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The Ratings War
Series:	Doctor Who - Specially Released Audio Dramas
Release Number:	2
Doctor:	Sixth Doctor
Enemy:	Beep the Meep
Writer:	Steve Lyons
Director:	Gary Russell
Publisher:	Big Finish
Release Date:	January 2002
Format:	1 Episodes on 1 CD
Prod. Code:	DWM02
Previous Story:	Last of the Titans
Following Story:	No Place Like Home

Publisher's Summary

Beep the Meep is back -- and he's found a new channel for his aggression! A brand new series is about to make television history, but can the Doctor prevent his furry foe from turning a docu-drama into a crisis, or will the fluffy-wuffy animals get it in the neck? The first shots in the ratings war have been fired, and the next one is aimed at your head...

Cast

• The Doctor - Colin Baker
• Beep the Meep - Toby Longworth
• Roger Lowell - Robert Jezek
• Robbie McHale - Alistair Lock
• Lucy - Jane Goddard

References

• The Ratings War features the return of Beep the Meep, the villain introduced in the Fourth Doctor comic strip The Star Beast.

Notes

• The original CD release includes "hidden material" which is heard if the CD is left playing for several minutes after the conclusion of the story. The bonus material includes outtakes, the full version of Beep's improvised rant, and a complete version of the Beep and Friends theme song.
• Also included as a bonus on the original CD release is the first episode of the Eighth Doctor audio adventure, Invaders from Mars.
• This is one of only a few stories in which the Sixth Doctor is depicted travelling alone, without a companion.

Continuity

to be added

Timeline

• This story occurs after DWM: The Age of Chaos
• This story occurs before ST: Teach Yourself Ballroom Dancing [Part II]

External Links

• Big Finish The Ratings War page
• The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of The Ratings War
• The Discontinuity Guide The Ratings War page