The Bounty of Ceres was the third story of the first series of The Early Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Ian Potter, narrated by Maureen O'Brien and Peter Purves and featured the First Doctor, Vicki Pallister and Steven Taylor.

This adventure was caused by the necessity to leave the TARDIS after an experiment with the Relative Dimensional Stabiliser the Doctor had taken from the Monk's TARDIS in the television story The Time Meddler had gone wrong.

Publisher's summary[]

Ceres. A tiny, unforgiving ball of ice and rock hanging between Mars and Jupiter. It's no place to live, and it takes a special kind of person to work there.

The crew of the Cobalt Corporation mining base know exactly how deadly the world outside their complex is, but the danger isn't just outside anymore. The systems they rely on to keep them safe are failing and the planet is breaking in.

When the TARDIS strands Steven, Vicki and the Doctor on the base, they have to fight a foe they can barely comprehend to survive.

Plot[]

The Hostile Planet (1)[]

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The Outer Edge (2)[]

to be added

An Otherworldly Intelligence (3)[]

to be added

The Coldest Mind (4)[]

to be added

Cast[]

• Steven Taylor/Narrator/The Doctor - Peter Purves
• Vicki/Narrator - Maureen O'Brien
• Moreland - Richard Hope
• Qureshi - Julia Hills
• Thorn - Peter Forbes
• Computer - Lisa Bowerman

Crew[]

• Cover Art - Tom Webster
• Director - Lisa Bowerman
• Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
• Music and Sound Design - Toby Hrycek-Robinson
• Producer - David Richardson
• Script Editor - John Dorney
• Writer - Ian Potter

Worldbuilding[]

• Vicki mentions a 2D film called The Acrophobe.

Notes[]

• This is the first Early Adventure audio story to focus on Steven Taylor and Vicki; Domain of the Voord featured Susan, Ian and Barbara, while The Doctor's Tale featured Ian, Barbara and Vicki.
• This was the official debut for Peter Purves as the First Doctor.
• This story was recorded on 25 and 26 February 2013 at the Moat Studios.

Continuity[]

• Evidently long gone by this story, an ancient civilisation was revealed by K9 Mark 2 to have thrived on Ceres before being wiped out by an asteroid. (TV: Sirens of Ceres)
• The Doctor is experimenting with the Monk's Relative Dimensional Stabiliser. (TV: The Time Meddler)
• Steven mentions how he used to ship Planhab assemblies to Sedna. He would later tell Sara Kingdom, (AUDIO: The Anachronauts) Oliver Harper (AUDIO: The First Wave) and Dodo Chaplet about this job. (AUDIO: Return of the Rocket Men)

External links[]

• Official The Bounty of Ceres page at bigfinish.com