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Sarah Jane Smith: Dreamland
Having lived a life of adventure as a traveller in time and space, returning to a quiet life on present day Earth was never going to be easy. Ex-journalist, Sarah Jane Smith is determined to make a difference in her own way. Fiercely independent, Sarah relies on her own wit, judgement and keen sense of morality to challenge the evils of the world. Life is never quiet for long. Trouble has a habit of finding Sarah — even when she's not looking for it.
Sarah Jane Smith is still dealing with the tragic consequences of recent events when she is offered the chance of a lifetime — a place on the world's first tourist flight into space. The trip's sponsor, Sir Donald Wakefield, believes it is her destiny. But after her recent experiences, what does Sarah still believe in?
Sarah Jane Smith is still dealing with the tragic consequences of recent events when she is offered the chance of a lifetime — a place on the world's first tourist flight into space. The trip's sponsor, Sir Donald Wakefield, believes it is her destiny. But after her recent experiences, what does Sarah still believe in?
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First published March 1, 2006
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David Bishop
160 books38 followersDavid James Bishop is a New Zealand screenwriter and author. He was a UK comics editor during the 1990s, running such titles as the Judge Dredd Megazine and 2000 AD, the latter between 1996 and the summer of 2000.
He has since become a prolific author and received his first drama scriptwriting credit when BBC Radio 4 broadcast his radio play Island Blue: Ronald in June 2006. In 2007, he won the PAGE International Screenwriting Award in the short film category for his script Danny's Toys, and was a finalist in the 2009 PAGE Awards with his script The Woman Who Screamed Butterflies.
In 2008, he appeared on 23 May edition of the BBC One quiz show The Weakest Link, beating eight other contestants to win more than £1500 in prize money.
In 2010, Bishop received his first TV drama credit on the BBC medical drama series Doctors, writing an episode called A Pill For Every Ill, broadcast on 10 February.
He has since become a prolific author and received his first drama scriptwriting credit when BBC Radio 4 broadcast his radio play Island Blue: Ronald in June 2006. In 2007, he won the PAGE International Screenwriting Award in the short film category for his script Danny's Toys, and was a finalist in the 2009 PAGE Awards with his script The Woman Who Screamed Butterflies.
In 2008, he appeared on 23 May edition of the BBC One quiz show The Weakest Link, beating eight other contestants to win more than £1500 in prize money.
In 2010, Bishop received his first TV drama credit on the BBC medical drama series Doctors, writing an episode called A Pill For Every Ill, broadcast on 10 February.
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May 22, 2023
Picking up right where things in Sarah Jane Smith: Fatal Consequences left off, the (come on, you knew this was coming) Big Finish for this series is pulling out all the stops and sending Sarah Jane into space.
(And it has nothing to do with the animated story Doctor Who: Dreamland, that came out several years later.)
(And it has nothing to do with the animated story Doctor Who: Dreamland, that came out several years later.)
July 11, 2018
Big Finish's last Sarah Jane Smith audio play, Dreamland begins by wrapping up the cliffhangers from the last story, Fatal Consequences. Josh rescues Sarah from the Keeper of the Crimson Chapter - not only does he stop the Keeper from killing Sarah, Josh kills the Keeper and administers the cure for the Marlborough Virus to Sarah. Josh also killed Will Sullivan - claiming it was self-defense. It should be obvious that Josh is a member of the White Chapter of the Orbis Pastrano. Josh also reveals to Natalie that he killed her boyfriend, who was a Crimson Chapter member. Natalie accompanies Sarah to Will's funeral. Sir Donald tries to convince Sarah to go to Nevada to see the first "space tourism" flight of the Dauntless. Sarah is hesitant and unconvinced until she sees Sir Donald and Josh together and realizes Josh is Sir Donald's son. Sarah and Natalie head to Nevada, to the Dreamland Air Force Base.
Once in Nevada, Sir Donald's poor health and eventual death mean it will be Josh, not his father on the flight, and Sarah fulfills Sir Donald's dying wish by agreeing to go on the flight. Natalie will be on a headset in mission control.
The flight seems to be going well until the pilot fails to turn off the ship's booster rocket after 90 seconds. As the ship continues to go up towards space Sarah and Josh realize something is wrong. Josh tries to force the pilot, Ben, to cut the rocket thrusters but Ben is a secret member of the Crimson chapter. Josh pulls a gun, despite having earlier promised Sarah no more guns or killing. Not to mention the utter stupidity of bringing a gun on a spaceship, which Sarah points out. Josh and Ben struggle. The result is Ben is killed, Josh is shot and apparently dies later from his wound, the instrument panels are smashed, and a fire breaks out in the cockpit. And since the rocket thrusters are still firing the ship is hiding out much farther than it was either designed for or is safe. Natalie and Sarah are able to talk over their radio headsets briefly and Sarah tries to reassure her friend. Sarah then tells Natalie she sees a bright light and hears a terrible noise in her head.
The play ends with a news update that something has gone terribly wrong with the world's first space tourism flight, and the fate of the three people on board the ship is unknown. So the play ends with a cliffhanger.
I'm going to assume that the light and sound were the Mandragora Helix since it's been teased throughout the entire second season of audio plays. But I do wish Big Finish had recorded one more audio to wrap up the Mandragora plot. This audio play was recorded in 2005, and Elisabeth Sladen's television series, The Sarah Jane Adventures didn't even start until 2007. Still, even with the cliffhanger ending this series of Sarah Jane Smith audios has been excellent. The acting, sound effects, and music are all very good. I highly recommend the series, and Dreamland in particular.
Once in Nevada, Sir Donald's poor health and eventual death mean it will be Josh, not his father on the flight, and Sarah fulfills Sir Donald's dying wish by agreeing to go on the flight. Natalie will be on a headset in mission control.
The flight seems to be going well until the pilot fails to turn off the ship's booster rocket after 90 seconds. As the ship continues to go up towards space Sarah and Josh realize something is wrong. Josh tries to force the pilot, Ben, to cut the rocket thrusters but Ben is a secret member of the Crimson chapter. Josh pulls a gun, despite having earlier promised Sarah no more guns or killing. Not to mention the utter stupidity of bringing a gun on a spaceship, which Sarah points out. Josh and Ben struggle. The result is Ben is killed, Josh is shot and apparently dies later from his wound, the instrument panels are smashed, and a fire breaks out in the cockpit. And since the rocket thrusters are still firing the ship is hiding out much farther than it was either designed for or is safe. Natalie and Sarah are able to talk over their radio headsets briefly and Sarah tries to reassure her friend. Sarah then tells Natalie she sees a bright light and hears a terrible noise in her head.
The play ends with a news update that something has gone terribly wrong with the world's first space tourism flight, and the fate of the three people on board the ship is unknown. So the play ends with a cliffhanger.
I'm going to assume that the light and sound were the Mandragora Helix since it's been teased throughout the entire second season of audio plays. But I do wish Big Finish had recorded one more audio to wrap up the Mandragora plot. This audio play was recorded in 2005, and Elisabeth Sladen's television series, The Sarah Jane Adventures didn't even start until 2007. Still, even with the cliffhanger ending this series of Sarah Jane Smith audios has been excellent. The acting, sound effects, and music are all very good. I highly recommend the series, and Dreamland in particular.
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May 3, 2020
Okay, where to start.
I absolutely loved both series of 𝑺𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒉 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝑺𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒉! To see what Sarah Jane got up to before meeting the Doctor once more, was in itself quite a treat. Tying in Classic Who to this series was beautifully done. I kept expecting to hear the Tardis faintly in the background at any moment.
Josh and Nat are thoroughly fleshed out by the end and I love their authentic yet rocky friendship with Sarah. While I wish we had gotten a third series, I am forever grateful that we got The Sarah Jane Adventures. But man, 𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 ends on such a massive cliffhanger! Obviously we know it gets resolved somehow but it ends on the same note as 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 and 𝑻𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅: 𝑴𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒚. I definitely recommend this Big Finish series!
I absolutely loved both series of 𝑺𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒉 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝑺𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒉! To see what Sarah Jane got up to before meeting the Doctor once more, was in itself quite a treat. Tying in Classic Who to this series was beautifully done. I kept expecting to hear the Tardis faintly in the background at any moment.
Josh and Nat are thoroughly fleshed out by the end and I love their authentic yet rocky friendship with Sarah. While I wish we had gotten a third series, I am forever grateful that we got The Sarah Jane Adventures. But man, 𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 ends on such a massive cliffhanger! Obviously we know it gets resolved somehow but it ends on the same note as 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 and 𝑻𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅: 𝑴𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒚. I definitely recommend this Big Finish series!
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February 12, 2018
This was a rather disappointing ending to the series. It felt like everything had ended in the previous volume. As it was Sarah making the voyage, even the voyage itself, seemed totally pointless. There was no scientific or exploration reason for them to be there. A guy, who had his son murder people because of his secret society had it as his dying wish, that they all took a joy ride? Why did Sarah agree? She had no motivation. Why did everyone forgive Josh so quickly once he was revealed to be a murderer in a secret society? Why was there a cliff hanger when the series was ending?
April 20, 2021
How does this even have a cliffhanger and not get resolved? Obviously, we see Sarah again in Doctor Who, but there’s a missing piece here.
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April 8, 2009http://nhw.livejournal.com/1003998.html[return][return]The pacing of Dreamland is slightly odd, as the first ten minutes are essentially resolving the loose ends from Fatal Consequences, and then we get the revelation about the true background of Sarah's sidekick Josh. Then it is off to Nevada, for a story which is actually a bit short on plot but makes up for it in characterisation (apart, I'm afraid, from Jon Weinberg whose performance as the spaceship pilot is the weakest of the whole series). And we end on a very ambiguous not: what is happening to Sarah? Killed off or transported to another dimension? As regular fans were soon to discover, the latter was the case as she is now firmly in the New Who canon. There is of course fanfic which bridges the gap.
May 21, 2020
Sarah Jane gets a chance to go on the first private space flight. She and Josh go but things go wrong. Will she come back.
January 25, 2014
Whoa. What an ending to the series. Thoroughly enjoyed this whole series, and loved the way in which character backgrounds were revealed in this one.
February 8, 2018
This series ended with a bang. I would have liked to see where it would have gone had it continued, but I'm glad they brought Sarah Jane back to the show.
June 3, 2021
A very sad ending.
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