Doctor Who: The Prague Spring
Project Overview
August 1968. Czechoslovakia is enjoying a period of political liberalisation. Alexander Dubček is trying to secure his country greater liberties, but it will come at a cost. When the TARDIS brings the Doctor and Kim-Ly to Prague, this freedom is nearly at an end, and the travellers are able to see life on the cusp of the Soviet invasion.
Married couple Ludvik and Jozka want to play music and raise their daughter, but the threat of conflict is forcing them to decide how far they will go to keep their family safe. Hapless diplomat Alistair wants to make a difference, but his boss, Valentine, refuses to intervene, and he’s worried that the woman he loves is getting involved in dangerous matters.
But it isn’t only the advance of the Red Army that they have to worry about: the alien Koe-Maw are also visiting Prague, and the Doctor wonders whether their promise of salvation is all it seems. As a dark day approaches, can the Doctor and Kim-Ly keep the Czech people from making a cataclysmic mistake that would change the fate of not only the Prague Spring, but of the entire world?
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Czech. Patriarch and musician, loving and generous, desperate to protect, Ludvik will do anything in his power to keep his family safe, regardless of the cost. He is determined, though not always the quickest thinker. (143 dialogues)
- northern european
- male adult
[Answering the question, "Who's gun is that?] It’s his. It fell on the ground when we picked him up. I didn’t want to leave it on the street.
Czech. Matriarch and musician, concerned and practical, desperate to protect, Jozka wants nothing more than to keep her family safe, but is the more sensible parent. Driven by love and her hope for a better future, one in which her daughter can grow up happy. (134 dialogues)
- female adult
- northern european
Well Ludvik, you can put it down, we don’t need it. No one is getting shot today.
Hapless British diplomat, trying to do some good in a job that is holding him back. Not especially confident in himself, Alistair is well-educated, but doesn’t think he’s better than those around him, unlike his boss. (237 dialogues)
- male young adult
- british
My name is Alistair Richardson. Birthday is third August. My parents live on Ashford Road. My memory is unaffected. Do I still need to flap my arms about?
Czech. Born and raised in Prague, Irena has grown up in tumultuous times and is a natural fighter. Inclined to rebel in the name of freedom, she is loyal only to herself. Charming and trying to underplay suggestions of being a femme fatale, she is enticing but not necessarily trustworthy – we cannot tell whose side she is on (67 dialogues)
- female young adult
- northern european
They all look like this. Different colors, sure, but... the changes appear superficial. There’s one way to see if it works as well. All we need is a target...
A traditional British diplomat, Valentine is so close to retiring he can practically smell it. His entire life has been devoted to maintaining his social position as a wealthy upper-class gentleman, and he is in no mood to let anyone beneath him challenge the status quo (71 dialogues)
- aristocratic british
- male adult
Sorry old bean, but that’s the game, Alistair, you reckless fool. Maybe I’ll feel bad about it, one day... Or maybe I won’t. Not long now, not long.
A Russian soldier stationed on the edge of Prague, he was the sort of man who obeyed orders until the worst pain imaginable pushed him onto a path motivated by survival and revenge (17 dialogues)
- male young adult
- generic russian
We were stationed outside Prague, training exercises. Neither me nor Konstantin had served on a tank before so we were learning.
Alien harvester posing as a trader on a desperate mission to ensure the survival of her species, shares a close connection with Trev’eid, tries to hide how much she’s struggling and in pain but cannot entirely hide the slight rasp from her voice when smooth-talking someone (61 dialogues)
- female adult
That is why the Koe-Maw travel, to oppose the wrong we have faced.
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