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The Pursuit of History

Release Number: 39 (BF)

Writer: Nicholas Briggs
Director: Nicholas Briggs

Featuring: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, John Leeson, David Warner, Toby Hadoke, David Troughton

Big Finish Release (United Kingdom):
First Released: Sunday 31st July 2016
Running Time: 1 hour

On a brisk winter’s morning in 1850s Yorkshire, Cuthbert, head of the intergalactic business known as 'The Conglomerate' prepares to hijack a very special train.

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