Line #23 Podcast/TheMinisterOfChance


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3	->''"In the beginning was the data, and the data was complex and dynamic, and from the data came forth all the laws and forces of the world. And first amongst these was Causation: for every effect there is a cause."''
4	-->-- '''The Theory of Fields'''
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6	The character of the Minister of Chance was first introduced in the 2001 ''Series/DoctorWho'' webcast ''WebAnimation/DeathComesToTime.'' In 2013, he returned in a six-part podcast, played by Julian Wadham instead of Creator/StephenFry this time. Unlike ''Death Comes to Time,'' which is explicitly set in some version of the Doctor Who Expanded Universe, any connection between ''The Minister of Chance'' and that continuity is oblique at best.
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8	Despite being entirely crowdfunded, it has attracted an impressive cast (including former Doctors Creator/SylvesterMcCoy and Creator/PaulMcGann) and won a Parsec award for best short-form audio drama. A short film version of the prologue episode is currently in post-production, with a feature-length adaptation of the whole series proposed as the next step.
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11	!!''The Minister of Chance'' contains examples of:
12	* ActionGirl: Kitty, who looks like a breakable young girl but astonishes everyone with her great strength. Usually by kicking their heads in.
13	* {{Ambadassador}}: Durian's EstablishingCharacterMoment.
14	* AnotherDimension: The Minister and people like him can move between worlds and even take humans with them.
15	* AssassinOutclassin: [[spoiler:Thanks to a tip-off from Rathen, Durian evades an undercover assassin, and even goes on to use her as a political tool against both the Witch Prime and Jura.]]
16	* BookBurning: By the Sezians, as part of the campaign to impose their magic-based belief system on Tanto.
17	* CoolTeacher / MentorArchetype: Professor Cantha to Kitty.
18	* DoorstopBaby: Kitty, who was found in the woods and raised by an innkeeper. Leading to [[spoiler:MuggleFosterParents, to the limited extent to which she counts as a non-Muggle.]]
19	* EccentricMentor / FairWeatherMentor: The Minister to Kitty.
20	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Minister, the Horseman and the Sage of the Waves.
21	* FriendToAllChildren: Subverted with Durian, whose playful teasing of the young Tanto princess is heart-meltingly sweet - right up until his true colours are revealed. All the more chilling that he keeps chatting to her in the same playful way moments after putting his EvilPlan into action.
22	* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:General Lord Rathen.]]
23	* HumanSacrifice: A young woman is drowned every full moon as a gift to the Sage of the Waves, not that she notices or cares.
24	* LanguageOfMagic: Possibly Codeka Alba, as spoken by the Minister and the Horseman.
25	* MagicFromTechnology: Quite possibly. ClarkesThirdLaw is explored through the reality warping powers of the Minister's people, but clear answers as to how exactly it all works are never forthcoming.
26	* TheMagocracy: Sezuan, ruled by so-called witches and headed by the Witch Prime.
27	* OnlyOneName: Sunflower, which she freely admits is a pseudonym.
28	%%* PortalDoor: Opened by the Minister and the Horseman in order to move between worlds.%%Needs more context, could be CoolGate, TheLonelyDoor, or ThinkingUpPortals.
29	* RealityWarper: The Minister, his people, and [[spoiler:General Lord Rathen]].
30	* RebelLeader: Sunflower.
31	* SuperStrength: Kitty; her strength may or may not be straight-up superhuman, but it's certainly unusual.
32	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Durian, who is so popular and charming that the Minister concludes it can only be the result of superhuman powers.
33	** [=McGann=] [[http://finalowen.tumblr.com/post/45189590857/pics-from-the-minister-of-chance-panel-on-the describes the role]] as 'acting like the good guy even while doing evil acts.'
34	* WritingAroundTrademarks: No mention is made of the Minister's origin as a Time Lord, due to the lack of a ''Series/DoctorWho'' licence for this production.
35	* YouLookFamiliar: Fans who followed the Minister from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' universe will immediately notice the highest-profile actors in this production, the former Doctors playing the Witch Prime and Durian.

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