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The Root of All Evil

Heard
1999
Episodes
12
Language
English

The Root of All Evil is a 1999 audio drama produced by BBV Productions and written by Lance Parkin. Set on an isolated hill farm in Yorkshire, the story begins with the discovery of a strange and aggressive species of plant growing among the crops. Between the stalks of wheat and along the ancient hedgerows, something unnatural is spreading through the soil, silently choking the life out of the surrounding land.

More about it

Eve Black, a young biologist working for the Ministry of Agriculture, and her partner Martin are sent to the farm to investigate what initially appears to be an unusual case of weed infestation. As they study the strange growth, however, it soon becomes clear that this is no ordinary plant. What lies beneath the soil is a sentient and hostile alien organism capable of spreading rapidly and consuming all other forms of life. What begins as a routine scientific enquiry gradually turns into a race to understand, and hopefully contain, an expanding biological threat before it spreads beyond the isolated farm.

At the centre of the story are the Krynoids, a dangerous extra-terrestrial plant life form originally introduced in the television serial The Seeds of Doom. Compared with many of the more famous creatures associated with Doctor Who, the Krynoids are relatively lesser-known. They are depicted here as parasitic organisms capable of rapidly spreading across their environment, consuming and transforming the landscape as they grow.

Although the story features a…

Episodes, in broadcast order

  1. Chapter 1

    No date given · 2:15

  2. Chapter 2

    No date given · 5:06

  3. Chapter 3

    No date given · 1:31

  4. Chapter 4

    No date given · 4:20

  5. Chapter 5

    No date given · 1:17

  6. Chapter 6

    No date given · 3:07

  7. Chapter 7

    No date given · 3:32

  8. Chapter 8

    No date given · 6:53

  9. Chapter 9

    No date given · 3:51

  10. Chapter 10

    No date given · 7:37

  11. Chapter 11

    No date given · 5:27

  12. Chapter 12

    No date given · 2:13

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  1. The Root of All Evil

    Listeners' uploads · BBV Productions · 12 episodes here · archive.org

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