The opening three-part, studio-bound story and was to be written by Ben Aaronovitch; a space opera featuring a race of samurai insect-like aliens called the Metatraxi. "Earth Aid" was to open with Ace in the captain's chair of a starship, and the story would concern the politics of humanitarian aid. The Metatraxi were originally conceived as part of a stage play entitled "War World". "Earth Aid" (a title invented by Dave Owen for his "27 up" article in DWM) was later adapted by Aaronovitch and Cartmel for Big Finish's "The Lost Stories" range in July 2011. Cartmel is on record as preferring the title "Bad Destination".