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Paul McGann to star in special live recording of Big Finish’s Eighth Doctor Adventures – UPDATED!

4 July 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

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Celebrate 25 years of Big Finish’s Doctor Who audio dramas with a live recording of new Eighth Doctor adventure ‘The Stuff of Legend’.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of licensed Doctor Who audio dramas, Big Finish Theatre, in partnership with BBC Studios, Fourth Wall Live and AEG, is proud to announce a unique full-cast live recording event, taking place at Cadogan Hall, London on Saturday 14 September 2024.

For the very first time, Doctor Who fans will be able to watch an all-star cast take to the stage to perform a brand-new audio play, THE STUFF OF LEGEND, by Robert Valentine.

Leading the cast is Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and India Fisher as his indomitable companion Charley Pollard. They’ll be joined onstage by Alex Macqueen as the Master alongside Nicholas Briggs, who voices the Doctor’s unstoppable arch-enemy, the Daleks.

Something is afoot in the lonely Cornish village of Merrymaid Bay. Rumours of dead men working in the tin mines have sent a chill through the community, and it’s up to the Doctor and Charley to get to the bottom of the mystery.

Can the legends of the Bucca that haunts the mines be true? And just what awesome power do the Doctor’s greatest enemies – the Daleks! – threaten to unleash upon the universe?

Big Finish executive producer Jason Haigh-Ellery said:

“25 years? It feels like 25 seconds! Producing the audio adventures of Doctor Who has been such a joy that two and a half decades has flown by – almost as if we have all been in the time vortex with the Doctor.

“We’ve enjoyed ourselves so much producing thousands of hours of audio drama adventures – and now we have the chance to show fans of the series how the audio productions are made, with a new live performance – the first time Doctor Who has been performed live on stage since 1989.”

Dominic Walker, Global Business Director at BBC Studios, added:

“After 25 years of working with Big Finish on the Doctor Who audio adventures, BBC Studios is excited to now be bringing a live version to the stage. THE STUFF OF LEGEND is a fitting celebration and I am delighted that fans will be able to witness the recording of such a momentous anniversary story up close and personal.”

Cadogan Hall has limited capacity so fans are advised to book quickly to avoid disappointment.

Alongside the live stage show recording, a full-cast studio production of DOCTOR WHO: THE STUFF OF LEGEND will be released at bigfinish.com on 14 September 2024. This will also be available to purchase as a collector’s edition CD at the event.

Tickets are available to order from Friday 5th July at doctorwhoaudiolive.com.

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Additional performances of the full-cast live recording event have been added at 2:30pm and 6:30pm on Sunday 15th September 2024, with fans urged to book quickly to avoid disappointment.

The event – which is being held at London’s Cadogan Hall – will see an all-star cast led by McGann as the Eighth Doctor take to the stage to perform the audio drama live.

That cast also includes India Fisher as companion Charley Pollard, Alex Macqueen as the Master and Nicholas Briggs as the Daleks, and the official synopsis teases: “Something is afoot in the lonely Cornish village of Merrymaid Bay.

“Rumours of dead men working in the tin mines have sent a chill through the community, and it’s up to the Doctor and Charley to get to the bottom of the mystery.”

It continues:

“Can the legends of the Bucca that haunts the mines be true? And just what awesome power do the Doctor’s greatest enemies – the Daleks! – threaten to unleash upon the universe?”

If you’re looking to get your hands on some tickets, they’re available to order on the Doctor Who Audio Adventures Live website from 10am on Wednesday 31st July, with prices beginning at £18.

“Taking a Big Finish Doctor Who audio drama to the stage is something we’ve always wanted to do, and now it’s finally happening,” McGann said of the event.

“Raise the curtain, lower the house lights, and start playing the theme. It’s time to step on board the TARDIS and set off on a brand new adventure.”

Fisher added: “I love playing Charley, and she’s been part of my life for over two decades. Paul and I have shared so many amazing adventures, but always from a sound booth.

“I’m really excited to be performing in front of a live audience. It’s going to take it to a whole new level. It’ll be electric, I can’t wait.”

Meanwhile, Doctor Who brand director Vanessa Hamilton said that she was “delighted that the response to Doctor Who Audio Live has been so positive, and that we are able to provide additional opportunities to fans to watch an all-star cast take to the stage”.

The full studio production of Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend will be released on 14th September 2024. Big Finish listeners can pre-order this adventure now for just £15.99 (collector’s edition double CD + download) or £12.99 (download only) at bigfinish.com. The collector’s edition CD will also be available to purchase at the event.

The Tenth Doctor and Donna are coming to vinyl

21 November 2023 admin Comments 0 Comment

Doctor Who: Pest Control

“There goes my TARDIS!”

Demon Records celebrates David Tennant and Catherine Tate’s partnership as the Doctor and Donna with two audio exclusive stories on vinyl, read by the actors themselves.

In PEST CONTROL, read by David Tennant, the Doctor and Donna face monstrous insects and a ruthless robot exterminator when the TARDIS is lost in battle on a distant planet. The Doctor sets off in pursuit of his craft, while Donna finds herself accepting a commission in the Pioneer Corps. Something is transforming soldiers into monstrous beetles and she could be the next victim.

In THE FOREVER TRAP, read by Catherine Tate, the duo find themselves imprisoned in a complex of luxury apartments in space, and neighbours to a terrifying assortment of aliens. Deadly mobs wage battle in the corridors and on the stairwells, and the travellers must cross their paths as they search for the ultimate authority. Who, or what, lies at the heart of the Edifice?

Doctor Who: Pest Control

This stunning box set, with an illustrated lift off lid, features 6 x 140g vinyl LPs three in Transparent Red and three in Transparent Yellow each housed in a unique inner sleeve. A four page booklet features sleeve notes by authors Peter Anghelides and Dan Abnett, who reflect on the process of writing for the Tenth Doctor and Donna, and how they regard the stories 17 years later.

Now for the first time on vinyl, accompanied by original sound design and Murray Gold’s Series 4 arrangement of the familiar theme music, these two high octane adventures are a reminder of the excitement, humour and magical wonder of Doctor Who.

Pre-order DOCTOR WHO: PEST CONTROL from Demon Records here

Children of the Circus

6 November 2023 admin Comments 0 Comment

(from left to right, Toyah Willcox, Ian Kubiak, Christopher Guard, Barnaby Eaton-Jones, Dee Sadler, Kenton Hall, and Sophie Aldred)

Once upon a time, there was a circus. A Psychic Circus, to be precise. A glorious haven for the misfits of the universe.

But then, as is so often the way, it was hijacked by a trio of malevolent Gods. Things grew unpleasant.

Now, years later, the Gods are gone, but the scars of those who survived the Circus remain. After all, you can’t change the past. Unless you’re the Children of the Circus… and you’re willing to sing.

Based on Doctor Who’s The Greatest Show in the Galaxy by Stephen Wyatt, Children of the Circus is a brand-new, original, musical play on audio from AUK Studios; written by Kenton Hall (with songs by Christopher Guard) and based on an idea by Barnaby Eaton-Jones.

Starring Christopher Guard as Bellboy, Dee Sadler as Flowerchild and Ella, Sophie Aldred as Captain Gren and AJ, Toyah Willcox as The Band of Infinite Harmony, Ian Reddington as Delios and the Chief Clown, and Sylvester McCoy as the High Poet.

With Daisy Dunlop, Verity White, Kim Jones, Kenton Hall, Barnaby Eaton-Jones and Ian Kubiak.

Special guest appearances by Ricco Ross as The Ringmaster, Jessica Martin as Mags, Chris Jury as Deadbeat, Deborah Manship as Morgana, Gian Sammarco as Whizz Kid, Daniel Peacock as Nord, and Dean Hollingsworth as the Bus Conductor and Station Announcer.

Produced and directed by Barnaby Eaton-Jones, for AUK Studios.

Ever since producer/director Barnaby Eaton-Jones saw the original broadcast of The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, he was fascinated by the world that Stephen Wyatt had created…

“There was such a wild mix of horror, science fiction, music, and fantasy, that it blew my adolescent mind; with images and characters forever stuck in my head. I wanted to revisit some of the characters and introduce new ones. With the permission of Stephen Wyatt (who came up with the title for this new production), and the help of writer Kenton Hall and actor/musician Christopher Guard, we were able to create something rather unique in the audio medium.”

Kenton Hall himself says:

“Like most swinging, modern people, I receive a daily deluge of emails that begin with the fateful words “would you be interested in…” As a result, I have developed a tendency to give them, at best, a brief, withering glare.

In this case, however, it read “would I be interested in playing in the sandbox of Stephen Wyatt’s marvellous ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’?”

Does the lesser spotted gumblejack smell faintly of cinnamon?

Spoiler: the answer to both questions is yes.”

Songwriter, Christopher Guard, who played Bellboy in the original TV serial, added…

“As with all the best things in life, I don’t remember quite how or when it began. I think I’d sent some of my songs – recent and ancient – to Barnaby just as he was dreaming up a sequel to ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’. It was more a shooting star than a light bulb moment. Irresistible synchronicity had struck, and ‘Children of the Circus’ was a THING!

It was just a question of time. Or timelessness.

Stephen Wyatt blessed us, Kenton Hall seized his cosmic pen, and the rest is mystery. Unravelled. With music.

How amazing to act and sing with so many of the original cast, to slip into Bellboy’s loons once more, and to travel seamlessly beyond our wildest dreams.”

Returning as his co-star, Dee Sadler (who played Bellboy’s partner, Flowerchild), got to not only play her original role but a completely new one as well…

“What a complete joy and a privilege it was to be reunited with everyone again after a mere 35 years, and on such a brilliant, funky script, too.

Nothing much had changed between us in the interim and the chemistry was still evident. Playing opposite Bellboy again, as Flowerchild (as well as her mysteriously connected Ella) was pretty special. More than!”

And it wouldn’t be a proper sequel without the return of Sylvester McCoy (the Seventh Doctor) and Sophie Aldred (who played the Doctor’s travelling companion, Ace). So, they’re here. But not as you’d expect. Sylvester gives us High Poet; all befuddled charm and with a whisper of duplicity and danger. Sophie gives us two magnificently different characters in the form of Captain Gren (the gruff owner of a Time Ship) and AJ (a sentient piece of rust, who navigates the Time Ship).

(Sylvester McCoy, with AUK Studios CEO, Paul Andrews)

Sylvester himself sums it up rather beautifully…

‘To return to the worlds of Stephen Wyatt’s imagination, but as a wholly new character called the High Poet, means I get to be involved with the Psychic Circus rather than fighting against it! As a lover of the circus myself, juggling this new role was a joy (though I’m sad I didn’t get to play the spoons).

What fun to be reunited with all the wonderful cast from ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’ again, 35 years later, and I hope you’ll all enjoy this time-sliding, sidestepping sequel from Barnaby Eaton-Jones and his bunch of clowns!”

Producer and director, Barnaby Eaton-Jones, was delighted to reunite the entire surviving voice cast of The Greatest Show in the Galaxy…

“The fact that everyone who was asked, without fail, did their best to accommodate my requests for a cameo, shows the love that they hold this Doctor Who serial in. Even with Ricco Ross living in America and being a big star there, and Gian Sammarco retiring form showbusiness 30 years ago, nobody refused, and everyone was delighted to be reuniting.”

Joining the cast in a major role was 1980’s icon (singer/actress/songwriter), Toyah Willcox. It’s long been known she was a fan of Doctor Who, as she appeared in Kevin Jon Davies’ acclaimed documentary 30 Years in the TARDIS, but to get her to create a multi-voiced role as The Band of Infinite Harmony (and get her own solo song, which can heard in full after the end credits as a bonus extra track) was something she clearly relished…

“At last, I get to play all four members of the band and still have the last say…. love it. Seriously it was wonderful to play THE BAND and equally wonderful to hear this rather fab story unfold, a rock and roll odyssey of comic proportions.”

(Christopher Guard, Barnaby Eaton-Jones, and Toyah Willcox – at Yellow Shark Studios)

FULL CREDITS

CHILDREN OF THE CIRCUS
(Based on ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’ by Stephen Wyatt)

CAST

Bellboy – CHRISTOPHER GUARD

Ella / Flowerchild – DEE SADLER

Delios / Chief Clown – IAN REDDINGTON

Captain Gren / AJ – SOPHIE ALDRED

Mel’Dee / The Band (Lead Voice) – TOYAH WILLCOX

The High Poet – SYLVESTER MCCOY

Gregoria – KIM JONES

The Tooth – BARNABY EATON-JONES

Barkeep – IAN KUBIAK

The Ringmaster – RICCO ROSS

Deadbeat – CHRIS JURY

Mags – JESSICA MARTIN

Morgana – DEBORAH MANSHIP

Whizz Kid – GIAN SAMMARCO

Nord – DANIEL PEACOCK

Bus Conductor / Announcer – DEAN HOLLINGSWORTH

Rag – BARNABY EATON-JONES

Na – KENTON HALL

Rok – KIM JONES

Ella (Singing Voice) – DAISY DUNLOP

Flowerchild (Singing Voice) – VERITY WHITE

SONGS

Resident – BELLBOY

Fishing For Stars – BELLBOY / ELLA

How You Feel – BELLBOY / ELLA / DELIOS

Doing Something Right – DELIOS

Welcome To Me – BELLBOY / FLOWERCHILD

Blind Side – DELIOS

Fear – BELLBOY / ELLA / DELIOS / THE BAND

Darkest Moment Well Connected – MEL’DEE

Heaven – BELLBOY / FLOWERCHILD / DELIOS / GREN

PRODUCTION

Script – KENTON HALL

Songs / Arrangements – CHRISTOPHER GUARD

(‘Resident’ & ‘Darkest Moment Well Connected’, co-written with Indians In Moscow)

Additional Lyrics – KENTON HALL

Incidental Music – ABIGAIL FOX

Sound Design / Editing – JOSEPH FOX

Cover Art – TIM KEABLE

Graphic Design – ROBERT HAMMOND

Musical Production – KENTON HALL & CHRIS IILETT

Script Editor – BARNABY EATON-JONES

Executive Producer – PAUL ANDREWS

Director / Producer – BARNABY EATON-JONES

Recorded at Sound Shack Studios by Gregory Wlson-Copp, Arpeggio Creative by Alex White, Yellow Shark Studios by Ollie Gray, and Voice Over Soho by Tom Sichel.

With thanks to Stephen Wyatt (for his creative sandbox), Stu Walton (a musical genius), Wink Taylor (for stand-in duties), and Simon McInnery, Florin C Pascu & Kosmas Mylon (for the sessions).

BBC Radio 2 announces Doctor Who @60: A Musical Celebration

29 September 2023 admin Comments 0 Comment

p0ghjjgr — Russell T Davies, Jo Whiley, Chris Chibnall and Steven Moffat (BBC)

As listeners to my Radio 2 show know I’m a HUGE Doctor Who fan, so presenting this concert is a dream come true. How better to mark the incredible 60th anniversary of the show than with this wonderful celebration of the music that has featured across the decades.

— Jo Whiley

Revenge of the Cybermen and Time and The Rani Soundtrack Arrives This November

29 September 2023 admin Comments 0 Comment

Product description

Doctor Who – Revenge Of The Cybermen was the season 12 finale first broadcast on April 19th 1975.

As with so much television music of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, the original master tapes of Carey Blyton’s score for Revenge of the Cybermen were not retained. The only surviving copy is a set of four 7″, 7.5ips “composer’s copy” domestic 1/4-inch tape. It is from those digital transfers that this release is taken. Sadly, and to Carey’s obvious and understandable disappointment, the completed music did not meet with the complete approval of the production team, and much of it was not used. Peter Howell of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop added some electronic embellishments and arranged some additional cues for parts two and three but some of that was also left on the proverbial cutting room floor.

For this presentation, Carey’s original score is presented (and heard here for the first time) as written. This is followed by the additional, alternative, and “enhanced” cues, all of which were also on Carey Blyton’s tapes

“This is undoubtedly one of the most distinctive, mysterious, misunderstood, and even controversial scores in Doctor Who history, and it delights me to finally bring it, complete, to your ears!”

Mark Ayres – compiler and producer

Tracklist

THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL CAREY BLYTON SCORE

PART ONE
01 Doctor Who – Opening Title Theme 0.45
02 Return to Nerva Beacon 2.02
03 Can Anyone Hear Me? 0.36
04 Cybermat / Unspool / Plague 1.53
05 Cybership I 0.23
06 Searching Kellman’s Room 1.05
07 Sarah vs Cybermat Part 1 0.31

PART TWO
08 Sarah vs Cybermat Part 2 0.18
09 Sabotage 0.42
10 It’s Happening All Over Again 0.11
11 The Skystriker 0.26
12 On Voga 0.40
13 Sarah and Harry Captured Part 1 0.47
14 Sarah and Harry Captured Part 2 0.10
15 Cybership II 0.19
16 Enter Vorus 0.08
17 Remote Control Threat 0.33
18 Tyrum and Vorus 0.37
19 One More Pull 0.17
20 Caves Chase 0.50
21 Caves Chase Continued 0.29
22 Surrounded 0.35
23 Boarding Party 0.59

PART THREE
24 The Beacon is Ours 0.41
25 Tyrum Fanfare 0.15
26 Prisoners 0.13
27 Fresh Orders 0.19
28 It Cannot Be Stopped 0.21
29 Loose Thinking / The Bomb 1.27
30 The Countdown Has Commenced 1.01
31 Cybermarch 1.27
32 Radarscope 0.23
33 Adventures on Voga 1.19
34 Rockfall 1.15

PART FOUR
35 Surface Party and Detonation 1.47
36 Nine Minutes 0.26
37 Cybermat vs Cybermen 0.44
38 The Biggest Bang in History? 0.45
39 Waltz – All’s Well That Ends Well 0.17
40 Doctor Who – Closing Title Theme (53” Version) 0.54

ALTERNATIVE AND SYNTHESISER CUES

PARTS ONE AND TWO
41 Sarah vs Cybermat (end of part 1 alternative) 0.20
42 Sarah vs Cybermat (start of part 2) 0.56
43 It’s Happening All Over Again (random organ) 0.06
44 Sarah and Harry Captured (alternative) 0.46
45 Put That Gun Down (synth cue) 0.20
46 Cybership II (alternative) 0.24
47 Remote Control Threat (alternative) 0.35
48 One More Pull (alternative) and Vogan Gunfight 0.58
49 Cybership III (synth cue) 0.17
50 Caves Chase (alternative) 1.20
51 Cybership IV (synth cue) 0.23
52 Caves Chase Continued (alternative) 0.36
53 Surrounded (alternative) 0.38
54 Boarding Party (end of Part 2 alternative) 0.25

PART THREE
55 Jelly Babies (synth cue) 0.10
56 Tyrum Fanfare (edited cue as used) 0.10
57 It Cannot Be Stopped (alternative) 0.37
58 Loose Thinking (alternative) 0.31
59 The Bomb (alternative) 0.19
60 The Countdown Has Commenced (alternative) 0.06
61 Looped Cybermarch 0.29
62 Looped Cybermarch with Synth 0.47
63 Adventures on Voga (synth cues) 1.07
64 The Red Zone (Random Organ) 0.06
65 Heartbeat Countdown I (synth cue) 1.25
66 Heartbeat Countdown II (synth cue) 1.09
67 Rockfall (alternative) 1.17

BONUS TRACKS
68 Session Tapes – Random Organ, Specimen Gong, Timps 3.08
69 Session Tapes – m42a & 42b (improvs) 1.58

Total Duration – 51m 54s

This title will be released on CD and available digitally to stream/download from November 24, 2023. Coming soon on vinyl.

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Product description

‘Doctor Who – Time And The Rani’ was the opening serial of season 24, first broadcast on September 7th, 1987. It marked the debut of Sylvester McCoy and featured CGI, very much in a basic form as the technology was still in development. It also debuted a new computer animated opening title sequence with a new synthesiser version of the theme created by Keff McCulloch.

The composer was invited to create incidental music for the series and became a regular member of the team also writing music for Delta And The Bannerman, Paradise Towers, Remembrance Of The Daleks, Silver Nemesis, Battlefield, Dimensions In Time and Shada.

Keff, Dominic Glynn and Mark Ayres were the composers for the last three years of Doctor Who on its original run that ended in 1989, the latter compiling and producing this release.

Tracklist

PART ONE
01 The Rani Takes the TARDIS (Sound Effects) 0.22
02 Leave the Girl, It’s the Man I Want 0.23
03 Doctor Who (Opening Theme) 0.54
04 Einstein 0.21
05 A Nice Nap 0.34
06 Urak and Ikona 1.12
07 The Death of Sarn 1.05
08 Bull in a Barbershop 0.24
09 Not Your Enemy 1.52
10 The Tetrap Eyrie (1) 0.46
11 Landscape 0.25
12 New Wardrobe 1.27
13 Mel and the Bubble Trap 1.04

PART TWO
14 Mel and the Bubble Trap (continued) 1.33
15 The Tetrap Eyrie (2) 0.44
16 Wait Here 0.56
17 Memory Like An Elephant 1.18
18 Faroon, Ikona and the Mourning 1.34
19 Urak Nets The Rani 1.39
20 Pulses 0.26
21 The Rani’s TARDIS 1.03
22 You’re a Time Lord 0.39
23 She’s Coming 0.29
24 Cliffhanger in the Eyrie 1.30

PART THREE
25 Doctor on the Loose (Part 1) 0.55
26 Doctor on the Loose (Parts 2-4) 1.28
27 Doctor on the Loose (Part 5 – The Bubble Trap) 0.33
28 Faroon Forlorn / Doctor on the Loose (Part 6) 0.46
29 Future Pleasure 4.58
30 Beez 0.47
31 Hologram Mel 1.29
32 Just the Expert 0.24
33 As Sentimental as He Is 0.17
34 Fixed Trajectory 0.48
35 Second Bluff 0.47
36 All as Planned 0.20
37 The Brain 2.08

PART FOUR
38 The Brain (reprise) 1.19
39 Dissidents to Heel 0.40
40 March of the Tetraps / Anklet Death 1.48
41 The Rani Explains 1.48
42 Urak Overhears 0.27
43 Loyhargil (1) 0.48
44 As You Snore So Shall You Sleep 0.38
45 Loyhargil (2) 0.14
46 Where there’s a Will 0.27
47 Loyhargil (3) 0.24
48 The Rani Leaves 0.20
49 Undoing The Rani 2.08
50 Fingers Crossed 0.21
51 Not Forgotten 0.54
52 Time and Tide Melts the Snowman 0.15
53 Doctor Who (Closing Theme) 1.13

BONUS TRACKS
54 Doctor Who 1987 2.40
55 The Death of Sarn (part, alternative version without rattle) 0.22
56 Two “stings” (1m10 and 1m12) 0.18
57 New Wardrobe (original mono mix without overdubs) 0.57
58 New Wardrobe (overdubs) 0.57
59 New Wardrobe (original mono TV mix as used) 0.58
60 She’s Coming (unused version 1) 0.43
61 Cliffhanger in the Eyrie (unused version 1) 1.30
62 Cliffhanger in the Eyrie (Part Two Reprise edit) 1.18
63 Future Pleasure (original master) 4.32
64 The Brain (25th Anniversary Album edit) 3.03
65 Doctor Who Theme 1987 (original demo) 2.54
66 Doctor Who Opening Title 1987 (original demo) 0.43
67 Doctor Who Closing Title 1987 (original demo) 1.16

Total Duration – 76m 05s

This title will be released on CD and available digitally to stream/download from November 24, 2023. Coming soon on vinyl.

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New audio adventures for the Sixth Doctor, Jackie Tyler and more!

5 August 2023 admin Comments 0 Comment

August sees the release of a range of brand-new audio adventures from Big Finish. Here’s a roundup of what’s available to buy on CD and download this month…

A timey-wimey story arc reaches its end!

Doctor Who - The Sixth Doctor Adventures_ Purity Unbound

The Doctor, Mel and Hebe are reunited – but Purity’s temporal meddling has altered history as they know it. To make matters worse, whatever is left of the being once known as Patricia McBride is still intent on fulfilling her grand design for humanity…

Get your copy of THE SIXTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: PURITY UNBOUND here.

The Sixth Doctor takes the reins!

Once and Future_ Two's Company (Standard)

On Earth, the Sixth Doctor searches for the origins of the degeneration weapon and meets Jackie Tyler and Lady Christina de Souza in pursuit of a powerful item of jewellery. Meanwhile, a Time Lord renegade has duped Harry Sullivan into helping him stop the Doctor’s travels before they begin – and all are set on a collision course.

Get your copy of ONCE AND FUTURE: TWO’S COMPANY here.

Once and Future_ Two's Company (Special edition)

Available only as part of a download bundle, this special edition of ONCE AND FUTURE: TWO’S COMPANY sports a celebratory 60th anniversary cover, featuring the diamond Doctor Who logo, Colin Baker as the Doctor and Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan.

Get your special edition copy of ONCE AND FUTURE: TWO’S COMPANY here.

More exciting adventures with the Ninth Doctor

The Ninth Doctor Adventures_ Travel In Hope

The Doctor crosses paths with many travellers – some at the start of their journey, some well on their way. From the remote nodes of a transmat network, to solving crimes at a spaceship service station, or helping a friend climb the political ladder – sometimes the journey is more interesting, and more dangerous, than the destination…

Get your copy of THE NINTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: TRAVEL IN HOPE here.

River and Jackie Tyler face the Krotons!

The Diary of River Song_ The Orphan Quartet

An old enemy hides beyond the universe, a desolate Cornish inn confronts the truth, a grieving mother holds onto a deadly memento of war, and has the Earth failed to notice it’s been invaded? Professor River Song must solve all this while dealing with a loss of her own.

Get your copy of THE DIARY OF RIVER SONG: THE ORPHAN QUARTET here.

The Tom Baker Collection brings 4 Classic Stories to vinyl

19 July 2023 admin Comments 0 Comment

Doctor Who: The Tom Baker Collection

GENESIS OF THE DALEKS is the original 1979 album version of the legendary TV serial, whilst DOCTOR WHO AND THE PESCATONS is the made-for-vinyl audio drama first released in 1976. EXPLORATION EARTH: THE TIME MACHINE is an adventure specially produced by BBC Schools Radio in 1976, and STATE OF DECAY is a unique audiobook reading from 1982. The collection is completed by a selection of BBC radio interviews with Tom Baker made in the 1970s and 1980s.

Presented inside an eye-catching Fourth Doctor O-ring sleeve, this Dalek-fronted quadpack design houses 4x 140g LPs in Orange, Green, Blue & Red vinyl, each with full cast & credits and its own brand new graphic design. Every copy of this release also includes an exclusive, frameable photograph of the Fourth Doctor, hand signed by Tom Baker himself.

Co-starring Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Bill Mitchell and John Westbrook, and accompanied by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop’s familiar Doctor Who theme, these dramas, readings and interviews are a fitting way to celebrate one of the most celebrated Doctors of all.

LP1: DOCTOR WHO: GENESIS OF THE DALEKS

The Tom Baker Collection: Genesis of the Daleks

LP2: DOCTOR WHO AND THE PESCATONS

The Tom Baker Collection: Doctor Who and the Pescatons

LP3: EXPLORATION EARTH: THE TIME MACHINE + Selection of BBC radio interviews with Tom Baker made in the 1970s and 1980s

The Tom Baker Collection: Exploration Earth

LP4: DOCTOR WHO: STATE OF DECAY

The Tom Baker Collection: State of Decay

PRE-ORDER DOCTOR WHO: THE TOM BAKER COLLECTION HERE.

The Second Doctor reunites with Jamie, the Seventh Doctor faces Davros, plus more on audio!

16 July 2023 admin Comments 0 Comment

July sees the release of a range of brand-new audio adventures from Big Finish. Here’s a roundup of what’s available to buy on CD and download this month…

The Second Doctor and Jamie reunite

James Robert McCrimmon faced horrors while travelling with the Doctor, but when the Time Lords returned the Highlander to his rightful place in history, almost all those memories were lost to him. Now the Doctor is back and needs his friend by his side for more adventures set by the sinister Raven.

Get your copy of THE SECOND DOCTOR ADVENTURES: JAMES ROBERT McCRIMMON here.

Davros joins the diamond anniversary audio series!

Doctor Who - Once and Future_ A Genius for War

In the midst of the Time War, the Time Lords have received a communication from Falkus, the prison moon of Skaro. Its sole inmate, Davros, wishes to make them an offer. He will help them win the Time War… but only if the Doctor comes to his rescue.

Get your copy of ONCE AND FUTURE: A GENIUS FOR WAR here.

Sylvester McCoy stars in an anniversary adventure!

Available only as part of a download bundle, this special edition of ONCE AND FUTURE: THE ARTIST AT THE END OF TIME sports a celebratory 60th anniversary cover, featuring the diamond Doctor Who logo, Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor and Terry Molloy as Davros.

Get your special edition copy of ONCE AND FUTURE: A GENIUS FOR WAR here.

The UNIT – Nemesis saga reaches its end!

As if the alien Vulpreen weren’t enough, what remains of UNIT faces another formidable adversary. The mercurial Missy is on the side of the Vulpreen, helping them in their ambition to become the rulers not just of Earth, but of all Space and Time!

Get your copy of UNIT – NEMESIS: MASTERS OF TIME here.

A new Doctor Who Audio Novel arrives!

The Doctor, Adric, Nyssa and Tegan have landed in London, 1982! There’s Buckingham Palace! It’s only a tube journey to Heathrow! And yet… The Palace is home not to a Queen but to an Emperor! There’s not one Tower Bridge, but four! There are 1950s police boxes on every street corner…

Get your copy of THE AUDIO NOVELS: PRISONERS OF LONDON here.

All stories are initially available exclusively from the Big Finish website in July. Check back here next month for a roundup of next month’s releases!

More audio adventures for the Fourth, Fifth and Seventh Doctors in June

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June sees the release of a range of brand-new audio adventures from Big Finish. Here’s a roundup of what’s available to buy on CD and download this month…

Four new adventures for the Fourth Doctor!

The Doctor, Leela and Margaret find themselves deep in trouble! In the recent past, fighting a very local war. In a world of stories and battling against statues that move. But perhaps the greatest difficulty will be going home…

THE FOURTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: ANGELS AND DEMONS here.

Peter Davison and Georgia Tennant unite!

The Fifth Doctor takes the reins in the second audio adventure of the Doctor Who 60th-anniversary audio series, starring Peter Davison opposite his real-life daughter Georgia Tennant!

The Doctor heads towards the end of the universe in search of answers. Instead, he finds his daughter – Jenny – and an Artist whose works appear to mark the end of every world they touch.

ONCE AND FUTURE: THE ARTIST AT THE END OF TIME here.

The diamond anniversary audio special continues…

Available only as part of a download bundle, this special edition of ONCE AND FUTURE: THE ARTIST AT THE END OF TIME sports a celebratory 60th anniversary cover, featuring the diamond Doctor Who logo, Peter Davison as the Doctor and Georgia Tennant as Jenny.

ONCE AND FUTURE: THE ARTIST AT THE END OF TIME here.

A world of stories and WWII G.I.s!

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Two amazing audio adventures! In THE WIZARD OF TIME it’s time for a story. Jacob Harmer’s fantasy novels entranced a generation. But how much of the stories were fantasy and how much was the truth?

In THE FRIENDLY INVASION it’s 1943 and the village of Westbourne has been invaded… not by the enemy, but by the allies!

THE FOURTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: THE WIZARD OF TIME here.

The Seventh Doctor versus the Vashta Nerada!

The TARDIS takes the Seventh Doctor, Harry and Naomi to Earth, but a dangerous era decades before their own. And when they visit the aftermath of a distant supernova, Harry is keener than ever to return to home comforts. But Naomi isn’t so certain…

THE SEVENTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: FAR FROM HOME here.

The Fourth Doctor faces the Weeping Angels!

The TARDIS lands on a rocky, volcanic planet and its crew soon find they are not alone. A pleasure cruiser has recently crashed on this world… but survival has proved rather dangerous. Because there’s something on the surface snatching people away. Something made of stone. And with wings. Don’t blink.

THE FOURTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: STONE COLD here.

Even more Masterful adventures…

The Drane Institute is home to the galaxy’s most criminally deranged. Patients are kept locked away for the protection of themselves and the rest of the universe… with their most dangerous kept in active isolation.

The Master is one such convalescent. He has no memory of how he came to be there. All he knows for certain is he should be: his presence is part of a greater design.

Confiding in the institute’s staff, the Master shares stories of love and loss, madness and glory… but there’s still a final twist in the tale: one the Master’s waiting to share with his enemies.

THE WAR MASTER: SOLITARY CONFINEMENT here.

An adaption of a beloved TV episode

DOCTOR WHO: THE ARK unveils the original script for classic TV adventure THE ARK IN SPACE before it was rewritten!

A space station has lain dormant for 8,476 years with the human crew kept frozen in cryogenic storage. When the Doctor, Sarah and Harry arrive to resuscitate the sleepers, they discover something else on board…

THE LOST STORIES: THE ARK here.

All stories are initially available exclusively from the Big Finish website in June. Check back here next month for a roundup of next month’s releases!

DOCTOR WHO: SERIES 5 Diamond Anniversary Edition Triple Vinyl LP

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The first ever episode of Doctor Who aired on the 23rd of November 1963. To celebrate sixty years of the TV show that has become a national institution, Silva Screen Records are releasing the soundtrack to Series 5 as it first appeared on CD back in November 2010.

Steven Moffat’s new vision of Doctor Who, with Matt Smith as the eleventh Doctor, was perfectly matched by Murray Gold’s score in Series 5.

This album features music from all 13 episodes of Series 5 on triple coloured vinyl in a special gatefold sleeve.

Track Listings

1	Doctor Who XI
2	Down to Earth
3	Little Amy
4	Fish Custard
5	Can I Come with You?
6	Little Amy: The Apple
7	The Sun’s Gone Wibbly
8	Zero
9	I Am the Doctor
10	The Mad Man with a Box
11	Amy in the Tardis
12	The Beast Below
13	Amy’s Theme
14	A Lonely Decision
15	A Tyrannical Menace
16	Victory of the Daleks
17	Battle in the Sky
18	River’s Path
19	The Time of Angels
20	I Offer You My Daughter
21	Chicken Casanova
22	Signora Rosanna Calvierri
23	Cab for Amy Pond
24	The Vampires of Venice
25	Wedded Bliss
26	This Is the Dream
27	Rio de Cwmtaff
28	The Silurians
29	Paint
30	Vincent
31	Hidden Treasures
32	A Troubled Man
33	With Love, Vincent
34	Adrift in the Tardis
35	Friends and Neighbours
36	Doctor Gastronomy
37	You Must Like It Here
38	A Useful Striker
39	A Painful Exchange
40	Kiss the Girl
41	Thank You Craig
42	River Runs Through It
43	Away on Horseback
44	Beneath Stonehenge
45	Who Else Is Coming
46	Amy and Rory
47	The Pandorica
48	Words Win Wars
49	The Life and Death of Amy Pond
50	Amy’s Starless Life
51	Into the Museum
52	This Is Where It Gets Complicated
53	Roman Paradox
54	The Patient Centurion
55	The Same Sonic
56	Honey I’m Home
57	The Perfect Prison
58	A River of Tears
59	The Sad Man with a Box
60	You and Me, Amy
61	The Big Day
62	Remember You
63	Onward

Release Date: 7th July 2023

First ever vinyl release | Triple coloured vinyl | Soundtrack by Murray Gold

PRE ORDER HERE

Doctor Who fans hoping to get tickets for the upcoming live recording of The Stuff of Legend with Paul McGann are in luck – as two new dates have just been announced by Big Finish.

“There goes my TARDIS!”

Tracklist

This title will be released on CD and available digitally to stream/download from November 24, 2023. Coming soon on vinyl.

Tracklist

This title will be released on CD and available digitally to stream/download from November 24, 2023. Coming soon on vinyl.

August sees the release of a range of brand-new audio adventures from Big Finish. Here’s a roundup of what’s available to buy on CD and download this month…

A timey-wimey story arc reaches its end!

The Sixth Doctor takes the reins!

More exciting adventures with the Ninth Doctor

River and Jackie Tyler face the Krotons!

July sees the release of a range of brand-new audio adventures from Big Finish. Here’s a roundup of what’s available to buy on CD and download this month…

The Second Doctor and Jamie reunite

Davros joins the diamond anniversary audio series!

Sylvester McCoy stars in an anniversary adventure!

The UNIT – Nemesis saga reaches its end!

A new Doctor Who Audio Novel arrives!

Four new adventures for the Fourth Doctor!

Peter Davison and Georgia Tennant unite!

The diamond anniversary audio special continues…

A world of stories and WWII G.I.s!

The Seventh Doctor versus the Vashta Nerada!

The Fourth Doctor faces the Weeping Angels!

Even more Masterful adventures…

An adaption of a beloved TV episode

Track Listings