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Rani Chandra Goes Beyond Bannerman Road

17 December 2022 admin Comments 0 Comment

Story details are today revealed for the first boxset in the brand-new Doctor Who audio spin-off range, Rani Takes on the World, due for release in April 2023 by Big Finish Productions.

Rani Chandra Goes Beyond Bannerman Road

Life on Bannerman Road was always an adventure for Rani Chandra and her friends. A childhood of mystery and wonder, of meeting aliens, time travellers, lost princes, intergalactic robots and so much more – all alongside Sarah Jane Smith.

Sarah Jane is gone. Childhood ends. Everyone grows up eventually. But the story doesn’t stop there. When Rani and Clyde are reunited, adventure finds them once again – ready and waiting to take on the world!

In three full-cast audio dramas, Rani (Anjli Mohindra), now an award-winning journalist, faces a mysterious alien spaceship, discovers the trust cost of a picture-perfect wedding day, and takes her podcast listeners behind-the-scenes of her most terrifying investigation yet!

The Worlds of Doctor Who – Rani Takes on the World: Beyond Bannerman Road is now available to pre-order for just £19.99 (collector’s edition CD box set + download) or £16.99 (download only), exclusively here.

The three adventures in this boxset are as follows:

Here Today by Joseph Lidster

Years after her adventures with Sarah Jane Smith and friends, Rani Chandra is a successful journalist – she’s brought down a government, and her podcast is making waves. And she’s about to be surprised by a visit from her best friend, Clyde Langer – who has an announcement of his own.

But, tonight, Clyde isn’t the only visitor to Ealing… In the skies above, a flying saucer approaches – and only one person on Earth can stop it destroying London!

Destination: Wedding by James Goss

Rani and Gita Chandra have been invited to a dream wedding on a luxury island resort. But how did Tiff from school end up marrying a film star? And why has she asked all the worst people from her life alongside the Hollywood A-listers?

While Gita samples the canapés and criticises the flower arrangements, Rani senses something amiss… The perfect wedding comes at a price – but who will be paying?

The Witching Tree by Lizzie Hopley

Chasing a podcast award, encouraged by a secret source, Rani investigates a ‘haunted’ restaurant built around a twisted tree. The owners could be faking the spooky activity, but Rani soon realises the tree is not what it seems.

As a terrifying threat to planet Earth is revealed, Clyde and Phoenix are dragged into the fight. Rani is torn between revealing the truth, or keeping a secret too terrifying to broadcast…

Script Editor Matt Fitton said: “For all those youngsters (and not-so-youngsters!) who were avid viewers of The Sarah Jane Adventures, it’s time to catch up with some old friends and see what they’ve been up to.

“Rani has of course followed in Sarah Jane‘s footsteps, with a successful journalistic career of her own. But when she and Clyde meet up for the first time in a while, there are surprises in store. Not least of which is the total destruction of Ealing!

“Then Rani and her mum are off to a wedding and Gita is most disappointed that it’s not Rani’s! An old school friend seems to have turned her life around and brought her friends to a paradise island resort, but what is it costing?

“Finally, we go behind the scenes on one of Rani’s investigative podcasts. But her friend and producer Samira is worried when Rani gets too involved in the story of a witching tree, with a malign influence over those who come into contact with it. Secrets will be revealed in an explosive finale!”

Big Finish listeners can save money by pre-ordering Rani Takes on the World: Beyond Bannerman Road and Volume 2 (title TBA) together in a bundle from just £33.

All the above prices include the special pre-order discount and are subject to change after general release.

Big Finish is currently operating a digital-first release schedule. The mail-out of collector’s edition CDs may be delayed due to factors beyond our control, but all purchases of this release unlock a digital copy that can be immediately downloaded or played on the Big Finish app from the release date.

A Diamond Doctor Who Audio Special!

23 November 2022 admin Comments 0 Comment

Big Finish marks 60 years of Doctor Who with a mammoth eight-part full-cast audio drama series beginning in May 2023.

“There will never come a time when we don’t need a hero like the Doctor” – Steven Moffat

Since landing in 1963, Doctor Who has made history as the world’s longest-running action-adventure TV show! As we head into the anniversary year, it’s time to revisit the past and commemorate the legacy of those who came before…

The Time War. The Doctor has been injured and brought to a Time Lord field hospital. His body glows with energy, but this is no regeneration into a future form – instead, the Doctor’s past faces begin to appear as he flits haphazardly between incarnations…

Staggering to his TARDIS, the Doctor sets out to solve the mystery of his ‘degeneration’. Who has done this to him? How? And why? From the Earth to the stars, across an array of familiar times and places, he follows clues to retrace his steps, encountering old friends and enemies along the way. Tumbling through his lives, the Doctor must stop his degeneration before he loses himself completely…

Doctor Who – Once and Future stars Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant, with dozens more guest cast still to be revealed.

Producer David Richardson said: “An astonishing array of talent has come aboard to be a part of this epic eight-hour anniversary story. It’s a huge Doctor Who party and a massive celebration that has been years in the making.”

The series will be released monthly, with the first seven parts materialising between May and October 2023, and a final coda in November 2024.

Doctor Who fans worldwide can now pre-order the bundle of all eight audio adventures on special edition CD (+ download) for just £75, or digital (download only) for just £62, exclusively here. The CD bundle is strictly limited to just 3,000 pressings and includes numbered CDs, special bonus artworks and additional audio content, including music suites and extended behind-the-scenes interviews.

All eight stories can also be pre-ordered as separate single releases on standard collector’s edition CD (+ download, for £10.99 each) or digital (download only, for £8.99 each). A standard bundle pre-order is available for £72 (on CD + download) or £60 (download only). The standard edition does not include the extras contained in the special edition, but does include behind-the-scenes features.

All the above prices include the special pre-order discount and are subject to change after general release.

Please note that Big Finish is currently operating a digital-first release schedule. The mailout of collector’s edition CDs will be delayed, but all purchases of this release unlock a digital copy that can be immediately downloaded or played on the Big Finish app from the release date.

SERIES 13 ‘THE SPECIALS’ CD ANNOUNCEMENT

21 November 2022 admin Comments 0 Comment

This triple CD set features music from the three Doctor Who Series 13 episode specials, and will be released on 13th January 2023 (available to pre-order now)

These will also be available digitally as separate volumes on the following dates:
Eve of the Daleks – 2nd December 2022
Legend of the Sea Devils – 9th December 2022
The Power of the Doctor -16th December 2022

VOLUME ONE EVE OF THE DALEKS

Here We Are Again
Out Of Service
I Am Not Nick
Deja Vu
The Correction
Sorry Sorry Sorry
Not A Great Plan
Took You Long Enough
We Will Not Stop
We Go Again and We Win
The Doctor Cannot Save You
A Brilliant Plan
Important Stuff to Do
Fireworks

VOLUME TWO LEGEND OF THE SEA DEVILS

You Have No Idea What You’re Doing
Catching a Whopper
Pirate Queen
Who Wants to Be Next?
Celestial Navigation
Going Up
Say Hello to My Crew
This Is Gonna Be Tricky
A Good Legend

VOLUME THREE THE POWER OF THE DOCTOR

You Shall Not Disrupt Our Mission
We Should Go In
Why Would I Ever Trust You?
Dealing with Multiple Somethings
Magnificent Attention to Detail
A Calculated Risk
Say Hello to My Friends
I Am The Doctor
We Are Not Finished
What’s The Plan?
Reunite
All Hands On Deck
Activate Everything
She’s The Doctor

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ME & HIM & WHO

6 November 2022 admin Comments 0 Comment

John Nathan-Turner presided over three distinct eras of classic Doctor Who, as the producer incarnate.

But his ability to juggle budgets, actors, and egos brought about his perceived downfall as he struggled to channel his talents after the BBC cancelled the show in 1989.

With his partner, Gary, unwell with cancer, and his own health sliding downhill due to drink, this is the story of the final three acts of John Nathan-Turner’s life as he attempts to write a ‘tell-all’ autobiography of his time on the show that came to define him.

Written by Stephen Wyatt, who knew them both, and performed with relish by Christopher Guard and Peter Noble, this is a waspish and witty tragedy of two men who loved and alienated so many others, including each other.

Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes

ME & HIM & WHO

He was the youngest Producer of Doctor Who. Or was he?

As he, himself, said, ‘Never let the facts get in the way of a good story’.

His name was John Nathan-Turner and, having worked bis way up the Doctor Who career ladder via since 1969, he took over as producer ten years later and set about putting his highly stylised mark on it.

Not only did he cast three Doctors – Peter Davison’s Fifth, Colin Baker’s Sixth, and Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh – but he also cast a whole host of memorable companions to go with them.

In fact, the BBC’s finale of Jodie Whittaker’s time as the Thirteenth Doctor, became somewhat of a celebration of those eras that John Nathan-Turner produced. Not only featuring the return of the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Doctor, but also sizeable roles for Ace (Sophie Aldred) and Tegan (Janet Fielding) with a cameo from Mel (Bonnie Langford).

However, John Nathan-Turner became so synonymous with the television show, because of his ability to court the press and placate the fans, that he delayed moving on until it was too late.

When the show was cancelled in 1989, he was left out in the wilderness, struggling to channel his flamboyance into anything else, and with the nasty side of the fan base turning against him and his decade-long tenure on the series.

Towards the end of his life, he tried to write his autobiography but always fell at the final hurdle, whether it was because of his partner, Gary Downie’s cancer, or his own drink-related illness, or just a reluctance to bite the BBC hand that once fed him.

In his final few years, before passing away at the young age of 54, his relationship with friends became toxic because of his partner’s wicked turn of phrase and no holds barred approach to saying what he thought. We find them, both supporting each other and belittling each other in what appeared to be a love/hate relationship but was in fact an enduring and endearing romance.

In a sometimes bleakly comic tale, we see this two-man support network crumble and be rebuilt, with the desire always to be back in the limelight and put on a show. Any show. But the show we hear is the backstage gossip of a fading producer who’s still looking for his final Norma Desmond-esque close-up.

Written by Stephen Wyatt
Sound Design by Joseph Fox
Music by Darrell Maclaine
Artwork by Rob Hammond
Produced, directed, and script edited by Barnaby Eaton-Jones
Executive Producer: Paul Andrews (for AUK Studios)

With thanks to Richard Marson

For a limited time only – The collector’s edition of Me & Him & WHO. CD release Early December 2022. This production will not be released digitally until 2023.

(All CD’s sent signed for delivery, non UK regions priced appropriately)

New audio adventures for the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Doctors

5 November 2022 admin Comments 0 Comment

November 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 Ninth Doctor meets some old friends

Ninth Doctor Adventures

From a moon with poison seas, to a 19th-century health spa, even somewhere as everyday as a furniture store on a Sunday afternoon – there are always hidden depths and unseen dangers to uncover!

Christopher Eccleston returns as the Ninth Doctor in a new collection of adventures.

Get THE NINTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: HIDDEN DEPTHS here

A Dalek showdown for the Eighth Doctor

Eighth Doctor Adventures

The Doctor, Liv and Helen find some old enemies causing havoc on a temporal research station, before a trip to the Isle of Man in the 1930s, where they encounter a famous enigma.

Get THE EIGHTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: WHAT LIES INSIDE? here

An unlikely reunion for the Seventh Doctor

Seventh Doctor Adventures

Sometimes a Time Lord forgets precisely where he left things – keys, screwdrivers… companions! Harry Sullivan and Naomi Cross are stuck in the wrong time, so when the TARDIS arrives, they give up their 21st-century lives to find a way home.

Get THE SEVENTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: SULLIVAN AND CROSS here

UNIT encounters another Time Lord!

UNIT Nemesis

Axos has been freed from the time loop, and is plotting to drain Earth’s energy. Without the Doctor’s help to stop the powerful space parasite, UNIT are forced to rely on a multi-personality renegade Time Lord… known as the Eleven.

Get UNIT: NEMESIS 3 – OBJECTIVE EARTH here

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

Christopher Eccleston talks 60th anniversary audio drama

18 July 2022 admin Comments 0 Comment

Why Christopher Eccleston's 'Doctor Who' return is "fantastic" news ...

Christopher Eccleston has confirmed his involvement in Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary celebrations, as he has recorded a brand-new audio drama for the occasion.

Celebrate The Queen’s Jubilee with a FREE Candy Jar Book!

3 June 2022 admin Comments 0 Comment

With the jubilee holiday fast now underway, Candy Jar thought a free Lucy Wilson story would be a nice way to start the festivities.

Baz Greenland has written a fun, action-packed, timey-wimey story featuring the seventeen-year-old Defender of Earth, Lucy Wilson.

Lucy finds herself in 1977 during the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, but how will she save the Queen without breaking time?

Perhaps UNIT can help!

Series 1 and 2 Soundtracks Comes To Coloured Vinyl For The First Time

25 May 2022 admin Comments 0 Comment

Silver Screen Records have announced that back by popular demand, having been originally released in 2013 on black vinyl, this now classic soundtrack has been repressed on coloured vinyl for the first time. The enduringly popular music to Doctor Who Series 1 & 2 features some of Murray Gold’s finest work alongside two songs from Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy), Song For 10 from 2005’s Christmas Special and Love Don’t Roam from The Runaway Bride.

Murray Gold is one of the most powerful British composers working in film and TV with successes including Alien Autopsy, Casanova, Shameless and Mischief Night.

Over 75 mins of music from series 1 & 2 of Doctor Who.

1. Doctor Who Theme TV version
2. Westminster Bridge
3. The Doctor’s Theme
4. Cassandra’s Waltz
5. Slitheen
6. Father’s Day
7. Rose In Peril
8. Boom Town Suite
9. I’m Coming To Get You
10. Hologram
11. Rose Defeats The Daleks
12. Clockwork TARDIS
13. Harriet Jones, Prime Minister
14. Rose’s Theme
15. Song For Ten (performed by Neil Hannon)
16. The Face of Boe
17. UNIT
18. Seeking The Doctor
19. Madame de Pompadour
20. Tooth and Claw
21. The Lone Dalek
22. New Adventures
23. Finding Jackie
24. Monster Bossa
25. The Daleks
26. The Cybermen
27. Doomsday
28. The Impossible Planet
29. Sycorax Encounter
30. Love Don’t Roam (performed by Neil Hannon)
31. Doctor Who Theme Album Version

New Edition on Transparent Orange Vinyl Gatefold Sleeve Original TV Soundtrack by Murray Gold Released 27th May 2022

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The Sensorites Coming To Vinyl This July

20 May 2022 admin Comments 0 Comment

Doctor Who: The Sensorites (3 x 140g Sense-Sphere Marble Vinyl

Demon Records have today released the title of their next “VINYL WHO” record. It’s the classic William Hartnell story “The Sensorites” from 1964.

Release information

Label: Demon Records • Format: Vinyl • Date: 22/07/2022 Cat#: DEMWHOBOX008 • Barcode: 5014797905474 • Genre: Soundtrack

About this release

“They are hostile, these Sensorites, but in the strangest possible way…”

Demon Records presents a narrated TV soundtrack from the very first series of Doctor Who, starring William Hartnell as the Doctor.

The TARDIS lands on board a spaceship, in orbit around a planet known as the Sense-Sphere. The Doctor and his companions learn that the human crew have been imprisoned on their craft by the Sensorites, who blame them for the introduction of a fatal disease. When the Sensorites steal the TARDIS lock, the travellers are forced to go with the aliens to their planet and attempt to broker peace between the races. But many dangers lie ahead…

Presented across 3 x 140g Sense-Sphere marble vinyl discs, this 1964 TV adventure is narrated by William Russell, who also plays Ian Chesterton. The supporting cast includes Jacqueline Hill as Barbara and Carole Ann Ford as Susan, with Stephen Dartnell, Ilona Rodgers and Lorne Cossette. Incidental music is composed by Norman Kay, and the familiar strains of the Doctor Who theme are courtesy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

An embossed, frameable art print accompanies the coloured vinyl LPs, presented in individual pockets which, when placed in order, reveal a double-sided composite illustration. An accompanying booklet supplies cast and credits, and inner bags featuring complete episode billings.

“The Sensorites” Cast and Crew.

Cast
Doctor William Hartnell – First Doctor
Companions William Russell – Ian Chesterton Jacqueline Hill – Barbara Wright Carole Ann Ford – Susan Foreman
Others Stephen Dartnell – John Ilona Rodgers – Carol Lorne Cossette – Maitland John Bailey – Commander Martyn Huntley – First Human Giles Phibbs – Second Human Ken Tyllsen – First Sensorite/First Scientist Joe Greig – Second Sensorite/Second Scientist/Warrior Peter Glaze – Third Sensorite/City Administrator Arthur Newall – Fourth Sensorite Eric Francis – First Elder Bartlett Mullins – Second Elder Anthony Rogers, Gerry Martin – Sensorites
Production
Directed by	Mervyn Pinfield (1–4) Frank Cox (5–6)
Written by	Peter R. Newman
Script editor	David Whitaker
Produced by	Verity Lambert
Incidental music composer	Norman Kay
Production code	G
Series	Season 1
Running time	6 episodes, 25 minutes each
First broadcast	20 June 1964
Last broadcast	1 August 1964

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Jo Martin and Sacha Dhawan enter the world of audio

23 April 2022 admin Comments 0 Comment

Jo Martin and Sacha Dhawan enter the world of audio in brand-new audio dramas.

Big Finish Productions today announces a brand-new series of adventures for the Fugitive Doctor as played by actress Jo Martin and a brand-new series of full-cast audio dramas starring Sacha Dhawan as the Master.

The Fugitive Doctor Adventures

First revealed on screen in the 2020 Doctor Who episode, FUGITIVE OF THE JUDOON, the Fugitive Doctor is a previously unseen incarnation of the Doctor who quickly established herself as a popular character with viewers. Now she’s back, as Jo Martin stars in six exciting new full-cast audio dramas, due to be released across two box sets.

“Big Finish do amazing work – they are a vital part of the fandom. I’m over the moon to be joining this iconic show. I can’t wait to see what stories they have in store for the Fugitive Doctor.”

Jo Martin THE FUGITIVE DOCTOR

Story details, writers and additional guest cast are being kept under wraps at present but Doctor Who fans worldwide can now pre-order both volumes, which are available in two formats – collector’s edition CD box sets or digital downloads – exclusively from the Big Finish website.

Big Finish Chairman, Jason Haigh-Ellery said: “I first met Jo Martin at a Doctor Who convention in February of this year, where she wowed the crowds with her enthusiasm for the programme and the role of the Fugitive Doctor.

“Her excitement was palpable – Jo obviously loves the role and we are so excited to create new adventures for her to star in. As the Fugitive Doctor herself once said, ‘You’re going to love this…’”

Producer David Richardson added: “What a privilege to be producing THE FUGITIVE DOCTOR ADVENTURES. There’s a whole era to explore in these stories that follow on from FUGITIVE OF THE JUDOON, and I can’t wait to start work with the gloriously talented and charismatic Jo Martin!”

Each of the two volumes in DOCTOR WHO – THE FUGITIVE DOCTOR ADVENTURES will be released as a 3-disc collector’s edition box set or download containing three brand-new full cast audio adventures, plus a selection of behind-the-scenes extras.

THE FUGITIVE DOCTOR ADVENTURES marks the first in a range of spin-offs from the Thirteenth Doctor’s era of Doctor Who at Big Finish, with more new series to follow…

Call Me Master

Hard on the heels of the announcement of Big Finish’s new THE FUGITIVE DOCTOR ADVENTURES comes news of another spin-off Doctor Who series, CALL ME MASTER.

Sacha Dhawan, who has played the latest incarnation of the Master on TV since 2020 and is due to appear in the Thirteenth Doctor’s final story later this year, will reprise the role in six new adventures on audio.

“I absolutely adore working with the fantastic team at Big Finish. So, when they asked me to play the Master in his own series, it was an offer I couldn’t refuse! The Master is such a joy to play on so many levels! I can’t wait to see what he’s going to be getting up to without the Doctor around to hold him back! Hold onto your seats, folks…!”

Sacha Dhawan THE MASTER

Big Finish Chairman, Jason Haigh-Ellery added: “Sacha Dhawan is already part of the family at Big Finish, having guest-starred in a number of Doctor Who and Torchwood audio dramas since 2014.

“Sacha’s enthusiasm for the Master knows no bounds – we are so excited to work with him and his rather unhinged alter ego at Big Finish. It’s going to be a hell of a ride!”

Producer Heather Challands agreed: “Sacha’s Master was iconic from the moment he revealed himself to the audience. His performance has such charisma, such madness and can turn on a dime.

“I’m beyond thrilled and honoured to be the producer that gets to bring this incarnation of the Master to Big Finish listeners. It’s going to be very fun getting to peel back the layers and find out just what makes this Master tick…”

Each of the two volumes in CALL ME MASTER will be released as a 3-disc collector’s edition box set or download containing three brand-new full cast audio adventures, plus a selection of behind-the-scenes extras. Both volumes are available now to pre-order as a collector’s edition CD box set or digital download, exclusively from the Big Finish website.

The Fugitive Doctor Adventures and Call Me Master are now available to pre-order exclusively on the Big Finish website.