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Sadie Miller voices Sarah Jane Smith

Sadie Miller voices Sarah Jane Smith

As revealed in Doctor Who Magazine #550, Elisabeth Sladen’s daughter Sadie Miller has been cast in Doctor Who: Return of the Cybermen as Sarah Jane Smith. Doctor Who: Return of the Cybermen is an unmade 1974 script from the pen of Gerry Davis, which eventually became the story Revenge of the Cybermen. The original script has been taken by Big Finish Productions, and realized in its original form as an audio drama. Tom Baker reprises his role as the Fourth Doctor, joined by his…

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Doctor Who stories from Big Finish to be made available for free during lockdown

Doctor Who stories from Big Finish to be made available for free during lockdown

Good news for Doctor Who fans looking to stave off lock-down boredom: audio drama producers Big Finish will be making a series of releases *free to download* for a limited time. If you’ve never sampled a Big Finish play – full-cast audio dramas based on the BBC sci-fi series – then now’s the perfect time, with a new story being made available to download for free every Monday on the Big Finish website. By registering for a free Big Finish account, fans…

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Big Finish production update

Big Finish production update

Due to the recent news about the spread of the virus, Big Finish has taken the decision to temporarily suspend the in-studio recording of audio dramas. Speaking about the precaution to pause recording sessions, Chairman of the production company, Jason Haigh-Ellery, said: “We have always worked considerably in advance – indeed some of our series have recordings dates that are up to four years in advance of their release date.  So we are lucky enough to have many productions already ‘in the can’….

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Donna goes on some solo adventures, Captain Jack meets River Song and much more!

Donna goes on some solo adventures, Captain Jack meets River Song and much more!

March 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. Donna Noble: saving the world at 100 words per minute! Donna Noble has come home. After the trauma of the Library, Donna wants a break, to see old friends and family, to remind herself of normality. But when she starts investigating strange abductions, she’s dragged into a whole new universe of trouble……

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David Tennant to cameo in new Doctor Who story with Catherine Tate

David Tennant to cameo in new Doctor Who story with Catherine Tate

David Tennant is returning to his iconic Doctor Who role for another reunion with Catherine Tate. The iconic pairing have been working with Big Finish over the last few years on audio dramas continuing the adventures of the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble during gaps in the TV series continuity. Tate has also recorded her own solo series called Donna Noble: Kidnapped, featuring her intrepid companion and her mate Nat (The Catherine Tate Show‘s Niky Wardley) investigating some strange extraterrestrial occurrences following her return from The Library. Before…

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Tom Baker returns as the Curator in a new audio drama!

Tom Baker returns as the Curator in a new audio drama!

For the first time since his surprising appearance at the climax of the 50th anniversary Doctor Who story The Day of the Doctor, Tom Baker will reprise the role of the mysterious Curator. The Curator will take a pivotal role in the forthcoming Eighth Doctor full-cast audio adventure series, Doctor Who: Stranded, due for release in July 2020. The TARDIS is gone. Stranded in one time and place, the Doctor, Liv and Helen seek refuge in Baker Street. But the house has…

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The Eleventh Doctor meets Jo Jones, River Song faces Weeping Angels and much more!

The Eleventh Doctor meets Jo Jones, River Song faces Weeping Angels and much more!

January 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. River Song turns sleuth and fights the Weeping Angels River Song finds many amusements away from the Doctor. Not least of them is solving impossible mysteries, cracking insoluble crimes. Sometimes she’s Melody, sometimes she’s River, but she’ll always unravel the case… Order The Diary of River Song Series Six from Big Finish…

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John Simm will return as Doctor Who’s Master in an epic new story from Big Finish

John Simm will return as Doctor Who’s Master in an epic new story from Big Finish

John Simm will return as Doctor Who villain The Master, four years after making his ‘final’ appearance as the character on TV. Simm will make his debut in Big Finish’s range of Doctor Who audio plays in January 2021, appearing in the story Masterful alongside a number of other actors who have played the Master. Produced to mark the 50th anniversary of the character’s first appearance, Masterful will also feature Simm’s predecessor in the role, Derek Jacobi, and his successor, Michelle Gomez…

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Four festive fables for the Sixth Doctor, Master vs Master, plus more!

Four festive fables for the Sixth Doctor, Master vs Master, plus more!

December 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 Sixth Doctor gets a Christmas special An anthology of four festive fables for the Sixth Doctor and Peri, plus new companion Joe Carnaby. Tinsel, carols, Dickens, reindeers, and even Santa himself all make an appearance, but there’s something sinister stalking the TARDIS team. History has been rewritten, and this time it’s…

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The Doctor versus Ace in Doctor Who: Dark Universe

The Doctor versus Ace in Doctor Who: Dark Universe

The Seventh Doctor faces off against one of the most dangerous Time Lords in the universe, the Eleven… but is Ace a friend or a foe? Sylvester McCoy stars as the Seventh Doctor with Sophie Aldred as Ace and Mark Bonnar as the Eleven, in a brand new full-cast audio drama coming from Big Finish in January 2020. Dark Universe pits the Seventh Doctor against renegade Time Lord, the Eleven, and an old friend who might have become an enemy. Twenty…

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