The star of CBBC’s The Sarah Jane Adventures, Elisabeth Sladen first played Doctor Who companion Sarah Jane in 1973 and returned to the show this year in the Series 4 finale episodes.
The political satire takes place in the years following an anti-capitalist revolution. As well as creating audio dramas for established series such as Doctor Who and Blake’s 7, and rebooting shows like The Prisoner and V, audio producers Big Finish productions have an established line of original drama productions. They’ve dabbled in the worlds of … >
Sadie Miller plays Sarah Jane Smith, ably assisted by Christopher Naylor as Dr Harry Sullivan. Updated 04/06/24: Cover and cast revealed. Ahead of its July release, Big Finish have debuted a wonderfully retro cover by artist Ryan Aplin for their Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan Doctor Who spin-off. The series puts the two former … >
Following two successful series, The Marlow Murder Club is coming back for a third run. Created by Robert Thorogood (Death in Paradise) and based on his novels, the show follows an unlikely group of women who form a club to help solve local murders. The show stars Samantha Bond (Downtown Abbey), Jo Martin (Doctor Who), … >
Alex Kingston’s irrepressible time traveller Professor River Song faces ‘The Dissolution of Time’. Since her audio adventures rebranded themselves as The Death and Life of River Song, River has grappled with a prequel to ‘The Ark in Space’, and found herself entangled with ‘Ace and Tegan’. For the range’s third volume however, she’s set to … >
It’s time for a clash of the umbrellas as Missy encounters the Seventh Doctor for her Dark Gallifrey trilogy. Updated 24/02/25 – First cover revealed The epic Dark Gallifrey audio series returns with the first part of its third trilogy, starring Missy, in April 2025. The story comes from Rochana Patel, who wrote ‘The Legend … >
The celebration of the production company’s audio drama output is themed as a live podcast. Tickets are available now for this year’s Big Finish Day. For 2025, the convention returns to Derby and the event is taking place at QUAD, in association with the Whoovers. With the event themed as The Big Finish Podcast: Live, … >
David Mitchell stars as the reclusive puzzle-setter, John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor who is sucked into the world of a Major Investigations Team. Updated 16/09/24: With the show landing on Wednesday, September 25th, the BBC have dropped a trailer for Ludwig. Inviting us to meet our new favourite (accidental) detective, the trailer offers a quick introduction to … >
There’s life after death for Alex Kingston’s River Song as her irrepressible adventures continue. Since her 2015 audio debut, Big Finish have published twelve box sets of adventures with Professor River Song, as well as having her pop up in various other places. The Diary of River Song concluded in 2023 with The Orphan Quartet … >
The consulting detective Gabriel Book will investigate crimes on UKTV’s Alibi. Updated 18/07/24: Bookish guest stars announced. With filming now underway in Belgium, UKTV have confirmed a number of guest stars for Bookish. In episodes 5 & 6 of the series, Paul McGann (Doctor Who) will star as Mr Kind, alongside Tim McInnerny (Blackadder) as ‘D’. … >