Big Finish explore Terry Nation’s original plans for the story which became the classic Genesis of the Daleks. Over the years, audio producers Big Finish have breathed life into numerous lost Doctor Who Stories. Drawing on a variety of sources, such as unmade scripts and proposed storylines which never entered production, they’ve unearthed some gems … >
The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity welcomes submissions from new writers. Since 2016, audio producers Big Finish have run an annual Doctor Who script competition. The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity honours the memory of the late Big Finish staffer by welcoming submissions from writers new to the company. Launching the competition for … >
As he begins his twelfth series of audio adventures, Tom Baker’s Doctor returns for Margaret Hopwood. New Frontiers is the latest box set of tales featuring Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela. Despite sharing only nine onscreen adventures together, the pair have become an enduring Doctor Who combination on audio. However, this … >
The audio reimagining of the classic Anderson series UFO continues with three new adventures. Last year, audio producers Big Finish launched an audio reimagining of the classic 1970s Anderson series UFO. UFO: Destruct Positive! landed with acclaim and a ringing endorsement from us. Our review praised the new backstory, strong cast and direction, and impressive … >
Big Finish are bringing us two further alternate takes on familiar tales from the Fourth Doctor’s first season. With most of the best-known “lost” Doctor Who stories now produced on audio – that’s stories which for one reason or another originally didn’t make it to the small screen – audio producers Big Finish have begun … >
Big Finish reunite the ill-fated Cass with the Time War-avoiding Eighth Doctor. Updated 01/12/22: There’s now a trailer for Cass – our first chance to hear Emma Campbell-Jones back in the role. The one minute and twenty second trailer also delivers some Dalek action and has Paul McGann again uttering his now-famous line: “I’m a … >
Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor returns for a seventh boxset of adventures. This time, he enjoys three stories loosely themed around threats that lurk beneath the surface. As well as encountering old aquatic adversaries in a surprising setting, he tackles alien terrors in a 19th Century German spa and meets former companions in a dangerous retail … >
The Power of the Doctor, the last Doctor Who special for Jodie Whittker, was wiritten Chris Chibnall and directed by Jamie Magnus Stone. What follows are select behind-the-scenes media from the cast and crew of the making of the 90-minute special. The special began with the Doctor, Yaz and Dan donning spacesuits to rescue an … >
A BBC press release with Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall and some of the main cast of The Power of the Doctor revealed a few more details about the Doctor Who BBC centenary special. According to Chibnall, the pre-credit sequence is the longest ever done – “like a mini movie in itself.” “Stunt-wise, the opening … >
A cast list was released for the Doctor Who BBC centenary special, The Power of the Doctor. Composite synopsis: A bullet train comes under attack on the edges of a distant galaxy. Some of history’s most iconic paintings have gone missing and have been defaced. Seismologists from 21st century Earth disappear without trace. The court … >