The Ninth Doctor Adventures | |
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Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
Series | Doctor Who |
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Release date | May 2021 |
The Ninth Doctor Adventures, announced in August 2020, is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series Doctor Who . It sees the return of Christopher Eccleston reprising his role as the Ninth Doctor and will span four boxsets comprising an entire audio season that was released between May 2021 and February 2022. A second audio season of four more boxsets followed in 2022 and 2023; a third audio season of four followed in 2023 and 2024. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Ninth Doctor, as portrayed by actor Christopher Eccleston, first appeared in 2005 for the relaunch of Doctor Who . Eccleston is notable for portraying The Doctor for one series before departing. Since, Eccleston had vowed never to return to the science fiction series, even declining to portray the character in the fiftieth anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor" due to his feelings that the story "didn't do the character any justice" and felt the BBC still owed him an apology. [5]
In 2018 the actor stated about his exit, “What happened around Doctor Who almost destroyed my career... I gave them a hit show and I left with dignity and then they put me on a blacklist. I was carrying my own insecurities as it was something I had never done before and then I was abandoned, vilified in the tabloid press and blacklisted.” [3] [4]
As of August 2020, Eccleston, having felt healed from meeting fans at conventions and their feelings towards his portrayal of The Doctor, ultimately agreed to participate with Big Finish after discussions with Big Finish co-chairman, Jason Haigh-Ellery. [2] Eccleston, in response to his return, stated “After 15 years, it will be exciting to revisit the Ninth Doctor’s world, bringing back to life a character I love playing.” [1]
A second season was announced on 13 September 2021. [6] Subsequently, a third season was announced on 9 March 2023. [7]
Nicholas Briggs revealed that he would direct some episodes of the series and that other directors would also be involved. He also revealed he has written a story but was not sure if the BBC would accept it. [8] Christopher Eccleston posted a picture on Instagram showing him holding the script, which revealed title of the first episode, Sphere of Freedom, and writer Nicholas Briggs. [9]
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least one season.
Actor | Character | Appearances | |||||||||||
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S1 | S2 | S3 | |||||||||||
V1 | V2 | V3 | V4 | V1 | V2 | V3 | V4 | V1 | V2 | V3 | V4 | ||
Christopher Eccleston | The Doctor | ✓ | |||||||||||
Camilla Beeput | Nova | ✓ | |||||||||||
Jayne McKenna | Audrey | ✓ | |||||||||||
Nicholas Briggs | Cybermen | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
Sea Devils | ✓ | ||||||||||||
Zzargol | ✓ | ||||||||||||
Jon Culshaw | Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart | ✓ | |||||||||||
Warren Brown | Sam Bishop | ✓ | |||||||||||
Elinor Lawless | Fiona McCall | ✓ | |||||||||||
Adam Martyn | Callen Lennox | ✓ | |||||||||||
Harki Bhambra | Doyle | ✓ | |||||||||||
Alex Kingston | River Song | ✓ |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |||||||
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Volume 1: Ravagers | ||||||||||||
1 | "Sphere of Freedom" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Ninth Doctor, Nova, Audrey | May 2021 | |||||||
2 | "Cataclysm" | |||||||||||
3 | "Food Fight" | |||||||||||
Volume 2: Respond to All Calls | ||||||||||||
4 | "Girl, Deconstructed" | Helen Goldwyn | Lisa McMullin | Ninth Doctor, Marnie, Kurt, Serapheem | August 2021 | |||||||
5 | "Fright Motif" | Tim Foley | Ninth Doctor, Artie Berger, Zazie Vincent, Maurice Le Bon | |||||||||
6 | "Planet of the End" | Timothy X Atack | Ninth Doctor, First Incorporation | |||||||||
Volume 3: Lost Warriors | ||||||||||||
7 | "The Hunting Season" | Barnaby Edwards | James Kettle | Ninth Doctor | November 2021 | |||||||
8 | "The Curse of Lady Macbeth" | Lizzie Hopley | Ninth Doctor | |||||||||
9 | "Monsters in Metropolis" | John Dorney | Ninth Doctor, Fritz Lang, Cybermen | |||||||||
Volume 4: Old Friends | ||||||||||||
10 | "Fond Farewell" | Helen Goldwyn | David K Barnes | Ninth Doctor | February 2022 [10] | |||||||
11 | "Way of the Burryman" | Roy Gill | Ninth Doctor, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Sam Bishop, Fiona McCall, Cybermen | |||||||||
12 | "The Forth Generation" | Roy Gill | Ninth Doctor, The Brigadier, Sam, Fiona, Cybermen | |||||||||
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |||||||
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Volume 1:Back to Earth | ||||||||||||
1 | "Station to Station" | Helen Goldwyn | Robert Valentine | Ninth Doctor,Saffron Windrose | May 2022 | |||||||
2 | "The False Dimitry" | Sarah Grochala | Ninth Doctor | |||||||||
3 | "Auld Lang Syne" | Tim Foley | Ninth Doctor,Mandy Litherland | |||||||||
Volume 2:Into the Stars | ||||||||||||
4 | "Salvation Nine" | Helen Goldwyn | Timothy X Atack | Ninth Doctor,Sontarans | August 2022 | |||||||
5 | "Last of the Zetacene" | James Kettle | Ninth Doctor | |||||||||
6 | "Break the Ice" | Tim Foley | Ninth Doctor,Jack Frost | |||||||||
Volume 3:Hidden Depths | ||||||||||||
7 | "The Seas of Titan" | Ken Bentley | Lizbeth Myles | Ninth Doctor,Sea Devils | November 2022 | |||||||
8 | "Lay Down Your Arms" | Lisa McMullin | Ninth Doctor,Bertha Kinzky | |||||||||
9 | "Flatpack" | John Dorney | Ninth Doctor,Liv Chenka,Tania Bell | |||||||||
Volume 4:Shades of Fear | ||||||||||||
10 | "The Colour of Terror" | Helen Goldwyn | Lizzie Hopley | Ninth Doctor | February 2023 | |||||||
11 | "The Blooming Menace" | James Kettle | Ninth Doctor | |||||||||
12 | "Red Darkness" | Roy Gill | Ninth Doctor,Callen Lennox,Doyle,Vashta Nerada | |||||||||
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |||||||
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Volume 1:Pioneers | ||||||||||||
1 | "The Green Gift" | Helen Goldwyn | Roy Gill | Ninth Doctor,Callen,Doyle,Giant Maggots | May 2023 | |||||||
2 | "Northern Lights" | Robert Valentine | Ninth Doctor,Fridtjof Nansen,Hjalmar Johansen | |||||||||
3 | "The Beautiful Game" | Katharine Armitage | Ninth Doctor,Daphne | |||||||||
Volume 2:Travel in Hope | ||||||||||||
4 | "Below There" | Helen Goldwyn | Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle | Ninth Doctor,Vyx Leeson | August 2023 | |||||||
5 | "The Butler Did It" | James Moran | Ninth Doctor | |||||||||
6 | "Run" | Robert Valentine | Ninth Doctor,Zzargol,Alpha Centauri [ broken anchor ] | |||||||||
Volume 3:Buried Threats | ||||||||||||
7 | "A Theatre of Cruelty" | Helen Goldwyn | Lisa McMullin | Ninth Doctor,Antonin Artaud,Beatrice Cenci | February 2024 | |||||||
8 | "The Running Men" | Mark Wright | Ninth Doctor,Ambika Desai | |||||||||
9 | "Ancient History" | Matt Fitton | Ninth Doctor,Bernice Summerfield | |||||||||
Volume 4:Star-Crossed | ||||||||||||
10 | "Swipe Right" | Helen Goldwyn | John Dorney | Ninth Doctor,River Song | May 2024 [11] | |||||||
11 | "Face of the Apocalypse" | Lizzie Hopley | ||||||||||
12 | "Archiepelago" | Tim Foley | ||||||||||
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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BBC Audio Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Podcast Audio Drama | The Ninth Doctor Adventures | Shortlisted | [12] |
Scribe Awards | 2022 | Best Audio | The Curse of Lady Macbeth | Won | [13] |
Girl,Deconstructed | Nominated | ||||
Monsters in Metropolis | Nominated |
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