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Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based,primarily,on science fiction properties. These include Doctor Who,the characters Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog from 2000 AD,Blake's 7,Dark Shadows,Dracula,Terrahawks,Sapphire &Steel,Sherlock Holmes,Stargate,The Avengers,The Prisoner,Timeslip,and Torchwood.
Nicholas Briggs is an English actor,writer,director,sound designer and composer. He is associated with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spin-offs,particularly as the voice of the Daleks and the Cybermen in the 21st century series.
A number of officially licensed audio productions based upon the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who have been produced over the years.
Doctor Who Unbound is a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions. Free from the constraints of continuity,the Doctor Who Unbound audios present a series of "What if...?" scenarios,and cast new actors in the role of the Doctor.
Doctor Who:The Lost Stories is a sci-fi audio series produced by Big Finish Productions of Doctor Who audio plays adapted from unused TV stories.
Torchwood is a sci-fi audio series produced by Big Finish Productions based on the British television programme of the same name. Like the TV series,the dramas follow the exploits of the operatives who work for the Torchwood Institute,a fictional secret organisation that defends Earth against extraterrestrial threats.
Doctor Who:The Monthly Adventures,formerly subtitled as the Main Range,is a series that consists of full-cast audio dramas based on the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who,produced by Nicholas Briggs and Big Finish Productions and starring one of the original actors to play The Doctor on television in the classic era of the programme. The main audio series currently feature the Fifth,Sixth and Seventh Doctors,and have since developed the pattern of thirteen releases per year,one every month with two in September or December. In May 2020,Big Finish announced that the Main Range would conclude with its 275th release in March 2021,to be replaced with regular releases of each Doctor in their own boxsets throughout the year from January 2022. With 275 releases over 22 years,in 2021 the series achieved the Guinness World Record for longest running science fiction audio play series.
The Eighth Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It sees the return of Paul McGann reprising his role as the Eighth Doctor from the 1996 television movie.
In 2012,Big Finish Productions began producing audio dramas featuring Doctor Who's fourth Doctor,as portrayed by Tom Baker. Baker had previously declined to feature in any Big Finish releases,but after recording a trilogy of full cast audio boxsets for BBC Audiobooks,he decided to participate. This was also part of a spin off series of the Monthly range.
Dalek Empire is an audio play series made by Big Finish Productions about the Daleks. This series ties in elements from the Dalek Empire arc in the Doctor Who:The Monthly Range,a storyline containing the releases The Genocide Machine,The Apocalypse Element,The Mutant Phase and The Time of the Daleks.
The Third Doctor Adventures is a sci-fi audio series produced by Big Finish Productions based on the TV show Doctor Who. It sees the return of Katy Manning as Jo Grant,Richard Franklin as Mike Yates,and John Levene as Sergeant Benton while the voice of the Third Doctor is performed by Tim Treloar replacing the original actor,Jon Pertwee,who died in 1996.
The War Master,announced in June 2017,is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the TV show Doctor Who. It sees the return of Sir Derek Jacobi as the Master,a role he previously portrayed in the TV story "Utopia". The first volume consists of a four-CD box set;it was released in December 2017. In July 2018,a further 3 series were confirmed for release between December 2018 –December 2019.
The First Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British television programme Doctor Who. It sees David Bradley and Stephen Noonan as the First Doctor,a role originated by William Hartnell from 1963 to 1966,as well as by Bradley on television in the episodes "The Doctor Falls","Twice Upon a Time",and "The Power of the Doctor".
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.
The Sixth Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series Doctor Who. It sees the return of Colin Baker reprising his role as the Sixth Doctor.
The Fifth Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series Doctor Who. It sees the return of Peter Davison reprising his role as the Fifth Doctor.
The Second Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series Doctor Who. Michael Troughton,son of the original actor Patrick Troughton,voices the role of the Second Doctor.
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