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.
The Time War,also called the Last Great Time War,is a conflict within the fictional universe of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The war occurs between the events of the 1996 film and the 2005 revived series,with the Time Lords fighting the Daleks until the apparent mutual destruction of both races. The war was frequently mentioned when the show returned,but was not directly seen until the show's 50th anniversary special.
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.
The Ninth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor,the protagonist of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He is portrayed by Christopher Eccleston during the first series of the show's revival in 2005.
The War Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor,the protagonist of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. He was portrayed by the English actor John Hurt. Although he precedes Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor in the show's fictional chronology,his first onscreen appearance came eight years after Eccleston's;the War Doctor was retroactively created by showrunner Steven Moffat for productions celebrating the show's 50th anniversary. Hurt would reprise the role in the 2015 audio drama series The War Doctor until his death in 2017,with actor Jonathon Carley taking over the role from 2020 onward.
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.
River Song is an audio play series from Big Finish Productions based on the character of the same name who appears in the British television series Doctor Who played by Alex Kingston,who reprises the character in the audio series.
The Tenth Doctor Adventures,announced in October 2015,is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series Doctor Who. It sees the return of David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. The first trilogy of stories was released in May 2016. In November 2017 a second volume was released,featuring the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler. A third volume was released in May 2019,with Tate again reprising her role as Donna.
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 Paternoster Gang is an audio play series from Big Finish Productions. Neve McIntosh,Catrin Stewart &Dan Starkey reprise their roles of Madame Vastra,Jenny Flint,and Strax respectively from the television series Doctor Who. It is executive produced by Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs. Big Finish announced the series,in November 2018,comprising four volumes and produced in association with BBC Studios.
The Seventh Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series Doctor Who. It sees the return of Sylvester McCoy reprising his role as the Seventh Doctor.
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.
