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DOCTOR WHO - 1963: THE ASSASSINATION GAMES (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
Sylvester McCoy: The Doctor
Sophie Aldred: Ace
Oliver Cotton: Sir Gideon Vale / Handler
Karen Gledhill: Allison Williams
Gerald Kyd: Martin Regan / Sir Robert DeVere / Mulryne
Hugh Ross: Sir Toby Kinsella
Pamela Salem: Rachel Jensen
Gemma Saunders: Eleanor Vale / Amanda Caulfield
Alisdair Simpson: Sir Francis White / Ritchie
Simon Williams: Ian Gilmore
Written by John Dorney
Music and sound design by Wilfredo Acosta
Produced by David Richardson
Directed by Ken Bentley
Executive Producers: Nicholas Briggs, Jason Haigh-Ellery
A Big Finish Production
DOCTOR WHO - 1963: THE ASSASSINATION GAMES - PART ONE (320kbs-m4a/66mb/29mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
London. The end of November, 1963. A time of change. The old guard are being swept away by the white heat of technology. Political scandals are the talk of the town. Britain tries to maintain its international role; fanatics assassinate charismatic politicians and Group Captain Ian Gilmore is trying to get his fledgling Counter-Measures unit off the ground.
When his life is saved by a familiar umbrella-bearing figure, he knows something terrible is going on. Whilst Rachel investigates an enigmatic millionaire and Allison goes undercover in an extremist organisation, Gilmore discovers a sinister plot with roots a century old.
The Doctor and Ace are back in town. A new dawn is coming. It's time for everyone... to see the Light.
DOCTOR WHO - 1963: THE ASSASSINATION GAMES - PART TWO (320kbs-m4a/69mb/30mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
With Ace and Professor Rachel Jensen investigating the Starfire missile project and Alison Williams infiltrating the mysterious DN group, it would seem there's a conspiracy at work at the heart of the British state. Is it entirely terrestrial? Captain Gilmore consults parliament's newest MP, who seems rather familiar.
DOCTOR WHO - 1963: THE ASSASSINATION GAMES - PART THREE (320kbs-m4a/68mb/30mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
As the Prime Minister prepares to attend the launch of the Starfire missile, the Doctor discovers a personal connection between the conspirators.
With Rachel and Ace held prisoner, the conspiracy's plans appear to be falling into place. Is the Doctor right when he says it will all be over by evening?
DOCTOR WHO - 1963: THE ASSASSINATION GAMES - PART FOUR (320kbs-m4a/73mb/32mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
As the dark forces conspiring to bring chaos to the Earth finally come into The Light, it's a race against time for The Doctor, Ace and the Countermeasures team. Is it too late to stop a global disaster?
DOCTOR WHO: CLASSIC DOCTORS, NEW MONSTERS - 4. THE SONTARAN ORDEAL (320kbs-m4a/126mb/55mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
An instant of the Time War brings centuries of conflict to the planet Drakkis, and the Eighth Doctor is there to witness the terrible results.
A Sontaran fleet, desperate to join the epic conflict, follows in its wake to take advantage of the fallout. But when Commander Jask is beamed down to the ravaged surface, there is more to his arrival than first appears.
Soon, an unlikely champion joins forces with the Time Lord to fight for the future of her world, and together they must face the Sontaran Ordeal...
The Doctor: Paul McGann
Sarana Teel: Josette Simon
Jask: Dan Starkey
General Stenk / Flitch: Christopher Ryan
Tag Menkin / Ensign Stipe: Sean Connolly
Written by Andrew Smith
Music and sound design by Howard Carter
Produced by David Richardson
Directed by Barnaby Edwards
Executive Producers: Nicholas Briggs, Jason Haigh-Ellery
A Big Finish production
DOCTOR WHO: CLASSIC DOCTORS, NEW MONSTERS - 3. HARVEST OF THE SYCORAX (320kbs-m4a/147mb/64mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
In the far future, humanity has a remedy for everything. Whatever the problem, Pharma Corps has the answer and a designer disease tailored to every human's blood-type. Zanzibar Hashtag has no need to be sad, scared, stressed, or depressed ever again.
That is, until vicious aliens arrive on her space station intent on opening its Vault. What will it mean for the human race if the Sycorax take control of what's inside?
And when the Seventh Doctor arrives on the scene, can he convince Zanzibar to care about her life long enough to help him?
The Doctor: Sylvester McCoy
Zanzibar: Nisha Nayar
Cadwallader: Jonathan Firth
Shadrak: Rebecca Callard
The Sycorax Chief: Giles Watling
Eshak: Alex Deacon
Written by James Goss
Music by Howard Carter
Sound Design by Iain Meadows
Produced by David Richardson
Directed by Barnaby Edwards
Executive producers: Nicholas Briggs, Jason Haigh-Ellery
A Big Finish production
DOCTOR WHO: CLASSIC DOCTORS, NEW MONSTERS - 2. JUDOON IN CHAINS (320kbs-m4a/179mb/1hr18mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
The Sixth Doctor is no stranger to courtroom drama, but faces a very different challenge when he prepares to defend a most unusual Judoon.
After an environmental clearance mission goes wrong, Captain Kybo of the Nineteenth Judoon Interplantary Force is stranded in Victorian England, bound in chains, an exhibit in a circus show. But he has allies: Eliza Jenkins – known to audiences as 'Thomasina Thumb' – and the larger-than-life 'clown' in the colourful coat.
Uncovering a trail of injustice and corruption, the Doctor and Kybo soon find themselves on trial for their lives...
The Doctor: Colin Baker
Captain Kybo / Commander: Nicholas Briggs
Eliza Jenkins: Kiruna Stamell
Jonathan Jaggers Esq / Mr Preddle: Trevor Cooper
Justice Burrows / Jonty: Tony Millan
President Beel / Aetius/Herculania: Sabina Franklyn
Meretricious Gedge / Billy: Nicholas Pegg
Judoon Computer: Barnaby Edwards
Written by Simon Barnard and Paul Morris
Music by Howard Carter
Sound design by Martin Montague
Produced by David Richardson
Directed by Barnaby Edwards
Executive Producers: Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
A Big Finish production
DOCTOR WHO: CLASSIC DOCTORS, NEW MONSTERS - 1. FALLEN ANGELS (320kbs-m4a/124mb/54mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
The Fifth Doctor confronts the Weeping Angels in 16th Century Rome.
2015: When sightseers Joel and Gabby Finch encounter a strange man in Edwardian cricketing garb in the Sistine Chapel, their honeymoon suddenly takes a terrifying turn.
1511: Michelangelo is commissioned to create some very special sculptures by a mysterious sect. But as he carves, angels seem to emerge fully-formed from the rock. Almost as if they are alive…
From Michelangelo's workshop to the catacombs of Rome, the Fifth Doctor must keep his wits about him and his eyes wide open as he confronts the Weeping Angels.
The Doctor: Peter Davison
Joel Finch: Sacha Dhawan
Gabby Finch: Diane Morgan
Michelangelo: Matthew Kelly
Piero: Joe Jameson
Priest: Dan Starkey
Jacopo: Barnaby Edwards
Written by Phil Mulryne
Music and sound design by Howard Carter
Produced by David Richardson
Directed by Barnaby Edwards
Executive producers: Nicholas Briggs, Jason Haigh-Ellery
A Big Finish Production
DOCTOR WHO - MIND OF THE HODIAC (320kbs-m4a/297mb/2hrs9mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
Colin Baker and Bonnie Langford star in an adaptation of Russell T Davies' first ever Doctor Who story, submitted but never made in the 1980s.
Colin Baker (The Doctor)
Bonnie Langford (Melanie Bush)
Annette Badland (Mrs Chinn)
Richard Clifford (Jessop)
Lu Corfield (Matra Fennel)
Sutara Gayle (Nan)
Raj Ghatak (Jenfold / Tungsten Leader)
Loreece Harrison (Lisa)
Laurie Kynaston (The Hodiac)
Victoria Lambert (Matra Fiss)
Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (The Woman)
T'Nia Miller (Mrs Maitland)
Laura Riseborough (Miss Fairfax)
Wilf Scolding (Jassic / Guard)
Alexander Vlahos (Jerring)
Darcey-Ella Whittington (Katy)
Written by Russell T Davies and Scott Handcock
Music and sound design by Rob Harvey
Directed by Scott Handcock
Produced by Emily Cook
Executive Producers: Nicholas Briggs, Jason Haigh-Ellery
A Big Finish Production
DOCTOR WHO - MIND OF THE HODIAC - PART ONE (320kbs-m4a/146mb/64mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
In the depths of space, the mysterious Hodiac is manipulating the Galactic Stock Exchange to raise money. His aim? To hire mercenaries for a deadly quest across the stars.
Meanwhile, on Earth, an ordinary British family is plagued by a series of psychic events.
The one thing connecting these events is a magnificent patchwork coat - which just so happens to belong to the Doctor!
DOCTOR WHO - MIND OF THE HODIAC - PART TWO (320kbs-m4a/151mb/66mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
Can the Doctor and Mel save the Earth from the machinations of the Hodiac?
DOCTOR WHO - OUT OF TIME (320kbs-m4a/135mb/59mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
The 10th and the 4th Doctor must join forces in an attempt to defeat the Daleks.
The Cathedral of Contemplation is an enigma, existing outside time. It turns through history, opening its doors across the universe to offer solace to those in need.
Occasionally, the Doctor drops in - when he's avoiding his destiny, it's an ideal place to get some perspective. Only this time he's already there from several lives earlier, so when dimension barriers break down, his past and present collide.
And when the Daleks invade and commandeer the Cathedral, two Doctors must unite to stop them - or face extermination twice over!
David Tennant: The Doctor
Tom Baker: The Doctor
Nicholas Briggs: The Daleks
Nicholas Asbury (Captain Zenna / Kivall)
Kathryn Drysdale (Jora)
Claire Rushbrook (The Abbess / Marna)
Written by Matt Fitton
Music and sound design by Howard Carter
Directed by Nicholas Briggs
Produced by David Richardson
Executive producers: Nicholas Briggs, Jason Haigh-Ellery
A Big Finish production
DOCTOR WHO - THE ISOS NETWORK (320kbs-m4a/261mb/1hr53mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
On the planet Isos II The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe face an old enemy.
Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon / The Doctor / Narrator)
Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot / Narrator)
Rachel Bavidge (Seru)
Nicholas Briggs (The Cybermen)
Kieran Hodgson (Alam / Hilsee)
Richard James (Enab)
Written and directed by Nicholas Briggs
Music and sound design by Toby Hrycek-Robinson
Produced by David Richardson
A Big Finish production
DOCTOR WHO - THE ISOS NETWORK - PART 1/4 (320kbs-m4a/66mb/28mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe are leaving Earth after having successfully defeated a Cyberman invasion... The Cyber-fleet is still exploding... But something is escaping through the mass of vaporising debris.
In hot pursuit, the Doctor and his friends find themselves drawn to a mysterious planet where strange beasts slither through the streets of a deserted city... And an old enemy lurks beneath the streets.
As a force of heavily-armed aliens arrives, a battle to save the entire galaxy from invasion begins.
DOCTOR WHO - THE ISOS NETWORK - PART 2/4 (320kbs-m4a/62mb/27mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
The Doctor has been taken captive by the crew of the spaceship Braxos, while Jamie and Zoe find themselves in the tunnels beneath the surface of Isos II, following a trail of slime. And waiting in the dark is the secret of the fate that has befallen the people of Isos II.
DOCTOR WHO - THE ISOS NETWORK - PART 3/4 (320kbs-m4a/62mb/27mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
Beneath the surface of Isos II, Zoe and Hilsee face the anger of the giant slugs. Meanwhile, The Doctor, Jamie and the crew of the Braxos are on the run from the Cybermen…
DOCTOR WHO - THE ISOS NETWORK - PART 4/4 (320kbs-m4a/62mb/27mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe are at the mercy of the Cyber Controller. Can the Doctor save his friends from being converted into Cybermen?
DOCTOR WHO: THE BEGINNING (320kbs-m4a/144mb/63mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
The Doctor's granddaughter Susan recalls the day they left Gallifrey...
Performed by Carole Ann Ford (Susan) and Terry Molloy (Quadrigger Stoyn)
Written by Marc Platt
Directed by Lisa Bowerman
Music and sound design by Toby Hrycek-Robinson
Producer: David Richardson
Executive Producers: Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery.
A Big Finish Production
DOCTOR WHO: THE BEGINNING - 1. THE FIRST FLIGHT (320kbs-m4a/77mb/33mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
When the First Doctor and his granddaughter Susan escape through the cloisters of Gallifrey to an old Type 40 Time Travel capsule, little do they realise the adventures that lie ahead... And little do they know, as the TARDIS dematerializes and they leave their home world behind, there is someone else aboard the ship.
He is Quadrigger Stoyn, and he is very unhappy...
DOCTOR WHO: THE BEGINNING - 2. RED LIGHTING (320kbs-m4a/67mb/29mins)
BBC Sounds podcast: 15th November 2023
On the surface of the Moon, the Doctor and Susan confront the Archaeons and their First Propagator. What are its plans for the Earth? And whose side is Quadrigger Stoyn on?
THE BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF WALES AND THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC CHOIR WITH CONDUCTOR ALISTAIR KING - PROM 48: DOCTOR WHO PROM (320kbs-m4a/301mb/2hrs11mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 26th August 2024
Live at the BBC Proms: The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the London Philharmonic Choir with conductor Alistair King, soprano Aida Garifullina and a host of Whovian guests.
Presented by Georgia Mann, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Prom Interval: Matthew Sweet, presenter of BBC Radio 3's Sound of Cinema and Radio 4's Free Thinking programmes, joins presenter Georgia Mann to talk all things Doctor Who. Matthew has written Doctor Who audio dramas and presented a Free Thinking episode about the Daleks.
Aida Garifullina (soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
London Philharmonic Choir
Alistair King (conductor)
Doctor Who makes its much-anticipated return to the Proms with a brand-new show celebrating the latest adventures of the Doctor. Showcasing Murray Gold's epic music for the series performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the Prom features sequences from the series on big screens, spectacular lighting and a host of special guest appearances - and, yes, there will be monsters! A concert like no other in all of space and time ...
Aida Garifullina - Fifteen
Murray Gold - The Doctor, Donna And The Toymaker
Murray Gold - Into The Vortex
Murray Gold - I Am The Doctor
Murray Gold - The Life Of Sunday
Aida Garifullina - Vale Decem
Murray Gold - A Good Man
Murray Gold - 73 Yards To Finetime
Murray Gold - Companions Suite
Segun Akinola - Thirteenth Doctor
Aida Garifullina - Abigail's Song
Murray Gold - The Legend Of Ruby Sunday
Murray Gold - Doctor Who Theme
Murray Gold - There's Always A Twist
DOCTOR WHO: 60 YEARS OF FRIENDS AND FOES (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 24th November 2023
Sue Perkins explores how Doctor Who has reflected our social history on and off screen.
As Doctor Who celebrates its 60th anniversary, Sue Perkins explores how the programme has reflected our social history across the decades both on and off screen. From advances in technology to politics, violence, gender and sexuality.
Featuring archive footage, interviews and new conversations with showrunner Steven Moffat, script editor Andrew Cartmel, former companions including Anneke Wills, Katy Manning and Janet Fielding, and the voice of the Daleks Nicholas Briggs along with Dalek Operator Barnaby Edwards. Also, there's analysis from several academics who have published books on the subject.
Sue examines how progressive the show has been, questioning if our favourite time traveller has kept with the times.
A Voiceworks production for BBC Radio 4
DESERT ISLAND DISCS REVISITED: DOCTOR WHO AT 60 - RUSSELL T DAVIES (320kbs-m4a/98mb/42mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 19th November 2023
Screenwriter Russell T Davies shares his castaway choices with Lauren Laverne.
Russell is one of the UK's most successful TV writers. He spent his teenage years learning his dramatic craft with the West Glamorgan Youth Theatre, and his career in TV began in the children's department at the BBC.
His first solo hit TV series was the ground-breaking, sexually frank drama Queer as Folk, first broadcast on Channel 4 in 1999.
A lifelong Doctor Who fan, he relaunched the series in 2005 for a new generation of viewers. Such was its success, he found himself working around the clock.
More recently, he wrote the highly-acclaimed series A Very English Scandal, starring Hugh Grant as Jeremy Thorpe, and the dystopian drama Years and Years.
BOOK CHOICE: Asterix and the Roman Agent by by René Goscinny with illustrations by Albert Uderzo
LUXURY ITEM: A black Ball Pentol Pen
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Leonard Bernstein's Gloria in excelsis
Presenter: Lauren Laverne
Producer: Sarah Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
Julie Covington, Charlotte Cornwell, Rula Lenska - Sugar Mountain
Jascha Heifetz & Emanuel Bay - Hora Staccato (1950 Version)
The New Christy Minstrels - Three Wheels On My Wagon
The Norman Scribner Choir - Leonard Bernstein's Gloria In Excelsis
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
The OT Quartet - Hold That Sucker Down (Builds Like A Skyscraper Mix)
Neil Hannon - Song For Ten
Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky
DESERT ISLAND DISCS REVISITED: DOCTOR WHO AT 60 - BILLIE PIPER (320kbs-m4a/97mb/42mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 14th November 2023
Billie Piper is castaway on a desert island by Lauren Laverne.
Billie is an Olivier Award winning actor and former pop star.
She was born in Swindon in September 1982, and her parents nurtured her interests in dance and drama from a young age.
After a winning a scholarship to study at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, she moved to London as a young teenager, leaving the family home. By the age of 15, she was a full time pop star. She became the youngest female artist ever to go straight to number one in the UK charts when her debut single was a hit in 1998.
Just three years later, after releasing more successful singles and two albums and touring furiously to promote them, Billie left the music industry. She married the DJ Chris Evans, and found herself the frequent subject of newspaper stories.
She decided to turn to acting, her first love, and by 2005 she was back in the spotlight playing Rose Tyler in the BBC's revival of Doctor Who.
Since then she has taken on a wide range of acclaimed screen and stage roles, most notably picking up all six available awards for Best Actress – including the Olivier Award – when she starred in a new version of Lorca's play Yerma. Her recent TV series I Hate Suzy, which she co-created, has been BAFTA nominated and she has also written and directed her first film, Rare Beasts.
BOOK CHOICE: The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy
LUXURY ITEM: Billie's children's art work
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Champagne Supernova by Oasis
Producer: Sarah Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2021.
Gene Wilder - Pure Imagination
Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody)
Fleetwood Mac - Sara
The Prodigy - Out Of Space
Oasis - Champagne Supernova
The Streets - Turn The Page
Beyoncé - Halo
The Notorious B.I.G - Juicy
DESERT ISLAND DISCS REVISITED: DOCTOR WHO AT 60 - DAVID TENNANT (320kbs-m4a/94mb/41mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcat: 5th November 2023
Actor David Tennant is castaway on a desert island by Kirsty Young.
He has been voted the best Doctor Who ever and has redefined the Time Lord for a generation of parents and children.
As a child he was a huge fan of the programme; he reckons he only ever missed one episode, wore a long stripy scarf and queued up to meet Tom Baker and get his autograph.
As a role, he says, it appealed not just to his adult self but to the eight-year-old boy who was just below the surface.
BOOK CHOICE: A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Marcel Proust
LUXURY CHOICE: A solar DVD player loaded with the seven series of the West Wing
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: White Wine in the Sun - Tim Minchin
Producer: Leanne Buckle
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.
The Proclaimers - Over And Done With
Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army
The Housemartins - Me And The Farmer
Deacon Blue - Dignity
Eddie Izzard - The Starship Enterprise
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
Tim Minchin - White Wine In The Sun
Billy Bragg - Greetings To The New Brunette
DOCTOR WHO @ 60: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION (320kbs-m4a/270mb/1hr58mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 15th October 2023
Jo Whiley presents this unique performance celebrating the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who from Cardiff's Hoddinott Hall. Featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and The BBC Singers conducted by Alastair King.
The music includes composer Murray Gold's best known Doctor Who themes including I Am The Doctor, The Long Song, Doomsday and Abigall's Song (Silence Is All You Know). The classic years of Doctor Who are also featured by the Radiophonic Workshop's Mark Ayres and Peter Howell as they hark back to the days of the Sea Devils, City of Death and The Five Doctors. And there are brand new works premiered including The Woman Who Fell To Earth, a full length suite composed by Segun Akinola and 3 of Murray Gold's new works. These are heard here for the very first time before making their debut in the new season of Doctor Who in 2024.
Plus Jo talks to the three Doctor Who showrunners of the modern era, Russell T. Davies, Chris Chibnall and Steven Moffat.
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales & BBC Singers - I Am The Doctor
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales & BBC Singers - All The Strange, Strange Creatures
Radiophonic Workshop (Mark Ayres & Peter Howell) & BBC National Orchestra Of Wales - 'Classic' Doctor Who Medley
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales & BBC Singers & Rebecca Lea - Abigail's Song (Silence Is All You Know)
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales - This Is Gallifrey
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales & BBC Singers - The Rings Of Akhaten (The Long Song)
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales & BBC Singers - The Companions Suite
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales & BBC Singers - Doomsday
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales & BBC Singers - Vale Decem
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales & BBC Singers - A Good Man?
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales - I Am A Good Man
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales & BBC Singers - Suite: The Woman Who Fell To Earth
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales - The Life Of Sunday (Ruby's Theme)
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales & BBC Singers - Fifteen
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales & BBC Singers - The Shepherd's Boy
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales & BBC Singers - Doctor Who Theme (2023 version)
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR (320kbs-m4a/1.7gb/12hrs32mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 17th December 2022 to 26th March 2023
John Hurt reprises his role as The War Doctor, first seen on BBC TV in 'The Name of the Doctor' in 2013.
Original music written by Howard Carter.
Artwork by Tom Webster
Directed by Nicholas Briggs for Big Finish in 2015.
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 1. THE INNCOCENT (320kbs-m4a/144mb/63mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 17th December 2022
As the Daleks mass their time fleet for a final assault on Gallifrey, something ancient is waiting for them at Omega One. And a sacrifice must be made. Arch-manipulator and Time Lord strategist, Cardinal Ollistra receives shock news of the Doctor's death.
Meanwhile, on the planet Keska, a parochial war has returned to plague a peaceful civilisation after decades of tranquillity. But how can such a war have any connection with the great Time War which, at any one moment in the whole of eternity, could threaten to tear the universe apart?
If only the Doctor were still alive...
Written by Nicholas Briggs.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Rejoice .... Lucy Briggs-Owen
Garv .... John Banks
Veklin .... Beth Chalmers
Arverton .... Barnaby Edwards
Bennus .... Kieran Hodgson
The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 2. THE THOUSAND WORLDS (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 24th December 2022
With the high-ranking Time Lord Seratrix behind enemy lines, the War Doctor finds himself assigned to a rescue mission.
But any room for manoeuvre is severely restricted by an area of space known as the Null Zone.
Times have changed on Keska, and a countdown to destruction is beginning.
But who are the Taalyens and what is their part in the great and terrifying Dalek plan?
Written by Nicholas Briggs.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Rejoice .... Lucy Briggs-Owen
Garv .... John Bank
Veklin .... Beth Chalmers
Arverton .... Barnaby Edwards
Bennus .... Kieran Hodgson
The Slave .... Carolyn Seymour
Seratrix .... Alex Wyndham
The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 3. THE HEART OF THE BATTLE (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 31st December 2022
Trapped in a citadel swarming with Daleks, the Time Lord rescue force must find a way to overcome insurmountable odds.
With the Daleks apparently planning to rule the Null Zone, perhaps their thirst for universal conquest and victory has been quenched... The War Doctor doesn’t believe so - but how can he prove it without destroying any chance of peace?
As the countdown to the destruction of Keska proceeds, a deadly choice must be made... A choice that will define this Doctor, and perhaps forever cast him in the role of 'monster'.
Written by Nicholas Briggs.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Rejoice .... Lucy Briggs-Owen
Seratrix .... Alex Wyndham
Veklin .... Beth Chalmers
Bennus .... Kieran Hodgson
Garv .... John Bank
The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 4. LEGION OF THE LOST - PART 1 (320kbs-m4a/79mb/34mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 7th January 2023
The Time Lord army appears to have a seemingly endless supply of soldiers. But what is the cost?
The War Doctor travels to the planet Vildar to try and destroy the Daleks' monstrous Annihilator temporal weapon, which can erase an entire species without altering the timeline.
Time Lord soldier, Collis, has been sent by Cardinal Ollistra on a different mission.
Written by John Dorney.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Shadovar .... David Warner
Co-ordinator Jarad .... Jamie Newall
Collis .... Zoe Tapper
Captain Solex .... Robert Hands
The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 4. LEGION OF THE LOST - PART 2 (320kbs-m4a/84mb/36mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 8th January 2023
The War Doctor is battling to destroy the Daleks' monstrous Annihilator temporal weapon, which can erase an entire species without altering the timeline.
Cardinal Ollistra has different ideas. Having uncovered the method by which the Technomancers reanimate dead Time Lord soldiers, The War Doctor is confronted by yet another monstrosity and must take action...
Written by John Dorney.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Shadovar .... David Warner
Co-ordinator Jarad .... Jamie Newall
Collis .... Zoe Tapper
Captain Solex .... Robert Hands
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 5. A THING OF GUILE (320kbs-m4a/142mb/62mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 14th January 2023
The Daleks are developing a secret weapon on Asteroid Theta 12. It is imperative that their plans are uncovered.
Cardinal Ollistra has her hands full studying the range of ancient and mysterious armaments the universe has to offer, but she makes it a personal mission to investigate the Dalek project.
On this dangerous assignment, there is one particular Time Lord she wants at her side - and he will be accompanying her whether he wants to or not.
Written by Phil Mulryne.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Co-ordinator Jarad .... Jamie Newall
Captain Solex .... Robert Hands
Commander Trelon .... Oliver Dimsdale
Navigator Valis .... Laura Harding
The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 6. THE NEVERWHEN (320kbs-m4a/141mb/62mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 21st January 2023
On an isolated world ravaged by battle, time itself has become a weapon, laying waste to all who live and die there. Arms and technology are in a state of flux - and it seems that everlasting war is their only option.
The arrival of one battered Type Forty TARDIS inside this nightmare offers hope to the combatants trapped within.
But when he discovers the truth, the horrors of the Neverwhen will shock even the War Doctor...
Written by Matt Fitton.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Commander Barnac .... Tracy Wiles
Daylin .... Jaye Griffiths
Commander Thraken .... Barnaby Kay
General Kallix .... Timothy Bentinck
Navigator Valis .... Laura Harding
The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 7. THE SHADOW VORTEX (320kbs-m4a/127mb/55mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 18th February 2023
Cardinal Ollistra exploits The War Doctor's affection for Earth by sending him to Cold War East Berlin in 1961, on the trail of the Dalek mercenary, Lara Zannis. Her aim is to breach the Earth's quantum shield on a deadly mission for the Dalek Time Strategist.
Caught between MI6 and the KGB, the War Doctor must first escape the Stasi before he can hope to stop her.
Written by David Llewellyn.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Lara Zannis .... Neve McIntosh
Lt Kruger .... Timothy Speyer
Kavarin .... Gunnar Cauthery
Professor Crane .... Helen Goldwyn
Haleyna .... Honeysuckle Weeks
Leith .... Matthew Cottle
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 8. THE ETERNITY CAGE (320kbs-m4a/141mb/62mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 25th February 2023
The War Doctor is on a mission to save Ollistra and prevent a Dalek-Sontaran alliance.
Cardinal Ollistra has been captured by the Sontarans and taken to the planet Rovidia. There, General Fesk of the Eighth Sontaran Battle Fleet will set the Time Lords against the Daleks to establish which is worthy for an alliance.
Neither Daleks nor Time Lords expect the Sontarans to be so fearsome a foe until they uncover the secret of the Eternity Cage.
Written by Andrew Smith.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Haleyna .... Honeysuckle Weeks
Commander Muren .... Andrew French
General Fesk/Sontarans .... Dan Starkey
Kalan .... Josh Bolt
Vassarian .... Barnaby Edwards
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 9. EYE OF HARMONY - PART 1 (320kbs-m4a/80mb/34mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 4th March 2023
In the aftermath of events on Rovidia, a unique opportunity arises to strike a lethal blow to the heart of Gallifrey.
A devastating power is set to be unleashed, and with agents in place ready to do the bidding of the Dalek Time Strategist, the future of the Time War could turn in an instant.
Trapped inside a critically-damaged Battle-TARDIS, hopelessly adrift in the Time Vortex, the War Doctor and his allies have a final desperate fight on their hands...
Written by Ken Bentley.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Heleyna .... Honeysuckle Weeks
Kalan .... Josh Bolt
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
Other parts played by members of the cast.
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 9. EYE OF HARMONY - PART 2 (320kbs-m4a/77mb/33mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 5th March 2023
As the Daleks pursue their plans, traitor Heleyna realises the impact of her actions.
The War Doctor, Cardinal Ollistra, Heleyna and a Rovidian, Kalan, have escaped Rovidia using a damaged Battle TARDIS.
As the Daleks enforce their Time War strategy, home truths are revealed.
Written by Ken Bentley.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Heleyna .... Honeysuckle Weeks
Kalan .... Josh Bolt
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
Other parts played by members of the cast.
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 10. PRETTY LIES (320kbs-m4a/132mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 11th March 2023
Trapped and desperate, light years from their armies at the heart of the Time War, the War Doctor and Cardinal Ollistra discover that wherever they go, destruction follows.
A war reporter named Schandel may provide the key to their escape, but it is often said that the first casualty of war is the truth.
When the choice between grim reality and a hero’s story means life or death, will the Doctor allow Schandel to print the legend?
Written by Guy Adams.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Schandel .... Joseph Kloska
The Editor/Old Man .... Mark Elstob
Sera Marvelle/Spokesperson .... Julia Hills.
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
Other parts played by members of the cast.
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 11. THE LADY OF OBSIDIAN - PART 1 (320kbs-m4a/81mb/36mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 18th March 2023
The Time Lord enlists the help of a fearless former companion to help fight the Daleks.
The War Doctor finds himself on a smugglers' spacecraft in his search for The Lady of Obsidian - a fearsome leader of a band of rebels renowned for taking on the Daleks.
He soon realises that they have met before...
Written by Andrew Smith.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
The Lady of Obsidian/Leela .... Louise Jameson
Rosata Laxter/Grend High Minister .... Lizzie Roper
Skaul/Freel .... Chris Porter
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
Other parts played by members of the cast.
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 11. THE LADY OF OBSIDIAN - PART 2 (320kbs-m4a/77mb/36mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 19th March 2023
Though reunited with Leela, the War Doctor has a struggle convincing her of who both he and SHE are.
Leela somehow survived being hit by a Dalek time weapon designed to eradicate victims from all potential timelines.
She warns the Time Lord of another force of evil in the current conflict – the unlived.
Written by Andrew Smith.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
The Lady of Obsidian/Leela .... Louise Jameson
Rosata Laxter/Grend High Minister .... Lizzie Roper
Skaul/Freel .... Chris Porter
Veklin .... Beth Chalmers
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
Other parts played by members of the cast.
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 12. THE ENIGMA DIMENSION - PART 1 (320kbs-m4a/77mb/34mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 25th March 2023
Reunited with Leela, The War Doctor, steers his TARDIS to Gallifrey to confront the Daleks who are massing to attack his home planet. However, something undefinable is in the way. Is it some form of ultimate Dalek weapon?
Written by Nicholas Briggs.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Leela .... Louise Jameson
Castellan Kanteer .... Alan David
Panopticon Guard Lintok .... Jane Slavin
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
Other parts played by members of the cast.
DOCTOR WHO: THE WAR DOCTOR - 12. THE ENIGMA DIMENSION - PART 2 (320kbs-m4a/77mb/33mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 26th March 2023
Leela is within the Enigma.
The Time Lord ponders whether it's a force for good or evil.
Has it helped to eradicate the Time Lords from history, replacing them with a Dalek timeline on Gallifrey?
Written by Nicholas Briggs.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Leela .... Louise Jameson
Castellan Kanteer .... Alan David
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
Other parts played by members of the cast.
DOCTOR WHO: TENTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES - 6. COLD VENGEANCE (320kbs-m4a/131mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 1st October 2022
When Rose suggests a ski break, the TARDIS materialises on Coldstar, a vast freezer satellite that supplies food to a colony world. But there are cracks in the ice, and something scuttles under the floors. Soon, Rose and the Doctor encounter robots, space pirates... and a couple of recycling operatives.
As Coldstar's tunnels begin to melt, an even greater threat stirs within. An old enemy, the Ice Warriors, have a plan for retribution. Nobody's vengeance is colder than an Ice Warrior's.
The last of six adventures featuring tenth incarnation of The Doctor.
CAST:
The Doctor .... David Tennant
Rose Tyler .... Billie Piper
Brona Volta .... Maureen Beattie
Callum Volta .... Sean Biggerstaff
Lord Hasskor/Commander Slaan .... Nicholas Briggs
Lorna .... Keziah Joseph
Management/Bert .... Anthony Stuart-Hicks
other parts were played by members of the cast.
Written by Matt Fitton.
Original music by Howard Carter.
Director: Nicholas Briggs
A Big Finish production from 2016.
DOCTOR WHO: TENTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES - 5. THE SWORD OF THE CHEVALIER (320kbs-m4a/113mb/50mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 24th September 2022
London 1791. The Doctor and Rose get to meet one of the most enigmatic characters in history - The Chevalier d'Eon.
Born male, but living as a female, she became a spy and many other things.
If there's one thing the Doctor knows it's that identity is what you make it. Choose a life for yourself and be proud.
Mind you, if the alien Consortium of the Obsidian Asp get their way, all life may soon be over...
One of six adventures featuring the tenth incarnation of The Doctor.
Starring David Tennant and Billie Piper.
Written by Guy Adams.
The Doctor .... David Tennant
Rose Tyler .... Billie Piper
Chevalier d'Eon .... Nickolas Grace
Hempel .... Lucy Briggs-Owen
Joxer .... Mark Elstob
Darcy .... James Joyce
Christopher Dallard .... Tam Williams
Other parts played by members of the cast.
Original music by Howard Carter.
Director: Nicholas Briggs
A Big Finish production.