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Steve Lyons (writer)
Steve Lyons is a British writer. He has written several ''Doctor Who'' spin-off novels, as well as programme guides for ''Star Trek'', ''Red Dwarf'' and '' Blackadder''. His ''Doctor Who'' spin-off novels include the New Series Adventure ''The Stealers of Dreams''. Doctor Who novels Virgin New Adventures *'' Conundrum'' (1994 ) *'' Head Games'' (1995 ) Virgin Missing Adventures *'' Time of Your Life'' (1995 ) *'' Killing Ground'' (1996 ) Past Doctor Adventures *'' The Murder Game'' (1997 ) *'' The Witch Hunters'' (1998 ) *''Salvation'' (1999 ) *'' The Final Sanction'' (1999 ) Eighth Doctor Adventures *'' The Space Age'' (2000 ) *'' The Crooked World'' (2002 ) New Series Adventures *''The Stealers of Dreams'' (2005 ) Doctor Who comics *''Doctor Who Adventures ongoing comic strip'' (2010) Doctor Who audio *''The Fires of Vulcan'' (2000) *''Colditz'' (2001) *''The Ratings War (2002) *'' Time Works (2006) *''Blood of the Daleks'' (2006) *'' Son of the Dragon'' (2007) *'' Res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Final Sanction (novel)
''The Final Sanction'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Steve Lyons and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Second Doctor, Zoe and Jamie. It was the last book in the series to use the "silver" version of the film logo. Synopsis It is the second and so far final encounter between the Doctor and the Selachians Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the clade Selachimo ..., first introduced by Lyons in his previous Second Doctor novel, '' The Murder Game''. The year is 2204. The Doctor is caught in human history. When the TARDIS is stolen and Zoe is kidnapped by a Selachian he is forced to intervene in a war. The Doctor most make a painful choice which is more important the flow of a time stream or the lives of his compani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Of The Dragon (audio Drama)
''Son of the Dragon'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It involves Vlad III the Impaler, also known as 'Dracula'. Plot The year is 1462 and the Doctor, Peri and Erimem encounter Vlad the Impaler. Cast * The Doctor — Peter Davison * Peri — Nicola Bryant *Erimem — Caroline Morris *Dracula — James Purefoy * Radu — Douglas Hodge *John Dobrin — Barry McCarthy *Maria — Clare Calbraith *Soldiers — Steven Wickham *Ayfer — Nicola Lloyd Continuity * The Doctor's mention of meeting actual vampires is either a reference to the Fourth Doctor in ''State of Decay'' or the Fifth Doctor in the novel ''Goth Opera ''Goth Opera'' is an original '' Doctor Who'' novel, published by Virgin Publishing in their '' Missing Adventures'' range of ''Doctor Who'' novels. It was the first book in that series and a sequel to the '' New Adventure'' book '' Blood Harvest ...''. External linksBig F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Of The Daleks
''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the Television in the United Kingdom, British science fiction on television, science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It sees the return of Paul McGann reprising his role as the Eighth Doctor from the Doctor Who (film), 1996 television movie. History In 2001, Paul McGann became involved with Big Finish Productions producing adventures as the Eighth Doctor, a role he originated in the 1996 TV movie ''Doctor Who (film), Doctor Who'', as part of their ongoing ''Doctor Who - Main Range, Main Range''. However, in 2007, due to the popularity of several of these titles on BBC Radio 7 (now known as BBC Radio 4 Extra), the BBC partnered with Big Finish to produce a series called ''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' for BBC Radio 7 beginning with ''Blood of the Daleks'', co-starring Sheridan Smith as the Doctor's latest companion Lucie Miller and featuring a guest appearance from a then fairl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Works
''Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures'', formerly titled 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 received the Guinness World Record for longest running science fiction audio play series. Big Finish Productions began producing audio dramas featuring the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ratings War
''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. History In 1999, beginning with the story ''The Sirens of Time'', Big Finish Productions began producing a series of audio adventures featuring the Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor and Seventh Doctor. For 22 years these stories continued collectively known as Big Finish's Main Range. In May 2020, Big Finish announced the main range would conclude in March 2021 and subsequently replaced with regular releases of each Doctor's adventures continuing in their own respective ranges. Several previously released special titles were retroactively reallocated into these new ranges by Big Finish. Cast and characters Notable Guests * Sylvester McCoy as The Doctor * Chris Finney as Keith Potter * Nicholas Briggs as the Cybermen and the Krotons * Trevor Baxter as Professor George Litefoot * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colditz (audio Drama)
''Colditz'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot The Seventh Doctor and Ace are caught intruding in Colditz Castle in October 1944. Will the secrets of Time Travel fall into the hands of the Third Reich? Cast *The Doctor — Sylvester McCoy *Ace — Sophie Aldred *Feldwebel Kurtz — David Tennant *Hauptmann Julius Schäfer — Toby Longworth *Flying Officer Bill Gower — Nicholas Young *Timothy Wilkins — Peter Rae * Klein — Tracey Childs Notes *This was the first Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' adventure in which David Tennant participated; in 2005, he became the tenth actor to play the Doctor in the television series. *When Ace and the Doctor discover where and when they've landed, Ace says "Nazis again; I can't stand Nazis." Ace previously encountered Nazis in the television serial '' Silver Nemesis''. The television serial ''The Curse of Fenric'', in which Ace also appeared, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fires Of Vulcan
''The Fires of Vulcan'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot The Seventh Doctor and Mel visit ancient Pompeii just before the Vesuvius tragedy is due to occur. Cast *The Doctor — Sylvester McCoy *Mel — Bonnie Langford *Professor Scalini — Anthony Keetch *Captain Muriel Frost — Karen Henson *Tibernus — Robert Curbishley *Popidus Celsinus — Andy Coleman *Valeria Hedone — Nicky Goldie *Murranus — Steven Wickham *Eumanchia — Lisa Hollander *Aglae — Gemma Bissix *Priest — Toby Longworth Toby Longworth is a British actor who has appeared on film, radio and television. He is originally from Somerset, where he attended King Edward's School, Bath. He has worked most often as a voice actor, however, notably in several science-ficti ... *Roman Legionary — Robert Curbishley External linksBig Finish Productions – ''The Fires of Vulcan'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Fire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Doctor Who Audio Plays By Big Finish
This is a list of audio productions based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' produced by Big Finish Productions. Overview These are the season and episode counts for all seasons and series released , ordered by the date that they were initially released. Cast The dramas feature both former actors who portrayed the Doctor and his companions, and new continuing characters as well as elements from other spin-off media. The canonicity of the audio dramas, as with other ''Doctor Who'' spin-off media, is unclear. To date, productions have featured the Fourth (Tom Baker), Fifth (Peter Davison), Sixth (Colin Baker), Seventh (Sylvester McCoy), Eighth (Paul McGann), War ( Sir John Hurt), Ninth ( Christopher Eccleston) and Tenth (David Tennant) Doctors portrayed by their original actors. In April 2022, it was confirmed Jo Martin would reprise her role as the Fugitive Doctor in a series of audio adventures. Big Finish's current licence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who Adventures
''Doctor Who Adventures'' (abbreviated as ''DWA'') was a British magazine devoted to the science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. Originally published by Immediate Media Company, the magazine launched in 2006 to accompany the revived era of the show. It featured news, behind-the-scenes articles, comic strips, puzzles, pull-out posters and information from then-upcoming episodes of the series. Every issue also came with a free gift, usually in the form of stickers, stationary or a small toy. The magazine also covered content from the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off programme ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. Compared to its sister publication, ''Doctor Who Magazine'', ''Doctor Who Adventures'' was aimed at a younger readership demographic of 6 to 13-year-olds. Initially released fortnightly, the magazine became a weekly publication in 2008 before a loss in profits forced it to resume its fortnightly release in 2013. After discontinuing its subscription services, ''DWA'' became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stealers Of Dreams
''The Stealers of Dreams'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Steve Lyons and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was published on 8 September 2005 alongside '' The Deviant Strain'' and '' Only Human''. It features the Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler and Captain Jack. To date, this is the last original novel to feature the Ninth Doctor. Plot The Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack are on another world, in the year 2775 (Rose's future), where the chips are not quite the same. There are poster-like TV screens everywhere, but the Doctor says the technology is twenty-seventh century, or earlier. The city is growing up, instead of out, while 90% of the planet is jungle. The three of them rent a room for the night, and are given three tablets 'to stop you dreaming.' As Rose flips through the channels of the obligatory TV, all she finds are news and documentaries. 'All factual programmes. There's no escapism. No imagination. Nothing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Series Adventures (Doctor Who)
The ''New Series Adventures'' are a series of novels relating to the long-running BBC science fiction television series, ''Doctor Who''. The 'NSAs', as they are often referred to, are published by BBC Books, and are regularly published twice a year. Beginning with the Tenth Doctor, a series of 'Quick Reads' have also been available, published once a year. With exception to the Quick Reads, all of the NSAs have been published in hardcover to begin with, and have been reprinted in paperback for boxed collections that are exclusive to The Book People and Tesco. Some of the reprints amend pictures of the companion of the novel from the cover. Some of the hardback editions have also been reprinted to amend pictures of Rose. Publication history Ninth Doctor novels With the revival of the television series, BBC Books retired its paperback Eighth Doctor Adventures and Past Doctor Adventures fiction lines in 2005 in favour of a new range of hardback books featuring the Ninth Doctor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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