In 2012,

Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the ...

began producing audio dramas featuring ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

''s fourth Doctor, as portrayed by

Tom Baker Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is well known for his portrayal of the Fourth Doctor, fourth incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Wh ...

. 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.

Cast and characters

Cast

Notable Guests

David Warner David or Dave Warner may refer to: Sports * Dave Warner (strongman) (born 1969), Northern Ireland strongman competitor * David Bruce Warner (born 1970), South African alpine skier * David Warner (cricketer) (born 1986), Australian cricketer Oth ...

as Cuthbert * David Sibley as The Eminence * Frazer Hines as

Jamie McCrimmon James Robert McCrimmon, usually simply called Jamie, is a fictional character played by Frazer Hines in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. A piper of the Clan MacLeod who lived in 18th-century Scotland, ...

David Troughton David Troughton (born 9 June 1950) is an English actor. He is known for his Shakespearean roles on the British stage and for his many roles on British television, including Dr Bob Buzzard in ''A Very Peculiar Practice'' and Ricky Hanson in ''Ne ...

as The Black Guardian *

Gabriel Woolf Gabriel Woolf (born 2 October 1932) is a British film, radio and television actor. Career Among Woolf's leading parts was his performance as the Apostle John in a frequently repeated BBC adaptation of The Man Born to Be King where he also intr ...

as Sutekh * Joe Sims as Mark Seven *

Siân Phillips Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips (born 14 May 1933), known professionally as Siân Phillips ( ), is a Welsh actress. She has performed the title roles in Ibsen's ''Hedda Gabler'' and George Bernard Shaw's '' Saint Joan''. Early life Phi ...

as The Director * John Heffernan as The Nine

Episodes

Season 1 (2012)

This series of adventures is set between seasons 14 and 15 of the classic series, and features

Louise Jameson Louise Jameson (born 20 April 1951) is an English actress with a wide variety of television and theatre credits. Her roles on television have included playing Leela in ''Doctor Who'' (1977–1978), Anne Reynolds in ''The Omega Factor'' (1979), ...

reprising her role as Leela.

Special (2012)

Season 2 (2013)

This series of adventures is set between seasons 16 and 17 of the classic series, and features

Mary Tamm Mary Tamm (22 March 1950 – 26 July 2012) was a British actress, who appeared in many British TV drama series and serials, and is best known for her role as Romana I in the BBC's science fiction on television, science fiction television s ...

and

John Leeson John Francis Christopher Ducker (born 16 March 1943), known professionally as John Leeson, is an English actor, voice artist and freelance wine educator. He is known for portraying Bungle in ''Rainbow'' and voicing K9 in ''Doctor Who'' and s ...

reprising their roles as Romana and K9.

Season 3 (2014)

This series of adventures, like Season 1, is set between seasons 14 and 15 of the classic series and features Jameson reprising her role as Leela. Chronologically, it takes place after ''

The Oseidon Adventure ''The Oseidon Adventure'' is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions. This is the second part of a two-part story, the first part ...

'' and the special '' Night of the Stormcrow''.

Season 4 (2015)

A fourth series of adventures featuring Leela was released, this time also starring John Leeson as K9 and set during season 15 of the classic series.

Season 5 (2016)

A fifth series of adventures was released from January 2016, this time featuring Lalla Ward as the second incarnation of Romana and John Leeson as K9. The stories are set between seasons 17 and 18 of the classic series.

Season 6 (2017)

A sixth series was released beginning in January 2017, also featuring Lalla Ward as the second incarnation of Romana and John Leeson as K9. The stories are set during season 18 of the classic series, prior to that season's E-Space trilogy.

Season 7 (2018)

A seventh series was released from January 2018, featuring Louise Jameson as Leela and John Leeson as K9. The stories are set after Season 4, during season 15 of the classic series. This is the first season to be released in 2 separate box sets rather than a new release every month. The final two stories feature

Sutekh Sutekh, the alias of Seth Joshua Horvitz, is a music composer and performer of experimental electronic and techno music. He has released on several international record labels such as Mille Plateaux, Plug Research, Soul Jazz, Leaf, Kit Clayton's ...

, a character based upon the Egyptian deity of the same name.

reprises his portrayal of Sutekh; Woolf had appeared as the character in the classic Doctor Who serial "Pyramids Of Mars".

Season 8 (2019)

An eighth series was released from January 2019, featuring John Leeson as K9 and a new companion WPC Ann Kelso played by Jane Slavin. The stories are set in between series 15 and 16 and are collectively titled ''The Syndicate Master Plan''.

Season 9 (2020)

A ninth series was released from January 2020, featuring Lalla Ward as Romana II, John Leeson as K9 and Matthew Waterhouse as Adric. The stories are set in Season 18 during the E-Space Trilogy, specifically set between the stories State of Decay and

Warriors' Gate ''Warriors' Gate'' is the fifth serial of the 18th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was written by Stephen Gallagher and was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 3 to 24 January 1981. The ...

. The format of the series changed from two box sets of four one hour stories, to two box sets of two two hour stories. A special featuring Louise Jameson as Leela and John Leeson as K9 was released in May 2020.

Special (2020)

Season 10 (2021)

A tenth series was released from January 2021, featuring Louise Jameson as Leela and John Leeson as K9. Like Series 1 and 3, the stories are set between seasons 14 and 15 of the classic series.

''Dalek Universe'': Prologue (2021)

A prologue to the Tenth Doctor event '' Dalek Universe''.

Season 11 (2022)

An eleventh series was released from January 2022, featuring the first appearance of

Nerys Hughes Nerys Hughes (born 8 November 1941) is a Welsh actress and narrator, known primarily for her television roles, including her part in the BBC TV series ''The Liver Birds''. Biography She was born in Rhyl, Flintshire. Her parents were Myfi and ...

as new companion Margaret. The stories will be set during season 14 of the classic series, specifically between ''

The Deadly Assassin ''The Deadly Assassin'' is the third serial of the 14th season of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 30 October to 20 November 1976. It is the first seri ...

'' and '' The Face of Evil''.

Season 12

A twelfth series was released from January 2023, featuring Louise Jameson as Leela and the return of Nerys Hughes as Margaret.

Season 13

A thirteenth series will be released from March 2024 in three volumes, featuring Christopher Naylor as Harry Sullivan and Eleanor Crooks as Naomi Cross. It will be connected with '' UNIT: Nemesis''.

References

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