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Podcast - February 001: Big Finish Looks Back - 01 February 2012

(01/02/2012)
David Richardson is in studio, Nick Briggs is in Murdered to Death at the Pomegranate Theatre Chesterfield - tickets still available - and Paul Spragg is in the office, but a podcast featuring just him is too terrifying to contemplate.

But cunning devil that he is, Nick has taken a recording device with him in order to present the very first Big Finish Retrospective podcast. It's the start of February, so it's time to look back at January. But not this year; that would be too easy, so Nick takes a look back at Januarys of the past.

Gary Russell reminisces about the very first Paul McGann Big Finish tale, Storm Warning, John Ainsworth discusses Peter Davison-starrer Circular Time and Nick waxes lyrical about the contribution of Maureen O'Brien to the first Companion Chronicle, Frostfire. Plus there's news on our upcoming podcasts starring Toby Hadoke...


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Blake's 7 - Volume 1 OUT NOW!

(01/02/2012)
We are delighted to announce that Volume 1 of Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles is now available to buy on CD and download from bigfinish.com

The three-disc box set contains three stories which are set during the first season of the TV show.

The Turing Test by Simon Guerrier
Performed by Paul Darrow and Michael Keating
Avon and Vila go undercover at a top secret research establishment.

Solitary by Nigel Fairs
Performed by Michael Keating and Anthony Howell
Vila is alone and amnesiac. Why have his friends turned against him?

Counterfeit by Peter Anghelides
Performed by Gareth Thomas and Paul Darrow
Blake investigates a mining facility, unaware that his sworn enemy is close by...

A new line of original Blake's 7 novels also launches in May with The Forgotten by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright.

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Love and War Recorded

(31/01/2012)
Recording has now been completed on Doctor Who: Love and War, a full-cast adaptation of Paul Cornell's classic New Adventures novel, featuring the introduction of Professor Bernice Summerfield.
 
'As one of those around when Benny was first ‘born’ twenty years ago, I’m so excited to be able to help celebrate this anniversary,' says producer and director Gary Russell.  'I’m pretty sure no one, least of all her creator Paul Cornell, expected Benny to capture everyone’s hearts and imaginations as much as she did back in 1992 – the first non-TV companion to be an unqualified success, who has spawned her own series of books and audios. Whatever next? I’m hoping to celebrate her silver jubilee with the Bernice Summerfield action figure, Bernice Summerfield interactive Xbox game and a Lego Benny! Hmmmm, actually, let’s see if we can get those done...'
 
The story also marks the departure of Ace from the TARDIS and - despite various exits in novels and other media - Love and War will be the first time Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred have shared a leaving scene as the Doctor and Ace!
 
Joining them on this very special adventure are Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield (whose adventures without the Doctor continue in next month's Road Trip), James Redmond (Casualty, Hollyoaks), Bernard Holley (Z Cars, Doctor Who's Voice of Axos), Maggie Ollerenshaw (Open All Hours, The House of Eliott), Riona O Connor (Hanna, Richard III), Aysha Kala (Shameless), Ela Gaworzewska, Christopher Allen and James Unsworth.
 
'As a special treat, we've also recorded an adaptation of Paul Cornell's Prelude to Love and War, as featured in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine,' says producer Scott Handcock. 'Fingers crossed, we'll have it available to download as a podcast to whet everyone's appetites in advance of the official release!'
 
Love and War is released on double CD and download in October and is available to pre-order.

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Day of the Davros

(26/01/2012)
Saturday 28 January is Davros Day at bigfinish.com!

To celebrate Davros’s return to Doctor Who audio drama in this month’s The Curse of Davros, all of the Dalek creator’s previous Big Finish outings will be for sale at just £5 each on CD or download. Or you can buy all nine stories in the back catalogue for just £40!

The full list of adventures is as follows:
Doctor Who: Davros (starring Colin Baker)
Doctor Who: The Juggernauts (Starring Colin Baker and Bonnie Langford)
Doctor Who: Terror Firma (starring Paul McGann)
Doctor Who Unbound: Masters of War (starring David Warner and Nicholas Courtney)
I, Davros: Innocence
I, Davros: Purity
I, Davros: Corruption
I, Davros: Guilt
The Davros Mission (download only, previously only available on DVD as part of the Davros Box Set)

Terry Molloy plays Davros in each production. The sale takes place only on Saturday 28 January, at this very website!

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Podcast - January 003: Impressions, Letters and Competitions - 25 January 2012 - 26 January 2012

(26/01/2012)
As we head with astonishing speed towards the end of January, it's time for another Big Finish podcast! Nick Briggs is back once more, and he's accompanied for the first time this year by totally accent-free Bristolian (honest) Paul Spragg - who brings an update on new Stargate audios.

If that's not enough excitement, the pair also try to answer as many of your e-mails as possible on subjects ranging from dream projects to audience participation and beyond, announce the winner of the previous competition (and the runners-up) and set a brand new competition to win some extra-special prizes!

All this and more in a packed podcast, which you can download or stream right now!

And don't forget: to get in touch, simply e-mail podcast@bigfinish.com; it's the same address for competition entries.

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