This month, in Vortex:

Doctor Who - The First Doctor Unbound David Bradley returns as the Unbound Doctor, with companions Claudia Grant as Susan, Jamie Glover as Ian, and Jemma Powell as Barbara. The TARDIS has landed on the planet Marinus, one century after their previous visit. They are greeted as returning heroes, but something is amiss in the city of Millenius... Doctor Who - The First Doctor Unbound: Return to Marinus is released in January 2026.

Doctor Who - The War Doctor Rises Jonathon Carley returns as the War Doctor, with Mitra Djalili as his latest ally, in an epic three-hour adventure written by Jonathan Morris. The story features every variant of the Cybermen seen on TV, as they join the battle between the Time Lords and the Daleks. Doctor Who - The War Doctor Rises: Cybergene will be released in December 2025.

Doctor Who - The Ninth Doctor Adventures Christophier Eccleston is the Doctor, with Billie Piper as Rose, and Camille Coduri returning as Jackie Tyler, in the latest adventure set on the Powell Estate, after the events of the TV episode Father's Day. Something mischievous has set up shop in the precinct, and it’s all fun and games until... well, until it isn't.... Doctor Who - The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Dare You will be released in December 2025.

Doctor Who - The Eighth Doctor Adventures Paul McGann is the Doctor, with Nicola Walker as Liv Chenka, and Hattie Morohan as Helen Sinclair, in the next box set of adventures for the Eighth Doctor. The TARDIS will always respond to a cry for help - although its timing can be a little off! The Doctor, Liv and Helen have the skills to save anyone in danger - if they can find them. Empty vessels make the loudest sound - but sometimes that sound is a scream of terror... Doctor Who - The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Empty Vessels is released in December 2025.

Doctor Who - The Second Doctor Adventures Michael Troughton plays the Doctor, with Frazer Hines returning as Jamie, and Wendy Padbury as Zoe, together with Emma Noakes as the Doctor's Time Lord supervisor, Raven. They have discovered a Dalek plot that threatens the whole universe! Doctor Who - The Second Doctor Adventures: The Potential Daleks is released in December 2025.

Torchwood Martin Binns is dead. He leaves behind a pile of video tapes and a warning on the walls of his flat: "He Is Coming". Sergeant Andy Davidson's boss is keen to write the death off, but Andy's been around Torchwood too long to let it go... Tom Price stars in this latest story written by husband-and-wife team Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle. Torchwood: The Flawless Man is released in December 2025

Bernice Summerfield Lisa Bowerman is Professor Bernice Summerfield in the fourth and final part of her latest epic adventure. The true leader of the Daleks has been revealed. A vast army has been unleashed. The Eternity Club has gone missing. Bernice Summerfield is running out of time... The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield: The Dalek Eternity 4 is released in December 2025.

Plus: The Big Finish Book Club: revisit Timeslip: The Age of the Death Lottery on CD and download throughout November for only £9.99.

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