March 2nd, 2017
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Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters Volume 02
Available to order from www.bigfinish.com
A brand new boxset of four adventures, featuring monsters from the new series of Doctor Who!
Night of the Vashta Nerada by John Dorney
Funworld was set to be the happiest planet in the galaxy. A planet of joy, of euphoria, of laughter and delight. Except construction was marred by reports of a predator and then, a few days before opening, all communication ceased.
Owner Georgia Donnelly is desperate to open the resort and has hired Amanda Steele’s crew to find out what happened on the planet. They’re the best. But even they might not be up to the task.
Joined by the Doctor and being picked off one by one, they slowly start to realise that something terrifying lurks in the shadows.
Empire of the Racnoss by Scott Handcock
When a distress call rips the TARDIS from the Vortex, dragging it back through time, it arrives in the midst of a conflict between Gallifrey and an ancient foe.
The Doctor, as ever, wants to help, but in returning a wounded combatant home, he becomes further and further entangled in a web of deceit and recrimination. A web spun by an eight-legged Empress and her minions…
The Empire of the Racnoss is at war, and wherever he stands, the Doctor is on the wrong side.
The Carrionite Curse by Simon Guerrier
(Story details to follow)
Day of the Vashta Nerada by Matt Fitton
As the Time War rages, Cardinal Ollistra of Gallifrey seeks to create ever more dangerous weapons to deploy against the enemy.
When the Doctor stumbles across Synthesis Station, he discovers that the Time Lords have sponsored a project to weaponise already-lethal creatures. But in doing so, Eva Morrison and her team have unwittingly used a colony of Vashta Nerada with a very unfortunate history of humanoid contact.
The Doctor finds himself leading a desperate race for survival, in which the shadows may be the least of their worries…
Written By: John Dorney, Scott Handcock, Simon Guerrier, Matt Fitton
Directed By: Barnaby Edwards
Cast
Tom Baker (The Doctor), Peter Davison (The Doctor), Colin Baker (The Doctor), Paul McGann (The Doctor), Adjoa Adhoh (Racnoss Empress), Nigel Planer (Old Racnoss Emperor/Herrax), Andrew French (Racnoss Consort), Lisa Kay (Alayna), Pam Ferris (Amanda Steele), Lorelei King (Georgia Donnelly), Emma Lowndes (Phelan), Matt Devitt (Bennetto), Jacqueline Pearce (Ollistra), Jan Ravens (Dr Eva Morrison), Himesh Patel (Biotech Dendry), Tim Wallers (Commander Roxita / Raldon), Maya Sondhi (Katy Bell), Andrée Bernard (Mary Sissinghurst), Adèle Anderson (Eileen Nelthorpe), Michael Fenton-Stevens (Rev Douglas Bell)
Other roles played by the cast.
Producer David Richardson
Script Editor Matt Fitton
Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
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Anonymous
March 5th, 2017 - 5:17pmone thing I’d like to see is Colin or Peter go head to head against the Vespiform, that’d be a good one.
Dalekparadigm2
March 2nd, 2017 - 10:41pmInteresting that the Vashta Nevada are getting a double outing – Day of and Night of… Love the look of these two parts, the others sound alright too
itzPrew
March 2nd, 2017 - 5:15pmThe 8th doc one sounds the best…
itzPrew
March 2nd, 2017 - 5:15pmin my opinion
Doctorfan
March 2nd, 2017 - 4:52pmthe details for the 3rd story have been added
Sean Bassett
March 2nd, 2017 - 1:54pmI was hoping for the Reapers, but it will still be cool to hear the Sixth Doctor taking on the Carrionites. Here’s hoping for the Reapers in volume 3!
itzPrew
March 2nd, 2017 - 9:20amWhy no 7th Doctor?
Shallacatop
March 2nd, 2017 - 10:52amEach set comprises of four stories and with five Doctors to play with, one of them has to miss out. It was Tom in the first set, now Sylvester in the second.
DoctorSong2016
March 2nd, 2017 - 1:10pmWhich makes perfect sense as McGann and C. Baker are arguably the most popular Doctors in Big Finish while Davison is also one that sells well, especially with his more recent Season 19 audios.
itzPrew
March 2nd, 2017 - 5:12pmI, personally, don’t have any 5th or 6th ones. My collection consists of either 7th 8th etc. or spinoffs but ok as long as he is in Volume 3
Velvet Doctor
September 19th, 2016 - 8:29pmI can easily see the 6th Doctor facing off with the Slitheen
Anonymous
October 31st, 2016 - 7:50amI think the 5th doctor vs slitheen 6th vs autons 7th vs vashta nerada and 8th vs either the saturnynians or the pyroviles
The Outcast
October 31st, 2016 - 9:31amFive is facing the Racnoss, thats already confirmed. I can see 6 or 7 against the Slitheen and Slience and I can see 8 Doing battle with the Reapers.
The Outcast
October 31st, 2016 - 9:32amFor the all the others except Five, That was speculation.
The Super Whovian
September 19th, 2016 - 6:19pmI know this would be very unlikely but David Tennant and John Hurt came back so how about New Doctors Old Monsters for the next boxset
Jay Glover
September 19th, 2016 - 6:46pmI could only dream
Andy Thorpe
September 20th, 2016 - 10:25amI can see David Tennant squaring off against enemies such as the axons etc, but John Hurt’s Doctor was only about spring the Time War so that may be difficult unless he had a few adventures in between.
Andy Thorpe
September 20th, 2016 - 3:18pmI meant during the time war*
whonose1963
September 20th, 2016 - 4:55pmMaybe the Daleks could ‘ally’ themselves with another race for Hurt to face? Of course the Daleks would probably betray them though…
The Super Whovian
September 20th, 2016 - 6:16pmThe War Doctor could go against the new series Zygons similar to how the 8th Doctor faced the new series Sontarans in the last box set. Perhaps the plot could involve the zygons planning a revenge on the Time lords after what happend to the Zygon’s home planet in the Time War.
Anonymous
September 24th, 2016 - 5:56pmId love to see:
4th Doctor & The Mire
5th Doctor & Pyrovilles
6th Doctor & Abzorbaloff
7th Doctor & Carrionites
8th Doctor & Krillitanes
Anonymous
March 5th, 2017 - 11:58amRIP John Hurt
The Super Whovian
September 19th, 2016 - 5:49pmI hope the Slitheen are in this box set. It would also be cool if Abzorbaloff is in this box set. Yes I can hear you laughing. But in all serious I think its time for Abzorbaloff to have a better story.
whonose1963
September 19th, 2016 - 7:24pmI agree about the Abzorbaloff, Big Finish have redeemed/improved many characters over the years (e.g. the Sixth and Eighth Doctors) and it would be superb if the Abzorbaloff got the same treatment.
DannyTheNerd
September 19th, 2016 - 1:25pmYES! loved the first boxset so very excited for this