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Big Finish The 10th Doctor Adventures Vol 1 Ltd Edition
Available to order from www.bigfinish.com
1.1 Technophobia by Matt Fitton
When the Doctor and Donna visit London’s Technology Museum for a glimpse into the future, things don’t go to plan.
The most brilliant IT brain in the country can’t use her computer. More worrying, the exhibits are attacking the visitors, while outside, people seem to be losing control of the technology that runs their lives.
Is it all down to simple human stupidity, or is something more sinister going on?
Beneath the streets, the Koggnossenti are waiting. For all of London to fall prey to technophobia…
1.2 Time Reaver by Jenny T Colgan
Calibris. The spaceport planet where anything goes. Where anyone who doesn’t want to be found can be lost, and where everything has its price. Where betentacled gangster Gully holds sway at the smugglers’ tavern, Vagabond’s Reach.
The alien Vacintians are trying to impose some order on the chaos. Soon the Doctor and Donna discover why. An illegal weapon is loose on the streets. A weapon that destroys lives… Slowly and agonisingly.
1.3 Death and the Queen by James Goss
Donna Noble has never been lucky in love.
So when, one day, her Prince does come, she is thrilled to have the wedding of all weddings to look forward to. Though the Doctor isn’t holding his breath for an invitation. And her future mother-in-law is certainly not amused.
But on the big day itself, Donna finds her castle under siege from the darkest of forces, marching at the head of a skeleton army.
When it looks like even the Doctor can’t save the day, what will Queen Donna do to save her people from Death itself?
Written By: Matt Fitton, Jenny T Colgan, James Goss
Cast
David Tennant (The Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble)
Technophobia
Niky Wardley (Bex), Rachael Stirling (Jill Meadows), Chook Sibtain (Brian), Kevin (Rory Keenan), Lukas (Jot Stevens)
Time Reaver
Alex Lowe (Soren), Sabrina Bartley (Cora), Terry Molloy (Rone), John Banks (Gully), Dan Starkey (Dorn)
Death and the Queen
Blake Ritson (Rudolph), Alice Krige (Queen Mum), Beth Chalmers (Hortense), Alan Cox (Death)
Other roles played by the cast
David Tennant is returning as the Tenth Doctor alongside Catherine Tate as his companion Donna Noble in three Doctor Who Audio Dramas!
David Tennant portrayed the Doctor on screen from 2005 until 1 January 2010, returning to play alongside Matt Smith and John Hurt in the 50th Anniversary special The Day of the Doctor in 2013. Catherine Tate made her debut as Donna in December 2006, and after a series and two festive specials she made her last appearance alongside David on 1 January 2010. Their on-screen partnership is generally regarded as one of the great high-points of the enduring science fiction phenomenon.
‘I still remember the sense of joy I had when I heard that David had been asked to play the Doctor,’ says Big Finish executive producer Jason Haigh-Ellery. ‘We were all so pleased for him — as we knew how much Doctor Who meant to him. And now David comes full circle, back doing Doctor Who with Big Finish — except that this time he’s playing the Doctor! It’s the same but different — it’s wonderful to have him back!’
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures will be released in May 2016 and comprises three thrilling full cast audio adventures.
The series opens with Doctor Who – The Tenth Doctor Adventures: Technophobia by Matt Fitton, which is set in a London slightly in the future, where mankind is gradually losing its ability to use everyday technology. Could there be an evil force at work?
In Doctor Who – The Tenth Doctor Adventures: Time Reaver by Jenny T Colgan the Doctor and Donna arrive on Calibris – ‘An entirely mechanical planet. Catch, hitch, fuel, fix, buy, pretty much any kind of transportation in existence.’ It’s also a world full of scoundrels, where a deadly black market has opened up in a device known only as the Time Reaver.
Finally, in Doctor Who – The Tenth Doctor Adventures: Death and the Queen by James Goss, Donna is swept along in a fairytale romance and meets the man of her dreams in the beautiful land of Goritania. What can possibly go wrong? And why has the Doctor never heard of Goritania?
‘I’ve enjoyed working with all the Doctors on TV, but David is on the only one I’d known before he became the Doctor,’ says executive producer Nicholas Briggs. ‘I’d worked with him on our Dalek Empire series for Big Finish and had such fun. So along with the excitement of directing new Tenth Doctor adventures, I’m so happy to be working with an old chum again.’
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures is produced by David Richardson, script edited by Matt Fitton and James Goss and directed by Nicholas Briggs.
‘This is one of those dream projects where I’ve spent months pinching myself. I’m covered in bruises,’ says David. ‘With two major international stars in place, and the legacy of this era of the TV show to live up to, we’ve worked our socks off to try and make some very special stories for this box set. Expect adventure, fun, scares… and some tears too.’
Doctor Who – The Tenth Doctor Adventures will be released in May 2016 – exclusively on the Big Finish website. Each of the three titles are available to pre-order separately today for just £10.99 on CD or £8.99 to download.
All three stories are also available in the Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures Volume 1 – Limited Edition set. Limited to just 5,000 copies and available exclusively from bigfinish.com, and the lavish book-sized box set includes exclusive artwork, photography, articles and a one-hour documentary featuring interviews with the stars and production team. You can pre-order the set today at the special price of £30 on CD or £25 to download – offering a £5 discount against the standard price!!
A whole universe of further Doctor Who releases are also available from Big Finish, with upcoming productions featuring John Hurt’s War Doctor, Alex Kingston as River Song and Jemma Redgrave leading the forces of UNIT. You can preview all of these new releases on the range page at from www.bigfinish.com
PedroPete
November 1st, 2015 - 8:12pmCan’t wait for this to be released. I think this is the placement but could be wrong:
The Doctor’s Daughter (TV)
The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV)
Death-Dealer (Big Finish / AudioGo)
Technophobia / Time Reaver / Death and the Queen (Big Finish)
Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead (TV)
Midnight (TV)
What do you think?
whotoys
October 27th, 2015 - 5:40pmnever got a big finish audio but now since may favourite doctor is coming to it I might get this
Star Lord
October 26th, 2015 - 10:37pmI have never purchased a Big Finish audio before, and while the new Torchwood & River Song ranges piqued my interest, it took the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate for me to throw my wallet at them!
DalekAgent
October 26th, 2015 - 8:37pm2016 looks like its going to be the best year for Big Finish
The Crazy Ross Invasion
October 26th, 2015 - 7:05pmLook forward to hearing these…
Now I think its about time we have a special like the light at the end but with new doctors
The Five Doctors
October 26th, 2015 - 5:59pmBest news of the day!! My favourite Doctor comes to Big Finish!!!! 😀 😀
Stike
October 26th, 2015 - 5:29pmMy least favorite doctor is coming to big finish. Most people say that big finish improved the 6th doctor, perhaps the same might happen with the 10th.
JasonisnotaRobot
October 26th, 2015 - 5:15pmSounds great!
Gordon
October 26th, 2015 - 11:41amIt’s great news but I still think the war doctor is a more exciting announcement for the simple reason I didn’t expect that. I always expected this to happen sooner or later so it’s not so exciting for me
booboo
October 26th, 2015 - 11:45ami see they have updated their Q&A page and they superficially say they can now use everything up to the end of Matt Smiths era
Gordon
October 26th, 2015 - 11:49amYeah I noticed that a couple of weeks ago
Alex
October 26th, 2015 - 11:03am“This Song is over. But the story never ends”
Fantastic to see Tennant back in the role and back at big finish! Looking forward to this immensely, pre ordered a copy of the limited edition set early. For those wondering pre-orders are charged instantly with Big Finish, something to do with the set up of their site.
The paternoster gang
October 26th, 2015 - 10:52amIs there delivery on the big finish website?
booboo
October 26th, 2015 - 10:54amup to 28 days i think but you get the digital download on release day anyway
The paternoster gang
October 26th, 2015 - 11:07amThanks booboo. Do you know whether there is a shipping charge on the big finish website and if I have to pay import charges to the uk?
booboo
October 26th, 2015 - 11:12amthey are a Uk company but so no import costs
not sure what they charge for post to be honest perhaps someone else knows?
matt9982
October 26th, 2015 - 11:17amCost £2 for postage when I bought the Sixth Doctor: Last Adventure
Zygon63
October 26th, 2015 - 11:34amThe delivery from them is always very fast and very reliable.
Gavinoski
October 26th, 2015 - 11:50amUsually if you preorder and are in the UK there is no postage added
Gordon
October 26th, 2015 - 12:22pmI preordered the limited edition just now and I wasn’t charged any postage.
Kalel1974
October 26th, 2015 - 10:45amWhen you preorder from big finish do they charge you the full amount immediately or wait to take payment when the items available?
Gordon
October 26th, 2015 - 10:50amFull amount straight away
100,000BC
October 26th, 2015 - 10:39amWoooooo!
I suppose the Churchill years always meant that Eccleston-Smith era audios were possible – it all depends on the actors’ availability and willingness, and DW is Tennant’s great passion so this was always on the cards!
If Smith were asked and available he might do it, unless he felt it was too soon. I still doubt that the BBC would let BF use Capaldi until he’s left the TARDIS – besides, he’s too busy with BBC Who.
What I REALLY want is Eccleston audios, but that depends on his willingness, and I fully respect his decisions and choices.
WFK DVD Collector 15
October 26th, 2015 - 5:24pmMe too. I would love to see the Ninth Doctor adventures!
Anonymous
October 26th, 2015 - 10:26amThis is great news for BF – they really deserve to be given a chance to bring post 2005 Who alive – credit also has to go to the current BBC production teams for allowing this to happen.
However, I personally am not excited by this news at all (although I imagine many will be). I think its still too soon to do more stories with a Doctor who had the markets of TV, books and Audio books saturated for so long…so long in fact that I am still bored with him. That said, the BF writers will probably do a far better job with 10 than RTD and gang did on TV.
Now…had they managed to convince Christopher Eccleston to stop behaving like a diva and get involved in a new story…now that would be exciting.
I’ll give this a miss and focus on the upcoming 8th Doctor, War Doctor and River Song audios.
Anonymous
October 26th, 2015 - 3:57pmRead his explanation, he’s hardly being a diva for having morals.
Also, his problem is with the BBC, not the show or character so he may come back with the right circumstances.
toths06
October 26th, 2015 - 10:05amLooks like their site has gone into meltdown!
Looks great though, cant wait to listen to it.