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(Added note under Cuddlesome's release details note about how it's not regularly available from the Big Finish website & when it has been made available, & that it's streamable on their SoundCloud. Added reference citation links for it. Added reference citation link to Recording Location note.)
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* [[Angela Wisher]] is named as a tribute to the late [[Michael Wisher]], who played [[Ronald Turvey]] in the original Audio Visuals version of ''Cuddlesome''. He is best known for originating the role of [[Davros]], the creator of the [[Dalek]]s, in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''.
* [[Angela Wisher]] is named as a tribute to the late [[Michael Wisher]], who played [[Ronald Turvey]] in the original Audio Visuals version of ''Cuddlesome''. He is best known for originating the role of [[Davros]], the creator of the [[Dalek]]s, in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''.
* ''Cuddlesome'' was released on a free CD offered with [[DWM 393]], along with a Director's Cut of Part One of ''[[The Mutant Phase (audio story)|The Mutant Phase]]''. Davison was featured on the cover of the magazine, which included coverage of his appearance in the ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'' mini-episode.
* ''Cuddlesome'' was released on a free CD offered with [[DWM 393]], along with a Director's Cut of Part One of ''[[The Mutant Phase (audio story)|The Mutant Phase]]''. Davison was featured on the cover of the magazine, which included coverage of his appearance in the ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'' mini-episode.
* After the 2019 redesign of the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] website, this release was added to ''[[The Fifth Doctor Adventures]]'' range.
** Otherwise, this story has never been made widely available from the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] website. It was uploaded to the Big Finish SoundCloud on 25 October 2012,<ref>[https://x.com/bigfinish/status/261576187216797696 https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/261576187216797696]</ref><ref>[https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-cuddlesome-complete Upload date on SoundCloud page.]</ref> and otherwise has no purchase widget on their webpage.<ref name=":0">https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-cuddlesome-984</ref> It was made a free download on the Big Finish website as part of Big Finishmas 2018 from 24 to 26 December,<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/christmas-eve-treat Christmas Eve treat!]</ref><ref>[https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1077143905664143360 https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1077143905664143360]</ref> and also from 12 to 18 June 2023 as part of their Weekly Freebies, later also known as ''lockdownloads''.<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/news-updates-week-commencing-12-june-2023 News Updates - Week Commencing 12 June 2023]</ref><ref>[https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1668244454606614528 https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1668244454606614528]</ref><ref>[https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1670416572253630464 https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1670416572253630464]</ref>
* This story was recorded at [[the Moat Studios]].
* After the 2019 redesign of the Big Finish website, this release was added to ''[[The Fifth Doctor Adventures]]'' range.
* This story was recorded at [[the Moat Studios]].<ref name=":0" />


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==

Revision as of 17:28, 21 July 2024

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Cuddlesome was a 2008 audio drama starring the Fifth Doctor. A remake of an Audio Visuals story of the same title, it was released on an audio CD included with DWM 393. It was re-released as free content on the Big Finish Podcast on 3 August 2011, and was put on Big Finish's Soundcloud in 2012. From 24 December 2018 to 26 December 2018 was available as a free release in Big Finish website.

Publisher's summary

Do you remember the Eighties? The Rubik's cube... Duran Duran ... deelyboppers ... and the Cuddlesomes — pink vampire hamsters, the must-have toy of twenty-three Christmases ago.

For so long now, the Cuddlesomes have been forgotten, lying in attics and junk shops. But now they're waking up. And they want to give us all a cuddle. A long, slow, deadly cuddle...

Landing in an England gripped by a strange new plague, the Doctor is soon on the Cuddlesomes' trail. But the toys are just part of a twisted plan to wipe out a whole generation...

Plot

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Cast

Credits

Worldbuilding

Notes

  • This story was originally produced as an unofficial Audio Visuals production, with Nicholas Briggs as the Doctor. Briggs provides the voice of a newsreader in the remake.
  • Angela Wisher is named as a tribute to the late Michael Wisher, who played Ronald Turvey in the original Audio Visuals version of Cuddlesome. He is best known for originating the role of Davros, the creator of the Daleks, in Genesis of the Daleks.
  • Cuddlesome was released on a free CD offered with DWM 393, along with a Director's Cut of Part One of The Mutant Phase. Davison was featured on the cover of the magazine, which included coverage of his appearance in the Time Crash mini-episode.
    • Otherwise, this story has never been made widely available from the Big Finish website. It was uploaded to the Big Finish SoundCloud on 25 October 2012,[1][2] and otherwise has no purchase widget on their webpage.[3] It was made a free download on the Big Finish website as part of Big Finishmas 2018 from 24 to 26 December,[4][5] and also from 12 to 18 June 2023 as part of their Weekly Freebies, later also known as lockdownloads.[6][7][8]
  • After the 2019 redesign of the Big Finish website, this release was added to The Fifth Doctor Adventures range.
  • This story was recorded at the Moat Studios.[3]

Continuity

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