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|writer = | |writer = Nigel Fairs | ||
|director = [[ | |director = [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|music = [[Nigel Fairs]] | |music = [[Nigel Fairs]] | ||
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|cover = [[Stuart Manning]] | |cover = [[Stuart Manning]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 6 March 2008 | ||
|format = 1 CD<br | |format = 1 CD<br>SoundCloud Streaming<br>Download | ||
|production code = DWMCD09 | |production code = DWMCD09 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-577-5 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-577-5 | ||
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'''''Cuddlesome''''' was an audio drama starring the [[Fifth Doctor]] by [[Big Finish Productions]]. A remake of an [[Audio Visuals (fan work)|Audio Visuals]] story of the same title, it was released on a CD included with [[DWM 393]], published [[6 March (releases)|6 March]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title='Backstage' tab of the official ''Cuddlesome'' page|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-cuddlesome-984|author=[[Big Finish Productions|Audiobooks from Big Finish]]|website name=[https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]|accessdate=21 July 2024|quote='''Recorded at:''' Moat Studios. Originally released as a free CD given away with Doctor Who Magazine #393, which was published 6 March 2008.}}</ref> It was put on [https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-cuddlesome-complete?in=big-finish/sets/complete-free-big-finish Big Finish's Soundcloud] in on [[25 October (releases)|25 October]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]],<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> though otherwise has only been made freely available as a download for select periods from the Big Finish website. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Notes == | == 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. | * After the 2019 redesign of the Big Finish website, this release was moved from ''Special Releases'' to ''[[The Fifth Doctor Adventures]]''. | ||
* This story was originally produced as an unofficial [[Audio Visuals (fan work)|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 [[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]]''. | ||
* This story was recorded at [[the Moat Studios]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
* ''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. | ||
* | * Besides its initial release with DWM 393, this story has never been made regularly available from the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] website, with no purchase widget on its webpage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The official ''Cuddlesome'' page|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-cuddlesome-984|author=[[Big Finish Productions|Audiobooks from Big Finish]]|website name=[https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]|accessdate=21 July 2024}}</ref> It has been made available in other ways since then, however: | ||
** It was re-released as one of their Story Podcasts on [[3 August (releases)|3 August]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/Podcast-Cuddlesome-03-August-2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810135849/https://www.bigfinish.com/news/Podcast-Cuddlesome-03-August-2011|archivedate=10 August 2011|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|title=Podcast - Cuddlesome - 03 August 2011|date of source=3 August 2011|website name=[https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]|accessdate=24 December 2024|quote=It's time for the latest story podcast, and this week it's ''Cuddlesome''!}}</ref> This podcast is no longer accessible. | |||
** It was uploaded to Big Finish's [https://soundcloud.com/big-finish SoundCloud page] on [[25 October (releases)|25 October]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/261576187216797696|title=My new sounds: Doctor Who: Cuddlesome (Complete adventure) http://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-cuddlesome-complete on #SoundCloud|website name=Big Finish ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=25 October 2012|accessdate=21 July 2024}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-cuddlesome-complete|website name=[https://soundcloud.com/big-finish @big-finish] on [https://soundcloud.com SoundCloud]|title=Doctor Who: Cuddlesome (Complete adventure)|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=25 October 2012|accessdate=21 July 2024}}</ref> | |||
** As part of Big Finishmas [[2018 (releases)|2018]], from [[24 December (releases)|24]] to [[26 December (releases)|26 December]], it was made available as a free download on the Big Finish website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/christmas-eve-treat|title=Christmas Eve treat!|date of source=24 December 2018|author=[[Big Finish Productions|Audiobooks from Big Finish]]|website name=[https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]|accessdate=21 July 2024|quote='''Cuddlesome''' will be absolutely free until 23:59 UK time on Boxing Day (the 26th of December), so don’t miss out!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1077143905664143360|title=We couldn't wait for Christmas Day before opening one present... You can get the #DoctorWho adventure Cuddlesome for FREE right now, until the end of Boxing Day -> https://bigfinish.com/news/v/christmas-eve-treat|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=24 December 2018|website name=Big Finish ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessdate=21 July 2024}}</ref> | |||
** As part of their Weekly Freebies, later also known as ''lockdownloads'', from [[12 June (releases)|12]] to [[18 June (releases)|18 June]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]], it was made a free download again on the Big Finish website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/news-updates-week-commencing-12-june-2023|title=News Updates - Week Commencing 12 June 2023|author=[[Big Finish Productions|Audiobooks from Big Finish]]|date of source=12 June 2023|quote='''Monday 12 June'''. BIG FINISH FREEBIE {{!}} Download a FREE Doctor Who audio adventure until 23:59 (UK time) 18 June 2023. Click here to get Doctor Who - The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Cuddlesome while you can!|website name=[https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]|accessdate=21 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1668244454606614528|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|title=Dive into the world of Fifth Doctor stories with a FREE audio adventure! 🤩🎧 Visit http://bgfn.sh/CuddleBFF to download the latest Big Finish Freebie, #DoctorWho: Cuddlesome until 23:59 (UK time) 18 June 2023. #BFF|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=12 June 2023|accessdate=21 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1670416572253630464|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessdate=21 July 2024|date of source=18 June 2023|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|title=⚠️ FINAL WARNING! ⚠️ The chance to get a FREE Fifth Doctor download ends at 23:59 (UK time) tonight! Grab #DoctorWho: Cuddlesome while you can at http://bgfn.sh/CuddleBFF. #BFF}}</ref> | |||
** As part of Big Finishmas [[2024 (releases)|2024]], from 24 to 26 December 2024, it was made a free download once more on the Big Finish website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/12-days-of-bigfinishmas-offers-2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224165746/https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/12-days-of-bigfinishmas-offers-2024|archivedate=24 December 2024|title=12 Days of BigFinishmas Offers 2024!|accessdate=24 December 2024|quote='''Tuesday 24 December 2024''' ◉ For a strictly limited time, download Doctor Who: Cuddlesome, starring Peter Davison, Roberta Taylor and Timothy West, completely free. Hurry! This offer expires at 23:59 (UK time) on 26 December 2024. (Originally a Doctor Who Magazine freebie.)|date of source=23 December 2024|website name=[https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]|author=[[Big Finish Productions|Audiobooks from Big Finish]]}}</ref> Big Finish social media posts would incorrectly say it lasted until [[7 January (releases)|7 January]] [[2025 (releases)|2025]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1871541355937218925|title=#BigFinishmas day 2: Click http://bgfn.sh/bigfinishmas2024 to grab this FREE Fifth Doctor audio! Offer expires at 23:59 (UK time) on 07 January 2025.|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=24 December 2024|accessdate=24 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bsky.app/profile/bigfinish.bsky.social/post/3le2ismmyze2w|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://bsky.app/profile/bigfinish.bsky.social @bigfinish.bsky.social]) on [https://bsky.app Bluesky]|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|title=#BigFinishmas day 2: Click bgfn.sh/bigfinishmas24 to grab this FREE Fifth Doctor audio! Offer expires at 23:59 (UK time) on 07 January 2025.|date of source=24 December 2024|accessdate=24 December 2024}}</ref> | |||
** For these timeframes where it is made available as a free download, the purchase widget is restored.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The official ''Cuddlesome'' page|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-cuddlesome-984|author=[[Big Finish Productions|Audiobooks from Big Finish]]|website name=[https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]|accessdate=24 December 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224213843/https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-cuddlesome-984|archivedate=24 December 2024}}</ref> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:18, 24 December 2024
Cuddlesome was an audio drama starring the Fifth Doctor by Big Finish Productions. A remake of an Audio Visuals story of the same title, it was released on a CD included with DWM 393, published 6 March 2008.[1] It was put on Big Finish's Soundcloud in on 25 October 2012,[2][3] though otherwise has only been made freely available as a download for select periods from the Big Finish website.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Angela Wisher - Roberta Taylor
- Ronald Turvey - Timothy West
- The Tinghus - David Troughton
- John Dixon/The New Cuddlesomes - Matthew Noble
- Miranda Evenden/The Cuddlesomes/Dr Cooper/Vehicle - Kate Brown
- Newsreader - Nicholas Briggs
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Stuart Manning
- Director - Barnaby Edwards
- Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
- Writer, Music and Sound Design - Nigel Fairs
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- John Dixon had a Cuddlesome in the 1980s.
- The original Cuddlesome factory in Shoreham closed down in 1983.
- John's father lives in Brisbane.
- The Doctor was trying to visit Brighton in 1818.
- John was born on 12 January 1976.
- Angela suggests that the Doctor could find a Cuddlesome on eBay.
- The Inland Revenue had Turvey arrested on charges of tax fraud. He spent more than 20 years in prison.
- Angela carries a hammer in her bag.
- Dominic Martin was born on 3 May 1978.
- The Doctor once had a bear, but he had to release it when it started eating his bedroom furniture.
- Angela refers to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
- Telepathic resonance makes the Doctor's elbows twitch.
- In the 1980s, Cuddlesomes were sold in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Europe, China and Russia.
- As a child, Turvey had a teddy bear named Mr Cuddles. When he was 18 years old, he went to university and studied biochemistry. At the end of the worst term of his life, several students broke into his room and destroyed Mr Cuddles.
- Angela is a plumber.
- The Tingha are allergic to human growth hormones. Exposure causes them to develop a rash and then explode.
- The Doctor learned how to tackle from William Webb Ellis.
- Brighton Lanes are located in Brighton.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- After the 2019 redesign of the Big Finish website, this release was moved from Special Releases to The Fifth Doctor Adventures.
- 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.
- This story was recorded at the Moat Studios.[1]
- 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.
- Besides its initial release with DWM 393, this story has never been made regularly available from the Big Finish website, with no purchase widget on its webpage.[4] It has been made available in other ways since then, however:
- It was re-released as one of their Story Podcasts on 3 August 2011.[5] This podcast is no longer accessible.
- It was uploaded to Big Finish's SoundCloud page on 25 October 2012.[2][3]
- As part of Big Finishmas 2018, from 24 to 26 December, it was made available as a free download on the Big Finish website.[6][7]
- As part of their Weekly Freebies, later also known as lockdownloads, from 12 to 18 June 2023, it was made a free download again on the Big Finish website.[8][9][10]
- As part of Big Finishmas 2024, from 24 to 26 December 2024, it was made a free download once more on the Big Finish website.[11] Big Finish social media posts would incorrectly say it lasted until 7 January 2025.[12][13]
- For these timeframes where it is made available as a free download, the purchase widget is restored.[14]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor considers building a new sonic screwdriver after his previous one was destroyed by the Terileptil leader in September 1666. (TV: The Visitation) However, he would not do so until his seventh incarnation. (AUDIO: The Dark Husband, Mask of Tragedy; TV: Doctor Who)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Cuddlesome page at bigfinish.com
- Cuddlesome at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Cuddlesome at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Audiobooks from Big Finish. 'Backstage' tab of the official Cuddlesome page. bigfinish.com. Retrieved on 21 July 2024. “Recorded at: Moat Studios. Originally released as a free CD given away with Doctor Who Magazine #393, which was published 6 March 2008.”
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Big Finish Productions (25 October 2012). My new sounds: Doctor Who: Cuddlesome (Complete adventure) http://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-cuddlesome-complete on #SoundCloud. Big Finish (@bigfinish) on Twitter. Retrieved on 21 July 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Big Finish Productions (25 October 2012). Doctor Who: Cuddlesome (Complete adventure). @big-finish on SoundCloud. Retrieved on 21 July 2024.
- ↑ Audiobooks from Big Finish. The official Cuddlesome page. bigfinish.com. Retrieved on 21 July 2024.
- ↑ Big Finish Productions (3 August 2011). Podcast - Cuddlesome - 03 August 2011. bigfinish.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved on 24 December 2024. “It's time for the latest story podcast, and this week it's Cuddlesome!”
- ↑ Audiobooks from Big Finish (24 December 2018). Christmas Eve treat!. bigfinish.com. Retrieved on 21 July 2024. “Cuddlesome will be absolutely free until 23:59 UK time on Boxing Day (the 26th of December), so don’t miss out!”
- ↑ Big Finish Productions (24 December 2018). We couldn't wait for Christmas Day before opening one present... You can get the #DoctorWho adventure Cuddlesome for FREE right now, until the end of Boxing Day -> https://bigfinish.com/news/v/christmas-eve-treat. Big Finish (@bigfinish) on Twitter. Retrieved on 21 July 2024.
- ↑ Audiobooks from Big Finish (12 June 2023). News Updates - Week Commencing 12 June 2023. bigfinish.com. Retrieved on 21 July 2024. “Monday 12 June. BIG FINISH FREEBIE | Download a FREE Doctor Who audio adventure until 23:59 (UK time) 18 June 2023. Click here to get Doctor Who - The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Cuddlesome while you can!”
- ↑ Big Finish Productions (12 June 2023). Dive into the world of Fifth Doctor stories with a FREE audio adventure! 🤩🎧 Visit http://bgfn.sh/CuddleBFF to download the latest Big Finish Freebie, #DoctorWho: Cuddlesome until 23:59 (UK time) 18 June 2023. #BFF. Big Finish Insider (@bigfinish) on Twitter. Retrieved on 21 July 2024.
- ↑ Big Finish Productions (18 June 2023). ⚠️ FINAL WARNING! ⚠️ The chance to get a FREE Fifth Doctor download ends at 23:59 (UK time) tonight! Grab #DoctorWho: Cuddlesome while you can at http://bgfn.sh/CuddleBFF. #BFF. Big Finish Insider (@bigfinish) on Twitter. Retrieved on 21 July 2024.
- ↑ Audiobooks from Big Finish (23 December 2024). 12 Days of BigFinishmas Offers 2024!. bigfinish.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2024. Retrieved on 24 December 2024. “Tuesday 24 December 2024 ◉ For a strictly limited time, download Doctor Who: Cuddlesome, starring Peter Davison, Roberta Taylor and Timothy West, completely free. Hurry! This offer expires at 23:59 (UK time) on 26 December 2024. (Originally a Doctor Who Magazine freebie.)”
- ↑ Big Finish Productions (24 December 2024). #BigFinishmas day 2: Click http://bgfn.sh/bigfinishmas2024 to grab this FREE Fifth Doctor audio! Offer expires at 23:59 (UK time) on 07 January 2025.. Big Finish Insider (@bigfinish) on Twitter. Retrieved on 24 December 2024.
- ↑ Big Finish Productions (24 December 2024). #BigFinishmas day 2: Click bgfn.sh/bigfinishmas24 to grab this FREE Fifth Doctor audio! Offer expires at 23:59 (UK time) on 07 January 2025.. Big Finish Insider (@bigfinish.bsky.social) on Bluesky. Retrieved on 24 December 2024.
- ↑ Audiobooks from Big Finish. The official Cuddlesome page. bigfinish.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2024. Retrieved on 24 December 2024.
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