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|image= The Big Finish Companion Volume 2.jpg
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|writer= [[Kenny Smith]]
|writer       = [[Kenny Smith]]
|cover = [[Alex Mallinson]]
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|editor = [[Richard Dinnick]], [[Paul Spragg]]
|editor       = [[Richard Dinnick]], [[Paul Spragg]]
|publisher= Big Finish Productions
|publisher   = Big Finish Productions
|release date= [[February (releases)|February]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|release date = [[February (releases)|February]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|format= Large-format hardback book
|format       = Large-format hardback book
|isbn=ISBN 978-1-78178-071-8
|isbn         = ISBN 978-1-78178-071-8
|prev = The Big Finish Companion: Volume 1
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was the second volume of a complete guide to audio dramas produced by the [[Big Finish Productions]].
'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was the second volume of a complete guide to audio dramas produced by the [[Big Finish Productions]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
The second volume of the comprehensive guide to [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] releases including [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Doctor Who]], [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series|Bernice Summerfield]], The Tomorrow People, Stargate, and more.
The second volume of the comprehensive guide to [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] releases including [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Doctor Who]], [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]], The Tomorrow People, Stargate, and more.


Contains facts, trivia and behind the scenes interviews. Hardback, coffee-table format.
Contains facts, trivia and behind the scenes interviews. Hardback, coffee-table format.


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
<!--=== Detailed information on ''Doctor Who''-related stories ===  
=== Detailed information on ''Doctor Who''-related stories ===
* Doctor Who – The Main Monthly Range: #1 (''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'') – #75 (''[[Scaredy Cat (audio story)|Scaredy Cat]]'')
* [[Main Range|Doctor Who – The Main Range]]: 76 (''[[Singularity (audio story)|Singularity]]'') – 115 (''[[Forty-Five (audio anthology)|Forty-Five]]'')
* Doctor Who – The Specials: #33 1/2 (''[[The Maltese Penguin (audio story)|The Maltese Penguin]]'') and I (''[[Real Time (audio story)|Real Time]]'') – IV (''[[Cryptobiosis (audio story)|Cryptobiosis]]'')  
* Doctor Who – The Subscriber Specials: V (''[[Return of the Daleks (audio story)|Return of the Daleks]]'') – X (''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]'')
* [[The Companion Chronicles|Doctor Who – The Companion Chronicles]]: Series 1–3 (#1.1 ''[[Frostfire (audio story)|Frostfire]]'' – #3.12 ''[[The Stealers from Saiph (audio story)|The Stealers from Saiph]]'')
* [[The Companion Chronicles|Doctor Who – The Companion Chronicles]]: Seasons [[Series 4 (CC)|4]] & [[Series 5 (CC)|5]] (4.1 ''[[The Drowned World (audio story)|The Drowned World]]'' – 5.12 ''[[The Cold Equations (audio story)|The Cold Equations]]'')
* [[The Lost Stories|Doctor Who – The Lost Stories]]: Series 1 (#1.1 ''[[The Nightmare Fair (audio story)|The Nightmare Fair]]'' – #1.8 ''[[The Macros (audio story)|The Macros]]'')
* [[The Lost Stories|Doctor Who – The Lost Stories]]: [[Series 2 (TLS)|Season 2]] (2.1 ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]''/''[[The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (TV story)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]]'' – 2.6 ''[[Earth Aid (audio story)|Earth Aid]]'') and ''[[The Foe from the Future (audio story)|The Foe from the Future]]''/''[[The Valley of Death (audio story)|The Valley of Death]]''
* Doctor Who - The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Series 1 & 2 (#1.1 ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]]'', Part 1 – #2.8 ''[[The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)|The Vengeance of Morbius]]'')
* [[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Doctor Who The Eighth Doctor Adventures]]: [[Series 3 (8DA)|Season 3]] (3.1 ''[[Orbis (audio story)|Orbis]]'' – 3.8 ''[[Worldwide Web (audio story)|Worldwide Web]]'')
* [[The Stageplays (audio series)|Doctor Who - The Stage Plays]] (#1 ''[[The Ultimate Adventure (audio story)|The Ultimate Adventure]]'' – #3 ''[[The Curse of the Daleks (audio story)|The Curse of the Daleks]]'')
* Doctor Who – The [[Doctor Who Magazine|DWM]] Exclusives ([[DWM 300]] ''[[Last of the Titans (audio story)|Last of the Titans]]'' – [[DWM 351]] ''[[The Coup (audio story)|The Coup]]''/''[[Silver Lining (audio story)|Silver Lining]]'')
* [[Excelis Saga|Doctor Who - Excelis]] (#1 ''[[Excelis Dawns (audio story)|Excelis Dawns]]'' – #3 ''[[Excelis Decays (audio story)|Excelis Decays]]'')
* [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]: Seasons [[Series 5 (BFBS)|5]]–[[Series 8 (BFBS)|8]] (5.1 ''[[The Grel Escape (audio story)|The Grel Escape]]'' – 8.6 ''[[The Wake (audio story)|The Wake]]'')
* [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series|Bernice Summerfield]]: Series 1–4 (#1.1 ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (audio story)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'' – #4.4 ''[[Death and the Daleks (audio story)|Death and the Daleks]]'')
* [[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]: Series [[Series 1 (Gallifrey)|1]]–[[Series 3 (Gallifrey)|3]] (1.1 ''[[Weapon of Choice (audio story)|Weapon of Choice]]'' – 3.5 ''[[Panacea (audio story)|Panacea]]'')
* [[Dalek Empire (audio series)|Dalek Empire]]: Series 1–4 (#1.1 ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'' – ''[[The Fearless: Part 4 (audio story)|The Fearless: Part 4]]'')
* [[Cyberman (audio series)|Cyberman]]: Series [[Series 1 (Cyberman)|1]] & [[Cyberman 2|2]] (1.1 ''[[Scorpius (audio story)|Scorpius]]'' – 2.4 ''[[Extinction (audio story)|Extinction]]'')
* [[Sarah Jane Smith (audio series)|Sarah Jane Smith]]: Series 1 & 2 (#1.1 ''[[Comeback (audio story)|Comeback]]'' – #2.4 ''[[Dreamland (audio story)|Dreamland]]'')
* [[Jago & Litefoot]]: [[Jago & Litefoot: Series Two|Series 2]] (2.1 ''[[Litefoot and Sanders (audio story)|Litefoot and Sanders]]'' – 2.4 ''[[The Ruthven Inheritance (audio story)|The Ruthven Inheritance]]'')
* [[Jago & Litefoot]]: Series 1 (#1.1 ''[[The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)|The Bloodless Soldier]]'' – ''[[The Similarity Engine (audio story)|The Similarity Engine]]'')
* [[Graceless (audio series)|Graceless]]: [[Graceless (audio anthology)|Season 1]] (1.1 ''[[The Sphere (audio story)|The Sphere]]'' – 1.3 ''[[The End (audio story)|The End]]'')
* [[I, Davros]] (#1.1 ''[[Innocence (audio story)|Innocence]]'' – #1.4 ''[[Guilt (audio story)|Guilt]]'')
* [[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]]: Series 1 & 2 (1.1 ''[[Wildthyme at Large (audio story)|Wildthyme at Large]]'' – 2.4 ''[[The Panda Invasion (audio story)|The Panda Invasion]]'' and 2.X ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa (audio story)|The Claws of Santa]]'')


=== Detailed information on other stories ===
=== Detailed information on other stories ===
* Sapphire & Steel: Series 1–3
* ''The Tomorrow People'': Seasons 1–5
* Highlander: Series 1
* ''Stargate'': Season 1–2
* Sherlock Holmes: Series 1
* Robin Hood


=== Character profiles ===
=== Character and monster profiles ===
* [[Evelyn Smythe]]
* [[Viyran|The Viyrans]]
* [[Charlotte Pollard|Charlotte Elspeth Pollard]]
* [[Thomas Brewster]]
* [[Erimem]]
* [[Word Lord|The Word Lord]]
* [[C'rizz|C'Rizz]]
* [[Raine Creevy]]
* [[Hex]]
* Elena
* [[Lucie Miller]]
* Ruby


=== Appendices ===
=== Essays ===
# ''Doctor Who – Suggested Seasons'': suggestions how split Big Finish releases into seasons.
* When [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] Recovered
# ''Doctor Who – The Music'': information about released soundtracks.
* [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] Changeover
# ''[[Big Finish Magazine]]'': information about issues of the Big Finish Magazine.
* The Revamped Team
* New [[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]], New Danger!
 
=== Appendix ===
Errata and addenda to [[The Big Finish Companion: Volume 1|Volume 1]].


== Notable features ==
== Notable features ==
Contains a foreword by [[Colin Baker]], an introduction by the [[Richard Dinnick|author]] and an afterword by [[David Warner]].-->
Contains a foreword by [[Sophie Aldred]] and an afterword by [[Louise Jameson]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{bigfinish|releases/v/the-big-finish-companion-volume-02-616|The Big Finish Companion Volume 02}}
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-big-finish-companion-volume-02-616|The Big Finish Companion Volume 02}}




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The Big Finish Companion: Volume 2 was the second volume of a complete guide to audio dramas produced by the Big Finish Productions.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The second volume of the comprehensive guide to Big Finish releases including Doctor Who, Bernice Summerfield, The Tomorrow People, Stargate, and more.

Contains facts, trivia and behind the scenes interviews. Hardback, coffee-table format.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Detailed information on Doctor Who-related stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Detailed information on other stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Tomorrow People: Seasons 1–5
  • Stargate: Season 1–2

Character and monster profiles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Essays[[edit] | [edit source]]

Appendix[[edit] | [edit source]]

Errata and addenda to Volume 1.

Notable features[[edit] | [edit source]]

Contains a foreword by Sophie Aldred and an afterword by Louise Jameson.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]