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|release year = 2019 | |release year = 2019 | ||
|first story = Lies in Ruins (audio story) | |first story = Lies in Ruins (audio story) | ||
|only release = [[July (releases)|July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | |only release = [[17 July (releases)|17 July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | ||
|main character = {{il|[[Third Doctor]]|[[Fourth Doctor]]|[[Fifth Doctor]]|[[Sixth Doctor]]|[[Seventh Doctor]]|[[Eighth Doctor]]}} | |main character = {{il|[[Third Doctor]]|[[Fourth Doctor]]|[[Fifth Doctor]]|[[Sixth Doctor]]|[[Seventh Doctor]]|[[Eighth Doctor]]}} | ||
|exec prod = Nicholas Briggs | |||
|exec prod2 = Jason Haigh-Ellery | |||
|producer = David Richardson | |producer = David Richardson | ||
|script ed = | |script ed = Guy Adams | ||
|script ed2 = Matt Fitton | |script ed2 = Matt Fitton | ||
| | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]], [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
| | |sound = Howard Carter | ||
|cover = [[Tom Webster]] | |||
|runtime = 8 CD boxset | |runtime = 8 CD boxset | ||
|physical isbn = 978-1-78703-648-2 | |physical isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-648-2 | ||
|digital isbn = 978-1-78703-649-9 | |digital isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-649-9 | ||
|publisher = [[Big Finish Productions]] | |publisher = [[Big Finish Productions]] | ||
|production codes = BFP20LEGACY | |production codes = BFP20LEGACY | ||
}} | |VOR = VOR 125 | ||
'''''The Legacy of Time''''' was a special anthology released on [[July (releases)|July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] to celebrate twenty years of [[Big Finish Productions]] making ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories on audio. | |soundcloudtrailer = soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time-trailer | ||
|trailer = Six Doctors United! The Legacy of Time Trailer Doctor Who | |||
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'''''The Legacy of Time''''' was a special anthology released on [[17 July (releases)|17 July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]<ref name=":0">[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time1 Doctor Who - The Legacy of Time] (Release Day Announcement)</ref><ref name=":1">[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/news-updates-week-commencing-8th-july-20191 News updates – week commencing 15th July 2019]</ref> to celebrate twenty years of [[Big Finish Productions]] making ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories on audio. | |||
Marketed as the biggest audio crossover event ever<ref name="The Legacy of Time">https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time</ref> | Marketed as the biggest audio crossover event ever, with David Richardson saying it was "quite possibly the biggest Doctor Who story we have ever told at Big Finish",<ref name="The Legacy of Time">[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time Doctor Who: The Legacy of Time] (General Announcement)</ref> it featured nine incarnations of [[the Doctor]], as well as [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[River Song]], [[Romana II]] and [[Leela]], both the [[1970s]] and [[2010s]] [[UNIT]] teams, and [[Counter-Measures]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | |||
An epic six-part adventure celebrating 20 years of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' at [[Big Finish]]! | |||
[[Time]] is collapsing. Incidents of chaos and devastation are appearing throughout the lives of one [[Time Lord]] and his many friends – all fallout from one terrible disaster. From [[Earth]]'s [[past]] and [[present]] to timeless [[alien]] worlds, from the [[cloisters]] of [[Gallifrey]] into [[Time Vortex|the Vortex]] itself... [[The Doctor]] must save universal [[history]] – and he needs all the help he can get. | |||
1. ''[[Lies in Ruins (audio story)|Lies in Ruins]]'' by [[James Goss]] | |||
On a strange ruined world, a renowned [[archaeologist]] opens an ancient [[tomb]]. Only to find another archaeologist got there first. [[Bernice Summerfield|Professors Summerfield]] and [[River Song|Song]] unite to solve a mystery. Then the [[Eighth Doctor]] arrives, and things really become dangerous. Because their best friend isn’t quite the man River and Benny remember... | |||
2. ''[[The Split Infinitive (audio story)|The Split Infinitive]]'' by [[John Dorney]] | |||
A criminal gang appears to have recruited a member with time-bending powers. It’s a case for the [[Counter-Measures]] team – in the [[1960s]] and the [[1970s]]! The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] have their work cut out to save the day twice over, and make sure [[Ian Gilmore|Gilmore]], [[Rachel Jensen|Rachel]] and [[Allison Williams|Allison]] don’t collide with their past, or their [[future]]. | |||
3. ''[[The Sacrifice of Jo Grant (audio story)|The Sacrifice of Jo Grant]]'' by [[Guy Adams]] | |||
When pockets of temporal instability appear in a [[Dorset]] [[village]], [[UNIT]] are called in. Soon, [[Kate Stewart]] and [[Jo Jones]] find themselves working alongside the [[Third Doctor]], while [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] battles to get them [[21st century|home]]. But this isn’t the first time UNIT has faced this threat. Only before, it seems that Jo Grant didn’t survive... | |||
'' | 4. ''[[Relative Time (audio story)|Relative Time]]'' by [[Matt Fitton]] | ||
Disaster strikes inside the Time Vortex, and the [[Fifth Doctor]] is thrown together with someone from his future... someone claiming to be his [[daughter]]! Kleptomaniac Time Lord, [[the Nine]], believes it’s his chance to steal something huge. But [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] just wants her [[Parent|dad]] to believe in her. | |||
'' | 5. ''[[The Avenues of Possibility (audio story)|The Avenues of Possibility]]'' by [[Jonathan Morris]] | ||
DI [[Patricia Menzies]] is used to the strange, but even she is surprised when the [[18th century|eighteenth century]] itself falls onto her patch. Fortunately, she has the founders of modern [[Police|policing]] to help with her enquiries. And when the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] arrive, they find armed and hostile forces trying to change Earth history forever. | |||
''Collision Course'' by Guy Adams | 6. ''[[Collision Course (audio story)|Collision Course]]'' by Guy Adams | ||
Fallout from the temporal distortions has now reached Gallifrey. To find the cause, [[Leela]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] remember travels with the [[Fourth Doctor]] to the same world, at different times. The enemy is revealed, and it may take more than one Doctor to prevent the destruction of everything! | |||
== Stories == | == Stories == | ||
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! Title || Author || Director || Doctor || Featuring || Released || Pr. code | ! Title || Author || Director || Doctor || Featuring || Released || Pr. code | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''Lies in Ruins'' | |''[[Lies in Ruins (audio story)|Lies in Ruins]]'' | ||
|[[James Goss]] | |[[James Goss]] | ||
|rowspan= | |rowspan=4|[[Ken Bentley]] | ||
| | |[[Eighth Doctor|8th]] | ||
| | |[[River Song|River]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
|rowspan=6|[[July (releases)|July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | |rowspan=6|[[17 July (releases)|17 July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | ||
|rowspan=6|BFP20LEGACY | |rowspan=6|BFP20LEGACY | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''The Split Infinitive'' | |''[[The Split Infinitive (audio story)|The Split Infinitive]]'' | ||
|[[John Dorney]] | |[[John Dorney]] | ||
| | |[[Seventh Doctor|7th]] | ||
| | |[[Ace]], [[Ian Gilmore|Ian]], [[Rachel Jensen|Rachel]], [[Allison Williams|Allison]], [[Toby Kinsella|Toby]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''The Sacrifice of Jo Grant'' | |''[[The Sacrifice of Jo Grant (audio story)|The Sacrifice of Jo Grant]]'' | ||
|[[ | |[[Guy Adams]] | ||
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]] | |[[Third Doctor|3rd]] | ||
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Kate Stewart|Kate]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] | |[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Kate Stewart|Kate]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]], Allison, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''Relative Time'' | |''[[Relative Time (audio story)|Relative Time]]'' | ||
|[[Matt Fitton]] | |[[Matt Fitton]] | ||
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]] | |[[Fifth Doctor|5th]] | ||
|[[ | |[[Jenny]], [[the Nine]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''The Avenues of Possibility'' | |''[[The Avenues of Possibility (audio story)|The Avenues of Possibility]]'' | ||
|[[Jonathan Morris]] | |[[Jonathan Morris]] | ||
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]] | |[[Helen Goldwyn]] | ||
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]] | |||
|[[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[Patricia Menzies]] | |[[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[Patricia Menzies]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''Collision Course'' | |''[[Collision Course (audio story)|Collision Course]]'' | ||
|Guy Adams | |Guy Adams | ||
| | |Ken Bentley | ||
| | |[[Fourth Doctor|4th]] | ||
|[[First Doctor]], [[Second Doctor]], [[Third Doctor]], [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Tenth Doctor]], Benny, [[Leela]], [[Romana II]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The anthology had been in production for three years prior to its release.<ref>https://twitter.com/RichardsonBF/status/1031468849890308096</ref> | * The anthology had been in production for three years prior to its release.<ref>https://twitter.com/RichardsonBF/status/1031468849890308096</ref> | ||
* | * The Limited Edition of this release was limited to 4000 physical copies.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Legacy of Time" /><ref name=":2">[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/fifth-doctor-meets-daughter-jenny Fifth Doctor meets Jenny]</ref><ref name=":3">[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-celebrates-20-years-on-audio-at-big-finish-with-20-hour-livestream Big Finish Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Livestream]</ref><ref>'About' tab of [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time-limited-edition-1891 the official ''The Legacy Of Time'' (Limited Edition) page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com].</ref> | ||
* The [[ | * This anthology, along with its cover and story details except for ''Relative Time'', was announced on 20 August 2018. Details for ''Relative Time'' were left as "Episode four by [[Matt Fitton]] (to be confirmed)". The cover also did not include [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]].<ref name="The Legacy of Time" /> | ||
* ''The | ** It was on 12 November 2018 that the title, and story and cast details, of ''Relative Time'', as well as Jenny's inclusion in this anthology and her meeting the [[Fifth Doctor]] to battle [[the Nine]], were announced,<ref name=":2" /> along with an updated cover that included her.<ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1061952477963141121</ref> | ||
* The [[ | ** A [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] news article released on 1 January 2019 about their future 2019 releases used a textless version of the original cover without Jenny.<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/big-finish-2019-celebrations Big Finish 2019 Celebrations]</ref> A textless version of the original cover without her was also published by [[Tom Webster]] on 22 August 2018 on his Twitter.<ref>https://twitter.com/tomwebsta/status/1032243489709408257</ref> | ||
* The [[ | *[[Katy Manning]] was originally credited as [[Jo Grant]].<ref>'Cast' section of the 'Main Details' tab of [https://web.archive.org/web/20180901145450/https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-legacy-of-time-1891 the official ''The Legacy Of Time'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]. (Archived 1 September 2018 on the Wayback Machine)</ref> After the April 1 2019 Big Finish website redesign, she was incorrectly credited as [[Iris Wildthyme]].<ref>https://x.com/tb77b/status/1112806888129921025</ref> By 5 April 2019, this was corrected, and she was credited as Jo Jones.<ref>'Cast' tab of [https://web.archive.org/web/20190405025446/https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time-1891 the official ''The Legacy Of Time'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com/ bigfinish.com]. (Archived 5 April 2019 on the Wayback Machine)</ref> | ||
**Sometime between 6 December 2022<ref>'Cast' tab of [https://web.archive.org/web/20221206132303/https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time-limited-edition-1891 the official ''The Legacy Of Time'' (Limited Edition) page] at bigfinish.com. (Archived 6 December 2022 on the Wayback Machine)</ref> and 27 January 2023, this credit was changed from "Jo Jones" to "Jo Jones (Jo Grant)",<ref>'Cast' tab of [https://web.archive.org/web/20230127134854/https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time-limited-edition-1891 the official ''The Legacy Of Time'' (Limited Edition) page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com/ bigfinish.com]. (Archived 27 January 2023 on the Wayback Machine)</ref> and has remained as that since.<ref>'Cast' tab of [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time-limited-edition-1891 the official ''The Legacy Of Time'' (Limited Edition) page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com/ bigfinish.com].</ref> | |||
* During the 2019 [[Big Finish Day]] on 22 June, the first story, ''[[Lies in Ruins (audio story)|Lies in Ruins]]'', was played to audience members.<ref>https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1142489049325821952</ref> Additionally, ''Lies in Ruins'' was broadcast on the ''Doctor Who'' [[YouTube]] channel as part of Big Finish's 20th anniversary celebrations of making ''Doctor Who'' audios<ref name=":3" /> on [[21 July (releases)|21 July]].<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/schedule-bigfinish20at20 Livestream Schedule - #BigFinish20at20]</ref><ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1153047087107444738</ref> | |||
* Big Finish's servers experienced a huge demand of downloads for this anthology upon its release.<ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1151434162819260416</ref> | |||
* [[Tom Saunders]] created the promotional video trailer for this anthology.<ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1151548074889809920</ref> He also provided the TARDIS renders for the livestream on the ''Doctor Who'' YouTube channel that was part of Big Finish's 20th anniversary celebrations.<ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1152506933787496448</ref><ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1152514497317412866</ref> | |||
* A day after its release,<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1151600491622744069</ref> a [[Prequel (The Legacy of Time)|prequel]] was uploaded to Big Finish's social media.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjE8drSMukM EXCLUSIVE PREQUEL SCENE to Doctor Who: The Legacy of Time] from [https://www.youtube.com/@bigfinishprod the bigfinishprod channel] on [https://www.youtube.com YouTube.com].</ref><ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1151783992758341633</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/thebigfinish/videos/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time-exclusive-prequel-scene/554458341624724/</ref> This scene was exclusive to their social media and is not included in the anthology,<ref name=":4" /> and was recorded specially for #BigFinish20at20.<ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1151604673834602496</ref> | |||
* A competition was announced on 19 July 2019 for entrants to win a copy of ''The Legacy of Time''. Entrants had to follow the Big Finish twitter account, and tweet a video of themselves saying what their favourite Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' story was and why, with the hashtag, #BigFinish20at20.<ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1152198506611990528</ref><ref name=":5">[https://web.archive.org/web/20190721232940/https://www.bigfinish.com/pages/v/legacy-of-time-competition-terms-and-conditions Legacy of Time competition terms and conditions] (Archived 21 July 2019 on the Wayback Machine)</ref> It was for UK residents only, and was open from 12:00 BST 19 July to 14:59 BST.<ref name=":5" /><ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1152198863794692096</ref> There would be two winners, who would each receive a CD copy,<ref name=":5" /> along with a download copy.<ref name=":10">https://x.com/Harry_dr1/status/1152256866455564288</ref><ref name=":11">https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1152295525879865344</ref> The CD copies would have been of the Limited Edition as that was the only one which existed at the time. | |||
* By 22 July 2019, "very much" less than 500 physical copies of the Limited Edition version remained.<ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1153343697624322049</ref><ref>https://x.com/whovianer/status/1153355419336814593</ref><ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1153361909825134592</ref> | |||
* On 22 August 2019, the Limited Edition became out-of-print, but the digital version of said edition remained available for purchase.<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/news-updates-week-commencing-19th-august-2019 News updates – week commencing 19th August 2019]</ref> On [[4 September (releases)|4 September]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]], a Standard Edition was made available for purchase on CD and download that was without the two hours of behind-the-scenes content.<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/news-updates-week-commencing-2nd-september-2019 News updates – week commencing 2nd September 2019]</ref> At some point by 19 September 2024, it was out-of-print. It remains available digitally.<ref>'About' tab of [https://web.archive.org/web/20240919001944/https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time-standard-edition-2120 the official ''The Legacy of Time'' (Standard Edition) page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]. (Archived 19 September 2024 on the Wayback Machine)</ref> | |||
* On 14 November 2019, Big Finish tweeted that six copies of ''The Legacy of Time'' were being given away to celebrate [[Paul McGann|Paul McGann's]] 60th birthday. Entrants would have to tweet a happy birthday message to McGann with the hashtag, #McGann60.<ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1194968122966597633</ref><ref name=":6">[https://web.archive.org/web/20191127230045/https://www.bigfinish.com/pages/v/paul-mcgann-at-60-prize-draw-terms-and-conditions Paul McGann at 60 prize draw terms and conditions] (Archived 27 November 2019 on the Wayback Machine)</ref> Six winners would be selected, and each would receive a CD copy of the Standard Edition.<ref name=":6" /> It was open to UK residents only, and was open from 13:00 BST on 14 November to 14:59 BST on 15 November 2019.<ref name=":6" /><ref>https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1194968618209026050</ref> | |||
* A fan art competition was announced on 23 November 2019.<ref name=":7">[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time-fan-art-competition Doctor Who - The Legacy of Time fan art competition] (Announcement)</ref> Entrants were accepted "no matter what medium they work in" and had to create an alternative cover for ''The Legacy of Time''. They had to either follow the Big Finish account on Twitter and tag them in a tweet of their artwork, including the hashtag, #LegacyOfTime; or 'like' the Big Finish Productions Facebook page, and post a photo of their artwork on the Big Finish Productions Facebook wall, with #LegacyOfTime in their post. It was for UK residents only, and was open from 12:00 GMT on 23 November to 12:00 GMT on 9 December 2019. The winner would receive a copy of every 2020 Big Finish release, and an extra bundle/selection of Big Finish 2019 releases.<ref name=":7" /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191127230040/https://www.bigfinish.com/pages/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time-fan-art-competition Doctor Who: The Legacy of Time fan art competition (Terms and Conditions)] (Archived 27 November 2019 on the Wayback Machine)</ref> | |||
** The winner, Colin Smith, was announced on 22 March 2020, in both a Big Finish news article<ref name=":8">[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/fan-art-competition-winner Fan art competition winner!]</ref> and the episode of [[the Big Finish Podcast]] released later the same day.<ref name=":9">[[The Big Finish Podcast]]: [https://bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/2020-03-22-daleks-and-movellans 2020-03-22 Daleks and Movellans]</ref> The news article stated that, "It was a very difficult choice but, ultimately, Colin's artwork was selected because of its ability to sum up the excitement and adventure of 20 years of Doctor Who audio at Big Finish".<ref name=":8" /> | |||
** The announcement of the competition stated that the judging panel included [[Ben Morris (illustrator)|Ben Morris]].<ref name=":7" /> The later announcement of its winner, along with the Big Finish Podcast episode, revealed that [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Mark Plastow]] were also judges.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /> | |||
*** Briggs was acquainted with Colin Smith as Colin provided the cover art for his [[podcast]], ''The Benji and Nick Show'', with [[Benji Clifford]].<ref name=":9" /><ref>https://x.com/BenjiandNick/status/1416844269751521281</ref> Briggs explained "there was no personal bias here, except that his artwork was very good". All the judges attached votes independently to the competitions entries - each judge giving entries first, second, third place, and so on - and Colin had the most votes. Briggs didn't see any of the names of those who submitted the artworks and only later discovered it was Colin. He was worried "it would look like a sort of conflict of interest" due to Colin's contributions to ''The Benji and Nick Show'', but [[Steve Berry]] assured him by saying, according to Briggs, "'You know, Nick, you've been doing this for 20 years. The chances of you knowing a fan artist are quite high".<ref name=":9" /> | |||
*** Steve Berry also stated in the winner announcement, "I can only apologise to all the other entrants for the length of time it has taken us to announce a winner for this competition but we wanted to make sure the result was decided 100% fairly."<ref name=":8" /> | |||
**Big Finish's tweets encouraging entries used a different promotional artwork than that included in the article announcing the competition.<ref name=":10" /><ref name=":11" /> | |||
* ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]'', in the [[Series 6 (EA)|sixth series]] of ''[[The Early Adventures]]'' released [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] of [[2019 (releases)|the same year]],<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/two-new-doctor-who-early-adventures-out-today Two exciting new Doctor Who - Early Adventures out today]</ref> also served in part to mark Big Finish's 20-year ''Doctor Who'' milestone.<ref>[[BFX]]: ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]''</ref> | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
File:The Legacy of Time (Limited Edition).jpg|Limited Edition cover. | |||
File:The Legacy of Time old cover.jpg|Old cover without [[Jenny]]. | |||
File:The Legacy of Time textless.jpg|Textless cover art. | |||
File:The Legacy of Time textless old cover (Big Finish 2019 Celebrations).jpg|Old textless cover art without Jenny used in the '[[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] 2019 Celebrations' news article. | |||
File:The Legacy of Time old cover textless.jpg|Old textless cover art without Jenny tweeted by [[Tom Webster]]. | |||
File:The Legacy of Time (Standard Edition) textless.jpg|Textless Standard Edition cover. | |||
File:The Legacy of Time (Limited Edition) packshot.jpg|Limited Edition packshot. | |||
File:The Legacy of Time fan art competition promo poster.jpg|Poster for the fan art competition used in the announcement article. | |||
File:The Legacy of Time fanart competition promo poster Mark Plastow.jpg|Poster for the fan art competition used in tweets by the Big Finish twitter account. | |||
File:The Legacy of Time Fan art competition winner.jpg|Colin Smith's winning entry. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:51, 9 October 2024
The Legacy of Time was a special anthology released on 17 July 2019[1][2] to celebrate twenty years of Big Finish Productions making Doctor Who stories on audio.
Marketed as the biggest audio crossover event ever, with David Richardson saying it was "quite possibly the biggest Doctor Who story we have ever told at Big Finish",[3] it featured nine incarnations of the Doctor, as well as Bernice Summerfield, River Song, Romana II and Leela, both the 1970s and 2010s UNIT teams, and Counter-Measures.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
An epic six-part adventure celebrating 20 years of Doctor Who at Big Finish!
Time is collapsing. Incidents of chaos and devastation are appearing throughout the lives of one Time Lord and his many friends – all fallout from one terrible disaster. From Earth's past and present to timeless alien worlds, from the cloisters of Gallifrey into the Vortex itself... The Doctor must save universal history – and he needs all the help he can get.
1. Lies in Ruins by James Goss
On a strange ruined world, a renowned archaeologist opens an ancient tomb. Only to find another archaeologist got there first. Professors Summerfield and Song unite to solve a mystery. Then the Eighth Doctor arrives, and things really become dangerous. Because their best friend isn’t quite the man River and Benny remember...
2. The Split Infinitive by John Dorney
A criminal gang appears to have recruited a member with time-bending powers. It’s a case for the Counter-Measures team – in the 1960s and the 1970s! The Seventh Doctor and Ace have their work cut out to save the day twice over, and make sure Gilmore, Rachel and Allison don’t collide with their past, or their future.
3. The Sacrifice of Jo Grant by Guy Adams
When pockets of temporal instability appear in a Dorset village, UNIT are called in. Soon, Kate Stewart and Jo Jones find themselves working alongside the Third Doctor, while Osgood battles to get them home. But this isn’t the first time UNIT has faced this threat. Only before, it seems that Jo Grant didn’t survive...
4. Relative Time by Matt Fitton
Disaster strikes inside the Time Vortex, and the Fifth Doctor is thrown together with someone from his future... someone claiming to be his daughter! Kleptomaniac Time Lord, the Nine, believes it’s his chance to steal something huge. But Jenny just wants her dad to believe in her.
5. The Avenues of Possibility by Jonathan Morris
DI Patricia Menzies is used to the strange, but even she is surprised when the eighteenth century itself falls onto her patch. Fortunately, she has the founders of modern policing to help with her enquiries. And when the Sixth Doctor and Charley arrive, they find armed and hostile forces trying to change Earth history forever.
6. Collision Course by Guy Adams
Fallout from the temporal distortions has now reached Gallifrey. To find the cause, Leela and Romana remember travels with the Fourth Doctor to the same world, at different times. The enemy is revealed, and it may take more than one Doctor to prevent the destruction of everything!
Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
Title | Author | Director | Doctor | Featuring | Released | Pr. code |
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Lies in Ruins | James Goss | Ken Bentley | 8th | River, Benny | 17 July 2019 | BFP20LEGACY |
The Split Infinitive | John Dorney | 7th | Ace, Ian, Rachel, Allison, Toby | |||
The Sacrifice of Jo Grant | Guy Adams | 3rd | Jo, Kate, Osgood, Allison, the Brigadier | |||
Relative Time | Matt Fitton | 5th | Jenny, the Nine | |||
The Avenues of Possibility | Jonathan Morris | Helen Goldwyn | 6th | Charley, Patricia Menzies | ||
Collision Course | Guy Adams | Ken Bentley | 4th | First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, Tenth Doctor, Benny, Leela, Romana II |
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The anthology had been in production for three years prior to its release.[4]
- The Limited Edition of this release was limited to 4000 physical copies.[1][3][5][6][7]
- This anthology, along with its cover and story details except for Relative Time, was announced on 20 August 2018. Details for Relative Time were left as "Episode four by Matt Fitton (to be confirmed)". The cover also did not include Jenny.[3]
- It was on 12 November 2018 that the title, and story and cast details, of Relative Time, as well as Jenny's inclusion in this anthology and her meeting the Fifth Doctor to battle the Nine, were announced,[5] along with an updated cover that included her.[8]
- A Big Finish news article released on 1 January 2019 about their future 2019 releases used a textless version of the original cover without Jenny.[9] A textless version of the original cover without her was also published by Tom Webster on 22 August 2018 on his Twitter.[10]
- Katy Manning was originally credited as Jo Grant.[11] After the April 1 2019 Big Finish website redesign, she was incorrectly credited as Iris Wildthyme.[12] By 5 April 2019, this was corrected, and she was credited as Jo Jones.[13]
- During the 2019 Big Finish Day on 22 June, the first story, Lies in Ruins, was played to audience members.[17] Additionally, Lies in Ruins was broadcast on the Doctor Who YouTube channel as part of Big Finish's 20th anniversary celebrations of making Doctor Who audios[6] on 21 July.[18][19]
- Big Finish's servers experienced a huge demand of downloads for this anthology upon its release.[20]
- Tom Saunders created the promotional video trailer for this anthology.[21] He also provided the TARDIS renders for the livestream on the Doctor Who YouTube channel that was part of Big Finish's 20th anniversary celebrations.[22][23]
- A day after its release,[2][24] a prequel was uploaded to Big Finish's social media.[25][26][27] This scene was exclusive to their social media and is not included in the anthology,[24] and was recorded specially for #BigFinish20at20.[28]
- A competition was announced on 19 July 2019 for entrants to win a copy of The Legacy of Time. Entrants had to follow the Big Finish twitter account, and tweet a video of themselves saying what their favourite Big Finish Doctor Who story was and why, with the hashtag, #BigFinish20at20.[29][30] It was for UK residents only, and was open from 12:00 BST 19 July to 14:59 BST.[30][31] There would be two winners, who would each receive a CD copy,[30] along with a download copy.[32][33] The CD copies would have been of the Limited Edition as that was the only one which existed at the time.
- By 22 July 2019, "very much" less than 500 physical copies of the Limited Edition version remained.[34][35][36]
- On 22 August 2019, the Limited Edition became out-of-print, but the digital version of said edition remained available for purchase.[37] On 4 September 2019, a Standard Edition was made available for purchase on CD and download that was without the two hours of behind-the-scenes content.[38] At some point by 19 September 2024, it was out-of-print. It remains available digitally.[39]
- On 14 November 2019, Big Finish tweeted that six copies of The Legacy of Time were being given away to celebrate Paul McGann's 60th birthday. Entrants would have to tweet a happy birthday message to McGann with the hashtag, #McGann60.[40][41] Six winners would be selected, and each would receive a CD copy of the Standard Edition.[41] It was open to UK residents only, and was open from 13:00 BST on 14 November to 14:59 BST on 15 November 2019.[41][42]
- A fan art competition was announced on 23 November 2019.[43] Entrants were accepted "no matter what medium they work in" and had to create an alternative cover for The Legacy of Time. They had to either follow the Big Finish account on Twitter and tag them in a tweet of their artwork, including the hashtag, #LegacyOfTime; or 'like' the Big Finish Productions Facebook page, and post a photo of their artwork on the Big Finish Productions Facebook wall, with #LegacyOfTime in their post. It was for UK residents only, and was open from 12:00 GMT on 23 November to 12:00 GMT on 9 December 2019. The winner would receive a copy of every 2020 Big Finish release, and an extra bundle/selection of Big Finish 2019 releases.[43][44]
- The winner, Colin Smith, was announced on 22 March 2020, in both a Big Finish news article[45] and the episode of the Big Finish Podcast released later the same day.[46] The news article stated that, "It was a very difficult choice but, ultimately, Colin's artwork was selected because of its ability to sum up the excitement and adventure of 20 years of Doctor Who audio at Big Finish".[45]
- The announcement of the competition stated that the judging panel included Ben Morris.[43] The later announcement of its winner, along with the Big Finish Podcast episode, revealed that Nicholas Briggs and Mark Plastow were also judges.[45][46]
- Briggs was acquainted with Colin Smith as Colin provided the cover art for his podcast, The Benji and Nick Show, with Benji Clifford.[46][47] Briggs explained "there was no personal bias here, except that his artwork was very good". All the judges attached votes independently to the competitions entries - each judge giving entries first, second, third place, and so on - and Colin had the most votes. Briggs didn't see any of the names of those who submitted the artworks and only later discovered it was Colin. He was worried "it would look like a sort of conflict of interest" due to Colin's contributions to The Benji and Nick Show, but Steve Berry assured him by saying, according to Briggs, "'You know, Nick, you've been doing this for 20 years. The chances of you knowing a fan artist are quite high".[46]
- Steve Berry also stated in the winner announcement, "I can only apologise to all the other entrants for the length of time it has taken us to announce a winner for this competition but we wanted to make sure the result was decided 100% fairly."[45]
- Big Finish's tweets encouraging entries used a different promotional artwork than that included in the article announcing the competition.[32][33]
- Daughter of the Gods, in the sixth series of The Early Adventures released 13 November of the same year,[48] also served in part to mark Big Finish's 20-year Doctor Who milestone.[49]
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Old cover without Jenny.
Old textless cover art without Jenny used in the 'Big Finish 2019 Celebrations' news article.
Old textless cover art without Jenny tweeted by Tom Webster.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Legacy of Time (Standard Edition) page at bigfinish.com
- Official The Legacy of Time (Limited Edition) page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Doctor Who - The Legacy of Time (Release Day Announcement)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 News updates – week commencing 15th July 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Doctor Who: The Legacy of Time (General Announcement)
- ↑ https://twitter.com/RichardsonBF/status/1031468849890308096
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fifth Doctor meets Jenny
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Big Finish Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Livestream
- ↑ 'About' tab of the official The Legacy Of Time (Limited Edition) page at bigfinish.com.
- ↑ https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1061952477963141121
- ↑ Big Finish 2019 Celebrations
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tomwebsta/status/1032243489709408257
- ↑ 'Cast' section of the 'Main Details' tab of the official The Legacy Of Time page at bigfinish.com. (Archived 1 September 2018 on the Wayback Machine)
- ↑ https://x.com/tb77b/status/1112806888129921025
- ↑ 'Cast' tab of the official The Legacy Of Time page at bigfinish.com. (Archived 5 April 2019 on the Wayback Machine)
- ↑ 'Cast' tab of the official The Legacy Of Time (Limited Edition) page at bigfinish.com. (Archived 6 December 2022 on the Wayback Machine)
- ↑ 'Cast' tab of the official The Legacy Of Time (Limited Edition) page at bigfinish.com. (Archived 27 January 2023 on the Wayback Machine)
- ↑ 'Cast' tab of the official The Legacy Of Time (Limited Edition) page at bigfinish.com.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1142489049325821952
- ↑ Livestream Schedule - #BigFinish20at20
- ↑ https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1153047087107444738
- ↑ https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1151434162819260416
- ↑ https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1151548074889809920
- ↑ https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1152506933787496448
- ↑ https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1152514497317412866
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1151600491622744069
- ↑ EXCLUSIVE PREQUEL SCENE to Doctor Who: The Legacy of Time from the bigfinishprod channel on YouTube.com.
- ↑ https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1151783992758341633
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/thebigfinish/videos/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time-exclusive-prequel-scene/554458341624724/
- ↑ https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1151604673834602496
- ↑ https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1152198506611990528
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Legacy of Time competition terms and conditions (Archived 21 July 2019 on the Wayback Machine)
- ↑ https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1152198863794692096
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 https://x.com/Harry_dr1/status/1152256866455564288
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1152295525879865344
- ↑ https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1153343697624322049
- ↑ https://x.com/whovianer/status/1153355419336814593
- ↑ https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1153361909825134592
- ↑ News updates – week commencing 19th August 2019
- ↑ News updates – week commencing 2nd September 2019
- ↑ 'About' tab of the official The Legacy of Time (Standard Edition) page at bigfinish.com. (Archived 19 September 2024 on the Wayback Machine)
- ↑ https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1194968122966597633
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 Paul McGann at 60 prize draw terms and conditions (Archived 27 November 2019 on the Wayback Machine)
- ↑ https://x.com/bigfinish/status/1194968618209026050
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 Doctor Who - The Legacy of Time fan art competition (Announcement)
- ↑ Doctor Who: The Legacy of Time fan art competition (Terms and Conditions) (Archived 27 November 2019 on the Wayback Machine)
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 Fan art competition winner!
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 The Big Finish Podcast: 2020-03-22 Daleks and Movellans
- ↑ https://x.com/BenjiandNick/status/1416844269751521281
- ↑ Two exciting new Doctor Who - Early Adventures out today
- ↑ BFX: Daughter of the Gods
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