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'''''The Time Travellers''''' was a series of audio stories produced by [[BBV Productions]]. They featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] as "The Professor", a character not unlike the [[Seventh Doctor]] and his travelling companion [[Ace]]. These characters so closely resembled the ones they portrayed in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' series that the BBC eventually stepped in and a number of changes had to be made, the main one being that the main characters' names were changed to "the Dominie" and "Alice" so as to further distance the characters to that of the [[Doctor Who Universe]].
{{Infobox Audio Series
|release count  = 10
|release year    = 1998
|release year2  = 2000
|first story      = Republica (audio story)
|image          = The Time Travellers - Logo.jpg
|aka            = {{il|''The Dominie''|''The Professor & Ace''}}
|main character  = [[The Professor (Republica)|The Professor]], [[Ace (Republica)|Ace]]
|first release    = [[May (releases)|May]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]]
|end release    = [[February (releases)|February]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]]
|music          =
|publisher      = [[BBV Productions]]
|series          = ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' series
|next            = Cyberon (series)
}}{{you may|The Time Travellers (novel)|n1=the novel}}
'''''The Time Travellers''''' was an audio series featuring [[Sylvester McCoy]] as [[the Professor (Republica)|the Professor]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace (Republica)|Ace]]. It was released by [[BBV Productions]] between [[1998 (releases)|1998]] and [[2000 (releases)|2000]]. The series was originally unnamed, with ''The Time Travellers'' branding only being introduced in the seventh instalment. The tenth and final story instead bore the series title '''''The Dominie''''', while some later promotion and the [[Republica (novelisation)|''Republica'' novelisation]] used '''''The Professor & Ace'''''.  


==List of audios==
The series appealed to audiences by featuring McCoy and Aldred playing characters very similar to their roles in ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'', the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]. Bill Baggs had attempted to get the official license for ''Doctor Who'' audios and effectively decided to do it anyway when the BBC turned it down. <ref>''Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who'' Chapter 20 (Dylan Rees)</ref> Despite this, the series also incorporated several licensed concepts from ''Doctor Who'' stories, beginning with its first episode, ''[[Republica (audio story)|Republica]]'', which was set in an [[alternate timeline (Republica)|alternate timeline]] from the [[1997 (releases)|1997]] [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]''. Later episodes such as ''[[Guests for the Night (audio story)|Guest for the Night]]'' mentioned characters like [[Truman Crouch]] and [[Posedor]] who had previously featured in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel ''[[Deadfall (novel)|Deadfall]]''.
<gallery>
 
file:Republica cover.jpg|[[Republica]]
As ''The Time Travellers'' continued, the main characters were differentiated further and further from their ''Doctor Who'' counterparts. By ''[[Ghosts (TT audio story)|Ghosts]]'' – the seventh ''The Time Travellers'' audio and the first of ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' series 2 – the Professor decided he preferred to go by "the Dominie", and "Ace" began using her real name, Alice. The [[BBC]] had sent a warning letter to BBV about the names, having ignored it before; [[Steve Cole]] told ''Downtime'' that the BBC was enforcing its copyright more strongly at the time as they hoped to find a new partner to make ''Doctor Who'' with.<ref>''Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who'' Chapter 20 (Dylan Rees)</ref> McCoy said in a 1999 interview that the issue was most likely using the name "Ace", which could be copyrighted where "Professor" couldn't be, and Aldred told ''Downtime'' they could have "gotten away with it" by calling her Alf (the character's originally planned name).<ref>''Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who'' Chapter 20 (Dylan Rees)</ref>
file:Island of Lost Souls cover.jpg|[[Island of Lost Souls]]
 
file:Prosperity Island cover.jpg|[[Prosperity Island]]
Finally, in the [[2021 (releases)|2021]] [[Republica (novelisation)|novelisation of ''Republica'']], the Professor's ship was named ''[[Cosmos (spacecraft)|Cosmos]]'', rooting the character in the public domain ''[[Doctor Omega (series)|Doctor Omega]]'' series.
file:Left Hand of Darkness cover.jpg|[[The Left Hand of Darkness]]
 
file:Other Side cover.jpg|[[The Other Side]]
== Stories ==
file:Guests for the Night cover.jpg|[[Guests for the Night]]
=== Audio stories ===
file:Ghosts cover.jpg|[[Ghosts (audio)|Ghosts]]
[[BBV Productions]] released ten ''The Time Travellers'' audios in its ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' line. The first six were the first six releases of ''Audio Adventures'' series 1, while the next three were released sporadically over the course of series 2. The final audio, ''[[Punchline (audio story)|Punchline]]'', was the only ''Time Travellers'' release of series 3, and it marked the ''Doctor Who'' universe debut of author [[Robert Shearman]], writing pseudonymously as "Jeremy Leadbetter".
file:Only Human cover.jpg|[[Only Human (audio)|Only Human]]
{| class="wikitable"
file:Blood Sports cover.jpg|[[Blood Sports]]
!# || class="unsortable"|Title || Author || data-sort-type="iso-date"|Released
file:Punchline cover.jpg|[[Punchline]]
|-
|1
|''[[Republica (audio story)|Republica]]''
|rowspan=2|{{sortname|Mark|Gatiss}}
|rowspan=3 data-sort-value="0 May 1998"|[[May (releases)|May]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]]
|-
|2
|''[[Island of Lost Souls (audio story)|Island of Lost Souls]]''
|-
|3
|''[[Prosperity Island (audio story)|Prosperity Island]]''
|{{sortname|Tim|Saward}}
|-
|4
|''[[The Left Hand of Darkness (audio story)|The Left Hand of Darkness]]''
|rowspan=2|{{sortname|Mark|Duncan}}
| data-sort-value="0 Jul 1998"|[[July (releases)|July]] 1998
|-
|5
|''[[The Other Side (TT audio story)|The Other Side]]''
| data-sort-value="0 Sep 1998"|[[September (releases)|September]] 1998
|-
|6
|''[[Guests for the Night (audio story)|Guests for the Night]]''
|rowspan=2|{{sortname|Nigel|Fairs}}
| data-sort-value="0 Nov 1998"|[[November (releases)|November]] 1998
|-
|7
|''[[Ghosts (TT audio story)|Ghosts]]''
| data-sort-value="0 Mar 1999"|[[March (releases)|March]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]]
|-
|8
|''[[Only Human (audio story)|Only Human]]''
|{{sortname|Mark J|Thompson}}
| data-sort-value="0 May 1999"|[[May (releases)|May]] 1999
|-
|9
|''[[Blood Sports (audio story)|Blood Sports]]''
|{{sortname|Nigel|Fairs}}
| data-sort-value="0 Jun 1999"|[[June (releases)|June]] 1999
|-
|10
|''[[Punchline (audio story)|Punchline]]''
| data-sort-value="Leadbetter, Jeremy"|"[[Jeremy Leadbetter]]"
| data-sort-value="0 Feb 2000"|[[February (releases)|February]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]]
|}
 
=== Novelisations ===
In [[2021 (releases)|2021]], one novelisation of a ''The Time Travellers'' audio was released in BBV's ''[[Novelisations in Time & Space]]'' line. "The Dominie" also cameoed as [[the Mistress (The Choice)|the Mistress]]' mentor in [[The Choice (novelisation)|the novelisation of ''The Choice'']].
{| class="wikitable"
!Title || Author || data-sort-type="iso-date"|Released
|-
|''[[Republica (novelisation)|Republica]]''
|[[Micah K. Spurling]]
|[[4 September (releases)|4 September]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|}
 
== Notes ==
''to be added''
 
== Cover gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" caption="">
Republica CD cover.jpg|''[[Republica (audio story)|Republica]]''
Island of Lost Souls CD cover.jpg|''[[Island of Lost Souls (audio story)|Island of Lost Souls]]''
Prosperity Island CD cover.jpg|''[[Prosperity Island (audio story)|Prosperity Island]]''
The Left Hand of Darkness CD cover.jpg|''[[The Left Hand of Darkness (audio story)|The Left Hand of Darkness]]''
The Other Side CD cover.jpg|''[[The Other Side (TT audio story)|The Other Side]]''
Guests for the Night CD cover.jpg|''[[Guests for the Night (audio story)|Guests for the Night]]''
Ghosts CD cover.jpg|''[[Ghosts (TT audio story)|Ghosts]]''
Only Human CD cover.jpg|''[[Only Human (audio story)|Only Human]]''
Republica website cover.jpg|''[[Republica (audio story)|Republica]]''<br>(2021 online cover)
Island of Lost Souls website cover.jpg|''[[Island of Lost Souls (audio story)|Island of Lost Souls]]''<br>(2021 online cover)
Guests for the Night website cover.jpg|''[[Guests for the Night (audio story)|Guests for the Night]]''<br>(2021 online cover)
Ghosts website cover.jpg|''[[Ghosts (TT audio story)|Ghosts]]''<br>(2021 online cover)
Only Human website cover.jpg|''[[Only Human (audio story)|Only Human]]''<br>(2021 online cover)
Republica novelisation.jpg|[[Republica (novelisation)|''Republica'' novelisation]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
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== External links ==
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== {{TitleSort}}Footnotes ==
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The Time Travellers was an audio series featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Professor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. It was released by BBV Productions between 1998 and 2000. The series was originally unnamed, with The Time Travellers branding only being introduced in the seventh instalment. The tenth and final story instead bore the series title The Dominie, while some later promotion and the Republica novelisation used The Professor & Ace.

The series appealed to audiences by featuring McCoy and Aldred playing characters very similar to their roles in Doctor Who, the Seventh Doctor and Ace. Bill Baggs had attempted to get the official license for Doctor Who audios and effectively decided to do it anyway when the BBC turned it down. [1] Despite this, the series also incorporated several licensed concepts from Doctor Who stories, beginning with its first episode, Republica, which was set in an alternate timeline from the 1997 BBC Past Doctor Adventures novel The Roundheads. Later episodes such as Guest for the Night mentioned characters like Truman Crouch and Posedor who had previously featured in the Virgin New Adventures novel Deadfall.

As The Time Travellers continued, the main characters were differentiated further and further from their Doctor Who counterparts. By Ghosts – the seventh The Time Travellers audio and the first of Audio Adventures in Time & Space series 2 – the Professor decided he preferred to go by "the Dominie", and "Ace" began using her real name, Alice. The BBC had sent a warning letter to BBV about the names, having ignored it before; Steve Cole told Downtime that the BBC was enforcing its copyright more strongly at the time as they hoped to find a new partner to make Doctor Who with.[2] McCoy said in a 1999 interview that the issue was most likely using the name "Ace", which could be copyrighted where "Professor" couldn't be, and Aldred told Downtime they could have "gotten away with it" by calling her Alf (the character's originally planned name).[3]

Finally, in the 2021 novelisation of Republica, the Professor's ship was named Cosmos, rooting the character in the public domain Doctor Omega series.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBV Productions released ten The Time Travellers audios in its Audio Adventures in Time & Space line. The first six were the first six releases of Audio Adventures series 1, while the next three were released sporadically over the course of series 2. The final audio, Punchline, was the only Time Travellers release of series 3, and it marked the Doctor Who universe debut of author Robert Shearman, writing pseudonymously as "Jeremy Leadbetter".

# Title Author Released
1 Republica Mark Gatiss May 1998
2 Island of Lost Souls
3 Prosperity Island Tim Saward
4 The Left Hand of Darkness Mark Duncan July 1998
5 The Other Side September 1998
6 Guests for the Night Nigel Fairs November 1998
7 Ghosts March 1999
8 Only Human Mark J Thompson May 1999
9 Blood Sports Nigel Fairs June 1999
10 Punchline "Jeremy Leadbetter" February 2000

Novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 2021, one novelisation of a The Time Travellers audio was released in BBV's Novelisations in Time & Space line. "The Dominie" also cameoed as the Mistress' mentor in the novelisation of The Choice.

Title Author Released
Republica Micah K. Spurling 4 September 2021

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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  1. ↑ Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who Chapter 20 (Dylan Rees)
  2. ↑ Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who Chapter 20 (Dylan Rees)
  3. ↑ Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who Chapter 20 (Dylan Rees)
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