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'''''Birthright''''' was the fourth [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series|Bernice Summerfield]] audio drama produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the second in a trilogy of stories known as the "Time Ring Trilogy" whose arc element was the use of [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Jason Kane]]'s wedding [[time ring]]s, given to them when they were married in ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''. Like the previous stories this story also features a previous ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story actor [[Colin Baker]] in the role of [[Mikhail Vladamir Popov]].
'''''Birthright''''' was the fourth [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series|Bernice Summerfield]] audio drama produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the second in a trilogy of stories known as the "Time Ring Trilogy" whose arc element was the use of [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Jason Kane]]'s wedding [[time ring]]s, given to them when they were married in ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''.


This was the first story to be adapted that that was a [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel, rather than part of the [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] which featured Bernice without the Doctor. The original ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'' novel featured elements which have been adapted here. While the Doctor did not feature heavily in the original novel, [[Ace]] did. Ace's role is now taken by [[Jason Kane]].  
This was the first story to be adapted that that was a [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel, rather than part of the [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] which featured Bernice without the Doctor. The original ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'' novel featured elements which have been adapted here. While the Doctor did not feature heavily in the original novel, [[Ace]] did. Ace's role is now taken by [[Jason Kane]].  


This audio production is also notable for being the first in Big Finish's output to feature an actor who previously played the Doctor, in this case the [[Sixth Doctor]] with [[Colin Baker]] playing [[Mikhail Vladamir Popov]]. It would be another 6 months following the release of this audio that ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'' was released featuring Colin Baker in a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio story playing his Doctor opposite [[Peter Davison]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]] also reprising their roles in that story.
Though adapted from a [[Seventh Dotor]] story, the work contains [[Sixth Doctor]] actor [[Colin Baker]]'s first work for Big Finish. He doesn't play the Doctor here, though, which means he that the story makes him, like [[David Tennant]] after him, an actor who played a televised Doctor whose first work for Big Finish was ''not'' in the role of the Doctor.


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Birthright was the fourth Bernice Summerfield audio drama produced by Big Finish Productions. It was the second in a trilogy of stories known as the "Time Ring Trilogy" whose arc element was the use of Bernice Summerfield and Jason Kane's wedding time rings, given to them when they were married in Happy Endings.

This was the first story to be adapted that that was a Virgin New Adventures novel, rather than part of the Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures which featured Bernice without the Doctor. The original Birthright novel featured elements which have been adapted here. While the Doctor did not feature heavily in the original novel, Ace did. Ace's role is now taken by Jason Kane.

Though adapted from a Seventh Dotor story, the work contains Sixth Doctor actor Colin Baker's first work for Big Finish. He doesn't play the Doctor here, though, which means he that the story makes him, like David Tennant after him, an actor who played a televised Doctor whose first work for Big Finish was not in the role of the Doctor.

Publisher's summary

"If the human race were to die tomorrow, insect life would carry on regardless. Insects might even become the dominant species!"

Thrown off the Time Path, Professor Bernice Summerfield is trapped in early 20th Century London, with only one of the pair of time rings she needs to get home. At the other end of time, her ex-husband Jason Kane finds himself stranded on a dead world, where the queen of the Charrl demands his help to save her dying race. But all he wants to do is find Benny, and return to the 26th Century.

In the East End a series of grisly murders has been committed - is this the work of the legendary Springheel Jack or, as Benny suspects, something even more sinister? Allied with a Russian detective, she determines to find out. But the master of a grand order of sorcerers has other plans for her...

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