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'''''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. | '''''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. | ||
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|[[James Goss]] | |[[James Goss]] | ||
|rowspan=6|[[Ken Bentley]] | |rowspan=6|[[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]<ref name=" | |[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]<ref name="VOR 125">[[VOR 125]]</ref> | ||
|[[River Song|River]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | |[[River Song|River]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
|rowspan=6|[[July (releases)|July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | |rowspan=6|[[July (releases)|July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | ||
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|''The Split Infinitive'' | |''The Split Infinitive'' | ||
|[[John Dorney]] | |[[John Dorney]] | ||
| | |[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]<ref name="VOR 125"/> | ||
| | |[[Ace]], [[Ian Gilmore|Ian]], [[Rachel Jensen|Rachel]], [[Allison Williams|Allison]], [[Toby Kinsella|Toby]] | ||
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|''The Sacrifice of Jo Grant'' | |''The Sacrifice of Jo Grant'' | ||
|[[Guy Adams (writer)|Guy Adams]] | |[[Guy Adams (writer)|Guy Adams]] | ||
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]] | |[[Third Doctor|3rd]]<ref name="VOR 125"/> | ||
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Kate Stewart|Kate]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] | |[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Kate Stewart|Kate]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] | ||
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|''Relative Time'' | |''Relative Time'' | ||
|[[Matt Fitton]] | |[[Matt Fitton]] | ||
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]<ref | |[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]<ref name="VOR 125"/> | ||
|[[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]], [[the Nine]] | |[[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]], [[the Nine]] | ||
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|''The Avenues of Possibility'' | |''The Avenues of Possibility'' | ||
|[[Jonathan Morris]] | |[[Jonathan Morris]] | ||
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]<ref | |[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]<ref name="VOR 125"/> | ||
|[[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[Patricia Menzies]] | |[[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[Patricia Menzies]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''Collision Course'' | |''Collision Course'' | ||
|Guy Adams | |Guy Adams | ||
| | |[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]<ref name="VOR 125"/> | ||
| | |[[Leela]], [[Romana II]] | ||
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* 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> | ||
* After the Big Finish website redesign, [[Katy Manning]] was listed as playing [[Iris Wildthyme]] in the anthology rather than [[Jo Jones]] but this has since been reverted. | * After the Big Finish website redesign, [[Katy Manning]] was listed as playing [[Iris Wildthyme]] in the anthology rather than [[Jo Jones]] but this has since been reverted. | ||
* During the 2019 [[Big Finish Day]] on 22 June, the first story, ''Lies in Ruins'', was played to audience members.<ref>https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1142489049325821952</ref> Additionally, the episode made its public premiere on the weekend of [[20 July (releases)|20 July]] during a livestream on the ''Doctor Who'' [[YouTube]] channel | * During the 2019 [[Big Finish Day]] on 22 June, the first story, ''Lies in Ruins'', was played to audience members.<ref>https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1142489049325821952</ref> Additionally, the episode made its public premiere on the weekend of [[20 July (releases)|20 July]] during a livestream on the ''Doctor Who'' [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-celebrates-20-years-on-audio-at-big-finish-with-20-hour-livestream</ref> | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 21:37, 1 July 2019
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The Legacy of Time was a special anthology released on July 2019 to celebrate twenty years of Big Finish Productions making Doctor Who stories on audio.
Marketed as the biggest audio crossover event ever[1], it featured six 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.
The anthology also celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the Counter-Measures team the previous year.
Publisher's summary
An epic six-part adventure celebrating 20 years of Doctor Who at Big Finish!
Time is collapsing. Incidents of temporal chaos and devastation are appearing throughout the many lives of the Doctor and his friends - fallout from one terrible disaster.
The Doctor must save history itself - and he will need all the help he can get.
Lies in Ruins by James Goss
The Split Infinitive by John Dorney
The Sacrifice of Jo Grant by Guy Adams
Relative Time by Matt Fitton
The Avenues of Possibility by Jonathan Morris
Collision Course by Guy Adams
More details to follow...
Stories
| Title | Author | Director | Doctor | Featuring | Released | Pr. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lies in Ruins | James Goss | Ken Bentley | 8th[2] | River, Benny | July 2019 | BFP20LEGACY |
| The Split Infinitive | John Dorney | 7th[2] | Ace, Ian, Rachel, Allison, Toby | |||
| The Sacrifice of Jo Grant | Guy Adams | 3rd[2] | Jo, Kate, Osgood | |||
| Relative Time | Matt Fitton | 5th[2] | Jenny, the Nine | |||
| The Avenues of Possibility | Jonathan Morris | 6th[2] | Charley, Patricia Menzies | |||
| Collision Course | Guy Adams | 4th[2] | Leela, Romana II |
Notes
Previous cover, without Jenny.
- This release was limited to 4000 physical copies.
- Previously to the announcement of Relative Time, a cover was released without Jenny.
- The anthology had been in production for three years prior to its release.[3]
- After the Big Finish website redesign, Katy Manning was listed as playing Iris Wildthyme in the anthology rather than Jo Jones but this has since been reverted.
- During the 2019 Big Finish Day on 22 June, the first story, Lies in Ruins, was played to audience members.[4] Additionally, the episode made its public premiere on the weekend of 20 July during a livestream on the Doctor Who YouTube channel.[5]
External links
- Official The Legacy of Time page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes
- ↑ https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-the-legacy-of-time
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 VOR 125
- ↑ https://twitter.com/RichardsonBF/status/1031468849890308096
- ↑ https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1142489049325821952
- ↑ https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-celebrates-20-years-on-audio-at-big-finish-with-20-hour-livestream
