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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[Big Finish Productions]] anthological audio release in [[2009 (releases)|2009]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]] with four companions who had never appeared alongside him in televised ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Most of these companions were derived from Eighth Doctor stories in print media. Thus, ''Company'' contained the first performances of [[Izzy Sinclair|Izzy]] and [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]]. It also contained the first audio team-up of the Eighth Doctor and [[Bernice Summerfield]] (she had previously met him in the novel [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]''). Finally, it depicted a meeting [[Big Finish]] had long teased in their eighth Doctor audio adventures: that of the Eighth Doctor with [[Mary Shelley]]. Notably, it was the first Eighth Doctor audio drama to be released in the main range not to feature [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]].
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[Big Finish Productions]] anthological audio release in [[2009 (releases)|2009]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]] with four companions who had never appeared alongside him in televised ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Most of these companions were derived from Eighth Doctor stories in print media. Thus, ''Company'' contained the first performances of [[Izzy Sinclair|Izzy]] and [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]]. It also contained the first audio team-up of the Eighth Doctor and [[Bernice Summerfield]] (she had previously met him in the novel [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]''). Finally, it depicted a meeting [[Big Finish]] had long teased in their eighth Doctor audio adventures: that of the Eighth Doctor with [[Mary Shelley]]. Notably, it was the first Eighth Doctor audio drama to be released in the main range not to feature [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]].
This anthology is notable for the fact that the Eighth Doctor acknowledges comics, prose and audio continuities. As of 2015, it is the first and only release to explicitly and unambiguously combine the continuities of these three media.


The stories included were:
The stories included were:

Revision as of 22:30, 21 December 2015

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The Company of Friends was a Big Finish Productions anthological audio release in 2009. It featured the Eighth Doctor with four companions who had never appeared alongside him in televised Doctor Who. Most of these companions were derived from Eighth Doctor stories in print media. Thus, Company contained the first performances of Izzy and Fitz. It also contained the first audio team-up of the Eighth Doctor and Bernice Summerfield (she had previously met him in the novel PROSE: The Dying Days). Finally, it depicted a meeting Big Finish had long teased in their eighth Doctor audio adventures: that of the Eighth Doctor with Mary Shelley. Notably, it was the first Eighth Doctor audio drama to be released in the main range not to feature Charley Pollard.

This anthology is notable for the fact that the Eighth Doctor acknowledges comics, prose and audio continuities. As of 2015, it is the first and only release to explicitly and unambiguously combine the continuities of these three media.

The stories included were:

Notes

  • This audio drama was recorded on 30 and 31 October 2008.
  • This is Big Finish's fourth anthology release.

Reissue

The Doctor's companions Izzy, Fitz, Benny and Mary

In 2011, Big Finish launched a new series of audio dramas featuring the Eighth Doctor and Mary Shelley. To coincide with this, Mary's Story was made available as a standalone download.[1]

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