Main Range/2020
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A thirteen-release batch in the Main Range audio series was released by Big Finish Productions in 2020.
Overview
The first story of 2020's Main Range output was Dark Universe, a Seventh Doctor story which tied-in with the beginning of Doom Coalition 1. The story saw the Doctor allying with Ace, Ollistra and Rasmus to capture the Eleven.
February's story, The Psychic Circus tied with the serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, featuring the return of both the chief clown and the Master.
The Sixth Doctor returned with companions Constance Clarke and Flip Jackson for a trilogy of four-part stories.[1] This marked the first appearance of this TARDIS team since 2017's Static.
Cast
- Sylvester McCoy
- Sophie Aldred
- Colin Baker
- Lisa Greenwood
- Miranda Raison
- Peter Davison
- Sarah Sutton
- Janet Fielding
Featuring
- Mark Bonnar
- Carolyn Pickles
- Chris Jury
- Ian Reddington
- Rufus Hound
- Ian McNeice
- Nicholas Briggs as the Ice Warriors
- George Watkins as Marc
- Philip Olivier as Hex
Stories
| # | Title | Author | Director | Doctor | Featuring | Released | Pr. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260 | Dark Universe | Guy Adams | Ken Bentley | 7th | Ace, the Eleven, Ollistra, Rasmus | 21 January 2020 | BFPDWCD260 |
| 261 | The Psychic Circus | Stephen Wyatt | Sam Clemens | Chief clown, Kingpin, the Master, Morgana, Gods of Ragnarok | 11 February 2020 | BFPDWCD261 | |
| 262 | Subterfuge | Helen Goldwyn | Churchill, the Monk | 17 March 2020 | BFPDWCD262 | ||
| 263 | Cry of the Vultriss | Darren Jones | John Ainsworth | 6th | Flip, Constance, Ice Warriors | 15 April 2020 | BFPDWCD263 |
| 264 | Scorched Earth | Chris Chapman | Flip, Constance | 13 May 2020 | BFPDWCD264 | ||
| 265 | The Lovecraft Invasion[2] | Robert Valentine | Scott Handcock | Flip, Constance, H. P. Lovecraft[3] | TBA | BFPDWCD265 | |
| 266 | Time Apart[4] | Jamie Anderson | 5th | July 2020 | BFPDWCD266 | ||
| Ghost Station | Steve Lyons | 1 July 2020 | |||||
| The Bridge Master | Jacqueline Rayner | July 2020 | |||||
| What Lurks Down Under | Tommy Donbavand | ||||||
| The Dancing Plague | Kate Thorman | ||||||
| 267 | Thin Time[5] | Dan Abnett | Scott Handcock | August 2020 | BFPDWCD267 | ||
| Madquake[5] | Guy Adams | Nyssa, Tegan, Marc, Slitheen | |||||
| 268 | The Flying Dutchman[6] | Gemma Arrowsmith | Sam Clemens | 7th | Ace, Hex | September 2020 | BFPDWCD268 |
| Displaced[6] | Katharine Armitage | ||||||
| 269 | Shadow of the Daleks 1[7] | Ken Bentley | 5th | Daleks | October 2020 | BFPDWCD269 | |
| Aimed at the Body | James Kettle | ||||||
| Lightspeed | Jonathan Morris | ||||||
| The Bookshop at the End of the World | Simon Guerrier | ||||||
| Interlude | Dan Starkey | ||||||
| 270 | Shadow of the Daleks 2[8] | November 2020 | BFPDWCD270 | ||||
| The Echo Chamber | Jonathan Barnes | ||||||
| Towards Zero | Roland Moore | ||||||
| Castle Hydra | Lizzie Hopley | ||||||
| Effect and Cause | John Dorney | ||||||
| 271 | December 2020 | BFPDWCD271 | |||||
| 272 | BFPDWCD272 | ||||||
Notes
- When announced, the cover for The Psychic Circus credited James Dreyfus for his role as the Master but this credit was removed before release.
- The Lovecraft Invasion was meant to be released in June, however was not, due to a short delay in production. As of 10 July 2020[update], this release was marked for a release of "TBA" on the Big Finish website.
Production
| # | Title | Recorded on | Recorded at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 260 | Dark Universe | 20 and 21 March 2019 | The Soundhouse, London |
| 261 | The Psychic Circus | 5 and 6 March 2019 | |
| 262 | Subterfuge | 10 and 11 September 2019, and 13 January 2020 | The Moat Studios and WiseBuddah Studios, London |
| 263 | Cry of the Vultriss | 25 and 27 November 2019 | The Moat Studios, London |
| 264 | Scorched Earth | 16 and 17 January 2020 | |
| 265 | The Lovecraft Invasion | 29 and 30 January 2020 | |
| 266 | Time Apart | 18 and 19 November 2019 | |
| 267 | Thin Time / Madquake | 4 November 2019, and 13 January and 20 February 2020 | |
| 268 | The Flying Dutchman / Displaced | TBC | TBC |
| 269 | Shadow of the Daleks 1 | 19 May and 2 June 2020 | The Soundhouse and recorded remotely |
| 270 | Shadow of the Daleks 2 | 4 and 9 June 2020 | |
| 271 | TBC | TBC | |
| 272 |
Cover gallery
The Lovecraft Invasion
Thin Time / Madquake
The Flying Dutchman / Displaced
Shadow of the Daleks 1
Shadow of the Daleks 2
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Footnotes
- ↑ https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/flip-jackson-and-constance-clarke-return-to-doctor-who
- ↑ https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-lovecraft-invasion-2047
- ↑ VOR 133
- ↑ https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-time-apart-2048
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-thin-time-madquake-2049
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-flying-dutchman-displaced-2052
- ↑ https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-shadow-of-the-daleks-1-2051
- ↑ https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-shadow-of-the-daleks-2-2052
