Classic Doctors, New Monsters: Volume Two
Classic Doctors, New Monsters: Volume Two was a full cast audio anthology released on 27 July 2017 by Big Finish Productions. It was the second release of the Classic Doctors, New Monsters audio series. It featured Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Jacqueline Pearce as Cardinal Ollistra.
Publisher's summary[[edit]]
2.1 Night of the Vashta Nerada by John Dorney
Funworld was set to be the happiest planet in the galaxy. A planet of joy, of euphoria, of laughter and delight. Except construction was marred by reports of a predator and then, a few days before opening, all communication ceased.
Owner Georgia Donnelly is desperate to open the resort and has hired Amanda Steele's crew to find out what happened on the planet. They're the best. But even they might not be up to the task.
Joined by the Doctor and being picked off one by one, they slowly start to realise that something terrifying lurks in the shadows.
2.2 Empire of the Racnoss by Scott Handcock
When a distress call rips the TARDIS from the Vortex, dragging it back through time, it arrives in the midst of a conflict between Gallifrey and an ancient foe.
The Doctor, as ever, wants to help, but in returning a wounded combatant home, he becomes further and further entangled in a web of deceit and recrimination. A web spun by an eight-legged Empress and her minions...
The Empire of the Racnoss is at war, and wherever he stands, the Doctor is on the wrong side.
2.3 The Carrionite Curse by Simon Guerrier
Katy Bell returns to her Midlands home to find strange goings-on at the buskers fair. A witch trial in the 1980s. A bonfire ready to be lit...
Luckily, a colourful visitor is already investigating, and the local vicar, Katy's dad, is versed in tales of the macabre. Terrifying forces are on the loose, and the town hall holds a secret. There is black magic in the Black Country, and the Doctor has the name of his enemy on the tip of his tongue...
Something wicked this way comes.
2.4 Day of the Vashta Nerada by Matt Fitton
As the Time War rages, Cardinal Ollistra of Gallifrey seeks to create ever more dangerous weapons to deploy against the enemy.
When the Doctor stumbles across Synthesis Station, he discovers that the Time Lords have sponsored a project to weaponise already-lethal creatures. But in doing so, Eva Morrison and her team have unwittingly used a colony of Vashta Nerada with a very unfortunate history of humanoid contact.
The Doctor finds himself leading a desperate race for survival, in which the shadows may be the least of their worries...
Stories[[edit]]
| # | Title | Author | Director | Doctor | Featuring | Released | Pr. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Night of the Vashta Nerada | John Dorney | Barnaby Edwards | 4th | Vashta Nerada | 27 July 2017 | BFPDWNEWMON02 |
| 2.2 | Empire of the Racnoss | Scott Handcock | 5th | Racnoss | |||
| 2.3 | The Carrionite Curse | Simon Guerrier | 6th | Carrionites | |||
| 2.4 | Day of the Vashta Nerada | Matt Fitton | 8th | Vashta Nerada, War Ollistra |
Cast[[edit]]
Night of the Vashta Nerada[[edit]]
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- Amanda Steele - Pam Ferris
- Georgia Donnelly - Lorelei King
- Phelan - Emma Lowndes
- Bennetto - Matt Devitt
Empire of the Racnoss[[edit]]
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Racnoss Empress - Adjoa Andoh
- Old Racnoss Emperor / Herrax - Nigel Planer
- Racnoss Consort - Andrew French
- Alayna - Lisa Kay
The Carrionite Curse[[edit]]
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Mary Sissinghurst - Andrée Bernard
- Eileen Nelthorpe - Adèle Anderson
- Katy Bell - Maya Sondhi
- Rev. Douglas Bell - Michael Fenton-Stevens
Day of the Vashta Nerada[[edit]]
- The Doctor - Paul McGann
- Ollistra - Jacqueline Pearce
- Dr. Eva Morrison - Jan Ravens
- Biotech Dendry - Himesh Patel
- Commander Roxita / Security Chief Raldon - Tim Wallers
Notes[[edit]]
- This anthology had an illustrated preview by Jamie Lenman in DWM 516.
- 7 years after the anthology's release, on 15 November 2024, the Big Finish Instagram account posted a textless version of the boxset cover,[1] the same day Faithful Friends was announced.[2][3][4]
Gallery[[edit]]
Textless boxset cover.
Illustrated preview by Jamie Lenman from DWM 516.
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External links[[edit]]
- Official Classic Doctors, New Monsters Volume Two page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes[[edit]]
- ↑ Big Finish Productions (15 November 2024). Which modern monster would you like to hear fight a classic doctor?. @bigfinishprod on Instagram. Retrieved on 28 November 2024.
- ↑ Audiobooks from Big Finish (15 November 2024). Return of the Krillitane and more!. bigfinish.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2024.
- ↑ Big Finish Productions (15 November 2024). 🚨 COVER REVEAL 🚨 Krillitane, Lupari and Monks... oh my! Click bgfn.sh/5CDNM to find out who's facing what in the forthcoming #DoctorWho – Classic Doctors New Monsters: Faithful Friends. Big Finish Insider (@bigfinish.bsky.social) on Bluesky. Retrieved on 28 November 2024.
- ↑ Big Finish Productions (15 November 2024). 🚨 COVER REVEAL 🚨 The fifth edition of Classic Doctors New Monsters is upon us! Click http://bgfn.sh/CDNM5 to find out who's facing what!. Big Finish Insider (@bigfinish) on Twitter. Retrieved on 28 November 2024.
