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Around this time, [[BBC Books]] published a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novel titled ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]'' as part of its line of [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures|Past Doctor Adventures]]. Written by [[Chris Boucher]] it served as a sequel to his 1977 ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' and was also a crossover with the BBC television series ''[[Blake's 7]]'' due to the inclusion of [[Carnell]], a character originating in that series. Stevens contacted Boucher and proposed the idea of an audio drama using the setting established in ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]'' named Kaldor City. Boucher encouraged Stevens to write the script, which he wrote in collaboration with [[Jim Smith]]. Pleased with the results, Boucher gave his full approval to proceed with the concept.<ref>[http://www.kaldorcity.com/aboutus.html About Kaldor City and Magic Bullet]</ref> | Around this time, [[BBC Books]] published a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novel titled ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]'' as part of its line of [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures|Past Doctor Adventures]]. Written by [[Chris Boucher]] it served as a sequel to his 1977 ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' and was also a crossover with the BBC television series ''[[Blake's 7]]'' due to the inclusion of [[Carnell]], a character originating in that series. Stevens contacted Boucher and proposed the idea of an audio drama using the setting established in ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]'' named Kaldor City. Boucher encouraged Stevens to write the script, which he wrote in collaboration with [[Jim Smith]]. Pleased with the results, Boucher gave his full approval to proceed with the concept.<ref>[http://www.kaldorcity.com/aboutus.html About Kaldor City and Magic Bullet]</ref> | ||
Stevens initially approached [[BBV Productions|BBV]], an audio and video production company specialising in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' related productions, with the script but showed little interest in the idea. [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]], a | Stevens initially approached [[BBV Productions|BBV]], an audio and video production company specialising in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' related productions, with the script but showed little interest in the idea. [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]], a production company licensed by the BBC to produce ''Doctor Who'' audio drama, were also approached. Ultimately, Stevens decided to produce it himself and so set up a company called [[Magic Bullet Productions|Magic Bullet]]. | ||
In assembling the key players, Stevens hired sound designer [[Alistair Lock]] whom he previously worked with on a series of ''Blake's 7'' audio productions; ''Travis: The Final Act'', ''The Mark of Kane'', and ''The Logic of Empire''. Stevens created the character of [[Kaston Iago]] specifically for [[Paul Darrow]], best known for the role of 'Kerr Avon' in ''Blake's 7''. {{w|Alexis Kanner}} from the ITC television series {{wi|The Prisoner}} was also considered for the role should Darrow prove unavailable. | In assembling the key players, Stevens hired sound designer [[Alistair Lock]] whom he previously worked with on a series of ''Blake's 7'' audio productions; ''Travis: The Final Act'', ''The Mark of Kane'', and ''The Logic of Empire''. Stevens created the character of [[Kaston Iago]] specifically for [[Paul Darrow]], best known for the role of 'Kerr Avon' in ''Blake's 7''. {{w|Alexis Kanner}} from the ITC television series {{wi|The Prisoner}} was also considered for the role should Darrow prove unavailable. | ||
