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Big Finish began their ''Doctor Who'' range with a series of [[The Monthly Adventures (audio series)|monthly full-cast dramas]] in four twenty five-minute episode format, mirroring the format commonly used by the original TV series. Releases featured the [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]], [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]], [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]], and, from 2001 on, [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth]] Doctors, all portrayed by their original actors. Over the years this range included many classic companions portrayed by their original actors, such as [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Turlough]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] and [[Ace]], and also introduced new ones such as [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]], [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[C'rizz]], [[Hex]], [[Thomas Brewster|Brewster]], [[Elizabeth Klein|Klein]], [[Flip Jackson|Flip]], [[Constance Clarke|Constance]] and [[Marc]]. In addition to the monthly releases, the classic Doctors appeared in occasional [[Classic Series - Special Releases|Special Releases]], such as the [[Excelis Saga]], [[Bonus Releases]] for subscribers and specials for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | Big Finish began their ''Doctor Who'' range with a series of [[The Monthly Adventures (audio series)|monthly full-cast dramas]] in four twenty five-minute episode format, mirroring the format commonly used by the original TV series. Releases featured the [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]], [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]], [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]], and, from 2001 on, [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth]] Doctors, all portrayed by their original actors. Over the years this range included many classic companions portrayed by their original actors, such as [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Turlough]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] and [[Ace]], and also introduced new ones such as [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]], [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[C'rizz]], [[Hex]], [[Thomas Brewster|Brewster]], [[Elizabeth Klein|Klein]], [[Flip Jackson|Flip]], [[Constance Clarke|Constance]] and [[Marc]]. In addition to the monthly releases, the classic Doctors appeared in occasional [[Classic Series - Special Releases|Special Releases]], such as the [[Excelis Saga]], [[Bonus Releases]] for subscribers and specials for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | ||
In [[2007 (releases)|2007]], a separate monthly series of one-hour ''[[The Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|The Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'' was created that ran for four series. Initially the range was also broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra|BBC 7]] and featured [[Sheridan Smith]] as [[Lucie Miller]]. Following the conclusion of the fourth series, the range was reformatted into boxset releases, beginning a run of 16-episode sagas; ''[[Dark Eyes (audio series)|Dark Eyes]]'', ''[[Doom Coalition (audio series)|Doom Coalition]]'', ''[[Ravenous (audio series)|Ravenous]]'' and ''[[Stranded (audio series)|Stranded]]''. The Eighth Doctor would continue to appear very occasionally in the monthly range, including the anthology release ''[[The Company of Friends (audio anthology)|The Company of Friends]]'' which featured companions from the Eighth Doctor's series in [[DWM comic stories|DWM's comic]] and [[BBC Books]]. | In [[2007 (releases)|2007]], a separate monthly series of one-hour ''[[The Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|The Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'' was created that ran for four series. Initially the range was also broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra|BBC 7]] and featured [[Sheridan Smith]] as [[Lucie Miller]]. Following the conclusion of the fourth series, the range was reformatted into boxset releases, beginning a run of four 16-episode sagas; ''[[Dark Eyes (audio series)|Dark Eyes]]'', ''[[Doom Coalition (audio series)|Doom Coalition]]'', ''[[Ravenous (audio series)|Ravenous]]'' and ''[[Stranded (audio series)|Stranded]]''. The Eighth Doctor would continue to appear very occasionally in the monthly range, including the anthology release ''[[The Company of Friends (audio anthology)|The Company of Friends]]'' which featured companions from the Eighth Doctor's series in [[DWM comic stories|DWM's comic]] and [[BBC Books]]. Occasional standalone boxsets were also released set during his travels with Charley and Lucie, ''[[The Eighth Doctor: The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller: Volume One|The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller]]'' and ''[[Charlotte Pollard: The Further Adventuress (audio anthology)|Charlotte Pollard: The Further Adventuress]]''. In [[2022 (releases)|2022]] ''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' moved away from the sagas to standalone boxsets, beginning with ''[[What Lies Inside? (audio anthology)|What Lies Inside?]]''. | ||
In [[2009 (releases)|2009]] Big Finish launched a new range adapting scripts that had been abandoned for TV, entitled ''[[The Lost Stories]]''. The range began with the stories originally intended for [[Season 23]] prior to the hiatus and eventually encompassed stories from every classic Doctor. The range came to an end in [[2013 (releases)|2013]] but was later revived in [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. | In [[2009 (releases)|2009]] Big Finish launched a new range adapting scripts that had been abandoned for TV, entitled ''[[The Lost Stories]]''. The range began with the stories originally intended for [[Season 23]] prior to the hiatus and eventually encompassed stories from every classic Doctor. The range came to an end in [[2013 (releases)|2013]] but was later revived in [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. | ||
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In [[2021 (releases)|2021]], Big Finish ended the monthly range after the 275th release, ''[[The End of the Beginning (audio story)|The End of the Beginning]]'', and began splitting each classic Doctor into their own distinct ranges of boxsets instead, beginning with ''[[The Eleven (audio anthology)|The Eleven]]'', ''[[Forty: Volume 1]]'' and ''[[Silver and Ice (audio anthology)|Silver and Ice]]''. Loose ends leftover from the monthly range were also picked up in standalone boxset form, with ''[[The Sixth Doctor and Peri: Volume One]]'' continuing the Sixth Doctor and older Peri's travels following ''[[The Rani Elite (audio story)|The Rani Elite]]'' and ''[[The Lost Resort and Other Stories]]'' wrapping up the Fifth Doctor's travels with [[Marc]]. | In [[2021 (releases)|2021]], Big Finish ended the monthly range after the 275th release, ''[[The End of the Beginning (audio story)|The End of the Beginning]]'', and began splitting each classic Doctor into their own distinct ranges of boxsets instead, beginning with ''[[The Eleven (audio anthology)|The Eleven]]'', ''[[Forty: Volume 1]]'' and ''[[Silver and Ice (audio anthology)|Silver and Ice]]''. Loose ends leftover from the monthly range were also picked up in standalone boxset form, with ''[[The Sixth Doctor and Peri: Volume One]]'' continuing the Sixth Doctor and older Peri's travels following ''[[The Rani Elite (audio story)|The Rani Elite]]'' and ''[[The Lost Resort and Other Stories]]'' wrapping up the Fifth Doctor's travels with [[Marc]]. | ||
As of | In 2022, Big Finish released a special boxset entitled ''[[Peladon (audio anthology)|Peladon]]'' to mark the 50th anniversary of ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'' airing, featuring the Sixth and Eighth Doctors. | ||
As of 2023, Big Finish has been successful in recruiting every surviving classic-era companion actor to reprise their original roles. In addition, both "companion" actors from the 1996 TV movie, [[Daphne Ashbrook]] and [[Yee Jee Tso]], have recorded several ''Who'' releases for the company, but portraying different characters, as the company does not have the rights to non-Doctor movie characters. | |||
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