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[[File:The Shadow Play.jpg|thumb|left|As the ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' wound down in the early 2000s, pride of place was increasingly given to ''[[The Faction Paradox Protocols]]''.]]Season 4 of the ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' was released over a longer periods of time than its predecessors, spanning [[2001 (releases)|2001]] through [[2004 (releases)|2004]]. It opened on the launch of ''[[The Faction Paradox Protocols]]'', the vanguard of of [[Lawrence Miles]]' wider ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' franchise, newly spun-off from the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures|''Eighth Doctor Adventures]]. The season continued the ''[[Zygon (series)|Zygon]]'' and ''[[Krynoid (audio series)|Krynoid]]'' series, featured a single release in the new ''[[Rutans (series)|Rutans]]'' series, and also included ''[[The Quality of Mercy (audio story)|The Quality of Mercy]]'', not branded as part of a specific series but which featured the ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'' character of [[Guy de Carnac]]. There were plans for [[Bring me the Head of Sabalom Glitz (audio story)|a spin-off]] based on [[Sabalom Glitz]], but it and several other projects fell through when BBV announced in [[September (releases)|September]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] that they would be no longer producing audio stories, with the exception of ''Faction Paradox'' and instead would focus on video releases. By [[December (releases)|December]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]], past audio releases were being deleted from their online catalogue,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090225210522/http://www.bbvonline.co.uk/news/script.cgi?&page=1 News] - bbvonline.co.uk (archived)</ref> although they would later be made available once more in [[2021 (releases)|2021]].
[[File:The Shadow Play.jpg|thumb|left|As the ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' wound down in the early 2000s, pride of place was increasingly given to ''[[The Faction Paradox Protocols]]''.]]Season 4 of the ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' was released over a longer periods of time than its predecessors, spanning [[2001 (releases)|2001]] through [[2004 (releases)|2004]]. It opened on the launch of ''[[The Faction Paradox Protocols]]'', the vanguard of of [[Lawrence Miles]]' wider ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' franchise, newly spun-off from the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures|''Eighth Doctor Adventures]]. The season continued the ''[[Zygon (series)|Zygon]]'' and ''[[Krynoid (audio series)|Krynoid]]'' series, featured a single release in the new ''[[Rutans (series)|Rutans]]'' series, and also included ''[[The Quality of Mercy (audio story)|The Quality of Mercy]]'', not branded as part of a specific series but which featured the ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'' character of [[Guy de Carnac]]. There were plans for [[Bring me the Head of Sabalom Glitz (audio story)|a spin-off]] based on [[Sabalom Glitz]], but it and several other projects fell through when BBV announced in [[September (releases)|September]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] that they would be no longer producing audio stories, with the exception of ''Faction Paradox'' and instead would focus on video releases. By [[December (releases)|December]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]], past audio releases were being deleted from their online catalogue,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090225210522/http://www.bbvonline.co.uk/news/script.cgi?&page=1 News] - bbvonline.co.uk (archived)</ref> although they would later be made available once more in [[2021 (releases)|2021]].


Thereafter, BBV ventured into non-fiction, producing documentaries such as ''[[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond]]'' and ''[[Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary]]''. In [[2003 (releases)|2003]], much production was done on a new direct-to-video DWU film, ''[[Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough (home video)|Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough]]'', which featured [[Zygon]]s as both protagonists and antagonists, as well as [[Lauren Anderson]], who had previously appeared in ''Cyberon''. However, it was only after additional shooting years later that the film completed and released,<ref>[http://jblum.livejournal.com/107556.html?thread=506148#t506148 Blog comment by Jonathan Blum. 7th September, 2007]</ref> coming out in [[2008 (releases)|2008]]. In an attempt to appeal to a post-''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' market, the final cut of ''Zygon'' featured adult elements, including uncensored nudity and even sex scenes. Upset at this, Baggs's marketing, and the way in which he had in other ways messed with their scripts, the several scriptwriters who had worked on the story, including [[Lance Parkin]] and [[Jonathan Blum]], declined to have their names appear on the finished product.<ref name="downtime">[[REF]]: ''[[Downtime – The Lost Years of Doctor Who]]''<ref/>
Thereafter, BBV ventured into non-fiction, producing documentaries such as ''[[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond]]'' and ''[[Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary]]''. In [[2003 (releases)|2003]], much production was done on a new direct-to-video DWU film, ''[[Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough (home video)|Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough]]'', which featured [[Zygon]]s as both protagonists and antagonists, as well as [[Lauren Anderson]], who had previously appeared in ''Cyberon''. However, it was only after additional shooting years later that the film completed and released,<ref>[http://jblum.livejournal.com/107556.html?thread=506148#t506148 Blog comment by Jonathan Blum. 7th September, 2007]</ref> coming out in [[2008 (releases)|2008]]. In an attempt to appeal to a post-''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' market, the final cut of ''Zygon'' featured adult elements, including uncensored nudity and even sex scenes. Upset at this, Baggs's marketing, and the way in which he had in other ways messed with their scripts, the several scriptwriters who had worked on the story, including [[Lance Parkin]] and [[Jonathan Blum]], declined to have their names appear on the finished product.<ref name="downtime">[[REF]]: ''[[Downtime – The Lost Years of Doctor Who]]''</ref>


=== 2010s: Hiatus ===
=== 2010s: Hiatus ===
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