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The key factor for the producers was that the stories in this range must have at some point been officially proposed to the BBC. In some instances, the scripts produced by Big Finish were essentially those that had been delivered to the BBC; in others, they were wholly written for Big Finish based upon story ideas that had been proposed to the [[script editor]] of the era. In a few cases, finished scripts like ''[[The Song of Megaptera (audio story)|The Song of Megaptera]]'' (originally titled ''The Song of the Space Whale'') were tweaked for the audio medium. In others, as with ''[[Leviathan (audio story)|Leviathan]]'', they were more substantially altered. | The key factor for the producers was that the stories in this range must have at some point been officially proposed to the BBC. In some instances, the scripts produced by Big Finish were essentially those that had been delivered to the BBC; in others, they were wholly written for Big Finish based upon story ideas that had been proposed to the [[script editor]] of the era. In a few cases, finished scripts like ''[[The Song of Megaptera (audio story)|The Song of Megaptera]]'' (originally titled ''The Song of the Space Whale'') were tweaked for the audio medium. In others, as with ''[[Leviathan (audio story)|Leviathan]]'', they were more substantially altered. | ||
The [[Series 6 (TLS)|sixth]] and [[Series 7 (TLS)|seventh series]] introduced a twist to the concept: ''[[Return of the Cybermen (audio story)|Return of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[Daleks! Genesis of Terror (audio story)|Daleks! Genesis of Terror]]'' and ''[[The Ark (audio story)|The Ark]]'' were not based on serials that were ultimately never made. All three aired in [[Season 12]] in the form of ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' respectively. The releases in ''The Lost Stories'' were adapted from earlier versions of the scripts, which changed during their original development to become the versions which made it to television. ''Return of the Cybermen'' still follows a similar storyline to ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' but with differing plot details. The plot of ''The Ark'' was adapted from [[John Lucarotti|John Lucarroti]]'s initial script for the serial and diverges drastically from ''The Ark in Space'' as the story progresses. | The [[Series 6 (TLS)|sixth]] and [[Series 7 (TLS)|seventh series]] introduced a twist to the concept: ''[[Return of the Cybermen (audio story)|Return of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[Daleks! Genesis of Terror (audio story)|Daleks! Genesis of Terror]]'' and ''[[The Ark (audio story)|The Ark]]'' were not based on serials that were ultimately never made. All three aired in [[Season 12 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 12]] in the form of ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' respectively. The releases in ''The Lost Stories'' were adapted from earlier versions of the scripts, which changed during their original development to become the versions which made it to television. ''Return of the Cybermen'' still follows a similar storyline to ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' but with differing plot details. The plot of ''The Ark'' was adapted from [[John Lucarotti|John Lucarroti]]'s initial script for the serial and diverges drastically from ''The Ark in Space'' as the story progresses. | ||
''Daleks! Genesis of Terror'' was more specifically only an adaptation of [[Terry Nation]]'s original script for Episode 1 of ''Genesis of the Daleks'', not the story as a whole. It was decided to present the script almost entirely as it was, and the release is resultantly a full-cast verbatim script reading of the first episode, rather than a traditional audio adaptation. ([[BFX]]: ''[[Daleks! Genesis of Terror (audio story)|Daleks! Genesis of Terror]]'') For the sake of completion, cast members subsequently read out the storylines of the remaining five episodes. | ''Daleks! Genesis of Terror'' was more specifically only an adaptation of [[Terry Nation]]'s original script for Episode 1 of ''Genesis of the Daleks'', not the story as a whole. It was decided to present the script almost entirely as it was, and the release is resultantly a full-cast verbatim script reading of the first episode, rather than a traditional audio adaptation. ([[BFX]]: ''[[Daleks! Genesis of Terror (audio story)|Daleks! Genesis of Terror]]'') For the sake of completion, cast members subsequently read out the storylines of the remaining five episodes. | ||
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These Doctors featured the least in the range, but nevertheless got at least one story each. The Third Doctor only appeared once in the final story of the original run of stories, ''[[The Mega (audio story)|The Mega]]'', featuring [[Katy Manning]] as [[Jo Grant]] and [[Richard Franklin]] as [[Mike Yates]]. | These Doctors featured the least in the range, but nevertheless got at least one story each. The Third Doctor only appeared once in the final story of the original run of stories, ''[[The Mega (audio story)|The Mega]]'', featuring [[Katy Manning]] as [[Jo Grant]] and [[Richard Franklin]] as [[Mike Yates]]. | ||
The Fourth Doctor got one [[The Fourth Doctor Box Set|box set]] released during a break in the [[Series 3 (TLS)|third series]] (despite not being part of it), which contained the stories ''[[The Foe from the Future (audio story)|The Foe from the Future]]'' and ''[[The Valley of Death]]'', both of which featured [[Tom Baker]] as the Fourth Doctor and [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]]. The Fourth Doctor became more prominent in the range post its 2019 revival. ''[[Return of the Cybermen (audio story)|Return of the Cybermen]]'' and ''[[The Doomsday Contract (audio story)|The Doomsday Contract]]'' were released in the [[Series 6 (TLS)|sixth series]]. ''Return'' marked the debuts of [[Sadie Miller]] and [[Christopher Naylor]] as [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Harry Sullivan]] and ''The Doomsday Contract'' featured [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark II|K9]]. ''[[Daleks! Genesis of Terror (audio story)|Daleks! Genesis of Terror]]'' and ''[[The Ark (audio story)|The Ark]]'' both followed in the [[Series 7 (TLS)|seventh series]], and utilised the same concept (and main cast) as ''Return of the Cybermen'' by adapting earlier drafts of scripts that became TV serials in [[Season 12]]. | The Fourth Doctor got one [[The Fourth Doctor Box Set|box set]] released during a break in the [[Series 3 (TLS)|third series]] (despite not being part of it), which contained the stories ''[[The Foe from the Future (audio story)|The Foe from the Future]]'' and ''[[The Valley of Death]]'', both of which featured [[Tom Baker]] as the Fourth Doctor and [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]]. The Fourth Doctor became more prominent in the range post its 2019 revival. ''[[Return of the Cybermen (audio story)|Return of the Cybermen]]'' and ''[[The Doomsday Contract (audio story)|The Doomsday Contract]]'' were released in the [[Series 6 (TLS)|sixth series]]. ''Return'' marked the debuts of [[Sadie Miller]] and [[Christopher Naylor]] as [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Harry Sullivan]] and ''The Doomsday Contract'' featured [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark II|K9]]. ''[[Daleks! Genesis of Terror (audio story)|Daleks! Genesis of Terror]]'' and ''[[The Ark (audio story)|The Ark]]'' both followed in the [[Series 7 (TLS)|seventh series]], and utilised the same concept (and main cast) as ''Return of the Cybermen'' by adapting earlier drafts of scripts that became TV serials in [[Season 12 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 12]]. | ||
The Fifth Doctor got a trilogy of stories in the third series featuring [[Peter Davison]] as the Fifth Doctor, [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]] and [[Janet Fielding]] as [[Tegan Jovanka]]. These would be the only stories produced by Big Finish to feature just Nyssa and Tegan as [[companion]]<nowiki/>s, until ''[[The Waters of Amsterdam (audio story)|The Waters of Amsterdam]]'' in [[January (releases)|January]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]. Another Fifth Doctor story ''[[Nightmare Country (audio story)|Nightmare Country]]'' was released in the [[Series 5 (TLS)|fifth series]], featuring Janet Fielding as Tegan and [[Mark Strickson]] as [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]. | The Fifth Doctor got a trilogy of stories in the third series featuring [[Peter Davison]] as the Fifth Doctor, [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]] and [[Janet Fielding]] as [[Tegan Jovanka]]. These would be the only stories produced by Big Finish to feature just Nyssa and Tegan as [[companion]]<nowiki/>s, until ''[[The Waters of Amsterdam (audio story)|The Waters of Amsterdam]]'' in [[January (releases)|January]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]. Another Fifth Doctor story ''[[Nightmare Country (audio story)|Nightmare Country]]'' was released in the [[Series 5 (TLS)|fifth series]], featuring Janet Fielding as Tegan and [[Mark Strickson]] as [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]. | ||
