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'''''The Sirens of Time Redux''''', also known as '''''The Sirens of Time - Redux''''', was a re-edited, re-scored and re-released edition of the first story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]], {{cs|The Sirens of Time (audio story)}}, written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featuring [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]]. It was released on [[26 November (releases)|26 November]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]].<ref name=":7">{{cite web|title=Revisit The Sirens of Time today|url=https://bigfinish.com/news/v/revisit-the-sirens-of-time-today|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=26 November 2024|website name=[https://bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]|accessdate=26 November 2024|quote=The very first Big Finish Doctor Who audio story – starring Peter Davison, Colin Baker, and Sylvester McCoy – gets a special edition re-release, available now.}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news|title=News, Recent Releases sidebar|author=[[Big Finish Productions|Audiobooks from Big Finish]]|accessdate=27 November 2024|website name=[https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126211428/https://bigfinish.com/news|archivedate=26 November 2024|quote=Doctor Who: The Sirens of Time Redux (Bronze Edition: DL). Updated 26 November 2024. Released today!}}</ref><ref name=":21">{{Cite web|url=https://bsky.app/profile/bigfinish.bsky.social/post/3lbtr5srru52e|title=🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 The original you might say... but reduxed! bgfn.sh/SirensRedux|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=26 November 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://bsky.app/profile/bigfinish.bsky.social @bigfinish.bsky.social]) on [https://bsky.app Bluesky]|accessdate=27 November 2024}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1861341653119774807|title=🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 The original you might say... but reduxed! http://bgfn.sh/Siren|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=26 November 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twtter]|accessdate=26 November 2024}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web|url=https://bsky.app/profile/bigfinish.bsky.social/post/3lbryp6ono52s|title=Tomorrow: It's Sirens time! If you haven't already pre-ordered: bgfn.sh/sirensredux|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=25 November 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://bsky.app/profile/bigfinish.bsky.social @bigfinish.bsky.social]) on [https://bsky.app Bluesky]|accessdate=27 November 2024}}</ref><ref name=":23">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1861032090977878442|title=Tomorrow: It's Sirens time! If you haven't already pre-ordered: http://bgfn.sh/siren|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=25 November 2024|accessdate=27 November 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/bigfinishprod/p/DCwqu7juBeq|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=24 November 2024|website name=[https://www.instagram.com/bigfinishprod @bigfinishprod] on [https://www.instagram.com Instagram]|accessdate=27 November 2024|title=Ahead of the Redux this week, a cheeky look back at the OG Sirens of Time!}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1860662150597063121|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|accessdate=26 November 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|title=SOT: Redux drops this week! Here's what the website looked like around the time.|date of source=24 November 2024}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1860647049869316326|title=TUESDAY: The first #DoctorWho Big Finish audio, like you've never heard it before! http://bgfn.sh/Siren|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=24 November 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessdate=27 November 2024}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1858933259473735803|title=This day next week: Get Reduxed! http://bgfn.sh/Siren|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessdate=27 November 2024|date of source=19 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1853104853683409301|title=This month: It's Redux O'clock baby! http://bgfn.sh/Siren|date of source=3 November 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessdate=27 November 2024|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]}}</ref>
'''''The Sirens of Time Redux''''', also rendered '''''The Sirens of Time - Redux''''', was a re-edited, re-scored and re-released edition of the first story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]], {{cs|The Sirens of Time (audio story)}}, written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featuring [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]]. It was released on [[26 November (releases)|26 November]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]].<ref name=":7">{{cite web|title=Revisit The Sirens of Time today|url=https://bigfinish.com/news/v/revisit-the-sirens-of-time-today|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=26 November 2024|website name=[https://bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]|accessdate=26 November 2024|quote=The very first Big Finish Doctor Who audio story – starring Peter Davison, Colin Baker, and Sylvester McCoy – gets a special edition re-release, available now.}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news|title=News, Recent Releases sidebar|author=[[Big Finish Productions|Audiobooks from Big Finish]]|accessdate=27 November 2024|website name=[https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126211428/https://bigfinish.com/news|archivedate=26 November 2024|quote=Doctor Who: The Sirens of Time Redux (Bronze Edition: DL). Updated 26 November 2024. Released today!}}</ref><ref name=":21">{{Cite web|url=https://bsky.app/profile/bigfinish.bsky.social/post/3lbtr5srru52e|title=🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 The original you might say... but reduxed! bgfn.sh/SirensRedux|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=26 November 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://bsky.app/profile/bigfinish.bsky.social @bigfinish.bsky.social]) on [https://bsky.app Bluesky]|accessdate=27 November 2024}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1861341653119774807|title=🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 The original you might say... but reduxed! http://bgfn.sh/Siren|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=26 November 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twtter]|accessdate=26 November 2024}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web|url=https://bsky.app/profile/bigfinish.bsky.social/post/3lbryp6ono52s|title=Tomorrow: It's Sirens time! If you haven't already pre-ordered: bgfn.sh/sirensredux|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=25 November 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://bsky.app/profile/bigfinish.bsky.social @bigfinish.bsky.social]) on [https://bsky.app Bluesky]|accessdate=27 November 2024}}</ref><ref name=":23">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1861032090977878442|title=Tomorrow: It's Sirens time! If you haven't already pre-ordered: http://bgfn.sh/siren|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=25 November 2024|accessdate=27 November 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/bigfinishprod/p/DCwqu7juBeq|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=24 November 2024|website name=[https://www.instagram.com/bigfinishprod @bigfinishprod] on [https://www.instagram.com Instagram]|accessdate=27 November 2024|title=Ahead of the Redux this week, a cheeky look back at the OG Sirens of Time!}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1860662150597063121|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|accessdate=26 November 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|title=SOT: Redux drops this week! Here's what the website looked like around the time.|date of source=24 November 2024}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1860647049869316326|title=TUESDAY: The first #DoctorWho Big Finish audio, like you've never heard it before! http://bgfn.sh/Siren|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=24 November 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessdate=27 November 2024}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1858933259473735803|title=This day next week: Get Reduxed! http://bgfn.sh/Siren|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessdate=27 November 2024|date of source=19 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1853104853683409301|title=This month: It's Redux O'clock baby! http://bgfn.sh/Siren|date of source=3 November 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessdate=27 November 2024|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]}}</ref>


It was released in celebration of the [[List of anniversaries|25th anniversary]] of Big Finish making ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio dramas.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=The Sirens of Time revisited|url=https://bigfinish.com/news/v/the-sirens-of-time-revisited|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=8 June 2024|website name=[https://bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]|accessdate=26 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1800086774464561523|title=🚨 In case you missed it: We're celebrating 25 years of Doctor Who at Big Finish with a new director's cut of the very first release!|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=10 June 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessdate=26 November 2024}}</ref>
It was released in celebration of the [[List of anniversaries|25th anniversary]] of Big Finish making ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio dramas.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=The Sirens of Time revisited|url=https://bigfinish.com/news/v/the-sirens-of-time-revisited|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=8 June 2024|website name=[https://bigfinish.com bigfinish.com]|accessdate=26 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1800086774464561523|title=🚨 In case you missed it: We're celebrating 25 years of Doctor Who at Big Finish with a new director's cut of the very first release!|author=[[Big Finish Productions]]|date of source=10 June 2024|website name=Big Finish Insider ([https://twitter.com/bigfinish @bigfinish]) on [https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessdate=26 November 2024}}</ref>
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* Peter Davison remembered that ''The Sirens of Time'' was "hitherto... the [[Children in Need]] [[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|special that we did with]] ''[[EastEnders (series)|EastEnders]]'', that made no sense at all", before saying, "Sirens of Time ''also'' made no sense at all... I think I've got a reasonable grip - grasp of most ''Doctor Who'' stories... ''Most''... And I had no idea what was going on. So you can imagine that if ''I'' had no idea what was going on, Colin or Sylvester had ''absolutely'' no clue. I mean, they were completely in the dark. Sylvester, I think he just said, 'Oh, I'm gonna, just roll my R's a bit. I think that's what I'll do.' ...But we had a ''fun'' time! It was a great time!"<ref name=":24" />
* Peter Davison remembered that ''The Sirens of Time'' was "hitherto... the [[Children in Need]] [[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|special that we did with]] ''[[EastEnders (series)|EastEnders]]'', that made no sense at all", before saying, "Sirens of Time ''also'' made no sense at all... I think I've got a reasonable grip - grasp of most ''Doctor Who'' stories... ''Most''... And I had no idea what was going on. So you can imagine that if ''I'' had no idea what was going on, Colin or Sylvester had ''absolutely'' no clue. I mean, they were completely in the dark. Sylvester, I think he just said, 'Oh, I'm gonna, just roll my R's a bit. I think that's what I'll do.' ...But we had a ''fun'' time! It was a great time!"<ref name=":24" />
** He later elaborated, "We enjoyed it a ''lot'', but, just, none of us knew what it was about... I'm not even sure that whoever directed it - I can't remember who ''did'' direct it now - knew either".<ref name=":24" /> The director and writer of ''The Sirens of Time'' was Nicholas Briggs. He also did the Redux extras interviews.<ref name=":24" />
** He later elaborated, "We enjoyed it a ''lot'', but, just, none of us knew what it was about... I'm not even sure that whoever directed it - I can't remember who ''did'' direct it now - knew either".<ref name=":24" /> The director and writer of ''The Sirens of Time'' was Nicholas Briggs. He also did the Redux extras interviews.<ref name=":24" />
* At some point, Sylvester McCoy lost his script during recording.{{Note|Sylvester McCoy is shown to have a script in photographs of the recording of ''The Sirens of Time''. The first behind the segment featuring the original recording session has Colin Baker saying, "Sylv hasn't got a script". From both these pieces of information, McCoy presumably lost it.}} Colin Baker gave his script to McCoy and shared with Peter Davison's script.<ref name=":24" />
* At some point, Sylvester McCoy lost his script during recording.{{Note|Sylvester McCoy is shown to have a script in photographs of the recording of ''The Sirens of Time''. The first behind the scenes segment featuring the original recording session has Colin Baker saying, "Sylv hasn't got a script". From both these pieces of information, McCoy presumably lost it.}} Colin Baker gave his script to McCoy and shared with Peter Davison's script.<ref name=":24" />
* Some answers of Peter Davison in the extras are also stated or similar to other statements given in his interview for TV Choice by Graham Kibble-White about his work on the original ''The Sirens of Time'' and his Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' work overall.<ref name=":25" /> Specifically: those about his, Colin Baker's, and Sylvester McCoy's understanding of the story of ''The Sirens of Time''; his thoughts to performing in Big Finish's ''Doctor Who'' audios and his re-association with ''Doctor Who'' in that respect; how he decided he would do his performance as the Fifth Doctor on audio; and his concern on photographs being taken during recordings that the audience will see, as he wants them to imagine the characters as how they looked onscreen, not as how the actors who played the characters look now.<ref name=":24" /><ref name=":25" />
* Some answers of Peter Davison in the extras are also stated or similar to other statements given in his interview for TV Choice by Graham Kibble-White about his work on the original ''The Sirens of Time'' and his Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' work overall.<ref name=":25" /> Specifically: those about his, Colin Baker's, and Sylvester McCoy's understanding of the story of ''The Sirens of Time''; his thoughts to performing in Big Finish's ''Doctor Who'' audios and his re-association with ''Doctor Who'' in that respect; how he decided he would do his performance as the Fifth Doctor on audio; and his concern on photographs being taken during recordings that the audience will see, as he wants them to imagine the characters as how they looked onscreen, not as how the actors who played the characters look now.<ref name=":24" /><ref name=":25" />


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