The Stuff of Nightmares (audio anthology)
The Stuff of Nightmares was a full cast audio anthology released on 28 July 2022 by Big Finish Productions. It was the third release of the Classic Doctors, New Monsters audio series. It featured Tim Treloar as the Third Doctor, Sadie Miller as Sarah Jane Smith, Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela, Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and India Fisher as Charlotte Pollard.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Four new adventures featuring classic Doctors encountering monsters from the new series of Doctor Who!
3.1 The House That Hoxx Built by Tim Foley
When the Third Doctor and Sarah journey far into the future of Earth, the last thing they expect to find on the planet is a haunted house!
Invited to dinner by the Hoxx of Balhoon and his ovine ward, the TARDIS travellers experience strange and disturbing phenomena, and the Doctor is determined to discover the cause...
3.2 The Tivolian Who Knew Too Much by Robert Valentine
Taking an Italian holiday, the Fourth Doctor and Leela encounter another tourist very far from home. Timble Feebis is a particularly timid Tivolian, but he has much to be fearful about!
Guarding a vital data-chip, the three visitors are soon caught up in the machinations of a crime boss and his gang, and a dangerous alien assassin…
3.3 Together in Eclectic Dreams by Roy Gill
The Sixth Doctor takes companion Mari to the Archipelago of High Dream to try and stop the nightmares she's having in the TARDIS.
Instead, they find the Lethe Foundation, a research facility overseen by musician Tara, lulling her clients to sleep with soothing melodies. But the Kantrofarri are hunting, and a mystery Green Man holds the key to escape...
3.4 If I Should Die Before I Wake by John Dorney (from a story by Jacqueline Rayner)
The Eighth Doctor and Charley are lost – in a labyrinth of monsters. And somewhere, lurking, are the Dream Crabs…
From the Sphinx to Gorgons, Cerberus and Pegasus, the Greek myths are alive and threatening the TARDIS duo with death at every turn. How long until their Fates unravel, and the truth is revealed?
Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
| # | Title | Author | Director | Doctor | Featuring | Released | Pr. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | The House That Hoxx Built | Tim Foley | Barnaby Edwards | 3rd | Sarah, Balhoonians | 28 July 2022 | BFPDWNEWMON03 |
| 3.2 | The Tivolian Who Knew Too Much | Robert Valentine | 4th | Leela, Tivolians | |||
| 3.3 | Together in Eclectic Dreams | Roy Gill | 6th | Eighth Doctor, Kantrofarri | |||
| 3.4 | If I Should Die Before I Wake | John Dorney (from a story by Jacqueline Rayner) | 8th | Charley, Kantrofarri |
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- The trailer for this release was done by Rob Ritchie. The likeness of Paul McGann used in the trailer was a composite created with the help of Jacob Addyman. [1][2] Before the trailer's release, Keith had already used his composition on an edit of the original cover (though this edit had no official capacity).[3]
- The stories were recorded on 5 August 2020, 6 January and 24 February 2021, and 1 February 2022 at Audio Sorcery and remotely.
- This is the first box set of the Classic Doctors, New Monsters series to feature the Doctors travelling with companions. The previous two box sets feature Doctors travelling solo.
- This is also the first box set in the series to feature the Third Doctor.
- This features the first Eighth Doctor story in the Classic Doctors, New Monsters to have no connection with the Last Great Time War.
- In addition to the textless cover artwork, Rafe Wallbank shared his "abstract drafts"[4][5] with some unused individual covers.[6]
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Stuff of Nightmares page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ https://twitter.com/NoNotTheMemes/status/1552618645947404288
- ↑ https://twitter.com/rafeski_/status/1552718148616552448
- ↑ https://twitter.com/NoNotTheMemes/status/1548117825574752258
- ↑ https://rafeski.com/big-finish-doctor-who-cdnm-vol-3
- ↑ https://twitter.com/rafeski_/status/1519319942964953088
- ↑ https://twitter.com/rafeski_/status/1519320039626887170
