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WWW.BIGFINISH.COM • NEW AUDIO ADVENTURES ISSUE 105 • NOVEMBER 2017 105 • NOVEMBER ISSUE

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OCTOR WHO has always and that’s just what we like to D had its fans, with a core hear. David’s an old hand at group of us having stuck Big Finish, but for Billie it was with the show through thick and a new experience – so let’s all thin during the classic era. hope she enjoyed herself and So when the series returned wants to come back to do more! in the 21st century, I’ll concede This new set of stories that I found it both delightful sounds just like the opening and a little bit odd that everyone three episodes of any Russell suddenly loved the show I had T Davies-produced series of Managing Editor: Jason Haigh-Ellery always adored. Doctor Who, with one story set Executive Producer: was no longer cult viewing. in the present day, followed by Senior Producer: David Richardson Editor: Kenny Smith It was just… viewing! one in the past and one in the Design: Mark Plastow Perhaps it could be said that future. I can’t wait to hear them. Copy Editor: Stephanie Hornett the most iconic Doctor and Also this month, we’ve got The Big Finish Team: pairing of the new the return of UNIT in four Ian Atkins, Sue Cowley, Emily de Fraine, series was the Tenth Doctor exciting new standalone tales, Hannah Peel, Paul Spragg, Frances Welsh Marketing: Kris Griffin and and Rose, as and Survivors reaches its Paddy Freeland and (quite rightly) seventh run. I’ve been doing BFP Administration: Cheryl Bly, became the nation’s darlings. a Survivors relisten lately on Brenda Smith, Alison Taylor And now, the duo are back my drives to and from work, Publisher: Ltd. together with Big Finish. and my word, each series gets Speaking to those who were progressively darker than in studio at the time, it seems the last. Just wonderful! that David and Billie had a ball, KENNY SNEAKPREVIEW Scott Handcock previews the first full series of Cicero, coming in 2018…

“With that in mind, Jason Haigh- is wonderful. This time around, we Ellery kindly commissioned five also meet Cicero’s parents (Sarah more hours, allowing us to explore Douglas and Richard Earl); his the wider social and political wife, Terentia (Laura Riseborough); climate of ancient Rome. The series and even the infamous Atticus is very much a drama about the to whom he addresses his letters life of Cicero, rather than straying (Rupert Young). It’s a very personal into a case-by-case legal drama, series of stories, and everyone T WAS back in February which helps keep things fresh. threw their all into making it. “I shortly after the release of “It is, of course, an added pleasure “Other guest actors include the pilot episode, that we to welcome Sam [Samuel Barnett] Wilf Scolding, Samantha Béart, knew we’d be coming back to do and and George [Naylor] back as Ben Arogundade, Deirdre more. We always knew there was back as Cicero and Quintus. We had Mullins, Jon Culshaw, Rachel potential for additional stories, and such a fun time making the first Atkins, Oliver Mason, Sarah the reaction to that initial story story, and even more fun making Ovens and the terrifying Paul made it a no-brainer. the series. Their fraternal chemistry Clayton as Sulla…”

VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 3 It’s Saturday evenings David Tennant and Billie making very positive noises in 2006 all over again Piper reunite in Infamy of the while attending conventions. for Kenny Smith… Zaross, The Sword of the Chevalier “Fans were asking Billie if she and Cold Vengeance, for the would do a Big Finish, and she was second set of Tenth Doctor saying she would. Jason Haigh- HEY CAME, they saw and adventures following on from Ellery instantly approached her T they conquered Saturday his adventures with Catherine agent, and one day there was nights. They were the Tate as last year. a very exciting call from Jason pairing that everyone loved, and Senior producer David – Billie had said yes! Nick then they cemented Doctor Who in the Richardson admits: “We’d always approached David Tennant and he public’s affections once again. And hoped, possibly beyond hope, was very keen to work with Billie now the Tenth Doctor and Rose are that Billie might be wiling to again, so the ball was rolling.” set to do it all again as they work for Big Finish one day, Executive producer Nicholas materialise for their first three but those hopes became more Briggs, an old friend of Mr Tennant, adventures for Big Finish. concrete when she started reveals: “I’d spoken to David while

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he was filmingBroadchurch – were available at the same time to Tyler, fighting an alien invasion which is actually based in the town do it. David had let me know he’d be – though this time Dorney has where I live. Every time he was performing a play in the West End taken the threat to Norwich!” filming here he’d let me know, but of London in the early part of 2017 it never coincided with my being (Don Juan in Soho) and so would When Jackie Tyler takes an away at home. Then there was this one theoretically be available during day to visit her old friend Marge occasion during the filming of the the daytime once performances in Norwich, she finds her holiday third Broadchurch when our stars started. It took a while to track immediately interrupted in the worst aligned and I walked literally five down Billie’s availability, and we way possible – an alien invasion!

Above (left to right): David Tennant and Camille Coduri Above: David Tennant minutes up the road to the hotel he was staying in while filming. IT WAS ESSENTIAL THAT WE HAVE “During our chat over coffee, I made it very clear to him that he CAMILLE CODURI BACK AS JACKIE, should always assume we’re keen to do more with him. He said, ‘Yeah, FIGHTING AN ALIEN INVASION. I get that’ with a big smile. So I DAVID RICHARDSON told him we’d got wind of the fact that Billie had apparently said at had at least one false start – but The infamous Zaross have come to a convention that she’d love to do we eventually sorted it out.” take over . Or have they? After some Big Finish stories with David. Jackie calls in and Rose She has since told me that ‘about ITH THE acting leads to deal with the menace, it soon ten thousand people’ were asking W secured it meant that three becomes clear that this is a very her that question. So, eventually, scripts were going to be unusual invasion indeed. The Doctor we managed to get it to work.” needed, which David Richardson is about to uncover one of the most Acquiring the services of two had a hand in. heinous crimes in the history of the of Britain’s most popular and in He says: “I suggested our three galaxy. And if he can’t stop it an demand actors was a problem writers to Nick with the proposal awful lot of people are going to die. that had to be overcome. that the first story should be set in Nick concedes: “It was a the present day along the lines of HEN ASKED if he’d like to challenge. Both Billie and David a season opener. W write for the Doctor and were on board. It was just a And with David and Billie both Rose, John admits: “I was question of finding a time when on board, it was essential that we delighted. I received the email to the two very busy, popular actors have Camille Coduri back as Jackie say, ‘We’re going to be doing David

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THE TENTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES VOLUME TWO

OUT THIS MONTH • LIMITED EDITION CD: £35.00, Download: £25.00 EXTRAS Bonus discs

Limited to just 5,000 copies Directed By: Nicholas Briggs and available exclusively Starring: from bigfinish.com, this David Tennant, lavish book-sized box set Billie Piper, includes exclusive artwork, Camille Coduri photography, articles, a one-hour documentary Infamy of the Zaross, The Sword of INFAMY OF THE ZAROSS featuring interviews with the Chevalier and Cold Vengeance by John Dorney the stars and production are also available to buy as individual team – alongside a bonus THE SWORD OF THE CHEVALIER single-disc releases. Each are priced at documentary examining by Guy Adams £10.99 on CD and £8.99 for download. the worlds of Doctor COLD VENGEANCE Who at Big Finish. by Matt Fitton

Tennant and Billie Piper’, which was massively exciting. I was also told I WE ALL LIKE TO THINK WE’D had Jackie – and everyone loves her, and everyone loves the Doctor and BE ROSE, BUT REALLY, WE’D ALL Rose. Jackie was just an extra little something to play with – she’s such BE LIKE JACKIE! JOHN DORNEY a lovely character and Camille does such a glorious job with her. There’s a real vibrant energy to her. “She’s more like the companion that we’d probably be, a bit out of our depth. We all like to think we’d be Rose, but really, we’d all be like Jackie! “Literally last night, I saw the National Theatre Live broadcast of Yerma, which stars Billie, and it’s such an astonishing bit of acting. I felt completely humbled that I was even allowed to write any dialogue for this magnificent actor. It’s the same with David Tennant as well – I remember rewatching Taking Over Above (left to right): Nickolas Grace, Lucy Briggs-Owen, Mark Elstob, James Joyce and Tam Williams the Asylum when I was writing for him, and to put words in these actors’ mouths at all is an honour. that was amazing. They were the combinations that there are. “And then to be allowed to write ones that nailed it to the mast in “You also know you can give dialogue for this iconic couple television history as one of the them interesting and fun things that everyone really remembers, most iconic Doctor and companion to do, because they will just go

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asked me to do the casting for these stories, and for Infamy of the Zaross I was able to secure both Guy Henry and Rosie Cavaliero. I’d just seen Rogue One, the Star Wars prequel, so it was a real thrill to be working with Grand Moff Tarkin himself, and Rosie had starred alongside Nicola Walker and Mark Bonnar in the brilliant Unforgotten 2. She was so outstanding that she instantly went on my list of potential guest stars.” John reveals: “It was massively happy in studio. I found the whole thing just a joy. I get nostalgic for this time, even though it wasn’t that long ago, but hearing these voices and iconic characters come to life again is automatically enticing. They still sound identical to how they did then and that Above (left to right): Nicholas Briggs and Camille Coduri comes over in your head.

for it. There’s lots of emotionally hairy, but as the story goes on it “The guest stars are fantastic heavy stuff for Billie and big becomes apparent there’s a little – Rosie Cavaliero is brilliant in dramatic moments for David – more than that going on with them. everything that she does, and Guy which people want and expect “The Doctor is a little bit baffled Henry is great, having recently from these characters.” that he hasn’t heard of them been Grand Moff Tarkin. Yes, it John was also delighted to be before so there’s clearly something was a really terrific day. Billie and able to create a new monster happening there, but initially David seemed to be having a blast, for the Doctor and Rose to face, they seem to be straightforward. which is exactly what we wanted.” with the Zaross following in the “I like the idea of warthog animals footsteps of the , Hath – I’ve done walruses and pigs before. HE TARDIS takes the and Racnoss by being based I also got a reference in to The Lion T Doctor and Rose back in on a recognisable . King, which was perfect for George time for The Sword of the He explains: “The Zaross initially Asprey who has been playing Chevalier, which has been written appear to be your standard Doctor Scar in the West End production by Guy Adams. David Richardson Who monster – war-mongering and has been for several years.” reveals: “I’d proposed that the warthogs, quite angry and quite David Richardson adds: “Nick second story should be a ‘celebrity

VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 7 THE TENTH DEGREE Kenny Smith presents a beginner’s guide for Tenth Doctor fans looking to try something else from Big Finish… LIKE: The Stratagem/ The Poison Sky? TRY: The . It’s an adventure that tells the F YOU’RE a newcomer to Big Finish with the latest story of ’s original Doctor encountering Tenth Doctor set of audios this month, then welcome the cloned species for the I to the wonderful world of Big Finish. first time as part of theEarly Big Finish has been releasing original adventures from Adventures series. It’s recounted the worlds of Doctor Who since 1999, with the Fourth, by Peter Purves and Jean Marsh Fifth, Six, Seventh, Eighth, War and 10th Doctors, starring reprising their roles as Steven the original actors. Taylor and , who And it’s not just the Doctor who has returned as there appeared alongside William have also been some great spin-off series featuring , Hartnell in 1965/66. Cybermen, UNIT, Winston Churchill, and Captain Jack – to name but a few. THIS ONE IS JUST FUN, FUN, FUN, ALL THE (Sheridan Smith), welcoming his granddaughter Susan (Carole Ann WAY! KENNY SMITH Ford) and great-grandson Alex (Jake McGann) into the TARDIS. But LIKE: Human Nature/ there’s something fishy going on... The Family of Blood? TRY: Love and War. LIKE: The Runaway Bride? In similar fashion to the TV TRY: Classic Doctors, New episodes, this is an adaptation Monsters Volume Two: of a New Adventures novel Empire of the Racnoss. written in the 1990s by Paul is Cornell. It features Sylvester dragged back in time to the ‘Old McCoy as the Doctor, with his Times’, when is at war companion (Sophie Aldred) LIKE: The Christmas Invasion? with the Racnoss. The giant spiders going through a traumatic TRY: Relative Dimensions. are warring amongst themselves storyline of lost love, as well If you want to know how a family and the , and it’s not as meeting Professor Bernice Christmas celebration can go going to be a pretty sight. Here, Summerfield (Lisa Bowerman). wrong, this is the one for you! the Racnoss Empress is played Benny was the first character It’s got the (Paul by Adjoa Andoh – Martha’s mum to feature in the Doctor Who McGann) and his friend Lucie Miller Francine Jones in the TV series. audio plays from Big Finish.

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LIKE: ? there’s something not quite historical’, and Guy Adams TRY: Doom Coalition 4: right about this other man. suggested various candidates, The Side of the Angels. This one is just fun, fun, fun, all of which I declined because Paul McGann’s Doctor encounters all the way! With Christopher they’d been done in Doctor the Weeping Angels in New York, Biggins playing the other Doctor, Who elsewhere. as a collection of Time Lord villains look out for a pre-Nardole “I then proposed that it plan their conquest of time. Of guest role from Matt Lucas should be about a woman, course, the Angels aren’t quite as the Jelloid and Cylinder. and Guy came back with the what they seem – can the Doctor Chevalier d’Eon, an historical and his people really trust them, LIKE: Midnight? figure so exciting that if I had or do they have their own agenda? TRY: The Companion Chronicles a time machine, I’d want to – The Volume go back and meet her myself. LIKE: The Fires of Pompeii? Two: Across The Darkened City. It’s a glorious episode – I’ve TRY: The Fires of Vulcan. A accompanies Steven heard the final edits and it Sylvester McCoy and Bonnie Taylor (Peter Purves) as the left me with a huge, warm Langford (Mel) travel back to the Chaons have absorbed the smile on my face. It’s Doctor ancient city which is set to be energy on the planet Shade, Who with heart, and that’s covered in lava. Of course, there’s and the pair have to call upon often my favourite kind.” nothing to suggest that both each other to survive – but will Doctors weren’t in town at the either or both of them betray It’s 1791 and the Doctor and same time – the the other as they undergo a Rose get to meet one of the and Mel could easily be just around journey in their bid to escape? most enigmatic, thrilling and the corner in almost every scene! important people in history: the Chevalier d’Eon. She used to be known as a spy, but then she used to be known as a lot of things. If there’s one thing the Doctor knows it’s that identity is what you make it. However, if the Consortium of the Obsidian Asp get their way, all lives may soon be over...

OW DID Guy react H when he got the email to write a Tenth Doctor and Rose story? He LIKE: The Unicorn and the Wasp? laughs: “I kept screaming, TRY: The Auntie Matter. ‘Yes’! at the computer screen. It’s got that wonderful 1920s Then realised neither David period feel with larger than life Richardson or Matt Fitton characters, and there’s jokes LIKE: End of Time? could hear me so I had to type aplenty that are guaranteed to TRY: The – it (though they later admitted amuse. Of course, there’s an The Last Adventure. they had picked up a slight alien in there too – and it’s got There’s a regeneration in this whining sound from an outstanding performances from story as the Doctor (Colin easterly direction!). as the Baker) and several of his friends “I like their sheer joy when and the late, great Mary Tamm as encounter an old foe in the facing the universe. It’s so Romana in her first incarnation. form of the (Michael contagious. Obviously, you’re Jayston). There are different dealing with actors at the LIKE: ? story strands from the Doctor’s top of their game, but look at TRY: The One Doctor. various associates, which all them! They’re just wonderful, The Doctor realises when he come together in the end with who wouldn’t want to spend apparently meets himself that tragic consequences. time in their company?

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Above: David Tennant Above (left to right): Antony Stuart-Hicks, Sean Biggerstaff, Maureen Beattie and Keziah Joseph

made the recording sessions fun I DO LOVE A HISTORICAL. and relaxed. They slipped into their characters with such natural I THINK ITS THE WIGS. ALWAYS ease the scenes almost played themselves. Terrifying because, DID LOVE A WIG. GUY ADAMS for a fan like myself, it’s not just David and Billie, it’s the Tenth “I do love a historical. I think better known as Number 6 in The Doctor and Rose! The Dream Team! its the wigs. Always did love a Prisoner series from Big Finish. “The leading actors in wig. While it’s fun to dash off to Mark says: “Working with the Doctor Who – whomever they other worlds it’s easy to forget two of them was simultaneously are – must if nothing else, ours is just as rich and varied terrifying and a breeze. be individuals of enormous if you poke hard enough.” A breeze because both of them charisma and magnetism. By having a historical tale, it are exceptional performers who It’s safe to say that David and meant Guy had to do some research Billie did not disappoint.” into the character of the Chevalier Mark plays Joxer, but what can d’Eon: “A fair amount, but the he say about his character? story doesn’t use much. Always the He grins: “That is a tricky way. I just wanted to get as much question! A strange, unearthly of a handle on her as possible. combination of slavering, “She’s fascinating obviously, but carnivorous monster and prissy, when we meet her she’s towards bickering partner. I was never the end of her life. Bordering sure whether they were one entity on washed-up in fact, holding with two aspects, or two discrete out for one more adventure, a entities inhabiting the same chance to prove herself again. body. My half (?) didn’t have any Naturally she gets one.” redeeming features but I seem to Joining David and Billie for remember Lucy Briggs-Owen may this adventure is Mark Elstob, have represented our better side!”

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Above (left to right): Antony Stuart-Hicks, Sean Biggerstaff, Maureen Beattie and Keziah Joseph Above: Camille Coduri

about how we would update them. But very early on, David, Nick and I all crossed emails pretty much at the same time suggesting Ice Warriors. As soon as I got that, RINGING THE set to a The TARDIS arrives on Coldstar, a I knew it would be set in a cold B close as the Doctor and vast freezer satellite, packed with storage facility – an Iceland in space Rose encounter some cool supplies to feed a colony world. When kind of thing – doing what Russell customers, is Cold Vengeance, Coldstar’s tunnels begin to melt, T Davies often did, taking the written by Matt Fitton. they find that nobody’s vengeance familiar and shifting it thousands David Richardson reveals: “We is colder than an ’s. of years into the future and putting discussed all sorts of old monsters a Doctor Who twist on it. for Matt’s episode. Initially I was ATT ADMITS: “I couldn’t “I really like quite keen to go with one of the M quite believe it when I anyway. I’ve always enjoyed the forgotten classic monsters – a bit opened an email from ones where they like Russell did with the Macra in David Richardson mysteriously were really nasty, rather than Gridlock. But then Nick suggested entitled, ‘Coming Soon’ and read the being the Federation nice guys. the Ice Warriors and I loved that name ‘Billie Piper’. And we went “There’s something about the idea – they’re one of the most from there. It’s great to be able to stature of them, they are so big popular creatures from the show’s revisit that era and also to use the and imposing, they are a massive rich history, and yet the Tenth character of Rose. She, as much as presence with their honour and Doctor never got the chance to anyone in that first year – even long history and culture – that’s meet them. Until now. What’s Chris Eccleston – played a massive all interesting to explore.” lovely about Matt’s episode is, part in Doctor Who coming back Joining the cast as Callum once I’d finished listening to it and being a success. That’s why Volta is Sean Biggerstaff, who I was convinced it had been on we’re still watching Doctor Who 12 thoroughly enjoyed the chance TV. I know it’s an audio episode years later. She was so good. to work with David and Billie. we made, but my mind tells me “We kicked around a couple He admits: “It was lamentably it was in David’s first season!” of classic monsters and thought brief but lovely. I’ve known

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David for years through his wife, Georgia, who’s a dear friend of mine. I had never worked with him before though. He was great, as he tends to be, and with all the appearance of it being effortless.” Sean was familiar with the characters having watched them on TV. He says: “Yes, but not, er, encyclopaedically, I have to admit. I don’t watch much telly.” Callum is an interesting character, and Sean reveals: “I can say that he has more to him than initially appears, which is fun to play.” Sean was also delighted to appear Above (left to right): Toby Hrycek-Robinson, David Richardson, George Asprey, with another Scots actor, Maureen George Watkins, Rosie Cavaliero, Nicholas Briggs, Camille Coduri, Guy Henry, Matt Fitton, David Tennant and John Dorney Beattie, who appeared on TV’s Doctor Who in Last Christmas as Fiona Bellows. One of his outstanding memories was: “The BILLIE SAID, WITH HER delight of playing mother and son (for the third time!) with the great VOICE FULL OF INCREDULITY, Maureen Beattie, who’s a friend of mine and an outstanding actor.” ‘IS THAT IT?’. NICHOLAS BRIGGS

easier than filming!’ And she never really lost that feeling of ease about the whole thing. “About three scenes in I remembered to tell her that she was being brilliant. I can tell you that Billie Piper is one of the best people in the world to compliment. Whether it’s something she was born with or whether she learnt it or was taught it, her response to a compliment is so warm, delightful and grateful that it makes you feel a million compared to how difficult and dollars for having offered it. HE DOCTOR and Rose time-consuming filming can be. “She is lovely and so easygoing T always seemed to be “As she walked into her booth, to direct. David was on top form having a good time during I told her it would be easy. And too. I was particularly impressed their adventures on television and after we’d done a couple of takes by how protective he was of the Nick Briggs confirms this was for the first scene and I told her integrity of the Doctor’s character. definitely the case when it came to and David that I was happy with He made a couple of superb the recordings. what I’d got and would move suggestions for making the scripts He says: “The studio sessions on to the next scene, Billie said, better and making the Doctor less were pretty joyous. I had an with her voice full of incredulity, brash. I loved that. He is almost inkling that Billie would be ‘Is that it?’. When I told her that supernaturally good as an actor. surprised how easy audio was indeed ‘it’ for that scene, You feel like he’s some sort of recording is for an actor, as she said, ‘Wow, this is much acting super being.”

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JUST MY TYPE about Big Finish. I don’t think he’s I’d love to have an anthology One of the first pages I turn to ever listened to any – I’m not sure release for each Doctor. when I get my copy of Vortex is the I ever asked him if he’d done so. ALEX H letters page. I enjoy reading the But, naturally, he’s very aware of Nick: Nice thought. I shall ponder creative – sometimes crazy – ideas Big Finish Doctor Who stories and on it and see if we have any for ranges you could develop. In how popular they are with fans. To opportunities to do just that. my distant youth, I used to write be honest, my impression is that he to Smash Hits. One or two of my probably believes the positive views DOOMSDAY? letters were published but I never he’s heard expressed by others. But Congratulations on your output got a response from the enigmatic as to whether he’s heard or liked any of audio CDs. Have you ever ‘Black Type’ who wittily replied himself, I honestly can’t say. I’ll ask thought about doing some to the best ones each week. So him next time I see him! Doomwatch? I used to watch this it’s particularly nice that Nick on Monday nights and some of makes a point of responding to these stories have not survived. every letter published in Vortex MICHAEL PARSONS Mail, so no one is disappointed. Nick: We’re not sure it would have a TREVOR LAMBERT big enough audience. Also, we’re not Nick: Thanks, Trevor. I feel it’s an exactly sure where the rights reside, important part of my job to keep in although it was a BBC programme. touch with what our loyal listeners There may be some writer rights tied are thinking. It helps us to make our up in it. Nice idea, though. own ‘smash hits’… hopefully.

A CHIB OFF THE OLD BLOCK? We have very detailed interviews and articles regarding Russell T ANTHOLOGY EXCELLENCE Davies and ’s positive One of my favourite aspects of the opinions on Big Finish, but what monthly range is the anthology about ’s? I’ve tried releases that you do annually searching, but he doesn’t seem (Circular Time, 100, Time in Office MORE NARVIN to have stated what he thinks etc.). A couple of them would even I am absolutely infatuated with of the range in any interviews go in my top 10–15 best Main Gallifrey’s Narvin! Please, please, I’ve been able to find. Has he Range releases, and the Fifth, Six, please give us a standalone box ever told you about what he’s Seventh and Eighth Doctors have set of his day to day adventures thought of Doctor Who audios? all had awesome ones. But have in the CIA. The Big Finish KEVIN MEI you considered doing some for the world needs more Narvin! Nick: I’ve met Chris quite a few first four Doctors? A ‘BINKERY’ times – we actually, coincidentally, anthology could be done within Nick: What is it about Narvin? live in the same town in Dorset. Long The Third Doctor Adventures, the He inspires a kind of mania. It before he got the top job, he and I had First and Second Doctors could be must be Sean Carlsen’s natural, a couple of lunches together – and covered by The Early Adventures irresistible charisma. Must be. we still keep in touch a bit although and you could always do a special Anyway, Narvin is set to return he’s suddenly somehow a very busy Fourth Doctor Adventure release in a way you probably weren’t man! Obviously, we did talk a bit perhaps? It’s just a thought, but expecting… next year!

VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 13 KENNY SMITH IS READY FOR ACTION WITH Matt Fitton, as a rogue guerrilla FOUR NEW TALES FROM KATE STEWART, faction offers an alien artefact for OSGOOD AND THE TEAM… auction – but don’t think there’s similarities between this tale and the ’s Dalek TV story. HEN UNIT have taken on a “I liked the idea of this set of Matt says: “My starting point is W foe in any of the first four standalones because it allows us similar to Rob Shearman’s Dalek but box sets, there’s been an to tell some stories that wouldn’t I pushed it in a different direction overarching story to each set. justify four episodes, but work fairly quickly. There are references The fifth series is a break with beautifully as one-offs.” to Utah and they are aware of it – that tradition, as producer David Director Ken Bentley concurs: they are on the same trail, which Richardson reveals: “Our standard “I like the different format with has been picked up by these central format for UNIT is to do single standalone episodes. It gives us American mercenaries who are four-hour stories – tales with a much more scope to include other more than what they seem. The huge sweep and detailed plots and characters and monsters, and to Dalek is offered up for auction. big casts. That’s probably how most use them in new and hopefully “Daleks are a threat – they are of the box sets will be devised, but surprising ways. You never know, it always dangerous. You don’t have not this one. Here we have four might also be an opportunity for us the Doctor here to save the day, one-hour stories with only the to start creating more of our own.” and it’s got to be a threat that UNIT slightest of links (which does set up UNIT – Encounters opens can deal with, credibly. A single something coming in series six…). with The Dalek Transaction by Dalek on its own, cornered and

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desperate, is the most dangerous Dalek you can get. The twist I did, to move it away from Dalek, was to get it out of its casing and get it into the jungle, to give it a Predator vibe. The guerrilla leader is named after the only female character in the film – that’s my little homage! “There’s always an extra thrill in writing the Daleks. It’s amazing to hear Nick’s voice coming through the speakers – and to see the actors reactions too. “For the regular cast, I try and find twists and interesting things for them to do so they get some variety to play.”

HERE’S A newcomer to T UNIT with the series writing debut of Roy Gill – a familiar name to followers of Big Finish. Matt reveals: “Roy has Above (left to right): Ramon Tikarm and done some brilliant stuff. I was

I thought I might turn that on its head and tell a UNIT story with some actual spooks! “I’m simplifying a bit here, but that was one of the triggers that pointed me in the way of the supernatural… “I think there’s plenty of room to explore elements of horror and dark fantasy in the Doctor Who universe – you just have to be aware of the dominant tone. My task was to find a way to tell a supernatural story within a THE UNIT SERIES HAD BEEN science-fiction/action-adventure DESCRIBED TO ME AS, ‘SPOOKS context, to bring that kind of tale firmly into Kate and Osgood’s WITH MONSTERS’ ROY GILL world... I hope there’s some twists and turns along the way! first impressed by his work on so we’ve also brought him to “I think it’s good to mix-up Dorian Gray, and because of that Tales From New Earth which the format and try different got him in on The Omega Factor. is being released after UNIT.” things. I am now desperately “He has a good ear and it made Roy’s script, Invocation, sees keen to find out what the other sense to give him an opportunity ghosts from the past haunting guys have come up with!” on UNIT. He has the new series UNIT. Roy says: “The UNIT tone for Osgood and Kate, with series had been described to HE TEAM face a foe which a scary supernatural vibe. It’s me as, ‘Spooks with monsters’, UNIT has encountered on T st a lovely Halloween story. Roy ‘Spooks’ meaning the spy-based television in the 21 was very good to work with, TV adventure show, of course. century, with The Sontaran Project

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by Andrew Smith, as Colonel Shindi “He’s a great character and finds more than he bargains for in Ramon Tikaram is fantastic. And the Forest of Ardennes. so funny. In the afternoon of the Andrew, of course, is no stranger recording, we had Dan Starkey, to Sontarans having written Jemma Redgrave and Ramon, and for them several times for Big they were just brilliant – three Finish. He says: “The series plan incredibly witty people. It was just said, ‘A Sontaran story by a pleasure to write for them.” Andrew Smith’, so I pitched Andrew added: “This is my fourth three or four ideas, one of which Sontaran story for Big Finish. became The Sontaran Project. A couple of other people have “This story gives Colonel Shindi been allowed to write Sontaran a prominent role. Initially, he was stories – I don’t know how that going to be killed off at the end of was able to happen! But I’m glad Extinction, our firstUNIT box set, it was, the more Sontaran stories but it was felt he should return. the better. And I’d like to give a

Below (left to right): David Jonsson, Lucy Fleming and Matthew Cottle

particular mention to the First Doctor The Early Adventures story The Sontarans, by . I particularly love that one. “Seriously, though, I do have a very soft spot for Sontarans. They are capable of wiping out thousands of millions of people in a stroke and they have a military mindset. We’re not doing the Strax-like Sontaran UNIT ENCOUNTERS

with a bit of comedy, these are UNIT’s laboratory, Osgood and as the story develops you begin very much the threatening, be- Josh find themselves in a whole to spot what’s going on. careful-of-these-guys Sontarans. new world of trouble. “I was given a relatively open brief, “These are Sontaran characters David reveals: “I’d been thinking with a few suggestions of things you can really play around with. for ages that it would be great to that I might look into. I think they They have character – they are do a sequel of sorts to the Third expected a straight-forward thriller, individual, even though they Doctor story – to have and I opted to do a French farce, are clones and have a voice very our UNIT characters slip into just for the fun of it! I essentially similar to Dan Starkey! Dan does a parallel universe where they sent through A Comedy of Errors. different Sontarans – he is brilliant. meet very different versions of “I kind of went with having our I love knowing that when I write themselves. John Dorney has regulars because I didn’t feel I needed anyone else, and that gave me a lot of interesting combinations WE DON’T HAVE SAM BISHOP to play with and push what I was doing. There are good opportunities THIS TIME – BECAUSE HE REALLY IS for some theatrical acting as well. FLYING AROUND THE WORLD HAVING I had a clear idea of the scenes I wanted to do; the first scene has SECRET MISSIONS. DAVID RICHARDSON Osgood and Josh in bed together,

which was entertaining to start with! There’s another sequence towards the end which I don’t want to spoil, but I was pretty much shifting the entire plot around to get to a specific scene that happens between the two of them, which is a moment of glorious awkwardness Above (left to right): Ingrid Oliver and James Joyce Right (left to right): Dan Starkey, James Wilby and Beth Goddard in a high tension situation.” One of the regulars is missing this time, and David adds: “Sadly, we Sontaran stories, I am writing for taken up my suggestion for False don’t have Sam Bishop this time – Dan. I’m really glad to add another Negative, and I was delighted by because he really is flying around Sontaran story to the catalogue.” his proposal that utilised only the the world having secret missions. four regulars (plus their doubles). Warren Brown is playing the lead in OHN DORNEY’S False It’s wonderfully inventive – of Sky’s action series Strike Back, and J Negative concludes this course it is, it’s by Dorney – but has been filming in Budapest for series and it’s a story with also, at times, very funny.” most of the year, but we’re hoping a difference as when a strange John continues: “This is a his schedule will allow for Sam’s travel capsule is activated in difficult one to talk about, but return in the next set...”

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HE LATEST season of seasons, and with this box set her might be for her to actually T Survivors promises that journey is complete. In this find what she’s looking for.” something different. Up series we learn new information Roland says: “In story terms we until now the Big Finish about Grant’s son Peter, are picking up Abby’s search for Survivors stories have slotted we go to the days after the death her son after other events had around established continuity, of Greg Preston and – in the last taken up her time. And as Matt and but the seventh series is where story in the set – we go beyond I discussed various approaches everything changes. the final episode of the TV series to the opening episode, Matt Producer David Richardson – in Reconnection, Abby and wondered if Abby’s faith in Peter’s reveals: “Over the course of seven Jenny Richards are reunited.” could be finally faltering Survivors box sets, we’ve been The seventh series begins and she might face the possibility running in parallel to the original with Journey’s End written by that she’d never find him. So I took TV series – telling new stories with Roland Moore, as Abby has one that and ran with it. In fact, when I some of the TV cast, and also with last hope to find her son. Script submitted my idea I was worried it new leads of our own invention. editor Matt Fitton reveals: “This might be too much – but it wasn’t!” “It was always my intention to is Abby solo, closing in on Peter, As with so many areas of work fully through the three TV but the worst possible thing for Survivors, this taps into a

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fear that we can relate to as gift. I could spread my wings a living, speaking character. I parents hunt for a lost child. and do everything I humanly decided part of the story would “Abby’s plight is amplified by it could to create an epic drama.” involve an individual gathering taking place in this nightmarish picks up from the eye-witness accounts of Greg’s world where there is very little TV series, and explores the good deeds, much as you might infrastructure to help find a lost emotional reactions to Greg’s see in TV documentaries today teenager. And if you add that story death from smallpox. when people are interviewed strand to the wider world of what Simon admits this was: in order to build up a picture established – the “Immensely difficult. Well, to of someone who has achieved ideas of how would you rebuild a be more accurate: emotionally the status of legendary hero.” shattered society – then you can difficult. I still remember the He adds: “Writing Survivors see why the series is so resonant.” shock of watching the original has been a real labour of love. MOTIONS CONTINUE IN THE LAST STORY IN THE E to run high in Legacy, with Greg having died. SET – WE GO BEYOND THE FINAL When she and Ruth encounter those whose lives he touched, EPISODE OF THE TV SERIES. Jenny is forced to remember DAVID RICHARDSON

When I look back at Legacy now I firmly believe this is the finest story I’ve ever written. I’m so happy with it, and so grateful to Above (left to right): Christopher Hatherall, Alastair Mackenzie, Ken Bentley, David Richardson for giving me Carolyn Seymour, Toby Robinson, Lucy Fleming, Justin Avoth and Jamie Laird the best writing job of my life.” Right (left to right): Carolyn Seymour, Ian McCulloch and Lucy Fleming

ACING UP to the past is how the man she loved TV series when Greg’s death is F core to Matt Fitton’s Old abandoned her. revealed. I thought long and Friends. Ruth and Evelyn Writer Simon Clark reveals: “The hard how I would approach unite on a mission of mercy as an brief I received stressed that this Legacy and how I would deal old friend is in trouble and in the series would be largely stand-alone with characters discussing path of dangerous forces. Jackie stories allowing the writers to Greg’s ‘death’, and it seemed to could reveal secrets that change explore in even greater depth the me that at least one character lives. But first, she must find her lives of the central characters. The would refuse to accept that Greg, own way back. specific brief for the episode I’d the man who had, seemingly, Matt says: “When we first met write was, ‘Jenny and Ruth meet been rebuilding civilization Jackie she had retreated from again and learn how Greg changed single-handed, could be dead. the real world and was living people’s lives’. Of course, for me, “The story is told in flash- very much in her own head. being such a huge fan of the back, so, of course, I’m happy After all the trauma she’s had we show, this brief was a wonderful to reveal that Greg appears as revisit that aspect of her here.

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Above (left to right): Susie Emmet, Ken Bentley, Helen Goldwyn, Graham Seed, Simon Clark, Lucy Fleming and Ian McCulloch

But here he is, reunited with Jackie, I KNOW I’LL BE IN FLOODS OF and it gives us a chance to explore her raw pain. It’s a fantastic TEARS WHEN I GET TO TO episode for Louise Jameson – I THE EDIT! DAVID RICHARDSON know I’ll be in floods of tears when I get to listen to the edit!” “There’s lots of big, emotional Playing Ruth is Helen Goldwyn, stuff which I know Louise who adds: “There’s a couple of Jameson excels at. There are big, times in series seven where there heavy issues that we deal with. are characters contemplating the “This brings some closure to alternative – to end their battle to story lines we’ve previously survive, but ultimately everyone featured, and there are things is following their human instinct, we touch on that Evelyn has as they want love, they want done that haven’t been fully children, they want family. addressed – we have demons “It’s not an easy listen. It’s very for all of them to face.” intense and very exhausting David continues: “It was great to to hear. Even though I know have John Banks back as Daniel for what’s going to happen, the an episode. We love working with impact is still the same on me.” John and we loved the character of Daniel – which is exactly why we HE SEVENTH series chose to write him out in the third concludes with Above: John Banks T series. His departure had to hurt. Reconnection, which has

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meet’ so a lot of discussion ensued “I tried to find tension between about how and why, and where, those two admirable aims. Any and what could happen. To be trepidation that I felt before we asked to do it was a gift. They are got into studio quickly dissipated two dynamic and independent as Lucy and Caroline embraced characters – iconic in the Survivors it wholeheartedly. Their first world – so to bring them back rehearsal crackled and fizzed together, after so long apart, was an with all their talent and years of exciting challenge. This does mean, understanding and familiarity.” however, that there is pressure Director Ken Bentley adds: to get their reconnection right. “The cast from the original “I liked the idea that for these series know their characters two iconic characters who share and know their journeys. They such a close bond, we might all would have made decisions when be expecting a reconnection they started playing the roles at that is full of love, relief, respect the very beginning and those and happiness – and we do get choices would have informed the THE ORIGINAL BRIEF SIMPLY SAID, ‘ABBY AND JENNY MEET’ SO

Above: Louise Jameson A LOT OF DISCUSSION ENSUED… CHRISTOPHER HATHERALL

been written by Christopher all that, but it is muddied by scenes we’ve recorded recently. Hatherall. As Jenny continues her frustration and misunderstanding The world of Survivors is quite plan to restore electricity across the too. Jenny and Abby went their extreme so it’s hard to determine country, she meets someone she separate ways to chase differing how anybody might react under never thought she’d see again – but ideals; Jenny’s motive to help similar circumstances. I could it’s a very different Abby Grant to Greg establish his Federation is be wrong, but I’d like to think the one who left the Grange. magnanimous, for the greater good; these are things the vast majority Chris says: “The original brief Abby’s motive to find and save of us have never and will never simply said, ‘Abby and Jenny her son is individual, personal. experience. Thankfully.”

VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 21 lunch break down the pub with Kenny Smith dons his hazmat suit and the members of Black and breaks out the hand sanitiser to discover Iron Maiden, here I was temporarily the ‘novel’ origin of Survivors… flummoxed. Blimey... getting to work with one of my acting heroes... fab!”

Read by Carolyn Seymour, EIL CONTINUES: “I went in charge of the release was N about seeking a surviving Neil Gardner who directed the copy of the novel – a rather production. He recalls: “Usually when tatty second hand affair – and from I am contacted by Big Finish, it is to there, transcribed it to create a studio be asked about creating some sound manuscript. David arranged the design for one of their amazing recording dates and before I knew it, full-cast productions. So when David there in my studio in sunny Croydon Richardson dropped me a line about was Carolyn Seymour. A moment of Survivors I was expecting it to be deep breathing was required, but then about the explosive audio drama, the old professional producer instincts but it wasn’t. Here he was asking kicked back in and things got started. “What can I tell you about working with Carolyn? Over those A SLIGHTLY LESS-THAN-PROFESSIONAL days she was the consummate, LUNCH BREAK DOWN THE PUB WITH THE but fun, professional actor, narrating superbly and with MEMBERS OF BLACK SABBATH… NEIL GARDNER great character. All in all, it was one of my most memorable and HIS MONTH marks the me if I could record, produce and enjoyable audiobook productions. T release of the seventh Big deliver a single-voice audiobook “Once the recording stage was done Finish series of Terry edition of the original Terry it was the usual editing, checking, Nation’s Survivors, as the Nation tie-in novel. Well, fantastic! fixing and mastering – as I said, it’s inhabitants of the Grange continue This is my bread-and-butter. my day to day work, and it was a in their bid to get on in a world “My company, Ladbroke Audio, real pleasure to create an audiobook devastated by a deadly virus. produces audiobooks for a living, and for Big Finish. I have a passion for Back in December 2014, Big I’d been hoping to do something like single-voice audiobooks and I think Finish also snapped up the this for Big Finish for a while. I was they fit beautifully into the Big Finish audiobook rights to Terry Nation’s expecting him to say Louise Jameson universe, and I genuinely hope to get original Survivors novelisation. or one of the new cast would be to produce many more for them over Producer David Richardson says: narrating, but like a shot out of the the coming years... there are a lot of “I thought it was the perfect dark he said it would be Carolyn amazing books out in the world that companion piece to our original Seymour. Hang about, THE Carolyn could do with the Big Finish touch. full-cast audios. It gave us an Seymour? Star of the original TV “What an honour to work with opportunity to witness the series and all-round living legend? Carolyn, bring the incredible Terry opening of the story for Abby, “It isn’t often that I am star-struck, Nation’s words to audio life, and add Greg and Jenny, even if the course but alongside the first times I have a little bit more to the Survivors of the novel does differ from directed one of the Doctors, and universe. I really can’t thank David the canon of the TV series.” a slightly less-than-professional and Big Finish enough.”

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