Doctor Who: The Lost Stories

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Doctor Who: The Lost Stories is a sci-fi audio series produced by Big Finish Productions of Doctor Who audio plays adapted from unused TV stories.

Episodes edit

Series 1 (2009–10) edit

The first series is largely adapted from stories planned for the unmade 1985–1986 series. Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant star as the Sixth Doctor and Peri.

Clegg wrote a detailed story breakdown for Point of Entry, which Platt turned into a complete script. Hammond wrote an incomplete script for Paradise 5, which was completed and adapted for audio by Lane. Martin, Bidmead, and Mills have revised their own scripts, with Bidmead describing his revision as a "top-to-bottom rewrite". Paul Finch approached Big Finish with a complete script that his father Brian had written for Season 22 in 1985. The story was completely unknown to Big Finish before this.[1] Michael Feeney Callan's The Children of January was originally part of the line-up, but fell through due to the author's other commitments and was replaced by The Macros.[2]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Nightmare Fair"John AinsworthGraham WilliamsSixth Doctor, Peri, Celestial ToymakerNovember 2009 (2009-11)
2"Mission to Magnus"Lisa BowermanPhilip MartinSixth Doctor, Peri, Ice Warriors, SilDecember 2009 (2009-12)
3"Leviathan"Ken BentleyBrian Finch and Paul FinchSixth Doctor, PeriJanuary 2010 (2010-01)
4"The Hollows of Time"John AinsworthChristopher H. BidmeadSixth Doctor, Peri, TractatorsFebruary 2010 (2010-02)
5"Paradise 5"Barnaby EdwardsP.J. Hammond and Andy LaneSixth Doctor, Peri, Cherubs, ElohimMarch 2010 (2010-03)
6"Point of Entry"John AinsworthBarbara Clegg and Marc PlattSixth Doctor, Peri, OmnimApril 2010 (2010-04)
7"The Song of Megaptera"John AinsworthPat MillsSixth Doctor, PeriMay 2010 (2010-05)
8"The Macros"John AinsworthIngrid Pitt and Tony RudlinSixth Doctor, PeriJune 2010 (2010-06)

Series 2 (2010–11) edit

The first release of the second series is The First Doctor Boxset, a four-disc boxed set including Moris Farhi's stories Farewell Great Macedon and The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance. Farhi's scripts for Farewell Great Macedon have been adapted as an enhanced audiobook, performed by William Russell and Carole Ann Ford, who, respectively, played Ian Chesterton and Susan Foreman.

The second release is The Second Doctor Boxset, another four-disc boxed set including Dick Sharples' The Prison in Space. Sharples' story has been adapted by Simon Guerrier, and is performed by Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury, who played Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot. The set also includes The Destroyers, the unmade pilot episode of a proposed Dalek-centred spin-off series for American TV. The episode has been adapted as a full-cast drama, with Nicholas Briggs as the voice of the Daleks.

The remaining releases have been adapted from stories planned for the unmade Season 27, and introduced a new companion for the Seventh Doctor, a young safecracker named Raine Creevy, played by Beth Chalmers.[3] They were released monthly from January–April 2011 are as follows.

The character of Raine makes her debut as an adult in Crime of the Century, but appears as a newborn baby in Thin Ice; Beth Chalmers plays Raine's mother in that story.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1The First Doctor Boxset
"Farewell, Great Macedon"
"The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance"
Lisa BowermanMoris Farhi, adapted by Nigel RobinsonFirst Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara WrightNovember 2010 (2010-11)
2The Second Doctor Boxset
"Prison in Space"
"The Destroyers"
Lisa BowermanDick Sharples & Terry Nation, adapted by Simon Guerrier, Nicholas Briggs & John DorneySecond Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot, Sara Kingdom, DaleksDecember 2010 (2010-12)
3"Thin Ice"Ken BentleyMarc PlattSeventh Doctor, Ace, Ice WarriorsApril 2011 (2011-04)
4"Crime of the Century"Ken BentleyAndrew CartmelSeventh Doctor, Ace, RaineMay 2011 (2011-05)
5"Animal"Ken BentleyAndrew CartmelSeventh Doctor, Ace, Raine, Brigadier BamberaJune 2011 (2011-06)
6"Earth Aid"Ken BentleyBen Aaronovitch & Andrew CartmelSeventh Doctor, Ace, RaineJuly 2011 (2011-07)

Fourth Doctor Lost Stories (2012) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
The Fourth Doctor Boxset
"The Foe from the Future"
"The Valley of Death"
Ken BentleyRobert Banks Stewart, John Dorney, Philip Hinchcliffe and Jonathan MorrisFourth Doctor, LeelaJanuary 2012 (2012-01)

Series 3 (2011–12) edit

This third batch of stories features three stories with the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka, followed by three stories with the Sixth Doctor and Peri, followed by dramatic readings of a First Doctor and Second Doctor story to round out the final two releases of the series. This series was released in October 2011 – September 2012.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Elite"Ken BentleyBarbara Clegg and John DorneyFifth Doctor, Tegan, Nyssa, DalekOctober 2011 (2011-10)
2"Hexagora"Ken BentleyPaul Finch, from a story by Peter Ling & Hazel AdairFifth Doctor, Tegan, NyssaNovember 2011 (2011-11)
3"The Children of Seth"Ken BentleyChristopher Bailey and Marc PlattFifth Doctor, Tegan, NyssaDecember 2011 (2011-12)
4"The Guardians of Prophecy"Ken BentleyJohnny Byrne and Jonathan MorrisSixth Doctor, Peri, MelkursMay 2012 (2012-05)
5"Power Play"Ken BentleyGary HopkinsSixth Doctor, Peri, VictoriaJune 2012 (2012-06)
6"The First Sontarans"Ken BentleyAndrew SmithSixth Doctor, Peri, Sontarans, RutansJuly 2012 (2012-07)
7"The Masters of Luxor"Lisa BowermanAnthony Coburn, adapted by Nigel RobinsonFirst Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara WrightAugust 2012 (2012-08)
8"The Rosemariners"Lisa BowermanDonald ToshSecond Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe HeriotSeptember 2012 (2012-09)

Series 4 (2013) edit

A fourth series of stories was released in 2013, featuring one story with the First Doctor, two with the Second Doctor and one with the Third Doctor, featuring the first Third Doctor lost story ever released. The series was released September–December 2013, and the first three stories are connected because they were all originally by Brian Hayles.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Dark Planet"Ken BentleyBrian Hayles, adapted by Matt FittonFirst Doctor, Vicki, Ian Chesterton, Barbara WrightSeptember 2013 (2013-09)
2"The Queen of Time"Lisa BowermanBrian Hayles, adapted by Catherine HarveySecond Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot, HecubaOctober 2013 (2013-10)
3"Lords of the Red Planet"Lisa BowermanBrian Hayles, adapted by John DorneySecond Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot, Ice WarriorsNovember 2013 (2013-11)
4"The Mega"Ken BentleyBill Strutton, adapted by Simon GuerrierThird Doctor, Jo Grant, Mike YatesDecember 2013 (2013-12)

Series 5 (2019) edit

Two further stories were released in November 2019. The first features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, and Turlough in an unmade story from Season 21 while the second features the Sixth Doctor and Peri in a fourth story from the unmade 1985–1986 series.[4]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Nightmare Country"Ken BentleyStephen GallagherFifth Doctor, Tegan, TurloughNovember 2019 (2019-11)
2"The Ultimate Evil"Helen GoldwynWally K. DalySixth Doctor, PeriNovember 2019 (2019-11)

Series 6 (2021) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Return of the Cybermen"[5]Nicholas BriggsGerry Davis, adapted by John DorneyFourth Doctor, Harry Sullivan, Sarah Jane SmithMarch 2021 (2021-03)
2"The Doomsday Contract"[5]Nicholas BriggsJohn Lloyd, adapted by Nev FountainFourth Doctor, Romana II and K9 Mk 2March 2021 (2021-03)

Special (2022) edit

On 18 January 2021, Russell T Davies, former and current Doctor Who showrunner revealed that, in preparation for a watch party for "The Runaway Bride", he found an old spec script that he submitted to the BBC in 1985–86, titled "Mind of the Hodiac".[6] The audio adaptation of the script was co-written by Scott Handcock,[7][8] and released in March 2022.[9] It features the Sixth Doctor, alongside companion Mel.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Mind of the Hodiac"[9]Scott HandcockRussell T Davies and Scott HandcockSixth Doctor, Mel BushMarch 2022 (2022-03)

Series 7 (2023) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Doctor Who and The Ark"[10]Samuel ClemensJohn Lucarotti, adapted by Jonathan MorrisFourth Doctor, Harry Sullivan, Sarah Jane SmithJune 2023 (2023-06)
2"Daleks! Genesis of Terror"[10]Samuel ClemensTerry Nation, additional dialogue by Simon GuerrierFourth Doctor, Harry Sullivan, Sarah Jane Smith, DaleksMay 2023 (2023-05)

References edit

  1. ^ Richardson, David (2009), "'Missing Season 23' news: The line-up of stories – revealed!", Doctor Who Magazine Issue 407, London: Panini Magazines.
  2. ^ Berry, Dan (2009), "Lost and Found!", Doctor Who Magazine Issue 415, London: Panini Magazines
  3. ^ "The 'missing' Season 27 gets underway at last", Doctor Who Magazine Issue 420, London: Panini Magazines, 2010.
  4. ^ "Lost Doctor Who stories return on audio" (Press release). Maidenhead: Big Finish Productions. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Lost Doctor Who story Return of the Cybermen will return". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Doctor Who: Russell T. Davies' First "Who" Script Finding New Life?". bleedingcool.com. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. ^ Edwards, Chris (18 January 2021). "Russell T Davies confirms 'new' Doctor Who script will be adapted". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Russell T Davies' Doctor Who script from 1985 is being made by Big Finish". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Doctor Who: Mind of the Hodiac". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Iconic Doctor Who – The Lost Stories uncovered!". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 9 August 2021.