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Field of Miracles by Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough arrive in the quaint village of Heatherington in 1951. But something strange is happening. In an England of post-war austerity, Heatherington is thriving - the shops are full of produce and everyone seems to have everything they’ve ever wanted, even if what they’ve wanted is the dead to return to them.

The Doctor and his friends must stop the creeping invasion of the Asteri, wish-granting crystalline organisms of awesome destructive power, before they extract a terrible price from the villagers.

Helter Skelter by James Moran When a bio-engineered planet and amusement park undergoes a critical malfunction, the entire planet tears itself apart - and the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough are thrown back to their arrival, trapped in a repeating time loop.

But for some reason, only Tegan can see the loop, not the Doctor - it has been hidden from him somehow. So why can Tegan see it, and how is she going to fix it?

Land of Fools by Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle The TARDIS arrives in London, 1980, but something has gone wrong with the timeline. The city is a quasi-police state, overseen by a mysterious new company, Luqos, which promises miraculous gifts to its followers.

As Tegan takes off to reconnect with an old friend, and the Doctor teams up with young activist Zan, Turlough is pulled into the heart of Luqos by the shadowy 'M', where they discover an old enemy at work beneath the city.

Starring Peter Davison as The Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding (as Tegan Jovanka) and Mark Strickson (as Vizlor Turlough).

Also starring Jack Barton, Paul Bown, Beth Chalmers, Matthew Cottle, Jason Forbes, Richard Goulding, Sarah Lambie, Hiba Medina, Helen Pearson, Sam Stafford and Emily Woodward.

Once and Future Guest Stars Announced!

18 February 2023

Revealed today at the Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles: a stellar line-up of actors will feature in Big Finish’s forthcoming Doctor Who audio anniversary series, Once and Future.

As previously announced, the original TV leads – Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant – each reprise their role as the Doctor for this epic, eight-part extravaganza marking 60 years of adventures in space and time.

Joining them are guest stars Stephen Noonan as the First Doctor, Michael Troughton as the Second Doctor and Tim Treloar as the Third Doctor. The series also includes the final performance recorded by David Warner as the Unbound Doctor.

The impressive ensemble cast boasts some very familiar names from Doctor Who series past and present, including:

Michelle Gomez (as Missy) Nicola Walker (as Liv Chenka) Georgia Tennant (as Jenny, the Doctor's Daughter) Michelle Ryan (as Lady Christina) Camille Coduri (as Jackie Tyler) Neve McIntosh (as Madame Vastra) Catrin Stewart (as Jenny Flint) Dan Starkey (as Strax) Sadie Miller (as Sarah Jane Smith) Christopher Naylor (as Harry Sullivan) Ken Bones (as The General) Beth Chalmers (as Veklin)

With many more guest stars yet to be announced.

Doctor Who – Once and Future will be released monthly, with the first seven parts materialising between May and October 2023, and a final coda in November 2024, as follows:

Past Lives by Robert Valentine The Artist at the End of Time by James Goss A Genius for War by Jonathan Morris Two’s Company by Lisa McMullin The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 by Jonathan Barnes Time Lord Immemorial by Lisa McMullin The Union by Matt Fitton Coda – The Final Act by Tim Foley

The series’ script editor, Matt Fitton, said: “It was a massive honour to be asked by producer David Richardson to help coordinate this mammoth undertaking. For me, it was a chance to work again with many of Big Finish's barnstorming writers, all of whom I'd had great fun working with before. It's always a joy to send that email inviting someone onto an exciting project like this, and then seeing the number of exclamation marks in the response!

“There were certain characters I felt just had to be involved in such a significant anniversary, but over the course of the whole series, we aim to pay tribute to every single era of the show across its 60 years. The Doctor might not quite be himself at the start, but we've an army of allies and enemies to help remind him what he stands for.”

Doctor Who fans worldwide can pre-order all eight full-cast audio adventures as a special edition bundle on CD + download (for just £75) or as digital downloads only (for just £62), exclusively here.

The special edition CD bundle is strictly limited to just 3,000 pressings and includes numbered CDs, special bonus artworks and additional audio content, including music suites and extended behind-the-scenes interviews.

All eight stories can be pre-ordered as separate single releases on standard collector’s edition CD (and download for £10.99 each) or digital (download only for £8.99 each), exclusively here. A standard bundle is also available to pre-order for just £72 (on CD and download) or £60 (download only). The standard edition does not include the extras contained in the special edition but does include behind-the-scenes features.

All the above prices include the special pre-order discount and are subject to change after general release.

Pod 177: Jules de Jongh (2/2)

THIS WEEK: Jules de Jongh discusses the underrated New Captain Scarlet, playing Harmony Angel, and overcoming obstacles in the production process. Moving to the present day, she talks about filling Lois Maxwell’s shoes by voicing Atlanta in the new Stingray audio adventures Operation Icecap and (coming soon) Monster from the Deep! This episode is also packed with joyful and heartfelt tributes to…

Over on Twitter @DWComicArt has the #loyhargil challenge, blank sketch covers to commemorate next weeks Brand New @titancomics 7th Doctor mini series.