Doctor Who: The New Audio Adventures-The Inside Story

by Benjamin Cook, Russell T. Davies (Foreword), Paul McGann (Afterword)

Since 1999, Big Finish Productions has produced regular, fully-licensed ongoing audio adventures for the Doctor and his companions. Doctor Who: The New Audio Adventures is a no-holds-barred account of the making of every Big Finish Doctor Who play, from 1999's The Sirens of Time to 2003's anniversary special, Zagreus. Within the pages of this official and authoritative publication are all-new interviews with over 100 actors, writers, directors, producers, and other contributors, plus a plethora of previously unseen photographs.

Genres: Doctor Who, Nonfiction

256 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2004

Reviews

[Andrew Quinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book covering all the aspects of the early Big Finish productions, from blank page to finished CD.
It also has the advantage that most of stories covered in the book are on Spotify, so that you can pick-up on the points that are made in the text. Working through the book and catching the audios at the same time is like a masterclass in writing, and not just for Who.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

More of a reference to dip into from time to time than something you really want to read straight through, this is a terrific book for fans of Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who audio dramas. There are lots of first-hand accounts from writers, producers, actors, and directors. I'm particularly fascinated by the accounts of how various stories were worked and reworked as they went from initial pitch to finished script. There's the odd bit of good gossip as well.

My only real complaint is that the book only covers the first 50 audio plays (through Zagreus), and some of the early spin-offs. Now that Big Finish has released another 50+ plays in their main Doctor Who line, there really ought to be a second volume to cover those. But as far as I know, none is in the works.

[Simon Curtis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fabulous book looking at the first 50 releases of the Big Finish Doctor Who range. Ni-holds barred, this reveals what they went through to bring it back, and the creative differences that ensued.