 | More Doctor Who Lost Stories for No. 6 |
During his short tenure on screen, Colin Baker encountered some resistance to his portrayal of the boisterous and brilliant Sixth Doctor. However, he has won over any detractors and earned a whole new army of followers through his work on the Big Finish Productions audio plays. With better scripts and a the removal of budgetary restraints, his Doctor shines in this format.
It is well known that several scripts were in various stages of development for the planned 23rd series in 1985. When the program was put on an 18 month hiatus, all of those ideas were scrapped. Now, Big Finish has had the opportunity to develop these 'lost' adventures as new audio releases for purchase from local retailers and direct download through their site.
Via ColinBakerOnline:
Big Finish have announced that May 2012 will see the first release in a series of three Sixth Doctor and Peri 'Lost Stories'
The Guardians of Prophecy by Johnny Byrne and adapted by Jonathan Morris is a sequel to the 1981 story The Keeper of Traken, in which the travellers face the evil Malador and an army of Melkurs. The guest cast includes Graham Cole (reprising his role as the Melkurs from that story), Nigel Lambert (The Leisure Hive) and Simon Williams (Remembrance of the Daleks).
June 2012 sees the release of Meltdown by Gary Hopkins, who has adapted his original script for audio. The story is set on present day Earth and catches up with Victoria Waterfield, the Doctor's former companion who was played by Deborah Watling in 1967/68. Guest stars include David Warwick (The Pirate Planet) and stand-up comedian and actor Miles Jupp (Rev).
Next up is The First Sontarans by Andrew Smith, in which the Doctor and Peri meet a Sontaran attack squad on Earth in the year 1892. Dan Starkey (who plays Sontarans in the current TV series), will be showing off his old style Sontaran voice to play Fleet Marshall Jaka.
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