Big Finish Productions

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Big Finish Productions
legal form Limited Company (Ltd.) , cf. German GmbH
founding 1996
Seat Berkshire , UK
management Jason Haigh-Ellery
Branch Audio and video productions for children, young people and adults
Website www.bigfinish.com

Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces ( audio ) books and radio plays . The company is particularly well-known as the official partner of the BBC for its now well over 1000 canonical radio plays from the so-called Who niverse . Since March 2009 the company has also published the monthly free magazine Vortex , in which the new audio productions are presented, discussed and supplemented with interviews.

Overview

Many of the radio plays are based on well-known series from science fiction or fantasy. For example, radio plays on the Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows , as well as on the science fiction series Blake's 7 and Sapphire & Steel have been published. The best known are Big Finishes Doctor Who radio play series and their offshoots. In most of the Big Finish productions, some or all of the characters are spoken by the actors known from the series. Several other well-known actors have appeared in Big Finish productions, including Sir Derek Jacobi CBE , David Warner and Benedict Cumberbatch CBE . Big Finish started with radio productions. Later they developed the many different radio play series that are now offered on CD or as a download. The name Big Finish was inspired by the episode The Big Finish from Steven Moffat's children 's series Press Gang .

Radio play series

Doctor Who radio play series

title Audio books
(total) 		doctor publication
The Main Range
also: Monthly Series / Range 		238 5th / 6th / 7th / 8th 1999 – today
Excelis 4th 5th / 6th / 7th 2002
The Bonus Releases 13 4th / 5th / 6th / 7th / 8th 2002-2014
The Eighth Doctor Adventures 35 8th. 2007-2011
The Companion Chronicles 95 1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th / 5th / 6th / 7th / 8th 2007 – today
The Lost Stories 30th 1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th / 5th / 6th / 7th 2009-2013
Short trips 84 1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th / 5th / 6th / 7th / 8th / 10th 2010 – today
The Dark Eyes 16 8th. 2012-2015
Novel Adaptations 15th 4th / 5th / 7th 2012-2016
The Fourth Doctor Adventures 56 4th 2012 – today
Destiny of the Doctor 11 1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th / 5th / 6th / 7th / 8th / 9th / 10th / 11th 2013
The Early Adventures 16 1st / 2nd 2014 – today
The New Series 66 1st / 4th / 5th / 6th / 7th / 8th / war doctor / 9th / 10th 2015 – today
The War Doctor 12 War doctor 2015-2017
Doom Coalition 17th 8th. 2015-2017
The Third Doctor Adventures 8th 3. 2015-2018
The Tenth Doctor Adventures 3 10. 2016-2017
The Doctor Chronicles 8th 9. / 10. / 11. 2017 – today
The First Doctor Adventures 2 10. 2017 – today
Ravenous 1 8th. 2018 – today

Doctor Who offshoot

title Audio books
(total) 		main characters publication
Bernice Summerfield 67 Bernice Summerfield 1998 – today
Dalek Empire 18th Daleks 2001-2008
Sarah Jane Smith 9 Sarah Jane Smith 2002-2006
Unbound 10 Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Susan Foreman, Bernice Summerfield, Der Doktor ( non-canonical : Arabella Weir and Geoffrey Bayldon ) 2003-2017
UNIT
UNIT - The New Series 		6
24 		The Brigadier
Kate Stewart, Petronella Osgood 		2004–2012
2015 – today
Gallifrey 21st Romana, K9 2004-2018
Cyberman 8th Cybermen 2005-2009
Iris Wildthyme 30th Iris Wildthyme 2002-2015
I, Davros 5 Davros 2006–2012
The Stage Plays 3 Daleks , 6th and 4th Doctor (Trevor Marin instead of Tom Baker ) 2008
Graceless 18th Abby, Zara 2010-2017
Iago & Litefoot 69 Henry Gordon Jago, Professor George Litefoot 2009 – today
Counter measures 31 Captain Ian Gilmore, Professor Rachel Jensen & Allison Williams 2012-2017
Vienna 13 Vienna Salvatori 2012-2018
Charlotte Pollard 8th Charlotte Pollard 2014-2017
The Churchill Years 8th Winston Churchill 2015-2018
The Diary of River Song 12 River Song 2015 – today
Torchwood 27 Jack , Ianto , Gwen , Rhys, Yvonne, Tosh , Suzie, Andy 2015 – today
The Lives of Captain Jack 4th Captain Jack Harkness 2017

Web links

Big Finish Productions in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b David-Elijah Nahmod: Bay of the Living Dead: Kathleen Cody Steps Back Into the Shadows. . In: Sfweekly.com . December 30, 2015. Accessed March 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ a b Michael Idato: David Tennant and Catherine Tate set to return to Doctor Who, but there's a twist . In: Smh.com.au . March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Thomas H Green: Dr Who: a parallel world of audio stories. . In: telegraph.co.uk . November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ Erin Horakova: Big Finish Produces Doctor Who Audio Plays with Brains, Heart and Humor . In: Tor.com . June 1, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ Big Finish. About Us. . In: bigfinish.com . Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ Owen Quinn: Owen reviews Big Finish's three new Stargate SG-1 audiobooks. . In: Followingthenerd.com . June 16, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  7. ^ Philip Tibbetts: Revisiting Sapphire & Steel. . In: Denofgeek.com . August 22, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ Tony Jones: 'Blake's 7' audio boxset review: 'The Liberator Chronicles Volume 11'. . In: Cultbox.co.uk . April 30, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ a b c d e f Katie Gribble: Big Finish's Short Trips Range Gets Two More Years. . In: Kasterborous.com . August 19, 2015. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 13, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kasterborous.com
  10. ^ Morgan Jeffery: The Avengers comics to be adapted for new Big Finish audio series. Big Finish - best known for their Doctor Who range - is behind the series. . In: Digitalspy.com . March 19, 2015. Accessed March 13, 2016.
  11. ^ Morgan Jeffery: The Prisoner: Audio revival of '60s classic casts its new Number Six. . In: Digitalspy.com . October 13, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ Big Finish: Sherlock Holmes - The Speckled Band Review. . In: warpedfactor.com . February 11, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  13. ↑ Amber Diaz: The Eye. 'The Tomorrow People' CW SPOILERS: Is Stephen Lying to the Others? New TRAILER Revealed, Surprise Guest Star for Jan. 15, 2014 'Citadel' episode. . In: fashionnstyle.com . December 31, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 13, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fashionnstyle.com
  14. ↑ Nathalie Caron: Gareth David-Lloyd reveals how Ianto Jones will return in new Torchwood radio plays . In: blastr.com . July 22, 2015. Accessed March 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ Traxy Thornfield: Robin Hood: The Witchfinders by Rebecca Levene (2008). . In: thesqueee.co.uk . January 27, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  16. ↑ John Mosby: Highlander: Review: The Four Horsemen (Big Finish Audio Season 2). . In: scifibulletin.com . Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  17. ↑ Radio plays in the monthly expanded Doctor Who main series BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  18. ↑ DW radio play series Excelis BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  19. ↑ DW radio play series Bonus Releases BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  20. ↑ DW radio play series Eighth Doctor Adventures BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  21. ^ DW radio play series Companion Chronicles BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  22. ^ DW radio play series The Lost Stories BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  23. ^ DW radio play series Short Trips BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  24. ^ DW radio play series Short Trips - Rarities BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  25. ↑ DW radio play series The Dark Eyes BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  26. ↑ DW novel adaptations as radio play series BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  27. ↑ DW radio play series Fourth Doctor Adventures BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  28. ^ DW radio play series Destiny of the Doctor BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  29. ↑ DW radio play series Early Adventures BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  30. ^ DW radio play series The New Series BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  31. ^ DW radio play series The War Doctor BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  32. ^ DW radio play series Doom Coalition BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  33. ^ DW radio play series First Doctor Adventures BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  34. ↑ DW radio play series Tenth Doctor Adventures BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  35. ^ DW radio play series The Ninth Doctor Chronicles BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  36. ^ DW radio play series The Tenth Doctor Chronicles BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  37. ^ DW radio play series The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  38. ^ DW radio play series First Doctor Adventures BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  39. ↑ DW radio play series Ravenous BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  40. ↑ Bernice Summerfield audio play series - Audio BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  41. ^ Radio play series The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  42. ^ DW radio play series Dalek Empire BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  43. ^ DW radio play series Sarah Jane Smith BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  44. ↑ DW-radio play Unbound BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  45. ↑ Radio play series UNIT BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  46. ^ Radio play series UNIT - The New Series BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  47. ↑ Gallifrey BigFinish.com radio play series. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  48. ↑ Cyberman radio play series BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  49. ↑ Iris Wildthyme BigFinish.com radio play series. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  50. ↑ radio drama series I, Davros BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  51. ↑ Radio play adaptations of the three Doctor Who plays BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  52. ↑ Graceless BigFinish.com radio play series. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  53. ↑ Radio play series Jago & Litefood BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  54. ^ Radio play series Counter-Measures (& The New Counter-Measures ) BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  55. ↑ Vienna BigFinish.com radio play series. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  56. ↑ Charlotte Pollard radio play series BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  57. ^ DW radio play series The Churchill Years BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  58. ^ DW radio play series Diary of River Song BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  59. ↑ Torchwood radio play series BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  60. ↑ Torchwood radio play series - Special Releases BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  61. ↑ DW radio play series Lives of Captain Jack BigFinish.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.