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The Managing Director of the company is Jason Haigh-Ellery , with Gary Russell as the producer of the Doctor Who audios.
The company name, "Big Finish", comes from the title of an episode of Press Gang.
The Doctor Who audio plays feature four of the surviving lead actors ( Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann) as well as many of the regular supporting actors over the many years of the programme. Tom Baker, the other surviving Doctor, has declined invitations to participate in the plays. Even the late Jon Pertwee's voice is featured in the 40th Anniversary story Zagreus. His part in the story was pieced together from snippets of dialogue (from the fan-produced Doctor Who video "Devious") recorded prior to his death.
McGann, who appeared as the Doctor in a 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan telemovie but never got a television series of his own, stars in an ongoing series of audio adventures, which has just concluded its third "season".
The audio plays have also introduced their own companions. These include Professor Evelyn Smythe (played by Maggie Stables ), Erimem ( Caroline Morris ), and Charley Pollard ( India Fisher ). The character of Professor Bernice SummerfieldBernice Surprise Summerfield is a fictional character originally created by author Paul Cornell as a new "companion" of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length Doctor Who novels, the New Adventures''. The New Adventures wer, from the spin-off novels, has also appeared, and stars in her own line of audio plays, written by a number of authors including her creator Paul CornellPaul Cornell (born July 18 1967) is a highly experienced television drama writer, who has written for some of the most popular drama programmes on British television, including the BBC’s Casualty and its spin-off series Holby City and Granada’s powerhouse.
A number of new villains have also been introduced, which include Nimrod, the deputy director of a United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly "black ops" military research establishment known as the Forge. Thus far, NimrodNimrod is a character in the Big Finish Productions audio plays Project: Twilight and Project: Lazarus written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright, which are based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who''. He is an original character and d and the Forge have appeared in two Doctor Who audios, namely Project: Twilight and Project: Lazarus, both written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright . Other writers for Big Finish include Rob ShearmanRobert Shearman (also credited as Rob Shearman born February 10 1970 in London, England, United Kingdom) is currently best-known as a writer of Doctor Who audio plays for Big Finish, and for his ongoing association with Jarvis & Ayres Productions ( Martin and The League of GentlemenSee: The League of Gentlemen (novel), by John Boland The League of Gentlemen (film) starring Jack Hawkins and made in 1959. The League of Gentlemen (comedy), a BBC radio and television comedy ( 1997-present) The League of Gentlemen (band), band featuring's Mark GatissMark Gatiss (born October 17, 1966 in Sedgefield, County Durham, UK) is a British actor and writer. He is best known as a member of the sketch comedy team The League of Gentlemen which initially began as a stage act in 1995, transferred to BBC Radio 4 as, who are also writing for the 2005 relaunch of the Doctor Who television series.
Big Finish has said that the new series will not impact much on the audio plays, save that the current grouping of Eighth Doctor adventures into "seasons" will cease and future releases starring McGann will be folded into the regular releases featuring previous Doctors. Big Finish's license has been extended to 2007.
Former adversaries of the Doctor who have reappeared in the audio plays include the Master, the Cybermen and the Daleks. The Nimon and Silurians have also made appearances.
Big Finish also publishes a series of short story anthologies taking place in the Doctor Who universe under the overall title of Short Trips.