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Mr Bedford has an extraordinary tale to tell. A tale of discovery and adventure, of bravery and sacrifice, and of strange creatures beyond our world. His story begins with a chance meeting in the English countryside. Professor Cornelius Cavor is a scientist, a visionary, and a dreamer - but in Mr Bedford, he finds the practical partner who can help him realise his ambition. The two are thrown together on an impossible journey, and together, Cavor and Bedford are destined to become...The First Men in the Moon. The First Men in the Moon is the second of six full-cast adaptations in 2017 of the works of British Sci-Fi writer extraordinaire Herbert George Wells. Busy director Lisa Bowerman has worked with Big Finish since 1998, when she played Doctor Who companion Professor Bernice Summerfield - a role that continues to this day! Star Nigel Planer has had a long career in British television, but to an entire generation will always be much loved as hippy Neil in anarchic cult comedy The Young Ones. Game of Thrones fans will recognise Gethin Anthony as Renly Baratheon. He's also currently starring opposite The X Files' David Duchovny in US hit show Aquarius. CAST: Nigel Planer (Professor Cavor), Gethin Anthony (Bedford), Chloe Pirrie (Maria Bell), Alan Cox (Shapps/Bartoli/Selinites), David Horovitch (The Grand Lunar).

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The Doctor is recruited by Leela for a vital mission on behalf of the Time Lords. Together, they must track down and destroy two god-like beings whose extraordinary powers now threaten all of space and time. Their names are Abby and Zara...1. The Garden of Storms. In pursuit of Abby and Zara, Leela pilots the TARDIS to the eye of a violent storm in time. Yet she and the Doctor find themselves in an idyllic garden city, the people contented and happy. They soon discover that this bliss comes at a terrible cost, and that Abby and Zara are determined to put things right… so how can Leela and the Doctor stop them? 2. The Moonrakers. Life is hard for the early pioneers building the first settlements on the Moon. The laws of the Earth don’t apply here, and there are tussles over limited resources vital to survival. Arriving on the Moon, the Doctor and Zara discover than an aggressive alien species lies in wait. Yet there’s something very strange about these particular Sontarans: they refuse to fight. 3. The People Made of Smoke. Abby and Zara strive to use their powers for good but it’s clear they are damaging reality – and allowing monstrous creatures to bleed through from beyond. The Doctor knows he can only save the universe by destroying his friends. But just how much might he be willing to sacrifice if there’s a chance to save them? CAST: Peter Davison (The Doctor), Louise Jameson (Leela), Ciara Janson (Abby), Laura Doddington (Zara), Lisa Bowerman (Smoke Creatures), Pandora Clifford (Zeeb/Zeet), Paul Courtenay Hyu (Wei), Nicky Goldie (Polk), Tom Mahy (Brody), Anjli Mohindra (Captain Riya Nehru), Dan Starkey (Stent/Sontarans).

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An experimental radio mast has been set up on a remote island. It has been picking up signals - a voice that claims it knows the future. Five people have come to the island to hear the voice. A scientist, a soldier, a medium, an alienist and the most powerful woman in the world. The voice has something to say to all of them. It starts by saying who will be the first to die. CAST: Rowena Cooper (Queen Victoria), Kingsley Amadi (Samuel Okonjo), Wayne Forester (Captain Henry), Gruffudd Glyn (Owain Pryce), Gwyneth Keyworth (Florence). Other parts played by members of the cast. NOTE: Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners.

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Mars is the next giant leap for mankind. Starr Base is the first small step. A practice Mars base has been set up in a quarry in Neath, just off the A474. Its aim is to see if humanity can survive on the red planet. The problem is that the crew are dying. The survivors are terrified, paranoid, and wondering if something alien has got inside Starr Base. Sgt Andy Davidson has come to find out what's gone wrong. Cast: Tom Price (Andy Davidson), Kae Alexander (Mina), Jeremy Ang Jones (Dave), Rakie Ayola (Emma), Ronak Patani (Faisal). Other parts played by members of the cast. NOTE: Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners.

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The hit BBC series is back! Big Finish bring immortal Time Agent Captain Jack Harkness and his worldwide Torchwood colleagues back to audio life for a fresh run of six new audio dramas. 1970s Los Angeles - the city of angels and broken dreams. Three remarkable women keep the West Coast safe from alien attacks - they are Torchwood Los Angeles. So many young girls come to this city hoping for something better. For some, luck is just around the corner. For others that golden ticket never arrives and they just fade away. But it's not that simple. Everyone has a value to someone, and Torchwood are about to discover Hollywood's darkest secret. The huge and long-running public interest in new Torchwood adventures resulted in a server melt-down when its return on audio was announced by star John Barrowman on his Sunday night radio slot. This release is something special - an all-new line up tell an American Torchwood tale. Across the range, John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Kai Owen and Gareth David-Lloyd reprise the characters who starred in four years of hit Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood, screened around the world. CAST: Laila Pyne (Marlow Sweet), Kelly-Anne Lyons (Charley Du Bujeau), Ajjaz Awad (Gabi Martinez), Stuart Milligan (Don Donohue), Eve Webster (Valerie Fox), David Menkin (Brad), Guy Adams (Mr Beamish).

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Lisa Bowerman reads this exciting classic novelisation of a Seventh Doctor TV adventure, the last in the original run of Doctor Who serials. “Attention to detail is a hallmark of this always excellent range” Doctor Who Magazine The Doctor brings Ace home to Perivale. On a summer Sunday it seems the least lively place in the universe, yet mystery lurks behind the calm facade. The members of Ace's old gang have gone away, each of them disappeared without trace. Something is killing the domestic pets of Perivale, and unearthly hoofprints scar the baked earth of the recreation ground. What strange force connects all these events? As Ace herself is transported to a distant planet, it seems that the Doctor may be stepping into a well-prepared trap. Can it be the work of the his old adversary, the Master - and if so, to what end? Lisa Bowerman, who played Karra in the 1989 BBC TV serial, reads Rona Munro’s complete and unabridged novelisation, first published by Target Books in 1990. Duration: 4 hours approx.

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The Great Sontaran War has raged across the cosmos for millennia and finally it is coming to the Earth. Major Kreg has been dispatched to carry out a strategic assessment of the planet. He will learn about the dominant life form, decide what the world has to offer, and discover the ultimate value of the human race. For Torchwood, there is only one place to put him. Welcome to the Mumbles Bay Caravan Park. CAST: Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones), Dan Starkey (Major Kreg), Kaye Brown (Mrs Betty Appleby), Nigel Harrison (Mr Higgins), Farshid Rokey (Jamal). Other parts played by members of the cast.

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Bilis Manger has been murdered. And he's determined to find out who did it. Four people at dinner are the suspects, and they've each got murky secrets and at least one skeleton in the closet. What is really on the menu at one of Soho's finest restaurants? And will any of the suspects make it out alive? CAST: Murray Melvin (Bilis Manger), Rosa Escoda (Felicity Templeton), Jack Forsyth-Noble (Policeman), Dylan Jones (Tom), Hugh Ross (Oliver Barleycorn), Cleo Sylvestre (Beryl Finch), Tony Turner (Gerald Spencer). Other parts played by members of the cast. NOTE: Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners.

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Sonny is the answer to elderly care. Artificially intelligent robot carers placed in old peoples' homes that mimic the behaviour of their owners. Only there are rumours that something is wrong with the Sonny units. That they're too clever. That they are learning too much. Rhys sends his mother into a home to find out. But what will it cost him? CAST: Kai Owen (Rhys Williams), Nerys Hughes (Brenda Williams), Donna Berlin (Joy), Amerjit Deu (Prudeep), Shobu Kapoor (Priya), Steven Kynman (Sonny). Other parts played by members of the cast. NOTE: Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners.

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The TARDIS crew land on Mars, home of the Ice Warriors, far back in its history. In the deepest caves, the true Lords of the Red Planet are ready to emerge...Can anyone possibly survive their birth?

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Sebastian Vaughan is the brightest, newest recruit to Torchwood. He's come from a very good family, an excellent school, and with a degree from the finest college. He's the kind of person bred for Torchwood. Sebastian Vaughan is exactly the person Torchwood needs. He's charming, he's smart, and he's good in a fight. He's taken Torchwood's other new recruit under his wing. With his help, Toshiko Sato will make something of herself and fit in at Torchwood. Sebastian Vaughan is dead. Toshiko Sato's been given permission to bring his body home to give him the send-off he deserves. How will Torchwood cope without him? NOTE: TORCHWOOD CONTAINS ADULT MATERIAL AND MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER LISTENERS.

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When Zoe reattaches an old piece of equipment to the TARDIS console, she, Jamie and the Doctor are very lucky to avoid a collision. But the place they find themselves in may be even more dangerous - because there they encounter another Doctor, a space pilot named Steven...and a young woman called Katarina who really shouldn't be there...CAST: Peter Purves (Steven Taylor/the First Doctor / Narrator), Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon/ the Second Doctor), Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot/ Narrator), Ajjaz Awad (Katarina), Nicholas Briggs (the Daleks) More cast details to follow. CAST: Peter Purves (Steven Taylor / the First Doctor / Narrator), Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon / the Second Doctor), Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot / Narrator), Ajjaz Awad (Katarina), Nicholas Briggs (the Daleks), Ian Crowe (Chancellor Atrias / Varx / Krell), Laura Elphinstone (Captain Parlos), Max Keeble (Piril / Togrok). Other parts played by members of the cast.

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Mysterious signals lead Torchwood to the Moil. 4-1-8-4. Greg likes countryside walks and recording the songs of birds. 3-6-2-7. No one knows the secret of the numbers stations. 1-2-0-5. How long has Ianto Jones been trapped in the boiler room? 9-7-2-3. Reality is collapsing. 3-5-8-1. The Lincolnshire Poacher is waiting. CAST: Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones), Hywel Morgan (Doctor), Tania Rodrigues (The Numbers Station), David Shaw-Parker (Greg). Other parts played by members of the cast. NOTE: Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners.

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With demons on the loose and dons bursting into flames, Queen Victoria visits Cambridge on the eve of a historic vote that could change the university forever. She finds the city a den of suspicion and devil worship, A force from beyond reality is hunting down the university's leading academics. Her Majesty enlists the help of a gifted young mathematician to save not just the university, but the universe itself. Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners. Cast: Rowena Cooper (Queen Victoria), Jon Glover (Sir James), Jade Gordon (Onora Tapley), Amy Green (Suffragette), Vanessa Milchrahm (Votes for Women), Harry Myers (Fellow), Duncan Wisbey (The Rector), Sion Daniel Young (Ronnie). Other parts played by members of the cast. NOTE: Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners.

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They know everything about Cardiff - they hear the city's secrets, they move between its hidden places, they understand its nightmares. And they're the people you turn to if you're in trouble. They are taxi drivers. Toshiko Sato, wounded and desperate, wakes up in the back of a cab. She's got one night to save the city, and the meter's running. NOTE: Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners. CAST: Naoko Mori (Toshiko Sato), Suzanne Packer (Fawzia), Robert Wilfort (Chris), Taylor Jay-Davies (Lee). Other parts played by members of the cast.

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It's the middle of the Second World War and Ben Jackson has returned to visit his married friends Polly and Jamie in their quiet English village. But they can't quite shake the feeling that something's not right...CAST: Anneke Wills (Polly Wright / Narrator), Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon / The Doctor), Elliot Chapman (Ben Jackson), James Dreyfus (The Master), Molly Hanson (Jill Sandbrook), Brian Murphy (Robert Collins). Other parts played by members of the cast.

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Christmas Eve, and in a secret library underneath Buckingham Palace, Queen Victoria has invited her new prime minister to a very private tradition. At one hour to midnight, the monarch insists on the telling of ghost stories. Stories of the supernatural, the alien, and the unsettling. Only this year, something else has got in. We are not alone. CAST: Rowena Cooper (Queen Victoria), Hugh Fraser (Castringham), Richard David-Caine (The Prime Minister), Patience Tomlinson (Mrs Wickmere). NOTE: Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners.

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Shireen's not exactly enjoying being sectioned, but she's been in worse places. That psychiatric unit in Brecon was a right dump. This one's alright, though. There's table tennis, art therapy and they even get to do a bit of gardening. There's only one problem. Shireen's roommate. Toshiko - she's a total space cadet, convinced the unit is overrun by aliens. Yeah, right. CAST: Naoko Mori (Toshiko Sato), Emma Kaler (Shireen), Linda Armstrong (Felicia Haynes), Nick Asbury (Ivan), Dylan Jones (Steffan Blayney). Other parts played by members of the cast. NOTE: Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners.

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The Clone Masters revisits original script editor Chris Boucher's enigmatic race from the second television season's episode Weapon. This box set is released alongside The Rule of Death, a full-length audiobook written by Trevor Baxendale (digital release only). The dark history of the Clone Masters holds many mysteries. Cally and Jenna discover some are lost in time, long before the Federation - while other secrets were buried by the Clone Masters themselves before they retreated to their home world. Gatekeepers or conspirators, pragmatists or prophets, defenders or destroyers... At the height of their powers, how will the Clone Masters respond when Travis plans to weaponise them? 1. Separation. An untrustworthy old colleague tempts Jenna away from the Liberator to a secluded forest world, pursuing a mystery that involves Cally's family. Will Jenna and Cally realise the true danger they face from the Clone Masters before night draws in? 2. The Rule of Life. When Space Commander Travis makes fresh demands of the Clone Masters, he is surprised by two familiar figures. One is an Aurom outcast. The other is the man he once was - and could be again. 3. The Conclave. The Queen of the Clone Masters is dead, and the search for her successor draws guests from across the galaxy. Looking for something else on their visit are Cally and Travis. Between them, they could unwittingly tear down the Clone Masters' world forever. CAST: Jan Chappell (Cally/Lara K), Brian Croucher (Travis), Stephen Greif (Travis), Sally Knyvette (Jenna Stannis), Richenda Carey (Clone Master Shar), Abigail Thaw (Hinton), Jade Gordon (Mutoid), Alistair Lock (Zen/Orac), Lucy Sheen (Vast), Tilly Vosburgh (Dr Sim), Becky Wright (Kiz). Other parts played by members of the cast.

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Bernice Summerfield is still trapped in a dying universe with the wrong Doctor. Things have taken a turn for the worse - the Doctor has become President Of The Universe and, it turns out, he's a controversial choice for the job. While Bernice works to unearth the mythical Apocalypse Clock, the Doctor's immersed in the murky world of politics and the dark forces that are working against him. As battlefleets fight and terrible deals are done, the peoples of the universe wonder if they've made a terrible decision. Is the Doctor up to ruling the universe? Watching from the sidelines, the Master is quick to reassure everyone that he has no ambitions in that direction. And, meanwhile, the stars are going out. 1)The City And The Clock by Guy Adams. Bernice is on an archaeological dig for the mythical Apocalypse Clock. Can it really be the key to saving the universe? The ghosts of the planet have other ideas.2) Asking For A Friend by James Goss. Vast wars are raging across the stars, planets are dying, and the Doctor is sat on a psychiatrist's couch. What's it like to be the Doctor's therapist? 3) Truant by Guy Adams. The President of the Universe has run away. Bernice has to hunt him down, but he's too busy having fun. Evil warlords! Impossible escapes! Sinister plans! The Doctor's on an adventure. 4) The True Saviour Of The Universe by James Goss. Bernice finds that time has run out for the Doctor and the universe. Is this really the end of everything? Help is on hand from an unlikely quarter...Professor Bernice Summerfield was a character created as a companion to the Seventh Doctor by writer Paul Cornell for the popular 1990s Doctor Who novelisations. Since then she's found a whole new audio life through plays for Big Finish. Bernice (Benny) is played by Lisa Bowerman, an actor and director from TV and stage, including the last ever Classic Doctor Who story, Survival. British acting hero David Warner reprises his "unbound" Doctor, a character created in a series of "what if..." Doctor Who dramas from Big Finish. The Master is played by Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen, Sherlock, Doctor Who, and many, many more). CAST: Lisa Bowerman (Professor Bernice Summerfield), David Warner(The Doctor), Sam Kisgar t(The Master), Samantha Beárt (Chamu), Ben Arogundade (Joto), Stephen Critchlow(Leonard), Ben Crystal (Hood), Guy Adams (Host), Annette Badland (Guilana), Wilf Scolding (Radio / Mogron), Catrin Stewart (Killian), Jonathan Bailey (Lakis), Rhys Jennings (Slaygar), Oliver Mason (Sordo), Rowena Cooper (Mother Superior), and Hattie Hayridge (Ebbis / Morlick).

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In 2014, Big Finish started a new range of Doctor Who stories, bringing back original cast members from the 1960s eras in order to tell new stories: they're audio tales in black and white! When the TARDIS lands in a house in Florence, Italy in 1514, it isn't long before the guards of Guiliano de Medici arrest Steven and Vicki. To rescue them, the Doctor has to employ the help of the house's owner - one Niccolo Machiavelli. But can he be completely trusted? Guiliano confesses to his brother Pope Leo X that he has angered the wealthy family of Ravelli and believes the newcomers may be part of an assassination plot. But when the Doctor arrives an already tricky situation starts to spiral out of control. As the city rings with plot and counter-plot, betrayal and lies abound. The Doctor and his friends must use all their ingenuity if they're not to be swept away by history. This conspiracy is about to get complicated. This range of era-authentic new stories has been hugely popular with fans, with a further two series already commissioned! Peter Purves is known to generations as one of the all-time great Blue Peter presenters, but this came after an acting career which he's returning to here to play both the Doctor and 1960s companion Steven Taylor. Maureen O'Brien - 1960s Doctor Who companion Vicki - is also a novelist whose works include Mask of Betrayal (1998), Every Step You Take (2004) and Deadly Reflection (2007). Guest star Olivia Poulet is well known for her role as Emma Messinger in The Thick of It. She's also recently played Emma Peel in Big Finish's revival of The Avengers - Steed & Mrs Peel. CAST: Maureen O'Brien (Vicki), Peter Purves (Steven Taylor/The Doctor/Narrator), Mark Frost (Niccolo Machiavelli), Jamie Ballard (Guiliano de Medici), Robert Hands (Pope Leo X), Olivia Poulet (Carla), Joe Bor (Guard Captain).

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The worlds of classic and new Doctor Who combine, as one of the favourite associates of the Eleventh and Twelfth Doctor - the Sontaran Strax - encounters Jago & Litefoot - the Victorian friends of the Fourth Doctor: Strax, the Sontaran butler to Victorian investigator Vastra and her wife Jenny, suffers a disorienting attack and mistakes the two Victorian investigators Jago & Litefoot for Jenny and Vastra and moves into Litefoot's home. Together, they are on the trail of a creature that is stealing brains, which may or may not be linked to a haunted house in London...This is a special release in Big Finish's incredibly popular audio spin-off series of two Doctor Who characters first encountered in hit story The Talons of Weng-Chiang in 1977. In a special arrangement with the BBC Jago & Litefoot are encountering the Sontaran Strax from the new Doctor Who series. Dan Starkey - the actor who plays Strax - was on the winning team of last year's Celebrity University Challenge! Actor Christopher Benjamin is a widely known face on British TV, appearing in everything from The Avengers to Inspector Morse, Poldark to Midsomer Murders and writer Justin Richards is the creator of The Invisible Detective series of children's novels.CAST: Christopher Benjamin (Henry Gordon Jago), Trevor Baxter (Professor George Litefoot), Dan Starkey (Strax), Lisa Bowerman (Ellie), Conrad Asquith (Inspector Quick), Stephen Critchlow (Marvo) and Carolyn Seymour (Mrs Multravers).

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Andy’s old art teacher is in trouble. The disappearance of three of his former pupils has brought him some unwelcome attention. The authorities think that there’s a secret in Merl’s past. Whatever Andy’s suspicions, he discovers that something much older and stranger is hiding in Merl’s past. Clues are scattered through his paintings, and all of them lead to a place called Cadoc Point. NOTE: Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners. CAST: Tom Price (Andy Davidson), Gareth Armstrong (Merl Williams), Aled Pugh (Darren Jenkins), Hazel Ellerby (Cynthia Jenkins). Other parts played by members of the cast.

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When the Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the Himalayas, they have no idea that they are about to set off a chain of events that will haunt the Doctor through many lives. Joining a pilgrimage to the nearby Det-Sen monastery, the travellers discover everything isn’t as it seems. As the situation grows increasingly dire, they will have to uncover the secrets of Det-Sen before it’s too late. CAST: Peter Purves (Steven Taylor/First Doctor), Lauren Cornelius (Dodo Chaplet), Jeremy Ang Jones (Norbu), Paul Courtenay Hyu (Oddiyāna), Kerry Gooderson (Pema Tsering), Jamie Zubairi (Dorje Lingpa). Other parts played by members of the cast.

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The Dalek Invasion of Earth is over, but there’s still so much left to do. Susan is trying to help rebuild society as best she can, but some people don’t see it as a chance to restore what was lost. Some people see it as a chance to claim power for themselves. It's not just human survivors that Susan has to worry about. Unbeknownst to her, a lone Dalek survives. A lone Dalek with a single purpose – to reclaim the Earth! Cast: Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman), Lucy Briers (Jenny Chaplin), Sean Biggerstaff (David Campbell), Jonathan Guy Lewis (Marcus Bray), Oli Higginson (Victor Chaplin), Nicholas Briggs (The Daleks). Other parts played by members of the cast.

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Geraint fails to notice Chrissie flirting with him. Too late to go back. That's the story of Geraint's life. A lot of missed opportunities. Geraint's fed up of it all - his dead-end job and his dead-end life. So, he asks his best mate for help. Sort his life out. And Ianto Jones is only too happy to help. NOTE: This release contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners. CAST: Gareth David-LLoyd (Ianto Jones), Jonathan Hawkins (Geraint), Gemma Knight Jones (Chrissie), Callum Lloyd (Joe), Wayne Forester (Angharad). Other parts played by members of the cast.

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In 2014, Big Finish started a new range of Doctor Who stories, bringing back original cast members from the 1960s eras in order to tell new stories: they're audio tales in black and white! The Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Vicki and Jospa land the TARDIS on the homeworld of the Arunde. Emerging into the jungle that covers the planet and encountering the strange wildlife dwelling within, the travellers are unaware that the true rulers live high above them in the trees. The ape-like members of the tribe are in trouble. The last Matriar's nest has been lost to the surface, and the people are hungry...Maybe these strangers may be responsible. And some believe they may be salvation. The TARDIS crew are about to find themselves in the middle of somebody else's battle. But there's more at stake than even they can know. This range of era-authentic new stories has been hugely popular with fans, with a further two series already commissioned! William Russell returns to play his character from the very first Doctor Who story in 1963 - the Doctor's companion Ian Chesterton. Actor Jemma Powell is familiar to Doctor Who fans for her role as Jacqueline Hill in 2013's drama-mentary about the origins of Doctor Who - An Adventure in Space and Time. Jacqueline Hill played the original companion Barbara, a role Jemma now takes on. CAST: William Russell (Ian/The Doctor), Maureen O'Brien (Vicki/Narrator), Jemma Powell, (Barbara/Fula), James Joyce (Jospa), Kate Byers (Sharna), Elliot Cowan (Gark) and Orlando James (Krube).

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