In our series of fullcast audio dramas, many broadcast on bbc radio 4 extra, the eighth doctor is accompanied on his travels by the feisty and fabulous lucie miller, played by sheridan smith, tamsin drew niky wardley, molly osullivan ruth bradley, and most recently liv chenka nicola walker, helen sinclair hattie morahan and bliss. The eighth doctor returned to the main range in a trilogy of adventures with mary shelley in october 2011. First is the main range stories, with 8 and charley and crizz along the way, then the three audio adventures with 8 and mary shelley, then the eighth doctor adventures with 8 and lucie miller. May 20, 2002 music from the eighth doctor audio adventures is a nice selection of the music from what many fans are regarding as the first real adventures of the mcgann version of the doctor not everyones been thrilled with the bbcs eighth doctor novels, attractively packaged and considering its a 2cd set budget priced. With the revival of the television series, bbc books retired its paperback eighth doctor adventures and past doctor adventures fiction lines in 2005 in favour of a new range of hardback books featuring the ninth doctor and rose. Alex takes a look at the extended audio adventures of the eighth doctor.
An introduction to the eighth doctor adventures season three audio one final thing i enjoyed about orbis was how much it sets up the rest of the season. Now, decades on, she is known as dorothy mcshane, the reclusive millionaire philanthropist who heads. The eighth doctor adventures was an audio series produced by big finish productions beginning in 2006. Its been awhile since we looked into the world of doctor who novels, but here we go again.
Appearance of eighth doctor in supremacy of the cybermen. It starts rather weakly the first 15 minutes are a little awkward but as soon as the daleks arrive it just gets better and better, adding layers to the apocalypse storyline and truly driving home their dislike. Eighth doctor adventures audio series tardis fandom. These have a reduced word count compared to the eda and pda lines, with an average page count of about 250. The beast of orlok audio wirrn dawn is a fantastic piece of drama. Mar 02, 20 this, to me, shows exactly how popular the eighth doctor has become over the years, thanks to the books and audio adventures featuring his character. Getting into the 8th doctor audio adventures doctor who tv. Also, i believe the edawith lucie milleris categorized something like spinoffseighth doctor adventures. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The time war series 1 doctor who the eighth doctor. Paul is more than worthy of being thought of as a great doctor and these are his first adventures at a great price.
Jonathan blum shelved 11 times as eighthdoctoradventures avg rating 3. The first bbc book release was in fact doctor who the novel of the film. Jan 01, 20 listen to doctor who the 4th doctor adventures 2. With to the death the eighth doctor adventures may have come to an end, but that doesnt mean times up for the 8 th doctor. Jonathan blum shelved 11 times as eighth doctor adventures. Contains spoilers for the night of the doctor and several big finish plays. Here you can enjoy music or file doctor who the eighth doctor adventures series 01 bbc radio scifi drama 128k mp3 slimoo compositions. The eighth doctor audio adventures seasons 126 the eighth doctor the time war the war doctor the time war the ninth doctor season 27 new series 1.
But again, i drew the line before the range of bernice books and audio plays from big finish started. Oh, and heres a complete list of audio adventures to help you sort out the 8th doctor from the other audios. My love affair with the eighth doctor doctor who tv. The format of the series, which ran from 2007 until 2011, was.
Features the eighth doctor who looks like hes travelling alone, and is implied to besoon after the regeneration. List of doctor who audio plays by big finish wikipedia. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. A juicy dramatic production to kick start the eighth doctors new series.
Aug 09, 2018 the book tries to serve as a bridge between the television movie which left the doctor with a blank slate and no companions and the rest of the eighth doctor adventures novelswhich, lets not forget, were the only major eighth doctor stories for a long time. The eighth doctor adventures sometimes abbreviated as eda or referred to as the edas are a series of spin off novels based on the long running bbc science fiction television series doctor who and published under the bbc books imprint. From 2008 to late 2011, only one eighth doctor release was produced for the main range. The doctor who main range is a series of fullcast audiobook adventures based on the british science fiction television programme doctor who, produced by nicholas briggs and big finish productions and starring one of the original actors to play the doctor on television in the classic era of the programme. Feb 20, 20 alex takes a look at the extended audio adventures of the eighth doctor. These are his adventures minus the images, we only get to hear the doctor, charlie and the events they are involved in. Its a great and very different take on a scifi war story.
The eighth doctor adventures book series by multiple authors includes books the eight doctors, vampire science, the bodysnatchers, and several more. In our series of fullcast audio dramas, many broadcast on bbc radio 4 extra, the eighth doctor. Following on from the series thrilling conclusion, big finish delivers us a brand new adventure in the form of dark eyes. Doctor who the eighth doctor adventures ranges big. To be heard, not seen in 1999, big finish productions launched their doctor who audio adventures featuring initially the fifth, sixth and seventh doctors. In our series of fullcast audio dramas, many broadcast on bbc radio 4 extra, the eighth doctor is accompanied on his travels by the feisty and fabulous lucie miller, played by sheridan smith, tamsin drew niky wardley, molly osullivan ruth bradley, and most recently liv chenka nicola walker, helen sinclair hattie morahan and bliss rakhee thakrar. Bf 123 features an appearance by the doctor s younger self, occurring between the time lords story and the silver turk. Doctor who episode guidetimeline big finish audios. The bbc eighth doctor adventures was a series of original paperback novels featuring the eighth doctor published by bbc books from june 1997 to june 2005, taking over the doctor who franchise from the virgin new adventures line.
After the classic tv from 1963 to 1989 came the virgin new adventures book range, then the 1996 tv movie, then more books the bbc eighth doctor adventures, then big finishs first four seasons of eighth doctor stories, then back to tv in 2005. The eighth doctor audio adventures seasons 126 the eighth doctor the time war the war doctor the time war the ninth doctor season 27 new series 1 the tenth doctor seasons 2830 specials new series 24 the eleventh doctor seasons 33 specials new series 57. The complete eighth doctor adventures blood of the daleks. Its been several months since i read it, so my observations may. Ive also done a partial list for the virgin new adventures featuring the further adventures of bernice summerfield, because i felt these followed on from the original doctor who novel range and tied up some story threads. Jun 01, 2007 listen to doctor who the 8th doctor adventures 1. See the complete eighth doctor adventures series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Popular eighth doctor adventures books showing 150 of 107 doctor who. Also, i believe the edawith lucie milleris categorized something like spinoffs eighth doctor adventures. This, to me, shows exactly how popular the eighth doctor has become over the years, thanks to the books and audio adventures featuring his character. Doctor who episode guidetimeline eighth dr books seasons 19.
Doctor plays with a new ongoing series called the eighth doctor adventures. Bf 123 features an appearance by the doctors younger self, occurring between the time lords story and the silver turk. Doctor who the eighth doctor adventures ranges big finish. In these, the doctor travels with stacey and ssard. An introductory primer for the audio adventures of. Doctor who books collection eighth doctor adventures. Daleks, cybermen, sontarans, ice warriors and more feature in these novels, stories and paperbacks. An introductory primer for the audio adventures of doctor who. Music from the eighth doctor audio adventures doctor who. The eighth doctor paul mcgann is passionate, direct, sympathetic and emotionally accessible, yet this is balanced by occasional feelings of selfdoubt and weariness of his endless battles against evil. Once, a girl called ace travelled the universe with the doctor until, in the wake of a terrible tragedy they parted company.
The virgin new adventures have published new seventh doctor stories between 91 and 97, then the bbc started publishing stories for the eighth doctor between 97 and 05, the eighth doctor adventures, initially the novels were self contained, kinda nostalgie overloaded and aimed at a younger audience, soon they found their feet though and focused. Eighth doctor adventures novels the time lord archives. See also past doctor adventures, bbc books short trips and doctor who. The company of friends, featuring companions from other media to the audio plays, and the historical figure mary shelley. Doctor who episode guidetimeline eighth dr books seasons. It starred the eighth doctor, played by paul mcgann, lucie miller, played by sheridan smith and tamsin drew, played by niky wardley. Now is a very good time to start investigating the eighth doctor stories from big finish audio productions. The dying detective is also set between series two and three, and provides a lot of significant background information. The time war 01 by dorney, john, fitton, matt, mcgann, paul, clifford, benji, robertson, jamie, bentley, ken isbn.
Featuring all doctors and companions including eighth, ninth and tenth doctors, this page makes finding the bbc dr who book you want easy. Oct 05, 2017 doctor who books collection eighth doctor adventures. Audio cd inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. Doctor who episode guidetimeline big finish audios seasons 116. Music from the eighth doctor audio adventures is a nice selection of the music from what many fans are regarding as the first real adventures of the mcgann version of the doctor not everyones been thrilled with the bbcs eighth doctor novels, attractively packaged and considering its a 2cd set budget priced. The gallifrey chronicles doctor who bbc paperback go to book. Short story more short trips features a solo eighth doctor.
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