Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, and Bonnie Langford face a rogues’ gallery of enemies in The Trials of a Time Lord, a brand-new full-cast Doctor Who audio adventure now available from Big Finish.
It’s forty years since the Sixth Doctor burst flamboyantly onto TV screens, and Big Finish Productions’ anniversary celebrations continue with the release of The Trials of a Time Lord, an epic six-part story told across three discs.
In this brand-new audio adventure, the Doctor (Colin Baker) is travelling with Mel (Bonnie Langford) when they follow a distress call that leads to a reunion with his old friend, Peri (Nicola Bryant). The Doctor and Mel find themselves in ‘Cyberia’, a prison camp run by an even older foe. But this time, the Cyber Leader’s machinations are just the tip of one very sinister iceberg, one that will test the Doctor to his very limit, and beyond…
The time-travelling trio soon discover that a sinister force is pitching them against a number of foes, all recognisable from the Sixth Doctor’s era of TV Doctor Who.
The cast includes the Cyber Leader (David Banks), Davros (Terry Molloy), the carnivorous Androgums (with impressionist Jon Culshaw voicing a new Androgum character, Stunrib), George Naylor as Voss, Samuel James as Grobolosh, and Holly Jackson-Walters as Vurglemere.
The first two episodes of The Trials of a Time Lord are scripted by Rochana Patel, the third and fourth by Katharine Armitage, and the final two by Stewart Pringle.
“We’ve got six episodes here with every monster imaginable!” enthuses Colin Baker. “The highlight was working with all those dear old chums – with my two lovely companions, of course, and also Terry Molloy as Davros, and David Banks as the Cyber Leader. “And whilst sadly the original Androgum actors are no longer with us, to work with the Androgums again was rather splendid. They were prime creations of the best of all writers, Robert Holmes.”
“It’s a bit different to your run-of-the-mill Sixth Doctor and Peri story,” adds Nicola Bryant, “and it’s wonderful to be working with Mel, teaming up to take care of our Doctor. The story is very present, but also harks back to a story I did with Colin, Vengeance on Varos, which seemed very much ahead of its time.”
“It was interesting to be part of The Trials of a Time Lord because I was involved with the original Trial of a Time Lord when it was on screen,” notes Bonnie Langford. “That’s when Melanie was introduced – or just basically plonked, I think is the right word! – into the series, as wide-eyed as I was. This is a very different story, because obviously the world has changed a lot over the years.”
The Trials of a Time Lord is the second of two box sets celebrating forty years of the Sixth Doctor, following The Quin Dilemma, which was released in March. Both can be purchased together in a multi-buy bundle for just £44 (collector’s edition CD box set + download) or £36 (download only), exclusively from www.bigfinish.com.
• Doctor Who – The Sixth Doctor Adventures: The Trials of a Time Lord is now available to own for just £22.99 (collector’s edition CD box set + download) or £18.99 (download only), exclusively from www.bigfinish.com
The collector’s edition CD box set is strictly limited to 1500 copies and will not be repressed
All the above prices include the special pre-order discount and are subject to change after general release
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Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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