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ISSUE: 112 • JUNE 2018 WWW.BIGFINISH.COM
DOCTOR WHO
THE TIME WAR 2
DOCTOR WHO
BIG FINISH ORIGINALS THE FIRST
JEREMIAH DOCTOR
BOURNE IN TIME ADVENTURES
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EDITORIAL ISSUE 112 • JUNE 2018
B
ACK IN the mists of time very quickly taken by how
(OK, it was December down-to-earth he was, and
2014!), through my then before too long the conversation
day job, I was invited down to turned to Big Finish.
London for the press screening And my word, Frank is a
of the Doctor Who television real and proper fan! He knows
special Last Christmas. his stuff. This isn’t someone
Various people connected to who’s heard a couple of plays
the show were invited along, and half-remembered them.
and I was able to have a long He is a real enthusiast.
Managing Editor: Jason Haigh-Ellery chat with Andrew Cartmel – So, for this issue, it was a
Executive Producer: Nicholas Briggs mainly about our cats rather pleasure to speak with Frank
Senior Producer: David Richardson than Doctor Who. Steven once again, discussing his
Editor: Kenny Smith Moffat, Peter Capaldi and Jenna new Big Finish starring role in
Design: Mark Plastow Coleman were there too… along Callan, playing Lonely. I’ve only
Copy Editor: Stephanie Hornett with a guest star of note from ever seen a couple of episodes
The Big Finish Team: Peter’s first series. And there on video, but it was a series my
Ian Atkins, Sue Cowley, Emily de Fraine, was Frank Skinner, standing parents always loved (mainly
Hannah Peel, Paul Spragg
on his own. So, ever the bold because of Russell Hunter, the
Marketing: Kris Griffin and
journalist, I went up and said original Lonely, I reckon).
Paddy Freeland
hello to him, and we started Frank’s also a big fan of
BFP Administration: Cheryl Bly,
chatting (about football, I Vortex, which was lovely to
Brenda Smith, Alison Taylor
will be honest, discussing hear – I’m relieved to know
Publisher: Big Finish Productions Ltd.
West Bromwich Albion and it won’t be heading to Room
Aberdeen in particular). I was 101 anytime soon!
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IG FINISH is going on from Saturday, 16 June.
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from the recent news that heavyweight vinyl. This will be
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released as a vinyl edition for only, limited to 750 units.
Sainsburys, Big Finish has A spokesperson from HMV Writer John Dorney adds: “I’m
teamed up for another exclusive says: “We’re delighted to delighted to see Infamy of the
deal, this time with high street welcome Doctor Who back on Zaross on vinyl, especially in
retailer HMV. vinyl in time for Father’s Day. It’s HMV. I’ve still got my Gran’s old
Doctor Who: Infamy of the just what the Doctor ordered!” His Master’s Voice record player
Zaross, starring David Tennant As well as David and Billie, in my house. Quite a prized bit of
and Billie Piper, will be available Camille Coduri also features in furniture, which has such a store
for the first time on vinyl record Infamy of the Zaross as Jackie Tyler. of memories for me…”
VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 3
Kenny Smith
prepares for
the return of a
British TV classic
on audio…
THE SHOTS…
T
HRILLERS AND spy Originally created by James James Mitchell, and we got
stories have been hugely Mitchell, Callan is now back on talking. And what enjoyable
popular fare with book audio with Big Finish. Adapted conversations they were! We just
readers, TV viewers and cinema from James’s Sunday Express clicked, I think, in our shared
goers for well over half a century. short stories by his son Peter passion for his father’s work.
James Bond’s quips and the Mitchell, four new adventures “Nicholas Briggs, myself and
lighter side of international will expand the themes explored Peter met for lunch next to
crime fighting in The Man from in the television show. London Waterloo one day, and
U.N.C.L.E. became a staple of the Succeeding Woodward as Peter kindly agreed to the idea
1960s, but in 1967 the darker the title character is Ben Miles, of us doing audio adaptations of
side of the genre took centre who starred in Steven Moffat’s his father’s Callan short stories. I
stage in ITV’s Callan which Coupling, while his sidekick thought they’d be perfect – they
starred Edward Woodward. Lonely, originally played by were just the right length to
Having similar responsibilities Russell Hunter, is brought expand into 50 minute episodes.
to an MI5 operative, David to life by Frank Skinner. “We agreed that Peter would
Callan took a darker approach Producer David Richardson write the adaptations himself
to espionage using the most explains: “Actually the idea of – after warning him that being
ruthless and lethal techniques doing Callan was brought to a first time writer at Big Finish
to get the job done. Four series us by Robert Fairclough, who can involve lots of painful
were produced on television had written a guide to the notes, rewrites, more notes,
between 1967 and 1972, plus TV series. He put us in touch more rewrites – and yet the
a cinema film released in 1974 with Peter Mitchell, who was scripts came in and were very
and a return to TV in 1981. the son of the series’ creator polished. I think a couple of
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SPIES AND THRILLERS
CALLAN
know that he had an apartment
in Spain and most of the short
stories were written while he was
on holiday there. So I imagined
him sitting on his balcony soaking
up the sun – pen in hand. I felt
extraordinarily close to him
during the entire process.”
Developing short stories into full
dramas was something that Peter
found tough to do, and explains:
“It was a bit of a challenge. Each
drama had to be 60 minutes but
some of the stories were much
shorter than that. I tried to keep
any additional material totally
in keeping with the twists and
turns of a typical Callan plot.
“What made life much easier
was the fact that my dad had a
range of regular, well-defined
Above (l–r): Ben Miles and Frank Skinner
characters that were always
waiting in the wings to add
of the Callan TV series – The texture as well as sub-plots. This
Callan File. Rob suggested that gave me plenty of options. I shared
Big Finish might be interested them with David and John and
in looking at a Callan project. we agreed a way forward. I was
Producer David Richardson very pleased with the result and
and I got in touch and we had I hope Callan fans will agree.
lunch with executive producer “I was thrilled that Big Finish
Nick Briggs. We had a good old wanted to develop Callan for
chat about the possibilities and audio, but I was over the moon
“I was keen to do it and
thought if I said no, I
would never hear from Big
Finish again!” FRANK SKINNER
them needed fleshing out a little agreed to examine the short to be invited to write them. I
to hit the right length, but they stories for potential adaptation. had absolutely no hesitation
were stunning pieces of work. “I wasn’t really familiar with in agreeing to do them – it
Peter hit the ground running, the work of Big Finish so David was a total pleasure and it
and then did a marathon!” sent me some existing dramas – was a new experience for me.
Peter has adapted File on a Doctor Who and The Avengers. I had a ball doing them.”
Deadly Shot, File on a Classy Club, I’d never written for audio before
T
File on an Awesome Amateur – my experience is in television HE CHARACTER of Lonely
and File on a Harassed Hunter, and print – but David and script became as well-known as
and says: “I encountered Big editor John Dorney were very the show’s leading man,
Finish through a good mate of patient and supportive with me. with the small-time thief with
mine. Rob Fairclough is a big “It was a wonderful experience. body odour problems making
Doctor Who fan who also (along I read and re-read the stories and Russell Hunter into a TV star. Now,
with Mike Kenwood) wrote the found myself listening to my the character is being portrayed by
definitive tome on the making dad’s voice while I was doing it. I Frank Skinner.
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SPIES AND THRILLERS
CALLAN
“I watched Callan when I
was a kid, but I haven’t gone
back and re-watched it again.
I went by what I remembered,
I didn’t swot up on it. I
remembered Lonely, but we
hadn’t decided if I would do it
in my normal accent or do a
specific 1960s Cockney, which
is very different from 21st
century Cockney. I felt it had
to be done in the 60s Cockney.
“The original Lonely, Russell
Hunter, was Glaswegian,
and when he played him, I
“He did
sound like
he could
kill someone
when he
was on the
microphone.”
Above (l–r): Ben Miles and Frank Skinner
FRANK SKINNER
David says: “I can’t remember remember his accent going a bit
who suggested Ben Miles, but north of the border at times!
I was very keen to work with “The other thing I really
Ben again as we’d loved working remember about Callan was that
with him on our adaptation of it was massive. It was one of those
HG Wells’s The Time Machine. TV series that everybody would
He’s just so brilliant, and so easy be talking about the next day.
to work with. We suggested “I’m sure there will be a lot of
Ben and Frank to Peter and he people who haven’t heard of it
gave the thumbs up, so we then nowadays, but it had one of the
approached both actors – and best opening sequences, with a
thankfully they both said yes!” swinging lightbulb which then
Speaking to Vortex, Frank explodes. It’s got a very lo-fi
says: “Nick Briggs called me 60s feel to it, but it’s so good.
up about six months before “We’re doing these short stories,
it was confirmed, saying, which is something Big Finish
‘We might have the rights has always been very good at –
to do Callan, would you be finding things that have been
interested in playing Lonely?’ forgotten about and then taking
“I was keen to do it and them and doing something
thought if I said no, I new and full with them, giving
would never hear from Big them the star treatment. This
Finish again! I was really is recycling at its best!
chuffed about it, to play a “These are Callan stories that
Above (l–r): Ben Miles
character called Lonely. appeared in the Daily Express
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SPIES AND THRILLERS
CALLAN
CALLAN
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Download/CD
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Director Ken Bentley
Cast Ben Miles, Frank Skinner,
Nicholas Briggs, Jane Slavin
David Callan works for The
Section, a top-secret counter- Above (l–r): Ben Miles and Nicholas Briggs
espionage organisation. He’s
a killer, a trained assassin,
and the best at what he
does. But that doesn’t “it’s so rewarding
mean he has to like it.
chatting to Frank about
With the aid of the burglar
Lonely; fellow operative Big Finish. He loves our
Meres; and Section secretary
Liz, Callan fulfils the orders audios…” DAVID RICHARDSON
of departmental head
Hunter and finds himself
in very murky waters. and I suppose most people Callan/Lonely relationship
would think they had been is special and the casting is
Murder, betrayal and model lost forever, but then suddenly absolutely crucial. Brilliant call.”
soldiers. It’s all in a day’s we’ve got people turning up and Joining Ben and Frank in
work for Callan. showing an interest in them.” studio are Jane Slavin, who
Peter adds: “I thought the plays Section Secretary Liz,
casting was inspired. I knew and Nicholas Briggs who plays
that Ben was a Callan fan and I the Head of the Section.
had great respect for him as an Frank adds: “Working with
actor – a tremendous choice. The Ben was great. He’s really good
Four series of the original idea of casting Frank as Lonely as Callan – he’s got that coldness
television series were produced took me completely by surprise from the original but he’s found
between 1967 and 1972, plus a but the more I thought about a way of making it work, and
cinema film released in 1974 it, the more I was convinced can occasionally be quite nice
and a TV comeback in 1981. he was absolutely right. That to Lonely – but not too nice!
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SPIES AND THRILLERS
CALLAN
“When I’m
driving
around, I’ve
usually got a
Colin Baker
or Peter
Davison CD
with me,”
FRANK SKINNER
being brought to life. He sighs:
“David invited me down to
London for the last day of the
recordings. So I set off early one
Above (l–r): Jane Slavin and Ben Miles morning from my home in
Northumberland only to have the
power steering fail on the car just
going to get a beautiful production as I pulled into the car park at
and spend the day laughing. And Newcastle Central Station. I
it’s so rewarding chatting to Frank couldn’t physically park the
about Big Finish. He loves our vehicle, so I missed the train. I
audios – I remember he came along was so disappointed to have
praising Doctor Who: Time in missed out.
Office, which he’d just listened to!” “But I’m really looking forward
Frank laughs: “I’ve done a Tom to listening to the finished
Baker, and I did Dark Eyes 2 with product. I’ve heard some clips
Paul McGann, and I subscribe to and they are absolutely first
the Big Finish Doctor Who stories. class. I worked in TV for many
When I did my one with Tom, years and can be a fairly tough
I was delighted to meet writer judge but so far, I’m incredibly
Andrew Smith and got to talk to impressed and can’t wait to
him about Full Circle. I remember hear the completed episodes.”
at the end, I was a bit embarrassed Could more Callan follow?
asking Tom to sign my script for Peter says: “I sincerely hope
me, but he was really nice about it! so. I think this has the potential
“When I’m driving around, I’ve to be a really strong team and
Above (l–r): Jane Slavin, Ben usually got a Colin Baker or Peter for me, the experience has been
Miles and Nicholas Briggs
Davison CD with me, and I still get nothing but positive. We all work
a real buzz from listening to them. to the same goal which is to create
“He did sound like he could kill “As a Doctor Who fan, Big the best product we possibly
someone when he was on the Finish has been the centre of can. We collaborate in a spirit of
microphone – he was great! the universe for me, for so many openness with utter respect for the
“I have to say, I loved doing it. I years. When people find Big originals. I couldn’t ask for a better
would love to do more – it would be Finish, they tend to stick with it production company to be involved
brilliant if this could run and run.” like I have. I’m a total fan boy!” with. The Callan brand is in safe
David agrees: “The studio hands with Big Finish. I know
U
sessions were a blast. Working with NFORTUNATELY FOR my father would be delighted to
Ben, Frank, Nick and Jane, and with Peter, he was unable to know that, even after all this time,
Ken directing, you know you’re hear his adaptations David Callan lives on.”
VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 8
SEVENTH HEAVEN next big Big Finish meeting, and am His incarnation of the Master
Just overdosed on all three box happy to report we’re now doing this. was perfectly portrayed. Dreyfus
sets of Blake’s 7: Crossfire over the Sue Cowley in the production office has the absolute best voice for
last week. Awesome stuff! Felt as tells me she’s added the archive logo the Master. But I have a question
if you managed to insert an entire covers to the download zips dating about his incarnation. Was the
extra season into the TV canon. back to January this year. Nice one! Dreyfus Master intended to be
For me, the standouts were the the First Master? Are we hearing
stories by Paul Darrow and Una A FIFTH ELEMENT him as he originally was before
McCormack but overall it was never I just wanted to ask if Big Finish he ever regenerated? Or is that
less than fantastic. Hope that there had plans for any Fifth Doctor and intentionally left unanswered
will be more B7 in the future. Peri stories in the near future? They and open for interpretation?
Michael Evans worked fantastically well together Tate Henvey
Nick: Ooooh, there will, on a number of the earlier monthly Nick: The latter, Tate, the latter.
Michael, there will! releases, and could make a good I like unanswered questions!
contrast to some of the more recent
(still brilliant!) Fifth Doctor stories.
I also wonder if the universe could
handle Benny versus River Song?
Richard Perrin
Nick: Richard, there are no plans for
this because I feel that we previously
mined the virtually non-existent
narrative gap between Planet of
Fire and The Caves of Androzani
beyond all credibility. Peri clearly
arrives on Androzani wearing the
same clothes she wore in Planet of
Fire… It was a fun thing to do, but FIRST DEGREE
I think we’ve stretched the point Any chance of the First Doctor
CLASSIC CONUNDRUM enough now. Peri will be back with meeting the Cybermen? After all,
I love your audiobooks and am the Sixth Doctor and she’s also he seemed at least aware of them
a huge fan of your Doctor Who, featured in the Short Trips range. in The Tenth Planet. Speaking of
Blake’s 7 and Avengers ranges. I Cybermen, I’ve often wondered
live in America and am strictly a MASTER PLANS what would happen if they
download only customer. I love I want to start by thanking you met up with Davros. Always
the new Chibnall Who logo on all for the fantastic work you thought it’d be interesting…
your forthcoming DW releases, do. I recently purchased (among Monty
but was wondering if you could other things) The First Doctor Nick: I wouldn’t rule it out. I’m
include the alternate covers with Adventures Volume One and have not aware that the First Doctor
the classic TV logos as part of the already finished listening to The expressed any prior knowledge
download release package? Thanks Destination Wars. While I still of the Cybermen in The Tenth
for Ravenous, Crossfire Part 3 and think the voices of the First Doctor, Planet. I’m not sure of what kind
the upcoming Too Many Targets! Susan, Barbara and Ian sound very of story would emerge if Davros
Joseph Coker different from the original actors, were to meet the Cybermen. Not
Nick: After I read your email, Joseph, I I absolutely loved the story. James part of our current plans. But… just
added this point to the agenda of our Dreyfus was especially wonderful. imagine… Mwahahaaaa!
VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 9
BOURNE
free
Kenny Smith steps back in time
as comedy hero Nigel Planer’s
new series is finally realised…
F
OR SEVERAL years Nigel been through various shapes and it. Jeremiah Bourne is funny
Planer has had an idea forms. I wrote it originally as a and exciting and warm and…
sitting in the back of his book, but later felt it would be I kept coming back to the word
mind. The actor, known for playing best suited to an audio drama. ‘delightful’. I found it absolutely
Neil in The Young Ones, Nicholas “I’ve worked for Big Finish a delightful. I suggested the project
Craig: The Naked Actor and few times as an actor and always to Nicholas Briggs and Jason
Vorgenson in Doctor Who Live!, enjoyed it. I was working on The Haigh-Ellery (this was before
had created a character who can First Men in the Moon for them, we had an official Big Finish
travel through time using only the and I mentioned it to David Originals range) and they liked
power of his mind. Richardson, the producer, who the idea and gave the thumbs up.”
And now, this fantasy picked up on it immediately.” Nigel continues: “I’m interested
comedy-drama has taken form David confirms: “We were in the idea of genetic memory, the
in Jeremiah Bourne in Time, recording our audio adaptation possibility that things might have
which is being released next of The First Men in the Moon last a sort of ‘morphic resonance’. The
month as one of the new Big year, and had a quick break. Over freaky idea that it might be possible
Finish Originals range launched a cuppa in the green room, Nigel to have unconscious memories
earlier this year to celebrate the told me about this audio series of things you’ve never actually
company’s 20th anniversary. he was writing, and asked if I’d experienced. You know what it’s
Nigel tells Vortex: “I’ve had be interested in reading it. like when you smell something
Jeremiah Bourne in Time in my “I asked him to email the scripts and it sets you off, and brings back
head for a few years now. It’s to me, which he did… and I loved memories from your childhood? Or
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with big memories would find
themselves at a distinct advantage
and might end up in control.
“People like black cab drivers
before satnav who had to take
years to learn every single road in
the town [London]. They called it
‘The Knowledge’. Well after a Digi
meltdown, people like that might
form an elite class that survives
through its super-memory.”
And now the series has taken
shape. Jeremiah Bourne is a boy with
a remarkable gift. He can travel in
time. Not by using a time machine,
Above: Sebastian Armesto or stepping through a dimensional
portal. It just happens to him, as
though by accident. One minute
he’s in the present day, the next,
he’s a hundred years in the past,
standing in the London of 1910.
Jeremiah has two questions; how
did he get there – and how can he get
back? On his quest for the answers,
he enlists the help of Phyllis Stokes
of The Society for Theosophical
Research and her equally eccentric
brother, Roger Allcot Standish,
magistrate, spiritualist and dedicated
nudist. He encounters the sadistic
Mr and Mrs Grout and the ruthless
Ed Viney, thief, gang member and
slitter of throats. And he arouses
Above (l–r): Sophie Thompson, Nigel Planer,
Sebastian Armesto, Tim Bentinck and Annette Badland the disapproval of Clementina
Quentinbloom, the head of a home
for ‘Fallen Girls’, by befriending Daisy
sometimes you see someone and I IMAGINED A Wallace, a girl ahead of her time.
you think you remember their face?
TIME IN THE
A
“Well, in Jeremiah Bourne in Time LTHOUGH BEST known
we’ve taken that idea a bit further, FUTURE WHEN for his acting work, Nigel
so Jeremiah accidentally transports has several previous
himself back in time as he starts THERE’S BEEN writing credits. David says: “Nigel
to have memories that aren’t his.
There’s no time machine involved.
A DIGITAL asked if we had a script editor who
was especially good at plotting, as
And he doesn’t travel in space – just MELTDOWN he wanted some steering on that
in time. He stays in exactly the same
place, but finds himself… then!
AND ALL DATA front. I thought of Jonathan Morris,
who was very keen to become
“When I was younger, I used to be HAS BEEN LOST. involved, and then pretty much left
really good at remembering a lot of NIGEL PLANER Nigel and Jonny together to shape
long numbers, like bank accounts the series into what it is now (which
and passports etc, but now, with is delightful!).” Nigel adds: “I have
the advent of iTechnology, I don’t written a couple of radio plays
even think I know either of my future when there’s been a digital before so I’d had a bit of practice
sons’ mobile phone numbers meltdown and all data has been with audio drama, but I was very
because all I have to do is tap a lost. Or even two or three digital lucky with Big Finish to be working
screen. Well, for Jeremiah Bourne meltdowns, Digi 1, Digi 2 and Digi with script editor Jonny Morris.
in Time, I imagined a time in the 3. In those circumstances, people Jonny really knows how this kind of
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JEREMIAH BOURNE
adventure story works,
structurally. He’s done a lot of
Doctor Who and other sci-fi
things. I listened and learned.
“He also helped in terms of the
stage directions. For example,
you might write something like,
‘Jeremiah’s in the room with
Phyllis Stokes’, so Jonny would Above (l–r): Sophie Thompson, Nigel Planer,
ask me, ‘How do we know that?’ Sebastian Armesto, Tim McInnerny and Helen Goldwyn
It gets you thinking about how
you would convey the story only
through what people hear.” about Y at this point? Can we have
Jonny says: “I was very thrilled, a reason why they don’t just do Z?’”
because – obviously – I am a Jeremiah Bourne in Time has a
massive fan of Nigel’s work, not cast that any radio play, theatre
just The Young Ones and the production or TV show would be
alternative comedy stuff, but his envious of. It features a host of
Nicholas Craig shows. I even saw British acting greats, including
him in We Will Rock You. But once Celia Imrie, Tim McInnerny,
the process began that was all put Christopher Ryan, Siobhan
aside, because working with Nigel Redmond and Sophie Thompson.
was just like working with any Nigel says: “Casting was really
other writer. He was extremely good fun. I was lucky to get a lot
receptive to suggestions, even of mates interested in it. Sophie
when they meant more work, Thompson, Chris Ryan, Tim
Above (l–r): Annette Badland
and not at all precious. Nigel had and Tim Bentinck McInnerny, Celia Imrie. I’ve heard
already spent some time developing the first edits and they are just
phenomenal. They bring it off
EVERYBODY the page in a way that I could
JUST JOINED never have imagined. And some
are playing multiple roles.
IN. AND “Celia, for instance, who you
EVERYONE
would expect to be playing someone
posh like Clementina Quentinbloom
WANTED TO (which she does brilliantly), is also
playing old Mrs Tandy. Everybody
BE THE VOICE just joined in. And everyone wanted
OF DRYDEN to be the voice of Dryden the parrot.
We had a ‘best parrot’ competition,
THE PARROT. but, you know, listening to the
NIGEL PLANER edit, I can’t tell who won!”
The titular character is played by
Sebastian Armesto, and director
Barnaby Edwards says: “There’s
the idea, he already had all the a special thrill to a new project.
characters worked out and so on. You’re creating everything from
My role was to use my extensive scratch – the feel of the story, its
audio-based sci-fi storytelling pacing, its tone, its characters, its
experience to pull it all together humour. You’re the one setting
into a strong, logical story. So I the precedents, determining the
helped develop the plot and how rights and wrongs of this brave
it approached the ‘rules’ of time new world. That’s simultaneously
travel stories. After that, as Nigel exciting and daunting.
delivered the drafts, it was a normal “I’m delighted to say that Nigel
script-editing process of checking, was a huge help all along the
Above: Nigel Planer
‘Wouldn’t character X be worried way. From the outset, he told me
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in combination with each other “It was great fun, and I think the
that’s the tricky part of casting. end result is rather special. It’s very
“Anyway, that’s why there are lots colourful, vivid and funny, and a
of other actors who, regardless of little bit outrageous. There’s also
their long and successful careers in a magical The Box of Delights
TV, film and theatre, also happened quality to it. It’s such a strong idea
to have starred in hit 1980s it has the potential to go even
‘alternative comedy’ TV shows: Tim further. It could be a TV series or
McInnerny, Celia Imrie, Siobhan a film! There is certainly scope
Redmond, Christopher Ryan, for a second series. So I hope this
Annette Badland and so on. For the is just the beginning, and having
younger cast members, I sought developed such a good working
out similarly fresh and quick- relationship with Nigel, it would
witted minds with immaculate be nice to keep going!” Nigel
JEREMIAH
BOURNE
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Director Barnaby Edwards
Cast Sebastian Armesto,
Nigel Planer, Sophie Thompson,
Tim McInnerny
Above (l–r): Nigel Planer, Sophie Thompson, and Tim McInnerny
‘You’re the boss’ and he let me comic timing, foremost among concludes: “I’m really hoping
cast and direct and sound design them the gloriously mercurial people will like it – I’ve already
everything as I wanted to – but he Sebastian Armesto who turns in a worked out a storyline for series
was a wonderful sounding board superb central performance as our two. It won’t necessarily be set in
and always happy to offer an reluctant time-traveller. I’ve known 1910 like the first series; there are
insightful suggestion when I was Seb for nearly two decades – before lots of other areas to explore. I’m
hovering between possibilities. we worked together on Doctor walking through Blackfriars right
“In terms of casting I wanted Who TV episode Bad Wolf in 2005 now, which is where Jeremiah lives.
actors who would ‘get’ the – and it was his voice I heard in my “The history comes up at you
brilliance of Nigel’s scripts: head as I first read the scripts. from everywhere. Some of these
their humour, their pathos, “I know one shouldn’t have roads have been here for hundreds
their period quirkiness. I favourites, but this cast were really of years. There are bits of the city,
knew I wanted Nigel as the icy special. I can rarely remember still visible now, that are over a
Henry Davenant Hythe and he enjoying a recording more. And thousand years old – a wall here,
suggested Sophie Thompson I’m delighted to say that this a stone there. Blackfriars Bridge,
(with whom I’d always wanted spirit of fun has translated into for instance, is over 250 years
to work) for the eccentric the finished drama – the comedy old. The traffic I’m hearing today,
Phyllis, so I based the rest of and inventiveness of the cast would disappear, as I drift to,
the casting on those two roles. effortlessly carry us through say, 400 years ago, and I can hear
I often do this as it helps give this extraordinary time-hopping horses and carriages and street
an audio drama a unified – and rollercoaster of an adventure. vendors’ calls. We could go to the
unique – tone. There are plenty Here’s hoping we do a sequel!” 18th century, the 16th, the 15th…
of great actors out there, but it’s Jeremiah Bourne in Time is a back to Roman times. There are
working out how they’ll operate four-hour release, and Jonny adds: so many opportunities.”
VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 13Kenny Smith finds the Eighth
Doctor and Bliss are…
RUNNING OUT
A
OF TIME
S THE universe burns
around him, the Eighth
Doctor is back for another
box set of adventures, set in the
early days of the Time War.
Paul McGann’s incarnation,
accompanied by his new
companion Bliss (Rakhee
Thakrar), will face four more
adventures with high stakes,
so well. It was a joy to work
on, and we found during the
writing and production that
there was much more potential
there, so many stories to tell.
“This second release sees us
opening up the world, exploring
the character of Bliss more,
delving into her background.” are steps on the way towards
the Doctor we saw in the TV
T
as the Daleks and Time Lords HE LORDS of Terror by episode, The Night of the Doctor
battle for eternity in The Eighth Jonathan Morris opens where, of course, he decides he
Doctor: The Time War 2. the set. must finally join the Time War
Jacqueline Pearce ensures Jonny says his initial outline and become the War Doctor.”
that Gallifrey stands once more was: “Just to write a dramatic, How did Jonny find writing
when she returns as Cardinal character-led story. I was very about the Time War, given what
Ollistra, with Nicholas Briggs keen to build a story around was previously mentioned about
again voicing the Daleks. a series of escalating moral it in the television story?
Producer David Richardson dilemmas and to put the Doctor in He explains: “Well, it’s not based
says: “I was thrilled that the first a situation where he is pushed to on any of the references to it on
Time War box set went down the brink. I think all these stories television. I felt it was important
VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 14DOCTOR WHO
THE TIME WAR 2
happened to change the course of
its history, turning it into a world
deliberately resembling Airstrip
One from Nineteen Eighty-Four
(I took inspiration from the
works of George Orwell, using it
as a theme to tie it all together).
And, of course, the question is,
who has done this – and why?”
Jonny previously wrote for
the Eighth Doctor, always full
of life and energy, during his
adventures with Lucie Miller.
He continues: “I think Paul
McGann is great at playing the
Doctor when he is forced to
make tough – impossible – moral
choices. Where he is forced to
question his own principles.
Many years ago I wrote an audio
story for the Eighth Doctor
called Deimos/The Resurrection of
Above (l–r): Jon Culshaw and Rakhee Thakrar Mars where I built a plot around
creating those situations, and
with The Lords of Terror I’ve
ALL DRAMA IS taken it another step further.
“All drama is essentially about
ESSENTIALLY ABOUT putting your characters in
situations where they have to
PUTTING YOUR make heartbreaking, life-changing
CHARACTERS IN choices, where the characters
are defined by which way they
E
SITUATIONS WHERE jump. So what I have tried to do
with this is create a situation
THEY HAVE TO MAKE where you don’t know which
way the Doctor will go…”
HEARTBREAKING, LIFE-
A
S THE Time Lord becomes
CHANGING CHOICES. more embroiled and
JONATHAN MORRIS desperate in the temporal
conflict, they look to use all of the
potential assets at their disposal
including the Twelve. Previously
mission in the TV episode, Genesis the Eleven played by Mark Bonnar
of the Daleks; that his mission to in Doom Coalition and Ravenous,
avert the creation of the Daleks this next incarnation is played by
was because the Time Lords had Julia McKenzie.
Above: Julia McKenzie
foreseen the Time War and were David explains: “We’ve brought
trying to prevent it. Of course, the in the Twelve, a very different
to keep it grounded within a Doctor didn’t avert the creation of successor to the Eleven, who is
realistic situation, rather than the Daleks, so it could be argued a significant presence in the last
make it about a war played out that the Time War is all his fault… three stories. And we find the
in multiple dimensions. We can “The story begins with the Doctor being dragged, against
do that further down the line! Doctor taking Bliss back home his will, into the turmoil of
“But what I have done, and have only to find that her home planet the war that will ultimately
had great fun doing, is to explicitly has changed almost beyond define his future. And there are
tie the Time War to the Doctor’s recognition. Something has Daleks. Lots and lots of them!”
VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 15DOCTOR WHO
THE TIME WAR 2
In the second story of this set,
the Daleks are reunited with
their old servants in Planet of the
Ogrons, written by Guy Adams,
who has also penned the third
story, In the Garden of Death.
Guy says: “There are very few
times in my life when while
looking at ways to improve
something, I haven’t thought, ‘It
needs more Margaret Rutherford.’
Naturally, the Dame is immortal
and yet inconveniently impossible
to hire, so while I approached the
character of the Twelve with her
in mind I was painfully aware
we were unlikely to get her…
Above (l–r): Nikki Amuka-Bird, Christopher Naylor, Amanda Root,
“No matter! Look who we got Simon Slater, Rahkee Thakrar, Jonathan Morris and Rakie Ayola
instead! I mean, there are very
THERE ARE VERY FEW
T
HE TIME War 2
concludes with Jonah
TIMES IN MY LIFE by Timothy X Atack.
He explains: “Jonah is set in the
WHEN, WHILE LOOKING aftermath of a terrible Dalek
AT WAYS TO IMPROVE invasion where no-one quite
understands why they’ve
SOMETHING, I HAVEN’T invaded. The action takes place
on a submarine. As the story
THOUGHT, IT NEEDS opens we discover that the
Daleks are searching the
MORE JULIA McKENZIE! peculiar oceans of this
backwater world for something
GUY ADAMS
mysterious and dangerous, and
our heroes think they’re tailing
them, spying on them – only
few times in my life when, while for the tables to quickly turn.
looking at ways to improve It’s got depth charges, tense
something, I haven’t thought, moments of near-silence, all
‘It needs more Julia McKenzie!’ the things you’d expect from a
Everything needs more Julia submariner’s story, and it also
McKenzie, one of our finest, asks the urgent question: do
most charismatic actors. I am Time Lords have sea shanties?”
Above: Nikki Amuka-Bird
already stood outside the studio Tim admits that he took some
waiting to offer her cups of inspiration from a favourite
tea and eternal servitude.” them evil. Irresistible. And then film of his, 1981’s Das Boot, set
David adds: “We knew we when Ken Bentley suggested Julia on a WWII German U-boat.
wanted to look to the future of McKenzie, it all came together He says: “One of my favourite
the Eleven in these Time War brilliantly. Julia is magnificent.” war movies is Das Boot, so
stories, and bring in the next Ken grins: “Julia McKenzie I thought it was a great idea
incarnation. It was the brilliant was the first actress that to have Paul’s Eighth Doctor
minds of Matt Fitton and Guy sprang to mind when I saw as an extremely reluctant
who devised this new, Margaret the character breakdown for commander, trapped in a
Rutherford-esque take on the the Twelve. She’s such an tin can, facing the kind of
character. A sweet old lady with accomplished actress, loves decisions that eventually
a dozen personalities inside her audio, and I knew she’d relish the make him the warrior his
head, and most (but not all) of opportunity to play a villain.” future persona becomes.
VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 16DOCTOR WHO
THE TIME WAR 2
FOR THE DOCTOR, somehow speaks of relatable
decisions on a personal scale.”
THE WORST IS YET Tim also enjoyed having
the chance to write for the
TO COME. TIMOTHY X ATACK Doctor in a tense situation.
He adds: “One of the common
maxims for drama writers is
to make life difficult for your
“I think the Time War protagonists, then make it
probably has as many detours, worse, then make it impossible.
phoney wars, tragedies and I think us Time War storytellers
minor victories as any major are pacing ourselves at the
conflict and most likely, moment – the conflict is already
we’re just getting started cataclysmic but for the Doctor,
telling those stories. the worst is yet to come.
“The difficulty is always in “While he’s still very definitely
DOCTOR WHO finding ideas that are redolent the Eighth incarnation we know
of a reality-rending bloodbath and love, the pre-echoes are
THE TIME WAR 2
RELEASED JULY 2018
CD/Download
Extras Bonus Disc
Director Ken Bentley
Cast Paul McGann, Rakhee
Thakrar, Nicholas Briggs,
Jacqueline Pearce, Julia
McKenzie, Nikki Amuka-Bird
THE LORDS OF TERROR
by Jonathan Morris
PLANET OF THE OGRONS
by Guy Adams
IN THE GARDEN OF DEATH
by Guy Adams
JONAH by Timothy X Atack Above (l–r): Tania Rodrigues, Surinder Duhra and Anya Chalotra
between two equally present, the clues are there as to
matched enemies, what he will become that night
while also keeping it a) on Karn. There are moments in
intelligible and b) fun, Jonah where I hope you see it…
because this is Doctor where the Doctor’s future is laid
Who after all. The way bare, and he faces a soul-shaking
I’m focussed on doing premonition of the terrors
it is in making sure ahead…” Director Ken concludes:
that in the end you’re “The Time War is always an
writing about people entertaining range to record. The
and their problems. Daleks are the only character we
“Even if those record with a live voice effect,
problems happen and I never get tired of seeing
to be terrifying and all the faces light up when the
cosmos-changing, actors get to work alongside the
you make sure it Daleks for the first time!”
VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 17Kenny Smith discovers that David Bradley’s second
box set as the Doctor features stories of…
THE FIRST ORDER
F
RESH from the success of two stories which feel totally they know the kind of things
his return to the role as at home in that first season of that Nick and I are looking
the First Doctor on Doctor Who, one being scientific for, and I knew they’d deliver
television and audio, David and the other a historical, with excellent work to schedule.
Bradley is back in the TARDIS The Invention of Death by John “Which, of course they all did.
again next month. Dorney, and The Barbarians and Like the first box set, Volume
His acclaimed portrayal of the Samurai by Andrew Smith. Two offers two stories that are
the original incarnation of Producer David Richardson tells very authentic to the period.
our favourite Time Lord led to Vortex: “We knew we were going One futuristic sci-fi, the other
widespread praise, especially for to be recording the first two First an adventure-filled historical.”
his Big Finish debut in The First Doctor box sets back to back, and The Invention of Death by John
Doctor Adventures Volume One. (though it actually turned out Dorney opens the set, and it’s not
Now, he will return for two not to be the case) we initially the kind of story that you would
more stories, alongside Jamie thought we might be short of expect. Vortex doesn’t want to
Glover as Ian Chesterton, Jemma time to get the scripts together. spoil the surprise of what the
Powell as Barbara Wright and “So I went for writers who had actual story is about, but it’s one
Claudia Grant as Susan Foreman, a huge amount of experience at that fans of harder sci-fi will enjoy.
his co-stars from the 2013 Big Finish – Matt Fitton and Guy John was delighted to be writing
William Hartnell biopic, An Adams on Volume One, John and for the First Doctor, and reveals: “I
Adventure in Space and Time. Andrew on Volume Two. We all know there’s often quite a clamour
This new release will feature know each other so well that for the full-cast plays from the
VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 18DOCTOR WHO
THE FIRST DOCTOR
“This isn’t a full-on adventure
story – it’s a slightly more slow
burner of a story than we would
do for the more recent Doctors.”
A
s tended to happen in
those first couple of
seasons of Doctor Who, if
the TARDIS materialised
somewhere futuristic in one story,
then the chances were that it
would go back in time – and back
to Earth – for the next adventure.
And that’s exactly what we
have with The Barbarians and the
Samurai by Andrew Smith, which
Above (l–r): John Dorney, Michelle Morris, Jemma Powell, David Bradley,
takes the TARDIS to a country
Nicholas Briggs, Claudia Grant, Christopher Naylor and Tracy Wiles
that it has rarely visited in any of
I WANTED TO
DO SOMETHING
REALLY EXTREME,
SOMETHING A
BIT MORE HARD
SCI-FI… JOHN DORNEY
Doctor Who’s various forms of
audios, novels and comic strips.
Andrew explains: “It was a
Above: David Bradley labour of love, really. It’s an
area of history I’ve had a keen
interest in since the early 1980s
fanbase, but from my point of a lot of ambition there. Look at after reading James Clavell’s
view as a writer, it doesn’t feel The Sensorites and The Web Planet novel, Shogun. I even learned a
much different from doing The – they’re trying to bring an alien bit of the Japanese language.
Companion Chronicles. You’re civilisation to life, doing whole “I’ve a book on the history
still trying to craft lines, it’s just alien worlds in a small studio. of modern Japan going back
a different way of writing. There are so many alien worlds to the 18th century that I
“It’s an exciting thing to be asked in those early stories, with some used as research, and I read
to work on, as it’s something new. of them not connected to Earth some others as well.
“I’ve loved David Bradley for at all – and no Earth colonies. “This is a story I’ve always
20 years! I remember seeing “So rather than setting it on wanted to tell. Back around
him in The Alchemist in the Earth or a colony, I felt it would 1982/83, I wrote a storyline
1990s, so it’s a bit of a dream be more interesting to take it called The Dark Samurai which
come true to write for him in somewhere else which would I submitted to Eric Saward, the
a full-cast First Doctor story. be more exciting. I wanted to script editor of Doctor Who,
“I’ve been watching the first do something really extreme, which wasn’t taken up (Eric
couple of seasons of Doctor Who something a bit more hard sci-fi said it would have been too
quite a lot, and you can see there’s than what we would usually do. expensive). I’ve taken some
VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 19DOCTOR WHO
THE FIRST DOCTOR
elements from that – a few He reveals: “The amount of
characters and the setting, with research I had to do was much
British sailors supplying guns more than I’d had to do for
– but The Barbarians is a very any other story. It seemed that
different story. For one thing, The on almost every page I had to
Dark Samurai was a sci-fi story, research something, such as
and this is a ‘pure’ historical. what the environment would
“When David asked me to be like at that time, and even
write it, along with Matt, John things like what would be
and Guy for the other stories on the floor. I actually spent
in this range, it was suggested four hours reading up on floor
there could be a historical for coverings in feudal Japan! So
the First Doctor. Guy came back Above: David Bradley you know, for most places
YOU LEARN SO
MUCH FROM DOING
THE RESEARCH
– I THINK IT’S
REALLY GOOD FUN.
ANDREW SMITH
they used (and still use) tatami
mats, which are even laid out
in special configurations for
certain auspicious occasions.
“Simple everyday things like
doors are different too – sliding
doors rather than hinged,
for the most part. And what
implements would you find
in a Japanese feudal kitchen? I
looked into all of this, not just
for realism in the dialogue, but
Above (l–r): Jozef Aoki, Sadao Ueda, Christopher
Naylor, Susan Hingley, Andrew Wincott and Dan Li to help the sound designer.
“It’s a great thing, with Doctor
Who having an educational
with his idea for The Great White fiction trappings, I think it side. You learn so much
Hurricane, and I suggested this makes the jeopardy and the from doing the research – I
18th century Japanese story. characters feel more real.” think it’s really good fun.”
“Later on at a social event By having a historical, its To make sure he captured the
with Matt, the script editor on very nature meant that Andrew authentic feel of the era, Andrew
these, I told him I was toying had to research the time period got a proper insight into the
with the idea of making it part- in which the story was set – regular cast and the way in which
historical, part-science fiction, and it turned out to be more historicals were handled by
and he said I could – but then extensive than he’d planned. watching Doctor Who episodes
on the journey home I decided After all, who thinks about the from 1964. Although he knew he
to make it a ‘pure historical’ interior decoration of Japanese was writing for the An Adventure
as I love the realism of them. buildings in the 18th century? in Space and Time cast, Andrew
“Since there are no science Well, Andrew did for a start…! was conscious of capturing the
VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 20DOCTOR WHO
THE FIRST DOCTOR
voices of the original TARDIS the Doctor and Susan, with their
crew. Andrew says: “I did have family connection – it’s such a
the original crew in mind when diverse range of characters.
I wrote The Barbarians. I went “People talk about the crowded
back to view The Aztecs for TARDIS in the 80s, but this team
research but ended up doing a of the 60s was just fantastic.
William Hartnell Doctor Who They were all such distinct,
watch and carried on with the well-defined characters.”
rest of the series! It’s really Back as Susan is Claudia Grant,
interesting to see it in sequence who tells Vortex: “After I did An
for the very first time (although Adventure in Time and Space,
I was around back then, my I didn’t actually think too much
first Doctor Who memories about it again so I was delighted
are of Patrick Troughton). when Big Finish asked me to
DOCTOR WHO
THE FIRST DOCTOR
ADVENTURES
RELEASED JULY 2018
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Director Nicholas Briggs
Cast David Bradley,
Claudia Grant, Jemma
Powell, Jamie Glover
THE INVENTION OF DEATH
Above (l–r): Jamie Glover, Claudia Grant, David Bradley and Jemma Powell
by John Dorney
THE BARBARIANS AND
THE SAMURAI “I steeped myself in that era, come back with the others.
by Andrew Smith
particularly with that initial “We had such a good time
four in the TARDIS and the in 2013 so it was great to see
dynamics between them. David, Jamie and Jemma again.
With Ian, you have a man “It was great fun in studio
of action, and Barbara is and they were all really good
the font of knowledge who stories, but my favourite was
knows they have arrived definitely the Japanese one.
during the 200 years of It was so well written and
seclusion for Japan, when really interesting to do.”
foreigners were immediately David Richardson adds: “We
put under the death penalty. had such a happy time on this.
You could expect to be Everyone really bonded – David
killed if you were caught. was just so lovely and easy and
“Barbara susses it out early excellent, and he adores Jemma,
on, that they are in the period Claudia and Jamie. And they are
of ‘sakoku’, when Japan was just fantastic, there was a real
in isolation – and they feeling of friendship forged on
need to get out of there. this and I’m really looking forward
“They have all got their to doing more – which I very
roles to play. You’ve got much hope we will…!”
VORTEX MAGAZINE • PAGE 21pre-Davros Daleks, up to their bringing the words to life. Wendy
old tricks. The scourge of the Padbury revisiting Zoe – brilliant.
universe, turning up like a virus And Nicholas Briggs doing the
that can never really be eradicated, Daleks – I got to see the ring
and causing major havoc. modulator in action, up close!”
“So I went for old-school As a new range, the series one
Daleks hatching an evil plan, writers were still testing the
just like it was in the 1960s. As water with the format of The
for doing something new with Companion Chronicles, with
them, it’s all about good writing. an actor and a second voice.
THE SCOURGE OF THE UNIVERSE,
TURNING UP LIKE A VIRUS THAT CAN
NEVER REALLY BE ERADICATED…
PATRICK CHAPMAN
Rob Shearman reinvented them Patrick explained: “These
brilliantly when he brought plays are set up as a hybrid form.
them back for the TV series. And They’re half way between a
the Moffat/Gatiss Daleks are talking book and a full-cast play,
old-school again, re-established and that made it fun to write.
“You have to be careful about
how you write exposition so that
FEAR OF THE DALEKS it doesn’t come across as stagy
or artificial. It’s got to be visual
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L
AUNCHING A new Big as a universal threat, not having natural. There’s a mixture of both
Finish range has always to explain themselves, or their ‘show’ and ‘tell’ that has to be
been exciting. And if escape from the last time the balanced properly. The second
you’ve got Daleks and Cybermen Doctor wiped them out. voice did add to the texture of
in there, it really grabs the fans’ “It was fantastic to get to write the play, and as that second voice
attention. Turn back the clock to dialogue for the Daleks, and to try was Nick doing the Daleks, it
2007 and we had Fear of the Daleks and devise a plot intended to be ended up being several characters
as the debut Second Doctor story very much of the Second Doctor’s – individual Daleks – rather
in The Companion Chronicles. era but with a few modern than just Zoe and one other.”
Written by Patrick Chapman, twists. I particularly enjoyed Producer and director Mark J
he said: “I’ve always loved subverting a well-known Dalek Thompson added: “Patrick wrote
Doctor Who and grew up with saying. Instead of, ‘My vision is for the Doctor and Zoe really,
the Daleks, as everyone has, impaired, I cannot see’, I wrote, really well. And Nick Briggs, I
so it was a labour of love. ‘My consciousness is impaired, I have to say, did an absolutely
“It’s always difficult to try cannot think.’ That was a hoot! fantastic job of providing the three
and do something new with the “However the most enjoyable Dalek voices in this.”
Daleks. With Fear of the Daleks, part of the experience was
I was trying to do something being allowed to sit in on the Fear of the Daleks is available
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