Part Two of Two * 1.19 Who else is responsible for these productions? There is a long list of technical personnel who work behind the scenes to put together these stories. An alphabetical list of them follows alongside their role and on which production they worked. John Ainsworth Assistant Producer (LHOD, TOS, GFTN, CH, G, OH, BS, VS, TC)) Mark Ayres Music and Sound Design (TZI, US, GOW), Music (TDOW) Simon Alderdice Assistant Cameraman (A) Bill Baggs Editor (A, VS) Post-Production Sound (TS, ZH) Gareth Baggs Scenic Design Assistant (A) Phil Baxter Speedboat Sequences (MTAM) Andy Bell Lighting Cameraman (EOTB, US, GOW, A), Photography (TDOW) Paige Bell Make-Up (BOTP) Rob Belton Technical Engineer (A) Julian Boote Grip (SBS), Assistant Director (MTAM, IMA) Penny Bowers Make-Up (SBS, MTAM, IMA) David Brian Special Props (A) Nicholas Briggs Composer (TTG), Post-Production Sound (LHOD, TOS, GFTN, CH) Tim Burke Production Assistant (GOW) Peter Burns Jimmy Jib Operator (US, GOW) Kate Burrows Production Assistant (GOW) Duncan Chave Sound and Incidental Music (SBS) Roger Clark Production Assistant (MTAM) Sara Cooper Designer (TDOW, US, GOW) Blaine Coughlan 2nd Assistant Director (A, A2S) John Coughlan Runner (US, GOW) Claire Cross Assistant Director (US, GOW) Jules Dawton Sound (TDOW) Sarah Dickinson Make-Up Designer (TZI) Blanka Dudas Make-Up Assistant (GOW) Michael Duxbury Editor (TAS, TTG, BOTP, TZI, TDOW, US, GOW) Mary Ewen Clarinetist (IMA) Claire Fisher Make-up (A2S) Andy Grant Executive Producer (TZI, TDOW) Jill Hallowell Stage Manager (SBS) Derek Handley Special Effects (SBS), Production Assistant (MTAM), Model Work (IMA) Samantha Hardman 2nd Assistant Director (A) Debra Hawkins Make-Up (TTG) John Head Grip (TAS, TDOW), Electrician (TTG) Andrew Herring Assistant Producer (US, GOW) Helen Hewlett Production Associate (TAS) Dee Hickin Make-Up (TAS) Ben Hicklin Focus Puller (EOTB, TDOW), Boom Operator (US, GOW), 1st Assistant Director (A) Candida Hill Wardrobe (TAS) Robert Hill Sound Recordist (MTAM, IMA, TAS, TTG, BOTP) David Hilton Gaffer/ Camera Assist (TZI) Roy Hughes FX Assistant (A) Annalesa Hunt Production Manager (A) Robert Johnson Gaffer (MTAM, IMA) Steve Johnson Music (TS) Kelly Jones Make-up (A2S) Dick Kursa Lighting Cameraman (SBS, MTAM, IMA, TTG,BOTP), Director of Photography (TAS, TZI, EOTB,TDOW), Lighting Director (US, GOW) David Lines Grip (SBS) Alistair Lock Incidental Music (MTAM, TAS, BOTP, A), Post-production and Music (REPU, IOLS, PI) Sound Engineer (LHOD, TOS, GFTN) Music and Sound Design (A2S) Mike Lockwood 2nd Assistant Director (BOTP) Paul Lunn Costume (SBS) Terry Marsh Executive Producer (US, GOW) Darko Mocilnikar Sound (A2S, VS), Editing (VS) Steve Mezulianik Grip (SBS) David Miller Production Assistant (MTAM), Model Work (IMA) Patricia Merrick 2nd Assistant Director (TZI, TDOW, A2S), Assistant Director (US, GOW) Danko Mocilnikar Assistant Sound Recordist (A) Ray Moore Animation Opening Sequence (IMA) Susan Moore Special Effects (MTAM), Make-Up (TAS) Elisabeth Mykaj Military Costume Designer (A) Gabriel Mykaj Military Advisor (EOTB, US, A, A2S), Visual FX Supervisor (A, A2S) Mike Parry FX Assistant (A), Armourer (A2S) Gary Penman Costume Dresser (MTAM) Philip Preston Electrician (BOTP) Robin Prichard 2nd Assistant Director (TDOW) Evelyn Prior Costume (SBS) Zoe Randall Make-Up (EOTB, TDOW, US, GOW, A) Kathryn Rayner Make-Up Assistant (US, A) Mark Readman Special Effects (SBS) Stephen Root Music (EOTB) David Rowston Assistant Director (BOTP, TZI, A2S), Art Director (TZI), Scenic Design (A) Claire Sairfield Stage Manager (SBS) Edward Salt 2nd Assistant Director (TZI, TDOW, US, GOW), Designer (US, GOW) Chris Senior Graphic Design (TAS) Bryan Sharpe Special Effects (SBS) Paul Shields 2nd Assistant Director (TTG) Colin Shulver Make-Up (TAS) Paul Silver Gaffer (TAS), 1st Assistant Director (TTG) Benjamin Smith Digital Effects (A2S) Ben Smithard Camera Assistant (IMA), Gaffer (TAS) Harvey Summers Composer (IMA, LHOD, TOS, GFTN, CH, G, OH, BS, VS, TC) Mike Tucker Special Effects (SBS) Raymond Turner Sound (EOTB, TDOW, US, GOW, A, PI, A2S) Jo Tumelty Production Manager (TAS) John Vance Sound Engineer (CH) Tess Weightman Production Manager (SBS) Martyn Welch Lighting (A2S) Sheelagh Wells Make-Up (TAS) Sheila Werrey Make-Up (TAS) Crawford Wilson Special Effects (SBS, IMA), Graphic Design (TAS) 1.20 Are there any other forthcoming productions from BBV? BBV ?? - "SENTINEL" (Approx. 90 mins) Released: *FORTHCOMING* An action-adventure story pitting The Cybermen against the Ice Warriors! SFX #4 reported that some pre-production design work has been carried out. The designs for the Ice Warriors and the Cybermen look suspiciously like designs mooted for the aborted DOCTOR WHO 30th Anniversary story, THE DARK DIMENSION. The reason for this is that the designer on both projects is the same man. The most recent information suggested that BILL BAGGS was trying to get the necessary finance to make SENTINEL on film and give it a cinema release. However, it should be noted that the most recent information is very old now and at the moment SENTINEL seems to be very much on the back burner. Cast details unknown * 1.21 Where can I get these productions? a) In the UK: The following are available from all good video retailers in the UK priced at around £10.99. They are distributed by CARLTON VIDEO (or PICKWICK VIDEO as it was originally called) and are PAL format. THE STRANGER Volume 1: Summoned by Shadows/ More than a Messiah PV 2228 Volume 2: In Memory Alone PV 2229 Volume 3: The Terror Game PV 2316 Volume 4: Breach of the Peace PV 2317 The Airzone Solution PV ???? The following are available from good video retailers on the REELTIME PICTURES video label priced at around œ11.99. PROBE: The Zero Imperative RTP ???? PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne RTP 0146 PROBE: Unnatural Selection RTP 0155 PROBE: The Ghosts of Winterborne RTP 0157 The Stranger: Eye of the Beholder RTP ???? Auton RTP ???? Auton: Sentinel RTP ???? The following productions are available by mail order direct from BBV at the marked prices:- The Devil of Winterborne (Original 2 tape set) £5.00 Eye of the Beholder (Original 2 tape set) £5.00 STRANGER THAN FICTION II £5.00 Auton (Original Release) £12.00 Auton 2: Sentinel £14.99 Audio Adventures in Time and Space (CDs) £8.50 Except ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (Double CD) £17.00 BBV 3 Douglas Crescent Southampton Hants SO19 5JP All Videotapes are PAL format and prices include postage and packaging. All cheques or postal orders payable to BBV Distribution. The BBV credit card hotline is (01703) 394844 b) USA: The AUDIO ADVENTURES IN TIME AND SPACE CDs are available to overseas buyers direct from BBV priced at £8.99 for single CDs and £17.99 for double CDs. PAL copies of AUTON 2 are available to overseas customers at £17.99. Overseas customers should use the credit card hotline on 01703 394844 or email to orders@bbv1.demon.co.uk, including your credit card details and full postal address. BBV have recently secured the services of a distributor in the USA to Make copies of some of the BBV films available in the NTSC format. For further details visit the WHO NORTH AMERICA website at : - www.whona.com or write to Keith Bradbury Comics & Collectibles, P.O. Box 227, Griffin, IN 47616 USA. c) AUSTRALIA: The Doctor Who Club of Victoria distributes the entire BBV range. For price details email David J Richardson (DWCV Vice President) at djric3@eng3.eng.monash.edu.au or snail mail to the DWCV at:- GPO BOX 4782UU MELBOURNE VICTORIA 3001 1.21 Are there any other BBV related products? A CD of Mark Ayres incidental music for the P.R.O.B.E. series was scheduled for release in 1997 but has yet to appear. When it does it will be available from SILVA SCREEN RECORDS, catalogue number FILMCD719. The price is currently unknown, but is likely to be around œ9.99. SECTION TWO - REELTIME PICTURES 2.1 Who are REELTIME PICTURES? REELTIME PICTURES is a video production company that was set up by long-time Doctor Who fan KEITH BARNFATHER during the 1980's. They have produced a series of over thirty interview/documentary tapes consisting mainly of one to one interviews with well-known stars of DOCTOR WHO. A full list of these productions is available on WWW at:- http://orca.ucd.ie/Doctor_Who/whovids.html. REELTIME have also branched into drama, initially with short pastiche skits to top and tail the interview tapes and eventually into full scale drama productions. 2.2 What "ALTERNATIVE" WHO productions have they produced? "WARTIME" by ANDY LANE and HELEN STIRLING (Approx. 30 mins) DIRECTED and PRODUCED by KEITH BARNFATHER Original Release: 1987 Re-Release: 4th July 1997 While on a seemingly routine delivery run for the rigadier, Sgt Benton finds himself in a nightmare world where past and present are one. Will he be lost forever or can he fight his way back to reality where he is desperately needed! Starring JOHN LEVENE as WARRANT OFFICER JOHN BENTON NICHOLAS COURTNEY as THE VOICE OF THE BRIGADIER MICHAEL WISHER as FATHER MARY GREENHALGH as MOTHER PAUL GREENHALGH as CHRIS STEVEN STANLEY as JOHNNIE PETER NOAD as WILLIS PAUL FLANAGAN as MAN NICHOLAS BRIGGS as SOLDIER UNIT and BENTON created by DERRICK SHERWIN REELTIME PICTURES has re-released WARTIME in a new, revamped and cleaned up format. Here's what MARK AYRES had to say on the project:- "...I've remastered the sound to as high a quality as it's now possible to achieve, I was still working with the original source material and I've not been able to remaster the script or the acting or direction! And I've not tampered with the music score either. The main point is that when we originally made it we were unable to do a few technical things that were really necessary. Cost constraints meant that it was shot and cut on low band Umatic video - a very imprecise medium which led to the audio editing being terrible. And it was mixed on 8-track which meant it had to be in mono. So what I've done is to reconform the audio so that the edits now work, remake the effects in stereo (still using my original source tapes) and remix. I've not altered any artistic decisions we made back then, just technical ones. Paul Vanezis has also remastered the pictures, and you really ought to give it another look. It'll never be perfect, but remember that it was the first of the spin-off videos, and led, directly or indirectly, to all the others! The new release will also include a small "making of" documentary using home video shot at the time, new interviews of a "where are they now" nature, and a bit on the remastering." "DOWNTIME" by MARC PLATT (Approx. 70 mins) DIRECTED by CHRISTOPHER BARRY PRODUCED by KEITH BARNFATHER Released: September 1995 "Find the Locus!" It is Twenty Five years since The Great Intelligence last attempted an invasion of Earth, today its evil web is again reaching out towards us! Using the New World University as its cover and the zombie-like Chilly students as its pawns, the Intelligence now seeks to control the mind of every human being. Tangled in this new struggle are its old enemies Victoria Waterfield and Professor Travers - but whose side are they on? Fighting alone this time, without their scientific advisor, The Brigadier and Sarah-Jane Smith of U.N.I.T. are hard pressed to decide who is friend or foe as they search for the missing Locus which still binds the Intelligence's power. Battle is joined as the Brigadier's own family is threatened and U.N.I.T. faces a monstrous new breed of Yeti. Starring NICHOLAS COURTNEY as BRIGADIER LETHBRIDGE-STEWART DEBORAH WATLING as VICTORIA WATERFIELD ELISABETH SLADEN as SARAH-JANE SMITH JACK WATLING as PROFESSOR TRAVERS BEVERLEY CRESSMAN as KATE LETHBRIDGE-STEWART MARK TROTMAN as DANIEL HINTON GEOFFREY BEEVERS as HARRODS PETER SILVERLEAF as CHRISTOPHER RICE JOHN LEESON as ANTHONY MILES RICHARDSON as CAPTAIN CAVENDISH JAMES BREE as LAMA JONATHAN CLARKSON as CHILLY 1 MILES CHERRY as CHILLY 2 RICHARD LANDEN as LEAD YETI DAVID HOWE, TONY CLARK and CONRAD TURNER as YETI STEPHEN BRADSHAW, KEITH BROOKS, MARK MOORE, GABRIEL MYKAJ and JOHN REDDINGTON as UNIT SOLDIERS UNIT created by DERRICK SHERWIN The YETI and THE GREAT INTELLIGENCE created by MERVYN HAISMAN and HENRY LINCOLN "MINDGAME" by TERRANCE DICKS (Approx. 50 mins) PRODUCED and DIRECTED by KEITH BARNFATHER Released: FORTHCOMING September 1998 Set entirely within a prison cell, Mindgame tells the story of three characters in the style of "Play for Today." Starring SOPHIE ALDRED as THE HUMAN TOBY ASPIN as THE SONTARAN MILES RICHARDSON as THE DRACONIAN BRYAN ROBSON as ???? SONTARANS created by ROBERT HOLMES DRACONIANS created by MALCOLM HULKE plus "THE MAKING OF MINDGAME" Originally planned to be recorded in one day, recording took place at the University of Westminster on 30th July and REELTIME PICTURES own facilities on 8th August, 1998. While SOPHIE ALDRED's character is only ever referred to as HUMAN it is the producers intention is that she is playing the role of ACE from DOCTOR WHO in all but name. (Complete with obligatory reference to "The Professor.") The other members of the cast have also previously appeared in DOCTOR WHO spin-off films. MILES RICHARDSON (Son of the actor IAN RICHARDSON) appeared as CAPTAIN CAVENDISH in REELTIME PICTURES "DOWNTIME", while TOBY ASPIN returns to the SONTARAN costume after his appearance in "SHAKEDOWN." "MINDGAME: TRILOGY" by TERRANCE DICKS (Approx. ?? mins) PRODUCED and DIRECTED by KEITH BARNFATHER Released: FORTHCOMING 1999 If MINDGAME was "PLAY FOR TODAY" then TRILOGY is "TALKING HEADS." Three monologues from the three original characters, telling the stories of how they arrived in their predicament in MINDGAME. Starring SOPHIE ALDRED as THE HUMAN JOHN WADMORE as THE SONTARAN MILES RICHARDSON as THE DRACONIAN SONTARANS created by ROBERT HOLMES DRACONIANS created by MALCOLM HULKE 2.3 Who else is responsible for these productions? John Ainsworth Assistant Producer (WT) Tony Almond Graphics Designer (DT) Mark Ayres Music (WT) Jason Bartholomew Animation Supervisor (DT) Andrew Beech Production Designer/ Associate Producer (DT) Roy D. Bell Lama's Robes (DT) Nicholas Briggs Assistant Director (WT) Clive Burgess Brig's Uniform (DT) Tony Clarke Graphics (WT) Angela Collins Production Assistant (WT) Paul Cuthbert-Brown Associate Producer (DT) Michael Daniels Dubbing Editor (DT) Kevin Davies Graphics (WT) Sarah Dickenson 2nd Unit Make-Up (DT) Terrance Dicks Script Advisor (DT) Steve Dunlop Production Assistant (WT) Tim Eames Music Recording Supervisor (DT) Buster Field Dubbing Mixer (DT) Paul Flanagan Stunts (WT) Mervyn Haisman Script Advisor (DT) Dan Harrison Music Recording Assistant (DT) Ben Hicklin 2nd Assistant Director (DT) Erwin Keiles Theme and Incidental Music (DT) Anita Lad Supervising and Main Costume Designer (DT) Richard Landen Unit Manager (WT), Production Designer (DT) Geraldine Landen Set Decorator (DT) Robin Lee Cameraman (WT), 2nd Unit Lighting Cameraman/ Stunt Double (DT) Caroline Lees Production Assistant (DT) Ian Levine Theme and Incidental Music/ Associate Producer (DT) Simon Litton Runner (DT) Alistair Lock Additional Visual Effects/ Special Sound and Radio Jingles (DT) Ray Markes Sound (WT) Alan "Rocky" Marshall Visual Effect Supervisor (DT) Robert Maubert Assistant Cameraman/Computer Displays (DT) Lena McKenzie Production Accountant (DT) Gabriel Mykaj Stunt Co-ordinator (DT) Steve Picco Location Sound (DT) Robin Prichard Stills Photgrapher (DT) Zoe Randall Make-Up (DT) David Rowston 1st Assistant Director (DT) Andrew Savory Runner (DT) Mark Stammers New World Graphics (DT) Roger Stevens Post Production Sound Supervisor (DT) Nigel Stock Theme and Incidental Music (DT) Edward Strickland Editor (WT), 2nd Unit Director/ Line Producer/Off-line Editor (DT) Mike Tucker Visual Effects Supervisor (DT) Paul Vanezis Editor (DT) Julian Vince Yeti design and creation (DT) Keith Watts Lighting Cameraman (DT) 2.4 Where can I get these productions? "WARTIME" (Tape No. RTP0166), "DOWNTIME" (Tape No. RTP0087) and "MINDGAME" (Tape No. RTP????) are currently available in all good high street video stockists. 2.5 Are there any other related products? "DOWNTIME" was adapted and expanded by Marc Platt into a novel as part of Virgin Publishing's DOCTOR WHO: THE MISSING ADVENTURES series (ISBN 0- 426-20462-X, cost £4.99). Due to the publishing of DOCTOR WHO books being taken over by the BBC, VIRGIN PUBLISHING will no longer be allowed to sell copies of "DOWNTIME" from November 1997 and any existing stocks will probably end up in bargain bookshops. The instrumental score for "DOWNTIME" is available on CD from SILVA SCREEN (FILMCD717). It can usually be found in the soundtrack section of your local record store. The price would be around £7.99. SECTION THREE - DREAMWATCH MEDIA 3.1 Who are DREAMWATCH MEDIA? DREAMWATCH MEDIA are best known for publishing the UK telefantasy magazine DREAMWATCH (which began life as the fanzine DWB). The film production arm of the company came about when the previous film planned to debut at the DREAMWATCH '95 convention (REELTIME PICTURES "DOWNTIME", see above) fell through. A new script and production was organised featuring the return of one of DOCTOR WHO's old enemies. 3.2 What "ALTERNATIVE" WHO productions have they produced? "SHAKEDOWN: THE RETURN OF THE SONTARANS" by TERRANCE DICKS (Approx. 60 mins) PRODUCED and DIRECTED by KEVIN DAVIES WIDESCREEN VIDEO Released: ???? 1994 The solar yacht Tiger Moth has a stowaway on board! On the run from its mortal enemy, the Sontarans, it will do anything to survive... Unfortunately, the Sontarans will do anything to destroy it... Captain Lisa Deranne and her crew of rich misfits must band together or die as the clone warriors move in for the kill! Starring JAN CHAPPELL as CAPTAIN LISA DERANNE BRIAN CROUCHER as KURT SOPHIE ALDRED as MARI CAROLE-ANN FORD as ZORELLE MICHAEL WISHER as ROBAR RORY O'DONNELL as NIKOS TOBY ASPIN as COMMANDER STEG TOM FINNIS as LT. VORN JONATHAN SAVILLE as FIRST TROOPER KEITH DUNNE, DEREK HANDLEY, JULIAN JONES and STEPHEN MANSFIELD as TROOPERS 3.3 Who else is responsible for this production? Margaret Aston Make-Up Assistant Mark Ayres Producer/Dubbing Mixer/ Music and Sound Design Paige Bell Make-Up Designer Dave Brian Spacecraft Design and Construction Tony Clark Boom Operator/ Additional Models and FX Animation/ Production Designer Daniel Cohen Floor Assistant Simon Cohen Camera Assistant Helen Coltart Make-Up Assistant Kevin Davies Director/Producer/FX Animation James De Havilland Runner Roger Dilley Floor Assistant Keith Dunne Set Dresser Rob Francis Floor Assistant Peter Gilman Production Assistant Jason Haigh-Ellery Associate Producer/Stunts Derek Handley Sontaran Mask and Helmets/ Additional Props Eileen Handley Transport Dave Hicks Director of Photography Stuart Hutcheson Floor Assistant Jim Ireland Boom Operator Mat Irvine Medical Kit Loan Gary Leigh Executive Producer Helly McGrother Costume Designer Dan Maier Mari's Dress Stephen Mansfield Sontaran Mask and Helmets James Mastroianni Camera Assistant David Miller Sontaran Mask and Helmets Susan Moore Sontaran Mask and Helmets Lisa Newsome Sound Mixer Robin Prichard Stills John Priest Robar's Toolkit Tony Pulham Floor Assistant Jonathan Saville Stunts Ian Scoones Pyrotechnic Special Effects Paul Vanezis Video Effects/Editing Gary Wales Graphics 3.4 Where can I get this production? An edition of "SHAKEDOWN" is now available in all good video stockists on the REELTIME VIDEO label. This tape also includes THE MAKING OF SHAKEDOWN. (Tape No. RTP0145) 3.5 Are there any other related products? "SHAKEDOWN" was adapted and expanded by TEARRANCE DICKS as a novel which was published as part of Virgin Publishing's DOCTOR WHO: THE NEW ADVENTURES series. (ISBN 0-426-20459-X, cost £4.99) On a related note, CAPTAIN LISA DERANNE makes a brief cameo appearance in the 50th NEW ADVENTURES novel, "HAPPY ENDINGS" (ISBN 0-426-20470-0) which was written by PAUL CORNELL. She is confused when she meets ACE and, understandably, mistakes her for someone she knew. JAN CHAPPELL's likeness is used for LISA DERANNE's appearance in the wedding `photo' used on the cover and in a special limited edition poster. Due to the publishing of DOCTOR WHO books being taken over by the BBC, VIRGIN PUBLISHING will no longer be allowed to sell copies of the NEW ADVENTURES from November 1997 and any existing stocks will make their way to bargain bookshops. This means that the NEW ADVENTURES will only be available while stocks last. Mark Ayres instrumental score for the film is available on CD from SILVA SCREEN (FILMCD718). It can usually be found in the soundtrack section of your local record store. The price would be around £7.99. SECTION FOUR - BIG FINISH PRODUCTIONS LTD. 4.1 Who are BIG FINISH PRODUCTIONS LTD? The producers are were originally known for the highly popular non-profit making AUDIO VISUALS DOCTOR WHO dramas of the 1980's and include GARY RUSSELL (DOCTOR WHO books author and sometime child actor), NICHOLAS BRIGGS (If you don't know him then you haven't been paying attention to this FAQ) and JASON HAIGH-ELLERY (Associate Producer of "SHAKEDOWN.") You can find the latest news from BIG FINISH at GARY RUSSELL's website http://www.gary.dircon.co.uk/bigfinish.html * 4.2 What are the "NEW ADVENTURES"? BIG FINISH began by producing a series of audio play adaptations of VIRGIN PUBLISHING'S NEW ADVENTURES, a series of novels which chronicle the adventures and misadventures of 26th Century archaeologist PROFESSOR BERNICE SURPRISE SUMMERFIELD, a character created by PAUL CORNELL, who first appeared in the DOCTOR WHO: THE NEW ADVENTURES novel "LOVE AND WAR." BERNICE joined the DOCTOR on his travels through time and space and eventually became the lead character in the series after the rights to publish original DOCTOR WHO fiction reverted to the BBC. THE NEW ADVENTURES Starring LISA BOWERMAN as PROFESSOR BERNICE SURPRISE SUMMERFIELD PRODUCED by GARY RUSSELL EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - JASON HAIGH-ELLERY "OH NO IT ISN'T!" Adapted by JAC RAYNER from the novel by PAUL CORNELL (Approx. 2 Hours) DIRECTED by NICHOLAS BRIGGS Released: September 1998 Bernice Surprise Summerfield is settling into her new job as Professor of Archaeology at St. Oscar's University on the planet Dellah - one of the most prestigious centres of learning in the Milky Way. She wants to put the past, especially her failed marriage, behind her. So she's glad when she gets the chance to take her tutorial group to investigate the lost civilisation of Perfecton. Three whole weeks of archaeological research in the field. The perfect way to forget your worries. She doesn't bank on three things. That Menlove Stokes, Professor of Applied Art, and various other academics would be along for the ride. That vicious alien marauders would decide to ecplore the planet at the same time. And that a reactivated Perfecton device would plunge her into a situation that can only be described as - panto. Co-stars NICHOLAS COURTNEY as WOLSEY THE CAT JONATHAN BRUUN as MICHAEL DORAN JO CASTLETON as JAYNE WASPO COLIN McINTYRE as CAPTAIN BALSAM NICHOLAS BRIGGS as LT. PRINCE JAMES CAMPBELL as PROFESSOR CANDY MARK GATISS as THE VIZIER ALISTAIR LOCK as THE GREL MASTER Recording took place on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th June 1998 at the IGA in Elephant and Castle. Recording reportedly went smoothly and actually finished early on the Friday. A full report is due to turn up in DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE soon. The studio's cat also posed for photos with LISA (pronounced Leeza) although it didn't particularly seem to enjoy its brief moment of stardom. For those of you who keep up with other DOCTOR WHO-related audios STEVE JOHNSON and PAUL EBBS of SEASON 27 PRODUCTIONS have a brief "walk on" role in "OH NO IT ISN'T!" As PAUL put it, "PAUL EBBS running double to the stars!" "BEYOND THE SUN" by MATTHEW JONES (Approx. 2 Hours) DIRECTED by GARY RUSSELL Released: September 1998 Bernice Summerfield has drawn the short straw. Instead of enjoying the pleasures of intergalactic conferences and highbrow lecture tours, she's been forced to take two overlooked freshers on their very first dig. To make matters worse, her no-good ex-husband, Jason, turns up claiming that he is in deadly danger. Unfortunately, Benny starts to believe him only after he has already been kidnapped from his hotel room. Feeling guilty, she sets out to rescue him. After all, she knows no one else is going to. Her only clue is a dusty artefact that Jason claimed was part of an ancient and powerful weapon. But Professor Bernice Summerfield Ph.D. knows that's obviously nonsense. She's been an archaeologist long enough to know that lost alien civilisations do not go around leaving their powerful weapons lying around for any old nutter to find. Once again Benny finds she is all that stands between Jason and his own mistakes. She must try to prevent a terrible and somewhat unlikely weapon from falling into the wrong hands - a weapon rumoured to have powers beyond the sun. Co-stars SOPHIE ALDRED as MIRANDA ANNEKE WILLS as DOCTOR KITZINGER STEVE FEWELL as JASON KANE LEWIS DAVIS as EMILE MARS-SMITH JANE BURKE as TAMEKA NICHOLAS PEGG as SCOTT BARNABY EDWARDS as LEON "BEYOND THE SUN" was recorded on 6th and 7th August, 1998 at the Crosstown studios in Fulham. "WALKING TO BABYLON" Adapted by JAC RAYNER from the novel by KATE ORMAN (Approx. 2 Hours) DIRECTED by GARY RUSSELL Released: January 1999 Part One of the Time Ring Trilogy "I'M SCARED OF LETTING ALL THESE PEOPLE DOWN. AT LEAST IF I GET BLOWN UP AS WELL, THEY CAN SAY I DIED HEROICALLY. ASSUMING I EVER EXISTED AT ALL." The People are a highly advanced race who, it has to be said, one would tend to cross the road to avoid in case you accidentally pissed them off and they obliterated you for it. And your family. And your planet. And, indeed, most of your timestream. Yup, they're that powerful. So, now that their little war with another, equally powerful race, has come to an end, the rest of the galaxy can breath a sigh of relief. Until a couple of them decide they want the war to continue - but to break the peace treaty they need to do something pretty damn spectacular - like travelling back in time...and to do this, they need to get hold of a time ring. Bernice has one. So does Bernice's pointless, shit-for-brains, always-needs-to-be-rescued ex-husband, Jason Kane. Guess which one of them steals the other's and gives them to the People? Clue: it ain't Benny. Much to Jason's consternation, the People take him along for the ride to the past and he realises that their claims to be interested in archaeology might just be a little (how can we say it?) false. A farago of lies, to be precise. And so Bernice sets off in pursuit. But rescuing Jason won't be easy. Other People are all for sealing off the entrance to the newly-formed Time Path with a bomb; trouble is, the resonance will destroy the other end of the Time Path, destroying Babylon and irrevocably altering history. Hoping she has enough time, Bernice ventures into the past, encountering an Edwardian time- sensitive explorer who has also been drawn back. Together not only must they attempt to find Jason, but also stop the People and then get everyone back to their rightful centuries. Before the People in the 26th century can use their bomb. Sounds pretty simple. Except that the ancient city of Babylon is not as safe and pleasant as Bernice might have hoped... Co-stars STEPHEN FEWELL as JASON KANE ELISABETH SLADEN as NINAN-ASH-TAMMU BARNABY EDWARDS as JOHN LAFAYETTE NIGEL FAIRS as WIRGO!XU ANTHONY KEETCH as !CI!CI-TEL STEVEN WICKHAM as THE DRONE LOUISE MORELL as MIRIAM Recording took place on the 5th and 6th of November at the IGA Studios in London. "BIRTHRIGHT" Adapted by JAC RAYNER from the novel by NIGEL ROBINSON (Approx. 2 Hours) DIRECTED by NICHOLAS BRIGGS Released: January 1999 Part Two of the Time Ring Trilogy "IF THE HUMAN RACE WERE TO DIE TOMORROW, INSECT LIFE WOULD CARRY ON REGARDLESS. INSECTS MIGHT EVEN BECOME THE DOMINANT SPECIES!" Thrown off the Time Path, Professor Bernice Summerfield is trapped in early 20th Century London, with only one of the pair of time rings she needs to get home. At the other end of time, her ex-husband Jason Kane finds himself stranded on a dead world, where the queen of the Charrl demands his help to save her dying race. But all he wants to do is find Benny, and return to the 26th Century. In the East End a series of grisly murders has been committed - is this the work of the legendary Springheel Jack or, as Benny suspects, something even more sinister? Allied with a Russian detective, she determines to find out. But the master of a grand order of sorcerers has other plans for her... Co-stars STEPHEN FEWELL as JASON KANE COLIN BAKER as MICKHAIL VLADIMIR POPOV JOHN WADMOR as JARED KHAN JANE SHAKESPEARE as CH'TIZZ BEN RODDY as CHARLIE JACKSON JONATHAN REASON as CHIEF INSPECTOR PRIOR "BIRTHRIGHT" is based on one of the books from VIRGIN PUBLISHING'S DOCTOR WHO: THE NEW ADVENTURES series, rather than the later BERNICE-based NEW ADVENTURES. In the original THE DOCTOR only appears at the beginning and end of the story (in the mean time he is off fighting Cybermen in "ICEBERG") and BERNICE's fellow travelling companion for the adventure is ACE. For the purposes of this adaptation, ACE's part has been rewritten for JASON KANE. Recorded on during December 1998. "JUST WAR" Adapted by JAC RAYNER from the novel by LANCE PARKIN (Approx. 2 Hours) DIRECTED by GARY RUSSELL Released: FORTHCOMING June 1999 Part Three of the Time Ring Trilogy "TOMORROW BELONGS TO US, NOT YOU. IF YOU WERE REALLY FROM THE FUTURE, MISS SUMMERFIELD, YOU WOULD BE A NAZI." The Nazis occupy British soil and British citizens are being deported to European concentration camps. Those who do not co-operate with the Germans are shot. This isn't a parallel universe: this is Guernsey, 1941, and it's where Bernice is stranded. With no sign of Jason, she has to endure the full horror of the situation, alone and afraid. And something, somewhere has gone wrong. The Nazis are building a secret weapon, one that will have a decisive effect on the outcome of the war - and it's up to Benny to put history back on course... Co-stars STEPHEN FEWELL as JASON KANE MICHAEL WADE as OBERST OSKAR STEINMANN MARK GATISS as STANDARDTENFUHRER JOACHIM WOLFF MAGGIE STABLES as MA DORAS NICKY GOLDING as NURSE KITZEL ANTHONY KEETCH as PRIVATE FRANZ HUTTER SIMON MOORE as PRIVATE GERHARD FLUR This story is also based upon one of the DOCTOR WHO: THE NEW ADVENTURES novels. "BURIED TREASURES" (Approx. ???) DIRECTED by ???? Released: FORTHCOMING June 1999 Features "TO BE CONFIRMED" by PAUL CORNELL "TO BE CONFIRMED" by JAC RAYNER A limited edition CD available to those who ordered the whole "TIME RING TRILOGY" together. "DRAGON'S WRATH" Adapted by JAC RAYNER from the novel by JUSTIN RICHARDS (Approx. 2 hours) DIRECTED by ???? Released: FORTHCOMING August 1999 # 4.3 What DOCTOR WHO adventures have they produced? In November 1998, BIG FINISH signed the contracts to become the official producers of all-new DOCTOR WHO audio dramas. "THE SIRENS OF TIME" by NICHOLAS BRIGGS (approx. 100 mins) DIRECTED by NICHOLAS BRIGGS Released: FORTHCOMING July 1999 Starring PETER DAVISON as THE DOCTOR COLIN BAKER as THE DOCTOR and SYLVESTER McCOY as THE DOCTOR Co-stars ANDREW FETTES as COMMANDER RALDETH/SCHMIDT ANTHONY KEETCH as COORDINATOR VANSELL MICHAEL WADE as THE PRESIDENT SARAH MOWAT as ELENYA/HELEN/ELLIE/KNIGHT COMMANDER LYENA MAGGIE STABLES as RUTHLEY COLIN MCINTYRE as SANCROFF JOHN WADMORE as COMMANDANT/LT. ZENTNER/PILOT AZIMENDAH/ SUB COMMANDER SOLANEC MARK GATISS as CAPTAIN SCHWIEGER/CAPTAIN/KNIGHT 2 NICHOLAS BRIGGS as THE TEMPERON NICHOLAS PEGG as DELEGATE THE TEMPERON creature first appeared in the fan-made DOCTOR WHO audio play "THE TIME DESTRUCTORS" which was also written by (and starred as THE DOCTOR) NICHOLAS BRIGGS. "PHANTASMAGORIA" by MARK GATISS (approx. 100 mins) DIRECTED by NICHOLAS BRIGGS Released: FORTHCOMING September 1999 Starring PETER DAVISON as THE DOCTOR and MARK STRICKSON as TURLOUGH (TBC) Co-stars TO BE CONFIRMED Set in 16th century London "THE SOUND OF FEAR" by JUSTIN RICHARDS (approx. 100 mins) DIRECTED by GARY RUSSELL Released: FORTHCOMING November 1999 Starring COLIN BAKER as THE DOCTOR and NICOLA BRYANT as PERI (TBC) Co-stars TO BE CONFIRMED Set on an indeterminate planet in the Museum of Aural Antiquities "FEARMONGER" by Jonathan Blum (approx. 100 mins) DIRECTED by ???? Released: FORTHCOMING January 2000 Starring SYLVESTER McCOY as THE DOCTOR and SOPHIE ALDRED as ACE (TBC) Co-stars TO BE CONFIRMED Set in Earth's near future "TO BE CONFIRMED" by PAUL CORNELL (approx. 100 mins) DIRECTED by ???? Released: FORTHCOMING Early 2000 Starring SYLVESTER McCOY as THE DOCTOR and LISA BOWERMAN as PROFESSOR BERNICE SUMMERFIELD Co-stars TO BE CONFIRMED 4.4 Who else is responsible for these productions? Alistair Lock Recording and Editing (ONII), Recording (BTS) Harvey Summers Editing and Sound Design (BTS) 4.4 Where can I get these stories? "OH NO IT ISN'T!" and "BEYOND THE SUN" are available on tape by mail order directly from BIG FINISH and cost £8.99 (UK), $16.99 (US) and $19.99 (Australia). (The Limited Edition CD's are now sold out.) From "WALKING TO BABYLON" onwards all the plays will be available on CD only. The CDs are priced at £12.99 (UK), $24.99 (US) and $29.95 (Aus). All prices include postage and packaging. The DOCTOR WHO audios will be available on tape and CD. Keep watching for details. There is a copy of the order form at the BIG FINISH website allowing you to order by email or by post to BIG FINISH PRODUCTIONS LTD., PO Box 1127, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3LN, UK Cheques, international money orders and credit cards are accepted. * 4.5 Are there any other related products? Well, I suppose you could count the book series that these plays are based on, VIRGIN PUBLISHING'S NEW ADVENTURES. (*) - Forthcoming "OH NO IT ISN'T!" by PAUL CORNELL "DRAGON'S WRATH" by JUSTIN RICHARDS "BEYOND THE SUN" by MATTHEW JONES "SHIP OF FOOLS" by DAVE STONE "DOWN" by LAWRENCE MILES "DEADFALL" by GARY RUSSELL "GHOST DEVICES" by SIMON BUCHER-JONES "MEAN STREETS" by TERRANCE DICKS "TEMPEST" by CHRISTOPHER BULIS "WALKING TO BABYLON" by KATE ORMAN "OBLIVION" by DAVE STONE "THE MEDUSA EFFECT" by JUSTIN RICHARDS "DRY PILGRIMAGE" by PAUL LEONARD and NICK WALTERS "THE SWORD OF FOREVER" by JIM MORTIMORE "ANOTHER GIRL, ANOTHER PLANET" by MARTIN DAY and STEPHEN BOWKETT "BEIGE PLANET MARS" by LANCE PARKIN and MARK CLAPHAM "WHERE ANGELS FEAR" by REBECCA LEVENE and SIMON WINSTONE "THE MARY-SUE EXTRUSION" by DAVE STONE "TEARS OF THE ORACLE" by CHRISTOPHER BULIS (*) "RETURN TO THE FRACTURED PLANET" by DAVE STONE (*) "THE JOY DEVICE" by JUSTIN RICHARDS (*) "TWILIGHT OF THE GODS" by MARK CLAPHAM and JON DEBURGH MILLER (*) All books up to "WALKING TO BABYLON" are priced £4.99 and from "OBLIVION" onwards are £5.99. BERNICE SUMMERFIELD also appeared in the following books from VIRGIN PUBLISHINGS DOCTOR WHO: THE NEW ADVENTURES series. "LOVE AND WAR" by PAUL CORNELL "TRANSIT" by BEN AARONOVITCH "THE HIGHEST SCIENCE" by GARETH ROBERTS "THE PIT" by NEIL PENSWICK "DECEIT" by PETER DARVILL-EVANS "LUCIFER RISING" by JIM MORTIMORE and ANDY LANE "SHADOWMIND" by CHRISTOPHER BULIS "BIRTHRIGHT" by NIGEL ROBINSON "BLOOD HEAT" by JIM MORTIMORE "THE DIMENSION RIDERS" by DANIEL BLYTHE "THE LEFT-HANDED HUMMINGBIRD" by KATE ORMAN "CONUNDRUM" by STEVE LYONS "NO FUTURE" by PAUL CORNELL "LEGACY" by GARY RUSSELL "TRAGEDY DAY" by GARETH ROBERTS "THEATRE OF WAR" by JUSTIN RICHARDS "ALL-CONSUMING FIRE" by ANDY LANE "BLOOD HARVEST" by TERRANCE DICKS "STRANGE ENGLAND" by SIMON MESSINGHAM "FIRST FRONTIER" by DAVID A MCINTEE "ST ANTHONY'S FIRE" by MARK GATISS "FALLS THE SHADOW" by DANIEL O'MAHONY "PARASITE" by JIM MORTIMORE "WARLOCK" by ANDREW CARTMEL "SET PIECE" by KATE ORMAN "INFINITE REQUIEM" by DANIEL BLYTHE "SANCTUARY" by DAVID A MCINTEE "HUMAN NATURE" by PAUL CORNELL "ORIGINAL SIN" by ANDY LANE "SKY PIRATES!" by DAVE STONE "ZAMPER" by GARETH ROBERTS "TOY SOLDIERS" by PAUL LEONARD "HEAD GAMES" by STEVE LYONS "THE ALSO PEOPLE" by BEN AARONOVITCH "SHAKEDOWN" by TERRANCE DICKS "JUST WAR" by LANCE PARKIN "WARCHILD" by ANDREW CARTMEL "SLEEPY" by KATE ORMAN "DEATH AND DIPLOMACY" by DAVE STONE "HAPPY ENDINGS" by PAUL CORNELL "RETURN OF THE LIVING DAD" by KATE ORMAN "SO VILE A SIN" by BEN AARONOVITCH and KATE ORMAN "ETERNITY WEEPS" by JIM MORTIMORE "THE DYING DAYS" by LANCE PARKIN and the following short stories from VIRGIN. DECALOG 2: LOST PROPERTY "THE TRIALS OF TARA" by PAUL CORNELL "QUESTION MARK PYJAMAS" by ROBERT PERRY and MIKE TUCKER These books are no longer widely available since VIRGIN PUBLISHING lost the rights to publish original DOCTOR WHO fiction in May 1997. You may be able to find them in specialist sci-fi stores or remaindered bookshops. Prices will vary. BERNICE also appeared alongside THE DOCTOR in the following comic strips published in MARVEL UK's DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE: - "PUREBLOOD" by DAN ABNETT and COLIN ANDREW (Issues 193-196) "FLASHBACK" by WARWICK GRAY and JOHN RIDGWAY (Winter Special 1992) "EMPEROR OF THE DALEKS" by PAUL CORNELL, JOHN FREEMAN and LEE SULLIVAN (Issues 197-202) "FINAL GENESIS" by WARWICK GRAY and COLIN ANDREW (Issues 203-206) "TIME AND TIME AGAIN" by PAUL CORNELL and JOHN RIDGWAY (Issue 207) "CUCKOO" by DAN ABNETT and JOHN RIDGWAY (Issues 208-210) "YOUNGER AND WISER" by ???? and ???? (Summer Special 1994) DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE also published prologues to many of the DOCTOR WHO: THE NEW ADVENTURES novels under the title "PRELUDES." BERNICE appeared in quite a few of these also. You will probably be able to find these issues in the back issue bins of any half-decent comic shop. SECTION FIVE - MISCELLANEOUS STUFF * 5.1 ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS My thanks go to the following people who have supplied odd corrections, pieces of information that have proved most helpful, been helpful with their suggestions or in some way or other assisted in the continuation of THE "ALTERNATIVE" WHO FAQ. zecca@starfury.cgd.ucar.edu - Michael Zecca jblum@access.digex.com - Jonathan Blum joerp@aol.com djric3@eng3.monash.edu.au - David J. Richardson domalley@orca.ucd.ie - Daniel O'Malley morgans@cobra.uni.edu - Siobhan Morgan Laurie Yeadon Helen Whittaker Martin Robinson 101713.557@compuserve.com - Mark Ayres Greg Yeates stuart@sirobinson.demon.co.uk - Stuart Robinson Nick Briggs Doctor Who Magazine gary@dircon.co.uk - Gary Russell paul@ebbsy.freeserve.co.uk - Paul Ebbs tim@bbv1.demon.co.uk - Tim Saward dave@sgloomi.demon.co.uk - Dave Stone Alistair Lock Andrew Pixley korman@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au - Kate Orman * 5.2 DOCUMENT HISTORY Version 0.0 - 13/06/95 - Unreleased. Version 1.0 - 15/06/95 - The first released edition. Version 1.1 - 19/06/95 - Certain information added including purchase details for the BBV productions in the USA. Version 2.0 - 01/10/95 - Complete revamp with full cast and crew listings for all BBV productions excluding EOTS, TDOW and STF2. Version 3.0 - 24/06/96 - Renamed THE "ALTERNATE" WHO FAQ. addition of info regarding REELTIME PICTURES and DREAMWATCH MEDIA. SENTINEL and PROBE III information added. Version 3.1 - 01/07/96 - Updated information on the latest BBV Productions added. Information regarding spin-off merchandise from DOWNTIME and SHAKEDOWN added. Version 3.2 - 31/08/96 - The P.R.O.B.E. series is given its own section and the release dates for the new stories are also included. Also a general tidy and update job on other sections. Version 3.3 - 01/09/96 - Cast and crew information on THE DEVIL OF WINTERBORNE added plus a few other odds and ends. Version 3.4 - 01/01/97 - New information on UNNATURAL SELECTION and GHOSTS OF WINTERBORNE added. Version 3.5 - 27/03/97 - Cast and crew information on EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, UNNATURAL SELECTION and GHOSTS OF WINTERBORNE plus a few other odds and ends updated or added. Version 3.6 - 14/05/97 - Title finally corrected to THE "ALTERNATIVE" WHO FAQ. Some titbits of news from Mark Ayres regarding current and future "ALTERNATIVE" WHO productions. Version 3.7 - 05/06/97 - Information on the forthcoming AUTON TRILOGY and the pulping of the VIRGIN PUBLISHING novels. Version 3.8 - 06/07/97 - Updated information on the AUTON TRILOGY and other areas tidied. Version 3.9 - 27/10/97 - Cast and crew information on AUTON added. Version 4.0 - 06/02/98 - Details of AUTON II and the re-releases of AUTON and THE ZERO IMPERATIVE added. Version 4.1 - 12/06/98 - Details of AUTON II updated plus AUDIO ADVENTURES IN TIME AND SPACE and the NEW ADVENTURES Audio plays added. Version 4.2 - 17/06/98 - Minor updates on the NA's and AUTON 2 from previous version plus some corrections. Version 4.3 - 05/07/98 - More information on the recording of the NA audios plus minor additions elsewhere. Version 4.4 - 04/08/98 - Cast and crew lists for the PROFESSOR dramas plus further info on the NA audios and books and REELTIME PICTURES "MINDGAME." Version 4.5 - 08/08/98 - Cast list and recording details added for "MINDGAME." Version 4.6 - 07/09/98 - New information on "AUDIO ADVENTURES IN TIME AND SPACE" and full cast and crew credits for "AUTON 2: SENTINEL" Version 4.7 - 17/10/98 - Updated BBV and BIG FINISH information and news plus some older sections have been expanded and updated. Version 4.8 - 21/11/98 - Full cast and crew details to LHOD and TOS plus news on forthcoming ADVENTURES IN TIME AND SPACE. Version 4.9 - 19/12/98 - Updates on BBV and BIG FINISH PRODUCTIONS. Version 5.0 - 18/04/99 - BBV's AUDIO ADVENTURES IN TIME AND SPACE series split into it's separate threads. Details of BIG FINISH's official DOCTOR WHO audio series Added. MINDGAME: TRILOGY added. Version 5.1 - 16/05/99 - BBV and BIG FINISH productions, casts and personnel updated. ******************** I reserve the right to be identified as the author of this work. Permission MUST be sought to reproduce this work in whole or in part. All other names, etc. are copyrighted to their various owners and no attempt to infringe that right is intended. D. PAUL GRIGGSClick here to go to part 1