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A different sort of main range release for Big Finish this month – with four separate episodes (with four more to follow next month) that chart the Fifth Doctor’s very different encounter with the Daleks.

It has that anthology feel of not knowing quite what sort of story you’re going to get next, with the added bonus of Nick Briggs getting to deliver some quite unusual Dalek lines!

Click here to read the full review, and you may also be interested in another recent anthology release from Big Finish featuring Peter Davison.

Talking about this release, Nicholas Briggs said: “As the title suggests, rather than this being a full on ‘Daleks burst through walls and blow people up’ kind of adventure, the Daleks cast a long shadow over this story. It was a fantastic idea that senior producer David Richardson and script editor John Dorney came up with – to do something different with the Time War. It’s up to the audience to work out how and why the Daleks are there and that’s what makes this such an intriguing story.” 

Script editor John Dorney said: “The general brief was to work with the same three recurring actors – Dervla Kirwin, Anjli Mohindra and Jamie Parker – although technically you might veer towards a fourth, Glen McCready, who features occasionally. And it’s a specific age range and type for them, returning throughout time. The actors recur, but not the characters. Then there’s the question of why that’s a thing…” 

 Actor Glen McCready said: “Shadow of the Daleks is an extraordinary collection of adventures. You’re aware there is a master plan – that the Daleks are behind something – but all the time you are disorientated again and again. It also deals with all sorts of contemporary issues. It was fantastic fun to be a part of this project.”