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The Eighth Doctor and his friends are finding that future history has changed around them, in the latest Stranded release from Big Finish, out now.

Since 2020, the Doctor has been stranded on Earth with companions Liv, Helen, and their new chums residing at his house in Baker Street.  The TARDIS, initially completely grounded, is finally regaining the ability to travel in space and time once more… But something has gone very, very wrong with the future of Earth.

Alongside Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, the series also stars Nicola Walker (Liv Chenka), Hattie Morahan (Helen Sinclair), Rebecca Root (Tania Bell) and Tom Price (Sergeant Andy Davidson).

After crashing in 2020 London, the TARDIS is healing. It can now take its passengers through time and space – but the future has changed around them…  A sinister force steers humanity’s destiny, and as the Doctor and friends investigate the mystery they’re trapped inside, they may make the outcome even worse… 

 Patience by Tim Foley 

The Doctor decides to investigate the limits of the paradoxical timeline in which he and his friends are stranded.  But they find themselves hunted by a force of mercenary Judoon. It seems that Earth’s altered history has changed the whole universe…

Twisted Folklore by Lizzie Hopley 

Tracking the course of the future, the Doctor and friends arrive on Rarkelia – where human forces rule.  Earth – and Divine Intervention – are shaping the universe in their own image. Helen, Liv and Tania embed themselves in society while the Doctor starts a revolution.

Snow by James Kettle 

Returning to London in the 2030s, the TARDIS travellers find a sinister elite taking hold.  Baker Street now has just one lonely resident – and what’s more, it is the last place on Earth where snow ever falls.

What Just Happened? by John Dorney 

All actions have consequences. The path to victory or disaster is unclear, unless seen from a different perspective…  With the lives of the entire human race at stake, the Doctor confronts a nemesis like no other. And not everyone will make it home.

Joining the cast for this penultimate box set in the series are Nicholas Briggs (The Judoon), Aurora Burghart (Marifen), Joel James Davison (Robin), Avita Jay (Zakia Akhtar), Anjella MacKintosh (Professor Victoria Wilks), David Shaw-Parker (Ron Winters), and Sam Stafford (Baby Judoon).

Producer David Richardson said: “For me there’s a certain magic in the Stranded series. We have amazing actors playing amazing characters and we just hit upon the idea of putting them into a lovely contained story world which allows human interaction to take centre stage.

“We’re on box set three now and I’ll find it hard to let this world go when the time comes. Tania and Andy have become such a vital part of the Doctor, Liv and Helen’s lives. So have Zakia, Aisha, Ron, Tony and Robin. Oh it’s tempting to stay in Baker Street forever and just be with them but the day will come to move on. It’s been a special time indeed.”

Doctor Who – The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Stranded 3 is now available