Today would have marked Paul Spragg’s 50th birthday, and in his honour, Big Finish has released the latest of the Memorial Short Trips.

The Wednesday that Wasn’t, the winning Doctor Who adventure from this year’s Paul Spragg Memorial Writers’ Opportunity, is now available to download from the Big Finish website.

This year marks the tenth edition of Big Finish Productions’ annual competition for new writers, which is held in honour of our much-loved producer’s assistant Paul Spragg, a champion of new writing talent, who passed away in 2014. Every year, entrants are invited to submit a pitch for an original Doctor Who adventure, with the winner then being contracted to write the full short story, which is produced as an audiobook in the Short Trips range. To coincide with the launch of The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures, a full-cast audio series starring Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill, this year’s theme was the Thirteenth Doctor.

The winning writer is Luke Hollands, whose story, The Wednesday that Wasn’t, sees the Doctor visit the Galactic Lost Property Office in search of a most unusual missing item – an entire day. The 39-minute story is read by voice actor Clare Corbett.

The Wednesday that Wasn’t is released as a free digital download today, 29 December, which would have been Paul Spragg’s 50th birthday.

The Galactic Lost Property Office is where the universe stores what it has misplaced. But instead of a scarf from Trenzalore or an umbrella from Peladon, someone has handed in a Wednesday. A whole missing day.

The Doctor says she was keeping it safe before someone wished it away. Now it’s loose and dangerous – with a treacherous crowd who claim ownership ahead of her in the queue.

Doctor Who – Short Trips: The Wednesday that Wasn’t is now available to download for free exclusively from the Big Finish website. The story is also accompanied by bonus features: Luke Hollands’ original submission to the competition; his studio script; a short behind-the-scenes featurette; and a music suite.

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