Usually, the Doctors only unite on screen in the event of those moments of cosmic importance, like the universe itself being under threat, or special occasions, or just for a ratings boost. Given the momentous occasion of spending some 20 circuits around the Sun giving us a variety of audio adventures too broad and deep for the small screen, you can forgive Big Finish for doing a lap of honour, bringing us a big multi-Doctor escapade in the best tradition of the TV series. They’ve also expanded the range with a series of different official spin-offs, such as Torchwood, UNIT, The Paternoster Gang, The Diary Of River Song, The War Master, and many more than you could shake a Sonic Screwdriver at. READ MORE: American Gods (Season 2) – Blu-ray Review They’ve even gone as far as recruiting David Bradley to reprise the First Doctor, as well as casting Fraser Hines and Tim Treloar to portray the second and third incarnations, with the original actors sadly no longer being with us. Starting out with Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy in a multi-Doctor story, ‘The Sirens Of Time’, Big Finish has gradually added most other Doctors, from Paul McGann through to Tom Baker, and – more recently – David Tennant and Sir John Hurt. Since 1999, they’ve been responsible for bringing us brand new Doctor Who adventures with old Doctors, and certainly gave fans some form of officially-licenced drama during the wilderness years when the show was off the air. There’s no other time when having cake for breakfast would be acceptable, yet in the case of a darn good knees-up, the sky is absolutely the limit.įor a 20th anniversary, the gift used to be china, but nowadays it’s platinum, which is rather fitting when you think just how many CDs Big Finish Productions must’ve sold over the last two decades. It gives us free reign to roll out the barrel, go a bit overboard, and be rather self-indulgent.

Most people love marking a birthday or an anniversary, as there’s nothing quite like all the hoopla and jollity associated with a darn good celebration.

The Diary of River Song by Guy Adams