Doctor Who: New Fourth Doctor vinyl out next month!
By James Aggas
Another Doctor Who audio from Big Finish is coming out on vinyl, with Fourth Doctor story Wave of Destruction being released in July!
Big Finish have had considerable success with the vinyl format so far. Not just with their New Series releases, such as last month’s The Creeping Death starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor. But we’ve also had several audios based on the Classic Series with the Fourth Doctor that have been successful on vinyl, including Zygon Hunt and Energy of the Daleks.
Unsurprisingly, the next vinyl release, Wave of Destruction, will also feature Tom Baker’s iconic Doctor. As part of the fifth series of The Fourth Doctor Adventures, Wave of Destruction also stars Lalla Ward as Romana and John Leeson as K9.
This is a nice opening story to the fifth series by veteran writer Justin Richards. A simple, light-hearted adventure that’s easy to jump on board with, it’s easy to see why it’s been selected as the next vinyl to be released.
A copy of what to expect from the next vinyl release!
(Image credit: Doctor Who/Big Finish Productions.
Image obtained from: Big Finish Productions.)
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It also features the return of an enemy from the TV series – the Vardans, who had originally appeared in The Invasion of Time with Tom Baker. While they didn’t quite work originally, Big Finish have done a lot to make them a very credible threat across a number of audios. Wave of Destruction is just one example, so it’s an easy re-introduction to the enemy.
Lalla Ward seems very happy that this story is getting a vinyl release.
"Recording Wave of Destruction was an absolute delight and I’m very pleased that we’ve made it onto a record. Romana is used to running circles around the Doctor so she’ll be right at home on the turntable."
Wave of Destruction will be released on vinyl in the UK on Friday 19th July 2019, exclusively from Sainsbury’s. Copies are limited to just 1500, so make sure you grab yours quickly!
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Which Doctor Who stories do you have on vinyl? Are you keen to own Wave of Destruction in this format? Which audio stories would you like to see get the vinyl treatment? Let us know in the comments below.