The Wishing Beast
Right, this post is for all the Doctor Who fans out there…
Yesterday Andrew and I were at the recording of the forthcoming Big Finish Doctor Who play, The Wishing Beast. Due to some bizarre coincidences and some good fortune, I have got to know the team who run Big Finish and was invited to the recording of this Sixth Doctor adventure.
As a long time listener of BFs Doctor Who range – and a fan of the series since I was five (thanks Dad) – it was fascinating to sit in the control room and watch it all being recorded, including all the fluffs and smutty jokes! Hanging out with the main actors (Colin Baker, Bonnie Langford and guest-star Jean Marsh), the supporting cast and the creative team (Nick “voice of the Daleks” Briggs, John Ainsworth, Sharon Gosling, Barnaby Edwards, Toby Robinson and Alex Mallinson) was great fun and everyone was incredibly nice and accomodating.
Everything we recorded will be going into a show/shows released during the summer and there are a lot of interesting things coming up, some of which are talked about on air, some which aren’t and I am sworn not to mention on pain of death. I’ll announce when its available on iTunes and I urge you to download it if you’re interested. (I promise I’ll get better at interviewing. I’d never done it before!)
Oh, and one other thing… I love Bonnie Langford. I had no idea what to expect but we were there all day, hung out in the pub afterwards and she has such an enthusiastic and infectious personality its almost impossible not to like her. She was SO nice.
Top day, can’t wait for the next one!
