I think many audiobook listeners would agree that the definitive version of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde would be the abridged reading by Tom Baker.
Here is an unabridged version to whet your appetite for the forthcoming Big Finish version due for release in August 2022, adapted by Nicholas Briggs.
It may sound strange being read by an Australian, but it was written by a Scottsman and set in London so why not?
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This is a short story I originally started to write as a project for a creative writing evening class I was attending. At that time I had been quite obessed about the details surrounding the Port Arthur Massacre in 1996, and this story, in a way, was a result of my complete lack of comprehension of the crime.
I structured it deliberately in episodic form (3 parts), and when an opportunity came to pitch it to Big Finish, I inserted the characters of the 5th Doctor and Nyssa (who I swapped the original character "Mary" for). The Doctor Who version was never completed as a pitch only consists of a synopsis and 1 page of story.
But here is the original story without the Doctor Who elements. I hope you like it.
This also gives me the opportunity to change the title back to the name I originally intended, because when the text version was published, the publisher insisted on changing the name to Loneliness "OR" a Warm Gun. I was never happy with that. I'm big on story names and I had a very specific reason why I chose this one. Yes, I stole it from The Beatles.
Please visit the Big Finish website to grab your free copy of this years winning entry into the Paul Spragg writers opportunity. https://www.bigfinish.com/
In our final full episode of 2021 we are joined by AK (Alexandra) Benedict, musician, novelist and writer for Big Finish ranges from Torchwood to Doctor Who. AK's most recent release was The Lost Resort, the title story in a boxset of 5th Doctor adventures.
Our guest this time is Yasmin Bannerman, who has appeared in many of the cult shows we love including Red Dwarf, Doctor Who, Torchwood and Blake's 7.
Yasmin speaks about her inspirations prior to chossing an acting career, working with Christopher Eccleston, creating the New Adventures companion Roz Forrester for an audio audience, and reprising the role of Dayna for Big Finish' Blake's 7 productions.
Thanks so much for joining us Yasmin!
For more information on the audio adventures we discuss throughout this episode, visit https://www.bigfinish.com/
