Blue Forgotten Planet

Blue Forgotten Planet
Big Finish Productions audio drama
Series	Doctor Who
Release no.	126
Featuring	Sixth Doctor Charley Pollard
Written by	Nicholas Briggs
Directed by	Nicholas Briggs
Produced by	Jamie Robertson – Music & Sfx
Executive producer(s)	Nicholas Briggs Jason Haigh-Ellery
Production code	7C/PH
Release date	September 2009

Blue Forgotten Planet is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Plot[]

In the far future, the Earth is dying. And the Viyrans seem to have a vested interest in its plight.

Cast[]

• The Doctor – Colin Baker
• Charley Pollard/Mila – India Fisher
• Viyrans/Alien – Michael Maloney
• David McCallister – JJ Feild
• Ellen Green – Andree Bernard
• Ed Driscoll – Alec Newman
• Sergeant James Atherton – Sam Clemens
• Soldier Clive – Alex Mallinson
• Mila – Jess Robinson

The Three Companions[]

bonus feature, Part 7.

The Hunting Ground by Marc Platt

• Polly – Anneke Wills
• The Brigadier – Nicholas Courtney
• Thomas Brewster – John Pickard
• Garry Lendler – Russell Floyd

Continuity[]

• The Viyrans claim to have encountered the Doctor several times and altered his memory at least once. The Fifth Doctor had his memories altered by the Viyrans in Mission of the Viyrans, when he last visited Gralista Social.
• Charley Pollard finally parts company with the Doctor (from her perspective) in this story. She has been a continuing companion in the Big Finish stories, starting with the Eighth Doctor in the 2001 story Storm Warning.

Critical reception[]

Doctor Who Magazine reviewer Matt Michael praised the performances of Colin Baker and India Fisher, but found the story to not have enough of the Charley and Mila plot.^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• Blue Forgotten Planet