Deadline (audio story)

 was the fifth Doctor Who Unbound audio story produced by Big Finish Productions. Unlike the previous Unbound stories, this story does not strictly attempt to portray an alternate version of the Doctor, but instead an alternate version of the history of the Doctor Who television series.

The story blurs the lines between a version of the "real world" and a version of the Doctor Who universe. Elements and alternate versions of key sequences from An Unearthly Child, The Daleks and The Masters of Luxor are presented and acted out throughout the story.

Publisher's summary
It's been forty years since Martin Bannister encountered the Doctor. They were different men back then. Martin was young and talented and The Times' seventh Most Promising Writer To Watch Out For. The Doctor was mysterious, crotchety, and possibly Oriental.

It was an encounter that destroyed both their lives.

Pity poor Martin now. His career is in ruins, all forgotten. His estranged wives keep dying in the wrong order. And there's a nasty green stain by the wardrobe that could be an alien footprint. Or possibly just mould.

Martin's life is about to change unexpectedly. Impromptu poetry readings, elephant expeditions, an obligatory Bug-Eyed Monster. And a last desperate chance for love, before it's too late.

Sounds like it's time for the Doctor to come into Martin's life again, and sort him out. Permanently.

Plot
to be added

Cast

 * Martin Bannister / Doctor Who - Derek Jacobi
 * Amy Bannister / Susan Who - Genevieve Swallow
 * Philip Bannister / Ian Chesterton - Peter Forbes
 * Barbara Wright / Barbara Wright - Jacqueline King
 * Sydney / Sydney Newman / Supreme One - Ian Brooker
 * Tom Bannister - Adam Manning

Crew

 * Cover Art - Clayton Hickman
 * Music, Sound Design, Script Editor & Director - Nicholas Briggs
 * Executive Producer - Jacqueline Rayner
 * Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and John Ainsworth
 * Writer - Robert Shearman

Worldbuilding

 * Martin was named one of the Ten Writers to Watch in The Times in 1961. He was number seven.
 * Barbara believes that a TARDIS is a type of shrub.
 * Martin cannot remember if Sydney Newman was Canadian or Australian.
 * Martin had written fourteen episodes for Juliet Bravo.

Continuity

 * The creation of the version of history seen in the story is explained in PROSE: All Our Christmases.