The Lost Stories


 * Not to be confused with missing episodes, televised Doctor Who that was made, transmitted, and subsequently lost by the BBC.

The Lost Stories was a range of Doctor Who audios released by Big Finish Productions, beginning in 2010. The line was wholly separate from their monthly Doctor Who and Companion Chronicles releases. During the production of this series, the Doctors and companions involved continued to be as active as they normally were in other ranges.

Initially, the series was to include the first production of a set of scripts that were intended for season 23, but were abandoned when that season was delayed by the British Broadcasting Corporation. In some instances, the scripts produced by Big Finish were essentially those that had been delivered to the BBC; in others, they were wholly written for Big Finish based upon story ideas that had been proposed to then-script editor, Eric Saward.

As finally produced by Big Finish, this initial round of "Lost Stories" were full-cast dramas that featured Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant in their original roles. They also included more stories than would likely have been produced, had the season actually been made on TV, and yet did not include some scripts and story ideas known to have been originally proposed in 1985.

The line subsequently expanded to include other unmade television scripts and story ideas, with starring casts that were complete to various degrees. Some First and Second Doctor stories were released in which Big Finish chose not to replace the characters whose original actors had died.

As of March 2010, Big Finish have announced their intent to produce the un-made season 27, and general commitment has been obtained by Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred to appear. It has been confirmd that one of the first stories to be produced will feature Angela Bruce reprising her role of Brigadier Winifred Bambera along with UNIT in Animal.