Since 2015 Robert and Tom have been regularly commissioned by BIG FINISH PRODUCTIONS to write a variety of audio plays for DOCTOR WHO and various spin offs, as well as THE AVENGERS, including:
Doctor Who: The Early Adventures - The Ravelli Conspiracy
A four-part audio-drama set in the William Hartnell era, with Peter Purves and Maureen O’Brien reprising their original roles. The TARDIS lands in a house in Florence, Italy in 1514, owned by Niccolo Machiavelli. Starring Peter Purves, Maureen O’Brien, Olivia Poulet, Robert Hands, Jamie Ballard and Mark Frost.
Their debut audio-play subsequently won the Doctor Who Magazine Readers’ poll for best story in this range.
“…an enormous pleasure” – Starburst Magazine.
Doctor Who: The New Counter-Measures - My Enemy's Enemy
Counter-Measures is a Big Finish spin-off using characters from Doctor Who in newly devised adventures. Here, Lady Suzanne Clare, has come to town and is offering herself into the hands of the Counter-Measures team.
Starring Simon Williams, Pamela Salem, Hugh Ross, Carolyn Seymour, Laurence Kennedy and Karen Gledhill.
“…crackles with a sense of character” – UnrealitySF.
Doctor Who: Main Range – Kingdom Of Lies
A four-part audio-drama set in the fifth Doctor era. On the planet Cicero Prime, the kingdom of Cardenas is divided, with the whole population forced to swear allegiance to either the effete Duke or the fiery, hard-edged Duchess. Surely the Doctor and his companions won’t be mistaken for a coterie of deadly assassins?
Starring Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Matthew Waterhouse, Jonathan Firth, Charlotte Lucas, Harriet Thorpe, Richenda Carey and Patsy Kensit.
“…rollicking good fun – a giddy Shakespearean farce of decoys, doppelgangers and misunderstandings… an absolute riot… I can’t help but think if Peter Davison had been gifted scripts of this vim and vigour back in the day… it might have persuaded him to stay a while longer” – Doctor Who Magazine.
“…a great piece of entertainment” – Starburst Magazine.
Doctor Who: The Churchill Years – Churchill Victorious
A one-hour audio-drama set on VE Day, 1945. The PM has seen the crowds and made his speech. Now he wishes to soak up the atmosphere, moving incognito but ‘William Churchyard’ must lead a few plucky Londoners into one more fight…
Starring Ian McNeice.
“…superb set pieces matched with empathetic characters” – Blogtor Who.
“The whole piece sparkles” – Cultbox.
Doctor Who: The Early Adventures – Entanglement
Cambridge, England, the mid 1930s. When the first Doctor, Steven and Vicki get separated from the TARDIS they are forced to spend some time amongst the ancient spires of Sedgwick College. Starring Peter Purves, Maureen O’Brien, Mark Edel-Hunt, Sam Woolf, Philip Fox, Richard Braine and John Rowe.
“A smartly written story that’s chock full of historical and literary references from Lewis Carroll to CP Snow… there’s a persuasive sense of time and place to Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky’s immaculately researched script” – Doctor Who Magazine
“…a highly enjoyable mix of menace, politics and skulduggery” – Sci-Fi Bulletin.
The Avengers
Various hour-long audio episodes including “PLAYTIME IS OVER” starring Julian Wadham and Olivia Poulet as John Steed and Mrs Peel, with Lizzie Roper, Andrew Wincott, Michael Keane, Kiruna Stamall and John Banks (November 2016); “SPYCRAFT” starring Julian Wadham and Emily Woodward as John Steed and Tara King, with Christopher Benjamin as Mother (February 2019) and “SEE HEAR” (June 2020).
Doctor Who - The Fourth Doctor
“Worlds Beyond”. The Doctor, Harry and Naomi have arrived on a luxury resort world where custom-made holidays are provided for every visitor. Their minds are scanned and their ideal getaway is planned. Naomi gets an activity break by the sea, Harry explores a crumbling ruin and the Doctor ends up playing chess with Alan Turing. All seems idyllic… but every paradise must have a snake… mustn’t it?