We're sorry to report that the first volume of The Big Finish Companion has had to be pushed back in the release schedule to November 2011.

We've had quite a few requests for it, so we've released a short section of The Big Finish Companion as a sample.

See Big Finish Doctor Who author and playwright Robert Shearman at a free event in London on 26 September, organised by the British Science Fiction Association.

Everyone's Just So So Special (published by Big Finish) won Best Collection at the British Fantasy Awards on Sunday, presented at the Albion Hotel in Brighton as part of the British Fantasy Convention. The shortlist was determined by votes from the members of the society, and the winner chosen by a jury of professionals, and the awards are truly international - other recipients were from Australia, Canada, the US and Chile.

Listen to Big Finish and TV Doctor Who writer Robert Shearman read a new short story in a special podcast! Rob was the guest of the British Science Fiction Association in September, where he performed The Dark Space in the House in the House in the Garden at the Centre of the World and was then interviewed by Big Finish writer Simon Guerrier.

Two of Big Finish's Doctor Who authors - Nev Fountain and Robert Shearman - will be appearing at the Beverley Literature Festival this coming weekend - 11-14 October.

A massive, massive thank you to everyone who took part in our May Day special offer last week. We really appreciate all customers, new and old, who dropped by and supported us, and shared the details of the offer with friends, family and any strangers they happened to chance upon. And, indeed, a huge thank you to our Sales team for tackling the increased demand in orders.