Blasting back into action in 2016, Terrahawks: Series 2 continues the adventures of Dr Tiger Ninestein (Jeremy Hitchen) and his team, who use their incredible fighting machines to defend the Earth from android Queen Zelda and her army of monsters. But the second series of audio escapades will introduce a new threat to the world – one played by the legendary Nicholas Parsons!

Nicholas, the beloved presenter of gameshows Just a Minute and Sale of the Century, is well known to Anderson fans for his role as Sheriff Tex Tucker in pre-Supermarionation hit Four Feather Falls.

After a 56 year absence, he's returned to the recording studio to voice Nickel-plate Starsons - host of intergalactic gameshow The Sale of the Galaxy. But Starsons isn't just a gameshow host... he has history with Queen of the planet Guk - Zelda (played by Denise Bryer - Nicholas' ex-wife).

Other Anderson alumni appearing in Series 2 include Space Precinct star Richard James, taking on the role of Jeremy Vile in a free-to-download bonus episode – adapted from the Terrahawks Live sessions at Andercon 2015.

The complete list of stories for Series 2 is as follows:

Sale of the Galaxy by Andrew T Smith, Jamie Anderson

The Trouble With You Boys by Chris Dale

Return to Sender by Chris Dale

Renta-Hawks by Stephen La Riviere and Andrew T Smith

Chain of Command by Geraldine Donaldson

Lights, Camera, Disaster by David Hirsch

Count Anaconda's Magnificent Orbiting Circus by Terry Adlam

My Enemy's Enemy by Jamie Anderson

Big Finish Executive Producer Nicholas Briggs says, 'I’m a huge fan of Gerry Anderson’s great TV shows and have always wanted to make a series based on the great man’s work. We’ve really enjoyed working with Jamie Anderson and the original cast to produce the new Terrahawks series launched earlier this year, which has produced a fantastic response from Anderson fans around the world. Terrahawks is a glorious slice of authentic Anderson, packed with larger-than-life characters, exciting stories and great, futuristic technology and we intend to make the next series even better than the first one!'

Terrahawks: Series 2 will be released in April 2016, and is available to pre-order now. Series 1 is still available to order now for just £30 on CD or £25 to download, and contains eight half-hour stories. A free episode Terrahawks: Deadly Departed can be downloaded here, or listen via the SoundCloud player below: