In her latest series of full-cast audio adventures, Professor Bernice Summerfield (Lisa Bowerman) has become a member of the Eternity Club. Among this elite society, she meets a diverse group of alien adventurers, including a Draconian, a Sontaran, and a Drahvin. 

In the two latest stories, though, Benny finds herself hanging out with Derek the Tree (Derek Elroy) and the club’s pernickety secretary, Mr Pym (Nickolas Grace, who listeners will know from 1980s TV series Robin of Sherwood and Brideshead Revisited). 

With these unusual companions in tow, there are exciting adventures ahead, and shocking discoveries to be made… 

The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield: The Eternity Club 3 is now available to own as a collector’s edition CD (+ download for just £10.99) or as a digital download only (for just £8.99), exclusively here. Please note: the collector’s edition CD is strictly limited to 1,000 copies and will not be repressed. 

Writer James Goss tells us about his two new episodes: 

The Terrible Shame of a Tree 

Missing for a thousand years, the Endless Arboretum has been found. Are the last survivors of Lucrece still alive? And who is hunting for them? 

Goss said: “It’s an episode all about Derek the Tree, played by Derek Elroy, and how trees are sad. It also features a psychotic tree surgeon, a tree being and a forest full of trees in space! I’ve always loved anything which is essentially alien. Here we have the idea that Benny and her friends – and one of them is, of course, a pot plant – are being chased through a spaceship by a deadly menace.” 

Mr Pym has an Adventure 

Secretary Pym has never left the Eternity Club. This will never do. Bernice Summerfield drags him on an expedition. What could possibly go wrong? 

Goss said: “Benny decides that Mr Pym should have an adventure because he’s never left the asteroid – or if he has, he can’t remember ever leaving it. So she takes him on a trip to an alien planet where she’s determined that he’ll enjoy himself – and he has a horrible time! Mr Pym is a lovable old fusspot, and Nickolas Grace gives a crotchety performance as he ‘learns’ to have fun, which is an absolute delight.” 

Bernice Summerfield: The Eternity Club 3 has a guest cast including Niamh Cusack, Naana Agyei-Ampadu, Victoria Gee, Jaye Jacobs, Simon Kane, Shai Matheson, David O'Mahony, Dianne Pilkington, and Dan Starkey. 

This is the third of four monthly releases in the series Bernice Summerfield: The Eternity Club.  The complete series multi-buy bundle is now available to pre-order for £40 (collector's edition CD + download) or £32 (download only), exclusively here. 

Praise for The Eternity Club 1 and 2:  

“Delightfully offbeat” – Who Review 

“With a new and exciting mystery to be solved over the next releases, this promises to be an excellent celebration of Bernice!” – Big Blue Box Podcast 

“Lisa Bowerman and Nickolas Grace are a great double act.” – Sci-Fi Pulse 

All the above prices include the special pre-order discount and are subject to change after general release. 

Please note that Big Finish is currently operating a digital-first release schedule. The mail-out of collector’s edition CDs may be delayed due to factors beyond our control, but all purchases of this release unlock a digital copy that can be immediately downloaded or played on the Big Finish app from the release date.