The 2025 judging panel were Big Finish’s creative director Nicholas Briggs, voice actor and reader of the winning story Clare Corbett, producer of the Doctor Who: Short Trips range Peter Anghelides, producer of The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures range Noga Flaishon, and Big Finish producer Dominic Martin.

Clare Corbett said: "A brilliantly paced original piece of writing with a beautifully drawn main character. My imagination immediately lit up wanting to see more of this 'lost Wednesday'!"

"Judging for the Paul Spragg competition was an honour," added Noga Flaishon. "The stories we read were so full of heart, and I could have imagined the Thirteenth Doctor's voice for so many of them. It was hard to choose. As someone who grew up reading and writing Doctor Who fan fiction, this was a rare pleasure to read so many cool stories."

Dominic Martin said: "The Wednesday That Wasn't is such a lovely tale that channels of all the energy of a Douglas Adams or a Terry Pratchett story while keeping it firmly within the context of Who. It's really quite ethereal, and it's such a worthy winner in a competition with so many entries dripping with talent and passion. Beautiful!"

And Peter Anghelides said: "Luke's proposal grabbed my attention immediately, and he has written a witty and exciting script that captures the Thirteenth Doctor's character wonderfully."

Nicholas Briggs

Clare Corbett (photo courtesy Clare Corbett)

Noga Flaishon (photo courtesy Noga Flaishon)

Peter Anghelides (photo by Anne Summerfield)

Luke Hollands - winning-writer (photo by Luke Hollands)

Dominic Martin (photo courtesy Dominic Martin)