This month, in Vortex:

Doctor Who: The Lost Stories The origins of one of the Doctor's greatest enemies is revealed in a story from the mind of one of the Cybermen's original creators, Gerry Davis. The story has been adapted into a full-cast audio drama by David K Barnes, and stars Peter Davison as the Doctor, with Janet Fielding as Tegan, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa and Matthew Waterhouse as Adric. Doctor Who: Genesis of the Cybermen.

Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures Celebrating 50 years since Tom Baker became the Doctor, this special four-part anniversary story stars Tom, with companions Sadie Miller as Sarah Jane Smith and Christopher Naylor as Harry Sullivan. Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures: The Curse of Time

Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures Paul McGann is the Doctor, with India Fisher as Charlotte Pollard and Jaye Griffiths as Lady Audacity Montague, in three new adventures. The first, Puccini and the Doctor, is by Matthew Jacobs, writer of the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie. The story of the composer and the Time Lord had been partly hinted at in the movie. Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Deadly Strangers

Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures Marking 25 years of Doctor Who at Big Finish, Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend was the first Big Finish production to be performed live in front of an audience at Cadogan Hall in London. Recorded across the four performances, it will be released in December. Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend - The Live Show

Gallifrey Celebrating 20 years of Big Finish's Gallifrey series, there's a special anniversary release of four new short stories by Gary Russell, Georgia Cook & Fio Trethewey and Una McCormack. Gallifrey: Echoes Through Eternity

The Paternoster Gang The gang return for the third volume in the Trespassers series. Madam Vastra (Neve McIntosh), Jenny Flint (Catrin Stewart) and Strax (Dan Starkey) encounter the Second Doctor, played by Michael Troughton. The Paternoster Gang: Trespassers 3: No Place Like Home

The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield Lisa Bowerman returns as Professor Bernice Summerfield, with Nickolas Grace as Secretary Pym and Dan Starkey as the Sontaran Starll, in the final release of the new four-part series of adventures. The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield: The Eternity Club 4

Doctor Who: The War Doctor Rises Jonathon Carley returns as the War Doctor, in a writer-led concept box set by Timothy X atack. Doctor Who: The War Doctor Rises: Unknown Soldiers

Plus: The Big Finish Book Club: revisit Carnacki - The Ghost Finder on Download for only £4.99!

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