This month, in Vortex:

Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles The latest release in this series features four stories narrated by the First Doctor's companions Vicki (Maureen O'Brien), Susan (Carole Ann Ford), Steven (Peter Purves) and Dodo (Lauren Cornelius), with guest appearances by Stephen Noonan as the Doctor. Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: Families

Call Me Master Sacha Dhawan’s incarnation of the Doctor’s arch enemy is now ready to rampage across time and space! Big Finish's new range starring Sacha Dhawan as the Master launches its first box set, with stories by Robert Valentine, Georgia Cook and Una McCormack. Call Me Master: Inner Demons

Doctor Who - The Third Doctor Adventures Tim Treloar plays the Doctor, with Daisy Ashford as Dr Liz Shaw and Jon Culshaw as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, in a new adventure set during Season Seven, as the Doctor is settling into his role as UNIT's scientific advisor. Doctor Who - The Third Doctor Adventures: Doctor Who and the Brain Drain

V-UK A new audio version of the hit 1984 mini series V, updated to the present day and located in the UK. Creator Kenneth Johnson, who wrote and directed the original TV series, is script consultant and has provided additional material. V UK: Visitation

VAM PD Following the revelations at the end of the previous box set, Volume 2 of the series continues to explore the lives and undeaths of vampire and human members of the Office of the Night. Juliet Landau stars as Catrin, with Alimi Ballard as Magnus, Mara Wilson as Jade and Warren Brown as Orhan. VAM PD Volume 2

Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel The 1960s TV series followed scientists Doug Phillips and Anthony Newman who were trapped in the time tunnel in 1968. Big Finish are now continuing the story, set in the present day, as four people are brought together in secret to reactivate the time tunnel and search for the missing scientists. The new series stars Seán Carlsen, Safiyya Ingar, Jay Reum and Rachel Handshaw. Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel: The Nightmare Begins

Blake's 7 - Avon: A Terrible Aspect Paul Darrow's first Blake's 7 novel was written in 1989 as a prequel to the TV series. Paul described it as "...a straightforward, fast-moving story of the origins of Kerr Avon." The book has been out of print for many years, and is now being released as an audiobook, narrated by Alistair Lock. Avon: A Terrible Aspect

Plus: The Big Finish Book Club: revisit Torchwood: The Last Beacon on download throughout January for only £2.99.

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