This month, in Vortex:

Doctor Who - The War Doctor Rises Jonathon Carley returns as the War Doctor, with Mitra Djalili as his latest ally, in an epic three-hour adventure written by Jonathan Morris. The story features every variant of the Cybermen seen on TV, as they join the battle between the Time Lords and the Daleks. Doctor Who - The War Doctor Rises: Cybergene will be released in December 2025.

Doctor Who - Halloween: Sea Smoke and Other Stories A new anthology of four spooky tales for the First, Eighth and Twelfth Doctors, and UNIT. Sea Smoke features Stephen Noonan as the Doctor with Lauren Cornelius as Dodo, in a gothic horror story set on a Hebridean Island. Party Favours is a UNIT adventure featuring Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart and Ingrid Oliver as Osgood. In Bramble King - a "dark fairy tale in space" - Paul McGann is the Doctor, with Jaye Griffiths as Lady Audacity Montague. The final story, Merlin's Trap, stars Jon Culshaw who has now taken on the role of the Twelfth Doctor for Big Finish. Doctor Who - Halloween: Sea Smoke and Other Stories is released in October 2025.

Doctor Who - The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures Jodie Whittaker is the Doctor, with Mandip Gil as Yasmin Khan, in a historical adventure set during the reign of King Henry II. This story is about a dysfunctional family forced together for Christmas jollity when it's the last thing any of them are in the mood for. Sound familiar? Doctor Who - The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Lionesses in Winter is released in Novembeer 2025.

Comedy Playhouse In a brand new venture for Big Finish, this is a collection of six comedy pilots, winners of the Big Finish Comedy Playhouse competition. The styles include domestic, character-comedy, historical, parody and surreal, and each pilot has the potential to become a series. The cast includes recognised TV stars and comedy talent, including Siobhan Redmond, Forbes Masson and Judy Flynn, as well as a number of Big Finish regulars. Comedy Playhouse will be released in November 2025.

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 the latest box set of adventures for the Eighth Doctor. The word 'Causeway' has been seeded throughout his adventures with Charley and Audacity, and now their destination is the Causeway itself… Doctor Who - The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Causeway is released in November 2025.

Bernice Summerfield Lisa Bowerman is Professor Bernice Summerfield in the third part of her latest epic adventure. A new Dalek masterplan threatens the galaxy. A deadly alliance is building. Can Bernice Summerfield save us? Bernice Summerfield: The Dalek Eternity 3 will be released in November 2025.

Meet The Makers Vortex continues its series of interviews with the people who bring audio adventures to life. Matt Fitton talks to Vortex about his work as writer and script editor for Big Finish.

Plus: The Big Finish Book Club: revisit Blake's 7: Ghost Ship on download throughout October for only £1.99.

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