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Opportunity for New Writers

For a very limited period, Big Finish is pleased to invite prospective writers to pitch ideas for a one-off, 25-minute Fifth Doctor and Nyssa audio adventure, which we hope will make up one of four single-episode stories comprising a future
 
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I'd take a swing at this but I think my Dr Who knowledge atrophied sometime around Grade 10.  Unfortunately.  Because I think this could be fun.

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I'd take a swing at this but I think my Dr Who knowledge atrophied sometime around Grade 10. Unfortunately. Because I think this could be fun.

What's to know?
The Doctor is a hero, bouncing around time and space in the TARDIS, Nyssa is a vaguely telepathic, sympathetic bio-chemist from the destroyed technological paradise of Trakan, and they have adventures.

Continuity really isn't an issue, and the characters are defined more by the supporting mythos than the actual characters.

(That said, the Big Finish stories are usually pretty solid).

(Obviously, I haven't a single idea or I'd be up for this).

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The Fifth Doctor should have been on the go when you were in Grade 10, so it should all be relatively fresh. If continuity bothers you, you can probably find synopses of the Big Finish adventures online somewhere. You can definitely find synopses of the TV show from that time on Wikipedia, or on the BBC website. The key things are to figure out if your adventure takes place before or after Adric died - not for major continuity issues, but because it makes the Doctor a lot more protective, conservative, a bit dark. Also, no sonic screwdriver. :)