This year sees the 45th anniversary of Doctor Who, and to fit the celebration, Big Finish plan to release this week a rather special audio play. The aptly named “Forty-Five“ is a series of four adventures on 2 CDs from some new writers to Big Finish, featuring the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hex.

The following is the synopsis of the plays in the 45 release:

1. FALSE GODS
by Mark Morris

In the blistering heat of the Egyptian desert Howard Carter and his team search for the lost tomb of Userhat, a servant of the god Amun. What they discover sheds new light on the history of the world as we know it.

2. ORDER OF SIMPLICITY
by Nick Scovell
Dr. Verryman has devoted his life to the advancement of knowledge. When his experiments on a remote planet threaten the entire human race only the Doctor can help – if he puts his mind to it.

3. CASUALTIES OF WAR
by Mark Michalowski
Opportunity knocks in postwar London. But when a tea leaf steals from the wrong woman it becomes a race against time to discover the truth. Only some truths are best left untold.

4. THE WORD LORD
by Steven Hall
In a top secret military bunker deep beneath the Antarctic ice a mysterious death threatens peace negotiations and could spell disaster for the inhabitants of Earth. Can the Doctor cross the t’s and dot the i’s? Or will his efforts get lost in translation?

As stated earlier, orders for Craig Hinton and Chris McKeon’s “Time’s Champion” were being collected for a second print run of the book. Due to continued high demand, this second print run has now sold out. However, orders for a potential third print are now being taken and will be reissued if sufficient orders are received.

If you are still interested in ordering a copy, please visit TimesChampion.co.uk.

Some of you may be pleased to know that “Time’s Champion” is set to be reprinted for what may well be the final print run of the novel.

An unofficial novel from the BBC range (it is entirely independent and not under BBC copyright) the novel was originally started by the late Craig Hinton and was to be part of the BBC book range but was rejected for another title. Determined to see the book published in his friends honour, Chris McKeon went to work continuing the book and editing Hinton’s manuscript until it was finished in 2008 – whereby David Howe set about getting the book published freelance and donating the money raised by its sales to the British Heart Foundation.

The book chronicles the events after “Trial of a Time Lord” and focuses on the character the Valeyard, and how he came to be. The book features a variety of characters from the show, such as the 6th/7th Doctors (Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy) as well as Mel, the Valeyard, Romana, Mike Yates from UNIT, K9 and even the Cybermen.

The first print of the book sold out incredibly quickly, but fortunately Chris is planning another print very shortly and asks for those who wish to order the book to reserve a copy do so now, as it will only be a very limited run.

To order a copy please visit TimesChampion.co.uk.