Big Finish Key Dates

This is a list of key birthdays, anniversaries and other dates related to Big Finish. BF often uses these to inspire what releases go on sale:

Work in progress

January

  • 1st: First Broadcast of The Sarah Jane Adventures
  • 2nd: Birthday of Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield)
  • 5th: Birthday of Mandip Gill (Yaz Khan)
  • 8th: Birthday of William Hartnell (First Doctor)
  • 15th: Birthday of Richard Franklin (Mike Yates)
  • 20th: Birthday of Tom Baker (Fourth Doctor)
  • 22nd: Birthday of John Hurt (War Doctor)

February

  • 1st: Birthday of Elizabeth Sladen (Sarah-Jane Smith)
  • 1st: Birthday of Lisa Bowerman (Bernice Summerfield)
  • 10th: Birthday of Peter Purves (Steven Taylor)
  • 16th: Birthday of Christopher Eccleston (Ninth Doctor)
  • 26th: Birthday of Chase Masterson (Vienna)

March

  • 1st: First Release in the Gallifrey series
  • 2nd: Birthday of Michael Troughton (Second Doctor Recast)
  • 6th: Birthday of Rufus Hound (The Monk)
  • 11th: Birthday of Alex Kingston (River Song)
  • 20th: Birthday of Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones)
  • 21st: Birthday of Chris Chibnall (Showrunner)
  • 22nd: Birthday of Mary Tamm (Romana I)
  • 25th: Birthday of Patrick Troughton (Second Doctor)
  • 26th: First broadcast of ā€˜Roseā€™
  • 28th: Birthday of David Gareth-Lloyd (Ianto Jones)
  • 30th: Birthday of Juliet Landau (Romana III in DW and in VamPD)

April

  • 6th April: Birthday of Mark Strickson (Vislor Turlough)
  • 13th: Birthday of Peter Davison (Fifth Doctor)
  • 16th: Birthday of John Leeson (K9j
  • 18th Birthday of David Tennant (Tenth & Fourteenth Doctor)
  • 18th: Birthday of Eric Roberts (Bruce Master)
  • 17th: Birthday of David Bradley (First Doctor Recast)
  • 18th: Birthday of Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler)
  • 20th: Birthday of Louise Jameson (Leela in DW and in the Omega Factor)
  • 25th: Birthday of Samuel Barnett (Norton Folgate)
  • 27th: Birthday of Russel T Davis (Showrunner)
  • 29th: Birthday of Jo Martin (Fugitive Doctor)

May

  • 1st: Birthday of Sacha Dhawan (The Spy Master)
  • 15th: Birthday of Nicola Walker (Liv Chenka)

June

  • 2nd: Birthday of John Culshaw (Brigadier and Kamelion Recast)
  • 8th: Birthday of Colin Baker (Sixth Doctor)
  • 16th: Birthday of Carole Ann Ford (Susan)
  • 17th: Birthday of Jodie Whittaker (Thirteenth Doctor)
  • 17th: Birthday of Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams)
  • 19th: Birthday of Samuel West (Resurrected Morbius)
  • 28th: Birthday of Lalla Ward (Romana II)
  • 25th: Birthday of Sheridan Smith (Lucie Miller)
  • 29th: Birthday of Maureen Oā€™Brian (Vicki)

July

  • 7th: Birthday of Jon Pertwee (Third Doctor)
  • 10th: Birthday of Jackie Lane (Dodo Chaplet)
  • 12th: Birthday of Tom Price (Sgt Andy)
  • 22nd: Birthday of Bonnie Langford (Mel Bush)
  • 26th: Birthday of Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper)
  • 29th: Birthday of David Warner (Unbound Doctor)

August

  • 20th: Birthday of Sylvester McCoy (Seventh Doctor)
  • 20th: Birthday of Sophie Aldred (Ace)
  • 20th: Birthday of Anthony Ainley (Tremas Master)
  • 20th: Birthday of James Marsters (Captain John)
  • 22nd: Birthday of Jacob Dudman (Tenth, Eleventh & Twelfth Doctor Recast)
  • 25th: Birthday of Tracey-Ann Oberman (Yvonne Hartman)

September

  • 1st: Birthday of Burn Gorman (Owen Harperj
  • 4th: Birthday of Tim Treloar (Third Doctor Recast)
  • 9th: Birthday of Janet Fielding (Teagan)
  • 10th: Birthday of India Fisher (Charley Pollard)
  • 19th: Birthday of Caroline John (Liz Shaw)
  • 22nd: Birthday of Frazier Hines (Jamie McCrimmon)
  • 22nd: Birthday of Billie Piper (Rose Tyler)
  • 24th: Birthday of Jaye Griffiths (Audacity)
  • 26th: Birthday of Maggie Stables (Evelyn Smythe)
  • 27th: Birthday of Indira Varma (Suzie Costello)

October

  • 11th: Birthday of Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown)
  • 14th: Birthday of Katy Manning (Jo Grant & Iris Wildthyme)
  • 17th: Birthday of Mark Gatiss (Writer & Unbound Master)
  • 20th: Birthday of Anneke Wills (Polly)
  • 22nd: Birthday of Derek Jacobi (War Master)
  • 22nd: First Broadcast of Torchwood
  • 22nd: First Broadcast of Class
  • 28th: Birthday of Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan)

November

  • 8th: Birthday of Scott Handcock (Director and Producer for BF)
  • 8th: Birthday of Nerys Hughes (Rhysā€™ Mum (Torchwood) & Margret Hopwood (4DAs))
  • 14th: Birthday of Paul McGann (Eighth Doctor)
  • 18th: Birthday of Steven Moffat (Showrunner)
  • 19th: Birthday of William Russel (Ian Chesterton)
  • 19th: Birthday of Mark Bonnar (The Eleven)
  • 23rd: First Broadcast of ā€˜An Unearthly Childā€™
  • 23rd: Birthday of Michelle Gomez (Missy)
  • 29th: Birthday of Micheal Craze (Ben Jackson)
  • 29th: Birthday of Naoko Mori (Tosh Sato)

Also look out for Black Friday and Cyber(Man) Monday Sales

December

  • 5th: Birthday of Catherine Tate (Donna Noble)
  • 7th: Birthday of Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot)
  • 12th: Birthday of Sarah Sutton (Nyssa)
  • 16th: Birthday of Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart)
  • 17th: Birthday of Jaqueline Hill (Barbara Wright)
  • 19th: Birthday of Matthew Waterhouse (Adric)
  • 29th: Birthday of Paul Spragg (Host of the Big Finish Podcast who passed away, his birthday is marked with the release of the Short Trips Competition winner each year)

Also look out for Christmas Sales towards the 25th

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I think thatā€™s a great idea.

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Edited my original post with a few birthdays. Will expand later today

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Common mistake, but itā€™s Davison, without the D :slight_smile:

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I know it sounds ridiculous but the way you alternate between these two forms bugs me in ways I canā€™t explain :weary:

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Haha I will impose some consistency

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Great idea thanks for posting!

I am eventually going to add an ā€œon this day in Doctor Whoā€ calendar on the site and will include air dates but also birthdays :grin:

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Donā€™t forget December 29th: Birthday of Paul Spragg, and release date of the Paul Spragg Short Trip contest winner.

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Edited to add revival companions that have worked with Big Finish

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Thanks for doing this!

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Brilliant idea! Found this site which has a list of birthdays if that helps

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Itā€™s Katy Mannings birthday tomorrow. If the sale isnā€™t releases with her in Iā€™ll eat my fez!

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They donā€™t always mark birthdays so better get your knife and fork ready just in caseā€¦

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And donā€™t forget the custard! I bet the fez tastes better with custard!

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Updated to add

  • Torchwood cast members
  • NuWho Showrunners
  • Unbound Doctor and master
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Donā€™t forget that Anthoy Ainley also has a birthday on August 20.

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Updated to add:

  • sacha dhawan
  • chase masterson
  • scott handcock
  • nerys hughes
  • date reminders for xmas and black friday
  • James Marsters
  • First release of Gallifrey
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smh canā€™t believe you forgot absolute icon Janet Fielding on September 9th


#JudgingYou /j

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