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)

March

  • 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

  • 15th May: 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)
  • 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)
  • 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

  • 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)

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)
  • 25th: Christmas (Expect some seasonal savings)
  • 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)
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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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