The character of Commander Maxil would have been included, later replaced by a Castellan, played by Matthew Waterhouse. Originally, this story would have featured a 'good' Valeyard, and his companion would be Ray from Delta And The Bannermen.
Observations: This story was released to mark the 40th Anniversary of Doctor Who, and 50 releases in the main Doctor Who range of Big Finish. This story would later be broadcast on BBC Radio 7, along with Sword Of Orion, The Stones Of Venice, Invaders From Mars, The Chimes Of Midnight and Shada. Episode 1 of this story (featuring a different version of the theme) was released with Last Of The Titans as part of a Doctor Who Magazine giveaway. Film composer David Arnold produced the new theme, which was more haunting than the electronic versions of the 1980's.
Alan Barnes decided not to include any of the actual people who died in the disaster, instead renaming them. Gareth Thomas would later go on to appear in the TV spin-off Torchwood. India Fisher had previously played Peril Bellamy in Winter For The Adept, and was cast based on the strength of her performance there. Although it was the first released story to feature the eighth Doctor, The Stones Of Venice was the first recorded. Observations: Working titles for this story included Dirigibles Of Doom and Blood And Thunder. This story was recorded on the 18th May 2000. Nicholas Pegg would later go on to become a principle Dalek operator in the revived series also. Nick Briggs would later go on to voice the Daleks, the Cybermen, the Zygons, the Ice Warriors and several other monsters in the revived TV series, while Mark Gatiss would go on to write for the revived series, as well as star in The Lazarus Experiment and The Wedding Of River Song. This story was recorded on the 6th and 7th of March 1999, and a free, behind the scenes CD was given away in Doctor Who Magazine a few months before release. This (and the next 38 audios, excluding the Paul McGann series, and the Excelis trilogy, Maltese Pengiun & Real Time) used the Jon Pertwee/Tom Baker theme because it was only possible to afford one theme. The Temperon, Calfadoria and the Drudgers were all created as part of the unofficial Audio Visuals range, while the plot originally included the War Lord from the TV story The War Games. Originally, part two would have been set on the Titanic, while part one's setting would have been called 'Spurtak Island'. However, after they released four audio plays based on Bernice Summerfield books, the BBC relented, and gave them the licence. Observations: Big Finish had tried to secure the Doctor Who licence in 1998, but the BBC didn't allow it.
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