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Matt Fitton is one of the staples of Big Finish. If you’ve listened to any Big Finish story from the past few years, chances are Matt has had his hand in it in some way. If you search for ‘Matt Fitton’ in the Big Finish search bar, you get given a whopping 73 hits; so this guy knows his stuff about Big Finish and Doctor Who. I was lucky enough to be able to have a chat with Matt about Big Finish and Doctor Who, and here’s what he had to say…
Of course, my ‘favourite’ changes all the time, depending on what I’m most recently watched, heard, read – or written! There is something about every Doctor to love and they all seize the role brilliantly and uniquely. But when people ask about ‘my’ Doctor, the one I identify most with the character, I refer to my previous answer. I was raised on Tom Baker’s era: seven years which took me all the way through my childhood up to age 11, so how could it be anyone other than the Fourth? Having said that, the 1996 TV Movie saw a renaissance of my Doctor Who interest and I was delighted when Paul McGann joined Big Finish, as it felt like we were getting brand new adventures with a current Doctor – and that’s how I feel writing his era now.
Such a difficult call once again… I like companions with a hint of the alien about them: Susan, Leela, Turlough & Romana (both of her!) – but at the same time, there are also the ones who are so vividly human, real and heroic: Ian, Steven, Tegan, Donna. So if I’m going to pick one, I’d have to go with a companion who combines the best of both worlds: super-intelligent, loyal, yet with the very human flaw of being rather full of himself. Yes, it’s K9.
Much as I’d be tempted by a trip back to Classical times – the Roman Empire at its height, or to meet the Ancient Greek philosophers – I think it has to be a trip into the unknown and into the future. Billions of years forward, to Russell T Davies’ New Earth and beyond, to see what becomes of humanity and all the weird and wonderful creatures we might meet.
There is so much variety in Who that there is inevitably something for everyone: whether Inferno , Love & Monsters , The Happiness Patrol , The Dalek Invasion of Earth . Then the fact that every story is part of a great pantheon, a universe, appeals to those of us who like making lists. Add into that the fact that so many people on both sides of the camera are so interesting and engaged, the whole behind-the-scenes aspect has an appeal all its own. I guess the fans are passionate and loyal because often, so are the people making the show. Then, as we saw with the 2005 revival, those fans might go on to make the show themselves – so it’s a self-feeding loop and will never, ever die!
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