Main Range/2000

A twelve-story batch in the Main Range audio series was released by Big Finish Productions in 2000.
== Overview ==
This was the first full year of Doctor Who audio releases for Big Finish and saw several firsts.
A number of companions from the television series had their debut in this batch. Nyssa in The Land of the Dead, Ace in The Fearmonger, and Mel in The Fires of Vulcan. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Romana II debuted alongside the Sixth Doctor in The Spectre of Lanyon Moor and The Apocalypse Element respectively with the latter holding the title of President of Gallifrey. In a Big Finish first, Evelyn Smythe debuted in The Marian Conspiracy, becoming the first companion created by the company. Also, in Red Dawn, the TARDIS team of the Fifth Doctor and Peri featured for the first time at Big Finish.
Bev Tarrant first appeared in The Genocide Machine and would go on to be a recurring character in Bernice Summerfield.
Several aliens from the classic series also debuted in this batch: the Daleks in The Genocide Machine, the Ice Warriors in Red Dawn and the Thals in The Mutant Phase.
This batch was also the beginning of the Dalek Empire series with The Genocide Machine, The Apocalypse Element and The Mutant Phase. The Time of the Daleks would conclude the Main Range arc in 2002 and a Dalek Empire spin-off series began in 2001.
This year also featured the first "Side Step" stories into the Virgin New Adventures with The Shadow of the Scourge and The Holy Terror from Doctor Who Magazines comic stories. The former featured Bernice Summerfield in a Doctor Who audio story (after appearing in her own series) while the latter was the audio debut of Frobisher.
== Cast ==
* Peter Davison
* Sylvester McCoy
* Colin Baker
=== With ===
* Sarah Sutton as Nyssa
* Sophie Aldred as Ace
* Maggie Stables as Evelyn
* Nicola Bryant as Peri
* Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier
* Lalla Ward as Romana
* Bonnie Langford as Mel
* Lisa Bowerman as Benny
* Robert Jezek as Frobisher
== Stories ==
# 	Title 	Author 	Director 	Doctor	Featuring 	Released
4 	The Land of the Dead 	Stephen Cole 	Gary Russell 	5th 	Nyssa 	January 2000
5 	The Fearmonger 	Jonathan Blum 	Gary Russell 	7th 	Ace 	February 2000
6 	The Marian Conspiracy 	Jacqueline Rayner	Gary Russell 	6th 	Evelyn 	March 2000
7 	The Genocide Machine(Dalek Empire part one) 	Mike Tucker 	Nicholas Briggs	7th 	Ace, Bev, Daleks 	April 2000
8 	Red Dawn 	Justin Richards 	Gary Russell 	5th 	Peri, Ice Warriors 	May 2000
9 	The Spectre of Lanyon Moor 	Nicholas Pegg 	Nicholas Pegg 	6th 	Evelyn, The Brig 	June 2000
10	Winter for the Adept 	Andrew Cartmel 	Gary Russell 	5th 	Nyssa 	July 2000
11	The Apocalypse Element(Dalek Empire part two)	Stephen Cole 	Nicholas Briggs	6th 	Evelyn, Romana II, Time Lords, Daleks	August 2000
12	The Fires of Vulcan 	Steve Lyons 	Gary Russell 	7th 	Mel 	September 2000
13	The Shadow of the Scourge(Side Step) 	Paul Cornell 	Gary Russell 	7th 	Ace, Benny 	October 2000
14	The Holy Terror(Side Step) 	Robert Shearman 	Nicholas Pegg 	6th 	Frobisher 	November 2000
15	The Mutant Phase(Dalek Empire part three) 	Nicholas Briggs 	Nicholas Briggs	5th 	Nyssa, Thals, Daleks 	December 2000
== Notes ==
to be added
== Production ==
# 	Title 	Recorded on 	Recorded at
4 	The Land of the Dead 	24 and 25 July 1999 	The Nu Groove Studios, London
5 	The Fearmonger 	4 and 5 September 1999 	The Nu Groove Studios, London
6 	The Marian Conspiracy 	23 October 1999 	The Nu Groove Studios, London
7 	The Genocide Machine 	13 and 14 November 1999 	The Nu Groove Studios, London
8 	Red Dawn 	20 and 21 November 1999 	The Nu Groove Studios, London
9 	The Spectre of Lanyon Moor	5 and 6 February 2000 	The Nu Groove Studios, London
10	Winter for the Adept 	18 and 20 March 2000 	The Nu Groove Studios, London
11	The Apocalypse Element 	26 and 27 February 2000 	The Nu Groove Studios, London
12	The Fires of Vulcan 	11 and 12 March 2000 	The Nu Groove Studios, London
13	The Shadow of the Scourge 	29 and 30 July 2000 	The Skylight Studios, London
14	The Holy Terror 	5 and 6 August 2000 	The Skylight Studios, London
15	The Mutant Phase 	23 and 24 September 2000	The Skylight Studios, London
== Cover gallery ==
Land revised.jpg|The Land of the Dead
Fearmonger revised.jpg|The Fearmonger
Marian conspiracy revised.jpg|The Marian Conspiracy
Genocide revised.jpg|The Genocide Machine
Red dawn revised.jpg|Red Dawn
Spectre revised.jpg|The Spectre of Lanyon Moor
Audiogo winter for the adept.jpg|Winter for the Adept
Apocalypse revised.jpg|The Apocalypse Element
Vulcan revised.jpg|The Fires of Vulcan
Scourge revised.jpg|The Shadow of the Scourge
Holy terror revised.jpg|The Holy Terror
The Mutant Phase revised cover.jpg|The Mutant Phase
Category:Main Range by year