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@rochanapatel

Script Writer (Mostly Doctor Who Audio Dramas) Also a huge fan of Star Trek and Critical Role. Weirdo. Nerd. Neurospicy. Introvert.

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The "Blind" Dalek (Fear of the Light)

Disarmed yet still menacing, my instinct was to treat this rather odd and ominous Dalek as a chess piece.

#DoctorWho #Dalek #Daleks #BigFinish #WarDoctor #TimeWar

14.02.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
The casting call document for Young Bond: SilverFin. HTML version available at https://youngbondadventures.com/

The casting call document for Young Bond: SilverFin. HTML version available at https://youngbondadventures.com/

If you're a young professional actor, get your agent to drop us a line. #YoungBond

13.02.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

She's back! I'm absolutely thrilled to have written this one.

Coming this May! "Doctor Who - Fear of the Light."
A three-hour, full-cast audio drama, set during the Time War and featuring the return of The Rani!

www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-w...

#DoctorWho #BigFinish

12.02.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Now this was a proper fun one, me and
@seanlongmore.bsky.social had a blast working out all the new Dalek machinery for this cover.

But... I could not resist taking a crack at the Rani's Pyramid TARDIS.

Introducing the Warforge TARDIS!

#DoctorWho #DrWho #WarDoctor #BigFinish #TARDIS

11.02.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The "Mad" Dalek (Fear of the Light)

Another heavily broken Dalek design challenge and a fun chance to do my own casing internals which drove my equally mad (It all slots together perfectly!)

#DoctorWho #Dalek #Daleks #BigFinish #WarDoctor #TimeWar

12.02.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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REVIEW: Doctor Who: Ride or Die Ride or Die channels the Thirteenth Doctor’s television era with a wartime story of prizing forgiveness over justice Β  Jodie Whittaker’s Big Finish adventures continue with Ride or Die, as she and Yaz are thrown into the middle of an alien warzone. Inter-dimensional tornadoes have whisked human...

"The closest the Big Finish range has come yet to feeling like part of a lost Series 12B, but more importantly, it would have been a highlight of that season... "

29.01.2026 10:55 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”” Wake up, babe, the new Doctor and Yaz promo just dropped! πŸ”” Click https://bgfn.sh/13ride to hear the brand-new full-cast audio drama, Doctor Who​: Ride or Die, OUT NOW!

13.01.2026 09:30 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 7

SOUND ON! Coming in January...
"Doctor Who: Ride or Die"
Starring Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill
And... written by me!

11.12.2025 10:54 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Sean Longmore's cover artwork for Doctor Who: Causeway, featuring he Eighth Doctor in his Byronic era clothes, Lady Audacity in a modern single-breasted trench coat, a Silurian in a very similar outfit to the Doctor, and Charley in a space suit. Behind is a clockface, Copenhagen and deep space.

Sean Longmore's cover artwork for Doctor Who: Causeway, featuring he Eighth Doctor in his Byronic era clothes, Lady Audacity in a modern single-breasted trench coat, a Silurian in a very similar outfit to the Doctor, and Charley in a space suit. Behind is a clockface, Copenhagen and deep space.

OUT NOW! πŸ’« For one of the TARDIS team, life will never be the same again... Click https://bgfn.sh/bridge to start listening to Doctor Who: Causeway, starring Paul McGann, India Fisher and Jaye Griffiths.

18.11.2025 09:30 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
Rafe Wallbank's cover artwork for Doctor Who: Ride Or Die. A banshee occupies the centre; a female figure with glowing eyes and wings , her mouth open, threateningly. Light patterns indicating soundwaves cascade outward. Either side are Yaz (left) and the Doctor (right). Behind is a rainbow motif.

Rafe Wallbank's cover artwork for Doctor Who: Ride Or Die. A banshee occupies the centre; a female figure with glowing eyes and wings , her mouth open, threateningly. Light patterns indicating soundwaves cascade outward. Either side are Yaz (left) and the Doctor (right). Behind is a rainbow motif.

Who is the Thirteenth Doctor's ride or die...? πŸ’• Click https://bgfn.sh/13rod to find out more about the next full-cast audio drama starring Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill, due for release in January 2026.

13.11.2025 15:01 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dark Gallifrey: Missy trilogy audio review Time-twisting mayhem from Michelle Gomez as Dark Gallifrey introduces Missy to the saga in a steampunk inspired audio drama trilogy.

Something scary for the season? "β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… Chock full of Missy mayhem, this time-twisting trilogy serves the character well."

30.10.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Doctor Who: The Adventures After

The Hardback and Audiobook are out today!
(Published by Penguin)

My tale features the Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria.
Confronting an old foe...

Also features stories by Carole Anne Ford, Katy Manning, Paul Magrs, Alfie Shaw, plus others!

amzn.eu/d/3RMl5gn

23.10.2025 09:53 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Causeway is waiting... bgfn.sh/bridge Coming next month.

13.10.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Coming Soon!

Lost Amongst the Stars

03.09.2025 11:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Alex Kingston! Dancing! Amazing costumes!
Public executions! And aliens!

OUT NOW!
River Song - The Dissolution of Time

19.08.2025 09:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

If you’re talking Word, it’s generally been replaced by β€˜new’ or β€˜prime’, I think, however if you open older documents it generally keeps the old font. So open a very old doc. Yes, it bothered me a lot too! But probably best just to adapt and use β€˜new’

04.08.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
River Song, as illustrated by Sophie Cowdrey

River Song, as illustrated by Sophie Cowdrey

FWIW, I know nothing. πŸͺ© But any excuse to plug the back catalogue. https://bgfn.sh/hush

03.08.2025 14:05 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Coming in August...

River Song v Henry VIII
A four hour pseudo-historical epic...
from @bigfinish.bsky.social , written by me.
#DoctorWho

And, as I'm a huge #baldursgate3 #bg3 fan, I'm delighted we've got Andrew Wincott (Raphael) in the cast, as Thomas Cromwell! Trailer below...

23.07.2025 09:16 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This fab book is available for pre-order now! Featuring a story from me.

08.07.2025 18:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Jaye Griffiths, India Fisher and Paul McGann

Jaye Griffiths, India Fisher and Paul McGann

🀩 EIGHTH DOCTOR NEWS! 🀩 Click https://bgfn.sh/cwnews to read all about November's forthcoming adventures for the Eighth Doctor, Charley Pollard and Lady Audacity.

What is the secret of the Causeway...?

27.06.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
Soundsmyth Creative's cover artwork for Dark Gallifrey: Missy Part Three. Missy occupies the right of the image, looking to camera over her shoulder. On the left is a malevolent demon, with fiery eyes and mouth. Various crystals and sparks fly around them.

Soundsmyth Creative's cover artwork for Dark Gallifrey: Missy Part Three. Missy occupies the right of the image, looking to camera over her shoulder. On the left is a malevolent demon, with fiery eyes and mouth. Various crystals and sparks fly around them.

OUT NOW! πŸ‘Ύ The final part of the highly-rated Dark Gallifrey: Missy trilogy. Click https://bgfn.sh/dgm3 to listen now on download to own and collector's edition CD.

24.06.2025 09:30 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Missy, ep3, drops this Tuesday!
And four episodes of River Song drop in August!
I've been busy 😊 Writing is the best job in the world!

22.06.2025 13:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

DARK GALLIFREY: MISSY concludes 24th June!
Sound on for the trailer!

Choices have been made.
Fates are being forged.
There are new friendships, new alliances, and a war to be fought, plus an extremely dangerous new arrival...

09.06.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Soundsmyth Creative's cover artwork for Dark Gallifrey: Missy Part Two. Missy is in the centre of the image. Behind her on the left, the Seventh Doctor in his dark coat stands in icy rain. To her right are two steam-powered battleships flying through a red sky. Filigree shapes decorate the art.

Soundsmyth Creative's cover artwork for Dark Gallifrey: Missy Part Two. Missy is in the centre of the image. Behind her on the left, the Seventh Doctor in his dark coat stands in icy rain. To her right are two steam-powered battleships flying through a red sky. Filigree shapes decorate the art.

SHE'S LOOSE! 😱 Missy meets the Seventh Doctor TODAY! Click https://bgfn.sh/dgm2 to hear the latest Dark Gallifrey episode and to pre-order the money-saving series bundles.

20.05.2025 08:30 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Loved it!

19.05.2025 11:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Soundsmyth Creative's cover artwork for Dark Gallifrey: Missy Part Two. Missy is in the centre of the image. Behind her on the left, the Seventh Doctor in his dark coat stands in icy rain. To her right are two steam-powered battleships flying through a red sky. Filigree shapes decorate the art.

Soundsmyth Creative's cover artwork for Dark Gallifrey: Missy Part Two. Missy is in the centre of the image. Behind her on the left, the Seventh Doctor in his dark coat stands in icy rain. To her right are two steam-powered battleships flying through a red sky. Filigree shapes decorate the art.

FINAL CAST AND CREW UPDATE! Click https://bgfn.sh/dgm2 to pre-order Dark Gallifrey: Missy Part Two, due for release on 20 May 2025.

13.05.2025 12:30 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Soundsmyth Creative's cover artwork for Dark Gallifrey: Missy Part Three. Missy occupies the right of the image, looking to camera over her shoulder. On the left is a malevolent demon, with fiery eyes and mouth. Various crystals and sparks fly around them.

Soundsmyth Creative's cover artwork for Dark Gallifrey: Missy Part Three. Missy occupies the right of the image, looking to camera over her shoulder. On the left is a malevolent demon, with fiery eyes and mouth. Various crystals and sparks fly around them.

YIKES! πŸ‘Ώ It's the face of pure evil... and someone else who isn't Missy! Click https://bgfn.sh/dgm3 to find out more about June's Dark Gallifrey offering.

13.05.2025 14:00 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

And you! (You must not have been in the Big Finish starter pack when I joined!)

13.05.2025 09:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

MISSY - PART 2
Release date 20th May

Missy needs to find the Doctor.

However, it's very important it's the right Doctor - she wouldn't want to accidentally slip up and meet an earlier incarnation by mistake, because the consequences of that could be truly catastrophic...

10.05.2025 15:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dark Gallifrey: Missy Part 1 Written byΒ Rochana Patel StarringΒ Michelle Gomez Originally released : April 2025 Listened to: April 2025 Context: I forgot the next trilogy of Dark Gallifrey was due so it was a pleasant…

Really enjoyed this one, Missy at her best and an innovative world built here, looking forward to the next one! Highly recommend @bigfinish.bsky.social @rochanapatel.bsky.social
doctorofwho.art.blog/2025/04/29/d...

29.04.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0