Big Finish Productions has announced that its licence to make The Audio Adventures of Doctor Who has been extended by the BBC, for a period up to the end of 2011.

'We’re thrilled that the licence has been renewed', says executive producer Jason Haigh-Ellery, 'and we’ve got some fantastic stories lined up for the rest of 2009, and through 2010 and beyond. Not only from the Doctor Who main range, but also the New Eighth Doctor Adventures and the Companion Chronicles, plus additional ranges like The Lost Stories'.

'All of us at Big Finish love making Doctor Who on audio, and we feel privileged that the BBC has entrusted us to continue'.