Struggling to come up with new ways to occupy yourself during lockdown? Well, if you're a Doctor Who fan, you're in luck because Big Finish has just announced that it's making a bunch of its spin-off audio plays free to download.

The dramas, which are based on the BBC sci-fi show, often boast full casts as they feature the voice talents of series legends from Tom Baker and Sylvester McCoy to David Tennant, Billie Piper and Peter Capaldi.

For those who sign up for a free account on the producers' website, a new story will be made available to listen to every Monday for the next eight weeks.

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To start subscribers off, Big Finish has already uploaded Doctor Who: The War Doctor – The Innocent starring John Hurt as an incarnation of the titular Time Lord.

Written by Nicholas Briggs (who also voices the Daleks), the episode sees Hurt's injured Doctor nursed back to health by Rejoice on the planet Keska. But his newfound tranquility is interrupted when the planet is attacked and he's called on by its inhabitants to help defend it.

Other cast members include Jacqueline Pearce and Lucy Briggs-Owen.

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So Whovians, what are you waiting for? Whack on those headphones and be transported to all kinds of places... Sure beats looking at the same four walls for the umpteenth day in a row, eh?

Doctor Who airs on BBC One in the UK and BBC America in the US.

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