This weekend saw the start of recording on Love and War, a special Doctor Who audio play produced by Big Finish Productions.

The novel by Paul Cornell was originally released in 1992 in the early days of the New Adventures novel range, which took the series in a more complex and adult direction, aimed at older fans. The book's major contribution to the series' legacy was the creation of Bernice Summerfield, an archaeologist from the 26th century who would become the Doctor's companion and go on to have her own spin-off series of books and audios which continue to this day.

The play will star the classic team of Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace, with Lisa Bowerman as Bernice. Bowerman has portrayed Bernice throughout the character's own audio series and had previously joined McCoy and Aldred in the Doctor Who plays The Shadow of the Scourge and The Dark Flame, set in the New Adventures universe.

The play will be released in October for the twentieth anniversary of the novel.