Following his brief but memorable performance as the Master in 2007’s Utopia, acclaimed actor Sir Derek Jacobi is reprising the role in a new CD box set of four full-cast audio adventures from Big Finish Productions.
“I didn’t expect to come back to it all these years later,” says Sir Derek, “but I was thrilled to be remembered. The plots in all these episodes have been very good indeed; very interesting, very dramatic, and beautifully written. The whole process has been a delight.”
“His incarnation is very much the ‘Hannibal Lecter’ of Time Lords – intelligent, charming, but thoroughly ruthless – we had a lot of fun in studio bringing ‘the War Master’ back to life,” explains producer and director Scott Handcock. “It’s been a gift of a project, and we can’t wait for listeners to hear it.”