Listeners' Questions Answered is a podcast produced by Big Finish Productions. It was released for free as an audio download in October 2012.
Description[]
Joseph Lidster, co-producer of Big Finish Productions Dark Shadows dramatic readings audiobook range, is joined by Nicholas Briggs and Paul Spragg to answer question sent in by listeners.
Topics discussed[]
- Co-producer James Goss' departure.
- 6 new 'dramatic readings' to be released in 2013.
- The cliffhanger at the end of Kingdom of the Dead.
- The next series of 'full cast' Dark Shadows audio plays.
- Stuart Manning's whereabouts.
- Mrs. Griffin's whereabouts.
- Ursula Burton
- Story connections between the 'dramatic readings' and 'full cast' audio plays.
- The contents of Joseph Lidster's unofficial guide to Dark Shadows.
- Bringing more original series actors to the range.
- The return of Nicholas Blair.
- Laura Murdoch Stockbridge Collins
- Alec Newman's absence
- Chris and Amy Jennings
- The 1840's characters.
- Lysette Anthony
- David Collins
- Hoping to hire Denise Nickerson, Kathy Cody and Alexandra Moltke.
- How the 'dramatic readings' range has developed over time.
- Bringing new writers and actors to the range.
- The budget and logistics of producing the range.
- The Crimson Pearl
- Colin Baker
- The continuing adventures of Tony Peterson and Cassandra Collins.
- A previously unused original series cast member will be back in 2013.
- Amber Benson
- Parallel Time
- Using actors and plot elements from Tim Burton's Dark Shadows film.
- Sam Hall's 1971 TV Guide article: Here's What Really Happened to Barnabas & Co.
- Reading the forums.
- The logistics of using Skype to record Dress Me In Dark Dreams.
- Actor interview extras.
- Joesph Lidster's role as the producer.
- Writers directing their own stories.
- Jumping on points for new listeners: The Blind Painter, The Creeping Fog,The House by the Sea & Speak No Evil.
- No heroes in Dark Shadows.
Background information and notes[]
- Running Time: 49:25
- This podcast was originally recorded a few months previously, however due to a technical malfunction the audio was lost and had to be recorded a second time.
- Also included are clips from the audio plays Speak No Evil, The House by the Sea and London's Burning.