Philip Olivier, the actor who plays Seventh Doctor companion Hex forBig Finish Productions, has been fined 20,000 pounds after being caught breaching housing regulations.

According to Digital Spy, Olivier was also made to pay 250 pounds in costs after being convicted under new laws which require landlords of three storey houses, or houses with five or more unrelated people living in them, to register with the local authority.

Olivier didn't attend the hearing at Liverpool Magistrates Court and had nobody represent him.

A council spokesman told the Yorkshire Post: "The legislation was introduced following recent Government research that showed people living in these types of property are 16 times more likely to die or be injured in fire than people living in a single occupancy house.

"In some areas in Liverpool this risk increases to 30 times and the law is designed to raise standards."

The court was told that Olivier did not own the property but that he was the landlord and received rent payments. The house has reportedly since been sold.

Unabridged readings of classic era Third Doctor novels Doctor Who And The Cave Monsters and Doctor Who And The Doomsday Weaponare to be released by BBC Audiobooks, says the official programme website.

Both penned by Malcolm Hulke, the original TV versions of the Jon Pertwee stories were called Doctor Who And The Silurians and Colony In Space respectively.

Caroline John, who played assistant Liz Shaw in Doctor Who And The Silurians, reads Doctor Who And The Cave Monsters, while Geoffrey Beevers, who portrayed the disfigured Master in The Keeper of Traken, readsDoctor Who And The Doomsday Weapon.

The stories will be available from September 3 as CD sets and downloads.

Big Finish has released details on its upcoming release in the Short Trips series, Snapshots.

The list of stories and authors are as follows:
Pupeteer by Benjamin Adams
Plight of the Monkrah by John Davies
Tuesday by Brian Dooley
She Knew by Nigel Fairs
In Case of Emergencies by Ian Farrington
The Misadventure of Mark Thorne by Andy Frankham-Allen
Indian Summer by James Goss
There's Something About Mary by Simon Guerrier
The Definite Article by Scott Handcock
The Eyes Have It by Colin Harvey
The Golem by Lizzie Hopley
Salva Mea by Joseph Lidster
Fanboys by Paul Magrs
My Hero by Stuart Manning
Osskah by Gary Owen
You Had Me at Verify Username and Password by Stel Pavlou
All of Beyond by Helen Raynor
Remain in Light by Eddie Robson
Gray by Gary Russell
The Sorrows of Vienna by Steven Savile
Piecemeal by James Swallow

Big Finish Productions has relaunched its website with a new layout and updates on the various lines.

Among the many news updates today, the future of the Eighth Doctor series is commented upon.Nick Briggs had the following to say about the upcoming departure of C'rizz and Charley from the series. 'We shall be extremely sad to see them go,' says executive producer, Nick Briggs, 'but all good things come to an end. And we're giving them both a proper, dramatic send-off.'

The Eighth Doctor's travels with Lucie Miller are set to continue with the following statement on the upcoming second series. The series will be released straight onto CD. The final release order has yet to be confirmed but titles and authors are as follows: Grand Theft Cosmos by Eddie Robson, an as yet untitled story by Paul Magrs, The Skull of Sobekby Marc Platt, Max Warp by Jonathan Morris, Plastic Population by Jonathan Clements, Dead London by Pat Mills and the the final two episodes in the series are provisionally titles Kidnapped and Vengeance - both by Nicholas Briggs.

This second season of The New Eighth Doctor Adventures are due to be released early in 2008

Big Finish Productions have released full information on their forthcomingBernice Summerfield book, Nobody's Children. This release will include three stories:

All Mimsy Were the Borogroves Kate Orman
The Loyal Left Hand Jonathan Blum
Nursery Politics Philip Purser-Hallard

Episode 91 of Doctor Who: Podshock is now available.

"I sometimes think how magical life would be if stories like this were true."

Note: This is a special anniversary studio episode in which we break away from our usual format. Warning: The interview in this podcast discusses elements of the 2007 ("Series 3") episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood" and may contain minor spoilers.

Outpost Gallifrey Presents:

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 91
For the Week of the 30th of July 2007.
Running Time: 1:29:36

Special 22 Year Anniversary Episode: Joining us on our anniversary is the celebrated writer Paul Cornell on the heels of the transmission of this year's Human Nature and The Family of Blood. In this full length in-depth interview, Paul discusses these two episodes in the latest series of Doctor Who as well as Father's Day, The Scream of the Shalka, The Discontinuity Guide, Bernice Summerfield, and much more.

Big Finish Productions has released the cover blurb for its December Short Trips title, The Ghosts of Christmasedited by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright.

Big Finish Productions have released a video teaser trailer for their upcoming audio series Dalek Empire: The Fearless. Currently slated for release in September, The Fearless will consist of four single cd releases.

The John Jarrold Literary Agency has announced that Steven Saville, editor of the recent Short Trips Anthology Destination Prague, has been signed on to write a newTorchwood audio. The title will be Hidden, and the story will be delivered in August, for an autumn recording by BBC audiobooks.

John Jarrold said: "The storyline is under wraps, however, I've read the synopsis, and it's terrific! As one of those who remembers watching the first episode of Doctor Who in November 1963 and still watches both the original and Torchwood, I can't wait to hear it!"

10th Planet has released information about forthcoming audio releases for Sarah Jane Adventures. November 5th will see the release of The Thirteenth Stone and The Golden Storm, original short stories for younger listeners, read by Elisabeth Sladen. Each release will be on a single CD.