In addition to our report yesterday, Outpost Gallifrey has received the cover illustration for the wide-release version of Singularity starring Peter Davison and Mark Strickson, due in November. The cover illustration, by Lee Binding, will be seen on the release distributed widely including through subscriptions; Tenth Planet has a special version of the cover, by Stuart Manning, that is limited to 800 copies for sale through their store (cover seen in yesterday's update). Click on the thumbnail for a larger version.

In addition, Outpost Gallifrey has learned that the cast of next year's January release, "Pier Pressure" by Robert Ross, features a guest appearance by Roy Hudd, the British comedian and actor best known for his very long-running radio series "The News Huddlines," appearances in "Purely Belter," "The Roy Hudd Show," "Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life" and "Up Pompeii" and for his role as the undertaker Archie Shuttleworth in the popular ITV soap opera Coronation Street. Hudd recently reprised his role as Max Quordlepleen in the radio adaptation of the final book of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Hudd plays the role of Max Miller, the legendary comedian enshrined by a statue in Brighton, where "Pier Pressure" is set in the early 20th century. (Thanks to Gary Russell)

The following is a ratings chart for BBC Three Summer 2005 repeats, as known:

Big Finish have made some announcements about future releases, including some long-term plans. Full story and cast details for James Swallow's Singularity starring Peter Davison and Mark Strickson, due in November, have been released and are on our releases page; also announced are two new audios due out next year, The Settling by Simon Guerrier, with Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred and Philip Olivier, and The Cube by Trevor Baxendale, with Paul McGann, Conrad Westmaas and India Fisher. Meanwhile, Big Finish has created a new "micro-site" for their Cyberman limited audio serieshere.

As done last year with the release "Caerdroia," the Tenth Planet shop in Barking will have a special edition ofSingularity with a special cover on audios sold through the store. Click on the thumbnail at right for a larger version of the special cover (the regular cover has not yet been released.

Finally, posted at the Big Finish website is a list of future releases with working titles; these are stories that have been approved by the BBC for release over the next several years, which include the following stories: