Firmly placing themselves at the forefront of licensed productions, Big Finish began to introduce companions new and old to their audio adventures. Evelyn Smythe joined the Sixth Doctor to became the first companion to feature exclusively in audio, and Frobisher was the first to make the jump from Doctor Who Magazine comic strips. One of the Doctor's most bizzare companions Frobiher is perfectly suited to the media of comic strips and audio, a shapeshifter who usually appeared as a penguin.
2001
Having established themselves, Big Finish began to produce audio adventures starring the current Doctor Paul McGann. These saw him teamed up with Edwardian adventuress Charlotte "Charlie" Pollard, whose averted death destabilised the web of time itself. Stories featuring the previous three Doctors continued however, including Colditz. Set in the WWII prisoner of war camp where the Doctor and Ace meet, amongst others, Nazi officer Feltwebel Kurtz. Voiced by none other than David Tennant himself, it was the first of his several audio roles.
2002
The Doctor finally had continuing on-screen adventures of sorts with a BBC webcast, an animated serial that included Stephen Fry and Anthony Stewart Head in its cast, and culminated in the controversial story Death Comes To Time. Not only did they feature McCoy as the Seventh Doctor rather than McGann's current Doctor, but he also saves the day by revealing himself to have God like powers which he uses to sacrifice himself in the process of destroying the antagonistic Tannis. Whilst some fans took this to mean that the 1996 TV Movie should not be considered canon, many believe that the Doctor's actions removed Tannis from time, thus meaning he never had to make such a sacrifice.