In 1998, the "Doctor Who" Appreciation Society produced a collection of audio adventures entitled "Cosmic Fugue 2" in aid of charity. The stories were read by "Doctor Who" actors Colin Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Caroline John, Wendy Padbury and Louise Jameson and the writers included Barry Letts and Gary Russell, the latter of whom went on to produce "Doctor Who" audio dramas for Big Finish Productions. The BBC released a collection of audio versions of short stories featured in the book "Short Trips", along with an original story, all read by Sophie Aldred and Nicholas Courtney. Following this, another two collections of audio versions of stories featured in "Short Trips" and "More Short Trips", along with an original story on each, were released - "Earth and Beyond" read by Paul McGann and "Out of the Darkness" read by Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant.