As announced last week, Big Finish is releasing free downloads of full-cast audio dramas – or #lockdownloads – for a limited time.  

Every Monday, a new story (or episode from a box set collection) can be downloaded for free exclusively from the Big Finish website’s Weekly Deals page.  

Each freebie can be unlocked by anyone who has registered for a Big Finish account (which is free to create) and played on the Big Finish listening app (which is free to install). Accompanying each free release is a selection of discounts on related titles. 

This week’s #lockdownload is: 

Doctor Who: The Veiled Leopard 

Originally released in March 2006 and featuring Nicola Bryant (Peri), Caroline Morris (Erimem), Sophie Aldred (Ace) and Philip Olivier (Hex) all in their original roles, this comedic caper sees the Fifth Doctor and the Seventh Doctor’s companions face off on opposing missions about the very same jewel. 

Monte Carlo, 1966.  

Four time travellers. Two missions. One costumed ball. The Doctor has sent Peri and Erimem to prevent the fabulous Veiled Leopard diamond from being stolen. Which is odd, seeing as the Doctor has sent Ace and Hex to steal the diamond. How will the two teams cope with this contradictory task? Will Peri's asp slip? Why does Ace have to pretend to be a French maid? How will Erimem cope with Pharaoh Rammalamadingdong? And can Hex really 'do posh'? 

Plus, for a limited time, Big Finish listeners can get up to 50% off Doctor Who – The Monthly Adventures featuring companion duos Peri & Erimem and Ace & Hex, including the following: 

The Eye of the Scorpion, The Church and the Crown, Nekromanteia, The Axis of Insanity, The Harvest, The Roof of the World, Dreamtime, Three's a Crowd, The Council of Nicaea, Live 34, Night Thoughts, The Kingmaker, The Settling, No Man's Land, Nocturne, Son of the Dragon, The Bride of Peladon, The Dark Husband, Forty-Five, The Magic Mousetrap, Enemy of the Daleks, The Angel of Scutari, Project: Destiny, A Death in the Family, Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge, Protect and Survive, Black and White, Gods and Monsters, Afterlife, Revenge of the Swarm, Mask of Tragedy, Signs and Wonders, Shadow Planet/World Apart and The Flying Dutchman/Displaced. 

 For Big Finish listeners who’d like to save more, there are also bundle deals, including 50% OFF a variety of Doctor Who – Hex Monthly Adventures and Doctor Who – Erimem Monthly Adventures.  

All the above offers end at 23:59 on 24 January 2021.