Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures

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The Eighth Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It sees the return of Paul McGann reprising his role as the Eighth Doctor from the 1996 television movie.

The Eighth Doctor Adventures
Big Finish Productions audio drama
SeriesDoctor Who
FeaturingEighth Doctor
Executive producer(s)
Release date
  • November 2003 (2003-11) (retroactively)
  • November 2007 (2007-11) (actual)

History

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In 2001, Paul McGann became involved with Big Finish Productions producing adventures as the Eighth Doctor, a role he originated in the 1996 TV movie Doctor Who, as part of their ongoing Main Range. However, in 2007, due to the popularity of several of these titles on BBC Radio 7 (now known as BBC Radio 4 Extra), the BBC partnered with Big Finish to produce a series called The Eighth Doctor Adventures for BBC Radio 7 beginning with Blood of the Daleks, co-starring Sheridan Smith as the Doctor's latest companion Lucie Miller and featuring a guest appearance from a then fairly unknown Hayley Atwell.[1] This range would go on for a further three seasons of stories, with Lucie initially departing in the 2009 Christmas special Death in Blackpool. The fourth season brought in Niky Wardley as the Doctor's new companion Tamsin Drew and reintroduced Carole Ann Ford as the Doctor's granddaughter Susan Foreman from the original television series, with Sheridan returning as Lucie later in the season. The range concluded in 2011 with the fourth season finale To the Death, which saw the deaths of both Lucie and Tamsin in a grim ending for the Doctor.

After the original end of The Eighth Doctor Adventures, November 2012 saw the return of the Eighth Doctor in a new boxset entitled Dark Eyes starring McGann alongside Ruth Bradley as new companion Molly O'Sullivan. The box set was a commercial success and won the BBC Audio Drama award for Best Online or Non-Broadcast Drama.[2] This led to the commission of three further box sets continuing the Dark Eyes saga starting in 2014, which starred McGann and Bradley and introduced a second companion in Liv Chenka, played by BAFTA TV Award nominated actress Nicola Walker. Due to Bradley's limited availability, Molly was written out at the end of the third volume, though the character returned once more in the fourth volume played by Sorcha Cusack.

Following the success of Dark Eyes, the multi-volume boxset format was used extensively, starting with the four-part saga Doom Coalition from 2015 to 2017. McGann and Walker reprised their roles as the Eighth Doctor and Liv Chenka respectively, and were joined by new companion Helen Sinclair, portrayed by Hattie Morahan. It also featured the return of Alex Kingston as River Song in a recurring capacity, marking the first time elements from the revived iteration of the parent series Doctor Who appeared. Doom Coalition was followed by two more four-part sagas starring McGann, Walker, and Morahan as the Doctor, Liv, and Helen, which were entitled Ravenous (2018–2019) and Stranded (2020–2022). The end of Stranded depicted Liv's departure from the TARDIS, though it left a narrative gap for more adventures with the trio in the future.

Alongside the box sets with Liv and Helen, in 2017 Big Finish Productions began a new strand of stories set much later in the Eighth Doctor's life at the onset of the Time War. The Eighth Doctor: The Time War, as it was called, served as a prequel to The War Doctor and drew from the depiction of the Eighth Doctor in the 2013 minisode "The Night of the Doctor", which had marked McGann's first reprisal of the role on television since 1996 and also mentioned audio companions Charley, Lucie, Tamsin, and Molly on screen for the first time.[3] The series starred McGann alongside Rakhee Thakrar as his companion Bliss, and ran for four volumes through 2020. Additionally, two one-off box sets were released which featured the return of Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller in 2019 and India Fisher as Charlotte Pollard in 2022 and were each set during their original runs.

In May 2020, Big Finish announced the Main Range would conclude in March 2021 and subsequently replaced with regular releases of each Doctor's adventures continuing in their own respective ranges.[4][5] A previously released special title from 2003 and all the boxset series with the Eighth Doctor were united under the umbrella banner of The Eighth Doctor Adventures as part of this change. Two new standalone boxsets What Lies Inside? and Connections were announced for release in 2022, which featured the returns of McGann, Walker, and Morahan as the Doctor, Liv, and Helen.

Cast and characters

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Actor Character Appearances
Eighth Doctor Adv. Dark Eyes Doom Coalition The Time War Ravenous Stranded Other Boxsets
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Paul McGann The Doctor
India Fisher Charley Pollard Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear TBA
Sheridan Smith Lucie Miller Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Carole Ann Ford Susan Foreman Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Sonny McGann[a] Alex Campbell Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Niky Wardley Tamsin Drew Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Ruth Bradley Molly O'Sullivan Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Sorcha Cusack Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Nicola Walker Liv Chenka Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear TBA
Hattie Morahan Helen Sinclair Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear TBA
Mark Bonnar The Eleven Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Alex Kingston River Song Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Rakhee Thakrar Bliss Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Emma Campbell-Jones Cass Fermazzi Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Rebecca Root Tania Bell Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Tom Price Andy Davidson Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Jaye Griffiths Lady Audacity Montague Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear TBA
Katarina Olsson The Headhunter Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Nicholas Briggs Daleks Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Cybermen Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Ice Warriors Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Judoon Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Graeme Garden The Monk Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Rufus Hound Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Alex MacQueen The Master Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Geoffrey Beevers Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Eric Roberts Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Derek Jacobi Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Michelle Gomez Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
David Sibley The Eminence Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Julia McKenzie The Twelve Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Joel James Davison Robin Bright-Thompson Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Clive Wood Mr. Bird Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Tom Baker The Curator Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Colin Baker Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
  1. ^ Credited as Jake McGann prior to 2023

Notable guests

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Episodes

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Main series

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The Eighth Doctor Adventures (2003–2011)

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Special (2003)
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Originally released as a CD extra for Doctor Who Magazine, but was retroactively added as a part of the range.[6]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
"Living Legend"Gary RussellScott GrayEighth Doctor, CharleyNovember 2003 (2003-11)
Series 1 (2007)
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The first series of the Eighth Doctor Adventures began with Blood of the Daleks, a two part story spread across two separate releases and showcasing a more violent approach.

Re-released as The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller Series 01 in October 2023.[7]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Blood of the Daleks (Part 1)"Nicholas BriggsSteve LyonsEighth Doctor, Lucie Miller, Daleks, the HeadhunterJanuary 2007 (2007-01)
2"Blood of the Daleks (Part 2)"Nicholas BriggsSteve LyonsEighth Doctor, Lucie, Daleks, the HeadhunterFebruary 2007 (2007-02)
3"Horror of Glam Rock"Barnaby EdwardsPaul MagrsEighth Doctor, Lucie, the HeadhunterMarch 2007 (2007-03)
4"Immortal Beloved"Jason Haigh-ElleryJonathan ClementsEighth Doctor, LucieApril 2007 (2007-04)
5"Phobos"Barnaby EdwardsEddie RobsonEighth Doctor, Lucie, the HeadhunterMay 2007 (2007-05)
6"No More Lies"Barnaby EdwardsPaul SuttonEighth Doctor, Lucie, the HeadhunterJune 2007 (2007-06)
7"Human Resources (Part 1)"Nicholas BriggsEddie RobsonEighth Doctor, Lucie, the HeadhunterJuly 2007 (2007-07)
8"Human Resources (Part 2)"Nicholas BriggsEddie RobsonEighth Doctor, Lucie, the Headhunter, CybermenAugust 2007 (2007-08)
Series 2 (2008)
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Re-released as The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller Series 02 in June 2024.[8]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Dead London"Barnaby EdwardsPat MillsEighth Doctor, LucieJanuary 2008 (2008-01)
2"Max Warp"Barnaby EdwardsJonathan MorrisEighth Doctor, LucieFebruary 2008 (2008-02)
3"Brave New Town"Jason Haigh-ElleryJonathan ClementsEighth Doctor, Lucie, AutonsMarch 2008 (2008-03)
4"The Skull of Sobek"Barnaby EdwardsMarc PlattEighth Doctor, LucieApril 2008 (2008-04)
5"Grand Theft Cosmos"Barnaby EdwardsEddie RobsonEighth Doctor, Lucie, the HeadhunterMay 2008 (2008-05)
6"The Zygon Who Fell to Earth"Barnaby EdwardsPaul MagrsEighth Doctor, Lucie, ZygonsJune 2008 (2008-06)
7"Sisters of the Flame (Part 1)"Nicholas BriggsNicholas BriggsEighth Doctor, Lucie, Sisterhood of KarnJuly 2008 (2008-07)
8"Vengeance of Morbius (Part 2)"Nicholas BriggsNicholas BriggsEighth Doctor, Lucie, MorbiusAugust 2008 (2008-08)
Series 3 (2009)
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1"Orbis"Nicholas BriggsAlan Barnes, Nicholas BriggsEighth Doctor, Lucie, the HeadhunterMarch 2009 (2009-03)
2"Hothouse"Barnaby EdwardsJonathan MorrisEighth Doctor, Lucie, KrynoidsApril 2009 (2009-04)
3"The Beast of Orlok"Barnaby EdwardsBarnaby EdwardsEighth Doctor, LucieMay 2009 (2009-05)
4"Wirrn Dawn"Nicholas BriggsNicholas BriggsEighth Doctor, Lucie, WirrnJune 2009 (2009-06)
5"The Scapegoat"Nicholas BriggsPat MillsEighth Doctor, LucieJuly 2009 (2009-07)
6"The Cannibalists"Jason Haigh-ElleryJonathan MorrisEighth Doctor, LucieAugust 2009 (2009-08)
7"The Eight Truths (Part 1)"Nicholas BriggsEddie RobsonEighth Doctor, Lucie, the HeadhunterSeptember 2009 (2009-09)
8"Worldwide Web (Part 2)"Nicholas BriggsEddie RobsonEighth Doctor, Lucie, the Headhunter, the Eight LegsOctober 2009 (2009-10)
Series 4 (2009–11)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Death in Blackpool"Barnaby EdwardsAlan BarnesEighth Doctor, Lucie, ZygonsDecember 2009 (2009-12)
2"Situation Vacant"Nicholas BriggsEddie RobsonEighth Doctor, Tamsin DrewJuly 2010 (2010-07)
3"Nevermore"Nicholas BriggsAlan BarnesEighth Doctor, TamsinAugust 2010 (2010-08)
4"The Book of Kells"Barnaby EdwardsBarnaby EdwardsEighth Doctor, Tamsin, the Monk, LucieSeptember 2010 (2010-09)
5"Deimos (Part 1)"Barnaby EdwardsJonathan MorrisEighth Doctor, Tamsin, Ice WarriorsOctober 2010 (2010-10)
6"The Resurrection of Mars (Part 2)"Barnaby EdwardsJonathan MorrisEighth Doctor, Tamsin, Lucie, Ice Warriors, the MonkNovember 2010 (2010-11)
7"Relative Dimensions"Barnaby EdwardsMarc PlattEighth Doctor, Lucie, Susan Foreman, Alex CampbellDecember 2010 (2010-12)
8"Prisoner of the Sun"Jason Haigh-ElleryEddie RobsonEighth DoctorJanuary 2011 (2011-01)
9"Lucie Miller (Part 1)"Nicholas BriggsNicholas BriggsEighth Doctor, Lucie, Tamsin, Susan, Alex, the Monk, DaleksFebruary 2011 (2011-02)
10"To the Death (Part 2)"Nicholas BriggsNicholas BriggsEighth Doctor, Lucie, Tamsin, Susan, Alex, the Monk, DaleksMarch 2011 (2011-03)
Special (2010)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
"An Earthly Child"Nicholas BriggsMarc PlattEighth Doctor, Susan Foreman, Alex CampbellDecember 2010 (2010-12)

Dark Eyes (2012–2015)

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Starting with Dark Eyes, Big Finish abandoned singular releases for the range and opted to move to Boxsets. During this era, It would heavily focus arcs and storylines that would play out across four boxsets. They would discontinue this format after Stranded and the end of The Monthly Adventures.

Series 1 (2012)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Great War"Nicholas BriggsNicholas BriggsEighth Doctor, Molly O'Sullivan, DaleksNovember 2012 (2012-11)
2"Fugitives"Eighth Doctor, Molly, Sally Armstrong, Daleks
3"Tangled Web"Eighth Doctor, Molly, Daleks
4"X and the Daleks"Eighth Doctor, Molly, Daleks
Part 1 : After a devastating encounter with the Daleks, the Doctor is searching for hope. At this delicate moment in his life, the Time Lords send him on an important mission. Tracking down a DNA trace, he arrives in World War I, where he finds a Voluntary Aid Detachment nursing assistant with unusually dark eyes named Molly O’Sullivan.
Part 2 : The Doctor and Molly are on the run from the Daleks. They escape into the near future, World War II and then further to 1972, where a woman is waiting for him, following the instructions the Doctor hasn't yet given.
Part 3 : Molly has enjoyed several adventures with the Doctor, but her past still haunts her. To discover the truth, they go back to an incident that occurred in 1893, when she was only two years old.
Part 4 : The Doctor suddenly finds himself on planet Srangor, an innocent world conquered by the Daleks for a top secret plan that centers around Molly O'Sullivan.
Series 2 (2014)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Traitor"Nicholas BriggsNicholas BriggsEighth Doctor, Liv Chenka, DaleksFebruary 2014 (2014-02)
2"The White Room"Alan BarnesEighth Doctor, Molly O'Sullivan, Viyrans
3"Time's Horizon"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Molly, Liv, the Eminence
4"Eyes of the Master"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Molly, Liv, the Master, Sally Armstrong, the Eminence
Part 1 : The human colony planet Nixyce VII falls under Dalek occupation. Medical technician Liv Chenka is used by the Dalek Time Controller to give medical care to the natives of Nixyce VII used as slaves by the Daleks. It was in that situation that she encountered the Eighth Doctor, which was actually the second time they met (as she had previously met the Seventh Doctor). After she was convinced of his identity, she helped him with his plans to turn the Daleks against a nearby fleet of the gaseous entity and psychic force known as the Eminence.
Part 2 : In 1918, Molly O'Sullivan, now living in Baker Street in London, must join the Doctor once again when they have an encounter with the Viyrans.
Part 3 : The Doctor and Molly travel to the edge of the universe and find the cryo-ship Orpheus, where they discover that Liv Chenka is among the ship's crew. As it turns out, Liv and several others escaped the Dalek invasion of Nixyce VII on board the ship, but she suffered severe radiation poisoning as a result, which condemned her to death. Because of this, she signed up as a med-tech on the ship and went into cryo-sleep. Shortly after the Doctor and Molly encounter Liv, the ship comes under attack by the Eminence, and it began to possess the crew. After defeating the Eminence, Molly and the Doctor were joined on their travels by Liv.
Part 4 : The Doctor, Molly and Liv arrive back on Earth in the 1970s to investigate the Ides Institute. There, Molly and Liv help the Doctor defeat the Master, who is trying to gain control over the Eminence. After both the Master and the Eminence were defeated, the Doctor made Molly and Liv stay behind in Baker Street in London while he traveled to Nixyce VII to play out the events in which Liv first met him. One night, Molly is kidnapped by the Master and his assistant, Sally Armstrong.
Series 3 (2014)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Death of Hope"Ken BentleyMatt FittonEighth Doctor, Molly O'Sullivan, Sally Armstrong, Narvin, the Master, the EminenceNovember 2014 (2014-11)
2"The Reviled"Eighth Doctor, Liv Chenka, Sally, Narvin, the Master, the Eminence
3"Masterplan"Eighth Doctor, Liv, Molly, Sally, Narvin, the Master, the Eminence
4"Rule of the Eminence"Eighth Doctor, Liv, Molly, Narvin, the Master, the Eminence
Part 1 : Heron's world, Coloney Ro351. A defeated, desolate backwater world, a human settlement chewed up and spat out by the Enimence war. Now the survivors may face an even greater threat than the Infinite Armies that surround them. Because a man has appeared from nowhere and claims to offer salvation. A man with a magic travelling box, and a dark-eyed assistant named Molly O'Sullivan. Much more hangs on the fate of Hope Gardner than anyone around her knows. Because the Doctor is watching...
Part 2 : Above the jungle world of Ramosa, the Eminence war is raging. Sensing the growing threat, the native Ramossans have risen up against the human colonists in their midst and regained control of their planet. While Sally Armstrong negotiates on behalf of her silent partner, Narvin sends in the Doctor and Liv Chenka to try to make a difference. But what is his true agenda? And can the Doctor really hope to save everyone on a world where humanity is despised?
Part 3 : When the Doctor decides to stop a war, the last thing he expects is to be trapped aboard a doomed spaceship with his oldest friend – who just happens to also be his oldest enemy. The Master is just as surprised: this isn't part of his masterplan. Meanwhile, Liv and Sally tiptoe around a brilliant and dangerous man. Professor Markus Schriver is a genius in the field of teleportation and neural manipulation. Unfortunately, he is also insane. The clock is ticking, and not everyone can make it out alive...
Part 4 : History tells us that humanity will win the war against the Eminence. That Grand Administrator Walter Vincent will welcome home the sons and daughters of fighting and starvation. The newscasters of Alliance Update will announce across the Ten Systems that planet Earth is open for business, its air purified and its people victorious. The Eminence will be no more. This is all a matter of historical fact. But the Doctor and the Master both know, history can be rewritten. Every line.
Series 4 (2015)
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1"A Life in the Day"Ken BentleyJohn DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv ChenkaMarch 2015 (2015-03)
2"The Monster of Montmartre"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, the Master, Daleks
3"Master of the Daleks"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Molly O'Sullivan, the Master, Daleks, Sontarans
4"Eye of Darkness"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, Molly, Daleks, the Eminence
Part 1 : The Doctor and Liv return to post-World War I London, looking for Molly. The Doctor goes to see Kitty Donaldson, Molly's former employer, and experiences a disturbance in time. Liv strikes up a friendship with Kitty's brother, war veteran Martin, who seems to have a secret. In the meantime, a mysterious woman is hunting them down...
Part 2 : The Doctor and Liv's ongoing investigations see them cross the channel and journey to Paris, where the doctor befriends Christian Favreau, a penniless artist, and the pair encounter the mysterious owner of a new nightclub, cross swords with criminals… and hear of a monster stalking the streets.
Part 3 : Liv is disgusted to discover that the Master is working with the Daleks. The Daleks cause a new timeline, in which Molly is living in Moscow, 1961 under the name of Mary Carter. There, a Sontaran named Rastel orders her to look after the Doctor. She pretended to not recognise him at first, but this was a deception; and Liv subsequently blew her cover. Meanwhile, the Master wanted Molly to stabilise the timeline.
Part 4 : The Dalek Time Controller takes Liv and Molly to the Eye of Orion to witness the birth of the Eminence, and to make Liv transfer his mind into the gas the Eminence were composed of, but she refused. Realizing that because of the retro-genitor particles she was still linked with the Time Controller, and that if either of them died they would both die, Molly sacrificed her own life so that the Time Controller could die, and she became part of the Eminence. She then used the Time Controller's link with the time vortex to send the Eminence to the end of the universe.

Doom Coalition (2015–2017)

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Series 1 (2015)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Eleven"Ken BentleyMatt FittonSeventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, Liv Chenka, the Eleven, PadracOctober 2015 (2015-10)
2"The Red Lady"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen Sinclair, Caleera
3"The Galileo Trap"Marc PlattEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen
4"The Satanic Mill"Edward CollierEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, the Eleven, Padrac
Series 2 (2016)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Beachhead"Ken BentleyNicholas BriggsEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, VoordMarch 2016 (2016-03)
2"Scenes from Her Life"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Caleera, the Eleven
3"The Gift"Marc PlattEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Caleera
4"The Sonomancer"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, River Song, Caleera, the Eleven
Series 3 (2016)
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Doom Coalition 3 was released in September 2016 and is directed by Ken Bentley.[9]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Absent Friends"Ken BentleyJohn DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, HelenSeptember 2016 (2016-09)
2"The Eighth Piece"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, River, the Eight, the Clocksmith
3"The Doomsday Chronometer"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, River, the Eight, the Clocksmith
4"The Crucible of Souls"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, River, the Nine, Padrac
Series 4 (2017)
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Doom Coalition 4 was released in March 2017 and is directed by Ken Bentley.[10]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Ship in a Bottle"Ken BentleyJohn DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, HelenMarch 2017 (2017-03)
2"Songs of Love"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, River, Padrac, Caleera, the Eleven
3"The Side of the Angels"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Ollistra, Caleera, the Eleven, the Monk, Weeping Angels
4"Stop the Clock"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, the Eleven, Padrac, Caleera

Ravenous (2018–2019)

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Series 1 (2018)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Their Finest Hour"Ken BentleyJohn DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv Chenka, Winston ChurchillApril 2018 (2018-04)
2"How to Make a Killing in Time Travel"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv
3"World of Damnation"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen Sinclair, the Eleven, Kandyman
4"Sweet Salvation"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, the Eleven, Kandyman
Part 1 : As they begin their search for Helen, the Doctor and Liv are drawn to World War Two to assist Churchill in investigating an apparent new weapon.
Part 2 : The search for Helen is further interrupted when the Doctor investigates the temporal distortions of a new form of time travel.
Part 3 : The Doctor and Liv trace Helen to an alien prison, but are shocked to learn that she is attempting to help the Eleven.
Part 4 : The true agenda of the Eleven and the restored Kandyman is revealed.
Series 2 (2018)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Escape from Kaldor"Ken BentleyMatt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Voc RobotsOctober 2018 (2018-10)
2"Better Watch Out"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen
3"Fairytale of Salzburg"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen
4"Seizure"Guy AdamsEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, the Eleven
Part 1 : An attempt to take Liv home to visit her family results in the TARDIS crew becoming caught up in a botched robbery attempt.
Part 2 : The Doctor's attempt to take his companions on a holiday in twentieth-century Salzburg results in them becoming caught up in a living nightmare when the mythical Krampus comes to life.
Part 3 : With the Doctor unavailable, Helen must resort to desperate measures to stop the Krampus.
Part 4 : Responding to a distress call from an old TARDIS, the Doctor, Liv and Helen find the Eleven, who is being hunted by the one being even the Time Lords fear...
Series 3 (2019)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Deeptime Frontier"Ken BentleyMatt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, HelenApril 2019 (2019-04)
2"Companion Piece"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Charley Pollard, River Song, Bliss, the Nine
3"L.E.G.E.N.D"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, the Eleven
4"The Odds Against"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, the Nine, the Eleven
Part 1 : On a distant Time Lord research facility, the Doctor, Liv and Helen attempt to learn more about their new enemy.
Part 2 : With the Doctor missing, Liv and Helen are captured by the Nine as he attempts to use River Song to assemble a 'collection' of all of the Doctor's companions, forcing Liv and Helen to work with their predecessors (and even a potential successor) to escape his prison.
Part 3 : Forced into an alliance with the Eleven, the Doctor, Liv and Helen attempt to research the Ravenous, but find themselves fighting to protect the Brothers Grimm in the process.
Part 4 : Tracing a lead to the location where the Ravenous apparently originally emerged into the universe, the TARDIS crew fall into an unexpected trap.
Series 4 (2019)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Whisper"Ken BentleyMatt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, The ElevenOctober 2019 (2019-10)
2"Planet of Dust"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, The Eleven, The Master
3"Day of the Master – Part 1"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, The Eleven, The Master
4"Day of the Master – Part 2"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, The Eleven, The Master
Part 1 : An attempt to get the Eleven examined by a professional leads to the TARDIS arriving on a particularly dangerous planet.
Part 2 : The Eleven's request that he be left on a particular planet to meditate is part of a hunt for a dangerous secret, but the Master is after the same thing.
Part 3 : As the Eleven's alliance with the Ravenous continues, the Doctor, Liv and Helen are separated across time, and their only ally in each time period is a different incarnation of the Master.
Part 4 : As the Doctor, Liv and Helen come back together, the Ravenous's plans with the Eleven come to fruition, and the only hope for existence is an ancient Time Lord legend and an alliance between the three Masters.

Stranded (2020–2022)

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Series 1 (2020)
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Featuring the first appearance of Tania Bell (Rebecca Root), the first transgender companion in any Doctor Who media.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Lost Property"Ken BentleyMatt FittonEighth Doctor, Helen, Liv, Tania Bell, Robin Bright-Thompson, The CuratorJune 2020 (2020-06)
2"Wild Animals"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Helen, Liv, Tania
3"Must-See TV"Lisa McMullinEighth Doctor, Helen, Liv, Tania, Andy Davidson, Robin, Mr. Bird
4"Divine Intervention"David K BarnesEighth Doctor, Helen, Liv, Tania, Andy, Robin
Series 2 (2021)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Dead Time"Ken BentleyMatt FittonEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy, RobinMarch 2021 (2021-03)
2"UNIT Dating"Roy GillEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy, the Brigadier
3"Baker Street Irregulars"Lisa McMullinEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy
4"The Long Way Round"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy, Robin
Series 3 (2021)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Patience"[11]Ken BentleyTim FoleyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy, JudoonDecember 2021 (2021-12)
2"Twisted Folklore"[11]Lizzie HopleyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy
3"Snow"[11]James KettleEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy
4"What Just Happened?"[11]John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy, Robin
Series 4 (2022)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Crossed Lines"[12]Ken BentleyMatt FittonEighth Doctor, Helen, Liv, Tania, Mr. Bird, Robin, The CuratorApril 2022 (2022-04)
2"Get Andy"[12]Lisa McMullinEighth Doctor, Helen, Liv, Andy, Mr. Bird
3"The Keys of Baker Street"[12]Roy GillEighth Doctor, Helen, Liv, Tania, Andy, Mr. Bird, Robin, The Curator
4"Best Year Ever"[12]John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy

Standalone boxsets (2022–)

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What Lies Inside? (2022)
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After the end of Stranded and The Monthly Adventures, Big Finished moved away from the four-part boxset approach and ongoing arcs. Instead, focusing on two main boxsets per year that are typically released from November to December.

Set after Stranded.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Paradox of the Daleks (Part 1)"[13]Ken BentleyJohn DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, DaleksNovember 2022 (2022-11)
2"Paradox of the Daleks (Part 2)"[13]John DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Daleks
3"The Dalby Spook"[13]Lauren Mooney & Stewart PringleEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen
Connections (2022)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Here Lies Drax"[14]Ken BentleyJohn DorneyEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, DraxDecember 2022 (2022-12)
2"The Love Vampires"[14]James KettleEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen
3"Albie's Angels"[14]Roy GillEighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Weeping Angels
Audacity (2023)
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Set earlier in the Eighth Doctor's life.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Devouring"Ken BentleyLisa McMullinEighth Doctor, Lady Audacity MontagueNovember 2023 (2023-11)
2"The Great Cyber War (Part 1)"Tim FoleyEighth Doctor, Audacity, Cybermen
3"The Great Cyber War (Part 2)"Tim FoleyEighth Doctor, Audacity, Cybermen
In The Bleak Midwinter (2023)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Twenty-Four Doors in December"Ken BentleyJohn DorneyEighth Doctor, Audacity, CharleyDecember 2023 (2023-12)
2"The Empty Man"Tim Foley
3"Winter of the Demon"Roy Gill
Echoes (2024)
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It was announced on the 30th of June 2023 that two boxsets where scheduled for 2024. Nicholas Briggs described them as "really imaginative, celebratory adventures that feel like Classic Doctor Who turned right up to eleven, in the very best of ways."[15]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Birdsong"Ken BentleyTim FoleyEighth Doctor, Liv, HelenMay 2024 (2024-05)[16]
2"Lost Hearts"Lauren Mooney & Stewart Pringle
3"Slow Beasts"Dan Rebellato
Deadly Strangers
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Puccini and the Doctor"Ken BentleyMatthew JacobsEighth Doctor, Audacity, CharleyDecember 2024 (2024-12)[17]
2"Women's Day Off"Lisa McMullin
3"The Gloaming"Lauren Mooney & Stewart Pringle
2025A (Title TBA)
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On 23 May 2024, Big Finish announced their slate of boxsets for 2025. Senior Producer John Ainsworth said “The Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors will feature in two box sets each, as in previous years. I shan't give too much away but expect companions old and new, some classic series monsters that haven't featured on audio for a decade, and a name that's been hiding in plain sight (and it's time to go there...).”[18] The first boxset is scheduled for November 2025.[19]

2025B (Title TBA)
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The second boxset is scheduled for December 2025.[20]

Other series

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The Eighth Doctor: The Time War (2017–)

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Set much later in the Eighth Doctor's timeline and a prequel to The War Doctor range. This explores Eighth Doctor's time attempting to avoid the Time War and his adventure with Bliss, and later Alex Campbell and Cass Fermazzi.

Series 1 (2017)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Starship of Theseus"Ken BentleyJohn DorneyEighth Doctor, Sheena, Bliss, DaleksOctober 2017 (2017-10)
2"Echoes of War"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Bliss, Daleks
3"The Conscript"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Bliss, Ollistra, Daleks
4"One Life"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Bliss, Ollistra, Daleks
Part 1 : A trip to a pleasure cruiser becomes complicated when the Time War starts to twist its history.
Part 2 : Trapped on a planet in the middle of the Time War, the Doctor's only hope to get the Theseus survivors to safety is an amnesiac Dalek.
Part 3 : The Doctor is forced to take part in training sessions for the Time Lord army.
Part 4 : A Dalek attack uncovers the secret behind the original attack on the Theseus.
Series 2 (2018)
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This was the final box set to feature Jacqueline Pearce as Ollistra before her death in September 2018.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Lords of Terror"Ken BentleyJonathan MorrisEighth Doctor, Bliss, DaleksJuly 2018 (2018-07)
2"Planet of the Ogrons"Guy AdamsEighth Doctor, Bliss, Daleks, the Twelve, Ogrons
3"In the Garden of Death"Guy AdamsEighth Doctor, Bliss, Daleks, Ollistra, the Twelve
4"Jonah"Timothy X AtackEighth Doctor, Bliss, Daleks, Ollistra, the Twelve
Part 1 : The Doctor attempts to take Bliss home, but discovers that her world's history has been corrupted by the Time Lords to turn it into a weapons facility.
Part 2 : The Twelve- now female and relying on a neural inhibitor to keep her personalities in check- recruits the Doctor and Bliss to investigate reports of an Ogron with Time Lord DNA who may be a regenerated Doctor.
Part 3 : Trapped in a Dalek prison with their memories erased, the Doctor, Bliss and the Twelve must find a way out before the Daleks get the information they're after.
Part 4 : The Doctor is forced to command a submarine patrol on a distant planet to find a mysterious creature.
Series 3 (2019)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"State of Bliss"Ken BentleyMatt FittonEighth Doctor, BlissAugust 2019 (2019-08)
2"The Famished Lands"Lisa McMullinEighth Doctor, Bliss
3"Fugitive in Time"Roland MooreEighth Doctor, Bliss
4"The War Valeyard"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Bliss, The Valeyard
Part 1 : The Doctor's attempt to investigate Bliss's past becomes more complex when they are drawn into the lives Bliss might have lived.
Part 2 : A trip to a world ravaged by the Time War reveals the terrible lengths the population have gone to in order to escape starvation.
Part 3 : The Doctor must help find the last survivor of a people erased from existence by the Time Lords due to their dangerous time-travel experiments.
Part 4 : A series of nightmares lead the Doctor to discover that the Valeyard has been restored and is now fighting in the Time War.
Series 4 (2020)
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This box set features Ken Bones reprising his role of the General, a character who appeared in the Fiftieth Anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor" in 2013 and made one final appearance in the Series 9 episode "Hell Bent" in 2015.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Palindrome – Part 1"Helen GoldwynJohn DorneyEighth Doctor, Bliss, Davros, DaleksSeptember 2020 (2020-09)
2"Palindrome – Part 2"John DorneyEighth Doctor, Bliss, Davros, Daleks
3"Dreadshade"Lisa McMullinEighth Doctor, Bliss, The General, the Twelve
4"Restoration of the Daleks"Matt FittonEighth Doctor, Bliss, Davros, Daleks
Part 1–2 : The Daleks have been all but erased from history, but the Dalek Time Strategist has made contact with an alternate version of Davros as part of a plan to restart the War...
Part 3 : With almost all Time Lords having lost their memory of their old foe, the Twelve escapes custody and attempts to make a power grab on Gallifrey itself.
Part 4 : The restored Davros comes into conflict with the Dalek Emperor as the Daleks restart the Time War.
Series 5: Cass (2023)
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Meanwhile, Elsewhere"[21]Ken BentleyTim FoleyEighth Doctor, Cass Fermazzi, Alex CampbellJanuary 2023 (2023-01)
2"Vespertine"[21]Lou MorganEighth Doctor, Cass, Alex
3"Previously, Next Time - Part 1"[21]James MoranEighth Doctor, Cass, Alex, Daleks
4"Previously, Next Time - Part 2"[21]James MoranEighth Doctor, Cass, Alex, Daleks
Series 6: Uncharted 1 - Reflections
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Nowhere, Never"Ken BentleyKaterine ArmitageEighth Doctor, Cass, Alex Campbell, Helen Sinclair, C'rizzOctober 2024 (2024-10)[22]
2"The Road Untravelled"Tim Foley
3"Cass-cade"James Moran
4"Borrow or Rob"Tim Foley

The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller (2019)

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Announced in August 2018, this series is set between the first and second series of audio adventures.[23]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Dalek Trap"Nicholas BriggsNicholas BriggsEighth Doctor, Lucie, Daleks, The FendahlJuly 2019 (2019-07)
2"The Revolution Game"Alice Cavender
3"The House on the Edge of Chaos"Eddie Robson
4"Island of the Fendahl"Alan Barnes

Charlotte Pollard – The Further Adventuress (2022)

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Mummy Speaks!"[24]Ken BentleyAlan BarnesEighth Doctor, Charley, Deeva JansenJanuary 2022 (2022-01)
2"Eclipse"[24]Lisa McMullin
3"The Slaying of the Writhing Mass"[24]Eddie Robson
4"Heart of Orion"[24]Nicholas Briggs

The Stuff of Legend

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A Special 25th Anniversary special of Big Finish Doctor Who audio dramas. Released alongside a full-cast live recording event at Cadogan Hall in London on Saturday 14 September 2024.[25][26]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
"The Stuff of Legend (Studio Version)"Barnaby EdwardsRobert ValentineEighth Doctor, Charley, The Master, DaleksSeptember 2024 (2024-09)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award ceremony Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2014 BBC Audio Drama Awards Best Online or Non-Broadcast Drama Dark Eyes Won [2]
2016 Scribe Awards Best Audio Doom Coalition 1: "The Red Lady" Won [27]
2017 BBC Audio Drama Awards Best Online Only Audio Drama Doom Coalition 3: "Absent Friends" Won [28]
2021 Audie Awards Audio Drama Stranded 1 Won [29]
2023 Scribe Awards Audio Drama Time War 5: Cass: "Previously, Next Time Parts 1 & 2" Nominated [30]
2023 Scribe Awards Audio Drama Connections: "Albie's Angels" Nominated [31]

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