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This is a list of audio productions based on the long-running British
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Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' produced by
Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the ...
.


Overview

These are the season and episode counts for all seasons and series released , ordered by the date that they were initially released.


Cast

The dramas feature both former actors who portrayed the Doctor and his companions, and new continuing characters as well as elements from other
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of the audio dramas, as with other ''Doctor Who'' spin-off media, is unclear. To date, productions have featured the Fourth (
Tom Baker Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is well known for his portrayal of the Fourth Doctor, fourth incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Wh ...
), Fifth (
Peter Davison Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett (born 13 April 1951), known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor with many credits in television dramas and sitcoms. He made his television acting debut in 1975 and became famous in 1978 as Tristan ...
), Sixth (
Colin Baker Colin Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor who played Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series '' The Brothers'' from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series '' Doctor ...
),
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(
Sylvester McCoy Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith (born 20 August 1943), known professionally as Sylvester McCoy, is a Scottish actor. Gaining prominence as a physical comedian, he became best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the lon ...
), Eighth (
Paul McGann Paul John McGann (; born 14 November 1959) is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the television serial ''The Monocled Mutineer'' (1986), then starred in the dark comedy ''Withnail and I'' (1987), which was a ...
),
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( Sir John Hurt),
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(
Christopher Eccleston Christopher Eccleston (; born 16 February 1964) is an English actor. A two-time BAFTA Award nominee, he is best known for his television and film work, which includes his role as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC sci-fi series '' ...
) and Tenth (
David Tennant David John Tennant (''né'' McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor (2005–2010 and 2013) in the BBC science-fiction TV show '' Doctor Who'', reprising the rol ...
) Doctors portrayed by their original actors. In April 2022, it was confirmed
Jo Martin Jo Martin (born 29 April) is a British actress. She played Natalie Crouch in the BBC One sitcom ''The Crouches'', which aired between 2003 and 2005. She joined the cast of ''Holby City'' in 2019 as neurosurgeon Max McGerry. Martin portrayed an ...
would reprise her role as the
Fugitive Doctor The Fugitive Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. She is portrayed by the English actress Jo Martin, the first non-white person to play the role. Within the pr ...
in a series of audio adventures. Big Finish's current licence from the
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allows it to produce audio dramas featuring the first twelve incarnations of the Doctor and associated characters introduced into the series between 1963 and 2017. Although Big Finish confirmed in April 2022 that they are producing stories featuring associated characters introduced during the era of the
Thirteenth Doctor The Thirteenth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the fictional protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme, ''Doctor Who''. She is portrayed by English actress Jodie Whittaker, the first woman to portray the character, sta ...
(
Jodie Whittaker Jodie Whittaker (born 17 June 1982) is an English actress who is best known for portraying the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' (2017–2022) and as Beth Latimer in ''Broadchurch'' (2013–2017). She came to prominence ...
), specifically The Fugitive Doctor (Jo Martin) and The Master (
Sacha Dhawan Sacha Dhawan (; born 1 May 1984) is a British actor from Greater Manchester. He is best known for playing Akthar in the play ''The History Boys'' (2004–2006) and its film adaptation (2006), Paul Jatri in the BBC One comedy drama series ''Last ...
), it is not clear whether this includes the Thirteenth Doctor herself. Nearly all of the companions from the original series have appeared, voiced by their original actors. They include
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Carole Ann Ford Carole Ann Lillian Ford ( Higgins; born 16 June 1940) is a British actress best known for her roles as Susan Foreman in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', and as Bettina in the 1962 film adaptation of ''The Day of the Tr ...
),
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( William Russell),
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(
Maureen O'Brien Maureen O'Brien (born 29 June 1943) is an English actress and author best known for playing the role of Vicki in the BBC science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', although she has appeared in many other television programmes. Early ...
), Steven Taylor (
Peter Purves Peter John Purves (; born 10 February 1939) is an English television presenter and actor. He played Steven Taylor in ''Doctor Who'' under the First Doctor, a role he continued to play in audio dramas for Big Finish Productions. He later became a ...
),
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Anneke Wills Anneke Wills (; born Anna Katarina Willys, 20 October 1941) is an English actress, best known for her role as the Doctor Who companion Polly in the long-running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Biography Wills's father, Al ...
),
Jamie McCrimmon James Robert McCrimmon, usually simply called Jamie, is a fictional character played by Frazer Hines in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. A piper of the Clan MacLeod who lived in 18th-century Scotland, ...
(
Frazer Hines Frazer Simpson Frederick Hines (born 22 September 1944) is an English actor. He began his career as a child actor and appeared in ''A King in New York'' (1957) with Charlie Chaplin. He later played Jamie McCrimmon in '' Doctor Who'', appearing ...
),
Victoria Waterfield Victoria Waterfield is a fictional character played by Deborah Watling in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. A native of Victorian England, she was a companion of the Second Doctor and a regular in the pr ...
(
Deborah Watling Deborah Patricia Watling (2 January 1948 – 21 July 2017) was an English actress who played the role of Victoria Waterfield, a companion of the Second Doctor in the BBC television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1967 to 1968. She began her career as ...
),
Zoe Heriot Zoe Heriot (sometimes spelled Zoe Herriot) is a fictional character played by Wendy Padbury in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. A young astrophysicist who lived on a space wheel in the 21st century, s ...
(
Wendy Padbury Wendy Padbury (born 7 December 1947) is a British actress and former talent agent. She has appeared in television series since 1966, including as Zoe Heriot, a companion to Patrick Troughton's Doctor in ''Doctor Who'', from 1968 to 1969. Earl ...
),
Jo Grant Josephine "Jo" Grant, later Jo Jones, is a fictional character played by Katy Manning in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Jo was introduced by Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks in the first episode of ''Do ...
(
Katy Manning Catherine Ann "Katy" Manning (born 14 October 1946) is an English-Australian actress, television presenter, voice artist and former model. Although she has made many appearances on both screen and stage, Manning is best known for her part as th ...
),
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, generally referred to simply as the Brigadier, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', created by writers Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln and p ...
(
Nicholas Courtney William Nicholas Stone Courtney (16 December 1929 – 22 February 2011) was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Ear ...
),
Sergeant Benton Sergeant John Benton is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', played by John Levene. He was the senior NCO of the British contingent of UNIT, an international organisation that defends Earth fr ...
(
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),
Mike Yates Captain Mike Yates is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', played by Richard Franklin. He was adjutant of the British contingent of UNIT, an international organization that defends Earth from al ...
( Richard Franklin), Leela (
Louise Jameson Louise Jameson (born 20 April 1951) is an English actress with a wide variety of television and theatre credits. Her roles on television have included playing Leela in ''Doctor Who'' (1977–1978), Anne Reynolds in ''The Omega Factor'' (1979), ...
), K9 (
John Leeson John Francis Christopher Ducker (born 16 March 1943), known professionally as John Leeson, is an English actor, voice artist and freelance wine educator. He is known for portraying Bungle in ''Rainbow'' and voicing K9 in ''Doctor Who'' and s ...
),
Romana I Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar (), is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. A Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, she is a companion to the Fourth Doctor. As a Time Lord ...
(
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),
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(
Lalla Ward Sarah Jill "Lalla" Ward (born 28 June 1951) is an English actress, voice artist and author. She is best known for playing the role of Romana II in the BBC television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1979 to 1981. Career Early career Ward's stage na ...
),
Adric Adric is a fictional character played by Matthew Waterhouse in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was a young native of the planet Alzarius, which exists in the parallel universe of E-Space. A compan ...
(
Matthew Waterhouse Matthew Waterhouse (born 19 December 1961) is an English actor and writer. From 1980 to 1982 he played the role of Adric in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Early life Waterhouse was born in Hertford, but brought up in ...
), Nyssa (
Sarah Sutton Sarah Sutton (born 12 December 1961) is a British actress. She played the role of Nyssa in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Early life Sutton was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Sutton studied ballet as ...
),
Tegan Jovanka Tegan Jovanka is a fictional character played by Janet Fielding in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. An Australian airline stewardess and a native of Brisbane who was a companion of the Fourth and Fifth ...
(
Janet Fielding Janet Fielding (born Janet Claire Mahoney; 9 September 1953) is an Australian actress who starred in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' as companion Tegan Jovanka. Early life and career Fielding was born in Brisbane. Afte ...
),
Vislor Turlough Vislor Turlough is a fictional character played by Mark Strickson in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was a companion of the Fifth Doctor, being a regular in the programme from 1983 to 1984. Turlough ...
(
Mark Strickson Mark Strickson (born 6 April 1959) is a British TV producer and actor best known for his acting role as the character of Vislor Turlough, a companion of the Fifth Doctor, on the television series ''Doctor Who.'' Early life Strickson was born i ...
),
Peri Brown Perpugilliam “Peri” Brown, is a fictional character played by Nicola Bryant in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. An American botany major from Pasadena, California, Peri is a companion of the Fifth ...
(
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),
Melanie Bush Mel, also sometimes referred to as Melanie, is a fictional character played by Bonnie Langford in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. A computer programmer from the 20th century who is a companion of the ...
(
Bonnie Langford Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford (born 22 July 1964) is an English actress, dancer and singer. She came to prominence as a child star in the 1970s, when she had a notable role in the TV series ''Just William''. In the 1980s, she played c ...
) and
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(
Sophie Aldred Sophie Aldred (born 20 August 1962) is an English actress and television presenter. She has worked extensively in children's television as a presenter and voice artist. She played the Seventh Doctor's companion, Ace, in the television series ''Do ...
). Adventures featuring revival series companions
Rose Tyler Rose Tyler is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. She was created by series producer Russell T Davies and portrayed by Billie Piper. With the revival of ''Doctor Who'' in 2005, Rose was introd ...
(
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) and
Donna Noble Donna Noble (later Donna Temple-Noble) is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Portrayed by British actress and comedian Catherine Tate, she is a former companion of the Tenth Docto ...
(
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) have also been released. Several actors who played the Doctor and companions of previous Doctors have appeared in other roles, including Russell, O'Brien, Marsh, Wills, Watling, Padbury,
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, Manning,
Elisabeth Sladen Elisabeth Clara Heath-Sladen (1 February 1946 – 19 April 2011) was an English actress. She became best known as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series ''Doctor Who'', appearing as a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside ...
, Leeson,
Daphne Ashbrook Daphne Lee Ashbrook (born January 30, 1963) is an American actress best known for playing Grace Holloway in '' Doctor Who: The Movie'', Melora Pazlar in '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', Jackie Kowalski in '' Hollywood Heights'', and Dawn Atwo ...
, Tennant and
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. Sladen also reprised
Sarah Jane Smith Sarah Jane Smith is a fictional character played by Elisabeth Sladen in the long-running BBC Television science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' and two of its spin-offs. Sarah Jane is a dogged investigative journalist who first encounters alien t ...
in a spin-off series simply entitled ''
Sarah Jane Smith Sarah Jane Smith is a fictional character played by Elisabeth Sladen in the long-running BBC Television science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' and two of its spin-offs. Sarah Jane is a dogged investigative journalist who first encounters alien t ...
''. Sladen never appeared as Sarah alongside any incarnation of the Doctor for Big Finish; a series with Tom Baker was planned, but was never recorded due to Sladen's untimely death in April 2011. Initially Matthew Waterhouse declined to reprise the role of Adric so the character was recast and played by
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as an older version of the character. Waterhouse later returned to the role on an ongoing basis. Big Finish also started '' The Companion Chronicles'' series of plays, featuring a companion or friend of the Doctor and a supporting cast member. Ford, Russell, O'Brien, Purves, Marsh, Wills, Hines, Watling, Padbury, Manning, Jameson, Tamm, Ward, Sutton, Strickson and Aldred have all reprised their roles in this series along with John (
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). As well as this, Big Finish started the '' Doctor Who: The Early Adventures'' series of full-cast plays, featuring the
First Doctor The First Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was portrayed by actor William Hartnell. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time L ...
(recast to William Russell and Peter Purves, following William Hartnell's death in 1975) and the Second Doctor (recast to Frazer Hines, following Patrick Troughton's death in 1987), and companions Barbara Wright (recast to Maureen O'Brien and Jemma Powell, following Jacqueline Hill's death in 1993) and Ben Jackson (recast to Elliot Chapman, following Michael Craze's death in 1998), and Russell, Ford, O'Brien, Purves, Marsh, Wills, Hines, Watling and Padbury reprising their roles from the original series. They also started '' The Third Doctor Adventures'' series of full-cast plays, featuring Tim Treloar recast as the Third Doctor (following
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's death in 1996), Manning as Jo, and Franklin as Yates. Big Finish released ''The Ninth Doctor Chronicles'', a series of plays narrated by Nicholas Briggs and featuring Camille Coduri returning as Jackie Tyler and
Bruno Langley Bruno Langley (born 21 March 1983) is an English former actor. He is known for his roles as Darren Michaels and Todd Grimshaw in ''Coronation Street'' (2001–2004, 2007, 2011, 2013–2017) and Adam Mitchell in ''Doctor Who'' (2005). In Octob ...
returning as the Ninth Doctor's companion Adam Mitchell. New companions created for the audio series include
Evelyn Smythe Dr Evelyn Smythe is a fictional character played by Maggie Stables in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. A professor of history from th ...
( Maggie Stables),
Charley Pollard Charlotte Elspeth Pollard, or simply Charley, is a fictional character played by India Fisher in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions, many of which were broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio 7, based on the long-runni ...
( India Fisher), Erimem (
Caroline Morris Caroline Morris (born 1974) is a British actress who played the part of the companion Erimem in a range of audio dramas by Big Finish Productions based on the BBC television series ''Doctor Who''. As well as playing Erimem, Morris also appe ...
),
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( Philip Olivier), C'rizz (Conrad Westmaas), Lucie Miller ( Sheridan Smith), Thomas Brewster ( John Pickard), Abby (
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), Tamsin Drew (
Niky Wardley Nichola Petra "Niky" Wardley (born 11 August 1973) is an English stage and screen actress. Her most notable role is schoolgirl Lauren Cooper's sidekick in the BBC's Emmy and BAFTA-nominated sketch series ''The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–2007 ...
), Elizabeth Klein ( Tracey Childs), Flip Jackson ( Lisa Greenwood), Molly O'Sullivan ( Ruth Bradley), Liv Chenka ( Nicola Walker), Helen Sinclair ( Hattie Morahan) and Constance Clarke ( Miranda Raison).
Lisa Bowerman Lisa Bowerman (born 1 February 1962) is a British actress. She is best known for portraying Sandra Mute, the paramedic, in the BBC One medical drama ''Casualty'', in the first two series (1986–1987). She also starred as Professor Bernice Summe ...
has appeared as Bernice Summerfield, a companion from the Virgin New Adventures, in several ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas as well as in
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Izzy Sinclair Isabelle "Izzy" Sinclair is a fictional character who appeared in the '' Doctor Who Magazine'' comic strip based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. She was a companion of the Eighth Doctor. Izzy was ...
, companions from the ''
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'' comic strip,
Travis Oliver Travis Oliver (born 18 March) is a British actor. He is possibly best known for his role as Oliver Ryan in the ITV series '' Footballers' Wives: Extra Time'' between 2005 and 2006. He's also made appearances in BBC's ''Doctor Who'' (2007) and t ...
and Yasmin Bannerman have portrayed companions Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej from the Virgin New Adventures, and Matt Di Angelo has played Fitz Kreiner, a companion from the BBC '' Eighth Doctor Adventures''. Charley, C'rizz, Lucie, Tamsin and Molly were all referenced by name in the mini-episode " The Night of the Doctor".


Broadcast

In 2005, six of the audio dramas featuring
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as the
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were broadcast on the
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station BBC 7: '' Storm Warning'', ''
Sword of Orion ''Sword of Orion'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. This audio drama was broadcast on BBC 7 in four weekly parts starting from 3 September 2005, and w ...
'', '' The Stones of Venice'', '' Invaders from Mars'', '' Shada'' (originally created for
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on the BBC's online service), and ''
The Chimes of Midnight ''The Chimes of Midnight'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. This audio play was broadcast on digital radio station BBC 7 in four weekly parts, starting ...
''. These plays were rebroadcast on BBC7 beginning in July 2006. ''The Chimes of Midnight'' was repeated again as part of "''The New Eighth Doctor Adventures''" Series 1 & 2 in 2009. In January 2007, a new series of Eighth Doctor audio adventures was broadcast on BBC7. These starred McGann alongside Sheridan Smith as the aforementioned new companion Lucie Miller. There were eight 50-minute episodes in total; the first and last stories were two-parters, and the rest were single episodes. These adventures have since been released on CD. In 2008, BBC7 broadcast the second series of ''The New Eighth Doctor Adventures'' (which Big Finish had already released on CD) bar the final two-part story. All fourteen episodes were then repeated in 2009, and the final two-part story later that year. Big Finish has gone on to produce two further series of these ''Adventures'', and four selected stories from the third series were aired in 2010, with BBC Radio 4 Extra (as Radio 7 became) skipping ahead to the fourth series in early 2013. In May/June 2011, BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast the Fifth Doctor stories ''Cobwebs'', ''The Whispering Forest,'' and ''Cradle of the Snake''. In May/June 2012, these were followed by the Seventh Doctor stories ''A Thousand Tiny Wings'', ''Survival of the Fittest'', ''Klein's Story'' and ''The Architects of History''. For the fiftieth anniversary of the show, BBC Radio 4 Extra repeated several stories and broadcast two new stories; '' Protect and Survive'' starring Sylvester McCoy and ''1963: Fanfare for the Common Men'' starring Peter Davison. In May 2015, BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast the first series of Fourth Doctor Adventures starring Tom Baker and Louise Jameson. In 2016, the station broadcast a run of Sixth Doctor adventures: '' The Crimes of Thomas Brewster'' (28 May – 4 June), ''
Industrial Evolution ''Industrial Evolution'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot In Lancashire, at the height of the Industrial Revolution, while some people are fightin ...
'' (11–18 June) and ''
The Curse of Davros ''The Curse of Davros'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra from 25 June to 2 July 2016. Plot Davros has ...
'' (25 June – 2 July).


''Doctor Adventure'' ranges


''The First Doctor Adventures'' (2017–present)


Volume 1 (2017)


Volume 2 (2018)


Volume 3 (2019)


Volume 4 (2020)


Volume 5 (2021)


''The Outlaws'' (2022)


''The Demon Song''


''The Second Doctor Adventures'' (2022–present)


Series 1: ''Beyond War Games'' (2022)


''The Third Doctor Adventures'' (2015–present)


Volume 1 (2015)


Volume 2 (2016)


Volume 3 (2017)


Volume 4 (2018)


Volume 5 (2019)


Volume 6 (2020)


Volume 7 (2021)


Volume 8 (2021)


''The Annihilators'' (2022)


''Kaleidoscope'' (2022)


''The Return of Jo Jones''


''The Fourth Doctor Adventures'' (2012–present)

In 2012, Big Finish began a range of ongoing dramas featuring the Fourth Doctor, as portrayed by Tom Baker. Baker had previously declined to feature in Big Finish releases, but after recording ''The Fourth Doctor Box Set'' had been encouraged to participate.


Season 1 (2012)


Special (2012)


Season 2 (2013)


Season 3 (2014)


Season 4 (2015)


Season 5 (2016)


Season 6 (2017)


Season 7 (2018)


Season 8 (2019)


Season 9 (2020)


Special (2020)


Season 10 (2021)


''Dalek Universe'' Prologue (2021)


Season 11 (2022)


Season 12


Season 13


''The Fifth Doctor Adventures'' (2003–present)


Specials


Volume 1 (2014)


''Wicked Sisters'' (2020)


''The Lost Resort and Other Stories'' (2021)


''Forty'' (2022)


''Conflicts of Interest''


''The Sixth Doctor Adventures'' (2002–present)


Specials


''The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure'' (2015)


''The Sixth Doctor and Peri'' (2020)


''The Eleven'' (2021)


''Water Worlds'' (2022)


''Purity Undreamed'' (2022)


''The Seventh Doctor Adventures'' (2001–present)


Specials


''The Seventh Doctor: The New Adventures'' (2018)


''Silver & Ice'' (2022)


''Sullivan and Cross – AWOL'' (2022)


''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' (2007–present)


Special (2003)


''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' Series 1 (2007)

In 2006 Big Finish began a standalone range of audio plays featuring the Eighth Doctor. These stories were set after his travels with Charley Pollard and C'rizz in the main range, which were subsequently ended.


''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' Series 2 (2008)


''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' Series 3 (2009)


''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' Series 4 (2009–2011)


Special (2010)


''Dark Eyes'' Series 1 (2012)

Following on directly from the Eighth Doctor Adventures, ''Dark Eyes'' consists of four box sets, each made up of four hour-long episodes, the first released in November 2012 and the last in March 2015.


''Dark Eyes'' Series 2 (2014)


''Dark Eyes'' Series 3 (2014)


''Dark Eyes'' Series 4 (2015)


''Doom Coalition'' Series 1 (2015)


''Doom Coalition'' Series 2 (2016)


''Doom Coalition'' Series 3 (2016)


''Doom Coalition'' Series 4 (2017)


''The Eighth Doctor: The Time War'' Series 1 (2017)

A special run of prequels to ''Doctor Who: The War Doctor''.


''The Eighth Doctor: The Time War'' Series 2 (2018)


''The Eighth Doctor: The Time War'' Series 3 (2019)


''The Eighth Doctor: The Time War'' Series 4 (2020)


''The Eighth Doctor: The Time War'' Series 5 – ''Cass''


''The Eighth Doctor: The Time War'' Series 6


''Ravenous'' Series 1 (2018)


''Ravenous'' Series 2 (2018)


''Ravenous'' Series 3 (2019)


''Ravenous'' Series 4 (2019)


''Stranded'' Series 1 (2020)

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


''Stranded'' Series 2 (2021)


''Stranded'' Series 3 (2021)


''Stranded'' Series 4 (2022)


''The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller'' (2019)

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


''Charlotte Pollard – The Further Adventuress'' (2022)


''What Lies Inside?'' (2022)


''Connections''


''The Ninth Doctor Adventures'' (2021–present)


Series 1 (2021–22)


Series 2 (2022)


''The Tenth Doctor Adventures'' (2016–present)


Volume 1 (2016)


Volume 2 (2017)


Volume 3 (2019)


Special: ''Out of Time'' (2020–present)


Special: ''The Tenth Doctor and River Song'' (2020)


Special: ''Dalek Universe'' (2021)


Special: ''Tenth Doctor, Classic Companions'' (2022)


Other ranges


''The Monthly Adventures'' (1999–2021)

''Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures'' (previously known as the "Main Range") is a series of full-cast audiobook adventures based on the British
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programme ''
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'', produced by Nicholas Briggs and
Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the ...
and starring one of the original actors to play The Doctor on television in the classic era of the programme. By 2018 the range featured the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors, with a pattern of thirteen releases per year, one every month with two in September or December. In May 2020, Big Finish announced that the Monthly Range would conclude with its 275th issue in March 2021, to be replaced with regular releases of each Doctor in their own boxsets throughout the year from January 2022. Big Finish Productions began producing audio dramas featuring the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Doctors, starting with The Sirens of Time in July 1999. This continued through to 2000, and from 2001 to 2007, the main range also included releases featuring the
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with his companions
Charley Pollard Charlotte Elspeth Pollard, or simply Charley, is a fictional character played by India Fisher in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions, many of which were broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio 7, based on the long-runni ...
and C'rizz, but these were ended due to the simultaneously-running '' Eighth Doctor Adventures'', which ran from 2006 to 2011 and featured companion Lucie Miller. From 2008 to late 2011, only one Eighth Doctor release was produced for the main range: '' The Company of Friends'', featuring companions from other media to the audio plays, and the historical figure Mary Shelley. The Eighth Doctor returned to the main range in a trilogy of adventures with Mary Shelley in October 2011.


''Special Releases'' (2001–present)

This table includes all special releases, including those that would otherwise be considered a spin off release.


''Unbound'' (2003–present)


Original series (2003–08)


''Doctor of War'' (2022)


''The Companion Chronicles'' (2007–present)

The character in brackets in the "Featuring" column is who the story is told by.


Series 1 (2007)


Series 2 (2007–2008)


Series 3 (2008–2009)


Series 4 (2009–2010)


Series 5 (2010–2011)


Specials (2011)


Series 6 (2011–2012)


Special (2012)


Series 7 (2012–2013)


Series 8 (2013–2014)


Series 9: ''The First Doctor Volume 1'' (2015)


Series 10: ''The Second Doctor Volume 1'' (2016)


Series 11: ''The First Doctor Volume 2'' (2017)


Series 12: ''The Second Doctor Volume 2'' (2018)


Series 13: ''The First Doctor Volume 3'' (2019)


Series 14: ''The Second Doctor Volume 3'' (2022)


''The Stageplays'' (2008)


''Short Trips'' (2009–present)

The person in brackets in the "Featuring" column is who the story is read by.


Single Short Trips (2009–21)


''Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trips'' (2016–present)


Volume 1 (2010)


Volume 2 (2011)


Volume 3 (2011)


Volume 4 (2011)


Series 5 (2015)


Series 6 (2016)


Series 7 (2017)


Series 8 (2018)


Series 9 (2019)


Series 10 (2020)


Volume 11 (2022)


Volume 12


''The Lost Stories'' (2009–present)


Series 1 (2009–2010)


Series 2 (2010–2011)


''Fourth Doctor Lost Stories'' (2012)


Series 3 (2011–2012)


Series 4 (2013)


Series 5 (2019)


Series 6 (2021)


Special (2022)


Series 7


''Novel Adaptations'' (2012–2016)


''Destiny of the Doctor'' (2013)

Produced for AudioGo to celebrate Doctor Who's 50th anniversary, it was the first series produced by Big Finish to feature Doctors from the revived series (2005–present).


''Philip Hinchcliffe Presents'' (2014–present)


''The Early Adventures'' (2014–present)


Series 1 (2014)


Series 2 (2015–2016)


Series 3 (2016)


Series 4 (2017)


Series 5 (2018)


Series 6 (2019)


Series 7 (2021)


''The War Doctor'' (2015–present)


''The War Doctor'' Series 1: ''Only the Monstrous'' (2015)


''The War Doctor'' Series 2: ''Infernal Devices'' (2016)


''The War Doctor'' Series 3: ''Agents of Chaos'' (2016)


''The War Doctor'' Series 4: ''Casualties of War'' (2017)


''The War Doctor Begins'' Series 1: ''Forged in Fire'' (2021)


''The War Doctor Begins'' Series 2: ''Warbringer'' (2021)


''The War Doctor Begins'' Series 3: ''Battlegrounds'' (2022)


''The War Doctor Begins'' Series 4: ''He Who Fights Monsters'' (2022)


''The War Doctor Begins'' Series 5: ''Comrade-in-Arms''


''The War Doctor Begins'' Series 6: ''Enemy Mine''


''Classic Doctors, New Monsters'' (2016–present)


Volume 1 (2016)


Volume 2 (2017)


Volume 3: ''The Stuff of Nightmares'' (2022)


Volume 4: ''Broken Memories''


''The Doctor Chronicles'' (2017–present)


''The Ninth Doctor Chronicles'': Volume 1 (2017)

Four new stories from the Ninth Doctor's era, performed by Nicholas Briggs. Featuring Bruno Langley as Adam Mitchell and Camille Coduri as Jackie Tyler.


''The Tenth Doctor Chronicles'': Volume 1 (2018)

Four narrated stories set in the Tenth Doctor era, performed by Jacob Dudman. Featuring Jacqueline King as Syliva Noble, Michelle Ryan as Lady Christina de Souza and
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.


''The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles'': Volume 1 (2018)

Four narrated stories set in the Eleventh Doctor era, performed by Jacob Dudman. Featuring Danny Horn as Kazran Sardick and
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as Dorium Maldovar


''The Twelfth Doctor Chronicles'': Volume 1 (2020)

Four narrated stories set in the Twelfth Doctor era, performed by Jacob Dudman. Featuring Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink and Ingrid Oliver as Osgood


''The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles'': Volume 2 (2021)

In a change to previous titles in the range, it was announced this set would be the first to consist of four stories as full cast audio dramas as opposed to narrated. Jacob Dudman will perform as The Eleventh Doctor.


''The Twelfth Doctor Chronicles'': Volume 2: ''Timejacked!'' (2021)

As with volume two of ''The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles'', this release sees Dudman playing the Twelfth Doctor in full cast productions with no narrator.


''The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles'': Volume 3: ''Geronimo!'' (2022)


''The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles'': Volume 4: ''All of Time and Space''


''The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles'': Volume 5


''The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles'': Volume 6

Volume 6 of ''The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles'' will mark the final boxset where Jacob Dudman portrays the Doctor for the range.


''The Audio Novels'' (2021–present)


''The Fugitive Doctor Adventures''

On 23 April 2022, Big Finish announced two box sets starring
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as the
Fugitive Doctor The Fugitive Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. She is portrayed by the English actress Jo Martin, the first non-white person to play the role. Within the pr ...
. Alongside ''Call Me Master'', it is the first Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' production to be based upon the Chris Chibnall era.


Series 1


Series 2


See also

*
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* ''Doctor Who'' spin-offs


Notes


References


External links


Big Finish Productions
— Big Finish's official page for their ''Doctor Who'' range
Doctor Who page on BBC 7 Drama site

The TARDIS Library
— An expanded listing of Big Finish's ''Doctor Who'' audios, with cover images & user ratings/reviews. {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish Big Finish Productions Audio plays by Big Finish Doctor Who spin-offs Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish