Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures
| The Eighth Doctor Adventures | |
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| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Featuring | Eighth Doctor |
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| Release date | November 2003 |
The Eighth Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series Doctor Who. It sees the return of Paul McGann reprising his role as the Eighth Doctor.
History[]
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 being immensely popular on BBC Radio 7 (now known as BBC Radio 4 Extra), the BBC partnered with Big Finish to produce The Eighth Doctor Adventures beginning with Blood of the Daleks, co-starring, a then fairly unknown, Hayley Atwell and featuring Sheridan Smith as The Doctor's latest companion, Lucie Miller.[1]
This range dubbed, The Eighth Doctor Adventures would go on for a further 3 seasons of stories from 2007-2011, although McGann and Smith would reunite in 2019 for a special boxset known as The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller.
After the original end of The Eighth Doctor Adventures, November 2012 would see the return of The Eighth Doctor in a new series of adventures with new companions dubbed, Dark Eyes. Dark Eyes would subsequently receive a BBC Audio Drama award for Best Online or Non-Broadcast Drama.[2]
Following the success of Dark Eyes, more multi-volume boxsets would follow in the shape of Doom Coalition, Ravenous, The Eighth Doctor: The Time War (a prequel series to another Big Finish title, The War Doctor) and Stranded further continuing the adventures of The Eighth Doctor.
Cast and characters[]
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| Eighth Doctor Adventures | Dark Eyes | Doom Coalition | Ravenous | Stranded | The Time War | Sp | TBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paul McGann | The Doctor | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| India Fisher | Charley Pollard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sheridan Smith | Lucie Miller | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carole Ann Ford | Susan Foreman | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jake McGann | Alex Campbell | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niky Wardley | Tamsin Drew | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ruth Bradley | Molly O'Sullivan | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sorcha Cusack | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicola Walker | Liv Chenka | ✓ | TBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hattie Morahan | Helen Sinclair | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Bonnar | The Eleven | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Kingston | River Song | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebecca Root | Tania Bell | ✓ | TBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Price | Andy Davidson | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rakhee Thakrar | Bliss | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Katarina Olsson | The Headhunter | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex MacQueen | The Master | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Sibley | The Eminence | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Baker | The Curator | ��� | TBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Julia McKenzie | The Twelve | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Briggs | Daleks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cybermen | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ice Warriors | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Judoon | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable Guests[]
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Episodes[]
The Eighth Doctor Adventures[]
Special (2003)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| – | "Living Legend" | Gary Russell | Scott Gray | Eighth Doctor, Charley | November 2003 |
Series 1 (2007)[]
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.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "Blood of the Daleks (Part 1)" | Nicholas Briggs | Steve Lyons | Eighth Doctor, Lucie Miller, Daleks, the Headhunter | January 2007 |
| 2 | "Blood of the Daleks (Part 2)" | Nicholas Briggs | Steve Lyons | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, Daleks, the Headhunter | February 2007 |
| 3 | "Horror of Glam Rock" | Barnaby Edwards | Paul Magrs | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, the Headhunter | March 2007 |
| 4 | "Immortal Beloved" | Jason Haigh-Ellery | Jonathan Clements | Eighth Doctor, Lucie | April 2007 |
| 5 | "Phobos" | Barnaby Edwards | Eddie Robson | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, the Headhunter | May 2007 |
| 6 | "No More Lies" | Barnaby Edwards | Paul Sutton | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, the Headhunter | June 2007 |
| 7 | "Human Resources (Part 1)" | Nicholas Briggs | Eddie Robson | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, the Headhunter | July 2007 |
| 8 | "Human Resources (Part 2)" | Nicholas Briggs | Eddie Robson | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, the Headhunter, Cybermen | August 2007 |
Series 2 (2008)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "Dead London" | Barnaby Edwards | Pat Mills | Eighth Doctor, Lucie | January 2008 |
| 2 | "Max Warp" | Barnaby Edwards | Jonathan Morris | Eighth Doctor, Lucie | February 2008 |
| 3 | "Brave New Town" | Jason Haigh-Ellery | Jonathan Clements | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, Autons | March 2008 |
| 4 | "The Skull of Sobek" | Barnaby Edwards | Marc Platt | Eighth Doctor, Lucie | April 2008 |
| 5 | "Grand Theft Cosmos" | Barnaby Edwards | Eddie Robson | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, the Headhunter | May 2008 |
| 6 | "The Zygon Who Fell to Earth" | Barnaby Edwards | Paul Magrs | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, Zygons | June 2008 |
| 7 | "Sisters of the Flame (Part 1)" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, Sisterhood of Karn | July 2008 |
| 8 | "Vengeance of Morbius (Part 2)" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, Morbius | August 2008 |
Series 3 (2009)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "Orbis" | Nicholas Briggs | Alan Barnes, Nicholas Briggs | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, the Headhunter | March 2009 |
| 2 | "Hothouse" | Barnaby Edwards | Jonathan Morris | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, Krynoids | April 2009 |
| 3 | "The Beast of Orlok" | Barnaby Edwards | Barnaby Edwards | Eighth Doctor, Lucie | May 2009 |
| 4 | "Wirrn Dawn" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, Wirrn | June 2009 |
| 5 | "The Scapegoat" | Nicholas Briggs | Pat Mills | Eighth Doctor, Lucie | July 2009 |
| 6 | "The Cannibalists" | Jason Haigh-Ellery | Jonathan Morris | Eighth Doctor, Lucie | August 2009 |
| 7 | "The Eight Truths (Part 1)" | Nicholas Briggs | Eddie Robson | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, the Headhunter | September 2009 |
| 8 | "Worldwide Web (Part 2)" | Nicholas Briggs | Eddie Robson | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, the Headhunter, the Eight Legs | October 2009 |
Series 4 (2009–11)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "Death in Blackpool" | Barnaby Edwards | Alan Barnes | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, Zygons | December 2009 |
| 2 | "Situation Vacant" | Nicholas Briggs | Eddie Robson | Eighth Doctor, Tamsin Drew | July 2010 |
| 3 | "Nevermore" | Nicholas Briggs | Alan Barnes | Eighth Doctor, Tamsin | August 2010 |
| 4 | "The Book of Kells" | Barnaby Edwards | Barnaby Edwards | Eighth Doctor, Tamsin, the Monk, Lucie | September 2010 |
| 5 | "Deimos (Part 1)" | Barnaby Edwards | Jonathan Morris | Eighth Doctor, Tamsin, Ice Warriors | October 2010 |
| 6 | "The Resurrection of Mars (Part 2)" | Barnaby Edwards | Jonathan Morris | Eighth Doctor, Tamsin, Lucie, Ice Warriors, the Monk | November 2010 |
| 7 | "Relative Dimensions" | Barnaby Edwards | Marc Platt | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, Susan Foreman, Alex Campbell | December 2010 |
| 8 | "Prisoner of the Sun" | Jason Haigh-Ellery | Eddie Robson | Eighth Doctor | January 2011 |
| 9 | "Lucie Miller (Part 1)" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, Tamsin, Susan, Alex, the Monk, Daleks | February 2011 |
| 10 | "To the Death (Part 2)" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, Tamsin, Susan, Alex, the Monk, Daleks | March 2011 |
Special (2010)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| – | "An Earthly Child" | Nicholas Briggs | Marc Platt | Eighth Doctor, Susan Foreman | December 2010 |
The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller (2019)[]
Announced in August 2018, this series is set between the first and second series of audio adventures.[3]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "The Dalek Trap" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, Daleks | July 2019 |
| 2 | "The Revolution Game" | Nicholas Briggs | Alice Cavender | Eighth Doctor, Lucie | July 2019 |
| 3 | "The House on the Edge of Chaos" | Nicholas Briggs | Eddie Robson | Eighth Doctor, Lucie | July 2019 |
| 4 | "Island of the Fendahl" | Nicholas Briggs | Alan Barnes | Eighth Doctor, Lucie, The Fendahl | July 2019 |
Charlotte Pollard – The Further Adventuress (2022)[]
On 12 October 2021, Big Finish Productions announced a box set which will reunite Charlotte Pollard (India Fisher) with the Eighth Doctor whom she travelled with between 2001 and 2007. This is the first release to specifically focus on this TARDIS team with the two actors since their original run. Michelle Livingstone will also reprise her role as Deeva Jansen from the audio Sword of Orion.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "The Mummy Speaks!"[4] | Ken Bentley | Alan Barnes | Eighth Doctor, Charley | January 2022 |
| 2 | "Eclipse"[4] | Ken Bentley | Lisa McMullin | Eighth Doctor, Charley | January 2022 |
| 3 | "The Slaying of the Writhing Mass"[4] | Ken Bentley | Eddie Robson | Eighth Doctor, Charley | January 2022 |
| 4 | "Heart of Orion"[4] | Ken Bentley | Nicholas Briggs | Eighth Doctor, Charley, Deeva Jansen | January 2022 |
Dark Eyes[]
Series 1 (2012)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |
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| 1 | "The Great War" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Eighth Doctor, Molly O'Sullivan, Daleks | November 2012 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 2 | "Fugitives" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Eighth Doctor, Molly, Sally Armstrong, Daleks | November 2012 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 3 | "Tangled Web" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Eighth Doctor, Molly, Daleks | November 2012 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 4 | "X and the Daleks" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Eighth Doctor, Molly, Daleks | November 2012 | |
| 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)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |
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| 1 | "The Traitor" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Eighth Doctor, Liv Chenka, Daleks | February 2014 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 2 | "The White Room" | Nicholas Briggs | Alan Barnes | Eighth Doctor, Molly O'Sullivan, Viyrans | February 2014 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 3 | "Time's Horizon" | Nicholas Briggs | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Molly, Liv, the Eminence | February 2014 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 4 | "Eyes of the Master" | Nicholas Briggs | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Molly, Liv, the Master, Sally Armstrong, the Eminence | February 2014 | |
| 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)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |
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| 1 | "The Death of Hope" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Molly O'Sullivan, Sally Armstrong, Narvin, the Master, the Eminence | November 2014 | |
| 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... | ||||||
| 2 | "The Reviled" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv Chenka, Sally, Narvin, the Master, the Eminence | November 2014 | |
| 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? | ||||||
| 3 | "Masterplan" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Molly, Sally, Narvin, the Master, the Eminence | November 2014 | |
| 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... | ||||||
| 4 | "Rule of the Eminence" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Molly, Narvin, the Master, the Eminence | November 2014 | |
| 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)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |
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| 1 | "A Life in the Day" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv Chenka | March 2015 | |
| 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... | ||||||
| 2 | "The Monster of Montmartre" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, the Master, Daleks | March 2015 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 3 | "Master of the Daleks" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Molly O'Sullivan, the Master, Daleks, Sontarans | March 2015 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 4 | "Eye of Darkness" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Molly, Daleks, the Eminence | March 2015 | |
| 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[]
Series 1 (2015)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "The Eleven" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Seventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, Liv Chenka, the Eleven, Padrac | October 2015 |
| 2 | "The Red Lady" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen Sinclair, Caleera | October 2015 |
| 3 | "The Galileo Trap" | Ken Bentley | Marc Platt | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen | October 2015 |
| 4 | "The Satanic Mill" | Ken Bentley | Edward Collier | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, the Eleven, Padrac | October 2015 |
Series 2 (2016)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "Beachhead" | Ken Bentley | Nicholas Briggs | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Voord | March 2016 |
| 2 | "Scenes from Her Life" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Caleera, the Eleven | March 2016 |
| 3 | "The Gift" | Ken Bentley | Marc Platt | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Caleera | March 2016 |
| 4 | "The Sonomancer" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, River Song, Caleera, the Eleven | March 2016 |
Series 3 (2016)[]
Doom Coalition 3 was released in September 2016 and is directed by Ken Bentley.[5]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "Absent Friends" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen | September 2016 |
| 2 | "The Eighth Piece" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, River, the Eight, the Clocksmith | September 2016 |
| 3 | "The Doomsday Chronometer" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, River, the Eight, the Clocksmith | September 2016 |
| 4 | "The Crucible of Souls" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, River, the Nine, Padrac | September 2016 |
Series 4 (2017)[]
Doom Coalition 4 was released in March 2017 and is directed by Ken Bentley.[6]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "Ship in a Bottle" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen | March 2017 |
| 2 | "Songs of Love" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, River, Padrac, Caleera, the Eleven | March 2017 |
| 3 | "The Side of the Angels" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Ollistra, Caleera, the Eleven, the Monk, Weeping Angels | March 2017 |
| 4 | "Stop the Clock" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, the Eleven, Padrac, Caleera | March 2017 |
The Eighth Doctor: The Time War[]
Series 1 (2017)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |
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| 1 | "The Starship of Theseus" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Sheena, Bliss, Daleks | October 2017 | |
| A trip to a pleasure cruiser becomes complicated when the Time War starts to twist its history. | ||||||
| 2 | "Echoes of War" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Bliss, Daleks | October 2017 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 3 | "The Conscript" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Bliss, Ollistra, Daleks | October 2017 | |
| The Doctor is forced to take part in training sessions for the Time Lord army. | ||||||
| 4 | "One Life" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Bliss, Ollistra, Daleks | October 2017 | |
| A Dalek attack uncovers the secret behind the original attack on the Theseus. | ||||||
Series 2 (2018)[]
This was the final box set to feature Jacqueline Pearce as Ollistra before her death in September 2018.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |
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| 1 | "The Lords of Terror" | Ken Bentley | Jonathan Morris | Eighth Doctor, Bliss, Daleks | July 2018 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 2 | "Planet of the Ogrons" | Ken Bentley | Guy Adams | Eighth Doctor, Bliss, Daleks, the Twelve, Ogrons | July 2018 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 3 | "In the Garden of Death" | Ken Bentley | Guy Adams | Eighth Doctor, Bliss, Daleks, the Twelve | July 2018 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 4 | "Jonah" | Ken Bentley | Timothy X Atack | Eighth Doctor, Bliss, Daleks, Ollistra, the Twelve | July 2018 | |
| The Doctor is forced to command a submarine patrol on a distant planet to find a mysterious creature. | ||||||
Series 3 (2019)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |
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| 1 | "State of Bliss" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Bliss | August 2019 | |
| The Doctor's attempt to investigate Bliss's past becomes more complex when they are drawn into the lives Bliss might have lived. | ||||||
| 2 | "The Famished Lands" | Ken Bentley | Lisa McMullin | Eighth Doctor, Bliss | August 2019 | |
| A trip to a world ravaged by the Time War reveals the terrible lengths the population have gone to in order to escape starvation. | ||||||
| 3 | "Fugitive in Time" | Ken Bentley | Roland Moore | Eighth Doctor, Bliss | August 2019 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 4 | "The War Valeyard" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Bliss, The Valeyard | August 2019 | |
| 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)[]
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. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |
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| 1 | "Palindrome – Part 1" | Helen Goldwyn | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Bliss, Davros, Daleks | September 2020 | |
| 2 | "Palindrome – Part 2" | Helen Goldwyn | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Bliss, Davros, Daleks | September 2020 | |
| 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... | ||||||
| 3 | "Dreadshade" | Helen Goldwyn | Lisa McMullin | Eighth Doctor, Bliss, The General, the Twelve | September 2020 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 4 | "Restoration of the Daleks" | Helen Goldwyn | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Daleks, Davros | September 2020 | |
| The restored Davros comes into conflict with the Dalek Emperor as the Daleks restart the Time War. | ||||||
Ravenous[]
Series 1 (2018)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |
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| 1 | "Their Finest Hour" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv Chenka, Winston Churchill | April 2018 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 2 | "How to Make a Killing in Time Travel" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv | April 2018 | |
| The search for Helen is further interrupted when the Doctor investigates the temporal distortions of a new form of time travel. | ||||||
| 3 | "World of Damnation" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen Sinclair, the Eleven, Kandyman | April 2018 | |
| The Doctor and Liv trace Helen to an alien prison, but are shocked to learn that she is attempting to help the Eleven. | ||||||
| 4 | "Sweet Salvation" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, the Eleven, Kandyman | April 2018 | |
| The true agenda of the Eleven and the restored Kandyman is revealed. | ||||||
Series 2 (2018)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Escape from Kaldor" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Voc Robots | October 2018 | |
| An attempt to take Liv home to visit her family results in the TARDIS crew becoming caught up in a botched robbery attempt. | ||||||
| 2 | "Better Watch Out" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen | October 2018 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 3 | "Fairytale of Salzburg" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen | October 2018 | |
| With the Doctor unavailable, Helen must resort to desperate measures to stop the Krampus. | ||||||
| 4 | "Seizure" | Ken Bentley | Guy Adams | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, the Eleven | October 2018 | |
| 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)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Deeptime Frontier" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen | April 2019 | |
| On a distant Time Lord research facility, the Doctor, Liv and Helen attempt to learn more about their new enemy. | ||||||
| 2 | "Companion Piece" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Charley Pollard, River Song, Bliss, the Nine | April 2019 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 3 | "L.E.G.E.N.D" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, the Eleven | April 2019 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 4 | "The Odds Against" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, the Nine, the Eleven | April 2019 | |
| 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)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Whisper" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, The Eleven | October 2019 | |
| An attempt to get the Eleven examined by a professional leads to the TARDIS arriving on a particularly dangerous planet. | ||||||
| 2 | "Planet of Dust" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, The Eleven, The Master | October 2019 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 3 | "Day of the Master – Part 1" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, The Eleven, The Master | October 2019 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 4 | "Day of the Master – Part 2" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, The Eleven, The Master | October 2019 | |
| 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[]
Series 1 (2020)[]
Featuring the first appearance of Tania Bell (Rebecca Root), the first transgender companion in any Doctor Who media.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Lost Property" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Helen, Liv, Tania, The Curator | June 2020 |
| 2 | "Wild Animals" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Helen, Liv, Tania | June 2020 |
| 3 | "Must-See TV" | Ken Bentley | Lisa McMullin | Eighth Doctor, Helen, Liv, Tania, Andy Davidson | June 2020 |
| 4 | "Divine Intervention" | Ken Bentley | David K Barnes | Eighth Doctor, Helen, Liv, Tania, Andy | June 2020 |
Series 2 (2021)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dead Time" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy | March 2021 |
| 2 | "UNIT Dating" | Ken Bentley | Roy Gill | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy, the Brigadier | March 2021 |
| 3 | "Baker Street Irregulars" | Ken Bentley | Lisa McMullin | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy | March 2021 |
| 4 | "The Long Way Round" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy | March 2021 |
Series 3 (2021)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Patience"[7] | Ken Bentley | Tim Foley | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy, Judoon | December 2021[7] |
| 2 | "Twisted Folklore"[7] | Ken Bentley | Lizzie Hopley | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy | December 2021[7] |
| 3 | "Snow"[7] | Ken Bentley | James Kettle | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy | December 2021[7] |
| 4 | "What Just Happened?"[7] | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy | December 2021[7] |
Series 4[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Eighth Doctor | April 2022[8] |
| 2 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Eighth Doctor | April 2022[8] |
| 3 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Eighth Doctor | April 2022[8] |
| 4 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Eighth Doctor | April 2022[8] |
The Eighth Doctor 2022[]
In May 2020, Big Finish announced that the Main Range would conclude with in March 2021, to be replaced with regular releases of each Doctor in their own boxsets throughout the year in 2022.[9] A two-part boxset for the Eighth Doctor was announced in May 2021, set for release in November and December 2022.[10]
Awards and nominations[]
| 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 | [11] |
| 2017 | BBC Audio Drama Awards | Best Online Only Audio Drama | Doom Coalition 3: "Absent Friends" | Won | [12] |
| 2021 | Audie Awards | Audio Drama | Stranded 1 | Won | [13] |
References[]
- ^ "How Big Finish reinvented Doctor Who for a new audience". Digitalspy.com. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ a b Hughes Media Internet Limited (2014-01-27). "Doctor Who: Dark Eyes Wins BBC Audio Drama Award! - News". Big Finish. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Hughes Media Internet Limited (2018-08-31). "Lucie Miller returns! - News". Big Finish. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ a b c d "Doctor Who: Charlotte Pollard - The Further Adventuress - Doctor Who - The Eighth Doctor Adventures - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ Doom Coalition 3
- ^ Doom Coalition 4
- ^ a b c d e f g h "3. Doctor Who: Stranded 3". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "4. Doctor Who: Stranded 4". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Revamped Doctor Who audio ranges from Big Finish". Big Finish Productions. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Audio Doctor Who in 2022!". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Hughes Media Internet Limited (2016-07-25). "Scribe Awards - Doctor Who: Doom Coalition! - News". Big Finish. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Hughes Media Internet Limited (2017-01-30). "Win at BBC Audio Drama Awards! - News". Big Finish. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "2021 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US)". Audiopub.org. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
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