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This is a list of audio productions based on the classic era of the long-running British
science fiction television Science fiction first appeared in television programming in the late 1930s, during what is called the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary ...
series ''
Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...
'' produced by
Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and radio drama, audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'' ...
.


Cast

The dramas feature both former actors who portrayed
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and his companions, and new continuing characters as well as elements from other
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media. The
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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 best known for having played the Fourth Doctor, fourth and longest-serving incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the science fiction television ...
), Fifth (
Peter Davison Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett (born 13 April 1951), known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor. He made his television acting debut in 1975 and became famous in 1978 as Tristan Farnon in the BBC's television adaptation of Jame ...
), Sixth (
Colin Baker Colin Charles Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor. He played Paul Merroney in the BBC television drama series ''The Brothers (1972 TV series), The Brothers'' from 1974 to 1976 and the Sixth Doctor, sixth incarnation of The Doctor (Do ...
), Seventh (
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 long ...
) and
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(
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 wa ...
) Doctors portrayed by their original actors. Big Finish's current licence from the
BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
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. 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 T ...
),
Ian Chesterton Ian Chesterton is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and a companion of the First Doctor. He was played in the series by William Russell and was one of the members of the programme's first r ...
( William Russell), Vicki (
Maureen O'Brien Maureen O'Brien (born 29 June 1943) is an English actress and author best known for playing the role of Vicki (Doctor Who), Vicki Pallister in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', although she has appeared in many other te ...
), Steven Taylor (
Peter Purves Peter John Purves (; born 10 February 1939) is an English television presenter and actor. Beginning his career as an actor, he joined ''Doctor Who'' to play Steven Taylor (Doctor Who), Steven Taylor, a companion of the First Doctor, which he play ...
),
Sara Kingdom Sara Kingdom is a fictional character played by Jean Marsh in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. A security officer for Mavic Chen from the 40th century, she later joined the First Doctor and Steven to wor ...
(
Jean Marsh Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh (1 July 1934 – 13 April 2025) was an English actress and writer. She co-created and starred in the ITV series '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' (1971–1975), for which she won the 1975 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actr ...
),
Polly Polly is a given name, most often feminine, which originated as a variant of Molly (name), Molly (a diminutive of Mary (name), Mary). Polly may also be a short form of names such as Polina (given name), Polina, Polona (given name), Polona, Pauline ...
(
Anneke Wills Anneke Wills (; born Anna Katarina Willys, 20 October 1941) is an English actress, best known for her role as the companion Polly in the long-running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Biography Wills's father, Alaric Willy ...
),
Jamie McCrimmon James Robert McCrimmon, usually simply called Jamie, is a fictional character played by Frazer Hines in the long-running British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. A Bagpipes, piper of the Clan Mac ...
(
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 i ...
),
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 p ...
(
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 on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. A young astrophysicist who lived on a Rotati ...
(
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. Ear ...
),
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 '' ...
(
Katy Manning Catherine Ann Manning (born 14 October 1946) is a British actress. Although she has made many appearances on both screen and stage, Manning is best known for her part as the companion Jo Grant in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doct ...
),
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart 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 played by Ni ...
(
Nicholas Courtney William Nicholas Stone Courtney (16 December 1929 – 22 February 2011) was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was best known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. ...
),
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(
John Levene John Anthony Woods (born 24 December 1941), known professionally as John Levene, is an English actor, producer, entertainer and singer. Although he has appeared in a large number of films and television series, Levene's best-known role is tha ...
),
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( Richard Franklin), Leela (
Louise Jameson Louise Marion Jameson (born 20 April 1951) is an English actress with a variety of television and theatre credits. Her roles on television have included playing Leela (Doctor Who), Leela in ''Doctor Who'' (1977–1978), Anne Reynolds in ''The O ...
), K9 (
John Leeson John Francis Christopher Ducker (born 16 March 1943), known professionally as John Leeson, is an English actor. He is known for portraying Bungle in ''Rainbow'' and voicing K9 in ''Doctor Who'' and spin-offs '' The Sarah Jane Adventures'' a ...
), Romana I (
Mary Tamm Mary Tamm (22 March 1950 – 26 July 2012) was a British actress who appeared in many British TV drama series and serials. She is best known for her role as Romana I in the BBC's science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', appearin ...
),
Romana II Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar (), is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. A Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, she is a companion (Doctor ...
(
Lalla Ward Sarah Jill "Lalla" Ward (born 28 June 1951) is an English actress, voice artist and author who 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 n ...
),
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, best known for his role as Adric in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1980 to 1982. Early life Waterhouse was born in Hertford, but brough ...
), 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 Fift ...
(
Janet Fielding Janet Claire Mahoney (born 9 September 1953), known professionally as Janet Fielding, is an Australian actress who starred in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' as companion Tegan Jovanka. Early life and career Fielding w ...
),
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. Turloug ...
(
Mark Strickson Mark Strickson (born 6 April 1959) is a British television producer and actor best known for playing companion Vislor Turlough in ''Doctor Who'' from 1983 to 1984. Early life Strickson was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He attended Kin ...
),
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 Fell's Point in Baltimore, Maryland, Peri is a companion of ...
(
Nicola Bryant Nicola Jane Bryant (born 11 October 1960)England & Wales Birth ...
),
Melanie Bush Melanie "Mel" Bush is a fictional character played by Bonnie Langford in the long-running British science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Mel is a computer programmer from the 20th century who is a compani ...
(
Bonnie Langford Bonita Melody Lysette 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 companio ...
) 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 ''D ...
). Several actors who played the Doctor and companions of previous Doctors have appeared in other roles, including Russell, O'Brien, Marsh, Wills, Watling, Padbury,
Caroline John Caroline Frances John (19 September 1940 – 5 June 2012) was an English actress. She played classical roles on the stage as well as several television roles. She is best known for playing Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw in the BBC science fiction televi ...
, 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 Atw ...
, Tennant and
Bernard Cribbins Bernard Joseph Cribbins (29 December 1928 – 27 July 2022) was an English actor and singer whose career spanned over eight decades. During the 1960s, Cribbins became known in the UK for his successful novelty records " The Hole in the Ground" ...
. 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 ...
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 ...
''. 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
Andrew Sachs Andreas Siegfried Sachs (7 April 1930 – 23 November 2016), known professionally as Andrew Sachs, was a German-born British actor. He made his name on British television and found his greatest fame for his portrayal of the comical Spanish waite ...
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 ( Liz). 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 the original incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, the protagonist of the British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was portrayed by actor William Hartnell in th ...
(recast to William Russell and Peter Purves, following
William Hartnell William Henry Hartnell (; 8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975) was an English actor, who is best known for portraying the first incarnation of the Doctor, in the long-running British science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1963 t ...
's death in 1975) and the
Second Doctor The Second Doctor is an incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, the protagonist of the British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was portrayed by actor Patrick Troughton. Out of his 1 ...
(recast to Frazer Hines, following
Patrick Troughton Patrick George Troughton (; 25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor. He became best known for his roles in television, most notably starring as the Second Doctor, second incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the lo ...
's death in 1987), and companions Barbara Wright (recast to Maureen O'Brien and
Jemma Powell Jemma Powell (born 25 July 1980) is a British actress. She is known for portraying Barbara Wright in several ''Doctor Who'' audio stories. Career Powell made her screen debut in 2001, in '' The Hole''. She is known for her roles in films such a ...
, following
Jacqueline Hill Grace Jacqueline Hill (17 December 1929 – 18 February 1993)Obituary
cuttin ...
's death in 1993) and Ben Jackson (recast to Elliot Chapman, following
Michael Craze Michael Francis Craze (29 November 1942 – 8 December 1998) was a British actor noted for his role of Ben Jackson, a companion of the Doctor, in the long-running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He played the part fro ...
'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 The Third Doctor is an incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, the protagonist of the British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was portrayed by actor Jon Pertwee. Within the series' ...
(following
Jon Pertwee John Devon Roland Pertwee (; 7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), known professionally as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. Born into a theatrical family, he became known as a comedy actor, playing Chief Petty Officer Pertwee (and three other roles) in ...
's death in 1996), Manning as Jo, and Franklin as Yates. New companions created for the audio series include
Evelyn Smythe This is a list of fictional characters who were companions of the Doctor, in various spinoff media based on the long-running British science fiction television series, ''Doctor Who''. A Abby Amy, portrayed by Ciara Janson, is a companion ...
(
Maggie Stables Margaret Helen "Maggie" Stables (born 1932 ) , 2014) was a British actress who played the part of the companion Evelyn Smythe in a range of audio dramas by Big Finish Productions based on the BBC television series ''Doctor Who''. Career Stabl ...
),
Charley Pollard This is a list of fictional characters who were companion (Doctor Who), companions of the Doctor (Doctor Who), Doctor, in various Doctor Who spinoffs, spinoff media based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science ficti ...
(
India Fisher India Fisher (born 10 September 1974) is a British actress, narrator and presenter. Her father is the ex- MP Mark Fisher. She is also the half-sister of musician Crispin Hunt and of actress Francesca Hunt, who appears with her in the play '' O ...
),
Erimem This is a list of fictional characters who were companion (Doctor Who), companions of the Doctor (Doctor Who), Doctor, in various Doctor Who spinoffs, spinoff media based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science ficti ...
(
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 appear ...
), Hex Schofield (
Philip Olivier Philip Lawrence Borg-Olivier (born 4 June 1980) is a British actor, model and stage performer best known for playing the role of Tim "Tinhead" O'Leary in the soap opera ''Brookside''. Career Olivier's first role was in 1995 in the Channel 4 ...
), C'rizz (Conrad Westmaas),
Lucie Miller The Eighth Doctor is an incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, the protagonist of the British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Paul McGann. The character was intro ...
(
Sheridan Smith Sheridan Caroline Sian Smith (born 25 June 1981) is an English actress and singer. She came to prominence after playing a variety of characters in sitcoms, including '' The Royle Family'' (1999–2000), ''Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Cri ...
), Thomas Brewster ( John Pickard),
Abby Abby or Abbie is a given name, most often a shortened form of Abigail (name), Abigail and Albert (given name), Albert. Notable women * Abbie Betinis (born 1980), American composer * Abby Binay (born 1975), Filipino politician * Abbie Boudre ...
(
Ciara Janson Ciara Janson, previously ''Janson Zelmerlöw'' is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Nicole Owen on ''Hollyoaks''. Career Janson performed voice acting work as a child, from the age of 18 months, leading Hobson's Internatio ...
),
Tamsin Drew This is a list of fictional characters who were companion (Doctor Who), companions of the Doctor (Doctor Who), Doctor, in various Doctor Who spinoffs, spinoff media based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science ficti ...
(
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'' (2004–20 ...
), Elizabeth Elizabeth Klein (
Tracey Childs Tracey Childs (born 30 May 1963) is an English actress known for playing Lynne Howard in the 1980s drama series ''Howards' Way''. Her other television roles include Marianne Dashwood in ''Sense and Sensibility (1981 TV series), Sense and Sensib ...
),
Flip Jackson This is a list of fictional characters who were companion (Doctor Who), companions of the Doctor (Doctor Who), Doctor, in various Doctor Who spinoffs, spinoff media based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science ficti ...
(
Lisa Greenwood Lisa Greenwood (born 1955) is a New Zealand novelist. She was the 1990 recipient of the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, one of New Zealand's foremost literary awards. Early life Greenwood was born in Westmere, Auckland. She lives in Auc ...
), Molly O'Sullivan (
Ruth Bradley Ruth Bradley is an Irish actress. She is best known for playing Emily Merchant in '' Primeval'' (2011) and Karen Voss in ''Humans'' (2015–18). She has also had recurring roles in ''Legend'' (6 episodes, 2006), '' The Innocence Project'' (8 e ...
),
Liv Chenka This is a list of fictional characters who were companion (Doctor Who), companions of the Doctor (Doctor Who), Doctor, in various Doctor Who spinoffs, spinoff media based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science ficti ...
(
Nicola Walker Nicola Jane Walker (born 15 May 1970) is an English actress, known for her starring roles in various British television programmes from the 1990s onwards, including that of Ruth Evershed in the spy drama '' Spooks'' (2003–2006 and 2009–201 ...
), Helen Sinclair (
Hattie Morahan Harriet Jane Morahan (born 7 October 1978), better known as Hattie Morahan, is an English actress. Her roles include Sister Clara in ''The Golden Compass'' (2007), Gale Benson in '' The Bank Job'' (2008), Alice in ''The Bletchley Circle'' (20 ...
) and Constance Clarke (
Miranda Raison Miranda Caroline Raison is a British actress who is best known for playing Jo Portman in five seasons of '' Spooks'' (MI5) and Nellie Davenport in HBO's ''Warrior''. She originated the title role in Howard Brenton's ''Anne Boleyn'' at Shakespe ...
).
Lisa Bowerman Lisa Bowerman (born 1 February 1962) is a British actress. She is best known for portraying Sandra Mute, the paramedic, in the first two series of the BBC One medical drama '' Casualty'', and ''Doctor Who'' companion Professor Bernice Summerfie ...
has appeared as
Bernice Summerfield Professor Bernice Surprise Summerfield, or simply Benny, is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length ''Doctor Who'' novels, the '' New Ad ...
, a companion from the
Virgin New Adventures The ''Virgin New Adventures'' (NA series, or NAs) are a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British Science fiction on television, science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. They continued the story of the Doctor from th ...
, in several ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas as well as in
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and
Jemima Rooper Jemima Rooper (born 24 October 1981) is an English actress. Having started as a child actress in television series, she has appeared in numerous film and theatre roles. Early life Born in Hammersmith, London, Rooper is the daughter of TV journ ...
have appeared as Frobisher and
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 b ...
, companions from the ''
Doctor Who Magazine ''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In ...
'' comic strip, Travis Oliver and
Yasmin Bannerman Yasmin Bannerman (born 1970) is an English actress. Bannerman was born and brought up in Gloucestershire and attended the Rose Bruford College in London until 1993. She has had roles in television series such as ''Hollyoaks'', ''Cold Feet'', ' ...
have portrayed companions Roz Forrester and
Chris Cwej This is a list of fictional characters who were companion (Doctor Who), companions of the Doctor (Doctor Who), Doctor, in various Doctor Who spinoffs, spinoff media based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science ficti ...
from the
Virgin New Adventures The ''Virgin New Adventures'' (NA series, or NAs) are a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British Science fiction on television, science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. They continued the story of the Doctor from th ...
, and
Matt Di Angelo Mario Angelo Stavrou Constantinou (born 1 May 1987), professionally known as Matt Di Angelo, is a British actor and singer, best known for his role as Dean Wicks in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. He also portrayed Sean Kennedy in the BBC d ...
has played
Fitz Kreiner This is a list of fictional characters who were companion (Doctor Who), companions of the Doctor (Doctor Who), Doctor, in various Doctor Who spinoffs, spinoff media based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science ficti ...
, a companion from the BBC ''
Eighth Doctor Adventures The ''Eighth Doctor Adventures'' (sometimes abbreviated as EDA or referred to as the EDAs) are a series of spin off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and published under the BBC Books impri ...
''. Charley, C'rizz, Lucie, Tamsin and Molly were all referenced by name in the mini-episode "
The Night of the Doctor "The Night of the Doctor" is a mini-episode of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It was made available on BBC iPlayer and YouTube on 14 November 2013, as part of the BBC One lead-up to the show's 50th anniversa ...
".


Broadcast

In 2005, six of the audio dramas featuring
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 wa ...
as the
Eighth Doctor The Eighth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Paul McGann. The character was introduced in the 1996 TV film ''Doctor Who'', a back-door p ...
were broadcast on the
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station
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: ''
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'', '' Sword of Orion'', '' 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''. 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; ''
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'' 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 may refer to: Industry * Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry * Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems * Industrial city, a city dominate ...
'' (11–18 June) and ''
The Curse of Davros ''Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures'', formerly subtitled as the ''Main Range'', is a series that consists of full-cast audio dramas based on the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. They are produced by Big Finish Prod ...
'' (25 June – 2 July).


Ranges


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


Volume 1 (2017)


Volume 2 (2018)


Volume 3 (2019)


Volume 4 (2020)


Volume 5 (2021)


Series 1: ''The Outlaws'' (2022)


Series 2: ''The Demon Song'' (2023)


Series 3: ''Fugitive of the Daleks'' (2024)


Series 4: ''The Living Darkness''

On the 23 May 2024, Big Finish announced their slate of boxsets for 2025. Nicholas Briggs said: “All our writers, directors, script editors and producers continue to work tirelessly to create exciting new adventures for all our Doctors. The First Doctor continues his strange encounters with past companions, with an absolute corker by
Jacqueline Rayner Jacqueline Rayner is a British author, best known for her work with the licensed fiction based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Biography Her first professional writing credit came when she adapted Pau ...
, already recorded and in post-production." The release is set for January 2025.


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


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


Series 2: ''James Robert McCrimmon'' (2023)


Series 3: ''Conspiracy of Raven'' (2024)


''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'' (2023)


''Intelligence for War'' (2023)


''Revolution in Space'' (2024)


''The Quintessence'' (2024)


''Doctor Who and the Brain Drain'' (2025)


''Operation: Vengeance''


''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.


Series 1 (2012)


Special (2012)


Series 2 (2013)


Series 3 (2014)


Series 4 (2015)


Series 5 (2016)


Series 6 (2017)


Series 7 (2018)


Series 8 (2019)


Series 9 (2020)


Special (2020)


Series 10 (2021)


''Dalek Universe'' Prologue (2021)


Series 11 (2022)


Series 12 (2023)


Series 13 (2024)


Special (2024)


Series 14


''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'' (2023)


''In The Night'' (2023)


''The Dream Team'' (2024)


''The Great Beyond'' (2024)

A second boxset is scheduled for release in September 2024. Big Finish's Creative Director 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".


''Hooklight''

On 23 May 2024, Big Finish announced their slate of boxsets for 2025. Senior Producer John Ainsworth said "...in 2025, Peter Davison stars in a 12-part Fifth Doctor story for the first time ever. It's an epic featuring new worlds, new creatures and a searing light that could burn everything to dust." The two boxsets are scheduled for release in April and May 2025, respectively.


''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)


''Purity Unleashed'' (2023)


''Purity Unbound'' (2023)


''The Quin Dilemma'' (2024)


''The Trials of a Time Lord'' (2024)


''The Cosmos and Mrs Clarke''


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


Specials


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


''Silver & Ice'' (2022)


''Sullivan and Cross – AWOL'' (2022)


''Far From Home'' (2023)


''The Last Day'' (2023–24)


''The Doctor and Carnacki'' (2024)


''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' (2003–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'' (2023)


''The Eighth Doctor: The Time War'': Series 6 – ''Uncharted 1: Reflections'' (2024)


''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 Rebecca Root is an English actress, comedian and voice coach. She is most well-known for playing the leading role in the 2015 BBC Two sitcom '' Boy Meets Girl''. She has performed the role of Siobhan in the National Theatre's touring production ...
), the first
transgender A transgender (often shortened to trans) person has a gender identity different from that typically associated with the sex they were sex assignment, assigned at birth. The opposite of ''transgender'' is ''cisgender'', which describes perso ...
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'' (2022)


''Audacity'' (2023)


''In the Bleak Midwinter'' (2023)


''Echoes'' (2024)


''The Stuff of Legend'' (2024)


''Deadly Strangers'' (2024)


''The Audio Novels'' (2021–present)


''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)


Series 15: ''Families''


''The Early Adventures'' (2014–2021)


Series 1 (2014)


Series 2 (2015–2016)


Series 3 (2016)


Series 4 (2017)


Series 5 (2018)


Series 6 (2019)


Series 7 (2021)


''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 (2023)


Series 8 (2024)


Series 9


''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
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science fiction television Science fiction first appeared in television programming in the late 1930s, during what is called the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary ...
programme ''
Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...
'', produced by
Nicholas Briggs Nicholas Briggs (born 29 September 1961) is an English actor, writer, director, sound designer and composer. He is associated with the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs, particularly as the voice of the Da ...
and
Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and radio drama, audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'' ...
and starring one of the original actors to play
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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
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s, starting with
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in July 1999. This continued through to 2000, and from 2001 to 2007, the main range also included releases featuring the
Eighth Doctor The Eighth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Paul McGann. The character was introduced in the 1996 TV film ''Doctor Who'', a back-door p ...
with his companions
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and C'rizz, but these were ended due to the simultaneously running ''
Eighth Doctor Adventures The ''Eighth Doctor Adventures'' (sometimes abbreviated as EDA or referred to as the EDAs) are a series of spin off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and published under the BBC Books impri ...
'', which ran from 2006 to 2011 and featured companion
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. From 2008 to late 2011, only one Eighth Doctor release was produced for the main range: ''
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'', featuring companions from other media to the audio plays, and the historical figure
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. The Eighth Doctor returned to the main range in a trilogy of adventures with Mary Shelley in October 2011.


''The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield'' (2014–present)


Volume 1 (2014)


Volume 2: ''The Triumph of Sutekh'' (2015)


Volume 3: ''The Unbound Universe'' (2016)


Volume 4: ''The Ruler of the Universe'' (2017)


Volume 5: ''Buried Memories'' (2019)


Volume 6: ''Lost in Translation'' (2020)


Volume 7: ''Blood & Steel'' (2022)


Volume 8: ''The Eternity Club'' (2024)


''The Novel Adaptations'' (2012–present)

In 2012 Big Finish began producing adaptations of select novels from the
Virgin New Adventures The ''Virgin New Adventures'' (NA series, or NAs) are a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British Science fiction on television, science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. They continued the story of the Doctor from th ...
and
Virgin Missing Adventures The ''Virgin Missing Adventures'' were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which had been cancelled in 1989, featuring stories set between televised episodes of the pr ...
novel ranges.


''Philip Hinchcliffe Presents'' (2014–2021)


''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–)


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 (2023)


''The Stageplays'' (2008)


''Unbound'' (2003–present)


Original series (2003–08)


''Doctor of War'' (2022)


''The First Doctor Unbound''


Special releases


''Excelis'' (2002)


''Shada'' (2003)


''The Veiled Leopard'' (2006)


''The Four Doctors'' (2010)


''The Five Companions'' (2011)


''The Light at the End'' (2013)


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


Volume 1 (2016)


Volume 2 (2017)


Volume 3: ''The Stuff of Nightmares''


Volume 4: ''Broken Memories''


Volume 5: ''Faithful Friends''


''The Comic Strip Adaptations'' (2019)


''The Legacy of Time'' (2019)


''Peladon'' (2022)


''Sontarans vs Rutans'' (2024)


''The Sirens of Time Redux'' (2024)


See also

*
Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and radio drama, audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'' ...
* ''Doctor Who'' spin-offs


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 Audio plays based on Doctor Who Big Finish Productions Audio plays by Big Finish Doctor Who spinoffs Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish