Classic Series - Special Releases

Classic Series - Special Releases — 2002
Main character:	The Doctor
Series details
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions

You may be looking for Bonus Releases or The Companion Chronicles: The Specials.

Classic Series - Special Releases was a range of stories released by Big Finish on special occasions.

The grouping was changed significantly following the redesign of Big Finish's website in 2019. Releases were moved to these other ranges: The Fourth Doctor Adventures, The Fifth Doctor Adventures, The Sixth Doctor Adventures, The Seventh Doctor Adventures and The Eighth Doctor Adventures. Meanwhile, some stories from the old Bonus Releases were moved to this brand.

Excelis Saga

Main article: Excelis Saga

Title	Author	Doctor	Featuring	Released
Excelis Dawns	Paul Magrs	5th	Iris Wildthyme, Grayvorn, Mother Superior	11 February 2002
Excelis Rising	David A. McIntee	6th	Reeve Maupassant, Mother Superior	8 April 2002
Excelis Decays	Craig Hinton	7th	Vaughan Sutton, Mother Superior	1 July 2002

Bonus Releases

Main article: Bonus Releases

Title	Author	Doctor	Featuring	Released
Shada	Douglas Adams, adapted by Gary Russell	8th	Romana II, K9 Mark II	21 November 2003
The Four Doctors	Peter Anghelides	5th, 6th, 7th, 8th	Daleks	15 December 2010
The Five Companions	Eddie Robson	5th	Nyssa, Ian, Steven, Sara, Polly, Daleks, Sontarans	December 2011

Doctor Who Magazine Free Gifts

Main article: Doctor Who Magazine Free Gifts

Title	Author	Featuring	Released
The Veiled Leopard	Iain McLaughlin, Claire Bartlett	Peri, Erimem, Ace, Hex	2 March 2006

Other releases

Title	Author	Doctor	Featuring	Released	Notes
The Light at the End	Nicholas Briggs	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th	Susan, Ian, Vicki, Steven, Sara, Polly, Jamie, Zoe, Jo, Leela, Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough, Peri, Ace, Charley, the Master	October 2013	Big Finish's Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special
The Comic Strip Adaptations: Volume One				13 March 2019	Stories adapted from DWM comic strips in honor of their 40th anniversary
Doctor Who and the Iron Legion	Alan Barnes (adapted by)	4th
Doctor Who and the Star Beast			Sharon, Fudge, Beep
The Legacy of Time				17 July 2019	Anthology celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Sirens of Time's release
Lies in Ruins	James Goss	8th	River, Benny
The Split Infinitive	John Dorney	7th	Ace, Ian, Rachel, Allison, Toby
The Sacrifice of Jo Grant	Guy Adams	3rd	Jo, Kate, Osgood, Allison, the Brigadier
Relative Time	Matt Fitton	5th	Jenny, the Nine
The Avenues of Possibility	Jonathan Morris	6th	Charley, Patricia Menzies
Collision Course	Guy Adams	4th	First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, Tenth Doctor, Leela, Romana II, Benny
Peladon				28 January 2022	Anthology celebrating the 50th anniversary of Peladon's TV debut
The Ordeal of Peladon	Jonathan Barnes, Robert Valentine	10th	King Peladon, Alpha Centauri
The Poison of Peladon	Lizzie Hopley		River Song, Queen Thalira, Alpha Centauri
The Death of Peladon	Mark Wright	6th	Mel, Alpha Centauri
The Truth of Peladon	Tim Foley	8th
Terror of the Master	Trevor Baxendale	3rd	Delgado Master, UNIT	14 March 2023	The Master's 50th Anniversary Special (originally released as part of the limited edition of Masterful before later getting a standalone release)

Classic Doctors, New Monsters

Main article: Classic Doctors, New Monsters

Title	Released
Classic Doctors, New Monsters: Volume One	28 July 2016
Classic Doctors, New Monsters: Volume Two	27 July 2017
The Stuff of Nightmares	28 July 2022
Broken Memories	14 March 2024

Sontarans vs Rutans

Main article: Sontarans vs Rutans

#	Title	Author	Doctor	Featuring	Released
1.1	The Battle of Giant's Causeway	Lizzie Hopley	8th	Charley, C'rizz, Sontarans, Rutans	10 January 2024
1.2	The Children of the Future	Tim Foley	3rd	Sarah, The Brig, Rutans	8 February 2024
1.3	Born to Die	Tiegan Byrne	6th	Charley, Sontarans	12 March 2024
1.4	In Name Only	John Dorney	War	Sontarans, Rutans	17 April 2024

External links

• Official Classic Series - Special Releases page at bigfinish.com