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{{real world}}{{big toc}}'''The Companion Chronicles''' is an active [[Big Finish Productions]] audio series. The general, but not invariable, ambition of the series is to tell stories using the [[companion]]s of the first four Doctors. The typical release in the range uses just two actors, a musical score and some [[foley]] work and [[sound design]], making the end result sit somewhere between an audio book and a full-cast drama.  
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{{Infobox Audio Series
|image              = Cc101 frostfire big.jpg
|release count      = 88
|story count        = 100
|release year      = 2007
|release year2      = present
|first story        = Frostfire (audio story)
|exec prod          = Nicholas Briggs
|exec prod2        = Jason Haigh-Ellery
|producer          = Sharon Gosling
|producer2          = Mark J Thompson
|producer3          = David Richardson
|producer4          = Ian Atkins (writer){{!}}Ian Atkins
|producer5          = Dominic G Martin
|script ed          = Alan Barnes
|script ed2        = Jacqueline Rayner
|script ed3        = Justin Richards
|script ed4        = John Dorney
|music              = [[Lawrence Oakley]], [[David Darlington]], [[Nigel Fairs]], [[Richard Fox]], [[Lauren Yason]], [[Jamie Robertson]], [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]], [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]], [[Daniel Brett]], [[Alistair Lock]], [[Andrew Edwards]], [[Simon Robinson]], [[Jim Hamilton]], [[Benji Clifford]], [[Robert Harvey]], [[David Roocroft]], [[Steve Foxon]]
|sound              = Lawrence Oakley, [[Robert Dunlop]], David Darlington, Nigel Fairs, Richard Fox, Lauren Yason, [[Rob Thrush]], Howard Carter, Toby Hrycek-Robinson, Daniel Brett, Alistair Lock, [[Thea Cochrane]], Andrew Edwards, Simon Robinson, [[Neil Gardner]], Jim Hamilton, [[James Callaghan (composer)|James Callaghan]], Robert Harvey, [[Russell McGee]], David Roocroft, Steve Foxon
|cover              = [[Simon Holub]], [[Alex Mallinson]], [[Lee Johnson]], [[Iain Robertson]], [[Anthony Lamb]], Marcus at Amazing15, [[Mark Plastow]], [[Grant Kempster]], [[Damien May]], [[Tom Webster]], [[Lee Binding]], [[Oliver Chenery]]
|first release      = [[February (releases)|February]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
|end release        = [[26 April (releases)|26 April]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]]
|publisher          = [[Big Finish Productions]]
|trailer            = Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles - The Second Doctor Volume 2
|soundcloudtrailer  = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-the-companion-chronicles-the-beginning-trailer
|soundcloudtrailer2 = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-the-companion-chronicles-the-prisoner-of-peladon
}}{{title dab away}}
'''''The Companion Chronicles''''' was a [[Big Finish Productions]] audio series that ran for eighty monthly releases across eight series between [[2007 (releases)|2007]] and [[2014 (releases)|2014]], before relaunching with yearly box set releases thereafter.
 
The general, but not invariable, ambition of the series was to tell stories using the [[companion]]s of the first four Doctors. The typical release in the range used just two actors, a musical score, some [[foley]] work and [[sound design]] — meaning that the end result sat somewhere between an audio book and a full-cast drama.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
=== Concept ===
=== Concept ===
Originally, the concept was to produce talking books featuring the companions of the first four incarnations of the Doctor who were unavailable to take part in [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|the main range]]. While the range has remained primarily focused on companions who appeared earlier than [[season 19]], most releases in the range have not been true "talking books". In fact, all but one release — ''[[The Stealers from Saiph]]'' — use the convention of at least two characters in conversation with each other. Most have a [[sound design]] worthy of any title in the main range. On rare occasion the range has moved away from its titular concern to feature characters — like [[Sara Kingdom]], [[Peladon of Peladon|King Peladon]] and [[Henry Gordon Jago]] — who are more properly considered "prominent guest stars" or "allies".
Originally, the concept was to produce talking books featuring the companions of the first four incarnations of the Doctor who were unavailable to take part in [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|the main range]]. While the range has remained primarily focused on companions who appeared earlier than [[Season 19 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 19]], most releases in the range have not been true "talking books". In fact, all but one release ''[[The Stealers from Saiph (audio story)|The Stealers from Saiph]]'' — use the convention of at least two characters in conversation with each other. Most have a [[sound design]] worthy of any title in the main range. On rare occasions, the range has moved away from its titular concern and featured characters who are more commonly considered "prominent guest stars" or "allies", such as [[Peladon of Peladon|King Peladon]] and [[Henry Gordon Jago]].


=== Format and structure ===
=== Format and structure ===
In general, Companion Chronicles have a fairly standard format. They are usually two, 25-ish minute episodes divided by a single [[cliffhanger]]. The part of the story that has to do with the Doctor is almost always told in flashback, as a recollection of a past adventure. Thus, the central character of the piece (i.e., the companion) is often depicted in two time periods. That is, there is typically an "older" version of the companion who recounts the adventure with the Doctor, and the "younger" version of the character, who is as he or she appeared on television.  
In general, ''Companion Chronicles'' have a fairly standard format. They are usually two, approximately 25 minute long episodes divided by a single [[cliffhanger]], barring special double length releases released regularly each season from the fourth onwards. The part of the story that has to do with the Doctor is almost always told in flashback, as a recollection of a past adventure. Thus, the central character of the piece (i.e., the companion) is often depicted in two time periods. That is, there is typically an "older" version of the companion who recounts the adventure with the Doctor, and the "younger" version of the character, who is as he or she appeared on television.


The actor not portraying a companion is used in a variety of ways to allow stories in the range to have markedly different structures. Some common narrative uses for the second actor are:
The actor not portraying a companion is used in a variety of ways to allow stories in the range to have markedly different structures. Some common narrative uses for the second actor are:
* to voice a character trying to get the companion to recollect his or her past, as in ''[[Ringpullworld]]''
* to voice a character trying to get the companion to recollect his or her past, as in ''[[Ringpullworld (audio story)|Ringpullworld]]''
* to voice a friend of the companion, as in ''[[The Transit of Venus]]''
* to voice a friend of the companion, as in ''[[The Transit of Venus (audio story)|The Transit of Venus]]''
* to voice the principal adversary, as with ''[[Fear of the Daleks]]''
* to voice the principal adversary, as with ''[[Fear of the Daleks (audio story)|Fear of the Daleks]]''


Sometimes, the interrogator is ''revealed'' to be the principal adversary, as in ''[[Mother Russia]]'' or ''[[Frostfire (audio story)|Frostfire]]''; sometimes the listener knows the interrogator is the adversary right from the start, as with ''[[The Catalyst]]''. In any case, the relationship between ex-companion and interrogator is usually a pretty obvious "framing device", which takes up a clear minority of the runtime of the release. However, in a few rare cases, as with the "''[[Home Truths]]'' trilogy", the interrogator is a co-star equal with the featured character and is given a a proper story with the "present day" companion woven into the companion's recollections of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]].
Sometimes, the interrogator is ''revealed'' to be the principal adversary, as in ''[[Mother Russia (audio story)|Mother Russia]]'' or ''[[Frostfire (audio story)|Frostfire]]''; sometimes the listener knows the interrogator is the adversary right from the start, as with ''[[The Catalyst (audio story)|The Catalyst]]''. In any case, the relationship between ex-companion and interrogator is usually a pretty obvious "framing device", which takes up a clear minority of the runtime of the release. However, in a few rare cases, as with the ''[[Home Truths (audio story)|Home Truths]]'' trilogy, the interrogator is a co-star equal with the featured character and is given a a proper story with the "present day" companion woven into the companion's recollections of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]].


[[File:Dwm companion chronicles.jpg|thumb|Preview art for the first series by [[Ben Willsher]] ([[DWM 381]])]]
The 2011 release ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'' was a departure from the "enhanced audiobook" format, being effectively a straight audio drama (albeit still one with a limited cast) that incorporated interviews with various companions.
The 2011 release ''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]'' was a departure from the "enhanced audiobook" format, being effectively a straight audio drama (albeit still one with a limited cast) that incorporated interviews with various companions.


=== Continuity ===
=== Continuity ===
A few of the plays tie in to others in the Big Finish Doctor Who range. ''[[The Darkening Eye]]'' is a prequel to ''[[The Death Collectors]]''; ''[[Night's Black Agents]]'' explicitly occurs between ''[[City of Spires]]'' and ''[[The Wreck of the Titan]]''; the [[Leela]] trilogy which begins with ''[[The Catalyst]]'' relies to some degree on the listener's knowledge of the [[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey audio series]]; and ''[[The Prisoner's Dilemma]]'' occupies a complicated narrative space, tying together the [[Virgin New Adventures]] with Big Finish's ''Key 2 Time'' series.
A few of the plays tie in to others in the Big Finish Doctor Who range. ''[[The Darkening Eye (audio story)|The Darkening Eye]]'' is a prequel to ''[[The Death Collectors (audio story)|The Death Collectors]]''; ''[[Night's Black Agents (audio story)|Night's Black Agents]]'' explicitly occurs between ''[[City of Spires (audio story)|City of Spires]]'' and ''[[The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)|The Wreck of the Titan]]''; the [[Leela]] trilogy which begins with ''[[The Catalyst (audio story)|The Catalyst]]'' relies to some degree on the listener's knowledge of the [[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey audio series]]; and ''[[The Prisoner's Dilemma (audio story)|The Prisoner's Dilemma]]'' occupies a complicated narrative space, tying together the [[Virgin New Adventures]] with Big Finish's ''Key 2 Time'' series.


All the plays add to the their main characters' televised continuities. More than a few detail an extra adventure in a way that doesn't add ''much'' to their lives, however.  For instance, ''[[Mother Russia]]'' gives [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] a holiday in [[Napoleonic Wars|Napoleonic]] [[Russia]] between ''[[The Gunfighters]]'' and ''[[The Savages]]''. Even the interchange with his interrogator is set within the main story. Thus, Steven gains merely another adventure that fits neatly in his established, televised timeline.  
All the plays add to the their main characters' televised continuities. Some detail an adventure that adds little to their lives; for instance, ''[[Mother Russia (audio story)|Mother Russia]]'' gives [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] an adventure in [[Napoleonic Wars|Napoleonic]] [[Russia]] between the main narrative of ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'' and its conclusory scenes, which lead into ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]''. Even the interchange with his interrogator is set within the main story. Thus, Steven gains merely another adventure that fits neatly in his established, televised timeline.


By contrast, other plays ''significantly'' expand the known fates of their principal characters. For instance, the "''[[Home Truths]]'' trilogy", taking place between episodes of [[Sara Kingdom]]'s only televised story, ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', reveals that she had other adventures with Steven and the Doctor besides the quest for [[taranium]] which was the central plot of her televised adventure. More significantly, the trilogy also gives Sara, or at least her consciousness, a thousand-year-lifespan, a way to have met a different incarnation of the Doctor and thus a second chance to travel in the TARDIS.  
By contrast, other plays expand greatly on the known fates of their principal character/s. For instance, the trilogy of stories featuring [[Sara Kingdom]], the main narratives of which take place between episodes of ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', reveals that she had other adventures with Steven and the Doctor besides the quest for [[taranium]] which was the central plot of her televised adventure. More significantly, the trilogy also gives Sara, or at least her [[consciousness]], a thousand-year-lifespan, a way to have met a different incarnation of the Doctor and thus a second chance to travel in the TARDIS.


Most plays settle somewhere between these two extremes. Thanks in part to the typical interrogative "framing device", most of the plays reveal something about the lives of the Doctor's companions after leaving him. In [[Frostfire|the very first Companion Chronicle]], for instance, [[Vicki]] is shown to have remained with [[Troilus]] and to have had a large family. Equally, the series shows that [[Susan Foreman]] stayed with [[David Campbell]], [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]] continued her globe-trotting life with Dr. [[Clifford Jones]] and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] settled down to raise a family.
Most plays settle somewhere between these two extremes. Thanks in part to the typical interrogative "framing device", most of the plays reveal something about the lives of the Doctor's companions after leaving him. In [[Frostfire|the very first Companion Chronicle]], for instance, [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] is shown to have remained with [[Troilus]] and to have had a large family. Equally, the series shows that [[Susan Foreman]] stayed with [[David Campbell]], [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]] continued her globe-trotting life with Dr. [[Clifford Jones]] and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] settled down to raise a family.


== List of stories ==
== Stories ==
=== Season 1 ===
=== Series 1 ===
{|class="wikitable"
{{Main|Series 1 (CC)}}
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
{| {{prettytable}}
!<nowiki>#</nowiki>
!# || Title || Author || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
!Title
!Author
!Doctor
!Featuring
!class="unsortable"|Released
|-
|-
|1
|1.1
|[[Frostfire (audio story)|Frostfire]]
|''[[Frostfire (audio story)|Frostfire]]''
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[First Doctor]]
|[[Maureen O'Brien]]
|<ul><li>[[Vicki Pallister]]</li><li>[[Steven Taylor]]</li></ul>
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|January 2007
|[[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]]
|rowspan=4|[[February (releases)|February]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
|-
|-
|2
|1.2
|[[Fear of the Daleks]]
|''[[Fear of the Daleks (audio story)|Fear of the Daleks]]''
|[[Patrick Chapman]]
|[[Patrick Chapman]]
|[[Second Doctor]]
|[[Wendy Padbury]]
|<ul><li>[[Zoe Heriot]]</li><li>[[Jamie McCrimmon]]</li><li>[[Dalek|The Daleks]]</li></ul>
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|January 2007
|[[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Dalek]]s
|-
|-
|3
|1.3
|[[The Blue Tooth]]
|''[[The Blue Tooth (audio story)|The Blue Tooth]]''
|[[Nigel Fairs]]
|[[Nigel Fairs]]
|[[Third Doctor]]
|[[Caroline John]]
|<ul><li>[[Liz Shaw]]</li><li>[[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]</li><li>[[Cybermen]]</li></ul>
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|January 2007
|[[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brig]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|-
|-
|4
|1.4
|[[The Beautiful People]]
|''[[The Beautiful People (audio story)|The Beautiful People]]''
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|[[Fourth Doctor]]
|[[Lalla Ward]]
|<ul><li>[[Romana II]]</li><li>[[K9 Mark II]]</li></ul>
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|January 2007
|[[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II|K9]]
|}
|}


=== Season 2 ===
=== Series 2 ===
{|class="wikitable"
{{Main|Series 2 (CC)}}
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
{| {{prettytable}}
!<nowiki>#</nowiki>
!# || Title || Author || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
!Title
!Author
!Doctor
!Featuring
!class="unsortable"|Released
|-
|-
|5
|2.1
|[[Mother Russia]]
|''[[Mother Russia (audio story)|Mother Russia]]''
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[First Doctor]]
|[[Peter Purves]]
|<ul><li>[[Steven Taylor]]</li><li>[[Dodo Chaplet]]</li></ul>
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|October 2007
|[[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]]
|[[October (releases)|October]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
|-
|-
|6
|2.2
|[[Helicon Prime (audio story)|Helicon Prime]]
|''[[Helicon Prime (audio story)|Helicon Prime]]''
|[[Jake Elliott]]
|[[Jake Elliott]]
|[[Second Doctor]]
|[[Frazer Hines]]
|
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
|November 2007
|[[November (releases)|November]] 2007
|-
|-
|7
|2.3
|[[Old Soldiers (CC audio story)|Old Soldiers]]
|''[[Old Soldiers (CC audio story)|Old Soldiers]]''
|[[James Swallow]]
|[[James Swallow]]
|[[Third Doctor]]
|[[Nicholas Courtney]]
|<ul><li>[[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]</li><li>[[Liz Shaw]]</li></ul>
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|December 2007
|[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brig]]
|[[7 December (releases)|7 December]] 2007
|-
|-
|8
|2.4
|[[The Catalyst]]
|''[[The Catalyst (audio story)|The Catalyst]]''
|[[Nigel Fairs]]
|[[Nigel Fairs]]
|[[Fourth Doctor]]
|[[Louise Jameson]]
|
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
* [[Leela]]
|[[Leela]]
|January 2008
|[[January (releases)|January]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
|}
|}


=== Season 3 ===
=== Series 3 ===
{|class="wikitable"
{{Main|Series 3 (CC)}}
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
{| {{prettytable}}
!<nowiki>#</nowiki>
!# || Title || Author || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
!Title
!Author
!Doctor
!Featuring
!class="unsortable"|Released
|-
|-
|9
|3.1
|[[Here There Be Monsters]]
|''[[Here There Be Monsters (audio story)|Here There Be Monsters]]''
|[[Andy Lane]]
|[[Andy Lane]]
|[[First Doctor]]
|[[Carole Ann Ford]]
|<ul><li>[[Susan Foreman]]</li><li>[[Ian Chesterton]]</li><li>[[Barbara Wright]]</li></ul>
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|July 2008
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
|[[July (releases)|July]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
|-
|-
|10
|3.2
|[[The Great Space Elevator]]
|''[[The Great Space Elevator (audio story)|The Great Space Elevator]]''
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|[[Second Doctor]]
|[[Deborah Watling]]
|<ul><li>[[Victoria Waterfield]]</li><li>[[Jamie McCrimmon]]</li></ul>
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|August 2008
|[[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
|[[August (releases)|August]] 2008
|-
|-
|11
|3.3
|[[The Doll of Death]]
|''[[The Doll of Death (audio story)|The Doll of Death]]''
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[Third Doctor]]
|[[Katy Manning]]
|
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
* [[Jo Grant]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brig]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[John Benton|Benton]]
|September 2008
|[[September (releases)|September]] 2008
|-
|-
|12
|3.4
|[[Empathy Games (audio story)|Empathy Games]]
|''[[Empathy Games (audio story)|Empathy Games]]''
|[[Nigel Fairs]]
|[[Nigel Fairs]]
|[[Fourth Doctor]]  
|[[Louise Jameson]]
|
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
* [[Leela]]
|[[Leela]]
|October 2008
|[[October (releases)|October]] 2008
|-
|-
|13
|3.5
|[[Home Truths]]
|''[[Home Truths (audio story)|Home Truths]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[First Doctor]]
|[[Jean Marsh]]
|<ul><li>[[Sara Kingdom]]</li><li>[[Steven Taylor]]</li></ul>
|1st
|November 2008
|[[Sara Kingdom|Sara]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Robert (Home Truths)|Robert]]
|[[November (releases)|November]] 2008
|-
|-
|14
|3.6
|[[The Darkening Eye]]
|''[[The Darkening Eye (audio story)|The Darkening Eye]]''
|[[Stewart Sheargold]]
|[[Stewart Sheargold]]
|[[Fifth Doctor]]
|[[Sarah Sutton]]
|<ul><li>[[Nyssa]]</li><li>[[Adric]]</li><li>[[Tegan Jovanka]]</li></ul>
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|December 2008
|[[Nyssa]], [[Adric]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Dar Trader]]s
|[[December (releases)|December]] 2008
|-
|-
|15
|3.7
|[[The Transit of Venus]]
|''[[The Transit of Venus (audio story)|The Transit of Venus]]''
|[[Jacqueline Rayner]]
|[[Jacqueline Rayner]]
|[[First Doctor]]
|[[William Russell]]
|<ul><li>[[Ian Chesterton]]</li><li>[[Barbara Wright]]</li><li>[[Susan Foreman]]</li></ul>
|1st
|January 2009
|Ian, Barbara, Susan
|[[January (releases)|January]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|-
|-
|16
|3.8
|[[The Prisoner's Dilemma]]
|''[[The Prisoner's Dilemma (audio story)|The Prisoner's Dilemma]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|Simon Guerrier
|[[Seventh Doctor]]
|[[Sophie Aldred]], [[Laura Doddington]]
|<ul><li>[[Ace]]</li><li>[[Zara]]</li></ul>
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|January 2009
|[[Ace]], [[Zara (The Judgement of Isskar)|Zara]]
|[[February (releases)|February]] 2009
|-
|-
|17
|3.9
|[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]
|''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]''
|[[Steve Lyons]]
|[[Steve Lyons]]
|[[Second Doctor]]
|[[Anneke Wills]]
|
|2nd
* [[Polly Wright]]
|[[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], Jamie
* [[Ben Jackson]]
|[[March (releases)|March]] 2009
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
|March 2009
|-
|-
|18
|3.10
|[[The Magician's Oath]]
|''[[The Magician's Oath (audio story)|The Magician's Oath]]''
|[[Scott Handcock]]
|[[Scott Handcock]]
|[[Third Doctor]]
|[[Richard Franklin]]
|
|3rd
* [[Mike Yates]]
|Yates, Jo, the Brig, Benton
|April 2009
|[[April (releases)|April]] 2009
|-
|-
|19
|3.11
|[[The Mahogany Murderers]]
|''[[The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)|The Mahogany Murderers]]''
|[[Andy Lane]]
|Andy Lane
|none
|[[Christopher Benjamin]], [[Trevor Baxter]]
|
|None
* [[Henry Gordon Jago]]
|[[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]] & [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]], [[Heinrich Tulp|Dr Tulp]]
* [[George Litefoot]]
|[[May (releases)|May]] 2009
|May 2009
|-
|-
|20
|3.12
|[[The Stealers from Saiph]]
|''[[The Stealers from Saiph (audio story)|The Stealers from Saiph]]''
|[[Nigel Robinson]]
|[[Nigel Robinson]]
|[[Fourth Doctor]]
|[[Mary Tamm]]
|
|4th
* [[Romana I]]
|[[Romana I]]
|June 2009
|[[June (releases)|June]] 2009
|}
|}


=== Season 4 ===
=== Series 4 ===
{|class="wikitable"
{{Main|Series 4 (CC)}}
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
{| {{prettytable}}
!<nowiki>#</nowiki>
!# || Title || Author || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
!Title
!Author
!Doctor
!Featuring
!class="unsortable"|Released
|-
|-
|21
|4.1
|[[The Drowned World]]
|''[[The Drowned World (audio story)|The Drowned World]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[First Doctor]]
|[[Jean Marsh]]
|<ul><li>[[Sara Kingdom]]</li><li>[[Steven Taylor]]</li></ul>
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|July 2009
|[[Sara Kingdom|Sara]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Robert (Home Truths)|Robert]]
|[[July (releases)|July]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|-
|-
|22
|4.2
|[[The Glorious Revolution]]
|''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]''
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|[[Second Doctor]]
|[[Frazer Hines]]
|
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
* [[Zoe Heriot]]
|[[August (releases)|August]] 2009
|August 2009
|-
|-
|23
|4.3
|[[The Prisoner of Peladon]]
|''[[The Prisoner of Peladon (audio story)|The Prisoner of Peladon]]''
|[[Cavan Scott]] & [[Mark Wright]]
|[[Cavan Scott]] & [[Mark Wright]]
|[[Third Doctor]]
|[[David Troughton]]
|
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
* [[Peladon of Peladon|King Peladon]]
|[[Peladon of Peladon|King Peladon]], [[Alpha Centauri]], [[Ice Warrior]]s
* [[Ice Warrior]]s
|[[September (releases)|September]] 2009
|September 2009
|-
|-
|24
|4.4
|[[The Pyralis Effect]]
|''[[The Pyralis Effect (audio story)|The Pyralis Effect]]''
|[[George Mann]]
|[[George Mann]]
|[[Fourth Doctor]]
|[[Lalla Ward]]
|
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
* [[Romana II]]
|[[Romana II]]
|October 2009
|[[October (releases)|October]] 2009
|-
|-
|25
|4.5
|[[Ringpullworld]]
|''[[Ringpullworld (audio story)|Ringpullworld]]''
|[[Paul Magrs]]
|[[Paul Magrs]]
|[[Fifth Doctor]]
|[[Mark Strickson]]
|
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
* [[Vislor Turlough]]
|[[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Huxley (Ringpullworld)|Huxley]]
* [[Tegan Jovanka]]
|[[12 November (releases)|12 November]] 2009
|November 2009
|-
|-
|26
|4.6
|[[Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code]]
|''[[Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code (audio story)|Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code]]''
|[[Eddie Robson]]
|[[Eddie Robson]]
|[[Seventh Doctor]]
|[[Lisa Bowerman]]
|
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
|[[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]
|January 2010
|[[31 January (releases)|31 January]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|-
|-
|27
|4.7
|[[The Suffering]]
|''[[The Suffering (audio story)|The Suffering]]''
|[[Jacqueline Rayner]]
|[[Jacqueline Rayner]]
|[[First Doctor]]
|[[Peter Purves]] & [[Maureen O'Brien]]
|
|1st
* [[Vicki]]
|[[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], Steven
* [[Steven Taylor]]
|[[February (releases)|February]] 2010
|February 2010
|-
|-
|28
|4.8
|[[The Emperor of Eternity]]
|''[[The Emperor of Eternity (audio story)|The Emperor of Eternity]]''
|[[Nigel Robinson]]
|[[Nigel Robinson]]
|[[Second Doctor]]
|[[Deborah Watling]] & Frazer Hines
|
|2nd
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
|Jamie, [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]]
* [[Victoria Waterfield]]
|[[March (releases)|March]] 2010
|March 2010
|-
|-
|29
|4.9
|[[Shadow of the Past]]
|''[[Shadow of the Past (audio story)|Shadow of the Past]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|Simon Guerrier
|[[Third Doctor]]
|[[Caroline John]]
|
|3rd
* [[Liz Shaw]]
|[[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brig]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[Mim|the Mim]]
|April 2010
|[[30 April (releases)|30 April]] 2010
|-
|-
|30
|4.10
|[[The Time Vampire]]
|''[[The Time Vampire (audio story)|The Time Vampire]]''
|[[Nigel Fairs]]
|[[Nigel Fairs]]
|[[Fourth Doctor]]
|[[Louise Jameson]] & [[John Leeson]]
|
|4th
* [[Leela]]
|[[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I|K9]]
* [[K9]]
|[[31 May (releases)|31 May]] 2010
|May 2010
|-
|-
|31
|4.11
|[[Night's Black Agents]]
|''[[Night's Black Agents (audio story)|Night's Black Agents]]''
|[[Marty Ross]]
|[[Marty Ross]]
|[[Sixth Doctor]]
|Frazer Hines
|
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|"Jamie"]]
|May 2010
|May 2010
|-
|-
|32
|4.12
|[[Solitaire]]
|''[[Solitaire (audio story)|Solitaire]]''
|[[John Dorney]]  
|[[John Dorney]]
|[[Eighth Doctor]]
|[[India Fisher]]
|
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
* [[Charley Pollard]]
|[[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[Celestial Toymaker]]
* [[the Celestial Toymaker|The Celestial Toymaker]]
|[[June (releases)|June]] 2010
|June 2010
|}
|}


=== Season 5 ===
=== Series 5 ===
{|class="wikitable"
{{Main|Series 5 (CC)}}
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
{| {{prettytable}}
!<nowiki>#</nowiki>
!# || Title || Author || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
!Title
!Author
!Doctor
!Featuring
!class="unsortable"|Released
|-
|-
|33
|5.1
|[[The Guardian of the Solar System]]
|''[[The Guardian of the Solar System (audio story)|The Guardian of the Solar System]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[First Doctor]]
|[[Jean Marsh]]
|
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
* [[Sara Kingdom]]
|[[Sara Kingdom|Sara]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Bret Vyon|Bret]], [[Mavic Chen]], [[Robert (Home Truths)|Robert]]
* [[Steven Taylor]]
|[[July (releases)|July]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|July 2010
|-
|-
|34
|5.2
|[[Echoes of Grey]]
|''[[Echoes of Grey (audio story)|Echoes of Grey]]''
|[[John Dorney]]
|[[John Dorney]]
|[[Second Doctor]]
|[[Wendy Padbury]]
|
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
* [[Zoe Heriot]]
|[[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[The Company (Echoes of Grey)|The Company]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
|[[August (releases)|August]] 2010
|August 2010
|-
|-
|35
|5.3
|[[Find and Replace]]
|''[[Find and Replace (audio story)|Find and Replace]]''
|[[Paul Magrs]]
|[[Paul Magrs]]
|[[Third Doctor]]
|[[Katy Manning]]
|
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
* [[Jo Grant]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Huxley (Ringpullworld)|Huxley]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brig]], [[John Benton|Benton]]
* [[Iris Wildthyme]]
|[[30 September (releases)|30 September]] 2010
|September 2010
|-
|-
|36
|5.4
|[[The Invasion of E-Space]]
|''[[The Invasion of E-Space (audio story)|The Invasion of E-Space]]''
|[[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]]
|[[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]]
|[[Fourth Doctor]]
|[[Lalla Ward]]
|
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
* [[Romana II]]
|[[Romana II]], [[Adric]]
* [[Adric]]
|[[31 October (releases)|31 October]] 2010
|October 2010
|-
|-
|37
|5.5
|[[A Town Called Fortune]]
|''[[A Town Called Fortune (audio story)|A Town Called Fortune]]''
|[[Paul Sutton]]
|[[Paul Sutton]]
|[[Sixth Doctor]]
|[[Maggie Stables]]
|
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
* [[Evelyn Smythe]]
|[[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]]
|November 2010
|[[November (releases)|November]] 2010
|-
|-
|38
|5.6
|[[Quinnis (audio story)|Quinnis]]
|''[[Quinnis (audio story)|Quinnis]]''
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[First Doctor]]
|[[Carole Ann Ford]]
|
|1st
* [[Susan Foreman]]
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]]
|December 2010
|[[23 December (releases)|23 December]] 2010
|-
|-
|39
|5.7
|[[Peri and the Piscon Paradox]]
|''[[Peri and the Piscon Paradox (audio story)|Peri and the Piscon Paradox]]''
|[[Nev Fountain]]
|[[Nev Fountain]]
|
|[[Nicola Bryant]], [[Colin Baker]]
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]], 6th
* [[Sixth Doctor]]
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|
|[[January (releases)|January]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
* [[Peri Brown]]
|January 2011
|-
|-
|40
|5.8
|[[The Perpetual Bond]]
|''[[The Perpetual Bond (audio story)|The Perpetual Bond]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|Simon Guerrier
|[[First Doctor]]
|Peter Purves, [[Tom Allen]]
|
|1st
* [[Steven Taylor]]
|Steven, [[Oliver Harper|Oliver]]
* [[Oliver Harper]]
|[[February (releases)|February]] 2011
|February 2011
|-
|-
|41
|5.9
|[[The Forbidden Time]]
|''[[The Forbidden Time (audio story)|The Forbidden Time]]''
|[[Andy Lane|David Lock]]
|[[Andy Lane|David Lock]]
|[[Second Doctor]]
|[[Anneke Wills]], [[Frazer Hines]]
|
|2nd
* [[Polly Wright]]
|[[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], Jamie
* [[Ben Jackson]]
|[[March (releases)|March]] 2011
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
|March 2011
|-
|-
|42
|5.10
|[[The Sentinels of the New Dawn]]
|''[[The Sentinels of the New Dawn (audio story)|The Sentinels of the New Dawn]]''
|[[Paul Finch]]
|[[Paul Finch]]
|[[Third Doctor]]
|[[Caroline John]]
|
|3rd
* [[Liz Shaw]]
|[[Liz Shaw|Liz]]
|April 2011
|[[April (releases)|April]] 2011
|-
|-
|43
|5.11
|[[Ferril's Folly]]
|''[[Ferril's Folly (audio story)|Ferril's Folly]]''
|[[Peter Anghelides]]
|[[Peter Anghelides]]
|[[Fourth Doctor]]
|[[Mary Tamm]]
|
|4th
* [[Romana I]]
|[[Romana I]]
|May 2011
|[[May (releases)|May]] 2011
|-
|-
|44
|5.12
|[[The Cold Equations]]
|''[[The Cold Equations (audio story)|The Cold Equations]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|Simon Guerrier
|[[First Doctor]]
|Peter Purves, Tom Allen
|
|1st
* [[Steven Taylor]]
|Steven, Oliver
* [[Oliver Harper]]
|[[June (releases)|June]] 2011
|June 2011
|}
|}


=== Season 6 ===
=== Series 6 ===
{|class="wikitable"
{{Main|Series 6 (CC)}}
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
{| {{prettytable}}
!<nowiki>#</nowiki>
!# || Title || Author || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
!Title
!Author
!Doctor
!Featuring
!class="unsortable"|Released
|-
|-
|45
|6.1
|[[Tales from the Vault]]
|''[[Tales from the Vault (audio story)|Tales from the Vault]]''
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|
|[[Daphne Ashbrook]], [[Yee Jee Tso]], [[Peter Purves]], [[Wendy Padbury]], [[Katy Manning]], [[Mary Tamm]]
* [[First Doctor]]  
|[[First Doctor|1st]], [[Second Doctor|2nd]], [[Third Doctor|3rd]], [[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
* [[Second Doctor]]  
|[[Ruth Matheson|Matheson]], [[Charlie Sato|Sato]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Romana I]]
* [[Third Doctor]]  
|[[July (releases)|July]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
|
* [[Steven Taylor]]
* [[Zoe Heriot]]
* [[Jo Grant]]
* [[Romana I]]
|July 2011
|-
|-
|46
|6.2
|[[The Rocket Men]]
|''[[The Rocket Men (audio story)|The Rocket Men]]''
|[[John Dorney]]
|[[John Dorney]]
|[[First Doctor]]
|[[William Russell]]
|
|1st
* [[Ian Chesterton]]
|[[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], [[Rocket Men]]
* [[Barbara Wright]]
|[[10 August (releases)|10 August]] 2011
* [[Vicki Pallister]]
|August 2011
|-
|-
|47
|6.3
|[[The Memory Cheats]]
|''[[The Memory Cheats (audio story)|The Memory Cheats]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[Second Doctor]]
|Wendy Padbury
|
|2nd
* [[Zoe Heriot]]
|Zoe, Jamie, [[The Company (Echoes of Grey)|The Company]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
|[[September (releases)|September]] 2011
|September 2011
|-
|-
|48
|6.4
|[[The Many Deaths of Jo Grant]]
|''[[The Many Deaths of Jo Grant (audio story)|The Many Deaths of Jo Grant]]''
|[[Cavan Scott]] & [[Mark Wright]]
|[[Cavan Scott]] & [[Mark Wright]]
|[[Third Doctor]]
|Katy Manning
|
|3rd
* [[Jo Grant]]
|Jo
|October 2011
|[[October (releases)|October]] 2011
|-
|-
|49
|6.5
|[[The First Wave]]
|''[[The First Wave (audio story)|The First Wave]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|Simon Guerrier
|[[First Doctor]]
|Peter Purves & [[Tom Allen]]
|
|1st
* [[Steven Taylor]]
|Steven, [[Oliver Harper|Oliver]], [[Vardan]]s
* [[Oliver Harper]]
|[[8 November (releases)|8 November]] 2011
|November 2011
|-
|-
|50
|6.6
|[[Beyond the Ultimate Adventure]]
|''[[Beyond the Ultimate Adventure (audio story)|Beyond the Ultimate Adventure]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|[[Sixth Doctor]]
|[[Colin Baker]], [[Claire Huckle]], [[Noel Sullivan]]
|
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
* [[Crystal (The Ultimate Adventure)|Crystal]]
|[[Crystal (The Ultimate Adventure)|Crystal]], [[Jason (The Ultimate Adventure)|Jason]]
* [[Jason (The Ultimate Adventure)|Jason]]
|[[December (releases)|December]] 2011
|December 2011
|-
|-
|51
|6.7
|[[The Anachronauts]]
|''[[The Anachronauts (audio story)|The Anachronauts]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|Simon Guerrier
|[[First Doctor]]
|[[Jean Marsh]] & Peter Purves
|
|1st
* [[Steven Taylor]]
|Steven, [[Sara Kingdom|Sara]]
* [[Sara Kingdom]]
|[[January (releases)|January]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]
|January 2012
|-
|-
|52
|6.8
|[[The Selachian Gambit]]
|''[[The Selachian Gambit (audio story)|The Selachian Gambit]]''
|[[Steve Lyons]]
|[[Steve Lyons]]
|[[Second Doctor]]
|[[Frazer Hines]] & [[Anneke Wills]]
|
|2nd
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
|Jamie, [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Selachian]]s
* [[Polly Wright]]
|[[February (releases)|February]] 2012
|February 2012
|-
|-
|53
|6.9
|[[Binary (audio story)|Binary]]
|''[[Binary (audio story)|Binary]]''
|[[Eddie Robson]]
|Eddie Robson
|[[Third Doctor]]
|[[Caroline John]]
|
|3rd
* [[Liz Shaw]]
|[[Liz Shaw|Liz]]
|March 2012
|[[March (releases)|March]] 2012
|-
|-
|54
|6.10
|[[The Wanderer]]
|''[[The Wanderer (audio story)|The Wanderer]]''
|[[Richard Dinnick]]
|Richard Dinnick
|[[First Doctor]]
|William Russell
|
|1st
* [[Ian Chesterton]]
|Ian, [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], Barbara
|April 2012
|[[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 2012
|-
|-
|55
|6.11
|[[The Jigsaw War (audio story)|The Jigsaw War]]
|''[[The Jigsaw War (audio story)|The Jigsaw War]]''
|[[Eddie Robson]]
|Eddie Robson
|[[Second Doctor]]
|Frazer Hines
|
|2nd
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
|Jamie, Zoe
|May 2012
|[[May (releases)|May]] 2012
|-
|-
|56
|6.12
|[[The Rings of Ikiria (audio story)|The Rings of Ikiria]]
|''[[The Rings of Ikiria (audio story)|The Rings of Ikiria]]''
|[[Richard Dinnick]]
|Richard Dinnick
|[[Third Doctor]]
|[[Richard Franklin]]
|
|3rd
* [[Mike Yates]]
|[[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brig]], [[John Benton|Benton]]
* [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
|[[June (releases)|June]] 2012
* [[John Benton]]
|June 2012
|}
|}


=== Season 7 ===
=== Series 7 ===
{|class="wikitable"
{{Main|Series 7 (CC)}}
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
{| {{prettytable}}
!<nowiki>#</nowiki>
!# || Title || Author || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
!Title
!Author
!Doctor
!Featuring
!class="unsortable"|Released
|-
|-
|57
|7.1
|[[The Time Museum (audio story)|The Time Museum]]
|''[[The Time Museum (audio story)|The Time Museum]]''
|[[James Goss]]
|[[James Goss]]
|[[First Doctor]]
|[[William Russell]]
|
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
* [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]]
|[[Ian Chesterton|Ian]]
|July 2012
|[[23 July (releases)|23 July]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]
|-
|-
|58
|7.2
|[[The Uncertainty Principle]]
|''[[The Uncertainty Principle (audio story)|The Uncertainty Principle]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[Second Doctor]]
|[[Wendy Padbury]]
|
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
* [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|[[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[The Company (Echoes of Grey)|The Company]]
|August 2012
|[[August (releases)|August]] 2012
|-
|-
|59
|7.3
|[[Project Nirvana (audio story)|Project: Nirvana]]
|''[[Project Nirvana (audio story)|Project: Nirvana]]''
|[[Cavan Scott]] and [[Mark Wright]]
|[[Cavan Scott]], [[Mark Wright]]
|[[Seventh Doctor]]
|[[Maggie O'Neill]], [[Amy Pemberton]], [[Sylvester McCoy]]
|
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
* [[Lysandra Aristedes]]
|[[Lysandra Aristedes|Lysandra]], [[Sally Morgan|Sally]], [[Elder God]]
* [[Sally Morgan]]
|[[19 September (releases)|19 September]] 2012
|September 2012
|-
|-
|60
|7.4
|[[The Last Post (audio story)|The Last Post]]
|''[[The Last Post (audio story)|The Last Post]]''
|[[James Goss]]
|James Goss
|[[Third Doctor]]
|[[Caroline John]], [[Rowena Cooper]]
|
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
* [[Liz Shaw|Liz]]
|[[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[Emily Shaw|Emily]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brig]]
|October 2012
|[[25 October (releases)|25 October]] 2012
|-
|-
|61
|7.5
|[[Return of the Rocket Men (audio story)|Return of the Rocket Men]]
|''[[Return of the Rocket Men (audio story)|Return of the Rocket Men]]''
|[[Matt Fitton]]
|[[Matt Fitton]]
|[[First Doctor]]
|[[Peter Purves]]
|
|1st
* [[Steven Taylor|Steven]]
|[[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]], [[Rocket Men]]
* [[Dodo Chaplet]]
|[[10 November (releases)|10 November]] 2012
|November 2012
|-
|-
|62
|7.6
|[[The Child (audio story)|The Child]]
|''[[The Child (audio story)|The Child]]''
|[[Nigel Fairs]]
|[[Nigel Fairs]]
|[[Fourth Doctor]]
|[[Louise Jameson]]
|
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
* [[Leela]]
|[[Leela]]
|December 2012
|[[20 December (releases)|20 December]] 2012
|-
|-
|63
|7.7
|[[The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)|The Flames of Cadiz]]
|''[[The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)|The Flames of Cadiz]]''
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[First Doctor]]
|William Russell, [[Carole Ann Ford]]
|
|1st
* [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]]
|Ian, [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
* [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]
|[[9 January (releases)|9 January]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|January 2013
|-
|-
|64
|7.8
|[[House of Cards (audio story)|House of Cards]]
|''[[House of Cards (audio story)|House of Cards]]''
|[[Steve Lyons]]
|[[Steve Lyons]]
|[[Second Doctor]]
|[[Anneke Wills]], Frazer Hines
|
|2nd
* [[Polly Wright|Polly]]
|[[Polly Wright|Polly]], Jamie, [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Sidewinder Syndicate]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
|[[6 February (releases)|6 February]] 2013
|February 2013
|-
|-
|65
|7.9
| [[The Scorchies (audio story)|The Scorchies]]
|''[[The Scorchies (audio story)|The Scorchies]]''
|[[James Goss]]
|James Goss
|[[Third Doctor]]
|[[Katy Manning]]
|
|3rd
* [[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], the Brig, [[Scorchie]]s
| March 2013
|[[7 March (releases)|7 March]] 2013
|-
|-
|66
|7.10
|[[The Alchemists (audio story)|The Alchemists]]
|''[[The Library of Alexandria (audio story)|The Library of Alexandria]]''
|[[Ian Potter]]
|Simon Guerrier
|[[First Doctor]]
|William Russell
|
|1st
* [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]
|Ian, Barbara, Susan, [[Mim|The Mim]]
|April 2013
|[[10 April (releases)|10 April]] 2013
|-
|-
|67
|7.11
|[[The Armageddon Mirror (audio story)|The Armageddon Mirror]]
|''[[The Apocalypse Mirror (audio story)|The Apocalypse Mirror]]''
|[[Eddie Robson]]
|[[Eddie Robson]]
|[[Second Doctor]]
|Frazer Hines, [[Wendy Padbury]]
|
|2nd
* [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
|Jamie, Zoe
* [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|[[8 May (releases)|8 May]] 2013
|May 2013
|-
|-
|68
|7.12
|[[The Council of War (audio story)|The Council of War]]
|''[[Council of War (audio story)|Council of War]]''
|[[Simon Barnard]] & [[Paul Morris]]
|[[Simon Barnard]], [[Paul Morris]]
|[[Third Doctor]]
|[[John Levene]]
|
|3rd
* [[John Benton]]
|[[John Benton|Benton]], the Brig
|June 2013
|[[11 June (releases)|11 June]] 2013
|}
|}


=== Season 8 ===
=== Series 8 ===
{|class="wikitable"
{{Main|Series 8 (CC)}}
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
{| {{prettytable}}
!<nowiki>#</nowiki>
!# || Title || Author || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
!Title
!Author
!Doctor
!Featuring
!class="unsortable"|Released
|-
|-
|69
|8.1
|TBA
|''[[Mastermind (audio story)|Mastermind]]''
|TBA
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|TBA
|[[Geoffrey Beevers]], [[Daphne Ashbrook]], [[Yee Jee Tso]]
|
|
* TBA
|[[The Master]], [[Ruth Matheson|Matheson]], [[Charlie Sato|Sato]]
|July 2013
|[[10 July (releases)|10 July]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|-
|-
|70
|8.2
|TBA
|''[[The Alchemists (audio story)|The Alchemists]]''
|TBA
|[[Ian Potter]]
|TBA
|[[Carole Ann Ford]]
|
|rowspan=2|[[First Doctor|1st]]
* TBA
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]]
|August 2013
|[[August (releases)|August]] 2013
|-
|-
|71
|8.3
|TBA
|''[[Upstairs (audio story)|Upstairs]]''
|TBA
|[[Mat Coward]]
|TBA
|[[Maureen O'Brien]], [[Peter Purves]]
|
|[[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]]
* TBA
|[[12 September (releases)|12 September]] 2013
|September 2013
|-
|-
|72
|8.4
|TBA
|''[[Ghost in the Machine (audio story)|Ghost in the Machine]]''
|TBA
|Jonathan Morris
|TBA
|[[Katy Manning]]
|
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
* TBA
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|October 2013
|[[11 October (releases)|11 October]] 2013
|-
|-
|73
|8.5
|[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]
|''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]''
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[First Doctor]]
|Carole Ann Ford
|
|1st
* [[Susan Foreman| Susan]]
|Susan, [[Stoyn]]
|November 2013
|[[15 November (releases)|15 November]] 2013
|-
|-
|74
|8.6
|[[The Dying Light (audio story)|The Dying Light]]
|''[[The Dying Light (audio story)|The Dying Light]]''
|[[Nick Wallace]]
|[[Nick Wallace]]
|[[Second Doctor]]
|[[Frazer Hines]], [[Wendy Padbury]]
|
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], Stoyn
* [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|[[19 December (releases)|19 December]] 2013
|December 2013
|-
|-
|75
|8.7
|[[Luna Romana (audio story)|Luna Romana]]
|''[[Luna Romana (audio story)|Luna Romana]]''
|[[Matt Fitton]]
|[[Matt Fitton]]
|[[Fourth Doctor]]
|[[Lalla Ward]], [[Juliet Landau]]
|
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
* [[Romana II]]
|[[Romana I]], [[Romana II]], [[Romana III]], Stoyn
|January 2014
|[[17 January (releases)|17 January]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]]
|-
|8.8
|''[[The Sleeping City (audio story)|The Sleeping City]]''
|Ian Potter
|[[William Russell]]
|rowspan=3|1st
|rowspan=2|[[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], Vicki
|[[13 February (releases)|13 February]] 2014
|-
|8.9
|''[[Starborn (audio story)|Starborn]]''
|[[Jacqueline Rayner]]
|Maureen O'Brien
|[[13 March (releases)|13 March]] 2014
|-
|8.10
|''[[The War To End All Wars (audio story)|The War To End All Wars]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|Peter Purves
|Steven, [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]], [[Sida]]
|[[9 April (releases)|9 April]] 2014
|-
|8.11
|''[[The Elixir of Doom (audio story)|The Elixir of Doom]]''
|[[Paul Magrs]]
|Katy Manning
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|Jo, [[Iris Wildthyme]]
|[[16 May (releases)|16 May]] 2014
|-
|8.12
|''[[Second Chances (audio story)|Second Chances]]''
|[[John Dorney]]
|Wendy Padbury
|2nd
|Zoe, Jamie, [[The Company (Echoes of Grey)|The Company]]
|[[17 June (releases)|17 June]] 2014
|}
 
=== ''The First Doctor: Volume One'' ===
{{Main|The First Doctor: Volume One}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!# || Title || Author || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
|-
|9.1
|''[[The Sleeping Blood (audio story)|The Sleeping Blood]]''
|[[Martin Day]]
|[[Carole Ann Ford]]
|rowspan=4|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]]
|rowspan=4|[[3 June (releases)|3 June]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]
|-
|9.2
|''[[The Unwinding World (audio story)|The Unwinding World]]''
|[[Ian Potter]]
|[[Maureen O'Brien]]
|[[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], [[Ian Chesterson|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
|-
|9.3
|''[[The Founding Fathers (audio story)|The Founding Fathers]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|rowspan=2|[[Peter Purves]]
|[[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], [[First Doctor (mind copy)|1st Doctor's mind copy]], [[Sida]]
|-
|9.4
|''[[The Locked Room (audio story)|The Locked Room]]''
|Steven, 1st Doctor's mind copy, Sida, [[Vardan]]
|}
 
=== ''The Second Doctor: Volume One'' ===
{{Main|The Second Doctor: Volume One}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!# || Title || Author || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
|-
|10.1
|''[[The Mouthless Dead (audio story)|The Mouthless Dead]]''
|[[John Pritchard]]
|[[Frazer Hines]], [[Anneke Wills]], [[Elliot Chapman]]
|rowspan=4|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]]
|rowspan=4|[[23 June (releases)|23 June]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|-
|10.2
|''[[The Story of Extinction (audio story)|The Story of Extinction]]''
|[[Ian Atkins (writer)|Ian Atkins]]
|Frazer Hines, [[Deborah Watling]]
|Jamie, [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]]
|-
|10.3
|''[[The Integral (audio story)|The Integral]]''
|[[David Bartlett]]
|Frazer Hines, [[Wendy Padbury]]
|rowspan=2|Jamie, [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|-
|10.4
|''[[The Edge (CC audio story)|The Edge]]''
|[[Rob Nisbet]]
|Frazer Hines
|}
 
=== ''The First Doctor: Volume Two'' ===
{{Main|The First Doctor: Volume Two}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!# || Title || Author || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
|-
|11.1
|''[[Fields of Terror (audio story)|Fields of Terror]]''
|[[John Pritchard]]
|[[Maureen O'Brien]]
|rowspan=4|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]
|rowspan=4|[[15 June (releases)|15 June]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|-
|11.2
|''[[Across the Darkened City (audio story)|Across the Darkened City]]''
|[[David Bartlett]]
|[[Peter Purves]]
|Steven, Vicki, [[Dalek]]s
|-
|11.3
|''[[The Bonfires of the Vanities (audio story)|The Bonfires of the Vanities]]''
|[[Una McCormack]]
|rowspan=2|[[Anneke Wills]], [[Elliot Chapman]]
|rowspan=2|[[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]]
|-
|11.4
|''[[The Plague of Dreams (audio story)|The Plague of Dreams]]''
|[[Guy Adams]]
|}
 
=== ''The Second Doctor: Volume Two'' ===
{{Main|The Second Doctor: Volume Two}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!# || Title || Author || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
|-
|12.1
|''[[The Curator's Egg (audio story)|The Curator's Egg]]''
|[[Julian Richards]]
|[[Anneke Wills]]
|rowspan=4|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]]
|rowspan=4|[[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
|-
|12.2
|''[[Dumb Waiter (audio story)|Dumb Waiter]]''
|[[Rob Nisbet]]
|[[Frazer Hines]], [[Louise Jameson]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]], [[Leela]]
|-
|12.3
|''[[The Iron Maid (audio story)|The Iron Maid]]''
|[[John Pritchard]]
|rowspan=2|[[Wendy Padbury]]
|Jamie, [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|-
|12.4
|''[[The Tactics of Defeat (audio story)|The Tactics of Defeat]]''
|[[Tony Jones]]
|Jamie, Zoe, [[Ruth Matheson|Ruth]]
|}
 
=== ''The First Doctor: Volume Three'' ===
{{Main|The First Doctor: Volume Three}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! # || Title || Author || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
|-
|13.1
|''[[E is for... (audio story)|E is for...]] ''
|[[Julian Richards]]
|[[Carole Ann Ford]]
|rowspan=4|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
|rowspan=4|[[18 September (releases)|18 September]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|-
|13.2
|''[[Daybreak (audio story)|Daybreak]]''
|[[John Pritchard]]
|[[Maureen O'Brien]]
|Ian, Barbara, [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]
|-
|13.3
|''[[The Vardan Invasion of Mirth (audio story)|The Vardan Invasion of Mirth]]''
|[[Paul Morris]], [[Ian Atkins (writer)|Ian Atkins]]
|[[Peter Purves]]
|[[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Vardan]]s
|-
|-
|76
|13.4
|TBA
|''[[The Crumbling Magician (audio story)|The Crumbling Magician]]''
|TBA
|[[Guy Adams]]
|TBA
|[[Anneke Wills]]
|
|[[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]]
* TBA
|}
|February 2014
 
=== ''The Second Doctor: Volume Three'' ===
{{Main|The Second Doctor: Volume Three}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!# ||Title || Author  || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
|-
|-
|77
|14.1
| TBA
|''[[The Death of the Daleks (audio story)|The Death of the Daleks]]''
|TBA
|[[George Mann]]
|TBA
|rowspan=2|[[Frazer Hines]]
|
|rowspan=4|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
* TBA
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Dalek]]s
| March 2014
|rowspan=4|[[26 April (releases)|26 April]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]]
|-
|-
|78
|14.2
|TBA
|''[[The Phantom Piper (audio story)|The Phantom Piper]]''
|TBA
|[[Martin Day]]
|TBA
|Jamie
|
* TBA
|April 2014
|-
|-
|79
|14.3
|TBA
|''[[The Prints of Denmark (audio story)|The Prints of Denmark]]''
|TBA
|[[Paul Morris]]
|TBA
|[[Wendy Padbury]], [[Rufus Hound]]
|
|Jamie, [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], [[The Monk]]
* TBA
|May 2014
|-
|-
|80
|14.4
|TBA
|''[[The Deepest Tragedian (audio story)|The Deepest Tragedian]]''
|TBA
|[[Penelope Faith]]
|TBA
|Wendy Padbury
|
|Jamie, Zoe
* TBA
|June 2014
|}
|}
=== Special Releases ===
 
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=== Special releases ===
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
{| {{prettytable}}
!<nowiki>#</nowiki>
! Title || Author || Performer || Doctor || Featuring || Released
!Title
!Author
!Doctor
!Featuring
!class="unsortable"|Released
|-
|-
|*
|''[[The Three Companions (audio story)|The Three Companions]]''
|[[The Three Companions]]
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[Marc Platt]]
|
|[[Anneke Wills]], [[Nicholas Courtney]], [[John Pickard]]
* [[Second Doctor]]  
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]], [[Third Doctor|3rd]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
|[[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brig]], [[Thomas Brewster|Brewster]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
|[[April (releases)|April]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] - [[February (releases)|February]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]<ref>Serialised over 12 chapters beginning with [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magic Mousetrap]]'' in April 2009</ref>
|
* [[Polly Wright]]
* Brig. [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Thomas Brewster]]
|Serialised over 12 chapters beginning with [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magic Mousetrap]]'' in April 2009
|-
|-
|*
|''[[The Mists of Time (audio story)|The Mists of Time]]''
|[[The Mists of Time]]
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|[[Third Doctor]]
|[[Katy Manning]]
|
|3rd
* [[Jo Grant]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|19th August 2009
|[[19 August (releases)|19 August]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
(free download with [[DWM 411]])
|-
|-
|*
|''[[Freakshow (audio story)|Freakshow]]''
|[[Freakshow]]
|[[Mark Morris]]
|[[Mark Morris]]
|[[Fifth Doctor]]
|[[Mark Strickson]]
|
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
* [[Vislor Turlough]]
|[[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]]
* [[Tegan Jovanka]]
|[[4 March (releases)|4 March]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
| 4th March 2010
(free download with [[DWM 419]])
|-
|-
|*
|''[[The Revenants (audio story)|The Revenants]]''
|[[The Companion Chronicles: The Specials (audio anthology)|The Companion Chronicles: The Specials]]<br />(box set compilation of ''The Three Companions'', ''The Mists of Time'', ''Freakshow'')
|[[Ian Potter]]
|Various
|[[William Russell]]
|Various
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|
|[[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
* Various
|[[31 May (releases)|31 May]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]
|August 2011
|-
|*
|[[The Revenants (audio story)|The Revenants]]
|
|[[First Doctor]]
|
* [[Ian Chesterton]]
* [[Barbara Wright]]
| 31st May 2012
(free download with [[DWM 448]])
|}
|}


== Notes ==
* ''[[The Three Companions (audio story)|The Three Companions]]'' was a twelve-part serialised story issued as a bonus with the regular monthly Big Finish Doctor Who releases, beginning with ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]'' in April 2009 and concluded with ''[[Survival of the Fittest (audio story)|Survival of the Fittest]]'' in February 2010. An omnibus edit of the story is available in ''[[The Companion Chronicles: The Specials]]'' box set, released in August 2011.
* Three stories were available for a limited time as free downloadable content for readers of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'': ''[[The Mists of Time (audio story)|The Mists of Time]]'' in August 2009 via [[DWM 411]], ''[[Freakshow (audio story)|Freakshow]]'' in March 2010 via [[DWM 419]] and ''[[The Revenants (audio story)|The Revenants]]'' in May 2012 via [[DWM 448]]. ''The Mists of Time'' and ''Freakshow'' are also available in ''The Specials'' box set, while ''The Revenants'' was included in the Limited Collector's Edition of ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''.


* ''[[The Three Companions]]'' was a twelve-part serialised story issued as a bonus with the regular monthly Big Finish Doctor Who releases, beginning with [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magic Mousetrap]]'' in April 2009 and concluded with [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'' in February 2010. An edited-together version of the story is available in ''[[The Companion Chronicles: The Specials]]'' box set, released in August 2011.
== Cover gallery ==
* Three stories were available for a limited time as free downloadable content for readers of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'': ''[[The Mists of Time]]'' in August 2009 via [[DWM 411]], ''[[Freakshow]]'' in March 2010 via [[DWM 419]] and ''[[The Revenants (audio story)|The Revenants]]'' in May 2012 via [[DWM 448]]. ''The Mists of Time'' and ''Freakshow'' are also available in ''The Specials'' box set.
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Dwcc09 cover 1417sq cover large.jpg|''[[The First Doctor: Volume One]]''
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The First Doctor Volume Two (audio anthology).jpg|''[[The First Doctor: Volume Two]]''
The Second Doctor Volume Two (audio anthology).jpg|''[[The Second Doctor: Volume Two]]''
The First Doctor Volume Three.jpg|''[[The First Doctor: Volume Three]]''
The Second Doctor Volume Three.jpg|''[[The Second Doctor: Volume Three]]''
</gallery>


=== External links ===
== External links ==
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The Companion Chronicles was a Big Finish Productions audio series that ran for eighty monthly releases across eight series between 2007 and 2014, before relaunching with yearly box set releases thereafter.

The general, but not invariable, ambition of the series was to tell stories using the companions of the first four Doctors. The typical release in the range used just two actors, a musical score, some foley work and sound design — meaning that the end result sat somewhere between an audio book and a full-cast drama.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

Concept[[edit] | [edit source]]

Originally, the concept was to produce talking books featuring the companions of the first four incarnations of the Doctor who were unavailable to take part in the main range. While the range has remained primarily focused on companions who appeared earlier than Season 19, most releases in the range have not been true "talking books". In fact, all but one release — The Stealers from Saiph — use the convention of at least two characters in conversation with each other. Most have a sound design worthy of any title in the main range. On rare occasions, the range has moved away from its titular concern and featured characters who are more commonly considered "prominent guest stars" or "allies", such as King Peladon and Henry Gordon Jago.

Format and structure[[edit] | [edit source]]

In general, Companion Chronicles have a fairly standard format. They are usually two, approximately 25 minute long episodes divided by a single cliffhanger, barring special double length releases released regularly each season from the fourth onwards. The part of the story that has to do with the Doctor is almost always told in flashback, as a recollection of a past adventure. Thus, the central character of the piece (i.e., the companion) is often depicted in two time periods. That is, there is typically an "older" version of the companion who recounts the adventure with the Doctor, and the "younger" version of the character, who is as he or she appeared on television.

The actor not portraying a companion is used in a variety of ways to allow stories in the range to have markedly different structures. Some common narrative uses for the second actor are:

Sometimes, the interrogator is revealed to be the principal adversary, as in Mother Russia or Frostfire; sometimes the listener knows the interrogator is the adversary right from the start, as with The Catalyst. In any case, the relationship between ex-companion and interrogator is usually a pretty obvious "framing device", which takes up a clear minority of the runtime of the release. However, in a few rare cases, as with the Home Truths trilogy, the interrogator is a co-star equal with the featured character and is given a a proper story with the "present day" companion woven into the companion's recollections of the Doctor's TARDIS.

Preview art for the first series by Ben Willsher (DWM 381)

The 2011 release Tales from the Vault was a departure from the "enhanced audiobook" format, being effectively a straight audio drama (albeit still one with a limited cast) that incorporated interviews with various companions.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

A few of the plays tie in to others in the Big Finish Doctor Who range. The Darkening Eye is a prequel to The Death Collectors; Night's Black Agents explicitly occurs between City of Spires and The Wreck of the Titan; the Leela trilogy which begins with The Catalyst relies to some degree on the listener's knowledge of the Gallifrey audio series; and The Prisoner's Dilemma occupies a complicated narrative space, tying together the Virgin New Adventures with Big Finish's Key 2 Time series.

All the plays add to the their main characters' televised continuities. Some detail an adventure that adds little to their lives; for instance, Mother Russia gives Steven an adventure in Napoleonic Russia between the main narrative of The Gunfighters and its conclusory scenes, which lead into The Savages. Even the interchange with his interrogator is set within the main story. Thus, Steven gains merely another adventure that fits neatly in his established, televised timeline.

By contrast, other plays expand greatly on the known fates of their principal character/s. For instance, the trilogy of stories featuring Sara Kingdom, the main narratives of which take place between episodes of The Daleks' Master Plan, reveals that she had other adventures with Steven and the Doctor besides the quest for taranium which was the central plot of her televised adventure. More significantly, the trilogy also gives Sara, or at least her consciousness, a thousand-year-lifespan, a way to have met a different incarnation of the Doctor and thus a second chance to travel in the TARDIS.

Most plays settle somewhere between these two extremes. Thanks in part to the typical interrogative "framing device", most of the plays reveal something about the lives of the Doctor's companions after leaving him. In the very first Companion Chronicle, for instance, Vicki is shown to have remained with Troilus and to have had a large family. Equally, the series shows that Susan Foreman stayed with David Campbell, Jo Jones continued her globe-trotting life with Dr. Clifford Jones and Victoria settled down to raise a family.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 1[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 1 (CC)
# Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
1.1 Frostfire Marc Platt Maureen O'Brien 1st Vicki, Steven February 2007
1.2 Fear of the Daleks Patrick Chapman Wendy Padbury 2nd Zoe, Jamie, Daleks
1.3 The Blue Tooth Nigel Fairs Caroline John 3rd Liz, the Brig, Yates, Benton, Cybermen
1.4 The Beautiful People Jonathan Morris Lalla Ward 4th Romana II, K9

Series 2[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 2 (CC)
# Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
2.1 Mother Russia Marc Platt Peter Purves 1st Steven, Dodo October 2007
2.2 Helicon Prime Jake Elliott Frazer Hines 2nd Jamie November 2007
2.3 Old Soldiers James Swallow Nicholas Courtney 3rd The Brig 7 December 2007
2.4 The Catalyst Nigel Fairs Louise Jameson 4th Leela January 2008

Series 3[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 3 (CC)
# Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
3.1 Here There Be Monsters Andy Lane Carole Ann Ford 1st Susan, Ian, Barbara July 2008
3.2 The Great Space Elevator Jonathan Morris Deborah Watling 2nd Victoria, Jamie August 2008
3.3 The Doll of Death Marc Platt Katy Manning 3rd Jo, the Brig, Yates, Benton September 2008
3.4 Empathy Games Nigel Fairs Louise Jameson 4th Leela October 2008
3.5 Home Truths Simon Guerrier Jean Marsh 1st Sara, Steven, Robert November 2008
3.6 The Darkening Eye Stewart Sheargold Sarah Sutton 5th Nyssa, Adric, Tegan, Dar Traders December 2008
3.7 The Transit of Venus Jacqueline Rayner William Russell 1st Ian, Barbara, Susan January 2009
3.8 The Prisoner's Dilemma Simon Guerrier Sophie Aldred, Laura Doddington 7th Ace, Zara February 2009
3.9 Resistance Steve Lyons Anneke Wills 2nd Polly, Ben, Jamie March 2009
3.10 The Magician's Oath Scott Handcock Richard Franklin 3rd Yates, Jo, the Brig, Benton April 2009
3.11 The Mahogany Murderers Andy Lane Christopher Benjamin, Trevor Baxter None Jago & Litefoot, Dr Tulp May 2009
3.12 The Stealers from Saiph Nigel Robinson Mary Tamm 4th Romana I June 2009

Series 4[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 4 (CC)
# Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
4.1 The Drowned World Simon Guerrier Jean Marsh 1st Sara, Steven, Robert July 2009
4.2 The Glorious Revolution Jonathan Morris Frazer Hines 2nd Jamie, Zoe August 2009
4.3 The Prisoner of Peladon Cavan Scott & Mark Wright David Troughton 3rd King Peladon, Alpha Centauri, Ice Warriors September 2009
4.4 The Pyralis Effect George Mann Lalla Ward 4th Romana II October 2009
4.5 Ringpullworld Paul Magrs Mark Strickson 5th Turlough, Tegan, Huxley 12 November 2009
4.6 Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code Eddie Robson Lisa Bowerman 7th Bernice 31 January 2010
4.7 The Suffering Jacqueline Rayner Peter Purves & Maureen O'Brien 1st Vicki, Steven February 2010
4.8 The Emperor of Eternity Nigel Robinson Deborah Watling & Frazer Hines 2nd Jamie, Victoria March 2010
4.9 Shadow of the Past Simon Guerrier Caroline John 3rd Liz, the Brig, Yates, the Mim 30 April 2010
4.10 The Time Vampire Nigel Fairs Louise Jameson & John Leeson 4th Leela, K9 31 May 2010
4.11 Night's Black Agents Marty Ross Frazer Hines 6th "Jamie" May 2010
4.12 Solitaire John Dorney India Fisher 8th Charley, Celestial Toymaker June 2010

Series 5[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 5 (CC)
# Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
5.1 The Guardian of the Solar System Simon Guerrier Jean Marsh 1st Sara, Steven, Bret, Mavic Chen, Robert July 2010
5.2 Echoes of Grey John Dorney Wendy Padbury 2nd Zoe, Jamie, The Company August 2010
5.3 Find and Replace Paul Magrs Katy Manning 3rd Jo, Iris Wildthyme, Huxley, the Brig, Benton 30 September 2010
5.4 The Invasion of E-Space Andrew Smith Lalla Ward 4th Romana II, Adric 31 October 2010
5.5 A Town Called Fortune Paul Sutton Maggie Stables 6th Evelyn November 2010
5.6 Quinnis Marc Platt Carole Ann Ford 1st Susan 23 December 2010
5.7 Peri and the Piscon Paradox Nev Fountain Nicola Bryant, Colin Baker 5th, 6th Peri January 2011
5.8 The Perpetual Bond Simon Guerrier Peter Purves, Tom Allen 1st Steven, Oliver February 2011
5.9 The Forbidden Time David Lock Anneke Wills, Frazer Hines 2nd Polly, Ben, Jamie March 2011
5.10 The Sentinels of the New Dawn Paul Finch Caroline John 3rd Liz April 2011
5.11 Ferril's Folly Peter Anghelides Mary Tamm 4th Romana I May 2011
5.12 The Cold Equations Simon Guerrier Peter Purves, Tom Allen 1st Steven, Oliver June 2011

Series 6[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 6 (CC)
# Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
6.1 Tales from the Vault Jonathan Morris Daphne Ashbrook, Yee Jee Tso, Peter Purves, Wendy Padbury, Katy Manning, Mary Tamm 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Matheson, Sato, Steven, Dodo, Zoe, Jamie, Jo, Romana I July 2011
6.2 The Rocket Men John Dorney William Russell 1st Ian, Barbara, Vicki, Rocket Men 10 August 2011
6.3 The Memory Cheats Simon Guerrier Wendy Padbury 2nd Zoe, Jamie, The Company September 2011
6.4 The Many Deaths of Jo Grant Cavan Scott & Mark Wright Katy Manning 3rd Jo October 2011
6.5 The First Wave Simon Guerrier Peter Purves & Tom Allen 1st Steven, Oliver, Vardans 8 November 2011
6.6 Beyond the Ultimate Adventure Terrance Dicks Colin Baker, Claire Huckle, Noel Sullivan 6th Crystal, Jason December 2011
6.7 The Anachronauts Simon Guerrier Jean Marsh & Peter Purves 1st Steven, Sara January 2012
6.8 The Selachian Gambit Steve Lyons Frazer Hines & Anneke Wills 2nd Jamie, Polly, Ben, Selachians February 2012
6.9 Binary Eddie Robson Caroline John 3rd Liz March 2012
6.10 The Wanderer Richard Dinnick William Russell 1st Ian, Susan, Barbara 18 April 2012
6.11 The Jigsaw War Eddie Robson Frazer Hines 2nd Jamie, Zoe May 2012
6.12 The Rings of Ikiria Richard Dinnick Richard Franklin 3rd Yates, the Brig, Benton June 2012

Series 7[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 7 (CC)
# Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
7.1 The Time Museum James Goss William Russell 1st Ian 23 July 2012
7.2 The Uncertainty Principle Simon Guerrier Wendy Padbury 2nd Zoe, Jamie, The Company August 2012
7.3 Project: Nirvana Cavan Scott, Mark Wright Maggie O'Neill, Amy Pemberton, Sylvester McCoy 7th Lysandra, Sally, Elder God 19 September 2012
7.4 The Last Post James Goss Caroline John, Rowena Cooper 3rd Liz, Emily, the Brig 25 October 2012
7.5 Return of the Rocket Men Matt Fitton Peter Purves 1st Steven, Dodo, Rocket Men 10 November 2012
7.6 The Child Nigel Fairs Louise Jameson 4th Leela 20 December 2012
7.7 The Flames of Cadiz Marc Platt William Russell, Carole Ann Ford 1st Ian, Susan, Barbara 9 January 2013
7.8 House of Cards Steve Lyons Anneke Wills, Frazer Hines 2nd Polly, Jamie, Ben, Sidewinder Syndicate 6 February 2013
7.9 The Scorchies James Goss Katy Manning 3rd Jo, the Brig, Scorchies 7 March 2013
7.10 The Library of Alexandria Simon Guerrier William Russell 1st Ian, Barbara, Susan, The Mim 10 April 2013
7.11 The Apocalypse Mirror Eddie Robson Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury 2nd Jamie, Zoe 8 May 2013
7.12 Council of War Simon Barnard, Paul Morris John Levene 3rd Benton, the Brig 11 June 2013

Series 8[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 8 (CC)
# Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
8.1 Mastermind Jonathan Morris Geoffrey Beevers, Daphne Ashbrook, Yee Jee Tso The Master, Matheson, Sato 10 July 2013
8.2 The Alchemists Ian Potter Carole Ann Ford 1st Susan August 2013
8.3 Upstairs Mat Coward Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves Vicki, Steven 12 September 2013
8.4 Ghost in the Machine Jonathan Morris Katy Manning 3rd Jo 11 October 2013
8.5 The Beginning Marc Platt Carole Ann Ford 1st Susan, Stoyn 15 November 2013
8.6 The Dying Light Nick Wallace Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury 2nd Jamie, Zoe, Stoyn 19 December 2013
8.7 Luna Romana Matt Fitton Lalla Ward, Juliet Landau 4th Romana I, Romana II, Romana III, Stoyn 17 January 2014
8.8 The Sleeping City Ian Potter William Russell 1st Ian, Barbara, Vicki 13 February 2014
8.9 Starborn Jacqueline Rayner Maureen O'Brien 13 March 2014
8.10 The War To End All Wars Simon Guerrier Peter Purves Steven, Dodo, Sida 9 April 2014
8.11 The Elixir of Doom Paul Magrs Katy Manning 8th Jo, Iris Wildthyme 16 May 2014
8.12 Second Chances John Dorney Wendy Padbury 2nd Zoe, Jamie, The Company 17 June 2014

The First Doctor: Volume One[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The First Doctor: Volume One
# Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
9.1 The Sleeping Blood Martin Day Carole Ann Ford 1st Susan 3 June 2015
9.2 The Unwinding World Ian Potter Maureen O'Brien Vicki, Ian, Barbara
9.3 The Founding Fathers Simon Guerrier Peter Purves Steven, Vicki, 1st Doctor's mind copy, Sida
9.4 The Locked Room Steven, 1st Doctor's mind copy, Sida, Vardan

The Second Doctor: Volume One[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The Second Doctor: Volume One
# Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
10.1 The Mouthless Dead John Pritchard Frazer Hines, Anneke Wills, Elliot Chapman 2nd Jamie, Polly, Ben 23 June 2016
10.2 The Story of Extinction Ian Atkins Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling Jamie, Victoria
10.3 The Integral David Bartlett Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury Jamie, Zoe
10.4 The Edge Rob Nisbet Frazer Hines

The First Doctor: Volume Two[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The First Doctor: Volume Two
# Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
11.1 Fields of Terror John Pritchard Maureen O'Brien 1st Steven, Vicki 15 June 2017
11.2 Across the Darkened City David Bartlett Peter Purves Steven, Vicki, Daleks
11.3 The Bonfires of the Vanities Una McCormack Anneke Wills, Elliot Chapman Polly, Ben
11.4 The Plague of Dreams Guy Adams

The Second Doctor: Volume Two[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The Second Doctor: Volume Two
# Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
12.1 The Curator's Egg Julian Richards Anneke Wills 2nd Polly, Ben 20 June 2018
12.2 Dumb Waiter Rob Nisbet Frazer Hines, Louise Jameson Jamie, Victoria, Leela
12.3 The Iron Maid John Pritchard Wendy Padbury Jamie, Zoe
12.4 The Tactics of Defeat Tony Jones Jamie, Zoe, Ruth

The First Doctor: Volume Three[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The First Doctor: Volume Three
# Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
13.1 E is for... Julian Richards Carole Ann Ford 1st Susan, Ian, Barbara 18 September 2019
13.2 Daybreak John Pritchard Maureen O'Brien Ian, Barbara, Vicki
13.3 The Vardan Invasion of Mirth Paul Morris, Ian Atkins Peter Purves Steven, Vardans
13.4 The Crumbling Magician Guy Adams Anneke Wills Ben, Polly

The Second Doctor: Volume Three[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The Second Doctor: Volume Three
# Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
14.1 The Death of the Daleks George Mann Frazer Hines 2nd Jamie, Daleks 26 April 2022
14.2 The Phantom Piper Martin Day Jamie
14.3 The Prints of Denmark Paul Morris Wendy Padbury, Rufus Hound Jamie, Zoe, The Monk
14.4 The Deepest Tragedian Penelope Faith Wendy Padbury Jamie, Zoe

Special releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Author Performer Doctor Featuring Released
The Three Companions Marc Platt Anneke Wills, Nicholas Courtney, John Pickard 2nd, 3rd Polly, the Brig, Brewster, Ben, Jamie April 2009 - February 2010[1]
The Mists of Time Jonathan Morris Katy Manning 3rd Jo 19 August 2009
Freakshow Mark Morris Mark Strickson 5th Turlough, Tegan 4 March 2010
The Revenants Ian Potter William Russell 1st Ian, Barbara 31 May 2012

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Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Serialised over 12 chapters beginning with AUDIO: The Magic Mousetrap in April 2009