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:''[[File:Lost_Stories_Poster.jpg|thumb|A promotional poster for The Lost Stories Series 1.]]Not to be confused with [[missing episode]]s, televised ''Doctor Who'' stories that were made, transmitted, and '''subsequently''' lost by the BBC.''
{{Infobox Audio Series
|release count      = 32
|story count        = 35
|release year      = 2009
|release year2      = present
|first story        = The Nightmare Fair (audio story)
|image              = The Nightmare Fair cover.jpg
|first release      = [[November (releases)|November]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|end release        = [[30 March (releases)|30 March]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]]
|publisher          = [[Big Finish Productions]]
|exec prod          = Nicholas Briggs
|exec prod2        = Jason Haigh-Ellery
|producer          = David Richardson
|script ed          = David Richardson
|script ed2        = Andrew Cartmel
|script ed3        = Jonathan Morris
|script ed4        = John Dorney
|script ed5        = Guy Adams
|script ed6        = Nicholas Briggs
|music              = [[Jamie Robertson]], [[Simon Robinson]], [[Nigel Fairs]], [[Steve Foxon]], [[Daniel Brett]], [[Richard Fox]], [[Lauren Yason]], [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]], [[David Darlington]], [[Kelly Ellis]], [[Steve McNichol]], [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]], [[Andy Hardwick]], [[Nicholas Briggs]], [[Robert Harvey]]
|sound              = Jamie Robertson, Simon Robinson, Nigel Fairs, Steve Foxon, Daniel Brett, Richard Fox, Lauren Yason, Toby Hrycek-Robinson, David Darlington, Kelly Ellis, Steve McNichol, Howard Carter, Andy Hardwick, Nicholas Briggs, Robert Harvey
|cover              = [[Alex Mallinson]], [[Damien May]], [[Ryan Aplin]], [[Sophie Cowdrey]]
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'''''The Lost Stories''''' was a range of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audios released by [[Big Finish Productions]] starting in [[2009 (releases)|2009]].


'''The Lost Stories''' was a range of Doctor Who audios released by [[Big Finish Productions]] beginning in 2009. It took scripts or story treatments that had been officially proposed to the BBC from 1963 to 1990, converted them into audio-appropriate scripts and recorded them with as many of the original cast members as possible. The line was wholly separate from their monthly ''Doctor Who'' and ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' ranges. During the production of this series, the [[The Doctor|Doctors]] and [[companion]]s involved continued to be as active as they normally were in other ranges.
It took scripts or story treatments that had been officially proposed to the [[BBC]] from [[1963 (production)|1963]] to [[1990 (production)|1990]], converted them into audio-appropriate scripts and recorded them with as many of the original cast members as possible.


== Concept ==
The line was wholly separate from their [[Main Range|monthly ''Doctor Who'']] and ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' ranges. During the production of this series, [[the Doctor]]s and [[companion]]s involved continued to be as active as they normally were in other ranges.
Initially, the range was to have produced the stories intended for production during [[season 23]]. When that season was delayed, these stories were abandoned in favour of what became ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]''.


Big Finish expanded the ambition of the range soon after announcing it. As the range developed, it changed from being about "the season 23 that never was" to more generally producing a whole range of never-made television stories. As of 2012, Big Finish had announced stories from the [[First Doctor|First]], [[Second Doctor|Second]], [[Third Doctor|Third]], [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]], [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]] and [[Seventh Doctor]]s' eras. Stories involving the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors were full cast audios, while stories from the First, Second, and Third Doctors' eras had a format more akin to the "enhanced audiobooks" of the ''Companion Chronicles'' range.
The series originally ended in [[2013 (releases)|2013]], as Big Finish had effectively mined every existing unmade story of the classic era within a reasonable stage of development, and in order to focus on ''[[The Early Adventures]]'', which told new stories using a similar format to that used for the [[First Doctor|First]], [[Second]] and [[Third Doctor]] ranges here. The series was revived in [[2019 (releases)|2019]].
 
Each CD release features a reversible cover, the reverse evoking the format of the covers to the [[Target novelisation]]s of the 1970s.
 
== Overview ==
=== Concept ===
[[File:DWM 415 The Lost Stories Preview.jpg|thumb|left|A [[DWM illustrated previews|preview]] of the series by [[Andy Walker]] ([[DWM 415]])]]
The idea of creating a series completing lost adventures had not been one unconsidered by Big Finish from the start — however, it was largely believed that a series based on unoriginal material would not sell. The release and success of the [[The Stageplays (audio series)|Stage Play series]], which adapted plays like ''[[The Ultimate Adventure]]'' into [[The Ultimate Adventure (audio story)|audio stories]], put these thoughts at odds, as it soon became clear that fans were very eager to see these legendary lost tales brought to life.
 
Big Finish expanded the ambition of the range soon after announcing it. As the range developed, it changed from being about "the season 23 that never was" to more generally producing a whole range of never-made television stories. Big Finish released stories for every classic Doctor except for the [[Eighth Doctor]], whose unmade stories represent early drafts of [[Doctor Who (TV story)|the TV Movie]] and the concept of a reboot series. Stories involving the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]], [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]] and [[Seventh Doctor]]<nowiki/>s were full cast audios, while stories from the First, Second, and Third Doctors' eras had a format more akin to the "enhanced audiobooks" of the ''Companion Chronicles'' range, although featuring a greater number of voice actors and instead told from a third person viewpoint.


The key factor for the producers was that the stories in this range must have at some point been officially proposed to the BBC. In some instances, the scripts produced by Big Finish were essentially those that had been delivered to the BBC; in others, they were wholly written for Big Finish based upon story ideas that had been proposed to the [[script editor]] of the era. In a few cases, finished scripts like ''[[The Song of Megaptera (audio story)|The Song of Megaptera]]'' (originally titled ''The Song of the Space Whale'') were tweaked for the audio medium. In others, as with ''[[Leviathan (audio story)|Leviathan]]'', they were more substantially altered.
The key factor for the producers was that the stories in this range must have at some point been officially proposed to the BBC. In some instances, the scripts produced by Big Finish were essentially those that had been delivered to the BBC; in others, they were wholly written for Big Finish based upon story ideas that had been proposed to the [[script editor]] of the era. In a few cases, finished scripts like ''[[The Song of Megaptera (audio story)|The Song of Megaptera]]'' (originally titled ''The Song of the Space Whale'') were tweaked for the audio medium. In others, as with ''[[Leviathan (audio story)|Leviathan]]'', they were more substantially altered.


== Sixth Doctor stories ==
The [[Series 6 (TLS)|sixth]] and [[Series 7 (TLS)|seventh series]] introduced a twist to the concept: ''[[Return of the Cybermen (audio story)|Return of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[Daleks! Genesis of Terror (audio story)|Daleks! Genesis of Terror]]'' and ''[[The Ark (audio story)|The Ark]]'' were not based on serials that were ultimately never made. All three aired in [[Season 12 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 12]] in the form of ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' respectively. The releases in ''The Lost Stories'' were adapted from earlier versions of the scripts, which changed during their original development to become the versions which made it to television. ''Return of the Cybermen'' still follows a similar storyline to ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' but with differing plot details. The plot of ''The Ark'' was adapted from [[John Lucarotti|John Lucarroti]]'s initial script for the serial and diverges drastically from ''The Ark in Space'' as the story progresses.
As the original impetus for the range, the Sixth Doctor stories deserve special consideration. Originally, the idea was that all known season 23 scripts and story ideas would be produced. Due to rights issues and writer availability, this proved impossible. Additionally, Big Finish research into "the season that never was" revealed scripts and story ideas actually meant for [[season 22]]. The producer of the range decided to take a more liberal approach to the concept. He put together a "new" season, comprised of ''most'' of the stories known to have been destined for season 23 and some stories meant for season 22. He knit all the stories together with continuing narrative elements not present in the original television scripts and story treatments. The result was an enhancement of the original goal of simply adapting the known stories for audio. The very fact that there were eight stories in the first run of Sixth Doctor stories immediately suggests a different season length than would have been possible on television during the Colin Baker era (however, it was common for the BBC to commission more stories for a season than would necessarily be broadcast, in case one fell through, so the number of Season 23 stories in existence is not a reliable indicator of how long the season might have been; plus, at the time Season 23 was being planned there was every likelihood that Baker would have stayed on into Season 24 or beyond, so any leftover stories could have been used for later seasons).
 
''Daleks! Genesis of Terror'' was more specifically only an adaptation of [[Terry Nation]]'s original script for Episode 1 of ''Genesis of the Daleks'', not the story as a whole. It was decided to present the script almost entirely as it was, and the release is resultantly a full-cast verbatim script reading of the first episode, rather than a traditional audio adaptation. ([[BFX]]: ''[[Daleks! Genesis of Terror (audio story)|Daleks! Genesis of Terror]]'') For the sake of completion, cast members subsequently read out the storylines of the remaining five episodes.
 
=== First and Second Doctor stories ===
At the beginning of the [[Series 2 (TLS)|second series]], Big Finish released two boxsets, one for each of these Doctors. ''[[The First Doctor Box Set]]'' contained ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]'' and ''[[The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (audio story)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]]'', both featuring narration from [[Carole Ann Ford]] and [[William Russell]]. These stories were presented as halfway between a ''Companion Chronicle'' and a full-cast audio in order to capture as closely as possible the sense of the original story without some of the original actors. ''[[The Second Doctor Box Set]]'' contained only one story from that Doctor: ''[[Prison in Space (audio story)|Prison in Space]]'', and the [[The Destroyers (unproduced TV story)|intended pilot]] for the [[Dalek]] spin-off series ''[[The Destroyers (audio story)|The Destroyers]]''. ''Prison in Space'' featured both [[Wendy Padbury]] and [[Frazer Hines]] as [[Zoe Heriot]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]], respectively, while ''The Destroyers'' featured [[Jean Marsh]] as [[Sara Kingdom]]. Another story for each of these Doctors was released in [[Series 3 (TLS)|Series 3]]: ''[[The Masters of Luxor (audio story)|The Masters of Luxor]]'' for the First Doctor and ''[[The Rosemariners (audio story)|The Rosemariners]]'' for the Second Doctor, both of which featured the same regulars as the box sets. The [[Series 4 (TLS)|fourth series]] focused on these early Doctors, with the First Doctor getting his final release in ''[[The Dark Planet (audio story)|The Dark Planet]]'', which was also [[Maureen O'Brien]]'s first audio story alongside William Russell. The Second Doctor received two stories: ''[[The Queen of Time (audio story)|The Queen of Time]]'' and ''[[Lords of the Red Planet (audio story)|Lords of the Red Planet]]''.
 
A number of these stories had previously been released in script form. ''The Masters of Luxor'' had previously been issued as a [[The Masters of Luxor (script)|script book]] by [[Titan Books]] in [[1992 (releases)|1992]], whilst ''[[Farewell Great Macedon (book)|Farewell Great Macedon]]'', ''[[Farewell Great Macedon (script)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]]'' and ''[[The Prison in Space]]'' had been issued as script books by the fanzine [[Nothing at the End of the Lane (publisher)|Nothing at the End of the Lane]] in [[2009 (releases)|2009]].
 
=== Third, Fourth and Fifth Doctor stories ===
These Doctors featured the least in the range, but nevertheless got at least one story each. The Third Doctor has only appeared twice in the range, the first being in the final story of the original run of stories, ''[[The Mega (audio story)|The Mega]]'', featuring narration from [[Katy Manning]] as [[Jo Grant]] and [[Richard Franklin]] as [[Mike Yates]] and the second in the [[Series 8 (TLS)|eighth series]], ''[[Deathworld (TLS audio story)|Deathworld]]'', featuring Jo Grant alongside [[Frazer Hines]] as [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Jon Culshaw]] as [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]].
 
The Fourth Doctor got one [[The Fourth Doctor Box Set|box set]] released during a break in the [[Series 3 (TLS)|third series]] (despite not being part of it), which contained the stories ''[[The Foe from the Future (audio story)|The Foe from the Future]]'' and ''[[The Valley of Death]]'', both of which featured [[Tom Baker]] as the Fourth Doctor and [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]]. The Fourth Doctor became more prominent in the range post its 2019 revival. ''[[Return of the Cybermen (audio story)|Return of the Cybermen]]'' and ''[[The Doomsday Contract (audio story)|The Doomsday Contract]]'' were released in the [[Series 6 (TLS)|sixth series]]. ''Return'' marked the debuts of [[Sadie Miller]] and [[Christopher Naylor]] as [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Harry Sullivan]] and ''The Doomsday Contract'' featured [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark II|K9]]. ''[[Daleks! Genesis of Terror (audio story)|Daleks! Genesis of Terror]]'' and ''[[The Ark (audio story)|The Ark]]'' both followed in the [[Series 7 (TLS)|seventh series]], and utilised the same concept (and main cast) as ''Return of the Cybermen'' by adapting earlier drafts of scripts that became TV serials in [[Season 12 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 12]].
 
The Fifth Doctor got a trilogy of stories in the third series featuring [[Peter Davison]] as the Fifth Doctor, [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]] and [[Janet Fielding]] as [[Tegan Jovanka]]. These would be the only stories produced by Big Finish to feature just Nyssa and Tegan as [[companion]]<nowiki/>s, until ''[[The Waters of Amsterdam (audio story)|The Waters of Amsterdam]]'' in [[January (releases)|January]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]. Another Fifth Doctor story ''[[Nightmare Country (audio story)|Nightmare Country]]'' was released in the [[Series 5 (TLS)|fifth series]], featuring Janet Fielding as Tegan and [[Mark Strickson]] as [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]].
 
=== Sixth Doctor stories ===
[[File:Lost Stories Poster.jpg|thumb|A promotional poster for ''The Lost Stories'' [[Series 1 (TLS)|series 1]].]]
As the original impetus for the range, the [[Sixth Doctor]] stories deserve special consideration. Originally, the idea was that all known season 23 scripts and story ideas would be produced. Due to rights issues and writer availability, this proved impossible. Additionally, Big Finish research into "the season that never was" revealed scripts and story ideas actually meant for [[Season 22 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 22]]. The producer of the range decided to take a more liberal approach to the concept. He put together a [[Season 22B|"new" season]], comprised of ''most'' of the stories known to have been destined for season 23 and some stories meant for season 22. He knit all the stories together with continuing narrative elements not present in the original television scripts and story treatments. The result was an enhancement of the original goal of simply adapting the known stories for audio. The very fact that there were eight stories in the first run of Sixth Doctor stories immediately suggests a different season length than would have been possible on television during the Colin Baker era (however, it was common for the BBC to commission more stories for a season than would necessarily be broadcast, in case one fell through, so the number of Season 23 stories in existence is not a reliable indicator of how long the season might have been; plus, at the time Season 23 was being planned there was every likelihood that Baker would have stayed on into Season 24 or beyond, so any leftover stories could have been used for later seasons).


As produced, the Sixth Doctor stories do possess a different tone from the standard Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' range. They employed a style of electronic music evocative of the one that would likely have been used had the stories been produced for television in 1985. Moreover, the characterisations of Peri and the Sixth Doctor are closer to the [[season 22]] versions of the characters than typical for the main Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' range.
The first two stories, ''[[The Nightmare Fair (audio story)|The Nightmare Fair]]'' and ''[[Mission to Magnus (audio story)|Mission to Magnus]]'', had previously been released as Target novels in [[1989 (releases)|1989]], under ''[[The Missing Episodes]]'' banner. The third story in the Target range, ''[[The Ultimate Evil (novel)|The Ultimate Evil]]'', was not adapted as the writer, [[Wally K Daly]], asked for too high a fee and was also working on an adaptation of the story for the RNIB at the time. ''[[The Ultimate Evil (audio story)|The Ultimate Evil]]'' was later adapted in the [[Series 5 (TLS)|fifth series]].


In the 3rd series of Lost Stories Big Finish released three more Sixth Doctor stories, two intended for Season 22 and one for 23, which featured the return of [[Victoria Waterfield]] the [[Traken Union]] and the Melkur and the Sontarans
As produced, the Sixth Doctor stories do possess a different tone from the standard Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' range. They employed a style of electronic music evocative of the one that would likely have been used had the stories been produced for television in 1985. Moreover, the characterisations of Peri and the Sixth Doctor are closer to the [[Season 22 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 22]] versions of the characters than typical for the main Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' range.


== Seventh Doctor stories ==
In the third series of ''Lost Stories'', Big Finish released three more Sixth Doctor stories, two intended for Season 22 and one for 23, which featured the return of [[Victoria Waterfield]] (''[[Power Play (audio story)|Power Play]]''), the [[Traken Union]] and the Melkur (''[[The Guardians of Prophecy (audio story)|The Guardians of Prophecy]]'') and the [[Sontaran]]s (''[[The First Sontarans (audio story)|The First Sontarans]]'').
In addition to the full-cast Sixth Doctor stories, the ''Lost Stories'' range also includes a Seventh Doctor series. In contrast to the first Sixth Doctor series, the first Seventh Doctor series are closer to the intention of the unmade Season 27. Perhaps due to the personal involvement of then-[[script editor]], [[Andrew Cartmel]], this branch of the Lost Stories hit the main beats planned for that season. [[Ace]] was joined by the new [[companion]], [[Raine Creevy]]. Brigadier [[Winifred Bambera]] and [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] returned, as had been planned. As of 2013, the effect of these major character developments on the Seventh Doctor's general usage in the main ''Doctor Who'' range has not been revealed. Of particular interest is whether Raine, having been established in ''The Lost Stories'', will cross over into the main, monthly line. She made her first appearance outside of ''The Lost Stories'' in ''[[UNIT: Dominion (audio story)|UNIT: Dominion]]''.


== First and Second Doctor stories ==
After [[Russell T Davies]] rediscovered a script he'd written for the Sixth Doctor and [[Mel Bush]] in 1987 whilst taking part in a [[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]] Tweetalong of ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'' in 2020, Big Finish adapted it as a standalone release in the Lost Stories. ''[[Mind of the Hodiac (audio story)|Mind of the Hodiac]]'' was released in [[2022 (releases)|2022]].
At the beginning of the second series, Big Finish released two boxsets, one for each of these Doctors. The First Doctor box set contained ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]'' and ''[[The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (audio story)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]]'', both featuring narration from [[Carole Ann Ford]] and [[William Russell]]. These stories were presented as halfway between a ''Companion Chronicle'' and a full-cast audio in order to capture as closely as possible the sense of the original story without some of the original actors. The Second Doctor box set contained only one story from that Doctor: ''[[Prison in Space (audio story)|Prison in Space]]'', and the intended pilot for the Dalek spin-off series ''[[The Destroyers (audio story)|The Destroyers]]''. ''Prison in Space'' featured both [[Wendy Padbury]] and [[Frazer Hines]] as [[Zoe Heriot]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]], respectively, while ''The Destroyers'' featured [[Jean Marsh]] as [[Sara Kingdom]]. Another story for each of these Doctors was released in Series 3: ''[[The Masters of Luxor (audio story)|The Masters of Luxor]]'' for the First Doctor and ''[[The Rosemariners]]'' for the Secod Doctor, both of which featured the same regulars as the box sets. The Fourth series focused on these early Doctors, with the First Doctor getting his final release in ''[[The Dark Planet (audio story)|The Dark Planet]]'', which was also [[Maureen O'Brien]]'s first audio story alongside William Russell. The Second Doctor got two stories: ''[[The Queen of Time (audio story)|The Queen of Time]]'' and ''[[Lords of the Red Planet (audio story)|Lords of the Red Planet]]''.


== Third, Fourth & Fifth Doctors ==
=== Seventh Doctor stories ===
These Doctors featured the least in the range, but never the less got at least one story each. The Third Doctor only appeared once in the final story of the range ''The Mega'' Featuring Katy Manning as [[Jo Grant]] and Richard Franklin as [[Mike Yates]]. The Fourth Doctor got one box set between the second and third series (despite not being part of either), which contained the stories ''[[The Foe from the Future (audio story)|The Foe from the Future]]'' and ''[[The Valley of Death]]'', both of which  featured Tom Baker as The Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson as [[Leela]]. The Fifth Doctor got a trilogy of stories in the third series featuring Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton as [[Nyssa]] and Janet Fielding as [[Tegan Jovanka]], interestingly, these are the only stories produced by Big Finish to date to feature just Nyssa and Tegan as companions, without Adric or Turlough.
In addition to the full-cast Sixth Doctor stories, the ''Lost Stories'' range also includes a Seventh Doctor series. In contrast to the first Sixth Doctor series, the first Seventh Doctor series is closer to the intention of the unmade Season 27. Perhaps due to the personal involvement of then-[[script editor]], [[Andrew Cartmel]], this branch of the Lost Stories hit the main beats planned for that season. [[Ace]] was joined by the new [[companion]], [[Raine Creevy]]. Brigadier [[Winifred Bambera]] and [[UNIT]] returned, as had been planned. Raine made her first appearance outside of ''The Lost Stories'' in ''[[Dominion (audio story)|Dominion]]'', acting as companion later in the Seventh Doctor's life whilst Ace is on [[Gallifrey]].


== List of stories ==
Another story from Season 27, ''[[Night Thoughts (audio story)|Night Thoughts]]'', had been released in [[2006 (releases)|2006]] in the ''[[Main Range]]''. This story incorporated [[Hex]], who had not appeared in the original script.
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
== Stories ==
!<nowiki>#</nowiki>
=== Series 1 ===
!Title
{{Main|Series 1 (TLS)}}
!Author
{| {{Prettytable}}
!Doctor
!#||Title||Author||Doctor||Featuring||Season which was meant to be broadcast||Released
!Featuring
!Season which was meant to be broadcast
! class="unsortable" |Released
|-
|-
|1.01
|1.01
|''[[The Nightmare Fair (audio story)|The Nightmare Fair]]''
|''[[The Nightmare Fair (audio story)|The Nightmare Fair]]''
|[[Graham Williams]] (Adapted by [[John Ainsworth]])
|[[Graham Williams]] (adapted by [[John Ainsworth]])  
|6th
| rowspan="8" |[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
|[[Peri Brown]] and [[the Celestial Toymaker]]
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Celestial Toymaker]]
|23
| rowspan="2" |[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|23]]
|November 2009
|[[12 November (releases)|12 November]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|-
|-
|1.02
|1.02
|''[[Mission to Magnus (audio story)|Mission to Magnus]]''
|''[[Mission to Magnus (audio story)|Mission to Magnus]]''  
|[[Philip Martin]]
|[[Philip Martin]]
|6th
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Sil]], [[Ice Warriors]]
|[[Peri Brown]], [[Sil]] and the [[Ice Warrior]]s
|[[9 December (releases)|9 December]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|23
|December 2009
|-
|-
|1.03
| 1.03
|''[[Leviathan (audio story)|Leviathan]]''
|''[[Leviathan (audio story)|Leviathan]]''
|[[Brian Finch]] (Adapted by [[Paul Finch]])
|[[Brian Finch]] (adapted by [[Paul Finch]])
|6th
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|[[Peri Brown]]
|[[Season 22 (Doctor Who 1963)|22]]
|22
|[[21 January (releases)|21 January]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|January 2010
|-
|-
|1.04
|1.04
|''[[The Hollows of Time (audio story)|The Hollows of Time]]''
|''[[The Hollows of Time (audio story)|The Hollows of Time]]''  
|[[Christopher H Bidmead]]
|[[Christopher H Bidmead]]
|6th
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Tractator]]
|[[Peri Brown]] and the [[Tractator]]s
| rowspan="3" |[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|23]]
|23
|[[18 February (releases)|18 February]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|February 2010
|-
|-
|1.05
|1.05
|''[[Paradise 5 (audio story)|Paradise 5]]''
|''[[Paradise 5 (audio story)|Paradise 5]]''
|[[PJ Hammond]] and [[Andy Lane]]
|[[PJ Hammond]], [[Andy Lane]]
|6th
| rowspan="4" |[[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|[[Peri Brown]]
|[[10 March (releases)|10 March]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|23
|March 2010
|-
|-
|1.06
|1.06  
|''[[Point of Entry (audio story)|Point of Entry]]''
|''[[Point of Entry (audio story)|Point of Entry]]''
|[[Barbara Clegg]] and [[Marc Platt]]
|[[Barbara Clegg]], [[Marc Platt]]
|6th
|[[April (releases)|April]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|[[Peri Brown]]
|23&nbsp;
|April 2010
|-
|-
|1.07
|1.07
|''[[The Song of Megaptera (audio story)|The Song of Megaptera]]''
| ''[[The Song of Megaptera (audio story)|The Song of Megaptera]]''
|[[Pat Mills]]
|[[Pat Mills]]
|6th
| rowspan="2" |[[Season 22 (Doctor Who 1963)|22]]
|[[Peri Brown]]
|[[May (releases)|May]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|22&nbsp;
|May 2010
|-
|-
|1.08
|1.08
|''[[The Macros (audio story)|The Macros]]''
|''[[The Macros (audio story)|The Macros]]''
|[[Ingrid Pitt]] and [[Tony Rudlin]]
|[[Ingrid Pitt]], [[Tony Rudlin]]
|6th
| [[June (releases)|June]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|[[Peri Brown]]
|}
|22
 
|June 2010
=== Series 2 ===
{{Main|Series 2 (TLS)}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! #||Title||Author||Doctor|| Featuring||Season which was meant to be broadcast ||Released
|-
| rowspan="2" |2.01
|''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Moris Farhi]] (adapted by [[Nigel Robinson]])
| rowspan="2" |[[First Doctor|1st]]  
| rowspan="2" |[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 1963)|1]]
| rowspan="2" |[[10 November (releases)|10 November]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|-
|''[[The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (audio story)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]]''
|-
|-
|2.01/2.02
| rowspan="2" |2.02
|Double release<br />*''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]''<br />*''[[The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (audio story)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]]''
|''[[Prison in Space (audio story)|Prison in Space]]''
|[[Moris Farhi]] (Adapted by [[Nigel Robinson]])
|[[Dick Sharples]] (adapted by [[Simon Guerrier]])
|1st
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Susan Foreman]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|1
|[[Season 6 (Doctor Who 1963)|6]]
|November 2010
| rowspan="2" |[[December (releases)|December]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|-
|-
|2.03/2.04
|''[[The Destroyers (audio story)|The Destroyers]]''
|Double release<br />*''[[Prison in Space (audio story)|Prison in Space]]''<br />*''[[The Destroyers (audio story)|The Destroyers]]''
|[[Terry Nation]] (adapted by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[John Dorney]])
|[[Dick Sharples]] (adapted by [[Simon Guerrier]]) & [[Terry Nation]] (adapted by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[John Dorney]])
|none
|2nd
|[[Sara Kingdom|Sara]], [[Dalek]]s
|[[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]]
|[[The Destroyers (unproduced TV story)|Unproduced spin-off]]
|6
|December 2010
|-
|-
|2.05
|2.03
|''[[Thin Ice (audio story)|Thin Ice]]''
| ''[[Thin Ice (audio story)|Thin Ice]]''  
|[[Marc Platt]]
|[[Marc Platt]]  
|7th
| rowspan="4" | [[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|[[Ace]] and [[Ice Warrior]]s
|[[Ace]], [[Ice Warriors]]
|27
| rowspan="4" |[[Season 27|27]]
|April 2011
|[[April (releases)|April]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|-
|-
|2.06
|2.04
|''[[Crime of the Century (audio story)|Crime of the Century]]''
|''[[Crime of the Century (audio story)|Crime of the Century]]''
|[[Andrew Cartmel]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Andrew Cartmel]]
|7th
|[[Ace]], [[Raine Creevy|Raine]]
|[[Ace]] and [[Raine Creevy]]
|[[18 May (releases)|18 May]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|27
|May 2011
|-
|-
|2.07
|2.05
|''[[Animal (audio story)|Animal]]''
|''[[Animal (audio story)|Animal]]''
|[[Andrew Cartmel]]
|[[Ace]], [[Raine Creevy|Raine]], [[Winifred Bambera|Bambera]], [[UNIT]]
|7th
| [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|[[Ace]], [[Raine Creevy]], [[Winifred Bambera]] and [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]]
|27
|June 2011
|-
|-
|2.08
|2.06
|''[[Earth Aid (audio story)|Earth Aid]]''
|''[[Earth Aid (audio story)|Earth Aid]]''
|[[Ben Aaronovitch]] and [[Andrew Cartmel]]
|[[Ben Aaronovitch]], [[Andrew Cartmel]]
|7th
|[[Ace]], [[Raine Creevy|Raine]]
|[[Ace]] and [[Raine Creevy]]
|[[16 July (releases)|16 July]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|27
|}
|July 2011
 
=== Series 3 ===
{{Main|Series 3 (TLS)}}
{| class="wikitable"
!#||Title|| Author||Doctor||Featuring||Season which was meant to be broadcast||Released
|-
|-
|3.01
|3.01
|''[[The Elite (audio story)|The Elite]]''
|''[[The Elite (audio story)|The Elite]]''
|[[Barbara Clegg]] and [[John Dorney]]
|[[Barbara Clegg]], [[John Dorney]]
|5th
| rowspan="3" |[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]]
|[[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Dalek]]
|20
| rowspan="3" |[[Season 20 (Doctor Who 1963)|20]]
|October 2011
| [[14 October (releases)|14 October]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|-
|-
|3.02
|3.02
|''[[Hexagora (audio story)|Hexagora]]''
| ''[[Hexagora (audio story)|Hexagora]]''
|[[Paul Finch]], from a story by [[Peter Ling]] and [[Hazel Adair]]
|[[Paul Finch]], from a story by [[Peter Ling]] and [[Hazel Adair]]
|5th
| rowspan="2" |[[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]]
|[[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]]
|[[9 November (releases)|November]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|20
|November 2011
|-
|-
|3.03
|3.03  
|''[[The Children of Seth (audio story)|The Children of Seth]]''
|''[[The Children of Seth (audio story)|The Children of Seth]]''
|[[Christopher Bailey]] and [[Marc Platt]]
|[[Christopher Bailey]], [[Marc Platt]]
|5th
|[[9 December (releases)|December]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|[[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]]
|20
|December 2011
|-
|Box 1
|Double release<br />*''[[The Foe from the Future (audio story)|The Foe from the Future]]''<br />*''[[The Valley of Death]]''
|[[Robert Banks Stewart]] (Adapted by [[John Dorney]]) & [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] (Adapted by [[Jonathan Morris]])
|4th
|[[Leela]]
|14, 15
|January 2012
|-
|-
|3.04
|3.04
|''[[The Guardians of Prophecy (audio story)|The Guardians of Prophecy]]''
|''[[The Guardians of Prophecy (audio story)|The Guardians of Prophecy]]''
|[[Johnny Byrne]] (Adapted by [[Jonathan Morris]])
|[[Johnny Byrne]] (adapted by [[Jonathan Morris]])
|6th
| rowspan="3" |[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
|[[Peri Brown]] and the [[Melkur]]
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Melkur]]
|22
|[[Season 22 (Doctor Who 1963)|22]]
|May 2012
|[[May (releases)|May]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]
|-
|-
|3.05
|3.05
|''[[Power Play (audio story)|Power Play]]''
|''[[Power Play (audio story)|Power Play]]''
|[[Gary Hopkins]]
|[[Gary Hopkins]]
|6th
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]]
|[[Peri Brown]] and [[Victoria Waterfield]]
|[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|23]]
|23
|[[June (releases)|June]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]
|June 2012
|-
|-
|3.06
|3.06
|''[[The First Sontarans (audio story)|The First Sontarans]]''
|''[[The First Sontarans (audio story)|The First Sontarans]]''
|[[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]]
|[[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]]  
|6th
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Sontaran]]s
|[[Peri Brown]] and [[Sontaran]]s
|[[Season 22 (Doctor Who 1963)|22]]
|22
|[[23 July (releases)|23 July]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]
|July 2012
|-
|-
|3.07
|3.07
|''[[The Masters of Luxor (audio story)|The Masters of Luxor]]''
| ''[[The Masters of Luxor (audio story)|The Masters of Luxor]]''
|[[Anthony Coburn]] (Adapted by [[Nigel Robinson]])
|[[Anthony Coburn]] (adapted by [[Nigel Robinson]])
|1st
| [[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Susan Foreman]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]]
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
|1
|[[Season 1 (Doctor Who 1963)|1]]
|August 2012
|[[16 August (releases)|16 August]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]
|-
|-
|3.08
|3.08  
|''[[The Rosemariners (audio story)|The Rosemariners]]''
|''[[The Rosemariners (audio story)|The Rosemariners]]''
|[[Donald Tosh]]
|[[Donald Tosh]]
|2nd
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|6
|[[Season 6 (Doctor Who 1963)|6]]
|September 2012
|[[19 September (releases)|19 September]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]
|}
 
=== Series 4 ===
{{Main|Series 4 (TLS)}}
{| class="wikitable"
! #||Title||Author||Doctor
!Featuring||Season which was meant to be broadcast||Released
|-
|-
|4.01
|4.01
|''[[The Dark Planet (audio story)|The Dark Planet]]''
|''[[The Dark Planet (audio story)|The Dark Planet]]''
|[[Brian Hayles]] (Adapted by [[Matt Fitton]])
|[[Brian Hayles]] (adapted by [[Matt Fitton]])
|1st
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Vicki Pallister]]
|[[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]
|2
|[[Season 2 (Doctor Who 1963)|2]]
|September 2013
|[[12 September (releases)|12 September]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|-
|-
|4.02
|4.02  
|''[[The Queen of Time (audio story)|The Queen of Time]]''
|''[[The Queen of Time (audio story)|The Queen of Time]]''
|[[Brian Hayles]] (Adapted by [[Catherine Harvey]])
|[[Brian Hayles]] (adapted by [[Catherine Harvey]])
|2nd
| rowspan="2" |[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Zoe Heriot]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|6
| rowspan="2" |[[Season 6 (Doctor Who 1963)|6]]
|October 2013
| [[29 October (releases)|29 October]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|-
|-
|4.03
|4.03
|''[[Lords of the Red Planet (audio story)|Lords of the Red Planet]]''
|''[[Lords of the Red Planet (audio story)|Lords of the Red Planet]]''
|[[Brian Hayles]] (Adapted by [[John Dorney]])
|[[Brian Hayles]] (adapted by [[John Dorney]])  
|2nd
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], [[Ice Warrior]]s
|[[Zoe Heriot]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and the [[Ice Warrior]]s
|[[15 November (releases)|15 November]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|6
|November 2013
|-
|-
|4.04
|4.04
|''[[The Mega (audio story)|The Mega]]''
|''[[The Mega (audio story)|The Mega]]''
|[[Bill Strutton]] (Adapted by [[Simon Guerrier]])
|[[Bill Strutton]] (adapted by [[Simon Guerrier]])
|3rd
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Jo Grant]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brig]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[John Benton|Benton]]
|9
|[[Season 9 (Doctor Who 1963)|9]]
|December 2013
|[[18 December (releases)|18 December]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|}
|}


=== External links ===
=== Series 5 ===
* {{bigfinish|ranges/v/doctor-who---the-lost-stories|The Lost Stories}}
{{Main|Series 5 (TLS)}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!#||Title|| Author||Doctor||Featuring||Season which was meant to be broadcast||Released
|-
|5.1
| ''[[Nightmare Country (audio story)|Nightmare Country]]''
|[[Steve Gallagher]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]
|[[Season 21 (Doctor Who 1963)|21]]
| rowspan="2" |[[14 November (releases)|14 November]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|-
|5.2
|''[[The Ultimate Evil (audio story)|The Ultimate Evil]]''
|[[Wally K Daly]]
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|23]]
|}
 
=== Series 6 ===
{{Main|Series 6 (TLS)}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!#||Title||Author||Doctor||Featuring|| Season which was meant to be broadcast|| Released
|-
|6.1
|''[[Return of the Cybermen (audio story)|Return of the Cybermen]]''
|[[Gerry Davis]] (adapted by [[John Dorney]])
| rowspan="2" |[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|[[Season 12 (Doctor Who 1963)|12]] (developed into ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'')
| rowspan="2" |[[17 March (releases)|17 March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|-
|6.2
|''[[The Doomsday Contract (audio story)|The Doomsday Contract]]''
|[[John Lloyd (writer)|John Lloyd]] (adapted by [[Nev Fountain]])
|[[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II|K9]]
|[[Season 17 (Doctor Who 1963)|17]]
|}
 
=== Series 7 ===
{{Main|Series 7 (TLS)}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!#||Title||Author||Doctor||Featuring||Season which was meant to be broadcast||Released
|-
|7.1<ref name="Switch" />
|''[[The Ark (audio story)|The Ark]]''
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]]
|[[Season 12 (Doctor Who 1963)|12]] (developed into ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'')
|[[8 June (releases)|8 June]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|-
|7.2<ref name="Switch">Released under this number, please do not change</ref>
|''[[Daleks! Genesis of Terror (audio story)|Daleks! Genesis of Terror]]''
|[[Sam Clemens|Samuel Clemens]]
|[[Season 12 (Doctor Who 1963)|12]] (developed into ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')
|[[25 May (releases)|25 May]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|}
 
=== Series 8 ===
{{Main|Series 8 (TLS)}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!#||Title||Author||Doctor||Featuring||Season which was meant to be broadcast||Released
|-
|8.1<ref name="Switch" />
|''[[Deathworld (TLS audio story)|Deathworld]]''
|[[Dave Martin]] and [[Bob Baker]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]], [[Second Doctor|2nd]], [[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brig]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|[[Season 10 (Doctor Who 1963)|10]] (original ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'')
|[[16 August (releases)|16 August]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]
|-
|8.2<ref name="Switch" />
|''[[Operation Werewolf (audio story)|Operation Werewolf]]''
|[[Jonathan Morris]]<br>([[Robert Kitts]] and [[Douglas Camfield]]; original [[1967 (production)|1967]] pitch)
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|[[Season 4 (Doctor Who 1963)|4]] (story was pitched for season, but was never made)
|[[24 July (releases)|24 July]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]
|}
 
=== Specials ===
{| class="wikitable"
!#||Title||Author||Doctor||Featuring||Season which was meant to be broadcast||Released
|-
| rowspan="2" |''[[The Fourth Doctor Box Set]]''
|''[[The Foe from the Future (audio story)|The Foe from the Future]]''
|[[Robert Banks Stewart]] (adapted by [[John Dorney]])
| rowspan="2" |[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Leela]]
|[[Season 14 (Doctor Who 1963)|14]]
| rowspan="2" |[[9 January (releases)|9 January]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]
|-
|''[[The Valley of Death (audio story)|The Valley of Death]]''
|[[Philip Hinchcliffe]] (adapted by [[Jonathan Morris]])
|[[Season 15 (Doctor Who 1963)|15]]
|-
|n/a
|''[[Mind of the Hodiac (audio story)|Mind of the Hodiac]]''
|[[Russell T Davies]] and [[Scott Handcock]]
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
|[[Melanie Bush|Mel]]
|[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|23]]
|[[30 March (releases)|30 March]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]]
|}
 
== Cover gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" caption="">
The First Doctor Box Set.jpg|''[[The First Doctor Box Set]]''
The Second Doctor Box Set.jpg|''[[The Second Doctor Box Set]]''
The Fourth Doctor Box Set.jpg|''[[The Fourth Doctor Box Set]]''
Mind of the Hodiac (audio story).jpg|''[[Mind of the Hodiac (audio story)|Mind of the Hodiac]]''
</gallery>
 
== External links ==
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==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}


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You may be looking for televised Doctor Who stories that were made, transmitted, and subsequently lost by the BBC.

The Lost Stories was a range of Doctor Who audios released by Big Finish Productions starting in 2009.

It took scripts or story treatments that had been officially proposed to the BBC from 1963 to 1990, converted them into audio-appropriate scripts and recorded them with as many of the original cast members as possible.

The line was wholly separate from their monthly Doctor Who and The Companion Chronicles ranges. During the production of this series, the Doctors and companions involved continued to be as active as they normally were in other ranges.

The series originally ended in 2013, as Big Finish had effectively mined every existing unmade story of the classic era within a reasonable stage of development, and in order to focus on The Early Adventures, which told new stories using a similar format to that used for the First, Second and Third Doctor ranges here. The series was revived in 2019.

Each CD release features a reversible cover, the reverse evoking the format of the covers to the Target novelisations of the 1970s.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

Concept[[edit] | [edit source]]

A preview of the series by Andy Walker (DWM 415)

The idea of creating a series completing lost adventures had not been one unconsidered by Big Finish from the start — however, it was largely believed that a series based on unoriginal material would not sell. The release and success of the Stage Play series, which adapted plays like The Ultimate Adventure into audio stories, put these thoughts at odds, as it soon became clear that fans were very eager to see these legendary lost tales brought to life.

Big Finish expanded the ambition of the range soon after announcing it. As the range developed, it changed from being about "the season 23 that never was" to more generally producing a whole range of never-made television stories. Big Finish released stories for every classic Doctor except for the Eighth Doctor, whose unmade stories represent early drafts of the TV Movie and the concept of a reboot series. Stories involving the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors were full cast audios, while stories from the First, Second, and Third Doctors' eras had a format more akin to the "enhanced audiobooks" of the Companion Chronicles range, although featuring a greater number of voice actors and instead told from a third person viewpoint.

The key factor for the producers was that the stories in this range must have at some point been officially proposed to the BBC. In some instances, the scripts produced by Big Finish were essentially those that had been delivered to the BBC; in others, they were wholly written for Big Finish based upon story ideas that had been proposed to the script editor of the era. In a few cases, finished scripts like The Song of Megaptera (originally titled The Song of the Space Whale) were tweaked for the audio medium. In others, as with Leviathan, they were more substantially altered.

The sixth and seventh series introduced a twist to the concept: Return of the Cybermen, Daleks! Genesis of Terror and The Ark were not based on serials that were ultimately never made. All three aired in Season 12 in the form of Revenge of the Cybermen, Genesis of the Daleks and The Ark in Space respectively. The releases in The Lost Stories were adapted from earlier versions of the scripts, which changed during their original development to become the versions which made it to television. Return of the Cybermen still follows a similar storyline to Revenge of the Cybermen but with differing plot details. The plot of The Ark was adapted from John Lucarroti's initial script for the serial and diverges drastically from The Ark in Space as the story progresses.

Daleks! Genesis of Terror was more specifically only an adaptation of Terry Nation's original script for Episode 1 of Genesis of the Daleks, not the story as a whole. It was decided to present the script almost entirely as it was, and the release is resultantly a full-cast verbatim script reading of the first episode, rather than a traditional audio adaptation. (BFX: Daleks! Genesis of Terror) For the sake of completion, cast members subsequently read out the storylines of the remaining five episodes.

First and Second Doctor stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

At the beginning of the second series, Big Finish released two boxsets, one for each of these Doctors. The First Doctor Box Set contained Farewell, Great Macedon and The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance, both featuring narration from Carole Ann Ford and William Russell. These stories were presented as halfway between a Companion Chronicle and a full-cast audio in order to capture as closely as possible the sense of the original story without some of the original actors. The Second Doctor Box Set contained only one story from that Doctor: Prison in Space, and the intended pilot for the Dalek spin-off series The Destroyers. Prison in Space featured both Wendy Padbury and Frazer Hines as Zoe Heriot and Jamie McCrimmon, respectively, while The Destroyers featured Jean Marsh as Sara Kingdom. Another story for each of these Doctors was released in Series 3: The Masters of Luxor for the First Doctor and The Rosemariners for the Second Doctor, both of which featured the same regulars as the box sets. The fourth series focused on these early Doctors, with the First Doctor getting his final release in The Dark Planet, which was also Maureen O'Brien's first audio story alongside William Russell. The Second Doctor received two stories: The Queen of Time and Lords of the Red Planet.

A number of these stories had previously been released in script form. The Masters of Luxor had previously been issued as a script book by Titan Books in 1992, whilst Farewell Great Macedon, The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance and The Prison in Space had been issued as script books by the fanzine Nothing at the End of the Lane in 2009.

Third, Fourth and Fifth Doctor stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

These Doctors featured the least in the range, but nevertheless got at least one story each. The Third Doctor has only appeared twice in the range, the first being in the final story of the original run of stories, The Mega, featuring narration from Katy Manning as Jo Grant and Richard Franklin as Mike Yates and the second in the eighth series, Deathworld, featuring Jo Grant alongside Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon and Jon Culshaw as The Brigadier.

The Fourth Doctor got one box set released during a break in the third series (despite not being part of it), which contained the stories The Foe from the Future and The Valley of Death, both of which featured Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela. The Fourth Doctor became more prominent in the range post its 2019 revival. Return of the Cybermen and The Doomsday Contract were released in the sixth series. Return marked the debuts of Sadie Miller and Christopher Naylor as Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan and The Doomsday Contract featured Lalla Ward as Romana and John Leeson as K9. Daleks! Genesis of Terror and The Ark both followed in the seventh series, and utilised the same concept (and main cast) as Return of the Cybermen by adapting earlier drafts of scripts that became TV serials in Season 12.

The Fifth Doctor got a trilogy of stories in the third series featuring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa and Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka. These would be the only stories produced by Big Finish to feature just Nyssa and Tegan as companions, until The Waters of Amsterdam in January 2016. Another Fifth Doctor story Nightmare Country was released in the fifth series, featuring Janet Fielding as Tegan and Mark Strickson as Turlough.

Sixth Doctor stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

A promotional poster for The Lost Stories series 1.

As the original impetus for the range, the Sixth Doctor stories deserve special consideration. Originally, the idea was that all known season 23 scripts and story ideas would be produced. Due to rights issues and writer availability, this proved impossible. Additionally, Big Finish research into "the season that never was" revealed scripts and story ideas actually meant for season 22. The producer of the range decided to take a more liberal approach to the concept. He put together a "new" season, comprised of most of the stories known to have been destined for season 23 and some stories meant for season 22. He knit all the stories together with continuing narrative elements not present in the original television scripts and story treatments. The result was an enhancement of the original goal of simply adapting the known stories for audio. The very fact that there were eight stories in the first run of Sixth Doctor stories immediately suggests a different season length than would have been possible on television during the Colin Baker era (however, it was common for the BBC to commission more stories for a season than would necessarily be broadcast, in case one fell through, so the number of Season 23 stories in existence is not a reliable indicator of how long the season might have been; plus, at the time Season 23 was being planned there was every likelihood that Baker would have stayed on into Season 24 or beyond, so any leftover stories could have been used for later seasons).

The first two stories, The Nightmare Fair and Mission to Magnus, had previously been released as Target novels in 1989, under The Missing Episodes banner. The third story in the Target range, The Ultimate Evil, was not adapted as the writer, Wally K Daly, asked for too high a fee and was also working on an adaptation of the story for the RNIB at the time. The Ultimate Evil was later adapted in the fifth series.

As produced, the Sixth Doctor stories do possess a different tone from the standard Big Finish Doctor Who range. They employed a style of electronic music evocative of the one that would likely have been used had the stories been produced for television in 1985. Moreover, the characterisations of Peri and the Sixth Doctor are closer to the season 22 versions of the characters than typical for the main Big Finish Doctor Who range.

In the third series of Lost Stories, Big Finish released three more Sixth Doctor stories, two intended for Season 22 and one for 23, which featured the return of Victoria Waterfield (Power Play), the Traken Union and the Melkur (The Guardians of Prophecy) and the Sontarans (The First Sontarans).

After Russell T Davies rediscovered a script he'd written for the Sixth Doctor and Mel Bush in 1987 whilst taking part in a Doctor Who: Lockdown! Tweetalong of The Runaway Bride in 2020, Big Finish adapted it as a standalone release in the Lost Stories. Mind of the Hodiac was released in 2022.

Seventh Doctor stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

In addition to the full-cast Sixth Doctor stories, the Lost Stories range also includes a Seventh Doctor series. In contrast to the first Sixth Doctor series, the first Seventh Doctor series is closer to the intention of the unmade Season 27. Perhaps due to the personal involvement of then-script editor, Andrew Cartmel, this branch of the Lost Stories hit the main beats planned for that season. Ace was joined by the new companion, Raine Creevy. Brigadier Winifred Bambera and UNIT returned, as had been planned. Raine made her first appearance outside of The Lost Stories in Dominion, acting as companion later in the Seventh Doctor's life whilst Ace is on Gallifrey.

Another story from Season 27, Night Thoughts, had been released in 2006 in the Main Range. This story incorporated Hex, who had not appeared in the original script.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Main article: Series 1 (TLS)
# Title Author Doctor Featuring Season which was meant to be broadcast Released
1.01 The Nightmare Fair Graham Williams (adapted by John Ainsworth) 6th Peri, Celestial Toymaker 23 12 November 2009
1.02 Mission to Magnus Philip Martin Peri, Sil, Ice Warriors 9 December 2009
1.03 Leviathan Brian Finch (adapted by Paul Finch) Peri 22 21 January 2010
1.04 The Hollows of Time Christopher H Bidmead Peri, Tractator 23 18 February 2010
1.05 Paradise 5 PJ Hammond, Andy Lane Peri 10 March 2010
1.06 Point of Entry Barbara Clegg, Marc Platt April 2010
1.07 The Song of Megaptera Pat Mills 22 May 2010
1.08 The Macros Ingrid Pitt, Tony Rudlin June 2010

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

Main article: Series 2 (TLS)
# Title Author Doctor Featuring Season which was meant to be broadcast Released
2.01 Farewell, Great Macedon Moris Farhi (adapted by Nigel Robinson) 1st Susan, Ian, Barbara 1 10 November 2010
The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance
2.02 Prison in Space Dick Sharples (adapted by Simon Guerrier) 2nd Jamie, Zoe 6 December 2010
The Destroyers Terry Nation (adapted by Nicholas Briggs and John Dorney) none Sara, Daleks Unproduced spin-off
2.03 Thin Ice Marc Platt 7th Ace, Ice Warriors 27 April 2011
2.04 Crime of the Century Andrew Cartmel Ace, Raine 18 May 2011
2.05 Animal Ace, Raine, Bambera, UNIT 2 June 2011
2.06 Earth Aid Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel Ace, Raine 16 July 2011

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

Main article: Series 3 (TLS)
# Title Author Doctor Featuring Season which was meant to be broadcast Released
3.01 The Elite Barbara Clegg, John Dorney 5th Nyssa, Tegan, Dalek 20 14 October 2011
3.02 Hexagora Paul Finch, from a story by Peter Ling and Hazel Adair Nyssa, Tegan November 2011
3.03 The Children of Seth Christopher Bailey, Marc Platt December 2011
3.04 The Guardians of Prophecy Johnny Byrne (adapted by Jonathan Morris) 6th Peri, Melkur 22 May 2012
3.05 Power Play Gary Hopkins Peri, Victoria 23 June 2012
3.06 The First Sontarans Andrew Smith Peri, Sontarans 22 23 July 2012
3.07 The Masters of Luxor Anthony Coburn (adapted by Nigel Robinson) 1st Susan, Ian, Barbara 1 16 August 2012
3.08 The Rosemariners Donald Tosh 2nd Jamie, Zoe 6 19 September 2012

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

Main article: Series 4 (TLS)
# Title Author Doctor Featuring Season which was meant to be broadcast Released
4.01 The Dark Planet Brian Hayles (adapted by Matt Fitton) 1st Ian, Barbara, Vicki 2 12 September 2013
4.02 The Queen of Time Brian Hayles (adapted by Catherine Harvey) 2nd Jamie, Zoe 6 29 October 2013
4.03 Lords of the Red Planet Brian Hayles (adapted by John Dorney) Jamie, Zoe, Ice Warriors 15 November 2013
4.04 The Mega Bill Strutton (adapted by Simon Guerrier) 3rd Jo, the Brig, Yates, Benton 9 18 December 2013

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

Main article: Series 5 (TLS)
# Title Author Doctor Featuring Season which was meant to be broadcast Released
5.1 Nightmare Country Steve Gallagher 5th Tegan, Turlough 21 14 November 2019
5.2 The Ultimate Evil Wally K Daly 6th Peri 23

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

Main article: Series 6 (TLS)
# Title Author Doctor Featuring Season which was meant to be broadcast Released
6.1 Return of the Cybermen Gerry Davis (adapted by John Dorney) 4th Sarah, Harry, Cybermen 12 (developed into Revenge of the Cybermen) 17 March 2021
6.2 The Doomsday Contract John Lloyd (adapted by Nev Fountain) Romana II, K9 17

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

Main article: Series 7 (TLS)
# Title Author Doctor Featuring Season which was meant to be broadcast Released
7.1[1] The Ark Jonathan Morris 4th Sarah, Harry 12 (developed into The Ark in Space) 8 June 2023
7.2[1] Daleks! Genesis of Terror Samuel Clemens 12 (developed into Genesis of the Daleks) 25 May 2023

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

Main article: Series 8 (TLS)
# Title Author Doctor Featuring Season which was meant to be broadcast Released
8.1[1] Deathworld Dave Martin and Bob Baker 1st, 2nd, 3rd The Brig, Jamie and Jo 10 (original The Three Doctors) 16 August 2024
8.2[1] Operation Werewolf Jonathan Morris
(Robert Kitts and Douglas Camfield; original 1967 pitch) 		2nd Jamie, Zoe 4 (story was pitched for season, but was never made) 24 July 2024

Specials[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Author Doctor Featuring Season which was meant to be broadcast Released
The Fourth Doctor Box Set The Foe from the Future Robert Banks Stewart (adapted by John Dorney) 4th Leela 14 9 January 2012
The Valley of Death Philip Hinchcliffe (adapted by Jonathan Morris) 15
n/a Mind of the Hodiac Russell T Davies and Scott Handcock 6th Mel 23 30 March 2022

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External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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