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'''Classic Series - Special Releases''' was a range of stories released by [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] on special occasions.
'''Classic Series - Special Releases''' was a range of stories released by [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] on special occasions.


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


== Excelis Saga ==
== Excelis Saga ==
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|[[Paul Magrs]]
|[[Paul Magrs]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Grayvorn]], [[Mother Superior]]
|[[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Grayvorn]], [[Mother Superior (Excelis Dawns)|Mother Superior]]
|[[11 February (releases)|11 February]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
|[[11 February (releases)|11 February]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
|-
|-
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|[[Peter Anghelides]]
|[[Peter Anghelides]]
||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]], [[Sixth Doctor|6th]], [[Seventh Doctor|7th]], [[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]], [[Sixth Doctor|6th]], [[Seventh Doctor|7th]], [[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|[[Dalek|Daleks]]
|[[Dalek]]s
|[[15 December (releases)|15 December]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|[[15 December (releases)|15 December]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|-
|-
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== Other releases ==
== Other releases ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Released || Notes
! colspan="2" |Title|| Author || Doctor || Featuring || Released || Notes
|-
|-
|''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''
| colspan="2" |''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''
|[[Nicholas Briggs]]
|[[Nicholas Briggs]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]], [[Second Doctor|2nd]], [[Third Doctor|3rd]], [[Fourth Doctor|4th]], [[Fifth Doctor|5th]], [[Sixth Doctor|6th]], [[Seventh Doctor|7th]], [[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]], [[Second Doctor|2nd]], [[Third Doctor|3rd]], [[Fourth Doctor|4th]], [[Fifth Doctor|5th]], [[Sixth Doctor|6th]], [[Seventh Doctor|7th]], [[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
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|Big Finish's Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special
|Big Finish's Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special
|-
|-
|colspan=4|''[[The Legacy of Time (audio anthology)|The Legacy of Time]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[The Comic Strip Adaptations: Volume One]]''
|rowspan=7|[[17 July (releases)|17 July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|''[[Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Iron Legion]]''
|rowspan=7|Anthology celebrating the 20th anniversary of [[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'s release
| rowspan="2" |[[Alan Barnes]] (adapted by)
| rowspan="2" |[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|
| rowspan="2" |[[13 March (releases)|13 March]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
| rowspan="2" |Stories adapted from [[DWM comic stories|DWM comic strips]] in honor of their 40th anniversary
|-
|''[[Doctor Who and the Star Beast (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Star Beast]]''
|[[Sharon Davies|Sharon]], [[Fudge Higgins|Fudge]], [[Beep]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" |''[[The Legacy of Time (audio anthology)|The Legacy of Time]]''
|''[[Lies in Ruins (audio story)|Lies in Ruins]]''
|''[[Lies in Ruins (audio story)|Lies in Ruins]]''
|[[James Goss]]
|[[James Goss]]
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|[[River Song|River]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|[[River Song|River]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
| rowspan="6" |[[17 July (releases)|17 July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
| rowspan="6" |Anthology celebrating the 20th anniversary of [[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'s release
|-
|-
|''[[The Split Infinitive (audio story)|The Split Infinitive]]''
|''[[The Split Infinitive (audio story)|The Split Infinitive]]''
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|-
|-
|''[[The Sacrifice of Jo Grant (audio story)|The Sacrifice of Jo Grant]]''
|''[[The Sacrifice of Jo Grant (audio story)|The Sacrifice of Jo Grant]]''
|[[Guy Adams (writer)|Guy Adams]]
|[[Guy Adams]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Kate Stewart|Kate]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]], Allison, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Kate Stewart|Kate]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]], Allison, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]]
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|[[Matt Fitton]]
|[[Matt Fitton]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]], [[the Nine]]
|[[Jenny]], [[the Nine]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Avenues of Possibility (audio story)|The Avenues of Possibility]]''
|''[[The Avenues of Possibility (audio story)|The Avenues of Possibility]]''
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|[[First Doctor]], [[Second Doctor]], Third Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Leela]], [[Romana II]], Benny
|[[First Doctor]], [[Second Doctor]], Third Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Leela]], [[Romana II]], Benny
|-
|-
|colspan=4|''[[Peladon (audio anthology)|Peladon]]''
| rowspan="4" |''[[Peladon (audio anthology)|Peladon]]''
|rowspan=5|[[28 January (releases)|28 January]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]]
|rowspan=5|
|-
|''[[The Ordeal of Peladon (audio story)|The Ordeal of Peladon]]''
|''[[The Ordeal of Peladon (audio story)|The Ordeal of Peladon]]''
|[[Jonathan Barnes]], [[Robert Valentine]]
|[[Jonathan Barnes]], [[Robert Valentine]]
|[[Tenth Doctor|10th]]
|[[Tenth Doctor|10th]]
|[[Peladon of Peladon|King Peladon]], [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]]
|[[Peladon of Peladon|King Peladon]], [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]]
| rowspan="4" |[[28 January (releases)|28 January]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]]
| rowspan="4" |Anthology celebrating the 50th anniversary of [[Peladon|Peladon's]] [[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|TV debut]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Poison of Peladon (audio story)|The Poison of Peladon]]''
|''[[The Poison of Peladon (audio story)|The Poison of Peladon]]''
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|8th
|8th
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |''[[Terror of the Master (audio story)|Terror of the Master]]''
|[[Trevor Baxendale]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|{{Delgado|n=Delgado Master}}, [[UNIT]]
|[[14 March (releases)|14 March]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|The Master's 50th Anniversary Special (originally released as part of the limited edition of [[Masterful (audio anthology)|Masterful]] before later getting a standalone release)
|}
|}


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{{main|Classic Doctors, New Monsters}}
{{main|Classic Doctors, New Monsters}}


== The Comic Strip Adaptations ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{{main|The Comic Strip Adaptations (audio series)}}
! Title || Released
|-
|''[[Classic Doctors, New Monsters: Volume One]]''
|[[28 July (releases)|28 July]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|-
|''[[Classic Doctors, New Monsters: Volume Two]]''
|[[27 July (releases)|27 July]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|-
|''[[The Stuff of Nightmares (audio anthology)|The Stuff of Nightmares]]''
|[[28 July (releases)|28 July]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]]
|-
|[[Broken Memories (audio anthology)|''Broken Memories'']]
|[[14 March (releases)|14 March]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]
|}
 
== Sontarans vs Rutans ==
{{main|Sontarans vs Rutans}}
 
{| {{prettytable}}
! # || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Released
|-
|1.1
|''[[The Battle of Giant's Causeway (audio story)|The Battle of Giant's Causeway]]''
|[[Lizzie Hopley]]
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|[[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[C'rizz]], [[Sontaran]]s, [[Rutan]]s
|[[10 January (releases)|10 January]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]
|-
|1.2
|''[[The Children of the Future (audio story)|The Children of the Future]]''
|[[Tim Foley]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brig]], Rutans
|[[8 February (releases)|8 February]] 2024
|-
|1.3
|''[[Born to Die (audio story)|Born to Die]]''
|[[Tiegan Byrne]]
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
|Charley, Sontarans
|[[12 March (releases)|12 March]] 2024
|-
|1.4
|''[[In Name Only (audio story)|In Name Only]]''
|[[John Dorney]]
|[[War Doctor|War]]
|Sontarans, Rutans
|[[17 April (releases)|17 April]] 2024
|}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/v/doctor-who---classic-series---special-releases Doctor Who - Classic Series - Special Releases]
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Classic Series - Special Releases was a range of stories released by Big Finish on special occasions.

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

Excelis Saga[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Bonus Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Doctor Who Magazine Free Gifts[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Doctor Who Magazine Free Gifts
Title Author Featuring Released
The Veiled Leopard Iain McLaughlin, Claire Bartlett Peri, Erimem, Ace, Hex 2 March 2006

Other releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Classic Doctors, New Monsters[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Sontarans vs Rutans[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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