2018 (production)

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the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

2018 continued production on Doctor Who series 11, from late 2017.

January

• January - The Ghost Monument and Rosa, were filmed in South Africa. The Doctor Who crew worked with Out of Africa, a local production company, while shooting there.
• 4–5 January - Big Finish's audio anthology Ravenous 1 was recorded the Moat Studios.
• 4 January - Big Finish's audio anthology The Tenth Doctor Chronicles was recorded.
• 8, 10 and 15 January - The Big Finish audio story Purgatory 12 was recorded at the Moat Studios and Audio Sorcery.
• Production - Big Finish's Torchwood audio story Instant Karma took place at the Soundhouse.
• 16-17 January - The Big Finish audio story Iron Bright was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 18–19 January - The Big Finish audio story The Dalek Occupation of Winter took place at the Moat Studios.
• 22-23 January - The Big Finish audio story An Ideal World was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 22 January - Big Finish's Torchwood audio story Night of the Fendahl was recorded at Bang Post Production.
• 24 January - Big Finish announced the original cast members of Torchwood would be reunited for the audio box set Believe.
• 27 January - Big Finish announced the fifth series of The Early Adventures range.
• 30 January - Big Finish's The Companion Chronicles audio anthology The Second Doctor: Volume Two was recorded.

February

• 1 February - Big Finish's The Companion Chronicles audio anthology The Second Doctor: Volume Two was recorded.
• 2 February - Big Finish's The Companion Chronicles audio anthology The First Doctor: Volume Three was recorded.
• 8 and 23 February - The Big Finish audio story The Planet of Witches and The Quest of the Engineer were recorded.
• 19-22 February - The first series of Big Finish's audio series Lady Christina was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 20 and 26-28 February - Big Finish's The War Master audio anthology Rage of the Time Lords was recorded.
• 26 February - Big Finish's Bernice Summerfield audiobook anthology Treasury was recorded at FoxYason Music.
• 26 and 28 February - The Big Finish audio story The Primeval Design was recorded at Audio Sorcery.

March

• March - Doctor Who merchandise and spin-off material began consistently using the new Doctor Who logo designed for series 11. This even replaced the 1996 logo on ongoing "classic series" releases.
• 7 March - The Big Finish audio story The Planet of Witches and The Quest of the Engineer were recorded.
• 7-8, 19 and 21-23 March - Big Finish's audio anthology The Eighth Doctor: Time War: Volume Two were recorded by the Moat Studios and the Soundhouse.
• 12 March - The fourth series of Big Finish's Doctor Who spin-off The Diary of River Song was recorded.
• 12, 13 and 16 March - Big Finish's audio anthology The Diary of River Song: Series Five was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 26-27 March - The Big Finish audio story The Quantum Possibility Engine was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 28 March - Big Finish's audio adaptation of the unproduced TV story Nightmare Country was recorded at the Moat Studios.

April

• 4 and 13 April - The Big Finish audio story Warlock's Cross was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 5 and 24 April - Big Finish's audio anthology Class: The Audio Adventures: Volume One was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 6 and 19 April -Big Finish's audio anthology Class: The Audio Adventures: Volume Two was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 9-10 April - The Big Finish audio anthology The Seventh Doctor: The New Adventures: Volume One was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 16 and 18 April - The Big Finish audio story Muse of Fire was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 20 April - Recording for Shellshock took place at Audio Sorcery.
• 25 and 27 April - Big Finish's audio anthology Ravenous 2 was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 27 April - Big Finish's audio anthology The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles was recorded.
• 30 April - Recording for Shellshock took place at Audio Sorcery.

May

• 1–2 May - Big Finish's The Companion Chronicles audio anthology The Second Doctor: Volume Two was recorded.
• 2 May - Big Finish's audio anthology The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles was recorded.
• 7 and 9 May - Big Finish's audio anthology Class: The Audio Adventures: Volume One was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 8 May - Big Finish's audio anthology Class: The Audio Adventures: Volume Two was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 10 May - The Big Finish audio anthology The Seventh Doctor: The New Adventures: Volume One was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 16 and 28 May - Big Finish's Torchwood audio anthology God Among Us 1 was recorded.
• 29 May - Big Finish's Torchwood audio story Serenity was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 31 May - Big Finish announced that they have secured the rights to producing audio adventures of the Doctor Who spin-off Class.

June

• 4, 11, 16, 17 and 20 June - Big Finish's Torchwood audio anthology God Among Us 1 was recorded.
• 7 June - The Big Finish audio story Chase the Night was recorded.
• 8 and 11 June - The Big Finish audio story Devil in the Mist was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 12-13 June - The Big Finish audio anthology The Seventh Doctor: The New Adventures: Volume One was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 14-15 June - Big Finish's audio anthology Ravenous 2 was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 26 June - Big Finish confirmed the Torchwood audio box set series God Among Us, which would serve as the Doctor Who spin-off's sixth series.
• 27 June - The Big Finish audio story The Planet of Witches was recorded.
• 30 June - Big Finish confirmed the UNIT: The New Series audio box set Revisitations.

July

• 2-3 July - The Big Finish audio story The Dalek Protocol was recorded at Audio Sorcery.
• 3 July - Big Finish announced the fourth series of The Diary of River Song.
• 4-5 July - The Big Finish audio story The Hunting Ground was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 11-12 July - The Big Finish audio story Chase the Night was recorded.
• 11 July - Big Finish announced the third series of The First Doctor Adventures.
• 17 July - Big Finish's audio anthology Susan's War was recorded.

August

• 3 August - Filming concluded for the main run of Doctor Who series 11.
• 6-7 August - The Big Finish audio story The Planet of Witches was recorded.
• 8-9 and 30 August - Big Finish's audio anthology Black Thursday / Power Game and The Kamelion Empire was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 13 August - Big Finish announced the audio box sets The Comic Strip Adaptations: Volume One and The Seventh Doctor: The New Adventures: Volume One.
• 20-23 August - Big Finish's audio drama anthology The Eighth Doctor: The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller: Volume One was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 20 August - Big Finish announced a special audio box set, The Legacy of Time, to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Big Finish's Doctor Who audio adventures.
• 31 August - Big Finish announced their audio box set The Eighth Doctor: The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller: Volume One.

September

• 6-7 and 10 September - The Big Finish audio story The Kamelion Empire was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 10 September - Big Finish's audio anthology Black Thursday / Power Game was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 10 and 20 September - The sixth series of Big Finish's audio series The Diary of River Song was recorded.
• 19 September - Big Finish announced the first series of their Doctor Who spin-off Missy.
• 25 September - Big Finish's Torchwood audio story Sync was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 26 September - The Big Finish audio story No Place was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 27 September - The Big Finish audio stories The Revisionists and #HarrySullivan were recorded at WiseBuddah.
• 27 September - Big Finish's Torchwood audio story The Green Life was recorded at the Soundhouse.
• 27 September - The Big Finish audio story One Mile Down was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 28 September - The second series of Big Finish's audio series The Lives of Captain Jack was recorded at the Soundhouse.

October

• 2 October - Big Finish's The War Master audio anthology Rage of the Time Lords was recorded.
• 10 October - The sixth series of Big Finish's audio series The Diary of River Song was recorded.
• 10 October - Big Finish confirmed the third series of The Tenth Doctor Adventures.
• 11-12 and 16-17 October - Big Finish's audio anthology The Third Doctor Adventures: Volume Five was recorded at WiseBuddah.
• 11 October - Big Finish confirmed the sixth and seventh series of The Diary of River Song.
• 16-17 October - Big Finish's audio anthology The Sixth Doctor and Peri: Volume One was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 17 October - The Big Finish audio story Year of the Drex Olympics was recorded at WiseBuddah.
• 17, 19 and 22 October - Big Finish's The Paternoster Gang audio anthology Heritage 1 was recorded at the Soundhouse.
• 20 October - Big Finish's The War Master audio anthology Rage of the Time Lords was recorded.
• 22 October - Big Finish announced that Jon Culshaw had been cast as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, recreating the role originated by Nicholas Courtney.

November

• 13 November - The sixth series of Big Finish's audio series The Diary of River Song was recorded.
• 19-20 November - Big Finish's Gallifrey audio anthology Time War: Volume Three was recorded.
• 22-23 November - Big Finish's audio anthology The Sixth Doctor and Peri: Volume One was recorded at the Moat Studios.

December

• 17 December - Big Finish's Gallifrey audio anthology Time War: Volume Three was recorded.

Unknown Dates

• Filming for Resolution took place.