Family Ties (audio anthology)

Family Ties — 2024

Main character:

Susan

Featuring:

War Doctor, Veklin, Rasmus

Key crew

Sound design:

Andy Hardwick

Covers by:

Will Brooks

Series details

Released:

28 August 2024

Publisher:

Big Finish Productions

Production codes:

BFPSUSANTWCD02

Physical ISBN:

ISBN 978-1-83868-977-3

Digital ISBN:

ISBN 978-1-83868-978-0

*Susan's War*
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Family Ties was a full cast audio anthology released on 28 August 2024^[1] by Big Finish Productions. It was the second release of Susan's War. It starred Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman, Jonathon Carley as the War Doctor, Beth Chalmers as Veklin and Damian Lynch as Rasmus.

Publisher's summary

No Gallifreyan was safe from the Time War. While the Doctor resisted the call, his granddaughter Susan did her duty and signed up to fight the growing Dalek threat.

2.1 The Lost Son by Sarah Cassidy

Still reeling from meeting her Grandfather back on Earth, Susan is assigned to assist a mother in search of her son. Priestess Vesselina is the new ruler of her world, and someone Gallifrey is keen to recruit as an ally.

But strange forces are at work on Materos, and Susan's empathy becomes a weapon to be used against her...

2.2 The Golden Child by Peter Anghelides

A key ally to Gallifrey has winked out of existence. When Susan investigates the disappearance of this gifted politician and strategist, she finds someone else is also interested in the changed timeline.

The interloper is her grandfather. But this version of the Doctor is from the future of the Time War, and he's not the man Susan remembers...

Stories

#	Title	Author	Director	Featuring	Released	Pr. code
2.1	The Lost Son	Sarah Cassidy	John Ainsworth		28 August 2024	BFPSUSANTWCD02
2.2	The Golden Child	Peter Anghelides	John Ainsworth		28 August 2024	BFPSUSANTWCD02

Notes

Textless cover

The stories were recorded on 14-15 and 18-19 March 2024 at the Soundhouse.^[2]
This anthology was announced on 12 June 2024.^[3]
Story details were revealed on 3 July 2024.^[4]

External links

Official Family Ties page at bigfinish.com

Footnotes

↑ Susan’s War continues today
↑ 'Backstage' tab of the official Family Ties page at bigfinish.com.
↑ Susan meets the War Doctor
↑ Susan’s Family Ties

Big Finish's Time War audios

The War Doctor

Only the Monstrous	The Innocent • The Thousand Worlds • The Heart of the Battle

Infernal Devices	Legion of the Lost • A Thing of Guile • The Neverwhen

Agents of Chaos	The Shadow Vortex • The Eternity Cage • Eye of Harmony

Casualties of War	Pretty Lies • The Lady of Obsidian • The Enigma Dimension

Forged in Fire	Light the Flame • Lion Hearts • The Shadow Squad

Warbringer	Consequences • Destroyer • Saviour

Battlegrounds	The Keeper of Light • Temmosus • Rewind

He Who Fights With Monsters	The Mission • The Abyss • The Horror

Comrades-in-Arms	A Mother's Love • Berserker • Memnos

Enemy Mine	The Hybrid's Choice • Fear Nothing • Exit Strategy

The Eighth Doctor: Time War

Volume One	The Starship of Theseus • Echoes of War • The Conscript • One Life

Volume Two	The Lords of Terror • Planet of the Ogrons • In the Garden of Death • Jonah

Volume Three	State of Bliss • The Famished Lands • Fugitive in Time • The War Valeyard

Volume Four	Palindrome • Dreadshade • Restoration of the Daleks

Cass	Meanwhile, Elsewhere • Vespertine • Previously, Next Time

Reflections	Nowhere, Never • The Road Untravelled • Cass-cade • Borrow or Rob

The War Master

Only the Good	Beneath the Viscoid • The Good Master • The Sky Man • The Heavenly Paradigm

The Master of Callous	Call for the Dead • The Glittering Prize • The Persistence of Dreams • Sins of the Father

Rage of the Time Lords	The Survivor • The Coney Island Chameleon • The Missing Link • Darkness and Light

Anti-Genesis	From the Flames • The Master's Dalek Plan • Shockwave • He Who Wins

Hearts of Darkness	The Edge of Redemption • The Scaramancer • The Castle of Kurnos 5 • The Cognition Shift

Killing Time	The Sincerest Form of Flattery • A Quiet Night In • The Orphan • Unfinished Business

Self-Defence	The Forest of Penitence • The Players • Boundaries • The Last Line

Escape from Reality	The Wrath of Medusa • The Shadow Master • The Adventure of the Deceased Doctor • The Master of Dorian Gray

Solitary Confinement	The Walls of Absence • The Long Despair • The Life and Loves of Mr Alexander Bennett • The Kicker

Rogue Encounters	Runtime • Manhunt • The Sublime Porte • Alone

Gallifrey

Time War

Volume One	Celestial Intervention • Soldier Obscura • The Devil You Know • Desperate Measures

Volume Two	Havoc • Partisans • Collateral • Assassins

Volume Three	Hostiles • Nevernor • Mother Tongue • Unity

Volume Four	Deception • Dissolution • Beyond • Homecoming

War Room

Allegiance	The Last Days of Freme • The Passenger • Collateral Victim • The First Days of Phaidon

Manoeuvres	Collaborators • Remnants • Transference • Ambition's Debt

Susan's War

Prequel	Prequel to Susan's War

Susan's War	Sphere of Influence • The Uncertain Shore • Assets of War • The Shoreditch Intervention

Family Ties	The Lost Son • The Golden Child

Shadow of the Daleks

Shadow of the Daleks 1	Aimed at the Body • Lightspeed • The Bookshop at the End of the World • Interlude

Shadow of the Daleks 2	Echo Chamber • Towards Zero • Castle Hydra • Effect and Cause

Classic Doctors, New Monsters	The Sontaran Ordeal • Day of the Vashta Nerada

Short Trips	A Heart on Both Sides • All Hands on Deck • Death Will Not Part Us • Salvage

Other	The Rulers of the Universe • Lies in Ruins

The Worlds of Doctor Who -
Special Releases

The Churchill Years

Volume One	The Oncoming Storm • Hounded • Living History • The Chartwell Metamorphosis

Volume Two	Young Winston • Human Conflict • I Was Churchill's Double • Churchill Victorious

Tales from New Earth

Escape from New New York • Death in the New Forest • The Skies of New Earth • The Cats of New Cairo

Jenny: The Doctor's Daughter

Jenny: The Doctor's Daughter	Stolen Goods • Prisoner of the Ood • Neon Reign • Zero Space

Still Running	Inside the Maldovarium • Altered Status • Calamity Jenny • Her Own Worst Enemy

Lady Christina

Series One	It Takes a Thief • Skin Deep • Portrait of a Lady • Death on the Mile

Series Two	The Wreck • Outback • Long Shot

The Eighth of March

The Eighth of March	Emancipation • The Big Blue Book • Inside Every Warrior • Narcissus

Protectors of Time	Stolen Futures • Prism • The Turn of the Tides

Strange Chemistry	A Ghost of Alchemy • Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden

Donna Noble: Kidnapped!

Special	Prequel to Donna Noble: Kidnapped

Donna Noble: Kidnapped!	Out of this World • Spinvasion • The Sorcerer of Albion • The Chiswick Cuckoos

Susan's War

Prequel	Prequel to Susan's War

Susan's War	Sphere of Influence • The Uncertain Shore • Assets of War • The Shoreditch Intervention

Master!

Master!	Faustian • Prey • Vengeance

Nemesis Express	Nemesis Express • Capture the Chronovore! • Passion

The Lone Centurion

Volume One: Rome	Gladiator • The Unwilling Assassin • I, Rorius

Volume Two: Camelot	The Once and Future Nurse • The Glowing Warrior • The Last King of Camelot

The Year of Martha Jones

The Last Diner • Silver Medal • Deceived

Rani Takes on the World

Beyond Bannerman Road	Here Today • Destination: Wedding • The Witching Tree

The Revenge of Wormwood	Time Schisms! • The Star-Crossed Diversion • The Ghost of Bannerman Road

Special anthologies

The Worlds of Doctor Who	Mind Games • The Reesinger Process • The Screaming Skull • Second Sight

Masterful	Masterful • I Am The Master • The Switching • Terror of the Master

Big Finish Doctor Who series and spin-offs

Classic Series

Original

Main Range (Bonus Releases • Subscriber Short Trips • Short Trips Rarities) • The Companion Chronicles • The Early Adventures • The Lost Stories • Short Trips

Classic
Adventures

First Doctor • Second Doctor • Third Doctor • Fourth Doctor • Fifth Doctor • Sixth Doctor • Seventh Doctor

Bonuses	Interludes

Continuing
Adventures

Eighth Doctor (Further Adventures)
Dark Eyes • Doom Coalition • Ravenous • Stranded

The Stageplays • Novel Adaptations • Philip Hinchcliffe Presents • The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield • The Comic Strip Adaptations • Doctor Who Unbound

Special
Releases

Excelis Saga • Bonus Releases • The Light at the End • The Legacy of Time

New Series

Series that have never starred the Doctor are excluded from this list.

Time War	Gallifrey (Time War • War Room) • Eighth Doctor: Time War • War Doctor

"New Series" Adventures	First Doctor • Ninth Doctor • Tenth Doctor

Destiny of the Doctor • Classic Doctors, New Monsters • The Doctor Chronicles • The Diary of River Song • The Lives of Captain Jack • The War Master • Once and Future

The Worlds
of Doctor Who

Dalek Empire • Sarah Jane Smith • Gallifrey • UNIT • Cyberman • I, Davros • Jago & Litefoot • Counter-Measures (The New Counter-Measures) • The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield • UNIT: The New Series • The Diary of River Song • The Lives of Captain Jack • The War Master • Rose Tyler • Class: The Audio Adventures • Missy • The Paternoster Gang • The Robots • Brave New World • Dark Gallifrey • The Death and Life of River Song

Special
Releases

Ranges	The Churchill Years • Tales from New Earth • Jenny: The Doctor's Daughter • Lady Christina • Donna Noble: Kidnapped! • Susan's War • Master! • The Lone Centurion • The Year of Martha Jones • The Eighth of March • Rani Takes on the World

Anthologies	The Worlds of Doctor Who • Masterful

These anthologies were released to celebrate anniversaries.

These stories feature Doctor Who characters, but do not primarily star the Doctor.

Torchwood

Monthly Range • Torchwood One • The Story Continues • Torchwood Soho

Special Releases	The Sins of Captain John

The Worlds
of Big Finish

Bernice Summerfield (The Story So Far) • Iris Wildthyme • Vienna • Graceless • Charlotte Pollard

Special Releases	The Worlds of Big Finish

Other	New Worlds

These DWU characters have never been owned by the BBC.

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