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The Main Range, previously called the Monthly Range, was a Doctor Who audio series produced by Big Finish Productions. It featured stories from the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors. For a period of time, it also featured the Eighth Doctor, but he later went to his own series of stories, beginning with Eighth Doctor Adventures.
Stories in this range were typically narratively independent from each other, though sometimes Big Finish would make stories part of trilogies (or tie-in to other series, such as Dalek Empire and Cyberman) or larger story arcs. One such example was 1963, a trilogy of stories set in the year 1963 that were released during 2013, to celebrate Doctor Who's 50th birthday.
The series began with The Sirens of Time, a multi-Doctor story featuring the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors. Following this, Big Finish would produce stories with all the Doctor's television companions from their eras, as well as introducing some original companions for their audios.
After almost two years, Storm Warning, the first story featuring the Eighth Doctor, was released in the Main Range, also introducing Charlotte Pollard, who would later join the Sixth Doctor at the end of The Girl Who Never Was and later spin-off into her own series.
From The Sirens of Time to The Lure of the Nomad, all released used the 1996 variation of the Doctor Who logo. Starting with Iron Bright, the series' 239th release, the version of the logo introduced in 2018 started being used. This marked the first instance of Big Finish using the "current" Doctor Who logo since the show's revival in 2005.
The Main Range also introduced Abby and Zara, two tracers in human form. Abby helped the Fifth Doctor reassemble the Key to Time. Later, Abby and Zara gained their own spin-off, Graceless.
Vienna Salvatori was also introduced in this range and later given her own series, although it is not considered a valid source on this Wiki.
Adric, Nyssa, Tegan Jovanka, Turlough, Kamelion, Peri Brown, Melanie Bush and Ace, companions from the television series, all returned for many new adventures with their Doctors. New companions which were introduced in this range include Thomas Brewster, Erimem, Evelyn Smythe, Flip Jackson, Constance Clarke, Bev Tarrant, Hex, Elizabeth Klein, Liv Chenka, Sally Morgan, Lysandra Aristedes, Will Arrowsmith, C'rizz and Mary Shelley.
The Main Range also saw the appearance of Frobisher, Maxwell Edison and Izzy Sinclair, companions introduced in Doctor Who Magazine comic stories, as well as Bernice Summerfield, who first appeared in Virgin New Adventures novels and Fitz Kreiner, who was introduced in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures. Many characters from the television series, including several companions of the previous Doctors, also appeared in various stories.
Stories
| # |
Title |
Author |
Doctor |
Featuring |
Released
|
| 182
|
Antidote to Oblivion
|
Philip Martin
|
6th
|
Flip, Sil
|
January 2014
|
| 183
|
The Brood of Erys
|
Andrew Smith
|
Flip
|
February 2014
|
| 184
|
Scavenger
|
William Gallagher
|
March 2014
|
| 185
|
Moonflesh
|
Mark Morris
|
5th
|
Nyssa, Hannah
|
April 2014
|
| 186
|
Tomb Ship
|
Gordon Rennie and Emma Beeby
|
May 2014
|
| 187
|
Masquerade
|
Stephen Cole
|
June 2014
|
| 188
|
Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories
|
6th
|
Peri
|
July 2014
|
| Breaking Bubbles
|
LM Myles
|
| Of Chaos Time The
|
Mark Ravenhill
|
| An Eye For Murder
|
Una McCormack
|
| The Curious Incident of the Doctor in the Night-Time
|
Nev Fountain
|
| 189
|
Revenge of the Swarm
|
Jonathan Morris
|
7th
|
Ace, Hector
|
August 2014
|
| 190
|
Mask of Tragedy
|
James Goss
|
September 2014
|
| 191
|
Signs and Wonders
|
Matt Fitton
|
Ace, Hector, Sally
|
| 192
|
The Widow's Assassin
|
Nev Fountain
|
6th
|
Peri
|
October 2014
|
| 193
|
Masters of Earth
|
Mark Wright and Cavan Scott
|
Peri, Daleks
|
November 2014
|
| 194
|
The Rani Elite
|
Justin Richards
|
Peri, Template:Redmond
|
December 2014
|
| 195
|
Mistfall
|
Andrew Smith
|
5th
|
Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough, Marshmen
|
January 2015
|
| 196
|
Equilibrium
|
Matt Fitton
|
Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough
|
February 2015
|
| 197
|
The Entropy Plague
|
Jonathan Morris
|
March 2015
|
| 198
|
The Defectors
|
Nicholas Briggs
|
7th
|
Jo, Yates, the Forge
|
April 2015
|
| 199
|
Last of the Cybermen
|
Alan Barnes
|
6th
|
Jamie, Zoe, Cybermen
|
May 2015
|
| 200
|
The Secret History
|
Eddie Robson
|
5th
|
Steven, Vicki, the Monk
|
June 2015
|
| 201
|
We Are The Daleks
|
Jonathan Morris
|
7th
|
Mel, Daleks
|
July 2015
|
| 202
|
The Warehouse
|
Mike Tucker
|
Mel
|
August 2015
|
| 203
|
Terror of the Sontarans
|
John Dorney and Dan Starkey
|
Mel, Sontarans
|
September 2015
|
| 204
|
Criss-Cross
|
Matt Fitton
|
6th
|
Constance
|
| 205
|
Planet of the Rani
|
Marc Platt
|
Constance, Template:Redmond
|
October
2015
|
| 206
|
Shield of the Jötunn
|
Ian Edginton
|
Constance
|
November 2015
|
| 207
|
You Are the Doctor and Other Stories
|
7th
|
Ace
|
December 2015
|
| You Are the Doctor
|
John Dorney
|
| Come Die With Me
|
Jamie Anderson
|
| The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel
|
Christopher Cooper
|
| Dead to the World
|
Matthew Elliott
|
| 208
|
The Waters of Amsterdam
|
Jonathan Morris
|
5th
|
Tegan, Nyssa
|
January 2016
|
| 209
|
Aquitaine
|
Simon Barnard and Paul Morris
|
February 2016
|
| 210
|
The Peterloo Massacre
|
Paul Magrs
|
March 2016
|
| 211
|
And You Will Obey Me
|
Alan Barnes
|
5th
|
The Decayed Master
|
April 2016
|
| 212
|
Vampire of the Mind
|
Justin Richards
|
6th
|
The Reborn Master
|
May 2016
|
| 213
|
The Two Masters
|
John Dorney
|
7th
|
The Old Master, the New Master
|
June 2016
|
| 214
|
A Life of Crime
|
Matt Fitton
|
Ace, Mel
|
July 2016
|
| 215
|
Fiesta of the Damned
|
Guy Adams
|
August 2016
|
| 216
|
Maker of Demons
|
Matthew J Elliott
|
September 2016
|
| 217
|
The Memory Bank and Other Stories
|
5th
|
Turlough
|
October 2016
|
| The Memory Bank
|
Chris Chapman
|
| The Last Fairy Tale
|
Paul Magrs
|
| Repeat Offender
|
Eddie Robson
|
| The Becoming
|
Ian Potter
|
| 218
|
Order of the Daleks
|
Mike Tucker
|
6th
|
Constance, Daleks
|
November 2016
|
| 219
|
Absolute Power
|
Jamie Anderson
|
Constance
|
December 2016
|
| 220
|
Quicksilver
|
Matt Fitton
|
Constance, Flip
|
| 221
|
The Star Men
|
Andrew Smith
|
5th
|
Adric, Nyssa, Tegan
|
January 2017
|
| 222
|
The Contingency Club
|
Phil Mulryne
|
February 2017
|
| 223
|
Zaltys
|
Matthew Elliott
|
March 2017
|
| 224
|
Alien Heart
|
Stephen Cole
|
Nyssa, Daleks
|
April 2017
|
| Dalek Soul
|
Guy Adams
|
| 225
|
Vortex Ice
|
Jonathan Morris
|
6th
|
Flip
|
May 2017
|
| Cortex Fire
|
Ian Potter
|
| 226
|
Shadow Planet
|
AK Benedict
|
7th
|
Ace, Hex
|
June 2017
|
| World Apart
|
Scott Handcock
|
| 227
|
The High Price of Parking
|
John Dorney
|
Ace, Mel
|
July 2017
|
| 228
|
The Blood Furnace
|
Eddie Robson
|
August 2017
|
| 229
|
The Silurian Candidate
|
Matthew J Elliott
|
Ace, Mel, Silurians
|
September 2017
|
| 230
|
Time in Office
|
Eddie Robson
|
5th
|
Tegan, Leela, Time Lords
|
| 231
|
The Behemoth
|
Marc Platt
|
6th
|
Constance, Flip
|
October 2017
|
| 232
|
The Middle
|
Chris Chapman
|
November 2017
|
| 233
|
Static
|
Jonathan Morris
|
December 2017
|
| 234
|
Kingdom of Lies
|
Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky
|
5th
|
Adric, Nyssa, Tegan
|
January 2018
|
| 235
|
Ghost Walk
|
James Goss
|
February 2018
|
| 236
|
Serpent in the Silver Mask
|
David Llewellyn
|
March 2018
|
| 237
|
The Helliax Rift
|
Scott Handcock
|
Daniel Hopkins, UNIT
|
April 2018
|
| 238
|
The Lure of the Nomad
|
Matthew J Elliott
|
6th
|
Mathew
|
May 2018
|
| 239
|
Iron Bright
|
Chris Chapman
|
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
|
June 2018
|
| 240
|
Hour of the Cybermen
|
Andrew Smith
|
Daniel Hopkins, UNIT, Cybermen
|
July 2018
|
| 241
|
Red Planets
|
Una McCormack
|
7th
|
Ace, Mel
|
August 2018
|
| 242
|
The Dispossessed
|
Mark Morris
|
September 2018
|
| 243
|
The Quantum Possibility Engine
|
Guy Adams
|
October 2018
|
| 244
|
Warlock's Cross
|
Steve Lyons
|
Elizabeth Klein, Daniel Hopkins, UNIT
|
November 2018
|
| 245
|
Muse of Fire
|
Paul Magrs
|
Ace, Hex, Iris, Panda
|
December 2018
|
| 246
|
The Hunting Ground
|
AK Benedict
|
6th
|
|
December 2018
|
| 247
|
Devil in the Mist
|
Cavan Scott
|
5th
|
Turlough, Tegan, Kamelion
|
January 2019
|
| 248
|
Black Thursday
|
Jamie Anderson
|
February 2019
|
| Power Game
|
Eddie Robson
|
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