The Mists of Time (audio story)

The Mists of Time was an audio drama in Big Finish Productions' The Companion Chronicles series. It was initially a digital download exclusively offered to readers of Doctor Who Magazine Issue 411, but was later released as part of the Companion Chronicles: The Specials box set.

Publisher's summary
Many years ago, when she was travelling with the Doctor, Jo Grant visited Zayin Eight. Now, suddenly and inexplicably, she is back on that ravaged planet, and reunited with a human called Newton Calder. What happened to the missing members of Calder’s team? What is the secret of the vast ruined city? The answers will lie in the dark and distant past of the Time Lords themselves…

Cast

 * Jo Grant - Katy Manning
 * Newton Calder - Andrew Whipp

Continuity

 * Jo refers to her encounter with Mrs Killebrew. (AUDIO: The Doll of Death)
 * Jo recalls meeting freedom fighters from the 22nd century, who were at first mistaken for ghosts, at Auderly House. (TV: Day of the Daleks)
 * The Doctor tells Jo that "sleep is for tortoises." (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
 * Jo suggests using the ghost machine to summon the spirit of Richard III of England to discover the fate of the princes in the Tower (AUDIO: The Kingmaker) or to learn who had really assassinated U.S. President John F. Kennedy on 22 November 1963 (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy; TV: Rose).

Releases

 * The Mists of Time was available to readers of Doctor Who Magazine who went to the Big Finish website and entered a code to be found within the magazine. The digital download offer was only available from 19 August to 14 October 2009.
 * Big Finish subsequently reissued the story as part of The Companion Chronicles: The Specials, which was released in August 2011.