It's a Wonderful War (audio story)

It's a Wonderful War

Key crew

Publisher:

Big Finish Productions

Writer:

Jonathan S Powell

Director:

Jonathan S Powell

Producer:

Jonathan S Powell

Music:

David Roocroft

Sound:

David Roocroft

Release details

Number of parts:

Release number:

Part of:

Christmas: It's a Wonderful War and Other Stories

Release date:

2 December 2025

Format:

1 CD
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4th of 4 stories

Production code:

BFPDWXMAS25

ISBN:

ISBN 978-1-80240-829-4 (physical)
ISBN 978-1-80240-830-0 (digital)

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It's a Wonderful War was the fourth and final story in the audio anthology Christmas: It's a Wonderful War and Other Stories, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Jonathan S Powell and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Beth Chalmers as Veklin and Jonathon Carley as the War Doctor.

Publisher's summary[]

On an asteroid drifting at the edge of a great war, Foreman Galen Smith is having bad dreams. Dreams of monsters descending from the sky and exterminating his people.

Fortunately, Galen has a guardian angel, an angel who calls himself the Doctor. And he's here to earn his wings.

Plot[]

to be added

Cast[]

The Doctor - Paul McGann
Veklin - Beth Chalmers
Galen Smith / Monitor - Richard David-Caine
Sharla Smith - Cassie Bradley
Nicholas Smith / Time Lord - Andrew Wincott
The Narrator - Rosemary Ashe
Uncle Stuart / The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
The War Doctor - Jonathon Carley

Crew[]

Writer, Producer & Director - Jonathan S Powell
Executive Producer - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
Music - Joe Kraemer and David Roocroft
Script Editors - Matt Fitton, Robert Valentine and Peter Anghelides
Sound Design - Ben Ottridge and Stuart McCowan
Senior Producer - John Ainsworth
Daleks created by Terry Nation

Worldbuilding[]

to be added

Notes[]

to be added

Continuity[]

to be added

External links[]

Official It's a Wonderful War page at bigfinish.com

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 War Doctor Rises	Morbius the Mighty • Unknown Soldiers • Fallen Heroes • Cybergene

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

Pursuit	Spoil of War • The Tale of Alex • See-Saw • The First Forest

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

Future Phantoms	His Close Companions • The Foxglove Cylinders • The Sitter • Signal and I'll Come to You

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

Grandfather Time	The Last of the Kaleds • The Voord Alliance

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 • In Name Only • It's a Wonderful War

Dalek audio stories

For the purposes of this list, a "Dalek audio story" is one in which one living, authentic Dalek plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story.

Main Range

The Genocide Machine • The Apocalypse Element • The Mutant Phase • The Time of the Daleks • Jubilee • The Juggernauts • Terror Firma • Renaissance of the Daleks • Brotherhood of the Daleks • Enemy of the Daleks • Patient Zero • Plague of the Daleks • The Curse of Davros • Daleks Among Us • Masters of Earth • We Are The Daleks • Order of the Daleks • Alien Heart / Dalek Soul • Emissary of the Daleks • Aimed at the Body • Lightspeed • Interlude • Effect and Cause

Bernice Summerfield

Death and the Daleks

I, Davros

Innocence • Purity • Corruption • Guilt • The Davros Mission

Bonus Releases

Return of the Daleks • The Four Doctors • The Five Companions • It's a Wonderful War

Eighth Doctor Adventures

Blood of the Daleks • Lucie Miller / To the Death • The Great War • Fugitives • Tangled Web • X and the Daleks • The Traitor • The Monster of Montmartre • Master of the Daleks • Eye of Darkness • The Dalek Trap • Paradox of the Daleks • The Stuff of Legend

The Companion Chronicles

Fear of the Daleks • Across the Darkened City • The Death of the Daleks

The Stageplays

The Ultimate Adventure • Seven Keys to Doomsday • The Curse of the Daleks

Doctor Who Unbound

Masters of War

Doctor of War

Dust Devil • Aftershocks • The Key To Key To Time

The Lost Stories

The Destroyers • The Elite • Daleks! Genesis of Terror

Fourth Doctor Adventures

Energy of the Daleks • The Dalek Contract / The Final Phase • The Dalek Protocol

Gallifrey

Extermination • Ascension • Soldier Obscura • Desperate Measures • Unity • Dissolution • Homecoming • The First Days of Phaidon • Remnants • Ambition's Debt

The New Adventures
of Bernice Summerfield

Good Night, Sweet Ladies • The Lights of Skaro • The Lonely Bomb • Satrap • The Winter's Tale • Oversoul • Quisling • We Don't Talk About Mavic Chen

The War Doctor

The Innocent • The Thousand Worlds • The Heart of the Battle • Legion of the Lost • A Thing of Guile • The Neverwhen • The Shadow Vortex • The Eternity Cage • Eye of Harmony • Pretty Lies • The Lady of Obsidian • The Enigma Dimension

The War Doctor Begins	The Shadow Squad • Destroyer • Saviour • Temmosus • Rewind • The Abyss • The Horror • Berserker • Memnos • The Hybrid's Choice • Exit Strategy

The War Doctor Rises	Morbius the Mighty • Unknown Soldiers

The Churchill Years

Living History

The Third Doctor Adventures

The Conquest of Far • Poison of the Daleks

The Eighth Doctor: Time War

The Starship of Theseus • Echoes of War • The Conscript • One Life • The Lords of Terror • Planet of the Ogrons • In the Garden of Death • Jonah • Fugitive in Time • The War Valeyard • Palindrome • Restoration of the Daleks • Previously, Next Time

UNIT: The New Series

The Dalek Transaction

The War Master

Beneath the Viscoid • The Good Master • The Master's Dalek Plan • Shockwave • He Who Wins • The Wrath of Medusa • Runtime • The Grievance Bureau • The Worst of All Evils • The Blue Shift Ritual

Class: The Audio Adventures

In Remembrance

The Early Adventures

The Dalek Occupation of Winter • Daughter of the Gods • After the Daleks

The First Doctor Adventures

Return to Skaro • Fugitive of the Daleks

The New Counter-Measures

The Dalek Gambit

Susan's War

Sphere of Influence • The Shoreditch Intervention • The Last of the Kaleds • The Voord Alliance

The Tenth Doctor Adventures

Out of Time

Dalek Universe

The Wrong Woman • Cycle of Destruction • The Trojan Dalek • The First Son • The Dalek Defence • The Triumph of Davros

Time Lord Victorious

The Enemy of My Enemy • Mutually Assured Destruction • Genetics of the Daleks

Master!

Vengeance

The Fifth Doctor Adventures

Nightmare of the Daleks

The Audio Novels

Watchers • Emancipation of the Daleks

The Second Doctor Adventures

The Final Beginning • Humpty Dumpty • Secret of the Daleks • War of the Morai

The Seventh Doctor Adventures

Scream of the Daleks

The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles

Daleks Victorious • The Last Stand of Miss Valarie Lockwood / Victory of the Doctor

The Sixth Doctor Adventures

The Trials of a Time Lord • The Story Demon

Once and Future

A Genius for War

BBC Doctor Who audio stories

Escape the Daleks! • Agent of the Daleks

The Fugitive Doctor

Fast Times

Space Security Service

The Thal from G.R.A.C.E.

Others

The Daleks • Glorious Goodwood • The Dalek Conquests • Incoming Transmission

Because of the ubiquity of this race, no attempt will be made here to list every appearance in every medium. Instead, we focus on audio appearances here, except for Dalek Empire, which has its own template, and invite you to explore a complete list of appearances elsewhere.