The Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)

The Eighth Doctor Adventures — 2006

Doctor:

Eighth Doctor

Companions:

Lucie, Tamsin, Susan, Alex, Molly, Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy, Charley

Key crew

Sound design:

Gareth Jenkins, Simon Robinson, Andy Hardwick, Martin Johnson, Jamie Robertson, Thea Cochrane, Howard Carter, Wilfredo Acosta, Benji Clifford, Steve Foxon, Iain Meadows

Covers by:

Alex Mallinson, Grant Kempster, Simon Holub, Damien May, Tom Webster, Will Brooks, Rafe Wallbank, Sean Longmore

Series details

First release:

31 December 2006

Publisher:

Big Finish Productions

Production codes:

BFPDWCDMG001-

Official trailer

Music suite

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The Eighth Doctor Adventures was an audio series produced by Big Finish Productions beginning in 2006. It starred the Eighth Doctor, played by Paul McGann, Lucie Miller, played by Sheridan Smith and Tamsin Drew, played by Niky Wardley.

The series was originally marketed as "The New Eighth Doctor Adventures", but Big Finish Productions had largely dropped the word "New" by the series' fourth and final series. However, this name remains in use by some fans in order to distinguish this series from the novel of the same name. The audios differed substantially in price and format from Big Finish's monthly line. On the Big Finish podcast, these stories were sometimes informally called "The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Adventures".

The series first debuted on BBC Radio 7 with the first part of Blood of the Daleks on 31 December 2006. Each episode of the first season was broadcast alongside a 10 minute making of entitled Beyond the Vortex. However, the second, third and fourth series debuted on CD prior to their radio broadcasts, carrying over to Radio 7's rebranded successor, BBC Radio 4 Extra.

For the third series, Big Finish introduced a unique release method. The series format changed to a series of 16 25 minute episodes as opposed to 50 minute episodes. In absence of a 2009 TV series, a new episode was released as a download every Saturday evening on a weekly basis, and subscribers would be able to receive the physical CD upon release. However, this release method did not carry over to the fourth season. In the case of the third season, its radio broadcast was heavily condensed and only stories which did not feature returning monsters (Orbis, The Beast of Orlok, The Scapegoat and The Cannibalists) were presented in edited forms.

The first four series were notable for driving the Eighth Doctor towards the darker personality as seen in Dark Eyes onwards. Additionally, it introduced a third variation on the Eighth Doctor's theme tune composed by Nicholas Briggs, although the David Arnold arrangement was used during the first series.

Stories[]

Series 1[]

Main article: Series 1 (8DA)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
1.1 / 1.2	Blood of the Daleks	Steve Lyons	Lucie, Daleks	January 2007
1.3	Horror of Glam Rock	Paul Magrs	Lucie, Pat	March 2007
1.4	Immortal Beloved	Jonathan Clements	Lucie	April 2007
1.5	Phobos	Eddie Robson		May 2007
1.6	No More Lies	Paul Sutton		June 2007
1.7 / 1.8	Human Resources	Eddie Robson	Lucie, Cybermen, the Headhunter, Karen, Straxus	July - August 2007

Series 2[]

Main article: Series 2 (8DA)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
2.1	Dead London	Pat Mills	Lucie	January 2008
2.2	Max Warp	Jonathan Morris	Lucie	February 2008
2.3	Brave New Town	Jonathan Clements	Lucie, Nestene	March 2008
2.4	The Skull of Sobek	Marc Platt	Lucie	April 2008
2.5	Grand Theft Cosmos	Eddie Robson	Lucie, the Headhunter, Karen	May 2008
2.6	The Zygon Who Fell to Earth	Paul Magrs	Lucie, Pat, Zygons	June 2008
2.7	Sisters of the Flame	Nicholas Briggs	Lucie, Morbius, Sisterhood of Karn, Straxus	July 2008
2.8	The Vengeance of Morbius	Nicholas Briggs	Lucie, Morbius, Sisterhood of Karn, Straxus	August 2008

Series 3[]

Main article: Series 3 (8DA)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
3.1	Orbis	Alan Barnes, Nicholas Briggs	Lucie, the Headhunter	March 2009
3.2	Hothouse	Jonathan Morris	Lucie, Krynoids	April 2009
3.3	The Beast of Orlok	Barnaby Edwards	Lucie	May 2009
3.4	Wirrn Dawn	Nicholas Briggs	Lucie, Wirrn	June 2009
3.5	The Scapegoat	Pat Mills	Lucie	July 2009
3.6	The Cannibalists	Jonathan Morris	Lucie	August 2009
3.7	The Eight Truths	Eddie Robson	Lucie, Karen, the Headhunter, Eight Legs	September 2009
3.8	Worldwide Web	Eddie Robson	Lucie, Karen, the Headhunter, Eight Legs	October 2009

Series 4[]

Main article: Series 4 (8DA)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
4.1	Death in Blackpool	Alan Barnes	Lucie, Pat, Zygons	December 2009
4.2	Situation Vacant	Eddie Robson	Tamsin	July 2010
4.3	Nevermore	Alan Barnes	Tamsin	August 2010
4.4	The Book of Kells	Barnaby Edwards	Tamsin, the Monk, Lucie	September 2010
4.5	Deimos	Jonathan Morris	Tamsin, Ice Warriors	October 2010
4.6	The Resurrection of Mars	Jonathan Morris	Tamsin, Lucie, Ice Warriors, the Monk	November 2010
4.7	Relative Dimensions	Marc Platt	Susan, Alex, Lucie	December 2010
4.8	Prisoner of the Sun	Eddie Robson		January 2011
4.9	Lucie Miller	Nicholas Briggs	Daleks, Lucie, Susan, Alex, the Monk, Tamsin	February 2011
4.10	To the Death	Nicholas Briggs	Daleks, Lucie, Susan, Alex, the Monk, Tamsin	31 March 2011

Continuing Adventures[]

Dark Eyes[]

Main article: Dark Eyes (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
1.1	The Great War	Nicholas Briggs	Molly, Straxus, Kitty Donaldson, Daleks, Kotris	10 November 2012
1.2	Fugitives		Molly, Straxus, Daleks, Dalek Time Controller, Kotris, Sally Armstrong
1.3	Tangled Web		Molly, Straxus, Daleks, Dalek Time Controller, Kotris
1.4	X and the Daleks		Molly, Straxus, Daleks, Dalek Time Controller, Kotris

Dark Eyes 2[]

Main article: Dark Eyes 2

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
2.1	The Traitor	Nicholas Briggs	Liv, Daleks, Dalek Time Controller	12 February 2014
2.2	The White Room	Alan Barnes	Molly, David Walker, Viyrans
2.3	Time's Horizon	Matt Fitton	Liv, Molly, the Eminence, Dalek Time Controller, the Reborn Master, Sally Armstrong
2.4	Eyes of the Master	Matt Fitton	Liv, Molly, the Eminence, Dalek Time Controller, The Master, Sally Armstrong, David Walker

Dark Eyes 3[]

Main article: Dark Eyes 3

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
3.1	The Death of Hope	Matt Fitton	Molly, the Reborn Master, Sally Armstrong, the Eminence, Narvin, Hope Gardner	17 November 2014
3.2	The Reviled		Liv, the Master, Sally Armstrong, the Eminence, Narvin
3.3	Masterplan		Liv, the Master, Sally Armstrong, the Eminence, Narvin
3.4	Rule of the Eminence		Molly, Liv, the Master, the Eminence, Narvin, Hope Gardener

Dark Eyes 4[]

Main article: Dark Eyes 4

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
4.1	A Life in the Day	John Dorney	Liv, Kitty Donaldson	2 March 2015
4.2	The Monster of Montmartre	Matt Fitton	Liv, Daleks, Dalek Time Controller, Dalek Time Strategist, the Reborn Master
4.3	Master of the Daleks	John Dorney	Liv, Molly, the Master, Daleks, Dalek Time Controller, Dalek Time Strategist, Sontarans
4.4	Eye of Darkness	Matt Fitton	Liv, Molly, Daleks, Dalek Time Controller, Dalek Supreme, the Eminence

Doom Coalition[]

Doom Coalition 1[]

Main article: Doom Coalition 1

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
1.1	The Eleven	Matt Fitton	Liv, Seventh Doctor, the Eleven, Padrac	12 October 2015
1.2	The Red Lady	John Dorney	Liv, Helen, the Red Lady
1.3	The Galileo Trap	Marc Platt	Liv, Helen, Galileo
1.4	The Satanic Mill	Edward Collier	Liv, Helen, the Eleven, Padrac, Galileo

Doom Coalition 2[]

Main article: Doom Coalition 2

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
2.1	Beachhead	Nicholas Briggs	Liv, Helen	3 March 2016
2.2	Scenes From Her Life	John Dorney	Liv, Helen, Caleera
2.3	The Gift	Marc Platt	Liv, Helen, Caleera
2.4	The Sonomancer	Matt Fitton	Liv, Helen, River Song, the Sonomancer, the Eleven

Doom Coalition 3[]

Main article: Doom Coalition 3

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
3.1	Absent Friends	John Dorney	Liv, Helen	22 September 2016
3.2	The Eighth Piece	Matt Fitton	Liv, Helen, River Song, the Clocksmith, the Eight
3.3	The Doomsday Chronometer	Matt Fitton	Liv, Helen, River Song, the Clocksmith, the Eight
3.4	The Crucible of Souls	John Dorney	Liv, Helen, River Song, Padrac, the Nine

Doom Coalition 4[]

Main article: Doom Coalition 4

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
4.1	Ship in a Bottle	John Dorney	Liv, Helen	7 March 2017
4.2	Songs of Love	Matt Fitton	Liv, Helen, River Song, Padrac, Caleera, the Eleven
4.3	The Side of the Angels	Matt Fitton	Liv, Helen, Ollistra, the Monk, Weeping Angels, the Eleven
4.4	Stop the Clock	John Dorney	Liv, Helen, Padrac, Caleera, the Eleven

Ravenous[]

First announced on 9 January 2018,^[1] the series mainly dealt with the Ravenous, an ancient species which struck fear on the Time Lords. Despite the Ravenous being a common theme on all anthologies, producer David Richardson considered the series to be "somewhat looser in structure than Doom Coalition".^[1]

Like on Doom Coalition, Mark Bonnar guest-starred as the Eleven, although he was no longer the series' main antagonist. In fact, in Ravenous 3, the Time Lord joined the TARDIS crew, allying himself with the Doctor once he realised that he couldn't defend himself from the Ravenous alone.

Ravenous 1[]

Main article: Ravenous 1

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
1.1	Their Finest Hour	John Dorney	Liv, Churchill	10 April 2018
1.2	How to Make a Killing in Time Travel	John Dorney	Liv
1.3	World of Damnation	Matt Fitton	Liv, Helen, the Eleven, Kandyman
1.4	Sweet Salvation	Matt Fitton	Liv, Helen, the Eleven, Kandyman

Ravenous 2[]

Main article: Ravenous 2

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
2.1	Escape from Kaldor	Matt Fitton	Liv, Helen, Kaldor androids	9 October 2018
2.2	Better Watch Out	John Dorney	Liv, Helen
2.3	Fairytale of Salzburg	John Dorney	Liv, Helen
2.4	Seizure	Guy Adams	Liv, Helen, the Eleven, Ravenous

Ravenous 3[]

Main article: Ravenous 3

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
3.1	Deeptime Frontier	Matt Fitton	Liv, Helen	9 April 2019
3.2	Companion Piece	John Dorney	Liv, Helen, River, Charley, Bliss, Jamie, Jo, Leela, Margaret, Romana II, Adric, the Nine
3.3	L.E.G.E.N.D.	Matt Fitton	Liv, Helen, the Eleven
3.4	The Odds Against	John Dorney	Liv, Helen, the Nine, the Eleven

Ravenous 4[]

Main article: Ravenous 4

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
4.1	Whisper	Matt Fitton	Liv, Helen, the Eleven	9 October 2019
4.2	Planet of Dust	Matt Fitton	Liv, Helen, the Eleven, the Decayed Master, Ravenous
4.3	Day of the Master	John Dorney	Liv, Helen, the Eleven, the Bruce Master, the War Master, Missy, Ravenous
4.4	Day of the Master	John Dorney

Stranded[]

Stranded 1[]

Main article: Stranded 1

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
1.1	Lost Property	Matt Fitton	Liv, Helen, the Curator, Tania, Ken, Robin, Tony, Ron, Aisha, Zakia	17 June 2020
1.2	Wild Animals	John Dorney	Liv, Helen, Tania, Aisha, Zakia
1.3	Must-See TV	Lisa McMullin	Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy, Ken, Robin, Tony, Ron, Aisha, Zakia
1.4	Divine Intervention	David K Barnes

Stranded 2[]

Main article: Stranded 2

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
2.1	Dead Time	Matt Fitton	Andy, Liv, Helen, Tania, Robin	10 March 2021
2.2	UNIT Dating	Roy Gill	Andy, Liv, Helen, Ron, Tony, the Brigadier
2.3	Baker Street Irregulars	Lisa McMullin	Liv, Helen, Tania, Zakia, Aisha
2.4	The Long Way Round	John Dorney	Liv, Helen, Andy, Tania, Robin, the Curator

Stranded 3[]

Main article: Stranded 3

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
3.1	Patience	Tim Foley	Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy, Judoon	2 December 2021
3.2	Twisted Folklore	Lizzie Hopley	Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy
3.3	Snow	James Kettle	Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy, Ron, Zakia
3.4	What Just Happened?	John Dorney	Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy, Robin

Stranded 4[]

Main article: Stranded 4

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
4.1	Crossed Lines	Matt Fitton	Liv, Helen, Tania, Robin, Mr Bird, the Curator	6 April 2022
4.2	Get Andy	Lisa McMullin	Liv, Helen, Andy, Mr Bird
4.3	The Keys of Baker Street	Roy Gill	Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy, Robin, Tony, Aisha, Zakia, Mr Bird, The Curator
4.4	Best Year Ever	John Dorney	Liv, Helen, Tania, Andy, Robin, Tony, Aisha, Zakia, Ken

What Lies Inside?[]

Main article: What Lies Inside? (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
1	Paradox of the Daleks	John Dorney	Liv, Helen, Daleks	2 November 2022
2	The Dalby Spook	Lauren Mooney, Stewart Pringle	Liv, Helen

Connections[]

Main article: Connections (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
1	Here Lies Drax	John Dorney	Liv, Helen, Drax	6 December 2022
2	The Love Vampires	James Kettle	Liv, Helen
3	Albie's Angels	Roy Gill	Liv, Helen, Albie, Weeping Angels

Audacity[]

Main article: Audacity (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
1	The Devouring	Lisa McMullin	Audacity	2 November 2023
2	The Great Cyber-War Part 1	Tim Foley	Audacity, Charley, Vogans, Cybermen
2	The Great Cyber-War Part 2	Tim Foley	Audacity, Charley, Vogans, Cybermen

In the Bleak Midwinter[]

Main article: In the Bleak Midwinter (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
1	Twenty-Four Doors in December	John Dorney	Charley, Audacity	5 December 2023
2	The Empty Man	Tim Foley
3	Winter of the Demon	Roy Gill

Echoes[]

Main article: Echoes (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
1	Birdsong	Tim Foley	Liv, Helen	16 May 2024
2	Lost Hearts	Lauren Mooney & Stewart Pringle
3	Slow Beasts	Dan Rebellato

The Eighth Doctor: Time War[]

Main article: The Eighth Doctor: Time War

Special Releases[]

Main article: Special Releases

Title	Author	Featuring	Released
Living Legend	Scott Gray	Charley	13 November 2003
An Earthly Child	Marc Platt	Susan, Alex	8 December 2009

The Eighth Doctor: The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller[]

Main article: The Eighth Doctor: The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller: Volume One

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
1	The Dalek Trap	Nicholas Briggs	Lucie, Daleks	10 July 2019
2	The Revolution Game	Alice Cavender	Lucie
3	The House on the Edge of Chaos	Eddie Robson	Lucie
4	Island of the Fendahl	Alan Barnes	Lucie, Fendahl

Charlotte Pollard: The Further Adventuress[]

Main article: Charlotte Pollard: The Further Adventuress (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
1	The Mummy Speaks!	Alan Barnes	Charley	19 January 2022
2	Eclipse	Lisa McMullin
3	The Slaying of the Writhing Mass	Eddie Robson
4	Heart of Orion	Nicholas Briggs	Charley, Deeva Jansen