The War Master (audio series)

The War Master — 2017

Main character:

War Master

Key crew

Series details

First release:

14 December 2017

Publisher:

Big Finish Productions

Production codes:

BFPDWWMAR01 -

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The War Master was a Doctor Who spin-off audio series produced by Big Finish Productions. It starred the War Master, played by Derek Jacobi.

Stories[]

Only the Good[]

Main article: Only the Good (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
1.1	Beneath the Viscoid	Nicholas Briggs	Daleks	14 December 2017
1.2	The Good Master	Jay Harley	Daleks, Cole
1.3	The Sky Man	James Goss	Cole
1.4	The Heavenly Paradigm	Guy Adams	Cole

The Master of Callous[]

Main article: The Master of Callous (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
2.1	Call for the Dead	James Goss	Ood	5 December 2018
2.2	The Glittering Prize	James Goss
2.3	The Persistence of Dreams	Guy Adams
2.4	Sins of the Father	Guy Adams

Rage of the Time Lords[]

Main article: Rage of the Time Lords (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
3.1	The Survivor	Tim Foley	Alice	3 July 2019
3.2	The Coney Island Chameleon	David Llewellyn
3.3	The Missing Link / Darkness and Light	Tim Foley	Eighth Doctor, Alice, Mandrake
3.4	The Missing Link / Darkness and Light	David Llewellyn	Eighth Doctor, Mandrake

Anti-Genesis[]

Main article: Anti-Genesis (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
4.1	From the Flames	Nicholas Briggs	Narvin, War Livia Caralis, Kaleds, Davros	17 December 2019
4.2	The Master's Dalek Plan	Alan Barnes	Narvin, War Livia Caralis, Kaleds, Daleks
4.3	Shockwave	Alan Barnes	Narvin, War Livia Caralis, Daleks, Unbound Master
4.4	He Who Wins	Nicholas Briggs	Narvin, War Livia Caralis, Daleks, Unbound Master

Hearts of Darkness[]

Main article: Hearts of Darkness (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
5.1	The Edge of Redemption	David Llewellyn	Narvin	28 October 2020
5.2	The Scaramancer	Lisa McMullin
5.3	The Castle of Kurnos 5	David Llewellyn	Eighth Doctor
5.4	The Cognition Shift	Lisa McMullin	Eighth Doctor

Killing Time[]

Main article: Killing Time (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
6.1	The Sincerest Form of Flattery	James Goss	Calantha	8 August 2021
6.2	A Quiet Night In	Lou Morgan	Jo Jones
6.3	The Orphan	Lou Morgan	Nyssa
6.4	Unfinished Business	James Goss	Calantha

Self-Defence[]

Main article: Self-Defence (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
7.1	The Forest of Penitence	Lou Morgan		16 June 2022
7.2	The Players	Una McCormack
7.3	Boundaries	Lizbeth Myles	Cole Jarnish
7.4	The Last Line	Lizzie Hopley	Tenth Doctor

Escape from Reality[]

Main article: Escape from Reality (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
8.1	The Wrath of Medusa	Rochana Patel	Medusa, Daleks	2 December 2022
8.2	The Shadow Master	Lizzie Hopley
8.3	The Adventure of the Deceased Doctor	Alfie Shaw	Sherlock Holmes, Dr John Watson
8.4	The Master of Dorian Gray	David Llewellyn	Dorian Gray

Solitary Confinement[]

Main article: Solitary Confinement (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Released
9.1	The Walls of Absence	James Goss	6 June 2023
9.2	The Long Despair	Tim Foley
9.3	The Life and Loves of Mr Alexander Bennett	Alfie Shaw
9.4	The Kicker	Trevor Baxendale

Rogue Encounters[]

Main article: Rogue Encounters (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
10.1	Runtime	Tim Foley	Daleks	9 November 2023
10.2	Manhunt	Rochana Patel
10.3	The Sublime Porte	James Goss	Bilis Manger
10.4	Alone	Scott Handcock	Professor Yana

Cover gallery[]

External links[]

Official The War Master 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

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

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 • In Name Only

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 (War Doctor Begins)

"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

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