Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures

Summary

The Third Doctor Adventures is a sci-fi audio series produced by Big Finish Productions based on the TV show Doctor Who. It sees the return of Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates, and John Levene as Sergeant Benton while the voice of the Third Doctor is performed by Tim Treloar replacing the original actor, Jon Pertwee, who died in 1996.[1]

The Third Doctor Adventures
Big Finish Productions audio drama
SeriesDoctor Who
Featuring
Written byvarious
Directed by
Executive producer(s)
Release dateSeptember 2015 (2015-09)

The first set of stories was released in September 2015, featuring Treloar, Manning, and Franklin.[2] A second and third volume were released November 2016 and August 2017 respectively.[3] A fourth volume was released in March 2018.[4]

The fifth and sixth volumes were released in May 2019 and May 2020, respectively. The sets feature Treloar and Manning joined by Levene with Jon Culshaw as The Brigadier, replacing Nicholas Courtney who died in 2011.[5] The fifth volume also introduced Daisy Ashford in her mother's role of Liz Shaw. The seventh volume also saw the return of Sadie Miller in her mother's role of Sarah Jane Smith, having first appeared for Big Finish in Return of the Cybermen.

Cast edit

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Actor Character Appearances
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 Ann. Kal. RJJ IFW RIS 2024B
Tim Treloar The Doctor
Michael Troughton Does not appear Does not appear
Katy Manning Jo Grant Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear TBA
Richard Franklin Mike Yates Does not appear
John Levene Sergeant Benton Does not appear Does not appear
Jon Culshaw The Brigadier Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear TBA
Daisy Ashford Liz Shaw Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Sadie Miller Sarah Jane Smith Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear TBA
Nicholas Briggs Daleks Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
Cybermen Does not appear Does not appear

Notable guests edit

Episodes edit

Volume 1 (2015) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Prisoners of the Lake"Nicholas BriggsJustin RichardsThird Doctor, Jo Grant, Mike YatesSeptember 2015 (2015-09)
2"The Havoc of Empires"Andy Lane
The Doctor, Jo and Mike Yates investigate an apparently long-submerged temple at the bottom of a lake, which turns out to be a crashed alien ship containing dangerous prisoners.
The Doctor's attempt to take Jo and Yates on a date backfires when they find themselves on a space station at a crucial diplomatic wedding.

Volume 2 (2016) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Transcendence of Ephros"Ken BentleyGuy AdamsThird Doctor, JoNovember 2016 (2016-11)
2"The Hidden Realm"David Llewellyn
Visiting a planet that is about to be destroyed, the Doctor and Jo are shocked to learn that a religious cult is deliberately waiting to die on the planet.
Investigating the recent disappearance of an old friend of Jo's, the Doctor and Jo become caught in a twisted alien plot.

Volume 3 (2017) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Conquest of Far"Nicholas BriggsNicholas BriggsThird Doctor, Jo, DaleksAugust 2017 (2017-08)
2"Storm of the Horofax"Andrew SmithThird Doctor, Jo
While attempting to return home after Spiridon, the Doctor and Jo are drawn to the planet Far, where a vast Dalek army is attempting to use the local hypergate to unleash a new secret weapon.
The discovery of a crashed alien ship pits the Doctor and Jo against an alien army determined to destroy humanity in the past before the human race defeats them in the future.

Volume 4 (2018) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Rise of the New Humans"Nicholas BriggsGuy AdamsThird Doctor, Jo, The MonkMarch 2018 (2018-03)
2"The Tyrants of Logic"Marc PlattThird Doctor, Jo, Cybermen
Investigating mysteriously mutated humans, the Doctor and Jo face the Monk, now acting as the administrator of a unique clinic.
Arriving on a distant human colony, the Doctor and Jo must protect the locals from the Cybermen when a platoon arrive to retrieve a mysterious crate.

Volume 5 (2019) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Primord"Nicholas BriggsJohn DorneyThird Doctor, Jo, Liz Shaw, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, PrimordsMay 2019 (2019-05)
2"The Scream of Ghosts"Guy AdamsThird Doctor, Jo, The Brigadier, Sergeant Benton, Vardans
The Doctor's reunion with Liz Shaw is compromised when it turns out that Liz has become caught up in a military plot to militarise Stahlman's Ooze.
Investigating the disappearance of a friend of Benton's leads to the discovery of an alien invasion.

Volume 6 (2020) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Poison of the Daleks"Nicholas BriggsGuy AdamsThird Doctor, Jo, The Brigadier, Benton, DaleksMay 2020 (2020-05)
2"Operation Hellfire"Jonathan BarnesThird Doctor, Jo, Winston Churchill

Volume 7 (2021) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Unzal Incursion"[6]Nicholas BriggsMark WrightThird Doctor, Liz, The BrigadierMay 2021 (2021-05)
2"The Gulf"[6]Tim FoleyThird Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith

Volume 8 (2021) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Conspiracy in Space"[7]Nicholas BriggsAlan BarnesThird Doctor, Jo, DraconiansOctober 2021 (2021-10)
2"The Devil's Hoofprints"[7]Robert ValentineThird Doctor, Sarah, The Brigadier

The Annihilators (2022) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Episode One"Nicholas BriggsNicholas BriggsThird Doctor, Liz, The Brigadier, Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmonFebruary 2022 (2022-02)[8]
2"Episode Two"
3"Episode Three"
4"Episode Four"
5"Episode Five"
6"Episode Six"
7"Episode Seven"

Kaleidoscope (2022) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Part One"Nicholas BriggsAlan BarnesThird Doctor, Sarah, The Brigadier, KaleidoscopeOctober 2022 (2022-10)
2"Part Two"
3"Part Three"
4"Part Four"
5"Part Five"
6"Part Six"

The Return of Jo Jones (2023) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Supernature"[9]Nicholas BriggsMatt FittonThird Doctor, JoFebruary 2023 (2023-02)
2"The Conservitors"[9]Felicia Baker
3"The Iron Shore"[9]Lizzie Hopley

Intelligence for War (2023) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Part One"Nicholas BriggsEddie RobsonThird Doctor, Liz, The BrigadierOctober 2023 (2023-10)
2"Part Two"
3"Part Three"
4"Part Four"
5"Part Five"
6"Part Six"
7"Part Seven"

Revolution in Space (2024) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Part One"Nicholas BriggsJonathan MorrisThird Doctor, SarahFebruary 2024 (2024-02)
2"Part Two"
3"Part Three"
4"Part Four"
5"Part Five"
6"Part Six"

The Third Doctor Adventures 2024B edit

The second is scheduled for October 2024. [10]

Awards and nominations edit

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Work(s) Result Ref.
Scribe Awards 2022 Best Audio The Annihilators Nominated [11]

References edit

  1. ^ Rudden, Liam (13 November 2015). "Preview: Tim Treloar travels in time for King Charles III". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Boxed Set!". Big Finish Productions. 13 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures Volume 2 And 3!". Big Finish Productions. 2 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Third Doctor and Jo vs. the Meddling Monk". Big Finish Productions. 8 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Brigadier, Benton and Liz Return". Big Finish Productions. 22 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b "7. Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures Volume 07". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b "8. Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures Volume 08". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  8. ^ "The Third Doctor faces The Annihilators". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "Jo Jones Reunites with the Third Doctor!". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures: 2024B Title TBA - Doctor Who - The Third Doctor Adventures - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Big Finish Scribe Award Nominations 2022". 20 June 2022.