Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles
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The Companion Chronicles is a sci-fi audio series produced by Big Finish, detailing adventures usually featuring the Doctor, as told by various former companions of his, with only one further voice actor taking part in the narration. It began in 2007 as a mini-series of four stories about adventures of the first four Doctors (none of whom appeared in regular Big Finish audio plays, as William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee died before they began and Tom Baker had declined to participate at that time [citation needed]), but its popularity ensured that it returned for a second mini-series, and then in July 2008 releases became monthly.[citation needed] The monthly series of Companion Chronicles ended in June 2014 but the range has continued with box set releases,[1] these releases focusing on adventures concerning the First and Second Doctors as narrated by their surviving companions.
Episodes
[edit]The character in brackets in the "Featuring" column is who the story is told by.
Series 1 (2007)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Frostfire" | Mark J Thompson | Marc Platt | First Doctor, Steven Taylor (Vicki) | February 2007 |
| 2 | "Fear of the Daleks" | Patrick Chapman | Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Daleks (Zoe Heriot) | ||
| 3 | "The Blue Tooth" | Nigel Fairs | Third Doctor, The Brigadier, Benton, Mike Yates, Cybermen (Liz Shaw) | ||
| 4 | "The Beautiful People" | Jonathan Morris | Fourth Doctor, K9 (Romana II) | ||
Series 2 (2007–08)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mother Russia" | Nigel Fairs | Marc Platt | First Doctor, Dodo Chaplet (Steven Taylor) | October 2007 |
| 2 | "Helicon Prime" | Jake Elliot | Second Doctor (Jamie McCrimmon) | November 2007 | |
| 3 | "Old Soldiers" | James Swallow | Third Doctor (The Brigadier) | December 2007 | |
| 4 | "The Catalyst" | Nigel Fairs | Fourth Doctor (Leela) | January 2008 | |
Series 3 (2008–09)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Here There Be Monsters" | Lisa Bowerman | Andy Lane | First Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright (Susan Foreman) | July 2008 |
| 2 | "The Great Space Elevator" | Nigel Fairs | Jonathan Morris | Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon (Victoria Waterfield) | August 2008 |
| 3 | "The Doll of Death" | Lisa Bowerman | Marc Platt | Third Doctor, The Brigadier, Benton, Mike Yates (Jo Grant) | September 2008 |
| 4 | "Empathy Games" | Nigel Fairs | Nigel Fairs | Fourth Doctor (Leela) | October 2008 |
| 5 | "Home Truths" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Steven Taylor (Sara Kingdom) | November 2008 |
| 6 | "The Darkening Eye" | Ken Bentley | Stewart Sheargold | Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Adric, Dar Traders (Nyssa) | December 2008 |
| 7 | "The Transit of Venus" | Nigel Fairs | Jacqueline Rayner | First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright (Ian Chesterton) | January 2009 |
| 8 | "The Prisoner's Dilemma" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | Seventh Doctor (Ace) | February 2009 |
| 9 | "Resistance" | Lisa Bowerman | Steve Lyons | Second Doctor, Ben, Jamie McCrimmon (Polly) | March 2009 |
| 10 | "The Magician's Oath" | Nigel Fairs | Scott Handcock | Third Doctor, Jo Grant, The Brigadier, Benton (Mike Yates) | April 2009 |
| 11 | "The Mahogany Murderers" | Lisa Bowerman | Andy Lane | Dr. Tulp (Jago, Litefoot) | May 2009 |
| 12 | "Stealers from Saiph" | Lisa Bowerman | Nigel Robinson | Fourth Doctor (Romana I) | June 2009 |
Series 4 (2009–10)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Drowned World" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Steven Taylor (Sara Kingdom) | July 2009 |
| 2 | "The Glorious Revolution" | Nigel Fairs | Jonathan Morris | Second Doctor, Zoe Heriot (Jamie McCrimmon) | August 2009 |
| 3 | "The Prisoner of Peladon" | Nicola Bryant | Mark Wright, Cavan Scott | Third Doctor, Ice Warriors, Alpha Centauri (King Peladon) | September 2009 |
| 4 | "The Pyralis Effect" | Lisa Bowerman | George Mann | Fourth Doctor (Romana II) | October 2009 |
| 5 | "Ringpullworld" | Neil Roberts | Paul Magrs | Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Huxley (Turlough) | November 2009 |
| 6 | "Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code" | John Ainsworth | Eddie Robson | Seventh Doctor (Benny) | January 2010 |
| 7 | "The Suffering" | Lisa Bowerman | Jacqueline Rayner | First Doctor (Steven Taylor, Vicki) | February 2010 |
| 8 | "The Emperor of Eternity" | Lisa Bowerman | Nigel Robinson | Second Doctor (Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield) | March 2010 |
| 9 | "Shadow of the Past" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | Third Doctor, The Brigadier (Liz Shaw) | April 2010 |
| 10 | "The Time Vampire" | Nigel Fairs | Nigel Fairs | Fourth Doctor (Leela, K9) | May 2010 |
| 11 | "Night's Black Agents" | Lisa Bowerman | Marty Ross | Sixth Doctor (Jamie McCrimmon) | May 2010 |
| 12 | "Solitaire" | Nicholas Briggs | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Celestial Toymaker (Charley Pollard) | June 2010 |
Series 5 (2010–11)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Guardian of the Solar System" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Steven Taylor, Mavic Chen (Sara Kingdom) | July 2010 |
| 2 | "Echoes of Grey" | Lisa Bowerman | John Dorney | Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon (Zoe Heriot) | August 2010 |
| 3 | "Find and Replace" | Lisa Bowerman | Paul Magrs | Third Doctor, Benton (Jo Grant, Iris Wildthyme) | September 2010 |
| 4 | "The Invasion of E-Space" | Lisa Bowerman | Andrew Smith | Fourth Doctor, Adric (Romana II) | October 2010 |
| 5 | "A Town Called Fortune" | Lisa Bowerman | Paul Sutton | Sixth Doctor (Evelyn Smythe) | November 2010 |
| 6 | "Quinnis" | Lisa Bowerman | Marc Platt | First Doctor (Susan Foreman) | December 2010 |
| 7 | "Peri and the Piscon Paradox" | John Ainsworth | Nev Fountain | Fifth Doctor (Sixth Doctor, Peri Brown) | January 2011 |
| 8 | "The Perpetual Bond" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor (Steven Taylor, Oliver Harper) | February 2011 |
| 9 | "The Forbidden Time" | Lisa Bowerman | David Lock | Second Doctor, Ben (Polly, Jamie McCrimmon) | March 2011 |
| 10 | "The Sentinels of the New Dawn" | Lisa Bowerman | Paul Finch | Third Doctor (Liz Shaw) | April 2011 |
| 11 | "Ferril's Folly" | Lisa Bowerman | Peter Anghelides | Fourth Doctor (Romana I) | May 2011 |
| 12 | "The Cold Equations" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor (Steven Taylor, Oliver Harper) | June 2011 |
Specials (2011)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Three Companions" | Lisa Bowerman | Marc Platt | Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Ben, Jamie McCrimmon (Polly, The Brigadier, Brewster) | August 2011 |
| 2 | "The Mists of Time" | Jonathan Morris | Third Doctor (Jo Grant) | ||
| 3 | "Freakshow" | Mark Morris | Fifth Doctor, Tegan (Turlough) | ||
Series 6 (2011–12)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Tales from the Vault" | Lisa Bowerman | Jonathan Morris | First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Dodo Chaplet (Jo Grant, Romana I, Zoe Heriot, Steven Taylor) | July 2011 |
| 2 | "The Rocket Men" | Lisa Bowerman | John Dorney | First Doctor, Barbara Wright, Vicki (Ian Chesterton) | August 2011 |
| 3 | "The Memory Cheats" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon (Zoe Heriot) | September 2011 |
| 4 | "The Many Deaths of Jo Grant" | Lisa Bowerman | Mark Wright, Cavan Scott | Third Doctor, The Brigadier (Jo Grant) | October 2011 |
| 5 | "The First Wave" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Vardans (Steven Taylor, Oliver Harper) | November 2011 |
| 6 | "Beyond the Ultimate Adventure" | Jason Haigh-Ellery | Terrance Dicks | Sixth Doctor, Rutans, Raston Warrior (Crystal, Jason, Sixth Doctor) | December 2011 |
| 7 | "The Anachronauts" | Ken Bentley | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor (Steven Taylor, Sara Kingdom) | January 2012 |
| 8 | "The Selachian Gambit" | Lisa Bowerman | Steve Lyons | Second Doctor, Ben (Polly, Jamie McCrimmon) | February 2012 |
| 9 | "Binary" | Lisa Bowerman | Eddie Robson | Third Doctor (Liz Shaw) | March 2012 |
| 10 | "The Wanderer" | Lisa Bowerman | Richard Dinnick | First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright (Ian Chesterton) | April 2012 |
| 11 | "The Jigsaw War" | Lisa Bowerman | Eddie Robson | Second Doctor (Jamie McCrimmon) | May 2012 |
| 12 | "The Rings of Ikiria" | Ken Bentley | Richard Dinnick | Third Doctor, The Brigadier, Benton (Mike Yates) | June 2012 |
Special (2012)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Revenants" | Lisa Bowerman | Ian Potter | First Doctor, Barbara (Ian) | May 2012 |
Series 7 (2012–13)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Time Museum" | Lisa Bowerman | James Goss | First Doctor, Barbara (Ian) | July 2012 |
| 2 | "The Uncertainty Principle" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon (Zoe Heriot) | August 2012 |
| 3 | "Project: Nirvana" | Ken Bentley | Mark Wright, Cavan Scott | (Seventh Doctor, Lysandra Aristedes, Sally) | September 2012 |
| 4 | "The Last Post" | Lisa Bowerman | James Goss | Third Doctor, The Brigadier (Liz Shaw) | October 2012 |
| 5 | "Return of the Rocket Men" | Lisa Bowerman | Matt Fitton | First Doctor, Dodo (Steven) | November 2012 |
| 6 | "The Child" | Nigel Fairs | Nigel Fairs | Fourth Doctor (Leela) | December 2012 |
| 7 | "The Flames of Cadiz" | Lisa Bowerman | Marc Platt | First Doctor, Barbara (Ian, Susan) | January 2013 |
| 8 | "House of Cards" | Lisa Bowerman | Steve Lyons | Second Doctor, Ben (Jamie, Polly) | February 2013 |
| 9 | "The Scorchies" | Ken Bentley | James Goss | Third Doctor (Jo) | March 2013 |
| 10 | "The Library of Alexandria" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Barbara, Susan (Ian) | April 2013 |
| 11 | "The Apocalypse Mirror" | Lisa Bowerman | Eddie Robson | Second Doctor (Jamie, Zoe) | May 2013 |
| 12 | "Council of War" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Barnard and Paul Morris | Third Doctor, The Brigadier (John Benton) | June 2013 |
Series 8 (2013–14)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mastermind" | Ken Bentley | Jonathan Morris | – (The Master) | July 2013 |
| 2 | "The Alchemists" | Lisa Bowerman | Ian Potter | First Doctor (Susan) | August 2013 |
| 3 | "Upstairs" | Lisa Bowerman | Mat Coward | First Doctor (Vicki, Steven) | September 2013 |
| 4 | "Ghost in the Machine" | Louise Jameson | Jonathan Morris | Third Doctor (Jo Grant) | October 2013 |
| 5 | "The Beginning" | Lisa Bowerman | Marc Platt | First Doctor, Quadrigger Stoyn (Susan Foreman) | November 2013 |
| 6 | "The Dying Light" | Lisa Bowerman | Nick Wallace | Second Doctor, Quadrigger Stoyn (Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot) | December 2013 |
| 7 | "Luna Romana" | Lisa Bowerman | Matt Fitton | Fourth Doctor, Romana I, Quadrigger Stoyn (Romana II, Romana III) | January 2014 |
| 8 | "The Sleeping City" | Lisa Bowerman | Ian Potter | First Doctor, Barbara, Vicki (Ian Chesterton) | February 2014 |
| 9 | "Starborn" | Lisa Bowerman | Jacqueline Rayner | First Doctor, Barbara, Ian (Vicki) | March 2014 |
| 10 | "The War to End All Wars" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Dodo Chaplet (Steven Taylor) | April 2014 |
| 11 | "The Elixir of Doom" | Lisa Bowerman | Paul Magrs | Third Doctor, The Eighth Doctor (Jo Grant, Iris Wildthyme) | May 2014 |
| 12 | "Second Chances" | Lisa Bowerman | John Dorney | Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon (Zoe Heriot) | June 2014 |
Series 9: The First Doctor Volume 1 (2015)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Sleeping Blood" | Lisa Bowerman | Martin Day | First Doctor (Susan Foreman) | June 2015 |
| 2 | "The Unwinding World" | Ian Potter | First Doctor, Ian, Barbara (Vicki) | ||
| 3 | "The Founding Fathers" | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Vicki (Steven Taylor) | ||
| 4 | "The Locked Room" | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Vicki (Steven Taylor) | ||
Series 10: The Second Doctor Volume 1 (2016)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Mouthless Dead" | Lisa Bowerman | John Pritchard | Second Doctor (Ben, Polly, Jamie) | June 2016 |
| 2 | "The Story of Extinction" | Ian Atkins | Second Doctor (Jamie, Victoria) | ||
| 3 | "The Integral" | David Bartlett | Second Doctor (Jamie, Zoe) | ||
| 4 | "The Edge" | Rob Nisbet | Second Doctor, Zoe (Jamie) | ||
Series 11: The First Doctor Volume 2 (2017)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Fields of Terror" | Lisa Bowerman | John Pritchard | First Doctor, Steven (Vicki) | June 2017 |
| 2 | "Across the Darkened City" | David Bartlett | First Doctor, Vicki, Daleks (Steven) | ||
| 3 | "Bonfires of the Vanities" | Una McCormack | First Doctor (Polly, Ben) | ||
| 4 | "The Plague of Dreams" | Guy Adams | First Doctor (Polly, Ben) | ||
Series 12: The Second Doctor Volume 2 (2018)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Curator's Egg" | Lisa Bowerman | Julian Richards | Second Doctor, Jamie (Polly, Ben) | June 2018 |
| 2 | "Dumb Waiter" | Lisa Bowerman | Rob Nisbet | Second Doctor, Victoria (Jamie, Leela) | |
| 3 | "The Iron Maid" | Lisa Bowerman | John Pritchard | Second Doctor (Jamie, Zoe) | |
| 4 | "The Tactics of Defeat" | Helen Goldwyn | Tony Jones | Second Doctor (Jamie, Zoe) | |
Series 13: The First Doctor Volume 3 (2019)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "E is for..." | Lisa Bowerman | Julian Richards | First Doctor, Ian, Barbara (Susan) | September 2019 |
| 2 | "Daybreak" | John Prichard | First Doctor (Vicki) | ||
| 3 | "The Vardan Invasion of Mirth" | Paul Morris and Ian Atkins | First Doctor (Steven) | ||
| 4 | "The Crumbling Magician" | Guy Adams | First Doctor (Polly) | ||
Series 14: The Second Doctor Volume 3 (2022)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Death of the Daleks"[2] | Lisa Bowerman | George Mann | Second Doctor (Jamie, Zoe) | April 2022 |
| 2 | "The Phantom Piper"[2] | Lisa Bowerman | Martin Day | ||
| 3 | "The Prints of Denmark" | Nigel Fairs | Paul Morris | ||
| 4 | "The Deepest Tragedian" | Nigel Fairs | Penelope Faith | ||
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scribe Awards | 2012 | Best Audio | The Many Deaths of Jo Grant | Nominated | [3] |
| 2013 | Project: Nirvana | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | The Mouthless Dead | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Across the Darkened City | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Daybreak | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "9.0. The First Doctor Volume 01 – Doctor Who – The Companion Chronicles – Big Finish". bigfinish.com.
- ^ a b "14. The Second Doctor Volume 03". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Previous Scribe Award Winners". 24 June 2013.