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The Companion Chronicles audiobooks

One of the defining characteristics of Big Finish’s popular New Audio Adventure CD releases is that they feature the Fifth to Eighth Doctors only. This is mainly due to the First, Second and Third Doctors no longer being with us, plus Big Finish being unsuccessful (until recently) in persuading Tom Baker to participate.

To rectify this gap, in early 2007, Big Finish released a set of 4 audios in a new mini-series called “The Companion Chronicles”, one for each of the first 4 classic series Doctors. Unlike the rest of Big Finish’s output, instead of being full-cast audio dramas, these are more like audio readings, since they involve just one actor narrating the story — in each case, the reading is “performed” by one of the Doctor’s companions.

This proved to be successful, so further releases followed, and in July 2008 Big Finish announced that this was to become a regular monthly series, with two slight changes: The range was expanded to include companions from later Doctors as well... plus one extra actor was added to the cast for each audio, to give the audio more “depth” and reduce the strain of the companion having to carry the entire drama by themselves.

After 2014, Big Finish stopped the monthly series of releases and instead switched to a pattern of releasing one audio box set per year.

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Frostfire Maureen O'Brien Marc Platt 1st Feb 2007   978-1-84435-263-0

7.7
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Fear of the Daleks Wendy Padbury & Nicholas Briggs Patrick Chapman 2nd Feb 2007   978-1-84435-264-7

6.3
4

The Blue Tooth Caroline John & Nicholas Briggs Nigel Fairs 3rd Feb 2007   978-1-84435-265-4

8
3

The Beautiful People Lalla Ward Jonathan Morris 4th Feb 2007   978-1-84435-266-1

6.3
2

Mother Russia Peter Purves Marc Platt 1st Oct 2007   978-1-84435-290-6

6.9
2

Helicon Prime Frazer Hines Jake Elliott 2nd Nov 2007   978-1-84435-291-3

6.2
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Old Soldiers Nicholas Courtney James Swallow 3rd Dec 2007   978-1-84435-292-0

8.3
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The Catalyst Louise Jameson Nigel Fairs 4th Jan 2008   978-1-84435-293-7

8.3
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Here There Be Monsters Carole Ann Ford Andy Lane 1st Jul 2008   978-1-84435-350-7

6.9
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The Great Space Elevator Deborah Watling Jonathan Morris 2nd Aug 2008   978-1-84435-351-4

7
2

The Doll of Death Katy Manning Marc Platt 3rd Sep 2008   978-1-84435-352-1

7.3
2

Empathy Games Louise Jameson Nigel Fairs 4th Oct 2008   978-1-84435-353-8

7.8
1

Home Truths Jean Marsh Simon Guerrier 1st Nov 2008   978-1-84435-354-5

8.6
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The Darkening Eye Sarah Sutton Stewart Sheargold 5th Dec 2008   978-1-84435-355-2

7.5   None

The Transit of Venus William Russell Jacqueline Rayner 1st Jan 2009   978-1-84435-356-9

7.1
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The Key 2 Time: The Prisoner's Dilemma Sophie Aldred & Laura Doddington Simon Guerrier 7th Jan 2009   978-1-84435-357-6

7.2
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Resistance Anneke Wills Steve Lyons 2nd Mar 2009   978-1-84435-378-1

7.3
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The Magician's Oath Richard Franklin Scott Handcock 3rd Apr 2009   978-1-84435-379-8

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The Mahogany Murderers Christopher Benjamin & Trevor Baxter Andy Lane n/a May 2009   978-1-84435-380-4

8.9
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The Stealers from Saiph Mary Tamm Nigel Robinson 4th Jun 2009   978-1-84435-381-1

6.5   None

The Drowned World Jean Marsh Simon Guerrier 1st Jul 2009   978-1-84435-424-5

7.4
1

The Glorious Revolution Frazer Hines Jonathan Morris 2nd Aug 2009   978-1-84435-425-2

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The Prisoner of Peladon David Troughton Cavan Scott & Mark Wright 3rd Sep 2009   978-1-84435-426-9

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The Pyralis Effect Lalla Ward George Mann 4th Oct 2009   978-1-84435-427-6

7.8
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Ringpullworld Mark Strickson Paul Magrs 5th Nov 2009   978-1-84435-428-3

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Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code Lisa Bowerman Eddie Robson 7th Jan 2010   978-1-84435-462-7

8
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The Suffering Peter Purves & Maureen O'Brien Jacqueline Rayner 1st Feb 2010   978-1-84435-463-4

7.7
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The Emperor of Eternity Deborah Watling & Frazer Hines Nigel Robinson 2nd Mar 2010   978-1-84435-464-1

6.9
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Shadow of the Past Caroline John Simon Guerrier 3rd Apr 2010   978-1-84435-465-8

8.4
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The Time Vampire Louise Jameson & John Leeson Nigel Fairs 4th May 2010   978-1-84435-466-5

7.8
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Night's Black Agents Frazer Hines Marty Ross 2nd May 2010   978-1-84435-467-2

4.8   None

Solitaire India Fisher John Dorney 8th Jun 2010   978-1-84435-468-9

8.2
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The Guardian Of The Solar System Jean Marsh Simon Guerrier 1st Jul 2010   978-1-84435-483-2

8.8
1

Echoes of Grey Wendy Padbury John Dorney 2nd Aug 2010   978-1-84435-484-9

7.4
1

Find and Replace Katy Manning Paul Magrs 3rd Sep 2010   978-1-84435-485-6

7.3
2

The Invasion Of E-Space Lalla Ward Andrew Smith 4th Oct 2010   978-1-84435-486-3

6   None

A Town Called Fortune Maggie Stables Paul Sutton 6th Nov 2010   978-1-84435-487-0

7.7
2

Quinnis Carole Ann Ford Marc Platt 1st Dec 2010   978-1-84435-504-4

6.3
1

Peri and the Piscon Paradox Nicola Bryant & Colin Baker Nev Fountain 6th Jan 2011   978-1-84435-505-1

8.8   None

The Perpetual Bond Peter Purves Simon Guerrier 1st Feb 2011   978-1-84435-506-8

7.9
1

The Forbidden Time Anneke Wills & Frazer Hines David Lock 2nd Mar 2011   978-1-84435-507-5

7.7
1

The Sentinels of the New Dawn Caroline John Paul Finch 3rd Apr 2011   978-1-84435-508-2

7.3
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Ferril's Folly Mary Tamm Peter Anghelides 4th May 2011   978-1-84435-509-9

6.6
1

The Cold Equations Peter Purves Simon Guerrier 1st Jun 2011   978-1-84435-510-5

8.6
1

Tales from the Vault Daphne Ashbrook, Yee Jee Tso, Katy Manning & Wendy Padbury Jonathan Morris n/a Jul 2011   978-1-84435-576-1

7.8
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The Rocket Men William Russell John Dorney 1st Aug 2011   978-1-84435-581-5

8.8
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The Companion Chronicles: The Specials Anneke Wills, Nicholas Courtney, Katy Manning & Mark Strickson Marc Platt, Jonathan Morris & Mark Morris n/a Aug 2011   978-1-84435-551-8

None
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The Memory Cheats Wendy Padbury Simon Guerrier 2nd Sep 2011   978-1-84435-582-2

8.2
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The Many Deaths of Jo Grant Katy Manning Cavan Scott & Mark Wright 3rd Oct 2011   978-1-84435-583-9

7.9
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The First Wave Peter Purves Simon Guerrier 1st Nov 2011   978-1-84435-584-6

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Beyond the Ultimate Adventure Colin Baker Terrance Dicks 6th Dec 2011   978-1-84435-585-3

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The Anachronauts Jean Marsh & Peter Purves Simon Guerrier 1st Jan 2012   978-1-84435-611-9

8.3   None

The Selachian Gambit Frazer Hines & Anneke Wills Steve Lyons 2nd Feb 2012   978-1-84435-619-5

8.1   None

Binary Caroline John Eddie Robson 3rd Mar 2012   978-1-84435-620-1

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The Wanderer William Russell Richard Dinnick 1st Apr 2012   978-1-84435-621-8

7.1
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The Jigsaw War Frazer Hines Eddie Robson 2nd May 2012   978-1-84435-622-5

8.5
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The Rings of Ikiria Richard Franklin Richard Dinnick 3rd Jun 2012   978-1-84435-623-2

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The Time Museum William Russell James Goss 1st Jul 2012   978-1-78178-018-3

7   None

The Uncertainty Principle Wendy Padbury Simon Guerrier 2nd Aug 2012   978-1-84435-947-9

7.5   None

Project: Nirvana Sylvester McCoy Cavan Scott & Mark Wright 7th Sep 2012   978-1-84435-948-6

6.2
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The Last Post Caroline John James Goss 3rd Oct 2012   978-1-84435-949-3

9.4   None

Return of the Rocket Men Peter Purves Matt Fitton 1st Nov 2012   978-1-84435-950-9

9.3   None

The Child Louise Jameson Nigel Fairs 4th Dec 2012   978-1-84435-951-6

None   None

The Flames of Cadiz William Russell & Carole Ann Ford Marc Platt 1st Jan 2013   978-1-78178-061-9

8.3
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House of Cards Anneke Wills & Frazer Hines Steve Lyons 2nd Feb 2013   978-1-78178-063-3

7.5   None

The Scorchies Katy Manning James Goss 3rd Mar 2013   978-1-78178-064-0

7.2   None

The Library of Alexandria William Russell Simon Guerrier 1st Apr 2013   978-1-78178-084-8

8   None

The Apocalypse Mirror Frazer Hines & Wendy Padbury Eddie Robson 2nd May 2013   978-1-78178-066-4

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The Council of War John Levene Simon Barnard & Paul Morris 3rd Jun 2013   978-1-78178-067-1

7.2
1

Mastermind Daphne Ashbrook, Yee Jee Tso & Geoffrey Beevers Jonathan Morris n/a Jul 2013   978-1-78178-083-1

8.6   None

The Alchemists Carole Ann Ford Ian Potter 1st Aug 2013   978-1-84435-946-2

8.2   None

Upstairs Maureen O'Brien & Peter Purves Mat Coward 1st Sep 2013   978-1-78178-085-5

6.8   None

Ghost in the Machine Katy Manning Jonathan Morris 3rd Oct 2013   978-1-78178-086-2

7.4   None

The Beginning Carole Ann Ford & Terry Molloy Marc Platt 1st Nov 2013   978-1-78178-087-9

7   None

The Dying Light Frazer Hines & Terry Molloy Nick Wallace 2nd Dec 2013   978-1-78178-088-6

None   None

Luna Romana Lalla Ward & Terry Molloy Matt Fitton 4th Jan 2014   978-1-78178-089-3

None   None

The Sleeping City William Russell Ian Potter 1st Feb 2014   978-1-78178-090-9

7   None

Starborn Maureen O'Brien Jacqueline Rayner 1st Mar 2014   978-1-78178-091-6

9.3   None

The War To End All Wars Peter Purves Simon Guerrier 1st Apr 2014   978-1-78178-092-3

7.8
1

The Elixir of Doom Katy Manning Paul Magrs 3rd May 2014   978-1-78178-093-0

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1

Second Chances Wendy Padbury John Dorney 2nd Jun 2014   978-1-78178-094-7

9.3
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The First Doctor: Volume One Carole Ann Ford, Maureen O'Brien & Peter Purves Martin Day, Ian Potter & Simon Guerrier 1st Jun 2015   978-1-78178-435-8

9.3   None

The Second Doctor: Volume One Frazer Hines, Anneke Wills, Deborah Watling & Wendy Padbury John Pritchard, Ian Atkins & Rob Nisbet 2nd Jun 2016   978-1-78575-014-4

9.6
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The First Doctor: Volume Two Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves, Anneke Wills & Nicholas Briggs John Pritchard, David Bartlett, Una McCormack & Guy Adams 1st Jun 2017   978-1-78703-006-0

None   None

The Second Doctor: Volume Two Anneke Wills, Frazer Hines, Daphne Ashbrook & Louise Jameson Justin Richards, Rob Nisbet, John Pritchard & Tony Jones 2nd Jun 2018   978-1-78703-487-7

9
1

The First Doctor: Volume Three Carole Ann Ford, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves & Anneke Wills Julian Richards, John Pritchard, Paul Morris & Ian Atkins 1st Sep 2019   978-1-78703-590-4

None   None

The Second Doctor: Volume Three Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Lisa Bowerman & Nicholas Briggs George Mann, Martin Day, Paul Morris & Penelope Faith 2nd Apr 2022   978-1-78703-592-8

None   None

Families Stephen Noonan, Lauren Cornelius, Carole Ann Ford & Maureen O'Brien Jonathan Morris, Ian Potter, Paul Morris & Christopher Cooper Apr 2025   978-1-80240-438-8

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