Regenerations. Having seen most Doctors go through it at this point, I believe the writers and actors had the idea in their heads of, "Think of your most epically wasted night out....and do that." If you've had...a few...experiences of this sort of thing, you'll know everyone behaves quite differently when they are completely rat-arsed.
The Doctor's post-regenerative symptoms:
3 and 10: Unconscious.
4 and 12: Completely manic and off their nuts. That guy you have to stop from jumping into the canal. Repeatedly.
5: Castrovalva was a whole serial of 'getting your extremely pished mate home from the pub, who's alternating between not being able to stand, puking on the pavement, and running in front of traffic.' Yes, Nyssa and Tegan, we've all been there.
6: Turns into a complete arsehole. Who is this guy? He should never drink again.
7: Almost lucid, but can't remember what he did or that his pal doesn't look like some lassie he fell out with years ago.
8: Has no fucking idea where he is, who he is, how he got there. Just woke up on a park bench or in a hospital somewhere with no explanation.
9: Who knows.
War: Soberest regeneration ever. Fucking elixir.
11: Has a terrible case of the munchies. Wants to stop in every kebab shop you see.
13. You almost think she's sober because she can hold a conversation and stay conscious and isn't trying to jump into the canal, and she can fix her broken screwdriver, but she's forgotten her name.
14 and 15: Those guys who can drink like fish and show no effects at all. Fuck them.
do you guys think the reason jack never kisses the doctor again after the parting of the ways is because he thinks it was a part of the reason why he was left behind?
finally kissing him and showing him how he felt was one of the last things he did and was abandoned almost immediately afterward. so when he finally finds ten, he tries to find a way to reconcile while distancing himself. they do (somewhat) and he holds onto that for thousands of years, thinking that if he pushes too far, he'll risk the chance of the doctor leaving him again. so he doesn't.
A couple of lovely photos from the DWM Eighth Doctor 30th Anniversary Special, accompanying an interview with Paul and Sonny. Plus a snippet of that interview:
DOCTOR WHO - BIG FINISH AUDIO STORIES (MASTER POST)
Hello! I've compiled a drive with all the Big Finish audio stories I've ever collected, and thought I'd create a more refined and detailed guide post to share with you. Enjoy!
Full Link Here
CAPTION:
blue = on drive
small = series parts
crossed = not on drive
normal size = series sub titles
medium and pink = series titles
Classic Doctors, New Monsters (2016 - present)
Volume 01 (2016)
Volume 02 (2017)
Volume 03 The Stuff of Nightmares (2022)
Volume 04 Broken Memories (2024)
Volume 05 Faithful Friends (2025)
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Master! (2021 - present)
Volume 01 Master! (2021)
Volume 02 Nemesis Express (2022)
Volume 03 Planet Doom (2024)
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The Monthly Adventures (1999 - 2021)
The Eighth Doctor
16 - Storm Warning (2001)
17 - Sword of Orion (2001)
18 - The Stones of Venice (2001)
19 - Minuet in Hell (2001)
28 - Invaders from Mars (2002)
29 - The Chimes of Midnight (2002)
30 - Seasons of Fear (2002)
31 - Embrace the Darkness (2002)
32 - The Time of the Daleks (2002)
33 - Neverland (2002)
50 - Zagreus (2003)
52 - Scherzo (2003)
53 - The Creed of the Kromon (2004)
54 - The Natural History of Fear (2004)
55 - The Twilight Kingdom (2004)
61 - Faith Stealer (2004)
62 - The Last (2004)
63 - Caerdroia (2004)
64 - The Next Life (2004)
72 - Terror Firma (2005)
75 - Scaredy Cat (2005)
77 - Other Lives (2005)
80 - Time Works (2006)
83 - Something Inside (2006)
88 - Memory Lane (2006)
101 - Absolution (2007)
103 - The Girl Who Never Was (2007)
123 - The Company of Friends (2009)
153 - The Silver Turk (2011)
154 - The Witch From the Well (2011)
155 - Army of Death (2011)
Torchwood
The first 78 out of 96 stories
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The Eighth Doctor – Time War (2017 – present)
Volume 01 (2017)
Volume 02 (2018)
Volume 03 (2019)
Volume 04 (2020)
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The Eighth Doctor Adventures (2007 - present)
Series 01 (2007)
Series 02 (2008)
Series 03 (2009)
Series 04 (2009 - 2011)
Subseries:
Dark Eyes (2012 - 2015)
Dark Eyes 1
Dark Eyes 2
Dark Eyes 3
Dark Eyes 4
Doom Coalition (2015 - 2017)
Doom Coalition 1
Doom Coalition 2
Doom Coalition 3
Doom Coalition 4
Ravenous (2018 - 2019)
Ravenous 1
Ravenous 2
Ravenous 3
Ravenous 4
Stranded (2020 - 2022)
Stranded 1
Stranded 2
Stranded 3
Stranded 4
What Lies Inside? (2022)
Connections (2022)
Audacity (2023)
In the Bleak Midwinter (2023)
Echoes (2024)
Deadly Strangers (2024)
Causeway (2025)
Empty Vessels (2025)
Stand-Alone
Shada (2003)
An Earthly Child (2009)
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The Ninth Doctor Adventures (2021 - present)
Series 01 (2021 – 2022)
Volume 01 Ravagers
Volume 02 Respond to All Calls
Volume 03 Lost Warriors
Volume 04 Old Friends
Series 02 (2022 – 2023)
Volume 01 Back to Earth
Volume 02 Into the Stars
Volume 03 Hidden Depths
Volume 04 Shades of Fear
Series 03 (2023 – 2024)
Volume 01 Pioneers
Volume 02 Travel in Hope
Volume 03 Buried Threats
Volume 04 Star-Crossed
Series 04 (2025 - 2027)
Volume 01 Snare
Volume 02 The Last Days of the Powell Estate
Volume 03 Dare You
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The Tenth Doctor Adventures (2016 - present)
Volume 01 (2016)
Volume 02 (2017)
Volume 03 (2019)
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Donna Noble – Kidnapped (2020)
01 Out of This World
02 Spinvasion
03 The Sorcerer of Albion
04 The Chiswick Cuckoos
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Rose Tyler – The Dimension Cannon (2019 - 2022)
Volume 01 Other Worlds (2019)
Volume 02 Trapped (2022)
Volume 03 (2022)
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Time Lord Victorious (2020 - 2024)
Short Trips (2020)
Master Thief
Lesser Evils
Eighth Doctor Trilogy (2020)
He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not
The Enemy of My Enemy
Mutually Assured Destruction
Genetics of the Daleks
Echoes of Extinction (2021)
Eighth Doctor - side A
Tenth Doctor - side B
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Doctor Who - Out of Time (2020)
01 Out of Time
02 The Gates of Hell
03 Wink
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Dalek Universe (2021)
Dalek Universe 01
Dalek Universe 02
Dalek Universe 03
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The Tenth Doctor and River Song (2020)
01 Expiry Dating
02 Precious Anihilation
03 Ghosts
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The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles (2018 - present)
Volume 01 (2018)
Volume 02 (2021)
Volume 03 Geronimo! (2022)
Volume 04 All of Time and Space (2023)
Volume 05 Everywhere and Anywhere (2023)
Volume 06 Victory of the Doctor (2024)
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The Diary of River Song (2015 - 2023)
Series 01 (2015)
Series 02 (2016)
Series 03 (2018)
Series 04 (2018)
Series 05 (2019)
Series 06 (2019)
Series 07 (2020)
Series 08 (2021)
Series 09 New Recruit (2021)
Series 10 Two Rivers and a Firewall (2022)
Series 11 Friend of the Family (2023)
Series 12 The Orphan Quartet (2023)
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The Death and Life of River Song (2024 - present)
Series 01 Last Words (2024)
Series 02 Ace and Tegan (2025)
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Missy (2021 - 2024)
Series 01 (2019)
Series 02 (2020)
Series 03 Missy and the Monk (2021)
Series 04 Bad Influence (2024)
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Masteful (2021)
Masterful (standard edition)
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Lady Christina (2018 – 2022)
Series 01 (2018)
Series 02 (2021)
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Torchwood One (2017 - present)
Volume 01 Before the Fall (2017)
Volume 02 Machines (2018)
Volume 03 Latter Days (2019)
Volume 04 Nightmares (2022)
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Torchwood - The Story Continues (2017 - present)
Series 01 Aliens Among Us (2017 - 2018)
Series 02 God Among Us (2018 - 2019)
Series 03 Cardiff Unknown - October 2018 (Podcast)
Series 04 Among Us (2023)
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Torchwood Soho (2020 - present)
Volume 01 Parasite (2020)
Volume 02 Ashenden (2021)
Volume 03 The Unbegotten (2022)
Volume 04 Ascension (2024
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The Lives of Captain Jack (2017)
Volume 01
Volume 02
Volume O3
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Torchwood - Special Releases (2016 - present)
Stand-Alone
01 The Torchwood Archives (2016)
02 Outbreak (2016)
03 Believe (2018)
The Sins of Captain John (2020)
01 The Restored
02 Escape From Nebazz
03 Peach Blossom Heights
04 Darker Purposes
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The Paternoster Gang (2019 – present)
Volume 01 Heritage (2019 - 2020)
Heritage 01 (2019)
Heritage 02 (2019)
Heritage 03 (2020)
Heritage 04 (2020)
Volume 02 Trespassers (2023 - 2025)
Rogues Gallery (2023)
The Casebook of Paternoster Row (2024)
No Place Like Home (2024)
Last Stand (2025)
The Eighth of March - Special Release (2019 - present)
Volume 01 The Eighth of March (2019)
Volume 02 Protectors of Time (2022)
Volume 03 Strange Chemistry (2023)
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The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures (2025 - present)
Series 01 (2025 – 2027)
Volume 01 Vampire Weekend (2025)
Volume 02 The Return of the Doctor (2025)
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Call Me Master (2025 - present)
Volume 01 Inner Demons (2025)
CREDITS:
Huge thanks to the brilliant:
@luthqrs who shared an original file with a lot of these audio stories, which, and I hope she won't mind, I took the liberty of reorganizing and adding the years of production!
@nat-20s for sharing "Donna Noble: Kidnapped!" (and other Donna audios, but I already had the others so I'm mostly saying thanks for Kidnapped hehe) which allowed me to add it to the collection!
Special extra thanks to the fantastic:
@katebluebird for "The Ninth Doctor Adventures" Series 04 Volume 01 "Snare"
@windchimesofglass for "The Eighth Doctor: Time War", "Lady Christina", "The Paternoster Gang: Heritate 01" and "The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Vampire Weekend"
@sarcastic-lurantis for the "Monthly Adventures" (Eighth Doctor), "Time Lord Victorious" (The "Eighth Doctor Trilogy" & "Echoes of Extinction" side A)
that very cool tumblrina who wished to stay anonymous but I nevertheless wanted to thank them for "Dalek Universe 03", the Behind the Scenes of "Star-Crossed" and "The Tenth Doctor and River Song", and "Doctor Who - Out of Time"
another very cool tumblrina who wished to stay anonymous and provided us with "The Ninth Doctor Adventures" Series 01 Volume 04 "Old Friends" and Series 04 Volume 02 "The Last Days of the Powell Estate"
@the8thdoctor for "Blood of the Daleks" parts 1 and 2 in "The Eighth Doctor Adventures"
another anonymous source, who gave us the rest of "The Eighth Doctor Adventures", "The Monthly Adventures" numbers 123, 153, 154 and 155, and "Classic Doctors, New Monsters" (this person said it was a Christmas gift to you all, and to wish you all a Merry Christmas on their behalf <3)
again, another anonymous tumblrina, who gave us "The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles"!!
@artisanfuckery and @heaven-sent-hell-bent for all the Torchwood audiostories
These kind souls personally took the time to reach out to me to offer their contribution! :D
If you have any additional audio stories that aren't on the list or would help complete it, please don't hesitate to DM me! :)
PLEASE CHECK THE ORIGINAL POST REGULARLY FOR UPDATES!
For all those limited on time, money, and who only want to listen to the guaranteed GOOD stories in chronological order – I have deducted, but still listed for reference, all bad and irrelevant stories and created this blog.
This post is going through on-going updates. I will add as I listen to each episode. Series 1 - 10 of the guide are complete.
SERIES 1 – Charley Pollard
Doctor Who - Charlotte Pollard Monthly Adventures Bundle (001-050)
For this first season of stories, you can listen to them for free on Spotify! Don't go paying for them!! I'll let you know when it's no longer free! Without pirating…
The story Charley is introduced in. It's the weakest in this Series 1 list - about 3/5, but it's the only "okay" story that is 10000% needed. You can't appreciate the amazing stories without the info in this.
[Skipped audios: Sword of Orion, The Stones of Venice, Minuet in Hell, Invaders from Mars].
2) The Chimes of Midnight
The BEST Christmas story EVER. And in my top 5 of stories all time. And why Rob Shearman is my favourite Doctor Who writer. The story follows the stuff you learned in Storm Warning, hence I said listen to that first... And yes, I did just make you skip four stories. You don't need them. Especially not Sword of Orion. My gosh that was so boring...
3) Seasons of Fear
This also follows the stuff from Storm Warning and Chimes of Midnight. There's a really interesting antagonist in this who's an immortal called Grayle and... idk... Just found it so gripping watching Eight and Charley chase him through time. Also a fun time if you like seeing the Doctor and his companions chained up in prison and foul-mouthing each other.
4) Embrace the Darkness
This is also technically a 3/5 story, but it has a really fantastic premise and with a little bit of work (and maybe if turned into a TV serial because that would've worked better) could've been one of the best stories ever.
I don't think this is a spoiler, this is like a hook to get you to listen, but the aliens in this we never actually get to "see" - or get any indication of what they look like. Everything is always in the dark, and all we know, once the light comes back, is that they burn people's eyes out.
[Skipped audio: The Time of the Daleks].
5) Neverland
This story explores Gallifreyan Culture in really interesting ways. We learn a lot about a mythical figure from old nursery rhymes called Zagreus. We also get to see Romana be president of Gallifrey, and get some great Eightcharley moments, so fun all around.
THIS ONE IS ALSO AN ESSENTIAL LISTEN FOR ZAGREUS AND SCHERZO!
6) Zagreus
This is the most confusing Doctor Who story you will ever listen to and you will either LOVE how confused it made you, or you will hate it. Either way, it's a listen you will never forget and Paul's voice acting is just....
My god if he wasn't your favourite Doctor before this.
You will think he is now. The way he portrays ANGER!
SERIES 2 – Charley and C’rizz
Doctor Who - Charlotte Pollard Monthly Adventures Bundle (051-100)
Okay, now for series 2, you have to start buying on the Big Finish website! Or pirate… The audio files get downloaded automatically onto the Big Finish app if you have it.
It's pretty easy. You can either buy all the series 2 audios in the Charley Pollard bundle (link above the photo) to save money, or, to save even more money, just skip all the ones I tell you to skip and buy them individually.
Perhaps the most famous Eight story. And for a reason. It's the sort of story that is so artistically well done, it could never be replicated. You could NEVER make this into a TV episode because it's the sort of story that can only work as an audio drama, without visuals. The monster has no corporeal form, you see.
It's just made of sound. How fucking incredible and ambitious a story is that?!
8) Now some very specific instructions. Read this summary of The Creed of Kromon plot, but DO NOT LISTEN TO IT!
The Creed of the Kromon was the fifty-third story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Philip Martin and featured Paul McGann as
It's commonly thought to be the worst Eight story there is, but there is a little bit of info you need to know from it, hence the summary. Some people will make the mistake of listening so they get introduced to C'rizz's character. Trust me, you don't need it. I went without listening to it the first time around and I survived fine. You'll learn barely nothing about him you can't learn from the summary!
Read the summary! Save your ears!
9) The Natural History of Fear
This is... Undoubtedly... The BEST Doctor Who story of all time (in my opinion). It's essentially 1984 by George Orwell but in Doctor Who. It's the Doctor thinking he's an aggressor in a totalitarian regime.
It's Eight and Charley TORTURING each other over audio!!!
Fucking incredible acting on all their behalves. My fucking god...
Just make sure you're not multitasking when you're listening and that it has your full attention. It's one of those stories you have to concentrate on hard to get!
[Skipped audios: The Twilight Kingdom, Faith Stealer, The Last].
10) Caerdroia
Three Eighth doctors with clashing personalities walking through a labyrinth. And the really "grumpy" one has amazing chemistry with Charley. Need I say more?
[Skipped audio: The Next Life].
11) Terror Firma
Davros is going through some really interesting "hard times" and Eight is just so fucking funny and sassy in this.
Every comment he made had me laughing like a maniac on the streets.
There's also a really amazing plot twist you find out about Eight's past..
[Skipped audios: Scaredy Cat, Other Lives, Time Works, Something Inside].
12) Memory Lane
Another one with a really interesting premise. It's about a prison which looks like a normal 1960s neighbourhood, only every house is exactly the same with the same occupant inside, and the occupant has no idea that this isn't Earth and they're a prisoner.
SERIES 3 – Charley, C’rizz, Benny, Fitz, Izzy and Mary Shelley.
Series 3 must also be listened to on the Big Finish website and is NOT available on Spotify.
Two of these audios finish off Charley’s arc with the Eighth Doctor. The rest are a series of specials where he travels with other companions (mainly Mary Shelley) HOWEVER, I am not suggesting to listen to these here (but yes to later) as those happen BEFORE the Eighth Doctor met Charley and I want this blog to be chronological.
Like with the last series though (and all the series up to Dark Eyes) there’s an option to buy a bundle of all the individual audios. I will link all the bundles under the titles for each series. As I said before, though, if you skip buying the same audios as I list, it’ll save more money than a bundle will.
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13) Absolution
Okay, this wasn't boring, I was intrigued what was going on, though it seemed random and I don't care about C'rizz enough to care about what happens to him…
BUT this story is still 1000% needed before the final story in the Charley Pollard serials. AND the last five minutes of these story turned into a dramatic eastenders cliff hanger and in a way, the whole story was worth getting through just to get to that eightcharley moment... my gosh...
14) The Girl Who Never Was
The last story (cries, scratches at window panes for Charley Pollard to come back to Eight). The beginning of this story I found a little confusing because of the Timey-Wimey back and forth, but it was very intentional and everything came together and made so much sense at the end. Eightcharley's departure from each other was also very devastating. It's your most painful misunderstanding trope caused by the time travel backwards and forth. If you don't know what happens to Charley after this series, then the ending, ending scene is a brilliant cliff-ganger and plot twist.
[Skipped audios: The Company of Friends, The Silver Turk, The Witch From the Well, Army of Death].
SERIES 4 – Lucie Miller
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller Series 01
Okay, so we’re back to having the audios available for free on Spotify! ALL of the stories in series 4 (Blood of the Daleks – Human Resources) are available there. Just be careful. Both those dramas I just named have been split into two parts by Spotify. Make sure to download Pt.1 and Pt.2 of both episodes!
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15) Blood of the Daleks
The only way I can describe this story is The Rise of The Cybermen episodes meeting The Runaway Bride. It’s basically that “humans create that well-known alien” plot crossed with a ten x donna dynamic before tendonna was a thing. Like Lucie and Eight bicker so much and it’s so fucking funny! Amazing! Great episode and start to Lucie’s chapter! Also lots of questions to be asked about why the Doctor met her. Very Ruby Sunday mystery vibes!
16) Horror Glam Rock
Although the story doesn’t amount to much happening, it’s pretty fun if you’re into the whole 1970s rock band vibes. It’s also an essential listen as it introduces Lucie’s Auntie Pat, who appears again in series 4 of the audios.
17) Immortal Beloved
It really surprises me that this averages 3-4 star on Goodreads because the premise is SO INTERESTING. It’s about two lovers who decide to live forever by raising children and grandchildren who are just clones of themselves and then transferring their brain matter into those children/ killing them off. Yeah, there wasn’t really any aliens to fight or anything for the Doctor to do to “resolve” the plot, but the exploration of the morality, power and toxic love as themes was very interesting to me!
Only thing that was a little hard to listen to was this old horrible man hitting on Lucie… ew…
[Skipped audio: Phobos]
18)No More Lies
Yes, skip phobos. No More Lies is the next important storyline. Picture a not-very-nice futuristic guy getting stuck in a time loop and the Doctor trying to track him down and make him accountable for his actions. The start is very en media res. You wonder if you’ve accidentally skipped an episode, but you haven’t, and for that reason the beginning is very gripping.
Shame about the conclusion to the story. Fell very flat on its face. But as I said before: important storyline. You need that last minute’s worth of audio to read Human Resources.
19) Human Resources
Part one is absolutely AMAZING 5/5, seriously. The concept is Lucie wakes up in your early 2000s style data-inputting office and has been mind-wiped to believe she has been employed to work there and never went travelling with the Doctor. Only, the data they’re inputting seems to be tied to some sort of futuristic war stratagem, rather than normal business work, but everyone seems to think that this is normal office work…
Obvs, I won’t spoil the plot twists. They’re good, though. Especially in part one. Part two of the storyline is kind… meh. 3/5. It’s okay, it wraps up Lucie’s mystery and the season… but I think it could’ve been a tad more dramatic…
SERIES 5 – Lucie
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller Series 02
Okay, now for Lucie’s season 2, you have to go back to buying on the Big Finish website! Or pirate…
All audio series following Season 4 are on the Big Finish Website and are not free for purchase. Just like with series 2, 3 and and 4 of the Charley Pollard audios, I recommend buying the Series 5 and 6 audios separately and just listening to the essentials (listed below).
Yes, skip the first two audios, go straight to Brave New Town because *most* of this series are standalone stories and it doesn’t matter. Brave New Town explores a seaside town in Suffolk where it’s been the same day Sunday in September for nearly 20 years. The townsfolk are weird because they don’t find living the same day abnormal. The story brings back a Classic AND New Who villain in a very different way ro how we’ve encountered them on screen. It’s quite interesting.
[Skipped audio: The Skull of Sobek].
21) Grand Theft Cosmos
The Doctor and Lucie are in the 19th Century and need to go on an artwork heist, stealing from the King of Sweden. This one was fun. It was a little random at times, but I DO think this audio is needed considering it brings back two characters you would’ve met in Human Resources.
22) The Zygon who Fell to Earth
This follows on from Horror Glam Rock in the sense that we meet Lucie’s Auntie Pat again. At first, I thought this audio just sounded like another mid 3/5 star Zygon episode, and I didn’t understand the hype UNTIL! UNTIL – Lucie and Auntie Pat’s tied pasts came together in the final five minutes. WOW. I didn’t expect that sort of Timey-Wimey… and another instance where we see Eight as an awful person (complimentary). Definitely a 4 maybe 4.5 star now.
23) Sisters of the Flame
On reflection, this audio drama was a bit nutty as we follow Lucie’s encounter with a giant centipede (a policeman, of course). Nonetheless, I enjoyed every second listening to this first part of the story (The Vengeance of Morbius being the second).
24) The Vengeance of Morbius
This part 2 felt a little rushed and I felt like I didn’t get much time to see the full strength and danger that Morbius is meant to be, HOWEVER… the last five minutes… the cliffhanger…
It was a great way to end the series and make you immediately need to buy the next audio, which will be Orbis…
SERIES 6 – Lucie
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller Series 03
I mean, I can’t say it is perfect because I’m not too happy with how the writer wrote the Doctor’s reactions to the situation in the ending scenes… but still a great exploration of time lord immortality and it’s detrimental effects; 600 years have passed for the Doctor. This combined with the nutty idea of a planet of talking jellyfish in war with a planet of oysters? What more could you ask for? Really?
[Skipped audios: Hothouse, The Beast of Orlok, Wirrn Dawn, The Scapegoat, The Cannibalists].
26) The Eight Truths
Lucy gets sucked into a cult called the Eightfold Truth. Also a lot more than that. I had a strange fondness for the journalist in this one, Kelly Westwood. Her back and forth with the Doctor was really funny and wouldn’t’ve been too mad if she’d became a companion.
27) Worldwide Web
Part two of the Eight Truths. Hive mind audio with an interesting alternative to major character death… I’ll say no more about that… Also the resolution for the Head Hunter and Karen sub-plot.
SERIES 7 – Lucie, Susan, Alex Campbell and Tamsin Drew
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller Series 04
Most of the Series 7/Lucie Miller Series 4 audios are essential to the plotline. Consequently, you actually save money buying the whole lot on a series download bundle. It is still relatively pricey, but still slightly cheaper.
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28) Death in Blackpool
The final story in the Auntie Pat storyline. 5/5, this audio. The first 20 minutes had me laughing out loud. The rest? I literally cried. Tears rolling down my face at the resolution and Charley and Eight’s closing discussion. WOW. This has got to be one of my favourite audios ever.
29) An Earthly Child
This story has Susan in and also introduces her son (so the Doctor’s great grandson) as a character, Alex Campbell. I felt that not much happens alien-wise, but this was very much a plotline about the domestic environment, and I’m very interested to see where Alex’s character goes to get to the ending I already know about.
[Potential skip, Situation Vacant]
Why “potential?”
If you are still wanting to skip bad audios for time’s sake, then you might want to consider skipping Situation Vacant. A lot of people argue you can’t because it introduces Tamsin, but Tamsin is very much like Nine’s companion Adam in the sense that she’s only around for a few stories and she’s really annoying and not a good companion. So, if you wanted to save some time… I think you could just go straight to The Book of Kells. DONT listen to the in between audio, Nevermore. It’s as bad as Kreeds of Kromon.
But if you DONT want to skip Situation Vacant… i guess the way she meets the Doctor and becomes his assistant is very different to everyone else. It’s quite an entertaining first ten minutes even if the rest of the audio is a bit of a mess.
[Skip: Nevermore].
30) The Book of Kells
This sounds like a very normal, mid audio right up until the ending. And for that ending… You MUST listen beyond the music credits.
LISTEN BEYOND THE MUSIC CREDITS!!
You’re gonna go insane. Trust me…
31) Deimos
Again, another audio that sounds quite mid, but you need it for like the last five seconds of the storyline – this time, thankfully, before the audio credits. So you’re safe to cut it off there and not listen to the production stuff.
32) The Resurrection of Mars
A continuation of the last story, but this time, far more interesting and very centred around establishing Eight’s character and his view on the moral issue of “one dying for the sake of millions of others.” It’s very different view to what we see post-Time War – and very different to the man Eight himself becomes during that time.
33) Relative Dimensions
Underwhelming from the “monster fighting” side of things, BUT I actually found this an extremely cute listen. I enjoyed seeing Eight turn the Tardis into a domestic setting for Christmas, and watching him spend time with Susan and Alex and Lucie. So, so endearing, actually…
34) Prisoner of The Sun
If you didn’t feel sorry for Eight before, you will now. Think ‘Heaven Sent’ in the sense he is a lonely prisoner missing his beloved companion. Fortunately, not 4.5 billion years. Just six, this time. But it’s still sad… Especially with the stuff he does to cope with not having Lucie around…
35) Lucie Miller
This is an absolutely fantastic start to the season finale! Think the covid pandemic but far worst. So, so heartbreaking as an audio… I will say no more.
36) To The Death
Again, I urge you…
LISTEN BEYOND THE MUSIC CREDITS!!
The reason I say this is because it will change the trajectory of how you feel about the ending to Lucie’s time in the TARDIS. The ending sounds a lot more open and ambiguous when you listen to a certain sound scape that comes right after the Doctor Who theme music.
After you’ve listened to that, if you still don’t get it, I recommend reading this essay I wrote on it.
What a wonderful ending to the whole thing, though… I’ve not been this emotional since the Doctor Falls. I physically saluted the air with tears rolling down my face as Lucie Miller did that one specific thing. Icon…
Big Finish changes format from Dark Eyes onwards. You can now only buy and download the audios as a boxset. If you live in the UK, this is not as bad as it sounds (sorry the rest of the world). It’s actually better for people in the UK because it means ebay, and other second-hand retailers, will sell all the audios in one CD purchase. Depending on P&P prices (hence why I say it’s only good for the UK), this is where you might save the most money. The Big Finish downloads of Dark Eyes cost £20 at the moment, whereas I bought my CD copy second hand on ebay for just over £11.
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Because these are boxsets, there aren’t any audios you can skip. Each story of Dark Eyes is tied very closely to the previous one.
37)The Great War
38)Fugitives
39)Tangled Web
40)X and the Daleks
What a fantastic first series of Dark Eyes! What’s so great is they really took their time with the pacing of the story in particular. Alien action only literally started occurring in the last 10 minutes and then leaked over into the next episode. The first 40 minutes of this series was literally just character building – our introductions to Molly and her motives and problems and a continuation of how Eight is feeling about the aftermath of Lucie’s season. Paul was really breaking me the whole time. The way he grieves over Lucie throughout the series was just… Gosh… Eight’s gone so dark but in the best way… Man…
Dark eyes 2 was… hmm… The Traitor, the first story, was amazing. I loved the air of mystery at the end and the high stakes. Then I was very confused what was going on in The White Room and for some of Time’s Horizon. It only began to make sense in the last story, where they tied all the different strands together, and you came to realise you weren’t listening to what happened to the Doctor in timeline order.
As previously mentioned though, all of Dark eyes interconnects. You can’t skip 2 and just listen to 3. So, I recommend buying this boxset as cheaply as you can second-hand.
Molly and Liv are great together, though. I wish I could see them as a TARDIS team for longer. Also Maqueen’s master and McGann’s doctor is such a camp pairing. This is like EXPLICIT classic who-vibed flirting thoschei.
Okay so I’ll be honest… It took me like six months to get through Dark Eyes 3. It wasn’t as confusing as Dark Eyes 2, but there just wasn’t much that made it stand out EXCEPT… Except for the Maqueen Master. I fucking love him. He has Classic Who Posh boy finesse combined with modern day Master campiness. I love how he and Eight interact. It’s a great pairing choice because Eight’s also a bridge between Doctor Who eras. The third episode Masterplan has a lot of them interacting and being sassy and bickering. That one’s very fun even if the rest aren’t particularly memorable.
The kittens in vampire science after being shoved into the doctors physics defying pockets with pretty rocks, a missing 51st state of America, the brothers Karamazov, a yoyo, and an atomic bomb trapped in a marble
So ao3 was down and I know we were are all were suffering so here's a Google drive with 500 plus downloaded fics from multiple fandoms. I have another post sorting the fics so you can easily find your fandom!
Also please lmk if I have any personal docs in here 🙏
KUDOS THE AUTHORS!!!!!
If you recognize your fic here and want it removed please dm me and I'll take it down immediately ⚠️
These fandoms!
Marvel: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers, Spider-Man (multiple versions), Deadpool, Daredevil, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Moon Knight, Thunderbolts, Iron Man, Captain America, Jessica Jones, The Punisher, Fantastic Four, Wolverine, and X-Men.
Star Wars: Prequel Trilogy, Original Trilogy, Sequel Trilogy, The Clone Wars (2003 & 2008), The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch, Jedi: Fallen Order, The Book of Boba Fett, and Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV). (AKA this fandom is one of the loves of my life)
Call of Duty (Video Games) and the related Humans Are Space Orcs fandom. (AKA one of the loves of my life)
Rachel Reid’s Game Changers Series (including Heated Rivalry). (AKA one of the loves of my life--idk how its taken over my brain so fast lord save us all)
Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Stranger Things.
Teen Wolf.
Supernatural. (hyperfixation lasted SO LONG)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians / The Heroes of Olympus.
The Witcher (Wiedźmin).
Hannibal (TV).
Pride and Prejudice.
Sherlock (TV).
Criminal Minds.
Lucifer (TV).
DC Universe (Batman, Young Justice, Nightwing, etc.).
My Hero Academia (僕のヒーローアカデミア).
Formula 1 RPF.
Detroit: Become Human.
Kingsman.
James Cameron's Avatar.
The Hunger Games.
Additional Fandoms: Blade Runner, Injustice, Mission: Impossible, Top Gun, Edge of Tomorrow, White Collar, Belle (2021), Brooklyn Nine-Nine, NCIS, House M.D., Assassin's Creed, Halo, Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit, Baby Driver, Ranger’s Apprentice, Travelers, EPIC (Musical), Fullmetal Alchemist, Miraculous Ladybug, Voltron: Legendary Defender, The Black Phone, Temeraire, Jojo Rabbit, The Matrix, and Fall Out Boy.
AYO! if your device is prone to crashing DONT OPEN THIS LIST OF ALL FICS. I recommend seeing my other post with all titles organized by fandom and then just opening all the associated fics from there to read the summary. I keep crashing trying to read this word doc and this is a new computer. 👍
Preface 3 Steps Back Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at http://archiveofourown.org/works/33135751. Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
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