Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures

Audio drama

The Third Doctor Adventures

Big Finish Productions audio drama
Series| Doctor Who
Featuring|

* Third Doctor
* Jo Grant
* Mike Yates
* Sergeant Benton
* Liz Shaw
* The Brigadier
* Sarah Jane Smith

Written by| various
Directed by|

* Nicholas Briggs
* Ken Bentley

Executive producer(s)|

* Jason Haigh-Ellery
* Nicholas Briggs

Release date| September 2015 (2015-09)

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 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

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This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least one season.

* A green cell indicates the actor is a main cast member.

* A red cell indicates the actor is a recurring cast member.

* A light blue cell indicates the actor is a guest or special guest cast member.

Actor  | Character  | Appearances

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S1  | S2  | S3  | S4  | S5  | S6  | S7  | S8  | Ann. | Kal. | RJJ | IFW | RIS | Quin. | BD | 2025B
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 | ✓ | Does not appear
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 | ✓ | Does not appear
Daisy Ashford  | Liz Shaw | Does not appear | ✓ | 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 | ✓ | Does not appear | TBA
Nicholas Briggs | Daleks | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear
Cybermen | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear

### Notable guests

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* Rufus Hound as The Monk
* Ian McNeice as Winston Churchill
* Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon
* Gerran Howell as Kaleidoscope
* Christopher Naylor as Harry Sullivan

## Episodes

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### Volume 1 (2015)

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1| "Prisoners of the Lake"| Nicholas Briggs| Justin Richards| Third Doctor, Jo Grant, Mike Yates| September 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.

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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)

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1| "The Transcendence of Ephros"| Ken Bentley| Guy Adams| Third Doctor, Jo| November 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)

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1| "The Conquest of Far"| Nicholas Briggs| Nicholas Briggs| Third Doctor, Jo, Daleks| August 2017 (2017-08)
2| "Storm of the Horofax"| Andrew Smith| Third 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.

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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)

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Featuring| Released

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1| "The Rise of the New Humans"| Nicholas Briggs| Guy Adams| Third Doctor, Jo, The Monk| March 2018 (2018-03)
2| "The Tyrants of Logic"| Marc Platt| Third 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)

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1| "Primord"| Nicholas Briggs| John Dorney| Third Doctor, Jo, Liz Shaw, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Primords| May 2019 (2019-05)
2| "The Scream of Ghosts"| Guy Adams| Third 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.

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Investigating the disappearance of a friend of Benton's leads to the discovery of an alien invasion.

### Volume 6 (2020)

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Featuring| Released

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1| "Poison of the Daleks"| Nicholas Briggs| Guy Adams| Third Doctor, Jo, The Brigadier, Benton, Daleks| May 2020 (2020-05)
2| "Operation Hellfire"| Jonathan Barnes| Third Doctor, Jo, Winston Churchill

### Volume 7 (2021)

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Featuring| Released

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1| "The Unzal Incursion"[6]| Nicholas Briggs| Mark Wright| Third Doctor, Liz, The Brigadier| May 2021 (2021-05)
2| "The Gulf"[6]| Tim Foley| Third Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith

### Volume 8 (2021)

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Featuring| Released

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1| "Conspiracy in Space"[7]| Nicholas Briggs| Alan Barnes| Third Doctor, Jo, Draconians| October 2021 (2021-10)
2| "The Devil's Hoofprints"[7]| Robert Valentine| Third Doctor, Sarah, The Brigadier

### The Annihilators (2022)

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Featuring| Released

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1| "Episode One"| Nicholas Briggs| Nicholas Briggs| Third Doctor, Liz, The Brigadier, Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon| February 2022 (2022-02)[8]
2| "Episode Two"
3| "Episode Three"
4| "Episode Four"
5| "Episode Five"
6| "Episode Six"
7| "Episode Seven"

### Kaleidoscope (2022)

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Featuring| Released

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1| "Part One"| Nicholas Briggs| Alan Barnes| Third Doctor, Sarah, The Brigadier, Kaleidoscope| October 2022 (2022-10)
2| "Part Two"
3| "Part Three"
4| "Part Four"
5| "Part Five"
6| "Part Six"

### The Return of Jo Jones (2023)

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Featuring| Released

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1| "Supernature"[9]| Nicholas Briggs| Matt Fitton| Third Doctor, Jo| February 2023 (2023-02)
2| "The Conservitors"[9]| Felicia Baker
3| "The Iron Shore"[9]| Lizzie Hopley

### Intelligence for War (2023)

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Featuring| Released

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1| "Part One"| Nicholas Briggs| Eddie Robson| Third Doctor, Liz, The Brigadier| October 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)

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Featuring| Released

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1| "Part One"| Nicholas Briggs| Jonathan Morris| Third Doctor, Sarah| February 2024 (2024-02)
2| "Part Two"
3| "Part Three"
4| "Part Four"
5| "Part Five"
6| "Part Six"

### The Quintessence (2024)

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Featuring| Released

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1| "Part One"| Nicholas Briggs| Stewart Pringle & Lauren Mooney| Third Doctor, Jo, Cybermen| October 2024 (2024-10)
2| "Part Two"
3| "Part Three"
4| "Part Four"
5| "Part Five"
6| "Part Six"

### Doctor Who and the Brain Drain

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Featuring| Released

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1| "Part One"| Nicholas Briggs| Richard James & Nicholas Briggs| Third Doctor, Liz, The Brigadier| February 2025 (2025-02)
2| "Part Two"
3| "Part Three"
4| "Part Four"
5| "Part Five"
6| "Part Six"

### Second 2025 release

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A further release is scheduled for October 2025.[10]

## Awards and nominations

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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.

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Scribe Awards  | 2022  | Best Audio  | The Annihilators | Nominated  | [11]

## References

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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: 2025B (Title TBA) - Doctor Who - The Third Doctor Adventures - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
11. ^ "Big Finish Scribe Award Nominations 2022". 20 June 2022.

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Doctor Who: Third Doctor stories

Television

| Season 7|

* Spearhead from Space
* Doctor Who and the Silurians
* The Ambassadors of Death
* Inferno

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Season 8|

* Terror of the Autons
* The Mind of Evil
* The Claws of Axos
* Colony in Space
* The Dæmons

Season 9|

* Day of the Daleks
* The Curse of Peladon
* The Sea Devils
* The Mutants
* The Time Monster

Season 10|

* The Three Doctors
* Carnival of Monsters
* Frontier in Space
* Planet of the Daleks
* The Green Death

Season 11|

* The Time Warrior
* Invasion of the Dinosaurs
* Death to the Daleks
* The Monster of Peladon
* Planet of the Spiders

Other appearances|

| Major|

"The Five Doctors"

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Minor|

* "The Day of the Doctor"

See also|

* Dimensions in Time
* "The Name of the Doctor"

Audio

| Radio plays|

* The Paradise of Death
* The Ghosts of N-Space

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Other|

* Zagreus
* The Companion Chronicles
* Vengeance of the Stones
* The Third Doctor Adventures
* River Song
* The House That Hoxx Built

Books

| Missing Adventures|

* The Ghosts of N-Space
* Dancing the Code
* The Eye of the Giant
* The Scales of Injustice
* Speed of Flight

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Past Doctor Adventures|

* The Devil Goblins from Neptune
* The Wages of Sin
* Last of the Gaderene
* Verdigris
* Rags
* The Suns of Caresh
* Deadly Reunion
* Island of Death

Other|

* Nightdreamers
* Harvest of Time

Video games

* Destiny of the Doctors
* Legacy
* Lego Dimensions

*[Ann.]: The Annihilators
*[Kal.]: Kaleidoscope
*[RJJ]: The Return of Jo Jones
*[IFW]: Intelligence for War
*[RIS]: Revolution in Space
*[Quin.]: The Quintessence
*[BD]: Doctor Who and the Brain Drain
*[TBA]: To be announced
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