Doctor Who: The Sixth Doctor Adventures

The Sixth Doctor Adventures
Big Finish Productions audio drama
SeriesDoctor Who
Featuring
Executive producer(s)
Release date
  • January 2002 (2002-01) (retroactively)
  • August 2020 (2020-08) (actual)

The Sixth Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series Doctor Who. It sees the return of Colin Baker reprising his role as the Sixth Doctor.

History

In 1999, beginning with the story The Sirens of Time, Big Finish Productions began producing a series of audio adventures featuring the Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor and Seventh Doctor. For 22 years these stories continued collectively known as Big Finish's Main Range.[1][2] In May 2020, Big Finish announced the main range would conclude in March 2021 and subsequently replaced with regular releases of each Doctor's adventures continuing in their own respective ranges.[3][4] Several previously released special titles were retroactively reallocated into these new ranges by Big Finish.

Cast and characters

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Actor Character Appearances
Sp. The Last Adventure 6D & Peri The Eleven Water Worlds Purity Undreamed Purity Unleashed Purity Unbound TQD TTOATL 2025A 2025B
Colin Baker The Doctor ✓
Nicola Bryant Peri Brown ✓ Does not appear ✓ Does not appear ✓ TBA
India Fisher Charley Pollard ✓ ✓ Does not appear TBA
Lisa Greenwood Flip Jackson Does not appear ✓ Does not appear ✓ Does not appear TBA
Miranda Raison Constance Clarke Does not appear ✓ Does not appear ✓ Does not appear ✓ Does not appear TBA
Bonnie Langford Melanie Bush Does not appear ✓ Does not appear ✓ TBA
Michael Jayston The Valeyard ✓ Does not appear
Mark Bonnar The Eleven Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Lucy Gaskell Miskavel Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Ruth Madeley Hebe Harrison Does not appear ✓ ✓ ✓ Does not appear TBA
Cherylee Houston Elise Does not appear ✓ ✓ Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Imogen Stubbs Patricia McBride / Purity Does not appear ✓ ✓ Does not appear
Toby Hadoke Ron Does not appear ✓ ✓ Does not appear

Notable Guests

Episodes

Specials

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Ratings War"[5]Gary RussellSteve LyonsSixth Doctor, Beep the MeepJanuary 2002 (2002-01)
2"The Maltese Penguin"[6]Gary RussellRobert ShearmanSixth Doctor, FrobisherJune 2002 (2002-06)
3"Real Time"[7]Gary RussellGary RussellSixth Doctor, Evelyn Smythe, CybermenDecember 2002 (2002-12)
4"Her Final Flight"[8]Gary RussellJulian ShortmanSixth Doctor, PeriDecember 2004 (2004-12)
5"Cryptobiosis"[9]Gary RussellElliot ThorpeSixth Doctor, PeriDecember 2006 (2006-12)
6"Return of the Krotons"[10]Nicholas BriggsNicholas BriggsSixth Doctor, Charley Pollard, KrotonsDecember 2008 (2008-12)
7"Trial of the Valeyard"[11]Barnaby EdwardsAlan Barnes and Mike MaddoxSixth Doctor, The Inquisitor, the ValeyardDecember 2013 (2013-12)

The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure (2015)

Main article: The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure
No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The End of the Line"[12]Nicholas BriggsSimon Barnard and Paul MorrisSixth Doctor, Constance Clarke, the Master, the ValeyardAugust 2015 (2015-08)
2"The Red House"[12]Alan BarnesSixth Doctor, Charley Pollard, the Valeyard
3"Stage Fright"[12]Matt FittonSixth Doctor, Flip, Jago & Litefoot, the Valeyard
4"The Brink of Death"[12]Nicholas BriggsSixth Doctor, Mel Bush, the Valeyard, Seventh Doctor

The Sixth Doctor and Peri (2020)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Headless Ones"[13]Scott HandcockJames Parsons & Andrew Stirling-BrownSixth Doctor, Peri BrownAugust 2020 (2020-08)
2"Like"[13]Jacqueline Rayner
3"The Vanity Trap"[13]Stuart Manning
4"Conflict Theory"[13]Nev Fountain

The Eleven (2021)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"One for All"[14]Ken BentleyLizzie HopleySixth Doctor, Constance, the ElevenSeptember 2021 (2021-09)
2"The Murder of Oliver Akkron"[14]Nigel Fairs
3"Elevation"[14]Chris Chapman

Water Worlds (2022)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Rotting Deep"[15]Helen GoldwynJacqueline RaynerSixth Doctor, Melanie Bush, Hebe HarrisonMay 2022 (2022-05)
2"The Tides of the Moon"[15]Joshua Pruett
3"Maelstrom"[15]Jonathan Morris
–"Interlude: The Dream Nexus"[16]Read by : Toby HadokeAdam ChristopherSixth Doctor, Melanie Bush, Hebe HarrisonMay 2022 (2022-05)

Purity Undreamed (2022)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Mindless Ones"[17]Helen GoldwynPaul MagrsSixth Doctor, Mel, Hebe, Elise, Ron, PatriciaAugust 2022 (2022-08)
2"Reverse Engineering"[17]Jonathan MorrisSixth Doctor, Mel, Hebe, Patricia
3"Chronomancer"[17]Robert ValentineSixth Doctor, Mel, Hebe, Elise, Ron, Patricia / Purity

Purity Unleashed (2023)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Broadway Belongs to Me!"Helen GoldwynMatthew SweetSixth Doctor, MelMay 2023 (2023-05)
2"Purification"Chris ChapmanSixth Doctor, Mel, Purity
3"Time-Burst"Ian PotterSixth Doctor, Mel, Purity, Hebe, Ron
–"Interlude: The Doctor and His Amazing Technicolour Nightmare Coat"Read by : Rosie BakerGary RussellSixth Doctor, MelMay 2023 (2023-05)

Purity Unbound (2023)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Girl in a Bubble"Helen GoldwynJacqueline RaynerSixth Doctor, Mel, Hebe, PurityAugust 2023 (2023-08)
2"The Corruptions"Mark Wright
3"The Wrong Side of History"Robert Valentine

The Quin Dilemma (2024)

On 30 June 2023, two boxsets were scheduled for 2024.[18] The first is scheduled for March 2024.[19] Big Finish's Senior Producer John Ainsworth teased that it would follow "the Sixth Doctor celebrates his 40th anniversary by encountering some old acquaintances".[18]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Exaltation"Samuel ClemensJacqueline RaynerSixth Doctor, MelMarch 2024 (2024-03)
2"Escape from Holy Island"Chris ChapmanSixth Doctor, Peri, HG Wells
3"Sibling Rivalry"Robert ValentineSixth Doctor, Constance, Flip, Sontarans
4"Children of the Revolution"Robert ValentineSixth Doctor, Constance, Flip, Sontarans
5"The Thousand Year Thaw"Chris ChapmanSixth Doctor, Peri
6"The Firstborn"Jacqueline RaynerSixth Doctor
–"Interlude: The Ultimate Poe"Read by : David MonteathAndrew CollinsSixth Doctor, Mel, Edgar Allan PoeApril 2024 (2024-04)

The Trials of a Time Lord (2024)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Part One"Jonathan S PowellRochana PatelSixth Doctor, Peri, Mel, Cyber Leader, DavrosAugust 2024 (2024-08)[20]
2"Part Two"Rochana Patel
3"Part Three"Katharine Armitage
4"Part Four"Katharine Armitage
5"Part Five"Stewart Pringle
6"Part Six"Stewart Pringle

2025A (Title TBA)

On 23 May 2024, Big Finish announced their slate of boxsets for 2025. Senior Producer John Ainsworth said “The Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors will feature in two box sets each, as in previous years. I shan't give too much away but expect companions old and new, some classic series monsters that haven't featured on audio for a decade, and a name that's been hiding in plain sight (and it's time to go there...).”[21] The first boxset is scheduled for March 2025[22]

2025B (Title TBA)

The second boxset is scheduled for August 2025[23]

References

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  7. ^ "Doctor Who: Real Time". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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