Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures

The First Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British television programme Doctor Who. It sees the return of David Bradley as the First Doctor, a role originated by William Hartnell from 1963 to 1966, as well as by Bradley on television in the episodes "The Doctor Falls" and "Twice Upon a Time". David Bradley also portrayed William Hartnell in the BBC bio-drama, An Adventure in Space and Time.[1][2]

The First Doctor Adventures
Big Finish Productions audio drama
SeriesDoctor Who
Featuring
Written byvarious
Directed byNicholas Briggs
Executive producer(s)
Release dateDecember 2017 (2017-12) - present

Also appearing are Claudia Grant as Susan Foreman, Jemma Powell as Barbara Wright and Jamie Glover as Ian Chesterton.[1] These three actors also appeared alongside Bradley in the aforementioned BBC bio-drama.[2] James Dreyfus joins the cast as an earlier incarnation of The Master prior to Roger Delgado.[1][2]

Announced in September 2017, The first pair of stories released on 25 December 2017, with a second pair due in July 2018.[1][2] Confirmed in July 2018, a third duo was released for January 2019.[3] Subsequently, the series has been renewed for a fourth and fifth volumes to be released in 2020 and 2021.[4][5]

Cast

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Actor Character Appearances
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
David Bradley The Doctor ✓
Claudia Grant Susan Foreman ✓
Carole Ann Ford Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Jemma Powell Barbara Wright ✓
Jamie Glover Ian Chesterton ✓
James Dreyfus The Master ✓ Does not appear
Nicholas Briggs The Daleks Does not appear ✓ Does not appear

Episodes

Volume 1 (2017)
No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Destination Wars"Nicholas BriggsMatt FittonFirst Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara, The MasterDecember 2017 (2017-12)
Arriving on the distant planet Destination, the TARDIS crew learn that the humanoid colonists on this planet are at war with the lizard-like locals, this conflict being manipulated by the mysterious 'Inventor'. While the Doctor researches the history of the conflict, Ian and Susan meet the Inventor, who Susan recognizes as an old friend of her grandfather's...
2"The Great White Hurricane"Nicholas BriggsGuy AdamsFirst Doctor, Susan, Ian, BarbaraDecember 2017 (2017-12)
When the TARDIS materializes in New York, the crew are immediately caught up in a gang war when Ian is grazed by a stray bullet and Susan is taken hostage by a fleeing gang member. Barbara accompanies Ian to hospital while the Doctor tries to prompt the police to help him find Susan, but Barbara soon realizes that they are in great danger as they have arrived on the date of the 'Great White Hurricane' that struck New York.

Volume 2 (2018)
No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Invention of Death"Nicholas BriggsJohn DorneyFirst Doctor, Susan, Ian, BarbaraJuly 2018 (2018-07)
The TARDIS arrives on Ashtallah, a world populated by large, sentient single-celled organisms, but their presence unwittingly introduces new concepts to this civilization.
2"The Barbarians and the Samurai"Nicholas BriggsAndrew SmithFirst Doctor, Susan, Ian, BarbaraJuly 2018 (2018-07)

Volume 3 (2019)
No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Phoenicians"Ken BentleyMarc PlattFirst Doctor, Susan, Ian, BarbaraJanuary 2019 (2019-01)
The TARDIS crew become caught in the political machinations of the Phoenican Empire after landing in Tyre, to the extent that Ian becomes the new favourite of the princess.
2"Tick-Tock World"Ken BentleyGuy AdamsFirst Doctor, Susan, Ian, BarbaraJanuary 2019 (2019-01)

Volume 4 (2020)
No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Return to Skaro"Ken BentleyAndrew SmithFirst Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara, DaleksMarch 2020 (2020-03)
The Doctor's latest attempt to take Ian and Barbara home takes the TARDIS back to Skaro, but as the crew admire the growth of Thal civilisation, it becomes clear that the Daleks aren't as dead as everyone believes...
2"Last of the Romanovs"Ken BentleyJonathan BarnesFirst Doctor, Susan, Ian, BarbaraMarch 2020 (2020-03)

Volume 5
No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Hollow Crown"[5]Ken BentleySarah GrochalaFirst Doctor, Susan, Ian, BarbaraApril 2021 (2021-04)
2"For the Glory of Urth"[5]Ken BentleyGuy AdamsFirst Doctor, Susan, Ian, BarbaraApril 2021 (2021-04)

References
  1. "Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures". Big Finish Productions. 15 September 2017.
  2. "David Bradley to play First Doctor for Big Finish". Doctor Who News. 15 September 2017.
  3. "Third run for First Doctor". Big Finish Productions. 11 July 2018.
  4. "Big Finish Takes the First Doctor Back to Skaro". Doctor Who News. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  5. "5. Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures Volume 05". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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