Big Finish Productions has announced that its licence to produce Doctor Who audio dramas has been renewed – securing brand-new adventures for listeners until the end of 2035.
Since launching its first Doctor Who release in 1999, Big Finish has produced thousands of hours of full-cast audio drama, bringing back Doctors, companions and aliens from across the Whoniverse, while also introducing new characters, worlds and series that have become part of the wider Doctor Who storytelling tapestry.
The renewed agreement means Big Finish can continue creating new stories featuring the Doctor and friends, alongside the wide range of Doctor Who ranges already available as digital download to own and various collector’s edition formats.
Jan Paterson, Director of Books and Audio at BBC Studios, said: “Big Finish has played a pivotal role in expanding the Doctor Who universe for more than 25 years, consistently delivering stories that honour the legacy of Doctor Who and bringing fans new adventures that are imaginative, bold and full of heart. This renewal reflects not only our confidence in Big Finish’s creativity and ambition, but also the strength of collaboration across our licensee community. We’re incredibly proud to continue this journey together and look forward to seeing and hearing where their creativity takes the Doctor next.”
Jason Haigh-Ellery, chairman of Big Finish Productions, said: “This is wonderful news for everyone who’s made Big Finish part of their Doctor Who journey. Being licensed until the end of 2035 lets us plan further ahead than ever. And that means bigger stories, more ambitious series, and plenty of surprises… We can’t wait to share what’s coming.”
Nicholas Briggs, executive producer and creative director at Big Finish, added: “We’ve been telling Doctor Who stories for over a quarter of a century now, and the joy is that it still feels like we’re only just getting started.
“One of my favourite aspects of Doctor Who is that it never runs out of space and time to explore. Eternity and the universe create a limitless canvas to work on!”
• Big Finish listeners can explore the full range of Doctor Who audio dramas at: bigfinish.com/hybrids/v/doctor-who
Confirmed titles for 2026’s Doctor Who ranges already include:
Confirmed 2026 Big Finish Titles
February
• The Third Doctor Adventures: The Imposters
Written by Alan Barnes | Starring Tim Treloar Sadie Miller
The Doctor and the Brigadier are on the trail of stolen, advanced technology. Sarah Jane Smith is convinced an informant is leading her to a top-secret space tracking station. And Dr Elizabeth Shaw is wearing a metal helmet, covered in tin foil.
It’s a deadly puzzle, involving a precocious schoolgirl, a Saturday night all-in wrestling star and a high-ranking military officer. There’s a plot to control the Earth’s weather and somewhere in all this, there’s a connection to the constellation of Centaurus.
To defeat an enemy with no regard for human life, the Doctor must battle on all fronts, but not before a lethal encounter with the Venusian karate Downward K-klak!
March
• The Fourth Doctor Adventures: The Ministry of Death
Written by Robert Valentine Phil Mulryne | Starring Tom Baker Sadie Miller
Summoned back to Earth by the Space-Time telegraph, the Doctor and Sarah Jane find themselves assisting their old friends at UNIT not once but twice. But exactly how willing will a Time Lord be to be stuck in a single place once more?
15.1 The Ministry of Death by Robert Valentine (4 parts)
When the Brigadier uses the Space-Time Telegraph to summon the Doctor and Sarah Jane from their travels, they know it’ll be for something unusual. But neither could expect something quite this strange.
An electronics expert has died after being struck by lightning. But how could this possibly happen in his office? And that’s only the first death they discover.
A wild scheme is underway. A case of twisted science and revenge. That’s about to hit closer to home than they could possibly anticipate.
15.2 The Inhuman Empire by Phil Mulryne (2 parts)
Sarah is contacted by an old friend who knows her predilection for ‘rum goings on’, asking her to investigate unusual activities at the National Museum. Sarah agrees to look into it, with the Doctor tagging along – but they soon discover things are worse than they thought.
Because the Museum is host to alien activity – very familiar aliens at that. And if they don’t stop these relic hunters quickly, then humanity itself might not survive.
• The First Doctor Adventures: Beware the City of Illusions
Written by Nicholas Briggs | Starring Stephen Noonan Anneke Wills
The British government has a plan to drastically improve environmental conditions, thanks to the Gynt Foundation and its mysterious benefactor, ‘Mr Hammond’. But the plan is bold and crucially requires the endorsement of a prominent green campaigner to allay any public fears.
When the Doctor’s former companion Polly sets off to investigate a fantastic, new, net zero city, nothing goes quite according to plan. For one thing, the Doctor himself unexpectedly appears. And for another, the city contains a terrible secret.
With an older Dodo working for the government, the Doctor and Polly must fight a threat that endangers the whole of humanity.
• The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: The Violet Hour
Written by Rafaella Marcus | Starring Jodie Whittaker Mandip Gill
The Doctor and Yaz arrive in the East End of London, 1926. There’s grief in the air: not only the years of war and sickness, but a more recent death.
A strange message prompts them to investigate the murder of a medium. A young woman whose seances hide deeper secrets – and an unearthly power that threatens the entire city.
April
• The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Pandemonium
Written by Katharine Armitage | Starring Christopher Eccleston & Billie Piper
The past has broken through into the Powell Estate and not even the Doctor knows what’s happening! With more and more historical figures appearing, it’s a race to figure out what’s behind this, before the past becomes the present and all hell breaks loose…
• The Sixth Doctor Adventures: Expulsion
Written by Julian Richards Nev Fountain Lizbeth Myles | Starring Colin Baker & Nicola Bryant
The Doctor and Peri are reunited with an old friend – or is he an enemy? Turlough insists he’s changed since they last met. The trouble is, so has the Doctor, and he’s not inclined to trust his one-time companion.
As they travel through Stuart England, Medieval France and Viking Denmark, can they forge a new relationship – or will Turlough’s secrets force them further apart?
1. The Reckoning by Nev Fountain
When the TARDIS is stranded in the path of a neutron star, the Doctor, Peri and Turlough have to flee. They end up in seventeenth-century London, where another old friend, Christopher Marlowe, is trying to get out of a pact he’s made. Marlowe’s soul is on the line – but has Turlough also made a deal with the Devil… again?
2. A Crucible of Queens by Lizbeth Myles
In the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt, the Doctor and Turlough find themselves aligned with opposing factions. Turlough befriends Charles, the Dauphin of France, while the Doctor is tasked with healing his father, King Charles VII. But two powerful women are also in play: the Dauphin’s adviser Yolande, Duchess of Anjou, and his estranged mother, Isabeau of Bavaria.
Can the TARDIS crew keep both queens happy – and keep their own heads?
3. The Curse of the Duergar by Julian Richards
Shieldmaiden Hervor braves the ghosts of her ancestors to claim her birthright, the sword Tyrfing. Made by the Duergar, the Dwarf kings of the below, the blade is cursed: once drawn, it must kill. Even the Doctor cannot resist the power of the sword, and to the horror of Peri and Turlough, he is forced to take a life…
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