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
Series	Doctor Who
Featuring	First Doctor Susan Foreman Ian Chesterton Barbara Wright
Written by	various
Directed by	Nicholas Briggs
Executive producer(s)	Jason Haigh-Ellery Nicholas Briggs
Release date	December 2017 - 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.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Destination Wars"	Nicholas Briggs	Matt Fitton	First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara, The Master	December 2017
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 Briggs	Guy Adams	First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara	December 2017
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.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Invention of Death"	Nicholas Briggs	John Dorney	First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara	July 2018
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 Briggs	Andrew Smith	First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara	July 2018

Volume 3 (2019)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Phoenicians"	Ken Bentley	Marc Platt	First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara	January 2019
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 Bentley	Guy Adams	First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara	January 2019

Volume 4 (2020)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"Return to Skaro"	Ken Bentley	Andrew Smith	First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara, Daleks	March 2020
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 Bentley	Jonathan Barnes	First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara	March 2020

Volume 5

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Hollow Crown"[5]	Ken Bentley	Sarah Grochala	First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara	April 2021
2	"For the Glory of Urth"[5]	Ken Bentley	Guy Adams	First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara	April 2021

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.