The Companion Chronicles is a sci-fi audio series produced by Big Finish, detailing adventures usually featuring the Doctor, as told by various former companions of his, with only one further voice actor taking part in the narration. It began in 2007 as a mini-series of four stories about adventures of the first four Doctors (none of whom appeared in regular Big Finish audio plays, as William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee died before they began and Tom Baker had declined to participate at that time [citation needed]), but its popularity ensured that it returned for a second mini-series, and then in July 2008 releases became monthly.[citation needed] The monthly series of Companion Chronicles ended in June 2014 but the range has continued with box set releases, focusing on adventures concerning the First and Second Doctors as narrated by their surviving companions.
Episodes
The character in brackets in the "Featuring" column is who the story is told by.
Series 1 (2007)
Series 2 (2007–08)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "Mother Russia" | Nigel Fairs | Marc Platt | First Doctor, Dodo Chaplet (Steven Taylor) | October2007(2007-10) |
| 2 | "Helicon Prime" | Jake Elliot | Second Doctor (Jamie McCrimmon) | November2007(2007-11) |
| 3 | "Old Soldiers" | James Swallow | Third Doctor (The Brigadier) | December2007(2007-12) |
| 4 | "The Catalyst" | Nigel Fairs | Fourth Doctor (Leela) | January2008(2008-01) |
Series 3 (2008–09)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "Here There Be Monsters" | Lisa Bowerman | Andy Lane | First Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright (Susan Foreman) | July2008(2008-07) |
| 2 | "The Great Space Elevator" | Nigel Fairs | Jonathan Morris | Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon (Victoria Waterfield) | August2008(2008-08) |
| 3 | "The Doll of Death" | Lisa Bowerman | Marc Platt | Third Doctor, The Brigadier, Benton, Mike Yates (Jo Grant) | September2008(2008-09) |
| 4 | "Empathy Games" | Nigel Fairs | Nigel Fairs | Fourth Doctor (Leela) | October2008(2008-10) |
| 5 | "Home Truths" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Steven Taylor (Sara Kingdom) | November2008(2008-11) |
| 6 | "The Darkening Eye" | Ken Bentley | Stewart Sheargold | Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Adric, Dar Traders (Nyssa) | December2008(2008-12) |
| 7 | "The Transit of Venus" | Nigel Fairs | Jacqueline Rayner | First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright (Ian Chesterton) | January2009(2009-01) |
| 8 | "The Prisoner's Dilemma" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | Seventh Doctor (Ace) | February2009(2009-02) |
| 9 | "Resistance" | Lisa Bowerman | Steve Lyons | Second Doctor, Ben, Jamie McCrimmon (Polly) | March2009(2009-03) |
| 10 | "The Magician's Oath" | Nigel Fairs | Scott Handcock | Third Doctor, Jo Grant, The Brigadier, Benton (Mike Yates) | April2009(2009-04) |
| 11 | "The Mahogany Murderers" | Lisa Bowerman | Andy Lane | Dr. Tulp (Jago, Litefoot) | May2009(2009-05) |
| 12 | "Stealers from Saiph" | Lisa Bowerman | Nigel Robinson | Fourth Doctor (Romana I) | June2009(2009-06) |
Series 4 (2009–10)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "The Drowned World" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Steven Taylor (Sara Kingdom) | July2009(2009-07) |
| 2 | "The Glorious Revolution" | Nigel Fairs | Jonathan Morris | Second Doctor, Zoe Heriot (Jamie McCrimmon) | August2009(2009-08) |
| 3 | "The Prisoner of Peladon" | Nicola Bryant | Mark Wright, Cavan Scott | Third Doctor, Ice Warriors, Alpha Centauri (King Peladon) | September2009(2009-09) |
| 4 | "The Pyralis Effect" | Lisa Bowerman | George Mann | Fourth Doctor (Romana II) | October2009(2009-10) |
| 5 | "Ringpullworld" | Neil Roberts | Paul Magrs | Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Huxley (Turlough) | November2009(2009-11) |
| 6 | "Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code" | John Ainsworth | Eddie Robson | Seventh Doctor (Benny) | January2010(2010-01) |
| 7 | "The Suffering" | Lisa Bowerman | Jacqueline Rayner | First Doctor (Steven Taylor, Vicki) | February2010(2010-02) |
| 8 | "The Emperor of Eternity" | Lisa Bowerman | Nigel Robinson | Second Doctor (Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield) | March2010(2010-03) |
| 9 | "Shadow of the Past" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | Third Doctor, The Brigadier (Liz Shaw) | April2010(2010-04) |
| 10 | "The Time Vampire" | Nigel Fairs | Nigel Fairs | Fourth Doctor (Leela, K9) | May2010(2010-05) |
| 11 | "Night's Black Agents" | Lisa Bowerman | Marty Ross | Sixth Doctor (Jamie McCrimmon) | May2010(2010-05) |
| 12 | "Solitaire" | Nicholas Briggs | John Dorney | Eighth Doctor, Celestial Toymaker (Charley Pollard) | June2010(2010-06) |
Series 5 (2010–11)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "The Guardian of the Solar System" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Steven Taylor, Mavic Chen (Sara Kingdom) | July2010(2010-07) |
| 2 | "Echoes of Grey" | Lisa Bowerman | John Dorney | Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon (Zoe Heriot) | August2010(2010-08) |
| 3 | "Find and Replace" | Lisa Bowerman | Paul Magrs | Third Doctor, Benton (Jo Grant, Iris Wildthyme) | September2010(2010-09) |
| 4 | "The Invasion of E-Space" | Lisa Bowerman | Andrew Smith | Fourth Doctor, Adric (Romana II) | October2010(2010-10) |
| 5 | "A Town Called Fortune" | Lisa Bowerman | Paul Sutton | Sixth Doctor (Evelyn Smythe) | November2010(2010-11) |
| 6 | "Quinnis" | Lisa Bowerman | Marc Platt | First Doctor (Susan Foreman) | December2010(2010-12) |
| 7 | "Peri and the Piscon Paradox" | John Ainsworth | Nev Fountain | Fifth Doctor (Sixth Doctor, Peri Brown) | January2011(2011-01) |
| 8 | "The Perpetual Bond" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor (Steven Taylor, Oliver Harper) | February2011(2011-02) |
| 9 | "The Forbidden Time" | Lisa Bowerman | David Lock | Second Doctor, Ben (Polly, Jamie McCrimmon) | March2011(2011-03) |
| 10 | "The Sentinels of the New Dawn" | Lisa Bowerman | Paul Finch | Third Doctor (Liz Shaw) | April2011(2011-04) |
| 11 | "Ferril's Folly" | Lisa Bowerman | Peter Anghelides | Fourth Doctor (Romana I) | May2011(2011-05) |
| 12 | "The Cold Equations" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor (Steven Taylor, Oliver Harper) | June2011(2011-06) |
Specials (2011)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|
| 1 | "The Three Companions" | Lisa Bowerman | Marc Platt | Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Ben, Jamie McCrimmon (Polly, The Brigadier, Brewster) | August2011(2011-08) |
| 2 | "The Mists of Time" | Jonathan Morris | Third Doctor (Jo Grant) |
| 3 | "Freakshow" | Mark Morris | Fifth Doctor, Tegan (Turlough) |
Series 6 (2011–12)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|
| 1 | "Tales from the Vault" | Lisa Bowerman | Jonathan Morris | First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Dodo Chaplet (Jo Grant, Romana I, Zoe Heriot, Steven Taylor) | July2011(2011-07) |
| 2 | "The Rocket Men" | Lisa Bowerman | John Dorney | First Doctor, Barbara Wright, Vicki (Ian Chesterton) | August2011(2011-08) |
| 3 | "The Memory Cheats" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon (Zoe Heriot) | September2011(2011-09) |
| 4 | "The Many Deaths of Jo Grant" | Lisa Bowerman | Mark Wright, Cavan Scott | Third Doctor, The Brigadier (Jo Grant) | October2011(2011-10) |
| 5 | "The First Wave" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Vardans (Steven Taylor, Oliver Harper) | November2011(2011-11) |
| 6 | "Beyond the Ultimate Adventure" | Jason Haigh-Ellery | Terrance Dicks | Sixth Doctor, Rutans, Raston Warrior (Crystal, Jason, Sixth Doctor) | December2011(2011-12) |
| 7 | "The Anachronauts" | Ken Bentley | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor (Steven Taylor, Sara Kingdom) | January2012(2012-01) |
| 8 | "The Selachian Gambit" | Lisa Bowerman | Steve Lyons | Second Doctor, Ben (Polly, Jamie McCrimmon) | February2012(2012-02) |
| 9 | "Binary" | Lisa Bowerman | Eddie Robson | Third Doctor (Liz Shaw) | March2012(2012-03) |
| 10 | "The Wanderer" | Lisa Bowerman | Richard Dinnick | First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright (Ian Chesterton) | April2012(2012-04) |
| 11 | "The Jigsaw War" | Lisa Bowerman | Eddie Robson | Second Doctor (Jamie McCrimmon) | May2012(2012-05) |
| 12 | "The Rings of Ikiria" | Ken Bentley | Richard Dinnick | Third Doctor, The Brigadier, Benton (Mike Yates) | June2012(2012-06) |
Special (2012)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "The Revenants" | Lisa Bowerman | Ian Potter | First Doctor, Barbara (Ian) | May2012(2012-05) |
Series 7 (2012–13)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|
| 1 | "The Time Museum" | Lisa Bowerman | James Goss | First Doctor, Barbara (Ian) | July2012(2012-07) |
| 2 | "The Uncertainty Principle" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon (Zoe Heriot) | August2012(2012-08) |
| 3 | "Project: Nirvana" | Ken Bentley | Mark Wright, Cavan Scott | (Seventh Doctor, Lysandra Aristedes, Sally) | September2012(2012-09) |
| 4 | "The Last Post" | Lisa Bowerman | James Goss | Third Doctor, The Brigadier (Liz Shaw) | October2012(2012-10) |
| 5 | "Return of the Rocket Men" | Lisa Bowerman | Matt Fitton | First Doctor, Dodo (Steven) | November2012(2012-11) |
| 6 | "The Child" | Nigel Fairs | Nigel Fairs | Fourth Doctor (Leela) | December2012(2012-12) |
| 7 | "The Flames of Cadiz" | Lisa Bowerman | Marc Platt | First Doctor, Barbara (Ian, Susan) | January2013(2013-01) |
| 8 | "House of Cards" | Lisa Bowerman | Steve Lyons | Second Doctor, Ben (Jamie, Polly) | February2013(2013-02) |
| 9 | "The Scorchies" | Ken Bentley | James Goss | Third Doctor (Jo) | March2013(2013-03) |
| 10 | "The Library of Alexandria" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Barbara, Susan (Ian) | April2013(2013-04) |
| 11 | "The Apocalypse Mirror" | Lisa Bowerman | Eddie Robson | Second Doctor (Jamie, Zoe) | May2013(2013-05) |
| 12 | "Council of War" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Barnard and Paul Morris | Third Doctor, The Brigadier (John Benton) | June2013(2013-06) |
Series 8 (2013–14)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "Mastermind" | Ken Bentley | Jonathan Morris | – (The Master) | July2013(2013-07) |
| 2 | "The Alchemists" | Lisa Bowerman | Ian Potter | First Doctor (Susan) | August2013(2013-08) |
| 3 | "Upstairs" | Lisa Bowerman | Mat Coward | First Doctor (Vicki, Steven) | September2013(2013-09) |
| 4 | "Ghost in the Machine" | Louise Jameson | Jonathan Morris | Third Doctor (Jo Grant) | October2013(2013-10) |
| 5 | "The Beginning" | Lisa Bowerman | Marc Platt | First Doctor, Quadrigger Stoyn (Susan Foreman) | November2013(2013-11) |
| 6 | "The Dying Light" | Lisa Bowerman | Nick Wallace | Second Doctor, Quadrigger Stoyn (Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot) | December2013(2013-12) |
| 7 | "Luna Romana" | Lisa Bowerman | Matt Fitton | Fourth Doctor, Romana I, Quadrigger Stoyn (Romana II, Romana III) | January2014(2014-01) |
| 8 | "The Sleeping City" | Lisa Bowerman | Ian Potter | First Doctor, Barbara, Vicki (Ian Chesterton) | February2014(2014-02) |
| 9 | "Starborn" | Lisa Bowerman | Jacqueline Rayner | First Doctor, Barbara, Ian (Vicki) | March2014(2014-03) |
| 10 | "The War to End All Wars" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Dodo Chaplet (Steven Taylor) | April2014(2014-04) |
| 11 | "The Elixir of Doom" | Lisa Bowerman | Paul Magrs | Third Doctor, The Eighth Doctor (Jo Grant, Iris Wildthyme) | May2014(2014-05) |
| 12 | "Second Chances" | Lisa Bowerman | John Dorney | Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon (Zoe Heriot) | June2014(2014-06) |
Series 9: The First Doctor Volume 1 (2015)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "The Sleeping Blood" | Lisa Bowerman | Martin Day | First Doctor (Susan Foreman) | June2015(2015-06) |
| 2 | "The Unwinding World" | Ian Potter | First Doctor, Ian, Barbara (Vicki) |
| 3 | "The Founding Fathers" | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Vicki (Steven Taylor) |
| 4 | "The Locked Room" | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Vicki (Steven Taylor) |
Series 10: The Second Doctor Volume 1 (2016)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|
| 1 | "The Mouthless Dead" | Lisa Bowerman | John Pritchard | Second Doctor (Ben, Polly, Jamie) | June2016(2016-06) |
| 2 | "The Story of Extinction" | Ian Atkins | Second Doctor (Jamie, Victoria) |
| 3 | "The Integral" | David Bartlett | Second Doctor (Jamie, Zoe) |
| 4 | "The Edge" | Rob Nisbet | Second Doctor, Zoe (Jamie) |
Series 11: The First Doctor Volume 2 (2017)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|
| 1 | "Fields of Terror" | Lisa Bowerman | John Pritchard | First Doctor, Steven (Vicki) | June2017(2017-06) |
| 2 | "Across the Darkened City" | David Bartlett | First Doctor, Vicki, Daleks (Steven) |
| 3 | "Bonfires of the Vanities" | Una McCormack | First Doctor (Polly, Ben) |
| 4 | "The Plague of Dreams" | Guy Adams | First Doctor (Polly, Ben) |
Series 12: The Second Doctor Volume 2 (2018)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|
| 1 | "The Curator's Egg" | Lisa Bowerman | Julian Richards | Second Doctor, (Polly, Ben) | June2018(2018-06) |
| 2 | "Dumb Waiter" | Lisa Bowerman | Rob Nisbet | Second Doctor, Victoria (Jamie, Leela) |
| 3 | "The Iron Maid" | Lisa Bowerman | John Pritchard | Second Doctor (Jamie, Zoe) |
| 4 | "The Tactics of Defeat" | Helen Goldwyn | Tony Jones | Second Doctor (Jamie, Zoe) |
Series 13: The First Doctor Volume 3 (2019)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|
| 1 | "E is for..." | Lisa Bowerman | Julian Richards | First Doctor, Ian, Barbara (Susan) | September2019(2019-09) |
| 2 | "Daybreak" | John Prichard | First Doctor (Vicki) |
| 3 | "The Vardan Invasion of Mirth" | Paul Morris and Ian Atkins | First Doctor (Steven) |
| 4 | "The Crumbling Magician" | Guy Adams | First Doctor (Polly) |
Series 14: The Second Doctor Volume 3 (2022)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|
| 1 | "The Death of the Daleks" | Lisa Bowerman | George Mann | Second Doctor (Jamie, Zoe) | April2022(2022-04) |
| 2 | "The Phantom Piper" | Lisa Bowerman | Martin Day |
| 3 | "The Prints of Denmark" | Nigel Fairs | Paul Morris |
| 4 | "The Deepest Tragedian" | Nigel Fairs | Penelope Faith |
Series 15: Families (2025)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|
| 1 | "The Temple of Light" | Lisa Bowerman | Jonathan Morris | First Doctor, Ian, Barbara (Vicki) | April2025(2025-04) |
| 2 | "Stardust and Ashes" | Ian Potter | First Doctor (Susan) |
| 3 | "The White Ship" | Paul Morris | First Doctor (Steven) |
| 4 | "The Y Factor" | Christopher Cooper | First Doctor (Dodo) |
Specials: The Legacy of Time (2026)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|
| 1 | "The Kraken of Hagwell" | Nicholas Briggs | Barbara Hambly | First Doctor, the Brigadier, the Master, Tenth Doctor | February2026(2026-02) |
| 2 | "The Heartless Sea" | Simon Guerrier | Second Doctor, Harry Sullivan, Naomi Cross, First Doctor, Tenth Doctor |
Awards and nominations
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 | 2012 | Best Audio | The Many Deaths of Jo Grant | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Project: Nirvana | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Mouthless Dead | Nominated |
| 2018 | Across the Darkened City | Nominated |
| 2020 | Daybreak | Nominated |