Big Finish Listening Guide

Q: I haven't seen any/most of Classic yet, where should I start?

A: You should be fine with any of the "New Series" ranges, though I would recommend being familiar with Leela before listening to the War Doctor Stuff. Also, "Classic Doctors, New Monsters Volume 1" is a great introduction to Doctors 5-8. You could also start with the "Eighth Doctor Adventures" range. It's a bit later in his timeline, but it was made to be a jumping point for NuWho fans, while his main range run requires some classic Context.

Q: Why do the numbers jump around?

A: The main range is a monthly release currently from Doctors 5-7 (Though 8 had a main range run in the past, as well); it rotates, with each Doctor often getting a trilogy, but not always. Thus, in these lists, for the sake of listing individual arcs, the numbers will often jump around.

Q: When does the 6th Doctor go back for Peri after Trial?

A: The Main Range 192-194 trilogy; The Widow's Assassin, Masters of Earth & The Rani Elite. Peri and the Piscon Paradox also touches on what happened to her after the Trial prior to that.

Q: When should I listen to the Gallifrey spinoff?

A: Gallifrey is set after the events of Main Range 011 - The Apocalypse Element and Main Range 033 - Neverland.

Q: What stories with Leela happen after the Time War?

A: Companion Chronicles 2.4 - The Catalyst, Companion Chronicles 3.4 - Empathy Games & Companion Chronicles 4.10 - The Time Vampire

(The framing device has Leela as an old woman though the stories themselves are set earlier)

Free on Spotify: https://www.reddit.com/r/gallifrey/comments/4xfct5/doctor_whorelated_big_finish_audio_dramas/

Free on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/sets/complete-free-big-finish

If you subscribe to Google Play music, there are also many here: https://www.reddit.com/r/gallifrey/comments/7ie9yt/big_finish_stuff_on_google_play_music/

Doctor Who Magazine Illustrations: https://imgur.com/a/WMczt

Listening Orders

TV Teams aside, these mostly only list full cast stories.

Stories free on Spotify and Soundcloud are linked in the listening orders.

Post-Terminus Nyssa:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gkYw45PYJVbMv2F26mNRSF5WDvzJXc9T2iPSh2njjEM

5th Doctor/Peri/Erimem:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lEcHi9-L7BYQklyVa0XevodYJ5Q5p4CuASq7VipXRtg

6th Doctor/Evelyn:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1AmSvhoLiBlehgBDgEoL3Xh0KqrBg1DrJ4_1t56T1IjM

*Evelyn's story is continued in "A Death of the Family" in the 7th Doctor/Ace/Hex arc.

*"Real Time" fits in here somewhere, but ends on a cliffhanger that is never resolved, and as such has not been included.

6th Doctor/Charley Pollard:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WnLPOxqsHZQb1sWPvFowHZEDiXPCNJLaOz-11AsPUkg

*Takes place after the 8/Charley arc

6th Doctor/Flip:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ozTN_H34F2pBBnaVc3lnVm1BMbdkDn15DirTZ6z5Vzw

6th Doctor/Constance:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kjJ8xriPlfATV5TFwde3ch-0TzFJ5Cs4KNGiOOan92k/edit#gid=0

7th Doctor/Ace/Raine:

Lost Stories 2.4-2.6: Crime of the Century, Animal, Earth Aid

7th Doctor/Ace/Hex:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1trzD-z8FqNk3JFev8a5PwZVnpy9nOPYeeDgjnPhcIGo

*I recommend listening to the 6/Evelyn arc first, as this arc spoils plot elements from it

7th Doctor/Klein:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_-br5uB4d7eSq6g2g33EcgdREXsYZDQ-CeEjk-vKz-w

7th Doctor/Ace/Mel:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mHQE09NoKUrqjp_g0qU1ZBP4KfTQZlI-7urPQQxmAfE

8th Doctor's Timeline:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Dcj7TC5W86xtqW-NzslPw3lX5SK6QPsnJqqw7m-VKlM

*Light at the End fits in sometime when 8 is travelling with Charley