# List of Doctor Who radio stories

ONLY BBC RADIO BROADCASTS AND WEBCASTS to be listed. No CDs, MP3s etc. See talk page circa June/July 2009 "List of Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish" is NOT a substitute for this list; that list includes both radio and non&#x2D;radio releases. Note that NOT ALL Eighth Doctor audio plays have been broadcast on the radio and NOT ALL Doctor Who audio plays have been produced by Big Finish. It's an intersection not a union! This section is ONLY about radio plays BROADCAST BY THE BBC. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The show has been a large influence in the media since its inception. 1966 saw the first radio broadcast of the show.
There have been many Doctor Who radio broadcasts over the years. In addition to a small number of in-house BBC productions, a larger number of radio plays produced by Big Finish began to be broadcast on BBC Radio 7 from 2005, featuring the Eighth Doctor (again played by Paul McGann) with mainstay companions Charley Pollard and later Lucie Miller. Initially, these were broadcasts of Big Finish productions that had already been released on CD. However, the series that began with Blood of the Daleks and concluded with Human Resources was specially commissioned by the BBC from Big Finish for broadcast prior to the CD release. Many more of these were released on CD than were broadcast on the radio; only those plays broadcast by the BBC are listed here. See the list of Doctor Who audio releases as a starting point for other audio plays and audio books, notably the List of Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish which includes more plays than were broadcast.

## List of radio stories

| Title | Episodes | Directed by | Written by | Released |
| Movietime: "Daleks – Invasion Earth – 2150 A.D." | 1 episode | Tony Luke | Gordon Gow (adaptation) | 18 November 1966 |
| A narrated broadcast of the soundtrack of the second Dalek film on the BBC Light Programme |||||
| "Exploration Earth: The Time Machine" | 1 episode, 20 minutes | Mike Howarth and David Lyttle | Bernard Venables | 4 October 1976 |
| An educational Radio 4 drama featuring the Fourth Doctor |||||
| Slipback | 6 episodes, 10 minutes each | Paul Spencer | Eric Saward | 25 July – 8 August 1985 |
| A Radio 4 serial featuring the Sixth Doctor |||||
| The Paradise of Death | 5 episodes, 30 minutes each | Phil Clarke | Barry Letts | 27 August – 24 September 1993 |
| A Radio 5 serial featuring the Third Doctor |||||
| Doctor Who and the Ghosts of N-Space | 6 episodes, 30 minutes each | Phil Clarke | Barry Letts | 20 January – 24 February 1996 |
| A Radio 2 drama featuring the Third Doctor |||||

### Eighth Doctor dramas

The following are all Eighth Doctor dramas produced by Big Finish and broadcast on BBC Radio 7.
| Title | Episodes | Directed by | Written by | Released |
| Storm Warning | 4 episodes, 25 minutes each | Gary Russell | Alan Barnes | 6–27 August 2005 |
| Sword of Orion | 4 episodes, 25 minutes each | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | 3–24 September 2005 |
| The Stones of Venice | 4 episodes, 25 minutes each | Gary Russell | Paul Magrs | 1–22 October 2005 |
| Invaders from Mars | 4 episodes, 25 minutes each | Mark Gatiss | Mark Gatiss | 29 October – 19 November 2005 |
| Shada | 1 episode, 150 minutes | Nicholas Pegg | Douglas Adams & Gary Russell | 10 December 2005 |
| The Chimes of Midnight | 4 episodes, 25 minutes each | Barnaby Edwards | Robert Shearman | 17 December 2005 – 7 January 2006 |
| Blood of the Daleks | 2 episodes, 50 minutes each | Nicholas Briggs | Steve Lyons | 31 December 2006 – 7 January 2007 |
| Horror of Glam Rock | 1 episode, 50 minutes | Barnaby Edwards | Paul Magrs | 14 January 2007 |
| Immortal Beloved | 1 episode, 50 minutes | Jason Haigh-Ellery | Jonathan Clements | 21 January 2007 |
| Phobos | 1 episode, 50 minutes | Barnaby Edwards | Eddie Robson | 28 January 2007 |
| No More Lies | 1 episode, 50 minutes | Barnaby Edwards | Paul Sutton | 4 February 2007 |
| Human Resources | 2 episodes, 50 minutes each | Nicholas Briggs | Eddie Robson | 11–18 February 2007 |
| Dead London | 1 episode, 50 minutes | Barnaby Edwards | Pat Mills | 19 October 2008 |
| Max Warp | 1 episode, 50 minutes | Barnaby Edwards | Jonathan Morris | 26 October 2008 |
| Brave New Town | 1 episode, 50 minutes | Barnaby Edwards | Jonathan Clements | 2 November 2008 |
| The Skull of Sobek | 1 episode, 50 minutes | Barnaby Edwards | Marc Platt | 9 November 2008 |
| Grand Theft Cosmos | 1 episode, 50 minutes | Barnaby Edwards | Eddie Robson | 19 November 2008 |
| The Zygon Who Fell to Earth | 1 episode, 50 minutes | Barnaby Edwards | Paul Magrs | 23 November 2008 |
| Sisters of the Flame | 1 episode, 55 minutes | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | 31 October 2009 |
| Vengeance of Morbius | 1 episode, 55 minutes | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | 18 December 2009 |
| Orbis | 2 episodes, 30 minutes each | Nicholas Briggs | Alan Barnes & Nicholas Briggs | 16–23 May 2010 |
| The Beast of Orlok | 2 episodes, 30 minutes each | Barnaby Edwards | Barnaby Edwards | 30 May – 6 June 2010 |
| Scapegoat | 2 episodes, 30 minutes each | Nicholas Briggs | Pat Mills | 13–20 June 2010 |
| The Cannibalists | 2 episodes, 30 minutes each | Jason Haigh-Ellery | Jonathan Morris | 27 June – 4 July 2010 |
| Death in Blackpool | 1 60-minute episode | Barnaby Edwards | Alan Barnes | 7 January 2013 |
| Situation Vacant | 1 60-minute episode | Nicholas Briggs | Eddie Robson | 8 January 2013 |
| Nevermore | 1 60-minute episode | Nicholas Briggs | Alan Barnes | 9 January 2013 |
| The Books of Kells | 1 60-minute episode | Barnaby Edwards | Barnaby Edwards | 10 January 2013 |
| Deimos | 1 60-minute episode | Barnaby Edwards | Jonathan Morris | 11 January 2013 |
| The Resurrection of Mars | 1 60-minute episode | Barnaby Edwards | Jonathan Morris | 14 January 2013 |
| Relative Dimensions | 1 60-minute episode | Barnaby Edwards | Marc Platt | 15 January 2013 |
| Prisoner of the Sun | 1 60-minute episode | Jason Haigh-Ellery | Eddie Robson | 16 January 2013 |
| Lucie Miller | 1 60-minute episode | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | 17 January 2013 |
| To the Death | 1 60-minute episode | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | 18 January 2013 |

### Fifth Doctor dramas

In 2011, BBC Radio 4 Extra aired a series of three Fifth Doctor dramas produced by Big Finish. They continued with five more from September 2015.
| Title | Episodes | Directed by | Written by | Released |
| Cobwebs | 4 episodes, 30 minutes each | Barnaby Edwards | Jonathan Morris | 16–20 May 2011 |
| The Whispering Forest | 4 episodes, 30 minutes each | Barnaby Edwards | Stephen Cole | 20–25 May 2011 |
| The Cradle of the Snake | 4 episodes, 30 minutes each | Barnaby Edwards | Marc Platt | 26 May – 1 June 2011 |
| Heroes of Sontar | 2 episodes, 60 minutes each | Ken Bentley | Alan Barnes | 26 September – 3 October 2015 |
| The Demons of Red Lodge | 1 episode, 30 minutes | Ken Bentley | Jason Arnopp | 10 October 2015 |
| The Entropy Composition | 1 episode, 30 minutes | Ken Bently | Rick Briggs | 17 October 2015 |
| Doing Time | 1 episode, 30 minutes | Ken Bently | William Gallagher | 24 October 2015 |
| Special Features | 1 episode, 30 minutes | Ken Bently | John Dorney | 7 November 2015 |

### Fourth Doctor dramas

December 2011 saw the broadcast of the Fourth Doctor audio Hornets' Nest on BBC Radio 4 Extra. In May 2015, the first series of Fourth Doctor adventures from Big Finish Productions was broadcast featuring Tom Baker and Louise Jameson. The sequels to Hornets' Nest, Demon Quest and Serpent Crest followed in December 2016 and February 2017 respectively.
| Title | Episodes | Directed by | Written by | Released |
| The Stuff of Nightmares | 2 episodes, 30 minutes each | Kate Thomas | Paul Magrs | 12–13 December 2011 |
| The Dead Shoes | 2 episodes, 30 minutes each | Kate Thomas | Paul Magrs | 14–15 December 2011 |
| The Circus of Doom | 2 episodes, 30 minutes each | Kate Thomas | Paul Magrs | 16 & 19 December 2011 |
| A Sting in the Tale | 2 episodes, 30 minutes each | Kate Thomas | Paul Magrs | 20–21 December 2011 |
| Hive of Horror | 2 episodes, 30 minutes each | Kate Thomas | Paul Magrs | 22–23 December 2011 |

### Seventh Doctor dramas

In 2012, BBC Radio 4 Extra began a series of Seventh Doctor dramas produced by Big Finish.
| Title | Episodes | Directed by | Written by | Released |
| A Thousand Tiny Wings | 3 episodes, 30 minutes each | Lisa Bowerman | Andy Lane | 21–23 May 2012 |
| Survival of the Fittest | 4 episodes, 30 minutes each | John Ainsworth | Jonathan Clements | 24–29 May 2012 |
| The Architects of History | 4 episodes, 30 minutes each | John Ainsworth | Steve Lyons | 30 May – 4 June 2012 |

### Sixth Doctor dramas

In 2016, BBC Radio 4 Extra began a series of Sixth Doctor dramas produced by Big Finish.
| Title | Episodes | Directed by | Written by | Released |
| The Crimes of Thomas Brewster | 2 episodes, 55 minutes each | Nicholas Briggs | Jonathan Morris | 28 May – 4 June 2016 |
| Industrial Evolution | 2 episodes, 55 minutes each | Nicholas Briggs | Eddie Robson | 11 – 18 June 2016 |
| The Curse of Davros | 2 episodes, 55 minutes each | Nicholas Briggs | Jonathan Morris | 25 June – 2 July 2016 |

### Audiobook readings

BBC Radio 4 Extra has aired some of BBC Audio's audiobook readings of Classic Series novelisations, all read by Tom Baker.
| Title | Episodes | Directed by | Written by | Released |
| Doctor Who and the Giant Robot | 8 episodes, 30 min each | Tom Baker | Terrance Dicks | 5–14 April 2010 |
| Doctor Who and The Brain of Morbius | 8 episodes, 30 min each | Tom Baker | Terrance Dicks | 15–26 April 2010 |
| Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit | 7 episodes, 30 min each | Tom Baker | David Fisher | 27 April – 5 May 2010 |
| Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars | 6 episodes, 30 min each | Tom Baker | Terrance Dicks | 26 December 2011 – 2 January 2012 |

### 50th Anniversary stories

In 2013, BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast 8 audio adventures and talking books from both Big Finish and Audio Go under the title of "Doctor Who at 50".
| Title | Episodes | Directed by | Written by | Released |
| Doctor Who and the Daleks | 10 episodes, 30 mins each | William Russell | David Whitaker | 16 November 2013 |
| Protect and Survive | 4 episodes, 30 mins each | Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred & Philip Olivier | Jonathan Morris | 17 November 2013 |
| 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men | 4 episodes, 30 mins each | Peter Davison & Sarah Sutton | Eddie Robson | 18 November 2013 |
| A Thousand Tiny Wings | 3 episodes, 30 mins each | Sylvester McCoy & Tracey Childs | Andy Lane | 19 November 2013 |
| Farewell, Great Macedon | 3 episodes, 2 x 30 mins & 1 x 165 mins | William Russell & Carol Ann Ford | Moris Farhi; adapted by Nigel Robinson | 20 November 2013 |
| Human Resources | 2 episodes, 60 mins each | Paul McGann & Sheridan Smith | Eddie Robson | 21 November 2013 |
| Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth | 2 episodes, 1 x 60 mins & 1 x 195 mins | William Russell | Terrance Dicks | 22 November 2013 |
| Lucie Miller / To the Death | 2 episodes, 60 mins each | Paul McGann & Sheridan Smith | Nicholas Briggs | 24 November 2013 |

## Webcasts

Death Comes to Time was released on CD by the BBC, and later re-released as an MP3 CD featuring the original illustrations. Real Time and Shada were released on CD by Big Finish. The webcast for Shada was released on DVD on 7 January 2013 as part of 'The Legacy Collection' and is only viewable on a PC or MAC. Scream of the Shalka was released in novel form in the Past Doctor Adventures series. While it has been classified for DVD release by the BBFC, a planned release was postponed due to the programme's return to television. It was later released on 16 September 2013.
| Title | Episodes | Directed by | Written by | Released |
| Death Comes to Time | 13 parts, 140 minutes in total | Dan Freedman | Colin Meek | 13 July 2001 (pilot) 14 February – 3 May 2002 (regular) |
| An illustrated audio webcast for BBCi featuring the Seventh Doctor. |||||
| Real Time | 6 parts, 12 minutes each | Gary Russell | Gary Russell | 2 August – 6 September 2002 |
| An illustrated audio webcast for BBCi featuring the Sixth Doctor. |||||
| Shada | 6 parts, 25 minutes each | Nicholas Pegg | Douglas Adams | 2 May – 6 June 2003 |
| An illustrated audio webcast for BBCi featuring the Eighth Doctor in a remake of the unfinished Fourth Doctor serial. |||||
| Scream of the Shalka | 6 parts, 15 minutes each | Wilson Milam | Paul Cornell | 13 November – 18 December 2003 |
| Animated webcast for BBCi featuring an alternative version of the Ninth Doctor known as the Shalka Doctor, played by Richard E. Grant. |||||