The First Doctor: Volume Three

was an audio anthology box set released on 18 September 2019 by Big Finish Productions. It was the thirteenth release in The Companion Chronicles audio series. It featured the First Doctor, Susan, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright, Vicki Pallister, Steven Taylor, Ben Jackson and Polly Wright.
== Publisher's summary ==
Four new stories from the First Doctor's era...
13.1 E is for... by Julian Richards
All is not right on the planet Malkus. Every day more and more monstrosities are born; people with powers and abilities far beyond those of normal men and women. They call these people "the Gifted." And Susan has become one of them. Separated from her friends in a Police State dedicated to hunting people like her, Susan finds herself in a prison which has destroyed countless lives. And at its centre, at its heart, waiting, is the most dangerous monster of all...
13.2 Daybreak by John Pritchard
Everyone knows their story. They were heroes, who struck a blow for freedom at the cost of their own lives. Vicki grew up reading of their exploits. She's always hoped to be as brave as them. Now the TARDIS has brought her to their dark and desperate era. The war is still unfinished, and the story's end has not been written yet.
Can Vicki play her part in the struggle for a better future? Or is the past more complicated than she's bargained for?
13.3 The Vardan Invasion of Mirth by Paul Morris and Ian Atkins
The Doctor and Steven think they've arrived in London 1956, but the TARDIS disagrees. When both the Doctor and his craft are lost, it's down to Steven to solve a mystery that holds his fate in its grasp. With the help of comic Teddy Baxter, Steven's going to have to find a way into Television...
13.4 The Crumbling Magician by Guy Adams
The TARDIS has crashed, its passengers in a bad way. The Doctor — not in the best of health anyway, his old body wearing somewhat thin — is in a coma, Ben unconscious. As for Polly, she's been affected worst of all. Time is running in the wrong order for her and she's seen the future, a future in which she's mortally wounded. But will Continuity allow her to die?
== Stories ==
# 	Title 	Author 	Director 	Performer 	Featuring 	Released 	Pr. code
13.1	E is for... 	Julian Richards 	Lisa Bowerman	Carole Ann Ford	Susan, Ian, Barbara	18 September 2019	BFPDWCC130
13.2	Daybreak 	John Pritchard 	Lisa Bowerman	Maureen O'Brien	Vicki, Ian, Barbara	18 September 2019	BFPDWCC130
13.3	The Vardan Invasion of Mirth	Paul Morris, Ian Atkins	Lisa Bowerman	Peter Purves 	Steven, Vardans 	18 September 2019	BFPDWCC130
13.4	The Crumbling Magician 	Guy Adams 	Lisa Bowerman	Anneke Wills 	Ben, Polly 	18 September 2019	BFPDWCC130
== Notes ==
* The stories were recorded on 2 August 2017, 2 February 2018 and 21 & 29 May 2019 at the Soundhouse, Moat Studios and WiseBuddah.
* The anthology was originally set for release in June but production delays meant it was pushed back to September.https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/news-updates-week-commencing-13th-may-2019
== External links ==
== Footnotes ==
Category:CC series
Category:2019 audio anthologies