The Quin Dilemma (audio anthology)

The Quin Dilemma was a full cast audio anthology released on 22 March 2024 by Big Finish Productions as part of The Sixth Doctor Adventures. It featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush, Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown, Lisa Greenwood as Flip Ramon and Miranda Raison as Constance Clarke.
This anthology marked the 40th anniversary of Colin Baker's debut as the Doctor.
== Publisher's summary ==
To celebrate forty years of wandering through time and space in style, the Sixth Doctor and some of his best friends are about to find themselves in the adventure of his lives...
1. The Exaltation by Jacqueline Rayner
Hints of a temporal anomaly bring the Doctor and Mel to Arunopal on the day King Otho steps down as ruler. But Otho has a dilemma – which of his five sons should succeed to the throne? He has a deadly game in mind to solve the problem – and the target is a certain Time Lord...
2. Escape from Holy Island by Chris Chapman
The history books tell us that on the 8th of June, 793 AD, the Holy Island of Lindisfarne was burnt to the ground by Viking raiders. But history also records that “fiery dragons were seen flying in the sky” – can that be true? With time running out, the Doctor, Peri and a young H. G. Wells mobilise the island’s monks as the real raiders of Lindisfarne thunder over the North Sea – and they don’t look like Vikings...
3. Sibling Rivalry by Robert Valentine
The Doctor, Constance and Flip are stuck on an alien planet in the middle of a civil war. To make matters worse, the Sontarans have invaded. To make matters worse still, two of the dastardly quins – the volatile Clarent and the odious Dellan – are both on the scene...and the Doctor may not survive their furious competition.
4. Children of the Revolution by Robert Valentine
With their plans causing havoc, wicked quins Clarent and Dellan are at loggerheads. But as the schemes of Sontaran Battle Marshal Skurr reach their climax, the only thing more dangerous than the brothers’ competing against each other...is the brothers joining forces.
5. The Thousand Year Thaw by Chris Chapman
Once every thousand years, the frozen planet of Zycros thaws, revealing the most fertile soil in the universe. For a brief window, Zycros becomes the farming capital of the cosmos, and that brings with it many visitors – including a small blue box and its two occupants, keen to stretch their legs. But as the ice melts and the temperature rises, the Doctor and Peri realise that this pleasant stroll may be the last one they ever take together...
6. The Firstborn by Jacqueline Rayner
The Quins have succeeded in their quest – a little too well. Multiple Doctors congregate on Arunopal, bringing with them a terrible threat to reality...
== Stories ==
# 	Title 	Author 	Director 	Featuring 	Released 	Pr. code
1.	The Exaltation 	Jacqueline Rayner	Sam Clemens	Mel, The Quins 	22 March 2024	BFPDWDR0605
2.	Escape from Holy Island 	Chris Chapman 	Sam Clemens	Peri, Herbert 	22 March 2024	BFPDWDR0605
3.	Sibling Rivalry / Children of the Revolution	Robert Valentine 	Sam Clemens	Flip, Constance, Clarent, Dellan, Sontarans 	22 March 2024	BFPDWDR0605
4.	Sibling Rivalry / Children of the Revolution	Robert Valentine 	Sam Clemens	Flip, Constance, Clarent, Dellan, Sontarans 	22 March 2024	BFPDWDR0605
5.	The Thousand Year Thaw 	Chris Chapman 	Sam Clemens	Peri 	22 March 2024	BFPDWDR0605
6.	The Firstborn 	Jacqueline Rayner	Sam Clemens	Peri, Herbert, Flip, Constance, Mel, The Quins	22 March 2024	BFPDWDR0605
== Notes ==
* The anthology is called The Quin Dilemma as a reference to Colin Baker's first TV story from 1984, 40 years prior.
* The six stories were recorded on 6 October, 13 November and 18 December 2023 at the Soundhouse.
== External links ==
== Footnotes ==
Category:The Sixth Doctor Adventures audio anthologies
Category:Big Finish Doctor Who audio anthologies
Category:2024 audio anthologies