Big Finish Short Trips
The Big Finish Short Trips are a collection of short story anthologies published by Big Finish Productions based on the BBC Television series Doctor Who, beginning with the collection Short Trips: Zodiac in December 2002 and ending with the loss of their license in 2009. The Short Trips name was inherited from similar collections published by the BBC, who decided in March 2000 that it was no longer financially viable to produce collections of short stories. Big Finish Productions negotiated a licence to continue producing these collections, publishing them in smaller runs and in hardback, thus allowing for a higher cover price and increased profit margins than on the BBC collections.
In May 2009 and after 28 collections, Big Finish announced that they were ending the Short Trips series as the BBC had not renewed it for a second licence,[1] eventually halting sales of the books on the Big Finish Website in December 2009. Even so, the books are still available via off-site retailers and a final 29th volume collected the editor's favourite story of each of the previous volumes.
Books
The Big Finish Short Trips volumes are produced in a slightly different manner from their BBC predecessors: instead of being centrally produced, Big Finish commissions editors for the volumes, who in turn commission stories from writers for the themed collections. Because of this, each volume is produced depending on the working methods of its editor – some editors commission stories on invitation from writers, whilst others welcome unsolicited submission of stories. How the Doctor Changed My Life featured stories all written by previously unpublished authors. This was as a result of a competition, run by Big Finish in 2007, to seek out new talent.[2]
Each collection is conceived around a single theme, with the individual stories exploring that theme:
| Title | Editor | Published | Theme/Concept |
| Short Trips: Zodiac | Jacqueline Rayner | December 2002 | The signs of the Zodiac |
| Short Trips: Companions | Jacqueline Rayner | March 2003 | The Doctor's companions |
| Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors | John Binns | June 2003 | Horror |
| Short Trips: The Muses | Jacqueline Rayner | September 2003 | The Nine Muses |
| Short Trips: Steel Skies | John Binns | December 2003 | Confined environments |
| Short Trips: Past Tense | Ian Farrington | April 2004 | Historical settings |
| Short Trips: Life Science | John Binns | June 2004 | The nature of life |
| Short Trips: Repercussions | Gary Russell | June 2004 | Unforeseen consequences |
| Short Trips: Monsters | Ian Farrington | August 2004 | Monsters |
| Short Trips: 2040 | John Binns | October 2004 | The year 2040 |
| Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury | Paul Cornell | December 2004 | Christmas |
| Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins | David Bailey | March 2005 | Seven deadly sins |
| Short Trips: A Day in the Life | Ian Farrington | June 2005 | The hours of the day |
| Short Trips: The Solar System | Gary Russell | September 2005 | The nine planets of the Solar System |
| Short Trips: The History of Christmas | Simon Guerrier | December 2005 | Christmas past, present and future |
| Short Trips: Farewells | Jacqueline Rayner | March 2006 | Death and other kinds of loss |
| Short Trips: The Centenarian | Ian Farrington | July 2006 | The life of one man – Edward Grainger |
| Short Trips: Time Signature | Simon Guerrier | September 2006 | Music, time and consequences |
| Short Trips: Dalek Empire | Nicholas Briggs with Simon Guerrier | December 2006 | The Dalek Empire series |
| Short Trips: Destination Prague | Steven Savile | May 2007 | The city of Prague |
| Short Trips: Snapshots | Joseph Lidster | June 2007 | The effect the Doctor has on people |
| Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas | Cavan Scott & Mark Wright | December 2007 | Christmas: past, present and future |
| Short Trips: Defining Patterns | Ian Farrington | March 2008 | The causes and effects of the universe |
| Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership | Keith R.A. DeCandido | May 2008 | The many leaders the Doctor has met |
| Short Trips: Transmissions | Richard Salter | July 2008 | The art of communication |
| Short Trips: How the Doctor Changed My Life | Simon Guerrier | September 2008 | The after effects of meeting the Doctor |
| Short Trips: Christmas Around the World | Xanna Eve Chown | December 2008 | Christmas in different countries |
| Short Trips: Indefinable Magic | Neil Corry | March 2009 | The magical life of the Doctor |
| Re:Collections | Various | May 2009 | The final book and a collection of the best stories from the series |
The collections have mixed established Doctor Who writers from the television series, such as Ben Aaronovitch, Ian Briggs, Andrew Cartmel, Terrance Dicks, Glen McCoy, James Moran, Marc Platt, Helen Raynor and Eric Saward with writers who made their name in other Doctor Who spin-off ranges, such as Paul Cornell, Joseph Lidster, Kate Orman, Lance Parkin, Philip Purser-Hallard, Gareth Roberts, Gary Russell and Robert Shearman, and writers from other literary spheres, including Dan Abnett, Lou Anders, Scott Andrews, Jonathan Clements, Peter David, Richard Dinnick, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Brian Dooley, Diane Duane, Nev Fountain, Lizzie Hopley, Todd McCaffrey, Juliet E. McKenna, Paul Magrs, James Moran, Gary Owen, Stel Pavlou, Steven Savile, James Swallow and Matthew Sweet.
Audio
On 31 December 2009, Big Finish lost their license to produce or sell their short story anthology book series Short Trips. On 10 February 2010 Big Finish announced that the range would be relaunched as double CD audiobooks featuring eight new short stories each. The stories were to be read by popular Doctor Who actors. Also on this day Big Finish asked for short story submissions, from anyone who hadn't written for them before, for possible inclusion on the CDs. Soon after the closing date it was announced that they had received 500 entries and that Colin Baker would be among the actors reading the stories, as well as writing the Sixth Doctor story for Volume 1. After four volumes, this series was discontinued, but the range was relaunched yet again as a monthly download-only series in 2015. The person in brackets in the "Featuring" column is who the story is read by.
Single Short Trips (2009–21)
The releases listed below were single releases made available by Big Finish as subscriber and magazine exclusives and podcasts. Starting from September 2016, Big Finish is releasing these exclusives to general customers under the banner, Short Trips Rarities. There will be at least a two-year delay between a story's subscriber exclusive release and its wider general release, in order to still keep these an incentive to subscribers of the main range.
| Title | Read by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "One Small Step" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot | January 2009 |
| "Museum Peace" | Nicholas Briggs | James Swallow | Eighth Doctor, Kalendorf | November 2009 (MR 128) |
| "The Doctor's First XI" | Stephen Critchlow | Ian Atkins | Fourth Doctor, Romana I | March 2010 (MR 132) |
| "The Switching" | Duncan Wisbey | Simon Guerrier | Third Doctor, Jo Grant, The Brigadier, Mike Yates, Sergeant Benton | June 2010 (MR 135) |
| "Lepidoptery for Beginners" | Duncan Wisbey | John Dorney | Second Doctor, Jamie, Zoe | September 2010 (MR 138 & MR 139) |
| "The Little Drummer Boy" | Beth Chalmers | Eddie Robson | First Doctor, Steven Taylor, Sara Kingdom | December 2010 (MR 142) |
| "Sound the Siren And I'll Come To You Comrade" | Stephen Critchlow | John Pritchard | Fourth Doctor, Leela | March 2011 (MR 145) |
| "Twilight's End" | Beth Chalmers | Cavan Scott Mark Wright | Seventh Doctor, Nimrod | June 2011 (MR 148) |
| "Neptune" | Beth Chalmers | Richard Dinnick | Third Doctor, Sarah Jane | September 2011 (MR 151 & MR 152) |
| "Lant Land" | Duncan Wisbey | Jonathan Morris | Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Turlough | December 2011 (MR 155) |
| "Breadcrumbs" | John Banks | James Moran | Fourth Doctor, Romana II | March 2012 (MR 158) |
| "Intuition" | Stephen Critchlow | Rob Nisbet | Sixth Doctor, Mel | June 2012 (MR 161) |
| "A Room With No View" | Stephen Critchlow | David Bartlett | Fifth Doctor, Peri | September 2012 (MR 164 & MR 165) |
| "Only Connect" | John Banks | Andy Lane | Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane | December 2012 (MR 168) |
| "The Young Lions" | Stephen Critchlow | Alice Cavender | Eighth Doctor, Lucie | March 2013 (MR 171) |
| "Crystal Ball" | Stephen Critchlow | Rob Nisbet | Seventh Doctor, Ace | June 2013 (MR 174) |
| "Methuselah" | John Banks | George Mann | Fifth Doctor, Peri | September 2013 (MR 177 & MR 178) |
| "Tweaker" | John Banks | Dan Abnett | Fifth Doctor, Nyssa | December 2013 (MR 181) |
| "The Piltdown Men" | Hugh Ross | Paul Dale Smith | Second Doctor | March 2014 (MR 184) |
| "Late Night Shopping" | Hugh Ross | Matt Fitton | Eighth Doctor, Lucie | June 2014 (MR 187) |
| "Waiting for Gadot" | Hugh Ross | John Dorney | Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Jo | September 2014 (MR 190 & MR 191) |
| "A Home From Home" | Stephen Critchlow | Nick Wallace | Third Doctor, Liz, Benton | December 2014 (MR 194) |
| "String Theory" | Stephen Critchlow | Kini Brown | Fourth Doctor, Leela | March 2015 (MR 197) |
| "Sphinx Lightning" | Stephen Critchlow | John Pritchard | Third Doctor, Jo | June 2015 (MR 200) |
| "The Warren Legacy" | Stephen Critchlow | Julian Richards | Fourth Doctor, Romana I | September 2015 (MR 203 & MR 204) |
| "The Toy" | Sarah Sutton | Nigel Fairs | Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan, Adric | October 2015 (Issues 4 & 5 of The Complete History) |
| "The Caves of Erith" | Stephen Critchlow | Alice Cavender | Eighth Doctor, Lucie | December 2015 (MR 207) |
| "The Horror at Bletchington Station" | Stephen Critchlow | Chris Wing | First Doctor, Dodo | March 2016 (MR 210) |
| "The Monkey House" | Stephen Critchlow | Nic Ford | Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Turlough, Nyssa | June 2016 (MR 213) |
| "The Shrine of Sorrows" | Stephen Critchlow | Julian Richards | Seventh Doctor, Ace | September 2016 (MR 216) |
| "The Christmas Dimension" | Stephen Critchlow | Rob Nisbet | Third Doctor, Liz, Benton | December 2016 (MR 219 & MR 220) |
| "Collector's Item" | Stephen Critchlow | Paul J Salmanoff | Fourth Doctor, Sarah | March 2017 (MR 223) |
| "The Horror of Hy-Brasil" | Stephen Critchlow | Russell McGee | Second Doctor, Jamie, Zoe | June 2017 (MR 226) |
| "Helmstone" | Stephen Critchlow | Tony Jones | First Doctor, Steven | September 2017 (MR 229 & MR 230) |
| "The Night Before Christmas" | Stephen Critchlow | Nic Ford | Seventh Doctor | December 2017 (MR 233) |
| "Mission Improbable" | Stephen Critchlow | Chris Wing | Sixth Doctor, Evelyn Smythe | March 2018 (MR 236) |
| "Taken For Granted" | Stephen Critchlow | Ian Hidewell | Third Doctor, Jo Grant, Benton | June 2018 (MR 239) |
| "The Smallest Battle" | Stephen Critchlow | Stephen Osbourne | Fourth Doctor, Leela | September 2018 (MR 242) |
| "Tuesday" | Stephen Critchlow | Tony Jones | Eighth Doctor, Harry Sullivan | December 2018 (MR 245 & MR 246) |
| "Loud and Proud" | Stephen Critchlow | Andrew Allen | Sixth Doctor, Mel | March 2019 (MR 249) |
| "Still Life" | Stephen Critchlow | Max Curtis | Third Doctor, Jo Grant | June 2019 (MR 252) |
| "An Ocean of Sawdust" | Stephen Critchlow | Paul Starkey | Eighth Doctor | September 2019 (MR 255 & MR 256) |
| "A Song For Running" | Stephen Critchlow | Fio Trethewey | Twelfth Doctor | December 2019 (MR 259) |
| "Not Forgotten" | Stephen Critchlow | Benjamin Holland-Smith | Sixth Doctor, Peri | March 2020 (MR 262) |
| "Home Again, Home Again" | Stephen Critchlow | Felecia Barker | First Doctor, Susan, Barbara, Ian | June 2020 (MR 265) |
| "The Beast of Muir" | John Banks | Nicole Petit | Fourth Doctor, Leela | September 2020 (MR 268) |
| "Crime at the Cinema" | John Banks | MH Norris | Third Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith | December 2020 (MR 271 & MR 272) |
| "Soul Music" | John Banks | Victoria Saxton | Tenth Doctor | March 2021 (MR 275) |
Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trips (2016–present)
The annual Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip will continue to be released individually.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6X | "Forever Fallen" | Neil Gardner | Joshua Wanisko | Seventh Doctor, Ace (Nicholas Briggs) | December 2016 |
| 7X | "Landbound" | Neil Gardner | Selim Ulug | Third Doctor (Nicholas Briggs) | December 2017 |
| 8X | "The Last Day at Work" | Alfie Shaw | Harry Draper | Second Doctor, Jamie (Nicholas Briggs) | December 2018 |
| 9X | "The Best Laid Plans" | Nicholas Briggs | Ben Tedds | Twelfth Doctor (Jacob Dudman) | December 2019 |
| 10X | "Free Speech" | Nicholas Briggs | Eugenie Pusenjak | Tenth Doctor (Jacob Dudman) | December 2020 |
| 11X | "The Lichyrwick Abomination" | Nicholas Briggs | Joe Vevers | Ninth Doctor, Malcolm (Jacob Dudman) | December 2021 |
| 12X | "The World Tree" | Lisa Bowerman | Nick Slawicz | Eleventh Doctor, Nora (Lisa Bowerman) | December 2022 |
| 13X | "The Hoxteth Time Capsule" | TBD | Paul Davis | Sixth Doctor, George (Colin Baker) | December 2023 |
Volume 1 (2010)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Rise and Fall" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | George Mann | First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara (William Russell) | November 2010 |
| 2 | "A Stain of Red in the Sand" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | David A McEwan | Second Doctor, Zoe (David Troughton) | November 2010 |
| 3 | "A True Gentleman" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Jamie Hailstone | Third Doctor (Katy Manning) | November 2010 |
| 4 | "Death-Dealer" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Damian Sawyer | Fourth Doctor, Leela (Louise Jameson) | November 2010 |
| 5 | "The Deep" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Ally Kennen | Fifth Doctor, Nyssa (Peter Davison) | November 2010 |
| 6 | "The Wings of a Butterfly" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Colin Baker | Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker) | November 2010 |
| 7 | "Police and Shreeves" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Adam Smith | Seventh Doctor, Ace (Sophie Aldred) | November 2010 |
| 8 | "Running Out of Time" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Dorothy Koomson | Eighth Doctor (India Fisher) | November 2010 |
Volume 2 (2011)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "1963" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Niall Boyce | First Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Vicki (William Russell) | February 2011 |
| 2 | "The Way Forwards" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Steve Case | Second Doctor, Victoria (David Troughton) | February 2011 |
| 3 | "Walls of Confinement" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Lawrence Conquest | Third Doctor, Liz, the Brigadier (Katy Manning) | February 2011 |
| 4 | "Chain Reaction" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Darren Goldsmith | Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane (Louise Jameson) | February 2011 |
| 5 | "Sock-Pig" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Sharon Cobb & Iain Keiller | Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) | February 2011 |
| 6 | "The Doctor's Coat" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | John Bromley | Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker) | February 2011 |
| 7 | "Critical Mass" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | James Moran | Seventh Doctor, Ace (Sophie Aldred) | February 2011 |
| 8 | "Letting Go" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Simon Guerrier | Eighth Doctor, Charley (India Fisher) | February 2011 |
Volume 3 (2011)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Seven to One" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Simon Paul Miller | First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor (Nicholas Briggs, William Russell) | May 2011 |
| 2 | "The Five Dimensional Man" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Kate Orman | Second Doctor, Zoe, Jamie (David Troughton) | May 2011 |
| 3 | "Pop Up" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Dave Curran | Third Doctor, Jo (Katy Manning) | May 2011 |
| 4 | "The Wondrous Box" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Juliet Boyd | Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane (Louise Jameson) | May 2011 |
| 5 | "Wet Walls" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Mathilde Madden | Fifth Doctor, Peri (Peter Davison) | May 2011 |
| 6 | "Murmurs of Earth" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Michael Deacon, Jamie Middleton & Chris Wraight | Sixth Doctor, Peri (Colin Baker) | May 2011 |
| 7 | "The Riparian Ripper" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Andrew Cartmel | Seventh Doctor, Ace (Sophie Aldred) | May 2011 |
| 8 | "All the Fun of the Fair" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Bev Conway | Eighth Doctor, Lucie (India Fisher) | May 2011 |
Volume 4 (2011)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Star is Born" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Richard Dinnick | First Doctor, Susan, Barbara, Ian (William Russell) | August 2011 |
| 2 | "Penny Wise, Pound Foolish" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Foster Marks | Second Doctor, Jamie, Zoe (David Troughton) | August 2011 |
| 3 | "Lost in the Wakefield Triangle" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Vin Marsden Hendrick | Third Doctor, Jo (Katy Manning) | August 2011 |
| 4 | "The Old Rogue" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | John Grindrod | Second Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Jamie, Romana II, K9 (Louise Jameson) | August 2011 |
| 5 | "The Lions of Trafalgar" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Jason Arnopp | Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan (Peter Davison) | August 2011 |
| 6 | "To Cut a Blade of Grass" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Cindy Garland | Sixth Doctor, Peri (Colin Baker) | August 2011 |
| 7 | "The Shadow Trader" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Charles Williams | Seventh Doctor, Ace (Sophie Aldred) | August 2011 |
| 8 | "Quantum Heresy" | Nicholas Briggs, Ken Bentley | Avril Naude | Eighth Doctor (India Fisher) | August 2011 |
Series 5 (2015)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Flywheel Revolution" | Lisa Bowerman | Dale Smith | First Doctor (Peter Purves) | January 2015 |
| 2 | "Little Doctors" | Lisa Bowerman | Philip Lawrence | Second Doctor, Jamie, Zoe (Frazer Hines) | February 2015 |
| 3 | "Time Tunnel" | Lisa Bowerman | Nigel Fairs | Third Doctor, Jo, the Brigadier, Sergeant Benton, Mike Yates (Katy Manning) | March 2015 |
| 4 | "The Ghost Trap" | Lisa Bowerman | Nick Wallace | Fourth Doctor, Leela (Louise Jameson) | April 2015 |
| 5 | "The King of the Dead" | Lisa Bowerman | Ian Atkins | Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan (Sarah Sutton) | May 2015 |
| 6 | "The Shadows of Serenity" | Lisa Bowerman | Nigel Robinson | Sixth Doctor, Peri (Nicola Bryant) | June 2015 |
| 7 | "Dark Convoy" | Lisa Bowerman | Mark B Oliver | Seventh Doctor, Ace (Sophie Aldred) | July 2015 |
| 8 | "Foreshadowing" | Lisa Bowerman | Julian Richards | Eighth Doctor, Charley, Mike Yates (India Fisher) | August 2015 |
| 9 | "Etheria" | Lisa Bowerman | Nick Wallace | First Doctor, Vicki, Steven (Peter Purves) | September 2015 |
| 10 | "The Way of the Empty Hand" | Lisa Bowerman | Julian Richards | Second Doctor, Jamie, Zoe (Frazer Hines) | October 2015 |
| 11 | "The Other Woman" | Lisa Bowerman | Philip Lawrence | Third Doctor, Jo, the Brigadier (Katy Manning) | November 2015 |
| 12 | "Black Dog" | Lisa Bowerman | Dale Smith | Fourth Doctor, Leela (Louise Jameson) | December 2015 |
Series 6 (2016)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gardens of the Dead" | Lisa Bowerman | Jenny T Colgan | Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough (Mark Strickson) | January 2016 |
| 2 | "Prime Winner" | Lisa Bowerman | Nigel Fairs | Sixth Doctor, Peri (Nicola Bryant) | February 2016 |
| 3 | "Washington Burns" | Lisa Bowerman | Julian Richards | Seventh Doctor, Ace (Sophie Aldred) | March 2016 |
| 4 | "The Curse of the Fugue" | Lisa Bowerman | Alice Cavender | Eighth Doctor, Lucie (Sheridan Smith) | April 2016 |
| 5 | "This Sporting Life" | Lisa Bowerman | Una McCormack | First Doctor, Steven, Dodo (Peter Purves) | May 2016 |
| 6 | "Lost and Found" | Lisa Bowerman | Penelope Faith | Second Doctor, Polly, Ben (Anneke Wills) | June 2016 |
| 7 | "The Blame Game" | Lisa Bowerman | Ian Atkins | Third Doctor, Liz, the Monk (Rufus Hound) | July 2016 |
| 8 | "Damascus" | Lisa Bowerman | Jonathan Barnes | Third Doctor, Jo (Tim Treloar) | August 2016 |
| 9 | "A Full Life" | Lisa Bowerman | Joseph Lidster | Fourth Doctor, Romana II, K9, Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) | September 2016 |
| 10 | "Rulebook" | Lisa Bowerman | Tony Jones | Fifth Doctor, Peri (Nicola Bryant) | October 2016 |
| 11 | "The Man Who Wasn't There" | Lisa Bowerman | Ian Atkins | Eighth Doctor, Charley (India Fisher) | November 2016 |
| 12 | "The Hesitation Deviation" | Lisa Bowerman | James Goss | Seventh Doctor, Benny (Lisa Bowerman) | December 2016 |
Series 7 (2017)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The World Beyond the Trees" | Lisa Bowerman | Jonathan Barnes | Eighth Doctor, Molly O'Sullivan, Liv Chenka (Nicola Walker) | January 2017 |
| 2 | "Gardeners' Worlds" | Lisa Bowerman | George Mann | Third Doctor, Jo (Tim Treloar) | February 2017 |
| 3 | "The Jago and Litefoot Revival Act One" | Lisa Bowerman | Jonathan Barnes | Tenth Doctor, Eleventh Doctor, Jago & Litefoot (Christopher Benjamin & Trevor Baxter) | March 2017 |
| 4 | "The Jago and Litefoot Revival Act Two" | Lisa Bowerman | Jonathan Barnes | Tenth Doctor, Eleventh Doctor, Jago & Litefoot (Christopher Benjamin & Trevor Baxter) | April 2017 |
| 5 | "Falling" | Lisa Bowerman | Jonathan Barnes | First Doctor, Polly, Ben (Anneke Wills) | May 2017 |
| 6 | "How to Win Planets and Influence People" | Lisa Bowerman | James Goss | Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane & Harry Sullivan (Rufus Hound) | June 2017 |
| 7 | "Flashpoint" | Lisa Bowerman | Andrew Smith | Eighth Doctor, Lucie Miller (Sheridan Smith) | July 2017 |
| 8 | "The British Invasion" | Lisa Bowerman | Ian Potter | Second Doctor, Jamie & Zoe (Wendy Padbury) | August 2017 |
| 9 | "A Heart on Both Sides" | Lisa Bowerman | Rob Nisbet | Eighth Doctor, Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) | September 2017 |
| 10 | "All Hands on Deck" | Lisa Bowerman | Eddie Robson | Eighth Doctor, Susan (Carole Ann Ford) | October 2017 |
| 11 | "The Ingenious Gentleman Adric of Alzarius" | Lisa Bowerman | Julian Richards | Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, Tegan (Matthew Waterhouse) | November 2017 |
| 12 | "O Tannenbaum" | Lisa Bowerman | Anthony Keetch | First Doctor, Steven (Peter Purves) | December 2017 |
Series 8 (2018)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Authentic Experience" | Lisa Bowerman | Dan Starkey | Sixth Doctor, Peri (Nicola Bryant) | January 2018 |
| 2 | "Mel-Evolent" | Helen Goldwyn | Simon A. Forward | Sixth Doctor, Mel (Bonnie Langford) | February 2018 |
| 3 | "The Turn of the Screw" | Lisa Bowerman | Eddie Robson | Eighth Doctor, Charlie Sato (Yee Jee Tso) | March 2018 |
| 4 | "Erasure" | Gary Russell | Gary Russell | Fourth Doctor, Adric, Narvin (Sean Carlsen) | April 2018 |
| 5 | "Trap For Fools" | Lisa Bowerman | Stephen Fewell | Fifth Doctor, Turlough (Mark Strickson) | May 2018 |
| 6 | "The Siege of Big Ben" | Lisa Bowerman | Joseph Lidster | Meta-Crisis Doctor, Jackie (Camille Coduri) | June 2018 |
| 7 | "The Darkened Earth" | Lisa Bowerman | John Pritchard | Sixth Doctor, Constance (Miranda Raison) | July 2018 |
| 8 | "Flight into Hull" | Lisa Bowerman | Joseph Lidster | Meta-Crisis Doctor, Jackie (Camille Coduri) | August 2018 |
| 9 | "A Small Semblance Of Home" | Lisa Bowerman | Paul Phipps | First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara (Carole Ann Ford) | September 2018 |
| 10 | "I Am the Master" | Lisa Bowerman | Geoffrey Beevers | Fourth Doctor, The Master (Geoffrey Beevers) | October 2018 |
| 11 | "The Mistpuddle Murders" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon A Forward | Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan (Sarah Sutton) | November 2018 |
| 12 | "The Devil's Footprints" | Helen Goldwyn | Penelope Faith | Seventh Doctor, Mel (Bonnie Langford) | December 2018 |
Series 9 (2019)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Revisionists" | Lisa Bowerman | Andy Frankham-Allen | Fourth Doctor, Leela, The Brigadier (Louise Jameson) | January 2019 |
| 2 | "The Astrea Conspiracy" | Nicholas Briggs | Lizbeth Myles | Twelfth Doctor, Aphra Behn (Neve McIntosh) | February 2019 |
| 3 | "Doctors and Dragons" | Lisa Bowerman | Alfie Shaw | Seventh Doctor, Reya (Sophie Aldred) | March 2019 |
| 4 | "Year of the Drex Olympics" | Lisa Bowerman | Paul Ebbs | Second Doctor, Jamie, Victoria (Frazer Hines) | April 2019 |
| 5 | "Under ODIN's Eye" | Helen Goldwyn | Alice Cavender | Sixth Doctor, Peri (Nicola Bryant) | May 2019 |
| 6 | "The Same Face" | Nicholas Briggs | Julian Richards | Third Doctor, Jo (Katy Manning) | June 2019 |
| 7 | "Battle Scars" | Alfie Shaw | Selim Ulug | Ninth Doctor (Nicholas Briggs) | July 2019 |
| 8 | "#HarrySullivan" | Lisa Bowerman | Eddie Robson | Fourth Doctor, Harry, Sarah Jane (Louise Jameson) | August 2019 |
| 9 | "Dead Media" | Nicholas Briggs | John Richards | Twelfth Doctor (Jacob Dudman) | September 2019 |
| 10 | "The Second Oldest Question" | Lisa Bowerman | Carrie Thompson | Fifth Doctor, Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) | October 2019 |
| 11 | "Hall of the Ten Thousand" | Lisa Bowerman | Jaine Fenn | Eighth Doctor, Charley (India Fisher) | November 2019 |
| 12 | "Peace in Our Time" | Lisa Bowerman | Una McCormack | First Doctor, Steven (Peter Purves) | December 2019 |
Series 10 (2020)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Infinite Today" | Nicholas Briggs | Sharon Bidwell | Eleventh Doctor, Jo (Katy Manning) | January 2020 |
| 2 | "Deleted Scenes" | Lisa Bowerman | Angus Dunican | Second Doctor, Jamie (Frazer Hines) | February 2020 |
| 3 | "Decline of the Ancient Mariner" | Nicholas Briggs | Rob Nisbet | Third Doctor, Sarah Jane (Mark Reynolds) | March 2020 |
| 4 | "Dead Woman Walking" | Lisa Bowerman | Roland Moore | Seventh Doctor, Ace (Sophie Aldred) | April 2020 |
| 5 | "Regeneration Impossible" | Nicholas Briggs | Alfie Shaw | Eleventh Doctor, Twelfth Doctor (Jacob Dudman) | May 2020 |
| 6 | "Out of the Deep" | Lisa Bowerman | John Pritchard | First Doctor, Steven (Peter Purves) | June 2020 |
| 7 | "Downward Spiral" | Lisa Bowerman | Alan Flanagan | Fifth Doctor, Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) | July 2020 |
| 8 | "These Stolen Hours" | Lisa Bowerman | Grace Knight | Sixth Doctor, Charley (India Fisher) | August 2020 |
| 9 | "Her Own Bootstraps" | Nicholas Briggs | Amy Veeres | Ninth Doctor (Jacob Dudman) | September 2020 |
| 10 | "The Meaning of Red" | Helen Goldwyn | Rod Brown | Fifth Doctor, Peri (Nicola Byrant) | October 2020 |
| 11 | "Blue Boxes" | Nicholas Briggs | Erin Horakova | Third Doctor, Liz (Mark Reynolds) | November 2020 |
| 12 | "The Shattered Hour Glass" | Nicholas Briggs | Robert Napton | Tenth Doctor (Neve McIntosh) | December 2020 |
Volume 11 (2022)
In November 2020, it was announced that the Short Trips range would return to the audio anthology format. It consists of 6 episodes.[3]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Rearguard" | Scott Handcock | Alfie Shaw | Eleventh Doctor, Sontarans (Dan Starkey & Jacob Dudman) | February 2022[3] |
| 2 | "Messages from the Dead" | Lisa Bowerman | Rochana Patel | Fourth Doctor, Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) | February 2022[3] |
| 3 | "The Threshold" | Scott Handcock | Felecia Barker | Third Doctor, The Master (Jon Culshaw) | February 2022[3] |
| 4 | "Death Will Not Part Us" | Scott Handcock | Alfie Shaw | Eighth Doctor (Adèle Anderson) | February 2022[3] |
| 5 | "Fear of Flying" | Lisa Bowerman | Paul F Verhoeven | Tenth Doctor (Ayesha Antoine) | February 2022[3] |
| 6 | "Inside Story" | Lisa Bowerman | Ben Tedds | Seventh Doctor (Sophie Aldred) | February 2022[3] |
Volume 12 (2023)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "Salvage" | Scott Handcock | Max Curtis | Eighth Doctor, Bliss (Adèle Anderson) | February 2023[4] |
| 2 | "AWOL" | Scott Handcock | Angus Dunican | Third Doctor, The Brigadier (Jon Culshaw) | February 2023[4] |
| 3 | "The Three Flames" | Scott Handcock | Fio Trethewey | Twelfth Doctor (Dan Starkey) | February 2023[4] |
| 4 | "Identity Check" | Scott Handcock | Eugenie Pusenjak | Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler (Jacob Dudman) | February 2023[4] |
| 5 | "Table for Two, Dinner for One" | Lisa Bowerman | Jennah Dean | Tenth Doctor (Ayesha Antoine) | February 2023[4] |
| 6 | "The Galois Group" | Scott Handcock | Felecia Barker | Eleventh Doctor, Valarie (Safiyya Ingar) | February 2023[4] |
External links
- Big Finish's Short Trips page
- Outpost Gallifrey's reviews page
- Interview with range editor, Ian Farrington
References
- ^ "Errors – Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Short Story Comp". BBC. 2007. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Doctor Who – Short Trips Volume 11 - Short Trips - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Doctor Who – Short Trips Volume 12 - Short Trips - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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