Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures

The Third Doctor Adventures is a sci-fi audio series produced by Big Finish Productions based on the TV show Doctor Who. It sees the return of Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates, and John Levene as Sergeant Benton while the voice of the Third Doctor is performed by Tim Treloar replacing the original actor, Jon Pertwee, who died in 1996.

The first set of stories was released in September 2015, featuring Treloar, Manning, and Franklin. A second and third volume were released November 2016 and August 2017 respectively. A fourth volume was released in March 2018.

The fifth and sixth volumes were released in May 2019 and May 2020, respectively. The sets feature Treloar and Manning joined by Levene with Jon Culshaw as The Brigadier, replacing Nicholas Courtney who died in 2011. The fifth volume also introduced Daisy Ashford in her mother's role of Liz Shaw. The seventh volume also saw the return of Sadie Miller in her mother's role of Sarah Jane Smith, having first appeared for Big Finish in Return of the Cybermen.

Notable guests

 * Rufus Hound as The Monk
 * Ian McNeice as Winston Churchill
 * Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon
 * Gerran Howell as Kaleidoscope
 * Christopher Naylor as Harry Sullivan

The Annihilators (2022)




Kaleidoscope (2022)




Intelligence for War (2023)




Revolution in Space (2024)




The Quintessence (2024)




2025A (Title TBA)
On 23 May 2024, Big Finish announced their slate of boxsets for 2025. Nicholas Briggs revealed the story would see: "the Third Doctor will come right back down to Earth, just after his very first adventure, in a story I’ve co-written with first-time Big Finish writer, thriller author Richard James. I’ve had a really great time co-writing with him. He’s brought some really great, vintage flavour to a lovely story.” The release is schedule for February 2025.

2025B (Title TBA)
On the 23rd of May 2024, Big Finish also scheduled a second release for 2025. It is scheduled for October 2025.