History Radio / BigFinishDoctorWho

* CaptainErsatz: Dark Space Eight from ''Bang-Bang-a-Boom!'' is clearly supposed to be ''DeepSpaceNine''. The same drama mentions another station called Achilles 4 that is described as [[Series/{{Babylon5}} the last best hope for peace.]]

* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: The Eighth Doctor in "Phobos". When facing a monster that feeds on adrenaline but is harmed by actual fear, the Doctor conquers it effortlessly by showing it his own mind. He starts by feeding it memories of all the things he's seen in the past, followed by all the evil he's seen from the future... and as a final blow, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds all the things he's afraid he might do someday]]. The whole CrowningMomentOfAwesome takes several minutes, with the Doctor continuously mocking the monster throughout. Oh, and he does it ''while bungee jumping into the monster's transdimensional portal''.

BigFinish [[ExiledFromContinuity is not legally able to use any elements or characters]] from the revived 2005 series because BBC Audio holds the license for New Who audiobooks, but this doesn't really slow them down any. The occasionally sneaky reference is thrown in.[[hottip:*: Such as the Seventh Doctor telling a character the current TARDIS configuration was better than the "[[Recap/DoctorWho2007CiNSTimeCrash leopard skin]]", the Sixth Doctor reassuring a companion that [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS1E1Rose the "assembled hordes of Genghis Khan" couldn't break into it]], the Fifth Doctor being left a message from a "big eared Northern chap", and Richard the Third sounding suspiciously like ChristopherEccleston. And the Word Lord called Nobody No One is essentially the Tenth Doctor's evil alternate universe counterpart.]] Similarly, while Big Finish can use the Eighth Doctor, lingering licensing issues has prevented Big Finish from using Grace Holloway or Chang Lee, the Doctor's companions in the TV Movie, in audio dramas. [[hottip:*: However, Daphne Ashbrook and Yee Jee Tso have appeared either singularly or together as other characters numerous times in the Big Finish dramas.]]

* CharacterDevelopment: A few characters, mostly the BigFinish-only companions, are given arcs in which to grow. The Sixth Doctor is also given an in-universe reason to [[InsufferableGenius mellow out]], although he's still plenty boastful about himself afterwards, just less [[JerkAss jerkassy]].[[hottip:Explanation:The BigFinish character [[ChristmasCake Evelyn Smythe]] was introduced as a 55-year old history teacher, who was intelligent, confident, and stomached precisely none of Sixie's ego-trips. Six later tells Mel that having Evelyn continually clip him round the ear significantly improved his people skills...from plain "Insufferable" down to "Mostly Sufferable", admittedly, but still an improvement]]

A long-running and ongoing radio series produced by BigFinish. Starring the actors from the TV series, and written and produced by much of the regular ''Series/DoctorWho'' crew, the series is a well-loved and high-quality collection of the Doctor's adventures. The episodes are part of the DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse (rather than the {{Whoniverse}} TV show canon).

A long-running radio series produced by BigFinish. Starring the actors from the TV series, and written and produced by much of the regular ''Series/DoctorWho'' crew, the series is a well-loved and high-quality collection of the Doctor's adventures. The episodes are part of the DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse (rather than the {{Whoniverse}} TV show canon).

* TooSpicyForYogSototh: The Eighth Doctor in "Phobos". When facing a monster that feeds on adrenaline but is harmed by actual fear, the Doctor conquers it effortlessly by showing it his own mind. He starts by feeding it memories of all the things he's seen in the past, followed by all the evil he's seen from the future... and as a final blow, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds all the things he's afraid he might do someday]]. The whole CrowningMomentOfAwesome takes several minutes, with the Doctor continuously mocking the monster throughout. Oh, and he does it ''while bungee jumping into the monster's transdimensional portal''.

* MindRape: The Eighth Doctor in "Phobos". When facing a monster that feeds on adrenaline but is harmed by actual fear, the Doctor conquers it effortlessly by showing it his own mind. He starts by feeding it memories of all the things he's seen in the past, followed by all the evil he's seen from the future... and as a final blow, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds all the things he's afraid he might do someday]]. The whole CrowningMomentOfAwesome takes several minutes, with the Doctor continuously mocking the monster throughout. Oh, and he does it ''while bungee jumping into the monster's transdimensional portal''.

* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: The Eighth Doctor in "Phobos". When facing a monster that feeds on adrenaline but is harmed by actual fear, the Doctor conquers it effortlessly by showing it his own mind. He starts by feeding it memories of all the things he's seen in the past, followed by all the evil he's seen from the future... and as a final blow, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds all the things he's afraid he might do someday]]. The whole CrowningMomentOfAwesome takes several minutes, with the Doctor continuously mocking the monster throughout. Oh, and he does it ''while bungee jumping into the monster's transdimensional portal''.

A long-running radio series produced by BigFinish. Starring the actors from the TV series, and written and produced by some of the regular ''Series/DoctorWho'' crew, the series is a well-loved and high-quality collection of the Doctor's adventures. The episodes are part of the DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse (rather than the {{Whoniverse}} TV show canon).

A long-running radio series produced by BigFinish. Starring the actors who play the Doctor on TV, and written and produced by some of the regular ''Series/DoctorWho'' crew, the series is a well-loved and high-quality collection of the Doctor's adventures. The episodes are part of the DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse (rather than the {{Whoniverse}} TV show canon).

On top of that, there are also the "Lost Stories", stories intended for Classic Who but [[WhatCouldHaveBeen never made]], and the Companion Chronicles, two-man stories performed by [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin former companions]]. The Eighth Doctor temporarily left the main range from 2007 to 2011, where his stories were moved into his own series of eight, 40 minute tales, much more akin to the new TV series, and the Fourth Doctor currently stars in his own series.

A long-running radio series produced by BigFinish. Starring the actors who play the Doctor on TV, and written and produced by much of the regular ''DoctorWho'' crew, the series is a well-loved and high-quality collection of the Doctor's adventures. The episodes are part of the DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse (rather than the {{Whoniverse}} TV show canon).

* PaintingTheFourthWall: ''The Natural History of Fear'' does this brilliantly. The voices of the three main characters ''sound'' like the Eighth Doctor, Charley and C'rizz...but they sure behave oddly. [[spoiler: Because they had their own memories removed and our trio's memories implanted.]]

A long-running radio series produced by BigFinish. Starring the actors who play the Doctor on TV, and written and produced by much of the regular ''DoctorWho'' crew, the series is a well-loved and high-quality collection of the Doctor's adventures. The episodes are part of the DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse (rather than the ''Whoniverse'' TV show canon).

A long-running radio series produced by BigFinish. Starring the actors who play the Doctor on TV, and written and produced by much of the regular ''DoctorWho'' crew, the series is a well-loved and high-quality collection of the Doctor's adventures. The episodes are part of the DoctorWhoExpanded Universe (rather than the ''Whoniverse'' TV show canon).

After the MadeForTVMovie [[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie with Paul McGann]] in 1996, ''Series/DoctorWho'' fans were left with only the ongoing series of novels (the VirginNewAdventures tied up in 1997, followed closely by the EighthDoctorAdventures) and the Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine comics to sate their time-traveling cravings.

After producing a series of audio dramas for [[BerniceSummerfield former companion Benny Summerfield]], in 1999 BigFinish finally nabbed the license to produce new audio dramas starring the original Doctors... well, those still alive and willing to appear, numbers [[TomBaker Four]] to Eight. The main range releases a new 4-part story every month.

A long-running radio series, part of the non-canon DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse. Created by, and starring, much of the original ''DoctorWho'' cast and crew.

* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: The Eighth Doctor in "Phobos". When facing a monster that feeds on adrenaline but is harmed by actual fear, the Doctor conquers it effortlessly by showing it his own mind. He start by feeding it all the things he's seen in the past, following all the evil he's seen from the future... and as a final blow, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds all the things he's afraid he might do someday]]. The whole CrowningMomentOfAwesome takes several minutes, with the Doctor continuously mocking the monster throughout. Oh, and he does it ''while bungee jumping into the monster's transdimensional portal''.

* NotSoHarmless: Every so often BigFinish will bring back a not-very-well-regarded monster or villain from the classic series and make them ''goddamn terrifying.''

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Frobisher stars in ''[[ShoutOut The Maltese]] [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Penguin]]''.
* EvilIsHammy: The Eighth, to the extent they should rename it [[FaceHeelTurn Face Ham Turn]] in his honor. Except for those times when he isn't, as in ''The Natural History of Fear''. Then he's just goddamn [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel terrifying]].

* EyeScream: In ''Night Thoughts'' something is going around and ripping out people's ''eyes.'' [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Sweet dreams.]]

** ''[[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Zagreus sits inside your head, Zagreus lives among the dead, Zagreus sees you in your bed and eats you when you're sleeping...]]''
** ''Night Thoughts'' had... ''something''... whistling "Oranges and Lemons" while it went around ''[[EyeScream ripping out people's eyes.]]'' [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Yeah.]]

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--> '''"The Doctor"''': Daleks. [[IndianaJones I hate these guys]].

* CaptainErsatz: Dark Space Eight from ''Bang-Bang-a-Boom!'' is clearly supposed to be ''DeepSpaceNine''. The same drama mentions another station called Achilles 4 that is described as [[BabylonFive the last best hope for peace.]]