I am pretty new to Big Finish and I think that it is hard to choose which series to listen to when there is so much content.
It is also hard to know where to start with some Doctors/series. For example, everyone talks well about the 8th doctor but do I start from the MR or from the 8th doctor adventures or someone else? Does anyone have any tips?
You could always use the bespoke ârandomiserâ on the main site 
I tend to randomise my next listen although since joining TARDIS Guide, Iâm now getting the itch to work through more ranges chronologically - at least for short bursts.
I have thought about going the random route but I donât want to miss any continuity. The consequence of this is that I have mostly listened to shorter series with characters that I know from TV.
Oh my, looks like I have to listen to Scherzo next⌠Thanks randomiserâŚ
I havenât listened to much Big Finish, but with the ones I did, it was largely either Doctors I liked, or audio books Iâd heard good things about.
How about listening to âSpare Partsâ? Costs $3.79, and itâs absolutely classic. Think âGenesis of the Daleksâ, only for Cybermen.
Spare Parts is definitely a good standalone listen. And as one of the first 50 main range releases freely available on most music streaming services 
For the most part, you could pick any audio from a Doctor you like or a range that seems interesting and go from there, as they are mostly standalone. There are exceptions, though, and the 8th Doctor is one of them, as BF has been building quite a story arc for him ever since Paul McGann joined Big Finish in 2001.
I started an 8th Doctor marathon today, beginning with Main Range Release 16, Storm Warning, which is the beginning of Eightâs adventures. If you want to, you could listen to all the 8th Doctor Main Range releases in order, as they form a complete story arc, and then move on to the 8DA box sets. You could also start from the 8DA box sets directly and listen to them in order, and then move on to Dark Eyes, Doom Coalition, Ravenous, Stranded, The New Eighth Doctor Adventures, and Time War. Or, you could begin with the Timne War sets, which are placed at the end of Eightâs life before his regeneration into War.
Overall, most early Main Range releases are great. The Tenth Doctor Adventures are generally great, as are the First Doctor Adventures with David Bradley and the Third Doctor Adventures with Tim Treloar (if you like Classic Who and donât mind recasts). The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles with Jacob Dudman, The Missy releases, War Master, and most Diary of River Song sets are great as well.
Yeah, of the ones Iâve listened to, itâs the one I feel the most confident in recommending. I listened to the Fearmonger because it was 7/Ace, and it was pretty good.
Pretty sure I listened to Mission to Magnus because Iâd heard the lost stories audios for the 6th Doctor were good, and it had Sil in it.
Live 34, OTOH, confused me a bit, partially because of having at least one companion I wasnât familiar with and a very different format. It was good, but I suspect I shouldâve listened to it laterâŚ
I tried listening to the top recommended Main Range audios, but I find that I really am very obsessive over listening to things in order 
Having said that, the first Eighth Doctor audios I listened to were Stranded, when they were first released. I absolutely loved them so went back and listened to âRobophobiaâ which is Liv Chenkaâs first story, then listened to the Lucie Miller sets, then Dark Eyes, and am now on Doom Coalition. Iâm going to listen to all of Eightâs sets in order.
Yes, I skipped Eightâs stories in the Main Range, again because it felt wrong to listen to a subset of a range, and I knew there were crossovers. Now we are listening to the Main Range each week, I will get to those eventually
In between, I love listening to modern Who stories, as New Who is my favourite - I of course started with The Diary of River Song, and have also listened to all the Tenth Doctor stories I could get my hands on, the recent Ninth Doctor stories, Eleven, Missy, some of the War Doctor, other sets like Jenny, Lady Christina, Rani Takes on the WorldâŚ
I just go with my gut really with those other sets, and decide based on the characters.
I tend to be the kind of person who likes to listen to things in order, but when I first started I knew I wanted to get into Paul McGann, so I started with Lucie Millerand worked through them from there. I guess I would suggest picking a character you really like and trying a couple of stories with them in it, then even if you donât like the stories too much, at least you werenât also listening to a character you hate
Lately Iâve just been picking a Doctor at simi-random and going through some of their newer stuff, plus any of the stuff that would supply context Iâm missing
Iâd definitely recommend the Eighth Doctorâs main range audios! Theyâre pretty standalone from anything else in that range.
Yeah it can be incredibly overwhelming at first and honestly still is a bit even though iâm well into big finish hell. Seconding what many others have said and itâs best to choose a doctor and/or tardis team you like and start with those audios. I found this spreadsheet a massive help to keep track and have used it as a template to make my own where I try and place said audios in rough continuity order. Itâs still a rough WIP at the moment but if anyoneâs interested despite that I might share it.
I built my site to replace a spreadsheet I had been using before 
That would be an interesting thing to add to the site
Thereâs plenty of attempts to do that online. Eyespider is the best and most extensive IMO.
(Although some will disagree with the choices made on any attempt at a continuity).
I made a thread that contains the two best timelines to that. It can be found here: Doctor Who Timelines
For me itâs kinda random. If something new comes out that I pre-ordered, Iâll often jump on that. Sometimes itâs an old favorite that I havenât heard for a while. Mostly itâs just kinda a random sampling of stuff I have that I havenât gotten around to yet. Plus, Iâve got other books on my listen to list podcasts that I fit in and around the Big Finish stuff.
I narrow it down based on companion first. Usually when Iâm in the mood to listen to an audio, I have a specific companion in mind, so Iâll focus on their appearances. Then Iâll go on the TARDIS Wiki and go down the list of audios I havenât yet listened to and see which one strikes my fancy.
Granted, I only listen to the Sixth Doctorâs audios (as far as the Doctor Who ranges are concerned), so my decision is easier than most fansâ.
Welcome to the forum. Why do you only listen to six?
Thanks for the welcome. Itâs just personal preference. While I do like other Doctors, I donât have any real hankering to jump into their non-TV stories. Sixâs Era is my main love in the Doctor Who Universe, so my focus is primarily on him.