The Eighth Doctor and Where to Start (topics merged)

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There a few possibilities.

Storm Warning, his first story, is a good place as it introduces long running companion, Charley. But then you can probably skip the next three and go straight to the second season (Invaders of Mars to Neverland) which has the legendary Chimes of Midnight in it.

Alternativey, the Lucie Miller series are a good place - Blood of the Daleks.

Doom Coalition, which I’m listening to now, is recommended by some as a good place to start.

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Some good starting points are:

Storm Warning (then carry on with Main Range, Charlotte Pollard)
or
Blood of the Daleks (then carry on with Lucie Miller, love her)
or
The Great War (Dark Eyes - some people love it, I’m not a big fan)
or
The Eleven (Doom Coalition)

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what is lucie millers first story

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^ This one! :blush: our posts are crossing lol

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thanks for the help I heard Lucie Miller is good so

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The Lucie Miller ones are often recommended to people used to the modern series as they are 45/50 minute episodes rather than 4 parter classic style.

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I must say, after listening to loads of newer audios, I find the classic 2 hour long ones a bit of a slog :confounded:

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Its like for me waching 1st doctors run I had to change the way I watched it 3rd doctor is easyier tho

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There’s also Main Range #123 “The Company of Friends” which is an anthology release with four single-part half-hour stories featuring Bernice Summerfield, Fitz Kreiner (from the BBC novels), Izzy Sinclair (from the DWM comics), and Mary Shelley. The last story leads into a one-off trilogy with Mary Shelley in the TARDIS that comprises of “The Silver Turk”, “The Witch from the Well” and “Army of Death” (Main Range #153-155).

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I would suggest Storm Warning. It was my first ever Big Finish story. 8 & Charley are a great duo.

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I’d say there are four good starting points. The Eighth Doctor has been said to one of the longest-lived incarnations, so it depends on which version of the Eighth Doctor you think you’d be interested in.

A young Eighth Doctor similar to the guy you left off with in the TV movie? Start with ‘Storm Warning’

A slightly more mature Eighth Doctor who is beginning to show off a bit more of a grumpy side? Go with ‘Blood of the Daleks’

An older, world-weary Eight? Go with ‘Doom Coalition 1’ not ‘Dark Eyes.’ ‘Dark Eyes’ sort of acts as an epilogue to the events of the run that starts with ‘Blood of the Daleks.’

If you’re interested in what the Eighth Doctor got up to in the early years of the Time War, start with the box set titled ‘Time War Volume 1’

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Now that we’ve covered the first Charley season in the Audio > Audio Club, what are your thoughts on Charley vs Lucie?

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I know this is unpopular to say, but I just really am not fond of Charley… something about her character never worked for me. I don’t want to pit them against each other particularly because I think that’s unproductive, but something about Charley and her stories didn’t vibe with me. I think I admire that era for being a little more experimental, but both eras have good stories and duds. I also like that she’s not a modern companion, I think they’re always more interesting in concept.

And I’m sure everyone knows I love Lucie. She is so special to me because I listened to her audios at just the right time in my life, and I find her to be so wonderful. I love her attitude towards new planets and experiences, and I love her banter with 8 so much

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Charley is very posh which may put some people off, maybe. I think her best season is Invaders of Mars through to Neverland.

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That’s why I love Charley :grin:

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I haven’t listened to much Charley yet (I got busy, haven’t had much time for the clubs lately :cry:) but my first impression from Storm Warning was she’s a bit posh :laughing:

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This has been awesome! Thanks to @deltaandthebannermen I have found BF on Spotify :::Laughs insanely into the Vortex:::

From my understanding I should start at Storm Warning and Blood Of The Daleks. I also discovered how to watch the Wheel In Space and Web of fear from my region. But that will be a different thread.:blue_heart::rocket:

Meanwhile, I am binging over the weekend :tardis:

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Glad you’ve found it!

Note that Storm Warning and Blood of The Daleks are two completely different series - first is with Charley, second is with Lucie.

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Like shauny said, yeah, Storm Warning or Blood of the Daleks are good starting points, but it’s one or the other

I’d personally go with Storm Warning just because that’s the very beginning

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Wanted to bring this to the top of the list again. Both for those going to the stage show, and for any new members joining after the stage show who might be curious.

Without listing everything individually, here’s a basic timeline of the Big Finish Eighth Doctor stuff (the other mediums are harder to fit together.

The TV Movie
The Company of Friends (Monthly Adventures #123)
The Mary Shelly trilogy (Monthly Adventures #153-155)
Eighth and Charley (Monthly Adventures #16-19, #28-33, #50)
The three Audacity boxsets + the Further Adventuress (fit somewhere in amongst the early Monthly’s)
Divergent Universe (Monthly Adventures #52-55, #61-64)
Post-Divergent Charley/C’rizz (Monthly Adventures #72, 75, 77, 80, 83, 88, 101, 103)
Lucie Miller/Eighth Doctor Adventures S1
Further Adventures of Lucie Miller
EDA S2-4
Dark Eyes 1-4
Doom Coalition 1-4
Ravenous 1-4
Stranded 1-4
Eight/Liv/Helen Boxsets
Time War 1-4 + Cass
Time War Uncharted
Night of the Doctor

I think that’s the bulk of it. There are of course Short Trips and the Sontarans vs Rutans story that fit in there and the various Eight appearances/cameos in other ranges. But that’s the simplest path I can give.

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