A legendary story for the Eighth Doctor 

Paul McGann and India Fisher star as the Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard in The Stuff of Legend, an exciting new audio adventure released today as part of the celebrations marking 25 years of Big Finish Doctor Who audio dramas. 

In a story written by Robert Valentine, the time-travelling duo arrive in a quiet Cornish town, where two of their greatest enemies await – the Master (Alex Macqueen, reprising the role for the first time since 2021’s Masterful) and the Daleks (Nicholas Briggs). 

This release coincides with the first-ever live onstage performance of a Big Finish Doctor Who audio play, as listeners will be treated to a full-cast reading of The Stuff of Legend at London’s Cadogan Hall. A small number of tickets remain for the Sunday performances: https://doctorwhoaudiolive.com/

The studio version of Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend, recorded in April 2024, is now available to own as a collector’s edition double CD (+ download for just £15.99) or as a digital download only (for just £12.99), exclusively here. 

Something is afoot in the lonely Cornish village of Merrymaid Bay. Rumours of dead men working in the tin mines have sent a chill through the community, and it's up to the Doctor and Charley to get to the bottom of the mystery. 

Can the legends of the Bucca that haunts the mines be true? And just what awesome power do the Doctor's greatest enemies – the Daleks! – threaten to unleash upon the universe? 

 

The Stuff of Legend also features Annette Badland (known for Ted Lasso and Doctor Who: Aliens of London) as Old Emily Barnfather and the Bucca, Nisha Nayar as Emily Barnfather, Jason Forbes as Captain Montgomerie Césaire, Barnaby Edwards as Jago Penrose and Foley, and George Naylor as the Robomen. 

Writer and producer Robert Valentine said: “Big Finish creative director Nicholas Briggs came to me in 2023 and asked me to come up with a story to celebrate 25 years of Big Finish Doctor Who with an adventure for the Eighth Doctor and Charley. Having both the Daleks and the Master involved was essentially inevitable as a way of making this a huge celebratory story. 

“I wanted to make this a really pure, traditional Doctor Who adventure, so I wrote the Dalek scheme to feel like something out of one of the 1960s Peter Cushing films. I also wanted to honour the Philip Hinchcliffe era of the TV series by homaging Hammer Horror – in this case Plague of the Zombies, which I think is one of their best – and which allowed me to indulge my love for folklore and legend.” 

Actor Alex Macqueen added: “I've played the Master for over a decade now, but it’s getting on for four or five years since I last recorded as him. So coming back to it was a real delight and a thrill. I'd forgotten just how fun he is to play.” 

Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend is now available to own as a collector’s edition double CD (+ download for just £15.99) or as a digital download only (for just £12.99), exclusively here. 

All the above prices include the special pre-order discount and are subject to change after general release.

Please note that Big Finish is currently operating a digital-first release schedule. The mail-out of collector’s edition CDs may be delayed due to factors beyond our control, but all purchases of this release unlock a digital copy that can be immediately downloaded or played on the Big Finish app from the release date.