A new range of festive Doctor Who audio dramas will see Doctors, companions and other characters from the history of the series appear in special full-cast stories themed around Halloween and Christmas. 

The TARDIS has a habit of landing the Doctor in the midst of scary situations, and this October’s Halloween box set will include some of the spookiest adventures yet. The Doctor and UNIT will encounter terrifying new adversaries, from mind-infesting creatures to a monster inhabiting a deep, dark cave. 

And then, Big Finish listeners will be treated to not one Doctor Who Christmas special, but four! From an English village in 1962 to an asteroid on the edge of a great war, Yuletide is celebrated in many forms across time and space – but beneath the snow and the tinsel, there is danger to be confronted. 

Doctor Who: Halloween - Sea Smoke and Other Stories and Doctor Who: Christmas - It’s a Wonderful War and Other Stories are now available to pre-order for just £24.99 (download to own) or £30.99 (download to own + collector’s edition CD) each, exclusively here. Please note: the collector’s edition CD box sets are strictly limited to 1,500 copies each and will not be repressed. 

The four spooky Halloween stories are: 

Sea Smoke – a First Doctor and Dodo adventure by Jonathan Sims
Party Favours – a Kate Stewart and Osgood adventure by Georgia Cook 
Bramble King – an Eighth Doctor and Audacity adventure by Noga Flaishon 
Merlin’s Trap – a Twelfth Doctor adventure by Hannah Kennedy 

The cast of this box set includes Stephen Noonan as the First Doctor, Lauren Cornelius as Dodo, Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart, Ingrid Oliver as Osgood, Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, and Jaye Griffiths as Audacity.  

Sea Smoke and Other Stories also includes the Big Finish debut of writers Jonathan Sims (known for popular horror podcast, The Magnus Archives) and BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Prize winner Hannah Kennedy. 

And the four festive Christmas tales are: 

Unholy Night – a Missy adventure by Noga Flaishon 
Legacy of Blood – a Sixth Doctor and Leela adventure by Julian Richards
Presents of Mind – a Smith and Sullivan adventure by Mark Wright
It’s a Wonderful War – a Time War-era Eighth Doctor adventure by Jonathan S Powell

The cast of It’s a Wonderful War and Other Stories includes Michelle Gomez as Missy, Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela, Sadie Miller as Sarah Jane Smith, Christopher Naylor as Harry Sullivan, John Leeson as K9, Annette Badland as Aunt Lavinia, Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, and Nicholas Briggs as the Daleks. 

Halloween producer Noga Flaishon said: “Horror is my bread and butter and getting to work on it with the Big Finish team and some horrifying new writers like Jonathan Sims, Georgia Cook and Hannah Kennedy was a joy. Giving writers like them the brief ‘make it scary' and letting them run is a rare delight in this industry. I think we’ve created something truly bone-chilling.” 

And Christmas producer Jonathan S Powell said: “Big Finish Doctor Who audio dramas have long been a big part of the Christmas season, so I was thrilled to keep that tradition alive. Boasting a powerhouse of talent from across the Whoniverse, these four festive delights are packed with terror, laughter, danger and Daleks. Like any good chocolate box! I can’t wait for listeners to gather round the fire with their robot dog, tear open the wrapping paper with their fangs, and dive right in.” 

Big Finish listeners can save money by pre-ordering 2025’s Halloween and Christmas box sets together in a multi-buy bundle for just £48 (download to own) or £58 (download to own + collector’s edition CD). 

All the above prices (including pre-order and multibuy bundle discounts) are fixed for a limited time only and guaranteed no later than 31 December 2025. 

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.