The Eleventh Doctor (Miles Taylor) sets course on a new era of adventures soon, beginning with three thrilling trips through time and space in the full-cast audio drama box set The First Question. 

The story begins in Hong Kong, 1990, where the Doctor meets businesswoman Eleanor Fong (Jasmine Bayes). It’s an initially spiky encounter, but after the duo face down a shocking danger together, Eleanor decides to board the TARDIS. 

The Doctor’s latest companion soon finds herself on her maiden voyages into the future and back in time – specifically, to the exotic resort of Space Florida (where the Doctor previously visited with Amy Pond, as mentioned in TV episode The Big Bang) and to Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. In both of these times and places, adventure and danger awaits… 

Doctor Who – The Eleventh Doctor Adventures: The First Question is now available to pre-order as a digital download to own for just £19.99, exclusively here. 

The Doctor and Eleanor's first three trips together are: 

The Final Cut by Lisa McMullin, from a story by Max Kashevsky

Hong Kong, 1990. The Doctor answers a call for help from Eleanor Fong, CEO of Fong Enterprises. Only he’s twenty years too late. And in those twenty years she’s been busy – helping people to forget… 

The Tourist Trap by Beth Axford 

In an attempt to ease Eleanor into time and space travel, the Doctor takes her to Space Florida. Unfortunately, it’s not the relaxing paradise he remembers. The holiday-makers are missing, so are the crew, and something monstrous is closing in. 

A Delusion of Witches by Lisa McMullin 

As fear rises amid the Salem witch trials of 1692, one woman knows for absolute certainty that it’s not witchcraft or devilry people need to fear – it’s human beings. 

The box set’s guest cast includes Dan Li (Red Eye, The Continental), Tuyen Do (The Red King), and Windson Liong (Doctor Who: Legend of the Sea Devils), plus further names to be announced. 

Lisa McMullin, writer of the first and third episodes, said: “I was lucky enough to be gifted a brilliant new companion story for the Eleventh Doctor – and a glorious new companion. I’d love to claim credit for the creation of Eleanor Fong, but she is the brainchild of Max Kashevsky and I’m just her surrogate mother, if that's not too weird an analogy! Logistical shenanigans meant I got to script her introduction as well as her third adventure – Geronimo! 

“Eleanor feels like a fresh take on a companion. She’s not the type of character – to begin with at least – you’d expect the Doctor to join forces with. In fact, you’d be forgiven for thinking she was the antagonist. But of course, nothing is ever quite as it seems... 

“This is the Eleventh Doctor just after The Wedding of River Song. He should really be on his honeymoon! But as far as he's concerned, everyone (except his wife) thinks he's dead – and he'd like to keep it that way. But the Doctor isn't exactly great at lying low!” 

The box set’s second episode is written by Beth Axford, who’s known for working on Puffin’s Doctor Who books and here submits her first script for an audio drama. She said: “I am so delighted to be making my Big Finish debut with an episode of The Eleventh Doctor Adventures – a project I’m extremely proud to be a part of. It’s been so exciting to expand on a story we never got to see on screen, and getting to explore a brand-new companion for the Eleventh Doctor has been a dream. Writing for a Doctor I grew up adoring feels like a really special first script experience, and I can’t wait for fans to find out what we’ve done with Space Florida!” 

Doctor Who – The Eleventh Doctor Adventures: The First Question is now available to pre-order as a digital download to own for just £19.99, exclusively from www.bigfinish.com. 

All the above prices (including pre-order and multibuy bundle discounts) are fixed for a limited time only and guaranteed no later than 31 May 2026.