Due for release in May 2022, The War Doctor Begins: Battlegrounds box set comprises three brand new treacherous stories, featuring a guest appearance by Emma Campbell-Jones as someone who seems to know the Doctor very well indeed... 

Doctor Who – The War Doctor Begins: Battlegrounds is available to pre-order at £19.99 as a collector’s edition CD box set or £16.99 as a download, exclusively here, with the trio of titles as follows: 

The Keeper of Light by Phil Mulryne 

Temmosus by Rossa McPhillips 

Rewind by Timothy X Atack 

Producer David Richardson said: “We’re back in the studio with the War Doctor for three standalone and very high concept stories set within the Time War. From a remote holiday cottage to a Thal ship in deep space to the darkest day on the planet Lacuna, the Doctor faces some of the biggest challenges of his lives – and this time he has his trusty companion along…” 

Praise for Doctor Who: The War Doctor Begins – Forged in Fire:  

“One of the best launches Big Finish have done in recent time.”
Sci-Fi Bulletin 

“A great jumping on point featuring excellent performances. 9/10”
Indie Mac User 

“A huge achievement.”
Doctor Who Magazine 

“Big Finish have another surefire winner on their hands.”
Set The Tape 

“Carley’s performance makes this one of the strongest box sets of the year.”
Who Review 

“A great release which promises even greater things.”
We Made This 

Doctor Who – The War Doctor Begins: Battlegrounds is available to pre-order at £19.99 as a collector’s edition CD box set or £16.99 as a download from the Big Finish website. 

Big Finish listeners can save money by pre-ordering the complete The War Doctor Begins series in a bundle (of all four volumes) from £76 on CD or £66 on digital download. 

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

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.