Monthly Short Trips in 2027

Short Trips, the long-running range of original Doctor Who audiobooks from Big Finish Productions, will return in 2027, with a brand-new release every month.

These exciting stories, each approximately 30 minutes, will feature Doctors and companions from the classic and new eras of the TV series, as the TARDIS takes them to unexplored corners of the universe where thrilling adventures and great dangers await.

There will be eleven stories released monthly from January to November 2027, at a price of £3.99 each. These are now also available to pre-order in a multi-buy download to own bundle for just £40.00, exclusively here.

Following this, December’s Short Trips story will be the winning entry from 2027’s Paul Spragg New Writer’s Opportunity, and will be released for free.

The first three Short Trips releases of 2027 will be:

Who the Dickens...? by Juliet E. McKenna, due for release in January 2027.

What inspired Charles Dickens to write A Christmas Carol as a time travel story? The Doctor takes Jo Grant to the writer’s Victorian home to investigate.

Piccadilly Circus by Joseph Lidster, due for release in February 2027.

Susan is separated from the TARDIS at the height of the Blitz in World War 2 and discovers more than just Londoners are hiding in the nighttime tunnels of the Underground.

The Cat with Two Lives by Luke Hollands, due for release in March 2027.

As they keep one step ahead of the vicious Vloor, the Doctor and Yaz must protect an oblivious English village. But Mrs Carnaby’s marmalade cat seems determined to obstruct them.

Short Trips range producer Peter Anghelides said: “It’s wonderful that Big Finish has decided to publish more Short Trips each year. We’re currently commissioning and recording new stories for the whole of 2027. With eleven monthly releases, plus our free annual Paul Spragg Competition winner, it’s an opportunity to share a dozen marvellous new audiobook adventures across the year.

“To launch our monthly releases, January’s story is by award-winning British fantasy novelist Juliet E. McKenna. Who the Dickens…? is Juliet’s long-delayed Big Finish debut, now recorded as an enhanced audio reading by the brilliant Tim Treloar.

“We’re planning stories we hope will complement the other Doctor Who Big Finish ranges and explore ways to make the most of audiobook readings. The writers we’re working with at the moment include experienced authors new to Doctor Who, familiar names from Big Finish, and brand-new voices taking their first chance to write for us. Each story will be about half an hour, accompanied by a ‘behind the scenes’ track discussing its writing and production.”

Big Finish listeners can pre-order each Short Trips release individually for just £3.99 (as digital downloads to own).

All the above prices (including pre-order and multibuy bundle discounts) are fixed for a limited time only and guaranteed no later than 31 March 2027.