This title was released in August 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 September 2025, and on general sale after this date.
Whether sailing the perilous oceans of the eighteenth century or braving the sports fields of an English public school, the Doctor and Peri work as a team. But can their friendship survive the horrors of ghost ships, alien bullies - and a most astounding revelation about the Doctor's past...?
Saoirse of the Seven Seas by Nina Millns
Saoirse O'Grady, Queen of the Irish Sea, teams up with the brave Captain Peri (and her lowly second-in-command, the Doctor) to fight for justice for her people and her homeland. But her English foe, Sir Kenneth Rushworth, doesn't just have the law on his side - he has allies not of this Earth. Allies who have a very particular interest in Saoirse...
Red for Danger! by Nev Fountain
New teachers Dr Pretorius (History) and Professor Brown (Biology) find a lot to alarm them at one of the most menacing places they've ever visited - a traditional English public school. Finding aliens among both staff and pupils, can they solve the mystery of Malcolm - a boy whose connection to the Doctor is closer than the Time Lord could ever imagine...?
**Please note: the collector's edition CD box set is strictly limited to 1,500 copies**
Recorded on: 13-14 May and 3-4 August 2021
Recorded at: The Soundhouse
Producer Jacqueline Rayner said: "We’re going back to basics - the Sixth Doctor and Peri. Their relationship is such an important one; they've had a vast number of adventures over the years and yet there's always something new there to discover.
"We have a real flavour of rollicking old-fashioned adventure stories here - first piratical perils on the high seas and then high jinks at a boarding school - but there might be a few surprises in store. Let's just say that one of the boys at the school has a much closer connection to the Doctor than anyone would ever suspect..."
Colin Baker said: "I do enjoy the historical stories! And I was amazed to discover that Saoirse is not real – I believed her totally, and that’s a tribute to Rebecca, who’s made her very, very real."
Nicola Bryant added: "It's great for Doctor Who to head off to the seas with our fake history. It's wonderful to get that pirate feel, all the joy and the fun, and for Peri to have a sense briefly of feeling like she's the captain. Of course, she was a queen of a planet, but it's nice for her to exercise this back on Earth!"
And guest star Gareth David-Lloyd said: "This is my first Doctor Who Big Finish! It was great fun for me and a lovely change from playing Ianto Jones. It was especially lovely working with Colin's larger-than-life doctor – my character is quite shouty and brash as well, so that was lots of fun."
Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant
