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BBC's New Doctor Who Audio Originals #4
Doctor Who: Fortunes of War: 6th Doctor Audio Original
Colin Baker reads this original adventure featuring the Sixth Doctor, set in the First World War.
“You've seen what happens, Mark. You know what time can do if it's damaged.”
"One of the best, if not the best original Doctor Who audio story from BBC Audio and its predecessors – highly recommended." scifibulletin.com
Travelling alone for once, the Sixth Doctor elects to return to Earth, and the First World War. There he must solve, once and for all, a mystery he unearthed in earlier incarnations. Someone has been interfering to alter the course of the war — but to what end?
With Captain Mark Steadman and Nurse Annie Grantham, the Doctor travels to a forest in Germany, on a cold morning in November. At the heart of the forest is a massive temporal disturbance, and there he will rendezvous with whoever is behind significant changes to the accepted history of the Great War.
But the forces of Time bring other entities to the meeting place: terrifying, corporeal ghosts of soldiers from many centuries of battle. If the Doctor, Mark and Annie are to escape with their lives — and return history to it proper course — they will need help from unexpected quarters.
Colin Baker, the Sixth Doctor in the BBC TV series, reads this dramatic and emotive new story by Justin Richards.
Duration: 1 hour 15 mins approx.
“You've seen what happens, Mark. You know what time can do if it's damaged.”
"One of the best, if not the best original Doctor Who audio story from BBC Audio and its predecessors – highly recommended." scifibulletin.com
Travelling alone for once, the Sixth Doctor elects to return to Earth, and the First World War. There he must solve, once and for all, a mystery he unearthed in earlier incarnations. Someone has been interfering to alter the course of the war — but to what end?
With Captain Mark Steadman and Nurse Annie Grantham, the Doctor travels to a forest in Germany, on a cold morning in November. At the heart of the forest is a massive temporal disturbance, and there he will rendezvous with whoever is behind significant changes to the accepted history of the Great War.
But the forces of Time bring other entities to the meeting place: terrifying, corporeal ghosts of soldiers from many centuries of battle. If the Doctor, Mark and Annie are to escape with their lives — and return history to it proper course — they will need help from unexpected quarters.
Colin Baker, the Sixth Doctor in the BBC TV series, reads this dramatic and emotive new story by Justin Richards.
Duration: 1 hour 15 mins approx.
Audio CD
First published September 6, 2018
About the author
Justin Richards
314 books242 followersJustin Richards was a British writer of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure fiction. He wrote science fiction and fantasy novels, including series set in Victorian and early 20th-century London, as well as contemporary adventure stories. He was best known for writing numerous spin-off novels, reference books, and audio plays based on the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. Richards served as Creative Consultant for the BBC Books range of Doctor Who novels until 2017.
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July 11, 2026
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concludes the trilogy by bringing the Sixth Doctor together with the captain from the first story and the nurse from the second, Colin Baker narrating it in character. They end up investigating the origin of the mystery in a remote forest in northwestern Germany (oddly enough, I too was in a remote forest in northwestern Germany shortly after listening to this) and trying to close the wobbling time loops. I found it very satisfactory.
concludes the trilogy by bringing the Sixth Doctor together with the captain from the first story and the nurse from the second, Colin Baker narrating it in character. They end up investigating the origin of the mystery in a remote forest in northwestern Germany (oddly enough, I too was in a remote forest in northwestern Germany shortly after listening to this) and trying to close the wobbling time loops. I found it very satisfactory.
March 8, 2023
At the end of WWI The Sixth Doctor finds Mark from Men of War and Annie from Horrors of War and brings them to meet the man who has messed with time, Thomas Caxton. He puts everything right in time and contemplates becoming the Timelord Victorious.
I like how Justin Richards uses the image of Poppies throughout this story.
I like how Justin Richards uses the image of Poppies throughout this story.
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May 26, 2026
Finale of a three part story.
An amazing story by itself, but taken with the previous two chapters it's pretty mindblowing. And it's all capped off by a great ending exploring the Doctor's psyche. The zombie parts are boring, though, which keeps this from greatness.
Narrated by the sixth Doctor himself, which is a delight.
An amazing story by itself, but taken with the previous two chapters it's pretty mindblowing. And it's all capped off by a great ending exploring the Doctor's psyche. The zombie parts are boring, though, which keeps this from greatness.
Narrated by the sixth Doctor himself, which is a delight.
February 29, 2020
Colin is simply wonderful.
He is doing a great job in this reading bringing the Doctor and the other characters to life.
I also liked the sound design which is creating a believable atmosphere without being too intrusive.
I hope we get a few more of these.
He is doing a great job in this reading bringing the Doctor and the other characters to life.
I also liked the sound design which is creating a believable atmosphere without being too intrusive.
I hope we get a few more of these.
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