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Circular Time (audio anthology)

Circular Time was the ninety-first release in Big Finish's monthly range. The four stories were writen by Mike Maddox and Paul Cornell respectively and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and Sarah Sutton as Nyssa.

Released in 2007, it was the company's first attempt at an audio anthology in the Main Range. Its critical and popular success paved the way for the release's then-unique format to be repeated annually.

The theme of the compilation, as suggested by the title, was the passage of time — specifically the time of the friendship between Nyssa and the Fifth Doctor. A story was taken from each of the major periods of their friendship's life — spring, summer, autumn and winter — to indicate how it matured. Each story was also of a different genre — adventure with aliens on a distant planet, celebrity historical, character piece, and high-concept adventure. Despite the presence of a cohesive theme, however, the stories shared no narrative continuity at all.

Publisher's summary[]

Summer to winter, the seasons turn.

In the springtime of a distant future, the Doctor and Nyssa become embroiled in Time Lord politics on an alien world. During the stifling heat of a summer past they suffer the vengeful wrath of Isaac Newton. In the recent past, Nyssa spends a romantic golden autumn in an English village while the Doctor plays cricket. And finally, many years after their travels together have ended, the two friends meet again in the strangest of circumstances.

Four seasons. Four stories.

Now close the door behind you, you're letting the cold in...

Stories[]

#	Title	Author	Director	Featuring	Released	Pr. code
91.1	Spring	Mike Maddox^[1]	John Ainsworth	Nyssa	20 January 2007	6C/H
91.2	Summer
91.3	Autumn	Paul Cornell
91.4	Winter

Gallery[]

Original cover art

Notes[]

The preview for this anthology in DWM 378 included an illustration by Martin Geraghty.
The stories were recorded on 6 and 7 September 2006 at the Moat Studios.

External links[]

Official Circular Time page at bigfinish.com
Circular Time at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
DisContinuity for Circular Time at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide

Footnotes[]

↑ from a story by Paul Cornell

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Big Finish Main Range

Fifth Doctor

	Adric, Nyssa, Tegan	The Star Men • The Contingency Club • Zaltys • Kingdom of Lies • Ghost Walk • Serpent in the Silver Mask

Nyssa	The Land of the Dead • Winter for the Adept • The Mutant Phase • Primeval • Spare Parts • Creatures of Beauty • The Game • Circular Time (Spring • Summer • Autumn • Winter) • Renaissance of the Daleks • Return to the Web Planet • Castle of Fear • The Eternal Summer • Plague of the Daleks • The Demons of Red Lodge and Other Stories • (The Demons of Red Lodge • The Entropy Composition • Doing Time • Special Features) • 1001 Nights (1001 Nights, My Brother's Keeper, The Interplanetarian, Smuggling Tales) • 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men • Alien Heart • Dalek Soul

Nyssa, Brewster	The Haunting of Thomas Brewster • The Boy That Time Forgot • Time Reef • A Perfect World

Nyssa, Hannah	Moonflesh • Tomb Ship • Masquerade

Nyssa, Tegan	The Waters of Amsterdam • Aquitaine • The Peterloo Massacre

Nyssa, Tegan, Marc	Tartarus • Interstitial • Feast of Fear • Warzone • Conversion • Madquake

Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough	Cobwebs • The Whispering Forest • The Cradle of the Snake • Heroes of Sontar • Kiss of Death • Rat Trap • The Emerald Tiger • The Jupiter Conjunction • The Butcher of Brisbane • Eldrad Must Die! • The Lady of Mercia • Prisoners of Fate • Mistfall • Equilibrium • The Entropy Plague

Tegan, Turlough, Kamelion	Devil in the Mist • Black Thursday • Power Game • The Kamelion Empire

Tegan, Leela	Time in Office

Turlough	Phantasmagoria • Loups-Garoux • Singularity • The Memory Bank and Other Stories (The Memory Bank • The Last Fairy Tale • Repeat Offender • The Becoming) • The Blazing Hour • The End of the Beginning

Peri	Red Dawn • Exotron • Urban Myths • Mission of the Viyrans

Peri, Erimem	The Eye of the Scorpion • The Church and the Crown • Nekromanteia • The Axis of Insanity • The Roof of the World • Three's a Crowd • The Council of Nicaea • The Kingmaker • Son of the Dragon • The Mind's Eye • The Bride of Peladon

Amy	The Judgement of Isskar • The Destroyer of Delights • The Chaos Pool

Solo travels	The Sirens of Time • Omega • The Gathering • The Four Doctors • The Burning Prince • The Secret History • And You Will Obey Me • The Helliax Rift • Time Apart (Ghost Station • The Bridge Master • What Lurks Down Under • The Dancing Plague) • Thin Time • Shadow of the Daleks 1 (Aimed at the Body • Lightspeed • The Bookshop at the End of the World • Interlude) • Shadow of the Daleks 2 (Echo Chamber • Towards Zero • Castle Hydra • Effect and Cause)

Sixth Doctor

	Peri	Whispers of Terror • ...ish • Cryptobiosis • The Reaping • Year of the Pig • Recorded Time and Other Stories (Recorded Time • A Most Excellent Match • Question Marks • Paradoxicide) • 1963: The Space Race • Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories (Breaking Bubbles • Of Chaos Time The • An Eye For Murder • The Curious Incident of the Doctor in the Night-Time) • The Widow's Assassin • Masters of Earth • The Rani Elite • Memories of a Tyrant • Emissary of the Daleks • Harry Houdini's War • Plight of the Pimpernel

Evelyn	The Marian Conspiracy • The Spectre of Lanyon Moor • The Apocalypse Element • Bloodtide • Project: Twilight • The Sandman • Jubilee • Doctor Who and the Pirates • Project: Lazarus • Arrangements for War • Medicinal Purposes • Pier Pressure • The Nowhere Place • 100 (100 BC • My Own Private Wolfgang • Bedtime Story • The 100 Days of the Doctor) • Assassin in the Limelight

Evelyn, Brewster	The Crimes of Thomas Brewster • The Feast of Axos • Industrial Evolution

Frobisher	The Holy Terror • The Maltese Penguin

Charley	The Condemned • The Doomwood Curse • Brotherhood of the Daleks • Return of the Krotons • The Raincloud Man • Patient Zero • Paper Cuts • Blue Forgotten Planet

"Jamie"	City of Spires • The Wreck of the Titan • Legend of the Cybermen

Flip	The Curse of Davros • The Fourth Wall • Wirrn Isle • Antidote to Oblivion • The Brood of Erys • Scavenger • Vortex Ice • Cortex Fire

Constance	Criss-Cross • Planet of the Rani • Shield of the Jötunn • Order of the Daleks • Absolute Power • Colony of Fear • The End of the Beginning

Constance, Flip	Quicksilver • The Behemoth • The Middle • Static • Cry of the Vultriss • Scorched Earth • The Lovecraft Invasion

Mel	The One Doctor • The Juggernauts • Catch-1782 • Thicker Than Water • The Wishing Beast • The Vanity Box • The Wrong Doctors • Spaceport Fear • The Seeds of War

Solo travels	The Sirens of Time • Davros • The Wormery • Her Final Flight • I.D. • Urgent Calls • The Four Doctors • The Acheron Pulse • Trial of the Valeyard • Last of the Cybermen • Vampire of the Mind • The Lure of the Nomad • Iron Bright • Hour of the Cybermen • The Hunting Ground

Seventh Doctor

	Mel	The Fires of Vulcan • Bang-Bang-a-Boom! • Flip-Flop • Unregenerate! • Red • We Are The Daleks • The Warehouse • Terror of the Sontarans

Ace	The Fearmonger • The Genocide Machine • Dust Breeding • Colditz • The Rapture • 1963: The Assassination Games • You Are the Doctor and Other Stories (You Are the Doctor • Come Die With Me • The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel • Dead to the World) • The Grey Man of the Mountain

Ace, Hex	The Harvest • Dreamtime • LIVE 34 • Night Thoughts • The Settling • No Man's Land • Nocturne • The Dark Husband • Forty-Five (False Gods • Order of Simplicity • Casualties of War • The Word Lord) • The Magic Mousetrap • Enemy of the Daleks • The Angel of Scutari • Project: Destiny • A Death in the Family • Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge • Protect and Survive • Revenge of the Swarm • Mask of Tragedy • Shadow Planet • World Apart • Muse of Fire • The Flying Dutchman • Displaced

Ace, Benny	The Shadow of the Scourge • The Dark Flame

Sally	House of Blue Fire

Ace, Hex, Lysandra, Sally	Black and White • Gods and Monsters

Ace, Hex, Sally	Afterlife • Signs and Wonders

Ace, Mel	A Life of Crime • Fiesta of the Damned • Maker of Demons • The High Price of Parking • The Blood Furnace • The Silurian Candidate • Red Planets • The Dispossessed • The Quantum Possibility Engine

Mags	The Monsters of Gokroth • The Moons of Vulpana • An Alien Werewolf in London

Klein	A Thousand Tiny Wings • Klein's Story • Survival of the Fittest • The Architects of History • Warlock's Cross

Klein, Will	Persuasion • Starlight Robbery • Daleks Among Us

Jo	The Defectors

Solo travels	The Sirens of Time • Project: Lazarus • Master • Return of the Daleks • Valhalla • Frozen Time • Death Collectors • Spider's Shadow • Kingdom of Silver • Keepsake • The Four Doctors • Robophobia • The Doomsday Quatrain • The Shadow Heart • The Two Masters • Dark Universe • The Psychic Circus • Subterfuge • The End of the Beginning

Eighth Doctor

	Mary Shelley	Mary's Story • The Silver Turk • The Witch from the Well • Army of Death

Charley	Storm Warning • Sword of Orion • The Stones of Venice • Minuet in Hell • Invaders from Mars • The Chimes of Midnight • Seasons of Fear • Embrace the Darkness • The Time of the Daleks • Neverland • Zagreus • Scherzo • The Girl Who Never Was• The End of the Beginning

Charley, C'rizz	The Creed of the Kromon • The Natural History of Fear • The Twilight Kingdom • Faith Stealer • The Last • Caerdroia • The Next Life • Terror Firma • Scaredy Cat • Other Lives • Time Works • Something Inside • Memory Lane • Absolution

Solo & other travels	The Company of Friends (Benny's Story • Fitz's Story • Izzy's Story) • An Earthly Child • The Four Doctors

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