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The War Master (audio series)

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The War Master was a Doctor Who spin-off audio series produced by Big Finish Productions. It starred the War Master, played by Derek Jacobi, who reprised the role for the first time in 10 years since his debut.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Only the Good[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Only the Good (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
1.1	Beneath the Viscoid	Nicholas Briggs	Daleks	14 December 2017
1.2	The Good Master	Jay Harley	Daleks, Cole
1.3	The Sky Man	James Goss	Cole
1.4	The Heavenly Paradigm	Guy Adams

The Master of Callous[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The Master of Callous (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
2.1	Call for the Dead	James Goss	Ood	5 December 2018
2.2	The Glittering Prize
2.3	The Persistence of Dreams	Guy Adams
2.4	Sins of the Father

Rage of the Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Rage of the Time Lords (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
3.1	The Survivor	Tim Foley	Alice	3 July 2019
3.2	The Coney Island Chameleon	David Llewellyn
3.3	The Missing Link / Darkness and Light	Tim Foley	Eighth Doctor, Alice, Mandrake
3.4	David Llewellyn	Eighth Doctor, Mandrake

Anti-Genesis[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Anti-Genesis (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
4.1	From the Flames	Nicholas Briggs	Narvin, War Livia Caralis, Kaleds, Davros	17 December 2019
4.2	The Master's Dalek Plan	Alan Barnes	Narvin, War Livia Caralis, Kaleds, Daleks
4.3	Shockwave	Narvin, War Livia Caralis, Daleks, Unbound Master
4.4	He Who Wins	Nicholas Briggs

Hearts of Darkness[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Hearts of Darkness (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
5.1	The Edge of Redemption	David Llewellyn	Narvin	28 October 2020
5.2	The Scaramancer	Lisa McMullin
5.3	The Castle of Kurnos 5	David Llewellyn	Eighth Doctor
5.4	The Cognition Shift	Lisa McMullin

Killing Time[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Killing Time (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
6.1	The Sincerest Form of Flattery	James Goss	Calantha	8 August 2021
6.2	A Quiet Night In	Lou Morgan	Jo Jones
6.3	The Orphan	Nyssa
6.4	Unfinished Business	James Goss	Calantha

Self-Defence[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Self-Defence (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
7.1	The Forest of Penitence	Lou Morgan		16 June 2022
7.2	The Players	Una McCormack
7.3	Boundaries	Lizbeth Myles	Cole Jarnish
7.4	The Last Line	Lizzie Hopley	Tenth Doctor

Escape from Reality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Escape from Reality (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
8.1	The Wrath of Medusa	Rochana Patel	Medusa, Daleks	2 December 2022
8.2	The Shadow Master	Lizzie Hopley
8.3	The Adventure of the Deceased Doctor	Alfie Shaw	Sherlock Holmes, Dr John Watson
8.4	The Master of Dorian Gray	David Llewellyn	Dorian Gray

Solitary Confinement[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Solitary Confinement (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Released
9.1	The Walls of Absence	James Goss	6 June 2023
9.2	The Long Despair	Tim Foley
9.3	The Life and Loves of Mr Alexander Bennett	Alfie Shaw
9.4	The Kicker	Trevor Baxendale

Rogue Encounters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Rogue Encounters (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Released
10.1	Runtime	Tim Foley	Daleks	9 November 2023
10.2	Manhunt	Rochana Patel
10.3	The Sublime Porte	James Goss	Bilis Manger
10.4	Alone	Scott Handcock	Professor Yana

Future Phantoms[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Future Phantoms (audio anthology)

#	Title	Author	Released
11.1	His Close Companions	Jonathan Barnes	5 November 2024
11.2	The Foxglove Cylinders	James Goss
11.3	The Sitter	Lizzie Hopley
11.4	Signal and I'll Come to You	Tim Foley

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

James Goss was inspired to write The Master of Callous as a Doctor Who "remake" of Joseph Conrad's novel Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard.^[1]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

↑ DWM 534, p. 64

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Official The War Master page at bigfinish.com

v • e

Big Finish's Time War audios

The War Doctor

Only the Monstrous

The Innocent • The Thousand Worlds • The Heart of the Battle

Infernal Devices

Legion of the Lost • A Thing of Guile • The Neverwhen

Agents of Chaos

The Shadow Vortex • The Eternity Cage • Eye of Harmony

Casualties of War

Pretty Lies • The Lady of Obsidian • The Enigma Dimension

The War
Doctor Begins

Forged in Fire	Light the Flame • Lion Hearts • The Shadow Squad

Warbringer	Consequences • Destroyer • Saviour

Battlegrounds	The Keeper of Light • Temmosus • Rewind

He Who Fights With Monsters	The Mission • The Abyss • The Horror

Comrades-in-Arms	A Mother's Love • Berserker • Memnos

Enemy Mine	The Hybrid's Choice • Fear Nothing • Exit Strategy

The War Doctor Rises

Morbius the Mighty • Unknown Soldiers

The Eighth Doctor: Time War

Volume One	The Starship of Theseus • Echoes of War • The Conscript • One Life

Volume Two	The Lords of Terror • Planet of the Ogrons • In the Garden of Death • Jonah

Volume Three	State of Bliss • The Famished Lands • Fugitive in Time • The War Valeyard

Volume Four	Palindrome • Dreadshade • Restoration of the Daleks

Cass	Meanwhile, Elsewhere • Vespertine • Previously, Next Time

Reflections	Nowhere, Never • The Road Untravelled • Cass-cade • Borrow or Rob

The War Master

Only the Good	Beneath the Viscoid • The Good Master • The Sky Man • The Heavenly Paradigm

The Master of Callous	Call for the Dead • The Glittering Prize • The Persistence of Dreams • Sins of the Father

Rage of the Time Lords	The Survivor • The Coney Island Chameleon • The Missing Link • Darkness and Light

Anti-Genesis	From the Flames • The Master's Dalek Plan • Shockwave • He Who Wins

Hearts of Darkness	The Edge of Redemption • The Scaramancer • The Castle of Kurnos 5 • The Cognition Shift

Killing Time	The Sincerest Form of Flattery • A Quiet Night In • The Orphan • Unfinished Business

Self-Defence	The Forest of Penitence • The Players • Boundaries • The Last Line

Escape from Reality	The Wrath of Medusa • The Shadow Master • The Adventure of the Deceased Doctor • The Master of Dorian Gray

Solitary Confinement	The Walls of Absence • The Long Despair • The Life and Loves of Mr Alexander Bennett • The Kicker

Rogue Encounters	Runtime • Manhunt • The Sublime Porte • Alone

Future Phantoms	His Close Companions • The Foxglove Cylinders • The Sitter • Signal and I'll Come to You

Gallifrey

Time War

Volume One	Celestial Intervention • Soldier Obscura • The Devil You Know • Desperate Measures

Volume Two	Havoc • Partisans • Collateral • Assassins

Volume Three	Hostiles • Nevernor • Mother Tongue • Unity

Volume Four	Deception • Dissolution • Beyond • Homecoming

War Room

Allegiance	The Last Days of Freme • The Passenger • Collateral Victim • The First Days of Phaidon

Manoeuvres	Collaborators • Remnants • Transference • Ambition's Debt

Echoes Through
Eternity

In Search of Lost Time • Damned If You Don't

Susan's War

Prequel	Prequel to Susan's War

Susan's War	Sphere of Influence • The Uncertain Shore • Assets of War • The Shoreditch Intervention

Family Ties	The Lost Son • The Golden Child

Shadow of the Daleks

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

Classic Doctors, New Monsters	The Sontaran Ordeal • Day of the Vashta Nerada

Short Trips	A Heart on Both Sides • All Hands on Deck • Death Will Not Part Us • Salvage

Other	The Rulers of the Universe • Lies in Ruins

v • e

Big Finish Doctor Who series and spin-offs

Classic Series

Main Range (Bonus Releases • Subscriber Short Trips • Short Trips Rarities) • Doctor Who Unbound • The Companion Chronicles • Short Trips • The Early Adventures • Philip Hinchcliffe Presents • The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield • The Audio Novels

Classic
Adventures

First Doctor • Second Doctor • Third Doctor • Fourth Doctor • Fifth Doctor • Sixth Doctor • Seventh Doctor

Bonuses	Interludes

Continuing
Adventures

Eighth Doctor • Dark Eyes • Doom Coalition • Ravenous • Stranded

Adaptations

The Stageplays • The Lost Stories • Novel Adaptations

Special
Releases

Excelis Saga • Bonus Releases • Classic Doctors, New Monsters • The Comic Strip Adaptations • The Light at the End • The Legacy of Time • Peladon • Sontarans vs Rutans

New Series

Series that have never starred the Doctor are excluded from this list.

Time War	Gallifrey (Time War • War Room) • Eighth Doctor: Time War • War Doctor

"New Series" Adventures	First Doctor • Ninth Doctor • Tenth Doctor

Destiny of the Doctor • The Doctor Chronicles • The Diary of River Song • The Lives of Captain Jack • The War Master • Time Lord Victorious • Once and Future • The Fugitive Doctor

The Worlds
of Doctor Who

Dalek Empire • Sarah Jane Smith • Gallifrey • UNIT • Cyberman • I, Davros • Jago & Litefoot • Counter-Measures (The New Counter-Measures) • The New Adventures
of Bernice Summerfield • UNIT: The New Series • The Diary of River Song • The Lives of Captain Jack • The War Master • Rose Tyler • Class: The Audio Adventures • Missy • The Paternoster Gang • The Robots • Susan's War • Brave New World • Doom's Day • Dark Gallifrey • The Death and Life of River Song • Zygon Century • Call Me Master

Special
Releases

Ranges	The Churchill Years • Tales from New Earth • Jenny: The Doctor's Daughter • Lady Christina • Donna Noble: Kidnapped! • Master! • The Lone Centurion • The Year of Martha Jones • The Eighth of March • Rani Takes on the World

Anthologies	The Worlds of Doctor Who • Masterful

These anthologies were released to celebrate anniversaries.

These stories feature Doctor Who characters, but do not primarily star the Doctor.

Torchwood

Monthly Range • Torchwood One • The Story Continues • Torchwood Soho

Special Releases	The Sins of Captain John

The Worlds
of Big Finish

Bernice Summerfield • Iris Wildthyme • Vienna • Graceless • Charlotte Pollard

Special Releases	The Worlds of Big Finish

Other	New Worlds

These DWU characters have never been owned by the BBC.

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