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New Doctor Who adventures confirmed for Peter Davison's Fifth Doctor with returning fan-favourite companion

The adventures in the TARDIS continue in this new audio story for the Fifth Doctor.

A sci-fi poster shows Pete Davison as the Fith Doctor (blond hair, cream jacket) looking out into the distance. Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, as wavy 80s style hair, looks out into the distance as a light beams between them

Big Finish

Published: Monday, 27 July 2026 at 5:00 pm

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Doctor Who as a TV series may be currently out to tender, but that won’t stop the Tardis going on new adventures – with Peter Davison’s Fifth Doctor getting two new tales.

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Doctor Who – The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Shock and Awe will see Davison, who played the iconic BBC space-and-time-travelling Doctor from 1981 to 1984, tackle two new stories as his regeneration of The Doctor.

The audio drama by Big Finish will be composed of two brand new stories written by Roland Moore and Alan Ronald, and will be released as a box set in September 2026.

If that wasn’t exciting enough, every Doctor Who fan knows an adventure isn’t complete without a companion by his side – and Sarah Sutton, who played Nyssa in the main TV show, will be back with her Doctor as well.

Both stories will be set in between the 19th and 20th seasons of the original show.

Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor in Doctor Who, wearing a cream straw hat and beige coat with red trim stands in a dim sci-fi interior.

Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor in Doctor Who. BBC Studios

The first four-part tale, Lair of the Voltaxa, finds The Doctor and Nyssa heading to the wonderful world of Devon in 1984, intending to enjoy a well-earned break from fighting bad guys across the universe.

But their holiday isn’t quite as restful as they hoped as they discover the Miri Cube – smart technology that is about to be released nationwide – decades before it should actually exist.

What’s more, there’s reports that a car has come to life and attacked someone.

The second story, March of the Colossus, will see the duo head off to a distant world where they meet the Dianasa, a primitive tribe waiting for myth known as the 'Colossus' to fall from the sky.

Sarah Sutton as Nyssa in Doctor Who

Sarah Sutton as Nyssa in Doctor Who BBC

With a guest cast including Stuart Milligan (Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut), Ken Bones (Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor) and Wanda Opalinska (Coronation Street), The Fifth Doctor Adventures prove the world of Doctor Who is never really over.

Doctor Who – The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Shock and Awe is available to pre-order now, with a download available for £19.99.

A special collector’s edition – which covers download and a limited edition three-disc CD box set – is also available for £24.99, but you need to be quick as there will only be one pressing of 1,500 copies. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

A full box set of all 15 Doctor Who audio-stories is also available for £285.

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Tilly PearceFreelance Writer

Tilly Pearce is a freelance TV journalist whose coverage ranges from reality shows like Love Is Blind to sci-fi shows like Fallout. She is an NCTJ Gold Standard accredited journalist, who has previously worked as Deputy TV Editor (maternity cover) at Digital Spy, and Deputy TV & Showbiz Editor at Daily Express US.

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