Listen free for 30 days
-
Doctor Who
- Death Comes to Time
- Narrated by: Sylvester McCoy, Stephen Fry, John Sessions, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Radio/TV Programme
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Listen with a free trial
Buy Now for £14.00
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Doctor Who: The Nest Cottage Chronicles
- 4th Doctor Audio Originals
- By: Paul Magrs
- Narrated by: Tom Baker, full cast, Richard Franklin, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tom Baker stars as the Fourth Doctor in 15 full-cast audio dramas written by Paul Magrs. Also included in this edition are a previously unheard interview with Tom Baker, outtakes from the original studio sessions, promotional trailers and a PDF booklet featuring sleeve notes by writer Paul Magrs.
-
-
Enjoyable listen
- By John P. Allum on 05-05-19
-
Doctor Who
- The Ghosts of N-Space
- By: Barry Letts
- Narrated by: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, and Nicholas Courtney join forces once more for a specially written Doctor Who adventure.
-
-
ghosts
- By Paul Roberts on 07-10-19
-
Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes Collection Five
- Second Doctor TV Soundtracks
- By: David Whitaker, Mervyn Haisman, Victor Pemberton, and others
- Narrated by: Deborah Watling, Frazer Hines, Patrick Troughton, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Six narrated TV soundtrack adventures starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor - plus bonus features. These thrilling recordings of TV episodes, largely absent from the BBC archives, have been remastered with additional linking narration by original cast members.
-
-
Where are the camera scripts?
- By Mike Dutton on 18-06-21
-
Doctor Who
- Paradise of Death
- By: Barry Letts
- Narrated by: Jon Pertwee, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Doctor Who: The Paradise of Death was the first Doctor Who drama made specifically for radio. Written for BBC Radio 2 by producer Barry Letts to celebrate the Doctor's 30th anniversary, it stars third Doctor Jon Pertwee, reunited with Sarah Jane and the Brigadier, in a dangerous return to Earth.
-
-
Well, that took me back
- By Wiltshire on 21-01-18
-
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks & Exploration Earth
- By: Terry Nation, Bernard Venables
- Narrated by: Tom Baker, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tom Baker stars as the fourth Doctor in this double-bill of adventures, in which he's ably assisted by Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah-Jane Smith.
-
Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes Collection Two
- 1st Doctor TV Soundtracks
- By: Terry Nation, Dennis Spooner, John Lucarotti, and others
- Narrated by: Peter Purves, William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Four more thrilling soundtrack adventures from the early days of Doctor Who, featuring serials lost from the TV archive. The pictures may be lost, but each of these stories survives as a soundtrack recording. Remastered, and with additional linking narration, they can be enjoyed once more. In The Daleks' Master Plan, the Daleks have stolen the Time Destructor, and are threatening to destroy the fabric of time itself. In The Massacre, the TARDIS materialises in Paris, 1572. Also including The Celestial Toymaker and The Savages.
-
-
Great presentation
- By Samantha Gibbons on 15-07-20
-
Doctor Who: The Nest Cottage Chronicles
- 4th Doctor Audio Originals
- By: Paul Magrs
- Narrated by: Tom Baker, full cast, Richard Franklin, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tom Baker stars as the Fourth Doctor in 15 full-cast audio dramas written by Paul Magrs. Also included in this edition are a previously unheard interview with Tom Baker, outtakes from the original studio sessions, promotional trailers and a PDF booklet featuring sleeve notes by writer Paul Magrs.
-
-
Enjoyable listen
- By John P. Allum on 05-05-19
-
Doctor Who
- The Ghosts of N-Space
- By: Barry Letts
- Narrated by: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, and Nicholas Courtney join forces once more for a specially written Doctor Who adventure.
-
-
ghosts
- By Paul Roberts on 07-10-19
-
Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes Collection Five
- Second Doctor TV Soundtracks
- By: David Whitaker, Mervyn Haisman, Victor Pemberton, and others
- Narrated by: Deborah Watling, Frazer Hines, Patrick Troughton, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Six narrated TV soundtrack adventures starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor - plus bonus features. These thrilling recordings of TV episodes, largely absent from the BBC archives, have been remastered with additional linking narration by original cast members.
-
-
Where are the camera scripts?
- By Mike Dutton on 18-06-21
-
Doctor Who
- Paradise of Death
- By: Barry Letts
- Narrated by: Jon Pertwee, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Doctor Who: The Paradise of Death was the first Doctor Who drama made specifically for radio. Written for BBC Radio 2 by producer Barry Letts to celebrate the Doctor's 30th anniversary, it stars third Doctor Jon Pertwee, reunited with Sarah Jane and the Brigadier, in a dangerous return to Earth.
-
-
Well, that took me back
- By Wiltshire on 21-01-18
-
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks & Exploration Earth
- By: Terry Nation, Bernard Venables
- Narrated by: Tom Baker, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tom Baker stars as the fourth Doctor in this double-bill of adventures, in which he's ably assisted by Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah-Jane Smith.
-
Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes Collection Two
- 1st Doctor TV Soundtracks
- By: Terry Nation, Dennis Spooner, John Lucarotti, and others
- Narrated by: Peter Purves, William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Four more thrilling soundtrack adventures from the early days of Doctor Who, featuring serials lost from the TV archive. The pictures may be lost, but each of these stories survives as a soundtrack recording. Remastered, and with additional linking narration, they can be enjoyed once more. In The Daleks' Master Plan, the Daleks have stolen the Time Destructor, and are threatening to destroy the fabric of time itself. In The Massacre, the TARDIS materialises in Paris, 1572. Also including The Celestial Toymaker and The Savages.
-
-
Great presentation
- By Samantha Gibbons on 15-07-20
-
Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes Collection Four
- Second Doctor TV Soundtracks
- By: Ian Stuart Black, David Ellis, Malcolm Hulke, and others
- Narrated by: Anneke Wills, Frazer Hines, Patrick Troughton, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Absent from the TV archives, these stories survive in their entirety only as soundtrack recordings. Now remastered, with additional linking narration, you can enjoy them again: plus bonus interviews with Anneke Wills and Frazer Hines.
-
-
Great stories, annoying interruption
- By asbestostony on 23-11-20
-
Doctor Who - UNIT Dominion
- By: Nicholas Briggs, Jason Arnopp
- Narrated by: Sylvester McCoy, Alex Macqueen, Tracey Childs, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The universe stands on the brink of a dimensional crisis - and the Doctor and Raine are pulled into the very epicentre of it. Meanwhile, on Earth, UNIT scientific advisor Dr Elizabeth Klein and an incarnation of the Doctor she's never encountered before are tested to the limit by a series of bizarre, alien invasions. At the heart of it all is a terrible secret, almost as old as the Time Lords themselves.
-
-
Excellent but listen carefully!
- By Geoff Fairbourn on 20-04-16
-
Doctor Who: 10th Doctor Tales
- 10th Doctor Audio Originals
- By: Peter Anghelides, Dan Abnett, David Roden, and others
- Narrated by: Catherine Tate, David Tennant, Michelle Ryan
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
David Tennant, Catherine Tate and Michelle Ryan are the narrators of this exclusive collection of original audio adventures. Join the 10th Doctor on journeys in time and space in these stories: 'Pest Control', 'The Forever Trap', 'The Nemonite Invasion', 'The Rising Night', 'The Day of the Troll', 'The Last Voyage' and 'Dead Air'. Written by Peter Anghelides, Dan Abnett, David Roden, Scott Handcock, Simon Messingham and James Goss.
-
-
Very enjoyable.
- By Katie on 29-06-20
-
Doctor Who - Colditz
- By: Steve Lyons
- Narrated by: Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
October 1944: as World War II draws towards its conclusion, a Nazi defeat begins to seem almost inevitable. But that might be about to change.... Two intruders are captured in the grounds of Colditz Castle, the most secure POW camp in Germany. At first the guards think they're dealing with British spies. But the strangers arrived in an advanced travelling machine, the likes of which they've never seen before. With this Tardis in their hands, the Third Reich might triumph after all.
-
Doctor Who: Classic TV Adventures Collection Two
- Six full-cast BBC TV soundtracks
- By: Robert Holmes, David Whitaker, Don Houghton
- Narrated by: Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker and Peter Davison star as the Doctor in these six narrated full-cast TV soundtracks of classic Doctor Who TV serials.
-
-
Doctor Who: Classic TV Adventures Review
- By orkney buyer on 05-04-18
-
Doctor Who: At Childhood’s End
- Thirteenth Doctor Novel
- By: Sophie Aldred
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Once, a girl called Ace travelled the universe with the Doctor - until, in the wake of a terrible tragedy they parted company. Now, decades on, she is known as Dorothy McShane, the reclusive millionaire philanthropist who heads the global organisation A Charitable Earth. But Dorothy is being haunted by terrible nightmares in which she’s abducted to an alien world. Nightmares that begin just as scores of young runaways are vanishing from the dark alleyways of London.
-
-
It all really is one story.
- By Andrew C on 09-02-20
-
Doctor Who: The Second Master Collection
- 3rd, 5th & 7th Doctor Novelisations
- By: Terrance Dicks, Terence Dudley, Rona Munro
- Narrated by: Mark Strickson, Richard Franklin, Lisa Bowerman, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Five exciting novelisations of classic TV stories in which the Doctor and his companions encounter a colourful assortment of aliens.
-
-
Excellent
- By Daddy Bear on 01-10-21
-
Doctor Who - The Worlds of Doctor Who
- By: Justin Richards, Nick Wallace, Jonathan Morris
- Narrated by: Colin Baker, Louise Jameson, Lalla Ward, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
An epic adventure uniting the Doctor's friends across time and space, featuring Jago & Litefoot, Counter-Measures, the Vault and Gallifrey!
-
-
A ‘Showcase’ of Doctor Who spin-off ranges
- By Nigel on 15-11-17
-
Doctor Who
- The Abominable Snowmen
- By: Mervyn Haisman, Henry Lincoln
- Narrated by: Patrick Troughton, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
English explorer Travers is determined to track down the mythical Abominable Snowmen which are said to roam the Himalayas. When the Doctor and his companions visit the nearby Detsen monastery they discover that the Yeti are all-too prominent. In fact, they are out to kill anyone who comes near. With Travers' help the travellers discover that the monastery is in the grip of the evil Great Intelligence, a disembodied force which has taken control of the High Lama....
-
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Quintessential Phase (Dramatised)
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Full Cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
While frequent flyer Arthur Dent searches the universe for his lost love, Ford Prefect discovers a disturbing blast from the past at The Hitchhiker’s Guide HQ. Meanwhile, on one of many versions of Earth, a blonder, more American Trillian gets tangled up with a party of lost aliens having an identity crisis. And just when Arthur thinks he has found his true vocation on the backwater planet of Lamuella, the original Trillian turns up with more than a little spanner in the works. A stolen ship, a dramatic stampede and a new and sinister Guide lead to a race to save the Earth...again. But this time, will they succeed?
-
-
So long and thanks for all the laughs...sorry!
- By Lee Grant on 06-10-11
-
Doctor Who - Spare Parts
- By: Marc Platt
- Narrated by: Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On a dark, frozen planet where no planet should be, in a doomed city with a sky of stone, the last denizens of Earth's long-lost twin will pay any price to survive, even if the laser scalpels cost them their love and hate and humanity. And in the mat-infested streets, around teatime, the Doctor and Nyssa unearth a black market in secondhand body parts and run the gauntlet of augmented police and their augmented horses.
-
-
Worth a listen, but not at this price.
- By Louise Wade on 01-09-16
-
Doctor Who: The Ruby's Curse
- River Song Novel
- By: Alex Kingston
- Narrated by: Alex Kingston
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From the top-security confines of Stormcage to the barbarism of first-century Egypt, River battles to find the Eye of Horus before its powers are used to transform the universe. To succeed, she must team up with a most unlikely ally - her own fictional alter ego, Melody. And together they must solve another mystery: Is fiction changing into fact - or is fact changing into fiction?
-
-
River Song/Melody Malone fantastic
- By Laura from Edinburgh on 27-05-21
Summary
The Doctor and Antimony arrive on the planet Santiny, just as it comes under attack by General Tannis and his Canisian battle fleet. Meanwhile, his other companion, Ace, finds herself under the guidance of the mysterious Casmus, who seems to foresee an important and unusual role in store for her. As the adventure lurches from Santiny to contemporary London and on to Gallifrey, it becomes clear that the Canisians' next target is to be Earth.
First webcast on BBCi and also starring Sophie Aldred, Anthony Stewart Head, and Leonard Fenton, this original audio adventure unites elements of the Doctor's past with bold and original ideas for his future.
More from the same
What listeners say about Doctor Who
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
- DTopp
- 17-04-06
Interesting
Bit of an oddity this one as it shows the direction that the series could have taken if it hadn't been cancelled. The story is dark and a little nasty at times, all of the actors put in a good performance and whilst I'm not sure I'd have liked to have seen things go this was it's certainly well worth listening to.
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall

- David
- 23-08-07
What could have been?
This is an original audio drama produced by the BBC in 2001 and broadcast online. There was talk at the time about continuing the Doctor's adventures in this format, so this could be seen as testing the waters on some level.
As a fan of the show, it is hard to be objective reviewing this radio drama as it does a fair bit of "re-imagining" of the premise of the show. The Time Lords are presented as "Gods of the Fourth", supremely powerful and unable to interfere with the machinations of the universe without destroying it (and given all the killing with a single word stuff, is paying homage to Frank Herbert's Dune).
We encounter a Doctor who has dealt with the issue of unpredictable companions by literally building his own, who of course is not aware of his own origins (which I admit leads to some lovely scenes when The Doctor has to deal with the loss of Antimony). TV companion Ace is back, voiced by the gorgeous Sophie Aldred, but now even she is something more than we remember and has a difficult path ahead of her as she moves away from The Doctor.
The plot follows the conquests of the brutal General Tanis, while the 7th Doctor is busy pulling strings behind the scenes to manipulate his downfall. The production becomes almost surreal at times with wonderful characters such as the "Minister of Chance" weaving themselves in and out of events. In coming to resolution, The Doctor is forced to make some very difficult decisions, some of which change the universe (and by extension, the nature of any adventures that might have followed in this canon).
Personally, I loved this drama and found the bizarre quality of the story and characters genuinely engaging. That being said, I can see how the story might be too confusing for someone not a fan, and ironically may put off the die-hard fan due to its rewriting of continuity.
Fans of the series who can deal with speculative treatments of the material may find a hidden gem here.
8 people found this helpful
-
Overall

- K. Allison
- 06-11-06
Confusing
I wanted to like this audio adventure but unlike those done by Elizabeth Sladen and John Pertwee, this adventure does not flow well, has some overwhelming sound effects which blot out dialogue at times, and is produced as if the listener could see what is happening.
Slyvester McCoy is barely in the episode and the events in this story seem over the top, even for Doctor Who.
Good voice acting, especially by John Sessions.
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Troy
- 16-10-12
Classic Doctor Who... with a Twist
I'm not sure that I can recommend this for those who are new to Doctor Who because you have to know something about the lore to appreciate this story. But for those fans of the classic series, especially those who enjoy Sylvester McCoy's run... here's the thought for the day that will make you scratch your head:
Ace... in training to become a Time Lord.
Do I have your attention yet? This story is straight from the planned scripts that were in line to be made for the next season before the series got cancelled. Think of this as a peek behind the curtain into what might have been as part of the Cartmel Masterplan.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Tan
- 04-05-12
Confusing
Confusing is the only word to describe this Doctor Who audiobook -- the performances, while done very well by the voice actors, are marred by very little explanation of what's going on. There are loads of sound effects but these sometimes almost drown or distort the voices. Even after hours of listening, I just couldn't really get into what's happening or who's who as many voices sound almost alike.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Eddy Webb
- 25-04-12
Canonically weird, but excellent story
This is a strange story. It's heavily steeped in the mythology of the Doctor Who series, especially the classic series, and casual Doctor Who fans might not understand everything going on. On the other hand, those that are very knowledgable about the Doctor Who mythos might be put off by the heavy changes made to the background of the universe.
But it has Stephen Fry as a Time Lord, and that pretty much wipes away any concerns about this drama.
In all honesty, it has some amazing acting performances, and the story is just a lot of fun from start to finish. I highly recommend it to Doctor Who fans.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall

- Michael
- 13-12-09
Brillant
Epic Story of the Doctor, Lots of Depth and possibilites. Its trully a "what if" story. I loved his "companion" and the ending, both were real twists...real fans of McCoy will love.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Armando A. Olmedo
- 20-11-20
This is much better as a web story
It is had to follow without the imagery associated with the original web story. One does not get a sense of place, which is important in a complex story.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- steve finkelstein
- 30-10-20
Great story
Of all the audio Doctor Who adventures, this is one of my favorites. (The other being Ghosts of N-Space.) I like this because of the twists and turns in the story. I like having Sophie Aldred and Sylvester McCoy being Ace and the Doctor. I especially like what happens to Ace. It would have been wonderful to see this on the television.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Dennis
- 17-12-12
GREAT Doctor Who!
I'm a Big Doctor Who fan but didn't care all that much for Sylester McCoy. His running with knees up high with goofy music. To be honest there was a few of his Doctor shows I did like. But this was a GREAT story. Well worth the listen!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- radley
- 18-07-12
the best dr who audio
What made the experience of listening to Doctor Who the most enjoyable?
every thing was perfect
What was one of the most memorable moments of Doctor Who?
everything was perfect
Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
every thing was perfect
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
not extreme but it was very great
Any additional comments?
i reccomend this as one right now the best audio book i have ever listened to !