My First Big Finish: The Holy Terror. ALL HAIL FROBISHER! ALL HAIL THE BIG TALKING BIRD!

0:00 Intro 0:36 MR52 - Scherzo 0:59 8DTW 1.02 - Echoes of War 1:08 MR122 Angel of Scutari (+MR121 - Enemy of the Daleks) 1:32 War Doctor Volume 1 - Only the Mounstrous 1:52 MR29 - The Chimes of Midnight 2:01 MR135 - Legend of the Cybermen (+MR133/MR134) 2:13 MR201 - We Are the Daleks 2:27 MR148 - Rat Trap 2:39 DD 1.06 - Trouble in Paradise 2:54 MR 86 - The Reaping 3:19 10DA 2.02 - The Sword of the Chevalier 3:29 TDC 1.03 - The Other Side 3:45 8DA 2.02 - Max Warp 3:59 MR 146 - Heroes of Sontar 4:09 10DA 1.03 - Death and the Queen 4:24 MR153 - The Silver Turk 4:44 MR100a - 100BC 4:58 MR48 - Davros 5:16 MR140 - A Death in the Family 5:35 ST 6.X - Forever Fallen 5:55 ST 2.03 - Walls of Confinement 6:19 MR50 - Zagreus

Totally agree about starting with Eight. I was only interested in finding out how that character developed during the hiatus. Oh man. These radio plays are amazing. And yeah you need a run up to enjoy Zagreaus, it's like the riffs that Grant Morrison plays. Awesome content again mate, my daughters 6 and was playing with her Dr who figures of rose and ten tonight when she smirked and whispered, 'best tardis team!' fantastic!

I've started with the 8th doctor with Storm Warning on Spotify and am loving it

Ones on Spotify (where I started): Mutant Phase- first one I listened to. I didn't know Davison or Nyssa at the time so it must work for new beginners. I Davros- An origin story spin off for the aforementioned creator. Imagine Genesis of the Daleks meets Game of thrones (when it was good?) Marian Conspiracy- Good introduction to Evelyn Smythe as a companion and Big Finish's approach to the 6th Doctor. Master- all you need to know is who the Master is. Colditz- A good start for Klien's story but is a good standalone story. The 8th Doctor Adventures; start with start with either Storm Warning for Charlie if you prefer classic who's style or Blood of the Daleks if you're more used to New Who. Holy Terror- A good introduction to Rob Shearman's stories. The best of New Who has pulled ideas from this. And has a talking penguin in. Eye of the Scorpion/ Church and the Crown- these two in this order are a great introduction to Erimen as a companion and the 5th Doctor. Those two and Peri are the best Tardis Team. AVOID NEKROMANTIA- ITS AN ABOMINATION! Boxsets: War Master- The only things you need is to watch Utopia, and its some of the best writing in all of Doctor Who Classic Doctor's New Monster- good self contained stories with familiar faces. My personal favourite is Night of the Vashta Nerada The Last Adventure- a good showcase for Big Finish's output with the 6th Doctor. End of the Line is fantastic. Short stories: Cheap and easy to get through and often really creative. My favourite so far is I am the Master Unbound- a non-canon, experimental series of what ifs. I'd recommend Deadline. The Lost Stories- very expensive but if you're a classic who fan who hasn't gotten into Big Finish before these are probably the best bet- some are on spotify- my favourite is the Nightmare Fare.

THANK YOU! I’ve never listened to Big finish and was stuck on what would be a great start. Do I get a Davros story? Maybe a multi doctor story? A scary story? An underrated story? A master story? Well now I’ll know. Cheers.

No kidding the Short Trip range is amazing. Sock Pig makes me cry every single time.

@2:23 Lmao, love that shot at Bowlestrek. Ever heard a gun unload this fast? Man down.

"In a shocking twist, Daleks embody all types of fascism... ...Sorry Bowelstrek!" That killed me, I am now deceased. 😂😂😂

Two words “I, Davros”!

I HIGHLY recommend Mother Russia... for all those Steven Taylor/Season 3 fans of Doctor Who - Taking place after The Gunfighters and before The Savages. It’s a great story x

Great selection of stories, I love how their Doctor Who audios have evolved over the years and have been a fan of their Eighth Doctor audios from the start, especially with the companion; Lucie ‘Bleedin’ Miller, also Big Finish started in 1996, it’s just 20 Years of Big Finish doing Doctor Who audios from 1999 :)

I got into big finish this year because I was curious about eighth doctor. Subscribed to Spotify and started with blood of the daleks. Fell in love right away. Finished all eighth doctor adventures with Lucie and I just now finished Scherzo. There is so many new stories to listen to. So many doctors to get into. It’s really and amazing world. And Eighth became my favourite doctor. Love him to bits

Some great stories. Currrently listening to the multiple big finish arks. Those being Hex, Charley and Crizz, Peri and Erimem and as many Evelyn stories as I can get my hands. As she is the best companion introduced by big finish.

Zagreus was one of your first stories how can you still like big finish

Coming back 2 years later and God Big Finish is a trip. The Mary Shelley trilogy with McGaan is incredible. Dalek Universe and Out of Time are amazing Tenth Doctor stories, and Colin Baker really has won me over in audio

My first big finish story was The Marian Conspiracy. That one, I feel, is criminally overlooked.

Forever Fallen is what got me into Big Finish

"Colditz" is an amazing story. 7 and Ace as the TARDIS team. Heavy subject matter. A little dark. A little bitey without being "edgy". I was hooked from start to finish.

There's even more than the first 50 stories on Spotify! There's all of Destiny of the Doctor, a good snippet of Benny Summerfield, some Short Trips I think, the Fourth Doctor Adventures, various Lost Stories and things, some Companion Chronicles, Jago and Litefoot, and a bit of Iris Wildthyme (tldr there's a lot of good stuff you can get on there)

First Big Finish was Leviathan and Nightmare Fare, could easily see them made for TV. Bought Zagreus early, did not like it, caught up the build up, loved it.

My first Big Finish audio was Jubilee which I mainly went for because Dalek is my favourite story of all time. Sometimes it can even come down to looking at the work of a well-respected writer you know and going from there!

Thanks so much for making this mate! You've really got me hooked to Big Finish

I know this video is 4 years old but after just listening to it my self has proved to be one of the greatest seven stories of all time I love hex and am listening to the hole run of stories and the black and white tardis arc loving it

Fell in love with Big Finish during the early Pandemic days. Personal favorites of mine i clude Chimes of Midnight, Spectre of Lanyon Moor and Jubilee (Colin Baker's stories with Evelyn Smythe has been a gold mine of favorite stories tbh)

"Jon Pertwee goes to the Zoo and fights a Tiger" Imagine that being a headline 😂

My first was Forever Fallen, using a clever trope although is worth the time. I've been enjoying the Charley Pollard stuff: Storm Warning and Chimes of Midnight particularly. My 48 year old brain was not ready for Zagreus, and I've read Ulyssees. Bit over-indulgent. Scherzo on the other hand was a gem. Considering when it was made it seems it inspired a lot of the best of New Who. Thanks for putting this list together, Sam.

I thank you very much for motivating me to go back and revisit Big Finish. In the past I've listened to The Mutant Phase, Dark Eyes 1 and The Nightmare Fair, but I never continued in this realm of Who. Tonight I watched this and thought screw it. Just ordered "Genetics of The Daleks" and "Out of Time". Hope I enjoy them! Edit: I'll also be listening to a bunch of the first 50 audio plays on Spotify! Thanks for the notification :D

I'm glad the Big Finish stories are embraced as cannon, because they add so much to the Doctor's character. Same goes for the companions. Good writing can carry an audio story. After all, there's no better special effects studio than one's own imagination.

Scherzo literally requires Neverland and Zagreus to give it any kind of context. And to fully appreciate those two stories you need to have heard most of the 8 and Charley stories.

For me its: Scherzo (Mcgann's best story) Chimes of midnight The fires of Vulcan The Marian Conspiracy (Colin's best story) The Condemned The Holy Terror Spare Parts The Church and the Crown (Davison's best story) The Night Witches Davros Master (McCoy/Beevers best story) Jubilee Legend of the Cybermen Flip Flop The Silver Turk Caedrioa Home Truths Peri and the Piscon Paradox The Mahogany Murders Death in the Family

Congrats Samuel, you've been shared by the official Big Finish Twitter!

YAAAAAS Honestly I think Big Finish audios are my favorite way of experiencing Doctor Who. It’s sooo good!! If you haven’t listened to any Big Finish, tune in on the Big Finish stream on July 20 and 21 where the Doctor Who channel streams a ton of Audios!!

If they ever decided to make Spare Parts into an episode, I imagine the Cyber Committee would look absolutely horrifying. Emaciated bodies with bits of metal and plastic slapped on them, their organs shown with tubes in them to feed nutrients with, their brains exposed with pins constantly going in and out as if different parts of the brains are being used, and their heads all connected to a structure that looks like the Cyber Planner from troughton’s era. To make them even extra creepy have their eyes and mouths all moving in unison, since the Committee is the amalgamation of 20 of the greatest minds on Mondas.

oh just found this. thanks. As someone who was getting these in the early years (so yeah have the older ones like Chimes of Midnight, Spare Parts, and Davros) but fell out of it, this is going to help me get back into things (which I have been wanting to do). thank you!!!

The very first thing I listened to was Daughter of the Gods. I picked that up on a whim, I saw it advertised on their website and was curious how they were going to do a meeting between the first and second Doctor when both of the actors are dead (Peter Purves and Frazer Hines step up to play both Doctors as well as playing Stephen and Jamie respectively) and I saw that it included Katarina, a character that has always fascinated me. This is an excellent adventure, multi Doctor stories are always good, and it perfectly captures the style of the first and second Doctor adventures, as well as being a lovely tribute to the character of Katarina. This story sums up Big Finish's attitude towards the Doctor Who lore. They so much care and attention to matching the tone of the era they are presenting and fitting everything into the existing lore. From there I was instantly hooked and went looking for more to listen to. Next, I went for Blood of the Daleks and whizzed through the entire Lucie Miller collection before moving on to anything else. I think this is the best place to start especially for new who fans as it follows the same 45 minute episode structure with an overt running theme that builds to a major climax every 6-7 episodes, whilst also referencing classic who lore to steadily introduce the wider universe.

_"You wouldn't watch series 6 before series 5."_ If it's good enough for River, it's good enough for me.

I LOVE Scherzo!

For angel of Cutari I would recommend listening to "The Harvest" first just so you know who Hex is. Not having a go or anything because I'm sure this video is very useful, in fact I endorse pretty much every story you put forward. Just a little suggestion from a fellow big finish whovian ☺️💙

My first Big Finish was at a Doctor Who Society event where we heard And the Pirates (6 and Evelyn). That cliffhanger to part 2 is one of the best.

The Sixth Doctor and Davros are just so great together. Six really loves to push Davros’ buttons.

My first was Spare Parts (obvious choice) and of course it was great, but I feel my spiritual first pick was my second choice: Master. Absolutely amazing, atmospheric mystery that left me with that Big Finish sitting-in-my-bed-mouth-agape feeling.

I really like the fearmonger, it was the first one I listened too.

For me as a limited listener: 1.the sky man- next to perfect, great characters, pacing and plot. Dark as hell 2. Zagreus- context needed but this story is an excperience, great performances and a great addition to the lore 3. Chimes of midnight- funny and horrifying at the same time 4. Jubilee- the more complex older brother to dalek and it has a better companion 5. The Marian conspiracy- the best pure historical I've come across 6. The holy terror- a dark comedy about religion 7. The reaping- what u said, plus it explains the change from season 22 to 23 8. Master- well performed and captivating dialog 9. Creed of the kromen- idk but I really like this one 10. Call for the dead- great slow burner, creepy as well. 11. Davros- good character driven story 12. Minuet from hell- it's just mental 13. The sins of the father- brutal 14. The heavenly paradigm- heart breaking 15. The genocide machine- really good dalek story 16. Spectre of Lanyon Moor- just an enjoyable story with great characters 17. Red dawn- good look at ice warrior culture 18. The harvest- fun but with a dark ending 19. Square one- a fun time lord story 20. Scherzo- completely disagree with what the story says but its enjoyment is absolute.

The first Big Finish Audio Adventure I listened to completely was Spare Parts. I love the cybermen and I've heard about spare parts for years so I had to listen to it

Forever fallen is incredible and the ending brought me to tears

My first Big Finish episode was light at the end. A solid intorduction.

I'm surprised the Ice Warrior story with Ten is so hated. I really enjoyed that one.

Only ever listened to "The Mutant Phase" which came free with a comic. Great story, since then I've been wanting to listen to more Big Finish as they have the potential to explore time travel elements that TV Who can't. Oh and I listened to the audiobook cds that came with some Radio Times issues. Stone Rose, Feast of the Damned, The Resurrection Casket and... The Ring of Steel. Thanks Steve Cole(!)

I think it’s annoying that everybody is hating on this new cyber man thing with Jodie. It’s everything people have been asking for: - darker storyline - scarier storyline - historical story - recurring villain - and Jodie in a Victorian gentlemen’s suit. Also on a different note: I hope Matt Smith decides to join in on the big finish stuff. I assume that they would go back to the moodier doctor of series 5 and after watching some of that stuff again recently dear god how I miss it.

Thank you mate big ups to you 🤝☺️

I think the best place to start is the tenth doctor adventures, it's nice, simple big finish that has some great stories without being connected to anything else

Resurrection Casket is the only Big Finish story I've listened to, and I really enjoyed it.

"you wouldn't watch series 6 before watching series 5" - me still fun though, if insanely confusing

Started with Only the Monstrous and I am on the 3rd box set. Even the weakest War Doctor Stories are entertaining as hell. The lovecraft Invasion and the upcoming 10 and 4 crossover have me so excited

"The Audios never really cross over into bad" (Cough, cough) Nekromantia (cough, splutter)

seeing as the pretty mid big finish 10th doctor adventures where in the thumbnail, you've surprised me with some pretty good recommendations.

Just listened to storm warning and oh my god I can’t believe it took me so long to get into big finish

Im happy you made this video wanted to get in to them but didn't know where to start

Scherzo was really dark and it was the start of darker moments for 8 where he is so annoyed at his companion that it feels like a betrayal and it really showed us how alien 8 was

My first big finish was Diary of river song volume one. Since branched out and found a new love for the eighth doctor. Big finish is truly great

I started with Dark eyes and loved it especially Kotris reveal

As someone who’s starting with just the audio stories on Spotify (mostly to get a feel for em before wanting to commit to buying others and get Classic Who content), definitely agree with not starting on the multi Doctor story first. I’m referring to Sirens of Time here. I liked the story but I felt like I needed to know the voices of each Doctor first before listening to that one. (Davison and Baker sounded very similar to me on first listen.) I only had light familiarity with those Docuors before listening, so probably what I could’ve did was listen to other stories with just one of em then went back to Sirens of Time. I’ll definitely check some of these out when I get the chance as I had bought one story awhile back and liked it. (Given, it was a Torchwood story but still…)

One I wish I could listen to is "The Catalyst" from The Companion Chronicles cos it's about what happened to Leela following the Last Great Time War on Gallifrey.

I listened to Zagreus when I was 11 and I grasped what was happening, although I preferred Neverland

I Have Been Listening For 2 Years.Its Great My First Pick Up Was On Christmas Eve,2017. I Had Got An Audible Credit And Found Loads Of Doctor Who Audiobooks I Had Heard The Words "Big Finish" Before But Never Knew Much.But,I Picked Up The Tenth Doctor Adventures Volume 1.It Was..........AMAZING I Ended Up Picking Up Sirens Of Time The Next Month(still haven't listened) And Ended Up Getting Dark Eyes And Infamy Of The Zaross In A Doctor Who Shop In London.Loved Both And I've Been Addicted Since The Start.Some Of My Recs For Starters Are -The First Doctor Adventures(invention of death is the best big finish) -The Tenth Doctor Adventures -Any Spinoff That Isn't Based On A Big Finish Character.If I Had To Reccomend A Specific One,Unit The New Series Or The Paternoster Gang. -Storm Warning

First Big Finish: Spare Parts. Helped me get into Classic Who. Fav Big Finish: Chimes of Midnight. Cemented 8 as one of my favorite Doctors.

man ive started with the main series so that i can listen Gallifrey for the time war story arcs. it's really fascinating it's like a quest lol

Zagreus sits inside your head, Zagreus lives among the dead, Zagreus sees you in your bed, And eats you when you're sleeping. Zagreus at the end of days, Zagreus lies all other ways, Zagreus comes when time's a maze, And all of history is weeping. Zagreus taking time apart, Zagreus fears the hero heart, Zagreus seeks the final part, The reward that he is reaping. Zagreus sings when all is lost, Zagreus takes all those he's crossed, Zagreus wins and all it cost, The hero's hearts he's keeping. Zagreus seeks the hero's ship, Zagreus needs the web to rip, Zagreus sucks time at a drip, And life aside, he's sweeping. Zagreus waits at the end of the world, For Zagreus is the end of the world. His time is the end of time, And his moment time's undoing.

Some great stories, love big finish and am downloading legacy as we speak, yahoooo

I would really consider "The Master of Callous" for the list as well, by far the best War Master box set

‘Sorry bowelstrek’ 😂😂😔 hope he sees this

I've done the math and if I listen to one episode a week it should take me anywhere between 10 and 15 years to finish the stories. And if I watch one Classic Who episode a week it should take me 10 years. I'm not even going near the comics at this point.

one of my first audio dramas was Max Warp, I really enjoyed that...

I listened to The Horror of Glam Rock on Spotify and I loved it

I just listened to my first full official Doctor Who Big Finish audio drama (excluding Last of the Titans or that livestream) and I loved it !!! It was Terra Firma !!! Davros was dark, more darker than I ever thought he ever was 😱. I think the 8th Doctor is gonna be one of my top favorite Doctors ever.

I'd say 100BC is funny, but the best story in that set is "My own private Wolfgang".

It's pronounced Scare-tzo 😿 It's a musical term. But I love this list! You got pretty much all my favourites in here, and I agree about your starting strategy. I started on Lucie Miller and it was a perfect jumping on point. Then I did Charley, and it felt like practically a whole other continuity. Same with all the other companion jumping-on points - they're so standalone and perfectly consumable in chunks! That's the best recommendation to give anyone. Even weird mid-season companion starts like C'rizz kinda work, really. I've tried, during relistens.

The first one I listened to was Sirens of Time, but the first ones I bought was Loups-Garoux and Jubilee.

I started with the Scorvhies since it was on sale last year in June. Then I went onto the 7th Doctor 50-100 (also on sale at the time). Basically my advice, buy what's on sale.

This is from my experience with Big Finish. Your first Big Finish audio you won't understand, you'll have no clue what is going on and you'd just get lost amongst it all. The more Big Finish you listen to the easier it is so if anyone here hasn't listened to any and decides to start, don't stop after your first audio, either re listen to it or pick up another one.

If you are going to suggest Rat Trap you really should recommend Cobwebs as well for context if nothing else. You do need some explanation of why Nyssa is back with the TARDIS crew, why she is older, and why she is so interested in finding a cure for a disease. It’s important backstory.

My first big finish was THE first big finish. The sirens of time.

I'm mostly trying to listen to the audios chronologically, but I'm in 2004 and I desperately need a break from the grimdark. We are the Daleks sounds like a fun story, gonna try that one out

Also I loved the Ice Warriors and 10.

I've always wanted to get into Big Finish and when I heard that there was an episode (is episode the right word?) that had Mary I as the historical figure--I'm fascinated by her--I was keen to check it out. Has anyone listened to The Marian Conspiracy? Does it get a recommendation? Any help would be great!

First I ever listened to was Spare Parts because 'genesis of the cybermen' (mondasian, not pete's world) is a story I'd always wanted to see on tv. I'm currently making my way through all the monthly series in release order.

I think my first big finish story was Spare Parts which of course was superb! 👌

As you said There are a surprisingly large amount of big finish stories on Spotify, for example the first 50 of the main range, s1 of the lucie miller 8th dr adventures, s1 and 2 of the short trips, s2 of the companion chronicles, dalek empire s1+2, I davros, and many others. If you have any interest on big finish, Spotify is a fantastic resource for you, allowing you to listen to a massive amount of stories before you have to start paying for any of them.

Zagreus was my first taste of Big Finish. The primary reason was because I was curious how they were going to incorporate Jon Pertwee into the story.

Are you planning any review or commentary on the Victory of the Doctor boxset? I love this one with my heart and i barely saw anyone talk about it

I started Big Finish with eight. Worked out well. I had not seen most of Classic Who back there. So jumping on with a other doctor whould probably have been very confusing.

I mean you’re not wrong about Zagreus being incredibly inaccessible........ at all... but my god it’s goddamn fantastic!

Great Video...… Smith/Tennent 😉

There's a Top Gear-Doctor Who story and I've just now heard of that?! WOW! I wanna listen to that story now. Where do I start with The 8th Doctor's stories? :)

I started with blood of the Daleks but I think a great box set to start with is the war master only the good but it you want one then either holy terror,spare parts or enemy of the daleks

"There's no truly *bad* audios..." Three words: Minuet in Hell.

I freaking love big finish. I have about 250 audios. I just got into my first big finish non doctor who series: space 1999 which is great.

I started with Charley and !!! I loved it. … now I am broke

The Kingmaker Spare Parts and the Chimes of Midnight