The latest trilogy in the epic Dark Gallifrey saga reaches its explosive conclusion today, as the Master (Eric Roberts) faces off against his oldest nemesis. 

The first two episodes of Dark Gallifrey: Master!, scripted by Lizzie Hopley, have told a story set across two timelines. In the past, the Master has taken a class of the Time Lord Academy’s most promising students into the psychic forest, where he’s begun a cruel experiment on them. And in the present, the surviving students have found themselves preyed upon by a threat from Gallifreyan legend. 

In Part Three, as Gamara (Claire Huckle) deals with the sinister Mother Quiver, the Master has a new problem to deal with – the meddling Time Lord known as the Doctor (Paul McGann) is back to put a spanner in his works. 

It’s a reunion for the two arch-enemies; these incarnations first battled each other in the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie, and have since encountered each other in Ravenous 4 and Master!: Planet Doom. This time, what can the Doctor do to stop one of the Master’s most evil schemes yet? 

“The Doctor is the only one who threatens our Master,” says lead actor Eric Roberts, “so our Master is a little vulnerable with the Doctor, but doesn’t want it to show!” 

Dark Gallifrey: Master! - Part Three is now available to purchase for just £8.99 (download to own) or £10.99 (download to own + collector’s edition CD), exclusively here. Please note: the collector’s edition CD is strictly limited to 1,000 copies and will not be re-pressed. 

In the past, the last survivors of the Master’s experiment struggle to navigate a fractured landscape and the threat of the Doctor.  

In the present, Gamara must confront the consequences of her buried truths, as the monstrous Mother Quiver returns to claim her final victim. 

Dark Gallifrey: Master! - Part Three also stars Lizzie Hopley as the Mind Shield, Chris Odulele as Torliss, Nathan Griffiths as Borrin, Nadia Violet Johnson as Tabreen, Millie Hikasa as Soolinda, and Francesca Gilbert as Olzel. 

Director Steven Kavuma said: “It was rewarding getting to the finale. I’ve enjoyed doing a darker tone for Doctor Who in these episodes – this tension and high stakes, with the characters at each other. 

“It does feel like everybody’s trying to survive in this audio drama, which is quite different to other pieces I’ve directed, which have had a much lighter tone. You can really go further with things!” 

Praise for Dark Gallifrey: Master! – Parts One and Two: 

“A really creepy factor to the storyline accompanied by a sinister performance from Eric Roberts.”
The Midnight Who Show 

“Great to hear a cast of new voices.”
Doctor Who Magazine 

“I was smiling from beginning to end.”
Sci-Fi Pulse 

Big Finish listeners can pre-order a multi-buy bundle comprising all the Dark Gallifrey: Master! instalments, Parts One to Three, for just £25 (download to own) or £31 (download to own + collector’s edition CD).  

An additional bundle, including 2025’s previous trilogy starring Michelle Gomez as Missy – is available for just £50 (download to own) or £60 (download to own + collector’s edition CD).  

The complete Dark Gallifrey pre-order bundle, including all eight trilogies, each following a different renegade Time Lord, is just £188 (download to own) or £210 (download to own + collector’s edition CD). 

All the above prices (including pre-order and multibuy bundle discounts) are fixed for a limited time only and guaranteed no later than 31 October 2025. 

Please note that Big Finish is currently operating a digital-first release schedule. The mail-out of collector’s edition CDs may be delayed due to factors beyond our control, but all purchases of this release unlock a digital copy that can be immediately downloaded or played on the Big Finish app from the release date.