Big Finish Productions’ popular range of Doctor Who audiobook readings returns with a collection of six exciting adventures featuring Doctors and companions from the classic and new eras of the TV series. 

With a variety of fun, bite-sized stories set across the Doctor Who universe – from Earth’s history to the far reaches of space – Short Trips: Tales from the Vortex is a great opportunity for listeners new and old to explore the worlds of Doctor Who audio adventures. 

The stories are narrated by companion actors Janet Fielding, Rebecca Root and India Fisher, as well as Laura Aikman (Gavin & Stacey), Kaye Brown and Clare Corbett. 

Doctor Who – Short Trips: Tales from the Vortex is now available to pre-order as a digital download (to own for just £15.99) including more than four hours of audiobook readings – plus, for the first time, over an hour of additional behind-the-scenes materials, exclusively here. 

The six new trips in the TARDIS are: 

Dark Watchers of California by Riley Silverman 

A Twelfth Doctor and Bill adventure read by Rebecca Root. 

Susie hides out in California’s Big Sur, but finds she cannot entirely escape a 1966 San Francisco riot. Can the Doctor and Bill Potts catch up with Susie before her past does, and discover what the menacing Dark Watchers want with her? 

When I say run… by Ben Tedds 

An adventure for you and the Tenth Doctor read by Clare Corbett. 

You love listening to these audio stories as you go about your daily routine, so it’s awkward when an alien entity takes control of you during your morning run. Maybe the Doctor can have a word in your ear? 

Rise of the Eukaryans by Daniel Hardcastle

An Eleventh Doctor story read by Laura Aikman. 

A busy factory owner unexpectedly finds her own face burned into her breakfast toast. As if that’s not bad enough, someone’s rearranged the contents of her fridge. Luckily for Jean, the Doctor’s popped up to help her avert an uprising by alien yeast creatures. 

Ahead of Time by Paul Booth 

An Eighth Doctor and Charley adventure read by India Fisher. 

Kairon lies in ruins, its timeline destroyed by a reckless temporal Ponzi scheme. Amid the chaos, Kenz Qindi holds the secret to saving her planet. But there’s worse to come. The Time Lords might eradicate Kairon from existence, unless Charley and the Doctor can help Kenz set things right. 

Emerald Isle by Christian Markham 

A Seventh Doctor and Ace adventure read by Kaye Brown. 

Family and friendship are at stake on the Caribbean island of Montserrat as ghosts of the past come for Ace and her childhood friend. What is the tangled web that connects them both, and will they be able to find a way home? 

Dark is the Devil that Walks by Mags L Halliday 

A Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough adventure read by Janet Fielding. 

In 1814 Devon, palaeontologist Isabella Kerslake rescues the Doctor from a cliff collapse. But while he is incapacitated, who is there to protect Isabella and her sisters from the mysterious figure that stalks their estate? 

Producer Peter Anghelides said: “Short Trips has been a wonderful opportunity for Big Finish seek out new and varied voices for writing Doctor Who adventures.  

“I’m delighted that five of the six authors in the collection are contributing their first audio story for Big Finish – including some who came to our attention from their entries in the annual Paul Spragg Memorial new writers’ competition over recent years. 

“Each author has brought a fresh outlook to our range. Their stories make clever use of the opportunities an audiobook offers that a full-cast audio does not, such as descriptive prose and a perspective on someone’s inner thoughts and perceptions. They combine exciting adventures with thoughtful character pieces.” 

Doctor Who – Short Trips: Tales from the Vortex is now available to pre-order as a digital download (to own for just £15.99), exclusively here. 

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