The TARDIS will always respond to a cry for help – although its timing can be a little off! The Doctor, Liv and Helen have the skills to save anyone in danger – if they can find them. 

Empty vessels make the loudest sound – but sometimes that sound is a scream of terror... 

The fan-favourite TARDIS team of the Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann), 1960s linguist Helen Sinclair (Hattie Morahan), and Kaldoran med-tech Liv Chenka (Nicola Walker) return in the second of this year’s brand-new Eighth Doctor Adventures box sets, titled Empty Vessels. 

This volume comprises two thrilling stories both set on ships in the far reaches of space. First, the TARDIS lands on what seems to be a ghost ship – worse, a ghost ship about to crash! Then, in an epic two-part tale, the time-travelling trio encounter an old enemy of the Doctor… the Zygons. 

First seen in 1975 Doctor Who TV story Terror of the Zygons, these nefarious orange aliens have the ability to transform themselves into the shape of their human captives. They’ve been a thorn in the Doctor’s side many times since, and in their latest adventure, as they prey on deep-space travellers, the Time Lord will need to work hard to determine who he can trust… 

Doctor Who – The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Empty Vessels is available to pre-order now for just £19.99 (download to own) or £24.99 (download to own + collector’s edition 3-disc CD box set) exclusively here. Please note: the collector’s edition CD box set is strictly limited to 1,500 copies and will not be repressed.   

The new adventures for the Doctor, Liv and Helen are: 

Eos Falling by Matt Fitton 

The Doctor, Helen and Liv find themselves on an abandoned spacecraft, hurtling towards an inhabited world. The crew have vanished – but the TARDIS travellers are not alone on this empty vessel… 

Have they really discovered a ghost ship? 

Lure of the Zygons – Parts One and Two by Roy Gill 

A distress call draws the Doctor, Liv and Helen to a remote world and a crashed ship, where Captain Elhan is searching for her lost sibling… 

As the storms close in, the two crews must investigate the wreck together. In the darkness, the Zygons are waiting… 

Producer David Richardson said: “It’s been many years since the Eighth Doctor encountered the Zygons, and so we felt that the time was right for a rematch. And what a rematch it is – Roy Gill’s two-parter is brilliant, a characterful thriller that touches upon the nature of identity. It’s a story that has definitely been worth waiting for.” 

Writer Roy Gill added: “Matt Fitton, the script editor, asked if I’d like to do a Zygon story, and I answered very quickly, yes please. When I was a kid, I had the Terror of the Zygons VHS and I must have watched it… I don’t want to admit how many times! The Zygons are really distinctive, unusual, interesting monsters. Their ability to duplicate and to copy people can be very unnerving.” 

This is the second of 2025’s Eighth Doctor Adventures box sets, after November’s Causeway. Both can be pre-ordered together in a multibuy bundle from just £38 (download to own) or £47 (download to own + collector’s edition CD).  

Alternatively, listeners can buy this release as part of a bundle of all 15 Classic Doctor Who box sets released in 2025 from just £285 (download to own) or £352.50 (download to own + collector’s edition CD box set).

All the above prices (including pre-order and multibuy bundle discounts) are fixed for a limited time only and guaranteed no later than 28 February 2026. 

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.