A rough ride for the Fifth Doctor 

The Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) is joined by his companions Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding) and Vislor Turlough (Mark Strickson) for three brand-new trips in time and space – and they’ll discover that having a wish come true can bring deadly consequences. 

The audio drama box set The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Helter Skelter stars the original cast from the 1980s era of Doctor Who. It begins with a visit to the 1950s, where an English village has become the target of the Asteri, powerful aliens with the ability to grant wishes. 

Then, Tegan gets trapped in a time loop in an amusement park deep in space, before the time travellers return to Earth to find it changed into a much darker place – but what has caused this dystopian descent?  

Doctor Who – The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Helter Skelter 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). Please note: the collector’s edition CD box set is strictly limited to 1,500 copies and will not be re-pressed.   

The three adventures featuring the fabulous Fifth Doctor are: 

Field of Miracles by Lauren Mooney & Stewart Pringle 

The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough arrive in the quaint village of Heatherington in 1951. But something strange is happening. In an England of post-war austerity, Heatherington is thriving – the shops are full of produce and everyone seems to have everything they’ve ever wanted, even if what they’ve wanted is the dead to return to them. 

The Doctor and his friends must stop the creeping invasion of the Asteri, wish-granting crystalline organisms of awesome destructive power, before they extract a terrible price from the villagers. 

Helter Skelter by James Moran 

When a bio-engineered planet and amusement park undergoes a critical malfunction, the entire planet tears itself apart – and the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough are thrown back to their arrival, trapped in a repeating time loop. 

But for some reason, only Tegan can see the loop, not the Doctor – it has been hidden from him somehow. So why can Tegan see it, and how is she going to fix it? 

Land of Fools by Lauren Mooney & Stewart Pringle 

The TARDIS arrives in London, 1980, but something has gone wrong with the timeline. The city is a quasi-police state, overseen by a mysterious new company, Luqos, which promises miraculous gifts to its followers. 

As Tegan takes off to reconnect with an old friend, and the Doctor teams up with young activist Zan, Turlough is pulled into the heart of Luqos by the shadowy ‘M’, where they discover an old enemy at work beneath the city. 

The box set’s guest cast includes Jack Barton (Heartstopper), Matthew Cottle (The Windsors), and Hiba Medina (Vigil), plus further names to be announced. 

Producer Sonny McGann said: “Turlough, Tegan and the Doctor are back! We’re returning to Earth, where a new threat has emerged wielding immense psionic power. In an England suffering from post-war austerity, one village appears to have everything they’ve ever wanted. Some will pay any price to see a wish fulfilled – a choice which may ripple through time. 

“Meanwhile, when a visit to an amusement park on a bio-engineered planet traps the Doctor and his friends in a time loop, one of our companions will have to step up to prevent the planet from tearing itself apart. Three new stories full of wit, emotion, and good technobabble, according to Peter Davison!” 

Big Finish listeners can save money by purchasing Helter Skelter in a bundle with 2026’s second Fifth Doctor Adventures box set (Title TBC), due for release in September 2026, for just £38 (download to own) or £47 (download to own + collector’s edition CD box set).  

Alternatively, listeners can buy this release as part of a bundle of all 15 Classic Doctor Who box sets released in 2026 for 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 31 May 2026. 

SALE! For a limited time only, get discounts on selected Fifth Doctor audio dramas and bundles. Click here to browse the collection. Offers end no later than 23:59 (UK time) on 11 February 2026.

Big Finish is currently operating a digital-first release schedule. The mailout of collector’s edition CDs will be delayed, 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.