Monk vs Nun 

Living with other people can be difficult, but living with yourself is hell. That’s what the Monk (Rufus Hound) is discovering as he shares a house with his future (or maybe past) incarnation the Nun (Gemma Whelan). 

Every day, the two Time Lords turned housemates are squabbling with each other. In their two latest scrapes, they compete to impress their neighbours at a dinner party, before a fraught attempt to team up to claim victory in the town’s talent show. But who will come out on top – and who’s really pulling the strings? 

Dark Gallifrey: The Meddling Monks is an audio sitcom scripted by John Dorney, and also stars Radio 4 comedy icons John Finnemore, Carrie Quinlan and Simon Kane as various characters respectively named John, Carrie and Simon. 

Dark Gallifrey: The Meddling Monks – Part Two is now available to purchase for just £8.99 (digital download to own) or £10.99 (download to own + single-disc 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. 

The two half-hour episodes in this release are: 

Monky Nuts 

It’s time to host the neighbours for an evening soirée. But is the Monk’s fish dish a winner or will their guests prefer the Nun’s baby chicken? There’s only one way to find out and soon culinary battle has commenced. What could possibly go wrong? 

Monky Magic 

There’s a big prize to be won at the local talent show. So the Monk and the Nun are soon brushing up their best stage acts in attempt to claim victory and ensure the success of their grand plan. What could possibly go wrong? 

Writer John Dorney said: “The concept of this trilogy was there pretty much from the inception of Dark Gallifrey. I’d been thinking about something like this for ages because I started my career in radio comedy. I thought it would be a fun idea to play with, and it very much was.  

“I really love the Monk, and indeed the Nun – a character I loved even as a kid, because one of my earliest experiences of Doctor Who was in the early 1990s, when they repeated The Time Meddler on BBC Two. The Monk is dodgy and mischievous, rather than out-and-out evil, and that’s interesting to play with.  

“And I adore Gemma and Rufus’s performances. The Nun is a bit sharper than this incarnation of the Monk, and leaning into that gives an interesting dynamic between the two. I was determined to keep these guys together as much as possible, because that’s where all the best jokes land – they are really funny people.” 

Praise for Dark Gallifrey: The Meddling Monks – Part One: 

“Off the wall, and crazy, and I cannot wait to see how this all unfolds.”
The Midnight Who Show 

“To those that haven’t given the Dark Gallifrey series a go yet, this first part is strongly recommended – especially if you enjoy meta comedy.”
Doctor Who Magazine 

“Impeccable timing and extra hilarious line readings … I can’t wait to hear the remaining instalments in this arc.”
Sci-Fi Pulse 

“I absolutely adore this release.”
Tin Dog Podcast 

Big Finish listeners can pre-order all three instalments of the Meddling Monks trilogy in a multibuy bundle for just £24 (download to own) or £30 (download to own + collector’s edition CD).  

Alternatively, a bundle comprising all six of 2026’s Dark Gallifrey instalments – which includes the Meddling Monks trilogy as well as a second trilogy, starring a character yet to be announced – for just £50 (download to own) or £60 (download to own + collector’s edition CD). 

Other bundles are available: the complete Dark Gallifrey pre-order bundle, including all eight trilogies, each following a different renegade Time Lord, is just £188 (download to own).

All the above prices (including pre-order and multibuy bundle discounts) are fixed for a limited time only and guaranteed no later than 30 June 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.