The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 15: A New Occupation
Tom Baker (The Doctor), Sadie Miller (Sarah Jane Smith), Christopher Naylor (Harry Sullivan), Paul Herzberg (Commander Von Schmet), Susan Hingley (Alakhai), Paul Courtenay Hyu (Genghis Khan), Sarah Lawrie (Bridie Vautier), Francesca Pim (Kit), Wilf Scolding (General Herz), Caroline Strong (Matilda Vautier), Rebecca Yeo (Unegen), Jamie Zubairi (Soldier/Head Guard/Rebel Leader)
Time travel. The Doctor is well aware of its dangers. But even the most well-meaning Time Lord can’t guarantee something somewhere won’t nudge it off track. And then history itself might be at stake…
15.6 Daughter of Destruction by Katharine Armitage
The TARDIS lands in the city of Ongud during a rebellion. The world is suffering the wrath of Genghis Khan and the Doctor and Sarah are right in the middle of it.
It’s a dangerous time, but one woman is about to stand up to the despot for the first time. His anger is about to be halted.
Unless someone has made a very small mistake…
15.7 A New Occupation by Helen Goldwyn
Temporal disruption on Jersey leads to a new kind of time travel for the Doctor, Sarah and Harry and they soon find themselves on the island during its occupation by the Nazis.
Can they return to the future without a TARDIS? And without the German forces changing history irrevocably?
Occupational hazards for the Fourth Doctor
The time travels of the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) continue today with the release of A New Occupation, a box set of brand-new audio adventures in which he and Sarah Jane Smith (Sadie Miller) experience two dangerous periods in Earth’s history.
First, the TARDIS lands in the thirteenth century, in a city terrorised by the forces of Genghis Khan (Paul Courtenay Hyu). It’s up to one heroic figure to put an end to the destruction – not the Doctor or Sarah, but Genghis’s daughter, Alakhai Bekhi (Susan Hingley).
Then, in the box set’s title story, the duo catch up with their old friend Harry Sullivan (Christopher Naylor) in 1970s Jersey, only for them all to be sent back in time thirty years, to when the island’s residents lived under the heel of Nazi occupation.
Doctor Who – The Fourth Doctor Adventures: A New Occupation is now available to purchase 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 two historical adventures for the Fourth Doctor and friends are:
Daughter of Destruction by Katharine Armitage (two parts)
The TARDIS lands in the city of Ongud during a rebellion. The world is suffering the wrath of Genghis Khan and the Doctor and Sarah are right in the middle of it.
It’s a dangerous time but one woman is about to stand up to the despot for the first time. His anger is about to be halted.
Unless someone has made a very small mistake…
A New Occupation by Helen Goldwyn (four parts)
Temporal disruption on Jersey leads to a new kind of time travel for the Doctor, Sarah and Harry and they soon find themselves on the island during its occupation by the Nazis.
Can they return to the future without a TARDIS? And without the German forces changing history irrevocably?
The guest cast of Daughter of Destruction also includes Rebecca Yeo as Unegen and Jamie Zubairi as Soldier/Head Guard/Rebel Leader. And, A New Occupation guest stars Wilf Scolding (seen in Star Wars series Andor) as General Herz, Paul Herzberg as Commander Von Schmet, Caroline Strong as Matilda Vautier, Francesca Pim as Kit, and Sarah Lawrie as Bridie Vautier.
Sadie Miller, who plays Sarah Jane Smith, a role originated by her mother Elisabeth Sladen, said: “I always look forward to when a script comes through and I get to work with Tom and Chris again, because I just feel that natural camaraderie. I enjoy it so much.
“Daughter of Destruction is a very exciting story and a very feminist story as well, with a great central female character that people might not have heard of before. It’s not often that you hear a story like this that’s actually based in fact, in someone who really did exist. It was really exciting to do something so different and so challenging.”
Christopher Naylor, the voice of Harry Sullivan, added: “It’s an endless delight to play Harry and to spend time with Sarah and the Doctor. Giving Harry a chance to have a bit more time in the TARDIS and with his friends has really been lovely. The writers have done such a good job in capturing that era of Doctor Who.
“A New Occupation is set in a fairly recent part of our history, so there’s a lot that we can relate to. It allows for that wonderful peril that’s always present in time travel, and the sort of emotional problems that it can throw up. It’s very exciting and scary as well.”
All three of 2026’s Fourth Doctor Adventures box sets (including March’s The Ministry of Death and June’s Lethal Progress) can be pre-ordered together in a multibuy bundle for just £57 (download to own).
Alternatively, listeners can buy this release as part of a bundle of all 15 Classic Doctor Who box sets released in 2026 for £285 (download to own).
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.
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