RANKING BIG FINISH STORIES


I get asked the same question by a lot of different people. While I don’t mind answering them as Big Finish is something very close to my heart and the reason I write big Finish articles is to get more people to listen to them. But a lot of the time, I don’t have the time to reply back a shortlist of good-great stories people can go out and buy. So I decided to rank every 5th- 8th Doctor story before We Are Daleks and give them all a ranking according to what my listening experience was. 

I decided to use the 5 star scoring system and while I rate a story based on how good I objectively find it, I do also tend to be bias about how much I enjoyed it so don’t expect my scores to line up with yours. This is my ranking system. We are allowed to like/dislike different things. It’s no big deal. This list is just my way of answering those questions people have who want to get into Big Finish, but aren’t sure which stories they should buy first.

Because let’s be honest…there are duds and we don’t want to buy duds. They are kind of like mines: We want to step over them as much as possible. So take a look down below and please like and reshare. It’s just one click and it could mean a lot to someone else.

* The titles that have '*' are my personal favorites.

Fifth Doctor Stories

 

Five StarsFour StarsThree Stars



CREATURES OF BEAUTY*WINTER FOR ADEPTPHANTASMAGORIA*
THE ETERNAL SUMMER*PRIMEVALRETURN TO THE WEB PLANET
THE EMERALD TIGER*SPARE PARTS*THE HAUNTING OF THOMAS BREWSTER
EYE OF THE SCORPION*CIRCULAR TIME*ELDRAD MUST DIE
THE KINGMAKER* A PERFECT WORLDTHE MUTANT PHASE*
SON OF THE DRAGONCASTLE OF FEARITERATIONS OF I
PSYCHODROME*THE DEMONS OF RED LODGELAND OF THE DEAD
OMEGA*COBWEBSMASQUERADE
THE BURING PRINCE*EXCELIS DAWNS*THE CRADLE OF THE SNAKE
THE CHILDREN OF SETHURBAN MYTHSHEROES OF SONTAR
THE BUTCHER OF BRISBANE*THE AXIS OF INSANITY*THREE'S A CROWD
PRISONERS OF FATETHE GATHERING
SINGULARITYTHE FIVE COMPANIONSTwo Stars
THE CHURCH AND THE CROWN*THE MIND'S EYE
THE COUNCIL PF NICAEATHE DESTROYER OF DELIGHTSTHE BOY THAT TIME FORGOT
THE VEILED LEOPARD*THE GAME*NEKROMANTEIA
MISSION OF THE VIYRANSRENAISSANCE OF THE DALEKS*HEXAGORA
THE ENTROPY PLAGUETIME REEF
MOONFLESHOne Star

TOMB SHIP

THE ELITELOUPS-GAROUX

THE WHISPERING FORESTPLAGUE OF THE DALEKS

KISS OF DEATHMISTFALL

RAT TRAP

THE JUPITER CONJUNCTION*

THE LADY OF MERCIA*

RED DAWN

EXOTRON

NO PLACE LIKE HOME*

THE ROOF OF THE WORLD

THE BRIDE OF PELADON

THE JUDGEMENT OF ISSKAR

THE CHAOS POOL

EQUILABRIUM

THE SECRET HISTORY*






Sixth Doctor Stories

 

Five StarsFour StarsThree Stars



DAVROS*URGENT CALLSLEVIATHAN*
POINT OF ENTRYLEGEND OF THE CYBERMEN*THE DOOMWOOD CURSE
THE REAPING*GUARDIANS OF PROPHECYWIRNN ISLE
THE WORMERY*ARRANGEMENT FOR WARTHE CRIMES OF THOMAS BREWSTER
THE HOLY TERROR*THE CONDEMNEDRETURN OF THE KROTONS
JUBILEE*CRYPTOBIOSIS*RED HOUSE
DR WHO AND THE PIRATES*MISSION TO MAGNUS
THE CURSE OF DAVROS*WHISPERS OF TERROR*Two Stars
THE FOURTH WALLEXCELIS RISING*
THE ONE DOCTOR*THE MALTESE PENGUIN*THE NOWHERE PLACE
PATIENT ZERO*THE SPECTRE OF LANYON MOOR*THE MACROS
THE WRONG DOCTORS*BLOODTIDE*THE FEAST OF AXOS
THE WIDOW'S ASSASSIN*PROJECT TWILIGHT*POWER PLAY
PARADISE FIVETHE SANDMANTHE HOLLOWS OF TIME
THE FIRST SONTARANS*MEDICINAL PURPOSES*
…ISH*100One Star
THE SPACE RACEASSASSINS IN THE LIMELIGHT*
BREAKING BUBBLES AND OTHER STORIES*BROTHERHOOD OF THE DALEKSNo such stories here.
THE MARIAN CONSPIRACYI.D
THE RAINCLOUD MANVOYAGE TO VENUS*
BLUE FORGOTTEN PLANETSCAVENGER
VOYAGE TO THE NEW WORLDTHE JUGGERNAUTS
THE BRINK OF DEATH*THICKER THAN WATER*
END OF THE LINE*STAGE FRIGHT
THE RANI ELITE*THE BROOD OF ERYS
PROJECT LAZARUS*CITY OF SPIRES*
MASTERS OF EARTHTHE SEEDS OF WAR
SPACEPORT FEAR

TRIAL OF THE VALEYARD
CATCH 1782*

ANTIDOTE TO OBLIVION*

LAST OF THE CYBERMEN*

WRECK OF THE TITAN

THE SONG OF MEGAPTERA

THE YEAR OF THE PIG

THE RATINGS WAR*

THE APOCALYPSE ELEMENT

PAPER CUTS

INDUSTRIAL EVOLUTION

THE VANITY BOX

THE NIGHTMARE FAIR

THE WISHING BEAST*

PIER PRESSURE*
 

 

 Seventh Doctor Stories

 



Five StarsFour StarsThree Stars



THE FIRES OF VULCAN*THE HARVESTRED
THE FEARMONGER*NO MAN'S LAND*CRIME OF THE CENTURY
FORTY-FIVE*ENEMY OF THE DALEKS*THE RAPTURE
A DEATH IN THE FAMILY*GODS AND MONSTERSROBOPHOBIA
A THOUSAND TINY WINGS*LOVE AND WARTHE DARK FLAME
KLEIN'S STORY*THE SHADOW OF THE SCOURGEFROZEN TIME*
MASTER*SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST*KINGDOM OF SILVER*
COLDITZ*EXCELIS DECAYS*THIN ICE
UNIT DOMINION* SIGNS AND WONDERVALHALLA

GOOD NIGHT, SWEET LADIES

THE LIGHTS OF SKARO 
LIVE 34*UNREGENERATE*
NIGHT THOUGHTS*ANIMALTwo Stars
THE SETTLING*DUST BREEDING
THE MAGIC MOUSETRAP*NOCTURNETHE DARK HUSBAND
THE ANGEL OF SCUTARIPROJECT DESTINYLURKERS AT SUNLIGHT'S EDGE
THE HOUSE OF BLUE FIRE*THE DOOMSDAY QUATRAINTHE DEATH COLLECTORS

RANDOM GHOSTS
PROTECT AND SURVIVEBLACK AND WHITE
THE ARCHITECTS OF HISTORY*THE HIGHEST SCIENCE*One Star
DAMAGED GOODS*
 
PROJECT LAZARUS*
AFTERLIFE

THE REVOLUTION
LAST OF THE TITANS*BANG-BANG-A-BOOM!

THE SIRENS OF TIME*EARTH AID

PERSUASIONDREAMTIME

STARLIGHT ROBBERY

DALEKS AMONG US

RETURN OF THE DALEKS*

THE DEFECTORS

REVENGE OF THE SWARM

MASK OF TRAGEDY






Eighth Doctor Stories

 

Five StarsFour StarsThree Stars



THE SILVER TURK*SHADAARMY OF DEATH
CHIMES OF MIDNIGHT*THE STONES OF VENICE*EMBRACE THE DARKNESS
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF FEARLIVING LEGEND*TIME OF THE DALEKS*
HUMAN RESOURCESNEVERLANDSCAREDY CAT
DEATH IN BLACKPOOLTHE TWILIGHT KINGDOM*HORROR OF GLAM ROCK
TO THE DEATHTHE NEXT LIFE*PHOBOS
EYES OF THE MASTER*TERRA FIRMA*DEAD LONDON
MARY'S STORY*TIME WORKS*WIRRN DAWN
THE WITCH FROM THE WELL*MEMORY LANE*THE CANNIBALISTS
INVADERS FROM MARS*BERNICE'S STORY*WORLDWIDE WEB
SEASONS OF FEARBLOOD OF THE DALEKS*IZZY'S STORY
FAITH STEALER*NO MORE LIES*SOMETHING INSIDE*
CAERDROIAMAX WARPTHE SKULL OF SORBEK
OTHER LIVES*BRAVE NEW TOWNTIME'S HORIZON
THE GIRL WHO NEVER WASTHE VENGEANCE OF MORBIUS8
IMMORTAL BELOVEDORBISTwo Stars
GRAND THEFT COSMOS*THE EIGHT TRUTHS
THE SCAPEGOATSAN EARTHLY CHILD*THE CREED OF THE KROMON
LUCIE MILLERNEVERMOREHOTHOUSE
X AND THE DALEKSTHE BOOK OF KELL*SITUATION VACANT
THE WHITE ROOM*DEIMOSPRISONER OF THE SUN
MASTERPLAN*RESSURECTION OF MARS*SCHERZO
EYE OF DARKNESS*RELATIVE DIMENTIONS*

THE GREAT WAR*One Star

TANGLED WEB

THE TRAITOR*STORM WARNING

THE DEATH OF HOPE*SWORD OF ORION

MASTER OF THE DALEKS*MINUET IN HELL

THE LASTZAGREUS

ABSOLUTION

THE ZYGON WHO FELL TO EARTH

SISTERS OF THE FLAME

THE BEAST OF ORLOK

FUGITIVES

THE REVILED

RULE OF THE EMINENCE*

A LIFE IN A DAY

THE MONSTER OF MONTEMARTE







War Doctor Stories

 

 They're coming soon. Hold onto your sonic screwdriver!


Tenth Doctor Stories

 

Give it time. The announcement only came out recently.



I'd love to hear some of your rankings or favorite stories. Also, if this has helped you in your next purchase, mention it in the comments. Means a lot.

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