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The Third Doctor returns to Big Finish for a new adventure alongside Sarah Jane Smith and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in October.

Tim Treloar returns as the dapper Doctor — originated on television by Jon Pertwee — in a colourful Season 11 adventure, alongside Sadie Miller as Sarah Jane Smith and Jon Culshaw as the Brigadier.

In this six-part tale, written by Alan Barnes, the iconic TARDIS team encounter an alien space messiah known as Kaleidoscope — played by classically-trained actor Gerran Howell (Suspicion, Young Dracula, Catch-22). Plus, for the first time in an audio drama, the Doctor will take to the road in the Whomobile – the silver flying car which belonged (in real life) to Jon Pertwee himself.

Producer Heather Challands said: “It’s always a pleasure to return to the 1970s with the Third Doctor and UNIT! This time, the Third Doctor is joined by Sarah Jane Smith and the Brigadier in another epic!  It was wonderful to see the response to our seven-part series The Annihilators and we’re following it up with a six-parter that promises to be no less majestic in scale or location with a strong supporting cast and a wonderful script by Alan Barnes. I wish I could tell you more but that’s a secret for now…”

Doctor Who — The Third Doctor Adventures: Kaleidoscope is now available to pre-order for just £19.99 (collector’s edition CD box set + download) or £16.99 (download only) from the Big Finish website.