'Stardust and Ashes' (2 Parts) by Ian Potter

Generations. Found. Lost. Families take many forms. Across time and space and sometimes closer than they would think, the Doctor’s friends have encountered many different forms of family who have touched their hearts over the years.

Reflecting on all she has lost, Susan recalls a time long ago, when she and her travelling family were trapped, their lives at the mercy of a machine intelligence. But everyone can learn from circumstance and from those around them – even in the ashes of hope, we can sometimes see stardust.

Carole Ann Ford (Susan Campbell), Duncan Wisbey (Perriman / Other Voices)

Directed by Lisa Bowerman

Release Date:
April 2025

Notes:

*Featuring the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan

*A Big Finish Audio Production

*Time-placing: The framing sequence with Susan takes place after 'All Hands on Deck' and before 'Susan's War'; the story she recounts takes place not long before 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth', so I'm placing it at the end of Season 1