'After all, who knows, if I go down well, I might even make it my farewell performance.'

Sometimes it's easy to say goodbye - to a friend, to a way of life, to a lover. Sometimes it's heartbreaking. And sometimes they just won't take the hint.

Say hello to 14 stories of goodbyes, as the Fourth Doctor contemplates his mortality after a funeral; a young man goes to murderous lengths to stop Jo Grant from leaving; the First Doctor considers his flight from Gallifrey; the Fifth Doctor desperately tries to get rid of an unwanted companion - and more.

The stories:

• The Mother Road by Gareth Wigmore
• Father Figure by Steve Lyons
• The Bad Guy by Stephen Fewell
• Separation Day by Andy Campbell
• The Very Last Picture Show by Andrew Collins
• Into the Silent Land by Steven A. Roman
• Wake by Jake Elliot
• The Velvet Dark by Stewart Sheargold
• Life After Queth by Matt Kimpton
• Black and White by John Binns
• Curtain Call by Joseph Lidster
• Utopia by Darren Sellars
• The Wickerwork Man by Paul Magrs
• The Three Paths by Ian Potter
• About the Authors
• The Centenarian: Prologue by Joseph Lidster