The War Doctor (audio drama series)


The War Doctor, announced in October 2015, is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the TV show Doctor Who. It sees the return of Sir John Hurt as the War Doctor, a role he previously portrayed in the TV story "The Name of the Doctor" as well as more prominently in the 50th Anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor". The series consists of four box sets, each made up of three hour-long episodes, the first released in December 2015, the remaining three volumes followed across 2016 and into 2017.

Cast

The War Doctor faces the Daleks in four seasons of the Time War.

Series 1: ''Only the Monstrous'' (2015)

Series 2: ''Infernal Devices'' (2016)

Series 3: ''Agents of Chaos'' (2016)

Series 4: ''Casualties of War'' (2017)

Sir John Hurt died on 25 January 2017. Recording of the series had been completed. It was released posthumously.

The Eighth Doctor: The Time War

The Eighth Doctor: The Time War, is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television programme Doctor Who and serves as a prequel to the previous series The War Doctor. It focused on the Eighth Doctor and his experiences in the war before having a change of heart and regenerating into his warrior form.
The series consists of four box sets, each made up of four hour-long episodes, the first was released in October 2017, the remaining three volumes follow yearly from 2018.

Cast

  • Paul McGann as The Doctor
  • Nicholas Briggs as The Daleks
  • Rakhee Thakrar as Bliss
  • Jacqueline Pearce as Cardinal Ollistra '
  • Julia McKenzie as The Twelve '
  • Adele Anderson as Major Tamasan '
  • Michael Jayston as The Valeyard '
  • Terry Molloy as Davros '
  • Ken Bones as The General '

    Episodes

Series 1 (2017)

Series 2 (2018)

This was the final box set to feature Jacqueline Pearce as Ollistra before her death in September 2018.

Series 3 (2019)

Series 4

This box set will see Ken Bones reprising his role of the General, a character who appeared in the Fiftieth Anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor" in 2013 and made one final appearance in the Series 9 episode "Hell Bent" in 2015.