The War Doctor (audio drama series)
| The War Doctor | |
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| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Featuring | War Doctor |
| Written by | various |
| Directed by | Nicholas Briggs |
| Produced by | David Richardson |
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| Music | Howard Carter |
| Release date | December 2015 – February 2017 |
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.[1]
Episodes
The War Doctor faces the Daleks in four seasons of the Time War.
Only the Monstrous (2015)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "The Innocent" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Rejoice, Ollistra | December 2015 |
| The Doctor is discovered injured on the planet Keska and is nursed back to health by Rejoice. The planet comes under attack from an enemy and the Doctor assists with the defence.[2] | |||||
| 2 | "The Thousand Worlds" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Rejoice, Ollistra | December 2015 |
| 3 | "The Heart of the Battle" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Rejoice, Ollistra | December 2015 |
Infernal Devices (2016)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Legion of the Lost" | Nicholas Briggs | John Dorney | Ollistra | February 2016 |
| 2 | "A Thing of Guile" | Nicholas Briggs | Phil Mulryne | Ollistra | February 2016 |
| 3 | "The Neverwhen" | Nicholas Briggs | Matt Fitton | Ollistra | February 2016 |
Agents of Chaos (2016)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "The Shadow Vortex" | Nicholas Briggs | David Llewellyn | Ollistra | October 2016 |
| 2 | "The Eternity Cage" | Nicholas Briggs | Andrew Smith | Heleyna, Ollistra | October 2016 |
| 3 | "Eye of Harmony" | Nicholas Briggs | Ken Bentley | Helayna, Ollistra | October 2016 |
Casualties of War (2017)
Sir John Hurt passed away on 25 January, 2017. Recording of the series had been completed. It was released posthumously.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "Pretty Lies" | Nicholas Briggs | Guy Adams | Ollistra | February 2017 |
| 2 | "The Lady of Obsidian" | Nicholas Briggs | Andrew Smith | Ollistra, The Lady | February 2017 |
| 3 | "The Enigma Dimension" | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Ollistra, The Lady, The Enigma | February 2017 |
The Eighth Doctor: The Time War
| The Eighth Doctor: The Time War | |
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| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Featuring | Eighth Doctor |
| Directed by |
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| Produced by | David Richardson |
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| Music |
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| Release date | October 2017 |
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 (Paul McGann) and his experiences in the war before having a change of heart and regenerating into his warrior form (as seen in the television mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor").
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.
Episodes
Series 1 (2017)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Starship of Theseus" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Sheena, Bliss, Daleks | October 2017 |
| 2 | "Echoes of War" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Bliss, Daleks | October 2017 |
| 3 | "The Conscript" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Bliss, Ollistra, Daleks | October 2017 |
| 4 | "One Life" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Bliss, Ollistra, Daleks | October 2017 |
Series 2 (2018)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "Lords of Terror" | Ken Bentley | Jonathan Morris | Bliss, Daleks | July 2018 |
| 2 | "Planet of the Ogrons" | Ken Bentley | Guy Adams | Bliss, the Twelve, Ogrons | July 2018 |
| 3 | "In the Garden of Death" | Ken Bentley | Guy Adams | Bliss, the Twelve | July 2018 |
| 4 | "Jonah" | Ken Bentley | Timothy X Atack | Bliss, Ollistra, the Twelve | July 2018 |
Series 3
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | Nicholas Briggs | TBA | TBA | July 2019[3] |
| 2 | TBA | Nicholas Briggs | TBA | TBA | July 2019[3] |
| 3 | TBA | Nicholas Briggs | TBA | TBA | July 2019[3] |
| 4 | TBA | Nicholas Briggs | TBA | TBA | July 2019[3] |
Series 4
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | TBA | Nicholas Briggs | TBA | TBA | July 2020[4] |
| 2 | TBA | Nicholas Briggs | TBA | TBA | July 2020[4] |
| 3 | TBA | Nicholas Briggs | TBA | TBA | July 2020[4] |
| 4 | TBA | Nicholas Briggs | TBA | TBA | July 2020[4] |
References
- ↑ "Doctor Who: The War Doctor". Big Finish Productions. 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "Only the Monstrous: The Innocent written and directed by Nicholas Briggs". 24 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "The Eighth Doctor - The Time War Series 03". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "The Eighth Doctor - The Time War Series 04". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 1 September 2018.