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{{Infobox Audio Series
{{Infobox Audio Series
|spoil            = yes
|image            = Once and Future.jpg
|image            = Once and Future- Past Lives.jpg
|release count    = 8
|release count    = 8
|story count      = 8
|story count      = 8
|release year      = 2023
|release year      = 2023
|first story      = Past Lives (audio story)
|first story      = Past Lives (audio story)
|first release    = [[May (releases)|May]] 2023
|first release    = [[3 May (releases)|3 May]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|end release      = [[November (releases)|November]] 2024
|end release      = [[22 November (releases)|22 November]] 2024<ref name="Release">https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1856019057671065685?s=46&t=n1ymF6URs9Fk5Zw8aOt81A</ref>
|exec prod        = Nicholas Briggs
|exec prod        = Nicholas Briggs
|exec prod2        = Jason Haigh-Ellery
|exec prod2        = Jason Haigh-Ellery
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== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
The [[Time War]]. [[The Doctor]] has been injured and brought to a [[Time Lord]] field hospital. His body glows with energy, but this is no [[regeneration]] into a future form - instead, the Doctor's past faces begin to appear as he flits haphazardly between incarnations...
The [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]. [[War Doctor|The Doctor]] has been injured and brought to a [[Time Lord]] field hospital. His body glows with energy, but this is no [[regeneration]] into a future form - instead, the Doctor's past faces begin to appear as he flits haphazardly between incarnations...


Staggering to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], the Doctor sets out to solve the mystery of his '[[degeneration]]'. Who has done this to him? How? And why? From the [[Earth]] to the stars, across an array of familiar times and places, he follows clues to retrace his steps, encountering old friends and enemies along the way. Tumbling through his lives, the Doctor must stop his degeneration before he loses himself completely...
Staggering to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], the Doctor sets out to solve the mystery of his '[[degeneration]]'. Who has done this to him? How? And why? From the [[Earth]] to the stars, across an array of familiar times and places, he follows clues to retrace his steps, encountering old friends and enemies along the way. Tumbling through his lives, the Doctor must stop his degeneration before he loses himself completely...
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|''Past Lives''<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-once-and-future-past-lives-2774 </ref>
|''[[Past Lives (audio story)|Past Lives]]''
|[[Robert Valentine]]
|[[Robert Valentine]]
|[[Helen Goldwyn]]
|[[Helen Goldwyn]]
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Kate Stewart|Kate]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]], {{Hound}}
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Kate Stewart|Kate]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]], {{Hound}}
|[[3 May (releases)|3 May]] 2023<ref>https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1650439083238227969?s=46&t=n1ymF6URs9Fk5Zw8aOt81A</ref>
|[[3 May (releases)|3 May]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
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|-
|2
|2
|''The Artist at the End of Time''<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-once-and-future-the-artist-at-the-end-of-time-2775</ref>
|''[[The Artist at the End of Time (audio story)|The Artist at the End of Time]]''
|[[James Goss]]
|[[James Goss]]
|[[Ken Bentley]]
|[[Ken Bentley]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]], [[The Curator|The Curator]]
|[[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]], [[the Curator]]
|[[June (releases)|June]] 2023
|[[14 June (releases)|14 June]] 2023
|-
|-
|3
|3
|''A Genius for War''<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-once-and-future-a-genius-for-war-2776</ref>
|''[[A Genius for War (audio story)|A Genius for War]]''
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|[[Jonathan Morris]]
|rowspan=2|Helen Goldwyn
|rowspan=2|Helen Goldwyn
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|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
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|[[Eleventh General|The General]], [[Veklin]], [[Davros (Palindrome)|Davros]], [[Daleks]]
|[[July (releases)|July]] 2023
|[[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 2023
|-
|-
|4
|4
|''Two's Company''<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-once-and-future-two-s-company-2777</ref>
|''[[Two's Company (audio story)|Two's Company]]''
|[[Lisa McMullin]]
|[[Lisa McMullin]]
|
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
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|[[Harry Sullivan|Harry]], [[Jackie Tyler|Jackie]], [[Lady Christina de Souza|Lady Christina]], [[The Two|The Renegade]]
|[[August (releases)|August]] 2023
|[[16 August (releases)|16 August]] 2023
|-
|-
|5
|5
|''The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50''<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-once-and-future-the-martian-invasion-of-planetoid-50-2778</ref>
|''[[The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 (audio story)|The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50]]''
|[[Jonathan Barnes]]
|[[Jonathan Barnes]]
|Ken Bentley
|Ken Bentley
|
|[[First Doctor|1st]], [[Tenth Doctor|10th]]
|
|[[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]], [[Strax]], [[Missy]]
|[[September (releases)|September]] 2023
|[[12 September (releases)|12 September]] 2023
|-
|-
|6
|6
|''Time Lord Immemorial''<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-once-and-future-time-lord-immemorial-2779</ref>
|''[[Time Lord Immemorial (audio story)|Time Lord Immemorial]]''
|Lisa McMullin
|Lisa McMullin
|Helen Goldwyn
|Helen Goldwyn
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|[[Ninth Doctor|9th]]
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|[[Unbound Doctor|Alternate Universe Doctor]], [[Liv Chenka|Liv]], [[The Lumiat]]
|rowspan=2|[[October (releases)|October]] 2023
|[[5 October (releases)|5 October]] 2023
|-
|-
|7
|7
|''The Union''<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-once-and-future-the-union-2780</ref>
|''[[The Union (audio story)|The Union]]''
|[[Matt Fitton]]
|[[Matt Fitton]]
|Ken Bentley
|Ken Bentley
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|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]], [[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
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|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[River Song|River]]
|[[25 October (releases)|25 October]] 2023
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|-
|8
|8
|''Coda: The Final Act''<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-once-and-future-coda-the-final-act-2781</ref>
|''Coda - The Final Act''<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-once-and-future-coda-the-final-act-2781</ref>
|[[Tim Foley]]
|[[Tim Foley]]
|Helen Goldwyn
|Helen Goldwyn
|
|[[Fugitive Doctor|Fugitive]], [[War Doctor|War]]
|
|[[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Vienna Salvatori|Vienna]], [[Voord]]
|[[November (releases)|November]] 2024
|[[22 November (releases)|22 November]] 2024<ref name="Release" />
|}
|}


== Featured Cast ==
== Featured Cast ==
* [[Tom Baker]]<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/once-and-future-guest-stars-announced?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=BFRANGE123&utm_content=news OaF Cast]</ref>
* [[Tom Baker]]
* [[Peter Davison]]
* [[Peter Davison]]
* [[Colin Baker]]
* [[Colin Baker]]
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* [[Christopher Eccleston]]
* [[Christopher Eccleston]]
* [[David Tennant]]
* [[David Tennant]]
* [[Jo Martin]]


=== Featuring ===
=== Featuring ===
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* [[Michelle Gomez]]
* [[Michelle Gomez]]
* [[Nicola Walker]]
* [[Nicola Walker]]
* [[Georgia Moffett|Georgia Tennant]]
* [[Georgia Tennant]]
* [[Michelle Ryan]]
* [[Michelle Ryan]]
* [[Camille Coduri]]
* [[Camille Coduri]]
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* [[Sadie Miller]]
* [[Sadie Miller]]
* [[Christopher Naylor]]
* [[Christopher Naylor]]
* [[Terry Molloy]]
* [[Ken Bones]]
* [[Ken Bones]]
* [[Beth Chalmers]]
* [[Beth Chalmers]]
*[[Rufus Hound]]
* [[Rufus Hound]]
*[[Jemma Redgrave]]
* [[Jemma Redgrave]]
*[[Ingrid Oliver]]
* [[Ingrid Oliver]]
* [[Michael Maloney]]
* [[Gina McKee]]
* [[Carole Ann Ford]]
* [[Alex Kingston]]
* [[Maureen O'Brien]]
* [[Jonathon Carley]]
* [[Jacob Dudman]]
* [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* [[Chase Masterson]]


== Cover gallery ==
== Cover gallery ==
=== Standard editions ===
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
Once and Future- Past Lives.jpg|''[[Past Lives (audio story)|Past Lives]]''
Once and Future Past Lives.jpg|''[[Past Lives (audio story)|Past Lives]]''
Past Lives limited.jpg|''Past Lives: Limited Edition''
Once and Future The Artist at the End of Time (old cover).jpg|''[[The Artist at the End of Time (audio story)|The Artist at the End of Time]]'' (old cover)<ref>https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1651964570611712003</ref>
Once and Future The Artist at the End of Time.jpg|''The Artist at the End of Time'' (new cover)
Once and Future A Genius for War.jpg|''[[A Genius for War (audio story)|A Genius for War]]''
Once and Future Two's Company.jpg|''[[Two's Company (audio story)|Two's Company]]''
Once and Future The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50.jpg|''[[The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 (audio story)|The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50]]''
Once and Future Time Lord Immemorial.jpg|''[[Time Lord Immemorial (audio story)|Time Lord Immemorial]]''
File:Once and Future The Union.jpg|''[[The Union (audio story)|The Union]]''
</gallery>
 
=== Limited editions ===
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
Past Lives Limited.jpg|''[[Past Lives (audio story)|Past Lives]]''
The Artist at the End of Time Limited.jpg|''[[The Artist at the End of Time (audio story)|The Artist at the End of Time]]''
A Genius for War Limited.jpg|''[[A Genius for War (audio story)|A Genius for War]]''
Two's Company Limited.jpg|''[[Two's Company (audio story)|Two's Company]]''
The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 Limited.jpg|''[[The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 (audio story)|The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50]]''
Time Lord Immemorial Limited.jpg|''[[Time Lord Immemorial (audio story)|Time Lord Immemorial]]''
File:The Union Limited.jpg|''[[The Union (audio story)|The Union]]''
</gallery>
 
=== Standard editions (alternate) ===
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
Past Lives Alt.jpg|''[[Past Lives (audio story)|Past Lives]]''
The Artist at the End of Time Alt.jpg|''[[The Artist at the End of Time (audio story)|The Artist at the End of Time]]''
A Genius for War Alt.jpg|''[[A Genius for War (audio story)|A Genius for War]]''
Two's Company Alt.jpg|''[[Two's Company (audio story)|Two's Company]]''
The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 Alt.jpg|''[[The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 (audio story)|The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50]]''
Time Lord Immemorial Alt.jpg|''[[Time Lord Immemorial (audio story)|Time Lord Immemorial]]''
File:The Union Alt.jpg|''[[The Union (audio story)|The Union]]''
</gallery>
 
=== Standard editions (textless) ===
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
Once and Future Past Lives textless.jpg|''[[Past Lives (audio story)|Past Lives]]''
Once and Future The Artist at the End of Time textless.jpg|''[[The Artist at the End of Time (audio story)|The Artist at the End of Time]]''
Once and Future A Genius for War textless.jpg|''[[A Genius for War (audio story)|A Genius for War]]''
Once and Future Two's Company textless.jpg|''[[Two's Company (audio story)|Two's Company]]''
Once and Future The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 textless.jpg|''[[The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 (audio story)|The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50]]''
Once and Future Time Lord Immemorial textless.jpg|''[[Time Lord Immemorial (audio story)|Time Lord Immemorial]]''
Once and Future The Union textless.jpg|''[[The Union (audio story)|The Union]]''
</gallery>
 
=== Limited editions (textless) ===
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
Past Lives Limited textless.jpg|''[[Past Lives (audio story)|Past Lives]]''
The Artist at the End of Time Limited textless.jpg|''[[The Artist at the End of Time (audio story)|The Artist at the End of Time]]''
A Genius for War Limited textless.jpg|''[[A Genius for War (audio story)|A Genius for War]]''
Two's Company Limited textless.jpg|''[[Two's Company (audio story)|Two's Company]]''
The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 Limited textless.jpg|''[[The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 (audio story)|The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50]]''
Time Lord Immemorial Limited textless.jpg|''[[Time Lord Immemorial (audio story)|Time Lord Immemorial]]''
The Union Limited textless.jpg|''[[The Union (audio story)|The Union]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The series was announced as part of the [[List of anniversary specials|59th anniversary ''Doctor Who Day'' (23 November)]] in [[2022 (releases)|2022]].
* The series was announced as part of the [[List of anniversary specials|59th anniversary]] on [[23 November (releases)|''Doctor Who Day'' (23 November)]] in [[2022 (releases)|2022]], and was released in celebration of the 60th anniversary in [[2023 (releases)|2023]].
* Animated webcasts were made for the first three stories, ''[[Past Lives (webcast)|Past Lives]]'', ''[[The Artist at the End of Time (webcast)|The Artist at the End of Time]]'' and ''[[A Genius for War (webcast)|A Genius for War]]'', after which they curiously switched to trailer-style animations.


== External links ==
== External links ==

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Once and Future was a series of audio stories released by Big Finish Productions to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who.

One audio story was released each month between May and October 2023, with a coda being released November 2024.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Time War. The Doctor has been injured and brought to a Time Lord field hospital. His body glows with energy, but this is no regeneration into a future form - instead, the Doctor's past faces begin to appear as he flits haphazardly between incarnations...

Staggering to his TARDIS, the Doctor sets out to solve the mystery of his 'degeneration'. Who has done this to him? How? And why? From the Earth to the stars, across an array of familiar times and places, he follows clues to retrace his steps, encountering old friends and enemies along the way. Tumbling through his lives, the Doctor must stop his degeneration before he loses himself completely...

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Author Director Doctor Featuring Released
1 Past Lives Robert Valentine Helen Goldwyn 4th Sarah, Kate, Osgood, the Monk 3 May 2023
2 The Artist at the End of Time James Goss Ken Bentley 5th Jenny, the Curator 14 June 2023
3 A Genius for War Jonathan Morris Helen Goldwyn 7th The General, Veklin, Davros, Daleks 20 July 2023
4 Two's Company Lisa McMullin 6th Harry, Jackie, Lady Christina, The Renegade 16 August 2023
5 The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 Jonathan Barnes Ken Bentley 1st, 10th Vastra, Jenny, Strax, Missy 12 September 2023
6 Time Lord Immemorial Lisa McMullin Helen Goldwyn 9th Alternate Universe Doctor, Liv, The Lumiat 5 October 2023
7 The Union Matt Fitton Ken Bentley 8th, 4th Susan, River 25 October 2023
8 Coda - The Final Act[2] Tim Foley Helen Goldwyn Fugitive, War Benny, Vienna, Voord 22 November 2024[1]

Featured Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Standard editions[[edit] | [edit source]]

Limited editions[[edit] | [edit source]]

Standard editions (alternate)[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Limited editions (textless)[[edit] | [edit source]]

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