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|first story      = Past Lives (audio story)
|first story      = Past Lives (audio story)
|first release    = [[3 May (releases)|3 May]] [[2023 (releases)|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
|exec prod        = Nicholas Briggs
|exec prod        = Nicholas Briggs
|exec prod2        = Jason Haigh-Ellery
|exec prod2        = Jason Haigh-Ellery
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a series of audio stories released by [[Big Finish Productions]] to celebrate the [[List of anniversary specials|60th anniversary]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a series of audio stories released by [[Big Finish Productions]] to celebrate the [[List of anniversary specials|60th anniversary]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.


One audio story was released each month between [[May (releases)|May]] and [[October (releases)|October]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]], with a [[coda]] being released [[November (releases)|November]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]].
One audio story was released each month between [[May (releases)|May]] and [[October (releases)|October]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]], with a [[coda]] released [[November (releases)|November]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
The [[Last Great Time War|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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|rowspan=2|Helen Goldwyn
|rowspan=2|Helen Goldwyn
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|[[Eleventh General|The General]], [[Veklin]], [[Davros]], [[Daleks]]
|[[Eleventh General|The General]], [[Veklin]], [[Davros (Palindrome)|Davros]], [[Daleks]]
|[[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 2023
|[[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 2023
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|5
|5
|''[[The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 (audio story)|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]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]], [[Tenth Doctor|10th]]
|[[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]], [[Strax]], [[Missy]]
|[[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]], [[Strax]], [[Missy]]
|[[12 September (releases)|12 September]] 2023<ref>https://twitter.com/britishshadowgg/status/1698633561945919941?s=46&t=n1ymF6URs9Fk5Zw8aOt81A</ref>
|[[12 September (releases)|12 September]] 2023
|-
|-
|6
|6
|''[[Time Lord Immemorial (audio story)|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
|[[Ninth Doctor|9th]]
|[[Ninth Doctor|9th]]
|[[Unbound Doctor|Alternate Universe Doctor]], [[Liv Chenka|Liv]], [[The Lumiat]]
|[[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 (audio story)|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
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]], [[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]], [[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[River Song|River]]
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[River Song|River]]
|[[25 October (releases)|25 October]] 2023
|-
|-
|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 (audio story)|Coda - The Final Act]]''
|[[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" />
|}
|}


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* [[Christopher Eccleston]]
* [[Christopher Eccleston]]
* [[David Tennant]]
* [[David Tennant]]
* [[Jo Martin]]


=== Featuring ===
=== Featuring ===
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* [[Carole Ann Ford]]
* [[Carole Ann Ford]]
* [[Alex Kingston]]
* [[Alex Kingston]]
* [[Maureen O'Brien]]
* [[Jonathon Carley]]
* [[Jacob Dudman]]
* [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* [[Chase Masterson]]


== Cover gallery ==
== Cover gallery ==
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<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]]''
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]]'' (original cover)
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 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 A Genius for War.jpg|''[[A Genius for War (audio story)|A Genius for War]]''
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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 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]]''
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]]''
Once and Future The Union.jpg|''[[The Union (audio story)|The Union]]''
Once and Future Coda - The Final Act.jpg|''[[Coda - The Final Act (audio story)|Coda - The Final Act]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 Limited.jpg|''[[The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 (audio story)|The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50]]''
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]]''
Time Lord Immemorial Limited.jpg|''[[Time Lord Immemorial (audio story)|Time Lord Immemorial]]''
File:The Union Limited.jpg|''[[The Union (audio story)|The Union]''
The Union Limited.jpg|''[[The Union (audio story)|The Union]]''
Coda - The Final Act Limited.jpg|''[[Coda - The Final Act (audio story)|Coda - The Final Act]]''
</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]]''
The Union Alt.jpg|''[[The Union (audio story)|The Union]]''
Coda - The Final Act Alt.jpg|''[[Coda - The Final Act (audio story)|Coda - The Final Act]]''
</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]]''
once and Future Coda - The Final Act textless.jpg|''[[Coda - The Final Act (audio story)|Coda - The Final Act]]''
</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]]''
Coda - The Final Act textless.jpg|''[[Coda - The Final Act (audio story)|Coda - The Final Act]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* 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]].
* 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]], except for the final release, which was released the day before the 61st anniversary in [[2024 (releases)|2024]].
* 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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{{Big Finish}}
{{Big Finish}}
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[[Category:Big Finish Doctor Who audio series]]
[[Category:Big Finish Doctor Who audio series]]
[[Category:Audio overviews]]
[[Category:Future series]]

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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 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 Tim Foley Helen Goldwyn Fugitive, War Benny, Vienna, Voord 22 November 2024[1]

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

Featuring[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Release
  2. https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1651964570611712003