Once and Future
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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[1] | Tim Foley | Helen Goldwyn | Fugitive, War | Benny, Vienna, Voord | November 2024 |
Featured Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tom Baker
- Peter Davison
- Colin Baker
- Sylvester McCoy
- Paul McGann
- Christopher Eccleston
- David Tennant
- Jo Martin
Featuring[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Stephen Noonan
- Michael Troughton
- Tim Treloar
- David Warner
- Michelle Gomez
- Nicola Walker
- Georgia Tennant
- Michelle Ryan
- Camille Coduri
- Neve McIntosh
- Catrin Stewart
- Dan Starkey
- Sadie Miller
- Christopher Naylor
- Terry Molloy
- Ken Bones
- Beth Chalmers
- Rufus Hound
- Jemma Redgrave
- Ingrid Oliver
- Michael Maloney
- Gina McKee
- Carole Ann Ford
- Alex Kingston
- Maureen O'Brien
- Jonathon Carley
- Jacob Dudman
- Lisa Bowerman
- Chase Masterson
Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Standard editions[[edit] | [edit source]]
![The Artist at the End of Time (old cover)[2]](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/d/d9/Once_and_Future_The_Artist_at_the_End_of_Time_%28old_cover%29.jpg/120px-Once_and_Future_The_Artist_at_the_End_of_Time_%28old_cover%29.jpg)
The Artist at the End of Time (old cover)[2]
The Artist at the End of Time (new cover)
![The Artist at the End of Time (old cover)[2]](/wiki/File:Once_and_Future_The_Artist_at_the_End_of_Time_(old_cover).jpg)
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]]
- The series was announced as part of the 59th anniversary on Doctor Who Day (23 November) in 2022, and was released in celebration of the 60th anniversary in 2023.
- Animated webcasts were made for the first three stories, Past Lives, The Artist at the End of Time and A Genius for War, after which they curiously switched to trailer-style animations.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Once and Future page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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