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|doctor          = Eighth Doctor
|doctor          = Eighth Doctor
|doctor2        = Fourth Doctor
|featuring      = [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[River Song|River]], [[First Doctor]], [[Second Doctor]], [[Third Doctor]], [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Seventh Doctor]], [[War Doctor]], [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[the Two]]
|featuring      = [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[River Song|River]], [[First Doctor]], [[Second Doctor]], [[Third Doctor]], [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Seventh Doctor]], [[War Doctor]], [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[the Two]]
|enemy          = [[The Union (The Union)|The Union]]
|enemy          = [[The Union (The Union)|The Union]]
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== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
The [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]. [[War Doctor|The Doctor]] has been injured and brought to a [[Time Lord]] [[Time Lord field hospital|field hospital]]. His body glows with [[Regeneration energy|energy]], but this is no [[regeneration]] into a future form – instead, the Doctor’s past faces begin to appear as he flits haphazardly between [[incarnation]]s…
The [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]. The Doctor has been injured and brought to a [[Time Lord]] [[Time Lord field hospital|field hospital]]. His body glows with [[Regeneration energy|energy]], but this is no [[regeneration]] into a future form – instead, the Doctor's past faces begin to appear as he flits haphazardly between [[incarnation]]s...


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 [[star]]s, 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 [[star]]s, 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...


The Doctor responds to a distress call from his granddaughter, [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], taking him to the [[Diamond Array]]: a huge [[multidimensional]] [[space station]]. Once there, his instability increases, as the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]] and [[Eighth Doctor]]s discover the Array’s terrible purpose.
The Doctor responds to a distress call from his granddaughter, [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], taking him to the [[Diamond Array]]: a huge [[multidimensional]] [[space station]]. Once there, his instability increases, as the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]] and [[Eighth Doctor]]s discover the Array’s terrible purpose.


Meanwhile, [[River Song]] has made a deadly alliance to try to save her [[husband]]. And the truth about the Doctor’s [[degeneration]] will finally be revealed.
Meanwhile, [[River Song]] has made a deadly alliance to try to save her [[husband]]. And the truth about the Doctor's [[degeneration]] will finally be revealed.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Eighth Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
* The [[Eighth Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
* [[Fourth Doctor|The Fourth Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]]
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]]
* [[River Song]] - [[Alex Kingston]]
* [[River Song]] - [[Alex Kingston]]
* [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] - [[Carole Ann Ford]]
* [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] - [[Carole Ann Ford]]
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* [[The Two|Operator Zero / The Two]] - [[Michael Maloney]]
* [[The Two|Operator Zero / The Two]] - [[Michael Maloney]]
* [[The Monk (The Black Hole)|The Monk]] - [[Rufus Hound]]
* [[The Monk (The Black Hole)|The Monk]] - [[Rufus Hound]]
* [[War Doctor|The War Doctor]] - [[Jonathon Carley]]
* The [[War Doctor]] - [[Jonathon Carley]]
* [[The First Doctor]] - [[Stephen Noonan]]
* The [[First Doctor]] - [[Stephen Noonan]]
* [[The Second Doctor]] - [[Michael Troughton]]
* The [[Second Doctor]] - [[Michael Troughton]]
* [[The Third Doctor]] - [[Tim Treloar]]
* The [[Third Doctor]] - [[Tim Treloar]]
* [[The Fifth Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]]
* The [[Fifth Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]]
* [[The Sixth Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
* The [[Sixth Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
* [[The Seventh Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
* The [[Seventh Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
* [[The Tenth Doctor]] - [[David Tennant]]
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] - [[David Tennant]]
* [[The Eleventh Doctor]] / [[The Twelfth Doctor]] - [[Jacob Dudman]]
* The [[Eleventh Doctor]] / The [[Twelfth Doctor]] - [[Jacob Dudman]]


== Crew ==
== Crew ==
* Senior Producer - [[John Ainsworth]]
* Senior Producer - [[John Ainsworth]]
* Cover Art - [[Lee Johnson]]
* Cover Art - [[Lee Johnson]]
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story was recorded on [[16 November (production)|16 November]] [[2021 (production)|2021]] at [[the Soundhouse]].
* This story was recorded on [[16 November (production)|16 November]] [[2021 (production)|2021]] at [[the Soundhouse]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Union mentions a [[Chumbley]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'')  
* The Union mentions the [[Chumblies]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'')  
* Susan recognises River from when she taught her. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[An Unearthly Woman (audio story)|An Unearthly Woman]]'')  
* Susan recognises River from when she taught her at [[Coal Hill School]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[An Unearthly Woman (audio story)|An Unearthly Woman]]'')  
* River sees a future memory of [[Darillium]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'')  
* River sees a future memory of [[Darillium]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'')  
* River leaves for a date with [[Jim the Fish]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'')  
* River leaves for a date with [[Jim the Fish]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'')  
* The Eighth Doctor remembers recently meeting the Two, and the coat he wore in this meeting. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Two's Company (audio story)|Two's Company]]'')  
* The Eighth Doctor remembers recently meeting the Two, and how he was wearing the [[Sixth Doctor's coat]] at the time. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Two's Company (audio story)|Two's Company]]'')  
* The Eighth Doctor recalls painful memories from his previous meeting with Susan, in this incarnation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]'')  
* The Eighth Doctor recalls painful memories from his previous meeting with Susan. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]'')  
* The Tenth Doctor doesn't know what happened to Susan after the Time War. ([[TV]]: ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]'')  
* The Tenth Doctor doesn't know what happened to Susan after the Time War. ([[TV]]: ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]'')  
* The Eighth Doctor accepts that he has to regenerate into the War Doctor, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') and the War Doctor says that he still has the Doctor inside him despite rejecting this for the war effort. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')  
* The Eighth Doctor accepts that he has to regenerate into the War Doctor, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') and the War Doctor says that he still has the Doctor inside him, despite rejecting it for the war effort, just as [[the Moment]] will them him during [[last day of the Time War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')  
* The Eighth Doctor feels that he has more regenerations beyond the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'')  
* The Eighth Doctor feels that he has more regenerations beyond the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'')  
* The Doctor notices that the Union has traces of [[The Nine]]'s kleptomania. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Relative Time (audio story)|Relative Time]]'').
* The Doctor notices that the Union has traces of [[the Nine]]'s kleptomania. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Relative Time (audio story)|Relative Time]]'')
* The Eighth Doctor says that stopping the Union's plan is like child's play, [[the Eleven]] previously retorted this to the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eleven (audio story)|The Eleven]]'')  
* The Monk manipulates the War Doctor to help out in one of his previous schemes. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Past Lives (audio story)|Past Lives]]'')  
* The Monk manipulated the War Doctor to help out in one of his previous schemes. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Past Lives (audio story)|Past Lives]]'')  
* The Union is capturing renegades to use her degeneration gun on, such as [[the Master]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 (audio story)|The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50]]'') and [[the Corsair]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'')  
* The Union is capturing renegades to use her degeneration gun on, such as [[the Master]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 (audio story)|The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50]]'') and [[the Corsair]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'')  
* The Union trusted River as she murdered of the Doctor ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]''), however the Doctor tells the Union that River lies. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'')  
* The Union trusts River because she reportedly murdered the Doctor, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') though the Doctor tells her that River lies. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'')  
* River sent the message from Susan that the Doctor received. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time Lord Immemorial (audio story)|Time Lord Immemorial]]'')
* River sent the message from Susan that the Ninth Doctor received after defeating the [[Time Lord Immemorial]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time Lord Immemorial (audio story)|Time Lord Immemorial]]'')
* The First Doctor tells Susan he's proud of her, that she has proved to him that he is not mistaken at all. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
* The First Doctor tells Susan that he is proud of her, and that she has proved that he was not mistaken in leaving her behind. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')


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