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The War Doctor

1. The Innocent

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

As the Daleks mass their time fleet for a final assault on Gallifrey, something ancient is waiting for them at Omega One. And a sacrifice must be made. Arch-manipulator and Time Lord strategist, Cardinal Ollistra receives shock news of the Doctor’s death.

Meanwhile, on the planet Keska, a parochial war has returned to plague a peaceful civilisation after decades of tranquillity. But how can such a war have any connection with the great Time War which, at any one moment in the whole of eternity, could threaten to tear the universe apart?

If only the Doctor were still alive...

John Hurt reprises his role as The War Doctor, first seen on BBC TV in ‘The Name of the Doctor’ in 2013.

The War Doctor …. John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra …. Jacqueline Pearce
Rejoice …. Lucy Briggs-Owen
Garv .... John Banks
Veklin …. Beth Chalmers
Arverton …. Barnaby Edwards
Bennus …. Kieran Hodgson
The Daleks …. Nicholas Briggs.

Original music written by Howard Carter.

Written and directed by Nicholas Briggs.

Artwork by Tom Webster

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