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Doctor Who: The War Doctor: 2. The Thousand Worlds

The War Doctor

2. The Thousand Worlds

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The Time Lord returns to the once peaceful planet of Keska, now deep in the Null Zone.

The Time Lord returns to the once peaceful planet of Keska, now deep in the Null Zone and under Traalyen rule. Stars John Hurt.

With the high-ranking Time Lord Seratrix behind enemy lines, the War Doctor finds himself assigned to a rescue mission. 

But any room for manoeuvre is severely restricted by an area of space known as the Null Zone.

Times have changed on Keska, and a countdown to destruction is beginning.

But who are the Taalyens and what is their part in the great and terrifying Dalek plan?

John Hurt stars as The War Doctor.

The War Doctor …. John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra …. Jacqueline Pearce
Rejoice …. Lucy Briggs-Owen
Garv …. John Bank
Velkin …. Beth Chalmers
Arverton …. Barnaby Edwards
Bennus …. Kieran Hodgson
The Slave …. Carolyn Seymour
Seratrix …. Alex Wyndham
The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs

Original music written by Howard Carter.

Artwork by Tom Webster.

Written and directed by Nicholas Briggs for Big Finish in 2015.

Doctor Who: The War Doctor

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John Hurt plays the Time Lord battling his nemesis, the Daleks, in the Time War.

John Hurt plays the Time Lord battling his nemesis, the Daleks, in the Time War. He must also be wary of the machinations of the Gallifreyan High Council, led by Cardinal Ollistra.

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