Doctor Who - The War Doctor

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Doctor Who: The War Doctor: 7. The Shadow Vortex Part 1/2

The War Doctor

7. The Shadow Vortex Part 1/2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Doctor Who, The War Doctor, 7. The Shadow Vortex Part 1/2

East Berlin, 1961. The War Doctor hunts for Dalek mercenary, Lara Zannis.

East Berlin, 1961. The War Doctor hunts for Dalek mercenary, Lara Zannis, who’s on a deadly mission. Stars John Hurt.

Cardinal Ollistra exploits The War Doctor's affection for Earth by sending him to Cold War East Berlin in 1961, on the trail of the Dalek mercenary, Lara Zannis. Her aim is to breach the Earth's quantum shield on a deadly mission for the Dalek Time Strategist.

Caught between MI6 and the KGB, the War Doctor must first escape the Stasi before he can hope to stop her. 

John Hurt stars as The War Doctor.

Written by David Llewellyn.

The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Lara Zannis …. Neve McIntosh
Lt Kruger …. Timothy Speyer
Kavarin …. Gunnar Cauthery
Professor Crane …. Helen Goldwyn
Haleyna .... Honeysuckle Weeks
Leith …. Matthew Cottle
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs

Original music written by Howard Carter.

Director: Nicholas Briggs

A Big Finish production.

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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