Big Finish announces new Doctor Who audio adventures with John Hurt as the War Doctor!

Big news, Doctor Who fans! Not only will the War Doctor be getting his own audio adventures from Big Finish but actor John Hurt is coming back to voice him!

John Hurt's War Doctor was first introduced in the 50th Anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor" We learned that he was an incarnation of the Doctor who refused to call himself by that title because of things he had to do during the Last Great Time War against the Daleks. The War Doctor will be returning in twelve fully cast audio plays for Big Finish. Big Finish executive producer Jason Haigh-Ellery spoke about bringing John Hurt in for the project.

"“I have been a huge fan of John since first seeing him in the repeats of I, Claudius in the 1980s and in his Oscar-nominated role as the eponymous The Elephant Man. Watching his performance in The Day of the Doctor I did find myself fantasising that some far off day we might have the chance to work with him on the audio adventures of Doctor Who and now two short years later it’s happened! John wove a fantastic character together from a great script by Steven Moffat. Now we have the chance to get to know that character more and hear John stretch in the role. We’re all in for a hell of a ride as the War Doctor engages in battle. But who are the greater threat - the Daleks or the Time Lords?”"

Nicholas Briggs, director of the first box set for the War Doctor's adventures, spoke out about his excitement.

"“The story of the Doctor who refuses to call himself the Doctor in order to do the unthinkable upon the ultimate battlefield — all of space and time — was irresistible to me. Such a deeply disturbing and engaging character created by the formidable talents of writer Steven Moffat and actor John Hurt. It’s such a privilege to be working on this.”"

The War Doctor will have four box sets released to tell his tale. The first volume titled "Only The Monstrous" will be released in December of 2015. The next volume will be released in February of 2016 and is titled "Infernal Devices". Volumes Three and Four are currently in pre-production.

Are you excited to see the War Doctor return with all new audio adventures? Will you be picking up these box sets? What kinds of things are you hearing to see in the adventures of the War Doctor?

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Source: Big Finish