David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston unite for Doctor Who (audio) adventure

It may not be on the small screen, but Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston and Tenth (and Fourteenth) Doctor David Tennant are finally working together.

Doctor Who turns 59 years old today! The very first episode of the long, long-running sci-fi series aired on the BBC way back in 1963. To mark the occasion, Big Finish has announced an eight-part Doctor Who audio series called Doctor Who: Once and Future, to star an array of actor’s from the franchise’s past.

The series takes place during the Time War, a conflict from which the Doctor emerges as (one of) the only Time Lords left in existence. “The Doctor has been injured and brought to a Time Lord field hospital,” reads the synopsis. “His body glows with energy, but this is no regeneration into a future form – instead, the Doctor’s past faces begin to appear as he flits haphazardly between incarnations.”

"Staggering to 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 stars, 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."

Stars include Tom Baker (the Fourth Doctor), Peter Davison (the fifth Doctor), Colin Baker (the Sixth Doctor), Sylvester McCoy (the Seventh Doctor), Paul McGann (the Eighth Doctor), Christopher Eccleston (the Ninth Doctor), and David Tennant, who played the Tenth Doctor and is also coming back to the show next year to play the Fourteenth!

Doctor Who: Once and Future will drop its first episode in May of 2023. Episodes will come out monthly between then and November of 2024.

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h/t Radio Times