It also featured nicholas briggs as the previous incarnation. Starring paul mcgann as the doctor, sheridan smith as lucie and niky wardley as tamzin. The original plan was for dwms strip to depict the eighth doctors regeneration into the ninth, which was not portrayed onscreen, but the bbc. Between this regeneration, and the recentlyrevealed night of the doctor day of the doctor war doctor regeneration, matt smith, who we previously called the 11th doctor, was in fact the th regeneration of that character. When the series first started, it felt very close in feel to the new series. Mccoy did return, however, in the 1996 doctor who tv movie. Doctor who ranking the regenerations scottish bookworm in. Of course, after this, the last great time war started, so its impossible to tell how old he really was when he died. He was unguarded about his background and equally candid about what the future held for people he came into contact with.
Listen to doctor who audiobook by alan kistler free 30day. As soon as the tardis touched down in san francisco in 1999, he was shot by a gang of unwitting thugs. Dec 26, 20 how and why the doctor got his new regenerations is a little less ambiguous. Regeneration was the process by which time lords and others renewed themselves, causing a complete physical and often psychological change. The new eighth doctor adventures and lucie miller are off to find where the doctor has ended up. Starting at about a thousand years old, he once lived on a planet for six hundred years, but didnt give an age later. Leading a life of great temporal complexity, the eighth doctor was so. The time war rages on leaving the doctor with only one real choice. Saluting his various companions from the big finish audio. Doctor who honors elisabeth sladen with farewell, sarah. Search, discover and share your favorite doctor who regeneration gifs.
There is a moment, after regeneration, when the guttering soul of the old man looks out through the eyes of the new. The eighth doctor is an incarnation of the doctor, the protagonist of the bbc science fiction television series doctor who. If you just want to listen to the eighth doctors adventures, click here. The eighth doctor faces his fears, torchwood series 6 and more. The time war, is a big finish productions audio play series based on the television programme doctor who and serves as a prequel to the previous series the war doctor. From 1996 until the 2005 series, mcgann was, in fact, the doctor. His failure in this adventure is very different, ironically it is a real foreshadowing of what it in store for the 8th doctor at the end of this regeneration. In 1966, an abridged recording of episode 6 of the chase was released with narration on a 7 record. Lucie believes the doctor has been killed after his encounter with morbius.
You can purchase it along with the rest of the eighth doctor adventures here. The doctor who main range is a series of fullcast audiobook adventures based on the british science fiction television programme doctor who, produced by nicholas briggs and big finish productions and starring one of the original actors to play the doctor on television in the classic era of the programme. In the aftermath of the time war, the doctor has no time to mourn. A new age dawned in 2005 with ninth doctor christopher eccleston and a serious special effects budget before tenth doctor david tennant helped rocket the series to international popularity and a new era of spinoffs. Have you listened to all the sixth doctor evelyn stuff. Meanwhile, the master has taken over the body of a paramedic and infiltrated the tardis, which he plans to use in his latest scheme to take over the doctors new body and destroy the world. Doctor who the eighth doctor adventures ranges big finish. Oct 01, 20 paul mcgann impressed many as the eighth doctor in a 1996 tv movie, but it failed to reignite the series. Even though he is considered his own regeneration, its very easy to see him in this story as an older eighth. Big finish begins its look at the eighth doctor in the time war proper theyve had three adventures during this time period in other box sets with a fourpart set by john dorney and matt fitton. In these, the doctor travels with stacey and ssard. So it was the doctor who looked into the mirror but it was me who looked.
It was the first longform story to feature a female doctor played by arabella weir. Eights regeneration into the war doctor comes in at my number 2 spot. See more ideas about eighth doctor, paul mcgann and doctor who. List of doctor who audio plays by big finish wikipedia. The eighth doctor paul mcgann is an enthusiastic figure who. As a regeneration story, theres no doubt that the tv movie is a poor exit for mccoys doctor. As such, the eventual regeneration process in the tenth planet was the writers second intentional choice for how to change the doctor, and its apparent from the episode that they werent quite sure what theyd stumbled upon. Eighth doctor regenerates into war doctor paul mcgann to. Regeneration has always been a lottery, but until this year the doctor has remained a man. In the lead off story, the star ship theseus, the eighth doctor has tried to run away from the time war but that comes to an end. Controversially, the story tried to establish that sexchange regeneration came as a result of suicide, and was considered a crime in time lord society. But how can he even begin to take ahold of the situation if he cannot face his own reflection.
Top nine eighth doctor main range stories time lord tops. After saying goodbye to his companions, the doctor drinks a potion that triggers his regeneration. Regeneration of the eleventh doctor when the most deadly species in the universe unite. The doctor who movie with paul mcgann was a complete failure. The eighth doctor paul mcgann is an enthusiastic figure who explores the universe for the sheer love of it. Nov 05, 20 paul mcgann impressed many as the eighth doctor in a 1996 tv movie, but it failed to reignite the series. Doctor who the eighth doctor adventures ranges big. Still reeling from his encounter with the cybermen, the first doctor stumbles through the bitter antarctic wind, resisting the approaching regeneration with all his strength. Dec 21, 2009 although the eighth doctor has appeared in various forms of media since 1996, the tv movie was his only outing on the small screen. Russell t davies wrote alternate eighth doctor who. Short story more short trips features a solo eighth doctor. Narrated by jacob dudman, who has played the doctor in several audio dramas, the epilogue reveals that sarah jane had died alongside sladen. Doctor who th doctor tardis 6 12inch titan vinyl figure 2018 convention exclusive buy now.
What happened in the doctor whoverse between the tv movie and. Scores of human colony planets are now overrun by dalek occupation forces. In 1992 a brief series began releasing audio versions of missing stories from the archives, with link narration provided by one of the actors who played the doctor. Eighth doctor regenerates into war doctor paul mcgann to john. This page is a collection of quotations from the adventures of the eighth official incarnation of the the doctor from the bbc science fiction television programme doctor who, during which the role of the eighth doctor was played by paul mcgann. Gunned down by a street gang, the doctor is rushed to hospital, where exploratory surgery by dr grace holloway triggers a regeneration into the eighth doctor. This article contains spoilers for 2017s doctor who christmas special, twice upon a time. Finally the doctor has been around an awful lot of years, we see a lot of his successes but few of his failures. Clara, who was once again sent away, returns to be by the doctor s side, but as he goes to battle the daleks one last time, she stays behind and begs the time lords to help the doctor, which they do, by sending him a new regeneration or is it a new cycle of 12 regenerations. As his body grew older, the seventh doctor realised his next regeneration would come. The eighth doctor paul mcgann is passionate, direct, sympathetic and emotionally accessible, yet this is balanced by occasional feelings of selfdoubt and weariness of his endless battles against evil. Mercurial, frenzied and prone to bouts of amnesia, the eighth doctor teamed up with grace holloway to save the world from being pulled insideout by the masters hijacking of the tardis. Dec 25, 2017 peter capaldis time as the doctor has come to a spectacular close.
Prisoners of fate after losing his body to the time lords, the master made a failed attempt to steal a regeneration from the fifth doctor. In 1979, the bbc released an abridged version of genesis of the daleks. He steps out of the tardis and is almost instantly shot by san francisco gang members notably, hes actually killed when surgeons try to patch up his alien body. After the cliffhanging ending to the 2nd season the headhunter last seen in grand theft cosmos doctor who. See more ideas about eighth doctor, big finish and paul mcgann.
India fisher does have a 6th doctor pedigree, true, but i more commonly associate her with the 8th so it did not help in picturing the right regeneration and, if anything, this feels more like a 3rd doctor adventure, especially since the brigadier features so prominently and one cannot help but wonder whether it was reassigned because of the. In our series of fullcast audio dramas, many broadcast on bbc radio 4 extra, the eighth doctor is accompanied on his travels by the feisty. Bbc has officially released the regeneration clip from this years doctor who christmas special, twice upon a time, showing jodie whittaker taking over from peter capaldi to become the thirteenth doctor. A weary, angry doctor leads a flotilla of battle tardises against the dalek stronghold but in the midst of the c.
Doctor needed to get back to our reality to allow a later regeneration. The regeneration from the ninth to the tenth doctor sees the doctor experiencing sudden spasms and great pain children in need special, and later being unconscious. The great time war has raged for centuries, ravaging the universe. The eighth doctor was an effortlessly charming, romantic figure. Features the eighth doctor who looks like hes travelling alone, and is implied to besoon after the regeneration. Izzy is probably the most appealing companion the 8th doctor has been given, bar early charlie and, of course, grace. The eighth doctor was described as the idealist by the doctors first tardis to the fifth doctor. The eighth doctor explains regeneration doctor who youtube.
Paul mcgann 1996, 20 after dying on the operating table, the doctor regenerated into his eighth form in a hospital morgue, on december 31, 1999. A brandnew 12th doctor story for a brandnew 12th doctor. The seventh doctor does indeed meet up with evelyn. No deep connection with the doctor s past, no superpowers, just an ordinary person doing extraordinary things. The regeneration of the first into the second is stated to be a feature of the tardis rather than a biological process and inspired by 1960s lsd culture in how. The eighth doctor in dark eyes 3 big finish audio adventures doctor who duration.
Doctor who the eighth doctors regeneration extended. Travel in the tardis with clips dating back to the doctor s first incarnation in 1963, all the way through dozens of regenerations. Planet of the spiders, the caves of androzani, the end of time, day of the moon. Paul mcganns eighth doctor had appeared in the 1996 tv movie, but had failed to spark any form of continuation, leaving his doctor in limbo. Doctor who which regeneration of the doctor lived the. Following on from the success of the 50th anniversary paperback anthology, 11 doctors 11 stories, this highlyacclaimed collection of short doctor who stories contains all of the original 11 adventures plus an exciting new 12th doctor. Aug, 2019 but this war takes no prisoners, and friends and enemies are drawing the doctor ever closer to his destiny 3. The day of the doctor was a novelisation based on the 20 television episode the day of the doctor, and additionally incorporated the miniepisode the night of the doctor into its narrative. The eighth doctors regeneration into the war doctor uses steady beams of light as opposed to the flame effect used for other revived series regenerations. The eighth doctor audio adventures seasons 126 the eighth doctor the time war the war doctor the time war the ninth doctor season 27 new series 1 the tenth doctor seasons 2830 specials new series 24 the eleventh doctor seasons 33 specials new series 57.
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of doctor who. After dying in a space crash, the doctor is temporarily resurrected by the sisterhood of karn, who beg him to end the time war. Doctor who the eighth doctor adventures the eighth doctor paul mcgann is passionate, direct, sympathetic and emotionally accessible, yet this is balanced by occasional feelings of selfdoubt and weariness of his endless battles against evil. Doctor who audio releases from big finish for october big finish celebrate 20 years with huge doctor who audio crossover event happy whoday. This category is for doctor who audio releases by big finish productions featuring the eighth doctor pages in category eighth doctor audio plays the following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total. Paul mcgann impressed many as the eighth doctor in a 1996 tv movie, but it failed to reignite the series. It also featured nicholas briggs as the previous incarnation controversially, the story tried to establish that sexchange regeneration came as a result of suicide, and was considered a crime in time lord society. In the series 10 episode the lie of the land, the twelfth doctor fakes a regeneration as part of a plan to test if bill still has free will. The companion was the best kind of all completely human. Russell t davies solves old doctor who plot hole in rose.
The doctor who christmas special has welcomed jodie whittaker as the wandering time lords next incarnation. Exile was the sixth doctor who unbound produced by big finish productions. Awardwinning, fullcast original audio dramas from the worlds of doctor who, torchwood, blakes 7, class, dark shadows, the avengers, survivors, the omega factor, star cops, sherlock holmes, dorian gray, pathfinder legends, the prisoner, adam adamant lives, space 1999, timeslip and terrahawks. He is portrayed by paul mcgann the character was introduced in the 1996 tv film doctor who, a backdoor pilot produced in an unsuccessful attempt to relaunch the series following its 1989 cancellation. Aug 31, 2018 the eighth doctor paul mcgann is an enthusiastic figure who explores the universe for the sheer love of it.
The math works out that the original doctor was his original face, so the 2nd doctor is the 1st regeneration and so on. Top 5 eighth doctor stories paul mcgann doctor who youtube. Grace holloway daphne ashbrook managed to remove the bullets, but understandably confused by his two hearts, her attempts to save him ultimately caused the doctor to regenerate anew. An unabridged reading of the brandnew novelisation of the twelfth doctors dramatic final adventure. The eighth doctor s exit story may have been short, but it also had a huge impact. When doctor who was eventually revived in 2005, christopher eccleston was in the lead role, skipping the regeneration from eight to. Seven has a cameo at the end of thicker than water where he first meets evelyn, but their proper story is a death in the family, which is generally considered an all time big finish classic and in my mine is a strong contender for best doctor who story ever, in any medium. Your complete guide to the eighth doctor audio range.
The televised regeneration of the sixth doctor was a rather less impressive rise of dramatic keyboard and synth electric guitar, reflecting well the anticlimactic nature of the ranis defeat. Mar 16, 2018 the doctor has the ability to regenerate when close to death watch the classic regenerations here. It focused on the eighth doctor paul mcgann and his experiences in the war before having a change of heart and regenerating into his warrior form as seen in the television miniepisode the night of the doctor. The characters are good, too, although mcganns doctor is a bit of an enigma and doesnt show many of the characteristics he had in the movie, he is steely and courageous and jumps in with both feet as youd expect. So, youd like to listen to some eighth doctor stories from big finish. Jan 02, 2018 2 eighth doctor to war doctor, night of the doctor webisode 20 paul mcgann to john hurt cause of regeneration. Until 20, not every doctor was graced with a regeneration sequence. Doctor who the eighth doctor adventures series 1 youtube.
Doctor who and a brief history of time lord regeneration. The eighth doctor experienced amnesia as a result of post regeneration trauma the 1996 television film. Despite this, actor paul mcgann went on to play the 8th doctor in a number of audio plays and finally filmed a wellreceived regeneration scene in the night of the doctor, as part of doctor whos 50th anniversary. In this series of fullcast audiobooks, many broadcast on bbc radio 4 extra. Davies writes the 8th doctor regeneration that couldve been in a new. Later in the city morgue, mccoy regenerates into paul mcgann. Celebrate with special offers on his entire run of big finish adventures across the weekend.
The eighth doctor is, so far, the oldest of all of them. Dec 26, 2017 paul mcgann as the eighth doctor in the night of the doctor after fox declined to revive doctor who when mcganns tv movie flopped in the u. They urge him to bring the war to an end, and give him a choice of elixirs to trigger his regeneration. Doctor who episode guidetimeline big finish audios.
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