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David Tennant Returns as the Tenth Doctor for 15 New ‘Doctor Who’ Adventures
While Whovians eagerly await the next chapter of Doctor Who‘s storied on-screen history, longtime fans can expect to also be seeing new-old adventures of one of Doctor Who’s most popular Time Lord regenerations. David Tennant is an embodiment of Doctor Who, with his decades-long presence with the franchise. He first appeared as the Tenth Doctor alongside Billie Piper’s Rose Tyler. Later, he would become the Fourteenth Doctor, returning to the face once again after the regeneration of Jodie Whittaker‘s Thirteenth Doctor. He would lead the 60th Anniversary Specials as The Fourteenth Doctor alongside returning companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate).
Now, Big Finish Productions, as it has in years past, brought beloved characters to life that may no longer be the focal point of the current iteration of Doctor Who, the same is being done with Tennant’s Tenth Doctor (try saying that five times past.) The production company says there will be 15 brand-new, hour-long, full-cast audio adventures with the Tennant’s Tenth Doctor, beginning next year. According to Big Finish, the first 12 episodes of Doctor Who – The Tenth Doctor Adventures, are set to be released bimonthly beginning summer of 2027. There will also be a three-episode box set where Ten teams up with some of his other incaranations. A release date on that box-set is not yet confirmed. Upon returning to the TARDIS, Tennant says:
“Big Finish makes it dangerously easy – you turn up, have a lovely time, and suddenly you’ve saved the universe again.”
‘Doctor Who’ and Big Finish, What the Deal?
During a panel moderated by Collider’s Maggie Lovitt at MegaCon in Orlando, Florida, some former companions shared their experience returning to their beloved Doctor Who characters in the recording booth. The Tenth Doctor’s most strongly associated companion, Rose Tyler, has had a fair share of audio dramas published. Piper shared her experience, saying, “At first I think I get really nervous about how I’m gonna revert to, you know, my 21-year-old self. When you’re in the room with everyone, it’s… it’s… it’s just a sort of weird muscle memory that comes back. It’s just a nice way to connect with everyone, you know, I’m really grateful for them.”
While not much more is known about what these Tenth Doctor advetnures will entail, or if any former companions will be coming along with the Doctor for them, with Big Finish anything is possible. Nicholas Briggs, Big Finish’s creative director says of bringing Tennant back:
“We’re always on the look-out for David to return. He is such a busy, in-demand actor, sometimes it’s just not possible for him to find the time to come to the studio. But we’re always ready and waiting with new stories to tell and now he’s back and we’re loving every minute of it. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride during these new adventures. They’re fast, funny, scary audio dramas with surprises from the very first episode.”
The next batch of Doctor Who – The Tenth Doctor Adventures is now available for pre-order through Big Finish. Stay with Collider for the latest updates.
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2005 – 2021-00-00
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BBC
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Graeme Harper, Euros Lyn, Douglas Mackinnon, Jamie Magnus Stone, Charles Palmer, Rachel Talalay, Joe Ahearne, James Strong, Jamie Childs, Saul Metzstein, Toby Haynes, Wayne Che Yip, Nick Hurran, Richard Clark, James Hawes, Daniel Nettheim, Colin Teague, Keith Boak, Azhur Saleem, Adam Smith, Andrew Gunn, Nida Manzoor, Lawrence Gough, Paul Murphy
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