He’s joined by one other new companion too: prepare for the Eighth Physician and Audacity.

The picture of Paul McGann’s Eighth Physician has modified markedly over time. Launched again within the 1996 Physician Who TV Film, he was a spontaneous, foppish Edwardian character in a frock coat.

His numerous adventures since, totally on audio, have toughened the character up. Lately, usually discovered on the fringes of the Time Battle, he’s pictured with short-cropped hair and sporting a leather-based jacket.

Nonetheless, with these flowing locks intact, plus an impossibly shiny waistcoat, audio producers Huge End are taking the Eighth Physician again to his roots.

This new period performs out over 5 tales, launched throughout two boxsets in November and December 2023. For the run, Paul McGann positive aspects a brand new companion: Jaye Griffiths debuts because the noblewoman, Girl Audacity Montague who’s about to be propelled from Regency-era England into the far future and the struggle between the Cybermen and Vogans.

Producer David Richardson says:

“We’re exploring a unique period of the Eighth Physician’s adventures, when he made a brand new pal. We’re lengthy earlier than Lucie Miller, the Ravenous, Baker Avenue or the Time Battle and we’ve obtained the fantastic Jaye Griffiths bringing Audacity to life brilliantly. Cling on? (I hear you cry) Didn’t Jaye lately play Hieronyma Good friend in Time Battle: Cass? Ssshh… Spoilers…”

The 2 tales in The Eighth Physician: Audacity are:

‘The Devouring’ by Lisa McMullin (1 half)

The Nice Cyber Battle’ by Tim Foley (2 elements)

Three extra observe in The Eighth Physician Adventures: Within the Bleak Midwinter: 

‘Twenty-4 Doorways in December’ by John Dorney (1 half)

‘The Empty Man’ by Tim Foley (1 half)

‘Winter of the Demon’ by Roy Gill (1 half)

Physician Who – The Eighth Physician Adventures: Audacity and Within the Bleak Midwinter can be found to pre-order now from Huge End on Collector’s Version CD (+ obtain) or obtain solely.