{"id":49751,"date":"2024-04-17T16:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2026702"},"modified":"2024-04-17T19:28:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T17:28:47","slug":"david-bradley-returns-as-the-doctor-in-audio-series-that-breaks-free-from-canon","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/david-bradley-returns-as-the-doctor-in-audio-series-that-breaks-free-from-canon\/","title":{"rendered":"David Bradley returns as the Doctor in audio series that breaks free from canon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Bradley will be joined by his Adventure in Space and Time co-stars Jemma Powell, Jamie Glover and Claudia Grant. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 17 April 2024 at 14:00 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Big Finish has announced a brand new audio series called Doctor Who: The First Doctor Unbound, which will see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-david-bradley-william-hartnell-first-doctor-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">David Bradley<\/a> reprise his role as the First Doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Bradley first played the role of First Doctor actor William Hartnell in one-off 2013 docudrama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-adventure-space-time-cameo-reaction-newsupdate\/\">An Adventure in Space and Time<\/a>, but has since gone on to play the First Doctor himself in three episodes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-release-date\/\">Doctor Who<\/a> on screen \u2013 The Doctor Falls, Twice Upon a Time and The Power of the Doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he is being reunited with his Adventure in Space and Time co-stars Jemma Powell, Jamie Glover and Claudia Grant, who played actors William Russell, Jacqueline Hill and Carole Ann Ford respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Now, they will take on those actors\u2019 Doctor Who parts, playing Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton and Susan Foreman.<\/p>\n<p>The series, the first volume of which will be released in September 2025 and is now available to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pre-order<\/a>, will break \u201cfree from established continuity to tell its own surprising stories\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/An-Advneture-in-Space-and-Time.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199, 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https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/An-Advneture-in-Space-and-Time.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1109%2C740 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-424333 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/An-Advneture-in-Space-and-Time.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"David Bradley as William Hartnell and Jessica Raine as Verity Lambert in Doctor Who's An Adventure in Space and Time standing in the TARDIS looking into camera\" title=\"\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> David Bradley as William Hartnell and Claudia Grant as Carole Ann Ford in An Adventure in Space and Time.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Producer David O\u2019Mahony said: \u201cThe Peter Cushing feature films of the 1960s were our stylistic inspiration here \u2013 the lighter tone, the spirit of high adventure, the true Technicolor nature of the storytelling. We want all these adventures to have that bank holiday or Sunday afternoon feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-golda-rosheuvel-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who casts Bridgerton star Golda Rosheuvel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-maestro-jinkx-monsoon-master-theories-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who sparks Master return theories with Jinkx Monsoon character name<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He continued: \u201cWe combined this with the brilliant cast of the BBC\u2019s anniversary special An Adventure in Space and Time, led by the legendary David Bradley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with such a wonderful cast and an exceptional creative team, we have created a time fracture leading to a separate universe\u2026 it might not be canon (or is it?), but it\u2019s going to be brilliant!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot tell you how excited I am to be taking charge of The First Doctor Unbound. Similarly to the Lost Stories range, making these stories unbound to the television continuity of Doctor Who gives us a wonderful creative freedom to explore characters, stories and styles.<\/p> <p>\u201cThe hunger to create new stories and be inspired by various parts of the Whoniverse has driven so many wonderful Big Finish productions \u2013 to bring in this Doctor and set him on these adventures is like unearthing a treasure trove of potential and exciting tales.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of this new audio drama arrives just under a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-release-date-confirmed-newsupdate\/\">month before<\/a> the new season of Doctor Who starts airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, and Disney Plus worldwide, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/ncuti-gatwa-worried-doctor-who-casting-newsupdate\/\">Ncuti Gatwa<\/a> taking the reins of the TARDIS as the Fifteenth Doctor.<\/p>\n<script 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