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The Eighth Doctor’s Time War exploits continue to be revealed at Big Finish, with a new box set, Reflections, on the way.

Paul McGann, Emma Campbell Jones and Sonny McGann star in Time War Uncharted: Reflections, due for release in October.

The last time we encountered the Time War era version of the Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann), in 2023’s box set Cass, he was travelling with his great grandson Alex (Sonny McGann) and starship pilot Cass Fermazzi (Emma Campbell-Jones) – until Cass became lost in time and space.

The story continues in Time War Uncharted: Reflections, the first in a new series of box sets in which the currrently separated time travellers all find themselves thrust further into the inescapable horrors of the Last Great Time War.

The Doctor and his great-grandson Alex have been reunited amid the Time War. Splintered timelines draw them ever closer to another fellow traveller. Does Cass’s destiny lie in the TARDIS? As the Time War rages, the Doctor enters uncharted territory – where any ‘friends’ they meet might not be what they seem…

Listeners may remember Cass from her debut appearance in 2013 TV minisode The Night of the Doctor, in which she met the Eighth Doctor shortly before his regeneration. Time War Uncharted will bring the two of them ever closer to that fateful final meeting – though, due to events yet to be revealed, it will seem to be their first.

The four episodes in this box set are:

Nowhere, Never by Katharine Armitage

The Road Untravelled by Tim Foley

Cass-cade by James Moran

Borrow or Rob by Tim Foley

Producer David Richardson said: “A new start in the Time War, with our now-established team of the Eighth Doctor, Cass and Alex. I loved the chemistry between this trio in the previous box set, Cass, and so it was inevitable we should get them back together and send them off in new directions. The journey is just beginning and it’s crashing towards some unexpected turns…”

Time War Uncharted: Reflections is available to pre-order now for just £24.99 (collector’s edition CD + download) or £19.99 (download only).