What would some of the Doctor’s most iconic Doctor Who speeches sound like if they’d been delivered by The War Doctor?


That’s a question many of us may or may not have asked – but we’ve got an answer now, thanks to John Hurt.

He’s been out in Los Angeles at Doctor Who convention Gallifrey One, and while he was there he re-read some of the Doctor’s most famous monologues for fans.

From William Hartnell’s promise in The Five Doctors…

…to Jon Pertwee’s Planet of The Daleks dialogue…

… Tom Baker’s Ark in Space address…


… and even Peter Capaldi’s moving words about war from The Zygon Inversion. Yes, the War Doctor is quoting an anti-war speech. Read into that what you will…