David Bradley (English actor) in the final episode of the tenth series of "Doctor Who", "The Doctor Falls", Bradley returned to portray the First Doctor, having previously been portrayed by Hartnell, who originally played the character. He reprised this role in the 2017 Christmas special, "Twice Upon a Time". This makes him the third actor to play the role in the television programme, after William Hartnell and Richard Hurndall since the premiere of "Doctor Who" in 1963, and at the age of 75, he is the also the oldest actor to play the role of the Doctor. Bradley serves as the President of Second
Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures "The Third Doctor Adventures" is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the TV show Doctor Who. It sees the return of Katy Manning as Jo Grant and Richard Franklin as Mike Yates, while the voice of the Third Doctor is performed by Tim Treloar replacing the original actor, Jon Pertwee, who died in 1996. The first set of stories was released in September 2015. A second and third volume were released November 2016 and August 2017 respectively. A fourth volume was released in March 2018. A fifth volume was confirmed in