The current run of The Ninth Doctor Adventures, starring Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, continues in December with Lisa McMullin’s chilling episode Dare You. 

This is the third in a trio of adventures connected by the setting of the Powell Estate, where Rose has been visiting her mother Jackie (Camille Coduri) in the wake of the TV episode Father’s Day. But even here, the time travellers can’t escape danger… 

On their latest visit, they find the tower blocks plagued by a sinister force that can bring out the worst of humanity. But what happens when it turns its sights onto a Time Lord? 

Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Dare You is now available to pre-order for just £9.99 (download to own) or £11.99 (download to own + collector’s edition CD), exclusively here. Please note: the collector’s edition CD is strictly limited to 1,500 copies and will not be re-pressed. 

Something or someone is playing truth or dare with the people on the Powell Estate. And it’s dangerous to play games with a Time Lord. 

Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can REALLY hurt you. 

Dare You guest stars Beverley Klein as Polly Pemberton, Jack Ayres as Davey, and Harry Myers as Baz and the Hellion. 

Writer Lisa McMullin said: “Having written for both the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler in their individual Big Finish adventures, it was a dream come true to write for them together in one story! And then to have Jackie Tyler to add into the mix – pure joy! 

“I've previously written a story for the Ninth Doctor that was inspired by my dad, so this one – with Rose and Jackie to play with – has the relationship between mothers and daughters at its heart. Plus an alien force that claims to be ‘only playing’ when the Doctor isn’t in the mood for games. I wanted to play with a Doctor whose safety catch had been removed. How far would the Doctor go if you dared them?” 

Director Helen Goldwyn added: “There’s been a lot of insight throughout these episodes into the relationship between Jackie and Rose and the complexity of it, just as in real life. You can love someone and love lots of the traits about them, but you don’t have to love all of them. That came to a head in Snare and it really comes to a head again in Dare You.” 

“In this episode, we get to see a wider community from the Powell Estate. We’re used to seeing these characters as bit part players, happy Londoners going about their days. But we all have these dark thoughts within us… The Estate’s residents find themselves very quickly heading into chaos, and in fact, the jaws of Hell, because they’ve lost that safety catch to civilised behaviour.” 

Dare You is the third of twelve new audio adventures for the Ninth Doctor and Rose. A complete series multibuy bundle of all twelve releases is also available to pre-order at the specially discounted price of £102 (download to own), exclusively from the Big Finish website. 

Additional three-release multibuy bundles are available from just £27 (download to own) and £33 (download to own + collector’s edition CD), exclusively here. 

All the above prices (including pre-order and multibuy bundle discounts) are fixed for a limited time only and guaranteed no later than 30 November 2025. 

Please note that Big Finish is currently operating a digital-first release schedule. The mail-out of collector’s edition CDs may be delayed due to factors beyond our control, but all purchases of this release unlock a digital copy that can be immediately downloaded or played on the Big Finish app from the release date.