Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) has been travelling with the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) for a while now, and has become quite comfortable in her friendship with the Time Lord. But that’s about to be put to the test... 

In the latest episode of The Ninth Doctor Adventures, Thirteen O’Clock by Robert Valentine, Rose has to adjust when the Doctor is reunited with his old friend Saffron Windrose (Indigo Griffiths). How will she cope with not being the only young woman in the Doctor’s life? 

The Doctor last encountered Saffron three years ago, when they fought a demonic creature together in the audio episode Station to Station. Now, Saffron’s grown up into an experienced monster hunter. And, with a terrifying force unleashed on the Powell Estate, those skills will come in useful! 

Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Thirteen O’Clock is now available to purchase 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. 

The Doctor and Rose return once more to the Powell Estate, but now the Doctor has a dreadful suspicion about the malevolent power that keeps pulling them back. The estate is shrouded in a strange fog, most of the residents have vanished, and the sinister Mrs Crook guards the ominous Flat 13. 

What’s more, Saffron Windrose has arrived in search of the Doctor, because once he helped her face a nightmarish entity at a railway station called Underbridge… and it’s happening again. 

The guest cast of Thirteen O’Clock includes Olivier Award winner Sophie Thompson as the sinister Mrs Crook, regular Doctor Who monster actor Dan Starkey as Cabbie/Mr Grim, and Will Chitty as Milton. 

Christopher Eccleston said: “The adventures centring on the Powell Estate has been a great concept for the first part of our series – it ups the emotional stakes for Rose, which brings everything up. I thought it’s a brilliant stroke, because of course it’s so associated with those first episodes of the Ninth Doctor. I think this is a brilliant script and would have worked so well on the television. The stakes are very high.” 

Billie Piper added: “The interaction between Rose and Saffron is pretty chilly at first. Rose is really territorial over the Doctor and has that kind of reaction to anyone that claims him in any way, which is kind of petulant and stupid but also quite sweet. They both really care about the Doctor and they’ve got their own troubled histories, and that’s used against them.” 

And, Indigo Griffiths, who voices returning friend Saffron Windrose, said: “Saffron is back for another adventure with the Doctor! This time around, she knows what she’s in for, she believes in herself a bit more, and she comes prepared. She’s ready to take care of herself and she’s ready to rescue the Doctor if necessary. She’s very cool!” 

Praise for the previous Ninth Doctor Adventures release, Pandemonium: 

“A witty, moving story that fits perfectly into the wider jigsaw puzzle of the Ninth Doctor’s era.”
SFX 

“Fun and thoughtful in equal measure, mashing together chaos, heartbreak and history to create what’s easily the best of these new Ninth Doctor Adventures so far.”
Who Review 

“Sensitive and affecting.”
Doctor Who Magazine 

“Another terrific entry in this consistently strong run of Ninth Doctor stories. 5/5”
CultBox 

Thirteen O’Clock is the sixth 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). 

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