This title was released in January 2026. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 March 2026, and on general sale after this date.
The Doctor and Yaz have been sent a list of coordinates, each one pointing to a location in time and space where people are disappearing - but why? The trail leads to a war-torn world, where conscripted humans battle the terrifying Banshee.
Can the Doctor end this conflict before she loses her best friend?
**Please note: the collector’s edition CDs have now sold out.**
Recorded on: 25 and 27 June 2025
Recorded at: Fitzrovia Post
Writer Rochana Patel said: "The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures really are incredibly special. This TARDIS team still feel fresh from their TV adventures, which means we can do modern and relevant storytelling, in a way that wouldn't sit quite right in other ranges.
"As such, I threw absolutely everything I could into Ride or Die, to make it feel like a hard-edged, contemporary, science-fiction drama. There's no cosiness or nostalgia here, and as a result, this one certainly isn't your average episode! Plus, in the background, there’s an even bigger story arc starting to unfold..."
Mandip Gill said: "Yaz meets an old friend, Megan, and there’s history there. Megan had a crush on Yaz which Yaz wasn’t sure about. So, when Megan brings it up, it makes her think about what it is that she feels about the Doctor. She’s stopped in her tracks by somebody from back home reminding her that this might not go on forever, and that she needs to stay in touch with reality."
Jodie Whittaker added: "I thought this was an amazing story. It feels very timely. The discussion of profits of war and violence is a very important theme at the moment. What's fascinating about the Doctor is that they never give up hope, they're always there to guide humans to make the right choices. And I really love that about the Thirteenth Doctor, particularly how she always has so much energy even when she's hitting herself against a wall continually!"
Jodie Whittaker © Oliver Bowring
Ako Mitchell, Giulia Innocenti, Lauren O'Leary, Harry Ryan
