Station to Station (audio story)

Station to Station was the first story in the audio anthology Back to Earth, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Robert Valentine and featured Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor.

	Ninth Doctor
	Saffron Windrose
	The Grimminy-Grew
	Big Finish Productions
	Robert Valentine
	Helen Goldwyn
	David Richardson
	Howard Carter
	Iain Meadows
	Caroline Tankersley
	1
	2.1
	Back to Earth
	4 May 2022
	1 CD Download Vinyl 1st of 3 stories
	BFPDW9TH05
	ISBN 978-1-83868-756-4 (physical); ISBN 978-1-83868-757-1 (digital)
The Ninth Doctor Adventures
← Previous	The Forth Generation
Next →	The False Dimitry

Publisher's summary

A deserted railway platform can be the loneliest place on Earth. But when Saffron is stranded at Underbridge station, she meets echoes of the past - and a fellow lost traveller. And the Doctor knows that something is hunting them...

Plot

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Cast

• The Doctor - Christopher Eccleston
• Saffron - Indigo Griffiths
• Witherow - Sean Baker
• Mrs. Hodkin - Patricia England
• Cate / Erin - Shazia Nicholls
• The Grimminy-Grew / Gordon - Ian Bartholomew

Worldbuilding

• The Grimminy-Grew attempts to guess the Doctor's name, citing Brother Lungbarrow, the Oncoming Storm, and Theta Sigma as his guesses.
• The Doctor attempts to play the spoons.
• Upon seeing a bowler hat the Doctor mentions John Steed.

Notes

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Continuity

• The TARDIS appears to vanish, but the Doctor soon realises that the TARDIS is still in its previous co-ordinates and that he and Saffron have moved instead. Similar will happen to the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble during the 21st century Dalek invasion. (TV: The Stolen Earth)
• The Doctor, once again, disproves the notion of ghosts as a supernatural phenomena. (AUDIO: Girl, Deconstructed)
• The Doctor states that he must have forgotten how to "play the spoons". His seventh incarnation was dab hand at playing the spoons and regularly did so to lighten the mood. (TV: Time and the Rani et al)
• The Doctor previously spent an entire adventure in the London Underground. (TV: The Web of Fear)
• Whilst attempting to guess the Doctor's name, the Grimminy-Grew guesses "Brother Lungbarrow", (PROSE: Lungbarrow) the Oncoming Storm, (TV: The Parting of the Ways) and Theta Sigma. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
  • The Doctor briefly explains that Theta Sigma was an old school nickname, and therefore doesn't count. (TV: The Armageddon Factor)
• The Doctor explains the power of a being's true name. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)
• If the handler's mind wanders, psychic paper can reveal subconscious thoughts. (TV: The Empty Child)

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External links

• Official Station to Station page at bigfinish.com