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.
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
- The Grimminy-Grew / Gordon - Ian Bartholomew
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References
- 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.
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. (TV: Girl, Deconstructed)
- The Doctor jokingly gives his condolences when he finds out that Saffron lives in London. The Eighth Doctor once spent a lengthy period of time grounded in London whilst present during a paradox, unable to escape in the TARDIS. (AUDIO: Lost Property et al)
- London was also well-known for being a hotspot for alien incursions, such as the Robot Yeti in London, (TV: The Web of Fear), the Dinosaur Invasion, (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs), the two attempted invasions of WOTAN, (TV: The War Machines, AUDIO: The Law Machines) and later in the Ninth Doctor's life, the city would face an Auton invasion, (TV: Rose) and the Elizabeth Tower would be struck by a spaceship. (TV: Aliens of London)
- 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)
External links
- Official Station to Station page at bigfinish.com