Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures 3.4: Star-Crossed

The Doctor and River Song. Their lives are tangled, complex, intertwined. But this Doctor doesn't do domestics, and for once, River might have her work cut out. With time and space against them, these lovers are star-crossed in more ways than most. Contains three new adventures by John Dorney, Lizzie Hopley and Tim Foley.

The Doctor and River Song. Their lives are tangled, complex, intertwined. But this Doctor doesn't do domestics, and for once, River might have her work cut out. With time and space against them, these lovers are star-crossed in more ways than most. Contains three new adventures: 4.1 Swipe Right by John Dorney. On planet Crell, the mysterious Matchmaker is keen to pair up the populace via its dating app...but rejecting too many suitors can have fatal consequences. The Doctor is keen to investigate. Unfortunately, River Song is keen to investigate too. They are on a collision course - but this time it might not be a match made in heaven. 4.2 Face of the Apocalypse by Lizzie Hopley. Investigating a strange algorithm, the Doctor finds the high-security systems of the Intergalactic Bank has been compromised by River Song. She claims it's a case of stolen identity. But when River's face starts appearing throughout history and the bank's vault fills with Temporal prisoners, something is clearly on its way to destroying all of spacetime... 4.3 Archipelago by Tim Foley. River Song has a last request. If the Doctor joins her on one final journey, she'll never bother him again. Battered by storms on the planet Fortuna, the travellers are confronted with brutal home truths. There is a captain in search of a husband. There is a ship in need of a light. And there are lovers lost in the maelstrom who will always be islands apart... Cast: Christopher Eccleston (The Doctor), Alex Kingston (River Song), Francesca Mills (Bethany), Tom Neenan (Julien), David Hold (Barclay / Matchmaker), Beth Chalmers Cooper (Captain Thaddeus Grey), John Banks (Dr Harvey Grey). Other parts played by members of the cast.