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The long-awaited meeting of Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor and Alex Kingston’s River Song is arriving this summer.

For the final release in the current series of The Ninth Doctor Adventures, Star-Crossed, out in May, the Time Lord with a war-torn past meets a very important woman from his future.

It’s finally time for River to say “Hello, sweetie” to her husband’s ninth incarnation, as the two of them embark on three adventures together. They visit a planet in thrall to a dating app, an intergalactic bank with a catastrophic glitch, and a raging maelstrom.

The three thrilling stories are:

Swipe Right by John Dorney

Face of the Apocalypse by Lizzie Hopley

Archipelago by Tim Foley

Christopher Eccleston said: “Returning to the world of the Doctor has been a great experience precisely because it has allowed me to re-explore my interpretation of the character and how he interacts with the many extraordinary beings he encounters along the way. Alex’s River was one such character and this was an interesting, challenging and enjoyable encounter for the Doctor too.”

Alex Kingston said: “This is the first time that I’ve had an opportunity to work with Chris’s Doctor. It’s a challenge for River to step into his interpretation and navigate it. He’s got a different energy to any of the other Doctors – she has to work harder to engage him, to get through to him, which is great fun.”

Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Star-Crossed is now available to pre-order for just £29.99 (collector’s edition CD box set + download) or £22.99 (download only), exclusively from http://www.bigfinish.com.