Countdown to zero! A very 24-inspired chapter, with the Doctor in dire straits and Cassandra/Rose triumphant as the cat-nurses come calling: it's time for blackma- ahem, negotiations! Chip's enactment of his mistress’s "Plan B" is made out to be a little bit more dramatic here than just, y'know… pulling a lever to open the pods. The Flesh is free!

• Written and read by Daniel Rawnsley

• A HUGE thank you to the enormously talented artist Banda for providing a magnificent illustration of this chapter!

• Music used with kind permission from The Celestial Mechanic.

• Official Podcast Cover Art by Andy Walker.

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Timestamps

(0:00) Intro

(0:45) Chapter 11

(0:50) The Voices Are Back

(3:58) 3 Minutes, 27 Seconds

(10:11) Chip

(13:53) 3 Minutes

(15:40) Negotiations

(18:00) One And A Half Minutes

(18:45) A Lady's Ultimatum

(19:40) 1 Minute

(20:33) The Claws Come Out!

(25:57) Final Countdown

(27:10) Plan B

(28:15) The Patients Awake

(33:45) Cassandra's Flight

(35:12) The Flesh Is Free!

A debate with a cat: do the ends justify the means? The Doctor in full Oncoming-Storm mode against nice Novice Hame, sowing the seeds of his Waters of Mars hubris years before the fact. At least until Rose – who’s been noticeably 'meh' about all the unethical practices going on in this medical establishment – decides it’s her turn in the spotlight. And lo, the imposter reveals herself at last… Oh, wake up and smell the perfume, who else did you think it was gonna be?

• Written and read by Daniel Rawnsley
• With a HUGE thanks to artist Tasha Dobbs (@badw) for her wonderful artwork!
• Music used with kind permission from The Celestial Mechanic.

• Official Cover Art: Andy Walker
• Sound Effects: BBC Sounds, Freesound and The Hollywood Foley Effects Library

THIS AUDIO IS FAN-MADE AND A WORK OF NON-PROFIT. DOCTOR WHO, TARDIS AND ITS CHARACTERS (WORD MARKS, LOGOS AND DEVICES) ARE TRADEMARKS OF THE BBC. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IS INTENDED.

Timestamps

(0:00) Intro

(0:45) Chapter 10

(0:50) For The Greater Cause

(09:58) Rose Would Care

(13:30) Impostor Revealed

(16:50) Cassandra Triumphant

Rather intense, this one (geddit? intense?). Following on from their unexpected canoodling session in Ward 26, Rose – or is she? – gives the Doctor a crash-course in mainframe terminal hacking, and hey presto! The true horror of the hospital’s gruesome secret is revealed…

About that Tomb of the Cybermen reference: I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.

• Written and read by Daniel Rawnsley
• A huge thanks to the fantastic Joanna Materek for providing the artwork of this chapter!
• Music used with kind permission from The Celestial Mechanic.

• Cover Art: Andy Walker
• Sound Effects: Freesound, Pixabay, and BBC Sounds

THIS AUDIO IS FAN-MADE AND A WORK OF NON-PROFIT. DOCTOR WHO, TARDIS AND ITS CHARACTERS (WORD MARKS, LOGOS AND DEVICES) ARE TRADEMARKS OF THE BBC. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IS INTENDED.

Timestamps

(0:00) Intro

(0:45) Chapter 9

(0:53) Terminal

(10:18) Inside The ICU

(15:13) The Patients

(20:23) A Human Farm