TDP 1459: #DoctorWho: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: 5 The Violet Hour REVIEW

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This title was released in March 2026. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 May 2026, and on general sale after this date.

The Doctor and Yaz arrive in the East End of London, 1926. There’s grief in the air: not only the years of war and sickness, but a more recent death.

A strange message prompts them to investigate the murder of a medium. A young woman whose seances hide deeper secrets - and an unearthly power that threatens the entire city.

Please note: the collector's edition CD is strictly limited to 1,500 copies

 

• Cover Art by Rafe Wallbank
• Director Ken Bentley
• Executive Producer Jason Haigh-ElleryNicholas Briggs
• Music by Joe Kraemer
• Producer Noga Flaishon
• Script Editor Matt Fitton
• Sound Design by Joe Kraemer
• Written by Rafaella Marcus
• Senior Producer John Ainsworth

• Product Format: 1-disc CD (jewel case)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Duration: 71 minutes
• Physical Retail ISBN: 978-1-80240-627-6
• Digital Retail ISBN: 978-1-80240-628-3
• Production Code: BFPDW13TH05

• Jodie Whittaker (The Doctor)
• Mandip Gill (Yasmin Khan)
• Liv Andrusier (Esther)
• Joseph Arkley (Kidney / Cat-Caller)
• Anna Crichlow (Nellie / Waitress)
• Olivia Marcus (Miriam)
• David Robb (Maltravers / Ironmonger)

Recorded on: 25 June 2025

Recorded at: Fitzrovia Post

 

Interview - Jodie Whittaker answers listeners' questions

 

Writer Rafaella Marcus said: "It’s been a thrill to take the Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz to the world of music hall and seances, and bring them face to face with all the strange and murky things that occupy the underbelly of 1920s London.

"Speaking to the dead is a dangerous and - quite literally - haunting business, and even more so in this era. I've loved writing Yaz and the Doctor's challenging, loyal, heartfelt dynamic as they investigate both a series of murders and their own losses - I hope listeners enjoy it as much as I did."

Lead actor Jodie Whittaker said: "It's a really beautiful script, with ghostly elements explored in a very unique way, and so many different characters of different ages as well - people whose grief is through loss of a family, and young people who've lost someone instantly. And it touches on the Spanish flu, which, now we all know what it's like to live through a pandemic, feels incredibly relevant."

Her co-star Mandip Gill added: "When I first read The Violet Hour, I was a bit scared because I'm actually scared of ghosts! But then I got quite excited because we've not touched on this before, and it's exciting to pop back to the East End in the 1920s."

And, producer Noga Flaishon said: "Working with Rafaella Marcus was wonderful. I adore their work across theatre and audio, and they were amongst the first writers I pitched for this series. The plot is so suspenseful and spooky, and this was the first - and so far only - time I shed tears in the control room during a recording... the words ripped my heart out on this one."