'Rogue Encounters': 'His Close Companions' (1 Part) by Jonathan Barnes

For decades there have been rumours at St Simeon’s College: whispers of a door that somehow appears, once a year, in the depths of the building.

Some claim it leads to a set of rooms owned by a long-forgotten master of the college, and if you happen to meet him, he’ll invite you inside to hear a story. A tale to chill the blood. But those who hear him speak are never the same.

No one knows who the man is or where the rooms come from. There is no official record of either. And yet they both exist if you know where to look… when the cold, dark nights draw in. Would you like to hear a story? Because the Master’s waiting.

At a provincial school, the headmaster seemingly conjures up a vengeful creature from another world. Years later, only one witness remains… and the Master knows the truth of what’s to come.


Derek Jacobi ('The War Master' / [TARDIS]), Steffan Cennydd (Hollyman), Mark Elstob (Doctor Christie), Ruth Lass (Elodie Kendall), Timothy Blore (Rogerson), Lorne MacFadyen (Alan Stubbs), Milo Twomey (Doctor Parlowe)

Directed by Scott Handcock

Release Date:
December 2023

Notes:

*Featuring the War Master (in flashback), and his TARDIS

*A Big Finish adventure