When the TARDIS lands in Orkney soon, the Doctor and Amy arrive to find a large demonstration happening on the construction of fresh electricity pylons. THE PHYSICIAN attempts to break issues up peacefully – but abruptly the street splits open unexpectedly and swallows law enforcement, protection guards and protestors alike. Separated from the physician, Amy will take charge of carrying the wounded to hospital – but the save mission becomes a terrifying trip as the pylons come to life and begin to walk and the road rears up, erupting with boiling tarmac… The Doctor, meanwhile, has even more than metallic monsters and rebellious highways to cope with. Who’s sucking the life from the power company’s employees – and just what is certainly lurking in the Astra-Gen head office? Written specifically for audio by Stephen Cole and read by Arthur Darvill, who has Rory in Doctor Who, The Band of Metal features the physician as performed by Matt Smith in the acclaimed hit series from BBC Tv.