Category Archives: Doctor Who Audios
WHITE GHOSTS – REVIEW
[singlepic id=790 w=208 h=208 float=left]Expectations are funny things, made up of past experiences, wishful thinking, anticipation, dread, dreams, ambitions, we all have them. Some great, some not so great, but when it comes to an adventure starring Tom Baker and … Continue reading
THE COMPANION CHRONICLES: THE SLEEPING CITY – REVIEW
[singlepic id=789 w=208 h=208 float=right]Maybe I think too much, we all know that Doctor Who is “just a TV show”, but boy does it fire the imagination, when I first saw The Chase back in the early 1990’s, my early … Continue reading
DARK EYES 2 – REVIEW
[singlepic id=784 w=208 h=208 float=right]Sometimes I think I am entirely out if step with popular opinion. I seem to be one of the only people who thought Matt Smith was terrible, love Colin Baker and McCoy, adore River Song and … Continue reading
PHILIP HINCHCLIFFE PRESENTS
[singlepic id=782 w=208 h=208 float=right]Big Finish have announced a new set of adventures featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor with Louise Jameson as Leela, written by the pair’s original producer Philip Hinchcliffe alongside Ghost Light writer Marc Platt. Former Doctor … Continue reading
BIG FINISH RELEASES DARK EYES 2
Last month Big Finish won a prestigious BBC Drama Award for it’s audio adventure Dark Eyes, starring Paul McGann. This month sees the release of Dark Eyes 2. SYNOPSIS: When the Doctor defeated the Dalek Time Controller and its Time Lord ally, … Continue reading
LUNA ROMANA – REVIEW
[singlepic id=775 w=208 h=208 float=right]I will make no attempt to hide it, Romana II is my favourite companion of the classic era, I love her haughty, acidic wit, she was a perfect foil for Tom Baker, and this latest Companion … Continue reading
AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME – SOUNDTRACK
[singlepic id=739 w=200 h=200 float=right]An Adventure in Space And Time Release Date: 3rd March 2014 Released By: Silva Screen Composed by Edmund Butt Performed by The Chamber Orchestra of London Conducted & orchestrated by Geoff Alexander Recorded at Abbey Road … Continue reading
BIG FINISH WIN BBC DRAMA AWARD
Big Finish Productions have won the award for Best Online or Non-Broadcast Audio drama at the 2014 BBC Audio Drama Awards. The award is for Dark Eyes, a four part audio adventure, written and directed by Nicholas Briggs. The story … Continue reading
ANTIDOTE TO OBLIVION – REVIEW
[singlepic id=729 w=208 h=208 float=right]He’s back, and it’s about time! True in 1996 and true in 2014, but true for different characters, for 2014 sees the return of everyone’s favourite snivelling, sadistic capitalist, Sil. Doctor Who does satire very very … Continue reading
THE KING OF SONTAR – REVIEW
[singlepic id=730 w=208 h=206 float=right]Some things are effortless, genuinely effortless, Tom Baker and Louise Jameson’s performance in The King of Sontar for example, two superb actors so in tune with their characters that the performance comes naturally. In fact, I closed … Continue reading
SIL RETURNS!
[singlepic id=729 w=208 h=208 float=right]One of the most memorable villains of the classic series of Doctor Who makes a welcome return this month courtesy of Big Finish. Sil, played by actor Nabil Shaban, first appeared in the TV series in … Continue reading
AFTERLIFE – REVIEW
[singlepic id=728 w=208 h=208 float=right]In the words of River Song – Spoliers, Sweetie! And I really do mean it. If you haven’t heard Gods and Monsters or the preceding arc (and if not why not, it’s spectacular) then read no … Continue reading
1963: THE SPACE RACE – REVIEW
[singlepic id=654 w=208 h=208 float=right]Some writers are like a seal of quality, Bob Holmes, David Whittaker, Ben Aaranovitch, Paul Cornell and RTD to name the best from the TV series. A seal of quality for me for the Big Finishaudio … Continue reading
1963: THE ASSASSINATION GAMES – REVIEW
[singlepic id=653 w=208 h=208 float=right]Atmosphere is very important in story-telling, it sets the scene, gives it a sense of time, place and tone, and the latest release from Big Finish 1963: The Assassination Games is literally dripping with atmosphere. I was … Continue reading
THE LIGHT AT THE END REVIEW
[singlepic id=436 w=240 h=160 float=left] Nostalgia is a wonderful thing, it can take you back in time to a more innocent age, make you recall sounds, smells, food and people long gone, and listening to The Light at the End, … Continue reading
THE LIGHT AT THE END 50TH ANNIVERSARY AUDIO UPDATE
The Light at the End stars Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann with Louise Jameson, Sarah Sutton, Nicola Bryant, Sophie Aldred and India Fisher. Featuring Geoffrey Beevers as The Master The 50th Anniversary audio adventure … Continue reading
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THE GREATEST SHOW IN THE GALAXY AUDIO
STORY Creepy. That’s what Ace thinks of clowns. But the Doctor insists on entering the talent contest at the Psychic Circus, the self-proclaimed Greatest Show in the Galaxy, on the planet Segonax. What has reduced Segonax to an arid wasteland? … Continue reading
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PHILIP HINCHCLIFFE RETURNS TO DOCTOR WHO
Big Finish are reuniting Tom Baker (The Fourth Doctor) and Louise Jameson (Leela) with former Doctor Who producer Philip Hinchcliffe for two brand new audio adventures. The Hinchcliffe era is considered by many fans to be one of the most successful … Continue reading
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DESTINY OF THE DOCTOR: SMOKE AND MIRRORS
STORY The Doctor answers a psionic distress call sent from England in the 1920s. There, in the environs of a fairground, he is reunited with an old friend: Harry Houdini. To Adric and Nyssa the name means very little, but … Continue reading
THE COMPANION CHRONICLES: THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA
STORY The port of Alexandria, 5th Century AD. The Doctor, Ian, Susan and Barbara have taken a break from their travels, and are enjoying a few weeks in the sunshine – and the chance to appreciate the magnificent Library of … Continue reading