Category Archives: Big Finish
REVIEW – EARLY ADVENTURES 2.4: THE ISOS NETWORK
Before Doctor Who came back in 2005 my favourite story was “The Invasion”. I had loved it since reading the Target Novelisation and the VHS release didn’t disappoint (unlike Tomb) – I loved the pace, the almost hard boiled detective … Continue reading
REVIEW – WAVE OF DESTRUCTION
What type of Doctor Who fan are you? An odd question maybe to the ‘not we” but very pertinent to us fans. Long, long before the “Classic” v “New” debates that seem to plague fandom (solution – there is no … Continue reading
REVIEW – THE WATERS OF AMSTERDAM
So it’s early 1983, Tegan has just rejoined the TARDIS in Arc of Infinity and the Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan are off to face the wrath of the Mara and Martin Clunes. Whoah there – not if Big Finish have … Continue reading
REVIEW – THE PRISONER (VOLUME 1)
There are three Television programmes that have shaped the person I am today. 1. Doctor Who gave me my moral compass and my sense of compassion 2. Twin Peaks gave me my imagination and ability to look beyond the apparent. … Continue reading
REVIEW – THE DIARY OF RIVER SONG (SERIES 1)
Lets start with some hard facts – I absolutely adore River Song so may not be as objective as usual – consequently this review may be very short – here we go “River Song… Oh, erm, gee – she’s so … Continue reading
REVIEW – BLACK DOG
As Whovians we are so lucky to have an actress of the calibre of Louise Jameson continue to take part in our universe (and in the further Universes of Big Finish as a whole) she is a real renaissance woman, … Continue reading
REVIEW – THE CONFESSIONS OF DORIAN GRAY: THE SPIRITS OF CHRISTMAS
My first real exposure to The Confessions of Dorian Gray was last months series 4. Since then I have pretty much caught up, I only have a few episodes of series 3 to catch up with. You could say I … Continue reading
REVIEW – YOU ARE THE DOCTOR AND OTHER STORIES
In the 1980’s a huge craze with me and my friends was Fighting Fantasy game books, even now I have an almost complete collection, still have not managed to crack Crypt of the Sorcerer and my friend Bellis and I … Continue reading
REVIEW – THE WAR DOCTOR 1: ONLY THE MONSTROUS
The words “Eagerly” and “awaited” are often applied to some releases – like a certain Seventh Episode of a popular film franchise also released this week – or The Strictly Final or every single annual iPhone release. Back in 2013 … Continue reading
REVIEW – ALL CONSUMING FIRE
For a few year now this has been top of the wish-list for many fans. And its not difficult to see why – the idea of Doctor Who meeting Sherlock Holmes is pure gold. What a lot of fans don’t realise … Continue reading
REVIEW – THEATRE OF WAR
Where were you when Tomb of the Cybermen was recovered? If I remember correctly it was a dark night in January 1992, and a tiny stop press article was printed in Doctor Who Magazine. I cant really remember the months … Continue reading
REVIEW – TORCHWOOD: ONE RULE
Being both Welsh and a Councillor I really shouldn’t like this release. Really shouldn’t like it at all – because this story not only relentlessly lampoons certain traits of my nations capital, but also parodies Councillors as self serving parochial and … Continue reading
REVIEW – THE CONFESSIONS OF DORIAN GRAY (SERIES 4)
Where to start? where to start? Hmmm… The beginning was a long long time ago, Oscar Wilde wrote a book called The Picture of Dorian Gray, which went on to become a classic. In this book a young member of … Continue reading
REVIEW – SHORT TRIPS: THE OTHER WOMAN
The thing I like about the short trips is that they are just so characterful and this month’s release is no exception. In 38 short minutes it gives us a very Pertwee-esque “they come to us” story, but also examines … Continue reading
REVIEW – EARLY ADVENTURES 2.3: THE BLACK HOLE
It’s not often I find myself lost for words when writing a review. This is one of those occasions. The Black Hole is a very difficult story to talk about unless the person you are talking about it with has … Continue reading
REVIEW – SHIELD OF THE JÖTUNN
Though they are commonplace in the revived post 2005 series, the “classic” series didn’t really do “blockbusters”. I mean they did, but they were very few and far between. The thing is the set up of the series was different … Continue reading
REVIEW – UNIT: EXTINCTION
One of the most affectionately remembered groupings from “classic” Doctor Who was the UNIT “family”: The Doctor, Jo Grant, The Brigadier, Captain Yates and Sergeant Benton – they had a real camaraderie – likeable believable characters fighting off the unlikeable, … Continue reading
REVIEW – JAGO & LITEFOOT & STRAX: THE HAUNTING
When is a crossover not a crossover? When it features characters that originated in the same series. Confused? You will be…. Crossovers are the holy grail of geekdom – Batman meeting Superman, the Avengers Assemble, Simpsons meets Family Guy, Coronation … Continue reading
REVIEW – TORCHWOOD: FORGOTTEN LIVES
Made in Wales, set in Wales, with a cast including many Welsh actors. As a Welshman I was over the moon. A Welsh genre fantasy show? This sort of thing never happened. But in 2006 Russell T Davies made it … Continue reading
REVIEW – SURVIVORS: SERIES 3
As the mighty Tom Baker once boomed out “Britain, Britain, Britain” But what is Britain? Well apart from the obvious answer, to me Britain is a collection of many nations (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Cornwall, Manx); an alliance bound … Continue reading