Category Archives: Big Finish

I like character development, that’s why I am such a fan of “new” Doctor Who. The characters are so much more real than in the classic series, when, with the best will in the world, many were just ciphers to … Continue reading →

Cast your minds back to 4th October 1986, it’s one of those days I remember very well. Doctor Who was back after it’s 18 month hiatus, and Trial of a Timelord was in full swing. 4th October 1986 was the … Continue reading →

It’s not often I get wrong-footed by a TV show… having said that, here is a list of times I have been wrong-footed by them in the past: Jonathan Creek – Satan’s Chimney, fooled me not once, but twice. Doctor … Continue reading →

Post Apocalyptic dramas seem to be all the rage at the moment, from The Walking Dead to The Hunger Games to World War Z, to The Last of Us to Big Finish’s own superb reboot of Survivors. What is it … Continue reading →

As long-time readers and long-time contributors to Planet Mondas will no doubt be aware, I am a fan of “Nu-Who”. I like the charactarisation, the music, the acting, the emotion, the so-called soap opera plots. I like the fact that … Continue reading →

Six months is too long to wait. Not as long as eighteen months I grant you, but a very very long time when Series Seven of Jago and Litefoot ended on that cliffhanger. Have you listened to series seven? If … Continue reading →

I finished listening to this a few days ago, it’s a big story and needed a lot of thinking over before putting fingers to keyboard. Usually I start my reviews with a bit of a preamble (or incoherent ramble!) about … Continue reading →

Ten years is a very long time, in fact, it’s a really long time. Thinking back to how things were ten years ago, no smartphones, no tablets, music still mainly CD, Tony Blair was Prime Minister. A lot has changed … Continue reading →

I like the theatre, so does Mrs Wings. We are never happier than when we make one of our periodic visits to Stratford Upon Avon to see an RSC production. The power of words is an incredible thing – “I … Continue reading →

Marco Polo. That got you interested didn’t it? Two words, but conjuring up a whole load of images, emotions, memories, hopes and dreams. Marco Polo, as we all know, is the earliest of the fabled “missing episodes”. I first read … Continue reading →

Golden ages are very hard to define. They’re very personal and sometimes objects of contention. And knowing what a passionate lot us Doctor Who fans are, it is very difficult to define a “golden age”, but as a rule of … Continue reading →

Some things are special.  Some things have that “something” that makes them stand out from the crowd. Sometimes the thing that is special is a person.  They have a unique quality, a warmth, a world view, a turn of phrase, … Continue reading →

Tonight I’m going to party like it’s Season 19 in ’82! is something that the artist formerly known as Prince probably didn’t sing. What did he care about a brand new series and a brand new Doctor? Well in 1982 … Continue reading →

I have a confession: I have never seen the original 1970’s series of Survivors. I watched the remake a few years ago, it was okay, but apparently not a patch on the original. And then it was axed, and apart … Continue reading →