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Ian McArdell

Top 10 ‘Doctor Who’ audio releases from Big Finish in 2015

2015 was a pivotal year for Doctor Who on audio. Big Finish, the audio drama company who hold the rights to make classic adventures on audio, had their remit widened to encompass New Series elements up to the end of Matt Smith’s tenure. During the year, the company celebrated the release of their 200th Doctor … >

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Who are the new ‘Doctor Who’ writers that will ‘make your brain explode’?

With 2015’s Christmas special done and dusted, the rumour wheel can start turning in earnest on the next season of Doctor Who. Confirmed to be continuing in his showrunner role, Steven Moffat has been teasing Season 10’s writing line-up with a promise of excitement, revealing: “…we’ve had meetings today with two writers who’ve never written … >

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‘Torchwood’ audio story review: Yvonne Hartman is back in ‘One Rule’

After reviving three of Torchwood’s core characters (sorry Rhys), this month’s star initially took us rather by surprise. Yvonne Hartman, the uber-professional self-proclaimed people person and director of Torchwood, hails from a time before the organisation had its own TV series; she made her fateful stand against the Cybermen in Doctor Who’s Season 2 finale … >

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‘Doctor Who’ book reviews: Christmas 2015 round-up

Aimed squarely at the Christmas market for younger fans, BBC Children’s Books have released a few Doctor Who related stocking fillers, in addition to October’s entertaining volume The Time Lord Letters and the stunning Impossible Worlds art book. Being young at heart, we decided to dive in and connect with our inner child…   Doctor … >

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‘Survivors’ audio boxset review: Big Finish’s Season 3

After a warm reception to Big Finish’s hard-hitting audio continuation of Terry Nation’s Survivors, this month sees the release of the third box set. Set in a world where huge swathes of the population have fallen victim to flu-like virus, the stories deal with the consequences and tough decisions facing those left behind as they … >

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Audio review: Big Finish’s ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’

Having enjoyed the film countless times on television, plus having met the world of Oz again recently though the musical Wicked and Sam Rami’s 2013 prequel movie Oz the Great and Powerful, it is fair to say we thought we knew the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz quite well. This audio version, adapted … >

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Liked ‘The Zygon Inversion’? Watch these ‘Doctor Who’ stories

Guaranteed to infuriate anyone who likes to refer to Doctor Who stories with acronyms, this week’s ‘The Zygon Inversion’ was the conclusion of the two-part tale which began with ‘The Zygon Invasion’. With the Doctor granted a pivotal speech on the futility of war, Clara was also busy; first entrapped and then manipulating “Bonnie”, her … >

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‘Doctor Who’ novel reviews: ‘The Glamour Chronicles’

To accompany the current season, BBC Books have provided another trio of adventures for the Twelfth Doctor. Loosely themed ‘The Glamour Chronicles’, each of the adventures deals involves an encounter with the Glamour, a mysterious and bewitching element which can take many forms. > Buy ‘Royal Blood’ on Amazon. > Buy ‘Deep Time’ on Amazon. … >

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‘Jago & Litefoot & Strax’ audio story review: ‘The Haunting’

With Big Finish’s Doctor Who remit recently expanded to cover new series material there are plenty of treats instore, including ‘The Diary of River Song’ and the War Doctor, and fresh adventures for the Tenth Doctor and Donna. In fact, the fun kicks off with this month’s UNIT: Extinction, starring Kate Stewart and Osgood. The … >

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