Dalek Universe 2 continues the Tenth Doctor’s series of adventures trapped in a pre-Time War, Terry Nation inspired universe. Separated from his TARDIS, he has found two allies in Earth’s Space Security Service, agents Anya Kingdom and Mark Seven. While the Daleks themselves again take a backseat, it begins by exploring Mark Seven’s backstory; the … >
Lady Christina Series 2, the Michelle Ryan audio Doctor Who spin-off from Big Finish gets a second boxset. How does it stack up and is it worth a listen? When we reviewed the first Lady Christina boxset, we had a few criticisms but enjoyed it as a lighter listen. This new set is more flawed (some of … >
Forged in Fire marks a new start for the Doctor’s previously missing incarnation, with actor Jonathon Carley taking on the role. The War Doctor Begins is the first in a new series for the Doctor’s lost incarnation. Picking up the baton from the onscreen regeneration in The Night of the Doctor, these tales explore the … >
Scourge of the Cybermen is the first of a new range of “audio novels” – in other words, enhanced audiobooks, as distinct from audio dramas – from Big Finish. Written by Simon Guerrier, it uses the format to tell a “Target books” style story; over more than seven hours, the tale mirrors the structure of … >
The audio producer ties with itself for the Audio Drama prize in the 2021 awards. The Scribe awards celebrate excellence in tie-in novel and audio dramas based on television shows, movies and games. This year, the judges were unable to choose between Matt Fitton’s Doctor Who: Out of Time 1 and Tim Foley’s Torchwood: Tropical … >
Welcome to the CultBox Podcast roundup for June 2021. Our favourites this month include… The Two Shot Podcast #152 – Tom PriceCraig Parkinson’s guest is Tom Price, stand-up comedian, Magic Radio presenter, podcaster and, most relevant to us, Torchwood‘s Andy Davidson. In this chatty interview, he talks about the many strands to his career. There’s … >
Audio producers Big Finish have announced another of their ‘Big Finish in Conversation’ interviews, where one of their stars sits down for an in-depth chat. Joining producer/director Scott Handcock, Sir Derek Jacobi will discuss his long and distinguished career of stage, screen and audio; from his beginnings with Sir Laurence Olivier as a founding member … >
Torchwood: The Five People You Kill in Middlesbrough is the latest monthly release. Fronted by the institute’s sometime head-honcho Yvonne Hartman, it gives us an insight into how she gets the job done. Yvonne, the credited writer, tells us of her struggles dealing with the aftermath of an alien spaceship crash on Middlesbrough. Handling first … >
It’s back to Kaldor City for The Robots 4 — three more enthralling tales from this excellent spin-off series We left The Robots 3 with two major threads developing and destined to come together; in this set they do. Back to the beginning… The series as a whole is centred on Nicola Walker’s Liv Chenka, but … >
The second volume of Big Finish’s latest audio adventures from the universe of Blake’s 7 focusing on the rebel leader Avalon offers a new trilogy of stories set in deep space. The first volume of Avalon stories had been Earth-bound. But this latest boxset expands that vista, opening up a wider sense of Avalon’s role … >