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The Second Doctor Adventures: James Robert McCrimmon audio review

As the post-War Games Second Doctor continues to work for the Time Lords, he’s reunited with his former travelling companion – the hairy-legged highlander James Robert McCrimmon. Across three 2-part stories, the pair take on missions for the Time Lords including an undercover visit to a health resort and a planet shrouded in darkness. Jamie … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – July 2023

Here’s our July 2023 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, the picks this month are… Brydon & We’ve just discovered Brydon &, which sees Rob Brydon enjoy a freewheeling chat with someone in the public eye. It’s what you might expect, a mix of gentle questions and … >

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The Fourth Doctor Adventures: Angels and Demons audio review

Tom Baker concludes his twelfth series of audio adventures with a bumper boxset of four stories. Angels and Demons sees the irrepressible Fourth Doctor travelling with Leela (Louise Jameson) and Margaret Hopwood (Nerys Hughes). Angel and Demons is comprised of four stories – three two-parters and a ripping four-part encounter with the Weeping Angels. The … >

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Doctor Who – Once and Future: A Genius for War audio review

The third instalment of Big Finish’s Doctor Who 60th anniversary series is Once and Future: A Genius for War. It’s a rematch for the Seventh Doctor and Davros – but will there be unlimited rice pudding for all? For Once and Future’s third story, we find the degenerating Doctor – in his seventh incarnation – … >

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Happy Captain Scarlet day… but watch out for the Martian Menace!

Audio producers Big Finish celebrate the day with a surprise audio release – Captain Scarlet: Martian Menace.  As any good Anderson fan knows, today (10th July) is Captain Scarlet‘s birthday. In order to celebrate the indestructible Spectrum agent’s special day, audio producers Big Finish are releasing an adaptation of one of his TV21 comic strip … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – June 2023

Hailing frequencies open, here’s our June 2023 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox.  Our picks this month, in no particular order, are… We Can Be Weirdos Ep 6 – The Ghostbuster: Dan Aykroyd and his Close Encounters Presenter Dan Schreiber (of No Such Thing As A Fish) talks to the comedy … >

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Doctor Who and the Ark – The Lost Stories 7.1 audio review

Big Finish adapt an earlier draft of the tale which eventually became ‘The Ark in Space’.  You’d be hard pressed to find a Doctor Who fan who doesn’t hold ‘The Ark in Space’ in high esteem. However, Tom Baker’s second story came to the screen via a rather tortured path. Initially penned by another writer, … >

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The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Pioneers audio review

In his ninth box set of audio adventures, Christopher Eccleston’s Doctor encounters humanity’s Pioneers in various guises. The stories that kick off his third audio series take us from space in the far future, to the frozen Arctic wastes and finally the birth of a national obsession. The Green Gift Writer Roy Gill begins where … >

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