Whereas the first four box sets contained adaptations of existing scripts, this latest set of Lost Episodes breaks new ground. ‘Girl on a Trapeze’ is an adaptation of a surviving episode while the other three have been developed from the scant details that survive – storylines, tele snaps and cast lists. For the uninitiated, the … >
Chase Masterson (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) is back as the impossibly glamorous assassin turned bounty hunter Vienna Salvatori. Unlike previous seasons, this third box set has Vienna accompanied by Jexie Reagan (Samantha Beart, Random Dent in the fifth season of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy reprised on stage). Jexie was a jaded cop … >
Since returning to the Earth defending game, post-Miracle Day, Gwen Cooper has been working primarily from the boot of her car with only her long-suffering husband Rhys as backup. As Torchwood’s hub was destroyed in ‘Children of Earth’, Gwen is seeking to re-establish a new base of operations in the Cardiff Bay. The major obstacle … >
Kicking off a new year of Doctor Who audio adventures, ‘The Diary of River Song’ became an unexpected Christmas present when it was made available to download early off the back of her festive television appearance. The first volume of ‘The Churchill Years’ arrived too, offering adventures for the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctors – … >
Despite strong fan opinions voiced on the new paradigm Daleks, we’re sure most would agree that Ian McNiece’s role as Winston Churchill in 2010’s ‘Victory of the Daleks’ was a triumph. Shrewdly positioned as a long-time friend of the Doctor, the door was thrown open for further adventures before and after. Picking up the baton, … >
Having not made a full appearance in Big Finish’s range since it began with ‘The Conspiracy’, Torchwood’s erstwhile leader Captain Jack Harkness returns in ‘Uncanny Valley’, still on the trail of the shadowy global conspiracy known only as “The Committee”. The story begins with Jack arriving unannounced at the door of a remote Welsh castle, … >
Adapted from the original German, these award winning stories featuring the father of psychoanalysis have been remade in English, starring David Rintoul. We meet Professor Sigmund Freud in post WWI Vienna, where his methods are still novel and he is moderately successful, but not famous. Now in his sixties, Freud feels rather unfulfilled; dissatisfied with … >
Transmitted on Radio 4 in 2014, as part of their Dangerous Visions series, Derek Jacobi takes the lead in B7 Media’s adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s classic anthology of Mars tales, now available through Big Finish Productions. While the written version boasts nearly thirty tales of varying length, this production chooses to focus on just a … >
Usually when Big Finish acquires the rights to a series, their aim is to continue or complete, often using original cast members. Their approach to the cult 1960’s classic The Prisoner is different; with no surviving cast to call on, writer and director Nicholas Briggs has chosen to “re-imagine” the show, retaining its original idiosyncratic … >
Making her debut (and exit) in 2008’s ‘Silence in the Library’ / ‘Forest of the Dead’ two-parter, it is fair to say that the character of River Song has made a dramatic impact on Doctor Who. Her personal timeline wraps around the Eleventh Doctor’s incarnation, whom she married (sort of), and spills into the regenerations … >