The latest audio revival from Big Finish is a series that enjoyed just a single ten-episode run on BBC One in the summer of 1979. The Omega Factor followed the story of journalist Tom Crane, whose psychic abilities brought him into contact with the secretive Department 7. Staffed by a team which included physicist Dr … >
Back for a fifth season, and embracing a zippy new format (as trialled in ‘The Worlds of Big Finish’), the Number 22 to Putney Common has returned. For the uninitiated, her driver is the erstwhile Iris Wildthyme, trans-temporal adventuress, bon viveur and occasional sparring partner of the Doctor. For these stories, she is accompanied by … >
Big Finish has treated us to something very special in the form of ‘The Sixth Doctor – The Last Adventure’. Brought forward from September, this is a four-disc story telling how the Valeyard (Michael Jayston) schemes across the Sixth Doctor’s (Colin Baker) incarnation. We know in advance that this is the story which will regenerate … >
Big Finish has treated Doctor Who fans to a feast of new releases this month. The Fourth Doctor Adventures 4.08: ‘Return to Telos’ Here we have the final release in this year’s Fourth Doctor Adventures. These star Tom Baker (of course) and also Louise Jameson as Leela. For most of the run they have … >
A book review can possibly be one of the more hackneyed requirements in your English or Humanities class. After reading a novel or a collection of poems, it is very likely that your teacher will articulate the expected and yet highly dreaded: make a book review. Outside the premises of the school, there is a … >
Doctor Who‘s relationship with time travel has evolved over her years, from the resolute “You can’t change history, not one line!” of ‘The Aztecs’ to the Eleventh Doctor’s wilful alterations for his own ends in tales like ‘A Christmas Carol’. This collection from the show’s literary back catalogue novels reflect that change, with the first … >
Back in 1961, the TV series The Avengers focussed on the stories of Dr David Keel (Ian Hendry) and John Steed (the recently deceased Patrick Macnee) was only the assistant. After one series, Hendry left and John Steed took centre stage, along came a string of female assistants and as the 1960s progressed the show … >
Tony Jones and Ian McArdell review this month’s new Doctor Who plays from Big Finish… Main Range 201: ‘We are the Daleks’ Kicking off a new trilogy of stories, and reuniting the Seventh Doctor and Mel, we find the TARDIS arriving in 1987 to a surprise – a thumping great Dalek shaped building present … >
Professor Bernice Summerfield was created in Virgin’s 1990’s New Adventures book range. Starting as a companion, the 26th century archaeologist survived as the star after the BBC took the Doctor Who book rights back in house. Later she gained her own audio adventures, where actress Lisa Bowerman brought the character to life at Big Finish. … >
The world of Doctor Who publishing is chock full of reference books. In order to stand out, you need to be offering something unique to make an impact. With his personal brand of accessible and enthusiastic fandom, Cameron K. McEwan – better known as the creator of the Blogtor Who website (and occasional CultBox contributor) … >