Mitchell Kane committed murder on Mars – but why does the evidence not add up? Star Cops arrives at episode three of Conflict with escalating international tensions in the background while the team deal with the arrival of an apparent murderer on the Moon. Prisoner and Escort The story begins as we catch up with … >
The fifteenth run of The Fourth Doctor Adventures with Big Finish brings the Doctor and Sarah Jane back to Earth for a reunion with UNIT. After foiling the Zygon invasion as the start of season 13, Doctor Who rather loosened its Earthbound shackles. Despite a few visits back home, there were no more fully-fledged stories … >
As the cadets of Starfleet Academy finish their first year, here’s our review of season 1 — “Could Do Better” A franchise as long established as Star Trek has its long history and its many fans. This inevitably means many opinions. The latest (and possibly last for now) new title is Starfleet Academy — it’s a … >
Big Finish drop a surprising, late addition to their 20-year celebratory multi-Doctor story. In 2019, Big Finish celebrated two decades of Doctor Who audio dramas with a 6-part boxset The Legacy of Time. Starring Doctors Three to Eight, it mashed together eras and provided some longed-for encounters as former companions and friends returned. Now, two … >
Hollywood glamour comes to the Moon as the team investigate a murder in the run up to a film premiere. After last month’s series opener, Conflict continues with a death on the Moon. Standard fare for the Star Cops you might think? However, the twist comes with the fact that the victim is a star … >
Big Finish debut a new range of shorter narrated tales, with stories for the First and Third Doctors. In addition to their full-cast audio dramas, audio producers Big Finish launched their narrated Doctor Who Audio Novels back in 2021. We reviewed the first of these, Scourge of the Cybermen, as well as last year’s The … >
The Ninth Doctor and Rose are on Cloud Eight – but what is the terror stalking a teenage girl’s nightmares? The opening three stories of the current run of Ninth Doctor Adventures, reuniting Christopher Eccleston’s Doctor with Billie Piper’s Rose, took place in and around her earthly home – the Powell Estate. Now, the series … >
As the first half of season 4 of Bridgerton sweeps to the top of the Netflix chart, we give our initial reaction to events in the Ton Unsurprising, the latest instalment of Netflix’s flagship Regency romance has topped the Top 10 chart on the week of release. As they say in their assessment: The new … >
For its fifth audio series Star Cops tackles international tensions amid the increasing scarcity of vital resources on planet Earth. Is international conflict inevitable on the high frontier? We were thrilled when Big Finish turned their attentions to Star Cops. The late 80’s futuristic police procedural, set on the Moon and in orbit, mixed sci-fi … >
The series story arc kicks off in ‘Ride of Die’ as the time travellers are lured into a war on an alien planet. As the Doctor seeks to end the conflict, Yaz is prompted to consider her TARDIS/home life balance. Ride or Die A flurry of space/time coordinates beamed at the Doctor begin this story. … >