Stephen Noonan’s tenure as the First Doctor continues with the return of an old companion. Now in his third boxset of adventures, Stephen Noonan’s performance of the First Doctor breaks new ground. Fugitive of the Daleks not only pits him against his deadliest foes, but also reunites the Doctor with a former companion. Vicki (Maureen … >
Stephen Noonan makes his Big Finish debut as the First Doctor. To begin a new era for the character, Big Finish have made the bold decision to cast a new First Doctor. Enter Stephen Noonan, character actor and former member of the RSC, to give his take on the wily, witty and wilful original occupant … >
With The First Doctor Adventures Volume 05, Big Finish continues to demonstrate the strengths (and weaknesses) of its recast first Doctor series The recast team of David Bradley (the Doctor), Claudia Grant (Susan), Julian Glover (Ian) and Jemma Powell (Barbara) get involved in two more two-disc adventures, doing their best to recreate the feel of the … >
Big Finish released Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures Volume 04 in March 2020. Like previous volumes (such as volume 03) it’s two stories over four discs, mimicking the original four short episode stories we often had in the 1960s and 1970s. This range brings us a reimagined and entirely recast TARDIS team. The Doctor and Susan … >
The latest four-disc boxset for the recast Big Finish first Doctor team provides two stories for our enjoyment: one a pure historical, the other a rather different beast altogether. The first story is Marc Platt’s The Phoenicians, a sumptuous tale of royalty, history, legend and desperate measures. David Bradley’s Doctor has all the style, charm … >
Back as the first Doctor, Susan, Barbara and Ian are David Bradley (now also the first Doctor on TV, courtesy of last year’s Christmas special Twice Upon A Time), Claudia Grant, Jemma Powell and Jamie Glover. Now on their second boxset, they no longer sound strange to the ear, and the set overall feels more polished … >
Big Finish has a first-class reputation as a purveyor of high-quality audio drama, recreating classic shows and in the case of Doctor Who finding new opportunities for actors to return to roles fans love. The need to match the feel and sound of the originals has meant very little recasting over the years, and only … >
Jo Martin’s mysterious Doctor returns as the star of her own audio drama series. Updates 29/01/25: The Fugitive Doctor: Most Wanted is released. It’s been the best part of three years since it was first announced, but audio adventures of The Fugitive Doctor are finally here. While the character appeared in the anniversary mini-series Once … >
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies will introduce the writers joining him for the Fifteenth Doctor’s second season in Doctor Who Magazine 613. Davies revealed in Doctor Who Magazine 598 that four writers, other than himself, have joined him for Doctor Who Season Two. Also, the news round-up in the Gallifrey Guardian section will include … >
The 1960s Irwin Allen series is getting a modern audio continuation from February 2025. Big Finish have announced that, under license from Legendary Entertainment, they are reviving Irwin Allen’s The Time Tunnel on audio. The classic American sci-fi adventure television series ran for 30 episodes between 1966 – 1967. The story followed the exploits of … >