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Doctor Who – Once and Future – Big Finish reveal 60th Anniversary plans

The eight-part adventure stars multiple Doctors in a special ‘degeneration’ story.  After various hints, Big Finish have announced a celebratory series for Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary in 2023. Their plans sound epic: Once and Future, is an eight-part series featuring all the television Doctors who work with them; the series promises to “… revisit the … >

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The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Into the Stars – audio boxset review

Into the Stars is the sixth boxset of audio adventures for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor. As the title suggests, this trio of stories see him travelling at large in the universe in contrast to the previous boxset of Earthbound exploits. Here, he meets a group of highly unusual Sontarans, becomes embroiled in a high-stakes alien … >

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2022 Scribe Awards – Big Finish dominate with their Doctor Who audios (updated)

All six nominations in the Audio Drama category are for Doctor Who titles.  Updated 24/07/22: Lizzie Hopley’s The Curse of Lady MacBeth has come out on top. From the field of six Big Finish stories, the Scribe Awards 2002 have crowned a historical tale for Christopher Eccleston as Best Audio Drama. Congratulations to @lizziehopley for … >

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Behind-the-scenes Doctor Who spin-off show to air in 2023

According to The Mirror, a Doctor Who Confidential-style behind-the-scenes Doctor Who spin-off show will become available in 2023. Said to be commissioned showrunner Russell T Davies, the series titled Doctor Who: Unleashed which will cover behind-the-scenes footage and interviews from filming of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials and series beyond with Ncuti Gatwa. Radio … >

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Former companion Maureen O’Brien joins the next Ninth Doctor boxset (updated)

Christopher Eccleston’s Doctor heads Into the Stars alongside a familiar face or two.  Updated 08/07/22: Big Finish have released an entertaining trailer for Into The Stars: “Why would anyone want to save the Sontarans?” TURN SOUND ON for your first listen to #DoctorWho – The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Into the Stars ✨ https://t.co/zIs6amdCMc Available for … >

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Doctor of War: Genesis – Doctor Who audio boxset review

Big Finish play with the War Doctor concept in their Unbound range… but have they the right?  The multiverse is all the rage these days thanks to Marvel’s high-profile What If? concept. Of course, alternate dimensions and altered chronologies are nothing new for Doctor Who, from 1970’s ‘Inferno’ to the mixed up Earth of ‘The … >

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Big Finish – The Ninth Doctor will meet the Sontarans on audio

Christopher Eccleston heads Into The Stars for three new Doctor Who audio adventures.  As the Ninth Doctor enjoys the Big Finish treatment, he’s getting the chance to meet a few old friends and foes. This incarnation saw plenty of Dalek action onscreen, but missed tussling with some of the show’s other major monsters. Now, with … >

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The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Back To Earth – audio boxset review

Back to Earth is the first boxset in a second run of audio adventures for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor.  Pushing his Doctor Who audio episode tally beyond that of his Doctor’s appearances onscreen, this is a trio of Earth based adventures; one in the present, one in early 17th century Russia and another which begins … >

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Big Finish launches a second series of The Ninth Doctor Adventures

Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor comes Back to Earth for three new stories.  Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish have kicked off their second series of Ninth Doctor audio adventures; Back to Earth brings the Doctor back to his favourite planet for three new stories. The first series, which began with the three-part Ravagers last year, … >

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