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The Death and Life of River Song: Last Words audio review

There’s life after death for Alex Kingston’s River Song as her irrepressible adventures continue.  Since her 2015 audio debut, Big Finish have published twelve box sets of adventures with Professor River Song, as well as having her pop up in various other places. The Diary of River Song concluded in 2023 with The Orphan Quartet … >

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The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Star-Crossed – Doctor Who audio review

In his final boxset (for now), Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor encounters River Song for a trio of Star-Crossed audio adventures.  The formidably flirty Professor River Song has caught up with most of her husband’s faces. Since concluding her television adventures, she’s rattled though his regenerational back-catalogue in her own audio series. She’s also hooked up … >

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Douglas Is Cancelled – start date confirmed for Moffat comedy drama

Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan star, with Alex Kingston, Nick Mohammed and Simon Russell Beale.  Updated 14/06/24: ITV confirm the air date for the first episode of Douglas is Cancelled. The show launches on ITV1 at 9pm on Thursday, 27th June 2024. The programme listing also confirms the show’s wider cast, including another Moffat-era Doctor … >

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The Ninth Doctor & River Song: Star-Crossed is released

The final box set in the current run of The Ninth Doctor Adventures sees three encounters with River Song.  Updated 29/05/24: Star-Crossed is out! Today see the release of Star-Crossed, the latest set of audio adventures for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor. The three stories see this most isolated of incarnations in the path of the … >

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Big Finish announce ‘The Death and Life of River Song’ (updated)

Alex Kingston’s time-travelling archaeologist launches herself into a new audio series, beginning with a prequel to ‘The Ark in Space’.   Updated 15/05/24: Cover art, cast and storyline details With her creator returning to Doctor Who this weekend, Big Finish have revealed more about River Song’s upcoming audio exploits. The first box set in her new … >

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The Ninth Doctor to meet River Song for three Star-Crossed audio dramas

Christopher Eccleston stars with Alex Kingston across three stories in Star-Crossed. As his third series of audio adventures draw to a close, the Ninth Doctor faces his greatest challenge yet. Christopher Eccleston’s incarnation of the Time Lord will enjoy three audio adventures with Alex Kingston’s time-travelling archaeologist Professor River Song. River, who becomes the Doctor’s … >

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Doctor Who on Big Finish – our top 6 releases of 2023

Audio producers Big Finish have enjoyed another industrious year of dramas in the Doctor Who universe. Here’s six of our favourites… The Diary of River Song: Friend of the Family The Doctor’s wife has been blazing her own trail since 2015 but, although we didn’t know it at the time, this was the penultimate release … >

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Douglas is Cancelled – new Moffat ITVX cancel culture comedy

The series stars Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan as hosts of current affairs TV show.  Writer Steven Moffat’s new show, described as a “dramedy” by Variety, promises a mini-reunion for his Doctor Who era. Hugh Bonneville, co-stars with Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) and Alex Kingston (River Song). Douglas is Cancelled tells the story of a … >

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Doctor Who – Once and Future: The Union audio review

Big Finish’s Doctor Who 60th anniversary mini-series concludes with Once and Future: The Union. October’s second dose of Once and Future brings the Doctor Who 60th anniversary audio extravaganza to a close. Still afflicted by his bout of  is degeneration, the ailing Doctor is rattling around his personal timeline more than ever. In The Union, … >

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Doctor Who – Once and Future audio mini-series finale lands

It’s a family affair as Paul McGann’s Doctor reunites with Susan and encounters River Song in ‘The Union’, the Once and Future finale.  Updated 25/10/23: It’s the end of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary audio mini-series, but will it enjoy a suitably big finish? Once and Future: The Union is led by Paul McGann’s Eighth … >

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