You can enjoy this years Gerry Anderson Day with both Big Finish and Britbox — we tell you how is the first ever InternationalGerry Anderson Day (as announced by The Official Gerry Anderson) and the godfather of supermarionation can be commemorated on audio or on screen. Big Finish holds a Terrahawks Tweetalong listening party for Gerry Anderson … >
The Doomsday Contract was a storyline originally developed during Douglas Adams tenure as Doctor Who Script Editor. Written by his friend and sometime Hitchhiker’s Guide collaborator John Lloyd, it was put aside when the writer became too busy with other work. Now, approximately forty-two years later, drawing on two original synopsis documents, adaptor Nev Fountain … >
In an interview published in Doctor Who Magazine 563, Christopher Eccleston spoke of his portrayal of the the ninth Doctor, a role he is reprising for a series of Big Finish audio adventures. Eccleston spoke warmly of his connection and regard for the ninth Doctor. “I’ve always believed that the people who watch the show … >
Doctor Who: Stranded 2 continues on immediately from the previous boxset, but provides a substantial change in tone In our review of Stranded 1, we admired the bold experiment of forcing the Doctor (Paul McGann), Liv Chenka (Nicola Walker) and Helen Sinclair (Hattie Morahan) to spend time in 2020 London. We were treated to a set … >
The End of the Beginning is the final monthly Doctor Who adventure, or main range release, from Big Finish. After the best part of twenty-two years, rotating through Doctors, the company are fully embracing a boxset format; simplifying their output, each Doctor will now have their ‘own range’. It is a change that has been … >
Return of the Cybermen is the latest of Big Finish’s Doctor Who Lost Stories. While most such tales derive from commissioned storylines that went no further, or ultimately rejected scripts, this is something different. Written for Tom Baker’s first season, the production team of the day felt that the script by Gerry Davis (Cyberman co-creator … >
New artwork, and further cast and story details are revealed today for the first volume of Big Finish’s Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures, Ravagers starring Christopher Eccleston. Due for release in May 2021, Ravagers features three tales written by Nicholas Briggs, and sees the Doctor on a voyage of discovery once more with new friends and adventures. Alongside the … >
Colony of Fear is the latest outing for Colin Baker’s Sixth Doctor, with his doughty companion, Mrs Constance Clarke (Miranda Raison). Answering a distress call, the pair arrive on Triketha to find a nascent research colony under attack by giant insects. The wasp-like creatures have been stinging the humans, rendering them comatose – only for … >
The Grey Man of the Mountain is the last solo outing for Sylvester McCoy’s seventh incarnation of the Doctor, before Big Finish winds up the monthly range with a final multi-Doctor story in March. Review to follow, of course. Back to matters at hand, we’ve a story for the Doctor and Ace (Sophie Aldred) set … >
In a guest appearance on BBC’s The One Show, former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies revealed that the very first Doctor Who script he ever wrote will be adapted into a Big Finish audio adventure. “It’s a strange thing. I reached into one of those boxes I have at home full of old paper … >