Torchwood: Gooseberry, the latest monthly release in the Torchwood audio range from Big Finish, brings back together the winning pairing of Owen and Andy for another high-stakes adventure. It’s a character combination that’s often been the springboard for comedy. But there are fewer jokes in Gooseberry – an altogether darker affair, which turns renewed attention … >
Anyone who’s ever lived in a shared house afflicted by creeping mould and poorly-behaved housemates is likely to experience a pang of recognition with the premise of the latest monthly Torchwood audio release from Big Finish. Lease of Life focuses on the investigative talents and stoic resolve of Owen Harper. He’s been dispatched from The … >
Coming soon to BBC Sounds / Radio 4 is The Battersea Poltergeist an intriguing new podcast made by Bafflegab Productions Just revealed by Bafflegab Productions (whose remake of Children of the Stones is up for an audio drama award) is The Battersea Poltergeist. It’s described as a mix of documentary and drama, written and presented by Danny Robins. On … >
Big Finish has outlined some of the Torchwood releases planned for 2021 and this includes something special — the fiftieth release in their Torchwood audio range! Big Finish began releasing Torchwood audios in 2015, and to our ears these have been some of their most interesting releases since. May 2021 sees the release of their fiftieth title but details … >
A lonely night-time stakeout by PC Andy Davidson takes an unexpected turn when he’s joined by Torchwood operative Owen Harper, who seems to know more about the police case than he’s willing to let on. But it’s not just Owen’s reluctance to disclose that’s irritating Andy; it’s the fact that he’s been given this thankless … >
Hospitals and medical facilities have become regular ‘go to’ locations in Big Finish’s monthly Torchwood audio range. With patients beholden to the doctors treating them, there’s always the potential for that power imbalance to lead to unexpected outcomes. Latest release “Iceberg” takes that kind of clinical concept and injects a dose of mystery and suspense … >
Reunited from May 2017’s dark, disturbing and deeply funny ‘Corpse Day’, the latest Torchwood monthly release features Owen Harper (Burn Gorman) and PC Andy Davidson (Tom Price) working undercover. The story begins with Owen delivering a fatal cancer diagnosis to a prison inmate. Andy is on the case too, as a prison warden, with the … >
While Big Finish have been releasing Torchwood audios since 2015, Believe is the first to reunite the original television line-up with a three-part tale rooted in the latter part of the second series. The story focuses on Owen’s suspicions about “The Church of the Outsiders”, a religious organisation who believe that our destiny belongs in … >
While the adventures of the Twelfth Doctor, Bill and Nardole continue to blaze across our Saturday nights, there is plenty more happening in the Doctor Who universe. Here are out Big Finish Doctor Who audio story reviews for May 2017
Jamestown will return to Sky1 for a second season. From the makers of Downton Abbey and The Last Kingdom, the eight-part first season launches at 9pm tomorrow night and charts the early days of the first British settlers as they embark on their lives in America. Jamestown stars Max Beesley, Jason Flemyng, Dean Lennox-Kelly, Shaun Dooley, Matt … >