Big Finish adapt an earlier draft of the tale which eventually became ‘The Ark in Space’. You’d be hard pressed to find a Doctor Who fan who doesn’t hold ‘The Ark in Space’ in high esteem. However, Tom Baker’s second story came to the screen via a rather tortured path. Initially penned by another writer, … >
Big Finish are bringing us two further alternate takes on familiar tales from the Fourth Doctor’s first season. With most of the best-known “lost” Doctor Who stories now produced on audio – that’s stories which for one reason or another originally didn’t make it to the small screen – audio producers Big Finish have begun … >
New companion Hebe Harrison joins Old Sixie and Mel for Water Worlds. Classic Doctors and new faces are all the rage at the moment, with the incoming RTD2 era filming scenes for Doctor Who‘s 60th Anniversary celebrations on the streets of London (spoilers!) However, it will be a long time until we see the fruits … >
The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 10 Volume 1 is comprised of two four-part tales: The World Traders and The Day of the Comet. Both see Tom Baker paired with Louise Jameson’s noble savage Leela. The World Traders After a day’s site-seeing in 21st century London, the Doctor and Leela return to find the TARDIS missing. … >
Genetics of the Daleks is a surprise spin-off audio drama for Time Lord Victorious multi-platform story. As well as being a Big Finish play, it also sets up Escape Hunt’s A Dalek Awakens adventure too. On Ice Bound for a new world, the passengers of the Starship Future are in cryosleep, looked after by a … >
The Tenth Doctor and River Song is David Tennant’s latest outing with Big Finish. While the redoubtable Ms. Song has enjoyed numerous audio adventures in her own right, it was through the eyes of the Tenth Doctor that we first met her on a fateful trip to The Library. On-screen, they met again in The … >
Shadow of the Daleks 1 is the first of two volumes, which together make up an eight-part story. It sees the Fifth Doctor sucked into the Time War; the devastating temporal conflict between his people and the Daleks which belongs in his own personal future. Compelling the Doctor to repeatedly encounter the same faces, Shadow … >
The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 9 Volume 1 returns us to Tom Baker’s final season on-screen. Set during the “E-Space trilogy”, it reunites the Doctor with Romana II, Adric and K9 for the first time on audio. Notwithstanding some interesting stories, and our favourite version of Tom’s outfit, we find this era of Doctor Who hard work. … >
As Doctor Who fans we are used to enjoying stories in varying eras of the show, but there is a special thrill with the current Eighth Doctor offerings from Big Finish. While the Ravenous stories see a younger Eighth enjoying adventures in the company of companions Liv and Helen, the alternate strand is set much … >
The latest single disc Torchwood release from Big Finish is the darkly provocative tale Instant Karma. It’s a Toshiko Sato tale, and Naoko Mori is in fine form as she explores the nature of power and tests the adage about absolute power corrupting absolutely. The setup is simple, Toshiko is investigating some strange deaths and … >