There’s a prickly family reunion for Yaz as she deals with Ice Warriors in South Yorkshire. Across her tenure, the Thirteenth Doctor met several classic monsters, but never the chilly former inhabitants of Mars. ‘The Hallamshire Incident’ sets that right, and welcomes back an audio favourite in Patricia Menzies, now a Police Superintendent. It also … >
His latest outing involves spooky apparitions and an apparent miracle cure at a Scottish castle. Season 7 saw Doctor Who embrace a new Earthbound format. As the show burst into colour, the Doctor began his Earthbound exile and allied himself with UNIT, the United Nations outfit with a remit to investigate “the odd, the unexplained, … >
Stephen Noonan’s tenure as the First Doctor continues with the return of an old companion. Now in his third boxset of adventures, Stephen Noonan’s performance of the First Doctor breaks new ground. Fugitive of the Daleks not only pits him against his deadliest foes, but also reunites the Doctor with a former companion. Vicki (Maureen … >
There’s a new otherworldly hero – but is Kaleidoscope the real deal or just a spoonbender from space? Set in his final season, Kaleidoscope sees the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith with rivals for their positions. Consciously channelling the 1970s, this Season 11-set story brings the Doctor face to face with the Cold War … >
Friend of the Family sees Alex Kingston’s River Song woven into the history of a single family across the generations Boxsets of The Diary of River Song, which chronicle the exploits of the Doctor’s time travelling significant other, usually consist of four separate stories. Often, there is a theme or a story arc, but mostly … >
Michael Troughton inherits his father’s role as Big Finish enliven a niche of Doctor Who continuity. A greying Second Doctor working for the Time Lords with an older Jamie in tow? While fans delighted at Patrick Troughton’s return for ‘The Two Doctors’, building on his appearance in the show’s 20th Anniversary Special, it was a … >
Tom Baker enjoys a trio of adventures as his eleventh audio series concludes at Big Finish. The ever entertaining Fourth Doctor has been flying solo in 2022 without a regular companion. Slotting in adventures after Sarah and before Leela, Volume One saw an encounter with the Master and spooky shenanigans at a power station. In … >
Updated 26/03/22 – Sherlock Holmes – The Seamstress of Peckham Rye wins ‘Best Audio Drama’. The original Sherlock Holmes adventure, beat out stiff competition from Audible and the BBC to scoop the prize at the 2022 Audio Awards. To celebrate, the audio adventure is available in a flash sale; there’s 20% off the regular asking … >
The Annihilators is the latest audio outing for the Third Doctor, where he encounters a former incarnation. Jon Pertwee’s first season of Doctor Who holds a special place in the heart of fans of a certain vintage. As the series burst into colour, the Doctor became an earthbound alien ally; working with the Brigadier and … >
As we know from multiple name-drops through the years, Harry Houdini is a friend of the Doctor. However, he never appeared onscreen and his rumoured status as a spy during WWI makes an excellent starting point for this story. The tale begins in the middle of Houdini’s famous illusion, “The Water Torture Cell”, with the … >