The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 11: Solo audio review

Tom Baker goes Solo in his latest boxset of audio adventures.  Solo is the latest outing for Tom Baker’s irrepressible Fourth Doctor. Set after ‘The Deadly Assassin’, so post-Sarah Jane, pre-Leela, it sees the Time Lord traveling without a companion. However, he makes a few allies along the way, naturally. Blood of the Time Lords … >

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Big Finish – Sherlock Holmes is a 2022 Audie Winner! (updated)

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 … >

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The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Old Friends – audio boxset review

Old Friends is the last in the first batch of Big Finish’s adventures for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor.  As the cover makes clear, and indeed they concealed until release, it features a further encounter with the Cybermen. Not only that, but this incarnation of the Doctor enjoys a first encounter with his stalwart ally Brigadier … >

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Doctor Who – Big Finish casts another new First Doctor

Stephen Noonan is taking on the role first created by William Hartnell.  While we wait for news of Jodie Whittaker’s successor to be announced, presumably sometime prior to filming on Series 14, Big Finish have installed another First Doctor in the TARDIS. Over the past few years the company, makers of officially licensed audio dramas … >

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Doctor Who: Peladon – audio boxset review

Peladon charts the history of one of the Doctor Who’s favourite planets through the ages.  It’s been fifty years since the Third Doctor and Jo first travelled to Peladon. A feudal Earth-like society, though mineral rich, it was on the cusp of membership to the Galactic Federation – though not all his people shared that … >

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Jekyll and Hyde comes to Big Finish

Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella is becomes an audio drama.  After a long wait, Nicholas Briggs is bringing his adaptation of the classic gothic tale, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, to Big Finish. The production first had life on the stage as a 2016 touring production, will join the their classics range … >

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The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Lost Warriors – audio boxset review

Lost Warriors is the third boxset of adventures for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor.  As with Respond To All Calls before it, these are three discrete Doctor Who tales with a thematic link, rather than a three-parter like Ravagers. Once again travelling alone, the Doctor finds allies on his adventures — all of which are Earthbound … >

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Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks – behind the scenes

The Doctor Who cast and crew ave shared behind-the-scenes photos and videos from Eve of the Daleks production. An official behind-the-scenes video was released. Outside A Bond Warehouse in Bristol Cast Photos on Social Media View this post on Instagram A post shared by John Bishop (@johnbish100) View this post on Instagram A post shared … >

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