The Diary of River Song Series 11 audio drama review

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 … >

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The Diary of River Song Series 9 audio drama review

In series 8 of her Diary, River Song (Alex Kingston) was in the company of robots, now, in The Diary of River Song series 9 New Recruit, she’s back in more familiar (to fans) territory — the era of the third Doctor Big Finish may reasonably be accused of overusing the motif of River back in the life of a … >

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Doctor Who: Time Fracture adds River Song cameo

Alex Kingston has joined the Doctor Who: Time Fracture production with a pre-recorded cameo as the legendary River Song. Her appearance was teased on 14 June with this video. pic.twitter.com/FSfvjY2gPN — Doctor Who: Time Fracture (@dwtimefracture) June 14, 2021 Doctor Who: Time Fracture is a live immersive theatre experience in London in which the audience … >

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K9 joins River Song for Big Finish adventure

The Doctor’s robot dog K9 will meet the Doctor’s wife, time-travelling archaeologist and adventurer River Song, in the adventure Forever Home, as part of  Series 8 of Big Finish’s audio drama The Diary of River Song. Alex Kingston (River Song) will star alongside Salome Haertel (android Rachel), Derek Griffiths (24th century war criminal, Annam Henic), … >

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The Diary of River Song series 7 audio review

River Song has finished (for now?) working her way through the back catalogue of Doctors, and gets a chance to widen her horizons. In The Diary of River Song Series 7 that means Alex Kingston plays River in a variety of guises; holiday-maker, nun, potential murderer and detective. There’s no big arc, just four great … >

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The Diary of River Song Series 6 review

River Song ends her grand tour of all Doctors past in four new full-cast adventures, intersecting with the first four Doctors. Technically River has already met the Fourth Doctor in this series, but who’s counting? In this sixth (and at least one more is coming) set of stories, the team of writers has excelled themselves … >

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Audio Review: The Diary Of River Song series 5

Since opening her diary for Big Finish, the time-travelling archaeologist Professor River Song (Alex Kingston) has dutifully picked her way back up her husband’s timeline, most recently reaching the Fourth Doctor. For this fifth volume however, River chronicles encounters with another Time Lord – one who is presented in four different, but equally deadly flavours. … >

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