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Rutans vs Sontarans: Grave Moon – Doctor Who audio drama review

Part Three of Rutans vs Sontarans catches us up with the Sixth Doctor… and a Rutan in love? As Rutans vs Sontaran continues ‘Grave Moon’ brings us another double-Doctor tale. Like ‘The Two Doctors‘ it is another tale which sees the Sixth crash into a tale that has seemingly begun with another incarnation. But just … >

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Dark Gallifrey: The Meddling Monks trilogy audio review

Dark Gallifrey, the Time Lords villains series, continues with a mismatched pair of Meddling Monks.  Dark Gallifrey enters its third year with it strangest offering yet. Following outings for Morbius, The War Master, Missy and the TV Movie Master!, the latest trilogy features two incarnations of the same Time Lord commonly known as the Meddling Monk. … >

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The Sixth Doctor Adventures: Expulsion – audio boxset review

The sometimes-untrustworthy companion Turlough reunites with the Doctor and Peri for adventures in history… but how will he get on with the Time Lord’s colourful Sixth incarnation? In the worlds of spin-off media, the 80s Make Your Own Adventure with Doctor Who series is a quirky footnote. Six books let you shape the story with … >

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Doctor Who – The Sixth Doctor Adventures: The Cosmos and Mrs Clarke boxset review

Old Sixie stars in three new adventures, accompanied by his redoubtable companion, Mrs Constance Clarke.  Last year, Big Finish celebrated Colin Baker’s Doctor with a pair of 40th anniversary tales. Both drew on elements of his onscreen adventures, bringing his television companions along for the ride. However, the Sixth Doctor’s adventures in audio drama have … >

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Big Finish announce a rematch for the Sixth Doctor & Iris Wildthyme

The transtemporal adventuress returns in a new Doctor Who audio drama from her creator Paul Magrs.  The long history of Doctor Who is sprinkled with big characters, some with even bigger personalities. Two of the largest are surely Colin Baker’s Sixth Doctor and Katy Manning as Iris Wildthyme. Iris Wildthyme While onscreen, Ms Manning played … >

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Doctor Who: The Trials of a Time Lord – audio box set review

Old Sixie is back for a tale which features enemies from all across his era.  This year, Big Finish are celebrating Colin Baker’s four decades as the Sixth Doctor. They’ve done this with two longer tales, each bringing in elements from his time onscreen and his many audio dramas. The first audio box set, The … >

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The Quin Dilemma – Doctor Who audio review

Big Finish celebrates forty years of the Sixth Doctor, surrounding him with many of his companions.  Remarkably, four decades have passed since we first met the bombastic Sixth Doctor. Initially self-righteous and quite unlikable, dressed in a technicolour nightmare, there was a plan to peel back his layers over time. Colin Baker arrived during a … >

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Doctor Who: Classic Doctors New Monsters Volume 4 audio review

Four classic Doctors take on monstrous creations from the mind of Moffat in Classic Doctors New Monsters 4: Broken Memories.  Across their countless adventures, the Doctor often runs into foes they have met before. Classic Doctors, New Monsters gloriously exploits this fact by imperilling pre-2005 Doctors with threats from the modern series. As the range … >

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Millie Gibson is interviewed in upcoming Doctor Who Magazine

In Doctor Who Magazine 602, Millie Gibson gives her her most in-depth on-set interview yet about playing companion Ruby Sunday. Also in DWM: • A long-lost interview that First Doctor William Hartnell gave to the Scottish press – including some forthright opinions • Davina McCall shares her love of Doctor Who and reflects on her … >

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