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, … >
The Doctor and Jo Jones face the original Cybermen from the doomed planet of Mondas. Pitting the Third Doctor against the Cybermen is always something special, as we didn’t see them during Pertwee era. While it’s happened before on audio, ‘The Quintessence’ offers an intriguing new spin; rather than the robotic sounding creatures who evolved … >
The next volume of Big Finish’s The Third Doctor Adventures will pit the Doctor and Jo Jones against the men from Mondas in ‘The Quintessence’. Famously, Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor didn’t encounter the Cybermen during his original television run. While that fact has been remedied a few times, in ‘The Five Doctors’ and on audio, … >
The Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith enjoy a visit to the future, where Earth’s expansion into space has led to colonies in the asteroid belt – and revolution is fermenting. Set in Jon Pertwee’s final season, ‘Revolution in Space’ brings us a futuristic, science fiction tale. On a TARDIS trip, the Doctor and Sarah Jane find … >
The latest Pertwee-era audio drama returns to Season 7 – but is Liz Shaw really a dangerous security risk? Intelligence for War brings us back for another serious-minded 7-parter set in Jon Pertwee’s first run. Doctor Who burst into colour with the Doctor’s time and space faring curtailed as he embraced an exile on Earth. … >
The redoubtable Jo is back at the Doctor’s side for three more audio adventures in The Return of Jo Jones. The wonderful thing about Doctor Who’s audio afterlife is the possibility to create impossible things. The latest The Third Doctor Adventures release from Big Finish is one such marvel – it’s a trio of tales … >
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 … >
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 … >
Patrick Troughton’s son will take on his father’s role for a new run of box sets. Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish have taken the step of casting Michael Troughton as the Second Doctor. A successful actor in his own right, Michael Troughton starred in the 1980s/90s political sitcom The New Statesman with Rik Mayall. … >