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 … >
Originally part of ‘Masterful’, the Jon Culshaw narrated audiobook will be available to download separately. At the start of 2021, Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish released ‘Masterful’, a boxset which commemorated 40 years of the Master. While the centrepiece was a dizzying multi-episode, multi-Master tale, the late Roger Delgado’s incarnation was celebrated with a … >
Welcome to Classic Doctors New Monsters 3: The Stuff of Nightmares. “There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things! Things which act against everything we believe in. They must be fought!” So said the Second Doctor. While his monstrous foes often only make a single onscreen appearance, we often … >
There’s a fresh line-up of familiar foes with unexpected Doctors! Across their wide output of Doctor Who audios, every classic series Doctor now has their own range at Big Finish. Either with the original actor or judiciously recast, each incarnation appears in full-cast drama boxsets. While they often encounter period-appropriate threats, it’s also immense fun … >
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 … >
Further to the recent announcement, we now have a list of the stories Forces TV viewers can look forward to. After the exciting news that a selection of classic Doctor Who stories from the 1970s and 80s are coming to Forces TV, we were left with a puzzle – what would they show? Thanks to … >
The UK free-to-air channel beings a run of classic Doctor Who stories this month. Forces TV have announced that they will be showing a run of twelve stories from the classic era of Doctor Who. With BBC repeats a rarity and access to these episodes otherwise needing a subscription or a boxset budget, it’s great … >
The Third Doctor Adventures Volume 8 sees two new four-parters for Tim Treloar as the Doctor. Conspiracy in Space sees a return for the Draconians in a follow-up to the 1973 tale Frontier in Space. Meanwhile, The Devil’s Hoofprints finds the Doctor and Sarah back in the 19th century for a monstrous encounter. The Eve … >
Blue Boxes is the latest Doctor Who Short Trip, set in Season Seven, with the Third Doctor still adjusting to his Earthbound exile. With UNIT’s telephones under attack, and some mysterious deaths, the Doctor and Liz Shaw dive into the world of ‘Phreaking’. Like early hackers, the ingenious phreakers used homemade generators to replicate the … >
Big Finish has a justly deserved reputation for quality audio drama, recreating favourite Cult television shows. Even they can’t match their own high standards every time, which is why a more average release stands out from the crowd. May 2020’s Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures Volume 06 is at best average, and shows even Big … >