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The Robots 5 audio drama review — three more engaging stories

Further adventures in Kaldor City as Big Finish continues to explore contemporary themes in three more engaging stories It’s been eleven months since The Robots 4, which we felt was essential listening for connoisseurs — does this opinion still hold true? First a quick reminder of the bigger picture… The story so far As we noted previously, this … >

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Big Finish – The Ninth Doctor will meet the Sontarans on audio

Christopher Eccleston heads Into The Stars for three new Doctor Who audio adventures.  As the Ninth Doctor enjoys the Big Finish treatment, he’s getting the chance to meet a few old friends and foes. This incarnation saw plenty of Dalek action onscreen, but missed tussling with some of the show’s other major monsters. Now, with … >

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The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Back To Earth – audio boxset review

Back to Earth is the first boxset in a second run of audio adventures for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor.  Pushing his Doctor Who audio episode tally beyond that of his Doctor’s appearances onscreen, this is a trio of Earth based adventures; one in the present, one in early 17th century Russia and another which begins … >

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Big Finish launches a second series of The Ninth Doctor Adventures

Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor comes Back to Earth for three new stories.  Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish have kicked off their second series of Ninth Doctor audio adventures; Back to Earth brings the Doctor back to his favourite planet for three new stories. The first series, which began with the three-part Ravagers last year, … >

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Classic Doctors New Monsters – Big Finish announce two more volumes

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 … >

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The Lone Centurion Volume 2: Camelot – Doctor Who audio review

The Lone Centurion Volume 2: Camelot continues the adventures of Rory Williams, who has taken it upon himself to guard his wife inside the Pandorica.  Doctor Who’s Series 5 finale saw Amy Pond’s luckless (and deceased) fiancé restored to life as an Auton Roman Centurion. Unable to resist his programming, he shot her and placed … >

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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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Big Finish: Doctor Who and Torchwood Scribe award winners

The audio producer ties with itself for the Audio Drama prize in the 2021 awards. The Scribe awards celebrate excellence in tie-in novel and audio dramas based on television shows, movies and games. This year, the judges were unable to choose between Matt Fitton’s Doctor Who: Out of Time 1 and Tim Foley’s Torchwood: Tropical … >

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Torchwood: Rhys and Ianto’s Excellent Barbecue review

Rhys and Ianto’s Excellent Barbecue is latest Torchwood audio drama and features another odd couple pairing. Rhys Williams and Ianto Jones had few interactions on-screen and the pair could not be further apart; the former is an earthy no-nonsense lorry driver and long-suffering husband to Gwen Cooper, the latter Torchwood’s suit-wearing coffee boy, keeper of … >

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