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Alixion – Doctor Who: The Lost Stories audio drama review

Big Finish revive a proposed Doctor Who story from the McCoy era… ‘Alixion’. Most of Doctor Who’s “lost stories” now exist in some form, many as audio dramas; from the original plans for Season 23 to ideas the show simply couldn’t afford to do justice to when first proposed. Lately, Big Finish Productions have stretched … >

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The Fourth Doctor Adventures – Storm of the Sea Devils audio review

The Doctor reunites with an old friend and finds a new companion in adventures that take them from the mangrove swamps of West Bengal to an alien holiday resort. Tom Baker’s thirteenth series of Doctor Who audio adventures kicks off (another) new era. For this run, he’s joined by former companion Surgeon-Lieutenant Harry Sullivan as … >

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Torchwood: Double Part 2 audio review

The 1970’s iteration of Torchwood continues as Roberta Craven handles the Nestene threat in her own idiosyncratic way.   In the first part of Torchwood: Double we met the organisation’s 1970s boss, Roberta Craven. A former spy with bags of attitude, she carries a burden of guilt around from her former career. On top of … >

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Torchwood: Double Part 1 audio review

It’s another new era for Torchwood, as 1970s head Roberta Craven deals with an oily Auton threat Since landing on audio in 2015, Big Finish has been industriously filling out the Torchwood timeline past and future. However, the closest we’ve come to the 1970s is ‘The Dollhouse’, a one-off Charlie’s Angels inspired tale based in … >

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