With a temporal twist worthy of the Doctor himself, the story which was planned to introduce Nicholas Briggs’ new villain to the Big Finish canon has actually turned out to be the third to employ them. ‘The Eminence’, a malevolent gaseous entity with which humanity has endured a lengthy conflict, troubled both the Sixth Doctor … >
Doctor Who has a proud tradition of taking classic monster stories and doing its own spin on them. This was especially prevalent in the early gothic influenced Tom Baker era and ‘Last of the Colophon’ is a tale consciously cut from that cloth. Continuing his adventures with Leela, the story begins with the Doctor looking … >
Tom Baker has confirmed that it was planned for him to appear on The Sarah Jane Adventures. The final episode of the Doctor Who spin-off aired on CBBC in October 2011, following the death of star Elisabeth Sladen. Baker told TV Choice: “I think it was being mooted at a time when Elisabeth began to … >
With Leela plagued by bad dreams surrounding her father’s death, as heard just off screen in the opening moments of her introductory story, the TARDIS arrives in the hold of a luxury space cruiser named The Moray Rose. While the ship appears devoid of both its mega-rich passengers and their cargo, the time travellers are … >
Classic episodes of Doctor Who begin airing on the Horror Channel today, launching with the very first story, ‘An Unearthly Child’, followed by one story from each of the first seven Doctors over the Easter weekend. Double-bills of classic Doctor Who will then air in daytime and evening slots each day in chronological order starting … >
After two futuristic adventures, with the guiding hand of the Time Lords felt in the choice of destination, the TARDIS has brought the Doctor and Leela to the present day. That is to say our present day, rather than the natural habitat of this 1970s pairing, and to the delights of a wintry seaside village … >
Feelings still run high after Leela’s explosive actions at the conclusion of ‘The King of Sontar’, but as we return to the TARDIS we find the Doctor in a reflective mood. Wondering about the quality of his mentoring, he discovers the savage attempting to educate herself by reading. Her choice of material, a book of … >
Tom Baker’s third series for Big Finish begins with a bang, bringing the Fourth Doctor into conflict with a rather unusual Sontaran, the formidable General Strang. Demonstrating his unique status, we hear him despatch a twelve strong assassination squad of his stubby comrades in the opening moments of the tale.