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Doctor Who – Once and Future: The Union audio review

Big Finish’s Doctor Who 60th anniversary mini-series concludes with Once and Future: The Union. October’s second dose of Once and Future brings the Doctor Who 60th anniversary audio extravaganza to a close. Still afflicted by his bout of  is degeneration, the ailing Doctor is rattling around his personal timeline more than ever. In The Union, … >

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Doctor Who – Once and Future audio mini-series finale lands

It’s a family affair as Paul McGann’s Doctor reunites with Susan and encounters River Song in ‘The Union’, the Once and Future finale.  Updated 25/10/23: It’s the end of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary audio mini-series, but will it enjoy a suitably big finish? Once and Future: The Union is led by Paul McGann’s Eighth … >

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The Fourth Doctor Adventures: Angels and Demons audio review

Tom Baker concludes his twelfth series of audio adventures with a bumper boxset of four stories. Angels and Demons sees the irrepressible Fourth Doctor travelling with Leela (Louise Jameson) and Margaret Hopwood (Nerys Hughes). Angel and Demons is comprised of four stories – three two-parters and a ripping four-part encounter with the Weeping Angels. The … >

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Doctor Who and the Ark – The Lost Stories 7.1 audio review

Big Finish adapt an earlier draft of the tale which eventually became ‘The Ark in Space’.  You’d be hard pressed to find a Doctor Who fan who doesn’t hold ‘The Ark in Space’ in high esteem. However, Tom Baker’s second story came to the screen via a rather tortured path. Initially penned by another writer, … >

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Daleks! Genesis of Terror – Doctor Who The Lost Stories audio review

Big Finish explore Terry Nation’s original plans for the story which became the classic Genesis of the Daleks.  Over the years, audio producers Big Finish have breathed life into numerous lost Doctor Who Stories. Drawing on a variety of sources, such as unmade scripts and proposed storylines which never entered production, they’ve unearthed some gems … >

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Doctor Who – Once and Future: Past Lives audio review

Big Finish begin their audio celebration of Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary with Once and Future: Past Lives, a Tom Baker led tale that involves the Meddling Monk and modern-day UNIT. With the Doctor struck by a degeneration weapon, he’s sent spinning through a cascade of old faces before settling on his Fourth incarnation. Believing the … >

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Once and Future: Doctor Who 60th Anniversary audio series begins

Once and Future: Past Lives kicks of the Big Finish Doctor Who anniversary celebrations.  Updated 03/05/23: It’s release day for Once and Future: Past Lives. Big Finish’s Doctor Who 60th anniversary celebrations start today with the first part of Once and Future. The multi-part, multi Doctor series releases monthly and will feature various actors who … >

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The Fourth Doctor Adventures: New Frontiers audio review

As he begins his twelfth series of audio adventures, Tom Baker’s Doctor returns for Margaret Hopwood. New Frontiers is the latest box set of tales featuring Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela. Despite sharing only nine onscreen adventures together, the pair have become an enduring Doctor Who combination on audio. However, this … >

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