Category: Big Finish
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REVIEW | Torchwood: Double (Part Two)
George Hewitt reviews the second part of Torchwood: Double! Check out our review of part one here. After the roaring success that was Double Part 1 comes the second instalment in Guy Adams’s epic 1970s Torchwood vs Autons duology. Part 2 raises the stakes, gives us some amazing set pieces, and develops our characters in ways listeners […]
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INTERVIEW | Blair Mowat
Blair Mowat is the composer for Big Finish’s Torchwood series, and has written music for countless other Big Finish productions, films, stage plays, and tv shows – including Russell T Davies’s upcoming Nolly. George Hewitt was able to speak to Blair about his life and his various projects, and this exclusive interview is presented here […]
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REVIEW | The Diary of River Song: Friend of the Family
For the past ten series, The Diary of River Song has coasted along with a familiar format: four stories by four writers, loosely linked by a theme or story arc. With its eleventh series, however, the range takes a step into the unknown, giving us one four-hour long story written by Tim Foley. It’s called […]
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REVIEW | Shield of the Jötunn
Arizona, 2029. Billionaire philanthropist Dr Hugo Macht intends to put an end to climate change with his revolutionary geo-engine, but his plans are put on hold when his team uncovers a Viking burial barrow containing a mysterious shield… and two strangers called the Doctor and Constance! Before long, it’s snowing in the desert and a […]
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Who Review Awards (2022)
2022 has been quite the year for Doctor Who. We’ve had three new adventures for the Thirteenth Doctor on television, culminating in her explosive regeneration story: The Power of the Doctor. Not one but two new Doctors have been announced, in David Tennant‘s Fourteenth Doctor and Ncuti Gatwa‘s Fifteenth Doctor. Big Finish have released hours […]
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REVIEW | The War Master: Escape from Reality
Derek Jacobi returns as the War Master, in a very unusual collection of adventures. This time, the devillish Time Lord visits the Land of Fiction, delving into worlds based on Greek mythology, the works of Hans Christian Andersen, the Sherlock Holmes series and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. Will this change of gear […]
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REVIEW | The Tenth Doctor: Classic Companions
The Tenth Doctor reunites with some old friends in The Tenth Doctor: Classic Companions! Read on for our thoughts. 1. “Splinters” by John Dorney After finding his old friend K-9 floating in space, the Doctor arrives in the middle of an endless forest, where he bumps into another old friend: Leela, warrior of the Sevateem. […]
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REVIEW | The Seventh Doctor Adventures: Sullivan and Cross – AWOL
For the second time this year, the Seventh Doctor returns… and this time he’s joined by two old friends! Harry Sullivan (Christopher Naylor) and Naomi Cross (Eleanor Crooks) are back, and Sadly the last Seventh Doctor boxset, Silver and Ice (review here), was one of the weakest releases of the year so far, but will […]
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REVIEW | The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles: Geronimo!
Jacob Dudman returns to the role of the Eleventh Doctor in a new series of Eleventh Doctor Chronicles! Set in between The Snowmen and The Bells of Saint John, this run of thirteen adventures will see the Doctor join forces with new companion Valarie Lockwood as he tracks down the mysterious Clara Oswald. This first […]