Category: Big Finish
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INTERVIEW | Carrie Tankersley
Recently, George Hewitt spoke to Big Finish cover artist Carrie Tankersley about her work for the various Doctor Who and spin-off ranges that she has designed artwork for. This interview is presented exclusively here on Who Review. Hi Carrie! Thanks for talking to us. How did your career as an artist start? Was it something…
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REVIEW | Torchwood Among Us 1: Episode 3 – Misty Eyes
George Hewitt reviews the third episode of Torchwood: Among Us, which sees the return of Eve Myles as Gwen! Since 2017’s second instalment of Torchwood Series 5, Aliens Among Us 2, Tim Foley has been a core part of Big Finish‘s Torchwood series, having contributed many scripts to the range. This is his first episode for Series 7, and it gives listeners…
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REVIEW | Torchwood Among Us: Episode 2 – Colin Alone
George Hewitt reviews the second episode of Torchwood: Among Us Moving on from the excellent series opener with Ng and Orr, the star of this episode is, as the title would suggest, Colin Colchester-Price. Colin is Mr Colchester’s husband, one of the few characters in Big Finish‘s many Torchwood ensembles who feels genuinely grounded to reality. Colin…
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REVIEW | The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Pioneers
After what seems like no time at all, the Ninth Doctor is back for his third series of audio adventures, which kicks off with Pioneers. In our review of the previous boxset, we felt that the series had become a little stale, refusing to switch up the one-and-done story structure or give Christopher Eccleston much…
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REVIEW | The Fourth Doctor Adventures: New Frontiers
After two boxsets of the Fourth Doctor travelling solo, Tom Baker reunites with Louise Jameson for two new four-part audio adventures. But the Doctor and Leela aren’t alone- they’re joined by Nerys Hughes as Margaret Hopwood, who we first met in last year’s The Ravencliff Witch (review here). We left that story feeling decidedly neutral…
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REVIEW | Rani Takes on the World: Beyond Bannerman Road
Check out our interview with boxset writer Joseph Lidster here! Twelve years after The Sarah Jane Adventures came to an untimely end on television, and three years after the tearjerking finale Farewell Sarah Jane, released during lockdown, the chronicles of intrepid journalist Rani Chandra continue in the new spin-off series Rani Takes on the World…
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REVIEW: Graceless 2
Today, I’m continuing my journey through the Graceless series and delving into Graceless 2. The first boxset was really strong, so I’m excited to see where Abby, Zara, Marek and Joy go next. Read on for my thoughts on each story! 1. “The Line” by Simon Guerrier Graceless 2 opens with The Line by Simon…
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REVIEW | Torchwood: Launch Date
George Hewitt reviews April’s Torchwood release: Launch Date Bringing the ‘romance trilogy’ of Torchwood stories to a conclusion is Aaron Lamont‘s Launch Date, which sees Ianto Jones become heavily involved in his best friend’s love life. Launch Date is Lamont’s second script for the Torchwood range, and despite Gareth David-Lloyd‘s Ianto Jones being the centrepiece…
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The Companion Chronicles: A Top Five
Big Finish is holding a sale on the acclaimed Companion Chronicles range this week, so what better time to take a look at some of our favourite stories in the series? 5. “Solitaire” by John Dorney John Dorney‘s debut script for Big Finish pits India Fisher’s Charley Pollard against the Celestial Toymaker (David Baile) in a two-hander full…
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REVIEW | Doctor Who: The Sara Kingdom Trilogy
Originally featured in 1965’s The Daleks’ Master Plan, Sara Kingdom (Jean Marsh) has been given a whole new lease of life at Big Finish, and today we’re going back to where it all started: with Simon Guerrier‘s exceptional trilogy of Companion Chronicles… BEWARE! While I won’t be spoiling any big reveals or huge plot twists,…
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