Category: Big Finish
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REVIEW: Doctor Who – These Stolen Hours
This month’s Short Trip is These Stolen Hours, a new adventure for the Sixth Doctor and Charley written by Grace Knight. Read by India Fisher, this story sees the Doctor and Charley arrive on a space station made of glass, where a group of researchers have lost their memories of the past two weeks. Joining…
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REVIEW: Torchwood Soho- Parasite
Ever since his debut in 2016’s Ghost Mission, Norton Folgate (Samuel Barnett) has been a fan-favourite character… and now he’s got his own series! Torchwood Soho: Parasite follows Folgate as he and his very own Torchwood team investigate strange goings-on in 1950s London, coming across strange Nazi packages, a pub that lies outside of time…
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REVIEW: Torchwood- Red Base
The Torchwood monthly range continues with Red Base, written by James Goss. Set in Starr Base, a practice Mars base set up in a Welsh quarry, this story sees Andy Davidson (Tom Price) arrive to investigate the mysterious deaths of three crew members. As he becomes further involved, he finds himself trapped inside the base…
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REVIEW: Thin Time/Madquake
After the brilliant Time Apart last month, the Fifth Doctor returns in Thin Time/Madquake, a brand new two-part story from Big Finish. This time he’s not alone, though, with Tegan, Nyssa and Marc returning for the first time since they left the Doctor in last year’s Conversion. Read on for my thoughts on each episode!…
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REVIEW: “Time Apart”
After the shocking events of last year’s Fifth Doctor trilogy, Peter Davison returns in Time Apart, a four-part anthology release dealing with the fallout from Warzone/Conversion. Having loved all three of those stories, I’m incredibly excited to dive into some more Fifth Doctor. Read on for my thoughts! 1. “Ghost Station” by Steve Lyons Ghost…
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REVIEW: Downward Spiral
This month’s Short Trips release is Downward Spiral, a new adventure for the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa written by Alan Flanagan. Narrated by Sarah Sutton, this story sees the travellers arrive on a small spaceship heading to Venus, which they soon realise is being targeted by a malevolent force. The plot itself is relatively simple,…
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REVIEW: The Robots 2
After the brilliant first series of The Robots, this second volume was always high on my most-anticipated releases list for 2020. Completely by chance, I happened to be watching The Robots of Death (released as part of the Doctor Who: The Collection- Season 14 boxset that came out a few months back) when the notification…
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CAPSULE REVIEW: Graceless 1
A couple of months ago, it was announced that the Fifth Doctor would be reuniting with Abby and Zara, the stars of spin-off series Graceless, in Wicked Sisters, a new three-story boxset by Simon Guerrier. The premise immediately intrigued me, but there was one small problem… I’d never listened to Graceless before! So, when all…
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REVIEW: Missy Series Two
Missy is back for a second volume of adventures in Missy: Series Two. The first set was one of the highlights of last year, but how do these four new stories compare? Read on to find out! Beware, this review contains major spoilers. 1. “The Lumiat” by Lisa McMullin This boxset kicks off with a…
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REVIEW: Stranded 1
It’s time for the start of a brand-new Eighth Doctor saga! Following on from the dramatic conclusion of Ravenous, which saw the TARDIS put out of action, Stranded sees the Doctor, Helen and Liv stuck in London, 2020, balancing everyday life with alien encounters! It’s a great concept for a new series, but is it…
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