Category: Big Finish
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REVIEW | The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Old Friends
This time a year ago, Christopher Eccleston‘s Ninth Doctor had one of the shortest tenures of any Time Lord, with just a single televised series of thirteen episodes. Jump forward, and, thanks to Big Finish, we now have twelve more audio adventures for Doctor number nine, with twelve more on their way over the next […]
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REVIEW | The Fourth Doctor Adventures: Solo
The Fourth Doctor is flying solo in his first release of 2022, set between The Deadly Assassin and The Face of Evil. In these two new audio adventures, he’ll encounter his oldest enemy, and a new friend in Margaret Hopwood. But is Solo worth picking up? Read on for our thoughts! 1. “Blood of the […]
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THE EIGHTH DOCTOR REVISITED | Dead London
Kieran Brennan takes a look at the series two opener of the Eighth Doctor Adventures series! The Doctor’s on trial in modern day England… no wait, in the 17th century… no wait, hang on, in ancient Rome? Time keeps bouncing around the place, the Doctor and Lucie are separated and there’s a killer on the […]
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REVIEW | Doctor Who: Peladon
Fifty years after our first visit, we return to the planet Peladon for four new audio adventures. Journeying from the reigns of King Peladon and Queen Thalira, to the uncharted future of this far-off world, this new boxset promises political intrigue, adventure, and the return of many, many old friends. But is it any good? […]
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REVIEW | Doctor Who: Charlotte Pollard – The Further Adventuress
Everyone’s favourite Edwardian adventuress is back for Further Adventures(s) with the Eighth Doctor! India Fisher returns as Charlotte Pollard alongside Paul McGann in these four all-new audio stories from Big Finish Productions, which will take the TARDIS twosome all the way from 19th century Paris to the Garazone System in the far future. Read on […]
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REVIEW | Doctor Who- The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Forty 1
With the aptly-titled Forty, Big Finish is celebrating forty years since Peter Davison‘s Fifth Doctor make his debut in 1982’s Castrovalva. As the fifth incarnation of our favourite Time Lord is flung back and forth along his timeline, he’ll encounter old friends, and face off against the Cybermen and the Ice Warriors. It’s an interesting […]
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THE EIGHTH DOCTOR REVISITED | Horror of Glam Rock
Kieran Brennan takes a look at the second instalment of the Eighth Doctor and Lucie’s adventures: Horror of Glam Rock! Stuck inside a service station, the Doctor and Lucie encounter a pair of glam rockers, the Tomorrow Twins, as ferocious monsters try to break in. Where Blood of the Daleks was clearly a jumping on […]
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Big Finish Top 10 (2021)
Just like that, we’ve reached the end of another year, and, as usual, we’re going to be taking a look back at the top ten Big Finish releases of the last twelve months. It’s certainly been quite an exciting year for audio drama, with the long-awaited return of Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor; the […]
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REVIEW | Torchwood: The Grey Mare
Christmas may have come and gone, but there’s still time for some spooky, festive Torchwood! Harvey Edwards reviews the final Torchwood story of the year: The Grey Mare! The Grey Mare is the final Torchwood release of 2021 for Big Finish – a year that’s seen a number of very strong releases for the range – and is […]
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REVIEW | Jenny: The Doctor’s Daughter – Still Running
Georgia Tennant returns as the Doctor’s daughter in her second series of audio adventures! Still Running follows the continuing adventures of Jenny and Noah (Sean Biggerstaff), as they continue to flee from the terrifying COLT-5000 and in so doing encounter the likes of Dorium Maldovar and the Cybermen! The general consensus on the first Jenny […]