Category: Fourth Doctor
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REVIEW | Once and Future: Past Lives
Big Finish‘s celebration of Doctor Who‘s sixtieth anniversary begins! Past Lives is the first instalment in the eight-part Once and Future series, which sees the Doctor flung back into his previous bodies by a degeneration weapon, meeting old friends and enemies along the way. This story sees the Doctor settle in his fourth incarnation (Tom…
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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 | The Fourth Doctor Adventures: The Nine
It’s time for our second dose of Doctor number four this year, as Tom Baker returns for three new audio adventures in The Nine! Still travelling solo following the departure of Sarah Jane Smith, this boxset sees the Doctor encounter mysterious tanks on the front lines of the First World War, Gormenghast author Mervyn Peake…
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Big Finish Top 10 (2022)
Every New Year’s Eve at Who Review, we count down our top ten Big Finish releases of the past year… and this year is no different! Did your favourite release make it to the #1 spot? Read on to find out! Honourable Mentions Before we get onto the countdown, let’s take a look at a…
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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 | Classic Doctors, New Monsters: The Stuff of Nightmares
The Classic Doctors, New Monsters range returns with The Stuff of Nightmares, a collection of four new audio adventures which pit Doctors from the classic series of Doctor Who against monsters from the post-2005 series. This set sees Tom Baker, Colin Baker and Paul McGann return to the range alongside Tim Treloar in his Classic…
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REVIEW | Doctor of War: Genesis
Doctor Who: Unbound returns! For the first time in fifteen years, Big Finish takes a sideways step into an alternate Doctor Who timeline, exploring what would happen if the Fourth Doctor did destroy the Daleks on Skaro, before regenerating into an incarnation known as the Warrior. Colin Baker stars in these three new audio adventures,…
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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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RETRO REVIEW | Doctor Who: The Catalyst
It was Louise Jameson‘s birthday yesterday, so what better time to look back on her first Companion Chronicle in the role of Leela: The Catalyst by Nigel Fairs! This was one of the first Big Finish releases I ever listened to, so it’s always been a favourite of mine… but does it stand up to…
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REVIEW | Doctor Who: Return of the Cybermen
The Lost Stories range is back with Return of the Cybermen: a new story featuring the Fourth Doctor and, for the first time in a full-cast audio adventure, Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan! Adapted from Gerry Davis‘ original script for Revenge of the Cybermen, this release gives us a new take on an old…
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