Category: Monthly Range
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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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REVIEW | Torchwood: Restricted Items Archive Entries 031-049
George Hewitt reviews July’s Torchwood release, which sees Ianto delve into the Restricted Items Archive. Check out our interview with star Gareth David-Lloyd here! We have two debuts in this Torchwood release – it’s Maddie Wilson‘s first entry to the range as writer, and Steven Kavuma‘s first as director. And what a great story for […]
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REVIEW | Torchwood: Dead Plates
George Hewitt reviews June’s Torchwood release, featuring the sinister Bilis Manger… The fourth Torchwood Monthly Range story to feature Bilis Manger is, in line with his previous appearances, a creepy affair. This time round, we encounter Bilis in a restaurant in 1970s Soho, surrounded by a group of people all of whom he believes to […]
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CAPSULE REVIEW | Doctor Who: The Eye of the Scorpion
The TARDIS is drawn off course, and arrives in Egypt, 1400 BC, where the great God-King Pharaoh has recently died. After saving a young woman from a bloodthirsty mercenary, the Doctor and Peri learn that she is Erimem, the next in line to the throne! Returning to Thebes with her, they discover that traitors are […]
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REVIEW | Torchwood: War Chest
George Hewitt reviews May’s Torchwood release: War Chest! War Chest is the debut Torchwood story for writer Rossa McPhillips, and also for director Samuel Clemens. It’s also the first Tosh story in over a year, and is a very different sort of Torchwood story than listeners may be used to. The plot centres around the Antebellum, Torchwood’s storage of alien […]
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REVIEW | Torchwood: Infidel Places
George Hewitt reviews the latest Torchwood story: Infidel Places! Una McCormack‘s first contribution to Big Finish‘s Torchwood range is an excellent story about sexism and misogyny, told through Queen Victoria’s visit to Cambridge University, which allows for the welcome return of Rowena Cooper to the role. It’s clear from very early on in this story what the […]
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REVIEW | Torchwood: The Black Knight
Harvey Edwards reviews this very special Torchwood release: The Black Knight! We have a beginning and an ending this month from the Torchwood Monthly Range, with Lizbeth Myles‘ first contribution to the series – The Black Knight. This release is also Scott Handcock‘s final Monthly Range story as director. This story serves as the replacement for last year’s […]
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REVIEW | Torchwood: Sonny
Harvey Edwards looks at this month’s Torchwood release: Sonny Lizzie Hopley‘s first entry into Big Finish‘s Torchwood range was 2017’s excellent The Dying Room. Sonny is only her second story for the range, but it absolutely lives up to her previous work. Sonny reunites Rhys (Kai Owen) with his mum Brenda (Nerys Hughes), for a story about A.I., the elderly, and family […]
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REVIEW | Torchwood: Cadoc Point
Harvey Edwards reviews the first Torchwood release of 2022: Cadoc Point. After a worrying extended period of no Torchwood news from Big Finish, we finally got details on the first four releases of this year on 21st January. Less than a week later, Cadoc Point was released. The first solo Andy story since 2020’s Red Base (review here), Cadoc Point follows Andy […]
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REVIEW | Torchwood: The Red List
Harvey Edwards tackles the latest Torchwood release, which sees the return of two old friends. So far in the Torchwood range this year we’ve had stories about coffee, taxis, mould, and third wheels. We’ve also seen the return of Yvonne Hartman, Adam Smith, Zachary Cross Flane, Bilis Manger, and even had an appearance from a Sontaran. It’s […]
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