Category: The Companion Chronicles
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CAPSULE REVIEW | Doctor Who: Solitaire
When Charlotte Pollard finds herself in a seemingly inescapable toyshop, she has no idea who she is or how she got there. Her only hope of escape is by playing along with the difficult- and sometimes downright dangerous- games set up for her by the mysterious Toymaker. With the Doctor’s essence trapped inside a ventriloquist’s…
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REVIEW | The Companion Chronicles- The Second Doctor: Volume Three
After almost three years, the Companion Chronicles return! This boxset was due back in 2020, but, as you can probably imagine, certain circumstances meant that couldn’t happen, and so here we are in 2022, finally listening to four new stories in one of Big Finish‘s most consistently strong ranges. But has this been worth 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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RETRO REVIEW | Doctor Who: The Last Post
This week’s Retro Review takes us back to the era of the Third Doctor in The Last Post by James Goss. I’ve chosen this release as this week’s revisitation because I’m currently marathoning Jon Pertwee‘s TV episodes, and have just finished The Ambassadors of Death, after which this audio story fits in. If anyone’s interested…
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RETRO REVIEWS: “Across the Darkened City”/”Fields of Terror”
For today’s First Doctor Retro Reviews, we have two Companion Chronicles released in 2017: “Across the Darkened City” and “Fields of Terror”. Read on to hear my thoughts on these two releases. “Across the Darkened City” by David Bartlett What a unique and fascinating story! Following Steven Taylor (Peter Purves) and a Dalek (Nicholas Briggs)…
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REVIEWS: “The Bounty of Ceres”/”Upstairs”/”The Suffering”
For this series of Retro Reviews, I’ve decided to combine multiple stories into one post to make things easier. Today, we’ll take a look at The Bounty of Ceres, Upstairs and The Suffering: three brilliant adventures for the First Doctor, Vicki and Steven. “The Bounty of Ceres” by Ian Potter Ian Potter‘s “The Bounty of…
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