Category: The First Doctor
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REVIEW | The First Doctor Adventures: The Demon Song
Last year saw Stephen Noonan make his debut as the new voice of the First Doctor at Big Finish… and what a debut he made! Though The Outlaws (review here) was a slightly mixed bag, with The Miniaturist being far stronger than the titular story, Noonan’s performance, as well as that of co-star Lauren Cornelius,…
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REVIEW | The First Doctor Adventures: The Outlaws
Stephen Noonan is the Doctor! The First Doctor returns in the first instalment of a new series of relaunched audio adventures, The Outlaws, which consists of two stories steeped in 1960s black and white goodness. It’s always a gamble recasting iconic characters from the Doctor Who universe, but Big Finish have consistently managed to pull…
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REVIEW: The Diary of River Song Volume Six
River Song is back for more audio adventures, and this time she’s delving into the worlds of previous Doctor Who stories. But can these stories succeed on more than just nostalgia? Read on to find out my thoughts! 1. “An Unearthly Woman” by Matt Fitton As the title suggests, this story sees River step into…
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Doctor Who: The Legacy of Time Review (Part Two)
To celebrate 20 years of producing Doctor Who audio drama, Big Finish have released The Legacy of Time, an epic six-part adventure uniting all corners of the Doctor Who universe. Read on to see my thoughts on the final three stories in this incredible set. You can read my thoughts on the first half of…
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REVIEW: “The Dalek Occupation of Winter”
Today, let’s take a look at last year’s Early Adventure: “The Dalek Occupation of Winter”! Unique, fascinating, unsettling: these are all words I used to describe David Bartlett‘s Across the Darkened City (my review of which you can access here), but which are just as applicable to The Dalek Occupation of Winter, which has not…
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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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REVIEW | The First Doctor Adventures: Volume Three
The original TARDIS team is back for another boxset of adventures, this time featuring a familiar face. The first two First Doctor Adventures sets are some of my all-time favourite Big Finish releases, but does volume three manage to be just as good? Read on to find out! 1. “The Phoenicians” by Marc Platt The…
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