The Dalek Universe series begins with this special prequel story starring the Fourth Doctor and Leela: The Dalek Protocol! Read on for our thoughts. Written and directed by Nicholas Briggs, The Dalek Protocol takes us back to the planet Exxilon (last seen in 1974's Death to the Daleks), where the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Leela … Continue reading REVIEW | Doctor Who: The Dalek Protocol
The Eighth Doctor and his companions return in Stranded 2: an all-new four story boxset from Big Finish. In our rankings of last year's top ten releases (see here), Stranded 1 claimed the top spot, surpassing 2020's other releases with its more laid-back, character-driven storytelling. But can Stranded 2 live up to its predecessor? Read … Continue reading REVIEW | Doctor Who: Stranded 2
Rory Williams makes his Big Finish debut as Arthur Darvill returns in The Lone Centurion: an all-new series of adventures for our favourite Roman as he protects the Pandorica throughout Earth's history. This first volume is set in Ancient Rome (though with the twist of being in the alternate timeline created in The Pandorica Opens), … Continue reading REVIEW | The Lone Centurion: Volume One
Eric Roberts returns as the Master... and this time he's got his own series! Released this week, Master! is the first solo outing for this incarnation of the Doctor's iconic adversary, and sees him go up against glamourous assassin Vienna Salvatori and the deadly Daleks in three all-new audio adventures! But is it any good? … Continue reading REVIEW | Master!
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 … Continue reading REVIEW | Doctor Who: Return of the Cybermen
It's the end... but the moment has been prepared for. After twenty-one years, four doctors, countless companions and monsters, and 275 releases, it's time for the Doctor Who Monthly Adventures to come to a close. But, as the title of this final story suggests, this isn't really the end... just The End of the Beginning. … Continue reading REVIEW | Doctor Who: The End of the Beginning
WandaVision is racing towards a close with its eighth episode: Previously On. Last time, everything we thought we knew was turned on its head. Does this episode do a good job picking up the pieces? Or, is the show running out of steam? Read on to find out! Last time on WandaVision, we found out … Continue reading WANDAVISION | 1×8 “Previously On” Review
Guest contributor Lincoln Wilson handles this week’s Retro Review. Read on for his thoughts on Whispers of Terror by Justin Richards! The Doctor (Colin Baker) and Peri (Nicola Bryant) arrive at the Museum of Aural Antiquities, a storage facility for all known audio transcripts, wire-taps and speeches ever recorded. They soon encounter an intruder who appears to be … Continue reading RETRO REVIEW | Doctor Who: Whispers of Terror
WandaVision is reaching its endgame as it releases its seventh and antepenultimate episode. And what an episode! Funny, spooky and utterly game-changing, there's a lot to talk about in Breaking the Fourth Wall. So, without further ado, on with the review! Last week's episode, All-New Halloween Spooktacular, closed with the shocking moment of Wanda expanding … Continue reading WANDAVISION | 1×7 “Breaking the Fourth Wall” Review
Guest contributor Lincoln Wilson handles this week's Retro Review. Read on for his thoughts! So, the time of reckoning is at hand. After (almost) 275 monthly releases, stretching way back to July 1999 and the release of very first story (The Sirens of Time) of Big Finish’s flagship Doctor Who audio range, the end is … Continue reading RETRO REVIEW | Doctor Who: Dust Breeding
