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REVIEW | Rani Takes on the World: Beyond Bannerman Road
Check out our interview with boxset writer Joseph Lidster here! Twelve years after The Sarah Jane Adventures came to an untimely end on television, and three years after the tearjerking finale Farewell Sarah Jane, released during lockdown, the chronicles of intrepid journalist Rani Chandra continue in the new spin-off series Rani Takes on the World…
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REVIEW: Graceless 2
Today, I’m continuing my journey through the Graceless series and delving into Graceless 2. The first boxset was really strong, so I’m excited to see where Abby, Zara, Marek and Joy go next. Read on for my thoughts on each story! 1. “The Line” by Simon Guerrier Graceless 2 opens with The Line by Simon…
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REVIEW | Torchwood: Launch Date
George Hewitt reviews April’s Torchwood release: Launch Date Bringing the ‘romance trilogy’ of Torchwood stories to a conclusion is Aaron Lamont‘s Launch Date, which sees Ianto Jones become heavily involved in his best friend’s love life. Launch Date is Lamont’s second script for the Torchwood range, and despite Gareth David-Lloyd‘s Ianto Jones being the centrepiece…
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The Companion Chronicles: A Top Five
Big Finish is holding a sale on the acclaimed Companion Chronicles range this week, so what better time to take a look at some of our favourite stories in the series? 5. “Solitaire” by John Dorney John Dorney‘s debut script for Big Finish pits India Fisher’s Charley Pollard against the Celestial Toymaker (David Baile) in a two-hander full…
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REVIEW | Doctor Who: The Sara Kingdom Trilogy
Originally featured in 1965’s The Daleks’ Master Plan, Sara Kingdom (Jean Marsh) has been given a whole new lease of life at Big Finish, and today we’re going back to where it all started: with Simon Guerrier‘s exceptional trilogy of Companion Chronicles… BEWARE! While I won’t be spoiling any big reveals or huge plot twists,…
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REVIEW | Unregenerate!
In the aftermath of the Second World War, struggling German immigrant Johannes Rausch (Hugh Hemmings) encounters the enigmatic Louis (Jamie Sandford), who offers him a job in exchange for one thing. On the eve of his final day alive, Rausch must go with him to the mysterious Klyst Institute… But why? Well, as Rausch’s final…
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REVIEW | The Early Adventures: The Yes Men
The Yes Men, written by Simon Guerrier, takes the Doctor, Ben, Polly and Jamie to the Earth colony of New Houston, where they find themselves caught up in a funeral procession. The Doctor soon realises that everyone’s mourning the death of an old friend of his, Meg Carvossa, and, along with Polly, sets about uncovering…
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A Fifth Doctor Top Five!
It’s Peter Davison’s birthday, so what better time to look at some of the fantastic audio adventures he’s featured in from Big Finish? Check out Who Review‘s top 5 below! 5. Circular Time Comprised of four, half-hour stories each based on one of the four seasons, Circular Time gives the Fifth Doctor some of his…
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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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REVIEW | The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Conflicts of Interest
For the Fifth Doctor’s first release of 2023, we slip into the gap between Arc of Infinity and Mawdryn Undead for two new adventures starring Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton. Unusually, these tales are three-parters, about 90 minutes long apiece, a structural quirk that has the benefit of giving us more time to…
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