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
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RETRO REVIEW | Doctor Who: Dust Breeding
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
REVIEW | Gallifrey: Time War 4
The Gallifrey: Time War saga comes to an end in this four-part boxset. Read on for my thoughts, and beware: there are some mild spoilers! The set opens with Deception by Lisa McMullin, which sees Narvin (Seán Carlsen), Leela (Louise Jameson) and Rayo (Omar Austin) arrive at the headquarters of group resisting the Time War. … Continue reading REVIEW | Gallifrey: Time War 4
REVIEW: Doctor Who – Colony of Fear
The Doctor Who Monthly Range is wrapping up, making this the antepenultimate release in the series and the final solo story for the Sixth Doctor. This range is arguably where this incarnation of the Doctor finally found his feet after a shaky time on television, so does Old Sixie go out with as big a … Continue reading REVIEW: Doctor Who – Colony of Fear
REVIEW: The Tenth Doctor and River Song
After almost 15 years, David Tennant and Alex Kingston reunite as The Tenth Doctor and River Song in this new collection of three audio stories from Big Finish Productions! Here's our review: 1. "Expiry Dating" by James Goss The set opens with the fast-paced, universe-trotting Expiry Dating by James Goss, which is the first story … Continue reading REVIEW: The Tenth Doctor and River Song
SHORT TRIPS REVIEWS: “The Meaning of Red”/”Her Own Bootstraps”
It's been a busy couple of weeks in the Short Trips range, with both Her Own Bootstraps and The Meaning of Red (both by authors new to Big Finish!) being released, as well as the two Time Lord Victorious releases Master Thief and Lesser Evils (review here). With these two being released to close together, … Continue reading SHORT TRIPS REVIEWS: “The Meaning of Red”/”Her Own Bootstraps”
REVIEW: Doctor Who – These Stolen Hours
This month's Short Trip is These Stolen Hours, a new adventure for the Sixth Doctor and Charley written by Grace Knight. Read by India Fisher, this story sees the Doctor and Charley arrive on a space station made of glass, where a group of researchers have lost their memories of the past two weeks. Joining … Continue reading REVIEW: Doctor Who – These Stolen Hours
REVIEW: The Robots 2
After the brilliant first series of The Robots, this second volume was always high on my most-anticipated releases list for 2020. Completely by chance, I happened to be watching The Robots of Death (released as part of the Doctor Who: The Collection- Season 14 boxset that came out a few months back) when the notification … Continue reading REVIEW: The Robots 2
REVIEW: Stranded 1
It's time for the start of a brand-new Eighth Doctor saga! Following on from the dramatic conclusion of Ravenous, which saw the TARDIS put out of action, Stranded sees the Doctor, Helen and Liv stuck in London, 2020, balancing everyday life with alien encounters! It's a great concept for a new series, but is it … Continue reading REVIEW: Stranded 1
REVIEW: Scorched Earth
The Sixth Doctor's adventures with Flip and Constance continue in this month's main range release: Scorched Earth. Written by Chris Chapman, whose other scripts for the Sixth Doctor (and, indeed, his UNIT story Hosts of the Wirrn) I've found to be absolutely outstanding, this story is undeniably the release I've been looking forward to most … Continue reading REVIEW: Scorched Earth