Episode 560 – Hired by a Ghost

September 2, 2023 0 Comments

The clock continues to click down on Doom’s Day as she tries to escape Death and find the Doctor.

This week we review ‘Doom’s Day: Extraction Point‘, a novel written by M.G. Harris and published by BBC Books.

Then it’s back to the Lost in Time mobile game for Doom’s second adventure there. This time it’s Doom’s Day Part II – Wrong Place at the Right Time.

And we discussed the recent Series 1 – 4 Blu-Ray remastered set.

Enjoy!

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Episode 559 – Adversary Archive: The Toymaker II- Play the Game

August 17, 2023 0 Comments

This time we feature another one of our Adversary Archives, again looking at materials featuring The Toymaker.

This time we review the poem The Toymaker from the book Now We Are Six Hundred, written by James Goss with illustrations by Russell T. Davies.

Then we review Big Finish Companion Chronicle 4.12 – Solitaire.

And finally, we look at the comic End Game printed in Doctor Who Magazine issues 244 to 247.

Plus, we talk about the recent announcement that The Underwater Menace is getting an animation treatment.

Enjoy!

 

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Episode 558 – Creag an Tuire!

August 13, 2023 0 Comments

In this week’s show, we dip back into some stories that take place in the fan-created, BBC-sanctioned “Season 6B”. This is the era between The War Games and Spearhead From Space.

This time we review a VERY recent release from Big Finish, Doctor Who: The Second Doctor Adventures: James Robert McCrimmon.

Plus, some news about an upcoming book release.

And, Glenn shares this week’s “Something New, 2 Minute Review”. Well, sort of. You’ll have to listen to find out.

Enjoy!

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Episode 557 – Incarcerated in a Dalek Amusement Park

August 1, 2023 0 Comments

In this episode, we continue our reviews of materials that are celebrating the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who.

First, it’s the third release in Big Finish’s ‘Once and Future’ series, A Genius for War featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor.

Then it’s more of Doom’s Day. We review hours 6 through 9 with the two comics from Titan, A Doctor In the House? Part 1 & 2.

And then we discuss the Doctor Who: Lost in Time mobile game event, “AI am the Doctor” from East End Games, which wraps up Doom’s hour 10.

Enjoy!

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Episode 556 – Adversary Archive: The Toymaker – The Nexus of the Primeval Cauldron

July 28, 2023 0 Comments

In anticipation of Neil Patrick Harris potentially being revealed as taking on the role of The Toymaker, we have decided to present to our listeners another Adversary Archive. We break down some stories featuring him. First, it’s Doctor Who: The Nightmare Fair, released as the first in the ‘Lost Stories’ series from Big Finish, We will be contrasting and comparing with the Target novelization written by Graham Williams who also wrote the script of the television story that was never made,

Then we look at the short story, The Game written by Warwick Gray, and was featured in Doctor Who Magazine issue 192.

Finally, we review the comic story, The Great Gamble from Doctor Who Magazine and written by John Peel.

And Keith brings us another ‘Something New, 2 Minute Review’ of ‘The Lost Stories: Daleks! Genesis of Terror’ from Big Finish.

Plus, we discuss several Doctor Who-related news items from the past few weeks.

Enjoy!

 

 

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Episode 555 – Adversary Archive: Beep the Meep – The Doctor’s Furry Foe

July 16, 2023 0 Comments

In this episode for one of our special Adversary Archives, we look back on more materials featuring Beep the Meep.

First, it’s the (VERY) short story, Beep the Meep Gets 3000 Years.

Then we examine The Star Beast II and TV Action! comics.

Next, it’s the Sixth Doctor audio, The Ratings War, from Big Finish.

And Finally, the meta interview with Beep in Doctor Who Magazine’s Who on Earth… is Beep the Meep?

Enjoy!

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Episode 554 – You Don’t Have to Kill to Work Here, But It Helps

July 10, 2023 0 Comments

In this episode, we look at some of the first materials from the ‘Doom’s Day’ multi-media event. First, we review the kickoff story, Doom’s Day Hour 1 by James Goss on www.doctorwho.tv. Then we examine the four comics comprising hours 2 through 5 in Doctor Who Magazine 592. These stories are ‘Target Selected’, ‘The Plastic Population’, ‘High Noon in Hollywood’, and ‘The Horn of a Dilemma’.

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Episode 553 – Complicated, Hard to Explain and Up for Discussion

June 27, 2023 0 Comments

In this episode, we continue our reviews of Big Finish’s 6oth Anniversary specials with Once and Future 2: The Artist at the End of Time.

Plus, Doctor Who Magazine continues its contribution to the celebration year with the Fourteenth Doctor comic, Liberation of the Daleks. This time we look at parts 5 through 9.

And, Shuan has a “Something New, 2 Minute Review” of The Making of Doctor Who: The Original 1970s Programme Guide audiobook released earlier this month.

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Episode 552 – Meep! Meep!

June 25, 2023 0 Comments

In preparation for the 60th-anniversary specials coming up later this year, we turn back time and look at the Doctor Who comic story The Star Beast which was first published in Doctor Who Magazine. This is the story that introduced Beep the Meep.

Then, we review Big Finish’s take on the story with The Comic Strip Adaptations – “Doctor Who and the Star Beast”.

Plus, Glenn reviews the book, We‘re Falling Through Space: Doctor Who and Celebrating the Mundane for this week’s ‘Something New, 2 Minute Review’.

Enjoy!

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Episode 551 – The Perpetual Police Box

June 17, 2023 0 Comments

This week we are taking another look at Season 6B. This time a book review! We’ll examine Doctor Who: World Game, the Past Doctors Adventure novel by Terrance Dicks and published in 2005.

Keith has a ‘Something New, 2 Minute Review’ of the recently released Big Finish audio, Doctor Who and the Ark, part of its Lost Stories series.

And a few weeks’ worth of news including a returning companion and Doom’s Day release info.

Enjoy!

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