Tag Archive: Big Finish

Episode 581 – Chronons Work in Mysterious Ways

In this episode, we review the recently released Big Finish story, Doctor Who: Sontarans vs Rutans 1.1: The Battle for Giant’s Causeway.  This is the first story in a limited series being released this year. Hear what we thought of the first part.

This is our Companion Archive on C’rizz so we paired this up with two short stories from Big Finish books, Round Trip Part Two: After Midnight and Round Trip Part One: Before Midnight (and yes those are in the correct order). Both can be found in the book ‘Short Trips: A Day in the Life.’

And, we discuss some news that also features Big Finish.

Enjoy!

 

Episode 580 – Poor Norman Didn’t Know Where to Look

This time we go way back and pick up where we left off with the Sixth Doctor and his lovely companion, Evelyn Smythe in the Big Finish Monthly Range story 143, The Crimes of Thomas Brewster.

But first, we take a cursory look at the recently released Blu-Ray/DVD of The Underwater Menace. You can hear our review of the story back in Episode 283 – Nothing In the World Can Stop Us Now.

Plus we discuss the news and have a convention update.

Enjoy!

Episode 579 – Radio Free Europe

This week we look back at some Doctor Who lost media and discuss Journey Into Time, a lost radio program pilot written by Malcolm Hulke that was made but never released and has been lost forever.

Fortunately, an amateur audio drama group, Beermat Productions has used the original script to recreate the program and gives us a taste of what might have been.

Plus, Glenn has a ‘Something New 2 Minute Review’ on Fugitive of the Daleks, a ‘First Doctor Adventure’ recently released by Big Finish.

Link mentioned in this show:
Beermat Productions


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Episode 577 – Starting a War with a Monkey-Mannered Oaf

We start the year with a return to our study of Season 6B. First, it’s Big Finish’s Companion Chronicle 2.2 – Helicon Prime.

Then, we review a couple of short stories, Twin Piques from the book Short Trips: Zodiac and The Revolutionaries from Short Trips: The History of Christmas.

Plus we talk news including the announcement of “Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 15”.

Enjoy!


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Episode 576 – How Diddly-Deet You

This week we review the recently released Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Church on Ruby Road. We’ll discuss the episode and talk a little about the new companion, Ruby Sunday, the Goblins, and some more mysteries sprinkled throughout the new series.

Plus, we’ll talk about some news of the week.

And, Glenn reviews The Eighth Doctor Adventures: In The Bleak Midwinter from Big Finish in this week’s ‘Something New, 2 Minute Review’

Episode 568 – An Enforced Mystery Tour

In this episode we review the final (for now) story in the Once & Future series from Big Finish called Once and Future: The Union. Hear what we thought of this finale and what we thought of the series as a whole.

Plus we talk about the recent release of the new series on BBC iPlayer, Tales of the TARDIS.

And Glenn has a ‘Something New 2-Minute Review’ of Doctor Who – Time Of Death, a full-cast audio drama from MM Productions.

Enjoy!

Link mentioned in the show: Doctor Who – Time of Death

Episode 565 – The Sands of Time are Running Out

This time we dip back into the Once and Future story arc with Time Lord Immorial. Hear what we thought of this 60th Anniversary audio from Big Finish,

And then we look at the recently released book, Timeless Adventures: The Unofficial Story of How Doctor Who Conquered Television by Brian J. Robb from our friends over at Polaris Publishing Limited.

Keith reviews the recently released Fifth Doctor Adventures: In the Night also from Big Finish in our “Something New 2 Minute Review” segment.

Plus your latest Doctor Who convention report.

Enjoy!

Episode 564 – The Jumblies are Ripe for Conquest

This week, we review the ongoing Once and Future story arc from Big Finish. This time it’s The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50. 

Then we look at the next four parts of Doctor Who Magazine’s Liberation of the Daleks with parts 9 through 12.

Plus some recent news.

Enjoy!

Episode 563 – A Time Lord on Sabbatical

Shaun is back and we tackle another Season 6B story. Well, sort of. This time we review The Third Doctor Adventures: The Annihilators. And while this is technically a Third Doctor story taking place around Season 7, the Doctor and Jamie pop in to take part in the adventure.

Plus, we discuss the newest 60th-anniversary trailer.

And, Glenn has this week’s ‘Something New 2 Minute Review’ with a look at Doctor Who: The Beast of Scar Hill, the audiobook featuring the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler.

Enjoy!

Episode 561 – You’re Having a Giraffe

This week we continue our reviews of the Big Finish Doctor Who 60th Anniversary audios. This time we cover Once & Future 4 – Two’s Company.

Then it’s on to more Doom’s Day materials, this time we tackle hours 16 to 19 with the recently released Four From Doom’s Day from BBC Audio.

Plus, Glenn reviews Doctor on Display: (Blackpool 2004-2009) from Reeltime Pictures for our ‘Something New 2-Minute Review’.

Enjoy!

Episode 558 – Creag an Tuire!

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!

Episode 557 – Incarcerated in a Dalek Amusement Park

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!

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

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!

 

 

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

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.

Enjoy!

 

 

Episode 551 – The Perpetual Police Box

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!