Tag Archive: James Goss

Episode 566 – At the End of the Day

In this week’s podcast episode, we wrap up our reviews of the ongoing Doom’s Day trans-media event. This time it is Big Finish’s entry into the ongoing story arc with Doom’s Day: ‘Dying Hours‘. Then James Goss ties up the series with a nice little bow with Doom’s Day: ‘Out of Time’ found on the official Doctor Who website.

Plus, we discuss new 60th Anniversary offers and the legal mess the first Doctor Who story is wrapped up in.

Enjoy!

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

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!

 

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

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’.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

Episode 475 – Traveling the Victorious – Part 7 – Plotting and Scheming

In this week’s show, we continue our reviews of the Daleks! animated series on BBC’s YouTube channel. This time it’s Planet of the Mechanoids and The Deadly Ally.

Plus we look at a special short story included on the Time Lord Victorious website called, What the TARDIS thought of ‘Time Lord Victorious’ written by James Goss.

Also, RadioTimes dominates our news section this week. (I wonder if they have an issue coming out soon?)

Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Episode 467 – Traveling the Victorious – Part 1 – Murder Toilets

We have arrived at the first of our reviews of the materials being released in the epic Time Lord Victorious event. We begin our adventure, mostly with comics. But first, we look at the recently released short story The Dawn of the Kotturuh by James Goss which was provided to readers through the official Doctor Who newsletter.

Then we move onto Titan Comic’s contribution, reviewing both issues of the Time Lord Victorious comic arc, Defender of the Daleks.

And lastly this week, we review the first part of the comic story, Monstrous Beauty #1, which accompanies issue 556 of Doctor Who Magazine.

Find out what we thought of these first stories.

Enjoy!

 

Links mentioned in the podcast:

Festival of Family Classics – Jack O’ Lantern (1972)

The TARDIS Wiki article for The Dawn of the Kotturuh (short story) with link and password

 

Episode 440 – We’re Back!

We’re back from hiatus and ready to bring you more fun and reviews. And what a terrific way to return. This week we review the first three stories in The Legacy of Time, a six-part adventure celebrating 20 years of Doctor Who at Big Finish! For this episode, we look at Lies in Ruins by James Goss, The Split Infinitive by John Dorney, and The Sacrifice of Jo Grant by Guy Adams, Hear what we think of the first half of this epic adventure.

Also, lots of news to catch up with, so no feedback this time.

And of course, enjoy!

 

 

Episode 423 – Life, the Universe and Krikkitmen

This week is our long-delayed book review, Doctor Who and The Krikkitmen by Douglas Adams and James Goss. Hear what we thought of the novelization of this lost story featuring the Fourth Doctor and Romana.

Plus, some more news this week from both Big Finish and Candy Jar Books.

And, of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

 

 

Episode 420 – Are You a Spy?

This week we return to the world of Torchwood with Titan Comics Torchwood Volume 2: Station Zero, by John Barrowman and Carole Barrowman. Plus we review Big Finish Torchwood: Fall to Earth written by James Goss.

Also, we look at some news of the week.

And Jamie sends more feedback from more of his trip through our back catalog of episodes.

Enjoy!

 

 

Episode 321 – Bye-Bye, Duggan!

In this week’s podcast we revisit one of our favorite stories, City of Death. But, this time it’s for a review of the novelization of the classic TV story, written by James Goss, from the story by Douglas Adams and David Fisher. We compare the treatment and discuss it’s transformation from on-screen gem to book form.

Plus, a few news items this week.

Enjoy!