The final one-Doctor outing for Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor, The Grey Man of the Mountain was a good listen, if not the strongest story ever. I wrote a review for Cultbox, which you can find here. +++ Message Ends +++
Jago & Litefoot will be back in June 2021! Four new audiobook stories adapted from unmade scripts will bring more japes and jollity for our favourite Victorian investigators. Full details below…
This week’s free lockdownload is The Veiled Leopard — four companions in Monte Carlo in an Iain McLaughlin and Claire Bartlett tale. And there’s a sale as well! Details below…
Issue 2 of the recently revived TARDIS magazine is ready and available to order. I understand it might even be more impressively laid out than the first issue. This time it’s a Seventh Doctor special, and there are contributions from Jessica Martin and Stephen Wyatt, as well as (of course) Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford and…
When I reviewed The Robots Volume 3 on Cultbox, I praised the quality of this spin-off and wished for more. How little I knew, but the original four boxsets will be six! And there’s another Robots of Death actor appearance! Full details below…
For my money, The Robots is the best spin-off Big Finish has made for some years. I reviewed the latest volume on Cultbox: The Robots Volume 3 audio drama review. +++ Message Ends +++
I reviewed Revolution of the Daleks on Cultbox. I broadly enjoyed it even if it felt more like a big end of series wrap-up than a special seasonal tale. Loose ends tidied up (a bit), colour-by-numbers Dalek story and a reduction in numbers on board the TARDIS (immediately changed by John Bishop!) I may have…
One thing I didn’t mention in my Celestial Toyroom Annual 2021 news piece, is I wrote the review for The Ice Warriors. It’s fairly critical, explores the predecessors of some of the ideas and suggests how there’s a much better story inside. You can read it for free if you grab the annual from the…
Big Finish kicks 2021 off with a bumper Dalek story sale, over 100 titles discounted. some by up to 50%! Yes, it’s all about the monsters from Skaro as we await tonight’s Revolution of the Daleks. The sale can be found here. (I really like the picture, btw, which I why I posted!). === Message…
The DWAS kicks off 2021 with the free Celestial Toyroom Annual 2021 and it’s all things Second Doctor with a great cover, piece from Anneke Wills and every Patrick Troughton story covered. You can grab it now from the link, and if you look around you can still get the previous few for free a…
I’ve no real expectations ahead of Revolution of the Daleks, partly as I’m growing tired of the show as a whole and inevitably as a consequence of 2020 as a whole (like everyone). We’ve known for ages Graham and Ryan would leave, and the presence of Daleks (even if rather a decent design) covers familiar…
Merry Christmas from the DWC, and enjoy some free stories from the Doctor Who Companion Annual 2021, including mine own Second Setting. +++ Message Ends +++
You may just have received Celestial Toyroom 512/3 (but only if you’re a DWAS member) and it’s a great read. We’ve a seasonal message from Colin Baker then more information on Doctor Who annuals then you ever thought possible to know. Full details on the DWAS website here. +++ Message End +++
Revolution of the Daleks will be the first Doctor Who to be available in 4K HDR. Details here: Doctor Who goes 4K HDR for Revolution of the Daleks. *** Message Ends ***
Sleigh bells ring – are you listening? It’s time for the annual festive giveaway from Big Finish plus details of a dozen daily discounts that will be unwrapped over the Christmas period. The holiday celebrations begin today, on Christmas Eve, with a free underwater Christmas caper from Bernice Summerfield, and a twinkling Big Finish Originals offer. Then, on…
My Torchwood rewatch has stalled a little, and I’ve neglected to keep the log up to date. I re-watched They Keep Killing Suzie ages ago, and never got around to writing it up! It’s time for Suzie Costello to take centre stage, and that despite being killed already! I was impressed with this episode at…
Here’s a short (very) freebie for Christmas from The Divergent Wordsmiths, a story for the Peter Cushing version of the First Doctor, aka Dr Who. It’s a charming vignette titled A Christmas Cutaway. It’s buy Iain McLaughlin, and brought a smile to me at least! Merry Christmas! *** Message Ends ***
