This week’s free Big Finish story (10 August 2020) is Part One of the Lost Story The Nightmare Fair. It comes with an offer on the whole story and some other sales options. If you don’t know it’s a Sixth Doctor and Peri story by Graham Williams. The press release follows.
Big Finish has added some excitement to a sultry (in the UK) Sunday afternoon with massive news. The headline says it all, details are in the news item. Christopher Eccleston back as the Ninth Doctor. Nothing is impossible! *** Message Ends ***
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Big Finish has revealed another part of Time Lord Victorious, this time it’s a vinyl release for two Doctors. We’ve linked adventures for Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor and David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor. The vinyls can be listened to in either order! The Big Finish press release follows below.
My review of The Robots Volume 2 is on CultBox: Robots Volume 2 audio drama review. I’m enjoying the series so far, great to hear the late David Collings as Poul, and it’s shaping nicely for future sets. –< Message Ends >–
August the 1st 2020 saw the return to the internet of Outpost Gallifrey. Is this a brave attempt to resurrect a much-used site in a very crowded market or something else? Might it succeed? Well for now it’s just a small number of blog posts, so some way to go to reach the heights of…
The animated reconstruction of the Second Doctor missing adventure Fury from the Deep is out in September. It’s been widely reported (eg on the DWC) but I was most interested to see the artwork. It’s another piece of Stuart Manning’s work, always good to have! Not long to wait! +++ Message Ends +++
It’s not long now until Virtual Big Finish Day kicks off on YouTube (16:00 BST 1 Aug 2020). We’ve had news of a panel with two Susans, we’ve just had news of Harry Sullivan and new companion for the Fourth Doctor, Naomi. What more might we get? All speculation!
Ahead of this afternoon’s (1 Aug 2020, from 4pm UK time) Virtual Big Finish Day, we’ve details of a new companion for the Fourth Doctor, Naomi (Eleanor Crooks) and the return of Harry Sullivan (Chris Naylor). And Sea Devils! All the details so far are below. Rumour has it we may hear from Naomi before…
Ahead of (Virtual) Big Finish Day, we’ve been given details of The First Doctor Adventures Volume 05. And there’s more: as part of Virtual Big Finish Day Claudia Grant and Carole Ann Ford are interviewed together in a panel Big Finish are calling The Two Susans! A reminder that events start at 4 pm (UK time) Saturday…
Obverse Books has revealed details for not one but two charity anthologies! Of these The Curse of Fanfic is the least Doctor Who, though gets points for the excellent title. It’s also available now. Forgotten Lives is all Doctor Who and available later this year. It’s very much (if unintentionally) set in a post-Chibnall Masterplan…
Big Finish has released the July Short Trips story Downward Spiral. It’s read by Sarah Sutton, so no surprise to find the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa in this claustrophobic Alan Flanagan story. It’s worth reading the press release (below).
Coming on August 3rd 2020 is Regenerations a collection of stories written for charity and telling part of the story of the War Doctor. It’s a limited edition, so pre-ordering is advised. Look for a review soon. Further details below…
After giving away more free audio downloads than rumours of lost BBC recordings of Doctor Who, Big Finish will now have a Weekly Freebie. This will also come alongside offers on associated releases. Starting 27 July 2020 with Jago & Litefoot, this promises to be a host of treats for Big Finish fans. Full details…
Now copies of the reborn TARDIS magazine from the DWAS are popping through people’s doors, I can talk about the article I wrote. Called 2020 Vision: Living in Exciting Times it’s an unashamedly positive look at the health of Doctor Who and looking forward to the show’s continued evolution.
Terreaqueous has revealed plans to release an omnibus of three recent unofficial annuals. August will see the release of ‘The unofficial Dr Who omnibus’, which has a staggering 461 pages and collects the 1972 annual, 1987 annual, and the Master annual.
Terraqueous Distributors has started reveals for the Unofficial Dr Who Annual 1989. So far we’ve a cover with promise of more to come. The annual itself (focussing on the Seventh Doctor and Ace) is due soon. *** Message Ends ***
Good news for fans of Nicola Walker’s Liv Chenka (ie everyone?!), Big Finish has released Robots 2! Catch up with events in Kaldor City and welcome the return of the late David Collings as Poul and just enjoy three more stories with the Chenka sisters.
