With neither fuss nor fanfare, the Big Finish main range clocks up 250 releases with the Matt Fitton story Monsters of Gokroth. It’s a Seventh Doctor story and the first in a new trilogy for the Doctor and werewolf companion Mags, last seen on TV in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. If not the…
Before you read this post, I must warn you it contains massive spoilers for the Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 8 The Syndicate Masterplan. If you haven’t heard those, please click away now. This post will ruin your listening pleasure. I don’t normally produce posts like this, but Ann Kelso is more complex than appears on…
The brainchild of Kieran Highman the site WhoSpheres is a photographic treat for fans of Doctor Who (and a few other shows besides). It’s also about locations, as there were, as they are and a blend of the two. There’s a lot to recommend and I’ll highlight a couple of areas I was fascinated by.
If you’re into creating Doctor Who fan art, you might want to enter the 2019 Doctor Who Fan Art Competition run by BBC Studios. You’ve only got until May 15 to enter, and the prize includes a trip to London and your design being printed and sold on T-shirts at SDCC! If you want to…
4DA / Big Finish / CultBox
I rather enjoyed The Fourth Doctor Comic Strip Adaptations Volume 01, in fact rather more than I expected to. I wrote a review on CultBox (The Fourth Doctor Comic Strip Adaptations Volume 1 review) but suffice it to say well done to Alan Barnes for his adaptation and I hope we get to hear much…
There’s an offer on the new-look Big Finish website for Fifth Doctor stories. You can read the news item here: Offers on Fifth Doctor stories. There’s fourteen titles to choose from, and in case you’re stuck I thought I’d recommend a couple of favourites.
It may be an obscure comment on Brexit or something entirely innocuous, but Vote Saxon signs have been appearing around Cardiff Bay. The conclusion? Well, if you’re a Doctor Who fan it raises the possibility of a John Simms Master appearing in series opposite the Thirteenth Doctor. Likely? Who knows with Doctor Who? Do I…
There’s a quick guide to the Fourth Doctor on the generally excellent BBC America website: ‘Doctor Who’: A Companion To The Fourth Doctor. It makes a few good points, but I’ve been thinking structurally. I’ll give a thumbnail view of the previous incarnations then hone in on the contribution of the Fourth Doctor. I’m ignoring…
Pencil Tip Publishing has announced further details of their upcoming charity book Sarah Jane Smith: Roving Reporter. The news includes information writers, stories and ways for more people to contribute. The details are taken from their FaceBook page. Warning! One of the stories is mine!
The 2019 Torchwood meets Doctor Who monsters season began with the April release, Night of the Fendahl. Perhaps not the most obvious of classic monsters to revisit, in the hands of writer Tim Foley it’s a superb listen (and let’s not forget the sound work of Mark Hendrick.)
I’ve talked about Shada before, mostly around the Big Finish / BBC Eighth Doctor version; now it’s time to consider the 2017 part-animated version (as discussed on BBC Cambridgeshire: Doctor Who: Tom Baker finishes abandoned 1979 Shada serial).
Between Deadbeat Escape and Goodbye Piccadilly there’s a vast difference in style and together they provide just a glimpse into the versatility of writer (and range producer) James Goss. This time we have a dark, brooding tale of rain and strange hotels. It also puts Billis Manger (Murray Melvin) centre stage.
