Archive for June, 2012
Tigers, Comets and Zygma Energy
01 year ago
Between April and June 2012 we were treated to a Fifth Doctor trilogy with the full crew of Tegan, Turlough and Nyssa. Attentive readers may have noticed that the Fifth Doctor isn’t my favourite and I hadn’t been looking forward to these as much as I had the previous trilogy (reviewed here). I’m pleased to say that I have been very pleasantly surprised at how good these three stories have been, so without further fuss let’s dive in and discuss…
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Jessica Raine to play Emma Grayling in Phantom of the Hex
Well the title says it all really; reports this morning that Jessica Raine who recently starred in the highly popular BBC show Call the Midwife is to play a character called Emma Grayling in the forthcoming series of Doctor Who in the episode Phantom of the Hex.
This is revealed in her CV which you can peruse here.
1 year ago
New 8th Doctor Companion - Molly O’Sullivan
Big Finish have announced (here) that the new companion for the Eighth Doctor in Dark Eyes (see here) will be Molly O’Sullivan played by Ruth Bradley. Curiously Ruth recently starred in Titanic the four-part mini-series in the UK with Jenna-Louise Coleman who plays (the as yet unnamed) new Eleventh Doctor companion.
Molly is a nurse in World War I hence the first episode title The Great War. Beyond that we just have to wait for November. If you haven’t ordered yet, why not pop across to Big Finish and do so now!
The Cheeky Chappie
01 year ago
So, my listening finally hits a tale that is frequently slated on the Big Finish forums, that of the Cheeky Chappie Mr. Max Miller himself, that dapper denizen of Brighton and his meeting with the equally flamboyantly dressed Sixth Doctor. Yes I am talking about none other than Pier Pressure, the Robert Ross tale (who also write Medicinal Purposes and Assassin in the Limelight and from his website is rather expert on such comedy greats as Benny Hill and Carry On).
Now I am rather prejudiced here; I was born in Brighton and have a lot of affection for both the Palace Pier (them that calls it the Brighton shall be shot as an heretic) and the West Pier on which much of the action is set. Max Miller I am not fussed about, have no problems with nor do I with Roy Hudd who is himself a major Miller fan. I am therefore very intrigued to hear this tale and make up my own mind…
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RIP Josephine Grant (412 times)
01 year ago
A normal day in the office at UNIT HQ finds the Third Doctor re-appearing in the TARDIS wounded and clutching an alien refugee. No sooner do we take this in than a massive alien ship appears overhead and fearsome aliens are in pitched battle with the Brigadier’s men and chasing the doctor, trapping him in the car park on the way to Bessie. A fearsome alien gun is raised to kill the Doctor but Jo nobly and instinctively jumps in the way taking the blast. Thus we one of what will be 412 times that Jo Grant dies in the period of a few days! Welcome to The Many Deaths of Jo Grant.
I picked this tale up in the June 2012 special sales (see here) as it is one of three nominated for the Scribe awards. I like the Forge stories (which I must blog about) by the same pairing and it is also pointed out in the extras that they also write (for Katy) the Iris Wildthyme plays (which I haven’t [yet] heard). How did I find this story?
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Ian vs. the albatross killer
11 year ago
Jacqueline Rayner’s Transit of Venus was one of several made available in special June offers (see here) this to coincide with the transit itself happening. Given how much I enjoyed the freebie The Revenants which was also a William Russell / First Doctor tale (reviewed here) and also the superb Doctor Who and the Pirates by Jacqueline Rayner this story had to endure rather a weight of expectation - did it live up to it?
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The Spey Wife’s Tale
01 year ago
Given away as a free download (if you get the secret code from DWM #448) The Revenants is a Companion Chronicle featuring William Russell as Ian Chesterton and therefore technically a First Doctor story (I have yet to listen to it so may be completely wrong!). This was written by Ian Potter (blog here) and the cover is by Nick Giles. Given it was free maybe expectations should be set appropriately - or maybe not. Enough speculation, time to listen and then let you know what I thought!
There be spoilers ahead!
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