Archive for July, 2012
1 year ago
Graceless One Day Sale
If you pop over to Big Finish on July 25th you will find the one day sale of Series 1 of Graceless by Simon Guerrier timed to coincide with the broadcast on Radio 4 Extra this week. Presumably the radio version is slightly cut-down from these.
For me the radio version will do - having finite budget and a large amount of other Big Finish to get to this is not at the top of my list but I have no doubt it is of the usual quality.
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The House in Ely
21 year ago
So my meanderings take me at last to the Sara Kingdom trilogy, that set of Companion Chronicles demonstrating how Big Finish refuse to be beaten by such concepts as ‘didn’t Sara Kingdom die?’. Before diving in too deep, and to save the time of the rapid reader, these are wonderful and are ‘Must Buy’.
If you are still here you may like to know that these were written by Simon Guerrier (he of Graceless and a whole host of other titles) and of course they star Jean Marsh. The trilogy is rounded out with Niall MacGregor as Robert and directed by Lisa Bowerman. According to my strict definition of a companion (which nobody cares about) Sara travelled in the TARDIS but all within the same adventure (Dalek Master Plan). Jean Marsh herself suggests in one of the CD Extras that she also wasn’t identified as a companion at the time.
Be that as it may, I discuss each tale in turn then justify my assertion that these are amongst the best that Big Finish has to offer. On to the stories (and spoilers…)
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Solitaire for two?
01 year ago
As part of the two day Toymaker sale (see here) I picked up the Eighth Doctor Companion Chronicle Solitaire by the mighty John Dorney. This is a much acclaimed and well received tale (e.g. The Timescales gives this a whopping 9/10 (on the day I checked)).
With all this to live up to, would I also rave about this or would I be alone in not really liking it? I have mixed feelings ahead of actually listening - I like the early Charley stories but do feel that her arc is over. Well the only way to determine is to power up the MP3 and have a listen, headphones on…here there be spoilers!
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Night of the Stormcrow - 2012 Big Finish subscriber special
01 year ago
Night of the Stormcrow - 2012 Big Finish subscriber special
So Big Finish have announced the title and details of the December 2012 subscriber special - Night of the Stormcrow. Well done if you predicted it would be a Fourth Doctor and Leela tale; I didn’t, I thought it would be the Six.. to continue the recent theme of numeric titles. I like the sound of this; good title and reasonable plot synopsis (normally we get less information than this I believe [my memory is fading!])
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Dark Eyes: Cover announced
01 year ago
by Tony Jones
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Dark Eyes: Cover announced
Following close behind the announcement of Ruth Bradley as Molly o’Sullivan in the new Eighth Doctor boxset Dark Eyes (see here) we are treated to the cover. It is a striking design clearly setting out the known parameters of the story arc - we have Daleks, the Doctor, Molly and also Toby Jones who plays Kotris (about whom nothing).
What I find also worth mentioning is the Eighth Doctor - we have the look and feel that has been doing the rounds since it was modelled at a New Zealand convention in 2012 (see here for more details). Even the pose is all but identical.
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Before he was The Doctor: Big Finish David Tennant Sale July 28 - 29, 2012
July 28 and 29 2012 offer the chance to pick up several Big Finish works featuring David Tennant. There are twelve in all showing clearly that Big Finish spotted his potential first!
These cover everything from main range releases to the UNIT releases. I have had some and will definitely be using this as an opportunity to plug some gaps.
For those who are interested, the picture pre-dates even these releases and is from a series called Takin’ Over the Asylum made by BBC Scotland.
In the sale are:
- Dalek Empire III: Six titles reduced from £5 each to £4 or £23 the lot
- Main range Colditz and Medicinal Purposes each at £5
- Unbound: Sympathy for the Devil and Exile £4 each
- Unit the Wasting: £4
- The Adventures of Luther Arkwright £7.50.
I will be getting Medicinal Purposes, Colditz is highly recommended and Luther Arkwright may be worth a shot. What to you think?
1 year ago
Big Finish Book Sale - July 21 & 22 2012
Once again Big Finish are treating us to another two-day sale. As shown in the July Vortex (#41 available here). Now I haven’t dipped into the printed product before so I don’t have any views on which are the best titles; if you aren’t sure then maybe ask on the forums. Maybe you might pick up a couple of cheap Benny novels as a taster?
Overall we have nearly 30 books available for bargain prices, including:
- Mervyn Stone Mysteries (3 titles)
- Rob Shearman (4 titles)
- New Worlds (3 titles)
- Loads of Bernice Summerfield hardback and paperback.
Most savings are around 40-50% with some bundles being much cheaper still. For me I think it will be Project: Valhalla. Anything grab your fancy?
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