Archive for November, 2012
Here come the Snowmen!
010 months ago
The BBC have started the trickle of information about the Christmas Special for 2012 to be called The Snowmen. Some details were revealed on Children in Need including a special prequel featuring also Strax, Vestra and Jenny all last seen helping rescue Amy on Demons Run.
The prequel sets the scene of Victorian London (no surprises there!) and a Doctor who has become a Dickensian caricature of himself. We also may glean some insight into the delights in store.
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The Ballad of Lucie Miller - Beginning to End
010 months ago
So how many posts do I need on the subject of the tale of our Blackpool born heroine as played so memorably by Sheridan Smith? I realised whilst covering various series and odds and ends that I didn’t treat the whole story from start to finish as one piece. This is my attempt to make up for that failing. This then is the Ballad of Lucie Miller…
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A plenitude of Peris
011 months ago
So, thanks to Colin’s time in the jungle, I acquired a copy of the much rated Peri and the Piscon Paradox. I quickly realised that this was exceptionally good value being a double-CD release - I am not aware of any other Companion Chronicles being more than one disc.
Inevitably I pondered before listening - knowing it was extremely popular put me in the contrary position of worrying that I might end up not liking it. So, what did I think…
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BBC Books - 50th Anniversary Celebrations
411 months ago
For the fiftieth anniversary BBC Books are planning a large number of releases with details so far emerging (on the Bookseller website) for January / February, a massive set of releases in March (all featured in the picture showing the new artwork) and some new titles for April.
The news story doesn’t give everything away but I have managed to do some digging…
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Destiny of the Doctor 1: Hunters of Earth
011 months ago
From the BBC Shop website, come the news that something called Hunters of Earth (Destiny of the Doctor 1) will be available in January. This appears to be the little documented Big Finish / Audio Go anniversary tie-up which is believed to be in a Companion Chronicles style. It does start Carole Ann Ford and also Tam Williams (if I have the correct link!).
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Iris vs. the Narrator
011 months ago
Attention now turns to Find and Replace a Jo Grant Companion Chronicle in which Katy Manning plays both Jo and also time travelling adventuress Iris Wildthyme; Later she also gets to voice the Third Doctor. This story is written by Paul Magrs; as I have said before I don’t like everything Paul does but I do like some of it. This story garnered a level of attention when released and I was concerned I would not enjoy it despite the general consensus being that it is one of the classics. So, dear reader, what did I think of it?
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Short Trips - Rise and Fall on SoundCloud, more coming
011 months ago
Big Finish are continuing to upload some great material to SoundCloud and have just put up the Short Trips story Rise and Fall which is an Ian Chesterton / First Doctor tale, read by William Russell, set on a planet whose timeline runs much faster than that of the TARDIS crew. This is a decent little story and well worth grabbing.
We are promised more soon including the DWA mix of Mutant Phase, The Veiled Leopard and Silver Lining (all of which are new to me). Fans have also requested Ratings War, Living Legend, No Place Like Home, Last of the Titans and Talking ’bout my Regeneration. My advice, stay tuned!
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