Archive for September, 2013
Jago & Litefoot - series 6 reviewed
03 weeks ago
After the wonderful exploits of Jago & Litefoot in the late 1960s (see my Series 5 review) we return to more familiar territory with Victorian England, Ellie the barmaid and Sgt Quick; yes it’s Jago & Litefoot Series 6. Have our heroes been altered by their experiences on-board the TARDIS and in the twentieth century? Who is the mysterious Colonel who was waiting for them to re-appear? Some of these question might be answered below, some will not. What you can be assured of is a four discs of jolly japery and magnificent malefications in the company of Messrs Jago & Litefoot!
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Nick’s Picks - weekend sale
03 weeks ago
Another weekend, another sale! This time its the so-called Nick’s Picks in which Nick Briggs (pictured) chooses ten titles some of which have already been on sale this year. This sale is available only on the weekend of 28-29 September; it consists of nine Doctor Who titles and one Sherlock Holmes. I have all the Doctor Who stories listed so for me it’s actually time to be Jago & Litefoot Series 3! The usual rules apply - £5 each or the whole set of ten for £45.
For those who need a prompt I go through the list and make some suggestions…
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Upstairs reviewed
03 weeks ago
Mat Coward is a new writer for Big Finish and he has penned the latest Companion Chronicle Upstairs. This is a First Doctor story for Vicki and Steven set at the heart of Empire!
How scary can Upstairs be? How well does Mat Coward capture the essence of the characters and the show? Find out…
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Beast of Babylon by Charlie Higson reviewed
01 month ago
So, September 23rd and the Beast of Babylon by Charlie Higson is released for Kindle. This Puffin eshort story is, as one would expect, a Ninth Doctor story. So far this series has been more hit than miss, but where would this particular tale lie? There are some massive spoilers in this which I will try to edge round rather than give away completely.
Find out…
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Five Loose Ends for the Eleventh Doctor
01 month ago
Somewhere between Day of the Doctor and the regeneration in this year’s Christmas Special (Twelfth Night of the Doctor anyone?) there are a few loose ends that it would be nice to have cleared up. Now I realise that we need to leave some things for viewers to work out for themselves but in my humble there are several that I would like either a direct explanation for or at least something to go on.
Here then is my list of loose ends…
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Build your own TARDIS
01 month ago
Ages ago I found an Inforgraphic giving a view on how much it would cost to build a TARDIS. I have ‘borrowed’ the picture for this post - the original is over here on Pinfographics.
This got me to wondering - whatever it costs, how do you actually make it? What do we know about Time Lord technology…
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Details for the Early Adventures
01 month ago
Details have been released for the first season of Early Adventures from Big Finish. There will be four 2xCD releases covering various parts of the First Doctor‘s adventures with a good range of companions and writers. To quote the Big Finish news story:
(more…) Tony Jones on Google+Anyone who has heard our First and Second Doctor Lost Stories will be familiar with this format,” says producer David Richardson, “except here we have pushed the format to make these productions sound as much as possible like full cast drama.
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