One 50th anniversary; 11 connected tales from Big Finish and AudioGo
September gave us the first ever Big Finish story (ok in tandem with AudioGo) set in the world of nu-Who. The story in question is the Ninth Doctor Destiny of the Doctor adventure Night of the Whisper. Nick Briggs takes on most of the roles in this action packed adventure (no monsters in sight) with support from John Schwab.…
Already August and Alan Barnes gives us the return of India Fisher in Enemy Aliens. This is an Eighth Doctor and Charley story in the Destiny of the Doctor range also featuring Michael Maloney as Hilary. It’s been a long time since Ms Fisher rock and rolled with the Eighth Doctor - how was her return? Given that Mr…
July 2013 brought us Shockwave the seventh Destiny of the Doctor story. Written by James Swallow (Highlander, Cybermen, Stargate ranges) this was, of course, a Seventh Doctor story read by Sophie Aldred and centring on Ace with Ian Brooker (who has appeared in more than 40 Big Finish releases) as Captain OhOne. The series has impressed so far, would this release…
Starburst #390 (with Wolverine on the cover) includes my two-page write-up of an interview with Simon Guerrier. In this he discusses a range of topics including Graceless, Sara Kingdom, writing trilogies and his Destiny of the Doctor story Shadow of Death. He even finds time to talk about his Blake’s 7 story The Turing Test. In an exclusive he…
June already and the Destiny of the Doctors series moves on with Nev Fountain’s Trouble in Paradise performed by Nicola Bryant as Peri and Cameron Stewart as Christopher Columbus. Given the consistency of the series so far, dare I to hope that the standard so far would be maintained? Just how well can Nicola portray Matt…
Just a quick plug for my latest interview with Matt Fitton which you can find on the Starburst website here. Matt gives insight this years Sixth Doctor and Mel stories, his upcoming Seventh Doctor story, Counter Measures, Destiny of the Doctor and much else besides (including Dark Eyes 2). Interested readers might also like to check out…
May 1st brought us the Fifth Doctor story Smoke and Mirrors; this is in the Destiny of the Doctor series and is performed by Janet Fielding as Tegan supported by Tim Beckmann. So far I have been pleased with all of these stories and my perception is that most people have enjoyed them as well. How then did…
