If you were watching The One Show on January 18, you’ll know RTD already leaked this, but now we have the official press release confirming details of the audio adaptation of his first ever Doctor Who script. Yes, it’s time for Mind of the Hodiac with the Sixth Doctor and Mel.
Category: Lost Stories
Stories that were never made for TV but could have been
Double Doctor Who downloads — for free!
This week (w/c 14 Sep 2020) Big Finish is spoiling us with not one but two free downloads. Full details after the break, but let’s just say War Doctor (in a story offered in April) and one of the best of the Lost Stories.
New Lost Story: The Doomsday Contract
Big Finish has announced details of a new Doctor Who Lost Story and it’s a Fourth Doctor, Romana and K9 tale titled The Doomsday Contract. Details below…
Free this week – Doctor Who: The Beginning
Easter Monday sees the second Big Finish download freebie and it’s a Companion Chronicle – Marc Platt’s The Beginning. It’s the first of the Quadrigger Stoyne stories, a First Doctor story performed by Carole Ann Ford and Terry Molloy.
Tom Baker and the Return of the Cybermen
Big Finish is to create another Doctor Who Lost Story and this time it’s Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor in Return of the Cybermen. Some details are available and more are promised in the April Doctor Who Magazine. We don’t even have artwork yet, hence the weird version of Revenge of the Cybermen.
Two more Lost Stories announced for November 2019
Big Finish has announced two Lost Stories will be released November 2019; Stephen Gallagher’s Fifth Doctor adventure Nightmare Country and the Wally K Daly Sixth Doctor story The Ultimate Evil (the picture shows Nicola Bryant, Wally and Colin Baker). I’ve long since wanted to hear Wally’s story having discovered some of his other work on…
Lost Stories recommendations
Big Finish is winding up April 2018 with a massive 60% reduction on Lost Stories (and don’t forget the big April 99 for 99 sale). There’s a lot to recommend in this set and lot’s I’ve still to listen to, hence the shortage of on-site reviews. Do take a look: SAVE 60% ON DOCTOR WHO LOST STORIES. There’s…
Thoughts Ahead of Thin Ice
This week’s season 10 Doctor Who adventure is Thin Ice, written by Sarah Dollard, whose Face the Raven was one of the more creative episodes of season 9. I believe it to be a Nardole-light story, and it is also Bill’s first trip back into history with the Twelfth Doctor, this time Regency London 184 and the famous Frost Fair…
Valley of Death reviewed
With Foe From the Future, this two CD story originally written by Philip Hinchcliffe is part of the Fourth Doctor Boxset of Lost Stories. Adapted by Jonathan Morris, it is described by director Ken Bentley in the extras as bonkers. Does it deserve this, and does it matter? Let’s find out…
Foe from the Future reviewed
Part of the Fourth Doctor boxset of Lost Stories, Foe From the Future is a six-part (3xCD) story for the Doctor and Leela. It was originally written by Robert Banks Stewart (who wrote Terror of the Zygons and Seeds of Doom) and adapted by John Dorney. The other story included in the boxset is The Valley of Death; I will review that…
Lost Stories weekend sale
I don’t always mention the regular sales from Big Finish, but this weekend (24 – 27 April, UK Time, 2015) has a good one – the whole Lost Stories range on various reduced prices. They aren’t all classic but there are some really good ones. I’ve heard about half and have just grabbed all the…
12 Days of Big Finish-mas 2014
First Merry Christmas to all visitors to mine humble blog. Second, welcome to Big Finish-mas 2014! Every day for twelve days over the holidays there will be special offers on download only. Will there be a thirteenth? Each day (or so) I’ll update this post with the details and some thoughts. It isn’t all Doctor Who related…
Red Rocket Rising 