Category: Main Range

The 13 times a year, 2xCD audio adventures of Doctor Who

Eighth Doctor top titles from the Radio Times poll

We’ve had the past three Doctors, and this week step up Paul McGann as the Radio Times reveals the most voted for main range titles. The winner is no surprise, I’m pleased at the second and thought the fourth might have come second. Details below (spoiler — look at the picture!)

Seventh Doctor top titles from the Radio Times poll

The Radio Times poll of Seventh Doctor main range titles is out and I have to say the top two include two of my favourite ever, and they may even be my top two as well across all Doctors! The press release is below..

The Sirens of Time is the latest #lockdownload

It’s almost time for the final ever Doctor Who main range title to be released, so what better way to mark the occasion than revisiting the very first story Sirens of Time? Full details of this week’s Big Finish give-away follow…

Doctor Who: The Blazing Hour review on CultBox

I reviewed Doctor Who: The Blazing Hour for CultBox. For me, it had its moments, but failed to score highly for reasons I cover in the review. You can read my thoughts here: Doctor Who audio drama The Blazing Hour review. +++ Message Ends +++

Doctor Who: Grey Man of the Mountain review on Cultbox

The final one-Doctor outing for Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor, The Grey Man of the Mountain was a good listen, if not the strongest story ever. I wrote a review for Cultbox, which you can find here. +++ Message Ends +++

The End of the Beginning for the Big Finish main range

The Big Finish main range of Doctor Who stories began with Sirens of Time, a multi-Doctor tale and ends in similar fashion. This time four Doctors as Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann bid farewell to the monthly releases. The release is The End of the Beginning, and is written by Robert…

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Fear and Blazing in Doctor Who

As the main range winds down to a close, Big Finish has revealed details for two of the final few releases. It’s outings for the Fifth Doctor and Sixth Doctor in titles scheduled for January and February. Only one more to follow;-(

Doctor Who: The Lovecraft Invasion review on CultBox

My review of Rob Valentine’s The Lovecraft Invasion is now live on CultBox: Doctor Who: The Lovecraft Invasion audio review. Sixie, Flip, Constance and more (including possible new companion Calypso Jonze) in a tale of darkness and danger. +++ Message Ends +++

Two new Doctor Who main range titles revealed

Big Finish has revealed details for the two December 2020 releases: Plight of the Pimpernel and The Grey Man of the Mountain. They bring the Sixth Doctor, Peri, the Seventh Doctor, Ace and the Brigadier for our entertainment. Full press release below.

The Fifth Doctor is under the Shadow of the Daleks!

Big Finish has released details of two forthcoming Fifth Doctor main range releases and they’re linked! The two form the story Shadow of the Daleks and will arrive late 2020. It’s also (thanks to lockdown) a set of eight short stories, not two longer ones. Interesting! The full press release follows.

Big Finish resumes shipping CDs

Big Finish has announced it will start to ship CDs but it will be a slow process. Since lockdown, Big Finish put the interest of staff above everything else (of course) and moved to download only as an interim. From June 8th this changes — details below.