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!)

Big Finish to produce quarterly warehouse status updates

If you’re always keen to get CDs rather than download only, and want to catch titles before they go out of print and out of stock in the warehouse, Big Finish has your back. There’s going to be updates produced every three months to help you out. Details below:

(Virtual) Big Finish Day 2021

The pandemic may be staring to lessen in impact, but Big Finish has reluctantly taken the decision this year’s will (like 2020) have to be a virtual event. The full press release is below.

Big Finish Dalek sale 2021

Big Finish kicks 2021 off with a bumper Dalek story sale, over 100 titles discounted. some by up to 50%! Yes, it’s all about the monsters from Skaro as we await tonight’s Revolution of the Daleks. The sale can be found here. (I really like the picture, btw, which I why I posted!). === Message…

Sarah Jane Smith Comeback — free #lockdownload

This week’s free Big Finish #lockdownload is Sarah Jane Smith: Comeback. This was Elisabeth Sladen’s first audio and was also written by Terrance Dicks. It also starred Sadie Miller (Elisabeth’s daughter). Full press release follows…

Virtual Big Finish Day announced! #vbfd

Big Finish Day 2020 may be cancelled, but have no fear, instead there’s Virtual Big Finish Day. It’s free, it’s online and it’s coming on August 1st. What more do you need?! Details?! You want details?! OK, details after the break! And there’s news about 2021…

My own Doctor Who CD sale!

Over the past years I’ve built a fair collection of Big Finish (and other) CDs (mostly Doctor Who) and now the time has come to make space on my shelves. I’m starting to sell them on eBay (UK only – first items appear this evening update: now live with UNIT:Dominion) and I have a good…

The Meaning of Big Finish now published

Not content with releasing The Paul Spragg ReCollections, the Divergent Wordsmiths has also released The Meaning of Big Finish. It’s a set of essays on Big Finish covering both Doctor Who and other titles. It’s available as a PDF to download here and completely free, no sign-up required! *** Message Ends ***

Big Finish: 20 years of Doctor Who on audio

I just thought I’d mention my article on 20 years of Doctor Who on Big Finish audio, which appears in Cosmic Masque IX. I had a little help from the Divergent Universe Forum but the words are mine own. Cosmic Masque is free – do have a look! *** Message Ends ***

River Song series 6 review on CultBox

I enjoyed The Diary of River Song Series 6 from Big Finish, and shared my thoughts in a review for CultBox. It’s focussed on contriving ways for River to visit all the past Doctors and while I think we’ve had that idea now, I did enjoy this set. Others may be less keen on seeing…

The McGannzine Issue One

Back in the depths of early Big Finish Doctor Who main range, one Kenny Smith (he who now produces the Big Finish Vortex magazine) produced a fanzine. It’s 44 pages long, was released May 2001 and covered the whole of the first run of Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor for Big Finish. If you ever get…