Ask any Big Finish fan to name their favourite Doctor Who release and most will mention the Robert Shearman story This Chimes of Midnight. Released in 2002, directed with great panache by Barnaby Edwards and now available on download for a mere £2.99, this is a fantastic Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard story. Is it the very best?…
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The Man Who Wasn’t There review on CultBox
I reviewed the excellent Ian Atkins Short Trips story The Man Who Wasn’t There on CultBox. This India Fisher read Eighth Doctor story is part of: Big Finish’s ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories: November 2016 reviews round-up. $$$ Message Ends $$$
Charley news and more
In a recent news item (Doctor Who’s Charley) we learned of a delay in producing boxset 2 of the Charlotte Pollard stories, with March 2017 being the latest estimate. What we also learned is a new Short Trips has been brought forward. Read by India Fisher, this is an Ian Atkins story The Man Who Wasn’t There and will be released…
Cultbox reviews from August 2015
A bit of a feast of Doctor Who reviews / notes over on CultBox covering five releases. They’ve been split into two articles to make it easier to digest (keeping the meal theme going!).
Companions’ Timeline Index
Over on the Big Finish forums, a user called Billy2 (though in reality named Tim) has started an ambitious project to produce timelines for all the companions. The forum topic is The Companions’ Timelines Index. So far Tim has stated Leela, Nyssa, Peri, Ace and Charley.
Big Finish Day 7 shaping up nicely
The guest list for September’s Big Finish Day 7 is growing, as is the number of things possibly on the programme. The three I’ve been to (3, 4 and 6) were all very good but check out the Tenth Planet guest list – it’s growing week by week. Not only is that list growing but so…
Legacy of the Tenth Planet
After weeks of teasing with odd glimpses of the artwork, this is the week we get Tenth Planet a level for the First Doctor that gives a drop of Polly Wright (also available to buy). There is also a level needing the Twelfth Doctor that drops Clara (I have several versions of her already — I don’t…
Farewell Sixie – The Last Adventure
As announced on the Big Finish website this week, and in the latest DWM, Big Finish is killing of the Sixth Doctor! Fortunately, being Big Finish, this doesn’t mean the last of Colin Baker! September 2015 will see a lavish boxset (and Colin’s first) as the Doctor and several companions tackle the Valeyard in a set of…
News on Big Finish Day 7
No sooner than we get excited about Big Finish Day 6 than we learn something about Big Finish Day 7! Colin Baker and Lisa Greenwood are now down as appearing so that means this year we get (at least) three Doctors and I also wonder if we get news of more Flip?! Not only that but India…
Charlotte Pollard series 2 announced
Along with the news that Charley is now live in Doctor Who Legacy, Big Finish has announced that the Edwardian Adventuress will be back in a second boxset to be released in August 2015. Details: CHARLOTTE POLLARD RETURNS! Not much in the way of details except it seems to be a Nick Briggs written / directed work –…
The Legacy of Charley Pollard
Everybody’s favourite Edwardian Adventuress, Charlotte Pollard, joins Doctor Who Legacy tomorrow (Thursday, December 18th 2014). Her gem colour and power (including name but surely it is Edwardian Adventuress) to be revealed but the artwork is up on the Big Finish site as is a code for some more time fragments: CHARLOTTE POLLARD: COMING SOON TO DOCTOR WHO: LEGACY!…
The Big Finish Legacy Convergence
Amidst all the Doctor Who Legacy fun (including Astrid and Perkins appearing) I find signs that we might soon get Charley Pollard! This includes Big Finish putting some codes for Legacy on their FaceBook page and a recent Legacy news item (which I have mislaid) confirming it will be soon and linking back to the Charlotte Pollard series.
Red Rocket Rising 