Terror of the Sontarans reviewed on Kasterborous

I reviewed the really rather good Terror of the Sontarans over on Kasterborous: REVIEWED: TERROR OF THE SONTARANS. Well done to John Dorney and Dan Starkey for an excellent Seventh Doctor and Mel adventure! :-: Message Ends :-:

Catch Colin Baker at Whooverville 7

If you are anywhere near Derby on September 7, 2015 you can catch Colin Baker at Whooverville 7. This is an annual get together and is being held at the QUAD Derby. Other guests include Barnaby Edwards, Matthew Waterhouse, Dan Starkey and Terrance Dicks. Tickets cost between £10 and £40 and are available here. More information on…

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…

Details revealed for The Sontaran Ordeal

The latest DWM (#489) reveals many things, including more details of Classic Doctors, New Monsters. The Eighth Doctor / Sontaran story is Sontaran Ordeal by Andrew Smith. The case includes Dan Starkey (of course), Chris Ryan (ex Young Ones) and of great interest to Blake’s 7 fans, Josette Simon OBE. The full announcement is: DOCTOR WHO: SONTAR-HA! *** Message Ends ***

Could we get the Further Fantastical Adventures of Captain Avery?

With the recent new-Who announcements from Big Finish, and the hint of more to come, I wondered what else we might be expecting and out of those what would I must want to listen to. I’ll start with the most likely, The Paternoster Gang, then cast my net wider. My thoughts are below — do…

Jago & Litefoot series 9 reviewed

I reviewed Jago & Litefoot series 9 for Kasterborous (see here) and thought I’d follow up with my more usual, in-depth take on the stories and the set as a whole. There are a couple of spoilers but I leave plenty of the plot unexplored, focussing on the greater narrative arc of the characters. This may…