Excellent news to wake up to on a Sunday (or hear if you were at Gally) is that Sheridan Smith will be back as Lucie Miller! Jason Haigh-Ellery made the announcement and explained about Sheridan being back for two Short Trips and this does not change the ending of To the Death. The news item is: DOCTOR WHO:…
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Subscriber Short Trips 2015 reviewed
It has been pointed out to me that reviewers don’t give the Subscriber Short Trips much attention. In the first of an occasional campaign I turn the spotlight on these free (to subscribers) and perfectly formed stories. This batch were all read by Stephen Critchlow.
Vote Lucie Miller!
Things are quiet on the Doctor Who Legacy front as they wait for August and the release of version 3.0. There is one area of particular interest to this blog though; a vote for the next Big Finish companion to be added to the game. There are six to choose from and this blog supports Lucie Miller. The poll…
Lucie Miller, OBE
In the New Years Honours list, Sheridan Smith has been awarded an OBE for her work including Cilla, Mrs Biggs, Legally Blond and so on. Of course to Big Finish fans, and this blog, she is best-loved for playing Lucie Miller.
Big Finish 15 – 2007
The Big Finish celebration of 15 years of the main range has now reached 2007, a year that saw The Companion Chronicles and The Eighth Doctor Adventures. There are two offers and also the announcement that The Companion Chronicles will survive in boxset form with a First Doctor boxset released in 2015. The news item is: BIG FINISH’S 15TH ANNIVERSARY…
Steve Lyons interview on Starburst
I had to the chance to ask Steve Lyons a few questions about his work on Doctor Who (novels and Big Finish), Lucie Miller, Klein, Blake’s 7 and other things besides. The results are over on the StarBurst website: Interview: Steve Lyons | DOCTOR WHO Novels. As every please feel free to leave comments. -=- Message…
Who are the five companions from Night of the Doctor?
By now I assume you have watched the Night of the Doctor and it is possible that one line may have intrigued you. The line in question is from just before the Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann) takes the potion to trigger his regeneration. He remembers five past companions for the last time in that incarnation and the…
Nick’s Picks – weekend sale
Another weekend, another sale! This time its the so-called Nick’s Picks in which Nick Briggs (pictured) chooses ten titles some of which have already been on sale this year. This sale is available only on the weekend of 28-29 September; it consists of nine Doctor Who titles and one Sherlock Holmes. I have all the Doctor…
Cyberman sale: May 10 – 12 2013
So another sale is the ‘something for the weekend?‘ from Big Finish to coincide with Nightmare in Silver. Plenty of good titles here amongst the 20 releases covering Main Range, Companion Chronicles, Eighth Doctor Adventures and others. The range of titles is such that it gives a chance to dip into something new or, if you are…
Eighth Doctor Adventures Sale – February 2013
As happened in February 2012 we have an Eighth Doctor Adventures sale (aka The Ballad of Lucie Miller). Full details are on the Big Finish News page and the dates this time are 15th February 2013 until the morning of Saturday 2nd March. If you haven’t heard these treat yourself to the first set, if you have…
Big Finish 12 Days of Christmas 2012 Sale! (Now 13)
So the details of the 12 Days of Christmas Sale are being revealed on the forum. The general approach is (from what we can see) that every day a new offer will be available. This is a download only option at £2.99 each and I will track the offers here (as long as I am…
The Ballad of Lucie Miller – Beginning to End
So how many posts do I need on the subject of the tale of our Blackpool born heroine as played so memorably by Sheridan Smith? I realised whilst covering various series and odds and ends that I didn’t treat the whole story from start to finish as one piece. This is my attempt to make…
Red Rocket Rising 