Torchwood on Mars and other 2020 releases

Big Finish has announced details of the most varied selection of new Torchwood titles I can remember since they started. Hold onto your hats! Sgt Andy Davidson is fresh from Baker Street and the Eighth Doctor Stranded range and here he is, back in Torchwood and on Mars! Full details follow…

Ambassadors of Death review

Working my way through Season 7, (see Spearhead from Space and The Silurians) I arrive at The Ambassadors of Death a story of which I have little recollection (it was broadcast March – May 1970). Rewatching it, despite a number of flaws (many of which are also mentioned in the Radio Times review) I think…

Empress of Mars goodies released

The BBC has put up its usual grab bag of goodies forĀ Empress of Mars, including a quiz, fact file, featurette on Empress Iraxxa and also a section on Friday. No new artwork, I’m afraid, as I was hoping for some decent Mars shots. Update (13 June 2017): artwork and behind the scenes photos now available!…

Thoughts ahead of Empress of Mars

Now, I’m a sucker for a good story set on Mars, and a big fan of the Ice Warriors as a race. Add a group of Victorian soldiers and the messageĀ God Save the Queen scrawled on the Martian surface and you getĀ Empress of Mars. What’s not to like? Looking particularly steampunk, I have the feeling…

Transmission from Mars! Bernice warns about Sutekh

Out today on YouTube is a frantic message from Professor Bernice Summerfield (played by Lisa Bowerman) regarding the planet Mars and Sutekh! This is, of course, a trailer for the release (tomorrow it seems) ofĀ THE NEW ADVENTURES OF BERNICE SUMMERFIELD VOLUME 02: THE TRIUMPH OF SUTEKH. This consists of four stories written by Guy Adams,…