The Eighth Doctor continues to skirt the edges of the Time War in Doctor Who: Time War 3 and it’s no easy task. The latest instalment brings four more stories from Matt Fitton, Lisa McMullin, Roland Moore and John Dorney. We’ve Daleks, Time Lord trickery and, as the cover reveals, the Valeyard! It’s a mix…
So, time to ask the same question I’ve already asked about the previous few Doctor incarnations: what did the Sixth Doctor do for the show? I’m not dwelling on the negatives, this isn’t another dig at Colin Baker’s time on TV, it’s about the positives and the noteworthy. Yes the context was bad, but there…
So, Big Finish is once again running the Big Finishmas offers, and today sees two of what were free releases: Trial of the Valeyard and Night of the Stormcrow. So far we’ve had a Christmas Eve freebie of the Fifth Doctor story Cuddlesome, Dorian Gray and now a choice of Sixth Doctor and Fourth Doctor. If you get only one, I’d recommend Trial of…
Steven Moffat, talking at the Television Critics’ Association tour has come out and explicitly denied all rumours (even mine) about who Maisie Williams is playing in series nine of Doctor Who. He has decided to do this despite the amount of hype it was generating — maybe he wants to get things back under control ahead of…
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…
Tucked away between Zagreus and the start of the Divergent Universe arc is The Wormery by Stephen Cole and Paul Magrs. This is a Sixth Doctor story that introduces the character of Iris Wildthyme to Big Finish. Iris was created by Paul Magrs in the Eighth Doctor Adventures novel The Scarlet Empress. Iris is played by Katy Manning (in this incarnation…
A quick mention for my Starburst review of Trial of the Valeyard. I scored it 9/10 in case you haven’t the time to check out the review. Please feel free to leave any feedback! -+- Message Ends -+-
December 2013 and we lucky subscribers are treated to a freebie; this year it’s the Sixth Doctor story Trial of the Valeyard written by Alan Barnes and Mike Maddox. This will not be generally available until December 2014, much as last year’s Night of the Stormcrow will become available this month. Free to subscribers it may be but…
Big Finish have announced that the 2013 Christmas Special release (main range subscribers free bonus, available generally December 2014) will be Trial of the Valeyard. This will see a rematch between the Sixth Doctor and his nemesis the Valeyard! This only weeks after the Valeyard was mentioned in Name of the Doctor!
Exploring the post Name of the Doctor landscape So here we all are in that dreadful gap between the end of Series 7B and the Anniversary special. How to fill the time? I will be catching up on some more Classic Who DVDs and there’s plenty more Big Finish to come I’m sure I’ll survive! For…
