Charlotte Pollard Series Two review on Cultbox

I reviewed the long-awaited Charlotte Pollard Series Two over on CultBox. It’s an imaginative set of stories for India Fisher’s character written by Nick Briggs with James Joyce returning as Robert Buchan and Dan Starkey as the rogue Viyran. It is very different from previous Charley stories and Nick has painted a very different world as he…

Mission of the Viyrans reviewed

 I finally got round to Nick Briggs’s Fifth Doctor and Peri story Mission of the Viyrans. This story is the fourth disc on main range title #102, available separately for 99p or free on Soundcloud! It has even been free for people with a DWM code a few years ago. It may only be short but still…

Charlotte Pollard series 1 reviewed

The first thing that struck me was the title – this is Charlotte Pollard Series One rather than anything on the lines of Charley Returns for a Nostalgic One-off. Apart from India Fisher this also stars James Joyce, Nick Briggs and Lousie Brealey among others. Written jointly by Jonathan Barnes and Matt Fitton, how was it?

Dark Eyes 2 reviewed

Hot on the heels of the BBC audio award for Dark Eyes we have February 2014’s release of Dark Eyes 2. This four disc Eighth Doctor boxset gives us the return of Molly o’Sullivan (Ruth Bradley), Liv Chenka (Nicola Walker) as last seen in Robophobia (reveiwed under Robots  – Seers – Houses) and Alex Macqueen’s Master (from UNIT: Dominion). The four stories…

Charlotte Pollard Series One details

The much anticipated Charley series is almost with us and more details have been released by Big Finish. The boxset will be out in May and can be pre-ordered now. The Big Finish news item is here: CHARLOTTE POLLARD SERIES ONE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! Joining India Fisher will be a sizeable cast that includes Louise Brealey (Molly…

Mission of the Viyrans added to SoundCloud

Another free one-part story from Big Finish is now available on SoundClound – this time it’s Mission of the Viyrans which is a Fifth Doctor and Peri story written by Nick Briggs. This was originally part of the main range disc The Mind’s Eye and I found the alternate cover art on PhotoBucket created (and made available for download) by…