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Oh Dear. Complete Rubbish. Absolute ****. These are some of the two word reviews I almost settled on when writing this review. But I thought that a little unfair. Then I deliberated whether to write a review at all. Finally I settled on writing a short review as a public service letting people know that …
Doctor Who: Shadow of Death Written by Simon Guerrier Published by Audio Go and Big Finish The second in the monthly Destiny of the Doctor audio series sees the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe crashland inside a base on the surface of a remote planet orbiting a pulsar star. The human crew of the base …
Written by Scott and David Tipton Art by Simon Fraser Published by IDW This new comic series from IDW will see each Doctor take a monthly spotlight, rather like the Big Finish/Audio Go Destiny of the Doctor series. And, like those audios, IDW have one big fat arc plot up their, and a mysterious cowled …
Written by Peter Anghelides Published by Big Finish Following the successful release of two series of the Liberator Chronicles, this new audio drama brings the whole original cast of Blake’s 7 back together, circa Star One at the end of the second TV season. With an alien fleet approaching Federation space, Liberator is the only …
Looper arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on 28th January 2013 (in the UK) covered in countless 5-star reviews and glowing superlative-heavy review quotes. Starring Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt, and directed by Rian Johnson, it is a time-travel action thriller mystery something-or-other that is both genuinely original in places, and stultifyingly dull in …
Doctor Who: The Wrong Doctors Written by Matt Fitton Published by Big Finish The first in a new trilogy for the Sixth Doctor and Mel Bush plays havoc with the timelines and memories of Who fans. The Doctor sets off to pick up Mel for her first adventure. When he arrives, he quickly runs into …
Doctor Who: 1001 Nights produced by Big Finish is Written by Emma Beeby and Gordon Rennie, Jonathan Barnes, Catherine Harvey Published by Big Finish This audio drama featuring the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa was the Big Finish Christmas release. And what a gift is inside its 120 minutes, with three short tales interconnected into a …
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Written by Nigel Robinson Published by Audio Go and Big Finish This first release in the 50th anniversary Destiny of the Doctor audio series takes us back to 1960’s London, prior to the events of An Unearthly Child. The Doctor is seeking to repair his Tardis, against a backdrop of unexplained acts of teenage aggression. …
Doctor Who: Voyage to the New World Written by Matthew Sweet Published by Big Finish This sequel to the recent Voyage to Venus picks up from the latter’s cliffhanger ending, which left Professor Lightfoot, Henry Gordon Jago and the Sixth Doctor facing hostile natives in late 16th Century America. The story details the fate of …
Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation Written by Scott and David Lipton with Tony Lee Illustrated by J K Woodward Published by IDW Issue 8 of this monthly crossover release from IDW sees the conclusion of the Borg/Cyberman pact storyline. As such, it seems a good time to review the series. It would be …
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O2 Arena, London In November 2012, Jeff Wayne released a new version of his seminal 70s concept album, based on HG Wells’ novel. Where once Richard Burton spoke of “minds immeasurably superior to ours” in his inimitable Welsh burr, now Liam Neeson narrates the words of The Journalist. It takes some getting used to, but …
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Doctor Who: Sleepers in the Dust Written by Darren Jones Read by Arthur Darvill Published by AudioGo This latest single disc story featuring the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory is a sequel of sorts to writer Jones’ previous The Eye of the Jungle, revolving around the alien Nadurni race he created for that earlier story. …