Despite having never seen The Avengers, I enjoyed Volume 1 of Big Finish’s The Lost Episodes, a compilation of fresh recordings of scripts whose original 1960s recordings are long lost — unlike 1960s Doctor Who, not even audio versions still exist. Julian Wadham takes the role of Steed, and Anthony
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I have never seen — and am unlikely to ever see, to be honest — Terry Nation’s 1970s science-fiction television series Survivors. I have too many episodes of Batman: The Brave and the Bold to watch on Netflix, and I was already burned when I suffered through four seasons of
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The possibility of more adventures for First Doctor companions was what initially drew me to The Companion Chronicles. I think the first one I ever purchased was Home Truths, featuring Sara Kingdom in a new adventure. The First Doctor stories have long been one of the highlights of the range,
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In my review of Series Six of Jago & Litefoot, I said it was “a consolidation of sorts that results in some of the best Jago & Litefoot yet”. Well, I’m pleased to report that Series Seven — despite its slight revision of the format with Jago and Litefoot going
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The fiftieth anniversary trilogy of Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles comes to an end with 2014’s double-disc Companion Chronicle, Matt Fitton’s Luna Romana. Like most of the double-disc releases, this features two companion actors: Lalla Ward as Romana and Juliet Landau as Romana. This is Landau’s (better known to me
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