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Doctor Who: Find and Replace review

October 8 2010

Here’s the thing. I think there could have been a great audio where Jo Grant met Iris Wildthyme. And I think there could have been a great audio where present-day Jo Grant went back in time to the UNIT era….

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Dark Shadows: Kingdom of the Dead review

August 4 2010

Because I began writing for this website after the first series of full-cast Dark Shadows audios was released, my previous reviews have dealt with Big Finish’s line of dramatic readings. I often complained that those stories had nothing to offer…

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Doctor Who: The Guardian of the Solar System review

July 18 2010

The latest Companion Chronicles release, The Guardian of the Solar System, is the third in a trilogy featuring Sara Kingdom. I thought the first in the trilogy, Home Truths, was one of the best Big Finish audios of recent years,…

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Dark Shadows: London’s Burning review

June 27 2010

It’s 1941, London during the Blitz, and Quentin Collins is trapped in the rubble of a bombed out building, with an old friend, Rosie Faye. But she can’t remember ever seeing him before, and to pass the time while they…

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Dark Shadows: The Night Whispers review

June 27 2010

The major selling point of The Night Whispers is, obviously, the return of Jonathan Frid to the role of Barnabas Collins. The introduction of this elegant, suffering vampire saved Dark Shadows from cancellation during its original run, and he has…

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Dark Shadows: Blood Dance review

June 12 2010

Generally when reviewing an audio drama, I try to avoid giving away any plot points that come after about the 20-minute mark. With this audio, however, I’ll make an exception, because I can’t imagine that the things I reveal would…

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Doctor Who: Shadow of the Past review

June 12 2010

In the present day, Liz Shaw visits a secure UNIT vault and tells a young soldier the story of the spaceship that’s kept inside it. Not long after the encounter with the Silurians, the ship crashed on British soil. When…

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Doctor Who: Night’s Black Agents review

June 12 2010

As I listened to the first few seconds of Night’s Black Agents I was confused for a moment, as I hadn’t realised it was not only part of the sequence of Sixth Doctor and Jamie stories, but a direct continuation…

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Dark Shadows: Final Judgement review

March 18 2010

Big Finish’s Dark Shadows page plugs the range as “All new, full-cast audio dramas and talking-books”. In the case of Final Judgement, it’s the latter label that’s relevant, and all too apt – this audio contains almost nothing except talking….

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Doctor Who: The Suffering review

March 18 2010

The Suffering is something of a milestone among Companion Chronicles releases. It’s the first story in the series to cover two discs rather than one, for a total length in excess of two hours. In the past I’ve often felt…

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Dark Shadows: Curse of the Pharaoh review

December 24 2009

I don’t usually like it when reviewers make personal asides in their reviews, but in this case I feel obliged to make an exception. When reviewing earlier Dark Shadows audios, I had never seen an episode of the show, as…

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Dark Shadows: Echoes of Insanity review

October 31 2009

Usually with tie-in products the worry is that they’ll be so aimed at devoted fans, so reliant on continuity, that they won’t hold the attention of casual audience members. But Big Finish’s recent Dark Shadows audio Echoes of Insanity may…

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Doctor Who: Zodiac review

July 1 2009

In a way, the short story anthology is an ideal form for Doctor Who fiction. As fans never tire of pointing out, the format is open to almost anything, so why not demonstrate the fullness of that range within a…

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Doctor Who: Home Truths review

June 17 2009

One of the wonderfully pointless things that Doctor Who fans like to debate is whether or not Sara Kingdom was a companion. But then, if you’re reading a review of a Doctor Who spin-off audio drama, you probably know all…

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Doctor Who: The Mahogany Murderers review

May 29 2009

Let’s start with a confession. I’ve never seen The Talons of Weng-Chiang. Before I received The Mahogany Murderers for review and did some quick research on its background, I couldn’t have told you who Jago and Litefoot were. Given this sordid secret, you…

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