As UNIT prepares to mount a rescue attempt while battling off the Vulpreen, Kate Stewart realises that ten minutes can be an eternity… The conclusion to this box set – marking the halfway point of the Nemesis saga – comes from John Dorney, who uses the different way in which time elapses on different sides…
The Doctor wakes in a German hospital in the trenches of the First World War… Paul Morris and Simon Barnard’s tale for a solo Fourth Doctor is one of those stories that you keep expecting to go down a certain path, and it resolutely refuses to do so. There are so many potential red herrings…
Rose and Danni are rescued from a trap by the leader of a community which seems to be thriving… Tim Foley’s story for the middle of this set should perhaps come with the same sort of warning about adult content as episodes of Torchwood or Survivors – indeed there’s very much the feel of the…
Spoiler-free review Doom’s day is almost over. Time is running out. This could be the end. The multi-platform story about an assassin’s final 24 hours is tackled by Big Finish for the four hours from 8pm, and boasts the impressive production values we’ve come to expect from their full-cast audio plays, but is this too…
Rose awakes from the most recent jump – without her cannon… Lizzie Hopley starts off this latest box set of adventures for Rose Tyler as she plies her way across the multiverse in search of the Doctor, in the backstory to Series 4. The last set ended on a cliffhanger, with Jackie making it home,…
There’s going to be an extra adventure for the 11th Doctor with a surprise bonus episode, due for release in November 2023. He took her apart, and she told him she was fine. She lied. He saved their world, and told them they’d be safe. He was wrong. Since October 2022, Jacob Dudman and Safiyya…
Rose and Jackie arrive on a world where the latter is famous… Producer Emily Cook contributes this script to wrap up the second box set – and prepare things for the third. It’s a terrific tale that begins as a strong character piece, examining the relationship between the Tylers, and morphs into a taut race…
BFI, 16 September 2023 A big-screen showing of the newly-restored Doctor Who 20th Anniversary special, attended by members of the cast. The BFI Doctor Who events are hot tickets within the fan community, and this was no exception, having sold out before booking was available to the general public. These events follow a tried and…
Demon Records A limited edition vinyl collection of Tom Baker audio recordings. If you’re a Doctor Who fan of a certain age, it’s highly likely that you’ll already have bought most of the content of this four-disc boxset before – as original vinyl or cassette or subsequent digital re-issue – but when the product is…
Hear the Dominators come to Earth. ++Command accepted++ Kenneth Grant accepts the command to pen this taut tale that works as a strong ensemble piece, highlighting the strengths of the UNIT team and their out-of-time members, Naomi Cross and Harry Sullivan. This is picking up on an as yet unheard adventure featuring the latter two…
