Sunday, April 19, 2020

Special Guest John Ainsworth on Big Finish Monthly Range #263 - "Cry of the Vultriss"



John Ainsworth (Director/Producer/Script Editor) joins us to chat about his work on this month's Big Finish monthly range release #263: Doctor Who - Cry of the Vultriss.

He also discusses his work on the following projects:

The Fearmonger
The Plague Herds of Excelis
Strontium Dog - Down to Earth
Jago & Lightfoot Series 1
Blake's 7
Doctor Who Unbound - A Storm of Angels
Doctor Who Unbound - Full Fathom Five

 

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Saturday, April 11, 2020

Episode 7 - The Kingmaker - REVIEW - with guest Mark Cockram



Mark Cockram is our guest this time and he has chosen his favourite Big Finish audio, The Kingmaker, for review.

Mark is the host of the Nerdology podcast, a tranquil repose for Doctor Who podcasters wishing to take a break from the rigours of Doctor Who fandom. By listening to Nerdology you can enjoy such variations in pop culture as I, Claudius and The West Wing, and much, much more.

The Kingmaker is number #81 in the Big Finish monthly range and was released in early 2006. Written by Nev Fountain, it features the first appearance of the 4th Doctor in a Big Finish play, voiced by the incredibly talented Jon Culshaw.

 

We certainly went off on some tangents in this episode, even discussing the most popular documentary on Netflix at the moment, Tiger King.

Be sure to also check out the Strangers in Space podcast, which Mark has appeared on from time to time.

And we play the full version of The Mandolorian theme by Husky By The Geek, the musician behind the theme music we use for The Sirens of Audio.

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Sunday, March 29, 2020

Episode 6 - Special Guest Helen Goldwyn On Big Finish Monthly Release #262 - "Subterfuge"

 

Many thanks to Helen Goldwyn for joining me for this episode to talk about her audio play Doctor Who - Subterfuge, released this month from Big Finish.

Other projects we touched on were:

The Tomorrow People
ATA Girl 2 (Released March 2020)


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Sunday, March 22, 2020

The Chimes of Midnight by Robert Shearman - REVIEW



Not only do we review Big Finish release #29 The Chimes of Midnight, we discuss some of Robert Shearman's other writing, including a 5 minute clip from the 1998 BBV audio, Punchline, available from Audible.

Also discussed was the 2000 release, The Holy Terror.

Our quick tip for this episode is Donna Noble: Kidnapped, released in March 2020.



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Sunday, March 15, 2020

Eldrad Must Die! - REVIEW




The featured story for review this episode is Eldrad Must Die! by Marc Platt.

However, Dwayne starts out with a little rant after having seen the documentary "Showman - The Life of John Nathan-Turner" on the Season 26 Blu-ray box set.

The documentary included excerpts from the JNT Memoirs, released on Big Finish in 2002.

Opinionated fandom about stories and storytelling styles is one thing, but when it gets personal against a show runner, is attacking an individual as a human being really an acceptable way to express your opinion?

Our quick tip is The Lives of Captain Jack Volume 3, to be released later in March 2020.



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Sunday, March 8, 2020

Episode Three: Doctor Who - The Reaping (review) with guest, author Joseph Lidster


Dwayne is joined by special guest Joe Lidster, writer of the focus story for this time, Doctor Who – The Reaping, starring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant.
But first Dwayne explains the seeming contradiction in Who continuity with the recent season 12 TV episode “The Haunting of the Villa Diodati” featuring the 13th Doctor and “Mary’s Story”, the Big Finish audio featuring the 8th Doctor, both “seemingly” taking place at the same time with the same characters. Many thanks to Joe for joining us for an in-depth discussion of his work, including: Doctor Who - The Rapture Doctor Who – The Reaping Doctor Who – The Gathering Sapphire & Steel – Daisy Chain Sapphire & Steel – The Mystery of the Missing Hour… plus, his TV work on Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Intro & Outro music by Husky by the Geek. Be sure to listen to Doctor Who - Eldrad Must Die! in preparation for our next episode.

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Sunday, March 1, 2020

Episode Two:Doctor Who - The Psychic Circus review plus interview with writer Stephen Wyatt


In this episode we dive into February 2020's Big Finish Main Range adventure, The Psychic Circus, written by Stephen Wyatt.

It is a prequel (of sorts) to the classic serial, The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. Many thanks to Stephen for agreeing to be interviewed for this episode. Other audio adventures briefly mentioned are:

Blake's 7 - Restoration Part 3
The Diary of River Song Series 6


Shout outs to our favourite Doctor Who podcasts include Progtor Who, Trek This Out, Nerdology UK & Adam Richard Has A Theory.

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Be sure to listen to Doctor Who - The Reaping in preparation for the next episode.

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