Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Doctor Who - Short Trips - The Last Days by Evan Pritchard


73 C.E. The Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara land in Judea and quickly find themselves separated. 

The Doctor and Susan are camped with the Roman army led by Flavius Silva.

Ian and Barbara are trapped atop Masada with the last Jewish zealots to stand against the might of Rome. 

Barbara knows the fate of these people. Ian had never heard of Masada until their arrival. 

History cannot be changed. Not one line. 

Ian, now known by the people of Masada as Joab, doesn't care about history. 



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Thursday, May 26, 2022

109. Maundering Melkur Madness! ...Ish & The Guardians of Prophecy Reviews with writer JONATHAN MORRIS



This month our review stories as chosen by the big Finish Randomoid Selectortron are both Sixth Doctor and Peri adventures. They are:

Doctor Who - ...Ish by Phil Pascoe - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-ish-201 

Doctor Who The Lost Stories - The Guardians of Prophecy by Johnny Byrne adapted by Jonathan Morris - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-guardians-of-prophecy-416

As a special treat we are also joined by writer Jonathan Morris to talk about how this sequel to The Keeper of Traken came to be part of The Lost Stories range. 


Philip recommends Principle of Charity (Podcast) - https://open.spotify.com/show/5SUoY4YgAJp5s7R4wdca7n?si=7e94a48e840b41ed

Dwayne recommends The Silver Sky by Tannith Lee (BBC Radio Play from 1980) - https://archive.org/details/the-silver-sky._202105



Theme music by Joe Kraemer | http://www.joekraemer.com/about/


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Thursday, May 19, 2022

108. Project: Forge | New Interview with Writer MARK WRIGHT



Join us as we explore the clandestine intelligence organisation known as "The Forge". First appearing in Project: Twilight in 2001, The Forge cemented Cavan Scott and Mark Wright as one of Big Finish's powerhouse Doctor Who writing teams. 

We are joined once again by Kenny Smith from Big Finish' Vortex Magazine and Pieces of Eighth podcast, to dive deep into the dark worlds of this group that has been woven throught the fabric of early Big Finish history. 

We also share our interview with writer Mark Wright, discussing the process of writing and what plans they had in the works for the future of The Forge. 

This episode contains major spoilers for the following stories and we advise you listen to them prior to delving into the podcast:

Doctor Who - Project: Twilight - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-project-twilight-648

Doctor Who - Project: Lazarus - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-project-lazarus-211

Doctor Who - Project: Destiny - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-project-destiny-305

Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles - Project: Nirvana - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-companion-chronicles-project-nirvana-697

Doctor Who - Short Trips - Twilight's End - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-short-trips-twilight-s-end-1731


To conclude we get Kenny's report from the most recent Big Finish event held in the UK. 



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Pieces of Eight Podcast - https://anchor.fm/doctor-who---pieces-of-eighth


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Thursday, May 12, 2022

107. BARNABY KAY - The Direct Approach


Our guest Barnaby Kay has a long family history in acting. His father and grandfather were both in the business. He himself has had a stellar career in theatre, on television and in film as well as radio. Now he is working as an actor, director and writer for Big Finish in both Doctor Who and other productions such as Jeckyll and Hyde, Space 1999 and the newly announced U.F.O.

Thanks for chatting with us Barnaby! 


Philip recommends Cautionary Tales (Podcast) - https://open.spotify.com/show/2yPlb6ynbhTJbziSIcykQd?si=08cc9f87bf40466e

Dwayne recommends his unofficial audiobook readings of three books in the Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators Range.

1. The Secret of Terror Castle - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ8pX3-E8VFc4qSZJgisqIMptaumSPB9R

2. The Secret of Skeleton Island - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ8pX3-E8VFexA3Kh3g6NZ80z52kOYGem

3. The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy - https://youtu.be/lHpdvgNfbno



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Monday, May 9, 2022

Bonus: REACTION | Ncuti Gatwa is The Doctor


As we were recording a forthcoming episode of The Sirens of Audio, the news came through that Ncuti Gatwa has been cast as the lead in the next iteration of Doctor Who.   

Here are our instant thoughts as the news broke. 


  

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

106. JOE KRAEMER - For The Love Of Composing

Joe Kraemer has carved out a career in Hollywood for almost three decades, but for us audiophiles he has worked on many Doctor Who and related releases for Big Finish as both composer and sound designer. He has also composed many of the themes from the Big Finish spin of series such as The Robots, Missy and The Paternoster Gang. 

Join us as we chat with Joe about his roots in New York, his love of Doctor Who before it was available on video, his move to LA and how he came to be working for Big Finish while creating scores for some of the biggest movie blockbusters of the time. 

Ranges and stories we recommend checking out are:

Vienna Series 2 - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/vienna-series-02-1106

Doctor Who - The Defectors - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-defectors-870

Doctor Who: Static - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-static-1263

Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon - https://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/v/rose-tyler

Missy - https://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/v/missy

The Paternoster Gang - https://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/v/the-paternoster-gang

The Robots - https://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/v/the-robots

Transference - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/transference-1779

Jenny: The Doctor's Daughter - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/jenny-the-doctor-s-daughter-series-01-1701



Philip recommends Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (Music from the Motion Picture) - https://open.spotify.com/album/7IFDpEhE5oE4GgSWnaqI7I?si=Zbta94BVTWSiCVPzCx4Caw

Dwayne recommends Tripodscast - https://open.spotify.com/show/0G9YY3mCvvlNX3qo4l63xf?si=318c23e8974b41b3


Theme music by Joe Kraemer | http://www.joekraemer.com/about/


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Sunday, May 1, 2022

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT About The Future of The Sirens of Audio


Welcome to this mini-podcast as we announce a brand new theme arrangement composed and produced for us by Big Finish (and not to mention Hollywood) musician and sound designer, Joe Kraemer. 

Joe will be our special guest on the next regular podcast episode. 

In the meantime, you can find out more about Joe at his website http://www.joekraemer.com/