131. Classic Doctors, New Monsters Volume One Review - Randomoids XIV

Join us as we discuss a Big Finish set selected by a member of our audience. It's Doctor Who: Classic Doctors, New Monsters Volume One. 

We'll also give our thoughts on the upcoming television special, The Power of the Doctor, select next month's Randomoids episodes, and give our listening recommendations. 

Let us know what you think.

Philip recommends The Terra Nostra - Zero Point (Audiobook)

Dwayne recommends the 1985 Robert Holmes interview from the season 22 bluray boxset. 

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130. IAIN MEADOWS - The Great EQualizer

Get to know Big Finish sound designer Iain Meadows in this week's episode. Iain has worked on many ranges including Doctor Who, The Prisoner, UFO, Space 1999 and more. A fascinating chat about the process behind creating the audio adventures we love. 

Find out more about all the stories discussed in this episode at https://www.bigfinish.com/

Philip recommends Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Into The Stars - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-ninth-doctor-adventures-into-the-stars-2525

Dwayne recommends the new Big Finish remake of UFO - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/ufo-destruct-positive-2635

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129. JOHN DORNEY - "You'll Know What I Mean When It Happens"

In this episode we catch up with John Dorney to find out what he has been up to over the last two years since his first appearance on The Sirens of Audio. You'll hear about many of his stories including those that featured in the Tenth Doctor | Classic Companions, Dalek Universe, Stranded and Missy boxsets, as well as the incredible Cyberman piece Monsters in Metropolis for ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston. We'll also discuss how he approaches adaptations such as the audio version of Return of the Cybermen and The Avengers Comic Strip Adaptations. 

As always, please visit https://www.bigfinish.com/ to find out more about any of the titles we discuss throughout the show. 

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128. NICOLA BRYANT - Two Ticks and a Smiley Face

We are delighted to welcome our very special guest for this episode, Nicola Bryant. We discuss her upbringing and acting roles prior to joining Doctor Who, get even more details the story around her pretending to be American the entire time she played Peri on television, and we discuss how she a writer Nev Fountain became a couple. Oh, and we talk about some of her audio work as Peri too. 

Thanks so much for joining us Nicola! 

Philip recommends Doctor Who - The Sixth Doctor and Peri Volume 1 - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-sixth-doctor-and-peri-volume-01-2128

Dwayne recommends Doctor Who: Short Trips - The Authentic Experience - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-short-trips-the-authentic-experience-1556

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Bonus: Catching Up with ANNETTE BADLAND

In this month's bonus episode we catch up with actress Annette Badland and discuss the recent Big Finish Doctor Who appearances she has made. Over the last 12 months she has appeared in The Hunting Season with 9th Doctor Christopher Eccleston, Blood of the Time Lords with 4th Doctor Tom Baker, Mind of the Hodiac with 6th Doctor Colin Baker and The Minaturist with new 1st Doctor Stephen Noonan. 

Here's what she had to say about them. 

Information on all the stories mentioned can be found at www.bigfinish.com

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127. PAT MILLS - The Scapegoat - All-Consuming Fire - Randomoids XIII

It's time for another "Randomoids" and for this edition we are joined by the creator of 2000 A.D. and writer of Doctor Who: The Scapegoat, Pat Mills. We discuss this story as well as this month's other randomly chosen audio, the adaptation of the virgin New Adventures novel All-Consuming Fire, written by Andy Lane and adapted by Guy Adams. 

Check out Pat's website for all his latest work in comics and writing - https://www.millsverse.com/

We'll also select next month's random story for review, and we dive down the rabbit hole to discuss the topic of political platforming in entertainment. 

Our recommendations for this episodes are the stories discussed. Get them here:

https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-all-consuming-fire-1229

https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-scapegoat-535

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126. ALFIE SHAW - A Voice From The Wilderness Years

This week we are joined by Big Finish producer, script editor and writer, Alfie Shaw. We chat about how he came to be working for the company, some of his projects over the years, and some of his exciting projects yet to come. 

You can catch our exclusive chat with Alfie on the forthcoming Eleventh Doctor series featuring Jacob Dudman here - https://www.sirensofaudio.com/2022/08/geronimo.html

For details on all the stories you heard trailers for in this episode, visit https://www.bigfinish.com/ 

Philip recommends The War Master: Self Defence - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-war-master-self-defence-2542

Dwayne recommends Doctor Who: Wave of Destruction - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-wave-of-destruction-993

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