Review – The Legacy of Time

Posted on August 30, 2019 by indiemacuser

The Legacy of Time is Big Finish’s big birthday bash, celebrating twenty years of Doctor Who audio drama with six-hour long episodes and two hours of bonus features from writers James Goss, John Dorney, Guy Adams, Matt Fitton and Jonathan Morris. Each story features a doctor from the Third to the Eighth with plenty of companions and cameos along the way. Along with paying tribute to the Doctor Who ranges, a number of spin-offs and one-off characters are also included in the celebrations. Now over the month or so this has been released I have given it two listens in preparation for this review and a fair warning: mild spoilers ahead. Most of the major twists are safe, but minor character and plot details may not be so lucky, so be warned!
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Disney Parks D23 Panel Announcements

Posted on August 25, 2019August 25, 2019 by indiemacuser

As part of the annual Disney D23 fan expo, Disney Parks held a special panel to talk about everything coming to Disney’s Parks, Resorts, Cruise Ships and beyond.

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Disney+ to launch in UK ‘Early 2020’

Posted on August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 by indiemacuser

There has been a lot of news coming out of Disney’s D23 Expo about the upcoming Disney+ streaming service and the new shows and movies that will be on offer.

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Review: Doctor Who – Emissary of the Daleks

Posted on August 14, 2019 by indiemacuser

Review by Michael Goleniewski

“Emissary of the Daleks” continues the latest Sixth Doctor / Peri trilogy of stories begun with the intrinsically memorable “Memories of a Tyrant” last month. On a remote planet orbiting a solitary star, the Doctor and Peri have landed in order to discover how life has developed on a world with little to no external influences. They soon discover a devastated landscape full of gravestones of the dead and a nearby city on stilts under the control of the new masters of the planet.

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Review: The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller (Volume 1)

Posted on August 8, 2019 by indiemacuser

Review by Michael Goleniewski

The Eighth Doctor / Lucie Miller era is a fan favourite for Whovians; especially among regular Big Finish audio listeners. Sheridan Smith’s Lucie Miller is often regarded and talked about in the same breath as Rose Tyler or Donna Noble and it’s obvious that she left a major impact on the canon. So it’s really not much of a surprise that after her widely successful initial run that lasted for 4 seasons and 28 stories, she would be invited to come back for another go on the site.

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Review: Doctor Who – Memories of a Tyrant

Posted on July 11, 2019February 4, 2020 by indiemacuser

Review by Michael Goleniewski

“Memories of a Tyrant” begins a new trilogy of stories for the Sixth Doctor and Peri (Perpugilliam) Brown continuing with a return of the Daleks next month in “Emissary of the Daleks” and a meeting to come with Harry Houdini in “Harry Houdini’s War” in September. It’s a fantastic time in 2019 for one of Big Finish’s most prolific and popular Doctor / Companion teams and ‘Tyrant’ starts things off again in fascinating fashion.

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Review: The War Master – Rage of the Time Lords

Posted on July 7, 2019 by indiemacuser

Review by Michael Goleniewski

Four new stories featuring the Master’s exploits in the Time War…..With all of space and time in chaos, the Master plots his most audacious project yet. Only one other Time Lord has ever been able to stop him. But where is that Time Lord when the universe needs him?

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Audio Review: Survivors (Series 9)

Posted on July 6, 2019July 6, 2019 by indiemacuser

Review by Ian McArdell

In the five years since its audio resurrection, Survivors, based on Terry Nation’s 1970s BBC television show, has provided some of the most shocking and traumatic hours of audio drama I have ever heard. Set in the aftermath of a devastating contagion, the show follows those who survived in their attempts to forge a new life, to re-learn the basics and work together in order to stay alive. Continue reading →

Review: Torchwood – Sargasso

Posted on June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 by indiemacuser

Review by Jacob Licklider

Sargasso is my first foray into Big Finish’s Torchwood range and aptly it is a story told from the perspective of the often audience surrogate Rhys Williams. Kai Owen on Torchwood was always; in my opinion, an under-utilised character until the Children of Earth miniseries; so it is fitting that Big Finish gives the character time to shine. Sargasso is also the final release in the “Torchwood vs. Monsters” miniseries, pairing the Torchwood characters with monsters from Doctor Who, this time being the Nestene Consciousness. The Nestene Consciousness is a villain which has been under-utilised on audio, only featuring in the first UNIT box set and a single Eighth Doctor Adventure. Even on television, they have never been used to comment fully on the danger of plastics and pollutions; something rectified here. Christopher Cooper’s script uses the setting of a cargo ship in the middle of the ocean surrounded by plastic pollution. Cooper uses the isolated setting to full effect, creating a horror story with the Autons.