Doctor Who

Review: Masterful (Celebrating 50 years of ‘The Master’)

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Review by Jacob Licklider

“I am usually referred to as the Master…universally.”

This immortal line, first aired 50 years ago, introduced Doctor Who fans to Roger Delgado and the Doctor’s arch enemy the Master. And now, to celebrate this momentous occasion, Big Finish Productions has brought together all surviving TV incarnations of the Master and a host of others for a three hour audio drama, ‘Masterful’. Released 50 years to the day of Episode One of ‘Terror of the Autons‘, there are two editions of this release; the standard three disc edition and the limited eight disc edition which contains a disc of bonus features, an original audiobook by Trevor Baxendale, and two previously released Short Trips. This review is only looking at Masterful the story (see our Terror of the Master review here) So, should you buy Masterful? Short answer, yes, of course you should, James Goss provides three hours with a brilliant cast pitting Master against Master, playing to each incarnation’s strengths and giving listeners a real treat to see how dysfunctional each incarnation can be when forced to cooperate. Continue reading →

BBC to release ‘Doctor Who: Dalek Combat Training Manual’

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Following the exciting return of the Daleks in festive special ‘Revolution of the Daleks‘ the BBC have announced the release of a new companion book ‘Doctor Who: Dalek Combat Training Manual’.

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Captain Jack returns to Torchwood for Big Finish

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John Barrowman is back as Captain Jack for the 50th monthly Torchwood audio adventure from Big Finish Productions, teaming up with David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor.

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John Bishop joins Doctor Who

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Following tonight’s Doctor Who festive special which saw Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole leave the TARDIS, comedian John Bishop was officially announced to be joining the show.

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British actor Mark Eden dies aged 92 after Alzheimer’s battle

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Actor Mark Eden has died at the age of 92 after a battle with Alzheimer’s, his agent said today.

The English actor, known for his portrayal of Alan Bradley on the popular soap Coronation Street in the ’80s, passed away in the early hours of this morning.

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Star Wars Boba Fett Actor Dies

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Jeremy Bulloch, character actor in British film and television – best known for portraying the role of the bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy has died.

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TV Spot released for Doctor Who festive special ‘Revolution of the Daleks’

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The Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her Tardis team (Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill & Bradley Walsh) will kick-off 2021 with an action-packed spectacular episode entitled ‘Revolution of the Daleks’ set to air on BBC One on New Year’s Day and a new TV Spot has been released featuring the voice of John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness.

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Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock comes to vinyl!

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Demon Records presents the thrilling narrated TV soundtrack of this vintage four-part adventure, Horror of Fang Rock, starring Tom Baker as the Doctor and Lousie Jameson as Leela.

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Big Finish teases return of Christopher Eccleston to Doctor Who

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Big Finish Productions previously announced that in association with BBC Studios Christopher Eccleston would reprise the role of the Ninth Doctor in a brand new series of audio adventures. Today they posted a photo eccleston with his script, further confirming his return and the set is now available for pre-order from BigFinish.com.

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Review: Doctor Who – Genetics of the Daleks (Time Lord Victorious)

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Review by Michael Goleniewski

‘Genetics of the Daleks’ is perhaps the biggest surprise story in the whole of the Time Lord Victorious arc as it features the earliest Doctor involved in the entire saga so far and yet somehow happens to be one of the last stories timeline-wise in regards to how the Daleks themselves pertain to the big event. Its trailer makes it feel like ‘Alien’ with a lone pepper-pot instead of a xenomorph akin to how the recent final Eighth Doctor TLV audio was basically ‘Die Hard’ with a whole army of ‘pepper-pots’ at it’s disposal and the Doctor in the John McClane role. And similar to said audio, ‘Genetics’ delivers pretty much that exact premise albeit with a few twists along the way.

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