Review by Doctor Squee (Host of the Gallifrey Stands Podcast)
Here is the low down on some of the stories of the stars in attendance at this weekends FCCB!!!! Continue reading
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Comic Con Cymru 2016
South Wales newest film/TV & comic convention debuted at St Davids Hall, Cardiff on 16th & 17th January 2016.
The event filled most floors of the venue’s foyer with a variety of stalls selling comics, crafts & film/TV merchandise as well as exhibits, talks, celebrity guests, autographs, cosplay & photo sessions. Offering low entry fee’s the event was well attended both days by people of all ages.
Celebrity guests included Colin Baker (Doctor Who), Nicola Bryant (Doctor Who), Ian McNeice (Doc Martin), Gareth David-Lloyd (Torchwood), Norman Lovett (Red Dwarf), Arti Shah (Star Wars), Pam Rose (Star Wars), Virginia Hey (Farscape) and many more! Continue reading
Big Finish Review: Torchwood – Fall to Earth
Written by Doctor Squee (Host of Gallifrey Stands Podcast)
Torchwood was a slow grower for me. You always knew it had the potential to be a great show, but it needed to find itself first. It started by feeling the need to prove it wasn’t Doctor Who by swearing every other word, talking extremely frankly about sex and pretty much having everyone wanting to do it with everyone else. It quickly calmed down, toned down the swearing and to a lesser degree the sex and slowly became the show it was capable of being. Yes it was for adults, but it didn’t feel the need to overdo it to prove it. The height of its success was being turned into a mini-series in Children of Earth; which gave us a great story with a heart-breaking end. So when I heard that Big Finish were bringing the show back in Audio form my interest, to say the least, was peaked. Continue reading
Tracy-Ann Oberman to join Big Finish
It has been announced today by Big Finish that Tracy-Ann Oberman will be reprising her role as Yvonne Hartman in Torchwood: One Rule, the fourth release in its new series of Torchwood Audio Plays.
Tracy-Ann first appeared as Yvonne in the 2006 Doctor Who episode Army of Ghosts written by Torchwood creator Russell T Davies.
The ruthless head of London’s Torchwood One, her universe-threatening schemes placed her at odds with the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant). Yvonne perished in a city wide battle, but this new release takes place in Cardiff a year before her death on a secret mission involving a mysterious alien conspiracy. Continue reading
Torchwood returns with new series of Big Finish audio dramas
Written by Lewis Mainwaring
Big Finish have announced that John Barrowman will be returning as Captain Jack Harkness in a new series of audio dramas based on the fantastic Doctor Who spin-off series.Torchwood, the intrepid team of alien investigators, will be returning in a series of six audio productions, as part of a licensing deal with BBC Worldwide. Continue reading
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