We take a second look at the Companion Chronicles this time out, covering two releases that invoke the spirit of the Third and Fourth Doctor eras. Can Nicholas Courtney bring the Pertwee era back to life and tell an interesting story? Can Louise Jameson and Leela do the same for the Tom Baker era? And how do these two releases compare with each other?

We turn to a companion with a box set all of her very own as we cover the first Donna box-set, Kidnapped. Can Donna sustain a whole box-set by herself? How does she cope without the Doctor to guide her? And does the idea of a Donna box-set come together as a coherent story? Plus we dip into the mailbox for a quick discussion of 100 and a couple of recommendations.

We turn to a companion with a box set all of her very own as we cover the first Donna box-set, Kidnapped. Can Donna sustain a whole box-set by herself? How does she cope without the Doctor to guide her? And does the idea of a Donna box-set come together as a coherent story? Plus we dip into the mailbox for a quick discussion of 100 and a couple of recommendations.

We complete the fifth River box set along with our guest Alasdair Wilkins as we cover the final two stories in the box-set, featuring the Eric Roberts (!) and Derek Jacobi (!!) versions of the Master. After almost a quarter of a century, how does Eric Roberts fare in bringing the "Bruce" version back to life? Can the Jacobi version successfully work with River apart from his own ongoing series? And does the box set come to a successful conclusion?

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We're back flicking through the pages of River Song's diary this week as Kev and JG tackle her fifth outing for Big Finish. But we're not doing it alone, as we have a returning guest star materialising the shape of Alasdair Wilkins! With this being an all-Master outing, how will the redoubtable River get on when she encounters the force of chaos that is Missy? Can she cope with the decayed Beevers version of the character? And perhaps most importantly of all, just how fabulous will she be?

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This week we return to the visual medium and take an overview of the recently-completed Season Twelve. How does this season compare to the less-than-stellar Season Eleven? Does the season manage to course-corrent the flaws of Chibnall's first outing as showrunner? And just how many revelations can one season bear the weight of?

Time for some policework this week as JG and Kev take on "The Condemned", the first story to feature Charley and the Sixth Doctor. How do the two get on in the contemporary setting of Manchester? Do the two characters work well together? And how do policemen and sentient apartment blocks come together? Plus we dip into the mailbox to discuss recommendations, and we have an announcement about the future of the show.

We reach a pinnacle in this episode as we cover "100", the story written to celebrate the 100th Main Range story. And for such a big occasion Kev and JG are joined again by Anthony Strand to discuss this four-stories-in-one release. How do the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn cope anchoring such a big celebration? Do all four stories turn out well? And given that three of the four writers conclude their Big Finish careers here, do they go out on a high?

It's time for a departure among the Ruritanian gloom of Peldadon as we return to a familiar setting in this week's play, "The Bride Of Peladon". How does the Fifth Doctor cope in a setting previously the preserve of the Third? How does Erimem's departure go? And is this the right place to re-introduce the idea of an Osirian threat? Plus we discuss Erimem's place in Big Finish, how she's worked as a character and how successful she's been.

We dive into a new range this week as for the first time we cover two stories in the Companion Chronicles range, "Bluetooth" and "Mother Russia". How does the rarely-featured Liz Shaw work in a Companion Chronicle? Is Caroline John able to return to the role and evoke the 3rd Doctor's era? And how about Steven and (even more rarely encountered) Dodo? Can they survive the Russian winter intact AND deal with an alien invader and Napoleon? Plus we dip into the mailbag to take a recommendation for something to review outside of Big Finish.

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