We return to Big Finish’ Missy Series 1 box set to review the second half. This time it’s The Broken Clock by Nev Fountain and The Belly of the Beast by Jonathan Morris. Find out what we thought of the last two parts of the set.

Plus, our reactions to the new Doctor Who Series 13 trailer.

Enjoy!

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In this week’s show, we review the first two stories in Big Finish’s ‘Missy’ box set, A Spoonful of Mayhem by Roy Gill and Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated by John Dorney. Hear what we thought of these two audio plays.

Plus, we have our reaction to the news that the series will return at the end of October. Spoilers: We’re excited.

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We’re back this week, just in time to talk about the recent news that Russell T. Davies will be returning to Doctor Who as showrunner. We discuss the implications and possibilities.

Plus, we continue our reviews of Candy Jar Book’s Lethbridge-Stewart – The Laughing Gnome: Rise of the Dominator by Robert Mammone. Hear what we thought of this installment.

Enjoy!

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Here we are. We’ve reached a huge milestone for the podcast. We land at episode 500 and do we have a fun show for you. A 2-hour extravaganza! This time we look at some Doctor Who novelty songs. Some might be familiar, others not so much, But sit back and enjoy as we count them down for you.

Enjoy!

Here’s where you can hear a few songs we/ve reviewed:

The Go-Go’s I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas With a Dalek

Roberta Tovey – Who’s Who (Doctor Who)

Frazer Hines – Who’s Dr. Who?

Jon Pertwee – I Am The Doctor 

Bullamakanka – The Ballad of Doctor Who (Doctor Who is Gonna Fix It)

Who Cares? Doctor In Distress

Slaves of Kane – Abslom Daak Dalek Killer (full song unavailable)

The Bessies – Silly Song

Cybermen – Doctor Who On a Mission

The Timelords – Doctorin’ The Tardis

Blitzkrieg – Am the Doctor (Who Are You?)

Bill Bailey – Dr. Qui (Live)

Martin Gordon – Her Daddy Was a Dalek, Her Mummy Was a Non-Stick Frying Pan (full song unavailable)

Mitch Benn – Call Me During Doctor Who and I’ll Kill You

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After a long delay (sorry about that) we finally manage to get to another Lost In Time episode of the podcast. This time we review The Space Pirates. We read the novelization, but after completing the episode, we found that we really talked more about the TV episodes than the book.

Also some more missing stories news.

Enjoy!

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This week we look at, or rather listen to the new The Ninth Doctor Adventures – Ravagers which sees Christopher Eccleston return to the role as the Doctor. Find out what we thought of this audio story from Big Finish.

Plus, we talk about some rather sad news with the passing of Jackie Lane who played Dorothea Anne “Dodo” Chaplet in Doctor Who during the First Doctor’s era.

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In this week’s episode of the podcast, we examine the first story in Big Finish’s ‘The First Doctor Adventures’ Volume 1, episode one The Destination Wars.

Next, we look at issues 2 and 3 of Titan Comic’s Doctor Who: Missy series.

Find out what we thought of these stories featuring one of the Doctor’s greatest… frienemies?

Enjoy!

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This week, our friend from over at SciFi4MeTV, Mr. Tim Harvey, joined us to discuss the Time Lord Victorious event. We talk about the event as a whole, what worked, what didn’t, and our levels of enjoyment throughout the entire series of materials.

Enjoy!

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This week we begin our wrap-up of reviews of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ crossover event, This time it is the long-delayed – Echoes of Extinction featuring the Eighth Doctor and the Tenth Doctor. Hear what we thought of this audio adventure from Big Finish!

Enjoy!

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This week we are back with a review of the book, ‘Sarah Jane Smith: Roving Reporter.’ This book is a collection of short stories, essays, and comics that feature the Doctor’s companion and best friend, Sarah Jane Smith.

And thanks to its publisher, Pencil Tip Publishing, we are giving a copy of the book away. The winner will be contacted soon!

Proceeds from the book will be donated in support of the British Columbia Cancer Foundation, the fundraising partner of the BC Cancer Agency and the largest charitable funder of cancer research in this province.  So, we’ve included a link below to where you can purchase your copy of a great book and help a good cause as well.

Click here to purchase a copy of the book.

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