Author Archives: DrAcrossthePond

Omega

Posted on February 27, 2020

Omega is the start of a three part run of stories featuring old enemies of the Doctor.  (It will be followed by Davros and Master.  And then will come the first epic story, Zagreus.)  But Omega opens with a bit … Continue reading →

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Arizona Sunshine

Posted on February 25, 2020

We are a week away from the Doctor Who season 12 finale and that means a lull in our reviews.  That’s not laziness; it’s that the first half of the 2-part finale is too ambiguous on its own and I … Continue reading →

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Flip-Flop

Posted on February 20, 2020

I will never claim that Big Finish only puts out good stories, because we will invariably like some more than others; it’s just how life works.  However, I will always applaud their ability to do something clever.  This isn’t the … Continue reading →

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Project: Lazarus

Posted on February 13, 2020

Cavan Scott and Mark Wright are back with the next chapter in the Forge trilogy and they are back in style. (Actually, I wrote “trilogy” before knowing there is a third part because on my first run-through, I had stopped … Continue reading →

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Creatures of Beauty

Posted on February 6, 2020

I put on the next Big Finish audio with the same secrecy I’ve been using for each; I don’t look at the CD so I have no idea what’s coming.  But this time, I was dumbfounded.   When I’d first listened … Continue reading →

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The Target Storybook

Posted on February 2, 2020

When I was a kid, nothing was more exciting than getting a new Doctor Who book from the TARGET book range.  I utterly adored them.  Then, one day, I finished the collection and there were none left to collect.  When … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who and The Pirates

Posted on January 30, 2020

If there’s one thing that we can all agree on, it’s that Big Finish is very willing to try new things.  When I heard there was going to be a musical Doctor Who audio, my gut reaction was to run … Continue reading →

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