Category Archives: Audio

Scaredy Cat

Posted on January 18, 2022 by DrAcrossthePond

Well, I finally arrived at the last of the original CD’s that I had bought from the Big Finish line of Doctor Who stories.  Everything I have from here on out is digital.  I had hoped to wrap the year … Continue reading →

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Live 34

Posted on January 11, 2022 by DrAcrossthePond

This just in with the new year…  We interrupt your regularly scheduled blog post to bring you the latest from Junkyard 17.  Big Finish, creators of the popular range of Doctor Who audios, have done it again.  They’ve told a … Continue reading →

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All-Consuming Fire

Posted on January 6, 2022 by DrAcrossthePond

We’ve been following Big Finish for some time now and it’s almost time to put that on the back-burner again, having gone through the first 75 adventures, but this week is a special week and today is January 6th so … Continue reading →

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Thicker than Water

Posted on December 28, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

If I’m being fair to myself, 2005 was a long time ago!  The fact that I’d forgotten some of the nuances to the audio stories shouldn’t really bother me that much.  But I am bothered!  I’m bothered because there are … Continue reading →

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Terror Firma

Posted on December 21, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

The last season of Paul McGann’s main range of Doctor Who stories had him, C’Rizz and Charley escape the divergent universe.  They find themselves in a dark corridor before walking out into… Daleks!  Terror Firma seems to be one of … Continue reading →

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The Council of Nicaea

Posted on December 14, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

I know I must sound like a bit of a broken record, but when I’m impressed by something, I’m often quite vocal about it.  Actually that happens when I’m annoyed too… I guess I’m just someone who talks a lot!  … Continue reading →

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Unregenerate!

Posted on December 7, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

I was just starting to wonder if I’d fallen out of love with the Doctor Who audios when I’d started this.  I mean, I loved when McCoy became the Doctor.  Everything about him was wonderful.  He was comical, but dark … Continue reading →

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Three’s a Crowd

Posted on November 30, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

Doctor Who is a wonderful show and Big Finish does a great job keeping it alive.  It even adds some lore in the form of new companions that can smoothly fit in between stories and last for many episodes between … Continue reading →

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Catch-1782

Posted on November 23, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

Which is why I’ve always said that detectives and computer technicians have something in common.  I’d even go so far as to say it’s why I enjoy detective stories; as a fan of time travel, the storytelling is often surprisingly … Continue reading →

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Dreamtime

Posted on November 18, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

I think the combination of the 7th Doctor, Ace and Hex has a lot of potential and they were off to a good start in The Harvest, but Dreamtime wasn’t the place to go next!  “You scared the sh… well, … Continue reading →

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The Game

Posted on November 9, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

You know what gives me a lot of enjoyment, Rog? What’s that, Mike? Making fun of sports!  Maybe it’s the nerd in me talking, taking a morbid pleasure in mocking those that had mocked me as a kid but the … Continue reading →

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The Juggernauts

Posted on October 26, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

Is it wrong of me to be glad to be done with the Divergent universe and have the Doctor and company back in our universe?  I think Paul McGann is both a really nice guy and a great Doctor but … Continue reading →

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The Next Life

Posted on October 19, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

There was a big change at my job the week I started to listen to this in July of 2021.  On the Monday in question, my “right hand” or “partner in crime”, as they say, was starting in another department; … Continue reading →

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Caerdroia

Posted on October 12, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

I’d be lying if I said I liked the name of this episode, but it’s not one of those weirdly spelled alien names as you might expect, but rather it’s a Welsh word for, essentially, a maze.  That might not … Continue reading →

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Faith Stealer

Posted on September 28, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

Some Doctor Who stories are good, if a bit mundane.  I mean, it’s not an out-of-this-world story that has the Doctor’s friends under mental control of some alien influence that tries to kill them.  Been there, done that.  What is … Continue reading →

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Medicinal Purposes

Posted on September 21, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

This is one of the rare times that I have to say, shame on you Big Finish!  Medicinal Purposes left a very bad taste in my ears about Big Finish as a producer of Doctor Who merchandise.  Thankfully, their success rate … Continue reading →

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The Roof of the World

Posted on September 14, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

When I saw the title of this adventure, I was a bit put off because I know that refers to Tibet and I wasn’t up for an historical story.  Still, I’ve been going in order, so I’d have to deal … Continue reading →

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The Harvest

Posted on September 7, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

The Harvest opens with preparations for a birthday party for a chap named Hex who will be celebrating at The White Rabbit, and I can’t help but wonder: did I miss an Alice in Wonderland reference in Arrangements for War??  … Continue reading →

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Arrangements for War

Posted on August 31, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

I remember there was a lot of hype around this story when it was being released.  It didn’t wow me then and it almost didn’t now. However, active listening is very different from passive listening and that may have saved … Continue reading →

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The Axis of Insanity

Posted on August 24, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

Fans of Doctor Who are used to the versatile nature of the show.  If there’s one thing Doctor Who has always been good at, it’s mixing and matching different formulae to create something that works.  Oh, that’s not to say … Continue reading →

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