Category Archives: Audio

Star Trek: The Crier in Emptiness

Posted on July 29, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

This week we explored strange new worlds with Big Finish in Doctor Who’s Divergent universe in Scherzo.  Then we sought out strange new life forms in Star Trek with The Changeling.  Before I start a different Thursday series, I wanted to come … Continue reading →

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Scherzo

Posted on July 27, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

Returning to Big Finish after a bit of a gap has been a mixed bag and I’m desperately torn on my feelings about Scherzo.  Having left our universe at the end of Zagreus, Charley and the Doctor are in a … Continue reading →

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The Wormery

Posted on July 20, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

It’s been a while, but with life returning to normal, my job has us back in the office, so it’s time I go back to Big Finish for some more Doctor Who audio adventures. “The audio medium can be so … Continue reading →

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Chronoclasm

Posted on June 18, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

Series three comes to a conclusion with another time distorting adventure featuring our intrepid adventurers and Leela as they go up against season baddie, Mr. Payne.  But Payne is not the villain we think and he’s motivated by the greatest … Continue reading →

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Swan Song

Posted on June 11, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

For those who have been following my ramblings about Jago and Litefoot, a series that has a distinct feel of the Great Detective, I feel the urge to go full on Sherlock.  “…if it should ever strike you that I … Continue reading →

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The Man at the End of the Garden

Posted on June 4, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

“Who is the girl at the top of the stairs?”  Sometimes a line or a moment in an audio story can really send shivers down your spine.  I found that in a few instances here, but this was possibly the … Continue reading →

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Dead Men’s Tales

Posted on May 28, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

The first thing that caught my attention with the beginning of season 3 of Jago and Litefoot was that the title of this first adventure was very … seafaring.  Now I should point out that as a fan of Cthulhu … Continue reading →

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The Ruthven Inheritance

Posted on May 21, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

There have been a lot of Sherlock Holmes references since this series started but color me amazed that it escaped my attention before, Litefoot has a housekeeper named Mrs. Hudson!  Ormand Sacker, the original name for Dr. Watson, is back too, … Continue reading →

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The Theatre of Dreams

Posted on May 14, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

Jago and Litefoot!  Or is it Litefoot and Jago?  Whichever it is, they both deserve top billing anyway, so I’ll accept either, but they are back in their third adventure for season 2 and short of the last few minutes … Continue reading →

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The Necropolis Express

Posted on May 7, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

As a gentle note to our readers, these reviews will have some spoilers.  I try to reduce them as much as possible but the very premise of this one is based on the results of the previous.  If you want … Continue reading →

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Litefoot and Sanders

Posted on April 30, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

Season 2 of the Jago and Litefoot series opens with Litefoot and Sanders, taking its name from the very last line of the previous adventure with Litefoot wanting to keep Jago out of the next adventure.  The episode is written by … Continue reading →

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The Similarity Engine

Posted on April 23, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

We come at last to the final part of Jago and Litefoot, season 1.  The writers and creators of the series clearly loved the characters and the actors get back in their roles like the professionals that they are.  I’d … Continue reading →

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The Spirit Trap

Posted on April 16, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

What really caught my eye… uh… ear about this series is how much it is indebted to Sherlock Holmes.  We saw how many references were thrown out there throughout the second installment, but by now we’re seeing another element: Moriarty.  … Continue reading →

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The Bellova Devil

Posted on April 9, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

I’ve been talking with some friends about “buddy shows” and I can think of no better than Jago and Litefoot.  The two of them are buddies, but they are so mismatched, you have to laugh.  While I find Litefoot the … Continue reading →

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The Bloodless Soldier

Posted on April 2, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

A note to our readers: As the world is currently dealing with the shock of the Corona Virus, many of us have been locked in our homes; our cars sit in driveways unmoved for days.  I am no different.  Not … Continue reading →

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The Mahogany Murderers

Posted on March 26, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

As all of our readers are aware, the Corona Virus has turned our world into a nightmare.  It feels like something out of a horror movie.  To make matters worse, we’ve all been told to stay in our homes; we … Continue reading →

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Zagreus

Posted on March 19, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

I have been working my way through the first 50 Big Finish releases debating if I wanted to go immediately onward or if I should pause here and try some other Big Finish products.  I struggle because this episode is … Continue reading →

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Master

Posted on March 12, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

Some time back, Big Finish released a calendar of original art and I thought it was marvelous.  I wish they still did that.  Most Doctor Who calendars are just images from the series and putting them on the wall feels … Continue reading →

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Davros

Posted on March 5, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

Davros is the second story in a line-up of enemy titles.  Unlike most of the titles leading up to this point, I remembered these three-in-a-row; not so much what happened in them, but what episodes followed what, so I knew Davros … Continue reading →

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Omega

Posted on February 27, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

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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