Category Archives: Sixth Doctor

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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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Project: Lazarus

Posted on February 13, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

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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The Target Storybook

Posted on February 2, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

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 by DrAcrossthePond

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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Jubilee

Posted on December 31, 2019 by DrAcrossthePond

Funny story: I put in the first disc of Jubilee and it started with a “coming soon”, so I did the natural thing for someone who doesn’t want to know what’s coming next.  I clicked the “next track” button.  But … Continue reading →

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The Sandman

Posted on December 10, 2019 by DrAcrossthePond

We’re up to number 37 of the main range of Big Finish’s Doctor Who stories and this one features the magnificent Colin Baker with Maggie Stables as Evelyn.  Last week, during The Rapture, Caitriona referred to the Doctor as “the … Continue reading →

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…Ish

Posted on November 26, 2019 by DrAcrossthePond

What an ish title.  Warning: I’m probably going to use a lot of bad puns.  That’s how it goes. …ish is good-ish.  (I know, it’s starting already!)  What makes it work ish that Colin Baker could not have been better selected to … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Penguin

Posted on November 12, 2019 by DrAcrossthePond

Story 33½ … yeah, it’s a real thing.  Big Finish released a bonus disk: The Maltese Penguin for those who subscribed to the monthy range, which I had for a long while, until it became a bit too costly.  I think … Continue reading →

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The One Doctor

Posted on September 24, 2019 by DrAcrossthePond

The 27th issue of Big Finish’s main range of Doctor Who stories opens with Colin Baker’s Doctor delighting in some megalomania.  Moments later, it is revealed that he is beating Mel in Monopoly.  Meanwhile on the planet Generios, the evil … Continue reading →

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Project: Twilight

Posted on August 27, 2019 by DrAcrossthePond

I admit it: I had been waiting for this one.  I couldn’t wait to sink my proverbial teeth into this one again since I last listened to it in 2001.  And I knew I had to be getting close but … Continue reading →

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Bloodtide

Posted on August 20, 2019 by DrAcrossthePond

This is one of those audacious stories that Doctor Who pulls off from time to time.  What I mean by that is that every so often we get a big, world-spanning revelation in Doctor Who.  For instance, in City of Death we … Continue reading →

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The Holy Terror

Posted on June 25, 2019 by DrAcrossthePond

For the 14th installment of the Big Finish Monthly range, for the second month in a row, we do another weird thing: we get a Penguin as the Doctor’s companion.  Now, if you’re familiar with the comic range, this won’t … Continue reading →

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