The latest Doctor Who audio adventure from Big Finish arrived yesterday with a double feature of the Fith Doctor with Nyssa & Tegan in tow. The continued popularity of these monthly adventures is amazing as this is release number 257! I collected these in the years that there was no Doctor Who on TV until the one-off Paul McGann film was shown and flopped.
The audio adventures not only reprised the roles of Colin Baker, Peter Davison and Sylvester Mcoy but gave whole seasons to the Eighth Doctor and a life and presence of his own. There's all sorts of spin offs and there are now audio adventures featuring David Tennant and seemingly everyon'es favourite Tom Baker.
There's even companion chronicles featuring all sorts of actors that have appeared in Doctor Who since the sixties including Fraser Hines (Emmerdale) who plared Jamie alongside Wendy Padbury and the second Doctor my personal favourite Patrick Troughton.
Billie Piper has begun her own solo adventures on audio as has "Missy" the fun female incarnation of the Master. I understand John Simms is to make a comeback on TV but more on that next year I'm afraid.
Frankly if you miss Doctor Who or fancy a little light entertainment these audios are well worth buying. Usually these audios are one story 4 parters (except for the special series which have different formats) to reflect the TV show. This CD is different in that it has two seperate adventures. Interstitial where the Doctor finds a research centre using time as a weapon. The other is set in the Irsish famine and something evil is arriving in a carnival.
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On my other blog: Doctor Who Magazine 40th Anniversary
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