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Following on from The Havoc of Empires, part 1, by Andy Lane, part 2 sees our heroes cut off from the TARDIS once again (not that they’d leave a situation unresolved anyway, even though they keep saying that getting to the TARDIS is their goal). Jo, as Alex, begins investigating […]

The Havoc of Empires, part 2

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The Havoc of Empires, by Andy Lane, is the second story in Big Finish’s The Third Doctor Adventures, volume 1 box-set from Big Finish.  Featuring, as before, Tim Treloar as the voice of the Third Doctor and narrator, together with Katy Manning as Jo Grant and Richard Franklin as Mike Yates. […]

The Havoc of Empires, part 1

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The final episode of Prisoners of the Lake, by Justin Richards, sees the adventure end in a suitably explosive climax.  The savage alien race are emerging from their suspended animation, and they’re ready to conquer Earth and enslave humanity! From the airlock, Mike Yates is able to warn Jo and […]

Prisoners of the Lake, finale

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Prisoners of the Lake, by Justin Richards, continues as with a gradually unfolding storyline that makes use of its four episodes well.  The cliff-hangers are traditional “scary monster growls at/traps heroes”, but that’s almost to be expected. In the second episode, the Doctor is delayed in his rescue of Jo and Freda […]

Prisoners of the Lake, parts 2 & 3

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When Big Finish offered the first in their The Third Doctors Adventures range at a special price (£15 download, instead of £25 download / £30 CD), I was in two minds as to whether to buy it.  I’ve previously listened to a couple of their “recast” Third Doctor efforts – […]

Prisoners of the Lake, part 1

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Blake’s 7 – The Early Years from b7media concludes with Escape Velocity which, I’m happy to report, continues with the same strengths as the first half.  To recap – the Liberator has been recaptured by the “System” and is being probed by one of the System’s Avatars (Tracy-Ann Oberman) to discover why the “Shipmind” is […]

Blake’s 7 – The Early Years : 8. Escape Velocity, ...

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We near the end of Blake’s 7 – The Early Years from b7media now with Escape Velocity.  Having already had stories dedicated to Vila, Gan, Travis, Avon, Cally, and Jenna, Escape Velocity centres around, of all characters, Zen (voiced by Alistair Lock).  The story opens shortly after the Blake’s 7 – The […]

Blake’s 7 – The Early Years : 8. Escape Velocity

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Continuing the adventures of Blake’s 7 – The Early Years from b7media, The Trial by Simon Guerrier continues from the previous adventure, The Dust Run, and again features Carrie Dobro as Jenna Stannis and Benedict Cumberbatch as Max Townsend.  The previous adventure ended with Max entering Jenna’s interrogation room to announce that he is […]

Blake’s 7 – The Early Years : 7. The Trial

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Continuing the adventures of Blake’s 7 – The Early Years from b7media, The Dust Run by Simon Guerrier is our first “Jenna” story.  The character didn’t get too big of a role in the original Blake’s 7 – The Audio Adventures trilogy, and so this is a welcome instalment.  In this story, like the original […]

Blake’s 7 – The Early Years : 6. The Dust ...

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Following on from Blood & Earth, the previous adventure in the Blake’s 7 – The Early Years series from b7media, Flag & Flame by Marc Platt is another “Cally” story.  Unlike the previous one and despite what the CD sleeve would have you believe, Flag & Flame doesn’t feature Jan Chappell reprising […]

Blake’s 7 – The Early Years : 5. Flag & ...

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Blood & Earth, written by Ben Aaronovitch, is the fourth adventure in the Blake’s 7 – The Early Years series from b7media.  Like previous adventures in this range, it’s a small-cast adventure featuring a key character from Blake’s 7. Previously, this range has featured Vila and Gan in When Vila […]

Blake’s 7 – The Early Years : 4. Blood & ...

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