Blake’s 7 – A Rebellion Reborn is a series of Blake’s 7 adventures by b7media recorded between 2007-2010 and released in a collected set by Big Finish in 2013 as a 10-CD box-set comprising Blake’s 7 – The Audio Adventures and Blake’s 7 – The Early Years.  The idea of recasting […]

Blake’s 7 – The Audio Adventures : 1. Rebel


Other than their first full-cast Blake’s 7 adventure Warship, this is my first proper experience of Big Finish’s range of Blake’s 7 audio adventures.  Released in January 2014, Fractures sees the return of as many of the original cast members of Blake’s 7 as were available at the time.  We […]

B7 1.01 – Fractures


The Ghost Trap is a 2015 release from Big Finish‘s “Short Trips” range, and is the first time I’ve experienced this version of the range.  Short Trips are effectively narrated audiobooks by a key cast member.  The narration lasts for around a half-hour, and has some additional audio effects to […]

DWST5.04 – The Ghost Trap


The adventure ends in more of a comedy style, devolving almost into farce.  It was never wholly serious to start with, but it was more tongue-in-cheek than farce until now.  The aliens turn out to be the epitome of the “alien cockroach”, except that they speak in ridiculous Jago-esque voices […]

Council of War, cont’d



With the revelation that the three humans are no longer on Earth, Benton learns that they are on a world that blames Phipps for their dire situation.  Due to something that hasn’t yet happened for Phipps, the aliens blame her for their complete and total pacifism which has left them […]

Council of War, cont’d


This month’s special price offering from Big Finish, under their monthly The Listeners revisit, sees the return of Sgt Benton in the Doctor Who range The Companion Chronicles entitled Council of War by Simon Barnard and Paul Morris from 2013. Sgt Benton is almost the forgotten member of U.N.I.T. after the Brigadier, […]

Council of War


The Prophet in the Rain continues with Holmes and Watson leaving the funeral and heading towards Holmes’ secret HQ when they notice a car following them.  They meet, in the interminable rain, an enemy they’ve run into before – a Mrs Edgar Curbishley (Tracey Childs).  I’m not familiar with this […]

5.01 The Prophet in the Rain, cont’d


The Prophet in the Rain by Jonathan Barnes is a Sherlock Holmes story set post-war, in 1921, starring Nicholas Briggs and Richard Earl from the Big Finish audio adventures range.  It’s offered as a free download to get a taster for the Big Finish box-set of The Sacrifice of Sherlock […]

5.01 The Prophet in the Rain



The Adventure of the Perfidious Mariner ends well, with Holmes “solving” the mystery of the haunting woman.  It’s an adventure whereby the journey is arguably better than the destination, because there isn’t really much of a mystery to solve. The story ends with a link to Holmes’ final Conan Doyle […]

The Adventure of the Perfidious Mariner, cont’d


From 2012, The Adventure of the Perfidious Mariner by Jonathan Barnes sees Sherlock Holmes (Nicholas Briggs) and Dr Watson (Richard Earl) in the aftermath of the Titantic disaster. It’s 1912, and Sherlock Holmes has been retired for many years.  He’s busy keeping bees and has no interest in revisiting his […]

The Adventure of the Perfidious Mariner


Due to early nights caused by the run-up and aftermath of the London Marathon, it’s taken me several evenings to finish this 2-hour adventure from Big Finish. The first half of The Tangled Skein plays like a traditional Sherlock Holmes adventure stepping into a mystery with a bizarre explanation – […]

2.04 The Tangled Skein, cont’d


So today I did my first marathon and (possibly my only) London Marathon. I want to thank lots of people for sending me messages during the run, so I apologise if I miss anyone.  All of you helped.  The text messages were coming through a little late, but that made […]

London Marathon 2017