The Brigadier

I listened to the first half of Big Finish‘s The Spectre of Lanyon Moor during a run today.  Starring Colin Baker as the 6th Doctor, travelling with Evelyn Smythe (Maggie Stables), The Spectre of Lanyon Moor includes the first meeting between the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney) and this incarnation of the […]

9. The Spectre of Lanyon Moor

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UNIT: The Coup, from 2004 when UNIT still stood for the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, opens with a battle on London’s Tower Bridge against an unknown foe.  It’s the eve of UNIT’s final hour which sees them cede authority and responsible to the Internal Counter Intelligence Service (somewhat awkwardly shortened […]

UNIT 1.0 : The Coup

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Previously … Helicon Prime … The third story in Big Finish‘s second series of Companion Chronicles is the third to feature one of the Doctor’s male companions, in this case the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney).  The number of male companions on the TV show are in a minority compared to female […]

CC2.03 Old Soldiers

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Previously … Fear of the Daleks … If there’s a traditional “monster” on TV that the 3rd Doctor missed battling, it was the Cybermen.  Sure his era created the Sontarans, and he had a few battles with the Daleks, and he encountered everything from Sea Devils to Silurians and Ice […]

CC1.03 The Blue Tooth

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