The Companion Chronicles

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 … Mother Russia … I previously listened to Helicon Prime a couple of years ago but I’ve taken the opportunity to revisit it as I go through Big Finish‘s range of Companion Chronicles. Helicon Prime is a luxury resort situated in part of the galaxy that effectively prevents people […]

CC2.02 Helicon Prime (revisited)

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Previously … The Beautiful People … The second series of Big Finish‘s range of The Companion Chronicles begins with Mother Russia.  A break from the first series that focussed on four of the female companions, this is the first to feature a male companion – in this case, Steven Taylor.  […]

CC2.01 Mother Russia

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Previously … The Blue Tooth … The Beautiful People is the fourth in the Big Finish‘s Companion Chronicles range, first released in 2007.  As with previous offerings in this range, this is an enhanced audiobook read by a single voice (in this case, Lalla Ward) with support from a second […]

CC1.04 The Beautiful People

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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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Fear of the Daleks
Previously … Frostfire … The second of Big Finish‘s Companion Chronicles range is Fear of the Daleks, a 2nd Doctor story narrated by Zoe (Wendy Padbury).  Like the first offering, the story is told from the point of view of modern/older Zoe.  In this instance, she’s bothered by memories of […]

CC1.02 Fear of the Daleks

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It’s not often that I fork out on non-canon Doctor Who adventures, so this is a bit of a rarity for me. Big Finish‘s audio adventure The Mahogany Murderers sees the return of two characters from Doctor Who who, although only appearing in one adventure and only working together in […]

cc3.11 The Mahogany Murderers

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