The Big Finish Catch Up: June 2014

So here's what I listened to from Big Finish in June and its three releases instead of the usual two:

The first release this month is the 8th Doctor entry into the "Destiny of The Doctor" series Enemy Aliens. Its an audio book series featuring a single story for each Doctor with a slight running theme and this entry is voiced by India Fisher otherwise known as the 8th Doctor companion Charley and the voice of Masterchef. Its rather an engaging fun romp of a story featuring spy's, intrigue and very much feels like Doctor Who does The 39 Steps, highly recommended and rather a fun entry into this series.

This months second story is Dreamtime featuring the 7th Doctor, Ace and Hex. In actual fact this is the second story for Hex and his first trip in the Tardis - which is something of a selling point for this story. Without doubt this is a belter of a release and may be the best I've heard in quite some time, it actually feels like something the TV series would try to do and if I had to use a tag line to describe it I'd say Ayres Rock in space. The first episode is a proper early era first episode, setting up the situation and it feels like a horror story with the action capable of starting at any moment. Simon Forward manages to mix the modern day world with ancient aboriginal mythology and to his credit the story works. The Galyari make a much welcome appearance (but sadly no Clutch this time) and help add an outsiders view to the story, the regulars are on fine form and we have the makings of a good Tardis crew.

The final release this week is Terror Firma featuring the 8th Doctor, Charley and C'rizz in what I believe is the 8th Doctors first release where he is no longer the current Doctor and a story that is not part of a season. We are back in the old home universe after the end of the previous season and as a welcome The Doctor is up against the Daleks and Davros. I can sum up this story easily by saying this story is full of fantastic ideas but I felt like I was listening to a first draft as the production and script get in the way of the story. Also sadly the script (as well as the title) tends to telegraph revelation that should hit us for six. What we end up is a rather run of the mill story that could and should have been something special. Although the final scene is fantastic and sets in motion possibilities for the future of this Tardis crew.