Friday 3 August 2018

The Big Finish Doctor Who Catch-Up April - July 2018

For those of you new to this section of the blog, I started listening to the Big Finish Doctor Who releases when they started back in 1999, getting them as they were released up to mid 2002 and release No 33 Neverland. At that time I left Uni and due to being a bit busy with life and what not I only heard one or two releases over the next few years. I started getting back into them around 2008 and was 6 years behind at that point. Due to wondering off into the Lost Doctor range and a relaxed listening pace I fell further behind. In order to catch up I'm listening to two releases a month (or more when its a 60 min single disc release, plus without seeing the cover or knowing anything about the story) and my mission to catch up continues;

The Beast of Orlock - A fun story from the 8th Doctor range and a good proper fun story story 7/10.

The Reesinger Process - decent stuff however I am unfamiliar with the range, felt very "Avengers" with a military twist 5/10.

The Architects of History - the finale of the 7th Doctor and Klein is a satisfying conclusion and highly recommended 10/10.

Energy of the Daleks - it felt like a filler story with the Daleks shoved in at the last minute 5/10.

Wirrn Dawn - good story with a twist on an old monster, very serious and not as fun as other stories 6/10.

The Emerald Tiger - good boys own fun with a TARDIS crew having loads of fun 7/10.

Robophobia - a nice dark story with aspects of a certain TV story 9/10.

The Scapegoat - a proper fun story 8/10.

The Screaming Skull - elements of a good story but stops when its getting going 6/10.

The Wreck of the Titan - the most enjoying story I've heard in a while, so engaging and keeps the listening guessing right until the end 10/10.

The Jupiter Conjunction - a good engaging plot 8/10.

House of Blue Fire - An intriguing horror story with a more atmospheric first half 8/10.