The first story up is "Her Final Flight" the subscription freebie from 2004 featuring the 6th Doctor and Peri. A very good set up actually leaves us with a story that never really gets going, suddenly stops and unlike the previous subscription freebie (The Maltese Penguin) takes itself to seriously. It feels like a set up for a future story which until I get around to hearing that I don't think I'll be able to fully appreciate this one. As a result I have to rate it as grudgingly disappointing.
The Renaissance Man stars Tom Baker and Louise Jameson as the 4th Doctor and Leela. I can categorically say that Tom has found his Big Finish feet. As opposed to the previous story in the range where it felt like Tom was going through the motions it feels like Toms got back into the part and is having fun. The cast are good, the story is fun (although hearing the fourth Doctor in hour long stories is taking a bit of getting used to) and the plot throws us a few curve balls. This one is highly recommended.
Next up we're back in the Destiny of the Doctor range as we reach the Ninth Doctor era, featuring the line up of the 9th Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack the audio book is voiced by Nicholas Briggs. This is a very good audio book with a cracking plot that I wish could have made it to TV, Briggs does a cracking job on voicing the characters and in a range that when its been good has been excellent we have another high quality entry. Not just a curates egg (a rare audio ninth Doctor story) this is a highly recommended story.
We go next into the Lost Story range as I look to finish off the stories I've not heard yet in this range. The Children of Seth features the 5th Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and is based on an original submission by Christopher Bailey (adapted by Marc Platt) best known for the Peter Davison era Mara stories. A high quality/calibre cast includes Honor Blackman and David Warner. I'll say this now I think I prefer this one to the authors two TV stories, its absolutely bonkers with large slices of religion and philosophy that hook the listener in and keep you glued to the story for the duration. Its also noticeable how much the regulars are enjoying things in fact in the extras Peter Davison mentions how much he enjoyed Baileys TV stories and that its good to have him back. This is by no means a fluffy story, it feels very much a story with an edge, in fact some surprising things happen to the regulars. There are many fine set pieces, noticeably the descent to level 14 and the 3rd cliffhanger. Just a minor niggle that one of the cast sounds similar to David Warner and I did get the characters mixed up on occasion. Recommended and also noteworthy as it feels a bit special.
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