PODCAST NOTES:
- Nick and Benji play highlights from the audio recordings of Big Finish Day
- Nick thinks it would be a good idea to incorporate ideas that Chris Chibnall had for Series 13 before the pandemic necessitated Flux, but admits it would be more of a "just imagine” situation than actual Lost Stories. He says “Let’s see how things develop after Jodie’s done her first series with us.”
BIG FINISH NEWS:
- Monday, 30 June
- There are only 165 collector’s edition CD copies left available of The Ninth Doctor Adventures 4.1: Snare.
- Tuesday, 1 July
- Vortex Issue 197 is available for download, featuring sneak peaks and behind the scenes details of the Ninth Doctor Adventures, The Death and Life of River Song, and more!
- Out of Time - The Complete Series is available as a download-to-own pre-order. It collects the three Tenth Doctor stories that saw him meet the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Doctors that were released between 2020 and 2022.
- Wednesday, 2 July
- Thursday, 3 July
- The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Vampire Weekend is released, as the Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz make their Big Finish debut!
- The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: The Return of the Doctor is announced as the next release in the range. It is due for release in September.
- Friday, 4 July
- The trailer for Torchwood: Child Free is released. It is due for release on 29 July.
- V - UK: Occupation is announced. Following January’s box set Visitation, which directly adapted the 1983 TV miniseries, this second volume will expand the universe further, with input from the TV show’s creator Kenneth Johnson.
DOCTOR WHO NEWS:
- Doctor Who, Torchwood, and the Sarah Jane Adventures are all leaving Max/HBO Max in the United States at the end of the month, meaning they will once again be unavailable to stream anywhere in the US.
MERCHANDISE NEWS:
- The Prison Paradox is announced as the next Titan comic series for the Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda. It is written by Dan Watters (who wrote the last series and is currently writing Nightwing for DC)
BBC AUDIO/BOOKS/MEDIA NEWS:
- Doctor Who: The Collection: Season 13 is announced as the next release in the Collection. It is due for release this year, and while the date is TBC, it is available for pre-order now [US Link]
- Doctor Who: The Jon Pertwee Collection is released in the UK and US on 4 July.
BIG FINISH SALES AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Jago & Litefoot 15th Anniversary Sale: Up to 50% selected infernal investigations with Jago & Litefoot! (Ends 06 July)
- I actually picked up the range in this sale, so I’m just as new to it as you all are!
- Way In! A lovely official guide for current jumping on points for all Big Finish’s ongoing ranges, and a sale to go with it! Up to 56% off! (Ends 06 July)
- The First Doctor Adventures Volume 01
- The Second Doctor Adventures: Beyond War Games
- The Sixth Doctor and Peri Volume 01
- The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller Series 01 | The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Dark Eyes 1 | The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Doom Coalition 1 | The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Ravenous 1 | The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Stranded 1 | The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Time War 1
- The War Doctor Rises: Morbius the Mighty
- The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Ravagers
- The Tenth Doctor Adventures: Dalek Universe 1
- The Fugitive Doctor: Most Wanted
- The War Master: Only the Good
- The Robots 1
- Gallifrey: Time War 1
- Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon 1
Fifteen Minute Drama Tease and Production Interviews: Dark Gallifrey: Master! Part 1
Randomoid Selectotron: 25% off a random Big Finish release every week! Just click on this link and enter the code BUCKUP. This week’s selection: Counter-Measures Series 03
Big Finish Book Club: Discounts on a specially selected Big Finish audio drama every month. July’s selection: Torchwood: 14. The Dollhouse for just £2.99 on download.
Free Excerpt: Every month a 15 minute excerpt is chosen from an upcoming release to download for free. July’s selection: The Audio Novels: The Mirror Matter Part 1. Just click the link and use this month’s discount code BNKR.
Out of Print This Week (Note: I thought there had been no updates here but turns out I’ve missed about a month’s worth of these, so it will be a long list below):
- Missy Series 03: Missy and the Monk
- The Monthly Adventures: 209. Aquitaine
- The Monthly Adventures: 218. Order of the Daleks
- The Monthly Adventures: 219. Absolute Power
- The Monthly Adventures: 229. The Silurian Candidate
- The Monthly Adventures: 249. The Kamelion Empire
- The Tenth Doctor Adventures 3.1: No Place
Big Finish Release Date Schedule:
- 9 July 2025 - Dark Gallifrey: Master! Part 1
- 15 July 2025 - The Audio Novels: The Mirror Matter
- 17 July 2025 - The Fugitive Doctor: Dead or Alive
- 23 July 2025 - Smith & Sullivan: Reunited
- 29 July 2025 - Torchwood: Child Free
Community Reviews
| Release No. | Title | Score | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Dark Gallifrey: Missy Part 1 | 3.45/5 | 64 members |
| 3.2 | Dark Gallifrey: Missy Part 2 | 4.27/5 | 62 members |
| 3.3 | Dark Gallifrey: Missy Part 3 | 3.93/5 | 43 members |
| 7 | The Seventh Doctor Adventures: Past Forward | ||
| With the Angels Part 1 | 4.38/5 | 49 members | |
| Catastrophix | 3.41/5 | 48 members | |
| With the Angels Part 2 | 4.22/5 | 47 members | |
| 1 | Space Security Service: The Voord in London | ||
| The Voord in London | 3.38/5 | 13 ratings | |
| The Thal from G.R.A.C.E. | 2.80/5 | 10 ratings | |
| Allegiance | 3.10/5 | 10 ratings | |
| 7 | Time War Uncharted 2: Pursuit | ||
| Spoil of War | 3.38/5 | 42 members | |
| The Tale of Alex | 3.66/5 | 40 members | |
| See-Saw | 4.05/5 | 40 members | |
| The First Forest | 3.97/5 | 37 members | |
| - | Short Trips: A Feast of Steven | ||
| A Forest of All Seasons | 3.72/5 | 59 members | |
| The Doctor’s Gambit | 3.53/5 | 46 members | |
| BNW3 | UNIT: Brave New World: Fractures | ||
| Kaiju | 3.88/5 | 16 members | |
| Debrief | 4.53/5 | 15 members | |
| Shatterpoint | 4.17/5 | 15 members | |
| 1.1 | The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Vampire Weekend | 4.22/5 | 138 members |
Big Finish - The Year So Far
| Top 10 Releases | Note: Box sets are averaged | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torchwood: The Boy Who Never Laughed by Joseph Lidster | 4.71/5 |
| 2 | The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Hooklight 1 by Tim Foley | 4.47/5 |
| 3 | The War Doctor Rises: Fallen Heroes by Alfie Shaw | 4.44/5 |
| 4 | The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Hooklight 2 by Tim Foley | 4.43/5 |
| 5 | The Lost Stories: Genesis of the Cybermen by Gerry Davis, adapted by David K Barnes | 4.39/5 |
| 6 | UNIT: Brave New World: Fractures by Robert Valentine, Alfie Shaw, and Mark Wright | 4.28/5 |
| 7 | Dark Gallifrey: Missy Part 2 by Rochana Patel | 4.27/5 |
| 8 | The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Vampire Weekend by Tim Foley | 4.22/5 |
| 9 | Torchwood: Ianto’s Inferno by Roland Moore | 4.06/5 |
| 10 | The Seventh Doctor Adventures: Past Forward by John Dorney and Lizzie Hopley | 4.00/5 |
| Top 10 Individual Stories | Note: Weighted score in use | |
| 1 | Hooklight 1 by Tim Foley (from The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Hooklight 1) | 4.47/5 |
| 2 | Yesterday is Tomorrow and Tomorrow is Today by Alfie Shaw (From The War Doctor Rises: Fallen Heroes) | 4.56/5 |
| 3 | Torchwood: The Boy Who Never Laughed by Joseph Lidster | 4.71/5 |
| 4 | Hooklight 2 by Tim Foley (from The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Hooklight 2) | 4.43/5 |
| 5 | The Lost Stories: Genesis of the Cybermen by Gerry Davis, adapted by David K Barnes | 4.39/5 |
| 6 | The Dead Sea by Alfie Shaw (From The War Doctor Rises: Fallen Heroes) | 4.40/5 |
| 7 | The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Vampire Weekend by Tim Foley | 4.22/5 |
| 8 | Unit 26 by Alfie Shaw (From The War Doctor Rises: Fallen Heroes) | 4.36/5 |
| 9 | The Krillitane Feint by John Dorney (from Classic Doctors, New Monsters Volume 05: Faithful Friends) | 4.26/5 |
| 10 | With the Angels Part 1 by John Dorney (from The Seventh Doctor Adventures: Past Forward) | 4.38/5 |
What Big Finish I Was Listening to This Week: Vampire Weekend as mentioned above, along with The Fourth Doctor Adventures: Subterranea. I’m also working through the UNIT: Brave New World range as I’ve owned the first two for a while and had the third on pre-order, but had never listened to them. Since the new set has stellar reviews I thought I’d get caught up so I gave the first set a listen and thought it was very solid.
Random Tangents: The Crooked Putter comes back up, and Nick and Benji give me a shout! I listen to this podcast first thing in the morning since they shifted release times, so this was a very pleasant surprise and a great start to my day. They read my description from a few weeks ago of them discovering the “real” Crooked Putter and remark it sounds like an episode synopsis for a sitcom.
I think they happened upon my post via Google Search on one specific occasion so I don’t know if they’ll come back and see this one, but if they do, hello Nick and Benji! Glad to hear you’ve discovered sausage gravy over in the UK (and I hope Nick gets some soon), but I would like to make it clear that sawmill gravy is an entirely different beast from sausage gravy. As far as I’m aware, sawmill gravy is a southern delicacy that uses cornmeal as a base, while sausage gravy uses flour. The latter is the preferred style in the Midwest, though I’m sure some places around here serve the former. Much love from Kansas!