The Big Finish Time Warp!

[Anthony Williams]

Hello all!

Beginning Monday, we will be looking at a different Big Finish Doctor Who audio once a week, starting from the very beginning!

So, on Monday we will be starting with The Sirens of Time, where we'll be asking your opinions on the play, what you thought at the time and so on.

We'll be breaking for the week whenever a new episode airs on TV, but that means we should be smooth-sailing until Christmas!

So, here's our current schedule:

23rd Aug: The Sirens of Time
30th Aug: Phantasmagoria
6th Sept: Whispers of Terror
13th Sept: The Land of the Dead
20th Sept: The Fearmonger
27th Sept: The Marian Conspiracy
4th Oct: The Genocide Machine
11th Oct: Red Dawn
18th Oct: The Spectre of Lanyon Moor
25th Oct: Winter for the Adept
1st Nov: The Apocalypse Element
8th Nov: The Fires of Vulcan
15th Nov: The Shadow of the Scourge
22nd Nov: The Holy Terror
29th Nov: The Mutant Phase
6th Dec: Storm Warning
13th Dec: Sword of Orion
20th Dec: Break for build-up of Christmas Episode
27th Dec: Break for discussion of Christmas Episode
3rd Jan: The Stones of Venice
10th Jan: Minuet in Hell

We look forward to taking this journey with you!

[Paul Monk]

I don't have all of those but I'll join in when I can!

[stuartdg]

Are you just doin the regular releases? eg not the DWM Freebies,Excelis,Subscriber CD bonuses and Real Time?

[Lissa]

The plan is just to do the regular releases - enough to last three years doing one a week - but there might be chances to do interlude weeks. The Excelis, one-off and subscriber-only stories are usually cheap in the BF sale so we could schedule it round that if people want to cover them.

[Andrew Curnow]

Is Phantasmagoria the one with Davison, Turlough and a whole load of playing cards on the front? If so I'll be with you in week 2 (a bit like Avon in Blakes 7).

[Andrew Curnow]

I've just realised, if Ant's somewhere between London and Atlanta then I should be able to see him from here, because that's exactly where I am. I'll go and stick my head out the front door, Ant, and you jump up and down.

[Anthony Williams]

The plan is just to do the regular releases - enough to last three years doing one a week - but there might be chances to do interlude weeks. The Excelis, one-off and subscriber-only stories are usually cheap in the BF sale so we could schedule it round that if people want to cover them.

Pretty much what Lissa said! We'll look at the issue of the subscriber stories when we get to when they started to be released...

I'm contemplating doing Excelis before the second McGann series, and fitting in the Unbounds somewhere later in the run.

Is Phantasmagoria the one with Davison, Turlough and a whole load of playing cards on the front?

That's the one

I've just realised, if Ant's somewhere between London and Atlanta then I should be able to see him from here, because that's exactly where I am. I'll go and stick my head out the front door, Ant, and you jump up and down.

Well, at the moment, I'm in London. Now the progress is being made on my visa, I might be in Atlanta by the end of the year. That's why I'm somewhere between the two

Ant x

[Andrew Curnow]

Well, at the moment, I'm in London. Now the progress is being made on my visa, I might be in Atlanta by the end of the year. That's why I'm somewhere between the two

I knew that really, I was just indulging my propensity for vulgar facetiousness.

[Anthony Williams]

With the first five plays now out of the way, I give you the first Planet Skaro Big Finish opinion chart, which is based on the average score of each play...

3.83 - The Fearmonger (6 votes)
3.83 - Whispers of Terror (6 votes)
3.75 - Phantasmagoria (8 votes)
3.2 - The Sirens of Time (10 votes)
2.29 - Land of the Dead (7 votes)

I will next be updating this when we've finished 10 plays!

Ant x

[MacNimon]

It's hard to believe that The Fearmonger tops the poll at the moment!



Surely it won't stay there long...