"The Doctor Who Special Releases"

[Si Hunt]

What's this then?

http://www.bigfinish.com/Doctor-Who-Special-Releases

WHAT YOU GET:
Doctor Who: Love and War
Doctor Who: the Eighth Doctor Box Set (5 discs)
Doctor Who: UNIT: Dominion Box Set (5 Discs)
The Sixth Doctor Specials (2 x Single CD)

I've no idea what any of these are (Love and War aside)! Another subscription for me to buy though!

Si.

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

The Eighth Doctor Boxset is the follow up to the events of the last 8th and Lucie season.

The Dominion boxset features the Seventh Doctor, Raine (from the Lost Stories), Elizabeth Klein (from Colditz and the Subsequent Klein Trilogy) and UNIT.

I have no clue whatsoever about the Sixth Doctor specials but I'm hoping they're something brand new!

[Si Hunt]

It all sounds very exciting!

Si.

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

Rather bizarrely they're putting up the prices on the individual items on December 17th 2011 however the discounted bundles of all the specials are available at the same price until next October when the first of the releases, Love and War, actually comes out.

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

The Eighth Doctor Boxset is the follow up to the events of the last 8th and Lucie season.

The Dominion boxset features the Seventh Doctor, Raine (from the Lost Stories), Elizabeth Klein (from Colditz and the Subsequent Klein Trilogy) and UNIT.

I have no clue whatsoever about the Sixth Doctor specials but I'm hoping they're something brand new!

Some news about this now up on the BF website.

Colin's getting another new companion apparently! He's already got Flip starting in January.

[Si Hunt]

There's a long rambling post on the website today explaining how they're all mentalists for giving away this box set so cheaply so hurry up and pre-order it folks.

And the Sixth and Eighth Doctors both get new companions in their box sets here. My money's on Watling for 6 and someone played by Dan Starkey as the other one. The latter is a fair bet these days, whichever part you are talking about.

Si.

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

Great minds eh?

I like the idea of doing more with Victoria but why are they only single CD stories? I'm worryingly reminded of The Maltese Penguin.

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

I think this may be a deliberate piece of misinformation but the latest issue of DWM mentioned that the UNITominion boxset includes Alex MacQueen (Many TV and film credits including The "not gay" Dad in The Inbetweeners) playing... "another Doctor"

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

Is it me or is the "Other Doctor" played by Alex MacQueen reminiscent of someone?

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

More details including a rather good teaser trailer:

Doctor Who UNIT Dominion Box Set

[Si Hunt]

Is it me or is the "Other Doctor" played by Alex MacQueen reminiscent of someone?

Duncan Goodhew?

I wish they'd got Bambera back for this. There's no excuse!

Si.

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

I suspect there are reasons central to the plot why it features Klein rather than anyone else in the prominent role.
I don't think they've yet announced the full cast (I doubt they'll pull off a 4 CD boxset with just 4 characters!) so Bambera may yet return!

Oh and Si I'll PM you about what I was referring to as it might be considered a spoiler for something.

[Paul Monk]

Can you PM me as well? I'm never going to buy this so I don't care if its spoilered.

[Anthony Williams]

Or we could just use spoiler tags

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

I was being a bit facetious with that comment but it's not actually a Big Finish spoiler. However if I say it in a forum post I imagine the Gods of Ragnarok will be very cross with me.

[Anthony Williams]

Then, can I get a PM too?

[Stuart Wallis]

Then, can I get a PM too?

Have David Cameron dear boy, we don't want him!

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

Details of the two Sixth Doctor special releases have now been revealed:

(I suspect these may tie into a certain spin-off series...

[Andrew Curnow]

I may have had a bang upon the head, but those looked like dashed queer stories!

Like the style of the 'Venus' cover!

[brandynigma]

Oh my word! These look magnificent!

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

Both currently available to pre-order for £5 (CD) or just £1 for the download version or as part of the Special releases bulk buy pre-order!

Meanwhile some details of the forthcoming 8th Doctor boxset: Dark Eyes (!)

In the aftermath of To The Death...

An epic, box set adventure, taking the Doctor on a desperate journey through space and time.

Part One. The Great War

Part Two. Fugitives

Part Three. Tangled Web

Part Four. 'X' and the Daleks

More details soon...

Written By: Nicholas Briggs

Cast:

Paul McGann (The Doctor), Nicholas Briggs (The Daleks)

[Si Hunt]

Is The Great War a copyright dodging Time War story. No...?

Si.

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

I suspect BF want us to make that connection but my suspicion is that it's referring to World War I. There was a mention somewhere (possibly twitter) that McGann is getting another new companion for these stories so possibly someone he meets in war-torn Europe.
Also the boxset is listed as "New Eighth Doctor Adventures boxset 1" suggesting this is not planned to be the final end.

[Junkyard]

I pre-orderd the 8th and 6th Doctor stories last December and I'm now looking forward to them,