Masterful

The Master meets themselves, River Song goes cybernetic, the Fourth Doctor and Leela go travelling and more!

7 January 2021 admin Comments 0 Comment

January sees the release of a range of brand-new audio adventures from Big Finish. Here’s a roundup of what’s available to buy on CD and download this month.

Doctor who Big Finish audio dramas January 2021

The Master’s dream party guests are himself.

The Master’s finally done it. He’s won. He summons his other selves to a celebration of his ultimate victory. And they come – from across time and dimensions. But he’s forgotten to invite someone. And Missy’s not happy.

You can get Masterful, the 50th anniversary Master special here

Two new capers for the Fourth Doctor and Leela.

Two new four-part adventures for the Fourth Doctor and Leela: The Doctor and Leela first find themselves getting involved with a mysterious company that’s become remarkably successful in a remarkably short amount of time… then the TARDIS brings them to the ruins of a once-great city, where they find a giant rocket on the side of a mountain. But is everything quite as it seems?

You can get The Fourth Doctor Adventures – Series 10 Volume 1 here

River Song goes cybernetic!

Professor River Song is an expert in many things, but her tech skills are tested in these four robotic encounters. She battles Mechonoids on an ice world, meets K9 in a ‘forever home’, and helps an android friend discover her destiny in the stars…

You can get The Diary of River Song Series 8 here

The Sixth Doctor goes on a bug hunt.

Answering a distress call from the out-world of Triketha, the Doctor and Constance Clarke discover human colonists battling against an onslaught of giant, malevolent insects. But is this the Doctor’s first visit to Triketha, or has he been here before?

You can get Colony of Fear here

Bernice Summerfield is out of office.

Bernice Summerfield has earned some downtime so why won’t anyone leave her alone? Sent off after a space artefact only to crash-land on an apparently dead planet, Benny soon realises that to survive she must join the most dangerous game she’s ever played.

You can get Bernice Summerfield – The Big Hunt here

All stories are initially available exclusively from the Big Finish website in January.

John Simm will return as Doctor Who’s Master in an epic new story from Big Finish

13 December 2019 admin Comments 0 Comment

John Simm - The Master — John Simm as The Master

John Simm will return as Doctor Who villain The Master, four years after making his ‘final’ appearance as the character on TV.

Simm will make his debut in Big Finish’s range of Doctor Who audio plays in January 2021, appearing in the story Masterful alongside a number of other actors who have played the Master.

Produced to mark the 50th anniversary of the character’s first appearance, Masterful will also feature Simm’s predecessor in the role, Derek Jacobi, and his successor, Michelle Gomez (who played the first female incarnation of the Master, known as ‘Missy’).

John Simm – Big Finish — The cast and crew of Doctor Who: Masterful Big Finish.

The limited edition release will also include appearances from Eric Roberts (the Master in the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie) and Geoffrey Beevers (who played the character in 1980s Doctor Who), plus three actors – Mark Gatiss, Alex MacQueen and Milo Parker – who have exclusively played the wicked Time Lord on audio for Big Finish.

“It’s a real honour to play this character: the nemesis of the Doctor,” said Simm. “He’s everything the Doctor is but he’s evil. And it’s been great recording with Big Finish. You don’t get bored, it’s fantastic. It’s fun. It went really quickly. And I got to work with Derek Jacobi.”

“I had one of the best days of my life in studio with Sir Derek Jacobi and John Simm, towering actors and simply two of the warmest, loveliest human beings you could ever hope to spend time with,” added producer David Richardson. “This may be a line-up of pure, unadulterated evil – but behind every sinister smile there’s a lovely actor we’re blessed to work with!”

Doctor Who: Masterful is now available to pre-order as a limited edition eight-CD box set (priced at £44.99), or on download (at £39.99) at the Big Finish website.