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Whovian wandering through 275 Big Finish Monthly Adventures, one weekday at a time. Reviews, ramblings, and a sprinkle of sarcasm from Birmingham to the universe.

Dive into the journey over on Substack: https://275adventures.substack.com/
This week’s Big Finish review has a surprise co-star: Phoebe, my long-time audio sidekick, who stuck around for Part Three of Storm Warning and quietly slipped away before Part Four.

So, in memoriam, here she is, better than K9, and twice as cuddly. ❤️

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July 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We got there! Some stories are milestone moments in this marathon, and Storm Warning (aka “The Return of McGann” sung to Return of the Mack) is one of them.

Does it hold up, 25 years and a whole New Who era later?

You know where to go to find out…

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16. Storm Warning
Not perfect… but McGann’s debut still feels like magic
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July 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
He’s back… and it’s about time. 😘

Been quiet on here, but 275 Adventures never stopped—just posted a big, personal review of The Holy Terror. It’s brilliant (obviously), but this time it really got me. Also up: Daleks, Benny, Mel in Pompeii. Start here 👇
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14. The Holy Terror
All hail the big talking bird!
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June 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I’ll just leave this here…
May 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I am 25!!

Not in real life (that ship sailed long ago), but I’ve just finished Colditz, story 25 in my quest through all 275 Big Finish Monthly Audios (that review’s coming later this year!)

Thanks so much if you’ve read, commented or subscribed on Substack. It means the world and keeps me going.
May 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Is it a haunting?

Is it an alien invasion?

Is it… just a bit boring?

New review just dropped: Winter for the Adept… featuring ghosts, snow, Nyssa’s bad mood, and a very questionable accent.

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10. Winter for the Adept
What happens when Doctor Who does a classic ghost story… and then changes its mind?
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May 20, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Ghosts.
Snowstorms.
And one very grumpy Nyssa.

But the real mystery isn’t who’s haunting a Swiss school…it’s how alien body-snatchers feel less chilling than lukewarm tea. 😂

Here’s the trailer to remind you why this had all the potential before my review drops tomorrow!

#bigfinish #doctorwho
May 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“After 18,000 years, patience is a quality I possess in abundance…but this feckless woman tried it surely.”

Just when I think I can’t love this story any more than I do, it delivers a withering outgrown worthy of a Drag Race roast.

Read why Spectre of Lanyon Moor is wonderful below!

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9. The Spectre of Lanyon Moor
Big Finish goes gothic—can the Doctor, the Brigadier, and Evelyn survive the moors?
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May 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“So… you liked The Spectre of Lanyon Moor, but what score did you give it on that spreadsheet your husband calls ‘over-engineered’ and ‘so bloody extra’?”, I hear literally tens of people ask.

It got a healthy 78/100 (avg 7.63/10 per ep).

Why so high? Evelyn, mainly, tbh:

#DoctorWho #BigFinish
9. The Spectre of Lanyon Moor
Big Finish goes gothic—can the Doctor, the Brigadier, and Evelyn survive the moors?
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May 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Moors. Monsters. Manor houses.

The Spectre of Lanyon Moor is pure Hinchcliffe-era gothic horror, with the Sixth Doctor and the Brigadier as your dream team. Possibly my fave Main Range release so far?

Full review just dropped…

#DoctorWho #BigFinish #SixthDoctor #TheSpectreofLanyonMoor
9. The Spectre of Lanyon Moor
Big Finish goes gothic—can the Doctor, the Brigadier, and Evelyn survive the moors?
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May 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I’ve been quiet this week cos Red Dawn didn’t exactly light a fire under me.

But The Spectre of Lanyon Moor? OMG, yes. Atmospheric. Gothic. Glorious.

My full review drops tomorrow - subscribe now!

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#DoctorWho #BigFinish #SixthDoctor #WhoReview
May 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Red Dawn tries for space exploration, moral dilemmas and honourable aliens, but it’s all just a bit *dull*.

Here are 5 Big Finish stories that tackle those same ideas… and nail them.
May 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
My ridiculous scoring system (don’t ask, it involves spreadsheets and pain) has spoken…

Red Dawn lands with a score of 43/100. That’s higher than Land of the Dead… but not by much. (Mars is cold. My feelings were colder.)

The full review is now live and loaded with Ice Warrior grunting…
8. Red Dawn
The Ice Warriors return! Just… very, very slowly.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Big Finish took us to Mars in Red Dawn… but did they give the Ice Warriors anything to do once they got there?

I’m happily gallivanting through the Monthly Adventures, and this time: we’ve hit a bit of Martian turbulence. (Spoiler: it’s no Waters of Mars.)

Full review below!

#DoctorWho #BigFinish
8. Red Dawn
The Ice Warriors return! Just… very, very slowly.
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May 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Cue ominous grunting and frosty silences…

The Ice Warriors are back (in audio form). Get a taste of Big Finish’s Red Dawn with the original trailer: full review lands tomorrow!

Subscribe free now to get it as soon as it drops:

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#DoctorWho #BigFinish #RedDawn
May 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
What do The Genocide Machine and Planet of the Daleks have in common?

Big jungle.
Bigger Daleks.
Not a clue what invisibility actually is.

Honestly, one has a sentient library and the other has purple coats… but both are pure Dalek nonsense in the best way.
#DoctorWho #BigFinish #Daleks
May 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
To celebrate the return of the Daleks in this week’s Doctor Who review, I’m counting down 5 times Big Finish brought back monsters from the Classic series.

Some were brilliant. Some were bonkers. All were unforgettable.

Let’s go…

#doctorwho #bigfinish
May 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Personal. Nostalgic. Dalek-y.

“When you’re a boy without the words for why you feel different, you find other ways to escape…”

Stories saved me. This week’s review is more than just Daleks… it’s personal.

Read it below and let me know your thoughts 😊

#DoctorWho #BigFinish #Daleks #SciFiEscape
7. The Genocide Machine
The Daleks are back—and this time, they’re (almost) audio icons
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April 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Spending the evening in 1986, where Ben Jackson’s worried computers have taken all our jobs.

Unrelated: I was in an AI seminar today.

#DoctorWho #TenthPlanet #RecordStoreDay #Cybermen
April 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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The cover for the three Doctor Who Season Two novelisations have been revealed — plus the novelisation for 'Empire of Death' which includes reinstated material from earlier drafts.
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April 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Nerd alert: I have a whole spreadsheet where I rank every Big Finish Monthly Adventure and The Genocide Machine scored 62, landing just below Whispers of Terror!

Not just exterminations… EXCELerations too. (Sorry 😂)

The review’s live now:

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#DoctorWho
April 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
THE DALEKS HAVE RETURNED!

My review of Big Finish’s first Dalek story The Genocide Machine is out now!

Nostalgia, mystery… and a LOT of exterminating…? Sounds like just the thing for bedtime reading on a Monday, that!

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#DoctorWho #BigFinish #Daleks
7. The Genocide Machine
The Daleks are back—and this time, they’re (almost) audio icons
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April 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The Daleks return… TOMORROW!

My review of The Genoicde Machine, the first full-on Dalek story from #BigFinish, drops tomorrow!

Want it zapped straight to your inbox the moment it lands? Subscribe free here:

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You’ll get a new #DoctorWho review every week!
April 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
No really… everyone listen to Hooklight. Now.

@verbatimfoley.bsky.social is a bloody genius and I’m SO excited to see what he does with Jodie Whittaker in Vampire Weekend next year!
everyone listen to hooklight 1 now ‼️ #doctorwho #bigfinish
April 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
“You can’t rewrite history—not one line!”

Barbara learns it in The Aztecs.
Evelyn learns it in The Marian Conspiracy.

Two incredible stories, decades apart—but both remind us that time travel isn’t tidy, and history is anything but safe.

#DoctorWho #BigFinish #TheMarianConspiracy
April 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM