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Tim
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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
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
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
5️⃣ The Doomsday Contract

Dark corporate greed meets absurd legal satire in a very Douglas Adams-esque courtroom romp.

Morally sharp and brilliantly weird.

#fourthdoctor #loststories #doctorwho #bigfinish
May 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
4️⃣ Ice Heist

At last! An Ice Warrior story where Martian honour matters… and the stakes don’t get buried under endless exposition. (Oh, and it’s also the first time Tom Baker meets the hissy boys from Mars!)

#fourthdoctor #doctorwho #bigfinish
May 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
4️⃣ Ice Heist

At last! An Ice Warrior story where Martian honour matters… and the stakes don’t get buried under endless exposition. (Oh, and it’s also the first time Tom Baker meets the hissy boys from Mars!)

#fourthdoctor #doctorwho #bigfinish
May 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
3️⃣ The Sandman

The Sixth Doctor is the villain… or is he? Honour, propaganda, and intergalactic myth-making collide in a wild genre-bending tale.

#sixthdoctor #doctorwho #bigfinish
May 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
2️⃣ The Harvest

A cyber-medical conspiracy unravels in 2020s London.

Smart, atmospheric and packed with tension, just like Red Dawn isn’t.

#seventhdoctor #doctorwho #bigfinish
May 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
1️⃣ Embrace the Darkness

The Eighth Doctor investigates a space station where the lights have gone out—and the truth is darker still.

Claustrophobic, philosophical, brilliant.

#eighthdoctor #doctorwho #bigfinish
May 8, 2025 at 6:24 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!

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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
4️⃣ The Sontarans — Heroes of Sontar

Sontar-ha! But… make it a comedy. This story plays against type and is *funny* and a whole new take on everyone’s favourite potato-headed warriors.

#fifthdoctor #sontarans #doctorwho #bigfinish
May 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
3️⃣ ??? — Brave New Town
A sleepy seaside village. Time standing still. And a classic monster hiding in plain sight.

No spoilers—but this one’s worth sticking with for the reveal.

#eighthdoctor #doctorwho #bigfinish
May 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
2️⃣ The Cybermen — Spare Parts

Not just a return. A reinvention. Spare Parts takes us back to the birth of the Cybermen with quiet horror, ethical dilemmas, and one of the best Cybermen stories ever.

#fifthdoctor #cybermen #doctorwho #bigfinish
May 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
1️⃣ Silirians – Bloodtide

Silirians wanting to get rid of the human oats on their planet… guest starring Charles Darwin…‽

Bloodtide brings back the Silurians back with sinister flair and plenty of philosophical punch.

#sixthdoctor #silurians #doctorwho #bigfinish
May 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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
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 return… TOMORROW!

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

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You’ll get a new #DoctorWho review every week!
April 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“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
5️⃣ The Witch from the Well

Fancy something a little darker? This one blends folk horror, witch trials, and alien secrets into a rich historical stew.

Featuring the Eighth Doctor and Mary Shelley, it’s atmospheric, eerie, and has real emotional bite.
April 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
4️⃣ The Church and the Crown

The Second Doctor might’ve had a few historicals on TV, but this Fifth Doctor romp throws him into 17th-century France with swords, wigs, and doppelgängers.

Think The Three Musketeers meets Doctor Who, complete with political intrigue and some very silly accents.
April 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
2️⃣ The Fires of Vulcan

What if the Doctor knew a fixed point in history… and still landed there anyway?

This one’s tense, grounded in real history, and shows the Seventh Doctor and Mel facing the very real eruption of Mount Vesuvius. A classic “no easy answers” story. #doctorwho #bigfinish
April 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
1️⃣ The Council of Nicaea

If it was the rich historical setting and thorny moral debates in The Marian Conspiracy that won you over, then The Council of Nicaea should be next on your list.
It’s a pure historical set during one of Christianity’s most pivotal moments. #bigfinish #DoctorWho
April 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Dom took this deeply uncalled-for photo of me asleep during Loups-Garoux.

In my defence, it was… atmospheric.

No naps today though—The Marian Conspiracy kept me wide-eyed and grinning. Review lands tonight on Substack!

#DoctorWho #BigFinish #CaughtNapping
April 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Oooooh, I’ve been waiting for this one!

It’s The Marian Conspiracy: Evelyn Smythe’s debut and the moment Ol’ Sixie truly finds his voice.

Full review lands tomorrow. Subscribe free to get it straight to your inbox

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#DoctorWho #BigFinish
April 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM