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Album cover for Bernice Summerfield and the Doomsday Manuscript

Bernice Summerfield: The Doomsday Manuscript. This one didn't stick with me well. I think it's well-performed, but I kept losing the plot. It's been a pretty stressful week, so that might be on me, but this one really didn't hold my attention.

Two Doctor Who Villains with questionable fashion sense.

The 3rd Doctor running away from an explosion.

The 1974 #DoctorWho comic "The Metal Eaters" has villains that are a little less suave than The Master. but it also has this epic action panel.

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for a while. However, my favorite of the set was "The Odds Against" by @johndorney.bsky.social . It felt the closest to horror for me, and it's setting up the endgame. I'm excited for the next set.

Album cover with the4 8th Doctor, Liv, Helen, River, Bliss, Charlie, the Eleven, and the Nine

Ravenous 3. To me, this is where Ravenous really started to come together. The stories are all wonderful explorations of fear. "Companion Piece" was a really enjoyable story. Having so many companions of the 8th Doctor come together to solve a problem was very cool. Some of them hadn't been around..

Lego Starry Night, with the Tardis in the picture.

Lego Starry Night, the timey wimy version. #Starrynight #lego #tardis #doctorwho #drwho #VanGogh

stood out to me the most was "Hostile Environment" by Ash Darby. It was a brutal listen that illustrated with only small Sci-fi additions, the challenges faced by people who are homeless. It was really rough and raw, but an important thing to hear.

Album cover with Jack, Yvonne, Tyler, and Andy

Torchwood: God Among Us 2. I still feel like these would be a little more suited if there were a stronger continuity between the stories. It's there, but generally very in the background. Mayne that will come more into play in the final set. There were some good stories though. By far, the one that

Just noticed many are on Spotify

Hi #DoctorWho Fans! Is there any way to listen to audiobooks of the novelizations that is cheaper than Audible? $14 per book is a little beyond me.

Album cover with the 4th Doctor, Ann Kelso, and members of The Syndicate

her character's twist was wonderful. The entire series being a pseudo-sequel to Dalek Masterplan works really well, and gives the story a strong foundation. Aside from the overall story arch, my favorite story was "Planet of the Drashigs" by Phil Mulryne. Again, it added to lore in a respectful way.

Album cover with the 4th Doctor, Ann Kelso, Drashigs, K9, and Nigel Colloon

4th Doctor Series 8. I was skeptical of this series. I know @bigfinish.bsky.social has successfully created so many original companions for other Doctors, but the 4th Doctor somehow felt like he should stay with the classics. However, I instantly warmed to @janeslavin.bsky.social 's Ann Kelso, and..

the deranged Mary Poppins she is. I also really loved the Missy-Monk interactions of @johndorney.bsky.social 's "Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated." I hope we get to see more of them together because their bickering was a lot of fun, but given where the Monk ends up... we'll see.

Album cover with Missy, two small children, and the Monk

Missy 1. This set was really enjoyable. Missy works really well on audio, and all the stories found ways to center her even though she's clearly a villain. I had wondered how that would work. "A Spoonful of Mayhem" by @roygill.bsky.social was a perfect starting point. We truly got to see Missy as...

reminded me of The Edge of Destruction a little. I really appreciated that they found a way to include Carole Ann Ford with this cast. It seemed like a very special homage.

Album cover with the cast of An Adventure in Space and Time and Carole Ann Ford

1st Doctor Adventures 3. This is still not my favorite series. The cast's voices are just quite far away from the original cast and it always pulls me out of the stories. That being said, I really enjoyed the story of Guy Adam's "Tick-Tock World." With something going wrong with the TARDIS, it...

Photo of Gallifreyan Backpiece

I’m very late to post about this. In June, I got my second #tattoo , and my second #DoctorWho tattoo. My first one took up part of my shoulder. This one is a lot bigger! The circular Gallifreyan was transcribed by @protagonistivy.bsky.social . I strongly recommend her for any Gallifreyan work…

Photo of small shoulder tattoo

you need done. Aside from being a great artist, she’s an incredibly kind person. Also, here’s my first tattoo.

Photo of Gallifreyan Backpiece

I’m very late to post about this. In June, I got my second #tattoo , and my second #DoctorWho tattoo. My first one took up part of my shoulder. This one is a lot bigger! The circular Gallifreyan was transcribed by @protagonistivy.bsky.social . I strongly recommend her for any Gallifreyan work…

V happy to see this policy continue: "Gallifrey One does not accept any artwork generated by artificial intelligence (AI), nor any work whose creation is assisted by AI." #gally1

"The Bekdel Test" by Jonathan Morris is a great two-hander with Missy. It was VERY amusing to see the River and Missy both struggle to not discuss the Doctor. Then, "Animal Instinct" by @roygill.bsky.social had River discover Beevers's Master. Gill captured his suave and sinister nature quite well.

Album cover with River, Missy, and the Beevers, Roberts, and Jacobi Masters

Diary of River Song 5. Oh, I really loved this set. All four stories were great. Having River interact with a bunch of different Master incarnations was just so much fun. It's a combination of a positive rebel and a negative rebel. Great fun. I think the first two stories were my favorites...

Big Finish, but good in a different way.

Album cover with the Counter-measures team.

The New Counter-Measures: The Hollow King. I have come to enjoy this series quite a bit. It's very old-timey spy thriller. In this case, they are investigating a wellness-retreat/cult. It was a pretty enjoyable listen, and these actors inhabit their characters very well. Different from a lot of

The 3rd Doctor with both hands against a wall.

This panel from a 1973 #DoctorWho comic. I have no words.

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Subscriber Short Trip, Loud and Proud by Andrew Allan. This one was pretty fun to listen to. The entire idea of the 6th Doctor needing to take anger management classes is a great setup, and I appreciated him getting the scales balanced by having someone else try to strangle him. Simple but fun.

Album cover with the 5th Doctor, Turlough, Tegan, and 2 Kamelians

Jonathan Morris is more serious. It gives a lot of Kamelian's backstory and is a great exploration of how alliances can change and how you can trust. These three have a pretty unique group of characters for the monthly range. That change was fun.

Album cover with the 5th Doctor, Turlough, and Tegan

Monthly Range 247-249. These three are 5th, Tegan, Turlough, and Kamelian, and they really focus on who Kamelian is. They're all pretty interesting, but I especially liked the later stories. "Power Game" by @eddierobson.bsky.social was just a lot of fun. The final story, The Kamelian Empire, by

Album Cover for "Oh No It Isn't"

Album Cover for "Devil in the Mist"

I started with the early Bernice Summerfields of 1998 and have been listening to everything basically in release order. I've still got a long way to go, but I just hit a good milestone. In listening to "Devil in the Mist" I've made it to the year 2019 releases. Over 20 years of Big Finish!