Doom Coalition 2 Update

The covers for Doom Coalition 2 and the extended synopses have been released.

2.1 Beachhead by Nicholas Briggs

In an attempt to recharge his batteries after his confrontation with the Eleven, the Doctor takes Liv and Helen to the sleepy English seaside village of Stegmoor. But they find the village in turmoil and, to make matters worse, their arrival uncovers a mystery from the Doctor’s past which threatens the future safety of the planet. Can the Doctor prevent the Voord from invading Earth? And more importantly why have they come in the first place?

2.2 Scenes from Her Life by John Dorney

Investigating the appearance of the Voord on Earth, the Doctor, Liv and Helen follow a trail which takes them to the other side of the universe. There they discover a mysterious and almost deserted gothic city lost in space and time, in which the grotesque inhabitants are conducting a vile and inhumane experiment. The Doctor and his companions must hurry to save the lives of those in danger before the experiment is a success and the unimaginable consequences become all too real.

2.3 The Gift by Marc Platt
 
The TARDIS deposits its crew on Earth in San Francisco, 1906. There they find an actor-manager desperate to stage his definitive production of King Lear. But a real storm is headed their way when he becomes the possessor of a mysterious psychic ‘Gift’ which is hungry for power and intent on wreaking havoc and destruction. But exposure to so much psychic activity has the Doctor becoming increasingly erratic. Can he battle his demons and save the world?

2.4 The Sonomancer by Matt Fitton

On the other side of the galaxy a mining company is exploiting the already unstable planet of Syra for every precious mineral it contains. River Song is attempting to save the native people. She needs the Doctor’s help, but she also knows he mustn’t yet discover her true identity. The final confrontation sees the Doctor once again face his enemy the Eleven in an attempt to prevent the destruction of Syra and the genocide of its inhabitants.

Doctor Who Big Finish Previews - Doom Coalition 2!

This is the first post in a new series on this blog focusing on the unreleased audio dramas of Big Finish Productions.

We begin with Doom Coalition 2, the next box set in the Doom Coalition series. This box set features the Eighth Doctor, Liv Chenka, Helen Sinclair, The Eleven, and the Doctor's future wife, Professor River Song.

2.1 Beachhead by Nicholas Briggs
 
The residents of Stegmoor Bay have more to deal with than the elements when a flash flood uncovers the remains of a Voord scout ship.

2.2 Scenes from Her Life by John Dorney

Following a clue into the time vortex, the Doctor investigates a desolate city only to discover a horrifying plot to create a monster.

2.3 The Gift by Marc Platt

San Francisco, 1906, and a desperate race to prevent the destruction of more than just the city.

2.4 The Sonomancer by Matt Fitton
 
River Song tries to stop a mining company from exploiting the Syran people only to discover the miners have uncovered much more than they bargained for.

 

It will be interesting to see how the story carries on from Doom Coalition 1 and how the Eleven storyline continues as Big Finish has said that he will be making a return in at least one of the stories.  The dynamic between River Song and the Eighth Doctor will be interesting to see more since Rulers of the Universe in the Diary of River Song box set.  I should probably mention that chronologically, this encounter between the Eighth Doctor and River Song takes place before the encounter in River's box set.  The Voord will be making a return in the first story of the box set since their appearance in Big Finish's Early Adventures story, Domain of the Voord.  I am highly looking forward to this box set which I hope is a little bit better than its first box set.

Doctor Who Big Finish Audio Drama of the Week - Week 5 - Doom Coalition 1!

This weeks Big Finish Audio Drama of the Week is Doom Coalition 1 with the Eighth Doctor, his companion, Liv Chenka, and new to the TARDIS crew, Helen Sinclair.  This box set takes place after Dark Eyes.

1. The Eleven by Matt Fitton

The Eleven. A Time Lord whose previous personalities live on in his mind: arguing, plotting, jostling for supremacy... He is also Gallifrey's most dangerous criminal. And he has escaped.
The Doctor is recalled to his homeworld to lead the hunt. As they search the Capitol's corridors of power, the Academy halls and the cells of the highest security penitentiary, Liv realises the worst monsters may be among the Doctor's own people.
For inside his fractured mind, the Eleven has a plan. And its deadly consequences will extend through space and time...

2. The Red Lady by John Dorney

An anomaly in time brings the Doctor and Liv to London in the 1960s, where they meet a young lady named Helen Sinclair - desperately trying to make a name for herself in the face of sexism and prejudice.
Whilst the Doctor tried to uncover the secrets of a mysterious artefact, a far deadlier mystery awaits Liv and Helen in the collection of a recently deceased antiquarian.
Because that's where they find the Red Lady. Because if you do, you might not like what you see.

3. The Galileo Trap by Marc Platt

Helen Sinclair doesn't know what hit her. One moment she was trapped in a dead-end job in 1960s London, and now she is transported back to Renaissance Italy over three centuries before. Florence is a city in turmoil. A new plague stalks the streets. A ferocious behemoth rampages through the vineyards. And Galileo Galilei, celebrated scientist, astronomer and old friend of the Doctor, is imprisoned in his own villa for heresy.
But why has Galileo summoned the Doctor? Who are the mysterious Fortuna and Cleaver? Why have they been sent to Earth? And what is Galileo's secret? Is it the last thing he saw before he went blind?

4. The Satanic Mill by Edward Collier

The Satanic Mill - a vast Victorian factory floating in the deep of space.
As the Doctor closes in on his quarry, long buried animosities come boiling to the surface on this ancient and powerful satellite, in a final confrontation that could have unimaginable consequences.
And even that is only the beginning...

 

 

 

 

 

Reasoning: Stories that are wrote for the Eighth Doctor are always strong, especially since Big Finish has changed the format to box sets instead of single releases.  Matt Fitton and John Dorney are extraordinary writers and really do this box set justice.

 

 

 

Big Finish Audio Drama of the Week - Week 4 - The War Doctor - Volume 1 - Only the Monstrous!

Sorry for not posting an audio drama of the week last week so this week I will be posting two audio dramas of the week.

Last weeks Audio Drama of the Week was The first volume of the War Doctor saga, Only the Monstrous.

1.1 The Innocent

As the Daleks mass their time fleet for a final assault on Gallifrey, something ancient is waiting for them at Omega One. And a sacrifice must be made.
Arch-manipulator and Time Lord strategist, Cardinal Ollistra receives shock news of the Doctor’s death.
Meanwhile, on the planet Keska, a parochial war has returned to plague a peaceful civilisation after decades of tranquillity. But how can such a war have any connection with the great Time War which, at any one moment in the whole of eternity, could threaten to tear the universe apart?
If only the Doctor were still alive.

1.2 The Thousand Worlds

With the high-ranking Time Lord Seratrix behind enemy lines, the War Doctor finds himself assigned to a rescue mission. But any room for manoeuvre is severely restricted by an area of space known as the Null Zone.
Times have changed on Keska, and a countdown to destruction is beginning.
But who are the Taalyens and what is their part in the great and terrifying Dalek plan?

1.3 The Heart of the Battle

Trapped in a citadel swarming with Daleks, the Time Lord rescue force must find a way to overcome insurmountable odds. With the Daleks apparently planning to rule the Null Zone, perhaps their thirst for universal conquest and victory has been quenched…
The War Doctor doesn’t believe so — but how can he prove it without destroying any chance of peace?
As the countdown to the destruction of Keska proceeds, a deadly choice must be made... A choice that will define this Doctor, and perhaps forever cast him in the role of ‘monster’.

 

 

 

 

Reasoning: This box set covers a very important part of Doctor Who history that also provides a reason for the gap between Classic and Modern Series.  John Hurt is brilliant as the War Doctor and you will really get to see a different side of the War Doctor that you see in The Day of the Doctor.