Details For Doctor Who - The Age of Endurance

The Early Adventures returns for a third series and this time the 1st Doctor era takes center stage. The first release sees the original TARDIS crew in the middle of a war zone.  You can order this release from the Big Finish website.
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-age-of-endurance-1080

The TARDIS materialises on board a still and eerie spaceship. When a squad of soldiers land, they realise they've found themselves in the middle of a war zone. With one of their crew trapped by the enemy, the Doctor and his friends find themselves locked in a desperate race for survival. Vast warships manoeuvre around each other as both sides try to out-think their opponents, flying into ever more dangerous areas of space.

The stakes could not be higher. But as ever in war, the lines between good and evil are hard to define. Will anyone survive to claim the moral high ground?

Written By: Nick Wallace
Directed By: Ken Bentley

Cast
Carole Ann Ford (Susan/Narrator), William Russell (Ian/The Doctor), Jemma Powell (Barbara), Rachel Atkins (Myla), John Voce (Toban), Gethin Anthony (Olivan), Andy Secombe (Benya), Tom Bell (Arran/Shift). Other parts portrayed by the cast.

Producer: David Richardson

Script Editor: John Dorney

Executive Producers: Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs

Doctor Who - Covers and Details For Early Adventures Series 3

Starting in September the Early Adventures return with four new adventures featuring the First Doctor and his many companions. It all gets going with a story featuring the First Doctor with Ian, Barbara and Susan.  You can order these audio adventures from the Big Finish website.
https://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/v/doctor-who---the-early-adventures1

Doctor Who - The Age of Endurance

The TARDIS materialises on board a still and eerie spaceship. When a squad of soldiers land, they realise they've found themselves in the middle of a war zone. With one of their crew trapped by the enemy, the Doctor and his friends find themselves locked in a desperate race for survival. Vast warships manoeuvre around each other as both sides try to out-think their opponents, flying into ever more dangerous areas of space.

The stakes could not be higher. But as ever in war, the lines between good and evil are hard to define. Will anyone survive to claim the moral high ground?

Doctor Who - The Fifth Traveller

The Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Vicki and Jospa land the TARDIS on the homeworld of the Arunde. Emerging into the jungle that covers the planet and encountering the strange wildlife dwelling within, the travellers are unaware that the true rulers live high above them in the trees.

The ape-like members of the tribe are in trouble. The last Matriar's nest has been lost to the surface, and the people are hungry... Maybe these strangers may be responsible. And some believe they may be salvation.

The TARDIS crew are about to find themselves in the middle of somebody else's battle. But there's more at stake than even they can know.

Doctor Who - The Ravelli Conspiracy

When the TARDIS lands in a house in Florence, Italy in 1514, it isn't long before the guards of Guiliano de Medici arrest Steven and Vicki. To rescue them, the Doctor has to employ the help of the house's owner - one Niccolo Machiavelli. But can he be completely trusted?

Guiliano confesses to his brother Pope Leo X that he has angered the wealthy family of Ravelli and believes the newcomers may be part of an assassination plot. But when the Doctor arrives an already tricky situation starts to spiral out of control.

As the city rings with plot and counter-plot, betrayal and lies abound. The Doctor and his friends must use all their ingenuity if they're not to be swept away by history.

This conspiracy is about to get complicated..

Doctor Who - The Sontarans

The TARDIS crew encounter a dangerous race of clones, planning to drag the Solar System into an endless war.

Doctor Who - The Chase Review

Last week was the 50th Anniversary of Barbara and Ian leaving the TARDIS.  See what we thought of The Chase.

Doctor Who:
The Chase
By Terry Nation

“I shall miss them. Yes, I shall miss them, silly old fusspots.”

Imagine being chased through space and time.  Imagine the ones chasing you are your most hated enemies The Daleks.   The Daleks have discovered time travel and are now hunting The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki all through time. The TARDIS crew is being chased all around to the Mary Celeste, to a monster themed fun house, to The Empire State Building in New York City USA.  The Daleks are relentless in their pursuit until the final showdown on the planet Mechanus with the Mechanoids.

Doctor Who - The Doctor's Tale Review

Doctor Who:
The Doctor’s Tale
By Marc Platt

Doctor Who historical stories can be, well, they can be pretty boring affairs to watch or listen to.  The Reign of Terror is a good example of that as it is pretty hard to sit and watch that William Hartnell 6 part story in one go.  I’m not a big fan of the pure historical stories but I don’t hate them so when I found that The Doctor’s Tale was a historical I prepared for the worst and hoped that it would not be dull.  Well it was not dull in fact it was a pretty good story to listen to as it was really well done.

Doctor Who - Synopsis and Trailer For The Doctor's Tale

This months The Early Adventures is another 1st Doctor adventure this time with with Vicki joining Barbara and Ian for a story that takes place in England's past.  In fact it is the year 1400 and the time of Henry the IV just after he takes the crown from Richard the II.  The Doctor's Tale stars William Russel and Maureen O'Brien as Ian and Vicky.  You can order this release from the Big Finish website.
http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-doctor-s-tale-886

England, 1400. Winter. Blood in the snow. Henry IV has usurped the throne, and deposed King Richard II languishes in Pomfret Castle.

Meanwhile the Doctor and his companions preside over New Year revels at Sonning Palace.

But Sonning is a prison, treachery is in the air and murderous Archbishop Thomas Arundel will stop at nothing to crush the rebellion.

As the Doctor and Barbara take the road to Canterbury, Vicki finds a royal friend and Ian is dragged into a dark web of conspiracy at whose heart sits that teller of tales, Geoffrey Chaucer.

Written By: Marc Platt
Directed By: Ken Bentley

Cast
William Russell (Ian Chesterton/The Doctor), Maureen O’Brien (Vicki/Barbara Wright/Narrator), Gareth Armstrong (Geoffrey Chaucer), Joseph Kloska (Sir Thomas de Wensley), Alice Haig (Isabella), John Banks (Thomas Arundel)

Doctor Who - Domain of the Voord Review (Mild Spoilers)

Doctor Who:
Domain of the Voord
By Andrew Smith

The original TARDIS crew of The Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara has landed on a ship.  They soon discover the ship is on water but not on the planet Earth but on the planet Hydra.  They are soon accused of being spies to whom The Doctor quickly denies the charges. Ian is curious as to why the ships are moving at a top speed and discovers that they are racing away from an alien race that has invaded the planet.  They soon witness a ship being attacked and destroyed during the daylight hours something of which the invaders have not done before.  Ian volunteers to go underwater to see what is happening down below.  What he finds is an enemy that the TARDIS crew has encountered before.  The deadly Voord and this time there is an army of them to contend with.

Synopsis For Big Finish's Doctor Who "The Library of Alexanderia"

The companions chronicles for April takes us back to the 1st Doctor ear with an adventure told by William Russell who plays Ian. You can read the synopsis below and but it at the link.

http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-library-of-alexandria-753

The port of Alexandria, 5th Century AD.
The Doctor, Ian, Susan and Barbara have taken a break from their travels, and are enjoying a few weeks in the sunshine – and the chance to appreciate the magnificent Library of Alexandria.
Ian also takes the chance to enjoy friendship with the philosopher Hypatia - but things here will not last forever.
The time travellers know that the library will soon be lost to history.
What they are about to discover is the terrifying reason why…

Written By: Simon Guerrier
Directed By: Lisa Bowerman

Cast
William Russell (Ian Chesterton), Susan Franklyn (Hypatia)