Details on Doctor Who UNIT: Silenced

UNIT takes on The Silence in the new UNIT box set titled UNIT: Silenced.  This box set stars Jemma Redgrave and Ingrid Oliver as Kate Stewart and Osgood.  You can order this box set from the Big Finish website.
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/unit---silenced-1210

Decades after their defeat by the Eleventh Doctor, the Silence prepare to rise against humanity....

1. House of Silents

There is no record of the presence of an alien species known as ‘The Silents’ on Earth. UNIT has never engaged hostiles capable of editing themselves from observers’ memories.

There is no evidence that such an opponent, if real, is regrouping and beginning a new plan of infiltration and manipulation.

Kate Stewart and her team are in no mortal danger. How can they be, when they don’t even know the enemy exists?

2. Square One

It’s business as usual at UNIT, and thankfully, Kate Stewart has no immediate threats to concern her. Or so she believes.

But when Sam Bishop returns from leave, he notices things aren’t quite as they seem. Soon he and Osgood are on the trail of an elusive enemy.

Meanwhile, Kenneth LeBlanc and his controversial political movement gather momentum, and one UNIT team member isn’t quite themselves...

3. Silent Majority

Kenneth LeBlanc looks set to lead his party to national victory, overturning political opinion and taking the polls by storm. UNIT can only stand and watch as a silent revolution takes place.

But who are LeBlanc’s real backers? And what use to them is the triumph of a leader who seems to be nothing more than a liability?

The Silents are about to make the headlines.

4. In Memory Alone

When Sam Bishop and Osgood visit an orbiting space station for a routine mission, they have no idea that they are part of an alien scheme, years in the planning.

As the global situation spins out of control, Kate seeks help from an unlikely source.

The Silents are not done with humanity yet – and they will have their revenge.

Written By: Matt Fitton, John Dorney
Directed By: Ken Bentley

Cast
Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart), Ingrid Oliver (Petronella Osgood), Warren Brown (Lieutenant Sam Bishop), James Joyce (Captain Josh Carter), Ramon Tikaram (Colonel Shindi), Tracy Wiles (Jacqui McGee), Joanna Wake (Miss Faversham), Nicholas Day (Kenneth LeBlanc/Heston), Tom Alexander (Cecil/Derek), Aaron Neil (Homeless Man/News Reporter/David), Nimmy March (Baroness Vance/Telokni), John Banks (Mission Control/Captain/Soldier) and Nicholas Briggs as The Silence. Other parts played by members of the cast.

Producer David Richardson
Script Editors Matt Fitton and John Dorney
Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs

Who will be the next Doctor Who Companion?

With just a short time left before the announcement let's look at some of the favorites to play along side Peter Capaldi in the next season of Doctor Who.

Rakhee Thakrar – She has been rumored for a while. Rakhee is mostly known the the UK for her work on EastEnders but she has been in quite a bit of work including Holby City and Doctors. She is 32 which might be a little older for a companion but would be perfect for Capaldi.

Lacey Turner – She has also been in EastEnders as well as Being Human. She is 28 and has won more British Soap Awards than anyone else. Impressive.

Georgina Campbell – Another experienced actress who has been in Holby City, After Hours and Doctors.

Ingrid Oliver – A familiar face who would probably play her Doctor Who character Osgood. This is probably a fan favorite but is probably a long shot. I feel that Osgood is better as a once on a while character and not a full time. Still, no complaints here.

Pearl Mackie – a relative unknown, Pearl was recently visited by Peter Capaldi at her play and the actress recently started following former Doctor Who companion actresses Jenna Coleman and Freema Agyeman. Interesting.

Of course it is probably someone completely off the radar!!

Doctor Who - Big Finish News On Torchwood and The War Doctor

Last weekend was Big Finish Day 8 and at their convention they released some Doctor Who and Torchwood audio adventures news.  First the big news that The War Doctor will be meeting Leela in the 4th War Doctor Box Set which will be out in February of 2017.  If you have ever wondered what happened to Leela during the Time War then this volume of The War Doctor adventures is the one you've been waiting for.

For fans of Torchwood when the first series of audios ends in February the second series will start up in March with a John Barrowman Captain Jack adventure taking place in Victorian times.  But the big news is that Naoko Mori will return as Tosh in April.  This is good news for Torchwood fans as almost everyone of the original cast has returned.  Now all we need is Burn Gorman to come back as Owen.

For fans of the new UNIT adventures by Big Finish it was announced at Big Finish day that the second box set will come out in May and they have released the cover art for it.  It stars Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart and Ingrid Oliver as Osgood and this time they are going up against a new alien race set on invading Earth. The Tengobushi is the name of the new alien race and you can get a look at them on the cover. UNIT: Shutdown will be out in May and will be a four disc box set.

Doctor Who - The Zygon Inversion Review (Spoilers)

Doctor Who:
The Zygon Inversion
By Peter Harness and Steven
Moffat

“Five rounds rapid.”

The Zygon Inversion continues with the Zygon rebellion as we find out how The Doctor escapes from his plane being blown up by an air to ground missile and what evil Clara really is up to.  I have to say I wasn’t expecting the solution to plane destruction. Well not the jumping out of the plane with parachutes but the fact that Clara was able to manipulate Bonnie and make her miss with the first missile but was not successful stopping the second which gave The Doctor and Osgood the chance to escape.  Now this was an interesting turn of events and made the story a lot more interesting as we had the two Clara’s going back and forth with a mental struggle.  I enjoyed the banter between Bonnie and Clara and I am really enjoying watching Jenna Coleman playing a villain also as it really added to the tension that this story was conveying.

Doctor Who - Extra The Zygon Inversion

Doctor Who - Introduction to The Zygon Inversion

Doctor Who - Promo Pictures For The Zygon Inversion

Doctor Who - UNIT Extinction Synopsis

Out this month, and timed really well with the recent UNIT story on TV, is UNIT Extinction.  We see Kate Stewart and Osgood once more defending the Earth against an alien attack.  This time it is the Autons who want to have a go at UNIT. You can buy this box set at the Big Finish website.
http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/unit---extinction-1208

In this four-story box set, Kate Stewart, Osgood and the UNIT team confront an alien invasion by the Nestene Consciousness and its army of plastic Autons...

Written By: Andrew Smith, Matt Fitton
Directed By: Ken Bentley

Cast
Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart), Ingrid Oliver (Osgood), Warren Brown (Lieutenant Sam Bishop), Ramon Tikaram (Colonel Shindi), James Joyce (Captain Josh Carter), Steve John Shepherd (Simon Devlin), Karina Fernandez (Jenna Gold), Tracey Wiles (Jacqui McGee), Derek Carlyle (Tim Stevens) and Nicholas Briggs (The Nestene Consciousness). Other parts played by the cast.

Producer David Richardson
Script Editor Ken Bentley
Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs

Doctor Who - The Zygon Invasion Review (Spoilers)

Doctor Who:
The Zygon Invasion 
By Peter Harness

“We want the world.”

If you haven’t guessed by now The Zygon’s are back and I am really happy for their return.  Since the 1975 Tom Baker story Terror of the Zygons I have always wanted to see The Zygons return and after they appeared in The Day of the Doctor I had a feeling we would see them again as they would want to use those expensive costumes again.  What I didn’t expect and what has turned out to be a pretty good idea is that The Zygon Invasion is a loosely based sequel to the 50th Anniversary story as it builds upon the peace treaty between The Zygons and the humans.

Doctor Who - The Zygon Invasion Second Preview Clip

Doctor Who - The Zygon Invasion Preview Clip

Doctor Who - Promo Pics For The Zygon Invasion

Doctor Who - The Zygon Invasion Trailers

Doctor Who - Cover For Doctor Who Magazine 488

The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine issue 488 features an interview with Ingrid Oliver and a feature on Doctor Who Cosplay.

Doctor Who - Full Team Including Osgood Announced For Big Finish UNIT Series

Big Finish have released the info on the team members that will be joining Kate Stewart played by Jemma Redgrave in the upcoming UNIT Series for Big Finish.  The first story Extinction will be out this November and there will be one familiar face or rather voice as Ingrid Oliver has been added as Osgood.  Also joining them will be new characters Lieutenant Sam Bishop played by Warren Brown,
Captain Josh Carter played by James Joyce and Colonel Shindi played by Ramon Tikaram.

For the full press release and to preorder go to the Big Finish website.
http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/unit-the-new-series---the-full-team-revealed

Doctor Who - Series 9 Filming Pics

The Doctor Who Instagram page has posted some more pictures to tease us with and there is one in particular of interest that will make you scratch your head and speculate for a while.

Doctor Who - Ingrid Oliver Teases Whats To Come For Osgood