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Reaktion Round Up: What You Thought of Heaven Sent

David Power is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

“Confession dial? More like confession die-l, am I right? I’ll be here for the next 4.5 billion years.”

See? Puns. That’s all I asked for. Look how much more alive the poll looks! Now I’m not saying those extra 268 votes on the poll were because of puns, but I’m also not denying it. Anyway, Heaven Sent was the first part of this Series’ finale (or second part, depending who you talk to) and after the intensity of Face the Ravens‘ ending, this had a lot to live up to. So, did it? Yes. I mean, uh, let’s go to the poll and find out!

Heavenly! 62.15%  (417 votes)

Brilliant stuff 24.29%  (163 votes) 

Expected more, but it was okay 7.75%  (52 votes) 

Booooooring 3.28%  (22 votes) 

Let’s draw a Veil over it 2.53%  (17 votes) 

Glad to see I’m not alone in seeing how much of a masterpiece this episode was. Before I go into too much detail as to why this episode was phenomenal, I’ll get the obvious one out of the way: Peter Capaldi. That man is a one man powerhouse. Bar a touching cameo from Jenna Coleman, Peter consistently enthralled us for 55 minutes sheerly because of his acting chops. I’m trying to remind myself every day how lucky we are to have him as the Doctor, he’ll surely go down as one of the greatest.

Moving onto the episode itself. What a simple yet remarkably effective story. The Doctor responding to his isolated captivity is fascinating to watch, both because of how he responds to it, and how he works out the puzzle box he’s been forced into without a companion to bounce ideas off. The Doctor’s mind-palace (because that’s exactly what it is), being him imagining how he’d tell this story if he survived was genius insight into the character of the Doctor in general, and specifically this incarnation. Also what a cliffhanger!

Buckets of praise also must be delivered to both Murray Gold and Rachel Talalay. Gold’s score was so very different to his usual Who affair, and yet matched the fortress beautifully, and as Face the Raven proved when he wants to, Murray can be a master of understatement (also the inclusion This Time There’s Three of Us from The Day of the Doctor soundtrack was brilliantly subtle touch). The return of Rachel Talalay was most welcome, after doing such a wonderful job with Series 8’s finale Dark Water/Death in Heaven. Being given one environment to keep interesting for 55 minutes is no easy feat, and Rachel rises to the challenge, making the many rooms of the lonely old castle feel alive, lived in, and interesting to look at. That ending montage of the Doctors seemingly eternal punishment was hands down one of the best scenes in the shows history. Here’s hoping she graces us with her presence for the Series 10 finale.

Ratings continued to be on the rise this week. The overnights rose from 4.42m to 4.51m, and the overalls also rose from 6.05m for Face the Raven to 6.19m for Heaven Sent. And while the Appreciation Index score fell from 84 to 80, Heaven Sent has a score of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average score of 9.8, by a long shot the highest average score this series. Also, on IMDb, the episode has a rating of 9.6, rating it the second highest Doctor Who episode just behind Blink at 9.8.

So, what did the K readers confess they thought of the episode?

 

 

 

 

 

Next week is the payoff of a story arc started in 2013’s anniversary epic The Day of the Doctor. Will the return of Gallifrey meet the hype it’s built up? Will they explain how Gallifrey got out of its universe without any clunky cup-a-soup analogies? Will Who fans riot in the street if Ashildr turns out to somehow be Susan? (Personally my money’s on Flavia). All this and more in next week’s Reaktion Round-up, see you all the long way around!

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The Capitol: Celebrate Doctor Who Appreciation Society 40th Anniversary

Andrew Reynolds is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

The Doctor Who Appreciation Society (DWAS) will be celebrating its own 40th anniversary at the convention – called The Capitol – along with stars from the show’s 52-year history.

The Arora Hotel, Gatwick, will play host to the two-day Doctor Who convention on Saturday May 7 and Sunday May 8 and in attendance will be Third Doctor companions Katy Manning, John Levene and Richard Franklin, Nicola Bryant and Mark Strickson, who explored the universe with the Fifth Doctor, as well as former writers and script editors Terence Dicks and Andrew Cartmel.

Joining them will be writer Robert Shearman, whose audio play, Jubilee, was adapted for television in 2005 to become the Hugo Award nominated story Dalek, as well as a few actually Daleks, well, the men who played them, Nicholas Pegg and Barnaby Edwards, who have provided the voices and acting skills of the Daleks since the programme returned in 2005.

Prolific radio and stage writer David Gooderson – who happened to play the role of the evil Davros, creator of the Daleks, in 1979 – will speak about his life behind the mask; while Cy Town, who was one of the brave souls who regularly squeezed himself into the rather claustrophobic Dalek casings in the 1970s and 1980s will no doubt have many a tale to tell.

Event organiser Tony Jordan said the final guest list would at least double before the convention kicked off, with DWAS planning to cover all eras of Doctor Who, from the 1960s to the 2010s.

“DWAS events always have a charity element, and this will be finalised nearer the time. Overall the weekend will be a celebration of both Doctor Who and the Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s 40th Anniversary.”

Tickets for DWAS members cost £85 for the weekend or £55 for one day; for non-DWAS members they are £95 for the weekend and £60 for one day. Concessions are available for accompanied under 16s.

 

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Sherlock Tentatively Pencilled in for January 2017

Andrew Reynolds is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

Sherlock Series 2 and 3 both aired in January so it doesn’t take an intuitive leap similar to the titular sleuth to surmise that the upcoming series might also air in the first month of 2017 – still, it’s nice to have tentative confirmation that Sherlock will return in January.

This latest clue comes from PBS, who broadcast Sherlock in the states; speaking at this year’s Television Critics Association winter press tour PBS president Paula Kerger told Zap2it:

“We do have the next Sherlock announced, that is coming up about a year from now.”

Which, my faithful friend, means January 2017 is the likely date we’ll see Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman return to our screens. It’s elementary my dear reader!

Kerger continues by saying that it’s tricky because of how involved the production of each Sherlock episode is and the busy schedule of star Benedict Cumberbatch.

“As you know, Benedict has gotten to be somewhat popular since we began our work with him,” said Kerger, “and he very much wants to continue with Sherlock.  As you know, they are produced almost like films, and we’re hoping the next one will be about a year from now.”

So you can tentatively pencil in the return of Sherlock for this time next year.

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BBC Radio Four’s The World Tonight Celebrates Delia Derbyshire Day

Andrew Reynolds is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

Celebrating the third annual Delia Derbyshire Day BBC Radio 4’s The World Tonight reporter Robin Warren went along to HOME in Manchester to honour her pioneering legacy last Sunday.

The uncredited creator of the Doctor Who theme tune, Derbyshire was a sonic innovator at the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop who received very little acclaim during her lifetime but since her death in 2001, her reputation has grown.

The visual arts and music event was divided in two, the first half played host to electronic music workshops, turned everyday objects into musical instruments via the alchemy of simple technology, and saw a live pop-up music performance by Janet Wolstenholme.

Then the second half included film screenings of One of These Days and Two Houses set to music from Derbyshire, new art commissions inspired by Delia’s archive, a visual arts live performance by Mary Stark with a new collage of archive material complied by David Butler, as well as music performances by The Architects of Rosslyn.

For more on the Delia Derbyshire Day celebrations and the pioneer herself head over to the DD Day site.

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Director Rachel Talalay Urges Award Voters to give Doctor Who A Chance

Andrew Reynolds is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

All we are saying is give Doctor Who a chance.

Series 9 finale director Rachel Talalay has called on BAFTA and Emmy Award voters to not overlook Doctor Who and science fiction when it comes to casting their deciding votes.

In a blog post on diversity and the awards industry, Rachel Talalay wrote that even though the show regularly tops end-of-year polls on sites such as Rotten Tomatoes, BAFTA voters tend favour ‘bonnets and bustles’ over a perceived ‘kids show’.

“If you’ve never watched Doctor Who, you may be inclined to throw up your hands in terror,” she said. “But you don’t have to watch 100+ episodes of New Who and 700+episodes of Classic Who to understand how incredible the work this season has been.”

The Heaven Sent director made clear that she wasn’t fishing for votes but simply wanted a fair chance; where the work is judged by what’s on screen and not any preconceived notions of what the show is.

“Take an unnamed and uninitiated BAFTA voter and ask them to look over the list of shows of the year and all the great actors — Doctor Who seems like an obvious skip-over. Yeah, sure, Peter Capaldi is a great actor, but who cares about that kids’ show? And it’s sci-fi, not ‘real’ drama, and it’ll be around forever and we need to support new and fresh.”

The conversation then turned towards the issue of diversity and the recent Academy Award nominations where not a single non-white actor received the nod in their respective categories.

As Talalay notes, it’s not a surprising development but that doesn’t mean we should be silent.

“Therefore it’s not surprise [sic] – that the nominations are mostly predictable, that they lack diversity. The flaws in the voting system are hardly new. They just haven’t been addressed.”

Taking that one step further, the entertainment industry needs to put more faith in non-white directors, actors and anyone working in the industry and release more films from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

If the system is afraid to take that chance – be it for financial or any potential prejudice towards what is successful or not – then we’ll never get a wider palate of differing and contrasting perspectives; the very thing award ceremonies should be celebrating…not their own perceived excellence.

You can read all of Talalay’s post over at her Tumblr page.

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Doctor Who Series 9 Wins Golden Tomato Award

Andrew Reynolds is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

Doctor Who Series 9 has been ‘certified fresh’ and won the Best Reviewed TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Series of 2015 on aggregated review site Rotten Tomatoes.

The Annual Golden Tomato Awards are given to the series with the highest ratings, based on approved reviews submitted to the site. The 2015 series scored an average rating of 4.5/5 achieving a remarkable 100% positive ratings from critics via its patented ‘Tomatometer’.

The site praised the show for settling ‘into an emotionally engaging tone, allowing the show to raise the stakes for the Twelfth Doctor’ – although they also list Graeme Harper as series director…if only…

Series 9 beat the likes of Game of Thrones: Series 5, Marvel’s Daredevil: Season 1 and Ash Vs Evil Dead: Season 1 who all scored 98% positive ratings while, Hannibal: Season 3 finished fifth with a score of 97% respectively.

What’s more, the Series was also voted fourth in the Best Returning TV Shows category with Mr Selfridge taking the top spot…no, wait it was Fargo: Season 2 leading the way with The Americans: Season 3, The Knick: Season 2 and of course, Doctor Who Series 9 all scoring 100%.

 

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Silver Linings: Why These Five Stories Aren’t As Bad As You’ve Heard

Jonathan Appleton is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

January’s a dreary old month isn’t it? Dark nights, cold days, nothing to look forward to other than the impending terror of Christmas credit card bills landing on the doormat… Not even any new Doctor Who on telly to look forward to, at least for a while. So how about rediscovering some old stories? Perhaps some, shall we say, less fondly remembered ones?

The classics are all very well but there’s joy to be found in many of the programme’s episodes which are never likely to trouble the higher reaches of fan-favourite polls. Join us as we present the (entirely subjective and less than wholly serious) Kasterborous guide to the Doctor Who stories that aren’t as bad as you heard!

The Chase

Granted, this story came at a point when Terry Nation seemed to be running out of good ideas as to what to do with his hit creations but the story’s premise of a pursuit through time and space makes for an entertaining romp if you can forgive its shortcomings. We see the TARDIS crew chilling out at the beach and having a bit of fun watching the Beatles. In classic Nation style, a Dalek appears from somewhere unexpected at the end of part one.

If what follows can become a bit of a trial for the viewer, at least there are frequent changes of location to pep things up and the Mechonoids are pretty impressive in their all-too-brief appearance. Even some of the dodgier aspects of the story, like the Doctor’s unconvincing ‘double’ created by the Daleks, raise a smile if you’re in the mood for some slightly shonky Doctor Who fun. And any story that features Ian Chesterton taunting a trapped Dalek by referencing a Bernard Cribbins single (“Right Fred, let’s see you get out of that hole”) has to be worth a look.

The Time Monster

One of those glorious occasions when the ambitions of the show’s production team exceeded what was achievable at the time (a common feature of stories with watery elements); you certainly can’t accuse this story of being light on content. And what a wonderfully rich blend of ingredients it has, what with another Doctor Who take on the fall of Atlantis, the Master summoning a creature from outside time and Sergeant Benton reverting to a baby.

I could happily watch Pertwee and Delgado facing off against one another all day and we get some nice sequences here, with the Doctor threatening their mutually assured destruction before, typically, asking for his old foe to be spared. All this and a pre-Star Wars Dave Prowse charging around as the Minotaur (apparently, he can’t remember ever doing it, so maybe his memory’s more selective than he’s given credit for). “Come Kronos, come!!”

The Horns of Nimon

Something of a favourite of many Kasterborous stalwarts, this story which brought a prematurely end to Season 17 is probably best remembered for the performance of Doctor-who-might-have-been Graham Crowden who doesn’t so much eat the scenery as chomp his way through the entire BBC Television Centre. That in itself is recommendation enough and you could do a lot worse than invest in the Myths and Legends box set if you want to sample a few slices of unsung Doctor Who, but there’s a solid plot going on beneath the over-acting with a new take on the legend of the Minotaur (him again) and some pretty decent production values for an era when the show’s budget was under huge pressure.

All in all, it’s a last hurrah for that playful style of programme before things got rather more serious in the next series.

Black Orchid

If you’re like me, the first thing you do when the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine arrives is turn to the last page to see what the Watcher is taking the mickey out of this month in A History of Doctor Who in 100 Objects. And it has to be said that the anonymous columnist has really gone to town on this story, poking good-natured fun at perceived holes in the plot concerning timelines, continuity, relationships among the Cranleigh family… nothing has escaped. All good stuff – as is the chance to see the Doctor and his young pals kick back a little whether it’s by dressing up, playing cricket or getting all Agatha Christie on us by solving a long-buried family mystery.

Just two episodes in length, it doesn’t outstay its welcome and is a nice change of pace for the series before things take a turn for the darker when the Cybermen turn up in the next story to destroy them, destroy them at once…

Timelash

Season 22 goes to some troubling places doesn’t it? Bloody torture, sadistic entertainment, cannibalism, people being turned into all manner of freakish things. Timelash has had more than its fair share of stick for its seen-it-all-before plot, HG Wells homage, and larger than life guest turn from Paul Darrow (hmm, a couple of key themes emerging in this list, I fancy…), but another way to look at it is to appreciate it for what it is: a refreshingly innocent kind of story told at a time when most of what the programme offered was altogether darker.

You’ll need to overlook some unimpressive set design – you sould already have taken down the Christmas tinsel – but this story is hardly the only offender in that department; Herbert makes for an appealing single-story companion; and Colin Baker looks like he’s enjoying his tussles with Tekker (legend has it that Darrow’s heightened performance was his revenge for Baker’s bombastic guest turn in Blake’s 7).

What do you think? Which are the stories that are nowhere near as bad as we’ve been led to believe? There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure when it comes to Doctor Who! Let us know which stories we should give another chance to below!

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Christopher Eccleston Stars in Aardman Video About Dementia

Philip Bates is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

Ninth Doctor actor, Christopher Eccleston and the creators of Wallace and Gromit, Aardman have teamed up in this touching short film to raise awareness of dementia.

The 90-second video uses stop-motion animation to tackle the misconceptions about the illness, made as part of a digital campaign for Alzheimer’s Research UK. The brain of an Alzheimer’s sufferer can weigh around 140 grams less than a healthy brain – about the weight of an orange, and this fact has been utilised in the film to demonstrate the physical damage inflicted by diseases that cause dementia.

Eccleston, who played the Ninth Doctor in 2005, said he hoped to:

“fight the misunderstanding and fatalism that surrounds dementia in our society. We have to think differently about dementia. We have to stop believing dementia is an inevitability – something that simply happens to us all as we grow older. If we don’t, we’re never going to truly fight it. Dementia is caused by diseases and diseases can be beaten. We’ve tamed diseases like cancer and heart disease and a diagnosis of either is no longer a certain death sentence. People with dementia deserve this same hope. This film aims to show that dementia is caused by physical processes that scientists can put a stop to.”

Christopher’s father, Ronnie passed away in 2012 after a 14-year battle with vascular dementia.

This film launches a two-week campaign which began last night, as the video was shown during ITV’s Coronation Street. The aim is to raise awareness by getting people to share the clip and their  thoughts using the hashtag #sharetheorange.

Bristol-based Aardman is perhaps best known for creating Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, but are also responsible for numerous movies (including Chicken Run), ads, and even music videos. Aardman’s head of partner content, Heather Wright, told the Bristol Post:

“Animation is a great way of communicating difficult messages, delivering them in an easily understandable and memorable way. Using the orange as a metaphor for the brain makes this film very strong because the idea and the execution work perfectly together.”

Last year, the company also worked with Bristol Ageing Better to highlight older people’s isolation.

Hilary Evans, chief executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK, added:

“Major breakthroughs have been made in the battle against Aids and cancer, and research will bring these same life-changing advancements in the field of dementia. To get there, we must stop fearing dementia as something that just happens as we age, and focus on fighting the diseases, most commonly Alzheimer’s, that are the root cause of it.”

Watch the film above. It’s only 90 seconds out of your day. And don’t forget to share it using the hashtage #sharetheorange. Dementia isn’t a side-effect of ageing. We can fight it. So let’s do just that.

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Christopher Eccleston Stars in Aardman Video About Demetia

Philip Bates is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

Ninth Doctor actor, Christopher Eccleston and the creators of Wallace and Gromit, Aardman have teamed up in this touching short film to raise awareness of dementia.

The 90-second video uses stop-motion animation to tackle the misconceptions about the illness, made as part of a digital campaign for Alzheimer’s Research UK. The brain of an Alzheimer’s sufferer can weigh around 140 grams less than a healthy brain – about the weight of an orange, and this fact has been utilised in the film to demonstrate the physical damage inflicted by diseases that cause dementia.

Eccleston, who played the Ninth Doctor in 2005, said he hoped to:

“fight the misunderstanding and fatalism that surrounds dementia in our society. We have to think differently about dementia. We have to stop believing dementia is an inevitability – something that simply happens to us all as we grow older. If we don’t, we’re never going to truly fight it. Dementia is caused by diseases and diseases can be beaten. We’ve tamed diseases like cancer and heart disease and a diagnosis of either is no longer a certain death sentence. People with dementia deserve this same hope. This film aims to show that dementia is caused by physical processes that scientists can put a stop to.”

Christopher’s father, Ronnie passed away in 2012 after a 14-year battle with vascular dementia.

This film launches a two-week campaign which began last night, as the video was shown during ITV’s Coronation Street. The aim is to raise awareness by getting people to share the clip and their  thoughts using the hashtag #sharetheorange.

Bristol-based Aardman is perhaps best known for creating Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, but are also responsible for numerous movies (including Chicken Run), ads, and even music videos. Aardman’s head of partner content, Heather Wright, told the Bristol Post:

“Animation is a great way of communicating difficult messages, delivering them in an easily understandable and memorable way. Using the orange as a metaphor for the brain makes this film very strong because the idea and the execution work perfectly together.”

Last year, the company also worked with Bristol Ageing Better to highlight older people’s isolation.

Hilary Evans, chief executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK, added:

“Major breakthroughs have been made in the battle against Aids and cancer, and research will bring these same life-changing advancements in the field of dementia. To get there, we must stop fearing dementia as something that just happens as we age, and focus on fighting the diseases, most commonly Alzheimer’s, that are the root cause of it.”

Watch the film above. It’s only 90 seconds out of your day. And don’t forget to share it using the hashtage #sharetheorange. Dementia isn’t a side-effect of ageing. We can fight it. So let’s do just that.

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Big Finish’s UNIT: Shutdown Cover Revealed

Philip Bates is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

Look, we can understand the excitement for The Tenth Doctor Adventures: Volume One, but let’s not let that overshadow another May title. On Big Finish Day, the audio company revealed the cover and further details of UNIT’s next release, Shutdown. And it sounds great!

Written by Andrew Smith and Matt Fitton, UNIT: Shutdown takes place after Kate Stewart and Osgood’s first audio adventure, Extinction, and sees the British division under attack by a mysterious caste of alien warriors – the Tengobushi, whose reasons for arriving on Earth are linked to a dangerous new initiative – frankly scuppering Osgood’s attempts at a social life!

Here’s what the 5-disc boxset promises:

2.1 Power Cell by Matt Fitton

On the trail of missing alien technology, Kate Stewart encounters the ambitious Felicity Lyme. Who are Cerberus – and what are they doing in the London Docklands?

2.2 Death in Geneva by Andrew Smith

With Tengobushi assassins on their tail, Kate and Osgood retreat to UNIT Command in Geneva. High in the mountains, Captain Josh Carter comes face to face with the enemy…

2.3 The Battle of the Tower by Andrew Smith

As London sleeps, an alien horde rises from the shadows. The Tower has been infiltrated – and UNIT must hold the line. At any cost. Lock and load…

2.4 Ice Station Alpha by Matt Fitton

Caught between human greed and an unstoppable alien power, Kate Stewart leads her forces on one last mission to the Antarctic. It’s UNIT against the world….

With Colonel Shindi still recovering from his battle with the Autons, UNIT’s troops are now led by Captain Josh Carter (James Joyce) while Lieutenant Sam Bishop (Warren Brown) returns as Kate’s worldwide troubleshooter.

Hindering UNIT is their latest investigation is Felicity Lyme, played by Alice Krige (Thor: The Dark World; Spooks), whose influence will have disastrous consequences for Kate Stewart. The story also stars Asif Khan (Jay Roy) Tyrone Huggins (Dr Kenton Eastwood), Nigel Carrington (Sir Peter Latcham), Beth Chalmers (Anna/Radio Announcer/Quizmaster), Harry Ditson (General Grant Avery), Dan Li (Dokan/Alien Leader), Akira Koieyama (Chiso/Tengobushi Assassins), Stephen Billington (Commander Bergam), Jot Davies (Sebastien/Majoy Disanto). Director, Ken Bentley says:

“One of the things that makes UNIT different to much of what Big Finish produce is the global nature of the storytelling. It’s been a great pleasure to work with a genuinely international company of actors and to help bring this exciting box set to life.”

Producer, David Richardson adds:

“Matt Fitton, Andrew Smith, Ken Bentley and I have had great fun creating a fearsome new breed of monster. Fast as lightning, these alien assassins will provide a brand new mystery for UNIT to solve – and, over the course of four episodes, take the world to the brink of destruction…”

Business as usual, then! We were certainly impressed with UNIT: Extinction, and in our review noted:

“Those seeking thrills, worldwide danger, clever subtle nods to Doctor Who’s past and a strong story featuring UNIT’s finest will not be disappointed with this release. There’s something for everyone here.”

UNIT: Shutdown is available to pre-order today from the Big Finish website for just £20 on both CD or to download. Debut boxsetc, UNIT: Extinction is still available to order, with a third and fourth series following in November 2016 and May 2017 respectively.

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