"Rani Takes On The World - Beyond Bannerman Road - Series One"

Just finished listening to "Rani Takes On The World - Beyond Bannerman Road - Series One" released by Big Finish Productions.
As a fan of "The Sarah Jane Adventures," I was more than a bit reluctant to listen to this series which takes place about 15 years after the passing of Elizabeth Sladen - the actress who brilliantly brought the Doctor's companion Sarah Jane Smith to life. After all, there is an old saying, just because you can do something doesn't mean that you should do it.
Thankfully, the creative time behind "Rani Takes On the World" at Big Finish Productions have created an audio spinoff/continuation of "The Sarah Jane Adventures" that faithfully follows the original series and projects where Rani, Clyde, and Luke [portrayed by the original actors]are with their lives after the passing of Sarah Jane Smith.
"Rani Takes On The World - Beyond Bannerman Road - Series One" sets the stage with Rani Chandra stepping into Sarah Jane's shoes with her own career as a success journalist/podcaster who brought down an unnamed London mayor by exposing him as an android by melting him on live television. [Good thing she was right, otherwise...]
"Rani Takes On The World - Beyond Bannerman Road - Series One" consists of three interlocking stories: "Here Today," "Destination Wedding," and "The Witching Tree" written by Joseph Lidster, James Goss, and Lizzie Hopley.
In "Here Today," Rani is surprised by a visit from her best friend, Clyde Langer – who has an announcement of his own. But tonight Clyde isn’t the only visitor to Ealing… In the skies above, a flying saucer approaches – and soon Rani and Clyde are caught in a deadly time loop.
In "Destination Wedding" Rani and Gita Chandra have been invited to a dream wedding on a luxury island resort. But how did Tiff from school end up marrying a film star? And why has she asked all the worst people from her life alongside the Hollywood A-listers? While Gita samples the canapés and criticizes the flower arrangements, Rani senses something amiss… The perfect wedding comes at a price – but who will be paying?
And in the last story, "The Witching Tree," Rani is pursuing a podcast award and decides to chase after a podcast award, and investigate a ‘haunted’ restaurant built around a twisted tree after being tipped off by a secret source. The owners could be faking the spooky activity, but Rani soon realizes the tree is not what it seems. As a terrifying threat to planet Earth is revealed, Clyde and Phoenix are dragged into the fight. Rani is torn between revealing the truth, or keeping a secret too terrifying to broadcast as she and Clyde discover who Phoenix really is.
"Rani Takes On The World - Beyond Bannerman Road - Series One" is a fitting continuation to "The Sarah Jane Adventures;" and I am looking forward to the second series.
Strongly Recommended.
Five Stars.






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