Early Adventures Cast Interviews and Details/Covers for Requiem for the Rocket Men and Dark Eyes 4!

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It’s a good week, dear readers! Those of us in the States are preparing for a fantastic turkey day and a little time away from the normal daily grind and spend some time with our loved ones. For those of us (read: me) that have a tendency to get a little stir crazy during the beginnings of the holidays, it’s a wonderful thing that the world of Doctor Who never really sleeps.

More exciting than the dash for the last delicious turkey leg, the Kasterborous Big Finish News Blast is here to help kick of your holiday (or celebration of the week being half over, if more applicable) in style! Today, we’ve got brand new interviews with the cast of Doctor Who: The Early Adventures, a new cover and synopsis for Requiem for the Rocketmen, and the cover and release date for the highly anticipated Dark Eyes 4! Without any more ado, let’s get rolling!

Early Adventures Cast Interviews

If you’ll turn your attention to the video embedded at the top of the article, you’ll be treated to an interview with a trio of Doctor Who royalty that just so happen to be starring in Big Finish’s Doctor Who: The Early Adventures range. The video catches up with Carole Ann Ford (Susan), Frazer Hines (Jamie), and Peter Purves (Steven Taylor) and gets their opinions on their new stories and reprising their iconic roles for the new range. As someone who loves a good special feature on a DVD/Blu-Ray release, it was great to see Big Finish release this as promotion for the newer range. You can check out the series the Big Finish website.

New Cover and Details for Requiem for the Rocket Men

Based on what we’ve covered so far, 2015 looks to be a good year for the Fourth Doctor meaner of audio adventures. This story is no exception:

Requiem for the Rocket Men finds the Doctor, Leela, and K-9 facing off against the Master and the Rocket Men:

“The Asteroid – notorious hideaway of the piratical Rocket Men. Hewn out of rock, surrounded by force-fields and hidden in the depths of the Fairhead Cluster, their base is undetectable, unescapable and impregnable. In need of allies, the Master has arranged to meet with Shandar, King of the Rocket Men. But the mercenaries have captured themselves a very special prisoner – his oldest enemy, the Doctor. What cunning scheme is the Doctor planning? How does it connect with Shandar’s new robotic pet? And just what has happened to Leela? The Master will have to work the answers out if he wants to leave the asteroid… alive…”

The release is set to drop in March but is available for preorder now.

New Details for Dark Eyes 4!

Every good thing must to come to an end, so it is said. On the heels of the release of Dark Eyes 3, Big Finish has unveiled the cover and details for the final chapter in the award winning Dark Eyes series – Dark Eyes 4. Here’s a glimpse of the splendid artwork:

Big Finish has also released a brief synopsis for the four-parter:

“4.1 A Life in the Day by John Dorney

The Doctor and Liv return to post-World War I London, where the Doctor meets Kitty Donaldson (Beth Chalmers), and Liv strikes a friendship with her brother Martin (Barnaby Kay). But what mysterious force is hunting them?

4.2 The Monster of Montmartre by Matt Fitton

The Doctor and Liv’s investigations bring them to Paris, where a monster stalks the streets.

4.3 Master of the Daleks by John Dorney

The Master and the Dalek Time Controller have forged an alliance. History hangs in the balance, and this time the Doctor can’t help…

4.4 Eye of Darkness by Matt Fitton

It’s the endgame. Truths will be revealed, and a hero will make the ultimate sacrifice.”

This last chapter has a lot to live up to, as the prior installments have been magnificent. This writer is truly looking forward to how this particular run ends. The release also drops in March, but can be preordered now.

With that, we call it an end for this edition of the Kasterborous News Blast. Thanks for hanging out with us and be sure to drop a comment below and let us know your thoughts on these upcoming releases.

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