Big Finish Spinoffs News Blast: Iris Wildthyme Returns and More!

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Hello Stonehenge! The time is upon us! That’s right, dear readers, the Kasterborous Big Finish News Blast is here to “spin you right round” with some fresh details on new Doctor Who spinoff adventures. Today, we have details on the upcoming return of fan favourite, Iris Wildthyme, more information on next month’s Worlds of Big Finish, and a new trailer for the upcoming release of Jago & Litefoot’s ninth series! Without much more ado, let’s get started!

Iris Wildthyme Returns in Wildthyme: Reloaded!

The return of that bonkers Time Lady (and this time we don’t mean Missy!), Iris Wildthyme, is imminent in next month’s Worlds of Big Finish, but Big Finish has also confirmed that Katy Manning will return this fall for a new series of adventures! This eight part set is titled, Iris Wildthyme: Wildthyme Reloaded and has the production team at Big Finish excited. Character creator and writer, Paul Magrs, had this to say about the project:

“Did you miss us? Did you really think we were gone and never coming back…? Hahaha! Never! We’re back! She’s back! And she’s larger than life and daft as a brush and drunk as a skunk and just spoiling for a big new series of Big Finish adventures… and how great is that? A little jiggery and pokery with the format and we get even more variety, more adventures in a single magical box and further magnificent wild times for all! Bottoms up, lovely listeners – and see you in August!”

The set also features a fantastic team of writers, including Magrs, James Goss, Nick Campbell, Roy Gill, Mark B. Oliver, Hamish Steele, Cavan Scott and Scott Handcock. You should also be on the look out for Iris’ new companion, Captain Turner (Geoffrey Breton)! Wildthyme Reloaded drops in August but can be preordered at a special rate now.

The Worlds of Big Finish Releases Next Month!

What do you get when you cross Graceless’ Abby and Zara, Sherlock Holmes, Dorian Gray, Bernice Summerfield, Iris Wildthyme, and Vienna Salvatori? If your answer, dear reader, is a massive Big Finish event set to release next month, you’re absolutely correct! The Worlds of Big Finish has effectively “mashed up” several Big Finish properties that seemingly have little to do with each other. However, when all of time and space is your playground anything is possible. In case you missed it, here’s the trailer for audio:

Here’s a brief rundown of what to expect from this storyline:

“ From the streets of Edwardian London to the corridors of a near-infinite library in the distant future, a single book holds the key to the fate of life on Earth.  Some believe it predicts our future – and the apocalypse – with unnerving accuracy. Others will stop at nothing to destroy it, and will chase it from one side of the universe to the other; from a country house in the Roaring Twenties to the casinos of Mars, and from 221B Baker Street to the terrifying desert world of Sisyphus IX…”

The Worlds of Big Finish releases in May. The preorder for the release is live now.

New Trailer for Series 9 of Jago and Litefoot!

If you click play in the box above, you’ll be treated to that which Big Finish has bestowed up the fandom this week: a new trailer for the upcoming series of adventures featuring the dynamic duo of Jago and Litefoot! Jago & Litefoot: Series 9 brings a quartet of new stories with the “investigators of infernal incidents” and it looks to be a cracking set. Here’s a brief look at what’s to come with the release:

“The Flying Frenchmen (by Jonathan Morris)

Jago and Litefoot embark on a cruise. It’s supposed to be a relaxing break, but what terrors lurk in the mysterious fog? And what about the other ships that seem trapped along with the Fata Morgana – are they friend or foe? Or something much more frightening?

The Devil’s Dicemen (by Justin Richards)

Arriving at Monte Carlo, Jago is keen to try his luck at the famous casino. But if he’s not careful he could lose a lot more than just money. While Litefoot makes a new friend, Jago and ship’s purser Aubrey find themselves playing for high stakes at the Clandestine Dark Casino.

Island of Death (by Simon Barnard & Paul Morris)

Arriving at a beautiful island, Jago and Litefoot discover evidence of a missing expedition. Can they discover what happened to the ship’s crew – before it happens to them? And will they be able to avoid the amorous advances of the formidable Lady Danvers?

Return of the Nightmare (by Justin Richards)

There is a murderer loose aboard the ship. If Jago and Litefoot can solve the mystery of the strange fog and return to London, will that make matters better, or far worse? The answers lie deep in the past, and they soon learn that not everyone is who – or what – they might seem.”

Jago & Litefoot: Series 9 is set to release in the next few days, but the special preorder price is available now.

Lot’s of exciting happenings in the spinoffs realm, eh, fellow Kasterborites? Do any of these releases have you excited? Have you already preordered one or more of them? Or are you only interested if these characters interact with the Doctor in one of the main Doctor Who ranges? Let us know, won’t you?

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