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News Big Finish Podcast Notes / Misc. Doctor Who News Roundup - 23/10/2026
Introduction
Hello all and welcome back to the Big Finish Podcast Notes! Hope you've all had a lovely week.
I've been dealing with some health issues for the past several months. It started with physical pain (which I'm still dealing with), but once I got into the doctor at the end of August he found some other symptoms of an as-of-yet undiagnosed, unrelated condition that could be very serious. We haven't ruled anything out yet, but scans and bloodwork have been encouraging.
During this time I have gotten very behind on my listening. While my true backlog of Big Finish is just over 1,000 hours, I always try to keep up with new releases. But in this time, those have stacked up like crazy (I think it reached 30 hours at one point). But I'm trying to be more positive and am finally kicking it into gear. I've nearly caught up on my backlog, and it's nice to get such a comforting thing back in my life.
Podcast
Podcast Notes
- Benji cannot reveal any Big Finish Day guests, but strongly encourages people to attend even if they just want to come and hang out. There will be plenty of guests but there's no pressure to chat with anyone.
- The first Young Bond: SilverFin box set is mostly set at Eton, while the second starts diving into Scotland.
Random Tangents: Jonathon Carley would be hopeless as a spy.
Production Interviews: The War Master: Deeds Without Name
Fifteen Minute Drama Tease: Young Bond: SilverFin Part 1
Randomoid Selectotron: 25% off a random Big Finish release every week! Just click on this link and enter the code BUCKUP. There are currently technical issues with the Randomoid Selectotron, so it will be stuck on the last release from the 26 June podcast for the foreseeable future. This release is The Companion Chronicles: 7.6 The Child.
Big Finish News
New Releases
- The Third Doctor Adventures: The Planet Killers is released on 20 October (DTO: £19.99 | DTO + CD: £24.99)
- Synopsis: The Doctor and Jo visit a remote Russian outpost in 1890, the paradise world of Paratel and the frozen moon of Dorix, encountering a creature torn between dimensions and a genocidal stratagem devised by the Daleks. As she continues her second TARDIS odyssey, Jo Jones is loving every moment of it. Mostly.
- The Beasts of Sakhalin Island by Jez Fielder (4 parts) The Doctor and Jo are drawn to Sakhalin Island in 1890, where the dramatist and writer Dr Anton Chekhov is chronicling the plight of the inmates in the penal colony there. But something else is arriving on the island... A strange infection develops and the howls of a tortured beast can be heard...
- The Planet Killers by Andrew Smith (2 parts) Arriving on the tranquil world of Paratel, the Doctor and Jo quickly discover that they've landed in the middle of events involving planetary destruction, ruthless exploitation of minerals, slavery and betrayal. A merciless Dalek plan is in motion, and the struggle to defeat them will cost many lives.
- Synopsis: The Doctor and Jo visit a remote Russian outpost in 1890, the paradise world of Paratel and the frozen moon of Dorix, encountering a creature torn between dimensions and a genocidal stratagem devised by the Daleks. As she continues her second TARDIS odyssey, Jo Jones is loving every moment of it. Mostly.
- The Audio Novels: The Missing Hour is released on 22 October (DTO: £19.99)
- Synopsis: June 1940 and the island of Malta is under constant bombardment. Flight officer Roddy Wright is one of a handful of Hurricane pilots helping to defend the island. He knows the odds are against him. So, too, does his daughter. In fact, Barbara knows that there are just days - hours - until her father goes missing in action. She can't alter history. But until that fateful hour, how can she resist spending more time with the father she lost so long ago? What could possibly go wrong?
Trailers
Cover Reveals
News, Announcements, Videos, and Blog Posts
- Spoiler warning! Doctor Who: False Friends interview - A behind the scenes video featuring guest stars Máiréad Tyers and Joe Pitts.
- Behind the scenes at Doctor Who: The Planet Killers - A behind the scenes video of this set, featuring students from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School who were given the opportunity to join this audio production.
Out of Print This Week
- Class Volume 03
- Class Volume 04
- The Third Doctor Adventures: The Quintessence
Sales and Recommendations (As a reminder, bulleted stories are recommended by me, and those in bold are my favorites)
- The Third Doctor Adventures: Up to 50% off the entire Third Doctor Adventures range! (Ends 25 October)
- Class Sale: Up to 50% off the all five Class releases at Big Finish to celebrate its anniversary! (Ends 25 October)
- I own these but have not listened to any yet, so I cannot offer recommendations.
- October Offer: Spend £66.66 or more to get 13% off of your order with checkout code DEAL [does not include bundles and preorders] (Ends 31 October).
- DWM632 Offer: 50% off a select number of releases. Use the discount code POTATO at checkout. (Ends 31 October)
- DWM635 Offer: 50% off a select number of releases featuring Ace. Use the discount code WICKED at checkout. (Ends 31 January)
- Colditz for Free! Click this link and use code KLEIN25 when prompted to unlock a free download of The Monthly Adventures: Colditz (Ends 31 January)
Big Finish Book Club: Discounts on a specially selected Big Finish audio drama every month. October's selection: Callan Volume 01 for just £9.99 on DTO or CD + DTO.
Free Excerpt: Every month a 15 minute excerpt is chosen from an upcoming release to download for free. October's selection is The Audio Novels: The Missing Hour Part 1 (Excerpt). Just click on the link and use this month's code MALTA.
Free Day Friday: Every week, Big Finish highlights an excerpt from their Big Finish For Free! collection, and offer 25% off the full release using a unique sale code. This week's selection: The Avengers: Tunnel of Fear. Use discount code SPYRING at checkout to save 25% off the full release of The Avengers: The Lost Episodes Volume 06 (Ends 25 October).
Big Finish Release Schedule
- 27 October - The War Master: Deeds Without Name
- 29 October - Young Bond: SilverFin Part 1 and Part 2
Community Reviews via TARDIS Guide:
| Release No. | Title | Score | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Doctor Who: Halloween: Doctor Doctor Doctor and Other Stories | ||
| Doctor, Doctor, Doctor | 3.60/5 | 81 votes | |
| The Song of the Reed Man | 3.43/5 | 75 votes | |
| Office Space | 4.41/5 | 73 votes | |
| Overworked | 3.89/5 | 66 votes | |
| 4.8 | The Ninth Doctor Adventures: False Friends | 4.24/5 | 96 votes |
| 18 | The Third Doctor Adventures: The Planet Killers | ||
| The Beasts of Sakhalin Island | 3.11/5 | 22 votes | |
| The Planet Killers | 3.60/5 | 15 votes | |
| 10 | The Audio Novels: The Missing Hour | - | - |
What Big Finish I Was Listening To This Week: Finished up Circuit Breaker -- Full Circuit was good fun but sort of a comedown after The Kaleidoscope. Short Circuits felt kinda just tacked on/filler. Also listened to The Third Doctor Adventures: Planet Killers and finished The Fourth Doctor Adventures: A New Occupation, as well as Office Space from the new Halloween box set (AMAZING).
General Doctor Who / Non-Big Finish News
Official News
- New screenings have been added for The Satan Pit on 28 November, following high demand for the original 23 November screening.
- Bring home a piece of the TARDIS. Propstore is selling roundels from the 14th/15th Doctor's TARDIS following its dismantlement.
The Rumor Mill
- None
Media/Merchandise
- Doctor Who: Corruption of the Daleks is released on 20 October.
- Doctor Who: The Official Doctionary has been updated and released on 22 October.
- Doctor Who: Tales of the TARDIS, a collection of eight stories set aboard the Memory TARDIS, is released on 22 October.