Tag: audio drama

Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome

Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome

by Simon Bullivant & Dirk Maggs (BBC Radio 4, 1989)

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A nostalgic fiftieth anniversary celebration, authenticated by Michael Gough’s appearance as Alfred but with a storyline more suited to comic book form than audio drama. Commissioner Gordon hears word that the Batman is dead. Bruce Wayne, meanwhile, seems not to be himself…

 

 

Doctor Who: Dark Eyes

Doctor Who: Dark Eyes

by Nicholas Briggs (Big Finish, 2012)

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A nicely focussed runabout (if such can exist), the epic threads of which are held together by the strong dynamic between Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor and new companion Molly O’Sullivan. On a down note, the Doctor has little say in the outcome.

 

 

Doctor Who: Doom Coalition

Doctor Who: Doom Coalition

by Matt Fitton; John Dorney; Marc Platt; Edward Collier (Big Finish, 2015)

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Doom Coalition introduces one of the most striking and original Who villains ever: the Eleven, a Time Lord with trans-incarnational dissociative identity disorder. Unfortunately, having featured in the first story, he subsequently becomes a background presence à la the Key to Time.