Indira Varma returns as Suzie Costello in the first in a love-themed trilogy of Torchwood stories for Big Finish — kicking off on Valentine’s Day 2023! February’s adventure, The Last Love Song of Suzie Costello, is written by Big Finish newcomer ,Rafaella Marcus and features Indira Varma (Luther, The Capture) returning in the title role to find love… under the sea. Then, in March, The Thirst…

As every day goes by, 2022 feels more and more like the third chapter of 2020 that we’re stranded in, and so it’s an appropriate time to listen to the third boxset in the Stranded era of Big Finish’s Eighth Doctor Adventures. And as 2022 is proving, sequels can only get worse, right? Wrong. It gets worse for the characters, but even more rewarding for the listeners. So with the much-hyped…

Winter is a time of reflection and early sunsets, and possibly it’s the latter that leads to so much more of the former as less time can literally be spent looking forward and around at our surroundings when they’re shrouded in shadow and cold. That’s a loose thematic intro for this review of the two latest Torchwood Monthly Range releases from Big Finish, The Grey Mare by Lauren Mooney and…

Need a break from city life right now? Is February 2022 getting you down? Then visit Ashenden! It’s an exciting new town just outside London… and also the home of a terrible secret. The second boxset of the 1950s-based Torchwood Soho series is a somewhat timeless but firmly ‘vintage holiday poster’-based run of six episodes which features the core cast of 2020’s Parasite release. That is,…

This December, Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor returns in the pencultime Stranded boxset from Big Finish, and will take on new series foe, the Judoon (who first appeared in Smith and Jones). Stranded finds the Doctor and his companions living in London in the 21st Century, they must cope with new and unfamiliar threats, both domestic and alien, not to mention the neighbours.   In Stranded 3, the…

For a relationship that has taken place entirely on audio, with very little groundwork from the Torchwood television series to work off, it’s incredible how far Big Finish has taken the combination of Dr Owen Harper and PC Andy Davidson. And while Burn Gorman and Tom Price are sure to want to work together again, and dip into an earlier point in their characters’ lives, the release of Gooseberry…

The Three Monkeys starts with a scene primarily about chips. Very Russell T Davies. For anyone who’s a fan of chips from a proper chip shop, then this scene can be a feast for all the senses. Just close your eyes and enjoy the smell and the warmth – and way too much vinegar – of Owen Harper’s bag of chips. Sorry, got distracted there. Big Finish’s Torchwood range tends to have a habit of…

Only at the very end of the Torchwood Soho: Parasite boxset do you really appreciate how clever it is, as you’ve spent three hours half-laughing and half-immersed in the thrills of 1950s Torchwood and its jazz interludes.

The narrative cuts back and forth a lot, but it doesn’t lose its audience on the way as it usually only makes a jump in time to start a new episode or to avoid exposition.…

What a cold open.

If you read the plot summary or look at the CD cover before listening to Red Base, you will have some idea of what the opening scene may be. But that doesn’t matter, because its build-up and delivery is executed perfectly in such a small amount of time. I was grinning from ear-to-ear by the time the Torchwood theme came in.

And grinning even more from Sergeant Andy’s…

Big Finish has revealed story details for the next five Torchwood audio adventures, including tales for Owen Harper (Burn Gorman), Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd), and Rhys Williams (Kai Owen).

The range begins again in August 2020. Also returning to their familiar Torchwood roles in these five stories are Tom Price as Andy Davidson, and Rowena Cooper as Queen Victoria.

Here’s what’s…

Owen Harper might be the most fully developed character from Torchwood. Throughout the TV series, we see him slowly grow from a uncaring letch to someone who is genuinely saddened by the events around him. James Goss gives us a new Torchwood story that explores Owen’s humanity and compassion, for a serial killer.

It’s wonderful to have Burn Gorman back playing Owen again. It certainly helps…

The latest Torchwood audio adventure from Big Finish explores the darkest case in Torchwood history. The story also stars an acting legend: Dame Siân Phillips (Dune; I, Claudius)!

Phillips stars alongside Burn Gorman (Owen Harper) and Tom Price (PC Andy Davidson) in The Hope, written by James Goss. Here’s the synopsis:

Megwyn Jones is one of the most hated women in Britain. She used to run…

Following the success of Series 5, Aliens Among Us, Torchwood is back for a sixth series from audio company, Big Finish.

God Among Usis spread across three boxsets, each consisting of four new episodes. The first set is released in October 2018, and sees the return of John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness; he’s joined by Tracy-Ann Oberman as Yvonne Hartman, Paul Clayton as Mr…

We jump straight back into the action with no time for breath with Volume 2 of Torchwood: Aliens Among Us, Big Finish’s continuation of the Doctor Who spin-off. Much like the life of Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) himself, this new series of audio adventures, branded as its fifth official series of the television show, never stops to look around. It’s fast paced, frantic, dangerous,…

Big Finish have announced that James Marsters will reprise his role as Captain John Hart for a brand-new Torchwood adventure alongside his old flame John Barrowman’s Captain Jack Harkness. Marsters, who is best known for playing Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, was last seen in the Torchwood series 2 finale Exit Wounds — although a brief image of Captain John Hart does appear amongst…

Big Finish have unveiled the art work and synopses for Torchwood Series 5: Aliens Among Us – the official continuation of Torchwood from Series 4 – Miracle Day. Torchwood: Aliens Among Us is a series of three boxsets featuring classic series characters Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles), Rhys (Kai Owen), and PC Andy (Tom Price) – plus some new regulars: Paul Clayton,…