RIP Michael Jayston
British actor Michael Jayston, who played the Valeyard opposite Colin Baker’s Doctor and James Bond for Radio 4, has died aged 88. Jayston was a familiar face on British screens […]
Avatar and Picard triumph at Saturn Awards
The 2024 Saturn Awards saw a wide spread of films and TV programmes nominated, with Avatar: The Way of Water and Star Trek: Picard winning most awards in their respective […]
Today’s Reviews: Opening another postcard from Mr Colchester
There’s a lot to absorb in the second Postcard from Mr Colchester, despite its comparatively short length: Paul Clayton’s Mr Colchester is the patron saint of exhausted, resolute contempt. He […]
Hear Mr Colchester have another Ace time
The new tale for Torchwood’s Mr Colchester and Doctor Who’s Dorothy “Ace” McShane is out shortly and Big Finish has released a full trailer for James Goss’s Sabotage. Vultura has […]
Today’s Reviews: Recommending Percy Jackson
Now the whole season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians has dropped, we take a lookback at the way that it works in a way previous adaptations haven’t: The heroes […]
RIP Carl Weathers
Actor and director Carl Weathers has died aged 76. Although perhaps best known generally for his role in the Rocky saga, he had a long genre resume, culminating in appearances […]
Today’s Reviews: Confident start for the Star Cops
There’s a new format for the Star Cops at Big Finish – and it’s paying off… Helen Goldwyn’s direction is typically impressive , and along with Andrew Smith’s script balances […]
Hear the Ninth Doctor and Benny
Bernice Summerfield adds to her roster of Doctors in the new Ninth Doctor Adventures set out this month, and Big Finish has released a trailer featuring the pair: Not all […]
Today’s Reviews: A new start at Ruby Road
The Fifteenth Doctor’s reign got off to a cracking start with the Christmas special – and that’s been quickly memorialised in print: There’s a lightness of touch which allows Davies’ […]
New free Torchwood episode out now
Big Finish has released Another Postcard from Mr Colchester, featuring Paul Clayton, written by producer James Goss. Mr Colchester has a message for us all. He’s at the bottom of […]
A Quin Dilemma for the Sixth Doctor
To celebrate 40 years of the Sixth Doctor, Big Finish has prepared a special box set for release in March. Colin Baker’s Doctor is reunited with not only his television […]
Your chance to support the HERitage
Veteran sci-fi editor DJ Stevenson has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund Shifting, Swirling HERitage — an imaginative short story collection rewriting key historical moments where women trailblazers altered the […]
Today’s Reviews: Baggy Horror
There’s a problem with new horror movie Baghead – actually two… The problem is the eponymous ‘bag’ which spends much of the film upon the eponymous ‘head’. Click here to […]
RIP Hinton Battle
Hinton Battle, who played the demon Sweet in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode Once More, With Feeling, has died aged 67. He also played Thames (the Evil Leaper’s […]
Who is Born to Die?
The third of Big Finish’s epic battle between the Sontarans and the Rutans features Colin Baker and India Fisher as the Sixth Doctor and Charley Pollard – but who is […]
Today’s Reviews: Leaping once more
Quantum Leap is back with new episodes – but it’s a bit of a mixed bag… The thing about having so many excellent episodes, is that the misfires that would […]
Sci-Fi Bulletin: Exploring the Universes of SF, Fantasy, Horror and Spy-fi! 