The storyline of The Doctor and Rose constantly being pulled to the Powell Estate comes to a close with “Thirteen O’Clock”, and can I just say: boy that wasn’t worth it. Six stories over a year and we end with a sequel to a story from just a few years ago that was okay but not particularly memorable? Same writer so I’m sure he loved bringing back his old creations like they were beloved characters, but for me I was just left wondering why this was the big pay-off and not just a one off thing… Oh well, let’s take a look…

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Our next chunk of Big Finish catch-up is a trio of Ninth Doctor adventures followed by a trio of Thirteenth Doctor adventures, getting us caught up with the monthly singles ranges in three batches of two. “Pandemonium” continues both the “we keep getting brought to the Powell Estate” story arc as well as the idea of being set after the TV story “Father’s Day” as it features more Rose and her Dad related grief. Let’s take a look!

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The Rutans vs. Sontarans plot thread comes to a close and thankfully it’s a good one. Not a great one like the opener, but a good one, with some really satisfying twists and scenes at the very end. It also once again reunites Paul McGann’s Doctor with Charley and C’rizz, which still makes me smile that we’re getting new C’rizz stories in the 2020s… Anyway, let’s take a look!

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After a great opener and a pretty good second part Rutans vs. Sontarans comes to a bit of a halt with “Grave Moon”. There are some good bits here and there but mostly it’s just sort of meandering around for a while before a few revelations and then it ends. Honestly it felt more like an Eighth Doctor story too as I can’t really think of anything The Sixth Doctor or Peri really did during the story, whereas at least McGann did some things, a bit. Ah well, let’s take a closer look anyway…

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This series (or first half of one series split over two years, apparently) of Twelfth Doctor adventures comes to a close with “The Second Death of the Daleks”, a sort-of retelling of the first story in the set but with added Dalek stuff. After the easy 5/5 the previous story got I have to say this was a bit of a letdown, but it still has some merit and once again ends with a really interesting cliffhanger…

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The Twelfth Doctor adventures reaches new heights as “Duty of Care” takes a look at The Doctor’s no killing policy with some really powerful characters and scenes that show how hypocritical it is but also how much he really does try to keep his friends hands clean even if his never will be. The new character Nne was such a fascinating idea and I had no idea where it was going to go until the very end. Amazing stuff, let’s take a closer look…

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The next Twelfth Doctor adventure sees the return of an old foe and unlike the previous story, features a look at a modern day (and indeed past) political and social issue with great care and some brilliant scenes. Plus once again the final few moments are fantastic! Let’s take a look…

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More Twelfth Doctor audio action now as both The Doctor and Ash have somewhat come to terms with their grief it’s time for a good old fashioned TARDIS trip to a should-be nice location that has turned sinister since The Doctor’s last visit! It’s also a rather on-the-nose look at current social issues, which your mileage may vary on. Either way, let’s take a look…

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