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…

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…

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…

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…

The new Twelfth Doctor stories continue as The Doctor and his new emotionally broken companion Ash head to Scotland and begin to unravel a mystery involving a millions-of-years-old robot who just wanted to help people but may have ended up doing the opposite. Sounds familiar, a comparison that goes beyond just “sounds like The Doctor”. This is similar to “The Second Death” in that the story truly shined in its final few scenes, but what about the rest?

Jumping a head a bit here Big Finish-wise, but with so much to catch up on due to being in “the dark place” in combination with a second round of updated app not working issues I thought I’d listen to and review them in order of how excited I am about them, and finally getting full cast Twelfth Doctor stories put this right at the top! These were released weekly, and although I had planned to review them weekly as they came out I’ll still put them up individually rather than pair them up, but I’ll be putting two up a day as I make my way through them. “The Second Death” was a good way to start the series, a fun story and a very interesting new companion combined with a good, if not often a bit wonky, Twelfth Doctor impersonation. Works for me! Let’s take a closer look…

“Merlin’s Trap” was the big draw for this Halloween set as it’s the debut of Jon Culshaw’s Twelfth Doctor impersonation, and thankfully while not as perfect as his Brig it’s miles better than Jacob Dudman’s attempt, so I’ll happily take it given the Twelfth Doctor era is a personal favourite of mine. Ignoring that aspect though, is the story any good? It’s… fine, doesn’t break any new ground etc but I will say at least they got the horror aspect a bit more involved here. Let’s take a look!