Doctor Who: The Sirens of Audio

Big Finish Creative Director Nicholas Briggs joins us to talk about the most recent First Doctor release, Beware The City of Illusions. Philip and Dwayne review the classic Sixth Doctor adventure, Arrangements for War. Find out all the latest about our next live event featuring Frazer Hines in his final visit to Australia. Theme music by Joe Kraemer. Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Episode 250 is finally here! WhoTuber Josh Snares takes over as host and the interviewers become the interviewees. Philip and Dwayne share not only their podcast journey over the last six years, but how they became involved in live events, and what the future of the podcast may bring. Our new podcast Blake's 7 - The Way Back is currently available on Youtube (also available on Apple Podcasts a...

It's Doctor Who Day 2025! Join us for some chat with first Doctor actor (for Big Finish) Stephen Noonan about his latest audio drama release, Halloween - Sea Smoke and Other Stories, our memories of scary Doctor Who on television, and a Doctor Who trivia quiz. Our new podcast Blake's 7 - The Way Back is currently available on Youtube (also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify) from ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Join us for a chat with Fifth Doctor companion actor Mark Strickson. Working with a nude Judi Dench, a trio(n) of job offers on the day he got Doctor Who, wrangling Steve Irwin, Big Finish and more. Our new podcast Blake's 7 - The Way Back is currently available on Youtube (also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify) from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Blakes7WayBack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme music by The...

This is a truly epic discussion with a man who has created so many iconic sounds from Doctor Who. The TARDIS, the Dalek voices and many, many more. Brian Hodgson did special sound for Doctor Who between 1963 - 1972 and returned to the Radiophonic workshop in the 1980's. But like all our guests, there is much more to him than Doctor Who. We'll also chat about some of Brian's other proje...

Today our guest is Emmy-nominated composer and sound designer Elizabeth Parker. Elizabeth worked with the BBC Radiophonic workshop from 1978 to the mid 90s. During that time she worked on over 1400 projects, two of which included Doctor Who. She worked on The Stones of Blood while Dick Mills was on holiday, and she composed the incidental music for the 1985 adventure, Timelash. Elizabeth also work...

We take a closer look at two Big Finish Doctor Who Monthly range stories, The Doomsday Quatrain and House of Blue Fire. Our new podcast Blake's 7 - The Way Back is currently available on Youtube (also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify) from ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Blakes7WayBack⁠⁠ Theme music by Joe Kraemer. Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.sirensofaudio.com...

In this edition we remember the contributions of Christopher H. Beadmead to Doctor Who. From Script Editor for Season 18 to his three TV stories, Logopolis, Castrovalva and Frontios, to his audio adventures Renaissance of the Daleks and The Hollows of Time, we give our views, "warts and all", as JNT would say. Joining us for this discussion is Melbourne author Troy Hunter. Troy has just...

We examine the history of Davros prior to Genesis of the Daleks by means of I, Davros, starring Terry Molloy, and determine whether or not this is one of, if not the best audio drama series ever produced by Big Finish. Joining us for this episode is Dave from The Doctor Who Show. All stories are available from ⁠https://bigfinish.com/⁠ Tickets to our events with Carole Ann Ford in Australia are ava...

Our trip down the audio lane takes us this time way back to the first four Second Doctor Companion Chronicles. Fear of the Daleks features Wendy Padbury as Zoe. Helicon Prime features Frazer Hines as Jamie. The Great Space Elevator features Deborah Watling as Victoria. Resistance features Anneke Wills as Polly. All stories are available from https://bigfinish.com/ Tickets to our events with Carole...

For a change we focus on a television episode of Doctor Who. The Robots of Death could well be at the pinnicle of the classic show, but at the same time, a new science fiction show was gearing up and not far off hitting our screens, namely, Blake's 7. We take this opportunity to have a look at the episodes along with our co-hosts from our new Blake's 7 podcast, The Way Back. Please subscri...

We are joined by actor and writer David Gooderson, who played Davros in 1979's Doctor Who season opener, Destiny of the Daleks. He also appeared on several Big Finish audio dramas in the Sarah Jane Smith range. The Killing of Mr Toad by David Gooderson - https://youtu.be/yQntUWUgbUk?si=nO80k25bhhZb9CXw Theme music by Joe Kraemer. Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.sirensofau...

This time we explore one of the stories in the incredible opening two seasons of 8th Doctor audio adventures, Embrance the Darkness, written by Nicholas Briggs. We ask the question, does this story contain one of the most electrifying cliffhangers in Doctor Who audio history? We'll let you decide when you hear it. An actor who joined Big Finish during this time was Ian Brooker, who went on to...

This time we examine the two Big Finish Rani releases... The Rani Elite featuring the Sixth Doctor and Peri, and Planet of the Rani featuring the Sixth Doctor once again, but with audio companion Constance Clarke. Due to the untimely death of Kate O'Mara, the role of the Rani went to Siobahn Redmond. So for those who love the classic era Rani or the recent bi-generated iteration, here is a Ran...

This time we are thrilled to be joined by Dominic G. Martin. Dom discusses his Doctor Who fan and cosplayer to Big Finish producer. We take a focussed look at the latest release in The Companion Chronicles catalogue, entitled "Families". And joining us also is voice artist and First Doctor actor Stephen Noonan, who will speak with us about portaying not only the Doctor in two stories in...

We are joined by Aron from Aron's Collectables, to talk about his personal fandom, collecting Doctor Who, and the opportunities he has in discovering missing Doctor Who episodes. On the audio front, we discuss some of the rare Doctor Who vinyl from the 60's, as well as his favourite Big Finish story of all time. We highly recommend you listen to ALL podcasts (it's riveting stuff!) rela...

We are thrilled to be joined this episode by Australian Whotuber Josh Snares to talk about his fandom, his love of Doctor Who from classic to new, including Big Finish, and his Big Finish animations. While Josh has animated in whole or in part, four different Big Finish Audio adventures, the two we will be focussing on today are: The Genocide Machine (7th Doctor, Ace) and Phantoms of the Deep (4th...

We take a look at six Doctor Who releases from Big Finish from recent months including: Call Me Master - Inner Demons Doctor Who and the Brain Drain The Life and Death of River Song - Ace and Tegan The Lost Stories - Genesis of the Cybermen Hooklight - Part 1 Planet Krynoid - Nightfall Theme music by Joe Kraemer. Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.sirensofaudio.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Jean Marsh passed away on the 13th April 2025 at the age of 90. She was a reknowned actress both in the UK and abroad, having worked in TV, film and theatre. For Doctor Who fans, she is best remembered for her roles as Johanna in The Crusade, Sara Kingdom in The Daleks' Masterplan, and Morgaine in Battlefield. She reprised the role of Sara on audio for Big Finish in The Companion Chronicles an...

Our special guest for this episode is actress Jessica Martin, known in Doctor Who for playing Mags in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy on television, and in a trilogy of stories for the Big Finish Doctor Who monthly range. We'll talk about her career, her time in Doctor Who, conventions, mimicry and art. Dwayne and Philip also cover some of the positive feedback from the latest Sirens of Audio...

We invite a couple of regular attendees of our live events to give us their feedback on the weekend that was Matthew Waterhouse Live in Melbourne last weekend. Matthew regailed us with stories from his time on Doctor Who with Tom Baker and Peter Davision. Other special surprises on the day were Innes Lloyd performing part of their improv show. But the big surprise was an appearance on new series w...

Has it really taken us this long to review the first two releases from Big Finish? Oh yes it has! Would Big Finish have acquired the Doctor Who license from the BBC without these recordings? Oh no they wouldn't! Oh No It Isn't by Paul Cornell and adapted by Jacqueline Raynor, and Beyond the Sun, written and adapted by Matt Jones, were released way back in 1998... and the rest is history! G...

We talk about the January 2025 Big Finish releases, with a focus on Jo Martin's The Fugitive Doctor and a chat with script editor of the series, Rob Valentine. For those in Australia, grab your tickets to our forthcoming events with Matthew Waterhouse from ⁠⁠⁠https://www.sirensofaudio.com/p/live-events.html⁠⁠⁠ Theme music by Joe Kraemer. Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.sirensofaudi...

Join us as we take a look at some of the highlights of our five-city tour with Sylvester McCoy in November 2024. What better way to spend the anniversary month than with one of the stars of Doctor Who. For those in Australia, grab your tickets to our forthcoming events with Matthew Waterhouse from ⁠⁠https://www.sirensofaudio.com/p/live-events.html⁠⁠ Theme music by Joe Kraemer. Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

We celebrate the 5th anniversary of the podcast and give you our selection of favourite releases from Big Finish in 2024. Once again we are joined by Vortex editor and podcaster, Kenny Smith. 00:00 Intro 06:33 January Releases 17:24 February Releases 27:11 March Releases 36:04 April Releases 45:36 May Releases 53:29 June Releases 1:03:41 July Releases 1:12:56 August Releases 1:19:46 September Rele...