Doctor Who: The Sirens of Audio

Part 2 of our interview with John Dorney which contains tips for budding writers, as well as behind the scenes insights of the process behind the creation of various Big Finish box sets and their story arcs. Previews from the following boxset played during this episode were: Doctor Who: Stranded 1 The Robots 3 Doctor Who: Doom Coalition 3 John recommends Rule of Three (podcast) Dwayne recommends P...

We speak with prolific Big Finish writer John Dorney, who began his career with the company when he acted in the 8th Doctor adventure, Faith Stealer. Now, many years later, John is one of the busiest members of Big Finish, having had a hand in almost every range in some form or another. Part 2 of our interview is coming November 1st. Clips used in this episode were from: Doctor Who – Time War 4 &a...

Our special guest this episode is Dominic Glynn , composer of incidental music in Doctor Who between 1986-1989, and arranger of the theme music for season 23, or the Trial of a  Time Lord season.   Dominic's arrangement is currently used for the majority of the 6th Doctor Colin Baker's Big Finish audio stories .   Dominic discusses his early musical influences, how he came...

Our special guest this time is Nabil Shaban, the actor who brought to life the 6th Doctor's greatest nemesis, Sil.  Nabil speaks about his life, his acting career, his writing & his time on Doctor Who both for television and audio. Buy Sil & The Devil Seeds of Arodor on DVD, Blu-ray or download from TIME TRAVEL TV . Philip recommends Doctor Who - Enlightenment (audiobook) Dwayne recom...

Philip and Dwayne give their initial reactions to Doctor Who: Out of Time 1 , starring 10th Doctor David Tennant and 4th Doctor Tom Baker.  Theme music by  Husky by the Geek . Email:  sirensofaudio@gmail.com Website:  sirensofaudio.com Twitter:  @AudioSirens Facebook:  www.facebook.com/groups/sirensofaudio/ All clips and music are copyright BBC and Big Finish. No infr...

Our guest this time is debut Big Finish writer Katharine Armitage. Her 2 part story, Displaced, starring Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred and Philip Olivier was released in September 2020 as part or the monthly range.  Kat speaks about her inspirations, how she got into writing for Big Finish and what she does outside of Big Finish.  Kat recommends I, Claudius Dwayne recommends the music of Stuart N...

Our guest for this episode is Chris Thompson, brand manager for Eaglemoss Hero Collector .  Our audio up for discussion is Faith Stealer , written by Graham Duff and featuring the 8th Doctor, Charley & C'rizz.  Chris recommends The Prisoner box sets from Big Finish and Kaldor City from Magic Bullet Productions.  Philip recommends the 6th Doctor & Peri Volume 1 .  Dwayne...

We continue our discussion with the lovely Louise Jameson and we cover her non-acting roles with Big Finish.  Louise is Patron of Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services. To make a donation or for more information, visit davss.org.uk or find them on Twitter @_davss_ The audio dramas we played trailers for were: Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles - Ghost in the Machine Survivors Series 2 D...

Our special guest for this episode is Big Finish writer, producer, director and script editor SCOTT HANDCOCK.  He speaks with us about how he came to be so heavily involved with Big Finish, his involvement in various ranges such as Bernice Summerfield, The Confessions of Dorian Gray, Doctor Who & Torchwood, and much, much more... Featured releases: Doctor Who - Time Apart Torchwood - Save...

Part 1 of our interview with Louise Jameson on her career, her time playing Doctor Who companion Leela on TV and audio and her 16 year association with Big Finish .  Clips taken from: Gallifrey - Weapon of Choice & Jago & Litefoot Series 4 Philip recommends - Doctor Who: Short Trips - Out of the Deep   Dwayne recommends - The Shape of Things to Come starring Nicola Walker and Sam...

Our guest host this time is Bob Fleming, one of the founders of PROGTOR WHO, a Doctor Who podcast that has been running since 2014. Bob gives his thoughts on the 2002 Big Finish audio release Spare Parts, written by Marc Platt, directed by Gary Russell and featuring the 5th Doctor and Nyssa, played by Peter Davision and Sarah Sutton. Listening Recommendations:Philip recommends the audio box set Do...

This time our special guest is ROB VALENTINE , author of Big Finish monthly release #265, "The Lovecraft Invasion" . We also speak about the very first Big Finish production recorded under lockdown, Shadow of the Sun , also written by Rob, starring Tom Baker as the 4th Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela and John Leeson as K-9.  Recommended listening: Philip recommends the Missy and The Robots bo...

This time we explore 2 of our favourite 4th Doctor adventures. The Abandoned , written by Louise Jameson and Nigel Fairs & The Trouble With Drax , written by John Dorney Dwayne recommends Regeneration Impossible (Short Trip) Philip recommends Missy Series 2 (Box Set) Theme music by  Husky by the Geek . Email:  sirensofaudio@gmail.com Website:  sirensofaudio.com Twitter:  @A...

This time we take an in-depth look at two 8th Doctor and Lucie Miller adventures featuring classic monsters. Brave New Town Wirrn Dawn Philip's recommendation - Doctor Who - Rose (Audiobook) Dwayne's Recommendation - All of Time and Space (Podcast) Theme music by  Husky by the Geek .   Email:  sirensofaudio@gmail.com Website:  sirensofaudio.com Twitter:  @AudioSirens Faceb...

Our featured story for review this time is Doctor Who - Time in Office, a 5th Doctor story featuring Tegan, Leela and set on Gallifrey.  We also take a brief look at the Big Finish releases for July 2020.  What else have we been listening to... Philip recommends fellow Aussie podcast The Doctor Who Show. Dwayne recommends The Five Doctors audiobook, written by Terrance Dicks and read by Jon Culsha...

Our focus story for this episode is the 2013 monthly release - Doctor Who - The Wrong Doctors , starring Colin Baker as the 6th Doctor and Bonnie Langford and Melanie Bush.  Philip recommends Torchword - Iceberg starring Burn Gorman.  Dwayne recommends The Robots Series 1 & Doctor Who - Tartarus .  Theme music by  Husky by the Geek . Background music by Tristram Cary, taken...

This time we welcome long-time Big Finish fan Philip Edney as the new regular co-host of The Sirens of Audio.  Also joining us is Richard Smith from the Something Who podcast.  Richard's pick is from July 2002, the epic finale to the 8th Doctor and Charley second season, Neverland . Many thanks also to those who responded to the call for feedback.  Theme music by  Husky by the...

Our special guest is The Fabulous Adam Richard, writer, comedian, podcaster and Big Finish fan.  Adam joins us to talk about the most recent installments in "The New Counter Measures" series: The Movellan Maneuver & The Dalek Gambit We also talk about Adam's career, his time on ABCs Whovians, Hard Quiz, and his podcast Adam Richard Has A Theory. One of his more recent podcast episodes featured a r...

Released at the end of May 2020, The Human Frontier is Nicholas Briggs' epic new original drama spanning the vastness of space and a millennium of time through the eyes of two very different groups of human eyes.   Nicholas joins us before, during and after phone calls to talk in-depth about the release.  Theme music by  Husky by the Geek . Email: sirensofaudio@gmail.com Websit...

It's that time again when we take a closer look at the current Big Finish monthly release. This time it's #264 released in May 2020 - Doctor Who - Scorched Earth , written by Chris Chapman . Thanks to Chris for joining us to chat about this 6th Doctor, Constance and Flip adventure. For an in-depth interview on Chris's work on the blu-ray and dvd extras, visit the Something Who website. Theme music...

Our special guest this time is Brendan Jones, founder of the Flight Through Entirety podcast, and creator of the YouTube sensations, Say Something Nice and Doctor Who in Ten Seconds . Our mission was to say something nice about 3 of Big Finish's most loathed audio plays, namely Nekromanteia , The Dark Flame and Dreamtime . Were there positives somewhere in there that we could find? Listen now to f...

G'day Audiophiles!  This time it's a quick review and preview of the following 4th Doctor / Tom Baker stories: Shadow of the Sun with Louise Jameson as Leela Wave of Destruction with Lalla Ward as Romana The Justice of Jalxar with Mary Tamm as Romana Purgatory 12 with Lalla Ward as Romana and Matthew Waterhouse as Adric Chase The Night with Lalla Ward as Romana and Matthew Waterhouse as Adric...

This time we take a look back at the incredible series Kaldor City , produced by Magic Bullet Productions. Kaldor City is based on characters created by Chris Boucher for the Doctor Who TV adventure The Robots of Death and the BBC Books novel Corpse Marker.  All of these adventures are available to purchase from kaldorcity.com David Collings reads Corpse Marker, available on Audible . Theme m...

John Ainsworth (Director/Producer/Script Editor) joins us to chat about his work on this month's Big Finish monthly range release #263: Doctor Who - Cry of the Vultriss . He also discusses his work on: The Fearmonger The Plague Herds of Excelis Strontium Dog - Down to Earth Jago & Lightfoot Series 1 Blake's 7 Doctor Who Unbound - A Storm of Angels Doctor Who Unbound - Full Fathom Five Theme mu...

Mark Cockram is our guest this time and he has chosen his favourite Big Finish audio, The Kingmaker , for review. Mark is the host of the Nerdology podcast , a tranquil repose for Doctor Who podcasters wishing to take a break from the rigours of Doctor Who fandom. By listening to Nerdology you can enjoy such variations in pop culture as I, Claudius and The West Wing, and much, much more. The Kingm...