Doctor Who: The Sirens of Audio

Writer and actress Elizabeth Morton joins us to talk about her new book, The Orphans from Liverpool Lane, her career, her appearances in Big Finish produced audio drama and her life as the wife of Peter Davison and, step-mother to Georgia Tennant and mother-in-law to David Tennant. Original theme composed by Joe Kraemer |  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.joekraemer.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sirensofaud...

Our Randomoids selections for review this month are Big Finish Monthly Range story The Bride of Peladon featuring the fifth Doctor, Peri and the final story for Erimem, and The Lost Stories: Animal, featuring the seventh Doctor, Ace and Raine. We also share a snippet from a forthcoming in-depth interview with actress Beth Chalmers. Original theme composed by Joe Kraemer |  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.joekra...

Our guest is emerging Big Finish writer Max Kashevsky. He talks about his Short Trips stories "Still Life" and "Salvage", and his forthcoming Eleventh Doctor story "All's Fair". He also gives some advice for aspiring Doctor Who writers. For information on the 2023 Paul Spragg Writing Opportunity, visit https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/enter-big-finish-s-2023-writi...

Although Helen Goldwyn has joined us previously on the podcast, we have never before spoken at length with her about her career and her time with Big Finish as a whole in her various roles as actor, director and writer. Now that time has come! Dwayne's interview with Jim Baker from The Tripods can be found here - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jim-and-dwayne-talk-the-tripods/id495324255...

Our special feature for this episode is Big Finish Executive Producer Jason Haigh-Ellery LIVE in Brisbane with Janet Fielding at her April 2023 fan event. With thanks to Natalie Bochenski from Act React - https://www.actreact.com.au/ Original theme composed by Joe Kraemer |  ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.joekraemer.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠sirensofaudio@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.sirensofaudio.com/...

What we've been listening to. Down the rabbit hole with a listener question. Reviews as selected by the Big Finish Randomoid Selectortron - Doctor Who The Early Adventures: The Ravelli Conspiracy by Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky and Doctor Who: Patient Zero by Nicholas Briggs. Original theme composed by Joe Kraemer |  ⁠⁠⁠http://www.joekraemer.com/about/⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠sirensofaudio@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ W...

We chat about the recent live fan events featuring Janet Fielding and speculate on what the future may bring for Doctor Who focussed live events in Australia. We also preview Sophie Aldred live in Sydney on 13th May 2023. Original theme composed by Joe Kraemer |  ⁠⁠⁠http://www.joekraemer.com/about/⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠sirensofaudio@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Website:  ⁠⁠⁠https://www.sirensofaudio.com/⁠⁠⁠ Audio Feedbac...

We celebrate 150 episodes of the podcast with our special guest, triple Gold Logie winner and Whovian Rove McManus. Hear an update on Janet Fielding’s series of shows including your last chance to see her in Brisbane this weekend, plus we do a rabbit hole topic with a live Sydney audience. For all the information on Janet Fielding in Brisbane this weekend 22nd and 23rd April, visit https://janetfi...

A bonus episode featuring our specially produced Behind The Scenes feature for the Big Finish podcast on Doctor Who - Bloodtide, featuring the Sixth Doctor, Evelyn Smythe and the Silurians. Email: ⁠⁠sirensofaudio@gmail.com⁠⁠ Website:  ⁠⁠https://www.sirensofaudio.com/⁠⁠ Audio Feedback: ⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/sirensofaudio⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠ http://twitter.com/audiosirens⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠https://www.instagr...

For our March Randomoids episode we are joined by Big Finish legend John Dorney. John adapted the Gareth Roberts Doctor Who Missing Adventures novels, The Romance of Crime & The English Way of Death, for audio. We also speculate on why the novel adaptations haven't sold as well as Big Finish would have hoped, and we look forward to our special month of in person events with Janet Fielding...

A bonus episode featuring our specially produced Behind The Scenes feature for the Big Finish podcast on Sarah Jane Smith - Comeback. Email: ⁠sirensofaudio@gmail.com⁠ Website:  ⁠https://www.sirensofaudio.com/⁠ Audio Feedback: ⁠https://anchor.fm/sirensofaudio⁠ Twitter: ⁠ http://twitter.com/audiosirens⁠ Instagram:  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/audiosirens/⁠ Facebook:  ⁠https://www.facebook.com/audiosi...

We are pleased to bring you a brand new interview with Christopher Benjamin, an actor who has appeared in three classic Doctor Who adventures (Inferno, The Talons of Weng-Chiang and The Unicorn and the Wasp) as well as dozens of Big Finish roles, most notably as Henry Gordon Jago in the spinoff series Jago & Litefoot.  Original theme composed by Joe Kraemer |  http://www.joekraemer.c...

Our guest this time is John Levene, in a heartfelt chat about life in and out of Doctor Who on TV and audio.  In our rabbit hole topic we review the Big Finish Companion Chronicle featuring Sergeant Benton, Council of War.  Original theme composed by Joe Kraemer |  http://www.joekraemer.com/about/ Email: sirensofaudio@gmail.com Website:  https://www.sirensofaudio.com/ Audio Fee...

Sontar, HA! Our guest this time is Dan Starkey, a recognizable face and voice in both TV and audio Doctor Who. He is best known for playing various Sontarans over the the last 15 years, but he has also acted in many Big Finish audio plays in other roles and has read many novels for release as BBC Audiobooks. He has also written some of our favourite Doctor Who plays for Big Finish.  We hope y...

This time our guest host is good friend Richard Smith from the Something Who podcast as we discuss this month's random picks, Doctor Who - The Game by Darrin Henry and Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles - The Anachronauts by Simon Guerrier.  And to talk about his work we are joined by the man himself, Simon Guerrier.  Rabbit hole topics and recommendations also abound.  For more i...

It is our pleasure to welcome to the show this week, Michael Stevens, the man behind the various Doctor Who ranges from BBC Audio. From Target Novelisations to Originals to Beyond the Doctor, Michael has been there for them all.  Not only does Michael give us an in-depth history of the various ranges over the last two decades, he also give us some hints of what is to come for the rest of the...

In celebration of the life of National Theatre and Blake's 7 actor Stephen Greif, we share previously unreleased material from our 2021 interview with him. In addition, we share tributes from Peter Anghelides and Gary Russell of Big Finish, and Stephen's Blake's 7 co-stars Jan Chappell and Sally Knyvette.  Music by Onycs Email: sirensofaudio@gmail.com Website:  https://www.sirensofaudio....

It is our great pleasure to welcome fellow Aussie Kate Orman to the show to talk about her fandom, her writing during the wilderness years, and the release of her new audio novel released through Big Finish, Doctor Who: The Dead Star. You can buy The Dead Star from https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-dead-star-2446 We also dive down the rabbit hole for a surprise topic and we give...

Dwayne and Philip each give you a top ten Big Finish releases of 2020, giving you a total of twenty in the list.  Give us your thoughts. Do you agree or disagree? What are your top ten of 2022?  Original theme composed by Joe Kraemer |  http://www.joekraemer.com/about/ Email: sirensofaudio@gmail.com Website:  https://www.sirensofaudio.com/ Audio Feedback: https://anchor.fm/sire...

It's time to review two more Doctor Who stories picked for us by the Big Finish Randomoid Selectortron. We discuss fourth Doctor and Leela story, White Ghosts, and fifth Doctor, Peri and Erimem story, The Axis of Insanity. Plus... we are joined by Gary Russell to talk about The Axis of Insanity.    Original theme composed by Joe Kraemer |  http://www.joekraemer.com/about/ Email: sir...

Join us as our guest Geoffrey Beevers (The Master) talks about his career, his life with third Doctor companion Caroline John, reprising the role of The Master for Big Finish, and his own writing.  Find Geoffrey's Big Finish releases here - https://www.bigfinish.com/search_results?search_term=geoffrey+beevers Find Geoffrey's Autobiography here - https://www.fantompublishing.co.uk/product/geof...

In the early part of 2022, Michael Troughton appeared for Big Finish Productions as a new recast version of the Second Doctor, a role immortalized by his father Patrick.  In this brand new interview, Michael chats about growing up while his father was playing the Doctor, how he came to an actor, and his role as the Doctor for Big Finish.    To learn more about the Second Doctor Adve...

Is there any value in fiction? Vicki doesn't think so. But as the TARDIS is invaded by a robot rabbit and Steven and Vicki become trapped outside, to what lengths must the Doctor go to find their happily ever after?  This is an unauthorized reading of a story taken from Doctor Who: Short Trips and Sidesteps, published in 2000 by BBC Books.  It is read by Dwayne Bunnoid... em.... Bunney....

Hear the story of how Jez "almost" got Peter Wyngarde to work for Big Finish, what it was like in the green room when working with different Doctors, and from which one of them he once won a fiver.  These are deleted scenes are from an interview Jez did recently with us for our recent Sarah Jane Smith retrospective.  We're glad we can now share these stories with you.  And thank YOU...

Producer of The Worlds of Blake's 7, Peter Anghelides, chats with us about the most recent stories in the range as well as the release of the new hardcover novels.  Email: sirensofaudio@gmail.com Website:  https://www.sirensofaudio.com/ Audio Feedback: https://anchor.fm/sirensofaudio Twitter:  http://twitter.com/audiosirens Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/audiosirens/ Fac...