Category Archives: The Nyssa Challenge (DW)

Week 30 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ UPDATED

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–UPDATED REVIEW ON AUDIO STORY TODAY–

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Hope you’re enjoying Easter Sunday so far! Following my latest Easter message with Sarah Sutton today, it’s fitting that I share my latest updated ‘Nyssa Challenge’ review on the first story of ‘The Stockbridge Trilogy’ of ‘Doctor Who’ audios by Big Finish called ‘Castle of Fear’ by Alan Barnes. ‘The Stockbridge Trilogy’ was released from October to December 2009 and is a collection of three four-part adventures set in the English village of Stockbridge. Continue reading →

Book Reviews – ‘More Short Trips’ (Doctor Who)

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It’s Easter Saturday today, and the 2024 ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season continues as we check out the second ‘Short Trips’ anthology book of ‘Doctor Who’ published by the BBC called ‘More Short Trips’, released in March 1999. There are seventeen stories in the anthology. Once again, one of them features the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa. 🙂 Continue reading →

Book Reviews – ‘Short Trips’ (Doctor Who)

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It’s Good Friday today, and we’re continuing the 2024 ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season by checking out the first ‘Short Trips’ anthology book of ‘Doctor Who’ published by the BBC, which was released in March 1998. There are fifteen stories in the anthology and one of them happens to feature the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa. 🙂 Continue reading →

Week 8a – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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For the first time ever, we have a ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season over the Easter period of 2024! 😀 This was supposed to be ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season from December 2023 to January 2024, but because of the busyness of 2023, thanks to ‘Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary celebrations, I wasn’t able to find the time to put it together, which is a shame. Continue reading →

Basement Update – ‘The Thirteen+ Doctors’ & ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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Just a quick update from me, as this isn’t the usual ‘Basement News’ blog post that I’m sharing with you today. I’m saving a possible ‘Basement News’ blog post for early November, though that will depend on how busy I am regarding the ‘Doctor Who’ 60th anniversary celebrations in November. 🙂 Continue reading →

Week 55b – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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Today, it’s the last day of ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ 2022-23 mini-review season of ‘Doctor Who’. I hope you’ve enjoyed the latest reviews on the latest Nyssa stories I’ve shared over the Christmas period. It’s time to take a look at the ‘Tenth Doctor, Classic Companions’ box set by Big Finish, which features the episode ‘The Stuntman’ where Nyssa meets the Tenth Doctor and K-9. Continue reading →

Book Reviews – ‘Short Trips: Transmissions’ (Doctor Who) UPDATED

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–UPDATED REVIEWS ON SHORT STORIES TODAY–

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And Happy New Year everyone! 🙂 It’s the penultimate instalment of the 2022-23 ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season today! Since it’s the 60th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’ this year, let’s revisit a Short Trips book anthology by Big Finish called ‘Short Trips: Transmissions’. One of the stories in the anthology has the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa in it. Continue reading →

Week 33 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ UPDATED

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–UPDATED REVIEW ON AUDIO ANTHOLOGY TODAY–

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It’s New Year’s Eve today and it’s time to revisit one of my favourite ‘Doctor Who’ audio anthologies from Big Finish. This is ‘The Demons of Red Lodge and Other Stories’, starring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and Sarah Sutton as Nyssa. This audio anthology was released in December 2010. I’m very pleased to be revisiting ‘The Demons of Red Lodge and Other Stories’ for ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season from December 2022 to January 2023. Continue reading →

Week 13 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ UPDATED

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–UPDATED REVIEW ON AUDIO STORY TODAY–

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I…I…I…I can’t stop saying ‘I’! 😀 It’s time for us to revisit what is considered to be one of John Dorney’s best ‘Doctor Who’ stories in the audio world of Big Finish. In today’s instalment of the 2022-23 ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season, we revisit ‘Iterations of I’, the second story of ‘The Fifth Doctor Box Set’ by Big Finish, which was released in August 2014, starring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, Janet Fielding as Tegan and Matthew Waterhouse as Adric. Continue reading →

Audio Reviews – ‘Time Wake & Other Stories’ (Doctor Who)

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For today’s instalment of the 2022-23 ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season, we’re checking out the six ‘Doctor Who’ annual stories featured in the ‘Time Wake & Other Stories’ audio collection. I’ve recently listened to the stories featured in ‘Time Wake & Other Stories’ via download on Audible. The story of interest to me is called ‘Night Flight to Nowhere’, featuring the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan. I previously reviewed ‘Night Flight to Nowhere’ in the 1983 ‘Doctor Who Annual’ back in 2019. Continue reading →