Doctor Who Tardis Tea Pot, DR182

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This is the final Fifth Doctor release of Big Finish's main monthly range, before he was moved to his own series (and penultimate release in the series overall). As such, it's standalone, featuring Turlough as the companion, who we haven't seen in some time. Turlough's dynamic with activist Fionn is also excellent, showing a partnership between a woman and a man that is refreshingly devoid of any sexism and filled with mutual respect.

Good, albeit confusing, sci-fi concepts: the latter half of the story goes a bit deeper into sci-fi, snd while that gives this story a certain edge, it also makes it slightly confusing. The Hawthorn Family is being plagued by monsters that keep on shouting the word 'flesh' presumably with ravenous hunger. The Doctor arrives to investigate and it seems things aren't quite as simple as they first turn out to be. This was a fairly solid and enjoyable story that works well, it's a little dark in places with themes of abuse and brutality, with some of the characters being some of the evilest humanity has to offer but the two maids were such a delight and Christopher Eccleston, as usual, is on his a game! 7/10 It is safe to treat some minor burns at home. The following home treatment tips can support healing: Everyone is on fire in this release, Tolough is at his weakest with him being pushed around in a wheelchair for two episodes and The Doctor suffering from PTSD believing his friend to be dead whilst trying to resolve the ongoing situation which very well may not have a happy ending and that more destruction could lie in The Doctor's hands.History created through fiction. As some of the best historicals in the franchise's history, John Dorney cleverly uses this story to explain why the Machine Man is called that, even though it looks like a woman (and it makes perfect sense, honestly) as well as how Gustav Fröhlich came to land the leading part.

The lost warrior. Nicholas Briggs provides a surprisingly emotional and likable take on the lonely Cyberman of this story. While this is not particularly original for the villains, it feels refreshing from their usual appearances. I suspect what will make or break this story for listeners is what they make of the guest characters - most of them female, and all of them played by non-white actors. One of them is a blithering idiot with no redeeming features, a two-dimensional cutout who is there just to be an obstacle to the others. The main guest character, however, played by Rakie Ayola (from Noughts and Crosses among other things) is much more ambiguous and played with consummate smarm. She's clearly not a very nice person, but she's also bright enough to grasp what's happening when others don't, and isn't a straight-up villain, her actual stance and motivation being unclear at times. Monsters in Metropolis by John Dorney rounds out the boxset. It features the Doctor arriving on the set of Metropolis in 1925 where the famous machine woman has been replaced by a Cyberman. It sounds straightforward, but there are depths to this. I’ll admit that I’ve never seen Metropolis, so a lot of the nuance when relating to the film is lost on me. That said, this was still an exciting, and surprisingly emotional story that kept me hooked the whole way through. Without giving too much away, this feels a little like Dalek in that it delves into the Cyberman as a character. The inter-war German setting of the story allows for some interesting opaque references to the Time War and the Doctor’s healing versus healing and feelings of post-War German sentiment. All said, this is a great Doctor Who story, a great Ninth Doctor story and, if you’re a film buff, a good story about film history. Rating: 10/10 Il Dottore si trova a Berlino durante le riprese del film Metropolis, giusto per scoprire che il regista non intende usare una androide, ma un cyberman naufragato sulla Terra.

Molti riferimenti ai film di Fritz Lang e con un'atmosfera simile a Daleks in Manhattan, l'episodio è un bell'omaggio al film padre della fantascienza moderna. This is the "Dalek" of the 9DA series 1 and does it compare? In my opinion... yes. The cyberman is strong, it evokes fear and subverts expectations the best way possible. Monster in Metropolis has a brilliant setting, decent supporting characters and I really like the interactions within the story but by far the best bit is (major spoiler) when the ninth doctor watches the film with the cyberman and it requests to be killed. I feel if you are going to buy a boxset for the ninth doctor and cyberman interactions and you are torn between Lost Warriors and Old Friends I have to recommend this set just because of Monsters in Metropolis. 9/10