UNIT
Big Finish’s first major foray into post-2005 Doctor Who is cracking stuff. The scripts by Matt Fitton and Andrew Smith are smart and pacey, and director Ken Bentley gives it all a glossy, expsensive feel. Finally, UNIT has the spin-off it deserves.’ Martin Ruddock, DWM
The first UNIT: Extinction box-set is out:
In this four-story box set, Kate Stewart, Osgood and the UNIT team confront an alien invasion by the Nestene Consciousness and its army of plastic Autons…
A second set called UNIT: Shutdown was released in June:
Kate Stewart and her UNIT team investigate and confront alien attacks on the planet Earth in the new 5 disc boxset.
UNIT: Silenced
The world’s fate is once again in the hands of Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) and her team. But how can UNIT fight an enemy that no one knows is there?
Released in November 2016.
UNIT: Assembled
Something is stirring, an old foe to those in UNIT with a long memory. And fortunately, to face an old foe… There are old friends.
Released in May 2017.
UNIT: Encounters (box-set 5) will be released in November 2017.
More information is TBA.
It was announced there’ll be at least 3 more box-sets of “UNIT” coming in 2018-2019.
Doctor Who
The Memory of Winter: A 12th Doctor Audio Original
Jemma Redgrave reads this brand new, original adventure for the 12th Doctor and Clara.
In 15th Century France the time travellers encounter a band of soldiers protecting a mysterious young woman. Joan of Arc is troubled by voices, telling her things she should not know about: things concerning the Doctor’s own people, the Time Lords. Compelled to discover where she is getting the information from, the Doctor and Clara are drawn into danger.
Written by George Mann (author of The Engines of War and The House of Winter), the story is read by Jemma Redgrave, who plays Kate Lethbridge-Stewart in the TV series.
Duration: 1 hour 10 mins approx.
Release Date: 7 April 2016