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Clearing out lots of Big Finish audios to take to charity soon. Mainly Doctor Who, but also some Blake's 7, Dorian Gray, and Jago & Litefoot. I have many more CDs and boxes left and am still catching up listening to my backlog. But it's good to pass these on to a charity that sells them well online.

I even found a very early Big Finish cassette release of a Doctor Who audio, co-starring Peter Jurasik better known for Babylon 5. I'm unsure how ecstatic Oxfam's will be to receive that, but it could certainly find a willing buyer. And given my circumstances it's easier to let Oxfam's sell than me.

Note that I have digital copies - backed up multiply too - of most of these audios. If you buy a physical audio release from Big Finish, at least in recent years, you get a DRM-free download version too. I'm only passing on those audios where I definitely won't be listening again, and/or am sure I no longer need the physical release. I have a few more CD boxes looked out tonight that are now queued up in the to be listened to pile. Then they will go to Oxfam's after.

Today I backed the second in the Sir Sherlock series of Sherlock Holmes audios starring Tom Baker and John Leeson as Holmes and Watson. I greatly enjoyed the first audio. Note the series is CD release only, so you'll need a CD player. Tom Baker is on fine form.

The first CD can be picked up as an add on to the second Kickstarter. I expect in due course it will also be available to buy direct from AUK's web store.

Another two parter in this series, and it's a two-part sequel to 2013's "The Day of the Doctor". Going to discuss my thoughts with significant spoilers.

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Clearing more secondhand books to go to charity. We don't have enough bookcases in this house and there are lots of piles. Positive: digging into a pile that hasn't seen the light of day for years reveals a large number of books to donate to charity. Negative: it can undermine another pile!

Also there's a limit to how many books Martin can take at a time to our local Oxfam's (the best place locally to donate them to find good homes). He may need several trips with over 30 books looked out today! Plus a backlog of other ones plus Big Finish Doctor Who audios.

There are many more piles and areas still to be attacked ...

Replying to a Doctor Who subreddit post about first Big Finish story heard. For me it was Chimes of Midnight in 2004. Also the first time I encountered the 8th Doctor. Somehow - and I'm still not sure how this happened! - I missed knowing about or seeing the TV movie in 1996. Despite being a fan since 1978.

Sharing this for other fans of sometime Doctor Who companion Bernice “Benny” Summerfield, whether in novel, comic or audio form. I’m not sure why Big Finish are posting this on YouTube now, 2 years after Benny’s Big Finish 25th anniversary. But it is a nice documentary regardless.

I will be resuming my listen through of the Big Finish Benny audios in the New Year.

Onto the last story in the 8th season of Benny audios from Big Finish. Going to discuss this with big spoilers for this story and the previous but one story as well.

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Finally got to this major story, and going to discuss with full spoilers. So beware if you go in. ( spoilers )

Continuing my listen, and another enjoyable instalment in this Big Finish series.

This was a tightly written drama, set in the middle of a war, across multiple locations. Though on the downside I was a little puzzled at times in the audio format determining which side of the fighting I was listening to.

There are some nice narrative experiments here, some really nice touches that let Lisa Bowerman shine as ever as Benny. And a storyline that kept me gripped. Though I was a bit confused later on re what had just happened. And also frankly rather surprised when the story finished inside an hour. I'm used to overly loose Benny audios.

And bonus points from me for the "I couldn't possibly comment!" from Miles Richardson.

Onto another in this pivotal season of Big Finish's Bernice Summerfield audios spun out from 1990s Doctor Who novels, and it's definitely into spoiler space for this one.

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