My resolution for 2026 is to be a bit more consistent about recording the non-book entertainment that I consume. I have been listening to the Big Finish series of audios with Billie Piper and Christopher Eccleston, but not always remembered to blog about them. This is the fourth in the series; I enjoyed the previous three as well. This is the trailer for Cloud Eight:
Fan reaction to this story seems to have been a bit meh, but I really liked it. The Doctor and Rose find themselves in High High Wycombe, a city in the sky in the 47th century; and it rapidly becomes apparent that something weird is going on, with the steadily decreasing number of inhabitants doomed to repeat their every waking hour a la Groundhog Day. There’s a single excellent concept behind it all, with extra chrome and detail, the small cast (four guest actors, one of whom is written out early and another half way through) portraying an entire metropolis of unwitting residents. The Doctor and Rose are also affected by The Thing That Is Really Going On, and the Eccleston/Piper chemistry remains strong. I think it’s one of the good ones. You can get Cloud Eight here.
