Stories Audio Drama Doom Coalition Episode: 1 2 3 4 The Galileo Trap 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 3 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Monday, October 12, 2015 Written by Marc Platt Publisher Big Finish Productions Runtime 57 minutes Time Travel Past Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Celebrity Historical, First TARDIS trip, Spaceship Location (Potential Spoilers!) Florence, Arcetri, Earth, Italy Synopsis Helen Sinclair doesn't know what hit her. One moment she was trapped in a dead-end job in 1960s London, and now she is transported back to Renaissance Italy over three centuries before. Florence is a city in turmoil. A new plague stalks the streets. A ferocious behemoth rampages through the vineyards. And Galileo Galilei, celebrated scientist, astronomer and old friend of the Doctor, is imprisoned in his own villa for heresy. But why has Galileo summoned the Doctor? Who are the mysterious Fortuna and Cleaver? Why have they been sent to Earth? And what is Galileo's secret? Is it the last thing he saw before he went blind? Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Eighth Doctor Liv Chenka Galileo Galilei Cleaver Fortuna The Multitude The Eleven Helen Sinclair Show All Characters (8) How to listen to The Galileo Trap: Big Finish Audio Doom Coalition 1 Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Default Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 3 reviews 14 March 2025 · 35 words Review by Azurillkirby 1 I was interested in this at first, but the plot moves way too slowly, and I'm not really too sure what happened. I can't say I was a fan of this one. D. Maybe C. Azurillkirby View profile Like Liked 1 14 June 2025 · 19 words Review by Gyv5v5v Doom Coalition 1: The Galileo Trap (8, Liv and Helen) This was really poor, not my cup of tea at all 3/10 Gyv5v5v View profile Like Liked 0 19 June 2025 · 35 words Review by Lewis_Cox I'd seen and heard this one of the weaker stories of McGann's Tenure on Big Finish. But I've found this to be such a Criminally Underrated story and had such a good time with this. Lewis_Cox View profile Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating211 members 3.08 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 366 Favourited 8 Reviewed 3 Saved 7 Skipped 1 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote