The Sirens of Time

The Sirens of Time is a bit of an odd duck. At the time of publication, it is pretty understandible that Big Finish would still be working some of their kinks out. It is impressive having three doctors back in action right out of the gate, but there are issues with this audio drama that I feel would be later addressed. It's an unfortunate trend among fans to want to go in order of the monthly range, but it really isn't the best foot forward for Big Finish audio and I wish people didn't view this as a good jumping on point. The story is quite unevenly paced and I definitely tune parts of it out after a while, but it certainly has its moments and hints of the potential for these types of audio drama, and the outstanding quality that would eventually come out of Big Finish.

It is not the greatest story they have produced, but it is certainly not the worst.

My main problem was that they spent far too much time trying to connect the three Doctors, failing to create a strong story. Instead, it focused on each Doctor individually for the first three episodes, ending with a weak and confusing final episode!

Great first proper Doctor Who release by Big Finish. The plot is great. Split evenly between the 5th, 6th and 7th incarnation with a team up for the last quarter gives you enough of each Doctor to not get bored, and enough clues for the overall plot to bring you into the final part with questions. The voice acting is brilliant, and the sound design is top-notch. You can tell they learnt a lot from Bernice Summerfield Season 1. Overall this was very satisfying and a great way to bring you into this new audio world of Doctor Who.