Stories Audio Drama Big Finish Main Range Main Range Episode: 97a 97b The Wishing Beast 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 2 Statistics Quotes Overview Released July 2007 Written by Paul Magrs Publisher Big Finish Productions Runtime 76 minutes Time Travel Unclear Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Virus Strain Arc Synopsis What can it mean when the Doctor and Mel are drawn to an asteroid by a message from the strange, elderly Applewhite sisters? The travellers are promised that they will receive their dearest wishes when they enter the frozen forests of this benighted shard of a world. But the ghosts that haunt this place are desperate to warn the Doctor about the sisters' promises. Only the ghosts know the true nature of the legendary Wishing Beast. 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 Sixth Doctor Melanie Bush Eliza Applewhite Maria Applewhite Wishing Beast First Appearance Show All Characters (5) How to listen to The Wishing Beast: Big Finish Audio The Wishing Beast Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: 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 2 reviews 27 February 2025 · 119 words Review by Guardax Spoilers This review contains spoilers! There's nothing special about The Wishing Beast, but I do appreciate it being a three-parter. The Doctor and Mel meet too kooky old ladies who turn out to be luring people to evilly turn into ghosts to feed and support their younger brother who has been turned into a dragon monster. The ladies are not terribly interesting, and we've seen that trope before. The Doctor also has a tearful goodbye to Mel as he supposedly sacrifices himself, but come on, we know the Doctor's not going to be bested by two old women and a vacuum cleaner. Overall, it's totally fine but forgettable. Also does feel very much in the 'house style' of the 2006-2009 era of Big Finish. Guardax View profile Like Liked 0 24 January 2025 · 106 words Review by thedefinitearticle63 Spoilers This review contains spoilers! This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order. Previous Story: Thicker than Water It has a nice atmosphere at the start. Very eerie and mysterious. That quickly falls apart and this turns into a boring, incomprehensible mess. The old ladies who were so intriguing in their motives become plain two-dimensional villains. Basically all the characters are forgettable, which is impressive considering Jean Marsh is a member of the cast. Nothing that stands out about this story but at the very least it's only an hour long so it was over and done with quickly. Next Story: The Vanity Box thedefinitearticle63 View profile Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating73 members 2.76 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating110 votes 3.15 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 151 Favourited 0 Reviewed 2 Saved 2 Skipped 2 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote
