April 19th, 2018
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Big Finish 239 Iron Bright
Available to order from www.bigfinish.com
It’s London, 1828, and the father-and-son team of Marc and Isambard Kingdom Brunel are masterminding a dangerous project – the digging of the Thames Tunnel. There’s just one problem…
The Brunels’ tunnel is haunted. Every night, a spectral blue lady walks the excavation.
Now, the 22-year-old Isambard, eager to step out of his famous father’s shadow, finds himself dealing with not only the supposed supernatural, but a second unexpected guest – a colourful trespasser who calls himself ‘The Doctor’.
Isambard would like to know a great deal more about this strange man and his mysterious blue box…
Written By: Chris Chapman
Directed By: John Ainsworth
Big Finish are changing to the new logo butYou will now get reversible covers with era-specific logos on the inside of their CD releases…
Cast
Colin Baker (The Doctor), James MacCallum (Isambard Kingdom Brunel), Christopher Fairbank (Marc Brunel), Catherine Bailey (Tan), Imogen Church (Rispa / Lady Raffles), Becky Wright (Flo Hawkins / Alayna), Anthony Townsend (Richard Beamish / John Chubb), Sam Woodward (Charlie / Lord Raffles / Captain Sanderson), Richard Unwin (Tour Guide / Scientist). Other parts played by members of the cast.
Producer John Ainsworth
Script Editor Alan Barnes
Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
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Anonymous
April 20th, 2018 - 10:54amI remember collecting the target books. The logo on those changed every time they renewed the tv logo. It never bothered me.
Anonymous
April 22nd, 2018 - 8:15amTargets are very inconsistent though
Anonymous
April 22nd, 2018 - 11:36amYes they are and it doesn’t make any difference what so ever!
Anonymous
April 22nd, 2018 - 10:04pmTargets are stand alone stories
Like an unearthly child novel is in a different canon the Daleks novels
Anonymous
April 23rd, 2018 - 12:39amNo it isn’t. The target novels were one range. No different to big finishes range.
Anonymous
April 23rd, 2018 - 12:56amThe target novels were the first range of who merchandise. They are one set of books.
Anonymous
April 19th, 2018 - 10:02pmFine, FORGET consistency
(Yes, I know, They have changed it before)
But seriously, pick a better time and not in the middle of a trilogy
Anonymous
April 20th, 2018 - 10:53amI remember collecting the target books. The logo on those changed everytime it was renewed on tv. Never bothered me.
Anonymous
April 20th, 2018 - 3:25pmYes, but honestly, it just weird with the timing now
Anonymous
April 20th, 2018 - 8:45pmI agree, let’s hope the spine doesn’t change to muck things up!
Anonymous
April 20th, 2018 - 9:35pmIf the spine changes I will go Mad
Anonymous
April 22nd, 2018 - 9:16amThe spines have changed before too so there’s no reason to think they’ll stay the same now. Can’t see that now is any worse time for changing the logo than any other time. Especially since the old logo stuck around long past being outdated.
Anonymous
April 23rd, 2018 - 8:12amThe spine has no logo
Also The McGann logo is the last logo of classic who before new who
So it isn’t outdated and hasn’t been replaced in logos
New who has its own separate line in logo
Mr.Smith
April 19th, 2018 - 7:35pmI completely detest them changing the cover and logo, it will really date it when the logo changes in a few years
100,000 BC
April 19th, 2018 - 7:49pmI think that’s the point of the reversible cover? If you’re worried about that, you can use the era-specific covers for all of the releases. The McGann-style logo changed enough anyway, I think the logo on the 2013 (?) releases can all be dated by their use of the Hartnell titles sequence texture they used around the anniversary time.
Anonymous
April 19th, 2018 - 7:55pmThe changing logo really doesn’t bother me. I’ve collected who merchandise for 40 years and in that time there have been many logos. As for it dating the merchandise isn’t that rather the point of a logo?
Nuallain
April 20th, 2018 - 10:46amThe last logo lasted eight years. If BF had started using it in 2010, rather than keeping the 1996 one, something like 60% of all DW branded BF releases that exist would have it. No reason to think the 2018 logo won’t last as long.
Anonymous
April 22nd, 2018 - 9:19amAll merchandise is dated somehow anyway. Why are people so afraid of being aware what year something was produced?
Anonymous
April 19th, 2018 - 4:16pmI know its a little thing but I really hope the spine doesn’t change cos it will make my collection look messy haha! Don’t ask, its a little thing. I just have every realease from 169-237, cos the spines are the same.
Jackson Lake
April 19th, 2018 - 3:41pmI like the era-logo option, be great to see that for all Doctors
100,000 BC
April 19th, 2018 - 5:18pmDidn’t they have them before? I’ve got them on the CDs I own (which I admit aren’t many)
Galactic yo-yo
April 19th, 2018 - 1:32pmGlad they’re going back to the original style of cover, was never really a fan of the sidebar taking up space.
Reece
April 19th, 2018 - 1:10pmThe new logo looks FAB on these releases!!
MJS
April 19th, 2018 - 11:47amI have to admit, I’m really warming to the uniformity of releases now.
TIMELORDTC
April 19th, 2018 - 10:44amFlawless cover, this is a better way to see the art in my opinion
Anonymous
April 17th, 2018 - 4:01pmThis is the only Big Finish realse I’m looking forward too!
Waterloo Curve
April 17th, 2018 - 4:52pmI agree – working in the rail industry, Brunel is a legend. This will hopefully be worth tuning in for.
Doctor Mysterio
April 17th, 2018 - 9:02amThis sounds like it could be really good.
Demdike@CultLabs
April 17th, 2018 - 11:46amTotally agree.