And so, we're nearly there - Christmas is just a day away.But we're going back to 21 December for today's episode, as we celebrate Winter of the Demon, Roy Gill's Eighth Doctor adventure with Charley and Audacity, which was released earlier th

7.7 Tuesday

Dec 23rd, 2023 21m 51s

Christmas Day. It's always easy to remember, as it's on 25 December each year.Except, in 2001, it wasn't - as the Eighth Doctor finds Harry Sullivan doing a crossword outside a cafe.We're looking at 2018 Short Trips subscriber exclusive Tuesd

7.6 The Teeth of Ice

Dec 22nd, 2023 39m 24s

We continue our adventures with the Eighth Doctor and his friend, journalist James Macfarlane, in BBC Audio's series of original adventures.Today, we look at The Teeth of Ice, which is the third outing in the series, which began with The Scent

7.5 Christmas Crackers

Dec 21st, 2023 35m 5s

There's so many Eighth Doctor Christmas stories to choose from.It all began with The Chimes of Midnight in 2002, but since then, there's been so many others, in Big Finish Short Trips collections in print and on audio, in full cast adventures,

7.4 Prisoners of Time - The Body Politic

Dec 20th, 2023 55m 15s

We've returned to the world of Eighth Doctor comics for our episode today.Pieces of Eighth turns back the clock by a decade to mark the Doctor's appearance in a 50th anniversary story, and we're NOT talking Night of the Doctor.We chat to writ

7.3 Short Trips - The Caves of Erith

Dec 19th, 2023 36m 37s

Christmas is coming, and we're starting to feel very excited about it.Today, we take a look at one of the lesser-known Big Finish Short Trips, as we put The Caves of Erith - a subscriber-only exclusive - under the microscope.We chat with prod

7.2 Phobos

Dec 18th, 2023 54m 43s

Brrrrrr! It's winter, so we thought we'd tie in with the season and do a story set in the snow.So, brace yourself, get your anti-gravity ski boots on, and prepare for some extreme wintersports on the Martian moon of Phobos. There's nothing to

7.1 Endgame

Dec 17th, 2023 59m 46s

We're back - and it's definitely about time!Our seventh season is a shorter run than normal, as we bring you some episodes which tie in with the Doctor Who 60th anniversary, winter and Christmas.We begin with a look at Endgame, the first Doct

6.21 Freaks

Sep 7th, 2023 1h 19m

IT'S ANOTHER Pieces of Eighth exclusive.This week, we take a look at the 'lost' Eighth Doctor Adventure, Freaks, by Rebecca Levene, which was originally scheduled to be released in June 2000.And now, we take a look at it, as we bring this adv

6.20 Storm Warning

Aug 31st, 2023 49m 30s

IN THE week of this episode's release, Big Finish were giving away the eighth Doctor's first audio adventure, Storm Warning, for free.So, to celebrate, 16 of our listeners have sent in their thoughts on the story, which saw the Doctor meet his

6.19 Patrick Lussier

Aug 24th, 2023 1h 8m

WE'VE only gone and done it again - we've tracked down someone who worked on the TV Movie, and got an exclusive interview with them!This week, we hear from Patrick Lussier, the man who edited the film, whilst working with director Geoffrey Sax

6.18 The Little Book of Fate

Aug 17th, 2023 39m 22s

JUST when you thought there was no more Eighth Doctor to novelise, he pops up in a Fourth Doctor book.Stephen Gallagher recently wrote a new short story featuring Paul McGann's Doctor, which was included as part of his novelisation of Warriors

6.17 Absolution

Aug 10th, 2023 1h 1m

IT'S THE end of an era on audio, as the Doctor's friend C'rizz departs in spectacular style.We're talking about Absolution, Big Finish's 101st monthly range release, which was written by Scott Alan Woodard. He joins us to discuss the story, a

6.16 Dressed To The Eights

Aug 8th, 2023 1h 15m

PAUL McGann is back in costume! Woohoo!This week we find out how his new Night of the Doctor costume came about, as we speak to Long Island Doctor Who convention organiser Ken Deep, tailor Steven Ricks and prop maker James Sutton.And Kenny is

6.15 Doctor Who and the Time War

Aug 4th, 2023 43m 1s

REMEMBER when we didn't know what caused the Eighth Doctor to regenerate? And then in 2013 we found out, in The Night of the Doctor?Little did we know that Russell T Davies had also plotted out the end of Paul McGann's incarnation, for a short

6.14 Short Trips - Hall of the Ten Thousand

Jul 27th, 2023 40m 11s

WE MAKE a fast return to the world of Big Finish Short Trips this week, as we explore The Hall of the Ten Thousand.The Ten Thousand represent everything the Doctor admires. Ingenuity, creativity and triumph of peace over war. So, naturally, he

6.13 Immortal Beloved

Jul 20th, 2023 50m 33s

WHO WANTS to live forever?, asked Queen in their song.We find out the answer to this question in Immortal Beloved, as the Eighth Doctor and Lucie encounter Zeus, Hera and a number of other gods. Today, Kenny and guest co-host Tinne Peeters ch

6.12 The Forgotten

Jul 13th, 2023 29m 21s

We've taken a while to enter Eighth Doctor comics territory again, having featured one in our second episode, and now we've featured two in one season!Today, we're taking a look at The Forgotten, a six-part comic series published in 2008/09 by

6.11 Short Trips - Death Will Not Part Us

Jul 6th, 2023 50m 43s

WE'RE BACK looking at a Big Finish Short Trip, but this time, it's a more recent one.Kenny and guest co-host Matt Michael discuss Death Will Not Part Us, before producer/writer Alfie Shaw explains where the story ideas came from, and sound des

6.10 The Dalby Spook

Jun 29th, 2023 48m 17s

HAD YOU ever heard of Gef the Talking Mongoose before listening to The Dalby Spook? We hadn't!This week, Kenny and guest co-host Dave Steel learn all about the mysterious Gef, a mongoose who apparently spoke, whilst living on the Isle of Man i

6.9 Shada

Jun 22nd, 2023 45m 58s

SHADA - the incomplete Doctor Who story that's been completed so many times over the years.Today, we're taking a look at the version from 2003, when Big FInish went into studio to record the audio for the story, which was coupled with Lee Sull

6.8 Short Trips - Letting Go

Jun 15th, 2023 26m 39s

WE HEAD into new territory for Pieces of Eighth with this week's episode, as we look at a Short Trip from one of Big Finish's early audio collections.We chat with Simon Guerrier about Letting Go, which was commissioned by editor Xanna Eve Chow

6.7 Albie's Angels

Jun 8th, 2023 1h 21m

DON'T CRY for me, Weeping Angels! The Doctor, Liv and Helen encounter those blinking assassins again, and it leads to a hugely emotional adventure.It's our biggest episode yet this season, with a fantastic four guests, including writer Roy Gil

6.6 The McGannual

Jun 1st, 2023 47m 29s

ONE OF the great crimes of the 90s, with regards from Doctor Who (aside from a lack of a TV series for the Eighth Doctor) was the fact that the show never got an annual that year.Something of a British tradition, each Christmas, children are g

6.5 Interviews in Reeltime

May 25th, 2023 44m 2s

WHO doesn't like a good, in-depth interview? After all, that's what Pieces of Eighth is all about!This week, we take a look at Reeltime Pictures' release of The Doctors: Paul McGann Years, which features a chat with the Eighth Doctor actor, co