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Hayley Atwell, Clifford Samuel, Rachel Handshaw, and Ned Wolfgang Kelly, 12 November 2024, London

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Big Finish Productions and Legendary Entertainment Bring Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel Back to Life in an Epic Audio Revival

Big Finish Productions, under license from Legendary Entertainment, presents Seán Carlsen and Safiyya Ingar in an audio revival of Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel.

This exciting continuation of the classic sci-fi series, originally created by Irwin Allen, will debut in February 2025. Originally airing from 1966 to 1967, the iconic series returns with all-new characters set in the present day, offering a thrilling experience for both longtime fans and newcomers alike. 

In 1979, 20 years after it was set up, Project Tic-Toc was shut down by the American authorities. All hope of retrieving scientists Tony Newman and Doug Phillips, lost in the Time Tunnel in 1968, has been abandoned. 

In 2025, four people are brought together by a need to reopen the Arizona base and reactivate the Time Tunnel in secret. From there, they must try to find Doug or Tony because something they have done in the past has changed the present—and not for the better. The world is now under the power of Rakervia. 

Leading the cast are Seán Carlsen (Gallifrey) as British naval officer Captain Lewis Haworth and Safiyya Ingar (The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles) as young hacker MB, alongside Jay Reum as journalist Cole Smith and Rachel Handshaw as marine biologist Clare MacGregor. 

When these four heroes find themselves in a changed world, they must travel through time – using The Time Tunnel, a top-secret installation based in Arizona – to put things right. Over the series, they will visit key moments in history, from the English Civil War to the Stonewall uprising, meet famous historical figures, and work together to restore the world to its proper course. 

Volumes 1 and 2 of Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel will be released in February and November 2025, respectively. Each volume comprises three exciting adventures through time and is now available for pre-order exclusively here:

Collector's Edition Triple CD Box Set: £24.99 per volume 

Digital Download: £19.99 per volume 

"Irwin Allen’s The Time Tunnel had the potential to be the most interesting and clever of all his shows, but the story never got a resolution – and that was the launchpad for this new 2025 version,” said Gary Russell, producer and script editor of the new series from Big Finish. “Time travel is also dangerous – as the great writer Ray Bradbury once warned, be careful not to tread on the butterflies…” 

Robert Napton, SVP & Publisher, Legendary Comics, added: “I first started listening to Big Finish's Doctor Who audios at the Gallifrey One convention 30 years ago, so it's been fun to work with Big Finish and our friends at Synthesis to bring another beloved classic series back to the modern era. I am glad producer Gary Russell, and executive producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs, are so passionate about returning to the world of Irwin Allen’s The Time Tunnel.” 

Big Finish listeners can save money by pre-ordering Irwin Allen’s The Time Tunnel Volumes 1 and 2 together in a multi-buy bundle for just £47 (collector’s edition CD and download) or £38 (download only). 

Further details about Irwin Allen’s The Time Tunnel, including writers, guest cast, and story specifics, will be announced closer to the release date. 

All the above prices include the special pre-order discount and are subject to change after the general release. 

Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel TM & © 2025 Legendary. All rights reserved. Used under license. Based on the original television series "The Time Tunnel" © Legendary and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. 

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The Time Tunnel returns on audio

Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel returns on audio

Thanks to Big Finish, another classic science fiction series returns on audio. This time it’s Irwin Allen’s The Time Tunnel. Here’s the press release: The Time Tunnel — The Nightmare Begins Big Finish Productions, under license from Legendary Entertainment, presents Seán Carlsen and Safiyya Ingar in an audio revival of Irwin Allen’s The Time Tunnel. This exciting continuation of the classic…

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All the Black Femmes || Avenue 5

Edited to add Season 2

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Featuring: Naoko Mori, Robbie Jarvis, Ashley Kumar, Rachel Handshaw 

Set Between: Season one and season three

Stand alone? : Yes

Marks out of 10: 8/10

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Review

Ever feel like you’re listening to the same line over and over again! Ever feel like you’re listening to the same line over and over again! Ever feel like you’re listening to the same line over and over again! Don’t read on! This file has been corrupted.

Scott Handcock has penned another fantastic story. This time in the format of a corrupt audio file. Understandably, it’s a little hard to follow at first and you really do have to listen to the whole thing before you can get the full picture and fully understand this brillient concept, but if you can get passed the jump cuts, buffering and repeated lines then this really is worth a listen. Scott Handcock has penned another fantastic story. This audio shares similar ideas to the televised Doctor Who episode “sleep no more”, only with this being audio rather than visual its far more sinister and really plays with your mind. I love a good psychological thriller, and those final few scenes are particularly disturbing. Scott Handcock has penned another fantastic story. This time in the format of a corrupt audio file.

I was excited to see a solo mission for Toshiko Sato since she really didn’t get a lot of focus back in the televised series. On a whole Toshiko was probably one of the most underrated characters on Torchwood. Which is a shame because she is certainly an interesting character. Naoko Mori preformed brilliantly, it’s like she’s never been away from the role. Scott Handcock has penned another fantastic story. This time in the format of a corrupt audio file. Robbie Jarvis also did a great job portraying the supporting role in this audio, its heartbreaking that this love story will never come to be. 

Buy it here

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Wrote and directed this bad boy. It’s bonkers... Rob Harvey and Blair Mowat have really upped their game to tackle the sound design and music challenges on this one, and I’m thrilled.

Naoko knocks it out the park, ably supported by Robbie Jarvis, Rachel Handshaw and Ashley Kumar.

You can download here: https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/torchwood_cascade_cdrip-tor-1498

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FINISHING THE PICTURE by Arthur Miller Finborough Theatre 12 June – 7 July 2018 ‘This often inspired and well-acted production cannot resolve all the shortcomings of Miller’s script and Finishing the Picture is in essence a curio – the final work of an American Great.’ ★★★ They say there are no second acts in American lives. This seems true for the great American playwrights of the twentieth century. Tennessee Williams famously struggled to find an audience for his later work. Arthur Miller lived a lot longer than Williams, until his late eighties. As you would expect his work-rate slowed and, perhaps inevitably, the critical reception of his work also became more mixed. The Finborough Theatre have produced the European premier of Miller’s final play Finishing the Picture. Written over fifty years after his peak works such as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, the play revisits his marriage to Marilyn Monroe as the relationship is disintegrating on the set of The Misfits. The names have been changed, but this is clearly what the story is based on. But it is here the script makes its bold move. Kitty – the Monroe character – never appears. This is thematically interesting, capturing the elusiveness and exploitation of the star. All the onstage characters want something from her, mainly to finish the picture. Yet the devices dealing with her absence are not perhaps as compelling as giving her a voice might have been. For example, the second act begins with a succession of characters addressing the offstage film star through her open hotel room door. It is an interesting device but goes on too long. With the main protagonist off stage, the play sometimes lacks focus and drive. However, despite the shortcomings of the script, the production is excellent and the acting strong. Whilst the play is hardly vintage Miller, it is still Miller, and the cast get the material to crackle. It is a play of delicious minor characters, Nicky Goldie excels as the manipulative fraud Flora. Ostensibly Kitty’s ally, her excessive demands are one of the many barriers to the film’s production. Her husband Jerome (Tony Wredden) is Marilyn’s acting guru, who needs to be coaxed to visit (via a first class flight of course) to try and get Kitty to resume the production. Miller’s self-portrait Paul, well played by Jeremy Drake, is less successful. Neither a self-justification or self-pitying, it is another elusive character in the play who is neither compelling nor insightful. The play starts with Philip (Oliver Le Sueur) and Edna (Rachel Handshaw), and the actors thrive in these roles. Le Sueur, as the new producer trying to save the picture, embodies the period, looking like he has just walked off the set of Mad Men. Handshaw is equally as good as Kitty’s assistant, anchoring the others as the only sane person on the madness of a movie set. With a fledging relationship, it is perhaps a shame they are not more central to the play. But they are never going to be. It is all about Kitty. The film production grinds to a halt as its star sits in her hotel room unable to act and relying on medication. This in essence is the dramatic tension of the play – will Kitty be talked into finishing the picture or will the production be cancelled, leading to disaster for all involved, not least financial ruin for Kitty herself. The movie world is so self-absorbed they are almost oblivious to the wildfires raging near the location, something captured in Isabella Van Braeckel’s superb set. It is interesting that Miller chose to revisit his most famous relationship in his final work. But does it make good theatre? The short answer is not really. The script, thankfully, is not a salacious exposé of the famous icon. Yet neither is it a particularly insightful piece. The cinemagoer Terry (Patrick Bailey) spits that Kitty has ten years left in the industry at best, i.e. it is dependent on her appearance. If male American writers do not get second acts, what chance do female actors have? This often inspired and well-acted production cannot resolve all the shortcomings of Miller’s script and Finishing the Picture is in essence a curio – the final work of an American Great. FINISHING THE PICTURE by Arthur Miller Directed by Phil Willmott Produced by The Phil Willmott Company Finborough Theatre 12 June – 7 July 2018 Box Office: https://www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/productions/2018/finishing-the-picture.php#book-online Andy Curtis is a playwright who regularly has plays performed in London fringe theatre.

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TDP 677: Torchwood 16 TORCHWOOD _ CASCADE _ CDRIP.TOR from @BigFinish

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This title was released in June 2017. It will be exclusively available to buy from the BF website until August 31st 2017, and on general sale after this date.

WARNING: The unauthorised reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Your downloads are monitored. Internet piracy is a crime and is punishable by up to 5 years in prison, a fine of £250,000 or death.

Come on, we’ve all done it. We’ve all downloaded a cheeky little something we shouldn’t have. After all, what’s the harm, eh? You never get caught. No-one knows. No-one knocks at your door and tells you you’re about to die.

Turns out, there’s something hiding in the internet. It knows what you’ve done. And it’s going to stop you.

Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners

Written By: Scott Handcock Directed By: Scott Handcock

Cast

Naoko Mori (Toshiko Sato), Robbie Jarvis (Stephen), Ashley Kumar (Max), Rachel Handshaw (Nikki)

Producer James Goss Script Editor David Llewellyn

Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs

  A new Tin Dog Podcast

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DOLPHINS AND SHARKS by James Anthony Tyler Finborough Theatre 12 – 30 September 2017 ★★★★ James Anthony Tyler’s timely comedy, first shown as part of Finborough’s Vibrant Festival of new writing (2016), neatly brings new arguments to the racism debate. Set in a copy shop in Harlem, New York, it’s a realistic play about office workers whose ambitions never quite match the reality. The scenario seems all too familiar, with the unseen top management dictating the standards that must be met, regardless of how it affects the people on the floor. These include the usual cuts for profit (and survival) in a cut-throat business world, so hard, on those bearing the brunt of it, with friendships and loyalties being tested. Worse still are the hardships suffered by those workers who are not being given fair pay, and those being unfairly passed over for promotion. By opening his play with the characters entering as a chain gang, Tyler sets up the narrative of office work as little better than slavery; one race using another as a commodity. Also pertinent are the race divisions amongst the characters, with implied hierarchies between Nigerian, Dominican and African American. So, is it human nature to pick on ‘the other’ to define oneself as superior? Shyko Amos is lovable as the buoyant customer friendly Isabel Peters, who appears to lack any ambition to rise through the ranks. Rachel Handshaw as Xiomara , gives a wonderful performance as the one whose promotion changes her attitude from the bonhomie of friendship to the frostiness of management. She conveys how lonely it is at the top. Director Lydia Parker, who is also Artistic Director of the production company (Over Here Theatre), does a fine job of bringing five contrasting characters together in a lively, well-paced show. Added to this were the pleasing visuals including the wonderfully detailed set with its errant photocopier. The lighting effect for this machine was so cleverly achieved and gave many unexpected ‘entrances’ as if a well- versed chorus to the play. Overall, an enjoyable play with interesting social comment. Reviewer Heather Jeffery is editor of London Pub Theatres magazine www.londonpubtheatre.com (email for press releases: hjwrites@aol.com) She is also playwright. Her credits include productions at Drayton Arms Theatre (Kensington), Old Red Lion Theatre (Islington), VAULT festival (Waterloo), St Paul’s Church (Covent Garden), Cockpit Theatre (Marylebone) and Midlands Arts Centre (Birmingham)