Doctor Who: Day of the Vashta Nerada
by Matt Fitton (Big Finish, 2017)
Conceptually, there’s a lot to like about bringing New Series monsters (and now even the Time War) to Classic Who. The story itself, however, is so bog-standard a rehash of earlier plotlines that it plays out like a badly degraded VHS transfer.
Doctor Who: Night of the Vashta Nerada
by John Dorney (Big Finish, 2017)
A standard base under siege story with stock characters but nice execution and snatches of dark humour. The script is slick and the actors embrace their parts, Tom Baker veering away from his latter-day flippancy to give an unusually measured, heartfelt performance.