I've been extremely excited for this release ever since I first heard about it. A continuation of the Second Doctor's era, with room for new companions? Big Finish actually releasing Second Doctor stories? On paper, this set is a dream come true. In reality, it sadly falls flat of its lofty goals. Of course, this isn't the first time we've seen a version of Season 6B. It's been around since just before the Pertwee Era, with the TV Action comic strips. After that, we saw a bit of it in the Past Doctor Adventures novel, World Game, by Terrance Dicks. However, this is its first appearance in an Audio Drama (assuming we ignore The Annihilators, also released earlier this year, although that addressed it somewhat less directly).
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Of course, this isn't the first time we've seen this pairing. They were together in a trilogy of stories in the Main Range, or which I've sadly only listened to Masters of Earth. This boxset doesn't rely too heavily on knowledge of this trilogy, and only references Peri's life away from the Doctor twice.
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