#the chimes of midnight

[thefiresofpompeii]

christmas eve 19?06?. i offer you some plum pudding, my poppet. it’s been your favourite ever since you were a little girl

[zagreuslives]

Edward Grove Is Alive. We are making him alive.

Drew this in a fever dream while listening to Chimes of Midnight with a 101F temperature

Don’t feel like finishing all the little details of the structure, but I’m VERY proud of all the details in the clock’s face. If I had more time, this would look much better, but here’s some 1/3rd finished art 😂

[silverfoxstole]

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas…

Chimes of Midnight Doctor and Charley, as requested by @know-it-all-freak !

[thediaryofriversong]

[gallifreyanhotfive]

CHRISTMAS PARTY AT 22 EDWARD GROVE!

Arrive on the 24th of December to count down the hours until midnight!

Come one, come all! We'll have a hours and hours of merriment playing a murder mystery game, a great big turkey for Christmas dinner, and who can forget about Mrs. Baddeley's plum pudding! Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without Mrs. Baddeley's plum pudding. It just wouldn't be Christmas.

Come to Edward Grove, Christmas Eve!

[youcouldbewonderful]

eight in a christmas hat! from a bit near the beginning of chimes of midnight

[crystalromana]

The Chimes of Midnight- Outline

they cant keep getting away with this

[gingerteaonthetardis]

she edward on my grove til it's alive

[cool-stuffandthings]

After watching Glass Onion and relistening to The Chimes of Midnight, I really hope Paul Mcgann and India Fisher are in the next Knives Out movie with Benoit Blanc using plum pudding as a metaphor to solve the mystery

[awkwardtuatara]

"Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without Mrs Baddeley's plum pudding!" "I am nothing I am nobody" haha great! what if I died in the time loop

[swallow-wind]

I'm listening to The Chimes of Midnight for the first time and uh..........

This started out as a cute Christmas story. What is HAPPENING 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[thefiresofpompeii]

the chimes of midnight part 1-3: fun exciting timey wimey christmas murder mystery

the chimes of midnight part 4:

[theladyjojogrant]

Okay but the doubly great thing about the “Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without plum pudding” reference is that these audios come before Chimes, yes? And the story is centred around a man seeing echoes of an event that hasn’t happened yet.

The reference is more than a joke; it’s Charley sensing an echo of what’s coming, and therefore, it’s perfectly plausible that she’d say the quote and have no idea why.

[finalpam8000]

I’ve finally finished listening to all of Robert Shearman’s incredible Big Finish story. So for the 20th anniversary of Scherzo, I was wondering what everyone else thought of them!

(Also Holy Terror, The Chimes of Midnight, and Jubilee, are free to listen too on both Spotify and Tidal! And all are avalbible pretty cheap at bigfinish.com )

[girlgeekjf-blog]

Ranking all the main range Big Finish Eighth Doctor Stories

(Excluding Multi Doctor stories)

(With bonus Eight and Charley special releases)

1. Caerdroia: Just delightful. Witty and cathartic-listened to it twice in one week. Such strong writing and acting, everyone has a moment to shine

2. Scherzo: Some of the best acting you will ever hear, stunning sound design and an awesome script. A masterpiece.

3. The Chimes of Midnight: Meticulous plotting and wonderful dialogue, a tight and constantly gripping story. I love the message about the value of life.

4. Seasons of Fear: Highly entertaining journey through history with a memorable villain and lots of quotable lines

5. The Silver Turk- Genuinely scary, stuffed with atmosphere, one of the best Cybermen stories ever

6. The Natural History of Fear: Excellent showcase for great acting and writing with unforgettable twists. I am fond of stories about shifting power dynamics, so this really appealed to me.

7. The Company of Friends: Each story is creative and well-constructed. The Doctor has convincing chemistry with all four companions (though Izzy suffers from weaker writing) Mary's story is an atmospheric highlight and it is amazing to have Fitz off the page for once.

8. The Girl Who Never Was: Does the difficult job of separating a great doctor/companion duo while keeping them both true to themselves by intelligently combining elements of other companion departures. Heartbreaking but satisfying.

9. Living Legend: A perfect slice of pure comedy, the leads are having a ball and are at their most likeable

10. Terror Firma: Gripping, great dialogue, and a twist that blew me away. A bit over ambitious for the run time, but so memorable and quotable.

11. Storm Warning: Energetic opening story which perfectly captures our two heroes from the get go. The setting is great as well.

12. Neverland: Expertly pays off what was set up in the preceding stories, with amazing concepts and can't miss character interactions

13. Other Lives: Love me a pure historical, especially one that gives each of the leads a compelling plot thread. Eight is so sweet in this it hurts.

14. If I Should Die Before I Wake: Great use of nuwho monsters to construct a twisty plot with lots of great moments between the leads.

15. Zagreus: Lives up to its reputation for being confusing, but it is also very entertaining and I admire the ambition. Plus Zagreus!Eight is a must listen.

16. The Witch From the Well: A smart blend of sci-fi and historical elements to tell a creepy and engaging story

17. The Faith Stealer: A solid story uplifted by delightful dialogue and great world building

18. Memory Lane: Does a lot with its off-beat, dream-like setting and I found the conclusion pretty unique while still fitting with the rest of the story.

20. Embrace the Darkness: Creepy concept and sound effects mixed with insight into the Doctor's character. I did get rather irritated with one of the side characters being stubbornly obstructive.

21. Solitaire: A tight, compelling showcase for Charley and the main villain, plus the idea of ventriloquist dummy!Eight is irresistible.

22. Invaders From Mars:A fun historical romp making the most of its inspired setting.

23. The Mummy Speaks!: Fast paced with some great dialogue and action set pieces. Gee the Gorilla is a star.

24. The Stones of Venice: The plot is messy, but it does a good job of continuing to develop the relationship between the Doctor and Charley.

25. Time Works: I just like the vibes on this one, a nice little self-contained fairy tale.

26. Absolution: Like C'rizz himself, kind of a mixed bag, but does a decent job of sending off my poor lizard/insect boy. The ending is a gut punch.

27. The Next Life: I really enjoyed Daphne Ashbrook in this, she's clearly having the time of her life, and she has great chemistry with McGann. Loved the villains ultimate fate. Did feel the leads were a bit out of character.

28. The Time of the Daleks: I like watching how protective the Doctor is of Charley here, and his sassy attitude towards the Daleks. Objectively, a bit of a slow story.

29. The Slaying of the Writhing Mass: Light and breezy story which has fun teaming up the Doctor and a kid for the adventure. Suffers a bit from separating the Doctor and Charley most of the story.

30. The Army of the Dead: A clichéd plot, but worth it to see the relationship developments between the Doctor and Mary.

31. Something Inside: This story is great for people who like hurt comfort. Which I do, though I prefer a bit more comfort. Otherwise, solid story if a little slow

32. The Last: Bleak, but does provide a fascinating look at the leads in extreme circumstances and helped me understand how the Divergent universe works. Did not like how Charley was written in this.

33. The Twilight Kingdom: It forces Charley to come off as irritating for plot reasons, but has some effective scenes and body horror.

34. The Heart of Orion: Improved sequel, with a better story and grasp on the characters than Sword of Orion. Still kind of middling.

35. Eclipse: Pretty unmemorable, if inoffensive; a generic sci fi story. I did like the ending.

36. Minuet in Hell: This is embarrassingly bad in many ways, especially in how women are treated. However, the parts with the Doctor are good, and I love everything with the Brig. Their meeting is fantastic.

37. The Sword of Orion: Objectively, it's perfectly functional. Subjectively, it is really dull. The leads are written to be the most generic Doctor and companion possible.

38. The Creed of the Kromons: This audio made me genuinely regret trying to eat breakfast in the car while listening. It's like they were trying to make the content as unpleasant as possible. Only good moment was the Doctor laughing about how stupid the villains were while they were torturing him. At least someone was having fun (for a moment).

39. Scaredy Cat: Deadly dull. Bad acting choices made by the main cast. The Doctor's moral compass is on holiday; not in an interesting way, just in a baffling way. It feels like the people making this just ran out of time, gave up and released something nobody particularly enjoyed, especially the audience.

Final thoughts: I adore Eight (now my current favorite Doctor), love Charley and Mary, like C'rizz and wish he had been better written. Loved most of these, and could recommend giving all but the last two a listen (the last two are in the running for worst Doctor Who story ever, and I'm pretty easy to please so I only have six or seven stories on that list).

I've been impressed with Big Finish so far, and I look forward to more Eighth Doctor.