Release Date: August 2019 RRP: £19.99 2019 saw the Doctor Who figure line truly start making steps towards a comeback. Daleks were back in new Big Finish -inspired two packs, sought after figures were finally getting much-needed reissues and we even got a brand new companion figure in the form of Harry Sullivan . Sure they may be slight retoolings at best and still exclusive to B&M Stores , but the variety of characters and hype around them suggested Character Toys were finally getting serious again. Among the 2019 offerings was a three-figure set based on 1985’s  The Two Doctors , once again bringing new variants of popular characters as well as a whole new character. Included in this set are Sixth Doctor companion Perpugilliam “Peri” Brown , the Androgum-spliced Second Doctor and Group Marshal Stike of the Ninth Sontaran Battle Group.

It's been a while since I did a little rant/opinion piece for the blog that wasn't a review, so I think another one is long overdue. And naturally once again its going to be Doctor Who  related, though this time there won't be any Daleks involved (at least, there shouldn't be unless I end up rambling). The subject of this rant is the Sontarans, the militaristic clone race and arguably currently the most popular classic Doctor Who monster now after the Daleks and Cybermen. Well, in terms of onscreen appearances they certainly come third... Inspired by a recent listen of Big Finish's "Lost Stories" audio The First Sontarans  (which I urge everyone to check out, along with Big Finish's entire Who range in general), I've recently been thinking about the Sontarans' place in Doctor Who and whether their recent onscreen appearances have taken away the edge of what should otherwise be a pretty fearsome monster.