Author: ashleyelsdon

Storyteller - Poet - Explorer

Goodbye Mary

Posted by on in People

So sad to hear this morning that Mary Tamm has died aged 62. I don’t really have the right words for this sort of thing, it’s probably best to just say that I think I need to watch the entire Key to Time story again now.

Blake’s 7: The Liberator Chronicles 1.1: The Turing Test

Posted by on in Books and Audiobooks

I’d been really looking forward to getting this set of three stories. They arrived this morning and I’ve just finished listening to the first of them. So far I’m sad to say that I’m a little disappointed in them. For a start it isn’t a full cast drama, it’s effectively narrated by Paul Darrow with some additional voice from Michael Keating. That’s ok, but really I’d have preferred a full cast for this. Secondly, the story was ok, but not brilliant.

So I’m hopeful that the next two stories will live up to my expectations a little better. I’ll let you know as I go.

Launchpad: Clicks

Posted by on in Places, Sounds, Tech

An interesting experiment at Launchpad in the Science Museum. This made some cool clicks and percussive sounds depending on what surface you placed the boxes on.

8th Doctor: The Company of Friends

Posted by on in Books and Audiobooks

This is the one I was missing. An interesting experiment almost with the 8th doctor. The main reason I decided to buy it was to get the first Mary Shelley story, which did set the scene very well.

I enjoyed the other stories too, some more than others. But most of all it opened me up to the other 8th Doctor stories that are out there. Not big finish stuff, not audio. Now I have to decided if I’m going to get into those too!