I just got the re-issued version of this today and I’m really looking forward to listening to it.
Category: Books and Audiobooks
Well, this category is about books. Not just reading, but often for me, listening, as I do love audiobooks a lot. Although you can probably tell that by now.
New old reading
I’ve read this before, but I decided to read it again as it’s such an interesting set of essays on music. I might even pen a few notes on the content as I go through it.
Doctor Who: The Dalek Contract
Great to have David Warner back in this story. It’s a 2 part story so the next part won’t arrive until next month, but in some ways I don’t want it to as it’s going to mean the end of this season and therefore the last Mary Tamm story. It’s such a shame.
Anyway, this is a great story on it’s own, a real classic Doctor Who style story. I love them and Tom Baker and Mary Tamm are amazing as always.
Current reading list
Yeah, I’m not obsessed at all …
Japan – ‘A Foreign Place’ – The Biography
I only heard about this kickstarter today and I think it’s one I’m going to back. So I thought I’d post it here in case it’s of interest.
4th Doctor: Phantoms of the Deep
Another great 4th Doctor story from Big Finish. I really enjoyed this one and Alice Krige was a surprise, but very good indeed.
On field recording
I just bought this book and started reading it. It’s an area I’ve always meant to get a bit more acquainted with, so I’m looking forward to reading this and exploring the field, as it were.
Blake’s 7: Warship
After listening to the chronicles 2 I listened to this hour long story. It’s a full cast production and it works really well. I think that of the Blake’s 7 big finish productions pieces I’ve listened to, this is one of the best so far. I really enjoyed the story and I’m hopeful that it’ll lead on to something interesting.
The Liberator Chronicles 2.3: Wolf
The last of the stories in this boxed set. It wasn’t bad, somewhat intricate and starring Servalan. In fact it was quite a complex story, and, as with the others in the set, a big improvement on the first box set I got. Still, overall the stories lack something. Perhaps the kind of overall texture that you get from a Doctor Who Big Finish story. Perhaps that’s not a bad thing. Blake’s 7 was always more stark, minimal, and maybe that’s how it’s being played.
Whatever the case, this was a better listen than last time around, so I’m glad I got it, and I might give the first box set another listen now.
Blake’s 7, The Liberator Chronicles: 2.2 False Positive
The second of volume 2’s stories. This one wasn’t as good as the first in the set, but actually when you get into it the story was really good. So far the set has been a big improvement on the first box set.
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