Category: Books and Audiobooks

So I finished listening to the 10 CD version of Shada narrated by Lalla Ward. It was a good version. There’s certainly more detail in this version than the Big Finish version, although partly that’s because it’s narrated rather than a dramatised version.

On the whole though, I do prefer the Big Finish version with Paul McGann. Not because it’s a dramatised version, although I think that brings it to life far better as a story. But because I think that they just did it much better by shortening it to something more like the length it would have been if it had actually been televised. Let’s not forget that it was meant to be on TV in 25 minute episodes, and not a 10 hour narrated story.

Anyway, I’m glad I heard this version, and I’m glad I’ve got both now. I might even by the book when the paperback comes out.

I’ve been really enjoying listening to Shada the unabridged version. Although it is a lot slower than the big finish version and it isn’t a full cast piece, it is very good, and well worth a listen if you’re into Doctor Who.

Still listening to this 10 CD epic. It is good. Slow, and good. I quite like that it isn’t an abridged version, although I still like the full cast version, this narrated one isn’t bad at all, and Lalla Ward is a good narrator.

Well, I finally started to listen to this 10 CD story yesterday. The whole thing runs to just over 11 hours, but then it is an unabridged version. Also, it’s narrated and not a full cast drama, which I would have preferred, but never mind.

So far the story is pretty recognisable against the big finish / Paul McGann version, so that’s fine, although there are a few differences. Anyway, I’m enjoying hearing the story again, and that’s why I bought it after all.

I’ve been listening to the latest 4th Doctor story from Big Finish. Not bad on the whole, not the best, and I don’t think it’s as good as some of the Hornet’s Nest stories. Even so, it’s always good to listen to some Doctor Who, especially with Tom Baker in it, so it doesn’t matter too much.