I’m slowly getting my collection of 8th Doctor stories towards completion. Seasons of Fear is a good standard story. I like the Charlie character, she’s a good companion in these stories.
Tag: Audio books
I do like audio books.
Doctor Who: Embrace the darkness
Another good audio book with Paul McGann. Some interesting concepts in this story with the 8th Doctor and Charlie, and a little extra on the overall story arc as well. Nice.
Serpent Crest 3 – Listened
I finished listening to the 3rd part of this new 4th Doctor story today. I have to say it was very unusual indeed, but I really enjoyed it and I have no idea where the story is going now.
I’m hoping that the last 2 episodes will get released before Christmas. Something to look forward to right?
Dr Who Serpent Crest 3 – Aladdin Time has been released
I’m really looking forward to getting this. I’ve enjoyed this series so far and this will be the third of 5. I hope that they all come out before the end of the year.
Tom Baker coming to Big Finish
I was really tempted to pre-order the new Tom Baker series of stories that are coming from Big Finish. Then I read a post at Tom Baker’s blog which said that they aren’t due to be released until Jan 2012!
I had really thought that they would be out much sooner, but I guess I have no option but to wait, and I’m sure that they’ll be really good. Still, I had hoped that these stories would come sooner.
Ending in the word ‘git’
I finished listening to Alexei Sayle’s book “Stalin ate my homework”. I have to say I really liked it. It was at times funny, sad, thought provoking and insightful.
It is one of those books you wish there was more of when you get to the end of it. Even so it was a good place to stop. I especially liked that he read it himself. That added a great deal to the listening experience.
I think that some of it will stick in my mind for quite some time to come although my own childhood was nothing like his, but even so, there are things that resonated with me.
It was, it is, a great book.
Getting to the end of the homework
This is a really contrived title I know, but I wanted to write something about getting close to the end of Alexei Sayle’s ‘Stalin Ate my Homework’.
I am so enjoying this book, which is much more coherent than ‘Great Bus Journeys of the World’, which I read a look time ago.
it is so good to hear him reading about his own life, and it is sad, funny and amazing all at once.
Dusk, Snow, Woods and Alexei Sayle
I walked home tonight just at dusk hoping that the light would hold for long enough for me to get through the woods before it got dark and I started to walk into things or get lost.
I was ok thankfully and just made it.
I continued listening to Alexei Sayle’s “Stalin Ate My Homework” on the way back which is an excellent read, or in my case listen as I’ve got the audio book version. I would recommend it to anyone. Unless of course you don’t like Alexei Sayle in which case you probably shouldn’t bother with it.
I must be over half way through now and I’ve really enjoyed it. It is funny and poignant at the same time, and a deeply personal reflection on his quite unusual childhood.
I’ve especially enjoyed the way the book doesn’t so much tell the story of his childhood but more meanders through it in a seemingly haphazard manner. I guess in many ways that childhood is like that. Today it made a good backdrop to my journey.
Stalin Ate My Homework
My latest audiobook listen is Alexei Sayle’s “Stalin Ate My Homework
When I bought it I didn’t know what to expect except that I’ve always enjoyed his sense of humour. So far it is a great listen. He’s reading it himself and as it is about his life it is full of feeling. It is funny and sad and very unusual. I’m only about 3 hours into it and it is 8 hours long, but I’m enjoying every minute of it,
I am Ashley Elsdon 