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I’ve been a Doctor Who fan as long as I can remember
I have to say that this story is complete genius. I loved every minute of it. It was a joy to listen to as the writing is just awesome. It really does hark back to the best of the fourth doctor. Well worth a listen in my view. In fact, this whole series has been brilliant. I don’t think that there has been a poor episode in there at all.
I listened to this audiobook the other day. I can’t even remember buying it, but I have it. The 7th Doctor wasn’t a favourite of mine, and I haven’t listened to many of the audio stories. I didn’t find this one too interesting, but it did make me realise just how little I know about the world of the 7th Doctor and companions.
My interests have always been around the 4th, 5th and 8th Doctors, but with a little of the 3rd as well. I’m also warming to the 6th. However, Sylvester’s Doctor passed me by in the main. I’m not sure that’s going to change particularly, but it is a strange feeling when you work out how much you don’t know about a subject you’re very interested in.
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I actually quite like the 6th Doctor stories these days, and this one is pretty good. It is sort of a sequel to The Keeper of Traken. I can see how it is sort of a sequel, but not entirely. That doesn’t make sense unless you know both stories though.
Anyway, irrespective of whether or not it is a sequel, it’s not a bad story entirely on its own merits. Actually it’s pretty good.
Another good story from the lost stories series. Listening to these 5th doctor stories does make me realise that there’s a real difference in these stories from the 4th Doctor stories. It’s interesting to hear them and begin to draw a distinction. Or perhaps I’m just a little too close to this stuff?
I got some of these ‘lost stories’ as they were on sale from Big Finish, and they’re quite good fun. I haven’t heard any of Peter Davidson’s lost stories so far and so it’s interesting to get a few of those as well.
Well that was yet another piece of genius. Gareth Roberts’ story was excellent. Amusing, well paced, and entertaining. It had a superb ending which I won’t spoil for you, and a great cast. I enjoyed every minute.
I’m just hoping that Big Finish can put out some more material like this. I’m sure it can’t be easy as the standard is so high, but I think it would be wonderful if they put out more novel adaptations. What I’ve heard so far is amazing.
I had really high hopes for this story, but sadly it has been a massive disappointment. It felt confused and overly complicated and in many ways somehow detached from the main characters of the Doctor and Leela, almost as if they had changed significantly since the original story. It lacked a sense of humour and any warmth to it.
I found myself really not caring about what happened, and in an 8 hour story that’s not good. I did finish listening to it, but I can’t in anyway recommend it sadly.
So, look what’s new. The first one was brilliant, and as this one has another 4th Doctor story from Gareth Roberts I’m very optimistic that it’ll be good.
Not too sure about the second story … Never mind!
So the latest in the current series of Blake’s 7! Exciting stuff!
One of my favourite fourth Doctor stories has always been ‘The Robots of Death’, so when I saw this audiobook I had to get it, and I’m really looking forward listening to it. In fact, I may be forced to watch Robots of Death in advance, just to be in the right frame of mind!
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