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The wishing beast is a clever mixture of fairy stories we grew up with as children, little old ladies deep in the woods, magic boxs, dragons. Some how it all comes together in a surprising entertaining tail, that grips the listener.
i love the guiz book 2 i shoud me i now alot about doctor who and i love him
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| What: | The Two Doctors (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Thursday 2 October 2008 |
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| Rating: |   6 |
I would have given this 6.5, but I gave it 6 as it doesn't deserve a 7.
This story is pretty bad, really. The Sontarans look terrible, as do Dastari, Shockeye and Chessene. The Robert Holmes story is good on paper, but raises continuty questions, especially about the 2nd Doctor and Jamie, and the Spanish location filming seems to have been a mild gimmick.
it was great to read. i like when the doctor just have fun will he try and figer it owt
i love the docter
good package with 2 good stories but 2 lame ducks. decide for yourself which are which. i though the vervoids one was just unwatchably awful; terrible production, terrible effects, some really terrible acting. the whole thing looks as though it takes place at a leisure centre on a Sunday evening. dreadful. colin baker however makes a surprisingly moving doctor. catford.
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Okay. I must say that I wasn't loving the first half of this one. Since another reviewer let the cat out of the bag... well... the "Scorpion King" was poorly characterized, even considering the huge span of time that had passed for him since we last saw him. There's also too much cringe-worthy cliche here. But you have to stay with it - it all starts to come together in part 3. Earlier in the story, it seemed like a stupid idea that turns back a very important dramatic development in the original series. By part 3, we start to understand what really happened, and this begins to turn into a pretty good story.
Interesting.
| What: | The Trial of a Time Lord (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 October 2008 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
It really is sad I can only give this an 8 because the extras are so good. Four stunning 'Making Of' documentaries, along with lots of smaller featurettes, and, of course, the 'flagship' documentary; this one is called 'Trials and Tribulations', focussing on Colin Baker's time on the show; what more could you ask for? These extras are truly the best yet.
However, the buck stops there. All of the stories are just average (except maybe 'Mindwarp'), so it's a pity they don't stand up that well to the fabulous extras.
This book is by far one of the best Doctor Who books I have ever read - the action, the adventure, and everything else more! Read this book today!
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| THE BEST DOCTOR WHO THERE EVER WAS |
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| What: | The Trial of a Time Lord (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 September 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
The Trial Of A Time Lord is unbeatable tv. Only some films beat this too for having all the things that make me tick on the screen. The Trial of a time lord is Doctor Who at its very very best indeed, and together with a massive array of extras make this perfect package. And as per usual, why are so many brilliant scenes cut from the trial of a time lord for goodness sake? I love the firste episode cut scene of the doc saying the matrix has not got the sum of all knowledge in it. That is a class Robert Holmes scene that should have been included. And all the mindwarp scenes are disgusting by not being on the finished edit of the story. utter treason. And Terror of the vervoids is no different either, a plethora of great scenes that should have been included.
The Mysterious Planet starts off with a great mystery and a great amount of questions (and Katryca by Joan Simms is cool, she plays the role very well indeed actually) which for once are answered in full later in episode 13 and 14. The time lords aint half a bunch of hypocritical gits arent they? But this makes for some wicked writing and great acting. The doc's knackersyard scene really cracks me up big time. This is a great visual tale too, with Drathro being the best robot ive seen on doctor who. The ending scenes with the doctor moralising with drathro are quite masterful too.
Mindwarp is really good. The wviolent elements are not actually quite as brutal as some people suggest, compared to some this is tame. But the science in this is really good and real feeling. And the shock ending with Peri taken over are some riveting scenes and some of the series finest. Colin Baker's acting is very convincing too, you think he has gone round the twist for most of this brilliant installment.
Terror Of The Vervoids is really back to basics but it does it classicly. This is a great whodunnit with plenty of mystery and great moments. And the vervoids dont look bad at all, quite a great design in fact. The casting of someone like Honor Blackman is not a waste either. She delivers a great performance as Lasky. Bonnie Langford makes her great debut too and this story actually does boast some of the best cliffhangers ever. Tartarus ending and episode 1 are two of my all time faves.
The Ultimate Foe couldnt have wrapped the story up any better than it did. A conspiracy to not just kill the doc but to kill the high council. the valeyard by Michael Jayston is a great bit of acting too. He is really sinister as the dark thoughts of our hero the Doctor. And the return of Tony Selby as Glitz is great. He brings a great deal of comic relief amidst the brilliant storyline. This is Doctor Who at its very best on screen. The new series has yet to beat this awesome peice of tv history. The title box calls this an epic, a well deserved title in my book.
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| Where have you gone, Mr. Newman?! |
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| What: | The Sensorites (TV episode audio soundtracks) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Sunday 28 September 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
This story was one I recently found in my local Waterstone's, and I decided, what the hey, let's have a go. And what a good decision that was.
This story is seriously under-rated, and the first two episodes are brilliantly written and unbelievably tense. The Sensorites are great "villains", creepy and mysterious.
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| End of the world (& I feel fine) |
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| What: | City At World's End (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Trevor Smith, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Saturday 27 September 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
A really entertaining, fast paced thriller that never lets up. If only Susan had been used as well as this in the TV series it would have much better. All in all highly recommended.
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| Great story, let down by the DVD |
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| What: | The Brain of Morbius (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Friday 26 September 2008 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
If I was rating the story alone this would get 9/10 from me, as the only problem I see with this story is the slight tackiness of the Morbius monster.
However, the DVD is a little less satisfying. The voiceover by Paul McGann on 'Getting a Head' is poor, and the CGI tour of the studios is also pretty rubbish.
I'm really not sure what kept me listening to Assassin in the Limelight, but I kept on through the whole thing. I think listening to it in four sittings (one episode each) was helpful there.
Briefly, the coolest thing about this story was Knox's TARDIS. Aside from that, the American accents were really terrible (but were they perhaps somewhat accurate?), and in turns, I wasn't sure if I was listening to a serious effort gone disasterously wrong, or intentional shlock. There's even a bit of incidental music here and there that sounds like a theremin, like this is a satire of old-time radio, which is probably what it is.
Assassin in the Limelight is really pretty bad, and leaves me with question marks over my head, but I strangely seem unable to give it less than a 4...
| What: | Four to Doomsday (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Matt Saunders, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 September 2008 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
The first and last time I watched this was on video. However, this DVD seems to make it much fresher and I enjoyed it throughly. The incidental music is painful (like all Davison era) but once you forget that - it becomes an enjoyable tale.
| What: | Matrix (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Heather, Northern Ireland |
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| Date: | Monday 22 September 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
A totally addictive novel. When I say, "I couldn't put it down," I mean I actually didn't stop reading until I was finished. With so many twists and turns in the facinating plot, and the continuation from the tv series, it makes for fantastic reading! A++++!
| What: | Salvation (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| By: | nick, australia |
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| Date: | Sunday 21 September 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
In brief, this is simply one of the very best books in the Past Doctor range- not only are the main characters spot on and developed well, the book provides so much food for thought on the nature of faith, belief, right, wrong... a very mature book and well worth the read.
This is one of the most cleaver DR.Who boooks i have ever read! It inculdes the consept of racism but in a different way (aka hatred of mechanicals (robots)). Funny, Good Cliff Hangers, brilliantly written!
MUST READ!!!MUST READ!!!MUST READ!!!MUST READ!!!
| What: | Creatures of Beauty (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Friday 19 September 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
Yes, the doctor is the one who caused it, but this time he doesnt realise it. Every other time he has noticed it, so thats the end of that little squabble of it forever being the doc's fault. no one is flipping perfect anyway for goodness sake! This is for the best part a great and original fresh new aproach to telling a story, back to front really...but flaming good stuff with solid performances from everyone involved. the opening scenes are actually loud and flipping scary too. well acted indeed.
| What: | The Catalyst (The Companion Chronicles audiobooks) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Friday 19 September 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
Leela rules!
Great story!
Great sound score!
Great aliens!
too short!
| What: | Old Soldiers (The Companion Chronicles audiobooks) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Friday 19 September 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
Nicholas Courney reads this gripping tale of wartime and ghosts. This is the perfect Doctor Who tale. SHould have been made into a full cast audio normal story with a different doctor. but this fits the third doctor time so well. the story is not pansiish and really hits home about a tough subject matter. This really is a cracker of a story.
