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A great concept, extremely believable characters, and a very well translated to print version of the Doctor. Lyons has done it again.
| What: | The Aztecs (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Dan, Feltham |
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 April 2008 |
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| Rating: |   8 |
This story is very good as the plot is very well written and gives you a good insight into what happened in the time of the Aztecs.
| What: | Peacemaker (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | grant williams, redruth cornwell |
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| Date: | Saturday 19 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
This book is brillant. a great twist and the end is great. When got in to it cound not put it down A GOOD READ......
| What: | Voyage of the Damned (BBC new series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Friday 18 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
The story is pretty awful, isn't it? The Hosts are a blatant rip-off of the Robots of Death (the hand in the door and 'kill, kill, kill' particularly) and the part with the Queen is amusing but unnescessary.
The good bits, now. The actors are great, with platinum performances by Geoffrey Palmer, Bernard Cribbins, and of course David Tennant. However, Kylie's role as Astrid is poorly written and her acting is wooden, which is unfortunate for a part that was completely blown up in publicity.
Time Crash, however, is SUPER!, and nothing more can be said about that.
| What: | World Game (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Friday 18 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
Terrance Dicks has only gone and done it again. The man never seems to run out of steam. This book is the best doctor who novel ive ever read so far. One, because its got my fav doctor, and second, because its a darn fine yarn i can tell you.
The era of the doctor number 2 brings back some of my all time favourite who memories. Pat always enthralled me as a child and i still love his performance now. This story weaves once again all his isms and quirks finely into a tale that is wonderfully paced and full of many good moments.
The war bits are very realistic, and I love the new time lady companion: it genuinely is a shock at the end when she dies. Totally unespected. I was thinking all along oh please make her a continued companion for the Doctor, this girl makes Romana pale into insignificance. I loved the character a lot.
And the raston warrior robot part is great too. The return of the most undervalued and underused of the doc's enemies indeed.
Gallifreyan time lords are up to there usual with hypocrisy too. Got a nerve those time lords, saying the doc interferes too often, when half the time its on their request! flipping cheek!
Yes, this story is the best doctor who novel out there, go and buy it, you wont be dissapointed at all...
| What: | Mission: Impractical (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Friday 18 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 1 |
When I read the prologue of this story i thought, this is gonna be good...thing is to be truthful, only the prologue is that much good. The story steadily peters down into nothing but drivel. Even the inclusion of Glitz and Dibber cant raise this out of the trash can. And Frobisher might as well not have appeared in this story as he gets very nearly nothing to do at all all the way through. The ogrons are badly presented too, making this is a thorough let down indeed...
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 | Pat Troughton is written well again... |
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| What: | The Roundheads (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Friday 18 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
When I first read this excellent historical novel, I was glad above all else that Pat Troughton's doctor was true to form. All his little quirks wind up in this charming novel somewhere or another. And the whole tale is excellently written. Hurrah for historicals!
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| This is totally brilliant... |
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| What: | The Eight Doctors (BBC Eighth Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Friday 18 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
So many of these eigth doctor novels suffer from being so over complicated that at the end you wonder what the hell it was all about. There have sadly only been a few decent and readable eighth doctor books from the bbc, which is a great shame. But here is one of the few that is genuinely brilliant.
Terrance Dicks wrote some of the most memorable stories on Doctor Who, what with The WAR Games and Horror Of Fang Rock and State of Decay all coming to mind as ringing brilliance and the easy to watch serials. He always writes great fiction, that isnt over complicated or stunted either.
The Eight Doctors pretty well sums up all that i love about Doctor Who these days. This is yet another multi doctor story that works so well for more in the fact that it never pauses for breath from start to finish. The eighth doctor is hijacked by the Master in one last trap, and is left amnesiac. But the TARDIS takes his on one of his best adventures yet. Sad that this actually couldnt have been put on screen in stead of the movie, but i cant complain. At least its in book form anyway. And Sam is introduced well here, already striking me as a strong companion who overall should have been given a better time in bbc books. But she is is brilliant in this debut.
We visit the tribe of gum, the war games, the damons, the vampires, the death zone, all very cool with great action bits amoungst constant and realistic character pieces. Every doctor is written very well indeed! This is a brilliant novel! Shame about most of the rest!
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| The Seeds Of Flipping great stuff... |
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| What: | The Seeds of Death (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
When I was a seven year old who had only seen Revenge Of The Cybermen as an intro to the great world of Doctor Who, I was wondering what Doc Who would be like in black and white. Would it be lacklustre and not quite as good on the effects side and all that? I neednt have worried! My Next video from the library that i borrowed was the video of the Seeds Of Death. One of the finest examples of Pat Troughton's era as the Doctor.
The ice warriors actually did freak the hell out of me when i was young. This story also boasts one of the best music scores in the whole history of the show. The cast all work so well off each other too and Alan Bennion was immediately striking as the Martian warrior Slaar. A great performance i thought then and i still do now. Ronald Leigh Hunt is again great as he was on Revenge. The suspense and tension is there right from the word go. (AND YES, I CAN OVERLOOK THE FACT THAT SLAAR DOESNT EVER SEEM TO NOTICE HIS ICE WARRIORS GOING MISSING WHEN THEYRE KILLED OFF, THATS JUST PART OF THE STORY NOT SHOWN. WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH UNSEEN ACTION TOOK PLACE IN THESE STORIES?!)
This is still a classic in the analls of Doctor Who history. The ice warriors are back, shouldnt be too long til i see them return again in the new series, i hope..This is a great Doctor Who story to say the least. Pity Harry Towb doesnt get more of a part, he's great just in the first few minutes. I like the alien pov shots too, really not a lot of those kind of shots in Doctor Who even now are there?!
| What: | Aliens and Enemies (Miscellaneous factual books) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Sunday 13 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
This title suffers a little as, by using up all the decent monsters (i.e. Cybermen, Daleks), some of the pants monsters have to appear (i.e. Terileptils). However, there are some good features from the new series, notably the Emperor Dalek and the return of the Cybermen.
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| Absolutely amazing (bar Episode 7)! |
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| What: | The Daleks' Master Plan (TV episode audio soundtracks) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Saturday 12 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
Brilliant. An 11-parter would have been great, without the silly 7th episode. A great CD and story, and the clean recordings as an extra on disc 1 are great for an iPod or MP3 player.
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| These diamonds are forever! |
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| What: | The Beginning (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Friday 11 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
There isn't much to say about this set, except it is highly entertaining; one of the best releases so far.
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| Let-down on the extras front |
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| What: | The Seeds of Death (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Friday 11 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
While the story is captivating and enjoyable, the extras are somewhat of a let-down if you already own Lost in Time, as the only unique ones are 'Sssowing the Ssseedsss', a poor TARDIS Cam and the photo gallery.
| What: | Max Warp (Eighth Doctor Adventures audios) |
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| By: | Paula, Grand Rapids, MI, USA |
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
A very fun story, I really love the interplay between Lucie and the Doctor.
This is pretty disastrous. The storylines are thin and most of the characters weak. The only things that saved this are the return of the Slitheen and a commendable performance from Elisabeth Sladen.
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| Carnival of brilliance from Mr. Holmes |
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| What: | Carnival of Monsters (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Sunday 6 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
Although I thought it boring the first time I watched it a couple of years ago, I have definitely grown to like it and it is probably one of Robert Holmes' finest contribution to the show.
| What: | The Five Doctors (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Sunday 6 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
I recently bought the new UK deluxe edition for the 25th anniversary of this story, and i must say it is an absolute corker! You get 2 versions of the story, one the original and the other an updated one with special effects, zillions of extras, and the most amazing Doctor Who DVD Easter Egg ever! I'll say no more: now go find it for yourself!
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| This is so dire its moronic.... |
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| What: | Voyage of the Damned (BBC new series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Saturday 5 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 1 |
David Tennant has been such a great doctor, he has suffered though from being given quite a few weak and i would even say irrelevant stories during his run. And Voyage of the damned takes the top pole in regards to rubbish.
Enlightenment and The Robots of Death elements are stolen and weaved, or rather squashed, into a dull as ditch water rehash. I mean, an angel losing a hand just like a robot in Robots is bordering on oh boy...
Even the deaths of the passengers isnt very well performed either. I was expecting a very sad tale, and it was for all the wrong reasons im afraid to say.
Ballakaffalatta is one of the few things that saves this from being a 0 from me. Even Kylie Minogue isnt all that brilliant. And the end scenes is over the top too. This is nothing like a Christmas treat.
I shall review Time Crash seperate. Peter Davison makes a great return to the screen. David plays well off him too, this is real great stuff. The eight minutes of Time Crash are much more entertaining than the main rubbish on this disc....
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| The ark in space for Peter Davison |
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| What: | Three's a Crowd (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Saturday 5 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 9 |
This all feels so cramped and so coolly like the series of old. Its great to hear big finish wanting to keep some elements of the old series.
Lucy Beresford is what makes this story though. She is so brilliant as Bellip, what with all her lovely breathing and nice and easy to listen to voice. Deborah Watling is back too! Yippee! Nice to hear her again too. But im afraid its lucy who's the very best shining star in this story. This story is very interesting for its ideas too. A colony cut off and lost deep in space, with a space station, full of nasty alien eggs.
But i dont feel that the Kellians are overtly evil here though. Despite the fact they are eating people, they have to survive. Usually the doc just would get the aliens away from harming any more people, like he did with the Gravis in frontios, but here, no. He seems a bit rash here for my liking. But maybe the kellians are a bit set against anything else but eating the colonists i suppose. (i forgot actually that he does say a little something about getting them away, or asking them to leave the colonists in peace, never speak too soon!)
And i still really like the feel of this story. Harks back to the Ark In Space. The sound design is brilliant too.
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| A celebration....very nearly.... |
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| What: | Zagreus (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Saturday 5 April 2008 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
The Three Doctors was class for me.
The Five Doctors was a let down to say the least.
The Two Doctors was excellent stuff.
The Sirens of Time was blinking excellent stuff.
Project Lazarus was brilliant too.
But the question is does Zagreus offer as much excitement as many previous more than one doctor tales? The answer is yes, but only just.
This really is a Charley story. India Fisher is a great find as a companion. She works so well alongside Paul Mcgann, but they are seperated nearly all the way through this, and that is why i dont think some elements of this story work too well. The other doctors arent really given massive parts either, not as great as Pat and Colin in the Two Doctors. But they are not bad in what they do get to do. This has all the feel of a massive comic strip actually. I can imagine this being a large sized magazine entry. Some of the characters are funny though. And there are many very good moments, you just have to find them thats all. Lisa Bowerman and Sophie Aldred defintely deserve a big mention. Elizabeth Sladen's part is poor only because shes basically only in one stupid scene. And the use of Jon Pertwee in this story is a delight though, and wonderful to hear him again after so long. Very interestingly done. Nick Courtney as the voice of the TARDIS is very impressive too. But all the other elements dont deliver as well as they could have done. And yes, maybe this is just a little too long a story overall. But by no means is this a total waste of time. The final gethering of the doctors is a great scene. And Nick and Paul get together again for clamatic last scenes as the TARDIS lays bear its soul.
