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| What: | The Caves of Androzani (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Theta Sigma, USA |
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| Date: | Friday 19 September 2003 |
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| Rating: |   7 |
This remains the ultimate Dr Who story from the original series. Peter Davison races against time to save his young friend Peri. Mercenaries and killer androids are evrywhere in the titular caves and not everyone is going to make it out alive. The DVD is even better with many behind the scenes featurettes including the Regeneration scene at the end of the four-part adventure. John Nathan Turner also makes an appearance in a rare news interview alongside his star to answer questions about the series' future.
| What: | The Ark in Space (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Theta Sigma, USA |
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| Date: | Friday 19 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 4 |
I gave this one a 4 and that was only because it has Tom Baker in it. Also the behind the scenes interview with Tom was creative to say the least.
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 | Would have made a great TV episode |
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| What: | Nekromanteia (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Theta Sigma, USA |
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| Date: | Thursday 18 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
Well-written story featuring Peter Davison and Nicola Bryant along with newcomer Caroline Morris. This 4-part audio has the youthful Doctor and his two new companions caught up in an interstellar crisis connected to a cult of witches. The cliffhangers are dramatic and -in the case of Part 2-shocking. The original Davison theme is reprised here and the entire serial matches the feelings of the latter TV stories of the Fifth Doctor. Would have made a great televised episode for the most part. The voices of the chanting witches is the only drawback.
| What: | Bang-Bang-a-Boom! (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Theta Sigma, USA |
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| Date: | Thursday 18 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 9 |
Excellent recreation of the much lamented Season 24. Sylvester McCoy is back as his earlier jokey self and Bonnie Langford's involvement makes this a reunion you don't want to miss. Mel and pop sensation Nicky Newman investigate a series of murders while the Doctor is mistaken for the new commander of the deep space station which is the setting of this tale. And I should warn all future listeners of this serial:There are a few suprises and startling revelations in the final episode.
| What: | The Movie (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Theta Sigma, USA |
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| Date: | Thursday 18 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
This special feature length adventure introduces a brand new Doctor (Paul McGann) and a new Master (Eric Roberts)who race against time to guarantee not only the future of Earth but their own survival as well. Co-starring Daphne Ashbrook.
| What: | The Mutants (BBC classic series videos) |
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| By: | Olly, UK |
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| Date: | Saturday 13 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
I don't know why this was left to be the penultimate 3rd Dr Video. I like it, I like it a lot. Good chemistry between Jo and the Dr, an enjoyable story which was put together on celliod well. The cover is good too. Enjoy!
| What: | Pyramids of Mars (BBC classic series videos) |
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| By: | Olly, UK |
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| Date: | Saturday 13 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
The best ever Dr Who story ever.... This is as good as it gets. Tom Baker and Liz Sladen show the best ever combination between Dr and Companion. Sutekh is "supreme" with excellent quotes, the mummies like superb, and Scarman is creepy. Based on Egpyt methology and early Hammer films, it shows what is best about Dr Who.
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| An exciting first chapter! |
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Big Finish Productions has done it again with more of their enticing tale continuing the Dalek Empire saga! This time, it's six years forward into the future. The Daleks from the alternate universe are starting to show their cruel side in their "peacekeeping" techniques. Susan Mendes is NOT dead and the Dalek Emperor has put all of his conciousness into her! A thorough introduction into the new storyline with impressive sound effects and dialogue, as always! Well done, Big Finish! I can't wait to hear the next chapter! And thanks for the coming attractions at the end and the ad for the previous chapters.
| What: | Wolfsbane (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| By: | EDL Foster, Invercargill, New Zealand |
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| Date: | Saturday 13 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
A story worthy of the "Cold Fusion" tradition, where fate and circumstance bring together a past and future Doctor and various companions - and as before, the two incarnations chosen are perfectly matched due to current events. And the Eighth Doctor gets a decent bite of the action (no pun intended!).
Thoroughly recommended for both multi-Doctor and Loup Garoux fans, overall.
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| Good start, dull middle and fair end |
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Shadow starts of as a good read until about a third of the way through, then the rambling dialog and tardis, jumping backward and forward lost it all for me. A shame at is started so well, the end pulled it back a little but not enough.
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| A classic Doctor who Yarn |
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This story offers all what you would expect from a good doctor who ripper. Dark corridors, body count slowly rising, lots of screams and a realistic plot and monster.
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| Great cover is only the start |
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| What: | Father Time (BBC Eighth Doctor novels) |
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| By: | David Sharpe, Woodland Park, USA |
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| Date: | Monday 8 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 9 |
First, the book has my favorite cover of all time. The snow being woven into the baby's blanket is just SO cool! (pun not intented) The story is gripping and the Doctor having an adopted daughter is a wonderful idea, well suited to the "stranded on Earth" story arc. I do wish the relationship with the Doctor's lady friend had been worked out more, and the book is another example of the distressing trend I've noticed of killing off supporting characters. It reminds me, to a lesser extent, of the death-filled early 90s of the Legion of Super-Heroes. All in all, it's a great Doctor Who novel and I highly reccomend it!
| What: | The Witch Hunters (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| By: | David Layton, Los Angeles, United States |
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| Date: | Saturday 6 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 9 |
What more can I say? This book is superior in nearly every way to most the other Doctor Who novels. Lyons has done his homework and writes convincingly about the actual events of the Salem withch trials. The Doctor and his companions are embroiled in a realistic way. The companions are characterized in a mature fashion. Ian, especially, comes to life as thoughtful and compassionate. Read this one.
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| Two, Two, Two Plots For The Price Of One |
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| What: | Bad Therapy (New Adventures novels) |
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| By: | David Layton, Los Angeles, United States |
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| Date: | Saturday 6 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
Jones has written a thoughtful novel about gay experience and made it fully Doctor Who. That is a tough job well done. On top of that, he keeps two plots going that seem to have no direct connection until they collide about 2/3 into the book. This one makes me wish there were more Doctor Who novels from Matthew Jones.
| What: | The Death of Art (New Adventures novels) |
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| By: | David Layton, Los Angeles, United States |
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| Date: | Saturday 6 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 6 |
The strengths of the book is a truly different sort of alien from what we normally encounter in Doctor Who, and good use of the Doctor 7 character. The bad points are an attempt to be "stylish" when writing from the aliens' point of view, and making Roz into the damsel in distress for most of the book, stripped naked for 1/2 of it, to boot.
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| Twice As Long As It Needs To Be |
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| What: | Shakedown (New Adventures novels) |
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| By: | David Layton, Los Angeles, United States |
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| Date: | Saturday 6 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 4 |
The origin of the novel is the independent video of the same name. And like that video, the first 1/2 of the novel which retells it is compelling knock 'em off one by one murder mystery, like "Horror Of Fang Rock." The second 1/2 of the book is clearly added to make it novel-length, and as such is pure padding.
| What: | St Anthony's Fire (New Adventures novels) |
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| By: | David Layton, Los Angeles, United States |
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| Date: | Saturday 6 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
Gatiss writes of aliens with sensitivity and a belief that they are, in their own way, people too. The villain in the book, such as it is, is the cult of St. Anthony. And here is where we see what Gatiss's concerns are. Cults, the military, nationalism, all are forms of bigotry because they rely on unthinking us vs. them mentality. When Ace is brainwashed by the cult of St. Anthony, that is an apt metaphor for how Gatiss sees these things - literally one gives up one's mind to the cause. The result is always tragic.
| What: | First Frontier (New Adventures novels) |
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| By: | David Layton, Los Angeles, United States |
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| Date: | Saturday 6 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 6 |
Doctor Who and the flying saucers, with McIntee's personal addition to the Who bestiary, the Chinese-styled Tzun, and the Master up to his old tricks. The plot is full of action, but not of thought. There is nothing fancy, surrealistic, or philosophical here, just go go go action.
| What: | Blood Harvest (New Adventures novels) |
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| By: | David Layton, Los Angeles, United States |
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| Date: | Saturday 6 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
Terrance Dicks is a much-beloved figure in Whoviana, and deservedly so. His opinions about all things Who are always worth hearing. His own original contributions,however, have been up and down affairs. "State of Decay" had clever dialogue, but too many vampire clichés and a preposterous denouement. This sequel is far superior in every way to the original. The vampires are scarier, the action more believable, and the dialogue equally crisp. This novel shows what is possible with Doctor Who in its new forms.
| What: | Legacy (New Adventures novels) |
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| By: | David Layton, Los Angeles, United States |
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| Date: | Saturday 6 September 2003 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
The maturation of the Ice Warriors, from stock baddies to honorable soldiers, has been very good to see. Treatment of aliens as intelligent and reasonable is one of the reasons that Doctor Who is so far superior to most American TV science fiction. Russell has kept Brian Hayles' creations intact, from the Ice Warriors to Alpha Centauri to the Peladonians. His own additions, the rat-like Pakha, and a complicated plot involving galactic politics and a lost icon, make the story eminently enjoyable. I am not sure that Benny's snogging an Ice Warrior was wholly necessary.
