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One thing you can always be sure of with a script adapted and written by Marc Platt is brilliance. The guy's writing is always different, with many fresh ideas floating around and good dialogue that really engages you into the story.
After Ghost Light this has to be the most macabre story yet by Marc for the big finish range of stories. This lost story has a gruesome main character, an almost fleshless cadaver...very pleasant. And then there's the torture and all those wonderfully penned scnes that really do come across as sick and unsettling. This is definitely the most dark of the lost stories. A air of menace round everything along the way.
Nicola Bryant again does good with her Queen mimicking scenes. What a brilliant actress she truly is! And I dont really need to say anything about Colin Baker. Just good to have him in so many brilliant audio tells now.
The Omnim are a different race and there scheme is a cool one. Being trapped in an asteroid is an interesting notion too. Sorry but I cant think of anything bad at all to say about this tale apart from my shame that it was never done in the eighties. Strong solid stuff!
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One might ompare this to the Best Below episode with Matt Smith. Is it as good as that episode though?
Well, for a start there is more of the whale although it is only to hear. But one can easily imagine a beautiful mile long whale in the depths of space.
All the different elements of this story are highly enjoyable and exciting. The Peri delirium section made me laugh more than i have for a while in Doctor Who. Nicola's acting in these scenes is spot on. Comic genius.
And yet the more nasty aspects of the show are all thought provoking too, and add into that mix the addition of the two dunderheaddy guards and you get a brilliant story oozing with brilliance that should have been done on the TV. Budget must have kept this brilliant tale from matierialising for so long.
And the TARDIS landing in the belly of the whale like cool old Jonah (no legend at all) is a good addition to the plot too, with so many beings caught inside it for thousands of years. This has a good dose of humour, a good dose of action, a good dose of all that makes Doctor Who the classic and audio series far better overall than the new series. This is a brilliant audio story.
(but just cut out evolution comments please. thats just me because of what i believe in)
| What: | The Holy Terror (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Andrew Shaw, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 July 2010 |
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| Rating: |   9 |
I really enjoy the Frobisher stories and wish there were more they are like a relief break inbetween the really serious stories but that doesnt mean they are worse in any way they are just as good and better than a few you get to see Colin Bakers humour come out in this and I think he makes a really good doctor and the audio stories have proved it this was an enjoyable story with a comicly dark side.
| What: | The Apocalypse Element (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Andrew Shaw, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 July 2010 |
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| Rating: | 9 |
This story I thought was great it spanned across several planets, Galaxies and again on audio they can show the Daleks to be truly evil and sadistic it goes along waY from what can be shown on television because of the amount of deaths and the massacre the Daleks achieve in detail..
| What: | The Genocide Machine (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Andrew Shaw, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 July 2010 |
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| Rating: | 9 |
I enjoyed this story I thought it was well wrote and it kept me listening I didnt want to turn it off, the good thing about the Dalek stories on Big Finish is you get to find out how evil they really are and they dont have to be toned down so it gives you a proper picture of how the Dalkes should be.
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| A Book should not be judged by cover... |
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| What: | The Fearmonger (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Andrew Shaw, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 July 2010 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
When I saw the cover for this story I was expecting it not to br very good but Im glad I bought it ecuase it is not bad and I certainly didnt guess the outcome yes its a not bad story...
| What: | Plague of the Daleks (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Thursday 1 July 2010 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
And considering this happens to be Mark Morris's second audio tale and first full length one, its very impressive indeed.
The story is flipping gripping from the outset. When the good old Doc and Nyssa arrive in creepy Stockbridge once more for the last of this trilogy. And then come them freaky crows! and then to top it all off you get the rain clouds and the cricket zombies and the moaning old git of a woman in the exploration group. Man that kind of person may just start to grate on you after a while. but her husbands storyline is sad and disgusting indeed. But the fact that the daleks arent in it to the end of episode two is no bad thing: prooves you dont need daleks all the way to have a thoroughly repulsive story with many nasty things going around in it.
Nice to hear Keith Barron back again. He was so good in Enligtenment, and he is pretty good again here.
The Doc becoming a dalek but misleading them dumb pepper pots has never been done in quite so an amusing way. The elements of the story all come together for a rather brilliant end to the trilogy in stockbridge. This is fine story writing of the first degree. This is more like a horror story than a doctor who: one of those really sadly rare types of stories...
| What: | Paper Cuts (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Thursday 1 July 2010 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
1: The implied first doctor scene, although of course he doesnt speak, is rather nice. A good touch to get the feel of the past before the main slice of the story starts.
2: The whole way the draconians are realised in this story is very well led on from the fantastic Frontier In Space. but this gives ever more depth to the intracacies of a rather japanese style society. Though there is nothing at all wrong with that.
3: What a cool inventiona are the origami warriors! Just a pity it wasnt a tv adventure, and they could have been seen. That would have been quite a cool thing to see. But they are well executed once again. And they all add to the overall impact of this quite fascinating story.
4: Colin Baker and India are on top form as ever. they land in a nasty tomb in space. Quite the most unusual tomb ever in Who history it has to be said. Marc is quite brilliant with these wierd and wonderful wacky tales he produces all of the time.
This story really could have been a great addition to the Colin Baker tv period. It would have had just the right sort of stuff to thrill the socks off me! This doesnt rely more on violence, but is more of an in depth society study and is the better for it. Such a very involving and well directed story. So Im sorry if i cant find anything wrong with this story at all like other people. This is an excellent follow on to Patient Zero.
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| Far less niggles than that stupid series |
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| What: | Kamelion Tales (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Thursday 1 July 2010 |
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| Rating: | 9 |
What you get is yes, quite the worst disguise yet for the Master. But for the King's Demons this actually appears to be the only problem. The rest of the story is good in every way. There is nothing wrong with the story itself, and the location and sets are very impressive indeed. And Gerald Flood just happens to make a very decent first appearance as Kamelion: and he looks very impressive, but due to its shortcomings only appears twice in the whole series. Which is quite sad. Far better and more understandable a story than that woeful rubbish that was The Pandorica Opens and the even more stupid The Big Bang.
Planet of Fire is one of my favourite Peter storys. It has the quite breathtaking location for a start. It has a strong first appearance from Nic Bryant. And it hs a good storyline for the miniature Master. Quite a flipping good idea. Good to see Mark get a meaty last story as well. He was an interesting character, never fully realised to his full potential. Cant say much about cut down movie extras, I hate cut down versions! But I dont mind exteneded versions! but 66 mins of quite frankly incomprehensible edits makes you wonder what the stories about in this form. And the effects are actually quite questionably fake looking. But the original is quite first class and one of the best Who stories ever, let alone one of the best Peter Davison stories. these two stories come recommended. Not that new series finale though. It just isnt Doctor Who whatsoever.
| What: | The Sirens of Time (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Andrew Shaw, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Sunday 27 June 2010 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
This was the 1st Big Finish Dr Who story I picked up I saw it for sale cheap and thought I like Dr Who audios Ill give it a try and Im glad I did I really enjoyed and and for buying that I am now collecting and enjoying other titles.
| What: | Red Dawn (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Andrew Shaw, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Sunday 27 June 2010 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
A really good story it kept me glued to the Hi Fi while listening return of the Ice Warriors was great and it didnt do them any injustices..
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| TheDoctor and The Master at it again! |
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| What: | Doctor Who (BBC classic series videos) |
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| By: | jack, portland, oregon, 97209, United States |
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| Date: | Sunday 20 June 2010 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
This movie while obviously made for TV, touched upon some of the aspects of being a Time Lord, that most fans forget about.
While its true that Time Lords are Immortal in a sense because they can use the regeneration technology to side step death and regenerate a while new body while keeping most of their knowledge and memories from their past live because their consciousness is transferred into a new body. But even Time Lords aren't truly immortal, they can still die just like the typical human beings that he is so interested in. This movie delves heavily into this concept and the death of a timelord or perhaps two. If you're a fan of the Doctor, then movie is a
Legend is a fantastic finish to this trilogy, drawing on a top 10 all time classic doctor who story. This gives Legend so much to play with. As in Titan at times this is taken too far or goes on too long. One opportunity lost was to create the same sounds and feeling as the original. Despite this there are outstanding moments, sad ones and ended the only way it could.
Titan builds on the previous story arc with great success. Surprises and twists carry the story along at a good pace. There are many dramatic, hollywood size moments in Titan, whilst some work well, others feel over powering on audio, with the cast required to describe too much to the listener. But Titan is a great story and a real roller coaster, the ending is excellent and leaves you with questions and wanting more.
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| Very Intricate, Clever Story! |
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| What: | Apollo 23 (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | Tom Moloney, n/a, Ireland |
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| Date: | Monday 14 June 2010 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
The opening of The doctor and Amy turning up at the shopping centre is very well done and does not drag on for very long, Amy on the run from the crew of the ship and trying to unscramble what the unconscious woman has to say: Brilliant!!! A really good novel, although could have done with more Geronimo's (like the tv series as matt smith has only really said two or three times)
| What: | Patient Zero (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Matthew David Rabjohns, Bridgend, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Friday 11 June 2010 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
that these latest bf audio stories seem to be better than ever.
these stories hold my interest longer than any of the new tv series stories. they are better written and far more twisty and involving.
colin baker leads a brilliant cast in a rather scary adventure. theres a subplot that is brilliantly realised. it is all directed and presented so brilliantly. nick briggs cetainly knows how to write brilliant stories. and ha ha, the viyrans arent destroyed by those stupid tin pot devils the daleks! ha ha! weakling idiots. and the closing scenes especially are thoroughly brilliant and thrilling, leading well into the following story in these last trio of stories for the brilliant Charley.
India has been a fantastic companion. She is so fun and light as a companion, her ride has been a thrilling one. Sorry if thats all i can say about this play for now but ive just read the news page on bf site itself and and am highly excited for it sounds as if the great Tom Baker may soon be involved in the series, please let this not be just a rumour...
anyway, back to the story. sorry if i ramble. im just glad at this piece of news. i think the only thing i can add is this story has a monumental feel to it, what with the setting being a place where every virus ever known is stored within the walls...quite a frightening premise...well, i think you get the gist...get this excellent story!
| What: | Scaredy Cat (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | David Layton, Los Angeles, United States |
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| Date: | Thursday 10 June 2010 |
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| Rating: | 4 |
"Scaredy Cat" had possibilities, yes it did. However, it gets bogged down in the Gaia hypothesis for its "science" and gets further bogged down by an obvious, stock bad guy. It was just lazy writing more than anything else.
| What: | Exotron (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | David Layton, Los Angeles, United States |
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 June 2010 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
"Exotron" is the kind of story that could not have been done in the "classic" days of Doctor Who. In that respect, the Big Finish people have used the audio format well. The story itself is interesting enough, involving desperate colonizers and a secret science project going horribly wrong. This is definitely a Davison-Doctor story, using his willingness to sacrifice himself for the sake of others. What drags it down a little for me is the overly-sentimental ending that drags out the denouement far too long with pointless dialogue serving no purpose other than for the actors to emote, really, really emote. The one-part additional story is cute little puff-piece. It has some nice humor and does not at all feel constrained by a twenty-minute duration.
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Why oh why are all the characters in this drama so stupid? Everyone acts on emotion, no one stops to think. Another problem is that too much of what happens is magic, in the sense that it "just happens" without rational explanation. How is it that Amy can get a piece of the key when Zara tries to steal Amy's? It just happens. How is it that Zara is 500 steps ahead of the Doctor? It just happens. The story jumps in time without exploring its most interesting element - the gift-based economy of the Martians. Finally, the Doctor is surprising disinterested when Zinc kills a Martian just because. I was surprised at how loose and ill-conceived the script is given Guerrier's novels.
brian minchin is a genuis, the who story line was phenominal. i really got into the story. welll written.
this story is about a mammoth in the new york history musuem. the fbi are ready to shoot it down but the doctor has other plans. come on a white mamoth? might aswell be something else?
