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Sleepers In The Dust by Darren Jones (CD review).
For a change, here’s a story that fits into an hour and is full of problems and pain without a simple ending. ‘Sleepers In The Dust’ is an Eleventh Doctor story that feels so much better than most of the series this year. The travellers arrive on Nardurniss, but this dead world is full of […]
Doctor Who: Destiny Of The Daleks by Terry Nation (CD review).
‘Destiny Of The Daleks’ is presented on CD with a linking narration by Lalla Ward who played the second incarnation of Romana in ‘Doctor Who’. The story features Tom Baker as the fourth Doctor and a script by Terry Nation. It also features the hand of Douglas Adams as script editor. I challenge you to […]
Dalek Invasion Earth Boxed Set by Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke (CD review).
This ‘Dalek Invasion Earth Boxed Set’ covers three different invasions of Earth with two different Doctors. It seems a shame nobody invaded while the Second Doctor was in charge but it looks like this was a scoop up of stories for a boxed set which doesn’t exactly show a great deal of thought. However, it’s […]
Doctor Who And The Visitation (Classic Novel) by Eric Saward (CD review).
‘The Visitation’ is the full-length audio book of the original novelisation of his own script by Eric Seward. Originally published in 1982, this is a newly recorded audio which includes music and sound effects. This adventure of the Fifth Doctor is read with great spirit by Matthew Waterhouse, who played the companion Adric in the […]
Doctor Who – Dalek Menace! (Classic Novels Boxset) by John Peel (CD review).
A boxed set called ‘Dalek Menace!’ incorporates 3 full sets of novelisations of Dalek adventures featuring the First Doctor. Each are read by a combination of different companions and feature new Dalek voices by Nicholas Briggs. The Chase read by Maureen O’Brien This is, as the name suggests, a chase through time by the Daleks […]
Doctor Who: Horror Of Fang Rock (4th Doctor TV Soundtrack) by Terrance Dicks (CD review).
The ultimate haunted house story, ‘Horror Of Fang Rock’ sees the Fourth Doctor return to Earth. He arrives on the south coast of England (we didn’t do international in 1977). Fang Rock Lighthouse in the early 1900s has three lighthouse keepers but it’s still a lonely life and they might be prone to strange imaginings. […]
Doctor Who: The Wheel Of Ice by Stephen Baxter (CD review).
A return to epic adventure, ‘Wheel Of Ice, is written by stalwart of SF, Stephen Baxter. Here we have a story specially written to include the Doctor but which tries to take the long view of the universe in much the same way that Baxter seeks out epic themes in his other works. When the […]
Torchwood: Exodus Code by John Barrowman and Carol E. Barrowman (CD review).
If you are missing Captain Jack and Gwen Cooper, then you might get a satisfactory fix from this audio book. ‘Exodus Code’ follows on from the momentous events of ‘Miracle Day’ and, once again, we are flung into world-changing events. On an Earth that seems to have moved far away from that of ‘Doctor Who’, […]
Doctor Who: The Empty House by Simon Guerrier (CD review).
The Doctor arrives with the Ponds on Earth in the middle of a storm. While Rory returns to the TARDIS for an umbrella for his beloved wife, the Doctor and Amy try to discern the owners of a spaceship recently crashed in a nearby muddy field. One of the impressive things about the Doctor is […]
BBC’s new zombie drama… In the Flesh.
In his first BBC drama since Eric And Ernie, director Jonny Campbell’s In The Flesh is the story of teenager Kieren Walker and his reintegration back into both the local community and the heart of his family. After his death four years ago, his friends and family thought they’d never see Kieren again. But then, […]
