Doctor Who: Pest Control

By: Peter Anghelides

Narrated by: David Tennant

Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

An exclusive audio adventure read by David Tennant. The Doctor and Donna face monstrous insects and a ruthless robot exterminator in this thriling, exclusive audio story.

The TARDIS is lost in battle on a distant planet. When the Doctor sets off in pursuit, Donna is left behind, and finds herself accepting a commission in the Pioneer Corps. Something is transforming soldiers into monstrous beetles, and she could be the next victim.

Featuring the Doctor and Donna, as played by David Tennant and Catherine Tate in the hit series from BBC Television, this story has been written specially for audio by Peter Anghelides, and is read by David Tennant, with additional music and sound effects.

©2008 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2008 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

THIS GENERAL BRUDGE SOUNDS LIKE A CHARMER

IT WAS A RELIEF TO BE RELEASED OF DUTY
The best part of this is, the Doctor Who Music. Even though this had Centaurs, giant robots, evil scientists and giant insects, I was bored. There is more to writing a good story than throwing a bunch of science elements together.

A must for any Doctor Who fan

I love Doctor Who, and I especially love David Tennant. He's an excellent narrator and the story was great!

Scratches the itch

Where does Doctor Who rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a great adventure from the Doctor-Donna era. It is an entertaining story and true to form.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The Doctor is of course the well played by David Tennant.

Have you listened to any of David Tennant’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

As with the other books read by David Tennant, The Doctor is well played, but he also does Donna very well (Oi!).

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

When you are at war you had better know who your enemy is.

Any additional comments?

If you are a Doctor Who fan, waiting for the next instalment, this definitely scratches the itch.

Wonderful book

What about David Tennant’s performance did you like?

Not only is his delivery perfect, but his portrayal of the different characters really brought the story to life.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I found the writing on this book to be superb. I was really impressed by the detail and feelings conveyed

Any additional comments?

After listening to many Dr Who books, so far this is one of my top picks. I found it overall a very well done audio book!

Interesting Story, Great Narration

This is the first Doctor Who audiobook I've listened to with David Tennant narrating. He's really great, using his Scottish accent for the narrative parts to differentiate from the Doctor's dialog, and he does a very good job of Donna Noble's speech patterns, though he can't quite get her voice.

The story is fascinating, would have been a great TV episode, with a just-right mixture of narrative and action.

Can't beat David Tennant

Pest Control is classic Dr Who. The eccentric personality of the Dr comes through this novel with the hard talking Donna Noble by his side. Whoever comes up with this story lines have not limits to their imagination. The reading by David Tennant is second to none, hearing his real accent to break up the characters of the story. Well worth a listen for all Dr Who fans.

David Tennant is excellent, as always.

This is a decent story that made into a strong story by David Tennant's great narration.

David Tennant... the end

What did you love best about Doctor Who?

This story is good on its own but David Tennant's performance is the icing on the cake! The Doctor and Donna are true to their characters. It's lovely to spend more time with them.!

Any additional comments?

After listening to this I added all of the Doctor/Donna stories to my queue and I have already listened to all of the stories narrated by David Tennant.

One Word: FANTASTIC!

What a wonderful story! Peter Anghelides took on a great task in capturing the manic brilliance of the Doctor and the sarcastic demeanor and wit of Donna Noble and he has done a fantastic job! The story kept me intrigued from the start. The reading by David Tennant has by far has got to be one of the major highlights for me. He captured the voice of each character wonderfully. The music and sound effects only added to the drama. I hope to hear more stories like this in future Doctor Who novels.

Fantastic, a must listen!

Unlike the other Doctor Who audio books, this one has a soundtrack and sound effects which completely adds to the fun story line. The only thing missing is this story actually being made into an Doctor Who episode.

What can I say about my favorite Doctor narrating this tale? David Tennant has such great talent! He does various accents (The ones with American accents are the bad guys, hmmm) for each character, you can tell which is female, which male, which alien, etc. He reads with such excitement you can tell he is as much of a Doctor Who fan as we the listeners (and viewers) are. Makes you wonder why he is leaving the show?

Even if you've read the book, you've got to listen to this just to hear the excitement in David Tennant's narration, the soundtrack and the special effects.

Highly recommended!