• Doctor Who: The Day of the Troll

  • By: Simon Messingham
  • Narrated by: David Tennant
  • Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (469 ratings)

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Doctor Who: The Day of the Troll

By: Simon Messingham
Narrated by: David Tennant
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Publisher's summary

When the Doctor arrives on Earth in the far future, he is horrified to find the planet beset by famine and starvation. England is a barren wasteland, and scientists are desperately seeding the ground to make the crops grow again. But now it seems that something even worse is happening.

Karl Baring, the owner of research facility The Grange, has been snatched away in the middle of the night. His sister Katy was with him when he vanished, but is now in catatonic shock - so it is up to the Doctor, with the help of the scientists at The Grange, to investigate. What is lurking under the old bridge, and why is it preying on people? The Doctor must find out, before it strikes again....

Written specially for audio by Simon Messingham and read by David Tennant, this brand new exclusive adventure features the Doctor as played by David Tennant in the acclaimed hit series from BBC Television.

©2009 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2009 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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My Heart Glows Hearing the Words from MY Doctor

I loved everything about this. The story grasped my attention, but it made it even better to hear it read by David Tennant! Great performance!

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David Tennant makes the story come alive!

overall I think the story was ok. I did like David Tennant's narration of the story as he really brought out the character of the doctor and of course why wouldn't he!
if you like David Tennant as the doctor you won't be disappointed with this story. although the different characterizations mr. tenant dead in the story we're okay it didn't really detract from the performance at all.

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Magical for any whovian

David Tennant performes brilliantly, I found this one a little scary, but I’m spooked easily 😂 Overall brilliant story and the narration was done with perfection!

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Good Buildup, Meh Conclusion

Would you try another book from Simon Messingham and/or David Tennant?

While I didn't really feel satisfied with this story, I think Messingham might pull it off better in another work, and David Tennant's rich brogue is just dripping with creepy atmosphere.

What could Simon Messingham have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

It needed more tie-in to the food crisis and a more dynamic conclusion. The fairy tale aspect turned out to be kind of superfluous, just empty forshadowing fluff, and none of the problems heavily hinted at in the earlier portion tied into the monster's defeat.

What does David Tennant bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

David Tennant's every word is infused with the cold mist of a haunted moor.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

This made me feel a bit disappointed, because the subplots didn't go anywhere.

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Good creepy premise, bad follow-up.

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At least it is read by David Tennant

Another pretty dumb book. David Tennant is such a good reader however that he does make it somewhat entertaining.

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