Maureen O'Brien reads this thrilling novelisation of a classic Doctor Who adventure. From his one previous visit the Doctor remembers the inhabitants of the planet Dido as a gentle, peace-loving people. But when he returns, things have changed dramatically. It seems that the Didoi have brutally massacred the crew of the crashed spaceliner Astra.
Doctor Who - Dalek Generation
UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 45 mins)
By Nicholas Briggs
Narrated By Nicholas Briggs
Overall
(3)
Performance
(3)
Story
(3)
"The Sunlight Worlds Offer You A Life of Comfort and Plenty. Apply now at the Dalek Foundation." Sunlight 349 is one of countless Dalek Foundation worlds, planets created to house billions suffering from economic hardship. The Doctor arrives at Sunlight 349, suspicious of any world where the Daleks are apparently a force for good - and determined to find out the truth. The Doctor knows they have a far more sinister plan - but how can he convince those who have lived under the benevolence of the Daleks for a generation? But convince them he must, and soon.
Mary says:
"The best story yet from Briggs--a great premise!"
Doctor Who: Earthshock
UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 41 mins)
By Ian Marter
Narrated By Peter Davison
Overall
(6)
Performance
(4)
Story
(4)
A group of palaeontologists have been savagely attacked while carrying out a study of fossilised dinosaur remains in an underground cave system on twenty-fifth century Earth. A party of troopers and Professor Kyle, the only survivor of the attack, are investigating the deaths of her colleagues when they discover the Doctor and his companions at the site of the massacre. The time-travellers are immediately suspected. In trying to establish their innocence and find out who - or what - was responsible for the killings, the Doctor is confronted by an old enemy.
Dennis says:
"GREAT EARTHSHOCK!"
Doctor Who: Only Human
UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 55 mins)
By Gareth Roberts
Narrated By Anthony Head
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(35)
Performance
(35)
Story
(34)
Somebody’s interfering with time. The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack arrive on modern-day Earth to find the culprit - and discover a Neanderthal Man, twenty-eight thousand years after his race became extinct. Only a trip back to the primeval dawn of humanity can solve the mystery. Who are the mysterious humans from the distant future now living in the distant past? What hideous monsters are trying to escape from behind the Grey Door? Is Rose going to end up married to a caveman?
Patrick says:
"I quite enjoyed it."
Doctor Who: Touched by an Angel: Eleventh Doctor, Book 10
UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 16 mins)
By Jonathan Morris
Narrated By Clare Corbett
Overall
(23)
Performance
(21)
Story
(22)
The past is like a foreign country: nice to visit, but you really wouldn’t want to live there. In 2003, Rebecca Whitaker died in a road accident. Her husband, Mark, is still grieving. He receives a battered envelope, posted eight years ago, containing a set of instructions with a simple message: "You can save her." As Mark is given the chance to save Rebecca, it’s up to the Doctor, Amy, and Rory to save the whole world. Because this time the Weeping Angels are using history itself as a weapon.
Georgia says:
"Really intriguing story"
Doctor Who - Plague of the Cybermen
UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 31 mins)
By Justin Richards
Narrated By Nicholas Briggs, David Warner
Overall
(2)
Performance
(2)
Story
(2)
A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor as played by Matt Smith in the spectacular hit series from BBC TV. When the Doctor arrives in the 19th-century village of Klimtenburg, he discovers the residents suffering from some kind of plague - a 'wasting disease'. The victims face a horrible death - but what's worse, the dead seem to be leaving their graves. The Plague Warriors have returned.
Publisher's Summary
The Doctor has regenerated, having sacrificed his fifth persona to save Peri’s life. But things are not going well….
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