Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #347059 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-30
• Format: Audiobook
• Binding: Audio CD

Customer Reviews

An intense story....
Doctor Who the new adventures seemed to me to overall make the Doctor a miserable git, ace a murdering lunatic and Benny just a load of rubbish who never got that much to do. Thank Goodness that Big Finish werent made to do this when they took a side step into virgin territory....

Paul Cornell wrote the few decent stories in the virgin range, and so its good to see him here writing this story. This i feel has to be one of the most intense and best directed of all the big finish audios. And the scourge are a very scary monster, even if you only hear them by voice. And of course Sylvester Mccoy gives another polished performance as the doctor, not being sad and dreary as in the bulk of new adventures novels. Sophie Aldred and Lisa Bowermann seem to get on very well together and the audio is great. A lot of nasty and emotional moments infused into a story that is genuinely creepy.

So, an excellent play that sustains menace from beginning to end...

The scourge of fairweather fans...
I am going to have to go with Dr Congo on this one - I feel that the first reviewer has far too high expectations and are themselves somewhat pretentious in their reviewing of this story. In the context of the rest of the Big Finish range of original audio adventures this comes out pretty well: True, the 'monsters' themselves are very bog-standard and the distortion effects used to create their voices start to grate very quickly. However, the adventure scores bonus points for its teaming-up of Benny and Ace; the two companions spark off each other really well and provide great support for The Doctor. Sylvester McCoy does what he does best - hams it up tremendously - it is easy to remember why his TV portrayal was not to everyone's taste but like Colin Baker before him he is better-served by the medium of radio and has gained a whole new lease of life thanks to Big Finish. The supporting cast provide good entertainment and The Doctor reveals a hitherto unknown interest in the art of 'cross-stitch!'
Overall the story has convincing effects, good acting and a storyline that, whilst not amazingly original, is easy to follow and fun to boot.

Come on!
It's great fun - don't bother listening to the last reviewer. The "New Adventure" feeling is there, of course, but for most of us, that's nothing short of a joy - finally hearing these characters as a trio come to life. Benny's great, Ace likewise, and the Seventh Doctor is every bit as dark and whimsical as he ought to be. The Scourge are not particularly memorable, fair enough, but they do the job. And the mixing of the mundane and the extraordinary (which, it has been said so many times, is something Dr Who does so well) is right at the heart of this story. Buy it and let yourself be absorbed by this TARDIS crew that never was. It's a treat.