Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #164011 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-25
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Binding: Audio CD

Customer Reviews

An interesting radio play
I quite enjoyed this play. It is in four parts and to be honest the first part is quite slow to get going. Also the doctor (Slyvester McCoy) does not feature til the second part except for a couple of sentences he says in the first part. But once he comes in to it the story really gets going.It also gives you more of the masters origins and his connections with the doctor. It is a good story a is worth a look but be warned it isn't an action rip roaring story. It is a subtle, well done, pychological story that is well written and has excellent character development. Worth a look.

A really deep and interesting character piece...
This audio story is definitely to be described as an engrossing stage play on audio. Making the use of a small cast, this audio has genuine character development and is very well realised here on the disc. Sylvester Mccyo as per usual is excellent as the Doctor.

But Geoffery Beevers is very creepy as the amnesiac Master, but you also feel sorry for him for most of this audio. When I first heard this story i was a little unsure of the ending. But now ive heard it again it is a great ending. Im glad the Doctor isnt going to kill his enemy, even though he has reverted to the Master before the end of the play.

It is also good hearing Phillip Madoc again, he is a well good actor.

Master is one of the creepiest of all the big finish audio stories so far. A story of love loss shame and pain and secrets. Not too many twists and totally cool and memorable scary moments...

Masterful!
This was the first audio play I ever heard, years ago. I didn't immediately fall in love with this format but I have warmed to it considerably since. However my opinion of this play has not changed at all, despite having now listened to it three times.

This is a dark, atmospheric and arresting tale of a gothic house, a sinister force and the nature of evil. It was quite scary when I first listened to it on my own in the dark! I love Sylvester McCoy's dark portrayal of the doctor as we saw in the last season of original doctor who on tv. But two things let this play down and prevent it from being truly excellent.

Firstly, although Sylvester's in-character narration of the main events is wonderful, the odd interspersions of the main proceedings with his conversations with the assassin seem too artificial. They remind me of an exaggerated theatre performance and detract from the otherwise convincing performances in evidence here.

Secondly, the wonderful build up is eventually let down by the explanations at the end which go on far too long and the secondary story from the doctors past is odd and less interesting. To put this another way, the initial set-up is brilliantly well-executed, but when the true nature of everything is unveiled instead of heightening and adding further depth to the drama, it somehow lessens the impact.

In conclusion, this is not the best `Big Finish' audio but it is well worth purchasing, especially if you liked that final season of the original doctor who tv series.