Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #578231 in Books
• Published on: 1999-11-30
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 2
• Binding: Audio CD

Customer Reviews

'Nooooooooooooooooooo'
Whispers of Terror is an atmospheric and well produced tale of murder, mystery and suspense. Considering it was one of the first original full-cast Doctor Who audio plays from Big Finish, it stands up very well; especially compared with some of the later efforts. Colin Baker's Doctor is arguably the most suited of all the television (and film) portrayals to the medium of audio. His bombastic and belligerent approach comes across well and his dress sense is not visible to spoil this by making him look like a circus clown. The story cracks along with excellent effects and music and a truly creepy disembodied voice as the main 'monster'. All-in-all Justin Richards has written a decent story which could conceivably be made for TV with a sensitive producer and some imagination.

One of the better early audio plays
One of the first Big Finish plays and therefore the closest they got to the TV version of Colin Baker (which I personally liked). This is definitely one of the better early 6th Doctor plays and features some clever, witty dialogue and good Peri-Doctor banter. The script is intelligent and tailor-made for this format, being concerned with sound (although it can be hard to follow at times). It reminds me a lot of ...ish one of the few other Doctor/Peri stories and also well worth buying.

Interesting exploration of the audio medium
"The Doctor and Peri find themselves in the Museum of Aural Antiquities, where every sound is stored for posterity - from the speeches of Visteen Krane to security service wire taps and interrogation tapes. But they also find an intruder, mysteriously changed recordings, and a dead body.
"Before long the Doctor realises that there is more going on than a simple break-in or murder. How can he defeat a creature that is made of pure sound?"

Colin Baker's solo debut on the Big Finish audio series is a curious one. Writer Justin Richards inventively comes up with a story concept that could only suit the audio format - and it almost works.
I say almost, because it doesn't quite. Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant are both on good form, but Peri isn't given an awful lot to do, and the cliffhangers are on the cheesy side (even extending to Colin Baker shouting "Nooooooooooo...!" in an extremely comic-book way). There's also an awful lot of talking while not much that actually happens. You might say that this is inevitable with the audio format, but Big Finish's first release The Sirens of Time proved that this doesn't have to be the case.
None the less, the idea of a murderous creature that is made of pure sound is a creepy concept that is carried off pretty well. The twists and turns keep you on your toes, and the story has a gratifying ending. Finally, a word must go out to Nicholas' Briggs stripped-down synthesised musical score, which effortlessly recreates the sound of the real incidental music of 1980s Doctor Who. An enjoyable if patchy tale.