Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #249779 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-31
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 2
• Binding: Audio CD

Customer Reviews

Cast your mind back, and back, and back...
I loved this mind-bending Eighth Doctor audio drama which sees the Timelord and his companions Charley and C'rizz trapped in a street that seems to have no beginning or end in what seems to be that nebulous perfect summer of yore. The only other people there seem to be Tom and his Nan; Tom is playing with his Lego whilst his Nan watches her snooker; over and over again. Only Tom doesn't look as young as he seems, and who are the astronauts who appear to be trapped inside the TV screen..? A creepy and claustrophobic story written by Eddie Robson, I felt that it captured just the right blend of intrigue and dark humour. Get this and listen to it now!

memories are made of this
It's an ordinary day in an ordinary house in an ordinary road. When the peace and quiet in the living room is disrupted by the arrival of the tardis.

The eighth doctor and his companions find that the common complaint in how everything in suburbia is identical is literally true in this case, since the street is a never ending one of identical houses and inhabitants.

What is going on here?

Why does a strange science fiction programme keep appearing on the television?

Why does one of the stars of it suddenly show up?

And who is the driver of the ice cream truck?

Not a story where I want to say too much about the plot, as this is a clever and original one with lots of twists and turns, and the pleasure is in discovering them for yourselves. The final resolution is oddly similar to a certain story from the 1970's, but that's probably just a coincidence.

All those involved act very well, particularly Paul McGann and his two companions. All of them get some excellent dialogue and each makes the most of it.

A good and enjoyable doctor who audio story and well worth a listen

Caught in a memory....
This Doctor Who audio play scores highly for it's initial barrage of strikingly bizarre imagery, with the 8th Doctor, Charley and C'Rizz trapped in a seemingly endless row of identical houses (complete with identical freindly grandma behind each door), while an astronaut whose exploits are being broadcast on television seems to have regressed to the mental state of a 10-year old child. Ultimately however, this is one of those stories that relies almost entirely on suprising the listener, and once the (suprisingly humdrum) explanation for events is finally revealed there is little of real substance here to reward repeat listenings. On the plus side both of the Doctor's companions (neither of whom have always been well catered for recently) get good solid slices of the action, with Charley's regression into her own past leading to another encounter with her mother (as played again by Anneke Wills) while C'Rizz habit of absorbing the personailities of others proves crucial to the plot. A trip down 'Memory Lane' is an enjoyable experience, but it's the journey rather than the destination that's fun. A whole heap of style, but very little substance.