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Doctor Who Short Trips: A Feast Of Steven


The Doctor, Steven and Dodo find themselves on a planet where the locals seem to be chosen to pass through an invisible barrier to participate in games…


I could tell from the off that this wasn’t going to be as interesting as the first in this set. Just something about it. Whether I was a little distracted or just not paying attention, it seemed that the TARDIS team landed, saw people trying to get through the barrier and joined in. Its all a bit up in the air, as, along with the characters, you’ve no real idea what its all about. And the Doctor is absent too.  If you’ve wahcthed the last episode of the Celestial Toymaker and have no knowledge of the previous epodes then I supped this is akin to that.


On the positive side: Dodo. I am struggling to remember if I’ve heard a audio featuring her. I’ve not delved into the short trips much, or Steven Noonan’s version, and I do have an early adventures I’ve yet to listen to. So for me at least, it was nice to have here here, and in a more prominent role that you’d expect for a Steven led adventure. Peter Purves does get some of her accent, which too, is brings the character to life.


There is mention of the woman Harla That Steven met in the first episode of this release, tying the two stories together, though is comes to nothing. 


To be honest its performed well, but even after finishing it only a couple of hours ago I’m finding it hard to remember that much about it. I think that given little information about their circumstances its hard to create a mental picture of the story, but if they had then it would have spoilt the ending somewhat.


It is all resolved quite nicely and I do feel that another listen would harp to enjoy the story more.

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