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The Ninth Doctor Adventures 4.4


A slight departure from the last three episodes as the Doctor and Rose go to the future. The Powell estate is now more of a rain forrest and the people all live in the sky…


The city of High High Wycombe, and it would seem to be a paradise, life is easy and Rose even gets a sleep over with new made friends.


As with such stories - the Macra Terror springs to mind - all is not as good as it seems. When the friends seem to have forgotten recent events, its not until Rose forgets most of the day the intrigue really sets in.


Maybe it's the more sci fi setting but I really enjoyed this. It's not just the people and Rose, the Doctor is also forgetting how much time they’re actually spending there. It's done quite nicely in audio, The Doctor, Rose and friends going through the same experiences and not fathoming out what’s going on. It is one of those where you think they’re too clever to get taken in but then they do, all too easily, even after learning more about their situation.


Its a bit bit been there done that, I've seen lots of sci fi stuff, and this kind of idea really interest me. The resolution is a bit blink and you miss it, as I did and had to go back to relisten. It wasn’t that I missed it it just didn’t have the impact or forefillment that I expected.


The Ninth and Rose are great in what feels like a proper Doctor Who story. 


Not perfect but pretty good.

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