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Doctor Who The Early Adventures 7.1                                                               


The Dalek Invasion Of Earth is over, the Doctor and TARDIS have gone leaving Susan and the human race to rebuild the planet.

The Dalek Invasion Of Earth is one of my favourite stories, so this audio intrigued me. Though we’ve had stories - An Earthly Child - dealing with what happened to Susan this takes place much closer to the immediate aftermath of the invasion.

Growing crops, and choosing leaders is where they’re at, and ex governor of zone 5, Marcus Bray, is desperate to become leader. Going so far as to kill the last remaining Dalek after it confirms Marcus was the one who defeated them, much to the chagrin of Susan. So when she announces her own campaign the in election, he’ll stop at nothing to discredit her.

BF do blur the line between ranges. This is narrated, and without the Doctor, it almost feels like a backdoor pilot to a full series of adventures following Susans life on Earth. It's more of a companion chronicle, and even being an ‘Early Adventure’ doesn’t quite fit.

Its interesting with stories about what happens after a a major event and how the human race will continue. The Walking Dead, Survivors, Day of the Triffids etc. but the fact is they lose their appeal fairly quickly, eventually things settle down and life goes on.

Besides elections other things that need looking at are the the Robomen. The fact that they haven’t reverted back to their own selves. Its not something I gave a lot of thought to. Victor is one such Roboman, brother of Jenny.

At one point when using a Dalek computer Susan mentions that, if the TARDS was still here she’d be able to read the hieroglyphics - a nice touch. Also mentions of Ian and Barbara having returned a couple of years after they disappeared.

The actor playing David is well cast, Jenny less so even though its the actual original actors daughter playing her. Though in al honestly she didn’t leave much of a lasting impression on me.

By part three, and realising there was only one episode left to go it still felt that it was just getting going and I struggled to remember what had actually happened. There’s a plot thread about a monster underground, a substance that has mind altering powers, and whether Susan wants to leave and find her grandfather.

It's a reasonable audio, but not as fulfilling as I’d of liked. 

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