Seagullslost's Doctor Who (and others) audio reviews

The True Savour of the Universe                         The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield 4.4                     The people have lost patience with the Doctor, maybe he isn’t the person to save them but perhaps the Master is? On one hand an android is going around asking what it will take to vote against the Doctor. The Doctor meanwhile, admits that using the apocalypse clock may save a portion of the universe but the calculations are problematic and the forces it could unleash may cause more harm than good. And Benny? Well she’s stuck in the middle of it all. So there’s a bit going on in this one, Mark Gatiss returns as the Master and is up to his old tricks. The trouble saying that is, it's not his old tricks as this is an alternative 3rd Doctor and it's easy to forget that.  This brings in a few elements  from this, and the last series - the counting nuns, ...

Truant                                 The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield 4.3                          Bernice is in pursuit of the Doctor, as he’s off into the wilderness doing this own thing! Well it doesn’t take long to catch up to him. He’s try to live the old days, having fun like he use to, trouble is that once they know he’s the president they surrender all too easily, can’t even steal a vehicle without them helping… With the last episode being a cut about the norm, it was going to be a bit tricky following it. This is an Ok adventure, the planet has been covertly taken over and the Doctor wants to put things right, but it's the Doctor wanting to be his old self that’s the nub of the story. Apart from the two stars, this also features Hattie Hayridge , who always be the other Holly from Red Dwarf to me, and Cartrin Stewart - J...

Asking For a Friend                                  The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield 4.2                                        The Doctor is having a hard time being president of the universe - a doomed universe at that, maybe some counselling will help…. The structure of this audio is that it’s a series of sessions with the Doctor and therapist intercut with a number of interactions with Benny , flashbacks and such. There is no plot as such, being more of a reveal as to why the Doctor is behaving the way is, and “not the Doctor’ according to Benny. The Doctor is having to use diplomacy, negotiations, and bureaucracy to try and save people, planets and the universe, and its not easy. Gone are the days when’re he could sweep in, set the world to right in a day and swan off again. Now he has to ...

    The City and the Clock                                               The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield 4.1                                                                    This adventure see the Doctor back as president on the universe, while Benny is back at what she does best: archaeology . The dig she’s in charge of is to uncover the apocalypse clock , which is where the Doctor visits her. Again there is that moment of coming back to a series and trying to remember where things were at the end of the last. The Emporium at the End , saw the return of the Master , but ended with The Doctor and Benny resuming their travels. So a little time has passed since then. The Doctor doesn’t...

The Emporium At The End                            The New Adventures Of Bernice Summerfield 3.4                          Its the end, or is it? After the war ruined the universe, its collapse is imminent. The Doctor takes refugees to the only escape there is: the gateway emporium - a doorway to another universe. Of course its not that easy, selling memories to buy lottery tickets to secure your place to the other side. The fact that the end is coming a little too soon, and ‘ The Manager ’ whose a little too familier. Its a great cast David , Lisa and Mark Gatiss (rearrange Sam Kisgart ). Mark, who appears on the cover, popped up in the first episode of this set, and is playing the unbounds Master though he’s not mentioned as such. He do...

The Very Dark Thing                            The New Adventures Of Bernice Summerfield 3.3                                    Weeks after they arrived on the planet Tramatz , Benny finally tracks down the Doctor , however he’s more interested in trying to work out what tune the river is humming. The talking skies and unicorns that also inhabit the planet of the least of Benny’s worries as an invading force has declare war on the people, yet Benny is the only who can hear the invaders demands. There is enough mystery here to keep you interested, obviously something is wrong. The very dark thing in question is something that can only be seen through the corner of your eye, a blind spot, it doesn’t want to be seen. But its where the Doctor, Banny and their friend Magatz go. This continues the war theme of the series. I remember...