Seagullslost's Doctor Who (and others) audio reviews

Iron Bright                                    Doctor Who The Monthly Adventures 239                                                 The Doctor lands in London in 1828 and The Brunels are digging a tunnel under the Thames… This had the feeling of Mark of The Rani - an historical setting, not that far in the past. The historical figure - Isambard Kingdom Brunel,  workers scared of ghosts etc.  A standard plot and felt flat. Things change in the second half of the story, as it doesn’t play out in the way you might think. As episode three continued I had to go back and relisten as I wasn’t taking it in, and even when I did I found myself questioning the plot. It kind of felt like a tangent, though it all came together. Without wanting to give too much away the overall plot ...

Muse of Fire                            Doctor Who The Monthly Adventures                                    The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hex find themselves in early 20th century France, Paris to be exact - the roaring 20’s. Not only are they there but so is Iris Wildthyme and Panda, and somethings are not as they should be. I bought this audio based on its high ratings, but I fail to see why its got them. Its a bit of a slow burn, though we find early on that something isn’t quite right time wise, it takes a long time for it to develop. Heading towards the end of episode 2, I began to suspect that the whole audio was a long tease as to when the Doctor and Iris find out they’re both there at the same time, but when the moment does arrive (part 4 I think), its a bit of a damp squib. A lot of the important people have left Paris - ...

The Warlock’s Cross                   Doctor Who Monthly Adventures                        So what did happen at Warlock’s Cross? UNIT, Daniel Hopkins and the Doctor all find out together. Some kind of sentient space ship is buried, though UNIT dealt with it at the time, it seems that there is some unfinished business: Daniel Hopkins is needed. This started out promisingly, the hint of mystery, the fate of Daniel, the return of Klien, but its dull. The middle two episode are just the characters walking around caves, though ‘ship’ is making them see or hear things, its just isn’t interesting.  Elizabeth Klien - I remember the first audios she appeared in (so many years ago now), and she was quite an interesting character - a remnant of a defunct timeline. Here though she’s nothing special, just another person. This is the last of the Daniel Hopkins trilogy, and it feels more miss...