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Creatures of Beauty (Doctor Who) [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

by Nicholas Briggs (Author)
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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: Big Finish Productions Ltd (12 May 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1844350266
  • ISBN-13: 978-1844350261
  • Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 12.4 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars We are beautiful, in every single way..., 12 Mar 2009
By Barney McGrew "Charlie" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Nick Briggs, Big Finish supremo, has written a thought-provoking story that centres on apposite themes - an ecologogical disaster on a far-off planet and an incurable disease that leaves sufferers disfigured. On top of this, Nyssa is under arrest and The TARDIS appears to be irreparably damaged. The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa make a great team on audio, and this is no exception. With Doctor Who stalwart David Daker on board this is a strong cast at the top of its game. Definitely recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A clever story that overreaches itself at the end, 11 Dec 2006
By M. Wilberforce "mwilberforce" (Bristol, England) - See all my reviews
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"A planetary ecological disaster... An incurable, disfiguring, genetic disease... Aliens, in breach of galactic law...
"Nyssa, under arrest... the TARDIS, inoperable... The Doctor, facing interrogation...
"Another situation of dire peril is unfolding for the Doctor and his companion. However, what if it is not clear who is right and who is wrong? Who is ugly and who is beautiful?
"Where does the story begin, and where does it end?
"Sometimes, it's all a matter of perspective."

"Creatures of Beauty", by Big Finish veteran Nicholas Briggs, is another in a long line of "experimental" Doctor Who audio releases. The key conceit of "Creatures of Beauty" is its storytelling method: instead of setting out the chain of events in a linear fashion as is usual, in "Creaures of Beauty" the narrative is fractured. The story moves seamlessly from the middle, to the beginning, to the end, back to the middle and so on, and the mystery of the events on the planet of Veln unravels gradually in the process. It really is quite masterfully done, for the first three episodes at least.
Unfortunately, the story overreaches itself, having the story's "final scenes" at the end of the third episode, in the process removing the incentive to come back for the fourth and rendering the end of the story itself an anticlimax. The role of episode four is, as it turns out, to reveal a key twist underpinning the whole chain of events. However, the twist is too heavily signposted at too early a stage in the episode, so that when the revelation does come, it is largely predictable.
The majority of the story is structured so cleverly and performed and produced so well that, to begin with, I wanted to give it five stars. However, I consider the disappointing ending to episode three and the subsequent revelation to be a sufficient misfire that I didn't quite feel able to award full marks. None the less, my score for "Creatures of Beauty" is very much at the high end of a four, for daring to do something different and largely succeeding.
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5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful, 15 Aug 2006
By Paul Tapner (poole dorset england) - See all my reviews
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A story where the doctor and companion do nothing other than react to the situation. A fractured narrative with scenes all over the place. You wouldn't think this one would be very compelling, interesting, or easy listening.

But it is. Because it's powerful drama, and it really makes you think about the moral issues that it confronts - the doctor's right to interfere, and the situation on the planet itself - and thus it's one of the best fifth doctor stories that big finish have ever produced.

It also has an ending you won't forget in a hurry. Highly recommended
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