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In this, the first adventure of his third incarnation, "Doctor Who", Liz Shaw and the Brigadier grapple with the nightmarish invasion of the Autons. Living, giant-sized, plastic-modelled 'humans' with no hair and sightless eyes, they are waxwork replicas and tailors' dummies whose murderous behaviour is directed by the Nestene Consciousness - a malignant, squid-like monster of cosmic proportions and indescribably hideous appearance. Caroline John, who played Liz Shaw in the original "Doctor Who" TV serial "Spearhead from Space", reads Terrance Dicks' complete and unabridged novelisation,first published by Target Books in 1974. 'BBC Audiobooks has chosen well with its books and has taken the right approach with its readers...they benefit from new music and sound effects' - "Doctor Who Magazine".
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Auton Invasion was one of the first Doctor Who Target books I read when I was younger. It is based on the Doctor Who adventure Spearhead From Space the first to feature Jon Pertwee as the Doctor.
Caroline John does an excellent job of reading this book. The characters really seem to come to life. Plus you have a lively music score and some lazer effects of the Auton guns which all add to the enjoyment.
Releasing the old Target books as audio cds is one of the best moves by the BBC and I am looking forward to future releases. It would be nice to see some of the novalisations of lost stories released such as The Web Of Fear or Fury From The Deep.
Caroline John does an excellent job of reading this book. The characters really seem to come to life. Plus you have a lively music score and some lazer effects of the Auton guns which all add to the enjoyment.
Releasing the old Target books as audio cds is one of the best moves by the BBC and I am looking forward to future releases. It would be nice to see some of the novalisations of lost stories released such as The Web Of Fear or Fury From The Deep.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Having listened to many of these Doctor Who novelisation readings now, irrespective of how good the narration is, The Auton Invasion is the first audio adaptation that has invoked so many memories of the story to the point that I will actually watch it again soon.
I have been through a real revolution with this story. Having read the book a few years before I saw the story, I was initially disappointed with the latter. And then with subsequent viewings I came to love certain aspects, which are actually missing from the audio. However there is different detail to the audio.
Also, it took me a few minutes to warm to this reading, and then suddenly I was really into it. John's impersonation of the male characters are rather good. I hope she gets, at least, to read the remainder of season 7 at some point.
This release is the first one where I feel I have actually got a worthwhile product (having already got the book and DVD). I therefore give it 5 stars. The original script is superb, the novelisation is great and the reading of said novel is really brought to life. If these three categories were applied to other audio readings within the Doctor Who range, then I believe the flaws start to show, as most only shine on two out of three.
I have been through a real revolution with this story. Having read the book a few years before I saw the story, I was initially disappointed with the latter. And then with subsequent viewings I came to love certain aspects, which are actually missing from the audio. However there is different detail to the audio.
Also, it took me a few minutes to warm to this reading, and then suddenly I was really into it. John's impersonation of the male characters are rather good. I hope she gets, at least, to read the remainder of season 7 at some point.
This release is the first one where I feel I have actually got a worthwhile product (having already got the book and DVD). I therefore give it 5 stars. The original script is superb, the novelisation is great and the reading of said novel is really brought to life. If these three categories were applied to other audio readings within the Doctor Who range, then I believe the flaws start to show, as most only shine on two out of three.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
With narration by former Doctor Who companion Caroline John (Cambridge graduate Liz Shaw), and that iconic artwork from regular Target contributor Chris Achilleos, this is another gorgeously packaged and lovingly produced audio CD version of the Doctor Who novelizations released from the mid-70s to the early 90s.
In case you were unaware, this story comes from the Jon Pertwee/Third Doctor era of the TV show, and centres on the Nestene Consciousness - seen more recently in 2005's `Rose' - an octopus-like alien entity that uses Autons (think shop window dummies with guns!) as an advance force to clear the way for it to invade the Earth. The other notable thing about this story is that it is the first adventure to feature The Timelord's Third incarnation, and the opening sees Jon Pertwee's Doctor recovering from his regeneration and adjusting to his new persona.
Caroline John is a more than competent narrator, with her crisp Home Counties accent and no-nonsense persona creating an extremely listenable set; as with previous releases it is four discs long, and I think it's a real collectors' item. As a boy I avidly collected the paperbacks (and occasional hardbacks) that this series reproduces, and although the cost has gone up considerably in the intervening years I fully intend to do the same with the CD versions.
In case you were unaware, this story comes from the Jon Pertwee/Third Doctor era of the TV show, and centres on the Nestene Consciousness - seen more recently in 2005's `Rose' - an octopus-like alien entity that uses Autons (think shop window dummies with guns!) as an advance force to clear the way for it to invade the Earth. The other notable thing about this story is that it is the first adventure to feature The Timelord's Third incarnation, and the opening sees Jon Pertwee's Doctor recovering from his regeneration and adjusting to his new persona.
Caroline John is a more than competent narrator, with her crisp Home Counties accent and no-nonsense persona creating an extremely listenable set; as with previous releases it is four discs long, and I think it's a real collectors' item. As a boy I avidly collected the paperbacks (and occasional hardbacks) that this series reproduces, and although the cost has gone up considerably in the intervening years I fully intend to do the same with the CD versions.
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