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... a great piece of characterisation wonderfully captured by Tennant -- Bognor Regis Observer, November 27, 2009
Highly recommended -- Cambs Times, October 15, 2009
... a charismatic performance in which you can almost hear the winks and grins -- Doctor Who Magazine, November 2009
Highly recommended -- Cambs Times, October 15, 2009
... a charismatic performance in which you can almost hear the winks and grins -- Doctor Who Magazine, November 2009
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When the Doctor arrives on Earth in the far future, he is horrified to find the planet beset by famine and starvation. England is a barren wasteland, and scientists are desperately seeding the ground to make the crops grow again. But now it seems that something even worse is happening. Karl Baring, the owner of research facility The Grange, has been snatched away in the middle of the night. His sister Katy was with him when he vanished, but is now in catatonic shock - so it is up to the Doctor, with the help of the scientists at The Grange, to investigate. What is lurking under the old bridge, and why is it preying on people? The Doctor must find out, before it strikes again...Written specially for audio by Simon Messingham and read by David Tennant, this brand new exclusive adventure features the Doctor as played by David Tennant in the acclaimed hit series from BBC Television. '...a great piece of characterisation wonderfully captured by Tennant' - Bognor Regis, "Observer". 'Highly recommended' - "Cambs Times". '...a charismatic performance in which you can almost hear the winks and grins' - "Doctor Who Magazine".
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Tenth Doctor's time is almost up. On the upside, though, it does at least mean David Tennant has some time on his hands to record Doctor Who audio books, something he hasn't done since "Doctor Who", the Stone Rose (Dr Who), "Doctor Who", the Feast of the Drowned (Dr Who) and "Doctor Who", the Resurrection Casket (Dr Who) back in 2006. And this audio exclusive certainly needs a good reader...
It's basically a rehash of familiar Doctor Who stocks in trade, including the archetypal scientific base under siege. Indeed, Simon Messingham's narrative takes place in the aftermath of another "base under siege" story, "Doctor Who", the Ice Warriors (Dr Who Radio Collection) - it is revealed that, following the ionisation of the glaciers, the retreating ice has left the land barren. The scientists aren't a terribly interesting bunch, but Tennant makes the most of them by adopting a range of accents for the international team.
There's also an unscrupulous government minister - though he's more actively villainous than the indolent bureaucrats we usually encounter in Who - and a terrifying legend come true. Actually, the plant-based menace is more like Swamp Thing than the trolls of folklore, though he does at least live under a bridge. There are some particularly vivid and creepy descriptions as animated roots and twiggy creatures strike terror into the hearts of their victims.
The Day of the Troll contains few real surprises, but if you need a comforting dose of traditional "tick the boxes" Who to keep you going before the next television episode arrives, Tennant's reading should do the trick.
It's basically a rehash of familiar Doctor Who stocks in trade, including the archetypal scientific base under siege. Indeed, Simon Messingham's narrative takes place in the aftermath of another "base under siege" story, "Doctor Who", the Ice Warriors (Dr Who Radio Collection) - it is revealed that, following the ionisation of the glaciers, the retreating ice has left the land barren. The scientists aren't a terribly interesting bunch, but Tennant makes the most of them by adopting a range of accents for the international team.
There's also an unscrupulous government minister - though he's more actively villainous than the indolent bureaucrats we usually encounter in Who - and a terrifying legend come true. Actually, the plant-based menace is more like Swamp Thing than the trolls of folklore, though he does at least live under a bridge. There are some particularly vivid and creepy descriptions as animated roots and twiggy creatures strike terror into the hearts of their victims.
The Day of the Troll contains few real surprises, but if you need a comforting dose of traditional "tick the boxes" Who to keep you going before the next television episode arrives, Tennant's reading should do the trick.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The 5th in BBC Audios range of exclusive 10th Doctor audios finds the Doctor landing in a future Britain devestated by environmental collapse, where an isolated group of scientists are attempting to find a way of growing crops again. As if this wasn't bad enough, no sooner does the Doctor arrive than the sceintists find themselves under attack from a bizarre vegetable creature that emerges from the earth...
There are elements here that some listeners may find familiar, with a touch of DC Comics 'Swamp Thing', a dash of 'The Seeds of Doom' (the Doctor himself referencing the Krynoids at one point), and elements of the classic Troughton era 'Base Under Seige' stories, but author Simon Messinghman puts a deft spin on the material, creating an exciting horror tale that has a flavour all its own. The creature has a wide range of powers leading to some great variety in the attacks, and its simple need to eat is a refreshing change from the usual 'aliens wanting to invade Earth' routine. The setting of a practically deserted Britain is unique and evocative, whilst the cast of characters are realistic and believable. The blinkered authority figure of the minister in charge could have wandered in from any one of a dozen UNIT-era tales, but their presence gives the drama the neccessary kick, inevitably making a bad situation worse. In a pleasing break with the norm Messingham fails to provide an obvious 'one-off companion' for the travelling solo 10th Doctor, with each of the supporting characters contributing aid at various times.
Add to this a great reading from David Tennant (and the slightly more serious subject matter seems to reign in Tennant's usual broad range of comedy accents) and the result is an excellent horror tale that probably rates as the best exclusive audio story yet. My only dissapointment is that we didn't get to see it on telly!
There are elements here that some listeners may find familiar, with a touch of DC Comics 'Swamp Thing', a dash of 'The Seeds of Doom' (the Doctor himself referencing the Krynoids at one point), and elements of the classic Troughton era 'Base Under Seige' stories, but author Simon Messinghman puts a deft spin on the material, creating an exciting horror tale that has a flavour all its own. The creature has a wide range of powers leading to some great variety in the attacks, and its simple need to eat is a refreshing change from the usual 'aliens wanting to invade Earth' routine. The setting of a practically deserted Britain is unique and evocative, whilst the cast of characters are realistic and believable. The blinkered authority figure of the minister in charge could have wandered in from any one of a dozen UNIT-era tales, but their presence gives the drama the neccessary kick, inevitably making a bad situation worse. In a pleasing break with the norm Messingham fails to provide an obvious 'one-off companion' for the travelling solo 10th Doctor, with each of the supporting characters contributing aid at various times.
Add to this a great reading from David Tennant (and the slightly more serious subject matter seems to reign in Tennant's usual broad range of comedy accents) and the result is an excellent horror tale that probably rates as the best exclusive audio story yet. My only dissapointment is that we didn't get to see it on telly!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Another doctor who talking book from the BBC. An all new story, spread over two discs each of which run for approximately one hour and ten minutes. David Tennant reads it in his normal voice and adopts different ones for each character. There no breaks other than the chapter ones in each disc so you've basically got one one long two part story.
The story has the doctor arriving in britain in the far future. A dry and desolate place where no crops grow, thanks to climate problems. Fans should listen out for a line of dialogue which establishes that this takes place after a certain tv story that the country in somewhat similar problems.
A research base is attempting to grow crops, but when it's leader goes missing and his sister is scared senseless, things threaten to fall apart. And their superiors don't like that at all. But the Doctor is on the scene, and discovers deadly danger lurking in the area that's a threat to the whole planet.
This strives hard for atmosphere and succeeds very well in the first half, with a scary pre credits sequence and a believable group of multi national workers at the base. There are some effectively scary moments to be had.
The second part isn't quite as strong as the nature of the threat is rather similar to things we've seen before - it sneakily references one particular tv story that fans will be reminded of - but whilst things play out as much as you might expect all the supporting characters do behave in a very believable manner. It's all down to which ones will give into fear and which ones won't. And that's well handled by the writing.
Ultimately nothing desperately special but quite an enjoyable listen.
The story has the doctor arriving in britain in the far future. A dry and desolate place where no crops grow, thanks to climate problems. Fans should listen out for a line of dialogue which establishes that this takes place after a certain tv story that the country in somewhat similar problems.
A research base is attempting to grow crops, but when it's leader goes missing and his sister is scared senseless, things threaten to fall apart. And their superiors don't like that at all. But the Doctor is on the scene, and discovers deadly danger lurking in the area that's a threat to the whole planet.
This strives hard for atmosphere and succeeds very well in the first half, with a scary pre credits sequence and a believable group of multi national workers at the base. There are some effectively scary moments to be had.
The second part isn't quite as strong as the nature of the threat is rather similar to things we've seen before - it sneakily references one particular tv story that fans will be reminded of - but whilst things play out as much as you might expect all the supporting characters do behave in a very believable manner. It's all down to which ones will give into fear and which ones won't. And that's well handled by the writing.
Ultimately nothing desperately special but quite an enjoyable listen.
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Published on 18 Mar 2010 by Rosie
Well worth a listen
This Dr Who CD is well worth a listen. As usual David Tennant reads it brilliantly and it is a really enjoyable adventure for older children or adults.
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