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Format:Audio CD
This audio play finds the 7th Doctor, Ace and Hex visiting the artistic planet of Nocturne, only to find a sentient killer alien music on the loose. The idea of a killer sound being perfect for audio may be understandable, but Big Finish have been down this road before with the likes of Whispers of Terror, and while this is by no means a bad play it doesn't really do much to stand out from the crowd. The authors notes make great play on the fact that he wanted to have the Doctor visit a planet outside of Earth where he is a familiar face, but seeing as the TARDIS team are instantly accused of murder by the local police (as per usual) this doesn't really seem to amount to any difference from the norm.
'Nocturne' boast some good solid performances, and it never outstays it's welcome, but this is ultimately a by-the-numbers middle-of-the-road average Doctor Who adventure. Not bad, but not great either - your average middling adventure.
'Nocturne' boast some good solid performances, and it never outstays it's welcome, but this is ultimately a by-the-numbers middle-of-the-road average Doctor Who adventure. Not bad, but not great either - your average middling adventure.
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Ace and Hex accompany the Doctor (seventh) as he revisits one of his favourite places and periods of time in human history, the High Renaissance on Nocturne. This is a time and place when art, music and creativity flourish, although there is a longstanding brutal war still being fought, costing many lives and much heartache. And while the Doctor and his companions are on Nocturne, people start dying. I think, from the listener's point of view (that's us!) we are ahead of the story for much of the time, as it is fairly evident to us what the culprit is that's causing the deaths; but that does not detract from the story, or the development of the characters as they work through the mystery with the Doctor.
The camaraderie between Ace and Hex is good here; at one point they team up to poke fun at the Doctor, and the feeling of comfortable travelling companions which exists between all three comes to the fore.
Sylverster McCoy is in fine form; rolling his `r's to great effect, and being all mysterious. I'm continually amazed how Sophie Aldred doesn't sound any older than when we last saw her in Doctor Who in Survival - hard to believe that was in 1989; makes me feel slightly old ...
Highly recommended.
The camaraderie between Ace and Hex is good here; at one point they team up to poke fun at the Doctor, and the feeling of comfortable travelling companions which exists between all three comes to the fore.
Sylverster McCoy is in fine form; rolling his `r's to great effect, and being all mysterious. I'm continually amazed how Sophie Aldred doesn't sound any older than when we last saw her in Doctor Who in Survival - hard to believe that was in 1989; makes me feel slightly old ...
Highly recommended.
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The Seventh Doctor brings Ace and Hex to Glast City on the planet Nocturne, home of the Artists Enclave, a collection of artists in different fields, which is one of the Doctor's favorite places in the universe. As is usual with the Timelord, death follows in his wake, soon after he appears, one of the artists is murdered and his home is torched. The Doctor's companion Hex tries to help, but he's arrested on suspicion of murder and things begin to turn ugly. Trying to secure his friend's release, The Doctor finds that someone has been conducting experiments in bioharmonics, the science of living sound, and may have summoned some kind of dark force to Nocture...
A good solid action adventure; Hex fits in to the TARDIS crew nicely and Sylvester and Sophie are on song too. Recommended.
A good solid action adventure; Hex fits in to the TARDIS crew nicely and Sylvester and Sophie are on song too. Recommended.
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A very intelligent audio drama....
War seems to be a recurring theme in Doctor Who audios at the moment, what with No Mans Land and Arrangements For War, both being excellent plays, and here is another that touches... Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2007 by big mad doctor who guy
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