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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
"The library on Kar-Charrat is one of the wonders of the Universe. It is also hidden from all but a few select species. The Doctor and Ace discover that the librarians have found a new way of storing data - a wetworks facility - but the machine has attracted unwanted attention, and the Doctor soon finds himself pitted against his oldest and deadliest enemies - the Daleks!"
So, the Daleks make their first appearance in a Big Finish audio adventure... and I'm pleased to say that the Doctor's oldest and deadlies foes make the translation to the new format with considerable aplomb!
Mike Tucker's The Genocide Machine is a classic Doctor Who story, with quirky characters such as Bruce Montague's Chief Librarian Elgin and the unfortunate, ever-silent Cataloguer Prink, a random element (Louise Faulkner's mercenary Bev Tarrant) and a suitably villainous foe in the form of the Daleks. The rainforest planet of Kar-Cherat is conveyed excellently by the story's use of atmospheric sound effects (this is rapidly becoming a habitual trait of the Big Finish stories). The Daleks sound excellent, voiced with a harsh edge by director and composer Nicholas Briggs, who also provided Dalek voices for the new TV series with Christopher Eccleston.
The Daleks in The Genocide Machine seem to fit the timeline of the new TV series more than anything else, being commanded from Skaro by an apparently massive Emperor Dalek that sounds a lot like that revealed in The Parting of the Ways. However, to please the crowd, The Genocide Machine also features a Dalek Supreme and, in a triumphantly recogniseable appearance using the original sound effects, a Special Weapons Dalek. The Daleks are also up to their usual tricks, duplicating humanoids and taking over planets.
The cast are good, although Sophie Aldred sometimes doesn't convince as the robot Ace. The running joke of Prink as a supposed chatterbox who never manages to get a word in edgeways is somewhat predictable, but overall The Genocide Machine is well scripted and performed. An entertaining turn; the Big Finish series continues to impress.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I have to set my stall in the positive camp and say that this is a return to form for the malevolent pepperpots, as well as a triumph for both The Seventh Doctor and his companion the teenage tearaway Ace. With impressive sound effects, a solid story and confident performances from the leads this is a decent audio drama from Big Finish.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is the seventh release from Big Finish in their range of audio only adventures starring classic Doctor Whos. It stars Sylvester McCoy as Seven and Sophie Aldred as Ace. There are four episodes, roughly 25 minutes each, complete with original theme music between each, and cliff hanger endings. Two episodes per disc on 2 discs, and a short booklet with some notes from the author.
For their previous releases the Big Finish team had done a good job of creating new monsters and threats for the Doctor to fight, but it was only a matter of time before everybody's favourite tin pot dictators made an appearance. And once again the team have done a good job, treating the source material with respect and bringing the cold, calculating, psychotic pepperpots to life.
Seven and Ace go off on a seemingly trivial mission to return some overdue library books. But soon after their arrival the fabled library of Kar-Charrat comes under attack from the Daleks who have some cunning plan to download all the information contained therein in order to facilitate their conquest of the universe. The odds seem impossible, but there is more going on than meets the eye, and the Doctor finds some unexpected help.
There is a cracking script which really does the job. It's an all action production which really manages to create a sense of tension and danger. For once there is a believable explanation for things happening just as the Doctor arrives in the middle of it. There is also a nice touch of humour, with the over talkative Prink. An almost perfect adventure for the Doctor as faces off against his oldest foes, and uncovers the secrets of the Genocide machine (which is a genuinely fascinating concept).
A five star release.
For their previous releases the Big Finish team had done a good job of creating new monsters and threats for the Doctor to fight, but it was only a matter of time before everybody's favourite tin pot dictators made an appearance. And once again the team have done a good job, treating the source material with respect and bringing the cold, calculating, psychotic pepperpots to life.
Seven and Ace go off on a seemingly trivial mission to return some overdue library books. But soon after their arrival the fabled library of Kar-Charrat comes under attack from the Daleks who have some cunning plan to download all the information contained therein in order to facilitate their conquest of the universe. The odds seem impossible, but there is more going on than meets the eye, and the Doctor finds some unexpected help.
There is a cracking script which really does the job. It's an all action production which really manages to create a sense of tension and danger. For once there is a believable explanation for things happening just as the Doctor arrives in the middle of it. There is also a nice touch of humour, with the over talkative Prink. An almost perfect adventure for the Doctor as faces off against his oldest foes, and uncovers the secrets of the Genocide machine (which is a genuinely fascinating concept).
A five star release.
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Daleks return
Mike Tucker brings his skill of writing for the Seventh Doctor and Ace partnership to the new Big Finish range of Doctor Who audios. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Michael Finn
brilliant story
This story is great with the cast in top form, menacing daleks, ( with 80s death rays ) and a supreme dalek and special weapons dalek. Read more
Published 16 months ago by random
Their back
A great Dalek they are the cockroaches of the universe you kill them, beat them but they keep coming back and the Doctor has done that more then once he even blew up their planet... Read more
Published 24 months ago by N. KEMPTON
Excellent Dalek story. (Wonderfully atmospheric cover art too!).
The Daleks sound very urgent and menacing as though they really do mean business! And with different sounding voices for the different Daleks speaking so you can follow which one... Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2008 by Music Lover.
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