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Justyce Served - A Small Start with a Big Finish
In 1984 a group of Doctor Who fans began a project which would continue for another decade and eventually lead to much greater things.
Audio Visuals: Audio Adventures in Time & Space were a non-profit, fan endeavour creating full-cast audio Doctor Who drama. 27 plays later the majority of the creative team would go on to be involved with Big Finish, an officially licensed range of Doctor Who audio dramas.
For many fans Audio Visuals seem almost canon. Nicholas Briggs was our Doctor. We remember the Daleks’ destruction of Gallifrey before it even happened on TV. We supported our Doctor through drug addiction, companion-loss and the horror of Justyce.
This book is a guide to those days. .
With contributions from Nicholas Briggs, Gary Russell, Nigel Fairs, John Ainsworth, Heather Barker, Patricia Merrick, Richard Marson, Jim Mortimore, Andy Lane and no doubt many others between now and September, all wrapped up in a new cover by Tim Keable.
Celebrate Doctor Who fan creativity at its very best.
Audio Visuals: Audio Adventures in Time & Space were a non-profit, fan endeavour creating full-cast audio Doctor Who drama. 27 plays later the majority of the creative team would go on to be involved with Big Finish, an officially licensed range of Doctor Who audio dramas.
For many fans Audio Visuals seem almost canon. Nicholas Briggs was our Doctor. We remember the Daleks’ destruction of Gallifrey before it even happened on TV. We supported our Doctor through drug addiction, companion-loss and the horror of Justyce.
This book is a guide to those days. .
With contributions from Nicholas Briggs, Gary Russell, Nigel Fairs, John Ainsworth, Heather Barker, Patricia Merrick, Richard Marson, Jim Mortimore, Andy Lane and no doubt many others between now and September, all wrapped up in a new cover by Tim Keable.
Celebrate Doctor Who fan creativity at its very best.
- GenresDoctor WhoNonfiction
448 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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November 26, 2020
Everything you could possibly want to know about the Doctor Who fan audio dramas that came before Big Finish is here, with perhaps one exception: how did they get away with it? (John Nathan-Turner, then producer of Doctor Who must not have minded, but he is no longer with us to comment.)
Justyce Served covers all four seasons of Audio Visuals with in depth synopses and a wealth of interviews (both archive and new) with the cast and crew. Also covered for good measure are several spin-off productions, plus loosely related audios and books. It’s impressive how much impact this all had on Big Finish and the kinds of audio drama you could then expect from a licensed property; the stories have significance to any Who fan, even if you haven’t heard them.
It’s fascinating and, I cannot stress this enough, *exhaustive*. This can work against it, as the synopses go on for pages at a time without (possibly for space reasons?) paragraph breaks. I found myself looking forward to the behind the scenes chatter which appears in shorter bursts, and is often eye-wateringly candid. (Certain individuals seem more than happy to throw shade at others...)
Admittedly niche and a little rough around the edges, this is still a great read for fans of fledgling audio drama. 3.5 stars.
Justyce Served covers all four seasons of Audio Visuals with in depth synopses and a wealth of interviews (both archive and new) with the cast and crew. Also covered for good measure are several spin-off productions, plus loosely related audios and books. It’s impressive how much impact this all had on Big Finish and the kinds of audio drama you could then expect from a licensed property; the stories have significance to any Who fan, even if you haven’t heard them.
It’s fascinating and, I cannot stress this enough, *exhaustive*. This can work against it, as the synopses go on for pages at a time without (possibly for space reasons?) paragraph breaks. I found myself looking forward to the behind the scenes chatter which appears in shorter bursts, and is often eye-wateringly candid. (Certain individuals seem more than happy to throw shade at others...)
Admittedly niche and a little rough around the edges, this is still a great read for fans of fledgling audio drama. 3.5 stars.
July 8, 2014
A tremendous review of the AudioVisuals works that gives some tiny glimpse into the creative powerhouse that these Doctor Who fan tapes were. Superbly researched and a labour of love
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