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Doctor Who: Night of the Stormcrow
High atop Mount McKerry sits the observatory. For years now it's been watching the skies. Now something's watching back. Something dark and huge that blots out the stars. Something with giant wings. Something that kills.
When the TARDIS is struck mid-flight, the Doctor and Leela crash-land on the mountain to find they are not the only aliens to be visiting. Beings of nothing infest the complex, staff members are dead or mad. As the survivors argue amongst themselves and attempt to take advantage of the situation, a creature vast and terrible is coming ever closer.
A creature called... Stormcrow.
When the TARDIS is struck mid-flight, the Doctor and Leela crash-land on the mountain to find they are not the only aliens to be visiting. Beings of nothing infest the complex, staff members are dead or mad. As the survivors argue amongst themselves and attempt to take advantage of the situation, a creature vast and terrible is coming ever closer.
A creature called... Stormcrow.
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First published December 1, 2012
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About the author
Marc Platt
111 books48 followersMarc Platt is a British writer. He is most known for his work with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.
After studying catering at a technical college, Platt worked first for Trust House Forte, and then in administration for the BBC. He wrote the Doctor Who serial Ghost Light based on two proposals, one of which later became the novel Lungbarrow. That novel was greatly anticipated by fans as it was the culmination of the so-called "Cartmel Masterplan", revealing details of the Doctor's background and family.
After the original series' cancellation Platt wrote the script for the audio Doctor Who drama Spare Parts. The script was the inspiration for the 2006 Doctor Who television story "Rise of the Cybermen"/"The Age of Steel", for which Platt received a screen credit and a fee.
He lives in London.
After studying catering at a technical college, Platt worked first for Trust House Forte, and then in administration for the BBC. He wrote the Doctor Who serial Ghost Light based on two proposals, one of which later became the novel Lungbarrow. That novel was greatly anticipated by fans as it was the culmination of the so-called "Cartmel Masterplan", revealing details of the Doctor's background and family.
After the original series' cancellation Platt wrote the script for the audio Doctor Who drama Spare Parts. The script was the inspiration for the 2006 Doctor Who television story "Rise of the Cybermen"/"The Age of Steel", for which Platt received a screen credit and a fee.
He lives in London.
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May 12, 2021
conceptually inventive and weird and occasionally very witty on the one hand, and a structural mess in dire need of some rigorous script editing on the other. in other words, par for the course (or perhaps slightly below) for Marc Platt. intermittently shows the potential for something genuinely great, whether with an effective horror moment or a strong piece of imagery or an emotional beat with a spark of real feeling to it, but the basic plot and character framework just isn't sturdy enough, and so its ideas never resolve into as sharp a focus as they should.
January 31, 2019
The Doctor and Leela land on earth after colliding with a alien presence trying to devour the Earth.
November 13, 2023
Fun little horror base under siege story. The Doctor and Leela are written really well in this.
September 16, 2024
Tom Baker 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
March 6, 2023
"Something found you here. Something from the darkest corner of the night!"
The story is a mixture of sci-fi and horror. The Doctor and Leela crash on an island after colliding with something mid flight. I enjoyed the story, it definitely helped with the use of soundscapes- you need a good soundscape to help make a horror work. One of my favourite scenes was Leela offering a Jelly baby. Tom does a marvellous job in this audio especially when he is briefly possessed.
The story would have been better to start the Doctor and Leela's adventures rather than 'Destination Nerva'.
"Trust me, there are things in the universe you're not ready to know about."
The story is a mixture of sci-fi and horror. The Doctor and Leela crash on an island after colliding with something mid flight. I enjoyed the story, it definitely helped with the use of soundscapes- you need a good soundscape to help make a horror work. One of my favourite scenes was Leela offering a Jelly baby. Tom does a marvellous job in this audio especially when he is briefly possessed.
The story would have been better to start the Doctor and Leela's adventures rather than 'Destination Nerva'.
"Trust me, there are things in the universe you're not ready to know about."
November 10, 2025
Tom Baker and Louise Jameson are stunning in this play. They are served with some wonderful lines and though you can hear they are older, they play true to their characters on TV and have real energy. Tom handles his possession convincingly and Leela, when rejected by the Doctor, has a real moment of pathos. The story gets a solid 4 stars for their performance alone, though Ann Bell and Chase Masterson are equally wonderful. The Stormcrow is an interesting alien phenomenon/creature, with its associated scavengers/no-things and the concept of devouring time and constantly circling the earth. The potential for it to be terrifying is there, but somehow it didn’t quite come off. I can’t work out what it was….. was it too abstract, too remote somehow? I like the idea of an entity, it can be frightening but it didn’t quite gel, though the concept was good. Somehow it got lost in a busy narrative of building fear and tension and possessing people without really fully materialising as a threat. That sounds odd……but the Stormcrow itself almost felt too theoretical. A really good story that was close to outstanding, but just missed the mark.
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May 14, 2013
I must admit I was a little disappointed in this. I was expecting it to be a much spookier story. The plot seemed a bit simplistic and not entirely orginal. But it did have some brilliant moments, Leela offering jelly babies, the Doctor tired of saving everyone and going off in a huff and Ann Bell was very good. (If a little obsessive about her storm crow). The ending was really nice and I did enjoy it I just wanted something a bit more...
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