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The Seventh Doctor Adventures
Doctor Who: Far From Home
Harry and Naomi are back in the TARDIS, travelling with a very different Doctor to the one they first met - and he has promised to get them home…
The TARDIS takes them to Earth, but a dangerous era decades before their own. And when they visit the aftermath of a distant supernova, Harry is keener than ever to return to home comforts. But Naomi isn't so certain...
Operation Dusk by Alfie Shaw (three parts)
London during the Blitz, a city covered in darkness. It keeps everyone safe - until the darkness gets hungry. As the questions and victims mount up, the Doctor, Harry and Naomi are called in to investigate.
Why have the Vashta Nerada on Earth started eating people? And, perhaps more importantly, why didn’t they eat the cat?
Naomi’s Ark by Alison Winter (three parts)
Caught up in a galactic evacuation triggered by a supernova, Naomi is separated from her friends, in the company of some very unusual aliens.
The Doctor and Harry are stranded too - and any attempt to reach Naomi is at the expense of a precious, endangered civilisation - one that rivals the Time Lords for longevity and wisdom...
How far will the Doctor go for his friends?
The TARDIS takes them to Earth, but a dangerous era decades before their own. And when they visit the aftermath of a distant supernova, Harry is keener than ever to return to home comforts. But Naomi isn't so certain...
Operation Dusk by Alfie Shaw (three parts)
London during the Blitz, a city covered in darkness. It keeps everyone safe - until the darkness gets hungry. As the questions and victims mount up, the Doctor, Harry and Naomi are called in to investigate.
Why have the Vashta Nerada on Earth started eating people? And, perhaps more importantly, why didn’t they eat the cat?
Naomi’s Ark by Alison Winter (three parts)
Caught up in a galactic evacuation triggered by a supernova, Naomi is separated from her friends, in the company of some very unusual aliens.
The Doctor and Harry are stranded too - and any attempt to reach Naomi is at the expense of a precious, endangered civilisation - one that rivals the Time Lords for longevity and wisdom...
How far will the Doctor go for his friends?
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March 27, 2025
Two 90-minute stories featuring the post-TV series Seventh Doctor travelling with Harry and UNIT agent Naomi Cross, who have rather different ideas about how soon they want to get back home. This one really didn't work for me, feeling quite a drag despite the plot ideas being good when taken on their own merits.
Operation Dusk – The Doctor is called in to investigate the mysterious death of a British secret agent during World War II. The result feels rather like a UNIT story, although obviously without most of the usual characters and in a different decade. In fact, the focus is primarily on the investigation, with various sinister factions at work and people not being who they initially appear to be. The Doctor quickly pins the initial death on a particular monster from the TV series, but the story isn’t really about them at all – although they are effective when they turn up.
There are links here to previous audio stories, although this does result in some overlap/conflict with TV episodes broadcast after they were written – hardly a problem at the time, but seeming slightly odd from this remove. As something that’s more of an espionage-with-aliens story than something more traditional for the show, it makes for a change of pace, and it’s the sort of thing that’s well-suited to Seven, but it’s far from the strongest story to feature this particular monster. 3.5 stars.
Naomi’s Ark – The second story is somewhat unusual for Doctor Who in that it doesn’t feature a monster or even much of an antagonist beyond one brief segment. After arriving in a galaxy in the distant future, the time travellers are separated and encounter two groups of benevolent, highly advanced aliens that are nonetheless unable to help them get back together again. And that’s pretty much it… nothing to be fought, no strong character moments, no actual threat beyond an admittedly large inconvenience.
It's the sort of story that could work well as a short novel, where the setting could be expanded upon, we could get into more detail about the aliens’ culture, add in more characters, and so on. But not a Doctor Who novel, and not a 90-minute audio that feels longer than it actually is. On the plus side, Naomi is written well, even if she’s not quite as much the focus as the title might imply. On the negative, we can add the science being ropey in a way that I could have probably brushed off in a story that had more going on in it. As it is, it just drags – a decent SF concept, but shoehorned into the wrong setting. 2.5 stars.
Operation Dusk – The Doctor is called in to investigate the mysterious death of a British secret agent during World War II. The result feels rather like a UNIT story, although obviously without most of the usual characters and in a different decade. In fact, the focus is primarily on the investigation, with various sinister factions at work and people not being who they initially appear to be. The Doctor quickly pins the initial death on a particular monster from the TV series, but the story isn’t really about them at all – although they are effective when they turn up.
There are links here to previous audio stories, although this does result in some overlap/conflict with TV episodes broadcast after they were written – hardly a problem at the time, but seeming slightly odd from this remove. As something that’s more of an espionage-with-aliens story than something more traditional for the show, it makes for a change of pace, and it’s the sort of thing that’s well-suited to Seven, but it’s far from the strongest story to feature this particular monster. 3.5 stars.
Naomi’s Ark – The second story is somewhat unusual for Doctor Who in that it doesn’t feature a monster or even much of an antagonist beyond one brief segment. After arriving in a galaxy in the distant future, the time travellers are separated and encounter two groups of benevolent, highly advanced aliens that are nonetheless unable to help them get back together again. And that’s pretty much it… nothing to be fought, no strong character moments, no actual threat beyond an admittedly large inconvenience.
It's the sort of story that could work well as a short novel, where the setting could be expanded upon, we could get into more detail about the aliens’ culture, add in more characters, and so on. But not a Doctor Who novel, and not a 90-minute audio that feels longer than it actually is. On the plus side, Naomi is written well, even if she’s not quite as much the focus as the title might imply. On the negative, we can add the science being ropey in a way that I could have probably brushed off in a story that had more going on in it. As it is, it just drags – a decent SF concept, but shoehorned into the wrong setting. 2.5 stars.
February 16, 2025
Another really mixed set
Story 1 - good setting with some really good elements but didn't find myself clicking with this unfortunatly
Story 2 - really really liked this. A great splitting up story that felt very unique to what has come before. I loved the conflict within this
Story 1 - good setting with some really good elements but didn't find myself clicking with this unfortunatly
Story 2 - really really liked this. A great splitting up story that felt very unique to what has come before. I loved the conflict within this
October 14, 2023
Docked a star because of the format of two three parters, with the first two stories being sub 30 minutes…
July 13, 2024
Ever since listening to Sullivan and Cross - AWOL I've been excited to see what happens next on their adventures with The 7th Doctor and now Far From Home is out, I've not wasted any time seizing the opportunity to give it a go!
Operation Dusk:
London in a time of war, the streets are dark at night whilst the planes unload their bombs upon the city. The Doctor, Harry, and Naomi arrive only to find themselves in the midst of a mystery as to why The Vashta Narada are attacking the people of London, but the odd thing is, why didn't they eat the cat?
Alfie Shaw has written an incredible opening story to this set, a very creepy, bleak, and atmospheric story set in the Blitz with a terrific mystery. This story had me guessing from start to end and oh my god when the reveal of another villain being involved in this came out into the limelight, my jaw dropped! Such a brilliant story. 10/10
Naomi's Ark:
Caught up in an intergalactic evacuation, The Doctor and Harry are separated from Naomi as a star goes supernova. They find themselves in a situation that could have dire consequences and not only do they have to find one another, but they have to save the future of an entire species.
Alison Winter has written a really fun space adventure that has a lot of heart to it. It's a moving story about an alien species of children wanting to be reunited with their parents. It's very much a story that's focused more on Naomi and what she can do when she isn't around with The Doctor and Harry. I love how this story actually puts The Doctor into a situation where he feels guilt and remorse for an act of psychological manipulation, which I feel we don't see enough of sometimes. 8.5/10
Overall: 18.5/20
Operation Dusk:
London in a time of war, the streets are dark at night whilst the planes unload their bombs upon the city. The Doctor, Harry, and Naomi arrive only to find themselves in the midst of a mystery as to why The Vashta Narada are attacking the people of London, but the odd thing is, why didn't they eat the cat?
Alfie Shaw has written an incredible opening story to this set, a very creepy, bleak, and atmospheric story set in the Blitz with a terrific mystery. This story had me guessing from start to end and oh my god when the reveal of another villain being involved in this came out into the limelight, my jaw dropped! Such a brilliant story. 10/10
Naomi's Ark:
Caught up in an intergalactic evacuation, The Doctor and Harry are separated from Naomi as a star goes supernova. They find themselves in a situation that could have dire consequences and not only do they have to find one another, but they have to save the future of an entire species.
Alison Winter has written a really fun space adventure that has a lot of heart to it. It's a moving story about an alien species of children wanting to be reunited with their parents. It's very much a story that's focused more on Naomi and what she can do when she isn't around with The Doctor and Harry. I love how this story actually puts The Doctor into a situation where he feels guilt and remorse for an act of psychological manipulation, which I feel we don't see enough of sometimes. 8.5/10
Overall: 18.5/20
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