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January 7, 2026
I’m going to quote from my own review of 2024’s Doctor Who: The Phaser Aliens & Other Stories — which I coincidentally listened to one year ago today — as so much of it applies to this subsequent release as well:
“A new audio production collecting six previously-published Doctor Who stories, one for each of the first half-dozen incarnations of that sci-fi franchise’s Time Lord hero. It’s an interesting snapshot of the series history, since the contents were originally written contemporaneously from 196[6] to 198[5] — and so in the earlier entries, the protagonist is sometimes called “Dr. Who” instead of “the Doctor,” his ship is sometimes just “TARDIS” without the definite article, and he’s strongly implied to be a human from Earth’s future rather than any sort of alien, because such continuity details either had yet to be solidified on-screen or were simply not a concern for the BBC editorial team at that point.
On their own merits, the tales are all fine but somewhat unremarkable. I’m at a loss as to why these particular titles have been selected for a new life in 202[5], although the cynical part of me notes that none of the original authors are known and wonders if that played a role in their curation, to minimize the payout of royalties. The audiobook features the voice talents of actors from across the classic […] show as well as the licensed Big Finish spinoffs, which I suppose is a further draw. But overall, this is a pretty insignificant and forgettable collection.”
I do think these mini-adventures are maybe slightly superior to the last batch, and they also include a 1982 bulletin from then-showrunner John Nathan-Turner talking about the production process, which is a neat little historical artifact. Still, it’s a solidly mid-tier Doctor Who offering all around.
“A new audio production collecting six previously-published Doctor Who stories, one for each of the first half-dozen incarnations of that sci-fi franchise’s Time Lord hero. It’s an interesting snapshot of the series history, since the contents were originally written contemporaneously from 196[6] to 198[5] — and so in the earlier entries, the protagonist is sometimes called “Dr. Who” instead of “the Doctor,” his ship is sometimes just “TARDIS” without the definite article, and he’s strongly implied to be a human from Earth’s future rather than any sort of alien, because such continuity details either had yet to be solidified on-screen or were simply not a concern for the BBC editorial team at that point.
On their own merits, the tales are all fine but somewhat unremarkable. I’m at a loss as to why these particular titles have been selected for a new life in 202[5], although the cynical part of me notes that none of the original authors are known and wonders if that played a role in their curation, to minimize the payout of royalties. The audiobook features the voice talents of actors from across the classic […] show as well as the licensed Big Finish spinoffs, which I suppose is a further draw. But overall, this is a pretty insignificant and forgettable collection.”
I do think these mini-adventures are maybe slightly superior to the last batch, and they also include a 1982 bulletin from then-showrunner John Nathan-Turner talking about the production process, which is a neat little historical artifact. Still, it’s a solidly mid-tier Doctor Who offering all around.
November 16, 2025
Review by story…
The Cloud Exiles: A decent 1st Doctor solo story. Just probably fits in with the TV Comic/Cushing continuity better than the mainline continuity. Also the ending is… questionable. 2.5/5
Death to Mufl: The best 2nd Doctor story in any of these annuals that I’ve heard so far. Jamie and Victoria are asleep and so can’t be written incorrectly, and the Doctor is mostly in character. It’s still not anything amazing. But it’s ok. 3/5
Revenge of the Phantoms: Katy Manning is so good you guys. 5/5
The Cloud Exiles: A decent 1st Doctor solo story. Just probably fits in with the TV Comic/Cushing continuity better than the mainline continuity. Also the ending is… questionable. 2.5/5
Death to Mufl: The best 2nd Doctor story in any of these annuals that I’ve heard so far. Jamie and Victoria are asleep and so can’t be written incorrectly, and the Doctor is mostly in character. It’s still not anything amazing. But it’s ok. 3/5
Revenge of the Phantoms: Katy Manning is so good you guys. 5/5
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