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The Doctor Chronicles #9.1
Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Chronicles
Four new stories from the Ninth Doctor’s era, narrated by Nicholas Briggs.
1.1 The Bleeding Heart by Cavan Scott
Galen is a place where people come to heal. The renowned ‘planet of peace’ seems the ideal venue for talks between two warring races. But when death disrupts the diplomacy, Cosmic Nine news reporter Adriana Jarsdel uncovers a different story. Luckily, someone is there to help. A battle-weary veteran from another war. The Doctor has come to Galen - but is he looking for peace or something else entirely?
1.2 The Window on the Moor by Una McCormack
Emily and her sisters once told each other fables of warring kingdoms: wicked princes, noble dukes, and their battling armies. Now she wanders the moors of her childhood alone, remembering those tales. The TARDIS arrives amid a strange civil war, with prisons made of glass and cities stalked by terrifying beasts. As windows open between worlds, stories and storyteller meet, and Rose comes face to face with Emily Brontë.
1.3 The Other Side by Scott Handcock
Rose has invited a new friend on board the TARDIS, against the Doctor’s better judgement. But when the Time Lord tries to take his unwelcome guest home, a temporal tsunami cuts the journey short. The travellers find the source of the disturbance inside an abandoned cinema. Will Adam Mitchell help or hinder when the Doctor and Rose discover what is lurking on the other side of the screen?
1.4 Retail Therapy by James Goss
Jackie Tyler is a success. Every home should have a Glubby Glub, and Jackie is star saleswoman on the Powell Estate. At last, she’s found her calling and it’s only a matter of time before she can give Rose the life she deserves. But the Doctor isn’t impressed. Jackie Tyler isn’t just filling peoples’ houses with useless clutter. He believes she’s launching an alien invasion…
1.1 The Bleeding Heart by Cavan Scott
Galen is a place where people come to heal. The renowned ‘planet of peace’ seems the ideal venue for talks between two warring races. But when death disrupts the diplomacy, Cosmic Nine news reporter Adriana Jarsdel uncovers a different story. Luckily, someone is there to help. A battle-weary veteran from another war. The Doctor has come to Galen - but is he looking for peace or something else entirely?
1.2 The Window on the Moor by Una McCormack
Emily and her sisters once told each other fables of warring kingdoms: wicked princes, noble dukes, and their battling armies. Now she wanders the moors of her childhood alone, remembering those tales. The TARDIS arrives amid a strange civil war, with prisons made of glass and cities stalked by terrifying beasts. As windows open between worlds, stories and storyteller meet, and Rose comes face to face with Emily Brontë.
1.3 The Other Side by Scott Handcock
Rose has invited a new friend on board the TARDIS, against the Doctor’s better judgement. But when the Time Lord tries to take his unwelcome guest home, a temporal tsunami cuts the journey short. The travellers find the source of the disturbance inside an abandoned cinema. Will Adam Mitchell help or hinder when the Doctor and Rose discover what is lurking on the other side of the screen?
1.4 Retail Therapy by James Goss
Jackie Tyler is a success. Every home should have a Glubby Glub, and Jackie is star saleswoman on the Powell Estate. At last, she’s found her calling and it’s only a matter of time before she can give Rose the life she deserves. But the Doctor isn’t impressed. Jackie Tyler isn’t just filling peoples’ houses with useless clutter. He believes she’s launching an alien invasion…
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First published May 1, 2017
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Cavan Scott
843 books433 followersis a freelance comic writer and author. He is best known for his work on a variety of spin-offs from both Doctor Who and Star Wars, as well as comics and novels for Vikings, Pacific Rim, Sherlock Holmes, and Penguins of Madagascar.
Cavan Scott, along with Justina Ireland, Claudia Gray, Daniel Jose Older, and Charles Soule are crafting a new era in the Star Wars publishing world called Star Wars: The High Republic. Cavan's contribution to the era is a comic book series released through Marvel Comics titled Star Wars: The High Republic.
Cavan Scott, along with Justina Ireland, Claudia Gray, Daniel Jose Older, and Charles Soule are crafting a new era in the Star Wars publishing world called Star Wars: The High Republic. Cavan's contribution to the era is a comic book series released through Marvel Comics titled Star Wars: The High Republic.
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November 14, 2023
1.1 The Bleeding Heart - Set before The (Ninth) Doctor meets Rose, this is an interesting story. Sadly it’s a narrated episode, rather like the Companion Chronicles, and these don’t always work very well for me. Definitely would have been better with a full-cast although Nicholas Briggs does a decent impression The (Ninth) Doctor. (2/3)
1.2 The Window on the Moor - This one is set while The (Ninth) Doctor is traveling with Rose (fairly early as they’ve not yet met Captain Jack). The pair meet up with Emily Brontë. It had potential, but I don’t feel like it was very well realized. (2/3)
1.3 The Other Side - Adam Mitchell’s first ride aboard the TARDIS with The (Ninth) Doctor isn’t very spectacular - a quick trip home - at least that’s the way it seems at first. I enjoyed this one more than the others. Maybe it was Bruno Langley’s contributions as Adam, or maybe it was the story itself. In any case, it was better than the previous two stories. (3/5)
1.4 Retail Therapy - Camille Coduri is back as Jackie Tyler, and the world better look out! She’s selling Glubby Glubs and she’s gonna help save the human race from … Glubby Glubs. There’s a lovely hysterical scene where Jackie gets going and nobody is gonna get a word in edgewise. Perfect. (3/5)
Overall these are fine, but I’d have preferred to have full-cast productions. But sometimes it just doesn’t work that way.
1.2 The Window on the Moor - This one is set while The (Ninth) Doctor is traveling with Rose (fairly early as they’ve not yet met Captain Jack). The pair meet up with Emily Brontë. It had potential, but I don’t feel like it was very well realized. (2/3)
1.3 The Other Side - Adam Mitchell’s first ride aboard the TARDIS with The (Ninth) Doctor isn’t very spectacular - a quick trip home - at least that’s the way it seems at first. I enjoyed this one more than the others. Maybe it was Bruno Langley’s contributions as Adam, or maybe it was the story itself. In any case, it was better than the previous two stories. (3/5)
1.4 Retail Therapy - Camille Coduri is back as Jackie Tyler, and the world better look out! She’s selling Glubby Glubs and she’s gonna help save the human race from … Glubby Glubs. There’s a lovely hysterical scene where Jackie gets going and nobody is gonna get a word in edgewise. Perfect. (3/5)
Overall these are fine, but I’d have preferred to have full-cast productions. But sometimes it just doesn’t work that way.
May 20, 2017
1. The Bleeding Heart by Cavan Scott
Prima avventura in solitaria per il nono Dottore. L’interpretazione di Briggs li rende un po’ goofy, ma è da tanto che non ascolto Eccleston in originale e potrebbe, in realtà, parlare proprio così.
Trama un po’ confusionaria che si risolve tappando un buco creato dal solito Rassilon.
Un mero assaggio, senza infamia e senza lode.
2. The Window on the Moor by Una McCormack
Emily Brontë, Rose (che incredibilmente la riconosce ancor prima che si presenti) e il Dottore a spasso per il Moor, tra lotte dinastiche e passaggi interdimensionali. Storia banalotta, personaggio famoso non sfruttato al massimo e finale da romanzo d’appendice.
Nessuna indicazione su dove incastrare la storia rispetto alla serie tv
3. The Other Side by Scott Handcock
Adam Mitchell, interpretato come nella serie tv da Bruno Langley, affianca Rose e il Dottore in questa avventura.
La storia si posiziona subito dopo “Dalek” e parte un po’ lenta e poco interessante, forse anche per colpa del poco simpatico Adam. Non appena si entra nel vivo le cose migliorano e, con la solita citazione alla Guerra del Tempo, la soluzione del problema è brillante.
Per ora il migliore della serie.
4. Retail Therapy by James Goss
Jackie Tyler, interpretata sempre da Camille Coduri, è la guest star dell’episodio.
La storia ricorda altre avventure vista in video, tra Adipose e invasioni lente, ma risulta la migliore delle quattro. Un po’ per l’interazione tra Jackie e il Dottore, un po’ per il senso di familiarità.
Briggs sembra interpretare il nono Dottore in maniera più fluida in questo episodio… forse proprio grazie ai duetti più brillanti.
Spero che Camille Coduri resti nella famiglia Big Finish anche per altri audio.
Nel complesso, come sempre, quattro storie di vario livello che migliorano con il procedere dell'ascolto.
Prima avventura in solitaria per il nono Dottore. L’interpretazione di Briggs li rende un po’ goofy, ma è da tanto che non ascolto Eccleston in originale e potrebbe, in realtà, parlare proprio così.
Trama un po’ confusionaria che si risolve tappando un buco creato dal solito Rassilon.
Un mero assaggio, senza infamia e senza lode.
2. The Window on the Moor by Una McCormack
Emily Brontë, Rose (che incredibilmente la riconosce ancor prima che si presenti) e il Dottore a spasso per il Moor, tra lotte dinastiche e passaggi interdimensionali. Storia banalotta, personaggio famoso non sfruttato al massimo e finale da romanzo d’appendice.
Nessuna indicazione su dove incastrare la storia rispetto alla serie tv
3. The Other Side by Scott Handcock
Adam Mitchell, interpretato come nella serie tv da Bruno Langley, affianca Rose e il Dottore in questa avventura.
La storia si posiziona subito dopo “Dalek” e parte un po’ lenta e poco interessante, forse anche per colpa del poco simpatico Adam. Non appena si entra nel vivo le cose migliorano e, con la solita citazione alla Guerra del Tempo, la soluzione del problema è brillante.
Per ora il migliore della serie.
4. Retail Therapy by James Goss
Jackie Tyler, interpretata sempre da Camille Coduri, è la guest star dell’episodio.
La storia ricorda altre avventure vista in video, tra Adipose e invasioni lente, ma risulta la migliore delle quattro. Un po’ per l’interazione tra Jackie e il Dottore, un po’ per il senso di familiarità.
Briggs sembra interpretare il nono Dottore in maniera più fluida in questo episodio… forse proprio grazie ai duetti più brillanti.
Spero che Camille Coduri resti nella famiglia Big Finish anche per altri audio.
Nel complesso, come sempre, quattro storie di vario livello che migliorano con il procedere dell'ascolto.
May 24, 2020
Chris Eccleston’s well-known reluctance to reprise his role as the Ninth Doctor means that we won’t be getting any stories featuring the original actor for a long time – if ever. In the meantime, this is as close as you’re going to get (outside of a written medium, obviously). It uses Big Finish’s “Chronicle” format, meaning that it’s essentially an audiobook with added background sound effects and a second actor providing one or more voices in addition to the narrator.
In this case, the latter is Briggs, mostly doing third-person narration in his own voice, but also doing most of the other parts. Mostly, this works quite well, and his impression of Eccleston, while obviously not flawless, is pretty good in places. Unfortunately, his impression of Rose is, understandably, much less effective and is a significant drawback in the stories in which she appears. It’s a weakness, perhaps, of the hybrid format, neither a regular audiobook nor a full-cast audio play and suffering by falling between the fences.
The collection consists of four hour-long stories.
• The Bleeding Heart – Considering that all of Nine’s TV stories take place on (or at least in orbit around) Earth, it’s surprising that the collection begins with a story on a distant alien planet at some point in the future - probably during the time of the Earth Empire, from a few hints in the dialogue. This takes away from the resemblance to the relevant TV era as, arguably, does the absence of a companion, but otherwise there are plenty of themes connecting it. The story is about an alien peace conference where things suddenly start turning bloody, which allows for some reflection on the Doctor’s own recent past in the Time War. Both the nature of the threat and its ultimate resolution fit in perfectly with the era, too, although they do require some prior knowledge of this particular incarnation. 3 stars.
• The Window on the Moor – Out on the wily, windy moor, Emily Brontë opens a window to another universe. Which is less left-field than it might sound, since she wrote what might loosely be described as fantasy fiction for her own amusement as a child. Unfortunately, while a story with Brontë does sound interesting, she’s not really in it all that much. Once again, we’re off Earth for most of the story, in this case in the alternate reality (or whatever it is; it’s not very clear) on the other side of the window. The resulting setting all feels rather generic and the plot isn’t strong enough to hold up things on its own. Yes, there’s some fun with a glass prison but even some of that just feels like padding. 2 stars.
• The Other Side – Things improve a little with the third story, although it still suffers from all the female parts being played by Briggs (something that would, at least to me, feel less out-of-place in a straight audiobook reading than in a more supposedly immersive production like this one). This time, we're focussing on temporary companion Adam, in a story set between TV episodes Dalek and The Long Game. The story, which features a temporal distortion in an abandoned cinema, shares many themes with Nine's TV run but isn't able to build too much on Adam himself - played by original actor Bruno Langley. Nor does it particularly foreshadow The Long Game, presumably to make him more sympathetic, although, in fairness it's not inconsistent with that, either. It's a good enough tale, but I'm not convinced we needed another story with a character specifically set up as a 'failed companion' that we shouldn't be rooting for. 3.5 stars.
• Retail Therapy – Finally, we reach the best story of the four, bringing back Camile Coduri as Jackie Tyler. Set primarily on the Powell Estate, this has the obvious advantage of a setting familiar from the TV series, while still bringing in a new foe - albeit one that also reflects others seen on the show down the years. But the real strength is Jackie, who gets some great character moments, including a heartfelt conversation with the Doctor about their respective relationships with Rose. For once, she gets to be the hero in a story about the struggle of everyday working people against corporate greed and glamorous celebrity. 4 stars.
In this case, the latter is Briggs, mostly doing third-person narration in his own voice, but also doing most of the other parts. Mostly, this works quite well, and his impression of Eccleston, while obviously not flawless, is pretty good in places. Unfortunately, his impression of Rose is, understandably, much less effective and is a significant drawback in the stories in which she appears. It’s a weakness, perhaps, of the hybrid format, neither a regular audiobook nor a full-cast audio play and suffering by falling between the fences.
The collection consists of four hour-long stories.
• The Bleeding Heart – Considering that all of Nine’s TV stories take place on (or at least in orbit around) Earth, it’s surprising that the collection begins with a story on a distant alien planet at some point in the future - probably during the time of the Earth Empire, from a few hints in the dialogue. This takes away from the resemblance to the relevant TV era as, arguably, does the absence of a companion, but otherwise there are plenty of themes connecting it. The story is about an alien peace conference where things suddenly start turning bloody, which allows for some reflection on the Doctor’s own recent past in the Time War. Both the nature of the threat and its ultimate resolution fit in perfectly with the era, too, although they do require some prior knowledge of this particular incarnation. 3 stars.
• The Window on the Moor – Out on the wily, windy moor, Emily Brontë opens a window to another universe. Which is less left-field than it might sound, since she wrote what might loosely be described as fantasy fiction for her own amusement as a child. Unfortunately, while a story with Brontë does sound interesting, she’s not really in it all that much. Once again, we’re off Earth for most of the story, in this case in the alternate reality (or whatever it is; it’s not very clear) on the other side of the window. The resulting setting all feels rather generic and the plot isn’t strong enough to hold up things on its own. Yes, there’s some fun with a glass prison but even some of that just feels like padding. 2 stars.
• The Other Side – Things improve a little with the third story, although it still suffers from all the female parts being played by Briggs (something that would, at least to me, feel less out-of-place in a straight audiobook reading than in a more supposedly immersive production like this one). This time, we're focussing on temporary companion Adam, in a story set between TV episodes Dalek and The Long Game. The story, which features a temporal distortion in an abandoned cinema, shares many themes with Nine's TV run but isn't able to build too much on Adam himself - played by original actor Bruno Langley. Nor does it particularly foreshadow The Long Game, presumably to make him more sympathetic, although, in fairness it's not inconsistent with that, either. It's a good enough tale, but I'm not convinced we needed another story with a character specifically set up as a 'failed companion' that we shouldn't be rooting for. 3.5 stars.
• Retail Therapy – Finally, we reach the best story of the four, bringing back Camile Coduri as Jackie Tyler. Set primarily on the Powell Estate, this has the obvious advantage of a setting familiar from the TV series, while still bringing in a new foe - albeit one that also reflects others seen on the show down the years. But the real strength is Jackie, who gets some great character moments, including a heartfelt conversation with the Doctor about their respective relationships with Rose. For once, she gets to be the hero in a story about the struggle of everyday working people against corporate greed and glamorous celebrity. 4 stars.
January 22, 2021
Disc1. The Bleeding Heart
あらすじ
惑星ガレンは癒しの星で、多くの種族から和平交渉の場として選ばれてきた。エイドリアナはプラネット・ニュース9のレポーターで放送サイボーグのスタンを相棒としてありとあらゆる危険な現場に飛び込み、事実を報道してきた。戦争中の惑星ハラジオンの極秘の和平交渉の報道を行なっている最中にエイドリアナはドクターと遭遇する。
放送を邪魔されたと腹をたてるが、和平交渉にきていたハラジオンの将軍が殺されたため、その取材のためドクターと行動を共にすることに。
感想
ローズと出会うほんの少し前のドクター。平和と癒しをもとめて惑星ガレンにやってきたものの、エイドリアナと謎を探っていくうちにタイムロードが犯した悲しい罪に行き当たってしまう。この一件で、心の傷がますます深まったに違いないドクター。ドクターがタイムウォーによっていかに傷ついていたのかを改めて思い知らされる。それにしても、今回登場したコンパッショネートという種族。哀しみに共感しすぎてその心を癒すために相手を殺しにかかるという、なかなか恐ろしいクリーチャー。「わかるわかる。君の苦しみ、悲しみがすごくわかるよ。癒してあげるよ」と泣きながら首絞めにかかってくるってホラーすぎる。それにしても、出だしはとても軽快だったし、1話目から、こんな悲しい方向に向かうとは予測していなかったので、聴き終わった後かなり落ち込んでしまった。残り3話もこの調子だったらちょっと辛いなぁ。
Disc2. The Window on the Moor
あらすじ
ドクターとローズはロンドンに到着するが人通りが途絶えていることに困惑する。少し通りを散策するが、人々は建物内に閉じこもっており、上の窓から覗く顔をたまに見かけるが、皆一様に怯えていた。
すると広場から悲鳴が聞こえ群衆が逃げてくる。後ろからマスケット銃を持った軍隊が人々を追い立てていた。混乱の中でローズとドクターははぐれてしまう。ローズは若い軍服姿の男に腕を掴まれ引っ張られるようにして混乱の中を脱出。ドクターはローズを探している最中に軍に捕まり、他の大勢と共にガラスの牢獄と呼ばれる場所へと連行されていく。ローズを助けた男はアレクサンドラ公爵といい、王だった父親が他界し、王位を継承することになったが叔父のジュリアンが反旗を翻し、アレクサンドラの婚約者エイダは囚われ、アレクサンドラも命を狙われていた。一方ドクターはガラスの牢獄の中でガラスの壁に導かれるようにして牢に捕らえられているエイダの元にたどり着いていた。ドクターはエイダを連れてガラスの牢獄からの脱出を試みるが。
感想
ガラスの都市から他のパラレルワールドに抜けることができる。しかし、行ったり来たりを繰り返すと繋がる全ての世界が壊れてしまう...と言われるとなんとなくDooms Dayを連想してしまった。アレクサンドラとエイダの悲しい別れはどうしても10thとローズの別れと重なるなぁと思っていたら、この話で連想すべきはエミリー・ブロンテだったらしく、言われてもピンとこない己の教養の無さぶりをひとまず反省。9thとドクターの冒険譚の１つとしてはちょうどいい感じのお話。
Disc 3.The Other Side
あらすじ
アダム・ミッチェルはローズとドクターと共にターディスに乗り込むが、ドクターはミッチェルを家に返そうと行き先を2012年のマンチェスターに設定する。ターディスが到着したのは2012年のバーミンガムの閉館した映画館だった。
3人はそこでケイラ・ベックフードという政府の人間と合う。この映画館上映室で不可解な呻き声のような音と光が頻繁に発生するので原因を調べているという。話している時に現象が現れるというアラームがなり、ケイラは3人に上映室から出るようにいうが、ドクターはこっそり中に残る。現象が収まり、ローズが上映室の扉を開けるとドクターの姿は消えていた。ミッチェルはローズを慰めるが、次の現象が起きた時、ローズはドクターと同じように上映室に残る。ローズを呑み込んだ光はタイムヴォルテックスで、気がつけばローズは1922年のバーミンガムのダンスホールの只中に立っていた。するとローズの携帯電話がなり、その電話はドクターからだった。ドクターはローズよりも20年ほど前のバーミンガムにいた。2人とも場所は動かずそれぞれ過去に移動していたのだ。ドクターは2012年に戻るためにミッチェルに助けを求める。
感想
タイムウォーで消滅したホードという種族の記憶がタイムヴォルテックスでさまよっていたことが原因で起こっていた異常現象。”Rose”でネスティーンからタイムウォーの恨み言をぶつけられたように、ホードからまたタイムウォーについて責められるドクター。こんな調子で、9thドクターはいく先々で傷をえぐられいたのかと思うと切なくなる。ローズとの20年のタイムラグを、ドクターはひたすら待つことで飛び越える。電話で話しながらローズの後ろからドクターが現れるシーンがカッコいい。ローズの出現する時を20年間待っていた。タイムロードならではとはいえ、ターディスもないわけだから文字通り20年間、ローズを待って同じ場所で過ごしていたドクターを思うと切なくもなる。S1の“Dalek”で登場したアダム・ミッチェルも旅に加わっているが、ほんのりやきもちモードのドクターが可愛らしい。少々うざったい性格ではあるが、ドクターとローズを助けるために頑張ってくれた。最後にはドクターにもう一飛び冒険に誘われるアダム。よかったね���嬉しく思う反面、”The Long Game”での彼の末路を思うと切なくなる。
Disc 4. Retail Therapy
あらすじ
異星人の技術が使われている気配を感知して発信元を辿ると、そこはローズの家で家の中ではジャッキーが近所の人々を集めてグラビーグラブという癒しグッズの営業販売をしていた。
グラビー・グラブというピンク色の卵の形をしたもので柔らかく握りしめるとピーという音がなる。その日も30コ売りさばきジャッキーは今やグラビー・グラブのトップセールス営業マンだった。ドクターはグラビー・グラブから何やら怪しい気配がすると調べたがるが、ジャッキーは難癖をつけられたと気分を害し、ドクターに代金を要求する。これ以上2人の関係が険悪にならないようローズが代金を支払い、ドクターをなだめてターディスに引き返す。ターディスでグラビー・グラブを分析にかけるが得に異常は見当たらない。しかし、奇妙な倦怠感にとらわれた2人は外の空気を吸いに外に出る。2人がターディスの外出るとコンソールの上に置かれたままのグラビー・グラブが怪しげな光を放ち始めた。外に出たドクターとローズは自分たちの倦怠感と眠気にようやく違和感を感じ、ローズの携帯電話をインターネットにつなぎ調べてみる。するとこの近辺の死亡率が上がっているという記事を見つける。ドクターはやはりグラビー・グラブが関連しているのではないかと思い、ローズと共にジャッキーの顧客を訪ねる。グラビー・グラブを買った近所のお年寄りはこれを持った日からとても気持ちが穏やかになり今では9コ家に置いているという。しかし、幸せという割にひどくやせ細っていた。夜になって家に戻ったドクターとローズ。ジャッキーは営業で留守だった。戻ってきたジャッキーはご機嫌で営業報酬で得たお金で2人で美味しいものを食べに行こうと誘う。好調な売れ行きを不思議がるジャッキーにグラビー・グラブに秘密があるとドクターがいうとジャッキーは私のすることにすぐ難癖をつけると怒り出す。ドクターはローズを残して去る。夜になってジャッキーが1人でターディスにいるドクターを訪ねてくる。グラビー・グラブの営業を頑張るのはローズのためだというジャッキー。ジャッキーはローズに何か特別なことをしてあげられないことにずっと引け目を感じていたが、ドクターが現れてずっとジャッキーがローズにしてあげたかったことをあっさりとローズにしてあげられることを羨ましく思っていたと打ち明ける。しかし、ドクターの倦怠感は抜けず、ローズとともにジャッキーの顧客調査を続ける。そんな日、ジャッキーは本部に呼び出され、昇進を持ちかけられる。実はグラビー・グラブは渡した人間のエネルギーを微量に吸い取り、セールスマンに還元する能力がある。セールスマンに還元されたエネルギーはさらにその上司に還元される。つまり、売れば売るほど、上に行けば行くほどエネルギーがもらえ、若返えるということだ。その頃、ローズはドクターがターディスが今にも死にそうだと聴かされる。グラビー・グラブにエネルギーを吸われていることにようやく気がついたのだ。
感想
ジャッキーがローズを思う気持ち、ローズとジャッキーの絆の強さが、RTD氏時代が好きな大きな理由の１つだと再確認できた作品。ドクターとジャッキーが絡む話はなにかと楽しい。顔を合わせては喧嘩をしてばかりの2人だが、お互いローズのことを大切に思っているという点は認め合っていて、好意を見せるときのぎこちなさがまたかわいいらしくて好きだ。
ニコラス・ブリッグスが9thドクターを演じているのだが、いい具合に雰囲気を掴んでいて、十分に楽しめた。ジャッキー登場回ではカミーユさん本人がジャッキーを演じてくれていて、一挙にRTD氏時代のDoctor Whoに引き戻される。こんな感じでいいのでまた新しい9thドクターお話も聴けたら嬉しいなーと。
あらすじ
惑星ガレンは癒しの星で、多くの種族から和平交渉の場として選ばれてきた。エイドリアナはプラネット・ニュース9のレポーターで放送サイボーグのスタンを相棒としてありとあらゆる危険な現場に飛び込み、事実を報道してきた。戦争中の惑星ハラジオンの極秘の和平交渉の報道を行なっている最中にエイドリアナはドクターと遭遇する。
放送を邪魔されたと腹をたてるが、和平交渉にきていたハラジオンの将軍が殺されたため、その取材のためドクターと行動を共にすることに。
感想
ローズと出会うほんの少し前のドクター。平和と癒しをもとめて惑星ガレンにやってきたものの、エイドリアナと謎を探っていくうちにタイムロードが犯した悲しい罪に行き当たってしまう。この一件で、心の傷がますます深まったに違いないドクター。ドクターがタイムウォーによっていかに傷ついていたのかを改めて思い知らされる。それにしても、今回登場したコンパッショネートという種族。哀しみに共感しすぎてその心を癒すために相手を殺しにかかるという、なかなか恐ろしいクリーチャー。「わかるわかる。君の苦しみ、悲しみがすごくわかるよ。癒してあげるよ」と泣きながら首絞めにかかってくるってホラーすぎる。それにしても、出だしはとても軽快だったし、1話目から、こんな悲しい方向に向かうとは予測していなかったので、聴き終わった後かなり落ち込んでしまった。残り3話もこの調子だったらちょっと辛いなぁ。
Disc2. The Window on the Moor
あらすじ
ドクターとローズはロンドンに到着するが人通りが途絶えていることに困惑する。少し通りを散策するが、人々は建物内に閉じこもっており、上の窓から覗く顔をたまに見かけるが、皆一様に怯えていた。
すると広場から悲鳴が聞こえ群衆が逃げてくる。後ろからマスケット銃を持った軍隊が人々を追い立てていた。混乱の中でローズとドクターははぐれてしまう。ローズは若い軍服姿の男に腕を掴まれ引っ張られるようにして混乱の中を脱出。ドクターはローズを探している最中に軍に捕まり、他の大勢と共にガラスの牢獄と呼ばれる場所へと連行されていく。ローズを助けた男はアレクサンドラ公爵といい、王だった父親が他界し、王位を継承することになったが叔父のジュリアンが反旗を翻し、アレクサンドラの婚約者エイダは囚われ、アレクサンドラも命を狙われていた。一方ドクターはガラスの牢獄の中でガラスの壁に導かれるようにして牢に捕らえられているエイダの元にたどり着いていた。ドクターはエイダを連れてガラスの牢獄からの脱出を試みるが。
感想
ガラスの都市から他のパラレルワールドに抜けることができる。しかし、行ったり来たりを繰り返すと繋がる全ての世界が壊れてしまう...と言われるとなんとなくDooms Dayを連想してしまった。アレクサンドラとエイダの悲しい別れはどうしても10thとローズの別れと重なるなぁと思っていたら、この話で連想すべきはエミリー・ブロンテだったらしく、言われてもピンとこない己の教養の無さぶりをひとまず反省。9thとドクターの冒険譚の１つとしてはちょうどいい感じのお話。
Disc 3.The Other Side
あらすじ
アダム・ミッチェルはローズとドクターと共にターディスに乗り込むが、ドクターはミッチェルを家に返そうと行き先を2012年のマンチェスターに設定する。ターディスが到着したのは2012年のバーミンガムの閉館した映画館だった。
3人はそこでケイラ・ベックフードという政府の人間と合う。この映画館上映室で不可解な呻き声のような音と光が頻繁に発生するので原因を調べているという。話している時に現象が現れるというアラームがなり、ケイラは3人に上映室から出るようにいうが、ドクターはこっそり中に残る。現象が収まり、ローズが上映室の扉を開けるとドクターの姿は消えていた。ミッチェルはローズを慰めるが、次の現象が起きた時、ローズはドクターと同じように上映室に残る。ローズを呑み込んだ光はタイムヴォルテックスで、気がつけばローズは1922年のバーミンガムのダンスホールの只中に立っていた。するとローズの携帯電話がなり、その電話はドクターからだった。ドクターはローズよりも20年ほど前のバーミンガムにいた。2人とも場所は動かずそれぞれ過去に移動していたのだ。ドクターは2012年に戻るためにミッチェルに助けを求める。
感想
タイムウォーで消滅したホードという種族の記憶がタイムヴォルテックスでさまよっていたことが原因で起こっていた異常現象。”Rose”でネスティーンからタイムウォーの恨み言をぶつけられたように、ホードからまたタイムウォーについて責められるドクター。こんな調子で、9thドクターはいく先々で傷をえぐられいたのかと思うと切なくなる。ローズとの20年のタイムラグを、ドクターはひたすら待つことで飛び越える。電話で話しながらローズの後ろからドクターが現れるシーンがカッコいい。ローズの出現する時を20年間待っていた。タイムロードならではとはいえ、ターディスもないわけだから文字通り20年間、ローズを待って同じ場所で過ごしていたドクターを思うと切なくもなる。S1の“Dalek”で登場したアダム・ミッチェルも旅に加わっているが、ほんのりやきもちモードのドクターが可愛らしい。少々うざったい性格ではあるが、ドクターとローズを助けるために頑張ってくれた。最後にはドクターにもう一飛び冒険に誘われるアダム。よかったね���嬉しく思う反面、”The Long Game”での彼の末路を思うと切なくなる。
Disc 4. Retail Therapy
あらすじ
異星人の技術が使われている気配を感知して発信元を辿ると、そこはローズの家で家の中ではジャッキーが近所の人々を集めてグラビーグラブという癒しグッズの営業販売をしていた。
グラビー・グラブというピンク色の卵の形をしたもので柔らかく握りしめるとピーという音がなる。その日も30コ売りさばきジャッキーは今やグラビー・グラブのトップセールス営業マンだった。ドクターはグラビー・グラブから何やら怪しい気配がすると調べたがるが、ジャッキーは難癖をつけられたと気分を害し、ドクターに代金を要求する。これ以上2人の関係が険悪にならないようローズが代金を支払い、ドクターをなだめてターディスに引き返す。ターディスでグラビー・グラブを分析にかけるが得に異常は見当たらない。しかし、奇妙な倦怠感にとらわれた2人は外の空気を吸いに外に出る。2人がターディスの外出るとコンソールの上に置かれたままのグラビー・グラブが怪しげな光を放ち始めた。外に出たドクターとローズは自分たちの倦怠感と眠気にようやく違和感を感じ、ローズの携帯電話をインターネットにつなぎ調べてみる。するとこの近辺の死亡率が上がっているという記事を見つける。ドクターはやはりグラビー・グラブが関連しているのではないかと思い、ローズと共にジャッキーの顧客を訪ねる。グラビー・グラブを買った近所のお年寄りはこれを持った日からとても気持ちが穏やかになり今では9コ家に置いているという。しかし、幸せという割にひどくやせ細っていた。夜になって家に戻ったドクターとローズ。ジャッキーは営業で留守だった。戻ってきたジャッキーはご機嫌で営業報酬で得たお金で2人で美味しいものを食べに行こうと誘う。好調な売れ行きを不思議がるジャッキーにグラビー・グラブに秘密があるとドクターがいうとジャッキーは私のすることにすぐ難癖をつけると怒り出す。ドクターはローズを残して去る。夜になってジャッキーが1人でターディスにいるドクターを訪ねてくる。グラビー・グラブの営業を頑張るのはローズのためだというジャッキー。ジャッキーはローズに何か特別なことをしてあげられないことにずっと引け目を感じていたが、ドクターが現れてずっとジャッキーがローズにしてあげたかったことをあっさりとローズにしてあげられることを羨ましく思っていたと打ち明ける。しかし、ドクターの倦怠感は抜けず、ローズとともにジャッキーの顧客調査を続ける。そんな日、ジャッキーは本部に呼び出され、昇進を持ちかけられる。実はグラビー・グラブは渡した人間のエネルギーを微量に吸い取り、セールスマンに還元する能力がある。セールスマンに還元されたエネルギーはさらにその上司に還元される。つまり、売れば売るほど、上に行けば行くほどエネルギーがもらえ、若返えるということだ。その頃、ローズはドクターがターディスが今にも死にそうだと聴かされる。グラビー・グラブにエネルギーを吸われていることにようやく気がついたのだ。
感想
ジャッキーがローズを思う気持ち、ローズとジャッキーの絆の強さが、RTD氏時代が好きな大きな理由の１つだと再確認できた作品。ドクターとジャッキーが絡む話はなにかと楽しい。顔を合わせては喧嘩をしてばかりの2人だが、お互いローズのことを大切に思っているという点は認め合っていて、好意を見せるときのぎこちなさがまたかわいいらしくて好きだ。
ニコラス・ブリッグスが9thドクターを演じているのだが、いい具合に雰囲気を掴んでいて、十分に楽しめた。ジャッキー登場回ではカミーユさん本人がジャッキーを演じてくれていて、一挙にRTD氏時代のDoctor Whoに引き戻される。こんな感じでいいのでまた新しい9thドクターお話も聴けたら嬉しいなーと。
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 30, 2022
I really want to give this 4 stars. It's somewhat close, but I feel like I've gotta show how this needs to be separated from The Ninth Doctor Adventures in terms of overall quality. Look. Nicholas Briggs is a great voice actor. But he does not do a great Ninth Doctor voice. Instead of Christopher Eccleston, I imagined Nicholas Briggs cosplaying as the Ninth Doctor more often than not while listening to this.
The first two stories were kinda just okay, but I found myself really enjoying the second half of this set. "The Other Side" shows that the Ninth Doctor's life was not quite as short as we thought. Wedged between "Dalek" and "The Long Game," The Doctor at one point waits 28 years to reunite with Rose again. I actually wonder whether this is a reference to Eccleston being in 28 Days Later. This story is also another adventure involving Adam Mitchell, and the ending even implies that there are more adventures with him between this and "The Long Game," though it is a bit annoying how obvious the foreshadowing of his departure is. Of course, due to the controversial actor, there are no more Adam stories coming from Big Finish. With "Retail Therapy," I really enjoyed hearing Jackie talk about the sacrifices she's made raising Rose and how she feels like she can't measure up against The Doctor because he takes her traveling. It was a very heartfelt, down to earth story that gave the mother-daughter relationship more dimensions. I do kinda wish that, in addition to playing Jackie again, Camille Coduri could have perhaps tried voicing Rose. Sometimes it took me a moment realizing Rose was talking when Briggs read her dialogue.
Again, I really feel that the second half is strong, while the first half didn't really grab me as much. I honestly would not have gotten this collection had it not been one of various items included in a Humble Bundle. Even when it was discounted at $20 on the Big Finish website, I wasn't quick to get it. Because why get this when one can get the Eccleston audios we've been blessed with these last couple years? That being said, I am glad I took the time to listen to this so I could enjoy the stories I enjoyed. I wouldn't say it's as high of a priority as the Eccleston audios, but one might find something to enjoy.
The first two stories were kinda just okay, but I found myself really enjoying the second half of this set. "The Other Side" shows that the Ninth Doctor's life was not quite as short as we thought. Wedged between "Dalek" and "The Long Game," The Doctor at one point waits 28 years to reunite with Rose again. I actually wonder whether this is a reference to Eccleston being in 28 Days Later. This story is also another adventure involving Adam Mitchell, and the ending even implies that there are more adventures with him between this and "The Long Game," though it is a bit annoying how obvious the foreshadowing of his departure is. Of course, due to the controversial actor, there are no more Adam stories coming from Big Finish. With "Retail Therapy," I really enjoyed hearing Jackie talk about the sacrifices she's made raising Rose and how she feels like she can't measure up against The Doctor because he takes her traveling. It was a very heartfelt, down to earth story that gave the mother-daughter relationship more dimensions. I do kinda wish that, in addition to playing Jackie again, Camille Coduri could have perhaps tried voicing Rose. Sometimes it took me a moment realizing Rose was talking when Briggs read her dialogue.
Again, I really feel that the second half is strong, while the first half didn't really grab me as much. I honestly would not have gotten this collection had it not been one of various items included in a Humble Bundle. Even when it was discounted at $20 on the Big Finish website, I wasn't quick to get it. Because why get this when one can get the Eccleston audios we've been blessed with these last couple years? That being said, I am glad I took the time to listen to this so I could enjoy the stories I enjoyed. I wouldn't say it's as high of a priority as the Eccleston audios, but one might find something to enjoy.
November 13, 2022
Doctor Who: The Doctor Chronicles: The Ninth Doctor - 3.125/5 stars
It was such a slog to get to the last story that I knew was going to be the best considering it has Jackie Tyler in it.
1.1 The Bleeding Heart by Cavan Scott - 4/5 stars
Fun little setting, a murder mystery with tragic Time War PTSD for 9. This is the only story without Rose Tyler. It’s also very different to 9’s era considering he didn't have any stories that weren’t set on or around Earth.
1.2 The Window on the Moor by Una McCormack - 1/5 stars
Una McCormack has a very rare miss here. This one just sort of drags on. I feel like if this had been a short trip and was half its length without the historical figure then this one would have been a solid story but I was so bored during this that I couldn't finish it.
1.3 The Other Side by Scott Handcock - 2.5/5 stars
This one, despite having Adam Mitchell in it, is decent. It's not exciting and it feels a bit like a weeping angel story without the weeping angels (so without the best part).
1.4 Retail Therapy by James Goss - 5/5 stars
Jackie Tyler starts selling aliens that de-age people as an MLM scheme. Nick Briggs voicing an old lady is never not funny to me. Jackie is so iconic in this as she is trying to make her daughter proud as she’s jealous that the Doctor can show Rose the universe and all these wonders while she can’t. I just want to give her a hug she’s such a wonderful person and a great mother.
It was such a slog to get to the last story that I knew was going to be the best considering it has Jackie Tyler in it.
1.1 The Bleeding Heart by Cavan Scott - 4/5 stars
Fun little setting, a murder mystery with tragic Time War PTSD for 9. This is the only story without Rose Tyler. It’s also very different to 9’s era considering he didn't have any stories that weren’t set on or around Earth.
1.2 The Window on the Moor by Una McCormack - 1/5 stars
Una McCormack has a very rare miss here. This one just sort of drags on. I feel like if this had been a short trip and was half its length without the historical figure then this one would have been a solid story but I was so bored during this that I couldn't finish it.
1.3 The Other Side by Scott Handcock - 2.5/5 stars
This one, despite having Adam Mitchell in it, is decent. It's not exciting and it feels a bit like a weeping angel story without the weeping angels (so without the best part).
1.4 Retail Therapy by James Goss - 5/5 stars
Jackie Tyler starts selling aliens that de-age people as an MLM scheme. Nick Briggs voicing an old lady is never not funny to me. Jackie is so iconic in this as she is trying to make her daughter proud as she’s jealous that the Doctor can show Rose the universe and all these wonders while she can’t. I just want to give her a hug she’s such a wonderful person and a great mother.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 2, 2017
Props to the narrator for being able to capture the 9th's doctor voice almost perfectly. You felt it really was 9 come back to do this story and the narrator was even able to get his personality to come through etc. Major major props to that. My one complaint, why oh why did they not get a female to do the voice of Rose and instead had the narrator do her voice too. It didn't fit. Not when they had other people doing the voices for all the other characters. So we had a male voice for Rose..meh. With Billie coming back to do audio with Tennant HOPEFULLY she'll do the next ones in the 9th Doctor series.
As for the stories, I loved the one of him before he met Rose (though honestly it throws things off a little because when he meets Rose he's exclaiming over his new look...but we'll just look past that, maybe he likes to marvel at his features whenever he can..) then he meets up with Rose for an adventure, then we get to Rose and Adam, which was a SUPER interesting one and I'm glad we got to see that there was more to Adam than just the short time we had with him. Then the last one with Jackie was a hoot.
They really nailed this and I'm so glad they did as there is not enough love for 9 out there in the world!
As for the stories, I loved the one of him before he met Rose (though honestly it throws things off a little because when he meets Rose he's exclaiming over his new look...but we'll just look past that, maybe he likes to marvel at his features whenever he can..) then he meets up with Rose for an adventure, then we get to Rose and Adam, which was a SUPER interesting one and I'm glad we got to see that there was more to Adam than just the short time we had with him. Then the last one with Jackie was a hoot.
They really nailed this and I'm so glad they did as there is not enough love for 9 out there in the world!
June 20, 2017
Пока Экклстон старательно обходит стороной любые предложения появиться в образе 9-го Доктора, Ник Бриггс отлично справляется с этой ролью. Серьезно, он большой молодец, сумел подобраться к тональности и закавычкам Девятого максимально близко, не опустившись до простого копирования. Пожалуй, это самое приятное в данной коллекции БФ.
В остальном: для галочки втиснутые исторические личности, невзрачные злодеи, одномерные ходы и всепроникающая атмосфера пластмассовых манекенов из первого сезона ньюскула. Хороша только последняя история, где двигателем выступает Джеки Тайлер - по-моему, не растаять от Камил Кодури невозможно. Имеет место даже проникновенный диалог с Доктором.
На выходе: качественный продукт, но без искры. Девятый сам по себе чуть не самый сложный для воспроизведения Доктор, и часто выступает фоном, а не главным действующим лицом. Это просто данность. И Биг Финиш явно старался, но не хватило необходимого слоя нарратива, увлекающего за собой в другие галактики и позволяющего раствориться в сеттинге.
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В остальном: для галочки втиснутые исторические личности, невзрачные злодеи, одномерные ходы и всепроникающая атмосфера пластмассовых манекенов из первого сезона ньюскула. Хороша только последняя история, где двигателем выступает Джеки Тайлер - по-моему, не растаять от Камил Кодури невозможно. Имеет место даже проникновенный диалог с Доктором.
На выходе: качественный продукт, но без искры. Девятый сам по себе чуть не самый сложный для воспроизведения Доктор, и часто выступает фоном, а не главным действующим лицом. Это просто данность. И Биг Финиш явно старался, но не хватило необходимого слоя нарратива, увлекающего за собой в другие галактики и позволяющего раствориться в сеттинге.
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June 5, 2017
4 9th Doctor adventures.
December 19, 2018
I hoped for more.. kinda boring.
October 2, 2023
Out of the four stories, the latter two are my favorites. Adam and Rose's Mum are surprisingly good companions in their respective stories.
August 6, 2018
I was all set to rate this a one star. In all honesty, I would have given it a zero star, but that's not possible. One thing and one thing only saved the rating on this audiobook. (And yes, I called it an audiobook, because it is most certainly not an audio drama, what it is publicized as). This is just a collection of books narrated by this one guy with one or two of the other roles being performed by actual people. It is a slightly more advanced version of an audiobook. And I hate audiobooks. Maybe this realization made me like the last book more as I finally came to realize that it was an audiobook, but I like to think that the humor and the awesomeness of Camille Coduri. God, she was awesome! Plus whoever wrote it was a genius. Glubby-glubs! Stupid name! And yet so cute! If you really want to get the most out of this collection, just listen to the last one. You can skip the rest.
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