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The Tenth Doctor Adventures #3.1 - 3.3
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures - Volume 3
3.1 No Place by James Goss
It's ‘Haunted Makeovers!’ The home improvement show with a spooky twist.
The Noble family are hoping to cast out a few spirits along with the old bathroom suite. Presenter Justin joins Donna, Wilf, Sylvia and the Doctor for the latest edition of his reality TV series.
Of course, Justin knows that any supernatural phenomena can be faked. Ghosts can't possibly be real. Can they..?
3.2 One Mile Down by Jenny T Colgan
Donna and the Doctor take a holiday in the beautiful underwater city of Vallarasee.
Things have changed since the Doctor last swam through. Vallarasee is now enclosed in an airdome, with Judoon patrolling historic sites. Now, instead of tourists wearing breathing-helmets, native Fins are forced to adapt.
But leaks are trickling into the dome. The Judoon must be persuaded that disaster is imminent, or thousands will be trapped, as the waters rise...
3.3 The Creeping Death by Roy Gill
London, 1952, and a deadly smog envelops the capital.
But something even more dangerous - and alien - is hiding within the mists.
When the Doctor and Donna get lost in the fog, they find a motley group of Londoners trying to make their way home.
Very soon, the stakes are raised, as death creeps along fume-choked streets, and not everyone will make it out alive...
This deluxe 5-disc slipcase edition is available exclusively from Big Finish, and strictly limited to 5000 numbered copies. The release includes a bonus disc of behind the scenes interviews and a new documentary, David Tennant at Big Finish.
It's ‘Haunted Makeovers!’ The home improvement show with a spooky twist.
The Noble family are hoping to cast out a few spirits along with the old bathroom suite. Presenter Justin joins Donna, Wilf, Sylvia and the Doctor for the latest edition of his reality TV series.
Of course, Justin knows that any supernatural phenomena can be faked. Ghosts can't possibly be real. Can they..?
3.2 One Mile Down by Jenny T Colgan
Donna and the Doctor take a holiday in the beautiful underwater city of Vallarasee.
Things have changed since the Doctor last swam through. Vallarasee is now enclosed in an airdome, with Judoon patrolling historic sites. Now, instead of tourists wearing breathing-helmets, native Fins are forced to adapt.
But leaks are trickling into the dome. The Judoon must be persuaded that disaster is imminent, or thousands will be trapped, as the waters rise...
3.3 The Creeping Death by Roy Gill
London, 1952, and a deadly smog envelops the capital.
But something even more dangerous - and alien - is hiding within the mists.
When the Doctor and Donna get lost in the fog, they find a motley group of Londoners trying to make their way home.
Very soon, the stakes are raised, as death creeps along fume-choked streets, and not everyone will make it out alive...
This deluxe 5-disc slipcase edition is available exclusively from Big Finish, and strictly limited to 5000 numbered copies. The release includes a bonus disc of behind the scenes interviews and a new documentary, David Tennant at Big Finish.
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First published May 16, 2019
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James Goss
231 books181 followersJames Goss has written two Torchwood novels and a radio play, as well as a Being Human book. His Doctor Who audiobook Dead Air won Best Audiobook 2010. James also spent seven years working on the BBC's official Doctor Who website and co-wrote the website for Torchwood Series One. In 2007, he won the Best Adaptation category in the annual LA Weekly Theatre Awards for his version of Douglas Adams' novel Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
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January 27, 2021
3.5 ⭐️ mostly for the duo. The stories were decent.
July 1, 2019
I absolutely loved this! Ten and Donna are definitely my favorite Doctor Who duo, and doing the stories as audio dramas and having David and Catherine actually voice their characters brings a whole extra dimension to any story about them because they just play off each other so well.
The first story has them pretending to be married to go on a haunted home renovation show [is this a real show in Britain? I feel like I should watch it], which is hilarious because they are so awkward about it and keep calling each other the worst pet names ever. The second one is a really great colonialism metaphor with human trying to take over an underwater city. The third one is set in the 1950s and has a great expanded cast of characters including a lovely gay couple. Overall just a really fun set of stories that shows the best of what I loved about the earlier era of New Who.
July 13, 2020
No Place - 4 stars
One Mile Down - 3.5 stars
The Creeping Death - 4 stars
Overall - 4 stars
One Mile Down - 3.5 stars
The Creeping Death - 4 stars
Overall - 4 stars
May 18, 2019
These were absolutely fantastic. Tennant and Tate fall into their roles as if they'd never left them, even more convincingly than they did in their first volume of audio adventures together.
All three stories are strong, with The Creeping Death being the one I could most see as having been a full episode. All three could have been, but No Place is less like a traditional show plot and One Mile Down would have been an expensive special-effects extravaganza.
The Doctor and Donna's deep friendship can be felt throughout all three stories. I did think the sound effects in One Mile Down occasionally overpowered the vocals. Other than that, no technical issues from my perspective.
No Place was my favorite, with the fun aspect of the Doctor and Donna pretending to be a married couple with ridiculous pet names for one another, and the sweet moment of Donna's conversation about the Doctor with the character Justin. It also was a creepy story with a good payoff. But I didn't feel any of the stories was a weak link.
I hope Tate and Tennant record more of these adventures, because they were a perfect team on the show and continue to be so in the audio adventures now.
All three stories are strong, with The Creeping Death being the one I could most see as having been a full episode. All three could have been, but No Place is less like a traditional show plot and One Mile Down would have been an expensive special-effects extravaganza.
The Doctor and Donna's deep friendship can be felt throughout all three stories. I did think the sound effects in One Mile Down occasionally overpowered the vocals. Other than that, no technical issues from my perspective.
No Place was my favorite, with the fun aspect of the Doctor and Donna pretending to be a married couple with ridiculous pet names for one another, and the sweet moment of Donna's conversation about the Doctor with the character Justin. It also was a creepy story with a good payoff. But I didn't feel any of the stories was a weak link.
I hope Tate and Tennant record more of these adventures, because they were a perfect team on the show and continue to be so in the audio adventures now.
May 21, 2019
I didn't love this quite as much as the first box set. The first two stories were very good. James Goss did another very funny story, which also included Wilf and Donna's mum. It was a very silly premise, but it was funny. And the characters felt right.
The second story was probably my favourite. A planet being colonised for tourism along with all the evils of capitalism.
The third story was about a deathly fog in London. It had a nice gay couple but Donna just felt off. Like she kept saying things and reacting in a way that didn't quite sound Donna-ish.
Still a good series overall.
The second story was probably my favourite. A planet being colonised for tourism along with all the evils of capitalism.
The third story was about a deathly fog in London. It had a nice gay couple but Donna just felt off. Like she kept saying things and reacting in a way that didn't quite sound Donna-ish.
Still a good series overall.
May 18, 2019
Finished the set today.
I had indeed hoped that we get third time lucky and that the stories would be a bit better and more original than in the previous two releases.
Like the last time, we get a story set in present day, one on a distant planet and one in the past.
Plus, a nice mix of creepyness, action and humour.
Well, I enjoyed it and the set is definitely worth it for the first story alone.
For me, the first story was definitely the best-
It was funny, witty, atmospheric, the characters are of course great and used perfectly and the twist was very clever (although I sadly guessed it about halfway through, they should have used less clues I think). It even had quite a few jump-scares in there so there was no chance of me falling asleep.
This was easily the best Big Finish story David Tennant has been in so far.
Very well done.
What I loved especially- it was not some story about the end of the world or threat to humanity, but it was a little story of the Doctor helping out the little people. I think the thing I hated most about the 10th Doctor era was having him as some kind of "Space Jesus" a lot of the time.
None of this here.
Simply wonderful.
The second story is still good, but was a bit predictable and slightly preachy in places. But I agree that it had a few brilliant comedic bits (like the squeaky shoes of Donna).
The last story was also quite nice and maybe the closest to the TV series.
I especially liked the side characters, they were well done and fitted nicely into the story.
In conclusion- I think this set was the best 10th Doctor release so far, I definitely liked it better than the previous 2 installments.
I had indeed hoped that we get third time lucky and that the stories would be a bit better and more original than in the previous two releases.
Like the last time, we get a story set in present day, one on a distant planet and one in the past.
Plus, a nice mix of creepyness, action and humour.
Well, I enjoyed it and the set is definitely worth it for the first story alone.
For me, the first story was definitely the best-
It was funny, witty, atmospheric, the characters are of course great and used perfectly and the twist was very clever (although I sadly guessed it about halfway through, they should have used less clues I think). It even had quite a few jump-scares in there so there was no chance of me falling asleep.
This was easily the best Big Finish story David Tennant has been in so far.
Very well done.
What I loved especially- it was not some story about the end of the world or threat to humanity, but it was a little story of the Doctor helping out the little people. I think the thing I hated most about the 10th Doctor era was having him as some kind of "Space Jesus" a lot of the time.
None of this here.
Simply wonderful.
The second story is still good, but was a bit predictable and slightly preachy in places. But I agree that it had a few brilliant comedic bits (like the squeaky shoes of Donna).
The last story was also quite nice and maybe the closest to the TV series.
I especially liked the side characters, they were well done and fitted nicely into the story.
In conclusion- I think this set was the best 10th Doctor release so far, I definitely liked it better than the previous 2 installments.
August 23, 2020
I love how Big Finish decides to play out on the running gag of Series 4 and have the Doctor and Donna pose as a married couple, which is so sweet and awkward that it becomes one of the funniest ideas I've ever encountered on the show. No Place also puts Sylvia and Wilf into pretty food use, even though Sylvia, in particular, wouldn't even need to be in the story. Justin is a fine supporting character though, going from a sceptic to having a nervous breakdown = 8,5.
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One Mile Down puts the Doctor and Donna into more traditional positions but feature a pretty boring supporting cast, including a generic Judoon (apart from the baby Judoon, who is admittedly pretty cute) and talking fish = 5.
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The Creeping Death has great characters, in the very typical yet memorable 50s youngsters Ivy and Terry. The Doctor and Donna slip into the 1952 setting seamlessly. What is great is how the story allows the Doctor and Donna handle with recent events, such as the difficult situation they face in Fires of Pompeii. They also play off each other very well = 8.
Like many of the best moments on the first set, No Place is filled with funny moments and great chemistry between the leads. It's an expertly made mix of reality TV show parody, haunted house mystery and a good, old-fashioned Doctor Who adventure. Despite the heavy doses of humour, this story is also properly intense and scary, thanks to the excellent sound design = 9.
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In terms of atmosphere, the second story feels more like a typical Doctor Who story than the first story does, including the plot, characters and mix of action and exposition. Things never really kick off, though, leaving a sense of pointlessness over the adventure = 6.
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The early 50s atmosphere doesn't loom particularly strongly over the story but still feels surprisingly authentic. The cold December setting and the mysterious fog helps hive the story a very atmospheric tone, while the dialogue keeps the period feel alive. Things quickly take a turn for the darker and creepier as the Fumifugium enter = 8.
James Goss clearly knows his characters and the RTD era Doctor Who, because No Place feels like a lost episode from Series 4.He blends tense sequences with surprisingly many quieter character moments, making the story feel deeper than an average haunted house mystery = 8,5.
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Jenny T Colgan writes her character with a great understanding of their central dynamic and even dares to build upon the Judoon culture originated by RTD. The writing is confident and consistent, but perhaps too formulaic = 7,5.
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Roy Gill has always shown strength in writing historical stories, and this one is no exception. He captures the historical atmosphere very well while shedding light on the Great Smog and effectively attaching the story within the larger narrative arch of Series 4 of the TV show, more so than the other stories of the set = 8,5.
Even though the story slowly develops the strange alien threat, it also allows for plenty of character moments and consequently, Justin feels like a pretty fleshed out character. With frequent tense and ghastly scenes, the story reminds us that something strange is going on.
My only gripe with the plot of No Place is the fact that it seems to go round and round with very little actual development until the final few minutes. It keeps up budling tension without adding much to it = 7.
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One Mile Down presents several interesting themes, such as downsides of the tourist economy, forbidden love and xenophobia. These themes have been explored in Doctor Who before, and Colgan s script doesn't explore them in new or particularly exciting ways. The plot is pretty straightforward, to the point where it almost turns boring = 7.
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Stories set in recent past are always fascinating, and The Creeping Death is no exception. The plot effectively utilizes a well-known setting and a nostalgic time period with an engaging, yet simple mystery. Like The Great White Hurrican, another Big Finish story, this story centres around a lesser-known historical natural event, this time the Great Smog. It also depicts an illegal gay relationship, which is always great to see = 8.
The Doctor and Donna's special friendship and the reality TV format with the rather blunt host makes this a somewhat different story, but a very engaging listen = 9.
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One Mile Down fails to present any elements that keep the listener intrigued. A junior Judoon just isn't enough. I was never eager to find out how everything ends and wasn't invested in the characters = 5,5.
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The Creeping Death keeps the listener engaged with the interesting getting and empathetic characters. The plot mostly stayed consistent as well, but it slumbers a bit in the middle, almost losing the listener on the way = 7,5.
I have to admit, I kind of lost track of exactly why the house was haunted. While all characters seem perfectly logical in their actions, the resolution just kind of arrived from nowhere = 7.
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I wasn't invested enough to really think about the logic of One Mile Down, but as far as the story and its conclusion are concerned, everything seemed to play out well = 6.
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Roy Gill's script gives an alien explanation for the Great Smog, but it's a logical explanation as is the resolution to everything = 8.
No Place is a funny, creepy and exciting ride, that remains balanced and entertaining throughout, even though it's slightly hampered by its lengthy build-up that ends up having a somewhat boring resolution = 9.
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After the brilliant No Place, the second story of the set is disappointingly average and not fully interesting. It's held up by Tennant, Tate and the junior Judoon, but the story itself never leaps off the pages = 5.
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I like the daily simple, down-to-earth approach to storytelling the historical of this set takes. It's both entertaining and very realistic, even making the alien threat seem like a plausible thing = 7.
CAWPILE RATING: 7.29 / 10 = 4 stars
July 26, 2019
Un coffret assez inégal avec des bons épisodes (1 & 3) et un correct (2) à mon avis. Les jeux d'acteur sont excellents dans toutes les situations et c'est certainement un coffret avec des épisodes particulièrement drôles. Bien plaisant dans l'ensemble.
No place par James Goss
J'essaie de ne pas lire les résumés (ou de les oublier) avant d'écouter ou lire un livre. Je fus assez surpris d'entendre un audio d'horreur! Plusieurs éléments comme le jump scare, les lieux communs (l'écriture qui apparaît, la maison hantée, les ossements retrouvés, les cris soudains, etc.) apparaissent sporadiquement pour donner le ton de l'audio. D'un autre côté, l'épisode est aussi très très drôle, le Docteur et Donna doivent passer pour un couple lors d'une émission de téléréalité de rénovation de maison soi-disante hantée avec Sylvie et Wilf comme parenté, les éléments comiques basés sur les personnages et leurs interactions entre-eux sont bien exploités et joués franchement.
Au niveau narratif, c'était aussi un bon épisode avec suffisamment d'alternance comique et d'horreur tout en avancant petit à petit dans l'histoire avant l'explication finale. James Goss ne m'a jamais vraiment déçu et cet épisode se poursuit dans l'appréciation que j'ai de ses scénarios.
One Mile Down par Jenny T. Colgan
Un épisode qui tente de parler de racisme et de gentrification, mais qui a du mal à jongler avec et fini par donner un épisode à la "Kerblam!". Le début était assez drôle, bien fait, bien dynamisé, mais au fur et à mesure que l'épisode avance, il perd tout son charme. Je dois avouer être assez perplexe quant à la réaction des Judoons face à tout ça, on dirait beaucoup plus des Vogons que n'importe quoi d'autre. Je n'ai pas encore été "wowé" par un écrit ou audio de Colgan, cet épisode ne fait pas exception.
The Creeping Death par Roy Gill
Le meilleur épisode des trois de loin, non seulement l'auteur arrive à donner à Donna d'excellents moments et initatives (au moins autant que le Docteur), c'est probablement même une de ses meilleures apparitions. Les différents personnages sont variés, donnent vraiment de leur meilleurs, il y a des interactions très vivantes, on est très content à la fin et on aimerait presqu'avoir de nouveaux épisodes avec Ivy Clark, Terry Hopkins et Richard Cooper (sinon, avoir au moins Ivy Clark comme compagne temporaire, elle aurait beaucoup de potentiel).
L'histoire est bonne, drôle, avec suffisamment de rebondissement, d'utilisation de l'audio, quelques commentaires méta-narratifs de la part de l'actrice (très bien disposés et pertinents et pas mis en pleine face non plus). L'utilisation de la période historique (le grand smog de Londres) est aussi exploité de manière efficace, pas sous la forme les extraterrestres ont créés X, mais plutôt la pollution attire ces derniers et des problèmes qui s'ajoutent à ceux déjà causés par le smog.
J'ai éclaté de rire à ce moment: "Richard (je crois)- Is something wrong?
Donna- Dinosaur!
Richard- What?
Donna- DINOSAUR!!!". Et à bien d'autres aussi. Très réussi!
No place par James Goss
J'essaie de ne pas lire les résumés (ou de les oublier) avant d'écouter ou lire un livre. Je fus assez surpris d'entendre un audio d'horreur! Plusieurs éléments comme le jump scare, les lieux communs (l'écriture qui apparaît, la maison hantée, les ossements retrouvés, les cris soudains, etc.) apparaissent sporadiquement pour donner le ton de l'audio. D'un autre côté, l'épisode est aussi très très drôle, le Docteur et Donna doivent passer pour un couple lors d'une émission de téléréalité de rénovation de maison soi-disante hantée avec Sylvie et Wilf comme parenté, les éléments comiques basés sur les personnages et leurs interactions entre-eux sont bien exploités et joués franchement.
Au niveau narratif, c'était aussi un bon épisode avec suffisamment d'alternance comique et d'horreur tout en avancant petit à petit dans l'histoire avant l'explication finale. James Goss ne m'a jamais vraiment déçu et cet épisode se poursuit dans l'appréciation que j'ai de ses scénarios.
One Mile Down par Jenny T. Colgan
Un épisode qui tente de parler de racisme et de gentrification, mais qui a du mal à jongler avec et fini par donner un épisode à la "Kerblam!". Le début était assez drôle, bien fait, bien dynamisé, mais au fur et à mesure que l'épisode avance, il perd tout son charme. Je dois avouer être assez perplexe quant à la réaction des Judoons face à tout ça, on dirait beaucoup plus des Vogons que n'importe quoi d'autre. Je n'ai pas encore été "wowé" par un écrit ou audio de Colgan, cet épisode ne fait pas exception.
The Creeping Death par Roy Gill
Le meilleur épisode des trois de loin, non seulement l'auteur arrive à donner à Donna d'excellents moments et initatives (au moins autant que le Docteur), c'est probablement même une de ses meilleures apparitions. Les différents personnages sont variés, donnent vraiment de leur meilleurs, il y a des interactions très vivantes, on est très content à la fin et on aimerait presqu'avoir de nouveaux épisodes avec Ivy Clark, Terry Hopkins et Richard Cooper (sinon, avoir au moins Ivy Clark comme compagne temporaire, elle aurait beaucoup de potentiel).
L'histoire est bonne, drôle, avec suffisamment de rebondissement, d'utilisation de l'audio, quelques commentaires méta-narratifs de la part de l'actrice (très bien disposés et pertinents et pas mis en pleine face non plus). L'utilisation de la période historique (le grand smog de Londres) est aussi exploité de manière efficace, pas sous la forme les extraterrestres ont créés X, mais plutôt la pollution attire ces derniers et des problèmes qui s'ajoutent à ceux déjà causés par le smog.
J'ai éclaté de rire à ce moment: "Richard (je crois)- Is something wrong?
Donna- Dinosaur!
Richard- What?
Donna- DINOSAUR!!!". Et à bien d'autres aussi. Très réussi!
May 17, 2022
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures - Volume 3 - 4/5 stars
10 and Donna are back. Much like the first boxset with them, they fall back into their roles perfectly. The iconic duo fight alien ghosts, a collapsing underwater city and an invisible nano alien cloud. This set takes you back in time to 2008.
3.1 No Place by James Goss - 5/5 stars
I loved this story. As it was inspired by an unmade tv story back in 2008, it combines my two favourite things, paranormal investigation shows and Doctor Who. Wilf and Sylvia are excellent in this and the actors fall back into their roles all these years later. This story is a fun romp and Donna/10 pretending to be a couple will never not be entertaining. The experimental style of the story was fun for me as I understood what the audio was trying to convey but I can also understand that most listeners might not find the style as fun.
3.2 One Mile Down by Jenny T Colgan - 3.5/5 stars
Clo is best boy. The child Judoon. He was so precious and got a promotion at the end. I liked this story but the issues I had with it definitely bring it down. The whole two main side characters being parodies of a racist person and a person who culturally appropriates things feel uncomfortable as they just sort of don’t do much in the story and nothing happens with them. The other theme of colonisation was handled much better and 10/Donna are great in this as they always are.
3.3 The Creeping Death by Roy Gill - 3.5/5 stars
A cast of cute characters in 1952 vs a talking Vashta Nerada. This story deals with a sweet gay couple living in the 1950s. 10 and Donna are great in this as always but the main plot just falls flat for me. The monster isn’t very compelling but overall its a fast little story with cute characters.
10 and Donna are back. Much like the first boxset with them, they fall back into their roles perfectly. The iconic duo fight alien ghosts, a collapsing underwater city and an invisible nano alien cloud. This set takes you back in time to 2008.
3.1 No Place by James Goss - 5/5 stars
I loved this story. As it was inspired by an unmade tv story back in 2008, it combines my two favourite things, paranormal investigation shows and Doctor Who. Wilf and Sylvia are excellent in this and the actors fall back into their roles all these years later. This story is a fun romp and Donna/10 pretending to be a couple will never not be entertaining. The experimental style of the story was fun for me as I understood what the audio was trying to convey but I can also understand that most listeners might not find the style as fun.
3.2 One Mile Down by Jenny T Colgan - 3.5/5 stars
Clo is best boy. The child Judoon. He was so precious and got a promotion at the end. I liked this story but the issues I had with it definitely bring it down. The whole two main side characters being parodies of a racist person and a person who culturally appropriates things feel uncomfortable as they just sort of don’t do much in the story and nothing happens with them. The other theme of colonisation was handled much better and 10/Donna are great in this as they always are.
3.3 The Creeping Death by Roy Gill - 3.5/5 stars
A cast of cute characters in 1952 vs a talking Vashta Nerada. This story deals with a sweet gay couple living in the 1950s. 10 and Donna are great in this as always but the main plot just falls flat for me. The monster isn’t very compelling but overall its a fast little story with cute characters.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 9, 2019
Starts off a bit slow, floundering a bit, but picks up steam with the second story and concludes with a brilliant closing narrative.
No Place: I didn’t particularly enjoy this one. It wasn’t bad really, just that the humor was rather obvious and forced. And when added to the rather mundane mystery, it wasn’t really much of anything. I was really hoping for a bit more after the other audio-dramas featuring the Doctor & Donna. Although it was nice see (hear) Wilf and Sylvia back.
One Mile Down: Well, I suppose it makes sense. What I mean is that the fourth series of the new Doctor Who was my stand-out favorite. Almost every episode was a perfect little gem, with only one or two exceptions they are one masterpiece after another. So, I suppose it makes sense that these new audio dramas could not possibly live up to those expectations. This a nice story, but it just doesn’t have the charm, wit and brilliance of the TV series. Still it is wonderful to have the Doctor Donna back again.
The Creeping Death: And they’re back! Again. The Doctor Donna, the TARDIS Team supreme, returns to rare form, hi-jinx and daring-do abound in this thrilling audio-drama. The chemistry is there, the dialogue is crisp, the performances and spot-on and the story is engaging and entertaining. Simply put? Wonderful!
No Place: I didn’t particularly enjoy this one. It wasn’t bad really, just that the humor was rather obvious and forced. And when added to the rather mundane mystery, it wasn’t really much of anything. I was really hoping for a bit more after the other audio-dramas featuring the Doctor & Donna. Although it was nice see (hear) Wilf and Sylvia back.
One Mile Down: Well, I suppose it makes sense. What I mean is that the fourth series of the new Doctor Who was my stand-out favorite. Almost every episode was a perfect little gem, with only one or two exceptions they are one masterpiece after another. So, I suppose it makes sense that these new audio dramas could not possibly live up to those expectations. This a nice story, but it just doesn’t have the charm, wit and brilliance of the TV series. Still it is wonderful to have the Doctor Donna back again.
The Creeping Death: And they’re back! Again. The Doctor Donna, the TARDIS Team supreme, returns to rare form, hi-jinx and daring-do abound in this thrilling audio-drama. The chemistry is there, the dialogue is crisp, the performances and spot-on and the story is engaging and entertaining. Simply put? Wonderful!
January 5, 2025
“The Doctor is like that. He’s dancing between us and the stars.”
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“I haven’t forgotten Pompeii. I will do as much as I’m allowed.”
The first two stories, “No Place” by James Goss and “One Mile Down” by Jenny T Colgan were both very middling. They were both very atmospheric in their own unique ways and they both captured the characters of the Doctor and Donna very well, but they lacked depth. There was no character development or interesting arcs, and the actual stories weren’t very intriguing. Both get 2 stars.
The third story, “The Creeping Death” by Roy Gill, is just a small step up. Gill puts in the effort to connect his story with the continuity of season 4, and even mentions Pompeii when the Doctor isn’t sure how much he can affect the timeline. It’s a nice touch, and it could have been great if it was expanded upon. The story also had a wonderful gay subplot that was criminally underdeveloped. Overall, the plot of the story (which wasn’t very interesting) got in the way of any potential character work. 2.5 stars.
The Behind the Scenes bits with Tennant and Tate were absolutely wonderful, though. I could listen to them talk all day, it was truly a treat.
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“I haven’t forgotten Pompeii. I will do as much as I’m allowed.”
The first two stories, “No Place” by James Goss and “One Mile Down” by Jenny T Colgan were both very middling. They were both very atmospheric in their own unique ways and they both captured the characters of the Doctor and Donna very well, but they lacked depth. There was no character development or interesting arcs, and the actual stories weren’t very intriguing. Both get 2 stars.
The third story, “The Creeping Death” by Roy Gill, is just a small step up. Gill puts in the effort to connect his story with the continuity of season 4, and even mentions Pompeii when the Doctor isn’t sure how much he can affect the timeline. It’s a nice touch, and it could have been great if it was expanded upon. The story also had a wonderful gay subplot that was criminally underdeveloped. Overall, the plot of the story (which wasn’t very interesting) got in the way of any potential character work. 2.5 stars.
The Behind the Scenes bits with Tennant and Tate were absolutely wonderful, though. I could listen to them talk all day, it was truly a treat.
February 4, 2021
You ask me "Hey! You gave 4/4/3 stars for three stories of Volume One. And the final verdict was 4 stars for the whole collection. How come you rate these stories of Volume 3 the exact same and then gave 3 stars for the whole collection? What's your logic behind it?" And I say "I dunno. Sue me."
1. No Place - 4 stars
Hey, I remember this being pretty fun! We have Wilf and Sylvia together with the DoctorDonna duo so I get to actually know what these characters look like. Since this reminded me of Buzzfeed unsolved, the ghost box deserves an honorable mention so here ya go lil fella.
2. One Mile Down - 4 stars
The Doctor saying "Take me to your leader" in Judoon and Donna saying "Oi! Don't punch my racist friend!" is the highlight of the story. Also, we should totally punch that racist friend.
3. Creeping Death - 3 stars
My only takeaway from this story is that "Oh. Don't breathe in smog." Also that throwback to Turn Left threw me off. I was sort of dissociating (because of military coup in my country and mass tweeting and whatnot) and it snapped me back into the story.
1. No Place - 4 stars
Hey, I remember this being pretty fun! We have Wilf and Sylvia together with the DoctorDonna duo so I get to actually know what these characters look like. Since this reminded me of Buzzfeed unsolved, the ghost box deserves an honorable mention so here ya go lil fella.
2. One Mile Down - 4 stars
The Doctor saying "Take me to your leader" in Judoon and Donna saying "Oi! Don't punch my racist friend!" is the highlight of the story. Also, we should totally punch that racist friend.
3. Creeping Death - 3 stars
My only takeaway from this story is that "Oh. Don't breathe in smog." Also that throwback to Turn Left threw me off. I was sort of dissociating (because of military coup in my country and mass tweeting and whatnot) and it snapped me back into the story.
March 24, 2020
No Place:
What a brilliant and chilling story! A story filled with plenty of eerie atmosphere and humour with brilliant characterization and the cast are on top form! James Goss has truly written a classic here whilst making me laugh he sent chills down my spine! 10/10
One Mile Down:
An intense story about the corruption of capitalism, saboteurs and Judoon! A very enjoyable story with a very cute Junior Judoon. Jenny T. Colgan has done a great job with this one and the cast were fantastic! 8.5/10
The Creeping Death:
A enjoyable historical about the deadly smog in London in 1952 with some great characters but a story that isn't anything too remarkable but good fun. 8/10
Overall: 26.5/30
What a brilliant and chilling story! A story filled with plenty of eerie atmosphere and humour with brilliant characterization and the cast are on top form! James Goss has truly written a classic here whilst making me laugh he sent chills down my spine! 10/10
One Mile Down:
An intense story about the corruption of capitalism, saboteurs and Judoon! A very enjoyable story with a very cute Junior Judoon. Jenny T. Colgan has done a great job with this one and the cast were fantastic! 8.5/10
The Creeping Death:
A enjoyable historical about the deadly smog in London in 1952 with some great characters but a story that isn't anything too remarkable but good fun. 8/10
Overall: 26.5/30
July 18, 2019
Nice fun set of stories this one. No really amazing stories, but certainly no duds either. The first one had quite a bit of comedy in it, with Sylvia and Wilf making a welcome return in an interesting story. The second was perhaps a bit more of a usual story, with a little bit of preaching about certain things, but still enjoyable story with a twist or two. The third one had a nice almost base under siege sort of feel, with some really nice supporting characters I thought, and helped bring to light for me how bad the Great Smog of London was.
August 12, 2019
I want to give this higher marks, because Tennant and Tate have great chemistry together. The first episode is good -- and a bit on the experimental side. But the other two episodes are typical modern performative woke nonsense, and I am SO EXHAUSTED by that noise. And unfortunately, it's becoming a regular trend for BF Box Sets of late.
May 20, 2019
The best of the Tenth Doctor adventures so far, and I wish we could have seen these as television episodes!
As it is, David Tennant and Catherine Tate are such brilliant voice actors that you can see this story unfolding before your eyes.
I loved every moment of it! Highly recommend!
As it is, David Tennant and Catherine Tate are such brilliant voice actors that you can see this story unfolding before your eyes.
I loved every moment of it! Highly recommend!
February 16, 2023
The first story about the haunted house was slightly more fun for having the whole Noble family. But the other two weren’t great unfortunately. Mostly just fun to listen to Tennant and Tate together.
May 27, 2019
Quite fantastic. Montebello (spelling?)!
July 22, 2019
3 adventures with the doctor and donna.
September 1, 2020
My favourite TARDIS team, some fun adventures
December 10, 2020
I really enjoyed this boxset and the stories! :) You can't really go wrong with Ten and Donna.
May 16, 2022
I don’t know if I just have so much going on, but I didn’t enjoy these quite as much as the first two volumes. Which is odd, given that Donna is my favorite Tenth Doctor companion.
October 19, 2022
3.1 No Place by James Goss: 4*
3.2 One Mile Down by Jenny T Colgan: 4*
3.3 The Creeping Death by Roy Gill: 5*
3.2 One Mile Down by Jenny T Colgan: 4*
3.3 The Creeping Death by Roy Gill: 5*
February 21, 2025
Doctor and Donna adventures are amazing
July 26, 2023
Good just not as good as the last Donna and 10th Doctor collection. My favorite story was the haunted house one, the Judoon one was fine enough although most of the characters (minus the junior Judoon) were too unlikable, and even though I've heard the smog one a few times I still can't remember the specifics of what happened.
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