Doctor Who: Precious Annihilation

Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor and River Song #2

by Lizzie Hopley

When jewels become lethal in the London of 1912, both River and the Doctor turn up to find out why.
A mystery takes them centuries into the past, and onto the high seas, where a superstitious crew edges towards mutiny.
The star-crossed couple are about to find out that, while gemstones inspire jealousy, love can be the deadliest treasure of all...

Genres: Doctor Who, Science Fiction, Audiobook

1 pages, Audiobook

First published November 25, 2020

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 2 out of 5]

while I love Alex Kingston as River Song combined with an ADHD 10th Doctor played by David Tennant, they make a believable couple and their adventures are welcome generally.
This particular audio adventure did not ring my bell. The idea of lovers that want to kill each other through explosive jewel which are hidden at several places in time, is just not working for me. As separate setpieces the timelord and his River works but the story failed to woe me.
Now for the good news the Doctor saves earth again and learns about poetry from River Song.

[Gabriel Mero · Rating 4 out of 5]

David Tennant and Alex Kingston were great on this romp.

[Drew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sometimes what's great about Doctor Who is the discovery of a bit of history you never knew about before. In this case it's the Cheapside Hoard. This episode takes the established facts, mixes them with some speculation about the hoard's origin, and then adds in an extraterrestrial element. It's that last bit that might have pushed things just a little too far. But at least it's a good, straightforward adventure for River and the Doctor.

[Josh · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s pretty average all the way through till the end. The doctor and river are a fantastic duo, but not really given a satisfying story of their own within this story. Instead the plot is an interesting but hard to follow investigation with unclear stakes. I liked the setting, but there’s no satisfying payoff. The end is every cliche of doctor who wrapped into one sequence.
4.5/10 - it’s not bad persay, just disappointing given the talent of actors involved

[K · Rating 5 out of 5]

酒場で偶然再開したドクターとリバー。その直後に爆発が起こる。原因はリバーの同僚が身に付けていた宝石だとリバー。客がチップがわりにくれた宝石だといい、リバーもいくつか持っていた。
爆発する宝石という危険なものがなぜ地球に存在するのか。手がかりを辿って17世紀のロンドンへ向かった2人。ジェラード・プルマンがタイムトラベラーでアマラという女性が禁じられた爆発物を地球に持ち込んだ可能性が見えてくる。

10thドクターとリバー・ソングのAnother Caseといったストーリーでドクターとリバーのやりとりが楽しい。
こうやってリバーは10thドクターと冒険していて、そしてあの図書館に呼び出し、自分を知らないドクターと出会ったのかと思うと相当切ない。
でも2人にこういう時間があって本当によかったと思う。

[Rick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who in the right mind would want to steal exploding jewelry? Who else but the irrepressible Professor River Song. And the Doctor is just as baffled by her presence as he was when he first met her. Alex Kingston and David Tennant have great chemistry and it shines through even scene they perform.

[Molly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am relishing in this series with 10 and River because we get to see them together. I also am enjoying the stories as well, answering the question how dating could have gone between them.

[Charles Mitchell · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Alyce Caswell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wasn't sure about this one at the start, but it had a very solid ending. And to think I started listening to it before the big reveal in that last episode...!!

[Abigail · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to hear some of the Doctors poetry after this 😭

[Renee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun audio and I enjoyed listening to it.

[Graham Barrett · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fun enough, but kind of forgettable and just doesn't reach the level of enjoyment that the other Tenth Doctor and River Song stories have.