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The Sixth Doctor Adventures
Doctor Who: The Sixth Doctor Adventures - Purity Undreamed
The Doctor heads back to Earth with Mel and Hebe in tow, little dreaming what lies ahead. Accompanied by their new friend, Professor Patricia McBride, alien threats abound, dangers lurk, and the cost of meddling with time is more than anyone is prepared to pay.
2.1 The Mindless Ones by Paul Magrs (2 parts)
The Doctor, Mel and Hebe visit Sheffield at the behest of Hebe’s best friend, Elise, but Elise has undergone a disturbing transformation. The mysterious Mindless Facility claims to be able to change you for the better - but who decides what that is?
Joining forces with anthropologist Professor Patricia McBride, can the Doctor and his friends save Britain from an insidious alien threat?
2.2 Reverse Engineering by Jonathan Morris (2 parts)
When Patricia is invited to a secretive Swedish clinic by an old colleague, she tips off the Doctor, Mel and Hebe, who go undercover to investigate. Charismatic geneticist Killian Holm offers to restore youth to his wealthy patients, but the truth of his work is far more radical - and far more dangerous!
As an ancient horror reforms beneath the clinic, the Doctor must race to save humanity from an unspeakable temporal disaster.
2.3 Chronomancer by Robert Valentine (2 parts)
The Doctor, Mel and Hebe take Patricia to see 26th century Sheffield, but their trip is cut unexpectedly short. Caught in the crossfire between time-criminal, Khavûl, and dashing ‘chronomancer’, Tannus Vallon, the TARDIS crash-lands back in the present.
With a dimensionally transcendental artefact lost somewhere in the city, the Doctor and his friends must find it before Khavûl can... but with resentments and prejudices finally unmasked, is an even bigger threat about to engulf the world?
2.1 The Mindless Ones by Paul Magrs (2 parts)
The Doctor, Mel and Hebe visit Sheffield at the behest of Hebe’s best friend, Elise, but Elise has undergone a disturbing transformation. The mysterious Mindless Facility claims to be able to change you for the better - but who decides what that is?
Joining forces with anthropologist Professor Patricia McBride, can the Doctor and his friends save Britain from an insidious alien threat?
2.2 Reverse Engineering by Jonathan Morris (2 parts)
When Patricia is invited to a secretive Swedish clinic by an old colleague, she tips off the Doctor, Mel and Hebe, who go undercover to investigate. Charismatic geneticist Killian Holm offers to restore youth to his wealthy patients, but the truth of his work is far more radical - and far more dangerous!
As an ancient horror reforms beneath the clinic, the Doctor must race to save humanity from an unspeakable temporal disaster.
2.3 Chronomancer by Robert Valentine (2 parts)
The Doctor, Mel and Hebe take Patricia to see 26th century Sheffield, but their trip is cut unexpectedly short. Caught in the crossfire between time-criminal, Khavûl, and dashing ‘chronomancer’, Tannus Vallon, the TARDIS crash-lands back in the present.
With a dimensionally transcendental artefact lost somewhere in the city, the Doctor and his friends must find it before Khavûl can... but with resentments and prejudices finally unmasked, is an even bigger threat about to engulf the world?
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August 16, 2022
Doctor Who: The Sixth Doctor Adventures: Purity Undreamed - 4.167/5 stars
The Doctor, Hebe and Mel go on three new adventures meeting friends old and new. I’ve grown to like the format of 2 part stories. They feel a lot easier to listen to and tell some pretty fun stories. Hebe and Mel’s friendship is a massive highlight here, they click so well.
The domestic side of this boxset gives off the Sixth Doctor doing Stranded and I loved Stranded so I love this too.
2.1 The Mindless Ones by Paul Magrs - 5/5 stars
Paul Magrs first Doctor Who audio in ages and it’s completely crazy. I love it. All the character interactions are perfect. The Mind Controlled villain characters are delightfully insane and rather unsettling.
2.2 Reverse Engineering by Jonathan Morris - 3.5/5 stars
Not as engaging as the last story but still a fun little ideas box. Patricia McBride gets more development and joins the TARDIS team officially here.
2.3 Chronomancer by Robert Valentine - 4/5 stars
Patricia McBride takes a trip to the future and soon wants to leave. It is soon realised that she is against the difference in the future, the human race not evolving above disabilities, etc, seeing people who have them as ‘wrong’. The Doctor dealing with a companion less tolerant is such a unique concept that has never been tackled and it’s genuinely fascinating. I love the Doctor’s line about people's existence shouldn’t be debated.
That cliffhanger…
The Doctor, Hebe and Mel go on three new adventures meeting friends old and new. I’ve grown to like the format of 2 part stories. They feel a lot easier to listen to and tell some pretty fun stories. Hebe and Mel’s friendship is a massive highlight here, they click so well.
The domestic side of this boxset gives off the Sixth Doctor doing Stranded and I loved Stranded so I love this too.
2.1 The Mindless Ones by Paul Magrs - 5/5 stars
Paul Magrs first Doctor Who audio in ages and it’s completely crazy. I love it. All the character interactions are perfect. The Mind Controlled villain characters are delightfully insane and rather unsettling.
2.2 Reverse Engineering by Jonathan Morris - 3.5/5 stars
Not as engaging as the last story but still a fun little ideas box. Patricia McBride gets more development and joins the TARDIS team officially here.
2.3 Chronomancer by Robert Valentine - 4/5 stars
Patricia McBride takes a trip to the future and soon wants to leave. It is soon realised that she is against the difference in the future, the human race not evolving above disabilities, etc, seeing people who have them as ‘wrong’. The Doctor dealing with a companion less tolerant is such a unique concept that has never been tackled and it’s genuinely fascinating. I love the Doctor’s line about people's existence shouldn’t be debated.
That cliffhanger…
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 23, 2022
Enjoyable set of stories.
I liked it better than the first one in the series, where I really just liked the first story.
We again get some really great performances, and Hebe continues to be a great companion.
The Mindless Ones- Well, I went to university and took tough and very trying coursework, of course I went to counseling sessions and mental health and "improve yourself!" meetings.
I thought this story was hilarious.
It just turns all that stuff on it's head!
All this "mindfulness" that the counselors are getting on about, the "we feel good" exercises.... this is wonderful. I just had to smile and enjoyed myself a lot.
I have been there, at uni, and yes, I have met plenty of these "all smiley face improved people". The sweetness of it sometimes made me want to smash their teeth.
Paul Margs definitely knew what he was writing about, and this is a great comedy bringing back some memories of my study days. Not necessarily good memories, but at least it made me laugh about some of the stuff I experienced with campus counseling.
Oh, and the snarky lady- that is basically me. In a nutshell. Arguing with my counselor.
I also liked the performance of the TARDIS team. Plus, Colin did a good job as brainwashed Sixie.
Reverse engineering- well, not very original, however, reminded me of some 3rd Doctor stories (setting, and the villain using alien tech).
Not really sure about all this "creating a perfect past human"- the science was complete and utter hogwash and it was a total missed opportunity for Hebe to chime in, being disabled.
But it is not as bad as it could have been, and I still had fun.
Chronomancer- And this is where the set kind of falls apart.
The setup is really clumsy.
So we get this really weird vendetta of the two rival aliens, a bunch of even weirder co-incidences to have the new big bad getting the hands on some piece of alien time tech, only to lead to a sudden cliff-hanger. Boom.
And Pat's reactions were also pretty weird. I get some of her issues with the future- in the future, some of our problems still exist, there are still disabled people and not all is a pure and perfect utopia.
What I did not get was- so is she supposed to be a xenophobic Nazi? Is she a Darwinist who wants to create a master race?
She is supposed to be a anthropologist- if she hates other people and people who are different so much, why exactly did she pick that subject and even pursue it to become professor?
Why has nobody called her out on it before?
What exactly does she want? Why does she feel that way? What exactly is her deal and story?
It is never made clear or discussed.
It is just "You are disgusting, I hate people like you, now go away!"
I mean, I kind of get the point that it is disappointing that even in a bright future, people with disabilities still suffer for it, but they seem to have made some progress and now they get at least hover chairs....
But I actually had hoped for a better point than "xenophobic Nazi person is going to wipe imperfect people out"- because, let's face it, there will always be imperfection.
So yeah, this is handled VERY clumsily.
I am still curious how they are going to resolve this, but I really hope they do it in a more elegant and meaningful way.
Otherwise, I still enjoyed this set more than for example "9th Doctor Old Friends".
In general- I really enjoy Hebe as a companion. She is really good. She reminds me a bit of Lucie Miller and Flip, but is less annoying than Lucie could be and definitely has more bite than Flip.
I liked it better than the first one in the series, where I really just liked the first story.
We again get some really great performances, and Hebe continues to be a great companion.
The Mindless Ones- Well, I went to university and took tough and very trying coursework, of course I went to counseling sessions and mental health and "improve yourself!" meetings.
I thought this story was hilarious.
It just turns all that stuff on it's head!
All this "mindfulness" that the counselors are getting on about, the "we feel good" exercises.... this is wonderful. I just had to smile and enjoyed myself a lot.
I have been there, at uni, and yes, I have met plenty of these "all smiley face improved people". The sweetness of it sometimes made me want to smash their teeth.
Paul Margs definitely knew what he was writing about, and this is a great comedy bringing back some memories of my study days. Not necessarily good memories, but at least it made me laugh about some of the stuff I experienced with campus counseling.
Oh, and the snarky lady- that is basically me. In a nutshell. Arguing with my counselor.
I also liked the performance of the TARDIS team. Plus, Colin did a good job as brainwashed Sixie.
Reverse engineering- well, not very original, however, reminded me of some 3rd Doctor stories (setting, and the villain using alien tech).
Not really sure about all this "creating a perfect past human"- the science was complete and utter hogwash and it was a total missed opportunity for Hebe to chime in, being disabled.
But it is not as bad as it could have been, and I still had fun.
Chronomancer- And this is where the set kind of falls apart.
The setup is really clumsy.
So we get this really weird vendetta of the two rival aliens, a bunch of even weirder co-incidences to have the new big bad getting the hands on some piece of alien time tech, only to lead to a sudden cliff-hanger. Boom.
And Pat's reactions were also pretty weird. I get some of her issues with the future- in the future, some of our problems still exist, there are still disabled people and not all is a pure and perfect utopia.
What I did not get was- so is she supposed to be a xenophobic Nazi? Is she a Darwinist who wants to create a master race?
She is supposed to be a anthropologist- if she hates other people and people who are different so much, why exactly did she pick that subject and even pursue it to become professor?
Why has nobody called her out on it before?
What exactly does she want? Why does she feel that way? What exactly is her deal and story?
It is never made clear or discussed.
It is just "You are disgusting, I hate people like you, now go away!"
I mean, I kind of get the point that it is disappointing that even in a bright future, people with disabilities still suffer for it, but they seem to have made some progress and now they get at least hover chairs....
But I actually had hoped for a better point than "xenophobic Nazi person is going to wipe imperfect people out"- because, let's face it, there will always be imperfection.
So yeah, this is handled VERY clumsily.
I am still curious how they are going to resolve this, but I really hope they do it in a more elegant and meaningful way.
Otherwise, I still enjoyed this set more than for example "9th Doctor Old Friends".
In general- I really enjoy Hebe as a companion. She is really good. She reminds me a bit of Lucie Miller and Flip, but is less annoying than Lucie could be and definitely has more bite than Flip.
October 26, 2022
✅73% = 👍🏼41 👎🏼15 = Good!
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THE MINDLESS ONES:
🙏🏼65% = 👍🏼11 👎🏼6 = Average!
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The story picks up from where the previous set left off and immediately delves deeper into Hebe's past and the people closest to her. It allows itself to build on this new TARDIS trio with some great character moments (particularly around Hebe), which is great! The Mindless Ones explore themes of self-improvement, betterment and mindfulness through artificial means, which feel very true to the 80s (think The Happiness Patrol or Paradise Towers), but also very true to modern times (think Smile). The alien technology and the mind control aspects are so subtle here that they feel inherently believable.
It is a pity that most of the first part is nothing but exposition before a sudden cliffhanger. The second half also rather spins its wheel before the twists arrive.
The main cast is great as always. The guests ate great as well, with Patricia standing out with a booming personality and Mr Betterment making for a wonderfully calm and eerie villain. It's fun to hear Colin Baker go all in on a mellow and overly positive Sixie. The story makes it seem like Hebe is front and centre, to begin with, but she is sadly forgotten in the first half and underused in the second, even if she gets to play the hero with Mel and Patricia.
This isn't the most atmospheric of stories, even if the potential is there. It remains sadly flat. It never builds up tension before kind of wrapping things up in a very small-scale way.
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REVERSE ENGINEERING:
❤92% = 👍🏼22 👎🏼2 = Great!
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I love how Reverse Engineering brings back Patricia from the previous story and teases us with another timey-wimey narrative. It also gives us something of a Jurassic Park with humans, which feels fresh but suitable for Doctor Who. This is another story dealing with familiar and oh-so-topical themes, this time around rejuvenation and body manipulation. The rejuvenation machine is another concept made somewhat believable by Jonathan Morris. Overall, this makes for a good, classic and straightforward sci-fi adventure with sinister aliens, dangerous technology and high stakes. While there are plenty of clichés at play here, they blend so well that they don't bother at all.
Nordic settings appear too seldom in Doctor Who, so hearing a story set in Sweden makes me happy. The country isn't very well-represented, though, like what are those accents?
Morris uses the entire TARDIS trio well, utilizing their strengths and weaknesses as a collective. The Doctor is front and centre again and gets to save the day paired with different companions throughout. Stephen Riddle as Killian Holm makes for a memorable mad scientist type; a fittingly comical Bond villain archetype with a sadistic henchman. He also has a great motive, a spin on classic genetic purity theory. Patricia is back from the previous story but has no real need to be here, as her part could have been replaced by pretty much anyone.
This story sets the stakes very early on and then keeps building on them with new reveals and twists. The latter half is exciting from start to finish. The story grows exponentially and climaxes in an explosive finish.
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CHRONOMANCER:
🙏🏼53% = 👍🏼8 👎🏼7 = Average!
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I love how well the opening scene establishes the stakes at play here. It soon transpires that we are dealing with complex high sci-fi stuff here, which sometimes boggles down the script. The story also connects nicely with the previous stories, which is rewarding. The biggest takeaways are the twists at the end, which further makes me convinced that this story only exists so that they have something to build upon in further sets.
Patricia takes the new companion role here with a lovingly snarky and curious attitude, asking all the questions no one has asked before. She turns out to be quite an interesting moral guardian throughout the adventure. The other regulars are somewhat boring and I couldn't wrap my head around the guest characters. The Doctor is something of a sharp thinker here, though, which Colin Baker portrays well. Then we have the little and irrelevant appearance from Ron, who is unmistakably voiced by the distracting voice of Toby Whithouse.
This story has a slightly weird atmosphere; it's pretty alien and unnerving, yet strangely devoid of bigger tension or excitement. Most of this feels like a prolonged build-up with little to no fallout. The story takes a couple of sinister turns at the end, promising quite interesting times ahead for the Sixth Doctor.
-----------------------------------------
THE MINDLESS ONES:
🙏🏼65% = 👍🏼11 👎🏼6 = Average!
----
The story picks up from where the previous set left off and immediately delves deeper into Hebe's past and the people closest to her. It allows itself to build on this new TARDIS trio with some great character moments (particularly around Hebe), which is great! The Mindless Ones explore themes of self-improvement, betterment and mindfulness through artificial means, which feel very true to the 80s (think The Happiness Patrol or Paradise Towers), but also very true to modern times (think Smile). The alien technology and the mind control aspects are so subtle here that they feel inherently believable.
It is a pity that most of the first part is nothing but exposition before a sudden cliffhanger. The second half also rather spins its wheel before the twists arrive.
The main cast is great as always. The guests ate great as well, with Patricia standing out with a booming personality and Mr Betterment making for a wonderfully calm and eerie villain. It's fun to hear Colin Baker go all in on a mellow and overly positive Sixie. The story makes it seem like Hebe is front and centre, to begin with, but she is sadly forgotten in the first half and underused in the second, even if she gets to play the hero with Mel and Patricia.
This isn't the most atmospheric of stories, even if the potential is there. It remains sadly flat. It never builds up tension before kind of wrapping things up in a very small-scale way.
-----------------------------------------
REVERSE ENGINEERING:
❤92% = 👍🏼22 👎🏼2 = Great!
----
I love how Reverse Engineering brings back Patricia from the previous story and teases us with another timey-wimey narrative. It also gives us something of a Jurassic Park with humans, which feels fresh but suitable for Doctor Who. This is another story dealing with familiar and oh-so-topical themes, this time around rejuvenation and body manipulation. The rejuvenation machine is another concept made somewhat believable by Jonathan Morris. Overall, this makes for a good, classic and straightforward sci-fi adventure with sinister aliens, dangerous technology and high stakes. While there are plenty of clichés at play here, they blend so well that they don't bother at all.
Nordic settings appear too seldom in Doctor Who, so hearing a story set in Sweden makes me happy. The country isn't very well-represented, though, like what are those accents?
Morris uses the entire TARDIS trio well, utilizing their strengths and weaknesses as a collective. The Doctor is front and centre again and gets to save the day paired with different companions throughout. Stephen Riddle as Killian Holm makes for a memorable mad scientist type; a fittingly comical Bond villain archetype with a sadistic henchman. He also has a great motive, a spin on classic genetic purity theory. Patricia is back from the previous story but has no real need to be here, as her part could have been replaced by pretty much anyone.
This story sets the stakes very early on and then keeps building on them with new reveals and twists. The latter half is exciting from start to finish. The story grows exponentially and climaxes in an explosive finish.
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CHRONOMANCER:
🙏🏼53% = 👍🏼8 👎🏼7 = Average!
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I love how well the opening scene establishes the stakes at play here. It soon transpires that we are dealing with complex high sci-fi stuff here, which sometimes boggles down the script. The story also connects nicely with the previous stories, which is rewarding. The biggest takeaways are the twists at the end, which further makes me convinced that this story only exists so that they have something to build upon in further sets.
Patricia takes the new companion role here with a lovingly snarky and curious attitude, asking all the questions no one has asked before. She turns out to be quite an interesting moral guardian throughout the adventure. The other regulars are somewhat boring and I couldn't wrap my head around the guest characters. The Doctor is something of a sharp thinker here, though, which Colin Baker portrays well. Then we have the little and irrelevant appearance from Ron, who is unmistakably voiced by the distracting voice of Toby Whithouse.
This story has a slightly weird atmosphere; it's pretty alien and unnerving, yet strangely devoid of bigger tension or excitement. Most of this feels like a prolonged build-up with little to no fallout. The story takes a couple of sinister turns at the end, promising quite interesting times ahead for the Sixth Doctor.
June 22, 2024
A set of three hour-long stories featuring the Sixth Doctor, Mel, and new companion Hebe. They are linked by the presence of anthropology professor Patricia McBride, whose significance expands as the plot arc unfolds – making the collection more than the sum of its parts.
The Mindless Ones – The first story sees Hebe visiting an old friend at her university, only to discover a radical change in her personality. She isn’t alone, and everything points to a new therapy centre on campus where something strange seems to be going on. This is, by now, a well-trodden theme in Big Finish stories and this one doesn’t ring any particular changes on it. Indeed, it’s not very clear what the villains are really up to, beyond a general sense that whatever it is, they probably shouldn’t be.
The plot, in fact, feels superficial, and it may be significant that would normally be key scenes investigating the therapy centre are instead simply related by Hebe after the fact. Instead, the story is really just a vehicle for introducing us to Patricia… who also doesn’t do anything much here but does get some good scenes to show off her perfectionist and slightly cantankerous personality. She’s well-played by Imogen Stubbs and an interesting character but she isn’t enough to hold this together as an episode; the context of the two following episodes makes her more significant, but taken on its own, this one is decidedly vanilla. (Judging from other reviewer's comments, though, this may be a lot funnier if you've been more exposed to what it's lampooning than I have... but there we are). 3 stars.
Reverse Engineering – Unusually for one of these trilogies, the second part doesn’t significantly change location. It’s set just a few months after the previous episode, where Patricia once again finds herself involved with a shady clinic, this time in a remote part of northern Sweden. There are rather more up-front science fiction elements in this one with, for example, some proper monsters.
The monsters, unfortunately, don’t speak, which limits what they can do in an audio medium. Nor is there much exploration of the villain other than him just being mad – although he does help to build on the themes being developed for Patricia. The science is ropey, being based on a real-world foundation but changing almost all of the details around it for plot purposes – and, more surprisingly, in a way that arguably contradicts one of the TV serials. If you can ignore that, though, it’s a decent story with a sense of building danger that sets things up neatly for the following episode. 3.5 stars.
Chronomancer – What things are being set up for is this, a story that initially appears to be heading in a particular direction and then suddenly veers off in an entirely different one. The title character is a member of a race of wannabe Time Lords trying to track down a dangerous rebel who has unwittingly arrived in Sheffield. While this plot element works well, it's secondary to a significant revelation early on that resembles one used later in the TV show, not to mention an excellent scene where the TARDIS crew take over a suburban house.
For me, this was the strongest story of the set, with a good mix of humour, action, and, most importantly, character detail. But it’s important to note that it’s still setting the scene for what will follow in the next box set, ending as it does on a double cliffhanger that leaves key plot threads dangling... 4 stars
The Mindless Ones – The first story sees Hebe visiting an old friend at her university, only to discover a radical change in her personality. She isn’t alone, and everything points to a new therapy centre on campus where something strange seems to be going on. This is, by now, a well-trodden theme in Big Finish stories and this one doesn’t ring any particular changes on it. Indeed, it’s not very clear what the villains are really up to, beyond a general sense that whatever it is, they probably shouldn’t be.
The plot, in fact, feels superficial, and it may be significant that would normally be key scenes investigating the therapy centre are instead simply related by Hebe after the fact. Instead, the story is really just a vehicle for introducing us to Patricia… who also doesn’t do anything much here but does get some good scenes to show off her perfectionist and slightly cantankerous personality. She’s well-played by Imogen Stubbs and an interesting character but she isn’t enough to hold this together as an episode; the context of the two following episodes makes her more significant, but taken on its own, this one is decidedly vanilla. (Judging from other reviewer's comments, though, this may be a lot funnier if you've been more exposed to what it's lampooning than I have... but there we are). 3 stars.
Reverse Engineering – Unusually for one of these trilogies, the second part doesn’t significantly change location. It’s set just a few months after the previous episode, where Patricia once again finds herself involved with a shady clinic, this time in a remote part of northern Sweden. There are rather more up-front science fiction elements in this one with, for example, some proper monsters.
The monsters, unfortunately, don’t speak, which limits what they can do in an audio medium. Nor is there much exploration of the villain other than him just being mad – although he does help to build on the themes being developed for Patricia. The science is ropey, being based on a real-world foundation but changing almost all of the details around it for plot purposes – and, more surprisingly, in a way that arguably contradicts one of the TV serials. If you can ignore that, though, it’s a decent story with a sense of building danger that sets things up neatly for the following episode. 3.5 stars.
Chronomancer – What things are being set up for is this, a story that initially appears to be heading in a particular direction and then suddenly veers off in an entirely different one. The title character is a member of a race of wannabe Time Lords trying to track down a dangerous rebel who has unwittingly arrived in Sheffield. While this plot element works well, it's secondary to a significant revelation early on that resembles one used later in the TV show, not to mention an excellent scene where the TARDIS crew take over a suburban house.
For me, this was the strongest story of the set, with a good mix of humour, action, and, most importantly, character detail. But it’s important to note that it’s still setting the scene for what will follow in the next box set, ending as it does on a double cliffhanger that leaves key plot threads dangling... 4 stars
January 12, 2023
it’s taken me a little while to get through this but i’m going to sum up my thoughts now!!
1. the mindless ones - 3/5
i don’t remember this one. but, i think elise is a great character. love that we’re in sheffield, ofc!
2. reverse engineering - 4/5
this one is crazy good!! i really enjoyed how radical it was. old sixie was in his element! the gene exist killian holm was a great character, also.
3. chronomancer - 4/5
okay - sixie was such an ally. he’s a good friend and hebe deserves the best. bc she is so cool!!! quite surprised that they took a certain turn with patricia - but, i suppose not everyone is going to agree with the doctor. the end tho??? need the next boxset stat.
overall, a solid box. pls no more water or crazy scientist stories for the next one, tho. hebe, mel and 6 contribute to be a great team. a solid choice from BF!
1. the mindless ones - 3/5
i don’t remember this one. but, i think elise is a great character. love that we’re in sheffield, ofc!
2. reverse engineering - 4/5
this one is crazy good!! i really enjoyed how radical it was. old sixie was in his element! the gene exist killian holm was a great character, also.
3. chronomancer - 4/5
okay - sixie was such an ally. he’s a good friend and hebe deserves the best. bc she is so cool!!! quite surprised that they took a certain turn with patricia - but, i suppose not everyone is going to agree with the doctor. the end tho??? need the next boxset stat.
overall, a solid box. pls no more water or crazy scientist stories for the next one, tho. hebe, mel and 6 contribute to be a great team. a solid choice from BF!
June 20, 2023
Going through these sets a bit out of order. This one is pretty good ( though Unleashed as of now is my fave )
Favorite story is The Mindless Ones but Chronomancers actually made me cry near the end- It got a little too real for me
Favorite story is The Mindless Ones but Chronomancers actually made me cry near the end- It got a little too real for me
August 28, 2022
Truly spectacular. The companions mesh so well, new and old. The ending is tremendous, wasn’t expecting it until just minutes before. What. A. Heel. Turn.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 2, 2022
Hebee and the team go to earth to help a friend in 3 adventures.
November 16, 2024
2.1 'The Mindless Ones' by Paul Magrs (2 parts): 5*
2.2 'Reverse Engineering' by Jonathan Morris (2 parts): 4,5*
2.3 'Chronomancer' by Robert Valentine (2 parts): 3*
2.2 'Reverse Engineering' by Jonathan Morris (2 parts): 4,5*
2.3 'Chronomancer' by Robert Valentine (2 parts): 3*
February 21, 2025
I’m so used to how much more gentle the Sixth Doctor has become in audios that it really hit hard when he was genuinely mad about having let in a companion who may not be trustworthy.
September 8, 2023
Having really enjoyed what The Sixth Doctor Adventures has offered us so far and really loving the character of Hebe, I decided to continue on with her adventures with Purity Undreamed, which hopefully will be a slight improvement over the first set, which was really good but the last story left a lot to be desired.
The Mindless Ones:
After a phone call from an old friend of Hebe's, The Doctor and co arrive at a university and meet Patricia Mcbride and a sinister new project in the works, 'The Mindless Ones'. Anyone who's come back from their visits to the new building has been completely changed, the opposite of who they are and just plain dull. Will, they find out what's going on, or will The Doctor fall into the hands of their enemies?
Paul Magrs is always a writer you can rely on for a good story, he has a very unique writing style with some of the zaniest and bizarre ideas you could imagine. This story is a little more standard for his kind of work, but that's by no means a bad thing because the idea is a really good one, and focusing on the characters and setup really works here. Patricia McBride is a very interesting character who I'm remaining very cautious about, something very complex about her character that suggests there's more than meets the eye. 8.5/10
Reverse Engineering:
After having a shock at an age clinic, Patricia McBride, calls in The Doctor and co to help solve a mystery, but when her friends arrive before she even phoned them up, it seems there's more to her friends than meets the eye. Meanwhile an old of hers is performing not only experiments on time but eugenics and hopes to discover the perfect human lifeform!
And with that, Jonathan Morris is back in top form! It's not a particularly original story but it's a really fun one with plenty of timey-wimey shenanigans, interesting themes, and a maniacal villain who feels like they've been pulled out of the Third Doctor era. Hebe was much better handled here and Patricia McBride is proving to be a very interesting character, I love how there's this subtle idea that something's not quite right with her. 8/10
Chronomancer:
After a visit to futuristic Sheffield, Patricia McBride has to go back home to her time after suffering a shock. But when they are caught between two men fighting in the time vortex, the lives of all the Tardis team are about to shatter forever as a villain is born and purity is coming...
This was a really great finale that's fast-paced, with high stakes but most of all a well-written character piece that exposes Patricia finally for who she is, as hinted throughout the series. The cliffhanger to this story really had me shocked, despite already hearing what happens from other reviewers and Tardis Wiki. Robert Valentine has yet again written a really interesting but challenging story that for the most part works. 9/10
Overall: 25.5/30
The Mindless Ones:
After a phone call from an old friend of Hebe's, The Doctor and co arrive at a university and meet Patricia Mcbride and a sinister new project in the works, 'The Mindless Ones'. Anyone who's come back from their visits to the new building has been completely changed, the opposite of who they are and just plain dull. Will, they find out what's going on, or will The Doctor fall into the hands of their enemies?
Paul Magrs is always a writer you can rely on for a good story, he has a very unique writing style with some of the zaniest and bizarre ideas you could imagine. This story is a little more standard for his kind of work, but that's by no means a bad thing because the idea is a really good one, and focusing on the characters and setup really works here. Patricia McBride is a very interesting character who I'm remaining very cautious about, something very complex about her character that suggests there's more than meets the eye. 8.5/10
Reverse Engineering:
After having a shock at an age clinic, Patricia McBride, calls in The Doctor and co to help solve a mystery, but when her friends arrive before she even phoned them up, it seems there's more to her friends than meets the eye. Meanwhile an old of hers is performing not only experiments on time but eugenics and hopes to discover the perfect human lifeform!
And with that, Jonathan Morris is back in top form! It's not a particularly original story but it's a really fun one with plenty of timey-wimey shenanigans, interesting themes, and a maniacal villain who feels like they've been pulled out of the Third Doctor era. Hebe was much better handled here and Patricia McBride is proving to be a very interesting character, I love how there's this subtle idea that something's not quite right with her. 8/10
Chronomancer:
After a visit to futuristic Sheffield, Patricia McBride has to go back home to her time after suffering a shock. But when they are caught between two men fighting in the time vortex, the lives of all the Tardis team are about to shatter forever as a villain is born and purity is coming...
This was a really great finale that's fast-paced, with high stakes but most of all a well-written character piece that exposes Patricia finally for who she is, as hinted throughout the series. The cliffhanger to this story really had me shocked, despite already hearing what happens from other reviewers and Tardis Wiki. Robert Valentine has yet again written a really interesting but challenging story that for the most part works. 9/10
Overall: 25.5/30
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