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Post by omega on Jul 25, 2016 8:15:51 GMT
TBR September 2016SynopsisDoctor Who: Short Trips Monthly is a series of new short stories read by an original cast member. Adric's life is full of death. His parents died when he was a child. His brother died a few months ago. Now, travelling with the Doctor and Romana, everywhere he visits, people die. But now they have arrived on Veridis. And on Veridis, the dead come back... Written By: Joseph Lidster Directed By: Lisa Bowerman CASTMatthew Waterhouse (Narrator)
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Post by bobod on Sept 29, 2016 7:43:01 GMT
Now out.
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Post by Tony Jones on Sept 29, 2016 9:08:16 GMT
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Post by mark687 on Sept 29, 2016 9:17:14 GMT
Its certainly a unique take on the scenario.
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Post by omega on Sept 29, 2016 10:15:04 GMT
If you've listened to the story, the Behind the Scenes tab contains notes from Rob Harvey, who did the sound design and music. Contains spoilers.
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Post by omega on Sept 29, 2016 18:25:52 GMT
I got a Turn Left kind of vibe from this, albeit without the alien invasions happening before the universe ending. What is it with Fifth Doctor companions who end up with What If's that make you wish they had gotten them?
When Adric said he got married I was wondering what the twist was. Turns out it's an alternate timeline, done far better for the character than Boy That Time Forgot (a healthy relationship definitely helped A Full Life.
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Post by barnabaslives on Sept 29, 2016 20:18:40 GMT
Damn... I hate to have an unkind word for this, I really do. Besides my being totally thrilled that it's Matthew Waterhouse, it's an excellent story and a truly outstanding performance. This is clearly a triumph for Joe, Matthew, Lisa and everyone involved - and can you believe what a mere pittance BF is asking to hear this masterpiece?
However, I absolutely despise the fundamental premise (i.e., the "threat" in the story). It's already completely out of place in science fiction no matter how many times it comes up, but in a Doctor Who story the immense illogic is compounded by the sheer hypocrisy. Not even Joseph Lidster with his notable gifts for affirmation, novel perspective and delicate handling of sensitive themes can grapple with it and have it come out otherwise, I don't think. (Perhaps worse yet, I don't suppose this type of story ever really engenders the sort of real world discourse that it could, and should?)
I hope I haven't detracted from anyone's enjoyment of A Full Life - I don't suppose the premise really detracts from an otherwise amazing story and audio (especially since I'm usually the only to complain about it anyway) and I've still gone on to be a relatively happy person after its appeared in other Doctor Who stories, so no harm done.
(I suppose it's in balance that I was pleasantly surprised very recently by a guest appearance by Jenny Agutter in The Bride of Peladon. Curious piece of trivia, once upon a time she was in a noted science fiction drama that for the most part clearly knew better). ;-)
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Post by kurumais on Sept 29, 2016 20:31:54 GMT
first i loved it i was worried about matthew waterhouse as reader/performer/actor but i hung on every word. he really brought out the creepiness and horror in the atmosphere. i was looking for something creepy lately. but
this was also sad and kind of sweet and i thought waterhouse brought that out as well. i loved adric's perceptions of the doctor and romana. when he "did" thir parts he certainly didnt sound like them but he gave those parts
the personality and feeling of them. i had real sense of who they were. i enjoyed his romana especially she came across even more larger than life, more like a time queen or time empress than a time lady. this sort of
story is perfect for short trips. well done thumps up from me.
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Post by kurumais on Sept 29, 2016 20:35:27 GMT
Damn... I hate to have an unkind word for this, I really do. Besides my being totally thrilled that it's Matthew Waterhouse, it's an excellent story and a truly outstanding performance. This is clearly a triumph for Joe, Matthew, Lisa and everyone involved - and can you believe what a mere pittance BF is asking to hear this masterpiece? However, I absolutely despise the fundamental premise (i.e., the "threat" in the story). It's already completely out of place in science fiction no matter how many times it comes up, but in a Doctor Who story the immense illogic is compounded by the sheer hypocrisy. Not even Joseph Lidster with his notable gifts for affirmation, novel perspective and delicate handling of sensitive themes can grapple with it and have it come out otherwise, I don't think. (Perhaps worse yet, I don't suppose this type of story ever really engenders the sort of real world discourse that it could, and should?) I hope I haven't detracted from anyone's enjoyment of A Full Life - I don't suppose the premise really detracts from an otherwise amazing story and audio (especially since I'm usually the only to complain about it anyway) and I've still gone on to be a relatively happy person after its appeared in other Doctor Who stories, so no harm done. (I suppose it's in balance that I was pleasantly surprised very recently by a guest appearance by Jenny Agutter in The Bride of Peladon. Curious piece of trivia, once upon a time she was in a noted science fiction drama that for the most part clearly knew better). ;-) was the sheer hypocrisy you wrote about was 2 people who regenerate and cheat death and come from a people who can also resurrect people i.e. the master "telling" other people they shouldn't bring people back from the dead? because i thought of that one straight away.
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Post by elkawho on Sept 30, 2016 3:36:04 GMT
What a beautiful story! I have no idea what you guys are calling hypocrisy. I loved every second of this. Matthew Waterhouse gave a restrained, brilliant performance that had me hanging on every word. To hear what an older Adric thought about those days, and himself! This one gets a definite re-listen. For me, these Short Trips are starting to fill the gap left by the Companion Chronicles range. What great stories we have been getting.
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Post by chapwithwings on Sept 30, 2016 6:11:53 GMT
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Post by acousticwolf on Sept 30, 2016 8:10:34 GMT
A nice story, interestingly done
Cheers
Tony
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2016 8:54:55 GMT
A nice story, interestingly done I'll go the other way... an interesting story, nicely done. For me the Short Trips range is consistently delivering quality stories month after month; Full of Life was no different, a very enjoyable listen.
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Post by acousticwolf on Sept 30, 2016 9:06:33 GMT
A nice story, interestingly done I'll go the other way... an interesting story, nicely done. For me the Short Trips range is consistently delivering quality stories month after month; Full of Life was no different, a very enjoyable listen. I agree, the Short Trips range has been (and continues to be) exceptionally good ... and great value too. I look forward to them every month Cheers Tony
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Post by bobod on Sept 30, 2016 9:37:27 GMT
What a beautiful story! I have no idea what you guys are calling hypocrisy. I've got no idea either. Both in that I couldn't hear a problem and that I couldn't grasp from the posts what the problem was supposed to be.
I *LOVED* this. Essential Big Finish. Great writing and performance.
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Post by fingersmash on Sept 30, 2016 14:57:51 GMT
I'm about 22 minutes into this and I'm loving it, however Matthew sounds a bit like Pooh Bear to me and it's very disorienting to hear what sounds like Pooh talking about people dying and being brought back to life.
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Post by barnabaslives on Sept 30, 2016 16:16:45 GMT
What a beautiful story! I have no idea what you guys are calling hypocrisy. Well, the premise on the package is that "Now they have arrived on Veridis. And on Veridis, the dead come back" - this same thing also happens on Gallifrey and generally that's a good thing, so ostensibly it seems rather hypocritical (or monopolistic?) for a Time Lord and a Time Lady to aspire to reign in the same phenomenon on Veridis. However, upon further reflection (and caffeination), I may have been mangling two different premises in the story, or mangling the motivations of different characters (which can sometimes be harder to sort out when a single narrator is speaking for all of them), and might have overlooked where "regeneration" on Veridis is delineated as different from regeneration on Gallifrey? Obviously if I've come away thinking The Doctor and Romana seem like huge hypocrites, I've probably missed something somewhere. Definitely worth a second listen just because it is an absolutely beautiful story, and because it's very likely also a more thoughtful story than I am worthy of first thing in the morning. :-)
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Post by Hieronymus on Sept 30, 2016 23:49:29 GMT
Very well written.
The initial moments had me wondering whether the entire story was going to continue in that format, which might have been tiresome, but it doesn't.
The character touches for the Fourth Doctor made me laugh. It was interesting to see Romana from Adric's viewpoint for a change.
Matthew Waterhouse's performance together with Jo Lidicker's writing made this story flow all too quickly. Despite being 45 minutes long (nearly the length of two broadcast episodes for the era), it never drags, and never feels like you've been listening that long. The story remains engrossing and engaging all the way through.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2016 1:30:06 GMT
Very well written. The initial moments had me wondering whether the entire story was going to continue in that format, which might have been tiresome, but it doesn't. The character touches for the Fourth Doctor made me laugh. It was interesting to see Romana from Adric's viewpoint for a change. Matthew Waterhouse's performance together with Jo Lidicker's writing made this story flow all too quickly. Despite being 45 minutes long (nearly the length of two broadcast episodes for the era), it never drags, and never feels like you've been listening that long. The story remains engrossing and engaging all the way through. Who is this Jo Lidicker you speak of. If this is his first writing credit for Big Finish, he must be very good.
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Post by omega on Oct 1, 2016 1:31:44 GMT
Very well written. The initial moments had me wondering whether the entire story was going to continue in that format, which might have been tiresome, but it doesn't. The character touches for the Fourth Doctor made me laugh. It was interesting to see Romana from Adric's viewpoint for a change. Matthew Waterhouse's performance together with Jo Lidicker's writing made this story flow all too quickly. Despite being 45 minutes long (nearly the length of two broadcast episodes for the era), it never drags, and never feels like you've been listening that long. The story remains engrossing and engaging all the way through. Who is this Jo Lidicker you speak of. If this is his first writing credit for Big Finish, he must be very good. And people call me a pedant
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