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Post by Audio Watchdog on Aug 12, 2019 15:42:57 GMT
Easily one of my favorite 7th Doctor stories and one of my favorite Doctor Who stories from any medium. I listened to this recently and my affection for it is unabated.
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Post by project37 on Aug 13, 2019 1:07:09 GMT
Timely thread bump as I've been revisiting this one as well. So much to love about it, but for me, one of the most chilling parts happens in Episode 3:
Episode 2 is LIVE 34 reporter Ryan Waring's series "Waring's World" with its profile of The Rebel Queen (who of course we know as Ace).
Episode 3 opens with Drew providing some updates on the election and recent attacks attributed to the FDP, before launching into:
"LIVE 34 has now received over 400 complaints about last week's edition of Waring's World. The government inquiry set up to investigate the circumstances surrounding the making and broadcast of the programme today published its report. It found serious instances of bias, inaccuracy, and unnecessarily alarmist reporting. Government sources have strenuously refuted the programme's allegations and have insisted that no security actions took place on the night in question. The committee concluded that the programme had been nothing more than anti-government propaganda. A reply from LIVE 34 is expected shortly."
And then, almost as an afterthought:
"Meanwhile, the results of the inquest into the apparent suicide of journalist Ryan Waring on 9th Month, 6th Day will be released tomorrow."
And then he cheerily launches into the sports and weather updates without missing a beat.
I found Drew's nonchalant and practically throwaway delivery of this horrific development to be completely unsettling in the moment.
LIVE 34 is a well-crafted audio experience and easily one of my all-time favorite Big Finish Doctor Who stories.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Aug 13, 2019 1:13:01 GMT
Agreed. It is one of those audios that has grown more relevant as the years have moved on.
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Post by Timelord007 on Aug 13, 2019 8:49:40 GMT
Originally didn't like it because of how the narrative was structured, however after subsequent re-listens I've grown to appreciate that LIVE 43 is actually a cleverly weaved unique intriguing gem of a story that is well worth a listen.
4/5
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Aug 13, 2019 11:43:55 GMT
One of the best stories in the first 100.
I do love the more experimental stuff even when it doesnt work because it tries something different.
But this just works on all levels
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Post by slithe on Aug 14, 2019 18:54:16 GMT
A story which, sadly, is as relevant as ever. Shows off all the best attributes of audio storytelling and proves that Doctor Who can be an appropriate, adult medium without feeling too heavy handed.
One of the strongest releases of the Seventh Doctor adventures and a real highlight of the first 100.
This, and the Fearmonger, should be re-released in a boxset. Several politicians should also be given a copy as food for thought...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2019 19:38:18 GMT
It took me a while to get used to this story as did RED but now i consider them great stories
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2021 21:39:28 GMT
“Theres a time where news stops being news and simply becomes propaganda” how apt for the modern day.
When i first heard this story i loved it and i still do. Such a great off beat tone set by the structure and really gives an unusual feeling to the story. In many ways it makes the listener a part of the story and thats ingenious. The twists are great, the acting is great, the villain is vile and it all comes together really damn nicely.
One really subtle but really great moment was the doctor pushing hex to tell the story at the end. A subtle but really nice way of showing McCoys doctors biggest strength - being a professor, a teacher, and guiding and pushing his companions to be their best selfs.
This is a standout story. 10/10
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2021 8:51:04 GMT
It’s not one I relisten to often but it always remains relevant in our times doesn’t it. At first it’s structure threw me a little and it took a few listens to really get into it but it still remains one of the MR top stories and just a little bit different
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Post by slithe on Jan 16, 2021 9:35:48 GMT
Easily one of the best 7th Doctor Adventures in the Hex Arc. I usually see this a pairing with The Fearmonger. At the time of release, so much of Live34 was relevant and sadly, it is even more so. It's a dark story with a great narrative. Easily the style of adventure that works best for McCoy's incarnation.
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Post by Kestrel on Jan 19, 2021 12:07:48 GMT
I think I maybe didn't enjoy LIVE 34 as much as many other fans... maybe it's because I'm an American? Over here, radio talk shows are basically just for screaming lunatics a d raving bigots. It's hard for me to have sympathy for the POV character as a result--though TBF was it a radio show or a TV show? I don't remember if they specified, and the audio for,at just had me assuming the former.
Anyway, I definitely agree that this is one of the better 7/Ace/Hex stories (though admittedly I haven't yet listened to any of their stories released after the 'end' of the arc). On the one hand I typically don't care as much for Doctor-lite stories, but on the other it was enormously fun seeing the Doctor running about, spreading chaos, from a native perspective. That's something we don't often see in this franchise, which strikes me as odd, as many of the best and most memorable stories have similarly done the whole from-the-outside-looking-in thing. Maybe it's one of those cards that just can't be played too many times without losing its effectiveness?
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Post by tordred on Sept 15, 2021 2:08:08 GMT
Just listened, Zehra Romer really stood out as Charlotte!
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