ljwilson
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It's tangerine....not orange
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Post by ljwilson on Jan 22, 2021 13:01:51 GMT
Dipping in and out of Sri Lanka v England, 2nd test, day 1
Now on MR: The Genocide Machine.
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Post by grinch on Jan 22, 2021 13:30:01 GMT
Daughter of the Gods (David K Barnes)
Quite possibly the most innovative approach to a multi Doctor story the series or Big Finish has ever produced. It’s easily up there in the Top Ten Best Early Adventures list if not the best.
Can’t recommend enough.
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Post by number13 on Jan 22, 2021 14:13:57 GMT
MR 273 Colony of Fear
Enjoyable classic-style adventure with a top Doctor/Companion team - and the MR may be ending but the classic Doctors have plenty of future - and past - still to explore...
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melkur
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Post by melkur on Jan 22, 2021 16:39:27 GMT
After starting it the night before, in town yesterday I listened to 'The Haunting Of Thomas Brewster'. Whilst I did enjoy it as-ever, the music did grate with me a couple of times...
Today I made a start on 'The Three Companions', listening to parts 1-6 in full (& some of 7). I like the premise (a Companion Chronicle released over 12 12minute episodes) and the story, I will say that it has been dragging a little in places for me today...
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Post by anothermanicmondas on Jan 22, 2021 21:10:35 GMT
more short trips with Out of the Deep Deleted Scenes
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Post by grinch on Jan 22, 2021 21:17:36 GMT
William Stories (Richmal Crompton)
Read by Kenneth Williams. I knew very little about William Brown as a character before this (aside from the fact a place near my hometown has a strong association with his creator) but after experiencing this it’s obvious he was very much a precursor to the likes of Dennis the Menace and to as lesser extent Horrid Henry.
Taking all that into consideration, it’s safe to say I thoroughly enjoyed this. Mind you, if anyone wants to check out any of his stories I must warn you that some of the language is very much of its time.
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shutupbanks
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There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Jan 23, 2021 0:13:31 GMT
William Stories (Richmal Crompton) Read by Kenneth Williams. I knew very little about William Brown as a character before this (aside from the fact a place near my hometown has a strong association with his creator) but after experiencing this it’s obvious he was very much a precursor to the likes of Dennis the Menace and to as lesser extent Horrid Henry. Taking all that into consideration, it’s safe to say I thoroughly enjoyed this. Mind you, if anyone wants to check out any of his stories I must warn you that some of the language is very much of its time. For the “Straight Outta Compton” biopic a few years ago the studio producing it let you put your own hometown into the album title. I did this:
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Post by tuigirl on Jan 23, 2021 8:59:43 GMT
Saved this up all week- this afternoon I will have a meeting with Sixie in his last monthly range episode.
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Post by slithe on Jan 23, 2021 11:05:47 GMT
Re-listened to ...And the Pirates - an excellent story that gets better with each listen. Deceptively simple - lots of misdirection here, different styles of story-telling and, of course, the musical episode! Great fun with a darker fourth episode...
Half-way through Colony of Fear - enjoying this one...
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ljwilson
Chancellery Guard
It's tangerine....not orange
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Post by ljwilson on Jan 23, 2021 11:09:32 GMT
MR: The Curse of Davros. Just over half way through and enjoying it.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jan 23, 2021 11:33:19 GMT
DOCTOR WHO - THE MONTHLY ADVENTURES 273. Doctor Who: Colony of Fear
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jan 23, 2021 16:48:24 GMT
On my daily constitutional with DOCTOR WHO - THE FOURTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES 10.1. Doctor Who: The World Traders.
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Post by sherlock on Jan 23, 2021 18:03:36 GMT
As I’ve just finished Series 4, revisited the two Jackie/Metacrisis Doctor Short Trips.
They’re quite nice glimpses into their lives on the parallel Earth. I would welcome more exploration of this corner of Who.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2021 18:40:23 GMT
MR-233-6DA-Static-Jonathan Morris
Am blooming cold and tired and it’s icy outside and I have my feet up am fed and felt like a more spookier trip so off to a firm favourite
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Post by anothermanicmondas on Jan 23, 2021 19:54:57 GMT
BBC Audiobook Feast of the Drowned
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Post by grinch on Jan 23, 2021 20:00:48 GMT
The Box of Delights (John Masefield)
A 1996 adaptation of the classic festive story. Terrific stuff and boasts a stellar cast such as Celia Imrie, David Collings, Lionel Jeffries as a more wizened Cole Hawlings and of course, Donald Sinden. The latter of whom is by far the standout performer of the piece with that magnificent voice of his, playing up the more diabolical aspects of the malicious Abner Brown.
Funnily enough, even though I have read the original novel and I know this specific radio production has become somewhat of a festive favourite for some, I must admit I have never watched the 1984 television classic starring Patrick Troughton.
Must rectify that at some point.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2021 20:52:23 GMT
BBC Audiobook Feast of the Drowned Listened to the freebie version sans music about 8 years back when I had less Big Finish to choose from. Very good it was too and David Tennant really sells it with his reading and characterisations. That and The Resurrection Casket were two rewarding listens. I like his natural Scots accent as narrator and his ability to imbue characters with their own tone. Well paced too - you can visualise the 'scenes' in real time. He certainly does not rattle through the script in front of him. Perhaps he was being paid hourly..
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melkur
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Post by melkur on Jan 24, 2021 0:27:17 GMT
On the way to work today (+during my break, but who's counting?) I finished off 'The Three Companions' (parts 8-12), which I enjoyed as-ever. I had planned on making a start on 'The Boy Who Time Forgot' during my break (I should have, just about, been able to have hit the half-way point by the time I got home), but, for whatever reason, my dictaphone kept cutting out at a little past the 3minute mark... 'Heading upstairs now to start getting ready for bed and, well, fingers crossed that my Mac likes it!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2021 6:02:16 GMT
Continuing the E-Space listen with... Chase the Night, which put into perspective just how oppressive the atmosphere of Purgatory 12 really felt. I didn't notice the change until we left, it was like coming up from the deep ocean. There was a real sense of being trapped in E-Space. Well done, Marc Platt.
Climb high into the sky...
And well done Jonathan Morris. A black light world with luminiscent pseudoflora and a problem that feels like it might have been inspired, in part, by Christopher Priest's Inverted World. There's a lot to enjoy here. The Doctor gets to be ghoulish in the Holmesian tradition, Romana's moral compass goes through the wringer, K9 gets a suitably analytical issue to unravel and Adric ends up being at the heart of the issue. The conversation between Romana and Adric about the justness of the society they've stumbled across (one arguing from feeling morality, the other from pure logistics) with the Doctor mediating is a great sequence.
Climb high into the sky...
The antagonist of the piece is rather interesting. The Pilot isn't quite as calculating as she first appears. When the Dawn comes, we get that century of precision stripped away, down to the wire, and she genuinely cares about what happens to her people. The interpretation I got from listening was that somewhere along the way, likely long before the TARDIS arrived, she just snapped from the pressure. There's almost a hint of Hindle in her character there. I got a touch of the Frontios colony in the train, as well. A settlement attempting to outrun extinction from an element of their environment they don't quite understand.
Climb high into the sky...
I didn't mention it last time as I was still listening, but... Matthew Waterhouse has been getting some really solid opportunities to show his stuff over these releases. His grief over Varsh felt like a vital step from State of Decay to Chase the Night. Here, he feels very much part of a functioning crew. When he becomes infected, it's a genuinely unnerving moment. You worry for the boy. Lalla Ward also seizes the restlessness of Romana with both hands here. You can see the wheels turning that will eventually set her up with the Tharils and later on Gallifrey, but we're not there quite yet. After the first half, I look forward to the remaining two stories. This has been fun.
Climb high into the sky...
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jan 24, 2021 8:36:46 GMT
DOCTOR WHO - THE FOURTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES 10.2. Doctor Who: The Day of the Comet
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