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Post by rran on Dec 31, 2017 19:26:24 GMT
Graphic Audio - Way of Kings.. Not sure if I like it or not. So far I'm only 30 minutes into it so it's too early to judge. Let me see how it goes. I've only picked up the first part yet as a tester. If I like what I hear, maybe I'll get the remaining too..
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Post by aemiliapaula on Jan 1, 2018 19:36:21 GMT
Old Harry's Game Christmas and New Year's specials
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Post by number13 on Jan 2, 2018 20:58:26 GMT
The middle four tales of The Twelve Doctors of Christmas, listening to one (30 min) story each day, scoring each story out of 5, plus an extra Christmassyness score out of 5 from 5='Could only be a Christmas story' to 1='Just happens to take place around December 25th' 'Sontar's Little Helpers' (2*, 1C) An encounter in deep space with guess who for the Fifth Doctor, Turlough and Tegan. A good central idea for a Sontaran story and well written but not (when I thought about it) practical in wider terms given the sheer numbers of clones. I thought it would have been better in a general collection because it's not really a 'Christmas' story except for the date and a delivery of colony supplies to be made - despite the entertaining title and the Doctor singing a carol! Also, in the reading, I thought the Fifth Doctor sounded more like the Third, which I found off-putting. {Spoiler}For each new clone to prove his valour by finding and challenging an alien in single combat seems impractical, given the endless ranks of new Sontarans. And using squadrons of robot assistants seemed to me to conflict with the Sontarans' rigid ideas about personal 'honour'. Wouldn't they see it as a bit of a cop-out to have that much help, especially on a mission to prove their credentials as a new clone?
'Fairytale of New New York' (3*, 2C) A very well written Sixth Doctor and Mel story with some charming moments, a very likeable guest character and a laudable central theme but you'll like it more if you like the 'New Earth' stories. Not a very Christmassy story IMO though set at Christmas, but with a 'Christmas' moment that was definitely worth a smile! {Spoiler}A roomful of children all think the Doctor is Father Christmas because of his clothes (and Mel had him on that carrot juice diet for a reason! ) 'The Grotto' (5*, 5C) Excellent Seventh Doctor and Ace adventure, a proper 'Doctor Who' monster story in a very festive setting with some twists of dark humour as familiar Christmas sights are made grotesque in the grotto. I thought it was perfect for Seven & Ace, in fact it would be hard to imagine any other classic-era pairing in their place. Great writing for the Doctor and his friend - and a real bonus to have it performed by Sophie Aldred. Wicked! 'Ghost of Christmas Past' (5*, 5C) Wonderfully nostalgic solo ( or is it...) Christmas story for the Eighth Doctor, haunted by a long life and many, many memories. New series elements skillfully blended with those from the classic era and the Eighth Doctor written so well it could only be him. Poignant, mysterious and finally optimistic and forward-looking, a great story to hear on New Year's Day as the past makes way for the future.
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Post by number13 on Jan 8, 2018 14:38:30 GMT
The final four tales of The Twelve Doctors of Christmas, listening to one (30 min) story each day, scoring each story out of 5, plus an extra Christmassyness score out of 5 from 5='Could only be a Christmas story' to 1='Just happens to take place around December 25th' (And I did finish on the twelfth day of Christmas, as scheduled! ) These four stories of the new series Doctors all start with the same basic format - the Doctor at Christmas in 21stC England, travelling solo and then usually meeting a local child to be his temporary companion for a special seasonal adventure. The 'Doctor Who Annuals' of my youth often did this companion-substitution and I was never keen on it. I liked the Doctors' companions too and preferred stories with them as well as the Doctor. So how did it work here? Let's unwrap the tales and find out... 'The Red Bicycle' (5*, 2C) The Ninth Doctor buys a present for someone very special and has serious problems getting it under the tree on time. It has to be a Christmas story because of his motives but it really isn't Christmassy apart from the ending. But it's a fun action story with entertaining aliens and great writing which made me lol more than once, a present well worth unwrapping. 'Loose Wire' (2*, 2C) The Tenth Doctor runs around a lot zapping his sonic magic wand at an alien which is spoiling a family Christmas. Then stays for tea. (The Doctor, not the alien.) It's a very Tenth Doctor story but of the sort which annoys me most, and with an alien which I didn't like on TV. If you like the Tenth Doctor's hectic style you'll probably like this better than I did. But I had to look the title up for this review, only a few days after hearing the story, which for me isn't a good sign. 'The Gift' (5*, 5C) Charming, light-hearted Christmas fantasy as the Eleventh Doctor (and it could only be him) helps a girl having a spot of trouble with her family's presents and makes Christmas very special indeed. But not quite as either of them intended. Like 'Ghost of Christmas Past' (also by Scott Handcock) this is a story which brings out the spirit of Christmas - but this time with less mystery and more fun. Definitely, a gift. 'The Persistence of Memory' (4*, 2C) Now this is one for fans with long memories who can keep their continuity wits about them, as both the classic and new series get neatly tied into an adventure for the Twelfth Doctor and a boy to whom he grants the Christmas wish of one trip in the TARDIS, anywhere, any time. I liked the choice of destination and the continuity tie-ins very much; the only reason this one didn't get 5* was the Doctor's solution, performed twice. But it was still a very good story for my first spin-off jaunt with the glorious Twelfth! {BIG Story Spoilers} Going Nessie-hunting (at Loch Ness, obviously!) in the 1970s was a real winner for me - I remember reading books on this stuff back then! I wasn't so keen on the Doctor using memory wipes, twice, although I do see that in one case it was needed for continuity. I'd just have preferred a 'natural' timey-wimey explanation for his young friend being hazy about the adventure.
Overall across the 12 stories, a recommended short story collection with several real highlights than any fan will enjoy. But don't unwrap it until Christmas... Ho Ho Ho (repeat 12 times...)
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Post by aemiliapaula on Jan 9, 2018 0:06:11 GMT
1984 with Eccleston
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Post by agentten on Jan 17, 2018 2:22:14 GMT
Listening to old episodes of The Shadow and having a great time with them. Creepy, pulpy, and sinister, such a perfect character for radio.
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Post by kurumais on Jan 20, 2018 7:07:47 GMT
almost finished with mclevy series 10, 2 more stories left
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Post by kurumais on Jan 20, 2018 8:02:18 GMT
Graphic Audio - Way of Kings.. Not sure if I like it or not. So far I'm only 30 minutes into it so it's too early to judge. Let me see how it goes. I've only picked up the first part yet as a tester. If I like what I hear, maybe I'll get the remaining too.. the audio book of that is amazing. the readers, kate reading and michael kramer, are 2 best i can think of. ive heard them on 2 of the stormlight archive books and a few of the wheel of time series. they are my favorites. i bought the first graphic audio just out of curiosity. its not bad. and they got farther in the story i would have thought. ive got the third book, oathbringer, audio waiting for me after i get thru mclevy and the two rani's from big finish. its a great series. i think sanderson is up there with GRRM as the top fantasy writer today. hope you like it.
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Post by rran on Jan 20, 2018 8:04:56 GMT
Graphic Audio - Way of Kings.. Not sure if I like it or not. So far I'm only 30 minutes into it so it's too early to judge. Let me see how it goes. I've only picked up the first part yet as a tester. If I like what I hear, maybe I'll get the remaining too.. the audio book of that is amazing. the readers, kate reading and michael kramer, are 2 best i can think of. ive heard them on 2 of the stormlight archive books and a few of the wheel of time series. they are my favorites. i bought the first graphic audio just out of curiosity. its not bad. and they got farther in the story i would have thought. ive got the third book, oathbringer, audio waiting for me after i get thru mclevy and the two rani's from big finish. its a great series. i think sanderson is up there with GRRM as the top fantasy writer today. hope you like it. Yeah I tried Mistborn by Michael Kramer - but I'm sorry to say I just couldn't tolerate his narration Tried 2-3 times and all the times fell asleep. I gave up and read the book instead. So decided to go for GA this time..
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Post by relativetime on Jan 20, 2018 23:38:54 GMT
Day of the Cockroaches and The Empty House. Loved both of them - reminds me that I really need to go back and watch the Eleventh Doctor episodes again.
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Post by kurumais on Jan 23, 2018 3:34:17 GMT
starting mclevy series 11 and 12 tonight
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Post by glutamodo on Jan 27, 2018 5:52:18 GMT
Oh, well it wasn't today but a few days ago I found that the Boston (USA) audio/radio drama company Colonial Radio Theatre had released a further (and I guess final) short series of audio plays of Ticonderoga. This series showcases before and after the British taking of Fort Carillon at Ticonderoga, New York in the late 1750s. (and really, the initial release, looks to only cost 3 bucks, USD, right now and that's nearly nine and a half hours of good audio drama)
I tend to check out the Colonial Radio Theatre's website every week or so, in hopes that their final series of Powder River will finally be released (The recording session was well over a year ago, I suspect a mixture of delays on post production and distribution/marketing keep pushing the release back and back) I didn't even know they were even going to do any more Ticonderoga stories, so when I saw that this was available, it was an instant purchase.
Next day, we had a bad snow storm here in central Wyoming, and as I left town heading to work, I found the road had been closed... but work called me back and told me to take an alternate, and much longer route that was <barely> open, (when I saw them towing a WYDOT snow plow out of a ditch I was surprised the road was even open), hell it took me over 3 hours of drive time to get there, which was more than enough time to listen to all 6 of those new Ticonderoga episodes. Kind of odd listening/imagining stories set in the summertime when driving through a "winter wasteland"...
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Post by kurumais on Mar 2, 2018 15:36:19 GMT
i'm still in the middle of brandon sanderson's oathbringer. this is a long audiobook but a good one.
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Post by mark687 on Mar 2, 2018 15:52:26 GMT
Finally found a YouTube of the last couple of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Eps starring Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs.
(Mr Morrison is still my favourite Holmes Mr Sachs is ok as Watson but he's no Michael Williams)
Regards
mark687
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Post by muckypup on Mar 2, 2018 15:54:56 GMT
Blood on satan’s claw........
Not sure if I like it or not.......for a corruption of innocents tale, the children’s voices seem very old in both what they say and the way they say it!
It’s all done well enough, just that irritates and stopping me from really getting into it.
I might need a second listen.....I did rewatch the film a bit ago and that don’t hold up well.....maybe that’s tarnished my opinion
Not audio but “the ritual” on Netflix is one of the closest to a 70’s style horror story, I have seen in a long time, wicker man meets Blair witch.
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Post by muckypup on Mar 2, 2018 15:58:30 GMT
Finally found a YouTube of the last couple of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Eps starring Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs. (Mr Morrison is still my favourite Holmes Mr Sachs is ok as Watson but he's no Michael Williams) Regards mark687 I have a similar relation with BF Holmes.......I love Watson, he plays it in a very similar style to Michael Williams but nick Briggs is No Clive Morrison but it I do like the bf Sherlock stories, supernatural elements n all
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Post by kurumais on Apr 14, 2018 0:58:15 GMT
in an effort to stay off the computer and the internet tonight, i'll be listening to graphic audio's who is the black panther.
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Post by kurumais on Oct 11, 2018 14:38:42 GMT
im listening to baker's end the happenstance pox
this series has grown on me i like katy manning much more here than jo.
im still a bit off put with the recastings
they recast the revered didnt they?
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Post by Simon Barnard on Oct 13, 2018 11:33:29 GMT
im listening to baker's end the happenstance pox this series has grown on me i like katy manning much more here than jo. im still a bit off put with the recastings they recast the revered didnt they? We did recast the Reverend, as the original one, David Benson, was on a very long theatrical tour. But we worked the recasting into the storyline - there are a couple of hints in there that things aren't what they seem, which would've been explained in the next episode. Which we haven't quite got round to making, unfortunately!
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Post by paulh on Oct 14, 2018 10:06:13 GMT
Just finished listening to the audio book recording of the first series of Upstairs Downstairs read by Jean Marsh (who played Rose in the TV series). I really enjoyed it. It's a shame they didn't carry on and produce audiobooks for the whole series, but presumably sales weren't high enough.
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