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Post by theillusiveman on Mar 12, 2022 12:40:39 GMT
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Post by mark687 on Mar 16, 2022 9:42:58 GMT
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Post by shallacatop on Mar 16, 2022 9:47:13 GMT
Worth noting that when downloading the MP3 on the site it’s actually downloading the M4B. Clicking M4B works as is, so expect the Big Finish intern to hastily rectify!
EDIT: All sorted now as of 12:00 GMT.
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Post by Timelord007 on Mar 16, 2022 12:52:44 GMT
BfF please get these dispatched ASAP i love my Fourth Doctor Adventures.
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Post by mark687 on Mar 16, 2022 13:10:57 GMT
Regards
mark687
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Post by theillusiveman on Mar 16, 2022 14:55:15 GMT
Blood of The Time Lords
Story was Decent felt like a really good continuation with The Deadly Assassin with elements of Shada thrown in, characters were likable, pacing was good though towards the end i did feel like it could have had more of a proper conclusion but as a 4 parter its pretty solid
Sound Design was Fantastic Jamie Robinson did a top notch good the production was dripping with atmosphere
Cast was Fantastic- Tom Baker always gives a good performance, Adrian Lukis and Tom Baker shared a lot of chemistry together , Annette Badland always delivers an excellent performance,Emma Noakes as Elanora was quite good too she kinda reminded me of a Gallifreyian Ace and her scenes with Tom actually were quite strong but i think the person who stole the show was James Dreyus in his final performance as The Master- the script and the way he changes his performances between the characters was just sublime. its a real shame that Big Finish wont have JD back but i think if this is the final audio with Drefyus then its a great send off- probably his best performance sine The Destination Wars (Home Guard was good but Psychic Circus wasted him)
There were some slight continuity issues i had with chronological placement but i think it was just a great story
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Post by mark687 on Mar 16, 2022 15:39:59 GMT
Blood of the Timelords
Now that's how you add some more new background to things, some great new additions to the Timelord roster.
JD was fine (I may concede this is the best Master/Doctor interaction he's had but so long farewell)
Regards
mark687
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Post by IndieMacUser on Mar 16, 2022 19:03:44 GMT
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Post by thewatcher on Mar 17, 2022 7:30:35 GMT
I heard Ravencliff Witch first very good traditional Tom Baker era story & atmosphere.
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Post by shallacatop on Mar 17, 2022 14:18:31 GMT
I thought Blood of the Time Lords was good fun. A nice continuation of The Deadly Assassin, drawing in Time Lord lore from Shada and adding its own to the mix. Tom is on brilliant form and I quite liked them going through whole hog and having him talking out loud to himself at the beginning. It’s a sin of audio usually, but it works perfectly for Tom’s Doctor; I’m not sure how many more incarnations could get away with it. I loved Emma Noakes as Elonora and wouldn’t be against hearing from her again. Annette Badland was having the time of her life too.
I’ve never been keen on the Dreyfus Master and whilst this story gives him the most material out of his appearances, it just shows how one note and generic he is. There’s not a great deal that can be done with a pre-Delgado incarnation and the various outings of Dreyfus have proven that. Mind you, with the abundance of TV incarnations now playing the role for Big Finish, I’m not sure there’s the need for any more original versions. I’d have much preferred a re-encounter with Beevers in this.
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Post by bonehead on Mar 17, 2022 16:05:24 GMT
Blood of the Time Lords.
I would suggest that the opening three minutes are almost worth the price of this entire set. How charming, silly, sad and utterly Doctor Who. I’m not happy about the way James Dreyfuss has conducted himself in recent, well documented, times. Neither am I happy he will no longer appear in a Big Finish. It’s a lose/lose situation, I’d say, because his performance here, from the first time we hear him to the last, is exceptional. What fun we might have had with this new, petulant and very fruity, version of The Master. At least there’s a huge amount to enjoy here. My faith in the 4Das was shaken by my last purchase, The World Shapers, which I found to be pretty disappointing, especially as it was a sequel to a favourite television story, but Blood of the Time Lords is so much better in so many different ways. ( Why do Doctor Who fans like me bolster their praise for one story by moaning about another? Not sure; have you got a problem with that? As a matter of fact, I have. Can I stop doing it? It’s annoying and unnecessary. Doubtful. Shall we take this outside?) The cast here are terrific throughout – a lot of characters could have called for an annoyingly OTT performance (as in The World Shapers), but no – the actors all contained their characters beautifully – a fine balance. I’m sure Director Nick Briggs has to be congratulated as well for such restraint (I say restraint: the performances are rich, yes, but never too much, although there is a little too much ‘yeuss?’ in episode three). Adrian Lukas is particularly good, but then, he always is. Same for Emma Noakes, who would have made a very good travelling companion. And Annette Badland. Well, the whole cast really. A shining production this, generous in language, story-telling and some terrific dialogue; I’d go as far as to say this is one of the best 4Ds so far – funny, character-based, epic and sinister, straddling the story style of Hinchcliffe and Williams very effectively. Excellent. |
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Post by redsharkJason on Mar 17, 2022 20:15:05 GMT
Blood of the Time Lords.
I would suggest that the opening three minutes are almost worth the price of this entire set. How charming, silly, sad and utterly Doctor Who. I’m not happy about the way James Dreyfuss has conducted himself in recent, well documented, times. Neither am I happy he will no longer appear in a Big Finish. It’s a lose/lose situation, I’d say, because his performance here, from the first time we hear him to the last, is exceptional. What fun we might have had with this new, petulant and very fruity, version of The Master. At least there’s a huge amount to enjoy here. My faith in the 4Das was shaken by my last purchase, The World Shapers, which I found to be pretty disappointing, especially as it was a sequel to a favourite television story, but Blood of the Time Lords is so much better in so many different ways. ( Why do Doctor Who fans like me bolster their praise for one story by moaning about another? Not sure; have you got a problem with that? As a matter of fact, I have. Can I stop doing it? It’s annoying and unnecessary. Doubtful. Shall we take this outside?) The cast here are terrific throughout – a lot of characters could have called for an annoyingly OTT performance (as in The World Shapers), but no – the actors all contained their characters beautifully – a fine balance. I’m sure Director Nick Briggs has to be congratulated as well for such restraint (I say restraint: the performances are rich, yes, but never too much, although there is a little too much ‘yeuss?’ in episode three). Adrian Lukas is particularly good, but then, he always is. Same for Emma Noakes, who would have made a very good travelling companion. And Annette Badland. Well, the whole cast really. A shining production this, generous in language, story-telling and some terrific dialogue; I’d go as far as to say this is one of the best 4Ds so far – funny, character-based, epic and sinister, straddling the story style of Hinchcliffe and Williams very effectively. Excellent. I'm guessing that you just needed to get it off your chest that you didn't enjoy the World Traders.  Is Blood of the Time Lords a comedy? The World Traders was mainly played up with yuks. Something more akin to the Doomsday Contract. I didn't find Sian Phillips and Ramon Tikaram to be OTT annoying in the World Traders. Quite the opposite. |
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Post by bonehead on Mar 17, 2022 21:39:27 GMT
Blood of the Time Lords.
I would suggest that the opening three minutes are almost worth the price of this entire set. How charming, silly, sad and utterly Doctor Who. I’m not happy about the way James Dreyfuss has conducted himself in recent, well documented, times. Neither am I happy he will no longer appear in a Big Finish. It’s a lose/lose situation, I’d say, because his performance here, from the first time we hear him to the last, is exceptional. What fun we might have had with this new, petulant and very fruity, version of The Master. At least there’s a huge amount to enjoy here. My faith in the 4Das was shaken by my last purchase, The World Shapers, which I found to be pretty disappointing, especially as it was a sequel to a favourite television story, but Blood of the Time Lords is so much better in so many different ways. ( Why do Doctor Who fans like me bolster their praise for one story by moaning about another? Not sure; have you got a problem with that? As a matter of fact, I have. Can I stop doing it? It’s annoying and unnecessary. Doubtful. Shall we take this outside?) The cast here are terrific throughout – a lot of characters could have called for an annoyingly OTT performance (as in The World Shapers), but no – the actors all contained their characters beautifully – a fine balance. I’m sure Director Nick Briggs has to be congratulated as well for such restraint (I say restraint: the performances are rich, yes, but never too much, although there is a little too much ‘yeuss?’ in episode three). Adrian Lukas is particularly good, but then, he always is. Same for Emma Noakes, who would have made a very good travelling companion. And Annette Badland. Well, the whole cast really. A shining production this, generous in language, story-telling and some terrific dialogue; I’d go as far as to say this is one of the best 4Ds so far – funny, character-based, epic and sinister, straddling the story style of Hinchcliffe and Williams very effectively. Excellent. I'm guessing that you just needed to get it off your chest that you didn't enjoy the World Traders. Is Blood of the Time Lords a comedy? The World Traders was mainly played up with yuks. Something more akin to the Doomsday Contract. I didn't find Sian Phillips and Ramon Tikaram to be OTT annoying in the World Traders. Quite the opposite. Perhaps I disliked World Traders so much because it was a sequel to a story I really liked, and I found the comedy veering far too much toward the 'silly voices' style. I didn't hate it, and the performers you mention are excellent in productions that are more to my tastes! Perhaps I might enjoy it more if I gave it another listen. This release is on a different league though, as far as I'm concerned. It doesn't content itself with being a comedy, or even a drama, but manages to successfully straddle both, which requires great skill. |
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Post by grinch on Mar 17, 2022 21:43:11 GMT
I'm guessing that you just needed to get it off your chest that you didn't enjoy the World Traders. Is Blood of the Time Lords a comedy? The World Traders was mainly played up with yuks. Something more akin to the Doomsday Contract. I didn't find Sian Phillips and Ramon Tikaram to be OTT annoying in the World Traders. Quite the opposite. Perhaps I disliked World Traders so much because it was a sequel to a story I really liked, and I found the comedy veering far too much toward the 'silly voices' style. I didn't hate it, and the performers you mention are excellent in productions that are more to my tastes! Perhaps I might enjoy it more if I gave it another listen. This release is on a different league though, as far as I'm concerned. It doesn't content itself with being a comedy, or even a drama, but manages to successfully straddle both, which requires great skill. If you liked this one you should check out X Atack’s story he penned for the Early Adventures range The Wreck of the World. Really excellent stuff. |
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Post by bonehead on Mar 17, 2022 21:49:20 GMT
Perhaps I disliked World Traders so much because it was a sequel to a story I really liked, and I found the comedy veering far too much toward the 'silly voices' style. I didn't hate it, and the performers you mention are excellent in productions that are more to my tastes! Perhaps I might enjoy it more if I gave it another listen. This release is on a different league though, as far as I'm concerned. It doesn't content itself with being a comedy, or even a drama, but manages to successfully straddle both, which requires great skill. If you liked this one you should check out X Atack’s story he penned for the Early Adventures range The Wreck of the World. Really excellent stuff. Typically, that's one of the few Early Adventures I don't have. Nick B was particularly eloquent about Atack's writing style in the extras on this story. I'll certainly make a point of giving his stories consideration (I might even get 'Wreck' tomorrow) - thanks for the recommendation! |
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Post by davygallagher on Mar 18, 2022 3:32:15 GMT
A rarity for me this in that I loved the first story and then worried that the second could not live up...and it was better. Blood was a really fun way to send the Doctor home without the typical Cardinals, Castellans etc. It was nice to have a feel of the other institutions not Time Lord focused. I have been on record as saying that Dreyfus will not be missed as his Master is absolutely generic but this was the first time I felt he has his own feel. Deadly serious and yet with a petulance. Almost the kid at school trying too hard to be adult. I must admit in a rather fun twist of fate I love that he left with a "he wont remember any of this" - well, if he does...he has shown he will be on right wing news channels talking it up!  Few nice little meta nods too - The Doctor has a Worzel Gummidge yo-yo. I wonder if he thinks "looks like my last face!" when he looks at it! Also he mentions bein stuck in a "hornets nest". Wibbesy would be proud! Very clever to have a Master story on their homeworld set directly after another...but be tonally totally different. I loved that. The Witch was terrific. It was a lot Woman In Black a little Turn Of The Screw but in Holmes style, reinvented as a Who romp. Nerys is a national treasure and her debut here shows just how wonderful she will be when she joins as a companion. The Doctor and an older lady called Margaret - must be at some level a tribute to Maggie Stables. Even if not...nice to think of her. It was very much my kinda Who this. I love folk horror and old myths that then have a scientific rationale. Add on some fatalism that must happen...because it did happen and, yeah - just my cup of tea. Solo 2 has a LOT to live up to next month! |
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Post by tuigirl on Mar 18, 2022 8:49:48 GMT
After reading the reviews, I am tempted to get this.
However, some of the recent adventures left me a bit.... disappointed, so I held back because I fear that this is more of the same...
How does this compare to last years series?
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Post by bonehead on Mar 18, 2022 9:12:22 GMT
After reading the reviews, I am tempted to get this. However, some of the recent adventures left me a bit.... disappointed, so I held back because I fear that this is more of the same... How does this compare to last years series? Very favourably. I would recommend this set wholeheartedly. Two examples of the 4-part formula at its best. |
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Post by mark687 on Mar 18, 2022 10:28:12 GMT
Ravencliff Witch
Really good Companion Intro.
Margret is very reminiscent of Evelyn and the difference between her and Leela when they're together in next years adventures will be fascinating.
Regards
mark687
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Post by Kestrel on Mar 19, 2022 5:18:25 GMT
Really glad to see y'all are liking this one... I wound up pre-ordering it because I love solo Doctor stories (well, more often than not) but feel kinda hesitant about listening to it because I've thus far only barely scratched the surface of the 4DAs.
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Is Blood of the Time Lords a comedy? The World Traders was mainly played up with yuks. Something more akin to the Doomsday Contract. I didn't find Sian Phillips and Ramon Tikaram to be OTT annoying in the World Traders. Quite the opposite.
