Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Episode 15: Aunties, Pugilists And Submarines




This episode finds Matthew Kresal and Mary Lang reviewing the three standalone stories from the second season of the Fourth Doctor Adventures: The Auntie Matter, The Justice Of Jalxar and Phantoms Of The Deep. In reviewing these stories that take the Doctor and Mary Tamm's Romana from 1920s Britain to Victorian London and the bottom of the ocean, topics discussed include Mary Tamm's performances, the use of sound design in getting across the various settings and the influences of different genres upon each of the stories.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Episode 14: Stage Doctors




Dedicated to the memory of Big Finish's Paul Spragg.

This episode finds Matthew Kresal and Mary Lang reviewing the other two Doctor Who stage plays Big Finish have adapted: Seven Keys To Doomsday with Trevor Martin as the Doctor and The Ultimate Adventure with Colin Baker, both written by Terrence Dicks. Topics discussed include Trevor Martin's alternative fourth Doctor, getting across the visual on audio, reoccurring elements in both plays and (in the case of the latter play) songs...

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