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VICTORY XI

The first Big Finish audio in the Time Lord Victorious event is Echoes of Extinction, which consists of two half-hour parts: the first with Eight and the second with Ten.

The first part sees Eight arrive at an undisclosed location, coming face-to-face with a creature forced to kill anyone it meets: an imprisoned woman and her jailer robot. He soon begins investigating the creature’s purpose and abilities. This first half of the story is pretty meh on its own, but Pau McGann is great, and Paul Clayton provides a superbly compelling performance as Edwards, the robot jailer turned servant.

The second part picks up during the Tenth Doctor’s travel home from the Dark Times, as he joins an expedition to the long-dead world sometime after the Eighth Doctor has left it. David Tennant slips back to his old role effortlessly, and the 30-minute story builds tension. It also shows how the Doctor has learnt his lesson from the Time Lord Victorious business, which is why it's satisfying to listen to it at this point. The guest cast is superb, especially Burn Gorman and Arthur Darvill. This part is simple but pretty exciting once the Network is fully unleashed.