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Review of The Doomsday Contract by DanDunn

3 February 2025

This review contains spoilers!

You don't even have to read the details behind this lost story to know which Season it was originally meant for, this one's pure Douglas Adams wit and writing, even though it was written by John Lloyd, you'd swear it was Adams himself at the writing helm. Massive props to the guy and to Nev Fountain for adapting a story that in many ways feels like a love letter to the Douglas Adams year of Doctor Who as the Doctor faces one of his greatest challenges, courtroom bureaucracy. Between this and Shada, Season 17 really could've been one of the show's best had the two of them made it to TV, there's exactly four episodes I'd have gladly traded for this one. Nev Fountain was the perfect person to adapt this script based on his other works with Big Finish, he's probably the most consistently funny writer Doctor Who's ever had, even with jokes that don't make me laugh I never find myself groaning at them. Definitely worth listening for all Fourth Doctor fans


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