I really like The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. I think it's great fun, and a rich world, one which could easily be mined for a spinoff. And despite the low score of this audio, I really wanted to like it. I wanted it to be fun and silly, for us to dig into the past of the circus and the tribulations of its creators.

However, we don't get that. We get a talent show, two relatively unengaging lead characters who want to make their circus a reality, the Doctor doing nothing but juggling, and - for some reason that is still unclear to me - the Master. And we get that going round and round for two hours. Unfortunately, this isn't even one of the shorter MR stories. It's long. And it plods along.

The closest we get to being interesting is when Juniper Berry and Kingpin disagree - it's not even a real argument - and she leaves the circus. And I thought, oh, okay cool, it's part 3 but I can forgive that, maybe this is going somewhere. Finally, a character I kind of liked and was engaged with! And then she dies immediately. And we return to the Doctor juggling.

This story isn't exactly bad. I've heard worse in this range in quality, in sound design, in acting, in every metric. But the thing is, it just doesn't really do anything. I struggle to see the point of any of it. It seems like there is no reason for any of the characters to be there, and any of the suspense they're trying to build is underwhelming because it's too long winded. I wish I had enjoyed this. But I didn't. And no doubt, I will not remember this episode in a few days time.