Stories Audio Drama Big Finish Main Range Colditz 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 14 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 1 Overview Released Monday, October 22, 2001 Written by Steve Lyons Cover Art by Clayton Hickman Publisher Big Finish Productions Directed by Gary Russell Runtime 107 minutes Time Travel Past, Alternate Reality Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Nazis, Consequences, Doctor imprisoned, Dodgy Parking, Rewriting History, Time Travel Pivotal, World War II Inventory (Potential Spoilers!) Spoons Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, Germany Synopsis October 1944. As World War Two draws towards its conclusion, a Nazi defeat begins to seem almost inevitable. But that might be about to change... Two intruders are captured in the grounds of Colditz Castle, the most secure Prisoner of War camp in Germany. At first, the guards think they're dealing with British spies. But the strangers arrived in an advanced travelling machine, the like of which they've never seen before. With this "TARDIS" in their hands, the Third Reich might triumph after all... Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy Ace Sophie Aldred Elizabeth Klein Tracey Childs First Appearance Feldwebel Kurtz David Tennant Show All Characters (4) How to listen to Colditz: Listen on Apple Music Listen on Spotify Big Finish Audio Colditz Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 14 reviews 17 April 2025 · 67 words Review by Jamie Spoilers 3 This review contains spoilers! This story rushed by, despite being a 4 parter. I know of Klein but I knew nothing about her, so I was pretty shocked at what she was and how this story transpired with her. Curious what's going to happen with her in future. David Tennant acted brilliantly as the despicable Kurtz in this. Some great scenes with Ace in the prison, and overall a really good story. Jamie View profile Like Liked 3 20 March 2025 · 32 words Review by megaminxwin Spoilers This review contains spoilers! you dont really expect a timey-wimey story from a nazi pow camp but this delivers and it delivers HARD. GOD i hate klein and kurtz and the rest of them sooo much megaminxwin View profile Like Liked 0 21 February 2025 · 195 words Review by thedefinitearticle63 Spoilers 2 This review contains spoilers! This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order. Previous Story: Dust Breeding David Tennant is in this... as a Nazi. He must've been quite desperate to get on Doctor Who huh. Still he plays the role really well, as he tends to when it comes to villains. There's a lot of things to like about this story. There's a character from an alternate timeline where the Nazis won, which gives us some really great discussions about changing time and the "correct" history. Klein is quite an interesting character in general, I'm glad to hear that there'll be more with her later down the line. Ace gets a really solid role here. While the Doctor is out scheming and doing whatever Ace is trapped in Colditz castle trying to escape. She blends in quite nicely with all these soldier types and there's a really good underlying theme of Ace "growing up" which is cemented at the end by her dropping the name Ace and going for Dorothy McShane instead. It'll be interesting to see where that leads. Really good stuff, another win for 7 it seems. Next Story: The Rapture thedefinitearticle63 View profile Like Liked 2 17 January 2025 · 96 words Review by KamelionFan27 1 The cast of this story is fantastic, of particular note is David Tennant, appearing here, before he had played the Doctor, as Kurtz, a particularly nasty Nazi officer, who makes for a very menacing villain. I really enjoyed Sophie Aldred's performance here too, her anger at the Nazis and determination to escape is played very well, her scenes with Tennant being a highlight. The story itself is fantastic, there's not much I can say without spoilers, but it doesn't go where I expected it to, and the twists throughout keep it engaging from start to finish. KamelionFan27 View profile Like Liked 1 15 January 2025 · 259 words Review by KnuppMello Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! Original (Brazilian Portuguese) Translation (English) Essa história é um incrível jogo de xadrez somado a um delicado quebra cabeça. Depois de atingir uma anomalia no vórtice do tempo, o Doutor e a Ace pousam na Alemanha de 1944, logo os dois são capturados e separados no famoso Castelo Colditz, um castelo renascentista localizado na região oriental da Alemanha que está sendo usado como um campo de prisioneiros da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Assim Ace é aprisionada e precisa encontrar um jeito de fugir do Castelo além de ter que lidar com o asqueroso soldado nazista "Kurtz" - Já o Doutor é interrogado por uma misteriosa mulher chamada "Elizabeth Klein" que aparentemente sabe muito sobre o Time Lord, sua TARDIS, e entende bastante de viagem no tempo. O roteiro de Steve Lyons beira a perfeição, sua narrativa te prende a cada minuto e a cada bloco, eu me vi várias vezes perdendo a noção do tempo de tão preso que fiquei a história. Eu amei a forma como o 7° Doutor foi escrito, ele literalmente entra na mente de seus oponentes com vários momentos manipuladores e com seus ótimos discursos que é uma típica marca registrada do Time Lord. Todas as performances são de muita qualidade, Sylvester e Sophie nem se fala, sempre estão ótimos - seu elenco de convidados é muito forte, Tracey Childs como a misteriosa "Klein" e o David Tennant como "Kurtz" um soldado nazista, ambos apresentando um desempenho FENOMENAL. Em suma, até o momento esse vai sendo o melhor áudio do 7° Doutor que ouvi nessa minha jornada. Sem sombra "Colditz" é um áudio imperdível! This story is an incredible game of chess combined with a delicate puzzle. After encountering an anomaly in the time vortex, the Doctor and Ace land in Germany in 1944, soon the two are captured and separated in the famous Colditz Castle, a Renaissance castle located in the eastern region of Germany that is being used as a World War II prisoner camp. Thus, Ace is imprisoned and needs to find a way to escape from the Castle as well as having to deal with the disgusting Nazi soldier "Kurtz" - Meanwhile, the Doctor is interrogated by a mysterious woman named "Elizabeth Klein" who apparently knows a lot about the Time Lord, his TARDIS, and understands quite a bit about time travel. The script by Steve Lyons borders on perfection, his narrative captures you every minute and with each block, I found myself several times losing track of time so engrossed was I by the story. I loved the way the 7th Doctor was written, he literally gets into the minds of his opponents with several manipulative moments and with his great speeches that are a typical hallmark of the Time Lord. All the performances are of great quality, Sylvester and Sophie need not be mentioned, always great - its guest cast is very strong, Tracey Childs as the mysterious "Klein" and David Tennant as "Kurtz" a Nazi soldier, both delivering a PHENOMENAL performance. In summary, so far this is being the best 7th Doctor audio I've listened to on this journey. Without a doubt "Colditz" is a not-to-be-missed audio! (Translation generated by AI, so mistakes are possible). KnuppMello View profile Like Liked 1 Show All Reviews (14) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating273 members 4.01 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating495 votes 3.87 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating275 votes 4.00 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 461 Favourited 60 Reviewed 14 Saved 16 Skipped 0 Related Stories Main Range • Episode 130 A Thousand Tiny Wings Rating: 4.09 Story Skipped Audio Drama Reviews(3) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Big Finish Main Range 101-150 Set of Stories: Big Finish Main Range Set of Stories: Main Range: Seventh Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite DOCTOR: Well! Tell me about your world, Klein. I mean, tell me about 1965. KLEIN: You must have seen it for yourself. DOCTOR: I’ve seen people learning how to be free, learning new experiences, new forms of self-expression, banding together to combat inequality and injustice! I can’t imagine that your world is very similar. KLEIN: Are you trying to imply that my time shouldn’t come to exist? That Germany should never have won this war? You are wrong. DOCTOR: Am I? KLEIN: You want to change history! DOCTOR: Not change it! Put it back on the right track! KLEIN: According to whom? DOCTOR: According to what I’ve seen. KLEIN: And what about the world I’ve seen? The world of the future, Doctor. An efficient, peaceful, prosperous world. A golden age. DOCTOR: BUILT ON HOW MANY CORPSES? Oh, I’m sure your trains run on time, Klein. But was it worth the bloodshed? Was it worth the slaughter of millions? KLEIN: Yes. DOCTOR: NO! It’s never worth it, Klein. There is no excuse for genocide! — Colditz
