Stories Audio Drama BBC Radio Collection BBC Audio Single Releases Doctor Who and the Pescatons 2 images Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 3 Statistics Quotes 1 Transcript Overview Released July 1976 Written by Victor Pemberton Publisher BBC Audio Runtime 46 minutes Time Travel Past, Present Location (Potential Spoilers!) Pesca, Earth, England, London Synopsis The Fourth Doctor and his companion Sarah battle against some of the most heinous foes to emerge from the outer universe: The Pescatons. The Doctor finds himself in the capital city of London, where the population is bewildered and trembling beneath the violent onslaught of a merciless invader. Who or what is the mighty Zor, whose green slanting luminous eyes glare out from the dark of night like giant emeralds? What is the powerful alien force that is bringing Earth's civilisation to a standstill, threatening to annihilate everything in its path? This is the story of a dying Planet, of a Deadly Weed, and the merciless Creatures themselves. It is a Challenge to the Doctor—a frightening race against time... 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 Fourth Doctor Sarah Jane Smith Pescatons Show All Characters (3) How to listen to Doctor Who and the Pescatons: BBC Audio Doctor Who and the Pescatons Vinyl Doctor Who And The Pescatons & Sound Effects (RSD 2017) Vinyl The Tom Baker Record Collection (4LP) SIGNED EDITION Blu-Ray The Collection – Season 14 BBC Audio The BBC Radio Episodes Collection 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 3 reviews 27 December 2024 · 15 words Review by Rock_Angel That was definitely a story and that definitely had the doctor in it i believe Rock_Angel View profile Like Liked 0 15 October 2024 · 115 words Review by SophieScarlet If I'm being generous, I can say that this was probably hampered by its format and the practicalities of fitting a story onto two sides of a record. I can imagine that the novel is better. Right, I've been generous enough. This is a supremely unsatisfying story that moves in leaps and bounds, a bit like getting the first and last five minutes of every episode in a serial and nothing in between. I can't take the Pescatons seriously, and the Doctor and Sarah both seem unusually hapless. Worse still, it has some truly ear-splitting sound effects. The only good thing I can say about it is it has a few funny lines of dialogue. SophieScarlet View profile Like Liked 0 17 May 2024 · 65 words Review by ItsR0b0tNinja 2 Doctor Who and the Pescatons has a minimal cast, in the vein of the Big Finish Companion Chronicles. The story is a fairly simple, paint by numbers, alien invasion. While there wasn't much to it, it wasn't bad. It was nice hearing Elizabeth Sladen again, and Tom Baker sounds as smooth as ever. This is a quick and easy listen, and won't tax your time. ItsR0b0tNinja View profile Like Liked 2 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating37 members 2.66 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating135 votes 2.87 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 63 Favourited 0 Reviewed 3 Saved 1 Skipped 1 Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite DOCTOR: Don't ask me to explain the organic structure of these creatures. SARAH: Why not?! DOCTOR: Because I haven't a clue. — Doctor Who and the Pescatons Transcript Needs checking [Part one] My life is an endless journey across the bounds of space and time. A Time Traveller, drifting amongst the great galaxies of the universe. (The TARDIS materialises.) The TARDIS made an uncomfortable landing It was as though we had been plucked from the sky by some vast magnetic force, pulling us down into its web. (The sound of waves and seagulls.) Show Full Transcript Open in new window
