Stories Audio Drama The Comic Strip Adaptations Classic Series - Special Releases Episode: 1 2 Doctor Who and the Star Beast 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 1 Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview Released Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Written by Alan Barnes Runtime 109 minutes Time Travel Present Location (Potential Spoilers!) Blackcastle, Earth, England, Yorkshire Synopsis 1980 AD! In Yorkshire, the authorities have dismissed reports that an Unidentified Flying Object was seen plummeting towards the ground… moments before the explosion that destroyed the Blackcastle Steel Mills. After all, Blackcastle is the last place on Earth aliens would ever want to visit... Local teenagers Sharon and Fudge know better. ’Cos they’ve found an actual space alien hiding in the allotments. He’s their alien. Their secret. And his name is… The Meep. He’s not the only alien in Blackcastle, though. His pursuers, the terrible Wrarth Warriors, are on his trail, along with their unwitting accomplice: The Doctor! 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 Sharon Davies Beep the Meep UNIT Show All Characters (4) How to listen to Doctor Who and the Star Beast: Big Finish Audio The Comic Strip Adaptations Volume 1 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 1 review 4 June 2024 · 146 words Review by thedefinitearticle63 Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order. Previous Story: Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (Audio Adaptation) I wish Big Finish did more comic strip adaptations as they've proved to be a delight to listen to. This one is especially fun, the cast is excellent. The Meep is fittingly voiced and captures the insanity of the Meep very well. Fudge and Sharon are great side characters and I especially like how they hint at Sharon's adventures with the Doctor at the end instead of leaving it as an open ending. The Meep's desperate pleading was quite funny and in-character too. This is probably my preferred version of The Star Beast, though I will have to read the comic to compare. Next Story: The Stuff of Nightmares Like Liked 1 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating48 members 3.89 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating17 votes 4.06 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating41 votes 4.40 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 82 Favourited 9 Reviewed 1 Saved 2 Skipped 1 Owned 5 Related Stories Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. Target Collection Doctor Who: The Star Beast Rating: 3.57 Story Skipped Book Reviews(2) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Target Collection Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved 60th Anniversary Specials • Episode 1 The Star Beast Rating: 3.43 Story Skipped Television Reviews(12) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials Set of Stories: Doctor Who (2023-) Set of Stories: Fourteenth Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Doctor Who Magazine Comics Doctor Who and the Star Beast Rating: 3.93 Story Skipped Comic Reviews(5) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who Magazine Comics Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote
