Stories Audio Drama The Third Doctor Adventures The Third Doctor Adventures Intelligence for War 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 2 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Written by Eddie Robson Runtime 198 minutes Time Travel Present Location (Potential Spoilers!) Norfolk, Huncleath, Earth, England Synopsis The Doctor and Liz Shaw investigate a disturbing incident in the quiet Norfolk village of Huncleath, involving a vanishing Nazi soldier. Is time travel technology to blame? And what is the link between the disappearance of the village’s wealthiest resident, Francis Teeling, and anti-war campaigners in Cambridge? As the Brigadier mobilises UNIT, a secret branch of the British military has serious concerns about UNIT’s scientific advisor Dr Elizabeth Shaw. In the ensuing struggle, Liz must make connections with her past, consider her future and fight against both incarceration and an unusual alien weapon. And try as he might, the Doctor may not be able to help her! Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Third Doctor Liz Shaw The Brigadier Show All Characters (3) How to listen to Intelligence for War: Big Finish Audio The Third Doctor Adventures: Intelligence for War Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Newest First Oldest First Most Likes Highest Rating Lowest Rating Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 2 reviews 17 November 2024 · 31 words Review by Rock_Angel 1 Kinda wish I liked this one as much as I did on release it’s fine I guess I think a little slow but again Liz kinda sweeps the competition away Like Liked 1 27 June 2024 · 331 words Review by dema1020 1 I really liked this audio overall. It's nice to have a strong Liz Shaw story when her role in the Doctor Who franchise is otherwise quite limited. This story isn't just a good one featuring Liz Shaw, though, it is one that digs into her past, has full segments devoted entirely to her doing stuff, and has a lot of fun ideas for her character. It really feels like we get a proper sense of backstory here. The story itself is really fun, too. We're dealing with espionage, arms trading, and alien technology in a pretty well done thriller. It definitely meanders a bit in the second half compared to the much more tightly and carefully written first half, but overall it was a good story. I really liked the angle of this Colonel Matthews charging Liz with treason, and it leads to some very unique interrogation scenes. At one point, Matthews and Shaw literally switch places mid-conversation, and that was cool to listen to how well they executed this content. The downside is the ultimate villain and plot are a lot less endearing to me. It's the same old alien stuff just with some neat added details and layers, like the aforementioned role switching between humans. When we're dealing with UNIT, it's relationship with the rest of the government, and that sort of stuff around Liz's arrest, I was a lot more compelled. The alien angle felt mostly unwelcome as the story lost a lot the more we got into that content. Still I enjoyed this overall and would recommend prospective listeners pick this up when it goes on sale. Aside from little things like being able to tell Keith Wickham did a lot of the back-up vocals, this is well acted and Tim Treloar, Daisy Ashford, and Jon Culshaw all did a great job impersonating The Doctor, Liz Shaw, and the Brigadier. Culshaw in particular does a great impression of Nicholas Courtney to the point it felt pratically unmistakable. Like Liked 1 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating52 members 4.02 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating38 votes 4.11 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating13 votes 3.80 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 77 Favourited 11 Reviewed 2 Saved 3 Skipped 0 Owned 5 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote