Stories Audio Drama Big Finish Main Range Main Range Episode 193 Masters of Earth 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 1 Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview Released Tuesday, November 11, 2014 Written by Mark Wright, Cavan Scott Runtime 133 minutes Time Travel Future Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, Scotland Synopsis The year is 2163. Ten years since the Daleks invaded the Earth. One year until the Doctor, in his first incarnation, will help bring the occupation to an end. But for now, their reign of terror goes on. The TARDIS brings the Doctor and Peri to Scotland – enslaved, like everywhere else on the planet. But there are rumours of Dalek-free islands off its coast. Places where resistors and refuseniks are coming together, gathering arms and armour, preparing to strike back against the enemy. When the Doctor falls in with an unlikely group of freedom fighters making that dangerous journey to Orkney, he finds himself trapped — but not only by the Daleks, their robotised henchmen and their human collaborators. By history. Because history shows that for another year, resistance is useless... The rebellion must fail — and as a Time Lord, the Doctor can do nothing to help. 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 Sixth Doctor Peri Brown Daleks Dalek Earthforce Roboman Elite Robomen Show All Characters (6) How to listen to Masters of Earth: Big Finish Audio Masters of Earth 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 7 January 2025 · 236 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: The Widow's Assassin Sequels to classic serials can either be the most dull, fanwanky rehash of the original or a really cool spiritual successor that homages the original while still adding new depth and content. Luckily, this falls into the latter category. This is quite a fun revisit to the setting of The Dalek Invasion of Earth, a story that I personally really enjoy particularly for the atmosphere and worldbuilding. Having Daleks who don't know the Doctor yet is also a fun bonus as that often leaves stories redoing the same "Doctor gets captured and Daleks monologue about how the Doctor is the number one enemy" schtick. While I really like the previous story in this arc, it didn't give Peri and the Doctor proper time to reunite (which is a shame because I love how Nev Fountain writes their dynamic). This story has plenty of moments between them and I really like how this is a Peri who doesn't put up with the Doctor's rubbish anymore. Stellar performances from both Nicola Bryant and Colin Baker and also the supporting cast who made this story a lot more engaging. It feels quite rare that a Dalek story ends up being as good as this but when they do end up being good they're good. Next Story: The Rani Elite thedefinitearticle63 View profile Like Liked 1 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating63 members 3.70 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating124 votes 3.85 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating116 votes 4.20 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 115 Favourited 9 Reviewed 1 Saved 5 Skipped 1 Owned 10 Related Stories Classic Who S2 • Serial 2 · (6 episodes) The Dalek Invasion of Earth Rating: 3.93 Story Skipped Television Reviews(13) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who Season 2 Set of Stories: Doctor Who (1963-1996) Set of Stories: First Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote
