Stories Audio Drama The Fourth Doctor Adventures The Fourth Doctor Adventures Episode 3 Requiem for the Rocket Men 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 1 Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview Released Friday, March 13, 2015 Written by John Dorney Runtime 71 minutes Story Type Two-Parter Time Travel Unclear Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Robots Location (Potential Spoilers!) The Asteroid Synopsis The Asteroid - notorious hideaway of the piratical Rocket Men. Hewn out of rock, surrounded by force-fields and hidden in the depths of the Fairhead Cluster, their base is undetectable, unescapable and impregnable. In need of allies, the Master has arranged to meet with Shandar, King of the Rocket Men. But the mercenaries have captured themselves a very special prisoner - his oldest enemy, the Doctor. What cunning scheme is the Doctor planning? How does it connect with Shandar's new robotic pet? And just what has happened to Leela? The Master will have to work the answers out if he wants to leave the asteroid... alive... Note: The adventure continues in Doctor Who: Death Match Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Fourth Doctor Leela Rocket Men The Decayed Master K9 Mark I Show All Characters (5) How to listen to Requiem for the Rocket Men: Big Finish Audio Requiem for the Rocket Men 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 1 review 13 May 2024 · 297 words Review by thedefinitearticle63 Spoilers This review contains spoilers! This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order. Previous Story: The Darkness of Glass I was concerned that this story, in a so far underwhelming series, would forget why the Rocket Men are so good. It's not because they are particularly interesting villains on their own, the part about them that's interesting is how other characters react to dealing with them. They are useful to develop the characters, this is why they are entertaining. In both of their companion chronicles, they are used to explore the characters of both Ian and Steven. In the first, it's Ian's love for Barbara. In the second, it's Steven's decision to leave the TARDIS. While I don't think this story is as strong in the same way as the other two, that's not to say it's a bad story either. The exploration of the characters is a lot looser and more subtle (possibly due to the format). This story explores what happens when the Doctor has a plan, when he isn't bumbling through time and space and getting out of situations through mainly luck. It shows that the Doctor can be just as cunning and clever as the Master can if he really wants to. It also vaguely explores Leela's growing desire to leave and be a part of something more important, though this is mainly at the end and pretty much only to set up the twist. Despite not quite living up to the other two Rocket Men stories, this story is still engaging for it's own reasons, and Geoffrey Beevers as the Master is absolutely brilliant, he really sells the almost playful rivalry between him and the Doctor. Next Story: Death Match Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating38 members 3.80 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating96 votes 3.83 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating98 votes 4.15 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 76 Favourited 5 Reviewed 1 Saved 3 Skipped 0 Owned 5 Related Stories The Fourth Doctor Adventures S4 • Episode 4 Death Match Rating: 3.39 Story Skipped Audio Drama Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: The Fourth Doctor Adventures Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved The Companion Chronicles S7 • Episode 5 Return of the Rocket Men Rating: 3.94 Story Skipped Audio Book Reviews(2) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: The Companion Chronicles Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved The Companion Chronicles S6 • Episode 2 The Rocket Men Rating: 4.01 Story Skipped Audio Book Reviews(2) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: The Companion Chronicles Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Main Range • Episode 213 The Two Masters Rating: 4.23 Story Skipped Audio Drama More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets 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 Submit a Quote