Rise and Fall

Rise and Fall is a must listen for all fans of Doctor Who (particularly as it’s available on Spotify, Apple Music and Soundcloud, the latter being completely free and without a subscription). It’s a genius concept executed incredibly well and, in my opinion, is a pinnacle of the audio short story format.

Boring and routine to a fault. This is the simplest concept to get, but the story does not do anything of value with its concept. The Doctor and Ian watch over a society that grows and dies faster than they can conceive. Problem is that there is no real stakes, message or anything else of value to make the story interesting. It just skips over some (pretty safe) highlights from the civilization and call it a day. Could have been much more.