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TARDIS Guide

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Released

Monday, August 17, 2015

Written by

Matt Fitton

Runtime

61 minutes

Time Travel

Past

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Earth, England, London

Synopsis

The Doctor and Flip visit Victorian London, where investigators Jago and Litefoot explore theatrical performances that have echoes of the Doctor's past lives...

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With one still to go this is the highlight of the box set. Having not yet heard the Jago & Litefoot/ 6th Doctor adventures, I still got a palpable thrill from hearing these two worlds collide.

Jago has come into money, a mysterious man has booked his theatre out for the month! This turns out to be the Valeyard who are dressing budding actors up as the doctor's former companions, making them play out their last moments with the Doctor before his various regeneration, he then kills them - a genius premise.

I slowly warmed to Flip (this was my first time with her) but am now looking forward to hearing more of her stuff. The Valeyard continues to be my favourite of the 6th Doctor's enemies.


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I really loved this one. Excellent performances by a pretty big cast, a fun and creative plot, and some great moments that look into not just the Sixth Doctor but his entire character history. It was a lot of fun seeing the Valeyard staging all the Doctor's deaths in a play and I though that was so different from a usual story leading up to a Doctor's regeneration.

Chronologically, this is one of the Sixth Doctor's final stories, and it isn't some big action piece or adventure, but relatively low-key, dialogue heavy, and entirely about the Doctor and his emotional state. Jago and Litefoot are delightful but it is Flip who really gets to shine here.

Not at all accessible to new viewers, this is still great fun for seasoned fans and highly recommended for them. I was little surprised to learn this one is a bit polarizing, but I personally adore it.


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