Stories Audio Drama Classic Series Special Releases Classic Series - Special Releases Episode: 1 2 3 4 The Carrionite Curse 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 2 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Thursday, July 27, 2017 Written by Simon Guerrier Runtime 66 minutes Time Travel Present Location (Potential Spoilers!) Birmingham, Earth, England Synopsis Katy Bell returns to her Midlands home to find strange goings-on at the buskers fair. A witch trial in the 1980s. A bonfire ready to be lit... Luckily, a colourful visitor is already investigating, and the local vicar, Katy's dad, is versed in tales of the macabre. Terrifying forces are on the loose, and the town hall holds a secret. There is black magic in the Black Country, and the Doctor has the name of his enemy on the tip of his tongue... Something wicked this way comes. Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Sixth Doctor Katy Bell Carrionites Show All Characters (3) How to listen to The Carrionite Curse: Big Finish Audio Classic Doctors New Monsters 2 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 12 December 2024 · 217 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: Judoon in Chains This was really solid, certainly much better than The Shakespeare Code. The Carrionites are actually really interesting as a villain, so it makes sense why they were picked for this story. They also work quite well with the 6th Doctor's naturally verbose vocabulary (it's funny that this is the second story I've listened to were Sixie's tendency to use long and complex words has been used against the villain). There's a really nice atmosphere here, with a small village in the countryside. The cast are really strong, with companion-that-never-was Katy and the usual village people in the form of a Vicar and a village councillor. I enjoyed that the witches kept coming back even when they seemed defeated, it really added to the stakes. The little reference to Litefoot was fun and the ending was quite bittersweet. I do like how they're exploring 6's fear of becoming the Valeyard quite a bit aswell. Overall, really solid story and Classic Doctors, New Monsters continues to be on a good-streak. Next Story: Voyage to Venus Like Liked 0 21 November 2024 · 16 words Review by LyraXI 1 Actually way better than The Shakespeare Code. We need more stories set in the Black Country. Like Liked 1 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating58 members 3.41 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating70 votes 3.60 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 106 Favourited 5 Reviewed 2 Saved 1 Skipped 0 Owned 5 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote