Stories Audio Book The Companion Chronicles The Child 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 2 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Thursday, December 20, 2012 Written by Nigel Fairs Publisher Big Finish Productions Narrated by Louise Jameson, Anna Hawkes Directed by Nigel Fairs Runtime 78 minutes Synopsis “Tell me another story, Leela. Not the one about the walking doll or the creepy mechanical men. A new one. I want to hear a new one…” Leela is dead but her soul lives on. She has been reborn as a young girl, Emily, whose ‘imaginary friend’ tells her amazing tales about a great Wizard and the warrior who accompanies him on his adventures through time and space. Emily prepares to tell her parents the story of a cold, grey world whose people are ruled over by a Glass Angel. The Wizard is her prisoner and only the warrior girl and her three peculiar friends can save him… 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 Fourth Doctor Leela Glass Woman Show All Characters (3) How to listen to The Child: Big Finish Audio The Companion Chronicles: The Child 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 2 reviews 3 June 2025 · 202 words Review by Ryebean Spoilers This review contains spoilers! Man, was I creeped out by the cover... just a shame that nothing special happened. Four's companion chronicles don't seem to do so well. Leela seems to get on with children, especially in the Companion Chronicles. The recent stories don't really explain their mysteries about Leela, which is something I strongly dislike. Leela gets some good moments, but neither her or the Doctor get some proper characterisation that interested me. To be honest, this story, once again, didn't leave enough of an impact on me to say anything about the monsters. The setting reminds me of the Dalek City in the Daleks, and that was quite atmospheric at times, and other times felt quite dull. Despite this, it did feel like something that they would've made, considering their low budget. So... Leela's dead... for some reason... and the imaginary friend of a random child... for some reason. However, she and Leela bond well and you feel the connection between them, which is good - even if it doesn't make any sense. I'm disappointed with the Fourth Doctor's companion chronicles. I hope that Romana's stories are better, because this feels like the Leela I believed she was before I started her run properly. Ryebean View profile Like Liked 0 13 May 2025 · 16 words Review by Rock_Angel This one was actually rather beautiful I don’t see how it’s so low in the average Rock_Angel View profile Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating32 members 2.92 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 63 Favourited 2 Reviewed 2 Saved 3 Skipped 1 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote