Stories Audio Drama Big Finish Main Range Main Range Episode 12 The Fires of Vulcan 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 12 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 2 Overview Released Monday, September 18, 2000 Written by Steve Lyons Runtime 104 minutes Time Travel Past Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Pure Historical, Religion, Vegetarian Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, Italy, Pompeii Synopsis Two thousand years ago, a cataclysmic volcanic eruption wiped the Roman city of Pompeii from the face of the Earth. It also buried the Doctor's TARDIS... Arriving in Pompeii one day before the disaster, the Seventh Doctor and Mel find themselves separated from their ship and entangled in local politics. With time running out, they fight to escape from the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. But how can they succeed when history itself is working against them? 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 Seventh Doctor Melanie Bush Eumachia Murranus The Romans Captain Muriel Frost Show All Characters (6) How to listen to The Fires of Vulcan: Listen on Apple Music Listen on Spotify Big Finish Audio The Fires of Vulcan 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 12 reviews 6 February 2025 · 209 words Review by thedefinitearticle63 Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order. Previous Story: Delta and the Bannermen A pure historical? With 7 and Mel? With implications about the consequences of time travel? Sign me right up. This is fantastically simple yet engaging story which manages to hold your attention in a way no lazy sci-fi explanations or poorly modulated alien voices ever could. The central conflict of this story being the Doctor giving up because he believes he's destined to die at Pompeii is a really good one, albeit I think it was resolved a bit lazily. It's funny that there's two stories out there featuring Scottish actors playing the Doctor alongside a redhead companion set in Pompeii that deal with changing established events titled "The Fires of [something]". Makes me wonder if one inspired the other but I think the similarities are mostly surface level. Overall a really good story, the final part being a mad dash back to the TARDIS with both Mel and the Doctor seperated was particularly good in my opinion. Really tense and dramatic stuff. Next Story: Bad Day in Tinseltown thedefinitearticle63 View profile Like Liked 1 20 January 2025 · 107 words Review by RandomJoke 1 I am still surprised how much I enjoyed this Story. I think the first 50 releases (at least the ones I listen to so far) are a totally mixed bags, with some excellent ones and some more meh ones. This one on the other hand is wonderful. Not every joke, that they make here, works, but it’s nice to see the S24 Tardis Team in a more dramatic Story rather than the campy ones, we got in S24. While I prefer Mel and Six as a team, I think this one is a pretty good Outing for Mel and Seven, maybe not a favorite but pretty good! RandomJoke View profile Like Liked 1 15 January 2025 · 275 words Review by KnuppMello Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! Primeira Main Range pós “Delta And The Bannermen” seguindo a cronologia – O problema dessa história está no conteúdo que preenche toda trajetória de “A TARDIS que ficou presa (o início)” e “Recuperando a TARDIS”, toda essa trajetória (esse meio) é preenchida com problemáticas e situações que para mim foram bem bobinhas não tão envolventes ou até mesmo não tão dramáticas diante de uma pré-tragédia, como por exemplo: O Doutor trapaceando em um jogo pra cima daquele cara brutamonte, havia mesmo necessidade dessa problemática dentro da história?? “Eu quero me limpar dessa vergonha, eu preciso bater no Doutor”...tipo, man 🤦🏻♂️... O áudio dedica um bloco inteiro para isso, fica naquela típica briga de saída de escola, dentre outras situações bobas também como o cliffhanger que soa bem aleatório de “ah ela roubou minhas joias”, tudo parece proposital para que a narrativa ficasse com um comportamento arrastado andando em círculos dando uma sensação de uma certa enrolação. Os personagens são bem estereotipados, temos um servo obediente, uma figura religiosa arrogante e etc etc. Mas mesmo com esses pontos questionáveis, o áudio tem sim seus positivos um deles é o protagonismo da Mel, mais uma vez sendo melhor utilizada do que na Série de TV. Ele também acerta na dose em criar uma certa emoção agonizante diante de toda a tragédia. Enfim, sinceramente eu achei bem Overrated, digo isso pelo fato de suas avaliações na internet serem de notas muitos altas, mas está longe de ser dispensável. KnuppMello View profile Like Liked 1 24 November 2024 · 6 words Review by Rock_Angel 2 Banger after banger today I fear Rock_Angel View profile Like Liked 2 27 September 2024 · 57 words Review by kiraoho 1 05.04.2022 All over the place. The timey-wimey conflict requires a few forced jumps through hoops to resolve. The slave/master paradigm is underexplored. I imagined some way cooler scenes for those purposes while listening to this play. Once again, this one feels procedural. And that's the worst DW can be. 2/5 for some nice moments and interesting idea eggs. kiraoho View profile Like Liked 1 Show All Reviews (12) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating186 members 3.70 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating455 votes 3.71 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating256 votes 4.15 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 317 Favourited 24 Reviewed 12 Saved 3 Skipped 0 Owned 14 Related Stories Doctor Who S4 • Episode 2 The Fires of Pompeii Rating: 4.07 Story Skipped Television Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who Series 4 Set of Stories: Doctor Who (2005-2022) Set of Stories: Tenth Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite DOCTOR: So, this is it. The final journey. I had hoped for a while longer, time to prepare. Time’s slipping away from me. Only just arriving, but we’ve already stayed a lifetime. Too many lifetimes. Withering like roses. — Seventh Doctor, The Fires of Vulcan Show All Quotes (2) Open in new window