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TARDIS Guide

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Released

May 2012

Written by

Eddie Robson

Runtime

54 minutes

Time Travel

Unclear

Synopsis

A cell. Four walls, one door. Jamie McCrimmon can escape, but it means unravelling a puzzle of extraordinary complexity.

And there are more than just two players in this game. The Doctor is there. So is his opponent, Side.

As a hero turns killer, and a rebellion becomes anarchy, the lines between good and evil are blurred. And so does the distinction between cause and effect…

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In a way, this story really has the feel of a stage play. Mostly, it's a two-person script, with a smaller third role, which is not an uncommon construction. In that vein, the story works very well throughout the bulk of the audio.

It becomes clear fairly early that things are happening out of sequence, and Jamie is trying to work out the sequence. It's a bit vague how he knows he needs to work out a sequence, exactly, but that does not detract from the fun of trying to work things out.

For me, the story lets us down at the end. When Jamie works out the answer, I didn't find that particularly satisfying. And at the very end, the characters head off to...

It really, really feels like they're about to go into the next part of the story. Except there is no next part. I had this weird feeling like I was missing the second disc of the story. That came as a particular letdown as I had really been enjoying the story and I wanted to get what happens next.

So, a good story that ends rather suddenl--


Soft spot for this story one of my first big finish purchases


would have worked better as s6b. loved it.


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