Stories Audio Drama The Fourth Doctor Adventures The Fourth Doctor Adventures Episode: 5 6 7 8 The Shadow of London 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 1 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Written by Justin Richards Runtime 64 minutes Time Travel Past Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, Germany Synopsis The TARDIS materialises in the backstreets of London in the 1940s. Whilst K9 entertains himself in the time ship's library, the Doctor takes Leela for a walk in the streets. But England's capital is oddly quiet. There are no cars and very few pedestrians... whilst those people they do meet appear really quite English indeed. And all the while they are monitored by cameras feeding images into a secret control room. Something strange is happening in the city. Traitors are running wild... and nothing and no-one are quite as they seem. Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Fourth Doctor Leela How to listen to The Shadow of London: Big Finish Audio The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 7 Volume 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 1 review 18 May 2024 · 200 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: The Demon Rises I didn't expect to enjoy this one as much as I did, it seemed like another "19th-early 20th century London mystery" story which get repetitive really quickly. Luckily, this story quickly proved to be quite interesting, with the first part being an engaging slow-burn mystery surrounding a small pocket of London that was practically deserted, it was similar in feel to the first part of "Invasion of the Dinosaurs" with the Doctor again remarking that it must be a Sunday. In hindsight, it should have been obvious to me that it was something to do with the war as it was quite suspiciously not mentioned at all despite this story clearly being set in the early 1940s. The second part is a little more run-of-the-mill and raises the usual moral questions when it comes to the Doctor and war. With an engaging performance from both the main and supporting cast, an eerie atmosphere and a somewhat unique villain this story is a solid little mystery. Next Story: The Bad Penny Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating21 members 2.93 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating39 votes 3.56 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating45 votes 3.35 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 46 Favourited 1 Reviewed 1 Saved 1 Skipped 0 Owned 4 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote