Stories Short Story Short Trips (Big Finish) Story: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The Switching 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Reviews 3 Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview Released Tuesday, December 31, 2002 Written by Simon Guerrier Pages 11 Time Travel Present Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth Read Read 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 Third Doctor The Brigadier The Master [UNIT Era] John Benton Mike Yates Jo Grant Show All Characters (6) How to read The Switching: Books Doctor Who Short Trips: Zodiac 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 3 reviews 19 February 2025 · 48 words Review by 6-and-7 Spoilers This review contains spoilers! A funny and delightful character study of Three and the Delgado Master disguised as a body-swapping romp. High points include the Master getting exasperated that the Doctor is making him look bad with his escape attempts and the Master's subtle yet highly effective vengeance at the end. Hilarious. 6-and-7 View profile Like Liked 0 7 December 2024 · 138 words Review by MrColdStream 1 📝8/10 Thworping through time and space, one adventure at a time! MY SCATTERED AND TOTALLY IRRELEVANT NOTES: Simon Guerrier delivers an engaging and entertaining tale where the Doctor and the Master swap bodies. This leads to the Doctor being imprisoned and plotting his escape, while the Master struggles to manipulate the TARDIS to make his getaway. The Doctor's uncanny portrayal of the Master only deepens his predicament, while the Master's overly convincing attempt at acting humanely raises suspicions among UNIT personnel. The story cleverly fills in some gaps from the TV series, offering explanations for details like the Master’s transfer to a less secure prison in The Sea Devils and the TARDIS interior changes in The Time Monster. Guerrier makes excellent use of the characters, effectively exploring both the contrasts and parallels between the Doctor and the Master. MrColdStream View profile Like Liked 1 22 November 2024 · 11 words Review by Rock_Angel 2 A fun little body swap story love to see it tbh Rock_Angel View profile Like Liked 2 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating22 members 3.64 / 5 Member Statistics Read 25 Favourited 0 Reviewed 3 Saved 1 Skipped 0 Owned 0 Related Stories Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. Masterful • Episode 7 The Switching Rating: 3.66 Story Skipped Audio Drama Reviews(4) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Masterful Set of Stories: Short Trips (Audio) Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote