Stories Audio Drama Big Finish Main Range Main Range Episode 32 The Time of the Daleks 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 9 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 1 Overview Released Tuesday, May 21, 2002 Written by Justin Richards Runtime 121 minutes Time Travel Past, Future, Alternate Reality Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Daleks pretending to be good, Mistaken Identity, Political commentary, Rewriting History, Time Loop Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Dalek Empire, Web of Time Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, England, London Synopsis The Doctor has always admired the work of William Shakespeare. So he is a little surprised that Charley doesn't hold the galaxy's greatest playwright in the same esteem. In fact, she's never heard of him. Which the Doctor thinks is quite improbable. General Mariah Learman, ruling Britain after the Eurowars, is one of Shakespeare's greatest admirers, and is convinced her time machine will enable her to see the plays' original performances. Which the Doctor believes is extremely unlikely. The Daleks just want to help. They want Learman to get her time machine working. They want Charley to appreciate the first-ever performance of Julius Caesar. They believe that Shakespeare is the greatest playwright ever to have existed and venerate his memory. Which the Doctor knows is utterly impossible. 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 Eighth Doctor Charlotte Pollard William Shakespeare Daleks Mariah Learman Rassilon Show All Characters (6) How to listen to The Time of the Daleks: Listen on Apple Music Listen on Spotify Big Finish Audio The Time of the Daleks 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 9 reviews 2 February 2025 · 54 words Review by mndy 3 Boy, this one is dull. A very, very messy plot, weird characters... Just not good, sadly. We get a little explanation for why there were Dalek noises in 'Seasons of Fear', and we get some more information on the Web of Time problem at the end of story, but this story is not essential. mndy View profile Like Liked 3 22 December 2024 · 60 words Review by bridgetgaming 1 The premise is interesting, part 1 is okay, but the rest of the story is so unbelievably dull, of all of the 8th Doctor monthly audios I've heard ,this has to be one of the worst. Until I eventually listen to The Creed of the Kromon, which from the bad reception, you will not be getting me to buy this lol bridgetgaming View profile Like Liked 1 22 December 2024 · 66 words Review by RandomJoke 1 This one is pretty disappointing for me, having McGann facing against the Daleks in Audios for the first time leaves a lot to be desired. There are many great Ideas thrown in here, sadly some of them were done so much better in other Stories, such as “Evil”. There are some fun bits here with the Daleks, but it’s just quite unmemorable and quite dull. RandomJoke View profile Like Liked 1 8 October 2024 · 156 words Review by dema1020 2 After the last few audios with the Eighth Doctor kind of went over gangbusters with me, this one in comparison felt a little lacking. It's still pretty good - I like how we are clearly building to something with Charley and the Doctor, while it also stands alone nicely as a Shakespeare-themed Dalek story. I feel like this sort of thing could have gotten gimmicky very quickly but I found the experience mostly entertaining, even if the idea felt a little overdone by the end. It doesn't help matters that the idea of Daleks posing as false saviours feels a bit done to death at this point, but, to Time of the Daleks' credit, this is a relatively early example of that type of story. It worked for me more than it didn't and I would recommend this one even if it feels like a step down from the last few entries in the main range. dema1020 View profile Like Liked 2 27 September 2024 · 39 words Review by kiraoho Spoilers 2 This review contains spoilers! 16.07.2022 A mess. The mechanics are confusing, the plot is difficult to follow with characters jumping locations for no apparent reason. Shakespeare-loving dictator takes too much time and her scenes are repetitive. Hard pass, 1.5/5 for Daleks quoting Shakespeare, I guess. kiraoho View profile Like Liked 2 Show All Reviews (9) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating309 members 2.81 / 5 GoodReads AVG. 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