Stories Short Story Big Finish Short Trips Story: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 The Touch of the Nurazh 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Reviews 1 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Thursday, September 30, 2004 Written by Stephen Hatcher Pages 19 Story Type Regeneration Time Travel Present Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, England Synopsis The Touch of the Nurazh was the fourth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Monsters. It was written by Stephen Hatcher. It featured the Third Doctor and Jo Grant. Read Read Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Third Doctor Jo Grant The Master [UNIT Era] The Brigadier John Benton Show All Characters (5) How to read The Touch of the Nurazh: Books Doctor Who Short Trips: Monsters 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 2 May 2024 · 327 words Review by Speechless Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! Plot: After a fateful visit to her uncle nearly ends in disaster, Jo calls upon the Doctor for help investigating the mysterious Kenstone Hall, where a miracle cure can do as much as regrow limbs and every resident seems to be acting incredibly strangely. (CONTAINS SPOILERS) The Touch of the Nurazh is, fine. It's one of those stories where I have no strong opinion on it. It's a pretty good emulation of the UNIT era, it almost feels like a minisode from Season Eight, but it's simply unremarkable. The Nurazh are conceptually a pretty interesting antagonist, but they don't do much. The Master shows up, as is tradition, but his inclusion in the story was entirely unnecessary. The Third Doctor and Jo are both written well and are charming, so that's a positive, but I'm just apathetic to the whole thing. There is a weird moment towards the end where the Doctor dies, begins to regenerate, but then just, stops, I guess. Not only is this a moment that is not needed and has no impact on the story, but it's also just confusing; I didn't the realise the Doctor could choose to stop regenerating, I feel that would've come in handy very often. 7/10 Pros: + Jo and the Doctor are decently characterised + Emulates the 70s pretty well + I like the ideas behind the Nurazh + There's a nice action scene towards the start that surprisingly well written Cons: - The Master's inclusion was completely pointless and the story could've done without him - The weird regeneration moment towards the end was incredibly confusing - It's a story I feel utterly apathetic towards Monsters | Ranked: 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. Last Rites by Marc Platt - 6/10 3. The Touch of the Nurazh by Stephen Hatcher - 7/10 2. From Eternity by Jim Mortimore - 8/10 1. Best Seller by Ian Mond and Danny Oz - 8/10 Overall - 7.3/10 Like Liked 1 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating6 members 3.00 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating2 votes 3.50 / 5 Member Statistics Read 6 Favourited 0 Reviewed 1 Saved 1 Skipped 0 Owned 0 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote