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TARDIS Guide

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Released

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Written by

Stuart Manning

Runtime

77 minutes

Time Travel

Present

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Earth, England

Synopsis

Myrna Kendal used to be a Hollywood film star. Now she spends her life reminiscing on chat shows but there is always one unfinished film she refuses to talk about… at least until the TARDIS interrupts a TV interview, and the Doctor and Peri’s appearance stirs up long-forgotten memories.

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Pretty solid story, it reminds me of The Silent Scream from the 4DAs which explores similar themes of actors past their prime and generally just has a similar vibe to me. The soundscape is really good here, you feel like you're right in the middle of a movie set with people constantly rushing past and director's shouting and there's a lovely scene in the form of an interview and it has this fuzzy filter over it that makes it sound straight out of the 70s.

The plot is a bit muddled at times and I'm still not sure exactly where the machine came from, but it's overall enjoyable if only for the excellent performances by the cast. Certain elements of the story remind me of the Time Destructor from The Daleks' Master Plan with the pet dog aging into dust and the monster suit being converted back into it's component animal parts. Quite decent overall.


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