Woah this is truly the worst audio I've listened in almost 290 as of now. The first female incarnation in the whoniverse (unless you count the curse of fatal death) and all we got was a sexist, retrograde, dull, witless and uninteresting story. It's actually amazing this writer is the one that wrote the Lucie Miller two parter, I know Nicholas Briggs is no John Dorney or Tim Foley but oh my...

A dark murder story with great characters and with a distinct feeling of oddity that is crafted so well throughout the two episodes, which never feel dull as the short runtime works for the benefit of the story. The entire main cast is great here (especially 5 and Nyssa) and the revelation at the end is sad and pretty horrifying. A shame this was the last pure historical, but at least it went out on a bang.

(Writing this after my second viewing)

This was a perfect series opener. Great characters with interesting back stories and the colony setting with a hyper-capitalist social structure makes you root (pun intended) for the lower class characters.

The horror elements echo the Alien and Prometheus universe in the best way, they have a slow build up so it doesn't feel cheap and the seeding (yeah that too) of the conspiracy with the governor is so compelling.

Plus the final appearance, although predictable, made this episode perfect from start to finish. I mean it, I felt like every line of the dialogue mattered and my mind didn't wander off at all (which is a great compliment!)

Original idea with a terribly dull execution. This is a summary for the last two box sets too. I'm gonna take a break from this series, I really want to listen to the prequels but I want to finish this first series (as I always go for release order) so I'll just come back after a while.

I have to say, such a shame John Hurt got this material, he is the only reason I still want to keep listening. He elevates everything to the next degree.

This story was truly excellent. Tim Foley keeps bringing to the Uncharted series great additions to the lore, from the return of the Sinsa (or rather her first chronological appearance) to a deeper understanding of the First Forest and the Uncharted lands of the first Timelords.

The reveal that the TARDIS exterior was the source for all the timey-wimey doors that we see in the forest and the one in the Kalanos was really fantastic (although I remember drawing a connection to that when I first listened to The Road Untravelled purely for the color of the door)

The timelord shipwright (who is actually neither of those) was a great character too, plus the idea of traversing the forest and encountering the same hut in different moments in time was ingenious.

Then we get the reconciliation between Alex and the Doctor, fueled primarily for their desire to find Cass once again, who isn't really dead nor is the voice of the forest (which I really liked too, as I love voice-overs in audio, they help me pay more attention)

The third act was gripping, as Friend warns the Sontaran army of the location of the Doctor in order to fulfill her role for the Codicil, which we now know is to get rid (or control) of the Doctor so the Time War will continue indefinitely and the Council of the Last can keep reaping the benefits of their activities. The army burns down the forest as it always happens (although who causes the fire differs from timeline to timeline) and the Doctor gets the TARDIS back basically with magic from the shipwright who was actually a Folk of the forest.

They end this box set announcing that they will have to go to the other end of the temporal pole to find Cass. So if they are in the First Forest and basically the first instances of the cosmos that would probably mean the end of the universe, which I mean the Doctor has been there done that, but we'll see how it goes.

I don't normally write this much, I got carried away as the Uncharted series is becoming one of my favourites, not just in audio. It is just full of innovative and out of the box ideas and concepts, the wait for the next one will be long indeed.

I liked the idea behind the monster using creepy nursery rhymes and both teams being in the same place but out of phase and having to somehow cooperate to overcome the situation, but I felt it lacked character progression and agency (up until the end they just wander around London finishing the rhymes, it made for cool ambiance but nothing more) and the resolution was somewhat anticlimactic.

The identity of the creature was interesting but underdeveloped so it felt more like an afterthought (unless they show up next)

For me this is the weakest of the three, it was really good though.

I LOVED the setting, this planet with two intertwining timelines (one where people starve, one where people are infected by blighted crops) and Alex and the Doctor competing with each other to try and save the world in their own way.

Then there's Cass who, in full Dune style, gets prescience and is the actual saviour. I love that they are sticking with it at the end of the story, it opens up so many possibilities and as a big Frank Herbert fan and specially God Emperor of Dune I couldn't be more excited for what is to come. (If they do make it work is another thing)

This is a very strong opener, with Alex and Cass and their conflict as a focus point after the end of the last set.

The Downton abbey setting is pretty cool and the mystery surrounding the auction and the identity of the employers of the mansion gripping. The Codicil, the Sontaran-Timelords, Alex's choice with the TARDIS key and the twist at the end with the Doctor are all really good and engaging.

It meanders a bit though and doesn't feel as neatly plotted as other stories but as a first part works wonderfully and I expect the quality to keep rising.

This one is the only one of the trilogy I can say is actually excellent. Maybe I was over hyped but I didn't really like Omega and I thought Davros was really good but lacked something.

In this case both the main plot and the character flashback are intertwined so it is a far more cohesive story. The slow build up and tension is perfect, the setting is eerie and each revelation is wonderfully realised.

The resolution is left open ended, which I normally like, but in this case I would have preferred if they went all in and gave us the Master's choice (I mean they already have contradicted a lot of the character's canon so who cares)

So yeah, the dialogue is excellent, the concept of Death intriguing and McCoy is in top form.

I liked this, although I found it a bit overrated. I'm realising these stories have two plots: the main plot with the Doctor and flashbacks of the main villain to flesh out his character. In this case both work well, but (like in Omega) it is the latter that is the highlight of the story, while the other has nice character work and interesting lore surrounding human colonisation of the universe and of corporations in the future, but is way too long and by the end gets tiresome.

So yeah, Davros' story with Shan and the germination of the Daleks is perfect, along with the betrayal and the furthering of the Kaled and Thal struggle. I wish the whole audio would have revolved around the flashback, or at least Evelyn should have been with the Doctor to make it a bit more interesting (unless her arc is going somewhere else after the last story, I still haven't caught up).

Let's hope the Master's flashback delivers and McCoy and whoever is playing the Master work well.

(Second viewing)

This is still one of (if not the) greatest Base under Siege stories in Doctor Who. The slow build up of tension, the introduction of the characters and their predicament and the amazing atomsphere of the lighthouse make for a great four-part horror story. Plus, this is the first (and only, at least in TV) appearance of the Rutans. The design is really cool, although obviously outdated, and the final confrontation is gripping and ingenious.

Leela and the Doctor are such a charismatic pair, she is quite possibly my favourite companion for Tom Baker's incarnation.

Underwhelming and messy story. The plot twist is shallow, as are the characters, except for Omega. His flashbacks are the highlight of this audio, I wish they had a bigger role in the story but instead they are relegated to the last part.

I love the lore surrounding Gallifrey, the school, the Houses and how the Timelord society came to be, such a shame this story is 2 plus hours long when the only interesting bits are this and the conversation around the fact that the Doctor commited genocide (?) and Omega blamed himself for it.

Hope the Davros and Master are better than this.

Disliked it the first time (even then I gave it a 3/5 for the ambiance and for the best TARDIS team) and now a year or so after I have loved it. Don't even understand why myself really. It is a story with many layers, obscure references and with wildly different interpretations of the messaging and each character's motivations. I always prefer a complex but messy story than a standard but boring one, and Ghost Light is both of the former. This is truly a hate or love story. It is funny that I've gone from one end of the spectrum to the other in a year though...

With this story getting a bump in the rating Season 26 has become my highest rated season in the show, such a shame it got cancelled and we never got to see what Cartmel and Marc Platt had planned, I guess I should keep reading the Virgin Adventures to get a glimpse to what could have been.

Captivating, haunting and an eerie setting that grabs your attention from start to finish. The way this story is told makes the unfolding of the mystery much more interesting.

Plus the final plot twist is as dark as Doctor Who can get in my opinion.

When it comes to the Fifth Doctor Range I'm usually asleep half way through and I have to rewind (except for the excellent Spare Parts) but this story was amazing, hope the quality keeps being this high (probably not but oh well)

A story about pirates in Doctor Who, that is actually good!?! Never thought it would come true (this site has Enlightenment as a pirate story, which is stretching it a bit in my opinion, but in that case we have two great pirate stories)

Yeah Sixie and Evelyn are on a roll, from the masterpiece that is Jubilee to this one. I'm not really into musicals, but everytime they show up in Doctor Who I love them (yes, even There's Always a Twist (At The End), I'm that guy...) So maybe I should reflect on what my true tastes are, anyway I loved almost all songs here, especially "I am the very model of a Gallifreyan buccaneer" (I'm going to add a whole quote to this site if they let me, I don't care, I love it /Edit: they didn't, lol/).

I also loved the fact that they are telling this story to Sally in order to avoid her taking her own life at the end of the night, the reveal at the end was amazing (even if I saw it coming, but that is because it was hinted throught the 4 parts). And the story itself is really good too, it kinda drags a bit in the middle, but the final speech of Evelyn about Jem's fate and the evil that is Red Jasper is really moving.

Yeah, great character work and a really impressive pure historical. Amazing!

A fable that warns of the danger of history repeating itself when societies forget the past, promoting the return of fascists governments aided by citizens with rotten morals and with hate in their hearts. It is such a powerful story and even now, 20 plus years since it came out, it is still relevant for our times and the state of the world we live in (you know, with the rise of fascism and ethnic cleansing being committed while the world turns a blind eye or facilitates it)

The 6th Doctor is at his best here and it is Colin Baker's best performance for now at least. Evelyn Smithe is a key player too, as her relationship with the Dalek is the only proof that humankind can be better if we put our minds and souls into making it happen.

It is such a dark and bleak story but ends with an inspirative, although ominous, quote by the Doctor. Assuring that hatred is still in people's hearts, but they can take warning and avert history being repeated once more.

There are many outstanding stories written for Doctor Who, be it in TV, audio, books, comics... And I have given many a perfect score, for differing reasons but mainly for personal enjoyment contrary to what I believe may be objectively good or bad. But there are a few stories which I'd put above the rest simply for the advances it brings to the world of sci-fi and storytelling in general, and for enlightening the spectators in differing fields of knowledge and of reasoning. This story is one of them, and funnily enough Chimes of Midnight and Scherzo would be classified as such too, both by the same author of Jubilee, the great Robert Shearman.

Well I remembered this one being better, I still like it but the main issue is that the plot gets thinner the longer the serial goes on.

The main highlights are the worldbuilding with Britain's post-apolacyptic setting after the Dalek invasion and how the survivors are portrayed. I loved the first two episodes for capturing perfectly this doomed world, plus the first few minutes are amazing with the Roboman jumping into the river with the famous signpost behind him. The deserted streets of London with the Daleks patrolling are etched in my mind at this point too, for how powerful and famous scenes they are. The two ladies turning Barbara and her companion in after getting food from them was as dark as I remembered, especially when the older one justifies the decision by saying that they "would have been captured anyway". Yeah, I can believe they just survived an invasion. (The thing with the two brothers is good but not as impactful for me)

Then the middle episodes are practically filler, with some good bits in between like Dortmun's sacrifice or the shot of the slaves carrying the Daleks and the robomen into the mines. A lot of running around until they finally beat the Daleks, hurrah! The shot of the survivors leaving the mines while fighting the Daleks is pretty good too.

A part from all that, the highlight of the episode is Susan's departure. The Doctor is almost completely absent in this serial, Ian and Barbara are the true heroes here, but he (thankfully) gets the best part of the serial. His speech is so well written, and so wonderfully delivered, that makes this episode go from remarkable with several caveats to outstanding in my mind.

So yeah, I watched this two years ago and I remembered it as being exceptional compared to the other 1st Doctor serials, but my opinion of the episode has gone down a bit as a result of a problem that is practically found in every serial of Classic Who, the stories are made longer for production reasons and not because the scripts are better off (funnily enough the exact reverse problem happens with the most recent seasons haha). Even then, the heart of the story is still excellent and it is still one of my favourite 1st Doctor stories.

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Well I'm sad he is gone, I'm kinda excited for whatever comes next, and this episode was a rollercoaster if there ever was one.

The episode itself was fun, pretty wonkers, but fun. I actually wasn't expecting Ncuti to leave, and now I'm sad, but his final moments were amazingly written and delivered so it is going to be okay.

The thing with Poppy and the different timelines was really cool, and I'm glad that what kills this Doctor isn't a beam from a Dalek, but the choice to save a life. That is The Doctor.

Jodie's cameo was really cool too, as I felt it closed some threads from her era that were left open-ended (or unfinished depending on who you ask)

Then there's Billie Piper, who is just "introduced", there is no role linked to her character yet so I don't think she is playing a mainline Doctor, but time will tell.

Well, listening to this box set a second time in preparation for the next one has been worth it, as I remembered some things but there were some I had completely forgotten (which is pretty meta given the Time War).

It picks up right after the amazing The Road Untravelled and continues with Alex's conflict with the Doctor. The weight of this story is carried by the big cliffhanger at the end, so I felt that it wasn't really structured as a proper story (you know, with a beginning, a middle and an end). Even then, the last 10 minutes are amazing, introducing alternate universe Timelords-Sontarans (wtf), Alex kidnapping Cass with the TARDIS leaving the Doctor stranded (see what I did there) forcing him to go through the Door with Friend.  I also loved the red herring with Borrow or Rob, which actually refers to Alex and not the Doctor

I'm really excited for the next box set (it is actually the first one I preorder, I went all in and got the physical too as the cover is gorgeous). I like that the 8th Doctor is back to having proper character development and personal stakes in stories, as I felt that with the start of the box sets we never really got back to having quality character writing for McGann, or at least not in the same vein as with Charlie in the Main Range or Lucie with the last season of 8DA. I'll be reviewing every story in Pursuit, so let's hope I have good things to say.

Well this one is the weakest of the whole set, it is good but pretty shallow. The time loop is a great idea not so greatly executed, it gets old a bit too fast with the constant introductions and the central mystery is actually really bland. Even then, I liked what they were going for, it is unique and imaginative so big props for that, just wished the main conflict of the spaceship crashing was further developed, as it feels like an excuse for the whole Groundhog loop to exist.

Plus, the big thing that makes this set special is the character relationships and their development so this one feels like filler and out of place (as if they needed to have 4 stories but couldn't make it work story wise)

I'm coming across as really negative but I obviously enjoyed this one a lot (I love weird and experimental storytelling, so this one is a no brainer) it is just no where near the exceptional quality bar Uncharted has set.

Woah I loved this one. It feels like a remix of the amazing Chimes of Midnight at first, but it has its own spin on the whole Victorian manor with posh inhabitants, plus it adds a social commentary with the whole hierarchical structure. I loved the Static enemies too. This might be one of my favourite Lucie Miller stories actually.

So I'm late to the party as I've been away but this was just excellent (I'm actually shocked by the low ratings but whatever)

I'm really into alternate reality stories, so even if the next part is atrocious (which I doubt) I can't help but love what this episode is going for and, especially, how utterly bonkers, inventive and experimental this is. It reminds me of The Wedding of River Song (which I loved, I'll fight anyone on that xd) mixed with 1984.

I loved the dinosaurs, the Seekers, the control room inside the bone structure and the whole 60s vibe. Plus the Underverse shot at the end was fabulous.

Really excited for what comes next, I think this may end up being one of my favourite RTD seasons.

I'm in awe with this story for having such imaginative sci-fi concepts and for being able to juggle them perfectly while making a fascinating story with the characters and their development at their core.

The void, the Reflected (I loved the 8th Doctor paraphrasing Nietzsche and his famous quote, it felt so eerie), the Sinsa with her time-sensitive powers acting as a radar, the Eternal-like ship made of wood... Each one of them would have been enough in order to make a standard story interesting, but Tim Foley just had to put them all together and actually make it all work, hats off!

Friend and Alex are also outstanding here and Cass' cliffhanger was as good as I remembered.

If they do exist I hope the Reflected are explored further in another box set, as they were my favourite concept introduced in this story. A reflection of the ship you are on, with alternate versions of those on board, that mimicks everything the original ship does and that, if capable of getting away from the void, will become the original version forcing the rest out of existence. Yeah, amazing.

Are we back to 8th and Charlie levels of experimental stories? I hope the next boxset, Pursuit, truly delivers on that.

I absolutely adored this one. I'm really into the noir detective setting in stories and this one did not disappoint. It meshes the typical femme fatale trope with a mob story, but the protagonist is a shape shifting penguin that works as a private eye so I'm all set.

The voice over with Frobisher is great, plus the music is amazing in terms of setting the ambiance. The plot twist at the end is okay, and the resolution, although simple, is cool as a worker's rights message.

Robert Sherman is one of the greatest writers in Doctor Who.

I'm relistening this set as a preparation to the next one due in June. I got lost with this story the first time around, this time I focused and yeah, I liked it a lot. Cass is great here, the Mad Men groundhog setting is really fun (plus it is one of my favourite TV shows!) and the stitches in time surrounding the hospital is a really interesting idea. Plus, we get the first nudges towards the conflict that will sprout between Alex and the Doctor at the end of the box set.

The ABCD book was actually such a smart idea and I wonder if they got lucky, as the 4 main characters have those 4 letters first (well, B is nowhere to be found, but that's the point I guess, we'll see...)

I love what they are doing with Alex and tying it up with the end of the Lucie Miller series, I hope they do this justice in the next set.