over all funny short story but defiantly unneeded I love the format of this story though very unique

This was honestly one of my fav long format episodes of doctor who it feels like 2 ideas merged to one and both compliment each other beautifully

Okay this one is a rewatch to apreciate ep if you where over hyped cause it definitely went from a fine story to a good story on this watch

HOLY SHIT

This one is a perfect little romp but I did kinda role my eyes a little when the one who waits got mentioned again like we get it Russell… that one who waits yeah we know

I think if it wasn’t for 15 n rubys chemistry the episode wouldn’t be as fun they honestly life the episode to new heights

Watched this again with a different viewing experience and it made me like it more then last time perfect first story like the metaphors of the doctor literally learning the ropes in his first ep genius

Okay love this story I don’t get the hate like it’s a perfect bridge ending saying goodbye to nuwho and hello to nunuwho

A perfect character piece it comments on the trauma the doctor experienced in 13ths era perfectly and love the not things the only issue is I see these effects becoming dated so f**king quickly

Okay it might be cause I’m showing my boyfriend the 60th stuff in the lead up to s1 next week but honestly I loved watching this story again it’s just fun and feel some people just don’t have fun anymore

She did it got for her

8th n Charley rock

Weakest story of the set

Jackie Tyler supremacy

NOW THIS STORY FUCKING SLAPS

Weak end to the set

Didn’t click that much with me

Real chore to get through

Just a bit dull

Fine start to this multimedia event

Wow what an amazing audio novel to go out on I was engaged I was hooked Beth chalmers missy and Dan starkeys 12 is somthing I want more of
I will say though best way to describe this story is its like a 12th doctor chronicle set

I don’t know what’s going on but I am living

Stories should live forever and this small story after the myth makers is a perfect epilogue to it even though I don’t like how Vicki left this story kinda makes it worth it

It’s fine

Idk how well they tackled the subject matter however baby judoon BABY JUDOON

Love this story one of the best for the nobel family

Another perfect Victoria story love how this marathon has given me a new way of seeing the character of Victoria and I think that’s really cool

Short fun sweet story with hijinks

A nice somber story

The story starts with a woman, P.C. Pond being assigned to totters lane. The woman makes the original policeman assigned to the area loose his memory with some memory erase perfume. This police woman also seems to be a new substitute teacher Ms Song, Susan is sceptical of the new teacher. Ms Song also meets Ian Chesterton the science teacher who invites her to a drink at the Red Lion. We learn this woman's first name is river, river song. At the Red Lion she meets some more teachers, one being Barbara Wright, the history teacher. She expresses an interest in a student, a relatively new girl to coal hill. River joins in the convocation this pupil is a a girl named Sheila. A very good misdirect making us think shes talking about Susan, however she is one of Susans friends. With Lloyd and Sheila hanging out with Susan at the local park, Sheila splitting off and the other 2 walking along the canal.

River Ian and Barbara also depart, River having to clock on to her police job. I love there dynamic all being teachers and being very open with each other. Lloyd and Susan skip some stones and talk about some oppression Lloyd faces cause of his skin, Susan still new to the time period not really understanding why his skin makes others treat him differently. Lloyd thinking Susans grandfather might treat him different because of it. On Sheilas way home she spots something in the woods. While that happens the 2 run into river on her police job, she soon dashes off and Lloyd n Susan depart. Susan is being followed by a creature in the night she runs home to the Tardis and shuts the doors. River seems to have been hunting the beast. I love how mysterious river is especially if this is your first story with her it sets up the elements of who she is but not directly giving it away. After the fight and the creature has ran away, the Doctor walks into the junkyard to find river there. There first meeting is very fun, River knowing the Doctor more then the other way round Rivers comments on his age make me laugh.

The Next school afternoon, River does aerobics 20 years before its invented for PE its hilarious. After class Susan confines in River on a monster. Susan figuring out River isn't of the time period questioning why River is here and what the monsters are. The monsters seem to be a night predator hunting in the night. River asks Susan to keep a low profile and keep her secret.

Ian and Barbara have a nice scene showing there bond and care for the students, Sheila having skipped lessons in the afternoon. Barbara grabbing a file on the foster care home the Mitchell's from the school to visit Sheila to see if shes alright. Meanwhile River is found out to have some incorrect references in her forms, Ian sticking up for her saying shes an amazing teacher. Mr Newborn suspending her, Ian taking her out to the Red Lion again to talk about this. Barbara arrives at the Mitchell's house, Mr Mitchell seeming to not really care for the foster kids, sending Barbara away. Sheila and Lloyd arrive back and are met with an unwelcome hello from Mr Mitchell threatening her with sending her back to a home up north. I love how they explore Shelia and Lloyds home life. Cut too Ian and River's drink at the Red Lion Barbara meeting up with them, there's quite a lot of scene changes so it can be a little hard to follow. I was keeping track though. Later River and Barbara talk while Ian gets the drinks, we get a really good bonding scene between the pair and a bit of development with Barbara, saying she wish she could travel and how history is very important to her but on a teachers salary it would be impossible to travel.

The 3 lead by Barbara charge back to the Mitchell's house the doors open and the house ransacked. The 3 exploring the scene River calling the police and sending Barbara and Ian off to the police station. Turns out River found something upstairs she uses her tech to see if theirs any life signs there is one. Lloyd in the closet, Mr Mitchell seeming to be killed by the creature in the house however no sign of Shelia. Ian and Barbara come back and River is unsuccessful in turning them away, so she runs off after the creature that did this while the teachers look after Lloyd. Ian chases River down though, to protect Ian she goes back for him, giving him money to go to the Red Lion. Barbara noticing how she must not need 2 jobs if she has that much money.

The creatures in this story are very interesting, seemingly to have possessed Sheila using her as a day form waiting for the night to creep through the fog. The creature uses Sheilas raw emotions to help feed but not being in full control, the 3 talk about future events and even knowing of the doctor, planing to feed on the time lords. That's when River fully goes on the attack, as Lloyd watches on River defeats this creature and manages to send it back to where it came from without hurting Sheila with Susans help. River tells Susan to run off as Ian and Barbara come to find River stating you don't want them to take an interest in you yet. a very good reference to the future. Once Susan runs off calling Ian n Barbara over saying shes found Sheila.

At the end of the story Sheila and Lloyd move away to be with some family. River saying goodbye to the 3, even commenting on how Susans name Tardis catches on. Susan begs her to stay with her and the Doctor but alas she cant stay maybe in the future they will meet again. The Doctor and River having one last meet up River flirting and the Doctor not having it an amazing end to the episode.

this episode was extremly fun having this future of the Doctor interact with his past but I feel I shouldn't have enjoyed this as much as I should have. The monster feels a bit generic including its ties too the Ravenous I feel like its worth it for future companions Ian and Barbara development.

I loved listening to this it gave me the right kind of nostalgia I just needed Vicki is honestly at her kindest selfless cutest in this story what she does for Barbara makes my emo heart melt

This is such a good audio I really love how it balances scare factor and character moments with the tardis team

I still don’t like it it really feels so disjointed

A fun historical and I’m excited to see what they do with David Bradley next

The cover for this story really puts me off it and makes me go ah when I have to relisten to it

I love the story of Anastasia so I was sat and ready for this story

They really shouldn’t have touched the daleks again

One of my favs

Marc platt having a little stumble but sticks the landing

A little too long but appreciate how there looking for non British historical stories to do

This is THE episode people need to listen too

Perfect perfect perfect

Really let’s it’s self down with the casting of the master I won’t lie probably the worst choice

I loved this story it shows off the effects of the time war and having the new monster be the time war is a genius choice

I liked what they did here but I think it went a tad bit too long run time wise

This story makes me cry I just want to hug the captain so much

It’s a highly recommended story to many

Amazing 5th doctor story with phillemeana cunk amazing music what more could you ask for … what do you mean they fumbled the ending

Just finished @josh_snares brink of death animation and OMG this animation does not only the episode but Colin’s final moments justice highly recommend

THIS STORY IS PERFECT ITS JUST PERFECT EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS PERFECT VICKI IS PERECT THIS STORY IS A 100% RECOMMENDATION

This story is a fun one for 1st n Vicki and that cliffhanger is so good but I’m getting ahead of myself

I love how so far this series of early adventures feels like a lost story in the 60s era you can imagine them all vividlyand this one is no different You really can see the school the doctors in and really I will say it drags slightly around part 3 but I still had fun

This story is very meh like there’s good elements not really anything terrible but like … it’s a hard act to follow after something so good before so I think that hindered it unfortunately

Love the start of this story Vicki mentioning her farther was a nice touch and love how this feels like a missing episode or an official mini series of the s2.5 era each twist and turn pulls you in too highly recommend Peter and Maureen are at top form as Steven 1st n Vicki and all the side characters you love and the villians you love to hate again highly recommend for dalek lovers and for Steven Vicki n 1st doctor lovers

Amazing little story love the new dodo recast actress and feel the whole cast did an amazing job here

A nice epilogue to daleks invasion of earth

I want to like this story but the AWFUL AWFUL transphobe master is just right there and it ruins the story for me I can’t enjoy it knowing there’s a horrible person in the story

Didn’t click with this one which is a shame time flew by while listening to it so I was engaged with it just didn’t like it as much as other Ben and Polly stories

Interesting this is the first story I think I’ve done a 180 on and don’t really like anymore feel it’s a tiny bit slow as a two parter it would have been perfect

Love a doppleganger story ngl and this one is just perfect love Polly so much and having a story kind of focusing in on her is always fun

an amazing story for the first time the companions know the alien threat before the doctor and I love how they go over how much Sara has developed and what add this perfectly into the timeline is it leads directly into DMP part 8

This one is another one that my opinions have changed on i find it a bit slow still but I was more engaged in the story this time love how the tardis team is mostly split up in part 2 n 3 with threads connecting They very much like the romans giving everyone there own plot threads and stuff like that over all pretty strong if it was a little bit faster paced it would work a lot better

Perfect start to this range as a little prologue I can’t wait to real more

I Cried

PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT

I find barely any enjoyment in this story

Best story of the set by far and honestly it’s amazing to see river and 9th in a different light

I like how there’s a loose thread connection to swipe right but tbh it’s a very middling story

Amazing start to the set fun comedy ep river and 9 work amazingly didn’t end how I thought it would end which is nice subversive of expectations but now I’m worried it might be a little formulaic

Very much reminded me of the torchwood story Adam which was one of my favs

I liked this a little bit more in relisten but it’s a little too long

I love how this story explains the 2nd and Jamie gap with the two doctors and every thing and love how we leave Victoria with the monk at the end a perfect cliffhanger as we follow Jamie n 2 in the tardis Leading into the two doctors etc but as we go back to part 3 the story still holds up after that too

Love how Ben and Polly both have a story about family members in a war and feel this is a well needed Ben story

Wasn’t keen on my first listen but not gonna lie like it on relisten think it’s very much a 60s romp and I love it for that it’s not outstanding but it’s a very good recomend

I am NOW I Steven and Sara shipper

Another story when I first listend too I didn’t really like and while it’s not the best thing ever I feel it’s defo better then i remember love the subversion of expectations this marathon is having on me

Still doctor who what to think of this story it’s not bad it’s not good it’s got a lot of nice little nods n references love the moment Ian gets talking about how he met Barbara

Overall it’s 4 parts of Doctor who

Peak vord moment

Rip wish you where here

So the first Doctor lost both hand and is bitching bout the robot hand which is kind of funny, Susan is also missing, hes on a quest to find Susan and find some new hands. He goes to a surgeon named Aldrige who does the doctor a favour if he becomes a surgeon assistant for a number of days.

I found it hard to get into this e-short, the Doctor on the hunt for the soul pirates who took his hands 20 years ago. Its a lot of information like that thrown at you in a short amount of time, like Susan has to save some children but we don't hear about that till after she talks about it. So i did feel kind of lost unknowing whats going on.

I like how its mainly a 1st Doctor story on his own I feel most of the stories so far have had Susan be the focus its nice to see the leading man pave the way forward with him fighting a guy with a sword. With the incarnation being the first Doctor is a funny vision.

The best part of the e-short is the Doctor imagining his mother and calling Susan an adult, its so good because even though he treats Susan as a kid there hints on him knowing shes a grown up. The Doctor envisioning his mother adds a layer of childishness to 1st, because we do forget that he may be wise but he is still the youngest doctor.

but yeah overall this is a small dud in my opinion, nothing extremely worth it here. Its very hard to follow it seems to do the "and then another thing happend and..." style of story telling.

The range Destiny of The Doctor is very much a longer Companion Chronicle story. The episode starts amazingly, the atmosphere is on point one night the Doctor gets followed home. Mr Rook one of the teachers of Coal Hill School, Susan recognising him as he walks away. Cut to the next day at school I feel the story perfectly describes the way Susan acts at school to how I envisioned in the books. She bumps into Mr Rook at school, taking extreme interest in her setting up this big over looming character watching her though out the next scene. A school boy Cedric walks up to Susan and invites her to Rosa's with a group of friends, one being Mavis. I love the dynamic of Susan and her for just these two scenes. Rosa the owner of the cafe comes over and talks bout what its like being an alien, alien meaning not from England in this context. Mavis changes the music to something more modern, the music turning to static. Mavis jumps up and attacks Susan in an out of character way saying, "get back to where you came from" Rosa turns the music off and Mavis returns to normal she is taken away by some of Cedric's friends. Later the Doctor walks into Rosa's as the radio plays a message from the Doctor from the future saying, "its all in the beat" after the message, Cedric asks to walk Susan home the Doctor forbidding it. I love how protective of Susan the Doctor is in this audio.

After the Doctor goes to a shop called Magpie Electronics ran by a man called Bernie to get some parts for the Tardis. He leaves but Mr Rook was in the back and heard everything now knowing the Doctor is defiantly in Totters Lane. On the way back the Doctor is confronted by some youths, while Susan enters the junk yard. The junk yard was ransacked with words on the wall saying aliens out. The Doctor soon enters the junk yard after the confrontation saying they suddenly stopped, apologised and said they could give him a lift home.

the next day Susan and Cedric meet up heading to the train, but there soon cornered by people looking for Susan the matter made worse when Susan gets a headache and this mind control thing seems to have effected Cedric too. as the music stops though the mind control stops, Cedric had no idea what happened. Later Cedric and Susan listen to a record talking about his uncle in the army while the doctor picks up his pieces from magpie electronics. Its a trap however planned by Mr Rook, trapping him in the shop warehouse thinking the Doctor is an alien. I love how much of a presents Mr Rook has, as he's trying to enlist the Doctor to help in the cold war. Mr Rook going off nothing but superstition but when he threatens Susan the Doctor becomes more on edge. Meanwhile Susan and Cedric are chased again, a huge hunt. While running noticing Rosa's being attacked too. They run into magpie warehouse and revelation, Mr Rook is Cedric's uncle. Cedric is revealed to be a spy for him, This further creates distrust around people for the 1st doctor. Soon they work out the mob don't mean Aliens as in the Doctor and Susan but aliens as in people not from the uk. They also remember the message of its all in the beat realising something is in the sound waves is manipulating people minds. So the Doctor builds a old fashioned radio reviser to find the signal, turns out the sound was using the Beatles to control everyone, with help of Susan and her transistor radio the doctor works out a plan. The mob push into the warehouse advancing in, Susan manages too hold them back but not for long. The Doctors plan works though saving the day. I love how edge of your seat these final parts are very zombie film esc, I also love how Susan stands her ground and doesn't forgive Cedric as he doesn't deserve it Susan again is left alone an unearthly child of coal hill school. The Doctor also convinces Mr Rook to forget about them both and leave the area as they do.

I loved this story honestly one of my favourites of the S0b era so far might be because it feels like that small gap in between this and the TV series is starting to fill. Overall pretty good story,

Wow what an amazing way to end off the dark eyes set really good character moments I do wish this was actually eda s5 with like 10 stories just to flesh it out a bit but as for a 4 story box set it’s really well done

Dark eyes one proving to me in being the best 8th doctor box set to start with tangled web just pulls you you right in the stuff with molly is beautifully handled I definitely think she’s an underrated icon

Desided to continue dark eyes 1 while at work and love how the chase and fugitives is like a perfect pairing of classic n audio in the same day molly is an amazing new companion to 8th and the story is great at showing off there dynamic

This is the starting point for anyone who wants to get into big finish just don’t listen to the behind the scenes stuff cause spoilers

Oh damn this episode was not the best one to start the year on found it very hard to focus on I do find narration big finish audios harder to get into and think this one is not an exemption

I found the light and dark beings interesting thoughJust not interesting enough to hold a 6 part story

Thank god this wasn’t chosen over the daleks

What an amazing pilot to the pitched daleks spin off I do wish we got this in some form on tv I think it would have sky rocketed in ratings and been really fun

And of course I believe in Jean marsh supremacy

Perfect 1 part story

I struggle with narrated lost stories but this one is amazing

MADE ME CRY HOLY $€¥$ ITS GOOD

Nice quick story nothing really to say tbh

Fun little romp and love how it connects to 4th a little but honestly not a stand out short trip like it’s good but it’s not one I gravitate too

I think this story might be a little dud unfortunately which is sad cause i really like the setting and vibe

This story is just a perfectly sad story and I loved every minute of

This story is a bit I wanna say funny but not funny haha it’s more funny ahhhhhh sort of thing

Amazing Polly story anneke is really one of my fav narrators she really has an emotional narrative voice in the best ways

Love this short trip and it’s the perfect lead into the tenth planet such a somber story too

Loved this story so much

Amazing moments here for the first doctor reflecting on his time very reminiscent of the monologue in the massacre not as good but still really decent reflection moment on how much he’s changed

Probably the strongest short trip of the Steven alone era quite a fun one with likeable side characters too

Fun little small story but nothing that screams amazing it might be because the era of time was already done in this doctors era and done better imo too but you know other than that the story’s fine

Nice small story I love the Christmas vibe love how the villians remind me of varga plants it’s quite a nice little story

This story is fine not amazing but an alright little bonus story

What a perfect short trip I feel this is the story where Sara fully joins the tardis team as she’s very prominent in this story and also this story makes me CRY like no body’s buisness

A nice little half an hour story I do love a short trip I do

Didn’t really click with this story unfortunately I don’t really feel like it got going

Protect the first doctor at all costs they are a cute cinnamon roll

A fun little short trip honestly

This story at this point in the time line is a fun little story showing whats to come for the doctors future. Counting down the doctors is a fun little short story vibe, the bouncing between Tardis teams during the story is very well done. Each doctor is written perfectly as they get enough time to shine in this 20 min story, it doesn't feel rushed.

Overall this story is a fun little romp with the doctor doing a test and failing but the younger 1st doctor passes its kind of funny.

Such an amazing 20 minuets let me tell you this story is worth every second such a good Ian and Barbara story I love them

Perfect start to the short trips range

This is honestly a perfect Jamie story questions his trust on the doctor which I feel is something never done before with Jamie

What a cool way to explore the doctors mind set after committing a genocide a perfect pairing to evil of the daleks

a fun story very interesting I love what they do with it having continuity being a physical villian too and David Warner being a companion and before that a doctor the very rare moment of playing both

Not gonna lie this story didn’t give me what I needed especially being so close to Oliver’s last story with the same villian it just didn’t give me the epilogue feel I think Steven needed

Also starting to think That maybe big finish has made too many stories for this gap I feel maybe they should have just done the Oliver trilogy then have that lead straight into massacre but that’s more of an overall note

this story is quite somthing for Vicki as this kind of continues vickis leader ways shown in space museum which is quite nice story wise it’s a bit step by step but harmless

E is for ENTERTAINMENT

It’s cool to have Leela and 2 jamie n Victoria interact but I don’t really see the appeal of the story tbh

This is very Jurassic park but make it 1960s and it works I love it amazing Polly story and since I used to be obsessed with dinosaurs it awakens the child in me

Wow what an fun story to round off the timeline being manipulated I love it

Love this story amazing recast Ben too always forget that he isn’t the actual Ben sometimes haha

Very interesting story for Steven it starts off more of an epilogue to an other off screen dalek story which is fun and is perfect dalek story to have in the gap between the chase and DMP

What a fun little story that complimented reign of terror quite nicely and Maureen performs most of the roles in this and she’s fantastic you can’t really tell she’s doing most of the voices

However this story is honestly an amazing little story for her and jamie and there relationship with Victoria teaching Jamie how to read and write it’s honestly so heart warming

This story I’ve heard people rave about but really I struggle so hard to get into it I don’t know if it’s a me thing or somthing but yeah sorry

What an amazing end to Steven’s character and the trilogy they did it really felt like a finale to Steven’s character to the doctor to the left over threads of s3 really peaked here

This is a perfect Steven story it really puts his whole character out in the open I feel I now know who Steven is as a companion to the Doctor and I love it

Another Ian potter story and story wise again I’m not invested and I feel extremely bad for that but the character stuff for Vicki make this story worth while tbh she shows herself as a force to be reckoned with

Sleeping blood timeline code number #0.5

*spoilers*

The story opens with Susan describing The Tardis as a make shift home, its cute, even if she struggles with this new feeling. It reminds her of the time The Doctor falls ill after a plant scrapes his hand. This reminds me of the Varga plants from Kembal. Susan really starts taking charge and responsibility here, I enjoy the desperation but also the courage Carol Ann Ford performs for Susan.

They arrive on the planet Rua, which has Nanotech to help with stuff like medicine for the body is a very interesting concept. Susan encounters these robot spider creatures which stings her, reminding me of the spiders used in the new series. In this story they are used as security robots.

Susan heads back to the Tardis but shes being followed by something else, someone else. The way Susan describes the environment around them is gripping as shes running from this thing, but she is slowly caught by a man called Kendrick described as a robotic giant. Kendrick seems to be on edge about someone called the Butcher who seems to have hacked into the mainframe of the Nanotech, holding the entire planet hostage. Kendrick and his team are hunting him down.

The Butcher is quite threatening, with a flick of a switch he could kill anyone in this story. It really creates a feeling of no one being safe. Whats interesting is none of the team have seen a Doctor, so how did the Butcher kill one of the crew. This is answered with the Butcher stabbing people with the security robots, earlier this was used showing now Susan is also at risk. The way they describe the nano tech in the body is so disgusting and makes me feel sick, its one of the best parts of the story. Susan is shown to be quite smart in this story too, the driving power behind it but still trying to not interfere it's a good inner-conflict for her.

It Dose feel a bit star wars with the tech talk and trying to keep up with it can be a little exhausting.

The Butcher is extremely powerful even decommissioning Kendrick's robotic armour, in the end all coming down to Susan to stop the Butcher, to reprogram a medical scanner and stop him going through with his plans. This cuts the power and stops him from releasing the kill switch, he was about to explain why he needed to do this message but Kendrick shoots him down, being a true soldier and just completing a mission without thinking.

We start to think maybe the Butcher wasn't in the wrong, he did horrible actions but not unjust actions. I love stories that make me think about who to trust and who the real good guy is.

Susan finally makes it back to the Tardis, finally being able to treat the Doctors illness. Susan manages to find a way to play the Butchers message and the penny drops, the motive is very real to our world wanting free healthcare. Which is extremely sad because we know both sides did terrible thing but is a small sacrifice worth the lives saved. I think so.

The companion chronicles are off to an amazing start in this timeline marathon, some extremely strong stuff here.

I was debating on weather to do the sida and Steven stuff after savages but feel there stories are so important for Steven’s character they have to go in the actual timeline

This is such an amazing little story The war to end all wars is just a perfect Steven centric story and dodo is also on top form too I love the cliffhanger twist too I always forget that that’s the twist

Interesting little Vicki story very much a look into her character very cool

This is a very slow audio I found very hard to properly focus on it so I left kinda the same as a went in which is a shame as I loved Ian potters most recent work for big finish

Love how this is there first adventure in The Tardis just after the exile, told from Susan point of view we never really get to know what she’s feeling or thinking so its a nice change of pace, after all the range i called the Companion Chronicles.

After they take off The Doctor accidentally kidnapped another time lord called Stoyn, he was the engineer of the ship ... The Doctor kidnapping people since The Beginning. Stoyn is played by Terry Molloy, who you may know as playing davros. 

The 1st Doctor is given an ultimatum by Stoyn, leading to him actually hitting the console till it brakes it's an amazing explanation later as to why he can’t properly pilot it. The Tardis lands on a New World it's described perfectly with being so new to The Doctor and Susan but being new it self too. This new world being Earth really sets up there obsession with the planet the two characters have its further added upon near the end.

The three of them encounter some creatures on earth called the Archaeons which are globular beings that see themselves as the creators and Earth is it's petri dish as they are situated on the moon. This leads too the creatures taking things out of The Tardis which creates a massive bang leaving them in a status field surrounding the group. A really good cliffhanger too

The start of part two is haunting, its a flashback of Susan on Gallifrey being taken away from her home. Then suddenly woken up being found by archaeologists in the status field years into the future is genius, the archaeologists study Susan as The Doctor and her make contact. 

Slowly deaths of the people who found them start happening, its horrific. The way its described is worms under the skin. The Archaeons now seeking vengeance for the experiment being ruined are now after The Doctor n Susan with Stoyn helping them. Stoyn takes the pair to the Tardis asking The Doctor to take him with them, he declines.

Stoyn then takes Susan hostage trying to convince Susan to travel with him, it was a unique scene which leads to leaving stoyn behind to his fate of The Archaeons to surely never be seen again. The Doctor took this first contact disc they made Susan watch I love that inclusion cause it sets up more of The Doctors fascination with earth.

fun fact: They made a cover before name of the doctor aired and to fit with continuity they changed the cover.

It was such a good story I kept forgetting to take notes, I was heavily invested I loved 1st n Susan's dynamic.

Loved the first half part 1 was perfectly creepy felt very toymakery then part 2 kinda lost me but all worth it for part 1 tbh

This story is told in a letter format too a future companion Barbara, meant to be read if Susan leaves or dies its interesting to think that she had that on her mind during s1. The story takes place before Unearthly Child with the Doctor n Susan looking for a place to stay commenting how funny it is that the Tardis keeps coming back to Earth. The Tardis lands in Berlin, the Doctors as giddy as a school boy. Love the idea of the Doctor still looking through that first contact disk from The Beginning and learning about earth history though that explaining how he knows historical figures from the time.

The pair go to an exchange shop to exchange some old gold coins to modern currency, meeting the man behind the till who agrees to help the doctor go to the National Socialist party where earth greatest minds gather, Einstein and Heisenberg to name a few. When arriving the Doctor tries to pay the doorman to get in which is kind of funny and some how works, with a passing of a letter. When they get in Susan is kind of swarmed by these business men to talk about science, but of course Susan is smarter then them and slowly manages to get away. She meets a man called Pollitt they both end up talking about art and how Berlin treated the Jewish religion horribly, Susan starts to feel disorientated and tries to leave and find the doctor but this leads to her and the Doctor being separated. I find that happens a lot in these stories set before s1.

Susan decides to stay and work out what to do leaving Pollitt, a young boy named Rudi suggests Susan should ask the brown shirts (the SA) for help. This extremely interesting listen so far because it being set just before world war two Germany with everything being on the horizon, its so unnerving as we know where history is leading. Rudi leads Susan too his brother in the SA to help reality set in that hes just a boy, anyway this leads too Susan getting help from the SA via her money.  Brief detour I don't know what music plays in this story but its extremely nostalgic to me like old Youtube nostalgia music. Anyway this leads Susan to meeting Pollitt again, they go to a dingy nightclub, I love the soundscape of this story you really can hear the scene changes. Anyway its revealed Pollitt drugged Susan and does it again with a rag of chloroform. When Susan wakes up Pollitt has put her in an interrogation room. I loved this part of the audio it feels like hours go by the in the matter of seconds, this leads to Susans best moment yet of her escaping Pollitt with some mind games and a rope.

We also had a bit of Tardis lore as well with the key also changing shape when the Tardis does, its something I've never thought about but find it genius. Susan goes back to the exchange shop leading to all of this story being about the money the Doctor n Susan exchanged its revealed the man behind the till and Pollitt where working together and have the Doctor captive.

The Doctor has to talk his way around saving Susan from Pollitts gun which is very 1st Doctor this leads to Susan throwing chemical jars while there distracted, also using Pollitts lack of chemistry knowledge to his advantage to get away. When they get away Susan makes a good point in the letter to Barbara about changing history. Its quite a sweet story really and honestly has some really good moments for Susan n the Doctor, Susan has her best moments in the whole franchise this far too.

Amazingly strong Steven story but I do not like them giving him a clear love interest other then barbara

This story is just pure fun honestly the cover does NOT give the story justice and I love how Steve references his other work with story before this

MARC PLATT DOES IT AGAIN

An amazing sequel to the rocket men AND gave me what I needed from the Steven alone era a reflection on Steven’s travels with the Doctor and the people hes lost iconic story better then the first

Interesting how this is in that small gap between daleks invasion of earth and rescue so not much in my opinion is really added to the characters unfortunately

There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people look at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
He could preach the Bible like a preacher
Full of ecstasy and fire
But he also was the kind of teacher
Women would desire
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people look at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
He could preach the Bible like a preacher
Full of ecstasy and fire
But he also was the kind of teacher
Women would desire
Ra-ra-Rasputin
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
Ra-ra-Rasputin
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on
He ruled the Russian land and never mind the Czar
But the kazachok he danced really wunderbar
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Though she'd heard the things he'd done
She believed he was a holy healer
Who would heal her son
Ra-ra Rasputin
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
Ra-ra Rasputin
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on
But when his drinking and lusting
And his hunger for power
Became known to more and more people
The demands to do something
About this outrageous man
Became louder and louder
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
"This man's just got to go", declared his enemies
But the ladies begged, "Don't you try to do it, please"
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
Though he was a brute, they just fell into his arms
Then one night some men of higher standing
Set a trap, they're not to blame
"Come to visit us", they kept demanding
And he really came
Ra-ra Rasputin
Lover of the Russian queen
They put some poison into his wine
Ra-ra Rasputin
Russia's greatest love machine
He drank it all and said, "I feel fine"
Ra-ra-Rasputin
Lover of the Russian queen
They didn't quit, they wanted his head
Ra-ra-Rasputin
Russia's greatest love machine
And so they shot him 'til he was dead
Oh, those Russians

Love this story it’s such a fun moment I feel and genuinely not talked about enough

The story still keeps up the horrific vibe of master plan and keeps it throughout the story you really feel that the team is now fully formed too Sara is an icon with Steven genuinely what could have been the best duo

And then an amazing end to the trilogy Oliver is one of my fav additions to the first doctor era and adding the vardins into it add a whole new layer to those villians

What an amazing story for our tardis crew platform 5 sounds like an amazing place to land and Ian really shines in this story especially at the first cliffhanger the story is a little too fast for me to keep up but it means I’ve Got something new out of relistening too it today the rocket men are also one of my fav big finish villains real threats to the whole crew

What an amazing bonding story between Steven and Oliver Steven getting someone to kinda back and forth with after the trauma of loosing 3 other companions is a nice touch and really adds to his character

This story is okay it’s fine nothing amazing nothing that screams go get it as a Polly Stan though I love to see her control a room so that lifts the story up a bit more

what an amazing story Oliver is an amazing inclusion to the team too gives Steven a different dynamic and a little hope for him Which he desperately needed

It opens with Susan having left the doctors years ago reminiscing about how young n reckless she was in a past adventures, when Susan accidentally put many peoples lives in danger. Instantly hooked in this story.

At the market place on Quinnis a character calls the Doctor a rain maker and Susan finds this rare fish in a bottle i love these slice of life scenes, even having jokes of the doctors pockets having extremely random things is a nice touch. As this girl watches on, this girl is called Meedla and she later befriends Susan.

After a few moments its revealed the town turned the old rain maker away, they saw them as bad luck. This scene continues leading to the people of Quinnis trying to burn the rain makers house down. The Doctor forcing the people to put the fire out with water which is very precious but the Doctor promises that he will make it rain for them. So the doctor is locked away as Susan is told to go back n forth to get the doctor equipment, on her way back to the Tardis Susan tries to save Meedla from a net but suddenly there washed away the Tardis included.

As the next part starts Susan has a nice scene of survivors guilt and her saviours let them stay with her. Turns out Susan saving Meedla was a bad thing as she was feeding on her misery I’m not gonna lie this story is very slow and this felt like it came out of nowhere. However Meedla is quite a good villain, probably the best part of the story even saying the future for Susan is dark and painful. I guess it’s reason for her feeding on Susan.

While all this is happening the Doctor spots the Tardis and tries to get to it as the vegetation starts to attack the town, the story start picking up again very Pompeii esc, but just as quickly as it’s picked up it’s dropped down. Meedla is killed and the Doctor says Susan must get some people to teach her to not be so reckless. The episode ending with the Tardis landing in London 1963 for the first time giving us a taste of what’s to come in the future.

I’m kind of shocked I didn’t click with this one cause, well it’s Marc platt he wrote some amazing stories at the start of this marathon. Oh well.

THE FACT THIS ENDED ON A CLIFHANGER I CANT FHCKWHDNDHSJAK RESOLVE THIS NOW BIG FINISH I NEED IT I NEED THE 10 SARA AND ANYA ADEVNTURES

Again another really strong Jamie Victoria and 2nd tardis team and honestly it’s a good one but didn’t really click with me this listen

What an amazingly told story I love the framing device and a scene in part 4 makes me tear up every time

Another amazing Sara story and loving this thing between Robert and Sara I love how bleak these stories can be too it’s not as good as home truths very middle story in a trilogy vibe

Peak comedy

Peak comedy

Peak comedy

Peak comedy

Peak comedy

Peak comedy

It’s a fine short trip nothing life changing

What an amazing Polly story I loved how much we get to know about her in this one and that twist hurts me everytime

PEAK COMEDY

Amazing Ian story set after the Sensorites where the doctor is at his breaking point honestly such a fun place to take a story

Well ummm that was definitely a story that was long and had daleks

Amazing little epilogue to dmp and I can’t wait to listen to the other two stories Jean marsh SUPREMACY

This was a fun Victoria story I feel like it’s kinda needed to see more of how Victoria adds herself to this dynamic

Really fun Susan focused story it shows how far she’s come from the beginning of the show but also how much she has left to go

My bias is showing this is the best finale in doctor who and im tired of people pretending its not the most fun ever

My bias is showing this is the best finale in doctor who and im tired of people pretending its not the most fun ever

The story opens with Susan commenting on how the doctor enjoys the company of humans more then there own people. there is also signs of Susan wanting to stay in one place and settle down. when the Tardis Lands the Chameleon circuit takes the form of a shed which is quite funny to think about. as Doctor and Susan talk to a merchant and its revealed a trial is happening. The Doctor gives the merchant a gem and he becomes extremely on edge trying to hide it and not let anyone see it so it doesn't get stolen, the merchant warns the doctor of being careful with his wealth. I love how this comes after alchemist with a story about money showing the Doctors still learning. Susan gets separated from the doctor overhearing 2 people Willhem and Karl talking bout the upcoming trial, Susan is noticed and they grab her. 

I love how the Doctor and Susan are thrust into this sequence of events just via circumstance during the Martin Luther trial, being one of the biggest events in the Catholic n protestant in fighting, Susan heard the two men plotting to kill him. She is saved and the Doctor is wary of her saviour Rudolf, the pair walk away but are soon arrested and brought into the castle. The Doctor thinks this is an interesting case unknowing why they where brought here. The Duke appears and demands to know what Susan overheard in the ally, that's a very good misdirect of the pair not doing anything wrong. A little after Susan and the Doctor meet Martin Luther, its a thrilling read the way the writer Richard C White describes the encounter. Through this I feel like I'm learning a lot about the Catholic vs protestant fight.  

while the Doctor and Susan are here under there protest, Susan encourages Martin Luther for the upcoming debate, which is a nice thing to hear as in this story she is a bit mousey. Susan also notices the people from the ally watching the castle and starts to piece things together with a load of coincidences adding up, the Doctor being one step ahead of her, i think this moment is where i started being invested in this plot.

Eric the guard and Susans interaction is also quite cute, even for just a small character. Martin being questioned by Susan is also nice read too. Showing Susan is taking on these lessons the Doctor is giving her about questioning things you don't understand, even a little slip up of calling Martins actions a movement before the movement begins is a nice add on. The group start going into the passageway is very vivid to imagine, Susan even getting scared by it which is understandable.

The reveal of Rudolf being on the side of the 2 men in the alley is a nice predictable twist its very spelled out, but I don't mind it as much, because since the Doctor and Susan where 1 step ahead they managed to spring a trap for the 3 of them. Martin commenting on this saying he would support her to go to uni no matter the gender, which is sweet especially for the time period and ends nicely with the Doctor n Susan staying to support martin.

This short trip took a few pages to get going but damn was I invested by the end.

Love a Gwen episode and this was a perfect Gwen episode honestly such a good story I feel all of the torchwood team come together for her in this one

I loved listening to this the background arc premise to the actual story Zoe is honestly an autistic queen we Stan

I love how this compliments evil and wheel for Zoe at the same time and really sets up Zoe for her role in the tardis and her relationship with the doctor and Jamie very well

We start in 1955 Max a Radio show host is following a women alone home not to do anything bad but to make sure she gets home safe as his audience are being killed. He looses her however and she is later found dead.

The Doctor tries to fix the Tardis with Susan trying to leave totters lane for a while and they fly it ending up in London 1955 not there goal at all. Meeting Max Wheeler who then goes on to tell the doctor about his worries about the audience going missing presumed murdered. Susan is very well written very much like a weird teenager trying to get used to 1960s Britian.

The Doctor starts to connect local deaths and the audience being missing as the same and wondering if the hum in the BBC studio might be linked. deciding to stay and help Susan and 1st decide to watch the show and keep an eye on the audience from there. Max also tells the Doctor about the Shakers, an alien race some people made a deal with during WW2 to win the war. They ended up being unneeded and forgotten about. Of course they are behind all this not knowing the war is over, this then leads to a quick trap for the Shakers saving the day.

The story ends with the Doctor and Susan travelling back too 1963 Totters Lane by accident out of all of the places to end up.

I found this story quite dull unfortunately it took a while to get into. It was there for harder to make notes on then usual because of that too. I feel I also just didn't really enjoy reading it either unfortunately

Peak comedy

I believe in Barbara supremacy

This is a fun story but I don’t know if I vibe with 2nd and Jamie on there own I’m so used to a 3 person tardis but hey ho this story used them both well but mindy was clearly meant to be a Victoria surragot

It’s nice to have another nepolion story I love when stuff from the main show is added upon story wise though it’s very much a mediocre Marc platt story which HURTS cause I love that man

The story is multiple summers over the years in a diary esc style in the perspective of Suresh. Suresh working at a restaurant a few soldiers came in and a ghosts predicts one will die and they do. By sitting at this one table at the restaurant a ghost appears its quite a creepy story, very uncomfy read in the best way.

Suresh keeping notes on the ghost is also quite a dark thing too the powerlessness and acceptance that the ghost is there. I love the character of Suresh hes a very normal person the reader can relate too and Suresh growing up as the story goes on is quite cute.

Susan visiting this restaurant throughout the years is a cute side just looking for the Doctor, it’s a nice character beat moment.

I love how the Doctor was the ghost it’s kind of cute in a way. Keeping an eye on Suresh though out his life

Nice little doctor and Ian bonding moment

okay I remember listening to this for the first time 2 years ago and HATEING it but after listening to it tonight I love it and really runs with the Vicki n Steven n 1st tardis team which we where again robbed of As there actually one of the best tardis teams a very siblings and grandparent dynamic frostfire as a story is also quite as it cuts between the narrator older Vicki and the story with younger Vicki I never felt lost in the story as there’s cues Like the music and sound effects changing and indicating where you are anyway

Again another fun short trip

Linda and her grandad give some parallels to Susan and 1st, in this older and younger generation dynamic.The claustrophobia of the submarine is a very terrifying concept it makes you want to hold your breath.

1st n Susan talking bout the Great Wall of china is cute, it adds to how far they have come since the exiles.

Linda’s grandad distracting her with a story is quite wholesome as the submarine submerged

The doctor meet the Slavian he says he’s never met them, but secretly knowing they keep slaves and must save earth from becoming there next target.

The aliens calling them bipeds is funny as they are snail like aliens so they don’t have legs . 

Brandis the lieutenant of the sub pulls a gun and takes control of the sub, later contacting the slarvain ship. The slarvain plan to leave their eggs on earth with the queen putting there goo on them, to help hatch the army.

The Slavain plan to open the airlock, but before the plan of getting the Tardis to take the slarvain away works. Barndis recovers from being under the Slarvains control

The story ends with Linda reminiscing about her granddad with pictures in an album 

Nice ending to a kind of boring short story in my opinion. The slavain are a bit one note I feel compared to the other short trips it just does not compare

Peak comedy

Such a fun little journey story akin to Marco Polo

Such a fun episode to watch with a friend honestly such a mood lifter

The Story Starts with Susan being found in the middle of the lake by a man named Alistair, Alistair is interesting cause hes Alistair Gordon Leighbridge Stewart, THE Brigadier. He takes Susan back to his house after finding her on his early Christmas present, Doris is releaved he found her but annoyed that he used the boat early.

As soon as they put Susan into bed, the first Doctor walks in, It’s fun having Alistair have to pretend not to know the doctor to protect the web of time and I love how Doris n Alistair react to each the situation. First Doctor is extremely well written by Robert Dick.

1st doctor noticing his future incarnations in pictures on the wall is a nice touch the writer added. I also enjoyed how the Doctor was listening in to Alistair n Doris convocation about the future and having the three tip toeing around the fact to not damage the timeline is hilarious. 

The dynamic of Alistair and one is perfect, especially how there both old grumpy men, the brig storming off after a bit of a convocation gone wrong and instantly regretting it. Doris after that works out the Doctor knows who Alistair is cause he cares for them just as much as Susan. My heart. She Then trys to wonder if the Doctor knows how Alistair will die, this story is giving me emotions. Doris is really given a lot to work with here, we really get to know her feelings and thoughts the Doctor doesn't tell her though but says all of him will be there in the end.  Anyway like a shadow the Doctor n Susan disappear into the night, Alistair n Doris watch a fire huddled together.

This story is perfect its warm, its extremely strong and makes me so happy. Its a perfect season finale esc story which is why i've made it this metaphorical one

Such an interesting way to talk about time travel like WOW

This poem is told from the perspective of Dr.Who the 1960s film doctor played by Peter Cushing and goes into how him and Suzy came to be. Its quite genius, The Doctor our Doctor creates a fictional Doctor and Susan who are the theatrical versions.

Of course this is one of many creations of how the films fit into canon, and I think as a quick story in this quick review Nev did a good job explaining it. However due to other explanations which I think are more fun, its not gonna be a recommended re-read but its defiantly worth at least one

Another fun little short trip tbh

Watching this as part of a watch along in a discord server very fun dynamic and made me love the episode even more honestly it’s such a fun start to the revival

I really struggle with court room dramas and this court room drama is a huge struggle, especially in a short story form. I couldn't tell you any of the characters names apart from the Doctors but even then i couldn't tell you which doctor was which. I had to look up who Dr. Smith was and they where the 5th Doctor didn't read like that at all.
All the other Doctors give there bits to defend one and persuade the other jury members slowly gaining in numbers of course, all the Doctors end up voting not guilty of course. The story ends with Dr Bowmen and Harris talking and saying the problem with time travel is time lines get so over written.

i found the story extremely dull, its just not for me unfortunately I really just couldn't find the groove with this then it was gone.

I love how this story takes place after the price of conviction with the doctor saying him n Susan might need a Holiday and this one starting with a Holiday, starting with the Doctor sitting on a beach and Susan going off with some locals to explore. It seems the Doctor n Susan have been here a while. I love how the doctor talks to the locals playing bingo and truly having a holiday you are really transported too bird-a-wee.

its not long before things start to turn a little off racist and sexist things start to get hinted towards theirs one character Craig who keeps talking about his gameboy. now for the 1990s this behaviour is extremely off very 1930s well, there in 1933. Turns out Prentice created a time distortion to keep it 1933 outside the time distortion its 1999. Craigs family managed to enter it and there minds have changed, turning his mum n dad into 2 different people his mum was meant to be a brain surgeon but has now become a house wife.

Also new Doctor lore the Doctor has no prostate didn't want to know this but now i do.

Craig later contracts wooping cough, making Prentice have to choose this 1930s era hes created or 1990s to get the cure for Craig and save him, but it was all an act to stop the time distortion. The Doctor saying if Craig did this he could go home. Susan and the Doctor meet up again ending with the Doctor and Susan going off to buy one final ice cream before the holiday ends.

I loved this story, it has themes of oppression but also hope because, its basically saying look how far we have come and the doctor being an amazing person is what I love to see. I do wish Prentice had a reason for keeping it 1933 like in the 8th doctor story no more lies but still a strong little story

Fun little Ian story he get imprisoned and everything very fun

It so weird to hear Barbara’s mothers side of when Barbara goes missing and it works so well it’s such a sad story

What a perfect short trip I feel this is the story where Sara fully joins the tardis team as she’s very prominent in this story and also this story makes me CRY like no body’s buisness

Oh this book was almost perfect like fully almost perfect it such a good read