if there was ever a serial that should be animated…

anyways, 60 years in, can we get hartnell and purves their flowers for their devastating performances in this one? please? incredible story for steven, by which i mean absolutely harrowing, but great for his character.

all i want for christmas is for the rest of this to be found. Please. Please.I Need To Watch Sara Kingdom Die. I Need To Watch Steven Taylor Grieve. Please. Pl

better when it’s not animated but not by much. a little bit of a slog. loved steven in airlock tho shoutout

if i was the doctor i would’ve hit the zarbi with a rolled up newspaper i can tell you that much

absolutely abysmal animation for an already mid story. don’t let it happen again

If you’re going go listen to any first doctor audio, please oh PLEASE let it be this one. Do not look up anything about it before hand. Go in as blind as you can.

That said: This is an EXCELLENT audio with absolutely stellar performances from Jean Marsh & Peter Purves. Jean steals the show, ESPECIALLY in the 4th part, but that’s not to say Purves’ part is lacking. If you are a fan of either Steven or Sara (or both, as their fans are wont to be) then give this a listen. Great grasp of both of their characters and such an interesting, horrific rabbit hole of a plot.

this one has it all: daleks, the beatles, the doctor being silly, vicki in peril, ian in peril, peter purves doing the worst southern accent you’ve ever heard, dracula, barbara in peril, a 1965 episode called “the death of doctor who”, peter purves playing the saddest wettest patheticest man you’ve ever seen (steven taylor my love), and of course, london, 1965! peak

I read this book originally in 2020, shortly after finishing Hartnell’s era. The fact that I keep coming back to it five years later should tell you all you need to know. Andy Lane has an incredible grasp of Vicki and Steven, so much so that it’s affected my interpretations of Steven ever since I read it—in a good way!! In a very good way. Incredible prose spread throughout. Some things don’t feel necessary but are totally blown out of the water by the fantastic parts of this book. Mainly Steven and Vicki.