Tenth Doctor Adventures Series One
Allon-sy!
Nonetheless, they shouldn’t be discounted. David Tennant, Catherine Tate, and Billie Piper all do their job at pulling their weight excellently, and with cameos from Judoon, Jackie Tyler and Wilf, there are some more quality guest stars doing their job. Right off the bat, I’ll tell you something. The ones worth your time are Death and the Queen, Infamy of The Zaross, No Place, One Mile Down and Creeping Death. There. If you really want a 10DA, have it be one of those. Or you could keep reading. I’m not the boss of you.
Technophobia by Matt Fitton
VERY Matt Fitton, in that it’s VERY run of the mill. Great concept, of people on earth in this heavily technological state suddenly being petrified of technology would nearly collapse Earth as we know it.
It’s entirely a story however, made to showcase Tennant and Tate, one of the best companion teams, just killing it, and they definitely feel a thousand more competent than the Koggnisenti, which, although for one note audio villains, are very memorable.
You won’t find much to offend you. And outside of a few scant ideas, Tennant and Tate, you won’t find much to like. 7/10
Time Reaver by Jenny T Colgan
This one is on the higher tier for weak Tenth Doctor adventures, in that it’s actually cool. It has great ideas, that of a laser gun that’s used to freeze someone in a single moment, which people use both for good, and for evil. And funnily enough, this one has a Novel Tie in/sequel, Called In The Blood!
Also funnily enough, the novel tie in nails it way more than the audio does. You see, the brilliant setting and ideas in the story are very fascinating, but hardly explored, because instead of focusing on the people using this technology, we focus on the technology, which is a bad move, story wise. Likewise, Tennant and Tate are on top form here, too, and the Villain, Gully, is bloody exquisite.
But if you want a good story, you might want to read In The Blood instead, as it does literally everything better. Never thought I’d be promoting a BBC Books novel over an audio, but here we are. 8/10
Death and The Queen by James Goss
I recommended this one at the start, as it’s by far the highest high the 10DAs ever reach. Predictable, yes, but a very funny story with a lot of heart in it, and some chilling dialogue thrown in to boot.
Pure James Goss, and utterly ingenious. Once again, as this one is a comedy (although twisted and Shearman-esque) it’d be unfair to spoil any of the jokes, but Catherine Tate steals the show. (As I’ll tell you in Donna Kidnapped, she’s fantastic). The result of all of this is a very effective audio, and one of the most Russell T Davies stories ever put to audio. In all of it’s genius. 10/10
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