Reviews

Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures, Volume 1 by Matt Fitton, James Goss, Jenny T. Colgan

sophie_birch180994's review against another edition

4.0

Technophobia: 3/5 - Generic 'modern life is bad' story.

Time Reaver: 4/5 - Decent. Method of death interesting.

Death and the Queen: 5/5 - Donna-centric, funny, and so sad.

miriamgpo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

zimb0's review against another edition

4.0

Technophobia is the clear and definitive highlight that stands up as one of the best 10 stories in general. the other two are good but not same great.

feathersmcgraw's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

It's fine. I think the core appeal is having Tennant and Tate back together again and to be fair, they still play off each other brilliantly. Unfortunately, they're let down by the stories around them which are standard Who fare.

sophiebirch18's review against another edition

4.0

Technophobia: 3/5 - Generic 'modern life is bad' story.

Time Reaver: 4/5 - Decent. Method of death interesting.

Death and the Queen: 5/5 - Donna-centric, funny, and so sad.

unevendays's review against another edition

adventurous

3.75

sarahrara's review against another edition

3.0

The stories were OK and definitely had entertainment value, though honestly none of them really stood out to me. Although the voice acting and sound effects were well done, I think I prefer reading more complete Doctor Who stories rather than listening to this kind of audio play. I guess it was just not really for me. There wasn't enough detail for me to really get hooked. And I found the volume differed quite a lot throughout, meaning that when they were talking quietly I could barely hear them - which I guess is only a problem if you like me tend to listen to audio books while doing other things (exercising and housework).

sheridansull's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

thoroughlymodernreviewer's review against another edition

3.0

Oddly enough, The Tenth Doctor Adventures, Volume 1 is reflective of exactly how the Tenth Doctor's era was: extremely uneven. The first and last episode of the set were mediocre at best, the middle episode was enjoyable, and the characterization of both the Doctor and Donna were kind of all over the place. As always, David Tennant and Catherine Tate delivered strong performances, but those performances can only go so far. The sound design is nice, and the episodes are well directed. It's just that they're let down by some uninspired monsters and uneven dialogue. I still recommend it, if only for that middle episode, The Time Reaver. That one's lots of fun, and it's nice having more adventures with Tennant's Doctor.

Full review on my blog.

liesljrowe's review against another edition

3.0

A perfectly satisfactory set of Doctor Who adventures. The first one probably had the most interesting premise and caught my imagination most, but if these were episodes of the tv show, they wouldn't be stand out episodes. Where this really shone was the dramatisation of the stories and sound effects. Definitely going to end up checking out more of these audio dramatisations, I just hope some of the other stories are a bit better.