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A review by kmccubbin
Doctor Who: Night Thoughts by Sophie Aldred, Edward Young, Philip Olivier, Sylvester McCoy
4.0
Are you a Seventh Doctor person? I'm a Seventh Doctor person. And by that I mean that I love "Ghost Light". I love a lot of the Seventh Doctor's run, but I really really love "Ghost Light".
This audio was written for me.
It is drenched in Hammer-esque atmosphere, has a really interesting conceit and sharp dialogue that works. It is also quite shockingly gruesome at points.
The play, set on a remote Scottish island where the government had once done experiments in chemical warfare, works in a similar way to how a lot of the classic Hinchliffe serials did. There is just enough science in the gothic horror to give you a tether, but it doesn't get in the way.
I notice on Goodreads a lot of comments about the villain being underdeveloped and this baffles me. After the last four or five plays in Big Finish's Main Range, this villain is refreshingly anchored. They don't dwell on it a lot, but if you pay attention, motivations become clear.
For me, I'd be more than happy to have the entire range of Seventh Doctor be just like this. They finally seem to have got a handle on him.
Just a horrific delight.
This audio was written for me.
It is drenched in Hammer-esque atmosphere, has a really interesting conceit and sharp dialogue that works. It is also quite shockingly gruesome at points.
The play, set on a remote Scottish island where the government had once done experiments in chemical warfare, works in a similar way to how a lot of the classic Hinchliffe serials did. There is just enough science in the gothic horror to give you a tether, but it doesn't get in the way.
I notice on Goodreads a lot of comments about the villain being underdeveloped and this baffles me. After the last four or five plays in Big Finish's Main Range, this villain is refreshingly anchored. They don't dwell on it a lot, but if you pay attention, motivations become clear.
For me, I'd be more than happy to have the entire range of Seventh Doctor be just like this. They finally seem to have got a handle on him.
Just a horrific delight.