The Time Warrior: This story deserves lots of praise. "Why?" I hear you say. Lend me your ears immediately readers! Firstly, it is set on Earth in an historical setting (medieval) which is well suited to Doctor Who. They did have a superb castle to film at! Secondly, it is well written by the late Robert Holmes who created the Sontarans. We see Linx in this story, superbly played by Kevin Lyndsay. This is an example of a convincing monster (compare to the Nimons!) who is frightening and intelligent. By the way, I like Pertwee's impersonation of one. Other reasons why I like this are Pertwee, Sladen and Donald Pelmear (Prof Rubeish). Watch this story soon!
The Paradise of Death: This story is good because it makes the listener picture the scenery in their own minds. If only more Who was done on the radio. Barry Letts constructed a good plot, and convincing characters (with the possible exception of hapless Jeremy!) and some good action. I particularly liked the scene at the end of part 2, Freeth, Tragan and the Bessie scene. At least we got something 'new' during the 30th anniversary.
Invasion of the Dinosaurs: Don't the dinosaurs look pathetic? It would have been a better idea to have dinosaurs in the programme when the technology was available to make them more realistic. Having said that, we have good acting from the regulars, a good plot, convincing characters, the innovative Whomobile and Mike Yates becoming a traitor. But it is still too long at six episodes (I don't like six-parters). We could have had more of a break from UNIT. Don't be in a rush to watch this story, whether you've seen it or not!
Death to the Daleks: What we have here is good acting, a good plot, and a friendly Exillon. Unlike all their other appearances, the Daleks are not convincing in this story because they look pathetically like tin cans who move very slowly. In fact, they aren't very menacing come to think of it. Did the Pertwee era really need a third Dalek story? I'll leave you to think on this one!
The Ghosts of N-Space: Oh dear. Barry Letts had done a superb job on Doctor Who in the 70's and beyond (except one instance in The Daemons - see my earlier review). What we have here is a largely inconsistent, incoherent script with too much waffling in it. At least it was a new story. His ideas on the afterlife are odd, they don't correspond with the Christian Faith, and he's into Buddhism? He should have known what N-Space was, having worked on season 18! If only there was more Doctor Who on radio, but the BBC think it is too popular to churn them out on a regular basis. Now that isn't logical is it?
The Monster of Peladon: I quite like this story because of the setting of Peladon, the good old Ice Warriors (or Martians) who were far better than the squeaky Alpha Centauri. I do like the Venusian lullaby which the Doctor sings to the amusing, funny creature (Aggedor?) We also have the amusing line, "I'm very keen on Survival"., to quote the Doctor himself. This story's probably too long, but it is good if you don't watch it all in one go.
Planet of the Spiders: The highlight of the story for me is the superb chase sequence with Lupton, the Doctor and Brigadier in various modes of transport. It's fun filled and action packed. I also enjoyed the regeneration scene. When the Doctor says the line This is getting monotonous. One almost feels it is Pertwee saying this, implying this particular scene is boring, and he's had enough. Not the best story, but it's quite good to watch every three years.
