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Fate of Krelos reviewed

At last we get a story that doesn’t revolve around the Doctor saving the world / galaxy / universe / reality of space and time. In this Fourth Doctor tale, The Fate of Krelos, Nick Briggs creates a strong character study with several strong hints as to what is coming next (as if we didn’t know from…

Suburban Hell

Suburban Hell reviewed

In Alan Barnes’s Fourth Doctor story, Suburban Hell, it’s all Doctor Who meets Abigail’s Party. K9 is sidelined in this story and the focus is on a North London dinner party, the guests, the neighbours, a house and a particular painting. If you’re old enough to have seen this on TV or on stage in the 1970s then all…

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Fourth Doctor comes to Radio 4 Extra

If you haven’t heard the Big Finish Fourth Doctor Adventures, and can get BBC Radio 4 Extra then you’re in luck! As the Radio Times feature on 4DA coming to Radio 4 Extra tells us, the first series of Tom Baker stories is coming to the BBC on Radio, starting with Destination Nerva on May 16th! -=-…

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Death Match reviewed

Death Match, by Matt Fitton, is the latest Fourth Doctor Adventure and is the sequel to John Dorney’s Requiem for the Rocketmen (John script edited this, return the favour as Matt edited his story!). It continues with Leela having left the TARDIS then almost at once taken prisoner by the Master. The Doctor and K9 find themselves on…

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Requiem for the Rocket Men reviewed

John Dorney returned to his creation, The Rocket Men, in the March 2015 Fourth Doctor story Requiem for the Rocket Men. If the thought of bringing a foe from the First Doctor Companion Chronicles to meet the Fourth Doctor and Leela isn’t enough, the story throws in the Geoffrey Beevers Master as well! Can a single story with this much content work…