Tag: George Mann

Doctor Who: An Apple a Day

Doctor Who: An Apple a Day by George Mann (Woodlands Books, 2014); audiobook read by David Troughton (Bolinda, 2015) David Troughton’s reading brings a lot to this gentle Christmas ‘Seeds of Doom’ homage-cum-reprise. The Krynoid remains one of the Classic Series’ more memorable monsters, although again — as with the original serial’s RAF bombardment — the means of its defeat…

Doctor Who: The Lost Planet

Doctor Who: The Lost Planet by George Mann (BBC Audio, 2017); audiobook read by Nicola Bryant The Doctor, having carelessly created a universe-imperilling problem, defeats it by running away. (If that’s a spoiler, consider yourself saved.) Mann plumbs old depths; with Nicola Bryant reading it almost feels like we’re back in the mid-80s with Pip and Jane Baker.    

Doctor Who: The Lost Angel

Doctor Who: The Lost Angel by George Mann & Cavan Scott; audiobook read by Kerry Shale (BBC, 2017) The Weeping Angels, like the Daleks before them, have faded from show-defining monsters into one-dimensional ho-hum tripe. The bits with the Doctor work well enough — as one would expect — but whenever he’s absent the writing, characters and scenario simply fail…

Doctor Who: Paradox Lost

Doctor Who: Paradox Lost by George Mann (BBC, 2011); audiobook read by Nicholas Briggs In an otherwise fairly nondescript Eleventh Doctor adventure, Mann introduces two minor characters with potential for future appearances: Professor Angelchrist, an early twentieth century gentleman adventurer; and Arven, a soft-spoken AI from future London. Of less interest is the dismissively-dealt-with titular paradox.     Add to…