Tag: John Hurt

Doctor Who: The Lady of Obsidian

Doctor Who: The Lady of Obsidian

by Andrew Smith (Big Finish, 2017)

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Leela’s return—pairing Louise Jameson with John Hurt—is a highlight of the Time War, both nostalgically and for the manner in which Andrew Smith brings her back. Unfortunately, there’s too much else going on. The story rattles helter-skelter around the moment.

 

 

Doctor Who: Engines of War

Doctor Who: Engines of War

by George Mann (BBC Books, 2014)

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This readable (if unproofread), epically themed yet superficial bridging novel evokes something of the classic series four-parters. For all the promise the Time War offers, John Hurt’s so-called War Doctor for the most part could (and should) have been Paul McGann’s Eighth.

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