Tag: Jon Pertwee

Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters

Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters by Terrance Dicks; read by Katy Manning (Bolinda, 2014) [first published by Target, 1977] Precious few Target novelisations reach heights anywhere near those of the original broadcasts; certainly none by Terrance ‘run-of-the-mill’ Dicks. Carnival of Monsters is elevated somewhat in audiobook form by voice artist Katy Manning, whose range encompasses even a husky…

42 Word Review: Doctor Who – Pest Control by Peter Anghelides

Doctor Who: Pest Control by Peter Anghelides (BBC Audio, 2008) Although read by David Tennant and featuring the Tenth Doctor and Donna, Pest Control harks back thematically to the Jon Pertwee era (and not just by namechecking ‘chitinous’). As such, the parasitic hatch-outs seem overly sanitised and the Doctor’s moralism somewhat underplayed.