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Doctor Who: The Edge Of Destruction

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 In a final bid to regain control of the TARDIS's faulty control system the Doctor is driven to experiment with a dangerous untried combination. With a violent explosion the TARDIS blacks out and the crew find themselves trapped inside. A simple technical fault? Sabotage? Or something even more sinister? Tension mounts as the Doctor and his companions begin to suspect one another. What has happened to the TARDIS? Slowly a terrifying suspicion dawns. Has the TARDIS become the prisoner of some powerful fifth intelligence which is even now haunting the time-machine's dark and gloomy corridors? William Russell, who played the Doctor's companion Ian in the original TV serial, reads Nigel Robinson's complete and unabridged novelisation, first published by Target Books in 1988. 'BBC Audiobooks has chosen well with its books and has taken the right approach with its readers... they benefit from new music and sound effects' - Doctor Who Magazine. Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Fiction

Critic reviews

Making the most of atmospheric music and sound effects to capture the sense of impending doom which builds throughout this story, and with Russell admirably stepping back into Ian’s shoes after almost 50 years, this is a remarkably successful adaptation... Highly recommended.
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A thoroughly enjoyable listen that expands beautifully the original TV episodes. William Russell's reading is always well paced and his portrayal of the Doctor evokes images of the erasable original.

A trip into the depths of the TARDIS and the Doctors mind

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Felt I was part of the story very emotional Felt sorry when it finished will try to find more story like this if you are a Doctor. Who fan you will love this story

Great story

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I was captivated by the narrative and the upbeat performance in the background whenever something was about to happen.
even though I've watched the episode, I found myself trying to figure out what was going on, In the end, I must confess that I got a bit impatient with William Russell when they were about to reach the conclusion, it was so good.

On the edge of my seat!!

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I've just finished listening to William Russell's delightful reading of this novel, and I've got a big smile on my face. Really, that's all you need to know but I'll elaborate. There is something very special about the early years of Doctor Who, from the days when it was filmed in black and white and was still finding its feet. While the modern series is aimed squarely at the Harry Potter generation (and there's nothing wrong with that), early Doctor Who had a lot in common with Dan Dare, Journey into Space and the stories of John Wyndham. As someone who has only just turned sixty, I'm very nostalgic for that era. Although I was in the world when William Hartnell was the Doctor I was only a baby, and my memories of the series begin with Patrick Troughton. So, growing up in the days before video-tape, DVDs, Blu-ray and streaming, the Hartnell era was always something of a mystery to me. I only really discovered the Hartnell era through the Target novelisations. All these years later, it's lovely to revisit these books as audios and even better that this one is read by an actor of the calibre of William Russell. Mr Russell has an excellent reading voice and his impersonation of William Hartnell's Doctor is perfect. This has been a great listen for an older fan but I hope young fans might enjoy listening too.

Magic from the Monochrome Era

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