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Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen
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- Narrated by: Dan Starkey
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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An unabridged reading of the brand-new novel based on a storyline by Douglas Adams.
The Doctor promised Romana the end of the universe, so she's less than impressed when what she gets is a cricket match. But then the award ceremony is interrupted by 11 figures in white uniforms and peaked skull helmets wielding bat-shaped weapons that fire lethal bolts of light into the screaming crowd. The Krikkitmen are back.
Millions of years ago, the people of Krikkit learned they were not alone in the universe and promptly launched a xenophobic crusade to wipe out all other lifeforms. After a long and bloody conflict, the Time Lords imprisoned Krikkit within an envelope of Slow Time, a prison that could be opened only with the Wicket Gate key, a device that resembles - to human eyes, at least - an oversized set of cricket stumps....
From Earth to Gallifrey, from Bethselamin to Devalin, from Krikkit to Mareeve II to the far edge of infinity, the Doctor and Romana are tugged into a pan-galactic conga with fate as they rush to stop the Krikkitmen gaining all five pieces of the key. If they fail, the entire cosmos faces a fiery retribution that will leave nothing but ashes....
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- Nephrite
- 27-01-18
Douglas Adams's original concept given form!
Would you listen to Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen again? Why?
I certainly would listen to this again. It is absolutely hilarious. It is based on the same concept as the third series of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy as Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen was the original concept albeit fleshed out in some ways by the also hilarious James Goss. I couldn't possibly recommend this more highly. If you are a fan of Adams or Goss BUY THIS BOOK!
What did you like best about this story?
Regarding the story I loved some of the planets they visited. Bethselamin - a planet with practically no concept of negativity or evil was especially hysterical - as well as Mareeve II. On top of this The Doctor and Romana are characterised especially well along with some other characters later in the book. Almost every line makes me want to burst into laughter just remembering it.
Have you listened to any of Dan Starkey’s other performances? How does this one compare?
I have listened to one of Dan Starkey's other performances as a narrator - Doctor Who: Devil In The Smoke which I also recommend - and I think his narration here is superior. It is superbly done. He has the perfect tone of voice for all the characters which allows the jokes to hit so well. Regardless of if he is supposed to sound like an unusually flipppant.travel guidebook, an unnervingly jovial or deadly serious alien traveller or the world's most arrogantly officious bureaucrat he pulls it off magnificently. I'll keep an ear out for any future audio books he narrates.
Any additional comments?
I give this audiobook my highest possible recommendation especially for fans of Doctor Who, Douglas Adams or James Goss. Grab it as soon as you can!
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-02-18
Fantastic! Douglas would be rightly proud.
A brilliant adaptation that captures the wit and conceptual genius of the much missed Mr Adams. Dan Starkey's narration is sublime. Not only does he deliver the Doctor's lines with intonations that will have John Culshaw revising his pension options his other characterisations hold many a gem; I don't know if Douglas had envisaged the Great Khan to be portrayed by Brian Blessed, but if he had not been available, Dan could have covered without anyone noticing.
Anyone who has already experienced the kernel of this story in either of it's previous regenerations; Adams novel "Life, the Universe and Everything", or it's equally well realised radio adaptation need not disregard this with epithets regarding places already visited, tasks undertaken and shortsleeved tops purchased. This, as with it's similarly recycled stablemate, Shada, has plenty of new content to tickle one's synapses.
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- Andrew H
- 22-10-18
Too long, too much
Dan Starkey is an excellent narrator and I have always loved the work of the late Douglas Adams, but this was a huge disappointment. As a story it falls down due to its ridiculous premise stretching credulity even within the context of a sci-fi show that is usually comfortable with the absurd but always when it's fun. This isn't fun. It's packed with 'Douglas Adamsisms' and I quickly found a certain kind of fatigue set in. It's like it's trying too hard to resurrect a genius. I made it through to the end and it has some interesting ideas but I can only be grateful it never made it to the screen.
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- Graham G Grant
- 18-11-20
Who ... decided it should be so long...?
All the ingredients are here. The narrator does a pretty good Tom Baker impression. And it’s co-written by the legendary Douglas Adams. Perhaps its greatest strength is the production. There are lots of great sound effects and voice distortion. And the plot is clever, if completely daft, but that’s ok. I’m a big Adams fan. But there are too many diversions into comic interludes that aren’t always quite as funny as they should be; sometimes they come at critical moments. It means there’s often a sense the plot, which becomes baffling and convoluted, has taken a backseat. What should be a magic mix of components, creating the perfect Who adventure, becomes unwieldy, and a bit dull. I listened to Baker reading The Brain of Morbius and it was only a few hours long: just the right length. While Who has always had an endearingly light touch, it does also on some level take the whole thing seriously. So maybe, heretically, Adams, the genius that he was, wasn’t well-suited to this material? With around four hours to go, I was preparing to abandon the book. It was complicated, and I began to care less and less about how it all ended up (as long as it did end up, quite quickly). I stuck with it. It was just clever enough towards the end to justify that decision, with some moments of comedy that did work well. But the plot has too many twists and turns. The Doctor’s real enemy here is boredom - and he didn’t win the fight.
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- Emily
- 10-10-20
A bit drawn out but OK
Firstly I have to congratulate Dan Starkey on his fabulous impression of the fourth Doctor, Tom Baker himself could have been reading the part! The story, was most definitely a Douglas Adams one, with Jon Goss's influence, even without looking ahead at the chapter headings (although I did like them, especially chap 42, The Meaning of Life)! Although I love Douglas Adams stories in general, I felt this was very drawn out and could have been edited in some places. All in all an enjoyable listen, but recommend it more to those people who enjoy the style of Douglas Adams.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-07-20
Wow!!
Like laughing, giggling, chuckling? Love Doctor Who and Hitchhikers guide? Perfect! Join the 4th incarnation of the Doctor and his sassy clever assistant Romana, plus once life saving auto pooch K-9 to defeat gods, paperwork and cricket men. Gather your tea and biscuits while they save the universe multiple times, whilst canning fish and driving people in authority mad. A must for anyone whose truly figured out the real meaning of life and has great taste in fashionable knitwear.
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- Andreya Teasdale
- 02-02-20
Adored it!
I loved this! A Hitchhiker's and Who fan's dream!! Even my dad loved this book!!
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- Screaming Flower
- 16-05-19
Excellent
Really enjoyed this. Didn't feel like nearly 10 hours. Loads of aliens and K9 was brilliant. Very well read too. Highly recommend!
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- matthew
- 17-07-18
A great listen
Very well narrated and very engaging story I really was drawn into it, if you like Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy you will like this.
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- Oma
- 18-05-18
A total delight!
Fantastically written and well adapted into a full-blown audio production. Adams' humour shines through and Dan Starkey's 4th Doctor is perfect.
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- Anthony Pirtle
- 19-01-18
Life, the Universe, and the Doctor
Anyone whose read Adams' third Hitchhiker novel will recognize this story, since it's basically that story, only longer, slightly less funny, significantly more interesting, and featuring a different bunch of heroes, namely the Doctor, Romana II, and K9. I always thought Life, the Universe, and Everything stuck out from Adams other books as being a more straightforward adventure than the rest of the Hitchhiker novels. It makes sense, then, that it was originally a Doctor Who story. That said, this is not at all as straightforward as most Who adventures, but it is a great read nonetheless.
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- A. West
- 28-06-18
The lost Dr. Who adventure from Douglas Adams!
Goss perfectly mimics Douglas Adams's style in his efforts to complete this formerly unproduced script as a novel. Great fun! And who knew Dan Starkey had such a great Tom Baker impression in his repertoire!
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- Morbidius
- 06-08-18
Simply and Utterly Brilliant.
It's such a treat to see this lost Adams gem recovered and reconstructed at last. James Goss did a fantastic job of completing an unfinished draft by the late genius Douglas Adams, capturing the sardonic whit and charisma the later has become iconic for. It is truly a pity that it was never finished until now, providing incite into a film script Douglas wrote for the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith initially (eventually being reworked into the third Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Novel), with Goss updating it to take place between seasons seventeen and eighteen, the Doctor now being paired with Romana. He manages to tie in other references to not only fragments of Adams' other work such as Out Of The Trees and The Hitchhiker's Guide To the galaxy, but numerous Doctor Who stories of the era such as the only recently completed Shada, The Invasion Of Time, and The Key To Time story line.
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- Shockeye
- 20-12-18
Dan Starkey nails the 4th Doctor's voice.
I thoroughly enjoyed this alternative version of 'Life, The Universe, and Everything.' by Douglas Adams.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-10-18
Best doctor who book i have ever listened to
Best doctor who book i have ever listened to. My strongest recommendation. Best of Doctor who and brilliant Douglas Adams
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- David Barron
- 14-10-18
Tom Baker Fun! (You Needn't Know "Who" That Is)
I bought it on a whim, not having any history with Doctor Who novels, but this is a amusing, fast-paced read for any Who fan, Douglas Adams aficionado, or anybody who appreciates dry British narration of science fiction.
Give it a try!
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- Lindy Hensley
- 08-07-18
The perfect mix of the Doctor and humor
Douglas Adams writing for Doctor Who. It is the perfect mix. Add into it a narrator who does a very good imitation of the 4th Doctor and you have almost ten hours of fabulous reading. The 4th Doctor is my favorite and I've loved Douglas Adams novels. The galaxy is on the edge of destruction and I laughed and laughed and laughed.
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- Mr. Sam
- 21-05-18
Great story!
Over the course of his days as a script editor for the Doctor Who TV series during the 4th Doctor's Era, Douglas Adams personally wrote four stories for the Doctor. Two stories, The Pirate Planet and City Of Death, were broadcast as intended. The third story, Shada, gained a reputation as a notorious lost entry in the series. It never originally aired as intended, due to a union strike that haulted production halfway through filming. It has been revisited in various ways since then. However there is an often overlooked fourth story that most people forget about. Adams pitched it multiple times, but at the time it was rejected as being "too silly". He eventually reworked the material into what would have been a continuation of the Hitchhiker TV series, but it finally found a home in the third Hitchhiker novel: Life, The Universe, and Everything. This novel was later adapted wonderfully to radio by the great Dirk Maggs, but it has always remained a Hitchhiker story despite its origins. Until now. This novel pits the Krikkitmen against their originally intended advisory, the 4th Doctor. If you are a fan of Douglas Adams and/or the 4th Doctor, than this is a must buy, wonderfully complimenting the three other novels based on his stories.
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- Dagmar
- 13-04-18
I love Doug Adams
Everything that man writes is gold. This one almost reads like a murder mystery, and I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend.
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- Kimberly Urquhart
- 23-01-21
simply wonderful
It was the perfect mix of Doctor Who and Hitchhiker's guide involving the best Doctor of all time (Tom Baker)