Doctor Who: 8 - Red Dawn (Dr Who Big Finish) [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Justin Richards (Author)

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Big Finish Productions (May 31, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844350703
• ISBN-13: 978-1844350704
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,515,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Justin Richards has written dozens of novels as well as non-fiction books. He has also written audio scripts, a television and stage play, edited anthologies of short stories, been a technical writer, and founded and edited a media journal.

Justin is the author of The Death Collector, The Chaos Code, The Parliament of Blood and The Invisible Detective series. He is also Creative Consultant to the BBC's best-selling range of Doctor Who books.

His novel 'The Skeleton Clock' is available as a Kindle eBook.

He lives in Warwick with his wife and two children, and a lovely view of the castle.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Return of the Ice Warriors, July 13, 2009

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Sharilyn - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doctor Who: 8 - Red Dawn (Dr Who Big Finish) (Audio CD)

NASA's first manned mission to Mars has just landed and a team has gone to investigate a strange anomaly on the planet's surface. Meanwhile the TARDIS deposits the Doctor and Peri in a strange building where blocks of ice stand like sentinels.

I'm at a bit of a disadvantage when it comes to reviewing this audio. Having never seen an episode featuring the ice Warriors, I can't tell you if they are accurately portrayed.

What I can tell you is this: Red Dawn is an enjoyable adventure that reminds me of the Pertwee era. The story is quite atmospheric and explores themes of honour and sacrifice. The Ice Warriors are depicted as noble beings whose civilisation and civility are far in advance of humanity's.

Of course, the best thing about this audio is the paring of Peter Davison and Nicola Bryant. She spent most of her time on the show as Colin Baker's companion, so it is nice to see her character interacting with the Fifth Doctor.

3.75 stars

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A solid Ice Warrior tale, December 11, 2008

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Peter Ingemi (Worcester County, Massachusetts United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor Who: 8 - Red Dawn (Dr Who Big Finish) (Audio CD)

Red Dawn is a solid story which is complemented by several significant events in the Doctor Who Universe.

The first being the first straight (non transition) adventure of the 5th Doctor and Peri Brown (Nicola Bryant). She spent most of her run in the TV series with Doctor #6 (Colin Baker) and had already appeared in #3 of the audio run with him. Her introduction to the series was the swan song to Turlough and the 2nd was the end of Davidson's run. So she never got a chance to actually have a companion relationship with the 5th Doctor.

Peter Davidson meanwhile was very busy when the (then) new Doctor Who audio series came out. He was featured in 5 of the first 10 releases. Audio #8 gave him the chance not only to work with Bryant but also to work with his real life daughter Georgia Moffett who even more ironically would 8 years later be cast as the Daughter of the Doctor in the revived TV series.

We see an early earth expedition to the planet Mars with the Doctor and Peri landing there about the same time, both parties being surprised to meet the other. Their discovery of what appear to be frozen statues turn out (of course) to be Ice Warriors. In a final irony to the items above the Doctor and Peri spend a fair amount of time apart which gives both of them to shine as solid and strong characters.

In the old series it wasn't always a given that the Ice Warriors were the cause of grief and I won't spoil the plot here now, but suffice to say like most of the early stories, the plot is strong the acting is solid and Davidson's 5th Doctor and Bryant's Peri just shine in the role that they clearly enjoy returning to.

What you will notice when you have heard more of them is that the shine doesn't fade from either actor even now 10 years later, but that fact really comes through here.

This one's a keeper.