Classic Fourth Doctor Story

Tom Baker was "My Doctor" and his tenure as the fourth Doctor surely encompassed the Golden Era of classic Who. Revenge of the Cyberman is one of those classic early Tom baker stories I always loved as a child, so it was a no brainer to get this title.

I knew the story, but had not so far listened to an audio book narrated by Nicholas Briggs. I needn't have worried, Brigg's Tom baker is very good and his capacity for rendering different voices is excellent. It isn't easy to do a convincing Tom Baker impression, but Brigg's manages very well. However, the ultimate master of the Tom Baker voice surely has to be John Culshaw who, I might add, also does a superb Jon per twee. Just a shame Culshaw hasn't voiced many more Who audiobooks.

My only minor gripe with the production was that the electronic treatment of the Cyberman voices was perhaps a touch overdone, resulting in the occasional difficulty in understanding what was said. other than that, all other audio effects were excellent and added to the story.
Terrance Dicks' writing style is simple and clear. His prose harks back to a simpler time, a time where children actually read real, paper books! One thing I think he may have gotten wrong, was that the Vogan asteroid was repeatedly referred to as a planet. I don't think the two can be compared. however, not important in the context of the story, just me doing my eternal nit picking.

Revenge of the Cyberman is a trip down memory lane to a time where story telling was straightforward and free of any ideological concerns, unlike modern Who, which has been blighted by it. Anyone who loved classic Who will do well to have Revenge of the Cyberman as part of their Doctor Who audio collection.

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Excellent reading

Contrary to one review criticising the choice of Nicolas Briggs I thought he did an excellent job.Tom Baker’s voice is not the easiest to tackle but this was done rather well.He also mastered some of the minor characters which shows a care for the show.I hope he reads some more stories going forward.

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