Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus

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Jamie Glover reads this gripping novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the First Doctor.

"Slick and polished...immersive productions of much-loved novelisations...long may we enjoy them." - Doctor Who Magazine

The TARDIS materialises on a remote island, set in a sea of acid, on the planet Marinus. The Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara meet Arbitan, keeper of a vast computer which rules and balances the gentle life of Marinus. Yet peace on the planet is threatened by the sub-human Voord, who wish to take control of the Conscience.

Arbitan enlists the travellers to find the five crucial Keys of Marinus in various locations across the planet. Thus begins a series of terrifying adventures for the Doctor and his friends, who must find the Keys if they wish to ever to see the TARDIS again.

Jamie Glover, who played William Russell in the BBC TV drama An Adventure in Space and Time, reads Philip Hinchcliffe's novelisation of Terry Nation's 1964 TV serial.

Reading produced by Neil Gardner at Ladbroke Audio
Sound design by Simon Power
Executive producer: Michael Stevens

©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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Whilst the story (an early 80's novelisation of an early 60's Terry Nation Script) is hardly original, a quest by the Dr and his chums through a series of sci-fi tropes: evil brains in jars, malevolent vegetation etc. PHs prose makes up for a lot of the shortcomings of the original Script and so if not a Dr Who 'classic' is actually a rather fun romp. Jamie Glover's reading is crisp and precise with clear differentiation between the characters making it a pleasant way to spend 3 hours.
SPG 01/01/2023

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