Doctor Who: The Romans

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What to expect

A multi-voice retelling of historical events featuring the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki.

The TARDIS crewmembers have taken a break from their adventures and are enjoying a well-deserved rest in a luxury villa.

But, in the gory grandeur that is Imperial Rome, things don't stay quiet for long. If the time travellers can save themselves from being sold as slaves, assassinated by classical hit-men, poisoned by the evil Locusta, thrown to the lions, maimed in the arena and drowned in a shipwreck, they still have to face the diabolical might of the mad Emperor Nero.

As if that wasn't enough, they also discover that, although Rome wasn't built in a day, it burnt down in considerably less time...

Tim Treloar, Jamie Glover, Dan Starkey, Clare Corbett, Jon Culshaw, Maureen O'Brien and Louise Jameson are the readers of Donald Cotton's epistolary novelisation, a shining example of the wit and drama of Doctor Who.

© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Critics Review

“Slick and polished…immersive productions of much-loved novelisations…long may we enjoy them.”

Doctor Who Magazine

User Reviews

Book 4.0
Narration 5.0
4.0
5.0
One of the more fun and frothy early Dr Who's and all the better for it. Clearly played for laughs, it's a fun romp through Ancient Rome with both the Doctor and Ian in particular being gloriously sent up. The idea of multiple narratiors works really well here with everyone giving the impression they're really enjoying themselves.
SPG 17/04/2023

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