Big Finish Doctor Who Audio Reviews: Gallifrey S1 - Parts 2 - 4

[persiflage_1]

I thought I'd do a combined reaction post for parts 2 to 4 of the first Gallifrey series.

Comments

[sneakyangel]

I needed to listen to the Gallifrey series several times before I wasn't confused (some parts still confuse me now, but I understand most of it). Series 2 is brilliant. So much better than series 1. My favourite story is Spirit (followed closely by Lies).

[persiflage_1]

Oh thank goodness it's not just me who found it confusing. I did wonder if I was just being dense/slow, especially listening to them after a long, tiring day at work...

I've ordered the second series so I'm glad to know it's better than the first... *bounces*

[sneakyangel]

The Gallifrey series were the first audios I listened to, so it took a while to get used to that (I was used to the audiobooks). I knew that Romana was President and Leela was on Gallifrey, but that was about it. I had no idea what the significance of Sissy Pollard was! I was very confused, but still loved it.

The second series is my favourite.

[persiflage_1]

Oh blimey! That most certainly would have added to the confusion, I'm sure!

*pokes Big Finish* Hurry up and deliver already!

[biichan]

Charley always seemed terribly upper class to me. Just, well, slumming it. I think it's how she calls her mother Mama with the emphasis on the second syllable.

(Also--and this might be because I listened to the first Gallifrey series before the Eighth Doctor audios--the Pollards always rather seemed to me to be modeled after the Mitford sisters. Cissy is definitely Unity Mitford, anyhow.)

[persiflage_1]

Maybe I don't really notice Charley's upper class because I'm British?

Ah thanks - Unity Mitford was who I was trying to think of last night, and completely failing to recall 'cos I was too tired.

[biichan]

Maybe, yeah. Well, that and it's not all that blatant until later in the Eighth Doctor audios where her mum gets named as Lady Louisa and such. (Also, well, I'm a fan of Jeeves & Wooster and Charley rather struck me as a younger version of one of the more adventurous girls from that and they're all posh so the Charley = posh equation came about early in my head.)

[persiflage_1]

Ah - I don't think I've reached those audios yet... (Trying to remember whether Charley's mother is named in "Chimes of Midnight" - and I don't think she was...)