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AI
stock has shot up by over
fifteen percent on news that
galaxy-famous scientist Davros,
controversial creator of the
Daleks, has been hired to work
on unspecified technological
projects.'
Davros
has been given the chance to
redeem himself.
Humanity
stands on the verge of a new
era, but it needs the help of
the galaxy's greatest ever
scientist. But Davros is dead...
isn't he?
From
the bunkers and shelters of
ancient Skaro to the gleaming
Domes of the Future Earth
Empire, Davros has always been a
man of destiny. Now he's working
for mankind's benefit. But how
much do we really know about
Davros?
Has
Davros really turned over a new
leaf? The Doctor certainly
doesn't think so. But is the
Doctor always right?
This
story takes place between
"The Two Doctors" and
"Timelash".
As
with so many of these audio
drama’s some trainspotter has
looked at an intricate
“timeline” (does time travel
have such a thing?), and
thought, there are several
milliseconds here where the
Doctor wasn’t up to anything
let’s fill it in with
something. Then they play
the “what if?” game like the
characters in “High
Fidelity” compiling their top
5 lists or the staff at a comic
book publishers coming up with
their ultimate
“cross-overs”.
That
gives a sense of what this story
line is about and how it
probably came about. The
Big Finish team are sitting
around shooting the breeze about
The Doctor Who universe over
lukewarm canteen tea and some
baked goods just south of their
best before date, thinking of
ways to have a crossover
episode. This one is the
Dr Who –v- Davros, crossover.
An
unscrupulous corporate leader
and his Dalek besotted wife
recovers Davros. He is
amazingly revived despite
whatever mayhem beset him
previously. Amazingly, our
hero just happens to be in the
area as he is returned to the
incredible domed Corporate
Headquarters of TAI.
The
story is performed quite
competently with the 7th Doctor
“Colin Baker” in appearance.
The Terry Molloy, voiced Davros
is excellent although
disappointingly, he rarely says
“exterminate”. A
couple of rrrrolled R’s makes
his performance occasionally
irrrrrrrritating but on the
whole it rrrrrrrocks.
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