reviews

Sep 27, 2009
Jadetyger rated it: 3 of 5 stars
While not as inventive as some of Big Finish's more outlandish stories (ex: "The One Doctor"), "The Church and the Crown" is an engaging story, with enough twists, turns, and political backstabbing to keep the plot moving at an impressive clip.

The team of Peri, Erimem and the Fifth Doctor continues to delight, with Erimem's practicality balancing out Peri's high-strung tendencies. That being said, Erimem is no wilting flower, showing both her charisma as a leader More...
Apr 08, 2009
Nicholas added it
A straight historical story, with absolutely no sfnal content apart from the presence of the Tardis crew, and the fact that Peri is the exact double of the Queen of France (a previous Fifth Doctor companion found she had a local double in the last televised purely historical story, and of course this happened to the Doctor himself in France a few decades earlier).[return][return]It's all done rather well, and Caroline Morris as ancient Egyptian companion Erimem is fab (though I thought Andrew Ma More...
Dec 14, 2010
Wendy rated it: 4 of 5 stars
It's Doctor Who meets The Three Musketeers! If that very idea fills you with delight, you'll probably enjoy this as much as I did. Even if you're not especially fond of Dumas, there's a lot to like about this story. Erimem really gets to shine, presenting herself as "Princess Erimem of Karnak" at Louis XIII's court and getting to rally an army to defend Paris. Peri gets to show the kind of grit that she didn't always get to show on TV. There are lots of nice touches of humor. Admittedl More...
Aug 04, 2011
Anne rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Not bad but the plot with the Doctor's companion looking the same as someone else has been done before. Good characterisation of Erimem and showing her strengths and different ways of looking at things.
Feb 12, 2012
Paul marked it as to-read
Feb 06, 2012
Barbara rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Jan 16, 2012
Robert added it
Jan 04, 2012
Judy marked it as to-read
Dec 23, 2011
Tony rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Dec 10, 2011
Kris rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Dec 06, 2011
Lupa rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Nov 01, 2011
Caz rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Oct 11, 2011
Mark rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Sep 21, 2011
Mark marked it as to-read
Sep 18, 2011
Steve rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Sep 12, 2011
Matt marked it as to-read
Sep 10, 2011
Aidan rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Sep 10, 2011
Roxanne added it
Sep 09, 2011
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Aug 23, 2011
Tallifer rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Jul 25, 2011
Michael rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Jul 20, 2011
Hithah added it
Jun 27, 2011
Been added it
Jun 23, 2011
Julia rated it: 5 of 5 stars
May 19, 2011
Nilamarthiel rated it: 3 of 5 stars
May 16, 2011
Eric rated it: 3 of 5 stars
May 09, 2011
Christopher A rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Mar 16, 2011
Brian rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Mar 13, 2011
Amanda rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Mar 13, 2011
Andrew rated it: 4 of 5 stars