Doctor Who Hornets' Nest 3: The Circus Of Doom

By: Paul Magrs

Narrated by: Full Cast, Richard Franklin, Tom Baker

The circus has come to town - and so has the Doctor! Watching the parade pass by in 1832, he finds the people of Blandford strangely drawn towards the garish big top, and knows that something is terribly wrong. The only thing to do is pay a visit. Meanwhile Adam Farrow finds his sister caught up with the circus and its sinister ringmaster. What is behind Antonio’s almost hypnotic power, and how is it connected with an event in the Doctor’s future? Seized by clowns and forced into the centre of the ring, the Doctor encounters the fiercest of all circus acts. Yet something much more terrifying lurks in the wings - and the sound it makes is horribly familiar. Lives will be lost before the circus moves on - and the Doctor will face his own doom on the high wire. With Tom Baker as the Doctor, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates, Susie Riddell as Sally, Michael Maloney as Farrow, Jilly Bond as Francesca and Stephen Thorne as Antonio, The Circus of Doom is the third of five linked stories written by the acclaimed Paul Magrs. 'Baker delivers the drama and intensity that you recognise from the Fourth Doctor of old' - Doctor Who Magazine.©2009 Paul Magrs; (P)2009 BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Well written - well played - Original

If you could sum up Doctor Who in three words, what would they be?

Fun, intriguing

Would you recommend Doctor Who to your friends? Why or why not?

Good series - very like the TV shows each episode is well contained, completely different, but the linking plot kept me wanting to come back for the next episode...

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No - can listen to these on the train and look forward to completing the story on the way home

Pure padding

Honestly, this whole series could have been compacted down into 2 hours--maybe 3--and been all the better for it. The writing is excessively passive and the 'action' very slow. It doesn't even feel like Doctor Who aside for a few side references.