Doctor Who and the Daleks (Classic Novel) Audiobook on Audio Download, buy now from AudioGO

The mysterious Doctor and his granddaughter Susan are joined by unwilling adventurers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright in an epic struggle for survival on an alien planet. In a vast metal city they discover the survivors of a terrible nuclear war - the Daleks. Held captive in the deepest levels of the city, can the Doctor and his new companions stop the Daleks' plan to totally exterminate their mortal enemies, the peace-loving Thals? More importantly, even if they can escape from the Daleks, will Ian and Barbara ever see their home planet Earth again? This novelization is based on the second Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 21 December 1963-1 February 1964. Featuring the First Doctor as played by William Hartnell, and his companions Susan, Ian and Barbara.

The Daleks are now one of the most iconic aliens in sci fi history and the Whoniverse would be a poorer place without them. This CD audiobook charts the Doctor’s very first encounter with the psychotic pepper pots, complete with new sound effects and suitably unsettling incidental music.

The Doctor’s first incarnation travels to a seemingly-dead planet. While his companions want to move on, the Doctor sabotages the Tardis, so they have no option but to investigate. They make their way to a nearby metallic city, only for the Doctor’s crew to begin suffering the effects of radiation-sickness. Things get worse when the time-travellers are captured by a race of metal-shod mutants, known as the Daleks. And why are these grater-voiced monstrosities so keen to let Susan get back to the Tardis..?

William Russell, who played Ian Chesterton in the BBC TV adventure, narrates this superbly realised MP3 audiobook. He pitches is interpretation of William Hartnell’s Doctor perfectly, allowing us to see the humanity masked by the layers of crabbiness and self-servitude. And Dalek fans won’t be disappointed; that familiar, metallic bark is present from the moment the diabolical dustbins take the stage. Probably best listened to from behind the safety of the sofa. Or sitting at the top of the stairs - Daleks can’t climb stairs.

Product Information

Author: David Whitaker Reader: William Russell Running Time: 5hrs 25min Publisher: AudioGO Ltd Series: Doctor Who Number of CDs: 0 File Quality: MP3 (64 kbps) Release Date: 01/11/2012 D/L ISBN: 9781405698986

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