Doctor Who: Day of the Cockroach Audiobook on Audio CD, Audio Download, buy now from AudioGO

Arthur Darvill reads this exclusive audio adventure featuring the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory The TARDIS materialises in a pitch-dark tunnel, where the Doctor, Amy and Rory stumble on the dead body of a soldier. Questioned by his superior officer, Colonel Bowe, they learn that they’re inside a British nuclear bunker, in the middle of an atomic war – in 1982. Amy and Rory weren’t even born then, but they know the bomb didn’t drop that year, and so does the Doctor. The friends also know they had nothing to do with the death of Sergeant Trott – so who, or what, was the killer? And why does the Doctor’s psychic paper not work on the Colonel? The Doctor, Amy and Rory soon learn that something else is lurking in the shadows. Something deadly... Written specially for audio by Steve Lyons, Day of the Cockroach features the Doctor, Amy and Rory as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the acclaimed hit series from BBC Television. It is read by Arthur Darvill, who plays Rory.

The Eleventh Doctor is back doing what he does best in this macabre and very dark little story. From the second the Tardis materialises in a pitch-black tunnel, Day of the Cockroach is a gut-tightening tale set in the middle of a nuclear war, with our heroes trapped inside a bunker. The year is 1982, the bomb has dropped and a soldier’s lifeless body signals that there’s something else out there…

The story ramps up the tension from the off and, as ever with The Doctor, it’s the little details that give us clues as to what’s really happening, like why doesn’t the psychic paper (that dependable Doctor Who ‘get out of jail free’ card) work on Colonel Bowe? While the usual witticisms and sharp wisecracks are still there, the impending sense of menace that lies just beyond the bunker doors is also evident throughout.

The transposition of the story onto audio gives the listener’s imagination a chance to run riot – and run straight into those claustrophobic corners of our minds where terrifying creatures lurk and shadows reach out and pull you into the darkness. Read by Arthur Darvill, who plays Rory in the TV series, it features The Doctor, Amy and Rory as well as a strong supporting cast of characters.

Product Information

Author: Steve Lyons Reader: Arthur Darvill Running Time: 1hrs 16min Publisher: AudioGO Ltd Series: Doctor Who Number of CDs: 1 File Quality: MP3 (256 kbps) Release Date: 01/05/2012 D/L ISBN: 9781408498149 CD ISBN: 9781408468807

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