Doctor Who: The Aztecs (Classic Novel)
John Lucarotti Audio Book

One of the most common complains levelled at the New Who TV series is that the threats faced by the Doctor are always on a universal scale; there’re not enough as simple survival stories. Before the days of sweeping story-arcs, the Doctor faced a mixture of intergalactic and personal threats; this CD audiobook shows those young ‘uns how it’s done.

The Aztecs has some real surprises in store: the Tardis lands in an Aztec city and is accidentally dropped into the Tomb of the High Priest, Yetaxa. Being hailed as Yetaxa’s reincarnation, Barbara decides to use her new-found influence to put a stop to the Aztec practice of human sacrifice – much to the Doctor’s dismay; after all, any seasoned time-traveller knows you can’t rewrite history. It’s up to the Doctor to enable their escape when things go wrong – but is his judgement clouded through falling in love?

Long-time fans will recognise narrator William Russell, as one of the Doctor’s first companions, Ian Chesterton. His abilities as a narrator are superb and the time he spent with William Hartnell’s Doctor has obviously informed his performance. Russell successfully captures all the suspense and drama of a more domestic story, making this MP3 audiobook a stand-out adventure amongst the Doctor’s more interplanetary travels.