“It's like The Village That Time Forgot!”
The inhabitants of the quiet seaside town of Thorington in Suffolk are living the same day over and over again.
What's so special about the 1st of September 1991? Why haven't the villagers noticed that the same song has been number one for years? And just where on Earth has the sea disappeared to?
The Doctor and Lucie must solve the mystery before the 'visitors' return...
This is a very interesting episode. The Autons appear for the first time on audio and they are done quite well. More associated with Jon Pertwee (and more recently, Christopher Eccelston’s first episode), the Autons where silent assassins, they terrified a generation of children but sadly, they don’t get the same acclaim as the Daleks, Cybermen or The Master. It was interesting to see how they would transfer to audio and I must say, Big Finish has done a great job once again!
The Doctor and Lucie land at a seaside town, where everything is all but normal. Despite the TARDIS working (for once!) and landing in the 21st Century, they have instead landed at a place, where the sea as gone out and not come back in. Bryan Adams is at No1 and it seems the villagers are playing out the same day, over and over again.
It’s another cracking listen and I would strongly recommend you give it listen, if you’re a fan of the Autons. As you listen, the plot and who’s behind it, will become blatantly obvious but with a few surprises.
Good story but it did lack the pace that we’ve come to associate with the 8th Doctor Adventures range.
8/10
Next Time: I will be reviewing ‘Skull of Sobek”
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