[Horror of Glam Rock (Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures, 1.3)] [By: Magrs, Paul] [March, 2007] by Paul Magrs

3.39 AVERAGE

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rebelbelle13's review against another edition

3.0
This audioplay leans heavily into fan service for the 70's glam rock era, and I can see someone absolutely loving it if they lived through it or identify with it. It's definitely got the Paul Magrs whimsy; one of the characters actually communicates to the aliens through singing and playing a theremin-like instrument. The narrative feels like a combination of Tennant episode The Idiot's Lantern and Tom Baker's Horror of Fang Rock (for more than just the title, obviously intentional!). As it stands it was a fine story, although very short (about 40 minutes or so). Luckily there were a bunch of extras at the end, including the full song written for the play, and interviews with the cast, including Bernard Cribbins who does a fantastic job as the agent of the budding pop stars. This is clearly early in Lucy's run, so I'm glad to have caught her at the very beginning! I don't think I'd rush to relisten to this one, but it's definitely not bad at all.

olliewheaton's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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moreau's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Stylophone rep matters, even if this wasn't positive. Tommy is me. This is the best.

tinkamasala's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous mysterious fast-paced

authorjbr's review against another edition

3.0
It has some interesting ideas, but doesn't really live up to either horror of fang rock or the Troughton style base under siege story.
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elizafiedler's review against another edition

4.0
emotional lighthearted mysterious
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_louisa_'s review against another edition

slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
I just did not enjoy this audio 😭 it’s not offensively bad but I could not follow the story , it was boring .

phileasfogg's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous funny mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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tempus's review against another edition

3.0
Loveable characters: No
Every male character in this makes me want to smack them in the face

bloodonthetracks's review against another edition

3.0
It's nice to see the bond between Lucie and Eight grow in this audio, and it was a fun plot about glam rock.