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A review by nwhyte
Doctor Who Short Trips: Dalek Empire by Nicholas Briggs, Ian Farrington, James Swallow, Justin Richards, Simon Guerrier, Joseph Lidster, Sharon Gosling
2.0
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1386420.html
It's a bit variable, to be honest; I was not blown away by the three Dalek Empire series of audio plays, and about half of these stories are explicit tie-ins to it (and it also includes the script for the Seventh Doctor crossover into that series, 'Return of the Daleks', which has a rather implausible though well-conveyed denouement). The standout pieces for me were Simon Guerrier's 'The Eighth Wonder of the World' (despite its unexpected revelation that Evelyn Smythe is an archaeologist as well as a historian) and James Swallow's 'Museum Peace', which I already knew as it was released as a Big Finish audio freebie late last year.
It's a bit variable, to be honest; I was not blown away by the three Dalek Empire series of audio plays, and about half of these stories are explicit tie-ins to it (and it also includes the script for the Seventh Doctor crossover into that series, 'Return of the Daleks', which has a rather implausible though well-conveyed denouement). The standout pieces for me were Simon Guerrier's 'The Eighth Wonder of the World' (despite its unexpected revelation that Evelyn Smythe is an archaeologist as well as a historian) and James Swallow's 'Museum Peace', which I already knew as it was released as a Big Finish audio freebie late last year.