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Doctor Who and the Daleks Format Reviewed: CD Review Doctor Who and the Daleks is an audiobook adaptation of the season 1 William Hatnell tale The Daleks. The book is read by William Russel who played Ian Chesterton in the original series, and it reads more like a diary which adds to the story. Some of the events as depicted here contradict with the original story, but this is merely to make the book more of a stand-alone story rather than the second adventure in a broadcast season. The CD comes as part of the Travels in Time and Space tin full of CD's. The main story is so well known that it would be churlish to describe it. The differences presented here are things like the opening to the story. What is a very good addition to the story is the sexual tension between Ian and Barbera. Naturally, this wasn't a feature in the original adventure broadcast, so hearing it here adds another element to the classic tale. The fact that it also appears to be more like Ian's diary as it is told from his point of view is also interesting, and puts another different slant on the story. What also comes accross well here is the tension between the characters as would have been the case given the situation. The cast is only William Russel reading from the adaptation of the story, so little could be gaied from analysing it. What Russel does though is read with a warmth and enthusiasm of someone, admittedly ageing but, who cares about the story. He provides different voices for the various characters in the story, and even appearing to give a slightly ring-modulated Dalek voice. There are some incidental sound effects to change the emphasis from being just someone sat in front of a microphone, which is good. Overall, this audio recital of an adaptation of the story gives some interesting new slants on the story that has been so ingrained on the memories of Doctor Who fans. It is well worth a listen, if only to hear the interview that is tacked on the end as an extra. Rating:  |