A Legend Reborn is supposedly the definitive audio guide to the revamped version of Doctor Who's superb rise to fame from 2005-2009, featuring various interviews with Chris Eccleston, David Tennant, Freema Agyeman and Devla Kirwin (to name but a few), as well as presentation by classic companion Elisabeth Sladen. Sadly, the claim of total Who coverage is somewhat misplaced: key points in the series such as Rose's arrival and departure, as well as the return of the Cyber-Men in Series 2 are merely skipped over to get to the next core event in the revamp's saga, with Catherine Tate shockingly not even receiving coverage of her role as Donna in The Runaway Bride bar a quick mention by Tennant. These omissions are startling to say the least, but certainly don't ruin the experience, although a few less "Who's your favourite Doctor?" "When are you leaving?" type questions would have been welcome by the dull interviewers. Overall, if you're a major fan of the series before 2010, then this is well worth a purchase, but be warned what this isn't is a full time-line of Eccleston's series to David's regeneration: that is still to come!
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Monday, 5 April 2010
Doctor Who: A Legend Reborn Review (3.5/5)
A Legend Reborn is supposedly the definitive audio guide to the revamped version of Doctor Who's superb rise to fame from 2005-2009, featuring various interviews with Chris Eccleston, David Tennant, Freema Agyeman and Devla Kirwin (to name but a few), as well as presentation by classic companion Elisabeth Sladen. Sadly, the claim of total Who coverage is somewhat misplaced: key points in the series such as Rose's arrival and departure, as well as the return of the Cyber-Men in Series 2 are merely skipped over to get to the next core event in the revamp's saga, with Catherine Tate shockingly not even receiving coverage of her role as Donna in The Runaway Bride bar a quick mention by Tennant. These omissions are startling to say the least, but certainly don't ruin the experience, although a few less "Who's your favourite Doctor?" "When are you leaving?" type questions would have been welcome by the dull interviewers. Overall, if you're a major fan of the series before 2010, then this is well worth a purchase, but be warned what this isn't is a full time-line of Eccleston's series to David's regeneration: that is still to come!
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