The Ring Of Steel has been beaten to the post slightly by the Daily Telegraph's sharp-witted preview release of The Runaway Train, read by one of my personal favourite Doctors yet, Matt Smith. That particular freebie got 8/10 even without SFX or music backing (sure to be added in the October shops release), so admittedly this month's audio had a lot to live up to. Arthur Darvill does a cracking job of narrating a tale that doesn't even feature him (presumably taking place after he was erased from time at the end of Cold Blood as there isn't even a mention of him!), based around the Doctor and Amy heading to Scotland to help sort out a protest against pylons being put up. Wait, come back from rushing to the shops, because it gets even more exhilrating- the pylons come to life! If you've missed my sarcasm, well done, but this really isn't a very inventive premise by writer Stephen Cole. Like I said Darvill makes up for this on the whole by giving his all in voicing each character differently, but all The Ring Of Steel could have done with would have been some real inspiration from Cole to open the 11th Doctor audios with a Big Bang (maybe even Big Bang 3!), which sadly is lacking here. At £10, it's a little pricey unless you're a collector like myself, so wait for this good, but not excellent release to come down in price before you sit yourself down and take a listen!
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