The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
paulopaperbooksonly's review
2.0
Nothing much to say about this. I will not be making a review. Didn't enjoy that much. Only to anyone who wants to read everything from the first three doctors....
nwhyte's review
"The events of 1688-90 period in England, Scotland and Ireland are ever so slightly controversial, among the decreasing minority who care, so I was interested to see how Jamie, Zoe and Two would fit into it - Big Finish has tackled similar bits of history very badly (The Marian Conspiracy) and very well (The Settling). Jonathan Morris is definitely towards the upper end of the scale with The Glorious Revolution, which takes Jamie back to the precise origin of his own personal history, with the crew landing in London in 1688 as James II's rule is tottering; on the one hand, we get a fair perspective that the Glorious Revolution was not especially glorious if you were not an English Protestant; on the other, James II was a pretty bad king, even though he had been an excellent military strategist in his brother's reign. Fraser Hines is excellent as a Jacobite who discovers that his hero has feet of clay; likewise Andrew Fettes as both James II and a Time Lord sent to investigate a potential time anomaly. I felt the plot itself didn't quite cohere in terms of the time-paradox sub-genre, but Morris's mostly excellent writing distracted me for most of the time. (The arbitrary executions of Judge Jeffreys, as depicted, are however out of place for 1688 in London; even the notorious Hanging Assizes actually had assizes.)"
knitchick's review
5.0
Wow!!! This was really one of the best audios, one of the best Big Finish works, I've listened to in a while.
Frazer Hines is a wonderful actor, I had the privilege of meeting him a couple of years ago and I'm looking forward to seeing him again this November. He does such a wonderful job as narrator of this audio! Of course, Jamie is one of my absolute favorite companions so I may be a wee bit biased but really, this was excellent!
This is a story that really focuses on Jamie, and his background. Jamie, of course, joined the Doctor after the Battle of Culloden Moor in 1746, the final battle in the '45 Rebellion led by the Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie. This story goes back in time a bit to Charlie's grandfather, King James II.
The story is told from Jamie's point of view, narrated by him as he tells a mysterious visitor to his cottage in Scotland about this particular adventure with the Doctor. Another actor portrays the visitor, and the King, but the rest is all Frazer. His Doctor is SPOT ON, to the point where I actually thought "Gee, they found an actor who sounds just like Patrick Troughton! But why didn't they have someone for Zoe's part?" But in the little behind the scenes part at the end of the disc, it's revealed that the Doctor is all Frazer. It really felt like I was listening to one of their adventures.
For me, though, one of the best parts was the fact that it was narrated by Jamie. In his Scottish brogue. Friends who know me well understand my deep love for that accent.
I would highly recommend this to any fan of the Second Doctor and Jamie, or any fan of Scottish history. Very well done!
Frazer Hines is a wonderful actor, I had the privilege of meeting him a couple of years ago and I'm looking forward to seeing him again this November. He does such a wonderful job as narrator of this audio! Of course, Jamie is one of my absolute favorite companions so I may be a wee bit biased but really, this was excellent!
This is a story that really focuses on Jamie, and his background. Jamie, of course, joined the Doctor after the Battle of Culloden Moor in 1746, the final battle in the '45 Rebellion led by the Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie. This story goes back in time a bit to Charlie's grandfather, King James II.
The story is told from Jamie's point of view, narrated by him as he tells a mysterious visitor to his cottage in Scotland about this particular adventure with the Doctor. Another actor portrays the visitor, and the King, but the rest is all Frazer. His Doctor is SPOT ON, to the point where I actually thought "Gee, they found an actor who sounds just like Patrick Troughton! But why didn't they have someone for Zoe's part?" But in the little behind the scenes part at the end of the disc, it's revealed that the Doctor is all Frazer. It really felt like I was listening to one of their adventures.
For me, though, one of the best parts was the fact that it was narrated by Jamie. In his Scottish brogue. Friends who know me well understand my deep love for that accent.
I would highly recommend this to any fan of the Second Doctor and Jamie, or any fan of Scottish history. Very well done!
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