A review by simsbrarian
Doctor Who: The Krotons, by John Molyneux, Robert Holmes
3.0
Mostly enjoyable; though there were audio problems in a few spots when the voices dipped into very quiet ranges that it would have been nice to have had fixed with some tweaking of the soundtrack before sending it off to be pressed into audio CDs. However; that said; the story is the true soundtrack of the episode with linking dialogue so it is like listening to a radio drama of the old 4 episode TV show.
Jaime and the Doctor and Zoe arrive on a planet that appears dead but has a group of primitive peoples who live oppressed under the command of the sophisticated and controlling Krotons. The Krotons take the Best and Brightest every so often and tell the locals they are needed for "companionship". But when our 3 time-travelers arrive and see the truth of where these "best and brightest" end up; they set out to find out what's going on and set things right.
At the end of disc 2 there is also a 20 minute or so interview with Fraser Hines (actor who played Jaime) and that was pretty interesting.
So it was a fun (if annoying at times due to sound-quality issues) listen. A good way to "watch" this episode if you're stuck in the car and want to laugh a bit at Classic Who shennanigans with the Second Doctor.
Jaime and the Doctor and Zoe arrive on a planet that appears dead but has a group of primitive peoples who live oppressed under the command of the sophisticated and controlling Krotons. The Krotons take the Best and Brightest every so often and tell the locals they are needed for "companionship". But when our 3 time-travelers arrive and see the truth of where these "best and brightest" end up; they set out to find out what's going on and set things right.
At the end of disc 2 there is also a 20 minute or so interview with Fraser Hines (actor who played Jaime) and that was pretty interesting.
So it was a fun (if annoying at times due to sound-quality issues) listen. A good way to "watch" this episode if you're stuck in the car and want to laugh a bit at Classic Who shennanigans with the Second Doctor.