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@5THE PARADISE OF DEATH
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Since we have here a product that has now been seen in two
different forms I have decided to review and contrast the two.
@2THE RADIO PLAY
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@1"The Paradise Of Death" started out as an original radio play that
was broadcast on Radio Five last year. The play, starring Jon
Pertwee, Liz Sladen and Nick Courtney had them reprisng their
various roles in the television series. Transmitted in five parts,
the play had the distinction of being the only new Who produced
during the Thirtieth Anniversary, with the exception of the
charitable "Dimensions In Time".
Barry Letts wrote the script, coming from his positon of script
editor during Jon Pertwee`s reign as the Doctor. Here he tried to
write a convincing script blending together the best of Jon
Pertwee`s era with 90`s style.
Basically the plot begins with the Doctor investigating a strange
murder at the new Space World theme park on Earth. Here he
discovers a sinister plot to take advantage of the Earth.
Following captured Sarah Jane Smith, the Doctor, the Brigadier and
Jeremy (a journalist who has worked with Sarah) follow her and
attempt to tell the president of Paradon what has happened to
his planet.
Being a radio play we are treated to inter-galactic wars and other
things that would require a notable budget on the small screen.
Alongside numerous plot twists it seems as if we can expect a
piece of classic Who.
Whilst this is the case at the beginning of the story, the
remarkable and very plausible location of Space World is left behind
in order to travel to further places. Here we lose track of the
storyline, an otherwise convincing plot spends too much time on
this seemingly paradise planet.
@2THE NOVEL
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@1Barry Letts has recently been through his scripts and made them into
a novel which I thoroughly enjoyed. Being written on a similar
style to the New Adventures but as a sort of prequel to the
Missing Adventures, we are treated to a repeat performance with
added empathisis and insight.
The story is both an improvement on the radio play and a
disappointment. It is a definite improvement as we are allowed
into the characer`s thoughts and to benefit from scenes not in
the Radio Play. However it`s a disappointment because some of
the reasons for the story`s original radio status do not convey
to writing very easily.
However I personally enjoyed the novel. Being infinitely easier
to read and get into than some of the recent New Adventures we
are treated to a relaxing change with old friends. The advantage
of reading the book after listening to the radio play is that
the characters are instantly imaginable. However they fall
straight into place with firm characterisation. We are given a
well rounded novel with characters that we care about in a place
that is both a paradise and a nightmare.
@2AFTERTHOUGHT
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@1"The Paradise Of Death" is currently getting a stereo repeat on
Radio Two, Tuesdays at 7pm, although it will have finished by the
time you read this.
Barry Letts is also writing a Missing Adventure for release later
this year. It seems plausible that this may be on similar lines
as the radio play, perhaps once again featuring Jeremy as a
companion.
In all an enjoyable experience and story, well worth being the
third audio play in the history of Doctor Who. Third time lucky
for the Third Doctor!