1) Scream of the Shalka (9/10)

Funny, scary, exciting, well written and an excellent Doctor (though he does sound like Paul McGann when he's yelling). This is what I wanted the new Doctor Who TV series to be like. Alison and her boyfriend are like Rose and Mickey only 100 times better. Awesome stuff.

2) Shada (9/10)

This was really excellent. I think the pictures add quite a lot even though they aren't really doing much. This is how Douglas Adams pictured it, I'm sure. Skagra is so much more menacing in this audio; he's awesome. It's nice to 'see' some of the scenes we didn't see with Tom Baker. I wasn't expecting much and was very pleasantly surprised.

3) The Paradise of Death (8/10)

This is one of my favourite audios, though again it's not liked by many. It's extremely dark (which I love) and menacing and the acting and production values are top notch. I'm still a little surprised it isn't more popular. I guess it's because it's so dark.

4) The Origins of the Cybermen (8/10)

Not really an adventure, but very neat anyway. It reminded me of the Silmarillion audio I listened to once.

5) Urgent Calls (8/10)

This was very cool and could only have been done as a one-parter. Even though it was just phone conversations it felt like more. Kind of a sad ending though.

6) He Jests at Scars (7/10)

I enjoyed this quite a lot as well, though overall I'm not really a fan of the Unbound series. I like seeing other actors in the role, but I'd rather see them in more 'conventional' stories. Nice 'seeing' the Valeyard again.

7) Sympathy for the Devil (7/10)

It was nice hearing David Warner as the Doctor but he was very stoic. Show a little emotion man! Acting! I think Warner would make a better Doctor Who villain. The story wasn't bad.

8) Project Lazarus (7/10)

This was very dark, but unlike The Paradise of Death, I found the darkness to not work very well. It was a little too violent and nasty at points. I don't have a limit on how much darkness, violence and nastiness a story should have, but sometimes a story can go too far within its own context and/or be too violent merely for the sake of being violent. Nimrod has been in two stories and he hasn't lived up to his potential yet.

9) Auld Mortality (7/10)

This was pretty good. Nice to hear Susan again (though why can't she be in a 'normal' story with another Doctor? That I'd rather see). The actor playing the Doctor was very good.

10) The Last of the Titans (7/10)

This one has many funny bits including perhaps the funniest 'audio double take' on Sylvester McCoy's line of 'Chalk?' I don't think they quite knew what they wanted in this short story as it started out as kind of a comedy, and then became rather dark. A bit jarring, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

11) Death Comes to Time (7/10)

The first 'teaser' episode was awesome. I was excited. It was new, cool Doctor Who. Unfortunately it kind of dragged a bit by the end. At first I didn't really like the story as a whole, but after a second watch, years later, I can appreciate it for being different.

12) A Storm of Angels (7/10)

This would probably be an 8 if it wasn't so long. I don't mind that it's four parts but each individual part was too long. I think you could make a series using this 1st Doctor and Susan.

13) No Place Like Home (7/10)

Pretty good. I like the concept of these one-offs. Pretty funny and nice use of nostalgia.

14) Deadline (7/10)

"Very interesting. Please don't ever do anything like this again." There's my review. It was very interesting, but really not Doctor Who. Perfect for an unbound story. If they can do this, why can't they do my Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred as themselves story? :)

15) Cuddlesome (7/10)

Not bad and kind of creepy, but overall a little long and the creepy-factor wears off rather quickly. I did like the sing-song battle at the end. "We're gonna change the world..."

16) Her Final Flight (7/10)

Not bad. The actor playing the Chieftain sounded almost exactly like the Brigadier. Any writer who writes a vomiting scene in these audios should be shot.

17) Urban Myths (6/10)

Neat idea, but nothing special.

18) Real Time (6/10)

This wasn't bad, though it was a little boring. I have a feeling this was because I only had the audio for it and not the animations. I think I would have liked it more with the animations. Yee Jee Tso was better here than in Excelis Decays but he still sucked.

19) The Sirens of Time (5/10)

The first BFA, though not the first I listened to. If it had been the first, I probably would have liked it more. Not a bad way to get the audios rolling I guess. It certainly could have been a lot worse.

20) Cryptobiosis (5/10)

I like the concept very much; mermaids and ships in a stormy sea. Too bad it was so boring.

21) The Ratings War (5/10)

This might have been funnier or more interesting if I knew who Beep the Meep was. I got the impression I was supposed to know.

22) The Veiled Leopard (4/10)

This could have been really good. I like the idea of one set of companions going against another and not realizing it. Unfortunately they don't even meet up! I see what they were going for in basically telling the same story from different viewpoints, but that's been done to death and it would have been nice to see the two sets of companions actually facing off against one another.

23) The Ghosts of N-Space (4/10)

Can't remember much about it except that it was a huge letdown after Paradise of Death. I remember it being very boring.

24) Living Legend (4/10)

I guess it was sort of funny having the Doctor laughing at the ridiculousness of the situation, but I couldn't get over the fact that it was rather boring. And I thought the Doctor liked cats?

25) The Maltese Penguin (2/10)

I didn't think it could get much worse than this until Full Fathom Five. Frobisher is not a good companion. They should keep him in the comics. Once again we are deluged with crappy American accents. The 'Sam Spade' film noir spy stuff just doesn't really work in Doctor Who. Yet, most people claim to like this piece of trash. Why? Because it's written by Robert Shearman (yes he's great, and his script here is funny but it's badly acted, badly directed and doesn't fit Doctor Who). It's like The Stones of Venice above; people see who it's written by and then say how great it is, even though neither is good audio drama. It's the Lawrence Miles syndrome. He writes one great novel, then suddenly all his novels are great (even though they pale in comparison). Unlike Miles though, Shearman can deliver... just not here.

26) Full Fathom Five (2/10)

I was going to give this an 8/10 until about 10 minutes left in the story. The only thing I wasn't enjoying was the American accents (when will BF learn? Especially when the story wasn't set anywhere specific... no need for fake American accents). Even the 'nasty' Doctor works for me. The music was good too. But then the companion does a complete about-face and becomes a psychotic murderer because of something that she doesn't understand and happened when she was what, two years old? I mean her father was killed 27 years ago and she can't be more than 30. Then she not only goes out of character and kills the Doctor (fit of rage, I'll buy), but she waits for him to regenerate so she can kill him again and again and... That's not a fit anymore, that's a calculated murderer (while the real villain sits and watches!). This is the absolute worst ending in any Doctor Who story anywhere.

27) Exile (1/10)

Drinking and swearing and burping and puking. Haha! The Doctor is female but apart from a mention of "suicide and a sex change" so it would be easier to hide, it has absolutely no bearing on the story at all.

BBC7 8th Doctor Adventures

Overall thoughts: Not bad. I like the short format. Lucy eventually grew on me but she is a little too sarcastic/whiny/argumentative for my liking. For whatever reason, the 8th Doctor is not written as well as he is in his normal BFAs. He just seems out of character in most of the stories.

1st Season: Avg. = 6.3/10

1) Phobos (8/10)
2) Human Resources (7/10)
3) Blood of the Daleks (6/10)
4) Horror of Glam Rock (6/10)
5) No More Lies (6/10)
6) Immortal Beloved (5/10)

2nd Season: Avg. = /10

1) The Sisters of the Flame (7/10)
2) The Zygon that Fell to Earth (7/10)
3) Max Warp (6/10)
4) Grand Theft Cosmos (6/10)
5) The Skull of Sobek (6/10)
6) Brave New Town (6/10)
7) Dead London (5/10)

Companion Chronicles

1) Helicon Prime (7/10)
2) The Blue Tooth (6/10)
3) Catalyst (6/10)
4) Mother Russia (6/10)
5) Fear of the Daleks (5/10)
6) Here There be Monsters (5/10)
7) Old Soldiers (5/10)
8) Frostfire (4/10)
9) The Beautiful People (4/10)

Dalek Empire Audios

Overall thoughts: The first series wasn't bad. I'm not a huge fan of Doctor-less Doctor Who (unless it's playing the Doctor Who RPG). The Daleks were genuinely scary, but I'm not too fond of the human characters in these series very much.

Dalek Empire I (7/10)

1) Invasion of the Daleks (8/10)
2) The Human Factor (7/10)
3) Project Infinity (7/10)
4) Death to the Daleks (6/10)

Dalek Empire II (5.8/10)

1) Dalek War Part 4 (6/10)
2) Dalek War Part 1 (6/10)
3) Dalek War Part 2 (6/10)
4) Dalek War Part 3 (5/10)

Dalek Empire III (6.2/10)

1) The Healers (8/10)
2) The Exterminators (7/10)
3) The Survivors (6/10)
4) The Future (6/10)
5) The Demons (5/10)
6) The Warriors (5/10)

Dalek Empire IV (6.8/10)

1) The Fearless Part 1 (8/10)
2) The Fearless Part 3 (7/10)
3) The Fearless Part 4 (6/10)
4) The Fearless Part 2 (6/10)

I, Davros

1) Guilt 7/10
2) Innocence 6/10
3) Purity 6/10
4) Corruption 6/10

The Davros Mission 7/10

Sarah Jane Audios

Overall thoughts: Mostly boring. It is nice to hear Sarah in action again, and this series has lots of potential. They just haven't lived up to that potential yet. Series 1 does have the best theme song of the non-traditional Who stuff, but it seems they changed the song for Series 2 and it's not as good. Series 2 has more "Doctor Who-ish" stuff going on, but I think it was better in Series 1 when her travels with the Doctor weren't really mentioned or important.

Avg. = 5.2/10

1) The Tao Connection (7/10)
2) Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre (6/10)
3) Series 2: Buried Secrets (6/10)
4) Series 2: Fatal Consequences (6/10)
5) Series 2: Dreamland (6/10)
6) Test of Nerve (5/10)
7) Series 2: Snow Blind (4/10)
8) Ghost Town (4/10)
9) Comeback (3/10)

Benny Audios

Overall thoughts: I love the character of Benny. She's probably my favourite non-TV companion. And Lisa Bowerman does a fantastic job; she *is* Benny. Unfortunately, I found most of the stories boring and/or plain bad.

Avg. = 4.5/10

1) Birthright (7/10)
2) The Draconian Rage (6/10)
3) Timeless Passage (6/10)
4) The Stone's Lament (6/10)
5) The Kingdom of the Blind (6/10)
6) Oh No It Isn't (6/10)
7) Just War (6/10)
8) Plague Herds of Excelis (6/10)
9) The Tub Full of Cats (6/10)
10) Silver Lining (5/10)
11) The Final Amendment (5/10)
12) The Judas Gift (5/10)
13) Extinction Event (5/10)
14) Bone of Contention (5/10)
15) The Lost Museum (5/10)
16) The Tartarus Gate (5/10)
17) The Summer of Love (5/10)
18) The Oracle of Delphi (5/10)
19) The Secret of Cassandra (4/10)
20) Walking to Babylon (4/10)
21) Skymines of Karthos (4/10)
22) The Worst Thing in the World (4/10)
23) The Goddess Quandary (4/10)
24) Empire State (4/10)
25) Freedom of Information (4/10)
26) End of the World (4/10
27) The Grel Escape (3/10)
28) Death and the Daleks (3/10)
29) Greatest Shop in the Galaxy (3/10)
30) Poison Seas (3/10)
31) Beyond the Sun (2/10)
32) Dragon's Wrath (2/10)
33) The Heart's Desire (2/10)
34) The Masquerade of Death (2/10)

Gallifrey Audios

Overall thoughts: I'm enjoying them. It's a good combination of characters and I like the mid-80's Gallifrey type intrigue. The second series wasn't as good as the first, though it was nice having Romana 1 appear. By series 3 I feel like this storyline has been dragging on too long. Maybe they should have started with a brand new story.

Avg. = 5.5/10

1) Gallifrey: A Blind Eye (8/10)
2) Gallifrey: Square One (7/10)
3) Gallifrey: Lies (7/10)
4) Gallifrey: The Inquiry (6/10)
5) Gallifrey: Weapon of Choice (6/10)
6) Gallifrey: Spirit (5/10)
7) Gallifrey: Pandora (5/10)
8) Gallifrey: Mindbomb (5/10)
9) Gallifrey: Imperiatrix (5/10)
10) Gallifrey: Fractures (5/10)
11) Gallifrey: Warfare (5/10)
12) Gallifrey: Appropriation (5/10)
13) Gallifrey: Panacea (4/10)
14) Gallifrey: Insurgency (4/10)

UNIT Audios

Overall thoughts: It'd be better if the Brigadier came out of retirement. I just can't get into these new characters. I may not listen to the second series if they make one.

Avg. = 4.8/10

1) UNIT: Snake Head 6/10
2) UNIT: The Coup 6/10
3) UNIT: The Wasting 6/10
4) UNIT: Time Heals 3/10
5) UNIT: The Longest Night 3/10

Cyberman Audios

Overall thoughts: So far these are nothing special. Great music (ala "Sword of Orion"), but not enough actual Cyber-stuff happening, and the whole android war story is pretty boring. Finally got good in the final episode. Hopefully the second series will be better (if they make one).

Avg. = 5.3/10

1) Telos 7/10
2) Scorpius 5/10
3) Fear 5/10
4) Conversion 4/10

BBV Audios

Time Travellers:

1) Guests for the Night 7/10
2) Island of Lost Souls 7/10
3) Republica 6/10
4) The Left Hand of Darkness 6/10
5) The Other Side 5/10
6) Prosperity Island 4/10

Other:

1) Sontarans: Silent Warrior 7/10
2) Wirrn: Race Memory 6/10
3) Zygons: Absolution 6/10
4) Sontarans: Old Soldiers 5/10
5) Zygons: Homeland 5/10
6) The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind 5/10
7) Krynoids: The Root of all Evil 3/10

Judge Dredd Audios

Overall thoughts: I really like them even though some of the scores are a little low. I never knew much about Judge Dredd apart from the Stallone movie, but now I'm a bit of a fan. I just wish the quality of script/story was always as high as the first few on the list.

Avg: 5.8/10

1) Pre-emptive Revenge 9/10
2) War Crimes 9/10
3) Dreddline 8/10
4) Death Trap 7/10
5) Grud is Dead 7/10
6) Get Karter 6/10
7) The Big Shot 6/10
8) For King and Country 6/10
9) Trapped on Titan 5/10
10) I Love Dredd 5/10
11) War Planet 5/10
* Strontium Dog: Fire From Heaven 5/10
12) Wanted: Dredd or Alive 4/10
13) The Killing Zone 4/10
14) Jihad 4/10
15) 99 Code Red 4/10
* Strontium Dog: Down to Earth 4/10
16) Solo 3/10

* Doesn't factor into the overall average rating

The Heffy Awards

Funniest BFA - The One Doctor
Scariest BFA - The Chimes of Midnight
Best Companion (who was in the tv show) - Turlough
Best Companion (who was not in the tv show) - Charley
Best Villain (who was in the tv show) - the Daleks
Best Villain (who was not in the tv show) - Pieter Stubbe
Best Music (Doctor Who) - (tie) The Chimes of Midnight, Loups-Garoux, The Rapture
Best Music (non-Doctor Who) - Sarah Jane Smith theme song (series 1)
Best Doctor Who Theme Remix - theme from The Rapture
Best Doctor - (tie) the 6th Doctor, the 8th Doctor
Best Use of the Audio Medium - (tie) The Fires of Vulcan, The Fearmonger
Best Performance by Peter Davison - Loups-Garoux
Best Performance by Colin Baker - Doctor Who and the Pirates
Best Performance by Sylvester McCoy - The Fearmonger
Best Performance by Paul McGann - Seasons of Fear
Best non-Doctor Who series by BF - Judge Dredd
Best Idea/Concept - crossing mediums (ie: NAs/comics with TV show)
Sexiest Voice - (tie) India Fisher (8th Doctor audios, Winter for the Adept), Patricia Quinn (Bang-Bang-a-Boom)
Worst Voice (Actor) - Barnaby Edwards (various)
Worst Voice (Character) - Senator Waldo Pickering (Minuet in Hell), the Vietnam pilot (Renaissance of the Daleks)
Worst Acting - Yee Jee Tso (Excelis Decays), the Vietnam Pilot (Renaissance of the Daleks)
Worst Idea/Concept - Exploring love between the Doctor and Charley