Doctor Who: The New Series Audio CD – Import, 31 March 2016

lots of fun. left me wanting more. don't understand the bit about why River has to hide her identity from Doc 7(?). But I enjoyed the assertive, smart, witty, confident and sexy River.

The audio adventures of River Song has just begun, and it's a tremendous beginning. This first series consists of four stories not exactly from River's diary (although I'm sure they are later written in it after the events unfold), but the diary itself is vital to the plot. I love River's character, and Alex Kingston's performance shined especially on audio recording. I usually end up buying anything that's River Song included, but I was really looking forward to the combination of Alex Kingston and Paul McGann recording together.I like to read the writer's notes before diving into the audio of each CD, but what had me initially confused was Matt Fitton's ("The Rulers of the Universe") explanation that River "knows their [the Doctor and River's] shared history can only begin with his Tenth incarnation..." which is something she has not experienced yet (being still alive and all) so how can she know this? The only reasonable explanation that I can think of is that she was told, perhaps accidentally by the Doctor or by stories she heard similar to her situation on Darillium in "The Husbands of River Song". I'm looking forward to future (or is it past) interactions between the Eighth Doctor and River in Doom Coalition 2.In THE BOUNDLESS SEA, River has to stop a zombie apocalypse (sort of) in the early 20th century; in I WENT TO A MARVELOUS PARTY, River tries to solve a murder mystery while trapped on a spaceship with a bunch of megalomaniacs; in SIGNS, River joins up with her husband, Mr. Song, in trying to stop some planet-killing ships; and in THE RULERS OF THE UNIVERSE, River aids the Eighth Doctor in facing off against the original owners of the planet-killing ships as well as the megalomaniacs who orchestrated most of these events.I feel like there are still some holes left in the story, such as the origin of Bertie Potts, but I suspect we'll be able to explore those more when series 2 comes out. Overall, this series is a must have for all fans of Doctor Who.

Ein tolles Hörspiel in vier Teilen, die jeweils eine eigene Geschichte erzählen, im großen ganzen aber auch zusammenhängen. Die unverkennbare Stimme von Alex Kingston macht das Hören zu einem wahren Genuss. Das Englisch ist relativ gut zu verstehen.

A welcome return for the irrepressible River Song. At times funny, dangerous and heartbreaking, this series is a delight for all River and Doctor Who fans.

Honestly. It was really great! I am a big fan of River Song so I was very excited about this purchase.River Song is perfect in this series. She is at her best here without the Doctor, which was bound to happen once her character was created, she holds herself high in all her high heels and emotional depth, in these stories, it explores the character’s depth of her morals of what was missing in the TV series, which made the angle of the decisions more interesting in play.Overall it’s worth getting the audio set, but I’m not giving it full stars because some of the characters in the stories weren’t as strong or memorable in evolving much of plots if it weren’t for River. Like they are there but you wont have the need of acknowledgement to hold them long to not forget them.