Weapon of Choice (Gallifrey) Audio CD – March 31, 2004

I like it

An awe sum audio drama with two of the top ten companions of the doctor, of all time and space thru the e-space universe:-)

This is a solid feature-length opener for Galiffrey. It does everything that you could ask. It establishes the overall situation with Romana being President of Galiffrey and Leela's husband missing presumed dead, putting her position in the city in peril, while also beginning to establish the relationship between the characters.It also features a crisis on the planet Gryden that threatens to lead to war between the Temporal Powers, a war Romana has to prevent. What we get is a solid combination of political drama and space opera.Other than an overlong opening, my only complaint with this story is that the story introduced a few too many characters, some of which should have been fleshed out more but weren't. Still, the principal cast is well-written and the piece is well-performed, making for a solid opening.

The first entry in the Gallifrey series brings together character favorites from the companions of the 4th Doctor.Leela, Romana (now Lord President see  The Apocalypse Element (Doctor Who)  , Dr Who Twin Audio CD Neverland (Doctor Who)  and  Zagreus (Doctor Who)  ) and two different K9's Mark I and II both played by John Leeson.The first half of the story is dominated by Louise Jameson as Leela. This is not a big surprise since her character is of dynamic action.Romana spends most of her time fighting political battles until she is also forced to take action to get things done.A lot of the Doctor seems to have rubbed off on both and it makes the show strong.It is a good start for an interesting series.

Die Gallifreyer haben sich mit einigen anderen zeitreisenden Mächten zusammengeschlossen – auch um ein Auge auf sie zu behalten – und haben sich bereit erklärt, mit diesen Wissen und Technologie zu teilen. Präsidentin Romanadvoratrelundar von Gallifrey sieht es als ihre Aufgabe an, diese neue Zeit der Kooperation so gut wie möglich zu befördern. Doch nicht alle sind mit diesem neuen Weg einverstanden. Weder auf Gallifrey noch bei den anderen beteiligten Partnern. Und dann gibt es natürlich auch noch die, die nicht in der neuen Koalition eingebunden sind. Wie zum Beispiel die „Free Timer“, die das Wissen und die Technologie für alle Zivilisationen öffnen möchten.Nachdem auf ein Team von Assessoren auf einem Mond Hinweise auf eine gefährliche temporale Waffe gefunden haben, die den „Free Timern“ in die Hände gefallen sein soll, begibt sich ein Undercover-Team auf den Flüchtlingsplaneten Gryben um dort nach Informationen zu suchen. Leela und ein Gallifreyer werden als Sklaven des intergalaktischen Verbrecherbosses K9 nach Gryben geschickt, um zu ermitteln. So finden wir K9 schnell in interessanten Gesprächen und Leela – wie zu erwarten – in interessanten Schlägereien.Dies ist die erste Folge der BigFinish-Gallifrey-Hörbuchreihe, in der neben Leela, K9 und Romanadvoratrelundar auch immer wieder andere Gestalten aus der Doctor Who-Fernsehserie auftauchen werden. Diese Serie ist wesentlich politischer als die Kernreihe es ursprünglich gewesen ist und die hier angesprochene Flüchtlingsproblematik ist sicherlich 2018 noch genauso aktuell wie 2004. Hörenswert.

This is the first of the series of Gallifrey stories which are set in the Doctor Who universe, although the Doctor never appears in them. The stories revolve around the politicla machinations that take place among and around the Time Lords on Gallifrey - the Celestial Investigation Agency, Braxiatel, and Lord President Romana. Leela and K9 are also present, Leela having been married to Andred and living on Gallifrey for some years.When this first story starts, Andred has disappeared and Leela is attempting to go and live among the Outsiders on Gallifrey when Braxiatel finds her and takes her to Romana, who has asked for her help. From here, things get complicated by the rumours of a device that could fracture time, and the "allies" of the Time Lords who want to control time themselves. Should the ability to manipulate time be available to all? What would that mean to the Time Lords?These are great stories, and I've listened to series 1 (4 stories), series 2 (5 stories) and series 3 (5 stories) and am working my way through them again so I'm up to speed to listen to series 4.This is great stuff, and it's nice to be able to listen to the stories from the beginning again and get them all into the overarching story arc. Looking forward to Gallifrey 1.2 now - Square One.

These are a great spin off. Lots of excitement and intrigue at the heart of the Time Lords. Wouldn't be the same without President Romana to keep it all together.