Doctor Who – The Romans – The Original BBC Television Soundtrack (2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd UK) – Dennis Spooner Free Audiobook

Written by Dennis Spooner
Read by William Russell
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 256 Kbps

Doctor Who – The Romans – The Original BBC Television Soundtrack (2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd UK)

First century Rome is the setting for this classic TV soundtrack adventure starring William Hartnell as the Doctor, with linking narration by William Russell.

‘They wouldn’t let me build my new Rome… But if the old one is burnt…Brilliant! Brilliant!’

The year is 64 AD, and the TARDIS travellers are enjoying a restful time in a villa close to Rome. Their peace and quiet is shattered when a visit to the city sees the Doctor mistaken for a lyre player, and him and Vicki subsequently pursued by an assassin. Meanwhile, Ian and Barbara are kidnapped and sold as slaves: Ian on a galley in the Mediterranean Sea, and Barbara to serve in the court of Nero himself.

Using all his ingenuity to gain the freedom of Nero’s court, the Doctor inadvertently inspires the Emperor’s plans to completely rebuild Rome. Can the Doctor, Vicki, Ian and Barbara escape with their lives before the city becomes a cinder?

William Russell, who played Ian Chesterton in the series, provides additional linking narration, and a selection of bonus archive radio items looks at the real-life Nero, and the life and career of William Hartnell.

Originally broadcast between January 16, 1965 – February 6, 1965.

TRACKS:

01 – Episode One
02 – Episode Two
03 – Episode Three
04 – Episode Four
05 – Bonus Material – BBC Radio – PM (24 June 1999)
06 – Bonus Material – BBC Radio – Today (25 September 2000)
07 – Bonus Material – BBC Radio – Radio 2 Arts Programme (17 February 1996)

Ripped from the original CD’s using Exact Audio Copy (secure mode) and converted to MP3 256kp’s using dBpoweramp (slow/high quality mode).