The Massacre – John Lucarotti Free Audiobook

Written by John Lucarotti
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 128 Kbps

This is John Lucarotti’s adaptation of his own script. It deservedly has a reputation for being a particularly grim piece.

The story centres around the plight of the Huguenots in 1572, and reaches its climax on St Bartholomew’s Day with the massacre of the French Protestants. The Doctor goes off to visit the apothecary Charles Preslin, leaving his solitary companion Steven to amuse himself. Like everyone of the Doctor’s companions, Steven manages to get involved in dangerous events.

As Steven endeavours to assist his new Huguenot friends, he sees someone he recognises as the Doctor, but the Huguenot state that this is their enemy, the Abbot of Amboise. Is the Doctor somehow involved in the politics of the time?

The TV story ends with the arrival of new companion, Dodo. The novel doesn’t – instead, it features the Doctor undergoing questioning from some Time Lords in regard to his involvement in the St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, which sheds some interesting light on the story.

Sadly, this story no longer exists in a video form…