Doctor Who BF-150 Recorded Time (part 1)

"The TARDIS travellers find themselves at the court of Henry VIII, where the tragic Anne Boleyn will soon be discarded by her King in favour of the lovely Perpugilliam Brown. Or so it is written…"

Henry the Eighth! I remember learning about him during my primary school history classes. He is one of the first bits of history I ever learnt about. It was brilliant to see him finally characterised. The king was exactly how I imagined him. A bit of a pervert. He asked Peri to "sit on his lap" but in all honestly, what king wouldn't?

Peri was quite hot in this one, as well. She was forced to dance for King Henry, and it was hilarious to hear the Doctors reaction to it. Of course, the king enjoyed Peri's company, and the Doctor got sent to the stocks. This bit confused me, because in "The Marian Conspiracy", the Doctor told Evelyn that he was a very good friend of Henry the eighths.

It was amusing to see Peri give Queen Ann Boleyn relationship advice. This part was particularly amusing. She didn't take kindly to it, either.

I like this story personally, because I'm finally seeing Henry the Eighth in Doctor Who, something I have been waiting for, for a long time. And the writer (Catherine Harvey) has done a brilliant job characterising him.

And it turns out that Ann Bolyen was a lovely, beautiful woman. Who I had great sympathy for towards the end of this story.

In conclusion, it was a nice, well paced story, and Big Finish should release more of these "blah, blah, and other stories" audios once a year. It's just a nice break from the two hour stories. It's It's worth a listen, I'll review the other three stories in this audio as I get through them.

6/10