While watching Season 7, I’m really enjoying the character of Liz, but I feel like she’s not getting enough time to shine.
Does anyone recommend her Companion Chronicles for more Liz?
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Liz’s CCs are great. I haven’t heard them all but The Last Post is good and I remember enjoying The Blue Tooth too.
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What are The Companion Chronicles actually like?
I’ve never listened to one before.
As far as I know, they’re similar to Short Trips.
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Not quite and they vary a bit. They are more audiobook like in that they are centred around one narrator - usually a companion - but they have one other actor playing a significant guest role. Some are directly two-hander plays so are, technically full-cast (Solitaire, for example). Some use people like Lisa Bowerman (who directs a lot of them) as a third voice to expand the cast a bit and some use people like Purves and Hines to ‘play’ the First or Second Doctor with their rather good impressions. The Oliver Harper trilogy I recently finished often felt more full cast than it actually was due to using combination of these things.
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Thank you for the help!
I’m now considering that Liz Shaw bundle…
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To get a first taste of what the companion chronicles are like, I’d recommend The Rocket Men.
Old Soldiers if you are in a Third Doctor mood. Not a Liz chronicle, but kind of a Liz era chronicle.
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I’m such a fake fan and have only listened to a handful of CCs - embarrassing, really, for someone who claims to love Doccy Whos for the Companions rather than the titular character.
The good news though, is that I own basically all of them, and I need my next payday to happen so I can complete my MR collection, and I’m a bit burned out on the 4DAs (what can I say? I miss Leela 
)
All that waffle to say, starting a CC run 
And we’re starting with Vicki <3
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I’ve enjoyed a lot of the CCs I’ve heard, the Oliver Harper trilogy is great as is House Sara
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Frostfire: I enjoyed the framing device of this one. I thought it started very strong but got weaker as it went on. Still enjoyed it though, it’s good to hear Vicki later in her life
Fear of the Daleks: snooze tbh… it was fine. Zoe is always cute. But not cute enough to make this fun
The Blue Tooth: Liz!!! Shaw!!! Do I even need to explain how much I love her 
yeah we’re winning now, this one was great And Liz’s friend being converted was genuinely horrifying
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