From Newsgroup: rec.arts.drwho.moderated
From Address: jphalt@aol.com
Subject: Re: jphalt's Doctor Who reviews

On Oct 31, 3:36 am, John Hall  wrote:
> In article
> ,
>
>  "jph...@aol.com"  writes:
> >In short, tone and incident match. Chain Reaction is a light,
> >pleasant, clever diversion. Judged on that basis, I find it a
> >thoroughly enjoyable one.
>
> I haven't heard it, but going by your description it sounds like fun. Do
> you have any comments about Louise Jameson's performance as the
> narrator?
>
> 
> --
> John Hall
>              "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
>               by those who have not got it."
>                                               George Bernard Shaw


Jameson's a terrific narrator.  She obviously can't imitate Tom (can
anyone?), but she does a reasonable job of suggesting him.  More
importantly, particularly for a dialogue-light story, she is very good
at putting enthusiasm and verve into describing events.  The pace of
the reading increases as the incident of the chain reaction strikes,
then slows when it is interrupted.

Really, one pleasant surprise of both the "Short Trips" and Companion
Chronicles ranges is just how good most of the chosen "Who" alums are
as readers.  Outside of Deborah Watling, I can't think of any really
weak readers, though certainly some are stronger than others.  Louise
Jameson tends to be one I'd rate among the strongest, though.

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