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The Surest Poison (Sapphire and Steel)
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Review date: 2006-10-12 Rating: 8 out of 10
For the uninitiated: Sapphire and Steel. Two mysterious and very powerful beings who appear whenever something from outside of reality tries to break in, and prevent this happening. The resulting stories involve time going awry, and can be very spooky stuff.
This is the second release in their second series of audio adventures. The sleeve notes from the writer state that he decided to set a story around watchmaking, thinking that the sound of them would be very effective on audio. And he succeeds in that aim. With the ticking of a watch, the click of people's shoes on marble floors and judicious use of incidental music, this story has a fantastic atmosphere.
Told in four parts. The first two are twenty five minutes long, and the second two are a rather short fifteen minutes each. Sapphire and Steel meet a man who collects watches [you'll learn a new word as a result] who has a passionate admiration for a frenchman from several centuries ago who was the greatest watchmaker ever. He was a real person, too. You can read interesting information about him on the inlay. The collector has a secret. Which is nicely revealed in some poignant moments. And sapphire and steel need his help to stop something breaking through into reality. Something that, centuries before, is...
And the less spoiled about this play the better. Episodes two three and four aren't quite as strong as the superbly compelling part one, but this is a gripping and involving audio nonetheless, which will have you hooked to the end to see how it turns out.
The final disc also contains a twenty minute behind the scenes feature looking at the controversy that the fourth release in audio season one, the lighthouse, caused. And believe you me, it did. An interesting little feature. And a decent audio.
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Product Details/Specifications
Authors:
Richard Dinnick
Creators:
David Warner (Performer)
Susannah Harker (Performer)
Recording label: Big Finish Productions Ltd
Manufacturer: Big Finish Productions Ltd
EAN: 9781844352197
Binding: Audio CD
ISBN: 1844352196
Number of items: 2
Publication date: 2006-09-01
Format: Audiobook,
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Unknown)