22 August 2008

I'm Really Not Obsessed with Doctor Who

It might seem like I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about Doctor Who, but it just isn't so. But having said that, I did just hear a preview of an audiobook that kind of blew my mind.

Who knew? It seems that these audiobook-exclusive stories done by the Beeb are well popular in the UK. Sometimes they get other cast members to narrate, like Freema Agyeman, but in a recent one called Doctor Who: Pest Control, the reader is Doctor number 10 himself, David Tennant.

The really amazing thing is, if you like language as much as I do, that Tennant does all the characters (after the fashion of these British audiobooks) and each one is in a different British accent. The narration is in his voice, which is Scottish. And of course, he does the Doctor himself in his semi-posh accent. And he does a cracking job imitating Donna Noble. Throw in some Irishmen and a Northern accent or two and you've got an encyclopedia of speech patterns.

It'll be hard to find this recording at your local Barnes & Noble, but you can download it from iTunes.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

He also narrates The Stone Rose, Feast of the Drowned, and The Resurrection Casket.

His audiowork is positively brilliant. He has done many other books as well. You can find a few of these on Amazon.com, but many are only available at Amazon.co.uk.

Highly, HIGHLY recommend his books. He is amazing. :o)