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suki_blue ([personal profile] suki_blue) wrote2008-09-10 03:12 pm
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Torchwood: Lost Souls Radio Play-- A Reaction Post

Major thumbs up.

For anyone interested in hearing my very spoilery reaction, please click the cut.




Firstly, just listening to John Barrowman's and Gareth David-Lloyd's voice is enough to entertain me for forty five minutes, so I didn't actually need the plot. But the plot was good and did a fantastic job of providing something exciting and new as well as dealing with the aftermath of Tosh and Owen's death at the end of S2. The characters are still right in the middle of grieving (and the plot is clearly set up to reflect that) and Jack is dead centre of blaming himself completely. Oh Jack.

I wasn't sure how TW would translate to radio, but actually it was very well done and it managed to hang on to most of the elements that we love about the show. There were several comedy moments and lol'd quite a few times. A disgruntled Jack was more than a little entertaining when Martha's cover for them to get into the facility was that Ianto was to be the Ambassador for Wales and Gwen his wife. A definite Janto moment was Ianto introducing Jack as his 'personal assistant', ha ha.

I loved the interaction between Gwen and Ianto, and I thought Gwen's character really shone. The alien attacks Ianto in the tunnel and Gwen uses all the strength she has to drag him to safety. Poor glowy Ianto, faced with the ghosts of Tosh, Owen and Lisa, and when he says he wants to be with them, my heart broke a little bit, gah!

I am slightly ticked off that Jack 'pressed the button of destruction' before he was sure Gwen and Ianto were safe, but I like to think that he actually did know and was just fucking with them. Yes, I'm sticking to that.

It was brilliant. And now I'm all fired-up for Season 3. Come on!!



Edit: Here's the download link

It sounds Awesome!

[identity profile] amorvinictomnia.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you have any clue where people in the US can download this radiocast?
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Re: It sounds Awesome!

[identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I've no idea, I'm afraid. I downloaded from here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/torchwood.shtml#podcast Does it not work? If not I can try to upload it somewhere for you.

Re: It sounds Awesome!

[identity profile] wymsie.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you for the link!! I had no idea there were radio episodes, how are non-Brits supposed to keep track? Are there more????

Thanks again! :)

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Re: It sounds Awesome!

[identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
You're welcome! This is the only radio episode so far, but I think considering the very short length of season three, they should definitely consider making more!
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[identity profile] kitty-poker1.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Loved it to pieces! I'm ready to listen again. Some of the funniest moments were between Gwen and Ianto, in addition to JB's amazing wavering accent. *g* They all seemed to be having a very good time, and put their hearts and souls into a more than decent script. Radio 4 is the bollocks.
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[identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm ready to listen again.

Me too! I'm definitely going to listen on the bus tomorrow, on my iPod.

I absolutely adored the Ianto and Gwen moments. They were brilliant! Three cheers for Radio 4!!

[identity profile] lucy-locket.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
SQUEEEE! I'm downloading it now! Thanks so much for texting me, bb! You are love! ♥
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[identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Yays!! Enjoy, honey! I'm glad your working day finally came to an end!

[identity profile] lucy-locket.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Lol, same here! I was putting away fucking makeup and reducing bags. Glamarous it ain't! A customer said I looked really happy though, how could I tell him I was happy because of man sex?
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[identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
A customer said I looked really happy though, how could I tell him I was happy because of man sex?

LMAO! It would have almost been worth the sack just to see his expression.

[identity profile] lucy-locket.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Haha, almost. LMAO at Gwen and Ianto in the background while Jack talks to Martha.
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[identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee! Gwen and Ianto are The Win in this.

[identity profile] lucy-locket.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Lol! Madam, with these maps you are really spoiling us.
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[identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL! OMG, I can't wait to listen to it again!

[identity profile] sweet-exile.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
It was fun with lots of good funny!Ianto bits.

I'm downloading it as I type.
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[identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I was so relieved there was lots of Ianto. I feared there might be too much Martha (even though she has grown on me a bit).

OMG, your icon!! Did you make that? Can I have it? Or copy the idea?

[identity profile] sweet-exile.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes first thing I did after listening, I have a obsession I tell you. Feel free to use it. I'm sure I won't be the only person to make icons and I might even make more after listening to the show again again. There's one just begging to be made about Ianto and his bike bell!!

Everyone seemed to have plenty of lines which I'm glad about not too much of any character.

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[identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! ~snags icon~ Yes, quote icons are the win! Actually, I really must sit down at Photoshop and make a batch of regular TW icons. I have done that.

Shit, I can't remember the bike bell at all!


Everyone seemed to have plenty of lines which I'm glad about not too much of any character.


Definitely a good team episode, which are always the best.

[identity profile] sweet-exile.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
It's when Gwen and Ianto are cycling down the tunnel and Ianto says something like "Gwen mine has a bell". It's such a Ianto line I lol'd a lot.

You're welcome you're officially the first person to use one of my icons. I thank you :)
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[identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Ta daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Bless Ianto, he was so smugabout being the Ambassador.

[identity profile] sweet-exile.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay! Not at all Ianto was very serious about the mission and had certainly not seen too many adverts about a certain confectionery.

[identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay! I'm going to download it after work and put it on my iPod. Then I can have Torchwood while I work out. *bounces*
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[identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Then I can have Torchwood while I work out.

Ah, an episode of Torchwood for every occasion. Hee! You'll love it.

[identity profile] hull1984.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for this! I had not heard about this so thanks for the heads up. Have just downloaded it and am off to listen to it now :)
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[identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
You're welcome! I hope you enjoy it. Lemme know what you think!
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[identity profile] aphelant.livejournal.com 2008-09-10 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, downloading!
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[identity profile] aphelant.livejournal.com 2008-09-15 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Er, not yet? I mean to listen to it tomorrow though! I'll let you know what I think then. :)
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[identity profile] aphelant.livejournal.com 2008-09-18 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, it was so good! SO GOOD. I mean, really bad science, but that's sort of a given with Torchwood (lol), but GWEN AND IANTO AND EMO JACK were AWESOME (I miiiissed theeeeem) and, yeah, okay, Martha was half-awesome and half-fail (mostly it was just her awful, awful lines), and I don't understand where her sudden BFF bond with Owen and Tosh came from, but! It made me happy and I loled quite a bit and enjoyed myself a lot. So glad you posted about it!

I hope that's not the canon resolution to the deaths? I want to see that onscreen!
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[identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com 2008-09-18 09:45 am (UTC)(link)
YAAAAYS! Gwen and Ianto were brilliant together. I'm hoping S3 will build on that. Martha was okay when she wasn't trying to emo everyone out. Stupid. But mostly it was fun and exciting and omgIcan'twaitforS3!!!!!!!!

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[identity profile] aphelant.livejournal.com 2008-09-18 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I KNOW, it was a little taste of Torchwood that left me desperately wanting to gorge myself! DAMN YOU BBC, FOR TEASING US. *shakes fist, pets team*

[identity profile] cordeaux.livejournal.com 2008-10-30 09:18 am (UTC)(link)
Hi! Sorry to bust into your journal randomly. I'm new'ish to Torchwood so I've been doing lots of exploring around. Was just wondering about this radio play. I can't seem to find where to download it on the website and I'd love to hear it. Perhaps I'm too late? Do you know anywhere else it's available?
Thanks!! xoxo
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[identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com 2008-10-30 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi! Unfortunately the play was only available to download for seven days, but it's been released on CD instead. I don't know if you can get it in the shops where you are, but I ordered mine from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Torchwood-Lost-Souls-BBC-Audio/dp/1405689447/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225397296&sr=1-1

Good luck! It really is worth getting.

[identity profile] cordeaux.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 10:23 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you very much for the link! I shall check it out. xoxo