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The Wrath of the Iceni | |
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Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
Series | Doctor Who Fourth Doctor Adventures |
Release no. | 1.3 |
Featuring | Fourth Doctor Leela |
Written by | John Dorney |
Directed by | Ken Bentley |
Executive producer(s) | Nicholas Briggs |
Production code | 4S/C |
Release date | 31 March 2012 |
Preceded by | The Renaissance Man |
Followed by | Energy of the Daleks |
The Wrath of the Iceni is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.
Norfolk, c. 60 AD, The Roman Occupation of Britain. The Doctor and Leela are at odds with each other, after meeting the warrior queen of the Iceni tribe, Boudica.
Doctor Who Magazine reviewer Matt Michael wrote positively of the story, calling it "un-showily smart". [1]
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