coming over more as a gentle run-around than as anything particularly significant". They praised the premise, but wrote that there was a lack of suspense and the characters were bland, with the exception of Grendel. DVD Talk's Justin Felix agreed, writing that "its whimsical nature makes this episode feel more like an excursion than an advancement of the season's storyline" and described the story as "a competent albeit standard runaround". However, he praised Baker and the development of Romana's character. Felix gave the story three out of five stars. In 2011, Patrick Mulkern of Radio Times praised the acting and direction, but stated that it "strays too far into the 'adventure serial' territory" and lacked a sense of "real urgency or jeopardy". Commercial releases In print A novelisation of this serial, written by Terrance Dicks, was published by Target Books in April 1980. An audiobook release of this story was made in 2012, and does not use the Target novelisation by Terrance Dicks, but uses a brand-new novelisation written for audio by David Fisher and narrated by John Leeson. This David Fisher novelisation will be released in paperback 14 July 2022 as part of the Target Collection. Home media The Androids of Tara was released on VHS on 1 May 1995. This serial, along with the rest of season sixteen, was released in North America as part of the Key to Time box set. A remastered version was released on region 2 DVD in September 2007, and region 1 in March 2009. References External links Target novelisation Fourth Doctor serials Doctor Who serials novelised by Terrance Dicks 1978 British television episodes Works by David Fisher (writer) Fiction set in the 24th century