mˈæt mˈaɪkəl, ɹᵻvjˈuːɪŋ ðɪ ˈɔːdɪˌoʊ fɔːɹ dˈɑːktɚ hˌuː mˌæɡɐzˈiːn, kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd ɪt stɹˈɔŋli, kˈɔːlɪŋ ɪt "ˌoʊvɚɹˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹd ænd ˌoʊvɚlˈɔŋ", ænd sˈeɪɪŋ ðætˈɪt "kˈænt mˌeɪk ɪts mˈaɪnd ˌʌp wˈɛðɚɹ ɪt wˈɔnts təbi kˈɑːmədi ɔːɹ tɹˈædʒədi, ænd ˈɛndz ˌʌp dˌuːɪŋ nˈiːðɚ vˈɛɹi wˈɛl.
Matt Michael, reviewing the audio for Doctor Who Magazine, criticised it strongly, calling it "over-engineered and overlong", and saying that it "can't make its mind up whether it wants to be comedy or tragedy, and ends up doing neither very well.