Doctor Who: Verity!: Recent Episodes
The Verities
Verity! began as six women talking about Doctor Who almost fourteen years ago.* A lot has changed for us and the show and it's been a wonderful journey, but this will be our last episode (our 545th, for anyone keeping track.)
To close out the podcast, all six of us got together to record a look back. We talked about our initial hopes for the podcast when we started, the path Verity! took to today, and what the future holds for us. Plus lots of stories and love for our listeners!
Do you have a memory related to Verity! that you want to share? Please leave us a comment here or tag us on Bluesky. Thank you for listening and if you are so inclined maybe check out one of our other projects.
- Read Liz's book Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who
- Read Lynne's book The Infinite Loop: Archives and Time Travel in the Popular Imagination
- Watch/listen to Erika on Total Party Kill
- Listen to Kat on OG Start the Music (Festival edition link coming soon)
- Read (or listen to) Tansy's book Time of the Cat
"Things end. That's all. Everything ends, and it's always sad. But everything begins again too, and that's... always happy. Be happy."
-- The Doctor (The Return of Doctor Mysterio)
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*At time of posting it's been 13 years and 225 days
The last episode of season two has aired and been reviewed, which means it's time for the wrap-up episode! Kat, Liz, and Tansy have gathered to give their opinion on Ncuti's time as the Doctor, the wonderful companion Belinda Chandra, and create their wishlists for the future of Doctor Who.
As for the future of Verity! the podcast is taking a break for now, but we'll let you know what's next as soon as we know.
Lynne and Erika couldn't make the episode, but they've given their Doctor Who future wishlists:
Erika's Wishlist: 1. I want MORE WRITERS! My favourite eps have been the non-RTD eps, and I would like more of those (preferably from a very diverse set of writers).
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I want new blood at the helm -- someone who grew up on the modern series not the classic series. And for the love of Susan, not a white dude, please.
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Speaking of Susan, I'd like Carole Ann Ford to get an actual, proper appearance that genuinely works and isn't weird nonsense. (Yes, I'm referring to both her onscreen appearances and the rumours of what was supposed to happen before the rewrites. I think it's all nonsense.)
Lynne's Wishlist: 1. I wish that the BBC would openly recognize Doctor Who as a unique and wonderful thing that only the BBC could have created and be proud of it instead of treating it more often than not as something they grudgingly tolerate.
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I wish for a sufficient number of well-crafted episodes to directly match up with the time and money that are available to create them.
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I wish for more bold and inclusive storytelling. This season felt like Doctor Who was starting to find its groove again, and I would hate to lose that momentum.
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BRING BACK RIVER SONG!
Dearest listener, what does your wishlist for Doctor Who look like? What have we missed in our reviews? Leave us a comment or join the discussion on Instagram and Bluesky.
- Listen to Liz (and Paul's) podcast Telefantasy Time Jump!
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The tricky thing about reviewing two-parters is trying to give an opinion when you haven't seen both halves. Well, these Verities have now seen both parts, and they have opinions.
Join Erika, Liz, and Lynne as they talk regenerations, new-to-us history, and all those plot twists.
We'd love to hear your thoughts on this finale! Leave a comment here, send us an email, or join the growing discussion over on BlueSky or Instagram.
Oh, and join us on the next episode for our end-of-season wrap-up!
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From 19th-century Bavaria, with ducks and an owl, to a 1950s world complete with slips and a thriving mug industry - doubt is what it's all about.
So, join Erika, Kat, and Liz as we dissect the doubts and talk through the events of "Wish World." We've wished for resolved cliffhangers in the final episode, have you?
We'd love to hear your thoughts on this penultimate episode of Doctor Who! Take a moment to leave a comment here, send us an email, or join the discussion over on BlueSky or Instagram.
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If you're new to Doctor Who or just not a big fan of the classic series, here are some of the Omega-related monsters we mentioned:
- The Gell Guards invade Unit HQ in the Three Doctors
- The Ergon (or "an" Ergon according to the Fifth Doctor)
Eurovision meets Die Hard, in SPACE? As though that's not enough to discuss, many fans (and Verities) have finally had their theories validated.
Join Tansy, Kat, and Lynne as they talk about their experiences with Eurovision, break down the Interstellar Song Contest, and then spend some quality time examining the two big, exciting twists in the episode.
What did you think of The Interstellar Song Contest? Had you watched Eurovision before this, or did Doctor Who introduce you to this annual extravaganza?
We'd love to hear from you! Take a moment to leave a comment here, send us an email, or join us over on BlueSky or Instagram.
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- Finding Eurovision, Kat's Eurovision podcast mini-series.
- The Catherynne Valente novels Lynne talked about: Space Opera & Space Oddity
From market stalls to barbershops, the fifth episode of the second season, "The Story and the Engine," showcases Nigeria, places that bring people together, and storytelling.
This story also brought Erika, Kat, and Lynne together to discuss it, and let's be honest, there's a lot of joy in the story and the podcast, too.
What were your thoughts about "The Story & and the Engine?" Were you as enthusiastic about it like us or did you see it differently?
Take a moment to leave a comment here, send us an email, or join us over on BlueSky or Instagram.
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- Doctor Who: Unleashed is mentioned throughout the episode.
We have the full gamut of opinions, or perhaps a well-structured focus group, on this episode of Verity! Lynne, Kat, and Tansy discuss the episode Lucky Day, including its plot points and plot holes.
Of course, many questions are still left unanswered, but that makes it even more fun to talk about them.
What did you think about Lucky Day? And was this a Ruby Sunday episode or a UNIT episode?
Leave a comment here, email us, or join us on BlueSky or Instagram.
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Sometimes the creepiest monsters in Doctor Who are the ones you never see...
In this episode, Liz, Kat, and Lynne review the new Doctor Who episode "The Well." We discuss how our preferences for companions are changing, how alphabets work, and just talk about how much we're liking Doctor Who right now.
What did you think about "The Well?" Did you think it was the scariest thing that RTD has ever written? Are you a fan of "Midnight?"
Leave a comment here, send us an email, or join us over on BlueSky or Instagram.
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- The Making of The Well: Doctor Who Unleashed! on YouTube
It's time to don your best and head to the cinema (or picture house) to catch a film. I hear they have the new Mr. Ring-a-Ding cartoon...
Join Kat and Lynne as they review the new Doctor Who episode "Lux" get side tracked into talking about 1930s cartoons they watched as kids, a preference for film over digital and much more.
What did you think about "Lux?" Did it give you new perspective or did it leave you feeling a little flat?
Check out full show notes at veritypodcast.wordpress.com
Doctor Who is back, and that means Verity! is back!
Join Erika and Tansy as they break down "The Robot Revolution"!
What are your thoughts on this season opener? Was it a success as a companion intro? What do you think of Belinda? And what the heck is up with Mrs. Flood?
Drop us a message on Bluesky, Facebook, or Instagram.
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The holidays are here again, and that means we were treated to another Christmas Special!
Join Erika, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss the Moffat-penned Christmas special "Joy to the World!"
So, what are your thoughts on "Joy to the World?" Did you enjoy the Doctor's time with Anita on his slow go around? Were you excited like we were about Joel Fry's appearance? Where would you visit in the Time Hotel?
Drop us a message on Bluesky, Facebook, or Instagram.
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Joel Fry is Justin, the Narrator in the Big Finish story Doctor Who: No Place
Series 14 is over, so it's time for Verity! to talk about it and revisit the season's highs and lows.
The crew is all here, and some of our pets decided to give their opinions as well. (If you speak canine or feline, please contact us to add a transcription.)
Join Deb, Erika, Kat, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy, with special guests Hector, Hugo, and Pippa, as we talk series 14/season 1.
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We will be taking a couple of weeks off to prep for our Summer of Fun series.
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If you're not already a member, you can join our Patreon as a free or paid member. So, what are your thoughts on series 14? What were your highs and lows? Do you agree with the general consensus of Empire of Death being a low point in the series? Drop us a message on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
The finale is here and half of the Verities are present to discuss it (with different opinions!) Join Deb, Kat, and Liz as we discuss "The Empire of Death," Sutekh, Ruby, and Mel. Have all our questions been been answered? Did the math add up? And in Kat's case, when will we get a Sutekh jackal plushie?
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We will be taking next week off to recover and then returning to the week after to discuss the entire series as a whole.
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If you're not already a member, you can join our Patreon as a free or paid member. We've set up a post so you can give us some feedback about what you'd like to hear. Now friends, what are your thoughts on "The Empire of Death?" Did it bring you the answers you needed or just more questions? Are you looking forward to the Christmas special? Drop us a message on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or let us know in the comments!
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P.S. Make sure to listen all the way to the end.
P.P.S. The anagram last week was "Listen to Verity."
The Doctor divides his attention between saving the world and helping Ruby learn about her past (thank you, VHS tapes), while Deb, Erika, Kat, and Tansy divide their attention between discussing Sutekh, thoughts on the Time Window, and the positive changes being made at U.N.I.T.
As mentioned in the episode:
- Joy Piedmont talks to Chris Chibnall on Reality Bomb 106A. - It's never Susan (except for in Warren's music video) We realize there's still another part to be aired, so anything can change, but what were your thoughts on "The Legend of Ruby Sunday?" Drop us a message on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or let us know in the comments!
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P.S. Can you solve this anagram? "I invest lottery"
Subtext, meet text! That kiss! Dungeons & Dragons in the Regency era! We have a lot of feels so thankfully Deb, Liz, and Lynne are here to discuss the rollicking Doctor Who episode "Rogue."
- Watch the official Doctor Who behind-the-scenes of "Rogue," including a mini interview with the writers Kate Herron and Briony Redman. (If you can find Unleashed! There's a longer interview.) So, there's lots of love for this episode, but what were your thoughts on "Rogue?" More importantly, which Richard E. Grant do we see among the regenerations? Drop us a message on our socials (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or website)
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We've been given another Doctor (and companion) lite episode, but this episode has given everyone plenty to talk about. Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne to discuss the Doctor Who episode "Dot and Bubble," with Deb back as moderator.
- Watch a trailer for the mostly missing, now animated Doctor Who story: Galaxy 4.
What were your thoughts on "Dot and Bubble?" What parts stood out to you and why? Drop us a message on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, or let us know on the website!
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Kat, Liz, and Tansy discuss the Doctor Who episode "73 Yards," with Liz continuing her moderator role. We also talk about Wellington Paranormal, genre, and tropes, and with this guest cast, of course, there's a brief section for fans of I, Claudius!
- Watch a trailer for the 1976 TV show I, Claudius.
What were your thoughts on "73 Yards?" Did you enjoy the lack of clarification the script gave us, or do you need to know what was said to make people run away? Drop us a message on social media, or let us know on our website.
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It's a rare Verity! Two-hander this week with Liz and Lynne discussing the episode "Boom." They talk about Susan Twist, British history, Anglicanism, and the return of the Moff! Steven Moff(at), that is.
Classic Doctor Who Connections: - Watch the landmine scene from "The Genesis of the Daleks."
How did you feel about "Boom?" Were you excited to see another Moffat script, or are you just passing the time until the Regency episode next week? Drop us a message on social media, or let us know in the comments on the website!
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The Bad Wolf and Disney-money era of Doctor Who is back! After a long press journey and travelling the world, we've been given TWO new episodes! Join Deb, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss "Space Babies" and "Devil's Chord in Her Heart!"
How did you feel about "Space Babies?" What about "Devil's Chord?" Are you on board with all the conspiracy theories, or think it's never Susan? Drop us a message on social media, or let us know in the comments! We're so glad to be back!
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Doctor Who was back on Christmas Day! This was Ncuti Gatwa's first full-length episode as the Doctor and introduced Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday, his new companion. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss "Chuch on Ruby Road," new beginnings and having Doctor Who back at Christmas.
How did you feel about "Church on Ruby Road?" Were the goblins a hit with you? Drop us a message on social media, or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things
- Liz (and all the other Verities) are excited about the release of her story "Time Schisms!" in the Big Finish Audio "Rani Takes On The World: The Revenge of Wormwood."
The third special has aired and we have so much to talk about. Join Deb, Erika, and Kat, as we discuss "The Giggle" featuring Neil Patrick Harris, regenerations, and old friends returning.
How did you feel about "The Giggle?" Are you of two minds? Drop us a message on social media, or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things
- Deb is happy Two-minute Time Lord podcast is back!
- Erika highly recommends the new podcast Free the Squee!
- Kat loves the new 15th Doctor sonic screwdriver.
Another week with new Doctor Who on our screens - it almost seems too good to be true! Join Lynne, Kat, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss the newest Doctor Who special and psychological thriller episode "Wild Blue Yonder."
How do you feel about "Wild Blue Yonder?" Were you impressed by the practical effects or were you awed by the CGI? Drop us a message on social media, or let us know in the comments!
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Mentioned in the episode:
Rob Shearman's Big Finish Audio: "Scherzo"
Happy Things
- Lynne now has the 14th doctor in Build-a-Bear form!
- Kat enjoyed director Rachel Talalay's interview with the CBC.
- Liz has been announced as a guest again this year at Gallifrey One!
- Tansy is one of the authors featured in the Doctor Who essay collection OUTSIDE IN REGENERATES
Listen to Erika giving her thoughts on "Wild Blue Yonder" on the Incomparable Network's Flashcast
Verity! is back, and so is Doctor Who! We're so happy to be shaking off that podcast regeneration energy and have you all along for the ride. Join Deb, Kat, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss the return of Doctor Who to our screens with "The Star Beast," and all hail the Meep!
How do you feel about "The Star Beast?" Were you excited about Catherine Tate and David Tennant returning? Drop us a message on social media, or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things
- Deb is excited about Doctor Who coming back, and VAM!
- Kat can't believe the outpouring of listener excitement.
- Liz discovered she has a connection to the recently colourized story "The Daleks."
- Lynne had a great time at Chicago TARDIS.
- Tansy was an editor for the recently released Adventure Across Time and Space A Doctor Who Reader.
Don't forget to listen to Erika giving her thoughts on "The Star Beast" on the Incomparable Network's Flashcast
Happy 2023, everyone! This year, after 10 years of podcasting, Verity! is going to regenerate! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as we all look back at the last 10 years and share some general hopes for the future! We also chat about the trailer for the Tennant-and-Tate 60th anniversary specials. Much excitement and many feels all around!
Yes, that's right, Verity! will be taking a hiatus and making some changes, so think of this ep as the speech at the end of "Survival", but with the knowledge that the show WILL come back again -- and a lot sooner than Doctor Who did in the 80s/90s!
Many many thanks for listening, whether you've been with us since 2013, picked up somewhere since then, or are joining us right now! We appreciate the community that has built itself up around us, and we're excited to regenerate into the next version of Verity! to keep bringing you thoughts and feelings aboutDoctor Who for a good long while to come!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
The holiday season is upon us, and we're in a giving mood! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we take a page out of the Deeper Cuts holiday book and pick Doctor Who-related gifts for the world and for each other. These are mostly fanciful things that couldn't possibly happen, but they're a lot of fun nonetheless. It's clear that after 10 years podcasting together, we know what will delight our fellow Verities!
We also briefly touch on the announcement of Ncuti Gatwa's and Millie Gibson's new costumes, in which we all become sci-fi fashionistas. Do check out the video to see things up close!
What would you gift to the world as some holiday DW goodness? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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With Tennant and Tate back next year, we thought it was time to revisit Donna's last appearance. Join Deb, Erika, and Kat as we discuss our feelings about this story and how they've changed over the years.
How do you feel about "Journey's End" (and "The Stolen Earth") in particular, Donna's fate? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things
- Deb encourages everyone to "shop small" and find fan creators to patronize!
- Kat & Erika love this year's Radio Free Skaro Fluid Links Advent Calendar!
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Time for another game of You Monster, You! Join Deb, Kat, and Tansy as they make monstrous (and not-so-monstrous) decisions -- with a Modern Who twist!
Would you have made the same choices? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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We'll be seeing Donna on our screens again next year! Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we dip back and talk about her very first appearance!
How do you feel about "The Runaway Bride" and in particular, Donna in this story? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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New companion!!! Join Deb, Kat, and Lynne as they chat about Millie Gibson as the new companion, the announcement itself, and how the BBC has historically introduced new members of Team TARDIS.
Are you excited to see Millie Gibson in the TARDIS? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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So David Tennant is the 14th Doctor, and Donna is back as well. Join Deb, Erika, and Kat as we dream about what other Doctor-companion combos we'd like to have back, regeneration-style.
What combos would you bring back, and why? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Now that we've said goodbye to the 13th Doctor and reminisced about some favourite moments, it's time for a more comprehensive retrospective. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we discuss the Chibnall-Whittaker era as a whole. We talk about what we liked, what we didn't as much, what held together, and we even learn a little bit about ourselves along the way!
How did you feel about the era as a whole? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
Happy things:
- Liz wrote a Big Finish play called Capture the Chronovore!
- Erika named her new Gamma World Total Party Kill characters after deep-dive Doctor Who references!
- Deb is thrilled to see Doctor Who back in the news again from a new logo to a new distributor, a new Doctor doing amazing promo!
- Lynne is profoundly grateful for the community support for her, Michael, and Caitlin as they plan for Cait's end-of-life care.
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Hammer House of Podcast
"Transmission" from The Doctor early in the pandemic
Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Remember our "Who Adjacent" features, where we'd pick a non-DoctorWho property with some Who DNA? Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Tansy as we talk about Erika's pick, Neverwhere which has so many relations to Doctor Who they're practically first cousins. From Peter Capaldi as the Angel Islington to the series being created by a Who actor (Lenny Henry) and a Who writer (Neil Gaiman), there are connections galore, and we dive deep! Just like Neverwhere does under London.
Have you seen Neverwhere? Or read/listened to it? What did you think? Did you notice any Who connections we didn't mention? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Now that we've said goodbye to Jodie, it's time for some fond reminiscence! Join Liz, Kat, and Tansy as they squee over some of their favourite Jodie moments and stories.
What are some of your favourite Jodie-related Who things? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Now that we've said goodbye to Jodie, it's time for some fond reminiscence! Join Liz, Kat, and Tansy as they squee over some of their favourite Jodie moments and stories.
What are some of your favourite Jodie-related Who things? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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NEW. DOCTOR. WHO. FINALLY. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we flail over our feels after this intensely feel-fueled BBC Centenary special, which just happens to be the final episode of an amazing Doctor that we're all going to miss.
How did you feel about "The Power of the Doctor"? Did you need Pepto Bismol? Or were you annoyed/confused by all the fan service? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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NEW. DOCTOR. WHO. FINALLY. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we flail over our feels after this intensely feel-fueled BBC Centenary special, which just happens to be the final episode of an amazing Doctor that we're all going to miss.
How did you feel about "The Power of the Doctor"? Did you need Pepto Bismol? Or were you annoyed/confused by all the fan service? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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With the Gallifrey One convention's announcement of Jodie Whittaker as a headline guest Deb, Kat, and Liz get in the convention spirit by building their own fantastical fan convention. Join us as we name our dream headliners, guests, creatives, cosplay elements, and as a bonus, what guests we'd like to see play the iconic "This or That".
What shiny discs would you like to acquire? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Chain Reaction: Catherine Tate Interviews David Tennant
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With the Gallifrey One convention's announcement of Jodie Whittaker as a headline guest Deb, Kat, and Liz get in the convention spirit by building their own fantastical fan convention. Join us as we name our dream headliners, guests, creatives, cosplay elements, and as a bonus, what guests we'd like to see play the iconic "This or That".
What shiny discs would you like to acquire? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Chain Reaction: Catherine Tate Interviews David Tennant
Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Is compassion an indulgence? Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as they discuss this question in the context of our chat about Davros, the ultimate tech bro. And of course we spend lots of time on Clara, Missy, and the Doctor himself!
How do you feel about "The Magician's Apprentice" and "The Witch's Familiar"? Was this your first Doctor Who story, or do you know someone for whom it was Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Is compassion an indulgence? Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as they discuss this question in the context of our chat about Davros, the ultimate tech bro. And of course we spend lots of time on Clara, Missy, and the Doctor himself!
How do you feel about "The Magician's Apprentice" and "The Witch's Familiar"? Was this your first Doctor Who story, or do you know someone for whom it was Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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It's been a long time since we've brought you an interview, but when this opportunity popped up, Lynne could not resist! Join her as she chats with Rachel Boon, curator of the BBC at 100 exhibit! The exhibit opened July 27, 2022, and will be open into 2023.
Have you had a chance to take in the exhibit? What did you think? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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It's been a long time since we've brought you an interview, but when this opportunity popped up, Lynne could not resist! Join her as she chats with Rachel Boon, curator of the BBC at 100 exhibit! The exhibit opened July 27, 2022, and will be open into 2023.
Have you had a chance to take in the exhibit? What did you think? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
Support Verity! on Patreon
It's been a while since we've talked about any Doctor Who audio! Join Deb, Erika, and Kat as we chat about the delightful-in-nearly-every-way 10-part audio drama, Doctor Who: Redacted!
Have you checked out this podcast-within-a-not-quite-podcast yet? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Radio Free Skaro interview with Ella Watts
Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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It's been a while since we've talked about any Doctor Who audio! Join Deb, Erika, and Kat as we chat about the delightful-in-nearly-every-way 10-part audio drama, Doctor Who: Redacted!
Have you checked out this podcast-within-a-not-quite-podcast yet? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Radio Free Skaro interview with Ella Watts
Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Every showrunner gets to the Daleks eventually! Join Deb, Kat, and Tansy as they discuss Steven Moffat's first foray into Dalekdom!
How do you feel about this Dalek tale? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Deb is tickled about the existence of the movie Hotel!
Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Every showrunner gets to the Daleks eventually! Join Deb, Kat, and Tansy as they discuss Steven Moffat's first foray into Dalekdom!
How do you feel about this Dalek tale? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Deb is tickled about the existence of the movie Hotel!
Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
Support Verity! on Patreon
Ever wonder how a story would work with a different Doctor or companion? Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as they reimagine Doctor Who stories with different cast configurations!
How would you have re-cast these stories? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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You Are the Producer
You Are the Producer, Again
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Ever wonder how a story would work with a different Doctor or companion? Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as they reimagine Doctor Who stories with different cast configurations!
How would you have re-cast these stories? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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You Are the Producer
You Are the Producer, Again
Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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The list of Blu-ray titles for Doctor Who is growing, but maybe not fast enough! Join Deb, Kat, Liz, and Lynne as they talk about what they'd like on their shelves and why!
What shiny discs would you like to acquire? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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The list of Blu-ray titles for Doctor Who is growing, but maybe not fast enough! Join Deb, Kat, Liz, and Lynne as they talk about what they'd like on their shelves and why!
What shiny discs would you like to acquire? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
Support Verity! on Patreon
There will always be more Daleks eventually, so the Verities talk about another one of their previous outings. Join Deb, Kat, and Tansy as they discuss one of the many "R" of the Daleks stories!
How do you feel about this Dalek tale? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Kat appeared on Radio Free Skaro's 16th anniversary episode!
- Deb is excited about the announcement of the next Blu-ray release -- season 2!
Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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When we put Liz in charge of a game, even Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit becomes more exciting! Join Liz, Deb, and Erika as the latter two of us do our best not to lose all our points!
How would you have done on these questions? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Links!
Incomparable Podcast Network members page (if you're not a member, you can still listen to general trivia on Random Pursuit and Doctor Who ramblings on Lazy Doctor Who)
Hammer House of Podcast
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We've talked a lot about Time Lords, so let's talk about another one who appears in this "book report on Frankenstein"! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Tansy as we discuss Morbius and long history of the Sisterhood of Karn!
How do you feel about this story? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Kat received TWO Adric-style badges for mathematical excellence!
Old Space Show podcast covers Blake's 7
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This week we're dipping back to a story that dips back even further! Join Erika, Kat, and Liz as we discuss the the Cybermen, Cyber Leader, Cyber Controller, and (of course) Lytton!
How do you feel about this story? Is it terrible? Is it enjoyable? Is it both? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Liz wrote a review of Doctor Who: Redacted for Doctor Who Magazine!
- Erika gets to listen to her spouse, Steven, talk about "The Massacre" on the The Missing Episodes Podcast!
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Doctor Who has always been political. ALWAYS. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about how both the modern and classic eras have never shied away from taking on the issues of the day.
What are some of the stories you think of when you think of political Who? Let us know in the comments!
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Time to revisit a 4th Doctor story with several elements that modern Who has called back to! Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss the Master, the history of Gallifrey, and the everything-of-Rassilon.
How do you feel about this story? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Tansy - Ncuti Gatwa receives honorary doctorate from the Royal Conservatoire Scotland -- yes, he's the Doctor Doctor!
- Liz wrote more Big Finish!
- The War Master: Self-Defence
- The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 11: The Nine
- Master!: Nemesis Express
- The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Hidden Depths
- Deb - funny tweet about David Tennant!
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Time to revisit a 4th Doctor story with several elements that modern Who has called back to! Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss the Master, the history of Gallifrey, and the everything-of-Rassilon.
How do you feel about this story? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Tansy - Ncuti Gatwa receives honorary doctorate from the Royal Conservatoire Scotland -- yes, he's the Doctor Doctor!
- Liz wrote more Big Finish!
- The War Master: Self-Defence
- The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 11: The Nine
- Master!: Nemesis Express
- The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Hidden Depths
- Deb - funny tweet about David Tennant!
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When scheduling is woeful, we answer listener questions! So join Erika and Tansy as we dive into headgear and puppies and more! That's right, it's another edition of Ask Verity! Anything!
Do you have questions for a future AVA? Let us know in the comments!
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Time to revisit a 5th Doctor story with several elements that modern Who has called back to! Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we try to escape our real-world feelings by talking about the worlds of Gallifrey and Amsterdam.
How do you feel about this story, and/or Tegan, Omega, Nyssa, etc.? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Bad Wolf Productions will be taking over Doctor Who production from the BBC! Join Erika, Katrina, Liz, and Tansy as we talk about what we'd like to see when that happens!
What would you like to see from the Bad Wolf era? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Were you as excited as we were to see Tegan and Ace in the preview following "Legend of the Sea Devil"? Heck, yeah you were! And if you're a Modern Who fan who is wondering what all the fuss was about, don't worry, we've got you. This week Deb and Lynne discuss Tegan and Ace, what makes them fascinating characters and what classic Who stories are good primers to watch before the 13th Doctor's finale.
How do you feel about Tegan and Ace? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Verity! Public Episode Spreadsheet
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We continue to delve into the origins of nifty things from modern Doctor Who. Join Erika, Lynne, and Tansy for this chat about Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, his daughter, and (briefly) his ancestor.
How do you feel about the Brig and his fam? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Lynne - Doctor Who Build-A-Bears!
- Erika - "Twice Upon a Time" 4K Blu-ray!
The Grey Man of the Mountain by Lizbeth Myles
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Time for more wishing! Join Deb, Kat, and Tansy as they talk about some classic villains and monsters that haven't yet appeared in modern Who, but should!
Which baddies would you bring back? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Time for some silly re-casting! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Liz as we stick the "wrong" Doctors into a bunch of Doctor Who stories!
Which Doctors would you put into these stories? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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We thought there might be some Big Doctor Who News the week we recorded this, but nope! So join Deb, Erika, and Kat as we answer listener questions - and some questions of our own! That's right, it's another edition of Ask Verity! Anything!
Do you have questions for a future AVA? Let us know in the comments!
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Head Over Feels recap of “Legend of the Sea Devils”
Finding Eurovision on Start the Music (Kat's podcast project)
Beginner's Puck (Deb & Erika talk hockey)
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Holy Moses, more casting news! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we react to the return of David Tennant's Doctor and Donna! And a new "Rose" played by Heartstopper phenom, Yasmin Finney!
What was your reaction to hearing Tennant and Tate are back? Did you love Finney in Heartstopper as much as Erika? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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It's official! We have another new Doctor! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Lynne, and Tansy as we dive into our reactions to this amazing news and welcome Ncuti Gatwa (Ncuti, pronounced SHOO-tee) to the Doctor Who family!
Have you seen him in Sex Education or anything else? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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It's game time again, and Liz leads the Verities on an Exciting Adventure! Join Liz, Lynne, and Tansy, as they play Escape the TARDIS! a brand-new role-playing game that Liz finished writing 20 minutes before they started recording. What could possibly go wrong?!
Which part of this game was your favourite? Let us know in the comments!
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We continue to delve into the origins of Doctor Who's "classic" villains. Join Tansy and Erika for this chat about Martians that maybe kinda sorta look like Vikings? If you can't see them very well? And maybe don't know what a Viking actually looks like?
What did you think of "The Ice Warriors" and of Ice Warriors in general? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Erika - "War/Nine of Arcadia" (Green Day parody) by Sycorax Rock!
- Tansy - Author Juno Dawson is writing a new narrative full-cast podcast, featuring trans lead actress Charlie Craggs: Doctor Who Redacted!
Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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New Doctor Who, finally! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss another "special". But how special is it really?
How do you feel about "Legend of the Sea Devils"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy thing:
- Liz - The Outlaws from Big Finish!
Links:
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Time for some wishing! Join Deb, Kat, and Lynne as they muse about what historical figures they'd like the Doctor & Co to meet!
Which historical figures would you put into Who? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Anyone for LOTS of seafood? Join Deb, Kat, Liz, and Tansy as they delve into the world of giant parasitic crabs, mind control, and highland flings. Yes, they are discussing the 2019 animated recreation of "The Macra Terror". Join as they take a deep dive into this murky monster and its surprise 2007 appearance in modern Who's "Gridlock".
What did you think of the animation and its editorial choices? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy thing:
- Liz - So much Big Finish goodness by Liz!
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It's deathmatch time again! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we crown River Song's best(?) outfit ever! Many thanks to listener Michelle for doing the legwork and sending us this tweet thread with pics of all the clothes!
Which getup do you think should have won? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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In this week's "Reference Acknowledged", Deb, Kat, and Lynne discuss the Eighth Doctor's impact on fandom, how and why he was brought into "canon", and the importance of naming Big Finish Companions during "The Night of the Doctor." Thanks to Christian Smith for this week's topic suggestion. We are ALWAYS happy to talk about the Eighth Doctor!
This week's "year of..." title credited to Trevor S!
As a reminder, many Big Finish titles are available on streaming service so if you're curious and want to check them out (and we suggest you do!), a quick search may grab you free Big Finish content. Warning: Big Finish is highly addictive and may result in you purchasing many many more titles but we don't see this as a bad thing!
How do you feel about Eight? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
^D
Links:
Verity! TV Movie commentary
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More Daleks? Of course! Join Deb, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as they cover a bunch more of the history of the Doctor vs their oldest enemy race.
Do you have any additional thoughts about Daleks? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat - Season 24 - Behind the Sofa happiness!
- Lynne - Paradise Towers comic!
- Tansy - 6th Doctor Big Finish blue coat (in LEGO form)!
- Deb - Twitter thread(s) about Doctor Who fandom being more welcoming!
Links:
The Queer Archive podcast Gally wrap-up
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Time to answer more of your questions. So join Deb, Kat, and Tansy as they answer listener questions - some of which may have been sitting around for a while! That's right, it's another edition of Ask Verity! Anything!
Do you have questions for a future AVA? Let us know in the comments!
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Is it Susan? IT'S NEVER SUSAN! Join Deb, Tansy, and Kat as they discuss not only the meme, but why they think it needs to be Susan. Along the way they delve into Susan's leaving story "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" and its many twists and tropes.
Do you think Susan's story needs a bit of closure? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Deb - Head Over Feels Fanvid Happy Hour!
- Tansy - Shout out to the late Stewart Bevan, iconic welsh heart-throb of 1970s Doctor Who!
Links:
Warren's fanvid
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This Extra! comes to you from a poolside balcony! (IRL podcasting in the age of COVID is...interesting.) Join Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we discuss our time at this year's Gallifrey One, which is definitely different from usual in a lot of ways. We miss our friends (and co-hosts!) a lot, but we have some great fun and appreciate the many safety measures the con instituted to make us feel comfortable.
A billion thanks to Shaun Lyon and all the volunteers (and guests and attendees) that made Gally 2022 a smashing success!
Were you at Gally this year? If so, what was your experience like? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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This week we are Connecting the Docs. (Thanks KarenD for that name suggestion!) Join Deb, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as they connect Season 13's "War of the Sontarans" to the 4th Doctor story "The Sontaran Experiment". We also take a side journey to revisit "The Time Warrior" as well as "The Sontaran Stratagem".
Terrifying or hilarious? And how do you situate The Sontarans among the Trifecta of Big Bads? More ruthless than the Daleks? More methodical than the Cybermen? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy - recommends listening to The Dalek Protocol AFTER the Tom Baker-Ann Kelso series (Series 8 Vols 1&2)!
- Lynne
- listener MaJiKer is mailing The Five Doctors eaglemoss TARDIS console!
- finished Blake's 7!
- Liz - Contributions - Big Finish!
Links:
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In 2022 we are continuing our look at Who-Adjacent actors! Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we discuss Deb's "Eve of the Daleks"-inspired pick, This Way Up, written by and starring Aisling Bea.
Have you seen this comedy-drama? Did you love it, or was it a little too much for you? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Hold me closer, tiny Master! Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we discuss another Fifth Doctor story and dive into the history of the Master's favourite toy, the tissue compression eliminator. This story also sees the departure of one companion and the arrival of another!
How do you feel about "Planet of Fire" and the TCE? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Deb - Classic Who Bly-rays!
- Lynne - a very Doctor Who Christmas!
- Erika - Doctor Who level in the Goonies world of LEGO Dimensions!
Links:
Don't Panic! A Coldplay cover fan video for Jodie!
Polly Pocket dolls
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It's never too late to make a resolution, set a challenge, or forge a new path. At least that's what we're telling ourselves! Join Deb, Kat, Liz, and Lynne as they discuss personal Doctor Who challenges and goals they're hoping to accomplish before 2022 runs out. Will they succeed? We'll let you know in 2023!
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Five Years Rapid Podcast
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We kick of our as-yet-unnamed 2022 theme with a look at Sea Devils! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss this Fifth Doctor "workplace tragedy" and the Doctor's general history with the Sea Devils and their cousins the Silurans.
How do you feel about "Warriors of the Deep"? Does your "cringe memory" make you hate it? Or do you think it's just fine? Love the Myrka? Hate the lighting? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
And if you have ideas for deep-dive topics for this year, pop a comment on the post for our 2022 theme announcement!
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Happy things:
- Erika - Class Blu-ray!
- Tansy - Peter Capaldi doesn't think he's a rock star... (we know he's wrong)!
- Lynne - eaglemoss TARDIS consoles! [ETA: listener MaJiKer hooked Lynne up!]
- Deb - Listeners are excited about our 2022 theme!
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Welcome to Verity!'s 9th Year! Join Deb, Kat, Liz, and Lynne as they announce the discussion theme for 2022. They may not be able to agree on the theme's title, but everyone agrees this is going to be tons of fun taking a deep dive into classic Who references in the modern Who era.
And you can join in! Drop all those classic Who references, Easter eggs, and fan service nods from the modern era in the comments, and we'll add them to our list.
Once again, thanks for joining us on this adventure - we can't wait to get started!
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Verity! Episode List Spreadsheet
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Happy 2022, everyone! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss this year's "festive" episode about time loops, our TARDIS team, catching feelings, creepy stalkerish behaviour, and Daleks!
How do you feel about "Eve of the Daleks"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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*Please note! We're taking next week off for the holidays. If you celebrate, we hope you enjoy whatever you're celebrating! If you don't celebrate, we hope you have a fantastic week!*
It's been a while since we've answered your questions. So join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Tansy as we respond to you! That's right, it's another edition of Ask Verity! Anything! We crowd-sourced more questions and answer some of them here on the podcast. (The rest have been added to the spreadsheet for future use, so thank you for all of them!)
Do you have questions for a future AVA? Let us know in the comments!
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GORGEOUS pic of Louise Jameson
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We're not ready for a Flux retrospective just yet. So join Deb, Kat, and Lynne as they have a gentle Christmas chat by the virtual fireside.
Do you have some contributions to this gentle chat? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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And that brings Doctor Who: Flux to an end! Join Deb, Kat, and Liz as they discuss the final chapter of this series-long story!
How do you feel about this episode of Flux? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Links:
Liz's Big Finish work!
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We're closing in on the end, folks! Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as they discuss the penultimate chapter of Doctor Who: Flux!
How do you feel about this episode of Flux? And how the whole story is coming together? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Spoooooooky!!!! Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we discuss the intensely creepy Chapter Four of Doctor Who: Flux!
How do you feel about this episode of Flux? And how the whole story is coming together? And that cliffhanger!? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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We dedicate this episode of Verity! to the memory of Petra Mayer.
This ride just keeps on rolling! Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we talk about the "spaghetti monster" of a season that is Doctor Who: Flux!
How do you feel about how Flux is working now that we've reached the halfway point? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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More new Doctor Who, and the Verities are thrilled! Join Deb, Kat, and Lynne as they discuss chapter two of "Flux"!
How do you feel about how Flux is shaping up? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Lynne
- Doctor Who Mistress of Chaos!
- Doctor Who at the BBC: A Legend Reborn!
- Kat - The Radio Free Skaro Livestream #823!
- Deb - "Doctor Who: The Real-Life History of Mary Seacole"!
Links:
Erika on The Incomparable Doctor Who FlashcastExtra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Doctor Who is back, baby! Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we dive headlong into the first chapter of "Flux"! Hoo doggy there is a LOT.
How do you feel about this first episode of six? Is it too much at once? Is it a delicious drink from the firehose? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Links:
Erika on Who & CompanyDeb on Who & CompanyThe Incomparable Doctor Who FlashcastExtra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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It's spooky season, so let's talk about something that's kinda Halloweeney! Join Deb, Erika, and Kat as we check in on our feelings about "The Curse of the Black Spot"!
How do you feel about this story (then and now)? Is it delicious and sweet like candy corn? Or disgusting and waxy like candy corn? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Erika is fully, FULLY vaccinated!
- Kat has an Adric mathematical badge of excellence!
- Deb suspects October 31 will be the premier date for series 13!
Link:
Erika talking about this story on Doctor Whooch
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It's time for another Underrated Gem -- this time from Erika! Join Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss a story that is routinely listed near the very bottom of polls. Even Liz manages to find some nice things to say about this story. It's a 2021-derful miracle!
Do you think this story is an Underrated Gem? Why or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Tansy gives us perspective by telling us of an 8-year-old who was surprised to discover the Doctor was once a man!
- Liz has FIVE Big Finish stories coming, including a Blake's 7 audio with Colin Baker as Bayban the Butcher!
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Erika
- enjoys Graeme Allen's orchestral version of the K-9 and Company theme!
- bops to Steven's ridiculous Chibnall "remix"!
- We are all thrilled to have a trailer for series 13 (even Tansy, who hasn't seen it yet)!
Tansy's new Instagram featuring Doctor Who and Blake's 7 costumes
Liz plays a Dungeons and Dragons character named Vailo in TotalParty Kill
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Happy birthday, Katy Manning! (It's tomorrow as this ep drops.) Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as they bid a fond farewell to Jo Grant in "The Green Death"! We haven't done a proper goodbye episode since our year of love and lasts!
How do you feel about this as a farewell story for Jo? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Tansy
- writes about the 13th Doctor as a Space Unicorn at Uncanny Magazine!
- finally started her own Doctor Who/Blake's 7-specific Instagram!
- Lynne
- has the Season 24 box set!
- and "The Keys of Marinus" set of action figures!
- Deb loves Katy Manning's Twitter account!
Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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It's a whimsical, wishful-thinky Extra! for you today! Join Deb, Kat, and Tansy as they discuss how if had the power what merch, services or Doctor Who related STUFF would exist in this world. It's a weird, wonderful and amazing list!
What DW stuff would you want to exist? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
[Note: This was recorded waaay before the RTD news dropped, so no mention of it here at all!]
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We had other plans for this week, but NEWS happened! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as we gather for an emergency Extra! That's right! RTD is BACK! (Or he will be starting in 2023.)
How do you feel about this development? What was your initial reaction? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Deb takes us waaay back to a fun topic from our very first year! Join Deb, Erika, and Kat as we decide who are the definitive companions for each Doctor. It's fun to see if our opinions (except Kat, who wasn't on that Extra!) have changed over the last eight years!
Which companions do you think are definitive for each Doctor? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Tansy had a fab idea for an Extra!, and some lovely listeners helped! Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss Doctor Who ships. No, not the space kind. The romantic kind!
Which are your fave/least-fave ships? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! (Especially because he created a whole new Extra! intro for us!)
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It's another "Big Idea" segment! Join Deb and Kat for a cozy two-hander discussing Kat's Big Idea -- Rachel Talalay!
What do you think of her work? Any fave moments or scenes? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Kat - Cyberman action figure with Raston Warrior Robot Javelin!
- Deb - Empire of the Wolf comic coming in November!
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It's deathmatch time again! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we crown a single modern-Who historical!
Which story do you think should have won? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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It's another "Big Idea" segment! Join Deb, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as they talk about Tansy's Big Idea -- "pure historicals" in Doctor Who!
What do you think about pure historicals? And do you have Happy Things to share with us? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Time for another Who-Adjacent actor! Join Deb, Liz, and Lynne as they talk about Lynne's pick: Julian Glover in For Your Eyes Only.
Have you seen this Bond flick? What did you think of Julian Glover's performance? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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It's the debut of a brand new game, courtesy of Kat! Join Deb and Erika, as Katrina runs us through a bunch of Who-based hypotheticals! It's based on the British panel show Hypothetical, on Dave. It's a smashing success and so much fun! Many thanks to the creators of Hypothetical, Josh Widdicombe, Tom Craine, and Matthew Crosby.
What would your hypothetical answers have been? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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It's another "Big Idea" segment! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Tansy as we talk about Deb's Big Idea -- Doctor Who guest actors who could carry their own show (and what kind of show that might be)!
And yes, we do spend some time talking about The Big News about Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall leaving the show. Thus the dearth of Happy Things.
Which guest characters do you think could carry their own series? And what would that series entail? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Thing:
- Tansy - Rory vs Ancient Rome in this fabulous Big Finish series about Time's New Roman!
Uncanny Magazine Year 8 Kickstarter
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Time for another Who-Adjacent actor! Join Deb, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as they talk about Tansy's pick: Peter Davison in All Creatures Great and Small.
Have you seen All Creatures? What did you think of Peter Davison's performance? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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It's time for more Comfort Who -- this time from Lynne! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Lynne as we discuss a story that turns out to be pretty comfort-filled for all involved!
Is this story a Comfort Who story for you? Why or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Erika guested on Radio Free Skaro episode 804!
- Kat - Binging with Babish: Fish Fingers & Custard (but good!)!
- Lynne
- Doctor Who TARDIS Console Lava Lamp!
- DVD of Downtime!
- Deb - The Merseyside Doctor Who Group made the trailer for her dream spin-off!
The TikTok dude who tests out historical recipes
Torchwood: The Dollhouse from Big Finish
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Time for another Who-Adjacent actor! Join Deb, Kat, Liz, and Lynne, as they talk about Kat's pick: David Tennant in Casanova.
Have you seen Casanova? What did you think of David Tennant's performance? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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It's deathmatch time again! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we crown a single "of the Daleks" story!
Which Dalek story do you think should have won? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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The spreadsheet-centred game is back! Join Erika, Kat, and Lynne as we try to think like a random internet denizen looking for Doctor Who-related info or art. As always, huge thanks to Steve Lutz from Low Definition on The Incomparable Network for providing the format and spreadsheet!
Did you enjoy these silly shenanigans? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments! Want to give some suggestions for future episodes? Email us at veritypodcast@gmail.com!
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Time for another rousing game of You Monster, You! Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as Deb uses Liz's own blog against her -- without any warning!
Would you have made the same choices? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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It's another "Big Idea" segment! Join Deb, Kat, Liz, and Tansy as they talk about Liz's very literal Big Idea -- big stuff in Doctor Who!
What do you think about large things in Doctor Who? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Liz - Millie McKenzie on Twitter: "Class of 2020. Which was your favourite? & #NimonBePraised!
- Tansy - A Night at the Opera as Ianto and Tosh spend a friends-commiserating-Valentine's together. Plus aliens!
- Kat - is obsessing over Eurovision 2021 and is very sad it's over!
- Deb - Reality Bomb, always a delight, has a very thoughtful conversation with Amanda Rae Prescott and Rachel Donner regarding the Clarke/Barrowman issues.
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Deb has a new version of Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit! Join Deb, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as they play some more trivia!
How would you have done on these questions? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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It's time for another Underrated Gem -- this time from Deb! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss a story that one Verity describes as "a good mid-level rollercoaster."
Do you think this story is an Underrated Gem? Why or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Tansy
- Making lists for Liz doesn't have to -- Top 20 First Doctor Stories!
- The Radio Times is doing polls on top Big Finish Stories!
- Lynne - Two Doctor Who themed doormats from DamnGoodDoormats via Etsy:
- TARDIS Doormat!
- RIVER SONG Doormat!
- Erika - Dunkaccino but it's a reconstructed Doctor Who episode from the 1960s!
- Deb - Listener Justin took the Big Finish plunge!
Paradise Towers Kickstarter (now complete)
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We're debuting a new 2021derful segment, the "Big Idea"! Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about hats in Doctor Who. That's right. Hats! They're great!
What do you think about hats in Doctor Who? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Deb - The 9th Doctor is back! His first Big Finish audio "Ravagers" has been released and it is so good to have new stories with MY first Doctor!
- Liz - Doctor Who: Time Fracture!
- Erika - Steven keeps himself busy by reconstructing recons and creating Yoda Savings & Loan!
Liz's blog post about Doctor Who hats
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It's time for another Comfort Who pick -- this time from Kat! Join Deb, Erika, and Kat as we discuss a story that garners more love than you might expect given its reputation.
Do you take comfort in this story? Why or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Kat - Peter Capaldi reads 1984!
- Erika & Deb play Doctor Who Villains and Monsters Mad Libs!
@pipmadeley's hilarious "The Dominators" in 57 seconds
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Content Warning: This week Deb and Tansy have a difficult discussion on Noel Clarke, John Barrowman, toxic work environments, and how this can affect your fandom experience. It wasn't fun, but it was important. We understand if you want to skip this one, but if you do listen, note that we discuss sexual harassment, assault, and workplace bullying.
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Links:
April 29 Guardian Article by Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne
May 7 Follow-up Guardian article by Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne
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Remember last year, when Deb put Lynne and Tansy in the producer's chair? It's time to do it again! Join Deb, Kat, and Tansy as they reimagine beloved(?) Doctor Who stories!
How would you have re-cast these stories? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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It's time for another Comfort Who pick -- this time from Liz! Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss Peter Capaldi and a spoon.
Do you take comfort in this story? Why or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Tansy - Five Years Rapid!
- Liz - Doctor Who The Ice Warriors Molten Ice Vinyl LP - Merchandise Guide - The Doctor Who Site!
- Deb - a new-to-her episode of Verity!
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It's been a long time since we played a silly google game! Join Erika, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as we try to think like a random (Canadian?) person searching for Doctor Who-related info or art. As always, big thanks to Steve Lutz from Low Definition on The Incomparable Network for providing the format and spreadsheet!
Did you enjoy these silly shenanigans? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments! Want to give some suggestions for future episodes? Email us at veritypodcast@gmail.com!
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It's time for another Comfort Who pick -- this time from Erika! Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about a comfort story in a comfort Doctor Who season in a real-world season that demands as much comfort as possible.
Do you take comfort in this story? Why or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Liz - Peake Season - a Big Finish release with TOM BAKER that LIZ WROTE!
- Erika
- Steven's Doctor Who theme with the "Wilkinson shift"!
- Erika on Galactic Yo-yo!
- Vinay Patel on Writing and Breathing!
- Deb - Reality Bomb Episode 088 – The Shelter In Place Live Edition 4!
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It's been a while since we've this or thatted! Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we systematically determine some of our preferences when it comes to our beloved show. Many thanks to Graeme Burk of Reality Bomb for his help! And as always, a billion thanks to friends of the show Sage and Kim from Head Over Feels for showing us the glory that is This or That!
What are your Doctor Who preferences? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Liz's Big Finish work!
New Missy comic!
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It's time for another underrated gem -- this time from Liz! Join Deb, Kat, Liz, and Lynne as they talk about the debut story for Sarah Jane Smith.
Do you think this story is a gem? Why or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Kat
- Red Nose Day 2021 - “2020 The Movie” Trailer!
- Radio Free Skaro mentioned (briefly!) in the trailer for John Lloyd’s Big Finish story The Doomsday Contract!
- Lynne - Doctor Who's Alex Kingston Has Penned a River Song Novel!
- Liz - Season 8 Blu-ray release!
- Deb - Animated Fury from the Deep on BBC America!
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Time for another deathmatch! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we determine our favourite Anthony Ainley-as-the-Master story.
Which story do you think should have won? Have you played Destiny of the Doctors? Do you know where to find his scenes from it? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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It's time for an underrated gem, and it's Kat's pick! Join Deb, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as they talk about this infamous episode of Torchwood.
Do you think this ep is underrated? Why or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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(Mostly) Happy Things:
- Kat - Off-Menu podcast with Sue Perkins!
- Lynne - Doctor Who Build-a-Bears!
- Tansy - Doctor Who: Doom Coalition 3!
- Deb's no-happy-but-important thing: Memories of Phoebe / purplefringe
Torchwood: Broken
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It's time to learn about the other Verities' ideas about Comfort Who! Join Deb, Erika, Liz and Lynne, as we talk about what makes a Doctor Who story a "comfort story" and what still brings us joy in Doctor Who after all these years.
What makes a comfort story for you? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Our first Comfort & Joy ep
Our ep on "The Robots of Death"
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It's Tansy's turn in the Comfort Who driver's seat! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Tansy as we talk about the ever-delightful "King's Demons". Received fan wisdom is just straight-up wrong once again. (Except maybe about Kamelion. Maybe.)
Is this story a comfort for you? Why or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Tansy- 24Karat Trailer and Sylvester McCoy recants doubts about a female Doctor!
- Kat - Torchwood Big Finish!
- Erika and Deb do some Doctor Who Mad Libs!
Companion Piece: Women Celebrate the Humans, Aliens and Tin Dogs of Doctor Who
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Welcome to our very first foray into "Who Adjacent" media! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Liz as we talk about Liz's pick: Jean Marsh's performance in Willow.
Have you seen Willow? What did you think of Jean Marsh's performance? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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The Incomparable's episode about Willow
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This Extra! is bittersweet Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they mope over the (very wise) lack of Gallifrey One this year and re-defend some of the topics from last year's live show.
Do you have a stellar defense of any of these topics? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Welcome to the Verity! TARDIS Tour of the Universe - Planning Intergalactic Package Holidays since 1963! Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as Tansy helps us plan and experience some thrilling intergalactic travel!
You can play along with us at home! Grab a six-sided die and join the fun! What pre-flight choices did you make? And where did you end up Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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It's Lynne's turn for some "Comfort Who"! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Lynne as we discuss a murder mystery with art deco robots.
Is this story comfort Who for you? Who or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Lynne - Jacqueline Hill – A Future in Five Minutes by Louise Bremner (which mentions Verity!)!
- Kat - knitting again!
- Erika - a tweet inspired her to accept the mistakes she made on knitting the S18 scarf!
- Deb - John Bishop on Celebrity GBBO!
Verity!'s GBBO ep
Our previous ep covering "Robots of Death"
Big Finish Robots range
Erika playing "E-84" on Total Party Kill
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This Extra! is very theme-appropriate! Join Deb, Katrina, and Tansy as they talk about makes a Doctor Who story a "comfort story" and what still brings us joy in Doctor Who after all these years.
What makes a comfort story for you? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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We start off our 2021 theme with some "Comfort Who"! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we dig into a story that makes Deb happy, "Partners in Crime."
Is this story comfort Who for you? Who or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Tansy - The Grey Man of the Mountain -- by Liz!
- Erika - The Moment and The Writers' Room are back!
- Lynne - TARDIS console from eaglemoss!
- Deb - Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved!
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A new year means a new theme for Verity! Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, and Lynne as they talk about what 2021 has in store for the podcast.
What kinds of things are you looking forward to this year? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Deb's appearance on Who & Company
Verity! Episode List Spreadsheet
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Happy 2021! Most of the Verities join the New Year's party to discuss this year's "festive special"! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Lynne, and Tansy as we pick apart "Revolution of the Daleks". Some of us loved it. Some of us didn't. As always, we have a lot to say about why!
What did you think about this festive special? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Joy Piedmont's tweets about adoption trauma and Doctor Who
Erika on The Incomparable Doctor Who Flashcast
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This time, the Verities gather to partake in a holiday-themed deathmatch. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Lynne, and Tansy as we determine the greatest Doctor Who Christmas special of all time! We also learn what some guy from Criminal Minds probably smells like.
Which Christmas special do you think should have won? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Agents of S.M.O.O.C.H. Holiday Movie Bingo Cards!
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It's another holiday hindsight episode! Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as they discuss a lovely audio classic, Rob Shearman's The Chimes of Midnight!
Have you listened to this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy
- Holiday book give-away Tea and Sympathetic Magic!
- BritBox Australia!
- Lynne - Unpacked the Doctor Who collection!
- Deb - "The Unquiet Dead" tweet-along!
Tansy's Big Finish Christmas marathon from 2019
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It's been a while since Deb has brought out the monsters in the Verities. Join her as she puts Katrina and Lynne through the ringer with some tough choices.
Which monstrous decisions would you have made? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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It's a holiday hindsight episode, but maybe not the cheeriest one? Join Deb, Kat, and Liz as they discuss what turns out to be nobody's favourite Christmas special. (Yes, Erika titled this episode. Muahahaha!)
Have you rewatched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat - Season 14 Blu-ray!
- Liz - The Grey Man of the Mountain!
- Deb - New Trailer!
Liz on Big Finish Podcast
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The Verities are playing trivia again! Join Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we return to Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit, with just a hint of the Incomparable Network-style Random Pursuit flavour.
How would you have done at this trivia? And what other editions would you have liked questions from? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Time to turn our hindsight on another beloved Doctor Who story. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss "City of Death". Does Deb still feel "eh" about it? Listen and find out!
Have you rewatched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Liz - The Inquisitor and the Rani!
- Erika - Kye by way of Lazy Doctor Who listeners!
- Tansy - The Prisoner of Zenda!
- Deb - Series 13 filming begins!
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This Extra! fits in with our hindsight-is-2020 theme! Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, and Lynne as they talk about their own personal Doctor Who history.
What are your personal Doctor Who remembrances? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Time to turn our hindsight on another beloved Doctor Who story. Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss "Genesis of the Daleks", how it holds up, and what watching it in 2020 felt like.
Have you rewatched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy - Peter Davison in Grantchester!
- Kat - Jodie Whittaker on Who Do You Think You Are?!
- Liz - The Grey Man of the Mountain trailer and pre-order!
- Deb - Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown!
Every Single Doctor Who Story (Correctly) Ranked From Best to Worst (by Liz)
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Ok, so they're not all technically "frocks", but that's a great title, so we're going with it. Join Deb as she runs Erika, Lynne, and Tansy through this delightful new game!
Which costumes would have won the day for you? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Google Drive Folder o'Frocks
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This episode covers "The Time of Angels" and "Flesh and Stone". Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they chat about these two generally lauded episodes.
Have you rewatched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Lynne
- received new shelves for her Doctor Who room!
- ordered two of River's diary!
- Kat - Doctor Who Pudsey bears!
- Deb - "Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins" handheld and mobile game coming spring 2021!
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If you wanted to hear the Verities play a Doctor Who board game from 1976, today is your day! Join Liz as she runs Deb and Lynne all over the universe, trying to find the Doctor.
Have you played this game? Did you win? How many planets did you blow up? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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This time we turn our eyes to a "middling" entry in the Doctor Who pantheon. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we wander the corridors of "The God Complex".
Have you rewatched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat is rewatching all of modern Who, and is up to "The Empty Child"!
- Liz ordered a Romana 1 and "The Five Doctors" TARDIS console from eaglemoss!
- Erika is rewatching season 18, one episode per week, as it originally went out 40 years ago -- and knitting the season 18 scarf!
- Deb loves seeing new Doctor Who content in the form of photos from NYCC!
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Deb is still getting by with a little hell from her friends! Join Deb, Erika, and Kat as Deb makes us defend topics provided by Tom and Jessica, who are "In Defense Of" champions in their own right, thanks to a rousing final round at this year's Gallifrey One live panel. We don't end by singing like Tom and Jessica did, but we do have a jolly good time!
How would you have defended these? (And do you have anything you'd like to hear defended in the future?) Let us know in the comments!
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It's Kat's turn in the hindsight-seat. Join Deb, Katrina, and Tansy as they take another look at "Amy's Choice" to see how they feel about it after all this time. (And yes, I know I'm re-using a title, but it's a good one.)
Have you rewatched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat is excited about Character Options' new 5th Doctor and TARDIS set from "The Visitation", especially the hat!
- Tansy
- is joyous about a new Ace and Hex story, The Flying Dutchman / Displaced, from Big Finish!
- recently watched the first episode of Jonathan Creek, which features Colin Baker as the murder victim!
- Deb
- is impressed Big Finish has been recording in lockdown!
- is filled with glee that Great British Bake-Off is back, and Matt Lucas is one of the new presenters!
Berry-ty!
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We needed something with very little prep for this week's episode. Join Erika, Lizbeth, and Tansy as we look back at "The Night of the Doctor", the webisode that shocked and delighted us all!
Have you rewatched this mini-ep recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Liz has a new Big Finish title coming out, The Grey Man of the Mountain, and it has a beautiful cover!
- Tansy
- has started playing spot-the-DoctorWho-actor in Midsomer Murders!
- is delighted that more seasons of Grange Hill are being released on DVD!
- recommends A Country Podcast about A Country Practice!
- Erika is happy that although Gallifrey One is postponed, the con managed to transfer the hotel block reservations to 2022!
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Today's extra brings you a special treat. Join Deb as she talks to Liz about her experience writing for Big Finish!
Have you listened to some of Liz's excellent work for Big Finish? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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When you just don't have time to prep -- trivia! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we return to Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit, with just a hint of the Incomparable Network-style Random Pursuit flavour.
How would you have done at this trivia? And what other editions would you have liked questions from? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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It's Lynne's turn to do a hindsight-check. Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they take a look back at the 3rd Doctor story "The Mutants". (No, not the 1st Doctor story "The Mutants". We call that "The Daleks". Deal with it.)
Have you rewatched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat likes having Doctor Who content in the form of UNIT Files (including Kate Lethbridge Stewart)!
- Lynne got more merch -- the 4th Doctor, 13th Doctor & 2nd Doctor sets!
- Deb likes this Time Lord Victorious Timeline infographic!
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A last-minute schedule change means more trivia! Join Erika as she runs Katrina and Tansy through the special Incomparable Network-style Random Pursuit (with a strong emphasis on Doctor Who trivia, of course).
How would you have done at this trivia? And what other editions would you have liked questions from? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Today's recording is as cozy as the episode. Join Deb and Erika as they discuss another story that often lands near the top of the Doctor Who polls. Is "Midnight" as good as its rep? We dig in!
Have you watched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Shared happy thing: CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON RETURNS TO DOCTOR WHO in 12 new 9th Doctor stories for Big Finish!!!
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It's a brand new game! Join Deb as she puts Lynne and Tansy in the producer chair and forces them to re-cast beloved (and not-so-beloved) Doctor Who stories!
How would you have re-cast these stories? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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We don't do ads much on Verity!, but when we do, it's for something that's a genuine Happy Thing! We're pleased to bring you a snippet from an upcoming ep of David Tennant Does a Podcast With... Jim Parsons!
Our regular weekly ep will drop tomorrow morning as usual. This is just a fun bonus!
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We're back with another received fan wisdom hindsight check. Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we talk about "The Caves of Androzani" and whether it really belongs at the top of all those fan polls. Is it the greatest Doctor Who story of all time? Or is is "a lot of men being unpleasant in the dark"?
Have you watched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Do you agree with its placement in fan polls? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Erika is delighted that a man from Brooks, Alberta built a life-sized TARDIS in his yard!
- Tansy
- won an Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story for "Dragon by Subscription"!
- looks forward to an online CoNZealand!
- Deb is delighted by Andrew Smith's tweet of a pic from 40 years ago on the set of "Full Circle"!
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Oh look! More "help" from "friends". Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we answer questions from the fellas over at Radio Free Skaro!
How would you have answered these questions? Let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Time for another received fan wisdom hindsight check. Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss "Timelash" and whether it really belongs at the bottom of all those fan polls.
Have you watched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Do you agree with its placement in fan polls? Let us know in the comments!
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Collective happy thing because Liz sneaks it in: "Marco Polo" on vinyl!
Extra-special thanks to our editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Today's Extra! brings you a great conversation on fan activism. Join Deb, Lynne, Tansy, and special guests Joy Piedmont and Robyn Jordan as they delve into this fascinating and important topic.
Have you participated in fan activism? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Joy's cool stuff:
Reality Bomb
Five Years Rapid
Robyn's cool stuff:
Black Girls Create
TARBIS podcast
Wizard Team podcast
Resources for Fan Activism:
Harry Potter Alliance
Doctor Who Toolkit
Black TARDIS's list of #DoctorWhoBlackout organizations and resources
Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Hindsight strikes again! Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, and Lynne as they chat about Liz's choice to revisit, "Night Terrors".
Have you watched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Liz is here for the Derek Jacobi Master and the 8th Doctor in Big Finish's Hearts of Darkness!
- Lynne is excited for the 10th Doctor and River Song in Big Finish!
- Kat is rightly proud of the Doctor Who's Line, is it?...Anyway!!! special charity episode with so many cool guests!
- Deb has strong feelings about the Doctor Who game Thirteen!
Extra-special thanks to our editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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It's been a long time since the Verities played Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit. Join Deb as she forces Liz, Lynne, and Tansy to answer all kinds of geeky trivia.
How did you do with these questions? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Time for more hindsight. Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we dip back and see if "Blink" is really all that or if our views have changed over the years.
Have you revisited this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? How do you feel about it as a Doctor Who intro story? And has that changed? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Erika was thrilled to hear Dan Starkey say her name during a #DoctorWhoQuiz for The Lily Foundation!
- Kat enjoyed Staged with David Tennant and Michael Sheen!
- Kat and Deb both loved Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant on The Late Late Show with James Corden!
Erika's post on "Blink" as a Doctor Who starter story
Extra-special thanks to our editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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This week Deb comes up with a cooperative way to friend-source game material for the podcast. Join her as she puts Erika, Katrina, and Lynne through a new edition of "Seven Minutes in Heaven/Hell" with topics by friend-of-the-show (and as we recorded, birthday-boy) Kyle Anderson! We're calling this new targeted crowd-sourcing feature "We Get By with a Little Help from Our Friends".
What do you have to say about these topics? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Time for another bit of hindsight. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss Deb's modern Who pick to look back at, "The Rings of Akhaten". Fandom really hates this one. And we (mostly) didn't love it the first time around. Do we now? Have we grown souls (according to Liz)? Listen and see!
Have you revisited this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? And how do you think this story compares to "Vincent and the Doctor"? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Liz looks forward to Big Finish's Time Lord Victorious audios!
- Tansy is enjoying AcornTV for British shows with Doctor Who actors!
- Erika and Deb were both pleased with the "turnout" for the #DoctorWhoBlackout Tweet-along and all the money raised for Black Lives Matter causes!
- Deb also enjoyed the Doctor Who Lockdown Longsong!
The Real Black British History Behind #DoctorWhoBlackout
Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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As promised, the Verities dive into Big Finish! Join Deb, Katrina, Lizbeth, and Tansy as they discuss a Doctor Who audio drama, The Eye of the Scorpion.
Have you listened to this story? Did you revisit it for this podcast? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat loves Peter Davison's pupper-friendly TARDIS-based home studio cupboard!
- Tansy looks forward to a lockdown sitcom with David Tennant and Michael Sheen!
- Deb used a Doctor Who lunch box to corral her convention badges and ribbons!
- Liz is tremendously excited about Romana and Sarah Jane Smith figures from Character Options!
Sam Neill's twitter feed
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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This week we all just needed a quiet conversation about what is bringing us comfort and grounding us through the pandemic. We cover both Doctor Who and non-Doctor Who comforts. There's rather a lot of talk about canning.
What is keeping you going through all this? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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It's been a while since Deb has brought out the monsters in the Verities. Join her as she puts Lynne, and Tansy through the ringer with some tough choices.
Which monstrous decisions would you have made? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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This week we reflect on another story that wasn't a hit right out of the gate. Join Deb, Katrina, Lizbeth, and Lynne as they discuss how they feel about "In the Forest of the Night" lo these several years on. We also get to hear Lynne's pick for her "hindsight is 2020" episode to revisit.
Have you reflected on "In the Forest of the Night" recently? If so, what did you think? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat enjoyed the Good Omens: Lockdown!
- Lynne moved to a new house and gets to reconstitute her Doctor Who room, complete with new shelving!
- Liz takes joy from her eaglemoss Doctor Who figurine collection!
- Deb watched the BBC's Big Night In with most of the living Doctors!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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This week we go waaaay back to the beginning! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we re-visit the story we reviewed on our very first (proper) podcast episode ever! Kat wasn't able to join us for that, so we get her eight-year-old hot take.
Did you revisit "The Snowmen"? If so, what did you think? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat looks forward to Big Finish's Torchwood: Dinner and a Show, written by Gareth David-Lloyd!
- Tansy watches and rewatches and re-rewatches "The Faceless Ones" on DVD!
- Erika squees over Who Is the Doctor 2, which is every bit as delightful as its predecessors!
- Deb loves when listeners ask Tansy for Big Finish recs, and really loves when they ask her to rate her faves of the first 50!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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This is another very silly Extra, and two of us had no idea what we were going to do when we sat down to record! Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we latch onto an internet meme and determine what modern Doctor Who quarantine houses we'd want to be in. We also spend some time building new, classic Doctor Who quarantine houses to choose from:
House 1
5th Doctor
Polly
Liz Shaw
Graff Vynda-K
House 2
2nd Doctor
Barbara
Romana 1
The (Delgado) Master
House 3
3rd Doctor
Jo Grant
Leela
The (Roberts) Master
House 4
1st Doctor
Romana 2
Harry Sullivan
Lady Adrasta
House 5
4th Doctor
Ian
Sarah Kingdom
Lady Peinforte
House 6
6th Doctor
Ace
Jamie
Vivien Fay
Which houses would you choose? Let us know in the comments!
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It's time for the second(?) part of our first hindsight project! Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they talk about Doctor Who stories that didn't really work for them the first time around -- and what they remember of those stories. There's a sizable side-trek into Big Finish as well.
Do you have a Who story that didn't hit right for you the first time around? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy
- loves comedian Celia Pacqola's instagram pic in a 13th Doctor costume!
- is delighted to see Verity! with a bunch of super-great podcasts on a list of the 9 Best Doctor Who Podcasts!
- Liz
- enjoyed the virtual con experience with Time Space Virtualizer!
- broke and ordered a Nimon figure from eaglemoss!
- Deb loves all the Doctor Who love on Twitter in the form of watch/tweet-alongs (many of which have been organized by Emily Cook)!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Our theme, Hindsight Is 2020, finally gets into gear! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we talk about Doctor Who stories that didn't really work for us the first time around -- and what we remember of those stories. (Don't adjust your set. Those cloister bells belong there. Trust us.)
Do you have a Who story that didn't hit right for you the first time around? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat is excited about the Tweetalong for "The Doctor's Wife" on April 11 at 8pm BST #BiggerOnTheInside!
- Erika is pleased to be doing Lazy Doctor Who again and wonders why nobody told her how great "Colony in Space" is!
- Deb is groovin' on fan creativity!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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It's biscuit (cookie) week! Join Deb, Lizbeth, Lynne, and Tansy as they talk to each other while seeing each other's faces. Recording while on video is a different beast altogether! Lots of good bake-talk this week. Also, Mel without Sue! What do they think?
What have you baked lately? Let us know in the comments!
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What have you baked this week?
- Lynne has her own buttermilk week, baking biscuits and Irish soda bread in a cast iron pan!
- Liz ordered artisinal (vegan) biscuits, including chocolate chip, salted caramel, (filthy) fruit shortbread!
- Tansy helped her daughter bake brownies from a mix from a box (which were later used to make a brownie-and-marshmallow-NASA satellite)!
- Deb made home-made baked beans, as well as cornbread (with only a teeny bit of sugar) in a cast-iron pan!
Extra-special thanks to James Thomson (of P-Calc and Dice by P-Calc) for this week's episode art!
Cake pic is one of the many Dessert Vectors by Vecteezy
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Times are tough, and we are too tired for major homework. So join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we answer your questions! That's right, it's another edition of Ask Verity! Anything! We crowd-sourced some questions, and we answer some of them here on the podcast. (The rest have been added to the spreadsheet for future use, so thank you for all of them!) We also try to recruit audience assistance to come up with the Doctors as drinks and as dogs. Please tweet us your comparison pictures!
Do you have questions for a future AVA? Let us know in the comments!
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Reality Bomb Episode 054 – Live at Gallifrey One (in which Erika Defends "The Ribos Operation")
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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New Doctor Who is over for many months so it's time to turn our thoughts to our 2020 theme, which we crowd-sourced! Join Deb, Erika, Lizbeth, and Lynne as we discuss how "Hindsight is 2020". Huge thanks to Lisa C. Robbins for not only giving us this great idea, but for being our scribe and documenting the other great ideas from our Gallifrey One meet-up!
Do you have some fab ideas for what we can cover during our year of hindsight? Let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Series 12 was certainly no series 11! Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as they discuss the series as a whole. The additional risk-taking, the historicals, the Master, the Doctor, the Doctor, and so much more. There's a lot to dig into.
What did you think of series 12 as a whole? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Lynne preordered the Tom Baker season 14 Blu-ray!
- Tansy
- squees over this whole season of The Oodcast!
- has a brand new Kickstarter for Castle Charming!
- Deb
- really digs Big Finish's Donna Noble: Kidnapped!
- loves Tai Gooden's classic Who rewatch Twitter thread!
Sage Young's five favorite Sacha Dhawan Master moments
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And with that, series 12 comes to an end! Join Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we talk about how our canon has regenerated once again. We dig into many possibilities and also try to help Kat figure out exactly how she feels about this story and why. Trail mix, anyone?
What did you think of "The Timeless Children"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy is still flying through some great Big Finish, and this week she shouts out The Diary of River Song series 6!
- Kat brings us the utter joy of a mashup of The Time Lords' "Doctorin' the TARDIS" and Green Day's "Holiday"!
- Erika
- looks forward to a "festive" Doctor Who special!
- can't get enough of Sacha Dawan saying Tecteun!
It's hard to talk about the first part of a two-parter when it doesn't really wrap up anything! Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they discuss Brendan and the Doctor and her relationship with her companions and their feelings about her and a proper-scary Cyberman and the Master and ALL OF IT.
What did you think of "Ascension of the Cybermen"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat enjoys the Doctor Who cast on Beat the Buzzer!
- Lynne
- will be writing an article for a book Doctor Who and feminism!
- celebrates the 10th anniversary of Chicks Dig Time Lords!
- Deb ponders the similarities of the Doctor Who and James Bond TV/movie franchises!
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A Verity! first -- a live-in-person recording at Gallifrey One about an episode of Doctor Who! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we discuss the episode we watched in a room full of fellow Doctor Who fans. Gally is always a wonderful, but thoroughly exhausting experience, so please forgive the mistaken episode number in the intro. We swear we didn't slip 72 episodes into the future.
What did you think of "The Haunting of Villa Diodati"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Our Happy things all happened here at Gallifrey One, so be on the lookout for tickets for next year's convention. They're going on sale in just a couple weeks!
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A spooky story with a serious message -- very Doctor Who! Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as they discuss everything from the monsters to the mental health issues.
What did you think of "Can You Hear Me?" Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy did a radio hit on the ABC talking about the newest Doctor, as seen in "Fugitive of the Judoon"!
- Lynne
- loves the Sacha Dawan cover of Doctor Who Magazine 548!
- can't wait for The Target Storybook!
- Deb loves getting ready for Gallifrey One by listening to the annual Radio Free Skaro Gally preview episode!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Coming off the epicness that was "Fugitive of the Judoon", this week's story had quite the shoes to fill (or not try to fill). Join Erika, Lizbeth, and Lynne as we discus this rollicking episode full of characters and moments and laughs and scares.
What did you think of "Praxeus"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Lynne can't wait for Caitlin to meet her Doctor, Matt Smith, at C2E2!
- Liz
- has another Big Finish story in the forthcoming The Doctor Chronicles: The Twelfth Doctor Volume 01!
- will be writing flash fiction in front of an audience at Gallifrey One!
- is nervously excited to meet Jeffrey Combs at Gally!
- Erika hopes lots of audience members will (listen to some back-eps and) try their hand at In Defence Of at Gally!
Bonus links:
The Frighteners
Erika on The Incomparable Doctor Who Flashcast for "Fugitive of the Judoon"
Hammer House of Podcast
Joy's tweets about "Praxeus" and representation
Uncanny Magazine
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Holy buttons, what an episode! Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they try to form thoughts and words and sentences about this intensely momentous episode. Sometimes it's harder to dissect the things we love the most -- especially when our heads are still spinning!
What did you think of "Fugitive of the Judoon"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat looks forward to interviewing Mark Strickson at Gallifrey One!
- Lynne
- is thrilled Doctor Who Magazine is now fully indexed!
- attended the ALA Midwinter Conference and received many ALLCAPS texts from Michael warning her of "Fugitive of the Judoon" spoilers!
- Deb appreciated two articles about this ep:
- Tai Gooden's Nerdist Article: "What Doctor Who's First Black Woman Doctor Means to Me"!
- Constance Gibb's Gizmodo Article: "BBC Cast a Black Woman as the Doctor, But it's Only Just a Start"!
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It's another celebrity historical! Join Deb, Tansy, and special guest Annette as they talk about this electric historical rivalry. From great guest performances to less-than-great episode comparisons, there's a lot of ground to cover.
But perhaps the most important ground is the it-starts-here push to get Tansy a novelization gig! #TargetForTansy
What did you think of "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy is excited about five new Target new novelizations!
- Annette
- is going to her first Gallifrey One!
- got a Doctor Who quote & design as her first ever tattoo!
- Deb
- is thrilled the rumours were wrong, and Jodie Whittaker will be back for another season!
- can't wait to interview Christopher Eccleston at Gally!
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Now that the great big two-parter is over, we settle into the rest of series 12. Join Deb, Katrina, and Lizbeth as they chat about messages, character development, monsters, the fam, and much much more.
What did you think of "Orphan 55"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Liz's newest Big Finish story has been released -- The Diary of River Song Series 07: Abbey of Heretics!
- Kat recently re-watched The Sarah Jane Adventures story "Death of the Doctor" and enjoyed the return of some old characters!
- Deb is really excited that the Gallifrey One program is starting to come together!
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Two weeks in a row of Doctor Who feels like such a treat! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we discuss whether "Spyfall Part 2" lived up to the amazing ride of part 1 or was a total let-down. These Verities present a range of opinions.
What did you think of part 2 of "Spyfall"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat enjoyed hearing Radio Free Skaro's review of "Spyfall Part 1", complete with some of her own astute observations!
- Erika
- participated in the 50th episode special of Handwavium, Lazy Doctor Who-style!
- wants everyone to check out Joy Piedmont's tweet thread collecting women & POC covering Doctor Who this season!
- Deb loved Sage Young's delightful and insightful interview with the Doctor Who cast for Nerdist!
- We are all very very excited that Liz's newest Big Finish story has been released -- The Diary of River Song Series 07: Abbey of Heretics!
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Doctor Who is back! Join Deb, Lizbeth, and Tansy as they dive into how this episode started series 12 off with a heckuva masterful bang! So much dessert.
What did you think of "Spyfall"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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SCHEDULING NOTE: We won't be dropping a Verity! ep on New Year's Day because Doctor Who is dropping that day! In order to get a quorum together to talk about it, our ep (like all the series 10 Verity! eps) will drop over the weekend.
There may not be Doctor Who on Christmas Day, but we're bringing on the Christmas cheer with this special, super-sized "7 Faves" episode. Join ALL of the Verities: Deb, Erika, Katrina, Lizbeth, Lynne, and Tansy as we do a rapid round of Seven Holiday Favorites. There are the usual suspects drawn from modern Who's rich tradition of Christmas specials, plus we veer off-piste and draw on Big Finish stories, classic Who canon (that may or may not have the most slight, tenuous grasp to anything remotely holiday-related) Doctor Who spinoffs, and short stories. It's a mixed bag of holiday(ish) goodness.
What are your favorite Doctor Who holiday stories? Leave us a comment or drop us a tweet and let us know. And don't forget to enter for a chance to win one of seven Big Finish Audio downloads during our 7th Anniversary Giveaway!
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Bonus Links:
Liz's "Doctor Who Stories of Christmas Cheer (That Are Not Christmas Specials) blog post (This explains so much...)
Tansy's "A Very Big Finish Christmas" blog post
Juliette McKenna's Doctor Who Christmas short story "Who the Dickens...?" (Download Link is in the blog post)
Our Seventh Anniversary Giveaway
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As the holiday season approaches we all have a lot of thoughts about traditions. I think it's safe to say, however, that this topic probably WON'T be a Verity! tradition, basically because we can't even agree as to what a tradition IS. But we give it a decent go as Deb, Erika, and Liz talk about their Doctor Who traditions, holiday-related and otherwise. Liz disputes most of it, Erika digs deep and Deb just has a lot of feelings about Elf on the Shelf.
Do you have any Doctor Who-based traditions? Let us know in the comments or drop us a tweet. And don't forget to enter for a chance to win one of seven Big Finish Audio downloads during our 7th Anniversary Giveaway!
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Bonus Links:
Paul Cornell's Twelve Blogs of Christmas
Lazy Doctor Who
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Join Deb, Kat, and Tansy as they reach waaay back to 2011 to re-examine the story that began (ended? landed the middle? it's hard to tell with peak S6-Moffat) the whole "The Doctor is the most fearsome thing in the Universe" lark. No, I didn't misspell "arc". They dive into tropes, power dynamics, issues of morality, the difficulties of (and sexism surrounding) introducing a baby subplot, and how words and titles have meanings. Oh, and how Regency dress and laser guns really really work for us. AND we announce a 7th Anniversary give-away!
How do you feel about this turn in the Doctor mythos? Did you think this was a satisfactory conclusion to The Mystery of River Song? Do you want Tansy to give you a bespoke Big Finish Rec? Leave us a comment or drop us a tweet and let us know!
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Happy things: * Tansy is back on her Big Finish train and is loving the #HarrySullivan Short Trips audio! * Kat is delighted and amused by Gareth David-Lloyd's on-the-scene reporting of an alleged defacement of Ianto's Shrine! * Deb is thrilled to announce our 7th Anniversary Giveaway! Leave a comment on our Anniversary Giveaway post for a chance to enter one of seven Big Finish Audio downloads!
Bonus Link:
Tansy's Big Finish Christmas project
Radio Free Skaro's interview with members of Verity! announcing a new podcast, December 23, 2012
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Time for more favourites! Join Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we list our favourite Master stories from the history of Doctor Who -- in one case, both on-screen and off! According to Liz, an alternate title for this episode could be "a podcast of betrayal".
What are your faves? Let us know in the comments!
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This week Deb, Erika, Liz and Tansy revisit an oft maligned (by Deb) story -- "The Daleks' Master Plan". There are a few disagreements as to pace, plot, story, Katarina... and while may not all agree on which companion actually clocks in as the official 7th companion in Doctor Who history, we do all agree that Sara Kingdom is a BAMF.
How do you feel about this "epic" adventure? Is it a rambling mess? A beloved Doctor Who romp or BOTH? And what is your preferred method for consuming this phantom of a story? Leave us a comment or send us a tweet and let us know how you feel about Bret, Sara, The Meddling Monk or any one of the other 1,183 plot points in "The Daleks' Master Plan"?
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Happy Things:
- Deb (and most of Doctor Who fandom) is excited about the new Series 12 Trailer -- new baddies, old baddies -- can't wait!
- Liz is particularly excited about the cosplay options the trailer inspired -- FORMAL WEAR!
- Erika is delighted Handwavium is covering one her favorite stories -- "The Sensorites"!
- Tansy is once again filled with admiration and glee at Big Finish's commitment to delving into the cracks of Doctor Who history -- particularly the new release Daughter of the Gods, which lets Katarina shine!
Bonus Links: Chicks Unravel Time Companion Piece "Mission to the Unknown" recreation by by the University of Central Lancashire
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We don't know about you, but we've been watching that space. And watching. And watching. In this sprightly Extra, Deb, Erika, and Kat talk about successful, and not so successful, Doctor Who marketing/teaser campaigns -- what we thought worked well and what we thought was perhaps less than "iconic".
Do you have a favorite Doctor Who promo campaign? Send us a tweet or let us know in the comments. Hey, at least it will give you something to think about while you're watching that space.
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Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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It's back to the 7th Doctor's era for another 7&7 chat. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about Doctor Who's 25th anniversary story, "Silver Nemesis". AKA, "Remembrance of the Daleks...Again". What do you think of this story? Is received fan wisdom correct this time? Or is this episode pure ~~gold~~ silver? Let us know in the comments! ^E Happy things: * Liz is writing for Big Finish again, this time for River Song! * Erika finally bought her membership to Chicago TARDIS! * Deb delights in Jodie Whittaker's delight at meeting members of Coldplay!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Since a few of the Verities missed the fun last time, we're doing another This or That! (So again, big ol' hat tip to Head Over Feels) Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we choose between things. So many choices!
Would you have chosen This or That? Let us know in the comments!
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It's game time once again, and we convinced Liz to lead us on a merry adventure! Join her as she puts Erika, Lynne, and special guest Annette Wierstra through the Halloween-themed ringer!
Which part of this epic quest was your favourite? Let us know in the comments!
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Okay, this “7” is a stretch but we made it work. Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as we dissect the rollicking, emotional, and devastating story duo of “Army of Ghosts” and “Doomsday”.
We give credit to 8 y.o. RTD (the obvious creator of the Dalek v. Cyberman smackdown) while calling out the emotional manipulation he inflicted upon both Jackie and Rose. But we all come together in our adoration Yvonne Hartman’s confidence (and tailoring) and Mickey Smith’s swagger.
What are your favorite bits of this, literally, epic two-parter? Or was the emotional manipulation just a bit too much? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Lynne is beyond thrilled that Arthur Darvill has been announced as a guest at next months’ Chicago TARDIS!
- Tansy is filled with maternal pride that her youngest bought their first sonic screwdriver – and it’s the 13th Doctor’s!
- Deb is still recovering from seeing Christopher Eccleston at NYCC. She live-tweeted the experience in case you missed it!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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7&7 brings us back to the 7th Doctor! Join Deb, Lizbeth, and Lynne as they discuss "Ghost Light". They do talk about things other than Ace-in-a-tux, but let's face it, that's one of the more important aspects of this story.
How do you feel about Ghost Light? Or about Ace in a tux? Let us know in the comments! ^E Happy things: * Liz is thrilled to be writing for the 12th Doctor again in Big Finish's The Twelfth Doctor Chronicles! * Lynne is excited about the updated version of the Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia! * Deb is pleased to learn that Christopher Eccleston finds interacting with Doctor Who fans to be a healing experience!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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It's been a while since we've done one of our favourite activities (hat tip to Head Over Feels): This or That! Join Deb, Liz, and Lynne as they make choices between things. So many choices!
Would you have chosen This or That? Let us know in the comments!
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Many thanks to our guest editor for this episode, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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This 7&7 brings us Steven Moffat's seventh episode. Join Deb, Katrina, and Tansy as they chat about Matt Smith's debut, and the debut of the Moffat era.
What do you think of this story? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat is excited about a (potential?) guest star for series 12!
- Tansy adores Doctor Who: The Women Who Lived by Christel Dee and Simon Guerrier with art by many amazing artists, including Katy Shuttleworth!
- Deb enjoys the Radio Free Skaro series 11 commentary series, featuring all women!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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What do we do when plans fall through? We count on you! Join Deb and Lynne as they dig into some of the questions you lovely listeners have asked. That's right, it's another "Ask Verity! Anything"!
How would you have answered some of these questions? Let us know in the comments!
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Many thanks to our guest editor for this episode, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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This week we have the seventh story from the seventh year of the only Doctor to stick around that long. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk over the 4th Doctor's exit.
How do you feel about "Logopolis"? Is it a touching exit? A bunch of nonsense? A boring slog with just a few moments of joy? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Lynne sobs over the season 26 Blu-ray trailer!
- Erika gets to go see Christopher Eccleston at Edmonton Expo!
- Tansy puts herself out there for a Big Finish writing opportunity!
- Deb can't wait to hear Rose Tyler: Dimension Cannon and Martha's return in Torchwood for Big Finish!
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The year of 7&7 brings you another list of faves--this time from the 80s! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we select the stories we love best from the 1980s.
What's your list of faves? Let us know in the comments!
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This 7&7 entry comes from the year 1977. That's two whole 7s! Join Deb, Erika and Katrina as we talk about how much we love Ma Tyler, the echoes we see in RTD's era of Doctor Who, the relationship between the Doctor and Leela, the many tropes (the good and the bad), and much more!
What do you think about "Image of the Fendahl"? Is it a classic? Middling? Are the baby fendahleen adorable? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat is excited to listen to Louise Jameson reading the novelisation of this very story!
- Erika is head-over-heels in love with the amazing Lazy Doctor Who spreadsheet Listener Sam from Texas created!
- Deb had a lovely in-person interaction with fellow fangirl Lisa Grimm!
Verity's public episode master list spreadsheet
Hammer House of PodcastIsland of the Fendahl from Big Finish
The Taking of Planet 5 from BBC Books
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Today's 7-minutes Extra! comes with a twist! Join Deb, Erika, Lizbeth, and Katrina as they talk for one minute each about seven different topics. The twist is that Kat supplied the topics AND has to talk about them. That doesn't make it as easy as you might think.
If you have future "7 Minutes..." topics, let us know in the comments!
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This week is another "Lucky 7" with the seventh episode of series 4. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we talk about mysteries, celebrity historicals, classism, racism, and how we deal with media created by people with views we abhor.
What do you think of "The Unicorn and the Wasp"? And how do you deal with stories created by people whose views harm you and/or people you love? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat has some delicious new Doctor Who - Good Omens headcanon, thanks to tumblr!
- Erika celebrates the return of Two-minute Time Lord, with really really excellent guest essays!
- Lynne is thrilled by the existence of Big Finish action figures!
- Deb boosts Freema Agyeman's laudable fundraising effort for Sleep Out: Stage and Screen!
The Incomparable Ep 166 - I Assume Everyone Is Awful
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We're continuing our year of 7&7 with another delightful list of faves--this time from the 70s! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lizbeth as we dip into the Pertwee-Baker years and select what we love.
What's your list of faves? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Lazy Doctor WhoVerity! Master Episode Spreadsheet
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Our 7&7 hits a milestone as we finish off season seven. Join Deb, Lizbeth, and Tansy as they discuss the parallel-world epic that many fans think is one of the greatest Doctor Who stories ever. Do they agree? Listen and find out!
What do you think of "Inferno"? Is it the masterpiece fandom says? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Liz has a Zarbi fig from eaglemoss!
- Tansy is celebrating Big Finish's 20th anniversary with The Legacy of Time!
- Deb got to spend time with re-life Doctor Who fandom friends, which is so special, as this thread from Chip Sudderth illustrates!
The Two-minute Time Lord
Lazy Doctor Who
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Deb is back with the same monstrous choices as last time, but with a whole new batch of Verities! Join her as she puts Erika, Lynne, and Tansy through the ringer with some tough (and not-so-tough) decisions.
Which monstrous choices would you have made? Have you changed your mind since the last mounstrous Extra? Let us know in the comments!
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Happiness will prevail! Join Deb, Lizbeth, and Lynne as they discuss the noir, the camp, the political, and the social aspects of this 7th Doctor-and-Ace story.
What are your thoughts about "The Happiness Patrol"? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Liz celebrated 20 years of Big Finish with a video during the livestream!
- Lynne saw a bit of Doctor Who The Edge of Time, the VR game!
- Deb is also super excited about Big Finish's 20th anniversary and the special titles they're releasing!
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What happens when wires cross and schedules get mixed up, but you need to record an episode of Verity! before several of us go on vacation? Why, it's an emergency edition of "Ask Verity! Anything!" Join Erika, Lizbeth, and Lynne to find out what the listeners asked and what we made of it!
We answer many great questions from listeners. How would you answer them? Let us know in the comments!
^E
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Happy 200th numbered episode! Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we cover why this really isn't our 200th podcast and why we decided to "celebrate" by covering a seemingly-random season 10 episode!
What do you think about "Frontier in Space"? Are you a big Jo fan? Love the Master? Have thoughts on the Doctor's hair? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy is still rolling through Big Finish releases, including these:
- The Lives of Captain Jack Vol 1!
- The Green Life!
- Erika, like Mandip Gill, thinks birthday-girl Jodie Whittaker is her idol!
- Deb enjoyed watching much of Doctor Who fandom pull together to reject hate and fight for inclusivity, especially for trans fans!
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Do you love these 7-faves extras as much as we do? Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we dive into the Steven Moffat era of Doctor Who and go through the pain of picking seven favourites. What will our strategies be this time? Did any ep get picked by everyone? Listen and find out!
What's your list of faves? Let us know in the comments!
^E
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It's another "lucky" 7, but how lucky is it?. Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we break down (and I mean break down) the seventh episode of series 5, "Amy's Choice".
What are your feelings about this story? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Erika fell head over 80s-fangirl heels for these gorgeous 80s-style opening credits for the 13th Doctor's story "Resolution"!
- Lynne
- received a lovely hand-made Doctor Who gift based on the game Lost Legacy!
- flipped for beautiful Jodie on the cover of DWM (with David Tennant interviewed inside)!
- Deb digs a Wired article about how fans (some of whom are DW fans) are better than tech at organizing information online!
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Taking a brief break from 7s, the Verities bring in a special guest and promptly turn her into a monster. Join Deb, Katrina, and first-time guest Joy Piedmont for another monstrous edition of You Monster, You. Enjoy her monstrosity here, then go listen to her on Reality Bomb!
Which monstrous choices would you have made? Let us know in the comments!
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For this "lucky 7", we dip into the seventh story of season 19. Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we once again punch received fan wisdom right in the face.
What do you think about "Time-Flight" is it as boring and awful as the masses would have you believe? Or is it actually pretty fun? And what was your take on the mourning for Adric and Tegan's "cliffhanger" departure? Let us know in the comments!
Happy things:
- Erika subjects her fellow Verities to Doctor Who Mad Libs again!
- Kat looks forward to Torchwood: Sargasso from Big Finish!
- Deb is excited that Doctor Who is filming again--in Gloucester!
The Thick of ItKat tweets angrily at "Time-Flight"
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More favourites! Join Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we dip into the 1960s and agonize over our favourite seven stories. This was painful, but nothing was more painful than when one of Erika's picks seriously broke Liz. Liz has broken more than once on Verity!, but this may bring it to a new level.
What are your 7 faves from the 60s? And did Erika break you too? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Lazy Doctor Who
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It's back to the Seventh Doctor's era with Mel's last story and Ace's first. Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we talk about what works for us and what doesn't. There's a healthy detour into age-based gender politics, so buckle up!
What do you think of "Dragonfire"? Do you love the look of it like Deb? Do you un-love the look of it like Erika? Do you adore Ace like Lynne? Are you giving massive side-eye to Mel's departure scenes like we all are? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Erika is excited for the return of The Moment and for its new Patreon page!
- Lynne
- obtains and enjoys the Doctor Who: The Official Annual 2019!
- enjoys season 1 of David Tennant Does a Podcast With...!
- Deb looks forward to some Doctor Who Easter eggs in Good Omens!
Radio Free Skaro live show with Patricia Quinn
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We're back this week to list more favourites--seven of them each! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lizbeth as we list our seven fave episodes/stories from the Russel T. Davies era. Will we overlap at all? Will there maybe be something we all pick? Listen and see!
What's your list of faves? Let us know in the comments!
^E
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Season 7 continues with a 7-episode story -- like it was tailor-made for our 7&7 series! Join Deb, Erika, and Lizbeth as we discuss this story, which only one of us had already seen in its entirety! (Hint: It was the one of us who WROTE A BOOK ABOUT IT.)
What do you think of this story? Is it cinematic? Boring? Something in between? And did "received fan wisdom" tell you anything about it before you watched? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Liz gets back to listening to Lazy Doctor Who!
- Erika loves Karen Gillan's performance as Nebula in Avengers: Endgame!
- Deb laps up Doctor Who rumors and hopes for a Christmas episode in 2019!
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We haven't played "Who Complete Me" since 2017, and it's high time we brought it back. Sadly, people who search for things on the internet haven't gotten any less ridiculous since then.
Special thanks to Steve Lutz of Low Definition for inventing this ridiculous game!
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This week we're back to series 7a, and we finish it off! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we discuss the final episode with Amy and Rory. Is it a well-constructed send-off? Does it even make sense? Do we really care? Are the feels more important?
What do you think about this ep? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Liz
- wrote The Astrea Conspiracy!
- wrote some words in Doctor Who Magazine!
- Lynne picked up some 13th Doctor comics!
- Erika picked up the Dr. Thirteenth Mr. Men book!
- Deb rediscovered that she bought a Humble Bundle including a bunch of great stories from Big Finish!
Doctor Who: P.S.
Amy Pond's novel Summer Falls
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Ok, so the "sevens" thing is a total stretch, but we make it work. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we answer questions provided by you, the listeners, who "Ask Verity Anything"!
Have questions for a future AVA session? The comment section here is the best place to put them. Even if you've already tweeted them at us, it wouldn't hurt to put them here too because we don't always see everything that comes at us on social media. We look forward to your questions in the comments!
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Links:
#FightForWynonna
Earp ChirpHammer House of PodcastThe Audio Guide to Babylon 5Game of Thrones, the puzzle
Stanley Cup dress cosplay
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It's 7th Doctor time again! Join Deb, Katrina, and Tansy as they talk about the kitschy fiftiesness that makes up "Delta and the Bannermen". Sadly for Erika, she watched the story and was too unwell to make it onto the podcast.
How do you feel about this story? Let us know in the comments!
Special thanks to our guest editor for this episode, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Happy things:
- Kat likes that Jodie Whittaker's replacement on Trust Me is a Doctor Who nerd!
- Tansy is still firmly on the Big Finish train and enjoys The Diary of River Song Series 02!
- Deb is amused that Jenna Coleman nicked a number of things from the Doctor Who set!
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Remember back in Episode 66 when Deb accidentally coined the term "comfanion" for a companion-that-never-was-but-we-wish-they-were? Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we each pick seven guest stars we wish would have joined the TARDIS team. (Or in Lynne's case, seven characters the internet picked for her!)
Which seven comfanions would be on your list? Let us know in the comments!
^E
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It's another "lucky 7"! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss the seventh episode of series two, "The Idiot's Lantern". This story didn't age as well as some of us hoped, but it does leave us with a lot to talk about.
How do you feel about this episode? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Lynne met David Tennant!!!
- Tansy continues her dive into Big Finish with The Eighth of March!
- Erika admires how the vendors like PixelWho, ATB, and others have banded together online after the cancellation of ReGeneration Who!
- Deb is excited about Big Finish bringing four Masters together in Ravenous 4!
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This is a delightfully dreamy 7&7 thought exercise. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we pick the seven places and times we'd like to visit if we could go anywhere!
Where would you go? Let us know in the comments!
^E
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We're beginning our 7&7 dive into season 7 -- the 3rd Doctor's first season! We already covered "Spearhead from Space" back in ep 116, so it's time for some Silurians. Join Erika, Katrina, and Lizbeth as we talk about Jon Pertwee's Doctor; Liz Shaw's clothing; the relationships between the Doc, Liz, and the Brig; and the ethics of destroying a bunch of sleeping reptiles.
What are your thoughts on this story? And do you know where to find any clothing like Liz Shaw's? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Liz WROTE A THING THAT EXISTS AND YOU CAN BUY from Big Finish: The Astrea Conspiracy!
- Kat celebrates the 100-episode mark for Doctor Who's Line, is it? ... Anyway!
- Erika completed many episodes of Lazy Doctor Who and celebrated with a trip to Variant Edition for some comics and the obligatory picture-in-front-of-the-TARDIS!
Who & Me: A Memoir by Barry Letts, Producer of Doctor Who from 1969-1974
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Today it's Lynne's turn to supply the topics! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as they talk for one minute each about seven different topics. Deb's "flawless" system may still be...evolving.
If you have future "7 Minutes..." topics, let us know in the comments!
^E
The Incomparable Game Show ep 81 (with Deb & Liz's Cheese & Cracker War)
Grange Hill on YouTube
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We're back to series 7A! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we try to stay awake and chat about "A Town Called Mercy". Are we tired because this story moves a bit slowly? No. But that didn't help.
What do you think about this story? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Lynne will get autographs from David Tennant and Matt Smith and a picture with BOTH at C2E2!
- Kat delights in a bit of Doctor Who love on The Infinite Monkey Cage!
- Erika really enjoyed the little bit of Gallifrey One she got to experience!
- Deb enjoyed the heck out of the very Scottish The Astrea Conspiracy!
Jennifer Adams Kelly, we miss you
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What better way to come down after Gallifrey One than plot how to take over planets/galaxies/universes/etc.? Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lizbeth as we strategize and scheme about which seven villainous/monstrous armies from Doctor Who would we each want to lead.
What about you? Let us know what armies you'd use to take over the world(s) in the comments!
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The Incomparable's Doctor Who monster draft (ft. Liz and Erika)
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Sadly, this recording at Gallifrey One doesn't feature all five of the Verities that were in attendance at the con; Lynne flew out earlier on Sunday, and Erika was felled by a nasty cold. Join Deb, Katrina, and Lizbeth as they exhaustedly chat about the delights of this year's Gally, and there were many!
Did you attend Gally this year? Let us know your favourite things to see/do in the comments!
^E
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Burn with us! Join Deb, Erika, Lizbeth, and Tansy as we burn through lots of feeling about Martha and lots of comparisons to "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit". It's a fast-paced, sweaty episode, and that's just the way we (mostly) like it!
What are your thoughts on "42"? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy watches The Goodies box set with her family!
- Liz
- received a 13th Doctor fig from her mum (who has been buying DW toys for a quarter of a century)!
- is excited about season 2 of The War Master series from Big Finish!
- enjoyed reading about Scream of the Shalka in Paul Cornell's weekly newsletter!
- will be giving an academic presentation at Gallifrey One on The Laws of Rassilon!
- Erika shouts out Liz Mace, production manager for "Time Flight", as seen on the Season 19 Blu-ray set!
- Deb can't wait for Gallifrey One, especially the Verity! Meet-Up, Verity! In Defense Of, and her live commentary on "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" with Jamie Childs!
Hammer House of PodcastA Teaspoon and an Open Mind
Verity! Episode 146 - The Pit of the Impossible Satan Planet
Verity! Master DW Episode List
Lazy Doctor Who
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On this week's Extra, we bring you more 7s. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we each talk about seven of our favourite costumes from all of the history of Doctor Who. Some of us found this exercise rather painful (only 7!?), but it was a delightful chat!
Can you pick out a mere seven of your favourite costumes? Let us know in the comments!
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Jac Rayner has some serious Sarah Jane love
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7&7 continues with the very first story of the 7th Doctor's era. Join Deb, Erika, Lizbeth, and Lynne as we talk about the rocky early days of Sylvester McCoy's run on the show. As you might expect, there's also a lot of talk about the Rani, and even some love for Mel. If you're hoping for an hour of slagging-off this story, kindly try another podcast, because we can't help you.
What do you think of "Time and the Rani", or the 7th Doctor, or the Rani, or Mel, or anything else we covered here? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Lynne decided to attend C2E2 when she learned both Matt Smith AND David Tennant will be there!
- Erika can't wait for the Verity! meet-up, In Defense Of, and the Academic Symposium at Gallifrey One!
- Liz
- reminds you to pre-order The Astrea Conspiracy from Big Finish!
- will be at Gally with her sister!
- Deb
- has some great interviews at Gally: Katy Manning, William Russell, Carole Anne Ford, plus a #meWho panel!
- eagerly anticipates David Tennant's new podcast!
David Tennant and Catherine Tate on Chain Reaction
Doctor Who: Race Against Time
Verity! Extra! – Matt Smith, Adieu and JN-T Ado
Radio Free Skaro's "Time and the Rani" commentary with WhoFX
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It's not a game; it's an activity. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we try something new and wacky for our year of 7&7. This time we talk about seven topics for a minute each. They're (mostly) not questions; they're discussion points. Life comes at you fast!
Do you have any topics (or even questions) for us to discuss on another one of these? Let us know in the comments!
^E
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We start off our year of sevens with the first story in series 7a. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we discuss "Asylum of the Daleks". Sure there are Daleks, but there's relationship angst, and we really dig into that, which should surprise nobody.
Have you (re)watched this story recently? Let us know what you think about it in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy continues her Big Finish listening with Colin Baker's The Rani Elite, which includes a new Rani!
- Kat wants the new Her Universe Thirteenth Doctor crossbody bag!
- Erika subjects her fellow Verities to one of the Doctor Who Villains and Monsters Mad Libs!
- Deb
- loves the BBC script library!
- loves that we have a new source of missing-episode audio in the form of the Randolph Tapes!
Pond Life (omnibus)
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As we embark on our 7th year of Verity! we've devised an appropriate theme. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we talk about all things "7". We have so many ways we can make that number relate to Doctor Who, and we're going to subject you to lots of them!
What do you think of what we've got planned for 2019? Let us know in the comments!
^E
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Happy New Year to one and all! Especially happy because we have some current Doctor Who to discuss! Jon Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we dig into this "Resolution" of series 11.
What did you think about this ep? Was it a better finale than the previous episode? Did you miss the Daleks? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things (and one sad thing):
- Erika was delighted with Steven's reaction to his Christmas gift of the Paul Smith scarf the Doctor wears in this episode!
- Tansy
- mourns the loss of Dame June Whitfield.
- enjoys Muse of Fire and Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa from Big Finish!
- Deb took a social media break and thus watched "Resolution" without knowing much of anything about fanticipation!
Hammer House of Podcast watches Dr. Who & the Daleks
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It's Christmas, but there's no new Doctor Who today! To help you cope, we're gifting you with some truly epic holiday cheer. Join Lizbeth as she shepherds Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy through our very first role-playing adventure! That's right. It's a very special Christmas-Doctor Who RPG! (And yes, this was a surprise to everyone but Liz, so those reactions are 100% legit.)
Which companion would you play? And how did you like our Christmas adventure? Let us know in the comments!
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We have reached the end of Jodie Whittaker's first season as the Doctor. Join Deb, Erika, Lizbeth, and Tansy as we talk about the series as a whole -- the arc-or-not, the villains-or-not, the development-or-not, the consequences-or-not, and much more. We liked a lot, we questioned some of it, and as usual, we don't all agree on the details but have a delightful time breaking it down.
What are your overall thoughts on series 11? Did they play it too safe? Is the Doctor too perfect? Do you want some classic monsters next season? Let us know in the comments!
^E
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Yes. That is really what this episode is called. Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we stumble over the title, and possibly stumble a bit over the episode itself--or at least, over this as a "finale".
What did you think of "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos" as a finale for this series? Or even just as an episode itself? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Erika adores Radio Free Skaro's Fluid Links - LEGO Video Versions!
- Lynne had a great time at Chicago TARDIS!
- Deb
- looks forward to seeing "The Macra Terror" animated!
- is super-duper excited that Liz's 12th Doctor Big Finish story, The Astra Conspiracy, has a cover!
Deb's interview with Anneke Wills
Season 19 Blu-Ray
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This weird and froggy episode may not have landed perfectly for all of us, but we find a lot to say. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lizbeth as we dive through the looking glass and into Norway. There's a lot to cover, but really, it's all about the sandwich.
What did you think of this one? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Liz
- is doing a commentary on Dr. Who and the Daleks for Hammer House of Podcast!
- acquired two new Eaglemoss figurines: an Ice Warrior and Koquillion!
- Erika got to watch Doctor Who with an enthusiastic, but very well-behaved girl gang!
- Kat spotted some amazing Kerblam! fanart by daisydandy!
- Deb
- looks forward to a knitting pattern inspired by the 13th Doctor's New Year's ep scarf!
- will be creating felt ornaments from the Doctor Who Pattern Book!
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There may have a dearth of Verities this week, but the podcast must go on! Join Deb and Tansy as they break down "The Witchfinders". There's a wealth of good stuff to dig into: history, feminism, the Doctor dealing with history and feminism, and, of course, Alan Cumming's acting.
How did this story strike you? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy highly recommends this 13th Doctor wrap pattern on Ravelry!
- Deb is delighted by the care that has gone into the VAM for the Season 18 Blu-Ray release!
Eruditorum Presscast: Kerblam!
Article on King James' sexuality
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It's a very special episode of Verity! Why? Not just because today's Doctor Who episode has an exclamation point just like we do -- it's also because we have three Verities in the same room to do a hot-take style review! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we give our pretty much immediate reactions to this week's episode.
What did you think of "Kerblam!"? Let us know in the comments!
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"Folding Beijing"
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lax
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Golly, another lovely-but-heavy episode of Doctor Who. Join Erika, Lizbeth, and Tansy as we dig into this historical-with-aliens. We talk about the history of history in the show, the use (or not) of religion, and much, much, much more! (We did miss having Deb to wrangle us and keep us on track.)
How did "Demons of the Punjab" strike you? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy
- is excited that Australians are taking over Doctor Who!
- cheers on Big Finish's special International Women's Day release!
- Liz
- has a Big Finish Short Trips story coming in February, and it'll be read by Neve McIntosh!
- is thrilled that Doctor Who inspired her niece to learn about Rosa Parks!
- Erika
- can't wait to watch Doctor Who with Deb!
- can't wait to watch Doctor Who with Lynne (at Chicago TARDIS)!
Article with Vinay Patel's research material
"The Day India Burned" (documentary)
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Spaceship! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as the rest of us try to talk Deb into liking this story more than she did on first viewing. We can all agree that Astos is pretty awesome and we look forward to more Yaz, but that might be it...
What did you think of this story? Was it your favourite of the season like it was for some of the Verities? Or did it leave you wanting more? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy
- loves having new eps of The Ood Cast!
- wants Americans to use this gorgeous Doctor Who yarn and post pictures of the results!
- shares The Key to Time with her daughter (thanks to curiosity about Romana's regeneration)!
- Kat
- loves having Big Finish written by Gareth David-Lloyd!
- guested on Doctor Whooch!
- Erika loves having new a ep of Handwavium!
- Deb loves this fannish tweet from Mandip Gill!
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Arachnophobes beware! This ep was full of creepy-crawlies. Join Deb, Erika, Lizbeth, and Lynne as we talk about our reactions to spiders, companion balance, visions of dead wives, and more.
How did this one land for you? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Lynne is dazzled by the Doctor Who-themed number on Strictly Come Dancing!
- Liz rewatched "Image of the Fendahl"!
- Erika loves this store with LGBTQ+ 13th Doctor art!
- Deb won't watch it, but she's nevertheless delighted by a Doctor Who reference in The Haunting of Hill House!
Children of Time and Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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We were all a bit nervous about this story -- whenever Doctor Who tackles something as serious as racism, a lot is on the line. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we dig through how we feel about this story from our international (and very white) perspectives. If you haven't already, we highly recommend checking out reviews and comments from people with different backgrounds -- especially black women.
How did you feel about "Rosa"? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat loves the new "STATS!" theme song on Radio Free Skaro!
- Erika
- enjoys the synchronicity of the timing of a cool Victor Pemberton-related tweet!
- discovers her MLA also watches Doctor Who!
- Liz
- has spiffy new 13th Doctor badges!
- recommends Final Space!
- Deb
- eagerly awaits more 10th Doctor and Donna audios from Big Finish!
- even more eagerly awaits a Big Finish Short Trips story about the 12th Doctor, written by none other than OUR VERY OWN LIZ!
Malorie Blackman
Noughts & Crosses
Black American Whovian women on Twitter
#TARBIS, Black Girls Create, and their podcast, Time and Relative Blackness in Space
Tai Gooden's "Rosa" review
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The second episode of a new Doctor is, in some ways, more meaty and discussable than the first! Join Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we mourn for Deb's leaky basement and dig deep into all kinds of important aspects of this new era of Doctor Who.
What do you think of the opening credits, music, Doctor, companions, writing, TARDIS, and anything else so far? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy and her family lol over the Honest Trailers for classic and modern Doctor Who!
- Lynne now owns a 13th Doctor coat!
- Erika boggles at the viewing figures for the first Jodie Whittaker episode!
Riley Silverman (one of the fab writers of the Honest Trailers!)
Radio Free Skaro (a source for stats!)
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IT'S FINALLY HERE! NEW DOCTOR WHO! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we gush over the new Doctor and pick apart this first episode. We're quite pleased overall, but as always, there are some serious issues worth discussing, and discuss them we do!
How are you feeling about the new Doctor, the new "fam", the new showrunner, the questionable narrative choice(s), the secret pigeon, the term "comfrienion", and everything else? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy Things:
- Erika had a great time on the Doctor Who panel at Edmonton Expo, which you can hear on Radio Free Skaro episode 655!
- Kat enlightens us about each Doctor's favourite type of bread!
- Lynne has a 10-inch 13th Doctor action dolly with real clothes!
- Deb and her family squeed about seeing Lynne and Erika on the BBC America Doctor Who pre-show!
Chicks Dig Time Lords
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It's time for our final "hot seat" of the year! Join Erika and Lynne as we put many questions to Lizbeth, and she answers them all. She mentions lots of very interesting media, so we recommend listening with Google close at hand if you're interested in chasing down some of her recommendations!
We also announce our new release schedule: for Series 11, we'll be pushing our podcast-drop-day back by one. Instead of Wednesday morning (North American time), Verity! will be hitting your pod-feeds on Thursday mornings. (Scheduling across five time zones is hard, y'all!)
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After about a year, we return to the most monstrous of games, You Monster, You. Join Deb as she makes Erika and Tansy make TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE choices.
What would you have done in our shoes? Let us know in the comments!
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Doctor Who: The Writers' Room on "The Evil of the Daleks"
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We close off our last mini-arc of 2018 with a wrap-up discussion of kicky-stabby ladies in Doctor Who. Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they talk about this history of the more aggressive ladies of Who.
Who are some of your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Tansy acquired Big Finish's Bernice Summerfield box sets!
- Liz acquired some of Doctor Who The Complete History!
- Deb did not acquire any series 11 scripts, but she's pretty excited they weren't all originally written for a woman!
Extra-special thanks to our guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Our final mini-arc continues with Ace, who bashes and 'splodes her way though "Remembrance of the Daleks". Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lizbeth as we talk about Ace and her baseball bat and the Nitro-9 she's not carrying.
What do you think of Ace, both in this story and generally? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Kat enjoyed the Marie Claire article and photoshoot with Jodie Whittaker!
- Liz enjoyed Whooverville X!
- Erika enjoyed learning the time and room number for her Doctor Who and Earp Chirp panels at Edmonton Expo!
- Deb enjoyed watching the Doctor break the glass ceiling!
Hammer House of Podcast
Andrew-Mark Thompson
Malorie Blackman on Desert Island Discs
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She may be more "shooty-'splodey" than kicky stabby here, but River Song is the next focus of our mini arc. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk about "Let's Kill Hitler" and River (aka Melody, aka Mels) overall.
How do you feel about River in this story? In general? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Erika's local comic shop, Variant Edition, has a TARDIS!
- Tansy (re-?)discovered a delightful fanvid!
- Lynne
- adores The Time Ladies' tweet with Jodie Whittaker wearing one hell of a fashionable outfit!
- is happy to report her new kitten, Hugo, is feeling much better!
- Deb is filled with hope due to the diversity behind the camera for the upcoming series of Doctor Who!
Bonus link:
This Week in Time Travel
This week we launch the final mini-arc in our Year of Women: Kicky-Stabby women! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we launch things in style -- Sevateem style! That's right, Leela is our first kicky-stabby heroine (in her first story, "The Face of Evil"), and we're thrilled to have a chance to talk about her, as it's something we haven't done much at all on Verity!
What do you think of Leela? Of this story? Of this idea for a mini-arc? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne
- ADOPTED A NEW KITTEN NAMED HUGO!
- experienced colliding worlds (archives + Doctor Who) when 73 photographs from "The Abominable Snowmen" were found at the National Library of Wales!
- Kat
- had her world momentarily rocked when she realized the 4th Doctor, Sarah Jane, and K9 never appeared in an episode together!
- had a Torchwood mini-marathon and many resulting feels!
- Erika
- now has a complete collection of the Doctor Who Mr. Men books!
- is doing a Doctor Who panel and a live Earp Chirp recording at Edmonton Expo!
- Erika AND Deb had a blast making Liz talk about The Mighty Ducks on a Beginner's Puck special!
- Deb is super-excited about
- Rachael Stott's 13th Doctor comic cover!
- Alisa Stern's Doctor Puppet 13th Doctor comic cover!
- Bernice Summerfield meeting River Song!
- Tegan's season 19 safety video!
Extra-special thanks to our guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
Popular demand brings us another quiz! Join Liz as she quizzes Deb, Katrina, Lynne, and Tansy. The rules may be slightly less dubious this time. Maybe.
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It's Deb's turn in the Hot Seat! Join Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we grill her about all kinds of Doctor Who and non-Who stuff! From formative music to Check, Please!
Any questions you wish we'd asked? Let us know in the comments!
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It's time for another "perfect match"! Join Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we dig into Kat's excellent choices: "The Five Doctors" and "The Day of the Doctor". That pairing seems so obvious now that Kat pointed it out! We delve into the function of anniversary specials and multi-Doctor stories and take a look at how they work both then and now.
What do you think about these two stories? Any echoes we didn't have time to mention that you want to make sure get some love? Tell us in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Tansy
- looks forward to more Class, thanks to Big Finish!
- owns a standee of River Song!
- Kat
- wants one of the Series 11 crew t-shirts!
- can't wait for the Fourth Doctor's continuing Big Finish adventures!
- Erika
- wants her Uncanny TV! (and to continue to be paid for her hard work!) so if you have some dollars to spare, consider throwing them toward Year Five of Uncanny Magazine via the Kickstarter!
- hooked another one -- in starting a new podcast about Wynonna Earp, she accidentally started one of her co-hosts on the road to binge-ville and Whovianism!
Bonus links:
Tansy's Doctor Who article in Uncanny MagazinePepsi suspects Kat is a Zygon
Once again, as a thank you to our FABULOUS PATREON PATRONS, we are following through on our promise to do a commentary for "The Mark of the Rani". Join Deb, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as they dive into this 6th Doctor classic! For the record, Liz is right, I would have totally commiserated with the Doctor when his pun game wasn't given the love it deserved.
Do you agree with the Verities about this story? Let us know in the comments!
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We take a break from our hot seat Extras to let you listeners ask the questions again in this edition of "Ask Verity Anything"! Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we answer questions about all kinds of fun stuff. Thanks for asking such great questions!
Have a question you'd like answered in a future AVA? Let us know in the comments!
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Related links:
Who Against Guns
WorldCon San Jose
The Incomparable Podcast Network
Back in March, we were proud to participate in the Who Against Guns movement. We helped other Doctor Who podcasters raise over $20,000 to support gun control. In the course of that effort, several donors won rewards from the participating podcasts. Our winner, Dr. Thomas Rodebaugh, asked us to talk about one of his favorite DW stories, "Warriors' Gate". Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we dig into this incredibly juicy story.
Also covered:
- Deb is thrilled to see new Doctor Who content in the form of the new promo that aired during the World Cup final!
- Tansy has a sweet new bag and a lovely new pin!
- Lynne flipped over the Doctor meeting the Muppets for a Pigs in Space sketch!
- Erika
- is thrilled The Memory Cheats is back for season 3!
- shouts out the new book by Michael, the host of the Tin Dog Podcast!
- enjoys the first ep of the new DW podcast, The Moment!
Bonus link:
Tom's book on "The Face of Evil" is coming from The Black Archives in January 2019
Do you think you understand how this game works? YOU ARE WRONG. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we try to muddle our way through another one of Lizbeth's quizzes, "Doctor Who or Not?" As you might expect, the rules keep changing, and the questions just get harder. So buckle up, listeners!
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It's Kat's turn in the hot seat! Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we grill Kat about music, podcast, movies, and even ice cream. Do you have questions for Kat? Let us know in the comments!
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Related link:
Start the Music
It's Lynne's turn to select a classic and a modern Who story to be her perfect match, and she's gone all Scots! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we chew over haggis, kilts, shape-shifters, werewolves, and lots and lots of mythology. That's right, we're talking about "The Terror of the Zygons" and "Tooth and Claw"!
Did you spot any other parallels between these stories? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne is delighted by Paul Cornell's newsletter (and not just the excellent Doctor Who content)!
- Liz
- enjoys watching the fan reactions to Doctor Who on Twitch!
- has some lovely new DW figs from eaglemoss!
- Erika watched the director's cut of "Genesis of the Daleks" in the movie theatre!
- Deb is excited about a Doctor Who panel at San Diego Comic-Con!
Bonus link:
@TheMasterDances
Remember back when we promised to do a couple commentaries as a thank you to our FABULOUS PATREON PATRONS? Well, trust us, we did. And better late than never? Here's the first one! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lizbeth as we discuss "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship": the dinosaurs, the spaceship, Amy-as-Doctor, pretty-people-bias, "comedy" robots, and so much Rupert Graves. Also, a serious anti-cookie agenda.
Are you a fan of this story? Or does it annoy you like it does at least one of the Verities? Let us know in the comments!
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It's hot-seat time again! And this time it's Tansy's turn to get grilled. Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we ask Tansy all kinds of questions--some about Doctor Who, many not!
Do you have thoughts about Tansy's answers? Let us know in the comments!
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Time to wrap up our companions' companions mini-arc. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we talk about the phenomenon of a companion collecting their own companion throughout the ages of Doctor Who.
What other examples are you find of? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Erika is still enjoying her Doctor Who Mad Libs!
- Kat looks forward to Big Finish reviving Class!
- Lynne procured a Free Comic Book Day Doctor Who comic!
- Deb got emotional over Joy's "fandom origin story" editorial on Reality Bomb!
Bonus links:
Beginner's Puck
Big Finish's 10th Doctor and Donna box set
This time we feel like we're fully on track when it comes to companions picking up companions. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we chat about the amazing Isobel Watkins and her relationship with Zoe (and the rest of the TARDIS crew) in "The Invasion".
What do you think of Isobel? Is she subversive in her femininity? Is Zoe actually her companion? Or is she flighty and not as great as we think? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Tansy completed Frankentastic!, her gender-swapped podcast reading of Frankenstein!
- Erika received a gorgeous piece of Verity!-related art from her good friend (and future podcast co-host) Annette!
- Liz went on and on (and on!) about the gloriousness that is The Heralds of Destruction, the Third Doctor comic from Paul Cornell and Christopher Jones!
- Deb is thrilled The Time Ladies have started a podcast!
Bonus links:
Hammer House of Podcast The Company of Friends - Mary's Story (Mary Shelley in Big Finish)
The Audio Guide to Babylon 5
Lazy Doctor Who"Dimensions in Time"
Storm Warning (Big Finish)
Head Over Feels
"Fangirl Isn't a Dirty Word" (Deb's essay in Apex Magazine)
Doctor Who: The Writers' Room Episode 54 (with Deb, talking about "The Invasion")
"There's Nothing 'Only' About Being a Journalist" (Tansy's essay about Sarah Jane Smith)
This mini-arc may have curved all the way off the rails, but we don't care. Ace is the embodiment of this very idea, and "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy" gives us plenty to talk about. Including, of course, a significant tangent about the history of clowns in popular media. Because why not?
What do you think about Ace's companion-collecting habits? And do you think she and Mags would have made a good TARDIS team? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Kat highly recommends the new album from The Sevteem, The Caves (and you can hear her talk about it on Start the Music)!
- Tansy is So Excited about Doctor Who Magazine's new Time Team!
- Erika booked her flight to WorlddCon in San Jose in August!
- Deb got all warm and fuzzy seeing Sue Perkins (at the BAFTAs) praise the choice of Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor!
Bonus links:
slash goggles
Torchwood "Out of Time"
Mini-arc #3, companions collecting women companions, starts with the realization that new-Who doesn't have many great examples of this. Join Deb, Liz, and Lynne as they discuss why that might be and how it works (or doesn't) in the case of "Mummy on the Orient Express". Poor Erika, who is absent, takes some serious guff.
What do you think about companions' companions in the modern era? Are they sparse because of lack of screen time? Is it simply a different type of storytelling? Or something else? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne wants (and will get!) more 13th Doctor fiction!
- Liz flips over Derek Jacobi as the War Master in Big Finish!
- Deb loves an article in The Guardian about women directors (including Rachel Talalay)!
Bonus link:
Verity!'s previous "Mummy" ep
It's Lynne's turn in the "hot seat"! Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we take turns asking Lynne about Doctor Who, frocks, and life in general!
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Bonus links:
The Prince of Midnight by Laura Kinsale
Tessa Dare
Courtney Milan
Beverly Jenkins
Alyssa Cole
Truly, Madly Viking by Sandra Hill
Jennifer Cruise
Lynne's Goodreads page
The Chosen Baby
It's time for another "Perfect Match"! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss my choice of paired classic and new-Who episodes: "Four to Doomsday" and "The Beast Below".
Do you think these two make a good pair? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne IS GOING BACK TO GALLY!
- Erika is pleased with the reaction to last week's quiz show!
- Tansy is relieved that one of her Doctor Who -Mr. Men books was found under the treadmill (and that Peter Capaldi is a lovely fan)!
- Deb is happy to have heard Michelle Tidmore's debut and Graeme's essay about DWM on the latest Reality Bomb!
Bonus link:
"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"
Hello to all fans of Verity! games! We've got another one for you. Liz has wrested control of the podcast from Deb once again, and it's every bit as delightful as you'd expect! Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we try to answer Liz's nefarious questions about the "history" of Doctor Who, or its fandom, anyway.
Would you have beaten our winner? Let us know in the comments!
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Bonus link:
Lynne gets a medal
We're wrapping up the second mini-arc of our Year of Women! Join Deb, Erika, Lizbeth, and Tansy as we talk about the lady-villains of Doctor Who.
What women actors do we still need to have in Doctor Who? What are your favorite villainous archetypes? And should there be more cloaks? (Yes. Yes there should.) Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Liz is relieved that the pre-Gally-ticket-buying nerves are over and she has her ticket to Gallifrey One 2019!
- Tansy loves Big Finish's Torchwood Series 5!
- E cannot wait for Gallifrey One, even though it's almost a year away!
- Deb just got ATA Girl and discovered she bought a Big Finish Humble Bundle a while back and now has so much great audio to dive into!
Bonus link:
Lost in Space on Netflix
Our celebration of David Fisher-penned female villains continues. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we chat about Lady Adrasta and her cohort Karela. Things get a little bit Snow White and the wicked queen as far as we can tell.
What do you think of this story and these villains? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- We are honoured to be Hugo Award finalists for 2018!
- Kat adores Rachael Stott's 13th Doctor drawings!
- Liz squees with delight about how Steven Moffat's The Day of the Doctor novelisation canonizes Peter Cushing's Doctor!
- Erika defaults to Doctor Who Mad Libs again!
- Deb can't wait to read Alyssa Franke's upcoming book from The Black Archive!
Our villains mini-arc continues with a duplicitous dame. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we dig into Viven Fay (aka Cessair of Diplos, aka the Cailleach, aka many other names). With many many many tangents to celebrate the greatness of Beatrix Lehmann as Professor Amelia Rumford.
Are you a fan of these two? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Kat flips over a femme Adric costume from (Re)Generation Who!
- Erika also loved all the cosplay pics coming out of (Re)Gen and still gets a kick out of Mad Libs!
- Tansy would love you to support her Kickstarter for The Creature Court, which has a few days left as this ep drops!
- Deb also loved the tweets from (Re)Gen--in particular, a few from friend-of-the-show, Joy Piedmont
It's time for another year-of-women mini-arc, y'all! Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we begin to focus on villains. Our first foray into the territory of lady baddies starts in Venice in 1580: Rosanna Calvierri in "The Vampires of Venice".
What do you think of this story, this villain, her motives, her species, her biology, and (most importantly) her collar? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Erika thinks you should all listen to episodes 2.2 and 2.3 of The Incomparable Radio Theater!
- Lynne
- wants you to preorder the season 12 Blu-ray set like she did!
- loved the interview where Jodie Whittaker said David Tennant is her favorite Doctor!
- Deb recommends you check out The Time Ladies blog!
Bonus links:
Verity! ep 40 (our year-of-villains ep about women)
Joanna Russ' We Who Are About To
Before we start our next Year of Women mini-arc, we thought we'd cap off our Competent Women arc by sharing an interview with Lalla Ward. She played one of the most competent women in the history of Doctor Who, Romana! Join Deb and Erika as they briefly chat about the interview, which took place at LI Who in November, 2017, and then please enjoy the interview!
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We've got another new feature for you this year: "the hot seat"! Join Deb, Katrina, and Tansy, as they grill Erika about...well, about anything at all! It's like a Verity-only version of Ask Verity Anything!
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Links:
Who Against Guns
Steven's LEGO baseball field
2018 brings another new Verity! feature: Perfect Match, in which a Verity selects a classic Who story and a modern Who story that go together...for whatever reason. Join Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we compare and contrast Tansy's perfect match: "The Romans" and "The Fires of Pompeii".
What ties do you see between these two stories? How has storytelling evolved between these two tales, and how does that affect the show? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne loves seeing David Tennant say nice things about Jodie Whittaker!
- Tansy can't wait for series 11 with its women writers!
- Erika pre-ordered Paul Cornell's novelisation of Twice Upon a Time!
Bonus links:
Lazy Doctor Who Covers "The Romans"
New Who novelisations
The Fires of Vulcan from Big Finish
Another wildly successful Gallifrey One is in the books! From the silly to the sublime to the truly moving, it was a weekend to remember. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we reminisce about the amazing weekend that was.
Were you at Gally as well? Share your highlights and memories in the comments!
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PS: Click here for more info about the #WhoAgainstGuns promo that precedes this Extra!
Related links:
"In Defense Of" champs Riley Silverman, Sarah, and The Master
The Incomparable Game Show (featuring cheese negotiations)
Radio Free Skaro and the Seven Keys to Doomsday (Gally kickoff show)
Gangsters theme song
Joy Piedmont and Paul Booth (of Gally's Academic Track)
Alyssa's (Whovian Feminism, This Week in Time Travel) write-up of Deb's "Gallifrey Waits No More" panel (and tweet thread)
Reality Bomb Episode 054 - Live at Gallifrey One
Hammer House of Podcast
Verity! tumblers!
You may have been expecting a Gallifrey One wrap-up episode, and you'll get one, but not this week! The tail end of Gally was intense and emotional and busy and some of us needed a little space to process. Instead, you get something delightful and fun to tide you over. Hope you enjoy!
Remember when we played "Unfortunate Episode Titles" and Liz mocked poor Deb mercilessly? We sure do! That's why this week Liz takes over the podcast and runs Deb, Erika, and Tansy through her very own gauntlet of episode titles!
Who will win? Listen and find out!
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It's time to wrap up our first mini-arc of 2018! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Liz as we talk about the history of competent women in Doctor Who. We discuss some favorites, some common threads, and have a jolly good time doing it!
There's no way we could cover them all, so let us know who you think of when you think of competent women in our favorite show--the comments are open!
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Also covered:
- Erika got Doctor Who Mad Libs for Christmas!
- Lynne has Doctor Who Fluxx!
- Liz loves Alyssa's (@WhovianFeminism's) Gally ribbons!
- Deb is thrilled that Joy Piedmont is the new co-producer of Reality Bomb!
The final story in our competent-women mini-arc is "Battlefield" another story with a number of women to discuss. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we dig into this classic story. From witch-queens to explosive companions to brigadiers to helicopter pilots, there's a lot to talk about!
What do you think of the cavalcade of ladies in this story? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Kat is thrilled to have Sophie Aldred as a cast member on ep 45 of Doctor Who's Line, Is it? ... Anyway!!
- Liz has a fab new podcast called Hammer House of Podcast and watched a flick with a wee Frazer Hines!
- Erika can't wait for all the fun things on her Gallifrey One schedule!
- Deb also can't wait for the ridiculous amount of fun things on her Gallifrey One schedule!
Schedule confusion means this week you get a pre-banked emergency Extra! Join Lynne, on stage at Chicago TARDIS, leading a panel of guests as they discuss feminism and Doctor Who!
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Our mini-arc on competent women continues with Astrid Ferrier. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we dip into the rollicking intrigue-filled delight that is "The Enemy of the World". Honourable mention to Fariah for also being fab.
What do you think of these ladies? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Tansy is still enjoying the last remnants of a Doctor Who Christmas because she now has:
- Anneke Wills' memoir!
- the Doctor Who Mr. Men books!
- Erika loled mightily over James Thomson's amazing computer-generated Doctor Who titles and monsters!
- Lynne now has A Cold Day in Hell, the collected 7th Doctor comics from Doctor Who Magazine and another P-Cap action figure!
- Deb can't wait for the new, original release from Big Finish: ATA Girl, directed by Louise Jameson!
The first mini-arc of our Year of Women focuses on competent women, and Adelaide Brooke totally fits the bill! Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they talk about Adelaide, her personality, her mission, her decisions, and much more. They also discover a possible tag-line for this year of podcasting: "It's a whole different story when you change the POV." Boy howdy.
What do you think about Ms. Brooke? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne got So Much Good Stuff:
- the 10th Doctor in a tux!
- the remastered soundtrack of "Survival"!
- the remastered soundtrack of "Ghostlight"!
- the remastered soundtrack of "The Caves of Androzani"!
- Kat fangirls over Peter Capaldi telling The A.V. Club about five of his favorite punk songs!
- Deb wants everyone to go buy Heroes, the Blake's 7 audiobook from Big Finish, because Liz has a story in it!
Bonus links:
Kat's post about 10 kickass ladies
Chicks Dig Time Lords
Happy 2018, everyone! Have we got a theme for you! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we chat about our "year of women" and just what that means to each of us. Whether it's busting the execrable "strong female character" trope wide open or honouring our first (canonically televised) woman Doctor, we're ready for a year of mini-arcs, matching, and merriment!
What would you like from 2018? Let us know in the comments!
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Related links:
James Cameron's comments about Wonder Woman
Gal Gadot's response
Ok so the commentary itself isn't monstrous. Nor is the episode. The amount of whiskey consumed while commentating...? Join Deb and Erika as they do a live-from-Deb's-couch, in-person commentary! (recorded in November, 2017, during Erika's epic US vacation-adventure)
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Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and season's greetings to all! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we discuss the latest Doctor Who Christmas special--yet another regeneration episode. Who cried? Who didn't? Who's not ready to think about the 13th Doctor? Who wants to crash right into the new era? And what did we all think about the themes and execution of "Twice upon a Time"? There's only one way t find out!
What did you think of this final send-off for so many of the on- and off-screen talent? Let us know in the comments!
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One last game for 2017! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we once again compete to see who is the most trivial Verity of them all. Yep--it's back to Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit! And this time Deb has an idea to make it a little less random and a little more fun!
What do you think of the new format? Let us know in the comments!
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It's game-time once again, but this time Erika is in charge! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we discover what the googling public wants to know about Doctor Who. Who followed in Lynne's winning footsteps? Who was totally in whose head? Who tipped over a chair? Listen and see!
Huge thanks once again to Steve Lutz and LowDefinition for inspiring this game!
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I know Deb says this is episode 154 on the podcast, but it turns out it's actually ep 153! (Totally my fault for providing bad information.) Anyway, join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we discuss a Doctor Who story Liz loves, "The Androids of Tara". Deb had never seen it before. Did she like it? Listen and see!
What do you think of this installment of The Key to Time? Let us know in the comments!
This episode is dedicated to our unofficial "seventh Verity", Marie Cat. 2004-2017
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Also covered:
- Liz is very sad Alpha Centauri didn't come home with Lynne!
- Kat loves the Tumblr love for Rachel Talalay!
- Erika
- picked up some Doctor Puppet postcards!
- enjoyed the Twitter celebration of the second anniversary of "Heaven Sent"!
- has a glorious copy of Head of Drama, with contributions by Graeme Burk!
- Deb is so pleased to have banked content from this fall's Doctor Who conventions!
Bonus link:
The Abominable Doctor Phibes
Join Erika and Lynne as we play all kinds of Verity! games LIVE on stage at Chicago TARDIS!
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The holiday season is upon us! Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as they chat about holiday traditions and how they intersect with fandom--Doctor Who and otherwise.
What are your geeky traditions/plans? Do you have gift suggestions? Let us know in the comments!
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Another LI Who is in the books! Join Deb and Erika from the car on I-95(!) as we talk about the weekend that was, suggest tips for good panel moderation, discuss the 13th Doctor's new costume, squee over the news that Steven Moffat will be at Gallifrey One(!), and almost get killed by a careless driver (not Deb).
Were you at LI Who? Or do you have some ideas on how to make sure all panelists get their chance to speak? Let us know in the comments!
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It's game time again! Well, less a game and more just "having opinions in a structured manner". Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we have opinions all over the place! And big thanks to Kim and Sage from Head over Feels who inspired this delightful pastime!
Want to weigh in on the choices--or suggest future quandaries? Do so in the comments!
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Have you heard the news? The BBC announced Jodie Whittaker's co-stars for series 11 of Doctor Who! Of course, we have reactions. Join Deb, Liz, and Lynne to find out what they think!
What do you think? Let us know in the comments!
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It's time once again for something we love! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we discuss a story Erika loves, "Nightmare of Eden". From sets to costumes to performances to ideas, this colourful procedural pushes many of Erika's happy-buttons. Are you a fan of this story? If so, why? If not, why not? Let us know in the comments! ^E Also covered: * Tansy is watching Spaced with her kids! * Kat is excited for the Dr. FifthMr. Men book that's coming next year! * Erika is podcasting with her spouse: + Neither she nor Steven have watched the official DVD release of "The Underwater Menace", so they get to do that together for Lazy Doctor Who! + They've started a spinoff podcast, In The Village, which covers The Prisoner! * Deb discovers Doctor Who Hamilton Crack!
It's time to slow down and get a bit reflective. Inspired by Peter Capaldi's "farewell tour" at New York Comic Con, Deb, Lynne, and Tansy take a thoughtful look back at Peter Capaldi's tenure. We discuss the impact he's had on the show, his legacy and examine his character arc as the 12th Doctor. Sure, we know he has one more story before the serious postmortem's begin, but we'd rather do this while we can still smile!
What do you think Peter has brought to the role and, more importantly, what do you think his imprint will be on the show? Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!
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Also covered:
- Lynne added Downtime by Dylan Reese to her Doctor Who Library AND a delightful Rory Funko to her AF collection.
- Tansy is (justifiably!) excited about her podcasts Frankentastic and Sheep Might Fly.
- Deb was so delighted by Peter Capaldi at New York Comic Con she made it this week's topic!
Bonus link:
The amazing Rosenbach Museum in Philadelphia
It's another game this week! A new one! This time we delve into the (entirely fictional) bowels of BBC history and learn the almost-could-have-been titles for some well-known Doctor Who stories. Hope you find this as delightful as we did!
Got some ideas to contribute? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy numberversary to the Verities! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we take another look back at Verity! over the years. Technically, this is our 248th release, but who's counting that way? Not us!
Thanks to everyone for listening and especially to our Patreon patrons! As a special celebratory thank-you, we're giving away three $50 Amazon gift codes. Just pop on over to this post to enter!
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Also covered:
- Lynne added to her household's Doctor Who reference collection with RED WHITE AND WHO: The Story of Doctor Who in America, and Liz's book, The Ambassadors of Death (The Black Archive #3)!
- Kat had a great time at Edmonton Expo!
- Erika also had a great time at Edmonton Expo and livetweeted Steven's interview with Alex Kingston!
- Deb
- enjoyed some sweet sweet VAM, courtesy of Milk VFX!
- delighted in the idea of a "Young Ian Marter" novel (a concept bandied about by Adam Christopher and Simon Guerrier)!
Our year of loves and lasts hits another love. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we discuss an episode that Kat really loves: "The Sound of Drums". Yes, you read that right. Kat loves a 10th Doctor episode, and we find out why! We also talk about why the rest of us like it. There are numerous reasons, including Jack and the Master and good old Martha.
Why do you love (or not love) this ep? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne
- has a Doctor Who room in her new house! And it's not also the dining room!
- has the new book Doctor Who: Paper Dolls by Simon Guerrier and Christel Dee!
- Kat
- interviewed Dominic Glynn on Start the Music!
- enjoys the heck out of Dominic's Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol Remixes EP (with or without internet videos of cats)!
- plays Adric in the 5th Doctor series of Doctor Who's Line, Is it? ... Anyway!
- Erika listened to (and enjoyed) The Movellan Grave by Andrew Smith!
- Deb looks forward to the upcoming anthology Doctor Who: The Missy Chronicles!
Bonus links:
"Our ep that covers "The Five Doctors"
Our ep about Martha's last (proper) episodes
More fun and games? Yes please! Join Erika (and her brand new bell) as she makes Liz and Tansy defend many things--some easy, some atrociously difficult!
How do you think the defences went? And what tactics would you use? (And do you have anything you'd like to hear defended in the future?) Let us know in the comments!
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It's game time again! Join Deb as she leads Erika, Liz, and Lynne through yet another delightful Doctor Who-based game. This one involves re-casting beloved episodes and was co-developed by friend-of-the-show, Erik Stadnik. If you appreciate it (or excellent writing or just fellow fans), please consider checking out Erik's "Weekly Prague Blog" Patreon.
Did you like this one? Do you feel we choose poorly? Let us know in the comments!
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Yes, we did already talk about the Master, but now that Missy is here, it's a whole new conversation! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we talk about the vast and interesting history of this character and their interactions with the Doctor.
Who's your favorite Master? Why? And what do you think has been most consistent/most off-the-rails about them? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Erika
- discovered the (non-DW) women-hosted podcast, Roboism!
- recorded a yet-to-be-released guest spot (with Steven) on Doctor Whooch!
- Tansy watched Green Wing (which co-stars Michelle Gomez)!
- Liz loves P-Cap even more because of his drawing on a "Listen" script that the DWAS auctioned for Syrian refugee relief!
- Deb delights in the doings for Titan Comics' Doctor Who Comics Day 2017!
Bonus link:
Doctor/Master fanvid set to Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space”
Our end-of-summer Extra(vaganza) continues! Join Deb, Katrina, and Tansy as they prove they can be every bit as monstrous as the other Verities (if not more so)!
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We've pulled another delightful interview out of the vault! Deb had the pleasure of speaking with Jemma Redgrave at LI Who in 2016. Join Deb and Erika as we chat about the con and then listen as Deb talks to Jemma about how badly she wanted a part on Doctor Who, how she made her children watch the classic series, having a family of actors, and of course, lots about Kate Stewart! (And more!)
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Related link:
UNIT Encounters: Cover Reveal!
This game may not be called You Monster, You, but boy did it end up making us feel like monsters! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we make DIFFICULT and TERRIBLE choices that YOU made us pick between. Seriously, I have words for some of you...
Huge thanks to Sage and Kim of Head Over Feels! We blatantly and unashamedly ~~stole~~ borrowed "This or That" from them after their lolarious on-stage version with Paul McGann at LI Who. We appreciate the inspiration, lovely ladies!
As Deb said, there will be more ToT in the future, so feel free to fill this comment thread with suggestions for future editions. Or just yell at us (nicely) for the PAINFUL choices we made.
I'd like to close by apologizing to the 7th Verity, Marie Cat.
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Bonus link:
Our 2015 April Fools ep
Our year of loves and lasts continues with a rather big "last". Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we discuss 1989's "Survival", which was a "last" in many ways, although it wasn't originally intended as such.
How do you feel about 7's last full story? What did you think of the Cheetah People's costumes? Is that infamous line really the nadir of Sylvester McCoy's performances on Doctor Who? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne had moving prep help from Michi Trota, Jesse Lex, and Dolores and Matt Peters (the latter two gave them Doctor Who LEGO Dimensions goodies), and Matt hosts two podcasts:
- Since Last We Spoke!
- Digital Dumpster Diving!
- Erika
- discovers "What if John Carpenter did a Doctor Who Theme?"!
- cannot wait for LI Who and hopes to see you there!
- Liz is filled with delight and squee and Great Emotion because the next Doctor is a woman!
- Deb blatantly ~~steals~~ borrows a game from Kim Rogers and Sage Young at Head Over Feels and wants you to submit your ideas for "This or That" for future Verity fun!
It's a new game show! Deb and her devious friends developed this doozy of a dilemma-based debacle. Join Deb as she torments Liz and Lynne with truly monstrous decisions. It's a delight!
So are you a monster? Why or why not? Let us know in the comments!
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Now that series 10 is over, our year of loves and lasts continues with a love. A lot of love. Two episodes of love, in fact! Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we dip back into series 2 with a two-parter that Deb just loves: "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit".
Do you love these eps like we do? Do you find the same bits a tad uncomfortable? Other bits? No bits? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Tansy's household is squeeful over the trailer for the Xmas special--especially because BILL IS BACK!
- Erika recommends a couple videos from San Diego ComicCon:
- the BritBox classic Doctor Who panel hosted by our pal Kyle!
- Empire Magazine's interview with Steven Moffatt, Peter Capaldi, and Mark Gatiss!
- Deb
- mourns the loss of Deborah Watling, but is gladdened by the outpouring of love from the fan community.
- thanks our commenters for showcasing fandom at its best!
Bonus link:
Erika prepares to watch "The Satan Pit"
It's official! We have a new Doctor! And she's a SHE. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we dive into our reactions to this truly momentous news. There were many tears, though not for all the same reasons.
But we won't see Jodie Whittaker in the role for months. And then after that, it'll be a lotta months before we get the next series. In our second timey-wimey segment we talk about what we're gonna do to fill those lonely, Who-less months. "Shadow cabinet of spreadsheets," anyone?
How do you feel about Whittaker's impending Doctorhood? And what will you be doing while we wait for the new Doctor and new series? Let us know in the comments!
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New Doctor links:
Maxi-pad pool raft
Alex Kingston learns about the new Doctor
John Barrowman's reaction
Janet Fielding's tweets were on fire
Colin Baker's reaction
Erika's interview on the ABC
Our emergency recording time
Gap month links:
The Diary of River Song
The Victorian Age
Start the Music Podcast
"Gene Roddenberry Is Not a Time Lord" (Kat's fic)
Two Idiots Listen (to Green Day): coming soon to Kat's blog
Lazy Doctor Who
LI Who convention
Beginner's Puck
Titan's Doctor Who Comics
Spare Parts
It's time to wrap up series 10. Le sigh. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk about character arcs, friendships, favorites, least favorites, and lots and lots more about the finale.
What did you think of series 10 as a whole? Let us know in the comments!
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That's it. Series 10 is over. None of us are happy to see it go, but many of us are happy about how it went. Join Erika, Katrina, Lynne, and Tansy as we hash over this finale and discuss what we might see (and what we want to see) at Christmas.
How do you think the Doctor fell? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Tansy
- successfully Kickstarted Mother of Invention!
- discovered the excellent podcast The Web of Queer!
- Kat and Chris nab two tumblrs related to John Simm's eyeliner!
- Lynne enjoys the heck out of Rachel Talalay's Twitter feed!
- Erika really really REALLY enjoyed her trip to the UK and her time with friends including (but not limited to)
- visiting "Full Circle" and "The Daemons" filming locations with Andrew Smith!
- birthday-partying with Paul Cornell!
- and especially recording last week's Verity! with Caroline Symcox!
It's a rare on-location Verity! with an even-rarer special guest! Join Erika, Liz, and returning guest, Caroline Symcox as we discuss part one of the season finale story. It was some intense Doctor Who, and we have some intense reactions to it. We also have some wacky theorizing.
Warning: Wacky theorizing may cause disappointment when the show doesn't do what the wacky theory said it might. Or, at least, it will if you're Liz.
How did this part-one-of-two strike you? What are your theories? Tell us in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Liz is thrilled that Derek Jacobi will be playing the "War Master" in Big Finish!
- Caroline is thrilled to have us as curry-eating visitors!
- Erika is thrilled to see Liz's real-time reaction to this DW ep!
What a fascinating discussion this week's Doctor Who episode lends itself to. Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we discuss women who are allowed to fail and still be heroes, the sexual politics of Romans, the Doctor's (possible?) impatience, Bill's outlook on history and its denizens, Nardole as a "space tourist", and much more.
Erika, of all people, even has a cracktastic fan theory about the next season of the show. Incredibly unlikely, but kinda fun, depending on your outlook.
What did you think about this story? Was it slight? Were the stakes high? Was the monster the point? Was the doctor impatient or irritable or something else? What's up with Missy? SO MANY QUESTIONS. Please feel free to play in the comment section like it's one big happy fandom sandbox.
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Also covered:
- Tansy
- Kickstarts a fabulous speculative fiction anthology of diverse, challenging stories about gender and AI, which we have all backed, and you should too!
- attends the Australian National Science Fiction Convention and won a Ditmar Award for Best Novella or Novelette for "Did We Break the End of the World?", from Defying Doomsday!
- Erika flashes back to #shelfwars as she and Steven prepare to move their DW materiel to a new apartment.
- Deb wants the epic flirty snark that James Goss wrote between Captain Jack and Jackie Tyler in the new Big Finish audio, The Lives of Captain Jack #2!
Low expectations may have helped, but all three Verities enjoyed this ep to varying degrees. Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we talk about what we liked and, of course, the few things we didn't. There was some definite "iffy" territory to cover as well.
What did you think of "Empress of Mars"? Was it rollicking, fanservicey fun? Did it make you uncomfortable from a representational perspective? Possibly both? Does the title need a definitive article? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Erika delighted in a Doctor Who mention by Summer Brennan on The FourFiftyOne podcast!
- Kat used Doctor Who language in a work presentation!
- Deb is excited that, according to Russel T. Davies, the new Doctor has been (or may have been?) cast!
Bonus links:
Gene Demby mentions Doctor Who
Does the dog die?
There’s been a lot of agreement on the podcast as of late, but that ends today! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we disagree over whether this story worked and how many episodes it really should have been. At least there’s consensus on Peter Capaldi’s hair and Pearl Mackie.
What did you think of “The Lie of the Land”? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Kat
- covets a jacket with the Gallifrey symbol!
- interviews Alex Kennard (of Reality Bomb) on Start the Music!
- Liz is thrilled that Rachel Talalay will direct the Christmas special!
- Erika has officially switched to team-Series-10-Capaldi-hair!
- Deb delights in how Pearl Mackie, who is at Wizard World Philadelphia as we record, has embraced fandom and her role as a companion!
It's another Verity! three-hander, but we soldier on to dig into this "meaty" episode. Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we talk about consent--as it relates to our feelings about the word as well as world politics. We speculate about a possible impending reset button (or not?). And there's an awful lot of squee. Not all of it is related to the episode itself. Spreadsheets, man. Spreadsheets.
Did you enjoy this episode? Did you also feel our discomfort at the use of "consent"? Do you think there's a reset in our future? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Erika nearly dies of joy hearing Peter Capaldi (as the Doctor!) say her name--TWICE!
- Tansy
- followed up her Sarah Jane Adventures rewatch (for Splendid Chaps) with a viewing of "The Time Warrior" with her daughter!
- couldn't be more pleased about the return of The Oodcast!
- Deb literally oohs and aahs over this amazing new Who viewing order spreadsheet, courtesy of Tom!
After a mind-bendy episode of Doctor Who, we need to talk it through to really come to terms with us. Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we do just that. What was real? What did it mean? What did it portend for the future? What's the deal with Nardole? And who's really in the vault? We answer...maybe one of these questions. Maybe.
What did you think of "Extremis"? And all those other things? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Tansy
- rewatched (and watched) The Sarah Jane Adventures to prepare for an appearance on The Splendid Chaps podcast!
- celebrated her birthday with a first-rate gift from her mom: Doctor Who Mr. Men books!
- Erika is one month from her next UK trip, which will include a Doctor Who location visit with writer Andrew Smith!
- Deb
- squees over Big Finish bringing 10 and Rose back together!
- gets sentimental over the many strong connections that have been forged by Doctor Who fandom.
A proper space episode! Join Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we discuss non-zombies, evil capitalism, disability, and racism. Doctor Who was pulling no punches this week! What did you think of this ep? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Liz recommends King Charles III, starring Doctor Who alum Tim Pigott-Smith!
- Lynne enjoyed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, starring Doctor Who alum Karen Gillan!
- Erika apologizes for being totally wrong about the amazing make-up in "Knock Knock"--it wasn't CGI at all!
Bonus link:
The Incomparable covers Luna: New Moon
A spooky house, an unreachable tower, a creepy landlord, and a bunch of young folks moving in together. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we discuss what these ingredients add up to. Was it a delightfully scary tale or something less than that? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Liz
- is thrilled to have Doctor Who back regularly!
- watched "The Face of Evil", which is fine!
- Erika
- live-tweeted Peter Capaldi's Q&A at Calgary Expo!
- appeared (with Liz!) on the TeeVee Podcast to talk about "Thin Ice"!
- got to watch new Doctor Who with her mom!
- Deb is delighted by Doctor Who rap battles!
Bonus links:
P-Cap at the Science March
Reality Bomb live from New York
Foolproof
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Liz "reviews" series 10 eps
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
The "Knock Knock" house on Airbnb
Lynne's dream has finally come true! But was it as good as she imagined? Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as they discuss their expectations, racism, classism, frocks, and poop.
Did you enjoy this dip into the past? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne
- is psyched that David Suchet (Poirot) will be in the next ep!
- is still really enjoying Class!
- Tansy is delighted by the ABC's aftershow, The Whovians!
- Deb has secondhand-squee after Erika livetweets Peter Capaldi's interview at Calgary Expo!
Two weeks in a row with new Doctor Who to watch! We're practically beside ourselves. Join Deb, Erika, Top Kat, and Lynne as we chew on "Smile". Feelings are mixed about this one, and as always, that leads to a great discussion. Also as always, there's aheaping helping of silliness--this time, in the form of mashed potatoes. (Just listen. It'll make sense. Probably.)
What did you think of "Smile"? And how do you feel about mashed potatoes? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Kat enjoyed fellow Who-fan Alton Brown's #worldbookday tweet!
- Erika talked about "Smile" on Radio Free Skaro!
- Lynne cannot wait for "Thin Ice" because it's not only the Regency era, but during a frost fair!
- Deb appreciates conventions like (Re)Generation Who, LI Who, and others making the safety of their guests a priority!
IT'S HERE IT'S HERE IT'S HERE! FINALLY! We have watched a new episode of Doctor Who! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk about Bill, the Doctor, (possibly) dead lesbians, fat jokes, re-treaded ground, callbacks, and lots more.
Are you as excited to have Who back on the airwaves/internets as we are? Why or why not? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Erika discovers the @dailycapaldi Twitter account!
- Lynne enjoys David Tennant's birthday via the @David_Tennant Twitter account!
- Tansy watches all of series 8 with her family to prepare for series 10!
- Deb appreciates fandom standing up to stupid gatekeeping directed at Pearl Mackie!
It's time to talk about something Tansy loves! Join Deb, Erika, and the aforementioned Tansy as we delve into the Land of Fiction and talk about metatextuality, rearranging faces, Medusas, and unicorns!
Have you seen this story? Did you love it like we did? Do you have other metatextual recommendations? (And yes. We did totally miss The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who, though that's kind of the opposite!) Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Erika cannot wait to see two Masters!
- Tansy enjoys a video of 10 potential next Doctors!
- Deb looks forward to Doctor Who Comics Day!
Bonus links:
Erika and Tansy are nominated for Hugo Awards
Tansy's new novella, Dance Princes, Dance
The first book in the series, Glass Slipper Scandal, is currently FREE
It's a life-induced Emergency Extra!, complete with help from you, the listener! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we answer listener questions! We talk about missing episodes, ones we wish were missing, podcasts, and non-DW obsessions. It's great fun!
Do you have questions you'd like us to throw into the mix for next time we do this? Leave a comment or tweet them at us with the hashtag #AskVerity!
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Obsessive link:
Beginner's Puck
Did someone order a silly Extra!? Because we've certainly got one for you! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we talk about Doctor Who novelty music. Some of it is fun, some is painful. You be the judge of which is which.
Which are your most and least favorite DW novelty songs? Did we miss any? (Note: We tried to mostly stick to novelty songs and avoid Trock.) Let us know what you think in the comments!
Extra-special thanks to Steven Schapansky of Castria for doing a bang-up job of editing this special, musical Extra!
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New podcast link!
Start the Music!
Musical links:
"The Ballad of Doctor Who" by Bullamakanka
"Call Me During Doctor Who and I'll Kill You" by Mitch Benn
"The Colin Baker Song" by Mitch Benn
"Doctor in Distress" by... everyone
"Doctor Who Girl" by Mitch Benn
"Doctorin' the TARDIS" by The Timelords/KLF
"Don't Cancel Dr Who!" by Mitch Benn
"I Am The Doctor" by Jon Pertwee
"I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek" by The Go Go's
"Who's Doctor Who" by Frazer Hines
"Who's Who (Doctor Who)" by Roberta Tovey
UNRELATED link:
Star Trekkin' by The Firm
This week's "last" is a goodbye to a companion we're all quite fond of, Steven Taylor (not to be confused with Steven Tyler). Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we marvel at the excellence of this story, the excellence of Dodo in it, the excellence of Steven's reason for leaving the TARDIS, and the total lack of excellence in the general amount of fandom discussion surrounding this story. Why have we heard so little about this one?
Have you watched/read/listened to "The Savages"? Did you love it? Tell us in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Liz reads the fab excerpt from Paul Cornell's new novel Chalk (available now!)!
- Tansy
- enjoys Deb's interview with Anneke Wills!
- can finally share her Blake's 7 fan art dollies now that Down and Safe has reached "Gambit"!
- adores a Teefury shirt featuring Hayley Atwell as the 13th Doctor!
- Erika
- recorded a delightful members-only "Who-Complete Me" game show ep of Lazy Doctor Who for The Incomparable Network!
- can't control the squee over the fact that P-Cap will be at Calgary Expo in April!
- Deb
- points out we're less than a month away from NEW DOCTOR WHO!
- picks up the fantastic Doctor Who and Torchwood audiobook bundle from Humble Bundle!
Bonus links:
Lazy Doctor Who talks about "The Savages": Part 1, Part 2, Parts 3-4
Humble Book Bundle Women of Science Fiction and Fantasy
It's time for another gametastic Extra! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we battle it out for most Trivial Verity of 2017. We fully admit, this is not our skill set. But golly do we have fun!
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What makes a good final episode for a Doctor or companion? Join Deb, Katrina, and Liz as they discuss just that.
What do you think are the hallmarks of a good last episode? Let us know in the comment!
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Also covered:
- Kat writes chapter 4 of Gene Roddenberry is Not a Timelord!
- Liz can't wait to see Michelle Gomez back in Doctor Who!
- Deb has all the feels about Head Over Feels' Love Letter to Gally!
It's time for another con-sourced interview! Join Deb and Erika as they chat very briefly about Deb's experience interviewing Anneke Wills at Long Island Who. Then listen to the interview. This lady has had quite a life! Tragedy, success, and strawberries with John Lennon. What more could you ask for?
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It's our annual recorded-live-in-person Gallifrey One Extra! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we tiredly gush over how lovely this year's Gally has been.
Were you at Gally this year? Please share your fond memories in the comments!
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No, we're not talking about the Black Guardian, it's (just past) Valentine's Day! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we celebrate the holiday-of-love by discussing the Doctor as a romantic figure. Not all of us are equally comfortable with that notion, but as always, that leads to a fascinating discussion.
What are your thoughts on the Doctor as a heart-throb? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Tansy loves The Doubleclicks' new song "Women Know Math"!
- Erika loves Gallifrey One and hockey:
- the Oilers Are Still Courting Vladimir Tkachyov!
- the NHL announces Hockey Is For Everyone month!
- Lynne loves Michael (they just celebrated their 17th anniversary)!
- Deb loves her whole Gallifrey One schedule!
Bonus links:
Erika's Gally schedule
Kat's Gally schedule
It's time for a new game! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we try a nifty new game that we shamelessy stole from another podcast. It's a rollicking good time, and Erika only flounders a little bit as she dons the mantle of "Game Show Host".
Did you enjoy us trying to think like an idiot? (And do you have feels you just must get out about the casting of the next Doctor?) Let us know in the comments!
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Related links:
Erik Stadnik on Twitter
Low Definition on The Incomparable Podcast Network's Game Show
It's high time we started on the love part of our year of love and lasts. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we cover Lynne's love, "The Girl in the Fireplace". Liz and Deb do some LJ fanthropology, Erika has a change of heart, and Lynne gushes about France and frocks. Of course we do our usual random-tangent thing too. X-men fighting leprechauns, anyone?
What did (and do) you think of this ep? Do you love it like Lynne or hate it like an old-school Rose/10 shipper? Or somewhere in between? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne is delighted to learn that Chicago TARDIS will welcome Sophie Aldred and Peter Davison to this year's convention!
- Liz can't wait to read the next (and sadly last-of-the-miniseries) Third Doctor comic by Paul Cornell and Christopher Jones!
- Erika
- is utterly squeeful about the return of The October Girl by Matthew Dow Smith!
- cannot wait for the Gallifrey One convention!
- Deb
- is also excited for Gally (in part because she's bringing LEGO-Verity decals)!
- appreciates the new "podcast for the resistance", The 451 and encourages folks to donate to their Patreon!
- adores Head Over Feels and highlights their Patreon as well!
Because of the emotional ups and (mostly downs) of the last week in the world, the Verities did not have it in them to do a podcast--about love or anything else. Instead, we're releasing our first re-run. Join Deb and Erika as we give a short intro explaining why we've chosen to re-release this particular episode. At this time in history, we feel it's really important.
The conversation Deb talks about in the intro starts at 49:12, so feel free to skip to that if you only want to hear the truly relevant bit. We hope you enjoy!
As always, comments are welcome--especially messages of hope, perseverance, and love.
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As published July 16, 2014
This week we do lots of talking about villains who don’t. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss what makes silent villains so creepy and effective. We also discover just how many Moffat-baddies are non-talkers (or mostly non-talkers). And do stick around for a particularly interesting tangent about gender roles and power dynamics in communication. This Verity! ep gets positively analytical! Almost scholarly! Almost.
And of course, let us know who your favorite quiet killers are–or weigh in on the deeper debate about communication in general. Or both!
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Also covered:
- ALL the verities are over the moon about the release of Liz’s Big Finish debut: Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories!
- Lynne dies of joy because Rachel Talalay and Peter Capaldi held Chicks Dig Time Lords on the set of Doctor Who!
- Erika
- wishes womeninpodcasting.org a happy 7th birthday!
- and loves DW fandom for not publicizing series 8 spoilers!
- Tansy
- welcomes The Ood Cast back to the world of active-podcasting!
- and delights in Doctor Who clothing for toddlers!
As promised, we're starting off the year's Extras with some fun! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy for another edition of Verity!'s most popular gameshow--"In Defense Of"! We do our best at defending the indefensible within Doctor Who...with varying results. It's certainly a hoot though!
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We start our year of love and lasts with the last (regular) appearance with one of the most underrated new Who companions, Martha! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we talk about Martha as a companion and how much we all love (or learn to love) how she said goodbye to the Doctor. We also spend a good deal of time talking about why.
How do you feel about Martha and her send-off? Let us know in the comments!
Also covered:
- Lynne managed to surprise Michael with a great gift: the 7th Doctor's umbrella!
- Erika
- finally returned to doing Lazy Doctor Who!
- watched several Doctor Who Christmas specials with friends!
- Kat
- watched all the Harry Potter films!
- loled at this depiction of Sherlock fandom!
- Deb adores the new calendar that collects fab Stuart Manning art!
It's a short, intimate Extra! today. Join Deb and Erika as we introduce our topic for 2017. We'll be mirroring 2016's theme of "firsts" by talking about "lasts" and endings. We'll talk about the final appearances of companions, Doctors, behind-the-scenes folks, and possibly other items! But we don't want a year of downers (let's face it, many goodbyes are sad sad sad), so we're balancing that with the theme of "love". We'll also talk about love in Doctor Who as well as things we love about it!
And of course, we'll be talking about series 10 when that airs. Hooray for new episodes of our show!
What firsts and loves would you like to hear us yammer on about? Let us know in the comments!
Here's to a happy 2017 for all of us!
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Our last first of the year is the first episode of 2016 (finally!), "The Return of Doctor Mysterio". Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, and Lynne for an almost-full set of Verities discussing this comic book pastiche and whether it succeeded wildly or failed mildly.
Did you love this Christmas special? Did you think it was just okay? Did you see it in the theatre? Let us know all these things (and anything else you have on your mind about this year of firsts) in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne listened to the Tennant-Tate Big Finish adventure, Technophobia!
- Kat starred in a recent Doctor Who's Line, Is It? ... Anyway? episode!
- Liz enjoyed Matt Smith in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies!
- Erika
- showed "Black Orchid" to appreciative classic Who n00bs!
- finally framed a couple Tom Baker pictures!
- Deb can't believe Verity! is featured in an article in the Doctor Who Magazine Yearbook!
Bonus links:
Lynne's blog post about Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesGraham Kibble White's additional blog post on Verity!Inverse's article about comic book Easter eggs in the Xmas ep
We did it! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we discuss the very last first for the year. We're finishing off series one with "Bad Wolf" and "The Parting of the Ways". We talk about this two-parter as well as its place in the context of all of new Who as a season-ender, and it gets a little personal as we discuss how Doctor Who has impacted our lives.
What do you think about these two eps? Do you think they're the best example of RTD's finales? And how did you take the regeneration? Was it your first? Or was this process old news to you? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne squees over the trailer for the Christmas special!
- Erika lols at a fanvid of classic DW companions as Charlie's Angels!
- Liz met Doctor Who fans 11 years ago and is giddy over set pics from the Christmas special!
- Deb attended an art show featuring a couple of Who-related projects!
It's another introspective Verity! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we take our turn talking about the genesis of the podcast and what we've gotten out of/learned from it.
Have you listened from the beginning? Or started recently and dipped back to old episodes? Do you think we've changed or grown? As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments!
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Related links:
Quinn Rose
SF Squeecast
Galactic SuburbiaCastria
Total Party KillOur interview with Louise Jameson Two-minute Time Lord
The Audio Guide to Babylon 5Tansy's books
As the end of 2016 nears, we've come to our final classic Doctor Who story of season one. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we talk about the season one finale (and whether it really deserves the term finale). Also, Lynne is in Chicago, Liz has some epic Happy Thing Flail, Deb uses the blessed term "fanthrpological", and Erika mentions Lazy Doctor Who probably too many times.
What did you think of the Doctor's first season, and of "Reign of Terror" in particular? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Erika
- physically received her Hugo and Parsec Award trophies!
- and decorated the Hugos w/seasonal Doctor Who decorations courtesy of Annette!
- Liz cannot contain her squee about the 3rd Doctor comics from Paul Cornell and Christopher Jones!
- Lynne is over the moon about the pictures from the set of the Christmas episode!
- Deb
- loves the 3rd Doctor comics and the set pics too, but did not claim them soon enough!
- also loves the 9th Doctor comics!
Chicago TARDIS was, once again, a delightful experience for Lynne and Erika. They are joined by honorary-Verity, Amber Ensign (Erika's sister!) as they discuss what made this year's con great.
Apologies if you were expecting a special live version of "In Defense Of". We had a blast doing it on the main stage this year, but the tech gods were not with us, alas.
If you were there in person and would like to share some memories of the con, please feel free to do so in the comments!
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It's an animated discussion on this ep of Verity! Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they talk about "The Power of the Daleks"--the newly-animated version! (Apologies if you're in the US and haven't seen the whole thing yet.)
Did you/will you see it in the movie theatre with a bunch of fellow fans? Have you watched it at home? What did you think? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Tansy was interviewed (by Deb!) for Uncanny Magazine Podcast!
- Liz is thrilled that Rona Munro will be writing for series 10!
- Deb had a fantastic time doing interviews at LI Who!
Another excellent first for you this week! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss the 4th Doctor's first episode. It's also a first in a few other ways--including in our hearts for some.
How do you feel about "Robot"? Do you love the big lug, the wackypants new Doctor who defeats him, and Sarah Jane's go-get-'em attitude? Or do you think it's so blatant a King Kong ripoff it distracts you from the story. Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne purchased secret Doctor Who-themed Christmas presents for Michael! [Please note, the link here is a generic link and in no way hints at whatever Lynne might've purchased.]
- Tansy looks forward to seeing "The Power of the Daleks" in a movie theatre!
- Erika can't wait for Chicago TARDIS, where she and Lynne will present Verity: In Defense Of!
- Deb
- by now has already had wild fun at LI Who!
- adores the new Doctor Who scarf and hat!
Series 1 continues! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we discuss a serious Slitheen, a crowded TARDIS, immature breakups, and more! "Boom Town" tends to be a bit of a forgotten episode, so we tried to give it its due.
How do you feel about this ep? Did you forget about it? Or do you find the personal drama exciting? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Kat
- awaits the first ep of the new podcast she's been working on, Doctor Who's Line Is it Anyway?!
- wrote a new timey-wimey Doctor Who-Star Trek crossover fanfic, "Gene Roddenberry is Not a Timelord"!
- Erika enjoyed the hell outta the Now Hear This Podcast Festival, including
- seeing Hello from the Magic Tavern live!
- doing a live show of The Incomparable and hanging with her Incomparable Network pals.
- Deb can't wait for Long Island Doctor Who 4!
Bonus link:
9th Doctor comics from Titan
It's a "very special episode" of Verity! Join Deb, Katrina, and Liz as they talk about why they do what they do, how podcasting has changed for them, and what it's meant to them. Deb calls this one a biscuit episode, and Liz reveals that one of us is really a talking flamingo. It's a great mix of personal seriousness and silly fun!
Do you have thoughts about Verity!'s evolution or podcasting in general? Let us know in the comments!
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This Extra! brings you another first--the first episode of the Doctor Who YA spinoff series Class. Join Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we spew squee all over the place for this new series!
And we apologize to our US-based listeners for talking about something you can't yet (legitimately) watch. But please feel free to save this Extra! until next spring when it premieres with Doctor Who.
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In continuing with our year of firsts, we decided to check out Doctor Who's first ever spin-off! Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we discuss the gem that is K-9 and Company. Sarah Jane in her "natural" habitat! The greatest aunt of all--Lavinia! stereotypical rural folks! A cult! And perhaps most importantly of all, a very concerned goat.
Have you seen this jewel of a Christmas special? Please tell us what you thought in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Erika
- joined Deb and Rachel for a special episode of the Hockey Feels podcast talking about their beloved webcomic Check, Please!
- also pledged to Check, Please's Kickstarter campaign!
- Liz
- is excited for Doctor Who Mr. Men books!
- watched the newest Star Wars: Rogue One trailer!
- is getting better at DOTA!
- delighted in the pics of P-Cap from the set of the Christmas special!
- Deb
- was impressed by Doctor Who's presence at NYCC!
- looks forward to listening to Radio Free Skaro's coverage of the event--featuring Kim and Sage from Head Over Feels!
- spent some time in NYC with some Doctor Who fandom pals!
It's an extra-special Verity! Extra! for you all today. Join Deb and Tansy as they do a quick intro for a live panel Tansy did at Conflux 12 in Canberra! With special Australian honorary guest-Verities Tehani Croft and Kate Orman!
Hooray for more live Verity! --- all over the world!
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As the title might imply, there's once again dissension among the ranks. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we discuss whether "The Sensorites" is long and slow and boring or one of the most gripping, interesting, thought-provoking, and best William Hartnell-era stories ever committed to video.
Have you seen this story? Do you fall on the side of received fan wisdom? Or do you hasten to push play on the next episode every time you watch this fascinating story?
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Also covered:
- Kat is going to London IN A MATTER OF HOURS!!!!!
- Erika enjoyed the cosplay at Edmonton Expo, especially the unbelievably-good The Thing!
- Lynne
- returned from the Writing Excuses workshop, cruise, and retreat!
- procured memberships and a hotel room for Chicago TARDIS!
- can now loudly squee over P-Cap in a top hat because the BBC released a set pic!
- Deb
- pre-ordered Doctor Who: Twelve Doctors of Christmas, especially for Jacqueline Raynor's story about Jackie Tyler and the 3rd Doctor!
- has a new hockey podcast to love, Shut Yer Five Hole Hockey Talk!
Bonus link:
Reality Bomb Live Show
We had so much fun last week subjecting the Verities to twisty questions and dodgy trivia we’re doing it again!
Join Deb, and week one champion Erika, as we put Liz, Kat, and Tansy through their paces with hilarious results. Who will reign supreme? Who will complain the most about New Who questions? And can Erika hang on to her title of the “The Trivia Lord”?
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We really enjoy our game-based Extras, so it's time for a new one! Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we showcase the gaps in our Who knowledge by playing Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit! It's harder than you might think. Well, it's harder than we thought it would be.
Have you played this? Did you decide to disqualify questions like we did? Let us know in the comments!
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It's another old-school first! This time, it's the first episode directed by Fiona Cumming (though not her first association with Doctor Who), as well as the first Fifth Doctor episode. There's A Lot of fun to be had. And yes, sometimes there's a quote so good you just have to give up on shoehorning the DW ep title into the podcast ep title.
What do you think about "Castrovalva"? Do you love the script and direction and acting and everything else all the time? Or did you get bored with the tromping through the forest? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne
- squees mightily over certain (possibly spoilerey) leaked set pics from series 10!
- has a Peggy Carter FunkoPop fig at her desk at work!
- Erika
- has hockey fever and cheers for Team North America in the World Cup of Hockey!
- will be doing a Doctor Who panel at Edmonton Expo with Steven, Sam Maggs, and Mark Meer!
- will be attending the Now Hear This Podcast Festival in Anaheim in late October!
- Deb
- cannot wait to get her hands on Paul Cornell and Christopher Jones's new Third Doctor comic!
- also has hockey fever and can't wait for a soon-to-begin podcast (by ladies!) called Shut Your Five Hole!
Bonus links:
Verity! won a Parsec Award! (As did Uncanny Magazine Podcast and The Incomparable)
The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy: A Handbook for Girl Geeks
The astronaut mansplainer
Companion Piece: Women Celebrate the Humans, Aliens and Tin Dogs of Doctor WhoToby Hadoke's Who's Round - interview with Fiona Cumming
Do you sometimes find yourself in a conversation that's entirely made up of quotations from your favorite show? If so, is that show Doctor Who? Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we delve into why people quote things, what significance that can have socially, what makes a good quote, and what a quote says about the character or the person doing the quoting. It's a fascinating conversation, liberally sprinkled with--you guessed it--Doctor Who quotations!
What are your favorite DW quotes? Any good quote-related stories? Let us know in the comments!
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It's another series 1 two-parter! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we discuss Steven Moffat's first submission to the new era of Doctor Who. There's a lot of love for both the 9th Doctor and Captain Jack, who may or may not be the physical incarnation of the Doctor's libido. (Thanks, Lynne, for sharing that now-unseeable, though still unbelievable fan crack-theory!)
What are your thoughts on this two-parter? Do you like the Doctor as a "dancer"? Does that make you go all squicky? Do you like Captain Jack better here or later, in Torchwood? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Erika
- has a new job!
- continues to adore the Handwavium podcast!
- Kat
- has a warm fangirl heart due to a minor lyric change by Frank Turner (and the Sleeping Souls) at the Reading and Leeds Festival 2016!
- appreciates the work Frank Turner does to support Safe Gigs!
- Lynne
- mega-appreciated meeting Verity! fans at WorldCon 2016!
- FINALLY has the Captain Jack Harkness Funko Pop fig on her desk at work!
- has a brand-spanking-new Doctor Who Colouring Book!
- Deb
- recorded another delightful episode of The High Council podcast about "The Sea Devils"!
- enjoyed a visit from Erik, who's on two fantastic Doctor Who podcasts: The Doctor Who Book Club Podcast and Doctor Who: The Writers' Room!
Bonus links:
Uncanny Magazine wins the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine!
It's another bookish Extra! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we look at another first. This time it's Russell T Davies' first published Doctor Who work, his New Adventures novel Damaged Goods. This is another very grown-up-themed tome, and the Verities react as such. Some really enjoy it, others not as much. But as always, it's a great discussion! (Though we do, necessarily, venture into some rather adult territory in the course of the discussion, so sensitive/young listeners may want to beware.)
Have you read this one? If so, what do you think of it? And can you see any RTD-isms poking up in this early work? Let us know in the comments!
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Related links:
The Doctor Who Book Club Podcast covers Damaged Goods
Russell T Davies Talks Damaged Goods in Doctor Who Magazine
Once again we dip into Classic Who with an episode steeped in firsts. Join Deb, Erika, Kat and Tansy as they revisit "Spearhead From Space" and talk about the first Third Doctor story, the first Liz Shaw story, the first Doctor Who in color and more! Listen as Deb and Tansy squee, Erika (shockingly) discovers that she actually likes a Pertwee story and Kat being amused at the mayhem.
How does "Spearhead from Space" fare in your Classic Who rankings? Do you feel this is a good jumping off point for Classic Who or do you think this story is an outlier. Can you identify Mr. Seely’s accent and WHAT is up with those tan lines?
Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!
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Also covered:
- Tansy discovers postcards from Tom Baker to her mother!
- Kat discovers a Doctor Who location is near her ancestral home!
- Erika
- joins Steven and Josh at The High Council Podcast to watch “Paradise Towers”!
- wishes Radio Free Skaro a happy Tenth Anniversary!
- Deb
- enjoyed the #fav7Who party on Twitter!
- had fun participating in the Ravellenic Games on Ravelry (membership required)!
We have another lovely convention interview for you this week! Join Deb and Erika ever-so-briefly as they reminisce about the fab time they had at the LI Who convention in 2015. While there, Deb did this onstage interview with Jackie Tyler herself, Camille Coduri!
Do you have fond Jackie/Camille memories? Let us know in the comments!
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Our new-Who rewatch has reached Deb's personal tipping point into super-fandom. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss feelings and poor choices and schmaltz and glorious 80s hair.
How do you like "Father's Day"? Did it reach into your heart, give you the feels, and make you a devout fangirl? Or did it confuse you to have all these strange emotions in your Doctor Who? If the latter, has that changed? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Tansy
- has some Big Finish on vinyl!
- received a time-travelling postcard from Night Terrors season 2!
- Erika had fun recording a special ep of Verity! for Uncanny Magazine's Kickstarter!
- Liz
- is playing DOTA!
- can't wait to see (hear) Tom Baker in Star Wars Rebels!
- Deb got to visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art with an expert (Kathleen Schowalter)!
Bonus link:
Lazy Doctor Who covers "Father's Day"
It's a fantasy-casting Verity! Extra! Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they let their imaginations run wild and try to pitch fantastical (or actually, historical) ideas for future Doctor Who episodes, complete with mismatched Doctors and companions, historical figures, guest cast members, and a healthy dose of wet Colin Firth.
This Extra! is lovingly dedicated to the Time Scoop Podcast, in which panelists compete in a fantasy draft choosing a Doctor, a companion, a monster or villain, a writer, and two wild card elements that best exemplify what they love about Who.
What would you like to see in a future DW ep? Let us know in the comments!
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It's a sangria-fueled classic-Who-episode of Verity! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we cover a pure historical, "The Aztecs". As usual, we don't all fall in line with received fan wisdom, but for a change, the majority of us do.
Are you a fan of "The Aztecs"? Or are you bored by the lack of sci-fi elements? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Kat fangirls over The Fangirl Life: A Guide to All the Feels and Learning How to Deal by Kathleen Smith (as well as Kathleen's blog)!
- Erika found Kate McKinnon's character in Ghostbusters as affecting as many female Doctor Who fans found Ace-in-a-tux!
- Deb reminisces over the very first Verity!-related recording, an interview on ep 342 of Radio Free Skaro!
Bonus links:
Lazy Doctor Who covers "The Aztecs"
Doctor Who: The Writers' Room
It's a book Extra! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss the very first Virgin New Adventures novel, Timewyrm: Genesys. It was the first time through for half of us, the other half of the Verities were revisiting it. While it may not be everyone's cup of tea, and may have a seriously high "ick factor", we're all pleased with the existence of the whole novel range. And we spend a good amount of time chatting about that as well.
Are you a fan of the NAs? Have you revisited them and discovered issues you didn't see the first time through? Or did you never get into them in the first place? Let us know in the comments! We're intensely curious about this!
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Related links:
- Tansy's year of blogging about Doctor Who
- rec.arts.drwho
- The Doctor Who Book Club Podcast
- Erika's guest appearance talking about Love and War
- Deb's guest appearance talking about The Adventuress of Henrietta Street
Our trip through classic season one is back to moving pictures! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we cover Terry Nation's eclectic 6-parter, "The Keys of Marinus". There's a lot to love and some to not-love. Listen and see who thinks which parts are which!
How do you feel about this story? Do you love its fairy-tale nature and the multiple adventures? Or do you think it drags? If the latter, which parts drag? We're super-curious to know, so please tell us in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne
- guested on the Just Enough Trope podcast!
- acquired the 12th Doctor's sonic screwdriver!
- Erika celebrated Canada Day with a Lazy Doctor Who mini-marathon!
- Tansy watched 60s Doctor Who (including "The Underwater Menace") with children!
- Deb
- enjoyed the Doctor Who: The Fan Show + Doctor Puppet!
- LOLed at David Tennant reading tweets to Donald Trump (NSFW)!
Bonus links:
Lazy Doctor Who covers "The Keys of Marinus"
Blake's 7
Outside In: 160 New Perspectives on 160 Classic Doctor Who Stories by 160 Writers (shout-out to Cassandra Fredrickson, who wrote about "The Keys of Marinus")
Comics! Join Deb, Liz, and Lynne as they celebrate Titan's Doctor Who Comics Day by chatting about some of the lovely comics they've read for the first time this year!
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Related link:
Supremacy of the Cybermen #1
It's a rare Verity! two-hander! Join Erika and Lynne as we chat about Doctor Who's first female director Paddy Russell, specifically, her final story "Horror of Fang Rock". Turns out there are a number of reasons this story works as a "first", so we're still well within our annual theme. Totally. Really.
What do you think of "Fang Rock" and Paddy's direction? Do you find it as atmospheric and moody and delightful as we do? Or do you think it's a lot of talking in small rooms? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne
- is thrilled the series 10 read-through has begun!
- gets to talk about Doctor Who at an academic summer camp!
- Erika
- met Annette's teeny tiny foster kittens "Doctor Mew" and "Roary the Roman"!
- posted pics of the LEGO Verities in the TARDIS!
- hopes "Heaven Sent" will make the final ballot for the Emmy Awards!
It's time for another silly Extra! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we defend the very-nearly-indefensible. We had some excellent topics left over from our live show at Gallifrey One, so we put them to good use!
Do you have some topics you'd like us to defend on a future In Defence Of? Let us know in the comments!
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It's Eccleston time again! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we discuss a real workhorse of an episode, "The Long Game". Adam, the not-quite-companion fails, the Doctor and Rose aren't the most mature, and we play "we'll fix it for you" to help Lynne handwave something that bugs her. Then we talk about potato chips. No, really.
What did you think of this one? Did it make an impression? Have you revisited it since the first time you saw it? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Lynne's collection of Doctor Who DVDs is once again complete, with the purchase of The Underwater Menace!
- Erika inspired a Mexican Doctor Who podcast, Doctor Quien!
- Kat discovered the existence of a Doctor Who board game, Doctor Who, The Game of Time and Space!
- Deb's heart is warmed by the goodness of fandom:
- Listener Helen made it possible for a fellow fan to attend Awesome Con!
- Chip, the Two-minute Time Lord, has made quite the contribution to fandom and podcasting, and we'll miss him while he's on hiatus.
Bonus links:
The Audio Guide to Babylon 5
The Terrible Zodin fanzine is looking for female reviewers
Lazy Doctor Who covers "The Long Game"
It's another "ask Verity! Extra!" Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy (who ran out of time to do our homework for our planned Extra!). We decided to punt and let you do the work! Thanks to all the listeners who tweeted us questions to answer!
Have a question for the Verities? Ask in the comments, and we'll bank those questions with the ones we didn't have time to answer this time!
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It's a classic-Who first! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as they talk about the first Doctor Who story written by a woman, Barbara Clegg's "Enlightenment". Not for the first time, Erika and Kat go against received fan wisdom and are lukewarm at best toward this story. Good thing Deb is here to balance things out.
What do you think of "Enlightenment"? Are you drawn in by its fascinating concepts? Or left cold by a lack of connection to what's happening on screen? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered:
- Kat is thrilled byJantoreunion news:
- John Barrowman and Gareth David Lloyd are recording together again!
- They recorded a video at Ianto's Shrine!
- Erika enjoys the joy of her spouse at getting the 12th Doctor's sonic screwdriver!
- Deb points out some scraps of new DW content:
- The Legends of River Song!
- David Tennant and Katharine Tate's new Big Finish audio!
Bonus link:
Our Amazon Giveaway goes until May 27!
It's an audio-based Extra! this week! Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first televised appearance of the 8th Doctor by talking about his first audio appearance! That's right, it's Storm Warning. And because we love Big Finish so much, we digress a LOT and talk about many other Big Finish stories we love--whether they include 8 or not. When it comes to DW audios, it's near-impossible to keep us on track, and we're A-OK with that!
Have you heard Storm Warning? If so, what do you think of it? And do you think it's a good starting place for a new BF listener? Let us know in the comments!
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Related links:
Our TVM 20th anniversary giveaway!
Tansy's post on where to start
Inconceivable!: This is How We Lost America in the First Place
Back to new Who series 1! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we talk about Rob Shearman's resurrection of the Doctor's most iconic enemy, the Daleks. We do a little "fanthropology" and talk about how we each felt watching this story when it first aired and whether we feel any different now. It was a turning-point episode for some of us, but does it live up to the memories? Listen and see!
What do you think of "Dalek"? Is it still (or was it ever) amazing? Or does TV from 11 years ago look too different to take as seriously? Let us know in the comments!
Pop over to our giveaway post to enter!
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Also covered:
- Liz's new Star Wars the Old Republic guildie is an old-school DW fan!
- Tansy
- enjoys all the Bill fan art on Tumblr!
- gives kudos to Hot Topic/Torrid for their size-inclusive Doctor Who clothing line!
- Erika enjoyed Calgary Expo and livetweeted two panels:
- John Barrowman!
- Billie Piper!
- Deb is mightily intrigued and excited by the prospect of a Doctor Who writers' room under Chris Chibnall!
Bonus links:
Erika's sad TARDIS coat blog post
Lazy Doctor Who covers "Dalek"
Jubilee (Big Finish play)
Time for another first-based Extra! (Which is sadly sans-Deb--damn real world!) Join Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we talk about Chris Chibnall's first foray into the televised Doctor Who universe. It's not an ep of DW, however. The first he wrote was the second episode of Torchwood, "Day One". It's a solid start that gets the series rolling with lots of delicious character interaction and provides much-needed visibility for bisexual people. That's our story and we're sticking to it.
Have you seen "Day One"? Did you enjoy it as much as we did? Or is "camp-noir" not for you? Let us know in the comments!
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Bonus link [on our site]:
Time Unincorporated: Volume 3
We are all over the map this week! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we discuss all sorts of interesting Doctor Who goodness.
First, we dump our "happy thing" segment and break our no-news rule because the announcement of a new companion is a Big Deal! We're excited about having a new face in the TARDIS, but the level of excitement varies wildly between Verities.
Next, we continue our run through classic season 1 with "The Edge of Destruction". It's a fascinating set piece that delves into the characters of our first TARDIS team in a spooky and often disturbing way. Chillingly delightful!
Finally, we touch on our first missing story, "Marco Polo". There are oodles of ways to consume this one, and we all did it differently. We compare various methods and talk about the story itself. Opinions vary on this one even more than they do on the new companion.
Oh, and in addition to all that, we're doing another Verity! GIVEAWAY! If you need some cool fan merch, Redbubble is the place for you, and we're giving away a $25 gift certificate. To enter, just head over to the Giveaway Post and leave a comment before Friday, May 6th! (NOTE: If you're one of our amazing, intelligent, attractive Patreon supporters, you're entered automatically!)
As for the comments section here, let us know what you think of Bill, "The Edge of Destruction", "Marco Polo", your favorite Doctor Who comedy podcasts, and whatever else we touched on. We're all ears!
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Bonus links [on our site]:
"Real" video by Years and Years (ft Pearl Mackie)
"asBill Evenson"
The Audio Guide to Babylon 5
Lazy Doctor Who covers "The Edge of Destruction" and "Marco Polo"
It's another rare recorded-in-person Verity! It's also an even-rarer commentary track! Join Deb and Lynne as they wind down from Uncanny Cabin shenanigans and settle in to watch the Paul McGann TV movie from 1996. With cocktails, natch. It's as much fun as you'd expect!
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The first year of new-Who continues with its first two-parter. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we delve deep (I mean DEEP) into the relationships and characterizations and implications in "Aliens of London" and "World War Three". Yes, we touch on the farting aliens, but there's so much more in this story. It's a bit of an anchor point for the arcs of several of our characters, and we tug hard on that anchor.
In addition, we talk about the importance of libraries (Happy National Library Week!), the Doctor as a soldier, and someone utters the phrase "barfing emotions". It's quite a ride.
What do you think of this two-parter? Did the farting aliens or the domesticity turn you off? Or did you enjoy the drama? And is your reaction any different now than the first time you saw this (assuming you have seen it before)? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne has 13 hours of David Tennant to listen to, as they re-released his BBC audios in a boxed set!
- Erika is getting excited for the spin-off, Class!
- Tansy
- heard gales of laughter as her daughters discovered Catherine Tate: comedic actress!
- helped her daughter through the DW rite of passage that is learning about the missing episodes.
- Deb
- was cheered greatly by the lovely "firsts" comments on our last Extra!
- thanks Leah Flanagan for pointing her towards Galliday at Disney!
Bonus link [also on our site]:
Doctor Who Confidential
...except when you do. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we struggle to remember a bunch of Doctor Who firsts. We talk tat, books, Big Finish, and more! That "more" includes fanworks, so I'm including this for Liz once again:
So what were your firsts in these categories? And what other firsts would you like to hear about? Let us know in the comments!
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Related links [on our site]:
Dalek Krack
United Fan Con 2000
Chicago TARDIS
Gallifrey One
Seasons of Fear
The Sirens of Time
Storm Warning
The Doctor Who Programme Guide
The Terrestrial Index
The Doctor Who Pattern Book
The Eight Doctors (as covered by The Doctor Who Book Club Podcast)
Lazy Doctor Who
After last week's delightful interview with Katy Manning, we thought it a perfect time to cover Jo Grant's first outing. Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as they discuss"Terror of the Autons", which was not only Jo's first story, but the Master's, as well as what many call the first real "UNIT family" story. Some even argue it's the genesis of a budding romance between the Master and the Doctor...
Tansy is on Valium, Liz forgets her intro, and Kat gets to talk about punk rock. A good time is had by all! And of course, it wouldn't be a Verity! ep if the Verities didn't take a sweet tangent into social issues. This time it's an examination of accents and the class systems of various countries.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Liz loves the deals available on the soon-to-be-closed-down BBC Shop!
- Kat
- can't wait to snap up the "Genesis of the Daleks" vinyl reissue on Record Store Day!
- wants to listen to music through Bad Wolf TARDIS wireless speakers!
- Lynne
- is a 100% Rebel Time Lord (her t-shirt says so)!
- congratulates P-Cap for helping set a Guinness Book world record!
- Tansy squees at an 8th Doctor quote outside a friend's local tea shop!
- Deb
- is all ears for new companion rumors!
- looks forward to streaming Doctor Who on Amazon Prime!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Liz's new The Ambassadors of Death book
The fab Delgado Master cosplayer who gave us daffodils
Lazy Doctor Who
It's another Verity! interview! Deb and Erika do a brief intro for Deb's on-stage interview with Katy Manning from LI Who! Katy is even more delightful in person than Jo is on screen. And that's saying something. Hear about...
- The time Katy asked Jon Pertwee "What would we do if we didn't have any arms?"
- Katy's fashion advice: "If you're going to wear a mini-skirt, you must get matching knickers."
- General observations on life: "That's kind of what life is you know. You're a mom, you're making a lampshade, but also you're writing a really filthy rap song."
- And this: "I've got a collector's mouth." (Yes, she explains this, but you'll have to listen to hear what she means.)
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Related links [on our site]:
Verity!'s Jo Grant ep
Not a Well Woman
We're back to 60s Who this week with the next installment of season 1. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we talk about all seven parts of "The Daleks". We chat about how they compare to their modern counterparts, TARDIS team-building, praise for info-text, and the social context of a really rather dark story. Also Lynne has a cold and Liz hates the nickname "P-Cap".
How do you feel about "The Daleks"? Do you recommend watching it all in one go like Erika did? Do you prefer the Peter Cushing film? Do you agree that Barbara is "made of awesome"? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne
- is the proud owner of a River Song Funko Pop fig!
- looks forward to seeing Deb for #uncannycabin part 2!
- Erika
- loves adding Doctor Who podcasts to her Hugo nomination ballot!
- can't wait to see P-Cap in Class later this year!
- Liz squees over
- the release of her new book, The Black Archive #3: The Ambassadors of Death!
- and the pics of it people have tweeted her!
- Deb
- delights in a Newsweek interview with P-Cap!
- swoons over P-Cap drawing pictures of other Doctors on The Fan Show!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Verity!'s Dalek episode
Lazy Doctor Who covers "The Daleks"
We went there. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we delve into the deep past of Mark Gatiss' scripted Doctor Who work for our "year of firsts". It may not be the tightest, flashiest DW-related production ever, but we manage to tease out some Gatissisms that recur later. We do our darnedest to stay positive! And even succeed to some extent.
Have you seen P.R.O.B.E. - The Zero Imperative? What did you think? Did it quench your need for Who in a time without it? Or did the all-star cast distract you too much to pay much attention to the spooky story?
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Our sojourn through series 1 continues. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we talk about "The End of the World" and, to a lesser extent, "The Unquiet Dead". (If you want a more in-depth Verity! discussion about "The Unquiet Dead", check out episode 83.) We talk about Rose's first proper outings with the Doctor and what they mean to that burgeoning relationship. And yes, "relationship" can mean many things to many viewers.
How do you feel about these episodes? Have your feelings changed as much as Erika's? Were you a baby-fan like Deb the first time you watched? And how do you view the interactions of Rose and the Doctor in these early outings? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Erika has (mostly) podcast-related joy (no surprise there):
- The Cornell Collective, live from Gallifrey One!
- a new accountant (yes, really), Andrew Carroll!
- The One podcast, recorded with Steven!
- an upcoming Lazy Doctor Who "marathon"!
- Tansy
- started a new fiction podcast, Sheep Might Fly!
- delights at Michelle Gomez dressed in (and tweeting about) River Song's Christmas dress!
- Kat
- loves the hell outta Paul Cornell's This Damned Band!
- records a new podfic, "These Are the Days We Live Now"!
- Deb
- finally has delightful new Doctor Puppet to watch!
- enjoys a Star Wars: The Force Awakens/Doctor Who series 1 mash-up!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Verity! Ep 83 - The Unquiet, Headstrong Companion
Tansy is a Ditmar Award finalist in 3 categories!
Lazy Doctor Who covers "The End of the World" and "The Unquiet Dead"
P.R.O.B.E. - The Zero Imperative (for next week!)
Editor's note: We recorded this before the Amazon Prime/Crave TV news dropped! Appropriate links below.
We've touched on it before, but in our year of firsts, we thought it worth revisiting--where do you recommend people start watching Doctor Who? And how can folks (especially in the US) find it to watch? Join Deb Erika, and Tansy as we dive deep into both halves of this tricky equation. There are many different strategies to get folks to join us in loving Doctor Who, but there are few ways to watch it--and even fewer now that Hulu and Netflix in the US have lost all DW titles.
How do you start new viewers on Doctor Who? Do you base it on the person, or do you have a go-to story? And where do you recommend they find what you want them to watch? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Tansy enjoyed DW actors in other properties:
- David Tennant in The Decoy Bride!
- Karen Gillan in Selfie!
- Erika's heart is still warmed by sweet Gally memories:
- Radio Free Skaro's intro video for their live show, "Gallifrey One Is Required"!
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and after!
- Deb bookmarked a couple great DW items:
- BBC's "Making Who"!
- Clarissa's Unofficial Gallifrey One Ribbon Database!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Doctor Who: The Fan Show gives a Ribbon primer
Erika's essay on starting new folks with "Blink"
Jason Snell's post on how to start watching Doctor Who
Erik Stadnik's open letter about what classic Who to watch before a con
Works of Lois McMaster Bujold
The Nerdist's Guide to Watching Doctor Who Online by Kyle Anderson
The Doctors Revisited series
Post-recording good-news links! [also also on our site]
Series 1-8 coming to Amazon Prime in the US!
Doctor Who coming to CraveTV in Canada!
Once again, we bring you a slightly sleep-deprived, recorded-in-person-live-at-Gally extra! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we blearily chat about what made this year's Gallifrey One convention so spectacular for each of us.
We mention all kinds of awesome stuff during this episode, but post-Gally travel and fatigue have prevented cataloging everything. Google is your friend and mine. If you'd like more info or a link to something you can't find, let us know in the comments, and we'll see what we can do.
Along the same lines, if we mentioned you or your awesome doings, please feel free to put links to yourself or your stuff in the comments. Share your fabness!
Instead of links, please enjoy some pictures from our Verity! meetup [on our site], courtesy of our pal Chip, the Two-minute Time Lord.
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Gallifrey One is right around the corner, and we can't wait for our "In Defense Of" panel! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we get our In Defense Of fix before the con so Lynne and Tansy can participate (since they [sadly] won't be at Gally). Deb comes up with a doozy for defense. Lynne breaks Deb. And there are many, many laughs.
And Deb and Erika talk a bit about what they're looking forward to at Gally!
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Related links [on our site]:
Our other In Defense Of eps
Gallifrey One
LI Who
As promised, for our year of firsts, we're taking you back to the very beginning! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we dive into the very very first Doctor Who story, "An Unearthly Child". We've all seen the first episode more times than the latter three, but we have a surprising(?) amount of positivity about the rest of the story. Those cavemen aren't half bad!
What do you think of the Doctor's first onscreen outing? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Liz
- delights in her LEGO Dimensions fun pack (even though she doesn't have the game itself)!
- anticipates a fantastic Gallifrey One!
- WROTE A BOOK about "The Ambassadors of Death"!
- Tansy
- also adores LEGO Dimensions!
- adores The Diary of River Song from Big Finish!
- Erika
- wishes a speedy recovery to Michael from the Tin Dog Podcast!
- giggled over Sarah Dollard's tweets about her father watching Doctor Who!
- can't wait for Gally!
- Deb
- looks forward to cooking geeky treats from The Official Doctor Who Cookbook!
- also can't wait for Gally--specifically a Verity! In Defense Of panel and meetup with some fun giveaways!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Lazy Doctor Who covers "An Unearthly Child": Part 1, Parts 2-4
Camelot
Schedule be damned! When there's Doctor Who news this big, we throw gently set the spreadsheet aside. Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we talk about our feelings upon hearing Steven Moffat will be stepping down after season 10. And just as importantly, we discuss our hopes and fears for the Chris Chibnall era to come. Of course, the news that we won't have any new Doctor Who until the Christmas special is quite something as well. We've got sadness and joy, hope and fear, excitement and meh.
What about you? What was your reaction to all the news? Let us know in the comments!
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Bonus link [on our site]:
Erika's tweet in the Radio Times
Welcome to our first "first" Extra! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we dip back in time to look at Steven Moffat's first official contribution to the world of Doctor Who. It's a short story called "Continuity Errors", originally published in the Decalog 3: Consequences collection. We find lots of very familiar ideas and spend some delightful time comparing these elements to elements of his televised stories.
Have you read "Continuity Errors"? If so, what did you think? Did you recognize many of the same tropes you've seen on TV? Or did you read it first and recognize his televised stories as similar to this? Let us know in the comments!
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It's the first official episode of our fourth year! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we start off our year-of-firsts with "rose", the first episode of Doctor Who's 2005 re-launch! We discuss our thoughts (if any) at the announcement of the show's return, our reactions to the episode as it aired, and our feelings about it now.
There's also some fascinating LiveJournal archaeology and at one point, Erika has a "Liz" moment. It's loads of fun to kick off a new year!
What do you think of "Rose"? And were you excited about the show's return? Were you nervous? Or did you not even know about it at the time? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne squees supersonically to see John Barrowman announcing a Captain Jack FunkoPop vinyl fig!
- Liz delightedly learns Companion Piece is on the non fiction long-list for the British Science Fiction Association awards!
- Erika enjoyed several lovely Doctor Who podcasting experiences:
- The Incomparable's series 9 round-up!
- Lazy Doctor Who's New Year's Eve 3-ep-extravaganza!
- Lazy Doctor Who's coverage of "Rose"!
- Deb looks forward to some great DW stuff:
- The Adventures of River Song!
- Doctor Who LEGO Dimensions Cyberman fun pack!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Press reactions to "Rose"
Doctor Who: Project Who?
Happy 2016 everyone! Have we got a year planned for you! Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we chat about what's in store for this year's theme. We're going with "firsts"!
What Doctor Who-related items will you try for the first time this year? Anything you'd like to hear us talk about? Let us know in the comments!
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Related links [on our site]:
Verity! In Defense Of...
Lazy Doctor Who
Our ep 100/3rd anniversary give-away
Huzzah and hurrah! We've reached 100 (numbered) episodes! Plus, it's our three-year anniversary! What a lovely Christmas present. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we celebrate this big, round milestone and talk about River, River, River and her delightful chemistry with Peter Capaldi. And as ever, we digress and touch on stuff like casting decisions, Philip Hinchcliffe, and Star Wars.
Don't forget to enter our 100 ep/3-year anniversary giveaway by leaving a comment over on the giveaway post! But if you're one of our Patreon supporters, you're entered automatically! (And as always, THANK YOU!)
How did you like "The Husbands of River Song"? Was it a fitting send-off for a great character? Did it leave you wanting? Do you think we'll see River again? Would you even want that? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Erika
- has a piece about "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith" in Outside In 2!
- loves her TARDIS zipper-bag from MarfDazeGeek!
- listens to a great new Doctor Who podcast, Handwavium!
- Tansy's family receives great Doctor Who gifts:
- a Tom Baker scarf!
- LEGO Dimensions with the Doctor Who level pack!
- Liz watches Doctor Who with her niece, who may finally be a fan after watching "The Eleventh Hour"!
- Deb can't wait to
- play LEGO Dimensions with the Doctor Who level pack!
- get the complete Series 9 DVD/Blu Ray collection, in part, for the "Sleep No More" commentary!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Lazy Doctor Who
The Memory Cheats
It Was Alright In the...
Radio Free Skaro #508
We bring our year of companions to a close by returning to the very first one, Susan. (Though apparently that distinction is up for debate, as is anything and everything in Doctor Who!) Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about Susan's tenure on the show and her place in the pantheon of companions. Does she reverberate throughout the history of the show? Or is she an outlier? It's a fun discussion!
Then Deb interviews Carole Ann Ford herself at LI Who. Listen in as they chat about Susan from the perspective of the woman who brought her to life!
What do you think of Susan? And how do you think she fits into the history of the show? Let us know in the comments!
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Related links [on our site]:
Lazy Doctor Who reviews "The Sensorites"
An Earthly Child from Big Finish
Companion Piece: Women Celebrate the Humans, Aliens and Tin Dogs of Doctor Who
"Dimensions in Time"
It's always a party when we have all six Verities in the house! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as we squee and muse and generally chat about series 9. It's tons of fun and less chaotic than you might expect. And as always, we veer into thinky territory as we discuss whether this season really is the most feminist of new Who (or whether it's really feminist at all). There's lots to cover, and we enjoy the heck out of covering it.
What did you think of series 9? Where do you weigh in on the question of this series' feminism? What do you think of Clara's arc? The hybrid (or lack thereof)? Let us know in the comments!
And don't forget to enter our Big Finish giveaway! [link on our site]
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Series 9 has come to a close with quite a bang. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we break down Clara's end, the Doctor's homecoming, gender-flipped regenerations, elegant storytelling, season-ending spectacle, and much more. There's a healthy amount of squee and flail, but not everyone is in hyper-happy mode, so it's a more balanced podcast than you might expect.
How did you feel about the final installment of S9? Was it everything you'd hoped for and more? Did it leave you wanting? Did it just confuse you? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne eagerly anticipates new DW tat:
- Missy in purple!
- 8 from "Night of the Doctor"!
- Kat
- listens to an uninterrupted track of Capaldi playing Clara's theme!
- guests on Doctor Who: Mostly Harmless Cutaway talking about "Face the Raven" and "Heaven Sent"!
- Erika's heart is warmed by the Twitter reaction to "Hell Bent"!
- Deb
- inspires a t-shirt about Con Philosophy! (Proceeds go to RAINN.)
- looks forward to the BBC book Legends of Ashildr!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Philippines Pantene commercial
"Not like other girls" trope
It’s another LIVE edition of Verity! Join Erika and Lynne, live from Chicago TARDIS, as we cover “Heaven Sent”, Doctor Who’s very first one-man-show! We watched it a the con, which made it even more special.
What did you think of Capaldi’s very-nearly-solo effort? Let us know in the comments!
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We may not be quite sure whether this is truly the end for Clara, but we all agree that "Face the Raven" is a fantastic story and a great debut by writer Sarah Dollard. Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as we evaluate character departures, discuss character motivation, and touch on Steven Moffat's commitment issues. We examine Clara Oswald's arc and try to determine whether she was running toward death or running from grief. We also discuss the themes of morality throughout Series 9 because, why not? (I think it's safe to say we loved this one.)
What did you think of "Face the Raven"? Do you think Clara met a fitting end or did her death feel too slight or insignificant? Do you think Mayor Me is the other side of the Doctor's morality or just a misguided villain? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Tansy is captivated by the Doctor Who version of the Bayeux Tapestry depicting 50 years of the show
- Lynne is greatly amused by the gifs and photos of Messrs. Capaldi, Moffat and Gatiss coming in THIRD in a Doctor Who pub quiz at the Doctor Who Festival in Australia.
- Deb got a frisson of nostalgia/joy/excitement at hearing the Big Finish Preview for the upcoming tenth Doctor and Donna Noble audios. She also started listening to Unit - Extinction in hopes of resurrecting her Kate Lethbridge-Stewart love.
It's a live-in-person (though not live-in-front-of-a-studio-audience) episode of Verity! Join Deb and Erika as we sit in a hotel room at LI Who and talk about the con and what we liked (and didn't) about Mark Gatiss' latest story, "Sleep No More".
What did you think of this story? It seems to be a divisive one. Which side of the divide were you on? Let us know in the comments! (And remember to be civil.)
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This week Deb, Erika, and Liz cover the second part of Peter Harness' Zygon two-parter. Let us know what you thought in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Liz browses the new BBC Store!
- Erika is having a FABULOUS time in the UK! Here are a few related links:
- James from The Doctor Who Podcast (now-defunct)
- It Was Alright in the... (producted by Simon Harries)
- The Doctor Who Experience
- Lazy Doctor Who
- Jammie Dodgers
- Doctor Who night at the College Arms
- The Whoovers present An Evening with Michael Pickwoad
- Deb
- got the Doctor Who expansion pack for LEGO Dimensions!
- looks forward to LI Who!
Bonus link [also on our site]:
Boston Legal
This week we discuss another Peter Harness nail biter or, depending on which Verity is on the mic, that meh episode with Osgood. (Maybe one of us has shapeshifted!) Join Deb, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as we parse refugee metaphor, fangirls leveling up, and underpants. It's that sort of episode. And we miss Erika, who is jaunting around the UK, just a little.
What did you think of "The Zygon Invasion"? Was it too heavy-handed or just a good invasion story? Have we had enough of The Hybrid talk? Is sometimes a cigar just a cigar? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Kat enjoyed seeing the Doctor Who/Welcome to Nightvale crossover!
- Tansy
- has jumped back on the Big Finish wagon with Counter-Measures!
- is looking forward to sharing "The Underwater Menace" with her 6 y.o. Second Doctor Fangirl!
- Lynne is SUPER EXCITED to get a Photo/Autograph with Alex Kingston at Chicago TARDIS. And has already selected shoes Worthy Of River Song!
- Deb
- loved the new 8th Doctor Comic written by George Mann and drawn by Emma Vieceli!
- is looking forward to Long Island Who and interviewing Camille Codori, Noel Clarke and Katy Manning. And invites listeners to send in questions!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Mary Robinette Kowal's The Glamourist Histories - with bonus Doctor references
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Television Movie
8th Doctor's question mark underpants
BONUS: 11 Doctors in their underpants by Caycowa (Scroll down to the bottom of the commentary for the War Doctor and the 12 Doctor update. Note - the 12th Doctor uses a bit of NSFW language.)
While we're not so sure this qualifies as part of a two-parter, we agree it's well worth talking about! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we delve into what it means to be immortal with a human brain, the fabulous chemistry Maisie Williams has with Peter Capaldi, some truly fantastic writing, and lots of fawning over highwaymen (by some of us, at least). It's a squee-filled episode, but not entirely without criticism.
What did you think of "The Woman Who Lived"? Did you dig the highwayman gig? Did you weep at Lady Me's cruelty? Did you roll your eyes at the big kitty in a crown? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne
- issued a squee that could be heard around the world over David Tennant and Catharine Tate teaming up for Big Finish!
- watched a Corgi dress up as all 12 Doctors!
- Kat attended an Edmonton podcaster meetup where the hosts of Doctor Whooch (while being interviewed for Seen and Heard in Edmonton) recommended Verity! and Radio Free Skaro!
- Erika reports two Doctor Who podcasts are back!
- Mostly Harmless Cutaway!
- Lazy Doctor Who!
- Deb cannot wait to see Mark Gatiss appear at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York to promote his upcoming episode "Sleep No More"!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Doctor Puppet
Long Island Who
Verity! mentioned on Danish radio
The Corinthian by Georgette Heyer
Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey
Paul's lion bread from The Great British Bake Off
Ahistory: An Unauthorized History of Doctor Who
It wasn't Susan! Or the Rani! Or any other crazy fan theory! Sometimes Moffat doesn't lie. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we talk about Maisie Williams as Ashildr, Vikings, eels, books, Brian Blessed, and much, much more.
What did you think of this ep? Did you love the girl who died? Or did you just see Arya Stark from Game of Thrones the whole time? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Erika
- looks forward to Doctor Who night at the College Arms pub in London!
- delights in the Durham Flash Chorus' Talalay-ified version of "Renegades"!
- Tansy dives back into the recently-returned Terminus podcast!
- Liz pre-orders the properly-sized Night of the Doctor 8th Doctor fig!
- Deb pre-orders the LI Who variant cover for the new 8th Doctor comic!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Emma Vieceli's Breaks
"Blank Space" fanvid
Seasons of Fear (Big Finish audio)
"Stand and Deliver" (Adam and the Ants song)
Stand and Deliver (film)
And another two-parter comes to a close. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss how we're feeling about two-part stories in general and "Before the Flood" in particular. Did it live up to the promise of "Under the Lake"? Reviews are mixed. As are reviews of the cold open, the sunglasses, and pretty much everything else. That's what makes it fun!
How are you feeling about two-parters? How did you like this part, specifically? Let us know in the comments!
And congratulations to the winner of our $30 Amazon gift card!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne covets the new Night of the Doctor fig!
- Erika couldn't be more excited about her upcoming travel to the UK, LI Who, and Chicago TARDIS!
- Tansy
- wishes the LEGO Gallifreyan Shopping Network were a real thing!
- adores the art of Karen Hallion, and really adores that she can get it on fabric at Spoonflower!
- Deb
- had a great time on the Doctor Who panel at NYCC!
- looks forward to the beautiful new book Doctor Who: Impossible Worlds: A 50-Yeah Treasury of Art and Design!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Burlington Bunker
Radio Times article about sci-fi references in "Before the Flood"
The Fisher King
It's the first episode of another two-parter! (Though not everyone remembered that.) Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we talk about bases under siege, horror/suspense tropes, ghosts, a sea turtle named Clyde, and more!
What did you think of this one? Too horrorey? Too base-under-siegey? Or not enough? Let us know in the comments!
Also, we're doing another GIVEAWAY! Be sure to comment over on that post to enter. Though if you're one of our lovely Patreon sponsors, you're entered already!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Tansy loves how well the ABC supports Doctor Who!
- Erika
- talks about "The Witch's Familiar on The Incomparable's TeeVee podcast!
- sees her spouse interview Jenna Coleman at Edmonton Expo!
- watches him play the Doctor Who bits of the LEGO Dimensions base game!
- Kat
- has her picture taken with Jenna Coleman at Edmonton Expo!
- enjoys a live, improvised ep of Doctor Whom!
- Deb
- appears at New York Comic Con on Oct 11th at 4pm!
- eagerly awaits the new War Doctor and 8th Doctor Time War audios from Big Finish!
- is (mostly) happy there's a new Doctor Who spin-off coming: Class!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Erika's blog post on the BBC's Class announcement
Kat's post about a space gerbil
Abandoned amusement parks
Our Verity! Patreon
It's an Erika-less Verity!, but there's more than enough excitement to make up for it. Join Deb, Liz, and Lynne as they dig deep into everything Clara, Davros, Missy, Doctor, Daleks, and more! There are crack theories, lots of squee, and many astute observations about the second installment of series 9.
What did you think about this one? Did Steven Moffat close things off nicely? Or...not? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne wants to get her grubby little hands on the new Missy action figures!
- Liz is still excited about LEGO Dimensions!
- Deb
- wants the rumors about David Tennant and Catherine Tate coming to Big Finish to be true!
- knows those two have great chemistry based on their Chain Reaction appearance!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Liz's thoughts on "The Magician's Apprentice"
Erika on the TeeVee podcast about "The Witch's Familiar"
IT'S HERE! YOU GUYS! IT'S HERE! FINALLY! NEW DOCTOR WHO!!! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we flail and squee over guitars and shades, Clara and Missy, Davros and Daleks, and pretty much everything in between. We delve into examination, speculation, admiration, and the littlest bit of criticism. We're thrilled to be back at it with a new series!
What did you think of "The Magician's Apprentice"? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Kat enjoys the heck out of the new Big Finish Torchwood play, The Conspiracy!
- Erika
- interviews Graeme Burk and Robert Smith? about The Doctors Are In on Reality Bomb!
- aims to attend "an Evening with Michael Pickwoad" in Derby, UK on November 6th!
- looks forward to watching her spouse interview Jenna Coleman at Edmonton Expo!
- Lynne welcomes new Doctor Who tat into the family: The 12th Doctor and The Curator!
- Deb loves the classic Who buffet that is #BreakfastWithBaker!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Radio Free Skaro
"Genesis of the Daleks"
This week we throw out our regularly scheduled topic (or rather, shelve it back into the spreadsheet) and talk about BBC Doctor Who prologues! That's right, the BBC surprised us with some series 9 Capaldi goodness, and we just couldn't hold back. In addition, we cover some of the other internet-only prologue action the BBC has tossed our way over the years. (Note: If you're looking for speculation and a frame-by-frame breakdown, you have come to the wrong podcast, my friend.)
Oh yeah, and Erika is over the moon because it's not called a "prequel"!
How do you feel about it? Let us know in the comments!
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Referred-to links [on our site]:
Chicks Unravel Time
Head Over Feels
Den of Geek
We close out our companion miniseries in fine style with Liz's pick, "The Curse of Peladon". Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we discuss Jo's merits as a companion. They are many--especially in this story. There's a lot of Jo love, dissension among the ranks as to which Peladon story is better, and even some soul-searching. It's quite an episode!
What do you think about Jo? Is she as awesome as the Verities think? Or do you still see her as a useless screamer? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Liz cannot contain her excitement that River Song will be in the Doctor Who Christmas special!
- Erika shares fanart inspired by Lazy Doctor Who!
- Kat fangirls all over the trailers for the new Big Finish Torchwood audios!
- Deb receives chocolate Daleks from Fear's Confections!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Enlightenment, formerly edited by Graeme Burk
Erika's post on "The Curse of Peladon"
TARDIS Tavern episode 61: A Pertwee Extravaganza!
Unjustly Maligned 10 - “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” with Erika Ensign
Radio Free Skaro's commentary on "The Monster of Peladon" (part1) (part 2)
This week it's Lynne's turn to pick a companion-tastic story, and bafflingly, she chose Nyssa in "Black Orchid". Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we discuss all the companions in "Black Orchid". Lynne does have some strong reasons why Nyssa shines here. Deb thinks it's a stronger Tegan story. And Erika discovers it's her new favorite Adric story. It may be a short story, but with the crowded TARDIS of the fifth Doctor era, there are lots of companions to go around!
What do you think of this story? Would you have picked a different Nyssa story? Or can you think of other reasons this is a goor one for her? And do you find Adric boring? Charming? Annoying? Let us know in the comments!
And remember, you have about a week left to contribute to the Uncanny Magazine Year Two Kickstarter and make an extra difference thanks to an amazing Verity! listener!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne goes "woo hoo!" over the forthcoming Doctor Who LEGO!
- Erika had a great time at Worldcon/Sasquan:
- visiting KSPS in Spokane!
- meeting some lovely Verity! listeners!
- guesting on Radio Free Skaro #490!
- Liz is giddy that Doctor Who is coming back in a few weeks!
- Deb
- fangirls over DW writer Sarah Dollard cosplaying as Han Solo!
- congratulates Tansy and Galactic Suburbia for winning the Best Fancast Hugo Award!
- recommends you check out Sage's Head Over Feels piece on fan shaming!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Total Party Kill
"Doctor in Distress"
This week it's Tansy's turn to pick a companion-tastic story. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we discuss Vicki and Steven in "The Time Meddler", their relationship to each other, and their relationships to the Doctor. This is really the first episode of a new type of companion/Doctor team. Not only that, but it's a really interesting episode for the Doctor, and we veer into that territory more than a little.
What do you think of this story? Are Vicki and Steven a great team? Do you like how the Doctor interacts with them (and gets to go off on his own as they explore without him)? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Kat's new "Companion in Training" running shirt is available in our US and UK shops!
- Erika wants to see you in these places:
- -The College Arms on November 5th!
- -LI Who Nov 13-15!
- -Chicago TARDIS Nov 27-29!
- Tansy can't wait to hear the new Big Finish release, in which the 6th Doctor regenerates!
- Deb enjoys several little shots of fannish joy:
- -Seeing Kat's DW scarf on a proprietor of Variant Edition Comics on Doctor Who Comics Day!
- -Learning Hayley Atwell wants to be the Doctor!
- -Watching Matthew Dow Smith (via Twitter) as he draws the 8th Doctor!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Zombies Run!
Edmonton 5k
Nerd Fitness
October Girl
Our companion miniseries continues! This week Deb picked the story, so join her, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we chat about Rose in "The Unquiet Dead". It may not be the first story you think of when you think of Rose, but Deb explains why it's a great pick to demonstrate some of her Roseiest characteristics.
What do you think of "The Unquiet Dead" as a Rose story? Does it display her companionness completely? Or would you pick a different story for her? Let us know in the comments!
And please do check out our blog post where you can find out how to increase your impact to the Uncanny Magazine Year Two Kickstarter!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- All the Verities are excited about the new Series 9 trailer!
- Tansy watches lots of Doctor Who on Netflix!
- Lynne welcomes Bethany Black, fellow fangirl and the first openly transgender actor on Doctor Who!
- Erika
- wants to read Four Doctors even more after hearing an interview about it on Radio Free Skaro!
- watched her first full recon story, "Marco Polo", for Lazy Doctor Who!
- Deb
- looks forward to Doctor Who Comics Day festivities!
- adored the new comic, Four Doctors!
- stumbled upon the new In Defense Of podcast!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Verity! Patreon page
Do Some EXTRA Good by Joining the Space Unicorn Ranger Corps!
Uncanny Magazine Year Two Kickstarter
This week it's Kat's turn to pick a companioney story. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we talk about Sarah Jane Smith in "School Reunion". Is this representative of Sarah? Does that even matter? And how does this work as in introduction story for one of classic Who's most beloved companions? What are some other stories (and media) that show off Sarah Jane as a companion and highlight her relationship with the Doctor? We cover all that and more.
What do you think of "School Reunion" as a Sarah Jane Smith story? Do you think she's been waiting for the Doctor and pining away? Or do you think she's been out there kicking booty all along? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne is ALLCAPS excited about the upcoming River Song audios from Big Finish!
- Kat's Funko Pop! Vinyl P-Cap is rocking out with The Sex Pistols on her shelf!
- Erika happily dives into reading The Doctors Are In: The Essential and Unofficial Guide to Doctor Who's Greatest Time Lord, which you can pre-order now!
- Deb
- looks forward to seeing Reese Shearsmith in a Mark Gatiss-penned story!
- has high hopes for Nerdist's upcoming series The Doctor's Finest!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
K9 and Company
K9 and Company theme song
Sarah Jane Smith audios
Outside In 2: 125 Unique Perspectives on 125 Modern Doctor Who Stories by 125 Writers
"The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith"
This is the first ep in a Verity! miniseries in which we each select a story that displays a compelling Doctor-companion relationship. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we cover Erika's pick, "The Power of Three". The Ponds' penultimate story is rife with companion-based themes--to the detriment of what little plot there is.
How do you feel about the interactions between the Doctor, Amy, and Rory in "The Power of Three"? Does it give you enough to chew on so that you can ignore the weak story? (Or do you disagree and think the story is amazing?) Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Tansy enjoys all the great material that came out of SDCC, including Jenna Coleman on a panel about Women Who Kick Ass!
- Erika guests on A Madman with a Box (a long time ago)!
- Liz wishes this Attack of the Giant Clam trailer was for a real movie!
- Deb
- thanks everyone who helped us hit both our Patreon commentary goals (voting open until 8/12/15)!
- looks forward to convention season, especially LI Who!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Chicks Unravel Time
Deleted Scene ‘P.S.': What Happened To Amy & Rory?
That's right, we're talking about the TARDIS again! We discussed her villainous tendencies with Lynne and Tansy last year. Now, join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we fold the TARDIS into our Year of Companions. We discuss the evolution of the TARDIS on-screen and how the Doctor's treatment of her varies by actor and era.
What's your favorite Doctor-TARDIS pairing? Do you have a favorite (least favorite?) moment between the Doctor and his "wife"? How do you feel about the blatant personification of the TARDIS in the new series? Let us know in the comments!
And be sure to head over to our commentary-picking post to help us determine what wonderful Doctor Who goodness we'll jabber all over! We've already hit our first informal Patreon goal of 120 supporters. We'll do a second commentary at 125!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Liz swoons and squees over the Doctor Who Fan Show interview, in which Peter Capaldi displays his classic-Who fannishness!
- Kat
- delights in the recently-released newsreel footage of Jon Pertwee's first wedding!
- basks in the glow of having turned a DW fan on to Supernatural (and consequently, the joy of literally chasing Mark Sheppard around a con)!
- Erika watches her spouse practically explode with glee at the Doctor Who component of the upcoming LEGO Dimensions game!
- Deb warms her heart over an article on BlackGirlNerds.com about the TARDIS acting as a symbol of connection!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
50th anniversary documentaries from BBC America: The Doctors Revisited
Knight Rider
Supernatural
Lazy Doctor Who
Companion Piece
This week the Verities who are parents talk about that. Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as they discuss what it's like to raise children who are fans--and to be a fan as a parent. This my be the most personal Verity! yet.
Are you a parent raising a young DW fan? Let us know about it in the comments! How young did you start your kids on Who? How did you explain concepts like regeneration? We'd like to know!
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Bonus link [on our site]:
Our Patreon page (We'll do bonus commentaries when we hit 120 and 125 supporters!)
This week we forget an exciting merch-related announcement at the top of the show, so be sure to listen until the very end! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we talk about companions who take on the role of the Doctor. Some do it more effectively than others. Some take to it right away, while most develop the ability after spending more time with the Doctor. And some companions who seem very un-Doctorey indeed have their moments too.
Which are your favorite Doctorish companions? Any moments that stand out to you? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Tansy did two Doctor Who panels at Continuum!
- Kat
- loled over a Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who mash-up pic.
- has a new, partially-completed Doctor Who tattoo!
- Erika did a really positive, enthusiastic DW panel at CONvergence!
- Deb
- awaits whatever news comes out of SDCC!
- loves that Peter Capaldi's voice will be in the new LEGO Dimensions game!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Dalek patterns on Ravelry
Bernice Summerfield
Our US Spreadshirt shop
Our UK Spreadshirt Shoppe
This week we bring you episode 78--really! Pay no attention to Deb's introduction. Erika isn't the only one who makes mistakes! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we talk about companion teams. First, we have to define that term and differentiate it from "TARDIS team". Then we can get into the meat of the discussion--which companions work really really well together? Who can't you think of without their counterpart?
Let us know your favorite companion teams in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Liz's inner-8-year-old melts at the Companion Piece review in Doctor Who Magazine!
- Lynne can't wait for Chicago TARDIS, now they've posted an early guest list!
- Erika
- boggles that Doctor Who will have another Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con!
- enjoys the heck out of the Peter Harness-adapted Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell!
- Deb
- fans over Bad Wolf Blerd!
- is happy about diverse fans monetizing their fandom!
- again highly recommends Toby Hadoke's Who's Round podcast!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Erika's grumpy/happy thing: CONsole Room
Down and Safe - Liz's Blake's 7 podcast
Peter Capaldi w/parachute
Welcome to a one-of-a-kind episode of Verity! Join Erika and Liz as we try to figure out a way to salvage a recording session gone horribly wrong. (Well, if you consider having only two Verities horribly wrong. As it turned out, it worked pretty well if we do say so ourselves.) Liz had the bright idea to take questions from the listeners--practically in real time! So that's exactly what we did.
Huge thanks to the listeners who tweeted us questions and made this whole thing possible! If you have questions you'd like to hear us answer in the future, please leave them in the comments!
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Related links [on our site]:
Random Trek
Revolution 60
Brianna Wu
Doctor Who - The High Council
This week we're talking about the "kids" in the TARDIS. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we talk about the Doctor as a father figure and orphans in the TARDIS. So how does the Doctor do as a parental unit? Is he a trustworthy adult-type? Or as childish as the youngsters he takes in? Or does it vary by era? (Spoiler: it varies!) And as this is the year of the companion, we spend a good amount of time chatting about the young(ish) orphans themselves.
What do you think of the-Doctor-as-parent and the young'uns who travel with him? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Kat
- discovers another drunken Doctor Who podcast, Doctor Whooch!
- and the hosts of that podcast own a new comic shop in Edmonton, Variant Edition!
- Erika
- listens to Liz on Radio Free Skaro!
- also listens to Liz's new Blake's 7 podcast, Down and Safe!
- Lynne covets fuzzy, hooded, TARDIS footie pajamas!
- Deb
- can't wait to see Sam Maggs, author of The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy!
- enjoys the Sam Maggs interview on RFS #475!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
TARDIS Tavern
The Audio Guide to Babylon 5
The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who
Total Party Kill
Lazy Doctor Who
Watsonian vs Doylist
Guy In Your MFA
If you thought our previous installments of In Defense Of went off the rails, you ain't heard nothin' yet! Join Deb Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we do our best(?) to defend some of the dodgy science (and non-science) of Doctor Who. It's about as nonsensical as you might expect.
And be sure to enter to win a copy of The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who. Remember, if you're already a Verity! patron, you're automatically entered! If not, leave a comment over on the giveaway post, or become a patron before the contest ends on June 24th.
As for the comments here, please take a crack at defending all that "science"--or just laugh at our pitiable attempts.
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This week's topic is one we've touched on a bit, but we thought it deserved its own episode. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk about companions who were also soldiers (or soldierey or soldier-adjacent). Naturally, there's a lot of UNIT talk, but there are more soldier-companions than you might think.
What do you think of the military companions? And how do you feel about the Doctor's ever-evolving reaction to soldiers? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Tansy reads about Osgood as Missy's companion in a fanfic called "The Dread Pirate Missy"!
- Erika looks forward to two new comic books series from former Doctor Who writers:
- Rivers of London from Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel!
- This Damned Band from Paul Cornell!
- Lynne discovers a new 10th Doctor Tumble love: Three TARDISes and a Tea!
- Deb
- does some fannish excavation and unearths a Rose Tyler action figure!
- enjoys Anglophenia's celebration of Captain Jack's 10 year anniversary!
- ooohs and ahhhs over the art for the upcoming Doctor Who multi-Doctor comics!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Our ep on the Master's companions
Texts from the TARDIS
Verity's Tumblr
Seasons of War charity anthology
Action by HAVOC tee-shirts: US shop, UK shop
Fanon
As promised, we weren't quite finished covering Red Nose Day shenanigans! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we discuss the longest, most involved, and most important(?) Comic Relief special of them all, "The Curse of Fatal Death". What did we each think of Mr. Moffat's first turn at writing televised Doctor Who? And what was it like seeing it for the first time back when we thought there was no more Doctor Who on TV ever?
What about you? Did you see this sketch back when it debuted? If so, have your views on it changed over the years? If not, what did you think seeing it out of context? Let us know in the comments!
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Bonus links:
Red Nose Day on NBC
"Curse of Fatal Death" - Behind the Scenes (part 1)
"Curse of Fatal Death" - Behind the Scenes (part 2)
They may not be the most unloved companions, but they're the ones you, the listeners, didn't want to hear us talk about. Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we discuss the companions in the bottom 1.5% of our listener poll. Why do we think these companions ended up here? Do they belong? Or do we think some of these characters should be rated higher?
Did you vote in the poll? If so, did you vote for these companions? If not, why not? If so, why? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne giggles over clever Doctor Who poetry on Tumblr!
- Erika adores Peter Capaldi even more after he spent his day off at the Doctor Who Experience!
- Deb
- enjoyed Philadelphia Comic Con (both the Doctor Who panel and seeing her fangirl daughter cosplay for the first time)!
- looks forward to attending the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Inconceivable
Doctor Who: The Writers' Room
The Doctor Who Book Club Podcast
CONtv
Companion Piece
Kamelion touches the TARDIS
If you're reading this the day it drops, the US is having its very first Red Nose Day tomorrow! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we explain just what that means and why it relates to Doctor Who. (If you live in the UK, that part may be a bit obvious.) We chat (and disagree--of course) about each of the Red Nose Day sketches that are (sometimes only just barely) related to the Doctor and his universe [inks on our site]:
2007 - Catherine Tate & David Tennant
2009 - SJA: From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love
2011 - Space, Part One and Time, Part Two
2013 - Call the Midwife/One Born Every Minute/Doctor Who Comic Relief Sketch
If you've watched and enjoyed any of these, please consider donating to Comic Relief, either in the US or the UK.
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Bonus links [also on our site]:
The Catherine Tate Show
Ronnie Corbett
The Frost Report
The Two Ronnies
Call the Midwife
One Born Every Minute
Yes, we assure you this really is episode 74. Pay no attention to the wildly inaccurate introduction claiming we've gotten further than we have. This is what happens when Deb leaves us alone. Join Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we try to cope without our moderating maven. And what are we discussing? We stick to our 2015 theme of companions, but we take it in a different direction this week. We're talking about the companions of a different Time Lord. Yep, from Delgado to Gomez, we're covering the Master's (Missy's) companions! Why does the Master always seem to have lackeys assisting him? We discover the Master's reasons for picking up strays aren't always that different from the Doctor's, though his methods of acquiring these "helpers" is usually quite different.
What do you think of the Master's companions? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Liz discovers a delightful new podcast called Lazy Doctor Who!
- Tansy enjoys the return of The Wife in Space blog!
- Erika
- gloats over the reaction to her love of Zagreus!
- launches a new Doctor Who podcast with her spouse!
Bonus link [also on our site]:
The Memory Cheats
Time for another silly bit of fun for the Verities! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we delve into Doctor Who: Who-ology, a book of Doctor Who miscellany by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright. Deb puts us through our paces with a bunch of DW questions that are tricksy as can be.
Play along or laugh at our incompetence--it's up to you! Let us know what you think in the comments!
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We thought this provided some nice symmetry with our episode about companion arrivals. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk about how companions leave the TARDIS. Many are forced out, some choose to leave, a few even die. We have some definite favorites and some just-as-definite least favorites. Also, Deb objectifies hair and Lynne wants to spray King Yrcanos with a spray bottle. It's lots of good fun!
What's your favorite/least-favorite way to see a companion take their leave of the Doctor? Which stories do you love, and which don't hold water? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne rightly adores the LEGO-recreation of the 11th Doctor's regeneration!
- Tansy is doing a rewatch of all new-Who starting with the 9th Doctor's era!
- Erika
- thanks listeners for the great reaction to our April Fool's Day episode!
- participated in a Doctor Who bracket podcast mashup!
- contributed an essay to You and Who: Contact Has Been Made Volume Two!
- listened to (and LOVED--in your face Deb!) Zagreus!
- Deb
- shouts out to the L.I. Geek Convention for your east-coast con-withdrawl needs!
- anticipates Big Finish's upcoming Third Doctor Adventures!
- objectifies Peter Capaldi's hair!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Chicks Unravel Time (in which you can find Tansy's essay about Peri)
Peri and the Piscon Paradox
For this week we had the opportunity to talk to the delightful Sophie Aldred, and we couldn't make you wait for that--especially because her Kickstarter for Strangeness in Space still has a few days to go. Do check it out if you're a fan of sci-fi, comedy, and/or audio goodness! She chats to Deb about that fantastic project, her time as Ace (both on screen and in Big Finish), and what it's like attending conventions and interacting with fans. It's a wonderful conversation, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we have!
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No, that title doesn't mean we're fighting amongst ourselves (though it's true we're not in total agreement about this week's topic). Join Deb, Erika, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk about Richard Marson's new biography of Verity Lambert, Drama and Delight: The Life of Verity Lambert. Verity did an awful lot more than just launching Doctor Who. Her successes ranged from television to cooking to friendship. We chat about it all and discuss whether we thought the book succeeds as a biography.
Will you be running out to nab this book? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Related links [on our site]:
Drama and Delight The Life of Verity Lambert (paperback version--click the link in the text above for hardback)
The Life and Scandalous Times of John Nathan-Turner
Verity! Extra! - Matt Smith, Adieu and JN-T Ado
Catalogue raisonné
Adam Adamant Lives!
...Or as Deb so aptly put it on the Verity! spreadsheet: "Hey you! What are you doing in my TARDIS?" Join Erika, Deb, Liz, and Lynne as we talk about how the companions end up with the Doctor in the first place. There are lots of different ways and reasons folks end up aboard the TARDIS. Some do it on purpose, some are complete accidents. Some seem to have fallen out of favor in the new series, and we wish they'd make a comeback!
What kinds of companion arrivals are your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Erika
- congratulates The Memory Cheats on completing their entire run of classic Doctor Who stories!
- appreciates that Two-minute Time Lord is back to doing throwback reviews!
- Liz
- is proud of the launch of Companion Piece: Women Celebrate the Humans, Aliens and Tin Dogs of Doctor Who!
- ...and squees mightily to see Sophie Aldred (Ace herself!) holding the book!
- Lynne
- celebrates #10YearsofNewWho!
- ...especially the pics published by the official Doctor Who Twitter account!
- Deb
- enjoyed putting together our April Fools' Day episode!
- basked in the glow of the fan community's 10th anniversary happiness!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Erika's essay about Nyssa
Everyone's Just So So Special by Rob Shearman
David Tennant says Rose was the Doctor's girlfriend
Watsonian vs Doylist
Huge thanks to all our April Fools' Day participants:
- Steven Schapansky
- Chris Burgess
- Michael Damian Thomas
- Paul Cornell
It's April Fools' Day, so we thought we'd bring you something a bit lighter than usual. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss the totally-canonical (according to some) PR1ME computer ads Tom Baker and Lalla Ward did in the early 80s. Wait. I should be clearer--Tom and Lalla did these Australian commercials AS the Doctor and Romana. And they are a glorious thing to behold. If you haven't already seen them, do yourself a favor!
So what do you think of these commercials? Totally canon? Or just totally fun?
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Links! [on our site]
PR1ME Computer ads (YouTube)
PR1ME Computer ads (transcript)
12th Doctor in five TARDIS console rooms!
Paul Cornell is writing the summer crossover Doctor Who story for Titan Comics!
Peter Capaldi sings "Happy Birthday" at the Doctor Who Experience!
New 10th anniversary YouTube video from John Smith!
It's time to turn our companion-loving eyes toward the ones we can't actually see. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we talk about the companions who have missing episodes. Some are missing more eps than others. Does that affect how fandom feels about them? Does it affect how we feel about them? How do we like to consume the missing stories? And what are good places to start for someone who's never tried? All this and more!
Are you a lover/hater/defender of the companions whose episodes are missing? Do you like the telesnaps? Audios? Novelisations? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Liz discovers a couple Skyrim mods to include a TARDIS!
- Tansy receives geeky cake sprinkles, including teeny police boxes!
- Erika
- fawns over the Greatest Spreadsheet Ever, courtesy of listener Jonathan Young!
- listens to Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories, and enjoys Liz's first Big Finish audio!
- Deb
- enjoys the first 9th Doctor comic!
- delights in all the upcoming Doctor Who conventions, including (Re)Generation Who and LI Who!
Bonus link [also on our site]:
Our fabulous Patreon supporters!
For this week's Extra, we haven't watched anything. Instead, we've been reading! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we talk about the new(ish) line of Doctor Who comics from Titan Comics. We've all read the first five issues of the 10th and 11th Doctors' series, and some of us have read even farther. We discuss what it's like to see the Doctor in 2D form and, even more excitingly, we cover the new companions he meets in the pages of these delightful books!
Have you read the Titan comics yet? If so, let us know what you think in the comments! And whether you've read them or not, you're welcome to enter our giveaway--just leave a comment on our giveaway post!
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Bonus link [on our site]:
Bookshelf Doctors!
That's right. We're pretty excited about this week's companion topic. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk about the most educated companions--the academics, the doctors, the scientists, and more. What is it about them that makes them appealing? Is there anything that can be off-putting to audiences? Does Romana count? The answer to that last one is debated hotly (but laughingly)!
What do you think of the brainier companions? Do you see yourself in them? Or do you seem them being too full of their own capabilities? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Erika
- sends a huge thank-you to Roam Mobility!
- listens to Big Finish audios: The Apocalypse Element and Neverland!
- Lynne
- wants a 10th Doctor Funko Pop Vinyl!
- covets the BBC full-cast audio of Mansfield Park (starring David Tennant)!
- Tansy
- gives a warm shout-out to Liz Barr's Companion Piece essay defending Mel!
- wrote a story for Liberating Earth (Faction Paradox)!
- Deb has warm-fuzzies about all the great, creative, non-Doctor Who stuff she and her Doctor Who-loving friends are doing:
- Deb is on Pit Stop! The Amazing Race podcast!
- Erika is on The Audio Guide to Babylon 5!
- Lynne is co-editing/publishing Uncanny Magazine!
- Tansy is writing Musketeer Space, a serial, gender-swapped, space-opera retelling of The Three Musketeers!
- Kat is writing a fantastic blog about fandom, self-discovery, and much more!
- Liz co-edited and wrote for Companion Piece Women Celebrate the Humans, Aliens and Tin Dogs of Doctor Who!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Galactic Suburbia is five years old!
Wendy the Weeping-Angel Barbie!
Giles
Bernice Summerfield
Love and War (novel by Paul Cornell)
The Marian Conspiracy (Big Finish audio)
Peel and Steed
Mulder and Scully
Leverage
It's Extra!-time again. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we get a little silly (and tangential...surprise, surprise) while talking about regenerations. What makes a "worthy" regeneration for the Doctor? Which ones make us uncomfortable? What would we like to see in the future? (Besides a better Skype connection...grr.) What would we like to see from the past? All this plus lots of giggles!
What are your thoughts on regeneration? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Associated links [on our site]:
Dumb Ways to Die
Love and War (novel by Paul Cornell)
This week we focus on one companion--the winner of our Verity! companions poll! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne, as we talk about Ace! Our personal feelings about Ace as a companion are mixed, but we all agree (mostly) on her importance as a companion. It's pretty easy to draw a line between Ace and Rose, and we do just that! We also chat a lot about Ace: as compared to other women on screen at the time, as a character to identify with (or not), and as a tuxedo-wearer.
What are your feelings about Ace? Do you love her attitude? Or does she put you off as a viewer? Or something in between? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Liz is happy about all kinds of Gally-related goodness:
- listening to Doctor Who The Writers' Room!
- reading Who's 50!
- buying glittery Dapol Daleks!
- learning Missy is returning to Doctor Who!
- seeing/signing Companion Piece in the wild!
- Erika is happy about Gally stuff and more:
- Frazer Hines tweeting that she did a great interview--with emoji!
- signing four copies of Companion Piece, including one for a Doctor Who writer!
- appearing in another Doctor Who essay anthology (available for preorder now): Outside In 2!
- Lynne is thrilled Paul Cornell will be writing for Titan's DW comics!
- Deb
- adores a Doctor/Master fanvid set to Taylor Swift's "Blank Space"!
- listens to the awesome Gallifrey Public Radio podcast!
- coos over the upcoming Doctor Who Funko Pop Vinyls!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
The Web of Queer podcast
Two Girls, a Guy and a TARDIS podcast
Paul Booth (who was recently interviewed on Radio Free Skaro)
Human Nature (the novel by Paul Cornell)
The Doctor Who Book Club Podcast on Damaged Goods
Once again, we bring you a Gallifrey One-based Verity! that we recorded while in the same room! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we giggle over convention fun and revel in the rare experience of recording face-to-face. This year's Gally saw many of the Verities on stage (interviewing!), on panels (being erudite and awesome!), and wandering the lobby and halls of the LAX Marriott (having a lovely time!).
In addition, Deb has a great interview with director Rachel Talalay, who was a bit of a rockstar at this year's convention.
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Bonus thank-you link [on our site]:
Roam Mobility (who made it possible for Erika and Kat to stay in touch while conventioning!)
Time to talk transitions! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy, as we discuss the companions who were there when the Doctor regenerated. How does a carryover companion help (or not help) the audience's reaction to a new Doctor? Which companions handled it well? Which freaked out? All this and plenty more this week!
If you're a day-of downloader, four of us (Deb, Erika, Kat, and Liz) are on their way to (or have already arrived in) Los Angeles for the Gallifrey One convention. If you're attending, please find us and say hi! We have ribbons AND BRACELETS!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Tansy hosted a Doctor Who-themed birthday party, complete with TARDIS cake!
- Erika
- squees over the release of Seasons of War and the money they're raising for charity!
- couldn't be more humbly honored that folks have nominated Verity! for a Hugo Award this year!
- Lynne has only ONE MORE Doctor Who story to consume (The Space Pirates!!), and she'll have seen/heard ALL the televised eps!
- Deb
- cannot wait to be on her way to Gally!
- hails the release of Seasons of War and Sam Maggs' The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Missing episode audios
The Spectre of Lanyon Moor
The Five Companions
We're taking a quick break from our year of companions to provide you with a discussion (and explanation of) fanworks. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, and guests Anna Livingston (of A Teaspoon And An Open Mind), and Janita Burgess (of the Organization for Transformative Works), as we discuss what fanworks are, what they mean, how they've evolved, where to find them, and much more!
Have you created some fanworks and want to share? Please do so in the comments! Have some favorites you'd like to point us to, be sure to let us know! And we welcome your thoughts on fanworks in general.
^E
Related links [on our site]:
- Anna
- A Teaspoon And An Open Mind
- Calufrax, Teaspoon's recommendations community, is on LiveJournal and Tumblr
- Anna's recs:
- A Partial Map of Your TARDIS (Subject to Change), by Levendis
- Notes on the Domestication of Birds, by Nostalgia. (This story includes a Tenth Doctor/Rose Tyler relationship, and is rated for teen audiences.)
- All of my fanfic recommendations on Calufrax (many characters, eras, and ratings)
- Steven Moffat wrote Delgado!Master/Missy fanfic in a recent issue of DWM, and it's hilarious. (Suitable for all ages, too.)
- Janita
- International Fanworks Day
- The Organization for Transformative Works
- Explanatory video
- OTW on Tumblr for Fandom First Friday and random fannish goodness
- OTW projects:
- Archive of Our Own (AO3), a fanworks archive
- Fanhackers, a place for non-academic meta discussion of fandom. Very good for quotations about fandom
- Fanlore, a wiki about all things fandom, written by everyone
- Transformative Works and Cultures, an academic journal on fandom
- And more
- Janita's recs:
- Blood of Angels by LoneGunGuy (X-Files) (part 2, part 3, part 4)
- Hide of a Life War by Etharei (Teen Wolf)
- Dice by levitatethis (Heroes)
- Unsingable Name by cerebel (Heroes)
- Like Bad Wallpaper by flawedamythyst (Sherlock)
- The Republic of Heaven by Blind_Author (Sherlock and His Dark Materials)
- Beacon Hills Mystery series by miss_aphelion (Teen Wolf)
- Janita can't share her dissertation, but she can share some of the survey data
- Kat's recs:
- Walking Dead 100,000 word fic
- Bookmarks by Xanister
- Kat's own work!
- Liz
- ahem
- Deb's crackvid recs:
- Doctor Who
- Handlebars
- Tenth Doctor: The Musical
- Torchwood
- Papa Don't Preach
- Wholock
- Sherlock meets the Doctor!
- Sherlock
- Last Friday Night
- You Belong With Me
- Doctor Who
- Erika's recs:
- The Ten Doctors comic, by Rich
- "Alive Day" Torchwood fanvid, by Sunspot
- Doctor Noise TROCK ("Captain Jack Harkness", "The Doctor & the Master", "Gallifrey")
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Whedonistas: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon by the Women Who Love Them
Una McCormack's Lord of the Rings fanfic
adult-fanfiction.org (Note the ADULT part there.)
FanFiction.net
Verity! on Tumblr (Submit stuff so we may share it!)
Ok, it's finally time to talk about "proper" companions (whatever that means). Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we talk about the companions that started (and re-started) it all. We're focusing on Susan, Grace, and Rose--the ladies who ushered in each "era" of Doctor Who. We find more parallels than you might expect (certainly more than some of us expected!).
What do you think of these "first" companions? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Also covered:
- Kat
- can't wait to see the Torchwood guests at Gallifrey One!
- loves this beautiful painting: Tardis in the Woods!
- Liz
- has a new book coming out: Companion Piece (which Deb may have cribbed this ep's topic from)!
- created an Awesome Doctor Who-ish Pinterest board!
- Erika guest-hosted Episode 019 of Reality Bomb!
- Deb
- looks forward to doing another live Verity! recording at Gallifrey One!
- thinks (Re)Generation Who looks like it'll be a great time!
- ogles the 9th Doctor comic covers Titan Comics just released!
That's right! We're back with another edition of In Defence Of! (And yes, now that I live in Canada, I've started spelling it with a "c". Sometimes.) Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we try (oh golly do we try) to defend the topics and concepts our dear sweet CRUEL listeners have suggested. "Dimensions in Time"? The eyebrow agenda? The Dalek episodes with the pig people? And even more! This wasn't easy, but it sure as heck was fun!
^E
Our year of companions kicks off in delightful style! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we discuss those Doctor Who characters who were almost companions--those who were slated to become TARDIS travelers but never did, as well as those who we wish had stuck around. Deb accidentally invents a new word*. Kat is thoroughly predictable. Erika unabashedly cheats. And Tansy has a list!
Which guest stars do you wish had become full-time companions? Let us know in the comments!
comfanion, noun; a Doctor Who character not generally considered a companion of the Doctor, but whom a viewer loves so much, they think should have been. The viewer may even argue against popular opinion, claiming their favorite is* a companion. (Examples: "Bret Vyon is my favorite companion." "He was only in one story! He's a comfanion, at best." -- "Sally Sparrow is my favorite comfanion. I wish the Doctor would've invited her onto the TARDIS.")
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Erika appreciates Paul Cornell's 11th Blog of Christmas!
- Kat receives a teeny tiny sonic screwdriver book! (book not sold separately)
- Tansy is an emotional wreck after reaching the end of Hex's Big Finish run.
- Deb
- Looks forward to new Big Finish audios featuring Bernice Summerfield and Sutekh!
- Enjoys Matthew Stott's interview with unofficial fifth-Verity Una McCormack!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who
Vote in our 2015 companion poll!
Happy 2015 everyone! With a new year comes a new theme for Verity!, and this year's theme is companions! Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we talk about what we're planning and why we think the companions are important. We also touch on how we're totally going rogue and shaking up the Episode/Extra structure. We're gonna be wild and crazy this year!
Be sure to check out the listener poll and let us know which 12 companions you'd like to hear us discuss in 2015. And let us know what you think of this year's theme in the comments!
^E
Bonus leak...I mean link [on our site]:
Tansy on Two-minute Time Lord
Happy holidays one and all! This week it's an oversized celebration, as we have all six Verities onboard for this ep! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as we celebrate the season by talking about the last new Doctor Who episode we'll have for a while. It's mostly Christmas cheer all up in here, so if you're looking for a good rant, you're (mostly) in the wrong place. We talk Capaldi, Clara, Danny, Santa, and more!
What did you think of this year's Christmas outing? Was it Santastic? Or ho-ho-horrible? Let us know in the comments!
It's been a great year here at Verity! Thanks to everyone for listening, supporting, and taking part in the conversation!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Kat got some sweet Doctor Who Christmas gifts including a TARDIS blanket, a TARDIS mug, and a plush Dalek!
- Lynne also got sweet DW stuff--most importantly, TARDIS pajama pants!
- Tansy's family, too, got DW swag, including Dalek hats and Dalek Risk!
- Liz got tickets to the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular in May!
- Erika got to reminisce about Calgary Expo 2013 because Steven's interviews w/Sylvester McCoy and the Torchwood cast are now online!
- Deb got herself the current, awesome, (Big Finish) Humble Doctor Who Audiobook Bundle (dozens of titles, pay what you want, and help a good charity)!
Verity! links [also on our site]:
Verity! on Patreon
Verity! on iTunes
This week sees the last entry in our year of villains. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we chat about one of the most interesting villains of them all. Who could it be? Why, it's the Doctor himself! There are more than a few times our beloved "hero" does things that are far less-than-heroic. We talk about a number of examples, why they are (or aren't) really villainous, and even slide into a conversation about the nature of evil! Deep stuff. Sorta.
What do you think about the Doctor as a villain? Let us know in the comments.
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne has not one, but two Doctor Who action figure nativity creches!
- Liz is ever so excited for the Christmas special!
- Erika wants to help people find ways to watch Doctor Who!
- Deb continues to be impressed with Toby Hadoke's Who's Round podcast from Big Finish!
The year is almost over, but there's still time to finish out our year of villains in style! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk about the times when the TARDIS has crossed over to the dark side--or seemed to. Or at least acted a little tetchy. Okay, so we realize "villain" is a bit of a strong word, but there were certainly times the TARDIS was antagonistic. And we cover a lot of examples! Here's a list of (I think) all the stories we talk about in this ep:
- The Edge of Destruction
- The Daleks' Master Plan
- The Mind Robber
- Logopolis
- Castrovalva
- Frontios
- The TV Movie
- Boom Town
- The Lodger
- The Doctor's Wife
- Let's Kill Hitler
- Hide
- Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
- Big Finish:
- The Settling
- Zagreus
What other examples can you think of? Let us know in the comments. And let us know what you think of the TARDIS as a "baddie"!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Tansy revels in a glut of Doctor Who Christmas ornaments, including a (missing) TARDIS!
- Erika
- enjoyed the heck out of Chicago TARDIS!
- wishful-thinks Phil Ford might be the next Doctor Who showrunner!
- Lynne has action figures:
- a Mechanoid (which doesn't light cigarettes)!
- a "Silver Nemesis"-Ace WITH THE PORTRAIT!
- Deb
- gives big kudos to Doctor Who: Legacy for including characters from the comics in their advent calendar!
- excitedly awaits Doctor Who novel re-releases, including Paul Cornell's Human Nature!
The moment you've been waiting for (if your name is Liz, anyway) has arrived! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we do the second of our listener-voted commentaries. This time we take a trip to the inconsistently convincing old west with 1966's "The Gunfighters".
So queue up your DVD (or Hulu+), hit play when we do, and then pop into the comments below and tell us what you think!
^E
Related links [on our site]:
Verity! Paradise Towers commentary
Radio Free Skaro covers "The Gunfighters"
For the second year running, the kind folks at Chicago TARDIS let us do our thing in front of a live audience of Doctor Who fans. Such fun! Join Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we chat about the con and then talk about topics suggested by the audience!
Apologies for the possibly-incomplete show notes this time around. I was on stage and didn't take my usual copious notes. If we mention something there's no link for, leave a comment (or tweet us) and we'll hook you up with some more info!
^E
Links! (on our site)
Big Finish
Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories (by [among others] Liz!)
The Seeds of Doom
Shipping
Steven from Radio Free Skaro interviewed Billie Piper
Now that new Doctor Who is done for a while, it's time to bring back the Extras! And we're kicking them off in style--with an interview! Deb chatted with Nicola Bryant at LI Who, and she had some interesting things to say, both about Big Finish, and about being a female actor through the years.
Before the interview itself, join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we talk about Peri's evolution throughout the course of her Big Finish appearances. Want to check out Peri in audio form, but don't know where to start? It will come as no surprise that we have suggestions! (Also favorites!)
^E
Where to start [links on our site]:
- The Eye of the Scorpion
- The Veiled Leopard
- Peri and the Piscon Paradox
- Whispers of Terror
Favorites [links also on our site]:
- The First Sontarans
- The Kingmaker
- The Veiled Leopard
- The Church and the Crown
- The Council of Nicaea
- Son of the Dragon
Now that it's all over, we look back at Series 8 as a whole. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss the characters and themes that made series 8 what it was. We didn't love everything, and (of course) we didn't all love the same things. But we (again, of course) find plenty to chew over after this, one of the most challenging series of Doctor Who to date.
What did you think of S8? Did it hang together well? Was it inconsistent? Was it consistently disappointing? Always awesome? Or somewhere in between? And perhaps most importantly, how much did you love Capaldi (and his hair)?
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- We're doing a Patreon-funded, 100th-Verity!-release giveaway!
- Liz can now purchase her beloved S8 posters by Stuart Manning!
- Tansy loves the cover for the latest Doctor Who Magazine!
- Deb will be panelling at Philcon!
And with that, it's over--for another six weeks, anyway. Series 8 has come to a close, and its final episode has rather a lot to chew over. Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we delve into some of those elements: Missy/The Master, Clara as the Doctor, the evolution of lying, the self-realization of the Doctor... There are so many elements, however, that some of them will be left for next week, when we have many Verities to talk about the whole shebang--it's our Series 8 wrap-up!
What did you think of the series finale? Was it a perfect culmination of a fantastic series? A fitting culmination for a lousy series? Or something in between? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Erika can't wait for Liz's upcoming book in the "Chicks Dig" series, Companion Piece!
- Kat
- talked about non-Doctor Who stuff on podcasts: Red Dwarf on Tongue Tied and Star Trek on Random Trek!
- giggled over Robbie Bonham's Pinky and the Brig drawing!
- procured one of the coolest Doctor Who-crossover iPhone cases ever--Never Mind the Daleks!
- Deb had a fabulous time at LI Who and can't wait to do it again next year!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Reality Bomb
The Memory Cheats
The season finale has finally arrived! Or part one of it has, anyway. It's safe to say that most of the Verities are preeeeety excited about it. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we enthusiastically flail and squee and jabber about all there is to love and speculate about "Dark Water". There's a lot to chew on here. There's also a bit of a Skype lag, which causes some simultaneous talking, but that doesn't stop us from gleefully recounting our favorite bits and examining what (we think) is going on.
What did you think about "Dark Water"? We know the response wasn't entirely positive, and as always, we're interested in all your opinions! (As long as they're phrased kindly and don't insult those who disagree, anyway. Of course, you guys are awesome and pretty much always stick to that!) So please leave a comment and let us know what you thought of these revelations and why.
Can it be Saturday already please?
^E
Also covered:
- Tansy's already happy Halloween was much improved by seeing Sean Pertwee dressed as his dad, the 3rd Doctor!
- Liz is the proud(?) new owner of a Destroyed Casssandra action figure!
- Erika tests her mettle at Doctor Who Sporcle quizzes courtesy of Luke from TMDWP!
- Deb looks forward to much panneling at the now-sold out LI Who! (In particular, an "In Defense Of..." panel! Leave your suggestions in the comments or tweet us with #indefenseof.)
Welcome to what's probably the least enthusiastic episode of Verity! this series. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we mull over what we thought of this episode. While there are no real strong feelings about the story, we're unanimous in our appreciation of the direction of Sheree Folkson. If nothing else, this was a gorgeous episode! And of course, we make time for some more examination of the Danny-Clara-Doctor triangle.
What did you think of "In the Forest of the Night"? Were you swept away by the fairy tale? Or bored by the twee? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Kat thoroughly enjoyed Rachel Talalay's interview on Radio Free Skaro!
- Erika
- laughs at the latest installment of Warren Frey's Bookshelf Doctors!
- giggles at Melvin Peña's Cats Who Look Like Peter Capaldi!
- Tansy
- loves that Kat loves Tank Girl!
- welcomes the Fourth Doctor to Doctor Who Legacy!
- finally read the first issues of the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctor comics!
- Deb
- thinks you should donate to the Doctor Puppet Stop Motion Christmas Special Indiegogo campaign!
- adores the deleted scenes from The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Abandoned amusement parks
Erik Stadnik, of Doctor Who: The Writers' Room and The Doctor Who Book Club Podcast
Verity! Revelry group
Gmork scene from The Neverending Story
Welcome to a squeeful episode of Verity! We loved this episode, and we're not afraid to show it! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we pick this one apart--in a(n almost entirely) good way! Liz manages to come up with some complaints, but they're almost all laughably minor. Mostly we spend time talking about Clara and the Doctor. And what could be better, really?
What did you think of "Flatline"? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Tansy
- gets excited over Verity!-inspired fanfic by PharaohKatt!
- welcomes the new audio series Night Terrace to the world, and encourages you to check it out!
- Erika
- pretends her Doctor Who Yahtzee is now an actual-size TARDIS!
- congratulates Long Island Doctor Who for selling out their weekend and Saturday-only passes!
- Liz watches lots of Hinchcliffe-era Who, including "The Seeds of Doom"!
- Deb boggles at the number of Doctor Who-themed pumpkin templates!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Splendid Chaps (podcast)
The Pumpkin Spice Phenomenon (John Oliver)
Situation Vacant (Big Finish)
Verity! on Pinterest
Finally! An episode that's less-than-controversial! Well...for the most part. We Verities can find controversy just about anywhere. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we muse over all there is to love about this story. Of course, I did mention controversy...though this time it's minor and mostly revolves around the flirting (or lack thereof, depending whom you agree with)--but that argument will never die.
What did you think of the mummy? Or the total absence of flirting? Or the addiction angle? Or anything else? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Kat enjoys a couple Doctor Who-related videos:
- the 12th Doctor comic trailer!
- Foxes performing "Don't Stop Me Now"!
- Liz cheats by being happy about The Guardian's recap of "Mummy on the Orient Express"!
- Erika (re)discoveres yet another Doctor Who-related podcast: TeeVee - a podcast from The Incomparable Radio Network!
- Deb has many happy-things, thanks to NYCC:
- She got the 12th Doctor comic early!
- Titan announced a forthcoming 9th Doctor comic!
- The signing at the Titan Comics booth was mobbed by fans!
- Nick Abadzis hears voices!
Bonus link [also on our site]:
Total Party Kill (in which Erika plays D&D on the internet)
It’s here! The episode you’ve all been clamoring for. (Or many of you have, anyway.) Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we tackle the big issues (and a precious few that aren’t so big) in yet another divisive episode of series 8. What did we think about killing the moon? Would we have turned off our lights? Did we think it was intentionally evocative of the real-world reproductive rights debate? Do we think the Doctor was justified in his actions? It’ll come as no surprise that we don’t all agree. What we do however, is wade through technical issues to succeed in having a really good conversation about all these things and more.
What about you? Would you have left your lights on? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne is still obsessed with Doctor Who Legacy!
- Tansy is touched by the outpouring of social-media love for the late Maggie Stables, who played Evelyn Smythe.
- Erika
- forgot last week to mention Seasons of War is raising money for Caudwell Children through a JustGiving charity campaign!
- loved Rivers of London (aka Midnight Riot) by Ben Aaronovitch (writer of Remembrance of the Daleks and Battlefield)!
- impulse-bought Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit!
- Deb
- is thrilled with the new 12th Doctor comic book!
- will be doing a Doctor Who panel this Friday at 4:15pm in room 1A24 at New York Comic Con!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Paul Cornell's Shadow Police books: London Falling, The Severed Streets
Kill the Moon reviews: Tor.com, i09
Love and War (New Adventures novel)
Two-minute Time Lord
The Doctor Who Book Club Podcast
Welcome to a spirited episode of Verity! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we vociferously disagree about the relationship and soldier issues in "The Caretaker". It's a boisterous discussion in which we once again prove it's possible to strongly disagree, and yet still remain fast friends. Which Verity thinks Danny is turning into a jerkface? Who thinks he was justified in everything he said and did? Who can barely form complete sentences at the start of the podcast? And who has the plague? Listen and see!
What did you think about this ep? Is the Doctor a huge jerk? Is Danny? Is Clara? All three? And what about Courtney Woods? Let us know in the comments!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Erika
- had a blast at Edmonton Expo, where her Doctor Who panel was so full they had to turn folks away!
- looks forward to a new unofficial, for-charity anthology about the War Doctor, Seasons of War!
- thinks you should check out the new sci-fi/fantasy fashion blog, Beyond the Browncoat!
- Lynne
- is thrilled about the guest lineup for Chicago TARDIS: they have Noel Clarke (just announced), Camille Coduri, and Billie Piper!
- finally beat the $##@! Day of the Moon level on Doctor Who Legacy!
- Kat also had a fabulous time at Edmonton Expo, where she talked to a professional props master (who loved her Doctor Who scarf!) and managed to get Jim Beaver's autograph!
- Deb
- adores Head Over Feels, and can't wait to read Graeme Burke's guest recap of "Time Heist" there!
- feels many feels about the pics of Katy Manning with Peter Capaldi in the TARDIS!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
NYCC (if that's not a Deb happy thing)
Otters that look like Benedict Cumberbatch
The Matrix
There may be only three Verities this week (Dratted real life interfering with our recording schedule! Hugs to Tansy and her under-the-weather wee one.), but we press on and manage to fill the time with lots of heistey squee. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we cover one of the lighter episodes of series 8 thus far. Erika proves she's not totally heartless and does enjoy the occasional fun ep. Deb doesn't like aliens who look like Brony cosplayers. And Liz battles a dive-bombing fly.
What did you think of "Time Heist"? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Liz adores Stuart Manning's snazzy retro-style series 8 posters in the Radio Times:
- Deep Breath
- Into the Dalek
- Robot of Sherwood
- Listen
- Time Heist
- The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear
- Erika
- looks forward to Edmonton Expo!
- feels DW-kinship with Peter Harness after hearing him on RFS!
- Deb
- thinks it's adorable that Douglas Mackinnon's daughter made one of the valuable props in "Time Heist" (as he describes in Doctor Who Extra)!
- cannot un-think how the Matt Smith years of Doctor Who are like Twilight!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Ocean's Eleven
Hustle
Leverage
Blake's 7 ("Pressure Point")
The Audio Guide to Babylon 5
Etymology of "wheelhouse"
The Capaldi goodness just keeps on coming! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we tackle what seems to be another divisive episode amongst Doctor Who fans, and the Verities are no different! Though we do disagree on parts of the story, we can all still come together on our love for Capaldi and Clara. And on our opinion that Deb may have a Moffat problem. (Sometimes an edit is just an edit--or IS it?)
What did you think of Listen? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne
- can't wait to rewatch David Tennant in Blackpool on Hulu Plus!
- really can't wait to snuggle a 10th Doctor plush toy!
- Erika
- notices the Verity! Ravelry group is alive and kicking with new-Who excitement!
- enjoys the epic rant and epic flails coming from her mom, Fangirl Prime!
- will be on a Doctor Who fan panel at Edmonton Expo!
- Tansy is delighted that Big Finish have cast Elliot Chapman as Ben and Jemma Powell as Barbara!
- Deb
- will be on the Doctor Who fan panel at New York Comic Con!
- wants to get her hands on the physical versions of the 12 Doctors, 12 Stories novellas--in slipcase form with nifty new covers!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Doctor Who Legacy
Mary Sue
Erika on Grumpy Listen Fans
The onslaught of new Doctor Who continues with a much-needed romp. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we find out who enjoys joy and who has a cold, black, grumpy fangirl heart. We also check in on how an under-the-weather Liz has been feeling about Capaldi!Doctor. Plus, we announce a giveaway! Lots of fun stuff this week!
What did you think of this lighthearted episode? Did it make you laugh and cheer? Or did you shake your head and roll your eyes? Let us know in the comments! (Reminder: we've posted a separate page for contest entries, so please go there and leave a comment to enter!)
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Also covered [on our site]:
Liz flips over the Robot of Sherwood trailer!
Kat giggles over Tumblr gifs of Capaldi-glove (explicit) and Gatiss-caginess!
Erika thanks James Zabiela for letting us know Frank Skinner mentioned us on his radio show!
Deb loves that Joanne Harris wrote a third Doctor Time Trip!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Our Patreon page--with new goal!
2MTL 355: "Robot of Sherwood" Reviewed
Buffy's graduation ep delayed
Are you as happy as we are to have new Doctor Who every week? Because we're pretty excited. Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we jump "Into the Dalek" and chat about this latest episode. Despite "Dalek fatigue", we're able to find plenty to squee about here--not the least of which is Peter Capaldi. We're not all equally thrilled with the introduction of Danny Pink, but we are all interested in seeing where that particular story line goes. (We can't say the same about the Missy plot/arc/red herring.)
What are your thoughts on this latest Dalek story? And what do you think of the new Doctor, now that he's starting to settle into himself? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Erika
- reminisces about old-school Who posters (she still has)!
- and giggles over Merlin Mann's Doctor Who anagram!
- Lynne enjoys the heck out of Doctor Who: Earth Conquest (which includes friend-of-the-show, Doctor Puppet's Alisa Stern)!
- Deb is overwhelmed by the civility and kindness of our commenters and patrons!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Our "Hide" episode
Ross Jenkins
It's finally here! New episodes of Doctor Who are rolling out at long last. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we try to remember how to talk about new episodes of our favorite show. Who am I kidding, we not only talk about it, we talk about it a LOT. But hey, what did you expect? New series! New Doctor! We just couldn't help ourselves! And surprise! We don't agree! Who loves Clara's reaction to the Doctor's regeneration? Who doesn't? Listen and see!
And let us know what you think about the new Doctor and his introductory story! We're curious to see if our listeners are as divided as we are!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Tansy
- travels to WorldCon and saw Liz in person!
- and really really loves her new 8th Doctor t-shirt from redscharlach!
- Erika enjoys watching Peter Davison host The Ultimate Time Lord!
- Kat moonlights with another fandom and attends her first Supernatural convention!
- Deb
- experiences Deep Breath in the theater!
- and is thrilled to see Valentina Visintin (prosthetic technician) on the Doctor Who Extra for Deep Breath!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Our brand-spanking new Patreon page!
Otters that look like Benedict Cumberbatch by Red Scharlach
Doctor Who Cast & Crew - "500 Miles"
IT'S ALMOST HERE! Pardon the shouting, but we're a bit excited. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we talk about what little we know of the upcoming Series 8. We also have a nice little discussion about out spoiler policy--and spoilers in general. Poor Erika does too much Verity! homework and learns more than she wants. Lynne experiences ratatouille and bitterness. Kat wants you to serve her fangirly whims. And Deb is apparently on a first-name basis with Steven Moffat.
What are you most excited about in series 8? Let us know (in a spoiler-free manner!) in the comments! And let us know your thoughts on spoilers too!
^E
Related links [on our site]:
Mr. Chris from The Pharos Project snapped a pic of us "on the big screen"
Radio Free Skaro's trailer coverage
Bridging the Rift
"I have a theory...it could be bunnies"
Doctor Who World Tour playlist
The Ultimate Companion
The Ultimate Time Lord
Series 8 fan-made opening
Deimos (Big Finish audio w/Paul McGann & the Ice Warriors)
Rachel Talalay
Sheree Folkson
Series 8 episode titles (and more)
BBC America Deep Breath time change
Welcome to an aesthetically-oriented episode of Verity! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we take a look at monsters/aliens/villains from a design perspective. Which baddies look great? Which don't? Does a fleshed-out back story that dovetails with the design help or hinder? And of course, we save time for our most (and least!) favorites! It's a fascinating discussion that almost breaks Deb at one point--not every DW design choice was a wise one. Sometimes a cape in and of itself is the superhero.
What do you think of monster design? Do you have favorites or ones you think work well? Poorly? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne
- has embarked upon a series 7 rewatch to prepare for the rapidly-approaching new series!
- and looks forward to Peter Capaldi taking a firm hand with his character!
- Kat is charmed by 16 seconds of Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman interacting before heading to Sydney!
- Erika
- enjoys the "secret" trailer for "Deep Breath"--especially Clara's line at the end!
- and almost forgets that what's really making her happy is hearing Maggie Thompson talk about Doctor Who fandom (and how it hasn't changed that much)!
- Deb
- has high hopes for a new east-coast Doctor Who convention: (Re)Generation Who!
- and kindly refrains from stealing Erika's second happy thing!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Doctor Who Monsters and Aliens (w/pictures!)
DashCon
Watsonian vs Doylist perspectives on fiction
A bear walking upright
You asked for it! (Or at least enough of you did to beat out the other choices.) This Extra! sees the first of our two listener-voted commentaries! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we chatter over the Sylvester McCoy classic, "Paradise Towers". Or rather, we'll be talking over it if you play your DVD while listening to us. (Queuing instructions included in the 'cast.)
And before the commentary, Lynne tells us about her exciting new project!
^E
Uncanny links [on our site]:
Website
Kickstarter
This week we are sadly Deb-free, but we forge ahead without our fearless leader. Join Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss the role of politics in Doctor Who. How big a role does politics play in Who? Turns out, a bigger role than some (or at least one) of us expected. How do we feel about the Doctor getting involved? That seems to depend largely on context.
What do you think about the role of politics in Doctor Who throughout the ages? And what are your thoughts on the Doctor's role in politics? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Liz is mesmerized by the cover of the latest Doctor Who Magazine!
- Tansy
- thoroughly enjoys Liz's Big Finish story, Breaking Bubbles!
- and eagerly anticipates the new Titan comics!
- Erika giggles herself silly over Craigy Who and Mr Timey-Pants!
VerityExtraBFWriters210We at Verity! often jabber on about Big Finish, but this time we thought we'd let some experts do the jabbering for us. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz (who is actually one of the experts in question) as we chat with a couple special guests. Yes, we have not one, not two, but three Big Finish writers in the house! Una McCormack makes an overdue return, and we're delighted to welcome Caroline Symcox to the podcast!
If you've ever been curious about what the Big Finish process is like, this is the Extra! for you. And if you have a favorite BF audio, do tell us in the comments. We're always all ears for recommendations (and specifically, recs for where to start)!
Also, do you like free stuff? Well, then be sure to enter our Big Finish giveaway! Three people will win download codes for three different stories (Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories, The Council of Nicaea, and Starborn [by Jacqueline Rayner]), and a fourth lucky winner will win codes for all three!
Twitter entries are preferred: use "#BreakingBubbles from @bigfinish" to enter! If you're not on Twitter, we'll accept comment entries here as well. (No other social media though. Two entry sources are enough to comb through. Wouldn't want to miss anybody!)
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Related links [on our site]:
- Verity! Extra!-min-Eight
- Caroline Symcox
- Blog - Space to Reflect
- Twitter - @Carolinesymcox
- Seasons of Fear
- The Council of Nicaea
- The Vicar's FAQ
- L.M. Myles
- Blog - Follow That Trebuchet
- Twitter - @LMMyles
- Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories
- Una McCormack
- Twitter - @unamccormack
- Big Finish
- Books
- "The Other Guys" from Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories
- Mark Ravenhill
- Nev Fountain
This week we do lots of talking about villains who don't. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss what makes silent villains so creepy and effective. We also discover just how many Moffat-baddies are non-talkers (or mostly non-talkers). And do stick around for a particularly interesting tangent about gender roles and power dynamics in communication. This Verity! ep gets positively analytical! Almost scholarly! Almost.
And of course, let us know who your favorite quiet killers are--or weigh in on the deeper debate about communication in general. Or both!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- ALL the verities are over the moon about the release of Liz's Big Finish debut: Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories!
- Lynne dies of joy because Rachel Talalay and Peter Capaldi held Chicks Dig Time Lords on the set of Doctor Who!
- Erika
- wishes womeninpodcasting.org a happy 7th birthday!
- and loves DW fandom for not publicizing series 8 spoilers!
- Tansy
- welcomes The Ood Cast back to the world of active-podcasting!
- and delights in Doctor Who clothing for toddlers!
- Deb delves into the scholarly and math-heavy Blue Box White Paper on time-travel!
This week's Extra! features crossover madness! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy, as we muse over what it would be like to plop the Doctor into other fictional worlds. What makes a good crossover? Which Verity isn't really comfortable with crossovers? Which coins the term "Capaldi-flicted"? And which observes that Capaldi "gives good cape"? Listen and see!
Then let us know in the comments what fictional worlds you'd like to see the Doctor (and/or his companions) visit. Inquiring Verities want to know!
^E
Related links [on our site]:
Tansy's Musketeer Space
Radio Free Skaro #428 - Believe it or Not
It's another villaintastic episode of Verity! This time we're talking about machines--computers, robots, and androids who want to do very bad things. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we use "The Robots of Death" as a jumping-off point for our discussion. It's a great place to start, as it deals not only with robots themselves, but their integration into society. From there we jump to their integration into stories, and after that, we're all over the map: WOTAN! BOSS! Tara! Smilers! And much much more!
There's also a wee bit of irony at work in this ep. A technical issue prevented the excision of some coughing. (Deb had a cold.) This would be merely unfortunate, but it's catapulted into the realm of irony when Erika boasts of her cough-muting prowess...and then can't mute the coughs. Such hubris. Never tempt fate in front of the podcast gods. Lesson learned.
(That same technical issue accounts for the somewhat iffy sound quality in this ep. We thank you for your patience, and will try to have things back to normal next week!)
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Erika
- thinks Snoopy may actually be the Doctor!
- and fangirls over Doctor Who director Rachel Talalay, who posted a pic of Chicks Dig Time Lords!
- Liz
- anticipates the newest regeneration of the Rani, courtesy of Big Finish!
- and said words that are now in Doctor Who Magazine!
- Deb had a smashing good time with Doctor Who programming at Philadelphia Comic Con!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
The Incomparable #193 - Murderous Roomba
The Resurrection Casket
Radio Free Skaro #423
Robophobia
WARNING: While this episode of Verity! has no swearing, we do refer to some rather grown-up concepts, so if you usually listen with your children, you might want to take a swing through this Extra before you bring the kiddies on board--either that or fast-forward through Lynne's answer to this question.
For this Extra!, we turn to yet another silly what-if-type question. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, and Lynne as we plan how we'd each take over the world/galaxy/universe. Which Doctor Who villains would we recruit as henchmen? What kind of evil master-plans would we employ? Would any of us stand a chance of successful conquest?
How would you go about taking over? Let us know in the comments!
^E
On this week's episode, we begin by talking villains, but quickly discover that our topic goes far beyond them. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we discuss how Doctor Who has never quite recaptured the lightning-in-a-bottle that was Dalekmania. Or did it? How did merchandising factor in to subsequent villains (and non-villain characters)? What show elements do we wish had taken off more than they did?
Listen and see! Then tell us what you think in the comments!
^E
Also covered [links on our site]:
- Liz kicks ass at organizing the Doctor Who track for the Nine Worlds Convention!
- Erika talked about geek girls on The Incomparable Episode #198! And squees over the first Gallifrey One guest announcement!
- Lynne appeared on a Phoenix Comicon panel with Carole Barrowman (whose brother just happened to attend)!
- Deb looks forward to the Doctor Who world tour! And marvels at DW books for sale at BJ's!
Bonus link [also on our site]:
Cousin Oliver
It's almost summertime! Unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere where it's almost wintertime! In either case, it's a great time to start thinking about what you'll read while on the beach/in front of the fire (or anywhere else really). Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we talk about the Doctor Who books we've Quite Enjoyed. It's mostly non-fiction, but there's some made-up stuff for you here as well if you like stories in your books.
(Links on our site:)
- Tansy recommends Adventures with the Wife in Space: Living with Doctor Who, by Neil Perryman
- Erika adores Who's 50: The 50 Doctor Who Stories to Watch Before You Die-an Unofficial Companion, by Graeme Burk and Robert Smith?
- Liz's fandom was shaped by The Doctor Who Discontinuity Guide, by Paul Cornell, Martin Day, and Keith Topping
- Deb enjoyed the thoroughness of the About Time series, by Tat Wood, et al. and the Viking-ness of Dark Horizons, by Jenny Colgan
Let us know in the comments what Doctor Who books you recommend!
^E
Bonus links (also on our site):
Adventures with the Wife in Space (blog)
Adventures with the Wife and Blake
Tachyon TV
Toby Hadoke: Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf and My Stepson Stole My Sonic Screwdriver
Our interview with Jenny Colgan
The Doctor Who Book Club Podcast
This week we get sidetracked (by an infographic, of all things) before we even get started! Once we get that out of our systems, we roll on through our usual happy-Who-things into a well-loved topic. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we talk about the use of mythology in Doctor Who. Tansy waxes poetic about Greek and Arthurian myths, Kat has strong feeling about werewolves, Erika is happy about many things, and Deb manages to not get (too) mad at the internet!
Congratulations to Koa, who won our giveaway of Paul Cornell's new novel, The Severed Streets!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Kat
- digs the first 11th Doctor comic, Spam Filtered!
- loves Chris Hardwick's DW-fannish glee when interviewing Tom Hiddleston!
- Erika
- marvels at the fan-created DW "trailer", Rain!
- boggles at the DW connections to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory!
- guests on episode 161 of the Who's He? Podcast!
- Tansy rounds up some excellent DW podcasts eps:
- TARDIS Tavern (with Kat and Erika)!
- Radio Free Skaro interviews Michael E. Briant!
- The Doctor Who Book Club covers Kate Orman's The Room with No Doors!
- The Terminus Podcast returns!
- Deb
- looks forward to the Doctor Who panel (plus Matt Smith and Karen Gillan) at Philadelphia Comic Con!
- is an official guest (along with Colin Baker, Terry Molloy, & more!) of L.I. Who 2!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
"Is Doctor Who Sexist" infographic
Liz's Storified Twitter response (Warning: "colorful" language!)
Skaromantic Comedy (from RFS's Warren Frey)
The Odyssey read-along
Doctor Who's Mythical Monsters
It's another listener-participation Extra! You asked us questions. We answered! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we briefly chat about the 16-second series 8 teaser and then dive into your clever questions. We had a lot of fun recording this one, so thanks to all the listeners who participated! If we didn't get to your question here, perhaps we will in a future Extra! You never know...
Also, Lynne would like it known that she meant to say she'd sacrifice "The Twin Dilemma" rather than "Vengeance on Varos". What would she sacrifice it for? Listen and see!
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Related links [on our site]:
Series 8 teaser
Chicks Dig Time Lords
Whedonistas
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
This week's ep starts with several announcements (including a contest!) and our usual Doctor Who happy-things. After that, we get down to business with a fascinating and surprisingly multi-faceted topic. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we talk traitors--those baddies (and occasionally goodies) who sell out their own people and side with the invaders, oppressors, and other villains. Why do they do it? What motivations are the most interesting? Which lend themselves best to scenery-chewing?
Now the usual chit-chat is out of the way, let's get on to more important things, like a CONTEST! If you want to win a copy of Paul Cornell's new novel The Severed Streets, leave us a comment below and let us know! (Personal recommendation: Do enter to win! I really enjoyed the first book, London Falling, and I can't wait to dig into this one!)
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Katrina snapped up the Humble Doctor Who Comics Bundle!
- Erika is thrilled to hear the 12th Doctor won't flirt!
- Lynne is also stoked about the Doctor Who Humble Bundle, especially the Doctor Who: Legacy bit, because she's rocking that game!
- Deb...
- talks about geek-parenting on the Nerdology podcast!
- appreciates new fan-run Doctor Who conventions like CONsole Room and the upcoming (second annual) L.I. Who!
- cheers because Rachel Talalay will direct Doctor Who!
It's been a while, but once again, we're making good on our promise to defend Doctor Who. Those bits you think are dodgy? We'll find something good in 'em--even if it kills us. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy for our most ridiculous Extra! yet. Deb springs a last-minute rules change on us, and it results in consternation and hilarity. Can the Verities keep their defenses to two minutes? (EXACTLY two minutes!) Listen and see!
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Our survey of Doctor Who baddies continues with those kings of the potato people themselves! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we chat about Sontarans. We all rewatched "The Sontaran Stratagem" and "The Poison Sky" as a jumping-off point for this conversation, but fear not Classic Who fans, there's plenty discussion of their origins and development throughout the series (and even Big Finish)!
What do you think of these (usually) stocky, militaristic foes? Let us know in the comments!
While you're commenting, please vote! We're going to try our hands at play-along commenting. Let us know which story you think we should do. (Or let us know on Twitter using #VerityVotes.)
- The Gunfighters
- The Visitation
- Black Orchid
- Paradise Towers
- Father's Day
- The Curse of the Black Spot
PLUS, feel free to ask us any Doctor Who-related questions you might have. We'll start covering those in future Extras! (Again, you can also ask on Twitter, using #AskVerity.)
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Tansy loves Doctor Who Magazine, and not just because it told her Richard Marson is writing a biography of Verity Lambert!
Erika is amazed and inspired by Radio Free Skaro's ability to stay fresh after nearly 8 years of podcasting!
Liz is amused that Matt Smith will be in the new Terminator movie!
Deb laughed out loud for five straight minutes at the promo for The Time Run!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
The First Sontarans
The Five Companions
The Time Run (full video)
It's high time for another silly Verity! Extra! This week's topic is inspired by a "Mind Meld" in SF Signal. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we discuss where we'd go if we had one trip in the TARDIS. Who wants to do something historical? Who wants something literary? Who wants the future? Or alien adventures? Perhaps most important of all, who is our very own Meddling Monk? (Spoiler: that one's Liz. Surprise.)
Where would you take the TARDIS if you had one trip? Let us know in the comments!
^E
Associated links (on our site):
MIND MELD: Where Would You Take the T.A.R.D.I.S.?
Dumb Ways to Die (I may never get this out of my head. THANKS DEB. ^E)
Soft Apocalypse by Will McIntosh
Deadly divas, anyone? This week our villainous discussion centers on the ladies. For a change, we have a jumping off point--and it's VAM! (That's "value-added material", as in DVD extras.) Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss one of the extras on the Shada DVD set. (Spoiler: We're much more excited about this one than the last one we talked about.) What does it mean to be a diva? Do all the female baddies on the show (and included the extra) qualify? Our discussion ranges beyond "Those Deadly Divas", so if you haven't seen it, don't fear, there's plenty here for you too. Add our "happy-Who-things", plus a special announcement, and you've got yourself a rollicking episode of Verity!
Oh, and shout-out to the iTunes review that inspired this week's title.
^E
Also covered:
Lynne has a wee little Capaldi fig with an arched eyebrow and an "Other Doctor"!
Erika guested (with Kat) on TARDIS Tavern!
Tansy spotted Osgood from "The Day of the Doctor" on Watson and Oliver!
Deb squees over Doctor Puppet's special release for Peter Capaldi's birthday!
Bonus links:
Our discussion of "Being a Girl"
Our review of Queers Dig Time Lords
Labels Against Women - #ShineStrong Pantene
We've had silly Extras before, but perhaps none that went quite this (delightfully) far off the rails. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we talk about our favorite rooms in the TARDIS--both the ones that exist, and the ones we wish did! Come for the TARDIS talk, stay for the space monkeys.
^E
Bonus link [on our site]:
A guinea pig in battle armor
This week we cover what are some of the trickiest of the villains the Doctor has faced (one who even wears his face)! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we try to stay on topic talking about shapeshifters. What is it about them that's scary? Do they hold the same appeal for all of us? Is a talking cactus a more or less believable shapeshifter than a mostly-non-functioning robot?
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Liz discovers what might be the most useless Dalek tat ever!
Erika tells Macworld magazine how to create your own podcast!
Lynne must have K-9 slippers!
Deb is (saddened, but also) gladdened by the warmth of the Doctor Who fan community after the passing of Glynn Jones and Derek Martinus.
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Kamelion touches the TARDIS inappropriately
Frobisher the shapeshifting penguin
This week's Extra is somewhat melancholy. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, and Lynne as we remember the Rani and pay tribute to the contribution of the late Kate O'Mara. Cold, sharp, stylish, snarky, and oh-so-delightful, the Rani is one of the Verities' most beloved Gallifreyan villains. Why do we love her? What made her special? Can/should the Rani return in another guise?
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You had to know we'd get here sooner or later. How could one of the most iconic villain races in Doctor Who not rate their own episode? Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we talk about the troublesome tin men. From their humble origins to their totally-different new-series origins, we touch on all the bits that make the Cyber race so fascinating to us. We may not all be "TeamCybermen" like Deb is, but they definitely have a place in each of our hearts. We even (surprise, surprise) mention Big Finish a few times, and Lynne's husband Michael makes an accidental surprise appearance talking about a subject that's very important to...well...some of us.
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Lynne
is excited to have the Daemons action figure set!
watched the The Moonbase DVD!
Liz
is thrilled (and relieved) to have nabbed a ticket to Gally for next year!
enjoyed hearing a new (to her) Big Finish TARDIS team in The Heroes of Sontar!
Erika accidentally touched off a twitter firestorm about where to shelve one's Doctor Who DVDs: Shelf Wars!
Deb
loves Clara's trousers!
is impressed by Toby Hadoke's interview with Russell T. Davis on ep 50 of Who's Round!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Erika's blog about "Nerdsplaining" and Gallifrey One
Spare Parts
Simon Guerrier's Doctor Who Magazine interview with Neil Gaiman about Nightmare in Silver
The Silver Turk
This week's Extra! is another fun one. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we talk about the rabbit holes we've disappeared down because of Doctor Who. Which actors and creators have we followed from Who? What other shows have we watched because of them? Are we embarrassed by these properties? (Hint: the answer is yes.) See below for some (most?) of the shows and films we mentioned. (Note: There's some overlap between us, but I only included each link once.)
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[links on our site]
Deb
Christopher Eccleston IMDB
David Tennant IMDB
The Catherine Tate Show
Withnail & I
Life on Mars
(without comment) Shark Attack 3
Erika
The Thick of It
Broadchurch
Blake's 7
The Decoy Bride
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Katrina
John Barrowman IMDB
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? (aired on CBC)
LJ post about getting the autographed book
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Being a Fangirl
Liz
The House That Dripped Blood
Hammer House of Horror TV Series
The Persuaders!
This week we dip into the past to talk about some baddies from the old days. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we set out to discuss the historical villains of Doctor Who. Along the way we discover it's much more complicated than it seems. Historical (and pseudo-historical) stories are really different beasts from other types of Who. It's a fascinating discussion! We hope you find it so too.
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Tansy received an unexpected knitted Dalek from Strange Horizons!
Erika took a fabulous geek-girl road trip!
Kat wrote an essay reclaiming "fangirl"!
Deb awaits the Titan relaunch of Doctor Who comics, which will have both 10 and 11!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Cranky Ladies of History
Tansy's Cranky Ladies Pinterest
The Settling
Remember how much fun we had at the Chicago TARDIS live show when we let the audience pick the topics we'd talk about? It didn't seem fair that we couldn't all participate, so we saved the last few topics for the rest of the gang! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we clean up the last few ideas submitted by our lovely Chicago TARDIS live audience. We don't manage to stay on topic terribly well this time either--surprise surprise!
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Bonus link [on our site]:
Tansy's blog post on Martha Jones
Steven Moffat is often praised for his ability to take perfectly normal everyday things and make them terrifying, but Doctor Who has a long history of such antics. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we chat about lots of mundane items we now give the side-eye, thanks to our beloved show. From angels to dolls to plastic policemen to telephones, the world is a scary place. Thanks Doctor Who!
And in a strange bit of synchronicity, Deb tries to remember the title of a book she read as a youngster. After recording, she looked it up and discovered it was Mutant 59: The Plastic Eaters, by Kit Pedlar and Gerry Davis--the creators of her beloved Cybermen!
Last, but certainly not least, we do our first Verity! giveaway, courtesy of Paul Cornell! Leave us a comment [on our website] to enter to win a signed copy of The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who! (We'll contact you via the email address used to leave the comment, so make sure it's a legit addy.)
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Lynne is grateful for the amazing support from her Doctor Who fandom friends as she and Michael spent time in the hospital with Caitlin
- Kat fangirls over Doctor Who Classics, Volume 9 from IDW, a nifty DW comic about a library planet!
- Erika is finally moving to Canada, and on the way she and her mom (aka Fangirl Prime) will be listening to Doctor Who audios including The Daleks' Master Plan"!
- Deb is thrilled Paul McGann will be at Long Island Who!
Have you ever been curious what four exhausted, happy, giggly Doctor Who podcasters sound like as they approach the end of a truly wonderful convention? Now’s your chance to find out! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as they recap their Gallifrey One experiences and marvel at how strange (and fun) it is to record while sitting in the same room! Expect some fun anecdotes, talk of interesting panels, and occasional ramblings/brain freezes. This was recorded Sunday evening, after all.
(Post-con brain fog is also my excuse for re-using the "one-derful" gag. I apologize for nothing!)
Huge thanks to everyone who made this another in a long line of fantastic Gally experiences. And to everyone who couldn't make it, we hope to see you there next year!
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Pertinent links [on our site]:
Gallifrey One
Radio Free Skaro Gallifrey Stands (live show kickoff video)
Charlie Kirchoff
London Falling
The Severed Streets (preorder)
The Hamilton Stories
Upstairs, Downstairs
Special thanks to Steven Schapansky for acting as our Location Technical Producer for this ep!
This week’s villains hail from the Doctor’s very own planet, Gallifrey. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we talk about various Time Lord evildoers. Why are so many of the renegades so evil? Is it something about Time Lord society? The fact that they make their children stare into the abyss? Who’s the worst of the lot? Who’s the most interesting?
There’s a lot to cover here, especially since we spend some time oohing and aahing over the 12th Doctor’s costume before we get on with things. You’ll note that we don’t talk too much about the Master or the Rani. That’s ‘cause we’ve covered both of those fine miscreants in previous episodes. Do dip back and take a listen if you haven’t already!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Liz can't wait for Gallifrey One!
Tansy is addicted to the Doctor Who Legacy game!
Erika is pleased Matt Smith and Doctor Who won at the UK National Television Awards! And is thrilled to nominate Doctor Who and (more importantly?) Doctor Who podcasts for Hugo Awards!
Deb is pleased Big Finish took home Best Online Only Audio Drama for Dark Eyes at the BBC Audio Drama Awards! And noticed Billie Piper is going to be at Awesome Con D.C.!
We're all pretty excited by the reveal of the 12th Doctor's costume! (Tansy's mum thinks it's a teddy boy look!)
Bonus Big Finish links [also on our site]:
Omega
Vengeance of Morbius
Lucie Miller Season 4
On this week's Extra! we bring you not one, but two Doctor Whotastic interviews! First, Deb talks to Alisa Stern, who is possibly better known as the force behind Doctor Puppet. If you've never heard Deb squee about Doctor Puppet, you probably haven't been listening long. Then Deb chats with Jenny Colgan, award-winning author, Doctor Who fan, and writer of two Doctor Who books! Join Deb and Erika for a bit of squee before and after the interviews, and please enjoy!
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Jenny Colgan links [on our site]:
@jennycolgan on Twitter
Dark Horizons
Into the Nowhere
Doctor Puppet links [also on our site]:
Hello Doctor Puppet on YouTube
@TheDoctorPuppet on Twitter
The Doctor Puppet on Facebook
DoctorPuppet on tumblr
Bumper music for the Doctor Puppet interview, composed by Scott Ampleford, from Doctor Puppet - A Timelord Christmas
Our examination of the villains continues, as we look at baddies that have become friends--or at least allies. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discover that there are several subcategories here. Some enemies become friends. Some become allies-of-convenience. Some swing back and forth throughout their contact with the Doctor. It's an interesting and far-reaching conversation. Hope you enjoy!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- Erika COMPLETELY FLIPS for The First Sontarans, by Andrew Smith!
- Tansy bakes Ood cupcakes and has a lovely Doctor Who-themed party!
- Lynne loves the new Claws of Axos action figure set! And plays with her River Song Sonic Screwdriver!
- Deb looks forward to Tales of Trenzalore!
- We ALL are thrilled to the gills about Liz writing for Big Finish! GO! Preorder Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories RIGHT NOW!
Welcome to what's probably the silliest Verity! Extra! to date. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we answer a listener question: Which Doctor would you most like to travel with, and why? We also expand on this to cover who we'd least like to travel with, which companions we'd like to join, and which incarnation of the Master we'd tag along with. It's a barrel of laughs and then some (for us, anyway--hope it is for you too)!
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The sophomore year of Verity! has officially begun! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we dive into the world of Doctor Who villains. As the holiday season has barely passed, where better to start than the Christmas episodes? How do the Christmas villains stack up compared to each other? Which story doesn't even have a villain? Who likes "Voyage of the Damned"? Who doesn't like "A Christmas Carol"? Listen as we struggle to keep on point and discuss the villains without slipping into discussion of the stories themselves.
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Kat is excited Mark Sheppard will be a guest at Gallifrey One! And finally reads issue 11 of Doctor Who Classics Series 2 (DWM comics 79-81)!
Liz cuddles her new stuffed, knitted yeti!
Erika listened to Vengeance of the Stones by Andrew Smith!
Deb is pleased that Gareth Roberts is writing for series 8! (Though she's a bit bummed there are no ladies on the list.)
Happy 2014 everyone! We hope your first week of the new year has treated you well. We also hope you're ready for a whole new year, a new series if you will, of Verity! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we let you in on what we have in store for you this year. You'll certainly get reviews of new Doctor Who episodes (whenever they finally air), but in addition to that, we've got a whole new theme to cover! We hope you're even half as excited about it as we are.
It strikes me that we're filled with hope. I suppose that's right and proper for the beginning of a new year and a new venture. So in that vein, we hope you'll join us!
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It's official. 2013 is over, and so is the tenure of Matt Smith as the Doctor. Once again, join ALL the Verities: Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy, as we discuss Matt's final episode. It should come as no surprise that we disagree on whether this was a good and worthy sendoff for such a fine Doctor. Who loved it? Who didn't? And why? Listen and see!
This week we have our first pre-release erratum! Tansy's daughter Raeli wanted her to tell everyone that she got The Abominable Snowmen Target novelisation, & the one Tansy is reading to Jemima is The Ice Warriors. This will make sense to you after you've listened to what's caught Tansy's attention in Doctor Who this week.
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Tansy had a Doctor Who-tastic Christmas!
Lynne enjoyed the Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary Collection, Original Television Soundtrack
Erika listened to the first season of Big Finish's Eighth Doctor/Lucie Miller series!
Kat LOLed at the image of the Doctor & Amy in wigs!
Liz jumped on Lynne's bandwagon and bought the 50th Anniversary Collection soundtrack while we were recording! And discovered Matt Smith's run is absolutely perfect, thanks to the marathon on Watch!
Deb squeed over the new Christmas episode of Doctor Puppet!
We're all mighty chuffed Paul Cornell gave us a shout-out in The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who!
Bonus link [also on our site]:
Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman look like owls
Though it pains us to say it (some more than others), the time of our beloved Matt Smith's tenure as the Doctor is almost at an end. (By the time you get around to this, it may well be over.) Join ALL of the Verities(!) Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy, as we discuss why we think he's been so successful in the role and reminisce about our favorite 11th-Doctor stories. We're all excited about Peter Capaldi, but we can't help being sad to see such a wonderful Doctor say farewell.
It's another extra-long Extra! as our holiday gift to you. (Or maybe it's just that we have a lot to say, and when ALL SIX of us are together it takes even longer to say it!)
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Just when you thought we were done with Anniversary Mania...we jump right back in! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we reminisce about the televised anniversary specials of days gone by. There have been a lot of official celebrations of our beloved show. Some were great (according to most of us), and some were...less than that (according to most of us). Who's not so keen on "The Five Doctors"? Who is super-duper keen on "Dimensions in Time"? Listen and see!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Kat loves the pics of 9, 10, and 11 dressed as 6! And is pleased about Matt Smith in American Psycho!
Erika had a great time at Chicago TARDIS! And moderated our LIVE show!
Tansy revisited Big Finish's Divergent Universe, and they were better than she thought! And is thrilled about the upcoming Charley Pollard spinoff series!
Deb is completely wowed by the WHOLOCK fan vid! And the associated making-of vid as well!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Chicago TARDIS "Podcast Playground" panel on WHO 37 (feat. Erika and Lynne)
io9's anniversary guide
Watsonian Versus Doylist
Simon Guerrier's Five Doctors blog post
TMDWP recreates the Third Doctor's abduction
Dimensions in Time ("annotated" version)
Tansy's post on Doctor Who's 20th anniversary year
Tansy's post: The Women of the Five Doctors
Tansy watches Dimensions in Time
This week's Extra! is a first for us--a LIVE show! The gracious powers-that-be at Chicago TARDIS let us do our thing--in person! Join Erika, Liz, Lynne, and special guest Jennifer Kelly (programming director of the con) as we review what we enjoyed about the convention, marvel at how weird it is to see each other while we're talking, and discuss lots of audience-supplied mini-topics! This was oodles of fun, and we hope we get a chance to do it again sometime.
Thanks to everyone who came to the show for making it such fun!
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This week's episode feels more reverent than most, which seems fitting, given the subject matter. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we have an almost NPR-style chat about what we enjoyed in this “love letter to Doctor Who.” We all enjoyed it to varying degrees, but as you might expect, some of us had wee quibbles with it. Generally very wee, though. Think of this ep as a mellow way to ease out of the giant (sometimes exhausting) squee-fest that these past few weeks have been.
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Kat can't turn around without someone talking/posting about Doctor Who!
Erika guested on three Doctor Who podcasts: The Incomparable, An Unearthly Child commentary, and Sound on Sight!
Lynne Skyped in to the Doctor Who celebration at the Experience Music Project in Seattle! And is timily-wimily excited about Chicago TARDIS!
Deb was interviewed on the Doctor Who Info podcast! And The Five(ish) Doctors (still)!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
Behind the scenes of An Adventure in Space and Time - Doctor Who 50th Anniversary
An Unearthly Series - The Origins of a TV Legend
We made it, guys! The 50th anniversary special has come, kicked booty, and gone again. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as we marvel at many things including the ways Doctor Who brings people together, the utter joy of seeing three Doctors on screen together for So Many Minutes, the genius of working in Billie Piper as not-Rose, the way Moffat "fixed" so many elements of classic and new Who, and, not least of all, the hilarity of seeing classic Doctors send themselves up beautifully.
There's more than enough love and joy and squee to go around!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Liz lols at the trainwreck that was Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty!
Tansy is made gleeful by the cameos in An Adventure in Space and Time! Loves Neil and Sue's liveblogging at The Guardian! And enjoys the Doctor Who tweets from "legitimate" twitteraccounts!
Erika is going to see All the Whos in Whoville!
Lynne indoctrinates friends with classic Doctor Who using Caves of Androzani and Horror of Fang Rock! And plays the awesome Doctor Who Google doodle!
Deb loves Liz even more than before because she rage-ranked ALL the Doctor Who stories! And appreciates Tansy's collection of links to her Who-50 posts!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
The Five(ish) Doctors!
Chicago TARDIS!
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty (UK only, available through Nov. 30)
This week we battled the evil monster known as SkypeLag to bring you a podcast full of squee and surprise. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we get happy about Who-things, gush about McGann, and find representative aspects where we least expected them. We cover our reactions to "The Night of the Doctor" and our impressions of "Planet of Giants" as a representative story for the first Doctor. Perhaps not a common choice, but one that made for a rollicking discussion!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Erika watched (and LOVED) "The War Games"! Guested on The Incomparable! And wants to go see All the Whos in Whoville!
Kat enjoys the glut of new 8th Doctor gifs!
Tansy demonstrated excellent parenting by raising a child who loves "The Ice Warriors"! And plans to knit a Yeti!
Deb gives LI Who high marks! And did a squeeful interview for HeadOverFeels!
Bonus links [also on our site]:
"The Night of the Doctor"!
Tansy, Erika, & Lynne on Australian radio!
Tansy's 8th Doctor recommendations for Big Finish newbies
Paul McGann on sale at Big Finish
BBC America's wall-of-Doctor Who schedule
We have heard your challenges, and we have answered! The first installment of our new "In Defense Of" series tackles one of fandom's least-beloved stories, "Fear Her." Join Deb, Katrina, and (eventually) Liz as they do their best to see the good in "Fear Her." Deb has some interesting observations about Rose. Kat experiences a shocking revelation. And Liz proves (to no one's surprise) not-very-good at staying consistently positive.
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The Doctor and his companions aren't the only ones who've been around for 50 years this month. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we detour into the realm of villainy and discuss the dreaded Daleks! Dalekmania hit hard in the 60s, inspiring toys, films, more toys, and even a song! Listen in as we Verities talk about all these things and more. Which stories are the most definitive Dalek stories? Which are our favorites? Are the Dalek movies worth checking out? "Tune in" and see!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Lynne is excited An Adventure in Space and Time has a US airdate! (& a UK one)
Kat knitted for charity for 25 hours!
Erika is stoked to watch "The War Games" and listen to "The Light at the End" with Steven!
Deb preps for Long Island Who! And reads An Unearthly Series: The Origins of a TV Legend!
Dalek links [on our site]:
Dalek-Mania
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
Dalekmania
"I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas with a Dalek"
Rifftrax: Dr. Who and the Daleks
Bonus Links [on our site]:
Neil Gaiman writing a new Doctor Who E-Book
Erik Stadnik from Various Podcasts
Chip from Two-minute Time Lord
Graeme from Reality Bomb
Messing with Sasquatch
Happy Hallowe'en to you all! Due to some tricks technology played on us, you get the treat of not having to wait another week to hear the conclusion of our definitive companion series. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we wrap up the remaining five Doctors and discuss who we think is the definitive companion for each.
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This week, we at Verity! learned, once again, that there's no way to cover all 50 years of Doctor Who in one short episode--at least not for us. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we hash out who the definitive companion is for each Doctor. Do we agree? Are you kidding? In fact, we only made it through about half of the Doctors, so join us now for Doctors 11 through 6 (going backwards, of course), and stay tuned in a couple weeks when we tackle the rest!
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Woo hoo! This week Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, and Lynne join the ranks of gleeful fans around the world as we celebrate the return of nine previously-lost second Doctor episodes! We just happen to have reached dear old 2 in our countdown, so we threw out the story we planned for and decided "The Web of Fear" is a great representative story. Though maybe not all of us were quite as squeeful about it as expected.
Of course we can't help but talk about "The Enemy of the World" a bit too. It's all just SO EXCITING!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Lynne listened to "Evil of the Daleks"! And is thrilled that Michael Damian Thomas is a guest at Chicago TARDIS!
Kat's finds that tumblr fandom has embraced the newly-found episodes! And her knit-a-thon is almost 3/4 funded!
Liz plays with Sutekh and her Pyramids of Mars playset!
Erika is in love with the new Sunspot song, "Arthuriana" (especially the Doctor Who bits)!
Deb is excited Traffic Experiment is releasing our theme tune on vinyl! And met Alisa Stern, aka The Doctor Puppet, at NYCC!
PLEASE NOTE: We recorded this Extra! before we heard the official news that "some" previously-missing Doctor Who episodes had been returned. Believe that we all like that very much indeed!
This week's Extra! is all about happiness! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we do an extended version of what's caught our attention and made us happy about Doctor Who as of late. From oft-maligned stories to oft-praised podcasts, from charity events to fan-fic, we bring our darlings to the table and have a good squee.
[all links on our site]
Kat
24-Hour Knit-a-thon: Endure 4 Kindness (benefitting Random Acts)
Matt Smith stars in American Psycho
Erika
Mostly Harmless Cutaway
Radio Free Skaro
The Memory Cheats
The Pharos Project
The TARDIS Tavern
Doctor Who: The Writers' Room
Reality Bomb
The Doctor Who Book Club Podcast
Two-minute Time Lord
Liz
Timelash
The Three Doctors
Time and the Rani
Deb
Big Finish audios by Simon Guerrier:
Home Truths
The Drowned World
The Guardian of the Solar System
Fanfic - Psycho Savior, qu'est-ce que c'est? by kalima
Fanvid - Papa Don't Preach fan_eunice and trelkez (formerly known as greensilver)
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It's time once again to talk about companions! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we turn our attention to the male denizens of the TARDIS (and possibly its immediate surroundings, though we don't agree on whether that counts). No surprise, the Verity! crew is just as divided as fandom at large when it comes to what qualifies one for "companion" status. But we do agree that male companions add a great deal of value and entertainment to our beloved show, and we want more!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Erika reads DOCTOR WHO: A Companion's Companion! And shoehorns Doctor Who into The Incomparable!
Tansy enjoys/awaits Big Finish 50th anniversary celebrations: The Light at the End! 1963: The Assassination Games! 1963: The Space Race! 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men!
Kat meets John Barrowman! At Edomonton Expo!
Deb enjoys/awaits BBC America's The Doctors Revisited specials--specifically the Ninth Doctor!And joins the new Verity! Ravelry group!
Bonus links [on our site]:
Tansy's Hugo Award!
Watsonian vs Doylist perspectives on fiction
Extra!-on-extra action! A DVD extra called "Being a Girl"? How could we resist? Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we talk about this bit of value-added material from the most recent release of "Shada". Or does it add value? The opinions on this are strong and voiced loudly so settle in, buckle up, and enjoy the ride!
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Our countdown of the Doctors has reached it's antepenultimate entry. Whether you were looking forward to it or not, it's Jon Pertwee time! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we discuss the pros and cons of the most dapper of Doctors. We also spend a good amount of time talking about Jo and the Master, and we even manage to detour into UK politics of the 70s. And as usual, there is much friendly disagreement!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Liz is excited about the latest Gallifrey One guest announcement!
Erika is working on an online shop for Verity! tee shirts!
Lynne listened to some Lost Episodes BBC audios: Power of the Daleks! The Highlanders! The Underwater Menace(!)
Deb sparked a great conversation with her article Fangirl Isn't a Dirty Word!
Bonus links:
Splendid Chaps - Nine/Women (w/Tansy!)
Tansy's WHO50 blog series
Tansy's New Who blogs
Radio Free Skaro classic commentary - The Sea Devils
This week's Extra! brings another interview--this time with one of the female creators involved in the Doctor Who universe, Una McCormack! Una is most definitely One Of Us--a fascinating fangirl with loads of talent to accompany her deep love for Doctor Who. Join Deb as she chats with Una about writing DW novels, writing for Big Finish, being a fangirl, and even a bit about Star Trek and Blake's 7! And be sure to check out Una's work and online presence:
[links on our site]
@unamccormack on Twitter
Una's blog
Una's post about female creators
Preorder The Crimson Shadow
Order Una's books from Amazon
Big Finish - Gallifrey
Big Finish - Blake's 7
Archive of Our Own (fanfic site)
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We're back to talking Doctors this week, but perhaps not in the way you expected. Join Erika, Kat, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss those actors who played the Doctor non-canonically! gasp Yes, there are plenty of performances out there that don't fall under the umbrella of what went out on BBC1. More than some of us realized! Certainly more than some of us cared about.
As you may have noticed, we're sans Deb this week. With no one (but the hapless Erika) to reign in the troops, see just how far things go off the rails. (Actually, we remain pretty much on track until near the very end.)
(And despite the title of this episode, I'm afraid we don't actually dip back into the Virgin New Adventures and talk about that shadowy figure from Gallifrey's ancient past who may or may not have some direct connection to the Doctor. If you want to hear about that, check out this episode of The Doctor Who Book Club Podcast.)
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Supporting links [on our site]:
Two-minute Time Lord 316: What is "Doctor Who Canon" Anyway??? (Time Dilation)
Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Doctor Who and the Curse of the Fatal Death
Scream of the Shalka
Big Finish's Unbound series
The Infinity Doctors and The Doctor Who Book Club Podcast's Episode 8: The Infinity Doctors
Also covered:
Tansy's been working on the Verity! Pintrest!
Kat's South Park fandom friend started watching Doctor Who!
Liz covets the Pyramids of Mars playset!
Erika listens to Verities on other podcasts! Deb on TARDIS Tavern! Erika on RFS! Kat on RFS! Deb on RFS!
With the fandom explosion(s) over the announcement of Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor, it's time for another Important Conversation on Verity! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk (and disagree--surprise, surprise) about what it means to be a Doctor Who fan. We say "boo" to meanness, decry gatekeeping, and debate who gets to define terms like "fangirl". It's a great conversation and further proof that it is, in fact, possible to have a reasonable discussion of a difficult topic and still remain calm and friendly.
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Supporting links [on our site]:
The Doubleclicks - "Nothing to Prove"
John Scalzi - A Creator's Note To "Gatekeepers"
Tumblr reactions: ADORABLE Welcoming Twelve comic, AMAZING fanvid of 12th Doctor opening, and BadAstronomer pithily putting it into perspective
It's time to talk about companions again! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina (as opposed to Katarina--yes, we have some confusion there), and Lynne as we discuss companions who joined the Doctor from the past, the future, and other worlds. How do past companions stack up to those from the future? Does one type work better than the other? What about "alien" companions? How about robots? Do robots count? (They so totally do!)
Listen in as we compare Victoria's and Zoe's relationships to Jamie, ponder over whether Leela fits better as a past or future companion, disagree about which Doctor Adric works best with, and squee about Nyssa. All this and more...enjoy!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Kat reads Texts From the TARDIS (Classic Edition)! (Bonus: New Who edition)
Lynne watches nferno Special Edition VAM: "Hadoke vs HAVOC"! (Bonus: Who's Round podcast!)
Erika is going to Dragon*Con! & the Parsec Awards!
Deb thinks Verity! listeners are awesome!
This Verity! Extra! feels like an extra-special one. We have the incredible pleasure of bringing you an interview with a true Doctor Who luminary, Louise Jameson! From Leela on screen to Leela in Big Finish to writing for Big Finish to the fab new short film Cleaning Up to her other amazing work, she's been a wonderful and influential figure in the world of British television and theatre. Join Deb and Erika as they squee a bit about it and then hear Deb have a fabulous chat with the lovely lady herself!
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Find Louise here [links on our site]:
On the web: LouiseJameson.com
On twitter: @Lou_Jameson
New short film: Cleaning Up
Holy cats is this a big week in Verity! We cover the fourth Doctor, we chat about the little things that make us happy in the world of Doctor Who, and one more thing...what was it?...oh yeah, A NEW DOCTOR OMGWTFETC!!!!!!!! (Pardon the textual hysterics, but we’re a little bit excited.)
Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we talk (or in some cases gush) about all of these things, including an in-depth review of Erika's favorite Doctor Who story of all time, "The Ribos Operation". It’s a slightly extra-long episode, but in this case, we feel it’s warranted.
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Also covered [links on our site]:
"The Visitation" Special Edition Extras!
4th Doctor Over the Knee Socks! & TARDIS Projection Alarm Clock!
Ace as an action figure! & Big Finish reduces prices on the first 50 audios!
Awesome short film: Cleaning Up!
Nothing sends fandom into a tizzy like thoughts of a new Doctor. Nothing sends fandom into an even bigger tizzy than that like thoughts of a gasp woman Doctor! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Liz as we discuss why this is such a hot-button issue and why we each feel the way we do about the prospect. (No, believe it or not, we do not all want a female Doctor.)
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This week a slightly smaller Verity! crew tackles the Master (but not literally--except maybe in Deb's dreams). Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we cover the different iterations of the Doctor's arch enemy--from the classy to the crazy and everything in between. See who likes which Master. Find out which Master none of us likes (you can probably guess). Decide for yourself if Delgado's Master is the same as Peter Pratt's (we don't agree).
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Also covered:
The Memory Cheats - TMDWP 074!
Karen Gillan's shaved head!
New podcasts: Reality Bomb! and Terminus!
It's Extra! time once again! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we set our sights on Doctor Who spin-offs. Which, if any are good? Or bad? And why? Which has the best theme song? Which brought Kat into Doctor Who fandom? Which haven't we finished watching? Which is the real Torchwood? As usual, there's more to cover than we expected!
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The classic Doctor countdown continues! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we discuss the Peter Davison era--the Doctor, the companions, the stories, the relationships, and of course, the costumes. And all of these things in relation to this week's "representative" episode, "Mawdryn Undead".
Who loves Doctor number five? Who loves the companions? Who thinks the companions love each other? Who doesn't? If you've been listening a while, some of those answers may be obvious, but perhaps not all!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Chicago TARDIS announces two Doctors!
"The Mind of Evil"!
"The Tenth Planet" animated episodes on the Regeneration box set!
Doctor Who Confidential - Series 1!
Apparently it's book season at Verity! For this week's Extra we bring you yet another book review. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss what we thought of the latest of the "geek chronicles" from Mad Norwegian Press, Queers Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the LGBTQ Fans Who Love It.
As you may expect, we don't agree about what types of essays we like best, but we do agree that this is an excellent addition to anyone's Doctor Who nonfiction library. If you want to check out one example of what you can find in it, take a gander at Rachel Swirsky's "The Girl Who Waited (for the Guidance Counselor to Get to His Point)". Though as we point out, the essays in this book run the gamut, so there's something for everyone!
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What would a 50th anniversary celebration year be without some talk of the companions? Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we take a break from our Classic Doctors countdown to chat about the companions who were "modern women" at the time they were on the show. Is Barbara the greatest? What's changed about contemporary companions over the years? And has such change been for the better? Are "modern" companions even necessary? Is Barbara really the greatest?
We cover those questions and much more. So much more, in fact, that there's even a mention of "Doctor in Distress". (Editor's note: Click that link at your own risk. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.)
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Tansy guests on Splendid Chaps!
Erika will be on panels at Westercon 66 and watched "The Mind of Evil" in color!
Liz is annoyed Erika stole her happy thing!
Deb orders Live at the End of the World from Traffic Experiment!
It's Extra! time again, and we here at Verity! are trying our best to socialize all the media! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Tansy as two of us educate the other two on how to make friends and succeed on Tumblr.
Do you find Tumblr to be a morass of gifs that feels more like drinking from the fire hose than participating in fandom? Let Kat and Tansy make things clear and take some of the fear out of tumbling. And of course, check out Verity! on Tumblr!
PLUS, whether you have a Tumblr account or not, you can submit cool stuff to our Verity! Tumblr!
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Helpful links [links on our site]:
PicMonkey lets you add text to pics w/no downloading!
Get more followers
Gif tutorial - for Mac
Gif tutorial - for Windows
(Note that the tutorials are virtually the same, and both use Adobe Photoshop CS3 or higher.)
Tumblrs Kat mentioned [links on our site]
And remember, always track the #doctorwho tag!
And just like that, we're back to our 50th anniversary countdown of the Doctors, and it's the sixth Doctor's turn! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Liz as we discuss the delights (or lack thereof) of Colin Baker's reign as our favorite Time Lord. Or is the Doctor our favorite Time Lord, now that we've seen the Rani? That's right, we're talking about "The Mark of the Rani", which at least one of us thought was the most representative story of the sixth Doctor's run.
Is old Colin as bad as so many folks say he is? Is Peri? Does the Rani now own Deb thoroughly? Should we have covered "Timelash" instead? We don't actually agree on most of these things, but boy howdy do we have a good time talking about them!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Erika appears on Nerdology UK and at Westercon 66!
Doctor Who playsets!
Anyone can submit cool stuff to our Verity! Tumblr!
The Doctor Puppet Animated Adventures in Time & Space!
The Verity! cast appears on the season finale of The Oodcast!
Bonus links [on our site]:
The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (on Amazon)
Tansy will be on Splendid Chaps
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited - The Sixth Doctor
Now that new Doctor Who is no longer gracing our screens on a weekly basis, Verity! is back to our usual schedule. That means a "proper" episode every-other-week, but fear not! We'll have a little something for you in the off-weeks as well. This off-week it's more than little--it's an extra-long Extra!
Join Deb, Erika, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as we cover the departure of our beloved Matt Smith and then tackle Richard Marson's headline-making book JN-T: The Life and Scandalous Times of John Nathan-Turner. If you'd like to take Tansy's advice and search out more podcastey goodness covering the book, check out Radio Free Skaro's interview with Richard Marson.
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Series 7b might be over, but we're not done talking about it! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy for an extra-long episode of Verity! We're talking about a whole (half) series after all, so of course we needed a little extra time. Also, we talk a lot. (Or hadn't you noticed?)
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Verity podcast fans!
The Mind Robber appeals to kids! and Tansy will be on Splendid Chaps!
Peter Cushing's Centenary! (and Christopher Lee singing heavy metal)
Doctor Who Magazine appeals to kids!
And that's a wrap for series 7. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we discuss whether the season closer was everything we hoped it could be or left us feeling slightly uncomfortable. Were the fans properly serviced? Was the last climax really a climax? Was the "reward" video of Matt Smith and David Tennant really much of a reward? We cover all this and more.
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Also covered [links on our site]:
Series 8 is a thing! And Matt Smith will be in it!
All the Doctor Who DVDs!
Daemons action figure set available for pre-order!
Hello Sweetie Podcast!
Neil Gaiman has returned to Doctor Who! Was it a triumph, a colossal failure, or something in between? Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Tansy as we discuss Mr. Gaiman's sophomore Who effort. Were the Cyberman scarier or overpowered? Was the addition of children a bad idea or a wasted opportunity? Are cybermites cute? Or really cute? We tackle these questions and more.
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Also covered:
More than 30 Years in the TARDIS! and Queers Dig Time Lords!
South Park Doctor Who fanfic: Unlocking South Park!
Meglos! and Underworld!
Philadelphia Comic Con!
Saturday brought us Mark Gatiss' sophomore series 7b story. Savvy? Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we cover "The Crimson Horror." One of us really didn't like it, and it may not be who you expect. See who thinks what about the Victorian trio. Find out who doesn't know who The Wiggles are. Marvel that Erika bought a Doctor Who audio. And if you're like Lynne when she's not on the episode, yell at the recording for being so wrong!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
POSSIBLY SPOILERY 50th anniversary set photos! And TARDIS Tavern's multi-Doctor (2-, 3-, 5-) podcasts!
Peter Cushing on a "Great Britons" stamp!
A Celebration of Doctor Who! And Doctor Who purchases: Deadline! and Running Through Corridors!
Doctor Who, Project Who? BBC Audio!
Not since "Invasion of Time" have we seen so much of the TARDIS interior. What did Deb, Erika, Kat, and Lynne think of it? Join us as we discuss tantalizing glimpses, underdeveloped characters, literal reset buttons, what dresses really mean, and where Kamelion puts his fingers.
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Also covered [links on our site]:
- The Doctors Revisited - Fourth Doctor!
- Radio Free Skaro t-shirts worn at Calgary Expo!
- Torchwood panel at Calgary Expo!
- Super-duper awesome-smart Doctor Who fan extraordinaire: Erik Stadnik, co-host of The Doctor Who Book Club Podcast and Doctor Who: The Writers' Room! (w/bonus Chip from Two-minute Time Lord!)
Doctor Who is spooky again! Did it work? Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we pick apart "Hide." What was explained well? What wasn't? Did this story pass the Bechdel test? If not, was that failure totally out of line? (We never do reach agreement there.) What do you think?
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Also covered [links on our site]:
The Doctor Who Spectacular!
Doctor Who Yahtzee! and Queers Dig Time Lords!
Torchwood: Children of Earth! (at Calgary Expo!)
"Through Time" parody video!
This past week Mark Gatiss took us back to the 80s. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy and find out how we felt about Duran Duran, Ultravox, submarines, and most importantly, the ICE WARRIOR. Who was thrilled? Who was meh? Who wants to make out with the set designer and director? All these things and more await you on this week's Verity!
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Also covered [links on our site]:
A Celebration of Doctor Who!
Big Finish: Eldrad Must Die!
The Spartacus finale kills all joy forever.
"I Built a TARDIS" video!
“The Rings of Akhaten” divided opinion in fandom, and we here at Verity! were no different. Listen as Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy hash it out. Was it dumb? Fun? Or both? Did the Doctor face a massive soul-eating god? Or an ineffectual Great Pumpkin cosplayer? We answer these questions (or at least discuss them) and more!
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Also covered:
The Reign of Terror with a 3-year-old!
Eastercon watches Doctor Who!
Four members of Verity! nominated for Hugo Awards!
Doctor Who: The Reunion on BBC Radio 4!
Hooray!!!! It’s BACK people! Doctor Who has once again graced our screens, and we at Verity! couldn't be happier about it. Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Lynne as we squee and chat and theorize and squee some more over Matt Smith, Clara, motorbikes, the TARDIS and much more. (Ok, so it’s not 100% squeeful, but the squee factor is high for this ep. You've been warned.)
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Also covered:
David Tennant and Billie Piper will return for the 50th!
South Park’s Funnybot is a hat-tip to Daleks!
Introducing a newb to Doctor Who!
Doctor Who needs more female writers!
With new episodes of Doctor Who on the horizon, Deb, Erika, Kat, and Tansy take some time to reminisce about series 7a and speculate about series 7b (not to be confused with serial codes 7A and 7B from "Trial of a Time Lord"). We also discuss costuming, cosplay, the rarity (or not) of watching Doctor Who in order, Big Finish audios, and perhaps most importantly, tapas.
Resources for watching Doctor Who in order:
WHO-50 (Tansy’s Doctor Who blogging project)
The Chronic Hysteresis
Running Through Corridors
Adventures with the Wife in Space
(This is a non-comprehensive list! Please feel free to add more suggestions in the comments.)
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Also covered:
Doctor Who Yahtzee!
Prisoners of Time!
Doctor Who Magazine John Pertwee Interview!
Big Finish Sixth Doctor audios! (The Marian Conspiracy)
This week we bring you an extra-long Verity! Extra! At this year's Gallifrey One convention, Deb interviewed the delightful June Hudson, costume designer for Doctor Who in the late 70s and early 80s. Listen as Deb, Erika, and Liz squee a bit about the experience, and then enjoy the interview itself.
And by all means, check out June's website to see some of her fantastic designs.
It's official! We have finally made our way back to the classic series. This week Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne discuss the virtues (and possible lack thereof--though not according to Liz) of The Curse of Fenric. It's new to Deb, it might as well be new to Erika, and it's clear Liz and Lynne have seen it a few times. Just a few...
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Also covered:
Ice Warriors!
Doctor Who 50th Celebration, ExCeL London!
Calgary Expo!
Long Island Doctor Who!
This extra-long Verity! Extra! picks right up where we left off last week. Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy leave the TV movie behind and spend some time talking about the bulk of the Eighth Doctor's work--the audios and books. There's even a brief mention of the comics. Erika reveals how little she knows about these (read: nothing), and many suggestions are offered regarding where to start.
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Jumping-on audio suggestions:
Deb - Blood of the Daleks
Liz - Seasons of Fear
Tansy - Storm Warning
Our trek through the Doctors' eras finally breaks free of the confines of new Who, though we're technically not yet back in the welcoming arms of classic Who. This week, Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy natter on about the Eighth Doctor at such length that we run out of time to talk about his non-TV offerings. But fear not! Next week we promise you'll have a nice juicy Extra! filled with lots more Eighth Doctor goodness.
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Also covered:
Gallifrey One!
Big Finish: Lady of Mercia, Fourth Doctor Adventures!
Scream of the Shalka DVD release!
An Adventure in Space and Time: News! and Pictures!
Gallifrey One 2013 - The End of the Line! (with crowd noise!)
Hooray! Another Verity! Extra! That means lots of exclamation points! And also a fun little discussion! Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne chat about tat—toys, TARDIS keys, action figures, posters, playsets, and much, much more.
What's your favorite piece of tat? Or are you like Erika and dislike "stuff"? Let us know!
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This week, Deb, Erika, Kat, and Lynne cover the 9th Doctor's era through the lens that is "Dalek." We also spare a few moments for "The End of the World." We spare at least as many moments arguing about whether there's hanky panky taking place in the TARDIS.
What do you think is the most representative 9th Doctor Story? Let us know!
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Also covered:
Who Is the Doctor
Gallifrey One
An Adventure in Space and Time - Casting News!
Splendid Chaps
This week's Extra! is a timely one. With Gallifrey Oneonly about a week away Deb, Erika, Kat, and Lynne discuss conventions--of the Doctor Who and the general SF variety. Connecting in person to fellow fans can be one of the best fan experiences, though it doesn't always work out that way. We chat about our con experiences in general and our thoughts on Gally specifically.
Will you be at Gallifrey One this year? So will we! Well, four of us anyway--Deb, Erika, Kat, and Liz will be there with ribbons to share! We hope to see some of you there. In addition to generally milling about throughout the weekend, some of us will be on panels. Please come see what we have to say! (Full descriptions of the panels can be found on the Gallifrey One Convention Schedule.)
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Deb's Panels
Editing and Publishing Doctor Who Nonfiction — Saturday 11am, Program B (This one's pretty self-explanatory.)
The Next Doctor — Sunday 11:30am, Program D (Who will/should be the next actor to play our beloved Doctor?)
The Shakespeare Code — Sunday 1:30pm Program D (Discussing the Doctor's many trips into Earth's history.)
Erika's Panel
The Twin Dilemma — Saturday 4pm Program D (This one's about podcasting. Come hear Erika talk about Verity!)
*Liz's Panels
The Five Doctors? — Friday 8:30pm Program B (A critical look at Doctor Who companions and how most of them are not academics.)
Evolution of the Daleks — Saturday 2pm Program D (Daleks! Past, present, future?)*
Time for another rousing discussion about which story best exemplifies a Doctor’s era. This time Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne tackle the 10th Doctor (not literally—as much as Lynne would probably enjoy that). “School Reunion” lies at the heart of the discussion, though “The Girl in the Fireplace” is touched upon and “Journey’s End” is defended quite ably.
We start the show with some Who-centric items that excite us, and end by taking a few minutes to talk (and rant) about the “Tennant Fangirl” phenomenon, awesome and unfairly-derided cosplay, and how to not be a dick. (Wheaton's Law, people. Follow it!)
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Also covered:
Doctor Who the Writer’s Room!
New Zealand Doctor Who Coins!
New Doctor Who Soundtracks!
Classic Doctor Who on BBC America!
How to Spot a Real Doctor Who Fan
While counting down to the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who is a noble and important effort, we thought it was a good idea to take a few minutes from time to time to discus something else—in this case, something fun! Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy dish about the duds of many a companion throughout the years. The TARDIS wardrobe must've been one helluva place!
Instead of the post here on the website we thought Tansy was going to give you, she went above and beyond and created an entire Pintrest board! (Is that what they call them?) Step inside the TARDIS wardrobe yourself and take a look around!
In addition, check out Kat's awesome suggestion and find where you can buy some companion clothes of your very own!
In this episode, Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy bring you a rousing discussion about which story is the most representative of the Matt Smith era. Though we focus on "The Eleventh Hour," we make room for chit chat about a few other episodes as well.
What do you think is the most representative 11th Doctor story? Let us know! Kat will tell you you're wrong, and (though she didn't join us this week) Liz will likely judge you.
Also covered: Delia Derbyshire Day!
At last! An honest-to-goodness regular episode--and a very special one, as we have five of our six contributors on board at once! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as they talk about Matt Smith's third Christmas episode, the new companion, the new TARDIS, the new opening credit sequence, the newly re-alive Strax, and much much more.
What better way to start 2013 than chatting about Doctor Who?
Our first “proper” episode drops next week, but we want to introduce ourselves to you before we get into gear. You’ll also hear a bit about what we hope to accomplish with Verity!
We’re pleased to meet you!
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