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Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Rob and Mark from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gin and tonics at Dave’s place and watching The Hand of Fear.
The story sees the Fourth Doctor, played by Tom Baker, and Sarah Jane Smith, played by Elisabeth Sladen, investigating the discovery of a mysterious fossilised hand following a quarry explosion. Before long, Sarah is possessed by an alien consciousness, while the Doctor is left trying to work out exactly what has fallen to Earth and what it wants.
Originally broadcast in four weekly parts from 2 to 23 October 1976, The Hand of Fear is probably most notable for marking Elisabeth Sladen’s final regular appearance as Sarah Jane Smith and the last story in which the Doctor and Sarah travel together in the TARDIS.
So pour yourself a G&T and join us as we get to grips with one of the Fourth Doctor era's most memorable departures.
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In today’s episode we look at The Tomb of the Cybermen - the first serial of the fifth season of Doctor Who, originally broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 2 to 23 September 1967.
Before that, we kick things off with the usual mix of news and short topics. Then, after the TV episodes chat, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics.
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As we sit here today, we know Doctor Who is going to tender at some stage - probably later this year. We also know BBC Studios will be throwing its hat into the ring when it does.
Basically, 'stuff' is happening and, eventually, a new Doctor is going to be cast.
So in the spirit of our specials 14 for 14 (August 8, 2021) and 21 Replacements For 12 (February 1, 2017), we're here to kick around our picks for the 16th Doctor.
We hope you like it.
Who would YOU cast as the 16th Doctor? Why not get in touch and let us know?
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Listener Kosta from Philadelphia USA set us a challenge this month – what are our top Doctor Who "comfort" stories?
If you’ve got 20m to spare, we’d love you to tune in.
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Don’t Read the Comments is an irregular podcast on our feed where we ignore the show’s title and actually read online comments relating to something going on in the world of Doctor Who.
Today, I'm reading comments from the Gallifrey subreddit relating to the very sad passing of Justin Richards, the prolific British author and editor whose dozens of Doctor Who novels, audio dramas, and reference books made him one of the franchise’s most influential writers outside of television.
Justin passed away with early-onset fronto-temporal dementia on June 28, 2026. He was 64.
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Back in March 2023 we discussed the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who by selecting some episodes to revisit for the first time since broadcast.
That concept proved so popular - it's legitimately one of our most downloaded episodes ever - we're doing the same tonight for the Ncuti Gatwa era.
A year after the dust settled on Season 2 of Ncuti's era - and now, as we know, the RTD2 era as a whole - we watch some episodes and talk about two seasons of the show that have divided fandom ever since they first dropped, and probably always will.
What do we make of the stories on re-watch and, in turn, the Gatwa era in general?
Tune in, find out.
After the chat we also have a TON of listener feedback. Folks, it's been... a month.
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In our May episode we were discussing the possibility of the 2026 Doctor Who Christmas Special being cancelled. Madness, people said, it can't be cancelled. That's crazy!
1.5 weeks later, on June 10, it was confirmed that the BBC had cancelled the special and Russell T Davies had announced his exit as showrunner and, by association, Bad Wolf as its production company. A lot happened that week, dear listener, as you may remember.
Tonight, what began as the news segment for the June episode takes on a life of its own. Rather than put out a 2-hour-plus episode of the show, with a 40-minute-plus news segment, we've taken that news segment and our short topics and created this episode from it.
Tomorrow, we will drop the Ultimate Ncuti Gatwa Cold Take discussion that was intended as the main topic of the episode, along with a month's worth of listener feedback.
So you're still getting over 2 hours of Doctor Who Show this weekend - just broken up into two pieces over two days. Let us know what you think of this experiment - and the shows!
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Back in the ninth installment of Gin & TARDIS, the boys looked at a random assortment of orphaned Patrick Troughton episodes. That went down so well with listeners that tonight, Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Mark & Rob from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, are watching a grab bag of four unrelated William Hartnell episodes from the ‘Lost in Time’ DVD release. The episodes:
The Crusade - Episode 3
Galaxy 4 - Episode 3
The Daleks Master Plan - Episode 10
The Celestial Toymaker - Episode 4
And yes, there’s a musical number at the end 😉
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Listener Adrian Sturrock has set us a challenge this month – what are the top Doctor Who Biographies and Autobiographies?
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This episode of Alternate Galaxies takes an impromptu, totally unplanned detour into the new Masters of the Universe film after the guys realised they'd both caught the film not long after opening day and it made for a perfect podcast topic.
Join them as they look at one of the most discussed genre films of recent times.
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In today’s episode we look at the 2008 TV story, The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky.
Fifty-two people across the world in eleven different time zones die at the exact same time. The only connection: they all have ATMOS installed in their vehicles. Martha Jones, now a UNIT doctor, summons the Tenth Doctor back to modern-day Earth to help figure out why, but an old enemy lies in wait...
Before that, we kick things off with the usual mix of news and short topics. Then, after the TV episodes chat, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics.
And also stick around after the show ends, if you're so inclined, for a short discussion of the final episode/final season of THE BOYS, as well as commentary about the show over the years.
Enjoy, dear listener.
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Steve F 747 has set us a challenge this month – what are the top plot twists in Doctor Who?
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Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Rob and Mark from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gin and tonics at Dave’s place and watching 1996's Doctor Who: The Movie.
This podcast goes out two days short of the movie's 30th anniversary.
Developed as a co-production between Universal Studios and BBC Worldwide, it premiered on 12 May 1996 on the Canadian television station CITV in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 15 days before its first showing in the United Kingdom on BBC One and two days before being broadcast in the United States on Fox.
The movie follows the Seventh Doctor, played by Sylvester McCoy, who is shot shortly after arriving in 1999 San Francisco while transporting the remains of his old enemy, The Master. He regenerates into the Eighth Doctor, played by Paul McGann, and teams up with surgeon Grace Holloway to stop the Master from stealing the Doctor’s remaining lives by opening the Eye of Harmony inside the TARDIS.
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In today's episode we look at the 1994 Virgin New Adventure, Blood Harvest.
Dekker is a private eye, an honest one. But when Al Capone hires him to investigate a new joint called "Doc's", he knows this is one job he can't refuse. And just why are the Doctor and Ace selling illegal booze in a town full of murderous gangsters?
Meanwhile, Bernice has been abandoned on a vampire-infested planet outside normal space. There she meets a mysterious stranger called Romanadvoratrelundar — and discovers an ancient and malevolent power, linking 1929 Chicago with a lair of immortal evil.
The consequences of this story are inextricably linked to events in the Doctor's past.
Before that, we kick things off with the usual mix of news and short topics. Then, after the Blood Harvest chat, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics.
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Don't Read the Comments is an irregular podcast on our feed where we ignore the show’s title and actually read online comments relating to something going on in the world of Doctor Who.
Today, something a little different. With the passing of radio broadcaster James Valentine, who Rob crossed paths with early in his Doctor Who fandom in a rather significant way, and who many Australian Doctor Who fans will know if they were watching the Sylvester McCoy era on first broadcast, he talks unscripted about James' passing... and reads some comments.
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This episode offers a 10-minute full synopsis of the 1994 Virgin Books Doctor Who novel, Blood Harvest.
Since the book is now over 30 years old, we know many listeners may not have read it recently — or perhaps ever.
If you don’t want to feel left out of our Blood Harvest discussion on Sunday’s monthly show, this episode is the perfect way to refresh your memory or get up to speed beforehand.
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A simple idea this month - what Doctor Who stories deserve a prequel?
If you've got 20m to spare, we'd love you to tune in.
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This month, we’re finally watching Children of Earth, the bleak Torchwood event series from 2009 that drags the team into a chilling five-day crisis involving an alien demand, government conspiracies, and moral choices that get darker by the hour. It’s a story that trades camp sci-fi adventure for psychological terror, where every decision has a cost and the line between right and wrong has disappeared.
Before that, we kick things off with the usual mix of news and short topics. Then, after the Children of Earth chat, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics.
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Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Rob and Mark from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gin and tonics at Dave’s place and watching the brand-new special edition of Warriors of the Deep.
Warriors of the Deep is the first story of the 21st season of Doctor Who, which was broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 5 to 13 January 1984.
In the story, two human power blocs, along with members of the Silurians and Sea Devils (the original rulers of the Earth), battle for control over the nuclear missiles on an undersea military colony on Earth in 2084.
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Back in November 2025 we discussed which living Doctor Who people we’d most like to see on a convention panel. Tonight the flipside of that list has landed on our desks to discuss.
For the 60th outing of THE LIST MAKERS, we examine which deceased Doctor Who people we wish were still around to appear in a convention-style format.
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This month, we’re sinking our teeth into State of Decay, the gothic Fourth Doctor adventure from 1980 that drops the TARDIS crew into a crumbling medieval world with vampires, ancient Time Lord history, and a castle that looks like it’s auditioning for a Hammer film.
Before that, we kick things off with the usual mix of news and short topics. Then, after the State of Decay chat, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics.
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For the 59th episode of THE LIST MAKERS, we discuss our top military stories from Doctor Who. These are the stories where soldiers, strategy, command structures, and the ethics of conflict collide with the Doctor’s worldview, sometimes reinforcing it, sometimes challenging it outright.
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Year 11 of the podcast begins with an episode shaped almost entirely by you.
We opened things up and invited listeners to ask us anything, and the response was brilliant. Doctor Who, genre TV, movies, music, what we do in real life — it’s all in here, as we work our way through your questions and let the conversation go where it wants to.
There’s a quick run through the news up top, a big listener mailbag on the back end, and plenty of tangents along the way. We love our listeners, and this episode is very much for you.
That’s January wrapped for another year — hope you enjoy it.
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This episode of Alternate Galaxies heads to Deep Space Nine, the Star Trek series that broke the mould, and maybe still divides fans more than any other.
Dave has lived with DS9 for decades, knows its arcs, its politics, its slow burns and big payoffs. Rob is coming in cold(ish), watching it properly for the first time in the past few months and seeing it all with fresh eyes. Quite a contrast!
The guys dig into what DS9 was trying to do, how it evolved over seven seasons, the shift from episodic comfort food to long-form storytelling not just on DS9 but on 90s TV overall, and whether its darker tone and moral greys actually pay off.
Along the way they talk characters, war, religion, politics, Ferengi episodes, and all the ways this show remains the black sheep of the Star Trek canon.
Join them as they look at one of sci-fi TV’s most ambitious series.
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For the 58th episode of THE LIST MAKERS, we discuss our top nostalgic stories from Doctor Who. These are the stories which resonate alongside our personal history with the show and thus push all the right nostalgia buttons for us.
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After nearly a decade in the Upside Down, Stranger Things is finally complete and on this episode of Alternate Galaxies, we sit down to take in the whole saga, from the very start to the closing moments of the final episode.
With the full story now on the table, we look at how the show evolved, what it was building toward (if it even knew itself), and how it holds together when viewed as one complete narrative rather than 9 years of waiting on a story that lasted 4 years in-universe.
We talk characters, themes, tonal shifts, nostalgia overload, ageing kids, big swings, weird choices, and whether the ending actually earned it.
An affectionate but honest look at one of the defining genre TV shows of the last decade, now that we finally know how it all ends.
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Well, here we are dear listener, at the end of 2025 - and the end of our 10th journey around the sun as a podcast.
In more recent years we've done something light and fluffy for the holidays, so tonight we continue that tradition and look at two 'fun' episodes from Nu Who - The Unicorn and the Wasp, and Time Heist.
The Unicorn and the Wasp is the seventh episode of the fourth series, which was aired on BBC One on 17 May 2008.
Time Heist is the fifth episode of the eighth series, which aired on BBC One on 20 September 2014.
Before then, all the usual news and short topics you’ve come to expect and, after the episode reviews we have listener feedback and what we’ve been watching this past month. Enjoy!
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For the 57th episode of THE LIST MAKERS, we discuss our top classic seasons of Doctor Who. Incredible that it took us 57 episodes to reach this point but hey, better late than never! Frankly we've been having too much fun along the way to get to some of these more 'low hanging fruit' topics but, thanks to a listener suggestion for the Hat of Rassilon, we're finally doing it!
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Hi everyone – Dave here!
Many of us know a LOT about how TV was made during the classic era of Who, but I realised I don’t know much AT ALL about how modern Who (and TV generally) is made!
So, I invited friend of the podcast – and an Emmy winning producer – Dylan Rees on the show to discuss these matters! It’s a little more in depth than our usual style, but I hope you’ll find this one-off chat interesting!
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David Fisher was a writer who made a distinct mark on Doctor Who during the late 1970s and early 1980s, contributing a run of stories for the Tom Baker era that blended gothic atmosphere, humour, and great characters.
His scripts include The Stones of Blood, The Androids of Tara, The Creature from the Pit, and The Leisure Hive. Four very different adventures that together showcase just how adaptable his writing was within the series.
Fisher also played a role in the origins of one of Doctor Who’s most beloved classics, although personal circumstances prevented him from completing his script. His story, The Gamble With Time formed the backbone of what became City of Death, later finished by Douglas Adams and Graham Williams under the pseudonym “David Agnew.”
Tonight, we look at David Fisher, the stories he delivered across several seasons, and what makes each stand out. We explore his style, strengths, and quirks that define his work and why his episodes remain fondly remembered decades later.
Before then, all the usual news and short topics you’ve come to expect and, after the David Fisher segment, we have listener feedback and what we’ve been watching this past month. A jam-packed episode! Tune in!
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Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Rob from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gin and tonics at Dave’s place and watching Day of the Daleks.
Day of the Daleks is the first serial of the ninth season of Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 1 to 22 January 1972. It was the first of four Third Doctor serials to feature the Daleks, which returned to the series for the first time since The Evil of the Daleks (1967).
The Doctor and UNIT investigate the attempted assassination of British diplomat Sir Reginald Styles, whose attacker apparently disappeared into thin air.
And yes, there’s a musical number at the end 😉
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For the 56th episode of THE LIST MAKERS, we discuss which (living) Doctor Who people we'd most like to see on a convention panel. Will this be particularly challenging for Rob, given his total disinterest in such events? Where will Dave take his list? Between them, can they come up with the ultimate convention guest list?
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With the wait between THE REALITY WAR and the 2026 DOCTOR WHO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL lasting longer that the 1985 hiatus did (1 year 6 months and 24 days versus 1 year, 5 months, and 24 days), the only logical thing to do was make a pop record. Friend of the show (and sometime co-host) Mike Solko really shouldn't have put this idea in my head. Enjoy - Rob
DOCTOR IN RECESS
(Intro)
Eighteen months is too long to wait,
BBC please, don’t aggravate.
(Verse 1)
The TARDIS doors are shuttered,
The filming lights are dim,
We’re left with endless theories,
And one half-regenerated him.
They promised worlds of wonder,
And merch from here to Mars,
But when the numbers wobbled,
They crash-landed the TARDIS hard.
(Chorus)
Doctor in recess,
Let’s all answer this time stress,
Doctor in recess,
Our fandom’s under real duress!
(Verse 2)
There’s Daleks feeling restless,
The Cybermen look bored,
The Weeping Angels whisper,
“You can blink if we’re ignored!”
The Master’s doing TikToks,
The Ood are serving tea,
And somewhere in Cardiff,
Time stands still on the BBC.
(Bridge)
Bring him back now, we’ll take no less,
The fandom’s losing its consciousness,
The universe is stuck once more,
And waiting till ‘26 is such a chore.
(Verse 3)
We’ve learned to love each Doctor,
Each face that comes and goes,
From Eccleston to Gatwa,
And whoever the next one shows.
The monsters are all waiting,
The Daleks need their cue,
Without a weekly scream to stream,
What’s a poor fan meant to do?
(Final Chorus)
Doctor in recess,
Let’s all answer this time stress,
Doctor in recess,
Our fandom’s under real duress!
Doctor in recess...
The long wait’s causing time distress!
The Doctor Who partnership between Disney and the BBC has officially ended, with Disney stepping away from the co-production deal after two seasons. Although Disney will still air the upcoming spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea, the BBC has affirmed that Doctor Who will continue “with or without Disney,” and has confirmed a Christmas special penned by Russell T Davies for 25 December 2026.
Rob has thoughts.
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There's a LOT to get through this month - from missing episodes on the verge of being found, to Bad Wolf being quite annoyed at a high-profile Doctor Who writer saying what everyone else was thinking... and that's just the news, folks.
After some short topics, we get to the meat of this episode - a deep dive into the Missing Adventure, Cold Fusion, the twenty-ninth novel in that series. It was written by Lance Parkin and was the only multi-Doctor story involving televised Doctors ever told by Virgin Books, pairing the 5th Doctor of Season 19 with the 7th Doctor from near the end of the Virgin New Adventures line.
If you're unfamiliar with the story but want to make sense of our review, we dropped a 10-minute synopsis of the novel on our podcast feed yesterday. Look it up!
To close, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics related to past podcasts and Doctor Who in general.
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This episode offers a 10-minute full synopsis of the 1996 Virgin Books Doctor Who novel Cold Fusion.
Since the book is now almost 30 years old, we know many listeners may not have read it recently — or perhaps ever.
If you don’t want to feel left out of our Cold Fusion discussion on tomorrow’s monthly show, this episode is the perfect way to refresh your memory or get up to speed beforehand.
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In a 32nd outing for the irregular ALTERNATE GALAXIES mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve sat down with Star Trek: First Contact - as voted for by YOU - and give our thoughts on it.
What did we make of it?
Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
Brent Spiner as Data
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn as Worf
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
Alfre Woodard as Lily Sloane
James Cromwell as Zefram Cochrane
Alice Krige as Borg Queen
Neal McDonough as Lieutenant Hawk
Dwight Schultz as Reginald Barclay
Robert Picardo as The EMH Doctor
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For the 55th episode of THE LIST MAKERS, listener Justin Falkus has challenged us to come up with the top classic era stories that are under 4 episodes in length. Will there be snaps? Will Rob find a cheat? Will Dave pull out a surprise?
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This month Mark Cockram (All of Time and Space; Nerdology UK), joins the podcast as a guest host in Dave's absence to talk about The Caves of Androzani with Rob.
Before that, the usual mix of news and short topics. Then, after the chat about Davo's swansong, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics.
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In a 31st outing for the irregular ALTERNATE GALAXIES mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve sat down with Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and give our thoughts on it.
What did we make of it?
William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy
James Doohan as Montgomery “Scotty” Scott
George Takei as Hikaru Sulu
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov
Kim Cattrall as Valeris
Christopher Plummer as Chang
David Warner as Gorkon
Rosanna DeSoto as Azetbur
Iman as Martia
Brock Peters as Admiral Cartwright
Kurtwood Smith as the Federation President
René Auberjonois as Colonel West
Michael Dorn as Colonel Worf
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Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Mark & Rob from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gin and tonics at Dave’s place and watching a grab bag of four unrelated Patrick Troughton episodes from the 'Lost in Time' DVD release. The episodes:
The Underwater Menace, Episode 3
Evil of the Daleks, Episode 2
The Abominable Snowmen, Episode 2
The Wheel in Space, Episode 6
And yes, there’s a musical number at the end 😉
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For our 54th episode of THE LIST MAKERS, listener Zack Forest has challenged us for the top 'Wilderness Years' projects that aren't literature based. Hmmmmmm, with Rob and Dave approaching the era completely differently back in the day, where will these lists go?
What would your picks be? Why not write in and let us know?
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This month, we’re diving into the second Colin Baker season, collectively known as The Trial of a Time Lord, but also known to many fans as the individual stories, The Mysterious Planet, Mindwarp, Terror of the Vervoids, and The Ultimate Foe.
Before that, we kick things off with the usual mix of news and short topics. Then, after the Season 23 chat, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics.
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Over the past five years, friend of the podcast Dylan Rees has worked at compiling the complete story of Reeltime Pictures, from the earliest days of its acclaimed Myth Makers interview tapes, through to the production of ambitious dramas and documentaries.
The resulting book tells the story of Keith Barnfather’s passion and dedication to develop a valuable archive of material - starting in the days of VHS through to DVD, Blu-ray, streaming and downloads - which chronicles the complete production history of classic Doctor Who.
In tonight's episode Dylan sits down with Rob to discuss the book; what inspired it, what it was like to write, and even where a complete newbie to Reeltime could start with the archive.
The book will be launched at the Whooverville 16 Convention on 30 August 2025 in Derby, UK.
In a 30th outing for the irregular ALTERNATE GALAXIES mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve sat down with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and give our thoughts on it.
What did we make of it?
William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk
Ricardo Montalbán as Khan Noonien Singh
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy
James Doohan as Montgomery “Scotty” Scott
George Takei as Hikaru Sulu
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov
Merritt Butrick as David Marcus
Bibi Besch as Carol Marcus
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Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Rob from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gin and tonics at Dave’s place and watching 1985's The Mark of the Rani by Pip and Jane Baker.
How long has it been since any of them watched the story? What do they think of it, here in 2025?
And yes, there’s a musical number at the end 😉
For our 53rd episode of THE LIST MAKERS, long time listener Dylan Mooney has asked us for our top Master stories. Given the character has been around 54 years, and used regularly for much of that time, it gives us quite a lot of stories to choose our lists from!
What are our top Master stories? What are yours? Why not write in and let us know?
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This month, we’re diving into the two Dalek movies from the 1960s, starring Peter Cushing as the Doctor. They are, of course, Dr Who and the Daleks & Daleks' Invasion of Earth 2150 AD.
Before that, we kick things off with the usual mix of news and short topics you’ve come to expect. Then, after the movie chat, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics.
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In the 29th outing for the ALTERNATE GALAXIES mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve sat down with The NeverEnding Story, and give our thoughts on it.
Barret Oliver as Bastian Balthazar Bux
Noah Hathaway as Atreyu
Tami Stronach as The Childlike Empress
What did we make of it?
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For our 52nd episode of THE LIST MAKERS, friend of the show Peter Field has asked us for our top remakes of Doctor Who stories using the original cast, but with a Disney-esque budget. An interesting idea to be sure!
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Having made a series of short hot take episodes on Season 2 of Doctor Who earlier this year, tonight we revisit Ncuti Gatwa’s final season with our ultimate cold take on it all, including tons of listener feedback!
Before then, our usual news and short topics segments, including CBeebies looking for its own Doctor Who series and RTD giving up his DWM column.
The Robot Revolution
Lux
The Well
Lucky Day
The Story and the Engine
The Interstellar Song Contest
Wish World
The Reality War
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For our 51st episode of THE LIST MAKERS, long-time listener Neilers has asked us for our top Davo stories. That's the 5th Doctor to people who haven't been listening to us for very long. Naturally Rob's over the moon.
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Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Mark and Rob from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gin and tonics at Dave’s place and watching the debut story of Season 16 - the Key to Time season - of classic era Doctor Who from 1978 - The Ribos Operation by Robert Holmes.
How long has it been since any of them watched the story? What do they think of it, here in 2025?
And yes, there's a musical number at the end ;)
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In the 28th outing for the ALTERNATE GALAXIES mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve been watching Star Wars: Andor Season 2, and give our thoughts on it.
Diego Luna as Cassian Andor
Kyle Soller as Syril Karn
Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen
Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael
Denise Gough as Dedra Meero
Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma
Faye Marsay as Vel Sartha
Varada Sethu as Cinta Kaz
Elizabeth Dulau as Kleya Marki
What did we make of it?
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Welcome to Don’t Read the Comments, a podcast where we ignore the show’s title and actually read online comments relating to something going on in the world of Doctor Who.
Tonight, Rob’s on Reddit to read the comments and has found a post from a fan who thinks it's time for RTD to move on. How will other fans respond? Tune in, find out.
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Battle rages across the skies as the Unholy Trinity unleash their deadly ambition. The Doctor, Belinda and Ruby have to risk everything in their quest to save one innocent life.
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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This month, we’re diving into the 1970 Jon Pertwee serial, The Ambassadors of Death.
Before that, we kick things off with the usual mix of news and short topics you’ve come to expect. Then, after the Ambassadors chat, we open the mailbag for some cracking thoughts from our listeners.
Just another month here at the Doctor Who Show! Enjoy, dear listener.
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Traps are sprung and old enemies unite as the Doctor and Belinda finally arrive home to find a very different world. Can the Doctor see the truth before midnight arrives?
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The Doctor's quest to get Belinda back home to Earth leads to a space station hosting the famous song contest. But a harmless night of fun soon becomes a battle to survive.
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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Well folks, the episode has arrived. The List Makers is 50 episodes young and to celebrate we're going to tackle the list of all lists. The list every fan carries in their head. The list that is totally subjective. The list that can cause the most arguments.
Our Top Doctors.
Who are our top Doctors? Why are they our top Doctors? What would your picks be? Why not write in and let us know?
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In Lagos, the mysterious Barber reigns supreme. The Doctor discovers a world where stories have power, but can he stop the Spider and its deadly web of revenge?
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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Ruby Sunday faces life back on earth without the Doctor. But when a dangerous new threat emerges, can Ruby and UNIT save her new boyfriend, Conrad, from the terrifying Shreek?
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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Welcome to Don’t Read the Comments, a podcast where we ignore the show’s title and actually read online comments relating to something going on in the world of Doctor Who.
Tonight, Rob’s on Reddit to read the comments and has found a post from a fan who's just not 'feeling' the RTD2 era. How will other fans respond? Tune in, find out.
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This month, we’re diving into the 2001 BBC Books Eighth Doctor novel, Father Time.
Following on from our recent synopsis episode, this is the main event: a full discussion of the novel—what works, what doesn’t, and how it fits into the broader Eighth Doctor era. We also explore the plot, the tone, and some standout characters, including the Doctor’s daughter, Miranda!
Before all that, we kick things off with the usual mix of news and short topics you’ve come to expect. Then, after the book chat, we open the mailbag for a bumper listener feedback section—nearly 25 minutes of your thoughts, theories, and reactions. Our listeners are the best.
And if you enjoy our musical moments, don’t skip the end! Inspired by some of that listener feedback, we play a very special song after the closing credits—one that was nearly lost to time after its chance to appear in a recent episode of Gin & TARDIS came and went.
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Far in the future, on a tough, brutal planet, a devastated mining colony has only one survivor. To discover the truth, the Doctor and Belinda must face absolute terror.
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This episode is a full synopsis of the 2001 BBC Books Eighth Doctor novel, Father Time.
Given the book’s age—almost 25 years old—we know many listeners might not have read it recently, or perhaps ever.
So we're here to help! With Father Time being discussed on Sunday’s main show, this episode isn’t a discussion itself, but a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of the novel’s events—perfect for refreshing your memory or getting up to speed before the conversation.
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Welcome to Don’t Read the Comments, a podcast where we ignore the show’s title and actually read online comments relating to something going on in the world of Doctor Who.
Tonight, everyone's talking the consolidated figures for the first episode of Season 2 of Doctor Who, The Robot Revolution, and Rob’s on Facebook, on the official Radio Times page... to read the comments.
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The Doctor's quest to get Belinda home takes the TARDIS to Miami in 1952, where an abandoned cinema is hiding a terrifying secret. Can the Doctor uncover Lux's power?
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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Welcome to Don’t Read the Comments, a podcast where we ignore the show’s title and actually read online comments relating to something going on in the world of Doctor Who.
Tonight, 'Lux' is the episode everyone's talking about, which drops in four days time and Rob’s on YouTube, on the official Doctor Who channel... to read the comments.
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When robots from outer space kidnap nurse Belinda Chandra, the Doctor embarks on an epic intergalactic quest to get his new friend back home to Earth.
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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Top Doctor Who guest stars we'd date (The List Makers)
In possibly the strangest episode of the List Makers ever committed to tape, this month we push the boat out - and then some - to answer a (modified) suggestion from a listener, plucked from Turlough's Hat of Rassilon. Who are the top Doctor Who guest stars we'd date? Why would we date them? Where would we go for said dates? What would your picks be? Why not write in and let us know?
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Hello dear listener! Dave's taken a leave of absence (we'll do the planned FATHER TIME episode next month), and tonight Rob is talking to the self-professed 'Pip & Jane Baker of co-hosts', Mike Solko, on a missing story from Season 23 of Doctor Who, PARADISE 5.
Before then, all the usual news and short topics you’ve come to expect – including surprise showrunner talk from RTD, and new trailers for Season 2 of the show. In Short Topics, Mike covers the changes coming to Gallifrey One (the world's largest and longest-running annual Doctor Who fan convention), in the years ahead.
Later on, after the Paradise 5 section, we have a ton of listener feedback and what we’ve been watching this past month. Something for everyone! Fill your boots!
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For more of Mike on our podcast feed, check out:
August 21, 2022: Primary Sources – December 1995
August 26, 2018: 40 Companions in 40 Minutes (Almost)
May 28, 2017: Season 27, Big Finish Style
March 5, 2017: The DW Show Presents: Gallifrey One
Welcome to Don’t Read the Comments, a podcast where we ignore the show’s title and actually read online comments relating to something going on in the world of Doctor Who.
Tonight, 'Nu Who', 'Modern Doctor Who' whatever you personally like to call it, has turned 20 today and Rob’s on Facebook, on the official Doctor Who page... to read the comments.
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Welcome to Don't Read the Comments, a podcast where we ignore the show's title and actually read online comments relating to something going on in the world of Doctor Who.
Tonight, we've had the episode titles for Season 2 of Doctor Who drop and Rob's on Facebook, on the official Doctor Who page... to read the comments.
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Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Mark from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gin and tonics at Dave’s place and watching two Peter Davison stories, The King's Demons and The Awakening.
How long has it been since any of them watched these? What do they think of them in 2025?
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Well dear listener, it had to happen. After appearing with us separately on various podcasts, a long-time and genuine friend of the podcast - Too Hot for TV's Dylan Rees - joins BOTH of us to discuss the BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams' THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY on tonight's episode of ALTERNATE GALAXIES.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy aired between 5 January and 9 February 1981 on BBC2 in the United Kingdom. The adaptation follows the original radio series in 1978 and 1980, the first novel and double LP, in 1979, and the stage shows, in 1979 and 1980, making it the fifth iteration of the guide.
The series stars Simon Jones as Arthur Dent, David Dixon as Ford Prefect, Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Sandra Dickinson as Trillian and Stephen Moore as the voice of Marvin. The voice of the guide is by Peter Jones.
Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Moore and Wing-Davey reprised their roles from the original radio series in 1978/80, as did supporting actors Richard Vernon and David Tate. In addition, the series features a number of notable cameo roles, including Adams himself on several occasions.
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For more of Dylan with us, check out:
Aug 29, 2021 - Dylan discusses Doctor Who coffee table books with Rob
Dec 26, 2021 - Rob discusses DWM December 1988 with Dylan
Jul 31, 2022 - Rob discusses Dennis Spooner with Dylan
Nov 5, 2023 - Dylan discusses The Star Beast & The Light at the End with Rob
Oct 20, 2024 - Dylan discusses the 20th Anniversary Radio Times Magazine and Lords of the Storm with Dave
This month we think about and discuss the best extended universe stories that should be made for Doctor Who on TV. For a show that has literally thousands of stories across audio, novels, and comics (among other sources), how on earth will we narrow these lists down? What would your picks be? Why not write in and let us know?
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Hello dear listener! Here we are, tonight taking a deep dive into the 1975 classic Tom Baker episode, THE SEEDS OF DOOM.
Before then, all the usual news and short topics you’ve come to expect - including Chris and Billie re-uniting for Big Finish, unsubstantiated rumours about Doctor Who's future and we take a moment to discuss the TOLKIEN biopic on the back of us doing the Lord of the Rings trilogy in our Alternate Galaxies stream at the close of 2024. Later, after the Seeds of Doom section, we have a ton of listener feedback and what we’ve been watching this past month. An absolutely jam-packed episode, you'll agree! Tune in!
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This month we think about and discuss the best funny stories in Doctor Who. For a show that has lots of funny scenes and witty lines, are there as many funny stories as we think? What would your picks be? Why not write in and let us know?
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The last Podcast of Decision - its fifth installment - dropped on January 29, 2023. Hard to believe two years have gone by since then, but it has! So before another year or two slips by again, tonight we have the Podcast of Decision VI.
Dave is joined at his home by Mark (42 to Doomsday), and Richard (Space Fall: A Blakes 7 Podcast), for a fun general discussion about Doctor Who framed by whatever gets pulled from the Bowl of Rassilon across a number of rounds. You might know the drill!
Before then, some news and short topics - all the stuff you expect from one of our monthly episodes.
By the way, if you like the Podcast of Decision concept, you can find the first four times the Podcast of Decision was played in episodes released on November 11, 2018; August 25, 2019; April 12, 2020; and January 30, 2022.
Rob will be back next month!
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This month we think about and discuss the best uses of time in Doctor Who. For a show that's all about time, are there as many options as we think there are? What would your picks be? Why not write in and let us know?
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Hello dear listener! Here we are, saying goodbye to 2024 with a look back at the 2013 telemovie, An Adventure in Space and Time.
Before then, all the usual news and short topics you’ve come to expect and, after the Adventure in Space and Time section, we have a ton of listener feedback and what we’ve been watching this past month. A jam-packed episode! Tune in!
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When Joy opens a secret doorway to the Time Hotel, she discovers danger, dinosaurs and the Doctor. But a deadly plan is unfolding across the earth, just in time for Christmas.
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Mark from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gin and tonics at Dave’s place and watching The Happiness Patrol, special edition.
How long has it been since any of them watched it? What do they think of it in 2024? How about those new scenes and effects? Tune in, find out, dear listener. And stay tuned at the end for some BONUS CONTENT.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released in 2003 and tonight, The Doctor Who Show team ends its trilogy of Alternate Galaxies episodes begun two months ago with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and continued last month with The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
We again examine the film in question from two different angles, with Dave not having seen the production before.
What are our thoughts on this film, its writing, its production, and its ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, and Andy Serkis, here in 2024?
If you’ve got an hour to spare, sit back, relax, and join us in an ALTERNATE GALAXIES episode that travels to Middle Earth for the final time - unless we do the Hobbit, but does anyone really want that?
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This month we put our thinking caps on and discuss our top female villains in the series. Will we be obvious? Will we go off-piste? Maybe somewhere in between. Who would your picks be? Why not write in and let us know?
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Bob Baker and Dave Martin were a writing partnership that contributed many Doctor Who stories during the 1970s across the Pertwee and Baker Doctors including The Claws of Axos, The Mutants, The Armageddon Factor, and The Hand of Fear.
They were also responsible for the creation of K9, who first appeared in The Invisible Enemy and went on to become one of the most beloved characters in the Doctor Who universe.
Tonight, we examine how Bob and Dave came together, how they began writing for Doctor Who, what they wrote over a near decade partnership, and give some comment on each of the stories they wrote.
Before then, all the usual news and short topics you've come to expect, and after the Bob and Dave segment, we have listener feedback and what we've been watching this past month. A jam-packed episode! Tune in!
Dave took a quick visit up to Sydney recently, and the 16th of November saw him catch up with Rob, in-person.
For this latest meeting, our fun, lo-fi, hotel room recording vibe is back. Strap in for, ‘Rob and Dave Unplugged 4’ where, this time around, the guys canvassed their social media followers for questions about anything and everything!
Come and spend some time with the guys, talking everything from favourite movies to why Rob doesn't go to live Doctor Who events.
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This month we combine a couple of suggestions from listeners and examine Doctor Who adventures that would have made a good yarn to set a regeneration in, versus what we actually got at the end of a Doctor's era. Can you think of any stories that fit this category?
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was released in 2002 and tonight, The Doctor Who Show team continues its trilogy of Alternate Galaxies episodes began last month with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and again examines the film from two different angles, with Dave not having seen the production before now.
What are our thoughts on this film, its writing, its production, and its ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, and Andy Serkis, here in 2024?
If you’ve got an hour to spare, sit back, relax, and join us in an ALTERNATE GALAXIES episode that again travels to Middle Earth.
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We threw a vote on X for which classic Doctor Who season you would like us to discuss on the next episode, from a list of four options. The results were:
Season 24 (MCCOY) 39.6%
Season 9 (PERTWEE) 29.7%
Series 3 (TENNANT) 18.9%
2013 Specials (SMITH) 11.7%
So here we are, tonight, to discuss Season 24, comprising:
Time and the Rani
Paradise Towers
Delta and the Bannermen
Dragonfire
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, and Dave takes us on his recent Big Finish journeys.
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An interesting one this month, as you'll hear by the end of the show... well, at least we hope so! What are the top Doctor Who stories where the Doctor overthrows the government? There's more than you think...
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Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Mark from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gin and tonics at Dave’s place and watching The Gunfighters, as voted for by... YOU.
What do they think of it in 2024? Tune in, find out. And do stay to the end for a very special musical number!
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in 2001 and tonight, The Doctor Who Show team examines it from two very different angles. Rob saw it in the cinema, 23 years ago. And Dave saw it last Friday.
Regardless of those angles, what are our thoughts on this film, its writing, its production, and its ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis, here in 2024?
If you’ve got an hour to spare, sit back, relax, and join us in an ALTERNATE GALAXIES episode that travels to Middle Earth for the first in a three-part series that will also include The Two Towers and The Return of the King from 2002 and 2003, respectively.
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This month you voted for us to look at the 1965 William Hartnell-era story, The Crusade, which only has two (of four) episodes in the archives. Your wish is our command, and here we are!
Before then we have news and short topics and, after our thoughts on The Crusade, we have some listener emails, and what else we’ve been consuming in the world of entertainment.
In short, all the usual stuff you’ve come to know and love from us.
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About a year ago we looked at our top overrated DOCTOR WHO stories. It caused quite a stir with some of you! Today's episode is the flipside of the same coin where we look at the opposite. What have been the most underrated stories in Doctor Who's long and storied history? Come at us!
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This month we discuss the 1965 stage production, Curse of the Daleks, which was adapted into a Big Finish Audio in 2008.
Before then we have news and short topics and, after our thoughts on Curse of the Daleks, we have some listener emails, and what else we've been consuming in the world of entertainment. The usual shtick you've come to know and love from us.
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In today’s episode we consider what historical eras we'd like to see in Doctor Who.
What would YOU pick for your list? Why not reach out and let us know?
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Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Mark from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gin and tonics at Dave’s place and watching Carnival of Monsters.
What do they think of it in 2024? Tune in, find out.
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We threw a vote on X for which season would like us to discuss on the next episode, from a list of four options. The results were:
Season 18 - 11%
Season 19 - 17.9%
Season 3 - 34.5%
Season 12 - 36.6%
So here we are, tonight, to discuss Season 12, comprising:
Robot
The Ark in Space
The Sontaran Experiment
Genesis of the Daleks
Revenge of the Cybermen
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including the upcoming release of Season 25 on Blu-ray; Will Disney renew its contract with the BBC?; The War Between Land and Sea creeps closer; and Jodie Whittaker comes to Big Finish... in 12 month's time.
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In today’s episode we dive into season openers from the classic era of Doctor Who.
Which ones are best? And do we have different criteria for what makes them 'the best'?
What would YOU pick for your list? Why not reach out and let us know?
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As is traditional after we do a season of hot takes on the podcast, we regroup to discuss the season as a whole. Did some episodes go up or down in our estimation, after the initial hot take viewing? What did the rest of fandom think? How do we feel it went overall? Featuring fantastic contributions from our listeners via X, Facebook, email, Instant Messenger, carrier pigeon, our website, and more, this is our definitive - for now - take on Ncuti Gatwa's first season as the Doctor.
Before then, news from the past month including our thoughts - and the BBCs - on Doctor Who ratings, as well as saying goodbye to legend of the show, William Russell. We also catch up with some classic Doctor Who in the form of the Celestial Toymaker animation, and a re-watch of The Ark. And Rob's really selling off his Doctor Who collection in earnest!
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In today’s episode we dive into monsters and races from other TV shows and movies that we would like to see brought into Doctor Who.
There are some different ways this topic can be tackled. How will we approach our lists? What would YOU pick for your list? Why not reach out and let us know?
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The Doctor has lost, his ageless enemy reigns supreme, and a shadow is falling over creation. Nothing can stop the devastation - except, perhaps, one woman.
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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The Doctor and UNIT investigate Ruby's past. But as the Time Window reveals horrifying secrets from Christmas Eve, the mysterious Triad Technology unleash the greatest evil of all.
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Mark from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gins at Dave’s place and watching The Twin Dilemma... as voted for by YOU, dear listener.
What are their backgrounds with the story? What do they think of it in 2024, after 40 years have gone by? Tune in, find out.
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The Doctor and Ruby land in 1813, where guests at a duchess's party are being murdered, and a mysterious bounty hunter called Rogue is about to change the Doctor's life forever.
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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The world of Finetime seems happy and harmonious. But an awful terror is preying on the citizens. Can the Doctor and Ruby make them see the truth before it's too late?
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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While we are in the middle of weekly hot takes relating to season one of Doctor Who (yes, that's officially what it's called, we don't set the rules), we thought it might be fun this time around for our longer, monthly show to do something completely different and take a flight of fancy into what Doctor Who stories we would remake with Hollywood directors.
Before then, news and short topics from the past month including our thoughts on the ratings war raging among fandom at present, Varada Sethu arriving 'early' in Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa heading for the theatre (darling), and more.
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Landing on the Welsh coast, the Doctor and Ruby embark on the strangest journey of their lives. In a rain-lashed pub, the locals sit in fear of ancient legends coming to life.
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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Caught in the middle of a devastating war on Kastarion 3, the Doctor is trapped when he steps on a landmine. Can he save himself and Ruby, plus the entire planet - without moving?
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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In today’s episode we dive into the realm of space stories in Doctor Who.
There are some different ways this topic can be tackled. How will we approach our lists? What would YOU pick for your top Doctor Who space stories? Why not reach out and let us know?
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The Doctor and Ruby meet The Beatles but discover that the all-powerful Maestro is changing history. London becomes a battleground with the future of humanity at stake.
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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Ruby learns the Doctor's amazing secrets when he takes her to the far future. There, they find a baby farm run by babies. But can they be saved from the terrifying bogeyman?
What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE.
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Back in 1996, Virgin Publishing was pumping out Doctor Who 'New Adventures' and 'Missing Adventures' novels every month, which were both very popular ranges with fans.
Then it made... this.
Who Killed Kennedy is a standalone Doctor Who novel that is very much its own thing. Tonight, we discuss the novel... what it is, what it's about, and what we think of it.
Before then, news from the past month including our thoughts on Millie Gibson appearing in season two, and much more.
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On this Sunday's flagship show, we review the 1996 Virgin Publishing Doctor Who novel, Who Killed Kennedy.
We appreciate it might be some time since some of you read it, and many of you might have never read it at all (being a nearly 30 year-old novel!), so this episode serves as a synopsis of the novel, enabling you to brush up on the basic storyline.
Take note, this isn't a discussion, and it rattles along at a fair old pace. If you're not up on the first few seasons of Pertwee (and even a few stories that happened before his era), you might miss some of what's going on in this one. But stick with it, and try to get the flavour of what's going on, and we're sure it will benefit you when listening to us talk about the novel on Sunday.
See you then!
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Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith was released in 2005 and tonight, The Doctor Who Show team examines it in what must rate as one of the coldest of cold takes ever committed to a digital recording.
What are our memories of the movie on release? What are our thoughts on it now, after a 2024 re-watch?
If you’ve got an hour to spare, sit back, relax, and join us in an ALTERNATE GALAXIES episode that travels to a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away to try and review the film, once and for all, with no contemporary distractions.
By the way, we reviewed Star Wars Episode II – Attack of the Clones in March and Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace in February, if you haven't heard our takes on the two earlier installments in the prequel trilogy.
In today’s episode we dive into the realm of Doctor Who non-fiction books.
So much has been written about the show over the years - some of it academic, some of it autobiography/biography, some of it in the form of episode guides, some of it in the form of fans writing about their fandom, and much, much more. Which would YOU pick for your top Doctor Who non-fiction books? There's a lot to choose from, so why not let us know?
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Over the years, whenever Dave has seen a notable Doctor Who alum at an event, we've endeavoured to switch on the microphones and grab his thoughts in a special, standalone episode of the show.
A year ago this was Sophie Aldred in the original 'Dave's Big Day Out' episode, but prior to that, episodes like, 'When Dave Met Chris' have also entertained listeners who couldn't attend the events.
Today, we talk to Dave immediately upon his return home from Supanova where he saw, and interacted with, Jodie Whittaker. And also caught the panel for Jango/Boba Fett himself, Temuera Morrison.
Enjoy our chat, and contact us anytime at hello@theDWshow.net
Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Mark from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few ciders at Dave's place and watching the updated version of Horror of Fang Rock on the new Doctor Who Season 15 Blu-ray set.
What are their backgrounds with the story? What do they think of the updated version? Tune in, find out.
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A bit of a different episode for March. In this one, we take on the role of time meddlers, going back into Doctor Who's past to change aspects of its history - mostly in the production sense, which then trickles down to the stories we see onscreen - and then discuss the fallout.
Does a little change HERE equal a big change THERE? See if you agree with us.
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Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones was released in 2002 and tonight, The Doctor Who Show team examines it in what must rate as one of the coldest of cold takes ever committed to a digital recording.
What are our memories of the movie on release? What are our thoughts on it now, after a 2024 re-watch?
If you’ve got an hour to spare, sit back, relax and join us in an ALTERNATE GALAXIES episode that travels to a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away to try and review the film, once and for all, with no contemporary distractions.
We reviewed Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace last month and will also be reviewing Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the Sith in April.
In today’s episode we look at the top tearjerker stories/moments in all of Doctor Who. And remember, there's a difference between something being just 'emotional' and an actual 'tearjerker'; something we discuss in the episode.
Which would YOU pick for your top five? Why not let us know?
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Having made a series of hot take episodes on Series 10 of Doctor Who back in 2017, tonight we revist Peter Capaldi's final season in an ultimate cold take! What felt like "a few years ago" is actually a lot longer than we actually thought!
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Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace is 25 years old later this year and tonight, The Doctor Who Show team examines it in what must rate as one of the coldest of cold takes ever committed to a digital recording.
What are our memories of the movie on release? What are our thoughts on it now, after a 2024 re-watch?
If you've got an hour to spare, sit back, relax and join us in an ALTERNATE GALAXIES episode that travels to a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away to try and review the film, once and for all, with no contemporary distractions.
We will also be reviewing Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones in March and Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith in April.
In today’s episode we look at the top stories that have a good opening episode, but then go downhill from there. Which would YOU pick for your top five? Why not let us know?
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January is traditionally Rob's month off from the podcast so, in today's episode, Dave is hosting Mark from the 42 to Doomsday podcast, and Richard from the Spacefall: A Blakes 7 podcast at his home to discuss the classic 1964 tale, The Keys of Marinus.
Have you seen the Keys of Marinus? Do you agree with the guys? Why not write in and let us know your thoughts?
Before the Keys discussion, the guys also rattle through news topics for January and have a lengthy discussion on the topic of Doctor Who anniversaries over the years and their relationship with each of them. Something for everyone in this episode!
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In today’s episode we look at the top stories that feature humanity as "the monster" of the story. Which would YOU pick for your top five? Why not let us know?
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It's New Year's Eve everybody, and after many weeks of talking about brand-new Doctor Who episodes from the 60th Anniversary and Christmas specials, we now turn our gaze back in time - to 1981 - and K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend.
Have you seen this before? Do you think it deserves the criticism it gets from some? Or is there more to it? In today's episode, we examine the story. In addition, of course, we have all the usual news, short topics and listener feedback, too.
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The Church on Ruby Road is only the second time a Doctor's post-regeneration story has been a Christmas Special, following the Tenth Doctor's first outing in The Christmas Invasion back in 2005.
We’ve just seen it; what are our initial, raw, unvarnished thoughts?
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In today’s episode we look at the top stories that feature the debut of a companion. Which would YOU pick for your top five? Why not let us know?
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After publishing a hot take podcast hot on the heels of the three Doctor Who 60th Anniversary specials, today we sit back and reflect a week after they ended, along with a TARDIS full of your own comments over the past three weeks.
How do we sit with the specials now? What did our listeners think? What are some of the topics that didn't get a run during any of the hot take shows, but which we now have time to address? We're looking at you, The Vlinx.
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Here we are, back again, this time for a hot take on the final of three Doctor Who 60th Anniversary specials. In today’s episode, THE GIGGLE.
We’ve just seen it; what are our initial, raw, unvarnished thoughts?
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We're back for a hot take on the second of three Doctor Who 60th Anniversary specials.
In today’s episode, WILD BLUE YONDER.
We’ve just seen it; what are our initial, raw, unvarnished thoughts?
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Doctor Who has returned, which means our Hot Takes series has returned, too.
In today's episode, THE STAR BEAST.
We've just seen it; what are our initial, raw, unvarnished thoughts?
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It's the 23rd of November, 2023 and Doctor Who is 60!
Rather than drop this episode on the weekend - which would be its normal monthly slot - we've brought it forward a few days to celebrate the anniversary. Plus, we'll be putting out a hot take episode this weekend anyway, when we take a look at the first of three 60th anniversary specials - THE STAR BEAST.
In today's episode we have a quick discussion about three of the bigger issues leading into the anniversary, including the retconning of Davros, a colourised version of The Daleks, and the Tales of the TARDIS series of releases.
But then it's onto Doctor Who itself. Why did we get into it? How did we fall into fandom? What happened during the Wilderness Years? What about the show's return? And what does the future hold? Along the way we also read, and play, comments from our listeners, who also tell us their own stories about the show.
We hope you enjoy the stories herein. Happy birthday to Who!
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It's November, 2023. It's the 60th anniversary month for Doctor Who. Can you feel it? In today’s episode, in a moment of complete serendipity following last month's pick from Turlough's Hat of Rassilon, we look at the top behind the scenes people who have made Doctor Who what it is over the past 60 years. Who would YOU pick for your top five? Why not let us know?
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We threw a vote out there on X for which season would like us to discuss on the next episode, from a list of four options. The results were:
Season 8 (Pertwee) 37.1%
Season 12 (Baker) 31.1%
Series 9 (Capaldi) 18.9%
Series 4 (Tennant) 12.9%
So here we are, tonight, to discuss Season 8, comprising:
Terror of the Autons
The Mind of Evil
The Claws of Axos
Colony In Space
The Daemons
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including the battle for An Unearthly Child to join the rest of Doctor Who on iPlayer in the UK, and Dave's thoughts after seeing Katy Manning at the recent Sirens of Audio event in his hometown, Melbourne.
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Ahsoka episodes dropped on Disney+ between August 22 and October 3, 2023.
As Star Wars fans, we're always happy to talk about the franchise here on our (highly) irregular episodes of ALTERNATE GALAXIES. See our back catalogue for more.
So what did we make of Ahsoka? Tune in, find out.
Episode 1: ‘Master and Apprentice’
Episode 2: ‘Toil and Trouble’
Episode 3: ‘Time to Fly’
Episode 4: ‘Fallen Jedi’
Episode 5: ‘Shadow Warrior’
Episode 6: ‘Far, Far Away’
Episode 7: ‘Dreams and Madness’
Episode 8: ‘The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord’
Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano
Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren
Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera Syndulla
Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn
Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll
Ivanna Sakhno as Shin Hati
Diana Lee Inosanto as Morgan Elsbeth
David Tennant voices Huyang
Eman Esfandi as Ezra Bridger
Evan Whitten as Jacen Syndulla
Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma
Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
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As we sit here on the edge of the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, there's an awful lot of TV stories out there. Some of them quite underrated... some of them regarded commensurate to their quality... and some of them are incredibly overrated. In today's episode, we look at the latter. What have been the most overrated stories in Doctor Who's long and storied history? Come at us!
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Dedicated to our friend and listener, David Harmsworth
In today's episode we discuss violence in Doctor Who, from the original three decades of the show, through to the modern era. Has Doctor Who always been a violent series? Are some eras more violent than others?
Before then, we have an Apple Podcasts review, some news, and short topics. After the feature on violence we have our usual listener emails, and what else we've been consuming in the world of entertainment. Strap in!
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Doctor Who has had a lot of talented production staff over the past 60 years - and most of them never worked together.
In this List Makers, sent in by listener 'Blue Box' Bill McCann from the USA, we make our fantasy lists of which production staff we would have loved to see paired together.
Are you surprised by any of our choices? Agree with them? Why not let us know YOUR top production pairings?
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Dave's away this month, so Rob recruits super-sub Dwayne Bunney from the Sirens of Audio podcast for a suitably Big Finish themed episode, this time talking about the classic, The Fires of Vulcan - the twelfth story in Big Finish's monthly range, released in September 2000. It was written by Steve Lyons and features Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush.
Before then, the guys also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including Big Chief Studios going out of business; the surprise animation of the Underwater Menace; a possible return to Doctor Who for Steven Moffat; and the 60th anniversary celebrations at Big Finish - the 'Once and Future' range of stories. Lots to talk about!
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The 1960s era of Doctor Who is one that fascinates and entertains both of us - to the degree that William Hartnell is Dave's favourite Doctor. In this episode of THE LIST MAKERS, we sit down to discuss what our top stories of the 1960s are. Are you surprised by any of our choices? Agree with them? Why not let us know YOUR top 1960s stories?
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In past episodes of the podcast we've considered various TARDIS teams being placed into stories from other eras of Doctor Who and how they would fare. In this episode, we turn that concept on its head somewhat and each come to the table with a Doctor Who story from each era that we think could ONLY be of its era and not be made in a different era with a different team.
Before then, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including Ncuti Gatwa confirming he will complete at least two series of the show; Season 20 comes to Blu-ray; Target novelisations of the 60th anniversary stories; and Mark Gatiss comments on how he would play the Doctor.
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A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we discuss 'almost' companions in Doctor Who. Characters whom we think would have made good companions or, in some cases, were designed to be companions, then the production changed course.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a Doctor Who related list and discussing similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are always welcome; get in touch via any of the methods mentioned below!
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With a new non-fiction Doctor Who book on the horizon, this time looking at the creation of Doctor Who back in 1963, Rob sits down for the third time in the life of the podcast with friend of the show and the book's author, Paul Hayes.
Pull To Open: 1962–1963: The Inside Story of How the BBC Created and Launched Doctor Who is available from Ten Acre Films on July 24, 2023.
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‘Fresh and compelling… As definitive an account of those early years as I have read’ Toby Hadoke
When Doctor Who began on Saturday November 23 1963, few could have guessed that it marked the start of perhaps the most extraordinary story in the history of BBC television drama. But there had already been another story, equally extraordinary yet unseen, leading up to the transmission of that opening episode – the creation of the series itself.
Pull to Open explores the behind-the-scenes saga of Doctor Who in 1963, when a chain of events at the BBC brought together a disparate group to launch what would become one of British TV’s best-loved and most successful programmes. It’s the story of why these events happened; the BBC creative culture into which Doctor Who was born; how television drama was made in the early 1960s; and an insight into the people who started this epic journey.
Drawing from the BBC’s written archives and new interviews with some of those who were there, including Doctor Who’s first director Waris Hussein and original co-star Carole Ann Ford, Pull to Open is a detailed and comprehensive account of the programme’s path to the screen. Immerse yourself in the world of BBC Television in 1963 and discover how a series which was almost cancelled before a single episode was shown survived to cement its place in the popular culture of a nation.
Foreword by Toby Hadoke
From time to time, the Doctor Who Show devotes an episode to a series writer. A great chance to talk about numerous diverse episodes, sometimes from totally different eras of the show, only related by the name on the script.
In today's episode... Mark Gatiss. Possibly the most 'Marmite' of all Doctor Who writers, especially in the modern era. Fans tend to love and hate Gatiss' stories... but strangely can never agree which stories are meant to go in which column!
Stories covered in this episode include:
The Unquiet Dead The Idiot’s Lantern Victory of the Daleks Night Terrors Cold War The Crimson Horror Robot of Sherwood Sleep No More The Empress of Mars
Plus a number of 'extras' including Gatiss' New Adventure novels, Nightshade, and St. Anthony's Fire, and the 50th anniversary special, An Adventure in Space and Time.
Before then we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including new cast members for the upcoming Ncuti Gatwa era; Davo's wife has written a book; and are there some missing episodes materialising from the ether in time for the 60th?
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A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we have the music we've enjoyed the most in Doctor Who over the years.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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On May 13, 2023, our Dave travelled up to Sydney to attend the Sophie Aldred fan event, run by our fellow Antipodean podcasters, The Sirens of Audio.
In addition to being there to support the return of small, fan-run events in this country, Dave was also tasked by the hosts to conduct an on-stage interview with Doctor Who author, Jon Blum. This was originally to be a joint interview with Jon and his wife, the celebrated Doctor Who author, Kate Orman, however Kate was unable to attend on the day.
This podcast is a half-hour discussion between Rob and Dave about the day in general, followed by about half an hour of audio from the Jon Blum chat. As we mention on the podcast, the audio of the Blum interview isn't up to our usual podcast standards, but we're sure you'd rather hear a version of the chat than nothing at all, so we include it here.
Enjoy!
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We threw a vote out there on Twitter for which season would like us to discuss on the next episode, from a list of four options. The results were:
Season 26 (McCoy) 34.1%
Season 8 (Pertwee) 33.3%
Season 19 (Davison) 19.7%
Series 7a (Smith) 12.9%
So here we are, tonight, to discuss Season 26, comprising:
Battlefield
Ghost Light
The Curse of Fenric
Survival
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including the ongoing death of Doctor Who on physical media in Australia, and the book the Frazer Hines has always had in him!
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A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we have the Top Doctors that we would like to travel time and space with. Who will we pick? Will Rob pick Davo five times? How many snaps will we get?
Thanks to Lozza for the topic!
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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We looked at the first two seasons of The Mandalorian on January 5, 2020, and December 31, 2020.
It's been a long time between drinks and, this time around, we look at Season 3 of the show.
What did we make of it? Tune in, find out.
Chapter 17: The Apostate
Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore
Chapter 19: The Convert
Chapter 20: The Foundling
Chapter 21: The Pirate
Chapter 22: Guns for Hire
Chapter 23: The Spies
Chapter 24: The Return
We've looked at the first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard on August 16, 2020, and May 13, 2022.
This time around we look at Season 3 of the show - its final season.
What do we make of it? Does the series continue its downward trajectory from the first two?
Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine
Michelle Hurd as Raffi Musiker
Ed Speleers as Jack Crusher
Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Todd Stashwick as Liam Shaw
Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as Sidney La Forge
Michael Dorn as Worf
Amanda Plummer as Vadic
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
Brent Spiner as Data / Lore / Altan Inigo Soong
Mica Burton as Alandra La Forge
In this episode, Rob & Dave discuss the Virgin Missing Adventure novel, The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, as voted for by... you!
162 votes were cast and Shadow of Weng-Chiang took 35.2% of the vote, just pipping Scales of Injustice on 29.6%, with Sands of Time close behind on 25.9% and Lords of the Storm on 9.3% bringing up the rear. So here we are to discuss it.
Before they get to talking about the novel, the guys also talk about the past month in Doctor Who news, including Season 9 of Classic Doctor Who on Blu-ray still not produced locally in Australia - and perhaps never will be.
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Our episode on April 30, 2023 features the Virgin Missing Adventure, The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, as its main topic.
In the past when we've done novels, we've included a blow-by-blow summary of the novel, so our listeners are across the story. The theory being that far less listeners have read all the Virgin or BBC novels, and may need the information.
This practice has been appreciated, but has also blown out episode run-times. Given that not every listener even needs the summary, we put our heads together to come up with a way to provide a summary but not blow out the episode.
And here it is... a standalone summary of The Shadow of Weng-Chiang. If you've never read the novel before, or you have but feel like a refresher is in order, this 15m podcast will tell you what happens in the novel, from start to finish. Have at it.
See you on Sunday with our Shadow of Weng-Chiang episode, where you'll hear our actual thoughts on the story in question!
In our 17th outing for this irregular mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve been watching the 1998 six-part TV series Ultraviolet (so you don’t have to), and we give our thoughts on it.
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Ultraviolet is a 1998 British television series written and directed by Joe Ahearne and starring Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, and Philip Quast. The music was composed and performed by Sue Hewitt.
The programme was produced by World Productions for Channel 4.
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we have the Top 5 lost episodes that we would like to see recovered. What will we pick? Will Rob go off on a tangent? How many snaps will we get?
Thanks to David Beardsley from Santa Cruz, California for the topic!
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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In this episode, Rob & Dave discuss the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who by selecting six episodes each to revisit for the first time since broadcast.
What do the guys make of the stories on re-watch and, in turn, the Whittaker era in general?
Tune in, find out.
Before they get to talking about the Whittaker era, the guys also talk about the past month in Doctor Who news, including a possible UNIT spin-off series and the Doom's Day multimedia project.
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A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we have a question which enables us to make very personal observations about the series and our own fandom. What are our top Doctor Who memories?
Thanks to Aron Challinger from Aron's Collectables for the question. Follow him @ChallingerAron
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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Well, you folks voted for it so in today's episode episode we are looking at the 1965 William Hartnell episode, THE TIME MEDDLER.
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including Ncuti Gatwa’s new-new costume, five new Target novels, 60th anniversary news from Big Finish, and Season 9 to get the Blu-ray treatment next.
Rob also gets excited about episodes of The Afternoon Show being found and digitised, showing him and his club mates, back in 1988, taking part in a quiz on ABC TV over three days before Remembrance of the Daleks aired.
All that and so much more. If you're an old hand, you know the drill by now. If you're new to the show - hello! We drop a full-length episode like this on the final Sunday of each month, and have done for the past 8 years.
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A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time around, for the first time in almost 2 years of The List Makers, we have our first split episode. Rob takes us through his top 5 BBC Books Eighth Doctor Adventures, while Dave takes us through his top 5 Virgin Publishing New Adventures.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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It’s now traditional for the January slot in the Doctor Who Show calendar to let Rob have a break from the flagship show while Dave creates something a bit different; often with his mates from fandom in Victoria.
Today, the Podcast of Decision V.
Dave is joined at his home by Mark (42 to Doomsday, Goodies Pirate Podcast), and Richard (Space Fall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, Goodies Pirate Podcast), for some games and general discussion about Doctor Who via those games.
If you’d like to hear more of these games, you can find the previous four installments of the Podcast of Decision in episodes released on November 11, 2018; August 25, 2019; April 12, 2020; and January 2022.
Rob will be back next month!
Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Top 'Nu Who' Stories
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at what we consider to be the best stories in all of 'Nu Who', ie: since Doctor Who's return in 2005.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
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When PRIMARY SOURCES ended, earlier in 2022, a promise was made that it would come back 'from time to time' as a series of specials. Today, Rob makes good on that promise, with the PRIMARY SOURCES CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2022.
Featuring input from Anthony Carroll (squared), Chris March, Richard Smith, Terry Hayward, Jeremy Bonwick, and Neilers C, a team of Doctor Who fans weigh in on a letter to Doctor Who Magazine #238 from May, 1996 on the topic of...
SEX!
Yes, hanky panky, coitus, relations, lovemaking... whatever you want to call it. Does it ruin Doctor Who? Fans certainly thought so with the TV movie hurtling at them back in 1996. Have our attitudes changed, or is it still a bit... icky?
Wishing you all the compliments of the season, and we'll be back in the new year to do it all again.
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In every era of Doctor Who there are stories which, for whatever reason, aren't as well remembered as others. They're the ones you skip over when you're browsing your DVDs, wondering what you should slip on. Maybe it's because of other, "better" episodes in the same season. Maybe it's received fan wisdom putting you off. Maybe you had a genuinely bad experience with the story in the past.
Tonight, however, we turn our mind to stories that are underrated and which you might not be too keen on choosing for your viewing pleasure... yet you should. We blaze through all 13 Doctors, presenting 26 choices for your perusal.
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including details of how long Ncuti Gatwa's first series will be, Christmas specials for years to come, and the sad passing of legendary series writer, Chris Boucher.
Tune in, drop out, and contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at what we consider to be the best regenerations in the entire series - classic and modern.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
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In our 16th outing for this mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve been watching Star Wars: Andor on Disney+ (so you don’t have to), and we give our thoughts on it.
Diego Luna as Cassian AndorKyle Soller as Syril KarnAdria Arjona as Bix CaleenFiona Shaw as Maarva AndorStellan Skarsgård as Luthen RaelDenise Gough as Dedra MeeroGenevieve O'Reilly as Mon MothmaFaye Marsay as Vel SarthaVarada Sethu as Cinta KazElizabeth Dulau as Kleya Marki
At the end of October, we threw a vote out there on Twitter for which Tom Baker season you would like us to discuss on the next episode. 160 votes later the results were:
Season 12 - 18.8% Season 14 - 27.5% Season 15 - 40% Season 18 - 13.8%
So here we are, tonight, to discuss Season 15. Hope you enjoy the chat!
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including a fairly underwhelming 59th anniversary for the series, and a new companion. Hello, Millie Gibson!
Tune in, drop out, and contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
When our final episode of Primary Sources went out on September 18 this year, Rob talked about the idea of some special episodes at a future date.
Well folks, the time has arrived.
In this short podcast, Rob will explain his concept and read you a letter from DWM #238 from the 8th of May, 1996. Your mission is to reply to it.
Pick up your recording device of choice and riff back to Rob about the letter he read. Try to be concise (maybe jot down your main points before you record), and try not to go beyond 4-5 minutes, maximum. Most importantly, have fun with it!
Get your submissions in by December 3 - that's a week from now - to be sure of making it onto the episode, which will go out on our feed later in December.
Looking forward to wherever the letter takes you...!
Send your submissions, ideally in MP3 format, to hello@thedwshow.net
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at what we consider to be the best monsters which have appeared in both the classic and modern series.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
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Doctor Who Am I is described by IMDb as a documentary where, "an infamous Doctor Who screenwriter is reluctantly dragged back into the American Whoniverse, in this funny and moving documentary about finding family in the unlikeliest of places." It launched in the UK in late October and will be available on home media in some territories later this very month.
But did you know that, on the podcast which gave birth to the Doctor Who Show - Who Wars - we actually interviewed that screenwriter (Matthew Jacobs)? And that he spoke at length about the Doctor Who Am I project?
Yes, on August 9, 2015 we ran a 40m interview with Matthew, touching on Doctor Who Am I, The Emperor's New Groove, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Star Wars, and more. All conducted by Kate - @kamiduu.
What we have made here is an edit of that interview, basically cutting more than 50% out (so if you want to hear him talk Disney, Young Indy, George Lucas, etc, you will need to seek out the original episode), and we're left with a very Doctor Who and Doctor Who Am I oriented chat.
Seven years have gone by since this interview was conducted, but we think you'll find the chat relevant and a great preamble to seeing the doco!
What a week! It started with us doing a hot take episode on the final Jodie Whittaker story, The Power of the Doctor, and we thought this episode following it would be a bit fluffy and frothy and very relaxed.
Nek minnit... we get the news that Disney+ has secured the worldwide rights to screen Doctor Who outside of the UK, starting in 2023. International fandom blew up, particularly here in Australia. Dave was called to appear on a couple of mainstream radio shows to talk about it. We play one at the end of the ep!
So while this episode is about actors who have played the Doctor in other roles, we also have a lot of discussion on both the trailer for the three upcoming specials, and the Disney+ deal. Three listener emails round out the episode.
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Rob and Dave return with a HOT TAKE on the latest Doctor Who episode, and the final episode for the Jodie Whittaker Doctor: The Power of the Doctor.
Did they like it? Tune in and find out.
"In this feature-length special to mark her last adventure, Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor must fight for her very existence, against her deadliest enemies: the Daleks, the Cybermen and her arch-nemesis, the Master."
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A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at what we consider our WORST stories in all of classic Doctor Who. If you thought some of our shows presented hard choices lately, this one was no different!
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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Dave took a flying visit up to Sydney, so the 8th of October saw him catch up with Rob, in-person.
For this latest meeting, the lo-fi, hotel room recording vibe is back. Strap in for, ‘Rob and Dave Unplugged 3’ where, this time around, the guys canvassed their social media followers for questions about anything at all!
Come and spend an hour with the guys, talking everything from Doctor Who to their favourite sandwiches.
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It's the end of September and, as promised last episode, Rob and Dave have read the Target novelisation of Eric Saward's 1985 Doctor Who radio play, Slipback.
In this episode they run through the novel, blow-by-blow, then have a discussion about it. Naturally, they also discuss the radio play too, for some handy comparison.
Before then, they discuss some interesting news from the past month, some short topics and, at the end of the show, talk about some non-Doctor Who content they've consumed of late. A couple of listener emails round out the episode.
Hope you enjoy the show! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
It's the end of September and, as promised last episode, Rob and Dave have read the Target novelisation of Eric Saward's 1985 Doctor Who radio play, Slipback.
In this episode they run through the novel, blow-by-blow, then have a discussion about it. Naturally, they also discuss the radio play too, for some handy comparison.
Before then, they discuss some interesting news from the past month, some short topics and, at the end of the show, talk about some non-Doctor Who content they've consumed of late. A couple of listener emails round out the episode.
Hope you enjoy the show! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the 24th and, for now, FINAL episode of the podcast we’ve been dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with his Doctor Who Show co-host, Dave, to discuss the letters from both Doctor Who Magazine from February of 1986 and some classic issues of the Sonic Screwdriver fanzine from the Doctor Who Club of Victoria.
Yes folks, this is a double episode to end the run on (for now). This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources!
Welcome to the 24th and, for now, FINAL episode of the podcast we’ve been dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with his Doctor Who Show co-host, Dave, to discuss the letters from both Doctor Who Magazine from February of 1986 and some classic issues of the Sonic Screwdriver fanzine from the Doctor Who Club of Victoria.
Yes folks, this is a double episode to end the run on (for now). This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources!
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at what we consider our Top 5 companions to be from across all of Classic and Modern Doctor Who. If you thought picking our top Target novels last month was a feat, wait until you hear us attempt this!
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at what we consider our Top 5 companions to be from across all of Classic and Modern Doctor Who. If you thought picking our top Target novels last month was a feat, wait until you hear us attempt this!
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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Dave has returned and, based on our Twitter vote in early August, we're talking about REVENGE OF THE CYBERMEN in this episode. To break down those 206 votes:
Revenge of the Cybermen - 31.6% The Deadly Assassin - 26.7% The Ark - 20.9% Terror of the Autons - 20.9%
Before then, we discuss some interesting news from the past month, some short topics (including some Doctor Who related moments from Dave's holiday), and at the end of the show, talk about some recent non-Doctor Who content we've been watching of late.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the 23rd episode of the podcast we’ve been dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with Mike Solko (@MASolko), to discuss the letters to Doctor Who Magazine 233, from December of 1995.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at the best Target novels. With 156 novels released between 1973 and 1994, and a number published since 2018, there's a lot for Rob and Dave to choose just five from!
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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While Dave is jet-setting around Europe, Rob welcomes Dylan Rees (DOCTOR WHO: TOO HOT FOR TV) back to the podcast.
Dylan has brought today's main topic: 1960s Doctor Who writer, and sometime script editor, Dennis Spooner.
The guys keep the discussion light, so anyone can tune in and learn a little about Dennis and his stories without feeling overwhelmed by someone they perhaps aren't familiar with, writing black and white television almost 60 years ago.
Before then, the guys discuss some news from the past month, some short topics, and some great listener feedback. We really do have the best listeners, folks.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the 22nd episode of the podcast we’ve been dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with his podcast co-host, Dave, to discuss the letters to Doctor Who Magazine 132, from January of 1988.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at Nu Who (or Modern Doctor Who as some like to call it), writers. Who do we rate, and why? There's a lot to choose from since the revival in 2005!
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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In our 15th outing for this mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve been watching Obi-Wan Kenobi (so you don't have to), and we give our thoughts on it.
Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi Rupert Friend as the Grand Inquisitor Sung Kang as the Fifth Brother Moses Ingram as Reva Sevander / Third Sister Vivien Lyra Blair as Leia Organa Kumail Nanjiani as Haja Estree Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader Indira Varma as Tala Durith O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Kawlan Roken
What baddies would we bring back to Doctor Who... and why? This month we discuss enemies from the earliest days of the classic era, through to the modern era, who could make a great comeback in the series, whether long overdue or not.
Before then, we discuss some news from the past month, some short topics, and some great listener feedback. We really do have the best listeners, folks.
PS: We had some sound issues this episode, thanks for bearing with them.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the 21st episode of the podcast we’ve been dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with Paul Hayes, author of The Long Game – 1996-2003: The Inside Story of How the BBC Brought Back Doctor Who, to discuss the letters to Doctor Who Magazine 103, from August of 1985.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, it's the big one. What are Rob and Dave's top five classic era Doctor Who stories? No fudging, no ducking the topic, tonight the guys lay down a cold, hard five stories each. No more, no less. Do they have any snaps? Are there any surprises?
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
If you’re enjoying this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
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Well, you voted for it on Twitter, folks...
Season 1 (Hartnell) 40.3% Season 13 (Baker) 32.8% Series 7a (Smith) 14.9% 08-10 Specials (Tennant) 11.9%
So here we are, to discuss Season One of Doctor Who from 1963/64.
An Unearthly Child The Daleks The Edge of Destruction Marco Polo The Keys of Marinus The Aztecs The Sensorites The Reign of Terror
Before then, we talk the month in Doctor Who, including a ton of public filming featuring David Tennant, Catherine Tate, and co., in addition to a revealing Chris Chibnall interview in Doctor Who Magazine.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the 20th episode of the podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with Dave to discuss the letters to Doctor Who Magazine 133, from February of 1988.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, Doctor Who’s top guest stars. How many runners up does Rob bring to the table?
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
If you’re enjoying this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
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Alternate Galaxies content continues in 2022 and, this time, in our 14th outing for this mini-podcast on our feed, we've been watching Star Trek Picard (Season 2), and we give our thoughts on it.
Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard Alison Pill as Agnes Jurati Isa Briones as Kore Soong Michelle Hurd as Rafaella "Raffi" Musiker Santiago Cabrera as Cristobal "Chris" Rios Evan Evagora as Elnor Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine Orla Brady as Laris/Tallinn Brent Spiner Dr. Adam Soong
Rob and Dave discuss Ncuti Gatwa being cast as the Doctor within the first hour of the announcement.
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Our LUNGBARROW episode (back in September 2021), was very popular with our listeners as it took a story many fans were interested in, but had never read, and gave them a deep dive into the storyline along with our thoughts.
We replicate that today by looking at the 2002 audio, DEATH COMES TO TIME. A total non-canon novelty - that was even a bit weird to make at the time - we go through the plot in massive detail and, of course, give our opinions.
This feature comes after 20 minutes, or so, of news and short topics to kick proceedings off. You know the drill by now, Dear Listener. Fill your boots.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
In a swashbuckling special adventure, the Doctor, Yaz and Dan come face to fin with one of the Doctor's oldest adversaries: the Sea Devils.
Rob & Dave are back for the penultimate episode of the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who. What do they make of it?
Let us know your thoughts on Eve of the Daleks at hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the 19th episode of the podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with Alicia from thedigitaldiarist.ca to discuss the letters to Doctor Who Magazine 102, from July of 1985.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, Doctor Who's top historicals. How far can we stretch the criteria?
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
If you’re enjoying this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
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We promised our March episode would be a light and frothy romp, as we placed TARDIS teams into movies. This one's a riff on our Crossovers episode from back in 2021, putting TARDIS teams into TV shows. This time around, however, it's the silver screen that beckons. Where will our darlings end up? Tune in.
Of course this is after 25 minutes, or so, of news and short topics to kick proceedings off. You know the drill by now, Dear Listener. Fill your boots.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
We promised more Alternate Galaxies content in 2022 and this month Dave and Richard have been to see The Batman. They give their thoughts in this podcast across 30 minutes.
When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne / Batman Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle / Catwoman Paul Dano as Edward Nashton / Riddler Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon John Turturro as Carmine Falcone Peter Sarsgaard as Gil Colson Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth Colin Farrell as Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot / Penguin
Welcome to the 18th episode of the podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
Normally Rob sits down with his co-host Dave, or a guest, to talk about letters from classic issues of Doctor Who Magazine.
In today’s podcast, however, Dave is presenting letters to Rob from a classic issue of Sonic Screwdriver – the fanzine of the Victorian Doctor Who Fan Club.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, the worst decisions in Doctor Who; both classic and modern. Five from Dave, and five from Rob.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
If you’re enjoying this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
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Sunday, 6 March 2022 saw Christopher Eccleston make an appearance at the Supanova pop culture convention in Melbourne, Australia.
Our Dave went along and, as well as obtaining an autograph from the 9th Doctor, also sat in on his Q&A panel later in the day.
What was said? What was the day like in general?
This is a quickly made, no-frills podcast we're making to capture the moment - and Dave's thoughts - rather than waiting for the flagship monthly podcast which doesn't drop until March 27, literally another three weeks away.
Enjoy!
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In late January 2022 Rob and Dave ran a Twitter poll to inform what season of Doctor Who they should talk about in the flagship episode of the podcast at the end of February; the very episode you are about to listen to now.
The choices - and results - were as follows from 143 votes:
Season 11 (Pertwee) 35% Season 13 (Baker) 18.9% Season 15 (Baker) 25.9% Season 26 (McCoy) 20.3%
After half an hour of news and short topics from the past month, Season 11 is then discussed, story by story. What are your thoughts on the season?
The Time Warrior Invasion of the Dinosaurs Death to the Daleks Monster of Peladon Planet of the Spiders
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the 17th episode of a short podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with Mark from the All of Time and Space podcast to discuss the letters to Doctor Who Magazine 107, from December of 1985.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
Bounty hunter Boba Fett & mercenary Fennec Shand navigate the underworld - and more - after they return to Tatooine to claim Jabba the Hutt's old turf.
Join Rob & Dave, with special guest Richard (Goodies Pirate Podcast, Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast), as they discuss the highs and lows of the series.
Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett Ming-Na Wen as Fennec Shand Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin Matt Berry as the voice of 8D8 David Pasquesi as the majordomo to the Mayor of Mos Espa Jennifer Beals as Garsa Fwip Carey Jones as Krrsantan Sophie Thatcher as Drash Jordan Bolger as Skad
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, our top five console rooms in Doctor Who; classic and modern.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
If you’re enjoying this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
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It's become traditional for the January slot in the Doctor Who Show calendar to let Rob have a break from the flagship show while Dave creates something a bit different; often with his local mates from fandom in Victoria.
Today, the Podcast of Decision IV.
Dave is joined by Mark (42 to Doomsday, Goodies Pirate Podcast), and Richard (Space Fall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, Goodies Pirate Podcast), for an hour of games and general discussion about Doctor Who through those games.
If you'd like to hear more of these games we sometimes play on the podcast, you can find the previous three installments of the Podcast of Decision in episodes released on November 11, 2018; August 25, 2019; and April 12, 2020.
Rob will be back next month for one of our legendary deep dives on a classic season of Doctor Who. For the seasons we're proposing to look at, and how to vote for what you want to hear us cover, tune into this episode!
Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the 16th episode of a short podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with his podcast co-host Dave, to discuss the letters to Doctor Who Magazine 244, from October of 1996.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, our top 'not standard TV' Doctor Who stories.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
If you’re enjoying this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
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January 5, 2022 saw Rob and Dave catch up, in person, in Sydney. Being based in different Australian cities - and the pandemic - it was only the third time they've met in person since first meeting on January 27, 2018.
That first meeting resulted in a lo-fi, hotel room recording which got called, 'Rob and Dave Unplugged' where the guys discussed fandom in Australia, and their roles in it (and out of it), during the 80s, 90s, 00s, and beyond.
For this latest meeting, the lo-fi, hotel room recording vibe is back. Strap in for, 'Rob and Dave Unplugged 2' where, this time around, the guys take 19 questions and a comment, from their social media followers, and answer them all.
The questions take the chat over the place, from hypothetical Doctor Who scenarios, to our favourite Australian bands, to questions about the podcast itself. A veritable cornucopia if you have an hour, or so, to spend with the guys.
Have a comment? hello@theDWshow.net
On New Year's Eve, the appearance of an executioner Dalek means Sarah and Nick's countdown to midnight will be the strangest and deadliest they have ever known. Can the Doctor, Yaz and Dan save them?
Rob & Dave are back for 2022 - the seventh year of The Doctor Who Show - with a hot take on the New Years Day special that's just aired in the UK and around the globe.
Let us know your thoughts on Eve of the Daleks at hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the 15th episode of a short podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with Dylan Rees to talk about the letters to DWM in December of 1998. You might know Dylan as the author of 'Downtime: The Lost Years of Dr Who' or the host of the podcast 'Dr Who: Too Hot For TV' which Rob listens to avidly.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
Been to the movies this holiday season? Chances are you saw Spider-Man: No Way Home
Dave and his Space Fall: A Blake's 7 Podcast co-host, Richard, discuss the film here.
BTW, it's almost a year since we did an episode of Alternate Galaxies (it was December 31, 2020 when we looked at The Mandalorian Series 2), so this is a welcome return to our feed. Hopefully we'll have more Alternate Galaxies content in 2022, with a quieter year for Doctor Who ahead.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
So, that's it. Flux - or Series 13 if you prefer - is over, the Aussie summer's kicking off, and Christmas is in less than a week's time. Seriously, where did 2021 go?
For the final flagship show of the year, Rob and Dave reunite to talk through some news and then conduct one of their famous post-mortems of the most recent series including special Twitter polls conducted with our listeners and a bulging mailbag where you have YOUR say on the series.
The Halloween Apocalypse War of the Sontarans Once, Upon Time Village of the Angels Survivors of the Flux The Vanquishers
See you on Boxing Day for an episode of PRIMARY SOURCES, and then we'll be back early in 2022 with a hot take episode on the New Year's Day special, EVE OF THE DALEKS.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, our top classic era Doctor Who writers.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
If you’re enjoying this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
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In the final epic chapter in the story of the Flux, all hope is lost. The forces of darkness are in control. But when the monsters have won, who can you count upon to save the universe?
Rob & Dave continue their hot takes on Doctor Who Series 13: Flux, this time subtitled Episode 6, The Vanquishers.
Let us know your thoughts on Series 13 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
As the forces of evil mass, the Doctor, Yaz and Dan face perilous journeys and seemingly insurmountable obstacles in their quest for survival.
Rob & Dave continue their hot takes on Doctor Who Series 13: Flux, this time subtitled Episode 5, Survivors of the Flux.
Let us know your thoughts on Series 13 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
This month we're riffing on a challenge our listener @alicianeptune set for her YouTube viewers on the channel youtube.com/c/LatinAlice where she asked them to think about placing favourite book, film, or TV characters into other properties. In turn, she was riffing on older episodes of ours, placing Nu-Who Doctors in Classic episodes and Classic Doctors in Nu-Who episodes. This is a very meta topic this month!
Before then, of course, there’s some news from the past month in Doctor Who, and some mini-topics to discuss. You know the drill for our monthly episode by now, dear listener.
Hope you enjoy the episode. Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Devon, November 1967. A little girl has gone missing, Professor Eustacius Jericho is conducting psychic experiments, and in the village graveyard, there is one gravestone too many. Why is Medderton known as the Cursed Village, and what do the Weeping Angels want?
Rob & Dave continue their hot takes on Doctor Who Series 13: Flux, this time subtitled Episode 4, Village of the Angels.
Let us know your thoughts on Series 13 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the 14th episode of a short podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with his Doctor Who Show co-host, Dave, to talk about the letters to DWM in February of 1989.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
'Time is beginning to run wild.' On a planet that shouldn’t exist, in the aftermath of apocalypse, the Doctor, Dan, Yaz and Vinder face a battle to survive.
Rob & Dave continue their hot takes on Doctor Who Series 13: Flux, this time subtitled Episode 3, Once Upon Time.
Let us know your thoughts on Series 13 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, our top villains. There are no limits here - classic Doctor Who, modern Doctor Who, it's all fair game. How many snaps will we have?
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
If you’re enjoying this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
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During the Crimean War, the Doctor discovers the British army fighting a brutal alien army of Sontarans, as Yaz and Dan are thrown deeper into a battle for survival. What is the Temple of Atropos? Who are the Mouri?
Rob & Dave continue their hot takes on Doctor Who Series 13: Flux, this time subtitled Episode 2, War of the Sontarans.
Let us know your thoughts on Series 13 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
On Halloween, all across the universe, terrifying forces are stirring. The life of Dan Lewis is about to change forever. Why is the Doctor chasing Karvanista? What is the Flux?
Rob & Dave return, 'hot take style' to give their initial thoughts on the first episode of Doctor Who Series 13: Flux, subtitled The Halloween Apocalypse.
Let us know your thoughts on Series 13 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
As we stand here in the shadow of Series 13 of Doctor Who dropping on the world, we - Rob and Dave - have recorded our long-awaited episode examining Season 20 of Doctor Who from 1983.
In our established season review style, we talk about our feelings towards the season, comment on aspects of each story, score them, and then wrap it all up with some remarks.
Before then, of course, there’s some news from the past month in Doctor Who, and some mini-topics to discuss. You know the drill for our monthly episode by now, dear listener.
Hope you enjoy the episode. Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Arc of Infinity Snakedance Mawdryn Undead Terminus Enlightenment The King's Demons
Welcome to the 13th episode of a short podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with one of the hosts of the Doctor Who Big Blue Box podcast, Garry, to talk about the letters to DWM in June of 1988.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, our top modern stories. What have we enjoyed since 2005? And, more importantly, how many times will we snap on the same stories?
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
If you’re enjoying this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
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Rob sits down and talks to Paul Hayes, author of the forthcoming book, The Long Game - 1996-2003: The Inside Story of How the BBC Brought Back Doctor Who.
Drawing on more than thirty new interviews and extensive research, The Long Game is the story of the conflicts and setbacks in bringing back the series, during a transformative time for the BBC. It’s a story told by those who were there, including BBC One Controllers Lorraine Heggessey and Alan Yentob, drama bosses Julie Gardner, Jane Tranter and Mal Young, BBC Worldwide executives Rupert Gavin and Mike Phillips, and BBC Films head David Thompson – many speaking in depth for the first time about the part they played in the attempts to bring back Doctor Who.
Pre-order your copy now at tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com for its launch on November 1, 2021.
First up this month, if you're looking for chat about the news of the moment; RTD returning as Doctor Who showrunner in 2023, we have made a standalone episode called 'Resurrection of the RTD'. Find it on our podcast feed, or here on the website.
The main theme of this month's episode is the Virgin New Adventure that ended the 7th Doctor in print, Lungbarrow.
All is not well on Gallifrey. Chris Cwej is having someone else's nightmares. Ace is talking to herself. So is K9. Leela has stumbled on a murderous family conspiracy. And the beleaguered Lady President, Romanadvoratrelundar, foresees one of the most tumultuous events in her planet's history.
At the root of all is an ancient and terrible place, the House of Lungbarrow in the southern mountains of Gallifrey. Something momentous is happening there. But the House has inexplicably gone missing.
673 years ago the Doctor left his family in that forgotten House. Abandoned, disgraced and resentful, they have waited. And now he's home at last.
In this, the Seventh Doctor's final New Adventure, he faces a threat that could uncover the greatest secret of them all.
Before then, of course, there’s some news from the past month in Doctor Who, and some mini-topics to discuss. You know the drill for our monthly episode by now, dear listener.
Hope you enjoy the episode. Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Rob and Dave discuss that Russell T Davies will make a return to Doctor Who in time to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who in 2023, and at least one series beyond that.
This is an unplanned (unsurprisingly!) episode we've knocked out ahead of tomorrow's flagship episode of the show, where we tackle the Virgin New Adventure novel, Lungbarrow.
"I’m beyond excited to be back on my favourite show. But we’re time-travelling too fast, there’s a whole series of Jodie Whittaker’s brilliant Doctor for me to enjoy, with my friend and hero Chris Chibnall at the helm - I’m still a viewer for now." - Russell T Davies
"It’s monumentally exciting and fitting that Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary will see one of Britain’s screenwriting diamonds return home. Russell built the baton that is about to be handed back to him. Doctor Who, the BBC, the screen industry in Wales - and let’s be honest everyone in the whole world - have so many reasons to be Very Excited Indeed about what lies ahead." - Chris Chibnall
"As the 13th Doctor prepares to embark on new and extraordinary adventures, the winds of change are blowing… bringing with them news to delight Doctor Who fans across the globe. We are thrilled that Russell is returning to Doctor Who to build on the huge achievements of Chris and Jodie. Thank you to the two of them and the team in Cardiff for all they continue to do for the show and hello Russell, it’s wonderful to have you back." - Piers Wenger
"We are delighted to be joining Russell T Davies on a looped ontological paradox. Where Russell goes, we are proud to follow – and that with BBC Studios, Bad Wolf will be producing the all-new series of Doctor Who. It is a privilege to be asked to support him in Doctor Who’s future." - Bad Wolf
Welcome to the twelfth episode of a short podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with his Doctor Who Show co-host, Dave, who actually remembers issue 186 of Doctor Who Magazine from May 1992 - which is the source material for today's batch of letters.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, our top cliffhangers. And because there are so many across Classic and Modern Doctor Who, we do 10 picks each... and still manage to steer the episode to under 20 minutes, total, in spite of discussing 20 cliffhangers!
If you've never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
If you’re enjoying this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
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As two guys who were out there in fandom - the first time - in the 1980s and 1990s, we both have really fond memories of buying Doctor Who Magazine and reading the comic strip in it.
Then, quite independently of one another (we didn't know each other!), in different Australian cities, we stopped reading the comic, long before we stopped with the magazine itself.
In this episode we discuss when we came to the comic strip in the magazine, what stories we liked (and didn't like!), and also when we started to lose interest with the strip.
Before then, of course, there’s some news from the past month in Doctor Who, and some mini-topics to discuss. You know the drill for our monthly episode by now, dear listener.
Hope you enjoy the episode. Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the eleventh episode of the podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with Mark John from the Diddly Dum podcast to discuss the letters from a vintage issue of DWM from Doctor Who's 25th anniversary year.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, our top Earth-based stories. A topic that can be taken in a number of ways, as we go on to prove.
These are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
If you’re enjoying this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
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On July 29, the BBC announced that Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker would be leaving Doctor Who after a six-part series later in 2021 and three specials in 2022, ending around November with the centenary celebrations of the BBC.
In the spirit of our '21 Replacements For 12' episode on February 1, 2017 (where we came up with 21 potential new Doctors to replace Peter Capaldi), here we discuss 14 picks (seven each), to replace Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor.
We also discuss Joe Michael Straczynski (aka 'JMS') throwing his hat into the ring to be the new showrunner of Doctor Who. Naturally, we approve.
Who would YOU cast as the 14th Doctor? Why not get in touch and let us know?
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Early in July we ran a Twitter poll with two Modern Who series picks from Dave and two from Rob. We asked which one you'd like us to discuss in the July episode and the results, after 268 votes were...
Series 7a - 9.3% Series 6 - 14.6% Series 9 - 35.4% Series 2 - 40.7%
So tonight we honour the vote by discussing David Tennant's debut series as The Doctor. What did we make of it at the time? What do we think of it now?
Before then, of course, there's some news from the past month in Doctor Who, and some mini-topics to discuss. You know the drill for our flagship show by now, dear listener.
Hope you enjoy the episode. Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
New Earth Tooth and Claw School Reunion The Girl in the Fireplace Rise of the Cybermen The Age of Steel The Idiot's Lantern The Impossible Planet The Satan Pit Love & Monsters Fear Her Army of Ghosts Doomsday
Welcome to the tenth episode of the podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
Normally Rob sits down with his co-host Dave, or a guest, to talk about letters from classic issues of Doctor Who Magazine.
In today’s podcast, however, Dave is presenting letters to Rob from a classic issue of Sonic Screwdriver – the fanzine of the Victorian Doctor Who Fan Club.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, our top stories of the 1980s.
These are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
If you’re enjoying this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
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Regular listeners will know we don't talk a lot of Big Finish on the show. We occasionally mention it in news stories and Rob recently reviewed the new Eccleston box set, "Ravagers", but on the whole we aren't a Big Finish podcast and often point our listeners towards the excellent, Sirens of Time podcast by fellow Aussies Dwayne Bunney and Philip Edney.
Tonight, however, we talk about our backgrounds with Big Finish... what we have and haven't heard... what we'd like to do with our Big Finish listening in the future... and most importantly of all, we review THE HOLY TERROR by Rob Shearman, as voted by YOU.
Before then, of course, we have some news from the past month in Doctor Who, and some mini-topics we want to discuss. You know the drill for our flagship show by now, dear listener.
Hope you enjoy the episode. Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the ninth episode of the podcast we’re dropping on our podcast feed every month in addition to The List Makers and our flagship Doctor Who Show episodes.
These are short podcasts where Rob sits down with a guest and reads letters – the primary sources of the title – about Doctor Who from the 80s and 90s, for the purpose of kick-starting a conversation. Vitally, the guest doesn’t know anything about the content of the letters before we record.
In this episode, Rob talks to Richard Smith from the Something Who podcast about the letters in DWM from August of 1987!
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, our top worst special effects in Doctor Who.
These are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
If you’re enjoying this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
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What started as an off-hand comment in an episode last season has grown into its own topic on today's show - Cool Spaceships in Doctor Who! Which are the ships we think are cool between 1963 and 2021... and why?
Before then, we do our usual news and short topics which, this month, includes some commentary on both the Noel Clarke and John Barrowman situations. Topics we aren't happy to be talking about but which, as we say in the episode, would be conspicuous by their absence if we ignored them. We also look at the BBCs stance on fan-created content.
Later in the episode it's over to our listeners for three great picks from our mailbag. And that's May!
Hope you enjoy the episode. Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the eighth episode of the podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in addition to The List Makers and our flagship Doctor Who Show episodes.
These are short (20 minute-ish) shows where Rob sits down with a guest and reads letters – the primary sources of the title – about Doctor Who from the 80s and 90s, for the purpose of kick-starting a conversation. Vitally, the guest doesn’t know anything about the content of the letters until the recording.
In this episode, Rob talks to his Doctor Who Show co-host, Dave!
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures - Ravagers is the mouthful of a title that is an umbrella for three audio adventures released May 13 featuring Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, written by Nicholas Briggs. Story details below.
In this quick episode of The Doctor Who Show Presents, Rob flies solo to talk about listening to all three stories on the day of release. This is quite spoiler-free although, as always, if you are sensitive to knowing anything, don't listen!
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1.1 Sphere of Freedom
On the Sphere of Freedom, the Doctor is about to shut down an evil Immersive Games business empire. He’s assisted by a valiant galley chef called Nova. But his plan spectacularly fails... And who exactly is Audrey?
1.2 Cataclysm
Nova is dislocated in time while the Time Eddies are out of control. Meanwhile, the Doctor is about to face the end of the universe. Or is that just the Battle of Waterloo?
1.3 Food Fight
The TARDIS is starting to get a little crowded! Audrey finds herself haunted by a ghostly Doctor.
Well, the download figures are in and it seems you really enjoyed last month's LIST MAKERS, so let's do it again!
These are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
If you're enjoying this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
Twitter, Facebook or email us old-school style at hello@thedwshow.net
On July 29, 2018, Rob and Dave released the popular, 'Classic Doctors in Nu Who Episodes' episode. Quite why they didn't follow this up with a sequel covering the reverse scenario question eludes them to this day.
Enter listener Owen Prince (@kellogs24 on Twitter if you want to say hello), who recently suggested, ever so nicely, that making the sequel - the podcast you'll hear today - would be a really top idea.
As you know, we love hearing from our listeners, and we took the idea to heart.
Tune in to hear which classic stories we'd insert Eccleston, Tennant, Smith, Capaldi, and Whittaker into. Some choices might seem obvious, but some will definitely catch you by surprise. They're off the wall!
Before we get to that, of course, there's our usual news and short topics. The feature content starts around the 25 minute mark if you're looking this up at a future date and want to skip the preamble.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Following the popularity of our PRIMARY SOURCES episodes since they started dropping late in 2020 - particularly their 20 minute run-time - the Doctor Who Show is unveiling a new monthly show with a similar short format.
Doctor Who fans love lists. Are we right?
The List Makers will see the guys take a topic each month that involves creating a Top 5 list. They will then run through their lists, with minimal interruption to each other, then have an open discussion of both lists.
It's all about the chat!
If you like this format, write in and let us know. Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are also welcome; get in touch!
Twitter, Facebook or email us old-school style at hello@thedwshow.net
Welcome to the seventh episode of the podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
These are short (20 minute-ish) shows where Rob sits down with a guest and reads letters – the primary sources of the title – about Doctor Who from the 80s and 90s, for the purpose of kick-starting a conversation. Vitally, the guest doesn’t know anything about the content of the letters until the recording.
In this episode, Rob talks to co-host of the most excellent Sirens of Audio podcast, Dwayne Bunney!
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
In early March Rob and Dave ran a Twitter poll to tell them what season of Doctor Who they should talk about in the episode at the end of that month; the very episode you are about to listen to now.
The choices were Season Six (1968/69); Season 11 (1973/74); Season 14 (1976/77); and the David Tennant era specials (2009/10).
140 votes were cast, with Season 6 winning on 37.9% of the vote.
After a brief discussion of the season, including thoughts on the TARDIS team and the general chaos behind the scenes, the guys then give their thoughts on each individual story, before a summary at the end, tackling whether the season works overall. What are your thoughts on it?
The Dominators The Mind Robber The Invasion The Krotons The Seeds of Death The Space Pirates The War Games
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the sixth episode of the podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
These are short (20 minute-ish) shows where Rob sits down with a guest and reads letters – the primary sources of the title – about Doctor Who from the 80s and 90s, for the purpose of kick-starting a conversation. Vitally, the guest doesn’t know anything about the letters until the recording.
In this episode, Rob talks to his co-host from the Doctor Who Show, Dave!
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
If you heard our November 2020 episode, you may recall a letter from listener 'JT' that expressed interest in us doing a 'Stories for Doctor Who Virgins' episode, whereby we'd recommend a story from each Doctor's era - classic and modern - that you could show someone who has never seen Doctor Who before and, hopefully, get a good reaction!
We love taking on listener suggestions so here, a mere three months later, we've made JT's request a reality. What will our picks be, across the years? Some might seem obvious. Some might surprise. But we explain all of them and, hopefully, if you're in the position to show Doctor Who to a newbie, you might even consider some of them.
Before then, of course, it's time for some news and short topics from the worlds of Doctor Who and beyond.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the fifth episode of the podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
These are short (20 minute-ish) shows where Rob sits down with a guest and reads letters – the primary sources of the title – about Doctor Who from the 80s and 90s, for the purpose of kick-starting a conversation. Vitally, the guest doesn’t know anything about the letters until the recording.
In this episode, Rob talks to author, Iain Martin, who is also half of the All of Time and Space podcast.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
For some Doctor Who fans, paying a large fee to go to a convention, to only then stand in queues to pay even more money for autographs and/or photographs is the norm, and they're more than happy to do it.
But things never used to be this way. While Producer Rob holidays in the South of France, join regular host Dave, irregular co-host Richard (The Goodies Pirate Podcast, Space Fall: A Blakes 7 Podcast), and Rob & Mark from the 42 to Doomsday podcast as they talk conventions from the 1980s up until today, including the 50th Anniversary celebration in the UK.
With an obvious emphasis on the Australian experience, the guys will not only take you through what conventions used to be like, but also share some stories from behind-the-scenes of actually running conventions.
Recorded live, in-person at Camp David. Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Rob and Dave found themselves with a bit of a problem during January.
Listener feedback was pouring in, and two large-ish news stories had broken, yet the regular episode scheduled for the end of January was recorded at the tail-end of 2020, in-person, with the 42 to Doomsday podcast lads. As such, it didn't include any of the new material.
Should they wait until the episode at the end of February to talk through it all? The news would be a bit old by then, and there might be even more letters to add to the pile. It didn't seem very ideal.
So here, for one week only, the guys tackle the two biggest pieces of Doctor Who news at present, as well as presenting a range of listener emails; most commenting on the recent Revolution of the Daleks.
Let us know your thoughts anytime at hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the fourth episode of the podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
Normally Rob sits down with his co-host Dave, or a guest, to talk about letters from classic issues of Doctor Who Magazine.
In today's podcast, however, Dave is presenting letters to Rob from a classic issue of Sonic Screwdriver - the fanzine of the Victorian Doctor Who Fan Club.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
Rob and Dave give their initial, hot take on Revolution of the Daleks
The Doctor is locked away in a high-security alien prison. Yaz, Ryan and Graham are far away on Earth and discover a disturbing plan involving the Daleks. How can you fight the Daleks without the Doctor?
Let us know your thoughts on Revolution of the Daleks or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
Rob, Dave and Richard discuss series two of The Mandalorian.
Beginning five years after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983) and the fall of the Galactic Empire, The Mandalorian follows Din Djarin, a lone Mandalorian bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy. He is hired by remnant Imperial forces to retrieve the child Grogu, but instead goes on the run to protect the infant. While looking to reunite Grogu with his kind, they are pursued by Moff Gideon, who wants to use Grogu's connection to the Force.
Chapter 9: The Marshal Chapter 10: The Passenger Chapter 11: The Heiress Chapter 12: The Siege Chapter 13: The Jedi Chapter 14: The Tragedy Chapter 15: The Believer Chapter 16: The Rescue
How many times have you watched an episode of Doctor Who, then gone online and wondered if the rest of the world watched the same episode?
It might be a story you really loved and it feels like everyone else is panning it. Conversely it might be a story you thought was the worst thing you've ever seen in your life yet, when you go online afterwards, people are talking about it like it's the next Genesis of the Daleks.
It's weird, right? Frustrating? Yeah, we hear you. On tonight's episode, we have TONS of listener feedback on the topic, not only because it gives us a wide and varied group of examples but because we wanted you to be involved in our final episode of 2020 as a thank you to all your support this year. We do throw in some of our own thoughts too, of course!
Before then we talk about the past month in Doctor Who news – this time including the imminent arrival of Revolution of the Daleks and some last minute filming that's been added to it – in addition to some short topics.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the third episode of the podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows.
These are short (20 minute-ish) shows where Rob from the Doctor Who Show sits down with a guest and reads letters – the primary sources of the title – about Doctor Who from the 80s and 90s, for the purpose of kick-starting a conversation. Vitally, the guest doesn’t know anything about the letters until the recording.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
(PS: We had some audio issues with this one, dear listener. Apologies.)
For many months the topic, "Alien Worlds" has sat on the Doctor Who Show's episode list, staring at Rob & Dave as they marched through each previous month inexorably towards finally doing it.
And tonight the guys finally get to talk about their favourite alien worlds from both Classic and Nu-Who. Which ones will they choose? Will their favourite Doctors influence their choices?
Before then of course, they stick to show's format and talk about the past month in Doctor Who news - this time including the show's 57th anniversary - in addition to some short topics.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to the second episode of the new podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly show.
These are short (20 minute-ish) shows where Rob from the Doctor Who Show sits down with a guest and reads letters – the primary sources of the title – about Doctor Who from the 80s and 90s, for the purpose of kick-starting a conversation. Vitally, the guest doesn’t know anything about the letters until the recording.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
Back in April of this year we reviewed Season 16 after a listener poll selected it from the list of four options we provided. A close runner-up to that season was Season 25 and, given its clear popularity with our listeners in the poll, plus the fact it debuted in October of 1988, we thought why not dive in and review it here in October 2020?
After a discussion of the season overall, including thoughts on where the show was at in general, the Australian fan experience for us, and also script editor Andrew Cartmel's first year in the role where he had full control over every story in the season, we then give our thoughts on each individual episode, before a summary at the end.
Remembrance of the Daleks The Happiness Patrol Silver Nemesis The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Welcome to a new podcast we'll be dropping on the feed every month; usually two weeks after our main episode but on this weekend, we're dropping a Primary Sources on the Saturday and a Doctor Who Show on the Sunday. So you'll be getting another Primary Sources in two week's time, then another Doctor Who Show two weeks after that. Rinse & repeat.
What's it all about? Well, take a listen! These are short (20 minute-ish) shows where Rob from the Doctor Who Show sits down with a guest and reads letters - that's the primary sources of the title - about Doctor Who from the 80s and 90s, for the purpose of kick-starting a conversation. Vitally, the guest doesn't know anything about the letters until the recording.
This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go.
This is Primary Sources.
When the world at large thinks about Doctor Who monsters, Daleks and Cybermen rule the roost. But what sits on the secondary shelf of adversaries? Arguably the Sontarans are pretty high in the pecking order for both Classic and Modern Doctor Who fans, but how did they get there? Do they deserve to be there? What does the future hold?
After some news and short topics, Rob and Dave take a deep dive on the Sontarans. Their listeners write in with a ton of feedback, too.
Let the guys know your thoughts on Sontarans or anything else you like at hello@theDWshow.net
Every 12 months-ish, Rob and Dave look at an entire era of Doctor Who. Having done the Davison, Hartnell, and Pertwee eras in past episodes, the guys thought it was high time they did a Doctor from Nu-Who. But which Doctor...?
It didn't take long for them to decide on Christoper Eccleston.
Before then, the guys discuss the past month in Doctor Who which includes Peter Capaldi landing in the new Suicide Squad film; Brian Blessed talks about being offered the role of the Second Doctor; 'Time Fracture' - a new immersive Doctor Who experience is coming to London in 2021; and Fury from the Deep announced as the next DVD release.
Short topics include: a Twitter survey Dave conducted on Twitter about Turlough; new Character Options sets excite both Rob and Dave (but not the same sets!); and Rob finishes his collection of Second Doctor PDA novels.
Let us know your thoughts on Christopher Eccleston or anything else you like at hello@theDWshow.net
Doctor Who - Series One - 2005
Rose The End of the World The Unquiet Dead Aliens of London / World War Three Dalek The Long Game Father's Day The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances Boom Town Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways
Rob and Dave discuss season one of Star Trek: Picard.
Star Trek: Picard is an American web television series featuring the character Jean-Luc Picard, created for CBS All Access by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, and Alex Kurtzman. It is the eighth series in the Star Trek franchise, and was launched in 2020 as part of Kurtzman's expansion of the franchise.
Picard begins 20 years after Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) and sees a retired Picard deeply affected by the death of Data in that film as well as the destruction of the planet Romulus in the film Star Trek (2009).
Star Trek: Picard premiered on January 23, 2020, and its first season ran for 10 episodes until March 26. Second and third seasons were ordered before the first season debuted. The series was met with positive reviews from critics, who highlighted Stewart's performance and the focus on character over action but criticised the slow pace of the series.
"Remembrance" "Maps and Legends" "The End is the Beginning" "Absolute Candor" "Stardust City Rag" "The Impossible Box" "Nepenthe" "Broken Pieces" "Et in Arcadia Ego"
Regular listeners will know that aside from our 'hot take' episodes whenever new Doctor Who emerges, our other episodes are hardly ever based on reviewing a single story. In that way, we're probably different to many, or even most, Doctor Who podcasts out there which make single story reviews their main focus.
We 'broke' this rule in September 2019 by randomly selecting The Keeper of Traken for a deep dive and we loved the experience so much, we decided to do it again sometime in the following year.
Conscious that we did a Classic Who episode last time, a few weeks back we ran a Twitter poll asking listeners what they'd like to hear us do a standalone podcast on: Amy's Choice, The Long Game, The Girl Who Waited, or The Idiot's Lantern.
136 votes were cast, with 35.3% asking for The Girl Who Waited.
So... here we are! But some things never change and before we get to the episode itself we also rattle through some listener reviews, Doctor Who news, and short topics.
And be sure to let us know what you thought of our opinion on the story, so we can read you out, next time.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Rob and Dave take a look at all the companions who spanned across different Doctors, from the first regeneration to the most recent.
Think: Ben and Polly, Sarah Jane Smith, Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, Peri, Mel, Rose, and Clara. There's a surprising number of them!
How did these companions assist in the transition? Were they better with their intended/orginal Doctor, or the one who came next?
Before the feature, the guys also rattle through some recent news and short topics relating to their Doctor Who fandom this past month.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Terence Joseph Nation (8 August 1930 – 9 March 1997) was a Welsh television writer and novelist who listeners to our podcast will know as the creator of the Daleks.
As well as his work on Doctor Who for the First, Third and Fourth Doctors, Nation also created cult TV classics Survivors and Blake's 7, in addition to writing for The Avengers, The Baron, The Champions, Department S, The Persuaders! and The Saint.
Despite this astounding pedigree versus many of his peers, it's fair to say that Nation isn't widely regarded as one of the great classic Doctor Who writers.
Rob and Dave take a deep dive into Nation's career and fan perceptions of him to both re-evaluate the man and also pay tribute to his time on Doctor Who.
What are your favourite Terry Nation penned stories or series?
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Rob and Dave asked listeners at the end of the previous monthly episode whether they should tackle Season 16 or Season 25 in this episode. Almost 150 votes were received across Facebook and Twitter, with Season 16 just squeaking through for the win.
After a brief discussion of the season, including thoughts on new companion Romana played by Mary Tamm, and returning producer Graham Williams, the guys then give their thoughts on each individual episode, before a summary at the end, tackling their best and worst episodes and whether the season works overall. What are your thoughts on it?
The Ribos Operation The Pirate Planet The Stones of Blood The Androids of Tara The Power of Kroll The Armageddon Factor
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Time for another edition of the Podcast of Decision, this time featuring Dave, along with sometime Doctor Who Show contributor and co-host; Richard, and the guys from the 42 to Doomsday podcast; Rob and Mark.
If you’re unfamiliar with The Podcast of Decision, in November 2018, Rob and Dave sat down in a hotel room with Todd and Nathan from Flight Through Entirety (and Jodie into Terror), to record a breezy wander through all of Doctor Who via some games Dave devised. Dave called this recording, The Podcast of Decision.
In August 2019 we ran a second installment - coincidentally featuring today's cast - and it received such good feedback, a third edition was always going to happen at some stage. So here it finally is!
We hope you're all safe, staying at home and washing your hands and perhaps content like this can be of some comfort to ward off the dreaded 'cabin fever' during these extraordinary times.
Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Well... Series 12 is over, Dave's back from overseas, the world's in quarantine, toilet paper remains scarce, but some thing's never change.
Rob and Dave reunite to talk through some news, short topics, and then conduct one of their famous post-mortems of the most recent series.
Spyfall (Part One) Spyfall (Part Two) Orphan 55 Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror Fugitive of the Judoon Praxeus Can You Hear Me? The Haunting of Villa Diodati Ascension of the Cybermen The Timeless Children
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Rob and super-sub Steven from the New to Who podcast give their initial, hot take on The Timeless Children.
The Cybermen are on the march. The last remaining humans are hunted down. Lies are exposed, truths are revealed. And for the Doctor, nothing will ever be the same.
Let us know your thoughts on Series 12 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
Rob and super-sub Steven from the New to Who podcast give their initial, hot take on Ascension of the Cybermen.
The Doctor and friends arrive in the far future intent on protecting the last of the human race from the deadly Cybermen. But in the face of such a relentless enemy, has the Doctor put her best friends at risk?
Let us know your thoughts on Series 12 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
In this episode, Rob is joined by Doc Whom from the Diddly Dum podcast while Dave is on holidays overseas. The guys rattle through some news and a discussion of S12 ratings before turning their attention to listener messages for the whole show.
Our thanks to Doc for joining us on the Sydney-London hotline!
Messages in this episode are from:
Peter Cavanna David Clarke Sheldon Carnegie x2 Andy Moore Peter Deadman Millie McKenzie Shane Rofe Steve Panozzo John Shaw Owen Prince
Find the Diddly Dum podcast at: https://diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/
And for the full "I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek" by The Modest, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thKkQTdEd68
Rob and Dave give their initial, hot take on The Haunting of Villa Diodati
The Doctor and gang are at the Villa Diodati, Lake Geneva in 1816 on the night that inspired Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. An evening with literary greats soon forces the Doctor into a decision of earth-shattering proportions.
Let us know your thoughts on Series 12 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
Rob and Dave give their initial, hot take on Can You Hear Me?
From ancient Syria, to present day Sheffield, and out into the wilds of space, something is stalking the Doctor and her friends. As Graham, Yaz and Ryan return home they find themselves haunted by very different experiences.
Let us know your thoughts on Series 12 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
Rob and Dave give their initial hot take on Praxeus.
What connects a missing astronaut, birds behaving strangely in Peru and a US naval officer who washes up on a Madagascan beach? The Doctor, Yaz, Ryan and Graham split up to investigate mysterious events across planet Earth.
Let us know your thoughts on Series 12 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
Rob and Dave give their initial hot take on Fugitive of the Judoon.
The Judoon space police are targeting 21st century Gloucester. The Doctor, Yaz, Ryan and Graham race back to Earth in order to prevent them doing too much damage to the cathedral city. But who are they looking for?
Let us know your thoughts on Series 12 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
Gosh, here we are in 2020 and January's almost over. Happy Australia Day to you all if you're listening on the day of release (the 26th).
In this episode, the guys rattle through some news and short topics before turning their attention to listener messages for the whole show.
Of course, with the new series currently running and the podcast also doing weekly hot takes, a lot of discussion herein is Series 12 related.
Messages in this episode are from:
Oliver Scrivener Steve Panozzo Shane Rofe Jeff Goddard Sheldon Carnegie Peter Deadman x2 Baz Warrington Owen Prince x2 David Clarke Ben PM
Rob and Dave give their initial hot take on Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror.
- Who or what is sabotaging Nikola Tesla's generator plant at Niagara Falls? And has this maverick inventor really received a message from Mars?
Let us know your thoughts on Series 12 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
Rob and Dave give their initial hot take on Orphan 55.
The Doctor and friends discover that the luxury resort where she and her friends are holidaying is hiding a number of deadly secrets. What are the ferocious monsters that are attacking Tranquillity Spa?
Let us know your thoughts on Series 12 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
Rob and Dave give their initial hot take on Spyfall (Part Two).
In part two of this epic spy thriller, a terrifying plan to destroy humanity is about to reach fruition. Can the Doctor and her friends escape multiple traps and defeat a deadly alliance?
Let us know your thoughts on Series 12 or anything Doctor Who related at hello@theDWshow.net
Rob, Dave and Richard discuss series one of The Mandalorian.
The Mandalorian is an American space Western web television series that premiered on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Set in the Star Wars universe, the series takes place five years after the events of Return of the Jedi and 25 years prior to the events of The Force Awakens and follows the exploits of a Mandalorian bounty hunter beyond the reaches of the New Republic.
Jon Favreau serves as creator, head writer, and showrunner, as well as executive producer, alongside Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. The show stars Pedro Pascal in the title role. There are eight episodes in the first season, and a second season has been ordered, to premiere in late 2020.
Chapter 1: The Mandalorian Chapter 2: The Child Chapter 3: The Sin Chapter 4: Sanctuary Chapter 5: The Gunslinger Chapter 6: The Prisoner Chapter 7: The Reckoning Chapter 8: Redemption
Rob and Dave give their initial hot take on Spyfall (Part One).
Intelligence agents around the world are under attack from alien forces. MI6 turns to The Doctor and friends for help. Earth's security rests on their shoulders but where will this planet-threatening conspiracy lead them?
Christmas has come and gone... the new year beckons... and Rob and Dave are still in the studio, burning the midnight oil.
In this episode, the guys rattle through some news before turning their attention to listener questions for the whole show.
They also have sometime show co-hosts, Richard, Michael, and Steven answer a question each as well, virtually re-uniting the extended hosting team.
The Doctor Who Show hopes you all had a very Merry Christmas, and wish you all the best for the impending new year. 2020, eh? It's a-comin'.
Questions in this episode are from:
The Human Palindrome @MarkCockram Tardis Blue @DrWhoNZ Hayden Gribble @Gribbla12 Pete Murphy @popscene69 Patrick Howe @PatrickJFury Ben PM by email Richard Nolan by email Rob Kelly @robkellytweets Sheldon Carnegie by email x3 Brendan Jones @brandybongos Baz Warrington via Facebook Flight Through Entirety @FTEpodcast Jeff Waddell via Facebook Mark John @MarkBobJohn Mark from @42TODoomsday William McCann III by email
Doctor Who Show mailbag emails from: Mike Solko, Baz Warrington, and Sheldon Carnegie.
Let us know your thoughts on Nu-Who or anything else you like at hello@theDWshow.net
The Doctor Who Show has made occasional forays into Star Wars content, in some way paying tribute to the podcast’s original incarnation, Who Wars; the world's first and to our understanding still the only Star Wars and Doctor Who mash-up podcast to have ever existed.
Rogue One, The Last Jedi and Solo... we've done 'em all upon release.
In this episode, Rob and Dave are joined by Richard to talk about the ninth film in the Star Wars saga and the alleged end of the Skywalker saga, The Rise of Skywalker.
What did these three Doctor Who fans make of it? Join them for this quick hour-long podcast where they reveal their thoughts to each other, live, without having discussed it before the record button was pressed.
Write to us anytime: hello@theDWshow.net
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (also known as Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker) is a 2019 American epic space-opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. It is the third installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017), and the final episode of the nine-part "Skywalker saga".
It was produced by Lucasfilm and Abrams's production company Bad Robot Productions, and was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film's ensemble cast includes Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong'o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, and Billy Dee Williams.
After the new trilogy was announced following Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012, it was originally reported that The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson would write the script for Episode IX. In August 2015, Colin Trevorrow was hired to direct the film while constant-collaborator Derek Connolly would co-write a new script (both would eventually receive story credit with Abrams and Chris Terrio). In September 2017, Trevorrow left the project following creative differences with producer Kathleen Kennedy, and a few days later, it was announced that Abrams had been hired to return. Principal photography began in August 2018 at Pinewood Studios in England, and wrapped in February 2019; post-production was completed on November 24, 2019.
The Rise of Skywalker had its world premiere in Los Angeles on December 16, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 20, 2019. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising its celebration of the entire saga and others considering it unimaginative and not bold enough.
As November 23, 2019 approached, the BBC started dropping a surprising amount of information about the forthcoming Series 12 of Doctor Who after a relative dearth of information for the entire year.
Then, on Doctor Who's 56th birthday, a trailer for the new series dropped. Unfortunately, we recorded this episode a few days before that (!) fully acknowledging that we'd miss the trailer that we knew was coming, however, Rob has subsequently blogged about it.
After discussion of what we know about Series 12 during our news segment, this episode then moves onto some short topics including what we're watching at present, then our main topic for the month (as revealed in our previous episode), Our Top 5 Nu-Who Moments.
How did we do? Did you like our picks?
And as always, we hope you like the episode...!
Doctor Who Show mailbag emails from: David Clarke, Peter Deadman, and David Young
Let us know your thoughts on Nu-Who or anything else you like at hello@theDWshow.net
10 episodes into our fourth series and 50 years after he took on the role (remember, Season 7 filming was well underway by late 1969 for a January 1970 debut), we discuss the Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who.
We discuss each season, along with breakout chats on the Pertwee companions, UNIT, the Third Doctor in other media, such as books and audios, and more.
Before then, as usual, we discuss the past month in Doctor Who which, this time around, includes Jodie Whittaker singing some Coldplay, an amateur version of Mission to the Unknown, and Doctorates all 'round for the cast and crew of The Woman Who Fell to Earth. Were they deserved?
General listener comments from: Shane Gordon (sorry we called you Shane McCoy on the show!), Paolo Damante, Mark Cockram, and Christopher Bryant
Doctor Who Show mailbag emails from: Peter Deadman, David Clarke, Bill McCann, Sheldon Carnegie
Let us know your thoughts on 'The Pert' or anything else you like at hello@theDWshow.net
Season Seven - 1970
Spearhead from Space Doctor Who and the Silurians The Ambassadors of Death Inferno
Season Eight - 1971
Terror of the Autons The Mind of Evil The Claws of Axos Colony In Space The Daemons
Season Nine - 1972
Day of the Daleks The Curse of Peladon The Sea Devils The Mutants The Time Monster
Season Ten - 1972 - 1973
The Three Doctors Carnival of Monsters Frontier In Space Planet of the Daleks The Green Death
Season Eleven - 1973 - 1974
The Time Warrior Invasion of the Dinosaurs Death to the Daleks The Monster of Peladon Planet of the Spiders
Dave and Richard have been to see Joker. What did they think of it? Tune in!
Joker is a 2019 American psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver. The film, based on DC Comics characters, stars Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker. An origin story set in 1981, the film follows Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian who turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City. Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Bill Camp, Shea Whigham, and Marc Maron appear in supporting roles. Joker was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Films, and Village Roadshow Pictures, and distributed by Warner Bros.
Joker premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2019, where it won the Golden Lion, and was released in the United States on October 4, 2019. The film polarised critics; while Phoenix's performance was praised, the dark tone, portrayal of mental illness, and handling of violence divided responses. Joker also generated concerns of inspiring real-world violence; the movie theatre where the 2012 Aurora, Colorado mass shooting occurred during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises refused to show it.
As regular listeners know, Rob and Dave differentiate the Doctor Who Show from most other Who podcasts by seldom talking about a single Doctor Who story as the main segment of their monthly shows. Their topics are usually broader, taking in multiple stories as they work their way through a topic.
This month, however, the guys have decided to mix things up and do something a little different by taking a deep dive on the penultimate (and underrated?) Tom Baker story, The Keeper of Traken, as the main focus of the episode.
Before they get there, however, they follow their usual format of cherry picking some of the more interesting Doctor Who news stories for the previous month, and also rattle through a few quick 'mini topics' of their own.
Keeper of Traken listener comments from: FilmArk Reviews @mattbarberuk; Rob Kelly @robkellytweets; Darren Signal @dcsignal
Doctor Who Show mailbag emails from: Sheldon Carnegie, Richard Nolan
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Terrance Dicks was born 14th April 1935 and passed away 29th August 2019, aged 84, leaving a figurative hole in the heart of Doctor Who fans of a certain age around the globe.
We at the Doctor Who Show were both massive fans of 'Uncle Terrance', to the degree that we joyfully dedicated a whole episode of the podcast to him back in January, 2019.
Tonight, we take that audio and add some new comments recorded today, within 24hrs of hearing the news, so we can - in some small way - pay a final tribute to the great man.
We also hope if there are listeners of ours out there who are wanting to remember Terrance in the days ahead, then perhaps this audio file will be an uplifing and maybe even fun way to look back on his awesome career and fantastic body of work.
Vale, Terrance.
For this Dave-lite month (while he travels the world yet again), we ironically have a bumper podcast featuring The Podcast of Decision 2 - a pre-recorded segment with Dave, his podcasting partner on Spacefall: A Blakes 7 podcast and the Goodies Pirate Podcast, Richard, and the guys from the 42 to Doomsday podcast, Rob and Mark.
If you're unfamiliar with The Podcast of Decision, in November 2018, Rob and Dave from The Doctor Who Show sat down in a hotel room with Todd and Nathan from Flight Through Entirety (and Jodie into Terror), to record a breezy wander through all of Doctor Who via some games Dave devised. Dave called this recording... you guessed it... The Podcast of Decision.
The Podcast of Decision 2 on this episode is top and tailed with news, views, and quite a lot of chuckling from your regular host Rob (not to be confused with 42 to Doomsday's Rob), along with Richard - pulling a double shift this month and making his debut on the show as as a co-host. Confused? It will all make sense when you press play. We hope.
David Kitchen will return to his co-host mic in The Doctor Who Show S04 E09.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Rob and Dave occasionally take a look at great TV series and movies they enjoy, broadly from the genres of sci-fi and fantasy.
They call these episodes, Alternate Galaxies.
In this episode, Rob cedes his seat to the co-host of Dave’s Goodies and Blakes 7 podcasts, Richard, so he and Dave can talk about the recent Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Spoilers abound! You have been warned!
How has a Doctor Who podcast got through almost four seasons without doing a Cyberman episode? A great question, but the Doctor Who Show has achieved that. Until now.
In this episode, Rob and Dave talk Cybermen in a nice, loose discussion encompassing the 60s, 70s, 80s, Wilderness Years, Nu-Who, Big Finish and other media that the silver giants have appeared in. All interspersed with their own feelings on the overall Cyberman concept, behind the scenes, and more.
Of course, the episode also features news and mini-topics, including Doctor Who's no-show at SDCC 2019.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
The Tenth Planet The Moonbase The Tomb of the Cybermen The Wheel in Space The Invasion Revenge of the Cybermen Earthshock Attack of the Cybermen Silver Nemesis Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel Army of Ghosts/Doomsday The Next Doctor Closing Time Nightmare in Silver Dark Water/Death in Heaven World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls
Doctor Who has such a rich and varied history that, at different times in its development, quite accomplished people in front of and behind the cameras have been overshadowed by other talented people through no real fault of their own.
In this episode, Rob and Dave seek to redress the balance to some degree by naming their cast and crew members who were 'living in the shadows' of others during their time on the show. Examples come from 60s, 70s, 80s, and Nu-Who.
Of course, the episode also features news and mini-topics, including some remarks on the passing of Paul Darrow, who was very dear to Dave and greatly respected by Rob, too.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
The Doctor Who Show S04 E05 – Special Effects We'd Change
We bid 'bye bye!' to the month of May with our latest episode. As promised at the end of last month, this time around we're looking at effects in Doctor Who episodes that we'd change to help the story.
Of course we also zip through some recent Doctor Who and genre news (including the Game of Thrones finale), dip into our listener mailbag, and enjoy each other's company for an hour and a bit.
Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
And for a sneak peak of where the stories come from that we'd change the effects in...
Season 2 Season 7 Season 9 Season 11 Season 15 Season 16 Season 18 Season 20 Season 22 Season 24 Series 3 Series 8
Rob and Dave occasionally take a look at great TV series and movies they enjoy, broadly from the genres of sci-fi and fantasy.
They call these episodes, Alternate Galaxies.
In this episode, Rob cedes his seat to the co-host of Dave's Goodies and Blakes 7 podcasts, Richard, so he and Dave can talk about the latest (and greatest?) Avengers movie, Endgame.
Spoilers abound! You have been warned!
The Doctor Who Show S04 E04 – Penultimate Stories
April's in the rearview mirror and, following on from last month's Sophomore Stories episode, Rob and Dave devote most of this month’s show to the penultimate stories of the first 12 Doctors.
Before they get there, however, they zip through some recent Doctor Who and genre news and generally take the chance to chill out.
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The Smugglers The Space Pirates The Monster of Peladon The Keeper of Traken Planet of Fire Terror of the Vervoids Survival The Gallifrey Chronicles? The TV Movie? Boom Town The Waters of Mars The Day of the Doctor World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls
The Doctor Who Show S04 E03 – Sophomore Stories
March is done and, as promised last episode, Rob and Dave devote most of this month's show to the 'sophomore stories' of each of the 13 Doctors.
Before they get there, however, they zip through some recent Doctor Who news and also discuss the Captain Marvel furore on social media and compare it back to when Jodie Whittaker was cast as the Doctor.
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The Daleks The Highlanders Doctor Who and the Silurians The Ark in Space Four to Doomsday Attack of the Cybermen Paradise Towers The Dying Days The End of the World New Earth The Beast Below Into the Dalek The Ghost Monument
The twenty-second season of Doctor Who began on 5 January 1985 with the serial Attack of the Cybermen, and ended with Revelation of the Daleks.
To classic era Doctor Who fans it's, "the season that got the series cancelled". But is there more to it than that?
In this episode, Rob and Dave return with some news, short topics, and a feature on Season 22. Every episode is discussed, alongside what was happening (or not happening) in the production office.
Did you like Season 22 at the time? If you didn't, have you warmed to it, over the years? Or were you too young to see it at the time and have come to it with fresher eyes - and more modern TV sensibilities - in more recent times? Does it work, or not work, for you? Did the series deserve to be axed after this season?
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Rob and Dave occasionally take a look at great TV series and movies they enjoy, broadly from the genres of sci-fi and fantasy.
They call these episodes, Alternate Galaxies.
In this episode, however, Rob hands over to Nathan Bottomley and James Sellwood (Flight Through Entirety, Bondfinger, Jodie Into Terror), and Steven B (New to Who), to sit down with Dave to discuss today’s topic... Press Gang. This is an early Steven Moffat series which may just hide some clues about where Moffat's career would go in the future... and did. Enjoy!
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Press Gang is a British children's television comedy-drama consisting of 43 episodes across five series that were broadcast from 1989 to 1993. It was produced by Richmond Film & Television for Central, and screened on the ITV network in its regular weekday afternoon children's strand, Children's ITV, typically in a 4:45 pm slot (days varied over the course of the run).
Aimed at older children and teenagers, the programme was based on the activities of a children's newspaper, the Junior Gazette, produced by pupils from the local comprehensive school. In later series it was depicted as a commercial venture. The show interspersed comedic elements with the dramatic. As well as addressing interpersonal relationships (particularly in the Lynda-Spike story arc), the show tackled issues such as solvent abuse, child abuse and firearms control.
Written by ex-teacher Steven Moffat, more than half the episodes were directed by Bob Spiers, a noted British comedy director who had previously worked on classics such as Fawlty Towers. Critical reception was very positive, particularly for the quality of the writing, and the series has attracted a cult following with a wide age range.
Terrance Dicks (born 14 April 1935) is an English author and former television screenwriter, script editor and producer.
To classic era Doctor Who fans, however, he is simply, "Uncle Terrance".
In this episode, the first of the podcast's fourth series (so technically their third birthday, even though they don't even bother to mention it), Rob and Dave return with some news, short topics, and a feature on Terrance Dicks.
What are your favourite Terrance Dicks penned TV episodes or books?
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Rob and Dave return to their monthly format and discuss recent Doctor Who news and some short topics before turning their attention to the topic of the moment, the Doctor Who New Year's Day Special, Resolution.
What did they make of it? Tune in to find out.
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Merry Xmas! To celebrate the season, Iain Martin returns with a new instalment of the irreverent Doctor Who A-Z.
This time it’s “S” and Iain reflects upon:
Saward, Eric Season 24 Second Doctor, The Series 11 Shada Sil Silence, The Silurians, The Silence, The Slime and the Rani Skovox Blitzer Silence, The Spoonheads, The Silence, The
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Rob and Dave talk about Series 11 of Doctor Who. They recap each episode, revise their scores from their weekly HOT TAKE episodes, and discuss what worked - and what didn't - over the previous 10 weeks. Listener email also plays a big part in the episode.
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"The Woman Who Fell to Earth" d:Jamie Childs w:Chris Chibnall
"The Ghost Monument" d:Mark Tonderai w:Chris Chibnall
"Rosa" d:Mark Tonderai w:Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall
"Arachnids in the UK" d:Sallie Aprahamian w:Chris Chibnall
"The Tsuranga Conundrum" d:Jennifer Perrott w:Chris Chibnall
"Demons of the Punjab" d:Jamie Childs w:Vinay Patel
"Kerblam!" d:Jennifer Perrott w:Pete McTighe
"The Witchfinders" d:Sallie Aprahamian w:Joy Wilkinson
"It Takes You Away" d:Jamie Childs w:Ed Hime
"The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos" d:Jamie Childs w:Chris Chibnall
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Rob and Dave talk off-the-cuff and unstructured on the tenth Doctor Who Series 11 episode, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos. What did they make of it?
[On the planet of Ranskoor Av Kolos, lies the remains of a brutal battlefield. The Doctor discovers the planet holds far more secrets, but who is the mysterious commander with no memory? And what lies beyond the mists?]
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Rob and Dave talk off-the-cuff and unstructured on the ninth Doctor Who Series 11 episode, It Takes You Away. What did they make of it?
[On the edge of a Norwegian fjord, The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz discover a boarded-up cottage and a girl named Hanne in need of their help. What has happened here? What monster lurks in the woods and beyond?]
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Rob and Dave talk off-the-cuff and unstructured on the eighth Doctor Who Series 11 episode, The Witchfinders. What did they make of it?
[The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz arrive in 17th century Lancashire and become embroiled in a witch trial, run by the local landowner. As fear spreads, the arrival of King James I only serves to intensify the witch hunt.]
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We say the Doctor Who Show is, ‘where too much Doctor Who is barely enough’, so on top of our weekly Series 11 Hot Takes currently airing on the channel, Rob teams up here with Steven from the New to Who podcast to give you even more.
A quick swing through some of the big (and quirky) news pieces of November is followed by a ton of listener email about the latest four episodes of Series 11, which the guys then use to drive discussion on those episodes:
Arachnids in the UK The Tsuranga Conundrum Demons of the Punjab Kerblam!
If you’ve been listening to the Hot Takes, this episode will still feel like a fresh take on it all, with comments from far and wide among the show’s listeners. Plus, with Steven only appearing on our Rosa episode this series, his takes on the four episodes will be all-new for our listeners.
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Rob and Dave talk off-the-cuff and unstructured on the seventh Doctor Who Series 11 episode, Kerblam! What did they make of it?
[A mysterious message arrives in a package addressed to the Doctor, leading her, Graham, Yaz and Ryan to investigate the warehouse moon orbiting Kandoka, and the home of the galaxy's largest retailer: Kerblam!]
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Rob and Dave talk off-the-cuff and unstructured on the sixth Doctor Who Series 11 episode, Demons Of The Punjab. What did they make of it?
[The Doctor and her friends arrive in the Punjab, as the country is being torn apart. While Yaz attempts to discover her grandmother's hidden history, the Doctor discovers demons haunting the land, but what do they want?]
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What happens when you combine a hotel room in Sydney, Rob & Dave from the Doctor Who Show and Todd and Nathan from Flight Through Entirety (and Jodie into Terror)?
Well, this episode, clearly!
Taking the rare opportunity of Dave visiting Sydney as a cue, we assemble in-person to have a breezy wander through all of Doctor Who via some games Dave devised.
NB: Sound quality is degraded from what a 'normal' episode of the podcast would deliver, due to the unusual recording circumstances. But we hope you still enjoy it!
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Rob and Dave talk off-the-cuff and unstructured on the fifth Doctor Who Series 11 episode, The Tsuranga Conundrum. What did they make of it?
[Injured and stranded in the wilds of a far-flung galaxy, The Doctor, Yaz, Graham and Ryan must band together with a group of strangers to survive against one of the universe's most deadly and unusual creatures.]
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AKA The Spiders of Death
Rob and Dave talk off-the-cuff and unstructured on the fourth Doctor Who Series 11 episode, Arachnids In The UK. What did they make of it?
[The Doctor, Yaz, Graham and Ryan find their way back to Yorkshire - and Yaz's family - only to find something is stirring amidst the eight-legged arachnid population of Sheffield.]
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We say the Doctor Who Show is, 'where too much Doctor Who is barely enough', so on top of their weekly Series 11 Hot Takes currently airing on the channel, Rob and Dave are back in your ears to prove that tagline with their regular monthly catch-up.
A quick swing through the big news pieces of October is followed by some short topics, before the guys take all the listener emails they've received about the first three episodes of Series 11, and use those comments to drive discussion on what's happened to date.
If you've been listening to the Hot Takes, this episode will still feel like a fresh take on it all, with comments from far and wide among the show's listeners. If you haven't heard a Hot Take yet, here's your chance for Rob and Dave to summarise Series 11 so far.
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Rob and Steven from the New to Who podcast talk off-the-cuff and unstructured on the third Doctor Who Series 11 episode, Rosa. What did they make of it?
[The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America. As they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wonder: is someone attempting to change history?]
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AKA The Planet of Death
Rob and Dave talk off-the-cuff and unstructured on the second Doctor Who Series 11 episode, The Ghost Monument. What did they make of it?
[Still reeling from their first encounter, can the Doctor and her new friends stay alive long enough, in a hostile alien environment, to solve the mystery of Desolation? And just who are Angstrom and Epzo?]
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AKA The Egg of Terror
It's about time. A brand new era begins with a new Doctor. A mysterious woman, unable to remember her own name, falls from the night sky in Sheffield. Can she help solve the strange events taking place across the city?
Rob and Dave talk off-the-cuff and unstructured on the first Doctor Who Series 11 episode, The Woman Who Fell to Earth. What did they make of it?
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Nine episodes into our third series of the podcast, and 55 years after he took on the role, we discuss the William Hartnell era of Doctor Who.
We discuss each season, along with breakout chats on the Hartnell companions, the Daleks, and the First Doctor in other media, such as books, videos, and DVDs.
Before then, as usual, we discuss the past month in Doctor Who which, this time around, includes a lot of Series 11 information.
An Unearthly Child The Daleks The Edge of Destruction Marco Polo The Keys of Marinus The Aztecs The Sensorites The Reign of Terror
Planet of Giants The Dalek Invasion of Earth The Rescue The Romans The Web Planet The Crusade The Space Museum The Chase The Time Meddler
Galaxy 4 Mission to the Unknown The Myth Makers The Daleks' Master Plan The Massacre The Ark The Celestial Toymaker The Gunfighters The Savages The War Machines
The Smugglers The Tenth Planet
The Three Doctors
The Five Doctors
Twice Upon A Time
Rob and guest host Mike Solko discuss 40 companions from 1963 to the present day and give each a mark out of 10. Specifically, discover their thoughts on:
Susan Barbara Wright/Ian Chesterton Vicki Steven Taylor Dodo Chaplet Polly/Ben Jackson Jamie McCrimmon Victoria Waterfield Colonel/Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Zoe Heriot Liz Shaw Jo Grant Sarah Jane Smith Harry Sullivan Leela K9 Romana I Romana II Adric Tegan Jovanka Nyssa of Traken Vislor Turlough Kamelion Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown Melanie Bush Ace Grace Holloway Rose Tyler Jack Harkness Mickey Smith Donna Noble Martha Jones Wilfred Mott Amy Pond Rory Williams River Song Clara Oswald Paternoster Gang Nardole Bill Potts
Before then, of course, they also rip into some current Doctor Who news and events beforehand, including Season 19 coming to Blu-Ray, new Doctor Who games on PC and mobile, and the blow-up this past week regarding The Talons of Weng Chiang in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine.
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Rob and Dave discuss what episodes of Nu Who they think Classic Era Doctors would work in - and why. What Nu Who story would Dave liked to see his beloved First Doctor in? Where does Rob think Davo would fit in? The guys also ponder if there are Nu Who episodes that don't suit any Classic Era Doctors.
Before then, of course, they also rip into some current Doctor Who news and events beforehand, including a lot of Series 11 news from San Diego Comic Con.
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The fifth season of Doctor Who began on 2 September 1967 with The Tomb of the Cybermen and ended on 1 June 1968 with The Wheel in Space. Only 22 out of 40 episodes are held in the BBC archives; 18 remain missing. As result only 2 serials exist entirely.
Rob and Dave discuss each episode of Season 5 briefly, examine fan opinion past and present, and also ponder if each story is a "base under siege" adventure, as fan theories suggest.
Of course they also rip into some current Doctor Who news and events beforehand and hope you enjoy the episode!
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Deemed by the guys a little too niche for a regular episode, in this Doctor Who Show Presents... Dave takes Rob on a short trip through the Virgin New Adventures (1991-1997), and to a lesser extent, the Virgin Missing Adentures (1994-1997), with a mention of the Featuring Bernice Summerfield line of books (1997-1999). A future episode will see Rob taking Dave through the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures (1997-2005) and the BBC Past Doctor Adventures (1997-2005). Stay tuned for that in the months ahead.
Timewyrm: Genesys, Timewyrm: Exodus, Timewyrm: Apocalypse, Timewyrm: Revelation, Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible, Cat's Cradle: Warhead, Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark, Nightshade, Love and War, Transit, The Highest Science, The Pit, Deceit, Lucifer Rising, White Darkness, Shadowmind, Birthright, Iceberg, Blood Heat, The Dimension Riders, The Left-Handed Hummingbird, Conundrum, No Future, Tragedy Day, Legacy, Theatre of War, All-Consuming Fire, Blood Harvest, Strange England, First Frontier, St Anthony's Fire, Falls the Shadow, Parasite, Warlock, Set Piece, Infinite Requiem, Sanctuary, Human Nature, Original Sin, Sky Pirates!, Zamper, Toy Soldiers, Head Games, The Also People, Shakedown, Just War, Warchild, Sleepy, Death and Diplomacy, Happy Endings, GodEngine, Christmas on a Rational Planet, Return of the Living Dad, The Death of Art, Damaged Goods, So Vile a Sin, Bad Therapy, Eternity Weeps, The Room With No Doors, Lungbarrow, The Dying Days
Goth Opera, Evolution, Venusian Lullaby, The Crystal Bucephalus, State of Change, The Romance of Crime, The Ghosts of N-Space, Time of Your Life, Dancing the Code, The Menagerie, System Shock, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Invasion of the Cat-People, Managra, Millennial Rites, The Empire of Glass, Lords of the Storm, Downtime, The Man in the Velvet Mask, The English Way of Death, The Eye of the Giant, The Sands of Time, Killing Ground, The Scales of Injustice, The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, Twilight of the Gods, Speed of Flight, The Plotters, Cold Fusion, Burning Heart, A Device of Death, The Dark Path, The Well-Mannered War
Andrew Cartmel, Andrew Hunt, Andy Lane, Barry Letts, Ben Aaronovitch, Christopher Bulis, Craig Hinton, Daniel Blythe, Daniel O'Mahony, Dave Stone, David A. McIntee, David Banks, Gareth Roberts, Gary Russell, Jim Mortimore, John Peel, Justin Richards, Kate Orman, Lance Parkin, Lawrence Miles, Marc Platt, Mark Gatiss, Martin Day, Matthew Jones, Neil Penswick, Nigel Robinson, Paul Cornell, Paul Leonard, Peter Darvill-Evans, Russell T. Davies, Simon Bucher-Jones, Simon Messingham, Stephen Marley, Steve Lyons, Terrance Dicks
Like at the end of 2016 where Rob and Dave turned their gaze towards Rogue One, then returned in late 2017 to look at The Last Jedi, the Doctor Who Show returns to look at Solo: A Star Wars Story.
But where's Rob?
Join Dave and Richard (his co-host from the Blakes 7 podcast, Spacefall), for this quick hour-long podcast where they reveal their thoughts to each other, live, without having discussed it before the record button was pressed.
And maybe Rob will explain why he's not doing the review.
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Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story, an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.
The third series of The Doctor Who Show continues with Rob and Dave discussing the very broad topic of how queerness has related to Doctor Who over the years.
Over the past month, on a variety of platforms they've asked listeners, what does that mean to you? Does Doctor Who have a disproportionately gay following? If so, why? And who are the LGBT characters (implicit or implied!) you’ve loved the most? Are there any you disliked?
Before taking on those questions - and a lot more - they do a quick whip around some recent Doctor Who news as well as what’s happening in their own fandom at present.
Hear about 500 episodes of classic Who coming to Twitch TV! Learn more about the upcoming James Godd novel, Doctor Who Meets Scratchman! How much did the first Doctor Who script recently sell for? And vale to Graham Strong, one of the most unsung, but important, figures in Doctor Who fandom. Plus a whole lot more!
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Iain Martin returns with a new instalment of the irreverent Doctor Who A-Z. This time it’s “R” and (after a quick news break), Iain reflects upon:
Rani, The Racnoss, The Rassilon Raston Warrior Robot Ravalox Raxacoricofallapatorius Rings of Akhaten Robot of Sherwood Romanadvoratrelundar
The third series of The Doctor Who Show continues with Rob and Dave discussing their guilty pleasure episodes of Doctor Who.
What episodes are very poorly regarded by fans, but which the guys would happily stick on during a rainy afternoon and watch in one sitting?
Before that, they do a quick whip around some recent Doctor Who news as well as what's happening in their own fandom at present. Hear about Dave meeting Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie and John Barrowman at Supanova. Does Rob rate the new Target novels? Where is Dave's weekly re-watch of Trial of a Time Lord up to? What did Rob just get in the mail? All will be revealed. Tune in.
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Iain Martin returns with a new instalment of the irreverent Doctor Who A-Z. This time it’s “Q” and (after a quick news break), Iain reflects upon:
Quarks Quarries Queen Queens of the Stone Age Question mark collars Question mark umbrella Quite Good
Iain Martin returns with a new instalment of the irreverent Doctor Who A-Z. This time it’s “P” and Iain reflects upon:
Padmasambhava
Pandorica
Paradise Towers
Patrexes
Paul McGann
Perpugilliam
Pescatons
Pit, The
Portreeve
The third series of The Doctor Who Show continues with Rob and Dave tackling the topic of, classic monsters brought back in Nu-Who.
Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans, Ice Warriors... the guys do them all. And then some! They also read your listener feedback on the topic.
Before that, of course, Rob and Dave do a quick whip around some recent Doctor Who news and give their own takes on it all.
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January 27, 2018 saw a lot of firsts... it was the first time Rob met Dave in person; the first time the guys recorded an episode of their show in person; the first time Rob had ever recorded a podcast with ANYONE else in the room; the first time they recorded with the guys from the New to Who podcast (see our February 25 episode); the first time Rob had met any of the Flight Through Entirety podcast team... and so on. You get the idea.
Anyway, at some stage on that very busy day, amid recording an episode of the Doctor Who Show and an episode of New to Who, Rob and Dave found time to crack out a single microphone, mount it on a table, and have a conversation about Doctor Who fandom in Australia. Basically how they came into it; what it was like; conventions, and more. They end up moving through the topic and even onto talking about the modern era of fandom that they now no longer feel a major part of, but are extremely supportive of.
Very personal... a little indulgent... and the sound quality isn't quite where the Doctor Who Show normally pitches, but if you're at all interested in our back stories, or Doctor Who fandom in Australia in the 80s and 90s in particular, this could be a very interesting episode for you to hear.
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Iain Martin returns with a new instalment of the irreverent Doctor Who A-Z. This time it’s “O” and Iain covers:
Omega
Ood, The
Osgood
Outtakes
Oxygen
The third series of The Doctor Who Show continues with Rob and Dave tackling a fun topic after the epic slugfest of last month ('RTD versus The Moff' if you missed it).
This month they're talking 'Fantasy Doctor Who' and to help out on this topic, Steven and Daniel from the lovely New To Who podcast join Rob and Dave for most of the ep.
Not only that, but the normally Perth-based lads recorded IN PERSON. Which also means, yes, for the first time in the show's history, Rob and Dave were also in the same room with each other, with Dave travelling up to Sydney from Melbourne. So do tune in to find out what happened when the podcasts got together. Hint: They had a TON of fun.
Before that, of course, Rob and Dave do a quick whip around some recent Doctor Who news. Notably, however, they don't discuss the new Doctor Who logo, as that was announced less than 12hrs after they recorded the introduction to the episode. Curse you, BBC marketing. Dave also tells us about his new Blake's 7 podcast, sans-Rob, Space Fall.
A splendid time awaits and be sure to let us know YOUR fantasy Doctor Who, too...!
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Iain Martin returns with a new instalment of the irreverent Doctor Who A-Z. This time it’s “N” and Iain covers:
Nestene Consciousness
New Adventures, The
Nimon
Nightshade
Night of the Doctor
Nightmare in Silver
Welcome to the third series of The Doctor Who Show!
Rob and Dave are back and, to ease themselves into 2018, decide to take on a small and non-controversial topic...
RTD versus The Moff
Yes folks, now that the last helicopter out of Cardiff has departed (and related to that, bonus points if you get our pre-credits teaser), we feel the time has arrived where we can compare and contrast the complete output of both Russell T. Davies and Steven Moffat.
That means we consider (and even comment on a great many of), the stories below. To keep it interesting, we tic-tac back and forth between Russell's first series and Steven's. Russell's second series and Steven's. And so on, and so forth.
We hope you enjoy it and although there's a ton of listener comment on the topic at the end of this episode, we look forward to any additional commentary on the topic, once you've heard what we have to say.
Next month we have something completely different, with a couple of very special guests, recorded under very special circumstances. Stay tuned.
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Rose The End of the World The Unquiet Dead Aliens of London World War Three Dalek The Long Game Father's Day The Empty Child The Doctor Dances Boom Town Bad Wolf The Parting of the Ways
The Christmas Invasion
New Earth Tooth and Claw School Reunion The Girl in the Fireplace Rise of the Cybermen The Age of Steel The Idiot's Lantern The Impossible Planet The Satan Pit Love & Monsters Fear Her Army of Ghosts Doomsday
The Runaway Bride
Smith and Jones The Shakespeare Code Gridlock Daleks in Manhattan Evolution of the Daleks The Lazarus Experiment 42 Human Nature The Family of Blood Blink Utopia The Sound of Drums Last of the Time Lords
Voyage of the Damned
Partners in Crime The Fires of Pompeii Planet of the Ood The Sontaran Stratagem The Poison Sky The Doctor's Daughter The Unicorn and the Wasp Silence in the Library Forest of the Dead Midnight Turn Left The Stolen Earth Journey's End
The Next Doctor
Planet of the Dead The Waters of Mars The End of Time
The Eleventh Hour The Beast Below Victory of the Daleks The Time of Angels Flesh and Stone The Vampires of Venice Amy's Choice The Hungry Earth Cold Blood Vincent and the Doctor The Lodger The Pandorica Opens The Big Bang
A Christmas Carol
The Impossible Astronaut Day of the Moon The Curse of the Black Spot The Doctor's Wife The Rebel Flesh The Almost People A Good Man Goes to War Let's Kill Hitler Night Terrors The Girl Who Waited The God Complex Closing Time The Wedding of River Song
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
Asylum of the Daleks Dinosaurs on a Spaceship A Town Called Mercy The Power of Three The Angels Take Manhattan
The Snowmen
The Bells of Saint John The Rings of Akhaten Cold War Hide Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS The Crimson Horror Nightmare in Silver The Name of the Doctor
The Day of the Doctor
The Time of the Doctor
Deep Breath Into the Dalek Robot of Sherwood Listen Time Heist The Caretaker Kill the Moon Mummy on the Orient Express Flatline In the Forest of the Night Dark Water Death in Heaven
Last Christmas
The Magician's Apprentice The Witch's Familiar Under the Lake Before the Flood The Girl Who Died The Woman Who Lived The Zygon Invasion The Zygon Inversion Sleep No More Face the Raven Heaven Sent Hell Bent
The Husbands of River Song
The Return of Doctor Mysterio
The Pilot Smile Thin Ice Knock Knock Oxygen Extremis The Pyramid at the End of the World The Lie of the Land Empress of Mars The Eaters of Light World Enough and Time The Doctor Falls
Twice Upon a Time
Rob and Dave occasionally take a look at great TV series and movies they enjoy, broadly from the genres of sci-fi and fantasy.
They call these episodes, Alternate Galaxies.
In this episode, Rob cedes his seat to Richard, who has a far greater knowledge of today's topic... Blake's 7.
Today, January 2, 2018, marks 40 years since the transmission of the first Blake's 7 episode - The Way Back - in the UK.
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Blake's 7 is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC. Four 13-episode series were broadcast on BBC1 between 1978 and 1981. It was created by Terry Nation, who also created the Daleks for the television series Doctor Who. The script editor was Chris Boucher. The main character, at least initially, was Roj Blake, played by Gareth Thomas. The series was inspired by various fictional media, including Robin Hood, Star Trek, Passage to Marseille, The Dirty Dozen, Brave New World and classic Western stories, as well as real-world political conflicts in South America and Israel.
Blake's 7 was popular from its first broadcast, watched by approximately 10 million in the UK and shown in 25 other countries. Although many tropes of space opera are present, such as spaceships, robots, galactic empires and aliens, its budget was inadequate for its interstellar theme. Critical responses have been varied; some reviewers praised the series for its dystopian themes, strong characterisation, ambiguous morality and pessimistic tone, as well as displaying an "enormous sense of fun", but others have criticised its production values, dialogue and perceived lack of originality, with broadcaster and critic Clive James describing it as "classically awful".
A limited range of Blake's 7 merchandise was issued, and books, magazines and annuals published. The BBC released music and sound effects from the series, and several companies made Blake's 7 toys and models. Four video compilations were released between 1985 and 1990, and the entire series was released in videocassette format starting 1991 and re-released during 1997, and as four DVD boxed sets between 2003 and 2006. The BBC produced two audio dramas during 1998 and 1999 that feature original cast members and broadcast by Radio 4. Although proposals for live-action and animated remakes have not been realised, Blake's 7 has been revived with two series of audio dramas, a comedic short film, and a series of fan-made audio plays.
Hello! Well, it's happened. Twice Upon A Time has screened around the globe and Rob and Dave return to tell you what they think about it all.
Reviewing the farewell episode for Capaldi and the debut episode for Whittaker takes up most of today's episode but, wait, there's more!
You'll also hear us talking:
- Shada cinema screenings in Australia, including numbers
- New merchandise, including the 2018 annual and audio annual
- And an interview with Candy Jar books author, Robert Mammone
Let them know your thoughts on the show at hello@theDWshow.net
Like at the end of 2016 where Rob and Dave turned their gaze towards the (then) new Star Wars film, Rogue One, they return in late 2017 to look at Star Wars Episode VIII, also known as The Last Jedi.
What did these two Doctor Who fans make of it? Join them for this quick hour-long podcast where they reveal their thoughts to each other, live, without having discussed it before the record button was pressed.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the second film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). The film is produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, and Gwendoline Christie in returning roles, with Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, and Benicio del Toro joining the cast. It also marks the final performance of Fisher, who died in December 2016, with the film being dedicated in her memory.
The film was announced after Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012. It is produced by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman, with Force Awakens director J. J. Abrams as an executive producer. John Williams, composer for the previous seven films, returns to compose the score. Scenes that required shooting at Skellig Michael in Ireland were filmed during pre-production in September 2015, with principal photography beginning at Pinewood Studios in England in February 2016 and ending in July 2016. Post-production wrapped up in September 2017.
The Last Jedi had its world premiere in Los Angeles on December 9, 2017, and was released in the United States on December 15, 2017. The film received highly positive reviews, with praise for its plot, ensemble cast, action scenes, visual effects, musical score and emotional weight. Some critics considered it the best film of the franchise since The Empire Strikes Back.
A sequel, provisionally titled Star Wars: Episode IX, is scheduled for December 20, 2019.
Hello! With a regeneration looming in December, Rob and Dave return here in our November 2017 episode to discuss each and every regeneration in Classic and Nu Who.
But before they do, there's a ton of news to work through. Some relating to Series 11 (potential spoilers) and some relating to Classic Who - like the new Five Doctors CD.
Dave's also watched The Dominators and gives some thoughts, while Rob responds to his Frontios challenge and, for bonus points, also watched The Green Death this month.
Feedback arrives for our Babylon 5 episode of 'Alternate Galaxies' (have you listened to that one yet?) and the guys skip through what else they're currently watching on TV.
Let them know your thoughts on the show at hello@theDWshow.net
Rob and Dave have decided to occasionally take a look at great TV series and movies they enjoy, broadly from the genres of sci-fi and fantasy.
Not only will they look at them from all the usual angles you’d expect, but also what the broad appeal to a Doctor Who fan might be.
In this second episode, Babylon 5.
Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski. After the successful airing of a test pilot movie on February 22, 1993, Babylon 5: The Gathering, in May 1993 Warner Brothers commissioned the series for production as part of its Prime Time Entertainment Network (PTEN).
The first season premiered in the US on January 26, 1994, and the series ultimately ran for the intended five seasons. Describing it as having "always been conceived as, fundamentally, a five year story, a novel for television", Straczynski wrote 92 of the 110 episodes, and served as executive producer, along with Douglas Netter.
Set between the years 2257 and 2262, it depicts a future where Earth has sovereign states, and a unifying Earth government. Colonies within the solar system, and beyond, make up the Earth Alliance, and contact has been made with other spacefaring species.
The ensemble cast portray alien ambassadorial staff and humans assigned to the five mile-long Babylon 5 space station, a center for trade and diplomacy. Described as "one of the most complex programs on television", the various story arcs drew upon the prophesies, religious zealotry, racial tensions, social pressures, and political rivalries which existed within each of their cultures, to create a contextual framework for the motivations and consequences of the protagonists' actions.
With a strong emphasis on character development set against a backdrop of conflicting ideologies on multiple levels, Straczynski wanted "to take an adult approach to SF, and attempt to do for television SF what Hill Street Blues did for cop shows."
10 episodes into our second series and 35 years after he took on the role, we discuss the Peter Davison era of Doctor Who.
As you can see from the run-time, we've really gone to town. We discuss everything from Davo's pre- and post-Doctor Who roles, in addition to everything Doctor Who... the costume, the companions, the production team and, of course, the episodes. We give our thoughts on each and every one:
Castrovalva Four To Doomsday Kinda The Visitation Black Orchid Earthshock Time-Flight Arc of Infinity Snakedance Mawdryn Undead Terminus Enlightenment The King's Demons The Five Doctors Warriors of the Deep The Awakening Frontios Resurrection of the Daleks Planet of Fire The Caves of Androzani
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It brings me great delight to say that friend of the show (and podcaster in his own right), Hayden Gribble, has penned a book, which is coming out on the 16th of this month. Pretty much around the time you'll hear this episode.
That book is called Child Out Of Time, a memoir of sorts, about a Doctor Who fan growing up in the Wilderness years of the series.
With a cover by Doctor Who author Paul Magrs and a foreword by Andrew 'Full Circle' Smith, this really is a neat thing.
So, to do my part in letting everyone know the book's out - find it at Amazon, folks - I've gone back to the Doctor Who Show episode #2 (from February, 2016).
Why? Because I had Hayden on that episode. You see, Hayden's always fascinated me from the point of view that in Who fandom we have a bunch of people who watched the classic era and most of us have continued to enjoy Nu-Who. Or they're people who started with Nu-Who and some might have gone back to the classics, but I'd wager most haven't, even if they appreciate the history and gravitas it gives the new material.
But Hayden's different. He didn't see the Classic Era on its first run, but then became a fan in the wilderness years, thanks initially to the TV Movie, so was primed and ready to be a major fan when Nu Who started, just like a Classic era fan... but was still this young guy at the time with a different story to most.
That sort of thing's really interesting to me, so I wanted to chat with him on the show about being a younger who fan who likes the classic era, as a bit of a conversation piece.
Now, towards the end of the chat back in 2016, Hayden mentions some projects coming up and one of them was Child out of Time... so it seemed highly appropriate to dust off this tape, and give you a taste of Hayden and I chatting about his years growing up with the show which he's now expanded upon - in quite a major way - in Child out of Time.
September 30 2017 saw Bridlington Comic Con held at The Spa, a dance hall, theatre and conference centre in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
The star attraction at the con was Sylvester McCoy, who will need no introduction to our listeners.
Regular Who Wars contributor and some time Doctor Who Show contributor, The Rev (aka Andy) was MC for Sylvester's interview, and provides the audio we can listen to today.
You may find the sound quality varies at times; the perils of live recording, folks. We hope having the chance to "be in the room" (in a virtual sense), overrides any niggles with the sound.
Take it away, Andy & Sylv!
Hello! We know some of you have been itching to hear the episode where we discuss Nu-Who's Beryl Reid... and here it is! In addition to that we discuss all the big Doctor Who news stories for the month of September and, of course, read your emails & have some fun along the way.
Today’s episode covers:
CLASSIC WHO: Big Finish is creating a series of First Doctor adventures where David Bradley will take the lead. How does this sit with Dave, who rates the First Doctor as 'his' Doctor? What do Adam Lambert and Queen have to do with it and how do the guys feel about Big Finish in general at the present time and where its all going?
NU-WHO: After they left Doctor Who, Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman both took on roles in Royal dramas, specifically, The Crown on Netflix and Victoria on ITV. Victoria's ratings have recently plunged. What's behind it all?
NU-WHO: Bradley Walsh. A month on from last episode, the guys still don't know if he'll be Jodie Whittaker's companion, or at least have a part in the new series.
NU-WHO: The 2017 Christmas Special synopsis has leaked in a peculiar manner... but nothing fans didn't already know, so the way it was yanked offline again was amusing.
NU-WHO: According to 'Now We Are 600', Harriet Jones didn't die. Rob has a bit of a rant on this revelation pulling the rug on what everyone believed was an on-screen death. Dave ponders why people can't leave things alone.
CLASSIC WHO: Dave's been on a personal mission this past month to watch a collection of 'lowly-regarded six parters' from the Classic Era. These include: The Seeds of Death, The Mutants, The Sensorites and The Time Monster. How did they hold up during this Classic Era bender?
CLASSIC WHO: Rob, meanwhile, zipped through The Android Invasion recently, for the first time in 20 years or more. He gives a few thoughts on watching this less remembered story from an otherwise absolutely classic Season 13.
CLASSIC WHO: Dave ponders what would have happened in Classic Era stories if the Doctor hadn't turned up. He comments on Masque of Mandragora, The Seeds of Doom, and City of Death, but can you think of more? Write in today!
NU-WHO: Who is Nu-Who's Beryl Reid? More specifically, what are examples of stunt casting (bad) or celebrity casting (good), since the series returned in 2005? Dave and Rob bring examples of each, as well as thoughts from our listeners. Do you agree? Let us know what you think of what's covered in this feature for next ep's mailbag.
FINALLY: Emails from Christopher Bryant and Mike Solko relating to our recent Buffy episode. Did they enjoy it? And Ezra Penny chimes in on the topic of episodes that are generally slated by fans but which he really enjoys.
Dave also comments on it being launch season for US television, with particular comments on The Orville.
Thanks everyone, as always, for listening. We greatly appreciate your ears, your emails and your tweets and, if you really want to make our day, why not leave us an iTunes review sometime? It really helps us get noticed.
See you in October for both our monthly show where we'll be looking at the Peter Davison era of Doctor Who.
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Rob and Dave have decided to occasionally take a look at great TV series and movies they enjoy, broadly from the genres of sci-fi and fantasy.
Not only will they look at them from all the usual angles you'd expect, but also what the broad appeal to a Doctor Who fan might be.
In this first episode, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American supernatural drama television series created by Joss Whedon under his production tag, Mutant Enemy Productions with later co-executive producers being Jane Espenson, David Fury, David Greenwalt, Doug Petrie, Marti Noxon, and David Solomon.
The series premiered on March 10, 1997, on The WB and concluded on May 20, 2003, on UPN. The series narrative follows Buffy Summers (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar), the latest in a line of young women known as "Vampire Slayers", or simply "Slayers".
In the story, Slayers are "called" (chosen by fate) to battle against vampires, demons, and other forces of darkness. Being a young woman, Buffy wants to live a normal life, but as the series progresses, she learns to embrace her destiny.
Like previous Slayers, Buffy is aided by a Watcher, who guides, teaches, and trains her. Unlike her predecessors, Buffy surrounds herself with a circle of loyal friends who become known as the "Scooby Gang".
Hello! For a month where we approached this episode thinking, "What on earth is there to talk about (aside from our monthly feature)?" a surprising amount dropped in the week before we recorded and we respond in kind.
Today's episode – broadly – covers:
NU-WHO: Bradley Walsh is strongly rumoured to be Jodie Whittaker's companion in Series 11. Who is he? What's he been in? How might this play out in terms of a young-looking Doctor with a much older companion?
CLASSIC WHO: A new version of Shada is on the way. Rob can barely contain his boredom. Is it needed? How will it look? So many questions.
NU-WHO: Brand-new commentary on Jodie Whittaker from Steven Moffat and Russell T Davies. Jodie's also been getting around some radio stations.
NU-WHO: Rumours of Jenna Coleman appearing in the Christmas special remain just that for now - rumours. However a picture of the new Ben Jackson appears and pleases both Rob and Dave in terms of his likeness.
CLASSIC WHO/NU-WHO: Red White and Who: The Story of Doctor Who in America was released earlier this week and Rob and Dave had an advance copy with many of the chapters in it. They talk about the book and US fandom.
CLASSIC WHO: August 29 is the 30th Anniversary of Dave's first Doctor Who club meeting that he attended with his Dad, aged 7. Rob realises, on air, that 1987 was when he attended his first fan event, aged 12.
CLASSIC WHO/NU-WHO: Rob gives a podcast shout-out to I'll Explain Later & Complete Menagerie. He also mentions Progtor Who recently having it's third birthday and notes that Who Wars (which is the father of today's Doctor Who Show), first went out on Sept 7 2014; almost three years, too.
CLASSIC WHO: Dave's been watching the Hartnell classic, The Ark, and finds the message it sends being extremely relevant for today.
NU-WHO: Rob calls for submissions to our "Nu-Who's Beryl Reid" episode, set for September 24. "Everyone talks about Classic Who and stunt casting... but who are the celebrities in Nu-Who that really made you sit up, both for good reasons and bad?!?" Get your submissions in ASAP.
CLASSIC WHO/NU-WHO: Our main topic for this episode is Doctor Who stories that listeners (and us) either didn't get or just didn't enjoy as children, but which we really enjoy as adults. These are almost all classic era stories, but one Nu-Who bolter makes it through at the end. Features emails from Mark Smith and Jim Hall in addition to listener suggestions from: Jim Hall, The Polis Box, Mark Watts, Isaac Dakin, James Stoker, Ganesh Projoy, Jon Arnold, Brendan Jones, Brian Dobson, Paul Scoones, spankybackpack, John Hole, Dave Ringo, Dylan Rees, We Are Cult, David Lancaster, Hayden Gribble, Christopher Bryant, and The Ginger Luke. Thanks for your thoughts!
FINALLY: The second half of our mega email from Jim Hall, discussing the Doctor Who Magazine comics in the era of Tom Baker's final season.
Thanks everyone, as always, for listening. We greatly appreciate your ears, your emails and your tweets and, if you really want to make our day, why not leave us an iTunes review sometime? It really helps us get noticed on there.
See you in September for both our monthly show and the first in a new series of 'Alternate Galaxies' episodes where, for our first episode, we'll put Buffy the Vampire Slayer under the spotlight and let you know why, as a Doctor Who fan, you might be interested in watching it (if you haven't watched it already).
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(IMPORTANT! Our special thanks to listener, John Hole, for the pre- and post-credits audio find...!)
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Hello! It's been quite a month in Doctor Who and its associated fandom and Rob and Dave take their usual monthly dive into it all.
Today’s episode – broadly – covers:
NU-WHO: Davogate. What happened? What do Rob and Dave make of it? And how do we feel about Whittaker's casting, two weeks on?
CLASSIC WHO: Debbie Watling and Trevor Baxter pass away.
NU-WHO: The Christmas Special trailer has dropped. How does it look? Is Mark Gatiss playing a character of note?
CLASSIC WHO: Dave's got his hands on the Emperor of the Daleks comic book collection. Hear him rave about it.
NU-WHO: Rob's reading the final three 12th Doctor novels from BBC Books. Diamond Dogs has been read and he's now into Plague City.
CLASSIC WHO: Dave's randomly picked The Twin Dilemma off his bookshelf, watched it, and survived. How? Why? Hear his thoughts.
CLASSIC WHO: Have you seen 'The Doctors' DVDs? These are the old Myth Makers videos cleaned up and released on DVD. Give them a try!
CLASSIC WHO/NU-WHO: Our main topic for this episode is Doctor Who writers (both classic and nu), who only wrote one or two stories (three at the most), but whose output is regarded as among the best the series has ever produced. Features listener suggestions from: Ezra Penny, Matthew Thomas Young, Mike Solko, Christopher Bryant, Richard Nolan, and Steven B. Thanks for your thoughts, guys.
FINALLY: Some listener feedback from Kenny Davidson as we wrap up, relating to Whittaker's casting, along with a few recent iTunes reviews. Our topic next episode will be what stories did we not get/really dislike as kids, but which we adore as adults? Feel free to send your thoughts on that topic to the usual address(es).
Thanks everyone, as always, for listening. We greatly appreciate your ears, your emails and your tweets and, if you really want to make our day, why not leave us an iTunes review sometime?
See you next month...!
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Rob and Dave discuss Doctor 13, Jodie Whittaker.
Featuring listener emails and a special audio from The Rev.
As always, you can write to us: hello@theDWshow.net
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Jodie Whittaker graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2005 with a gold medal in Acting. Since then she has worked continually in Film, Television and Theatre. Her TV credits include the critically acclaimed ITV drama Broadchurch (for which she was nominated for Best Actress for the RTS Television Awards), Emmy award-winning Black Mirror, Sky 1’s The Smoke, BBC’s Cranford, in which she starred opposite Judi Dench and Imelda Staunton, The Night Watch (BBC), The Accused (BBC), and Tess of the D'Urbervilles (BBC).
Jodie has recently finished shooting Journeyman, written and directed by Paddy Considine, as is the lead in the new BBC drama series Trust Me. Her other film credits include Venus, (which earned her nominations for Best Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards; Best British Newcomer at the Critics' Circle Awards and Best Actress In A Motion Picture at the Satellite Awards); Attack The Block, One Day, Black Sea, Good Vibrations, St.Trinian's, Get Santa and most recently Adult Life Skills, which she Executive Produced as well as starred in which received a number of BIFA nominations.
Jodie made her professional theatrical debut at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in The Storm. Other theatre credits include playing the title role in Antigone at the Royal National Theatre, Bash at the Trafalgar Studios, Awake And Sing and Enemies at the Almeida, both directed by the then Artistic Director Michael Attenborough.
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What does it feel like to be the Thirteenth Doctor? It’s very nerve-racking, as it’s been so secret!
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Why did you want the role? To be asked to play the ultimate character, to get to play pretend in the truest form: this is why I wanted to be an actor in the first place. To be able to play someone who is literally reinvented on screen, with all the freedoms that brings - what an unbelievable opportunity. And added to that, to be the first woman in that role.
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Has it been hard to keep the secret? Yes. Very hard! I’ve told a lot of lies! I’ve embroiled myself in a whole world of lies which is going to come back at me when this is announced!
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Who was the first person you told when you got the role? My husband. Because I was allowed to!
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Did you have a codename and if so what was it? In my home, and with my agent, it was The Clooney. Because to me and my husband, George is an iconic guy. And we thought, what’s a really famous iconic name? It was just fitting.
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What does it feel like to be the first woman Doctor? It feels completely overwhelming; as a feminist, as a woman, as an actor, as a human, as someone who wants to continually push themselves and challenge themselves, and not be boxed in by what you’re told you can and can’t be. It feels incredible.
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What do you want to tell the fans? I want to tell the fans not to be scared by my gender. Because this is a really exciting time, and Doctor Who represents everything that’s exciting about change. The fans have lived through so many changes, and this is only a new, different one, not a fearful one.
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What are you most excited about? I’m most excited about becoming part of a family I didn’t even know existed. I was born in 1982 - it’s been around longer than me, and it’s a family I couldn’t ever have dreamed I’d be part of.
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How did Chris sell you the part? We had a strange chat earlier this year where he tricked me into thinking we were talking about Broadchurch. And I started to quiz him about his new job in Wales, and asked him if I could be a baddie! And he quickly diverted the conversation to suggest I should consider auditioning to be the 13th Clooney.
It was the most incredible chat because I asked every question under the sun, and I said I’d take a few weeks to decide whether I was going to audition. He got a phone call within 24 hours. He would’ve got a phone call sooner, but my husband was away and there was a time difference!
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Did he persuade you? No. There was no persuasion needed. If you need to be persuaded to do this part, you’re not right for this part, and the part isn’t right for you. I also think, for anyone taking this on, you have to want to fight for it, which I certainly had to do. I know there will have been some phenomenal actors who threw their hats in the ring.
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What are you going to wear? I don’t know yet.
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Is that your costume in the filmed sequence which introduced you as the new Doctor? No.
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Have any of the other Doctors given you advice? Well they can’t because they haven’t known until now, but I’m certainly expecting a couple of calls - I’ve got a couple of mates in there. I’m mates with a companion [Arthur Darvill], I’m mates with a trio of Doctors. I know Matt Smith, Chris Eccleston and obviously David Tennant. Oh! And let’s throw in David Bradley! Four Doctors! So I’m hoping I get some calls of advice.
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The BBC today announced to the world that Jodie Whittaker will be the new Doctor Who.
The identity of the new Doctor was revealed exclusively on BBC One and on social media around the world after the Men’s Wimbledon Final on Sunday 16 July.
She will be the Thirteenth Time Lord and take over from Peter Capaldi, who leaves the global hit show at Christmas.
New head writer and executive producer Chris Chibnall, who takes over from Steven Moffat on the next series, made the decision to cast the first ever woman in the iconic role.
Jodie Whittaker says: “I’m beyond excited to begin this epic journey with Chris and with every Whovian on this planet. It’s more than an honour to play the Doctor. It means remembering everyone I used to be, while stepping forward to embrace everything the Doctor stands for: hope. I can’t wait.”
Chris Chibnall, New Head Writer and Executive Producer, says : “After months of lists, conversations, auditions, recalls, and a lot of secret-keeping, we’re excited to welcome Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor.
"I always knew I wanted the Thirteenth Doctor to be a woman and we're thrilled to have secured our number one choice. Her audition for The Doctor simply blew us all away. Jodie is an in-demand, funny, inspiring, super-smart force of nature and will bring loads of wit, strength and warmth to the role. The Thirteenth Doctor is on her way.”
Peter Capaldi says: “Anyone who has seen Jodie Whittaker’s work will know that she is a wonderful actress of great individuality and charm. She has above all the huge heart to play this most special part. She’s going to be a fantastic Doctor.”
Charlotte Moore, BBC Director of BBC Content, says: “Making history is what Doctor Who is all about and Chris Chibnall’s bold new take on the next Time Lord is exactly that. The nation is going to fall in love with Jodie Whittaker - and have lots of fun too!”
Piers Wenger, Controller BBC Drama, says : "Jodie is not just a talented actor but she has a bold and brilliant vision for her Doctor. She aced it in her audition both technically and with the powerful female life force she brings to the role. She is destined to be an utterly iconic Doctor."
Matt Strevens, Executive Producer, says : "I'm so thrilled that Jodie Whittaker said yes to playing the Doctor. I've been a fan for years and always hoped to work with her. She is an actor of great emotional range and inhabits every role with complete passion and conviction. Just thinking about what she will bring to the Doctor makes me as excited as a kid at Christmas. It's going to be a lot of fun."
The tenth series of Doctor Who premiered in the UK on 15 April 2017 and concluded on 1 July 2017, consisting of twelve episodes.
The series was led by head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, alongside executive producer Brian Minchin. It was the third and final series overseen by the two as executive producers, as well as Moffat's sixth and final series as head writer.
Rob and Dave sit down to discuss the whole series alongside a ton of listener feedback as well.
Who/what will get MVP, Play & Foul of the series?
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The Doctor makes a final stand against an army of Cybermen to protect a tiny band of humans from destruction.
Rob and Dave sit down to discuss the episode.
What did you think? Email us: hello@theDWshow.net
Hello! The last time Dave and Rob sat down to do a monthly episode of the show like this... it was March. Of course, there have been Doctor- and Companion-lite editions since then and 11 weekly review episodes of Series 10 so far, so it's not like the guys have been slacking in the slightest! But it's certainly a change of pace to hear them chat about a variety of random Classic and Nu-Who topics for an hour.
Today’s episode - broadly - covers:
CLASSIC WHO: Discussion of Season 27
NU-WHO: Casting the next Doctor
NU-WHO: 2017 Doctor Who UK ratings
CLASSIC WHO: Do classic-era Doctor Who stories get better if they go beyond 6 parts?
NU-WHO: It's been 10 years since Blink
CLASSIC WHO/NU-WHO: The Master
CLASSIC WHO/NU-WHO: The guys would like you to write in and let them know who the best Doctor Who writers are who aren't regulars. Basically people who have written only one or two stories (three maximum), and have a great hit rate.
Thanks everyone, as always, for listening. We greatly appreciate your ears and your emails and tweets and, if you really want to make our day, why not leave us an iTunes review? See you next month...!
EMAIL US - hello@theDWshow.net
A huge spaceship trapped in the gravity well of a black hole, teeming with impossible lifeforms, harbours one of the Doctor's most feared enemies... Mondasian Cybermen.
Rob and Dave sit down to discuss the episode.
What did you think? Email us: hello@theDWshow.net
A hunt for the lost Ninth Roman Legion leads the Doctor, Bill and Nardole into the middle of an ancient battle that could cast humanity into the dark forever. What is inside the cairn? And how far will they have to go defeat the terrifying alien Eaters of Light?
Rob and Dave sit down to discuss the episode.
What did you think? Email us: hello@theDWshow.net
'God save the Queen' has been scrawled on the surface of Mars. What are Victorians doing on the home of the Ice Warriors? And what will they find beneath the Martian soil?
Rob and Dave sit down to discuss the episode.
What did you think? Email us: hello@theDWshow.net
Earth has been invaded and Bill is living alone, an isolated figure surviving in occupied Britain. The Doctor is imprisoned and appears to be on the side of the enemy, flooding the airwaves with fake news. Bill and Nardole must embark on a deadly mission to rescue the Doctor and lead the resistance against the new regime, whatever the cost.
Rob discusses the episode with special guest, Paul Scoones (Doctor Who non-fiction author, The Comic Strip Companion), while Dave is overseas.
What did you think? Email us: hello@theDWshow.net
An 'ancient' pyramid appears overnight. Every clock in the world begins counting down to the Earth's destruction. Three opposing armies lie ready to annihilate each other. An alien race stands ready to offer humanity a deal that could save them, but enslave them. It is a terrifying race against time to save the world. Will the Doctor be forced to accept their help?
Rob discusses the episode with special guest, Paul Scoones (Doctor Who non-fiction author, The Comic Strip Companion), while Dave is overseas.
What did you think? Email us: hello@theDWshow.net
Following our April episode where Dave ran proceedings without Rob (to change things up while the weekly S10 review episodes are going out), this time Rob runs the whole shebang without Dave.
Mike Solko (last heard in our rather popular "This is the one: The DW Show Presents: Gallifrey One" special), steps in to co-host from his headquarters in sunny Southern California.
After some Series 10 chat and a listener email from @fishy_wanda that the boys discuss at length, chat turns to Season 27 and in particular the audio interpretations of it from 2011.
If you've heard the Big Finish audios, Thin Ice, Crime of the Century, Animal, and Earth Aid, you will be right at home.
If you've seen the documentary ENDGAME on the classic era Survival DVD, you will be pretty much at home here, too.
If you've read the article '27 Up' in Doctor Who Magazine #255 from August 1997, you'll be able to keep up with proceedings, too.
If you haven't done ANY of these things, you'll still likely enjoy the chat, and learn a few things along the way, but will be quite spoilt on Season 27 and Big Finish's interpretation of it.
Dare ye enter? See you inside... if you dare. Mwahahahahaha.
THIN ICE: Moscow 1967. The Doctor and Ace have arrived behind the Iron Curtain, and the Soviet Union is seeking a new weapon that will give it mastery in the Cold War. What is the secret of the Martian relics? As the legendary War Lord Sezhyr returns to life, the Doctor is faced with some of his oldest and deadliest enemies. The fate of Earth – and the future of Ace – are now intertwined...
CRIME OF THE CENTURY: The year is 1989. In London, safe cracker Raine Creevy breaks into a house – and finds more than the family jewels. In the Middle East, the kingdom of Sayf Udeen is being terrorised by Soviet invaders and alien monsters. And on the Scottish border, a highly guarded facility contains an advanced alien weapon. These are all part of the Doctor's masterplan. But masterplans can go awry...
ANIMAL: Margrave University in 2001, and Raine Creevy is enjoying her first trip into the future. For the Doctor, there are mysteries to solve: what are the alien creatures imprisoned in the science labs? And what are the true motives of the student Scobie and his followers? With enemies on all sides, the Doctor teams up with his old friend Brigadier Bambera and the forces of UNIT in a battle for the future of the whole world.
EARTH AID: Welcome aboard the space vessel Vancouver. Its mission: to guard a vast shipment of grain from Earth to the planet Safenesthome. Its Captain is called Ace. She seems a little unsure of herself. In fact, some might almost think she was new to the job. Its medical officer is called simply ‘The Doctor’, and he’s perhaps not all he seems either. When mysterious ships target the Vancouver, Ace and the Doctor are pushed to the limit. Meanwhile, there’s something nasty in the grain containers. And it’s not very happy...
Iain Martin returns with a new instalment of the irreverent Doctor Who A-Z. This time it’s “M” and Iain covers:
Masterchef, feat. 'Roger', 'Geoffrey', 'Anthony', 'Eric', 'John', and 'Michelle' Matrix Matthew Waterhouse Mawdryn Undead Melkur McCoy, Sylvester Michael Grade Moffat, Peter Moffat, Steven Mrs Moynihan
NB: The Doctor Who A-Z episodes from A-H aren’t standalone episodes like this one and can be found in the Doctor Who Show, episodes 1.1 to 1.9.
'The Veritas. The truth. Truth so true you can't live with it. Is that looking into hell... or seeing the light?' Everyone who has ever read the Veritas has been found dead. In a forbidden library at the heart of the Vatican, the pope urges the Doctor to read the ancient text - but can he handle the truth?
Rob and Dave sit down to discuss the episode.
What did you think? Email us: hello@theDWshow.net
'Space - the final frontier. Final because it wants to kill us.' Trapped on a space station with no oxygen, the Doctor, Bill and Nardole are horrified to discover the automated spacesuits keeping them alive are also trying to kill them!
Rob and Dave sit down to discuss the episode.
What did you think? Email us: hello@theDWshow.net
Why do floorboards creak? When a sinister landlord shows Bill and her friends the perfect houseshare, they have no idea what lies ahead... knock knock, who's there?
Rob and Dave sit down to discuss the episode.
What did you think? Email us: hello@theDWshow.net
Hello!
While Doctor Who Series 10 airs, our monthly shows are going to take a slightly different format. In the spirit of Doctor-lite and companion-lite TV episodes, we're going to do this episode sans Rob, and May's episode will be sans Dave. You can invent your own head canon as to who's who.
So! Welcome to Richard and Rob, both from the Goodies Pirate Podcast (and Rob is also from the 42 to Doomsday podcast), to talk with Dave about the month in Doctor Who as well as their favourite Doctor Who books, both fiction and non-fiction.
In more detail, today’s episode covers:
Listener email from David Clarke; discussion of Class.
Discussion of Doctor Who Series 10.
Mr Men Doctor Who books.
Fake news and Doctor Who.
Our Favourite Doctor Who books:
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Revenge of the Cybermen
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Timewyrm: Revelation
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Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters
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The Doctor Who Monster Book
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Doctor Who: The Key to Time
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Remembrance of the Daleks
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The Doctor Who Programme Guide
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The Highest Science
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Doctor Who: A Celebration
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Doctor Who: The Sixties, The Seventies, The Eighties
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Killing Ground
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The Shadow in the Glass
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The Face of the Enemy
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David Howe's Transcendental Toybox
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Alien Bodies
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The Masters of Luxor (script book)
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JNT: The Life and Scandalous Times of John Nathan-Turner
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About Time
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Cybermen
Honourable mentions: The Discontinuity Guide, Who Killed Kennedy, History of the Universe, Blue Box Boy.
See you next month!
London, 1814. The entire city has turned out for the biggest Frost Fair in decades. But beneath the frozen Thames, revellers are disappearing, snatched through the ice and pulled into the depths where a terrifying monster lurks. Will the Doctor and Bill stop the slaughter before they too are dragged into the icy waters?
Rob and Dave sit down to discuss the episode.
What did you think? Email us: hello@theDWshow.net
The language of the future is emoji! The Doctor takes Bill to a spectacular city on a distant planet - but where are the colonists? A band of 'cute' droids holds the deadly answer.
Rob and Dave sit down to discuss the episode.
What did you think? Email us: hello@theDWshow.net
Two worlds collide when the Doctor meets Bill, and a chance encounter with a girl with a star in her eye leads to a terrifying chase across time and space. Bill's mind is opened to a universe that is bigger and more exciting than she could possibly have imagined. But who is the Doctor, and what is his secret mission on Earth?
Rob and Dave sit down to discuss the episode.
What did you think? Email us: hello@theDWshow.net
The Blue Box Podcast recently celebrated a milestone in its 250th episode with a four-hour-plus episode, comprising "mini episodes" of many Doctor Who podcasts from around the globe.
As long-time listeners of the podcast we (that is, Rob & Dave), provided such a mini episode for the special, based on our typical Doctor Who Show chats, which is also included for your pleasure here.
[The chat is all about how Doctor Who and Doctor Who fandom has differed in Australia, versus other countries, over the years. It seems appropriate for an internationally diverse episode...]
One thing we noticed, however, is that while we stuck to the Blue Box Podcast's instructions and deliberately didn't reference its milestone or otherwise talk about it at all, not every podcast followed suit.
So Rob decided he wanted to say congratulations too, but with Dave missing from the other end of the Skype line he struggled a bit... until deciding to call the Blue Box Podcast supremo himself, JR Southall.
What happened next? You'll have to listen to find out!
Hello! The musical episode promised last month has arrived. And no, that doesn't mean Dave's singing (as much as he'd like to)! After the usual wrap up of the previous month in Doctor Who, Rob and Dave work their way through 50 years-plus of Doctor Who incidental music, with clips, and a little help from some fantastic listeners.
In more detail, today’s episode covers:
– Listener feedback asking, "Was Pearl Mackie announced too early?"
– The return of Mondasian Cybermen.
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Class. Will it return in a second series?
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The ABC releases Series 10 trailer early.
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The Last Leg comments on the Series 10 trailer.
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John Barrowman still wants to meet the 12th Doctor on TV.
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David attends an old school sci-fi convention in Melbourne, "Con 80 - The Ultimate 1980s Sci-Fi Experience".
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New Doctor Who novels out soon featuring the 12th Doctor; The Shining Man (Cavan Scott), Diamond Dogs (Mike Tucker) & Plague City (Jonathan Morris).
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The Come-Uppance of Captain Katt by Peter Grimwade.
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Doctor Who incidental music, featuring comments from listeners Jim Cameron, Mark Smith, Kenny Davidson, John Hole, Jeff Waddell, Alastair Thomson-Mills, I'll Explain Later, Kathleen Cruikshank and music from stories including: The Daleks, Tomb of the Cybermen, The Web of Fear, The Invasion, The Sea Devils, Terror of the Zygons, The Sunmakers, The Leisure Hive, Logopolis, Enlightenment, The Five Doctors, Frontios, The Mysterious Planet, Dragonfire, The Happiness Patrol, Survival, The Movie, Doomsday, The Eleventh Hour, The Rings of Akhaten, The Wedding of River Song and more.
Thanks everyone, as always, for listening. We greatly appreciate your ears and your emails and tweets and, if you really want to make our day, why not leave us an iTunes review? See you next month...!
Iain Martin returns with a new instalment of the irreverent Doctor Who A-Z. This time it’s “L” and Iain covers:
Last Christmas Last of the Timelords Last time I ever watch Doctor Who, The Lazarus Experiment, The Leela Leon Ny Taiy Lethbridge-Stewart, Alistair Gordon Life, A Logopolis Long Game, The Love and Monsters
NB: The Doctor Who A-Z episodes from A-H aren’t standalone episodes like this one and can be found in the Doctor Who Show, episodes 1.1 to 1.9.
If you listen to Australian-produced Doctor Who podcasts that aren't the Doctor Who Show, chances are (given how relatively few there are), you're a Flight Through Entirety listener.
Here, Rob (@theDWshow) talks to Brendan Jones (@critiqaltheory) from Flight Through Entirety @FTEpodcast about the Dapol TARDIS playset and Doctor Who action figures in general.
This episode was originally a segment on the Doctor Who Show #4 (Apr 24, 2016).
As always, you can let us know your thoughts at: hello@theDWshow.net
One of our TARDIS Library contributors, Mike Solko, attended the annual Gallifrey One convention at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, February 17-19, 2017. Here, Rob sits down with Mike to discuss attending this year's event, as well as past Gallifrey One's and US Doctor Who conventions in general. Along the way they talk guests, cosplaying, merchandise, panels, representation, a rave where no one dances and vomiting before meeting a personal hero.
We hope you like it.
David Kitchen's back! Well, if you heard our '21 Replacements For 12' episode on February 1, you'd know that, but this is the first time in 2017 that Rob sits down to discuss Doctor Who with Dave on the flagship edition of the show.
During today's episode, they cover:
– Listener emails from John Hole and 'Kazza' which cover Children of the Dogstar; Chocky; casting a female Doctor; and whether Rob and Dave are 50th Anniversary deniers.
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Errors Department: paper with the corners cut off to make it look futuristic is a Battlestar Galactica thing, not a Babylon 5 thing. Rob's mistake.
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What Doctor Who music has stood out for you, and why? Nu Who or classic series, we want to hear it all from you. No pun intended. Email us -- hello@theDWshow.net -- or tell us on our Facebook or Twitter.
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Doctor Who Series 10: we have a release date; Missy's return and will this be her final hurrah?; the Ice Warriors return with an all-new version but will this be a great or dodgy Gatiss episode; Dave's Pearl Mackie conspiracy theory.
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Doctor Who Series 11: production has been pushed back, so we won't see it in April of 2018 as many had been expecting after we 'reset the clock' this year.
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Doctor Who news: Vale, John Hurt; Big Finish sale perhaps prefaces the retirement of CDs 51 - 125 as physical media and Big Finish chat in general - what are Rob and Dave buying and why?; the essay book Hating to Love (which we interviewed JR Southall about on an earlier episode), has been released - and Dave and Rob each have a copy; future Watching Books releases.
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Dave's adventures in the UK: meeting the Blue Box Podcast & Diddly Dum podcast crews; are podcasts replacing Doctor Who clubs in the modern day?; visiting Doctor Who locations in the UK.
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Totally Tasteless: The Life of John Nathan-Turner by Richard Marson.
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What are we watching beyond Doctor Who? Dave cites The Goldbergs and Riverdale while Rob opts for the Santa Clarita Diet.
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Some more quick thoughts on Series 10 of Doctor Who before we go.
Regular listeners to the Doctor Who Show will know Doc Whom as a guest co-host (see #11, November 27, 2016) and may also hear him fortnightly on the Diddly Dum podcast. He also took part in one of the longest ever chats on our previous podcast, Who Wars (see #25, March 8, 2015).
Doc talks to Rob about three Doctor Who promotional offers from the 1970s relating to the Weetabix and Typhoo brands. How did these go down in the school yard? What was Doc's favourite? And what is the statute of limitations when it comes to offers of free Daleks?
As always, you can let us know your thoughts at: hello@theDWshow.net
Dave's been back in Australia for less than 12 hours after his UK journey, but already the Melbourne-Sydney Skype line is running hot as he discusses his picks for the 13th Doctor with Rob. All up they discuss 21 potential new Doctors. Some serious, some not. Some male, some female. From the bookie's favourite to some names you've likely never heard suggested for the role before, there's something for everyone in this quick-fire episode. We hope you like it.
Rob discusses Doctor Who with super-sub Paul Scoones (author, The Comic Strip Companion), filling in for David while he's away in the United Kingdom.
Along the way, they cover:
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Listener emails from JR Southall and Richard Nolan
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"Alternative facts" and a quote from 1977 Doctor Who
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18 years since Paul helped find The Lion episode of The Crusade
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Power of the Daleks; discussion of the animated story and colour version
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Discussion of the omni-rumour and missing episodes in general
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Doctor Who comics - lengthy discussion following DWM reprint of a 1970s strip
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Doctor Who Magazine 508 - The 70s issue including Terrance Dicks and Katy Manning
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Happy 83rd birthday to Tom Baker!
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi, discussion of the title and Star Wars in general
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Star Wars: Rebels Blu-ray rant and discussion of retail pricing in NZ
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Part two of Richard Nolan's email and discussion of his top five TV series: 1) Gigantor. 2) Battle of the Planets. 3) Monkey. 4) Sweet and Sour. 5) The Young Ones.
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Paul raises Under the Mountain, a 1979 children's book by NZ writer Maurice Gee, adapted into a 1981 television miniseries and a 2009 film. Rob remembers the miniseries warmly from childhood and shares an anecdote about doing a book report on it.
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Do hang around after the credits, won't you?
And, as always, you can reach the team at: hello@theDWshow.net
DAVID KITCHEN WILL RETURN IN THE DOCTOR WHO SHOW 2.2
Rob chats to JR Southall about the new Doctor Who essay book, Hating to Love. What's it all about? Tune in and find out...
Buy the book from:
http://watchingbooks.weebly.com https://www.facebook.com/watchingbooks
And, as always, you can write to us: hello@theDWshow.net
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Are the worst Doctor Who stories really as bad as their reputations suggest they are?
It's time to don your breathing apparatus, roll up your sleeves and join a team of ten intrepid - and slightly irrational - authors, as they head to the bottom of the barrel in a quest to uncover the worst the series has to offer, and to find out if those apples really are as rotten as they're painted.
On the way, we'll meet the paving slab with the inappropriate love life, the pantomime horse that leaked green stuff all over Janet Fielding's dress, and the Dalek mutant with the phallic mane...
Edited by J.R. Southall with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Christopher Bryant, Michael S. Collins, John Davies, Tony Green, Jim Hall, Brendan Jones, and Beth Ward.
Iain Martin returns with a new instalment of the irreverent Doctor Who A-Z. This time it's "K" and Iain covers:
K-9 Kamelion Kandyman, The Keeper of Traken, The Keeper of Tranmere, The Kill the Moon Krotons, The
NB: The Doctor Who A-Z episodes from A-H aren’t standalone episodes like this one and can be found in the Doctor Who Show, episodes 1.1 to 1.9.
Rob and Dave normally discuss the past month in Doctor Who, but with this being a quieter month and the holiday season to boot, they mix up the formula a little.
Along the way, they cover:
– Listener feedback on Captain Mike Yates' appearance in Star Wars: Rogue One (as discussed on their Rogue One episode).
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Doctor Who merchandise including reprints of 1960s novels, Eaglemoss figurines, Robert Harrop figurines, and wargaming sets from Warlord Games.
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The Return of Doctor Mysterio, the first new episode of Doctor Who in 12 months. What did the guys think? Thumbs up or down?
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Top TV shows from childhood and why, including: Astro Boy, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Monkey, Odysseus: The Greatest Hero of Them All, The Goodies, Press Gang, Star Blazers, Spellbinder, and Robotech.
And, as always, you can reach the team at: hello@theDWshow.net
If you follow Rob Lloyd on Twitter you'll know his profile runs: Actor. Comedian. Hufflepuff. TimeLord. Problem Solver.
One thing it doesn't mention is podcaster and with the recent launch of the excellent Nerd Out podcast, Rob takes the opportunity to sit down with Rob and asks him to choose an item from his Doctor Who collection for the Whotiques Roadshow. Rob selects the Target novelisation of Planet of the Daleks. This leads the two on a discussion of the story itself, the Pertwee era, Rob's appreciation for Pertwee as a comedian with a desire to act and the Target novels in general. A lot of ground is covered during this half an hour.
Rob and Dave from the Doctor Who Show podcast take some time out from their usual gig to review the new Star Wars anthology film, Rogue One.
Featuring listener comments from Jen, Doc, Kate, Alan, Renata and Richard, this is a podcast for Star Wars fans by Star Wars fans (who normally present as Doctor Who fans). Share and enjoy.
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (or simply Rogue One) is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards and written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, from a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. It is the first stand-alone film in the Star Wars Anthology series. Rogue One stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker, and follows Jyn Erso, the daughter of the unwilling designer of the Galactic Empire's superweapon, the Death Star, and her quest to retrieve his plans of destroying it.
Produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the film is chronologically set between Revenge of the Sith (2005) and A New Hope (1977). Principal photography began at Elstree Studios near London during early August 2015 and wrapped in February 2016, with reshoots and additional filming taking place in mid-June 2016. Rogue One premiered in Los Angeles on December 10, 2016, and was released in the United States on December 16, 2016.
Rob and Dave from the Doctor Who Show podcast review episodes of the BBC series (and Doctor Who spin-off), Class.
This week: The Lost
As the shadows close in the gang must go further than ever to keep Earth safe, and friendship is tested like never before in an epic finale. Not everyone will make it out alive.
Rob and Dave from the Doctor Who Show podcast review episodes of the BBC series (and Doctor Who spin-off), Class.
This week: The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did
Miss Quill embarks on an extraordinary mission to remove the Arn from her head and reclaim her freedom, travelling to astonishing and dangerous worlds.
Rob discusses the best of the past month in Doctor Who with super-sub Doc Whom (of the Diddly Dum podcast), filling in for David while he's away in the nation's capital.
Along the way, they cover:
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The Children in Need sneak peak of the Doctor Who Christmas episode. Does it point to what S10 might be like? And why was the response so muted?
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POWER OF THE DALEKS. Doc was at the BFI screening earlier in the month. What happened, and what does he think of it overall?
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Peter Davison's autobiography "Is There Life Outside The Box?" Rob's been slack and hasn't opened it. Doc's read it. Is it worth it?
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Class. Rob's seen six episodes at the time of recording. Doc's seen four. How are we both feeling about the series as the series ends?
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The Crown. Matt Smith's in it, so we discuss it.
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The X-Files. One from left of field. Doc's watching it for the first time and gives some thoughts as a first time viewer.
Plus, we throw in some randomness along the way about other happenings in our lives. Try it, you might like it...!
And, as always, you can reach the team at: hello@theDWshow.net
DAVID KITCHEN WILL RETURN IN THE DOCTOR WHO SHOW 1.12
Iain Martin returns with a new instalment of the irreverent Doctor Who A-Z. This time it’s “J” and Iain covers:
Jagrafess of the Holy Hadrojassic Maxarodenfoe, The Mighty Janus Thorns Jellybabies Jenna Louise Coleman Jennifer Spoon John Nathan-Turner John Nettles John Smith Judoon, The
NB: The Doctor Who A-Z episodes from A-H aren’t standalone episodes like this one and can be found in the Doctor Who Show, episodes 1.1 to 1.9.
Rob and Dave from the Doctor Who Show podcast review episodes of the BBC series (and Doctor Who spin-off), Class.
This week: Detained
Thrown into detention, the gang find themselves trapped in a prison that forces them to confess their secrets. Will they escape before the alien power tears them apart forever?
For those of you who are unaware, Paul Scoones is the man behind the legendary New Zealand Doctor Who fanzine, Time Space Visualiser. He's also one half of the team who tracked down a missing episode of Doctor Who - specifically 'The Lion', a missing episode of the William Hartnell story 'The Crusade', back in 1999. He's the author of the excellent 'The Comic Strip Companion', dealing with Doctor Who comics, and he's also written the infotext subtitles on many of the classic era Doctor Who DVDs you've watched.
Rob sits down with Paul and asks him to choose an item from his extensive collection for the Whotiques Roadshow. Paul selects a complete set of Doctor Who Target novels with a delightful twist... they're all in hardback. This leads the two on a discussion of the Target novels in general, what attracted Paul to the hardbacks, their value, plus what came later in the form of the Virgin New Adventures and Missing Adventures, BBC 8th Doctor and Past Doctor ranges, right up to the current BBC New Series Adventures.
Rob and Dave from the Doctor Who Show podcast review episodes of the BBC series (and Doctor Who spin-off), Class.
This week: Brave-ish Heart
April must face the terrifying consequences of her actions and confront Corakinus in his alien realm. Meanwhile, the invasion is overwhelming as the gang try to save Earth.
Rob and Dave from the Doctor Who Show podcast review episodes of the BBC series (and Doctor Who spin-off), Class.
This week: Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart
April starts to feel greater effects of sharing her heart with Corakinus, and is troubled by her newfound power. Meanwhile, something sinister is invading the streets.
Rob chats to Sophie Aldred about the audio series, Strangeness in Space, and the current crowd-funding for its two-part season one finale. Along the way they talk Doctor Who (of course!) and more.
If you liked this interview, why not support the crowd-funding of the new Strangeness in Space episodes? There's a stack of great rewards.
And, as always, you can write to us: hello@theDWshow.net
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Strangeness in Space is written by, and stars, Saturday morning TV legends Trev & Simon, along with Dr Who’s Sophie Aldred, working with award winning producer Clare Eden. The first FOUR episodes are available now for you to hear for FREE! Listen directly to an Mp3 or via iTunes. It reached No6 in the iTunes comedy charts; has been nominated by fans for three awards in the Audio Verse Awards, and The Guardian listed it on "50 Podcasts You Need To Hear".
0:00:00 Theme tune & Doctor Who chat with Rob @theDWshow and David @DkWedgetail
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The Doctor Who Show has been deconstructing itself. You could say it's now the podcast feed that's the show and former segments will now run as their own episodes during each month.
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We've been making Class review episodes. They're on the feed. Have you heard them?
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The Return of Doctor Mysterio. We discuss this year's Christmas special via the sneak peak video that's been released, commenting on super hero themes and Matt Lucas.
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Rob and David are both avid fans of Samuel Barnett and have a talk about the new series from BBC America. Have you been watching it?
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Four new Doctor Who books are coming out... but not the books you were expecting! These are based on the Mr Men books for Doctors 1, 4, 11 and 12. Why does Rob think 12 is nude?
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Three novels based on Class are being released, too. We'll review them sometime.
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Matt Smith's new mega-budget series, The Crown, is about to drop on Netflix.
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Discussion of confirmed Series 10 writers, plus a classic era writer still un-named. Who would Rob and David like to see return to write the show? Also, what ancient world location will the new series take us to? Steven Moffat has confirmed we'll be going... somewhere.
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Power of the Daleks is getting a big screen release in Australia and New Zealand, but will it look any good? Will newcomers to this style of animation think it was worthwhile?
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David raises the question, "Is The Two Doctors Robert Holmes' worst Doctor Who script?"
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David announces his new podcast relating to The Goodies. Find more information about it on Twitter @pirategoodiespc or on Facebook at facebook.com/PirateGoodiesPC
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Friend of the show, Miles Northcott, is starting an episode commentary / improvised comedy podcast called Doctor Who's Line Is It Anyway? Find more information about it on Twitter @drwhosline or on Facebook at facebook.com/DoctorWhosLineisitAnyway
59:55 The Garlics - Ian has been shot by a Garlic with a vodka ray & is now inebriated. The Doctor has just been interrogated & has been returned to the cell. This is a short clip to give you a taste of a forthcoming episode of Doctor Who's Line Is It Anyway?
1:02:00 The Letter Lords – Jim @KrynoidPodCast & Bob @BoFleming discuss letters, texts and tweets sent to Doctor Who Magazine as well as the wider magazine itself
1:50:30 Outro to the show by Rob @theDWshow
1:52:14 End Credits. Write to us at hello@theDWshow.net
Rob and Dave from the Doctor Who Show podcast review episodes of the BBC series (and Doctor Who spin-off), Class.
This week: Nightvisiting
When London is infiltrated by a powerful alien, an unexpected visitor comes to Tanya's window. The team must battle this strange new threat to stop Tanya from being lost forever.
Iain Martin returns with a new instalment of the irreverent Doctor Who A-Z. This time it's "I" and Iain covers:
I am the Doctor Ian Chesterton Image of the Fendahl Into the Labyrinth The Idiot's Lantern The Impossible Planet The Impossible Astronaut Into the Dalek In the Forest of the Night I.M. Foreman Iceberg
NB: The Doctor Who A-Z episodes from A-H aren't standalone episodes like this one and can be found in the Doctor Who Show, episodes 1.1 to 1.9.
Rob and Dave from the Doctor Who Show podcast review episodes of the BBC series (and Doctor Who spin-off), Class.
This week: The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo
Ram struggles to cope following events at the Prom, isolating himself from the others. But when the school is faced with a dreadful new threat, the gang must unite to fight it.
Rob and Dave from the Doctor Who Show podcast review episodes of the BBC series (and Doctor Who spin-off), Class.
This week: For Tonight We Might Die
When Coal Hill School comes under attack from deadly monsters, four alienated students must form an unlikely alliance to defeat them. But this incursion is only the beginning.
David sits down with Richard to discuss a screen-worn Ace earring from Remembrance of the Daleks. How did Richard get it? What was Sophie Aldred doing in Australia? How is the convention scene changing in Australia and overseas? Is there a big market for Doctor Who props? What other props has Richard seen out there? All of these questions, and more, will be answered on this first standalone edition of the Whotiques Roadshow.
Originally transmitted as part of The Doctor Who Show on this day, we've now extracted the Doctor Who A-Z segment into its own standalone episode here.
Written and read by Iain Martin.
Catch Iain at @theIainMartin and do catch his Winterhill series of novels at:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071GVN5J7?ref=series_rw_dp_labf
0:00:00 Theme tune & Doctor Who chat with Rob @theDWshow and David @DkWedgetail
– David’s finished his New Adventures collection, leading to a discussion of the NAs, Target novels, the cost of postage from the UK, Doctor Who Magazine and collecting in general.
– Rob’s watched Tom Baker in The Hound of the Baskervilles from 1982, also featuring Barry Letts as Producer, Terrance Dicks as Script Editor and Caroline John as Laura Lyons.
– The rise and rise of Madman Entertainment.
– David’s watched some episode of THE DALEK MASTERPLAN and has some thoughts for fans on sitting back and just enjoying a good story.
– Star Trek is 50 years old and David’s wondering what the world would be like if there were missing episodes of the original era of Star Trek, in the same way Doctor Who is still missing episodes.
– Class. David digs up some new information on the show and even tunes into a repeat of a live stream Q&A that reveals quite a bit of news about the forthcoming series, including Peter Capaldi’s role.
– Steven Moffat denies John Barrowman claim he’s blocking the return of Torchwood to television. Is there a backlash against Barrowman, and is there a difference in attitudes depending on the country?
– POWER OF THE DALEKS. What did we get right and wrong from Episode 8? Is it in colour? Has the omnirumour taken a battering over it?
– Karen Gillan’s costume in Jumanji starts a controversy. Is it sexist? How is it different to Lara Croft’s? What is the context in the film, anyway? Even the Rock has to get involved.
– Listener email from John Hole. Discussion of which Australian locations and actors would be appropriate for Doctor Who.
– Listener question from Rob at 42 to Doomsday. “Name the encounter with a Doctor Who actor/production member that still gives you the happiest memories and why.” Rob tells a Katy Manning anecdote and David relates a story about Sophie Aldred. Plus more memories.
0:42:18 The Doctor Who A-Z – Part 8 ‘H’ by Iain @theIainMartin
0:53:36 The Letter Lords – Jim @KrynoidPodCast & Bob @BoFleming discuss letters, texts and tweets sent to Doctor Who Magazine as well as the wider magazine itself
1:28:55 Outro to the show by Rob @theDWshow
1:31:25 End Credits. Write to us at hello@theDWshow.net
Originally transmitted as part of The Doctor Who Show on this day, we've now extracted the Doctor Who A-Z segment into its own standalone episode here.
Written and read by Iain Martin.
Catch Iain at @theIainMartin and do catch his Winterhill series of novels at:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071GVN5J7?ref=series_rw_dp_labf
0:00:00 Theme tune & Doctor Who chat with Rob @theDWshow and David @DkWedgetail
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Welcome to new co-host, David Kitchen who last appeared on the podcast in Episode 2. Learn about David's background with Doctor Who and within organised fandom.
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Listener email from Philip Bull. What did he make of Episode 7 of the show?
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Discussion of 'Class' - the Doctor Who spin-off that's almost upon us, yet how much do we really know about it even at this advanced stage? When's the trailer going to drop?
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Animated Power of the Daleks clip. If this footage isn't official, why does the BBC keep removing it from YouTube - even the footage-only videos with no soundtrack?
0:30:08 The Doctor Who A-Z - Part 7 'G' by Iain @theIainMartin
0:39:43 The Letter Lords - Jim @KrynoidPodCast & Bob @BoFleming discuss letters, texts and tweets sent to Doctor Who Magazine as well as the wider magazine itself
1:15:20 The TARDIS Library - Kevin @livewire1221 Twelfth Doctor Year Two #7 from Titan Comics @ComicsTitan
1:21:08 The TARDIS Library - Rob @theDWshow tells us where he's up to with the 12th Doctor New Series Adventure, Big Bang Generation by Gary Russell
1:30:36 Outro to the show by Rob @theDWshow
1:32:23 Doctor Who: Dark Odyssey - Behind The Scenes
1:36:16 End Credits. Write to us at hello@theDWshow.net
Originally transmitted as part of The Doctor Who Show on this day, we've now extracted the Doctor Who A-Z segment into its own standalone episode here.
Written and read by Iain Martin.
Catch Iain at @theIainMartin and do catch his Winterhill series of novels at:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071GVN5J7?ref=series_rw_dp_labf
0:00:00 Theme tune & intro to the show by Rob @theDWshow
0:04:36 Smith Part 1 - Rob @theDWshow speaks to Lex @Lexerness about the Matt Smith era, where each choose their top three stories.
0:39:20 The Doctor Who A-Z - Part 6 'F' by Iain @theIainMartin
0:47:02 The Letter Lords - Jim @KrynoidPodCast & Bob @BoFleming discuss letters, texts and tweets sent to Doctor Who Magazine
1:15:24 The TARDIS Library - Kevin @livewire1221 Twelfth Doctor Year Two #6 & Fourth Doctor Mini-Series #4 from Titan Comics @ComicsTitan
1:27:21 The TARDIS Library - Rob @theDWshow tells us where he's up to with the 12th Doctor New Series Adventures novels
1:27:31 The TARDIS Library - Lex @lexerness reviews 11th Doctor Year Two #11 from Titan Comics @ComicsTitan
1:43:28 Smith Part 2 - Rob @theDWshow speaks to Lex @Lexerness about the Matt Smith era, where each choose their top three stories.
2:10:23 Outro to the show by Rob @theDWshow & theme tune
0:00:00 Theme tune & intro to the show by Rob @theDWshow
0:04:00 McCoy Part 1 - Rob @theDWshow speaks to Bob @BoFleming about the Sylvester McCoy era, with lashings of the Auton guide, Wallowing in Our Own Weltschmerz.
0:33:52 The Letter Lords - Jim @KrynoidPodCast & Bob @BoFleming discuss letters, texts and tweets sent to Doctor Who Magazine
1:09:00 The TARDIS Library - Iain @theIainMartin reviews Written in Dead Wax, the new crime novel from former Doctor Who script editor, Andrew Cartmel @andrewcartmel
1:17:45 The TARDIS Library - Kevin @livewire1221 Fourth Doctor Mini-Series #3 and Twelfth Doctor Year Two #5 from Titan Comics @ComicsTitan
1:32:55 The TARDIS Library - Matt @mattbarberuk reviews 9th Doctor Year One #3 from Titan Comics @ComicsTitan
1:40:08 The TARDIS Library - Lex @lexerness reviews 11th Doctor Year Two #10 from Titan Comics @ComicsTitan
1:54:32 The TARDIS Library - Rob @theDWshow tells us where he's up to with the 12th Doctor New Series Adventures novels
1:56:15 Musical interlude
1:56:36 McCoy Part 2 - Rob @theDWshow speaks to Bob @BoFleming about the Sylvester McCoy era, with lashings of the Auton guide, Wallowing in Our Own Weltschmerz.
2:31:02 Outro to the show by Rob @theDWshow & theme tune
Originally transmitted as part of The Doctor Who Show on this day, we've now extracted the Doctor Who A-Z segment into its own standalone episode here.
Written and read by Iain Martin.
Catch Iain at @theIainMartin and do catch his Winterhill series of novels at:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071GVN5J7?ref=series_rw_dp_labf
0:00:00 Theme tune & intro to the show by Rob @theDWshow
0:05:02 Andrew Cartmel Interview Part 1, conducted by Bob @BoFleming, (originally for the Progtor Who podcast).
0:29:46 The Doctor Who A-Z - Part 5 'E' by Iain @theIainMartin
0:41:31 Lex @lexerness pays a visit to Oak City Comicon @OakCityComics in Raleigh, North Carolina and speaks to some of the Doctor Who fans she finds there
0:51:40 The Letter Lords - Jim @KrynoidPodCast & Bob @BoFleming discuss letters, texts and tweets sent to Doctor Who Magazine
1:25:49 The TARDIS Library - Matt @mattbarberuk reviews 9th Doctor Year One #2 from Titan Comics @ComicsTitan
1:32:34 The TARDIS Library - Lex @lexerness reviews 11th Doctor Year Two #8 & #9 from Titan Comics @ComicsTitan
1:51:52 The TARDIS Library - Kevin @livewire1221 reviews 12th Doctor Year Two #4 & 4th Doctor Mini-Series #2 & 8th Doctor Mini-Series #1 - #5 from Titan Comics @ComicsTitan
2:06:42 The TARDIS Library - Rob @theDWshow reviews Royal Blood, part of the New Series Adventures novels
2:15:02 Andrew Cartmel Interview Part 2, conducted by Bob @BoFleming, (originally for the Progtor Who podcast).
2:37:55 Outro to the show by Rob @theDWshow & theme tune
Originally transmitted as part of The Doctor Who Show on this day, we've now extracted the Doctor Who A-Z segment into its own standalone episode here.
Written and read by Iain Martin.
Catch Iain at @theIainMartin and do catch his Winterhill series of novels at:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071GVN5J7?ref=series_rw_dp_labf
0:00:00 Theme tune & intro to the show by Rob @theDWshow
0:03:00 Eternal (a time-travelling spiritual adventure) discussed by Rob @theDWshow & Mark Atkinson @marcatkinson3 from the Progtor Who podcast @MarcDoctor Part 1
0:35:27 The Doctor Who A-Z - Part 4 'D' by Iain @theIainMartin
0:43:28 The Letter Lords - Jim @KrynoidPodCast & Bob @BoFleming discuss letters, texts and tweets sent to Doctor Who Magazine
1:19:26 Whotiques Roadshow - Rob @theDWshow talks to Brendan Jones @critiqaltheory from Flight Through Entirety @FTEpodcast about the Dapol TARDIS playset and Doctor Who action figures in general
1:51:28 The TARDIS Library - Matt @mattbarberuk reviews 9th Doctor Year One #1 from Titan Comics @ComicsTitan
2:00:00 The TARDIS Library - Lex @lexerness reviews 11th Doctor Year Two #6 & #7 from Titan Comics @ComicsTitan
2:20:16 The TARDIS Library - Kevin @livewire1221 reviews 12th Doctor Year Two #3 from Titan Comics @ComicsTitan
2:25:08 Eternal (a time-travelling spiritual adventure) discussed by Rob @theDWshow & Mark Atkinson @marcatkinson3 from the Progtor Who podcast @MarcDoctor Part 2
2:48:00 Outro to the show by Rob @theDWshow including a chat with the Doctor Who Society of Canada @DrWhoSociety conducted by MA Tamburro from AM Audio Media @AMAudioMedia & theme tune
Originally transmitted as part of The Doctor Who Show on this day, we've now extracted the Doctor Who A-Z segment into its own standalone episode here.
Written and read by Iain Martin.
Catch Iain at @theIainMartin and do catch his Winterhill series of novels at:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071GVN5J7?ref=series_rw_dp_labf
0:00:00 Doctor Who: Dark Odyssey Promo #1 by @AMAudioMedia
0:01:46 Theme tune & intro to the show by Rob @theDWshow
0:05:20 Hating to Love (Re-assessing the 52 worst Doctor Who stories of all time) discussed by Rob @theDWshow & Blue Box Podcast host/Starburst Magazine writer, JR Southall @JR_Southall
1:13:03 The Doctor Who A-Z - Part 3 'C' by Iain @theIainMartin
1:23:51 Doctor Who: Dark Odyssey Promo #2 by @AMAudioMedia
1:25:55 The Letter Lords - Jim @KrynoidPodCast & Bob @BoFleming discuss letters, texts and tweets sent to Doctor Who Magazine
1:55:49 Doctor Who: Dark Odyssey Promo #3 by @AMAudioMedia
1:56:38 Whotiques Roadshow - Rob @theDWshow talks to Jono Park @thezeuspod about an item from his Doctor Who collection
2:31:05 The TARDIS Library - Kevin @livewire1221 reviews 12th Doctor Year Two #2 and 4th Doctor #1 from Titan Comics @ComicsTitan
2:40:41 Doctor Who: Dark Odyssey Musical Promo by @AMAudioMedia
2:43:14 Outro to the show by Rob @theDWshow & theme tune
Originally transmitted as part of The Doctor Who Show on this day, we've now extracted the Doctor Who A-Z segment into its own standalone episode here.
Written and read by Iain Martin.
Catch Iain at @theIainMartin and do catch his Winterhill series of novels at:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071GVN5J7?ref=series_rw_dp_labf
0:00:00 Theme tune & intro to the show by Rob @theDWshow
0:02:30 What is the appeal of the classic era of Doctor Who to some younger viewers? Rob @theDWshow & Diddly Dum podcaster, Hayden Gribble @Gribbla12 discuss the topic
0:58:50 The Doctor Who A-Z - Part 2 'B' by Iain @theIainMartin
1:06:32 The Letter Lords - Jim @KrynoidPodCast & Bob @BoFleming discuss letters, texts and tweets sent to Doctor Who Magazine
1:34:53 Whotiques Roadshow - Rob @theDWshow talks to David Kitchen @DkWedgetail about an item from his Doctor Who collection
2:06:01 The TARDIS Library - Mark @MarkESutter reviews 10th Doctor #2.5 from Titan Comics
2:09:45 The TARDIS Library - Kevin @livewire1221 reviews 12th Doctor #2.1 from Titan Comics
2:14:57 Outro to the show by Rob @theDWshow discussing the format of the X-Files versus the format of Doctor Who & theme tune
Originally transmitted as part of The Doctor Who Show on this day, we've now extracted the Doctor Who A-Z segment into its own standalone episode here.
Written and read by Iain Martin.
Catch Iain at @theIainMartin and do catch his Winterhill series of novels at:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071GVN5J7?ref=series_rw_dp_labf
0:00:00 Theme tune & intro to the show by Rob @theDWshow
0:03:01 The Husbands of River Song & Doctor Who Series 9 discussed by Rob @theDWshow & Top Geak producer Andy @Skaromedia
1:03:52 The Doctor Who A-Z - Part 1 'A' by Iain @theIainMartin
1:12:26 Public Service Announcement by Rob @theDWshow
1:13:01 The Letter Lords - Jim @KrynoidPodCast & Bob @BoFleming discuss letters, texts and tweets sent to Doctor Who Magazine
1:41:08 Whotiques Roadshow - Rob @theDWshow talks to Mark @42TODoomsday about an item from his Doctor Who collection
2:08:22 The TARDIS Library - Mark @MarkESutter reviews 10th Doctor #2.4 from Titan Comics
2:13:34 The TARDIS Library - Lex @lexerness reviews 11th Doctor #2.5 from Titan Comics
2:18:17 The TARDIS Library - Kevin @livewire1221 reviews 12th Doctor #12 - #15 from Titan Comics
2:30:42 Outro to the show by Rob @theDWshow & theme tune
00:00 Opening Credits 00:35 Introduction to Episode #42 - the final Who Wars episode - by Rob @theDWshow 10:10 Team Question: What interested you about Who Wars? Why did you want to be part of it? 13:20 Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Andy @skaromedia 30:45 Team Question: When you think of your time on Who Wars, is there a song that comes to mind? 35:48 The Alternate Sounds of Who Wars by Rob @theDWshow 43:15 Team Question: What will you miss most about contributing to Who Wars? 47:00 Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song by Rob @theDWshow Kate @kamiduu & Lex @lexerness 1:27:50 Team Question: The time has come... the moment has arrived... Star Wars or Doctor Who? 1:30:15 In the End: Rob @theDWshow gives his final thoughts as Who Wars comes to an end 1:35:40 Team Question: Any parting thoughts for Who Wars listeners? 1:39:52 Closing Credits
Welcome to the Doctor Who Review Show 2015
The widest range of views and features on series 9 of Doctor Who
theme tune by Dominic Glynn
Taken from The Gallifrey Remixes -
Available from
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Lex @lexerness, Al No @Al_No_23, Beth @BetsyChevron
Andy @skaromedia, Iain Martin www.iainmartinbooks.co.uk/
The Him @TheMeandTheHim andtheresbloodonit.blogspot.co.uk
Little Bo @shipsandpigs ,Kate @Kamiduu and Rob @theDWshow
WITH
SPECIAL GUEST
DOCTOR WHO ADVENTURES ARTIST
RUSS LEACH
http://www.kre8uk.net/
Bring us views, reviews and features on "Heaven Sent" and "Hell Bent"
Welcome to the Doctor Who Review Show 2015
The widest range of views and features on series 9 of Doctor Who
theme tune by Dominic Glynn
Taken from The Gallifrey Remixes -
Available from
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Hybrid
We have a look at who or what the hybrid might be!
After 9
Andy @skaromedia discusses "Sleep No More"
with J R Southall
plus!
JR tells us all about "You and Who Else"
The book he has edited featuring essays by
Andy, Beth, Al, Rob and Kev as well as many others
You and Who Else is out now published by Watching Books
all proceeds go to The Terrance Higgins Trust
Buy it for your loved Geeks here!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-Else-J-R-Southall-Editor/dp/1519368240/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448395642&sr=8-1&keywords=j.r.+southall
Doctor Robert
Rob @theDWshow gives the episodes a health check
The Me & The Him
The popular blogging team give us their observations on the episode
@TheMeandTheHim
andtheresbloodonit.blogspot.co.uk
The Face of Little Bo
Andy @skaromedia and Little Bo @shipsandpigs look at the more quirky aspects of the episode
After 9
Beth @BetsyChevron and Kev discuss Face the Raven
Believable
Author Iain Martin gives us his takes on the world of Doctor Who
www.iainmartinbooks.co.uk/
Views
Rob, Kev, Iain, The Him, Al, Lex and Kate
tell us Who or What they would Snog, Marry or Avoid in Face the Raven
Welcome to the Doctor Who Review Show 2015
The widest range of views and features on series 9 of Doctor Who
Episode 7 – The Zygon Invasion
and
Episode 8 – The Zygon Inversion
Views
Iain, Beth and Rob discuss some of their thoughts of the last two episodes
Interview - Christel Dee
Lizzie @egunhildcarter talks to The Doctor Who Fan Show host
Christel Dee @CaptainChristel
www.youtube.com/channel/UCTivbtN4KySMK5ivxf4AJnA
Views Extra
Lex @lexerness gives us her views on all things Osgood and Zygon
After 9
Our review of The Zygon Invasion with Al No @Al_No_23 Beth @BetsyChevron
and our very own Iain Martin
The Season Nine Theory
Blogger Kevin Jordon gives us his theory on the current series
rubber-room.blogspot.co.uk
Interview - Mike Tucker
Andy @skaromedia talks to Doctor Who author and effects and models creator Mike Tucker
about his amazing new book of Doctor Who production art
Doctor Who: Impossible Worlds
Available from all good bookshops or direct from the publisher
www.randomhouse.co.uk/editions/doctor-who-impossible-worlds/9781849909662
for more info on Mike Tucker go to
www.themodelunit.co.uk
Classic Pertwee
Author Iain Martin gives us his takes on the world of Doctor Who
www.iainmartinbooks.co.uk/
The Me & The Him
The popular blogging team give us their observations on the episode
@TheMeandTheHim
andtheresbloodonit.blogspot.co.uk
The Face of Little Bo
Andy @skaromedia and Little Bo @shipsandpigs look at the more quirky aspects of the episode
Doctor Robert
Rob @theDWshow gives the episode a health check
After 9
Our review of The Zygon Inversion with Al No @Al_No_23 and Andy @skaromedia
with Special Guest
Doctor Who Effects Legend
Mat Irvine
www.matirvine.com/
Next Time!
Iain, Beth, and Rob look at things to come!
Review Show theme tune by Dominic Glynn
Taken from The Gallifrey Remixes -
Available from
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Let Zygons be Zygons!
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Welcome to the Doctor Who Review Show 2015 - The widest range of views and features on series 9 of Doctor Who week by week!
theme tune by Dominic Glynn
Taken from The Gallifrey Remixes -
Available from
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iTunes
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Sound Bites
Iain, Lex, Kate, Al, The Him, Beth, Little Bo and Rob tell us what they thought of
"The Woman Who Lived"
The Muesli Visitation
Author Iain Martin gives us his takes on the world of Doctor Who
http://www.iainmartinbooks.co.uk/
The Me & The Him
The popular blogging team give us their observations on the episode
@TheMeandTheHim
andtheresbloodonit.blogspot.co.uk/
The Face of Little Bo
Andy @skaromedia and Little Bo @shipsandpigs look at the more quirky aspects of the episode
Doctor Robert
Rob @theDWshow gives the episode a health check
After 9
Our flagship review of the episode with Al No @Al_No_23 and Andy @skaromedia
with Special Guest Producer, Clare Eden @Exaccer
www.strangenessinspace.org
Doctor Who Wants to Live Forever
Al No @Al_No_23 looks at some of the ideas behind the immortality element of
The Woman Who Lived
Next Time!
Lex, Iain, Kate, Al, The Him, Beth, Little Bo and Rob tell us what they think we're in for in next weeks episode!
"There can be only one!"
Welcome to the Doctor Who Review Show 2015 - The widest range of views and features on series 9 of Doctor Who week by week!
theme tune by Dominic Glynn
Taken from The Gallifrey Remixes -
Available from
Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Theme-Gallifrey-Remixes/dp/B00L1OCX54
iTunes
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Sound Bites
Iain, Lex, Kate, Al, The Him and Rob tell us what they thought of
"The Girl Who Died"
Numbskulls
Author Iain Martin gives us his takes on the world of Doctor Who
http://www.iainmartinbooks.co.uk/
The Face of Little Bo - Whodo Special
Andy @skaromedia and Little Bo @shipsandpigs look at the more quirky aspects of the episode with
Kelly, Adam, Rich, Jo, Harry, Ed, Twist, Craig, Gid and Joseph
Doctor Robert
Rob @theDWshow gives the episode a health check
After 9
Our flagship review of the episode with Al No @Al_No_23 and Andy @skaromedia
and Special Guest Steve Bowman @stevebowman
http://district14.co.uk/
Lizzie & Alisha
Our resident Cos Players Lizzie @egunhildcarter and Alisha tell us what thrilled them in the episode
The Me & The Him
The popular blogging team give us their observations on the episode
@TheMeandTheHim
andtheresbloodonit.blogspot.co.uk/
Ethics
Lex @lexerness looks at some of the more challenging questions in Doctor Who
Next Time!
Lex, Iain, Kate, Al, The Him and Rob tell us what they think we're in for in next weeks episode!
Welcome to the Doctor Who Review Show 2015 - The widest range of views and features on series 9 of Doctor Who week by week!
00.00 - theme tune by Dominic Glynn
Taken from The Gallifrey Remixes -
Available from
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00.00.36 - Sound Bites
Iain, Lex, Kate, Al, The Him, Little Bo and Rob tell us what they thought of
"Before the Flood"
00.05.25 - Watching TV
Author Iain Martin takes on Before the Flood
http://www.iainmartinbooks.co.uk/
00.15.07 - The Face of Little Bo
Andy @skaromedia and Little Bo @shipsandpigs look at the more quirky aspects of the episode
00.20.38 - Doctor Robert
Rob @theDWshow gives the episode a health check
00.26.31 - After 9
Our flagship review of the episode with Beth @BetsyChevron, Andy @skaromedia
and Special Guest Kevin Jordan @livewire1221
rubber-room.blogspot.co.uk
00.48.41 - Lizzie & Alisha
Our resident Cos Players Lizzie @egunhildcarter and Alisha tell us what thrilled them in the episode
00.53.28 - The Me & The Him
The popular blogging team give us their observations on the episode
@TheMeandTheHim
andtheresbloodonit.blogspot.co.uk
00.59.53 - Scandal
Rob @theDWshow looks at Doctor Who ratings and press reaction
01.01.24 - Next Time!
Lex, Iain, Kate, Al, The Him and Rob tell us what they think we're in for in next weeks episode!
Welcome to the Doctor Who Review Show 2015 - The widest range of views and features on series 9 of Doctor Who week by week!
00.00 - Theme Music by Dominic Glynn
Taken from The Gallifrey Remixes -
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00.00.36 - Sound Bites
Iain, Beth, Kate, Al, The Him, Little Bo and Rob tell us what they thought of
"Under the Lake"
00.05.00 - Living on the Edge
Author Iain Martin tells us about his favorite Doctor Who Cliff Hangers
http://www.iainmartinbooks.co.uk/
00.14.07 - The Face of Little Bo
Andy @skaromedia and Little Bo @shipsandpigs look at the more quirky aspects of the episode
00.19.00 - Doctor Robert
Rob @theDWshow gives the episode a health check
00.25.14 - After 9
Our flagship review of the episode with Al No @Al_No_23 and Andy @skaromedia
00.46.00 - Lizzie & Alisha
Our resident Cos Players Lizzie @egunhildcarter and Alisha tell us what thrilled them in the episode
00.52.18 - The Me & The Him
The popular blogging team give us their observations on the episode
@TheMeandTheHim
andtheresbloodonit.blogspot.co.uk/
00.59.53 - Stranger on the Shore: The Age of Aquarius
Andy looks at real life sub aquatic research
for more information go to
aquarius.fiu.edu
and
www.oneworldoneocean.com and seaorbiter.com
@skaromedia
skaromedia.deviantart.com
01.20.49 - Next Time!
Lex, Iain, Beth, Al, The Him, Little Bo and Rob tell us what they think we're in for in next weeks episode!
Welcome to the Doctor Who Review Show 2015 - 11 voices giving you a wide range of views and features on series 9 of Doctor Who week by week!
00.00 - theme tune by Dominic Glynn
Taken from The Gallifrey Remixes -
Available from
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iTunes
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00.00.38 - Sound Bites
Lex, Iain, Beth, Kate, Al, The Him, Little Bo and Rob tell us what they thought of
"The Witches Familiar"
00.07.38 - Old Masters
Author Iain Martin looks back at the lives of the Master
http://www.iainmartinbooks.co.uk/
00.16.17 - Last week this week
Iain, Rob and Beth look at some of the questions raised in last week's episode
00.24.33 - The Face of Little Bo
Andy @skaromedia and Little Bo @shipsandpigs look at the more quirky aspects of the episode
00.29.32 - Doctor Robert
Rob @theDWshow gives the episode a health check
00.35.39 - After 9
Our flagship review of the episode with Al No, Beth and special guest Dominic Glynn
00.57.14 - Lizzie & Alisha
Our resident Cos Players Lizzie @egunchildcarter and Alisha tell us what thrilled them in the episode
01.04.21 - The Me & The Him
The popular blogging team give us their observations on the episode
@TheMeandTheHim
andtheresbloodonit.blogspot.co.uk/
01.11.41 - Stranger on the Shore: Designing Daleks
Andy looks at Ray Cusick's Dalek Design
@skaromedia
skaromedia.deviantart.com
01.20.49 - Next Time!
Lex, Iain, Beth, Kate, Al, The Him, Little Bo and Rob tell us what they think we're in for in next weeks episode!
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Welcome to the Doctor Who Review Show 2015 - 11 voices giving you a wide range of views and features on series 9 of Doctor Who week by week!
00.00 - theme tune by Dominic Glynn
Taken from The Gallifrey Remixes -
Available from
Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Theme-Gallifrey-Remixes/dp/B00L1OCX54
iTunes
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00.34 - Sound Bites
Lex, Kate, Iaine, Rob, Lizzie, Al and The Him tell us what they thought of "The Magician's Apprentice"
by answering the questions:- What did you like about the episode?, What made you go wow?, What questions did the episode raise for you? and What did you think of the cliff hanger?
06.40 - Opening Nights
Author Iain Martin reminds us of all the season openers since 2005
http://www.iainmartinbooks.co.uk/
14.02 - The Face of Little Bo
Andy @skaromedia and Little Bo @shipsandpigs look at the more quirky aspects of the episode
17.35 - Doctor Robert
Rob @theDWshow gives the episode a health check
23.41 - After 9
Our flagship review of the episode with Al No, Beth and Andy
43.56 - Lizzie & Alisha
Our resident Cos Players Lizzie @egunchildcarter and Alisha tell us what thrilled them in the episode
50.00 - The Me & The Him
The popular blogging team give us their observations on the episode
@TheMeandTheHim
andtheresbloodonit.blogspot.co.uk/
60.00 - Stranger on the Shore:Daleks for Design
Andy looks at the scientific career of Davros
@skaromedia
skaromedia.deviantart.com
66.00 - Final Word from Cartoon Doctor Who
Nelvana's unmade animated Doctor Who gives us a thought for the day with help from his companions K9 the robot dog, and Panda on a chair.
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00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme 00:40 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of changes coming to Who Wars including this being the second-last episode of the show...! Stay tuned to www.whowars.net and www.thedwshow.net to keep up with our new Doctor Who Review Show starting this week; Cloud City Council's final few episodes (before returning back to the Nerdstitute feed); the final Who Wars episode in early January 2016 and, most important of all... the debut of The Doctor Who Show in late January 2016. www.theDWshow.netwww.twitter.com/theDWshowwww.facebook.com/theDWshow New RSS Feed: http://theDWshow.podbean.com/feed/ 11:28 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO REVIEW SHOW – Andy @skaromedia tries to make a feature on the new Doctor Who Review Show, but gets too many phone calls, so we revert to our trailer review of Doctor Who Series 9, featuring many of the people who will be creating the review show. Stay tuned to our feed to hear 12 episodes over the months ahead. 25:15 INTERVIEW - STAR WARS - Kate @Kamiduu talks to popular Star Wars author John Jackson Miller @jjmfaraway 58:36 BOOK REVIEW – STAR WARS – Rob @WhoWars examines the strange review situation on Amazon.com for the new Star Wars novel, Aftermath by Chuck Wendig. Almost two weeks on, and with over 800 reviews, 41% remain just one-star. 1:20:41 INTERVIEW - DOCTOR WHO - Kate @Kamiduu talks to Doctor Who fan and author of the e-book, Mysteries of Doctor Who: Mythos, Speculation, and Continuity, Lynn Hamilton @lynnhamilton47 about her book and the TV series. http://www.amazon.com.au/Mysteries-Doctor-Who-Speculation-Continuity-ebook/dp/B00XV7MYGM 1:34:07 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #15 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu 1:38:24 BOOK REVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – The Crawling Terror by Rob @WhoWars 1:46:34 FEATURE – FAN EXPO CANADA – Neil and Johnny from the Drinking in the Park podcast visit a pop culture show. www.neilandjohnny.com 2:05:05 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by discussion of how his fandom for Star Wars has changed over the past year, to the degree that he no longer wants to podcast about it; a tipping point that is ending Who Wars and creating the forthcoming The Doctor Who Show, which debuts in late January 2016. 2:22:32 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme 00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of this being not only our 40th episode, but also our one-year anniversary; the past 39 episodes equal 4014 minutes of entertainment (and as of this episode it's 4155 minutes); Who Wars is being downloaded all over the world these days - a far cry from 80s fanzine land; thank you to all of you for listening to the show. 07:50 FEATURE – WHO WARS – Kate @Kamiduu digs through the archives to provide an overview of the past year of Who Wars in both her own words and archival clips. 30:25 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – Four Doctors #3 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness and Kate @Kamiduu 1:12:30 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – Four Doctors #4 (Titan) by Andy @skaromedia and Rob @WhoWars 1:40:40 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #13 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu 1:47:32 BOOK REVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Silhouette by Rob @WhoWars 1:55:40 FEATURE – WHO WARS – Andy @skaromedia gives his own thoughts about appearing on Who Wars and the material he's presented on the show during the past 12 months. 2:02:27 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by some Star Wars-related listener email. There's no major topic discussed at the end of this episode, however, Rob does touch upon Force Friday and the marketing machine that is currently pushing Star Wars at every possible opportunity. Does he like it? http://www.starwars.com/news/from-boonta-to-baobab-droids-and-the-star-wars-prequelshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUkCJDkG3fg 2:20:25 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme 00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of his week, his MX-5 roadster and the weather in Sydney; the leak of a Luke Skywalker image from Episode VII and the (over) reaction to it as he sees it; Warlord Games acquires the licence to make a Doctor Who miniatures game; a shocking discovery is made about which Doctor Rob is most like; and what's coming up in this episode, including a new segment called, "Doctor Noob". 10:38 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO – Kate @Kamiduu begins a new segment called "Doctor Noob" where a non-Doctor Who fan (or perhaps a very casual one), is invited to watch an episode selected by Kate, then talk about it on the show. This episode Kate speaks to Catrina Dennis @ohcatrina who is a Senior Editor at @moviepilotnews, Bartender at @UnderMosEisley and a Podcaster at @WomanUpPodcast and @FACPOV. What will this Star Wars fan think of Who? 22:24 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to Russ Leach @Kre8uk about sequential art, illustration & design. Russ is currently working for Panini on Doctor Who Adventures Magazine, which comprises most of the chat. 54:04 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – Four Doctors #1 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars and Lex @Lexerness 1:23:55 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – Four Doctors #2 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars and Kate @Kamiduu 1:51:05 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #15 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness 2:04:42 COMIC – STAR WARS – Star Wars #8 (Marvel) by Kate @Kamiduu and Jamie @blabbathehutt Discover more at blabbathehutt.com 2:40:59 COMIC – STAR WARS – Kanan: The Last Padawan #5 (Marvel) by Jon @nerdstitute 2:46:14 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu reports on D23 2015 and the amount of Star Wars news released at the event, including: no new trailer but a new poster by Drew Struzan; Rogue One cast and first image; Star Wars theme parks; gaming news with the Darth Vader themed PS4 and the Disney Infinities set. Kate then asks Twitter and the Who Wars team what sort of rides they'd like to see at the new Star Wars feature at Disneyland. Who Wars team responses by Rob @WhoWars Lex @Lexerness and Andy @skaromedia 2:59:30 FEATURE – CLONE WARS – Rob @WhoWars continues to watch the Clone Wars TV series in chronological order. Here, the chronology takes him to 1.6 "Downfall of a Droid" and 1.7 "Duel of the Droids" Have you seen these episodes? Tell us what you thought of them: hello@whowars.net 3:07:57 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by some iTunes feedback and listener email. There's no major topic discussed at the end of this episode, however, Rob does go back to some themes touched upon in the opening of the show, and wonders if Star Wars fans are getting a little crazy as the countdown to The Force Awakens begins to intensify. Rob also acknowledges the clanger he made in the Four Doctors #1 review. 3:20:52 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme 00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of the Who Wars production process; this episode's Matthew Jacobs interview; plugging our usual segments; a call-out for feedback on the show and iTunes reviews; and a special Paul Cornell interview which will be on the blog next Wednesday. 04:39 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO/LUCASFILM – Kate @Kamiduu speaks with British writer, director, producer and actor, Matthew Jacobs. He is known best for his extensive career writing for television shows like Doctor Who and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He also directed two prize-winning TV movies for BBC films Hallelujah Anyhow (1992) and Mothertime (1998). Jacobs has also written several screen plays. His film credits include Lassie, The Emperor's New Groove and the cult classic Paperhouse. Aside from his work in television and film, Jacobs has worked on other projects in the entertainment industry. He has written for the video games Outlaws and Star Wars: Starfighter. 44:46 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu canvasses opinion on what would make a good Star Wars TV series on Netflix. Opinions from Who Wars team members Andy @Skaromedia Alan @JediZaugg & Rob @WhoWars with additional Twitter comments from @PeterDiCicco @acrossthestars @brushyourteeth @JoaquinSlowly @darthkindness @werewolfcallgirl & @forcechildren 55:13 FEATURE – CLONE WARS – Rob @WhoWars continues to watch the Clone Wars TV series in chronological order. Here, the chronology takes him to 1.5 Rookies Have you seen it? Tell us what you thought: hello@whowars.net 1:01:30 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Elizabeth @egunhildcarter speaks with the Sixth Doctor, Colin Baker @SawbonesHex Seventh Doctor companion, Sophie Aldred @sophie_aldred and the Seventh Doctor himself, Sylvester McCoy at Manchester Comic Con 2015. You can hear more of these interviews -- and more -- in the first episode of Andy's new podcast @topgeak 1:15:25 BOOK REVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Rob @WhoWars takes a look at the 2013 reference book, The Doctor: His Lives and Times. Does it hold up to the classic reference books of Rob's past? Who would be best served by it? 1:29:35 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 9th Doctor #3 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars 1:37:18 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #13 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu 1:44:08 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by a discussion of recent comments by Colin Baker in Doctor Who Magazine relating to the fairness of its polls and whether we need to know the least popular Doctors and stories as well as the most popular. Where do you stand on this? Tell us what you think in text or an MP3 to us at: hello@whowars.net 1:51:54 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Ident & Theme 00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of what we've produced in the past couple of weeks, such as Episode 36 featuring an interview with a Doctor from Doctor Who; the Rivers of London special covering an exciting new comic series based on novels written by Doctor Who alumni Ben Aaronovitch; unboxing the new, limited edition, Robert Harrop Cyberman figurine; and a great episode of Cloud City Council last weekend. Welcome to Who Wars #37. 08:13 INTERVIEW – SDCC – Kate @Kamiduu talks to long-term SDCC goer (and Star Wars and Doctor Who fan), Margaret Mays @magmays about her experiences at San Diego Comic Con 2015 and past conventions. 30:56 FEATURE – STAR WARS/THE MUPPETS – Neil and Johnny from the Drinking In The Park podcast discuss some long-held links between the Muppets and Star Wars. (Drinking In The Park podcast available at www.neilandjohnny.com as well as The Droids Canada podcast and the Tangent Bound podcast network.) 45:14 FEATURE – CLONE WARS – Rob @WhoWars continues to watch the Clone Wars TV series in chronological order. Here, the chronology takes him to 1.2 Rising Malevolence; 1.3 Shadow of Malevolence; and 1.4 Destroy Malevolence. What does he think of them? 58:20 COMIC – STAR WARS – Darth Vader #7 (Marvel) by Andy @skaromedia and additional acting by Kate @Kamiduu 1:05:13 COMIC – STAR WARS – Kanan #4 (Marvel) by Jon @nerdstitute 1:08:50 ADVERT - Lex @Lexerness channels her inner Amelia Pond to encourage you to join the Who Wars team. 1:09:12 BOOK REVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Rob @WhoWars reviews the first 12th Doctor New Series Adventure (NSA), The Blood Cell. Have you read it? Why not email us at hello@whowars.net and tell us whether you agree with Rob's thoughts or not? We'd love to hear from you. 1:20:02 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO/DALEKS – Jon @nerdstitute talks Robert @MinGoose through watching his first classic episode of Doctor Who, The Daleks. This is the first part in a wider, irregular series where Jon and Robert will look at every Dalek story to date. 1:33:29 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by an email from @Johnnerholler about the back page of Episode 36 where Rob discussed the potential over-saturation of Star Wars in the decade ahead. Following this, the editorial topic for this week is footage and trailers screened at San Diego Comic Con as "exclusives" and designed never to be seen again. What sort of marketing madness is this? In his usual style, Rob has his say. Want to comment back? Email the show at hello@whowars.net and tell us what you think. 1:43:29 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
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00:07 Introduction to the Rivers of London series by Andy @Skaromedia
London Calling cover by Olivia Vessel Olivia's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bbolibiel
03:36 Andy @Skaromedia speaks with Tom Bolton @teabolton a London waterways expert to find out just how much the fictitious river spirits in the Rivers of London series reflect their geographic inspirations.
Tom's website: http://teabolton.tumblr.com/
14:28 Andy @Skaromedia speaks with Ben Aaronovitch @Ben_Aaronovitch Andrew Cartmel @andrewcartmel & Lee Sullivan @LeeSullivanArt about the Rivers of London series. For the Doctor Who fans in our audience, none of these three gentlemen will require any further introduction. If you are new to any of them, learn more about them at their sites below.
Ben's website: http://www.the-folly.com/ Andrew's website: hhttp://www.leesullivanart.co.uk/
44:05 Andy @Skaromedia speaks with Betsy Chevron @BetsyChevron & Al No @TheMeandTheHim to discuss the Rivers of London comic. Is it a jumping on spot for newcomers or something better suited to existing readers of the novels?
54:28 Closing remarks by Andy @Skaromedia
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme 00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of this being our biggest ever, from the point of view that it features an interview between Andy @skaromedia and one of the classic era Doctors from Doctor Who, Colin Baker, which is as big on the Doctor Who side of the fence as, say, a Carrie Fisher or Mark Hammil interview would be on the Star Wars side of the fence; San Diego Comic Con and the various Star Wars and Doctor Who announcements there; Doctor Who had a panel (includes audio clip), the announcement of a Lego game (includes audio clip), and a Series 9 trailer (which gets discussed in the following segment); Star Wars had a panel, a behind-the-scenes video (includes audio clip), the release of Dark Disciple by Christie Golden, based on unfinished Clone Wars episodes (reviwed later in this episode), and a symphonic concert of John Williams' Star Wars music (includes audio clip); Welcome to Who Wars #36. 11:00 TRAILER – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia Al No @TheMeandTheHim Rob @WhoWars J.R. Southall @JR_Southall Kate @Kamiduu Lex @Lexerness Elizabeth Carter, The Face of Little Bo and The Him discuss the new Doctor Who Series 9 trailer. Do we want to kiss it to death? Listen in to find out. This is also a sneak peak of many of the people involved with the Who Wars Network's "Doctor Who Review Show" that's coming out later in the year when Doctor Who returns to our TV screens. Stay tuned! http://dominic-glynn.com/ 26:26 BOOK REVIEW – STAR WARS – Matt Neve @swcanonrebel and Elaine Tveit @tveitlight25 discuss the new release Star Wars novel, Dark Disciple, based on unfinished Clone Wars episodes. This review is spoiler-free (depending on your interpretation of spoilers of course), and might help your purchase decision. 53:50 FEATURE – CLONE WARS – Rob @WhoWars continues to watch the Clone Wars TV series in chronological order. Here, the chronology take him back to the start for 1.1 Ambush Have you seen it? Tell us what you thought: hello@whowars.net 1:01:30 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #12 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu 1:05:31 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #14 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness 1:15:00 FEATURE/INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia helped to host the recent Hull Comic Con. Here, he speaks with Doctor Who cosplayers at the event; Derek, Robert, Melissa, Heather, Brian and Elizabeth (from 1:17:30) and rounds things off by hosting a Colin Baker (6th Doctor, 1984-1986) interview onstage (from 1:26:01). As mentioned in 'The Front Page' of this podcast, the sound for the interview comes from multiple sources. If you initially find it hard to listen to without headphones, do stick with it as a better sound source kicks in (1:28:43) for the majority of the interview. Enjoy. https://betweentheblurb.wordpress.com/2015/06/28/btb-literary-culture-events-hull-comic-con-colin-baker-panel/http://stokenchurchdogrescue.org.uk/ 2:07:05 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by a discussion of whether it's possible to have too much Star Wars in the decade ahead. This was a discussion Rob recently kicked off on Twitter - and was perhaps misunderstood in the process. At the end of this discussion, he reads an email from listener Baz Hood on the topic of the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG that Rob recently blogged about on WhoWars.net 2:27:36 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme 00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of his week; John Hurt's pancreatic cancer diagnosis; dropping a special episode on Saturday 27th June for @AMAudioMedia including an interview with their Doctor, Andrew Chalmers; and a brief overview of the episode ahead. 05:42 FEATURE – CONVENTION – Rob @WhoWars gives Andy @skaromedia a midnight call to discuss Hull Comic Con and his role in the event, as well as a sneak insight into what might appear in Episode 36 based on the event. 20:27 FEATURE – REBELS ROUND-UP – Alan @Jedizaugg and Jon @jonathanbw discuss the return of Star Wars: Rebels in The Siege of Lothal. 56:50 FEATURE – CLONE WARS – Rob @WhoWars continues to watch the Clone Wars TV series in chronological order. Here, he watches 3.1 Clone Cadets and 3.3 Supply Lines. Seen them? Tell us what you thought: hello@whowars.net 1:10:14 INTERVIEW – ARTIST – Kate @Kamiduu talks to Eisner nominated artist, Sara Richard @SaraRichard who has produced both Star Wars and Doctor Who fan art, while currently working professionally on covers for Jem and the Holograms and My Little Pony. She's also the artist of the DC Justice League Tarot Card Set. Be sure to check out her art, and more at the URL below: www.sararichard.com 1:32:25 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO/STAR WARS – Lex @Lexerness asks the Who Wars team how they would put together a Doctor Who and Star Wars crossover story. Rob @WhoWars has a try with the 9th Doctor; Kate @Kamiduu and Andy @Skaromedia tackle the 10th Doctor and Lex puts together a magnum opus for the 11th Doctor. How would you do it? Tell us at hello@whowars.net 2:00:20 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by a discussion of his strange and patchy relationship with Doctor Who novels in the past. From the Target novels of the 1970s - 1990s; to the Virgin New Adventures (NAs) and Missing Adventures (MAs) of the 1990s; to the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures (EDAs) and Past Doctor Adventures (PDAs) of the 1990s - 2000s; to the current series of New Series Adventures (NSAs), he talks about them all, his feelings towards them, and whether he read them at the time. He's about to embark on reading the 12th Doctor NSAs. 2:18:00 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
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00:07 - Introduction to this episode from Doctor Who: Dark Journey's leading man, Andrew Chalmers and series producer, MA Tamburro @AMAudioMedia
00:23 - Doctor Who: Dark Journey "The Age of Banishment". This is Episode 3 of Series 2 of Dark Journey, making its début exclusively today here on Who Wars.
Would you like to hear more Dark Journey? Need to catch up? Visit amaudiomedia.com/episodes
14:22 - Rob @WhoWars reflects on conducting a near two-hour interview, before hitting play on it.
16:35 – Rob @WhoWars speaks to Andrew Chalmers, the Doctor in Doctor Who: Dark Journey.
Topics covered include Star Wars and Doctor Who (naturally!) as well as some interesting diversions on making fan audio and more.
1:53:47 - Afterword from Rob @WhoWars about this special episode.
1:57:06 – The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
1:57:47 – One final anecdote from Andrew Chalmers. You know you want it!
00:00 - The Who Wars Podcast Theme 00:48 - The Front Page; Kate @Kamiduu kicks off this special episode by talking about Phoenix Comic Con 2015 and her experiences with it. http://www.phoenixcomicon.com/ 03:52 - 'On The Floor' Part 1 06:05 - Kate @Kamiduu talks to Chuck Wendig - novelist, screenwriter, and game designer. He is the writer of the upcoming Star Wars: Aftermath which tells the story of what happened in the Star Wars universe, post-Return of the Jedi. http://terribleminds.com/ 14:30 - 'On The Floor' Part 2 15:52 - Kate @Kamiduu talks to Brian Miller - comic book colorist, founder of Hi-Fi colour design, and co-author of Hi-Fi Color for Comics and Master Digital Color from Impact Books. He has worked with both Star Wars and Doctor Who IPs to date. http://masterdigitalcolor.com/ 31:25 - Kate @Kamiduu talks to Joe Corroney - illustrator of Star Wars and Star Trek artwork for books, games, trading cards, comic books, posters and magazines since 1997. He has also worked on many other properties, including Doctor Who. http://www.joecorroney.com/ 39:11 - Kate @Kamiduu talks (briefly!) to Kevin Wada - illustrator, including Doctor Who comic covers. http://kevinwada.com/ 39:45 - Kate @Kamiduu talks to Tom Kane - voice actor most widely known as Jedi Master Yoda and Admiral Yularen in Star Wars: The Clone Wars; The Chancellor in Tim Burton's 9, Magneto in Wolverine and the X-Men and Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds; and Iron Man and Ultron in Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow. http://www.tomkane.com/ 49:48 - 'On The Floor' Part 3 50:08 - Kate @Kamiduu talks to Paul Cornell - award-winning writer of novels – comics, short fiction and non-fiction, as well as a TV screenwriter for Doctor Who and many other series. http://www.paulcornell.com/ 58:41 - 'On The Floor' Part 4 59:24 - Kate @Kamiduu talks to Jason Spisak - voice actor in animation and video games, and producer and founding member of Blackchalk Productions. Notably for our listeners, he portrayed Lux Bonteri in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. http://www.jasonspisak.com/ 1:09:34 - 'On The Floor' Part 5 1:10:10 - Kate @Kamiduu talks about the panels she attended while at Phoenix Comic Con 2015, including snippets of audio from some to give you a taste of the action. 1:17:25 - 'On The Floor' Part 6 1:18:50 - The Back Page; closing remarks from Kate @Kamiduu about the con. 1:19:35 - Afterword from Rob @WhoWars about this special episode. 1:24:01 - The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme 00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of so much happening since episode #33; the passing of Ron Moody and Christopher Lee and strange little links to both at the time of recording; the Who Wars Network and some future plans; Sense8 - a new series on Netflix from Andy and Lana Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski; and this being an epic-length episode. 09:30 FEATURE – TRIBUTE – Christopher Lee remembered by Rob @WhoWars with an obituary and audio clips from his films and a special memory from Vincent Price, featured in an episode of This Is Your Life that Christopher was honoured on. 24:45 INTERVIEW – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu talks to Jason Spisak - American voice actor in animation and video games, and producer and founding member of Blackchalk Productions. Who Wars listeners might know him best as Lux Bonteri in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. 38:20 FEATURE – CONVENTION – Andy @skaromedia gives us a background to the city of Hull in the UK; talks to Steve Bowman from District 14 Events which is running Hull Comic Con and we then hear a promo for the event. Are you going? Hull Comic Conhttp://district14.co.uk/events/hull-comic-con-2015/ 49:27 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Rob @WhoWars continues to watch the Clone Wars TV series in chronological order. Here, he watches the Clone Wars film from 2008. Does he like it more than he did when he last watched it, almost seven years ago? 1:07:50 COMIC – STAR WARS – Star Wars #6 & Darth Vader #6 (Marvel) by Andy @skaromedia and Kate @Kamiduu with them running through the issues individually and then after a musical interlude at 1:32:30 the two of them talk together. 1:49:15 COMIC – STAR WARS – Kanan #3 (Marvel) by Jon @nerdstitute 1:52:42 NOVEL – STAR WARS – Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void by Elaine @tveitlight25 2:05:21 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Rob @WhoWars observes a Twitter interaction between Amanda Ward @realamandaward Jeremy Conrad @ManaByte & Joaquin Slowly @JoaquinSlowly about Star Wars fans who are stuck in the past, for example, denying everything post-Return of the Jedi. Following an expensive recreation of the exchange, Rob discusses the topic and gives his thoughts. Differences between ESB and RotJ toys:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS6aOZ-11M0 RotJ and its place within the trilogy:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV6t4B7v5Nc 2:17:42 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Kate @Kamiduu talks to Paul Cornell, a British writer best known for his work in Doctor Who fiction and television. As well as Doctor Who, other television credits include Robin Hood, Primeval, Casualty, Holby City and Coronation Street. Cornell has also written for a number of comics, including Marvel and DC titles. 2:30:04 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 9th Doctor #2 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars 2:36:35 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #11 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu 2:42:12 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to Mat Irvine, a Technical Consultant and Visual Effects Designer who worked on television, primarily for the BBC, from the 1970s to the 1990s. As a Technical Consultant, Irvine worked on shows such as The Sky at Night, Tomorrow's World and Robot Wars. As a Visual Effects Designer, Irvine worked on shows such as Doctor Who, Rentaghost, Terry and June, Blake's 7, The Tripods, Edge of Darkness and To the Manor Born. 3:32:26 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by messages to the show from Doc Whom and Baz Hood. 3:43:42 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme 00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of this being an epic-length episode and the nature of audio fanzines; turning 40 years old (Rob, not Who Wars); trying to get ahold of TV footage from 1988 where Rob appeared on ABC Television in Australia on a Doctor Who quiz, dressed as the 5th Doctor; we have a new reviewer this episode - Matt @swcanonrebel and we'll have another reviewer starting soon; acknowledgement that there are three interviews in this episode and don't forget the interviews tab on the Who Wars website; also our own Alan @jedizaugg has started a Star Wars chat podcast, Idiot's Array; we may have another podcast coming to the Who Wars Network soon; and in a shocking Rob-almost-forgets-moment, we have a current Doctor Who writer interviewed on this episode - Peter Harness. 08:30 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Cute overload! Al Nowatzki from ChildrenOfTheForce @ForceChildren sends us an MP3 where he sits down with his two kids, Anna and Liam, asking them, "Why do you like Star Wars?" 12:25 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to TV and film writer, Peter Harness, who not only wrote 'Kill the Moon' for Series 8 of Doctor Who and a currently unnamed episode for Series 9 (featuring the return of UNIT, Jemma Redgrave, Ingrid Oliver and the Zygons), but who also recently adapted Susanna Clarke's novel "Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell" into a television series of the same name. This interview ranges far and wide over his career. 41:16 FEATURE – STAR WARS/DOCTOR WHO – Kate @Kamiduu is on the show floor at Phoenix Comicon @PhoenixComicon and tells us what she's seen and what she is preparing for the next episode of the show, which will include interviews with Star Wars author Chuck Wendig @ChuckWendig ; Doctor Who TV and book writer Paul_Cornell @Paul_Cornell and Yoda voice artist, Tom Kane. Good work, Kate! 49:29 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Rob @WhoWars makes good on a "threat" he has made many times on Who Wars, ie: to watch the Clone Wars TV series in chronological order. Here, he kicks off by looking at episode 2.16 Cat and Mouse and 1.16 The Hidden Enemy. 1:01:42 BOOK REVIEW – STAR WARS – Matt @swcanonrebel reviews the new Star Wars novel, Lords of the Sith written by Paul S. Kemp and released on April 28, 2015. What did Matt think? Tune in, folks. 1:08:36 COMIC – STAR WARS – Darth Vader #5 (Marvel) by Andy @skaromedia with guest acting by Kate @Kamiduu 1:18:32 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #12 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness 1:24:53 INTERVIEW – COMICS/DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to self-described comic creator, illustrator, cat owner and tiny hat wearer - Rachael Smith @rachael_ who also submits one page comics to the @comicstitan range of 10th Doctor comic books. 1:43:26 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO – In Episode 32 of Who Wars Rob @WhoWars and Lex @Lexerness ran through their favourite 11th Doctor episodes of Doctor Who. Concluding the piece by asking the audience what they thought, Kate @Kamiduu and Jon @nerdstitute have sent in thoughts about their own favourite 11th Doctor episodes. 1:52:05 INTERVIEW – FAN ART/STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu talks to pop culture illustrator and Star Wars fan Jeff Victor @jeffvictorart who has worked at Nickelodeon Games and Warner Bros. Animation. Learn more about Jeff and see his art: www.jeffvictor.com 2:24:52 - The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by an editorial where he talks about the concepts of fan entitlement, fan service and a worrying (to him) tendency for fans to think they are part of the creative process in books, comics, TV shows and movies. Do you agree? Be sure to write in with your thoughts, or record yourself as an MP3 to hello@whowars.net 2:34:32 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme 00:40 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars explains why Who Wars is producing an episode in its production "off-week". Upfront warning for the Star Wars fans in our audience; this is a 100% Doctor Who episode. You might want to... oh, you've already gone. Kidding, kidding. 06:25 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO – The 11th Doctor Game. Rob @WhoWars sits down with Lex @Lexerness to discuss their favourite stories from the 11th Doctor's era of Doctor Who. What will they choose? What would you have selected instead? Why not drop an email to hello@whowars.net or even record an MP3 and we'll play it on a future episode. 1:13:22 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including contact details for the show).
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00:40 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of being a bad Doctor Who fan for not even realising Matt Smith and other co-stars are currently touring Australia; purchasing the Star Wars: Armada tabletop game and a promise to review it in a future episode; Doc Whom from the Diddly Dum podcast writes to us; a reminder that there's a competition in the Princess Leia comic review in this episode - leave us an iTunes rating/review to be in the running.
06:05 FEATURE/INTERVIEW – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu reviews the new reference book, Ultimate Star Wars and the reports from a Tempe, Arizona book signing for it. She puts some questions to a couple of the book's authors, Tricia Barr @fangirlcantina and Adam Bray @authoradambray too.
16:47 FEATURE/COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – Lex @Lexerness Kate @Kamiduu and Andy @skaromedia talk about the @comicstitan Doctor Who release for Free Comic Book Day, featuring stories for the 10th, 11th and 12th Doctors, as well as their individual experiences on the day itself at their respective stores.
50:35 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO – Rob @WhoWars talks about the costume of the 5th Doctor, from the point of view of whether it resembles anything remotely like an "Edwardian cricketer" (which is the usual shorthand for it), as well as commenting on how he would have dressed the 5th Doctor instead, keeping the general cricketing motif, but looking more realistic.
1:02:32 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to composer for TV, film and radio, Dominic Glynn @DominicGlynn1 - one of a select few people in the world who has arranged an official version of the Doctor Who theme (Season 23).
1:39:10 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #10 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:45:49 COMIC/COMPETITION – STAR WARS – Princess Leia #4 Marvel) by Andy @skaromedia Leave us an iTunes rating/review to be in the running for a one-off, unique, there's-only-of-them, yes-it's-rare, Princess Leia #1 comic with cover art hand-drawn by Andy, based on characters from his reviews.
1:57:44 COMIC – STAR WARS – Kanan #2 (Marvel) by Jon @nerdstitute
2:01:12 COMIC – STAR WARS – Star Wars #4 (Marvel) by Kate @Kamiduu
2:07:59 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu meets and talks to members of the 501st Legion (Dune Sea Garrison) in Arizona at the book signing for Ultimate Star Wars. She even finds a trooper who talks some Doctor Who as well. Shhh!
2:16:47 - The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by an editorial where he talks about paying for autographs, photos and celebrity access at conventions.
2:29:22 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
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00:40 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of this being a 'May the 4th' episode and also the official, 'Kate takes over Who Wars' episode. Andy also chimes in this episode with a Lee Sullivan interview. We also have a new theme tune. What did you think? Why not write in and let us know?
03:52 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu reports across her final day and a half at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. Did you miss her earlier reports? They're in Episode 29 of the show. Be sure to also check them out if you missed them.
15:23 ADVERT – Cloud City Council Podcast @nerdstitute
15:30 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu asks, "Why do you love Star Wars?" to attendees of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. At the end of the feature, the Who Wars team joins in and give their answers to the question as well. If you would like to tell us why YOU like Star Wars, why not email us or send in an MP3?
38:00 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to Lee Sullivan @LeeSullivanArt about Doctor Who comics, the new Rivers of London comic series ( also including Doctor Who alumni Ben Aaronovitch @Ben_Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel @andrewcartmel ), not to mention his long career in comics in general.
1:20:54 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu asks attendees of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim about their favourite Star Wars impressions. Andy @skaromedia joins in the fun at the end of the piece with some impressions of his own.
1:26:07 FEATURE/INTERVIEW – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu talks about the short film, "Artoo In Love" and speaks to Writer, Director, Co-Editor Evan Atherton @EPAtherton and Co-Executive Producer, Artoo Builder/Operator Grant McKinney @gwmck at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. Discover more at www.artooinlove.com
1:28:55 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by an editorial where he talks about how he got into watching Star Wars.
1:36:52 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
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00:30 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of the new teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens; Kate @Kamiduu filing stories from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim; the Topps Star Wars trading card game and what's coming up in the episode (yes, there is some Doctor Who!)
06:06 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu reports across three days at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. What did she get up to? Let her tell you right here.
19:42 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Alan @Jedizaugg Jon @jonathanbw Kate @Kamiduu Andy @skaromedia Lex @Lexerness and Rob @WhoWars talk about the new teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens. What were your thoughts on it?
53:16 BONUS – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu reports from the Star Wars Celebration Anaheim exhibit featuring Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens props.
56:44 ADVERT - Cloud City Council Podcast @nerdstitute
56:50 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to Simon Fraser @simonfraser about drawing one the 11th Doctor comics series for Titan.
1:19:36 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #9 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:24:55 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #11 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness
1:33:04 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Andy @skaromedia talks to Comic Book John about Star Wars comics including a comparison of classic strips with modern ones.
1:50:29 COMIC – STAR WARS – Darth Vader #3 & #4 (Marvel) by Andy @skaromedia
2:01:02 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to Clare Eden @Execcer about Doctor Who and projects including @strangeness_in & @MinisterChance.
2:14:59 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by an editorial where he talks about growing up during a particular era in Doctor Who's history which has left him with a rather odd afflication today.
2:21:50 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
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00:30 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of JR Southall’s "You and Who Else" book project and how you can be involved; discussion of what’s coming up in the episode, including this being the first episode of Who Wars to feature an interview with one of the writers during the classic era of Doctor Who.
youandwho.weebly.com
08:06 FEATURE – STAR WARS / DOCTOR WHO – MA Tamburro and Andrew Chalmers from AM Audio Media's Doctor Who: Dark Journey wander the show floor at Toronto Comic Con, March 20-22, 2015. Covered in the piece are:
Troughton Is My Doctor - Editor - Dan Collins www.troughtonismydoctor.com
501st Legion - Volunteer - Jennifer Brace 501st.ca
Doctor Who Society of Canada - Dalek prop maker twitter.com/DrWhoSociety
Actor - Grant Bowler twitter.com/grantbowler
Artist - Brian McCarville machineelf2014.deviantart.com
Artist - Beth - Knightmares & Daydreams www.facebook.com/pages/Knightmares-Daydreams/231304570220324
24:12 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to Al No @TheMeandTheHim in a wide-ranging conversation about Season 18 of Doctor Who and leading into the following interview.
42:50 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to Andrew Smith @Andr3wSmith about writing Full Circle for Season 18 of Doctor Who and being involved with the series in general.
thelilyfoundation.org.uk
1:16:07 FEATURE – REBELS ROUND-UP – Alan @Jedizaugg and Jon @jonathanbw discuss Star Wars Rebels' first series in retrospect.
1:40:54 COMIC – STAR WARS: KANAN #1 (Marvel) – Jon @jonathanbw reviews the first installment of the Kanan series for Marvel.
1:46:38 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by an editorial comparing being in a band to being part of a podcast team. Don't worry; there's method to the madness and a big clue to future episodes gets dropped at the end.
1:52:48 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
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00:30 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of what's coming up in the episode; the return of Doctor Who on March 26, 2005 and it being the inspiration for two pieces of content in this show; JR Southall's Watching Books and reprints of You and Who: Contact Has Been Made; Who Wars will return, April 5.
www.facebook.com/watchingbooks
05:18 FEATURE - DOCTOR WHO - MA Tamburro from AM Audio Media discusses Doctor Who in Canada and what the return of the show was like on Canadian television in 2005.
www.amaudiomedia.com
08:48 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO - Andy @skaromedia talks to Cavan Scott @cavanscott about writing the new miniseries of 9th Doctor comics for Titan @ComicsTitan
39:04 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 9th Doctor #1 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars
48:32 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #10 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness
55:04 FEATURE/COMIC – PRINCESS LEIA #1, #2 (Marvel) – Andy @skaromedia talks about the character of Princess Leia, with contributions from Kate @Kamiduu Jon @jonathanbw and Rob @WhoWars. This is followed by Andy reviewing issues #1 and #2 of the series.
1:20:49 COMIC – STAR WARS – Star Wars #3 (Marvel) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:26:45 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by an editorial celebrating 10 years of Nu Who since it returned as an ongoing series to UK TV screens on March 26, 2005. This isn’t a review, or in-depth thoughts on the actors or production. This is simply a snapshot of thoughts and feelings, upon hearing the news, through to the end of the first series.
1:37:05 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
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00:30 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion including why we're back this week; ongoing changes to the show's format coming in this episode and next; and some congratulatory listener mail from Pete from the UK and Baz Hood after our 25th episode last week.
Images from the Blackpool Doctor Who Exhibition
11:20 FEATURE – STAR WARS & DOCTOR WHO – Who Wars listener, Baz Hood, asks Rob why the lightsabers in Star Wars Rebels are so pointy and then asks the team, (1) Doctor Who: Do we really need Missy back so soon? and (2) Star Wars Rebels: Is Chopper a better Astromech than R2? Answers by Rob @WhoWars Jon @jonathanbw Kate @Kamiduu
20:05 FEATURE/COMIC – DARTH VADER #2 (Marvel) – Andy @skaromedia talks about the late great Don Henderson, who appeared in both Star Wars and Doctor Who, and who is 'resurrected' in the new Darth Vader comic series. This is followed by Andy reviewing issue #2 of the series.
31:52 FEATURE – STAR WARS - Topps’ Card Trader App – Rob @WhoWars talks about the new Star Wars trading card app, now available for iOS.
41:58 FEATURE – REBELS ROUND-UP – Alan @Jedizaugg and Jon @jonathanbw discuss Star Wars Rebels “Rebels Resolve” and “Fire Across The Galaxy”, the two episodes which close out the first season of the show.
1:19:28 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #8 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:29:51 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #9 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness
1:32:31 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 12th Doctor #6 (Titan) by Andy @skaromedia
1:40:05 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars.
1:42:34 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
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00:30 The Front Page; @WhoWars kicks off this special 25th anniversary episode with a rundown of what we're doing different this time around. Same team, but rather different content!
03:27 FEATURE - Star Wars and Doctor Who in 25 items (and memories) from @lexerness @Jedizaugg @nerdstitute @Kamiduu @skaromedia and a cameo from @WhoWars - but who does which? You'll have to listen to find out...
Doctor Who: Converse High Tops
Star Wars: 1977 Darth Vader action figure
Doctor Who: Homemade (knitted) items
Star Wars: Topps trading cards
Doctor Who: Fish fingers and custard
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back blanket
Star Wars: Unorthodox action figure storage
Star Wars: 1977 R5-D4 action figure
Doctor Who: Homemade Fourth Doctor scarf
Star Wars: Tauntaun scene in Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Chewbacca's roar
Doctor Who: Missy/The Mistress/The Master
Star Wars: 1980 Boba Fett action figure
Doctor Who: Matt Smith and Karen Gillan poster
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi poster magazine
Doctor Who: Wilfred Mott
Star Wars: Star Wars And Other Space Themes
Star Wars: Marvel adaptation of A New Hope
Doctor Who: 'The Classic Era' Seasons 1-26
Star Wars: Original UK cinema poster
Doctor Who: A Celebration - Two Decades Through Time and Space
Star Wars: The Tusken Raider Gaffi Stick
Star Wars: 1977 Princess Leia action figure
Star Wars: R2-D2
Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor and Leela
41:12 INTERVIEW - @WhoWars chats to @DockWhom from the @Diddly_Dum podcast about Star Wars and Doctor Who. Find their website here. Doc also tells us what five items he would have included in our Star Wars and Doctor Who in 25 items (and memories) segment earlier in the show. Would you like to hear Diddly Dum? Use the Twitter handle above and follow the links therein or visit its iTunes entry direct here.
2:37:40 The Back Page; closing remarks from @WhoWars
2:40:12 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including how to get in touch)
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00:30 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion including Episode 24 being Star Wars heavy; debut Star Wars Rebels feature from Alan @Jedizaugg and Jon @jonathanbw; listener feedback from @dw50dw and Doc Whom @DockWhom; 10th Planet Events Doctor Who autograph signings.
07:29 STAR WARS NEWS – Massive Star Wars rumour going around (no spoilers); Carrie Fisher receives Oscar Wilde award from JJ Abrams, who also takes a moment to discuss Star Wars spoilers; Taron Egerton to potentially play young Han Solo in a standalone Star Wars film; prequel producer Rick McCallum to sell Sydney apartment.
11:38 DOCTOR WHO NEWS – Everything We Know About Doctor Who Series 9 - including episode titles, writers, directors, actors, images from the set, the return of Missy, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, Jenna Coleman staying for all of Serires 9, Peter Capaldi's changing Doctor - and Rob's thoughts on it all; Spy Report suggests Coal Hill is back in Series 9; Rare EMS Synthi 100 synthesiser restored in Melbourne after decades in storage.
20:52 PROMO – Let the AM Audio Media people tell you about WhoWars.net
22:41 FEATURE – REBELS ROUND-UP – Alan @Jedizaugg and Jon @jonathanbw primarily discuss Star Wars Rebels "Call to Action" this episode, but also cover a little of "Vision of Hope" as well.
38:25 FEATURE/COMIC – DARTH VADER #1 (Marvel) – Andy @skaromedia talks to Betsy Chevron @BetsyChevron Al No @TheMeandTheHim Kate @Kamiduu and Rob @WhoWars about the character of Darth Vader. Comic stylings by Shaun Wilson. This is followed by Andy reviewing issue #1 of the series.
55:30 COMIC – STAR WARS #2 (Marvel) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:01:28 FEATURE - DOCTOR WHO - Who Wars Facebook follower, Baz Hood, asks the team, (1) Which 'old classic' foe, which hasn't been revisited post 2005, would you like to see brought back? (2) Who would you LOVE to write/direct an episode of Who? Answers by Andy @skaromedia Lex @Lexerness Rob @WhoWars Jon @jonathanbw Kate @Kamiduu
1:15:19 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 12th Doctor #5 (Titan) by Andy @skaromedia
1:19:24 FAN INTERVIEW – Kate @Kamiduu chats to Anna @mangofrognz - a major Whovian and Star Wars fan based in New Zealand, who has started a new blog at https://mangofrog.wordpress.com/
1:33:05 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars.
1:34:46 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
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00:30 The Front Page; discussion includes what it means to be an "audio fanzine"; Who Wars gains two new reviewers for Star Wars Rebels -- Alan Zaugg @Jedizaugg and Jon Williams @jonathanbw -- starting from Episode 24; Why Rob is a terrible Whovian and the commercialisation of modern Doctor Who; Rundown of Episode 23.
11:36 STAR WARS NEWS – Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie and their role in Episode VII (no spoilers!); The arcade strikes back with Star Wars: Battle Pod; Hollywood Reporter comments on Star Wars toys being huge for the toy industry in 2015; John Simon's Star Wars review from 1977 in New York Magazine.
19:08 DOCTOR WHO NEWS – Russell T. Davies and Steven Moffat face off over whether the Doctor is a bigamist; Titan Comics releases a new Doctor Who title that re-purposes prior comics released under Titan; Doctor Who to get its first official LEGO release; Christopher Eccleston returns to the role of the Doctor... but not in the way you might think (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtV1TgcexKE for the video footage).
30:25 FEATURE – STAR WARS REBELS – Andy @skaromedia talks about the Star Wars Rebels episodes Path of the Jedi, Idiot's Array and Vision of Hope and gets additional commentary from students at Bishop Burton College @BishopBurton in Yorkshire, UK.
44:05 COMPETITION – Winners of the AM Audio Media #WHOMASH contest are here! Doctor Who: Dark Journey's Roy Miranda and Andrew Chalmers announce the winners.
47:34 FEATURE/COMIC – STAR WARS #1 (Marvel) – Andy @skaromedia talks to Marvel fan and comic collector, John Layfield, about the new beginning for Star Wars comics at Marvel. This is followed by Kate @Kamiduu reviewing issue #1 of the series.
1:05:25 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #7 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:11:06 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #8 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness
1:20:35 ADVERT - DOCTOR WHO - Dark Journey by AM Audio Media
1:20:56 FAN INTERVIEW – Kate @Kamiduu chats to 9 year old Tom from Project Indigo @DWProjectIndigo about being a Doctor Who fan, meeting the stars of the show and visiting its locations. She also slips in some Star Wars questions, too!
1:37:50 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob.
1:40:06 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show)
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme 00:30 Introduction to the show; discussion includes the Australia Day long weekend; the Who Wars Facebook page grows massively; Steele Saunders renames This Isn't The Podcast You're Looking For, answers one of Rob's Episode VII questions and Rob discusses the success of comedy-based podcasts in general; Watching "The Time of the Doctor" for the first time since December 2013. 09:59 STAR WARS NEWS – George Lucas' Episode VII ideas aren't being used (which Rob predicted in an episode last year); Word is the Star Wars spinoff won’t be a Han Solo story or a Boba Fett story, but a single film from Godzilla director Gareth Edwards that includes both fan-favorite characters; Peter Mayhew, the actor who plays Chewbacca in Star Wars, has been taken to the hospital after suffering a bout of pneumonia; There's been a new wave of Star Wars games released on the Good Old Games website leading Rob to wax lyrical about Star Wars author, Karen Traviss. 19:15 DOCTOR WHO NEWS – RTD talks to Graham Norton about writing a Doctor Who movie and incurring the wrath of the Doctor Who production office (includes an audio clip); Doctor Who has been nominated for a GLAAD award thanks to a Madame Vastra and Jenny kiss in "Deep Breath"; David Tennant says it will be "at least 10 years" before he would consider returning to Doctor Who; Plus a quick round up of Series 9 news snippets including episode titles, writers and directors.
27:42 FEATURE – STAR WARS – The Rev @skaromedia tunes into the Star Wars radio plays. 35:36 COMPETITION – AM Audio Media is sponsoring a Doctor Who-based competition here at Who Wars. Tune in and learn how to enter from MA Tamburro (Director/Producer, Doctor Who: Dark Journey) and Andrew Chalmers (The Doctor, Doctor Who: Dark Journey)! 44:54 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #7 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness 49:21 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 12th Doctor #4 (Titan) by The Rev @skaromedia
57:32 FAN INTERVIEW - Kate @Kamiduu chats to one of her oldest sci-fi friends and asks the time honoured question of this podcast, "Star Wars or Doctor Who?" (NB: This interview was recorded in late 2014, so some references are slightly out of date with more recent news and events.) 1:19:32 Closing remarks 1:21:22 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show)
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00:30 Introduction to the show; discussion includes welcome to the new year; not watching Star Wars Clone Wars during the break; run-down of Episode 21 contents; Who Wars continuing as a fortnightly podcast; competition in this episode in conjunction with AM Audio Media; WhoWars.net website now has a team page and details on how to join us; reviewing Star Wars Rebels on Who Wars in the future.
05:55 STAR WARS NEWS - Liam Neeson's opinion of the new Episode VII lightsaber; Star Wars Detours possibly coming to DVD and Blu-Ray later this year; Star Wars spinoff movie loses scriptwriter Gary Whitta; young Irish actor, Domhnall Gleeson, talks being in Star Wars.
17:05 DOCTOR WHO NEWS - Russell T. Davies on being asked to return to write for Doctor Who, plus the 10th anniversary of Nu-Who; Nine predictions for Doctor Who Series 9.
33:05 COMPETITION - AM Audio Media is sponsoring a Doctor Who-based competition here at Who Wars. Tune in and listen to learn how to enter!
35:50 FEATURE - DOCTOR WHO - Which actor or actress would be your ultimate choice to play the Doctor? Kate @Kamiduu Rob @WhoWars The Rev @skaromedia and Lex @Lexerness weigh in with their thoughts on who would make a great Doctor if casting was no object.
47:38 FEATURE - DOCTOR WHO - The Rev @skaromedia ponders what Doctor Who needs, going into Series 9, after a conversation with 'Dave the Smurf'.
52:18 COMIC - DOCTOR WHO - 10th Doctor #6 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
58:54 ADVERT - AM Audio Media
59:14 Closing remarks
1:00:24 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show)