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It’s been a while so I thought I would stop by and let Reality Bomb’s listeners know how I’m doing, what I thought of the latest season of Doctor Who (spoiler alert, I liked it. A lot.), and my plans for a new episode (or episodes) of Reality Bomb later this year. And I wanted talk with you my latest podcast, The Comics Code, a storytelling/documentary podcast about comics which will debut this fall. I even share a preview of an upcoming episode
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Peoples of the universe, please attend carefully… Graeme has an announcement about the future of Reality Bomb.
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On the one hundred and nineteenth episode of Reality Bomb, we talk with the Guardian’s Martin Belam about how Doctor Who is doing in the current television landscape, and what we should look forward to, and worry about, in the coming years. And we look back on Is This Rumour Hot or Not? for the past season of Doctor Who and update what was really accurate… and what was wildly wrong with Lacy Baugher-Milas and KatyBeth Schmid. Plus feeling fan anxiety? Ask about Focus Zerk!
On the one hundredth and eigtheenth edition of Reality Bomb, we have our longest episode yet as we catch up on all the news we’ve missed while we were off (plus a few other things!) First, Graeme Burk talks with Lacy Baugher Milas of Den of Geek about Doctor Who’s return to SDCC after five years away. We finish our review of the latest season, and look to the future, as Sage Young and Sanjay Lago discuss Rogue, The Legend of Ruby Sunday and Empire of Death. And we look to the past, or rather how the past is being re-presented through new blu-ray and streaming releases with Jon Arnold and Max Kaschevsky… which leads nicely into Gallery of the Underrated, where James Cooray Smith (of Graeme’s favourite Doctor Who-themed newsletter, The Psychic Paper — which you should really subscribe!) brings the recently CG animated missing story, The Celestial Toymaker. Plus Hot Take Roulette with KatyBeth Schmid… and Spoiler Cops concludes!
On the one hundred and seventeenth episode of Reality Bomb, we have a double shot of reviews from the latest season of Doctor Who. First, Graeme Burk talks to Sage Young and Lacy Baugher-Milas about Space Babies and The Devil’s Chord. Then we talk to Joy Piedmont and Max Kaschevsky about Boom, 73 Yards and Dot and Bubble. We go under the surface — way under the surface — as Amanda-Rae Prescott relives Cold War in the Gallery of the Underrated. And Graeme reflects on the late William Russell. Plus Spoiler Cops continues!
On the one hundred and sixteenth episode of Reality Bomb, Graeme Burk interviews SFX editor Darren Scott about Doctor Who having a digital-first release at midnight on Saturday, having episodes 1 and 2 air before Eurovision, and how the launch of the new season one is going. With a new trailer there’s new rumours and Lacy Baugher-Milas and KatyBeth Schmid are here to help us through them with a new edition of Is This Rumour Hot Or Not? And Joy Piedmont takes Doctor Who fan JP Into The Dalek in a new Gallery of the Underrated. Plus, Spoiler Cops continues, a song about the least likely person to come back to Doctor Who… and the BBC America lady starts a new job at Disney+!
On the one hundred and fifteenth episode of Reality Bomb, Graeme Burk talks with Guardian writer Martin Belam about his controversial 2021 article about Doctor Who (after a massive series of changes in Doctor, showrunner, studio and co-production partner subsequently) and examines at the current state of Doctor Who in 2024 and what’s ahead. Head Over Feels’ co-founders Kim Rogers and Sage Young share a Reality Bomb segment for the first time in years to talk about this year’s Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles and how the vibe there has changed with recent developments on the show. And we look to the future of commuting, and it doesn’t look good, as Julie Chaston brings Gridlock to the Gallery of the Underrated. Plus we bring back a song from our archives, and Spoiler Cops continues!
On the one hundred and fourteenth episode of Reality Bomb, we’re all about all the 2023 specials, all the time, as Graeme Burk talks to Kim Rogers and Max Kaschevsky about Ncuti Gatwa’s full debut as the Doctor in the Christmas special The Church on Ruby Road. Sage Young and Sanjay Lago also stop by to discuss the three 60th anniversary specials starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate. And we look back on the past year of rumour-mongering in Doctor Who with Lacy Baugher-Milas and KatyBeth Schmid in a special edition of Is This Rumour Hot or Not? that fact checks the previous year’s rumours! Plus we have the long-awaited return of Spoiler Cops!
We’re continuing our celebration of the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with the second of our special episodes that asks a simple but important question: “What is an essential element of Doctor Who?”
20 fans answer this question — some of them from the Reality Bomb archives, most others are new. All of them talk about the diverse elements that makes Doctor Who the amazing program it’s been for 60 years. In part two, we have…
- Essential #11: Evolution with Jason A. Miller
- Essential #12: What-if? with Amanda Rae Prescott
- Essential #13: Emotional Entanglements with Petra Mayer
- Essential #14: Ambition with Jim Sangster
- Essential #15: Acting with Scot Clarke
- Essential #16: Ego with Sage Young
- Essential #17: Breadth with Joy Piedmont
- Essential #18: Hope (part two) with Lacy Baugher-Milas
- Essential #19: The Human Condition with Rachel Donner
- Essential #20: Curiousity with KatyBeth Schmid
- Epilogue: The Future with Graeme Burk
On the one hundred and thirteenth edition of Reality Bomb we’re celebrating the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special episode that asks one simple but important question: “What is an essential element of Doctor Who?”
Over the next two episodes, we’ll have the perspectives of 20 fans on this question, some new, some from the past, as they talk about the diverse elements that makes Doctor Who the amazing program that it is. In the first part, we have:
- Essential #1: Possibility with Lisa Gledhill
- Essential #2: The TARDIS with Max Kashevsky
- Essential #3: Storylines with Sanjay Lago
- Essential #4: Hope (part one) with Priya Deonarain
- Essential #5: Adventure with Pauline Serizel
- Essential #6: Cliffhangers with Tom Dickinson
- Essential #7: Silliness with Martin Belam
- Essential #8: Tom Baker with Bill Evenson
- Essential #9: Timelessness with Alex Kennard
- Essential #10: Companions with Kim Rogers
On the one hundred and twelfth edition of Reality Bomb, we talk to classical musician Elizabeth Reid McQuillan about the new version of the Doctor Who theme and what makes the Doctor Who theme so popular. We chat with Graham Kibble-White, co-author of the new bookazine Adventures in Type and Space, about how the book came together, and how some of the greatest title sequences in Doctor Who’s history came together… with exclusive clips of Graham’s interviews with the legendary Bernard Lodge and Peter Govey. And we reconvene the Reality Bomb Book Club as Shannon Dohar and Martin Hajovsky discuss Russell T Davies’ and Benjamin Cook’s behind the scenes look at the making of series four, Doctor Who: The Writer’s Tale. Plus: Graeme Burk examines the origins of the oooo-eee-oooos and the dumba-ba-dums that make up the Doctor Who theme to see how it connects with Murray Gold’s latest version … and we discover, the hard way, that there are some things in the world of Doctor Who that are more ridiculous than any comedy sketch we can make.
On the one hundred and eleventh edition of Reality Bomb, Graeme Burk talks about the trailer for the 60th anniversary specials — and the return of David Tennant’s Doctor teaming with Catherine Tate’s Donna Noble — with Sage Young and Julie Chaston. Joy Piedmont talks to Reece Connolly and Carrot about their Doctor Who themed cabaret, The Gallifrey Cabaret. And KatyBeth Schmid and Lacy Baugher-Milas are back for another round of Is This Rumour Hot or Not? Plus, we return to the Church of the Holy Trailer for some more worship.
Visit the Gallifrey Cabaret linktree page and Instagram for more information about their upcoming performances and more.
On this special episode of Reality Bomb, we’re continuing our tenth anniversary celebrations with a journey through Doctor Who and its fandom over the past decade with our editorials. We’ve trawled through our archives we’re presenting ten editorials from past ten years of Reality Bomb that talk about what enrages, enthralls, excites and enlivens us […]
On a special extra-length episode of Reality Bomb, we’re continuing our tenth anniversary celebrations with a look at our longest running segment, Gallery of the Underrated. We’ve made a deep dive into the archives and brought back ten Gallery of the Underrateds from the past decade of Reality Bomb that re-examine the overlooked, ignored and […]
On the one hundred and tenth edition of Reality Bomb, we’re celebrating our tenth anniversary with our longest episode yet and featuring “ten for ten”– ten segments that look back on ten years of Reality Bomb, introduced by contributors and friends of the programs. This episode includes: Romance in Doctor Who (from episode 060) – […]
On the one hundred and ninth edition of Reality Bomb we’re back doing a live episode on Zoom! Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont are joined by a panel that includes Kim Rogers, Lori Steuart, Max Kaschevsky and KatyBeth Schmid as they discuss (just in time for Doctor Who’s big 6-0) what the essential elements of […]
On the one hundred and eighth edition of Reality Bomb, we’re counting down to the 60th anniversary and talking about trailers, titles and overall hype with Head Over Feels’ Sage Young and the Guardian’s Martin Belam. We bringing in Gareth Kavanaugh, editor of the Doctor Who comics fanzine Vworp Vworp to talk about adapting The […]
On the one hundred and seventh edition of Reality Bomb, we’re talking with Kim Rogers and Jim Sangster about actress, signer, performer Queen of Queens on RuPaul’s Drag Race… and Doctor Who guest star Jinkx Monsoon. And we’re out of our depths as Emma O’Neill-Deitel brings Legend of the Sea Devils to the Gallery of […]
On this special episode of Reality Bomb, Joy Piedmont talks with executive producer and writer Chris Chibnall, who recently concluded his four-year tenure showrunning Doctor Who. Joy talks with Chris about growing up as a fan, his experiences at the Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles in February, the Doctor as the Timeless Child, building […]
On the one hundred and sixteenth edition of Reality Bomb, we’re talking with Dominic G. Martin about the fifteenth Doctor new look: what the constituent elements of the ensemble are, how fashion forward it is, and what wardrobe can expect Ncuti Gatwa to rock in future. Then we have a new edition of “Is This Rumour Hot or Not?” with Lacy Baugher-Milas and KatyBeth Schmid. And co-hosts Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont catch up on the past three months by playing “Hot Take Roulette”. Plus a situation room monitors a potentially important situation in Doctor Who…
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On this holiday episode of Reality Bomb, Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont are here for fans experiencing the absence of any Doctor Who special this holiday season by re-presenting some past segments from Reality Bomb’s vaults to do with the Doctor Who Christmas specials including Mark Askwith and Nikki Stafford’s discussion of the tenth anniversary of the Christmas Specials recorded in 2015 at our live Christmas special (Episode 030A) in Toronto. We also go back to one of Sage Young’s first Reality Bomb segments with her Gallery of the Underrated on The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe from Episode 018. And Joy’s documentary from Episode 085 examines what made the Doctor Who Christmas specials, well, special. And we have Spoiler Cops: Die Hardly from Episode 018. Plus Joy and Graeme share favourite moments from Christmas specials and play a holiday version of This-or-That… and Graeme tells a holiday-themed Joel and Carlie story!
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On the one hundredth and fifth edition of Reality Bomb, we’re getting excited about the arrival of Millie Gibson as the new companion Ruby Sunday as we talk to Jim Sangster and Julie Chaston about what Gibson might bring to the role and how her three years on Coronation Street might prove to be an advantage. Also Graham Kibble-White has an audio essay on Doctor Who’s diamond logo and why it’s caught the fancy of so many Doctor Who fans over the years. And writer Nev Fountain is taking us on a trip to Lanzarote, or is that Sarn, as Peter Davison’s 1984 penultimate adventure Planet of Fire comes to the Gallery of the Underrated. Plus a fan reminisces about where they were when Millie Gibson was cast!
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On the one hundred and fourth edition of Reality Bomb, come celebrate the 59th anniversary of Doctor Who with us as we have a live episode on Zoom! Joy Piedmont is talking to Max Kashevsky, Kim Rogers and Priya Deonarain about Jodie Whittaker’s tenure as the thirteenth Doctor. Graeme Burk and special guest Toby Hadoke […]
On the one hundred and third episode of Reality Bomb we have a super-sized episode featuring an all-star panel discussing the ups, downs, Sacha Dwahan-ness and past Doctor Who-ness of Jodie Whittaker’s swansong, The Power of the Doctor with KatyBeth Schmid, Priya Deonarain, Sage Young and Lacy Baugher-Milas. Plus the BBC’s deal with Disney+ for […]
On the one hundred and second episode of Reality Bomb, we’re making a deep dive into Chris Chibnall’s tenure as Doctor Who’s showrunner and discussing the good, the bad, the ugly and the hopeful about Chibnall’s reign with Lacy Baugher-Milas, KatyBeth Schmid and Priya Deonarain. We’re also discussing pirates, comedy and Doctor Who fans’ not-so-secret […]
On the one-hundred-and-first edition of Reality Bomb, we’re triaging the plethora of behind-the-scenes speculation as Graeme Burk brings together Lacy Baugher-Milas and KatyBeth Schmid for super-sized version of “Is This Rumour Hot or Not?”. Also, what would a Doctor Who expanded universe on TV look like in the 2020s? Joy Piedmont talks to Martin Belam […]
On the one hundredth edition of Reality Bomb we have a special live episode recorded at QED in Astoria in Queens in New York City! Join Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont as they talk to Sage Young and Shannon Dohar about the top stories in Doctor Who during the past 100 episodes of Reality Bomb. […]
On the ninety-ninth edition of Reality Bomb, Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor and Graeme Burk talks to Dominic G. Martin and Sage Young about what Ncuti might bring to the role and what to expect about future Doctor Who. Joy Piedmont chats with Mikey Williams about Ncuti and the experiences working on set on Sex […]
On the ninety-eighth edition of Reality Bomb, Graeme Burk hoists the mainsails to talk to Priya Deonarain, Katy Beth Schmid and Sarah Murphy about pirates, Sea Devils, history, Thasmin and what worked (and didn’t) about The Legend of the Sea Devils. We’re going to a future with teleportation and Ice Warriors when Philip Lawrence brings […]
On the ninety-seventh edition of Reality Bomb, we’re going somewhere we’ve never gone before as a podcast… a discussion about bringing back classic monsters as Graeme Burk talks to Stacey Smith? and Priya Deonarain about whether, when and how to bring menaces from the past back to our screens. There’s Vardans and Time Lords and […]
On the ninety-sixth edition of Reality Bomb, guest host Sage Young is talking with Max Kashevsky and Kayti Burt about the 2022 New Years special Eve of the Daleks, about rom com time loops, the wonders of Aisling Bea, how creepy is Nick supposed to be and much, much more. Adrienne Enderle stops by to […]
On the ninety-fifth edition of Reality Bomb, we’re talking about all things Flux: the uber-serialized nature of it, the characters, how the Doctor’s new backstory works in it… all the things. It’s a deep dive into the special serial that made up Series 13 with Kayti Burt, Evan Teng and KatyBeth Schmid. We also talk […]
On the ninety-fourth edition of Reality Bomb, we’re doing a live episode on Zoom where Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont are joined by panelists Sage Young, KatyBeth Schmid, Max Curtis and Bill Evenson to talk about Chris Chibnall’s legacy on Doctor Who. Plus a surprise (perhaps not really) guest brings the 1965 story The Rescue […]
NPR Books Editor Petra Mayer, who has been a longtime contributor to Reality Bomb, died suddenly on November 13. In this special episode Graeme Burk is joined by the Verity! podcast’s Deb Stanish to remember Petra and the special enthusiasm she had for Doctor Who. We revisit the highlights of Petra’s 26 appearances on the […]
On the ninety-third edition of Reality Bomb, we have a super-sized episode that first of all takes a deep dive into the marketing and promotion of Doctor Who — talking about what’s working and what disasters have befallen the show’s promotion in the lead-up to the new season with Alex Kennard, Lori Steuart and Max […]
On the ninety-second edition of Reality Bomb, we’re talking about Russell T Davies’ return to showrunning Doctor Who, what that means and the challenges ahead, with Evan Teng, Head Over Feels’ Kim Rogers and Guardian writer Martin Belam. We travel back to 2003 to talk about the original announcement that Russell was coming to Doctor […]
Never fear, Reality Bomb listeners. There’s nothing wrong with your podcast! The gang from Deeper Cuts — Shannon Dohar, Rob Jones and Reality Bomb’s very own Graeme Burk — have been timescooped over to Reality Bomb’s feed (in honour of the Deeper Cuts miniseries, The Soundtrack Sessions, available now!) to do their thing with us– […]
On the ninety-first edition of Reality Bomb, we have a super-sized episode that looks at what a showrunner does on modern day British TV with Mikey Williams and Philip Lawrence. We also talk to NPR’s Petra Mayer and Den of Geek’s Kayti Burt about what we hope to see in Doctor Who’s next showrunner… whoever […]