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In this episode we'll be featuring the second part in a series focusing on the work of Big Finish Doctor Who composer and sound designer Alistair Lock, recorded the 6th of December, 2010.

In this episode we'll be featuring the second part in a series focusing on the work of Big Finish Doctor Who composer and sound designer Alistair Lock, recorded the 6th of December, 2010.

This week, the Who's He? reviewing duo take a look at the latest episode The Rebel Flesh. Both Paul and Phil are not overly critical of this weeks story and the general view is that Matthew Graham has redeemed himself for Fear Her. However, being the picky swines that they are, they still manage to talk about Roger Moore designed acid suits and ropey CGI.

They also discuss whether Doctor Who is or ever was too scary for children and go off topic more than once whilst losing themselves in childhood memories.

This week, the Who's He? reviewing duo take a look at the latest episode The Rebel Flesh. Both Paul and Phil are not overly critical of this weeks story and the general view is that Matthew Graham has redeemed himself for Fear Her. However, being the picky swines that they are, they still manage to talk about Roger Moore designed acid suits and ropey CGI.

They also discuss whether Doctor Who is or ever was too scary for children and go off topic more than once whilst losing themselves in childhood memories.

Summary:
Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Karen Dunn and Keith Dunn sit down, tallied, in front of the 2011 Doctor Who episode, Day of the Moon, and spout our usual nonsense!

The Doctor’s gone beardy weirdy, Amy’s turned into Scully and River’s practicing her badassery. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Doctor Who: Day of the Moona|

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• BBC: Doctor Who – Day of the Moon.
• Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
• Twitter: Adam J Purcell.

 

Summary:
Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Karen Dunn and Keith Dunn sit down, forgotten, in front of the 2011 Doctor Who episode, The Impossible Astronaut, and spout our usual nonsense!

The Doctor’s got a burning sensation, Amy has SchrAPdinger’s bun in the oven and Nixon is their be-atch. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronauta|

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• BBC: Doctor Who – The Impossible Astronaut.
• Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
• Twitter: Adam J Purcell.

 

Review of 'The Rebel Flesh' Series 6 Episode 5

Review of 'The Rebel Flesh' Series 6 Episode 5

Review of 'The Rebel Flesh' Series 6 Episode 5

Review of 'The Rebel Flesh' Series 6 Episode 5

They're not just clones. They're YOU. And that lifts "The Rebel Flesh" above formulaic base-under-siege, at least for the first two-thirds…

DWS06E5 - The Rebel Flesh

So, you probably just watched the latest episode of Doctor Who, andA you’ve come here looking for opinions on it. If so, I’m sorry – you won’t find them here. Instead, in this episode, we’reA taking a step back in time (because Doctor Who is A a show about time travel, so we can do that) to listen to some crazy ramblings recorded about a month ago. Plus there are lots of great songs!

download itA here (52min., 48MB)

In this episode, I…
…was suffering from a cold (so if I sound particularly inarticulate and/or hoarse, that’s why)
…quite enjoyed A Christmas Carol
…wish I could have gone to Gallifrey
…play songs in memory of Nicholas Courtney and Elisabeth Sladen
…look forward to new Doctor Who episodes

Songs:
“Gallifreyan History 101,” by Chameleon Circuit
“Abigail’s Song,” by Murray Gold
“Five Rounds Rapid (The Bridadier’s Song),” by UKISOCIETY on YouTube
“Goodnight, Sarah Jane,” by Talis Kimberly
“My Reality,” by Alex Carpenter and Paige Harwood
“The Who the Hell is River Song,” byA Peekaresque on YouTube

Links:
Chameleon Circuit
Gallifrey One convention
“Five Rounds Rapid (The Bridadier’s Song)”
Talis Kimberly
Buy “Goodnight Sarah-Jane”
“My Reality”
hopeonatenspeed on YouTube
Buy Save the Starwhales here,A here, or onA iTunes
Alex Carpenter on YouTube
“The Who the Hell is River Song”
The US WhoCast

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Please leave me feedback in the comments, or email me at trocklafanepodcast@gmail.com. You can also find this podcast onA MySpace,A Facebook,A YouTube, andA Twitter. Thanks for listening!

Do you want more unedited discussion about Doctor Who and other things? Well. You can have that. You're welcome.

This week Tom and Louis discuss The Doctor's wife, and talk a bit about upcoming fall television programs (following up on the discussion in episode 018).

Here are some relevant links:

http://quarridors.tumblr.com/post/5579798087/as-much-as-i-loved-the-doctors-wife-the-tardis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_50wn4WeNBs

This week a couple of short teaser trailers for Torchwood Miracle Day were released so I bring you audio of them and also my review of writer Matthew Graham's return to writing Dr Who with his episode The Rebel Flesh.

End theme tune is a remix of the Doctor Who Theme by Tony Gallichan of The Flashing Blade Podcast, Tony can be contacted here show@flashingblade.org.uk

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

This week a couple of short teaser trailers for Torchwood Miracle Day were released so I bring you audio of them and also my review of writer Matthew Graham's return to writing Dr Who with his episode The Rebel Flesh.

End theme tune is a remix of the Doctor Who Theme by Tony Gallichan of The Flashing Blade Podcast, Tony can be contacted here show@flashingblade.org.uk

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

The Rebel Flesh" is the fifth episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and is the first episode of a two-part story which will conclude with "The Almost People". Contents 1 Plot 1.1 Synopsis 1.2 Continuity 2 Production 2.1 Cast notes 3 Broadcast and reception 4 References 5 External links [edit] Plot [edit] Synopsis As the Doctor (Matt Smith) continues the unresolved TARDIS scan on the possible pregnancy of his companion Amy (Karen Gillan), the TARDIS is caught in the first waves of a "solar tsunami" and materialises on Earth in the 22nd Century. The Doctor, Amy, and Amy's husband Rory (Arthur Darvill) find themselves on a remote island in the future, where a factory housed in a former castle monastery pumps a valuable, highly corrosive acid to the mainland. The skeleton crew of the factory uses a self-replicating fluid called the Flesh from which they create exact doppelgängers of themselves, colloquially called gangers. The crew controls the gangers from special control beds, operating the hazardous environment of the factory via the disposable bodies. The Doctor, initially posing as an inspector, fears the worst part of the solar tsunami will strike the solar-powered factory soon, threatening those still remaining, and offers to take the crew in his TARDIS. The foreman, Miranda Cleaves (Raquel Cassidy), refuses to shut down the factory until she receives orders from the mainland. As the solar storm begins, the Doctor races to disconnect the solar collector, but an electrical strike hits the castle, throwing the Doctor off the tower and knocking everyone else inside unconscious. When the crew awakens they find themselves out of the control beds with no sign of the gangers. However, their own personal belongings have been gone through and the TARDIS has sunk into acid-corroded ground. The Doctor explains that they have likely been unconscious for more than an hour and the gangers have gained sentience. They soon discover that two of the gangers are amongst them, posing as Cleaves and Jennifer (Sarah Smart), when the two give themselves away by losing their facial similarities and turn pale-white. Jennifer also exhibits the ability to contort and stretch her body well beyond human limits. The Jennifer ganger struggles with her new identity and befriends Rory who has begun to demonstrate an emotional attachment to her. The Cleaves ganger works in secret with the other gangers to try to kill the real humans, as the human Cleaves works towards killing the gangers. The Doctor attempts to reunite the two sides but fails when the human Cleaves kills one of the gangers with a high-powered electrical charge. As the gangers plan an attack, the Doctor accuses Cleaves of killing a living being, but Cleaves refuses to acknowledge this. The ganger version of Jennifer goes in search for her human counterpart in order to kill her. The Doctor determines that, as they're in a monastery, the safest place to be is the chapel, and directs everyone there. As the gangers in acid-protection suits bear down on the chapel, Rory, responding to the sound of Jennifer screaming, deliberately separates from the group against Amy's wishes. In the chapel, a figure emerges from the shadows: it is a ganger of the Doctor. [edit] Continuity The Doctor is seen, for the third time this series, covertly consulting the TARDIS computers to find out if Amy is pregnant; as in previous episodes, the readout alternates repeatedly between positive and negative. Also, the "Eye Patch Lady" (Frances Barber) makes a brief non-speaking appearance through a sliding hatch, shocking Amy as she explores the castle looking for Rory. [edit] Production [edit] Cast notes Raquel Cassidy previously appeared in the Fifth Doctor audio drama The Judgement of Isskar where she played Mesca.[1] Cassidy also previously starred in the BBC TV series Party Animals alongside Matt Smith. [edit] Broadcast and reception The episode achieved an overnight rating of 5.7 million with an audience share of 29.3%.[2]

This week a couple of short teaser trailers for Torchwood Miracle Day were released so I bring you audio of them and also my review of writer Matthew Graham's return to writing Dr Who with his episode The Rebel Flesh.

End theme tune is a remix of the Doctor Who Theme by Tony Gallichan of The Flashing Blade Podcast, Tony can be contacted here show@flashingblade.org.uk

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

Something has taken over the TARDIS and Scott and Matt are absolutely gushing about the Neil Gaiman penned fourth episode of series 6, “The Doctor’s Wife”. The Doctor is summoned to a planet on the outside of the universe by what he believes may be a surviving Time Lord. Once there, the TARDIS’ lifeforce is trapped inside a woman named Idris and the TARDIS is taken over by an unseen enemy named House who begins to terrorize Amy and Rory. Can the Doctor team up with his oldest companion to save the day and stop House from stealing the TARDIS? Whatever happened to the old console room? What does the TARDIS believe it’s name is? Find out, in the newest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next Week: “The Rebel Flesh”!!

So it’s time to see what the fans thought of the latest two offerings from Series 6 – Curse of the Black Spot and The Doctor’s Wife. But it was a task that was too difficult for the DWP to tackle soJames got together with Steven from the Radio Free Skaro podcast to see if they could work it out.

As well as the usual scintilating banter about ratings and AI levels, we listen to and read out your feedback as well! Get stuck in!

So it’s time to see what the fans thought of the latest two offerings from Series 6 – Curse of the Black Spot and The Doctor’s Wife. But it was a task that was too difficult for the DWP to tackle soJames got together with Steven from the Radio Free Skaro podcast to see if they could work it out.

As well as the usual scintilating banter about ratings and AI levels, we listen to and read out your feedback as well! Get stuck in!

So it's time to see what the fans thought of the latest two offerings from Series 6 - Curse of the Black Spot and The Doctor's Wife. But it was a task that was too difficult for the DWP to tackle soJames got together with Steven from the Radio Free Skaro podcast to see if [...]

I try to blow the cobwebs away as I introduce a mixed bag of a vblog

YO,HO,HO Join myself and Darth on the high seas for this episode.also DWPA Professor How easter special at the end of the podcast.

Episode number ten? We’re into the double digits now! I feel as though we’ve just become a real podcast. Anyway, in episode 10 (10!) we talk about:

• Thin Ice by Marc Platt
• The Sentinels of the New Dawn by Paul Finch
• Pulling Faces by Helen Goldwyn and Louise Jameson
• Heroes of Sontar by Alan Barnes
• Colin Baker’s hair

Also, as I’m sure you will notice, we now have some wonderful music, created by Chris Smeathers. We hope you enjoy, and remember you can always give us feedback, either by leaving a comment here, emailing us, posting to our facebook, to sending us messages on twitter.

 

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Episode number ten? We’re into the double digits now! I feel as though we’ve just become a real podcast. Anyway, in episode 10 (10!) we talk about:

• Thin Ice by Marc Platt
• The Sentinels of the New Dawn by Paul Finch
• Pulling Faces by Helen Goldwyn and Louise Jameson
• Heroes of Sontar by Alan Barnes
• Colin Baker’s hair

Also, as I’m sure you will notice, we now have some wonderful music, created by Chris Smeathers. We hope you enjoy, and remember you can always give us feedback, either by leaving a comment here, emailing us, posting to our facebook, to sending us messages on twitter.

 

Download Ep. 10

.mp3, 44.2 MB

Episode number ten? We’re into the double digits now! I feel as though we’ve just become a real podcast. Anyway, in episode 10 (10!) we talk about:

• Thin Ice by Marc Platt
• The Sentinels of the New Dawn by Paul Finch
• Pulling Faces by Helen Goldwyn and Louise Jameson
• Heroes of Sontar by Alan Barnes
• Colin Baker’s hair

Also, as I’m sure you will notice, we now have some wonderful music, created by Chris Smeathers. We hope you enjoy, and remember you can always give us feedback, either by leaving a comment here, emailing us, posting to our facebook, to sending us messages on twitter.

 

Download Ep. 10

.mp3, 44.2 MB

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 246
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We review Doctor Who: The Doctor's Wife live over the net with live listener feedback.

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"Waaaaauughhhh...MICE!" Jim and Martin put Time and the Rani on hold and instead take a look at something good - the 1973/74 Jon Pertwee season 11 opener, The Time Warrior. It's a medieval tale of a toad-faced alien warrior and a war-mongering, wine-swilling robber baron with time travel and Dot Cotton thrown into the mix. Not only the first Sontaran story, but also the first time the Doctor's home planet is named. And, of course, it features the first appearance of the wonderful Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. Join us as we salute Lis and discover whether or not her first story is up to scratch.

So it's time to see what the fans thought of the latest two offerings from Series 6 - Curse of the Black Spot and The Doctor's Wife. But it was a task that was too difficult for the DWP to tackle soJames got together with Steven from the Radio Free Skaro podcast to see if [...]

So it’s time to see what the fans thought of the latest two offerings from Series 6 – Curse of the Black Spot and The Doctor’s Wife. But it was a task that was too difficult for the DWP to tackle so James got together with Steven from the Radio Free Skaro podcast to see [...]

DWS06E4 - The Doctors Wife

On this week show we will take about the Pirates of the Caribbean series of films and then we review the newest episode of Doctor Who, the Neil Gaiman penned story called "The Doctor Wife." Join us for an episode so big we had to call it ESO Episode 60 There be pirates aplenty, ARRRRRR … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Episode 183 of Geek Syndicate, your podcast guide to the murtky underbelly of Geekdom.

News

The Diease Control website crashes under weight of it's zombie defence plan, The Napoleon of Crime gets his own comic, Runemaster studio opens up new pulp division, Disney finds it's Lone Ranger ,Torhwoord web series spin off and Warehouse 13 spin off

Week that Was

Brightest Day - Vol - 1, Flashpoint #1, The Blue Spear, Community,Smallville and Dr Who

Welcome to Episode 183 of Geek Syndicate, your podcast guide to the murtky underbelly of Geekdom.

News

The Diease Control website crashes under weight of it's zombie defence plan, The Napoleon of Crime gets his own comic, Runemaster studio opens up new pulp division, Disney finds it's Lone Ranger ,Torhwoord web series spin off and Warehouse 13 spin off

Week that Was

Brightest Day - Vol - 1, Flashpoint #1, The Blue Spear, Community,Smallville and Dr Who

Trilby's, Exploding Jelly Babies, Cyber-Mania's, "That" Face, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Come Fly With Me, "That's what she said!", Windows Movie Maker, Psychic Pollan...this is MrTARDIS and i wouldn't have it any other way. I huge thank you to everyone who has supported me! The song is 'I Am The Doctor' by Murray Gold and about halfway through it switches to 'The Sun's Gone Wibbly'.

Quick mumbled reviews of 'The Curse of the Black Spot' and 'The Doctors Wife'. Performed under contractual obligation.

"The Doctor's Wife" is the fourth episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was broadcast on 14 May 2011, written by Neil Gaiman.[2] Contents [hide] 1 Plot 1.1 Synopsis 1.2 Continuity 2 Production 2.1 Writing 2.2 Casting 2.3 Filming 3 Broadcast and reception 4 References 5 External links [edit] Plot [edit] Synopsis While in deep space, the Doctor, Amy and Rory receive a hypercube containing a distress call from a Time Lord. Tracing the source of the call to a rift leading outside the universe, the Doctor deletes part of his TARDIS to generate enough energy to cross through the rift. After landing in a junkyard on a solitary asteroid, the TARDIS shuts down and its matrix suddenly disappears. The three explore, and meet the strange inhabitants, Uncle, Auntie, a green eyed Ood called Nephew and an excited young woman named Idris who fawns all over, and then bites, the Doctor. While Uncle and Auntie lock up Idris, and Amy and Rory return to the TARDIS, the Doctor follows the distress signal and finds a cabinet containing a large number of hypercubes. Upon further investigation of Uncle and Auntie, he finds they are constructed of body parts from other beings, including Time Lords. They are controlled by the asteroid, called House, which is sentient and able to interface with other technology around it. House led the Doctor there and ripped out the TARDIS' matrix, initially in order to consume its Artron energy, but upon learning that the Doctor is the last Time Lord and that no more TARDISes will ever arrive, decides to transfer itself into the TARDIS and escape from the rift. Amy and Rory are trapped inside as the House-controlled TARDIS dematerialises. The Doctor learns that Idris contains the personality of the TARDIS' matrix. Idris, as the TARDIS, and the Doctor come to realise they selected each other hundreds of years prior when the Doctor fled Gallifrey, and have a personal chat. Without House's support, Uncle and Auntie die. Idris reveals that House had stranded many TARDISes before on the planet, and that this universe only has hours left before it collapses, and that Idris' body only has a short time before it also will fail. The Doctor and Idris work together to construct a makeshift TARDIS from scraps, and then pursue House. Aboard the Doctor's TARDIS, House threatens to kill Amy and Rory. He plays with their senses as they try to flee through the corridors, then sends Nephew after them. Idris makes a psychic connection with Rory to give him directions to a secondary control room, where he and Amy are able to lower the TARDIS shields without House's interference. This allows the Doctor to land the makeshift console in the secondary control room, which atomises Nephew. House deletes the secondary control room as he prepares to break through the rift, which the Doctor anticipates. The TARDIS safety protocols transfer them to the main control room, where the dying Idris releases the TARDIS matrix back to where it belongs, deleting House from the TARDIS machine. As the Doctor, Amy, and Rory recover, a remnant of the TARDIS matrix, still in Idris' body, sadly comments she will not be able to communicate with the Doctor after this but will be there for him. Idris' body disappears as the TARDIS matrix is fully restored. The Doctor installs a security field around the matrix to prevent it from being compromised in the future. Rory asks the Doctor about some of Idris' final words—"The only water in the forest is the river"—but the Doctor doesn't understand. After Amy and Rory leave to find a new bedroom, their original purged by House, the Doctor talks to the TARDIS, and, in response, a nearby lever moves on its own, sending the TARDIS to its next destination. [edit] Continuity This section may contain previously unpublished synthesis of published material that conveys ideas not attributable to the original sources. See the talk page for details. (May 2011) This section describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective. (May 2011) "The Doctor's Wife" revisits many mythology elements regarding the Doctor and the TARDIS established from the original run of the show and continued into the new series. Idris, as the TARDIS, affirms that the Doctor left with her, a type 40 TARDIS, to flee Gallifrey more than 700 years ago, and the TARDIS' history of unreliability is explained as her taking the Doctor not where he wants to go, but where he needs to go. The Doctor has mentioned that the TARDIS is alive in previous episodes, including in The Five Doctors, and has referred to 'her' as "old girl" many times, and as "sexy" occasionally in his Eleventh incarnation, both of which Idris indicates she likes. The Doctor refers to altering the control room's appearance as changing the desktop, as the Fifth Doctor does in "Time Crash". Like the Third Doctor in Inferno, the Doctor and Idris operate a TARDIS control panel outside of an outer TARDIS shell. The Doctor also jettisons TARDIS rooms to create thrust, as in Logopolis and Castrovalva. The TARDIS is mentioned to have retained an archive of previous control rooms unbeknownst to the Doctor, including many he has yet to create; the one shown in this episode is the design featured between "Rose" and "The Eleventh Hour", used by the Ninth and Tenth Doctors. When speaking of his fellow Time Lord the Corsair, the Doctor implies that Time Lords can change gender on regeneration. The Doctor admits he killed all of the Time Lords, alluding to the events of the Time War and The End of Time. In The War Games, the Second Doctor contacted the Time Lords using a cube similar to those seen in this episode. The Doctor suggests visiting the Eye of Orion, which is seen in The Five Doctors. The Doctor again refers to himself as "a madman with a box", reprising Amy's and his own description of himself in "The Eleventh Hour". The Ood "Nephew" displays green eyes (indicating, as with the green-lit TARDIS, that he is possessed by House);[3] Oodkind's eyes also changed colour in "The Impossible Planet" / "The Satan Pit" and "Planet of the Ood". Alluding to the Ood controlled by the Beast in the former episodes, the Doctor refers to Nephew as "another Ood I failed to save." The Doctor states that the Corsair always put a tattoo of a snake eating its own tail on each of his new bodies; the tattoo is on the left arm of his final body, being worn by Auntie. The Third Doctor's body came complete with a snake tattoo on his left arm, as shown when he showers in Spearhead from Space. [edit] Production [edit] Writing "The Doctor's Wife" is Neil Gaiman's (pictured) first contribution to Doctor Who. The episode was written by Neil Gaiman. After Steven Moffat replaced Russell T Davies as the showrunner of Doctor Who, being a fan of Gaiman's blog, Moffat met with Gaiman and Gaiman asked to write an episode. In an interview Gaiman stated "I came up with something that was one of those things where you thought that nobody's done that before."[4] The episode was originally titled "The House of Nothing".[5] Gaiman suggested they make an episode which centres on the TARDIS itself, which was not done before for the entire series since it began in 1963. The central idea was a "what if" scenario to see what would happen if the Doctor and the TARDIS got to talk together. Head writer Steven Moffat liked the idea of featuring the TARDIS as a woman, believing this to be the "ultimate love story" for the Doctor.[6] Gaiman began writing the episode before Matt Smith was even cast as the Eleventh Doctor; Gaiman envisaged David Tennant's performance in the first draft, knowing Smith would play the Doctor differently. Despite this he had no issue writing the dialogue. The episode was originally slated for the eleventh episode of the fifth series. However, it was delayed to the sixth because of budget issues; the eleventh episode would be replaced with "The Lodger".[4] Even so, Gaiman was forced to operate with less money than he would have liked; for instance, he had to scrap a scene set in the TARDIS' swimming pool.[7] The move to the sixth series also meant Gaiman had to include Rory, who ceased to exist in the original slot in the fifth series. With Rory included, Gaiman had to "reshape" much of the second half of the episode, featuring Amy being on the run in the TARDIS. In the original draft where Amy was the only companion, Gaiman added a "heartbreaking monologue" by the character, further stating "you get to see what it's like to be the companion from the companion's point of view, and she got to talk about essentially in that version how sad it is, in some ways. One day something will happen to her, she'll get married, she'll get eaten by monsters, she'll die, she'll get sick of this, but he'll go on forever."[4] At a certain point, Gaiman had tired of re-writing drafts and asked Steven Moffat for help. Moffat wrote in what Gaiman called "several of [the episode's] best lines" and rapidly rewrote several scenes when budget problems harmed filming locations.[8] [edit] Casting In September 2010, Suranne Jones announced she was cast a guest spot on Doctor Who as Idris for an episode of the sixth series of Doctor Who. Jones previously played Mona Lisa in The Sarah Jane Adventures episode Mona Lisa's Revenge.[9] Sometime after appearing on The Sarah Jane Adventures, Jones was contacted to appear on Doctor Who at Gaiman's request, because they were looking for an actress who "is odd; beautiful but strange looking, and quite funny."[10] Moffat meanwhile described Idris as "sexy plus motherly plus utterly mad plus serene."[6] During a read-through of the script, the producers asked her to "neutralise [her] a bit," because they did not want Jones to "be a Northerner" or have a standard accent, but to act "kinda like the Doctor."[10] Later, in March 2011, Gaiman confirmed Michael Sheen would also guest star in the episode to voice a character.[11] Adrian Schiller previously appeared in the Eighth Doctor audio drama Time Works where he played Zanith.[12] [edit] Filming It was planned as the third episode in the 2011 series but the order was changed during the production process.[13] Filming took place in August 2010,[5] although during a 10 October 2010 appearance on Daybreak, guest star Suranne Jones stated that she had been filming green screen special effects only the night before.[14] The scenes where Amy and Rory are on the run allowed the audience to explore the TARDIS outside the control room, something the producers had wanted to do for a while. A series of corridors was constructed and retained for future use. [15] The episode also featured the return of the older TARDIS control room from the Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant era. Gaiman had originally wanted to reconstruct a console room from the original series, but the cost proved prohibitive. [16] The set was retained after filming for "The Eleventh Hour", but has since been removed.[17] Arthur Darvill noted the floor of the older set had a cheese grater-like quality to it, so when the scene called for the cast to fall on it, they found it uncomfortable to stay down for a long period of time.[6] "The Doctor's Wife" features a make-shift TARDIS console, which was piloted by the Doctor and Idris. The console was designed by Susannah Leah, a schoolgirl from Todmorden, who won a competition on Blue Peter, a children's creative arts program, that challenged its viewers to imagine a TARDIS console based on household objects.[18][19] Leah's design was selected by Moffat, Edward Thomas, a production designer for Doctor Who, and Tim Levell, a Blue Peter editor, along with final input amoung the three age-group winners from Smith.[19] Michael Pickward, the production designer for the series, commented that Leah's design captured the nature of "bits and pieces" of what TARDIS consoles have been in the past, as well as the nature of the makeshift console needed for this episode.[19] The drawing was redesigned faithfully by the production team into the prop for the show, including the use of a coat hanger to start the makeshift TARDIS.[19] Leah was brought by Blue Peter to see both the set under construction and on location during filming of the makeshift TARDIS scenes, meeting Smith and the other actors and production crew.[19] Character Options will release a toy playset based on Leah's console later in 2011.[19] The House planetoid in the pocket universe was filmed on location at a quarry outside Cardiff.[6] [edit] Broadcast and reception After its original broadcast, "The Doctor's Wife" received overnight figures of 6.09 million viewers, with a 29.5 per cent audience share. It became the third highest broadcast of the night, behind Britain's Got Talent on ITV1, and the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest, which was shown later on BBC One.[20] The episode recieved a final BARB rating of 7.97 million with an audience share of 34.7%.[21] The episode was positively received. The Guardian's Dan Martin said: "With so many wild ideas at play, this would have been so easy to get wrong...yet in every sense it was pitched perfectly".[22] The AV Club gave the episode a score of "A", saying it was a "pretty terrific [episode]...a brisk, scary, inventive adventure filled with clever concepts and witty dialogue. And a lot of heart when in the way it deals with an important relationship rarely addressed on the series".[23] [edit] References ^ "Matt Smith Video and New Series Overview". BBC. Retrieved 5 May 2011. ^ "Doctor Who: The Doctor's Wife". Radio Times. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011. ^ "Monsters: The Ood". BBC. Retrieved 2011-05-18. ^ a b c Brew, Simon (9 May 2011). 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Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 245
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Wahrend ich auf Zeit und einen CoHost fur die Reviews der aktuellen Fernsehfolgen, und ihr auf die entsprechenden Reviews wartet, gibt es heute, als kleinen Happen fur Zwischendurch das Review zu "The Company of Friends" von Big Finish. Obwohl der Cast mit Fabian vor uber einem Jahr aufgenommen wurde, finden sich einigen Themen darin wieder, die gerade heute wieder sehr aktuell sind...

Matt is joined by Agent Donald from the Re-Opening The Xfiles podcast and Anna from The Shelf Life Podcast to discuss S6E04 "The Doctor's Wife". Sections include Episode Discussion, Three Words, Feedback, and Episode Playback Commentary.

Wahrend ich auf Zeit und einen CoHost fur die Reviews der aktuellen Fernsehfolgen, und ihr auf die entsprechenden Reviews wartet, gibt es heute, als kleinen Happen fur Zwischendurch das Review zu "The Company of Friends" von Big Finish. Obwohl der Cast mit Fabian vor uber einem Jahr aufgenommen wurde, finden sich einigen Themen darin wieder, die gerade heute wieder sehr aktuell sind...