Latest Podcast Episodes
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Episode 13
Gallifrey Doctor Who PodcastIn this 13th episode of this podcast I discuss the latest doctor who news, doctor who convention news, doctor who audiobook news and I discuss my review on the doctor who story The Time Meddler. Remember for convention news or any doctor who news or updates go to http://galifreydoctorwhopodcast.com Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/DrwhoPodcast Follow me on facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Galifrey-Doctorwhopodcast/271043459632888 And remember shop at my new store to support this podcast and Thank you for your support! http://www.cafepress.com/galifreydoctorwhopodcast
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055: Kinda
The Krynoid Podcast"You can't mend people!"
Well tell that to a doctor – Who or otherwise.
And the Kinda can mend doolally folk too, turning them from sociopaths to simpletons by simply opening a box. A bit like Deal or No Deal in reverse.
But is Kinda a box of delights or one of Pandora's old cast-offs?
Well, Nyssa's barely in it so that's a promising start but Adric's face freaks Martin out, the presence of both Nerys Hughes and multiple Tegans sends Jim into a priapic frenzy and a moccasin-faced local keeps spouting spiritual riddles.
The Doctor is an idiot, Tegan has narcolepsy and Adric keeps trying to twok the TSS. Couple that with a jester who badly needs his puppet (and more) stamped on, an effete bloke from That's Life roaring like a frightened vole and the Universe's least enticing bouncy castle and you have something of a mixed bag.
But, when it comes to Kinda fans, are Jim and Martin among the We or the Not-We?
Listen and find out.
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055: Kinda
The Krynoid Podcast"You can’t mend people!"
Well tell that to a doctor – Who or otherwise.
And the Kinda can mend doolally folk too, turning them from sociopaths to simpletons by simply opening a box. A bit like Deal or No Deal in reverse.
But is Kinda a box of delights or one of Pandora's old cast-offs?
Well, Nyssa's barely in it so that's a promising start but Adric's face freaks Martin out, the presence of both Nerys Hughes and multiple Tegans sends Jim into a priapic frenzy and a moccasin-faced local keeps spouting spiritual riddles.
The Doctor is an idiot, Tegan has narcolepsy and Adric keeps trying to twok the TSS. Couple that with a jester who badly needs his puppet (and more) stamped on, an effete bloke from That's Life roaring like a frightened vole and the Universe's least enticing bouncy castle and you have something of a mixed bag.
But, when it comes to Kinda fans, are Jim and Martin among the We or the Not-We?
Listen and find out.
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Episode 13
Gallifrey Doctor Who PodcastIn this 13th episode of this podcast I discuss the latest doctor who news, doctor who convention news, doctor who audiobook news and I discuss my review on the doctor who story The Time Meddler. Remember for convention news or any doctor who news or updates go to http://galifreydoctorwhopodcast.com Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/DrwhoPodcast Follow me on facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Galifrey-Doctorwhopodcast/271043459632888 And remember shop at my new store to support this podcast and Thank you for your support! http://www.cafepress.com/galifreydoctorwhopodcast
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9: Vengeance on Varos, Or Forgive me if I don't join you.
Pex Lives' Podcast
Pex Lives reaches the famous Colin Baker period with the "best loved" of the Sixth Doctor's stories. They had a great chat that took the usual digressions and evolutions! Writer: Philip Martin Director: Ron Jones Originally broadcast: 19-26 January 1985 Music: Theme: I've Never Watched an Episode of Doctor Who - Adam Warrock In the charts: Little Red Corvette - Prince Interlude: Video Nasty - The Damned Closing: The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine - Simon and Garfunkel Next month: Happiness Patrol!
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055: Kinda
The Krynoid Podcast"You can’t mend people!"
Well tell that to a doctor – Who or otherwise.
And the Kinda can mend doolally folk too, turning them from sociopaths to simpletons by simply opening a box. A bit like Deal or No Deal in reverse.
But is Kinda a box of delights or one of Pandora's old cast-offs?
Well, Nyssa's barely in it so that's a promising start but Adric's face freaks Martin out, the presence of both Nerys Hughes and multiple Tegans sends Jim into a priapic frenzy and a moccasin-faced local keeps spouting spiritual riddles.
The Doctor is an idiot, Tegan has narcolepsy and Adric keeps trying to twok the TSS. Couple that with a jester who badly needs his puppet (and more) stamped on, an effete bloke from That's Life roaring like a frightened vole and the Universe's least enticing bouncy castle and you have something of a mixed bag.
But, when it comes to Kinda fans, are Jim and Martin among the We or the Not-We?
Listen and find out.
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9: Vengeance on Varos, Or Forgive me if I don't join you.
Pex Lives' Podcast
Pex Lives reaches the famous Colin Baker period with the "best loved" of the Sixth Doctor's stories. They had a great chat that took the usual digressions and evolutions! Writer: Philip Martin Director: Ron Jones Originally broadcast: 19-26 January 1985 Music: Theme: I've Never Watched an Episode of Doctor Who - Adam Warrock In the charts: Little Red Corvette - Prince Interlude: Video Nasty - The Damned Closing: The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine - Simon and Garfunkel Next month: Happiness Patrol!
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Whocast #271 - Nachtigall, ick hor' dir rospern
Whocast.de (Deutsche)Und nach einer schier unendlich dauernden Zwangspause, geht es nun weiter mit den deutschen Doctor Who Podcast. Heute reichen wir noch O-Tone und ein Review zu "The Day of the Doctor" nach. Ausserdem gibt es die Auflosung unseres Weihnachtsgewinnspieles und eine kleine Osterbettelei ;)
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Whocast #271 - Nachtigall, ick hor' dir rospern
Whocast.de (Deutsche)Und nach einer schier unendlich dauernden Zwangspause, geht es nun weiter mit den deutschen Doctor Who Podcast. Heute reichen wir noch O-Tone und ein Review zu "The Day of the Doctor" nach. Ausserdem gibt es die Auflosung unseres Weihnachtsgewinnspieles und eine kleine Osterbettelei ;)
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Episode 10 - DVD
The Blue Box PodcastThe Blue Box Podcast - Episode 10: DVD Brought to you every Saturday by Starburst Columnist - JR Southall, Lee Rawlings, Mark Cockram and Simon Brett
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Doctor Who - 5.6 'The Vampires of Venice'
Impossible PodcastsCaleb Woodbridge, P G Bell and Sarah Burrow face the Vampires of Venice in our latest Doctor Who commentary!
We discuss vital questions such as, what is the Doctor thinking with his matchmaking techniques? How much does this story fall prey to "time tourism" syndrome? Are alien fish creatures an acceptable substitute for real vampires? All this and much more!
Length: 55 minutes
Download: Click here (Right click and "Save Link/Target As...")
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Whocast #271 - Nachtigall, ick hor' dir rospern
Whocast.de (Deutsche)Und nach einer schier unendlich dauernden Zwangspause, geht es nun weiter mit den deutschen Doctor Who Podcast. Heute reichen wir noch O-Tone und ein Review zu "The Day of the Doctor" nach. Ausserdem gibt es die Auflosung unsere Weihnachtsgewinnspieles und eine kleine Osterbettelei ;)
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Verity! Extra! - Time and Relative Dimension in Space(monkeys)
Doctor Who: Verity!We've had silly Extras before, but perhaps none that went quite this (delightfully) far off the rails. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we talk about our favorite rooms in the TARDIS--both the ones that exist, and the ones we wish did! Come for the TARDIS talk, stay for the space monkeys.
^E
Bonus link [on our site]:
A guinea pig in battle armor
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Whocast #271 - Nachtigall, ick hor' dir rospern
Whocast.de (Deutsche)Und nach einer schier unendlich dauernden Zwangspause, geht es nun weiter mit den deutschen Doctor Who Podcast. Heute reichen wir noch O-Tone und ein Review zu "The Day of the Doctor" nach. Ausserdem gibt es die Auflosung unsere Weihnachtsgewinnspieles und eine kleine Osterbettelei ;)
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Verity! Extra! - Time and Relative Dimension in Space(monkeys)
Doctor Who: Verity!We've had silly Extras before, but perhaps none that went quite this (delightfully) far off the rails. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we talk about our favorite rooms in the TARDIS--both the ones that exist, and the ones we wish did! Come for the TARDIS talk, stay for the space monkeys.
^E
Bonus link [on our site]:
A guinea pig in battle armor
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Tim's Take On: Episode 125(Danny Devito panel at London Expo)
Tim's Take On...A bit of convention coverage this week as I bring you the Danny Devito panel from the recent London Expo convention, Danny was mostly plugging his new film The Lorax but he also talks about other film and stage work.
You can see my photos of London Expo here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157629924055854/with/7282377230/
and videos of this week's panel here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VIlOTKM3N0&list=UU5hBU4YTRoHc8KyDG66Ojcg&index=9&feature=plcp and here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Sonz46PNo&list=UU5hBU4YTRoHc8KyDG66Ojcg&index=7&feature=plcp
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.
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Verity! Extra! - Time and Relative Dimension in Space(monkeys)
Doctor Who: Verity!We've had silly Extras before, but perhaps none that went quite this (delightfully) far off the rails. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we talk about our favorite rooms in the TARDIS--both the ones that exist, and the ones we wish did! Come for the TARDIS talk, stay for the space monkeys.
^E
Bonus link [on our site]:A guinea pig in battle armor
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Verity! Extra! - Time and Relative Dimension in Space(monkeys)
Doctor Who: Verity!We've had silly Extras before, but perhaps none that went quite this (delightfully) far off the rails. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we talk about our favorite rooms in the TARDIS--both the ones that exist, and the ones we wish did! Come for the TARDIS talk, stay for the space monkeys.
^E
Bonus link [on our site]:A guinea pig in battle armor
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Tim's Take On: Episode 125(Danny Devito panel at London Expo)
Tim's Take On...A bit of convention coverage this week as I bring you the Danny Devito panel from the recent London Expo convention, Danny was mostly plugging his new film The Lorax but he also talks about other film and stage work.
You can see my photos of London Expo here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157629924055854/with/7282377230/
and videos of this week's panel here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VIlOTKM3N0&list=UU5hBU4YTRoHc8KyDG66Ojcg&index=9&feature=plcp and here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Sonz46PNo&list=UU5hBU4YTRoHc8KyDG66Ojcg&index=7&feature=plcp
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.
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Verity! Extra! - Time and Relative Dimension in Space(monkeys)
Doctor Who: Verity!We've had silly Extras before, but perhaps none that went quite this (delightfully) far off the rails. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we talk about our favorite rooms in the TARDIS--both the ones that exist, and the ones we wish did! Come for the TARDIS talk, stay for the space monkeys.
^E
Bonus link [on our site]:A guinea pig in battle armor
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Verity! Extra! - Time and Relative Dimension in Space(monkeys)
Doctor Who: Verity!We've had silly Extras before, but perhaps none that went quite this (delightfully) far off the rails. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we talk about our favorite rooms in the TARDIS--both the ones that exist, and the ones we wish did! Come for the TARDIS talk, stay for the space monkeys.
^E
Bonus link [on our site]:A guinea pig in battle armor
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Doctor Who - 5.7 'Amy's Choice'
Impossible PodcastsJoin Swithun Dobson, Sarah Burrow and Caleb Woodbridge as Doctor Who goes all wibbly-wobbly, dreamy-weamy.
As the TARDIS crew are forced to choose between two competing realities, we ask why the show doesn't do more of these "format breaker" episodes. Plus, we assess the emotional see-saw that is Amy's love life, the dark side of the Doctor and re-examine the start of a phenomenon - Rory kicking the bucket.
Join us, for all this and more!
Length: 54 minutes
Download: Click Here (Right click and "Save Link/Target As...")
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Verity! Extra! - Time and Relative Dimension in Space(monkeys)
Doctor Who: Verity!We've had silly Extras before, but perhaps none that went quite this (delightfully) far off the rails. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we talk about our favorite rooms in the TARDIS--both the ones that exist, and the ones we wish did! Come for the TARDIS talk, stay for the space monkeys.
^E
Bonus link [on our site]:
A guinea pig in battle armor
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Verity! Extra! - Time and Relative Dimension in Space(monkeys)
Doctor Who: Verity!We've had silly Extras before, but perhaps none that went quite this (delightfully) far off the rails. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we talk about our favorite rooms in the TARDIS--both the ones that exist, and the ones we wish did! Come for the TARDIS talk, stay for the space monkeys.
^E
Bonus link [on our site]:
A guinea pig in battle armor
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Episode 12: Holmes, The Ripper And Moriarty
Stories From The Vortex: A Doctor Who Audio Adventures Podcast
This episode finds Matthew Kresal and Mary Lang delving into part of Big Finish's non-Doctor Who output with a look at their Sherlock Holmes range with the adaptations of the stage play Holmes And The Ripper and the Conan Doyle short stories The Final Problem/The Empty House being reviewed. Topics discussed include how both releases were brought to life on audio, familiar voices in new roles plus some discussion of the Holmes canon in general and how other takes on it relate to these stories.
You can find the podcast via our website storiesfromthevortex.blogspot.com or on iTunes. If you'd like to send in feedback to the podcast you can do so at feedback.vortex@yahoo.com and you can join the podcasts's Facebook group. We're a proud member of the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
Stories From The Vortex is an unofficial and unlicensed Doctor Who podcast and is not affiliated to the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), AudioGo or Big Finish Productions in any way. Doctor Who is a registered trademark of the BBC. No copyright infringement intended.
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Tim's Take On: Episode 125(Danny Devito panel at London Expo)
Tim's Take On...A bit of convention coverage this week as I bring you the Danny Devito panel from the recent London Expo convention, Danny was mostly plugging his new film The Lorax but he also talks about other film and stage work.
You can see my photos of London Expo here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157629924055854/with/7282377230/
and videos of this week's panel here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VIlOTKM3N0&list=UU5hBU4YTRoHc8KyDG66Ojcg&index=9&feature=plcp and here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Sonz46PNo&list=UU5hBU4YTRoHc8KyDG66Ojcg&index=7&feature=plcp
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.
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Episode 12: Holmes, The Ripper And Moriarty
Stories From The Vortex: A Doctor Who Audio Adventures Podcast
This episode finds Matthew Kresal and Mary Lang delving into part of Big Finish's non-Doctor Who output with a look at their Sherlock Holmes range with the adaptations of the stage play Holmes And The Ripper and the Conan Doyle short stories The Final Problem/The Empty House being reviewed. Topics discussed include how both releases were brought to life on audio, familiar voices in new roles plus some discussion of the Holmes canon in general and how other takes on it relate to these stories.
You can find the podcast via our website storiesfromthevortex.blogspot.com or on iTunes. If you'd like to send in feedback to the podcast you can do so at feedback.vortex@yahoo.com and you can join the podcasts's Facebook group. We're a proud member of the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
Stories From The Vortex is an unofficial and unlicensed Doctor Who podcast and is not affiliated to the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), AudioGo or Big Finish Productions in any way. Doctor Who is a registered trademark of the BBC. No copyright infringement intended.
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'Who' - Is The Man Podcast episode 43: Avenging Avengers Always Avenge Away
'Who' - Is The Man PodcastIn this episode I read and play some feedback, and I review (or rather gush over) The Avengers.
Please send your feedback to whoisthemanpodcast@hotmail.com.
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A011 Grand Theft Cosmos
Who Back WhenDoc and Lucie go to Stockholm to steal art from the King and match wits with an Italian chap from outer space.
The post A011 Grand Theft Cosmos appeared first on Who Back When | A Doctor Who Podcast.
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The Doctor Who Podcast Episode #254 - Geekout!
The Doctor Who PodcastJoin Michele, Stephen andJames for the latest DWP geekout - 30 minutes of Doctor Who chatter without any planning or structure! The five minutes of planned sanity see Michele and Ian talk about Big Finish's 40th Main Range release, the mighty Zagreus. Join us next week for Part 2 of our Regenerations series when Logopolis [...]
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Geekout!
The Doctor Who PodcastJoin Michele, Stephen and James for the latest DWP geekout – 30 minutes of Doctor Who chatter without any planning or structure! The five minutes of planned sanity see Michele and Ian talk about Big Finish‘s 40th Main Range release, the mighty Zagreus.
Join us next week for Part 2 of our Regenerations series when Logopolis will be put under the DWP microscope.
Enjoy the show!
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Geekout!
The Doctor Who PodcastJoin Michele, Stephen and James for the latest DWP geekout – 30 minutes of Doctor Who chatter without any planning or structure! The five minutes of planned sanity see Michele and Ian talk about Big Finish‘s 40th Main Range release, the mighty Zagreus.
Join us next week for Part 2 of our Regenerations series when Logopolis will be put under the DWP microscope.
Enjoy the show!
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A011 Grand Theft Cosmos
Who Back WhenDoc and Lucie go to Stockholm to steal art from the King and match wits with an Italian chap from outer space.
The post A011 Grand Theft Cosmos appeared first on Who Back When | A Doctor Who Podcast.
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The Doctor Who Podcast Episode #254 - Geekout!
The Doctor Who PodcastJoin Michele, Stephen andJames for the latest DWP geekout - 30 minutes of Doctor Who chatter without any planning or structure! The five minutes of planned sanity see Michele and Ian talk about Big Finish's 40th Main Range release, the mighty Zagreus. Join us next week for Part 2 of our Regenerations series when Logopolis [...]
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Geekout!
The Doctor Who PodcastJoin Michele, Stephen and James for the latest DWP geekout – 30 minutes of Doctor Who chatter without any planning or structure! The five minutes of planned sanity see Michele and Ian talk about Big Finish‘s 40th Main Range release, the mighty Zagreus.
Join us next week for Part 2 of our Regenerations series when Logopolis will be put under the DWP microscope.
Enjoy the show!
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Geekout!
The Doctor Who PodcastJoin Michele, Stephen and James for the latest DWP geekout – 30 minutes of Doctor Who chatter without any planning or structure! The five minutes of planned sanity see Michele and Ian talk about Big Finish‘s 40th Main Range release, the mighty Zagreus.
Join us next week for Part 2 of our Regenerations series when Logopolis will be put under the DWP microscope.
Enjoy the show!
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'Who' - Is The Man Podcast episode 43: Avenging Avengers Always Avenge Away
'Who' - Is The Man PodcastIn this episode I read and play some feedback, and I review (or rather gush over) The Avengers.
Please send your feedback to whoisthemanpodcast@hotmail.com.
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Article 76: ...And Then Explode
Articles of the Shadow ProclamationThis time around, we're looking at the second story from the first season of The Sarah Jane Adventures: Revenge of the Slitheen. (Featuring those smelly fiends from Raxacoricofallapatorius.)
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Article 76: ...And Then Explode
Articles of the Shadow ProclamationThis time around, we're looking at the second story from the first season of The Sarah Jane Adventures: Revenge of the Slitheen. (Featuring those smelly fiends from Raxacoricofallapatorius.)
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The Whostorian - Episode 39 - Peasants with Pitchforks & 2x4
The WhostorianSeason 2 Episode 9. Shannon & Steve try to shed some light on their shared hatreds about the beloved series. From Captain Yates to Love & Monsters, we’re bringing hate to The Whoniverse. Also, some ELO.
We can be found at http://whostorian.podbean.com
by searching The Whostorian in iTunes
by searching for The Whostorian on Facebook
On Twitter: @TheWhostorian
Email: thewhostorian@gmail.com
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Voice of Gallifrey #58: The Time of the CapalDOS
Voice of Gallifrey (Russian)
Yay! Voice of Gallirey is’t dormant anymore. With Matt Smith’s departure four months ago, Tiber, Paul and Jess decided it’s the best time to do it.We are still a russian podcast, so, you may try to listen it if you are russian or you want to confuse yourself with a bunch of straaaaange noises. :)

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Voice of Gallifrey #58: The Time of the CapalDOS
Voice of Gallifrey (Russian)
Yay! Voice of Gallirey is’t dormant anymore. With Matt Smith’s departure four months ago, Tiber, Paul and Jess decided it’s the best time to do it.We are still a russian podcast, so, you may try to listen it if you are russian or you want to confuse yourself with a bunch of straaaaange noises. :)

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The Oncoming Storm Ep 12: BF # 8 - Ice Ice Warriors, Too Cold Too Cold
The Oncoming StormIt's time for a milestone episode, as Ashley finally gets to talk about the Ice Warriors! Yes, in this episode, Josh and Ashley are talking about their next Big Finish Audio, Red Dawn by Justin Richards. It has the return of an old Doctor Who monster, and boy, Ashley won't let you forget it! After the dissertation on the Ice Warriors, they make it to the discussion of the story, featuring the many voice talents of Ashley, Josh's cliffhanger bias, and amazing facts like, yes, Peter Davison was actually married to the woman who gave birth to his daughter! Now that's the kind of detail you can be assured to get with The Oncoming Storm each week, every week! The Oncoming Storm... This time, we have, well... you know. Don't make me say it.
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Episode 74 - All About Star Mage
Transmissions From Atlantis
It’s finally here! Release week for Star Mage! Star Mage writer/Creator JC De La Torre and his lovely wife Rita give you the full scoop on everything Star Mage!Who is Darien Connors? Is Star Mage kid friendly? What is Kishpu? Who are the main characters/villains? JC breaks it all down for you and also gives you the backstory on how this comic series came into being.
All on a special Episode 74 of Transmissions From Atlantis!

Transmissions From Atlantis Episode 74
Lineup
- Opening
- Main Topic – All About Star Mage
- Closing featuring Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing
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Episode 74 - All About Star Mage
Transmissions From Atlantis
It’s finally here! Release week for Star Mage! Star Mage writer/Creator JC De La Torre and his lovely wife Rita give you the full scoop on everything Star Mage!Who is Darien Connors? Is Star Mage kid friendly? What is Kishpu? Who are the main characters/villains? JC breaks it all down for you and also gives you the backstory on how this comic series came into being.
All on a special Episode 74 of Transmissions From Atlantis!

Transmissions From Atlantis Episode 74
Lineup
- Opening
- Main Topic – All About Star Mage
- Closing featuring Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing
Transmissions From Atlantis Comics
Leave a message on our studio line at: 813-333-9049
The TFA Android App: Transmissions From Atlantis
The post Episode 74 – All About Star Mage appeared first on Transmissions From Atlantis.
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TDP 244: Nightmare of Eden
Tin Dog Podcasthe TARDIS arrives close to an unstable area on the interstellar cruise ship “Empress”, which has emerged from hyperspace at the same co-ordinates as the trade ship “Hecate”, causing a dimensional crossover that the Doctor and Romana realise must be repaired and he offers his services to detach the two craft. Rigg, captain of the “Empress”, is suspicious of the Doctor’s alias as a representative of Galactic Salvage but nevertheless agrees to let him try and separate the two craft by reversing the smaller craft at full thrust. The Doctor is accompanied on this task by Riggs co-pilot, Secker, who, it becomes apparent, is a drug addict. He is hooked on the organic substance Vraxoin, whose origins are unknown, but whose properties are lethal and dangerous. Secker heads off alone into the unstable area and while there is attacked by a clawed monster and left for dead. K-9 arrives from the TARDIS and is tasked with cutting through the locked ships. Also aboard the “Empress” are a zoologist named Tryst and his assistant Della, with their CET (Continual Event Transmuter) Machine, which stores portions of planets on electro-magnetic crystals. Their collection is large and ethically dubious. Their most recent stop was on the planet Eden where one of their expedition was killed, but both Tryst and Della are reluctant to provide too many details. Romana, however, examines the Eden projection when she is on her own and is sure she has seen eyes staring out at her from the dark and forbidding jungle. When she later looks at the projection again an insect appears from within it and stings her. The Doctor and Rigg find the wounded Secker and send him to the sickbay where he dies. When the Doctor finds Seckers drugs stash he is prevented from acting when someone stuns him and steals the evidence. Once he has recovered, he returns with Rigg and K-9 to cut through the power source. Once a hole is made a roaring creature appears, flexing its vicious claws. K-9 repels the creature with blaster fire while the Doctor and Rigg refit the segment of the craft. The Doctor continues to try to separate the two ships while also trying to source the Vraxoin on the craft. Rigg is positive there are no drugs on his craft, but events soon take a sinister turn, which proves him wrong. When Romana wakes up an unseen hand spikes her refresher drink with the drug, but it is Rigg who ends up drinking it. He soon starts to show signs of addiction and altered perception and heads off alone as his cravings grow. After the Doctor and K-9 fail once more to separate the two ships, he spots a silver-suited stranger and pursues him through the passenger deck and into the blurred area between ships. The Doctor loses his quarry, but manages to relieve him of a radiation band which he dropped and proves that he was on Tryst’s expeditionary team in the past. The clawed monsters are loose near there. When the Doctor flees back to the “Empress” he discovers Rigg has become addicted and it becomes apparent that Tryst thinks Della is the smuggler, in league with her late partner Stott, who was killed on Eden. Two Azurian Customs and Excise officers now board the craft, Fisk and Costa, and start to suspect the Doctor of smuggling because of the traces of Vraxoin in his pocket. The Doctor and Romana make a break for it and head to the CET Machine room where they evade capture by leaping directly into the projection. Inside the projection, the Doctor and Romana are menaced by the jungle plants and must hide to avoid the clawed monsters, which obviously originate from Eden and roam freely in this section of the planet. They soon meet up with the fugitive previously sighted by them both, Stott, who takes them to his sheltered cubicle. It seems that he is a Major in the Intelligence Section of the Space Corp and has been hiding in the projection for the past 183 days while he tries to establish the source of the Vraxoin, which he knows is from Eden but not from which organic source. He also names the vicious creatures as Mandrels. The trio exit the projection and return to find the “Empress” under siege from the marauding beasts, which have now started killing the passengers (as shown in the picture above). Rigg too is killed, shot down by Fisk during a mad search for Vrax. The Doctor, Romana and K-9 evade the creatures while trying once more to separate the two spacecraft. In the process, the Doctor incinerates one of the Mandrels, which disintegrates into raw Vraxoin. The beasts are evidently the source of the drug. He reapplies himself to the technical task and, with the help of his companions, the ships are finally parted – but the Doctor disappears from the “Empress” in the process. The separation has been a success, with the elusive Dymond having returned to his own craft at the right time. Fisk warns him not to leave too quickly, but Dymond is keen to get away. The Doctor is also on the “Hecate”, having been caught up in the separation of the two ships, and, without being noticed, soon finds evidence of Dymond's complicity in the drug running project. Dymond returns to the “Empress” by shuttle, and the Doctor smuggles himself on board. Back on the “Empress”, Romana finds Della and confides in her that Stott is still alive, but Della is soon arrested by the Customs men and they are separated. The Doctor rejoins Romana on the “Empress” and says he has seen evidence that the smugglers are planning to use an intuca laser to transport the Eden projection between the two crafts. He is now certain that Dymond’s ally is Tryst and, when Stott arrives, he also confirms the source of the Vraxoin. Fisk and Costa turn up to arrest the Doctor, but Stott pulls rank and warns them to back off. In another part of the craft, Tryst is reunited with Della and confesses all about his part in the smuggling racket. She flees when a Mandrel arrives and distracts Tryst, who is rapidly trying to escape with Dymond. They head back to the “Hecate”. The Doctor has meanwhile rounded up the Mandrels using K-9’s dog whistle, having worked out they are pacified by ultrasonics. He leads them all back into the projection and then slips out, leaving the creatures trapped. His next task is to reverse the CET transfer process to stop the smugglers getting away with the Vraxoin supply. After allowing Tryst and Dymond to transport the Eden projection to the "Hecate", he activates the CET and traps them within a new projection – they are ready for the Customs Officers to walk in and arrest them. With the ships separated and the drug runners caught, the Doctor and friends slip away back to the TARDIS with the Eden project. The creatures will be projected back to their native planets. One can only hope that nobody else discovers the Mandrels' secret. Production Serial details by episode EpisodeBroadcast dateRun timeViewership (in millions) "Part One" 24 November 1979 24:17 8.7 "Part Two" 1 December 1979 22:44 9.6 "Part Three" 8 December 1979 24:06 9.6 "Part Four" 15 December 1979 24:31 9.4 [1][2][3] Working titles for this story included Nightmare of Evil. This story would be the final Doctor Who serial written by Bob Baker, who worked on it alone. Alan Bromly is credited with directing this story, but he quit part-way through filming as a result of a vehement dispute with Tom Baker. As a result, Producer Graham Williams wound up having to complete the director's duties uncredited. The unpleasantness of this whole incident led Williams to decide that he had wished to leave the series. Bromly never directed another story for the series and in fact went into full retirement soon afterwards. Outside references This is one of the few Fourth Doctor stories to have a strong moral message, in this case against drug abuse and the illegal drug trade. The drug in question was originally going to be called "xylophilin", or "zip". However, Lalla Ward was worried that the name would sound appealing to children, so it was changed to "vraxoin" instead. However, K-9 still mentions vraxoin as having the scientific code "XYP". The British tabloid newspaper The Sun wrote that the Mandrels were terrifying monsters, as no publicity shots had been taken for them (which, as later reported, was untrue). However, the majority of critics were more scathing and many of them saw the Mandrels as being thoroughly unconvincing (particularly the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, which described them as "cute rejects from The Muppet Show"). In print Doctor Who book Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden Series Target novelisations Release number 45 Writer Terrance Dicks Publisher Target Books Cover artist Andrew Skilleter ISBN 0-426-20130-2 Release date 21 August 1980 Preceded by ' Followed by ' A novelisation of this serial, written by Terrance Dicks, was published by Target Books in August 1980. VHS and DVD release This story was released on VHS in January 1999. The story was released on DVD on 2 April 2012. References ^ Shaun Lyon et al. (2007-03-31). "Nightmare of Eden". Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-08-30. ^ Dominique Boies. "Nightmare of Eden". Doctor Who Reference Guide. Retrieved 2008-08-30. ^ Sullivan, Shannon (2007-08-07). "Nightmare of Eden". A Brief History of Time Travel. Retrieved 2008-08-30. External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Fourth Doctor Nightmare of Eden at BBC Online Nightmare of Eden at Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel) Nightmare of Eden at the Doctor Who Reference Guide Reviews Nightmare of Eden reviews at Outpost Gallifrey Nightmare of Eden reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide Target novelisation On Target — Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden [hide] v t e Doctor Who serials
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Shaun Lyon/City of Death
A Mad Man with a BoxGallifreyOne’s Shaun Lyon joins me on the podcast this week to talk about the fantastic fourth Doctor story “City of Death.”
The Doctor and Romana in Paris, but it’s really just Tom and Lalla in Paris, seeing the sights and sitting in cafes. Julian Glover playing with time and another scientist with a bad accent! Shaun and I can’t say enough good things about this story.
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