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After recording this particular episode months ago, they've decided to unleash it upon an unsuspecting public.  So stand back and prepare yourselves for the first in an occasional series of Target book reviews, starting with The Pyramids of Mars by Terrance Dicks.  However, comparisions are purposely made between the book and the transmitted version.  How do Phil and Paul think they compare?  Tune in to find out!

Also in the news this week, they wish Matt Smith a happy birthday, the future of Torchwood is revealed, what is currently happening with the production of the remainder of Series 7 and Omega's Tat Corner makes a return featuring a toy from yesteryear!

Doctor Who Tin Dog Podcast discusses  BBC Points of View, Moff says thanks to the 210 and Big Finish Feedback

"I find the sight of a man begging for the lives of his friends... quite sensual."

In which we meet a fellow with a strange new face, remember former glories, podcast telepathically & Chip doesn’t kill anyone.

Reviews: The Name of the Doctor
Air Date: 31st May 2013
Additional notes: This episode, our season finale, contains our most ambitious sketch to date with 17 podcasters from 3 separate continents getting involved. Thanks to The Doctor Who Podcast, The Tin Dog Podcast, Radio Rassilon, Doctor Who: The Writer’s Room, The Doctor Who Book Club, Two-minute Time Lord, Radio Free Skaro and Verity! for their wonderful vocal stylings. Happy summer everyone (or winter).

"I find the sight of a man begging for the lives of his friends... quite sensual."

In which we meet a fellow with a strange new face, remember former glories, podcast telepathically & Chip doesn’t kill anyone.

Reviews: The Name of the Doctor
Air Date: 31st May 2013
Additional notes: This episode, our season finale, contains our most ambitious sketch to date with 17 podcasters from 3 separate continents getting involved. Thanks to The Doctor Who Podcast, The Tin Dog Podcast, Radio Rassilon, Doctor Who: The Writer’s Room, The Doctor Who Book Club, Two-minute Time Lord, Radio Free Skaro and Verity! for their wonderful vocal stylings. Happy summer everyone (or winter).

We here at Markwho42 have reached a major milestone! We have hit EPISODE 100!!!!!!!!! And we're bringing a very special guest. The crew welcomes Lisa Bowerman aka Professor Bernice Summerfield!!! Not only do we talk about her behind the mike, we also cover her time behind the director's chair. Maybe that even includes talk of a certain action show with puppets? And for those who download the podcast version, we have an awesome news segment. So what are you waiting for???!!!!!!!! Grab a glass of your favorite beverage and join the party!!!! MarkWHO42... We go beyond the WHOniverse!!!

Nightmare in Silver. And Sinister faces his own nightmare as he was forced to watch Time Flight.

Oh very dear. Expect ranting.

And in the end, the light does get put out - on humanity.

After recording this particular episode months ago, they've decided to unleash it upon an unsuspecting public.  So stand back and prepare yourselves for the first in an occasional series of Target book reviews, starting with The Pyramids of Mars by Terrance Dicks.  However, comparisions are purposely made between the book and the transmitted version.  How do Phil and Paul think they compare?  Tune in to find out!

Also in the news this week, they wish Matt Smith a happy birthday, the future of Torchwood is revealed, what is currently happening with the production of the remainder of Series 7 and Omega's Tat Corner makes a return featuring a toy from yesteryear!

We here at Markwho42 have reached a major milestone! We have hit EPISODE 100!!!!!!!!! And we're bringing a very special guest. The crew welcomes Lisa Bowerman aka Professor Bernice Summerfield!!! Not only do we talk about her behind the mike, we also cover her time behind the director's chair. Maybe that even includes talk of a certain action show with puppets? And for those who download the podcast version, we have an awesome news segment. So what are you waiting for???!!!!!!!! Grab a glass of your favorite beverage and join the party!!!! MarkWHO42... We go beyond the WHOniverse!!!

Nightmare in Silver. And Sinister faces his own nightmare as he was forced to watch Time Flight.

Oh very dear. Expect ranting.

And in the end, the light does get put out - on humanity.

Nightmare in Silver. And Sinister faces his own nightmare as he was forced to watch Time Flight.

Oh very dear. Expect ranting.

And in the end, the light does get put out - on humanity.

We here at Markwho42 have reached a major milestone! We have hit EPISODE 100!!!!!!!!! And we're bringing a very special guest. The crew welcomes Lisa Bowerman aka Professor Bernice Summerfield!!! Not only do we talk about her behind the mike, we also cover her time behind the director's chair. Maybe that even includes talk of a certain action show with puppets? And for those who download the podcast version, we have an awesome news segment. So what are you waiting for???!!!!!!!! Grab a glass of your favorite beverage and join the party!!!! MarkWHO42... We go beyond the WHOniverse!!!

Happy Halloween everyone!  We're celebrating it by reviewing the spookiest DW episode that we could think of, "The Unquiet Dead".  It's got Victorian England (ok, Wales),ghosts, zombies and the Doctor!  What more can you want on a Halloween night?

 

We also have a little rant about the Doctor and a whole lot of rabbit chasing.  Of course, we wouldn't be us if we didn't go after them rabbits.

 

Episode 56: Gatiss Some Horror

Emergency temporal shift! Appolgies if you were expecting Dick Mills this week, he's been kidnapped by Daleks of the 60s variety, but I hear he'll have escaped in time for next week's show. Change of schedule because last weekend I attended a special screening of the Peter Cushing Dalek movies in Hammersmith, West London there was cake, merchandise and two special guests actor Ray Brookes "The Man With The Knack" from Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD and producer/director Kevin Davies maker of the documentary Dalekmania, tribute was also paid to Peter Cushing who would have been 100 this week(hence the cake)

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.

You can see my photos of Dalek Day here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157633722396728/

video of Ray Brooks here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzOag8_v9P8

and of Kevin Davies here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juEkIlVfqXw

Emergency temporal shift! Appolgies if you were expecting Dick Mills this week, he's been kidnapped by Daleks of the 60s variety, but I hear he'll have escaped in time for next week's show. Change of schedule because last weekend I attended a special screening of the Peter Cushing Dalek movies in Hammersmith, West London there was cake, merchandise and two special guests actor Ray Brookes "The Man With The Knack" from Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD and producer/director Kevin Davies maker of the documentary Dalekmania, tribute was also paid to Peter Cushing who would have been 100 this week(hence the cake)

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.

You can see my photos of Dalek Day here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157633722396728/

video of Ray Brooks here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzOag8_v9P8

and of Kevin Davies here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juEkIlVfqXw

Waffle On about The Evil Dead Trilogy

Happy Halloween 2012 to you all and what better way to celebrate than to listen to us two deadites talking about three classic horror films. The Evil Dead Trilogy gave us the directing talents of Sam Raimi and the huge chin of a actor Mr Bruce Campbell. Sit back and let us entertain you with trailers, facts, the odd sound clip and some serious waffle covered in fake blood and chopped off hands.

We have a growing Facebook group page so please do feel free to join it at https://www.facebook.com/groups/waffleon/ and jump into all the chat. We have been nominated for a European podcast award so if you fancy voting for us the link to that is on the Facebook group page. We also have a donate button on the main podbean page so if you fancy donating a pound/dollar/yen or euro (no gold press latinum please) head to the site and press the button.

Have a great Halloween and thanks for listening.

Emergency temporal shift! Appolgies if you were expecting Dick Mills this week, he's been kidnapped by Daleks of the 60s variety, but I hear he'll have escaped in time for next week's show. Change of schedule because last weekend I attended a special screening of the Peter Cushing Dalek movies in Hammersmith, West London there was cake, merchandise and two special guests actor Ray Brookes "The Man With The Knack" from Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD and producer/director Kevin Davies maker of the documentary Dalekmania, tribute was also paid to Peter Cushing who would have been 100 this week(hence the cake)

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.

You can see my photos of Dalek Day here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157633722396728/

video of Ray Brooks here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzOag8_v9P8

and of Kevin Davies here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juEkIlVfqXw

Emergency temporal shift! Appolgies if you were expecting Dick Mills this week, he's been kidnapped by Daleks of the 60s variety, but I hear he'll have escaped in time for next week's show. Change of schedule because last weekend I attended a special screening of the Peter Cushing Dalek movies in Hammersmith, West London there was cake, merchandise and two special guests actor Ray Brookes "The Man With The Knack" from Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD and producer/director Kevin Davies maker of the documentary Dalekmania, tribute was also paid to Peter Cushing who would have been 100 this week(hence the cake)

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.

You can see my photos of Dalek Day here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157633722396728/

video of Ray Brooks here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzOag8_v9P8

and of Kevin Davies here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juEkIlVfqXw

Emergency temporal shift! Appolgies if you were expecting Dick Mills this week, he's been kidnapped by Daleks of the 60s variety, but I hear he'll have escaped in time for next week's show. Change of schedule because last weekend I attended a special screening of the Peter Cushing Dalek movies in Hammersmith, West London there was cake, merchandise and two special guests actor Ray Brookes "The Man With The Knack" from Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD and producer/director Kevin Davies maker of the documentary Dalekmania, tribute was also paid to Peter Cushing who would have been 100 this week(hence the cake)

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.

You can see my photos of Dalek Day here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157633722396728/

video of Ray Brooks here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzOag8_v9P8

and of Kevin Davies here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juEkIlVfqXw

After recording this particular episode months ago, they've decided to unleash it upon an unsuspecting public. So stand back and prepare yourselves for the first in an occasional series of Target book reviews, starting off with The Pyramids of Mars by Terrance Dicks. However, comparisons are purposely made between the book and the transmitted version. How do Phil and Paul think they compare? Tune in to find out!
Also in the news this week, they wish Matt Smith a happy birthday, the future of Torchwood is revealed, what is currently happening with the production of the remainder of series 7 and Omegas Tat Corner makes a return featuring a toy from yesteryear!

Dinosaurs! On a Spaceship! Matt Smith's enthusiasm aside, does the fluffy lizardfest hold up to the laser-like scrutiny of Steven, Warren, and Luke from The Minute Doctor Who Podcast in this, the second of the "Pond Farewell Tour" commentaries? Were Mitchell and Webb any good as surly robots? Does the Doctor's team of historical oddities (and Rory's dad) make for high adventure and rollicking space-based shenanigans? Are any of these questions even close to addressed in the commentary? Tune in to find out, as well as hear tiny morsels of what could charitably called "news!"

Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

Dinosaurs! On a Spaceship! Matt Smith's enthusiasm aside, does the fluffy lizardfest hold up to the laser-like scrutiny of Steven, Warren, and Luke from The Minute Doctor Who Podcast in this, the second of the "Pond Farewell Tour" commentaries? Were Mitchell and Webb any good as surly robots? Does the Doctor's team of historical oddities (and Rory's dad) make for high adventure and rollicking space-based shenanigans? Are any of these questions even close to addressed in the commentary? Tune in to find out, as well as hear tiny morsels of what could charitably called "news!"

Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

Dinosaurs! On a Spaceship! Matt Smith's enthusiasm aside, does the fluffy lizardfest hold up to the laser-like scrutiny of Steven, Warren, and Luke from The Minute Doctor Who Podcast in this, the second of the "Pond Farewell Tour" commentaries? Were Mitchell and Webb any good as surly robots? Does the Doctor's team of historical oddities (and Rory's dad) make for high adventure and rollicking space-based shenanigans? Are any of these questions even close to addressed in the commentary? Tune in to find out, as well as hear tiny morsels of what could charitably called "news!"

Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

Emergency temporal shift! Appolgies if you were expecting Dick Mills this week, he's been kidnapped by Daleks of the 60s variety, but I hear he'll have escaped in time for next week's show. Change of schedule because last weekend I attended a special screening of the Peter Cushing Dalek movies in Hammersmith, West London there was cake, merchandise and two special guests actor Ray Brookes "The Man With The Knack" from Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD and producer/director Kevin Davies maker of the documentary Dalekmania, tribute was also paid to Peter Cushing who would have been 100 this week(hence the cake)

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.

You can see my photos of Dalek Day here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157633722396728/

video of Ray Brooks here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzOag8_v9P8

and of Kevin Davies here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juEkIlVfqXw

We here at Markwho42 have reached a major milestone! We have hit EPISODE 100!!!!!!!!! And we're bringing a very special guest. The crew welcomes Lisa Bowerman aka Professor Bernice Summerfield!!! Not only do we talk about her behind the mike, we also cover her time behind the director's chair. Maybe that even includes talk of a certain action show with puppets? And for those who download the podcast version, we have an awesome news segment. So what are you waiting for???!!!!!!!! Grab a glass of your favorite beverage and join the party!!!! MarkWHO42... We go beyond the WHOniverse!!!

Emergency temporal shift! Appolgies if you were expecting Dick Mills this week, he's been kidnapped by Daleks of the 60s variety, but I hear he'll have escaped in time for next week's show. Change of schedule because last weekend I attended a special screening of the Peter Cushing Dalek movies in Hammersmith, West London there was cake, merchandise and two special guests actor Ray Brookes "The Man With The Knack" from Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD and producer/director Kevin Davies maker of the documentary Dalekmania, tribute was also paid to Peter Cushing who would have been 100 this week(hence the cake)

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.

You can see my photos of Dalek Day here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157633722396728/

video of Ray Brooks here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzOag8_v9P8

and of Kevin Davies here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juEkIlVfqXw

Emergency temporal shift! Appolgies if you were expecting Dick Mills this week, he's been kidnapped by Daleks of the 60s variety, but I hear he'll have escaped in time for next week's show. Change of schedule because last weekend I attended a special screening of the Peter Cushing Dalek movies in Hammersmith, West London there was cake, merchandise and two special guests actor Ray Brookes "The Man With The Knack" from Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD and producer/director Kevin Davies maker of the documentary Dalekmania, tribute was also paid to Peter Cushing who would have been 100 this week(hence the cake)

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.

You can see my photos of Dalek Day here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157633722396728/

video of Ray Brooks here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzOag8_v9P8

and of Kevin Davies here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juEkIlVfqXw

What happens when you put scenes from Doctor Who through YouTube's subtitle transcribing service? Watch this episode to find out.

Also available in YouTube HD - http://youtu.be/1Her70IR3_g?hd=1

Behind the scenes of the 20mb Podcast (Episode 160)

We here at Markwho42 have reached a major milestone! We have hit EPISODE 100!!!!!!!!! And we're bringing a very special guest. The crew welcomes Lisa Bowerman aka Professor Bernice Summerfield!!! Not only do we talk about her behind the mike, we also cover her time behind the director's chair. Maybe that even includes talk of a certain action show with puppets? And for those who download the podcast version, we have an awesome news segment. So what are you waiting for???!!!!!!!! Grab a glass of your favorite beverage and join the party!!!! MarkWHO42... We go beyond the WHOniverse!!!

Behind the scenes of the 20mb Podcast (Episode 160)

What happens when you put scenes from Doctor Who through YouTube’s subtitle transcribing service? Watch this episode to find out. Also available in YouTube HD – http://youtu.be/1Her70IR3_g?hd=1

Emergency temporal shift! Appolgies if you were expecting Dick Mills this week, he's been kidnapped by Daleks of the 60s variety, but I hear he'll have escaped in time for next week's show. Change of schedule because last weekend I attended a special screening of the Peter Cushing Dalek movies in Hammersmith, West London there was cake, merchandise and two special guests actor Ray Brookes "The Man With The Knack" from Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD and producer/director Kevin Davies maker of the documentary Dalekmania, tribute was also paid to Peter Cushing who would have been 100 this week(hence the cake)

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.

You can see my photos of Dalek Day here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157633722396728/

video of Ray Brooks here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzOag8_v9P8

and of Kevin Davies here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juEkIlVfqXw

Behind the scenes of the 20mb Podcast (Episode 160)

What happens when you put scenes from Doctor Who through YouTube’s subtitle transcribing service? Watch this episode to find out. Also available in YouTube HD – http://youtu.be/1Her70IR3_g?hd=1

3rd Doctor and Jo'Arrested after the events at Devil's End, The Master has been incarcerated at a top-security prison on a remote island off the south coast of England. When The Doctor and Jo Grant pay a visit to their old enemy, they find him a reformed character. But can the spate of mysterious shipping accidents and garbled reports of sea monsters in the local area really be a coincidence? The Doctor soon finds himself pitted against the Sea Devils, an ancient race of reptiles intent on eliminating mankind and reclaiming the earth for themselves...'Written By: Malcolm HulmeDirected By: Michael Bryant

Summary:
Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn discuss their Doctor Who birth stories, the new Red Dwarf episodes Fathers and Suns & Lemons, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 00:57 — Welcome!
• 01:44 – News:
• 01:47 — Doctor Who: 7B writers, including Gaiman.
• 03:12 — Doctor Who: Christmas Special dated, for Christmas!
• 04:17 — Community: On indefinite broadcast hiatus – again.
• 06:26 — Elysium and Robocop: New films bumped back.
• 07:56 — Paul Cornell: Now a father.
• 08:25 — Merchandise: Sci-Fi and fantasy rings.
• 09:08 — Barrowman: Moons all the Star Trek captains.
• 11:52 – Doctor Who: Our birth stories:
• 13:39 — Planet of the Spiders.
• 21:08 — The Reign of Terror.
• 25:10 — Planet of the Giants.
• 30:10 — The Space Pirates.
• 32:08 — Whostrology – quick Q&A with author Michael M Gilroy-Sinclair.
• 42:24 – Red Dwarf X: Fathers and Suns & Lemons.
• 53:19 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
• 62:47 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 63:17 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• Staggering Stories: Podcast Drinking Game, Fifth edition.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Wikipedia: Community (TV Series).
• Wikipedia: Robocop.
• Wikipedia: Elysium (film).
• Paul Cornell.
• Blastr: Celebrate geek love with these 23 awesome sci-fi wedding rings.
• Blastr: Then there was the time Scott Bakula signed John Barrowman’s ass.
• Wikipedia: Doctor Who – Planet of the Spiders.
• BBC: Doctor Who – Planet of the Spiders.
• Wikipedia: Doctor Who – The Reign of Terror.
• BBC: Doctor Who – The Reign of Terror.
• Wikipedia: Doctor Who – Planet of the Giants.
• BBC: Doctor Who – Planet of the Giants.
• Wikipedia: Doctor Who – The Space Pirates.
• BBC: Doctor Who – The Space Pirates.
• Whostrology website.
• Facebook: Whostrology.
• The Tin Dog Podcast.
• Red Dwarf.
• Ripping It Down: Rebecca’s Handmade Jewelry and Recycled Geekery Accessories.
• Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
• Google+: Staggering Stories Page.

Acquisition Links (Amazon UK):

• Amazon.co.uk: Whostrology book.
• Amazon.co.uk: Doctor Who – Planet of the Spiders DVD.
• Amazon.co.uk: Doctor Who – The Reign of Terror DVD.
• Amazon.co.uk: Doctor Who – Planet of the Giants DVD.
• Amazon.co.uk: Doctor Who – Lost in Time DVD (including the Space Pirates surviving episode).
• Amazon.co.uk: Red Dwarf X Blu-Ray.
• Amazon.co.uk: Red Dwarf X DVD.

Acquisition Links (Amazon US):

• Amazon.com: Whostrology book.
• Amazon.com: Planet of the Spiders DVD.
• Amazon.com: The Reign of Terror DVD.
• Amazon.com: Planet of the Giants DVD.
• Amazon.com: Lost in Time DVD (including the Space Pirates surviving episode).

3rd Doctor and Jo'Arrested after the events at Devil's End, The Master has been incarcerated at a top-security prison on a remote island off the south coast of England. When The Doctor and Jo Grant pay a visit to their old enemy, they find him a reformed character. But can the spate of mysterious shipping accidents and garbled reports of sea monsters in the local area really be a coincidence? The Doctor soon finds himself pitted against the Sea Devils, an ancient race of reptiles intent on eliminating mankind and reclaiming the earth for themselves...'Written By: Malcolm HulmeDirected By: Michael Bryant

Welcome to Dissecting World's Lecture on the Communism - or is it an Anarchy? - of Iain M Banks titanic sweeping space opera culture; The Culture, with focus on their spies 'Special Circumstances'.

The Northern duo of Kehaar & Matt are joined by an incredibly knowledgeable David Haddock of the Banksoniain (http://efanzines.com/Banksoniain/index.htm) fanzine and discuss:

* the blurred lines between Contact & Special Circumstances

* the post-scarcity nature of The Culture & how Star Trek avoids the questions

* Playing the long game and underestimating The Culture at your peril

* All that tech! Shiny!

* Plus Wiki-edit wars!

Please check out the Banksonian for more insights

Remember to send us feedback on our Spies Series and DW live episode! Email us, tweet us or join our Facebook page.

The Multiversal Comics shared silver age supers is here https://clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/2015/04/11/ssas-shared-silver-age-supers/ get in touch if you want to join the FACEBOOK group for it.

Finally, Adrian Tchaikovsky, who has been a guest this season, is up for a Gemmell Award: If you've read any of his Shadows of the Apt series and want to show your appreciation, you can vote here; http://www.gemmellawards.com/award-voting/. Or vote for anyone else, for that matter.

Welcome to Dissecting World's Lecture on the Communism - or is it an Anarchy? - of Iain M Banks titanic sweeping space opera culture; The Culture, with focus on their spies 'Special Circumstances'.

The Northern duo of Kehaar & Matt are joined by an incredibly knowledgeable David Haddock of the Banksoniain (http://efanzines.com/Banksoniain/index.htm) fanzine and discuss:

* the blurred lines between Contact & Special Circumstances

* the post-scarcity nature of The Culture & how Star Trek avoids the questions

* Playing the long game and underestimating The Culture at your peril

* All that tech! Shiny!

* Plus Wiki-edit wars!

Please check out the Banksonian for more insights

Remember to send us feedback on our Spies Series and DW live episode! Email us, tweet us or join our Facebook page.

The Multiversal Comics shared silver age supers is here https://clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/2015/04/11/ssas-shared-silver-age-supers/ get in touch if you want to join the FACEBOOK group for it.

Finally, Adrian Tchaikovsky, who has been a guest this season, is up for a Gemmell Award: If you've read any of his Shadows of the Apt series and want to show your appreciation, you can vote here; http://www.gemmellawards.com/award-voting/. Or vote for anyone else, for that matter.

This finale was just too dense for us to let go. We watched it again (some of us have lost count at this point) and dove back into the fray for another go round. This super-sized episode is chock full … Continue reading →