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Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 163
Running Time: 1:23:14

News, Planet of the Spiders Review, Whooverville 2009 Report

Hosted by Louis Trapani, James Naughton and Ken Deep with Dave "AC" Cooper.

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Brought to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is an Art Trap Production.

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Show Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake’ Keith and ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Quatermass trilogy, Doctor Who Magazine’s ‘The Mighty 200′ story rankings, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 01:01 — Welcome!
• 01:43 – News:
• 01:59 — Doctor Who: Richard Curtis to write for Series 5.
• 05:28 — The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 3 to broadcast two episodes a week.
• 08:44 — Buy Gene Roddenberry’s Apple Macintosh.
• 11:03 — Doctor Horrible gatecrashes the Emmys.
• 11:59 – The Quatermass Trilogy.
• 24:23 – Escape Pod Discs: Tony Gallichan.
• 29:37 – Doctor Who Magazine’s ‘The Mighty 200′ story rankings.
• 44:39 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
• 63:03 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 63:27 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Wikipedia: Richard Curtis.
• BBC: The Sarah Jane Adventures.
• Wikipedia: Gene Roddenberry.
• Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.
• YouTube: Dr. Horrible Gatecrashes the Emmys.
• Wikipedia: The Quatermass Experiment.
• Wikipedia: Quatermass II.
• Wikipedia: Quatermass and the Pit.
• The Flashing Blade podcast.
• Wikipedia: Doctor Who Magazine.
• Facebook: Doctor Who Magazine Group.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
• Life, the Universe and Combom: DWM Mighty 200: 001 – 050.
• Life, the Universe and Combom: DWM Mighty 200: 051 – 100.
• Life, the Universe and Combom: DWM Mighty 200: 101 – 150.
• Life, the Universe and Combom: DWM Mighty 200: 151 – 200.
• Twitter: Karen Dunn.
• Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
• Wikipedia: Major-General’s Song.

We also travel back in time two weeks to hear all your theories, fixes and rebuttals about the existence and contents of Doctor Who canon.

Show Notes

Introductions

@ 1 minute - Lydia introduces herself:

deviantART: http://girl-on-the-moon.deviantart.com/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Moongirl42

Rebuttals

2 minutes 30 seconds - We look at feedback to episode 7, our canon episode:

Auld Morality: http://www.drwhoguide.com/unbound01.htm
Minuet in Hell: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuet_in_Hell
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_Thousand_Leagues_Under_the_Sea

Main Discussion - Funny Fan Comics

37 minutes 20 seconds - We discuss our favourite funny fan comics:

The Search for the Truth: http://girl-on-the-moon.deviantart.com/gallery/#The-Search-for-the-Truth

The 10 Doctors: http://comics.shipsinker.com/2007/03/10/a-doctor-who-comic-the-10-doctors/

Polvoice:
hhttp://polvoice.deviantart.com/gallery/#Fan-Arts
The Abridged Torchwood Finale: http://polvoice.deviantart.com/art/The-Abridged-Torchwood-Finale-106698688
Caves of Androzani: http://polvoice.deviantart.com/art/Caves-of-Androzani-64594854
The DoctorDonna: http://polvoice.deviantart.com/art/The-DoctorDonna-comic-96854507
Jack Harkness - PotW: http://polvoice.deviantart.com/art/Jack-Harkness-PotW-70763970

Sarcastic Fox:
http://sarcasticfox.deviantart.com/gallery/
Skin of a Killer: http://sarcasticfox.deviantart.com/art/Skin-of-a-Killer-110111607

Doctor Why aka The Worst of the Time Lords: http://community.livejournal.com/doctorwhy/ by lazenich and reaperfox

Torchwood Babiez: http://tw-babiez.livejournal.com/ by spastasmagoria and jigglykat

AnyWho: http://willmeister42.deviantart.com/gallery/#AnyWho-Comics by willmeister42

uWho: http://spune-who.deviantart.com/gallery/ by spune-who

1 hour 8 minutes 40 seconds - What makes a good funny fan comic?

Making a joke out of one line or moment:
AnyWho: Fashion: http://willmeister42.deviantart.com/art/AnyWho-Comic-1-fashion-55950782

Highlighting plot holes and flaws in plans:
Davros Reality Check: http://the-hellish-gnome.deviantart.com/art/Davros-Reality-Check-91983710
Lord President Morbius Poster: http://paulhanley.deviantart.com/art/Lord-President-Morbius-133968785
Who called me Dickhead?: http://commander-june.deviantart.com/art/Who-called-me-dickhead-133757590
They're not sausages: http://puttycad.deviantart.com/art/Dalek-Sec-Theyre-not-sausages-109206378

Surrealism:
Fez Master: http://mogira.deviantart.com/art/FEZ-MASTER-120422776
Nesting Daleks: http://risachantag.deviantart.com/art/Dr-Who-Nesting-Daleks-108693577

Is unrequited love inherently funny?:
Mad Martha: http://girl-on-the-moon.deviantart.com/art/Mad-Martha-83740237
uWho: Gridlock: http://spune-who.deviantart.com/art/uWho-Gridlock-97277985
Bad Wolf Byebye: http://mimi-na.deviantart.com/art/Bad-Wolf-Byebye-90862498
Why I love Donna Noble: http://joeywaii.deviantart.com/art/Why-I-love-Donna-Noble-87543754

Repeating or perverting catch phrases:
Are you my Mummy?: http://circusmonsters.deviantart.com/art/Are-you-my-mummy-80160728
Vader Meets The Empty Child: http://ormsqueak.deviantart.com/art/Vader-meets-the-Empty-Child-19252113
The Sound of Drums: http://nuriwan.deviantart.com/art/The-Sound-of-Drums-85149912

1 hour 21 minutes 27 seconds - Advice to people wanting to start their own funny fan comic:

Hosting sites:
deviantART: http://www.deviantart.com/
LiveJournal: http://www.livejournal.com/

Next Time

1 hour 29 minutes 15 seconds - Next time we'll be discussing Doctor Who and Torchwood fandom on Second Life.

If you have any comments about our discussions this week, give your feedback in the comments, directed @BridgingTheRift on Twitter or emailed to our GoogleMail address.

Trocking Out

1 hour 30 minutes - Chameleon Circuit - Journey's End:

In the Doctor Who Magazine reader's poll, fans who came to Doctor Who with the new series voted Journey's End the best Doctor Who story of all time, also placing the other series finales in their top 5 and relegating Caves of Androzani to number 10. So as we featured a funny plot synopsis comic of Caves of Androzani, we feel Journey's End also deserves the treatment.

Luckily Chameleon Circuit have fit the bill perfectly with this track from their debut self-titled album, available from DFTBA records, from iTunes and Amazon MP3. Thanks to DFTBA records and the band for permission to use this track.

This episode features an interview with Steve Glosson, aka Big Honkin' Steve, host of SHoE, Geek Out Loud and the Big Honkin' Show. Also, a review of the Peter Davison story, The Caves of Androzani.

We cover feedback email and discuss the first Hoo On Who get together at Gallifrey 21 in February, 2010.

This episode features an interview with Steve Glosson, aka Big Honkin' Steve, host of SHoE, Geek Out Loud and the Big Honkin' Show.  Also, a review of the Peter Davison story, The Caves of Androzani.

We cover feedback email and discuss the first Hoo On Who get together at Gallifrey 21 in February, 2010.

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 162
Running Time: 1:17:10

Part 2 of our in-depth interview with Gary Russell. Jules Burt returns with his newlywedded wife, Wendy.

Hosted by Louis Trapani and Ken Deep.

Brought to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is an Art Trap Production.

Do you want the Enhanced Podcast AAC file format? Get our Enhanced Podcast version of this episode using our feed at http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/podshock/podshock.xml.

We also discuss your fan fiction and Russell T Davies feedback, and look at the types of fan creativity seen at conventions.

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Show Notes

Introductions

@ 1 minute - Chris introduces himself:

http://twitter.com/dubbayoo
http://www.radiofreeskaro.com/

Rebuttals

@ 2 minutes 15 seconds - We look at feedback to episode 6, our Fan Fiction discussion.

@ 9 minutes 10 seconds - We enter the feedback loop to discuss follow up comments on Russell T Davies' attitude towards fandom:

Unreality SF interviews RTD and Benjamin Cook about 'ming mongs': http://unreality-sf.net/interviews/thewriterstale.html
Victoria Wood 'But Doctor, we haven't got the ming mongs!': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tbe3W6hWyw

Creativity Corner

@ 30 minutes 10 seconds - We look at the fan creativity on show at conventions:

Costuming / Cosplay:

Tardis Tara (Tara Wheeler)'s high speed video of the cosplayers with the Tardis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae30q8SQzK4
Doctor Who Cosplay Livejournal Community: http://community.livejournal.com/dw_cosplay/

Fan-made Daleks:

Project Dalek: http://www.projectdalek.co.uk/
Daleks Builders: http://www.dalekbuilders.co.uk/
Dalek Storm: http://www.projectdalek.co.uk/storm/

Fan-made Tardises:

Tardis Tara: http://tardis-tara.livejournal.com/
Tardis Builders: http://tardisboard.proboards.com/

Main Discussion - Doctor Who, Torchwood and Sci-Fi Conventions

@ 44 minutes 40 seconds -

Gallifrey One:
Official site: http://www.gallifreyone.com/
Radio Free Skaro episodes recorded at Gallifrey 20:
http://www.radiofreeskaro.com/2009/02/13/radio-free-skaro-122-live-from-gallifrey/
http://www.radiofreeskaro.com/2009/02/14/radio-free-skaro-interviews-phil-collinson/
http://www.radiofreeskaro.com/2009/02/14/radio-free-skaro-123-shearman-after-dark/
http://www.radiofreeskaro.com/2009/02/15/radio-free-skaro-124-two-scoops-of-hooray/
http://www.radiofreeskaro.com/2009/02/16/radio-free-skaro-125-toclafantastic/

Whooverville:
Official site: http://www.whoovers.org.uk/whooverville.html
The Whoovers fan group: http://www.whoovers.org.uk/
Staggering Stories cover the event: http://blog.staggeringstories.net/?p=347
The Podcasting Panel: http://www.radiofreeskaro.com/2009/09/09/radio-free-skaro-presents-podcest-the-whooverville-podcast-panel/
Nat's TwitPics: http://twitpic.com/gr3mg

Redemption:
Official Site: http://www.conventions.org.uk/redemption/
LiveJournal Community: http://community.livejournal.com/redemption_con/
Nat's con report: http://36.livejournal.com/783749.html http://36.livejournal.com/tag/redemption
The Council of Rivendell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx7ON43yhI0 (Cabaret sketch)
Ruler of the Universe photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7306297@N07/tags/rsf/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zarpism/3323430847/in/pool-redemptioncon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35869534@N06/3318370529/in/pool-redemptioncon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iain_joanna/3330847826/in/pool-redemptioncon

Other Conventions Mentioned:
Regenerations Swansea: http://www.regenerationsswansea.co.uk/
Who Party Toronto: http://www.whopartytoronto.com/
Hurricane Who: http://www.hurricanewho.com/ http://www.hurricanewho.com/2009/01/bon-voyage-party/
Who at the FAB Cafe: http://fanslikeus.org.uk/fabcafe2.html
Dimensions: http://www.tenthplanetevents.co.uk/dimensions--09-10-c.asp
Bad Wolf: http://www.tenthplanetevents.co.uk/bad-wolf-2010-36-c.asp

Next Time

@ 1 hour 34 minutes 30 seconds - Next time we'll be discussing Doctor Who universe funny fan art and gag comics.

If you have any comments about our discussions this week, or can tell us more about UK weekend conventions, give your feedback at bridgingtherift.wordpress.com, directed @BridgingTheRift on twitter or emailed to our GoogleMail address.

Trocking Out

@ 1 hour 35 minutes 15 seconds - We play out with The Stars are Made of Diamonds, written by Alex from Northern Ireland aka One Man, Two Hearts and performed by Sean from Victoria, Australia aka Mr Saxon. You can hear more from them on MySpace: