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Whooverville was more than a Doctor Who convention, for me at least.A A historic meeting of so many Doctor Who podcasters.

It all began on a slightly chilly Butterley Train Station platform at 10AM on Sunday 6th September 2009.A Four of our Staggering Stories team (Karen, Jean, Keith and myself, Adam) stumbled onto the platform to be greeted by The Colin Baker posing next to a black Dalek.A Probably an unusual sight for this particular museum train station, I’ve not had the chance to return on a different morning to see if Colin and Dalek are there again – I rather doubt it.

I can’t remember the order of the meetings but, like a coalescing star, somehow the podcasters were drawn together on the platform – the geekest of the geek horde that had invaded the heritage railway station.A Kindred spirits!

The steam train to take us on to the giant shed that was to host Whooverville was waiting at the platform as we arrived.A It was, however, lacking a ‘fireman’ (a coal shoveller) so we were late getting away.A That wasn’t a problem, though, as it gave us more time to talk amongst ourselves and have a wonderful photo taken for our albums:

Whooverville 2009 podcasters, at train station (by kind permission of Nat Titman)

In the above photo (taken by podcaster Nat Titman from Bridging the Rift), starting at the the left we have -
Back row: James Rockliffe from Whocast and Dad’s Army podcast, James Naughton from Podshock and Hitchhiker’s Guide to British Sci-Fi, Jean Riddler (holding the Head of Pertwee) and Karen Dunn from Staggering Stories, Marty Perrett from Whocast and Box Room, Dave Cooper from Cultdom Collective, Luke Harrison from the Minute Doctor Who Podcast.
Front row: Keith Dunn and Adam Purcell from Staggering Stories.

The celebrity panels were, for me, less compelling than simply hanging out with the numerous other podcasters on hand.A That’s not meant as a slight on the guests as they were all very interesting people but in many ways I felt like I knew the other podcasters, it was like catching up with old friends!A Besides Tony and Jo (and the rest of the Staggering Stories team, of course!) I hadn’t ever actually met any of the others.A I doubt an outsider would have had any clue that was the case.

For the most part I immediately recognised my fellow podcasters on sight – I’d seen their faces in pictures or videos.A Any doubt (still photos don’t always give a perfect representation) was immediately dispelled when I heard their voices.

Steve Hatcher, who appeared to be the main driving force behind the Whooverville convention, invited us podcasters along for the express reason of getting us together on the stage for a Podcast Panel.A That was a masterstroke for getting us all together.A I think it is fair to say that no previous British event had brought together so many Doctor Who podcasters.A Fortunately he didn’t have any dastardly plan to wipe out a good percentage of the world’s Doctor Who podcasters – it would have been the perfect opportunity had he done so, though!

Here we are on stage for the Podcasters Panel:

Whooverville Podcast Panel 2009 (by kind permission of Jo Cummins)

In the above photo (taken by podcaster Jo Cummins from The Flashing Blade) starting from the left we have -
Back row: Tony Gallichan from The Flashing Blade, Michael from the Tin Dog Podcast, Karen Dunn and Adam Purcell from Staggering Stories, Marty Perrett from the Whocast and Box Room, Dave Cooper from Cultdom Collective, James Naughton from Podshock.
Front row: Nat Titman from Bridging the Rift and Luke Harrison from the Minute Doctor Who Podcast.

The podcast panel itself was lively and fun, at least from my point of view on the stage.A A very slight (surprisingly slight) trepidation accompanied me onto the stage but it was very quickly dispelled.A I’m hardly a natural public speaker but facing the onlooking crowds was a lot easier thanks the eight friends on stage with me.

By the time all of us were up on stage and settled (squeezing 7 chairs on the small stage was not an easy task!) we had already spent about three minutes of our half hour time slot.A That left us with only about twenty-seven minutes to fill.A With seven and, when Nat and Luke quickly joined us (sans chairs!), soon nine of us on the stage it’s not hard to burn through such a short amount of time – most podcasters tend to easily fill an hour or two, rambling away each week!

The podcast panel itself wasn’t quite what I’d expected.A I’d assumed it would be a round table affair, with a mic each or a series of mics along the table that picks us all up.A That wasn’t quite what we had, instead there were about three handheld mics that we were passing between us.A I’m not sure if that was a good or bad thing.A The downside being that it made the panel a little more stilted than it might otherwise have been.A On the plus side it stopped it getting too far out of hand and minimised any one person hogging things too much!A On balance, it was probably for the best!

Let me wind things back to the previous evening, for a second.A It didn’t really all start on the train platform as six of us actually met up at the hotel the night before (one of which being Jo, who doesn’t appear in either of the photos above):

A few podcasters gather the night before Whooverville 2009

In the above photo (taken by myself) starting from the left we have -
Tony Gallichan and Jo Cummings from The Flashing Blade, Jean Riddler, Karen Dunn and Keith Dunn from Staggering Stories.

So, that was Whooverville 2009.A There is much more to be said about it.A Seek out all the podcasts mentioned above (especially their episodes directly after 6th September 2009) to hear more.A Fear yourself to tales of The Colin Baker meeting the Head of Pertwee and more!A Also seek out Staggering Stories Podcast 54 – ‘Hounds of the Whooverville’ for more of our Staggering thoughts on it.

The attached audio file (MP3) features a few more words from me and, more importantly, the recording of the Podcast Panel I made on the day.A The background noise is a bit overpowering sometimes but hopefully it is nonetheless intelligible.A Enjoy!

Everything comes back to 2000AD episode 10
It's another interview episode and this week the guys talk to 2000AD artist extraordinaire Leigh Gallagher and get his inside story on Defoe, his views on internet critics and the UK convention scene, but unfortunately not his sisters phone number.

WARNING : Due to the levels or raw manliness in this episode women are advised not to listen in order avoid unwanted pregnancy. Thank you.

Everything comes back to 2000AD episode 10
It's another interview episode and this week the guys talk to 2000AD artist extraordinaire Leigh Gallagher and get his inside story on Defoe, his views on internet critics and the UK convention scene, but unfortunately not his sisters phone number.

WARNING : Due to the levels or raw manliness in this episode women are advised not to listen in order avoid unwanted pregnancy. Thank you.

Join Rand as he discusses "The Wheel of Time"novels, and presents basic info to introduce the series to those who haven't read the books.

With news sorely lacking, the Three Who Rule were momentarily relieved to hide in the welcome shelter of a commentary, in this case the third and fourth instalments of "Arc of Infinity", a maudlin yarn notable more for IKEA furniture infesting Gallifrey than for an interesting story. But their welcome was short lived, as Cracklor once again besieged Warren and his computer more or less opted for suicide....much like Omega, as his Rice Krispie wounds boiled into nothingness. Poignancy ahead, dear listeners. Sheer poignancy.

With news sorely lacking, the Three Who Rule were momentarily relieved to hide in the welcome shelter of a commentary, in this case the third and fourth instalments of "Arc of Infinity", a maudlin yarn notable more for IKEA furniture infesting Gallifrey than for an interesting story. But their welcome was short lived, as Cracklor once again besieged Warren and his computer more or less opted for suicide....much like Omega, as his Rice Krispie wounds boiled into nothingness. Poignancy ahead, dear listeners. Sheer poignancy.

With news sorely lacking, the Three Who Rule were momentarily relieved to hide in the welcome shelter of a commentary, in this case the third and fourth instalments of "Arc of Infinity", a maudlin yarn notable more for IKEA furniture infesting Gallifrey than for an interesting story. But their welcome was short lived, as Cracklor once again besieged Warren and his computer more or less opted for suicide....much like Omega, as his Rice Krispie wounds boiled into nothingness. Poignancy ahead, dear listeners. Sheer poignancy.

Goto http://cultdom.com/ for show summary provided by Darth Skeptical. Comic Book Heroes, Super Heroes - how does Superman stack up against the competition? How is he doing at the Boxoffice?

Show summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake’ Keith, Jean Riddler and ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who convention Whooverville, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 00:59 — Welcome!
• 01:50 – News:
• 02:10 — Doctor Who: The End of Time named.
• 03:32 — Doctor Who: Big Finish licence renewed until end of 2011.
• 04:46 — Disney wants to buy Marvel Comics for $4b.
• 06:52 — Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Hitchcon’09 on 11 October.
• 08:01 — Terry Wogan quits BBC Radio 2 breakfast show.
• 09:03 – Doctor Who convention: Whooverville.
• 48:13 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
• 67:03 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 67:24 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Big Finish Productions.
• Disney.
• Marvel.
• Wikipedia: Daffy Duck.
• Wikipedia: Donald Duck.
• Southbank Centre: Hitchcon’09.
• Wikipedia: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
• BBC Radio 2: Wake Up to Wogan.
• Facebook: Whooverville.
• Whoovers.
• THE Colin Baker.
• Staggering Stories: Dalek Master Plan review.
• Steve Caldwell’s Doctor Who Painting prints.
• The Box Room Podcast.
• Bridging the Rift podcast.
• The Cultdom Collective podcast.
• The Flashing Blade podcast.
• The Minute Doctor Who Podcast.
• Doctor Who: Podshock podcast.
• The Tin Dog Podcast.
• Doctor Who: Whocast podcast.
• Radio Free Skaro podcast.
• The Terrible Zodin, Doctor Who fanzine.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
• Twitter: Karen Dunn.
• Twitter: Adam J Purcell.

Goto http://cultdom.com/ for show summary provided by Darth Skeptical. Comic Book Heroes, Super Heroes - how does Superman stack up against the competition? How is he doing at the Boxoffice?

Goto http://cultdom.com/ for show summary provided by Darth Skeptical. Comic Book Heroes, Super Heroes - how does Superman stack up against the competition? How is he doing at the Boxoffice?

Goto http://cultdom.com/ for show summary provided by Darth Skeptical. Comic Book Heroes, Super Heroes - how does Superman stack up against the competition? How is he doing at the Boxoffice?

Sci -Fi Review of V By Logan With guest-Host Darth Skeptical and guest Charlie.Part Two of Two

We're joined by Tom Dickinson from The Cloister Room Podcast to discuss what canon is, where the term comes from, and whether the Doctor Who Universe has one, and if not why.

We also hear your defence of Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor, look at classic series feedback and some extra special fan creativity.

Show Notes

Introductions

@ 1 minute - Tom introduces himself:

http://twitter.com/tdickinson
http://thecloisterroom.com/
http://twitter.com/TheCloisterRoom
http://www.youtube.com/user/videobloggery

Rebuttals

@ 2 minutes 10 seconds - We look at feedback to episode 5, our Classic Series discussion:

Punk Davros by Julian aka @Braxietel: http://type40productions.deviantart.com/art/Punk-Davros-135497253

Jon Pertwee discussion in the comments: http://bridgingtherift.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/bridging-the-rift-5-appreciating-the-classics/#comments

Creativity Corner

@ 16 minutes 5 seconds - No theme this week, but here's what caught our eye:

An amazing Tardis cake: http://www.doitmyself.org/2009/08/tardis-cake.html

DailyCrumb's surreal Matt Smith Eleventh Doctor animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLgqY2DTs6Q

Main Discussion - Does Doctor Who Have A Canon?

@ 23 minutes - Canon in the Star Wars Universe:

Star Wars Canon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Expanded_Universe#Continuity_and_canonicity
Canon Wars' exhaustive exploration of Star Wars canon: http://www.canonwars.com/SWCanon2.html

@ 27 minutes 55 seconds - The blog posts that started this discussion:

Teatime Brutality: http://teatimebrutality.blogspot.com/2009/07/canon-and-sheep-shit-why-we-fight.html
Paul Cornell in 2007: http://www.paulcornell.com/2007/02/canonicity-in-doctor-who.html
Tom's Cloister Room canon episode: http://thecloisterroom.com/index.php?post_id=515580

@ 30 minutes 42 seconds - Why might the current creative team not want to declare canon?

Virgin New Adventures: http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Virgin_New_Adventures
Big Finish official site: http://www.bigfinish.com/Doctor-Who
Big Finish writers: http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Big_Finish_Doctor_Who_Audio_Dramas
RTD's interview with AVClub.com: http://www.avclub.com/articles/russell-t-davies,30869/

@ 57 minutes - Where the fannish term 'canon' comes from:

Ronald Knox: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Knox
Fanlore: Sherlock Holmes: http://67.23.2.53/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes
Knox's original essay: http://www.diogenes-club.com/studies.htm
The Sacred Writings of Dr John H. Watson: http://www.librarything.com/work/2737484

Bonus link!: http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=291 ;)

Next Time

@ 1 hour 25 minutes 50 seconds - Next time we'll be discussing Doctor Who conventions and get togethers.

If you disagree with our opinions on canon, or have any theories of your own, or if you have more classic series or Pertwee feedback or more punk daleks, give your feedback at bridgingtherift.wordpress.com, directed @BridgingTheRift on twitter or emailed to our GoogleMail address.

Trocking Out

@ 1 hour 26 minutes 30 seconds - We play out with a Classic Series trock song by our guest's new band Blinovich (see Mawdryn Undead)! Exploring the ending to 1986's The Trial of a Time Lord, it's The Ultimate Foe! Check out Tom's YouTube channel VideoBloggery for the music video and another (very funny) trock song:

The Ultimate Foe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMMsuhwZ7Bo
Exterminate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9NLWNqC_-g
VideoBloggery: http://www.youtube.com/user/videobloggery

Part 1 of 2 with guest-host darth skeptical and guest charlie.

Fawlty Towers Join Meds and Kell as they talk about this fabulous British Comedy Fawlty Towers. Written and performed by John Cleese and Connie Booth, Fawlty Towers is now over 34 years old and still going strong. Only two series were made and its a formula that comedians such as Ricky Gervais have taken upon themselves to keep their own comedy fresh. Also starring Andrew Sachs and Prunella Scales the team created a wonderful programme that has never been beaten. The premise of the show is centred around Basil Fawlty played by Cleese a hotel owner who is dominated by his wife Sybil and has an amazing disregard for anyone who is below what he classes as 'the best class'. A fantastic comedy that is worth not only hearing about here but must be viewed to get the ultimate pleasure of Cleese and Booths writing.

Fawlty Towers Join Meds and Kell as they talk about this fabulous British Comedy Fawlty Towers. Written and performed by John Cleese and Connie Booth, Fawlty Towers is now over 34 years old and still going strong. Only two series were made and its a formula that comedians such as Ricky Gervais have taken upon themselves to keep their own comedy fresh. Also starring Andrew Sachs and Prunella Scales the team created a wonderful programme that has never been beaten. The premise of the show is centred around Basil Fawlty played by Cleese a hotel owner who is dominated by his wife Sybil and has an amazing disregard for anyone who is below what he classes as 'the best class'. A fantastic comedy that is worth not only hearing about here but must be viewed to get the ultimate pleasure of Cleese and Booths writing.

The Cloister Room returns! No, it has not been canceled before its time, but this is an episode about television shows that were canceled before their time. The question at stake: Is it worth setting yourself up for disappointment by investing in a show that's already been canceled, or looks like it will be? The answer: Well, you'll just have to listen to find out! Also, the Dune quote of the week. Which is a bit of a misnomer, coming from a podcast that makes no claim to a weekly schedule.

Elsewhere on the Internet:
You can hear Tom as a guest panelist on episode 7 of Bridging the Rift (as soon as it's released anyway, I'll put a link to the episode here once it's out).

And you can also hear Tom, singing! Tom has sort of started a Trock project called Blinovitch, and he sings a song about The Valeyard over at videobloggery. It's called "The Ultimate Foe".

Fawlty Towers

Join Meds and Kell as they talk about this fabulous British Comedy Fawlty Towers. Written and performed by John Cleese and Connie Booth, Fawlty Towers is now over 34 years old and still going strong. Only two series were made and its a formula that comedians such as Ricky Gervais have taken upon themselves to keep their own comedy fresh. Also starring Andrew Sachs and Prunella Scales the team created a wonderful programme that has never been beaten.

The premise of the show is centred around Basil Fawlty played by Cleese a hotel owner who is dominated by his wife Sybil and has an amazing disregard for anyone who is below what he classes as 'the best class'. A fantastic comedy that is worth not only hearing about here but must be viewed to get the ultimate pleasure of Cleese and Booths writing.

Fawlty Towers

Join Meds and Kell as they talk about this fabulous British Comedy Fawlty Towers. Written and performed by John Cleese and Connie Booth, Fawlty Towers is now over 34 years old and still going strong. Only two series were made and its a formula that comedians such as Ricky Gervais have taken upon themselves to keep their own comedy fresh. Also starring Andrew Sachs and Prunella Scales the team created a wonderful programme that has never been beaten.

The premise of the show is centred around Basil Fawlty played by Cleese a hotel owner who is dominated by his wife Sybil and has an amazing disregard for anyone who is below what he classes as ‘the best class’. A fantastic comedy that is worth not only hearing about here but must be viewed to get the ultimate pleasure of Cleese and Booths writing.

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 161
Running Time: 1:34:55

News and Part 1 of our in-depth interview with Gary Russell

Hosted by Louis Trapani and Ken Deep.

This episode is sponsored by Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy. Support us by supporting them. Visit dlair.net for all your sci-fi and fantasy needs.

This episode is also sponsored by Audible.com. Visit www.audiblepodcast.com/podshock for your FREE audio-book download with free trial.

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.

The RaT Project returns with another studio episode. Join Rand as he looks at the latest video game, sci fi, and Doctor Who news.

Geek Syndicate is back after it's summer hiatus to brighten your day with the latest happenings from the murky world of Geekdom.

Get yer geek on Ninjas!

News
Batman and Doc Savage

Comic anti hero Lobo is coming to the big screen

Rambo 5 gets a plot of dose it?

Fantastic Four given another chance at movie glory boot

Planetary issue 27 on the way at last

The A-Teams finds it's B A

Week that Was

Phantom reporter in Daring Mystery Comics

Atomic Robo and the Shadow of Time

At hells gate

Smallville season 9

Twilight

City of Ember

District 9

Harper's Island

The Colony

The Fixer 2

The Rainbow Orchid

Geek Syndicate is back after it's summer hiatus to brighten your day with the latest happenings from the murky world of Geekdom.

Get yer geek on Ninjas!

News
Batman and Doc Savage

Comic anti hero Lobo is coming to the big screen

Rambo 5 gets a plot of dose it?

Fantastic Four given another chance at movie glory boot

Planetary issue 27 on the way at last

The A-Teams finds it's B A

Week that Was

Phantom reporter in Daring Mystery Comics

Atomic Robo and the Shadow of Time

At hells gate

Smallville season 9

Twilight

City of Ember

District 9

Harper's Island

The Colony

The Fixer 2

The Rainbow Orchid

Originally to be released on September 13th, 2009, this is a special edition of The Flashing Blade Podcast featuring an interview with THE Colin Baker, a report on the Whooverville convention as well as the podcasting panel from there. The sounds a bit ropey on the pod panel, but it will give you the genuine experience of being there, LOL.

Normal service will be resumed on Sunday 20th September.

The Whooverville Doctor Who convention that took place in September at Derby featured a notable podcasting panel featuring representatives from no less than eight (8) different Doctor Who podcasts. Eager to elbow their way into a party to which they were never invited, Radio Free Skaro is proud to present this panel to you for your listening enjoyment. Very big thanks to Adam Purcell of Staggering Stories for providing the audio.

Oh, and happy 100th episode, Tin Dog.

Appearing at the Whooverville Podcast Panel were:

- Tony Gallichan from The Flashing Blade Podcast
- Michael Gilroy from Doctor Who: Tin Dog Podcast
- Karen Dunn and Adam Purcell from Staggering Stories Podcast
- Marty Perrett from DWO Whocast
- Dave Cooper from The Cultdom Chronicles
- James Naughton from Doctor Who: Podshock
- Nat Titman from Bridging The Rift
- Luke Harrison from The Minute Doctor Who Podcast

The Whooverville Doctor Who convention that took place in September at Derby featured a notable podcasting panel featuring representatives from no less than eight (8) different Doctor Who podcasts. Eager to elbow their way into a party to which they were never invited, Radio Free Skaro is proud to present this panel to you for your listening enjoyment. Very big thanks to Adam Purcell of Staggering Stories for providing the audio.

Oh, and happy 100th episode, Tin Dog.

Appearing at the Whooverville Podcast Panel were:

- Tony Gallichan from The Flashing Blade Podcast - Michael Gilroy from Doctor Who: Tin Dog Podcast - Karen Dunn and Adam Purcell from Staggering Stories Podcast - Marty Perrett from DWO Whocast - Dave Cooper from The Cultdom Chronicles - James Naughton from Doctor Who: Podshock - Nat Titman from Bridging The Rift - Luke Harrison from The Minute Doctor Who Podcast

The Whooverville Doctor Who convention that took place in September at Derby featured a notable podcasting panel featuring representatives from no less than eight (8) different Doctor Who podcasts. Eager to elbow their way into a party to which they were never invited, Radio Free Skaro is proud to present this panel to you for your listening enjoyment. Very big thanks to Adam Purcell of Staggering Stories for providing the audio.

Oh, and happy 100th episode, Tin Dog.

Appearing at the Whooverville Podcast Panel were:

- Tony Gallichan from The Flashing Blade Podcast
- Michael Gilroy from Doctor Who: Tin Dog Podcast
- Karen Dunn and Adam Purcell from Staggering Stories Podcast
- Marty Perrett from DWO Whocast
- Dave Cooper from The Cultdom Chronicles
- James Naughton from Doctor Who: Podshock
- Nat Titman from Bridging The Rift
- Luke Harrison from The Minute Doctor Who Podcast

my top 20 Whoness things

B-Movie Invasion Special with Dave"AC"Cooper About his Whoovers Convension experience.

The Tripods, with Special Guest Dave AC Cooper. 25th Aniversary of the First Broadcast of The Tripods. 15th Sept. 1984.

The classic series commentary makes a not-so-triumphant return to the Radio Free Skaro fold as we merge the Miniscope with the oldtime-filling standby. With Johnny Byrne as our subject we plod through the week's weak news with discussion of lowlights such as Warriors of the Deep and our commentary of the first half of Arc of Infinity. There should have been another way, indeed! Check out the show notes at www.radiofreeskaro.com. (NOTE: This is the fixed version of this episode.)

The classic series commentary makes a not-so-triumphant return to the Radio Free Skaro fold as we merge the Miniscope with the oldtime-filling standby. With Johnny Byrne as our subject we plod through the week's weak news with discussion of lowlights such as Warriors of the Deep and our commentary of the first half of Arc of Infinity. There should have been another way, indeed! Check out the show notes at www.radiofreeskaro.com. (NOTE: This is the fixed version of this episode.)

The classic series commentary makes a not-so-triumphant return to the Radio Free Skaro fold as we merge the Miniscope with the oldtime-filling standby. With Johnny Byrne as our subject we plod through the week's weak news with discussion of lowlights such as Warriors of the Deep and our commentary of the first half of Arc of Infinity. There should have been another way, indeed! Check out the show notes at www.radiofreeskaro.com. (NOTE: This is the fixed version of this episode.)

An endangered alien race has abducted 50,000 young adults in an effort to save themselves ("The Faceless Ones"), and The Doctor puts Jamie through a battery of tests to help the Daleks better understand human beings ("The Evil of the Daleks").

Saturday Morning Kids Cult TV - past and present.

Saturday Morning Kids Cult TV - past and present.

Saturday Morning Kids Cult TV - past and present.

Saturday Morning Kids Cult TV - past and present.

Recorded Very Late At Night Indeed, a tired Jo! and Tony discuss Patient Zero and Rose.
And yes, Tony is playing around with the sound mix at the moment...Typical!

1-15 - The Holy Terror and Image of the Fendahl.
1-16 - Shadow of the Scourge and Remembrance of the Daleks.
1-17 - Paper Cuts and Full Circle.

feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk

Toodles....

We're joined by Spider aka Spiderine on LiveJournal to discuss the different types Doctor Who Universe fan fiction and where to find them, and the legal position of transformative works.

We also look at your feedback for our Russell T Davies episode and travel back in time to episode 5 to hear the classic series Creativity Corner we recorded with Steven.

Show Notes

Introductions

@ 1 minute - We introduce Torchwood and New Series Doctor Who fan fiction writer Spider:
http://spiderine.livejournal.com/
http://twitter.com/spiderine

News

@ 2 minutes 42 seconds - Nat will be at the Whooverville one day Doctor Who convention at the Midland Railway Centre near Ripley in Derbyshire this Sunday - that's the 6th of September - if you're attending, Nat would love to hear from you:
http://www.whoovers.org.uk/whooverville.html
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=51032158444
http://twitter.com/thirtysix (Nat's Twitter)

Creativity Corner

@ 4 minutes 17 seconds - We travel back to episode 5 where we were joined by Steven from Radio Free Skaro to discuss the classic series. As we overran, this is the discussion we recorded about classic series fan creativity:

Fan art:

mimi-na's classic who fan art:
http://mimi-na.deviantart.com/art/Doctor-s-Girls-46247500
http://mimi-na.deviantart.com/art/Doctor-s-Boys-58481472
http://mimi-na.deviantart.com/art/Monsters-of-Whodom-68755440
http://mimi-na.deviantart.com/art/omg-DOCTORZ-46815474

Fan art of jlfletch, often used for signings:
http://jlfletch.deviantart.com/gallery/#Doctor-Who

Fan art of harnois75 (featured in past Doctor Who Storybooks):
http://harnois75.deviantart.com/art/Gell-Guards-123672466
http://harnois75.deviantart.com/art/The-Keys-of-Marinus-Island-123722188
http://harnois75.deviantart.com/art/Marco-Polo-on-the-mountain-123721632
http://harnois75.deviantart.com/art/Genesis-2-125271032
http://harnois75.deviantart.com/art/Invasion-of-the-Dinosaurs-123868644
http://harnois75.deviantart.com/art/Whomobile-chase-125084726
(and many more)

Fan videos:

Babelcolour's tributes to the Doctors etc:
http://www.youtube.com/user/babelcolour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCZhlEdGIm0 (all stories 1963 to 2008, Eurythmics Sweet Dreams mash up)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoxQKGDPtoo (the First Doctor, Back in 64, the Ruttles)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xm26StUZVY (the Second Doctor, The Littlest Hobo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENg0N-EC07 (the Third Doctor, Hero, Bonnie Tyler)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQfz48VJk1U (the Fifth Doctor, the Kinks Cricket)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu2061ieHSc (the Sixth Doctor, My Coat of Many Colours)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9BqnxGp4HA (the Eighth Doctor, English Man in New York)

Farmergeddon71's Doctor Who spoofs:
http://www.youtube.com/user/farmergeddon71
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmh8xeX6SG0 (Flight of the Darned)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ8bZgWEoaY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe3e5kmtduc (Five Doctors spoof parts 1 and 2)

Rebuttals

Correction: In episode 5 Nat stated that Harold S. recommended Captain Jack and the TARDIS by Rhodri James when in fact he recommended a filk of the same folk song, called Captain Jack and the Tardis by a filker called Crystal Paul. We apologise for confusing these two Doctor Who filks to the same tune.

@ 14 minutes 50 seconds - We look at your feedback to episode 4 where we were joined by Kate Orman to discuss fandom's relationship with Russell T Davies:

Three suggestions for accessories for the Russell T Davies action figure featured in Creativity Corner:
http://russelh.deviantart.com/art/RTD-fig-81867715

The creator of the RTD figure, russellh is keen to hear your suggestions for accessories and may include them in an improved version! If you have more, leave yours in the comments.

Anattendantlord provides us with context for Rona Munro's comments on romance in Doctor Who being lazy writing:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/aug/09/rona-munro-edinburgh-festival

We discuss Julian aka Braxietel's comments about whether we were too lenient on Russell T Davies.

Spider gives her criticisms of RTD.

Main Discussion

@ 34 minutes - We discuss what fan fiction is, explain some common types of fics, explore Doctor Who Universe pairings and stories, and discuss disclaimers and legalities of fanfiction versus published works:

Fanfic recommendation communities/fanfiction communities on livejournal:

http://community.livejournal.com/Torchwood_house/
http://community.livejournal.com/Torch_wood
http://community.livejournal.com/Torchwood_three/ (newsletter)
http://community.livejournal.com/doctorwho/
http://community.livejournal.com/who_daily/ (newsletter)

Archives:

A Teaspoon and an Open Mind: http://www.whofic.com/
Fanfiction.net: http://www.fanfiction.net/

The legal position of fan fiction:

Organization for Transformative Works (OTW): http://transformativeworks.org/
Fair Use: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use

Fan fiction mentioned:

The Mascot: (Steven/Hi Fi fanfiction) http://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=23275
Omnijackual: http://community.livejournal.com/omnijaxual/
Copperbadge aka sam_storyteller: http://sam-storyteller.livejournal.com/

Next time

1 hour 34 minutes 15 seconds - Next episode we'll be discussing whether or not Doctor Who has a true 'canon', what canon is and what's included in it.

Trocking Out

1 hour 35 minutes 45 seconds - We play out with Donna's Song by trock band Exerminate! from Pennsylvania, USA. You can hear more from the band at:
http://www.myspace.com/exterminatemusic

Welcome to Small Press Big Mouth Episode 7, this episode due to summer holiday madness Stace is totally unprepared and Lee is made of snots.

We chat about news and review Falling Sky by Benjamin Dickson, Whiteout, several books by Raymond Briggs, Mothman About The House by Ben "BFC" Clark, Suburban Glamour by Jamie McKelvie and Blood Psi by Andy Winter and Keith Burns.

Stace managed to have no websites handy during the recording and is keeping up with that trend right now and hopes Lee will appear soon with a lovely lot of links for all you lovely people!

Welcome to Small Press Big Mouth Episode 7, this episode  due to summer holiday madness Stace is totally unprepared and Lee is made of snots. 

We chat about news and review Falling Sky by Benjamin Dickson, Whiteout, several books by Raymond Briggs, Mothman About The House by Ben "BFC" Clark, Suburban Glamour by Jamie McKelvie and Blood Psi by Andy Winter and Keith Burns. 

Stace managed to have no websites handy during the recording and is keeping up with that trend right now and hopes Lee will appear soon with a lovely lot of links for all you lovely people!

This month the guys look at some of the news from the recent Gamescom convention as well a closer look at Playstation Home. There are opinions giving on the Playstation slim, The new pricing for Microsoft and a look at the games line up so far for the Eurogamer Expo.

In the Buy, Rent or Avoid section look out for reviews of Batman Arkham Asylum, Red Faction Guerilla, Shadow Complex, Trails HD and more.

The boys conclude with a look forward to a look at September game highlights.

Enjoy!

This month the guys look at some of the news from the recent Gamescom convention as well a closer look at Playstation Home. There are opinions giving on the Playstation slim, The new pricing for Microsoft and a look at the games line up so far for the Eurogamer Expo.

In the Buy, Rent or Avoid section look out for reviews of Batman Arkham Asylum, Red Faction Guerilla, Shadow Complex, Trails HD and more.

The boys conclude with a look forward to a look at September game highlights.

Enjoy!

Plot After his regeneration from their previous adventure, the Doctor starts behaving erratically. He goes to the wardrobe and looking for a new outfit and finds a glaring, mismatched, brightly coloured coat to which he immediately takes a shine. Peri tells him that he could not go outside wearing such an awful garb, to which the Doctor takes offence. Two twins, Romulus and Remus Sylveste, receive a visitation from a mysterious old man called Professor Edgeworth. They question how he managed to get inside their house; he tells them he will return when their father is there, then proceeds to abduct them and the trio disappear. They arrive on a spacecraft in deep space. Edgeworth then communicates with his superior, a slug-like creature called Mestor, who instructs Edgeworth to take the twins to Titan 3. In the console room, the Doctor has a funny turn, quoting a poem about a Peri -- a good and beautiful fairy in Persian mythology, but one which used to be evil. The Doctor accuses her of being evil, and of being an alien spy before rushing toward her and throttling her. He catches a sight of his own manic face in a mirror and collapses in a heap, releasing Peri. When she tells him that he tried to kill her, he initially denies he could be capable of such an act, but seeing how terrified of him she is, decides he must become a hermit on the desolate asteroid Titan 3. The twins' father contacts the authorities; he found Zanium in their room -- a sure sign of intergalactic kidnap. A Commander Lang begins the pursuit and soon finds a suspicious ship previously reported missing. He tries to contact it, but it enters warp drive -- something that class of ship is not designed to do. On Titan 3, as the Doctor contemplates a thousand years of solitude and Peri expresses her disapproval, they hear the crash landing of a craft. Examining its wreckage, they find the concussed body of Commander Lang. They take him back to the TARDIS where he reveals his whole squadron has been destroyed. Believing the Doctor to be responsible, he points his gun at the Doctor and threatens to kill him... Peri pleads with Lang, telling him that the Doctor had in fact saved him, but he faints away. The Doctor is not keen to treat Lang, more concerned for his own life, but eventually agrees to Peri's persuasion. Edgeworth argues with Romulus and Remus, making them do Mestor's work. He scolds them for setting up a distress signal, so they are not allowed to use electronic equipment to solve the equations they have been set. An image of Mestor appears and gives the twins a more blunt threat -- work for him or have their minds destroyed. On the TARDIS scanner, the Doctor and Peri see a building -- something which has no place on an uninhabited asteroid. Leaving Lang behind, they find a tunnel which may lead to the building, but on exploring find two aliens wielding guns. The Doctor cowers in fear and pleads with them not to shoot him. They are led off and are brought before Edgeworth. The Doctor claims to be a pilgrim to Titan 3, but Noma, one of the aliens, says they are spies and should be shot. The Doctor suddenly recognises Edgeworth as an old friend - Azmael, master of Jaconda, whom he last saw two incarnations ago. When the Doctor sees Romulus and Remus and discovers it is Azmael who has abducted them, he is disgusted. Azmael teleports away with the twins and the aliens, leaving the Doctor and Peri locked in the building. The Doctor starts to break the lock's combination, but Peri discovers Noma has set the base to self-destruct. The Doctor improvises a solution to teleport them back to the TARDIS. Peri makes a successful return, but the Doctor has not appeared when she sees the base explode on the scanner... A glimpse of the Doctor is seen appearing in the TARDIS; he was delayed returning because he was using Peri's watch to synchronise their arrival, but the watch had stopped. The Doctor is surprised at Peri's compassion when she thought he had died. On Jaconda, Mestor is seen putting one of the bird-like Jacondans to death for a petty offence of stealing a few vegetables. Soon, the TARDIS arrives, but instead of the expected beautiful planet the Doctor is expecting, he, Peri and Lang find a desolate wasteland covered with giant Gastropod trails. The Doctor is reluctant to go to the palace, scared for his own life, but is persuaded to take Lang there in the TARDIS. In the palace corridors they see murals depicting Jaconda's history, depicting the slugs of myth - but it appears that they are now all too real. After avoiding Gastropods, Lang gets stuck in their slime trail. Azmael takes the twins to his laboratory and shows them a store room full of Gastropod eggs. Mestor arrives and tries to persuade them that his aims are benevolent. Azmael begs him to stop reading his thoughts and stop Noma watching his every move. He agrees and leaves. Azmael explains to the Twins that Mestor usurped him as leader of Jaconda and outlines a plan to draw two outlying planets into the same orbit as Jaconda. The Twins' genius is required to stabilise those planets in their new orbit. The Doctor, leaving Peri and Lang behind, finds Azmael's lab. In a manic fit of pique, he attacks Azmael, but is restrained by a Jacondan and the Twins. The Doctor apologises to Azmael but demands to know what is going on. Meanwhile, Peri is captured by Jacondan guards and brought before Mestor. When Lang escapes to Azmael's lab and informs them what has happened, the Doctor finally shows compassion for her when he thinks she might die... Mestor refrains from killing Peri immediately, finding her appearance pleasing. Jacondan guards arrive in Azmael's lab and seize the Doctor. The Doctor tells Mestor that he ought to allow him to assist with the dangerous operation of moving the planets, as a single mistake could blow a hole in that corner of the universe. Back the laboratory, Azmael informs the Doctor the details of the plan to bring the planets into the same orbit -- they will be placed in different time zones using time travel technology that Mestor stole from Azmael. The Doctor realises that, as the other planets are smaller than Jaconda, bringing them closer to Jaconda's sun will lead to catastrophe. The Doctor enters the egg storeroom, and is disturbed that they have no nutritional mucus. He tries to cut one open with a laser cutter; the shell is impenetrable, but the egg reacts slightly to the heat. The Doctor realises they have been designed to withstand the heat of an exploding sun -- the explosion of the Jacondan sun will scatter the eggs throughout the universe. When they hatch, the Gastropods will conquer the universe. The one remaining Jacondan in the lab collapses dead, his mind burnt out. Mestor had been using him as a monitor, and knows the full details of what has been discussed. Peri, Lang and the Twins return to the TARDIS, whilst the Doctor and Azmael go to confront Mestor. When Mestor refuses to abandon his plans, the Doctor hurls a vial of acid taken from the lab at him, but a force field protects Mestor from any harm. Mestor threatens to possess the Doctor's mind and body, and demonstrates by taking control of Azmael's body. Azmael tells him to destroy Mestor's body before he can return to it, which he does with a further vial. Then Azmael, in his last regeneration, forces himself to regenerate -- killing himself -- and in doing so destroys Mestor. Dying, Azmael says he has no regrets and that one of his fondest memories was a time spent with the Doctor by a fountain. The Doctor and Peri return to the TARDIS; Lang decides to stay behind on Jaconda to assist with their rebuilding. When Peri tells the Doctor off for being rude, he reminds her that he is an alien, with alien sensibilities: "I am the Doctor... whether you like it or not!" [edit] Cast notes Maurice Denham makes a guest appearance as Azmael. See Celebrity appearances in Doctor WhoColin Baker also provides, uncredited, the voice of a Jacondan at Freighter Control in part three.Dennis Chinnery had previously appeared as Gharman in the Tom Baker story Genesis of the Daleks. [edit] Continuity The Doctor states that he has regenerated twice since his last encounter with Azmael. This means that this last time (including the incident at the fountain) occurred during the Doctor's fourth incarnation.The Doctor is unusually violent at the start of this episode, even attempting to strangle Peri. The intention was to create a Doctor that was initially unlikeable, but would gradually reveal a kind-hearted soul (glimpsed in Revelation of the Daleks). This was also intended to be a contrast to the instantly likeable Tom Baker and Peter Davison Doctors. However, in later interviews, director Peter Moffatt said that the original idea was merely to have the Doctor in a much more energetic state than he was during the Fifth Doctor's debut story Castrovalva. Colin Baker said during a 2003 documentary celebrating the series' 40th anniversary that "the idea was that over the many, many years I would be playing the part, the outer layers would gradually peel away, revealing the kind-hearted soul."Eric Saward intended for Azmael to be the hermit to whom the Doctor had spoken in his youth, referenced in The Time Monster. Anthony Steven misinterpreted the request and instead made Azmael a former academy tutor of the Doctor.[2] The Hermit character had already been introduced as K'anpo Rinpoche in Planet of the Spiders ten years before. [edit] Production Serial details by episode: Episode Broadcast date Run time Viewership (in millions) "Part One" March 22, 1984 (1984-03-22) 24:42 7.6 "Part Two" March 23, 1984 (1984-03-23) 25:09 7.4 "Part Three" March 29, 1984 (1984-03-29) 24:27 7.0 "Part Four" March 30, 1984 (1984-03-30) 25:04 6.3 [3][4][5] Anthony Steven worked very slowly on the scripts, offering many strange excuses (purportedly saying that his typewriter had literally exploded) and turning them in at a very late stage. Compounding things were the fact that the scripts were viewed as being of poor quality and too much for the show's budget by script editor Eric Saward, who was forced to rework them at great length in a very short amount of time.[citation needed]At least one aspect of Steven's original script featured the Jaconda and Gastropods being dropped totally early in the fourth episode without resolution to the plot, with the final battle taking place in another dimension against a being called Azlan who was controlling Mestor all along.The cat badge worn by the Sixth Doctor on his lapel for this story was hand-made and painted by Suzie Trevor, and purchased for the programme from a specialist badge shop in central London. For each subsequent story, the Doctor was to wear a different cat badge to symbolise that he was a "travelling cat of different walks."Besides being adjusted for the new Doctor, the opening credits underwent additional modifications with this episode. A prism-colour effect is added and the series logo takes on a somewhat bluish hue (which also results in it appearing slightly curved in comparison to the version introduced during Tom Baker's era). The theme music remains the same version as that introduced in 1980. Prior to this, the opening sequences of the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Doctor eras had incorporated a still photograph of the lead actor. For the Sixth Doctor opening this was changed to using two photographs - one of the Doctor with a serious expression which changes to a second image showing the Doctor smiling. This limited animation would continue with the opening sequence for the Seventh Doctor.Fandom often holds the serial in a very low light, being regarded as one of the very worst serials in the history of the series (indeed in SFX #150 new series producer Russell T. Davies cites this story as "the beginning of the end" of Doctor Who). A 1997 poll by Doctor Who Magazine ranked the serial the second worst of all time (the Children in Need special Dimensions in Time was ranked lowest), while a 2003 poll by fansite Outpost Gallifrey ranked it worst of all, below even Dimensions in Time. [edit] Outside references Shortly before the Doctor assaults Peri in a paranoid rage, he quotes the line "One morn a peri at the gate Of Eden stood disconsolate" and asks Peri to identify its author. The answer is Thomas Moore, in his poem Lalla Rookh. The first two instalments of the BBV Stranger video series appear to borrow the premise of the Doctor's desire to become a hermit to atone for mistakes he has made. Since the Stranger is played by Colin Baker and his companion Miss Brown is played by Nicola Bryant, it is often viewed as a "What-If" scenario, despite the fact that the BBV production could not legally use the Doctor Who characters. [edit] In print Doctor Who book The Twin Dilemma Series Target novelisations Release number 103 Writer Eric Saward Publisher Target Books Cover artist Andrew Skilleter ISBN 0-491-03124-6 Release date October 1985 (hardback) 13 March 1986 (paperback) Preceded by The Time Monster Followed by Galaxy 4 A novelisation of this serial, written by Saward, was published in hardback by Target Books in October 1985, and in paperback in March 1986. The cover illustration originally featured Colin Baker. However when Baker's agent enquired about a royalty, the decision was taken to not feature him on the cover and a replacement was commissioned. This adaptation is notable for Saward's convoluted attempt at explaining in detail how the regeneration process works. [edit] Broadcast, VHS and DVD releases This story was released on VHS in May 1992. The tape was available exclusively through branches of Woolworths as part of a special promotion. A general release followed in February 1993.A Commentary with Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Kevin McNally was recorded in April 2008 for a planned DVD release on September 7 2009. This will also be the last of the Colin Baker years of Doctor Who to be released onto DVD. [edit] References

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The Three Who Rule were in fine fettle this week, if fettle is judged by ability to digress and avoid the topic at hand. Through discussion that veered into subjects as strange as podcestuous panels in Derby, the horror of a rebroadcast of Dimensions in Time and the continued demonstration of Warren's complete lack of a short-term memory, the trio ambled towards the Miniscope and Douglas Adams' short but memorable tenure as Doctor Who script editor. Check out the show notes at www.radiofreeskaro.com.