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Somewhat plagued by delays, at last here's a new episode of Something Who.

And after a run of episodes brimming with voices, here's a pared down chat from Richard, Giles and Paul about a couple of stories from middle of the second millennium: 5th Doctor story The Visitation, from Season 19, and 10th Doctor story The Shakespeare code from Series 3. As per recent convention, this episode is the first half of that conversation and features The Visitation.

Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com

Giles' book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 Imposters) can be found in all good bookshops and also here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Universe-21-Stars-Imposters/dp/1787394654/

Paul is one half of Doctor Who: The Missing Episodes Podcast https://missingepisodes.podbean.com/. And head over to https://www.bigfinish.com/, where we all love Paul's stories, especially The Prints of Denmark https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-companion-chronicles-the-second-doctor-volume-03-1826.

Richard has another podcast with co-host Emily, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. And also what makes a great workplace, how to turn things round when we're not enjoying our work and, in the end, how we can all make our work better. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more. Episode 10 is a chat with Sean West, who, amongst other things, work as a Chief Finance Officer.

Somewhat plagued by delays, at last here's a new episode of Something Who.

And after a run of episodes brimming with voices, here's a pared down chat from Richard, Giles and Paul about a couple of stories from middle of the second millennium: 5th Doctor story The Visitation, from Season 19, and 10th Doctor story The Shakespeare code from Series 3. As per recent convention, this episode is the first half of that conversation and features The Visitation.

Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com

Giles' book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 Imposters) can be found in all good bookshops and also here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Universe-21-Stars-Imposters/dp/1787394654/

Paul is one half of Doctor Who: The Missing Episodes Podcast https://missingepisodes.podbean.com/. And head over to https://www.bigfinish.com/, where we all love Paul's stories, especially The Prints of Denmark https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-companion-chronicles-the-second-doctor-volume-03-1826.

Richard has another podcast with co-host Emily, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. And also what makes a great workplace, how to turn things round when we're not enjoying our work and, in the end, how we can all make our work better. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more. Episode 10 is a chat with Sean West, who, amongst other things, work as a Chief Finance Officer.

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Somewhat plagued by delays, at last here's a new episode of Something Who.

And after a run of episodes brimming with voices, here's a pared down chat from Richard, Giles and Paul about a couple of stories from middle of the second millennium: 5th Doctor story The Visitation, from Season 19, and 10th Doctor story The Shakespeare code from Series 3. As per recent convention, this episode is the first half of that conversation and features The Visitation.

Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com

Giles' book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 Imposters) can be found in all good bookshops and also here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Universe-21-Stars-Imposters/dp/1787394654/

Paul is one half of Doctor Who: The Missing Episodes Podcast https://missingepisodes.podbean.com/. And head over to https://www.bigfinish.com/, where we all love Paul's stories, especially The Prints of Denmark https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-companion-chronicles-the-second-doctor-volume-03-1826.

Richard has another podcast with co-host Emily, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. And also what makes a great workplace, how to turn things round when we're not enjoying our work and, in the end, how we can all make our work better. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more. Episode 10 is a chat with Sean West, who, amongst other things, work as a Chief Finance Officer.

Starting in 1965, Dr. Who collector plates are part of the collecting world. Here we talk about those and more cutlery with our guest Katie Haynes. I talk about how to protect those plates in collection protection and a pair of most outrageous offers from Biblio!  Keep Collecting! See The Video Interview only on Patreon! ($15 level or above).

Dalek Baby Plate 1965 J. H. Weatherby & Sons Ltd UK NM: £80 Dalek Porridge Bowl 1965 J. H. Weatherby & Sons Ltd UK NM: £100 Dalek Saucer 1965 J. H. Weatherby & Sons Ltd UK NM: £100
Group Photo of Dalek set.
Dalek baby Saucer
Royal Albert Plates 1985 Royal Doulton/Bona-Plus Ltd. UK Five 21cm diameter plates issued. Featuring the first three Doctors (Jan 1985), the Roger Delgado Master and Davros and a Dalek (June 1985). The plates featured black outline sketches of the characters against the white porcelain of the plate and an 8 carat gold rim. OP: £9.95 each NM: $350 for set of 3 found on ebay.
The Day of the Daleks Plate 09/1999 Danbury Mint UK Artwork by Colin Howard. The first in a proposed series of 7" diameter plates. Initial take-up of the offer was poor so only sufficient copies of the plate were produced to supply those who had ordered it (around 50). OP: £19.95 NM: £30
40th anniversary plates 11/2003 Cards Inc UK Four designs: The Daleks, The Cybermen, Davros, the 4th Doctor. These plates are limited to 2000 each and come with a numbered certificate of authenticity. A fifth design, The Doctor and the Daleks, was exclusive to The Stamp Centre and limited to 1000 units. OP: £29.95 each
More Dr. Who Plates from 2003
The Adventures of Doctor Who Plate 30/11/2006 Cards Inc UK Limited edition of 1000 units. Each came boxed and with a certificate of authenticity. OP: £29.99
The Adventures of Doctor Who Plate (Second Series) 30/11/2006 Cards Inc UK Series 2 imagery. Limited edition of 1000 units. Each came boxed and with a certificate of authenticity. OP: £29.99
Paper Plates 05/2007 Gemma International UK Pack of 8 paper plates REF: 160314 OP: £2.25
More Paper Plates

Collection Protection: China Storage Box The Most outrageous offer – You be the judge! Link to crazy offer-while it lasts! Dr. Who and the Web of Fear 2nd printing hardcover. Crazy Price: $1000. Link to crazy offer – while it lasts! Dr. Who New Adventures: So Vile a Sin. Crazy Price $1501.00 Found one for $160.00 Found one that is outrageous! Email it to me!  You can find Katie Haynes @katiegangel on TikTok or Instagram.

Doctor Who has always been political. ALWAYS. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about how both the modern and classic eras have never shied away from taking on the issues of the day.

What are some of the stories you think of when you think of political Who? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Doctor Who has always been political. ALWAYS. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about how both the modern and classic eras have never shied away from taking on the issues of the day.

What are some of the stories you think of when you think of political Who? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Starting in 1965, Dr. Who collector plates are part of the collecting world. Here we talk about those and more cutlery with our guest Katie Haynes. I talk about how to protect those plates in collection protection and a pair of most outrageous offers from Biblio!  Keep Collecting! See The Video Interview only on Patreon! ($15 level or above).

Dalek Baby Plate 1965 J. H. Weatherby & Sons Ltd UK NM: £80 Dalek Porridge Bowl 1965 J. H. Weatherby & Sons Ltd UK NM: £100 Dalek Saucer 1965 J. H. Weatherby & Sons Ltd UK NM: £100
Group Photo of Dalek set.
Dalek baby Saucer
Royal Albert Plates 1985 Royal Doulton/Bona-Plus Ltd. UK Five 21cm diameter plates issued. Featuring the first three Doctors (Jan 1985), the Roger Delgado Master and Davros and a Dalek (June 1985). The plates featured black outline sketches of the characters against the white porcelain of the plate and an 8 carat gold rim. OP: £9.95 each NM: $350 for set of 3 found on ebay.
The Day of the Daleks Plate 09/1999 Danbury Mint UK Artwork by Colin Howard. The first in a proposed series of 7" diameter plates. Initial take-up of the offer was poor so only sufficient copies of the plate were produced to supply those who had ordered it (around 50). OP: £19.95 NM: £30
40th anniversary plates 11/2003 Cards Inc UK Four designs: The Daleks, The Cybermen, Davros, the 4th Doctor. These plates are limited to 2000 each and come with a numbered certificate of authenticity. A fifth design, The Doctor and the Daleks, was exclusive to The Stamp Centre and limited to 1000 units. OP: £29.95 each
More Dr. Who Plates from 2003
The Adventures of Doctor Who Plate 30/11/2006 Cards Inc UK Limited edition of 1000 units. Each came boxed and with a certificate of authenticity. OP: £29.99
The Adventures of Doctor Who Plate (Second Series) 30/11/2006 Cards Inc UK Series 2 imagery. Limited edition of 1000 units. Each came boxed and with a certificate of authenticity. OP: £29.99
Paper Plates 05/2007 Gemma International UK Pack of 8 paper plates REF: 160314 OP: £2.25
More Paper Plates

Collection Protection: China Storage Box The Most outrageous offer – You be the judge! Link to crazy offer-while it lasts! Dr. Who and the Web of Fear 2nd printing hardcover. Crazy Price: $1000. Link to crazy offer – while it lasts! Dr. Who New Adventures: So Vile a Sin. Crazy Price $1501.00 Found one for $160.00 Found one that is outrageous! Email it to me!  You can find Katie Haynes @katiegangel on TikTok or Instagram.

Doctor Who has always been political. ALWAYS. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about how both the modern and classic eras have never shied away from taking on the issues of the day.

What are some of the stories you think of when you think of political Who? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Doctor Who has always been political. ALWAYS. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about how both the modern and classic eras have never shied away from taking on the issues of the day.

What are some of the stories you think of when you think of political Who? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Starting in 1965, Dr. Who collector plates are part of the collecting world. Here we talk about those and more cutlery with our guest Katie Haynes. I talk about how to protect those plates in collection protection and a pair of most outrageous offers from Biblio!  Keep Collecting! See The Video Interview only on Patreon! ($15 level or above).

Dalek Baby Plate 1965 J. H. Weatherby & Sons Ltd UK NM: £80 Dalek Porridge Bowl 1965 J. H. Weatherby & Sons Ltd UK NM: £100 Dalek Saucer 1965 J. H. Weatherby & Sons Ltd UK NM: £100
Group Photo of Dalek set.
Dalek baby Saucer
Royal Albert Plates 1985 Royal Doulton/Bona-Plus Ltd. UK Five 21cm diameter plates issued. Featuring the first three Doctors (Jan 1985), the Roger Delgado Master and Davros and a Dalek (June 1985). The plates featured black outline sketches of the characters against the white porcelain of the plate and an 8 carat gold rim. OP: £9.95 each NM: $350 for set of 3 found on ebay.
The Day of the Daleks Plate 09/1999 Danbury Mint UK Artwork by Colin Howard. The first in a proposed series of 7" diameter plates. Initial take-up of the offer was poor so only sufficient copies of the plate were produced to supply those who had ordered it (around 50). OP: £19.95 NM: £30
40th anniversary plates 11/2003 Cards Inc UK Four designs: The Daleks, The Cybermen, Davros, the 4th Doctor. These plates are limited to 2000 each and come with a numbered certificate of authenticity. A fifth design, The Doctor and the Daleks, was exclusive to The Stamp Centre and limited to 1000 units. OP: £29.95 each
More Dr. Who Plates from 2003
The Adventures of Doctor Who Plate 30/11/2006 Cards Inc UK Limited edition of 1000 units. Each came boxed and with a certificate of authenticity. OP: £29.99
The Adventures of Doctor Who Plate (Second Series) 30/11/2006 Cards Inc UK Series 2 imagery. Limited edition of 1000 units. Each came boxed and with a certificate of authenticity. OP: £29.99
Paper Plates 05/2007 Gemma International UK Pack of 8 paper plates REF: 160314 OP: £2.25
More Paper Plates

Collection Protection: China Storage Box The Most outrageous offer – You be the judge! Link to crazy offer-while it lasts! Dr. Who and the Web of Fear 2nd printing hardcover. Crazy Price: $1000. Link to crazy offer – while it lasts! Dr. Who New Adventures: So Vile a Sin. Crazy Price $1501.00 Found one for $160.00 Found one that is outrageous! Email it to me!  You can find Katie Haynes @katiegangel on TikTok or Instagram.

Doctor Who has always been political. ALWAYS. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about how both the modern and classic eras have never shied away from taking on the issues of the day.

What are some of the stories you think of when you think of political Who? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Doctor Who has always been political. ALWAYS. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about how both the modern and classic eras have never shied away from taking on the issues of the day.

What are some of the stories you think of when you think of political Who? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Starting in 1965, Dr. Who collector plates are part of the collecting world. Here we talk about those and more cutlery with our guest Katie Haynes. I talk about how to protect those plates in collection protection and a pair of most outrageous offers from Biblio!  Keep Collecting! See The Video Interview only on Patreon! ($15 level or above).

Dalek Baby Plate 1965 J. H. Weatherby & Sons Ltd UK NM: £80 Dalek Porridge Bowl 1965 J. H. Weatherby & Sons Ltd UK NM: £100 Dalek Saucer 1965 J. H. Weatherby & Sons Ltd UK NM: £100
Group Photo of Dalek set.
Dalek baby Saucer
Royal Albert Plates 1985 Royal Doulton/Bona-Plus Ltd. UK Five 21cm diameter plates issued. Featuring the first three Doctors (Jan 1985), the Roger Delgado Master and Davros and a Dalek (June 1985). The plates featured black outline sketches of the characters against the white porcelain of the plate and an 8 carat gold rim. OP: £9.95 each NM: $350 for set of 3 found on ebay.
The Day of the Daleks Plate 09/1999 Danbury Mint UK Artwork by Colin Howard. The first in a proposed series of 7" diameter plates. Initial take-up of the offer was poor so only sufficient copies of the plate were produced to supply those who had ordered it (around 50). OP: £19.95 NM: £30
40th anniversary plates 11/2003 Cards Inc UK Four designs: The Daleks, The Cybermen, Davros, the 4th Doctor. These plates are limited to 2000 each and come with a numbered certificate of authenticity. A fifth design, The Doctor and the Daleks, was exclusive to The Stamp Centre and limited to 1000 units. OP: £29.95 each
More Dr. Who Plates from 2003
The Adventures of Doctor Who Plate 30/11/2006 Cards Inc UK Limited edition of 1000 units. Each came boxed and with a certificate of authenticity. OP: £29.99
The Adventures of Doctor Who Plate (Second Series) 30/11/2006 Cards Inc UK Series 2 imagery. Limited edition of 1000 units. Each came boxed and with a certificate of authenticity. OP: £29.99
Paper Plates 05/2007 Gemma International UK Pack of 8 paper plates REF: 160314 OP: £2.25
More Paper Plates

Collection Protection: China Storage Box The Most outrageous offer – You be the judge! Link to crazy offer-while it lasts! Dr. Who and the Web of Fear 2nd printing hardcover. Crazy Price: $1000. Link to crazy offer – while it lasts! Dr. Who New Adventures: So Vile a Sin. Crazy Price $1501.00 Found one for $160.00 Found one that is outrageous! Email it to me!  You can find Katie Haynes @katiegangel on TikTok or Instagram.

Doctor Who has always been political. ALWAYS. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about how both the modern and classic eras have never shied away from taking on the issues of the day.

What are some of the stories you think of when you think of political Who? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Doctor Who has always been political. ALWAYS. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about how both the modern and classic eras have never shied away from taking on the issues of the day.

What are some of the stories you think of when you think of political Who? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

In preparation for David & Matt beginning to review 'Torchwood' in it's entirety, they've dipped back into the archive to bring you the segment of episode 25 (Sodas & Secret Societies) in which they review episode 1: 'Everything Changes'.

Doctor Who theme by Ron Grainer, arranged by Alexander Erben.

Talk to us! Email: timenorspacepod@gmail.com

Twitter: @timenorspacepod 

In preparation for David & Matt beginning to review 'Torchwood' in it's entirety, they've dipped back into the archive to bring you the segment of episode 25 (Sodas & Secret Societies) in which they review episode 1: 'Everything Changes'.

Doctor Who theme by Ron Grainer, arranged by Alexander Erben.

Talk to us! Email: timenorspacepod@gmail.com

Twitter: @timenorspacepod 

In preparation for David & Matt beginning to review 'Torchwood' in it's entirety, they've dipped back into the archive to bring you the segment of episode 25 (Sodas & Secret Societies) in which they review episode 1: 'Everything Changes'.

Doctor Who theme by Ron Grainer, arranged by Alexander Erben.

Talk to us! Email: timenorspacepod@gmail.com

Twitter: @timenorspacepod 

In preparation for David & Matt beginning to review 'Torchwood' in it's entirety, they've dipped back into the archive to bring you the segment of episode 25 (Sodas & Secret Societies) in which they review episode 1: 'Everything Changes'.

Doctor Who theme by Ron Grainer, arranged by Alexander Erben.

Talk to us! Email: timenorspacepod@gmail.com

Twitter: @timenorspacepod 

  The Sixth Doctor returns, and he's thrown straight in at the deep end! Travelling the galaxy with Melanie Bush and their brand-new companion, marine biologist Hebe Harrison, there are wonders to see, dangers to face and plenty of peril beneath the waves. 1.1 The Rotting Deep by Jacqueline Rayner (2 parts) A mysterious SOS summons the Doctor and Mel to an oil rig in the North Sea where a dwindling group of survivors awaits rescue from a lethal menace. One of their number is Hebe Harrison, a wheelchair-using marine biologist who is definitely more than she seems. Can our heroes escape the rig? And just what is killing off the rig's beleaguered crew? 1.2 The Tides of the Moon by Joshua Pruett (2 parts) For Hebe's first trip in the TARDIS, the Doctor and Mel take her to the nearest available 'water world' – the Moon, two billion years in the past! Its advanced humanoid inhabitants, the Gilleans, are terrorised each night by their monstrous enemies, the Sheega. Even more worrying is that in a matter of hours, this ocean world will be laid waste by the gravitational interference of the blue-green planet next door... 1.3 Maelstrom by Jonathan Morris (2 parts) The Doctor, Mel and Hebe visit the archipelago world of Veludia, only to discover a planet beset by electromagnetic storms where three survivors traverse the seas in a ramshackle township. These survivors are 'corps' - bodies used as hosts for minds stored in the vessel’s ‘mind-drive’ - and the Doctor, Mel and Hebe are seen as welcome replacements. But there's something lurking in the waters below, something of rage and power that wishes to destroy them all: the Maelstrom!

  The Sixth Doctor returns, and he's thrown straight in at the deep end! Travelling the galaxy with Melanie Bush and their brand-new companion, marine biologist Hebe Harrison, there are wonders to see, dangers to face and plenty of peril beneath the waves. 1.1 The Rotting Deep by Jacqueline Rayner (2 parts) A mysterious SOS summons the Doctor and Mel to an oil rig in the North Sea where a dwindling group of survivors awaits rescue from a lethal menace. One of their number is Hebe Harrison, a wheelchair-using marine biologist who is definitely more than she seems. Can our heroes escape the rig? And just what is killing off the rig's beleaguered crew? 1.2 The Tides of the Moon by Joshua Pruett (2 parts) For Hebe's first trip in the TARDIS, the Doctor and Mel take her to the nearest available 'water world' – the Moon, two billion years in the past! Its advanced humanoid inhabitants, the Gilleans, are terrorised each night by their monstrous enemies, the Sheega. Even more worrying is that in a matter of hours, this ocean world will be laid waste by the gravitational interference of the blue-green planet next door... 1.3 Maelstrom by Jonathan Morris (2 parts) The Doctor, Mel and Hebe visit the archipelago world of Veludia, only to discover a planet beset by electromagnetic storms where three survivors traverse the seas in a ramshackle township. These survivors are 'corps' - bodies used as hosts for minds stored in the vessel’s ‘mind-drive’ - and the Doctor, Mel and Hebe are seen as welcome replacements. But there's something lurking in the waters below, something of rage and power that wishes to destroy them all: the Maelstrom!

  The Sixth Doctor returns, and he's thrown straight in at the deep end! Travelling the galaxy with Melanie Bush and their brand-new companion, marine biologist Hebe Harrison, there are wonders to see, dangers to face and plenty of peril beneath the waves. 1.1 The Rotting Deep by Jacqueline Rayner (2 parts) A mysterious SOS summons the Doctor and Mel to an oil rig in the North Sea where a dwindling group of survivors awaits rescue from a lethal menace. One of their number is Hebe Harrison, a wheelchair-using marine biologist who is definitely more than she seems. Can our heroes escape the rig? And just what is killing off the rig's beleaguered crew? 1.2 The Tides of the Moon by Joshua Pruett (2 parts) For Hebe's first trip in the TARDIS, the Doctor and Mel take her to the nearest available 'water world' – the Moon, two billion years in the past! Its advanced humanoid inhabitants, the Gilleans, are terrorised each night by their monstrous enemies, the Sheega. Even more worrying is that in a matter of hours, this ocean world will be laid waste by the gravitational interference of the blue-green planet next door... 1.3 Maelstrom by Jonathan Morris (2 parts) The Doctor, Mel and Hebe visit the archipelago world of Veludia, only to discover a planet beset by electromagnetic storms where three survivors traverse the seas in a ramshackle township. These survivors are 'corps' - bodies used as hosts for minds stored in the vessel’s ‘mind-drive’ - and the Doctor, Mel and Hebe are seen as welcome replacements. But there's something lurking in the waters below, something of rage and power that wishes to destroy them all: the Maelstrom!

  The Sixth Doctor returns, and he's thrown straight in at the deep end! Travelling the galaxy with Melanie Bush and their brand-new companion, marine biologist Hebe Harrison, there are wonders to see, dangers to face and plenty of peril beneath the waves. 1.1 The Rotting Deep by Jacqueline Rayner (2 parts) A mysterious SOS summons the Doctor and Mel to an oil rig in the North Sea where a dwindling group of survivors awaits rescue from a lethal menace. One of their number is Hebe Harrison, a wheelchair-using marine biologist who is definitely more than she seems. Can our heroes escape the rig? And just what is killing off the rig's beleaguered crew? 1.2 The Tides of the Moon by Joshua Pruett (2 parts) For Hebe's first trip in the TARDIS, the Doctor and Mel take her to the nearest available 'water world' – the Moon, two billion years in the past! Its advanced humanoid inhabitants, the Gilleans, are terrorised each night by their monstrous enemies, the Sheega. Even more worrying is that in a matter of hours, this ocean world will be laid waste by the gravitational interference of the blue-green planet next door... 1.3 Maelstrom by Jonathan Morris (2 parts) The Doctor, Mel and Hebe visit the archipelago world of Veludia, only to discover a planet beset by electromagnetic storms where three survivors traverse the seas in a ramshackle township. These survivors are 'corps' - bodies used as hosts for minds stored in the vessel’s ‘mind-drive’ - and the Doctor, Mel and Hebe are seen as welcome replacements. But there's something lurking in the waters below, something of rage and power that wishes to destroy them all: the Maelstrom!

  The Sixth Doctor returns, and he's thrown straight in at the deep end! Travelling the galaxy with Melanie Bush and their brand-new companion, marine biologist Hebe Harrison, there are wonders to see, dangers to face and plenty of peril beneath the waves. 1.1 The Rotting Deep by Jacqueline Rayner (2 parts) A mysterious SOS summons the Doctor and Mel to an oil rig in the North Sea where a dwindling group of survivors awaits rescue from a lethal menace. One of their number is Hebe Harrison, a wheelchair-using marine biologist who is definitely more than she seems. Can our heroes escape the rig? And just what is killing off the rig's beleaguered crew? 1.2 The Tides of the Moon by Joshua Pruett (2 parts) For Hebe's first trip in the TARDIS, the Doctor and Mel take her to the nearest available 'water world' – the Moon, two billion years in the past! Its advanced humanoid inhabitants, the Gilleans, are terrorised each night by their monstrous enemies, the Sheega. Even more worrying is that in a matter of hours, this ocean world will be laid waste by the gravitational interference of the blue-green planet next door... 1.3 Maelstrom by Jonathan Morris (2 parts) The Doctor, Mel and Hebe visit the archipelago world of Veludia, only to discover a planet beset by electromagnetic storms where three survivors traverse the seas in a ramshackle township. These survivors are 'corps' - bodies used as hosts for minds stored in the vessel’s ‘mind-drive’ - and the Doctor, Mel and Hebe are seen as welcome replacements. But there's something lurking in the waters below, something of rage and power that wishes to destroy them all: the Maelstrom!

  The Sixth Doctor returns, and he's thrown straight in at the deep end! Travelling the galaxy with Melanie Bush and their brand-new companion, marine biologist Hebe Harrison, there are wonders to see, dangers to face and plenty of peril beneath the waves. 1.1 The Rotting Deep by Jacqueline Rayner (2 parts) A mysterious SOS summons the Doctor and Mel to an oil rig in the North Sea where a dwindling group of survivors awaits rescue from a lethal menace. One of their number is Hebe Harrison, a wheelchair-using marine biologist who is definitely more than she seems. Can our heroes escape the rig? And just what is killing off the rig's beleaguered crew? 1.2 The Tides of the Moon by Joshua Pruett (2 parts) For Hebe's first trip in the TARDIS, the Doctor and Mel take her to the nearest available 'water world' – the Moon, two billion years in the past! Its advanced humanoid inhabitants, the Gilleans, are terrorised each night by their monstrous enemies, the Sheega. Even more worrying is that in a matter of hours, this ocean world will be laid waste by the gravitational interference of the blue-green planet next door... 1.3 Maelstrom by Jonathan Morris (2 parts) The Doctor, Mel and Hebe visit the archipelago world of Veludia, only to discover a planet beset by electromagnetic storms where three survivors traverse the seas in a ramshackle township. These survivors are 'corps' - bodies used as hosts for minds stored in the vessel’s ‘mind-drive’ - and the Doctor, Mel and Hebe are seen as welcome replacements. But there's something lurking in the waters below, something of rage and power that wishes to destroy them all: the Maelstrom!

  The Sixth Doctor returns, and he's thrown straight in at the deep end! Travelling the galaxy with Melanie Bush and their brand-new companion, marine biologist Hebe Harrison, there are wonders to see, dangers to face and plenty of peril beneath the waves. 1.1 The Rotting Deep by Jacqueline Rayner (2 parts) A mysterious SOS summons the Doctor and Mel to an oil rig in the North Sea where a dwindling group of survivors awaits rescue from a lethal menace. One of their number is Hebe Harrison, a wheelchair-using marine biologist who is definitely more than she seems. Can our heroes escape the rig? And just what is killing off the rig's beleaguered crew? 1.2 The Tides of the Moon by Joshua Pruett (2 parts) For Hebe's first trip in the TARDIS, the Doctor and Mel take her to the nearest available 'water world' – the Moon, two billion years in the past! Its advanced humanoid inhabitants, the Gilleans, are terrorised each night by their monstrous enemies, the Sheega. Even more worrying is that in a matter of hours, this ocean world will be laid waste by the gravitational interference of the blue-green planet next door... 1.3 Maelstrom by Jonathan Morris (2 parts) The Doctor, Mel and Hebe visit the archipelago world of Veludia, only to discover a planet beset by electromagnetic storms where three survivors traverse the seas in a ramshackle township. These survivors are 'corps' - bodies used as hosts for minds stored in the vessel’s ‘mind-drive’ - and the Doctor, Mel and Hebe are seen as welcome replacements. But there's something lurking in the waters below, something of rage and power that wishes to destroy them all: the Maelstrom!

  The Sixth Doctor returns, and he's thrown straight in at the deep end! Travelling the galaxy with Melanie Bush and their brand-new companion, marine biologist Hebe Harrison, there are wonders to see, dangers to face and plenty of peril beneath the waves. 1.1 The Rotting Deep by Jacqueline Rayner (2 parts) A mysterious SOS summons the Doctor and Mel to an oil rig in the North Sea where a dwindling group of survivors awaits rescue from a lethal menace. One of their number is Hebe Harrison, a wheelchair-using marine biologist who is definitely more than she seems. Can our heroes escape the rig? And just what is killing off the rig's beleaguered crew? 1.2 The Tides of the Moon by Joshua Pruett (2 parts) For Hebe's first trip in the TARDIS, the Doctor and Mel take her to the nearest available 'water world' – the Moon, two billion years in the past! Its advanced humanoid inhabitants, the Gilleans, are terrorised each night by their monstrous enemies, the Sheega. Even more worrying is that in a matter of hours, this ocean world will be laid waste by the gravitational interference of the blue-green planet next door... 1.3 Maelstrom by Jonathan Morris (2 parts) The Doctor, Mel and Hebe visit the archipelago world of Veludia, only to discover a planet beset by electromagnetic storms where three survivors traverse the seas in a ramshackle township. These survivors are 'corps' - bodies used as hosts for minds stored in the vessel’s ‘mind-drive’ - and the Doctor, Mel and Hebe are seen as welcome replacements. But there's something lurking in the waters below, something of rage and power that wishes to destroy them all: the Maelstrom!

Our guest this month is veteran Reality Bomb host and all-around great Canadian, Graeme Burk!  Graeme joins us to discuss his podcasting career, how Pyramids of Mars can be comforting AND exciting, and having lunch with Philip Hinchcliffe.

Then Graeme brings us his Pick of the Month, the CBS musical powerhouse sitcom, WKRP In Cincinnati!  We talk about its enduring appeal, the politics of music copyright laws, and how this icon of television sitcoms has stood the test of time.

Our guest this month is veteran Reality Bomb host and all-around great Canadian, Graeme Burk!  Graeme joins us to discuss his podcasting career, how Pyramids of Mars can be comforting AND exciting, and having lunch with Philip Hinchcliffe.

Then Graeme brings us his Pick of the Month, the CBS musical powerhouse sitcom, WKRP In Cincinnati!  We talk about its enduring appeal, the politics of music copyright laws, and how this icon of television sitcoms has stood the test of time.

Our guest this month is veteran Reality Bomb host and all-around great Canadian, Graeme Burk!  Graeme joins us to discuss his podcasting career, how Pyramids of Mars can be comforting AND exciting, and having lunch with Philip Hinchcliffe.

Then Graeme brings us his Pick of the Month, the CBS musical powerhouse sitcom, WKRP In Cincinnati!  We talk about its enduring appeal, the politics of music copyright laws, and how this icon of television sitcoms has stood the test of time.

Our guest this month is veteran Reality Bomb host and all-around great Canadian, Graeme Burk!  Graeme joins us to discuss his podcasting career, how Pyramids of Mars can be comforting AND exciting, and having lunch with Philip Hinchcliffe.

Then Graeme brings us his Pick of the Month, the CBS musical powerhouse sitcom, WKRP In Cincinnati!  We talk about its enduring appeal, the politics of music copyright laws, and how this icon of television sitcoms has stood the test of time.

It’s the return of the Three Who Rule as Chris rejoins the august Radio Free Skaro crew from his recent sojourns in the United Kingdom and it’s a tragedy that it is in the sad circumstances of the passing of acting titans and Doctor Who stars Bernard Cribbins and David Warner this week. We pay tribute to these two gentlemen of stage and screen as well as looking at the latest Big Finish releases, and indeed a Humble Bundle that you will purchase! We also have a Miniscope about Doctor Who composer Carey Blyton featuring musician and Youtube impresario Jess Jurkovic!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Bernard Cribbins died
• RTD’s tribute to Cribbins
• Tennant and Tate’s tribute to Cribbins
• David Warner died
• Abominable Snowmen UK home media release due Sep 5
• Abominable Snowmen BFI screening Sep 3
• Big Finish Humble Bundle
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: Broken Memories due Oct 2023
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: The Stuff of Nightmares released

Miniscope:

• Carey Blyton
• Jess Jurkovic

It’s the return of the Three Who Rule as Chris rejoins the august Radio Free Skaro crew from his recent sojourns in the United Kingdom and it’s a tragedy that it is in the sad circumstances of the passing of acting titans and Doctor Who stars Bernard Cribbins and David Warner this week. We pay tribute to these two gentlemen of stage and screen as well as looking at the latest Big Finish releases, and indeed a Humble Bundle that you will purchase! We also have a Miniscope about Doctor Who composer Carey Blyton featuring musician and Youtube impresario Jess Jurkovic!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Bernard Cribbins died
• RTD’s tribute to Cribbins
• Tennant and Tate’s tribute to Cribbins
• David Warner died
• Abominable Snowmen UK home media release due Sep 5
• Abominable Snowmen BFI screening Sep 3
• Big Finish Humble Bundle
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: Broken Memories due Oct 2023
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: The Stuff of Nightmares released

Miniscope:

• Carey Blyton
• Jess Jurkovic

It’s the return of the Three Who Rule as Chris rejoins the august Radio Free Skaro crew from his recent sojourns in the United Kingdom and it’s a tragedy that it is in the sad circumstances of the passing of acting titans and Doctor Who stars Bernard Cribbins and David Warner this week. We pay tribute to these two gentlemen of stage and screen as well as looking at the latest Big Finish releases, and indeed a Humble Bundle that you will purchase! We also have a Miniscope about Doctor Who composer Carey Blyton featuring musician and Youtube impresario Jess Jurkovic!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Bernard Cribbins died
• RTD’s tribute to Cribbins
• Tennant and Tate’s tribute to Cribbins
• David Warner died
• Abominable Snowmen UK home media release due Sep 5
• Abominable Snowmen BFI screening Sep 3
• Big Finish Humble Bundle
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: Broken Memories due Oct 2023
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: The Stuff of Nightmares released

Miniscope:

• Carey Blyton
• Jess Jurkovic

It’s the return of the Three Who Rule as Chris rejoins the august Radio Free Skaro crew from his recent sojourns in the United Kingdom and it’s a tragedy that it is in the sad circumstances of the passing of acting titans and Doctor Who stars Bernard Cribbins and David Warner this week. We pay tribute to these two gentlemen of stage and screen as well as looking at the latest Big Finish releases, and indeed a Humble Bundle that you will purchase! We also have a Miniscope about Doctor Who composer Carey Blyton featuring musician and Youtube impresario Jess Jurkovic!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Bernard Cribbins died
• RTD’s tribute to Cribbins
• Tennant and Tate’s tribute to Cribbins
• David Warner died
• Abominable Snowmen UK home media release due Sep 5
• Abominable Snowmen BFI screening Sep 3
• Big Finish Humble Bundle
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: Broken Memories due Oct 2023
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: The Stuff of Nightmares released

Miniscope:

• Carey Blyton
• Jess Jurkovic

While Dave is jet-setting around Europe, Rob welcomes Dylan Rees (DOCTOR WHO: TOO HOT FOR TV) back to the podcast.

Dylan has brought today's main topic: 1960s Doctor Who writer, and sometime script editor, Dennis Spooner.

The guys keep the discussion light, so anyone can tune in and learn a little about Dennis and his stories without feeling overwhelmed by someone they perhaps aren't familiar with, writing black and white television almost 60 years ago.

Before then, the guys discuss some news from the past month, some short topics, and some great listener feedback. We really do have the best listeners, folks.

Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net

While Dave is jet-setting around Europe, Rob welcomes Dylan Rees (DOCTOR WHO: TOO HOT FOR TV) back to the podcast.

Dylan has brought today's main topic: 1960s Doctor Who writer, and sometime script editor, Dennis Spooner.

The guys keep the discussion light, so anyone can tune in and learn a little about Dennis and his stories without feeling overwhelmed by someone they perhaps aren't familiar with, writing black and white television almost 60 years ago.

Before then, the guys discuss some news from the past month, some short topics, and some great listener feedback. We really do have the best listeners, folks.

Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net

While Dave is jet-setting around Europe, Rob welcomes Dylan Rees (DOCTOR WHO: TOO HOT FOR TV) back to the podcast.

Dylan has brought today's main topic: 1960s Doctor Who writer, and sometime script editor, Dennis Spooner.

The guys keep the discussion light, so anyone can tune in and learn a little about Dennis and his stories without feeling overwhelmed by someone they perhaps aren't familiar with, writing black and white television almost 60 years ago.

Before then, the guys discuss some news from the past month, some short topics, and some great listener feedback. We really do have the best listeners, folks.

Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net

While Dave is jet-setting around Europe, Rob welcomes Dylan Rees (DOCTOR WHO: TOO HOT FOR TV) back to the podcast.

Dylan has brought today's main topic: 1960s Doctor Who writer, and sometime script editor, Dennis Spooner.

The guys keep the discussion light, so anyone can tune in and learn a little about Dennis and his stories without feeling overwhelmed by someone they perhaps aren't familiar with, writing black and white television almost 60 years ago.

Before then, the guys discuss some news from the past month, some short topics, and some great listener feedback. We really do have the best listeners, folks.

Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net

It’s the return of the Three Who Rule as Chris rejoins the august Radio Free Skaro crew from his recent sojourns in the United Kingdom and it’s a tragedy that it is in the sad circumstances of the passing of acting titans and Doctor Who stars Bernard Cribbins and David Warner this week. We pay tribute to these two gentlemen of stage and screen as well as looking at the latest Big Finish releases, and indeed a Humble Bundle that you will purchase! We also have a Miniscope about Doctor Who composer Carey Blyton featuring musician and Youtube impresario Jess Jurkovic!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Bernard Cribbins died
• RTD’s tribute to Cribbins
• Tennant and Tate’s tribute to Cribbins
• David Warner died
• Abominable Snowmen UK home media release due Sep 5
• Abominable Snowmen BFI screening Sep 3
• Big Finish Humble Bundle
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: Broken Memories due Oct 2023
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: The Stuff of Nightmares released

Miniscope:

• Carey Blyton
• Jess Jurkovic

It’s the return of the Three Who Rule as Chris rejoins the august Radio Free Skaro crew from his recent sojourns in the United Kingdom and it’s a tragedy that it is in the sad circumstances of the passing of acting titans and Doctor Who stars Bernard Cribbins and David Warner this week. We pay tribute to these two gentlemen of stage and screen as well as looking at the latest Big Finish releases, and indeed a Humble Bundle that you will purchase! We also have a Miniscope about Doctor Who composer Carey Blyton featuring musician and Youtube impresario Jess Jurkovic!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Bernard Cribbins died
• RTD’s tribute to Cribbins
• Tennant and Tate’s tribute to Cribbins
• David Warner died
• Abominable Snowmen UK home media release due Sep 5
• Abominable Snowmen BFI screening Sep 3
• Big Finish Humble Bundle
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: Broken Memories due Oct 2023
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: The Stuff of Nightmares released

Miniscope:

• Carey Blyton
• Jess Jurkovic

"The Talons of Weng-Chiang" is still, by popular acclaim, one of the greatest "Doctor Who" stories of all time. It's still in the top-10 -- out of both Classic and New series -- in the year-2014 DWM survey, and is even top-5 among Classic stories on that list.

"Talons" however also has major problems. One is the language; words that may (or may not) have been acceptable in 1977, are certainly not acceptable here in 2022. Two is the story's world-view, in which the immigrants (the Chinese, and other groups to be found in London's East End in the 1890s) are Other, alien, here solely to cause trouble -- described by various English characters within the story as "inscrutable", "pixilated", and "bloodsucker". "Doctor Who" -- both the TV show and the character -- has spent the better part of 60 years sticking up for the underdog, empowering the powerless and defending the oppressed. But for six weeks in the winter and early spring of 1977, the show took a break from that, and told a story instead about defending the Crown from... those other people.

Of course, "Talons" is NOT the only "Doctor Who" story with indefensible language and beliefs -- not the only Classic Series story to do that, and certainly there are New Series stories which also have problems. Does loving "Doctor Who" mean we have to accept its baggage?

Over the next two hours, join Jason -- and our first tandem guests, long-time Doctor Who novelists Kate Orman and Jon Blum -- as we take an unflinching look at this story, and then try to see if it's still possible to love this story in spite of its flaws, its many flaws.

Please e-mail the pod at DrWhoLiterature@gmail.com.
You can catch all past episodes at https://anchor.fm/doctorwholit.

It’s the return of the Three Who Rule as Chris rejoins the august Radio Free Skaro crew from his recent sojourns in the United Kingdom and it’s a tragedy that it is in the sad circumstances of the passing of acting titans and Doctor Who stars Bernard Cribbins and David Warner this week. We pay tribute to these two gentlemen of stage and screen as well as looking at the latest Big Finish releases, and indeed a Humble Bundle that you will purchase! We also have a Miniscope about Doctor Who composer Carey Blyton featuring musician and Youtube impresario Jess Jurkovic!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Bernard Cribbins died
• RTD’s tribute to Cribbins
• Tennant and Tate’s tribute to Cribbins
• David Warner died
• Abominable Snowmen UK home media release due Sep 5
• Abominable Snowmen BFI screening Sep 3
• Big Finish Humble Bundle
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: Broken Memories due Oct 2023
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: The Stuff of Nightmares released

Miniscope:

• Carey Blyton
• Jess Jurkovic

"The Talons of Weng-Chiang" is still, by popular acclaim, one of the greatest "Doctor Who" stories of all time. It's still in the top-10 -- out of both Classic and New series -- in the year-2014 DWM survey, and is even top-5 among Classic stories on that list.

"Talons" however also has major problems. One is the language; words that may (or may not) have been acceptable in 1977, are certainly not acceptable here in 2022. Two is the story's world-view, in which the immigrants (the Chinese, and other groups to be found in London's East End in the 1890s) are Other, alien, here solely to cause trouble -- described by various English characters within the story as "inscrutable", "pixilated", and "bloodsucker". "Doctor Who" -- both the TV show and the character -- has spent the better part of 60 years sticking up for the underdog, empowering the powerless and defending the oppressed. But for six weeks in the winter and early spring of 1977, the show took a break from that, and told a story instead about defending the Crown from... those other people.

Of course, "Talons" is NOT the only "Doctor Who" story with indefensible language and beliefs -- not the only Classic Series story to do that, and certainly there are New Series stories which also have problems. Does loving "Doctor Who" mean we have to accept its baggage?

Over the next two hours, join Jason -- and our first tandem guests, long-time Doctor Who novelists Kate Orman and Jon Blum -- as we take an unflinching look at this story, and then try to see if it's still possible to love this story in spite of its flaws, its many flaws.

Please e-mail the pod at DrWhoLiterature@gmail.com.
You can catch all past episodes at https://anchor.fm/doctorwholit.

It’s the return of the Three Who Rule as Chris rejoins the august Radio Free Skaro crew from his recent sojourns in the United Kingdom and it’s a tragedy that it is in the sad circumstances of the passing of acting titans and Doctor Who stars Bernard Cribbins and David Warner this week. We pay tribute to these two gentlemen of stage and screen as well as looking at the latest Big Finish releases, and indeed a Humble Bundle that you will purchase! We also have a Miniscope about Doctor Who composer Carey Blyton featuring musician and Youtube impresario Jess Jurkovic!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Bernard Cribbins died
• RTD’s tribute to Cribbins
• Tennant and Tate’s tribute to Cribbins
• David Warner died
• Abominable Snowmen UK home media release due Sep 5
• Abominable Snowmen BFI screening Sep 3
• Big Finish Humble Bundle
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: Broken Memories due Oct 2023
• Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters: The Stuff of Nightmares released

Miniscope:

• Carey Blyton
• Jess Jurkovic