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After a series of scrapes with mercury vapour, a robot and a food machine, things get even worse for the Doctor and Jamie.

They fetch up on the latest base-under-insane-leadership and meet some old enemies and a smart-arsed new friend.

Are three digits really better than five?

Brother, can you spare a Bernalium rod (for a hungry cybermat)?

Could you identify a Hercules Cluster in a blindfolded smell test?

And did Jim and Martin find the story 'fantastic' or was it spinning its wheels?

Listen to find out! 

Special mention to Iz and Steve Skinner for their wonderful 3D animation of the missing episodes of this story.

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For our 53rd episode of THE LIST MAKERS, long time listener Dylan Mooney has asked us for our top Master stories. Given the character has been around 54 years, and used regularly for much of that time, it gives us quite a lot of stories to choose our lists from!

What are our top Master stories? What are yours? Why not write in and let us know?

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Doctor Who has been erased from both HBO Max in the United States and now Prime in Canada, leading the Three Who Rule to speculate on the future of streaming with tangents into Star Trek, the likelihood of Billie Piper actually being the Doctor, spurious yet tantalizing missing episodes hints and nonsense, and Ncuti Gatwa on various chat shows not giving anything away about his time on Doctor Who! But the main event for this episode is of course the first of our four-part Miniscope on Doctor Who director Jamie Magnus Stone, featuring Spyfall, Part One and Praxeus!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Doctor Who (2005-2022) no longer available on Prime Video in Canada
• Nicola Methven’s Mirror article about missing episodes
• Christopher Eccleston & Billie Piper panel from Florida Supercon
• Ncuti Gatwa on Lorraine
• Ncuti Gatwa on The One Show
• Big Finish – Torchwood: Child Free with Indira Varma released
• Big Finish – Doctor Who: Wicked! due Oct 2025

Miniscope:

• Jamie Magnus Stone, Part 1
• Spyfall, Part 1
• Praxeus
• The Confused Adipose
• Radio Free Skaro #892
• Directing Doctor Who
• Clara and the TARDIS

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

News Roundup

Recorded pretty much on the spur of the moment, Phil and Scott look what is going on in the world of Doctor Who right now, with a new multimedia Fugitive Doctor adventure called Circuit Breaker, starring Jo Martin. And somehow the world has got it into its head that Ncuti Gatwa is returning as the Doctor!

The lads also give you some podcast news, with a quick roundup of what is coming up in August, for which Scott has named Troughton Month!

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen and the 2025 film Superman, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 01:21 — Welcome!
• 02:24 – News:
• 02:34 — Doctor Who: More purchasing opportunities.
• 06:48 — Resident Alien: Cancelled.
• 08:20 — Wednesday: Back for thirds.
• 09:28 — Doctor Who: Peterborough museum with added Kiv.
• 10:28 — Star Trek: Strange new shower curtains.
• 12:09 – Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen.
• 32:37 – A Kew Gardens visit.
• 35:39 – Superman (2025 film).
• 52:37 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 53:38 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Wikipedia: Resident Alien.
• Wikipedia: Wednesday (TV series).
• Star Trek.
• Wikipedia: Delta and the Bannermen.
• Wikipedia: Kew Gardens.
• Wikipedia: Superman (2025 film).
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

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On this episode US Jason introduces Mark to the celebrated American writer Shirley Jackson and discuss her enrolment in the Whoniverse in the recent Doctor Who book, Shirley Jackson and the Chaos Box.

The Lottery can be read here;

Watched here;

and listened to here.

You can order Shirley Jackson and Chaos Box here #ad.

 

This week my new series re-watch reaches Jodie Whittaker’s first new year special Doctor Who:Resolution 

 

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It might be the end of the month, but Monts and Nuge are back with their pockets full of geek culture goodness to keep you going as we slide into August.  So saddle up geeks because whether you’re into comics, K-Pop demon slayers, or are desperite to know what Jupiter Moon is (you probably won't after Monts is finished with you) we’ve got you.

SHOUTOUTS

Des Taylor - Kickstarter for Eva strongbird & the Marine Best wishes to long time listener Anwar

News

• Alice in Borderland - Season 3 coming soon to netflix
• The Residence gets cancelled and the lads are far from happy about it

Week that was

• Look at Global Comix
• Jurassic World Rebirth
• K-Pop Demon Hunters
• Space Security Service
• Jupiter Moon aka 'I have no idea what Monts was thinking'
• Star Trek and Defiant (IDW)
• Curses!
• Ironheart
• Squid Game 3

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Em um bate-papo ao vivo na Twitch com a participação dos nossos ouvintes, falamos sobre os acontecimentos que rolaram após o finale da última temporada.

Comentamos as notícias dos bastidores das últimas semanas, quais os rumos que a série vai tomar enquanto o acordo da BBC com a Disney está pendente, e se afinal é hora de um hiato programado para a série.

Vem com a gente!

Joe and Toni are joined by Mike Gordon to discuss full on ugly crying and the Two Tennants in the Doctor Who episodes Human Nature & The Family of Blood.

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Suky Khakh joins us to take a look at Fifth Doctor story “Enlightenment”. Along the way, we examine the full variety of large Australian birds.

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(00:00:00) Our guest is Suky Khakh of the “Around the Console” podcast, the “Trek This Out” podcast and the “Take Your Seats” podcast.

(00:00:00) This suitably nautical music is the TV theme from “Captain Pugwash”, a fictional pirate who appears in a series of British children’s comic strips, books and television shows created by John Ryan.

(00:28:52) The pages of Doctor Who Magazine #267 referred to here can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(00:32:54) “Saturday Superstore” was a British children’s television series that aired on BBC1 from 1982 to 1987. It was shown on Saturday mornings with presenters including Mike Read, Sarah Greene, Keith Chegwin, and John Craven. The show was very similar to its predecessor Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, which had ended the previous October–March season following its presenter Noel Edmonds moving away from children’s TV. Footage of Margaret Thatcher’s 1987 appearance on the show can be seen here.

(00:33:28) Mike Read’s “UKIP Calypso”, complete with West Indies accent, can he heard here. The “Newsnight” debate which it triggered can be seen here.

(01:10:45) Turlough feeling free to urinate up the walls of the TARDIS can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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Well, folks, The Power of Three. Is it a reference to the strength of the Doctor plus his companions? Is it a reference to the "cubed" nature of our villains tools? Is it just something that sounded good in Chibnall's head as he wrote a rather glossed over story full of exceptional amounts of handwavium? We're not really sure and, as such, that causes this story to land rather awkwardly. Though it does have some good moments (heartwarming ones as well as the introduction of Kate Stewart), we kind of feel a bit meh about this adventure.

ProgNeg Bonus Release: "Terminal Take" #20

• It's Prognosis Negative Featuring Caleb and Isaac. This episode is a bonus reupload from The Novice Elitists Film Podcast covering the fourth in their series of covering all the films by James Cameron, this time looking at Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991).

 

• ProgNeg will return with future episodes of The Reboot Era, but until then we will be releasing several of Eric's recent collaboration with The Novice Elitists Film Podcast.
• Follow us as we eventually release our thoughts on all the films by James Cameron!

 

• This discussion was filmed in front of a live bar-side audience on Oct. 3rd, 2022.

WARNING:

• This discussion contains miscellaneous SPOILERS pertaining to the film(s) discussed and possibly Doctor Who! If you are 100% spoilerphobic to films not yet seen, do not complain to us. This episode is mostly negative (though often that is a misnomer) and contains EXPLICIT terms, concepts, and as always expect strokes of innuendo throughout.

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            In the animated series Ulysses 31, the episode titled "The Lost Planet" (episode 2) features a planet where the entire population has been turned to stone by an evil witch. The planet, Numinor, is a satellite world that has strayed from its orbit around Zotra, Ulysses' home world. Ulysses, Telemachus, Nono, Numinor, and Yumi travel to the planet and discover the petrified inhabitants.     

            In the animated series Ulysses 31, the episode titled "The Lost Planet" (episode 2) features a planet where the entire population has been turned to stone by an evil witch. The planet, Numinor, is a satellite world that has strayed from its orbit around Zotra, Ulysses' home world. Ulysses, Telemachus, Nono, Numinor, and Yumi travel to the planet and discover the petrified inhabitants.     

This month, we’re diving into the two Dalek movies from the 1960s, starring Peter Cushing as the Doctor. They are, of course, Dr Who and the Daleks & Daleks' Invasion of Earth 2150 AD.

Before that, we kick things off with the usual mix of news and short topics you’ve come to expect. Then, after the movie chat, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics.

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In a week replete with San Diego Comic Con, a semi-invigorated BBC Shop, and a SDCC-adjacent UNIT Black Archive pop-up, you would think there would be more Doctor Who news to cogitate about this week, but you would in fact be wrong! However a new multi-media extravaganza featuring the Fugitive Doctor (hooray!) named “Circuit Breaker” (meh?) has been announced, to follow up the thundering success of Time Lord Victorious and Doom’s Day. Are the Three Who Rule excited at this chance to read, listen and click in 2026? We’ll see! Plus tales of Big Finish, BFI screenings, a new Terrance Dicks biography, and an intervention as Steven’s latest descent into madness focused on spiral staircases!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• New mixed-media adventure ‘Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker’ coming to the Whoniverse in 2026
• Doctor Who Black Archive site
• BBC Shop now live
• Terror of the Zygons and Worlds Within – The Life of Ian Marter BFI screening on September 20
• Terrance Dicks biography by Simon Guerrier coming in 2026
• New Target novelizations announced for March 2026
• Big Finish: The Worlds of Doctor Who – Smith and Sullivan, Reunited available now
• RTD on David Walliams & Matt Lucas’s podcast, Making a Scene
• Coming Soon: The Comics Code podcast by Graeme Burk

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Random Who - The Girl Who Waited

The randomizer has spoken!  Yes, this time it landed on the Matt Smith story, The Girl Who Waited, co-starring Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill. With the Tardis trio going on a holiday, it ends with Amy Pond aging and Rory Williams having to make the toughest decsion of his life. But what of Scott and Phil's opinion? Well, they come up with an alternate title for this story and Phil gets confused as to which podcast he's on.

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On this episode Frazer, Mark D and Mark M discuss Frankenstein and the Patchwork Man by Jack Heath.

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It’s a Vampire special! Jump on board the DWP Campervan as James and Ian celebrate the release of Vampire Weekend, Jodie Whittaker’s first 13th Doctor story for Big Finish Productions. Continuing the bloodthirsty theme, The Vampires of Venice gets the DWP retrospective treatment from Phil and Michele, and James and Drew chat about Ncuti Gatwa’s appearance on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg!

As always, we’d love to hear from you! Get in touch by emailing the Campervan at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or jump on our Facebook Page or Group.

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This week my new series re-watch reaches the least memorable season finale of the whole of nu who Doctor Who: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos.

 

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  They're the guardians of the Solar System and Earth's first line of defence. But now the agents of the Space Security Service face their greatest ever threat... 1.1 The Voord in London by LR Hay 1980s London. WDC Ann Kelso is assigned to CID, helping to clean up the streets. But 'Ann' is really SSS Agent Anya Kingdom from the 41st century, on a top-secret mission to track down aliens hiding in the past. But then she finds a different group of aliens hiding in the Thames - with very deadly intentions... 1.2 The Thal from G.R.A.C.E. by Felicia Barker As their investigations continue, SSS agents Anya Kingdom and Mark Seven journey to a planet colonised by Thals. They're in pursuit of a Thal scientist who has perfected an experimental new weapon... but soon they are the targets... 1.3 Allegiance by Angus Dunican The lush planet Hathra and its capital-moon Othrys are on the cusp of civil war. SSS agents Anya Kingdom and Mark Seven are meant to keep a low profile while on a diplomatic mission there. But when a pregnant surrogate for the Othryn royal family desperately asks for their help, they're unable to refuse...    

  They're the guardians of the Solar System and Earth's first line of defence. But now the agents of the Space Security Service face their greatest ever threat... 1.1 The Voord in London by LR Hay 1980s London. WDC Ann Kelso is assigned to CID, helping to clean up the streets. But 'Ann' is really SSS Agent Anya Kingdom from the 41st century, on a top-secret mission to track down aliens hiding in the past. But then she finds a different group of aliens hiding in the Thames - with very deadly intentions... 1.2 The Thal from G.R.A.C.E. by Felicia Barker As their investigations continue, SSS agents Anya Kingdom and Mark Seven journey to a planet colonised by Thals. They're in pursuit of a Thal scientist who has perfected an experimental new weapon... but soon they are the targets... 1.3 Allegiance by Angus Dunican The lush planet Hathra and its capital-moon Othrys are on the cusp of civil war. SSS agents Anya Kingdom and Mark Seven are meant to keep a low profile while on a diplomatic mission there. But when a pregnant surrogate for the Othryn royal family desperately asks for their help, they're unable to refuse...    

    We’re back and it’s about Star Trek (sort of). Michael’s pick for the this month is Galaxy Quest. T-shirts can be found here –  Follow us on twitter  Like us on  Review us on  Email the show – 

    We’re back and it’s about Star Trek (sort of). Michael’s pick for the this month is Galaxy Quest. T-shirts can be found here –  Follow us on twitter  Like us on  Review us on  Email the show – 

For a fallow Time of Who there sure is a bunch a news to cover including Ncuti “Doctor Who” Gatwa talking about why he left the show (whether we believe him or not is a matter of debate), the BBC maintining its interest in Doctor Who, Mark Gatiss on the dangers of nostalgia, an Emmy nomination for (of all things) “There’s Always a Twist”, the triumphant return of the BBC Shop, Blake’s 7, Big Finish, Paul Cornell’s new comic business venture, and more! Why, it’s as if we aren’t about to enter a Second Wilderness Years! 

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Ncuti Gatwa left Doctor Who “because I’m getting old and my body was tired”
• A Chat With BBC Commercial’s CEO on ‘Bluey,’ a News Paywall, YouTube and ‘Doctor Who’
• BBC License Fee Income Hits Record High
• Mark Gatiss on the dangers of nostalgia
• Strangers in Space podcast episode 179
• Doctor Who nominated for Emmy for Best Choreography for “There’s Always a Twist”
• Doctor Who Magazine 619 released
• BBC Shop relaunching on July 22
• Doctor Who Figurine Collection returning
• Two Doctor Who audio original adventures, Firefall and Counterstrike, launch October 2
• Mission to Magnus audio release due Nov 6
• Blake’s 7 Series 2 Collection announced
• Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Audio Novels: The Mirror Matter available now
• Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Fugitive Doctor: Dead or Alive available now
• Big Finish: Bernice Summerfield: The Dalek Eternity series starts in September 2025
• Paul Cornell launches new comics publishing company Cosmic Lighthouse
• EVOLUTION Doctor Who Art~A New Dimension by Andrew Skilleter, available for preorder

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Welcome the Fourth Doctor - Robot

Phil & Scott continue their series of looking at how good how each Doctor's inaugural stories were at introducing them to the waiting world, with Robot, starring Tom Baker. With a riff on King Kong and THAT tank, do the lads think this was successful in introducing the mighty Tom Baker to the world of Doctor Who, and would Professor Kettlewell's hairstyle suit Phil?

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Vampire Weekend (Big Finish) and Love, Death and Robots, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 00:41 — Welcome!
• 01:54 – News:
• 02:01 — Doctor Who: Tom’s lucky 13.
• 04:21 — Murderbot: Back for more.
• 05:48 — Doctor Who: Ancelyn returns for a bit of Bambera.
• 07:17 — Mark Snow: DEAD!
• 09:03 — Doctor Who: Gatwa’s reason for leaving?
• 10:36 — Doctor Who: Gatwa’s pulling out of Eurovision reasoned.
• 13:14 – Love, Death and Robots.
• 28:07 – Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Vampire Weekend (Big Finish).
• 42:30 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 47:59 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 48:51 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Wikipedia: Murderbit (TV series).
• Big Finish: Unit: Brave New World: Knightfall.
• Wikipedia: Mark Snow.
• Wikipedia: Ncuti Gatwa.
• Wikipedia: Love, Death and Robots.
• Big Finish: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Vampire Weekend.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

In the 29th outing for the ALTERNATE GALAXIES mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve sat down with The NeverEnding Story, and give our thoughts on it.

Barret Oliver as Bastian Balthazar Bux
Noah Hathaway as Atreyu
Tami Stronach as The Childlike Empress

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At the Mountains of Madness, The Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories, A Bear Called Paddington, The Wombles Book, The Wind in the Willows, Titane, Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost, The Phoenician Scheme, Marshmallow, Saltburn, Doomwatch, Howl, Electric Sheep, We Were Liars, Suspicion, Squid Game

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This week Conrad, Denise, Si and Mark discuss the latest volume of the Audio Annual series, The Cloud Exiles & Other Stories.

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This week my new series re-watch reaches one of the best early Jodie Whittaker era episodes Doctor Who: It Takes You Away.

 

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  It's the dawn of the new millennium, and Winifred Bambera and her loyal team of Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin and Dr Louise Rix are about to face gigantic new threats. As the danger levels increase, will our heroes rise to meet them - or will they crack under the pressure? 3.1 Kaiju by Robert Valentine Following an accident at High Skelton Research Centre, UNIT is called in. The dimension-crossing experiments of Dr Hazel Wayward have created a catastrophic chain reaction within the lab, but even as Bambera, Savarin and Rix get the meltdown under control, the energy levels rise. Something is coming through... 3.2 Debrief by Alfie Shaw Summoned to Geneva HQ, Brigadier Bambera is reunited with her old sergeant, Tomasz Zbrigniev. A UNIT operation has gone horribly wrong and it's up to Bambera to determine what happened. If she doesn't... it will kill them all. 3.3 Shatterpoint by Mark Wright Bambera and Savarin are under arrest - for murder!    

  It's the dawn of the new millennium, and Winifred Bambera and her loyal team of Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin and Dr Louise Rix are about to face gigantic new threats. As the danger levels increase, will our heroes rise to meet them - or will they crack under the pressure? 3.1 Kaiju by Robert Valentine Following an accident at High Skelton Research Centre, UNIT is called in. The dimension-crossing experiments of Dr Hazel Wayward have created a catastrophic chain reaction within the lab, but even as Bambera, Savarin and Rix get the meltdown under control, the energy levels rise. Something is coming through... 3.2 Debrief by Alfie Shaw Summoned to Geneva HQ, Brigadier Bambera is reunited with her old sergeant, Tomasz Zbrigniev. A UNIT operation has gone horribly wrong and it's up to Bambera to determine what happened. If she doesn't... it will kill them all. 3.3 Shatterpoint by Mark Wright Bambera and Savarin are under arrest - for murder!    

It came from beneath the ice!! Yes, sounds like the start of a 50s b-movie where some alien plant pod falls to Earth in the distant past only to be discovered by mankind and have it germinate and try to take over the world. It probably would have some sort of villain who hates mankind so much, he identifies more with the plants than with humans. Gosh, that also sounds exactly like our episode this week!

  Ulysses 31 (: 宇宙伝説ユリシーズ31サーティーワン, : Uchū Densetsu Yurishīzu Sātīwan; lit. "Space Legend Ulysses 31", : Ulysse 31) is an  (1981) that updates the  of  (known as "Ulixes" or "Ulysses" in ) to the 31st century. The show comprises 26 half-hour episodes as a co-production between  and . Production [] In 1980, , , and DiC Audiovisuel produced a pilot for the series, simply titled "Ulysses 31". Although there was a Japanese VHS release of the series by  in 1986, the pilot never saw an official home release and was used for internal use only. The pilot has long been considered as only been recorded in Japanese, until a French searcher discovered a copy of the French version in July 2015, then a copy of the English-dubbed version in June 2022. The story is virtually identical to episode one of the finished series, but the story was the only thing that was kept. Some characters underwent major redesigns from a typical anime design to the finished series, which is a mix of Japanese anime style and European art based on the appearance of classical Greek sculpture. Renowned Japanese illustrators and animators Shingo Araki and Michi Himeno, who have worked in anime adaptations of famous manga (such as 's , , , 's , and  ) were responsible for the finished series' character designs, animation routines, and visual style. Plot [] The series follows the struggles of Ulysses and his crew against the divine entities that rule the universe, the ancient gods from . The  are angered when Ulysses, commander of the giant  Odyssey, kills the giant  to save a group of enslaved children, including his son.  sentences Ulysses to travel the universe with his crew frozen until he finds the , at which point his crew will be revived and he will be able to return to Earth. Along the way they encounter numerous other famous figures from Greek mythology, given a futuristic twist. See also:  Cast and characters Character Japan (original cast) Japan (1992 NHK BS-2 cast) France (original cast) English (original cast) Biography Ulysses (ユリシーズ, Yurishīzu) Matt Birman The main character and captain of the Odyssey. A well regarded and very esteemed space explorer and adventurer, Ulysses achieved the solar peace (a monumental accomplishment as implied in the series) becoming even more celebrated. Some time later he accidentally became the target of the Olympian gods' revenge by slaying the giant Cyclops, Poseidon's creature, in order to save his son Telemachus', Yumi's and her brother Numinor's lives. His weapon is a laser pistol that conceals an energy blade, complemented by an energy shield and a belt that allows him to fly. Ulysses is brave, noble, determined, and will stop at nothing to defeat the gods.  (テレマーク, Teremāku)  / Jackie Berger The son of Ulysses and second in command for most of the voyage. He is Yumi's friend and protector. He is a skilled pilot, and his weapon is a high-tech magnetic slingshot. Yumi (ユミ, Yumi) (Thémis in the original French dub, after  the ancient Titan) Séverine Morisot Anick Faris A light blue-skinned  alien girl from the white planet, Zotra, she is the younger sister of Numinor and possesses  powers. She is saved from being sacrificed to the Cyclops, along with Telemachus and her older brother, by Ulysses. She exhibits  and is immune to fire. Although physically very frail, she is very intelligent and courageous. Zotrians, aside from blue skin, have snow-white hair, pointed ears, and slanted eyes with cat-like vertical pupils. Nono (ノノ, Nono) Jacques Ebner The small robotic companion of Telemachus. Fond of eating  and , he is a trusty friend who was given to Telemachus as a birthday present. He is skilled at machinery repair and possesses tremendous physical strength. Zeus (ゼウス, Zeusu) Shōzō Hirabayashi The god of gods, persecutor of Ulysses. Shirka (シルカ, Shiruka)     Évelyne Séléna / Sylvie Moreau Kelly Ricard The Odyssey's main computer, with a deep female voice. Numinor (ユマイオス, Yumaiosu) (Noumaïos in the original French dub)         A Zotrian teenager and older brother of Yumi, he is saved by Ulysses from being sacrificed to the Cyclops. He is in suspended animation along with the rest of the crew for most of the series. His Japanese name Yumaiosu is the  orthography of English pronunciation of , the pig-guardian of Odysseus in Homer's poem.  (ポセイドン, Poseidon)         The god of the Seas, enraged by Ulysses's killing of his creature, the Cyclops. He wields a , the symbol of his power, and his servants pilot ships that are shaped like a trident.  (アデス, Adesu)         The ruling god of the Underworld. Ulysses must find his realm to find the way back to Earth. Release [] In the United States, the show was broadcast as a half-hour segment in the 1986 anthology series . In the United Kingdom, it first aired on BBC One at 16:30 on Thursday, November 7, 1985. The entire series was released in English in a complete DVD box set in the UK released by Contender Entertainment, and in Australia by . In the United States, one DVD titled Ulysses 31: The Mysteries of Time was released, containing only four selected episodes. The rights, like most of DIC's other programs, were originally owned by , through its in-name-only unit, . Soundtrack [] Most of the original soundtrack was composed by Denny Crockett and Ike Egan. Six additional themes were composed by  and : "Potpourri", "Final Glory", "Space Traffic", "Ulysse Meets Ulysse", "Mermaids", and "Change of Time (Theme of Chronos)". The Japanese version has a different soundtrack, opening with "Ginga Densetsu Odyssey" (銀河伝説オデッセイ, Ginga Densetsu Odissei; Galactic Legend Odyssey) and closing with "Ai. Toki no Kanata ni" (愛･時の彼方に; Love, Over the Other Side of Time), both by Tomoaki Taka. The music was composed by Wakakusa Kei, who made the soundtrack in both the series and pilot that was produced in 1980. An official soundtrack was released in 1986 on vinyl and on CD in 1988 by King Records. References []  . TMS Entertainment, Ltd. Archived from  on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2016. ^   . Stage 6. Archived from  on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2016.  Hervé de La Haye,  [Ulysses 31 unaired pilot english version discovered!].  Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 471–472.  .  . BBC Programme Index. BBC. Further reading [] Dixième Planète (French magazine), issue No. 15 (Feb/Mar 2002), 8 pages about the series and toys produced Escolano. . Shahinian and Salas. The Animated Dad. McFarland. 2024.

  Ulysses 31 (: 宇宙伝説ユリシーズ31サーティーワン, : Uchū Densetsu Yurishīzu Sātīwan; lit. "Space Legend Ulysses 31", : Ulysse 31) is an  (1981) that updates the  of  (known as "Ulixes" or "Ulysses" in ) to the 31st century. The show comprises 26 half-hour episodes as a co-production between  and . Production [] In 1980, , , and DiC Audiovisuel produced a pilot for the series, simply titled "Ulysses 31". Although there was a Japanese VHS release of the series by  in 1986, the pilot never saw an official home release and was used for internal use only. The pilot has long been considered as only been recorded in Japanese, until a French searcher discovered a copy of the French version in July 2015, then a copy of the English-dubbed version in June 2022. The story is virtually identical to episode one of the finished series, but the story was the only thing that was kept. Some characters underwent major redesigns from a typical anime design to the finished series, which is a mix of Japanese anime style and European art based on the appearance of classical Greek sculpture. Renowned Japanese illustrators and animators Shingo Araki and Michi Himeno, who have worked in anime adaptations of famous manga (such as 's , , , 's , and  ) were responsible for the finished series' character designs, animation routines, and visual style. Plot [] The series follows the struggles of Ulysses and his crew against the divine entities that rule the universe, the ancient gods from . The  are angered when Ulysses, commander of the giant  Odyssey, kills the giant  to save a group of enslaved children, including his son.  sentences Ulysses to travel the universe with his crew frozen until he finds the , at which point his crew will be revived and he will be able to return to Earth. Along the way they encounter numerous other famous figures from Greek mythology, given a futuristic twist. See also:  Cast and characters Character Japan (original cast) Japan (1992 NHK BS-2 cast) France (original cast) English (original cast) Biography Ulysses (ユリシーズ, Yurishīzu) Matt Birman The main character and captain of the Odyssey. A well regarded and very esteemed space explorer and adventurer, Ulysses achieved the solar peace (a monumental accomplishment as implied in the series) becoming even more celebrated. Some time later he accidentally became the target of the Olympian gods' revenge by slaying the giant Cyclops, Poseidon's creature, in order to save his son Telemachus', Yumi's and her brother Numinor's lives. His weapon is a laser pistol that conceals an energy blade, complemented by an energy shield and a belt that allows him to fly. Ulysses is brave, noble, determined, and will stop at nothing to defeat the gods.  (テレマーク, Teremāku)  / Jackie Berger The son of Ulysses and second in command for most of the voyage. He is Yumi's friend and protector. He is a skilled pilot, and his weapon is a high-tech magnetic slingshot. Yumi (ユミ, Yumi) (Thémis in the original French dub, after  the ancient Titan) Séverine Morisot Anick Faris A light blue-skinned  alien girl from the white planet, Zotra, she is the younger sister of Numinor and possesses  powers. She is saved from being sacrificed to the Cyclops, along with Telemachus and her older brother, by Ulysses. She exhibits  and is immune to fire. Although physically very frail, she is very intelligent and courageous. Zotrians, aside from blue skin, have snow-white hair, pointed ears, and slanted eyes with cat-like vertical pupils. Nono (ノノ, Nono) Jacques Ebner The small robotic companion of Telemachus. Fond of eating  and , he is a trusty friend who was given to Telemachus as a birthday present. He is skilled at machinery repair and possesses tremendous physical strength. Zeus (ゼウス, Zeusu) Shōzō Hirabayashi The god of gods, persecutor of Ulysses. Shirka (シルカ, Shiruka)     Évelyne Séléna / Sylvie Moreau Kelly Ricard The Odyssey's main computer, with a deep female voice. Numinor (ユマイオス, Yumaiosu) (Noumaïos in the original French dub)         A Zotrian teenager and older brother of Yumi, he is saved by Ulysses from being sacrificed to the Cyclops. He is in suspended animation along with the rest of the crew for most of the series. His Japanese name Yumaiosu is the  orthography of English pronunciation of , the pig-guardian of Odysseus in Homer's poem.  (ポセイドン, Poseidon)         The god of the Seas, enraged by Ulysses's killing of his creature, the Cyclops. He wields a , the symbol of his power, and his servants pilot ships that are shaped like a trident.  (アデス, Adesu)         The ruling god of the Underworld. Ulysses must find his realm to find the way back to Earth. Release [] In the United States, the show was broadcast as a half-hour segment in the 1986 anthology series . In the United Kingdom, it first aired on BBC One at 16:30 on Thursday, November 7, 1985. The entire series was released in English in a complete DVD box set in the UK released by Contender Entertainment, and in Australia by . In the United States, one DVD titled Ulysses 31: The Mysteries of Time was released, containing only four selected episodes. The rights, like most of DIC's other programs, were originally owned by , through its in-name-only unit, . Soundtrack [] Most of the original soundtrack was composed by Denny Crockett and Ike Egan. Six additional themes were composed by  and : "Potpourri", "Final Glory", "Space Traffic", "Ulysse Meets Ulysse", "Mermaids", and "Change of Time (Theme of Chronos)". The Japanese version has a different soundtrack, opening with "Ginga Densetsu Odyssey" (銀河伝説オデッセイ, Ginga Densetsu Odissei; Galactic Legend Odyssey) and closing with "Ai. Toki no Kanata ni" (愛･時の彼方に; Love, Over the Other Side of Time), both by Tomoaki Taka. The music was composed by Wakakusa Kei, who made the soundtrack in both the series and pilot that was produced in 1980. An official soundtrack was released in 1986 on vinyl and on CD in 1988 by King Records. References []  . TMS Entertainment, Ltd. Archived from  on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2016. ^   . Stage 6. Archived from  on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2016.  Hervé de La Haye,  [Ulysses 31 unaired pilot english version discovered!].  Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 471–472.  .  . BBC Programme Index. BBC. Further reading [] Dixième Planète (French magazine), issue No. 15 (Feb/Mar 2002), 8 pages about the series and toys produced Escolano. . Shahinian and Salas. The Animated Dad. McFarland. 2024.

Doctor Who is leaving HBO Max in the USA! What does that mean for the Three Who Rule? Nothing, because they live in Canada, but they discuss the news anyway. Also, the UNIT Black Archive experience is coming to SDCC, three new Doctor Who Season 2 novelizations are out now, Big Finish excitement, another adorable Fourth Doctor Build-a-Bear, and the crown jewel of this episode, the thrilling conclusion of our Classic Series Commentary for “The Visitation”!

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This month, Barry is firmly on board the Curses sea plane, Stacey has seen 28 Years Later and does a phenomenal job not spoiling the ending despite wanting to talk about it REALLY BADLY, and the pair take a Test Drive to the Horn Of Plenty for their Musical Musings. All this, plus we are truly baffled by the new Street Fighter movie casting, and we chat a little about the James Gunn Superman movie (no spoilers; we haven't seen it yet!)

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This week the talented writers Lucy McCaul and Simon Fox join Mark to talk about their brilliant Doctor Who books.

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This week the Doctor and friends go back in time to face witch trials in Doctor Who: The Witch Finders.

 

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(00:22:52) Issue 553 of “Celestial Toyroom”, the magazine of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society is now available for download free of charge. Please visit http://www.dwasonline.co.uk/latest_issue where a printed copy can also be ordered.

(00:23:44) BBC Radio 4’s episode of “Last Word” featuring the obituary of Pik-Sen Lim can be heard here. The relevant section begins at 00:07:30.

(00:24:48) The full sketch from “Dead Ringers” can he heard here.

(00:33:49) This musical clip about fountains comes of course from the musical “Calamity Jane” and Doris Day’s song “The Windy City” which can be seen here.

(00:34:58) This clip is of course from Monty Python’s “Four Yorkshiremen” sketch which can be seen here.

(00:45:54) The clip of “Would I Lie To You” featuring “Nobby Solero” can be seen here.

(00:48:05) The trailer for “The Changes”, showing Bernard Horsfall attacking the TV with a pedestal ashtray can be seen here.

(01:05:01) This clip is of course from “The Blood Donor” episode of “Hancock’s Half Hour” which can be seen here.

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We’re BACK! Or rather, Michele and Brent are back in the DWP Campervan – or DWP RV, given it’s occupied exclusively by American hosts this episode! News, feedback, songs and a retrospective on The Mark of the Rani are the order of Episode 404. So kettle on, tune in, earphones on, and enjoy our first episode in the post-Gatwa era. It still hurts to type that!

Join us again in a couple of weeks for Episode 405 when we’ll be taking a look at Jodie Whittaker’s and Mandeep Gill’s return to the Whoniverse in their first story for Big Finish, Vampire Weekend!

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