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This week, The Five Faces of Delusion take a look at two stories from Jon Pertwee’s final season. With “Invasion of the Dinosaurs” we show how, if you look beyond the ropey models and the heavy “Eastenders” influences, this story is essentially Malcolm Hulke doing to the Communist Party of Great Britain what Robert Holmes did to the Inland Revenue with “The Sun Makers”. With “Planet of the Spiders” we draw a direct line from this story to the twin literary masterpieces “Flowers for Algernon” and “Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH”.

Along the way, we look at how Rick James was knocked off the top spot he’d occupied since “The Mutants”. We question whether one’s attitude to the Third Doctor’s authoritarianism changes with the onset of fatherhood. We explain how The Whomobile was the Wonderbra of its day. And we poke our noses into Richard Franklin’s political career.

Mark’s daughter, Polly, was so inspired by “Invasion of the Dinosaurs” that she wants to watch another UNIT story next. Send us your recommendations for the best UNIT story for Mark to watch with her.

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(00:08:30) The Chewits Monster.

(00:33:19) “The Avengers – The House That Jack Built” (S04E23)can be found here. The scene where Steed finds that Emma has sorted out the trouble for herself occurs about 49 mins into the episode.

(00:57:20) Jon Pertwee drives The Whomobile into the Blue Peter studio to meet Peter Purves on 7 January 1974.

(00:57:20) Jon Pertwee drives The Whomobile into the Blue Peter studio to meet Peter Purves on 7 January 1974.

(00:57:50) Jon Pertwee drives The Whomobile around Chingford on 26 July 1975.

(00:58:37) It’s been suggested that The Whomobile owed more than a little to the design of the X.P.A.C. 400 Air Car, built in the early 1960s by George Barris (King of the Kustomisers).

(00:59:34) Daryl Joyce’s painting of The Whomobile chasing Lupton in the gyrocopyter.

(01:00:33) The Daypol tooling master-model of The Whomobile was intended for production in 1991 but was never produced.

(01:01:03) The Corgi tooling master model of The Whomobile.

(01:06:05) The jewel thief from Episode 1 of “Invasion of the Dinosaurs” is played by Gordon Reid who’s better known to Doc’s generation as the voice of Angel Two from Radio 4 sci-fi series “Earthsearch”.

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Well, after the lads had finished recording, the news broke that Peter Capaldi announced that he was leaving the role of the Doctor. Despite being caught on the hop, this not entirely unexpected turn of events never the less shocked certain fans but also there was the earth shattering news that Sir John Hurt sadly passed away and we also lost Philip Bond.

But once the news is discussed, it's down to business with their review of the Target novelisation of The Curse of Peladon by Brian Hayles. This is story is held in high regard by both Phil and Paul and never more relevant than it has ever been, so it was with some trepidation that Paul approached this story as he didn't want to get caught out by an appearance of King Peladon's thigh boots!

Well, after the lads had finished recording, the news broke that Peter Capaldi announced that he was leaving the role of the Doctor. Despite being caught on the hop, this not entirely unexpected turn of events never the less shocked certain fans but also there was the earth shattering news that Sir John Hurt sadly passed away and we also lost Philip Bond.

But once the news is discussed, it's down to business with their review of the Target novelisation of The Curse of Peladon by Brian Hayles. This is story is held in high regard by both Phil and Paul and never more relevant than it has ever been, so it was with some trepidation that Paul approached this story as he didn't want to get caught out by an appearance of King Peladon's thigh boots!

Well, after the lads had finished recording, the news broke that Peter Capaldi announced that he was leaving the role of the Doctor. Despite being caught on the hop, this not entirely unexpected turn of events never the less shocked certain fans but also there was the earth shattering news that Sir John Hurt sadly passed away and we also lost Philip Bond.

But once the news is discussed, it's down to business with their review of the Target novelisation of The Curse of Peladon by Brian Hayles. This is story is held in high regard by both Phil and Paul and never more relevant than it has ever been, so it was with some trepidation that Paul approached this story as he didn't want to get caught out by an appearance of King Peladon's thigh boots!

eter Capaldi will stand down from Doctor Who in the show's 2017 Christmas special. Capaldi made the surprise announcement on Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 2 show, saying: "One of the greatest privileges of being Doctor Who is to see the world at its best. "From our brilliant crew and creative team working for the best broadcaster on the planet, to the viewers and fans whose endless creativity, generosity and inclusiveness points to a brighter future ahead.

Join Rob Lloyd and Sandro Falce for the latest episode of Nerd-Out!
On today's show, we review the entire first season of Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events. We also check out Humans and Harry Potter & The Cursed Child, and discuss all the latest nerdy news.

00:00 - Introduction
01:34 - Nerd Headlines
-- 01:41 - Star Wars: Episode VIII Name Reveal
-- 06:03 - Oscar 2017 Nominations
-- 12:07 - Flash/Superman Musical Crossover Villian Casting
-- 14:10 - Tim Miller to Direct Terminator Reboot
17:00 - What Have You Been Consuming Lately?
-- 17:10 - Humans: Season 2 [Sandro's Review]
-- 20:09 - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Script [Rob's Review]
23:17 - A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 1 [Spoiler Free Review]
41:41 - Outro, Credits & Outtakes

Please send in any questions, review recommendations or feedback to "feedback.nerdout@gmail.com".

Check out Sandro's new radioshow! Thursdays from 6pm on 99.3fm Sunbury Radio. You can also stream it online via TuneIn or the station's website. All the details are up here: http://fb.me/sandroandzach

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Join Rob Lloyd and Sandro Falce for the latest episode of Nerd-Out!
On today's show, we review the entire first season of Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events. We also check out Humans and Harry Potter & The Cursed Child, and discuss all the latest nerdy news.

00:00 - Introduction
01:34 - Nerd Headlines
-- 01:41 - Star Wars: Episode VIII Name Reveal
-- 06:03 - Oscar 2017 Nominations
-- 12:07 - Flash/Superman Musical Crossover Villian Casting
-- 14:10 - Tim Miller to Direct Terminator Reboot
17:00 - What Have You Been Consuming Lately?
-- 17:10 - Humans: Season 2 [Sandro's Review]
-- 20:09 - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Script [Rob's Review]
23:17 - A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 1 [Spoiler Free Review]
41:41 - Outro, Credits & Outtakes

Please send in any questions, review recommendations or feedback to "feedback.nerdout@gmail.com".

Check out Sandro's new radioshow! Thursdays from 6pm on 99.3fm Sunbury Radio. You can also stream it online via TuneIn or the station's website. All the details are up here: http://fb.me/sandroandzach

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Join Rob Lloyd and Sandro Falce for the latest episode of Nerd-Out! On today's show, we review the entire first season of Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events. We also check out Humans and Harry Potter & The Cursed Child, and discuss all the latest nerdy news. 00:00 - Introduction 01:34 - Nerd Headlines -- 01:41 - Star Wars: Episode VIII Name Reveal -- 06:03 - Oscar 2017 Nominations -- 12:07 - Flash/Superman Musical Crossover Villian Casting -- 14:10 - Tim Miller to Direct Terminator Reboot 17:00 - What Have You Been Consuming Lately? -- 17:10 - Humans: Season 2 [Sandro's Review] -- 20:09 - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Script [Rob's Review] 23:17 - A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 1 [Spoiler Free Review] 41:41 - Outro, Credits & Outtakes Please send in any questions, review recommendations or feedback to "feedback.nerdout@gmail.com". Check out Sandro's new radioshow! Thursdays from 6pm on 99.3fm Sunbury Radio. You can also stream it online via TuneIn or the station's website. All the details are up here: http://fb.me/sandroandzach Facebook: http://fb.me/nerdoutwithrobandsandro Website: https://omny.fm/shows/nerdout iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/nerd-out-rob-lloyd-sandro/id1177798606?mt=2 Sticher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/an-improbable-podcast/nerdout-with-rob-lloyd-sandro-falce?refid=stpr See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Rob Lloyd and Sandro Falce for the latest episode of Nerd-Out! On today's show, we review the entire first season of Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events. We also check out Humans and Harry Potter & The Cursed Child, and discuss all the latest nerdy news. 00:00 - Introduction 01:34 - Nerd Headlines -- 01:41 - Star Wars: Episode VIII Name Reveal -- 06:03 - Oscar 2017 Nominations -- 12:07 - Flash/Superman Musical Crossover Villian Casting -- 14:10 - Tim Miller to Direct Terminator Reboot 17:00 - What Have You Been Consuming Lately? -- 17:10 - Humans: Season 2 [Sandro's Review] -- 20:09 - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Script [Rob's Review] 23:17 - A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 1 [Spoiler Free Review] 41:41 - Outro, Credits & Outtakes Please send in any questions, review recommendations or feedback to "feedback.nerdout@gmail.com". Check out Sandro's new radioshow! Thursdays from 6pm on 99.3fm Sunbury Radio. You can also stream it online via TuneIn or the station's website. All the details are up here: http://fb.me/sandroandzach Facebook: http://fb.me/nerdoutwithrobandsandro Website: https://omny.fm/shows/nerdout iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/nerd-out-rob-lloyd-sandro/id1177798606?mt=2 Sticher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/an-improbable-podcast/nerdout-with-rob-lloyd-sandro-falce?refid=stpr

Join Rob Lloyd and Sandro Falce for the latest episode of Nerd-Out! On today's show, we review the entire first season of Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events. We also check out Humans and Harry Potter & The Cursed Child, and discuss all the latest nerdy news. 00:00 - Introduction 01:34 - Nerd Headlines -- 01:41 - Star Wars: Episode VIII Name Reveal -- 06:03 - Oscar 2017 Nominations -- 12:07 - Flash/Superman Musical Crossover Villian Casting -- 14:10 - Tim Miller to Direct Terminator Reboot 17:00 - What Have You Been Consuming Lately? -- 17:10 - Humans: Season 2 [Sandro's Review] -- 20:09 - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Script [Rob's Review] 23:17 - A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 1 [Spoiler Free Review] 41:41 - Outro, Credits & Outtakes Please send in any questions, review recommendations or feedback to "feedback.nerdout@gmail.com". Check out Sandro's new radioshow! Thursdays from 6pm on 99.3fm Sunbury Radio. You can also stream it online via TuneIn or the station's website. All the details are up here: http://fb.me/sandroandzach Facebook: http://fb.me/nerdoutwithrobandsandro Website: https://omny.fm/shows/nerdout iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/nerd-out-rob-lloyd-sandro/id1177798606?mt=2 Sticher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/an-improbable-podcast/nerdout-with-rob-lloyd-sandro-falce?refid=stpr

Join Rob Lloyd and Sandro Falce for the latest episode of Nerd-Out!
On today's show, we review the entire first season of Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events. We also check out Humans and Harry Potter & The Cursed Child, and discuss all the latest nerdy news.

00:00 - Introduction
01:34 - Nerd Headlines
-- 01:41 - Star Wars: Episode VIII Name Reveal
-- 06:03 - Oscar 2017 Nominations
-- 12:07 - Flash/Superman Musical Crossover Villian Casting
-- 14:10 - Tim Miller to Direct Terminator Reboot
17:00 - What Have You Been Consuming Lately?
-- 17:10 - Humans: Season 2 [Sandro's Review]
-- 20:09 - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Script [Rob's Review]
23:17 - A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 1 [Spoiler Free Review]
41:41 - Outro, Credits & Outtakes

Please send in any questions, review recommendations or feedback to "feedback.nerdout@gmail.com".

Check out Sandro's new radioshow! Thursdays from 6pm on 99.3fm Sunbury Radio. You can also stream it online via TuneIn or the station's website. All the details are up here: http://fb.me/sandroandzach

Facebook: http://fb.me/nerdoutwithrobandsandro
Website: https://omny.fm/shows/nerdout
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Join Rob Lloyd and Sandro Falce for the latest episode of Nerd-Out!
On today's show, we review the entire first season of Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events. We also check out Humans and Harry Potter & The Cursed Child, and discuss all the latest nerdy news.

00:00 - Introduction
01:34 - Nerd Headlines
-- 01:41 - Star Wars: Episode VIII Name Reveal
-- 06:03 - Oscar 2017 Nominations
-- 12:07 - Flash/Superman Musical Crossover Villian Casting
-- 14:10 - Tim Miller to Direct Terminator Reboot
17:00 - What Have You Been Consuming Lately?
-- 17:10 - Humans: Season 2 [Sandro's Review]
-- 20:09 - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Script [Rob's Review]
23:17 - A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 1 [Spoiler Free Review]
41:41 - Outro, Credits & Outtakes

Please send in any questions, review recommendations or feedback to "feedback.nerdout@gmail.com".

Check out Sandro's new radioshow! Thursdays from 6pm on 99.3fm Sunbury Radio. You can also stream it online via TuneIn or the station's website. All the details are up here: http://fb.me/sandroandzach

Facebook: http://fb.me/nerdoutwithrobandsandro
Website: https://omny.fm/shows/nerdout
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In this week’s episode we pay tribute to the man that played the War Doctor, Sir John Hurt. We take a look back at his time in that role as well as the may characters he portrayed and voiced over the course of his long career.

And, of course, your feedback.

Contains excerpts from “John Hurt Tribute: Great Men Are Forged In Fire” by TardisElliot Productions and “Doctor Who: Sir John Hurt – The War Doctor” by Babelcolour.

In this week’s episode we pay tribute to the man that played the War Doctor, Sir John Hurt. We take a look back at his time in that role as well as the may characters he portrayed and voiced over the course of his long career.

And, of course, your feedback.

Contains excerpts from “John Hurt Tribute: Great Men Are Forged In Fire” by TardisElliot Productions and “Doctor Who: Sir John Hurt – The War Doctor” by Babelcolour.

Cosplay, formerly known as costuming, has been a big part of our expressing our fandoms. Here we discuss all aspects (and even manage to rabbit chase WHILE staying on topic) of dressing up like our favorite characters.

Plus, we have Gally news. Lots of it. Not surprising considering we're less than 3 weeks away from the start of Gallifrey One: 28 Days.

Well, things are going further downhill, as Sean begins to talk of what makes Podcast Code (or Gold). We are not friendly to Nicola's acting here leading into Part 3, and despite this - we press on by attempting to speak about other topics vs the actual episode itself. Again, this is why The High Council is different every week, and perhaps the fact that everyone has been podcasting for approximately 4 hours by this time has effected the behavior. Oh, yeah - we also talk about Colin Baker's cat pins.

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Jason and Paul return to the Master with “The Claws of Axos!” The Third Doctor and UNIT must band together to stop yet another attempt to destroy the world. Get ready for organic spaceships, energy plants, and more groovy psychedelia than you can shake a sonic screwdriver at!

Jason and Paul return to the Master episodes with "The Claws of Axos!"  The Third Doctor and UNIT must band together to stop yet another attempt to destroy the world.  Get ready for organic spaceships, energy plants, and more groovy psychedelia than you can shake a sonic screwdriver at!

Rob discusses Doctor Who with super-sub Paul Scoones (author, The Comic Strip Companion), filling in for David while he's away in the United Kingdom.

Along the way, they cover:

- Listener emails from JR Southall and Richard Nolan

- "Alternative facts" and a quote from 1977 Doctor Who

- 18 years since Paul helped find The Lion episode of The Crusade

- Power of the Daleks; discussion of the animated story and colour version

- Discussion of the omni-rumour and missing episodes in general

- Doctor Who comics - lengthy discussion following DWM reprint of a 1970s strip

- Doctor Who Magazine 508 - The 70s issue including Terrance Dicks and Katy Manning

- Happy 83rd birthday to Tom Baker!

- Star Wars: The Last Jedi, discussion of the title and Star Wars in general

- Star Wars: Rebels Blu-ray rant and discussion of retail pricing in NZ

- Part two of Richard Nolan's email and discussion of his top five TV series: 1) Gigantor. 2) Battle of the Planets. 3) Monkey. 4) Sweet and Sour. 5) The Young Ones.

- Paul raises Under the Mountain, a 1979 children's book by NZ writer Maurice Gee, adapted into a 1981 television miniseries and a 2009 film. Rob remembers the miniseries warmly from childhood and shares an anecdote about doing a book report on it.

- Do hang around after the credits, won't you?

And, as always, you can reach the team at: hello@theDWshow.net

DAVID KITCHEN WILL RETURN IN THE DOCTOR WHO SHOW 2.2

Rob discusses Doctor Who with super-sub Paul Scoones (author, The Comic Strip Companion), filling in for David while he's away in the United Kingdom.

Along the way, they cover:

- Listener emails from JR Southall and Richard Nolan

- "Alternative facts" and a quote from 1977 Doctor Who

- 18 years since Paul helped find The Lion episode of The Crusade

- Power of the Daleks; discussion of the animated story and colour version

- Discussion of the omni-rumour and missing episodes in general

- Doctor Who comics - lengthy discussion following DWM reprint of a 1970s strip

- Doctor Who Magazine 508 - The 70s issue including Terrance Dicks and Katy Manning

- Happy 83rd birthday to Tom Baker!

- Star Wars: The Last Jedi, discussion of the title and Star Wars in general

- Star Wars: Rebels Blu-ray rant and discussion of retail pricing in NZ

- Part two of Richard Nolan's email and discussion of his top five TV series: 1) Gigantor. 2) Battle of the Planets. 3) Monkey. 4) Sweet and Sour. 5) The Young Ones.

- Paul raises Under the Mountain, a 1979 children's book by NZ writer Maurice Gee, adapted into a 1981 television miniseries and a 2009 film. Rob remembers the miniseries warmly from childhood and shares an anecdote about doing a book report on it.

- Do hang around after the credits, won't you?

And, as always, you can reach the team at: hello@theDWshow.net

DAVID KITCHEN WILL RETURN IN THE DOCTOR WHO SHOW 2.2

... in which the world shouts "No More!" to racism, misogyny and homophobia while mourning the loss of a Doctor. Meanwhile our fearless podcaster gives a quick rundown of writers for Series 10, shares his thoughts on the big three podcasts featured in this year's Doctor Who Magazine Winter Special, and has a few words for Graeme Burke.

... in which the world shouts "No More!" to racism, misogyny and homophobia while mourning the loss of a Doctor. Meanwhile our fearless podcaster gives a quick rundown of writers for Series 10, shares his thoughts on the big three podcasts featured in this year's Doctor Who Magazine Winter Special, and has a few words for Graeme Burke.

It is with a heavy heart that we mark the passing of acting legend John Hurt, beloved by Whovians for his portrayal of the War Doctor in "The Day of the Doctor" but with a career spanning the best of film, TV, and the stage. In happier news, we can now announce the guests for our Gallifrey One live show (contained within) and some other notable Gally news, updates and miscellany! We also announce the winner of our Whographica giveaway contest! Plus stats (bleh) and a commentary for the 1978 story "The Ribos Operation"! To me, Sholakh!

Links:

- John Hurt died.
- Radio Free Skaro... Live From Gallifrey One 2017!
- Gallifrey One guest update and reception info!
- Who's Queer Now? featuring Russell T Davies!
- Class BBC One ratings!

Commentary:

- The Ribos Operation!

It is with a heavy heart that we mark the passing of acting legend John Hurt, beloved by Whovians for his portrayal of the War Doctor in “The Day of the Doctor” but with a career spanning the best of film, TV, and the stage. In happier news, we can now announce the guests for our Gallifrey One live show (contained within) and some other notable Gally news, updates and miscellany! We also announce the winner of our Whographica giveaway contest! Plus stats (bleh) and a commentary for the 1978 story “The Ribos Operation”! To me, Sholakh!

Links:

– John Hurt died. – Radio Free Skaro… Live From Gallifrey One 2017! – Gallifrey One guest update and reception info! – Who’s Queer Now? featuring Russell T Davies! – Class BBC One ratings!

Commentary:

– The Ribos Operation!

Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman return for another rollercoaster season of SHERLOCK. We examine the history of the character, answer questions submitted by listeners, review the current season, and more. Did you like the current season? Let us know! Hosted by Lee Shackleford, Clarence Brown, and Kyle Jones.

 

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Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman return for another rollercoaster season of SHERLOCK. We examine the history of the character, answer questions submitted by listeners, review the current season, and more. Did you like the current season? Let us know! Hosted by Lee Shackleford, Clarence Brown, and Kyle Jones.

Having recovered (barely) from the sexy-sexy 'Cyberlady' of last week, the Metebelis 2 journey back to the early days of the Cybermen to discuss the 1960s cyber-stories. Along the way, they praise the incidental stock music, congratulate Who monsters and their graphic designing minions, and speculate if dentistry is compatible with cyber technology. Intro-music is from "Power Drill" by Douglas Gamley, which was heard in "The Tenth Planet". Outro-music is the classic 1960 Cyberman theme, "Space Adventures part 2" by Martin Slavin. Also heard along the way is "Muzak" from "Time in Advance" by John Baker from "The Invasion".

You shouldn’t mess with the power of Malcolm, it might kill you.

This week we’re on the downslope for season 24 already. We’re already 3/4 of the way through the serial, although if they had done a 6 part serial we’d be done already. Wouldn’t that be great? It’s Delta and the Bannerman, written by Malcolm Kohll, and aired in November of 1987.

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This week, Brendan, Nathan and Todd are back to review the Cybermen’s 1985 compilation album Attack of the Cybermen, in which the band revisit all their classic hits from the 1960s, including Another Planet (1966), Clever Clever Clever (1967), You Belong to Us (1967), Initiate Plan Three (1968) and perennial fan favourite It Has Been Agreed (1968). Not all of us appreciate the nostalgia.

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Attack of the Cybermen was released on DVD in 2009. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

Doctor Who: The Complete History is a series of beautifully produced hardback books chronicling the entire history of the programme, from its first beginnings to the present day.

Brendan mentions an adorable photo of TV’s Starbucks Dirk Benedict and Katee Sackoff drinking Starbucks at Starbucks. Katee Sackoff’s current Twitter profile picture is equally adorable.

Brendan would just like to take this opportunity to plug the book Hating to Love: Re-evaluating the Worst 52 Doctor Who Stories of All Time, in which he tries to redeem, excuse or explain seven somewhat unloved Doctor Who stories. The book was edited by JR Southall, of Blue Box Podcast fame.

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Brendan is on Twitter as @brandybongos, Nathan is @nathanbottomley, Todd is @toddbeilby, and Richard is @RichardLStone. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast.

We’re also on Facebook, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or we’ll tell everyone about that nylon allergy you’ve been trying to keep secret.

Doctor Who in 10 Seconds

Every week, we remind you about Brendan’s brilliant video series Doctor Who in Ten Seconds, in which he summarises no less than 51 Doctor Who stories in no more than 10 seconds each. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you really should. And make sure you subscribe to his YouTube channel, so that you are informed immediately when the Season 8 episode becomes available.

Bondfinger

Bondfinger is back for the new year with our final Rodgecast, a commentary on A View to a Kill.

A full range of Rodgecasts are also available, from Live and Let Die to Octopussy. Other Bonds are also available, of course. You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

This week, Brendan, Nathan and Todd are back to review the Cybermen’s 1985 compilation album Attack of the Cybermen, in which the band revisit all their classic hits from the 1960s, including Another Planet (1966), Clever Clever Clever (1967), You Belong to Us (1967), Initiate Plan Three (1968) and perennial fan favourite It Has Been Agreed (1968). Not all of us appreciate the nostalgia.

Buy the story!

Attack of the Cybermen was released on DVD in 2009. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

Doctor Who: The Complete History is a series of beautifully produced hardback books chronicling the entire history of the programme, from its first beginnings to the present day.

Brendan mentions an adorable photo of TV’s Starbucks Dirk Benedict and Katee Sackoff drinking Starbucks at Starbucks. Katee Sackoff’s current Twitter profile picture is equally adorable.

Brendan would just like to take this opportunity to plug the book Hating to Love: Re-evaluating the Worst 52 Doctor Who Stories of All Time, in which he tries to redeem, excuse or explain seven somewhat unloved Doctor Who stories. The book was edited by JR Southall, of Blue Box Podcast fame.

Follow us!

Brendan is on Twitter as @brandybongos, Nathan is @nathanbottomley, Todd is @toddbeilby, and Richard is @RichardLStone. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast.

We’re also on Facebook, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or we’ll tell everyone about that nylon allergy you’ve been trying to keep secret.

Doctor Who in 10 Seconds

Every week, we remind you about Brendan’s brilliant video series Doctor Who in Ten Seconds, in which he summarises no less than 51 Doctor Who stories in no more than 10 seconds each. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you really should. And make sure you subscribe to his YouTube channel, so that you are informed immediately when the Season 8 episode becomes available.

Bondfinger

Bondfinger is back for the new year with our final Rodgecast, a commentary on A View to a Kill.

A full range of Rodgecasts are also available, from Live and Let Die to Octopussy. Other Bonds are also available, of course. You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

This week, Brendan, Nathan and Todd are back to review the Cybermen’s 1985 compilation album Attack of the Cybermen, in which the band revisit all their classic hits from the 1960s, including Another Planet (1966), Clever Clever Clever (1967), You Belong to Us (1967), Initiate Plan Three (1968) and perennial fan favourite It Has Been Agreed (1968). Not all of us appreciate the nostalgia.

Buy the story!

Attack of the Cybermen was released on DVD in 2009. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

Doctor Who: The Complete History is a series of beautifully produced hardback books chronicling the entire history of the programme, from its first beginnings to the present day.

Brendan mentions an adorable photo of TV’s Starbucks Dirk Benedict and Katee Sackoff drinking Starbucks at Starbucks. Katee Sackoff’s current Twitter profile picture is equally adorable.

Brendan would just like to take this opportunity to plug the book Hating to Love: Re-evaluating the Worst 52 Doctor Who Stories of All Time, in which he tries to redeem, excuse or explain seven somewhat unloved Doctor Who stories. The book was edited by JR Southall, of Blue Box Podcast fame.

Follow us!

Brendan is on Twitter as @brandybongos, Nathan is @nathanbottomley, Todd is @toddbeilby, and Richard is @RichardLStone. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast.

We’re also on Facebook, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or we’ll tell everyone about that nylon allergy you’ve been trying to keep secret.

Doctor Who in 10 Seconds

Every week, we remind you about Brendan’s brilliant video series Doctor Who in Ten Seconds, in which he summarises no less than 51 Doctor Who stories in no more than 10 seconds each. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you really should. And make sure you subscribe to his YouTube channel, so that you are informed immediately when the Season 8 episode becomes available.

Bondfinger

Bondfinger is back for the new year with our final Rodgecast, a commentary on A View to a Kill.

A full range of Rodgecasts are also available, from Live and Let Die to Octopussy. Other Bonds are also available, of course. You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

This week, Brendan, Nathan and Todd are back to review the Cybermen’s 1985 compilation album Attack of the Cybermen, in which the band revisit all their classic hits from the 1960s, including Another Planet (1966), Clever Clever Clever (1967), You Belong to Us (1967), Initiate Plan Three (1968) and perennial fan favourite It Has Been Agreed (1968). Not all of us appreciate the nostalgia.

Buy the story!

Attack of the Cybermen was released on DVD in 2009. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

Doctor Who: The Complete History is a series of beautifully produced hardback books chronicling the entire history of the programme, from its first beginnings to the present day.

Brendan mentions an adorable photo of TV’s Starbucks Dirk Benedict and Katee Sackoff drinking Starbucks at Starbucks. Katee Sackoff’s current Twitter profile picture is equally adorable.

Brendan would just like to take this opportunity to plug the book Hating to Love: Re-evaluating the Worst 52 Doctor Who Stories of All Time, in which he tries to redeem, excuse or explain seven somewhat unloved Doctor Who stories. The book was edited by JR Southall, of Blue Box Podcast fame.

Follow us!

Brendan is on Twitter as @brandybongos, Nathan is @nathanbottomley, Todd is @toddbeilby, and Richard is @RichardLStone. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast.

We’re also on Facebook, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or we’ll tell everyone about that nylon allergy you’ve been trying to keep secret.

Doctor Who in 10 Seconds

Every week, we remind you about Brendan’s brilliant video series Doctor Who in Ten Seconds, in which he summarises no less than 51 Doctor Who stories in no more than 10 seconds each. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you really should. And make sure you subscribe to his YouTube channel, so that you are informed immediately when the Season 8 episode becomes available.

Bondfinger

Bondfinger is back for the new year with our final Rodgecast, a commentary on A View to a Kill.

A full range of Rodgecasts are also available, from Live and Let Die to Octopussy. Other Bonds are also available, of course. You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

This week, Brendan, Nathan and Todd are back to review the Cybermen’s 1985 compilation album Attack of the Cybermen, in which the band revisit all their classic hits from the 1960s, including Another Planet (1966), Clever Clever Clever (1967), You Belong to Us (1967), Initiate Plan Three (1968) and perennial fan favourite It Has Been Agreed (1968). Not all of us appreciate the nostalgia.

Buy the story!

Attack of the Cybermen was released on DVD in 2009. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

Doctor Who: The Complete History is a series of beautifully produced hardback books chronicling the entire history of the programme, from its first beginnings to the present day.

Brendan mentions an adorable photo of TV’s Starbucks Dirk Benedict and Katee Sackoff drinking Starbucks at Starbucks. Katee Sackoff’s current Twitter profile picture is equally adorable.

Brendan would just like to take this opportunity to plug the book Hating to Love: Re-evaluating the Worst 52 Doctor Who Stories of All Time, in which he tries to redeem, excuse or explain seven somewhat unloved Doctor Who stories. The book was edited by JR Southall, of Blue Box Podcast fame.

Follow us!

Brendan is on Twitter as @brandybongos, Nathan is @nathanbottomley, Todd is @toddbeilby, and Richard is @RichardLStone. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast.

We’re also on Facebook, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or we’ll tell everyone about that nylon allergy you’ve been trying to keep secret.

Doctor Who in 10 Seconds

Every week, we remind you about Brendan’s brilliant video series Doctor Who in Ten Seconds, in which he summarises no less than 51 Doctor Who stories in no more than 10 seconds each. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you really should. And make sure you subscribe to his YouTube channel, so that you are informed immediately when the Season 8 episode becomes available.

Bondfinger

Bondfinger is back for the new year with our final Rodgecast, a commentary on A View to a Kill.

A full range of Rodgecasts are also available, from Live and Let Die to Octopussy. Other Bonds are also available, of course. You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

Episode 62 - Rob and Mark are back, ready to launch into 2017 and eager to talk all things Doctor Who! Listen as we blow the cobwebs off our microphones and chat about the recent Christmas episode and then revisit our Opposites Attract segment where we have the face off YOU demanded - Bessie vs. the Whomobile! Then finally the Letter Louts return as we get through some of the correspondence from you, are beloved listeners. Tell your friends the Statler and Waldorf of Doctor Who podcasting are back, and we promise 2017 is a year of taking no prisoners!

Episode 62 - Rob and Mark are back, ready to launch into 2017 and eager to talk all things Doctor Who! Listen as we blow the cobwebs off our microphones and chat about the recent Christmas episode and then revisit our Opposites Attract segment where we have the face off YOU demanded - Bessie vs. the Whomobile! Then finally the Letter Louts return as we get through some of the correspondence from you, are beloved listeners. Tell your friends the Statler and Waldorf of Doctor Who podcasting are back, and we promise 2017 is a year of taking no prisoners!

Episode 62 - Rob and Mark are back, ready to launch into 2017 and eager to talk all things Doctor Who! Listen as we blow the cobwebs off our microphones and chat about the recent Christmas episode and then revisit our Opposites Attract segment where we have the face off YOU demanded - Bessie vs. the Whomobile! Then finally the Letter Louts return as we get through some of the correspondence from you, are beloved listeners. Tell your friends the Statler and Waldorf of Doctor Who podcasting are back, and we promise 2017 is a year of taking no prisoners!

Episode 62 - Rob and Mark are back, ready to launch into 2017 and eager to talk all things Doctor Who! Listen as we blow the cobwebs off our microphones and chat about the recent Christmas episode and then revisit our Opposites Attract segment where we have the face off YOU demanded - Bessie vs. the Whomobile! Then finally the Letter Louts return as we get through some of the correspondence from you, are beloved listeners. Tell your friends the Statler and Waldorf of Doctor Who podcasting are back, and we promise 2017 is a year of taking no prisoners!

Episode 62 - Rob and Mark are back, ready to launch into 2017 and eager to talk all things Doctor Who! Listen as we blow the cobwebs off our microphones and chat about the recent Christmas episode and then revisit our Opposites Attract segment where we have the face off YOU demanded - Bessie vs. the Whomobile! Then finally the Letter Louts return as we get through some of the correspondence from you, are beloved listeners. Tell your friends the Statler and Waldorf of Doctor Who podcasting are back, and we promise 2017 is a year of taking no prisoners!

Episode 62 - Rob and Mark are back, ready to launch into 2017 and eager to talk all things Doctor Who! Listen as we blow the cobwebs off our microphones and chat about the recent Christmas episode and then revisit our Opposites Attract segment where we have the face off YOU demanded - Bessie vs. the Whomobile! Then finally the Letter Louts return as we get through some of the correspondence from you, are beloved listeners. Tell your friends the Statler and Waldorf of Doctor Who podcasting are back, and we promise 2017 is a year of taking no prisoners!

Episode 62 - Rob and Mark are back, ready to launch into 2017 and eager to talk all things Doctor Who! Listen as we blow the cobwebs off our microphones and chat about the recent Christmas episode and then revisit our Opposites Attract segment where we have the face off YOU demanded - Bessie vs. the Whomobile! Then finally the Letter Louts return as we get through some of the correspondence from you, are beloved listeners. Tell your friends the Statler and Waldorf of Doctor Who podcasting are back, and we promise 2017 is a year of taking no prisoners!

News followed with two tributes - Mary Tyler Moore & John Hurt

Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the Big Finish Doctor Who boxset ‘Classic Doctors, New Monsters: Vol. 1’ and Sherlock Series 4, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 01:35 — Welcome!
• 02:49 – News:
• 02:57 — Star Wars: Episode VIII named.
• 04:07 — Star Trek: Spock’s dad ready for self Discovery.
• 07:10 — Star Trek: Axanar fan film court case settled.
• 11:39 — Patrick Stewart: Readies himself for an animated poop.
• 13:12 — Doctor Who: Fourth Doctor predicted ‘alternative facts’.
• 13:54 — Peter Capaldi: Back to Paddington (again).
• 14:25 — 2017 Razzies: Batman v. Superman actually wins an award.
• 15:29 — Good Omens: Production company details.
• 17:06 – Doctor Who: Big Finish – Classic Doctors, New Monsters: Vol. 1.
• 32:28 – Sherlock: Series 4.
• 56:48 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 67:12 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 67:53 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• Staggering Stories: Podcast Drinking Game, Fifth edition.
• Star Wars.
• Star Trek.
• Wikipedia: Star Trek: Discovery.
• Axanar Productions.
• Wikipedia: Patrick Stewart.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Wikipedia: Peter Capaldi.
• The Razzies.
• Wikipedia: Good Omens.
• Big Finish: Doctor Who – Classic Doctors, New Monsters – Vol. 1.
• BBC: Sherlock.
• Etsy: Kathryn’s shop.
• Stitcher: Smartphone podcast streaming app.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
• Google+: Staggering Stories Page.

Rob discusses Doctor Who with super-sub Paul Scoones (author, The Comic Strip Companion), filling in for David while he's away in the United Kingdom.

Along the way, they cover:

- Listener emails from JR Southall and Richard Nolan

- "Alternative facts" and a quote from 1977 Doctor Who

- 18 years since Paul helped find The Lion episode of The Crusade

- Power of the Daleks; discussion of the animated story and colour version

- Discussion of the omni-rumour and missing episodes in general

- Doctor Who comics - lengthy discussion following DWM reprint of a 1970s strip

- Doctor Who Magazine 508 - The 70s issue including Terrance Dicks and Katy Manning

- Happy 83rd birthday to Tom Baker!

- Star Wars: The Last Jedi, discussion of the title and Star Wars in general

- Star Wars: Rebels Blu-ray rant and discussion of retail pricing in NZ

- Part two of Richard Nolan's email and discussion of his top five TV series: 1) Gigantor. 2) Battle of the Planets. 3) Monkey. 4) Sweet and Sour. 5) The Young Ones.

- Paul raises Under the Mountain, a 1979 children's book by NZ writer Maurice Gee, adapted into a 1981 television miniseries and a 2009 film. Rob remembers the miniseries warmly from childhood and shares an anecdote about doing a book report on it.

- Do hang around after the credits, won't you?

And, as always, you can reach the team at: hello@theDWshow.net

DAVID KITCHEN WILL RETURN IN THE DOCTOR WHO SHOW 2.2

This title was released in January 2017. It will be exclusively available to buy from the BF website until February 28th 2017, and on general sale after this date. Astronomical navigation is a tricky business. To help Adric with his studies, the Doctor sets course for Gallius Ultima - a planet on the edge of the Milky Way, housing one of the most impressive observatories ever constructed. But the TARDIS arrives to find Gallius U in a state of emergency, tracking the return of the Explorer-class ship Johannes Kepler from its mission into the heart of the mysterious Large Magellanic Cloud. A mission that met with disaster... To find out what overtook the crew of the Johannes Kepler, the Doctor and his companions must journey into the heart of the Cloud... and beyond, into the darkness of another reality altogether. The universe of the Star Men. Written By: Andrew Smith Directed By: Barnaby Edwards Cast Peter Davison (The Doctor), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sue Holderness (Kala Tace), Sophie Wu (Autumn Tace), Peter Guinness (Rovus), Damian Lynch (Fell/Lom), Kris Dyer (Nomar/Vedrin / Surgical Robot/ Pilot), Barnaby Edwards (Computer). Other parts played by members of the cast. Producer David Richardson Script Editor Alan Barnes

News, Award updates, followed by two tributes - to Mary Tyler Moore & John Hurt

News, Award updates, followed by two tributes - to Mary Tyler Moore & John Hurt