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If you thought our previous installments of In Defense Of went off the rails, you ain't heard nothin' yet! Join Deb Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we do our best(?) to defend some of the dodgy science (and non-science) of Doctor Who. It's about as nonsensical as you might expect.

And be sure to enter to win a copy of The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who. Remember, if you're already a Verity! patron, you're automatically entered! If not, leave a comment over on the giveaway post, or become a patron before the contest ends on June 24th.

As for the comments here, please take a crack at defending all that "science"--or just laugh at our pitiable attempts.

^E

The Blue Box Podcast - Episode 249: Everything in Sixty Seconds Flat Brought to you every Saturday by Starburst Columnist - JR Southall, Lee Rawlings, Mark Cockram and Simon Brett.

Jason and Paul aren't the only ones returning in this episode of Talking Timelords!  "Destiny of the Daleks" sees the return of the 4th Doctor, the Daleks, and one of Doctor Who's greatest villains, Davros!  They also give you some fun facts on the Doctor's scarf and answer the question on just where those Movellans keep their brains.  Have a guess!

- I'm the Doctor, by the way. What's your name?
- Rose.
- Nice to meet you, Rose. Run for your life!

The wilderness years are finally over, and we're back at last with an entirely new series of Flight Through Entirety, in a reassuringly familiar format.

This week, Nathan's new job is giving him airs and graces, Brendan is carrying a whole bunch of Semtex for some reason, Richard finds a strange man in his room, and Todd's skin has a strange and unconvincing glossy sheen. Welcome to a whole new era of Doctor Who -- it's Rose.

Buy the story!

This has always been our favourite part of the shownotes, but now that we've reached the Twenty-First Century, it's no longer needed, so it's appearing here for the last time.

From now on, Doctor Who is available on DVD, Blu-ray and streaming literally everywhere, and was released on all of these media very soon after broadcast. So you probably own it already. In several digital formats.

Notes and links

In 2003, the future of Doctor Who looked very much like Paul Cornell's Scream of the Shalka, starring Richard E Grant as the Doctor, which was a web series available (alas no longer) on the BBC website. You can see the trailer here. It was released on DVD in 2013. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK) (Amazon AU)

The scripts for all of Series 1, including an introduction and a copy of the pitch document, were released as a book back in 2005. It's definitely worth your time.

Fans of undistinguished pop starlet Billie Piper will definitely enjoy her 2000 hit, from the fondly remembered album Walk of Life. You can find the music video on YouTube, or you could always ask Todd to lend you his CD.

Rose was novelised by Russell T Davies earlier this year, and was released in a range of Target novelisations from the New Series. They're all pretty good.

Damaged Goods is Russell T Davies's brilliant but deeply upsetting contribution to the Virgin New Adventures range, first published in 1996. Unavoidably, a Big Finish adaptation also exists.

In this impressive tweet, Doctor Who showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat scowl menacingly at Michael Grade, who cancelled Doctor Who after a rough night in 1985. (Not pictured, Chris Chibnall.)

Fans of knowing all kinds of crucial nonsense about the production of Doctor Who (and that's all of you, admit it) will enjoy Doctor Who: The Complete History, a blisteringly comprehensive history of everything it's possible to know about the entire programme.

Follow us!

Nathan is on Twitter as @nathanbottomley, Brendan is @brandybongos, Todd is @toddbeilby and Richard is @RichardLStone. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam, and the strings performance was by Jane Aubourg. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast. You can also find Pixley-level reliable information about the show at @FTEwhofacts.

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 secretly hide in a bin outside your house and leap out at you at an upsettingly inconvenient moment.

Bondfinger

Over on Bondfinger, we have only one Bond film left to cover, and we're starting to wonder what we should do after that.

While you're waiting for us to decide, we have three Daniel Craig commentaries, four Pierce Brosnan commentaries and two Timothy Dalton commentaries for you to enjoy.

We also have plenty of Rodgecasts online, and there are other Bonds available, as well. Even fake ones.

You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

- I'm the Doctor, by the way. What's your name?
- Rose.
- Nice to meet you, Rose. Run for your life!

The wilderness years are finally over, and we're back at last with an entirely new series of Flight Through Entirety, in a reassuringly familiar format.

This week, Nathan's new job is giving him airs and graces, Brendan is carrying a whole bunch of Semtex for some reason, Richard finds a strange man in his room, and Todd's skin has a strange and unconvincing glossy sheen. Welcome to a whole new era of Doctor Who -- it's Rose.

Buy the story!

This has always been our favourite part of the shownotes, but now that we've reached the Twenty-First Century, it's no longer needed, so it's appearing here for the last time.

From now on, Doctor Who is available on DVD, Blu-ray and streaming literally everywhere, and was released on all of these media very soon after broadcast. So you probably own it already. In several digital formats.

Notes and links

In 2003, the future of Doctor Who looked very much like Paul Cornell's Scream of the Shalka, starring Richard E Grant as the Doctor, which was a web series available (alas no longer) on the BBC website. You can see the trailer here. It was released on DVD in 2013. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK) (Amazon AU)

The scripts for all of Series 1, including an introduction and a copy of the pitch document, were released as a book back in 2005. It's definitely worth your time.

Fans of undistinguished pop starlet Billie Piper will definitely enjoy her 2000 hit, from the fondly remembered album Walk of Life. You can find the music video on YouTube, or you could always ask Todd to lend you his CD.

Rose was novelised by Russell T Davies earlier this year, and was released in a range of Target novelisations from the New Series. They're all pretty good.

Damaged Goods is Russell T Davies's brilliant but deeply upsetting contribution to the Virgin New Adventures range, first published in 1996. Unavoidably, a Big Finish adaptation also exists.

In this impressive tweet, Doctor Who showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat scowl menacingly at Michael Grade, who cancelled Doctor Who after a rough night in 1985. (Not pictured, Chris Chibnall.)

Fans of knowing all kinds of crucial nonsense about the production of Doctor Who (and that's all of you, admit it) will enjoy Doctor Who: The Complete History, a blisteringly comprehensive history of everything it's possible to know about the entire programme.

Follow us!

Nathan is on Twitter as @nathanbottomley, Brendan is @brandybongos, Todd is @toddbeilby and Richard is @RichardLStone. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam, and the strings performance was by Jane Aubourg. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast. You can also find Pixley-level reliable information about the show at @FTEwhofacts.

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 secretly hide in a bin outside your house and leap out at you at an upsettingly inconvenient moment.

Bondfinger

Over on Bondfinger, we have only one Bond film left to cover, and we're starting to wonder what we should do after that.

While you're waiting for us to decide, we have three Daniel Craig commentaries, four Pierce Brosnan commentaries and two Timothy Dalton commentaries for you to enjoy.

We also have plenty of Rodgecasts online, and there are other Bonds available, as well. Even fake ones.

You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

Jason and Paul aren't the only ones returning in this episode of Talking Timelords!  "Destiny of the Daleks" sees the return of the 4th Doctor, the Daleks, and one of Doctor Who's greatest villains, Davros!  They also give you some fun facts on the Doctor's scarf and answer the question on just where those Movellans keep their brains.  Have a guess!

If you thought our previous installments of In Defense Of went off the rails, you ain't heard nothin' yet! Join Deb Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we do our best(?) to defend some of the dodgy science (and non-science) of Doctor Who. It's about as nonsensical as you might expect.

And be sure to enter to win a copy of The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who. Remember, if you're already a Verity! patron, you're automatically entered! If not, leave a comment over on the giveaway post, or become a patron before the contest ends on June 24th.

As for the comments here, please take a crack at defending all that "science"--or just laugh at our pitiable attempts.

^E

The Season 18 fun continues this week as we head off to the planet Tigella to confront megalomaniacal pot plant Meglos. On the way, we discuss another important trope, hating the Doctor's old friends, and, of course, the awesome wonder of Jacqueline Hill.

Buy the story!

Meglos was released on DVD in 2011. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

The horrific helmet hair on the Savants has its roots (ha!) in the Gerry Anderson TV series UFO (1980). Check out the sexy purple version of the Savants' wigs in this blog post on the first episode of the series.

Here is a list of all of the old friends of John Steed who are killed in episodes of The New Avengers.

Fans of The Avengers will have nodded sagely at Brendan's mentions of the episodes Murdersville and The Man-Eater of Surrey Green. We discuss Man-Eater in one of our favourite episodes of this podcast, Episode 43: Sexiest Exposition Trope.

On the subject of tropes, Brendan mentions the delivery of exposition by having characters explain to each other things they clearly already know. According to TV Tropes, this trope is officially called As you know. Please take note.

According to Brendan, who is very young, you know, Tigella's lush, aggressive vegetation looks very much like [the Pokemon Victreebel](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Victreebel_(Pokemon)). You can compare them yourself here.

Follow us!

Brendan is on Twitter as @critiqaltheory, 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. And please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or you'll be caught in a fold of time and forced to listen to this episode round and round for all eternity. Not even you can escape a chronic hysteretic loop, as you well know.

Bondfinger

In our most recent commentary, we respectfully discuss the first James Bond film of the 1970s, Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Other commentaries are also available, covering all of the Bond films from the 1960s. You can keep up with the Bondfinger news on our website, as well as on Twitter and Facebook.

This week we discuss more Doctor Who related topics, as we continue monster analogy with our best classic who monsters, review 10th doctor story Love and Monsters, discuss more on the new trailer and the latest news from the last seven days in the Doctor Who universe.

Rob and guest host Mike Solko discuss 40 companions from 1963 to the present day and give each a mark out of 10. Specifically, discover their thoughts on:

Susan
Barbara Wright/Ian Chesterton
Vicki
Steven Taylor
Dodo Chaplet
Polly/Ben Jackson
Jamie McCrimmon
Victoria Waterfield
Colonel/Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Zoe Heriot
Liz Shaw
Jo Grant
Sarah Jane Smith
Harry Sullivan
Leela
K9
Romana I
Romana II
Adric
Tegan Jovanka
Nyssa of Traken
Vislor Turlough
Kamelion
Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown
Melanie Bush
Ace
Grace Holloway
Rose Tyler
Jack Harkness
Mickey Smith
Donna Noble
Martha Jones
Wilfred Mott
Amy Pond
Rory Williams
River Song
Clara Oswald
Paternoster Gang
Nardole
Bill Potts

Before then, of course, they also rip into some current Doctor Who news and events beforehand, including Season 19 coming to Blu-Ray, new Doctor Who games on PC and mobile, and the blow-up this past week regarding The Talons of Weng Chiang in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine.

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

The Season 18 fun continues this week as we head off to the planet Tigella to confront megalomaniacal pot plant Meglos. On the way, we discuss another important trope, hating the Doctor's old friends, and, of course, the awesome wonder of Jacqueline Hill.

Buy the story!

Meglos was released on DVD in 2011. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

The horrific helmet hair on the Savants has its roots (ha!) in the Gerry Anderson TV series UFO (1980). Check out the sexy purple version of the Savants' wigs in this blog post on the first episode of the series.

Here is a list of all of the old friends of John Steed who are killed in episodes of The New Avengers.

Fans of The Avengers will have nodded sagely at Brendan's mentions of the episodes Murdersville and The Man-Eater of Surrey Green. We discuss Man-Eater in one of our favourite episodes of this podcast, Episode 43: Sexiest Exposition Trope.

On the subject of tropes, Brendan mentions the delivery of exposition by having characters explain to each other things they clearly already know. According to TV Tropes, this trope is officially called As you know. Please take note.

According to Brendan, who is very young, you know, Tigella's lush, aggressive vegetation looks very much like [the Pokemon Victreebel](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Victreebel_(Pokemon)). You can compare them yourself here.

Follow us!

Brendan is on Twitter as @critiqaltheory, 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. And please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or you'll be caught in a fold of time and forced to listen to this episode round and round for all eternity. Not even you can escape a chronic hysteretic loop, as you well know.

Bondfinger

In our most recent commentary, we respectfully discuss the first James Bond film of the 1970s, Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Other commentaries are also available, covering all of the Bond films from the 1960s. You can keep up with the Bondfinger news on our website, as well as on Twitter and Facebook.

Rob and guest host Mike Solko discuss 40 companions from 1963 to the present day and give each a mark out of 10. Specifically, discover their thoughts on:

Susan
Barbara Wright/Ian Chesterton
Vicki
Steven Taylor
Dodo Chaplet
Polly/Ben Jackson
Jamie McCrimmon
Victoria Waterfield
Colonel/Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Zoe Heriot
Liz Shaw
Jo Grant
Sarah Jane Smith
Harry Sullivan
Leela
K9
Romana I
Romana II
Adric
Tegan Jovanka
Nyssa of Traken
Vislor Turlough
Kamelion
Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown
Melanie Bush
Ace
Grace Holloway
Rose Tyler
Jack Harkness
Mickey Smith
Donna Noble
Martha Jones
Wilfred Mott
Amy Pond
Rory Williams
River Song
Clara Oswald
Paternoster Gang
Nardole
Bill Potts

Before then, of course, they also rip into some current Doctor Who news and events beforehand, including Season 19 coming to Blu-Ray, new Doctor Who games on PC and mobile, and the blow-up this past week regarding The Talons of Weng Chiang in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine.

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

The Season 18 fun continues this week as we head off to the planet Tigella to confront megalomaniacal pot plant Meglos. On the way, we discuss another important trope, hating the Doctor's old friends, and, of course, the awesome wonder of Jacqueline Hill.

Buy the story!

Meglos was released on DVD in 2011. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

The horrific helmet hair on the Savants has its roots (ha!) in the Gerry Anderson TV series UFO (1980). Check out the sexy purple version of the Savants' wigs in this blog post on the first episode of the series.

Here is a list of all of the old friends of John Steed who are killed in episodes of The New Avengers.

Fans of The Avengers will have nodded sagely at Brendan's mentions of the episodes Murdersville and The Man-Eater of Surrey Green. We discuss Man-Eater in one of our favourite episodes of this podcast, Episode 43: Sexiest Exposition Trope.

On the subject of tropes, Brendan mentions the delivery of exposition by having characters explain to each other things they clearly already know. According to TV Tropes, this trope is officially called As you know. Please take note.

According to Brendan, who is very young, you know, Tigella's lush, aggressive vegetation looks very much like [the Pokemon Victreebel](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Victreebel_(Pokemon)). You can compare them yourself here.

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. And please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or you'll be caught in a fold of time and forced to listen to this episode round and round for all eternity. Not even you can escape a chronic hysteretic loop, as you well know.

Bondfinger

In our most recent commentary, we respectfully discuss the first James Bond film of the 1970s, Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Other commentaries are also available, covering all of the Bond films from the 1960s. You can keep up with the Bondfinger news on our website, as well as on Twitter and Facebook.

Content

Grab your dice, pick your player color, and choose your white cards well. This episode focuses on games as Trish and Ed prepare to head to RageCon 2015. Ed gives us an interview with RageCon founder and head Jeff Jones. Mark chairs a round of Doctor Who Mad Libs. Ed talks about an idea someone had for a Doctor Who TCG. And there are warnings about playing Cards Against Gallifrey if you're underage. Plus, a tribute to the late great Christopher Lee and the latest in Doctor Who news for the upcoming season! Markwho42. More fun than trying to continue a D&D campaign while missing a party member!

Podcasting this week from the smoky skies of the US Pacific Northwest, in this episode Ben and David chat about modern Silurians and their impact on them as original series fans. They love Jordu Schell's original Silurian redesign, but sadly for them it wasn't used. Then Ben tells David about RTD's "A Very British Scandal". They share a chuckle at Jovanka Airlines, and look forward to series 19 coming out on Blu Ray this November. Opening and closing music is "The Silurians" by Murray Gold.

The Season 18 fun continues this week as we head off to the planet Tigella to confront megalomaniacal pot plant Meglos. On the way, we discuss another important trope, hating the Doctor's old friends, and, of course, the awesome wonder of Jacqueline Hill.

Buy the story!

Meglos was released on DVD in 2011. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

The horrific helmet hair on the Savants has its roots (ha!) in the Gerry Anderson TV series UFO (1980). Check out the sexy purple version of the Savants' wigs in this blog post on the first episode of the series.

Here is a list of all of the old friends of John Steed who are killed in episodes of The New Avengers.

Fans of The Avengers will have nodded sagely at Brendan's mentions of the episodes Murdersville and The Man-Eater of Surrey Green. We discuss Man-Eater in one of our favourite episodes of this podcast, Episode 43: Sexiest Exposition Trope.

On the subject of tropes, Brendan mentions the delivery of exposition by having characters explain to each other things they clearly already know. According to TV Tropes, this trope is officially called As you know. Please take note.

According to Brendan, who is very young, you know, Tigella's lush, aggressive vegetation looks very much like [the Pokemon Victreebel](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Victreebel_(Pokemon)). You can compare them yourself here.

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. And please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or you'll be caught in a fold of time and forced to listen to this episode round and round for all eternity. Not even you can escape a chronic hysteretic loop, as you well know.

Bondfinger

In our most recent commentary, we respectfully discuss the first James Bond film of the 1970s, Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Other commentaries are also available, covering all of the Bond films from the 1960s. You can keep up with the Bondfinger news on our website, as well as on Twitter and Facebook.

Podcasting this week from the smoky skies of the US Pacific Northwest, in this episode Ben and David chat about modern Silurians and their impact on them as original series fans. They love Jordu Schell's original Silurian redesign, but sadly for them it wasn't used. Then Ben tells David about RTD's "A Very British Scandal". They share a chuckle at Jovanka Airlines, and look forward to series 19 coming out on Blu Ray this November. Opening and closing music is "The Silurians" by Murray Gold.

Content

The Season 18 fun continues this week as we head off to the planet Tigella to confront megalomaniacal pot plant Meglos. On the way, we discuss another important trope, hating the Doctor's old friends, and, of course, the awesome wonder of Jacqueline Hill.

Buy the story!

Meglos was released on DVD in 2011. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

The horrific helmet hair on the Savants has its roots (ha!) in the Gerry Anderson TV series UFO (1980). Check out the sexy purple version of the Savants' wigs in this blog post on the first episode of the series.

Here is a list of all of the old friends of John Steed who are killed in episodes of The New Avengers.

Fans of The Avengers will have nodded sagely at Brendan's mentions of the episodes Murdersville and The Man-Eater of Surrey Green. We discuss Man-Eater in one of our favourite episodes of this podcast, Episode 43: Sexiest Exposition Trope.

On the subject of tropes, Brendan mentions the delivery of exposition by having characters explain to each other things they clearly already know. According to TV Tropes, this trope is officially called As you know. Please take note.

According to Brendan, who is very young, you know, Tigella's lush, aggressive vegetation looks very much like the Pokemon Victreebel. You can compare them yourself here.

Follow us!

Brendan is on Twitter as @critiqaltheory, 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. And please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or you'll be caught in a fold of time and forced to listen to this episode round and round for all eternity. Not even you can escape a chronic hysteretic loop, as you well know.

Bondfinger

In our most recent commentary, we respectfully discuss the first James Bond film of the 1970s, Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Other commentaries are also available, covering all of the Bond films from the 1960s. You can keep up with the Bondfinger news on our website, as well as on Twitter and Facebook.

The Season 18 fun continues this week as we head off to the planet Tigella to confront megalomaniacal pot plant Meglos. On the way, we discuss another important trope, hating the Doctor's old friends, and, of course, the awesome wonder of Jacqueline Hill.

Buy the story!

Meglos was released on DVD in 2011. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

The horrific helmet hair on the Savants has its roots (ha!) in the Gerry Anderson TV series UFO (1980). Check out the sexy purple version of the Savants' wigs in this blog post on the first episode of the series.

Here is a list of all of the old friends of John Steed who are killed in episodes of The New Avengers.

Fans of The Avengers will have nodded sagely at Brendan's mentions of the episodes Murdersville and The Man-Eater of Surrey Green. We discuss Man-Eater in one of our favourite episodes of this podcast, Episode 43: Sexiest Exposition Trope.

On the subject of tropes, Brendan mentions the delivery of exposition by having characters explain to each other things they clearly already know. According to TV Tropes, this trope is officially called As you know. Please take note.

According to Brendan, who is very young, you know, Tigella's lush, aggressive vegetation looks very much like the Pokemon Victreebel. You can compare them yourself here.

Follow us!

Brendan is on Twitter as @critiqaltheory, 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. And please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or you'll be caught in a fold of time and forced to listen to this episode round and round for all eternity. Not even you can escape a chronic hysteretic loop, as you well know.

Bondfinger

In our most recent commentary, we respectfully discuss the first James Bond film of the 1970s, Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Other commentaries are also available, covering all of the Bond films from the 1960s. You can keep up with the Bondfinger news on our website, as well as on Twitter and Facebook.

Grab your dice, pick your player color, and choose your white cards well. This episode focuses on games as Trish and Ed prepare to head to RageCon 2015. Ed gives us an interview with RageCon founder and head Jeff Jones. Mark chairs a round of Doctor Who Mad Libs. Ed talks about an idea someone had for a Doctor Who TCG. And there are warnings about playing Cards Against Gallifrey if you're underage. Plus, a tribute to the late great Christopher Lee and the latest in Doctor Who news for the upcoming season! Markwho42. More fun than trying to continue a D&D campaign while missing a party member!

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Ben and Mark welcome host of the I Hate Doctor Who podcast, Richie Morgan into an echoey Edinburgh basement to discuss our darker selves, death and unconvincing realities via Amy's Choice/Mindwarp/The Ultimate Foe. They also dole out some really uninteresting trivia that everyone already knows.Under discussion: Sex with Brian Blessed, a fate worse than death? The best BBC sitcom of all time. A contemporary reading of the Valeyard's motives. An appreciation for Anthony Ainley. Charity singles!

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The Season 18 fun continues this week as we head off to the planet Tigella to confront megalomaniacal pot plant Meglos. On the way, we discuss another important trope, hating the Doctor’s old friends, and, of course, the awesome wonder of Jacqueline Hill.

Buy the story!

Meglos was released on DVD in 2011. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

The horrific helmet hair on the Savants has its roots (ha!) in the Gerry Anderson TV series UFO (1980). Check out the sexy purple version of the Savants’ wigs in this blog post on the first episode of the series.

Here is a list of all of the old friends of John Steed who are killed in episodes of The New Avengers.

Fans of The Avengers will have nodded sagely at Brendan’s mentions of the episodes Murdersville and The Man-Eater of Surrey Green. We discuss Man-Eater in one of our favourite episodes of this podcast, Episode 43: Sexiest Exposition Trope.

On the subject of tropes, Brendan mentions the delivery of exposition by having characters explain to each other things they clearly already know. According to TV Tropes, this trope is officially called As you know. Please take note.

According to Brendan, who is very young, you know, Tigella’s lush, aggressive vegetation looks very much like the Pokémon Victreebel. You can compare them yourself here.

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. And please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or you’ll be caught in a fold of time and forced to listen to this episode round and round for all eternity. Not even you can escape a chronic hysteretic loop, as you well know.

Bondfinger

In our most recent commentary, we respectfully discuss the first James Bond film of the 1970s, Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Other commentaries are also available, covering all of the Bond films from the 1960s. You can keep up with the Bondfinger news on our website, as well as on Twitter and Facebook.

The Season 18 fun continues this week as we head off to the planet Tigella to confront megalomaniacal pot plant Meglos. On the way, we discuss another important trope, hating the Doctor’s old friends, and, of course, the awesome wonder of Jacqueline Hill.

Buy the story!

Meglos was released on DVD in 2011. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

The horrific helmet hair on the Savants has its roots (ha!) in the Gerry Anderson TV series UFO (1980). Check out the sexy purple version of the Savants’ wigs in this blog post on the first episode of the series.

Here is a list of all of the old friends of John Steed who are killed in episodes of The New Avengers.

Fans of The Avengers will have nodded sagely at Brendan’s mentions of the episodes Murdersville and The Man-Eater of Surrey Green. We discuss Man-Eater in one of our favourite episodes of this podcast, Episode 43: Sexiest Exposition Trope.

On the subject of tropes, Brendan mentions the delivery of exposition by having characters explain to each other things they clearly already know. According to TV Tropes, this trope is officially called As you know. Please take note.

According to Brendan, who is very young, you know, Tigella’s lush, aggressive vegetation looks very much like the Pokémon Victreebel. You can compare them yourself here.

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. And please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or you’ll be caught in a fold of time and forced to listen to this episode round and round for all eternity. Not even you can escape a chronic hysteretic loop, as you well know.

Bondfinger

In our most recent commentary, we respectfully discuss the first James Bond film of the 1970s, Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Other commentaries are also available, covering all of the Bond films from the 1960s. You can keep up with the Bondfinger news on our website, as well as on Twitter and Facebook.

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Steven and Erika jump right into the swingin’ 60s. Computers! Connecting! To each other! The Inferno night club! Sad sailors and sexy secretaries! This Doctor Who episode has it all.

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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A rare venture into the foray of Big Finish in this year of almost no new Doctor Who takes this show into reviewing what you, the listeners, have been asking for - Only the Monstrous, the very first War Doctor audio starring John Hurt. Joining me this time is special guest Paul Towsley of Towsley TARDIS, The Paul Towsley Show, and Tongue Tied. Hope you enjoy!

Coming up next time, a milestone - Episode 50! I'll be covering the ReGeneration Who2 convention with panels and clips from several interviews. Coming very soon!

thequestisthequest@yahoo.com

– I’m the Doctor, by the way. What’s your name?
– Rose.
– Nice to meet you, Rose. Run for your life!

The wilderness years are finally over, and we’re back at last with an entirely new series of Flight Through Entirety, in a reassuringly familiar format.

This week, Nathan’s new job is giving him airs and graces, Brendan is carrying a whole bunch of Semtex for some reason, Richard finds a strange man in his room, and Todd’s skin has a strange and unconvincing glossy sheen. Welcome to a whole new era of Doctor Who — it’s Rose.

Buy the story!

This has always been our favourite part of the shownotes, but now that we’ve reached the Twenty-First Century, it’s no longer needed, so it’s appearing here for the last time.

From now on, Doctor Who is available on DVD, Blu-ray and streaming literally everywhere, and was released on all of these media very soon after broadcast. So you probably own it already. In several digital formats.

Notes and links

In 2003, the future of Doctor Who looked very much like Paul Cornell’s Scream of the Shalka, starring Richard E Grant as the Doctor, which was a web series available (alas no longer) on the BBC website. You can see the trailer here). It was released on DVD in 2013. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK) (Amazon AU)

The scripts for all of Series 1, including an introduction and a copy of the pitch document, were released as a book back in 2005. It’s definitely worth your time.

Fans of undistinguished pop starlet Billie Piper will definitely enjoy her 2000 hit, from the fondly remembered album Walk of Life. You can find the music video on YouTube, or you could always ask Todd to lend you his CD.

Rose was novelised by Russell T Davies earlier this year, and was released in a range of Target novelisations from the New Series. They’re all pretty good.

Damaged Goods is Russell T Davies’s brilliant but deeply upsetting contribution to the Virgin New Adventures range, first published in 1996. Unavoidably, a Big Finish adaptation also exists.

In this impressive tweet, Doctor Who showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat scowl menacingly at Michael Grade, who cancelled Doctor Who after a rough night in 1985. (Not pictured, Chris Chibnall.)

Fans of knowing all kinds of crucial nonsense about the production of Doctor Who (and that’s all of you, admit it) will enjoy Doctor Who: The Complete History, a blisteringly comprehensive history of everything it’s possible to know about the entire programme.

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Nathan is on Twitter as @nathanbottomley, Brendan is @brandybongos, Todd is @toddbeilby and Richard is @RichardLStone. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam, and the strings performance was by Jane Aubourg. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast. You can also find Pixley-level reliable information about the show at @FTEwhofacts.

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 secretly hide in a bin outside your house and leap out at you at an upsettingly inconvenient moment.

Bondfinger

Over on Bondfinger, we have only one Bond film left to cover, and we’re starting to wonder what we should do after that.

While you’re waiting for us to decide, we have three Daniel Craig commentaries, four Pierce Brosnan commentaries and two Timothy Dalton commentaries for you to enjoy.

We also have plenty of Rodgecasts online, and there are other Bonds available, as well. Even fake ones.

You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

Grab your dice, pick your player color, and choose your white cards well. This episode focuses on games as Trish and Ed prepare to head to RageCon 2015. Ed gives us an interview with RageCon founder and head Jeff Jones. Mark chairs a round of Doctor Who Mad Libs. Ed talks about an idea someone had for a Doctor Who TCG. And there are warnings about playing Cards Against Gallifrey if you're underage. Plus, a tribute to the late great Christopher Lee and the latest in Doctor Who news for the upcoming season! Markwho42. More fun than trying to continue a D&D campaign while missing a party member!

– I’m the Doctor, by the way. What’s your name?
– Rose.
– Nice to meet you, Rose. Run for your life!

The wilderness years are finally over, and we’re back at last with an entirely new series of Flight Through Entirety, in a reassuringly familiar format.

This week, Nathan’s new job is giving him airs and graces, Brendan is carrying a whole bunch of Semtex for some reason, Richard finds a strange man in his room, and Todd’s skin has a strange and unconvincing glossy sheen. Welcome to a whole new era of Doctor Who — it’s Rose.

Buy the story!

This has always been our favourite part of the shownotes, but now that we’ve reached the Twenty-First Century, it’s no longer needed, so it’s appearing here for the last time.

From now on, Doctor Who is available on DVD, Blu-ray and streaming literally everywhere, and was released on all of these media very soon after broadcast. So you probably own it already. In several digital formats.

Notes and links

In 2003, the future of Doctor Who looked very much like Paul Cornell’s Scream of the Shalka, starring Richard E Grant as the Doctor, which was a web series available (alas no longer) on the BBC website. You can see the trailer here). It was released on DVD in 2013. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK) (Amazon AU)

The scripts for all of Series 1, including an introduction and a copy of the pitch document, were released as a book back in 2005. It’s definitely worth your time.

Fans of undistinguished pop starlet Billie Piper will definitely enjoy her 2000 hit, from the fondly remembered album Walk of Life. You can find the music video on YouTube, or you could always ask Todd to lend you his CD.

Rose was novelised by Russell T Davies earlier this year, and was released in a range of Target novelisations from the New Series. They’re all pretty good.

Damaged Goods is Russell T Davies’s brilliant but deeply upsetting contribution to the Virgin New Adventures range, first published in 1996. Unavoidably, a Big Finish adaptation also exists.

In this impressive tweet, Doctor Who showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat scowl menacingly at Michael Grade, who cancelled Doctor Who after a rough night in 1985. (Not pictured, Chris Chibnall.)

Fans of knowing all kinds of crucial nonsense about the production of Doctor Who (and that’s all of you, admit it) will enjoy Doctor Who: The Complete History, a blisteringly comprehensive history of everything it’s possible to know about the entire programme.

Follow us!

Nathan is on Twitter as @nathanbottomley, Brendan is @brandybongos, Todd is @toddbeilby and Richard is @RichardLStone. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam, and the strings performance was by Jane Aubourg. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast. You can also find Pixley-level reliable information about the show at @FTEwhofacts.

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 secretly hide in a bin outside your house and leap out at you at an upsettingly inconvenient moment.

Bondfinger

Over on Bondfinger, we have only one Bond film left to cover, and we’re starting to wonder what we should do after that.

While you’re waiting for us to decide, we have three Daniel Craig commentaries, four Pierce Brosnan commentaries and two Timothy Dalton commentaries for you to enjoy.

We also have plenty of Rodgecasts online, and there are other Bonds available, as well. Even fake ones.

You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

A rare venture into the foray of Big Finish in this year of almost no new Doctor Who takes this show into reviewing what you, the listeners, have been asking for - Only the Monstrous, the very first War Doctor audio starring John Hurt. Joining me this time is special guest Paul Towsley of Towsley TARDIS, The Paul Towsley Show, and Tongue Tied. Hope you enjoy!

Coming up next time, a milestone - Episode 50! I'll be covering the ReGeneration Who2 convention with panels and clips from several interviews. Coming very soon!

thequestisthequest@yahoo.com

Grab your dice, pick your player color, and choose your white cards well. This episode focuses on games as Trish and Ed prepare to head to RageCon 2015. Ed gives us an interview with RageCon founder and head Jeff Jones. Mark chairs a round of Doctor Who Mad Libs. Ed talks about an idea someone had for a Doctor Who TCG. And there are warnings about playing Cards Against Gallifrey if you're underage. Plus, a tribute to the late great Christopher Lee and the latest in Doctor Who news for the upcoming season! Markwho42. More fun than trying to continue a D&D campaign while missing a party member!

The story that began with ‘Rose’ reaches a point of no return in the two-part finale of the 2006 series of Doctor Who. What happens when two of the Doctor’s greatest enemies finally meet? Will it be war or something else? Join us as we review ‘Army of Ghosts’ and ‘Doomsday’; Doctor Who, Series 2, Episodes 12 and 13. Hosted by Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford, and Kyle Jones.

 

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Interested in more Doctor Who Comics? Visit our friends at Titan Comics. Titan publishes comics featuring the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors. They also publish comics featuring Sherlock, Penny Dreadful, and more! Check them out and tell them that Discussing Who sent you.

 

 

 

 

BB (1) - Steven and Erika jump right into the swingin' 60s. Computers! Connecting! To each other! The Inferno night club! Sad sailors and sexy secretaries! This Doctor Who episode has it all.

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

A rare venture into the foray of Big Finish in this year of almost no new Doctor Who takes this show into reviewing what you, the listeners, have been asking for - Only the Monstrous, the very first War Doctor audio starring John Hurt. Joining me this time is special guest Paul Towsley of Towsley TARDIS, The Paul Towsley Show, and Tongue Tied. Hope you enjoy!

Coming up next time, a milestone - Episode 50! I'll be covering the ReGeneration Who2 convention with panels and clips from several interviews. Coming very soon!

thequestisthequest@yahoo.com

A rare venture into the foray of Big Finish in this year of almost no new Doctor Who takes this show into reviewing what you, the listeners, have been asking for - Only the Monstrous, the very first War Doctor audio starring John Hurt. Joining me this time is special guest Paul Towsley of Towsley TARDIS, The Paul Towsley Show, and Tongue Tied. Hope you enjoy!

Coming up next time, a milestone - Episode 50! I'll be covering the ReGeneration Who2 convention with panels and clips from several interviews. Coming very soon!

thequestisthequest@yahoo.com

The story that began with ‘Rose’ reaches a point of no return in the two-part finale of the 2006 series of Doctor Who. What happens when two of the Doctor’s greatest enemies finally meet? Will it be war or something else? Join us as we review ‘Army of Ghosts’ and ‘Doomsday’; Doctor Who, Series 2, Episodes 12 and 13. Hosted by Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford, and Kyle Jones.

 

The Discussing Network

Discussing Who is part of the Discussing Network. Find out more about the network and other shows on the network by visiting http://discussingnetwork.com.

Become a Patreon Supporter! By becoming a Patreon, you can support the show while receiving exclusive perks made available for Patreon Supporters. Visit Patreon.com/DiscussingNetwork for more information, to follow us on Patreon, and – should you choose – support the show.

Connect with us by lliking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter, find us on Instagram, and more!

Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, PlayerFM, Stitcher, and others! Help others discover us by giving star ratings and/or recommending us on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher.

 

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Let us know what you think! Send your feedback via email to discussingwho@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail message on the Discussing Who Call Line. Simply dial (805)850-DWHO (3946). (Airtime and/or long distance rates apply, if applicable.) Already following us on Facebook? Simply send a message on there.

Like the show? Want to contribute? Send us your feedback! We want to hear from you!

This episode of Discussing Who is brought to you by Audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/DiscussingWho. Check out over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.

Our Hosts on Other Shows

Want more from the Discussing Who co-hosts? Our hosts can be found on the following:

Doctor Who: Podshock (Kyle & Lee)

The TechPedition Podcast (Clarence)

The Relativity Podcast (Lee & Clarence)

Discussing Trek: A Star Trek Discovery Podcast (Clarence & Kyle)

Upcoming Events & Additional Information

 

Interested in more Doctor Who Comics? Visit our friends at Titan Comics. Titan publishes comics featuring the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors. They also publish comics featuring Sherlock, Penny Dreadful, and more! Check them out and tell them that Discussing Who sent you.

 

 

 

 

In this week’s episode we tackle two more Big Finish Production audios from the Doctor Who Main Range. First we join the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe with a surprise visit from another Doctor in #45 Project Lazarus. Then we rejoin Evelyn and Six in the follow-up story, #57 Arrangements For War.

Also, MAJOR SPOILER WARNING! We give our impressions on the newly released Jurassic World, new to theaters this week, so be warned.

Plus some more convention updates, and the news-of-the-week.

And, of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

A rare venture into the foray of Big Finish in this year of almost no new Doctor Who takes this show into reviewing what you, the listeners, have been asking for - Only the Monstrous, the very first War Doctor audio starring John Hurt.  Joining me this time is special guest Paul Towsley of Towsley TARDIS, The Paul Towsley Show, and Tongue Tied.  Hope you enjoy!

Coming up next time, a milestone - Episode 50!  I'll be covering the ReGeneration Who2 convention with panels and clips from several interviews.  Coming very soon!

thequestisthequest@yahoo.com

 

The story that began with 'Rose' reaches a point of no return in the two-part finale of the 2006 series of Doctor Who. What happens when two of the Doctor's greatest enemies finally meet? Will it be war or something else? Join us as we review 'Army of Ghosts' and 'Doomsday'; Doctor Who, Series 2, Episodes 12 and 13. Hosted by Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford, and Kyle Jones.

Steven and Erika jump right into the swingin’ 60s. Computers! Connecting! To each other! The Inferno night club! Sad sailors and sexy secretaries! This Doctor Who episode has it all.

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Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

A rare venture into the foray of Big Finish in this year of almost no new Doctor Who takes this show into reviewing what you, the listeners, have been asking for - Only the Monstrous, the very first War Doctor audio starring John Hurt.  Joining me this time is special guest Paul Towsley of Towsley TARDIS, The Paul Towsley Show, and Tongue Tied.  Hope you enjoy!

Coming up next time, a milestone - Episode 50!  I'll be covering the ReGeneration Who2 convention with panels and clips from several interviews.  Coming very soon!

thequestisthequest@yahoo.com

 

The story that began with 'Rose' reaches a point of no return in the two-part finale of the 2006 series of Doctor Who. What happens when two of the Doctor's greatest enemies finally meet? Will it be war or something else? Join us as we review 'Army of Ghosts' and 'Doomsday'; Doctor Who, Series 2, Episodes 12 and 13. Hosted by Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford, and Kyle Jones.

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