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Steven and Erika make it to the end. The end of “The War Games”. The end of Patrick Troughton’s Doctor. The end of black and white. The end of 60s Doctor Who.

Moment of silence.

Followed by tears.

ZZ (10)

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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As usual, this week, Brendan, Nathan and Richard are condemned to an unending cycle of suffering and futility, relieved only temporarily by ruminations on the existence of Nerys Hughes. So, hold off on the fire and acid for just forty minutes or so: enough time to hear us discussing Kinda.

Buy the story!

Kinda was released on DVD in 2001. It’s available by itself in the US, but in the UK and Australia it was released alongside next year’s Snakedance in a box set called Mara Tales. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

Almost immediately, Richard identifies some books which might have inspired this story, including Ursula LeGuin’s 1989 Novel The Word for World is Forest, Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, and, most importantly, Chinua Achebe’s 1994 novel Things Fall Apart.

If you are in any way sceptical of the claim that Tegan’s entire dream sequence is reminiscent of an 80s pop video, you might be convinced by the 1980 video of Visage’s “Fade to Grey”.

Mary Morris plays (another) Number Two in the eighth episode of The Prisoner episode Dance of the Dead. She’s dead posh in it. Take a look.

Blue Box Boy (yes, we’re linking to it again) tells the story of Matthew Waterhouse coaching Richard Todd. Matthew does claim that he was joking when he told him “Of course, the secret to TV acting is not to look at the camera!” (Amazon US) (Amazon UK) (Amazon AU)

There’s a notable omission from Will Brooks’s photographic cover for one of Paul Cornell’s upcoming Titan comics featuring the Third Doctor. Remind me, why are we talking about Richard Franklin again?

Aris wrestling with the snake on the studio floor at the climax reminds Richard of Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in Lucky Bitches. But even if that wasn’t true, I’d be tempted to link to it anyway.

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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 its new URL flightthroughentirety.sexy. (The older, slightly less silly URL still works too.) Please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or we’ll dye our teeth red and stomp on your favourite scary Kinda artifact dolly thing.

Doctor Who in 10 Seconds

Doctor Who in 10 seconds continues to be a thing, and so while you wait for Brendan’s groundbreaking Season 4 episode, why not revisit the spectacle of Brendan hilariously summarising each Doctor Who story of the first three seasons in no more than 10 seconds? Just check out the playlist on YouTube.

Bondfinger

Well, we’ve recorded our latest commentary podcast on The Spy Who Loved Me for release next week. Exciting, what?

In the meantime, you can enjoy our commentaries on all of the preceding Bond films, including The Man with the Golden Gun, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and Dr. No. You can find these commentaries on our website, and you can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

Steven and Erika make it to the end. The end of “The War Games”. The end of Patrick Troughton’s Doctor. The end of black and white. The end of 60s Doctor Who.

Moment of silence.

Followed by tears.

ZZ (10)

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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.

It's the 46th episode and time to bid farewell to David Tennant and Russell T Davies with a discussion about the (criminally underrated?) End of Time, pairing it with the (criminally overrated?) The War Games. Topics covered include: Fans "tweaking" established history, differing portrayals of the Timelords, why the Tenth Doctor's regeneration isn't long and drawn out and whether or not a 10 episode story is too long.

Steven and Erika make it to the end. The end of “The War Games”. The end of Patrick Troughton’s Doctor. The end of black and white. The end of 60s Doctor Who.

Moment of silence.

Followed by tears.

ZZ (10)

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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.

The Blue Box Podcast - Episode 149: Rose Ten Years Later Brought to you every Saturday by Starburst Columnist - JR Southall, Lee Rawlings, Mark Cockram and Simon Brett.

My celebration of ten years of new Who reaches Doctor Who: The End of The World which I attempt a commentary on, there’s also another TARDIS update.

 

You can read more about the story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_the_World_(Doctor_Who)

 

End theme is Doctor Who:Toxic Adventurer

 

The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/

 

 

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

 

Steven and Erika make it to the end. The end of “The War Games”. The end of Patrick Troughton’s Doctor. The end of black and white. The end of 60s Doctor Who.

Moment of silence.

Followed by tears.

ZZ (10)

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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.

It's the 46th episode and time to bid farewell to David Tennant and Russell T Davies with a discussion about the (criminally underrated?) End of Time, pairing it with the (criminally overrated?) The War Games. Topics covered include: Fans "tweaking" established history, differing portrayals of the Timelords, why the Tenth Doctor's regeneration isn't long and drawn out and whether or not a 10 episode story is too long.

Steven and Erika make it to the end. The end of “The War Games”. The end of Patrick Troughton’s Doctor. The end of black and white. The end of 60s Doctor Who.

Moment of silence.

Followed by tears.

ZZ (10)

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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.

Steven and Erika make it to the end. The end of “The War Games”. The end of Patrick Troughton’s Doctor. The end of black and white. The end of 60s Doctor Who.

Moment of silence.

Followed by tears.

ZZ (10)

Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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.

It's the 46th episode and time to bid farewell to David Tennant and Russell T Davies with a discussion about the (criminally underrated?) End of Time, pairing it with the (criminally overrated?) The War Games. Topics covered include: Fans "tweaking" established history, differing portrayals of the Timelords, why the Tenth Doctor's regeneration isn't long and drawn out and whether or not a 10 episode story is too long.

Steven and Erika make it to the end. The end of “The War Games”. The end of Patrick Troughton’s Doctor. The end of black and white. The end of 60s Doctor Who.

Moment of silence.

Followed by tears.

ZZ (10)

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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.

Steven and Erika make it to the end. The end of “The War Games”. The end of Patrick Troughton’s Doctor. The end of black and white. The end of 60s Doctor Who.

Moment of silence.

Followed by tears.

ZZ (10)

Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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.

My celebration of ten years of new Who reaches Doctor Who: The End of The World which I attempt a commentary on, there's also another TARDIS update.

You can read more about the story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_the_World_(Doctor_Who)

End theme is Doctor Who:Toxic Adventurer

The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

It's the 46th episode and time to bid farewell to David Tennant and Russell T Davies with a discussion about the (criminally underrated?) End of Time, pairing it with the (criminally overrated?) The War Games. Topics covered include: Fans "tweaking" established history, differing portrayals of the Timelords, why the Tenth Doctor's regeneration isn't long and drawn out and whether or not a 10 episode story is too long.

Steven and Erika make it to the end. The end of “The War Games”. The end of Patrick Troughton’s Doctor. The end of black and white. The end of 60s Doctor Who.

Moment of silence.

Followed by tears.

ZZ (10)

Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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.

My celebration of ten years of new Who reaches Doctor Who: The End of The World which I attempt a commentary on, there's also another TARDIS update.

You can read more about the story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_the_World_(Doctor_Who)

End theme is Doctor Who:Toxic Adventurer

The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

Back in the Tardis and back behind the mic. News round up, requests for our upcoming Q&A and our review of The Mark of the Rani. Let's get this thing going!

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The News

Walking Tours now back at the Doctor Who Experience. Those of you that haven't had the chance as yet or had your tour cancelled late last year will be pleased to know that the popular Walking Tours are now back, starting this Easter weekend. Lasting around 75 minutes and taking you to no fewer than 40 filming locations around the Cardiff Bay area, this is sure to please those of you keen to see the actual locations used from Series 1 onwards. The tours will continue from 27th April up until the end of June, go book yours now!

Good news for Big Finish fans a they've now renewed their licence for Doctor Who with the BBC until 2020. Producing Doctor Who original cast audio dramas since 1999, Big Finish have been responsible for some of the best Who stories ever and thanks to them we've had the pleasure of hearing our classic Doctor's shine in a way not possible from their on-screen days. They've already planned Doctor Who adventures up to 2017 so lots of good stuff on the way.

Those of you who watch Game of Thrones will be pleased to here Maisie Williams aka Ayra Stark is to guest star in Series 9. Steven Moffat goes on to say "We're thrilled to have Maisie Williams joining us on Doctor Who. It's not possible to say too much about who or what she's playing, but she is going to challenge the Doctor in very unexpected ways. This time he might just be out of his depth, and we know Maisie is going to give him exactly the right sort of hell". Series 9 is shaping up to be great by the sounds of it, we can't wait for it to arrive.

Our first Q&A

We always get lots of questions wether on Facebook, Twitter or in person at conventions so we thought it was time to do a proper Q&A for you all. If you'd like to send us a question you can do so either by YouTube or sending us an audio file. If you're going to do a YouTube vid just pop the link over to us on Facebook or Twitter (they'll be a Facebook post pinned to the top of our page where you can comment with your link). If you want to record an audio file, save it as an mp3 and email it to: hello@bigblueboxpodcast.co.uk. We'll collate them all and answer them all on Friday 17th's show. Get recording your questions now!

"The Mark of the Rani" Review

Seeing as we haven't done a Colin Baker story in a long while we thought it would be good to visit a classic story of his. While not always viewed as one of the most popular era's of classic Who, there's a lot to like about old Sixie but does this episode provide enough? Do we share in his excitement or, like Perri, just want to go back to the Tardis and have a cuppa?

Thank you for jumping into episode 36 and geeking out once more. Next week we review Amy's Choice so be sure to send us your thoughts on that one. Also remember to get your questions in for our Q&A. Until next time - Allons-y!

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It's the 46th episode and time to bid farewell to David Tennant and Russell T Davies with a discussion about the (criminally underrated?) End of Time, pairing it with the (criminally overrated?) The War Games.Topics covered include: Fans "tweaking" established history, differing portrayals of the Timelords, why the Tenth Doctor's regeneration isn't long and drawn out and whether or not a 10 episode story is too long.

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Erika and Steven close in on the end of an era. The Chiefs (Security and War) are dead, the fighting has stopped, and the Doctor is on the run again — but will he make it?

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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.

Erika and Steven close in on the end of an era. The Chiefs (Security and War) are dead, the fighting has stopped, and the Doctor is on the run again — but will he make it?

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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.

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It's the 46th episode and time to bid farewell to David Tennant and Russell T Davies with a discussion about the (criminally underrated?) End of Time, pairing it with the (criminally overrated?) The War Games.Topics covered include: Fans "tweaking" established history, differing portrayals of the Timelords, why the Tenth Doctor's regeneration isn't long and drawn out and whether or not a 10 episode story is too long.

Support the show

Follow us on Twitter
Like us on Facebook
Buy us a pint

Erika and Steven close in on the end of an era. The Chiefs (Security and War) are dead, the fighting has stopped, and the Doctor is on the run again — but will he make it?

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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.

Join us as we foray once more into the world of the video game. Amaechi is joined once more by stalwarts James and Ant to look at the month's gaming news.

This time, the guyss discuss Playstation sales, BAFTA and yet more delays.

The news is followed by a delve into the world of Virtual Reality headsets and then we round up with first impressions from James and Amaechi of The Order 1886 and Evolve respectively.

ZZ (7-9) - Erika and Steven close in on the end of an era. The Chiefs (Security and War) are dead, the fighting has stopped, and the Doctor is on the run again — but will he make it?

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

In this episode we finish up our talk on the Tenth Planet and wrap up the William Hartnell era!

In this episode we finish up our talk on the Tenth Planet and wrap up the William Hartnell era!

ZZ (7-9) - Erika and Steven close in on the end of an era. The Chiefs (Security and War) are dead, the fighting has stopped, and the Doctor is on the run again — but will he make it?

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

ZZ (7-9) - Erika and Steven close in on the end of an era. The Chiefs (Security and War) are dead, the fighting has stopped, and the Doctor is on the run again — but will he make it?

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Time has, for the most part, come to the end of the DVD range of Doctor Who. And it ended, some would say, not with a bang but with a whimper...with the recently found missing episode of "The Underwater" menace, the BBC was quick to capitalize on their new find by quickly releasing the story on DVD. Is this the new "Enemy of the World"? Or should "The Underwater Menace" be tossed into the Time Lash?

Listen in as we discuss preposterous fish people, sonic mining, the trouble with triple companions, and what may be one of our favorite villains of all time.

Send wonderful feedback to tardistavern@gmail.com so that we can read it out loud on the show, and be sure to look for our Facebook page. Also, keep on leaving those positive reviews on iTunes!

Join us as we foray once more into the world of the video game. Amaechi is joined once more by stalwarts James and Ant to look at the month's gaming news.

This time, the guyss discuss Playstation sales, BAFTA and yet more delays.

The news is followed by a delve into the world of Virtual Reality headsets and then we round up with first impressions from James and Amaechi of The Order 1886 and Evolve respectively.

ZZ (7-9) - Erika and Steven close in on the end of an era. The Chiefs (Security and War) are dead, the fighting has stopped, and the Doctor is on the run again — but will he make it?

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Time has, for the most part, come to the end of the DVD range of Doctor Who. And it ended, some would say, not with a bang but with a whimper...with the recently found missing episode of "The Underwater" menace, the BBC was quick to capitalize on their new find by quickly releasing the story on DVD. Is this the new "Enemy of the World"? Or should "The Underwater Menace" be tossed into the Time Lash?

Listen in as we discuss preposterous fish people, sonic mining, the trouble with triple companions, and what may be one of our favorite villains of all time.

Send wonderful feedback to tardistavern@gmail.com so that we can read it out loud on the show, and be sure to look for our Facebook page. Also, keep on leaving those positive reviews on iTunes!

ZZ (7-9) - Erika and Steven close in on the end of an era. The Chiefs (Security and War) are dead, the fighting has stopped, and the Doctor is on the run again — but will he make it?

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Time has, for the most part, come to the end of the DVD range of Doctor Who. And it ended, some would say, not with a bang but with a whimper...with the recently found missing episode of "The Underwater" menace, the BBC was quick to capitalize on their new find by quickly releasing the story on DVD. Is this the new "Enemy of the World"? Or should "The Underwater Menace" be tossed into the Time Lash?

Listen in as we discuss preposterous fish people, sonic mining, the trouble with triple companions, and what may be one of our favorite villains of all time.

Send wonderful feedback to tardistavern@gmail.com so that we can read it out loud on the show, and be sure to look for our Facebook page. Also, keep on leaving those positive reviews on iTunes!

ZZ (7-9) - Erika and Steven close in on the end of an era. The Chiefs (Security and War) are dead, the fighting has stopped, and the Doctor is on the run again — but will he make it?

Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Cavan Scott is a prolific writer across various media and franchises. This month sees the publication of the first (and second) issue of the writer's Ninth Doctor mini-series for Titan Comics.

Weapons of Past Destruction is a five part series set between The Doctor Dances and Boom Town that looks like it will be delving into the fallout of the Time War that so shaped this incarnation.

In this interview episode of Geek Syndicate, massive Doctor Who fan (and co-host of The Next Level) Ant talks to Cavan about the mini-series, writing and collaboration.

Erika and Steven close in on the end of an era. The Chiefs (Security and War) are dead, the fighting has stopped, and the Doctor is on the run again — but will he make it?

ZZ (7-9)

Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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.

Erika and Steven close in on the end of an era. The Chiefs (Security and War) are dead, the fighting has stopped, and the Doctor is on the run again — but will he make it?

ZZ (7-9)

Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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.

Time has, for the most part, come to the end of the DVD range of Doctor Who. And it ended, some would say, not with a bang but with a whimper...with the recently found missing episode of "The Underwater" menace, the BBC was quick to capitalize on their new find by quickly releasing the story on DVD. Is this the new "Enemy of the World"? Or should "The Underwater Menace" be tossed into the Time Lash?

Listen in as we discuss preposterous fish people, sonic mining, the trouble with triple companions, and what may be one of our favorite villains of all time.

Send wonderful feedback to tardistavern@gmail.com so that we can read it out loud on the show, and be sure to look for our Facebook page. Also, keep on leaving those positive reviews on iTunes!

My classic series re-watch reaches the end of the Troughton era and the epic length Doctor Who: The War Games, a story that maintains its interest surprisingly well over the course of ten episodes.

End theme: Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar) by Thrip

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

Erika and Steven close in on the end of an era. The Chiefs (Security and War) are dead, the fighting has stopped, and the Doctor is on the run again — but will he make it?

ZZ (7-9)

Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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.

My classic series re-watch reaches the end of the Troughton era and the epic length Doctor Who: The War Games, a story that maintains its interest surprisingly well over the course of ten episodes.

End theme: Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar) by Thrip

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

My classic series re-watch reaches the end of the Troughton era and the epic length Doctor Who: The War Games, a story that maintains its interest surprisingly well over the course of ten episodes.

End theme: Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar) by Thrip

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

My classic series re-watch reaches the end of the Troughton era and the epic length Doctor Who: The War Games, a story that maintains its interest surprisingly well over the course of ten episodes.

End theme: Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar) by Thrip

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

Cavan Scott is a prolific writer across various media and franchises. This month sees the publication of the first (and second) issue of the writer's Ninth Doctor mini-series for Titan Comics.

Weapons of Past Destruction is a five part series set between The Doctor Dances and Boom Town that looks like it will be delving into the fallout of the Time War that so shaped this incarnation.

In this interview episode of Geek Syndicate, massive Doctor Who fan (and co-host of The Next Level) Ant talks to Cavan about the mini-series, writing and collaboration.

My classic series re-watch reaches the end of the Troughton era and the epic length Doctor Who: The War Games, a story that maintains its interest surprisingly well over the course of ten episodes.

 

End theme: Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar) by Thrip

 

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.