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Yes, follow Phil on his latest adventures at the Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles as he takes in a full day of panels!

However, do you remember yesterday when he said he would try to interview some cosplayers? Well, prepare to be disappointed as he sat on his backside all day listening to people talk, the lazy bast......

News, followed by a full two hour live review of the Doctor Who episode 'Smile' - Series 10 Episode 2

The giant, smiley abattoir awaits. And we have lots to say about it. And it's emoji robots. Along with some Bill-like questions.

We've also got feedback!

WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS

Yes, follow Phil on his latest adventures at the Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles as he takes in a full day of panels!

However, do you remember yesterday when he said he would try to interview some cosplayers? Well, prepare to be disappointed as he sat on his backside all day listening to people talk, the lazy bast......

Yes, follow Phil on his latest adventures at the Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles as he takes in a full day of panels!

However, do you remember yesterday when he said he would try to interview some cosplayers? Well, prepare to be disappointed as he sat on his backside all day listening to people talk, the lazy bast......

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15th February Whostrology Your Daily #DoctorWho #Astrology from the worlds ONLY #Whostrology expert!#W #DOCTORWHO #TinDogPodcast #COMEDY #Podcast www.whostrology.com #DrWho #Doctor #Who #GALLY

15th February Whostrology Your Daily #DoctorWho #Astrology from the worlds ONLY #Whostrology expert!#W #DOCTORWHO #TinDogPodcast #COMEDY #Podcast www.whostrology.com #DrWho #Doctor #Who #GALLY

The giant, smiley abattoir awaits. And we have lots to say about it. And it's emoji robots. Along with some Bill-like questions.

We've also got feedback!

WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS

Will and John talk about their Saturday at GallifreyOne, the best Doctor Who convention in North America. We talk about our favorite moments and what we're looking forward to for the rest of the weekend. 

 

Special thanks to everyone for their support and listening to last night's podcast with the proposal of Darin to Gennette. Check us out on Twitter at @mutterspiral and @yosemiteforest, and please leave a review on iTunes.

The language of the future is emoji! The Doctor takes Bill to a spectacular city on a distant planet - but where are the colonists? A band of 'cute' droids holds the deadly answer.

Rob and Dave sit down to discuss the episode.

What did you think? Email us: hello@theDWshow.net

Will and John talk about their Saturday at GallifreyOne, the best Doctor Who convention in North America. We talk about our favorite moments and what we're looking forward to for the rest of the weekend.

Special thanks to everyone for their support and listening to last night's podcast with the proposal of Darin to Gennette. Check us out on Twitter at @mutterspiral and @yosemiteforest, and please leave a review on iTunes.

It’s our second reboot in two years, and to celebrate Richard’s sabbatical in Cambridge, we’re joined by everyone’s favourite ham-fisted bun vendor, Todd “Josephine” Beilby. And we’re discussing the first three stories of Season 8: Terror of the Autons, The Mind of Evil and The Claws of Axos.

Buy the stories!

In England and Australia, Terror of the Autons was released on DVD as part of the Mannequin Mania box set. (Amazon UK). It was released separately in the US. (Amazon US)

Check out Jo’s facial expression on the Mind of Evil DVD cover. And Pertwee looks like he’s just realised he left the gas on. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

The Claws of Axos has had a Special Edition DVD release. So there’s that. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Terror of the Autons

Paul Cornell’s brutal 1993 review of Terror of the Autons from DWB can be found here.

Here’s Brendan dressed as Jo Grant from Day of the Daleks at Lords of Time 3 in December 2014.

The Mind of Evil

Sorry, Nathan, but Kate Orman doesn’t give Corporal Bell brain cancer, but she does damage her brain in a terrible car accident in the otherwise brilliant The Left-Handed Hummingbird.

David McIntee’s novel Face of the Enemy has the Master working with UNIT while the Doctor and Jo are off mucking around on Peladon. Oh, and Corporal Bell gets sacked. Here’s El Sandifer’s review.

Richard Franklin wrote a post-UNIT Mike Yates novel called The Killing Stone. You can even hear him reading it aloud, if that’s your thing. (Audible US) (Audible UK). Paul Cornell definitively outed Mike Yates in the 50th Virgin New Adventures Novel Happy Endings.

A work of fiction passes the Bechdel test if it contains a scene where two women talk to each other about something other than a man.

Fans of caseless Dalek mutants as major story villains will enjoy the Big Finish audio The Elite.

The Claws of Axos

Bill Filer looks like he’s wandered into The Claws of Axos on his way to appearing in The Champions or The Persuaders!.

Brendan mentions the episode of Black Books where Bernard and Manny drunkenly write a children’s book called The Elephant and the Balloon. You can find the entire episode on YouTube.

We have a competition!

If you would like to win a Target novelisation from our personal collection, just write a comment on our website underneath the post for this episode. We’ll be giving away three books every time we reach the end of a season.

Follow us

Brendan is on Twitter as @brandybongos, Todd is @toddbeilby and Nathan is @nathanbottomley.You can follow the podcast on Twitter as @FTEpodcast.

We’re also on Facebook, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes: your feedback will help other people to find the podcast. So off you go.

The giant, smiley abattoir awaits. And we have lots to say about it. And it's emoji robots. Along with some Bill-like questions.

We've also got feedback!

WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS

The giant, smiley abattoir awaits. And we have lots to say about it. And it's emoji robots. Along with some Bill-like questions.

We've also got feedback!

WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS

The language of the future is emoji! The Doctor takes Bill to a spectacular city on a distant planet - but where are the colonists? A band of 'cute' droids holds the deadly answer.

Rob and Dave sit down to discuss the episode.

What did you think? Email us: hello@theDWshow.net

This episode is turned into a spy thriller, according to Nick, Ben and Luke, with a great soundscape and tense atmosphere, aided by great performances. It's winning them over.

This episode is turned into a spy thriller, according to Nick, Ben and Luke, with a great soundscape and tense atmosphere, aided by great performances. It's winning them over.

In a joint production with our sister podcast, Shaun and Mel are joined by Mich from the Five(ish) Fangirls podcast with updates from Gallifrey One, the Doctor Who convention happening right now in sunny L.A.

Here is Day ONE!

 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

It is finally here! The first episode of Series 10 of Doctor Who has arrived! Jason and Paul sit down to review “The Pilot,” starring 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi and new companion Bill Potts. There is a lot to discuss so we get into the nitty gritty of it all. So come along, just check your reflection first.

It is finally here! The first episode of Series 10 of Doctor Who has arrived! Jason and Paul sit down to review “The Pilot,” starring 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi and new companion Bill Potts. There is a lot to discuss so we get into the nitty gritty of it all. So come along, just check your reflection first.

In a joint production with our sister podcast, Shaun and Mel are joined by Mich from the Five(ish) Fangirls podcast with updates from Gallifrey One, the Doctor Who convention happening right now in sunny L.A. Here is Day ONE!   Enjoy!       The post Gally Update 1 – Within the Constellation of Kasterborous appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.

It is finally here!  The first episode of Series 10 of Doctor Who has arrived!  Jason and Paul sit down to review "The Pilot," starring the 12th Doctor, Peter Capaldi, and new companion Bill Potts.  There is a lot to discuss, and they get into the nitty gritty of it all.  So hop in the TARDIS, and come along!  Just check your reflection first.

The walls between realities were fairly porous back in 1986, which is why we find ourselves this week in a terrifying parallel universe where the Hiatus never happened, and the original plans for Season 23 actually came to fruition. Beware.

Buy the stories!

Here are the four stories that we spend most of our time discussing:

• The novel of Slipback was published in 1987, but it's now out of print. It's still available in its original form as an audiobook. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)
• The Nightmare Fair was first published as a novel in 1989, and is long since out of print. The Big Finish audio version was recorded in 2009.
• The Ultimate Evil was also published as a novel in 1989. It's nearly impossible to find. Sadly, Big Finish have been unable to persuade Wally K. Daly to let them produce an audio version. Sorry, Brendan.
• Mission to Magnus was published as a novel in 1990. Like the rest of these books, it's now out of print. The Big Finish audio version was recorded in 2009.

We also mention these Big Finish lost story adaptations:

• The Song of Megaptera by Pat Mills
• The Hollows of Time by Christopher H. Bidmead
• Point of Entry by Barbara Clegg and Marc Platt
• The Guardians of Prophecy by Johnny Byrne
• Power Play by Gary Hopkins
• The Macros by Ingrid Pitt and Tony Rudlin
• Paradise 5 by PJ Hammond & Andy Lane
• Leviathan by Brian & Paul Finch
• The First Sontarans by Andrew Smith

Todd's dream Season 23

If you're willing to let Todd into your head, why not try listening to his dream Season 23, the stories he wishes had been produced had the Hiatus never happened?

• The Nightmare Fair
• The Song of Megaptera
• Leviathan
• Slipback (US) (UK) (AU)
• The First Sontarans
• The Macros
• The Hollows of Time (possibly)

Notes and links

Fans of genuinely funny and brilliant radio comedy featuring wacky computers and morose robots will enjoy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, particularly the first radio series. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)

Slipback's two computer voices are played by Jane Carr, who plays bald Centauri alien Timov Moralli in a number of Babylon 5 episodes, including Soul Mates. She also plays Malcolm Reed's mother on Enterprise. In that role, she actually has hair, which just goes to show how impressive her range is.

One of Slipback's computer voices is hideously reminiscent of the presenter of the 1990s Australian children's programme, Mulligrubs. Take a look here, if you dare.

Fans of the Planet of Women trope will enjoy the reference to the planet Cygnet XIV in the Star Trek episode Tomorrow is Yesterday, in which Captain Kirk is annoyed to find the Enterprise computer flirting with him after its overhaul at the hands of that planet's engineers.

Whether you like it or not

We have only one (or four) stories left to cover in the Colin Baker era. And because we can't bear to say goodbye to him so soon, we're planning a Very Special Episode about some of Colin's best Big Finish audios. To prepare for that episode, you might like to listen to these audio stories:

• Jubilee, by Rob Shearman.
• The One Doctor, by Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman.
• Doctor Who and the Pirates, by Jacqueline Rayner.
• The Brink of Death, by Nicholas Briggs, which is the final story in The Last Adventure box set.

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. Please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or we'll release a horrifying charity single berating you for failing to do so.

Bondfinger

Meanwhile, over at Bondfinger, we have finally arrived at the Rassilon Era, with Timothy Dalton's first film as Bond, The Living Daylights.

Of course, we also have plenty of Rodgecasts online, and there are other Bonds available as well. You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

The walls between realities were fairly porous back in 1986, which is why we find ourselves this week in a terrifying parallel universe where the Hiatus never happened, and the original plans for Season 23 actually came to fruition. Beware.

Buy the stories!

Here are the four stories that we spend most of our time discussing:

• The novel of Slipback was published in 1987, but it's now out of print. It's still available in its original form as an audiobook. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)
• The Nightmare Fair was first published as a novel in 1989, and is long since out of print. The Big Finish audio version was recorded in 2009.
• The Ultimate Evil was also published as a novel in 1989. It's nearly impossible to find. Sadly, Big Finish have been unable to persuade Wally K. Daly to let them produce an audio version. Sorry, Brendan.
• Mission to Magnus was published as a novel in 1990. Like the rest of these books, it's now out of print. The Big Finish audio version was recorded in 2009.

We also mention these Big Finish lost story adaptations:

• The Song of Megaptera by Pat Mills
• The Hollows of Time by Christopher H. Bidmead
• Point of Entry by Barbara Clegg and Marc Platt
• The Guardians of Prophecy by Johnny Byrne
• Power Play by Gary Hopkins
• The Macros by Ingrid Pitt and Tony Rudlin
• Paradise 5 by PJ Hammond & Andy Lane
• Leviathan by Brian & Paul Finch
• The First Sontarans by Andrew Smith

Todd's dream Season 23

If you're willing to let Todd into your head, why not try listening to his dream Season 23, the stories he wishes had been produced had the Hiatus never happened?

• The Nightmare Fair
• The Song of Megaptera
• Leviathan
• Slipback (US) (UK) (AU)
• The First Sontarans
• The Macros
• The Hollows of Time (possibly)

Notes and links

Fans of genuinely funny and brilliant radio comedy featuring wacky computers and morose robots will enjoy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, particularly the first radio series. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)

Slipback's two computer voices are played by Jane Carr, who plays bald Centauri alien Timov Moralli in a number of Babylon 5 episodes, including Soul Mates. She also plays Malcolm Reed's mother on Enterprise. In that role, she actually has hair, which just goes to show how impressive her range is.

One of Slipback's computer voices is hideously reminiscent of the presenter of the 1990s Australian children's programme, Mulligrubs. Take a look here, if you dare.

Fans of the Planet of Women trope will enjoy the reference to the planet Cygnet XIV in the Star Trek episode Tomorrow is Yesterday, in which Captain Kirk is annoyed to find the Enterprise computer flirting with him after its overhaul at the hands of that planet's engineers.

Whether you like it or not

We have only one (or four) stories left to cover in the Colin Baker era. And because we can't bear to say goodbye to him so soon, we're planning a Very Special Episode about some of Colin's best Big Finish audios. To prepare for that episode, you might like to listen to these audio stories:

• Jubilee, by Rob Shearman.
• The One Doctor, by Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman.
• Doctor Who and the Pirates, by Jacqueline Rayner.
• The Brink of Death, by Nicholas Briggs, which is the final story in The Last Adventure box set.

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 release a horrifying charity single berating you for failing to do so.

Bondfinger

Meanwhile, over at Bondfinger, we have finally arrived at the Rassilon Era, with Timothy Dalton's first film as Bond, The Living Daylights.

Of course, we also have plenty of Rodgecasts online, and there are other Bonds available as well. You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

The walls between realities were fairly porous back in 1986, which is why we find ourselves this week in a terrifying parallel universe where the Hiatus never happened, and the original plans for Season 23 actually came to fruition. Beware.

Buy the stories!

Here are the four stories that we spend most of our time discussing:

• The novel of Slipback was published in 1987, but it's now out of print. It's still available in its original form as an audiobook. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)
• The Nightmare Fair was first published as a novel in 1989, and is long since out of print. The Big Finish audio version was recorded in 2009.
• The Ultimate Evil was also published as a novel in 1989. It's nearly impossible to find. Sadly, Big Finish have been unable to persuade Wally K. Daly to let them produce an audio version. Sorry, Brendan.
• Mission to Magnus was published as a novel in 1990. Like the rest of these books, it's now out of print. The Big Finish audio version was recorded in 2009.

We also mention these Big Finish lost story adaptations:

• The Song of Megaptera by Pat Mills
• The Hollows of Time by Christopher H. Bidmead
• Point of Entry by Barbara Clegg and Marc Platt
• The Guardians of Prophecy by Johnny Byrne
• Power Play by Gary Hopkins
• The Macros by Ingrid Pitt and Tony Rudlin
• Paradise 5 by PJ Hammond & Andy Lane
• Leviathan by Brian & Paul Finch
• The First Sontarans by Andrew Smith

Todd's dream Season 23

If you're willing to let Todd into your head, why not try listening to his dream Season 23, the stories he wishes had been produced had the Hiatus never happened?

• The Nightmare Fair
• The Song of Megaptera
• Leviathan
• Slipback (US) (UK) (AU)
• The First Sontarans
• The Macros
• The Hollows of Time (possibly)

Notes and links

Fans of genuinely funny and brilliant radio comedy featuring wacky computers and morose robots will enjoy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, particularly the first radio series. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)

Slipback's two computer voices are played by Jane Carr, who plays bald Centauri alien Timov Moralli in a number of Babylon 5 episodes, including Soul Mates. She also plays Malcolm Reed's mother on Enterprise. In that role, she actually has hair, which just goes to show how impressive her range is.

One of Slipback's computer voices is hideously reminiscent of the presenter of the 1990s Australian children's programme, Mulligrubs. Take a look here, if you dare.

Fans of the Planet of Women trope will enjoy the reference to the planet Cygnet XIV in the Star Trek episode Tomorrow is Yesterday, in which Captain Kirk is annoyed to find the Enterprise computer flirting with him after its overhaul at the hands of that planet's engineers.

Whether you like it or not

We have only one (or four) stories left to cover in the Colin Baker era. And because we can't bear to say goodbye to him so soon, we're planning a Very Special Episode about some of Colin's best Big Finish audios. To prepare for that episode, you might like to listen to these audio stories:

• Jubilee, by Rob Shearman.
• The One Doctor, by Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman.
• Doctor Who and the Pirates, by Jacqueline Rayner.
• The Brink of Death, by Nicholas Briggs, which is the final story in The Last Adventure box set.

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. Please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or we'll release a horrifying charity single berating you for failing to do so.

Bondfinger

Meanwhile, over at Bondfinger, we have finally arrived at the Rassilon Era, with Timothy Dalton's first film as Bond, The Living Daylights.

Of course, we also have plenty of Rodgecasts online, and there are other Bonds available as well. You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

It is finally here!  The first episode of Series 10 of Doctor Who has arrived!  Jason and Paul sit down to review "The Pilot," starring the 12th Doctor, Peter Capaldi, and new companion Bill Potts.  There is a lot to discuss, and they get into the nitty gritty of it all.  So hop in the TARDIS, and come along!  Just check your reflection first.

The walls between realities were fairly porous back in 1986, which is why we find ourselves this week in a terrifying parallel universe where the Hiatus never happened, and the original plans for Season 23 actually came to fruition. Beware.

Buy the stories!

Here are the four stories that we spend most of our time discussing:

• The novel of Slipback was published in 1987, but it's now out of print. It's still available in its original form as an audiobook. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)
• The Nightmare Fair was first published as a novel in 1989, and is long since out of print. The Big Finish audio version was recorded in 2009.
• The Ultimate Evil was also published as a novel in 1989. It's nearly impossible to find. Sadly, Big Finish have been unable to persuade Wally K. Daly to let them produce an audio version. Sorry, Brendan.
• Mission to Magnus was published as a novel in 1990. Like the rest of these books, it's now out of print. The Big Finish audio version was recorded in 2009.

We also mention these Big Finish lost story adaptations:

• The Song of Megaptera by Pat Mills
• The Hollows of Time by Christopher H. Bidmead
• Point of Entry by Barbara Clegg and Marc Platt
• The Guardians of Prophecy by Johnny Byrne
• Power Play by Gary Hopkins
• The Macros by Ingrid Pitt and Tony Rudlin
• Paradise 5 by PJ Hammond & Andy Lane
• Leviathan by Brian & Paul Finch
• The First Sontarans by Andrew Smith

Todd's dream Season 23

If you're willing to let Todd into your head, why not try listening to his dream Season 23, the stories he wishes had been produced had the Hiatus never happened?

• The Nightmare Fair
• The Song of Megaptera
• Leviathan
• Slipback (US) (UK) (AU)
• The First Sontarans
• The Macros
• The Hollows of Time (possibly)

Notes and links

Fans of genuinely funny and brilliant radio comedy featuring wacky computers and morose robots will enjoy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, particularly the first radio series. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)

Slipback's two computer voices are played by Jane Carr, who plays bald Centauri alien Timov Moralli in a number of Babylon 5 episodes, including Soul Mates. She also plays Malcolm Reed's mother on Enterprise. In that role, she actually has hair, which just goes to show how impressive her range is.

One of Slipback's computer voices is hideously reminiscent of the presenter of the 1990s Australian children's programme, Mulligrubs. Take a look here, if you dare.

Fans of the Planet of Women trope will enjoy the reference to the planet Cygnet XIV in the Star Trek episode Tomorrow is Yesterday, in which Captain Kirk is annoyed to find the Enterprise computer flirting with him after its overhaul at the hands of that planet's engineers.

Whether you like it or not

We have only one (or four) stories left to cover in the Colin Baker era. And because we can't bear to say goodbye to him so soon, we're planning a Very Special Episode about some of Colin's best Big Finish audios. To prepare for that episode, you might like to listen to these audio stories:

• Jubilee, by Rob Shearman.
• The One Doctor, by Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman.
• Doctor Who and the Pirates, by Jacqueline Rayner.
• The Brink of Death, by Nicholas Briggs, which is the final story in The Last Adventure box set.

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. Please consider rating or reviewing us on iTunes, or we'll release a horrifying charity single berating you for failing to do so.

Bondfinger

Meanwhile, over at Bondfinger, we have finally arrived at the Rassilon Era, with Timothy Dalton's first film as Bond, The Living Daylights.

Of course, we also have plenty of Rodgecasts online, and there are other Bonds available as well. You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

The walls between realities were fairly porous back in 1986, which is why we find ourselves this week in a terrifying parallel universe where the Hiatus never happened, and the original plans for Season 23 actually came to fruition. Beware.

Buy the stories!

Here are the four stories that we spend most of our time discussing:

• The novel of Slipback was published in 1987, but it's now out of print. It's still available in its original form as an audiobook. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)
• The Nightmare Fair was first published as a novel in 1989, and is long since out of print. The Big Finish audio version was recorded in 2009.
• The Ultimate Evil was also published as a novel in 1989. It's nearly impossible to find. Sadly, Big Finish have been unable to persuade Wally K. Daly to let them produce an audio version. Sorry, Brendan.
• Mission to Magnus was published as a novel in 1990. Like the rest of these books, it's now out of print. The Big Finish audio version was recorded in 2009.

We also mention these Big Finish lost story adaptations:

• The Song of Megaptera by Pat Mills
• The Hollows of Time by Christopher H. Bidmead
• Point of Entry by Barbara Clegg and Marc Platt
• The Guardians of Prophecy by Johnny Byrne
• Power Play by Gary Hopkins
• The Macros by Ingrid Pitt and Tony Rudlin
• Paradise 5 by PJ Hammond & Andy Lane
• Leviathan by Brian & Paul Finch
• The First Sontarans by Andrew Smith

Todd's dream Season 23

If you're willing to let Todd into your head, why not try listening to his dream Season 23, the stories he wishes had been produced had the Hiatus never happened?

• The Nightmare Fair
• The Song of Megaptera
• Leviathan
• Slipback (US) (UK) (AU)
• The First Sontarans
• The Macros
• The Hollows of Time (possibly)

Notes and links

Fans of genuinely funny and brilliant radio comedy featuring wacky computers and morose robots will enjoy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, particularly the first radio series. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)

Slipback's two computer voices are played by Jane Carr, who plays bald Centauri alien Timov Moralli in a number of Babylon 5 episodes, including Soul Mates. She also plays Malcolm Reed's mother on Enterprise. In that role, she actually has hair, which just goes to show how impressive her range is.

One of Slipback's computer voices is hideously reminiscent of the presenter of the 1990s Australian children's programme, Mulligrubs. Take a look here, if you dare.

Fans of the Planet of Women trope will enjoy the reference to the planet Cygnet XIV in the Star Trek episode Tomorrow is Yesterday, in which Captain Kirk is annoyed to find the Enterprise computer flirting with him after its overhaul at the hands of that planet's engineers.

Whether you like it or not

We have only one (or four) stories left to cover in the Colin Baker era. And because we can't bear to say goodbye to him so soon, we're planning a Very Special Episode about some of Colin's best Big Finish audios. To prepare for that episode, you might like to listen to these audio stories:

• Jubilee, by Rob Shearman.
• The One Doctor, by Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman.
• Doctor Who and the Pirates, by Jacqueline Rayner.
• The Brink of Death, by Nicholas Briggs, which is the final story in The Last Adventure box set.

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 release a horrifying charity single berating you for failing to do so.

Bondfinger

Meanwhile, over at Bondfinger, we have finally arrived at the Rassilon Era, with Timothy Dalton's first film as Bond, The Living Daylights.

Of course, we also have plenty of Rodgecasts online, and there are other Bonds available as well. You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

The walls between realities were fairly porous back in 1986, which is why we find ourselves this week in a terrifying parallel universe where the Hiatus never happened, and the original plans for Season 23 actually came to fruition. Beware.

Buy the stories!

Here are the four stories that we spend most of our time discussing:

• The novel of Slipback was published in 1987, but it's now out of print. It's still available in its original form as an audiobook. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)
• The Nightmare Fair was first published as a novel in 1989, and is long since out of print. The Big Finish audio version was recorded in 2009.
• The Ultimate Evil was also published as a novel in 1989. It's nearly impossible to find. Sadly, Big Finish have been unable to persuade Wally K. Daly to let them produce an audio version. Sorry, Brendan.
• Mission to Magnus was published as a novel in 1990. Like the rest of these books, it's now out of print. The Big Finish audio version was recorded in 2009.

We also mention these Big Finish lost story adaptations:

• The Song of Megaptera by Pat Mills
• The Hollows of Time by Christopher H. Bidmead
• Point of Entry by Barbara Clegg and Marc Platt
• The Guardians of Prophecy by Johnny Byrne
• Power Play by Gary Hopkins
• The Macros by Ingrid Pitt and Tony Rudlin
• Paradise 5 by PJ Hammond & Andy Lane
• Leviathan by Brian & Paul Finch
• The First Sontarans by Andrew Smith

Todd's dream Season 23

If you're willing to let Todd into your head, why not try listening to his dream Season 23, the stories he wishes had been produced had the Hiatus never happened?

• The Nightmare Fair
• The Song of Megaptera
• Leviathan
• Slipback (US) (UK) (AU)
• The First Sontarans
• The Macros
• The Hollows of Time (possibly)

Notes and links

Fans of genuinely funny and brilliant radio comedy featuring wacky computers and morose robots will enjoy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, particularly the first radio series. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)

Slipback's two computer voices are played by Jane Carr, who plays bald Centauri alien Timov Moralli in a number of Babylon 5 episodes, including Soul Mates. She also plays Malcolm Reed's mother on Enterprise. In that role, she actually has hair, which just goes to show how impressive her range is.

One of Slipback's computer voices is hideously reminiscent of the presenter of the 1990s Australian children's programme, Mulligrubs. Take a look here, if you dare.

Fans of the Planet of Women trope will enjoy the reference to the planet Cygnet XIV in the Star Trek episode Tomorrow is Yesterday, in which Captain Kirk is annoyed to find the Enterprise computer flirting with him after its overhaul at the hands of that planet's engineers.

Whether you like it or not

We have only one (or four) stories left to cover in the Colin Baker era. And because we can't bear to say goodbye to him so soon, we're planning a Very Special Episode about some of Colin's best Big Finish audios. To prepare for that episode, you might like to listen to these audio stories:

• Jubilee, by Rob Shearman.
• The One Doctor, by Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman.
• Doctor Who and the Pirates, by Jacqueline Rayner.
• The Brink of Death, by Nicholas Briggs, which is the final story in The Last Adventure box set.

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Bondfinger

Meanwhile, over at Bondfinger, we have finally arrived at the Rassilon Era, with Timothy Dalton's first film as Bond, The Living Daylights.

Of course, we also have plenty of Rodgecasts online, and there are other Bonds available as well. You can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

It's Gally time! The Three Who Rule graced the main stage at Gallifrey One in Los Angeles for the fourth time in as many years with special guests Jamie Mathieson (writer of "Flatline" and "Mummy on the Orient Express"), Phil Ford (writer of "Into the Dalek", as well as "The Waters of Mars", and acres of Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures episodes), special effects wizard Danny Hargreaves, Sylvester McCoy era script editor Andrew Cartmel, and Doctor Who art director (and Sherlock production designer) Arwel Wyn Jones. All this and a moving tribute to the new series from Chip, the Two Minute Time Lord! Enjoy!

 

Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

This week is the Doctor and Bill vs the Emojibots in Doctor Who: Smile, this Frank Cotterell Boyce episode is certainly an improvement on his last effort.

End Theme: Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar) by Thrip

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.

This week is the Doctor and Bill vs the Emojibots in Doctor Who: Smile, this Frank Cotterell Boyce episode is certainly an improvement on his last effort.

 

End Theme: Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar) by Thrip

 

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 Gally time! The Three Who Rule graced the main stage at Gallifrey One in Los Angeles for the fourth time in as many years with special guests Jamie Mathieson (writer of "Flatline" and "Mummy on the Orient Express"), Phil Ford (writer of "Into the Dalek", as well as "The Waters of Mars", and acres of Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures episodes), special effects wizard Danny Hargreaves, Sylvester McCoy era script editor Andrew Cartmel, and Doctor Who art director (and Sherlock production designer) Arwel Wyn Jones. All this and a moving tribute to the new series from Chip, the Two Minute Time Lord! Enjoy!

Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

This week is the Doctor and Bill vs the Emojibots in Doctor Who: Smile, this Frank Cotterell Boyce episode is certainly an improvement on his last effort.

End Theme: Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar) by Thrip

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.

This week is the Doctor and Bill vs the Emojibots in Doctor Who: Smile, this Frank Cotterell Boyce episode is certainly an improvement on his last effort.

 

End Theme: Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar) by Thrip

 

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 Gally time! The Three Who Rule graced the main stage at Gallifrey One in Los Angeles for the fourth time in as many years with special guests Jamie Mathieson (writer of "Flatline" and "Mummy on the Orient Express"), Phil Ford (writer of "Into the Dalek", as well as "The Waters of Mars", and acres of Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures episodes), special effects wizard Danny Hargreaves, Sylvester McCoy era script editor Andrew Cartmel, and Doctor Who art director (and Sherlock production designer) Arwel Wyn Jones. All this and a moving tribute to the new series from Chip, the Two Minute Time Lord! Enjoy!

 

Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

After thinking very, very hard and very, very long, we've decided to stay on tract and continue churning out episodes about Doctor Who rather than fulfill our shared lifetime fantasy of doing a Columbo podcast (turns out there's just too many of them out there).

We decided to start fresh with the conclusion of what many fans (and the BBC) think of as a rotten time in the show's history: Series 26. That's right, it's cats and boys in short shorts: "Survival". Is this story the cat's pajamas? Or does it belong in a litter box? Listen and find out!

Email us stuff at tardistavern@gmail.com, follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern, and subscribe to our Facebook page!

in the control room of a World War 2 submarine something strange has started to happen. As the ship runs out of control, its crew begin to fall unconscious... Finding the submarine in the last place they'd have expected, the Doctor and Romana are confronted by a mystery. Once fully populated, there are now only three men on board. And there's now also a chimpanzee. What has happened to the rest of the crew? What are the strange noises they can hear outside the hull? And most importantly, who, or what, is Dethras? Written By: Adrian Poynton Directed By: Nicholas Briggs Cast Tom Baker (The Doctor), Lalla Ward (Romana), Alistair Petrie (John), Shelia Ruskin (Flague), Josh Bolt (Philip), Brian Vernel (Robert), John Banks (Franklin), Jane Slavin (Xankari/ Teacher). Producer David Richardson Script Editor John Dorney

After thinking very, very hard and very, very long, we've decided to stay on tract and continue churning out episodes about Doctor Who rather than fulfill our shared lifetime fantasy of doing a Columbo podcast (turns out there's just too many of them out there).

We decided to start fresh with the conclusion of what many fans (and the BBC) think of as a rotten time in the show's history: Series 26. That's right, it's cats and boys in short shorts: "Survival". Is this story the cat's pajamas? Or does it belong in a litter box? Listen and find out!

Email us stuff at tardistavern@gmail.com, follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern, and subscribe to our Facebook page!

in the control room of a World War 2 submarine something strange has started to happen. As the ship runs out of control, its crew begin to fall unconscious... Finding the submarine in the last place they'd have expected, the Doctor and Romana are confronted by a mystery. Once fully populated, there are now only three men on board. And there's now also a chimpanzee. What has happened to the rest of the crew? What are the strange noises they can hear outside the hull? And most importantly, who, or what, is Dethras? Written By: Adrian Poynton Directed By: Nicholas Briggs Cast Tom Baker (The Doctor), Lalla Ward (Romana), Alistair Petrie (John), Shelia Ruskin (Flague), Josh Bolt (Philip), Brian Vernel (Robert), John Banks (Franklin), Jane Slavin (Xankari/ Teacher). Producer David Richardson Script Editor John Dorney

"There are three physical gateways and the three are one. The whole of this domain, the ancient arch, the mirrors. All the gateways are one."

You what? Run that by me again...

Don't expect any more sense than this from anyone else, for this is Warriors' Gate - a tale with dialogue so oblique it makes Samuel Beckett sound like Dan Brown.

It's an odd sort of a place too, wherein suits of armour give history lessons, lion men fail to tip waitresses and everywhere could do with a touch of colour to cheer it up a bit.

The Doctor's flipping, Adric's tossing and Romana's turning away from her TARDIS chums. K9's lost his marbles and Rorvik's losing his rag as his bumbling underlings are set to lose the E-Space/N-Space Crew of the Year competition by some margin.

So will Jim and Martin stagger through the choking fog of befuddlement to reach the sunlit uplands of understanding? Or will what remains of their brains melt in the attempt?

Listen in to find out.

Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the 2017 Doctor Who episode ‘The Pilot’ and discuss what makes a Doctor Who companion, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 02:29 — Welcome!
• 02:21 – News:
• 02:36 — Star Trek: Discovery narrowly avoids Worf.
• 04:41 — Potter-verse: Young Dumbledore cast.
• 07:58 — Doctor Who: Miniatures Games update.
• 09:46 — Doctor Who: Kris Marshall is the next Doctor?
• 12:06 — Dredd: 4K Blu-ray coming to the USA.
• 13:04 – Doctor Who: The Pilot (2017).
• 39:59 – Doctor Who: Keith’s next Doctor suggestion.
• 45:51 – Doctor Who: What’s makes a companion?
• 63:45 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
• 85:00 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 85:42 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• Staggering Stories: Podcast Drinking Game, Fifth edition.
• Star Trek.
• Wikipedia: Star Trek: Discovery.
• Wikipedia: Worf.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Warlord Games: Doctor Who Miniatures Game.
• Wikipedia: Kris Marshall.
• Wikipedia: Judge Dredd.
• Wikipedia: The Pilot (Doctor Who).
• BBC: Doctor Who – The Pilot.
• Stitcher: Smartphone podcast streaming app.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
• Google+: Staggering Stories Page.

"There are three physical gateways and the three are one. The whole of this domain, the ancient arch, the mirrors. All the gateways are one."

You what? Run that by me again...

Don't expect any more sense than this from anyone else, for this is Warriors' Gate - a tale with dialogue so oblique it makes Samuel Beckett sound like Dan Brown.

It's an odd sort of a place too, wherein suits of armour give history lessons, lion men fail to tip waitresses and everywhere could do with a touch of colour to cheer it up a bit.

The Doctor's flipping, Adric's tossing and Romana's turning away from her TARDIS chums. K9's lost his marbles and Rorvik's losing his rag as his bumbling underlings are set to lose the E-Space/N-Space Crew of the Year competition by some margin.

So will Jim and Martin stagger through the choking fog of befuddlement to reach the sunlit uplands of understanding? Or will what remains of their brains melt in the attempt?

Listen in to find out.

Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the 2017 Doctor Who episode ‘The Pilot’ and discuss what makes a Doctor Who companion, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 02:29 — Welcome!
• 02:21 – News:
• 02:36 — Star Trek: Discovery narrowly avoids Worf.
• 04:41 — Potter-verse: Young Dumbledore cast.
• 07:58 — Doctor Who: Miniatures Games update.
• 09:46 — Doctor Who: Kris Marshall is the next Doctor?
• 12:06 — Dredd: 4K Blu-ray coming to the USA.
• 13:04 – Doctor Who: The Pilot (2017).
• 39:59 – Doctor Who: Keith’s next Doctor suggestion.
• 45:51 – Doctor Who: What’s makes a companion?
• 63:45 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
• 85:00 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 85:42 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• Staggering Stories: Podcast Drinking Game, Fifth edition.
• Star Trek.
• Wikipedia: Star Trek: Discovery.
• Wikipedia: Worf.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Warlord Games: Doctor Who Miniatures Game.
• Wikipedia: Kris Marshall.
• Wikipedia: Judge Dredd.
• Wikipedia: The Pilot (Doctor Who).
• BBC: Doctor Who – The Pilot.
• Stitcher: Smartphone podcast streaming app.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
• Google+: Staggering Stories Page.

What you are about to hear is the story of a connection, a connection that was made between a television series and a viewer's life.

The You and Who books are the story of that connection, as told by the people who watch the programmes that make us come alive. Chiefly, of course, Doctor Who.

This podcast will relate some of the stories from those books... and beyond.

In this episode:

'My Doctor is Half-Human: The Night of the Doctor' by Drew Meyer

'A Tale of Two City of Deaths: City of Death' by Mark Cockram

With an intermission featuring Rob Irwin talking to JR Southall.

The You and Who books, from which all royalties are paid to charity, are available in print and for Kindle, from watchingbooks.weebly.com

Find Rob on Twitter @theDWshow and JR on Twitter @JR_Southall

What you are about to hear is the story of a connection, a connection that was made between a television series and a viewer's life.

The You and Who books are the story of that connection, as told by the people who watch the programmes that make us come alive. Chiefly, of course, Doctor Who.

This podcast will relate some of the stories from those books... and beyond.

In this episode:

'My Doctor is Half-Human: The Night of the Doctor' by Drew Meyer

'A Tale of Two City of Deaths: City of Death' by Mark Cockram

With an intermission featuring Rob Irwin talking to JR Southall.

The You and Who books, from which all royalties are paid to charity, are available in print and for Kindle, from watchingbooks.weebly.com

Find Rob on Twitter @theDWshow and JR on Twitter @JR_Southall

"There are three physical gateways and the three are one. The whole of this domain, the ancient arch, the mirrors. All the gateways are one."

You what? Run that by me again...

Don't expect any more sense than this from anyone else, for this is Warriors' Gate - a tale with dialogue so oblique it makes Samuel Beckett sound like Dan Brown.

It's an odd sort of a place too, wherein suits of armour give history lessons, lion men fail to tip waitresses and everywhere could do with a touch of colour to cheer it up a bit.

The Doctor's flipping, Adric's tossing and Romana's turning away from her TARDIS chums. K9's lost his marbles and Rorvik's losing his rag as his bumbling underlings are set to lose the E-Space/N-Space Crew of the Year competition by some margin.

So will Jim and Martin stagger through the choking fog of befuddlement to reach the sunlit uplands of understanding? Or will what remains of their brains melt in the attempt?

Listen in to find out.