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Despite a dearth of real news, and because of one glorious piece of fake news from the Onion, the Three Who Rule faff on less than usual this week, with a look at various Blu-Ray controversies, David Banks in Doctor Who magazine, a Classic Who event at the cool-name-having Electric Palace movie theatre. Plus our Classic Series Commentary for the final episode of “Planet of the Spiders”!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• The Onion: Moscow Expels 6 British Diplomats Who Would Not Shut Up About ‘Doctor Who’
• Doctor Who Magazine #608
• Doctor Who Series 1-4 Blu-ray due October 24
• Blake’s 7 Series 1 collection available for pre-order (Amazon US)
• Classic Doctor Who night on September 19 at the Electric Palace
• Doctor Who Limited Edition Tankard

Commentary:

• Planet of the Spiders Episode 6

About a year ago we looked at our top overrated DOCTOR WHO stories. It caused quite a stir with some of you! Today's episode is the flipside of the same coin where we look at the opposite. What have been the most underrated stories in Doctor Who's long and storied history? Come at us!

You can also follow us on X @theDWshow and write to us about anything you like at: hello@theDWshow.net

Despite a dearth of real news, and because of one glorious piece of fake news from the Onion, the Three Who Rule faff on less than usual this week, with a look at various Blu-Ray controversies, David Banks in Doctor Who magazine, a Classic Who event at the cool-name-having Electric Palace movie theatre. Plus our Classic Series Commentary for the final episode of “Planet of the Spiders”!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• The Onion: Moscow Expels 6 British Diplomats Who Would Not Shut Up About ‘Doctor Who’
• Doctor Who Magazine #608
• Doctor Who Series 1-4 Blu-ray due October 24
• Blake’s 7 Series 1 collection available for pre-order (Amazon US)
• Classic Doctor Who night on September 19 at the Electric Palace
• Doctor Who Limited Edition Tankard

Commentary:

• Planet of the Spiders Episode 6

Despite a dearth of real news, and because of one glorious piece of fake news from the Onion, the Three Who Rule faff on less than usual this week, with a look at various Blu-Ray controversies, David Banks in Doctor Who magazine, a Classic Who event at the cool-name-having Electric Palace movie theatre. Plus our Classic Series Commentary for the final episode of “Planet of the Spiders”!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• The Onion: Moscow Expels 6 British Diplomats Who Would Not Shut Up About ‘Doctor Who’
• Doctor Who Magazine #608
• Doctor Who Series 1-4 Blu-ray due October 24
• Blake’s 7 Series 1 collection available for pre-order (Amazon US)
• Classic Doctor Who night on September 19 at the Electric Palace
• Doctor Who Limited Edition Tankard

Commentary:

• Planet of the Spiders Episode 6

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

Empire of Death - Audio Commentary

We have reached the end of this series of audio commentaries for Ncuti Gatwa's first season of Doctor Who with Empire of Death. And joining Phil once again is James Rockliffe of the Doctor Who Podcast to chat, moan and whinge through this season finale.

Subscribe and listen to the Doctor Who Podcast by clicking on the link below:

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You can find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers and don't forget to subscribe to our Youtube Channel.

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This week the Cybermen return in Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver.

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

Empire of Death - Audio Commentary

We have reached the end of this series of audio commentaries for Ncuti Gatwa's first season of Doctor Who with Empire of Death. And joining Phil once again is James Rockliffe of the Doctor Who Podcast to chat, moan and whinge through this season finale.

Subscribe and listen to the Doctor Who Podcast by clicking on the link below:

The Doctor Who Podcast

You can find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers and don't forget to subscribe to our Youtube Channel.

#DoctorWho #Whoniverse

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

Empire of Death - Audio Commentary

We have reached the end of this series of audio commentaries for Ncuti Gatwa's first season of Doctor Who with Empire of Death. And joining Phil once again is James Rockliffe of the Doctor Who Podcast to chat, moan and whinge through this season finale.

Subscribe and listen to the Doctor Who Podcast by clicking on the link below:

The Doctor Who Podcast

You can find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers and don't forget to subscribe to our Youtube Channel.

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The Diamond Whobilee concludes – for now!

Chapter 7 of Big Finish Productions monthly series of Doctor Who stories celebrating Doctor Who’s sixtieth anniversary, The Union was released earlier this week.

The campervan is buzzing with excitement as we review each release as and when they materialise between now and November.

So why not listen along with us?! Our reviews will be as full as possible, so DO NOT LISTEN BEFORE YOU HAVE HEARD THE STORY!!!! You have been warned!

Part Seven, written by Matt Fitton is available to own right now by visiting Big Finish’s website. As soon as your ears have digested the story, download our review and join in the celebration with Drew, Michele, James and Ian.

Drop an email to us as feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com (with “Once and Future” in the subject field) and we’ll read your message and discuss your theories on next month’s review show!

Enjoy the show – and Happy Anniversary!

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

Empire of Death - Audio Commentary

We have reached the end of this series of audio commentaries for Ncuti Gatwa's first season of Doctor Who with Empire of Death. And joining Phil once again is James Rockliffe of the Doctor Who Podcast to chat, moan and whinge through this season finale.

Subscribe and listen to the Doctor Who Podcast by clicking on the link below:

The Doctor Who Podcast

You can find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers and don't forget to subscribe to our Youtube Channel.

#DoctorWho #Whoniverse

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

Empire of Death - Audio Commentary

We have reached the end of this series of audio commentaries for Ncuti Gatwa's first season of Doctor Who with Empire of Death. And joining Phil once again is James Rockliffe of the Doctor Who Podcast to chat, moan and whinge through this season finale.

Subscribe and listen to the Doctor Who Podcast by clicking on the link below:

The Doctor Who Podcast

You can find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers and don't forget to subscribe to our Youtube Channel.

#DoctorWho #Whoniverse

The Diamond Whobilee concludes – for now!

Chapter 7 of Big Finish Productions monthly series of Doctor Who stories celebrating Doctor Who’s sixtieth anniversary, The Union was released earlier this week.

The campervan is buzzing with excitement as we review each release as and when they materialise between now and November.

So why not listen along with us?! Our reviews will be as full as possible, so DO NOT LISTEN BEFORE YOU HAVE HEARD THE STORY!!!! You have been warned!

Part Seven, written by Matt Fitton is available to own right now by visiting Big Finish’s website. As soon as your ears have digested the story, download our review and join in the celebration with Drew, Michele, James and Ian.

Drop an email to us as feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com (with “Once and Future” in the subject field) and we’ll read your message and discuss your theories on next month’s review show!

Enjoy the show – and Happy Anniversary!

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

Empire of Death - Audio Commentary

We have reached the end of this series of audio commentaries for Ncuti Gatwa's first season of Doctor Who with Empire of Death. And joining Phil once again is James Rockliffe of the Doctor Who Podcast to chat, moan and whinge through this season finale.

Subscribe and listen to the Doctor Who Podcast by clicking on the link below:

The Doctor Who Podcast

You can find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers and don't forget to subscribe to our Youtube Channel.

#DoctorWho #Whoniverse

The Diamond Whobilee concludes – for now!

Chapter 7 of Big Finish Productions monthly series of Doctor Who stories celebrating Doctor Who’s sixtieth anniversary, The Union was released earlier this week.

The campervan is buzzing with excitement as we review each release as and when they materialise between now and November.

So why not listen along with us?! Our reviews will be as full as possible, so DO NOT LISTEN BEFORE YOU HAVE HEARD THE STORY!!!! You have been warned!

Part Seven, written by Matt Fitton is available to own right now by visiting Big Finish’s website. As soon as your ears have digested the story, download our review and join in the celebration with Drew, Michele, James and Ian.

Drop an email to us as feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com (with “Once and Future” in the subject field) and we’ll read your message and discuss your theories on next month’s review show!

Enjoy the show – and Happy Anniversary!

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Mark is joined by Film Stories' Mark Harrison to discuss the history of censorship and Doctor Who. From the Australian censor clips of the 1960s to the BBFC's rulings on the Ncuti Gatwa era, the two Marks unpick whether regulatory oversight and "censorship" have been good for Doctor Who.

But don't worry, there are plenty of laughs along the way, including Ofcom's ruling on "insufficient underwear", why the Sacha Dhawan Master had a particularly awful Christmas Day, and which Ncuti Gatwa episode is officially more grisly than Attack of the Cyberman.

You can read Mark D's WhoCulture piece on censorship here.
You can listen to the BBFC's Doctor Who podcast here.

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Mark is joined by Film Stories' Mark Harrison to discuss the history of censorship and Doctor Who. From the Australian censor clips of the 1960s to the BBFC's rulings on the Ncuti Gatwa era, the two Marks unpick whether regulatory oversight and "censorship" have been good for Doctor Who.

But don't worry, there are plenty of laughs along the way, including Ofcom's ruling on "insufficient underwear", why the Sacha Dhawan Master had a particularly awful Christmas Day, and which Ncuti Gatwa episode is officially more grisly than Attack of the Cyberman.

You can read Mark D's WhoCulture piece on censorship here.
You can listen to the BBFC's Doctor Who podcast here.

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Send us a text

Ben and Mark tackle two stories that place Doctor Who monsters in storage - Eve of the Daleks and Carnival of Monsters!

Ben takes against Nick's troubling trophy collection, Chris Chibnall gleefully subverts the Doctor Who base under siege story, and Mark teases out Robert Holmes' vegetarian agenda from the incredibly meta Carnival of Monsters. 

Also: Nicola Bryant's arse, Robert Holmes' chilling premonition of the 1980s, unleashing a Drashig at a Tory Party Conference, and the return of Degsey's Where Did It Come Game!

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Mark is joined by Film Stories' Mark Harrison to discuss the history of censorship and Doctor Who. From the Australian censor clips of the 1960s to the BBFC's rulings on the Ncuti Gatwa era, the two Marks unpick whether regulatory oversight and "censorship" have been good for Doctor Who.

But don't worry, there are plenty of laughs along the way, including Ofcom's ruling on "insufficient underwear", why the Sacha Dhawan Master had a particularly awful Christmas Day, and which Ncuti Gatwa episode is officially more grisly than Attack of the Cyberman.

You can read Mark D's WhoCulture piece on censorship here.
You can listen to the BBFC's Doctor Who podcast here.

Support the show

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

Series 4, Episode 27 of Doctor Who: The Memory Cheats! And the episode we will be reviewing today is...

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Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn review the 1988 film Beetlejuice, the 2024 Doctor Who Prom and the recent Whooverville Doctor Who convention, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 01:19 — Welcome!
• 02:50 – News:
• 02:54 — James Earl Jones: DEAD!
• 05:01 — Dead Boy Detectives: Netflixed.
• 07:33 — Big Finish: More Jenny and Doctor Who Movie writer returns.
• 10:28 — John Cassaday: DEAD!
• 10:57 — Good Omens: Third season production paused.
• 11:39 — Star Trek: Most series first episodes free to watch.
• 13:05 — Game of Thrones: Props go up for auction.
• 15:20 — James Darren: DEAD!
• 16:25 — Tron: Third film dated.
• 18:16 – Beetlejuice (1988 film).
• 40:46 – Doctor Who: Prom 2024.
• 51:20 – Doctor Who Convention: Whooverville 15.
• 59:56 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 60:07 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 60:55 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• • Staggering Stories.
  • Wikipedia: James Earl Jones.
  • Wikipedia: Dead Boys Detectives (TV series).
  • Big Finish.
  • BBC: Doctor Who.
  • Wikipedia: John Cassaday.
  • Wikipedia: Good Omens (miniseries).
  • Star Trek.
  • Wikipedia: Game of the Thrones.
  • Wikipedia: James Darren.
  • Wikipedia: Tron.
  • Derby Quad: Whooverville 15.
  • Wikipedia: Beetlejuice.

• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn review the 1988 film Beetlejuice, the 2024 Doctor Who Prom and the recent Whooverville Doctor Who convention, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 01:19 — Welcome!
• 02:50 – News:
• 02:54 — James Earl Jones: DEAD!
• 05:01 — Dead Boy Detectives: Netflixed.
• 07:33 — Big Finish: More Jenny and Doctor Who Movie writer returns.
• 10:28 — John Cassaday: DEAD!
• 10:57 — Good Omens: Third season production paused.
• 11:39 — Star Trek: Most series first episodes free to watch.
• 13:05 — Game of Thrones: Props go up for auction.
• 15:20 — James Darren: DEAD!
• 16:25 — Tron: Third film dated.
• 18:16 – Beetlejuice (1988 film).
• 40:46 – Doctor Who: Prom 2024.
• 51:20 – Doctor Who Convention: Whooverville 15.
• 59:56 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 60:07 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 60:55 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• • Staggering Stories.
  • Wikipedia: James Earl Jones.
  • Wikipedia: Dead Boys Detectives (TV series).
  • Big Finish.
  • BBC: Doctor Who.
  • Wikipedia: John Cassaday.
  • Wikipedia: Good Omens (miniseries).
  • Star Trek.
  • Wikipedia: Game of the Thrones.
  • Wikipedia: James Darren.
  • Wikipedia: Tron.
  • Derby Quad: Whooverville 15.
  • Wikipedia: Beetlejuice.

• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

The Time Meddler is a seminal moment in Doctor Who history. No Doctor Who podcast can be complete without acknowledging it, and no podcast about Doctor Who Literature can be complete without discussing its novelization.

Frazer Gregory, one of my most frequent and popular guests, rejoins me for the first time since Episode 100. We have a lot to say about this story, including a discussion of its geography -- where in Northumbria does it take place, and on what precise day does it take place? Frazer has a theory, and it involves, perhaps, the very week that we're talking to you.

There are also games to be played, not just the one that I have for Frazer, but the one that he has for me ...

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us!

Find Doctor Who Literature at ⁠https://linktr.ee/DrWhoNovels⁠.

Watch this episode and all previous episodes on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@drwhonovels⁠.

"Doctor Who –The Time Meddler features cover art by Jeff Cummins.

Doctor Who Literature is a member of the ⁠Direction Point Doctor Who podcast network⁠.

Please e-mail the pod at ⁠DrWhoLiterature@gmail.com⁠.

You can catch all past episodes at ⁠https://⁠⁠podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/⁠⁠doctorwholit⁠.

About a year ago we looked at our top overrated DOCTOR WHO stories. It caused quite a stir with some of you! Today's episode is the flipside of the same coin where we look at the opposite. What have been the most underrated stories in Doctor Who's long and storied history? Come at us!

You can also follow us on X @theDWshow and write to us about anything you like at: hello@theDWshow.net

The Time Meddler is a seminal moment in Doctor Who history. No Doctor Who podcast can be complete without acknowledging it, and no podcast about Doctor Who Literature can be complete without discussing its novelization.

Frazer Gregory, one of my most frequent and popular guests, rejoins me for the first time since Episode 100. We have a lot to say about this story, including a discussion of its geography -- where in Northumbria does it take place, and on what precise day does it take place? Frazer has a theory, and it involves, perhaps, the very week that we're talking to you.

There are also games to be played, not just the one that I have for Frazer, but the one that he has for me ...

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us!

Find Doctor Who Literature at ⁠https://linktr.ee/DrWhoNovels⁠.

Watch this episode and all previous episodes on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@drwhonovels⁠.

"Doctor Who –The Time Meddler features cover art by Jeff Cummins.

Doctor Who Literature is a member of the ⁠Direction Point Doctor Who podcast network⁠.

Please e-mail the pod at ⁠DrWhoLiterature@gmail.com⁠.

You can catch all past episodes at ⁠https://⁠⁠podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/⁠⁠doctorwholit⁠.

About a year ago we looked at our top overrated DOCTOR WHO stories. It caused quite a stir with some of you! Today's episode is the flipside of the same coin where we look at the opposite. What have been the most underrated stories in Doctor Who's long and storied history? Come at us!

You can also follow us on X @theDWshow and write to us about anything you like at: hello@theDWshow.net

We’re back for the first episode of Peter Capaldi’s final year — a simple, well-told tale of Girl Meets Girl, Girl Becomes Puddle, Girl Loses Girl and, finally, Girl Goes off with Her Tutor on a Series of Adventures in Time and Space. Welcome aboard, Bill Potts. It’s The Pilot.

Notes and links

Friend from the Future was a promotional short designed to introduce Bill Potts first broadcast during Match of the Day on 23 April 2016, nearly a year before this episode aired. You can see the entire short here.

Peter mentions the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Skin of Evil as another TV episode containing a high-concept puddle. It’s famously not very good, as Joe and Nathan discovered in this episode of Untitled Star Trek Project.

You’ll be relieved and probably unsurprised to learn that Nathan is wrong: John Peel doesn’t claim that Genesis of the Daleks took place in 1831. However, TARDIS Wikia dates it as set in the 15th or 16th centuries, probably because in The Daleks, one of the Daleks claims that there were two races on Skaro 500 years ago. But the whole idea is absolutely enervating, don’t you think?

The squishy thing Todd mentions as a possible companion for the Doctor is, of course, Mr Huffle from The Return of Doctor Mysterio. The Doctor does apparently take it with him at the end of the story.

And Pearl Mackie married her wife Kam Chhokar on 4 May this year. Here’s a wedding photo from Tumblr.

Douglas is Cancelled is Steven Moffat’s most recent TV show — a four-part miniseries starring Hugh Bonneville, Karen Gillan and Alex Kingston, about a middle-aged male TV personality who is overheard making a sexist joke at a friend’s wedding. Worth a look.

Follow us

Nathan is on Bluesky at @nathanbottomley.bsky.social and James is at @ohjamessellwood.bsky.social; Todd is on X as @toddbeilby. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam.

You can follow Flight Through Entirety on Mastodon and Bluesky, as well as on X and Facebook. Our website is at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we’ll invent a massively high-concept backstory for you which prevents you from ever truly realising yourself as a person.

And more

You can find links to all of the podcasts we’re involved in on our podcasts page. But here’s a summary of where we’re up to right now.

500 Year Diary is our latest new Doctor Who podcast, going back through the history of the show and examining new themes and ideas. It’s first season came out early this year, under the title New Beginnings. Check it out. It will be back for a second season early in 2025.

The Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire has broadcast our hot takes on every new episode of Doctor Who since November last year, and it will be back again in 2025 for Season 2.

There’s also Startling Barbara Bain, our Space: 1999 commentary podcast. We’ve covered the first six episodes of Series 1; Episode 7 should be out some times in the next couple of weeks.

The Blakes 7 podcast Maximum Power has been on hiatus for a while, but arrangements for the recording of Series D are well underway, and we will definitely have some new episodes for your before the end of the year.

And finally there’s our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. Last week, they took a trip with Kirk, Spock and McCoy to the Planet of Space Ancient Rome in Bread and Circuses.

The lads are back from a little break with more geek news, reviews and will that's pretty much it I guess. In any case here's the rundown...

News

• The lads chat about the work on the new Fantastic Four film
• Monts celebrates the life of artist and writer Keith Giffen
• There's a live action Gargolyes film coming and Nuge is here for it

Week that Was

• Alice in Borderland
• From
• The Hard Switch
• Nightwing: Leaping into the Light
• Star Trek Strange New Worlds
• UFO
• Haunted Mansion

We’re back for the first episode of Peter Capaldi’s final year — a simple, well-told tale of Girl Meets Girl, Girl Becomes Puddle, Girl Loses Girl and, finally, Girl Goes off with Her Tutor on a Series of Adventures in Time and Space. Welcome aboard, Bill Potts. It’s The Pilot.

Notes and links

Friend from the Future was a promotional short designed to introduce Bill Potts first broadcast during Match of the Day on 23 April 2016, nearly a year before this episode aired. You can see the entire short here.

Peter mentions the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Skin of Evil as another TV episode containing a high-concept puddle. It’s famously not very good, as Joe and Nathan discovered in this episode of Untitled Star Trek Project.

You’ll be relieved and probably unsurprised to learn that Nathan is wrong: John Peel doesn’t claim that Genesis of the Daleks took place in 1831. However, TARDIS Wikia dates it as set in the 15th or 16th centuries, probably because in The Daleks, one of the Daleks claims that there were two races on Skaro 500 years ago. But the whole idea is absolutely enervating, don’t you think?

The squishy thing Todd mentions as a possible companion for the Doctor is, of course, Mr Huffle from The Return of Doctor Mysterio. The Doctor does apparently take it with him at the end of the story.

And Pearl Mackie married her wife Kam Chhokar on 4 May this year. Here’s a wedding photo from Tumblr.

Douglas is Cancelled is Steven Moffat’s most recent TV show — a four-part miniseries starring Hugh Bonneville, Karen Gillan and Alex Kingston, about a middle-aged male TV personality who is overheard making a sexist joke at a friend’s wedding. Worth a look.

Follow us

Nathan is on Bluesky at @nathanbottomley.bsky.social and James is at @ohjamessellwood.bsky.social; Todd is on X as @toddbeilby. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam.

You can follow Flight Through Entirety on Mastodon and Bluesky, as well as on X and Facebook. Our website is at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we’ll invent a massively high-concept backstory for you which prevents you from ever truly realising yourself as a person.

And more

You can find links to all of the podcasts we’re involved in on our podcasts page. But here’s a summary of where we’re up to right now.

500 Year Diary is our latest new Doctor Who podcast, going back through the history of the show and examining new themes and ideas. It’s first season came out early this year, under the title New Beginnings. Check it out. It will be back for a second season early in 2025.

The Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire has broadcast our hot takes on every new episode of Doctor Who since November last year, and it will be back again in 2025 for Season 2.

There’s also Startling Barbara Bain, our Space: 1999 commentary podcast. We’ve covered the first six episodes of Series 1; Episode 7 should be out some times in the next couple of weeks.

The Blakes 7 podcast Maximum Power has been on hiatus for a while, but arrangements for the recording of Series D are well underway, and we will definitely have some new episodes for your before the end of the year.

And finally there’s our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. Last week, they took a trip with Kirk, Spock and McCoy to the Planet of Space Ancient Rome in Bread and Circuses.

We focus this time on the Big Finish adaptation of The Prisoner.

Number 6 actor Mark Elstob joins us to talk about his career, Patrick McGoohan Doctor Who, Blake's 7 (specifically, Paul Darrow's Avon), and of course, The Prisoner.

Theme music by Joe Kraemer and Jamie Robertson.

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We focus this time on the Big Finish adaptation of The Prisoner.

Number 6 actor Mark Elstob joins us to talk about his career, Patrick McGoohan Doctor Who, Blake's 7 (specifically, Paul Darrow's Avon), and of course, The Prisoner.

Theme music by Joe Kraemer and Jamie Robertson.

Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.sirensofaudio.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn review the 1988 film Beetlejuice, the 2024 Doctor Who Prom and the recent Whooverville Doctor Who convention, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 01:19 — Welcome!
• 02:50 – News:
• 02:54 — James Earl Jones: DEAD!
• 05:01 — Dead Boy Detectives: Netflixed.
• 07:33 — Big Finish: More Jenny and Doctor Who Movie writer returns.
• 10:28 — John Cassaday: DEAD!
• 10:57 — Good Omens: Third season production paused.
• 11:39 — Star Trek: Most series first episodes free to watch.
• 13:05 — Game of Thrones: Props go up for auction.
• 15:20 — James Darren: DEAD!
• 16:25 — Tron: Third film dated.
• 18:16 – Beetlejuice (1988 film).
• 40:46 – Doctor Who: Prom 2024.
• 51:20 – Doctor Who Convention: Whooverville 15.
• 59:56 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 60:07 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 60:55 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• • Staggering Stories.
  • Wikipedia: James Earl Jones.
  • Wikipedia: Dead Boys Detectives (TV series).
  • Big Finish.
  • BBC: Doctor Who.
  • Wikipedia: John Cassaday.
  • Wikipedia: Good Omens (miniseries).
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The Time Meddler is a seminal moment in Doctor Who history. No Doctor Who podcast can be complete without acknowledging it, and no podcast about Doctor Who Literature can be complete without discussing its novelization.

Frazer Gregory, one of my most frequent and popular guests, rejoins me for the first time since Episode 100. We have a lot to say about this story, including a discussion of its geography -- where in Northumbria does it take place, and on what precise day does it take place? Frazer has a theory, and it involves, perhaps, the very week that we're talking to you.

There are also games to be played, not just the one that I have for Frazer, but the one that he has for me ...

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About a year ago we looked at our top overrated DOCTOR WHO stories. It caused quite a stir with some of you! Today's episode is the flipside of the same coin where we look at the opposite. What have been the most underrated stories in Doctor Who's long and storied history? Come at us!

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We’re back for the first episode of Peter Capaldi’s final year — a simple, well-told tale of Girl Meets Girl, Girl Becomes Puddle, Girl Loses Girl and, finally, Girl Goes off with Her Tutor on a Series of Adventures in Time and Space. Welcome aboard, Bill Potts. It’s The Pilot.

Notes and links

Friend from the Future was a promotional short designed to introduce Bill Potts first broadcast during Match of the Day on 23 April 2016, nearly a year before this episode aired. You can see the entire short here.

Peter mentions the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Skin of Evil as another TV episode containing a high-concept puddle. It’s famously not very good, as Joe and Nathan discovered in this episode of Untitled Star Trek Project.

You’ll be relieved and probably unsurprised to learn that Nathan is wrong: John Peel doesn’t claim that Genesis of the Daleks took place in 1831. However, TARDIS Wikia dates it as set in the 15th or 16th centuries, probably because in The Daleks, one of the Daleks claims that there were two races on Skaro 500 years ago. But the whole idea is absolutely enervating, don’t you think?

The squishy thing Todd mentions as a possible companion for the Doctor is, of course, Mr Huffle from The Return of Doctor Mysterio. The Doctor does apparently take it with him at the end of the story.

And Pearl Mackie married her wife Kam Chhokar on 4 May this year. Here’s a wedding photo from Tumblr.

Douglas is Cancelled is Steven Moffat’s most recent TV show — a four-part miniseries starring Hugh Bonneville, Karen Gillan and Alex Kingston, about a middle-aged male TV personality who is overheard making a sexist joke at a friend’s wedding. Worth a look.

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You can follow Flight Through Entirety on Mastodon and Bluesky, as well as on X and Facebook. Our website is at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we’ll invent a massively high-concept backstory for you which prevents you from ever truly realising yourself as a person.

And more

You can find links to all of the podcasts we’re involved in on our podcasts page. But here’s a summary of where we’re up to right now.

500 Year Diary is our latest new Doctor Who podcast, going back through the history of the show and examining new themes and ideas. It’s first season came out early this year, under the title New Beginnings. Check it out. It will be back for a second season early in 2025.

The Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire has broadcast our hot takes on every new episode of Doctor Who since November last year, and it will be back again in 2025 for Season 2.

There’s also Startling Barbara Bain, our Space: 1999 commentary podcast. We’ve covered the first six episodes of Series 1; Episode 7 should be out some times in the next couple of weeks.

The Blakes 7 podcast Maximum Power has been on hiatus for a while, but arrangements for the recording of Series D are well underway, and we will definitely have some new episodes for your before the end of the year.

And finally there’s our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. Last week, they took a trip with Kirk, Spock and McCoy to the Planet of Space Ancient Rome in Bread and Circuses.

We focus this time on the Big Finish adaptation of The Prisoner.

Number 6 actor Mark Elstob joins us to talk about his career, Patrick McGoohan Doctor Who, Blake's 7 (specifically, Paul Darrow's Avon), and of course, The Prisoner.

Theme music by Joe Kraemer and Jamie Robertson.

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• Welcome to Mostly Harmless Cutaway One One Five featuring Josh and Eric. Join us as we dive into our thoughts on Series 8 Episode 8, Mummy on the Orient Express. Let the banter begin!
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• This discussion contains miscellaneous K-9 and Company, Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures, Sherlock, Class, new WHO, and/or classic SPOILERS pertaining to Doctor Who. If you are 100% spoilerphobic to new & classic episodes not yet seen, do NOT complain to us. This episode is MOSTLY HARMLESS & contains EXPLICIT ideas, and as always expect strokes of innuendo throughout.

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On the brand new Trap One Podcast Jo (@thebrainofspock), Mark (@Mark_Dodyk) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) go through the looking glass with Doctor Who in Wonderland by Paul Magrs.

You can buy the book here.

On the brand new Trap One Podcast Jo (@thebrainofspock), Mark (@Mark_Dodyk) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) go through the looking glass with Doctor Who in Wonderland by Paul Magrs.

You can buy the book here.