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MUTTER'S SPIRAL Podcast returns to discuss Neil Gaiman's "Nightmare in Silver", his long-awaited 2nd Doctor Who episode. How does it measure up to "The Doctor's Wife", as well as the rest of Series 7b? How are the new Cybermen? What kind of clues did we get for our 2 big mysteries: Who is Clara? and Doctor WHO? How does Will do in trivia this week? All questions answered on MSP #51! Take a listen!

Hallucinogenic lipstick, clerics in camouflage and a maze ball. The Weeping Angels must be back!

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We were off to pay respects at Tranquil Repose when we run into Sixie and Peri.  As we avoid the drama that is the Jobel - Tasambeker fiasco, we must also not end up part of Davros' dodgy new food truck endeavour. 

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This is how we do it….

It’s time for the biggest war known to mankind in the 20th century maybe. The most devastating maybe if you lived in London. Yes I’m talking about World War Z. Er. II. World War II. It’s The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances, written by Stephen Moffat and aired on the 21st and 28th of May, 2005.

Show-notes:

Doctor Who (c) The BBC
Any other references belong to their respective owners, no copyright infringement is intended by this podcast.
The Doctor Who title music was originally composed by Ron Grainer. The version used in this episode was arranged by Murray Gold.

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"I don't work for anybody. I'm just having fun."

Not so much fun for the cold turkeys, the cattle-prodded Mandrels and the eviscerated punters on the good ship Empress though.

Yes, this is Nightmare of Eden and 'nightmare' could be seen as an apposite epithet by the crew and viewer alike. It's a heady cocktail of spiked drinks, unfortunate zips and insurance policy wordings.

K9 needs some obedience classes, the Doctor shrieks about his extremities and Romana gets a nasty love bite (but not as nasty as her dress), while Tryst accentuates the silliness, Fisk makes it uniformly worse and Rigg turns on, tunes in and drops out.

So did Jim and Martin find the story as first class as the toilet facilities or were they glad when the nightmare was over?

Find out here.

"I don't work for anybody. I'm just having fun."

Not so much fun for the cold turkeys, the cattle-prodded Mandrels and the eviscerated punters on the good ship Empress though.

Yes, this is Nightmare of Eden and 'nightmare' could be seen as an apposite epithet by the crew and viewer alike. It's a heady cocktail of spiked drinks, unfortunate zips and insurance policy wordings.

K9 needs some obedience classes, the Doctor shrieks about his extremities and Romana gets a nasty love bite (but not as nasty as her dress), while Tryst accentuates the silliness, Fisk makes it uniformly worse and Rigg turns on, tunes in and drops out.

So did Jim and Martin find the story as first class as the toilet facilities or were they glad when the nightmare was over?

Find out here.

MUTTER'S SPIRAL Podcast returns to discuss Neil Gaiman's "Nightmare in Silver", his long-awaited 2nd Doctor Who episode.  How does it measure up to "The Doctor's Wife", as well as the rest of Series 7b?  How are the new Cybermen?  What kind of clues did we get for our 2 big mysteries: Who is Clara? and Doctor WHO?  How does Will do in trivia this week?  All questions answered on MSP #51!  Take a listen!

Neil Gaiman's sophomore effort is one of the most divisive in the history of new Doctor Who, with some fans adoring his take on the Cybermen and others viewing precocious children and speedy metal men with disdain. But what did the Three Who Rule think? What are Chris's views on the Proper Use of the Pimp Hand? Was Steven his usual cheery self, and did Warren find time to admonish his fellow nerds for overexcitement? Mix in stats, leaked Series 7 DVDs, fake Target book covers, and more, and you've got yourself a veritable jambalaya of Doctor Who conversation for slightly less than an hour!

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We were off to pay respects at Tranquil Repose when we run into Sixie and Peri.  As we avoid the drama that is the Jobel - Tasambeker fiasco, we must also not end up part of Davros' dodgy new food truck endeavour. 

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Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review Doctor Who: State of Decay and the 1983 film Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, play a game, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 00:49 — Welcome!
• 02:59 – News:
• 03:08 — Doctor Who Comical Lytton.
• 04:30 — The Witcher: Prequel Incoming.
• 06:28 — Shatner: Devil’s Revenge.
• 08:07 — Doom Patrol: Avengers Homage.
• 09:30 — Doctor Who: Five(ish) Doctors reprise?
• 10:50 — Star Trek Colon Discovery: Season 3 in October.
• 11:55 – Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
• 27:34 – Game: Things in Five Words.
• 34:55 – Doctor Who: State of Decay.
• 49:53 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 58:49 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 59:42 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Kickstarter: Lytton – a comic mini-series.
• Wikipedia: The Witcher (TV series).
• IMDB: Devil’s Revenge.
• Wikipedia: Doom Patrol (TV series).
• Wikipedia: Doctor Who – The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.
• Wikipedia: Star Trek: Discovery.
• Wikipedia: Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
• Wikipedia: State of Decay (Doctor Who).
• BBC: Doctor Who – State of Decay.
• Stitcher: Smartphone podcast streaming app.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review Doctor Who: State of Decay and the 1983 film Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, play a game, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 00:49 — Welcome!
• 02:59 – News:
• 03:08 — Doctor Who Comical Lytton.
• 04:30 — The Witcher: Prequel Incoming.
• 06:28 — Shatner: Devil’s Revenge.
• 08:07 — Doom Patrol: Avengers Homage.
• 09:30 — Doctor Who: Five(ish) Doctors reprise?
• 10:50 — Star Trek Colon Discovery: Season 3 in October.
• 11:55 – Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
• 27:34 – Game: Things in Five Words.
• 34:55 – Doctor Who: State of Decay.
• 49:53 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 58:49 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 59:42 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Kickstarter: Lytton – a comic mini-series.
• Wikipedia: The Witcher (TV series).
• IMDB: Devil’s Revenge.
• Wikipedia: Doom Patrol (TV series).
• Wikipedia: Doctor Who – The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.
• Wikipedia: Star Trek: Discovery.
• Wikipedia: Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
• Wikipedia: State of Decay (Doctor Who).
• BBC: Doctor Who – State of Decay.
• Stitcher: Smartphone podcast streaming app.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review Doctor Who: State of Decay and the 1983 film Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, play a game, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 00:49 — Welcome!
• 02:59 – News:
• 03:08 — Doctor Who Comical Lytton.
• 04:30 — The Witcher: Prequel Incoming.
• 06:28 — Shatner: Devil’s Revenge.
• 08:07 — Doom Patrol: Avengers Homage.
• 09:30 — Doctor Who: Five(ish) Doctors reprise?
• 10:50 — Star Trek Colon Discovery: Season 3 in October.
• 11:55 – Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
• 27:34 – Game: Things in Five Words.
• 34:55 – Doctor Who: State of Decay.
• 49:53 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 58:49 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 59:42 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Kickstarter: Lytton – a comic mini-series.
• Wikipedia: The Witcher (TV series).
• IMDB: Devil’s Revenge.
• Wikipedia: Doom Patrol (TV series).
• Wikipedia: Doctor Who – The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.
• Wikipedia: Star Trek: Discovery.
• Wikipedia: Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
• Wikipedia: State of Decay (Doctor Who).
• BBC: Doctor Who – State of Decay.
• Stitcher: Smartphone podcast streaming app.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review Doctor Who: State of Decay and the 1983 film Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, play a game, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 00:49 — Welcome!
• 02:59 – News:
• 03:08 — Doctor Who Comical Lytton.
• 04:30 — The Witcher: Prequel Incoming.
• 06:28 — Shatner: Devil’s Revenge.
• 08:07 — Doom Patrol: Avengers Homage.
• 09:30 — Doctor Who: Five(ish) Doctors reprise?
• 10:50 — Star Trek Colon Discovery: Season 3 in October.
• 11:55 – Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
• 27:34 – Game: Things in Five Words.
• 34:55 – Doctor Who: State of Decay.
• 49:53 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 58:49 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 59:42 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Kickstarter: Lytton – a comic mini-series.
• Wikipedia: The Witcher (TV series).
• IMDB: Devil’s Revenge.
• Wikipedia: Doom Patrol (TV series).
• Wikipedia: Doctor Who – The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.
• Wikipedia: Star Trek: Discovery.
• Wikipedia: Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
• Wikipedia: State of Decay (Doctor Who).
• BBC: Doctor Who – State of Decay.
• Stitcher: Smartphone podcast streaming app.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review Doctor Who: State of Decay and the 1983 film Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, play a game, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 00:49 — Welcome!
• 02:59 – News:
• 03:08 — Doctor Who Comical Lytton.
• 04:30 — The Witcher: Prequel Incoming.
• 06:28 — Shatner: Devil’s Revenge.
• 08:07 — Doom Patrol: Avengers Homage.
• 09:30 — Doctor Who: Five(ish) Doctors reprise?
• 10:50 — Star Trek Colon Discovery: Season 3 in October.
• 11:55 – Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
• 27:34 – Game: Things in Five Words.
• 34:55 – Doctor Who: State of Decay.
• 49:53 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 58:49 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 59:42 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Kickstarter: Lytton – a comic mini-series.
• Wikipedia: The Witcher (TV series).
• IMDB: Devil’s Revenge.
• Wikipedia: Doom Patrol (TV series).
• Wikipedia: Doctor Who – The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.
• Wikipedia: Star Trek: Discovery.
• Wikipedia: Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
• Wikipedia: State of Decay (Doctor Who).
• BBC: Doctor Who – State of Decay.
• Stitcher: Smartphone podcast streaming app.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

The world's worst review show in the world, EVER!

No, seriously, this one is bad. Siobhan, on her own, ill-prepared and tired, babbles incoherently about Hide, some BBC books and a few Audio Go's.....

And in the end, the gir next door lives in a lighthouse..

Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review Doctor Who: State of Decay and the 1983 film Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, play a game, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 00:49 — Welcome!
• 02:59 – News:
• 03:08 — Doctor Who Comical Lytton.
• 04:30 — The Witcher: Prequel Incoming.
• 06:28 — Shatner: Devil’s Revenge.
• 08:07 — Doom Patrol: Avengers Homage.
• 09:30 — Doctor Who: Five(ish) Doctors reprise?
• 10:50 — Star Trek Colon Discovery: Season 3 in October.
• 11:55 – Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
• 27:34 – Game: Things in Five Words.
• 34:55 – Doctor Who: State of Decay.
• 49:53 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 58:49 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 59:42 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Kickstarter: Lytton – a comic mini-series.
• Wikipedia: The Witcher (TV series).
• IMDB: Devil’s Revenge.
• Wikipedia: Doom Patrol (TV series).
• Wikipedia: Doctor Who – The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.
• Wikipedia: Star Trek: Discovery.
• Wikipedia: Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
• Wikipedia: State of Decay (Doctor Who).
• BBC: Doctor Who – State of Decay.
• Stitcher: Smartphone podcast streaming app.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

It’s the final season of the Classic Series of Doctor Who, and to celebrate, Brendan, Nathan and Richard are blowing up either an archaelogical site or the entire world. Let this be our last Battlefield!

Buy the story!

Battlefield was released on DVD in 2008/2009. Included in the release is a re-edited special feature-length version. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)

Notes and links

The Brigadier’s wife Doris is played by Angela Douglas, who played a major role in a four Carry On films: Carry on Cowboy (1965), Carry on Screaming! (1966) Carry On… Follow That Camel (1967) and Carry On… Up the Khyber (1968).

Richard Franklin’s novel Operation H.A.T.E tells a the weird story of Captain M, whose narrative has been completely stripped of all overt Doctor Who references for intellectual property reasons.

Fans of serious scholarly treatments of Arthurian Mythology will enjoy Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and John Boorman’s Excalibur (1981).

Michael Kerrigan’s direction of the final battle was clearly based on the Batley Townswomen’s Guild recreation of the Battle of Pearl Harbour.

This story’s writer, Ben Aaronovitch, is now an accomplished novelist. But, back in the day, he had terrible difficulties meeting publication deadlines. Marc Platt ended up writing the novelisation of Battlefield, and Kate Orman had to step in to finish a crucial New Adventures novel, So Vile a Sin, when Aaronovitch couldn’t meet the deadline (he claimed his hard drive had failed).

Doctor Who in Ten Seconds

Brendan’s accelerated recaps of Classic Doctor Who are finally back, with some speedy ten-second summaries of all of the stories from Season 8.

Fans of Brendan’s video output will find his YouTube page here; they will also subscribe to Doctor Who in Ten Seconds here. Season 9 will be released in the next few weeks.

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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, and the logo was designed by Anthony Wells. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast. And more surprising and completely reliable information about the show can be found at @FTEwhofacts.

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Bondfinger

Our long-awaited commentary on Die Another Day will be recorded next Friday, probably. While you’re waiting for that — and who wouldn’t be? — you can enjoy our previous commentaries on the Pierce Brosnan films, and our commentaries on the Timothy Dalton Era.

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

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