Who Wars - A Star Wars & Doctor Who Podcast
- Description:
- Beaming out of Sydney (Australia) Sundays at 7pm, The Who Wars Podcast is for those among us who just can't decide between Star Wars and Doctor Who. Who says you need to decide, anyway?
Homepage: http://whowars.podbean.com
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- Episodes:
- 67
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:1:01:06
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:3:44:38
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 2 days, 20 hours, 13 minutes and 28 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 7 September 2014 (9:00am GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 27 July 2016 (12:48pm GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 10 days, 6 hours, 51 minutes and 46 seconds
Who Wars - A Star Wars & Doctor Who Podcast Episodes
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The Who Wars Podcast #017 (23 November, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 55 minutes and 28 seconds00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme00:30 Introduction to the show; this episode being a celebration on the occasion of Doctor Who's 51st anniversary.05:32 NEWS - Doctor Who - Peter Capaldi "signs" for Series 9, but is Jenna Coleman returning? We discuss it.10:58 NEWS - Doctor Who: 8 things we learnt at the series 8 DVD launch; comment on a Digital Spy article.21:33 NEWS - Doctor Who: 9 unique things that have happened since the 50th Anniversary; comment on a metro.co.uk article.30:42 FEATURE - Doctor Who: I Was A Teenage Time Lord by Rob @WhoWars with questions from Lex @Lexerness and Kate @Kamiduu59:48 FEATURE - Doctor Who: The Ladies of Who Wars by Rob @WhoWars interviewing Lex @Lexerness Kate @Kamiduu & Leo about their Doctor Who fandom. When did it all start for them? What is it about Doctor Who that attracts them?1:53:36 Closing remarks; call for iTunes feedback on the show1:54:43 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show)
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The Who Wars Podcast #016 (19 November, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme00:30 Introduction to the show by Rob @WhoWars before he, Lex @Lexerness and Kate @Kamiduu give some initial thoughts now that they've seen the second half of Series 8 of Doctor Who. Then they tackle each of the six episodes individually.04:01 Kill the Moon - The Doctor takes Clara and Courtney on a trip, where they arrive in 2049 on a Space Shuttle to the Moon with one hundred nuclear bombs. Noting the Moon's higher gravity and meeting Captain Lundvik, the Doctor questions her, where he's told that her team are on a suicide mission to blow up the Moon. A sudden mass high tide had threatened humanity's existence, the cause being the Moon. Their mission was the only way to save the planet. Colonists are found entombed in spider webs, and the Doctor finds through the readings that had previously been taken, noting an increase in the Moon's mass - the cause of the sudden tidal shift. A spider-like being attacks the group, and the Doctor realizes that they are only germs. The Doctor determines that the Moon is an egg, with the creature inside ready to hatch. The Doctor abandons them, forcing Lundvik and Clara to decide on their own. They call upon Earth to make the decision, receiving an unanimous vote to save the Earth. Clara intervenes and stops the bombs' countdown, and the Doctor rescues them from the Moon. From Earth, they watch the creature hatch and the shell disintegrate, with the creature laying a new egg as a new Moon. Clara angrily confronts the Doctor, claiming that it was his decision to make too, since Earth is important in his life as well. She leaves the TARDIS and the Doctor, to be comforted by Danny.13:14 Mummy on the Orient Express - Clara rejoins the Doctor for one last outing before she leaves the TARDIS and the Doctor for good. They arrive on a train named the Orient Express which travels through space, a distant future remake of the famous train. The Doctor soon discovers that an elderly woman has recently been murdered by a creature only she could see - she described it as an Egyptian 'Mummy'. The Doctor insists that she died of old age, but when a member of the kitchen staff dies in the same way, the Doctor realizes that the 'Mummy' (known as the Foretold) is invisible to all but the one that it is about to kill. Once it is seen, it kills its victim in exactly sixty-six seconds. The train's computer program, 'Gus', reveals to the Doctor that he has tasked him to capture the Foretold or face the death of innocents. The Doctor takes the consciousness of the Foretold's next victim to see it, and discovers that it is a dead soldier powered by future technology with unfinished business. The Doctor discharges the soldier by surrendering, and the train's occupants are saved. Gus declares that the survival of the train's occupants is not required, and begins removing the train's air supply. The Doctor uses the future technology from the Foretold to teleport the train's occupants to safety, just before the train explodes. Later, Clara calls Danny and decides she is not ready to leave the Doctor.23:34 Flatline - Arriving in Bristol, the Doctor and Clara find the TARDIS has shrunk on the outside. Clara gets out to investigate the area, while the Doctor stays in the TARDIS until it has shrunk down to a handheld size, theorizing that something was leeching its external dimensions. Clara encounters a young graffiti artist named Rigsy, and communicating through an earpiece, the Doctor tells Clara that the thing they are facing is an alien from a universe that's solely two-dimensional. The creatures have achieved the ability to make 3D objects 2D, and Clara, Rigsy, and community service people attempt to run from the creatures. The Doctor is soon able to create a device that can change the dimensions of objects similarly to the creatures. However, the TARDIS cannot function with a lack of dimensions, and the Doctor powers it down into a 'siege' mode. The creatures have also learned to make themselves 3-dimensional, and assume demented guises of the people they have absorbed into two-dimensions. With the help of Rigsy, Clara is able to trick the creatures into powering the TARDIS once more and restoring it to regular size. The Doctor uses its power to send the creatures back into their dimension. Clara and the Doctor part ways with Rigsy, and after she asks if she was a good doctor, he tells her that she was an exceptional doctor in his place but goodness had nothing to do with it.30:45 In the Forest of the Night - Maebh, a young girl, is running through a forest when she comes across the TARDIS. She knocks and is answered by the Doctor, who realizes that a forest has grown over London. Meanwhile in London Museum, Clara and Danny lead a group of kids out into the new forest after a museum sleepover. Clara immediately calls the Doctor, who reveals he is already aware of the forest and tells Clara to meet him in Trafalgar Square. Upon arrival they attempt to figure out the truth behind the forest, and the Doctor realizes Maebh is missing, and he and Clara set out to find her. Following a trail she has left, they find her, only to be cornered by and rescued from wolves and a tiger which have escaped the zoo. The Doctor realizes Maebh is behind what's going on, and uses the sonic to get the trees to speak through her. They reveal an extinction-level solar flare is heading towards Earth. Heading back to the TARDIS, the Doctor offers an escape route. Clara says she would never leave Danny, Danny would never leave the kids, and the kids would miss their parents. The Doctor leaves, before realizing the trees have grown to protect Earth like a giant airbag and the solar flare wouldn't kill anyone. He heads back to Earth, where he recruits the kids to send a message to the world to not destroy the trees. The solar flare passes by harmlessly and the excess trees disappear, their job done.41:52 Dark Water - While Clara attempts to gain the courage to tell Danny about her life with Doctor, Danny is hit by a car and is killed. Clara is comforted by her family, until she calls the Doctor. She attempts to blackmail the Doctor into saving Danny by throwing the TARDIS keys into a volcano one by one. The Doctor removes her from the dream state he placed on her and uses her memories for the TARDIS to find Danny. They are brought to a facility named 3W, in which skeletons are contained in a blue liquid. Elsewhere, Danny is being consoled by Seb for his death. The Doctor opens an information book, read by a hiding Missy, who claims that she is a droid. Meeting Doctor Chang, he explains that the dead are conscious and also shows them "dark water", a substance which can only display organic material. Meanwhile, Missy awakens the skeletons and the tanks begin to drain. Clara talks with Danny, and she tries to find proof of his identity, but Danny refuses to let her be with him in death, so Clara ends the call. The Doctor and Chang exit into the hallway to see the tanks drain, revealing the skeletons are actually Cybermen. The Doctor and Missy exit and find themselves on the steps of St Paul's cathedral. The Cybermen begin to march out of the cathedral, and Missy tells him that his efforts to evacuate are pointless, and that Missy is short for Mistress, revealing that she is the Master.52:12 Death in Heaven - As part of Missy's plans, Cybermen detonate themselves around London, releasing "Cyber pollen" that reincarnates and transforms the dead into Cybermen. Danny is one of these, and rescues Clara from 3W. UNIT bring the Doctor and Missy aboard a plane, where the Doctor is given control of Earth's armies as "President of the Earth". With the help of the Cybermen, Missy overpowers UNIT and blows up the plane. The Doctor survives by calling the TARDIS to him and reunites with Clara in a cemetery, where Clara has discovered the Cyberman who saved her is Danny. Danny reveals that a forecoming rainfall will convert all living people to Cybermen as well. Missy arrives and gifts the Doctor with control of all the Cybermen so he can conquer the universe. The Doctor refuses and gives control to Danny, who leads other Cybermen into exploding and stopping the rainfall. Missy is disintegrated by a final Cyberman, a reanimated Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. In the aftermath, Clara and the Doctor bid farewell with lies to each other: Clara tells the Doctor that Danny has reunited with her when he used his only escape attempt to return a child he killed to life, and the Doctor tells Clara he has found Gallifrey with coordinates Missy gave him when they led to nowhere.1:14:20 Summary; Rob @WhoWars Lex @Lexerness and Kate @Kamiduu give their thoughts on Series 8 of Doctor Who now that it has screened in its entirety.1:21:28 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including how to get in touch with the show)1:22:13 Bloopers and studio chatter. Shhh...
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The Who Wars Podcast #015 (16 November, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme00:30 Introduction to the show; includes discussion of living in a Doctor Who-free world, now that Series 8 has concluded; promotion of Rob, Kate and Lex discussing the final six episodes of Series 8 of Doctor Who next Wednesday night; additional thoughts on Series 8 of Doctor Who; promotion of the podcasts I Love Green Guide Letters and Hardcore History; get in touch with the show and/or leave some iTunes feedback. Details in the closing credits.I Love Green Guide Letters - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/i-love-green-guide-letters/id480510527?mt=2Hardcore History - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dan-carlins-hardcore-history/id173001861?mt=214:16 NEWS - Star Wars - Christopher Nolan declares he'd be too afraid to direct an episode of Star Wars.16:32 NEWS - Star Wars - Marvel provides a sneak peak at its upcoming Darth Vader comic, coming out in 2015.Darth Vader - http://marvel.com/news/comics/23672/join_the_dark_side_with_an_exclusive_first_look_at_darth_vader19:52 NEWS - Doctor Who - Jenna Coleman confirmed to be in Doctor Who Christmas Special; includes audio of a scene.24:51 NEWS - Doctor Who - Steven Moffat defends Series 8 ratings; comments on the changing nature of viewing habits.29:32 TEASER - Doctor Who Series 8 (Part 2) by Rob @WhoWars Kate @Kamiduu and Lex @Lexerness53:45 REVIEW - Star Wars Rebels: Out of Darkness (Lucasfilm) by Rob @WhoWars & Leo1:06:53 REVIEW - Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire by Kate @Kamiduu1:12:15 REVIEW - Doctor Who: 10th Doctor #4 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars1:18:45 ADVERT - Doctor Who: Dark Journey1:19:12 Closing remarks; call for submissions and new contributors as well as iTunes feedback on the show1:21:01 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show)
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The Who Wars Podcast #014 (9 November, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme00:30 Introduction to the show; includes discussion of the reaction to a female Master in Doctor Who between last week and this week's show; forgetting to mention the name of the Binro Was Right podcast in the previous episode; meeting Chris Roberts and some of his team from the crowd funded PC game 'Star Citizen' - the largest crowd fund of anything, ever; promotion of the podcasts Reality Bomb and Rebel Force Radio; get in touch with the show and/or leave some iTunes feedback. Details in the closing credits.Star Citizen: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/Chris Roberts talks crowd funding with ABC News (Australia): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDCJ-N3N96Y19:08 NEWS - Star Wars Episode VII gets a name. Kate @Kamiduu joins Rob @WhoWars to discuss.31:50 NEWS - Elstree 1976 Star Wars documentary maker, Jon Spira, provides an update on the project.35:05 NEWS - Daniel Radcliffe discusses a visit to the Star Wars Episode VII set on Conan.38:24 NEWS - BBC responds to criticism of Doctor Who: Dark Water.42:04 ADVERT - Doctor Who: Dark Journey42:28 REVIEW - Star Wars Rebels: Breaking Ranks by Rob @WhoWars & Leo57:35 REVIEW - Doctor Who: Dark Water (BBC) by Lex @Lexerness1:06:50 REVIEW - Doctor Who: Death in Heaven (BBC) by Rob @WhoWars1:20:49 FEATURE- Second Hand Star Wars by Kate @Kamiduu1:27:02 ADVERT - We're looking for team members. Want to join us? Want to contribute something?1:27:26 Closing remarks; call for iTunes feedback on the show1:29:17 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including how to get in touch with the show)
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The Who Wars Podcast #013 (2 November, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme00:30 Introduction to the show; includes discussion of the number of great podcasts out there; promotion of Coffee with Kenobi and Binro was Right podcasts; Rob's listening habits when it comes to podcasts; grassroots podcasting; listener follow-up to segment in episode 11 based on a question from listener Ryder Waldron, "If you could be any Star Wars character who would you be and why?"; get in touch with the show and/or leave some iTunes feedback. Details in the closing credits.12:01 NEWS - Star Wars Episode VII scene shot in IMAX.14:55 NEWS - Star Wars Episode VII villian revealed in an image. Possibly. What does he/she/it look like?17:02 NEWS - Original X-Wing and TIE Fighter PC games are coming to Good Old Games, alongside other Lucasarts classics.21:02 NEWS - Doctor Who's Matt Smith appears in ridiculous Terminator: Genisys publicity images.23:47 REVIEW - Star Wars Rebels: Rise of the Old Masters by Rob @WhoWars & Leo38:40 ADVERT - We're looking for team members. Want to join us? Want to contribute something?39:26 REVIEW - Doctor Who: In The Forest Of The Night (BBC) by Lex @Lexerness44:54 REVIEW - Doctor Who: Dark Water (BBC) by Rob @WhoWars1:03:40 REVIEW - Star Wars: The Crystal Star by Kate @Kamiduu1:11:44 ADVERT - Doctor Who: Dark Journey1:12:08 Closing remarks; call for iTunes feedback on the show1:14:04 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including how to get in touch with the show)
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The Who Wars Podcast #012 (29 October, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 26 minutes and 52 secondsAre you into comics? Drawing? Art? Anecdotes?On Sunday October 19, I sat down on Skype with pro comic book artist, EricJ (Doctor Who, Justice League, Rex Mundi). Given the timezones, it was a sunny San Diego afternoon the day before for Eric and what was going to be a pleasant one hour chat, or thereabouts, turned into a three hour-plus epic that covered a lot of ground.Rather than bang out a three-hour-plus podcast of the resulting chat, I pulled out a section on Star Wars, a section on Doctor Who, and a section on learning to draw and breaking into the comics industry. We ran the Star Wars segment on October 21 and the Doctor Who segment on October 23.Now it's time for the main event - this is the "meat and potatoes" of the interview, covering comics, drawing, art and anecdotes from Eric's career so far. When did he start drawing? What's been his most fulfilling comics job? How does he find the transition from paper to digital art? What does his future hold? Are there any passion projects in the wings?Eric and I had a lot of fun recording what turned into these three podcasts.Please enjoy,Rob
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The Who Wars Podcast #011 (26 October, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme00:30 Introduction to the show; includes discussion of the mash up between Star Wars and Doctor Who in Who Wars and the concept of science-fantasy; promotion of Diddly Dum and This Isn't The Pod; Steven Moffat actively trying to recruit female writers to Doctor Who, according to Neil Gaiman, and yet another defence of the Moff; Who Wars asks Star Wars Rebels' voice actor Vanessa Marshall a question and gets an answer; listener feedback from Ryder Waldron, "If you could be any Star Wars character who would you be and why?"; get in touch with the show and/or leave some iTunes feedback. Details in the closing credits.14:34 NEWS - Benedict Cumberbatch appears on the Graham Norton Show and talks about a Star Wars Episode VII set visit. Bonus: Jar Jar impression!17:02 NEWS - Darth Vader on the campaign trail in Ukraine.19:24 NEWS - What would a Star Wars blaster bolt look like in real life?20:45 NEWS - Doctor Who merchandise round-up.27:00 FEATURE - Star Wars: Who would you be? by Rob @WhoWars Lex @ Lexerness & Kate @Kamiduu33:13 FEATURE - Star Wars: Rebels Ratings So Far by Rob @WhoWars & Yancy Evans @Gallandro11:06:43 REVIEW - Star Wars Rebels: Fighter Flight by Rob @WhoWars & Leo1:19:44 ADVERT - We're looking for team members. Want to join us? Want to contribute something?1:20:12 REVIEW - Doctor Who: Flatline (BBC) by Lex @Lexerness1:25:15 REVIEW - Doctor Who: Forest of the Night by Rob @WhoWars1:37:56 PREVIEW - Doctor Who: Dark Water & Death in Heaven (BBC) by Rob @WhoWars1:55:54 REVIEW - Doctor Who: 11th Doctor #4 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars2:03:07 ADVERT - Doctor Who: Dark Journey2:03:33 TEASER - An interview teaser for October 29 with @EricJ_art by Rob @WhoWars2:11:22 Closing remarks; call for iTunes feedback on the show2:12:32 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including how to get in touch with the show)
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The Who Wars Podcast #010 (23 October, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 49 secondsDoctor Who, Doctor Who, Doctor Who!On Sunday October 19, I sat down on Skype with pro comic book artist, EricJ (Doctor Who, Justice League, Rex Mundi). Given the timezones, it was a sunny San Diego afternoon the day before for Eric and what was going to be a pleasant 1hr chat, or thereabouts, turned into a three-hour-plus epic that covered a lot of ground.Rather than bang out a three-hour-plus podcast of the resulting chat that only the truly hardcore would ever listen to, I've pulled out a section on Star Wars, a section on Doctor Who, and a section on learning to draw and breaking into the comics industry. A sample of the Star Wars segment was included in our October 19 show as a teaser and we uploaded that interview in full on October 21.Now it's time in this podcast for a similar chat with Eric about Doctor Who. I hope you like it.Tune in on October 29 for a chat with Eric about drawing and the comic industry.We will, of course, have a regular episode of Who Wars before then, on October 26.Happy listening,Rob
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The Who Wars Podcast #009 (21 October, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsStar Wars, Star Wars, Star Wars!On Sunday October 19, I sat down on Skype with pro comic book artist, EricJ (Doctor Who, Justice League, Rex Mundi). Given the timezones, it was a sunny San Diego afternoon the day before for Eric and what was going to be a plesant 1hr chat, or thereabouts, turned into a three-hour-plus epic that covered a lot of ground.Rather than bang out a three-hour-plus podcast of the chat that only the truly hardcore would ever listen to, I've pulled out a section on Star Wars, a section on Doctor Who, and a section on learning to draw and breaking into the comics industry. A sample of the Star Wars segment was included in our October 19 show as a teaser and that's what you'll hear in this podcast, now in full.Tune in on October 23 for a similar chat with Eric about Doctor Who.Tune in on October 29 for a chat with Eric about drawing and the comic industry.We will, of course, have a regular episode of Who Wars in the middle of all of this, on October 26.Happy listening,Rob
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The Who Wars Podcast #008 (19 October, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme00:30 Introduction to the show; includes discussion of grassroots podcasting; great podcasts this week from 42 To Doomsday and Star Wars Action News; Star Wars Rebels "Fighter Flight"; Doctor Who Series 8 reactions; get in touch with the show and/or leave some iTunes feedback. Details in the closing credits.10:15 NEWS - Will Warwick Davis Appear in Star Wars: Episode VII?12:40 NEWS - Darth Vader image in Star Wars Rebels in addition to new clips on YouTube; An Interview with Freddie Prinze Jr.; "Kanan vs. The Inquisitor"; "Hera and Sabine, Alone in the Dark"; "Igniting a Legacy" Featurette.20:15 NEWS - Star Wars Vintage X-Wing Restoration by Retroblasting24:20 NEWS - Doctor Who: Flatline promotional clip from the BBC27:06 INTERVIEW - Rob talks to professional comic book artist EricJ (Doctor Who, Justice League of America, Rex Mundi), about Star Wars. This is an exclusive SNEAK PEAK at next Tuesday's episode!42:57 ADVERT - We're looking for team members. Want to join us?43:24 REVIEW - Doctor Who: Flatline (BBC) by Rob @WhoWars53:09 REVIEW - Doctor Who: Mummy on the Orient Express (BBC) by Lex @Lexerness55:20 REVIEW - Doctor Who: Dark Journey by Rob @WhoWars1:00:04 REVIEW - Doctor Who: The Nemonite Invasion (BBC) by Kate @Kamiduu1:04:34 ADVERT - Doctor Who: Dark Journey1:05:02 Closing remarks; call for iTunes feedback on the show.1:06:45 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including how to get in touch with the show).
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The Who Wars Podcast #007 (12 October, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 37 minutes and 1 second00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme00:30 Introduction to the show; includes discussion of Star Wars: Clone Wars fans and their desire to see the program go back into production; Star Wars: Rebels and Rob's theory on how it will all end in five years' time; more interaction with Freddie Prinze Jr. on Twitter and a reveal about Kanan Jarrus' Jedi Master; a Twitter favourite from Billy Dee Williams; Listener feedback from @amaudiomedia @50dw50 and @ben110173; get in touch with the show and/or leave some iTunes feedback. Details in the closing credits.14:00 NEWS - Star Wars: Episode VII rumours and speculation; John Williams putting together Episode VII soundtrack within weeks; 'Loose Lips Sink Starships' poster (previously mentioned by Kevin Smith) leaked from Episode VII set; Harrison Ford in the UK; Han Solo costuming echoes George Lucas fashion, circa 1976?20:40 NEWS - Marvel reveal Star Wars: Kanan series, due April 2015, ay NYCC.22:20 NEWS - The Empire Strikes Back Uncut24:02 NEWS - Robert Downey Jr. recently watched Doctor Who for some homework and thinks it's "an incredible series".27:16 NEWS - Who is Gus? Rob delves into a Radio Times article on the topic from today's screening of Doctor Who.30:27 FEATURE - Star Wars Episode VII Spoilers by Kate @Kamiduu33:56 REVIEW - Doctor Who: Mummy on the Orient Express (BBC) by Rob @WhoWars49:48 REVIEW - Star Wars: Rebels "Droids in Distress" (Lucasfilm) by Rob @WhoWars & Leo1:06:16 FEATURE - Secondhand Star Wars by Kate @Kamiduu1:12:52 ADVERT - We're looking for team members. Want to join us?1:13:39 REVIEW - Doctor Who: Kill The Moon (BBC) by Lex @Lexerness1:19:20 COMIC - Doctor Who: 10th Doctor #3 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars1:26:03 COMIC - Doctor Who: 12th Doctor #1 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars1:34:50 Closing remarks; call for iTunes feedback on the show.1:36:15 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including how to get in touch with the show).
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The Who Wars Podcast #006 (8 October, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 59 minutes and 37 seconds00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme00:30 Introduction to the show; Rob @WhoWars Lex @Lexerness and Kate @Kamiduu give their brief thoughts on going into Series 8 of Doctor Who before talking about each episode of the series individually.02:25 Deep Breath - When a dinosaur materialises alongside the Houses of Parliament in Victorian London, the Doctor's old friends the Paternoster Gang are relieved when he arrives, seemingly to deal with the creature. However, they soon realise that the Doctor is the one in need of help; newly regenerated, extremely volatile and questioning his self-worth, this is a very different man from the one they last saw. The only person that may be able to help him is Clara, and she is still grappling with losing the Doctor she knew and loved. After the spontaneous combustion of the dinosaur, the Doctor takes on the case of whoever killed the time-travelling beast. The Doctor has an internal battle with himself, pondering where his new face came from. The Doctor and Clara are called to a restaurant, only to find out all the other customers are androids. After discovering the robots' hidden spaceship, and their long-term goal of reaching a "promised land", the Doctor confronts their leader, who falls to its death from an airship, though it is unclear whether he fell as part of a self-destruct mechanism or if the Doctor pushed him. Clara receives a phone call from the previous Doctor, and is convinced to join the Twelfth Doctor on his journeys. Meanwhile, the Half-Face Man awakes in a mysterious place, greeted by an equally-curious woman named Missy.08:45 Into the Dalek - The Doctor saves Journey Blue, a rebel fighter, from her space shuttle, which is under attack by Daleks, but is unable to save her brother. Upon returning her to her rebel ship, The Doctor then drags Clara away from a potential date with Danny Pink, her new colleague at Coal Hill School, and is thrown into the most dangerous place into the universe: the inside of a Dalek. The Doctor and Clara, along with a team of rebels aboard the Aristotle, a military station in space, are miniaturized and sent into "Rusty", a Dalek that has turned good. At the Dalek's power center, the Doctor discovers a large crack, which he deduces is causing the malfunction within the Dalek. He uses his sonic screwdriver to seal the crack, but their meddling has a terrible outcome, causing the Dalek to realize its true cause again. It sends a message to the rest of the Daleks, giving them the base's location. The mysterious Missy and "Heaven" once more make an appearance after Gretchen sacrifices herself to allow Clara and Journey access to the mind of Rusty. In an attempt to show Rusty the beauty of the universe, the Doctor connects his mind with that of the Dalek's. Rusty, however, sees the Doctor's hatred for the Daleks and is inspired by this instead, deciding to exterminate his own race. After the battle, Rusty calls the Doctor a "good Dalek", and the Doctor and Clara leave, with Clara returning to her date.14:25 Robot of Sherwood - Treating Clara to an expedition of her choice, the Doctor takes her to the twelfth century to prove that her childhood hero, Robin Hood, doesn't exist. He is stunned when he stumbles upon a gang of outlaws, led by a man claimed to be the great hero himself. The Doctor duels with Robin Hood with a spoon, and remains in disbelief even as Robin takes the two to meet his band of Merry Men. Robin takes part in an archery contest against the Sheriff of Nottingham, splitting the arrow to claim a prize of a golden arrow. The Doctor challenges Robin before impatiently blowing up the target, causing the Sheriff to order his arrest. Robin defends the Doctor, but after slicing the arm off of one of the guards, it is revealed that they are robots. After the capture of the Doctor, Clara and Robin, Clara is taken to the Sheriff to act as the trio's leader, where she finds out that the Sheriff witnessed a spaceship crash and has been trying to repair it by collecting all the gold in the nearby land, so that he can use it to travel to London and take over the kingdom. The Doctor and Robin escape their prison, where Robin demands that Clara reveal who exactly The Doctor is. Robin Hood defeats the Sheriff in a sword fight, and after allowing the robots' spaceship to detonate harmlessly in the atmosphere, the Doctor and Robin Hood part ways, after which Maid Marian is reunited with Robin.23:40 Listen - After a failed date with Danny Pink, Clara returns to her home to find The Doctor awaiting her. He seeks a creature he believes to have perfected its ability to hide, that stalks humankind and is responsible for a dream common to all humans. Using the TARDIS' telepathic circuit, the duo end up in the mid-1990s, where Clara meets Danny Pink as a boy. The Doctor and Clara comfort Danny from his fear when an unknown entity enters the boy's room. After returning to her date with Danny and failing a second time, Clara returns to the TARDIS and meets Orson Pink, a distance descendant of Danny Pink, one of Earth's first time travelers stranded at the end of the universe. After a brief moment with the entity, Clara triggers the TARDIS' departure to an unknown barn, where she finds a crying child. Hiding beneath the bed, she realizes that the child is The Doctor in his younger years. When the boy gets out of the bed, Clara accidentally grabs his leg, and she realizes that she is the monster under the bed. She comforts him with the notion of fear being a constant companion that can bring out the good in him, where one day he'll return to the barn during the moment of his greatest fear. Clara leaves, forcing The Doctor to not see where they had been. Clara and Danny reconcile, and The Doctor rejects the notion of the unknown entity ever existing.35:00 Time Heist - The TARDIS' phone rings in Clara's apartment, and The Doctor and Clara find themselves in a strange chamber suffering from memory loss along with Psi the augmented human and Saibra the mutant human. They have been recruited by 'The Architect' to rob the Bank of Karabraxos, the most impregnable bank vault in the universe. The quartet collect the tools required for their heist, before witnessing a mysterious alien named The Teller turn the brain of a criminal to 'soup' with its psychic abilities. Saibra is later caught by the Teller, and activates an atomic disintegrater to avoid the pain of the Teller's brain scan. Psi soon follows when caught by the Teller, and Clara and The Doctor gain access to the vaults of the bank. They gain the rewards of their heist from the vault, and proceed to the Private Vault, but not before regaining contact with Psi and Saibra who were teleported instead of disintegrated. The four find that the private vault is home to Director Karabraxos, and The Doctor gives her his number before she leaves the bank as it is destroyed by the solar storm. The Doctor regains his lost memories back from the Teller, revealing himself as The Architect, and unveiling the goal of the heist - to rejoin the Teller with the only other one of its species. The Doctor takes the two aliens away to live out their lives, and returns Saibra and Psi to their homeworlds, and Clara to her flat for her date.43:40 The Caretaker - Clara is trying to maintain two separate lives: one as the Doctor's companion, and the other as a school teacher in a romantic relationship with Danny Pink. The Doctor tells her that he's going deep undercover, disguising himself as a temporary caretaker at her school (Coal Hill). Tracking a Skovox Blitzer, which vaporised a police officer and is one of the deadliest machines created, he plans to displace it a billion years into the future where nothing else can be harmed. The Doctor meets Danny without realising he's Clara's partner, treating him with disdain because he was a soldier. Suspicious of the Doctor, Danny accidentally tampers with his trap, and the Skovox Blitzer is only sent seventy four hours into the future. The Doctor learns of Danny's relationship with Clara, and Danny about Clara's double life, leading them to argue. When the Skovox Blitzer rematerialises, the three work together to trick it in to deactivating itself. Danny warns Clara about the Doctor pushing her into reckless and dangerous actions. The vaporised police officer awakens in the Promised Land.52:20 Summary; Rob @WhoWars Lex @Lexerness and Kate @Kamiduu give their thoughts on Series 8 of Doctor Who at its halfway point and consider where it might be going.57:50 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including how to get in touch with the show)58:35 Bloopers. Shhh...
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The Who Wars Podcast #005 (5 October, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 2 hours, 0 minutes and 19 seconds00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme00:30 Introduction to the show; includes discussion of good times at present in both Star Wars and Doctor Who fandom; @WhoWars Twitter discussions this past week with Neil Gaiman, Vanessa Marshall and Freddie Prinze Jr. and how people like them "get" social media; exclusive story from Freddie Prinze Jr. via Twitter; a little social media discussion and fan feedback on Doctor Who show runner, Steven Moffat.11:22 NEWS - Star Wars: Episode VII rumours and speculation; the big rumour of the past week (that I won't even put into writing here, such is its potential spoiler value, even if I have my own thoughts on the source); John Boyega and Daisy Ridley both leave Twitter in the same week; Which character might live in the desert in an old AT-AT in Episode VII?; Ben Affleck declares that he is the cause of the Zack Snyder and JJ Abrams "feud".22:10 NEWS - Disney pulls the plug on two mobile games; Tiny Death Star and Star Wars Assault Team.23:38 NEWS - Promo video for Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff. Is that Romana we hear doing the narration?25:24 NEWS - Titan Comics releasing 12th Doctor comic at NYCC. Will also reprint 10th and 11th Doctor #1 issues with NYCC variant covers.27:18 NEWS - Kickstarter for Minister of Chance video adventure, featuring Paul McGann and Sylvester McCoy.30:18 FEATURE - Doctor Who: Missy? Who's that? by Rob @WhoWars39:15 TV - Star Wars: Rebels "Spark of Rebellion" (Lucasfilm) by Rob @WhoWars56:32 ADVERT - We're still looking for team members, especially for Star Wars related topics. Want to join us?57:18 REVIEW - Doctor Who: Kill The Moon (BBC) by Rob @WhoWars1:22:19 TEASER - Doctor Who: Series 8 Reviewed 8 October by Rob @WhoWars Lex @Lexerness and Kate @Kamiduu1:34:32 COMIC - Doctor Who: 11th Doctor #3 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars1:41:55 REVIEW - Doctor Who: The Caretaker (BBC) by Lex @Lexerness1:52:20 REVIEW - Doctor Who: The Forever Trap (BBC) by Kate @Kamiduu1:58:26 Closing remarks; call for feedback on the show.1:59:34 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including how to get in touch with the show).
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The Who Wars Podcast #004 (28 September, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 20 minutes and 10 seconds00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme00:30 Introduction to the show; includes discussion of show ratings and an appeal for iTunes reviews and ratings; DWM 478 arrives and Rob has a letter in it; Big Chief Studios readies new 1:6 scale 11th Doctor figure; Rob talks about products from Big Chief in his Doctor Who collection; Rob fails to finish Star Wars: A New Dawn even though he promised a review this episode - super sub @Kamiduu to the rescue; Clone Wars Legacy revealed this week, but more in news; Listener feedback - @kenobidarth puts forward multiple Star Wars questions and comments over Twitter, which Rob replies to, covering why Episode VII is called episode VII, whether Disney was the right buyer for the Star Wars franchise, why Clone Wars was cancelled, "that bloody mouse", and re-treads last episode's commentary on canon in the Disney era and Star Wars Legends.17:25 NEWS - Star Wars: Episode VII rumours and speculation; Images of chrome Stormtroopers hit the Internet. Who are they and what do Rob and Kate think of them?; Oscar Isaac talks to EW about the vibe on the Episode VII set; Possible production art leaked featuring Jedi/Sith fight, Millennium Falcon and a mystery sniper; Mark Hamill turns 63 and is now the same age as Sir Alec Guinness when making A New Hope.24:05 NEWS - Star Wars Rebels getting rave reviews as it nears transmission.26:50 NEWS - "New" Clone Wars episodes released as Clone Wars: Legacy.28:45 NEWS - Doctor Who's Peter Capaldi says he hasn't sworn for two years.31:24 BOOK REVIEW - Star Wars: A New Dawn by Kate @Kamiduu42:05 TV - Doctor Who: Time Heist (BBC) by Lex @Lexerness46:05 TV - Doctor Who: The Caretaker by Rob @WhoWars1:10:46 PREVIEW - Doctor Who: Kill The Moon (BBC) by Rob @WhoWars1:15:25 ADVERT - Become a Who Wars podcast correspondent. Here's how.1:16:08 Closing remarks; Late news - Doctor Who actress Lynda Bellingham confirms terminal cancer and will stop her chemotherapy within weeks.1:19:25 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including how to get in touch with the show)
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The Who Wars Podcast #003 (21 September, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 26 minutes and 13 seconds00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme00:30 Introduction to the show; includes discussion of new show contributors @Kamiduu and @Lexerness; show statistics; metro.co.uk review of 'Listen' and whether Steven Moffat is 'territory marking' in Doctor Who; Rob chats to Star Wars: Rebels Executive Producer, Greg Weisman about cars; listener feedback - Sarah McCutcheon on Steven Moffat and bullying in Doctor Who fandom; listener feedback - Kate ponders the Star Wars: Episode VII timeline for its name, teaser trailer and trailer announcements; Rob plots an alternative Star Wars: Episode VII timeline for its name, teaser trailer and trailer announcements based on the prequels; plus a rundown of this episode's features.16:39 NEWS - Star Wars: Episode VII rumours and speculation; Adam Driver in an X-Wing flight suit? Is he a good guy or a bad guy?; James Bond's Daniel Craig rumoured to have shot a two-day cameo wearing a Stormtrooper costume; Millennium Falcon video by JJ Abrams features Batman, plus a new radar dish for everyone's favourite YT-1300.22:18 NEWS - Jenna Coleman makes it to the Doctor Who Christmas episode; Nick Frost and Michael Troughton will guest star in the same episode, plus other festive casting news.24:21 NEWS - Doctor Who to be screened at it's latest timeslot ever in the UK starting September 27; running until 9.15pm. Will young fans and families continue to watch the first run episodes, or will we see more people in the UK using the BBC iPlayer?26:07 NEWS - Original trilogy Star Wars costumes covered in a new book, written by Prop Store of London COO Brandon Alinger after being given access to the Lucasfilm vaults.27:56 NEWS - Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi standalone movie rumour; is it really so strange? Did anyone think Yoda would make a better standalone Star Wars movie?30:35 EDITORIAL - Star Wars: Rebels; is it worth your time? by Rob @WhoWars49:49 TV - Doctor Who: Listen (BBC) by Lex @Lexerness1:05:55 TV - Doctor Who: Time Heist (BBC) by Rob @WhoWars1:19:44 AUDIO - Doctor Who: Pest Control (BBC) by Kate @Kamiduu1:24:10 Closing remarks; The Who Wars Podcast is looking for correspondents1:25:28 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including how to get in touch with the show)
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The Who Wars Podcast #002 (14 September, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 38 seconds00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme00:30 Introduction to the show; includes mini editorial on Doctor Who show runner, Steven Moffat, and social media attitude towards him11:05 NEWS - New Star Wars: Rebels TV Spots -12:33 NEWS - New Doctor Who 3.75'' action figures coming soon13:30 NEWS - Auralnauts take on the Star Wars: A New Hope medal scene -15:03 NEWS - Spy photos and video from Star Wars Episode VII set20:11 NEWS - Jenna Coleman leaving Doctor Who; Jenna speaks!23:28 EDITORIAL - Star Wars Canon in the Disney Era33:13 ADVERT - Would you like to be a Who Wars correspondent?36:02 TV - Doctor Who: Listen (BBC)49:05 Closing remarks49:52 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including how to get in touch with the show)
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The Who Wars Podcast #001 (7 September, 2014)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 57 seconds00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme00:30 Introduction to the show; background to this new podcast series06:30 NEWS - Doctor Who: Robot of Sherwood beheading scene edited out10:18 NEWS - Original Star Wars Rebels clips - https://www.youtube.com/user/starwars15:58 NEWS - Black and white rough cut of Star Wars cantina sequence19:00 NEWS - Star Wars 'Trilogy' artwork for sale - http://www.bottleneckgallery.com/20:44 NEWS - Michael Kerrigan (1952-2014), Director of Doctor Who: Battlefield22:00 COMICS - Doctor Who: The 11th Doctor #2 (Titan)29:20 TV - Doctor Who: Robot of Sherwood (BBC)49:32 Closing remarks51:12 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including how to get in touch with the show)