Traveling the Vortex
- Description:
- A podcast dedicated to the show Doctor Who with a perspective from two Midwest United States fans, and one person being introduced to the Doctor for the first time.
Homepage: http://travelingthevortex.com/
RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/travelvortex?format=xml
- Episodes:
- 1437
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:1:12:38
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:3:39:05
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 72 days, 11 hours, 39 minutes and 51 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 6 January 2011 (8:03am GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 18 July 2025 (7:55am GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 3 days, 16 hours, 38 minutes and 4 seconds
Traveling the Vortex Episodes
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Episode 509 – Fetch Your Dog
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 28 minutes and 2 seconds
We near the end of Series 13 of Doctor Who with a review of Chapter 5: Survivors of the Flux. In this episode of the podcast, we review the story and examine possible outcomes for the Flux storyline.Plus, don’t forget to listen for the keyword for your chance to enter and win a copy of the Doctor Who Fluxx card game from Looney Labs
Enjoy!
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Episode 509 – Fetch Your Dog
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 28 minutes and 2 secondsWe review Doctor Who Flux: Chapter 5: Survivors of the Flux and examine possible outcomes for the Flux storyline. The post Episode 509 – Fetch Your Dog appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.
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Episode 508 – Quantum Extraction
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 54 secondsOur travels through the Whoniverse continue this week. This time we review Doctor Who Flux – Chapter Four – Village of the Angels. Find out what we thought about this episode.Plus, don’t forget to listen for the keyword in this podcast episode, so you can be entered to win a Doctor Who Fluxx card game from our friend at Looney Labs.
Enjoy!
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Episode 508 – Quantum Extraction
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 55 secondsThis time we review Doctor Who Flux - Chapter Four - Village of the Angels The post Episode 508 – Quantum Extraction appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.
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Episode 507 – The Gathering Timestorm
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 1 second‘Doctor Who Flux’ continues with Chapter Three: Once, Upon Time. We give our views and impression in the third story of the current season. We discuss the highs, the lows, and if this story is still making any sense.Enjoy!
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Episode 507 – The Gathering Timestorm
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 2 secondsDoctor Who Flux continues and this time we review Chapter Three: Once, Upon Time. The post Episode 507 – The Gathering Timestorm appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.
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Episode 506 – Pan-Fried Sontarans
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 4 secondsWe return this week with another review from Doctor Who Flux, this time Chapter Two, War of the Sontarans. Hear what we thought of the story and the classic redesign approach to the Sontarans.Plus, we talk about Marvel’s Eternals. No spoilers, though.
Enjoy!
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Episode 506 – Pan-Fried Sontarans
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 5 secondsWe review another story from Doctor Who Flux. This time Chapter Two, War of the Sontarans, The post Episode 506 – Pan-Fried Sontarans appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.
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Episode 505 – Man’s Best Friend
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 59 secondsThe time has finally arrived. Doctor Who is back on TV and with a festive episode, too. This week we examine the first story in Series 13, or what’s being referred to as Doctor Who: Flux. Hear what we thought of Chapter One: The Halloween Apocalypse.Plus, be sure to listen for the keyword in this week’s podcast show to get your first entry for a chance to win a copy of Doctor Who Fluxx the card game from our friends over at Looney Labs.
Enjoy!
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Episode 505 – Man’s Best Friend
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 59 secondsThe time has finally arrived. Doctor Who is back on TV and with a festive episode, too. This week we examine the first story in Series 13, or what’s being referred to as Doctor Who: Flux. Hear what we thought of Chapter One: The Halloween Apocalypse.Plus, be sure to listen for the keyword in this week’s podcast show to get your first entry for a chance to win a copy of Doctor Who Fluxx the card game from our friends over at Looney Labs.
Enjoy!
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Episode 505 – Man’s Best Friend
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 43 minutes and 0 secondsThe series returns! Hear what we thought of Chapter One: The Halloween Apocalypse. The post Episode 505 – Man's Best Friend appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.
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Episode 504 – Enter the Corsair
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 28 secondsWe’re back again this week, and this time we dive back into some of the Titan Doctor Who comics. First, we wrap up our review of the Missy series with Missy issue #4, Then we take a look at The Thirteenth Doctor Volume 3 which collects issues #9-12. Hear what we thought of these offerings.Enjoy!
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Episode 504 – Enter the Corsair
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 28 secondsWe’re back again this week, and this time we dive back into some of the Titan Doctor Who comics. First, we wrap up our review of the Missy series with Missy issue #4, Then we take a look at The Thirteenth Doctor Volume 3 which collects issues #9-12. Hear what we thought of these offerings.Enjoy!
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Episode 504 – Enter the Corsair
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 28 secondsThis time we review Titan Comics' Missy issue #4 andThe Thirteenth Doctor Volume 3 The post Episode 504 – Enter the Corsair appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.
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Episode 503 – Obsolete Technology Malfunctioning
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 14 secondsWe return to Big Finish’ Missy Series 1 box set to review the second half. This time it’s The Broken Clock by Nev Fountain and The Belly of the Beast by Jonathan Morris. Find out what we thought of the last two parts of the set.Plus, our reactions to the new Doctor Who Series 13 trailer.
Enjoy!
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Episode 503 – Obsolete Technology Malfunctioning
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 14 secondsWe return to Big Finish’ Missy Series 1 box set to review the second half. This time it’s The Broken Clock by Nev Fountain and The Belly of the Beast by Jonathan Morris. Find out what we thought of the last two parts of the set.Plus, our reactions to the new Doctor Who Series 13 trailer.
Enjoy!
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Episode 503 – Obsolete Technology Malfunctioning
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 14 secondsWe review the second half of the Big Finish Missy Series 1 box set, 'The Broken Clock' and 'The Belly of the Beast' The post Episode 503 – Obsolete Technology Malfunctioning appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.
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Episode 502 – Mostly Modest in Every Manner
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes and 35 secondsIn this week’s show, we review the first two stories in Big Finish’s ‘Missy’ box set, A Spoonful of Mayhem by Roy Gill and Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated by John Dorney. Hear what we thought of these two audio plays.Plus, we have our reaction to the news that the series will return at the end of October. Spoilers: We’re excited.
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Episode 502 – Mostly Modest in Every Manner
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes and 35 secondsIn this week’s show, we review the first two stories in Big Finish’s ‘Missy’ box set, A Spoonful of Mayhem by Roy Gill and Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated by John Dorney. Hear what we thought of these two audio plays.Plus, we have our reaction to the news that the series will return at the end of October. Spoilers: We’re excited.
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Episode 502 – Mostly Modest in Every Manner
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes and 36 secondsThis week we review the first two stories in Big Finish's 'Missy' box set. The post Episode 502 – Mostly Modest in Every Manner appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.
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Episode 501 – Two Brigs and a Dame
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 24 seconds
We’re back this week, just in time to talk about the recent news that Russell T. Davies will be returning to Doctor Who as showrunner. We discuss the implications and possibilities.Plus, we continue our reviews of Candy Jar Book’s Lethbridge-Stewart – The Laughing Gnome: Rise of the Dominator by Robert Mammone. Hear what we thought of this installment.
Enjoy!
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Episode 501 – Two Brigs and a Dame
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 24 secondsWe’re back this week, just in time to talk about the recent news that Russell T. Davies will be returning to Doctor Who as showrunner. We discuss the implications and possibilities.Plus, we continue our reviews of Candy Jar Book’s Lethbridge-Stewart – The Laughing Gnome: Rise of the Dominator by Robert Mammone. Hear what we thought of this installment.
Enjoy!
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Episode 501 – Two Brigs and a Dame
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 25 secondsWe review Lethbridge-Stewart - The Laughing Gnome: Rise of the Dominator by Robert Mammone The post Episode 501 – Two Brigs and a Dame appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.
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Episode 500 – Novelty Music Extravaganza
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 53 minutes and 30 secondsHere we are. We’ve reached a huge milestone for the podcast. We land at episode 500 and do we have a fun show for you. A 2-hour extravaganza! This time we look at some Doctor Who novelty songs. Some might be familiar, others not so much, But sit back and enjoy as we count them down for you.Enjoy!
Here’s where you can hear a few songs we/ve reviewed:
The Go-Go’s I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas With a Dalek
Roberta Tovey – Who’s Who (Doctor Who)
Bullamakanka – The Ballad of Doctor Who (Doctor Who is Gonna Fix It)
Slaves of Kane – Abslom Daak Dalek Killer (full song unavailable)
Cybermen – Doctor Who On a Mission
The Timelords – Doctorin’ The Tardis
Blitzkrieg – Am the Doctor (Who Are You?)
Martin Gordon – Her Daddy Was a Dalek, Her Mummy Was a Non-Stick Frying Pan (full song unavailable)
Mitch Benn – Call Me During Doctor Who and I’ll Kill You
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Episode 500 – Novelty Music Extravaganza
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 53 minutes and 30 secondsHere we are. We’ve reached a huge milestone for the podcast. We land at episode 500 and do we have a fun show for you. A 2-hour extravaganza! This time we look at some Doctor Who novelty songs. Some might be familiar, others not so much, But sit back and enjoy as we count them down for you.Enjoy!
Here’s where you can hear a few songs we/ve reviewed:
The Go-Go’s I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas With a Dalek
Roberta Tovey – Who’s Who (Doctor Who)
Bullamakanka – The Ballad of Doctor Who (Doctor Who is Gonna Fix It)
Slaves of Kane – Abslom Daak Dalek Killer (full song unavailable)
Cybermen – Doctor Who On a Mission
The Timelords – Doctorin’ The Tardis
Blitzkrieg – Am the Doctor (Who Are You?)
Martin Gordon – Her Daddy Was a Dalek, Her Mummy Was a Non-Stick Frying Pan (full song unavailable)
Mitch Benn – Call Me During Doctor Who and I’ll Kill You
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Episode 499 – Putting the Arrr Back in Argonite
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 40 minutes and 50 secondsAfter a long delay (sorry about that) we finally manage to get to another Lost In Time episode of the podcast. This time we review The Space Pirates. We read the novelization, but after completing the episode, we found that we really talked more about the TV episodes than the book.Also some more missing stories news.
Enjoy!
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Episode 499 – Putting the Arrr Back in Argonite
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 40 minutes and 50 secondsAfter a long delay (sorry about that) we finally manage to get to another Lost In Time episode of the podcast. This time we review The Space Pirates. We read the novelization, but after completing the episode, we found that we really talked more about the TV episodes than the book.Also some more missing stories news.
Enjoy!
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Episode 498 – Slightly Silly Paper
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 45 secondsThis week we look at, or rather listen to the new The Ninth Doctor Adventures – Ravagers which sees Christopher Eccleston return to the role as the Doctor. Find out what we thought of this audio story from Big Finish.Plus, we talk about some rather sad news with the passing of Jackie Lane who played Dorothea Anne “Dodo” Chaplet in Doctor Who during the First Doctor’s era.
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Episode 498 – Slightly Silly Paper
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 45 secondsThis week we look at, or rather listen to the new The Ninth Doctor Adventures – Ravagers which sees Christopher Eccleston return to the role as the Doctor. Find out what we thought of this audio story from Big Finish.Plus, we talk about some rather sad news with the passing of Jackie Lane who played Dorothea Anne “Dodo” Chaplet in Doctor Who during the First Doctor’s era.
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Episode 497 – MUCHO MASTER – Enter the Inventor
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes and 9 secondsIn this week’s episode of the podcast, we examine the first story in Big Finish’s ‘The First Doctor Adventures’ Volume 1, episode one The Destination Wars.Next, we look at issues 2 and 3 of Titan Comic’s Doctor Who: Missy series.
Find out what we thought of these stories featuring one of the Doctor’s greatest… frienemies?
Enjoy!
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Episode 497 – MUCHO MASTER – Enter the Inventor
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes and 9 secondsIn this week’s episode of the podcast, we examine the first story in Big Finish’s ‘The First Doctor Adventures’ Volume 1, episode one The Destination Wars.Next, we look at issues 2 and 3 of Titan Comic’s Doctor Who: Missy series.
Find out what we thought of these stories featuring one of the Doctor’s greatest… frienemies?
Enjoy!
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Episode 496 – Traveling the Victorious – The FINALE – Where it All Ends
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 12 minutes and 47 seconds
This week, our friend from over at SciFi4MeTV, Mr. Tim Harvey, joined us to discuss the Time Lord Victorious event. We talk about the event as a whole, what worked, what didn’t, and our levels of enjoyment throughout the entire series of materials.Enjoy!
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Episode 496 – Traveling the Victorious – The FINALE – Where it All Ends
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 12 minutes and 47 secondsThis week, our friend from over at SciFi4MeTV, Mr. Tim Harvey, joined us to discuss the Time Lord Victorious event. We talk about the event as a whole, what worked, what didn’t, and our levels of enjoyment throughout the entire series of materials.Enjoy!
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Episode 495 – Traveling the Victorious – Part 12 – Sonic Screwdriver Trumps Robot Butler
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 32 minutes and 34 secondsThis week we begin our wrap-up of reviews of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ crossover event, This time it is the long-delayed – Echoes of Extinction featuring the Eighth Doctor and the Tenth Doctor. Hear what we thought of this audio adventure from Big Finish!Enjoy!
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Episode 495 – Traveling the Victorious – Part 12 – Sonic Screwdriver Trumps Robot Butler
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 32 minutes and 34 secondsThis week we begin our wrap-up of reviews of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ crossover event, This time it is the long-delayed – Echoes of Extinction featuring the Eighth Doctor and the Tenth Doctor. Hear what we thought of this audio adventure from Big Finish!Enjoy!
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Episode 494 – Next Stop, the Life and Times of Sarah Jane Smith
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 58 minutes and 50 secondsThis week we are back with a review of the book, ‘Sarah Jane Smith: Roving Reporter.’ This book is a collection of short stories, essays, and comics that feature the Doctor’s companion and best friend, Sarah Jane Smith.And thanks to its publisher, Pencil Tip Publishing, we are giving a copy of the book away. The winner will be contacted soon!
Proceeds from the book will be donated in support of the British Columbia Cancer Foundation, the fundraising partner of the BC Cancer Agency and the largest charitable funder of cancer research in this province. So, we’ve included a link below to where you can purchase your copy of a great book and help a good cause as well.
Click here to purchase a copy of the book.
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Episode 494 – Next Stop, the Life and Times of Sarah Jane Smith
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 58 minutes and 50 secondsThis week we are back with a review of the book, ‘Sarah Jane Smith: Roving Reporter.’ This book is a collection of short stories, essays, and comics that feature the Doctor’s companion and best friend, Sarah Jane Smith.And thanks to its publisher, Pencil Tip Publishing, we are giving a copy of the book away. The winner will be contacted soon!
Proceeds from the book will be donated in support of the British Columbia Cancer Foundation, the fundraising partner of the BC Cancer Agency and the largest charitable funder of cancer research in this province. So, we’ve included a link below to where you can purchase your copy of a great book and help a good cause as well.
Click here to purchase a copy of the book.
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Episode 493 – Down in the Darkness
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 4 minutes and 3 secondsThis week we finally get a hold of a copy of the (somewhat) recent release (in the U.S.) of Fury from the Deep. Hear what we thought of this animated lost story in the Second Doctor Era featuring companions, Jamie and Victoria.Plus, be sure to respond for your chance to win the Sarah Jane Smith: Roving Reporter book that we are giving away soon!
Enjoy!
Mentioned in the show:
Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time Travels
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Episode 493 – Down in the Darkness
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 4 minutes and 3 secondsThis week we finally get a hold of a copy of the (somewhat) recent release (in the U.S.) of Fury from the Deep. Hear what we thought of this animated lost story in the Second Doctor Era featuring companions, Jamie and Victoria.Plus, be sure to respond for your chance to win the Sarah Jane Smith: Roving Reporter book that we are giving away soon!
Enjoy!
Mentioned in the show:
Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time Travels
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Episode 492 – MUCHO MASTER: Escape from the Vortex
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 12 secondsIn this week’s show, we continue our celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Master in Doctor Who, with another celebration this month. It is also the 25th anniversary of Doctor Who: The Movie.And what better way to celebrate that film, than to review a story featuring the actor who brought the Master back to life on the small screen in 1996? This week we review Big Finish’s Master! boxset which features Roberts returning to the role.
Hear what we thought of this audio series.
Plus, listen closely for how you can win an anthology story collection featuring everyone’s favorite companion, Sarah Jane Smith.
Enjoy!
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Episode 492 – MUCHO MASTER: Escape from the Vortex
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 12 secondsIn this week’s show, we continue our celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Master in Doctor Who, with another celebration this month. It is also the 25th anniversary of Doctor Who: The Movie.And what better way to celebrate that film, than to review a story featuring the actor who brought the Master back to life on the small screen in 1996? This week we review Big Finish’s Master! boxset which features Roberts returning to the role.
Hear what we thought of this audio series.
Plus, listen closely for how you can win an anthology story collection featuring everyone’s favorite companion, Sarah Jane Smith.
Enjoy!
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Episode 492 – MUCHO MASTER: Escape from the Vortex
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 13 secondsIn this week’s show, we continue our celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Master in Doctor Who, with another celebration this month. It is also the 25th anniversary of Doctor Who: The Movie.
And what better way to celebrate that film, than to review a story featuring the actor who brought the Master back to life on the small screen in 1996? This week we review Big Finish’s Master! boxset which features Roberts returning to the role.
Hear what we thought of this audio series.
Plus, listen closely for how you can win an anthology story collection featuring everyone’s favorite companion, Sarah Jane Smith.
Enjoy!
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Episode 491 – Back to the Brigverse: A Book Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes and 44 secondsWe’ve been away from the world of Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart for too long. So for this episode, we pick back up our reviews of Candy Jar’s series with a look at The HAVOC Files: The Laughing Gnome. Find out what we thought of this anthology collection of shorts.Enjoy!
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Episode 491 – Back to the Brigverse: A Book Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes and 44 secondsWe’ve been away from the world of Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart for too long. So for this episode, we pick back up our reviews of Candy Jar’s series with a look at The HAVOC Files: The Laughing Gnome. Find out what we thought of this anthology collection of shorts.Enjoy!
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Episode 490 – The Master and Dr. Who
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 0 minutes and 30 secondsIn this week’s episode, we travel back to the early ’70s where we catch up with The Brigadier, Jo Grant, and Dr. Who as they take on The Master in the Doctor Who Annual 1974.We review the two short stories, Listen – the Stars and Out of the Green Mist. We also look at the comic story, The Time Thief.
And, we flash forward with a review of the recently released issue #1 of the Missy limited series from Titan Comics.
Enjoy!
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Episode 490 – The Master and Dr. Who
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 0 minutes and 30 secondsIn this week’s episode, we travel back to the early ’70s where we catch up with The Brigadier, Jo Grant, and Dr. Who as they take on The Master in the Doctor Who Annual 1974.We review the two short stories, Listen – the Stars and Out of the Green Mist. We also look at the comic story, The Time Thief.
And, we flash forward with a review of the recently released issue #1 of the Missy limited series from Titan Comics.
Enjoy!
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Side Trip 40 – Star Trek 206 – TNG Season 6
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 34 minutes and 29 secondsOur resident Star Trek Guru, Shaun wraps up his discussion of Star Trek TNG. This time it’s the final season, Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6.Stay tuned as Shaun gears up for another series, this time with a focus on DS9.
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Side Trip 40 – Star Trek 206 – TNG Season 6
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 34 minutes and 29 secondsOur resident Star Trek Guru, Shaun begins to wrap up his discussion of Star Trek TNG. This time it’s the penultimate season, Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6.
Stay tuned as Shaun gears up for another series, this time with a focus on DS9.
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Episode 489 – The Wheels on the BUS
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 48 secondsThe Base Under Siege story, It’s a classic trope for many Doctor Who stories. But is it a good way to craft a story?
What makes a base under siege story?
Is it a good idea?
Is it good for the drama?
Are they too full of tropes to be enjoyable?
These are just a few of the questions we examine as we discuss ‘base under siege’ storytelling.Enjoy!
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Episode 489 – The Wheels on the BUS
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 48 secondsThe Base Under Siege story, It’s a classic trope for many Doctor Who stories. But is it a good way to craft a story?
What makes a base under siege story?
Is it a good idea?
Is it good for the drama?
Are they too full of tropes to be enjoyable?
These are just a few of the questions we examine as we discuss ‘base under siege’ storytelling.Enjoy!