Doctor Who: Verity!
- Description:
- A Doctor Who Podcast where a rotating cast of six women, from across the globe, talk all things Doctor Who. We have opinions.
Homepage: http://VerityPodcast.com/
RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/VerityPodcast?format=xml
- Episodes:
- 1050
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:1:04:07
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:1:54:18
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 46 days, 18 hours, 1 minutes and 22 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 21 December 2012 (10:33pm GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 10 July 2024 (11:00am GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 4 days, 0 hours, 25 minutes and 23 seconds
Doctor Who: Verity! Episodes
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Episode 226 - Reflections In the Forest of the Night
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 4 secondsThis week we reflect on another story that wasn't a hit right out of the gate. Join Deb, Katrina, Lizbeth, and Lynne as they discuss how they feel about "In the Forest of the Night" lo these several years on. We also get to hear Lynne's pick for her "hindsight is 2020" episode to revisit.
Have you reflected on "In the Forest of the Night" recently? If so, what did you think? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat enjoyed the Good Omens: Lockdown!
- Lynne moved to a new house and gets to reconstitute her Doctor Who room, complete with new shelving!
- Liz takes joy from her eaglemoss Doctor Who figurine collection!
- Deb watched the BBC's Big Night In with most of the living Doctors!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
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Episode 225 - The Snowmen Revisited
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 29 minutes and 47 secondsThis week we go waaaay back to the beginning! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we re-visit the story we reviewed on our very first (proper) podcast episode ever! Kat wasn't able to join us for that, so we get her eight-year-old hot take.
Did you revisit "The Snowmen"? If so, what did you think? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat looks forward to Big Finish's Torchwood: Dinner and a Show, written by Gareth David-Lloyd!
- Tansy watches and rewatches and re-rewatches "The Faceless Ones" on DVD!
- Erika squees over Who Is the Doctor 2, which is every bit as delightful as its predecessors!
- Deb loves when listeners ask Tansy for Big Finish recs, and really loves when they ask her to rate her faves of the first 50!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
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Extra! - Doctor Who Quarantine Houses
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 37 minutes and 26 secondsThis is another very silly Extra, and two of us had no idea what we were going to do when we sat down to record! Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we latch onto an internet meme and determine what modern Doctor Who quarantine houses we'd want to be in. We also spend some time building new, classic Doctor Who quarantine houses to choose from:
House 1 5th Doctor Polly Liz Shaw Graff Vynda-K
House 2 2nd Doctor Barbara Romana 1 The (Delgado) Master
House 3 3rd Doctor Jo Grant Leela The (Roberts) Master
House 4 1st Doctor Romana 2 Harry Sullivan Lady Adrasta
House 5 4th Doctor Ian Sarah Kingdom Lady Peinforte
House 6 6th Doctor Ace Jamie Vivien Fay
Which houses would you choose? Let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
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Episode 224 - Our Un-Favourites (Part 2ish)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 4 minutes and 13 secondsIt's time for the second(?) part of our first hindsight project! Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they talk about Doctor Who stories that didn't really work for them the first time around -- and what they remember of those stories. There's a sizable side-trek into Big Finish as well.
Do you have a Who story that didn't hit right for you the first time around? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy
- loves comedian Celia Pacqola's instagram pic in a 13th Doctor costume!
- is delighted to see Verity! with a bunch of super-great podcasts on a list of the 9 Best Doctor Who Podcasts!
- Liz
- enjoyed the virtual con experience with Time Space Virtualizer!
- broke and ordered a Nimon figure from eaglemoss!
- Deb loves all the Doctor Who love on Twitter in the form of watch/tweet-alongs (many of which have been organized by Emily Cook)!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
- Tansy
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Episode 223 - Our Un-Favourites (Part 1ish)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 41 minutes and 8 secondsOur theme, Hindsight Is 2020, finally gets into gear! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we talk about Doctor Who stories that didn't really work for us the first time around -- and what we remember of those stories. (Don't adjust your set. Those cloister bells belong there. Trust us.)
Do you have a Who story that didn't hit right for you the first time around? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat is excited about the Tweetalong for "The Doctor's Wife" on April 11 at 8pm BST #BiggerOnTheInside!
- Erika is pleased to be doing Lazy Doctor Who again and wonders why nobody told her how great "Colony in Space" is!
- Deb is groovin' on fan creativity!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
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Berry-ty! Episode 412 - Series 7 - Episode 2
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 2 minutes and 20 secondsIt's biscuit (cookie) week! Join Deb, Lizbeth, Lynne, and Tansy as they talk to each other while seeing each other's faces. Recording while on video is a different beast altogether! Lots of good bake-talk this week. Also, Mel without Sue! What do they think?
What have you baked lately? Let us know in the comments!
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What have you baked this week?
- Lynne has her own buttermilk week, baking biscuits and Irish soda bread in a cast iron pan!
- Liz ordered artisinal (vegan) biscuits, including chocolate chip, salted caramel, (filthy) fruit shortbread!
- Tansy helped her daughter bake brownies from a mix from a box (which were later used to make a brownie-and-marshmallow-NASA satellite)!
- Deb made home-made baked beans, as well as cornbread (with only a teeny bit of sugar) in a cast-iron pan!
Extra-special thanks to James Thomson (of P-Calc and Dice by P-Calc) for this week's episode art! Cake pic is one of the many Dessert Vectors by Vecteezy Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
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Extra! - AVA, the Isolation Edition
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 0 minutes and 41 secondsTimes are tough, and we are too tired for major homework. So join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we answer your questions! That's right, it's another edition of Ask Verity! Anything! We crowd-sourced some questions, and we answer some of them here on the podcast. (The rest have been added to the spreadsheet for future use, so thank you for all of them!) We also try to recruit audience assistance to come up with the Doctors as drinks and as dogs. Please tweet us your comparison pictures!
Do you have questions for a future AVA? Let us know in the comments!
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Reality Bomb Episode 054 – Live at Gallifrey One (in which Erika Defends "The Ribos Operation") Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
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Extra! - Hindsight Is 2020
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 35 minutes and 36 secondsNew Doctor Who is over for many months so it's time to turn our thoughts to our 2020 theme, which we crowd-sourced! Join Deb, Erika, Lizbeth, and Lynne as we discuss how "Hindsight is 2020". Huge thanks to Lisa C. Robbins for not only giving us this great idea, but for being our scribe and documenting the other great ideas from our Gallifrey One meet-up!
Do you have some fab ideas for what we can cover during our year of hindsight? Let us know in the comments!
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Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
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Episode 222 - He Blew Up Traditional Fandom
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 26 minutes and 10 secondsSeries 12 was certainly no series 11! Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as they discuss the series as a whole. The additional risk-taking, the historicals, the Master, the Doctor, the Doctor, and so much more. There's a lot to dig into.
What did you think of series 12 as a whole? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Lynne preordered the Tom Baker season 14 Blu-ray!
- Tansy
- squees over this whole season of The Oodcast!
- has a brand new Kickstarter for Castle Charming!
- Deb
- really digs Big Finish's Donna Noble: Kidnapped!
- loves Tai Gooden's classic Who rewatch Twitter thread!
Sage Young's five favorite Sacha Dhawan Master moments Support Verity! on Patreon
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Episode 221 - Remember The Timeless Children
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 10 minutes and 10 secondsAnd with that, series 12 comes to an end! Join Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we talk about how our canon has regenerated once again. We dig into many possibilities and also try to help Kat figure out exactly how she feels about this story and why. Trail mix, anyone?
What did you think of "The Timeless Children"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy is still flying through some great Big Finish, and this week she shouts out The Diary of River Song series 6!
- Kat brings us the utter joy of a mashup of The Time Lords' "Doctorin' the TARDIS" and Green Day's "Holiday"!
- Erika
- looks forward to a "festive" Doctor Who special!
- can't get enough of Sacha Dawan saying Tecteun!
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Episode 220 - Ascension of the Cybermen Don't Leave
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 9 minutes and 32 secondsIt's hard to talk about the first part of a two-parter when it doesn't really wrap up anything! Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they discuss Brendan and the Doctor and her relationship with her companions and their feelings about her and a proper-scary Cyberman and the Master and ALL OF IT.
What did you think of "Ascension of the Cybermen"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat enjoys the Doctor Who cast on Beat the Buzzer!
- Lynne
- will be writing an article for a book Doctor Who and feminism!
- celebrates the 10th anniversary of Chicks Dig Time Lords!
- Deb ponders the similarities of the Doctor Who and James Bond TV/movie franchises!
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Episode 219 - The Haunting of Villa Diodati Time
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes and 27 secondsA Verity! first -- a live-in-person recording at Gallifrey One about an episode of Doctor Who! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we discuss the episode we watched in a room full of fellow Doctor Who fans. Gally is always a wonderful, but thoroughly exhausting experience, so please forgive the mistaken episode number in the intro. We swear we didn't slip 72 episodes into the future.
What did you think of "The Haunting of Villa Diodati"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Our Happy things all happened here at Gallifrey One, so be on the lookout for tickets for next year's convention. They're going on sale in just a couple weeks!
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Episode 218 - Tommy Can You Hear Me?
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 7 minutes and 43 secondsA spooky story with a serious message -- very Doctor Who! Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as they discuss everything from the monsters to the mental health issues.
What did you think of "Can You Hear Me?" Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy did a radio hit on the ABC talking about the newest Doctor, as seen in "Fugitive of the Judoon"!
- Lynne
- loves the Sacha Dawan cover of Doctor Who Magazine 548!
- can't wait for The Target Storybook!
- Deb loves getting ready for Gallifrey One by listening to the annual Radio Free Skaro Gally preview episode!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
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Episode 217 - Praxeus Weekly
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 4 minutes and 3 secondsComing off the epicness that was "Fugitive of the Judoon", this week's story had quite the shoes to fill (or not try to fill). Join Erika, Lizbeth, and Lynne as we discus this rollicking episode full of characters and moments and laughs and scares.
What did you think of "Praxeus"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Lynne can't wait for Caitlin to meet her Doctor, Matt Smith, at C2E2!
- Liz
- has another Big Finish story in the forthcoming The Doctor Chronicles: The Twelfth Doctor Volume 01!
- will be writing flash fiction in front of an audience at Gallifrey One!
- is nervously excited to meet Jeffrey Combs at Gally!
- Erika hopes lots of audience members will (listen to some back-eps and) try their hand at In Defence Of at Gally!
Bonus links: The Frighteners Erika on The Incomparable Doctor Who Flashcast for "Fugitive of the Judoon" Hammer House of Podcast Joy's tweets about "Praxeus" and representation Uncanny Magazine Support Verity! on Patreon
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Episode 216 - Fugitive of the Judoon... Desert Planet
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 3 minutes and 37 secondsHoly buttons, what an episode! Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they try to form thoughts and words and sentences about this intensely momentous episode. Sometimes it's harder to dissect the things we love the most -- especially when our heads are still spinning!
What did you think of "Fugitive of the Judoon"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat looks forward to interviewing Mark Strickson at Gallifrey One!
- Lynne
- is thrilled Doctor Who Magazine is now fully indexed!
- attended the ALA Midwinter Conference and received many ALLCAPS texts from Michael warning her of "Fugitive of the Judoon" spoilers!
- Deb appreciated two articles about this ep:
- Tai Gooden's Nerdist Article: "What Doctor Who's First Black Woman Doctor Means to Me"!
- Constance Gibb's Gizmodo Article: "BBC Cast a Black Woman as the Doctor, But it's Only Just a Start"!
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Episode 215 - Nikola Tesla's Night of Terrordrome
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 8 minutes and 50 secondsIt's another celebrity historical! Join Deb, Tansy, and special guest Annette as they talk about this electric historical rivalry. From great guest performances to less-than-great episode comparisons, there's a lot of ground to cover.
But perhaps the most important ground is the it-starts-here push to get Tansy a novelization gig! #TargetForTansy
What did you think of "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy is excited about five new Target new novelizations!
- Annette
- is going to her first Gallifrey One!
- got a Doctor Who quote & design as her first ever tattoo!
- Deb
- is thrilled the rumours were wrong, and Jodie Whittaker will be back for another season!
- can't wait to interview Christopher Eccleston at Gally!
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Episode 214 - Orphan 55 and Dime
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes and 58 secondsNow that the great big two-parter is over, we settle into the rest of series 12. Join Deb, Katrina, and Lizbeth as they chat about messages, character development, monsters, the fam, and much much more.
What did you think of "Orphan 55"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Liz's newest Big Finish story has been released -- The Diary of River Song Series 07: Abbey of Heretics!
- Kat recently re-watched The Sarah Jane Adventures story "Death of the Doctor" and enjoyed the return of some old characters!
- Deb is really excited that the Gallifrey One program is starting to come together!
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Episode 213 - Spyfalling or Rising?
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 14 secondsTwo weeks in a row of Doctor Who feels like such a treat! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we discuss whether "Spyfall Part 2" lived up to the amazing ride of part 1 or was a total let-down. These Verities present a range of opinions.
What did you think of part 2 of "Spyfall"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat enjoyed hearing Radio Free Skaro's review of "Spyfall Part 1", complete with some of her own astute observations!
- Erika
- participated in the 50th episode special of Handwavium, Lazy Doctor Who-style!
- wants everyone to check out Joy Piedmont's tweet thread collecting women & POC covering Doctor Who this season!
- Deb loved Sage Young's delightful and insightful interview with the Doctor Who cast for Nerdist!
- We are all very very excited that Liz's newest Big Finish story has been released -- The Diary of River Song Series 07: Abbey of Heretics!
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Episode 212 - Spyfalling for Sacha
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 12 secondsDoctor Who is back! Join Deb, Lizbeth, and Tansy as they dive into how this episode started series 12 off with a heckuva masterful bang! So much dessert.
What did you think of "Spyfall"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!
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Extra! - 7 Fave Xmas(ish) Stories
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 47 minutes and 12 secondsSCHEDULING NOTE: We won't be dropping a Verity! ep on New Year's Day because Doctor Who is dropping that day! In order to get a quorum together to talk about it, our ep (like all the series 10 Verity! eps) will drop over the weekend.
There may not be Doctor Who on Christmas Day, but we're bringing on the Christmas cheer with this special, super-sized "7 Faves" episode. Join ALL of the Verities: Deb, Erika, Katrina, Lizbeth, Lynne, and Tansy as we do a rapid round of Seven Holiday Favorites. There are the usual suspects drawn from modern Who's rich tradition of Christmas specials, plus we veer off-piste and draw on Big Finish stories, classic Who canon (that may or may not have the most slight, tenuous grasp to anything remotely holiday-related) Doctor Who spinoffs, and short stories. It's a mixed bag of holiday(ish) goodness.
What are your favorite Doctor Who holiday stories? Leave us a comment or drop us a tweet and let us know. And don't forget to enter for a chance to win one of seven Big Finish Audio downloads during our 7th Anniversary Giveaway!
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Bonus Links: Liz's "Doctor Who Stories of Christmas Cheer (That Are Not Christmas Specials) blog post (This explains so much...) Tansy's "A Very Big Finish Christmas" blog post Juliette McKenna's Doctor Who Christmas short story "Who the Dickens...?" (Download Link is in the blog post) Our Seventh Anniversary Giveaway Support Verity! on Patreon!
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Extra! - Doctor Who Traditions
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 33 minutes and 14 secondsAs the holiday season approaches we all have a lot of thoughts about traditions. I think it's safe to say, however, that this topic probably WON'T be a Verity! tradition, basically because we can't even agree as to what a tradition IS. But we give it a decent go as Deb, Erika, and Liz talk about their Doctor Who traditions, holiday-related and otherwise. Liz disputes most of it, Erika digs deep and Deb just has a lot of feelings about Elf on the Shelf.
Do you have any Doctor Who-based traditions? Let us know in the comments or drop us a tweet. And don't forget to enter for a chance to win one of seven Big Finish Audio downloads during our 7th Anniversary Giveaway!
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Bonus Links: Paul Cornell's Twelve Blogs of Christmas Lazy Doctor Who Support Verity! on Patreon!
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211 - A Good Man Goes to War Games
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 30 minutes and 34 secondsJoin Deb, Kat, and Tansy as they reach waaay back to 2011 to re-examine the story that began (ended? landed the middle? it's hard to tell with peak S6-Moffat) the whole "The Doctor is the most fearsome thing in the Universe" lark. No, I didn't misspell "arc". They dive into tropes, power dynamics, issues of morality, the difficulties of (and sexism surrounding) introducing a baby subplot, and how words and titles have meanings. Oh, and how Regency dress and laser guns really really work for us. AND we announce a 7th Anniversary give-away!
How do you feel about this turn in the Doctor mythos? Did you think this was a satisfactory conclusion to The Mystery of River Song? Do you want Tansy to give you a bespoke Big Finish Rec? Leave us a comment or drop us a tweet and let us know!
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Happy things:- Tansy is back on her Big Finish train and is loving the #HarrySullivan Short Trips audio!
- Kat is delighted and amused by Gareth David-Lloyd's on-the-scene reporting of an alleged defacement of Ianto's Shrine!
- Deb is thrilled to announce our 7th Anniversary Giveaway! Leave a comment on our Anniversary Giveaway post for a chance to enter one of seven Big Finish Audio downloads!
Bonus Link: Tansy's Big Finish Christmas project Radio Free Skaro's interview with members of Verity! announcing a new podcast, December 23, 2012 Support Verity! on Patreon
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Extra! - 7 Fave Master Stories
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 2 minutes and 18 secondsTime for more favourites! Join Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we list our favourite Master stories from the history of Doctor Who -- in one case, both on-screen and off! According to Liz, an alternate title for this episode could be "a podcast of betrayal".
What are your faves? Let us know in the comments!
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210 - Asylum of The Daleks' Master Plan
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 21 minutes and 36 secondsThis week Deb, Erika, Liz and Tansy revisit an oft maligned (by Deb) story -- "The Daleks' Master Plan". There are a few disagreements as to pace, plot, story, Katarina... and while may not all agree on which companion actually clocks in as the official 7th companion in Doctor Who history, we do all agree that Sara Kingdom is a BAMF.
How do you feel about this "epic" adventure? Is it a rambling mess? A beloved Doctor Who romp or BOTH? And what is your preferred method for consuming this phantom of a story? Leave us a comment or send us a tweet and let us know how you feel about Bret, Sara, The Meddling Monk or any one of the other 1,183 plot points in "The Daleks' Master Plan"?
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Happy Things:
- Deb (and most of Doctor Who fandom) is excited about the new Series 12 Trailer -- new baddies, old baddies -- can't wait!
- Liz is particularly excited about the cosplay options the trailer inspired -- FORMAL WEAR!
- Erika is delighted Handwavium is covering one her favorite stories -- "The Sensorites"!
- Tansy is once again filled with admiration and glee at Big Finish's commitment to delving into the cracks of Doctor Who history -- particularly the new release Daughter of the Gods, which lets Katarina shine!
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Please Fill This Space
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 44 minutes and 59 secondsWe don't know about you, but we've been watching that space. And watching. And watching. In this sprightly Extra, Deb, Erika, and Kat talk about successful, and not so successful, Doctor Who marketing/teaser campaigns -- what we thought worked well and what we thought was perhaps less than "iconic".
Do you have a favorite Doctor Who promo campaign? Send us a tweet or let us know in the comments. Hey, at least it will give you something to think about while you're watching that space.
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Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon!
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209 - Nightmare in Silver Nemesis
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 17 minutes and 5 secondsIt's back to the 7th Doctor's era for another 7&7 chat. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we talk about Doctor Who's 25th anniversary story, "Silver Nemesis". AKA, "Remembrance of the Daleks...Again". What do you think of this story? Is received fan wisdom correct this time? Or is this episode pure gold silver? Let us know in the comments! ^E Happy things:- Liz is writing for Big Finish again, this time for River Song!
- Erika finally bought her membership to Chicago TARDIS!
- Deb delights in Jodie Whittaker's delight at meeting members of Coldplay!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
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Extra! - This or That Volume 4
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 47 minutes and 34 secondsSince a few of the Verities missed the fun last time, we're doing another This or That! (So again, big ol' hat tip to Head Over Feels) Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we choose between things. So many choices!
Would you have chosen This or That? Let us know in the comments!
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Extra! - Best Halloween (Gaming) Ever!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 25 minutes and 4 secondsIt's game time once again, and we convinced Liz to lead us on a merry adventure! Join her as she puts Erika, Lynne, and special guest Annette Wierstra through the Halloween-themed ringer!
Which part of this epic quest was your favourite? Let us know in the comments!
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208 - 7 Nation Army of Ghosts/Doomsday Tripper
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 42 secondsOkay, this “7” is a stretch but we made it work. Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as we dissect the rollicking, emotional, and devastating story duo of “Army of Ghosts” and “Doomsday”.
We give credit to 8 y.o. RTD (the obvious creator of the Dalek v. Cyberman smackdown) while calling out the emotional manipulation he inflicted upon both Jackie and Rose. But we all come together in our adoration Yvonne Hartman’s confidence (and tailoring) and Mickey Smith’s swagger.
What are your favorite bits of this, literally, epic two-parter? Or was the emotional manipulation just a bit too much? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Lynne is beyond thrilled that Arthur Darvill has been announced as a guest at next months’ Chicago TARDIS!
- Tansy is filled with maternal pride that her youngest bought their first sonic screwdriver – and it’s the 13th Doctor’s!
- Deb is still recovering from seeing Christopher Eccleston at NYCC. She live-tweeted the experience in case you missed it!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
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207 - Ghost Light My Fire
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 26 minutes and 31 seconds7&7 brings us back to the 7th Doctor! Join Deb, Lizbeth, and Lynne as they discuss "Ghost Light". They do talk about things other than Ace-in-a-tux, but let's face it, that's one of the more important aspects of this story.
How do you feel about Ghost Light? Or about Ace in a tux? Let us know in the comments! ^E Happy things:- Liz is thrilled to be writing for the 12th Doctor again in Big Finish's The Twelfth Doctor Chronicles!
- Lynne is excited about the updated version of the Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia!
- Deb is pleased to learn that Christopher Eccleston finds interacting with Doctor Who fans to be a healing experience!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
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Extra! - This or That Volume 3
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 46 minutes and 18 secondsIt's been a while since we've done one of our favourite activities (hat tip to Head Over Feels): This or That! Join Deb, Liz, and Lynne as they make choices between things. So many choices!
Would you have chosen This or That? Let us know in the comments!
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Many thanks to our guest editor for this episode, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon!
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206 - The 7-Eleventh Hour
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 30 minutes and 47 secondsThis 7&7 brings us Steven Moffat's seventh episode. Join Deb, Katrina, and Tansy as they chat about Matt Smith's debut, and the debut of the Moffat era.
What do you think of this story? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat is excited about a (potential?) guest star for series 12!
- Tansy adores Doctor Who: The Women Who Lived by Christel Dee and Simon Guerrier with art by many amazing artists, including Katy Shuttleworth!
- Deb enjoys the Radio Free Skaro series 11 commentary series, featuring all women!
Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
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Extra! - Another AVAmergency
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 44 minutes and 47 secondsWhat do we do when plans fall through? We count on you! Join Deb and Lynne as they dig into some of the questions you lovely listeners have asked. That's right, it's another "Ask Verity! Anything"!
How would you have answered some of these questions? Let us know in the comments!
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Many thanks to our guest editor for this episode, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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205 - Yule Logopolis
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 21 minutes and 2 secondsThis week we have the seventh story from the seventh year of the only Doctor to stick around that long. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk over the 4th Doctor's exit.
How do you feel about "Logopolis"? Is it a touching exit? A bunch of nonsense? A boring slog with just a few moments of joy? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Lynne sobs over the season 26 Blu-ray trailer!
- Erika gets to go see Christopher Eccleston at Edmonton Expo!
- Tansy puts herself out there for a Big Finish writing opportunity!
- Deb can't wait to hear Rose Tyler: Dimension Cannon and Martha's return in Torchwood for Big Finish!
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Extra! - 7 Faves from the 1980s
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 27 secondsThe year of 7&7 brings you another list of faves--this time from the 80s! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we select the stories we love best from the 1980s.
What's your list of faves? Let us know in the comments!
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204 - The Sharper Image of the Fendahl
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 6 minutes and 40 secondsThis 7&7 entry comes from the year 1977. That's two whole 7s! Join Deb, Erika and Katrina as we talk about how much we love Ma Tyler, the echoes we see in RTD's era of Doctor Who, the relationship between the Doctor and Leela, the many tropes (the good and the bad), and much more!
What do you think about "Image of the Fendahl"? Is it a classic? Middling? Are the baby fendahleen adorable? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat is excited to listen to Louise Jameson reading the novelisation of this very story!
- Erika is head-over-heels in love with the amazing Lazy Doctor Who spreadsheet Listener Sam from Texas created!
- Deb had a lovely in-person interaction with fellow fangirl Lisa Grimm!
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Extra! - Seven Minutes in Heaven(?) - Volume 3
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 29 minutes and 14 secondsToday's 7-minutes Extra! comes with a twist! Join Deb, Erika, Lizbeth, and Katrina as they talk for one minute each about seven different topics. The twist is that Kat supplied the topics AND has to talk about them. That doesn't make it as easy as you might think.
If you have future "7 Minutes..." topics, let us know in the comments!
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203 - The Unicorn and the Wasp's Nest
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 12 secondsThis week is another "Lucky 7" with the seventh episode of series 4. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we talk about mysteries, celebrity historicals, classism, racism, and how we deal with media created by people with views we abhor.
What do you think of "The Unicorn and the Wasp"? And how do you deal with stories created by people whose views harm you and/or people you love? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Kat has some delicious new Doctor Who - Good Omens headcanon, thanks to tumblr!
- Erika celebrates the return of Two-minute Time Lord, with really really excellent guest essays!
- Lynne is thrilled by the existence of Big Finish action figures!
- Deb boosts Freema Agyeman's laudable fundraising effort for Sleep Out: Stage and Screen!
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Extra! - 7 Faves from the 1970s
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 7 minutes and 46 secondsWe're continuing our year of 7&7 with another delightful list of faves--this time from the 70s! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lizbeth as we dip into the Pertwee-Baker years and select what we love.
What's your list of faves? Let us know in the comments!
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202 - Club Inferno
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 31 minutes and 7 secondsOur 7&7 hits a milestone as we finish off season seven. Join Deb, Lizbeth, and Tansy as they discuss the parallel-world epic that many fans think is one of the greatest Doctor Who stories ever. Do they agree? Listen and find out!
What do you think of "Inferno"? Is it the masterpiece fandom says? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Liz has a Zarbi fig from eaglemoss!
- Tansy is celebrating Big Finish's 20th anniversary with The Legacy of Time!
- Deb got to spend time with re-life Doctor Who fandom friends, which is so special, as this thread from Chip Sudderth illustrates!
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Extra! - Same Stuff, Different Monsters
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 59 minutes and 17 secondsDeb is back with the same monstrous choices as last time, but with a whole new batch of Verities! Join her as she puts Erika, Lynne, and Tansy through the ringer with some tough (and not-so-tough) decisions.
Which monstrous choices would you have made? Have you changed your mind since the last mounstrous Extra? Let us know in the comments!
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201 - Cyanide and Happiness Patrol
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 36 secondsHappiness will prevail! Join Deb, Lizbeth, and Lynne as they discuss the noir, the camp, the political, and the social aspects of this 7th Doctor-and-Ace story.
What are your thoughts about "The Happiness Patrol"? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Liz celebrated 20 years of Big Finish with a video during the livestream!
- Lynne saw a bit of Doctor Who The Edge of Time, the VR game!
- Deb is also super excited about Big Finish's 20th anniversary and the special titles they're releasing!
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Extra! - Emergency AVA!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 49 secondsWhat happens when wires cross and schedules get mixed up, but you need to record an episode of Verity! before several of us go on vacation? Why, it's an emergency edition of "Ask Verity! Anything!" Join Erika, Lizbeth, and Lynne to find out what the listeners asked and what we made of it!
We answer many great questions from listeners. How would you answer them? Let us know in the comments!
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200 - Frontier in Space Jam
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 21 minutes and 43 secondsHappy 200th numbered episode! Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we cover why this really isn't our 200th podcast and why we decided to "celebrate" by covering a seemingly-random season 10 episode!
What do you think about "Frontier in Space"? Are you a big Jo fan? Love the Master? Have thoughts on the Doctor's hair? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Tansy is still rolling through Big Finish releases, including these:
- Erika, like Mandip Gill, thinks birthday-girl Jodie Whittaker is her idol!
- Deb enjoyed watching much of Doctor Who fandom pull together to reject hate and fight for inclusivity, especially for trans fans!
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Extra! - 7 Faves from the Moffat Era
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 6 secondsDo you love these 7-faves extras as much as we do? Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we dive into the Steven Moffat era of Doctor Who and go through the pain of picking seven favourites. What will our strategies be this time? Did any ep get picked by everyone? Listen and find out!
What's your list of faves? Let us know in the comments!
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199 - Chasing Amy's Choice
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 3 minutes and 50 secondsIt's another "lucky" 7, but how lucky is it?. Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we break down (and I mean break down) the seventh episode of series 5, "Amy's Choice".
What are your feelings about this story? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Erika fell head over 80s-fangirl heels for these gorgeous 80s-style opening credits for the 13th Doctor's story "Resolution"!
- Lynne
- received a lovely hand-made Doctor Who gift based on the game Lost Legacy!
- flipped for beautiful Jodie on the cover of DWM (with David Tennant interviewed inside)!
- Deb digs a Wired article about how fans (some of whom are DW fans) are better than tech at organizing information online!
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Extra! - Just Another Day in Monsterdom
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 58 minutes and 27 secondsTaking a brief break from 7s, the Verities bring in a special guest and promptly turn her into a monster. Join Deb, Katrina, and first-time guest Joy Piedmont for another monstrous edition of You Monster, You. Enjoy her monstrosity here, then go listen to her on Reality Bomb!
Which monstrous choices would you have made? Let us know in the comments!
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198 - Time-Flight of (the) Concordes
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 11 minutes and 49 secondsFor this "lucky 7", we dip into the seventh story of season 19. Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we once again punch received fan wisdom right in the face.
What do you think about "Time-Flight" is it as boring and awful as the masses would have you believe? Or is it actually pretty fun? And what was your take on the mourning for Adric and Tegan's "cliffhanger" departure? Let us know in the comments!
Happy things:
- Erika subjects her fellow Verities to Doctor Who Mad Libs again!
- Kat looks forward to Torchwood: Sargasso from Big Finish!
- Deb is excited that Doctor Who is filming again--in Gloucester!
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Extra! - 7 Faves from the 1960s
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 3 minutes and 25 secondsMore favourites! Join Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we dip into the 1960s and agonize over our favourite seven stories. This was painful, but nothing was more painful than when one of Erika's picks seriously broke Liz. Liz has broken more than once on Verity!, but this may bring it to a new level.
What are your 7 faves from the 60s? And did Erika break you too? Let us know in the comments!
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197 - The Girl with the Dragonfire Tattoo
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 31 secondsIt's back to the Seventh Doctor's era with Mel's last story and Ace's first. Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we talk about what works for us and what doesn't. There's a healthy detour into age-based gender politics, so buckle up!
What do you think of "Dragonfire"? Do you love the look of it like Deb? Do you un-love the look of it like Erika? Do you adore Ace like Lynne? Are you giving massive side-eye to Mel's departure scenes like we all are? Let us know in the comments!
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Happy things:
- Erika is excited for the return of The Moment and for its new Patreon page!
- Lynne
- obtains and enjoys the Doctor Who: The Official Annual 2019!
- enjoys season 1 of David Tennant Does a Podcast With...!
- Deb looks forward to some Doctor Who Easter eggs in Good Omens!
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