Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: A Journey Through Doctor Who
- Description:
Homepage: http://www.wanderin4d.com/
RSS Feed: http://wanderin4d.libsyn.com/rss
- Episodes:
- 519
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:1:09:14
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:2:39:06
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 24 days, 22 hours, 48 minutes and 51 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 6 February 2014 (7:20am GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 16 October 2024 (9:17pm GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 7 days, 12 hours, 36 minutes and 17 seconds
Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: A Journey Through Doctor Who Episodes
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Episode 157: Rose
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 24 minutes and 9 secondsThis week we begin our coverage of the modern era of Doctor Who with Rose! A new Doctor, a new companion, and a brand new show!
QotW: According to the writings of William Shakespeare, "A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet." If you were to propose another name Rose, what would it be?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News
Discussion of "Rose" (David 7.75, Trevor 8, Charlie 8, Connor 8)
Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Stones of Venice (David 7.5, Trevor 4, Charlie 6, Connor 6.5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
- Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #158, The End of the World! Our audio adventure will be Minuet in Hell, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 156W5: Real Time/Scream of the Shalka
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 28 minutes and 24 secondsThis week we conclude our coverage of the Wilderness Years with Real Time and Scream of the Shalka!
QotW: If you could choose one Doctor, companion and foe to have a new adventure in animated form which Doctor, companion and foe would it be?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Real Time" (Trevor 6.5, David 6.5, Charlie 6.5)
Discussion of "Scream of the Shalka" (Trevor 8.75, David 8.25, Charlie 8.5)
Big Finish Audio Adventure: Sword of Orion (Trevor 7.75, David 7.5, Charlie 7.25)
Number Crunching: Classic Who
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
- Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald
Join us next week as we begin our coverage of modern Who with our review of the series premiere, Rose! Our audio adventure will be The Stones of Venice, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 156W4: Death Comes To Time/Lungbarrow
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 47 minutes and 34 secondsThis week we continue our coverage of the Wilderness Years with Death Comes To Time and Lungbarrow!
QotW: Which companion, classic or modern, would you nominate to be granted an epic destiny on a one-shot special?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News
Discussion of "Death Comes To Time" (Charlie 8.5, Trevor 8, David 7.5)
Discussion of "Lungbarrow" (Charlie 7, Trevor 7, David 8.75)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
- Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald
Join us next week as our coverage of the Wilderness Years continues with our reviews of Real Time and Scream of the Shalka. Our audio adventure will be Sword of Orion, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 156W3: Mindgame Saga/The Curse of Fatal Death
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 43 minutes and 57 secondsThis week we continue our coverage of the Wilderness Years with Mindgame, Mindgame Trilogy, and The Curse of Fatal Death!
QotW: How would you finish this #DoctorWho bar joke? "A Draconian, a Sontaran, and a Human walk into a bar..." #QotW
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Mindgame" (David 6.5, Charlie 6, Trevor 7)
Discussion of "Mindgame Trilogy: Battlefield" (David 9, Charlie 7, Trevor 8)
Discussion of "Mindgame Trilogy: Prisoner 451" (David 7, Charlie 6, Trevor 6)
Discussion of "Mindgame Trilogy: Scout Ship" (David 7.5/7, Charlie 7/7, Trevor 7.5/6.75)
Discussion of "The Curse of Fatal Death" (David 8.75, Charlie 9.5, Trevor 9.25)
Big Finish: The Tenth Doctor Adventures 2.3: Cold Vengeance (David 7, Charlie 7, Trevor 6)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
- Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald
Join us next week as our coverage of the Wilderness Years continues with our review of Death Comes to Time. We'll be taking the week off from audio adventures to make room in the schedule to cover the Virgin New Adventures novel Lungbarrow! (Meow.)
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Episode 156W2: The Auton Trilogy
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes and 36 secondsThis week we continue our coverage of the Wilderness Years with the Auton trilogy!
QotW: Steven Moffat has done his last episode of #DoctorWho as show-runner and Chris Chibnall will be at the helm next season. What's the biggest change you're hoping to see under the new show-runner? #QotW
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Auton" (Trevor 7, David 7.25, Charlie 7)
Discussion of "Auton 2: Sentinel" (Trevor 8, David 7, Charlie 7)
Discussion of "Auton 3" (7.75/7.75, David 6.75/7, Charlie 6.75/7.25)
Big Finish: The Tenth Doctor Adventures 2.2: Sword of the Chevalier (Trevor 8, David 7, Charlie 7.5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week as our coverage of the Wilderness Years continues with our reviews of Mindgame, Mindgame Trilogy, and The Curse of Fatal Death! For our audio adventure, we'll finish up the Tenth Doctor Adventures Volume 2 boxed set with the third adventure, Cold Vengeance, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 156W1: P.R.O.B.E.: Unnatural Selection/P.R.O.B.E.: Ghosts of Winterborne
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 49 secondsThis week we continue our coverage of the Wilderness Years with the third and fourth P.R.O.B.E films, Unnatural Selection and Ghosts of Winterborne!
Last week's QotW: What cancelled TV series would you like to see brought back as a movie?
QotW: What was your favorite twelfth Doctor story?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "P.R.O.B.E.: Unnatural Selection" (Charlie 6.5, Trevor 5.75, David 6.25)
Discussion of "P.R.O.B.E.: Ghosts of Winterborne" (Charlie 6.75, Trevor 5, David 6.75)
Big Finish: The Tenth Doctor Adventures 2.1: Infamy of the Zaross (Charlie 8, Trevor 9, David 8.75)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week as our coverage of the Wilderness Years continues with our reviews of the Auton movies, Auton, Auton 2: Sentinel, and Auton 3. For our audio adventure, we'll continue our coverage of The Tenth Doctor Adventures Volume 2 boxed set with the second adventure, Sword of the Chevalier. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 156: Doctor Who: The Movie
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 40 minutes and 27 secondsThis week we continue our coverage of the Wilderness Years with the 8th Doctor's first, last, and only full-length television story, Doctor Who: The Movie!
Discussion of "Doctor Who: The Movie" (Connor 9, David 7.5, Charlie 7.5, Trevor 6)
Big Finish: Storm Warning (David 6.9, Charlie 7.5, Trevor 7)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
- Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald
Join us next week as our coverage of the Wilderness Years continues with our reviews of the PROBE films Unnatural Selection, Ghosts of Winterbourne, and When to Die. Our audio adventure will be Tenth Doctor 2.1 Infamy of the Zaross, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 155W3: P.R.O.B.E.: The Zero Imperative/P.R.O.B.E.: The Devil of Winterborne
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 2 minutes and 52 secondsThis week we continue our coverage of the Wilderness Years with the first two P.R.O.B.E films, The Zero Imperative and The Devil of Winterborne!
QotW: The acronym P.R.O.B.E. stands for "Preternatural Research Bureau", but leaves the letters "O" and "E" unused. Let's fix the acronym -- what should P.R.O.B.E. stand for, using all the letters? (You can change the "P", "R", and/or "B" if you like.)
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "P.R.O.B.E.: The Zero Imperative" (Trevor 5, David 6.5, Charlie 7)
Discussion of "P.R.O.B.E.: The Devil of Winterborne" (Trevor 6, David 7, Charlie 6.75)
Big Finish: Davros (Trevor 7.75, David 7.75, Charlie 7.5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week as our coverage of the Wilderness Years continues with our review Paul McGann's first, last, and only full-length television adventure, Doctor Who: The Movie! Our audio adventure will be Storm Warning, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 155W2: Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans/Dimensions in Time
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 2 minutes and 55 secondsThis week we continue our coverage of the Wilderness Years with Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans and Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time!
QotW: Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans takes place during the novel Shakedown. What novel (#DoctorWho related or otherwise) would you like to see adapted into a movie? #QotW
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans" (Charlie 3, Trevor 6.5, David 7.25)
Discussion of "Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time" (Charlie 7.5, Trevor 7.75, David 6.75)
Big Finish Novel Adaptation: Love and War (Charlie 9.5, Trevor 9.5, David 8.75)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week as our coverage of the Wilderness Years continues with our reviews of PROBE: The Zero Imperative and PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne. Our audio adventure will be Davros, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 155W1: Wartime/Downtime/Daemos Rising
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 6 secondsThis week we begin our look at the Wilderness years with three Reeltime Productions films: Wartime, Downtime, and Daemos Rising!
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Wartime" (David 6, Charlie 3, Trevor 3.5)
Discussion of "Downtime" (David 7.75, Charlie 8, Trevor 8.75)
Discussion of "Daemos Rising" (David 7, Charlie 5, Trevor 6)
Big Finish: The Sirens of Time (David 6.9, Charlie 7.5, Trevor 7.25)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week as we continue our coverage of Wilderness Years productions with Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans and Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time. Our audio adventure will be the novel adaptation Love and War, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 276: Twice Upon a Time
Episode Duration: 0 days, 2 hours, 0 minutes and 14 secondsThis week we cover story # #276, Peter Capaldi's swan song, the brief introduction of Jodie Whittaker, and the 2017 Christmas special, Twice Upon a Time! The Doctor, refusing to regenerate, finds himself at the South Pole where he meets his first incarnation, also refusing to regenerate. When time freezes and a WWI soldier mysteriously appears, the Doctors must discover why -- and come to terms with their own ability to cheat mortality!
Question of the Week: What word(s) would you use to fill in the blank(s)? On the first day of Christmas, the Doctor gave to me ___. (If inclined, feel free to fill in the blanks for all 12 days of Christmas).
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Review of "Twice Upon a Time" (Trevor 8.75, David 8.5, Charlie 9, Connor 9.9)
Big Finish Audio Adventure: Bonus Releases >> XII. Trial of the Valeyard (Trevor 8, David 8.5, Charlie 8)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
- Connor
Join us next week as we begin Wanderers in the Fourth Dimension: The Wilderness Years, covering Doctor Who and related media from the show's long hiatus from 1989 to 2005. We'll begin with the UNIT movies Wartime, Downtime, and Daemos Rising! These are a bit tougher to find than the canon Doctor Who serials, but some of them have multi-region DVD releases. Our audio adventure will be The Sirens of Time, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 155R2: Classic Who Retrospective (part 2)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 2 minutes and 58 secondsThis week conclude our look back over our past few years of podcasting about all of classic Doctor Who.
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Retrospective: Part 2
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week as we begin Wanderers in the Fourth Dimension: The Wilderness Years, covering Doctor Who and related media from the show's long hiatus from 1989 to 2005. We'll begin with the UNIT movies Wartime, Downtime, and Daemos Rising! These are a bit tougher to find than the canon Doctor Who serials, but some of them have multi-region DVD releases. Our audio adventure will be The Sirens of Time, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 155R1: Classic Who Retrospective (part 1)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes and 8 secondsThis week we look back over our past
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Retrospective: Part 1
Sylvester McCoy Era Number Crunching
Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT Assembled 4.4: United (Charlie 7/8, David 8/7.75, Trevor 7.75/8)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week as we continue our retrospective of classic Who covering stories 1-155. If you'd like to share your thoughts on classic Who in general or your own experiences as a Wanderer in the 4th Dimension, now's your last chance to weigh in, so send in your questions, comments, audio segments, and whatnot. We won't be covering an audio adventure next week, but we'll be back in two weeks with a fresh Big Finish review!
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Episode 155: Survival
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 10 minutes and 19 secondsThis week we cover story #155, Survival! The Doctor and Ace return to Ace's childhood home of Perivale to check on her old friends, only to find they've been vanishing -- and the town has been troubled by a mysterious plague of cats. The mystery leads them to another world, where a deadly foe lies in wait!
QotW: If you could get revenge on the person who canceled classic Doctor Who, what would you do?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Survival" (Trevor 7.25, Charlie 6.75, David 6.75)
Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT Assembled 4.3: Retrieval (Trevor 8, Charlie 8.25, David 7.5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our retrospective of classic Who covering stories 1-155. If you'd like to share your thoughts on classic Who in general or your own experiences as a Wanderer in the 4th Dimension, now's your last chance to weigh in, so send in your questions, comments, audio segments, and whatnot. For our audio adventure, we'll be concluding the UNIT Assembled boxed set with the fourth and final adventure, United. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 154: The Curse of Fenric
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 29 secondsThis week we cover story #154, The Curse of Fenric! The Doctor and Ace travel to World War II where they encounter and English base under threat from Russian troops. But the place is haunted by a prophecy and a curse, and an ancient evil lies in wait here for the Doctor!
QotW: What classic #DoctorWho protagonist do you think should have been tied into a modern era story but wasn't?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Call for Retrospective Segments
Discussion of "The Curse of Fenric" (David 7.5, Trevor 6.75, Charlie 7.5)
Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT ASSEMBLED: 4.2 Tidal Wave (David 8.25, Trevor 8.5, Charlie 9)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #155, the classic series finale, Survival! You can stream the serial from BritBox, buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com or many other fine retailers. For our audio adventure, we'll continue our coverage of the UNIT Assembled boxed set with the third adventure, Retrieval. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 153: Ghost Light
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 12 minutes and 57 secondsThis week we cover story #153, Ghost Light! The Doctor takes Ace to revisit a place from her past 100 years earlier as an "initiative test". The old haunted house plays host to strange happenings which will force Ace to face the choices she made there a century later!
QotW: If the Doctor were to unexpectedly take you back somewhere you were unprepared to return to, where would he take you?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Ghost Light" (Charlie 5, David 4.75, Trevor 4.5)
Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT ASSEMBLED 4.1 Call to Arms (Charlie 7, David 7.75, Trevor 7.5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #154, The Curse of Fenric! This serial is out of print in region 1 and the DVD is unreasonably expensive, but you can still stream the serial on BritBox. For our audio adventure, we'll be continuing our coverage of the UNIT Assembled boxed set with the second adventure, Tidal Wave. The boxed set is available on BigFinish.com.
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Episode 152: Battlefield
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 17 minutes and 52 secondsThis week we cover story #152, Battlefield! The Doctor and Ace receive a distress call and follow it to Earth's near future, where Arthurian villains from another dimension threaten to conquer the Earth. UNIT recalls the Brigadier to active duty and he joins forces with the Doctor and Ace to oppose the Arthurian onslaught!
QotW: What fictional character from myth or legend would you like to have turn out to actually be the Doctor?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Battlefield" (Trevor 8.5, Charlie 9.5, David 8.25)
Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE LIVES OF CAPTAIN JACK - Month 25 (Trevor 6.75/6.5, Charlie 6.5/6, David 6.75/6.75)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #153, Ghost Light! The DVD is out of print and very expensive in region 1, but you can stream it from Britbox, buy a digital copy on iTunes, or rent the DVD from Netflix. For our audio adventure, we'll be starting the UNIT Assembled boxed set with the first story, Call to Arms.
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Episode 151: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 59 minutes and 25 secondsThis week we cover story #151, The Greatest Show in the Galaxy! The Doctor and Ace receive an ad for the Psychic Circus and decide to check it out, but soon find themselves drawn into the circus's web of intrigue when they learn that circus fans and performers alike have been disappearing. Who is behind the mystery of the Psychic Circus?
QotW: If you could populate a circus with aliens from #DoctorWho, what aliens would be performing what acts?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy" (David 7.5, Trevor 6, Charlie 6.5)
Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE LIVES OF CAPTAIN JACK - One Enchanted Evening (David 6.5, Trevor 6, Charlie 6)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #152, Battlefield! This one is out of print in region 1 and hard to find for a reasonable price, but you can stream the serial from BritBox or rent the DVD from Netflix. For our audio adventure, we'll be concluding The Lives of Captain Jack boxed set with the fourth adventure, Month 25. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 150: Silver Nemesis
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 9 minutes and 21 secondsThis week we cover story #150, Silver Nemesis! When a pair of travelers come to present-day England from hundreds of years in the past in anticipation of the arrival of the destructive comet Nemesis, the Doctor and Ace must get involved -- but the Cybermen have arrived as well, and a group of neo-Nazis styling themselves as the fourth Reich. What could the comet's secret be, and what does it have to do with the Doctor?
QotW: If you could mix three themes, elements, characters, or ideas into a single Doctor Who story, what would you mix?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Silver Nemesis" (Charlie 9, Connor 10, David 8, Trevor 8.5)
Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE LIVES OF CAPTAIN JACK - Wednesdays for Beginners (Charlie 7, Connor 8.9 chocolate bars, David 7.5, Trevor 7.5 cheetos)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
- Connor The Deadly Emerald
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #151, The Greatest Show in the Galaxy! You can stream the serial from BritBox, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from the usual sources if it's still in stock. For our audio adventure, we'll continue The Lives of Captain Jack boxed set with the third adventure: One Enchanted Evening.
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Episode 149: The Happiness Patrol
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 3 minutes and 35 secondsThis week we cover story #149, The Happiness Patrol! The Doctor and Ace explore the colony of Terra Alpha, where unhappiness has been outlawed. This displeases them, much to their own peril!
QotW: If you were to be executed by lethal candy, what kind of candy would you want it to be?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "The Happiness Patrol" (Trevor 6, Charlie 7.75, David 6.75)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE LIVES OF CAPTAIN JACK - The Year After I Died (Trevor 6.5, Charlie 6.5, David 7)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #150, Silver Nemesis! You can stream the serial on BritBox, buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com or other fine retailers. For our audio adventure, we'll be continuing The Lives of Captain Jack boxed set with the second adventure, Wednesdays for Beginners. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 148: Remembrance of the Daleks
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 40 minutes and 24 secondsThis week we cover story #148, Remembrance of the Daleks! The Doctor and Ace return to London, where two factions of Daleks are vying to capture the Hand of Omega. The Doctor wants them to have it -- but which faction is the right faction, and how can he make sure the device serves its purpose?
QotW: If you were to to name a new Dalek story in the format "R________ of the Daleks", what would you call it?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Remembrance of the Daleks" (David 8.5, Trevor 9.25, Charlie 9)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE SIXTH DOCTOR - THE LAST ADVENTURE part 4: The Brink of Death (David 9.25/9, Trevor 8.75/8.5, Charlie 9.5/9.5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #149, The Happiness Patrol! You can stream the serial from BritBox, buy a digital copy on iTunes, or rent the DVD from Netflix. The region 1 DVD is out of print and we couldn't find an affordable source to buy it. For our audio adventure, we'll be covering the first story from The Lives of Captain Jack boxed set, The Year After I Died. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 146: Delta and the Bannermen
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 7 minutes and 24 secondsThis week we cover story #146, Delta and the Bannermen! The mysterious Chimeron woman, Delta, was fleeing the deadly Bannermen with precious cargo when she crossed the Doctor's path and got stranded on Earth in 1959. What is her secret, and how can she be saved from her relentless foe?
QotW: The Doctor Who serial Delta and the Bannermen is an homage to Echo and the Bunnymen. What band would you use to create a titular homage?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Delta and the Bannermen" (Trevor 8, Charlie 8.5, David 7.25)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE SIXTH DOCTOR - THE LAST ADVENTURE part 2: The Red House (Trevor 7.75, Charlie 8, David 8)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #147, Dragonfire! You can rent the DVD from Netflix or buy the DVD from Amazon.com or other fine retailers. For our audio adventure, we'll be continuing The Last Adventure boxed set with the third adventure, Stage Fright. It's available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 147: Dragonfire
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 9 minutes and 48 secondsThis week we cover story #147, Dragonfire! Rumor has it Iceworld is home to a dragon guarding a mysterious treasure, and the Doctor is keen to find out the truth. But there's more to Iceworld than meets the eye, as the Doctor, Mel, and new companion Ace soon find out!
QotW: If you were to model a new Doctor Who creature after one from an existing sci-fi property, what creature would you adapt?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Dragonfire" (Charlie 7, David 8.5, Trevor 7.75)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE SIXTH DOCTOR - THE LAST ADVENTURE part 3: Stage Fright (Charlie 9.5, David 8.75, Trevor 8.75)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #148, Remembrance of the Daleks! It's not available from BritBox, but you can buy a digital copy on iTunes or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, Amazon.com,, or many other fine retailers. For our audio adventure, we'll be continuing The Last Adventure boxed set with the fourth and final adventure, The Brink of Death. It's available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 145: Paradise Towers
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 10 minutes and 55 secondsThis week we cover story #145, Paradise Towers. The Doctor and Mel visit the famed Paradise Towers luxury resort community for some much-needed R&R -- but something is terribly wrong here. The people are divided between the tribal Kangs, the suburban Rezzies, and the militaristic Caretakers, and mysterious disappearances are commonplace. What dark secret lurks beneath these accursed towers?
QotW: If you could leave graffiti for the Doctor to find, what message would you leave?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Paradise Towers" (David 7.75, Trevor 6.75, Charlie 6)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE SIXTH DOCTOR - THE LAST ADVENTURE part 1: The End of the Line (David 8, Trevor 8, Charlie 8)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #146, Delta and the Bannermen! You can rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or many other fine retailers. For our audio adventure, we'll be continuing The Last Adventure boxed set with the second adventure, The Red House. It's available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 144: Time and the Rani
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 20 minutes and 27 secondsThis week we cover story #144, Time and the Rani. When the evil Rani begins kidnapping geniuses from throughout history and imprisoning them on the planet Lakertya, it's up to the newly-regenerated Doctor and Mel to figure out what she needs all that brain power for! But the Doctor's not himself and the Rani is after him, too!
QotW: In Time and the Rani, the Rani impersonated Mel. What other companion would you like to see the Rani impersonate?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Time and the Rani" (Charlie 8, David 8, Trevor 6.5)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Wrong Doctors (Charlie 7.5, David 6.75, Trevor 6)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #145, Paradise Towers! You can stream the serial from BritBox, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, or many other fine retailers. For our audio adventure, we'll be starting The Last Adventure boxed set with the first adventure, The End of the Line, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 143d: The Trial of a Time Lord -- The Ultimate Foe
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 36 minutes and 3 secondsThis week we cover story #143d, the fourth and final segment of the season-long story arc The Trial of a Time Lord, The Ultimate Foe. The Doctor's trial takes an unexpected turn when the Master arrives and reveals the Valeyard's secret identity. The Doctor must face off with his ultimate foe, the Valeyard, in the Time Lords' "computer full of ghosts", the Matrix!
QotW: If the Valeyard were to return to #DoctorWho now, whom would you cast for the role? (Michael Jayston is still an option!)
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "The Trial of a Time Lord: The Ultimate Foe" (Trevor 8.75/8.5, David 8.25/8.5, Charlie 9/8.5)
Connor's Corner
6th Doctor Retrospective/The Lost Season/Number-crunching
Big Finish Audio Adventure: Key 2 Time part 3: The Chaos Pool (7.75/7.5, David 7.5/7.5, Charlie 8/7.5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #144, Time and the Rani! You can stream the serial on Britbox, buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com or many other fine retailers. Our audio adventure will be The Wrong Doctors, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 143c: The Trial of a Time Lord -- Terror of the Vervoids
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 29 secondsThis week we cover story #143c, the third segment of the season-long story arc The Trial of a Time Lord, Terror of the Vervoids. The Doctor, still on trial for interfering in the affairs of other species, is given the opportunity to defend himself. But things go awry when the future adventure he selected to illustrate his improvement play back differently from the Matrix during the trial than it did when he did the research...
QotW: What was your favorite Peri story?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "The Trial of a Time Lord: Terror of the Vervoids" (Charlie 7, Trevor 8, David 7.75)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish Audio Adventure: Key 2 Time: The Destroyer of Delights (Charlie 6.75, Trevor 6.5, David 8.25)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
- Connor
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #143d, The Ultimate Foe, also known as the final two episodes of The Trial of a Time Lord! You can stream the serial from BritBox, buy a digital copy of the season on iTunes, rent the DVDs from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or many other fine retailers. Our audio adventure will be the second of three stories in The Key 2 Time series -- that's The Key, numeral two, Time -- entitled The Chaos Pool. It's available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 143b: The Trial of a Time Lord -- Mindwarp
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 6 minutes and 13 secondsThis week we cover story #143b, the second segment of the season-long story arc The Trial of a Time Lord, Mindwarp. Still on trial, the Doctor must defend his actions leading up to a terrible fate befalling his companion Peri -- but he can't remember what happens, and it seems the Matrix's account of events is inaccurate...
QotW: If the Time Lords plucked you from time & put you on trial, what fictional character would you want to defend you and why?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/RiffTrax The Five Doctors review
Discussion of "The Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp" (David 8.25, Trevor 7, Charlie 8.5)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish Audio Adventure: 117. THE KEY 2 TIME - THE JUDGEMENT OF ISSKAR (David 8, Trevor 8, Charlie 8.5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #143c, Terror of the Vervoids, also known as the ninth through twelfth episodes of The Trial of a Time Lord! You can stream the serial from BritBox, buy a digital copy of the season on iTunes, rent the DVDs from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or many other fine retailers. Our audio adventure will be the second of three stories in The Key 2 Time series -- that's The Key, numeral two, Time -- entitled THE DESTROYER OF DELIGHTS. It's available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 143a: The Trial of a Time Lord -- The Mysterious Planet
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes and 37 secondsThis week we cover story #143a, the first segment of the season-long story arc The Trial of a Time Lord, The Mysterious Planet. The Doctor finds himself on trial once more for his violations of Time Lord law. The mysterious Valeyard is prosecuting and presents as evidence the Doctor and Peri's journey to the planet Ravelox, where a mysterious Immortal rules an underground realm...
QotW: If you could choose just 3 books to survive the near-destruction of humanity to help afterward, which 3 books and why?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "The Trial of a Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet" (Trevor 8.5, David 7.75, Charlie 9)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Davros Mission (Trevor 8.75, David 8.75, Charlie 7.5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #143b, Mindwarp, also known as the fifth through eights episodes of The Trial of a Time Lord! You can stream the serial from BritBox, buy a digital copy of the season on iTunes, rent the DVDs from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or many other fine retailers. Our audio adventure will be the first story of three in The Key 2 Time series -- that's The Key, numeral two, Time -- entitled THE JUDGEMENT OF ISSKAR. It's available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 142: Revelation of the Daleks
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 17 minutes and 53 secondsThis week we cover story #142, Revelation of the Daleks. The Doctor and Peri head to the Tranquil Repose funeral parlor on Necros to pay respects to the Doctor's friend, Professor Arthur Stengos. But he has been lured there by his old foe Davros, who has a new sinister plan in mind...
QotW: If you were in suspended animation indefinitely with a DJ-provided soundtrack, what 6 songs would you want in rotation?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Revelation of the Daleks" (Charlie 8, Trevor 8.25, David 8.25)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish Audio Adventure: Renaissance of the Daleks (Charlie 7.5, Trevor 6.5, David 7.75)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #143a, The Mysterious Planet, also known as the first four parts of The Trial of a Time Lord! You can stream the serial from BritBox, buy a digital copy of the season on iTunes, rent the DVDs from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or many other fine retailers. Our audio adventure will be The Davros Mission, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 141: Timelash
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 56 secondsThis week we cover story #141, Timelash. The Doctor and Peri return to a world once visited by Three and Jo Grant, but something has gone awry since the Doctor's last visit. Can the Doctor set things right again, keep Peri from falling victim to yet another lecherous villain, and rescue the historical Earth science-fiction writer who finds himself tangled up in all this?
QotW: If you could take a historical figure on a voyage in the TARDIS, whom would you take, and to what place and time? #DoctorWho #QotW
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Timelash" (David 7, Trevor 8, Charlie 6.5)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Eye of the Scorpion (David 8.25, Trevor 8.5, Charlie 8.75)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #142, Revelation of the Daleks! This one's pretty tough to find, but you can rent the DVD from Netflix -- if you know where to look. Unlike most classic Who serials, it is not filed under its own name. Search for an entry entitled "Classic Doctor Who" and you'll find this serial marked as the third season. Our audio adventure will be Renaissance of the Daleks, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 140: The Two Doctors
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 2 minutes and 36 secondsThis week we cover story #140, The Two Doctors. When Six and Peri encounter former companion Jamie aboard a space station, the question arises: what has happened to the Doctor's former self? Their investigation leads them to 1980s Spain where a sinister plot is afoot!
QotW: In #TheTwoDoctors, 2 met the Sontarans, introduced in 3's era. What newer villain/older Doctor pair would you like to see?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "The Two Doctors" (Trevor 6.5, David 7.5, Charlie 7.5)
Connor's Corner
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #141, Timelash! You can buy a digital copy on iTunes, stream the serial from BritBox, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or many other fine retailers. Our audio adventure will be The Eye of the Scorpion, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 139: The Mark of the Rani
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 18 minutes and 50 secondsThis week we cover story #139, The Mark of the Rani! In 1820s England, the Doctor finds he must contend with not just one, but two renegade Time Lords when his old foe the Master teams up with the sinister Rani!
QotW: Jodie Whittaker has been cast as the next Doctor, which of the Doctor's foes would you like her to encounter first?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "The Mark of the Rani" (Charlie 7.5, Trevor 7.5, David 8.25)
Big Finish: TORCHWOOD: OUTBREAK part 3: Invasion (Charlie 8/8.5, Trevor 9/8.5, David 8/8)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #140, The Two Doctors! The DVD is out of print and hard to find for sale in region 1, but you can buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or stream the serial from BritBox. We're taking a week off from audio adventures, but stay tuned for our next Big Finish review in a couple of weeks.
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Episode 138: Vengeance on Varos
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 16 minutes and 15 secondsThis week we cover story #138, Vengeance on Varos! The Doctor and Peri find themselves on Varos, a world where democracy and reality TV blend in a sinister game of government with lives on the line. Can they set things right on this world without losing their own lives?
QotW: In Vengeance on Varos, Peri got undeservedly slapped. What Doctor Who character or creator actually deserves to be slapped?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Vengeance on Varos" (David 7, Trevor 8.25, Charlie 6)
Big Finish: TORCHWOOD: OUTBREAK part 2: Prodromal (David 8.25, Trevor 8.25, Charlie 8.5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #139, Mark of the Rani! This serial is out of print and expensive to purchase a hard copy of, but you can buy a digital copy on iTunes or stream the serial on BritBox.com. For our audio adventure, we'll be concluding the Torchwood: Outbreak series with Stage 3: Invasion. If you'd like to follow along, it's available from bigfinish.com.
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I'd Just Like To Take A Moment, Episode 1: The 13th Doctor
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 8 minutes and 23 secondsThis week, the Wanderers recorded on Sunday night -- less than a day after the announcement of the 13th Doctor. Our discussion of the casting decision will be part of the podcast when it comes out this Thursday, but we wanted to get this segment out to you a few days early, while the news is still fresh. So here's a stand-alone release of this week's "I'd just like to take a moment..."
Hosts:- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Thanks for listening, everybody, and we'll be back on Thursday with our usual full-length episode covering our serial for this week, Vengeance on Varos! Stay tuned...
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Episode 137: Attack of the Cybermen
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 12 minutes and 37 secondsThis week we cover story #137, Attack of the Cybermen! The Doctor and Peri get entangled in Lytton's latest plot (see Resurrection of the Daleks) and it leads them back to the planet Telos, home of the Cryons and site of the Tomb of the Cybermen! Can the Doctor stop the Cybermen from altering time by destroying the Earth?
QotW: What was your favorite series 10 episode and why?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Attack of the Cybermen" (Trevor 8.5, David 8.75, Connor 9.5, Charlie 9)
Big Finish: TORCHWOOD: OUTBREAK part 1: Incubation (Trevor 7, David 7.25, Connor 8, Charlie 7)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
- Connor The Deadly Emerald on YouTube
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #138, Vengeance on Varos! You can buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from BarnesAndNoble.com, Amazon.com, or many other fine retailers. It's also available as the Colin Baker serial in the Doctors Revisited set. For our audio adventure, we'll be continuing the Torchwood: Outbreak series with Stage 2: Prodromal. If you'd like to follow along, it's available from bigfinish.com.
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Episode 275b: The Doctor Falls
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 56 minutes and 8 secondsThis week we cover story #275b, The Doctor Falls! Bill is a Cyberman and there's little hope for the people aboard the colony ship to survive the onslaught of the Cybermen. What can the Doctor do to buy these people some time -- and what will it cost him?
QotW: If Bill doesn't survive the season as a companion, whom would you like to see cast as the next one?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "World Enough and Time" (Connor 11.5, Charlie 8.5, Trevor 8.75, David 7.5)
Connor's YouTube channel now features Doctor Who games!
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
- Connor The Deadly Emerald on YouTube
Join us next week as we return to our regularly scheduled classic Who coverage with Doctor Who story #137, Attack of the Cybermen! You can stream the serial from BritBox, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com or many other fine retailers. Our audio adventure will be the first part of the Torchwood: Outbreak series, Incubation, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 275a: World Enough and Time
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes and 29 secondsThis week we cover story #275a, World Enough and Time! The Doctor give Missy a chance to prove her good intentions, but things get complicated when they explore a colony ship and find aboard a nascent version of one of the Doctor's oldest foes: the Cybermen!
QotW: When Michelle Gomez moves on from the role, whom would you nominate to succeed her as Missy/the Master?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "World Enough and Time" (David 9, Connor 9.5, Charlie 9.5, Trevor 9)
Big Finish: JAGO & LITEFOOT & STRAX - THE HAUNTING (David 8.25, Connor 8, Charlie 8, Trevor 7.75)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
- Connor
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #275b, The Doctor Falls! Please watch the new episode without doing anything that would disappoint the Doctor. We're taking a week off from audio adventures in anticipation that the season finale will give us plenty to talk about. Check back next week to find out which Big Finish audio adventure we'll be reviewing next!
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Episode 274: The Eaters of Light
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 55 minutes and 38 secondsThis week we cover story #274, The Eaters of Light. The Doctor, Bill, and Nardole go in search of the lost Roman Ninth Legion, but discover a threat so great it could bring darkness to the entire universe!
QotW: Russell T Davies claims the next Doctor has already been cast. WHO would your top 3 picks for the role be?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "The Eaters of Light" (Trevor 7.5, David 8.25, Charlie 8.5)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish: UNIT: Silenced, part 4: In Memory Alone (Trevor 7.75/8, David 7.75/7.5, Charlie 8/8)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #275a: World Enough and Time! Please watch the new episode without getting into an unnecessary conflict with the Picts or the Roman Ninth Legion. Our audio adventure will be Jago & Lightfoot & Strax, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 273: Empress of Mars
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes and 28 secondsThis week we cover story #273, Empress of Mars. When NASA discovers the words "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN" spelled out in rock under the Martian ice cap, it's up to the Doctor to find out why -- and why Victorian soldiers visited the red planet and met the Ice Warriors!
QotW: Why do you think the monks wanted to take over the world in the past few episodes of Doctor Who?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Empress of Mars" (Charlie 7.5, Trevor 7.5, David 8)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish: UNIT: Silenced, part 3: Silent Majority (Charlie 8, Trevor 8.5, David 7.5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #274, The Eaters of Light! Please view the episode without angering the Queen of the Ice Warriors. For our audio adventure, will be concluding the UNIT: Silenced boxed set with part 4: In Memory Alone, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 272: The Lie of the Land
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 7 minutes and 18 secondsThis week we cover story #272, The Lie of the Land. The monks have changed humanity's memories of history and the Doctor is apparently on their side -- it's up to Bill to find out what's going on and restore the truth!
QotW: The Pyramid At The End Of The World featured a little person. What other underrepresented demographic should Doctor Who feature more often?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "The Lie of the Land" (David 8, Charlie 8, Trevor 7.5)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish: UNIT: Silenced, part 2: Square One (David 7.5, Charlie 8, Trevor 8.25)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #273, Empress of Mars! Please view the serial without contravening the Memory Crimes Act of 1975. Our audio adventure will be UNIT Silenced part 3: Silent Majority, available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 271: The Pyramid at the End of the World
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes and 27 secondsThis week we cover story #271, The Pyramid at the End of the World! When an alien pyramid suddenly appears in an area contested by Earth's three greatest military powers, peaceful cooperation between the nations may not be enough to save the Earth!
QotW: We couldn't find a name for the aliens who arranged Missy's execution in Extremis. What would you name them?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "The Pyramid at the End of the World" (Trevor 8, David 8.75, Charlie 9)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish: UNIT: Silenced, part 1: House of Silents (Trevor 8, David 7.25, Charlie 7.5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #272, The Lie of the Land! Please view the episode without sparking a war between the United States, Russia, and China. Our audio adventure will be the second part of the UNIT: Silenced boxed set, entitled "Square One", available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 270: Extremis
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 2 minutes and 40 secondsThis week we cover story #270, Extremis! When the Pope seeks out the Doctor to personally request his assistance, the Doctor is intrigued -- and more so when he learns of Veritas, a document that drives anyone who reads it to suicide. What secret could this strange document be hiding? What horrible truth?
QotW: Michelle Gomez says she's leaving Doctor Who after Series 10, at least for a while. Should Missy return sooner, later, or never?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Extremis" (Charlie 8.75, Trevor 9, David 8.75)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish: THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 04: CASUALTIES OF WAR: 4.3 The Enigma Dimension (Charlie 8.5/8.75, Trevor 8.5/8.25, David 8.5/8.5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #271, The Pyramid at the End of the World! Please view the episode without committing any mortal sins. Our audio adventure will be the first part of the UNIT: Silenced boxed set, entitled "House of Silents", available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 269: Oxygen
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 52 secondsThis week we cover story #269, Oxygen! The Doctor, Bill, and Nardole find themselves on a space station surrounded by zombies -- or so it seems, until they realize the real monsters are the space suits, and they're wearing them!
QotW: Moffat and Capaldi are coming to the end of their runs on Doctor Who. Are you eager or reluctant to see them go, and why?
So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag
Discussion of "Oxygen" (David 8.25, Charlie 8, Trevor 8.5)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish: THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 04: CASUALTIES OF WAR 4.2: The Lady of Obsidian (David 8, Charlie 9, Trevor 8)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #270, Extremis! Please view the serial without . For our audio adventure we'll begin concluding THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 04: CASUALTIES OF WAR with the third installment, The Enigma Dimension. If you'd like to follow along, the boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 268: Knock Knock
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 17 minutes and 11 secondsThis week we cover story #268, Knock Knock! Bill and her friends get more than they bargained for when they rent a spooky old mansion to live in -- what secret hides within the walls of this place? Luckily, the Doctor is close at hand to unravel the mystery!
QotW: Knock, Knock. Who's there?
Listener Mailbag/So Here's the Thing...
Discussion of "Knock Knock" (Trevor 7.5, David 7.5, Charlie 7.5)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish: THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 04: CASUALTIES OF WAR 4.1: Pretty Lies (Trevor 8, David 7.5, Charlie 7.5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #269, Oxygen! Please view the episode anywhere other than the tower -- the tower is off limits. For our audio adventure, we'll continue our coverage of THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 04: CASUALTIES OF WAR with the second installment, The Lady of Obsidian. As always, this boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 267: Thin Ice
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes and 21 secondsThis week we cover story #267, Thin Ice! The Doctor and Bill visit London in 1814, during the last great Frost Faire, and learn that the ice holds a terrible secret -- and leads them to an encounter with a terrible villain!
QotW: If Starbucks made a Doctor Who themed drink, what would it be called and what would be in it? (Bonus points if it's iced!)
Listener Mailbag/So Here's the Thing...
Discussion of "Thin Ice" (Charlie 8, Trevor 8, David 7.75)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish: THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 03: AGENTS OF CHAOS 3.3: Eye of Harmony (8.5/8, Trevor 8/7.75, David 8.25/8)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #268, Knock Knock! Please watch the serial in accordance with the terms of your oath For our audio adventure we'll begin covering THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 04: CASUALTIES OF WAR with the first installment, Pretty Lies. If you'd like to follow along, the boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.
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Episode 266: Smile
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 0 minutes and 29 secondsThis week we cover story #266, Smile! The Doctor and Bill travel to a nascent human colony in the distant future, but where are the workers who should be preparing for the colonists? And why have their robot servants taken a dark and sinister turn? It's up to the Doctor and Bill to find out!
QotW: What five Who-themed emojis would you add to social media if you could?
Listener Mailbag/So Here's the Thing.../The Quick Return Switch
Discussion of "Smile" (David 7.5, Charlie 8, Trevor 8)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish: THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 03: AGENTS OF CHAOS 3.2: The Eternity Cage (David 8, Charlie 8.5, Trevor 8.25)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week as we continue coverage of modern era Doctor Who with episode #267, Thin Ice. Please remain smiling while watching the episode. For our audio adventure, we'll be concluding our coverage of THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 03 boxed set, entitled AGENTS OF CHAOS. We'll cover the third and final adventure from the set, "Eye of Harmony". If you'd like to follow along, it's available from bigfinish.com.
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Episode 265: The Pilot
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 28 minutes and 45 secondsThis week we cover story #265, The Pilot! When university employee Bill loses a friend (and possibly more) to a mysterious puddle, she calls on her personal tutor, an eccentric university professor known only as the Doctor to help her investigate! What she learns will lead her to the adventure of a lifetime!
QotW: What would you most like to see on Doctor Who before Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi finish their runs on the show this season?
Listener Mailbag/So Here's the Thing...
Discussion of "The Pilot" (Trevor 8.25, David 8.5, Charlie 8.25)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish: THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 03: AGENTS OF CHAOS 3.1: The Shadow Vortex (Trevor 6.75, David 7.9, Charlie 5)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week as we continue coverage of modern era Doctor Who with episode #266, Smile. Please watch the episode without breaking the laws of space and time. For our audio adventure, we'll be continuing THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 03 boxed set, entitled AGENTS OF CHAOS. We'll cover the second adventure from the set, "The Shadow Vortex". If you'd like to follow along, it's available from bigfinish.com.
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Episode 136: The Twin Dilemma
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 43 minutes and 37 secondsThis week we cover story #136, The Twin Dilemma! The Doctor, caught up in regeneration sickness, takes Peri to the asteroid Titan III where he encounters an old friend and a sinister mystery -- what has happened to the once-beautiful world of Jaconda?
QotW: What was your favorite fifth Doctor story and why?
Listener Mailbag/So Here's the Thing.../I'd just like to take a moment...
Discussion of "The Twin Dilemma" (Charlie 5.5, Trevor 6, David 6)
Connor's Corner
Fifth Doctor Number-Crunching
Big Finish: THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 02: INFERNAL DEVICES 2.3 The NeverWhen (Charlie 8.75, Trevor 8, David 8)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week as we resume coverage of modern era Doctor Who with the series ten premiere, The Pilot. Please watch the episode without breaking the laws of space and time. For our audio adventure, we'll be starting THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 03 boxed set, entitled AGENTS OF CHAOS. We'll cover the first adventure from the set, "The Shadow Vortex". If you'd like to follow along, it's available from bigfinish.com.
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Episode 135: The Caves of Androzani
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 37 minutes and 13 secondsThis week we cover story #135, The Caves of Androzani! When the Doctor and Peri are poisoned in the treacherous caves of Androzani Minor and captured by a dangerous madman dead set on revenge, the Doctor must go to extreme lengths to find the cure.
QotW: Looking back over his tenure in the TARDIS, what was your favorite Turlough story?
Listener Mailbag/So Here's the Thing...
Discussion of "The Cave of Androzani" (Trevor 8.25, Charlie 8, David 8.75)
Connor's Corner
Big Finish: THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 02: INFERNAL DEVICES 2.2 A Thing of Guile (Trevor 8, Charlie 8.5, David 8.75)
Hosts:
- Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
- Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
- David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #136, The Twin Dilemma! You can buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from BarnesAndNoble.com, Amazon.com, or many other fine retailers. For our audio adventure, we'll be finishing up THE WAR DOCTOR VOLUME 02 boxed set, entitled INFERNAL DEVICES. We'll cover the third adventure from the set, "The Neverwhen". If you'd like to follow along, it's available from bigfinish.com.