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Episode 567 – Behind the Sofa

This week we look back at an anniversary special from three decades ago. We took some time to watch More Than 30 Years in the TARDIS.

Then, series two of Doctor Who Redacted just finished here in the U.S.  We review the latest installment in the saga.

Enjoy!

Episode 566 – At the End of the Day

In this week’s podcast episode, we wrap up our reviews of the ongoing Doom’s Day trans-media event. This time it is Big Finish’s entry into the ongoing story arc with Doom’s Day: ‘Dying Hours‘. Then James Goss ties up the series with a nice little bow with Doom’s Day: ‘Out of Time’ found on the official Doctor Who website.

Plus, we discuss new 60th Anniversary offers and the legal mess the first Doctor Who story is wrapped up in.

Enjoy!

Episode 565 – The Sands of Time are Running Out

This time we dip back into the Once and Future story arc with Time Lord Immorial. Hear what we thought of this 60th Anniversary audio from Big Finish,

And then we look at the recently released book, Timeless Adventures: The Unofficial Story of How Doctor Who Conquered Television by Brian J. Robb from our friends over at Polaris Publishing Limited.

Keith reviews the recently released Fifth Doctor Adventures: In the Night also from Big Finish in our “Something New 2 Minute Review” segment.

Plus your latest Doctor Who convention report.

Enjoy!

Episode 564 – The Jumblies are Ripe for Conquest

This week, we review the ongoing Once and Future story arc from Big Finish. This time it’s The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50. 

Then we look at the next four parts of Doctor Who Magazine’s Liberation of the Daleks with parts 9 through 12.

Plus some recent news.

Enjoy!

Episode 563 – A Time Lord on Sabbatical

Shaun is back and we tackle another Season 6B story. Well, sort of. This time we review The Third Doctor Adventures: The Annihilators. And while this is technically a Third Doctor story taking place around Season 7, the Doctor and Jamie pop in to take part in the adventure.

Plus, we discuss the newest 60th-anniversary trailer.

And, Glenn has this week’s ‘Something New 2 Minute Review’ with a look at Doctor Who: The Beast of Scar Hill, the audiobook featuring the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler.

Enjoy!

Episode 562 – Grab Your Parkas

We are one less podcaster this week, but that didn’t stop us from forging forward with another episode.

This week, to punish Shaun for rushing off to enjoy a vacation at Walt Disney World, Keith and Glenn decided to review a story featuring Shaun’s beloved Eighth Doctor in the BBC Audiobook, The Teeth of Ice: 8th Doctor Audio Original written by Andrew Lane and read by Dan Starkey,

Plus, we discuss the announcement that Doctor Who: Redacted will return for season 2.

Enjoy!

Episode 561 – You’re Having a Giraffe

This week we continue our reviews of the Big Finish Doctor Who 60th Anniversary audios. This time we cover Once & Future 4 – Two’s Company.

Then it’s on to more Doom’s Day materials, this time we tackle hours 16 to 19 with the recently released Four From Doom’s Day from BBC Audio.

Plus, Glenn reviews Doctor on Display: (Blackpool 2004-2009) from Reeltime Pictures for our ‘Something New 2-Minute Review’.

Enjoy!

Episode 560 – Hired by a Ghost

The clock continues to click down on Doom’s Day as she tries to escape Death and find the Doctor.

This week we review ‘Doom’s Day: Extraction Point‘, a novel written by M.G. Harris and published by BBC Books.

Then it’s back to the Lost in Time mobile game for Doom’s second adventure there. This time it’s Doom’s Day Part II – Wrong Place at the Right Time.

And we discussed the recent Series 1 – 4 Blu-Ray remastered set.

Enjoy!

Episode 559 – Adversary Archive: The Toymaker II- Play the Game

This time we feature another one of our Adversary Archives, again looking at materials featuring The Toymaker.

This time we review the poem The Toymaker from the book Now We Are Six Hundred, written by James Goss with illustrations by Russell T. Davies.

Then we review Big Finish Companion Chronicle 4.12 – Solitaire.

And finally, we look at the comic End Game printed in Doctor Who Magazine issues 244 to 247.

Plus, we talk about the recent announcement that The Underwater Menace is getting an animation treatment.

Enjoy!

 

Episode 558 – Creag an Tuire!

In this week’s show, we dip back into some stories that take place in the fan-created, BBC-sanctioned “Season 6B”. This is the era between The War Games and Spearhead From Space.

This time we review a VERY recent release from Big Finish, Doctor Who: The Second Doctor Adventures: James Robert McCrimmon.

Plus, some news about an upcoming book release.

And, Glenn shares this week’s “Something New, 2 Minute Review”. Well, sort of. You’ll have to listen to find out.

Enjoy!

Episode 557 – Incarcerated in a Dalek Amusement Park

In this episode, we continue our reviews of materials that are celebrating the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who.

First, it’s the third release in Big Finish’s ‘Once and Future’ series, A Genius for War featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor.

Then it’s more of Doom’s Day. We review hours 6 through 9 with the two comics from Titan, A Doctor In the House? Part 1 & 2.

And then we discuss the Doctor Who: Lost in Time mobile game event, “AI am the Doctor” from East End Games, which wraps up Doom’s hour 10.

Enjoy!

Episode 556 – Adversary Archive: The Toymaker – The Nexus of the Primeval Cauldron

In anticipation of Neil Patrick Harris potentially being revealed as taking on the role of The Toymaker, we have decided to present to our listeners another Adversary Archive. We break down some stories featuring him. First, it’s Doctor Who: The Nightmare Fair, released as the first in the ‘Lost Stories’ series from Big Finish, We will be contrasting and comparing with the Target novelization written by Graham Williams who also wrote the script of the television story that was never made,

Then we look at the short story, The Game written by Warwick Gray, and was featured in Doctor Who Magazine issue 192.

Finally, we review the comic story, The Great Gamble from Doctor Who Magazine and written by John Peel.

And Keith brings us another ‘Something New, 2 Minute Review’ of ‘The Lost Stories: Daleks! Genesis of Terror’ from Big Finish.

Plus, we discuss several Doctor Who-related news items from the past few weeks.

Enjoy!

 

 

Episode 555 – Adversary Archive: Beep the Meep – The Doctor’s Furry Foe

In this episode for one of our special Adversary Archives, we look back on more materials featuring Beep the Meep.

First, it’s the (VERY) short story, Beep the Meep Gets 3000 Years.

Then we examine The Star Beast II and TV Action! comics.

Next, it’s the Sixth Doctor audio, The Ratings War, from Big Finish.

And Finally, the meta interview with Beep in Doctor Who Magazine’s Who on Earth… is Beep the Meep?

Enjoy!

Episode 554 – You Don’t Have to Kill to Work Here, But It Helps

In this episode, we look at some of the first materials from the ‘Doom’s Day’ multi-media event. First, we review the kickoff story, Doom’s Day Hour 1 by James Goss on www.doctorwho.tv. Then we examine the four comics comprising hours 2 through 5 in Doctor Who Magazine 592. These stories are ‘Target Selected’, ‘The Plastic Population’, ‘High Noon in Hollywood’, and ‘The Horn of a Dilemma’.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

Episode 553 – Complicated, Hard to Explain and Up for Discussion

In this episode, we continue our reviews of Big Finish’s 6oth Anniversary specials with Once and Future 2: The Artist at the End of Time.

Plus, Doctor Who Magazine continues its contribution to the celebration year with the Fourteenth Doctor comic, Liberation of the Daleks. This time we look at parts 5 through 9.

And, Shuan has a “Something New, 2 Minute Review” of The Making of Doctor Who: The Original 1970s Programme Guide audiobook released earlier this month.

Enjoy!