Tag Archive: Second Doctor

Episode 580 – Poor Norman Didn’t Know Where to Look

This time we go way back and pick up where we left off with the Sixth Doctor and his lovely companion, Evelyn Smythe in the Big Finish Monthly Range story 143, The Crimes of Thomas Brewster.

But first, we take a cursory look at the recently released Blu-Ray/DVD of The Underwater Menace. You can hear our review of the story back in Episode 283 – Nothing In the World Can Stop Us Now.

Plus we discuss the news and have a convention update.

Enjoy!

Episode 577 – Starting a War with a Monkey-Mannered Oaf

We start the year with a return to our study of Season 6B. First, it’s Big Finish’s Companion Chronicle 2.2 – Helicon Prime.

Then, we review a couple of short stories, Twin Piques from the book Short Trips: Zodiac and The Revolutionaries from Short Trips: The History of Christmas.

Plus we talk news including the announcement of “Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 15”.

Enjoy!


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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 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 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 551 – The Perpetual Police Box

This week we are taking another look at Season 6B. This time a book review! We’ll examine Doctor Who: World Game, the Past Doctors Adventure novel by Terrance Dicks and published in 2005.

Keith has a ‘Something New, 2 Minute Review’ of the recently released Big Finish audio, Doctor Who and the Ark, part of its Lost Stories series.

And a few weeks’ worth of news including a returning companion and Doom’s Day release info.

Enjoy!

Episode 542 – You’re Making Me Giddy!

This week we begin our exploration of the so-called Season 6B. That’s the fan-derived “missing season” of adventures the Second Doctor embarks on BEFORE he regenerates and is stranded on Earth. We start this series with a setup of the events that lead to Season 6B. We review the novelization of The War Games written by Malcolm Hulke and the short story, War Crimes, from the short story collection, Short Trips.

Enjoy!

 

 

Episode 540 – We’ve Come to Get Our Ball Back

This week we look at the animated version of The Abominable Snowmen which was released with both a Black & White and Color version of the story in the UK in September 2022 and in North America in December 2022. This is our second go-around with the story. We reviewed the reconstruction by Loose Cannon back in Episode 175 – An Intelligent Design.

Plus in our ‘Something New, 2 Minute Review” – Keith gives us a look at the new Doctor Who mobile game, Lost in Time.

And we do get into a spoiler discussion of The Mandalorian Chapter 17: The Apostate. You can skip forward to 00:14:45 to avoid getting spoiled on the episode.

Enjoy!

 

 

Episode 511 – The Dalek Factor

In this week’s show, we got around to finally seeing The Evil of the Daleks that was recently released in North America. We discuss the story that’s been lost in time and tell you what we thought of it and the animation that it is presented in.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

Episode 499 – Putting the Arrr Back in Argonite

After a long delay (sorry about that) we finally manage to get to another Lost In Time episode of the podcast. This time we review The Space Pirates. We read the novelization, but after completing the episode, we found that we really talked more about the TV episodes than the book.

Also some more missing stories news.

Enjoy!

 

 

Episode 493 – Down in the Darkness

This week we finally get a hold of a copy of the (somewhat) recent release (in the U.S.) of Fury from the Deep.  Hear what we thought of this animated lost story in the Second Doctor Era featuring companions, Jamie and Victoria.

Plus, be sure to respond for your chance to win the Sarah Jane Smith: Roving Reporter book that we are giving away soon!

Enjoy!

 

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Episode 470 – Now Boarding Chameleon Tours Flight 470

This week we take a slight break from the ongoing Time Lord Victorious cross-media event, to look at the recently released, on DVD, The Faceless Ones. We examine the story for the first time on the podcast. We also review the animation and some of the DVD features themselves.

Plus, we look at a few news items that were revealed this week, too.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

Episode 451 – For the Good of the Colony

After a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S., we return with a review of the recently released (in North America that is) animated reconstruction of The Macra Terror on DVD. We reviewed this story way back in Episode 295 of the podcast, so this time we examine the quality of the animation as well as some of the features included in this two-disc edition.

Plus, we’ll look at the news from the past few weeks, including the official announcement of the return of Doctor Who on our television screens.

Enjoy!

 

 

Episode 351 – Wrong With Authority

Britbox has finally released its reconstructed version of the Second Doctor story, The Wheel In Space featuring Jamie and introducing Zoe. So, we take this opportunity to discuss the story and talk about our impressions of the reconstruction as well.

Also, some news of the week, including Christmas Special news, Big Finish news and more.

And, of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

Episode 319 – We’ve Got the Power

In this week’s show we examine two versions of a classic Dalek tale.

First, it’s the recently released animated version of the classic Second Doctor story, The Power of the Daleks featuring Patrick Troughton’s first appearance as the Doctor. He joins companions, Ben and Polly on this adventure.

Then, we look at the fan mounted The Power of the Daleks – Reimagined, which is a modernized take on the classic tale, presented to fans as part of a fundraising effort for charities back in 2013.

Also, we look at some news and rumors.

And, of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!