A Doctor Who Podcast
We review the second story in the ongoing series, Sontarans vs. Rutans from Big Finish, This time it’s The Children of the Future, a direct sequel to the TV story, The Time Warrior.
Enjoy!
Traveling the Vortex - Episode 583 - The Time Warrior II [ 23:27 | 0.01 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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!
Traveling the Vortex - Episode 563 - A Time Lord on Sabbatical [ 55:23 | 0.01 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
This week we round out our reviews of Big Finish’s Doctor Who Unbound series. First, we look at A Storm of Angels, written by Marc Platt and starring Geoffrey Bayldon and Carole Ann Ford returning to their roles as the Doctor and Susan.
Then we review Masters of War, written by Eddie Robson and starring David Warner and Nicholas Courtney returning as the Doctor and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.
Hear what we have to say about these two stories.
Plus the news of the week.
Enjoy!
Traveling the Vortex - Episode 485 - Ceremonially Archived [ 53:33 | 124.01 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
In this week’s podcast, we start to look back on a series of audios that Big Finish produced that tell Doctor Who stories a little differently. Doctor Who Unbound audios are ‘What if…?” stories that feature alternative universe versions of the Doctor and Companions,
First is Auld Mortality, written by Marc Platt and features Geoffrey Bayldon as the Doctor and Carole Ann Ford as Susan,
Then we review Sympathy for the Devil by Jonathan Clements and starring David Warner as a third incarnation of the Doctor, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart played by Nicholas Courtney, and Sam Kisgart (shhh,,, it’s really Mark Gattis) as The Master. A pre-Doctor Who David Tennant is also in this story as Colonel Brimmicombe-Wood.
We also talk about the news of the week.
Enjoy!
Traveling the Vortex - Episode 482 - Mucho Master 1 - Doctor? [ 1:02:07 | 58.31 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
In this week’s show, we return after a little unintended break to review two stories written by friend-of-the-show, Andy Frankham-Allen. First, it’s Big Finish’s Short Trip, featuring Leela, The Brig, and the Fourth Doctor, The Revisionists. Next, we examine a story in ‘The New Counter-Measure – Series 2’, Time of the Intelligence. Hear what we thought of these two stories.
Also, we catch up on a little news.
And, of course, feedback.
Enjoy!
Traveling the Vortex - Episode 426 - Look Who's Back! [ 48:37 | 45.95 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Now that Series 11 has ended, it’s time for us to side step from Doctor Who and revisit the Lethbridge-Stewart series from our good friends at Candy Jar Books. This week we go back to a release from earlier this year, the anthology book, Lethbridge-Stewart: Lineage. Find out what we think of this telling of the history for the Lethbridge-Stewart family.
Also, we look a a bit of news out this week from Big Finish.
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Traveling the Vortex - Episode 411 - Family Tree [ 1:13:31 | 68.74 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
We take a different approach to this week’s show and pause for a pop quiz! First we look at the “Liberty Hall” short film interview found as a bonus feature on the Mawdryn Undead DVD. Then we continue by reviewing Candy Jar Books’ The Lethbridge-Stewart Quiz Book by Mark Jones.
Plus we have some news to cover from the past week.
Enjoy!
Links mentioned in this week’s show:
Purchase your copy of The Lethbridge-Stewart Quiz Book by Mark Jones here.
View the Liberty Hall short film on Karen Davies website found here.
Traveling the Vortex - Episode 371 - Pop Quiz [ 58:29 | 54.98 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
We travel backward to the Seventh Doctor story “Battlefield” for Friday Night Who this week. Grab your DVD or boot up your Britbox subscriptions and join us this Friday night at 10:30pm Central. Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@travelvortex) and look for the #FridayNightWho & #Battlefield hashtags to join the conversation.
In this week’s podcast, we revisit the world of Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart and review Candy Jar Books’ recently released Lethbridge-Stewart: The HAVOC Files 2. We have cultivated four stories from the anthology collection, as many have been already reviewed here on the podcast. We will turn our focus to House of Giants by Rick Cross, Ashes of the Inferno by Andy Frankham-Allen, Schädengeist’s First Love by Jonathan Cooper, and Exodus from Venus by John Peel.
Plus, some very exciting news about the return of a Doctor Who convention, a wee bit earlier than once thought.
Enjoy!
Traveling the Vortex - Episode 304 - Honey, We Shrunk the Brig [ 1:01:44 | 45.21 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
On September 14th, Titan Comics will release the first issue of the new Doctor Who comic series featuring the 3rd Doctor as played by Jon Pertwee!
Here’s what Titan has to say about it:
Paul Cornell returns to Doctor Who comics with THE HERALDS OF DESTRUCTION! When something enormous crashes into Bedfordshire, the Doctor, Jo Grant, and the forces of UNIT under Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart mobilise immediately – and find themselves in the middle of a pitched battle against a terrifying invader… But the shocking face that awaits their return to base may tip the whole world off its axis!
It’s classic Third Doctor action as you’ve never seen it before!
The velvet continues with this week’s Friday Night Who offering, we’re watching “Doctor Who and the Silurians”
Join @TravelVortex, @VortexShaun, @VortexGlenn & @VortexKeith as we press play on parts 1-4 at Midnight CDT on Friday!
And as always keep an eye out for the hashtags #FridayNightWho & #TheSilurians
Whew! After some tense moments this week, we are finally able to bring you this week’s show. Following a few computer crashes, recovery of files, recording of some new ones, and a bit of editing wizardry, another podcast is in the books. This week, we surmount the curse and bring you our review of the Third Doctor’s final story, Planet of the Spiders. We share our opinions of the end of an era for the show. And be sure to stick around after the credits for a special piece by Dr. Phil of the Adventures in Time Space and Music podcast as he explores some of the music of Planet of the Spiders.
Also, we give our impressions of the recently released trailer for the first story in Series 9, The Magician’s Apprentice. We also chat about the announcement that River Song will return in time for Christmas, and more in the ongoing saga of the release of the Second Doctor story, The Underwater Menace to DVD.
And, of course, your feedback.
Enjoy!
Links mentioned in the show:
12 Byzantine Rulers podcast (not “Emperors” as Dr. Phil mistakenly says in his feedback)
The Doctor’s Greed – Doctor Who – Planet of the Spiders
#StarWarsWithFriends Schedule
Traveling the Vortex Book Club on Goodreads.com
Traveling the Vortex - Episode 245 - All Praise the Great One [ 1:48:26 | 77.28 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
In this week’s episode, we take a look at the novel, “Lethbridge-Stewart: The Forgotten Son”. Taking place after the events of The Web of Fear, we find Colonel Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart having to once again deal with the Great Intelligence and its Yeti minions. We give our impressions of this recently released novel from Candy Jar Books in a new line of stories featuring the man who would become the Brig.
Also, our reaction to news this week hinting at set-up events to Series 9
Plus, Shaun regales us with stories of his trip to Kansas City for Weird Al Yankovic’s Mandatory Fun tour concert.
And, of course, you feedback.
Enjoy!
Traveling the Vortex - Episode 236 - Great Intelligence Quotient [ 1:59:22 | 83.87 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn this week’s podcast, we approach another Adversary Archive, this time revisiting The Master. We review two stories featuring one of the Doctor’s ultimate foe. First a look at the Third Doctor story, The Mind of Evil. Next we tackle a Big Finish, Seventh Doctor audio, The Master.
Also, a lot on the plate for our reactions to the news of the week, with some new series announcements, including some potentially good news for the future of the show, and a new delivery service for some of our favorite episodes.
And of course, your feedback.
Enjoy!
Traveling the Vortex - Episode 223 - Of Two Evil Minds [ 2:17:29 | 96.31 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
In this week’s show, after wading through discussions about yard waste and home improvement, we look at the Third Doctor, seven part story, The Ambassadors of Death. This is a story we split between two weeks of Friday Night Who, and was the first one to receive an extensive color restoration.
Also, Shaun and Keith were able to make it out to see Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph this weekend. Hear what they have to say about the film.
And a look at the news happening in the Whoniverse this week, including the announcement of the return of classic adversary.
And of course, your feedback.
Enjoy!
Links mentioned in this week’s show:
Regeneration – Canada’s Newest Doctor Who Festival
Chicago TARDIS
Traveling the Vortex - Episode 98 - Gutters and You: A How To Guide [ 2:06:24 | 86.84 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download