A Doctor Who Podcast
Once again this week a warning: We are reviewing the latest episode from Series Six to air in the UK, A Good Man Goes To War.
Also a review of last week’s Friday Night Who and Seven Weeks For Seven Doctors finale – Delta and the Bannermen.
And of course news and feedback.
Hope you enjoy!
Tonight’s Friday Night Who is “Delta And The Bannermen” staring Sylvester McCoy. This will be the final of our Seven Weeks For Seven Doctor’s run, (and Keith’s first “true” exposure to the seventh Doctor, the only previous review we’ve done so far of his work was “Doctor Who: The Movie”) Next week we plan to return to David Tennant’s era with “The Impossible Planet” and “The Satan Pit” two parter, featuring the Ood.
We start watching promptly at midnight, central daylight time, so synch up your DVD players/Netflix/web streaming or whatever, then jump on twitter and follow @travelvortex, @vortexglenn, @vortexkeith and @vortexshaun as we tweet-a-long. You can also look for the #FridayNightWho and #DeltaAndTheBannermen hashtags, (and this week I’ll even go so far as to spell them correctly!)
Expect some good natured Mystery Sciene Theatre style ribbing with a classic.
From The Doctor Who News Page:
2|Entertain have announced that the missing episodes four and five of the William Hartnell adventure The Reign of Terror are to be animated as part of the forthcoming DVD, which the company previously reported would provisionally be released late 2012.
The animators for the project have been named as Big Finish – long-term Doctor Who audio producers, and whose Real Time and Shada adventures were animated for the BBC Doctor Who website – and animation company Theta Sigma, whose Thetamation is described as “a totally new style of animation, a hybrid of the classic anime styles of the 80s and high-technology”.
The story is one of the remaining to have its surviving episodes released on DVD, leaving only those of the incomplete The Tenth Planet and The Ice Warriors still to be scheduled. Prior to this, The Invasion received a similar treatment in 2006 when its missing episodes one and four were re-created by award-winning animators Cosgrove Hall.
Another week, another Doctor down. That makes this week the final Seven Weeks for Seven Doctors….and this week’s FRIDAY NIGHT WHO plans are to watch Sylvester McCoy’s seventh Doctor in “Delta and the Bannermen”. This will not end Friday Night Who just Seven Weeks for Seven Doctors. Stay tuned to the website for our Friday Night Who plans coming up.
You can follow @TravelVortex @vortexglenn @vortexshaun and @vortexkeith for all the fun. Hope to see you on Twitter!
4/22/11 – William Hartnell in “The Aztecs”
4/29/11 – Patrick Troughton in “The Dominators”
5/6/11 – Jon Pertwee in “Carnival Of Monsters”
5/13/11 – Tom Baker in “Pyramids Of Mars”
5/20/11 – Peter Davison – “Black Orchid”
5/27/11 – Colin Baker – “Vengeance On Varos”
6/3/11 – Sylvester McCoy – “Delta And The Bannermen”
We call this week’s episode, The Almost Podcast because some listeners will hear almost all of the show before they have to wait another week to hear our review of The Almost People. That’s right, our policy here at Traveling the Vortex is, if it’s aired in the U.K., we’re going to talk about it. So please keep that in mind when listening to this week’s show.
However, there is still plenty for the North American folks to enjoy. We also review the subject of last week’s Seven Weeks for Seven Doctors, Vengeance on Varos, starring the Sixth Doctor and Peri.
Surprisingly, there was no actual feedback this week, however, we do read out a couple of comments that are in reaction to BBC America and SPACE’s decision to delay Series Six for one week for the Memorial Day holiday.
Ever since we started Traveling The Vortex in January, there’s been an odd (or now that we know the TARDIS takes travels where they’re needed, not-so-odd) convergence of events. Many will chalk this up to coincidence, and their probably right. But there are some who will open their minds just a bit more, to the possibility of something else…
I’ve always said I am a psychic transmitter. I don’t read minds, (and having seen the Torchwood episode “Greeks Bearing Gifts”, I’m not sure I would ever want to!) but I do notice a strange phenomenon that people around me will say or do things and we’ll both stop and look at each other, and they’ll know I was thinking it first.
So here’s a brief look at the impact we have had…
The week we did the Cybermen for our “Adversary Archives”, is the same week that BBC announced the return of the silver foes in series six. (But we announced our intentions to review those stories first!)
We get Keith his first proper introduction to The Brig in “Spearhead From Space” and “Terror Of The Autons” as part of our Auton Adversary Archive, then loose Nicholas Courtney just days after.
We did our first full blown “companion archive” on the wonderful Elisabeth Sladen, Sarah Jane Smith, all in preparation for Keith to see her in “School Reunion”. Then we lost her only two weeks later.
“The Time Warrior” made up part of our Sarah Jane archive, and the week we reviewed it, is the week Jeremy Bulloch came to Kansas City for KC PlanetCon. Jeremy Bulloch was in “The Time Warrior”
Our reviews for “The Time Warrior” and “Carnival Of Monsters” inspired other Doctor Who podcasts to follow along with their own just weeks later.
BBC splits the season in two, allotting 7 episodes for the first half. There are seven original Doctors and the Seven weeks for Seven Doctors concept for Friday Night Who is born.
We watched “Pyramids Of Mars” for Friday Night Who. Scientists have just announced new satellite imaging of the Egyptian desert has revealed thousands of unopened tombs, and 17 more pyramids beneath the sands.
The day we watch “Black Orchid” for Friday Night Who, Chicago Tardis announces their guest star will be none other than Peter Davison.
And all that’s just for starters. And now to prove my claims, I’m thinking of a number between one and one hundred…
Tonight’s Friday Night Who will be Keith’s first experience with 6th Doctor Colin Baker in “Vengance On Varos”. We start at midnight, central daylight time and tweet-a-long LIVE to the episode. Please feel free to join us on Twitter, look for the #DoctorWho #FridayNightWho and #VengeanceOnVaros hashtags, and follow @vortexglenn, @vortexshaun, @vortexkeith and @travelvortex!
* A note about the spelling. Despite what you may have heard, we have it on good authority that people who spell Vengeance without the extra E in the middle are geniuses who should not be messed with. But if you feel up to poking the bear with the stick… just consider yourself warned! 🙂
Our wonderful listener Muldwych wrote us this great poem that we wanted to share:
Traveling the Vortex and landing on a Poem
It’s about Doctor Who, and its very bow tie,
If you like your Sci-fi, then you should definitely drop by.
Three guys in Kansas, who host the show,
Called ‘Traveling the Vortex’, which started 5 months ago.
‘Dun-Dun-Dun’, you will hear from Shaun,
After the Synopsis from Keith, before 10 minutes have even gone.
A life long Who fan; Glenn knows his stuff,
Doctor Who and Star Wars, he just can’t get enough.
Recorded every week for your listening treat,
I’m their number one fan, I refuse to accept defeat.
Others are claiming this not to be true,
To them I am saying, ‘Get to the back of the queue!’.
The podcast is fun and a really good laugh,
I’ve been mentioned so many times now, I almost feel like staff.
Check out their show as it really is great,
I’ve heard a lot podcasts and this one I really rate.
Enough of my gushing, compliments and praise,
Just listen to the show; it’s out every seven days.
I’ll stop sounding like their PR man, or little lap dog,
And tell you I am Muldwych from The Time Meddler Blog.
Thanks Muldwych!
Don’t forget to check out the Time Meddler Blog!
Friday Night Who update:
Another week, another Doctor down. That makes this week the penultimate 7 Weeks for 7 Doctors…and this week’s FRIDAY NIGHT WHO plans are to watch Colin Baker’s sixth Doctor in “Vengeance On Varos”. You can follow @TravelVortex @vortexglenn @vortexshaun and @vortexkeith for all the fun. Hope to see you on Twitter!
4/22/11 – William Hartnell in “The Aztecs”
4/29/11 – Patrick Troughton in “The Dominators”
5/6/11 – Jon Pertwee in “Carnival Of Monsters”
5/13/11 – Tom Baker in “Pyramids Of Mars”
5/20/11 – Peter Davison – “Black Orchid”
5/27/11 – Colin Baker – “Vengeance On Varos”
6/3/11 – Sylvester McCoy – “Delta And The Bannermen”
We start this week off with a congratulations to Steven Moffat on his BAFTA win. Then reaction to North Ameican TV networks, BBC America and SPACE’s decision to delay Series Six one week for the Memorial Day holiday.
Also, your feedback, including a special poem, by one of our listeners.
We also chime in on Spoliergate, and the impact spoilers have on the enjoyment of our favorite program as well as our policy on them.
And two reviews. Up first is a review of the Fifth Doctor story, Black Orchid, followed by this weeks new Series Six episode, The Rebel Flesh.
And remember, if you subscribed to our podcast through the iTunes store, and you do not receive the show on your feed this week, you WILL need to subscribe through this site.
Enjoy!
You win some, you loose some. In somewhat of a surprise, outsider Daniel Rigby, beat off Benedict Cumberbatch’s modern reinvention of Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock as well as audience favorite Matt Smith, (the first Doctor Who lead to be nominated for the award), to take home the award for Eric & Ernie, a biopic about British comedians Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.
Best supporting actor went to Sherlock Holmes co-star Martin Freeman, who played Dr. Watson, while the Steven Moffat-penned drama was also named best drama series.
Big news on the North American Doctor Who convention circut, as ChicagoTardis has announced thier guest for this november (well, one of them anyway) will be fifth Doctor Peter Davison! Their fest runs Nov 25-27 and details can be found on their website, just click the link above.
Meanwhile on the west coast, GallifreyOne’s Network 23 continues to build momentum for February 2012. Eighth Doctor Paul McGann headlines a large group of whovians gathering on the coast, and today Hotel Reservations became available.
Start planning those trips now!
Tonight’s FRIDAY NIGHT WHO finds us visiting fifth Doctor Peter Davison in “Black Orchid”.
Love it or hate it, tonight promises to be a fun discussion!
Join us on Twitter for a live tweet-a-long at midnight tonight (CDT), @travelvortex, @vortexshaun and @vortexglenn. Keith (@VortexKeith) may pop up as well! Look for the hash tag #FridayNightWho and #BlackOrchid
