Doctor Who Christmas Special 2011 Trailer
BBC One trailer for Doctor Who 2011 Christmas Special: The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe.
A Happy 50th Episode Image from Alex
Alex made us another awesome picture in celebration of our 50th episode. Thanks Alex!
Episode 50 – Reservation of the Daleks
Here we are, fifty episodes in and still going strong. In this show a look back over the last 49.
Plus, our third Adversary Archive featuring the Daleks (second one to feature Davros). This week we review Resurrection of the Daleks with the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough, the Sixth Doctor and Peri in Revelation of the Daleks, and The Seventh Doctor and Ace story, Remembrance of the Daleks.
Also, our reaction to an incredible news week for Doctor Who fandom, topped off with the announcement of the recovery of two previously missing episodes.
And of course, your feedback.
Here’s to fifty more! Enjoy!
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Traveling The Vortex Achievements
Because we are such gamers, we thought it would be fun to put together a set of achievements to celebrate our 50th episode. For those not in the know, Microsoft’s XBOX 360 game system offers a set of achievements on games that can be unlocked by completed certain tasks. Each achievement is based on a point value depending on the complexity of the task, which add to your overall gamer score. Gamer score is worth absolutely nothing, other than bragging rights with you and your friends. And so, because we know you all like to have bragging rights, here’s 500 more gamer points up for grabs. How many do YOU qualify for?
Missing Episodes Recovered! No Joking!
!From http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho
Two classic episodes of Doctor Who – thought to be missing forever – have been returned to the BBC archive.
Episode 3 of the William Hartnell adventure “Galaxy 4” and Episode 2 of Patrick Troughton’s “The Underwater Menace” were purchased by film collector Terry Burnett at a village fete near Southampton in the early 80s. He had been unaware that the canisters contained material missing from the BBC.
Thanks to the kind loan by Mr Burnett, the classic footage has been shown today at the British Film Institute’s annual “Missing Believed Wiped” event at the National Film Theatre in London. Host at the event was Doctor Who writer and actor Mark Gatiss who said: “Christmas has come early for Doctor Who fans everywhere. It’s always wonderful when a missing episode turns up but it’s been years since the last one so to have two is just brilliant. Add to that a proper bit of action from the legendary Chumblies (and the horrifying Rills!) plus the utterly mesmeric Patrick Troughton on great form. Well, what more could we all ask for?”
Read more here!
Doctor Who Video Game!
We’re all gamers here at Traveling the Vortex, and have often spoke of a LEGO Doctor Who game. Well it may not be LEGO but BBC Worldwide has teamed up with Supermassive Games to release a console based game called “Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock” exclusively for the Playstation 3, PC and Sony’s new handheld device, Vita.
It looks like it won’t be disk based, bu a downloadable title. The game will also feature the 11th Doctor (Matt Smith) and River Song (Alex Kingston). And according to the press release “Gamers must learn to master the complexities of time travel with exceptional time based game play, changes made in one time will impact another creating multiple possibilities and challenging players to solve puzzles across the centuries.”
Supermassive Games is no newbie to the Console either…they have created user packs for Little Big Planet 2, as well as Start the Party, and Start the Party 2. The game is set to be released early 2012. Below is the first teaser trailer for the game.
BBC World Wide’s Press Release
Friday Night Who 12/9/11
Tonight’s #FridayNightWho stars seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred as Ace. Lots of history in this one referencing the first Doctor era, as two competing Dalek factions hunt for a Time Lord artifact on Earth!
We push play on #RemembranceOfTheDaleks at Midnight, CST. Join @vortexkeith, @vortexglenn, @vortexshaun and @travelvortex on Twitter for the live conversation!
Doctor Who Christmas Eve Special
BBC has released an early Christmas present for all Doctor Who fans…the prequel for “The Doctor, The Widow & The Wardrobe”! Enjoy!
Episode 49 – The Midnight Special
One day late due to some technical issues (Glenn’s editing computer decided to crash on him mid show) but here is finally is.
A little less heated this weeks as we discuss the very first appearance of River Song in Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead. Then on to the companion lite story, Midnight, followed by a Doctor lite one, Turn Left.
Also a Chicago TARDIS report (x2) from Dr. Phil, and of course, your feedback.
Enjoy!
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Traveling The Vortex Turns 50
This weekend will mark the 50th episode of Traveling The Vortex, and we have many ideas in the works to make it a special episode, but would like some suggestions from you, our listeners on how to make it even MORE special. Shoot us an email, tweet or Google voice message and let us know what you think we should do, or heck, just wish us congratulations on the mile stone! As always, we couldn’t do it without you, our number one fans!
Friday Night Who 12/2/11
Join us tonight at midnight for Friday Night Who as Traveling the Vortex prepares this week for our upcoming Adversary Archive – Davros (2) (or Daleks 3).
Tonight we’ll be watching the classic story, Revelation of the Daleks
Join @vortexshaun, @vortexkeith and @travelvortex on Twitter for the live commentary, and look for the #FridayNightWho, #RevelationOfTheDaleks hashtags.
Doctor Who Fiction (Magnetic Poetry Style) Contest!
So recently while dusting the top of my refrigerator, I found an old Magnetic Poetry kit.
(One: don’t judge me for owning magnetic poetry, I’ll bet lots of you do to! Two: yes, I do clean.)
Well I realized that I hadn’t seen this set in like three years!
(Three: I do clean, but I guess that doesn’t speak well of how often I do the top of my refrigerator.)
ANYWAY, I thought it would be fun to toss the magnets up on the fridge and see if anyone still played with them. And as is frequently the case when I’m left alone around words, the creative side of my brain took over and started writing. So I snapped a picture of the finished product to post for all of you here. (It’s a bit rough obviously, as these kits don’t always contain the words you want or need to pull the imagery off, but at the same time, that’s part of the fun!)
And now, a challenge! I’m betting that those of you who DO have magnetic poetry kits lying around could probably come up with your own Doctor Who themed poem, so I want you all to do the same! Line those magnets up and snap a picture and email it to shaun@travelingthevortex! I’ll get them posted here, and then we’ll vote on them. The writer of the winning poem will win a Traveling The Vortex *Prize Package of GAME SHOW proportions! The contest will run through December 31, 2011! Winner to be announced next year…
* NOTE – Our lawyers (if we had any) would probably disallow me to use the term “Prize Package of GAME SHOW proportions” in a post, since there is in actuality NO prize package and if there was one, it would certainly NOT be of game show proportions. They’d bring up a lot of terms like “illegal” and “fraudulent” and “false advertising” and probably force us to run the contest just for silly fun. Lucky for you I don’t own the “law speak” Magnetic Poetry kit, so those words are pretty meaningless to me anyways.
Doctor Who – Christmas Day at 7:00pm in the UK
From www.bbc.co.uk
It’s been confirmed that The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe will be on BBC ONE on Christmas Day at 7:00pm.
As reported, the Christmas Special was written by Steven Moffat and directed by Farren Blackburn. It stars Matt Smith as the Doctor, alongside Claire Skinner, Bill Bailey, Arabella Weir, Alexander Armstrong, Paul Bazely, Holly Earl and Maurice Cole.
More details as they emerge along with exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, but right now you can see the trailer here.
