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Episode 302 – Silver & Gold

Glenn October 31, 2016 0 Comments

In this week’s episode we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Cybermen’s first appearance in Doctor Who by offering you another Adversary Archive: The Cybermen IV! We look at two Big Finish Productions offerings. The first is mainline story #86 “The Reaping” featuring the Sixth Doctor and Peri. Then, we follow that up with the second part of the story with #87 “The Gathering” with the Fifth Doctor and Tegan.

We also look at some convention news, including guest announcements for several upcoming Doctor Who conventions.

And, of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

Traveling the Vortex - Episode 302 - Silver &amp; Gold [ 1:14:41 | 54.1 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

cybermen, Fifth Doctor, Peri, Sixth Doctor, Tegan, The Gathering, The Reaping

Episode 301 – Head of the Class

Glenn October 25, 2016 0 Comments

This week we have another Companion Archive for our show. This time we feature not a person, but a place that is very familiar to the Doctor and some of his companions, Coal Hill School. We’re talking about the first two episodes of the show, Class with a spoiler light review, and reviewing the comic The Monsters Of Coal Hill, and the short story Nothing at the End of the Lane.

Plus, well take a look at some news of the week.

And, of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

Traveling the Vortex - Episode 301 - Head of the Class [ 1:10:49 | 51.44 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Class, Coal Hill School, Nothing at the End of the Lane, The Monsters of Coal Hill School

Episode 300 – Time Eddy II & CCC

Glenn October 19, 2016 0 Comments

Well, we’ve made it to episode 300. And there was no better time to make this milestone as this past weekend where we celebrated at Time Eddy II, the Wichita Doctor Who convention right here in our home state of Kansas. We came back exhausted from the event, but with some memories that we will cherish forever.

And, we have with us some material that you will only hear, right here on the program.

It’s a long episode this week, the longest we’ve produced in some time, But, we hope it will be worth it as we talk about our weekend adventure at a convention that should be heralded as a premiere event for years to come.

Enjoy!

Traveling the Vortex - Episode 300 - Time Eddy II & CCC [ 2:48:44 | 118.69 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Anneke Wills, Fifth Doctor, peter davison, Polly, Time Eddy II

Side Trip 24 – Star Trek 201

Shaun October 11, 2016 0 Comments

We’re off again this week as we prepare for Time Eddy II, the Doctor Who Convention this coming weekend in Wichita, Kansas. But we have a special mid-week treat for you.

If you remember way back when, Shaun brought you Star Trek 101, a primer guide for the original series. That begat Star Trek 102, his look at the original series movies. Many years later he revisits the idea with the often delayed and now finally available Star Trek 201, looking at Season 1 of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Enjoy!

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Season 1, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation

Episode 299 – Rock Me Amadeus

Glenn October 4, 2016 0 Comments

In this week’s show we’ve come to number 100 in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who range with the aptly named anthology collection, 100. It’s four for the price of one in short segments, including 100 BC by Jacqueline Rayner, My Own Private Wolfgang by Robert Shearman, Bedtime Story by Joseph Lidster and The 100 Days of the Doctor by Paul Cornell. We’ll take each one at a time an give our impressions of each tale.

Then it’s our continuing review of Titan Comic’s 10th Doctor Year Two as we look at issues #6 through #10 in the ongoing monthly series.

Also, a look at some news from the week.

Enjoy!

Traveling the Vortex - Episode 299 - Rock Me Amadeus [ 1:18:58 | 57.05 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

100, Big Finish, Evelyn Smythe, Gabriella Gonzalez, Sixth Doctor, Tenth Doctor, Titan Comics

Spencer Wilding Panel From TopCon Geek Expo

Shaun September 28, 2016 0 Comments

We were privileged to host character actor Spencer Wilding’s Doctor Who panel at TopCon Geek Expo earlier this month, and he and the con were gracious enough to allow us to film it. We present here some excerpts for those that were unable to join us.

Cold War, Ice Warrior, Minotaur, Panel, Skaldak, Spencer Wilding, The Doctor The Widow and the Wardrobe, The God Complex, TopCon Geek Expo, Wood King

Episode 298 – Medicine Man

Glenn September 26, 2016 0 Comments

In this week’s podcast, we travel back in time to an earlier Big Finish effort with a review of the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hex story number 67, Dreamtime. We give our impressions of this audio play.

Also, we play catch-up by joining the Doctor and Gabby for the first five issues of Titan Comics’ 2016’s Tenth Doctor line.

Plus, we take a look at some of the news-of-the-week, including our reactions to an exchange between Captain Jack and his creator, The Moff.

And, of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

Traveling the Vortex - Episode 298 - Medicine Man [ 1:21:02 | 58.47 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Ace, Big Finish, Dreamtime, Gabby, Hex, Seventh Doctor, Tenth Doctor Comics, titan com

Side Trip 23 – TopCon: An Interview with Spencer Wilding

Glenn September 20, 2016 0 Comments

We’re off again this week, this time for con stuff, this time spending the weekend at Topeka’s TopCon Geek Expo. We had a wonderful time at the convention and thought we’d relay some of our journey over the 3 days of the con. Plus, we had a chance to sit down, not once, but twice with Spencer Wilding who acted in three Doctor Who stories during the Matt Smith era of the show. Included in this Side Trip is one of those interviews where he shared with us some stories of his time on the show.

Plus, some added news from Candy Jar Books announcing the start to the next series of Lethbridge-Stewart novels.

Enjoy!

Traveling the Vortex - Side Trip 23 - TopCon: An Interview with Spencer Wilding [ 42:36 | 32.08 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Spencer Wilding, TopCon

Episode 297 – Plants vs. Zombies

Glenn September 14, 2016 0 Comments

In this week’s show we return with another couple of reviews from Candy Jar’s Lethbridge-Stewart series. First we look at The Grandfather Infestation by John Peel. We follow that with a look at a recent short story, The Playing Dead penned by author Adrian Sherlock. We break down the good and the bad with both of these stories.

Also, with a week off, we catch up on some news, including the BBC’s announcement about an animated Power of the Daleks featuring the first appearance of Patrick Troughton’s Doctor.

And, of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

Traveling the Vortex - Episode 297 - Plants vs. Zombies [ 1:19:36 | 57.48 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Candy Jar Books, John Peel, Lethbridge-Stewart, Lethbridge-Stewart: The Grandfather Infestation, The Playing Dead

Side Trip 22 – An Interview with Jonathan Cooper

Glenn September 6, 2016 0 Comments

We are off this week, but never fear, we still have a special treat for your podcast feed. We recently had a chance to speak with Jonathan Cooper, the author of the Lethbridge-Stewart novel, The Showstoppers. You can hear about how Jonathan developed the idea for the story and brought its many character to life.

Our special thanks to Andy Frankham-Allen and Candy Jar Books for helping us come together with Jonathan to discuss the novel.

You can still order The Showstoppers as well as other books in the Lethbridge-Stewart line of books at Candy Jar’s website, here.

Enjoy!

Traveling the Vortex - Side Trip 22 - An Interview with Jonathan Cooper [ 39:18 | 29.81 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Candy Jar Books, Jonathan Cooper, Lethbridge-Stewart: The Showstoppers, The Showstoppers

Episode 296 – Difficult, Difficult, Lemon Difficult

Glenn August 30, 2016 0 Comments

In this show we feature our final ‘Beyond the Doctor’ for the year, closing the series with Twelfth Doctor actor Peter Capaldi in the film, In the Loop. We give our reviews of the farcical dark comedy and our impressions of Capaldi’s performance as Malcolm Tucker, perhaps his most famous role before stepping into the TARDIS.

Also, not much as far as news this week, but lots of your feedback to read out.

So, enjoy!

Traveling the Vortex - Episode 296 - Difficult, Difficult, Lemon Difficult [ 59:03 | 43.37 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In The Loop, Malcolm Tucker, Peter Capaldi, Twelfth Doctor

Episode 295 – Hey Macra-ana!

Glenn August 24, 2016 0 Comments

Rah, rah, rah! We check in this week with a long one, but a good one. This time we look at another Doctor Who story that has been lost in time, with our attention on The Macra Terror. We examine both the Loose Canon reconstruction of the Patrick Troughton, Second Doctor Story and the novelization written by screenwriter, Ian Stuart Black.

Also, rumor news involving a leaked animation clip that appeared online and then disappeared shortly after, some convention announcements, and a new limited edition book from our friends over at Candy Jar Books.

And, of course your feedback.

Enjoy!

UPDATE: We misspoke on this week’s show. The Havoc Files 2 is not included in the 30% discount with the special EPICLS30 code. Sorry for the misunderstanding. This from Candy Jar:

To clear up a bit of confusion: The HAVOC Files 2 is *not* included in the 30% offer. All other LS titles are, tho. https://t.co/Gu5bVOtMOj

— Lethbridge-Stewart (@LScandyjar) August 24, 2016

Order The Havoc Files 2 here!

Traveling the Vortex - Episode 295 - Hey Macra-ana! [ 1:41:02 | 72.19 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Candy Jar Books, Frazer Hines, Second Doctor, The Macra Terror, Time Eddy

Episode 294 – Franklin, Are There More Scones?

Glenn August 16, 2016 0 Comments

We take another break from Doctor Who this week to look at our 11th installment of our ongoing Beyond the Doctor series. This time it’s Matt Smith’s turn with a look at the film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. We give our views on the film and the performance by the 11th Doctor actor.

Also, some Time Eddy II appearance shake-ups with the announcement of some drop outs and a very big drop in.

Enjoy!

Traveling the Vortex - Episode 294 - Franklin, Are There More Scones? [ 55:47 | 41.13 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

11th Doctor, matt smith, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Time Eddy

Episode 293 – It Tolls for Thee

Glenn August 9, 2016 0 Comments

In this week’s episode of the podcast we have two topics for discussion.

First is a review of the Big Finish Productions audio drama, #84 The Nowhere Place featuring the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe, We give out impressions of the audio from Big Finish’s Doctor Who Main Range.

Then we revisit Titan Comics’ Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor series from 2016 with a look at issues #2.6 – #2.10.

Plus, a little bit of news for another release of Doctor Who: The Movie.

And your… whoops, no feedback this week?

Well, enjoy!

Traveling the Vortex - Episode 293 - It Tolls for Thee [ 1:01:18 | 44.91 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

11th Doctor, Big Finish, Evelyn Smythe, Sixth Doctor, The Nowhere Place, Titan Comics

Episode 292 – Nuzzink in ze Vorld

Glenn August 1, 2016 0 Comments

In this episode of the podcast we give a hearty review to the latest book in the Lethbridge-Stewart line of novels in Candy Jar Books’ series. This time we review Lethbridge-Stewart: The Showstoppers by Jonathan Cooper. We offer a spoiler-filled review of the novel starring Colonel Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, Anne Travers, Harold Chorley, and newcomer Samson Ware.

But first, we look at the latest short story from the range with The Band of Evil written by Shaun Russell and Roger J Simmonds.

Plus, some news-of-the-week with a sad announcement about a cancellation.

And, of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

Traveling the Vortex - Episode 292 - Nuzzink in ze Vorld [ 1:06:45 | 48.66 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Anne Travers, Band of Evil, Candy Jar Books, Colonel Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, Harold Chorley, Samson Ware., The Showstoppers

Doctor Who Book Club - Traveling the Vortex

Doctor Who Book Club - Traveling the Vortex

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We love Doctor Who. We love the podcast Traveling the Vortex. We love books. If any of those apply to you, then come join the fun! Traveling the Vortex is a Doctor Who podcast where three Whovians review everything to do with Doctor Who - including books. Some of us haven't read everything the Vortex Boys have reviewed, so this book club is how we're going to do it. Check back often to find out which book we're reading this month.

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Doctor Who: The Nightmare Fair

Doctor Who: The Nightmare Fair
by Graham Williams
Start date: February 1, 2024

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