David and Marty decide to head to the Psychic Circus after receiving a Spambot advertising free popcorn (Marty can't resist free popcorn). In this episode, the guys review The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, discuss a few non-Doctor Who things, DVD Extras, Marty's engagement and read Listener Feedback Email. David joins Marty's Big Finish obsession as both Hooies review separate BF audio adventures, one featuring Tom Baker's Doctor and the other Sylvester McCoy!

David and Marty decide to head to the Psychic Circus after receiving a Spambot advertising free popcorn (Marty can't resist free popcorn). In this episode, the guys review The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, discuss a few non-Doctor Who things, DVD Extras, Marty's engagement and read Listener Feedback Email. David joins Marty's Big Finish obsession as both Hooies review separate BF audio adventures, one featuring Tom Baker's Doctor and the other Sylvester McCoy!

David and Marty decide to head to the Psychic Circus after receiving a Spambot advertising free popcorn (Marty can't resist free popcorn). In this episode, the guys review The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, discuss a few non-Doctor Who things, DVD Extras, Marty's engagement and read Listener Feedback Email. David joins Marty's Big Finish obsession as both Hooies review separate BF audio adventures, one featuring Tom Baker's Doctor and the other Sylvester McCoy!

This month we take another look at the work of Steve Lyons; specifically, The Witch Hunters, a BBC Past Doctor Adventure featuring the First Doctor, Susan, Ian, and Barbara. From the back cover:

The Reverend Samuel Parris, Minister of Salem, follows three strangers in the forest beyond the village - a forest which is traditionally believed to be the source of much evil. He hears movement through the trees, steps forward and makes a terrible discovery. It is one which will change life in Salem forever.

The TARDIS arrives in Salem Village, Massachusetts, 1692. The Doctor wishes to effect repairs to his ship in peace and privacy, and so his companions - Ian, Barbara and Susan - decide to 'live history' for a week or so. But the friendships they make are abruptly broken when the Doctor ushers them away, wary of being overtaken by the tragic events he knows will occur.

Upon learning the terrible truth of the Salem witch trials, Susan is desperate to return - at any price. Her actions lead the TARDIS crew into terrinle jeopardy, and her latent telepathy threatens to help the tragedy escalate way out of control...

The Witch Hunters is one of only two purely historical adventures that we know of in any of the ranges (The Roundheads by Mark Gatiss being the other). Although it was not his first published Doctor Who book, it was the first that Lyons wrote, and he kept it "on ice" until its publication in 1998.

Sit back with a nice pail of filthy prison drinking water and relax as we talk about The Witch Hunters!

Email us at dwbcpodcast@gmail.com, look for us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter via @dwbcpodcast. You can also follow Erik via @sjcaustenite and Sean via @tardistavern.

This month we take another look at the work of Steve Lyons; specifically, The Witch Hunters, a BBC Past Doctor Adventure featuring the First Doctor, Susan, Ian, and Barbara. From the back cover:

The Reverend Samuel Parris, Minister of Salem, follows three strangers in the forest beyond the village - a forest which is traditionally believed to be the source of much evil. He hears movement through the trees, steps forward and makes a terrible discovery. It is one which will change life in Salem forever.

The TARDIS arrives in Salem Village, Massachusetts, 1692. The Doctor wishes to effect repairs to his ship in peace and privacy, and so his companions - Ian, Barbara and Susan - decide to 'live history' for a week or so. But the friendships they make are abruptly broken when the Doctor ushers them away, wary of being overtaken by the tragic events he knows will occur.

Upon learning the terrible truth of the Salem witch trials, Susan is desperate to return - at any price. Her actions lead the TARDIS crew into terrinle jeopardy, and her latent telepathy threatens to help the tragedy escalate way out of control...

The Witch Hunters is one of only two purely historical adventures that we know of in any of the ranges (The Roundheads by Mark Gatiss being the other). Although it was not his first published Doctor Who book, it was the first that Lyons wrote, and he kept it "on ice" until its publication in 1998.

Sit back with a nice pail of filthy prison drinking water and relax as we talk about The Witch Hunters!

Email us at dwbcpodcast@gmail.com, look for us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter via @dwbcpodcast. You can also follow Erik via @sjcaustenite and Sean via @tardistavern.

As Steven dips further into cricket insanity, a factor leading to his inevitable emigration to India could be the fact that Doctor Who will soon start broadcasting there for the first time. How can he possibly resist? Or perhaps a trip to New York to see the Symphonic Spectacular in October? One thing we can all agree on is that you should all journey between the pages of You and Who: Contact Has Been Made Volume Two, which contains writing from both Steven and Warren! And, and AND! As if the previous nonsense wasn't enough, we have not only an interview with "Kill the Moon" writer Peter Harness, but also a commentary for that self same episode, featuring Phil Cannon of the Who's He? Podcast! The mind boggles!

Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

As Steven dips further into cricket insanity, a factor leading to his inevitable emigration to India could be the fact that Doctor Who will soon start broadcasting there for the first time. How can he possibly resist? Or perhaps a trip to New York to see the Symphonic Spectacular in October? One thing we can all agree on is that you should all journey between the pages of You and Who: Contact Has Been Made Volume Two, which contains writing from both Steven and Warren! And, and AND! As if the previous nonsense wasn't enough, we have not only an interview with "Kill the Moon" writer Peter Harness, but also a commentary for that self same episode, featuring Phil Cannon of the Who's He? Podcast! The mind boggles!

Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

Hey! Guess what? Doctor Who is actually TV show. Did you know that? Yup, and for the past 51 (and a bit) years the production team has been attempting special effects with varying degrees of success. This show, we're hitting the highlights, and lowlights, from all seven Doctors.

WARING: Contains rabbit chasing

Links:
TV Tropes: Special Effects Failure: Doctor Who (WARNING: Beware of holes)
iO9: The Making of Doctor Who's Most Notoriously Bad Special Effects
Doctor Who and the Lame Special Effects of Death
8 Really Good Special Effects in "Classic" Doctor Who
Doctor Who - Timely Effects
Visual Effects - Old Doctor Who

Hey! Guess what? Doctor Who is actually TV show. Did you know that? Yup, and for the past 51 (and a bit) years the production team has been attempting special effects with varying degrees of success. This show, we're hitting the highlights, and lowlights, from all seven Doctors.

WARING: Contains rabbit chasing

Links:
TV Tropes: Special Effects Failure: Doctor Who (WARNING: Beware of holes)
iO9: The Making of Doctor Who's Most Notoriously Bad Special Effects
Doctor Who and the Lame Special Effects of Death
8 Really Good Special Effects in "Classic" Doctor Who
Doctor Who - Timely Effects
Visual Effects - Old Doctor Who

Interesting that dor and taur sound similar but are spelled differently.

This week Kiyan and Dylan work towards a new more witty episode…. No totally kidding, they just watched a witty serial. Said witty serial happened to be The Time Monster, written by Robert Sloman (with uncredited additions by Barry Letts), which aired in May and June of 1972.

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Interesting dor and taur sound similar but are spelled differently.

This week Kiyan and Dylan work towards a new more witty episode…. No totally kidding, they just watched a witty serial. Said witty serial happened to be The Time Monster, written by Robert Sloman (with uncredited additions by Barry Letts), which aired in May and June of 1972.

Doctor Who (c) The BBC
Any other references belong to their respective owners, no copyright infringement is intended by this podcast.
The Doctor Who title music was originally composed by Ron Grainer. The version used in this episode was arranged by Delia Derbyshire.

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Check us out on YouTube!

Wales season kicks off as Doctor Squee sits down with guest companions Mel Dwyer & Esty Juncal to talk about their visit to the Doctor Who Experience. Doctor Squee & Dottie Who then call up Dan Veal so he can tell us about the Walking tours offered by the Experience.

Visit the Doctor Who Experience website at http://www.doctorwho.tv/events/doctor-who-experience/

Gallifrey Stands is sponsored by www.DottiesCharms.co.uk. Check out the Doctor Who range today.

Gallifrey Stands can be found at on twitter @DoctorSquee, by email GallifreyStandsPodcast@gmail.com, on stitcher, iTunes & http://gallifreystandspodcast.podbean.com & on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481026762176392/

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Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller sit down, foaming, in front of the 2008 Doctor Who episode, Planet of the Ood, and spout our usual nonsense!

The Doctor must escape from the claw, Donna wants some social justice, the Ood should hate evolution and Klineman Halpen is going through the change. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Planet of the Ood...

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• BBC: Doctor Who – Planet of the Ood.
• Wikipedia: Doctor Who – Planet of the Ood.
• Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

Wales season kicks off as Doctor Squee sits down with guest companions Mel Dwyer & Esty Juncal to talk about their visit to the Doctor Who Experience. Doctor Squee & Dottie Who then call up Dan Veal so he can tell us about the Walking tours offered by the Experience.

Visit the Doctor Who Experience website at http://www.doctorwho.tv/events/doctor-who-experience/

Gallifrey Stands is sponsored by www.DottiesCharms.co.uk. Check out the Doctor Who range today.

Gallifrey Stands can be found at on twitter @DoctorSquee, by email GallifreyStandsPodcast@gmail.com, on stitcher, iTunes & http://gallifreystandspodcast.podbean.com & on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481026762176392/

You can buy the GallifreyStands lipbalm @ https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/209093664/gallifrey-stands-geek-stix-inspired-by?ref=shop_home_active_12

"Let's Do the Time Warp Again!" Er, well, I guess that applies to any episode since this is podcast about a show about time travel. But this episode is especially warpy! Episode 152 of The Oncoming Storm sees your hosts talking about The Highest Science by Gareth Roberts. Again. But this time it is a bit different. This time it's all about the audio adaptation from Jac Raynor. After 20 years, the Chelonians are finally brought to life! Join Josh, Rachel, and Jeff as they discuss how successful the move to audio is, the brilliance of Sylvester McCoy and Lisa Bowerman, and exactly how they prefer to digest their Who. The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got a brain with vocal cords! It talks! Kinda annoyingly actually.

"Let's Do the Time Warp Again!" Er, well, I guess that applies to any episode since this is podcast about a show about time travel. But this episode is especially warpy! Episode 152 of The Oncoming Storm sees your hosts talking about The Highest Science by Gareth Roberts. Again. But this time it is a bit different. This time it's all about the audio adaptation from Jac Raynor. After 20 years, the Chelonians are finally brought to life! Join Josh, Rachel, and Jeff as they discuss how successful the move to audio is, the brilliance of Sylvester McCoy and Lisa Bowerman, and exactly how they prefer to digest their Who. The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got a brain with vocal cords! It talks! Kinda annoyingly actually.

"Let's Do the Time Warp Again!" Er, well, I guess that applies to any episode since this is podcast about a show about time travel. But this episode is especially warpy! Episode 152 of The Oncoming Storm sees your hosts talking about The Highest Science by Gareth Roberts. Again. But this time it is a bit different. This time it's all about the audio adaptation from Jac Raynor. After 20 years, the Chelonians are finally brought to life! Join Josh, Rachel, and Jeff as they discuss how successful the move to audio is, the brilliance of Sylvester McCoy and Lisa Bowerman, and exactly how they prefer to digest their Who. The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got a brain with vocal cords! It talks! Kinda annoyingly actually.

In which Pete talks with Richard Mylan from the sitcom Coupling.

Richard Mylan on Twitter: @RichardMylan

Awareness for Autism Celebrity Football Match

Details on Twitter: @Autism_Daly

The podcast can be accessed via different places, including Miro, Stiticher, Blubrry, Player fm and Itunes.

Email: badwilf@yahoo.com

Twitter: Martyn - @BadWilf

Gerrod - @Nerdthro_P

Pete - @BeeblePete

In which Pete talks with Richard Mylan about his life, career, charity work, and their mutual love for Xanadu.

Richard Mylan on Twitter: @RichardMylan

Awareness for Autism Celebrity Football Match

Details on Twitter: @Autism_Daly

The podcast can be accessed via different places, including Miro, Stiticher, Blubrry, Player fm and Itunes.

Email: badwilf@yahoo.com

Twitter: Martyn - @BadWilf

Gerrod - @Nerdthro_P

Pete - @BeeblePete

In which Pete talks with Richard Mylan about his life, career, charity work, and their mutual love for Xanadu.

Richard Mylan on Twitter: @RichardMylan

Awareness for Autism Celebrity Football Match

Details on Twitter: @Autism_Daly

The podcast can be accessed via different places, including Miro, Stiticher, Blubrry, Player fm and Itunes.

Email: badwilf@yahoo.com

Twitter: Martyn - @BadWilf

Gerrod - @Nerdthro_P

Pete - @BeeblePete

My 2005 series commentaries reach Doctor Who: Dalek, writer Rob Shearman’s one and only contribution to new Who. An episode that had one main aim, to make the Daleks scary again and it succeeded in spades.

You can read more about this story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek

and the wife in space blog’s verdict is here http://wifeinspace.com/2015/04/dalek/

End theme is Bad Wolf Remix by Allan Spears

The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

My 2005 series commentaries reach Doctor Who: Dalek, writer Rob Shearman's one and only contribution to new Who. An episode that had one main aim, to make the Daleks scary again and it succeeded in spades.

You can read more about this story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek

and the wife in space blog's verdict is here http://wifeinspace.com/2015/04/dalek/

End theme is Bad Wolf Remix by Allan Spears

The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

My 2005 series commentaries reach Doctor Who: Dalek, writer Rob Shearman's one and only contribution to new Who. An episode that had one main aim, to make the Daleks scary again and it succeeded in spades.

You can read more about this story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek

and the wife in space blog's verdict is here http://wifeinspace.com/2015/04/dalek/

End theme is Bad Wolf Remix by Allan Spears

The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

Only a show about time travel could celebrate a 10th anniversary after it’s 50th. It’s been ten years since Rose delighted Dr Who fans (well most of them) and Graham Norton enraged them (well the ones that got his impromptu drop in). Andy and Derek look back at the return and all the golden moments that’s have happened since.

If your week felt empty fear not! We're back to make your Friday more bearable and today, as well as running through the news and giving you our review of Planet of the Dead, we have a cool giveaway too. Let's go!

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The News

First up in the news - Moffat answers a question in the latest Doctor Who Magazine regarding Peter Capaldi's appearance in The Fires of Pompeii. Interestingly they are going to look at this subject in an upcoming story for episode 9. Are some things better left to mystery? We think so.

Those clever peeps at Real SFX and Milk VFX have scooped a BAFTA for their work on Who. Nabbing the award for Best Visual, Special and Graphic Effects in 2015, what a proud moment for those guys.

A mysterious new monster has been snapped on-set during the filming for series 9 in a medieval village. Big, hulking and menacing, we're intrigued as to what new monster this is.

More on series 9 and David Schofield of Merlin and Pirates of the Caribbean fame has been cast to star in episodes five and six. Great news to consistently have great actors on Who.

Peter Davison has been speaking to Digital Spy about a possible Five(ish) Doctor's sequel. The good news is that he seems up for it, there are a few issues though. Firstly there's a Doctor missing (ahem Tom) and secondly there's the matter of payment for the cast. The first outing (which we're assuming was always viewed as a one off for the 50th anniversary) was fine to rope people in but to pull them in again for nowt? He goes on to say it also needs to be a good idea and story, better than the first.

Competition

To win Cameron K McKewan's awesome new book Unofficial Doctor Who: The Big Book of Lists simply follow us on Twitter and tweet us something like "I want this cool book now!" and use the hashtag #bigblueboxcomp. Good luck.

"Planet of the Dead" Review

Another Who story that separates the fans this week. As the first in a run of four specials leading up to Tennat's departure, does it kick things off with a bang or do we want to bury our heads in the sand?

Thank you for joining us for episode 39, we hope we've put things back to normality and your Friday isn't empty and soul-less. Remember to get tweeting to be in with a chance to win the book and next week we're reviewing Carnival of Monsters. Until next time - Allons-y!

MY HEAD IS ART

At Regeneration Who last month we were joined by friends Ben Taylor and Chris Otto. This time we did a miniature version of our bracket challenge, to pick the Worst Doctor Who villain ever… welll… then it evolved slightly into “Which villain do we never want to see again?”

For the purposes of condensing the selection into something reasonable, we decided to stick to recurring villains and leave out the one-hit wonder failures like the Abzorbaloff.

Here’s the first round picks. You can click through to see the full bracket if you’re really impatient or want to follow along.

Some spoilers included if you’re not caught up through the Matt Smith years, but we figure most of our fans have moved on by now…

Which loser will win?

Join Heather and Kerri and they discuss new Doctor Who News, Merchandise and their new store!

Join Heather and Kerri and they discuss new Doctor Who News, Merchandise and their new store!

In Episode 12: I Wish They’d Touch Me More, the boys are joined by Twin Cities actor and nerd about town, Clarence Wethern for five rounds of unrestrained geekery! Clarence talks about his ongoing mission to watch all twenty-six years of classic Doctor Who in chronological order, blatant plagiarism fails to stop the boys from loving the hell out of Jon Pertwee’s debut adventure Quatermass 2, uh, I mean, Spearhead from Space, Clarence performs his one man comedy sketch “Attack of the Incidental Music!” and The Death Zone pits the David Warner Doctor against the Richard E. Grant Doctor in an epic non-canonical battle between the Big Finish audio adventure Sympathy for the Devil and the BBC animated adventure Scream of the Shalka!

“He had a bouquet of quivering fronds…”

In which everything is a spaceship, Robin Hood is a fox and Jeremy Clarkson gets hit in the face during a sketch.

Reviews: Robot of Sherwood
Air Date: 6th September 2014
Song: “Ood-e-lally” based on “Oo-De-Lally” by Roger Miller
Additional notes: We recorded this during the week that “Robot of Sherwood” went out and then promptly forgot to release it until April 2015. So we did the sketch about Jeremy Clarkson BEFORE he actually got fired for punching someone. Timey, and indeed, wimey.

This week we cover the second half of the sixth season finale, story #50, Patrick Troughton's swan song, "The War Games", in which the TARDIS crew find themselves in right mess until the Doctor call upon the Time Lords to help sort it out -- and then they're in an even worse mess!

Discussion of "The War Games" episodes 6-10 Charlie 9.5/9.5, Trevor 8.5/9, David 9/8.75)

Connor's Corner

Discussion of Big Finish audio adventure "Lords of the Red Planet" (Charlie 9, Trevor 8, David 9.5)

Patrick Troughton Retrospective

Hosts:

• Trevor
  • Twitter: @WhovianTrev
  • Tumblr: http://trevsplace.tumblr.com/

• Charlie
  • Twitter: @insanityinchaos
  • Infinite Longbox Podcast
  • Comic Conspiracy Podcast
• David
  • Twitter: @gwythinn
  • WWW: http://www.davidsafar.com/
  • Tumblr: http://maroonedwhovian.tumblr.com/

Join us next week for our review of the seventh season premiere, Jon Pertwee's introductory serial, story #51, Spearhead from Space! This is the only serial of the classic series which is available on Blu-Ray! You can stream it on Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, or Hulu Plus, rent the DVD or Blu-Ray from Netflix, or buy the DVD or Blu-Ray from Amazon.com, the BBC Doctor Who shop, or many other fine retailers.

This week we cover the second half of the sixth season finale, story #50, Patrick Troughton's swan song, "The War Games", in which the TARDIS crew find themselves in right mess until the Doctor call upon the Time Lords to help sort it out -- and then they're in an even worse mess!

Discussion of "The War Games" episodes 6-10 Charlie 9.5/9.5, Trevor 8.5/9, David 9/8.75)

Connor's Corner

Discussion of Big Finish audio adventure "Lords of the Red Planet" (Charlie 9, Trevor 8, David 9.5)

Patrick Troughton Retrospective

Hosts:

• Trevor
  • Twitter: @WhovianTrev
  • Tumblr: http://trevsplace.tumblr.com/

• Charlie
  • Twitter: @insanityinchaos
  • Infinite Longbox Podcast
  • Comic Conspiracy Podcast
• David
  • Twitter: @gwythinn
  • WWW: http://www.davidsafar.com/
  • Tumblr: http://maroonedwhovian.tumblr.com/

Join us next week for our review of the seventh season premiere, Jon Pertwee's introductory serial, story #51, Spearhead from Space! This is the only serial of the classic series which is available on Blu-Ray! You can stream it on Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, or Hulu Plus, rent the DVD or Blu-Ray from Netflix, or buy the DVD or Blu-Ray from Amazon.com, the BBC Doctor Who shop, or many other fine retailers.

On the twenty-second episode of Reality Bomb, guest host Alex Kennard talks with technology writer (and host of The Incomparable podcast) Jason Snell about the latest controversy over the Hugo nominations and what it has to do with Doctor Who. We're also talking to author Liz Myles about the book she co-edited, Companion Piece - Women Celebrate the Humans, Aliens and Tin Dogs of Doctor Who and Nikki Stafford brings Planet of the Ood into the Gallery of the Underrated. Plus, Graeme Burk talks to a 7 year-old about meeting Peter Capaldi on location and more!

On the nineteenth episode of Reality Bomb, guest host Alex Kennard talks with technology writer (and host of The Incomparable podcast)Jason Snell about the latest controversy over the Hugo nominations and what it has to do with Doctor Who. We're also talking to author Liz Myles about the book she co-edited, Companion Piece - Women Celebrate the Humans, Aliens and Tin Dogs of Doctor Who and Nikki Stafford brings Planet of the Ood into the Gallery of the Underrated. Plus, Graeme Burk talks to a 7 year-old about meeting Peter Capaldi on location and more!

On the twenty-second episode of Reality Bomb, guest host Alex Kennard talks with technology writer (and host of The Incomparable podcast) Jason Snell about the latest controversy over the Hugo nominations and what it has to do with Doctor Who. We're also talking to author Liz Myles about the book she co-edited, Companion Piece - Women Celebrate the Humans, Aliens and Tin Dogs of Doctor Who and Nikki Stafford brings Planet of the Ood into the Gallery of the Underrated. Plus, Graeme Burk talks to a 7 year-old about meeting Peter Capaldi on location and more!