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Stop! There will be no battle here! Unless you mean the final two episodes of our Classic Series Commentary for “Battlefield”, which features in this here episode of Radio Free Skaro. The Three Who Rule also go over the news from the past week, including Doctor Who’s first ever Emmy nomination, a recap of some of the notable events of Comic-Con At Home, and some general confusion about oxen!

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• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
• The Runaway gets Emmy nomination
• Regenerations charity anthology due August 3
• Time Lord Victorious/Titan Comics SDCC Panel
• Red Dwarf The Promised Land SDCC Panel

Commentary:

• Battlefield episodes 3-4

I’m about to crack this conspiracy wide open.

A lovely stroll with the Village People. I look out across the village. We are happy here. We listen to Go West every day, on repeat. In the Navy is our national anthem. And when we’re feeling really risque, we’ll listen to YMCA. We’ve all heard it so many times we can recite the dance from memory. It is a good life. It’s Countrycide, written by Chris Chibnall and aired on November 19, 2006.

Show-notes
7:29: If you want to listen to us talk about other shows like The Prisoner and Children of the Stones, check out our classic sci-fi podcast, Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast.
28:00: John Barrowman in Star Wars pajamas. You can die happy now. You’re welcome.
31:34: The audio got kind of screwed here, but I said “mini axe,” as in like a hatchet.
1:27:17: If you want to listen to a podcast we started because like 2 people asked us to, check out Zenith: A Blake’s 7 Podcast, our Blake’s 7 podcast.

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On a planet with a dysfunctional economy, Doc and Romana encounter Hagrids, a back-stabbing Golden Girl and a giant, vegetarian space phallus

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What happens when your dreams become nightmares? What do you do when faced with two seemingly impossible choices? Why is this one of Nicole Mazza’s favorite Doctor Who episodes? Find out as Nicole returns! Plus, more listener feedback! Join us as we review Amy’s Choice, Doctor Who Series 5 Episode 7. What did you think? Let us know via social media. Find us @discussingwho. Hosted by Nicole Mazza, Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford and Kyle Jones. The Discussing Network presents Discussing Who Episode 208. 

EPISODE 208

What happens when your dreams become nightmares? What do you do when faced with two seemingly impossible choices? Why is this one of Nicole Mazza’s favorite Doctor Who episodes? Find out as Nicole returns! Plus, more listener feedback! Join us as we review Amy’s Choice, Doctor Who Series 5 Episode 7. What did you think? Let us know via social media. Find us @discussingwho. Hosted by Nicole Mazza, Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford and Kyle Jones. The Discussing Network presents Discussing Who Episode 208. 

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Podcasts Mentioned in this or Prior Episodes

Listen, Rinse, Repeat

Corrections: Survival of the Fittest 

Straight Outta Gallifrey

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Doctor Who: Podshock (Kyle & Lee)

The TechPedition Podcast (Clarence)

The Relativity Podcast (Lee, Clarence, & Kyle)

Discussing Trek: A Star Trek Discovery Podcast (Clarence & Kyle)

Terminus: A Doctor Who Podcast (Nicole)

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Interested in more Doctor Who Comics? Visit our friends at Titan Comics. Titan publishes comics featuring the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors. They also publish comics featuring Sherlock, Penny Dreadful, and more! Check them out and tell them that Discussing Who sent you.

What happens when your dreams become nightmares? What do you do when faced with two seemingly impossible choices? Why is this one of Nicole Mazza’s favorite Doctor Who episodes? Find out as Nicole returns! Plus, more listener feedback! Join us as we review Amy’s Choice, Doctor Who Series 5 Episode 7. What did you think? Let us know via social media. Find us @discussingwho. Hosted by Nicole Mazza, Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford and Kyle Jones. The Discussing Network presents Discussing Who Episode 208. 

EPISODE 208

What happens when your dreams become nightmares? What do you do when faced with two seemingly impossible choices? Why is this one of Nicole Mazza’s favorite Doctor Who episodes? Find out as Nicole returns! Plus, more listener feedback! Join us as we review Amy’s Choice, Doctor Who Series 5 Episode 7. What did you think? Let us know via social media. Find us @discussingwho. Hosted by Nicole Mazza, Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford and Kyle Jones. The Discussing Network presents Discussing Who Episode 208. 

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Discussing Who is part of the Discussing Network. Find out more about the network and other shows on the network by visiting http://discussingnetwork.com.  Join us on the new Discussing Network Facebook Group.  Visit http://facebook.com./groups/discussingnetwork

Become a Patreon Supporter! By becoming a Patreon, you can support the show while receiving exclusive perks made available for Patreon Supporters.  Visit Patreon.com/DiscussingNetwork for more information, to follow us on Patreon, and – should you choose – support the show.

This episode of Discussing Who is brought to you by Audible – get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/DiscussingWho.  Check out over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.

Podcasts Mentioned in this or Prior Episodes

Listen, Rinse, Repeat

Corrections: Survival of the Fittest 

Straight Outta Gallifrey

Our Hosts on Other Shows

Want more from the Discussing Who co-hosts? Our hosts can be found on the following:

Doctor Who: Podshock (Kyle & Lee)

The TechPedition Podcast (Clarence)

The Relativity Podcast (Lee, Clarence, & Kyle)

Discussing Trek: A Star Trek Discovery Podcast (Clarence & Kyle)

Terminus: A Doctor Who Podcast (Nicole)

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Let us know what you think! Send your feedback via email to discussingwho@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail message on the Discussing Who Call Line. Simply dial (805)850-DWHO (3946). (Airtime and/or long distance rates apply, if applicable.) Already following us on Facebook? Simply send a message on there.

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This time we explore 2 of our favourite 4th Doctor adventures.

The Abandoned, written by Louise Jameson and Nigel Fairs &

The Trouble With Drax, written by John Dorney

Dwayne recommends Regeneration Impossible (Short Trip)

Philip recommends Missy Series 2 (Box Set)

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This week David and Matt discuss "Hide", Matt updates us on his Twitch stream and fandom trolling shenanigans and we become briefly caught up in evaluating the relative merits of various fruit-based confections.

Doctor Who theme by Ron Grainer, arranged by Alexander Erben.

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This week David and Matt discuss "Hide", Matt updates us on his Twitch stream and fandom trolling shenanigans and we become briefly caught up in evaluating the relative merits of various fruit-based confections.

Doctor Who theme by Ron Grainer, arranged by Alexander Erben.

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This week David and Matt discuss "Hide", Matt updates us on his Twitch stream and fandom trolling shenanigans and we become briefly caught up in evaluating the relative merits of various fruit-based confections.

Doctor Who theme by Ron Grainer, arranged by Alexander Erben.

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This week my classic series re-watch reaches Doctor Who: Terminus, Nyssa’s final story.

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Monts and Nuge return to the podcast waves aboard the good ship Geek Syndicate. What? After sixteen years of writing these episode blurbs it's hard to come up with new sh*!

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The lads talk Quibi, Peacock, a Brave New World and Most Dangerous Game, Rorschach and Star Wars: The Bad Batch

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This month, our guest is someone that's no stranger to Doctor Who podcast listeners.  He's hosted a plethora of podcasts related to Doctor Who and all genres of movies and TV and he's been Senior Editor at Nerdist for many years.  It's Kyle Anderson!  Kyle "zooms" in to talk about how he became a podcaster and what it was like to host an online panel with Red Dwarf cast and crew (currently on BritBox)!

Then we discuss Kyle's Pick of the Month, the Japanese cultural icon, Ultra Q!  Why did Kyle choose this very unique show and why has it lasted for so many decades in one form or another in Japan?

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After Stevie makes his first non-squeaking appearance on Something Who (or should that be Something Degu?), Paul, Giles and Richard are back for our Giant Animals special. OK, it's a fair cop guv'nor, really it's our Christopher Benjamin appreciation episode. Up first it's Fourth Doctor adventure The Talons of Weng-Chiang, followed by Tenth Doctor outing The Unicorn and the Wasp. We find more to say about the former than the latter, but we seem to have enjoyed both. And while Paul appears to say nothing remotely controversial about either story, Richard dives straight into the fray with his size 12s.

So put on your best bib and tucker, order up a Hansom cab, or a Rolls, and prepare to hob nob with the top nobs at The Palace Theatre and a country manor house.

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The opening music is Three Guitars Mood 2 and, yes, that is Richard playing the ukulele and kazoo on possibly the worst ever version of the Doctor Who theme tune at the end.

This time we are joined by special guest, RPG expert Ryan Blake, as we embark on an epic multi-doctor adventure "The Lock of Time". 

Em The Unicorn and the Wasp (S04E07), o 10º Doutor e Donna Noble conhecem ninguém menos do que Agatha Christie em uma festinha da alta sociedade britânica! E é claro que não podia faltar um bom assassinato para eles desvendarem. Mas o grande mistério fica por conta do desaparecimento da autora, que realmente aconteceu na vida real! Vem conferir nosso review recheado de curiosidades!

Em The Unicorn and the Wasp (S04E07), o 10º Doutor e Donna Noble conhecem ninguém menos do que Agatha Christie em uma festinha da alta sociedade britânica! E é claro que não podia faltar um bom assassinato para eles desvendarem. Mas o grande mistério fica por conta do desaparecimento da autora, que realmente aconteceu na vida real! Vem conferir nosso review recheado de curiosidades!

Em The Unicorn and the Wasp (S04E07), o 10º Doutor e Donna Noble conhecem ninguém menos do que Agatha Christie em uma festinha da alta sociedade britânica! E é claro que não podia faltar um bom assassinato para eles desvendarem. Mas o grande mistério fica por conta do desaparecimento da autora, que realmente aconteceu na vida real! Vem conferir nosso review recheado de curiosidades!

Em The Unicorn and the Wasp (S04E07), o 10º Doutor e Donna Noble conhecem ninguém menos do que Agatha Christie em uma festinha da alta sociedade britânica! E é claro que não podia faltar um bom assassinato para eles desvendarem. Mas o grande mistério fica por conta do desaparecimento da autora, que realmente aconteceu na vida real! Vem conferir nosso review recheado de curiosidades!

Oh look! More "help" from "friends". Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we answer questions from the fellas over at Radio Free Skaro!

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Ever wonder what it would be like if the Cyberman attacked? Well this week we endeavor to find out with the 6th Doctor adventure, Attack of the Cybermen. 

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It's our first ever episode of the newly re-branded Nerd-Out: Consumed! Rhys' played the first Uncharted and has checked out Hulk 2003. Sandro's watched a bunch of Bond films and may have started The Last of Us II.

0:00:00 – The Start of the Show
0:04:24 – Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
0:08:16 – James Bond
0:24:12 – Weird Movies: Hulk
0:34:49 – Airplane! (aka Flying High)
0:39:22 – Play Watch Listen
0:46:49 – Deerskin
0:48:38 – The Last of Us: Part II (Spoilers Are Present)
1:06:05 – What Do We Want To Consume?
1:10:17 – AHS: Roanoke
1:13:40 – The End of the Show

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We've got quite a bit this week! Rhys' played the first Uncharted and has checked out Hulk 2003, and Sandro's watched a bunch of Bond films and may have started The Last of Us II.

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0:08:16 – James Bond
0:24:12 – Weird Movies: Hulk
0:34:49 – Airplane! (aka Flying High)
0:39:22 – Play Watch Listen
0:46:49 – Deerskin
0:48:38 – The Last of Us: Part II (Spoilers Are Present)
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Here’s part two of our Comics and Strips special in which we continue looking at Doctor Who comic strips and other comics of our youth and later.

Direct Download Link = DDPC137 – Comics & Strips (part 2)

(00:05:50) “The Infinity Gauntlet” is an American comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of an eponymous, six-issue limited series written by Jim Starlin and pencilled by George Pérez and Ron Lim, that was published from July to December 1991, and a number of tie-in books into which the storyline crossed over. Samples of frames and artwork can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:06:50) “Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars”, commonly known as “Secret Wars”, is a twelve-issue American comic book crossover limited series published from May 1984 to April 1985 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Jim Shooter with art by Mike Zeck and Bob Layton. Samples of frames and artwork can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:06:50) “The Amazing Spider-Man” is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously, with a brief interruption in 1995, until its relaunch with a new numbering order in 1999. Samples of frames and artwork can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:06:50) “The Galactus Trilogy” is a 1966 three-issue comic book story arc that appeared in “Fantastic Four” #48-50. Written, plotted and drawn by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee for Marvel Comics, it introduced the characters Galactus and the Silver Surfer. Samples of frames and artwork can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:06:50) “Deadpool” is a comic book anti-hero in the Marvel Comics Universe. Since 1993 he has starred in several ongoing series, as well as a number of limited series and one-shots. 

(00:06:50) “Deadpool: The Dead Presidents” is from the Third Series (2013) #1-6 of “Deadpool”. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:06:50) “Deadpool: The Good The Bad and The Ugly” is from the Third Series (2013) #13-19 of “Deadpool”. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:07:10) “Daredevil: The Man Without Fear” is a 1993 five-issue comic book miniseries starring Daredevil, written by Frank Miller, illustrated by John Romita Jr. and published by Marvel Comics. The series explores the origins of the hero Daredevil. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:07:15) “Daredevil: Born Again” is a 1986 comic book story arc that appeared in the Marvel Comics series “Daredevil”. Written by Frank Miller, and drawn by David Mazzucchelli, the storyline first appeared in Daredevil #227–231. It was later reprinted in graphic novel format along with the previous issue #226, and a follow-up story arc from Daredevil #232–233, which resolves some loose ends from the original story arc. Because of this, this follow-up story arc has become generally considered part of “Born Again”. The story details Daredevil’s descent into insanity and destitution at the Kingpin’s hands, as well as a subsequent struggle to build a new life for himself. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:12:17) “X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga” is an extended X-Men storyline in the fictional Marvel Comics Universe, focusing on Jean Grey and the Phoenix Force. It was written by Chris Claremont with art by John Byrne. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:12:17) “X-Men: Days of Future Past” is a storyline in the Marvel Comics comic book “The Uncanny X-Men” issues #141–142, published in 1981. It deals with a dystopian future in which mutants are incarcerated in internment camps. An adult Kate Pryde transfers her mind into her younger self, the present-day Kitty Pryde, who brings the X-Men to prevent a fatal moment in history that triggers anti-mutant hysteria. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

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(00:14:05) The “Teen Titans” are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, often in an eponymous monthly series. As the group’s name suggests, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC’s premier superheroes in the Justice League. The original team later becomes known as the Titans when the members age out of their teenage years, while the Teen Titans name is continued by subsequent generations of young heroes. First appearing in 1964 in The Brave and the Bold #54, the team was formed by Kid Flash (Wally West), Robin (Dick Grayson), and Aqualad (Garth) before adopting the name Teen Titans in issue 60 with the addition of Wonder Girl (Donna Troy) to their ranks. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:15:40) “Marvel Team-Up” is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series featured two or more Marvel characters in one story. The series was originally published from March 1972 through February 1985, and featured Spider-Man as the lead “team-up” character in all but ten of its 150 issues, and in six of its seven Annuals. Edition #59 features a team-up between Spider-Man, Yellow Jacket and The Wasp vs Equinox. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:16:05) “Super-Villain Team-Up” is the name of two American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Both series featured supervillains as the protagonists. The first series started in 1975 with two giant-size issues before launching as a regular series, and was mostly bi-monthly during its existence. It initially teamed up Doctor Doom and the Sub-Mariner, who had lost his own series. Edition #5 features a team-up between Doctor Doom and The Sub-mariner vs the Fantastic Four. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:18:00) “Batman: Year One” is an American comic book story arc published by DC Comics which recounts the superhero Batman’s first year as a crime-fighter. It was written by Frank Miller, illustrated by David Mazzucchelli, colored by Richmond Lewis, and lettered by Todd Klein. Batman: Year One originally appeared in issues #404–407 of the comic book title Batman in 1987. As well as recounting Batman’s beginnings and early years in his crime-fighting career, the story simultaneously examines the life of recently transferred Gotham police detective James Gordon – eventually building towards their first encounter and their eventual alliance against Gotham’s criminal underworld. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:18:00) “Batman: The Cult” is a four-issue comic book mini-series. It was published by DC Comics in their prestige format books and released in 1988. It was written by Jim Starlin, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson, colored by Bill Wray and edited by Denny O’Neil. The story follows the machinations of Deacon Blackfire and his band of homeless followers who have kidnapped Batman before the events of this story. Following a lengthy period of captivity Batman slowly succumbs to brainwashing. Batman is eventually freed from the cult but takes a long time to recover from his treatment at their hands. The story also delves into other territory. Gotham City politicians are assassinated by Blackfire’s party of followers. An attempt on Commissioner Gordon’s life is tried by Blackfire’s group, leaving the commissioner in a hospital. Beyond Gotham authorities to protect the city, the national guard is called in, then the military and martial law is declared on Gotham. The series also features the second Robin, Jason Todd. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:18:00) “Batman: The Long Halloween” is a 13-issue American comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale. It was originally published by DC Comics in 1996 and 1997. Taking place during Batman’s early days of crime fighting, “The Long Halloween” tells the story of a mysterious killer named Holiday, who murders people on holidays, one each month. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:18:12) “Batman: Death in the Family” is a four-issue, 1988 Batman comic book storyline published by DC Comics. The story was written by Jim Starlin and illustrated by Jim Aparo, while Mike Mignola designed each cover. The story follows Jason Todd/Robin’s quest to be reunited with his birth mother after being relieved of his duties by Batman. During his journey, however, the Joker kidnaps and tortures him, eventually killing him. The storyline is notable for its 900 number voting system, in which fans were allowed to call two separate numbers and chose whether Jason would survive the Joker’s torture or die because of it. Over 10,000 votes were cast, with a narrow majority in favor of killing the character. Frames and artwork and the phone poll advert related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:21:20) Jonathan Hickman (born September 3, 1972) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four, FF, and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write The Avengers and The New Avengers, as part the “Marvel NOW!” relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. In 2015, he wrote the crossover event Secret Wars.

(00:21:47) “Crisis on Infinite Earths” is an American comic book published by DC Comics. The series, written by Marv Wolfman and pencilled by George Pérez, was first serialized as a 12-issue limited series from April 1985 to March 1986. As the main piece of a crossover event, some plot elements were featured in tie-in issues of other publications. Since its initial publication, the series has been reprinted in various formats and editions. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:43:05) John Ridgway is a British comics artist who began his career initially as a hobby, drawing D.C.Thompson’s Commando War Stories alongside professional work as a design engineer. In 1984 Ridgway became a full-time professional, broadening his employment to include 2000 AD, Guttenberghus, Marvel Comics and DC Comics.

(00:43:05) Frobisher is a fictional character who appeared in the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip in the 1980s. He was a companion of the Sixth and Seventh Doctors. Frobisher is a Whifferdill, one of a shape-changing extraterrestrial race. What is assumed to be his natural form, as seen in his first comic strip appearance, is humanoid, pale yellow in colour, three to four feet in height, with a round, featureless head, and wearing spectacles. However, he preferred to spend his free time in the form of a penguin.

(00:45:20) “Once Upon a Time-Lord” was a Sixth Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine (issues 98-99, 1985). It is notable for having several pages written out in story form with accompanying comic panels. With its end, it concluded both the Voyager and Astrolabus themes that had started in this incarnation’s second strip, “Voyager”. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:44:34) “Rupert Bear” is a children’s comic strip character created by British artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the Daily Express newspaper on 8 November 1920. Unlike most modern comic strips, Rupert Bear has always been produced in the original form of strip with illustrations accompanying text, called “text comics”, as opposed to text being incorporated into the art in speech bubbles etc. Bestall developed the classic Rupert story format: the story is told in picture form (generally two panels each day in the newspaper and four panels to a page in the annuals), in simple page-headers, in simple two-line-per-image verse and then as running prose at the foot.

(00:47:18) “Voyager” was a Sixth Doctor comic published in Doctor Who Magazine (issues 90-94, 1984). It introduced the character of Astrolabus and began the Voyager arc. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:51:40) “The World Shapers” was the final regular Doctor Who Magazine (issues 127-129, 1978) comic strip to feature the Sixth Doctor. It featured the death of Jamie McCrimmon, a fate which, as of 2020, has not been contradicted in any medium. It has also attracted attention because it was written by legendary comic scribe Grant Morrison. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:57:46) “Buster” was a British comic which began publication in 1960, originally published by IPC Magazines Ltd under the companies comic division Fleetway, then by Egmont UK Ltd under the same imprint until its closure in 2000. Despite missing issues due to industrial action during its run, the comic published 1,902 issues in total. The comic carried a mixture of humour and adventure strips, featuring the title character Buster and a host of other characters. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

This month Steve and Scott kick off with some news and reviews.

For the Main Feature we talk about Kingdom Come, a DC comics Elseworlds story originally published in 1996, written by Mark Waid and drawn by Alex Ross. It's a seminal comic book and one of the finest stories ever produced by DC comics by two masters of their craft.

To talk about this episode and any other episode you can visit the Grouchy Old Geeks Facebook Group. If you would like to get in touch you can email us on grouchyoldgeeks[at]gmail[dot] com or you could leave a review on iTunes. 

Regular listeners will know that aside from our 'hot take' episodes whenever new Doctor Who emerges, our other episodes are hardly ever based on reviewing a single story. In that way, we're probably different to many, or even most, Doctor Who podcasts out there which make single story reviews their main focus.

We 'broke' this rule in September 2019 by randomly selecting The Keeper of Traken for a deep dive and we loved the experience so much, we decided to do it again sometime in the following year.

Conscious that we did a Classic Who episode last time, a few weeks back we ran a Twitter poll asking listeners what they'd like to hear us do a standalone podcast on: Amy's Choice, The Long Game, The Girl Who Waited, or The Idiot's Lantern.

136 votes were cast, with 35.3% asking for The Girl Who Waited.

So... here we are! But some things never change and before we get to the episode itself we also rattle through some listener reviews, Doctor Who news, and short topics.

And be sure to let us know what you thought of our opinion on the story, so we can read you out, next time.

Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net

Regular listeners will know that aside from our 'hot take' episodes whenever new Doctor Who emerges, our other episodes are hardly ever based on reviewing a single story. In that way, we're probably different to many, or even most, Doctor Who podcasts out there which make single story reviews their main focus.

We 'broke' this rule in September 2019 by randomly selecting The Keeper of Traken for a deep dive and we loved the experience so much, we decided to do it again sometime in the following year.

Conscious that we did a Classic Who episode last time, a few weeks back we ran a Twitter poll asking listeners what they'd like to hear us do a standalone podcast on: Amy's Choice, The Long Game, The Girl Who Waited, or The Idiot's Lantern.

136 votes were cast, with 35.3% asking for The Girl Who Waited.

So... here we are! But some things never change and before we get to the episode itself we also rattle through some listener reviews, Doctor Who news, and short topics.

And be sure to let us know what you thought of our opinion on the story, so we can read you out, next time.

Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net

This week begins our Classic Series Commentary for the Sylvester McCoy Season 26 opener “Battlefield”! Twisting Warren’s arm to watch his favourite era of Doctor Who is a favourite pastime for the other Two Who Rule. Also, Dan Peck from The Game of Rassilon, a fun and entertaining Doctor Who RPG podcast, drops by for a chat. Plus, news on virtual conventions for Chicago TARDIS and Big Finish, Doctor Who Magazine, and more!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
• Ghost Light highlights video
• Power of the Daleks Special Edition trailer
• Hollow Planet print and play game
• SDCC@Home Titan Comics Time Lord Victorious panel
• Time Lord Victorious figurines announced
• Doctor Who Magazine 554
• Dalek Combat Training Manual
• BritBox UK to get UFO, Sapphire & Steel, The Prisoner and more
• Chicago TARDIS 2020 goes virtual
• Big Finish Day 2020 goes virtual
• Eric Saward kickstarter for Lytton comic series

Interview:

• Dan Peck
• The Game of Rassilon

Commentary:

• Battlefield

This week begins our Classic Series Commentary for the Sylvester McCoy Season 26 opener “Battlefield”! Twisting Warren’s arm to watch his favourite era of Doctor Who is a favourite pastime for the other Two Who Rule. Also, Dan Peck from The Game of Rassilon, a fun and entertaining Doctor Who RPG podcast, drops by for a chat. Plus, news on virtual conventions for Chicago TARDIS and Big Finish, Doctor Who Magazine, and more!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
• Ghost Light highlights video
• Power of the Daleks Special Edition trailer
• Hollow Planet print and play game
• SDCC@Home Titan Comics Time Lord Victorious panel
• Time Lord Victorious figurines announced
• Doctor Who Magazine 554
• Dalek Combat Training Manual
• BritBox UK to get UFO, Sapphire & Steel, The Prisoner and more
• Chicago TARDIS 2020 goes virtual
• Big Finish Day 2020 goes virtual
• Eric Saward kickstarter for Lytton comic series

Interview:

• Dan Peck
• The Game of Rassilon

Commentary:

• Battlefield

Doc's night out in Essex is cut short as we're treated to the origin story of one of the greatest nemeses of Doctor Who

The post N118 The Magician’s Apprentice appeared first on Who Back When | A Doctor Who Podcast.

The year is 2099. Big Finish prowls the street looking for non-Doctor Who fans.

I had never even made any association between this and the really annoyingly catchy Disney song until right this second. And now that I’ve made that association I’m not going to be able to unmake it. Plus now you’ve probably got that song stuck in your head, and you know what? You’re welcome. It’s Small Worlds, written by PJ Hammond and aired on November 12, 2006.

Show-notes:
1:05: If you want to listen to us talk about Sapphire and Steel, The Prisoner, and other wonderful shows like Star Cops and Children of the Stones, check out our classic sci-fi podcast Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast.
16:26: The Museum of Hoaxes has a write up and images of the Cottingley Fairies photos.
19:44: Wow for some reason dozens of people have adapted Conan Doyle’s The Lost World. Apparently I was wrong about Hound of the Baskervilles being not a Sherlock story at first. 50% isn’t so bad.
35:00: Here’s the full Nightmare painting from 1781. According to etymonline, nightmare doesn’t come from the painting, but did enter the modern usage of “any bad dream” after the painting was made.
39:51: World War I was 1914 to 1918.
54:19: Here’s the full Stolen Child poem by W.B. Yeats.
1:09:54: If you want to listen to us talk about movie trilogies, check out our movie trilogy podcast, Triple Play: A Movie Trilogy Podcast

As promised here’s a Christian take on Torchwood. Spoiler: they didn’t like it. (Also spoiler warning for season 4.)
While we’re at it, here’s another Christian take on the show, this time from Be Thinking (warning: this one spoils the Children of Earth season).
Christian.org.uk also reported on how many Christians were offended by Torchwood and complained about it.

Torchwood © The BBC
Any other references belong to their respective owners, no copyright infringement is intended by this podcast.
The Torchwood title music was originally composed by Murray Gold. The version used in this episode was arranged by Murray Gold.

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