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On the brand new Trap One Podcast Pete (@Prof_Quiteamess), US Jason and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) take a look at Frazer Hines' novelisation of The Evil of the Daleks - both the hardback and Target versions of the book.

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This week the first of a two part interview with Sophie Aldred recorded at this year’s Who’s at The Playhouse event.

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Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 414.

Matt Steele, from our writing team, joins me this week as we celebrate the recent birthday of former Doctor Matt Smith, reflecting on his enduring impact on the franchise and the unique connection fans have with the show.

There's not much news knocking about but Ncuti's comment (now edited out on The Graham Norton Show) regarding the potential for a third season of Doctor Who, stirring up speculation and excitement within the fandom, still lingers. With the BBC and Disney remaining tight-lipped about the show's future, we explore the implications of this uncertainty and what it could mean for the beloved series.

We finish with Matt's journey into Doctor Who, sharing his favourite stories and the moments that hooked him in with a final thought on the show's future trajectory and whether it might benefit from a brief hiatus to reset and rejuvenate.

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In Episode 81: Skritches for the Garm, the gang are joined by a very special guest, the embodiment of galactic badness Himself, The Black Guardian, as we discuss the Fifth Doctor trilogy Mawdryn Undead, Terminus and Enlightenment.

We encounter our past selves from 2016, learn how the time-traveling Terminus is retroactively influential, keep obsessively discussing everybody’s outfits for some reason, and test just how deep our reservoir of fanbase goodwill goes. You don’t know what to make of this puzzling set of stories? Let us enlighten you!

We're back with more on the aftermath of solar flares.

We've still got Simon Guerrier alongside Giles, Rick and Richard to talk about 11th Doctor story The Beast Below from Series 5, having discussed 4th Doctor story The Ark In Space from Season 12 in the previous episode. 

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Simon has written two recent books: The Story of the Solar System: A Visual Journey, which he wrote with Maggie Aderin-Pocock https://www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Solar-System-Visual-Journey/dp/1785949209/ and Doctor Who: The Time-Travelling Almanac: The Official Guide to the Doctor’s Year https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Time-Travelling-Almanac-Official/dp/1785949179/

Rick posts on social media as @brickpandorica, where you can find fantastic pictures of his Lego models beautifully encapsulating Doctor Who moments.

Giles has 2 new children's books out: Can We Live on Mars? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Mappers-Mappers-Making-Difficult-Understand/dp/B0C65GDB4G/ and Spin to Survive: Deep Space Danger https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spin-Survive-Destiny-Pop-Out-Fortune/dp/0711287767/

Richard has another podcast with co-hosts Emily & Nicola, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more.

The Something Who logo, which features prominently on all our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find by following this link: https://beagarridoart.weebly.com/, where you can buy prints of some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who.

Although we've provided Amazon links for convenience, Simon's and Giles' books can be found at all good bookshops (and a few bad ones).

We mark Halloween with many horrific tales, a look at the role that shandies have played in our lives and a review of Eleventh Doctor story “Hide”.

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(00:02:31) The Doctor Who Appreciation Society is proud to announce Capitol Cutaway, a one-day event which will take place on Sunday 6th April 2025 at POSK (Polish Social and Cultural Association), 238-246 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 0RF. Capitol Cutaway will offer a mix of guest panels, autographs, photo studio, merchandise and more besides.

(00:20:00) The action figures of the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday (complete with Fray Bentos land mine) can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(00:27:37) The story of Babycham’s iconic mascot.

(00:28:35) This example of the “Kenny Everett New Year Show” can be seen here.

(00:30:26) Adrian Chiles’s Guinness Shandy themed article in The Guardian can be seen here.

(00:32:41) The 2007 Channel 4 documentary on The Enfield Poltergeist can be seen here.

(00:46:00) “The Village That Saw Aliens” covers The Broad Haven UFO sightings.

(00:51:39) The Matey TV commercial can be seen here.

(00:59:30) “Enys Men” (Cornish for ‘Stone Island’) is a 2022 British experimental psychological folk horror film shot, composed, written and directed by Mark Jenkin. Shot on 16 mm film, it stars Mary Woodvine, Edward Rowe, Flo Crowe and John Woodvine. The film was shot during the COVID-19 lockdown, and the crew prioritised creating a small carbon footprint during production. Enys Men premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

(01:10:30) This clip from Charlie Brooker’s “Screenwipe” can be seen here.

(01:28:40) The photo which Johnny Dab sent us which we found reminiscent of “The Invasion of Time” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Review - The Devil Rides Out

In this special for Halloween, Phil looks at a classic horror film from Hammer Films, The Devil Rides Out starring Christopher Lee in a rare good guy role. Based on the novel written by Dennis Wheatley, this tale of black magic is Phil's perfect film for Halloween and of course brings back memories of late night horror double bills on BBC2.

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#TheDevilRidesOut #Hammer #ChristopherLee

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Review - The Devil Rides Out

In this special for Halloween, Phil looks at a classic horror film from Hammer Films, The Devil Rides Out starring Christopher Lee in a rare good guy role. Based on the novel written by Dennis Wheatley, this tale of black magic is Phil's perfect film for Halloween and of course brings back memories of late night horror double bills on BBC2.

You can find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.

#TheDevilRidesOut #Hammer #ChristopherLee

Waffle On about Re-Animator

Its October and that means a Halloween 1985 treat so here we bring you Re-Animator starring the wonderful Jeffrey Combs. Its only an 86 minute film but its packed full of fabulous physical special effects and make up. Proper film making. 

We hope you enjoy it, please share with anyone who you think would enjoy our waffling.

In this first of a series of special podcasts Barry is joined by Ant and Amy as they start the coundown to the 2024 Thought Bubble Comic Convention. In this episode the trio discuss some of the titles debuting at this years convention.

A list of all the debuting books is available on the Thought Bubble website.

Toni and Joe discuss oncoming storms, Crime Crackers, and how graphite doesn't work in the Doctor Who episode Fear Her.

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Toni and Joe discuss oncoming storms, Crime Crackers, and how graphite doesn't work in the Doctor Who episode Fear Her.

If you're interested in being a Friend of Rassilon, click here.

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It’s BACK! You have been warned. Press “Play” at your own risk! That’s all the disclaimers you’re getting!

Join Ian, Brent, Michele and Phil as they are grilled on their Doctor Who knowledge by the Quizmaster General, James in the long-awaited return of the DWP Quiz. Play along with us IF YOU DARE and let us know how well you do! feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com is the email address you need. You can also contact us on Twitter, on our Facebook Page or our highly exclusive (it’s really not) Facebook Group!

We threw a vote on X for which classic Doctor Who season you would like us to discuss on the next episode, from a list of four options. The results were:

Season 24 (MCCOY) 39.6%
Season 9 (PERTWEE) 29.7%
Series 3 (TENNANT) 18.9%
2013 Specials (SMITH) 11.7%

So here we are, tonight, to discuss Season 24, comprising:

Time and the Rani
Paradise Towers
Delta and the Bannermen
Dragonfire

Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, and Dave takes us on his recent Big Finish journeys.

Tune in, drop out, and contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net

It’s time for some overanalyzing, pondering and intellectual cogitating as the Three Who Rule examine the second anniversary of the Disney+ and Doctor Who agreement, as well as a fascinating survey from the UCLA (partially funded by Disney) of what teens are both watching and want to see! Plus, a detailed hashing-over of where to start watching Doctor Who if you’re a novice, some random tat, and Part Three of our Terry Nation Miniscope covering Planet of, and Death to, the Daleks! 

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Two Years since Doctor Who/Disney+ Partnership was announced
• Teens Want To See Less Sex, More Friendship In Movies & TV Shows, UCLA Study Finds
• Disney Unveils First Star Wars And Marvel TV Show 4K Blu-Rays With Dolby Vision
• Official Doctor Who website: Where to start with Doctor Who?
• Ncuti Gatwa wins Best Actor at the Welsh BAFTAs for DW; Euros Lyn wins for directing Heartbreaker
• Doctor Who: The Collection Season 2 Standard Edition due Dec 2
• Big Finish: The Worlds of Doctor Who – Gallifrey: Echoes Through Eternity due November 2024
• Doctor Who – The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Deadly Strangers due December 2024

Miniscope:

• Terry Nation, Part 3
• Planet of the Daleks
• Death to the Daleks

It’s time for some overanalyzing, pondering and intellectual cogitating as the Three Who Rule examine the second anniversary of the Disney+ and Doctor Who agreement, as well as a fascinating survey from the UCLA (partially funded by Disney) of what teens are both watching and want to see! Plus, a detailed hashing-over of where to start watching Doctor Who if you’re a novice, some random tat, and Part Three of our Terry Nation Miniscope covering Planet of, and Death to, the Daleks! 

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Two Years since Doctor Who/Disney+ Partnership was announced
• Teens Want To See Less Sex, More Friendship In Movies & TV Shows, UCLA Study Finds
• Disney Unveils First Star Wars And Marvel TV Show 4K Blu-Rays With Dolby Vision
• Official Doctor Who website: Where to start with Doctor Who?
• Ncuti Gatwa wins Best Actor at the Welsh BAFTAs for DW; Euros Lyn wins for directing Heartbreaker
• Doctor Who: The Collection Season 2 Standard Edition due Dec 2
• Big Finish: The Worlds of Doctor Who – Gallifrey: Echoes Through Eternity due November 2024
• Doctor Who – The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Deadly Strangers due December 2024

Miniscope:

• Terry Nation, Part 3
• Planet of the Daleks
• Death to the Daleks

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Review - The Fearmonger

This time, Phil and Paul travel back to the year 2000 and the early days of Big Finish with The Fearmonger starring Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred. With a story that was set 22 years ago, and with themes that are scarily relevant to the recent political climate in the UK, both of them are left pondering exactly who is the the Fearmonger of the story?

They also discuss the recent furore of Ncuti Gatwa boldly announcing on a chatshow recording that he will be filming Season 3 next year, only for it to be quickly cut out of transmission. So this leads the pair of them to disappear down the rabbit hole of ratings and also discuss the fate of shows on streaming services.

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#DoctorWho #Whoniverse

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Review - The Fearmonger

This time, Phil and Paul travel back to the year 2000 and the early days of Big Finish with The Fearmonger starring Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred. With a story that was set 22 years ago, and with themes that are scarily relevant to the recent political climate in the UK, both of them are left pondering exactly who is the the Fearmonger of the story?

They also discuss the recent furore of Ncuti Gatwa boldly announcing on a chatshow recording that he will be filming Season 3 next year, only for it to be quickly cut out of transmission. So this leads the pair of them to disappear down the rabbit hole of ratings and also discuss the fate of shows on streaming services.

You can find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.

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This time Something Who tackles the somewhat complex problem of flares in the 1970s (and next time circa 2010).

So we've recruited the eminent Simon Guerrier to join our ranks once more, alongside regular Giles, returning guest Rick and the ever present Richard to talk about 4th Doctor story The Ark In Space from Season 12, which in the next episode we'll pair with 11th Doctor story The Beast Below from Series 5.

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Simon has written two recent books: The Story of the Solar System: A Visual Journey, which he wrote with Maggie Aderin-Pocock https://www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Solar-System-Visual-Journey/dp/1785949209/ and Doctor Who: The Time-Travelling Almanac: The Official Guide to the Doctor’s Year https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Time-Travelling-Almanac-Official/dp/1785949179/

Rick posts on social media as @brickpandorica, where you can find fantastic pictures of his Lego models beautifully encapsulating Doctor Who moments.

Giles has 2 new children's books out: Can We Live on Mars? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Mappers-Mappers-Making-Difficult-Understand/dp/B0C65GDB4G/ and Spin to Survive: Deep Space Danger https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spin-Survive-Destiny-Pop-Out-Fortune/dp/0711287767/

Richard has another podcast with co-hosts Emily & Nicola, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more.

The Something Who logo, which features prominently on all our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find by following this link: https://beagarridoart.weebly.com/, where you can buy prints of some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who.

Although we've provided Amazon links for convenience, Simon's and Giles' books can be found at all good bookshops (and a few bad ones).

BRIDGERTON:

• Welcome to Mostly Harmless Cutaway One Eight Three featuring Carl, Cat, Caleb, Sean and Eric. Join us as we dive into a NEW Doctor Who story, discussing the final episodes of Ncuti Gatwa's first season as the 15th Doctor, in The Legend of Ruby Sunday & The Empire of Death! Let the banter begin!

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• Mostly Harmless Cutaway Patreon: patreon.com/MHC

WARNING:

• This discussion contains miscellaneous K-9 and Company, Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures, Sherlock, Class, new WHO, and/or classic SPOILERS pertaining to Doctor Who. If you are 100% spoilerphobic to new & classic episodes not yet seen, do NOT complain to us. This episode is MOSTLY HARMLESS & contains EXPLICIT ideas, and as always expect strokes of innuendo throughout.

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• This episode was recorded on Aug. 22nd, 2024.

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Ben, Mark and the Degsestial Funmaker return for a very special On the Time Lash miniseries focused on 2023's Tennant and Tate specials. Up first is The Star Beast, which Ben and Mark pair with the original Doctor Who and the Star Beast comic and its 2019 Big Finish adaptation. Which Beast is Best? And is there such a thing as too much Star Beast?

Also: Mark learns watercolours with Peter Davison, Ben reminisces about Frazer Hines' fridge freezer and we ask the questions - 

Is RTD a hard-left agitator or centrist dad apologist? 

What separates Miriam Margoyles from John Barrowman?

And what Doctor Who related clothing item can Ben guess in just 2 questions?

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Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review the Big Finish play Doctor Who: Embrace the Darkness and the 1993 Disney film Hocus Pocus, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 00:56 — Welcome!
• 01:52 – News:
• 02:00 — Doctor Who: Gatwa back for thirds?
• 04:05 — Star Trek: Section 31 dated and Academy gets seconds.
• 06:49 — Lord of the Rings: More ring action.
• 09:53 — David Tennant: Macbeth hitting the cinema.
• 13:29 — Ghosts: Button House open for Halloween tours.
• 15:42 — Peter Capaldi: Difficult second album.
• 16:37 — Mike Flanagan: New Carrie TV series for Amazon.
• 19:35 — Stranger Things: Tie in comics and special screening.
• 20:50 — Doctor Who: Jago and Litefoot are back!
• 22:20 – Hocus Pocus (1993 Disney film).
• 35:53 – Doctor Who: Embrace the Darkness (Big Finish).
• 46:09 – Skelebob Tales.
• 49:39 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 52:46 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 53:37 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Star Trek.
• Wikipedia: The Lord of the Rings (film series).
• David Tennant.
• Wikipedia: Macbeth.
• Wikipedia: Ghosts (2019 TV series).
• West Horsley Place (the real Button House).
• Wikipedia: Peter Capaldi.
• Wikipedia: Mike Flanagan (filmmaker).
• Wikipedia: Stranger Things.
• Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Lord of Misrule.
• Wikipedia: Hocus Pocus (1993 film).
• Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Lord of Misrule.
• Big Finish: Doctor Who: Night Thoughts.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

We remain off the boards for one more week, to discuss not a Target Doctor Who novelization, but rather a new publication from ⁠Panini Comics⁠. It's The Return of the Daleks (purchase link: ⁠here⁠), a compilation of the Doctor-less backup strips from the earliest days of Doctor Who Weekly/Doctor Who Monthly/DWM. The compilation features commentary from Paul Scoones -- who joins us this week to discuss not only this new book, but also ⁠the TSV novelizations⁠, high-quality fan-made novelizations of five 1970s/'80s Doctor Who TV serials which, for rights reasons, were never novelized by Target during the line's original run.

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us!

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We threw a vote on X for which classic Doctor Who season you would like us to discuss on the next episode, from a list of four options. The results were:

Season 24 (MCCOY) 39.6%
Season 9 (PERTWEE) 29.7%
Series 3 (TENNANT) 18.9%
2013 Specials (SMITH) 11.7%

So here we are, tonight, to discuss Season 24, comprising:

Time and the Rani
Paradise Towers
Delta and the Bannermen
Dragonfire

Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, and Dave takes us on his recent Big Finish journeys.

Tune in, drop out, and contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net

This week, Tom Salinsky joins us for a World War III–adjacent chat in Madeupistan, while a global apocalypse is self-organising somewhere in Yorkshire. Also, some scary people keep trying to invite us to a free Bible study. It’s The Pyramid at the End of the World.

Notes and links

Brendan compares Extremis to Star Trek: Voyager’s Course: Oblivion, which also kills its entire regular cast. Nathan and Joe were not kind to this episode when they watched if for Untitled Star Trek Project.

Tom refers to his own less-than-enthusiastic review of Extremis in a blog post from way back in 2017.

Joe 90 was a Gerry and Sylvia Anderson supermarionation show from 1968–69, which stars a nine-year-old super spy who wears special glasses which contain the brain patterns of expert adults and enable him to do all of his spy stuff.

James refers to Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Commander William T Riker as someone who, like the monks, has a real fetish for consent. This deep cut is a reference to the Star Trek podcast The Greatest Generation, which you are only allowed to listen to after you’ve finished all of Untitled Star Trek Project.

The Andromeda Strain is a 1969 book by Michael Crichton and a 1971 film directed by Robert Wise (The Sound of Music, Star Trek: The Motion Picture). In it, an extraterrestrial microbe gets loose in a research station and the staff need to prevent the station’s nuclear self-destruct system from releasing an irradiated version of the the microbe into the environment.

The Tralfamadorians are time-aware aliens who appear in a couple of Kurt Vonnegut’s novels, most notably Slaughterhouse-Five (1969).

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Tom Salinsky’s blog includes his reviews of Doctor Who from Season 5 onwards, as well as his reviews of all the 60s and 90s Star Trek series. His most recent book, Star Trek: Discovering the TV Series, covers The Original Series, The Animated Series and The Next Generation, and is available in all good book stores, as well as on Amazon. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK) (Amazon AU)

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At the time that this episode was released, the Doomsday Clock was at 90 seconds to midnight, mostly thanks to the climate disaster and the involvement of nuclear powers in wars in Ukraine and Gaza. So sleep well, everyone.

And more

You can find links to all of the podcasts we’re involved in on our podcasts page. But here’s a summary of where we’re up to right now.

500 Year Diary is our latest new Doctor Who podcast, going back through the history of the show and examining new themes and ideas. Its first season came out early this year, under the title New Beginnings. Check it out. It will be back for a second season early in 2025.

The Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire has broadcast our hot takes on every new episode of Doctor Who since November last year, and it will be back again in 2025 for Season 2.

Brendan and Bjay’s gaming podcast The Bjay BJ Game Show has just released a new episode today, in which they discuss Lost in Play (2022), a point-and-click adventure set in the imagination of two young children.

Brendan, Richard and Steven have also just released another episode of their Avengers podcast The Three Handed Game. It’s the first episode of their triptych The Pop Explosion, covering a monochrome Emma Peel episode called Death at Bargain Prices, in which Steed and Mrs Peel go undercover in a London department store and discover a plot to blow up much of the city.

And finally there’s our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. This week, we laughed and clapped as the crew of the USS Protostar saved the Federation in the two-part Season 1 finale of Star Trek: Prodigy.

On the brand new Trap One Podcast Joumana (@joumajnouna), Lucy (@LucyMcCaul), Melvin (@kittenry) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) celebrate 25 years of Big Finish discussing the live show and studio version of The Stuff of Legend.

It's an unusual installment this time as we devote the episode to talking about the visual aspects of audio drama with Big Finish covert artist, Sean Longmore.

Find out the process involved in cover art, an essential component of the audio experience.

Theme music by Joe Kraemer.

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OooooOOOOOooooh and other such ghostly sounds, and welcome to a very spooky-seasonal episode of Stace & Barry In The Morning!

This episode, Stacey takes a risk with The Substance, Barry goes on a trip into the Monsterverse with Abigail, and the pair bring you one scarily fun and one hauntingly beautiful Musical Musings! All this, plus some 31 Day Horror Challenge updates, and a wee bit of The Running Man news. Pick up a seasonal bevvy of your choice and enjoy!

This week our final bit of Whooverville 15 coverage is actor Trevor Cooper and director Grahame Harper.

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This week, David & Matt sit down to discuss Day 3 & 4 of Torchwood's third series 'The Children Of Earth'

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

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An interesting one this month, as you'll hear by the end of the show... well, at least we hope so! What are the top Doctor Who stories where the Doctor overthrows the government? There's more than you think...

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An interesting one this month, as you'll hear by the end of the show... well, at least we hope so! What are the top Doctor Who stories where the Doctor overthrows the government? There's more than you think...

You can follow us on X @theDWshow and write to us about anything you like at: hello@theDWshow.net

The Doctor, Fitz and Compassion arrive in a gleaming chrome-city, with hover cars, and all the mod cons you could possibly want - and it's the year 2019.

But what's happened to the Mods and Rockers, who are still fighting each other?

We speak with author Steve Lyons, editor Steve Cole, and feature an audio clip from the spin-off release featuring the aliens from this book, the Makers.

Fan TC Con 4 Q&A Special; in case you didn't know, Adam is show runner of Fan TC Con - The Isle of Wight's Own Comic Con. The event was held on Saturday 19th October 2024 and the Q&A sessions were hosted by 'Daddy of the podcast', Paul Wilson. This bumper episode features full interviews with Star Wars actor, Ross Sambridge, Star Trek actor, Rosalyn Landor, the movie Barbara, Jennie Linden, Zoe Heriot actress Wendy Padbury, local comic publishers Caulkhead Comics, Peri from Doctor Who, Nicola Bryant, Plantagenet from Frontios, Jeff Rawle (better known as Amos Diggory from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Sophia Myles, Lady Penelope in Jonathan Frakes' version of Thunderbirds, Darcy in Transformers: Age of Extinction, Madame de Pompadour in Doctor Who, The Girl in the Fireplace, and the ever entertaining Sylvester McCoy. Adam and Debbie also make a brief appearance on stage before the winner of the Best Doctor Who Cosplay is announced.

The Husbands of River Song; Adam, Mary and Kirby discuss River Song's last story, we also have feedback, Doctor Who and Fan TC Con news and what we watch since the last episode.

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 413.

I'm joined by a special co-host this week - Maria from the writing team! This week, we take a look at the buzz surrounding Ncuti Gatwa's comments about a potential third season of Doctor Who, which sparked controversy among fans along with the implications of Gatwa's remarks, examining how they were edited during a recent appearance on the Graham Norton Show and the BBC's subsequent response.

In other news, the spin-off series "The War Between the Land and the Sea" is set to finish filming by Christmas and Peter Capaldi feels like being The Doctor is way more fun than being himself.

We close out the episode with Maria sharing her personal journey as a Doctor Who fan, reflecting on her early experiences with the classic series and her admiration for Peter Capaldi's portrayal of the Doctor.

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Controversy stalks the BBC as the question is asked: did they censor Ncuti Gatwa’s comments on The Graham Norton Show about a possible third season of New New Doctor Who? And the answer is…likely not. What is much more probable is the Three Who Rule excoriating the current state of television while referring to a recent Deadline story on that same topic, but enough of these dour matters! There’s a new Gallifreyan translator that can turn your words into circles, an Adventures in Type and Space book on the way featuring the work of Sid Sutton, and part two of our Terry Nation Miniscope, where we delve into his work on “The Chase”, “Mission to the Unknown”, and “The Daleks’ Master Plan”! Assemble the Galactic Council!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• The BBC allegedly did not censor Gatwa’s remark on The Graham Norton Show
• Katherine Pope of Sony Pictures laments gaps between TV seasons
• Official Doctor Who Gallifreyan Translator
• Adventures in Type and Space: The Sid Sutton Collection due November 25
• Alvin Rakoff died

Miniscope:

• Terry Nation, Part 2
• The Chase
• Mission to the Unknown
• The Daleks’ Master Plan

Controversy stalks the BBC as the question is asked: did they censor Ncuti Gatwa’s comments on The Graham Norton Show about a possible third season of New New Doctor Who? And the answer is…likely not. What is much more probable is the Three Who Rule excoriating the current state of television while referring to a recent Deadline story on that same topic, but enough of these dour matters! There’s a new Gallifreyan translator that can turn your words into circles, an Adventures in Type and Space book on the way featuring the work of Sid Sutton, and part two of our Terry Nation Miniscope, where we delve into his work on “The Chase”, “Mission to the Unknown”, and “The Daleks’ Master Plan”! Assemble the Galactic Council!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• The BBC allegedly did not censor Gatwa’s remark on The Graham Norton Show
• Katherine Pope of Sony Pictures laments gaps between TV seasons
• Official Doctor Who Gallifreyan Translator
• Adventures in Type and Space: The Sid Sutton Collection due November 25
• Alvin Rakoff died

Miniscope:

• Terry Nation, Part 2
• The Chase
• Mission to the Unknown
• The Daleks’ Master Plan