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We're back with a new name but the same goofy team of Stephen and Clay. We are now the Geeklectic Show which means nothing other than it will allow us wax poetic about things other than Doctor Who should we see fit. In this return episode we talk about what has been going on in our lives, what is coming up and what you can expect once I have a working computer situation again!

We're back with a new name but the same goofy team of Stephen and Clay. We are now the Geeklectic Show which means nothing other than it will allow us wax poetic about things other than Doctor Who should we see fit. In this return episode we talk about what has been going on in our lives, what is coming up and what you can expect once I have a working computer situation again!

Series 2, Episode 47 of Doctor Who: The Memory Cheats! And the story we will be discussing today is...

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This week we cover story #95, The Sun Makers! The Doctor and Leela discover an unexpected civilization on Pluto, full of bureaucracy and taxation -- but who ultimately profits from the usurious interest rates charged here?

QotW: Benedict Cumberbatch's mom was in Image of the Fendahl. What other famous actor's parent would you like to see in a Doctor Who episode?

Charlie's Variety Segment/Social Media

Discussion of "The Sun Makers" (7.25, Trevor 7.5, Charlie 7.5)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Torchwood -- The Victorian Age (David 7, Trevor 7, Charlie 7)

Hosts:

• Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
• Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
• David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
• Chad https://chadandvernsstupidmoviepodcast.com/ @ChadVern Chad and Vern's Stupid Movie Podcast
• Scott

Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #96, Underworld! You can buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, the WB Shop, the BBC Doctor Who Shop, or many other fine retailers.

This week we cover story #95, The Sun Makers! The Doctor and Leela discover an unexpected civilization on Pluto, full of bureaucracy and taxation -- but who ultimately profits from the usurious interest rates charged here?

QotW: Benedict Cumberbatch's mom was in Image of the Fendahl. What other famous actor's parent would you like to see in a Doctor Who episode?

Charlie's Variety Segment/Social Media

Discussion of "The Sun Makers" (7.25, Trevor 7.5, Charlie 7.5)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Torchwood -- The Victorian Age (David 7, Trevor 7, Charlie 7)

Hosts:

• Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
• Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
• David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian
• Chad https://chadandvernsstupidmoviepodcast.com/ @ChadVern Chad and Vern's Stupid Movie Podcast
• Scott

Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #96, Underworld! You can buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, the WB Shop, the BBC Doctor Who Shop, or many other fine retailers.

Technology is an amazing thing. To think that over the span of little more than 60 years, we've gone from "supercomputers" the size of an office building, to one that can fit in your skinny jeans' pocket, is really incredible when you stop to think about it. Decades ago, the only really powerful processing machines were in the hands of either universities, or the military, and the first thing they thought to do was to harness their collective power by finding some way to link them together, to allow a fuller scope of their reach, and ability, and control, and domain... (Wait. Are we talking about Doctor Who here, or the first Terminator movie? This week, our GPR team foolishly boots up WOTAN to rewatch the Hartnell serial, "The War Machines". With last moments spent with a brainwashed Dodo, and incoming (unexpected) companions Polly and Ben, there's literally terror on the streets of London, as the metal fist-wielding, death-steam belching war machines play havoc with the British populace, at least until an electromagnetic wrestling ring can be constructed around one. Our esteemed First Doctor feels right at home as an impromptu field general, and shows sides of his complex persona we may not witness again until his Third visage is put in play. Seem a little unusual? It certainly is, and we're right in the thick of it to enjoy the highs and the lows of this rather unorthodox classic story.

Technology is an amazing thing. To think that over the span of little more than 60 years, we’ve gone from “supercomputers” the size of an office building, to one that can fit in your skinny jeans’ pocket, is really incredible when you stop to think about it. Decades ago, the only really powerful processing machines were in the hands of either universities, or the military, and the first thing they thought to do was to harness their collective power by […]

We talk with veteran actor Michael Berryman about his career, try to figure out the difference between a Damehood & a Knighthood, and try to stop Patty from buying a costume from "The Horns of Nimon"! We also share our thoughts on the Orlando tragedy. MarkWHO42 IS #OrlandoStrong!

We talk with veteran actor Michael Berryman about his career, try to figure out the difference between a Damehood & a Knighthood, and try to stop Patty from buying a costume from "The Horns of Nimon"! We also share our thoughts on the Orlando tragedy. MarkWHO42 IS #OrlandoStrong!

Kenny Smith is the editor of Vortex for Big Finish Productions. Smith officially succeeded Paul Spragg as editor in Vortex issue 65. Prior to that he had written Volume 2 of The Big Finish Companion, and was editor of unofficial Big Finish fanzine The Finished Product. He previously wrote the Daily Mirror's The Doctors - The Archive 50th anniversary special magazine released in November 2013. He also writes Doctor Who articles for the Scottish Daily Record.

Kenny Smith is the editor of Vortex for Big Finish Productions. Smith officially succeeded Paul Spragg as editor in Vortex issue 65. Prior to that he had written Volume 2 of The Big Finish Companion, and was editor of unofficial Big Finish fanzine The Finished Product. He previously wrote the Daily Mirror's The Doctors - The Archive 50th anniversary special magazine released in November 2013. He also writes Doctor Who articles for the Scottish Daily Record.

Kenny Smith is the editor of Vortex for Big Finish Productions. Smith officially succeeded Paul Spragg as editor in Vortex issue 65. Prior to that he had written Volume 2 of The Big Finish Companion, and was editor of unofficial Big Finish fanzine The Finished Product. He previously wrote the Daily Mirror's The Doctors - The Archive 50th anniversary special magazine released in November 2013. He also writes Doctor Who articles for the Scottish Daily Record.

It's time for another silly Extra! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we defend the very-nearly-indefensible. We had some excellent topics left over from our live show at Gallifrey One, so we put them to good use!

Do you have some topics you'd like us to defend on a future In Defence Of? Let us know in the comments!

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It's time for another silly Extra! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we defend the very-nearly-indefensible. We had some excellent topics left over from our live show at Gallifrey One, so we put them to good use!

Do you have some topics you'd like us to defend on a future In Defence Of? Let us know in the comments!

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It's time for another silly Extra! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we defend the very-nearly-indefensible. We had some excellent topics left over from our live show at Gallifrey One, so we put them to good use!

Do you have some topics you'd like us to defend on a future In Defence Of? Let us know in the comments!

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The Doctor returns Rose home... almost. Then things go off the rails when aliens crash land into the Thames. The Doctor and Rose stop big green alien babies, Mickey shows off his new found computer skills, and Jackie asks the age old question, "Is she safe?"
We're talking about the Aliens of London and World War Three this week.

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The Doctor returns Rose home... almost. Then things go off the rails when aliens crash land into the Thames. The Doctor and Rose stop big green alien babies, Mickey shows off his new found computer skills, and Jackie asks the age old question, "Is she safe?"
We're talking about the Aliens of London and World War Three this week.

Be sure to rate us on iTunes.

We have our opinions on this episode, what do you think?

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Special Thanks to the Jackpot Golden Boys for our theme. Find more of their great work on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/jackpot

Or on their website - http://www.jackpotgoldenboys.com

The Doctor returns Rose home... almost.  Then things go off the rails when aliens crash land into the Thames.  The Doctor and Rose stop big green alien babies, Mickey shows off his new found computer skills, and Jackie asks the age old question, "Is she safe?"   We're talking about the Aliens of London and World War Three this week.

Be sure to rate us on iTunes.

We have our opinions on this episode, what do you think?

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UNDILUTED TIME LORD FLAVOR! Corkscrew through time with PODcastica as we tackle the fourth (and final) episode of the Doctor Who Big Finish audio drama DARK EYES: X and the Daleks! We find out why exactly Molly O'Sullivan has "dark eyes", and more importantly who "X" is! We also dive into some WHO NEWS, and tell you where our TOUR THROUGH THE DOCTORS takes us next!

Dan and Eric stand in a stone circle waiting on the bird lady at the world's worst key party.  Plus a trans-dimensional prison ship and flashlight based judicial system! TODWS is back with a review of the Tom Baker classic, "The Stones of Blood!"

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The 60 Second Story Smackdown continues as we throw random DW stories together and attempt pick the best under pressure. Note the word 'attempt'. This episode, comics whizzkid Paul Scoones makes his choices - we'll warn you now... some of them are not pretty! Officially one of our 'easily digestible chunks' episodes. Enjoy.

The 60 Second Story Smackdown continues as we throw random DW stories together and attempt pick the best under pressure. Note the word 'attempt'. This episode, comics whizzkid Paul Scoones makes his choices - we'll warn you now... some of them are not pretty! Officially one of our 'easily digestible chunks' episodes. Enjoy.

Here we are at our 11th “Beyond the Doctor” episode, this time reviewing 10th Doctor actor, David Tennant in the wonderful BBC Films comedy, What We Did on Our Holiday. We step away from Doctor Who to talk a little bit about Tennant’s performance as Doug McLeod, and his dysfunctional family.

Also, we’ll talk a bit about an announcement by Peter Capaldi that is making waves, talking about the return of a certain companion actress. If you haven’t heard what he’s saying, you’ll have to listen to find out.

And Spoiler warning for those who haven’t seen X-Men; Apocalypse, we discuss some of the finer points of the plot.

Plus, a prize announcement for our raffle drawing winner, Mich.

And, of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

Here we are at our 11th “Beyond the Doctor” episode, this time reviewing 10th Doctor actor, David Tennant in the wonderful BBC Films comedy, What We Did on Our Holiday. We step away from Doctor Who to talk a little bit about Tennant’s performance as Doug McLeod, and his dysfunctional family.

Also, we’ll talk a bit about an announcement by Peter Capaldi that is making waves, talking about the return of a certain companion actress. If you haven’t heard what he’s saying, you’ll have to listen to find out.

And Spoiler warning for those who haven’t seen X-Men; Apocalypse, we discuss some of the finer points of the plot.

Plus, a prize announcement for our raffle drawing winner, Mich.

And, of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

David J Howe joins us to talk about his recent reprint of the Target Book and the history of the Target Doctor Who books. We also talk about the recent Target art display, the Doctor Who magazine 500th issue launch and much more.

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David J Howe joins us to talk about his recent reprint of the Target Book and the history of the Target Doctor Who books. We also talk about the recent Target art display, the Doctor Who magazine 500th issue launch and much more. You can order your copy of the Target Book here www.Telos.co.uk

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David J Howe joins us to talk about his recent reprint of the Target Book and the history of the Target Doctor Who books. We also talk about the recent Target art display, the Doctor Who magazine 500th issue launch and much more.

You can order your copy of the Target Book here www.Telos.co.uk

GallifreyStands is sponsored by http://www.DottiesCharms.co.uk. Check out the Doctor Who range today.

WhovianRound-Up is by http://indiemacuser.com/

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"Well now, it seems I have been here before."

You have: Planet of Evil. Well... only up to a point.

Sure the red-outlined empty creatures from the id are here again but this time they have Tom Baker's distinctive fizzog. As does the local equivalent of Mount Rushmore (although the DVD cover features someone else entirely, for some reason...).

And cheap terrifying invisible monsters are causing a rumble in the jungle again, but this time they're accompanied by sultry space savage turned stowaway, a shape-throwing shaman whose hat fits like a glove, a chieftain who's just been Tango'd, and the campest IT support team ever seen. Throw in a computer with more voices than Rob Culshaw and you have one of the most bonkers bouillabaisses of the Baker era.

Martin reveals he's a Horda hoarder and Jim displays a positively Luddite awareness of current technological thinking, but do they like The Face of Evil? Or do they turn their own, even more reviled countenances away in disgust?

Listen to find out...

"Well now, it seems I have been here before."

You have: Planet of Evil. Well... only up to a point.

Sure the red-outlined empty creatures from the id are here again but this time they have Tom Baker's distinctive fizzog. As does the local equivalent of Mount Rushmore (although the DVD cover features someone else entirely, for some reason...).

And cheap terrifying invisible monsters are causing a rumble in the jungle again, but this time they're accompanied by sultry space savage turned stowaway, a shape-throwing shaman whose hat fits like a glove, a chieftain who's just been Tango'd, and the campest IT support team ever seen. Throw in a computer with more voices than Rob Culshaw and you have one of the most bonkers bouillabaisses of the Baker era.

Martin reveals he's a Horda hoarder and Jim displays a positively Luddite awareness of current technological thinking, but do they like The Face of Evil? Or do they turn their own, even more reviled countenances away in disgust?

Listen to find out...

"Well now, it seems I have been here before."

You have: Planet of Evil. Well... only up to a point.

Sure the red-outlined empty creatures from the id are here again but this time they have Tom Baker's distinctive fizzog. As does the local equivalent of Mount Rushmore (although the DVD cover features someone else entirely, for some reason...).

And cheap terrifying invisible monsters are causing a rumble in the jungle again, but this time they're accompanied by sultry space savage turned stowaway, a shape-throwing shaman whose hat fits like a glove, a chieftain who's just been Tango'd, and the campest IT support team ever seen. Throw in a computer with more voices than Rob Culshaw and you have one of the most bonkers bouillabaisses of the Baker era.

Martin reveals he's a Horda hoarder and Jim displays a positively Luddite awareness of current technological thinking, but do they like The Face of Evil? Or do they turn their own, even more reviled countenances away in disgust?

Listen to find out...

And for the Final story of the original BBC series of Doctor Who, Josh is joined once again by Graeme, Lori and Petra. Lots of title sequence talk about cereal, asteroids and Doctor winks. Finally, a Cats reference as well. Join us as we barrel to the end, perhaps Josh really doesn't like Midge's face, and fully expect the actor Will Barton to come find him to complain. But somehow, someway, we can't get around Midge's need to dress more swanky when he is has sniffed the "cat-juice" on the dying planet. Will we cry at the end? Listen, and you will see.

(c) Doctor Who is a copyright of the BBC

And for the Final story of the original BBC series of Doctor Who, Josh is joined once again by Graeme, Lori and Petra. Lots of title sequence talk about cereal, asteroids and Doctor winks. Finally, a Cats reference as well. Join us as we barrel to the end, perhaps Josh really doesn't like Midge's face, and fully expect the actor Will Barton to come find him to complain. But somehow, someway, we can't get around Midge's need to dress more swanky when he is has sniffed the "cat-juice" on the dying planet. Will we cry at the end? Listen, and you will see.

(c) Doctor Who is a copyright of the BBC

The future is dying. All over the universe, gaps are beginning to appear. From the space lanes terrorised by the rag-tag remnants of the once-mighty Rocket Men, to the empire of the Gorlans, stricken by a terrible civil war. Gaps in space/time, portents of the end of everything. Only three beings might prevent it. The Doctor, a renegade Time Lord from Gallifrey. The Master, another renegade Time Lord from Gallifrey. And another Master, yet another renegade Time Lord from Gallifrey. One Doctor. Two Masters. What could possibly go wrong? Written By: John Dorney Directed By: Jamie Anderson Cast Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Geoffrey Beevers (The Old Master), Alex Macqueen (The New Master), Lauren Crace (Jemima), Russ Bain (Blore/Baron Jarvill), Esther Hall (Tazmeena/Bauza/Mum), James Garnon (Sebastian/Gorlan), Neil Edmond (Sarlon/Gorlan/Time Lord). Other parts portrayed by members of the cast. Producer David Richardson Script Editor Alan Barnes Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs

The future is dying. All over the universe, gaps are beginning to appear. From the space lanes terrorised by the rag-tag remnants of the once-mighty Rocket Men, to the empire of the Gorlans, stricken by a terrible civil war. Gaps in space/time, portents of the end of everything. Only three beings might prevent it. The Doctor, a renegade Time Lord from Gallifrey. The Master, another renegade Time Lord from Gallifrey. And another Master, yet another renegade Time Lord from Gallifrey. One Doctor. Two Masters. What could possibly go wrong? Written By: John Dorney Directed By: Jamie Anderson Cast Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Geoffrey Beevers (The Old Master), Alex Macqueen (The New Master), Lauren Crace (Jemima), Russ Bain (Blore/Baron Jarvill), Esther Hall (Tazmeena/Bauza/Mum), James Garnon (Sebastian/Gorlan), Neil Edmond (Sarlon/Gorlan/Time Lord). Other parts portrayed by members of the cast. Producer David Richardson Script Editor Alan Barnes Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs

The future is dying. All over the universe, gaps are beginning to appear. From the space lanes terrorised by the rag-tag remnants of the once-mighty Rocket Men, to the empire of the Gorlans, stricken by a terrible civil war. Gaps in space/time, portents of the end of everything. Only three beings might prevent it. The Doctor, a renegade Time Lord from Gallifrey. The Master, another renegade Time Lord from Gallifrey. And another Master, yet another renegade Time Lord from Gallifrey. One Doctor. Two Masters. What could possibly go wrong? Written By: John Dorney Directed By: Jamie Anderson Cast Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Geoffrey Beevers (The Old Master), Alex Macqueen (The New Master), Lauren Crace (Jemima), Russ Bain (Blore/Baron Jarvill), Esther Hall (Tazmeena/Bauza/Mum), James Garnon (Sebastian/Gorlan), Neil Edmond (Sarlon/Gorlan/Time Lord). Other parts portrayed by members of the cast. Producer David Richardson Script Editor Alan Barnes Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs

Jason is flying solo this episode, but has some fun stuff for you!  After babbling about Phoenix Comicon 2016 and his new 4th Doctor scarf, Jason plays audio from the Alex Kingston panel!  She talks about River Song and Captain Jack Harkness, as well as answers a tough "Kiss, Marry, Kill" question.  It's a good listen.  "SPOILERS!"

Jason is flying solo this episode but has some fun stuff for you! After babbling about Phoenix Comicon and his new 4th Doctor scarf Jason plays audio from Alex Kingston’s panel! She talks about River Song and Captain Jack Harkness, as well as answers a tough “Kiss, Marry, Kill” question. Spoilers!

The post Talking Timelords Ep. 41: Hello Sweetie – The Alex Kingston Panel appeared first on Talking Timelords -- Doctor Who Podcast.

Let's just take it as read that there was no news this week of any consequence and move right to the main event. Director Rachel Talalay joins Steven and Warren this week for a commentary on "Heaven Sent", the penultimate episode of this series of Doctor Who and, let's be honest, one of the best episodes of the show ever to be produced, old or new. And next week she's back with Hell Bent with Steven and Chris! But why are you reading this? Listen and enjoy!

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

Let's just take it as read that there was no news this week of any consequence and move right to the main event. Director Rachel Talalay joins Steven and Warren this week for a commentary on "Heaven Sent", the penultimate episode of this series of Doctor Who and, let's be honest, one of the best episodes of the show ever to be produced, old or new. And next week she's back with Hell Bent with Steven and Chris! But why are you reading this? Listen and enjoy!

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

Let’s just take it as read that there was no news this week of any consequence and move right to the main event. Director Rachel Talalay joins Steven and Warren this week for a commentary on "Heaven Sent", the penultimate episode of this series of Doctor Who and, let’s be honest, one of the best episodes of the show ever to be produced, old or new. And next week she’s back with Hell Bent with Steven and Chris! But why are you reading this? Listen and enjoy!

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

But there’s still never enough time.

This week we kinda liked the serial. Just kinda though, not a lot or anything. Kinda was kinda written by Christopher Bailey and aired in February of 1982.

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But there’s still never enough time.

This week we kinda liked the serial. Just kinda though, not a lot or anything. Kinda was kinda written by Christopher Bailey and aired in February of 1982.

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Show-notes:

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The Doctor Who title music was originally composed by Ron Grainer. The version used in this episode was arranged by Peter Howell.

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We said goodbye to Tom last week, and so this week all four of us are here to discuss Pete’s first story, set on a delightfully bucolic planet in the Phylox series. Time to dress up like a cricketer and lock yourself in a small cupboard — it’s Castrovalva.

Buy the story!

Castrovalva was released on DVD in 2007. In the US, it was available on its own (Amazon US), but, again, in the UK and Australia, it was part of the New Beginnings box set, which also included The Keeper of Traken and Logopolis (Amazon UK).

Notes and links

Famously, Bidmead was inspired to write this story by M. C. Escher’s 1930 lithograph Castrovalva.

Arthur Rackham was an illustrator of children’s books in the early 20th century. Edith Nesbit, more of whom in a few weeks, wrote children’s books at about the same time, including The Railway Children and Five Children and It.

We first mentioned the Bechdel Test in Episode 27. Does this story feature a scene where two named women have a discussion that isn’t about a man?

We’ve mentioned it a couple of times before, and it’s just excellent, so we’ll mention it again: Blue Box Boy, in which Matthew Waterhouse tells the story of his childhood as a Doctor Who fan, his time on the show, and his subsequent life on the convention circuit. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK) (Amazon AU)

Like Todd, you can impress your friends with an encyclopedic knowledge of Doctor Who’s ratings throughout history by consulting this handy guide on the Doctor Who News website.

Famously, Bill Oddie from The Goodies invented string; while The Goons invented two pieces of string.

Richard compares Castrovalva to the short story The Circular Ruins, written by Argentine magic realist author Jorge Luis Borges and published in 1940.

Fans of Peter Davison’s superb Antony Ainley impression will enjoy his audiobook version of Castrovalva. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)

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Doctor Who in 10 Seconds

Fans of lightning-fast summaries of the stories of the William Hartnell Era will enjoy Doctor Who in 10 Seconds, in which the lovely Brendan summarises Doctor Who stories with considerable wit, verve and rhythm. And you even get to see him dance in the outtakes. Enjoy the spectacle by subscribing on YouTube.

Bondfinger

Our tenth commentary track on the Bond films is now up: it’s The Man with the Golden Gun. Okay, it’s not the best Bond film (be quiet, Nathan), but it’s quite a Rogertaining episode of Bondfinger. Other commentaries are also available, starting with Dr. No and even including the inexplicable 1967 film Casino Royale. You can find these commentaries on our website, and you can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.

We said goodbye to Tom last week, and so this week all four of us are here to discuss Pete’s first story, set on a delightfully bucolic planet in the Phylox series. Time to dress up like a cricketer and lock yourself in a small cupboard — it’s Castrovalva.

Buy the story!

Castrovalva was released on DVD in 2007. In the US, it was available on its own (Amazon US), but, again, in the UK and Australia, it was part of the New Beginnings box set, which also included The Keeper of Traken and Logopolis (Amazon UK).

Notes and links

Famously, Bidmead was inspired to write this story by M. C. Escher’s 1930 lithograph Castrovalva.

Arthur Rackham was an illustrator of children’s books in the early 20th century. Edith Nesbit, more of whom in a few weeks, wrote children’s books at about the same time, including The Railway Children and Five Children and It.

We first mentioned the Bechdel Test in Episode 27. Does this story feature a scene where two named women have a discussion that isn’t about a man?

We’ve mentioned it a couple of times before, and it’s just excellent, so we’ll mention it again: Blue Box Boy, in which Matthew Waterhouse tells the story of his childhood as a Doctor Who fan, his time on the show, and his subsequent life on the convention circuit. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK) (Amazon AU)

Like Todd, you can impress your friends with an encyclopedic knowledge of Doctor Who’s ratings throughout history by consulting this handy guide on the Doctor Who News website.

Famously, Bill Oddie from The Goodies invented string; while The Goons invented two pieces of string.

Richard compares Castrovalva to the short story The Circular Ruins, written by Argentine magic realist author Jorge Luis Borges and published in 1940.

Fans of Peter Davison’s superb Antony Ainley impression will enjoy his audiobook version of Castrovalva. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)

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Bondfinger

Our tenth commentary track on the Bond films is now up: it’s The Man with the Golden Gun. Okay, it’s not the best Bond film (be quiet, Nathan), but it’s quite a Rogertaining episode of Bondfinger. Other commentaries are also available, starting with Dr. No and even including the inexplicable 1967 film Casino Royale. You can find these commentaries on our website, and you can keep up with all the Bondfinger news on Twitter and Facebook.