Tin Dog Podcast
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- tin-dog@hotmail.co.uk The Tin Dog welcomes you to sit back and listen to his rants and ramblings about all that is best in modern SF and Television. Via the gift of the new fangled Podcast over the tinterweb. As you can probably guess Tin Dog mostly talks about Doctor Who, Torchwood and Sarah Jane Smith but that wont stop him talking about any other subject you suggest. Hailing from a non specific part of the northeast of England, Tin Dog is male and in his mid 30s. A life long fan of almost all TV SF. His semi-autistic tendencies combined with his total lack of social skills have helped him find a place in the heart of British SF Fandom. Even as a child the Tin Dogs mother told him that she can trace his love of SF TV back to his rhythmic kicking, while still in the womb, along to the beat of the Avengers theme music. From Gabriel Chase to Totters Lane, from the Bad Wolf Satellite to the back streets of the Cardiff, Tin Dog will give you his thoughts on the wonderful Whoniverse. Daleks and Cybermen and TARDIS ES Oh My If you enjoy these Tin Dog Podcasts please remember to tell your friends and leave an email tin-dog@hotmail.co.uk
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- Episodes:
- 3358
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:0:10:45
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:2:09:15
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 25 days, 1 hours, 27 minutes and 12 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 1 May 2007 (6:54pm GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 14 January 2026 (4:00am GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 2 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes and 54 seconds
Tin Dog Podcast Episodes
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TDP 1445: #DocttorWho 8th Doctor DARE YOU
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 10 minutes and 6 secondsThis title was released in December 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 28 February 2026, and on general sale after this date. Something or someone is playing truth or dare with the people on the Powell Estate. And it's dangerous to play games with a Time Lord. Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can REALLY hurt you. **THIS TITLE IS NOW OUT OF PRINT ON CD**
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TDP 1443: Stranger Things Season Two REVIEW
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 13 minutes and 36 secondsStranger Things Season 2 (Fall 1984) deepens the mystery of the Upside Down, focusing on Will Byers being haunted and possessed by a massive shadow entity, the , which uses him as a spy to spread its influence in Hawkins through underground tunnels, while Eleven discovers her past and reunites with friends, and the gang faces new threats like Demodogs, leading to a fight to close the gate and save Will and the town. New characters, including the pragmatic Max Mayfield, join the crew, and storylines explore the aftermath of Season 1, including Barb's legacy and Hopper's secret with Eleven. Key Plot Points: : Will suffers from terrifying visions of the Mind Flayer after a tentacle attaches to him, becoming a puppet for the monster's hive mind. The Mind Flayer's Plan: The shadow monster tries to expand the Upside Down into their world, creating tunnels beneath Hawkins. : El lives hidden with Hopper but eventually leaves to find her mother and learns about her origins, returning to help her friends. New Threats: The group encounters (Demogorgon pups), and Dustin adopts a creature he names , a pollywog from the Upside Down. New Faces: (Max) arrives as a new student, challenging the group dynamic, while Joyce dates Bob Newby. : Nancy and Jonathan team up with conspiracy theorist to expose the truth about Barb's death.
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TDP 1442: Stranger Things Season One
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 15 minutes and 12 secondsThe first season of the American television series premiered worldwide on the streaming service on July 15, 2016. The series was created by , who also serve as executive producers along with and Dan Cohen. This season stars , , , , , , , , , and , with , , and in recurring roles. The first season of Stranger Things received critical acclaim, in particular for its originality, homages to the 1980s, characterization, tone, visuals, and performances (particularly those of Ryder, Harbour, Wolfhard, Brown, Heaton and Modine). Premise The first season begins on November 6, 1983, in a small town called Hawkins. Researchers at Hawkins National Laboratory open a rift to the "Upside Down," an alternate dimension that reflects the real world. A monstrous humanoid creature escapes and abducts a boy named and a teenage girl. Will's mother, , and the town's police chief, , search for Will. At the same time, a young girl who goes by the name "Eleven" escapes from the laboratory and assists Will's friends, , , and , in their efforts to find Will. Cast and characters See also: Main cast as as as as ("El") as as as as as as Recurring as as as Barbara "Barb" Holland as Ted Wheeler as Lonnie Byers as Officer Powell as Officer Callahan as Scott Clarke as Connie Frazier as Terry Ives as Becky Ives Peyton Wich as Troy Tony Vaughn as Principal Coleman Charles Lawlor as Mr. Melvald Tinsley and Anniston Price as Holly Wheeler Cade Jones as James Chester Rushing as Tommy H. Chelsea Talmadge as Carol Glennellen Anderson as Nicole Cynthia Barrett as Marsha Holland Jerri Tubbs as Diane Hopper Elle Graham as Sara Hopper as Benny Hammond Tobias Jelinek as lead agent Robert Walker-Branchaud as repairman agent Susan Shalhoub Larkin as Florence ("Flo") Episodes See also: " The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 On November 6, 1983, in Hawkins, , a scientist is attacked by an unseen creature at a U.S. government laboratory. 12-year-old encounters the creature and mysteriously vanishes while cycling home from a session with his friends , and . The following day, Will's single mother reports his disappearance to the police chief , who starts a search but assures Joyce that almost all missing children are quickly found. The lab's director, Dr. Martin Brenner, investigates an organic substance oozing from the lab's basement, claiming that "the girl" cannot have gone far. A nervous young girl wearing a hospital gown wanders into a local diner. The owner, Benny, finds a tattoo of "011" on her arm and learns that her name is . Brenner, monitoring the phone lines, sends agents to the diner after Benny calls social services. The agents kill Benny, but Eleven manages to escape using abilities. Joyce's phone after receiving a mysterious phone call that she believes is from Will. While searching for Will in the woods, Mike, Dustin, and Lucas come across Eleven. 2 2 "Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street" The Duffer Brothers The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 The boys bring Eleven to Mike's house, where they disagree on what to do. Mike formulates a plan for Eleven to pretend to be a runaway and seek help from his mother, Karen. Eleven refuses, however, revealing that "bad men" are after her. Will's brother Jonathan visits his estranged father Lonnie in to search for Will, but Lonnie rebuffs him. Hopper's search party discovers a scrap of hospital gown near the lab. After recognizing Will in a photograph and demonstrating her telekinesis, Eleven convinces the boys to trust her, as they believe she can find Will. Using the Dungeons & Dragons board, Eleven indicates that Will is on the "Upside Down" side of the board and is being hunted by the "" (the creature). Mike's sister and her friend Barbara 'Barb' Holland go to a party with Nancy's boyfriend . Searching for Will near Steve's house, Jonathan secretly photographs the party. Joyce receives another call from Will, hears music playing from his stereo, and sees a creature coming through the wall. Left alone by the swimming pool, Barb is attacked by the Demogorgon and vanishes. 3 3 "Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly" Jessica Mecklenburg July 15, 2016 Barb awakens in the Upside Down: a decaying, overgrown alternate dimension. She attempts to escape but is attacked by the Demogorgon. Joyce believes Will is communicating through pulses in light bulbs. Hopper visits Hawkins Lab, and the staff permits him to view doctored security footage from the night Will vanished, leading Hopper to investigate Brenner and discover his involvement with and that a woman named Terry Ives alleged years earlier that Brenner took her daughter. Eleven recalls Brenner, whom she calls "Papa," punishing her for refusing to hurt a cat telekinetically. Steve destroys Jonathan's camera after discovering the photos from the party. Nancy later recovers a photo of Barb, simultaneously realizing that Barb is missing. Returning to Steve's house to investigate, Nancy finds Barb's untouched Volkswagen and encounters the Demogorgon but manages to escape. Joyce paints an alphabetic board on her wall with Christmas lights, allowing Will to sign to her that he is "RIGHT HERE" and that she needs to "RUN" as the Demogorgon comes through the wall. Believing Eleven knows where Will is, the boys ask her to lead them to him. Eleven leads them, to their frustration, to Will's house. From there they follow emergency vehicles to a nearby quarry just as Will's body is recovered from the water. 4 4 "Chapter Four: The Body" Shawn Levy Justin Doble July 15, 2016 Joyce refuses to believe that the body found at the quarry is Will's. Mike feels betrayed by Eleven until she proves that Will is still alive, channeling his voice through Mike's . The boys theorize that Eleven could use a at their school to communicate with Will. Nancy notices a figure behind Barb in Jonathan's photo, which Jonathan realizes matches his mother's description of the Demogorgon. Nancy tells the police about Barb's disappearance. She later fights with Steve, who only cares about not getting in trouble with his father. Hopper has suspicions regarding the authenticity of the body found in the quarry when he learns that the usual coroner was sent home. Hopper confronts the state trooper who found it and beats him until he admits he was ordered to lie. The boys sneak Eleven into their school to use the radio, while Joyce hears Will's voice through her living room wall. Tearing away the wallpaper, she sees him. Eleven uses the radio to channel Will talking to his mother. Hopper goes to the morgue and finds that the body is a fake, and, suspecting that Brenner is responsible, breaks into the lab. 5 5 "Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat" The Duffer Brothers Alison Tatlock July 15, 2016 Hopper searches the lab before being knocked out by the lab's guards. The boys ask their science teacher, Mr. Clarke, if it would be possible to travel between alternate dimensions, to which he answers that there could be a theoretical "gate" between dimensions. Hopper awakens at his house and finds a hidden microphone, realizing that Joyce was right the whole time. The boys follow their compasses, searching for a gate that could disrupt the Earth's . Eleven recalls memories of being placed in a to telepathically eavesdrop on a man speaking Russian; while listening, she came across the Demogorgon. Fearing another encounter with the Demogorgon, Eleven redirects the compasses. Lucas misinterprets this as an act of betrayal, leading Mike and Lucas to fight and Eleven to telekinetically fling Lucas away from Mike. While Dustin and Mike tend to the unconscious Lucas, Eleven runs off. Nancy and Jonathan formulate a plan to kill the Demogorgon. While searching in the woods, they come across a small gate to the Upside Down. Nancy crawls through it but inadvertently draws the Demogorgon's attention. Jonathan unsuccessfully tries to look for Nancy, as the gate to the Upside Down begins to close. 6 6 "Chapter Six: The Monster" The Duffer Brothers Jessie Nickson-Lopez July 15, 2016 Jonathan pulls Nancy back through the gate. That night, Nancy is afraid to be alone and asks Jonathan to stay in her bedroom. Steve, attempting to reconcile with Nancy, sees them together through her bedroom window and assumes they are dating. Joyce and Hopper track down Terry Ives, who is catatonic and tended by her sister Becky. Becky explains that Terry was a participant while unknowingly pregnant and that Terry believes Brenner kidnapped her daughter Jane at birth due to her supposed telekinetic and abilities. Nancy and Jonathan stockpile weapons to kill the Demogorgon, theorizing that it is attracted by blood. Steve is brutally beaten up in a fistfight with Jonathan after he insults Will and calls Nancy a slut. Jonathan is arrested and held at the police station for beating up Steve and inadvertently punching one of the responding officers in the face. Eleven walks into a grocery store and shoplifts several boxes of Eggo waffles. Searching for Eleven, Mike and Dustin are ambushed by two bullies but are rescued by her, as she uses her powers to break one bully's arm after he attempts to kill Mike. Eleven collapses and recalls being asked by Brenner to contact the Demogorgon and, in her terror, inadvertently opening the gate. She tearfully admits to Mike that she is responsible for allowing the Demogorgon to enter this dimension. Lucas sees agents, who have tracked down Eleven, preparing to ambush Mike's house. 7 7 "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub" The Duffer Brothers Justin Doble July 15, 2016 Lucas warns Mike that agents are searching for Eleven. Mike, Dustin, and Eleven flee the house. Eleven telekinetically flips one of the vans that block their path as the kids escape. Lucas reconciles with Mike and Eleven, and the kids hide in the junkyard. Nancy and Jonathan reveal their knowledge of the Demogorgon to Joyce and Hopper. Hopper also learns that Eleven is with the kids. The group contacts the kids, and everyone meets at the Byers' house. Joyce and Hopper realize that Eleven is Jane Ives. The group asks Eleven to search for Will and Barb telepathically, but her earlier feats have weakened her. They break into the middle school and build a makeshift sensory deprivation tank to amplify Eleven's powers. After telepathically entering the Upside Down again, Eleven finds Barb dead and Will alive, hiding in the Upside Down version of his backyard fort. Realizing that the gate is in the basement of the lab, Hopper and Joyce break into the lab and are apprehended by security guards. Nancy and Jonathan sneak into the police station to retrieve the weapons they purchased previously, planning to lure and kill the Demogorgon. In the Upside Down, the Demogorgon breaks into Will's fort. 8 8 "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down" The Duffer Brothers Story by : Paul Dichter Teleplay by : The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 Hopper, haunted by the death of his daughter Sara from cancer years earlier, gives up Eleven's location to Brenner, who in exchange allows Hopper and Joyce to enter the Upside Down to rescue Will. Nancy and Jonathan cut their hands to attract the Demogorgon at the Byers' house. Steve, intending to apologize to Jonathan about their fight, arrives just as the Demogorgon appears. Steve, Nancy, and Jonathan fight the Demogorgon and light it on fire, forcing it to retreat to the Upside Down. Meanwhile, Eleven and the boys hide in the middle school when Brenner and his agents arrive to kidnap Eleven; she kills most of them before collapsing from exhaustion. As Brenner and his remaining agents pin Eleven and the boys down, the Demogorgon appears, attracted by the dead agents' blood, and attacks Brenner and the remaining agents as the boys escape with Eleven. Hopper and Joyce enter the Upside Down's version of the Hawkins library, where they encounter several corpses of the Demogorgon's victims, including Barb, and find Will unconscious with a tendril down his throat. Hopper revives him using after removing the tendril. The Demogorgon corners the kids, but Eleven recovers from her exhaustion and disintegrates it, causing them both to disappear. Will recovers in the hospital, reuniting with his family and friends. One month later, it is Christmas and Nancy is back together with Steve, and both are friends with Jonathan. Will coughs up a slug-like creature and has a vision of the Upside Down, but hides this from his family. Production Development Ross (left) and Matt Duffer, the creators of the series was created by Matt and Ross Duffer, known professionally as the . The two had completed writing and producing their 2015 film , which they had tried to emulate the style of , however, due to changes at , its distributor, the film did not see a wide release and the Duffers were unsure of their future. To their surprise, television producer approached them, impressed with Hidden's script, and offered them the opportunity to work on episodes of alongside Shyamalan. The brothers were mentored by Shyamalan during the episode's production so that when they finished, they felt they were ready to produce their own television series. The Duffer Brothers prepared a script that would essentially be similar to the series' actual pilot episode, along with a 20-page book to help shop the series around for a network. They pitched the story to a number of , all of which rejected the script on the basis that they felt a plot centered around children as leading characters would not work, asking them to make it a children's show or to drop the children and focus on Hopper's investigation in the paranormal. In early 2015, Dan Cohen, the VP of , brought the script to his colleague . They subsequently invited The Duffer Brothers to their office and purchased the rights for the series, giving full authorship of it to the brothers. After reading the pilot, the streaming service purchased the whole season for an undisclosed amount; the show was subsequently announced for a planned 2016 release by Netflix in early April 2015. The Duffer Brothers stated that at the time they had pitched to Netflix, the service had already been recognized for its original programming, such as and , with well-recognized producers behind them, and were ready to start giving upcoming producers like them a chance. The brothers started to write out the series and brought Levy and Cohen in as executive producers to start casting and filming. The series was originally known as Montauk, as the setting of the script was in and nearby locations. The brothers had chosen Montauk as it had further Spielberg ties with the film , where Montauk was used for the fictional setting of Amity Island. After deciding to change the narrative of the series to take place in the fictional town of Hawkins instead, the brothers felt they could now do things to the town, such as placing it under quarantine, that they really could not envision with a real location. With the change in location, they had to come up with a new title for the series under the direction from Netflix's Ted Sarandos so that they could start marketing it to the public. The brothers started by using a copy of Stephen King's novel to consider the title's font and appearance and came up with a long list of potential alternatives. Stranger Things came about as it sounded similar to another King novel, , though Matt noted they still had a "lot of heated arguments" over this final title. Writing The idea of Stranger Things started with how the brothers felt they could take the concept of the 2013 film , detailing the moral struggles a father goes through when his daughter is kidnapped, and expand it out over eight or so hours in a serialized television approach. As they focused on the missing child aspect of the story, they wanted to introduce the idea of "childlike sensibilities" they could offer and toyed around with the idea of a monster that could consume humans. The brothers thought the combination of these things "was the best thing ever". To introduce this monster into the narrative, they considered "bizarre experiments we had read about taking place in the Cold War" such as , which gave a way to ground the monster's existence in science rather than something spiritual. This also helped them to decide on using 1983 as the time period, as it was a year before the film came out, which focused on Cold War paranoia. Subsequently, they were able to use all their own personal inspirations from the 1980s, the decade they were born, as elements of the series, crafting it in the realm of and . The Duffer Brothers have cited as influence for the show (among others): novels; films produced by , , , , and ; films such as and ; Japanese such as and ; and such as and . With Netflix as the platform, The Duffer Brothers were not limited to a typical 22-episode format, opting for the eight-episode approach. They had been concerned that a 22-episode season on broadcast television would be difficult to "tell a cinematic story" with that many episodes. Eight episodes allowed them to give time to characterization in addition to narrative development; if they had less time available, they would have had to remain committed to telling a horror film as soon as the monster was introduced and abandon the characterization. Within the eight episodes, the brothers aimed to make the first season "feel like a big movie" with all the major plot lines completed so that "the audience feels satisfied", but left enough unresolved to indicate "there's a bigger mythology, and there's a lot of dangling threads at the end", something that could be explored in further seasons if Netflix opted to create more. While explaining their intentions for the show, the Duffers adamantly stated their intentions to not explain the mythology in the show so they could leave a mystery and lot for the audience to speculate over their lack of understanding by the , which they accepted but asked to be explained about at the very least, which they found like a really good exercise as they spent quite a bit of time with their figuring out exactly what the Upside Down would actually consist for, writing a 20-page mythology document whose details wouldn't be clarified for the audience until the show's . Regarding writing for the children characters of the series, The Duffer Brothers considered themselves as outcasts from other students while in high school and thus found it easy to write for and his friends, and particularly for . was fashioned after 's character Roy Neary in , as she appears "absolutely bonkers" to everyone else as she tries to find her son . Other characters, such as Billy in the second season, have more villainous attributes that are not necessarily obvious from the onset; Matt explained that they took further inspiration from Stephen King for these characters, as King "always has really great human villains" that may be more malicious than the supernatural evil. Casting The Duffers cast as Sheriff Hopper believing this was his opportunity to play a lead character in a work. In June 2015, it was announced that and had joined the series as Joyce and as the unnamed chief of police, respectively. The brothers' casting director Carmen Cuba had suggested Ryder for the role of Joyce, which the two were immediately drawn to because of her prominence in . Levy believed Ryder could "wretch up the emotional urgency and yet find layers and nuance and different sides of [Joyce]". Ryder praised that the show's multiple storylines required her to act for Joyce as "she's out of her mind, but she's actually kind of onto something", and that the producers had faith she could pull off the difficult role. Upon being offered the role, Ryder felt intrigued at being given the pilot's script due to know knowing what streaming was and finding it "terrifying", with her sole condition to the Duffers for accepting the role being that, if a sequel ever materialized as she and had been discussing since 2000, they had to let her take a break to shoot it, a condition the Duffers agreed and ultimately proved to work out when was greenlighted years later. The Duffer Brothers had been interested in Harbour before, who until Stranger Things primarily had smaller roles as villainous characters, and they felt that he had been "waiting too long for this opportunity" to play a lead, while Harbour himself was thrilled by the script and the chance to play "a broken, flawed, anti-hero character". Additional casting followed two months later with as Mike, in an undisclosed role, as , as , as , and as ]]. In September 2015, joined the cast as Karen Wheeler, followed by as a month later. Additional cast who recur for the first season include as Will, as Barbara "Barb" Holland, as , and as Lonnie Byers, among others. Actors for the children's roles read lines from . The Duffer Brothers estimated they went through about a thousand different child actors for the roles. They noted that Wolfhard was already "a movie buff" of the films from the 1980s period and easily filled the role, while they found Matarazzo's audition to be much more authentic than most of the other audition tapes, and selected him after a single viewing of his audition tape. As casting was started immediately after Netflix greenlit the show, and prior to the scripts being fully completed, this allowed some of the actors' takes on the roles to reflect into the script. The casting of the young actors for Will and his friends had been done just after the first script was completed, and subsequent scripts incorporated aspects from these actors. The brothers said Modine provided significant input on the character of Dr. Brenner, whom they had not really fleshed out before as they considered him the hardest character to write for given his limited appearances within the narrative. Filming The brothers had desired to film the series around the Long Island area to match the initial Montauk concept. However, with filming scheduled to take place in November 2015, it was difficult to shoot in Long Island in the cold weather, and the production started scouting locations in and around the , Georgia area. The brothers, who grew up in North Carolina, found many places that reminded them of their own childhoods in that area, and felt the area would work well with the narrative shift to the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. The filming of the first season began on September 25, 2015, and was extensively done in Atlanta, Georgia, with The Duffer Brothers and Levy handling the direction of individual episodes. served as the basis of the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. Other shooting locations included the as the Hawkins National Laboratory site, , in , for the middle and high school scenes, Emory University's Continuing Education Department, the former city hall in , , the probate court in , Old East Point Library and East Point First Baptist Church in , , Park, , and . Set work was done at Screen Gem Studios in Atlanta. The series was filmed with a Dragon digital camera. Filming for the first season concluded in early 2016. While filming, the brothers tried to capture shots that could be seen as homages to many of the 1980s references they recalled. Their goal was not necessarily to fill the work with these references, but instead to make the series seem to the viewer like a 1980s film. They spent little time reviewing those works and instead went by memory. Matt further recognized that some of their filming homages were not purposely done but were found to be very comparable, as highlighted by a fan-made video comparing the show to several 1980s works side by side. Matt commented on the video that "Some were deliberate and some were subconscious." The brothers recognized that many of the iconic scenes from these 1980s films, such as with , was about "taking a very ordinary object that people deal with every day, their television set, and imbuing it with something otherworldly", leading to the idea of using the Christmas light strings for Will to communicate with Joyce. The brothers attributed much of the 1980s feel to set and costume designers and the soundtrack composers that helped to recreate the era for them. Lynda Reiss, the head of props, had about a $220,000 budget, similar to most films, to acquire artifacts of the 1980s, using and searching through flea markets and estate sales around the Atlanta area. The bulk of the props were original items from the 1980s with only a few pieces, such as the Dungeons & Dragons books made as replicas. Visual effects To create the aged effect for the series, a was added over the footage, which was captured by scanning in film stock from the 1980s. The Duffers wanted to scare the audience, but not to necessarily make the show violent or gory, following in line with how the 1980s films drove the creation of the . It was "much more about mood and atmosphere and suspense and dread than they are about gore", though they were not afraid to push into more scary elements, particularly towards the end of the first season. The brothers had wanted to avoid any for the monster and other parts of the series and stay with . However, the six-month filming time left them little time to plan out and test practical effects rigs for some of the shots. They went with a middle ground of using constructed props including one for the monster whenever they could, but for other shots, such as when the monster bursts through a wall, they opted to use digital effects. Post-production on the first season was completed the week before it was released on Netflix. The title sequence uses closeups of the letters in the Stranger Things title with a red tint against a black background as they slide into place within the title. The sequence was created by the studio Imaginary Forces, formerly part of , led by creative director Michelle Doughtey. Levy introduced the studio to The Duffer Brothers, who explained their vision of the 1980s-inspired show, which helped the studio to fix the concept the producers wanted. Later, but prior to filming, the producers sent Imaginary Forces the pilot script, the synth-heavy background music for the titles, as well as the various book covers from King and other authors that they had used to establish the title and imagery, and were looking for a similar approach for the show's titles, primarily using a typographical sequence. They took inspiration from several title sequences of works from the 1980s that were previously designed by Richard Greenberg under R/GA, such as and . They also got input from Dan Perri, who worked on the title credits of several 1980s films. Various iterations included having letters vanish, to reflect the "missing" theme of the show, and having letters cast shadows on others, alluding to the mysteries, before settling into the sliding letters. The studio began working on the title sequence before filming and took about a month off during the filming process to let the producers get immersed in the show and come back with more input. Initially, they had been working with various fonts for the title and used close-ups of the best features of these fonts, but near the end the producers wanted to work with , requiring them to rework those shots. The final sequence is fully computer-generated, but they took inspiration from testing some practical effects, such as using Kodalith masks as would have been done in the 1980s, to develop the appropriate filters for the rendering software. The individual episode title cards used a "fly-through" approach, similar to the film , which the producers had suggested to the studio. Music Main articles: and The Stranger Things original soundtrack was composed by Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon of the electronic band . It makes extensive use of in homage to 1980s artists and film composers including , , , , , , and . According to Stein and Dixon, The Duffer Brothers had been fans of Survive's music, and used their song "Dirge" for the mock trailer that was used to sell the show to Netflix. Once the show was green-lit, the Duffers contacted Survive around July 2015 to ask if they were still doing music; the two provided the production team with dozens of songs from their band's past to gain their interest, helping to land them the role. Once aboard, the two worked with producers to select some of their older music to rework for the show, while developing new music, principally with character motifs. The two had been hired before the casting process, so their motif were used and played over the actors' audition tapes, aiding in the casting selection. The show's theme is based on an unused work Stein composed much earlier that ended up in the library of work they shared with the production staff, who thought that with some reworking would be good for the opening credits. The first season's original soundtrack, consisting of 75 songs from Dixon and Stein split across two volumes, was released by . Digital release and streaming options were released on August 10 and 19, 2016 for the two volumes, respectively, while retail versions were available on September 16 and 23, 2016. In addition to original music, Stranger Things features period music from artists including , , , , , , and , as well as excerpts from Tangerine Dream, John Carpenter and Vangelis. In particular, The Clash's "" was specifically picked to play at pivotal moments of the story, such as when Will is trying to communicate with Joyce from the Upside Down. Music supervisor Nora Felder felt the song "furthered the story" and called it an additional, unseen, main character of the season.
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TDP 1441: For Your Consideration 20 WARGAMES
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 9 minutes and 53 secondsit’s the Christmas Special! Luke and Michael share a love for the 1983 film starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy. T-shirts can be found here – Follow us on twitter Like us on Review us on Email the show –
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TDP 1433: #DoctorWho: The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Causeway
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 9 minutes and 50 secondsThis title was released in November 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 December 2025, and on general sale after this date. Exploring with best friends Audacity and Charley, the Doctor delights in showing them the wonders of the universe. But something dogs their footsteps... Lost Amongst the Stars by Rochana Patel The Doctor wants to find a challenge for Charley and Audacity. All of time and space awaits, with wonders beyond their wildest dreams and darkest nightmares, but are they truly ready to venture further out amongst the stars? The Time You Never Had Parts 1-2 by Tim Foley The yesterday of opulence Tomorrow soft and ironclad Beyond the merry Oculus: The time you never had. **Please note: the collector's edition CD box set is strictly limited to 1,500 copies**
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TDP 1440: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Five
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 16 minutes and 42 secondsThe War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television . The series was created by for and as part of the franchise, known as the . Starring and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , now known as "Homo Aqua". , , Alexander Devrient and reprise their respective roles from Doctor Who and its franchised series. The series was first reported on in July 2024, and filmed from August to December 2024 across Wales, Cardiff and Spain. Of the five episodes, the premiere and finale were written by Davies, with the other three by . The War Between the Land and the Sea premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025 with its first two episodes, and is scheduled to be released on Disney+ in 2026. The series has received generally positive reviews from critics for its performances (particularly Redgrave's) and its similarities to . Premise must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast Main as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level transportation arranger who is unexpectedly appointed as humanity's ambassador. as Salt, the Ambassador of the . Recurring as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT. Redgrave reprises her role from . as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer. McFarlane reprises his role from . Alexander Devrient as Col. Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer who is part of Kate's personal staff. Devrient reprises his role from . as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor and part of Kate's personal staff. Madeley reprises her role from . as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador. as Harry Shaw, the . Steward Alexander as General Oscar Gunsberg, a high-ranking American general acting as the US envoy and a key ally of Shaw. Barbara Probst as General Dominique Dussolier, a high-ranking French general acting as the French envoy and a key ally of Shaw. as Sir Keith Spears, a key ally and donor of Shaw. Francesca Corney as Sgt. Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay. Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse. Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenage daughter. as Trinity Wells, an American news reporter. Wells reprises her role from . Samuel Oatley as Tide, a Homo Aqua who succeeds Salt as ambassador. Guest as Min Tso, a member of UNIT. Waleed Hammad as Col. Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer. Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer. as Ted Campbell, an ambassador selected to represent his nation. Episodes 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 4.31 Transport clerk Barclay Pierre-Dupont is contacted by after the discovery and killing of a by fishermen. The creature that had been discovered at sea is recaptured by its own kind, killing two UNIT soldiers in the process. UNIT immediately initiate between the two species. Both agree to a treaty of , and the Homo Aqua simultaneously reveal their presence to humanity worldwide, desiring to speak to all humans. A meeting is set up in and several members of the Homo Aqua are seen for the first time. They introduce their humanoid , Salt, who requests that Barclay serves as the human ambassador. Barclay agrees. 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 3.56 , the commander-in-chief of UNIT, agrees to work with Barclay to carry out diplomatic negotiations with Homo Aqua, who wish for worldwide to cease. Barclay's estranged family is brought into UNIT custody for safety while UNIT scientists examine eggs breed by the Homo Aqua that had been affected by pollution. At the next meeting, Salt requests water from the for Barclay to drink. Due to the water's contamination, Barclay refuses and, against UNIT instruction, chooses to acknowledges humanity's mistakes instead. Humanity presents a plan to reduce pollution within forty years, which Salt disagrees with. In response, a storm releases all the plastic from the world's waters back onto land. When world leaders challenge Salt, Barclay agrees to meet with the Homo Aqua under the in the . 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD A UNIT team, consisting of Barclay, General Austin Pierce, Min Tso, Captain Louise Mackey, and diplomatic representatives Ravi Singh and Ted Campbell, are assembled for the underwater meeting; Campbell brings a globe as a gift for Salt. During their submarine descent, Kate meets at with Prime Minister Harry Shaw and General Oscar Gunsberg with tensions rising over who owns the world’s water. A new war plan named "Severance" is prepared without the knowledge of UNIT. Under the water, the submarine team exit into an environment created for them by the Sea Devils. UNIT colonel Cristofer Ibrahim is while with Kate on the surface, by an unknown assailant. Once the submarine team are stood in front of the Homo Aqua assembly, Campbell presents the globe as a gift, only to reveal that he is a and the globe is a concealed bomb which he detonates. 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD The entire submarine crew, with the exception of Barclay, are killed by the detonation. As Salt safely returns Barclay to land, a video of her is shown to the public, threatening any human who enters the water. Salt is captured by UNIT, until Barclay rescues her, both immediately becoming fugitives. Shaw is pressured into moving forward with Severance, spearheaded by Gunsberg. Meanwhile, Kate meets Salt's successor, Tide, who informs Downing Street that Salt is considered a traitor for saving a human and is subject to execution. Salt and Barclay go on the run from both UNIT and Severance while Kate struggles to cope with the death of Ibrahim. Barclay contacts his wife Barbara and requests they rendezvous with a vehicle on , with a plan to meet an ally in North Wales and attempt contact with Kate. They are ambushed by UNIT and Severance operatives. When it is revealed that the video of Salt is a deepfake, Kate orders UNIT to fire at Severance just as Salt releases a vocal high-pitched shriek, giving her time to escape into the Thames. In retaliation, Tide threatens to use to end humanity. 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD Disagreements continue to occur over the . Kate Colonel Ibrahim. She requests her therapist for an increase of her prescription for , but is threatened with being signed off. Kate bribes her in response. Barclay is medically assessed and begins secret nightly visits to , calling for Salt in the sea. Kate presses Prime Minister Shaw for information about the word 'severance', who denies having any knowledge of it. After blocking a signal disruptor used to prevent Salt contacting Barclay, they finally meet. Salt tells Barclay to use the word 'accord', which has ancient meaning. Barclay informs Kate and they plan to disguise the message throughout the oceans. Dead Sea Devils begin to show up at shores and at the surface of lakes, rivers and oceans throughout the world. Kate deduces that this is Severance. At Downing Street it is revealed that the virus is engineered to only affect nine out of every ten Sea Devils. The Sea Devils surrender and inform humanity that they have won the war, but to be wary of water in the future. Kate drives Barclay to the sea, who finds Salt there. Salt gives Barclay , and they swim away together. A man drops a plastic bottle, who after refusing to pick it up, Kate threatens with a gun. Production Development In July 2024, reported a new spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea was set to begin filming in September. confirmed later that month at that production would begin in August. Produced by and , Davies served as along with , Joel Collins, , and . Edoardo Ferretti took on the role of with underway by July 2024. Casting and lead the series with and Alexander Devrient reprising their roles from Doctor Who as and Colonel Ibrahim, respectively. Tovey and Mbatha-Raw previously played Alonso Frame and in Doctor Who. also returns from Doctor Who, playing Shirley Anne Bingham. reprises his role as General Austin Pierce, a character first introduced and last seen fifteen years prior in the of , another Doctor Who spin-off. , , , Francesca Corney and were announced as additional cast members in October 2024. Writing The five-part series was written by Davies and . According to McTighe, Davies had already devised the series' concept and scripted its first episode prior to writing the , which marked the beginning of his second tenure on the series as writer and showrunner. After McTighe delivered the first draft of "", his episode of the (and third for the show as a whole), Davies asked him to collaborate on the remainder of the spin-off in 2023. The two split writing duties across the programme, with Davies writing the finale in addition to his existing opening script, and McTighe the second, third and fourth episodes; Davies initially stated he had co-written the fourth with McTighe, but was subsequently not co-credited in the episode itself. Following filming wrapping on series 15 of Doctor Who, the first read-through for all five episodes occurred on 19 August 2024. Filming Some filming took place internationally, including on . All episodes were produced in one block, compared to the two to three blocks that would usually be used for five episodes. began on 29 August 2024 in and , both in . Filming continued into September in various locations across Wales, including at the Welsh Government Building, City Arms pub, Hodge House, and . In October, the series was spotted filming at and . November filming occurred
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TDP 1432: Torchwood 97 Flawless Man
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 9 minutes and 8 secondsThis title was released in November 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 January 2026, and on general sale after this date. Martin Binns is dead. He leaves behind a pile of video tapes and a warning on the walls of his flat: "He Is Coming". Andy's boss is keen to write the death off, but Andy's been around Torchwood too long to let it go. The tapes contain the rushes of an unfinished horror film. Hidden in it is a forgotten crime and a terrible warning. He. Is. Coming. Please note: the collector’s edition CDs are strictly limited to 1,000 copies each and will not be re-pressed.
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TDP 1439: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Four
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 14 minutes and 55 secondsThe War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television . The series was created by for and as part of the franchise, known as the . Starring and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , also named "Homo Aqua". , , Alexander Devrient and reprise their respective roles from Doctor Who and its franchised series. The series was first reported on in July 2024, and filmed from August to December 2024 across Wales, Cardiff and Spain. Of the five episodes, the premiere and finale were written by Davies, with the other three by . The War Between the Land and the Sea premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025 with its first two episodes, and is scheduled to be released on Disney+ in 2026. The series has received generally positive reviews from critics for its performances (particularly Redgrave's) and its similarities to . Premise UNIT must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast Main as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level member of UNIT, a transportation arranger, who is unexpectedly appointed as Ambassador by Salt as Salt, the Ambassador of the Sea Devils Recurring as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT, who reprises her role from . as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer, who reprises his role from : Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer, part of Kate's personal staff, who reprises his role from . as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor, part of Kate's personal staff, who reprises her role from . as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador as Harry Shaw, the Francesca Corney as Sergeant Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenage child Guest as Min Tso, member of UNIT Waleed Hammad as Colonel Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer as Ted Campbell, an ambassador selected to represent his nation as Trinity Wells, a news reporter, who reprises her role from . Episodes Directed by Written by Original release date UK viewers (millions) 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 TBD 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 TBD 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD
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TDP 1438: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Three
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 9 minutes and 45 secondsThe War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television created by for and as part of the . Starring , , and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , now called "Homo Aqua". The War Between the Land and the Sea was filmed from August to December 2024. It consists of five episodes and premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025, and is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2026. Premise UNIT must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level member of UNIT, a transportation arranger, who is unexpectedly appointed as Ambassador by Salt as Salt, the Ambassador of the Sea Devils as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer, part of Kate's personal staff as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor, part of Kate's personal staff as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador as Harry Shaw, the Francesca Corney as Sergeant Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay as Min Tso Waleed Hammad as Colonel Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenage child as Ted Campbell, an ambassador selected to represent his nation Episodes Directed by Written by Original release date UK viewers (millions) 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 TBD 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 TBD 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD Production Development In July 2024, reported a new spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea was set to begin filming in September. confirmed later that month at that production would begin in August. Produced by and , Davies is an along with , Joel Collins, , and . Edoardo Ferretti took on the role of with underway by July 2024. Casting and lead the series with and Alexander Devrient reprising their roles from Doctor Who as and Colonel Ibrahim, respectively. Tovey and Mbatha-Raw previously played Alonso Frame and in Doctor Who. also returns from Doctor Who, playing Shirley Anne Bingham. reprises his role as General Austin Pierce, a character first introduced and last seen fifteen years prior in the of , another Doctor Who spin-off. , , , Francesca Corney and were announced as additional cast members in October 2024. Writing The five-part series was written by Davies and . Davies is the current of Doctor Who while McTighe also previously wrote for the parent series. The two split writing duties across the programme, with Davies writing the premiere and finale episodes, McTighe writing the second and third episodes, and the two co-writing episode four together. The first read-through for all five episodes occurred on 19 August 2024. The series sees the return of the . Filming Some filming took place internationally, including on . All episodes were produced in one block, compared to the two to three blocks that would usually be used for five episodes. began on 29 August 2024 in and , both in . Filming continued into September in various locations across Wales, including at the Welsh Government Building, City Arms pub, Hodge House, and . In October, the series was spotted filming at and . November filming occurred at in . Filming concluded on 10 December 2024. Music On 30 May 2025, it was announced that had been hired as the show's composer. A soundtrack album of 's score was released digitally 5 December 2025. The first track from the album, "Barclay's Theme", was released as a digital single 28 November 2025 and a cover of "" by and Balfe was released as a single 12 December 2025 by Goldfrapp's label A.G. Records. A CD edition will be released 30 January 2026. The War Between the Land and the Sea by Released 5 December 2025 (digital) 30 January 2026 (CD) Soundtrack Length 51:19 Silva Screen from The War Between the Land and the Sea "Barclay's Theme" Released: 28 November 2025 "" Released: 12 December 2025 All tracks are written by , except where noted. " (, , performed by & Balfe) 5:21 Total length: 51:19
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TDP 1431: Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor Adventures: Wicked! REVIEW
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 12 minutes and 21 secondsThis title was released in October 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 November 2025, and on general sale after this date. The Doctor has a new friend. Ace has just joined the TARDIS, and is a long, long way from home. Hunting treasure, solving snow-covered mysteries and meeting heroes of legend, a partnership is formed. The Doctor starts to see his protégée's potential - while Ace thinks their adventures are nothing less than 'wicked'... Backwards and in Heels by Alison Winter The Doctor has offered young Ace a lift home from Iceworld, promising the scenic route home to Perivale. But when they are diverted to 1920s Soho on what appears to be shady business, Ace wonders if she's making the right choices, let alone in the right order. The Price of Snow by Katharine Armitage Ski resort Val du Cam Belle is 'the place to be' for the 1% of the near future. But the Doctor and Ace discover sinister shadows beneath the surface of this winter wonderland. The sun is too hot, the shade is too dark and nothing is quite what it seems... The Ingenious Gentlemen by Alan Ronald Fiction and reality collide when a mad man with a box and a mad man with a horse encounter an ancient evil in 15th century Spain. But the adventurer-and-companion setup is a little too familiar to Ace, and she begins to question if she is anything more than a Sancho to the Doctor's Quixote. BACK IN STOCK!
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TDP 1437: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Two REVIEW
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 13 minutes and 44 secondsThe War Between the Land and the Sea Promotional logo used on social media channels Genre Created by Showrunner Russell T Davies Written by Russell T Davies Directed by Starring Composer Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English Producer Edoardo Ferretti Running time 43–53 minutes Production companies Original release Network Release 7 December 2025 – present Related The War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television created by for and as part of the . Starring , , and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , now called "Homo Aqua". The War Between the Land and the Sea was filmed from August to December 2024. It consists of five episodes and premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025, and is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2026. Premise UNIT must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level member of UNIT, a transportation arranger, who is unexpectedly appointed as Ambassador by Salt. as Salt, the Ambassador of the Sea Devils as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer, part of Kate's personal staff as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor, part of Kate's personal staff as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador as Harry Shaw, the Francesca Corney as Sergeant Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay as Min Tso Waleed Hammad as Colonel Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenaged non-binary child[] Episodes Directed by Written by Original release date UK viewers (millions) 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 TBD 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 TBD 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies and Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD Production Development In July 2024, reported a new spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea was set to begin filming in September. confirmed later that month at that production would begin in August. Produced by and , Davies is an along with , Joel Collins, , and . Edoardo Ferretti took on the role of with underway by July 2024. Casting and lead the series with and Alexander Devrient reprising their roles from Doctor Who as and Colonel Ibrahim, respectively. Tovey and Mbatha-Raw previously played Alonso Frame and in Doctor Who. also returns from Doctor Who, playing Shirley Anne Bingham. reprises his role as General Austin Pierce, a character first introduced and last seen fifteen years prior in the of , another Doctor Who spin-off. , , , Francesca Corney and were announced as additional cast members in October 2024. Writing The five-part series was written by Davies and . Davies is the current of Doctor Who while McTighe also previously wrote for the parent series. The two split writing duties across the programme, with Davies writing the premiere and finale episodes, McTighe writing the second and third episodes, and the two co-writing episode four together. The first read-through for all five episodes occurred on 19 August 2024. The series sees the return of the . Filming Some filming took place internationally, including on . All episodes were produced in one block, compared to the two to three blocks that would usually be used for five episodes. began on 29 August 2024 in and , both in . Filming continued into September in various locations across Wales, including at the Welsh Government Building, City Arms pub, Hodge House, and . In October, the series was spotted filming at and . November filming occurred at in . Filming concluded on 10 December 2024. Music On 30 May 2025, it was announced that had been hired as the show's composer. The War Between the Land and the Sea by Released 5 December 2025 (digital) 30 January 2026 (CD) Soundtrack Silva Screen from The War Between the Land and the Sea "Barclay's Theme" Released: 28 November 2025 "" Released: 12 December 2025 A soundtrack album of 's score was released digitally 5 December 2025. The first track from the album, "Barclay's Theme", was released as a digital single 28 November 2025 and a cover of "" by and Balfe will also be released as a single 12 December 2025. A CD edition will be released 30 January 2026. All tracks are written by , except where noted. " (, , performed by & Balfe) Release Broadcast The series premiered on and in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2025, and will stream on internationally in 2026.
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TDP 1436: The War Between the Land and the Sea EPIOSDE ONE
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 8 minutes and 7 secondsfrom wiki The War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television created by for and as part of the . Starring , , and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , now called "Homo Aqua". The War Between the Land and the Sea was filmed from August to December 2024. It consists of five episodes and premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025, and is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2026. Premise UNIT must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level member of UNIT, a transportation arranger, who is unexpectedly appointed as Ambassador by Salt. as Salt, the Ambassador of the Sea Devils as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer, part of Kate's personal staff as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor, part of Kate's personal staff as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador as Harry Shaw, the Francesca Corney as Sergeant Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay as Min Tso Waleed Hammad as Colonel Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenaged non-binary child[] Episodes Directed by Written by Original release date UK viewers (millions) 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 2.82 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 2.05 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies and Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD Production Development In July 2024, reported a new spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea was set to begin filming in September. confirmed later that month at that production would begin in August. Produced by and , Davies is an along with , Joel Collins, , and . Edoardo Ferretti took on the role of with underway by July 2024. Casting and lead the series with and Alexander Devrient reprising their roles from Doctor Who as and Colonel Ibrahim, respectively. Tovey and Mbatha-Raw previously played Alonso Frame and in Doctor Who. also returns from Doctor Who, playing Shirley Anne Bingham. reprises his role as General Austin Pierce, a character first introduced and last seen fifteen years prior in the of , another Doctor Who spin-off. , , , Francesca Corney and were announced as additional cast members in October 2024. Writing The five-part series was written by Davies and . Davies is the current of Doctor Who while McTighe also previously wrote for the parent series. The two split writing duties across the programme, with Davies writing the premiere and finale episodes, McTighe writing the second and third episodes, and the two co-writing episode four together. The first read-through for all five episodes occurred on 19 August 2024. The series sees the return of the . Filming Some filming took place internationally, including on . All episodes were produced in one block, compared to the two to three blocks that would usually be used for five episodes. began on 29 August 2024 in and , both in . Filming continued into September in various locations across Wales, including at the Welsh Government Building, City Arms pub, Hodge House, and . In October, the series was spotted filming at and . November filming occurred at in . Filming concluded on 10 December 2024. Music On 30 May 2025, it was announced that had been hired as the show's composer. The War Between the Land and the Sea by Released 5 December 2025 (Digital) 30 January 2026 (CD) Soundtrack Silva Screen from The War Between the Land and the Sea "Barclay's Theme" Released: 28 November 2025 "" Released: 12 December 2025 A soundtrack album of 's score was released digitally 5 December 2025. The first track from the album, "Barclay's Theme", was released as a digital single 28 November 2025 and a cover of "" by and Balfe will also be released as a single 12 December 2025. A CD edition will be released 30 January 2026. All tracks are written by , except where noted. " (, , performed by & Balfe) Release Broadcast The series premiered on and in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2025, and will stream on internationally in 2026. Critical reception Ed Power of criticised the inclusion of as a primary presence in the show, saying that "it's always been a rule of thumb that the more UNIT in an episode, the more boring the results". Power remarked that this was the case for The War Between the Land and the Sea and awarded 2 out of 5 stars. Writing for , Lucy Mangan gave 3 out of 5, feeling that the spin-off was "an opportunity wasted", comparing it in an inferior light to Russell T Davies' previous show, . Several outlets praised the performance of returning actress Jemma Redgrave, including , SciFi Pulse and . Isobel Lewis, writing for , compared the show to , highlighting the use of profanity. Lewis praised Davies' "willingness" to "not simply feed fans the same stories over and over", noting how the finales featuring 's often "struggled to stick the landing".
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TDP 1436: The War Between the Land and the Sea EPISODE ONE (FIXED)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 17 minutes and 7 secondsfrom wiki The War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television created by for and as part of the . Starring , , and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , now called "Homo Aqua". The War Between the Land and the Sea was filmed from August to December 2024. It consists of five episodes and premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025, and is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2026. Premise UNIT must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level member of UNIT, a transportation arranger, who is unexpectedly appointed as Ambassador by Salt. as Salt, the Ambassador of the Sea Devils as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer, part of Kate's personal staff as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor, part of Kate's personal staff as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador as Harry Shaw, the Francesca Corney as Sergeant Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay as Min Tso Waleed Hammad as Colonel Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenaged non-binary child[] Episodes Directed by Written by Original release date UK viewers (millions) 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 2.82 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 2.05 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies and Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD Production Development In July 2024, reported a new spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea was set to begin filming in September. confirmed later that month at that production would begin in August. Produced by and , Davies is an along with , Joel Collins, , and . Edoardo Ferretti took on the role of with underway by July 2024. Casting and lead the series with and Alexander Devrient reprising their roles from Doctor Who as and Colonel Ibrahim, respectively. Tovey and Mbatha-Raw previously played Alonso Frame and in Doctor Who. also returns from Doctor Who, playing Shirley Anne Bingham. reprises his role as General Austin Pierce, a character first introduced and last seen fifteen years prior in the of , another Doctor Who spin-off. , , , Francesca Corney and were announced as additional cast members in October 2024. Writing The five-part series was written by Davies and . Davies is the current of Doctor Who while McTighe also previously wrote for the parent series. The two split writing duties across the programme, with Davies writing the premiere and finale episodes, McTighe writing the second and third episodes, and the two co-writing episode four together. The first read-through for all five episodes occurred on 19 August 2024. The series sees the return of the . Filming Some filming took place internationally, including on . All episodes were produced in one block, compared to the two to three blocks that would usually be used for five episodes. began on 29 August 2024 in and , both in . Filming continued into September in various locations across Wales, including at the Welsh Government Building, City Arms pub, Hodge House, and . In October, the series was spotted filming at and . November filming occurred at in . Filming concluded on 10 December 2024. Music On 30 May 2025, it was announced that had been hired as the show's composer. The War Between the Land and the Sea by Released 5 December 2025 (Digital) 30 January 2026 (CD) Soundtrack Silva Screen from The War Between the Land and the Sea "Barclay's Theme" Released: 28 November 2025 "" Released: 12 December 2025 A soundtrack album of 's score was released digitally 5 December 2025. The first track from the album, "Barclay's Theme", was released as a digital single 28 November 2025 and a cover of "" by and Balfe will also be released as a single 12 December 2025. A CD edition will be released 30 January 2026. All tracks are written by , except where noted. " (, , performed by & Balfe) Release Broadcast The series premiered on and in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2025, and will stream on internationally in 2026. Critical reception Ed Power of criticised the inclusion of as a primary presence in the show, saying that "it's always been a rule of thumb that the more UNIT in an episode, the more boring the results". Power remarked that this was the case for The War Between the Land and the Sea and awarded 2 out of 5 stars. Writing for , Lucy Mangan gave 3 out of 5, feeling that the spin-off was "an opportunity wasted", comparing it in an inferior light to Russell T Davies' previous show, . Several outlets praised the performance of returning actress Jemma Redgrave, including , SciFi Pulse and . Isobel Lewis, writing for , compared the show to , highlighting the use of profanity. Lewis praised Davies' "willingness" to "not simply feed fans the same stories over and over", noting how the finales featuring 's often "struggled to stick the landing".
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TDP 1435: For Your Consideration episode 19 - MAX HEADROOM
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TDP 1430: 2. V UK: Occupation review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 10 minutes and 51 secondsThe Visitors are now in command of the UK - but the resistance is growing, and determined to find out the real reason for the Visitors' arrival. Part 1 It is now January, three months since the Visitors' arrival. Elwyn, a black marketeer, has been profiting from the shortages, while his brother Brenin, a doctor, has been recruited to the resistance. Part 2 February, and the resistance have discovered what the Visitors are doing with all the people transported at night from Eleanor’s chemical plant. They set out to get footage - as a romance between Visitor Willy and burger van owner Harmony blossoms. Part 3 It's now March. Mike is determined to get into the Visitor mothership, but to do that he needs the help of collaborator Eleanor. Meanwhile Robin has realised she is pregnant with a Visitor's child and has some difficult choices to make. **Please note: the collector's edition CD is strictly limited to 1,000 copies.** V © 2025 Kenneth Johnson Productions Inc. All rights reserved. Used under licence. Based on the original television mini-series “V”.
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TDP 1429: #DoctorWho Lost Stories 9.2. Doctor Who: Alixion REVIEW
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 9 minutes and 47 secondslink to story Checking into a luxury health spa for a little rest and recreation, the Doctor and Ace find themselves at the mercy of a malign entity that craves the conquest of time and space. Exploiting their memories and regrets, the queen of the hive, which hides behind the polished walls of the spa, forces them to confront their deepest fears as she steals the Doctor’s life force to spread her powers across the universe. **Please note: the collector's edition double CD is strictly limited to 1,750 copies**
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TDP 1428: 1.3. Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Lionesses in Winter REVIEW
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 11 minutes and 2 secondsThis title was released in November 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 January 2026, and on general sale after this date. England, 1183 - The court of Henry II. The Doctor and Yaz gatecrash a right royal - if terrifyingly dysfunctional - family Christmas as Henry’s estranged wife Eleanor returns to spend Yuletide with the fam. The Doctor and Yaz uncover an imposter amongst them, but who are they really? And what do they want?
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TDP 1399: Classic #DoctorWho Quiz Number 5 2nd Doctor
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 10 minutes and 5 secondsanother QUIZ
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TDP 1407: The Ulysees31 Odyssey episode seven Mutiny on board
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 6 minutes and 48 secondshttps://m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=tindogpodcast&_pgn=1&isRefine=true&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l49496
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TDP 1398: #Doctorwho Doctor Who: Halloween: Sea Smoke and Other Stories REVIEW
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 14 minutes and 9 secondsDare you step into the shadows? Terror awaits across time and space. Silent assassins, primordial evils and horrors that defy imagination – the Doctor’s universe has never been more terrifying. 1. Sea Smoke by Jonathan Sims - A First Doctor and Dodo adventure The First Doctor and Dodo arrive on the Scottish isle of Ulfsay during the height of the 19th-century boom in kelp burning. They quickly realise something is wrong as the smoke from the latest batch of 'kelp' begins to cause horrific transformations on the island. 2. Party Favours by Georgia Cook - A Kate Stewart and Osgood adventure All Bev wants to do is host her yearly Halloween party and heal her fractured relationship with her girlfriend, Annika. Unfortunately, her reclusive upstairs neighbours have been invited to the festivities, and all they want to do is feast. 3. Bramble King by Noga Flaishon - An Eighth Doctor and Audacity adventure The Doctor and Audacity encounter a strange vision which leads them to Walpurgis-9, a cargo ship drifting powerless through space. In their attempt to assist the ship's crew, they become entangled in their secrets and encounter the malevolent entity known as 'The Bramble King'. 4. Merlin's Trap by Hannah Kennedy - A Twelfth Doctor adventure When Lainey leads an expedition into the ancient Merlin’s Cave System, the group is warned by Merlin's ghostly voice to explore no further. As Lainey and her team push deeper into the mysterious cave, they encounter things far beyond their comprehension, including Merlin himself. **THIS TITLE IS NOW OUT OF STOCK ON CD**
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TDP 1397: Random thoughts on recent #DoctorWho news
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TDP 1396: For your Consideration Thunderbirds
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 50 secondsIt’s Luke’s choice this month and to celebrate 60 years since its first broadcast we’re looking at Thunderbirds. The episodes in focus are Move and You’re Dead and The Imposters. T-shirts can be found here – Follow us on twitter Like us on Review us on Email the show –
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TDP 1395: 4.2. Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: The Last Days of the Powell Estate REVIEW
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 8 minutes and 1 secondThis title was released in October 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 December 2025, and on general sale after this date. South London, 2036. The Doctor and Rose team up with an urban explorer to investigate the case of Mr Fingers, an invisible killer haunting an abandoned corner of the city. If you feel a hand on your shoulder: don't look around... THIS TITLE IS NOW OUT OF PRINT ON CD Recorded on: 5 and 9 December 2024 Recorded at: The Soundhouse and Fitzrovia Post Writer Timothy X Atack said: "I've got a book called Abandoned Places and it’s a photographer who travels the world and finds hotels that are slowly rotting away or islands that used to be inhabited but have been left to the elements. These amazing photographs were an inspiration for what might happen with an urban explorer, in more of an influencer space, and from that a frisson with the Doctor and with Rose started to build up in a very natural way. "And I have this deep love of Doctor Who's more eldritch, Lovecraftian villains, especially when you end up not really knowing any more about them at the end than at the beginning. Sometimes you just want something that hates, and that's what Mr Fingers is. He despises life." Director Helen Goldwyn added: "We’re seeing different incarnations of the Powell Estate, this familiar setting from the TV series, and exploring more of what that community might look and feel like. Here, we get to see the future version of the estate, which is a very bleak, dystopian vision. It’s a really cleverly constructed script where you get that picture of the modern flat and the destroyed flat - it creates such a vivid visual image in your mind as you’re listening." Christopher Eccleston said: "I come from an estate like the Powell Estate. Not quite as concreted, but very much like it. And in my childhood, especially in summer, it was quite a magical, mystical place. "I like it when Doctor Who fastens on our folklore and it investigates it. It's often the simplest things like, are you my mummy, or just being tapped on the shoulder... The Doctor's obviously frightened of Mr Fingers!" And Billie Piper reminisced on the now-iconic setting: "It was always one of my favourite locations, being on the Powell Estate. We did so much of the early days there that it holds a special place in my heart, and it was weird filming on a living and working estate - we started to feel like residents!" (The Doctor) (Rose Tyler) (Ellis Coates) (Jackie Tyler) (Mr Fingers) (Brainy Betty) Cover Art by Director Executive Producer Music by Producer Script Editor Sound Design by Written by Senior Producer
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TDP 1394: #DoctorWho: The Third Doctor Adventures: Operation Vengeance REVIEW
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 8 minutes and 6 secondsreview This title was released in October 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 November 2025, and on general sale after this date. The Doctor makes an unexpected return trip to the planet Konzomia, this time with Sarah Jane Smith. The traumas of his previous visit, with Jo Grant, are apparently long forgotten. Except that they are not... Can a long-defeated danger be rearing up again? And will the plight of a young British soldier, retreating to Dunkirk in 1940, be the catalyst for the unravelling of history? The Doctor, Sarah and the Brigadier must embark upon a mission of mercy, with Jo Grant at its very heart. **Please note: the collector’s edition CD box set is strictly limited to 1,500 copies** Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart © Haisman & Lincoln and used under licence. With thanks to Hannah Haisman and Candy Jar Cover Art by Director Executive Producer Music by Producer Script Editor Sound Design by Written by Senior Producer Product Format: 3-disc CD (jewel case in slipcover) Number of Discs: 3 Duration: 220 minutes Physical Retail ISBN: 978-1-80240-590-3 Digital Retail ISBN: 978-1-80240-591-0 Production Code: BFPDWDR0308 (The Doctor) (Sarah Jane Smith) (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart) (Primod Zarrum / Beatrice / Corporal Hughes) (Raelchun) (Secretary Lemk) (Empress Arahea / Ship) (Terry Grant) (Private Hawkins / Bates) (Marianne) (Jo Jones (Jo Grant)) (SS Sergeant Karl Müller/General Guderian) (Bill) (Sergeant Croft)
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TDP 1393: Classic #DoctorWho Quiz Number 5 The 5th Doctor
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 11 minutes and 46 secondsmore reviews soon
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TDP 1392: Classic #DoctorWho Quiz Number 4 4th Doctor
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 11 minutes and 59 secondsClassic DoctorWho Quiz Number 4 4th Doctor
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TDP 1391: For Your Consideration 17 Gods and Monster
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 32 secondsGods and Monsters is a 1998 film written and directed by , based on 's 1995 novel . The film stars , , , , and . Its plot is a partly fictionalized account of the last days of the life of film director (McKellen), known for directing (1931) and (1935). A veteran of , the aged Whale develops a complicated relationship with his gardener, Clayton Boone (Fraser), a fictitious character originally created by Bram for the source novel. An international co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, Gods and Monsters is produced by , , and Mark R. Harris; served as executive producer. As well as featuring reconstructions of the production of the Bride of Frankenstein, the film's title is derived from a scene in Bride of Frankenstein, in which the character toasts , "To a new world of gods and monsters!" Gods and Monsters was nominated for three , including for McKellen and for Redgrave, and won for . Despite receiving positive reviews, the film was a . It was later adapted as a play of the same name which premiered in London at the in February 2015. Plot In the 1950s, , the director of and , has retired. Whale lives with his long-time housemaid, Hanna, who loyally cares for him but disapproves of his . He has suffered a series of that have left him fragile and tormented by memories: growing up as a poor outcast, his tragic service, and the filming of Bride of Frankenstein. Whale slips into his past and indulges in his fantasies, reminiscing about gay pool parties and sexually teasing an embarrassed, starstruck fan. He battles , and at times contemplates , as he realizes his life, his attractiveness, and his health are slipping away. Whale befriends his young, handsome gardener, Clayton Boone, and the two begin a sometimes uneasy friendship as Boone poses for Whale's sketches. The two men bond while discussing their lives and dealing with Whale's spells of disorientation and weakness from the strokes. Boone, impressed with Whale's fame, watches Bride of Frankenstein on television as his friends mock the movie, his friendship with Whale, and Whale's intentions. Boone assures Whale that he is straight and receives Whale's assurance that there is no sexual interest, but Boone storms out when Whale graphically discusses his sexual history. Boone later returns with the agreement that no such "locker room" discussions occur again. Boone is invited to escort Whale to a party hosted by for . There, a photo op has been arranged for Whale with "his Monsters": and from "ancient" movie fame. This event exacerbates Whale's depression. A sudden rainstorm becomes an excuse to leave. Back at Whale's home, Boone needs a dry change of clothes. Whale can only find a sweater, so Boone wears a towel wrapped around his waist. Whale decides to try to sketch Boone one more time. After some minutes, he shows his sketches to Boone, disclosing that he has lost his ability to draw. After Boone drops his towel to pose nude, Whale makes him wear a and then uses the opportunity to make a sexual advance on Boone, kissing his shoulder and neck, and forcefully reaches for his genitals. An enraged Boone fights off Whale, who confesses that this had been his plan and begs Boone to kill him to relieve him of his suffering. Boone refuses, puts Whale to bed, then sleeps downstairs. The next morning, Hanna is alarmed when she cannot find Whale, prompting a search by Boone and Hanna. Boone finds Whale floating dead in the pool as a distraught Hanna runs out, clutching a . Boone and Hanna agree that he should disappear from the scene to avoid a scandal. A decade later, Boone and his son, Michael, watch Bride of Frankenstein on television. Michael is skeptical of his father's claim that he knew Whale, but Boone produces a sketch of the Frankenstein monster drawn by Whale, and signed, "To Clayton. Friend?". Boone later walks down a street at night in the rain, miming the movements of Frankenstein's monster. Cast as as young James Whale Kent George as 25-year-old James Whale as Clayton Boone as Hanna as Betty as as Harry as Dwight as Edmund Kay as as as as Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy as as Sarah Whale Amir Aboulela as Marlon Braccia as Starlet as Michael Boone as (uncredited) Reception Gods and Monsters received positive reviews from critics, with McKellen's, Fraser's and Redgrave's performances singled out for particular praise. called it "not a complicated film, but warm and clever". The film has a 96% rating on , based on 67 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The site's critical consensus states: "Gods and Monsters is a spellbinding, confusing piece of semi-fiction, featuring fine performances; McKellen leads the way, but Redgrave and Fraser don't lag far behind." On , the film has a score of 74 out of 100, based on reviews from 32 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Accolades Award Category Recipient(s) Result Nominated Nominated Won
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TDP 1390: Alien Earth from #Disney #FX REVIEW
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 18 minutes and 1 secondAlien: Earth is an American television series created by . It is the first television series in the and is set two years before the events of the 1979 film . The series stars , , , , , , and in main roles. Development for the series was reported to have begun in early 2019, with attached to executive produce for . It had started pre-production by April 2023, with Chandler cast in the lead role the following month, and further casting taking place from July to November that year. After principal photography was delayed due to the , production began in July 2023 but was halted in August due to the . Filming resumed in April 2024 and ended in July that year. Alien: Earth premiered on and FX on Hulu in the United States and on internationally on August 12, 2025. Premise The opening of the first episode introduces the premise of the series as involving three separate destinies for the immortality of mankind. These are: Cybernetically enhanced humans: Artificially intelligent beings: (Synths) Synthetic beings with downloaded human consciousness: When the space vessel Maginot crash-lands on Earth, a young hybrid woman and a group of tactical soldiers make a discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's biggest threat. Cast and characters Main , , , and play Wendy, Joe Hermit, Boy Kavalier, and Kirsh respectively. as Wendy, the first hybrid (a person who has their human consciousness transferred into a body) and leader of the "Lost Boys" (a group of six hybrid prototypes created from terminally ill children by the Prodigy Corporation). Formerly known as Marcy Hermit, she was renamed Wendy after becoming a hybrid. as Joe Hermit, a for the Prodigy Corporation , and Wendy's human brother as Dame Sylvia, an employee of the Prodigy Corporation and Arthur Sylvia's wife as Boy Kavalier, the CEO of the Prodigy Corporation and the world's youngest trillionaire as Morrow, the USCSS Maginot's (human with some synthetic parts) chief security officer as Slightly, a hybrid and member of the "Lost Boys". Formerly known as Aarush Singh, he was renamed Slightly by the Prodigy Corporation. as Curly, a hybrid and member of the "Lost Boys" as Nibs, a hybrid and member of the "Lost Boys". Formerly known as Rose Ellis. as Smee, a hybrid and member of the "Lost Boys" as Arthur Sylvia, a scientist and Dame Sylvia's husband Diêm Camille as Siberian, a Prodigy Corporation Security Service soldier as Rashidi, a Prodigy Corporation Security Service soldier as Atom Eins, a senior synthetic employee of the Prodigy Corporation as Kirsh, Prodigy Corporation's chief scientist, who serves as a mentor to the Lost Boys. Recurring as Yutani, the CEO of the as Tootles / Isaac, a hybrid and member of the "Lost Boys". He rejects his assigned name of Tootles by the Prodigy Corporation and renames himself after . Guest as Zoya Zaveri, the executive officer and later acting captain aboard the USCSS Maginot as Hoyt, a Prodigy Corporation Security Service soldier on the team with Joe as Anant, a Prodigy Corporation Security Service soldier on the search and rescue team with Joe Dean Alexandrou as Bergerfeld, a Prodigy Corporation Security Service soldier on the search and rescue team with Joe Amir Boutrous as Rahim, a medical officer aboard the USCSS Maginot as Chibuzo, a science officer aboard the USCSS Maginot as Shmuel, an engineer aboard the USCSS Maginot Jamie Bisping as Malachite, an engineer's apprentice aboard the USCSS Maginot Andy Yu as Teng, the navigator aboard the USCSS Maginot Max Rinehart as Bronski, a science officer aboard the USCSS Maginot as Petrovich, the chief engineer aboard the USCSS Maginot Tom Moya as Clem, a junior security officer aboard the USCSS Maginot Victoria Masoma as Sullivan, a crew member aboard the USCSS Maginot Tanapol Chuksrida as Dinsdale, the captain of the USCSS Maginot Episodes This section's plot summaries may be . Please by removing unnecessary details and making them more concise. (September 2025) () " Noah Hawley August 12, 2025 0.589 In 2120, five companies control Earth and the colonized , including the recently founded Prodigy Corporation. The USCSS Maginot , a Weyland-Yutani deep space research vessel, approaches Earth after a 65-year expedition to obtain extra-terrestrial specimens, among them . On Earth, at Prodigy's Neverland research island, a terminally ill child named Marcy becomes the first hybrid, having her consciousness transferred to an adult synthetic, and renames herself Wendy. Adjusting to her new body with the assistance of synthetic mentor Kirsh, Wendy oversees several other children who undergo the procedure. A malfunction compromises the Maginot's navigation, placing it on a collision course with Earth. Some specimens escape, and a grown kills most of the crew. It crashes into a tower in the Prodigy city of New , where Wendy's human brother Joe Hermit works as a medic and corporate soldier. CEO Boy Kavalier asserts the Maginot's contents now belong to Prodigy, and deploys Kirsh and the hybrids on Wendy's request to assist with search and rescue to test the hybrids capabilities. Security officer Morrow, who survived the crash in a reinforced , moves to protect the cargo and detains two Prodigy soldiers, who are killed by a -like specimen. Wendy remarks to Kirsh that she wants to save her brother from death. 2 "" Noah Hawley August 12, 2025 0.380 Boy Kavalier tells Dame Sylvia, that he formed the Hybrid project to allow humanity to compete with , and has granted Wendy additional abilities as he wishes to create a person smarter than him. Kavalier declines Weyland-Yutani's request to secure the Maginot's proprietary contents, warning any incursion on Prodigy's territory will be considered a hostile act. Joe is chased by a Xenomorph and separated from his colleagues. The Xenomorph tracks Joe to the higher floors of the tower, killing another soldier and massacring an apartment of wealthy residents who did not evacuate. Joe is saved by Morrow, who Joe and the Xenomorph, but the Xenomorph regains consciousness and escapes after killing numerous other soldiers, sparing Morrow. Arriving in New Siam, Hybrids Tootles, Smee, Nibs, and Curly encounter other extraterrestrial specimens. Wendy locates Joe along with Slightly but Joe does not recognize Wendy. Slightly reveals Wendy's true identity to a shocked Joe who believed Wendy/Marcy had died. The three encounter several Xenomorph eggs and are ordered by Kirsh to contain them until a team arrives. Joe is dragged away by the Xenomorph, and Wendy chases after it. 3 "" Dana Gonzales Noah Hawley and August 19, 2025 0.441 Nibs questions Curly about why the hybrids are all named after characters and why Marcy gets to be Wendy. Kavalier orders the specimens be brought to Neverland Island for study, despite objections from Kirsh and Dame Sylvia. Morrow finds Smee and Slightly guarding the Xenomorph eggs and interrogates them, suspicious of their childlike behavior. Morrow downloads all the data from the Maginot and erases the data from the source. Kirsh confronts Morrow and Morrow plants a device on Slightly's neck before escaping. Meanwhile, Wendy and Joe fight the Xenomorph with a , and Wendy kills the Xenomorph, although both sustain serious injuries. Returning to the island, Joe undergoes surgery and the Arthur and Dame tend to Wendy. Having escaped into New Siam, Morrow calls Ms. Yutani, and insists on retrieving the specimens despite being ordered to return home. Curly confronts Kavalier about his favoritism towards Wendy, asserting herself to be the best hybrid. Morrow contacts Slightly via the embedded device, convincing Slightly to be Morrow's friend. Kirsh, Tootles, and Curly dissect a facehugger and introduce its larva to Joe's damaged lung, removed during surgery. Wendy awakens, seemingly intercepting signals from the Xenomorph eggs which cause pain. Wendy ultimately collapses in the laboratory containing the eggs. 4 "" Ugla Hauksdóttir Noah Hawley and Bobak Esfarjani August 26, 2025 0.393 When Wendy wakes up, Arthur adjusts her hearing so Wendy can hear the Xenomorph eggs without experiencing pain, and Wendy discovers she can speak the Xenomorphs' language in a frequency audible to humans. Kirsh and Tootles test Trypanohyncha Ocellus (an octopus-like creature) on a sheep, and it implants itself in the sheep's brain via its eye socket. Tootles names himself as Issac. Kumi Morrow pressures Slightly into revealing his real name, Aarush Singh, and he is from India, as a sign of trust, and asks Slightly to steal a Xenomorph egg. Nibs, claiming to be pregnant, becomes violent after Dame Sylvia tries to interrogate her about the rescue mission, and is unknowingly put under house arrest. Joe, jaded after seeing how Wendy is treated as an experiment, attempts to quit and leave. However, Atom Eins tells Joe that if he does, Joe will be sent a large bill for his new lung and never see Wendy again. Slightly contacts Morrow to tell him that he cannot steal an egg, but the latter reveals he used Slightly's real name to track down his family, and uses them as blackmail. Morrow instructs Slightly to take a human near the eggs so they can be infected by a facehugger. It is revealed that Kirsh had been eavesdropping on Morrow and Slightly's conversations. Later, Wendy observes the Xenomorph-infected lung as the newborn Xenomorph bursts out, and Wendy placates it by communicating. 5 "" Noah Hawley Noah Hawley September 2, 2025 0.361 A flashback shows the events that occurred on the Maginot before it reached Earth. Junior security officer Clem wakes Morrow from cryo-sleep and tells him that a fire has led to two facehuggers escaping containment, which latched onto Captain Dinsdale and Science Officer Bronski. Dinsdale dies from the facehugger's acid blood when medical officer Rahim attempts to cut its tail. After being told by engineer Shmuel that the ship's navigational systems were also damaged in the fire, Morrow concludes that someone has sabotaged the ship. Executive officer Zaveri assumes command of the ship, but Morrow threatens to relieve her if she does not prioritize the creatures above the crew. Bronski is placed in cryo-sleep to prevent the gestation of the Xenomorph, but this fails. In science officer Chibuzo's lab, one leech specimen manages to open its test tube from the inside, and lays its larvae in her water bottle. Witnessing this, the Ocellus also escapes afterwards. Apprentice engineer Malachite drinks the water, and the larvae kill him internally; Chibuzo and Rahim are killed by their defensive toxic gas when trying to extract them. Navigator Teng is killed by the now full-grown Xenomorph. Chief engineer Petrovich is revealed to be behind the sabotage, having been promised a hybrid body by Kavalier if the ship crashes in Prodigy territory. Petrovich kills Clem and is in turn killed by Morrow, who retreats to the control room and seals himself in. Zaveri is killed by the Xenomorph outside the door. With everyone dead, Morrow locks himself in the panic room and awaits the crash. Back in the present, Morrow meets with Yutani, offering to retrieve the specimens by force and kill Kavalier. 6 "" Ugla Hauksdóttir Noah Hawley and Lisa Long September 9, 2025 0.478 As the Xenomorph grows, Wendy works on communicating with it. Nibs undergoes testing, prompting Atom Eins to demand her memory be reset to before the Maginot's crash. Dame reluctantly accepts, but Arthur refuses, and is fired under threat of execution if he is not gone by the end of the day. Wendy, disturbed by Nibs' behavior afterwards, learns she was reprogrammed. Meanwhile, Kavalier meets with Yutani over the ship's return and outwits her, securing 20 billion in damages while keeping the specimens for 6 weeks due to quarantine. Kirsh asks Tootles to feed and water the specimens while he is away. However, the Ocellus surprises him into accidentally locking himself in the same cage as two fly-like creatures, who kill him with acid and feed on his body. Slightly tries to lure Joe to the alien eggs, but he declines due to reassignment. Joe later visits a packing Arthur, who covertly deactivates Wendy's tracking device and gives Joe a boat code to allow them to escape. Noticing Tootles is disconnected, he goes to the lab accompanied by Slightly, who opens the cage of the Xenomorph eggs and locks him in, allowing a facehugger to latch onto Arthur. Kirsh watches this through security cameras, but does not tell Kavalier. Slightly hides along with Arthur's body in an air vent as the flies leave their cell. 7 "" Dana Gonzales Noah Hawley and Maria Melnik September 16, 2025 0.385 Smee discovers Slightly hiding an incapacitated Arthur, and the latter convinces him to help deliver Arthur to Morrow on the beach. Security re-secures the lab specimens. Wendy is disgusted by Kavalier's attitude to Tootles' death, and convinces Nibs to join her and Joe in escaping the island. On her way out, Wendy hacks the lab system, releasing the grown , which rampages and escapes into the forest. Kirsh finds Slightly and Smee carrying Arthur's body, but helps them take a faster route to the beach. Outside, Arthur awakes after the dies. Shortly after, a newborn Xenomorph bursts from his chest and escapes. The hybrids take the corpse to the beach, where Morrow's Yutani team meets them. Having failed to bring him the newborn, Morrow takes them captive. After Kirsh shows him the Ocellus caused the lab accident, Kavalier becomes fascinated with the creature's intelligence, and wants to place it into a human host. Outside, Wendy, Joe, and Nibs are held at gunpoint by Yutani forces, but Wendy calls the Xenomorph which kills them. She comforts it, sparing them. Morrow's team enter the facility, but they are taken captive by Kirsh, who has also captured the newborn Xenomorph. Wendy, Joe, and Nibs reach the boat, but they are intercepted by Neverland security. Nibs, frustrated, brutally kills a soldier, prompting Joe to incapacitate her. A shocked Wendy scolds Joe, as the Xenomorph watches in the distance. 8 "" Dana Gonzales Noah Hawley & September 23, 2025 0.469 The hybrids have been imprisoned in one cell, with Joe and Morrow in another. Wendy uses her abilities to block the facility's cameras and communications. She struggles with Joe's decision to shoot Nibs, believing he chose to ally himself with humans instead of her, but ultimately unlocks his cell. Kavalier approaches the hybrids and reveals that at six years old, he built his own synthetic which he used to kill his abusive father. Wendy unlocks their cell, Nibs kills Kavalier's bodyguard, and Kavalier flees. Morrow attacks Kirsh in the lab; Kirsh is badly damaged, but ultimately chokes Morrow unconscious. Smee and Slightly arrive in the lab and they take both Kirsh and Morrow, while Nibs captures Dame. Meanwhile, Atom lures Joe to Kavalier's room and locks him in with the Ocellus. Wendy arrives to save him and fights Atom, who reveals himself as a synthetic, allowing Wendy to control his motor functions. The Ocellus escapes to the beach, where it possesses Arthur's corpse. With the help of the older Xenomorph, Wendy and Joe capture Kavalier and lock him in a cell with Kirsh, Atom, Dame, and Morrow. As Yutani and her team approach the island, Wendy, with both Xenomorphs nearby, declares, "Now, we rule." Production Development In February 2019, reported that two television series were in development, one animated – – and one live-action, from for the network . In December 2020, as part of Disney's Investor Day presentation, the latter television series project was officially announced to be in development for the network, with as showrunner and Scott as executive producer, being set on Earth in the near future. On February 17, 2022, revealed that the series is a taking place before the events of (1979). Hawley himself confirmed that the series would be tied more into the style and mythology of the original 1979 film rather than the prequel films (2012), and (2017). In April 2023, chairman of , , stated that the series was in active pre-production. According to president Gina Balian, the scale of the production of Alien: Earth was much bigger than that of the 2024 FX series , whose budget has been reported as $250 million. Casting In May 2023, was cast in the lead role, followed by , , , and in July. and would be among those added to the cast in November 2023. Filming was scheduled to begin in March 2022, but was delayed due to the . Production on the series began on July 19, 2023, in . Filming (without the American cast including Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, and David Rysdahl) was allowed to occur during the due to the series' British cast working under an contract. In late August, the production was halted due to the strike with most of the first episode completed. Filming resumed in April 2024, and wrapped in mid-July. , Bella Gonzales and serve as cinematographers. Music The score for the series was composed by . The soundtrack was released on on August 12, 2025. It will get a vinyl release in December 2025 on Mutant. The episodes end on famous , and songs because Hawley decided to highlight the endings by "mak[ing] an arena show, something that feels bigger than a small theater", featuring tracks by , , , , , , , , and . The soundtrack from the fifth episode "In Space, No One…" was released as a stand-alone album on September 2, 2025. Release Promotion Alien: Earth's promotion included immersive experiences such as The Wreckage, which was displayed at the and , and The Hunt, an activation staged in major cities worldwide. also partnered with several companies for promotional tie-ins, offering limited-time meals and beverages through food and hotel chains, as well as exclusive merchandise. Release The first episode of Alien: Earth was screened early at the series' panel at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 25. The series premiered on and with its first two episodes on August 12, followed by weekly releases of the remaining six episodes. Internationally, Alien: Earth was made available to stream on . Reception Viewership The Walt Disney Company announced that the first episode of Alien: Earth garnered 9.2 million views worldwide within its first six days of streaming. This total was calculated by dividing the total hours watched by the episode's runtime, reflecting viewership on , , and . Analytics company , which gathers viewership data from certain and content providers, reported that Alien: Earth was watched by 1.8 million U.S. households during its live-plus-five-day period. Boomer households (ages 65–74) over-indexed in viewership by 8% compared to other demographic groups. , which records streaming viewership on some U.S. television screens, reported that Alien: Earth was watched for 464 million minutes between August 11–17, ranking as the seventh-most-streamed original series. In the following week, from August 18–24, it recorded 337 million minutes of watch time, making it the ninth-most-streamed original series that week. Alien: Earth was later streamed for 326 million minutes from August 25–31, making it the tenth-most-streamed original series of the week. Critical response On the website , 93% of 189 critics' reviews are positive, with a critics consensus of: "Stylistically bold and scary as hell, Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth transplants the Xenomorph mythos into the television medium with its cinematic grandeur intact while staking out a unique identity of its own." , which uses a , assigned a score of 85 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". James Dyer of gave the first season five out of five stars, praising its exploration of "the nature of consciousness, mortality, [and] humanity", concluding that "Hawley's series is a rare prequel that serves to enrich its source material, breathing new life into a once-tired franchise". For , Brian Tallerico wrote, "'s work on feels like a logical comparison, and that's the quality tier on which this show resides as well. ... [Hawley] delivers an 8-episode first season that somehow marries the philosophical depth that fans of admired with the intense action and bone-chilling imagery of 's ." Angie Han of described it as a "heady, sprawling, occasionally unwieldy but eventually thrilling epic about personhood, hubris, and of course, the primal pleasure of watching people get absolutely rocked by space monsters", noting its production design and "new beasts with their own deliciously horrible ways of killing". Not all reviews were positive. Dominic Baez of criticized the show's pace and uneven story, writing, "Its examination of identity ... is less insightful than it wants to be, buckling under the weight of its own unanswered questions. And far too often it feels like two separate plots stitched together, a of existentialism and aliens ripping people apart." of called the feeling of the show "tedious" and wrote that it "struggles to resolve the tension between replicating the core Alien appeal and building a broader narrative suited for long-form television," at the same time questioning if Hawley is fit for the genre versus his previous stylings. , who portrayed in the original movies, praised the series, noting how it expands the franchise's scope and calling it "much more profound than just an Alien movie." Future According to series creator Noah Hawley, work has not yet begun on a second season, but conversations are ongoing. He is ready to begin immediately if Disney decides to renew the show. Hawley expects a renewal decision to be made "soon" after the airing of the season finale on September 23, 2025, once its viewership can be evaluated. In another interview, Hawley said that he hopes to have a decision "in the next couple of months."
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TDP 1389: Classic DoctorWho Quiz Number 3 - The Sixth Doctor 1
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 11 minutes and 51 secondsThe Sixth Doctor
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TDP 1386: 1. Sky: Before the Chaos REVIEW from @Bigfinish
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 13 minutes and 29 secondshttps://m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=tindogpodcast&_pgn=1&isRefine=true&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l49496 REVIEW First broadcast in 1975, ITV children's series Sky followed a time-travelling alien boy with solid blue eyes and psychic powers, who found himself on Earth in the wrong period of history. Fifty years later, Sky has been reborn. But why now? And what does Sky want with the old man living in the sheltered accommodation who used to fight to save planet Earth from destroying itself... Apotheose Two teenagers, the executive of Youngwell Corporation, a discredited journalist and an old man in a nursing home are brought together when a mysterious voice calls from within an ancient burial mound in the heart of Stanton Cheyney. The crows are flying, the public are chanting, and something malevolent is about to make itself known... Deitropism Sky is reunited with old friends and is now a TV superstar. A spy has infiltrated Youngwell Corporation and Jack Diver is trying to uncover secrets. Someone has a secret wrapped inside their genes and someone else is going to discover that the trees are not quite what they seem... Calyx As the survivors of mankind struggle to live beneath the biomass of plant life that literally envelops the planet, cutting off the sunlight and the air, an old enemy of Skyâs finally manifests, determined to make things worse. As the hunt for the Juganet becomes more and more desperate, Bex Briggs discovers that one should never stand still for too long in this terrifying new world order... Sky created by Bob Baker & Dave Martin © 1975 Recorded on: 15-17 January 2025 Recorded at: The Soundhouse Video: Behind the scenes at Sky Writer, director and co-producer Gary Russell said: "There's a golden decade of kids' TV between 1972 and 1982, much of it produced by HTV and Patrick Dromgoole, often written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. One of those gems was Sky, a show that displayed an intelligence and sophistication that many other ITV companies tried to emulate, but rarely did. "The ultimate outsider, Sky was neither good nor evil, neither a hero nor a villain. The same goes for the other characters around him: Arby, Goodchild, the Briggs family â there are marvellous moral ambiguities about all of them. "I love the original; it was a show I had grown up on and seen a thousand times, because I've got it on a nice shiny disc. Jason Haigh-Ellery turned around to me one day and said, 'Look, we've got the rights from Bob Baker to do a new version of Sky.' I think he could see the passion and fervour and begging in my eyes. He said, 'Do you want to do it?', and I said yes, because I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. I'd been thinking since 1975 about what you could do with this show, so I was very keen to sit down and get on with it. "Jason said to me, 'Do you want to do a remake?', and I said 'No, I want to do a sequel.' I wanted to pick the story up 50 years later, and therefore I knew that the only character I needed to bring back â other than Sky, obviously â was Arby. The idea of Arby, the hero of the original, being this broken old man sitting in a nursing home somewhere â I thought, thatâs your good launch pad. It's about a redemption for him." "To be asked to find out what happened next, and the effect Sky's parting gift to Arby might have on a human, was too good an offer to say no to. I love these characters passionately and it's a joy to be able to tell these latest chapters in their lives â the first audio serial I've ever written for Big Finish." His co-producer Dominic G. Martin added: "The tale of Sky is an absolute belter of a story! I was born long after it aired, and despite growing up on a lot of classic TV, I only learned about Sky from Gary Russell. Hearing that Bob Baker and Dave Martin were the original serial's writers made me instantly excited to get involved. "It's a such a fascinating concept that you could pull off in any era with all its mysteries and dynamic characters. The whole cast was magnificent in the recordings â they were such a delight to work with, and I would love to think that the new series is not only a loving tribute to the work of Baker and Martin, but also builds on that grand story that they set up back in the 1970s, while keeping it accessible for a whole new generation to get immersed in." Lead actor Cloud Quinn takes over the role played by Marc Harrison in the original TV series. He said: "Sky definitely piqued my interest. I watched a little on YouTube and I read the novel of the original 1970 series, and I just loved the imagination of it. "It felt very challenging for children, but in a good way, opening their horizons to the big issues of the day around space flight and nuclear power and continuous industrialisation, and what that meant for the natural world â obviously that remains very, very relevant today. Edwin Flay, who plays Arby Vennor, added: "The audio revival is very well crafted in that you donât need to have seen the original, but it grows from it, it feeds on it, and it brings all of the concerns very much up to date. The way our two characters have evolved from the original series and the journeys theyâve been on in the interim give it a lot of its meat for me, certainly. "In the original series, Arby Vennor was young, vibrant, and kind â a very straightforward, uncomplicated character â and now his experience has left him a broken shell. Exploring that, as he finds his drive and his sense of self again, has been a pleasure." Cloud Quinn (Sky) Edwin Flay (Arby Vennor) Caitlyn Galvin (Gabby Evans) Rachel Handshaw (Rhea Holmes) Jessica Hayles (Bex Briggs) Sanjay Lago (Krish Nadar) Dominic Martin (Reporter) Fiona McClure (Nurse / Brenda Simms) Samuel Morgan-Davies (Kyle Brannock) Tara Ward (Miss Cornell) Conrad Westmaas (Jack Diver)
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TDP 1386: 1. Sky: Before the Chaos REVIEW from @Bigfinish
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 13 minutes and 29 secondshttps://m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=tindogpodcast&_pgn=1&isRefine=true&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l49496 REVIEW First broadcast in 1975, ITV children's series Sky followed a time-travelling alien boy with solid blue eyes and psychic powers, who found himself on Earth in the wrong period of history. Fifty years later, Sky has been reborn. But why now? And what does Sky want with the old man living in the sheltered accommodation who used to fight to save planet Earth from destroying itself... Apotheose Two teenagers, the executive of Youngwell Corporation, a discredited journalist and an old man in a nursing home are brought together when a mysterious voice calls from within an ancient burial mound in the heart of Stanton Cheyney. The crows are flying, the public are chanting, and something malevolent is about to make itself known... Deitropism Sky is reunited with old friends and is now a TV superstar. A spy has infiltrated Youngwell Corporation and Jack Diver is trying to uncover secrets. Someone has a secret wrapped inside their genes and someone else is going to discover that the trees are not quite what they seem... Calyx As the survivors of mankind struggle to live beneath the biomass of plant life that literally envelops the planet, cutting off the sunlight and the air, an old enemy of Skyâs finally manifests, determined to make things worse. As the hunt for the Juganet becomes more and more desperate, Bex Briggs discovers that one should never stand still for too long in this terrifying new world order... Sky created by Bob Baker & Dave Martin © 1975 Recorded on: 15-17 January 2025 Recorded at: The Soundhouse Video: Behind the scenes at Sky Writer, director and co-producer Gary Russell said: "There's a golden decade of kids' TV between 1972 and 1982, much of it produced by HTV and Patrick Dromgoole, often written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. One of those gems was Sky, a show that displayed an intelligence and sophistication that many other ITV companies tried to emulate, but rarely did. "The ultimate outsider, Sky was neither good nor evil, neither a hero nor a villain. The same goes for the other characters around him: Arby, Goodchild, the Briggs family â there are marvellous moral ambiguities about all of them. "I love the original; it was a show I had grown up on and seen a thousand times, because I've got it on a nice shiny disc. Jason Haigh-Ellery turned around to me one day and said, 'Look, we've got the rights from Bob Baker to do a new version of Sky.' I think he could see the passion and fervour and begging in my eyes. He said, 'Do you want to do it?', and I said yes, because I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. I'd been thinking since 1975 about what you could do with this show, so I was very keen to sit down and get on with it. "Jason said to me, 'Do you want to do a remake?', and I said 'No, I want to do a sequel.' I wanted to pick the story up 50 years later, and therefore I knew that the only character I needed to bring back â other than Sky, obviously â was Arby. The idea of Arby, the hero of the original, being this broken old man sitting in a nursing home somewhere â I thought, thatâs your good launch pad. It's about a redemption for him." "To be asked to find out what happened next, and the effect Sky's parting gift to Arby might have on a human, was too good an offer to say no to. I love these characters passionately and it's a joy to be able to tell these latest chapters in their lives â the first audio serial I've ever written for Big Finish." His co-producer Dominic G. Martin added: "The tale of Sky is an absolute belter of a story! I was born long after it aired, and despite growing up on a lot of classic TV, I only learned about Sky from Gary Russell. Hearing that Bob Baker and Dave Martin were the original serial's writers made me instantly excited to get involved. "It's a such a fascinating concept that you could pull off in any era with all its mysteries and dynamic characters. The whole cast was magnificent in the recordings â they were such a delight to work with, and I would love to think that the new series is not only a loving tribute to the work of Baker and Martin, but also builds on that grand story that they set up back in the 1970s, while keeping it accessible for a whole new generation to get immersed in." Lead actor Cloud Quinn takes over the role played by Marc Harrison in the original TV series. He said: "Sky definitely piqued my interest. I watched a little on YouTube and I read the novel of the original 1970 series, and I just loved the imagination of it. "It felt very challenging for children, but in a good way, opening their horizons to the big issues of the day around space flight and nuclear power and continuous industrialisation, and what that meant for the natural world â obviously that remains very, very relevant today. Edwin Flay, who plays Arby Vennor, added: "The audio revival is very well crafted in that you donât need to have seen the original, but it grows from it, it feeds on it, and it brings all of the concerns very much up to date. The way our two characters have evolved from the original series and the journeys theyâve been on in the interim give it a lot of its meat for me, certainly. "In the original series, Arby Vennor was young, vibrant, and kind â a very straightforward, uncomplicated character â and now his experience has left him a broken shell. Exploring that, as he finds his drive and his sense of self again, has been a pleasure." Cloud Quinn (Sky) Edwin Flay (Arby Vennor) Caitlyn Galvin (Gabby Evans) Rachel Handshaw (Rhea Holmes) Jessica Hayles (Bex Briggs) Sanjay Lago (Krish Nadar) Dominic Martin (Reporter) Fiona McClure (Nurse / Brenda Simms) Samuel Morgan-Davies (Kyle Brannock) Tara Ward (Miss Cornell) Conrad Westmaas (Jack Diver)
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TDP 1388: Classic #DoctorWho Quiz Number 2
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 12 minutes and 22 secondsenjoy Quiz number 2
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TDP 1388: Classic #DoctorWho Quiz Number 2
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 12 minutes and 22 secondsenjoy Quiz number 2
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TDP 1387: #Torchwood Salvage REVIEW Worlds of #Doctorwho
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 7 minutes and 47 secondsThis title was released in September 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 November 2025, and on general sale after this date. Esther and Cody are on the run from their care home. Esther wants to find their parents, Cody wants to finish the latest series of his podcast. Stumbling on a junkyard of alien artefacts, Esther and Cody's lives take a sudden turn. Scrap merchant Jed has spent years trying to awaken a particularly sullen object. But the Torchwood SUV has a message for Esther and Cody. Please note: the collector's edition CD is strictly limited to 1,000 copies (Esther) (Cody) (The SUV) (Jed) Senior Producer Cover Art by Director Executive Producer Music by Producer Script Editor Sound Design by Written by Theme Music by
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TDP 1387: #Torchwood Salvage REVIEW Worlds of #Doctorwho
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 7 minutes and 47 secondsThis title was released in September 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 November 2025, and on general sale after this date. Esther and Cody are on the run from their care home. Esther wants to find their parents, Cody wants to finish the latest series of his podcast. Stumbling on a junkyard of alien artefacts, Esther and Cody's lives take a sudden turn. Scrap merchant Jed has spent years trying to awaken a particularly sullen object. But the Torchwood SUV has a message for Esther and Cody. Please note: the collector's edition CD is strictly limited to 1,000 copies (Esther) (Cody) (The SUV) (Jed) Senior Producer Cover Art by Director Executive Producer Music by Producer Script Editor Sound Design by Written by Theme Music by
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TDP 1385: Classic #DoctorWho Quiz Number 1
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 24 minutes and 6 secondspost your score on the tin dog podcast youtube channel
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TDP 1385: Classic #DoctorWho Quiz Number 1
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 24 minutes and 6 secondspost your score on the tin dog podcast youtube channel
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TDP 1384: Life and death of River Song Disillusion of Time
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 12 minutes and 4 secondshttps://m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=tindogpodcast&_pgn=1&isRefine=true&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l49496
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TDP 1384: Life and death of River Song Disillusion of Time
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 12 minutes and 4 secondshttps://m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=tindogpodcast&_pgn=1&isRefine=true&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l49496
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TDP 1406: The Ulysees31 Odyssey episode Six flowers of fear
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 7 minutes and 5 secondsUlysses encounters a seemingly lifeless world. He discovers that its people were once famed for their medical technology, prompting Yumi to take her brother Numinor there to revive him. But the gods have left a nasty surprise.
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TDP 1406: The Ulysees31 Odyssey episode Six flowers of fear
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 7 minutes and 5 secondsUlysses encounters a seemingly lifeless world. He discovers that its people were once famed for their medical technology, prompting Yumi to take her brother Numinor there to revive him. But the gods have left a nasty surprise.
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TDP 1383: #DoctorWho 13th from @Bigfinish Volume 2 Return of the Doctor
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 9 minutes and 59 secondsREVIEW This title was released in September 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 November 2025, and on general sale after this date. Having saved the peaceful Zaarians from an evil alien threat, the Doctor and Yaz sail off to their next adventure. Only this time, Yaz wonders if they're moving on, or running away. Convincing a grudging Doctor to return to the planet, they are shocked to find the Zaarians in turmoil. What did the Doctor do? Why is the city in ruins? And what's that voice in Yaz's head...? **Please note: the collector’s edition CD is strictly limited to 1,500 copies**
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TDP 1383: #DoctorWho 13th from @Bigfinish Volume 2 Return of the Doctor
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 9 minutes and 59 secondsREVIEW This title was released in September 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 November 2025, and on general sale after this date. Having saved the peaceful Zaarians from an evil alien threat, the Doctor and Yaz sail off to their next adventure. Only this time, Yaz wonders if they're moving on, or running away. Convincing a grudging Doctor to return to the planet, they are shocked to find the Zaarians in turmoil. What did the Doctor do? Why is the city in ruins? And what's that voice in Yaz's head...? **Please note: the collector’s edition CD is strictly limited to 1,500 copies**
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TDP 1405: The #Ulysees31 Odyssey episode five eternal punishment
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 12 minutes and 14 secondsnotes to follow
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TDP 1405: The #Ulysees31 Odyssey episode five eternal punishment
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 12 minutes and 14 secondsnotes to follow
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TDP 1383 - For Your Consideration 16 Beau Geste
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 8 minutes and 27 secondsLuke and Michael are joined by special guest John to discuss this 1982 BBC adaptation of P. C. Wren’s famous novel. Available in surround sound via . T-shirts can be found here – Follow us on twitter Like us on Review us on Email the show –
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TDP 1383 - For Your Consideration 16 Beau Geste
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 8 minutes and 27 secondsLuke and Michael are joined by special guest John to discuss this 1982 BBC adaptation of P. C. Wren’s famous novel. Available in surround sound via . T-shirts can be found here – Follow us on twitter Like us on Review us on Email the show –
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TDP 1382: #DoctorWho: The Fugitive Doctor: Dead or Alive REVIEW
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 14 minutes and 50 secondsThis title was released in July 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 September 2025, and on general sale after this date. 2.1 Flying Solo by Tajinder Singh Hayer Pilot Officer Mohinder Singh Johal is an RAF pilot on a sortie during World War Two. Following a close encounter with a flying blue telephone box, his Spitfire vanishes! The Doctor, whose TARDIS is out of control following a blast from a time disruptor, should be keeping a low profile, but with Mohinder lost in time and space, she has to help bring him home. 2.2 The Junkyard Loop by Aaron Douglas The Doctor, pursued as ever by Cosmogon, crash-lands the TARDIS on an off-grid junk planet littered with the remains of time machines from a thousand civilisations. After being saved from the indigenous Time-Frost Parasites by Sodalis, an old companion long-marooned, the Doctor must come up with a plan to save them both. But a sinister Division commander has tracked our heroes, and not even Cosmogon can stand between him and his desire to unlock the Doctor's memory and obtain the secrets within. 2.3 Hereafter by Tim Foley Cosmo has finally captured the Doctor! But they're stranded together on a planet thanks to an unusual psychic forcefield grounding her ship. Tracing its source, they find a settlement that’s preparing for a festival in honour of their 'queen' in the mountain. When Cosmo is captured, the Doctor must decide whether to help her captor... especially now she's discovered, thanks to local woman Herma, that the queen and her minions are vampires! **Please note: the collector's edition CD box set is strictly limited to 1,000 copies**
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TDP 1382: #DoctorWho: The Fugitive Doctor: Dead or Alive REVIEW
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 14 minutes and 50 secondsThis title was released in July 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 September 2025, and on general sale after this date. 2.1 Flying Solo by Tajinder Singh Hayer Pilot Officer Mohinder Singh Johal is an RAF pilot on a sortie during World War Two. Following a close encounter with a flying blue telephone box, his Spitfire vanishes! The Doctor, whose TARDIS is out of control following a blast from a time disruptor, should be keeping a low profile, but with Mohinder lost in time and space, she has to help bring him home. 2.2 The Junkyard Loop by Aaron Douglas The Doctor, pursued as ever by Cosmogon, crash-lands the TARDIS on an off-grid junk planet littered with the remains of time machines from a thousand civilisations. After being saved from the indigenous Time-Frost Parasites by Sodalis, an old companion long-marooned, the Doctor must come up with a plan to save them both. But a sinister Division commander has tracked our heroes, and not even Cosmogon can stand between him and his desire to unlock the Doctor's memory and obtain the secrets within. 2.3 Hereafter by Tim Foley Cosmo has finally captured the Doctor! But they're stranded together on a planet thanks to an unusual psychic forcefield grounding her ship. Tracing its source, they find a settlement that’s preparing for a festival in honour of their 'queen' in the mountain. When Cosmo is captured, the Doctor must decide whether to help her captor... especially now she's discovered, thanks to local woman Herma, that the queen and her minions are vampires! **Please note: the collector's edition CD box set is strictly limited to 1,000 copies**
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TDP 1382 Doctor Who: The Fugitive Doctor Dead or Alive mp3
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 11 minutes and 29 secondsThis title was released in July 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 September 2025, and on general sale after this date. 2.1 Flying Solo by Tajinder Singh Hayer Pilot Officer Mohinder Singh Johal is an RAF pilot on a sortie during World War Two. Following a close encounter with a flying blue telephone box, his Spitfire vanishes! The Doctor, whose TARDIS is out of control following a blast from a time disruptor, should be keeping a low profile, but with Mohinder lost in time and space, she has to help bring him home. 2.2 The Junkyard Loop by Aaron Douglas The Doctor, pursued as ever by Cosmogon, crash-lands the TARDIS on an off-grid junk planet littered with the remains of time machines from a thousand civilisations. After being saved from the indigenous Time-Frost Parasites by Sodalis, an old companion long-marooned, the Doctor must come up with a plan to save them both. But a sinister Division commander has tracked our heroes, and not even Cosmogon can stand between him and his desire to unlock the Doctor's memory and obtain the secrets within. 2.3 Hereafter by Tim Foley Cosmo has finally captured the Doctor! But they're stranded together on a planet thanks to an unusual psychic forcefield grounding her ship. Tracing its source, they find a settlement that’s preparing for a festival in honour of their 'queen' in the mountain. When Cosmo is captured, the Doctor must decide whether to help her captor... especially now she's discovered, thanks to local woman Herma, that the queen and her minions are vampires! **Please note: the collector's edition CD box set is strictly limited to 1,000 copies**