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:
- 2911
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:0:10:11
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:2:09:15
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 20 days, 14 hours, 2 minutes and 38 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 1 May 2007 (6:54pm GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 22 July 2025 (6:30am GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 2 days, 6 hours, 52 minutes and 47 seconds
Tin Dog Podcast Episodes
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TDP 307: Destiny of the Doctor - Shadow of Death
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 11 minutes and 12 secondsSynopsis Following an emergency landing, the TARDIS arrives on a remote world orbiting a peculiar star – a pulsar which exerts an enormous gravitational force, strong enough to warp time. On further exploration the Doctor and his friends, Jamie and Zoe, discover a human outpost on the planet surface, inhabited by scientists who are there to study an ancient city. The city is apparently abandoned, but the scientists are at a loss to explain what happened to its sophisticated alien architects. The Doctor discovers that something dark, silent and deadly is also present on the world - and it is slowly closing in on the human intruders... PLEASE NOTE: THE CD RELEASE DOES NOT COME WITH A FREE DOWNLOAD OF THE STORY. Written By: Simon GuerrierDirected By: John Ainsworth Cast Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon), Evie Dawnay (Sophie)
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TDP 306: The Bells of St. John
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 7 minutes and 40 seconds"The Bells of Saint John" is the seventh episode of the seventh series of the British science-fiction drama Doctor Who. It premiered in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2013 as the first episode of the second half of the season. The episode starsMatt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Jenna-Louise Coleman as Clara Oswald. The plot line sees the Doctor finding Clara in present day London and fighting an enemy via the city's "Wi-Fi soup". Contents [hide] 1 Plot 1.1 Prequel 1.2 Synopsis 1.3 Continuity 2 Production 3 Broadcast and reception 3.1 Critical reception 4 References 5 External links [edit]Plot [edit]Prequel On 23 March 2013, BBC released a short prequel video to the episode, written bySteven Moffat.[1] In the prequel, the Doctor is sitting at the swings of a children's playground when he meets a little girl. They talk about losing things, and the Doctor states that he has lost someone twice and he hopes he might be able to find her again. The girl tells him that, when she loses something, she goes to a quiet place for a think, and then can remember where she put it. As the girl leaves, the audience learns that her name is Clara Oswald.[2] [edit]Synopsis Following recent events, the Doctor has begun contemplating the mystery surrounding Clara Oswin Oswald, who is referred to as "the woman who died twice", at a Cumbrian monastery in 1207. The monks soon bring forth news, telling him the "Bells of Saint John" are ringing. The Doctor quickly returns to his TARDIS(on which is the emblem of St John Ambulance) and realises the external phone is ringing, which it should not do. He answers and finds that on the other end is a young woman from 2013 in Ealing, London,[3] who believes she has been put through to Wi-Fi tech support. Whilst helping her, she begins using the phrase "run you clever boy and remember" as a mnemonic for her Wi-Fi password. Recognising the same phrase from previous versions of Clara in "Asylum of the Daleks" and "The Snowmen", the Doctor realises who she is and departs for the future in his TARDIS. Unbeknown to him, Clara has connected to a different Wi-Fi network labelled by alien-like symbols. The connection alerts a technician working under Miss Kizlet (Celia Imrie), who instructs him to send a "mobile server" to her address - a humanoid robot that can take the appearance of anyone taken from a person's memories. These are nicknamed 'Spoonheads' by the technicians because of a spoon-like antenna dish on the back of their head that they use to upload their victims to Kizlet's cloud storage. By the time the Doctor arrives, the Spoonhead has gained access to her house and begins downloading Clara's consciousness. The Doctor interrupts the operation and restores Clara, but his interference is noted by Miss Kizlet. He sends her a message and, after informing her 'client', she orders her agents to track down the Doctor and Clara. When Clara recovers, the Doctor explains that someone is using the Wi-Fi networks to download and use human consciousnesses all over London for some unknown purpose; he also proves this by demonstrating that Clara has gained new-found computer skills due to her encounter. When Miss Kizlet's agents discover the pair, she orders the Wi-Fi network to be activated, causing the crew of a passenger jet to fall asleep and the lights of London to be put out. The plane descends towards the pair on a collision course and the Doctor drags Clara to the TARDIS. They park it in the rear of the aircraft and help to prevent the plane from crashing, while protecting the crew and passengers from the Wi-Fi - which allows them to awake - before departing. Much of the episode takes place around The Shard, inside which Miss Kizlet's organization is stated to be working. The Doctor and Clara land the next morning and take a motorbike to a a café adjacent to St Paul's Cathedral. The Doctor is unable to find the base of operations for the Wi-Fi network from Clara's computer, but she offers to use her new skills to do so. The Doctor enters the café to get coffee when Miss Kizlet, using the various patrons in the café, taunts the Doctor and shows her abilities to control the London population. Meanwhile, Clara hacks the webcams used by the technicians and, using social media, discovers that the technicians work at The Shard. She tells this to the Doctor without realising that it is actually a Spoonhead, and her consciousness is uploaded before the real Doctor can stop it. The Doctor, not wishing to lose her again, rides to the Shard on his motorbike, and uses its anti-gravity feature to scale the Shard, crashing into Miss Kizlet's office. She calmly explains she is doing the work of her client who needs the human consciousness for 'its' purposes and refuses to release the stored consciousnesses. The Doctor reveals that he is really the Spoonhead she sent to the cafe, being controlled by the real Doctor, who is still there. The Doctor downloads Miss Kizlet into the array of other consciousnesses, and then alters the obedience of her second-in-command to release all of them. Clara is restored to normal. As UNIT forces rush in to secure the facility, Miss Kizlet explains to her client, the Great Intelligence, that she has failed him, and proceeds to do a "system reset"; she and all the other technicians are reverted to a mental state before they were part of the Great Intelligence's plan - with all considerably confused, though Miss Kizlet reverts back to her childhood. The Doctor introduces himself properly to Clara in the TARDIS and offers to take her with him to any place in space or time. She rebuffs his request, though tells him to come back the next day as she may change her mind. He gladly agrees, and as she leaves, he decides it's time to unravel the mystery behind her. [edit]Continuity Summer Falls, the book that Clara spots Artie reading, is written by "Amelia Williams", the married name of the Doctor's previous companion and mother-in-law Amy Pond;[4][5] she had been a travel writer in the 21st century[6] before being permanently sent back to the early 20th century, and becoming the editor of her daughter's detective novel/guidebook.[7] The Doctor pulls out a fez, which was previously a plot point in "The Big Bang", and referenced several times thereafter. The Doctor at one point gives Clara a plate of Jammie Dodgers, in which he had shown an interest in the episode "Victory of the Daleks". The Doctor refers to a motorcycle that he rode in the "Anti-Gravity Olympics 2074"; the Anti-Gravity Olympics were also referenced in the opening moments of the 2006 episode "Tooth and Claw". The TARDIS' exterior public-use emergency telephone rang previously only in the Ninth Doctor episode, "The Empty Child", also written by Steven Moffat.[8] The "Doctor who?" line, having been used continually since the première episode, "An Unearthly Child", has had in-universe significance since "The Wedding of River Song". Each of Clara's three incarnations thus far have uttered it upon meeting the Doctor. The Great Intelligence makes its second appearance in a row after appearing in the preceding episode, "The Snowmen". From the Intelligence's perspective, more than a century has elapsed.[9] During this time, the Intelligence has encountered the Second Doctor twice; once in 1935 (The Abominable Snowmen) and again 40 years later (The Web of Fear). It uses Dr Simeon's appearance to communicate. [edit]Production Writer Steven Moffat described the premise as "the traditional 'Doctor Who' thing of taking something omnipresent in your life and making it sinister, if something did get in the Wi-Fi, we'd be kind of screwed. Nobody had really done it before, so I thought, 'It's time to get kids frightened of Wi-Fi!'".[10] He denied that his intention was to give a warning about technology, but rather tell an adventure story about a "new way [for aliens] to invade" based on something viewers were familiar with.[11] It was producer Marus Wilson who suggested that the episode be an "urban thriller", as the story would already be set in contemporary London to introduce Clara and the Wi-Fi monsters.[12] Moffat compared the style to James Bond and The Bourne Identity.[13] Moffat said that the episode was "an action roller coaster" rather than a story intended to be scary.[11] Despite being announced as the actress to portray the new companion, Jenna-Louise Coleman had first appeared as two different characters, called Oswin and Clara respectively, in "Asylum of the Daleks" and "The Snowmen", but "The Bells of Saint John" introduces the character who will be the Doctor's travelling companion.[14][15] Coleman played each version of the character as individuals with "trust that there would be a payoff" to her mystery.[16] Moffat described this version of Clara as "more real-world".[17]Smith stated that Clara "reignites [the Doctor's] curiosity in the universe and gives him his mojo back".[18] The read-through for "The Bells of Saint John" took place on 19 September 2012 at Roath Lock.[4] Filming began on 8 October.[4] Some filming took place in London, at the Westminster Bridge and alongside the River Thames,[19] with motorbike scenes at the London locations were filmed around 16 October 2012.[20][21] "The Bells of Saint John" is the first Doctor Who episode to be directed by Colm McCarthy.[4] [edit]Broadcast and reception "The Bells of Saint John" first aired in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 30 March 2013,[22][23] and on the same date in the United States on BBC America[24] and in Canada on Space.[25] It aired a day later on 31 March in Australia on ABC1[26] and in South Africaon BBC Entertainment,[27] and is due to air on 11 April 2013 on Prime in New Zealand.[28] The episode received an overnight rating of 6.18 million viewers in the UK, peaking at 6.68 million. It was in third place for the night.[29]The episode received an Appreciation Index of 87.[30] [edit]Critical reception "The Bells of Saint John" received positive reviews, but with several critics feeling underwhelmed by the story. Nick Setchfield of SFXgave the episode four and a half out of five stars. He was positive towards the visual style and the plot, as well as the performances of Smith, Coleman, and Imrie.[5] Radio Times reviewer Patrick Mulkern was pleased that Coleman was playing Clara as a straightforward companion, and highlighted her chemistry with Smith. He described it as "a hugely enjoyable episode that revels in its modern London setting", praising the way its ideas were realised visually on-screen.[8] MSN's Hilary Wardle gave "The Bells of Saint John" episode four out of five stars, noting that it moved at a fast pace and the plot was similar to "The Idiot's Lantern" (2006) but "very well done". She especially praised the chemistry between Smith and Coleman.[31] Ben Lawrence, writing in The Daily Telegraph, gave the episode four out of five stars, saying that it had much to "enthral" a present-day viewer and showed how Doctor Who was constantly reinventing itself.[32] A similar statement was made by Euan Ferguson of The Observer, who also wrote that the episode was "splendid" with good villains, though he felt that the plot was "insanely complicated" and hard to understand.[33] Digital Spy's Morgan Jeffery also rated "The Bells of Saint John" four stars, feeling that the threat "leaves a little to be desired" and the Spoonheads' physical appearance was not memorable. However, he said that "practically everything else here is wonderful", especially Clara's new characterisation.[34] IGN reviewer Mark Snow rated the episode 8.2 out of 10. He praised the Wi-Fi concept but was underwhelmed by the Spoonheads, and felt that it was more low-key than it was promoted.[35] The A.V. Club's Aladair Wilkins gave "The Bells of Saint John" a grade of B, explaining that the plot suffered just as previous companion introductions had because the threat was secondary to establishing Clara. He also wrote that the episode "struggles to make all its chosen genre elements compelling" and was not positive towards the menace of the Wi-Fi and questioned how realistic the technology seen was. Despite this, he said that it was still "fun" with good performances.[36] Dan Martin of The Guardian was disappointed, writing that it "makes a hearty meal of its iconic London locations ... But after the tour de force that was "The Snowmen", it feels as though this handsome episode constantly just misses the mark". He found the monsters and plot familiar to past episodes, but noted that a "generic" opening episode had been common for the show when it was introducing a new companion, which was done successfully with Clara.[37] Neela Debnath in The Independent echoed similar sentiments, feeling that it did not live up to the hype and reused several elements from previous episodes.[38] Jon Cooper of the Daily Mirror wrote that "The Bells of Saint John" "had its moments" but "as a whole it didn't reach the heights of previous episodes". While he welcomed the departure in tone, he felt that the set-pieces were shoehorned in, and also expressed concern that Clara, despite Coleman's success, was too similar to previous companion Amy Pond (Karen Gillan).[39] [edit]References
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TDP 307: Bells of St John
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TDP 305: Big Finish Retrospective 001 Sirens of Time
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 12 minutes and 46 secondsDOCTOR WHO TIN DOG PODCAST - BIG FINISH RETROSPECTIVE 001 SIRENS OF TIME Gallifrey is in a state of crisis, facing destruction at the hands of an overwhelming enemy. And the Doctor is involved in three different incarnations - each caught up in a deadly adventure, scattered across time and space. The web of time is threatened - and someone wants the Doctor dead. The three incarnations of the Doctor must join together to set time back on the right track - but in doing so, will they unleash a still greater threat? The Seventh Doctor is in Episode 1 of this four-part story; the Fifth Doctor is in episode 2; the Sixth Doctor is in episode 3; and all three Doctors are in the final episode. Written By: Nicholas BriggsDirected By: Nicholas Briggs Plot Vansell, a member of the Celestial Intervention Agency, arrives on Gallifrey with an urgent message for the President of the Time Lords — an invasion fleet threatens the planet and Time Lord technology will not be able to repel them. History has somehow been distorted, and the only clue is the artron energy of a Time Lord in the distortion... the energy belongs to the Doctor. The Seventh Doctor hears the cloister bell tolling within the TARDIS and changes the coordinate setting. A message comes through from the Time Lords but is too garbled for the Doctor to make out its content. He then hears a mysterious sound coming from outside the TARDIS, and exits to investigate. He hears a woman, Elenya, drowning in quicksand and rushes to her rescue. He is waylaid by a cackling hag who says both he and Elenya will die. Arriving at the quicksand, the Doctor wonders why the hag had not tried to save Elenya, and takes her back to the TARDIS. The hag, Ruthley, returns to attend to a crippled old man named Sancroft, her prisoner. Over a communicator, she reports to a commandant who questions her over ion trails he has detected in her sector but she denies knowledge of them. At the TARDIS, the Doctor is not able to enter his ship. He asks Elenya how she arrived on the world. Sensing some familiarity about her he asks if they have met before. Elenya says that she crash landed on the planet. They set out to search for the hag's residence, as another space craft crash lands nearby. Hearing the crash, Sancroft asks Ruthley if the planet's shields are failing, but she then taunts him that no one is coming to his rescue. The Doctor and Elenya see a ship that somehow makes it through the shields. Ruthley is heard communicating with an alien voice on the ship, which informs her that bio-assassin cultures will activate on landing. The Doctor and Elenya desperately dive for cover as a further ship makes a landing nearby. They arrive at its crash site as something alive emerges. Elenya thinks she is looking at a dying creature, but the Doctor believes the opposite — it is something being born. Ruthley speaks to a planetary security robot, a Drudger, and commands it to eliminate the Doctor and Elenya, but it tells her that that procedure is not permitted. Ruthley, talking to herself, says that does not matter because all will be dead soon. The Doctor and Elenya come across the robot which commences to do a mind scan which knocks them out. The Doctor awakes to find himself with Sancroft, but Elenya is still unconscious. He is surprised that the Doctor is not afraid of him. The Drudger reports to Ruthley that it has found bio-engineered life forms emerging from the wreck. The robot confronts the life form and commands it to surrender, it reply is to open fire. Ruthley comes to the cell and tells them they cannot escape, as in the distance they hear the Drudgers being destroyed. Ruthley cackles and tells them that "they" will kill all of them. The Doctor asks if there is anywhere in the house they can all hide, and Sancroft suggests Ruthley's bedroom. Thinking she has done a deal with them, Ruthley approaches the bio-assassins and tells them that infamous Sancroft, First Knight of Velyshaa, is there for ready them to kill. However, the bio-assassins eliminate her so there will be no witnesses. The bio-assassin plays a recorded message — Sancroft has been sentenced to death for war crimes against the people of Calfadoria. When the Doctor pleads with the assassin to spare their lives, it tells him that it has no quarrel with anyone but Sancroft. However there must be no witnesses, and the assassin opens fire... A submarine prepares to attack a British freighter as the TARDIS materialises on board. The Fifth Doctor disembarks searching for some sort of distortion. He hears a voice of Time Lord calling to him to return to the TARDIS because of the "destruction of time". However, he is unable to get back inside his craft. A woman arrives and tells him that she will take him to her Captain, just as the submarine starts its attack. The submarine crew spot two survivors clinging to a box floating in the debris of the remains of the ship. The Doctor and the woman, Helen, are brought on board and a thrown in a cell. The craft submerges as a British destroyer enters the area. The Doctor demands to see Captain Schweiger with vital information for the Kaiser. The Doctor pretends to be a German spy, telling him that proof of his identity is in an airtight crate now floating in the sea. The Captain is unwilling to retrieve the crate because of the British ships in the area. When returned the cell, the Doctor notices evidence of a time distortion. One of the crew, Schmidt, begins to attack the Doctor and the voice of a Time Lord is heard urging on the attack. On Gallifrey, Vansell is reprimanded for his brutish plan by the President. However, Vansell insists that the Doctor must be stopped, whatever the cost. On the submarine, Helen tends to the Doctor's wounds after his fight as the alarms on the craft go off. A vessel, the Aquitania, the Lusitania or the Mauritania, has been sighted, and the submarine prepares to attack it. Vansell telepathically contacts Schmidt and again tells him to kill the Doctor. He goes to the cell with a pistol, and the Doctor tries to reason with him. The observing Time Lords argue over whether to kill the Doctor but Vansell proceeds to give the order to Schmidt to kill, who then shoots. Schweiger hears the shot and rushes to investigate. The Doctor is still alive, and Helen taking Schmidt's gun shoots and kills the German. The Doctor takes the gun from her, he has only suffered a shoulder wound. He threatens to shoot Schweiger unless he turns the submarine around. Schweiger does not believe the Doctor could shoot him, but Helen takes the gun and displays more determination. Schweiger turns the submarine around and it heads towards the last known position of the TARDIS. The Doctor however is still unable to reunite with his companions inside the TARDIS and realises that the Time Lords wish him to be dead... On Gallifrey, Vansell discovers that a female presence exists inhabiting the vortex at each of the nexus points at which the Doctor has been observed. He has found a further incident involving theSixth Doctor and the legendary time beast, the Temperon, in the Kurgon system. He pleads with the president for more power, but the President announces that the transduction barriers have been breached and the aliens have landed on Gallifrey. They call themselves the Knights of Velyshaa and have demanded an unconditional surrender... The Sixth Doctor finds himself at some kind of conference on a space ship where a waitress seems very familiar to him. The ship, the Edifice, is investigating a spatial anomaly known as theKurgon Wonder. However, a particle field quickly surrounds the ship — the Doctor identifies it as a shard of time distortion. He hears voice saying "help me", but is unable to identify the source. With the exception of the Doctor, a waitress named Elly and an android pilot, everyone on board is aged to death by the disruption. The Doctor tells Elly he believes the TARDIS has crashed into the Kurgon Wonder. They are attacked by some kind of monster but the pilot arrives and shoots it. Time distortion begins to make the hull of the ship disintegrate. The Doctor realises that the ship is still heading into the Wonder through momentum. Analysis of the monsters reveals that they are created by accelerated evolution of bacteria and viruses. On Gallifrey, the Knights shoot dead the President, their technology inhibiting any further regenerations. Vansell is also shot but manages to send a final message through the pilot's positronic brain: "do not free the Temperon." Elly reveals that she is part of an organisation dedicated to freeing a being they believe is trapped in the Kurgon Wonder. The Doctor deduces from the presences of Temperon particles that the Wonder is in fact the legendary Temperon trapped at the moment of its death. As the pilot is about to relay the Time Lord's message to the Doctor, Elly shoots it. Afterwards, the Doctor finds himself back in the TARDIS at the centre of the Wonder. The Doctor attempts to dematerialise which will also free the Temperon. The Temperon tells the Doctor that he has released the Knights of Velyshaa. As the Doctor is smothered by the Temperon it issues a final warning: "Beware the Sirens of Time..." The Temperon absorbs the Doctor into itself and continues its warning about the Sirens of Time. Deposited on Gallifrey, he finds himself in the Panopticon alongside his fifth and seventh incarnations, also brought by the Temperon. They enter contact to share their experiences. They realise the girl each of them encountered was in fact the same person. One of the Knights of Velyshaa welcomes Knight Commander Lyena to Gallifrey in the name of Sancroff. They detect Time Lord life signs and force the Doctors to flee. Escaping into the lower parts of Capitol, they start to search for the Temperon. The Sixth and Seventh Doctors observe a Knight out of its armour, its flesh is rotted and diseased. Soon they find the restrained Temperon, but are captured by the Knights. All three Doctors are brought before Lyena who reveals that subjugated Time Lords are being used to revitalise the Knights. She proceeds to reveal what happened next at each of the nexus points. The Seventh Doctor rerouted the planetary shields to repel the bio-assassins and save Sancroff. The Knights one day found him to inspire their plans of conquest. The Fifth Doctor's actions prevented the sinking of the Lusitania. Although the outcome of the First World War was not greatly affected, a common criminal on board the ship who should have died went on to murder Alexander Fleming. Penicillin was never discovered and in 1956 a plague devastated the Earth. This in turn prevented future humans from defeating the Knights of Velyshaa in battle. When the Sixth Doctor freed the Temperon, its destruction allowed the Knights to gain the powers of Time Travel. However, Lyena pleads with the Doctor to return in time and reverse all the changes. It seems that the destruction of the Temperon caused a disease which affected all the Knights. The last remaining TARDIS on Gallifrey is too damaged to allow them to use it. When they suggest they should release the Temperon, Lyena immediately refuses and orders the Doctors be arrested. The Temperon warns the Doctors to beware the Sirens of Time, and to beware Lyena. Grabbing a weapon from a Knight guard, they use it to release the Temperon from its restraints. It tells the Doctors that Elenya, Helen, Ellie and Lyena are all the same, manifestations of the Sirens of Time — a race that feeds on the energies of chaos, distortions and disruptions in time. Unable to disrupt directly, they lure others to do so. If the Doctors obey the Sirens call more than once, they will be forever trapped in their thrall, but Lyena threatens to kill the Fifth Doctor if they disobey her. The Temperon tells the Doctors if they free it, it will go back in time and destroy the Sirens at the beginning of time. However, they realise he cannot destroy the Sirens or he would have already done so. The Temperon admits this, but he could contain them. Renewing her threat to kill the Fifth Doctor, the Sixth Doctor uses his pragmatism to see through the threat and releases the Temperon. Sancroff is killed by a bio-assassin, the Lusitania is destroyed by the German submarine. Vansell's TARDIS arrives on Gallifrey but nothing is out of the ordinary, and he departs. The Doctors arrive at the nexus point where the Seventh Doctor met Elenya for the first time, but ignore her cries for help. They see the hag Ruthley but tell her they were never there. The Doctors then depart, each to try to find their own TARDIS's... [edit]Cast The Seventh Doctor (parts 1 & 4) — Sylvester McCoy The Fifth Doctor (parts 2 & 4) — Peter Davison The Sixth Doctor (parts 3 & 4) — Colin Baker Commander Raldeth — Andrew Fettes Coordinator Vansell — Anthony Keetch The President — Michael Wade Elenya — Sarah Mowat Ruthley — Maggie Stables Sancroff — Colin McIntyre Commandant — John Wadmore Lt Zenther — John Wadmore Captain Schweiger — Mark Gatiss Schmidt — Andrew Fettes Helen — Sarah Mowat The Temperon — Nicholas Briggs Ellie — Sarah Mowat Pilot Azimendah — John Wadmore Captain — Mark Gatiss Delegate — Nicholas Pegg Sub-commander — John Wadmore Knight Commander Lyena — Sarah Mowat Knight 2 — Mark Gatiss [edit]Continuity The Sirens of Time feed off changes in history in the same way as the Timewyrm who featured in the Seventh Doctor novel range The Virgin New Adventures. The Temperon may be related to the Chronovores first introduced in The Time Monster. Co-ordinator Vansell returns in The Apocalypse Element, Neverland and in the Doctor Who Unbound play, He Jests at Scars... He was previously mentioned in the novel Divided Loyalties. The Knights of Velyshaa and Drudgers return in Big Finish's Dalek Empire audio series. The Doctors share a moment of telepathic contact first seen in The Three Doctors, accompanied a sound effect also introduced in that story. These three Doctors team up with the Eighth Doctor to defeat the Daleks in The Four Doctors. [edit]External links Big Finish Productions - The Sirens of Time The Sirens of Time at the Doctor Who Reference Guide DiscContinuity Guide - The Sirens of Time Cast Peter Davison (Fifth Doctor); Colin Baker (Sixth Doctor); Sylvester McCoy (Seventh Doctor); Andrew Fettes (Commander Raldeth / Schmidt); Anthony Keetch(Coordinator Vansell); Michael Wade (The President); Sarah Mowat (Knight Commander Lyena); Maggie Stables (Ruthley); Colin McIntyre (Sancroff); John Wadmore (Commandant / Lt Zentener / Pilot Azimendah / Sub-Commander Solanec); Mark Gatiss (Captain Schwieger / Captain / Knight 2); Nicholas Briggs(The Temperon / Drudgers); Nicholas Pegg (Delegate)
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TDP 304: 4th Doctor Big Finish 2.2 & 2.3 - Sands of Life & War against the Laan
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 11 minutes and 11 secondsDOCTOR WHO - TIN DOG PODCAST REVIEWS SANDS OF LIVE Sheridan Moorkurk has just been elected president of Earth... but the harsh realities of who really runs the planet are just beginning to dawn on her. And what's more, she's starting to hear voices. Meanwhile, the Doctor and Romana encounter a mass of aliens heading to Earth... Aliens who have already made the mistake of upsetting the infamous Cuthbert, all-powerful CEO of The Conglomerate, by destroying one of his space platforms. Will the Doctor and Romana be able to avert inter-species war that will destroy all life on Earth? Written By: Nicholas BriggsDirected By: Nicholas Briggs Cast Tom Baker (The Doctor), Mary Tamm (Romana), John Leeson (K9), Hayley Atwell(President Moorkurk), David Warner (Cuthbert), Toby Hadoke (Mr Dorrick), Jane Slavin (The Laan), Duncan Wisbey (General Vincent) AND SANDS OF LIFE 'Just a taste of Armageddon, Romana. It’s what happens when acquisitive minds are left unencumbered by conscience.' The Doctor, Romana and newly elected President Sheridan Moorkurk take on the all-consuming powers of business tycoon Cuthbert and his vast Conglomerate. But the situation goes beyond a struggle for political power. Cuthbert is intent on revenge on creatures he feels have attacked his interests. But when his revenge looks like leading to inter-species war, the Doctor knows the stakes couldn't be higher. The Laan are on the move. Is it too late to prevent the destruction of all life on Earth? Written By: Nicholas BriggsDirected By: Nicholas Briggs Cast Tom Baker (The Doctor), Mary Tamm (Romana), Hayley Atwell (President Moorkurk), David Warner (Cuthbert), Toby Hadoke (Mr Dorrick)
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TDP 303: The Auntie Matter
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 11 minutes and 58 secondstin-dog podcast reviews The Fourth Doctor Series 2.1 The Auntie Matter England in the 1920s. Whilst K9 is off in the TARDIS leading the Black Guardian on a wild goose chase, the Doctor and Romana are enjoying a leisurely lifestyle as the Lord and Lady of a London townhouse. But trouble never stays away from them for long, and before they know it a chance discovery of alien technology leads them deep into the heart of the English countryside where a malign presence lurks. As the Doctor dodges deadly butlers and ferocious gamekeepers, Romana is faced with a malevolent Aunt and an even deadlier peril - marriage. Written By: Jonathan MorrisDirected By: Ken Bentley Cast Tom Baker (The Doctor), Mary Tamm (Romana), Julia McKenzie (Florence), Robert Portal (Reggie), Lucy Griffiths (Mabel), Alan Cox (Grenville), Jane Slavin (Ligeia
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TDP 302: The Mat Irvine Interview (My First Interview!)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 48 secondsThis is the show that should have been show 300! An EXTRA LONG interview with Mat Irvine!!! to celebrate my and the tin dog podcasts birthday and reaching show 300 I wanted to do something special... and here it is.... Mat Irvine was born on 7 July 1948. He was a Technical Consultant and Visual Effects Designer who worked on television, primarily for the BBC, from the 1970s to the 1990s. As a Technical Consultant, Irvine worked on shows such as The Sky at Night, Tomorrow's World and, most recently, Robot Wars, on which he was hired as a technical consultant in 1998. As a Visual Effects Designer, Irvine worked on shows such as Rentaghost, Terry and June, Blake's 7, The Tripods, Edge of Darknessand To the Manor Born. He is perhaps best known for his work on Doctor Who, for which he was a Visual Effects Designer, from the 1970s to the 1980s. He is credited with building the first K-9 prop for the serial The Invisible Enemy, (1977). He was not told that it would be required beyond that story, thus the prop he designed was only capable of traversing the studio floor and proved useless when brought on location for subsequent stories. Irvine eventually built a second K-9 that could cover rougher ground. He occasionally operated the K-9 prop during filming. His connection with K-9 has continued. In 1981, Irvine served as Visual Effects Designer for the Doctor Who spin-off, K-9 and Company. In 1993, he operated K-9 for the Doctor Who charity special, Dimensions in Time. In 1999, he once again operated the robotic dog when a model K-9, (in reality one of the original props), was given to the character Vince as a Birthday present in Queer as Folk. He operated K-9 in an episode of Totally Doctor Who in 2006. He spoke about his work on Blake's 7 and The Tripods in 2006 on BBC Four's The Cult of... series, in the episodes The Cult of...Blake's 7 and The Cult of...The Tripods. Nowadays, he makes appearances at sci-fi and Doctor Who conventions, often alongside K-9. He appeared alongside K-9, (the Mark III model used on K-9 and Company), and Elisabeth Sladen on Totally Doctor Who in July 2006.
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TDP 301: Hunters of Earth - Destiny 01
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 10 minutes and 6 secondsDoctor Who - Tin Dog Podcast reviews Synopsis Shoreditch, London, 1963. The Beatles have beaten John Smith and the Common Men to No. 1 and satellites are being launched in outer space. Back down on Earth, strange goings-on are occurring: the normally placid teenagers of Coal Hill are running riot and a master thief is stealing highly specialised equipment. Schoolgirl Susan Foreman just wants an easy life for herself and her grandfather, the mysterious Doctor. She wants to be liked and accepted by Cedric and all the other pupils at Coal Hill School. But there’s trouble in the streets and bombsites around Totter’s Lane. The teenagers are becoming dangerous… Their mission: to hunt down anyone different, or alien… Susan’s quiet life is about to spiral out of control. Having inadvertently started drawing attention to herself, she finds herself drawn into a desperate situation. Suddenly, the chase is on and she and her grandfather are now the hunted. PLEASE NOTE: THE CD RELEASE DOES NOT COME WITH A FREE DOWNLOAD OF THE STORY. Written By: Nigel RobinsonDirected By: John Ainsworth Cast Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman), Tam Williams (Cedric)
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TDP 300: Tin Dog Podcast Show 300!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 4 minutes and 50 secondsA Thank you...
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TDP 299: Voyage to the New World
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 6 minutes and 56 secondstin dog podcast 299. Roanoke Island, 1590. The TARDIS materializes in the past, and the Doctor’s companions, Professor Litefoot and Henry Gordon Jago, find themselves prisoners of the natives in the New World. But there’s something something strange here – stranger than even the colonists, led by Englishman John White. What are the ghostly children? And who is the Old Man of Croaton? The travellers are about to discover the secret of the lost colony... and it may cost Jago's life. Written By: Matthew SweetDirected By: Ken Bentley Cast Colin Baker (The Doctor), Christopher Benjamin (Henry Gordon Jago), Trevor Baxter (Professor George Litefoot), Philip Pope (John White), Ramon Tikaram(Wanchese), Mark Lockyer (Sir Walter Raleigh), Emerald O'Hanrahan (Eleanor Dare)
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TDP 298: My First Joint Hosted Tin Dog Podcast
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 55 minutes and 56 secondsJoin me and luke from TMDWP as we discuss fan ideas... its the longest tin dog podcasdt... EVER!
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TDP 297: The Ark in Space - Special Edition DVD
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 10 minutes and 8 secondsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 076 – The Ark in Space Doctor Who serial Noah is steadily being transformed into a Wirrn Cast Doctor Tom Baker (Fourth Doctor) Companions Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan) Others Kenton Moore — Noah Wendy Williams — Vira Richardson Morgan — Rogin John Gregg — Lycett Christopher Masters — Libri Stuart Fell, Nick Hobbs — The Wirrn Gladys Spencer — High Minister's Voice Peter Tuddenham — Voices Production Writer Robert HolmesJohn Lucarotti (uncredited) Director Rodney Bennett Script editor Robert Holmes Producer Philip Hinchcliffe Executive producer(s) None Production code 4C Series Season 12 Length 4 episodes, 25 minutes each Originally broadcast 25 January–15 February 1975 Chronology ← Preceded by Followed by → Robot The Sontaran Experiment The Ark in Space is the second serial of the 12th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 25 January to 15 February 1975. Contents [hide] 1 Plot 1.1 Continuity 2 Production 3 Broadcast and reception 4 In print 5 VHS, Laserdisc and DVD releases 6 References 7 External links [edit]Plot The TARDIS materialises on an aged space station. Sarah is overcome by lack of oxygen. While Harry and the Doctor explore, Sarah is transported away and placed into cryonic suspension by the station computer. Harry and the Doctor explore and realize the station is a kind of ark. Discovering Sarah, Harry searches for a resuscitation unit but discovers a mummified alien insect instead. A woman (Vira) revives from suspended animation. Vira revives both Sarah and the Ark's leader, Lazar, nicknamed "Noah". The Doctor tells Vira that the Ark's (Space Station Nerva) inhabitants have overslept by several millennia, thanks to the insect visitor that sabotaged the control systems. Noah and the visitors clash, and Noah accuses them of murdering a missing crewmate. Noah investigates the power room and is infected by an alien creature. The Doctor realizes the alien insect laid eggs inside the missing crewman, who became an alien now inhabiting the Ark. Noah kills a crewmate, but recovers enough to order Vira to revive the remaining crew and evacuate, but the Doctor realizes the alien pupae will mature too quickly for this. He proposes that they destroy the Wirrn while they are in their dormant, pupal stage. Dissection of the Wirrn corpse reveals the Wirrn are vulnerable to electricity. As he tries to reactivate the station power, the fully transformed Noah attacks him. Noah reveals that the Wirrn were driven from their home by human settlers and now intend to absorb all human knowledge. To electrify the cryogenic chamber and overcome the Wirrn, Sarah crawls through service conduits to reach the Doctor and succeeds in electrifying the Ark. Set back, Noah, as the Swarm Leader, offers the others safe passage from the Ark if they leave the sleeping crew for the Wirrn, but the crew decline. The Wiirn escape in a transport ship. Noah, realizing his altered nature, sabotages the engines. He transmits one final good-bye to Vira before the transport ship explodes with the entire Wiirn swarm on board. In the closing sequence, the TARDIS party transmats down to Earth to repair the receiver terminal and allow the Ark colonists to repopulate the Earth. [edit]Continuity This serial forms part of a continuous series of adventures for the TARDIS crew, beginning from the end of Robot and continuing through to Terror of the Zygons. The Doctor, Sarah, and Harry return to Nerva at the end of the season in Revenge of the Cybermen. The Fourth Doctor also returns to Nerva in the Big Finish audio Destination Nerva, by Nicholas Briggs. In the script, Wirrn is spelled with only two 'r's. In Ian Marter's (the actor who portrayed Harry Sullivan) novelisation of The Ark in Space, Wirrrn is spelled with three 'r's.The Wirrn also appear in the BBV audio play Wirrn: Race Memory. The Eighth Doctor encounters the Wirrn in the Eighth Doctor Adventures novel Placebo Effect, by Gary Russell and the Big Finish audio story Wirrn Dawn by Nicholas Briggs. [edit]Production Serial details by episode EpisodeBroadcast dateRun timeViewership(in millions) "Part One" 25 January 1975 24:58 9.4 "Part Two" 1 February 1975 24:49 13.6 "Part Three" 8 February 1975 24:05 11.2 "Part Four" 15 February 1975 24:37 10.2 [1][2][3] The script, written by Robert Holmes, is from a story by John Lucarotti, which was rewritten because it was considered unusable. Holmes rewrote The Ark in Space as a four part serial as a lead in to the two part The Sontaran Experiment. Lucarotti does not receive any on-screen credit.[4][5] Producer Philip Hinchcliffe believed that in order to expand the show's core audience, it was necessary to broaden the show's appeal to adults, and Ark in Space demonstrates this with its use of horror, particularly the inexorable transformation of Noah into an alien creature. A scene in which the half-transformed Noah begs Vira to kill him was deemed too scary for children and had to be cut.[6] The sets for this story were re-used for Revenge of the Cybermen, partially set on Space Station Nerva at an earlier time.[7] The title sequence for Part One was tinted green as an experiment, but was not repeated for subsequent episodes. The title sequence would stay constant for the next six years.[8] [edit]Broadcast and reception Part Two of this story charted at number five for the most-watched television programmes across the week on all channels. This was the highest chart placing ever attained by a single episode of Doctor Who until 2007's Voyage of the Damned placed second for both that week and the entire year. The highest rated episode (in terms of viewing audience) is Part Four of City of Death. At Inside the World of Doctor Who, a live event hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 29 November 2008,Russell T Davies, producer of the 21st century revival of Doctor Who, said that The Ark in Space was his favourite story from the original run of Doctor Who[9] as did Steven Moffat.[10] [edit]In print Doctor Who book Doctor Who and the Ark in Space Series Target novelisations Release number 4 Writer Ian Marter Publisher Target Books Cover artist Chris Achilleos ISBN 0-426-11631-3 Release date 10 May 1977 A novelisation of this serial, written by Ian Marter, was published by Target Books in 1977. This was Marter's first novelisation for Target (he would write several more before his death in 1986). Marter alters the ending so that the travellers leave in the TARDIS. [edit]VHS, Laserdisc and DVD releases The Ark in Space was first released on VHS in 1989 in an omnibus format. It was then re-released in 1994 in its original episodic format. It was released on Laserdisc in 1996 in its original episodic format. It was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on 8 April 2002. It was released for sale on iTunes on 11 August 2008. The Ark in Space has been announced for a special edition DVD release on 18 February 2013.[11] [edit]References ^ Shaun Lyon et al. (31 March 2007). "The Ark in Space". Outpost Gallifrey. Archived fromthe original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2008. ^ "The Ark in Space". Doctor Who Reference Guide. Retrieved 30 August 2008. ^ Sullivan, Shannon (7 August 2007). "The Ark in Space". A Brief History of Time Travel. Retrieved 30 August 2008. ^ Howe, David J.; Stammers, Mark; Walker, Stephen James (1992). Doctor Who The Handbook - The Fourth Doctor. London: Doctor Who Books. p. 57. ISBN 0-426-20369-0. ^ Cornell, Paul; Day, Martin; Topping, Keith (1995). "76 'The Ark in Space'". Doctor Who: The Discontinuity Guide. London: Doctor Who Books. p. 168. ISBN 0-426-20442-5. "from an uncredited plot by John Lucarotti" ^ Howe, Stammers & Walker 1992, p. 58 ^ Howe, Stammers & Walker 1992, pp. 58, 63, 64 ^ Richards, Justin (2005) [2003]. Doctor Who: The Legend Continues - 5 decades of time travel (revised ed.). London: BBC Books. p. 199. ISBN 0-563-48640-6. ^ Russell T Davies (Interviewee), Kirsten O'Brien (Host) (29 November 2008) (Flash Video).Inside the World of Doctor Who. Barbican Centre, London: British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Event occurs at -05:32. Retrieved 19 December 2008. ^ http://twitter.com/steven_moffat/statuses/19069453421 ^ Foster, Chuck (8 December 2012). "DVD Update: 2013 updates and expectations". Doctor Who News. Retrieved 16 December 2012. [edit]External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Fourth Doctor The Ark in Space at BBC Online The Ark in Space at Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel) The Ark in Space at the Doctor Who Reference Guide Reviews The Ark in Space reviews at Outpost Gallifrey The Ark in Space reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide Target novelisation Doctor Who and the Ark in Space reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide On Target — Doctor Who and the Ark in Space [hide] v t e
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TDP 296: Bringing Up A Doctor Who Fan
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 5 minutes and 12 secondsAfter reading Jaq Rayners article in DWM I was inspired to podcast
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TDP 295: The Legacy Box Set
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TDP 294: Patrick Moore and Gerry Anderson RIP
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TDP 293: Reign of Terror - DVD review
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TDP 292: TMDWP takes over the TDP!
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TDP 291: Silurian Gift - Quick Reads - By Mike Tucker!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 7 minutes and 27 seconds'My new Fire-Ice will solve all the problems of the planet!' The world is on the brink of crisis. As fuel runs short, society begins to break down. One man seems to have the answer. But is it too good to be true? The Doctor arrives at an old oil refinery near the South Pole, concerned by claims about this new form of energy. He soon discovers something huge and terrifying is stalking the refinery. It brings death and destruction in its wake. The battle has begun for planet Earth. A thrilling, all-new adventure, featuring The Doctor as played by Matt Smith in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television
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TDP 290: The Snowmen - Christmas 2012
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds"The Snowmen" is the sixth episode and a Christmas special of the seventh series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was written by head writer Steven Moffat and was first broadcast on Christmas Day 2012 at 5.15pm on BBC1 in the UK. It stars Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Jenna-Louise Coleman as Clara Oswald, his new companion.[2] The episode also features a redesigned TARDIS,[3] revised opening credit and theme music, and sees major changes to the Doctor's costume.[4] The episode is set in the Victorian era and sees the Doctor brooding with the assistance of Silurian Madame Vastra, her wife Jenny Flint and Sontaran Strax, after the loss of companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams in the previous episode, "The Angels Take Manhattan." He is forced out of hiding to investigate mysterious, sentient snowmen that are building themselves and meets Clara, a governess also investigating the snowmen. It guest stars Richard E. Grant and Ian McKellen as the villains.[5][6] McKellen provides the voice of the Great Intelligence, a disembodied alien previously featured in Doctor Who in the Second Doctor serials The Abominable Snowmen and The Web of Fear. From the Great Intelligence's perspective, this episode occurs before those serials and several elements from "The Snowmen" reference and lead into them. The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics, most of whom received the introduction and character of Clara well,[7][8] but some felt that Grant and McKellen were underused as villains.[9] Contents 1 Plot 1.1 Prequels 1.2 Synopsis 1.3 Continuity 1.4 Cultural references 2 Production 2.1 Writing and design changes 2.2 Casting 2.3 Filming and effects 3 Broadcast and reception 3.1 Critical reception 4 References Plot Prequels To promote the special, two prequels were released. The first was broadcast during the 2012 Children in Need telethon on 16 November 2012, titled "The Great Detective". A trailer for the special was also broadcast during this programme.[10] In the prequel, the Silurian Madame Vastra, her human wife[11] Jenny Flint, and the Sontaran Strax (all returning from "A Good Man Goes to War", with Strax's apparently revival after being killed off in the earlier episode explained in the special) describe a number of strange phenomena to a shadowed fourth detective. The fourth detective reveals himself to be the Doctor, and tells the group that he has retired.[12] A second prequel, titled "Vastra Investigates", was released online on 17 December 2012.[13] At the end of a case, Vastra and Jenny converse with an officer from Scotland Yard, apologising for Strax's violent wishes for the culprit's punishment. Vastra explains Strax's alien origin as well as her own to the officer, much to his astonishment. She was awoken by an extension to the London Underground and initially disliked humans, though that changed when she fell in love with Jenny, which leaves the officer flabbergasted. On the carriage ride home, during a discussion about the Doctor's retirement, Jenny notices it is beginning to snow. Vastra voices that the snow is impossible due to the fact that there are no clouds in the sky.[13] Synopsis In 1840s England, a young boy builds a snowman but refuses to play with the other children. The snowman starts speaking to the boy, repeating his assertions that the other children are "silly". Fifty years later, the boy has grown up to be Dr Simeon, proprietor of "The Great Intelligence Institute". He hires men to collect samples of snow, which he places in a large snow-filled globe in his laboratory, before feeding the men to a group of animated snowmen. Meanwhile, the Doctor, still despondent after losing his former companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams, has parked his TARDIS above Victorian London among the clouds, descending to the surface via a long circular staircase, and instructed his allies - the Silurian Madame Vastra, her human wife Jenny, and the Sontaran Strax - to scout the city, through which he learns of Dr Simeon's interest in the snow. Elsewhere, Clara, a barmaid, investigates a disturbance outside her tavern to find the Doctor walking by. She accuses him of building a snowman, but the Doctor realises that the snowman is made of snow with a memory. The Doctor attempts to leave discreetly, but Clara follows him to a coach. The Doctor, hesitant about gaining a new companion, instructs Strax to bring a "memory worm", with the intent to use the creature's touch to wipe away the last hour of Clara's memory, in particular her knowledge of him. As more snowmen form and try to harm them, the Doctor tells Clara that her thoughts are creating the snowmen, and to think of them melting; after she concentrates, the snowmen melt. Clara cautions the Doctor that if he wipes her memory, she will forget how to deal with the snowmen. The Doctor relents, letting her go, and returning to the TARDIS. Clara follows; she finds it locked and knocks, but hides and flees down the staircase when the Doctor answers. Clara returns to her other job as governess for the children of Captain Latimer. She learns that Latimer's daughter has been having horrible dreams about the old governess, who had been frozen a year prior in Latimer's pond - returning from the dead and killing them all. Clara attempts to contact the Doctor but instead attracts the attention of Jenny, who takes her to see Vastra. Vastra tells Clara she gets only one word to impress the Doctor with if she wants his help; she chooses "pond", which arouses the Doctor's interest. The Doctor visits Dr Simeon's laboratory, dressed as Sherlock Holmes, and finds that the giant snow-filled globe contains the Great Intelligence, the entity that has been speaking to Dr Simeon since childhood. The Doctor learns that the Great Intelligence has been controlling the snowmen and has taken interest in Latimer's pond, deducing that it contains the DNA to create a new snow creature. The Doctor visits the pond, where an ice creature in the form of the former governess rises out of the pond and enters the mansion. Vastra, Jenny and Strax arrive and trap the creature behind a barrier. Leaving Latimer and the children with his allies, the Doctor flees with Clara to the roof of the mansion followed by the ice creature. They ascend to the TARDIS and the Doctor gives Clara a key, explaining that he now considers her a companion, though he does not understand why. However, the ice creature grabs Clara and pulls her over the edge of the clouds. The Doctor recovers Clara from the snowmen and returns to the mansion. He collects the ice fragments from the creature, ensuring they remain dormant but finding they contain ice-based DNA, the material that the Great Intelligence is looking for, and apparently places them in a souvenir London Underground biscuit tin. He travels to Dr Simeon's lab, where the Doctor reveals the Great Intelligence's plan to replace humanity with ice creatures, and holds up the tin, stating that it contains the ice DNA that is necessary for the plan. Dr Simeon grabs the tin, but opens it to find it contains the memory worm. It bites Simeon; the Doctor states that the Great Intelligence, which has been existing as a mirror of Dr Simeon's thoughts, will vanish with the erasure of Dr Simeon's memories. Instead, the Intelligence reveals that it existed long enough that it can now control Dr Simeon's body, which it uses to attack the Doctor. However, the influence of the Great Intelligence quickly wanes, and Dr Simeon falls dead. Outside, a salt-water rain has started, and the Doctor realises that some other, more powerful psychic ability has taken control of the snow from the Great Intelligence. The Doctor deduces that it must be the Latimer family, crying for Clara. Strax informs the Doctor upon his return to the Latimer mansion that Clara only has moments left, and she passes away as the Doctor returns the TARDIS key to her. At her funeral, the Doctor reads Clara's full name, Clara Oswin Oswald, on her tombstone and realises she is the woman he met in "Asylum of the Daleks" who became a Dalek. He gleefully announces that a person dying twice is an impossibility he must investigate, says his goodbyes to his allies. In contemporary times, a young woman resembling Clara walks through the graveyard. Meanwhile, the Doctor dashes around the TARDIS console, echoing Clara's dying words: "watch me run!" Continuity The Second Doctor previously encountered the Great Intelligence in the serials The Abominable Snowmen, set in the 1930s, and The Web of Fear, set in the 1960s. In these stories, the Great Intelligence uses robot Yeti as its physical presence. The events of The Web of Fear are alluded to by the Doctor in "The Snowmen" when he presents the London Underground biscuit tin to the Great Intelligence in Dr. Simeon's laboratory; the Intelligence states, "I do not understand these markings", in reference to the 1967 London Underground map design on the tin, an anachronism in 1892. The Doctor remarks that the Underground is a "key strategic weakness in metropolitan living", referring to (and possibly setting in motion) the future Yeti attack on London via the Underground.[14] In this respect, "The Snowmen" may be considered as a prequel to the Second Doctor Yeti serials, establishing an origin for the Intelligence and explaining its penchant for "Snowmen" and knowledge of the London Underground. Vastra, Jenny and Strax first appeared in "A Good Man Goes to War". Vastra and Jenny were considered popular characters from the previous episode with some fans hoping for a spinoff series,[15] but while Moffat stated then he had no time to work on such a show, he would consider reusing the characters within Doctor Who.[16] Strax had died in that episode; the Doctor states that his death has been reversed ("He gave his life for a friend once. Another friend brought him back"), but the circumstances of how this occurred are not explained in full. Clara is given a test by Vastra to ask the Doctor why he should help in one word. She chooses "pond", which is the surname of former companion Amy Pond.[4] In order to convey the emotional effect this word has on the Doctor, during the scene in which he hears it he is wearing the reading glasses Amy left him with at the close of "The Angels Take Manhattan". Clara is played by the same actress, Coleman, as Oswin Oswald from "Asylum of the Daleks", though the connectivity of these characters is not established until the Doctor takes Clara into the TARDIS. There, the Doctor finds her to have an interest in soufflés, a trait that Oswin's character also had; the show uses scenes from "Asylum" to show the Doctor's recollection of this.[17] The final scenes at the graveyard establish that Clara shares the same name as Oswin, leading the Doctor to surmise they are the same person. As seen on her gravestone, Clara's birthdate is 23 November, the date Doctor Who was first transmitted in 1963.[4] Cultural references Doctor Simeon posits that Doctor Doyle is basing his stories in The Strand Magazine on the exploits of Vastra, a reference to Arthur Conan Doyle's stories of Sherlock Holmes. The Doctor later uses the alias 'Sherlock Holmes' to gain entrance to Simeon's house, bearing the deerstalker and magnifying glass associated with the character. Doctor Who lead writer Steven Moffat, who wrote this episode, is also the co-creator of the BBC series Sherlock, a contemporary update of Doyle's works, for which Matt Smith auditioned for the part of Doctor Watson.[18] The Doctor Who novel All-Consuming Fire features the Seventh Doctor sharing an adventure with Holmes himself.[19] Production Promotional poster for The Snowmen Writing and design changes Writer Steven Moffat stated that he wanted an "epic" quality to the Christmas special. He compared the withdrawn Doctor seen at the onset of the episode to the first appearances of the First Doctor (William Hartnell) in 1963 and the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) in 2005.[20] He also attributed the idea of a retired Doctor to a plot proposed by Douglas Adams in the 1970s, but rejected by the production team at the time.[21] As with the first half of series 7, "The Snowmen" was written like a movie. A movie poster was released in the Radio Times, showing the Doctor and Clara ascending the ladder to the TARDIS.[22] According to producer Caroline Skinner, the concept of introducing the new companion as Oswin in "Asylum of the Daleks" occurred to Moffat during casting auditions for Clara.[23] The production team requested that the press and fans who attended advanced screenings keep Coleman's appearance a secret until "Asylum" was broadcast; the effort was ultimately successful.[24] The episode saw several major design changes for the series. "The Snowmen" is the debut of a redesigned TARDIS interior,[25][26] as well as a new title sequence and variation of the theme tune (although the closing credits still use the previous version of the tune).[27] The new title sequence features a brief glimpse of the Eleventh Doctor's face, the first time since the end of the original series in 1989 that the Doctor's face has been seen in the title sequence. Moffat had noticed that the TARDIS' design was getting "progressively whimsical" and resembled more of a "magical place" rather than a machine.[1] The Doctor also wears a new costume, tying in to the purple colour scheme, which Smith described as "a bit Artful Dodger meets the Doctor".[28] Moffat described the new outfit as a "progression" as the Doctor was in "a different phase of his life now" and felt more "grown-up" and fatherlike.[29] The costume was designed by Howard Burden for this episode.[4] Casting This episode marks the return of Jenna-Louise Coleman, who previously appeared in the series 7 opener, "Asylum of the Daleks".[30] Coleman was cast because of her chemistry with Matt Smith, and especially because she was able to talk faster than him.[31] She auditioned for the role of Clara, not Oswin from "Asylum", as the concept of the two characters being the same only occurred to Moffat whilst casting for Clara.[23] Smith said that Clara was different from her predecessor Amy Pond (Karen Gillan), which allowed the audience to see a different side of the Doctor.[20] Moffat felt that the introduction of a new companion made "the show feel different" and brought the story to "a new beginning" with a different person meeting the Doctor.[32] Also returning are Neve McIntosh as Madame Vastra, Dan Starkey as Strax and Catrin Stewart as Jenny. All three previously appeared in "A Good Man Goes to War" and reprised their roles both in this episode and in the prequels. They returned due to the popularity of Vastra and Jenny; Moffat considered a spin-off featuring them, though he did not have the time to do it. Instead, he decided to bring them back in the main series.[33] Richard E. Grant had previously played the Doctor on two occasions, as an alternative Tenth Doctor in the spoof charity special Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death, which was written by Moffat and as an alternative Ninth Doctor in the animated story Scream of the Shalka which had been intended to be a continuation of the series before it was revived in 2005.[20] Smith commented that Grant was "born to be a Who villain. He pitches it on that perfect level and tone".[34] Grant's appearance in Doctor Who was teased by the BC via Twitter, announcing his appearance at midnight August 5 2012.[35][36] Tom Ward was drawn to his role because of the quality of the script, and also stated his young children were pleased that he appeared in the programme.[20] The Great Intelligence was voiced by Sir Ian McKellen.[37] The two children Clara is governess to, Digby and Francesca, were played by real-life brother and sister Joseph and Ellie Darcey-Alden.[4] Filming and effects "The Snowmen" was originally intended to be produced in the fourth production block of the series and be the first episode Coleman shot as her character;[38] however it did not begin filming until the week of 6 August 2012[39] after Coleman had worked on later episodes while Moffat was writing the Christmas special.[32] The read-through had taken place on 2 August 2012.[4] This was the first Christmas special to be filmed in BBC Wales' new Roath Lock studios.[4] Scenes featuring Coleman and several guest stars in a Victorian setting were filmed in Newport, Wales,[40] while Coleman and Smith were also spotted filming in Bristol two weeks later on 21 August.[41] Some scenes which used snow props were filmed in Portland Square, Bristol, where filming took place overnight on 21–22 August 2012.[42] Director Saul Metzstein explained that it was difficult to achieve the desired look for the snowmen; the first ones he likened to Zippy from Rainbow which was too "cute" of an appearance, and so the effects team created more menacing CGI faces.[43] Clara's introduction to the TARDIS introduced two novel effects for the show. The first was a single-shot camera tracking from Clara's point of view, from a few feet away from the TARDIS to its interior, with the implication of the TARDIS's trans-dimenional nature shown to the audience. This was a shot that has been postulated throughout Doctor Who's production history, as documented in the Doctor Who: Thirty Years in the TARDIS special, but only first to be realized in The Snowmen.[44] In the following shot, the camera does a complete circle of the TARDIS console, an effect not seen since the early days of the show. Metzstein wanted to include this shot to further emphasize the "bigger on the inside than the outside" nature of the time machine.[43] Broadcast and reception "The Snowmen" aired on BBC One on 25 December 2012 at 5:15 p.m.,[45] the same day on BBC America in the US[46] and Space in Canada[47] and the next day on ABC1 in Australia.[48] UK overnight ratings showed that the special had been watched by 7.6 million viewers, coming in sixth for the night.[49] Final consolidated figures (not including BBC iPlayer viewers) showed that the episode was watched by 9.87 million viewers, coming in fourth for the night.[50] It also received an Appreciation Index figure of 87, higher than most of the Doctor Who Christmas specials.[51] The iPlayer version had 1,467,220 views,[52] making it the most popular TV show on iPlayer over Christmas.[52] The US airing was seen by 1.43 million viewers, with a 0.6 rating in the demographic of adults aged 18–49.[53] Critical reception The episode received mostly positive reviews. Dan Martin of The Guardian called it "actually the best since 'The Christmas Invasion'" and the first to be "actually scary", with "everything we like" about Doctor Who and Christmas. He praised Coleman's introduction as Clara and the gang of Vastra, Jenny, and Strax.[7] IGN's Matt Risley gave "The Snowman" a score of 9.4 out of 10, describing it as "a rollicking, riveting masterclass in storytelling" which "refreshingly" lacked traditional Christmas references "in favour of some sparkling dialogue, gorgeous set design and fascinating characterisation". While he felt that Grant and McKellan were underused, he was very positive towards Coleman's "unpredictable" Clara.[8] Radio Times reviewer Patrick Mulkern was pleased with the return of the Great Intelligence despite an inconsistency in the timeline he found, and praised the "lovely images" and direction of the special, though he felt the variation of the theme music "lacks the menace" of the original. While he was positive towards Clara, he was "unmoved by her death" as it was "plainly silly" that she did not look injured.[54] Nick Setchfield of SFX gave the special four and a half out of five stars, writing that the "the power of emotion saves the day again" was appropriate in light of the festivities and many fairytales referenced in the story. Setchfield was positive towards the "terrific" comedy with Strax, Coleman and the "surprisingly underused" Grant, as well as the new title sequence and TARDIS. While he wrote that the subtle callback of the Great Intelligence was "a tad more interesting than the usual 'So, we meet again!' schtick", he ultimately felt their threat "never quite comes into sharp relief".[9] Neela Debnath of The Independent wrote that "The Snowmen" was stronger than the previous year's "The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe" as it was connected to the overall story of the series, but "still has a way to go if it is to live up to 'A Christmas Carol'". Despite feeling that it was "enjoyable", she noted that "the story feels truncated and rushed"[7] The Mirror's Jon Cooper also praised Coleman and the new side of the Doctor that was shown, comparing it to Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) challenging the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston). However, he felt the character-heavy story was to the detriment of the plot, which was "a classic Who set-up that ultimately suffers from a lack of explanation [and] more set-pieces than a coherent whole". He felt that the episode may not have been accessible for casual viewers, but offered much for fans in time for the programme's fiftieth anniversary.[55] Dominic Cavendish of The Daily Telegraph gave "The Snowmen" three out of five stars, disappointed that it was not as scary as it had been hyped to be. While he was positive towards Smith and the TARDIS on the cloud, he criticised Strax and the "Sudoku-like complexity" of the script.[56] References ^ a b Jeffery, Morgan (19 December 2012). 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TDP 289:UNIT: Dominion (Boxset from Big Finish)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 9 minutes and 46 secondsSynopsis The universe stands on the brink of a dimensional crisis – and the Doctor and Raine are pulled into the very epicentre of it. Meanwhile, on Earth, UNIT scientific advisor Dr Elizabeth Klein and an incarnation of the Doctor she's never encountered before are tested to the limit by a series of bizarre, alien invasions. At the heart of it all is a terrible secret, almost as old as the Time Lords themselves. Reality is beginning to unravel and two Doctors, Klein, Raine and all of UNIT must use all their strength and guile to prevent the whole of creation being torn apart. FOUR CDS, PLUS A BONUS 'BEHIND-THE-SCENES' CD. Written By: Nicholas Briggs and Jason Arnopp Directed By: Nicholas Briggs Cast Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Tracey Childs (Dr Elizabeth Klein), Beth Chalmers (Raine Creevy) Alex Macqueen (The Other Doctor), Julian Dutton (Colonel Lafayette), Bradley Gardner (Sergeant Pete Wilson), Miranda Keeling (Sylvie/Liz Morrison), Ben Porter (Private Phillips/John Starr), Sam Clemens (Major Wyland-Jones), Alex Mallinson (Private Maynard/Arunzell), Sophie Aldred (Ace
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TDP 288: Ahistory: An Unauthorized History of Doctor Who [Third Edition]
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 9 minutes and 41 secondsThe Third Edition of AHistory amends and vastly expands the work of the sold-out Second Edition, continuing to incorporate the whole of Doctor Who into a single timeline. All told, this book takes nearly 1400 full-length Doctor Who stories and dates them in a single chronology — starting with the Universe’s origins and working its way forward to the end of time. Specifically, this Third Edition covers all Doctor Who TV episodes through Series 6 starring Matt Smith; all New Series Adventures up through The Silent Stars Go By (#50); the Big Finish audio range up through Army of Death (#155); all Torchwood episodes, novels and comics up through Series 4 (Miracle Day); all The Sarah Jane Adventures episodes, audios and webcomics up through Series 5; the K9 TV show; all Telos novellas; the IDW and Doctor Who Magazine comics; and a cornucopia of other Doctor Who spin-off series (the Bernice Summerfield novels and audios, Dalek Empire, Iris Wildthyme, Faction Paradox and more). This book retails for $49.95, and is offered for sale off the Mad Norwegian website for $39.95 (shipping included) in the United States; international shipping rates vary. The Table of Contents and Introduction for this Third Edition of Ahistory are available for download as a PDF by clicking here. Release DateNovember 13, 2012ISBN9781935234111 This book retails for $49.95, and is offered for sale off the Mad Norwegian website for $39.95 (shipping included) in the United States; international shipping rates vary. The Table of Contents and Introduction for this Third Edition of Ahistory are available for download as a PDF by clicking here. Release DateNovember 13, 2012ISBN9781935234111
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TDP 287: A Christmas Short Story - A Feast For Steven
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 6 minutes and 17 secondsTo celebrate Christmas and having my 1,000,000th download heres a short story - A Feast For Steven. written as part of this years Oodcast Annual. enjoy!
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TDP 286: Chicks Unravel Time
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 5 minutes and 24 secondsThe sister book to the 2011 Hugo Award-winning Chicks Dig Time Lords… In Chicks Unravel Time, Deborah Stanish (Whedonistas) and L.M. Myles bring together a host of award-winning female writers, media professionals and scientists to examine each season of new and classic Doctor Who from their unique perspectives. Diana Gabaldon discusses how Jamie McCrimmon inspired her best-selling Outlander series, and Barbara Hambly (Benjamin January Mysteries) examines the delicate balance of rebooting a TV show. Seanan McGuire (Toby Daye series) reveals the power and pain of waiting in Series 5, and Una McCormack (The King’s Dragon) argues that Sylvester McCoy’s final year of Doctor Who is the show’s best season ever. Other contributors include Juliet McKenna (Einarrin series), Tansy Rayner Roberts (Power and Majesty), Sarah Lotz (The Mall), Martha Wells (The Cloud Roads), Joan Frances Turner (Dust), Rachel Swirsky (“Fields of Gold”), Aliette de Bodard (Obsidian and Blood series) and Amal El-Mohtar (The Honey Month). NOTE: This book is not for sale individually on the Mad Norwegian website, but is available as part of a Geek Girls box set here. Full list of essays included in this book, also available as a PDF: Regeneration – Shaping the Road Ahead by Barbara Hambly The Doctor’s Balls by Diana Gabaldon A Dance With Drashigs by Emma Nichols No Competition by Una McCormack Identity Crisis by L.M. Myles The Still Point by Anna Bratton For the Love of Tom by Sarah Lotz Donna Noble Saves the Universe by Martha Wells I’m From the TARDIS, and I’m Here to Help You: Barbara Wright and the Limits of Intervention by Joan Frances Turner I Robot, You Sarah Jane: Sexual Politics in Robot by Kaite Welsh Between Now and Now by Juliet E. McKenna What Would Romana Do? by Lara J. Scott The Women We Don’t See by K. Tempest Bradford The Ultimate Sixth by Tansy Rayner Roberts Maids and Masters: The Distribution of Power in Doctor Who Series Three by Courtney Stoker Robots, Orientalism and Yellowface: Minorities in the Fourteenth Season of Doctor Who by Aliette de Bodard David Tennant’s Bum by Laura Mead Superficial Depth?: Spirituality in Season Eleven by Caroline Symcox The Problem With Peri by Jennifer Pelland All of Gallifrey’s a Stage: The Doctor in Adolescence by Teresa Jusino All the Way Out to the Stars by Iona Sharma Build High for Happiness! by Lynne M. Thomas Nimons are Forever by Liz Barr Ace Through the Looking Glass by Elisabeth Bolton-Gabrielsen Hey, You Got Science in My Fiction! by Laura McCullough Seven to Doomsday: The Non-Domestication of Earthbound Doctor Who in Season Seven by Mags Halliday Harking Back and Moving On by Jenni Hughes Anything Goes by Deborah Stanish How the Cold War Killed the Fifth Doctor by Erica McGillivray Waiting for the Doctor: The Women of Series Five by Seanan McGuire Timing Malfunction: Television Movie + the BBC Eighth Doctor Novels = A Respectable Series by Kelly Hale Guten Tag, Hitler by Rachel Swirsky Reversing Polarities: The Doctor, the Master and False Binaries in Season Eight by Amal El-Mohtar Release DateNovember 13, 2012ISBN9781935234128
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TDP 285: Voyage to Venus - Big Finish
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 9 minutes and 13 secondsSynopsis Professor Litefoot and Henry Gordon Jago are accustomed to the murky fog of Victorian London and the palatable pints of half and half at the Red Tavern. They are not used to travelling through time and space with their old friend the Doctor. And now they fined themselves whisked off to the planet Venus in the distant future, at a time when warrior women rule from a floating city in the clouds. There’s a mystery here, one that the Grand Empress Vulpina intends to keep secret. Even if it means destroying these visitors from the long-dead planet Earth... Written By: Jonathan Morris Directed By: Ken Bentley Cast Colin Baker (The Doctor), Christopher Benjamin (Henry Gordon Jago), Trevor Baxter (Professor George Litefoot), Juliet Aubrey (Vulpina), Catherine Harvey (Felina), Charlie Norfolk (Ursina), Hugh Ross (Vepaja)
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TDP 284: UPDATE AND CHILDREN IN NEED
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 14 minutes and 29 secondsDimentions 2012 My First Book Signing How to get Whostrology... Ken Deep has been unwell
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TDP 283: Colin Baker in the Jungle
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 13 minutes and 13 secondsI am so so sorry
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TDP 282: In answer to Lukes request for personal theories
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 9 minutes and 37 secondsin reply to lukes challenge....
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TDP 281: Whooverville 4 Report - with Podcasters Pannel
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 44 minutes and 46 secondsSaturday 1st September 2012 - Whooverville 4 Whooverville 4 was held at Quad in Derby. Our fourth Whooverville convention was definately the best yet. Guests included: Peter Purves - space pilot Steven Taylor Louise Jameson - Leela, the leather-clad barbarian warrior companion of Tom Bakers Doctor Richard Franklin - Captain Mike Yates, a member of UNIT from 1971 to 1974 Terry Molloy - Daleks' creator Davros in three Doctor Who stories during the 1980s Donald Gee - In 'The Space Pirates (1969), he was an American spaceship pilot whilst in 'The Monster of Peladon' (1974) he was the traitor Eckersley who was in league with Ice Warriors Lawry Lewin - in David Tennant's final adventure 'The End of Time' as the cactus-faced Rossiter Will Barton - Midge in the final ever adventure of the original Doctor Who ' Survival' in 1989 All these as well as your favourites podcasters! Derek and our friends from Tenth Planet were also be in attendance bringing some sponsored guests.
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TDP : PDF Fish Finger and Custard
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsSaturday, 17 November 2012 Issue 12 - OUT NOW!!! After such a short run of Doctor Who this year, you'd think we won't have much to badger on about? Well, sadly, you'll be wrong, as here we present the biggest issue of the fanzine yet, weighing in at an unprecedented 56 pages! It's so big, we've had offers from Celebrity Fit Club (lets face it - we're probably more famous than half of those people in the jungle with Colin Baker at the moment. And fatter) If you're a fan of reading actual words, then this is the issue for you! Due to the cost of producing these novels, we've only got a very limited run, so any support we get (i.e. if you buy one) will be greatly appreciated . Here is a list of the following stuff you will find in the latest issue: Reviews of Series 7.1 (or whatever you call it) Mary Tamm - The Key To The Key To Time The Doctor and The Ripper - what links The Doctor with Whitechapel's mysterious murderer? Cyberman No3 - A brand new comic from the pen of the marvelous Mike Pearse To Those We Never Had - A (somewhat vindictive) look at companions who should have been Interview with Whostrology authour Michael M. Gilroy-Sinclair Plus much, much more! If you would like to order one of our finely-prouduced propaganda you can do so by sending one of the following payments to us via PayPal (please send payment as 'a gift' and enclose your name and address) to fishcustardfanzine@googlemail.com UK: £2.20 Rest of The World: £4.20 If you don't have a PayPal account, then you can pay by other means via our brand-new shop! We also have 2013 subscriptions on sale, so please feel free to browse those! Cheers and see you in 2013!
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TDP 280: A Staggering(ly good) Interview
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 13 minutes and 28 secondsThose lovely people at Staggering Stories talked to me about my book... heres the interview. enjoy
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TDP 279: Doctor Who Series 7a DVD release
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 13 minutes and 12 secondsDue for release on 12 November 2012. Join the Doctor, the Ponds and numerous friends on their latest escapades through space and time where they puzzle over an unexpected invasion of Earth, save a spaceship full of dinosaurs, don Stetsons in a Wild Wild West adventure, and are even kidnapped by the Doctor’s oldest foe. The explosive series concludes with Amy and Rory’s heart-breaking farewell – a race against time through the streets of Manhattan. Will the Doctor really lose the Ponds forever? There’s only one way to find out… Bonus Features include: Pond Life En route to see the Ponds the TARDIS’ Helmic Regulator malfunctions, leaving the Doctor popping up everywhere in time and space. Will he ever make it back to them? Asylum of the Daleks Prequel The Doctor receives a message from a mysterious hooded stranger – a woman called Darla Von Karlsen wants to meet him… The Making of The Gunslinger Civil war has ravaged the Kahler race, but a team of scientists has found an advantage. The Gunslinger is born.
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TDP 278: Big Finish Main Range 164 - Gods and Monsters
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 9 minutes and 4 secondsSynopsis The TARDIS travellers arrive in a bizarre landscape seemingly immune to the physical laws governing the rest of the universe. Ace, Hex, Sally and Lysandra battle to rescue the Doctor from the trap he's walked into… soon realising that the odds are stacked against them. Because the Doctor is playing an old adversary again: Fenric, shatterer of worlds. But the gods and monsters who inhabit this strange realm loaded the dice against them long ago, in the dim and distant past – and defeat's their only option. Written By: Mike Maddox and Alan Barnes Directed By: Ken Bentley Cast Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Philip Olivier (Hex), Maggie O'Neill (Captain Lysandra Aristedes), Amy Pemberton (Private Sally Morgan), John Standing (Fenric), Blake Ritson (Hurmzid), Gus Brown (Weyland), Tim Treloar (The Ancient One)
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TDP 277: Red Dwarf X Ep1 and Ep2
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 13 minutes and 5 secondsRed Dwarf (series 10) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Red Dwarf series 10 Logo for the tenth series of Red Dwarf. Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 6 Broadcast Original channel Dave Original run 4 October 2012[1] – Home video release DVD release Region 2 19 November 2012 Blu-ray Disc release Region B 19 November 2012 Season chronology ← Previous Red Dwarf: Back to Earth Next → — List of Red Dwarf episodes The tenth series of the British science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf, commenced broadcast on UK television channel Dave from 4 October 2012.[1] It will have six episodes and is the first full series of Red Dwarf since 1999. Contents 1 Production 1.1 Crew 1.2 Returning characters and actors 1.3 Promotion 2 Episodes 3 Home Media Release 4 References 5 External links Production Dave announced it had ordered a tenth series of Red Dwarf on 10 April 2011, following the success of Back to Earth and three years of speculation.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Dates for filming series X were announced on 11 November 2011, along with confirmation that the series would again be shot at Shepperton Studios in front of an audience.[11] Principal filming began on 16 December 2011 and ended on 27 January 2012, and the cast and crew subsequently returned for six days filming pick ups.[12] On 4 May 2012 Howard Goodall, who had composed music for Red Dwarf from its beginning until series VII, was announced as composer of the score for Red Dwarf X.[13] On 19 June 2012, the post-production process was completed and all 6 episodes were signed off ready for their broadcast in the following Autumn.[14] Crew The main crew for the series was announced by Broadcast Magazine on 23 August 2012.[1] Commissioning editors: Jane Rogerson and Steve North Writer/director: Doug Naylor Producer: Charles Armitage Co-producer: Richard Naylor Production Executive: Roopesh Parekh Line producer: David Mason Executive producers: Doug Naylor and Charles Armitage Director of photography: Andy Martin Production designer: Michael Ralph Make-up designer: Magi Virgina Costume designer: Howard Burden Post-production supervisor: Jackie Vance Miniature DoPs: Peter Talbot and Deane Thrussell Returning characters and actors Main article: List of Red Dwarf characters The only announced returning characters and their actors are:[1] Dave Lister, played by Craig Charles; Arnold Rimmer, played by Chris Barrie; The Cat, played by Danny John-Jules; Kryten, played by Robert Llewellyn. Promotion The first trailer for Red Dwarf X was released on 20 July 2012 on Dave's official Facebook page, and is followed by a new teaser released every following Friday until the series premiere.[15] Red Dwarf X began airing on 4 October 2012.[16] Episodes Episode NoBroadcast dateEpisode titleDescriptionRatings 1 4 October 2012 Trojan Rimmer receives an SOS distress from a doomed ship commanded by his all-conquering brother, Howard. But Rimmer can't bring himself to save Howard until he's on an equal footing career-wise. He has 15 hours to pass his Astro-Nav exam and become an Officer. The same exam he's already failed 9 times. The episode is dedicated to the memory of Jo Howard (Production Manager - Series VII, Line Producer - Series VIII, and Producer - Back to Earth). [17] 1.98m (6.6%)[18] 2 11 October 2012 Fathers and Suns Every year Lister sends himself a Father's day card to celebrate the fact that he is his own father but when Rimmer points out he's been a lousy father to himself Lister decides to do something about it. Meantime Rimmer and Kryten install a new computer, the beautiful, but lethally logical, Pree (played by Rebecca Blackstone)
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TDP 276: Vengance on Varos - Special Edition DVD
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 8 minutes and 28 secondsPlot On Varos, a planet in the constellation of Cetes, the public torture of the rebel Jondar is taking place and being broadcast throughout the planet. Varosians Arak and Etta watch the proceedings from their room. Arak complains that they never show anything new to watch. In addition to the lack of new programming, the two must also deal with food rationing. And that night will be a punch-in vote ordered by the Governor, and voting is mandatory. Meanwhile, the Doctor is repairing the TARDIS console. Peri complains that the Doctor has caused three electrical fires, a power failure, nearly collided with a storm of asteroids, got lost in the TARDIS corridors twice, wiped the memory banks of the flight computer, jettisoned three quarters of the storage hold, and burned her "cold dinner", all since the time-travellers left Telos (Attack of the Cybermen). Minutes later, the TARDIS unexpectedly stops, stalled in the middle of deep space. And the Doctor can do nothing to fix it. Sil, the Mentor representative of the Galatron Mining Corporation, is negotiating with the Governor over the price of Varos’ Zeiton-7 ore. Their discussion, like many others, ends in stalemate. For many years, the Galatron Mining Corporation has swindled Varos by paying far less for the ore than its market value. And to make matters worse, the Chief Officer is in league with Sil. The Governor moves on to conduct the night’s vote. He addresses the people asking for their vote on if they should hold out longer for a fair price on the ore. The Governor loses and is forced to endure Human Cell Disintegration Bombardment. The process slowly kills the target and this is the third time his recommendations have failed to pass. The guard Bax recommends that the Governor execute Jondar to please the citizens so he can recuperate before the next vote. Peri locates the TARDIS manual and presents it to the Doctor who quickly dismisses it. He knows perfectly well what has caused their dilemma. The transitional elements within the TARDIS have stopped producing orbital energy and they need Zeiton-7 ore to realign the power systems. And as the Doctor explains, Zeiton-7 is exceptionally rare and only comes from one planet: Varos. The Doctor manages to repair the TARDIS enough to travel to Varos and arrives right before the execution of Jondar is to take place. The guard on station to watch over the execution believes the TARDIS is merely a hallucination caused by the Punishment Dome. The Doctor and Peri exit the TARDIS and think they are hallucinations as well. And with some help from the chained Jondar, the guard is incapacitated. The two free Jondar and make their escape, after being cut off from the TARDIS by more guards. They are then rescued by Rondel, who has defected after speaking with Areta, and decided to help them. But he is killed shortly thereafter by pursuing guards. The Doctor, Peri, Jondar, and Areta continue on through the Punishment Dome, attempting to make their way back to the TARDIS. But during a run-in with another group of guards, the Doctor is separated from the others who are arrested. He enters a corridor that appears psychologically as a desert. And with all of Varos watching, the Doctor succumbs to the heat and collapses with his end as a close-up. During the ordeal, Peri has been brought to the control center in the company of the Governor, Sil and the other officers. They question her as she watches them bring the Doctor’s body to an acid bath for disposal. It is also revealed that he is not dead, but his mind was influenced to make him believe he was dying of thirst in a desert. The Doctor suddenly stands up and walks over to the two attendants while their backs were turned. The surprise causes the first attendant to jump, pushing the second into the bath. A struggle ensues and the attendant is then pulled into the acid bath by the second who reaches up and grabs him. The Doctor strolls out with a morbid quip. After making his way from the acid baths, the Doctor is cornered by Quillam, Varos’ chief scientist, and is taken away. Back in the control centre, it is decided that the Doctor and Jondar will be executed in a good "old-fashioned" way while Peri and Areta are to be reshaped with a cell mutator. The Doctor and Jondar are placed in the nooses while the Governor and Sil watch. At the last moment the Doctor questions the Governor about Sil and his extortion. Sil’s bodyguards rush the platform where the nooses are and pull the lever. But the two simply fall through the holes, the rope coming right off the support. As it turns out, there was to be no execution — it was all a way to get information out of the Doctor. The Doctor suspected this as he noticed that they were not being filmed. The group then attempts to stop the cell mutator on Peri and Areta, but they are told it’s at too advanced a stage to stop. The Doctor and Jondar grab the weapons of nearby guards in an attempt to intimidate Quillam to deactivate the mutator. But it fails, and the Doctor resorts to shooting the entire control panel. The process has been stopped in the nick of time and Peri and Areta return to their original form. The four then escape back into the depths of the Punishment Dome towards a possible escape route. But Peri, still in a stupor after the effects of the mutator, is recaptured and taken to the control centre. The Chief and Sil make their final move on the Governor in hopes that during the next vote he will be killed by the Human Cell Disintegration Bombardment, securing the way for them to control Varos and the Zeiton-7 ore. Meanwhile, the Doctor, Jondar, and Areta make their way into the End Zone of the Dome, where the exit is supposed to be. The vote starts and the bombardment begins, but the guard Meldak has a change of heart and stops the device, saving the Governor and Peri. The three then make their way to meet up with the Doctor through the ventilation ducts. The Doctor’s group is then chased by two cannibals and loses them in some poisonous tendrils. The Chief and Quillam arrive on the scene but are entangled in the tendrils, killing them. They then meet up with Peri, the Governor, and Meldak. They all make their way back to the control centre and put an end to Sil’s plans of controlling Varos. The Galatron Mining Corporation also began to side with Varos; a second source of Zeiton-7 ore has been found, and Sil is ordered to obtain the Varosian ore at any price. The Doctor and Peri then bid the Governor farewell, taking the replacement ore with them. The Governor issues a message to the citizens saying that there will be no more injustice, torture, and executions. Arak and Etta watch in disbelief, wondering what they’ll do with their new-found freedom. Continuity This section does not cite any references or sources. (June 2012) This story begins very soon after Attack of the Cybermen. Peri lists a number of problems the Doctor has caused since they left Telos. Sil was originally to have returned in a Philip Martin serial for the 23rd season entitled Mission to Magnus, but when the season was postponed and all planned stories scrapped, Sil's return instead occurred in Mindwarp. Martin later novelised Mission to Magnus, which was published in 1990. In 2009, Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Nabil Shaban returned for an audio adaptation of Mission to Magnus. The scenes including the Varosians Arak and Etta are completely detached from the story and the two are never encountered by the main characters. A long-standing myth holds that the Doctor pushes one or two guards into an acid bath. During the serial's original broadcast, the series drew criticism for being too violent. However, the Doctor does not actually push the guards into the acid. One falls in by accident and then pulls the other in. Production Serial details by episode EpisodeBroadcast dateRun timeViewership (in millions) "Part One" 19 January 1985 44:42 7.2 "Part Two" 26 January 1985 44:43 7.0 [2][3][4] This story was written as a replacement for a serial called Song of the Space Whale by comics writer Pat Mills.[5] Working titles for this story included Domain and Planet of Fear (the latter being vetoed for being too similar to the previous season's Planet of Fire).[5] The story was first written for the 1982 season, but was repeatedly pushed back and re-written. In its final draft, the story had a number of comedic sequences, most of which wound up being cut, and one of which, the acid bath sequence, was played seriously. The result was that the final story was much darker than originally intended. The more grim acid bath sequence was much criticised for its tone and for the Doctor's flippant remark at the end of the scene. During the first recording of the noose execution scene, part of the set collapsed under the weight of the actors. Fortunately, this did not happen when Baker and Connery actually had their necks in the nooses (although in that case, for safety reasons the nooses were not actually tied up).[6] Cast notes Features Jason Connery (Jondar), son of actor Sean Connery. Sheila Reid (Etta) is now better known as foul mouthed Madge in the comedy series Benidorm Martin Jarvis makes a guest appearance as the beleaguered Governor of Varos; he had previously appeared in the series in a story in each of the previous two decades: The Web Planet and Invasion of the Dinosaurs. And Nabil Shaban features as Sil, returning in the next season's Mindwarp, which is set on his home planet of Thoros Beta. Stephen Yardley (Arak) previously played Sevrin in Genesis of the Daleks. Owen Teale (Maldak) later appeared as Evan Sherman in the Torchwood episode "Countrycide" (2006). He also played Hayton in the audio play The Mind's Eye. In print Doctor Who book Vengeance on Varos Series Target novelisations Release number 106 Writer Philip Martin Publisher Target Books Cover artist David McAllister ISBN 0-426-20291-0 Release date 21 January 1988 (Hardback) 16 June 1988 (Paperback) A novelisation of this serial, written by Philip Martin, was published by Target Books in January 1988. It was originally planned to be released 2 years earlier, but was pushed back after delays in the delivery of the manuscript by Philip Martin. However, it kept its original number of 106. In addition, although Target had launched a new cover design format for the books with the previous volume, Time and the Rani, reflecting the new series logo of the Sylvester McCoy era, Vengeance on Varos was published with the earlier book cover format using the neon-tube logo of the Baker-Davison era. In 1997 the novel was also issued by BBC Audio as an audio book, read by Colin Baker. VHS and DVD releases This story was released on VHS in the UK in 1993 as part of the Doctor Who 30th Anniversary celebrations. It was released on DVD in the UK on 15 October 2001. The DVD commentary is provided by actors Colin Baker (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), and Nabil Shaban (Sil). A Special Edition DVD was released on 10 September 2012.[7] References ^ From the Doctor Who Magazine series overview, in issue 407 (pp26-29). The Discontinuity Guide, which counts the unbroadcast serial Shada, lists this as story number 139. Region 1 DVD releases follow The Discontinuity Guide numbering system. ^ Shaun Lyon et al. (2007-03-31). "Vengeance on Varos". Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-08-30. ^ "Vengeance on Varos". Doctor Who Reference Guide. Retrieved 2008-08-30. ^ Sullivan, Shannon (2007-08-07). "Vengeance on Varos". A Brief History of Time Travel. Retrieved 2008-08-30. ^ a b Vengeance on Varos at Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel) ^ The Colin Baker Years, BBC Video 1994, at 34 minutes from beginning of video ^ "Doctor Who Vengeance On Varos (DVD)". Retrieved 18 July 2012. External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Sixth Doctor Vengeance on Varos at BBC Online Vengeance on Varos on TARDIS Index File, an external wiki Vengeance on Varos at the Doctor Who Reference Guide Script to Screen: Vengeance on Varos, by Jon Preddle (Time Space Visualiser issue 41, October 1994) Reviews Vengeance on Varos reviews at Outpost Gallifrey Vengeance on Varos reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide Target novelisation On Target — Vengeance on Varos
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TDP: Dimensions 2012! 9 10 11 November!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 1 minutes and 16 secondsTHE NEW HOLIDAY INN GREAT NORTH ROAD SEATON BURN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE13 6BP Book rooms for the show on 0191 201 9955 During office hours Welcome to the new Dimensions website Dimensions is a great weekend your chance to meet stars from Doctor Who. The show includes Live Evening Entertainment, Autograph opportunities, Photo studio, Merchandise room, on stage interviews, Meet and Greet encounters, Wine Tasting,Celebrity meals, evenig entertainment and much more... Tickets Photo Shoots Autographs Venue Workshops Meet & Greet Evening entertainment Map and Directions Sponsored Guests Wine Tasting Celebrity meal Pre-orders Guests All guests appear subject to work commitments SYLVESTER MCCOY PETER DAVISON FRAZER HINES LOUISE JAMESON TERRY MOLLOY BERNARD HOLLEY NABIL SHABAN ROY HOLDEN JOHN LEVENE Signing & preforming his new Album (Sponsored) JOHN LEESON SPENCER WILDING (Sponsored) IAN CULLEN Beth Chalmers (Sponsored) VIRGINIA HEY (Sponsored) DAVID BANKS MARTIN COCHRANE ADRIENNE BURGESS TERRENCE DICKS BRIAN CROUCHER RALPH WATSON David Richardson (Sponsored) Matt Fitton (writer) (Sponsored) Mark Wright (writer) (Sponsored) MICHAEL TROUGHTON (Sponsored) DAVID HOWE Ken Bentley (Sponsored) WAYNE DOUGLAS (Friday night entertainment) SAM STONE Home > Conventions - Dimensions 2012 > « Back Dimensions 2012 Gold Ticket DIMENSIONS 2012 SILVER TICKET DIMENSIONS 2012 WEEKEND PASS DIMENSIONS 2012 One Day PASS DIMENSIONS 2012 CHILDRENS TICKET Dimensions 2012 Photo shoot tickets available now Dimensions 2012 Personal items Meet and Greet DIMENSIONS 2012 CELEBRITY GALA DINNER WINE TASTING with JOHN LEESON ADRIENNE BURGESS Doctor Who, Blake's 7, etc Bernard Holley Doctor Who, Z Cars, etc BRIAN CROUCHER Blake's 7, Doctor Who & EastEnders DAVID BANKS Doctor Who,Doctor on Stage, Cyberleader etc DAVID GOODERSON Davros Frazer Hines "Jamie" in Doctor Who Ian Cullen Doctor Who, Z Cars etc John Leeson Doctor Who, K9, Blake's 7, Space 1999, John Levene Doctor Who, Space 1999, etc Louise Jameson Peter Davison the 5th Doctor MARTIN COCHRANE Doctor Who, etc Michael Keating Doctor Who & Blake's 7 Nabil Shaban Ralph Watson SPENCER WILDING Doctor Who, etc Terrence Dicks Doctor Who, etc TERRY MOLLOY Davros & Mike Tucker in the Archers Celebrity Meal Dimensions 2012 Autograph tickets available now Photo shoot Tickets Venue Information Wine Tasting Evening entertainment Workshops M
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TDP 275: The History of the Universe in 100 Objects
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 5 minutes and 53 secondsEvery object tells a story. From ancient urns and medieval flasks to sonic screwdrivers and glass Daleks, these 100 objects tell the story of the entire universe, and the most important man in it: the Doctor. Each item has a unique tale of its own, whether it's a fob watch at the onset of the Great War or a carrot growing on the first human colony on Mars. Taken together, they tell of empires rising and falling, wars won and lost, and planets destroyed and reborn. Within these pages lie hidden histories of Time Lords and Daleks, the legend of the Loch Ness Monster, the plot to steal the Mona Lisa and the story of Shakespeare's lost play. You'll find illustrated guides to invisible creatures, the secret origins of the internet, and how to speak Mechonoid. A History of the Universe in 100 Objects is an indispensible guide to the most important items that have ever existed, or that are yet to exist. http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71uOGicueIS._SX320_SY240_CR0,0,0,0_.png
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TDP 274: Claws of Axos - Special Edition
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 7 minutes and 44 secondsPlot The Axons land on Earth, desperately in need of fuel. They propose to exchange the miracle substance they call Axonite for some much needed energy. Axonite is a "thinking" molecule that can replicate any substance... or so they claim. As it turns out, the ship is a single organism called Axos whose purpose is to feed itself by draining all energy through the Axonite (which is just a part of itself), including the energy of every life form on Earth. The deception about the Axonite's beneficial properties was to facilitate the distribution of Axonite across the globe. Meanwhile, the Master, who was captured by Axos and used his knowledge of Earth as a bargaining chip for his life and freedom, escapes Axos and makes his way to the Doctor's TARDIS — his own having been seized by Axos. He plans to repair it to escape from Earth. Axos itself becomes interested in the Doctor's knowledge of time travel. It now plans to broaden its feeding base by travelling through time as well as space. The Doctor, realising this, plans to trick Axos into linking up its drive unit to his TARDIS so that he can send Axos into a perpetual time loop. After tricking the Master into completing the repairs on his TARDIS, the Doctor does just that. This results in every part of Axos dematerialising from Earth, including the Axon automatons and the Axonite. At the end, with the Master having escaped in his own TARDIS during the confusion aboard Axos, the Doctor returns to Earth, but not of his own volition. The Time Lords have programmed the TARDIS to always return to Earth, the Doctor states that he is a "galactic yo-yo!". Continuity Both the Doctor and the Master refer to the events of this serial in "Last of the Time Lords". "The Feast of Axos", a Big Finish audio play with the Sixth Doctor, tells the subsequent story of astronauts visiting Axos, still imprisoned in the time loop. The Axons reappear in the Eleventh Doctor Doctor Who Magazine comic strip "The Golden Ones", beginning in issue #425. In this story they are behind a brain-enhancing drink and associated anime show in Tokyo. The drink transforms children into Axons by "increasing the links between neurons in the brain" - in other words, the axons.[1]
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TDP 273: The Angels Kiss - Ebook
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 6 minutes and 51 secondsThe Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery is a 2012 mystery novel fictionally written by the character of River Song under the detective pen-name Melody Malone.[1] The book is based on a story partially told in British science fiction television series Doctor Who episode "The Angels Take Manhattan". The Angel's Kiss is a prequel to the story shown in the episode, as well as the book The Doctor reads within the show, as The Angel's Kiss does not contain the chapter revealing Amy Pond's departure. The book was released in e-book format on October 4, 2012.[2] Summary The story follows titular character Melody Malone, a detective that has been hired by film star Rock Railton. Railton believes that he is to be killed and makes mention to the "kiss of the Angel", which piques Malone's curiosity enough to take the case. Melody is further drawn into the mystery when studio owner Max Kliener notices her at a press party and insists on making her into a star. Soon Melody discovers that Kliener's intents are not entirely honest and that she must find a way to escape what he has in store for her before it is too late.[3] References ^ Connelly, Brendon. "BBC To Actually Publish The Book That Plays Key Role In This Week’s Doctor Who". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2 October 2012. ^ Davis, Lauren. "The detective novel from last week’s Doctor Who is now available as an ebook". io9. Retrieved 7 October 2012. ^ Golder, Dave. "Doctor Who’s First E-Book Exclusive, Inspired By “The Angels Take Manhattan”". SFX. Retrieved 2
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TDP 272: 50th Anniversary Thoughts
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 6 minutes and 20 secondsjust a couple of ideas...
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TDP 271: Smith Yr 3 Ep 5 - The Angels Take Manhattan
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 20 minutes and 8 secondsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search 229 – "The Angels Take Manhattan" Doctor Who episode Cast Doctor Matt Smith (Eleventh Doctor) Companions Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams) Others Alex Kingston – River Song[1] Mike McShane – Grayle[2] Rob David – Sam Garner[2] Ozzie Yue – Foreman[2] Bentley Kalu – Hood 1[2] Burnell Tucker – Garner 2[2] Production Writer Steven Moffat Director Nick Hurran Producer Marcus Wilson Executive producer(s) Steven Moffat Caroline Skinner Series Series 7 Length 45 minutes Originally broadcast 29 September 2012 Chronology ← Preceded by Followed by → "The Power of Three" 2012 Christmas special "The Angels Take Manhattan"[3] is the fifth episode of the seventh series of the revived British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on BBC One on 29 September 2012.[2] It is the last in the first block of episodes in the seventh series, to be followed by a Christmas special. The episode was written by head writer Steven Moffat and directed by Nick Hurran. The story takes place in New York[4] and features recurring monsters the Weeping Angels.[5] This is the final episode that features Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill).[4] Alex Kingston reprises her role as River Song,[1] the Doctor's wife and occasional companion, the daughter of Amy and Rory. Contents 1 Plot 1.1 Continuity 2 Production 2.1 The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Story 3 Broadcast and reception 3.1 Critical reception 4 References 5 External links Plot In the prologue, private detective Sam Garner in 1938 New York is hired by the shady Mr. Grayle to investigate "moving statues" at the Winter Quay, a set of apartment blocks. There, Sam finds an elderly version of himself dying in a bed. Chased by Weeping Angels to the rooftop, the man is confronted by a grimacing Statue of Liberty. In present-day New York City, the Doctor, Amy, and Rory enjoy a picnic in Central Park. The Doctor is reading to Amy from a 1930s detective pulp novel, "The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Story", while Rory leaves them to go for coffee. As he reads, the Doctor tears out the last page, noting he does this to avoid endings. Continuing, the Doctor and Amy are surprised to find Rory turn up in the plot of the novel. The Doctor and Amy continue to read in concurrence with events in the past, as Rory is joined by the book's lead character, Melody Malone, who turns out to be River Song. They are both abducted by Grayle's henchmen. River tells Rory that New York is subjected to unusual time distortions which would prevent the TARDIS from landing in this time period. As the Doctor and Amy return to the TARDIS, he scolds her to not read ahead in the novel for fear of creating a fixed point in time that they must follow, as she has already read about the Doctor breaking River's wrist. Grayle has Rory locked up in his basement with cherub-shaped Weeping Angels with only a box of matches to protect himself, while River is taken to his secured office. Information she provides via the book allows the Doctor to signal her via the writing on an old Chinese vase, and she activates a homing beacon, allowing the Doctor to guide the TARDIS to Grayle. In the meantime Grayle has shown River a damaged Weeping Angel, part of his collection, and allowed it to grab River's wrist to gain information about the Angels from her. Amy deduces that River will write the book and correctly guesses that she would have left hints. They identify Rory's location from the chapter titles in the novel, and the Doctor sends Amy to rescue him. However, the Doctor finds the last chapter is about Amy's farewell and frets. Upset, he tells River to free herself from the Angel without breaking her wrist. The Doctor joins Amy and finds that Rory has run out of matches and with no means to look at the Angels was snatched by them. River appears, having freed herself apparently without harm from the Angel, and soon locates Rory nearby at Winter Quay: he has unusually been moved in space and not time. However, as they race to leave, the Doctor grabs River's hand and discovers that her wrist is broken. Realising the events of the book are still coming true, the Doctor uses his regeneration energy to heal River. At the Quay, Rory is drawn to an apartment labelled with his name, just as the others catch up to him. In the apartment, they find an elderly Rory on his death bed, calling to Amy before dying. The Doctor realises that Rory's fate is now assured; the Doctor recognises that the Quay has been used by the Angels many times within the populous New York City as a battery farm, leaving their victims to live out their lives in solitude, whilst the Angels feast on their energy. Rory and Amy refuse to accept their fate, insisting they can run from the Angels forever. The Doctor and River agree, and help to distract the Angels converging on them. Amy and Rory make it to the roof of the building, where the Statue of Liberty, a giant Angel itself, awaits to take Rory to the past. Rory determines there is another exit — were he to die by jumping from the roof before the Angels take him, a paradox would be created, ending their preying methods and wiping them from existence. Rather than pushing him as he requests, Amy opts to join him, and just as the Doctor and River reach the roof, the two jump, creating the paradox and killing the Angels. The four find themselves in a New York graveyard in the present era again, though the Doctor notes with the paradox, he can no longer travel to that point in time for fear of destroying New York. As the others enter the TARDIS, Rory spots a tombstone with his name on it — moments before he is touched by one surviving Angel and disappears into the past. A distraught Amy convinces herself that if she were touched by the same Angel, it would send her to the same time it sent Rory. While she is still staring at the Angel she tearfully says goodbye to River. The Doctor tries to talk her out of it, knowing he can't return to the past to see her again, but River insists she goes. Amy finally says goodbye to the "Raggedy Man" - her early nickname for the Doctor - as she turns to face him and lets the Angel take her. The tombstone then changes to reflect Amy's presence in the past with Rory, both having died at an old age. In the TARDIS, the distraught Doctor asks River to travel with him, which she agrees to do, but "not always". He considers this, and suddenly realises that while River may be the author of "The Angel's Kiss", Amy would be the one to publish the book, and may have left a final message in the afterword. He races back to their picnic spot to find the page he tore out earlier containing the afterword. In it, Amy tells him that she and Rory love him and assures him that they lived a good and happy life together. She also requests that he pay another visit to her younger self to reassure her that he will come back for her and take her on amazing journeys. As the episode ends, young Amelia Pond waits for the Doctor in her garden, looking to the skies as she hears the sound of the TARDIS engines. Continuity When River asks the Doctor whether the bulb on top of the TARDIS needs changing, he says that he has just changed it; flickering light bulbs have been a common motif throughout the current series, as well as a tactic used by the Angels in their previous appearances.[6] In Amy's voice over, references are made to "The Eleventh Hour", "The Curse of the Black Spot", "The Big Bang", "Vincent and the Doctor", and "The Beast Below". The closing view of young Amelia waiting in her garden reprises a scene from "The Eleventh Hour". Production Matt Smith during filming of the episode in Central Park, New York In December 2011, Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat announced that Amy and Rory would leave in the seventh series in "heartbreaking" circumstances.[7] Amy's exit was a mutual decision between Moffat and Gillan.[8] Gillan wanted her character to have a final ending, and ruled out returning to the show in the future as she felt it would take away from the impact of her final scene.[9][10] Moffat stated he felt "tremendous pressure" writing Amy and Rory's ending.[11] He later revealed that he "completely changed" the ending as he was writing it, feeling the emphasis was wrong.[12] Gillan refused to read the script for a few weeks after she received it because she "didn't want to make it real".[13] She said in an interview, "I literally couldn't read it without crying. It was the most highly-charged read-through I've ever experienced. But I couldn't have asked for a better exit. I don't think it'll be what people expect."[14] However, the final episode Gillan and Darvill shot as Amy and Rory was actually the previous episode, "The Power of Three".[13] Moffat was also interested in coming up with a new form for the Angels, and so he introduced the putti.[15] Much of the episode was filmed in Central Park in New York City in April 2012.[16] The cast and crew were met with thousands of American fans, which surprised Smith, Gillan, and Darvill.[17] Other scenes were shot at night in the city, involving old-fashioned cars.[18] Moffat was in New York City when he came up with the story, and thought it was appropriate for the Weeping Angels.[19] He described the city as "a different backdrop" to shoot a Doctor Who story in, and made use of its architecture.[20] Fellow executive producer Caroline Skinner felt that the location "has such scale and romance" which "[gave] the episode a real atmosphere and a very different tone for Doctor Who".[19] This marks the second time Doctor Who has filmed principal photography in the United States, the first being the opening sixth series episodes "The Impossible Astronaut"/"Day of the Moon".[21] The week spent filming in the city was done by a "small unit by American standards" according to producer Marcus Wilson. They did not take any props of Angels or the TARDIS, which were instead added in post-production.[15] Other filming locations included University of Bristol,[22] Cardiff University [23] and a cemetery in Llanelli.[24] The New York skyline was added into the cemetery in post-production.[15] The Doctor Who logo in the title sequence featured a texture showing the Statue of Liberty's crown,[25] in keeping with the varied "blockbuster" themes for each of the opening five episodes of the series.[26] The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Story Main article: The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Story The story that the Doctor reads in this episode is titled The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Story. BBC Books is due to publish this as an ebook on 4 October 2012.[27] Broadcast and reception "The Angels Take Manhattan" was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2012.[28] Overnight ratings showed that it was watched by 5.9 million viewers live, an increase of 400,000 from the previous week.[29] It also received an Appreciation Index of 88, the second highest of the series behind "Asylum of the Daleks" (89).[30] Critical reception The episode received positive reviews. Dan Martin of The Guardian gave a positive review, writing, "This was a fitting end to a golden era, and bravo to Steven Moffat for telling such an involving, emotional story with such style". He also praised the concept of the cherubs and the Angels in New York. However, he noted that he was "flummoxed" as to where in River's timeline the episode took place.[31] The Daily Telegraph reviewer Gavin Fuller gave it five out of five stars, concluding "'The Angels Take Manhattan' brought this mini-run of the series to a close with easily the best episode of the five: a powerful, taut, compelling, filmic, emotionally punchy affair which re-established the Angels as one of the standout monsters of the series and gave Amy Pond a fine send off". While he praised the four actors he felt Gillan was the star, and noted that Rory did not "get any sort of send-off".[32] Keith Phipps of The A.V. Club gave "The Angels Take Manhattan" a grade of A, attributing its success to "the way it does double duty as a twist adventure and a highly emotional story of farewells".[33] Sam Wollaston, also writing for The Guardian, wrote positively of the scare factor in the episode, as well as the sadness.[34] Neela Debnath of The Independent described it as a "wonderful swansong to the duo" and particularly praised the "stylish" cinematography and sense of danger. However, she considered the "only flaw" to be "the rule that time cannot be changed if one knows what is going to happen ... though it is probably best not to question the timey wimey side of things and just accept it and enjoy the adventure".[35] IGN's Matt Risley rated the episode 9 out of 10, writing that it "stood strong as a heartfelt, emotional end for the TARDIS' longest serving companions (since the show's noughties' return at least), and the best episode of the season thus far". Risley also praised the three leads, though he did admit the episode "left a few nitpicky questions".[36] Digital Spy reviewer Morgan Jeffery gave "The Angels Take Manhattan" five out of five stars, despite noting "plotholes ... and slightly-too-convenient plot contrivances" and that Rory did not get a heroic exit. Jeffery particularly praised the build-up to Amy and Rory's departure as well as the "superb production design".[37] Dave Golder of SFX awarded the episode four out of five stars, believing that the "bittersweet exit" of the Ponds distracted the viewer from various narrative problems, such as the Statue of Liberty. He felt that Gillan and Darvill "were on top form" as well as Smith's "brilliant performance" and a "less over-the-top River", and also wrote positively about the noir theme and the Angels using the Winter Quay as a battery farm.[25] The Huffington Post writer Maureen Ryan was more critical of the episode, worrying that the BBC's international promotion of the show was to the detriment of the quality of the writing. She felt that Amy deserved a better exit and "was crowded out by the distracting presence of River Song and by the fact that Rory was the one to make the essential choices first". She also personally disliked the "timey-whimey" devices, and commented that the "big and operatic tone the director was clearly going for clashed with the mood of film noir" and that the Angels "felt less menacing" and the "pace was a little too frantic".[38] References ^ a b "BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 7, The Angels Take Manhattan, The Return of River and the Weeping Angels". Bbc.co.uk. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2012-09-28. ^ a b c d e f Mulkern, Patrick (2012). "Doctor Who | Series 7 - 5. The Angels Take Manhattan |". Radio Times. Retrieved 30 September 2012. ^ "The Power of Three and The Angels Take Manhattan". BBC. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ a b Eames, Tom (24 March 2012). "'Doctor Who' Amy, Rory final episode to be filmed in New York". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 June 2012. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (21 March 2012). "'Doctor Who': Weeping Angels return for Amy and Rory exit". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 June 2012. ^ Brew, Simon (2012-09-15). "Is this the recurring theme of Doctor Who series 7?". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2012-09-29. ^ Masters, Tim (15 December 2011). "Doctor Who's Amy and Rory to leave during next series". BBC News. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ Goldman, Eric (16 February 2012). "Karen Gillan: Why She's Leaving Doctor Who". IGN. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ Millar, Paul (2 November 2011). "'Doctor Who' Karen Gillan: 'I won't make return cameos'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 September 2012. ^ Falls, Amanda Harris (27 September 2012). "'Doctor Who' Bids Farewell to the Ponds". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 September 2012. ^ Ryan, Maureen (3 May 2012). "'Doctor Who' Details: Steven Moffat On Amy Pond And Rory Pond's Exit And What's Coming Next". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ Jeffery, Morgan; Mansell, Tom (17 August 2012). "Exclusive: 'Doctor Who' Steven Moffat: 'I completely changed Amy and Rory's exit'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ a b Hogan, Michael (14 August 2012). "Karen Gillan 'in denial' about leaving Doctor Who". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ Hilton, Beth (19 May 2012). "'Doctor Who' Karen Gillan: 'My exit won't be what people expect'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ a b c Mulkern, Patrick (23 September 2012). "Doctor Who: The Angels Take Manhattan preview". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 September 2012. ^ Woener, Meredith (11 April 2012). "Exclusive Photos from Doctor Who's New York Set". io9. Retrieved 24 June 2012. ^ Steven Moffat, Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill (29 September 2012). "Doctor Who in the U.S.". BBC. BBC America. ^ Golder, Dave (14 April 2012). "Doctor Who Series 7: Manhattan Night Filming Pics". SFX. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ a b Radish, Christina (20 July 2012). "Comic-Con: Showrunner Steven Moffat and Producer Caroline Skinner Talk Doctor Who, What to Expect on Upcoming Episodes, the New Companion and More". Collider. Retrieved 19 August 2012. ^ McAlpine, Fraser (4 April 2012). "Watch: Steven Moffat on Filming 'Doctor Who' in New York". BBC America. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ Wicks, Kevin (10 October 2011). "It's official: Doctor Who to film in the US for the first time". BBC America. Retrieved 28 September 2012. ^ "Bristol's Doctor Who connections: The TARDIS, K-9 and buses". [1]. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012. ^ "Matt Smith and Karen Gillan freeze while filming Doctor Who in Cardiff". WalesOnline. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012. ^ Griffith-Delgado, Jennifer (29 April 2012). "Doctor Who Cemetery Filming Photos". io9. Retrieved 24 June 2012. ^ a b Golder, Dave (29 September 2012). "Doctor Who 7.05 "The Angels Take Manhattan" Review". SFX. Retrieved 1 October 2012. ^ Mulkern, Patrick (15 August 2012). "Doctor Who premiere - new title sequence, Matt Smith on Twitter and a Big Surprise". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 October 2012. ^ Golder, Dave (27 September 2012). "Doctor Who’s First E-Book Exclusive, Inspired By "The Angels Take Manhattan"". SFX. Retrieved 1 October 2012. ^ "Doctor Who: The Angels Take Manhattan". BBC. Retrieved 30 September 2012. ^ Golder, Dave (30 September 2012). "Doctor Who "The Angels Take Manhattan" Overnight Ratings". SFX. Retrieved 30 September 2012. ^ Golder, Dave (1 October 2012). "Doctor Who "The Power of Three" Final Ratings". SFX. Retrieved 1 October 2012. ^ Martin, Dan (29 September 2012). "Doctor Who: The Angels Take Manhattan – series 33, episode five". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2012. ^ Fuller, Gavin (29 September 2012). "Doctor Who, episode 5: The Angels Take Manhattan, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 September 2012. ^ Phipps, Keith (29 September 2012). "The Angels Take Manhattan". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 30 September 2012. ^ Wollaston, Sam (30 September 2012). "TV review: Doctor Who; The Thick of It". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2012. ^ Debnath, Neela (29 September 2012). "Review of Doctor Who 'The Angels Take Manhattan'". The Independent. Retrieved 30 September 2012. ^ "Doctor Who "The Angels Take Manhattan" Review". IGN. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (29 September 2012). "'Doctor Who' - 'The Angels Take Manhattan' review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 October 2012. ^ Ryan, Maureen (28 September 2012). "'Doctor Who': Amy and Rory's Last Episode (And Has The Show Gotten Too Big?)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 October 2012. External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Eleventh Doctor "The Angels Take Manhattan" at the BBC Doctor Who homepage The Angels Take Manhattan on TARDIS Index File, an external wiki "The Angels Take Manhattan" at Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel)
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TDP 270: Planet of the Giants DVD REVIEW
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 6 minutes and 41 secondsFollowing a malfunction on the TARDIS console and the bleating of a klaxon indicating something is amiss, the Doctor insists the fault locator shows nothing is wrong and it is safe to venture outside. He leads his companions Ian, Barbara and Susan to the world beyond and within minutes they find a dead giant earthworm followed by a large deceased ant. They seem to have died immediately. After some deduction the travellers realise they have arrived on Earth but have shrunk in size to about an inch. Ian is investigating a discarded matchbox when someone picks it up and he is hurled around inside. That someone is a government scientist called Farrow. He is met by a callous industrialist named Forester to tell him that his application for DN6, a new insecticide, has been rejected. In reality DN6 should not be licensed: it is far too deadly to all insect life. When they fall out over this news, Forester shoots Farrow and leaves him for dead on the lawn. The Doctor, Barbara and Susan hear the gunshot as an enormous explosion, and head for the house. They find Ian unhurt near the dead body and surmise a murder has taken place but can do little about it. They are determined, however, to ensure the murderer is brought to justice despite their microscopic size. While avoiding a cat, the travellers get split up again with Ian and Barbara hiding in a briefcase. The giant Forester returns to the lawn and collects the briefcase, taking it inside to the laboratory. His aide, Smithers, arrives and suspects him of murder, but does not report him for fear of undermining the DN6 project to which he has given his life. The Doctor and Susan scale a drainpipe to gain access to the house and locate their friends, braving the height as they go. Meanwhile Ian and Barbara examine the laboratory and encounter a giant fly, which is killed instantly when it contacts sample seeds that had been sprayed with DN6. Barbara foolishly touched one seed earlier and soon starts to feel unwell. Nevertheless, attracted by Susan’s voice in the reverberating plughole, the four friends are reunited. Forester has meanwhile doctored Farrow’s report so as to give DN6 the licence he wants and, disguising his voice as Farrow’s, makes a supportive phonecall to the ministry to the same effect. This is overheard by the local telephone operator, Hilda Rowse, and her policeman husband, Bert, who start to suspect something is wrong. The Doctor has meanwhile realised the deadly and everlasting nature of DN6 and the probable contamination of Barbara. They try to alert someone by hoisting up the phone receiver with corks, but cannot make themselves heard. Hilda notes the engaged signal, however, and she and Bert become even more concerned. Forester and Smithers return to the lab and correct the engaged handset and then Hilda rings to check things are okay. She rings again moments later and asks for Farrow and, when Forester impersonates him, immediately spots the faked voice and so knows there is something badly wrong. Bert heads off to the house to investigate. The Doctor and his companions decide to start a fire to attract attention to the house and succeed in setting up an aerosol can of insecticide and a lab bench gas jet as a bomb. This coincides with Smithers discovering the true virulence of DN6 - it's lethal to everything - and demanding Forester stop seeking a licence. Forester spots the makeshift bomb, which goes off in his face. Smithers retrieves the gun as PC Rowse arrives and then places both under arrest. Their work done, the travellers return to the TARDIS and the Doctor reconfigures the machine to return them to normal size. Barbara, who was on the verge of death, recovers on being returned to full size; the insecticide and seed responsible aboard the TARDIS shrinking to their real microscopic and minuscule sizes. Production Serial details by episode EpisodeBroadcast dateRun timeViewership (in millions)Archive "Planet of Giants" 31 October 1964 23:15 8.4 16mm t/r "Dangerous Journey" 7 November 1964 23:40 8.4 16mm t/r "Crisis" 14 November 1964 26:35 8.9 16mm t/r "Crisis (Original Recorded Version)" Unaired N/A N/A Only stills and/or fragments exist "The Urge to Live (Original Recorded Version)" Unaired N/A N/A Only stills and/or fragments exist [2][3][4] An early draft of this story – by C.E. Webber and entitled The Giants – was originally meant to be the first story of the first season.[5] Episode 4 This story was originally four episodes in length. Upon viewing Episodes 3 and 4, which focused more heavily on Hilda and Bert, Head of Drama Sydney Newman ordered them spliced together in order to form a faster-paced climax (Episode 3) focusing on the core characters of the series. Episode 4 was called "The Urge to Live" and directed by Douglas Camfield (instead of Mervyn Pinfield, who directed Episodes 1-3). When Episodes 3 and 4 were edited together to make the new Episode 3, only Camfield was credited. The decision to splice the last two episodes into one would have ramifications for the second production block of the series, when the producers were left with a one-episode space following Galaxy 4. Rather than producing a single-episode stand-alone story or extend any of the planned serials, Mission to the Unknown was commissioned to serve as a prelude to The Daleks' Master Plan without the participation of any of the regular cast. This was produced in the same block as Galaxy 4, and both were held over to be the first two serials of Season 3.[6] The 2012 DVD includes recreations of the original Episodes 3 and 4, based on the original scripts and featuring newly recorded dialogue and animation.[7] In print A novelisation of this serial, written by Terrance Dicks, was published by Target Books in January 1990. It was the final serial of the William Hartnell era to be novelised. The novel also reinstated much of the material cut to make the televised serial into three episodes. Doctor Who book Planet of Giants Series Target novelisations Release number 145 Writer Terrance Dicks Publisher Target Books Cover artist Alister Pearson ISBN 0-426-20345-3 Release date 18 January 1990 VHS and DVD releases This serial was released on VHS in 2002; it was the first commercially-released story to receive the VidFIRE process.[8] It was released on DVD in Region 2 on 20 August 2012.[9] References ^ The episode is undated, though its general appearance is consistent with the year of transmission. ^ Shaun Lyon et al. (31 March 2007). "Planet of Giants". Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from the original on 31 August 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2008. ^ "Planet of Giants". Doctor Who Reference Guide. Retrieved 30 August 2008. ^ Sullivan, Shannon (4 April 2005). "Planet of Giants". A Brief History of Time Travel. Retrieved 30 August 2008. ^ Howe, David J.; Stammers, Mark; Walker, Stephen James (1994). Doctor Who The Handbook - The First Doctor. London: Doctor Who Books. pp. 178–9. ISBN 0-426-20430-1. ^ Sullivan, Shannon. "Mission to the Unknown (aka. Dalek Cutaway)". A Brief History of Time (Travel). Retrieved 24 April 2007. ^ http://news.drwho-online.co.uk/Planet-of-Giants-DVD-Cover-and-Details.aspx ^ Roberts, Steve. "VidFIRE". The Doctor Who Restoration Team Website. Retrieved 24 April 2007. ^ http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/05/dwn030512103008-dvd-update-summer.html External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: First Doctor Planet of Giants at BBC Online Planet of Giants at Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel) Planet of Giants at the Doctor Who Reference Guide Planet of Giants on TARDIS Index File, an external wiki Reviews Planet of Giants reviews at Outpost Gallifrey Planet of Giants reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide Target novelisation Planet of Giants novelisation reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide On Target — Planet of Giants
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TDP 269: Janet Fielding has Cancer
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 4 minutes and 52 secondsFormer companion actress Janet Fielding is fighting cancer, it has been revealed. No more details about her condition are known at the moment but Peter Davison, whose Doctor she appeared opposite as Tegan Jovanka, has won the support of other ex-Doctor actors to launch a charity fund-raising convention - Project MotorMouth - that aims to "not only raise money for a good cause but also keep Janet's spirits up." Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, and David Tennant are the first guests announced for the event, which will take place on Saturday 19th January 2013 at the Copthorne Hotel Slough-Windsor. All guests will be appearing subject to work commitments. The profits from the convention will go to Project MotorHouse, which is seeking to convert a derelict building in Thanet into a mixed-use venue promoting sustainable technology and a place where youngsters can get help with starting their own businesses. Fielding is the project co-ordinator for the organisation as well as its community champion. She first appeared in Doctor Who in 1981 in Tom Baker's final story, Logopolis, and left the TV series in the 1984 story Resurrection of the Daleks, but made a cameo reappearance two stories later in a regeneration dream sequence for Davison's swansong The Caves of Androzani. She has also worked as a theatrical agent - a job that saw her representing McGann when he won the role of the Eighth Doctor - and has played the role of Tegan in a number of audio productions for Big Finish. reprinted from gally base
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TDP: VOTE TIN DOG PODCAST!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes and 46 secondshttp://forums.drwho-online.co.uk/dwo_postst31209_Best-Doctor-Who-Podcast-of-2011.aspx?g=posts&t=31209&# click the link on the tin dog home page to vote today THE tdp has been nominated in the DWO pole to find the best podcast you can vote for me... or anyone else... by following the link VOTE TIN DOG PODCAST! as you can see every vote counts Poll Question : Vote Now for the Best Doctor Who Podcast of 2011 Choice Votes Statistics The DWO WhoCast 8 14 % The Blogtor Who Commentaries 2 3 % Doctor Who: Podshock 1 1 % The Doctor Who Podcast 6 10 % The Big Finish Podcast 0 0 % The Omega Podcast 4 7 % The 20mb Doctor Who Podcast 0 0 % Two-Minute Time Lord Podcast 1 1 % The OodCast 21 37 % The Happiness Patrol Podcast 1 1 % The Tin Dog Podcast 1 1 % Radio Free Skaro 2 3 % Kasterborous PodKast 5 8 % The 20mb Doctor Who Podcast 1 1 % The Bad Wilf Podcast 3 5 % Total
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TDP 268: Ambasadors of Death
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 7 minutes and 59 secondsThe Ambassadors of Death is the third serial of the seventh season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts from 21 March to 2 May 1970. Contents 1 Plot 1.1 Continuity 2 Production 2.1 Cast notes 3 Reception 4 In print 5 VHS, DVD and CD releases and restoration 6 References 7 External links Plot With the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce providing security, the British space programme under Professor Ralph Cornish oversees the launch of the Recovery Seven probe. This has been sent into Earth orbit to make contact with the missing Mars Probe Seven and its two astronauts, who lost contact with Earth eight months earlier. The pilot of Recovery Seven, Van Lyden, makes contact with the Probe but is then silenced by a piercing unearthly sound. The noise troubles the Doctor who travels with his assistant Liz Shaw to the Space Centre to investigate the situation, offering insights into the origin and meaning of the sound, which he interprets as coded messages. He also identifies a reply message sent from Earth and this is pinpointed to be coming from a warehouse seven miles away. Led by Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, UNIT troops attack the warehouse and engage in a gun battle with troops organised by General Charles Carrington. Meanwhile Recovery Seven has returned to Earth and while UNIT is transporting it more of Carrington’s troops stage an ambush and steal the vessel. The Doctor relocates it, by which time it is empty. Carrington has ensured the contents – three space suited astronauts – are detained elsewhere, feeding them radiation to keep them alive. Carrington is now introduced to the Doctor by Sir James Quinlan, the Minister for Technology, who explains that he is head of the newly formed Space Security Department, and that his actions were to protect the astronauts as they had been infected with contagious radiation. Quinlan states that they did not want the public to become panic-stricken and so Carrington had been acting with authority in his actions. By the time Carrington takes the Doctor and his friends to meet the astronauts the situation has changed again. A criminal named Reegan has organised their abduction, killing the soldiers and scientists protecting them. When the Doctor and Liz examine the situation they work out that human tissue could not have withstood the degree of radiation emitted to the astronauts, who are still in orbit, meaning the three space suits contain alien beings instead. Reegan now engineers the kidnapping of Liz Shaw to aid his own scientist, Lennox, a disgraced Cambridge professor, in maintaining the alien beings while they are incarcerated. Together they build a device to communicate with and control the aliens, who are sent on a killer rampage at the Space Centre, killing Quinlan and others. Liz later helps Lennox escape, but his bid for freedom is cut short by Reegan’s merciless revenge. Despite the obstruction of the authorities, Ralph Cornish is determined to organise another space flight to Mars to investigate the situation. With Quinlan dead, the Doctor now decides to pilot the Recovery Seven probe ship himself. As he prepares to blast off Reegan tries to sabotage the probe by increasing the feed of M3 variant, but the Doctor survives the attempt on his life and succeeds in piloting the probe so that it connects with an enormous spacecraft orbiting Mars. Aboard the spaceship the Doctor discovers the three original astronauts are unharmed but mentally deluded into believing they are in quarantine. An alien being now reveals itself to the Doctor and explains the humans are being held aboard the craft pending the safe return of the Alien Ambassadors. They had been sent to Earth following a Treaty between the race and mankind, but the terms of this agreement have now been broken because of the detention of the Ambassadors. The Doctor offers his personal guarantee to help return the Ambassadors to their mother ship and resolve the conflict before a state of war is declared, and is permitted to leave the alien craft and return to Earth. When the Doctor touches down he is gassed and kidnapped by Reegan, who takes him to Liz. Reegan’s real paymaster and the real organiser of the situation is revealed to them: General Carrington. The General reveals his actions have been prompted by xenophobia driven by his own encounter with the alien beings when he piloted Mars Probe Six some years earlier. His co-pilot, Jim Daniels, was killed on contact with the aliens and the General signed the treaty with the aliens to lure three of their number to Earth, where he hoped he could unveil their real agenda of alien invasion. The use of the ambassadors to kill people was similarly done to arouse public opinion against them. The next phase of his plan is to force the Ambassadors to confess their plot on public television. Leaving the Doctor and Liz working on a new and improved communication device to translate the aliens, Carrington departs for the Space Centre, where he aims to unmask the alien Ambassador before the eyes of the world – and then call on the powers of the Earth to blast the spaceship from the skies. UNIT soldiers raid the secret base and rescue the Doctor and Liz, apprehending Reegan and his thugs. The Doctor races to the Space Centre and he and the Brigadier apprehend Carrington before he can make his broadcast. Sadly, he is taken away, protesting he was only following his moral duty. The Doctor arranges for Cornish and Liz to send the Ambassadors back to their own people, after which the three human astronauts will be returned. Continuity In the first episode, the Doctor makes a reference to the Brigadier's destruction of the Silurians. Sergeant Benton has been promoted from Corporal since his appearance in The Invasion (1968).[1] The Mars Probe space programme appeared in two of Virgin's Doctor Who novels. Who Killed Kennedy revealed that the shuttles were developed from technology taken from International Electromatics. In The Dying Days, the programme was abandoned when Mars Probe 13 accidentally encountered the Ice Warriors and it was agreed that Earth would stay away from their territory; however, a 1997 Mars Probe mission precipitates a Martian invasion and takeover. Production Serial details by episode EpisodeBroadcast dateRun timeViewership (in millions)Archive "Episode 1" 21 March 1970 24:33 7.1 PAL 2" colour videotape "Episode 2" 28 March 1970 24:39 7.6 16mm B&W t/r & Partial restoration "Episode 3" 4 April 1970 24:38 8.0 16mm B&W t/r & Partial restoration "Episode 4" 11 April 1970 24:37 9.3 16mm B&W t/r "Episode 5" 18 April 1970 24:17 7.1 PAL D3 colour restoration "Episode 6" 25 April 1970 24:31 6.9 16mm B&W t/r & Partial restoration "Episode 7" 2 May 1970 24:32 6.4 16mm B&W t/r & Partial restoration [2][3][4] This story was initially developed to feature the Second Doctor and his last companions, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot. As such, it was set well into the future, and did not include UNIT. When all three actors left the programme at the end of the sixth series, it was rewritten to fit the consequential revamp. Original script editor David Whitaker proved incapable of writing for the incoming new format and cast, hence the contributions of Trevor Ray, Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke. All concerned parties agreed to leave sole credit to Whitaker and this was the last Doctor Who serial with his name on it. In an interview years later, Terrance Dicks recounted the experience of rewriting Whitaker's story: “ One of the situations I inherited [as Doctor Who script editor] was Ambassadors of Death and the ongoing tangle with that. David Whitaker...had gone through four or five drafts and you come to a stage where you write so much it just gets worse. What was happening was that the need for the script was very urgent and I stormed into [producers] Peter [Bryant] and Derrick [Sherwin] and said, "Look, we've got five drafts of this. David's fed up with it, he doesn't know what to do. What we need to do is pay David in full and Mac [Hulke] and I will finish." And that's basically what we did. I made sure that David got a full script fee for all his episodes because he had been buggered about by the establishment and Mac and I took the bare bones of his story and almost did a "War Games" - wrote new scripts very quickly - and it shows. It had its moments though. ” Working titles for this story included The Invaders from Mars (later the title of a Big Finish Productions audio drama), and The Carriers of Death. The opening titles of this story start with the normal music and graphics, yet immediately fade after the Doctor Who title caption. There is a short "teaser" for episode one, and episodes 2-7 feature a reprise of the previous episode's cliffhanger. Starting with the "scream", followed by a zoom-in on the words "The Ambassadors", concluding with "of Death", and a "zap" effect. The experiment was not repeated after this story. This was the first story to feature the sting or "scream" into the end title theme. It was added by Brian Hodgson of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop to improve and shape the closing credits.[1] Cast notes Features a guest appearance by Ronald Allen. See also Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who. Cyril Shaps, who plays Lennox in this serial, previously played Viner in The Tomb of the Cybermen. Reception Cultural historian James Chapman has written about connections between this Doctor Who serial and earlier science-fiction TV programmes.[5] The Quatermass Experiment (1953), for example, has a similar storyline concerning astronauts endangering humanity after coming into contact with extraterrestrials.[5] Chapman also refers to the 1960s Gerry Anderson series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, whose eponymous aliens are another race of malevolent Martians.[5] Patrick Mulkern of Radio Times noted that the script revisions caused an "uneven plot" and anticlimax, and wrote that the "narrative feels extemporised, a bumpy, sometimes thrilling ride, but one with no clear end in sight".[1] However, he praised the cliffhangers and direction as well as the acting of Pertwee and John.[1] In print Doctor Who book The Ambassadors of Death Series Target novelisations Release number 121 Writer Terrance Dicks Publisher Target Books Cover artist Tony Masero ISBN 0-491-03712-0 Release date 21 May 1987 (Hardback) 1 October 1987 (Paperback) A novelisation of this serial, written by Terrance Dicks, was published by Target Books in May 1987 and was the final Third Doctor serial to be adapted. VHS, DVD and CD releases and restoration Although the entire story was made on colour videotape, only the first episode was retained in this format. In fact, it is the earliest episode that survives in the series' original videotaped format, either in colour or black and white. The remaining six episodes were retained only as black-and-white film recordings and poor-quality domestic colour recordings made from a US transmission in the 1970s. This recording was severely affected by rainbow-coloured patterns of interference that at times overtake the entire picture.[6] In May 2002, a restoration project for the story's VHS release combined the usable colour information from the domestic recordings with the black and white picture from the film prints, creating a high-quality colour picture. All told, over half of the serial's running time is presented in colour, including all of Episodes 1 and 5, and sections from 2, 3, 6 and 7. The remaining footage, including all of Episode 4, was deemed unsuitable for restoration, and so remained in black-and-white. In 2009, a commentary for the future DVD release was recorded, including Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Michael Ferguson, Peter Halliday, Derek Ware and Terrance Dicks. The January 2011 edition of WIRED UK magazine, published in December 2010 carried a full-page article on the recolourisation of the story. It was stated in the article that the Restoration Team expect to deliver a fully restored colour version of the story to the BBC "within weeks".[7] In issue 430 of Doctor Who Magazine the DVD was announced but later set back due to restoration difficulties.[8] This was delayed until 2012 when Doctor Who Magazine issue 449 confirmed that the full colour version would soon be out on DVD.[9] It was later announced that the story would be released on DVD on 1 October 2012[10] The original soundtrack for this serial was released on CD in the UK in August 2009.[11] The linking narration was provided by Caroline John. References ^ a b c d Mulkern, Patrick (28 September 2009). "Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 September 2012. ^ Shaun Lyon et al. (2007-03-31). "The Ambassadors of Death". Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2008-08-31. ^ "The Ambassadors of Death". Doctor Who Reference Guide. Retrieved 2008-08-31. ^ Sullivan, Shannon (2005-05-14). "The Ambassadors of Death". A Brief History of Time Travel. Retrieved 2008-08-31. ^ a b c Chapman, James (2006). "Earthbound: 1970-1974". Inside the TARDIS: the Worlds of Doctor Who: a Cultural History. London: I.B.Tauris. p. 84. ISBN 1-84511-163-X. ^ "Can You Help Us?". Purpleville.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-14. ^ Burton, Charlie (2010). 'Time Travel TV' WIRED UK, January 2011, p74. ^ "Doctor Who News: Ambassadors Delayed". Gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com. 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2011-12-14. ^ Doctor Who Magazine, Panini UK Limited issue 449 published 28 June 2012, p9 ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-The-Ambassadors-Death/dp/B008H2JK5Y/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1Y3ZOVPITMSAU&coliid=I59OMH86DJYT7 ^ "The Ambassadors of Death @ The TARDIS Library (Doctor Who books, DVDs, videos & audios)". Timelash.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14. 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Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsTHE tdp has been nominated in the DWO pole to find the best podcast you can vote for me... or anyone else... by following the link http://forums.drwho-online.co.uk/dwo_postst31209_Best-Doctor-Who-Podcast-of-2011.aspx?g=posts&t=31209&# VOTE TIN DOG PODCAST! as you can see every vote counts Poll Question : Vote Now for the Best Doctor Who Podcast of 2011 Choice Votes Statistics The DWO WhoCast 8 14 % The Blogtor Who Commentaries 2 3 % Doctor Who: Podshock 1 1 % The Doctor Who Podcast 6 10 % The Big Finish Podcast 0 0 % The Omega Podcast 4 7 % The 20mb Doctor Who Podcast 0 0 % Two-Minute Time Lord Podcast 1 1 % The OodCast 21 37 % The Happiness Patrol Podcast 1 1 % The Tin Dog Podcast 1 1 % Radio Free Skaro 2 3 % Kasterborous PodKast 5 8 % The 20mb Doctor Who Podcast 1 1 % The Bad Wilf Podcast 3 5 % Total
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TDP 267: Smith Yr3 Ep 4 - The Power Of Three
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 12 minutes and 52 secondsThe Cube is a BAFTA Award–winning British game show which first aired on ITV on 22 August 2009. Presented by Phillip Schofield, it offers contestants the chance to win a top prize of £250,000[1] by completing challenges from within a 4m × 4m × 4m Perspex cube. The show is based on the idea that even straightforward tasks become extremely challenging when confined and put under pressure in front of a large live studio audience. Once inside contestants can feel both claustrophobic and disorientated. Using "state-of-the-art filming techniques"[2] the show aims to demonstrate the intense anxiety which contestants undergo as they progress through each task. Colin McFarlane provides the disembodied voice of The Cube, who explains the rules of the games. "The Power of Three"[3] is the fourth episode of the seventh series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that will air on BBC One and BBC One HD on 22 September 2012. It was written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Douglas Mackinnon. The story will feature Matt Smith as alien time traveller the Doctor and his companions, Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and her husband Rory (Arthur Darvill). It will be Amy and Rory's penultimate episode. It will also feature UNIT[1] and will celebrate Amy and Rory's time with the Doctor by telling it from their point of view and examining his influence on their lives. Production The episode's title was originally reported as "Cubed",[4] but was later announced as "The Power of Three".[3] Chris Chibnall had previously written the Doctor Who episodes "42" (2007), "The Hungry Earth"/"Cold Blood" (2010), and the second episode of the series, "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship". He was also a major contributor to the spinoff series Torchwood.[5][6] "The Power of Three" is his second contribution to Doctor Who's seventh series, after "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship".[7] Chibnall described "The Power of Three" as "a lovely big Earth invasion story" but different than the ones done before, as it focused on Amy and Rory's time with the Doctor and the impact of him on their lives.[7] He stated it is told more from Amy and Rory's point of view than ever before, and is about celebrating them before they leave in the following episode.[7] Chibnall's brief from showrunner Steven Moffat was to "live with the Doctor — The Man Who Came to Dinner, Doctor Who style.[7] Chibnall was also inspired by the story of the MSC Napoli.[7] Smith put disgust into the Doctor's remark concerning Twitter in the episode, reflecting his real-life decision to stay off the social network.[8] "The Power of Three" was filmed by itself in the series' third production block.[9] Because of this schedule, it was the final episode Gillan and Darvill filmed as Amy and Rory.[10] Their last scene filmed together was getting into the TARDIS with the Doctor; when the doors closed Gillan, Darvill, and Smith hugged and started crying.[11][12] Some exterior scenes at Amy and Rory's house were re-shot in June and July 2012, with Darvill briefly returning for the June re-shoot.[4][13] References ^ a b c d e "Doctor Who Series 7 News Accumulator". SFX. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/r8yg7/doctor-who--the-power-of-three ^ a b "The Power of Three and The Angels Take Manhattan". BBC. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012. ^ a b "Doctor Who Series 7: New Episode 4 Reshoot Pics". SFX. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ Golder, Dave (8 February 2012). "Two Writers Confirmed For Doctor Who Series 7". SFX. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ "The Hungry Earth: The Fourth Dimension". BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ a b c d e Cook, Benjamin (26 July 2012). "Life with the Doctor". Doctor Who Magazine (Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Panini Comics) (450): 36-39. ^ Mulkern, Patrick (15 August 2012). "Doctor Who premiere — new title sequences, Matt Smith on Twitter and a Big Surprise". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ Doctor Who Magazine (Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Panini Comics) (446). 5 April 2012. ^ Hogan, Michael (14 August 2012). "Karen Gillan 'in denial' about leaving Doctor Who". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ Eames, Tom (19 July 2012). "'Doctor Who' stars: There were tears after final scenes together'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ Fulton, Rick (18 May 2012). "Karen Gillan talks tears at end of Dr Who and her excitement at making new Scots film". Daily Record. Retrieved 18 August 2012. ^ "Doctor Who Series 7: New Official Pic & New Filming Pics". SFX. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012. Contents 1 Format 2 Filming 3 Celebrity specials 4 Records 4.1 Defeated contestants 5 Top prize winner (£250,000 - Beat The Cube) 6 Games 7 Transmissions 8 Ratings 8.1 Series 1 8.2 Series 2 8.3 Series 3 8.4 Series 4 8.5 Series 5 9 International versions 10 Merchandise 11 References 12 External links Format All of the games take place from inside The Cube. Contestants are set a task to complete which can range from testing their agility to more simple procedures such as stopping a stopwatch after 10 seconds or building a tower of blocks. If they successfully complete the task, they will move up the money ladder and closer to the top prize. Each contestant is given nine lives. Each time a contestant fails a game, one life is lost, and the contestant must repeat the game. Any contestant who runs out of lives while trying to win a game loses all of the money he or she accumulated. Contestants may stop after any game and take the money they have won, but once a contestant decides to play, he or she cannot back out until after completing that game. Before each game, there is a short demonstration by "The Body", a faceless female character described as an expert in all the games. Her demonstrations allow the contestant to see how the game is played and formulate a strategy to succeed. Her face has not been seen; her outfit is a metal plate over her face, revealing just shoulder-length hair, and at one time, she lifted part of the mask, revealing her mouth and chin, to demonstrate Drift. GameValue 1 £1,000 2 £2,000 3 £10,000 4 £20,000 5 £50,000 6 £100,000 7 £250,000 The Cube offers each contestant two aids, each of which may be used only once. They may use a Simplify, which will make a certain game easier to complete. It remains in effect for all future attempts of the game until the contestant completes it. They also have the aid of a Trial Run, which is only available from the second game onwards. It gives the contestant a chance to attempt the game without any consequences. Even if the contestant completes the game, to advance to the next game, they must complete it again under the usual circumstances. However, if the contestant fails to complete the game, they will not be penalised for it. To assist contestants in making a decision on whether to play a game, the host can provide the player with statistics about the game they are facing, such as the average number of lives it takes for players to win the game, the percentage of people that completed the game on their first try, or whether one group of people was better at the game than another. With the exception of four episodes (two of which are Celebrity Specials), each episode generally features two contestants. Filming Objective Productions first approached Channel 4 in 2008 with the format. It was made into a non-televised pilot by the channel,[3] and was hosted by Justin Lee Collins. Channel 4 eventually decided not to commission the show because it would have been too expensive.[4] In February 2009, ITV purchased the rights to the show and filming began during April 2009 at Wembley's Fountain Studios. The Cube is one of the first shows to use the game freeze filming technique on a frequent basis, such as when a contestant jumps. Using specially designed cameras, it allows the viewer to see one side of the Cube before the action is frozen, spun to another face of the Cube and then resumed. Slow-motion shots are again common to show action replays of the task a contestant just completed, or the critical moment of a game, to heighten the excitement of whether the contestant will succeed or fail. The show makes extensive use of CGI to project images onto the walls and ceiling of the Cube, while a screen on the floor is also capable of showing images. These film techniques make the seemingly simple tasks that are put before the contestants seem much more exciting than they would normally be. The 5th and 6th series of The Cube were filmed from 26 January 2012. On 30 January, long-distance runner, Mo Farah took part in filming an Olympian special - which aired on Saturday 14 July. He became the first £250,000 jackpot winner with six lives remaining.[5] Filming is known to be taking place as Schofield has annnouced it on Twitter. Additionally, filming of series 5 was announced on This Morning on 6 February 2012. Celebrity specials Celebrity specials of The Cube so far feature two contestants in each episode, except for two specials. Celebrity contestants that are defeated by The Cube are given £1,000 for their charities. Dame Kelly Holmes played The Cube but only took £1,000 for DKH Legacy Trust. Jenni Falconer won £20,000 for Breast Cancer BC2000. Joe Swash played for the Ben Kinsella Trust, he lost a game but took £1,000 away for them. Kelly Osbourne took £10,000 from the Cube for The Prince's Trust. Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine lost against The Cube but took £1,000 for Mood Swing. Boxer Ricky Hatton played and won £20,000 for Genesis Breast Cancer. McFly star Tom Fletcher (the first celebrity that took a whole episode) won £100,000, splitting it between 2 charities, Comic Relief and BIRT . In a Coronation Street special of The Cube on Christmas Eve of 2011, Julie Hesmondhalgh took £20,000 for Maundy Relief and Ryan Thomas played for Christie's and won £10k for them. In an Olympians special Denise Lewis took away £10,000 from The Cube for her charity Breast Cancer Care and Sally Gunnell won £20,000 for Chestnut Tree Children's Hospital In the third edition of the Olympians Specials Fatima Whitbread took away £20,000 for 21st Century Youth and Dai Greene won £50,000 for his charity. Other celebrities who took in The Cube in January were Ashley Banjo and David Haye. These episodes will also air later this year on ITV1. Records In the first series, Jonny Lowery became the first person to reach the final game, having only three lives left. For his final game, he was given a more difficult version of Direction, the first game he faced in The Cube, losing three lives and using his Simplify. In the more difficult version, the path had been narrowed to just 20 centimetres. He decided to leave with £100,000. In the second series, Paul McDonald became the second person to reach the final game, having five lives left. For his final game, he was given a more difficult version of Structure, in which he had to build a construction of blocks within a time limit of twelve seconds, three seconds less than his original attempt. He also decided to leave with £100,000. In the third series, Tom Fletcher of boyband McFly managed to reach the final game, having four lives left. For his final game, he was given a more difficult version of Barrier, in which he had to cross three barriers instead of the original two. He also decided to leave with £100,000. The Fourth person to get to the final game was Luke who was given a more difficult version of Rebound. At the jackpot setting the target zone the ball had to land in was reduced by a significant amount but he also left with £100,000. Teresa was the first person to retire from the game due to injuring her foot in celebration after completing Dual Reflex. In the fifth series, Mo Farah, Olympic 5000 and 10000 metre runner, managed to not only reach the final game but also played the game, starting the final game with seven lives left (He had lost two lives in his first game Response.). For his final game, he guessed that Response would be his final game but was given a more difficult version of Barrier instead, in which he had to cross three barriers instead of the original two, which he had previously beaten on his first attempt. He won £250,000 only losing one more life in the final game. Defeated contestants So far, eighteen contestants have lost all their lives: Rhian lost £2,000 on the first episode of Series 1 playing Drop Zone. Martin lost £20,000 on the third episode of Series 2 playing Side-Track. Alex lost £2,000 on the fifth episode of Series 2 playing Descent. Christian lost £20,000 on the eighth episode of Series 2 playing Pinpoint. Zoe lost £1,000 on the ninth episode of Series 2 playing Stabilise. Dame Kelly Holmes lost £1,000 on the tenth episode of Series 2 playing Gradient. Joe Swash lost £20,000 on the eleventh episode of Series 2 playing Pinpoint. Jennie McAlpine lost £1,000 on the twelfth episode of Series 2 playing Blind-Shot. Paul lost £2,000 on the first episode of Series 3 playing new game Vault. Aaron lost £2,000 on the fourth episode of Series 3 playing Cylinder. Yolanda lost £10,000 on the fifth episode of Series 3 playing Spike. Debbie lost £10,000 on the second episode of Series 4 playing Tilt. Sarah lost £1,000 on the third episode of Series 4 playing Revolving Shot. Jim lost £10,000 on the fourth episode of Series 4 playing Shatter. Isaac lost £2,000 on the fifth episode of Series 4 playing Placement. Karen lost £20,000 on the fifth episode of Series 4 playing Construction. Neil lost £1,000 on the seventh episode of Series 4 playing Pendulum. Graham lost £2,000 on the fourth episode of Series 5 playing Succession. Top prize winner (£250,000 - Beat The Cube) Mo Farah: Celebrity special - Mo Farah Foundation; 6 lives remaining - 14 July 2012 [6] Games The games are placed in the categories by when they were first introduced. If the game has been played at any other levels, the levels they have been played at have been placed in brackets. When The Cube was first made, 50 games were designed. However, they have added new games every new season. Currently, there are a total of 124 different games that have been played so far. Games featured in the show so far include: Game 1 — £1,000[show] Game 2 — £2,000[show] Game 3 — £10,000[show] Game 4 — £20,000[show] Game 5 — £50,000[show] Game 6 — £100,000[show] Game 7 — £250,000[show] On The Cube board games, there are games that aren't played on shows such as Bullseye Throw - they had to launch a ball of a catapult thrower so it goes through a small ring without making contact. Transmissions SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes 1 22 August 2009 3 October 2009 7 2 19 September 2010 2 January 2011 12 3 3 April 2011 11 June 2011 9 4 30 October 2011 31 December 2011 9 5 14 April 2012 Ratings Episode ratings from BARB.[7] Series 1 Episode No.AirdateTotal ViewersITV1 Weekly Ranking 1 22 August 2009 5,850,000 11 2 29 August 2009 5,120,000 11 3 5 September 2009 5,260,000 15 4 12 September 2009 5,060,000 15 5 19 September 2009 4,830,000 17 6 26 September 2009 4,810,000 20 7 3 October 2009 4,710,000 19 Series 2 Episode No.AirdateTotal ViewersITV1 Weekly Ranking 1 19 September 2010 4,980,000 15 2 26 September 2010 5,090,000 16 3 3 October 2010 5,780,000 16 4 10 October 2010 5,190,000 18 5 17 October 2010 5,210,000 20 6 24 October 2010 5,510,000 17 7 31 October 2010 5,210,000 18 8 7 November 2010 5,510,000 17 9 14 November 2010 5,530,000 19 10 21 November 2010 5,420,000 22 11 18 December 2010 3,920,000 22 12 2 January 2011 4,180,000 20 Series 3 Episode No.AirdateTotal ViewersITV1 Weekly Ranking 1 3 April 2011 3,640,000 22 2 10 April 2011 3,310,000 24 3 17 April 2011 3,320,000 23 4 24 April 2011 2,770,000 27 5 1 May 2011 3,500,000 24 6 8 May 2011 3,940,000 18 7 15 May 2011 4,020,000 17 8 22 May 2011 3,960,000 18 9 11 June 2011 3,350,000 22 Series 4 Episode No.AirdateTotal ViewersITV1 Weekly Ranking 1 30 October 2011 3,960,000 20 2 6 November 2011 4,000,000 20 3 13 November 2011 4,080,000 26 4 20 November 2011 4,060,000 23 5 27 November 2011 4,080,000 20 6 4 December 2011 4,090,000 21 7 11 December 2011 3,190,000 25 8 24 December 2011 4,960,000 16 9 31 December 2011 2,870,000 29 Series 5 Episode No.AirdateTotal ViewersITV1 Weekly Ranking 1 14 April 2012 3,990,000 14 2 21 April 2012 2,780,000 28 3 28 April 2012 2,820,000 25 4 5 May 2012 3,140,000 24 5 12 May 2012 3,000,000 30 6 2 June 2012 3,450,850 7 14 July 2012 5,415,240 24 8 21 July 2012 4,587,120 International versions CountryNameHostChannelTop prizePremiere/air dates China Meng Li Fang Dream Cube Cheng Lei Dragon TV To achieve the contestant's dream[8] 13 May 2012 Germany The Cube–Besiege den Würfel! Nazan Eckes RTL €250,000 29 April 2011[9] Italy The Cube - La Sfida Teo Mammucari Italia 1 €100,000 7 September 2011[10] Portugal O Cubo Jorge Gabriel RTP €30,000 16 May–11 July 2010 Saudi Arabia lmk`b Al Moukaab Faisal Al Issa Saudi TV 1 SR250,000 24 March–8 July 2010 Spain El Cubo Raquel Sánchez Silva Cuatro €150,000 8 February 2012[11] Ukraine Kub Kub Maksim Chmerkovskiy STB [?]250,000 21 November 2011[12] United States The Cube Neil Patrick Harris CBS $500,000 2010 Pilot The UK version of The Cube is also currently being broadcast in Ireland by TV3, in New Zealand on TV1, and in Australia on the Nine Network. Most versions of The Cube, even those that air outside the UK, are filmed at The Fountain Studios in London. Merchandise An electronic board game based on the series was made available in stores from November 2010.[13] As of June 2011, the game has been discontinued by most main retailers.[14] The game comes with an electronic handheld system featuring games such as Time Freeze and Stop Zone, as well as 9 balls- six 18mm blow moulded balls, 1 30mm EVA foam ball, 1 25mm hard ball and one 50mm hard ball. The balls are used for different reasons and the foam ball is used for most games with a ball. For Multisphere, all balls are used unless it is being played in a room with hard floors, in that case eight balls are used. Tubes are used for almost evry physical game for starting positions, voids, tubes, towers and columns. Other equipment in the board game are track pieces, discs, clips, z shaped platform pieces, cannons, blocks, a ball flipper, a beam and card pieces,and a 7x7x7 plastic cube for playing a series of sixty physical games. The cube is used for a conatiner and to connect onto the cube platform for the electronic games. A reducer also comes with the cube allowing it to reduce the size of it. The Simplify for games with the reducer generally remove it. Many well known and classic games are here as well as new games, everyday life games and interesting and complex games. Around the time of the release of the board game, a computerised version of the series was made available via the iTunes store for use on the iPod and iPhone. This version features eighteen games from the series: Angular, Balance, Cylinder, Descent, Drop Zone, Focus, Multisphere, Perimeter, Precision, Pulse, Quantity, Reaction, Revolution, Shatter, Stabilise, Stop Zone, Time Freeze and Velocity. An update for the game was made available in January 2011, adding a further free game, Succession, and making four further games available at a cost: Exact, Pathfinder, Totalise and Tower.[15] A second update was made available in March 2011, adding a further free game, Axis, and making four further games available at a cost: Invert, Composure, Calculate and Classify. A free online game has also been created, allowing viewers to attempt three games for free. The games that are available are Stop Zone, Cylinder and Multisphere. The player starts with three lives and has three attempts to beat The Cube. Players also have the opportunity to save their high scores in the games and also use Facebook to challenge friends.[16] On October 5 a Cube game will be released on consoles for the first time. Nintendo 3DS has games such as Vault, Calculate, Pendulum and Pathfinder and many more. If you beat the Cube, then you unlock Extreme Mode, Where you play games never seen on TV. Features: The Body and The Voice on the Hit Show. Demonstrations of each Game. Features 33 games. Extreme Mode includes not seen challenges. Profiles letting multiple people track their wins and losses. Stats for each game. Multiplayer and Head to Head modes. The features are the same for Wii. The PS3 version is different to the 3DS and Wii because you have more ways to play. The PS3 version has games like Memory Flash, Dead Stop, Accelerate, Perimeter, Reflex, Drop Shot and many more. Here are features of the PS3 version of the Cube! Includes the Voice and the Body featured in the hit show. Cut scene demonstration for each game. Features 30 games. Extra DLC available for 10 more challenges. Extreme Mode which includes never seen challenges. Profiles making multiple players track their wins and losses. Stats for each game showing average lives used. Multiplayer Challenge and Head to Head modes. PlayStation Move compatible. References ^ The Cube–Official Description ITV ^ New ITV gameshow 'The Cube'| Digital Spy ^ Channel 4 piloting gameshow in a cube Digital Spy ^ ITV1 snaps up C4-piloted gameshow Broadcast ^ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/4100635/Mo-Farah-news-Team-GBs-star-runner-is-first-to-finish-The-Cube.html ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT-PaBCYOMo&feature=plcp ^ http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weekly-top-programmes? ^ For example, the prize of the first 5 games for the very first contestant were football boots, complete set of freestyle football equipments, freestyle football party, replacement of old home appliances and a freestyle football studio respectively. ^ Eckes moderiert: RTL angelt sich Show-Highlight "The Cube"–TVmatrix ^ The Cube–Italian TV ^ El Cubo–Cuatro ^ Telekanal STB nachinaet kastingi novogo igrovogo shou (STB Channel starts casting for a new game show) ^ http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3905212/Trail/searchtext%3ETHE+CUBE.htm ^ http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10001_10001_106100348099_-1?breadcrumb=Home~txtthe+cube ^ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/the-cube/id387725955?mt=8 ^ The Cube–ITV Online Game
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TDP 266: Big Finish Main Range - Black and White
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 7 minutes and 24 secondsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Big Finish Productions audio play Black and White Series Doctor Who Release number 163 Featuring Seventh Doctor Ace Hex Writer Matt Fitton Director Ken Bentley Set between Project: Nirvana and Gods and Monsters Release date August 2012 Black and White is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. As with all Doctor Who spin-off media, its relationship to the televised serials is open to interpretation. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Continuity 4 Notes 5 External links 6 References Plot The search for the Doctor continues. The Black TARDIS brings Ace and Aristedes to the setting of the classic, epic, Anglo-Saxon poem, Beowulf. The White TARDIS brings Hex and Sally to the same location, but sixteen years later. Cast Seventh Doctor - Sylvester McCoy Ace - Sophie Aldred Hex - Philip Olivier Captain Aristedes - Maggie O'Neill Private Sally Morgan- Amy Pemberton Garundel - Stuart Milligan Young Beowulf - Michael Rouse Old Beowulf - Richard Bremmer Weohstan - John Banks Wiglaf - James Hayward Continuity This is the sixth and final story in the Black TARDIS story arc. Aristedes was first heard in the 2010 story, Project Destiny, where she was working for The Forge, just before its destruction. Sally met the Doctor in the 2011 story House of Blue Fire. She also features in Project: Nirvana, alongside Captain Aristedes. The exterior of the TARDIS was rendered white during the events of the 2009 story, The Angel of Scutari. It remained as such in the stories, Project: Destiny, A Death in the Family, Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge and Protect and Survive. Ace and Hex discovered that the Doctor was missing at the start of the previous story, Protect and Survive. The TARDIS with the black exterior was inexplicably seen in a trilogy of solo Seventh Doctor stories, Robophobia, The Doomsday Quatrain and House of Blue Fire, which, for the Doctor, take place between Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge and Protect and Survive. It is also in Project: Nirvana, which takes place just before Black and White. Aristedes recalls unheard adventures with the Doctor and Sally, fighting Elder Gods such as The Animus (encountered by the First Doctor in the television story The Web Planet) and The Great Intelligence (encountered by the Second Doctor in the television stories The Abominable Snowmen and The Web of Fear). She also mentions The Mi’en Kalarash, which Sally fought in House of Blue Fire. Ace recalls her encounter with The Celestial Toymaker in the audio The Magic Mousetrap. The Fast Return Switch was used in the 1964 First Doctor television story, The Edge of Destruction. It has also featured in Big Finish audios such as Seasons of Fear and Neverland. The Doctor is heard in several scenes that take place at other points in time. He is heard obtaining the Black TARDIS, just after the events in Alaska in Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge. He is then heard taking it on its first three trips, (Robophobia, The Doomsday Quatrain and House of Blue Fire). He is also heard recruiting Sally, in a scene taken from the end of House of Blue Fire. And he is heard recruiting Captain Aristedes, just after House of Blue Fire. Notes Stuart Milligan played President Richard Nixon in the 2011 Eleventh Doctor television episodes, The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon. A alternative cover was first released, to conceal the inclusion of the characters Sally and Aristedes. The actual cover was not revealed until just before the audio's release.[1] External links Big Finish Productions - Black and White
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TDP 265: Smith Yr3.3 A Town Called Mercy
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TDP 264: The Blue Tooth (CC 01.03)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 5 minutes and 58 secondsSynopsis "I suppose that was one of the Doctor's most endearing qualities: the ability to make the bizarre and the terrifying seem utterly normal." When Liz Shaw's friend Jean goes missing, the Doctor and U.N.I.T. are drawn to the scene to investigate. Soon Liz discovers a potential alien invasion that will have far-reaching affects on her life… and the Doctor is unexpectedly re-united with an old enemy… Written By: Nigel Fairs Directed By: Mark J Thompson Cast Caroline John (Liz Shaw), Nicholas Briggs (The Cybermen) Synopsis On a rare day off from her duties at UNIT, Liz Shaw decides to visit her friend Jean Basemore at Oakington, near Cambridge. However, Jean stands her up for their lunch, and is not to be found at her cottage: all that is there is Jean's cat and a television set — both extensively chewed. Liz telephones the Doctor, who is already on his way to Cambridge — UNIT is investigating several missing scientists. The investigation leads to the home of a cleaner, and the Doctor notices that both the cleaner and Jean had recently received reminder notices from their dentist. While the Doctor and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart investigate a suicide at the train station, Liz visits the dentist, Mr. Arnold. Her plans to investigate are thwarted by hypnotic music which sends her to sleep, and when she awakens, dazed and confused, she's had a new filling put in. The Doctor tells her that the dead man at the train station was the cleaner whose home they had visited earlier, and an examination of his body reveals that much of his flesh had been turned into a strange blue metal. As Liz examines the body, she notices that the flesh and bone are still transforming into the alien metal — and then she discovers that the body is full of small robots, like silverfish, which are excreting a blue liquid. One of the creatures attacks a UNIT soldier, and burrows into its flesh. Sergeant Benton attempts to shoot the creatures, but to no avail. In a last-ditch effort, Liz sprays the creatures with a fire extinguisher, which freezes them. The Doctor identifies the creatures as Cybermats, and explains that the blue liquid is a living metal which converts human flesh into cybernetic parts — it is Cyberman technology, but the Doctor has not seen it's like before. Liz's new filling is made of the same blue metal. The Doctor synthesizes an agent, based on the phosphates in the fire extinguisher, which will halt the growth of the metal. It kills the Cybermat which had burrowed into the UNIT soldier's leg, but his leg is destroyed as well. The Doctor gives Mike Yates instructions on how to create a more precise version of the agent, which will be able to be used as an antidote to revert the conversion process. Under a mental compulsion, Liz returns to Oakington. She awakens in a buried spaceship, standing in a Cyber-conversion chamber. There, she sees her friend Jean, half-converted into a Cyberman. Jean apologizes for missing their lunch date, and begs Liz to kill her. Horrified, Liz can only watch as Jean is transformed into a Cyberman. The Doctor converses with the lead Cyberman, and realizes that the Cyberman ship had crashed on Earth years earlier, as a scout ship intended to prepare for a Cyberman invasion. Escaping with the aid of the sonic screwdriver, the Doctor and Liz discover the bridge of the Cyber-ship, where a dead, legless Cyberman is found at the helm. The Doctor realizes that the lead Cyberman was a human who had discovered the Cyber-ship and experimented with what he found there — including the blue metal. The Doctor attempts to reach the humanity in the lead Cyberman, who was once a man named Gareth Arnold. Arnold was converted by the blue metal, an experimental Cyberman technology. As the Cybermen threaten the Doctor and the blue metal in Liz's tooth begins to spread into her jaw, the Doctor uses the crude version of his antidote on the Arnold Cyberman, killing him. The other Cybermen return to their cubicles, awaiting instructions. Liz loses consciousness. She awakens in Jean's cottage, where the Doctor completes the treatment with the advanced version of the conversion antidote. Aside from a missing tooth and some pain in her jaw, she is fine — although somewhat upset to discover that there had been a tiny Cybermat contained in the filling. But, to the Doctor's dismay, the Brigadier has converted the early, crude version of the antidote into a weapon, and uses it to destroy the remaining Cybermen. Cast Liz Shaw — Caroline John The Cybermen — Nicholas Briggs