The Cloister Room
- Description:
- A Podcast about Doctor Who and Other Things, featuring Tom Dickinson and Louis Mitas.
Homepage: http://thecloisterroom.libsyn.com
RSS Feed: http://thecloisterroom.com/rss
- Episodes:
- 257
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:0:49:02
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:1:29:34
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 8 days, 18 hours, 1 minutes and 1 second
- Earliest Episode:
- 3 October 2025 (3:01pm GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 1 January 2016 (4:00pm GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 9 days, 2 hours, 57 minutes and 5 seconds
The Cloister Room Episodes
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TCR 007: I Hope It's Cool!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 17 minutes and 36 secondsThis week on The Cloister Room, Tom talks about reboots. No, not ReBoot. Franchise continuity reboots. Of the kind that, back in January, Jane Tranter was considering engaging in for the purpose of bringing Doctor Who to the US. Tom explains his reaction and, well... it's not fanboyish bile.
Plus two new, presumably regular segments: Tom Says Some Stuff About Lost: Tom unravels the mysteries of the new narrative device introduced this season of Lost. The Haiku Review: Tom offers his poetically pithy reviews of three currently-running TV programs.
All this and more*, on this week's episode of The Cloister Room.
Please follow me on Twitter! You can get updates about this show at @TheCloisterRoom, and you can follow my daily musings on all sorts of banal things at @tdickinson.
*NOTE: And by "more" I mean the Dune Quote of the Week. That's more, right?
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TCR 006: An Announcement, and a Lament for Gallifrey
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 8 minutes and 32 secondsTom announces the advent of weekly episodes, and shares his thoughts on the Gallifrey One Convention. By singing.
Links: Blinovitch: "The Ultimate Foe" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMMsuhwZ7Bo Blinovitch: "Five Docs" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLPkpxl4u7E
Special thanks to these guys for featuring my song! Bridging the Rift: http://bridgingtherift.wordpress.com/ Tim's Take On...: http://timstakeon.libsyn.com/
Please follow me on Twitter! You can get updates about this show at @TheCloisterRoom, and you can follow my daily musings on all sorts of banal things at @tdickinson.
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TCR 005: The Great Genre Panic
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 13 minutes and 23 secondsIt's back! The Cloister Room bursts back onto the scene for Christmas eve in an episode that has... nothing to do with Christmas at all. Ah well. This week, I take a look at the state of genre television on major networks in the United States, looking at the problems posed by shows like Dollhouse and what the American industry can learn from the UK, and, of course, Doctor Who in particular. Feedback is welcome, and one particular question of interest: if an American actor had to play the Doctor, who would you want it to be? Some thoughts are in the episode, but I'd love to hear your opinion on this and other issues in the comments!
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TCR 004: Requiem for a Drama
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 12 minutes and 20 secondsThe Cloister Room returns! No, it has not been canceled before its time, but this is an episode about television shows that were canceled before their time. The question at stake: Is it worth setting yourself up for disappointment by investing in a show that's already been canceled, or looks like it will be? The answer: Well, you'll just have to listen to find out! Also, the Dune quote of the week. Which is a bit of a misnomer, coming from a podcast that makes no claim to a weekly schedule.
Elsewhere on the Internet:
You can hear Tom as a guest panelist on episode 7 of Bridging the Rift (as soon as it's released anyway, I'll put a link to the episode here once it's out).
And you can also hear Tom, singing! Tom has sort of started a Trock project called Blinovitch, and he sings a song about The Valeyard over at videobloggery. It's called "The Ultimate Foe".
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TCR 003: Man, O Mandalorian!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 17 minutes and 19 secondsHa! After a brief dry spell, you thought this rookie podcast didn't have the staying power to last more than two episodes. But you were wrong, buster.
Last time on the Cloister Room, Tom promised a discussion of Star Wars. This week, he deviates from his plans but still fulfills the promise by talking about canonical issues in Star Wars. Also included is a defense of canon in Doctor Who. All this and also the Dune Quote of the Week in the third exciting episode of this rookie podcast.
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The Cloister Room promo
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 1 minutes and 8 secondsHave a podcast? Want to run a promo for The Cloister Room? Well, please do!
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TCR 002: O Captain! My Captain!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 19 minutes and 30 secondsThis week on The Cloister Room, Tom takes a look at Captain Jack Harkness: the background of the character, the major events that have shaken him in Children of Earth, and his thoughts on the character's direction for the future. But that's only one of the four acts in this episode. Tom also discusses the recently unveiled trailers for the upcoming specials and Russell T Davies' attitude on religion in Torchwood: Children of Earth. It's far and away the most jam-packed episode yet, which, Tom admits, is really not saying much, as it's only the second one!
Useful Links:
The Waters of Mars Trailer (youtube)
The End of the World Trailer (youtube)
The Minute Doctor Who Podcast (discussed in this episode)
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The Cloister Room 143 - FINAL
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 57 secondsTom and Louis have reached the end of their wanderings at last. But there's still time to discuss one more episode of Doctor Who. And some other stuff.
"Fluidscape" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0
The Cloister Room is over, but watch this space in 2016.
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The Cloister Room 143 - FINAL
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 57 secondsTom and Louis have reached the end of their wanderings at last. But there's still time to discuss one more episode of Doctor Who. And some other stuff.
"Fluidscape" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0
The Cloister Room is over, but watch this space in 2016.
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The Cloister Room 143 - FINAL
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 57 secondsTom and Louis have reached the end of their wanderings at last. But there’s still time to discuss one more episode of Doctor Who. And some other stuff.
“Fluidscape” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0
The Cloister Room is over, but watch this space in 2016.
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The Cloister Room 141 - The Sound of His Chirps
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes and 3 secondsOn the penultimate episode of The Cloister Room, Tom and Louis leave the TARDIS to journey to a galaxy far, far away. There are spoilers.
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The Cloister Room 142 - The Sound of His Chirps
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes and 3 secondsOn the penultimate episode of The Cloister Room, Tom and Louis leave the TARDIS to journey to a galaxy far, far away. There are spoilers.
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The Cloister Room 142 - The Sound of His Chirps
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes and 3 secondsOn the penultimate episode of The Cloister Room, Tom and Louis leave the TARDIS to journey to a galaxy far, far away. There are spoilers.
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The Cloister Room 141 - The Mind Robert
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 54 secondsWith Series Nine behind them, Tom and Louis journey to the land of fiction, where topics of discussion include the Doctor's fictionality, face blindness, and people that are horses.
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The Cloister Room 141 - The Mind Robert
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 54 secondsWith Series Nine behind them, Tom and Louis journey to the land of fiction, where topics of discussion include the Doctor's fictionality, face blindness, and people that are horses.
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The Cloister Room 141 - The Mind Robert
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 54 secondsWith Series Nine behind them, Tom and Louis journey to the land of fiction, where topics of discussion include the Doctor's fictionality, face blindness, and people that are horses.
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The Cloister Room 140 - The Donna Treatment
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 11 secondsTom and Louis visit scenic Gallifrey and have a nice bowl of soup. Topic include memory wipes, immortality, and whether this is or isn't the best series of Doctor Who ever.
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The Cloister Room 140 - The Donna Treatment
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 11 secondsTom and Louis visit scenic Gallifrey and have a nice bowl of soup. Topic include memory wipes, immortality, and whether this is or isn't the best series of Doctor Who ever.
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The Cloister Room 140 - The Donna Treatment
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 11 secondsTom and Louis visit scenic Gallifrey and have a nice bowl of soup. Topic include memory wipes, immortality, and whether this is or isn't the best series of Doctor Who ever.
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The Cloister Room 139 - Perpetual Skull
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 50 secondsTrapped in their own bespoke torture castle, Tom and Louis must confess their shocking opinions about Peter Capaldi's new one-man show. Topics include skull ecology, confession dial procedure, and of course, hybrids.
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The Cloister Room 139 - Perpetual Skull
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 50 secondsTrapped in their own bespoke torture castle, Tom and Louis must confess their shocking opinions about Peter Capaldi's new one-man show. Topics include skull ecology, confession dial procedure, and of course, hybrids.
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The Cloister Room 139 - Perpetual Skull
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 50 secondsTrapped in their own bespoke torture castle, Tom and Louis must confess their shocking opinions about Peter Capaldi's new one-man show. Topics include skull ecology, confession dial procedure, and of course, hybrids.
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The Cloister Room 138 - Bonkers Nonsensical Plan
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 43 secondsOn a hidden street Tom and Louis must discuss the latest episode of Doctor Who, or they may be forced to face the raven...
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The Cloister Room 138 - Bonkers Nonsensical Plan
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 43 secondsOn a hidden street Tom and Louis must discuss the latest episode of Doctor Who, or they may be forced to face the raven...
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The Cloister Room 138 - Bonkers Nonsensical Plan
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 43 secondsOn a hidden street Tom and Louis must discuss the latest episode of Doctor Who, or they may be forced to face the raven...
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The Cloister Room 137 - On-Demand Complaint Negation
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 57 secondsThis audio was recovered from the computers of Tom Dickinson and Louis Mitas after they discussed Sleep No More.
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The Cloister Room 137 - On-Demand Complaint Negation
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 57 secondsThis audio was recovered from the computers of Tom Dickinson and Louis Mitas after they discussed Sleep No More.
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The Cloister Room 137 - On-Demand Complaint Negation
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 57 secondsThis audio was recovered from the computers of Tom Dickinson and Louis Mitas after they discussed Sleep No More.
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The Cloister Room 136 - Vegan Zygons, Zygon Vegans, Vegons
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 59 secondsTom and Louis stand in a room in the Black Archive, their hands poised over buttons on opposing Osgood boxes. What will it be? Truth, or Consequences? Who is a human and who is a Zygon? All will (perhaps) be revealed!
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The Cloister Room 136 - Vegan Zygons, Zygon Vegans, Vegons
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 59 secondsTom and Louis stand in a room in the Black Archive, their hands poised over buttons on opposing Osgood boxes. What will it be? Truth, or Consequences? Who is a human and who is a Zygon? All will (perhaps) be revealed!
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The Cloister Room 136 - Vegan Zygons, Zygon Vegans, Vegons
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 59 secondsTom and Louis stand in a room in the Black Archive, their hands poised over buttons on opposing Osgood boxes. What will it be? Truth, or Consequences? Who is a human and who is a Zygon? All will (perhaps) be revealed!
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The Cloister Room 135 - Zygon Riff
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 24 secondsTom and Louis are back for another episode of The Cloister Room. But are they both truly who they seem to be? Or could either one of them be a Zygon in disguise? Or does it even really matter, in the end? All of this and more will be revealed in the latest episode of The Cloister Room, discussing The Zygon Invasion!
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The Cloister Room 135 - Zygon Riff
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 24 secondsTom and Louis are back for another episode of The Cloister Room. But are they both truly who they seem to be? Or could either one of them be a Zygon in disguise? Or does it even really matter, in the end? All of this and more will be revealed in the latest episode of The Cloister Room, discussing The Zygon Invasion!
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The Cloister Room 135 - Zygon Riff
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 24 secondsTom and Louis are back for another episode of The Cloister Room. But are they both truly who they seem to be? Or could either one of them be a Zygon in disguise? Or does it even really matter, in the end? All of this and more will be revealed in the latest episode of The Cloister Room, discussing The Zygon Invasion!
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The Cloister Room 134 - No Worse Than What You'd Hear in a Shakespeare Play
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 52 minutes and 52 secondsLouis and Tom venture to regency England for an encounter with the mysterious highwayman known as the Knightmare. Topics of discussion include Mire-pattern baldness, the Lion King, and the color mauve.
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The Cloister Room 134 - No Worse Than What You'd Hear in a Shakespeare Play
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 52 minutes and 52 secondsLouis and Tom venture to regency England for an encounter with the mysterious highwayman known as the Knightmare. Topics of discussion include Mire-pattern baldness, the Lion King, and the color mauve.
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The Cloister Room 134 - No Worse Than What You'd Hear in a Shakespeare Play
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 52 minutes and 52 secondsLouis and Tom venture to regency England for an encounter with the mysterious highwayman known as the Knightmare. Topics of discussion include Mire-pattern baldness, the Lion King, and the color mauve.
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The Cloister Room 133 - Shrub Jefferson
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 44 minutes and 0 secondsTom and Louis have their long-awaited encounter with the mysterious Girl Who Died. But who is she? The Rani? Susan? Romana? Or something far stranger? Topics of discussion include the Doctor's face, iPhones, and eel habitats.
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The Cloister Room 133 - Shrub Jefferson
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 44 minutes and 0 secondsTom and Louis have their long-awaited encounter with the mysterious Girl Who Died. But who is she? The Rani? Susan? Romana? Or something far stranger? Topics of discussion include the Doctor's face, iPhones, and eel habitats.
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The Cloister Room 133 - Shrub Jefferson
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 44 minutes and 0 secondsTom and Louis have their long-awaited encounter with the mysterious Girl Who Died. But who is she? The Rani? Susan? Romana? Or something far stranger? Topics of discussion include the Doctor's face, iPhones, and eel habitats.
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The Cloister Room 132 - This Is a Man in a Rubber Suit and We Are Proud
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 22 minutes and 1 secondJourney with Tom and Louis back Before the Flood. Topics of discussion include secret workplace romance, the Fisher King's pseudo-death protocols, and the Doctor's vlog. All this plus missing episodes, Big Finish, and more! more! more!
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The Cloister Room 132 - This Is a Man in a Rubber Suit and We Are Proud
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 22 minutes and 1 secondJourney with Tom and Louis back Before the Flood. Topics of discussion include secret workplace romance, the Fisher King's pseudo-death protocols, and the Doctor's vlog. All this plus missing episodes, Big Finish, and more! more! more!
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The Cloister Room 132 - This Is a Man in a Rubber Suit and We Are Proud
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 22 minutes and 1 secondJourney with Tom and Louis back Before the Flood. Topics of discussion include secret workplace romance, the Fisher King's pseudo-death protocols, and the Doctor's vlog. All this plus missing episodes, Big Finish, and more! more! more!
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The Cloister Room 131 - Corridor Relay Race
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 46 minutes and 51 secondsTom and Louis journey Under the Lake (well, *into* the lake, at any rate), for a discussion of the latest adventure with the Doctor and Clara. Topics of discussion include candy, cliffhangers, and Class.
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The Cloister Room 131 - Corridor Relay Race
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 46 minutes and 51 secondsTom and Louis journey Under the Lake (well, *into* the lake, at any rate), for a discussion of the latest adventure with the Doctor and Clara. Topics of discussion include candy, cliffhangers, and Class.
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The Cloister Room 131 - Corridor Relay Race
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 46 minutes and 51 secondsTom and Louis journey Under the Lake (well, *into* the lake, at any rate), for a discussion of the latest adventure with the Doctor and Clara. Topics of discussion include candy, cliffhangers, and Class.
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The Cloister Room 130 - Dr. Who and the Wheel of Snakes
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 4 minutes and 25 secondsThat witch is familiar, isn't she? Tom and Louis talk about the conclusion of the Doctor's adventure on Skaro, and topics of discussion include how to write a good title, Kaledizing Davros, and Dalek strategy.
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The Cloister Room 130 - Dr. Who and the Wheel of Snakes
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 4 minutes and 25 secondsThat witch is familiar, isn't she? Tom and Louis talk about the conclusion of the Doctor's adventure on Skaro, and topics of discussion include how to write a good title, Kaledizing Davros, and Dalek strategy.
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The Cloister Room 130 - Dr. Who and the Wheel of Snakes
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 4 minutes and 25 secondsThat witch is familiar, isn’t she? Tom and Louis talk about the conclusion of the Doctor’s adventure on Skaro, and topics of discussion include how to write a good title, Kaledizing Davros, and Dalek strategy.
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The Cloister Room 129 - A One-Man Show, or A Many-Snake Show
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 59 minutes and 36 secondsIt's back! Doctor Who is back on our screens! Tom and Louis discuss the long-awaited premiere of series nine, and weigh in on the Doctor, Missy, Clara, and all the surprise reveals and whatnot. Also discussed is the theatrical screening of Dark Water/Death in Heaven. There's so much going on we forget to even mention Jenna Coleman's officially confirmed departure from Doctor Who! Oops!
All this, and stay to the end for a (moderately) important announcement.