Doctor Who: The Metebelis 2
- Description:
- The Metebelis 2 is a transatlantic conversation about "Doctor Who" with Ben the Brit and David the American. Follow along as two old friends talk about their lifelong fandom of Doctor Who dating back to the 1970s and 1980s into the 21st century.
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- Episodes:
- 311
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:0:47:28
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:2:07:10
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 10 days, 6 hours, 2 minutes and 49 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 19 June 2016 (7:32pm GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 20 July 2024 (11:45pm GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 9 days, 11 hours, 53 minutes and 51 seconds
Doctor Who: The Metebelis 2 Episodes
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#204 - Fabulousness
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 25 minutes and 9 secondsOur reaction to Ncuti Gatwa being cast by Russell T Davies as the next Doctor Who. Opening music is "I Can Change" by Ezra Furman. Closing music is Segun Akinola's arrangement of the Doctor Who Theme. We recorded this episode on 8 May 2022.
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#203 - Back by Popular Demand
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 12 secondsReturning monsters are a hallmark of Doctor Who from Sea Devils to Daleks, we look at the second act of popular monsters of the classic era. We talk about which monster return worked and how to villains and monsters intersect. And, speculate on some missed opportunies of monsters that had one-and-done outtings. Opening music is "We're Doing a Sequel" from the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted. Closing music is "The Master's Plan" composed by Malcolm Clarke from soundtrack of The Sea Devils. We recorded this episode on 24 April 2022.
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#202 - The Scottish Podcast
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes and 56 secondsBen, having recently installed an art exhibit at Balmoral Castle, has been pondering the great impact that Scotland and the Scots have made on Doctor Who. David was surprised to learn that the Brigadier wasn't always Scottish and it was director Douglas Camfield that gave Col. Lethbridge his hyphenated surname Stewart. Jamie McCrimmon, Amy Pond, and three Doctors Who from Scotland, plus one showrunner, Scotland is ever-present in the TARDIS. Opening and closing music is from Terror of the Zygons, composed by Geoffrey Burgon. We recorded this episode on 2 April 2022.
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#201 - The Kind of Stupid Choice an Alien Entity Would Make
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 47 minutes and 50 secondsYeti menacing the London underground — one of the most iconic images of Doctor Who in the 1960s; and we discuss The Web of Fear in this podcast. Ben recalls how the Target cover by Chris Achilleos for The Abominable Snowmen with its yeti with a hint of fang helped confuse him when he first saw the mark 2 version. David fell in love with this story after hearing the narrated soundtrack and dreams about being a yeti cosplayer at Doctor Who conventions. We touch upon the missing episode 3 and how the fan animation made by Adam Bullock helped bridge the gap in 2013 and what to make of the new 3d motion-capture animation. Opening music is "Palpitations", composed by J. Scott and, closing music is "Music For Strings, Percussion, and Celesta, SZ 106 - 3. Adagio", composed by Béla Bartók and performed by RIAS Symphony Orchestra, directed by Ferenc Fricsay. We recorded this episode on 13 March 2022.
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#200 - Strangers When We Meet
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 46 minutes and 6 secondsAfter recording 199 podcasts together, do Ben and David know each other well enough to correctly pick which stories are on one another's top ten list of Doctor Who stories? Let's hope so! Opening music is is "Strangers When We Meet" by The Smithereens and closing music is from "Space Time Music, part 1" composed by Wilfred Josephs. We recorded this episode on 27 February 2022.
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#198 - Live from LobbyCon! Gallifrey One 32 - Day 3
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 15 minutes and 51 secondsBen is joined this episode by two very special guests, Lena Barkin and Jess Jurkovic, in the middle of the hustle and bustle of LobbyCon during the waning hours of 32nd Gallifrey One! Everyone is in a jovial mood and celebrating with friends the conclusion of another great Doctor Who convention. The video of her pitch for the 60th anniversary special can be viewed on Vimeo. Opening music is from The Claws of Axos and closing music is from "The Carnival of Monsters" composed by Dudley Simpson. We recorded this episode on 20 February 2022.
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#198 - And Then They Threw It Open to Floor Questions… Gallifrey One 32 - Day 2
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 21 minutes and 12 secondsBen reports in live from Day 2 of the 32nd Gallifrey One convention in the City of Weeping Angels. Ben talks about the Kaffeeklatsch with Matthew Sweet, the British broadcaster and journalist, Big Finish news, what and when to expect with The Abominable Snowmen animation, seeing Jo Martin, Mandeep Gill, and Sacha Dhawan in a crowded Hall A, and how "fried" is the flavour of the food trunks this year at the convention. Opening music is from The Claws of Axos and closing music is from The Two Doctors incidental music composed by Peter Howell. We recorded this episode on 19 February 2022.
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#197 - And Some Cat Nuns Just Walked By… GallifreyOne 32 - Day 1
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 18 minutes and 4 secondsBen reports in live from Day 1 of the 32nd Gallifrey One convention in sunny Los Angeles, California. Ben talks about meeting Michael Jayston, hearing Sacha Dhawan, the Blu-Ray panel, cosplay, and more! Opening music is from The Claws of Axos and closing music is by Blink-182. We recorded this episode on 18 February 2022.
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#196 - Talking in Our English Accents
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 47 minutes and 8 secondsWe are joined this podcast by Lena Barkin and Jess Jurkovic for our Gallifrey One pre-panel! We chat about the whole con experience from meeting people, being on panels, cosplay, the dealers' room, our hopes and expectations, and more! Opening music is from "Jet Airliner" by the Steve Miller Band and closing music is an alternative take of "Day Tripper" by The Beatles. We recorded this episode on 6 February 2022.
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#195 - Daleks Repowered
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 44 minutes and 23 secondsWe turn our focus to The Power of the Daleks - special edition and marvel upon its many improvements, some obvious and others more subtle. Then we discuss the news that BBC America is ending funding for future animations and the Conservative government under Boris Johnson is freezing, and then ending funding for the BBC. The podcast's music was composed by Tristram Cary for The Daleks, and used also for Power's soundtrack. We recorded this episode on 16 January 2022.
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#194 - The Weird Line of Fidelity
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 59 secondsThe recent animation watch continues with a discussion of Galaxy 4, the first Hartnell story animated since the end of the DVD range. David is impressed by the planet set design and the near-perfect likeness of Vicki in her animated form, and enjoys the Hartnell line mishaps with the script. Ben questions the switch from lace-up boots to go-go boots, which opens the door to other interesting decisions made producing this animation. This episode's music is "Marche" from Les Structures Sonorés used as incidental music in Galaxy 4. We recorded this episode on 9 January 2022.
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#193 The Restortion of Damaged Art
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 1 secondWe discuss The Evil of the Daleks recently released as an animated recreation or reinterpretation of the 1967 story starring Patrick Troughton. Ben is intrigued by the decisions the production team made that diverge from the original presentation and likens the animation project to the restoration of damaged art. David wonders if Whitaker's script could be tighter with fewer characters. Along the way we, discover Rutans disguised as Christmas puddings, ponder why Maxtible has a dungeon and traps and a Turkish wrestler on staff, and the lost story of the great Dalek-Chumbley war. Opening music is Jack Trombley's "Mexican Beat" and closing music is the Dalek's entrance music composed by Dudley Simpson, both pieces are from The Evil of the Daleks soundtrack. We recorded this episode on 30 December 2021.
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#192 - Catch the Christmas Omnibus
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 48 minutes and 2 secondsFor a brief five or so years, the BBC broadcast an omnibus version of Doctor Who in the middle of the Christmas week holiday, usually on 27 December. We talk about how Barry Letts got this viewing tradition underway and ruminate on why by the time Graham Williams became producer that the omnibus specials had ceased to be. We then discuss the relevance of omnibus repeats for audiences in the 21st century in a television landscape dominated by streaming and in-home video. We recorded this episode on 23 December 2021.
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#191 - No Place to Hide
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 55 secondsWe talk about the use of big monsters across the history of Doctor Who. Does enlarging the monster up its threat level, make it more scary, or just make it seem ridiculous? Does one size of monster work better than others? Does one size fit all? Opening music is Dudley Simpson's (Giant) Robot theme. Closing music is Murray Gold's "Monster Bossa". We recorded this episode on 20 June 2021.
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#190 - Space Eurovision
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 45 minutes and 59 secondsWe hold an informal meeting of the Doctor Who's writer room to pitch new story ideas with underrated monsters for the Whittaker Doctor to face in series 13. Which monsters get green lit and which ones are put back on the shelf? Opening music is "The Bell Plants" composed by Peter Howell from Meglos. Closing music begins with "The Axons Approach" composed by Dudley Simpson with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and ends with Jodie Whittaker singing Coldplay's "Yellow" from the BBC Children in Need album, Got It Covered. We recorded this episode on 13 June 2021.
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#189 - Page Layout of Unreasoning Terror
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 0 secondsWe read Doctor Who Monthly #48 from January 1981 and talk about the magazine, its comics and editorial content, and look back on how official fandom was 40 years ago. Ben also gets a little nostalgic about ads for BMX bikes and Star Wars digital wristwatches. Opening music is an excerpt from "We, Pangol" aka "Pangol's March" and closing music is "Back to Work", both pieces are from the Leisure Hive score composed by Peter Howell of the BBC Radiophic Workshop. We recorded this episode on 6 June 2021.
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#188 - Remixed Ideas
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 56 secondsFriend of the podcast, Brian aka @project_37 joins us this week to discuss the exciting conclusion of the new Christopher Eccleston audio story from Big Finish, Ravagers: Food Fight! Does the Doctor save the universe? Is there a satisfying outcome for Nova and Audrey? Did Nick Briggs successfully resolve all the plot threads? And, what does the future hold for Eccleston and Big Finish? Opening music is from the Ravagers score composed by Howard Carter. The podcast closes with the trailer for Eccleston 1.2: Respond to All Calls. We recorded this episode on 30 May 2021.
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#187 - Linear Geezers
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 31 minutes and 0 secondsThe pace quickens for the Doctor and Nova in the middle episode of Big Finish's Ravagers which we listened to this week. Ben found the timey-wimey plot lines a bit confusing, but is intrigued by what might be going on with Audrey. David thought author Nick Briggs was doing well weaving together RTD and Moffat styles and really hopes Nova (and Audrey) will still be alive by the story's conclusion. Join us this week as we talk about Cataclysm! Opening and closing music is from the Ravagers score composed by Howard Carter. We recorded this episode on 25 May 2021.
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#186 - Time Eddies
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes and 26 secondsChristopher Eccleston makes his Big Finish debut in the three-part anthology: Ravagers. We talk about his return as Doctor Who and review Sphere of Freedom, his first new story in more than fifteen years. There likely are spoilers, so listen to the story before this podcast! Opening music is from the audio drama composed by Howard Carter. Closing music is the Big Finish trailer for the Ninth Doctor adventures with music also by Howard Carter. We recorded this episode on 16 May 2021.
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#185 - Needlessly Being Twins
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 45 minutes and 28 secondsBen and David try to stump one another playing the Twin Dilemma game where one host gives the name of a 20th or 21st century story and the other host has to find its perfect pair in the other century and explain why. For example, if David says An Unearthly Child, Ben could respond with Rose since they both kicked off their respective eras on the show. Some stories are easy to find a match, others not so much and thus comedic tension is created! Opening music is "The Panel Beaters" by Padding Kingsland. Closing music is from The Twin Dilemma score by Malcolm Clarke. Both compositions are the work of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. We recorded this episode on 2 May 2021.
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#184 - Not for Lack of Want
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes and 35 secondsWe discus what we wanted from Doctor Who and how it changed over time. We pay close attention to 1989 after Survival, 1996 after the TV Movie, and 2005 with the return of show to BBC One. Then, we ask what we'd like from Doctor Who in 2021 and beyond. Opening and closing music is "Open the Eye" from the 1996 TV Movie and composed by John Debney. We recorded this episode on 25 April 2021.
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#183 - That Wasn't Ever Going to Happen
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 47 minutes and 29 secondsWe ask why wasn't there a UNIT spinoff series on the BBC in the 1970s? Ben theorizes that Season 7 was pretty much a UNIT spinoff already, but David persists in asking if a UNIT series was actually made in the 1970s, then what would it be like? Opening and closing music is Dudley Simpson's "UNIT Theme," performed by Mark Ayers. We recorded this episode on 18 April 2021.
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#182 - Identifying With Daleks
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes and 59 secondsIn this wide-ranging Dalek-focused episode, we begin our discussion with a look at the 5-part Daleks! serial written by James Goss that is part of the Time Lord Victorious Doctor Who adventure, which is made clearer by referencing Blogtor Who's guide. We then chat about the multi-platform concept itself and what it may hold for the future of Who. A future, it would seem, that has a Doctor Who Magazine without a monthly comic serial and, perhaps, a bit searching for a new identity in these pandemic times. Ben reflects upon the TV Century 21 Daleks comic, which Goss's new story reminded him of and mentions the fan-created Second Empire Dalek comic. David brings up Pink For Your Actual Pterodactyl website's exhausivly detailed look at the History of the Pebble Mill Foyer and Ben expresses his appreciation of the site's examination of chairs in Doctor Who. Opening music is excerpted from Daleks! sound design by Steve Foxon. Closing music is "I Am A Dalek", the 1977 7" single by The Art Attacks. We recorded this episode on 9 March 2021.
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#181 - Unfriendly Weed and Static Foam
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 45 minutes and 28 secondsWe discuss Fury from the Deep, the latest story in the Doctor Who animation range. Ben observes the changes the producers made would not have been his choices and David explains why he switched to the black and white version after the first scenes in colour. We discuss helicopters, Diamonds Are Forever, regulation badger haircuts for mineral extraction, hairy seaweed, static foam, Scooby-Doo, and rubber arms. Opening music is from James Brown's "Static" and closing music is "Mr. Oak and Mr. Quill" composed by Dudley Simpson. We recorded this episode on 28 February 2021.
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#180 - First Hand Knowledge
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 4 secondsWe are back after a three month hiatus to discuss Shada, the story that would have been the finale for season 17, specifically the 2017 animated version. Ben reflects on Professor Chronotis shares a few anecdotes of his the dons he met while at Oxford, some of whom would not have surprised Ben to learn they were, indeed, 300 years old. David shares Dogulas Adams' thoughts on Shada via quotes pulled from DWM. Opening and closing music Al Stewart's song from 1967, "Beleeka Doodle Day". We recorded this episode on 15 February 2021.
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#179 - Tegan and the Watcher
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 40 minutes and 20 secondsWe discuss season 18, Tom Baker's last season as the Doctor. Ben reflects on going away to boarding school and the changes from childhood to being a teenager coinciding with the end of the Fourth Doctor era. For David, the end of Tom looped back to the beginning with Robot and his full-blown fandom. Opening music is "Chronic Hysteresis" from Meglos and closing music is "The Moments Has Been Prepared For" from Logopolis, both composed by Paddy Kingsland. We recorded this episode on 15 November 2020.
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#178 - He Just Wants One Nice Sunday
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 20 minutes and 31 secondsLena Barkin, writer and Jamie scholar, joins us this week on the podcast for a discussion about our favorite Highlander, curative and transformative fandom, and classic and modern Doctor Who, and the casting of Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor. Plus we remember actor Geoffrey Palmer who passed earlier this month. Opening music is "Battle of Waternish" performed on bagpipes by Robert Nicol and Robert Brown and used in The Highlander. Closing music is the finale reprise of "That's Entertainment" from the 1953 MGM musical "The Band Wagon" composed by Arthur Schwartz with lyrics by Howard Dietz. We recorded this episode on 7 November 2020.
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#177 - Zarbi on The Canadian
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 31 minutes and 31 secondsJason Shron of Rapido Trains Inc. joins us this week to talk about Doctor Who, spending weekends travelling to filming locations, collecting, Canadian conventions, the best Who monster ever, and more. All aboard! Opening and closing music is from Space Adventure part 2, by Martin Slavin. We recorded this episode on 1 November 2020.
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#176 - Composing Is Improvising in Another Way
Episode Duration: 0 days, 2 hours, 7 minutes and 10 secondsJazz man Jess from the Dudley Simpson Is Doctor Who Project joins us in this episode and we catch-up on how the project is coming along and then do a deep dive into Tom Baker's seven seasons and learn Jess's thoughts on them both in terms of music and of the stories themselves. The opening, bridge, and closing music is from the Dudley Simpson Is Doctor Who Project, transcribed and arranged by Jess Jurkovic and composed by Dudley Simpson. The pieces are "Bessie", "The Doctor's Theme I. All's Well That Ends", and "The Time Lords". We recorded this episode on 23 October 2020.
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#175 - Anything Was Just Around the Corner
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 59 minutes and 59 secondsThe masterly Greg joins us this podcast to reminiscence about watching Doctor Who as late night television for a kid and playing Doctor Who with a refrigerator box TARDIS and a plush-toy K9, from corridors to quaries, and the Dalek of Shakopee. We also dive into the early Doctor Who Weekly backup feature comics of Alan Moore to 1980s directors who never were involved with Doctor Who, but should have been all the while battling furnace sounds and dog barks. Opening music is from The Sun Makers score composed by Dudley Simpson and closing music is from the Logopolis score composed by Paddy Kingsland. We recorded this episode on 20 October 2020.
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#174 - There's Something So Comforting About Who
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 30 secondsThe fabulous Holly joins us this podcast. Holly spent her time during the COVID-19 lockdown to marathon watch classic Who for the very first time! We talk about growing up with Who, RTD, Tennant, Troughton, and Tom, and then review each season for the Tom Baker era for highlights. And find out if she would recommend watching all of classic Who to fans of the Doctor Who revival. Opening music is from the Logopolis score composed by Paddy Kingsland. Closing music is "Only Martha Knows" from the Human Nature score by Murray Gold. We recorded this episode on 10 October 2020.
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#173 - The Idiot's Lantern Was a Magic Box
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 8 secondsThis episode we are joined by the phenomenal Peter, a master game setter on Gallifrey Base's Games of Rassilon subforum. We talk about growing up with Doctor Who, collecting, season 18, and how us old fans may view the show's 21st century version differently than the programme we grew up watching. Opening music is "Burnout on Walkway 9" by Paddy Kingsland and closing music is "Meglos" by Peter Howell, both pieces are from the Meglos soundtrack. Tom Baker played Captain Redbeard Rum in the episode "Potato" of Blackadder II. We recorded this episode on 1 October 2020.
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#172 - Like Warm Chocolate In Your Ears
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 58 secondsThis episode we are joined by the Amazing Brian aka The Analog Kid, Four to Zoomsday team captain, and podcaster of the Ultimate Spin podcast. We talk about Spider-Man, getting into Doctor Who via Target novels, and watching the change of guard from Tom Baker's Doctor to the Peter Davison era. Opening music is from Dudley Simpson's score for The Robots of Death. Closing is Gary William Friedman's Spider-Man Theme Song for The Electric Company. We recorded this episode on 27 September 2020.
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#171 - When That Voice Rung Out in the Darkness
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 0 minutes and 28 secondsThis episode we are joined by the wonderful Steven B of the fantastic New to Who podcast and talk about Tom Baker's time on Doctor Who and Steven's memories growing up watching him on Australian Broadcasting Corporation television to the Curator cameo in the 50th anniversary special. Opening music is from Dudley Simpson's score for The Android Invasion. Closing is from Paddy Kingsland's score for Logooplis. We recorded this episode on 19 September 2020.
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#170 - It's So Bizarre That It Just Works
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 52 minutes and 18 secondsCity of Death is a masterpiece, but what of the other stories of Season 17. Find out what works for us and what didn't from Disco Thalls to more Who monsters being incorporated into David's Dungeons & Dragons games to Ben's lack of love for Cambridge University and Shada; all this and more. Open music is Soldeed's flurry from the Horns of Nimon and closing music is from the 2013 BBC Prom's orchestral version of City of Death theme, both composed by Dudley Simpson. This episode was recorded 16 September 2020.
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#170 - It's So Bizarre That It Just Works
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 52 minutes and 18 secondsCity of Death is a masterpiece, but what of the other stories of Season 17. Find out what works for us and what didn't from Disco Thalls to more Who monsters being incorporated into David's Dungeons & Dragons games to Ben's lack of love for Cambridge University and Shada; all this and more. Opening music is Soldeed's flurry from the Horns of Nimon and closing music is from the 2013 BBC Prom's orchestral version of City of Death theme, both composed by Dudley Simpson. This episode was recorded 16 September 2020.
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#169 - The Key to Tamm
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 33 secondsWe discuss season 16, the Key to Time, where for David, Doctor Who mingles freely with Dungeons & Dragons. Ben explains how writing a season arc always seems easier than it is and that it's important to know how the arc will conclude before running out of money. David explains why he believes Philip Madoc was not miscast in The Power of Kroll and Ben wishes that the production team of Graham Williams and Tony Read had done a better job of crafting stories for Mary Tamm so she would have stayed for season 17. Opening music is Dick Mill's sound scape for the "White Guardian's Windbells". Closing music is from "The Stones of Blood" soundtrack composed by the Dudley Simpson. This episode was recorded 15 August 2020.
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#169 - The Key to Tamm
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 33 secondsWe discuss season 16, the Key to Time, where for David, Doctor Who mingles freely with Dungeons & Dragons. Ben explains how writing a season arc always seems easier than it is and that it's important to know how the arc will conclude before running out of money. David explains why he believes Philip Madoc was not miscast in The Power of Kroll and Ben wishes that the production team of Graham Williams and Tony Read had done a better job of crafting stories for Mary Tamm so she would have stayed for season 17. Opening music is Dick Mill's sound scape for the "White Guardian's Windbells". Closing music is from "The Stones of Blood" soundtrack composed by the Dudley Simpson. This episode was recorded 15 August 2020.
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#168 - Fantastic News
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 32 minutes and 0 secondsWe discuss the big news from Big Finish of Christopher Eccleston reprising his role as the Doctor with the first stories to be released in May of 2021. We speculate on companions, writers, and more. Opening music is "Westminster Bridge" and closing music is "I'm Coming to Get You" both from Series 1 and composed by the Murray Gold. This episode was recorded 9 August 2020.
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#168 - Fantastic News
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 32 minutes and 0 secondsWe discuss the big news from Big Finish of Christopher Eccleston reprising his role as the Doctor with the first stories to be released in May of 2021. We speculate on companions, writers, and more. Opening music is "Westminster Bridge" and closing music is "I'm Coming to Get You" both from Series 1 and composed by the Murray Gold. This episode was recorded 9 August 2020.
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#167 - The Talking Cabbage
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 2 secondsA discussion about the Leela years in Doctor Who focusing in on Tom Baker and the behind-the-scenes change in the production office and how Leela's character's arc imploded in season 15, where ambition hit the hard wall of lack of money. Ben theorizes that K9 is the talking cabbage that Tom always wanted as a companion and may explain why he stayed on for season 16. While David wonders why Boucher and Holmes dropped Leela's "Pygmalion" storyline in their season 15 scripts. Opening and closing music is from "The Invasion of Time" soundtrack composed by the incredible Dudley Simpson. This episode was recorded 5 August 2020.
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#167 - The Talking Cabbage
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 2 secondsA discussion about the Leela years in Doctor Who focusing in on Tom Baker and the behind-the-scenes change in the production office and how Leela's character's arc imploded in season 15, where ambition hit the hard wall of lack of money. Ben theorizes that K9 is the talking cabbage that Tom always wanted as a companion and may explain why he stayed on for season 16. While David wonders why Boucher and Holmes dropped Leela's "Pygmalion" storyline in their season 15 scripts. Opening and closing music is from "The Invasion of Time" soundtrack composed by the incredible Dudley Simpson. This episode was recorded 5 August 2020.
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#166 - The Phantom of the Panopticon
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 27 secondsThrough the millennia, the Podcasters of Metebelis Two led a life of peace and ordered calm, protected from all threats from other podcasts by their great obscurity. But this was to change. Suddenly and terribly, the Podcasters faced the most dangerous crisis in their long history... Opening music is Alice Cooper's "Welcome to My Nightmare" from the same-titled 1975 album. Closing music is from "The Deadly Assassin" soundtrack composed by Dudley Simpspon. This episode was recorded 27 July 2020.
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#166 - The Phantom of the Panopticon
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 27 secondsThrough the millennia, the Podcasters of Metebelis Two led a life of peace and ordered calm, protected from all threats from other podcasts by their great obscurity. But this was to change. Suddenly and terribly, the Podcasters faced the most dangerous crisis in their long history... Opening music is Alice Cooper's "Welcome to My Nightmare" from the same-titled 1975 album. Closing music is from "The Deadly Assassin" soundtrack composed by Dudley Simpson. This episode was recorded 27 July 2020.
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#165 - Eldrad Is a Jerk
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 26 secondsWe say hello to season 14 and goodbye to Sarah Jane as we talk about The Masque of Mandragora and The Hand of Fear. Ben wishes there was a monster in Masque and David recalls being inspired to research the Cult of Demnos at the library. Despite our appreciation of Stephen Thorne, Ben wishes Eldrad remained portrayed by the otherworldly Judith Paris, or possible by Lis Sladen. David questions whether the Bristol Boys' story was strong enough to support the darker themes of the story. Opening music is "Basse danse La brosse, Tripla / Tourdion" performed by the Ulsamer Collegium. Closing music is "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow", composed by Joseph Tabrar, and sung by Helen Mirren and Peter Sellers from the ill-conceived movie: "The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu". This episode was recorded 19 July 2020.
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#165 - Eldrad Is a Jerk
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 26 secondsWe say hello to season 14 and goodbye to Sarah Jane as we talk about The Masque of Mandragora and The Hand of Fear. Ben wishes there was a monster in Masque and David recalls being inspired to research the Cult of Demnos at the library. Despite our appreciation of Stephen Thorne, Ben wishes Eldrad remained portrayed by the otherworldly Judith Paris, or possible by Lis Sladen. David questions whether the Bristol Boys' story was strong enough to support the darker themes of the story. Opening music is "Basse danse La brosse, Tripla / Tourdion" performed by the Ulsamer Collegium. Closing music is "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow", composed by Joseph Tabrar, and sung by Helen Mirren and Peter Sellers from the ill-conceived movie: "The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu". This episode was recorded 19 July 2020.
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#164 - The Green Green Grass of Karn
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 37 secondsTomfest 2020 continues with our discussion of last two stories of season 13: The Brain of Morbius and The Seeds of Doom. David tries to explain why Brain never clicked for him to a disbelieving Ben, who simply adores the story! A brain in a jar, what's there not to love? The off to Antarctica and Dorchester, which are geographically speaking in Doctor Who's earth, to be about as close as the Thal and Kaled cities are from one another. Ben is startled to learn that Boyce had his own spin-off series and wonders what a Morbius and Solon spin-off from Big Finish would be like. In conclusion the two pick their top story from the season. Opening, "Molotov Cocktail", and closing music, "Amelia Ducat's Theme", is from The Seeds of Doom; both composed by Geoffery Burgon. This episode was recorded 12 July 2020.
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#164 - The Green Green Grass of Karn
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 37 secondsTomfest 2020 continues with our discussion of last two stories of season 13: The Brain of Morbius and The Seeds of Doom. David tries to explain why Brain never clicked for him to a disbelieving Ben, who simply adores the story! A brain in a jar, what's there not to love? Then off to Antarctica and Dorchester, which are geographically speaking in Doctor Who's earth, to be about as close as the Thal and Kaled cities are from one another. Ben is startled to learn that Boyce had his own spin-off series and wonders what a Morbius and Solon spin-off from Big Finish would be like. In conclusion the two pick their top story from the season. Opening, "Molotov Cocktail", and closing music, "Amelia Ducat's Theme", is from The Seeds of Doom; both composed by Geoffery Burgon. This episode was recorded 12 July 2020.
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#163 - Ginger Beer Is Delicious
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 17 secondsContinuing on with our look at Tom Baker's Season 13 with a discussion of Pyramids of Mars and The Android Invasion. Ben dismisses fan-suggested back story that Sarah learned to fire a rifle on her aunt's farm and rather champions Sarah as just being a totally competent and kick ass woman who rises to the occasion. David gushes over Dudley's Simpson's score for Pyramids and praises Paddy Russell's direction and ability to bring out great performances from her leading man. Ben defends ginger beer (pop) and thinks Sarah's one weakness, aside from her ankles, is her dislike of stuff and David finds hollyhocks Devesham, a.k.a, East Hagbourne as a lovely Oxforshire village with beautiful hollyhock flowers. Opening music is from "Clement and the Mummies" composed by Dudley Simpson and arranged and performed by Heathcliff Blair. Closing music is also composed by Simpson and taken from the score to The Android Invasion. This episode was recorded 28 June 2020
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#163 - Ginger Beer Is Delicious
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 17 secondsContinuing on with our look at Tom Baker's Season 13 with a discussion of Pyramids of Mars and The Android Invasion. Ben dismisses fan-suggested back story that Sarah learned to fire a rifle on her aunt's farm and rather champions Sarah as just being a totally competent and kick ass woman who rises to the occasion. David gushes over Dudley's Simpson's score for Pyramids and praises Paddy Russell's direction and ability to bring out great performances from her leading man. Ben defends ginger beer (pop) and thinks Sarah's one weakness, aside from her ankles, is her dislike of stuff and David finds Devesham, a.k.a, East Hagbourne as a lovely Oxforshire village with beautiful hollyhock flowers. Opening music is from "Clement and the Mummies" composed by Dudley Simpson and arranged and performed by Heathcliff Blair. Closing music is also composed by Simpson and taken from the score to The Android Invasion. This episode was recorded 28 June 2020