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In this Very Special Episode, Brendan, Richard and Nathan are interviewed by Doctor Who convention impresario Todd Beilby about their experience of podcasting their way through Doctor Who in the sixties. Hartnell, Troughton or Cushing? Barbara, Polly or Zoë? (Barbara, obviously.) What’s our favourite story? Our favourite moment? Our favourite villain? Our favourite pratfall? And, most importantly, what have we learned from our flight through entirety?

Special thanks to friend-of-the-podcast Peter Griffiths for his help with the questions.

Links

• Anita Sarkeesian’s series Tropes vs Women in Video Games can be found at the Feminist Frequency Website.
• Anneke Wills’s autobiographies can all be found and ordered from her website.
• The Voord return in the recently-released Big Finish audio The Domain of the Voord. And the Nimon are back in Paul Cornell and Caroline Symcox’s Seasons of Fear.
• Annie Proulx regrets writing Brokeback Mountain.

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We generally take on a Steve Lyons book every once in a while and, perhaps to clear the air after the controversy that was stirred with Time of Your Life, we've taken another look at a Lyons novel, and this time it's The Murder Game, a BBC Past Doctor adventure featuring the Second Doctor, Ben, and Polly.  From the back cover:

The faded glamour of a hotel in space, spinning in an all-but-forgotten orbit round the Earth, is host to some unusual visitors this weekend - including a party that claim to travel in a battered blue police box...

It is the year 2146.  Answering a distress call from the dilapitated Hotel Galaxian, the TARDIS crew discover a games enthusiast is using the hotel to host a murder-mystery weekend.  But it seems someone from his motley group of guests is taking things a little too seriously.

While the Doctor, Ben, and Polly find themselves joining in the shadowplay, it becomes clear that a real-life murderer is stalking the dark, disused corridors of the Galaxian.  But worse than this: there's a sinister force waiting silently in space for events to unfold.  A terrible secret is hidden on board the Galaxian, and if it is discovered nothing - least of all murder - will ever be the same again.  If this is a game, the stakes just got higher.

Set between "The Power of the Daleks" and "The Highlanders", The Murder Game was the second in the BBC Past Doctors series.  It's also the unofficial first appearance of the sonic screwdriver (or rather its prototype).

Sit back, pour yourself some bitter beer, and listen in as we discuss Steve Lyons' The Murder Game.

We generally take on a Steve Lyons book every once in a while and, perhaps to clear the air after the controversy that was stirred with Time of Your Life, we've taken another look at a Lyons novel, and this time it's The Murder Game, a BBC Past Doctor adventure featuring the Second Doctor, Ben, and Polly. From the back cover:

The faded glamour of a hotel in space, spinning in an all-but-forgotten orbit round the Earth, is host to some unusual visitors this weekend - including a party that claim to travel in a battered blue police box...

It is the year 2146. Answering a distress call from the dilapitated Hotel Galaxian, the TARDIS crew discover a games enthusiast is using the hotel to host a murder-mystery weekend. But it seems someone from his motley group of guests is taking things a little too seriously.

While the Doctor, Ben, and Polly find themselves joining in the shadowplay, it becomes clear that a real-life murderer is stalking the dark, disused corridors of the Galaxian. But worse than this: there's a sinister force waiting silently in space for events to unfold. A terrible secret is hidden on board the Galaxian, and if it is discovered nothing - least of all murder - will ever be the same again. If this is a game, the stakes just got higher.

Set between "The Power of the Daleks" and "The Highlanders", The Murder Game was the second in the BBC Past Doctors series. It's also the unofficial first appearance of the sonic screwdriver (or rather its prototype).

Sit back, pour yourself some bitter beer, and listen in as we discuss Steve Lyons' The Murder Game.

After having to postpone recording due to sickness and work commitments we return after a slightly longer break than normal.

In this week’s podcast we discuss how our Christmas was, and the Doctor Who goodies we got, also some of the movies we watched over the long time between recordings.

We also give our thoughts on the 2014 Christmas special “Last Christmas”, and our reaction to some news.

And last but not least your feedback.

Enjoy!

More coverage of Big Finish Day 5 with a Panel featuring Matthew Waterhouse, Dan Starkey, Pamela Salem, Karen Gledhill & Jane Slavin

You can see some video of the cosplay contest that followed the panel here http://youtu.be/6ciIpavzjY0

and my photos of Big Finish Day 5 here https://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157647509384126/

End theme is Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar) by Thrip

The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

More coverage of Big Finish Day 5 with a Panel featuring Matthew Waterhouse, Dan Starkey, Pamela Salem, Karen Gledhill & Jane Slavin

You can see some video of the cosplay contest that followed the panel here http://youtu.be/6ciIpavzjY0

and my photos of Big Finish Day 5 here https://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157647509384126/

End theme is Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar) by Thrip

The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

More coverage of Big Finish Day 5 with a Panel featuring Matthew Waterhouse, Dan Starkey, Pamela Salem, Karen Gledhill & Jane Slavin

You can see some video of the cosplay contest that followed the panel here http://youtu.be/6ciIpavzjY0

and my photos of Big Finish Day 5 here https://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157647509384126/

End theme is Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar) by Thrip

The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

Dave and Barry return with more geek sass than you can shake a lightsaber at with Episode 237 of Geek Syndicate.

News

Northampton Comic Con is coming while the Marvel universe is ending.

The casting of Supergirl in her upcoming TV series.

Dissecting Worlds Live

Week that was

Ripper Street

Danger 5

Constantine

Houdini vs Sherlock Holmes

Starship Troopers invasion

Dave and Barry return with more geek sass than you can shake a lightsaber at with Episode 237 of Geek Syndicate.

News

Northampton Comic Con is coming while the Marvel universe is ending.

The casting of Supergirl in her upcoming TV series.

Dissecting Worlds Live

Week that was

Ripper Street

Danger 5

Constantine

Houdini vs Sherlock Holmes

Starship Troopers invasion

With the launch of the second series of BBC's The Musketeers Barry talks to the show's creator Adrian Hodges what fans can expect.

We talk about the Peter Capaldi exit and what people can expect from Marc Warren as new villain Rochefort. As well as the musketeers themselves and other character, like Constance, Milady and the Queen

The relationship to the show and historical events.

The serial storyline aspect of the series, how that will work and the challenges it presents.

Talk on the darker tone for series 2.

Adrian reveals what a Villian Bank is.

If you want to check out more from adrian than listen to the interview he did with GS earlier in the year whilst filming series 2.

With the launch of the second series of BBC's The Musketeers Barry talks to the show's creator Adrian Hodges what fans can expect.

We talk about the Peter Capaldi exit and what people can expect from Marc Warren as new villain Rochefort. As well as the musketeers themselves and other character, like Constance, Milady and the Queen

The relationship to the show and historical events.

The serial storyline aspect of the series, how that will work and the challenges it presents.

Talk on the darker tone for series 2. 

Adrian reveals what a Villian Bank is.

If you want to check out more from adrian than listen to the interview he did with GS earlier in the year whilst filming series 2.

As 2014 draws to a close we round out the year's news then go straight in with our review of 2014's Christmas special - Last Christmas.

[powerpress]

The News

We have confirmation that Jenna Coleman will be staying on throughout all of series 9 and not just for the first half as we first thought. A bit of an up-and-down story this one as originally she was meant to leave at the Christmas special, then decided she wanted to stay on for the first half of series 9 and now she's on for good. Oh Clara, what are we going to do with you?

2014's Christmas special Last Christmas received modest ratings of 6.3m in the overnights. It surprisingly beat Downton Abbey and came in just shy of Corrie. Not amazing overnight's but as we've spoken about on the show recently, more people are recording via Sky+, Virgin etc or watching via BBC iPlayer so this is more of an opening remark rather than the final curtain call.

The Doctor has been voted the Best Sci-Fi Character of All Time in a survey conducted by the British Film Institute. Beating off sci-fi icons such as Darth Vader, Ripley from Alien, Doctor Spock and Fox Mulder to name a few, The Doctor has once again be held in high regard by fans of sci-fi. Full story and results here.

Now that the 10th, 11th and 12th Doctor's are in full swing with their own comic book run from Titan Comics, it's time for the 9th Doctor to have a turn too. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show's return in 2005, a 5-issue mini-run will launch in March featuring Eccleston. Definitely a purchase based on the quality of the current comics.

"Last Christmas" Review

Our last review of 2014! As we took Christmas week off as a break our last review had to be 2014's much awaited Last Christmas. With guest roles from the likes of Nick Frost and Dan Starkey and featuring a story line around Santa Claus this one definitely had us interested. Did it deliver a tasty tangerine or put us back to sleep to dream of better Christmas specials?

As always. thanks for flying in the Tardis with us for episode 23. As this was out last recording of 2014 I'd like to say a very Happy New Year (you can read my more detailed message here) and let's all have a fantastic 2015. Allons-y!!!

In which we wish you a Happy Who Year!

It's the first episode of 2015, and we've dishing on this year's Christmas special, "Last Christmas". There's a lot to talk about in this episode, from the surprising return of a character we thought was gone, to our feels on The Doctor and Clara's new dynamic. Also: Santa! Bojack Horseman! Racism! Wait, maybe that last one shouldn't have an exclaimation point. Oh, and Brandon over-corrects and is not nearly drunk enough.

Outro music is "Dream On" by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Podcast picture is by GIRL NAMED SHIRL PHOTOGRAPHY

In which we wish you a Happy Who Year!

It's the first episode of 2015, and we've dishing on this year's Christmas special, "Last Christmas". There's a lot to talk about in this episode, from the surprising return of a character we thought was gone, to our feels on The Doctor and Clara's new dynamic. Also: Santa! Bojack Horseman! Racism! Wait, maybe that last one shouldn't have an exclaimation point. Oh, and Brandon over-corrects and is not nearly drunk enough.

Outro music is "Dream On" by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Podcast picture is by GIRL NAMED SHIRL PHOTOGRAPHY

Episode #147 of Doctor Who: The Memory Cheats! And the story we will be discussing today is...

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In this spoiler filled episode of Playing Doctor SPOILERS, Jennie and Ben discuss the 2014 X-mas special. There’s foul language and we’re not talking about the Christmas Goose.

We talk to Dan Freeman, producer behind the very first webcast, which just happened to be a Doctor Who adventure, Death Comes to Time. We also talk about his current project, the Minister of Chance. A sort of Spin off from Doctor Who staring Paul McGann, Sylvester McCoy and many others in new roles. Dan talks us through writing and directing the project, working with such big names, developing Minister into a film and we get a brief cameo from his kids... this guy never stops!

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An allegory about equality acted out by evil guys in blackface and fairly sophisticated cavemen. Also, The Doctor has a vibrator. No lie.

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We talk to Dan Freeman, producer behind the very first webcast, which just happened to be a Doctor Who adventure, Death Comes to Time. We also talk about his current project, the Minister of Chance. A sort of Spin off from Doctor Who staring Paul McGann, Sylvester McCoy and many others in new roles. Dan talks us through writing and directing the project, working with such big names, developing Minister into a film and we get a brief cameo from his kids... this guy never stops!

This episode of Gallifrey Stands is bought to you by DottiesCharms.co.uk
& by:
The Gallifrey Stands lipbalm geekstick; https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/209093664/new-gallifrey-stands-geek-stix-inspired?ref=shop_home_active_12

Find the Minister of Chance at http://www.ministerofchance.com/ and Dan Freeman http://www.danfreeman.co.uk/ or @SageOfTheWaves on twitter.

Happy holidays one and all! This week it's an oversized celebration, as we have all six Verities onboard for this ep! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as we celebrate the season by talking about the last new Doctor Who episode we'll have for a while. It's mostly Christmas cheer all up in here, so if you're looking for a good rant, you're (mostly) in the wrong place. We talk Capaldi, Clara, Danny, Santa, and more!

What did you think of this year's Christmas outing? Was it Santastic? Or ho-ho-horrible? Let us know in the comments!

It's been a great year here at Verity! Thanks to everyone for listening, supporting, and taking part in the conversation!

^E

Also covered [links on our site]:

• Kat got some sweet Doctor Who Christmas gifts including a TARDIS blanket, a TARDIS mug, and a plush Dalek!
• Lynne also got sweet DW stuff--most importantly, TARDIS pajama pants!
• Tansy's family, too, got DW swag, including Dalek hats and Dalek Risk!
• Liz got tickets to the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular in May!
• Erika got to reminisce about Calgary Expo 2013 because Steven's interviews w/Sylvester McCoy and the Torchwood cast are now online!
• Deb got herself the current, awesome, (Big Finish) Humble Doctor Who Audiobook Bundle (dozens of titles, pay what you want, and help a good charity)!

Verity! links [also on our site]:
Verity! on Patreon
Verity! on iTunes

Happy holidays one and all! This week it's an oversized celebration, as we have all six Verities onboard for this ep! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as we celebrate the season by talking about the last new Doctor Who episode we'll have for a while. It's mostly Christmas cheer all up in here, so if you're looking for a good rant, you're (mostly) in the wrong place. We talk Capaldi, Clara, Danny, Santa, and more!

What did you think of this year's Christmas outing? Was it Santastic? Or ho-ho-horrible? Let us know in the comments!

It's been a great year here at Verity! Thanks to everyone for listening, supporting, and taking part in the conversation!

^E

Also covered [links on our site]:

• Kat got some sweet Doctor Who Christmas gifts including a TARDIS blanket, a TARDIS mug, and a plush Dalek!
• Lynne also got sweet DW stuff--most importantly, TARDIS pajama pants!
• Tansy's family, too, got DW swag, including Dalek hats and Dalek Risk!
• Liz got tickets to the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular in May!
• Erika got to reminisce about Calgary Expo 2013 because Steven's interviews w/Sylvester McCoy and the Torchwood cast are now online!
• Deb got herself the current, awesome, (Big Finish) Humble Doctor Who Audiobook Bundle (dozens of titles, pay what you want, and help a good charity)!

Verity! links [also on our site]:
Verity! on Patreon
Verity! on iTunes

Happy holidays one and all! This week it's an oversized celebration, as we have all six Verities onboard for this ep! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as we celebrate the season by talking about the last new Doctor Who episode we'll have for a while. It's mostly Christmas cheer all up in here, so if you're looking for a good rant, you're (mostly) in the wrong place. We talk Capaldi, Clara, Danny, Santa, and more!

What did you think of this year's Christmas outing? Was it Santastic? Or ho-ho-horrible? Let us know in the comments!

It's been a great year here at Verity! Thanks to everyone for listening, supporting, and taking part in the conversation!

^E

Also covered [links on our site]:

• Kat got some sweet Doctor Who Christmas gifts including a TARDIS blanket, a TARDIS mug, and a plush Dalek!
• Lynne also got sweet DW stuff--most importantly, TARDIS pajama pants!
• Tansy's family, too, got DW swag, including Dalek hats and Dalek Risk!
• Liz got tickets to the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular in May!
• Erika got to reminisce about Calgary Expo 2013 because Steven's interviews w/Sylvester McCoy and the Torchwood cast are now online!
• Deb got herself the current, awesome, (Big Finish) Humble Doctor Who Audiobook Bundle (dozens of titles, pay what you want, and help a good charity)!

Verity! links [also on our site]:Verity! on PatreonVerity! on iTunes

This week we cover story #253, "Last Christmas", in which the Doctor and Clara must team up with Santa Claus to escape from a persistent dream state!  And then escape from a persistent dream state!  And then escape from a persistent dream state!  And then...

QotW: If you could create a Doctor Who toy, what would it be?

Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Last Christmas" (Charlie 8, Trevor 8.25, David 8)

Connor's Corner

Hosts:

• Trevor
  • Twitter: @WhovianTrev
  • Tumblr: http://trevsplace.tumblr.com/

• Charlie
  • Twitter: @insanityinchaos
  • Infinite Longbox Podcast
  • Comic Conspiracy Podcast
• David
  • Twitter: @gwythinn
  • WWW: http://www.davidsafar.com/
  • Tumblr: http://maroonedwhovian.tumblr.com/

Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #36, The Evil of the Daleks!  Six of the seven parts of this serial are lost, but the soundtrack is available from Audible.com.

This week we cover story #253, "Last Christmas", in which the Doctor and Clara must team up with Santa Claus to escape from a persistent dream state! And then escape from a persistent dream state! And then escape from a persistent dream state! And then...

QotW: If you could create a Doctor Who toy, what would it be?

Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Last Christmas" (Charlie 8, Trevor 8.25, David 8)

Connor's Corner

Hosts:

• Trevor
  • Twitter: @WhovianTrev
  • Tumblr: http://trevsplace.tumblr.com/

• Charlie
  • Twitter: @insanityinchaos
  • Infinite Longbox Podcast
  • Comic Conspiracy Podcast
• David
  • Twitter: @gwythinn
  • WWW: http://www.davidsafar.com/
  • Tumblr: http://maroonedwhovian.tumblr.com/

Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #36, The Evil of the Daleks! Six of the seven parts of this serial are lost, but the soundtrack is available from Audible.com.

It's Christmas season, so that means a brand new episode of Doctor Who! This week John, Ernesto, and Taylor talk about "Last Christmas"! What did they think Nick Frost's portrayal of Santa? We got a new monster in the Dream Crabs, what did our trio think of them?

They also discuss Jenna Coleman coming back for Season 9, and what would they think if Shona McCullough (played by Faye Marsay) would make a good future companion.

Also: Are the Dream Crabs a bigger part to the future of Doctor Who? Tune in to find out!