The Flashing Blade Podcast
- Description:
- This is a lighthearted show normally about Doctor Who, but often spins off, uncontrolled, into all sort of other realms. Join Siobhan Gallichan along with Steve/Bob/Viki/Kevin/Sinister* as they fumble around the worlds of BBC Television's best show. *delete as applicable
Homepage: http://www.flashingbladepodcast.net
RSS Feed: http://flashingblade.libsyn.com/rss
- Episodes:
- 216
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:1:13:01
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:2:34:23
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 10 days, 22 hours, 52 minutes and 32 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 8 November 2014 (6:53pm GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 8 September 2014 (6:42pm GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 8 days, 21 hours, 0 minutes and 3 seconds
The Flashing Blade Podcast Episodes
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-91
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 27 minutes and 0 secondsWith Jo! incapacitated, the review of The Impossible Astronaut is left to Bob and Tony. Also sharing their thoughts are Prof Dave and Lillibet, as well as The Children Of Time. And at the end a sneaky peak at the new DWO WhoCast theme by Danny Stewart..... feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-90.mp3
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 24 secondsWell then. Bob and Tony look at the Paul McGann play, 'Prisoner Of The Sun'. And in the end, it all becomes an Einstienian Landscape...
Feedback, including your thoughts on the new series, and the very sad news of the passing of Lis Sladen, to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-89.mp3
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 40 minutes and 20 secondsSo, can Puff let out a mighty roar if little Jackie Paper isn't around to hear him?
With Jo! unable to make the recording of this week's show, Tony decides to go it alone and decides that the only edit should be the removal of a sneeze - well, aside from musical concerns.
Unrehearsed.
Unscripted.
One take.
Be very afraid...
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The DWPA At The Oxford Literary Festival
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 27 minutes and 49 secondsJoin Luke from the Minute Doctor Who Podcast as he chats away to a load of Doctor Who authors including Oli Smith and Justin Richards. Brought to you from The Doctor Who Podcast Alliance who can be found at http://www.doctorwhopodcastalliance.org
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-88
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 2 minutes and 44 secondsHello. How's things? Really? Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. Where was I? Oh yes... Right. You see, this here Flashing Blade contains a review, by Bob 'n Tony of the Paul McGann audio adventure, 'Relative Dimensions'. There is also a rant and a Very Scary Dare... Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The DWPA At Valiant 2!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 55 minutes and 36 secondsMartyn from the Bad Wilf Podcast and Dave from the Geek Syndicate pop along to the latest Fantom Films' event and talk to lots of yummy people including Clifford Rose (!) and Sophie Aldred! Enjoy.
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-87
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 32 minutes and 51 secondsWell, here we go. Ladies and gentlemen,(and Wyn), Jo! meets Kinda! Yes, in the jungle, the mighty jungle the Aussie bint sleeps tonight.... Add two Big Finish reviews, lots of feedback and the demo for a new song and thats yer lot for this week! Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-86. (Through a Bob, Darkly)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 54 minutes and 49 seconds'Do I have the right... Just touch these two wires together...'
'Then you deny what is real...'
Bob and Tony look at The Resurrection of Mars and find themselves entering a long, VERY dark, teatime of the soul.
Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-85
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 16 minutes and 20 secondsDaleks - Invasion Earth 2150AD! Yes indeed! Can Jo! resist the lure of an Urgent Bernard Cribbens in PVC? Plus Bob looks at Death In The Family. feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk DUR: 1:13:38
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-84
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsDeimos!!! And, er, a lot of padding. Um. Yes. Oh, and if you have little ones, you may wish to turn the show off after the end credits..... send your feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk thats a subtle plea for feedback, btw...
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-83 For Nick.mp3
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 22 secondsThe Flashing Blade Podcast pays tribute to Nicholas Courtney. Jo! Bob and Tony discuss why they loved the character of the Brigadier and Nick himself, and they have a little peek at Mawdryn Undead. And at the end, a special tribute to Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge Stewart....
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-82
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 18 minutes and 2 secondsThis time we look at The Dalek Invasion of Earth. There's also a couple of Big Finish reviews by our listeners. Enjoy. Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-81.mp3
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 10 minutes and 37 secondsChaos! No, really. Chaos. For the first time ever, Tony is persuaded to invite a couple of guests onto the show. And somehow (Not-A-Real) Professor Dave and Lillibet, his nurse, from Professor Dave's Ark In Space (it's a podcast, don't cha know?) turn up to review the Big Finish subscriber release, 'The Four Doctors' with Tony and Bob.
Oh, and there may be the finest wines known to man....
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-80
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 44 minutes and 11 secondsIt's time to unwrap those soft centers as, after a month off, The Flashing Blade returns. Jo! and Tony look at Dr. Who and the Daleks and Bob, Rob and Lillibet look at various Big Finish releases....
So close you can feel our fire!
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The Flashing Blade Podcast Interview Special Number Nine: Paddy Kingsland
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 55 minutes and 21 secondsAt last! At last Tony gets to talk with Paddy Kingsland - the man behind some beautiful musical scores for Doctor Who, Hitchiker's Guide and, ooh, lots more. Tony's been waiting over 30 years for this. Oh dear.
Contained within are memories about The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Hitchikers, Doctor Who, The Generic Sci-Fi Quarry, the Workshop's live gig at The Roundhouse and much more...
With many thanks to Dr Phil from Adventures In Time, Space And Music for inviting us in on this.
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A Flashing Blade Natter With Dr Phil Serna.mp3
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 46 minutes and 59 secondsA short time ago, Doctor Phil Serna, from the Adventures In Time, Space And Music podcast, got in touch with Tony and asked him if he'd like to interview Paddy Kingsland. Now, regular views of The Flashing Blade Podcast will be aware that Tony has a slight... Hmm... liking for said composer.
Tony agreed.
What you have hear is the pre-match waffle. A chat between Tony and Dr. Phil about Paddy, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and music in Doctor Who.
For added musical ambience, listen to this on Phil's site, when he releases it shortly...
http://adventuresintimespaceandmusic.philipwserna.com
Next: The Paddy Kingsland Interview - coming soon....
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-79
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 47 secondsA Christmas Carol gets a look see by Jo! and, well, er... Not-Bob. You see, Bob sort of varnished.... Anyway, Tony is there. Thats good, isn't it? I said 'isn't it?????'
OI!!!
Ah, suit yerselves!
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-78
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 37 minutes and 18 secondsIt's our Christmas show. Oh dear. Anyway, we look, as required by law, at The Horns Of Nimon, Wyn's parent or guardian gets in touch, there's a Festive missive from Mr. Chinn at the Ministry and all sorts of goodies... Be aware: this show contains singing. Um... Sorry about that...
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Dalek Empire X - Mr. Dalek And The Amiable Assassin
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 36 minutes and 26 secondsThe annual festive joint release with www.staggeringstories.net and again written by Benjamin. F. Elliott. Have mild peturbation as a figure from Mr. Dalek's past returns. Recoil in moderate concern as a fobwatch is opened.
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The Bibblethruster Christmas Noise Show
Episode Duration: 0 days, 2 hours, 31 minutes and 2 secondsA one of special from waaaaay back in 2006 when Tony was a radio DJ. Expect music. Lots of music.... and bad stuff - no.. really... it's just Tony, a mic and Tony's choice of music.... RUN!
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The Flashing Blade Podcast Interview Special Number Eight - Paul Cornell
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 6 secondsTony in conversation with writer, adventurer and secret evil world dictator, Paul Cornell. They have a good old natter about all sorts of things, including Action Comics, Stan Lee, Pulse and, somewhere in this, Doctor Who and the possible futures of fandom... Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
(Please check the feed over the next few weeks as there's going to be a good few things coming along and iTunes may not send them to you automatically)
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The DWPA at Chicago TARDIS 2010
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 0 minutes and 17 secondsyes! It's another very extra special from the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance. This time around, Dr. Phil from Adventures In Time Space And Music has a chat with several guests at the con, and Ken Deep from Podshock and Steven Schapansky from Radio Free Skaro have a good ol' natter about the con.
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-77
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 27 minutes and 16 secondsDue to a missing plucky girl assistant, the Face Of Comedy Bob finds himself taking his Podcasting test. Will he pass? Will he fail? Well, a review of The Chimes Of Midnight may well help him! All this and a special, heartfelt tribute from Tony for the Lib Dems......
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-76
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 38 minutes and 40 secondsThis time around, Tony and Bob look at The Book Of Kells, (not-a-real) Professor Dave and Lillibet look at Goodbye Sarah Jane Smith, and new boy Rob Hughes looks at the Companion Chronicle, Mother Russia. Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
Apologies for the sound problems - Um... Oopsies...
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-75
Episode Duration: 0 days, 2 hours, 11 minutes and 12 secondsOh, deep joy! This time around, Jo! and Tony travel back to 1963, peek through the doors and see a petrified forest with a stunning city at it's edge... Yes, we talk The Daleks! Professor Dave and Lillibet make noise about Lost In TIme from Xylok and the Dog, theres a look at the Cradle of the Snake by Bob. And certain birthday tributes - one of em slightly early, but look, they're up North and they don't have electricity...Enjoy. feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-74
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 58 minutes and 31 secondsThis time, oooh, stuff! And things. Your gonna have to listen to find out, ain't ya????
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-73
Episode Duration: 0 days, 2 hours, 16 minutes and 43 secondsPower of Kroll! Armageddon Factor! Death of The Doctor! Plus teasers from the series 31 soundtrack album! Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-72
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 56 minutes and 49 secondsSituation Vacant. Sarah Jane Smith and those pesky kids. No dog. Awww. There's a few halloween tracks at the end, so look out for Buffy, Angel and... well.. you'll see.... THIS SHOW FEATURES FELINE CHAOS!
A Word on the sound quality.
Tony is testing out a new sound set up. So, during this show he
a) is getting used to a new Mic. and
b) every single bit of noise made by his cats is picked up and broadcast to the entire world!
We apologise.
Oopsies.
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-71
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 28 minutes and 26 secondsThe Androids of Tara! Cobwebs! Xylok and the Dog! Lots of guests! Too many exclamation marks simply to annoy Lillibet!!!! Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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From the DWPA - Doctor Who Live and the SJA Premier.
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 8 secondsOk, recently several members from the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance were lucky enough to attend Doctor Who Live and the Sarah Jane Adventures premier of Death of the Doctor. Contained in this here podcast are the thoughts of Professor Dave, James from ADWP, Adam and So-Called Real Keith from Staggering Stories as well as a burst of Luke from TMDWP. Enjoy.
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-70
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 43 minutes and 7 secondsThe Simularity Engine (that yer actual Jago and Litefoot, don't cha know!), Legend of the Cybermen (that's yer actual THE Colin Baker, don't cha know!) as well as some eighties signature tunes... Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-69
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 36 minutes and 9 secondsHiccups! They can strike without warning. See if you can guess which one of your Flashing Blade hosts suffered from hiccups during the recording of this episode. It's very, VERY well hidden. Anyway, bring on those dark, autumn evenings and The Stones Of Blood. And due to a request, we fly around the plent and interview only the rich and famous.... Feedback please to show@flashingblade.org.uk DUR: 1:18:47
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-68
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 25 minutes and 38 secondsThis time around, Comedy Bob and an exhausted Tony have a look at the third Jago and Litefoot play, 'The Spirit Trap'. Tony goes off on one about the new dal..da...Teletubbies, there's a very fragmented commentary on The Age Of Steel by Tony, and right at the very end there's a small tribute to Geoffrey Burgon. Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-67
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 52 minutes and 15 secondsMoons of madness! By the left frontal lobe of the Sky Demon! Yes, this time around, Jo! and Tony look at The Pirate Planet and try to 'APPRECIATE IT?'!!! Or do they ask 'What's it for, eh?'.
Only way your gonna find out is to listen, innit?
Theres some feedback - send yours to show@flashingblade.org.uk
and at the end, there's a taste of nostalgia, be it for times past or for youth and lost loves....
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-66
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 51 minutes and 26 secondsJago and Litefoot. Yup, more of the simply wonderful Big Finish series. There's lots of feedback and we end with some music that includes vampires and a certain big, blue boy scout....
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-65
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes and 34 secondsJo! returns!!!! And we start our quest to find The Key To Time. Yup, we're looking at the wonderful 'The Ribos Operation.'. There's feedback and we say farewell to another long running TV show. Also, in ep 4783 of As The Action Happens.., Juan finds out just who it is that it is who is blackmailing her. And you can thank The Slingsby Hornets for what happens at the end of the show - check em out on iTunes, Amazon etc... Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-64
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 46 minutes and 49 secondsOh corks! This time around Tony and the Face of Bob have a look at the first Jago and Litefoot play - and rather like what they see. There's feedback - do feel free to send yours to show@flashingblade.org.uk. Also, for those wondering about who'll now be climbing in a bath and rolling down hills on the Jasmin Allen estate, well....
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The Flashing Blade Podcast Interview Special Number 7 - Sophie Aldred
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 21 minutes and 35 secondsOk, well, just as a little bit of filler, here's Tony's old interview with Sophie Aldred. Orignally done for the WhoCast a few years ago, I'm sure there's a few people who haven't heard it. Enjoy. Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-63
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 24 minutes and 57 secondsRight then. Let's be clear on this. yes, Tony DOES have a rant about.... spiders. yes, Tony DOES have a rant about banks. However, he and Bob DO talk about the 7th Doc play, The Architects of History. And for fans of Gerry Anderson, there may well be a little treat. Oh, and never, EVER recommend an Ultravox album to the show. It will all go very wrong, you just know it....
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-62
Episode Duration: 0 days, 2 hours, 23 minutes and 39 secondsAiiiieeee, it's the Daleks! yes, this week, Tony and his plucky girl assistant, Jo! take a look not just at The Chase, but also the Century 21 mini ep of the final episode..... There's feedbacky stuff and a little treat, too.... Send your comments to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-61
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 33 minutes and 27 secondsThis time, we look at the two Big Finish Plays, 'Klein's Story' and 'Survival of the Fittest'. There's a smattering of feedback, including one from a little girl. And, due to the lack of meat to get our teeth into, DJ Bibblethruster is called out of retirement. So expect Shatner - you have been warned... Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
Don't forget the little shop, or feel free to put a penny in the tin...
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-60
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 45 minutes and 35 secondsOh look, rocks!!! No. Really this time!! Yup, we're looking at Destiny of the Daleks. Ah, sheer bliss. Also, the Face of Comedy Bob looks at the BF play, City of Spires. Send ya feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk if you so wish.
Coming soon, The Chase and The Key To Time.
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-59
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 17 minutes and 5 seconds'...Where the brass bands play, tiddly pom pom PROMS!'
This time around, Tarquin (Just. Don't. Ask.) and Tony have a look at A Thousand Tiny Wings - a play that raises some fascinating issues and really is one not to be missed. There's also feedback and a special treat for those unable to go to the Doctor Who Proms.......
Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk and don't forget our little shop :)
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The Flashing Blade Podcast Interview Special 6 - Matthew Waterhouse
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 23 minutes and 48 secondsRight then, have an interview with Matthew Waterhouse. We managed to get him for a phone natter whilst he was at a book signing. In it he tells us a little about his books, his days on the show and also comments on how both he and his charecter, Adric, have been perceived down the years... Listen after the DWPA interview with Matthew as, hopefully, the two go together...
Note: Thie interview was done over the electric telephone, so there's a bit of scrunchle and other general radiophonic sounds...
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-58
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 59 minutes and 17 secondsBadger Wig Alert! In fact, sod it, General Wig Alert! Awoooga!
Ahem...
So, anyway, this time around, Jo! and Tony talk Monster of Peladon. All six episodes of it. Including the Fight Of The Wigs. Oh dear.
Bob reviews The Maltese Penguin and there's feedback as well as the usual treats at the end....
We chat about the recent Flashing Blade picnic and news of our next event...
feedback please to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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Matthew Waterhouse Signing from the DWPA
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 59 secondsContained within, please find a small podcast from the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance - which can be found at http://www.doctorwhopodcastalliance.org - featuring Adam from Staggering Stories, Martyn from Bad Wilf, Tony from The Flashing Blade and... some old git from Professor Dave's Ark In Space. The podcast gives a nice little flavour of the event at Waterstones, Lakeside in Thurrock and we have interviews with Hirst Books, Tenth Planet, some of the, er 'crowd', and of course, Matthew Waterhouse himself. Matthew also gives us a reading from his memoir, 'Blue Box Boy'.
There'll be more to come from the DWPA, so keep your eyes open for it...
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-57
Episode Duration: 0 days, 2 hours, 20 minutes and 18 secondsColditz! No, really. Bob and Tony look at Colditz and muse on why Nicholas Young keeps going in shows that involve 'breaking out'... (LAUGH!)
Also, plenty of feedback and the winners of the 'sound like the TARDIS' comp are announced!
All that and we put to bed the whole Bob/Adric thing...
Possibly...
Don't forget to visit the little shop....
feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-56
Episode Duration: 0 days, 2 hours, 22 minutes and 42 secondsSo then... The Big Bang, eh? I wonder what we'll make of that, then? On top of an extended summery and 'Ooh, look, did ya see?' stuff, there's feedback, Chinn from the Ministry sends out more forms and theres three mixes of the Doctor Who theme for your enjoyment, by Alistair Lock, Danny Stewart and, er... Tony... Oh dear.
Don't forget the picnic on the 7th of July - pop to the website for details.
All feedback please to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-55
Episode Duration: 0 days, 2 hours, 17 minutes and 5 secondsSo, just how wrong are Tony, Jo! and Bob? Time to find out as we release, slightly early, our thoughts on The Pandorica Opens. Bob reviews the last Iris Wildthyme story, Jo! gives her version of the TARDIS dematerialisation noise and Cuddly Ken is our little treat at the end... Let's press the button marked idiot, shall we? Don't forget the picnic on 10/7/10 and our shop - all details on the website. Feedback to show@flashingblade.org.uk
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The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-54
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 39 minutes and 13 secondsGreetings, yes? This time around, sub 6th form humourist Tony, his plucky girl assistant, Jo! and the boy with the badge for podcasting excellence, The Face Of Bob, have a love affair with Doctor Who and The Lodger.
Or something.
Comedy Bob looks at the next Iris play he's listened upon and theres feedback sort of stuff included within which is a request for Tony NOT to play the theme to Kick Start.... Now, would he...?
Feedback please to show@flashingblade.org.uk.
Don't forget the picnic on the 10th July in Hyde Park - pop to our website to see details....