The Sonic Toolbox
- Description:
- Two hard core science fiction fans, the DW Geek Girls - Cheryl Lowe and Daisy Kaufman - talk about the science of Doctor Who, both real and fictional. Come along as we try to explain away the impossible physics and and bring you some relevant real world science, too. Not to mention the general Doctor Who love.
Homepage: http://thesonictoolbox.blogspot.com/
RSS Feed: http://sonictoolbox.libsyn.com/rss
- Episodes:
- 483
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:1:04:34
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:3:06:41
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 21 days, 15 hours, 43 minutes and 31 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 30 April 2020 (11:55pm GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 21 April 2019 (4:00pm GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 5 days, 10 hours, 25 minutes and 38 seconds
The Sonic Toolbox Episodes
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Episode 181: An Amateur Psychological Study on the Effects of Regeneration on the Companions Who Witness It
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 57 minutes and 10 secondsThere have been many companions who have witnessed The Doctor's regeneration over the last 50 years. We here at The Sonic Toolbox are taking the time to examine how each of those companions react to and deal with the change that happens to The Doctor.
There's also news and feedback. And a plug for one of our listeners who also has his own podcast (link below and on FB).
WARNING: Contains some rabbits
Links:
Fuzzmond's Blurcast Episode 27
Fuzzmond's Blurcast Main Show Link
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Episode 181: An Amateur Psychological Study on the Effects of Regeneration on the Companions Who Witness It
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 57 minutes and 10 secondsThere have been many companions who have witnessed The Doctor's regeneration over the last 50 years. We here at The Sonic Toolbox are taking the time to examine how each of those companions react to and deal with the change that happens to The Doctor.
There's also news and feedback. And a plug for one of our listeners who also has his own podcast (link below and on FB).
WARNING: Contains some rabbits
Links:
Fuzzmond's Blurcast Episode 27
Fuzzmond's Blurcast Main Show Link
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Episode 180: The Caves of the Androzani Rabbits
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 48 minutes and 23 secondsSo there we were, getting ready to do the review for The Caves of Androzani when all these rabbits started to bound into the Toolbox during the news. They were all over the place! But there is really a review here, and Gally news, and a memorial for Christopher Lee (nothing to do with DW, but it's Christopher Lee for pete's sake!), and some other stuff that actually relates to the show.
WARNING: Contains rabbit chasing and herding.
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Episode 180: The Caves of the Androzani Rabbits
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 48 minutes and 23 secondsSo there we were, getting ready to do the review for The Caves of Androzani when all these rabbits started to bound into the Toolbox during the news. They were all over the place! But there is really a review here, and Gally news, and a memorial for Christopher Lee (nothing to do with DW, but it's Christopher Lee for pete's sake!), and some other stuff that actually relates to the show.
WARNING: Contains rabbit chasing and herding.
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Episode 179: Creepy Continued
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes and 43 secondsWe've whipped Skype into submission and are ready to finish our Top 10 Creepy lists. Lots of agreements, a few dissagreements, and a whole lot of on topic rabbit chasing. We've also got a teeny, tiny bit of news, and an update on the irradiated Miss Cheryl.
Link:
Clip of Madame with Bea Arthur (WARNING: Racy - not for viewing by young kids)
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Episode 179: Creepy Continued
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes and 43 secondsWe've whipped Skype into submission and are ready to finish our Top 10 Creepy lists. Lots of agreements, a few dissagreements, and a whole lot of on topic rabbit chasing. We've also got a teeny, tiny bit of news, and an update on the irradiated Miss Cheryl.
Link:
Clip of Madame with Bea Arthur (WARNING: Racy - not for viewing by young kids)
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Episode 178: Creepy Interrupted
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 45 secondsAs promised last time, we have two, not as overlapping as we thought, lists of each of our Top 10 creepiest Doctor Who stories. And a bit of good news. And some other news. And a lot of rabbit chasing. And a cra...well, don't want to spoil everything.
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Episode 178: Creepy Interrupted
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 45 secondsAs promised last time, we have two, not as overlapping as we thought, lists of each of our Top 10 creepiest Doctor Who stories. And a bit of good news. And some other news. And a lot of rabbit chasing. And a cra...well, don't want to spoil everything.
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Episode 177: Creepy, Creepy, Creepy
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 32 minutes and 9 secondsCupboard, and peg dolls, and George...Oh, my! It's not deja vu, we are revisiting "Night Terors". We thought it would be a good idea to take a fresh look at this Series 6 story and see what we thought of it out of story arc contex (and without the starry eyes we always have with shiny new episodes).
WARNING: Contains rabbit chasing.
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Episode 177: Creepy, Creepy, Creepy
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 32 minutes and 9 secondsCupboard, and peg dolls, and George...Oh, my! It's not deja vu, we are revisiting "Night Terors". We thought it would be a good idea to take a fresh look at this Series 6 story and see what we thought of it out of story arc contex (and without the starry eyes we always have with shiny new episodes).
WARNING: Contains rabbit chasing.
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Episode 176: That's Not Real, Is It?
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 58 minutes and 30 secondsHey! Guess what? Doctor Who is actually TV show. Did you know that? Yup, and for the past 51 (and a bit) years the production team has been attempting special effects with varying degrees of success. This show, we're hitting the highlights, and lowlights, from all seven Doctors.
WARING: Contains rabbit chasing
Links:
TV Tropes: Special Effects Failure: Doctor Who (WARNING: Beware of holes)
iO9: The Making of Doctor Who's Most Notoriously Bad Special Effects
Doctor Who and the Lame Special Effects of Death
8 Really Good Special Effects in "Classic" Doctor Who
Doctor Who - Timely Effects
Visual Effects - Old Doctor Who
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Episode 176: That's Not Real, Is It?
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 58 minutes and 30 secondsHey! Guess what? Doctor Who is actually TV show. Did you know that? Yup, and for the past 51 (and a bit) years the production team has been attempting special effects with varying degrees of success. This show, we're hitting the highlights, and lowlights, from all seven Doctors.
WARING: Contains rabbit chasing
Links:
TV Tropes: Special Effects Failure: Doctor Who (WARNING: Beware of holes)
iO9: The Making of Doctor Who's Most Notoriously Bad Special Effects
Doctor Who and the Lame Special Effects of Death
8 Really Good Special Effects in "Classic" Doctor Who
Doctor Who - Timely Effects
Visual Effects - Old Doctor Who
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Episode 175: Sutekh and the Rabbits of Doom
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 42 minutes and 16 secondsSmack us in the forehead, we recently realized we'd never reviewed Pyramids of Mars. This week we remedy that. It doesn't keep us from rabbit chasing, but there you go. We've also got actual news! More than one item! Oh, boy!
Link:
Gelignite
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Episode 175: Sutekh and the Rabbits of Doom
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 42 minutes and 16 secondsSmack us in the forehead, we recently realized we'd never reviewed Pyramids of Mars. This week we remedy that. It doesn't keep us from rabbit chasing, but there you go. We've also got actual news! More than one item! Oh, boy!
Link:
Gelignite
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Episode 174: Vortex Manipulating Rabbits
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 37 minutes and 39 secondsSo, the first half of the show got taken over by rabbits. We're not sure how it happened, maybe somebody left the door to the hutch unlocked, but we had to do an awful lot of chasing them down. The second half of the show is all about time travel by means other than the TARDIS. We really get in depth into how things work and the difference between time travel in the TARDIS and time travel via Vortex Manipulator.
WARNING: Contains rabbit chasing
Link:
Time Travel Simulation Resolves "Grandfather Paradox"
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Episode 174: Vortex Manipulating Rabbits
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 37 minutes and 39 secondsSo, the first half of the show got taken over by rabbits. We're not sure how it happened, maybe somebody left the door to the hutch unlocked, but we had to do an awful lot of chasing them down. The second half of the show is all about time travel by means other than the TARDIS. We really get in depth into how things work and the difference between time travel in the TARDIS and time travel via Vortex Manipulator.
WARNING: Contains rabbit chasing
Link:
Time Travel Simulation Resolves "Grandfather Paradox"
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Episode 172: Good Bye 9, Hello 10
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 37 minutes and 40 secondsOut with the old, in with the new! New format for us, new Doctor for the show. As you could tell, we've gone to a bi-weekly format. Life has gotten busy and we don't want to give this up, so this is the compromise. We're reviewing the two parter here, Bad Wolf/A Parting of the Way. This is the Series One finale and the first regeneration for those who just discovered Doctor Who in 2005.
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Episode 172: Good Bye 9, Hello 10
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 37 minutes and 40 secondsOut with the old, in with the new! New format for us, new Doctor for the show. As you could tell, we've gone to a bi-weekly format. Life has gotten busy and we don't want to give this up, so this is the compromise. We're reviewing the two parter here, Bad Wolf/A Parting of the Way. This is the Series One finale and the first regeneration for those who just discovered Doctor Who in 2005.
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Episode 172: Post-Gally Wrap Up At Last
Episode Duration: 0 days, 2 hours, 13 minutes and 49 secondsSo this is it. The actual post-Gally wrap up. We finally talk about this year's Gally in more than just generalities. Daisy's voice is mostly back and can hold out for more (a lot more) than just 20 minutes. Hence the rabbit chasing off to all sorts of other, geeky, topics. Wheeeeeeee!!!
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Episode 172: Post-Gally Wrap Up At Last
Episode Duration: 0 days, 2 hours, 13 minutes and 49 secondsSo this is it. The actual post-Gally wrap up. We finally talk about this year's Gally in more than just generalities. Daisy's voice is mostly back and can hold out for more (a lot more) than just 20 minutes. Hence the rabbit chasing off to all sorts of other, geeky, topics. Wheeeeeeee!!!
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Episode 171: Pre-Post-Gally Wrap Up: Because Sick Sucks
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 22 minutes and 39 secondsConsider this a preview of our post-Gally wrap up episode. Daisy is quite sick with a bad cold (possibly con crud) and is loosing her voice. Hence the shortness of this show. Please bear with us as real life intrudes on our Doctor Who fantasy life. We'll be back with the full Gally story next week (and a full voiced Daisy).
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Episode 171: Pre-Post-Gally Wrap Up: Because Sick Sucks
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 22 minutes and 39 secondsConsider this a preview of our post-Gally wrap up episode. Daisy is quite sick with a bad cold (possibly con crud) and is loosing her voice. Hence the shortness of this show. Please bear with us as real life intrudes on our Doctor Who fantasy life. We'll be back with the full Gally story next week (and a full voiced Daisy).
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Episode 170: Pre-Gally Extravaganza
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 28 minutes and 43 secondsThis is it! The show where we tel you all about what's happening at Gallifrey One this year (next weekend). The biggest, best fan run Doctor Who convention/family reunion ever! We tell you everything we're looking forward to doing, seeing and experiencing. And, because we are who we are, we also talk about random other stuff, like Benedict Cumberbatch and Lego. But, mostly, it's Gally!!
WARNING: Excited about Gally rabbits
Link:
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Episode 170: Pre-Gally Extravaganza
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 28 minutes and 43 secondsThis is it! The show where we tel you all about what's happening at Gallifrey One this year (next weekend). The biggest, best fan run Doctor Who convention/family reunion ever! We tell you everything we're looking forward to doing, seeing and experiencing. And, because we are who we are, we also talk about random other stuff, like Benedict Cumberbatch and Lego. But, mostly, it's Gally!!
WARNING: Excited about Gally rabbits
Link:
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Episode 169: Tater Time Tots
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 42 secondsTo loom or not to loom, that is the question. Whether tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of Rasalon or the piques of Pythia. We are pondering the method by which Time Lords procreate. Not exactly a topic of canon, but one of interest none the less.
There's also a great deal of rabbit chasing, so get out your carrots and come with us. Not to worry, we keep it clean.
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Episode 169: Tater Time Tots
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 42 secondsTo loom or not to loom, that is the question. Whether tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of Rasalon or the piques of Pythia. We are pondering the method by which Time Lords procreate. Not exactly a topic of canon, but one of interest none the less.
There's also a great deal of rabbit chasing, so get out your carrots and come with us. Not to worry, we keep it clean.
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Episode 168: Rabbits in Paris
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 47 minutes and 41 secondsWe're correcting what we see as an oversight this week by reviewing the Forth Doctor story "City of Death". This was also an opportunity for Daisy to show this story to a New Who friend interested in going back and watching Classic Who.
We've also got lots of Gally news.
WARNING: Contains rabbits
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Episode 168: Rabbits in Paris
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 47 minutes and 41 secondsWe're correcting what we see as an oversight this week by reviewing the Forth Doctor story "City of Death". This was also an opportunity for Daisy to show this story to a New Who friend interested in going back and watching Classic Who.
We've also got lots of Gally news.
WARNING: Contains rabbits
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Episode 167: A Little U.N.I.T. Please
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes and 44 secondsWe're talking a bit about U.N.I.T. The Brigadier, Sgt. Benton, Capt. Yates, Ginger, Mary Ann, Gillig...oh, sorry. Got carried away. This week we celebrate the great international military organization that took the Doctor in when his own people threw him out.
WARNING: Contains rabbits
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Episode 167: A Little U.N.I.T. Please
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes and 44 secondsWe're talking a bit about U.N.I.T. The Brigadier, Sgt. Benton, Capt. Yates, Ginger, Mary Ann, Gillig...oh, sorry. Got carried away. This week we celebrate the great international military organization that took the Doctor in when his own people threw him out.
WARNING: Contains rabbits
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Episode 166: Closing Rabbit Time
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 57 minutes and 28 secondsOnce, long ago, we did a short review (along with two other stories) of Closing Time. With James Cordon staring in a new film and getting set to become the host of The Late Late Show (replacing Craig Ferguson) we felt it was a good time to revisit the penultiment story of Series 6 and do a proper review.
WARNING: Contains much rabbit chasing
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Episode 166: Closing Rabbit Time
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 57 minutes and 28 secondsOnce, long ago, we did a short review (along with two other stories) of Closing Time. With James Cordon staring in a new film and getting set to become the host of The Late Late Show (replacing Craig Ferguson) we felt it was a good time to revisit the penultiment story of Series 6 and do a proper review.
WARNING: Contains much rabbit chasing
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Episode 165: Cybermen Revisited
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 20 minutes and 19 secondsIt's been a more than a year (maybe more than two) since we've talked about the Cybermen. There've been changes and new things to learn about them since we last examined them. And, gosh darn it, we just saw them at the end of Series 8 and we want to talk about them again! So there!
WARNING: Contains rabbits
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Episode 165: Cybermen Revisited
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 20 minutes and 19 secondsIt's been a more than a year (maybe more than two) since we've talked about the Cybermen. There've been changes and new things to learn about them since we last examined them. And, gosh darn it, we just saw them at the end of Series 8 and we want to talk about them again! So there!
WARNING: Contains rabbits
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Episode 164: A Facehugger for Christmas
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 26 minutes and 26 secondsIt's Christmas time, there's no need to be afraid. Oh, wait. This is Doctor Who, of course there's a reason to be afraid. "Last Christmas", Capaldi's first full Christmas special takes a que from real horror movies this year. And gives us Santa Clause in the best way possible: Nick Frost! Don't sleep thru this one, we're giving you our first impression of this years gift from Steven Moffat and the BBC.
WARNING: Contains spoilers
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Episode 164: A Facehugger for Christmas
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 26 minutes and 26 secondsIt's Christmas time, there's no need to be afraid. Oh, wait. This is Doctor Who, of course there's a reason to be afraid. "Last Christmas", Capaldi's first full Christmas special takes a que from real horror movies this year. And gives us Santa Clause in the best way possible: Nick Frost! Don't sleep thru this one, we're giving you our first impression of this years gift from Steven Moffat and the BBC.
WARNING: Contains spoilers
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Episode 163: What's With The Tangerine
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 49 minutes and 55 secondsChristmas is almost here, and with it the Christmas Special. This time around we're anticipating the special by speculating about it. We know it's not our usual MO, but we're just so excited that we can't stop thinking about it. We promise nothing said beyond what the BBC has officially put out and what our imaginations can dream up.
If you really don't want to know ANYTHING about what's coming, and have even been avoiding the trailers, our speculation segment starts at time stamp 00:41:13 and ends at 1:23:58. Just skip over that segment and you'll be OK. Go back after Christmas and see what all we got wrong.
WARNING: Contains official BBC sanctioned spoilers
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Episode 163: What's With The Tangerine
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 49 minutes and 55 secondsChristmas is almost here, and with it the Christmas Special. This time around we're anticipating the special by speculating about it. We know it's not our usual MO, but we're just so excited that we can't stop thinking about it. We promise nothing said beyond what the BBC has officially put out and what our imaginations can dream up.
If you really don't want to know ANYTHING about what's coming, and have even been avoiding the trailers, our speculation segment starts at time stamp 00:41:13 and ends at 1:23:58. Just skip over that segment and you'll be OK. Go back after Christmas and see what all we got wrong.
WARNING: Contains official BBC sanctioned spoilers
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Episode 162: No Goatee, Just an Eyepatch
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 9 minutes and 39 secondsIt's Mirror, Mirror the Doctor Who way! Evil Brigadier has an eyepatch and no mustache. Evil Liz Shaw has short brown hair. Evil Professor Shahlman has...well, he's just the same as in our universe. This week we wax on about the Third Doctor story "Inferno".
Also, we give our opinions on the question, "Is it OK to buy Doctor Who stuff in Hot Topic?"
WARNING: Contains rabbit chasing.
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Episode 162: No Goatee, Just an Eyepatch
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 9 minutes and 39 secondsIt's Mirror, Mirror the Doctor Who way! Evil Brigadier has an eyepatch and no mustache. Evil Liz Shaw has short brown hair. Evil Professor Shahlman has...well, he's just the same as in our universe. This week we wax on about the Third Doctor story "Inferno".
Also, we give our opinions on the question, "Is it OK to buy Doctor Who stuff in Hot Topic?"
WARNING: Contains rabbit chasing.
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Episode 161: Siege Mode and Other Newness
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 22 minutes and 46 secondsThis past Series 8 saw a lot of changes. Some of which were to the TARDIS herself. This week we're taking a look at those changes. There are only three (we thought there had been a lot more) but they are very cool additions to the already complicated ship and home of our beloved Doctor.
WARNING: Contains rabbit chasing
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Episode 161: Siege Mode and Other Newness
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 22 minutes and 46 secondsThis past Series 8 saw a lot of changes. Some of which were to the TARDIS herself. This week we're taking a look at those changes. There are only three (we thought there had been a lot more) but they are very cool additions to the already complicated ship and home of our beloved Doctor.
WARNING: Contains rabbit chasing
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Episode 160: Sometimes I Wish I Worked In A Bank
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes and 1 secondThis weeks we're all about "The Daemons", the 3rd Doctor Season 8 finale. Or, mostly all about...the rabbits have invaded the studio once again. This is the one where the Brig says "Chap with the wings. Five rounds rapid." We thougt it would be nice to watch some young Brigadier. Remember him the way he was.
WARNING: CONTAINS RABBIT CHASING
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Episode 160: Sometimes I Wish I Worked In A Bank
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes and 1 secondThis weeks we're all about "The Daemons", the 3rd Doctor Season 8 finale. Or, mostly all about...the rabbits have invaded the studio once again. This is the one where the Brig says "Chap with the wings. Five rounds rapid." We thougt it would be nice to watch some young Brigadier. Remember him the way he was.
WARNING: CONTAINS RABBIT CHASING
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Episode 159: Ooh, Look a Gadget!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 51 minutes and 36 secondsNow that Series 8 is over we can take a sane (ha!) look back at all the nifty new tech that the lovely writers have given to us. From neyphyte circuits to hyperspace ribbons, from a Skovox blitzer to the Gallifreyan hard drive, we're touching on it all. Just an overview this time, plenty of shows next year to go into detail on how we think it all works.
If you have an idea about how any of this stuff works, please drop us a line! We'd love to include your input when we discuss each gadget in detail on it's own episode next year.
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Episode 159: Ooh, Look a Gadget!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 51 minutes and 36 secondsNow that Series 8 is over we can take a sane (ha!) look back at all the nifty new tech that the lovely writers have given to us. From neyphyte circuits to hyperspace ribbons, from a Skovox blitzer to the Gallifreyan hard drive, we're touching on it all. Just an overview this time, plenty of shows next year to go into detail on how we think it all works.
If you have an idea about how any of this stuff works, please drop us a line! We'd love to include your input when we discuss each gadget in detail on it's own episode next year.
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Series 8 Vacation Notice
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 4 minutes and 40 secondsWe're taking a short break to recuperate from all the excitement we've had over the last couple of months. We'll be back next week with our usual off-season shows. Meanwhile. please enjoy this short interlude while we're gone.
Girl From Ipanema (Classical instrumental Version) from the album: The Latin Sound of Lex Vandyke - Concierto de Aranjuez
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Series 8 Vacation Notice
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 4 minutes and 40 secondsWe're taking a short break to recuperate from all the excitement we've had over the last couple of months. We'll be back next week with our usual off-season shows. Meanwhile. please enjoy this short interlude while we're gone.
Girl From Ipanema (Classical instrumental Version) from the album: The Latin Sound of Lex Vandyke - Concierto de Aranjuez
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Episode 158: Death in Heaven - Review in Toolbox
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 28 minutes and 22 secondsMissy, Danny Pink, Zombie Cybermen, UNIT, and pumpkin pie! It's all here in our review of the Series 8 finale "Death in Heaven". We've also got feedback, pumpkin pie, and an engagement announcement in news. Oh, did we mention the pumpkin pie?
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS
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Episode 158: Death in Heaven - Review in Toolbox
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 28 minutes and 22 secondsMissy, Danny Pink, Zombie Cybermen, UNIT, and pumpkin pie! It's all here in our review of the Series 8 finale "Death in Heaven". We've also got feedback, pumpkin pie, and an engagement announcement in news. Oh, did we mention the pumpkin pie?
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS