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Not talking particularly about the BBC thriller series The Deep but covering SciFi and Fantasy Adventures - books, films & TV Series that take place in the hidden depths of Earth's great oceans.

Not talking particularly about the BBC thriller series The Deep but covering SciFi and Fantasy Adventures - books, films & TV Series that take place in the hidden depths of Earth's great oceans.

My better half takes the controls of the TARDIS to reflect on River Song — and thinks that the payoff to the character's mystery will have to be huge.

The Second Life Doctor Who Podshock meet up.

Matt goes solo to give his review of the 4th episode of series 1 "Aliens of London". To submit feedback call 314-884-1249 or send email to uswhocast@gmail.com

Martyn and Imran talk to Torchwood actor Kai Owen.

Kai’s website: http://kaiowen.com
Twitter: @KaiKaiOwen
Llandudno Youth Music Theatre: http://lymt.co.uk
Children’s charity: http://www.clicsargent.org.uk
Donate at http://bit.ly/kaiowencharities

I drink the Podcast Electric

It's the big one. Looking back over the year with our good friends James Naugton, Ezy McAlpine, & Victor1st Mornington. Every now and then, it's good to have a large one. Normal service resumed soon.

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 218
Running time: 1:29:01

We interview the legendary first ever director of Doctor Who, Waris Hussein. West Coast Correspondents Joshua Lou Friedmen and Amy Krell joins us for this historic interview in which we discuss An Unearthly Child and Marco Polo as well as how Doctor Who of old compares to new. Plus Matt Smith puts on southern American accents in Doctor Who: The Runaway Train, and more!

Hosted by Louis Trapani, Ken Deep, Joshua Lou Friedman and Amy Krell.

Presented to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is a production of Art Trap Productions.

This podcast is made possible in part by and is brought to you by Podshock Supporting Subscribers and from donations from listeners like you.

This episode is brought to you by Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy at http://dlair.net

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In this second part Barry is still joined by Dan Marshall from the Sidekickcast Podcast. In this last part they answer some listener questons before descending into a drunken homage to Airwolf.

You have been warned.

Apologies for the lack of an intro!

In this second part Barry is still joined by Dan Marshall from the Sidekickcast Podcast. In this last part they answer some listener questons before descending into a drunken homage to Airwolf.

You have been warned.

 

Apologies for the lack of an intro!

We finally catch up on Doctor Who in this single-parter episode in which we review all the episodes of the new season that we hadn't had the chance to watch and review at the time. This is the first episode in which we utilize a timer to keep our discussions restricted to a certain amount of time (in this particular episode we restrict ourselves to five minutes per each episode of Doctor Who).
We apologize aforehand, "fanmail" and trailers, etc., did not make it into this episode because we just didn't have the time.

T minus 129 days until The 2010 Christmas Special.

Welcome to -> HHG2W: Mostly Harmless Cutaway 23.4 <- Today Eric & co-host Josh's saga continues as they attempt part 12 of their Doctor Who season 23 The Trial of a Time Lord commentary/adventure. Prepare yourself for Terror of the Vervoids, story 146 part 4.

WARNING: This commentary contains miscellaneous NuWho & Classic SPOILERS pertaining to Season 23 from November 1-22, 1986. If you are 100% spoilerphobic to New & Classic epsiodes not yet seen DO NOT complain to us. And as always there are strokes of innuendo throughout. If you're familiar with our commentaries you should've expected as much.

Disclaimer:

• Not when the Doctor gets into the plane in Octopussy; When 007 gets into the plane (w/foldable wings).

Josh sings the theme to The Love Boat...

DON'T PANIC

T minus 129 days until The 2010 Christmas Special.

 

Welcome to -> HHG2W: Mostly Harmless Cutaway 23.4 <- Today Eric & co-host Josh's saga continues as they attempt part 12 of their Doctor Who season 23 The Trial of a Time Lord commentary/adventure. Prepare yourself for Terror of the Vervoids, story 146 part 4.

WARNING: This commentary contains miscellaneous NüWho & Classic SPOILERS pertaining to Season 23 from November 1-22, 1986. If you are 100% spoilerphobic to New & Classic epsiodes not yet seen DO NOT complain to us. And as always there are strokes of innuendo throughout. If you're familiar with our commentaries you should've expected as much.

Disclaimer:

• Not when the Doctor gets into the plane in Octopussy; When 007 gets into the plane (w/foldable wings).

Josh sings the theme to The Love Boat...  

 

DON'T PANIC

Last April revealed some major challenges for the Hurricane Who convention, with some guests reporting that they had not yet been compensated for their October appearance and were unable to contact convention head Jarrod Cooper. (I reported on these events, which were first made public on the Gallifrey Base forum, in 2MTL #125.)

In this podcast, Jarrod calls in for an extended interview in which we discuss what happened, his efforts to satisfy Hurricane Who's obligations, and his hopes for the convention's future.

Jarrod can be reached at jarrod@hurricanewho.com.

Run for your life! A very packed episode this week. First up is an interview with Alex Day, musician and pioneer of Trock, Time Lord Rock. We talk about the whole Trock movement, and listen to a few of Alex's tracks. Next up is an interview with Peter Jewell, who has emptied his cupboard of [...]

Run for your life!

A very packed episode this week. First up is an interview with Alex Day, musician and pioneer of Trock, Time Lord Rock. We talk about the whole Trock movement, and listen to a few of Alex’s tracks.

Next up is an interview with Peter Jewell, who has emptied his cupboard of all his Doctor Who memorabilia and put them on display for all to see. Trevor talks with Peter about collection, collections and what to collect.

Last up this episode is a piece we couldn’t quite squeeze into last weeks Big Finish review ep. In response to a listener email the team lay their cards on the table and talk about their favourite Big Finish audios, and the audios a new listener needs to get their ears around, pronto!

Run for your life!

A very packed episode this week. First up is an interview with Alex Day, musician and pioneer of Trock, Time Lord Rock. We talk about the whole Trock movement, and listen to a few of Alex’s tracks.

Next up is an interview with Peter Jewell, who has emptied his cupboard of all his Doctor Who memorabilia and put them on display for all to see. Trevor talks with Peter about collection, collections and what to collect.

Last up this episode is a piece we couldn’t quite squeeze into last weeks Big Finish review ep. In response to a listener email the team lay their cards on the table and talk about their favourite Big Finish audios, and the audios a new listener needs to get their ears around, pronto!

Im heutigen, leider wieder etwas langere geratenem Whocast besprechen Pia und Raphael Silurian-Zweiteiler "The hungry Earth" / "Cold Blood". Ausserdem dabei. News, Post und ein Einspieler des leider nicht im Studio sitzenden Cohostes Kolja.

Im heutigen, leider wieder etwas langere geratenem Whocast besprechen Pia und Raphael Silurian-Zweiteiler "The hungry Earth" / "Cold Blood". Ausserdem dabei. News, Post und ein Einspieler des leider nicht im Studio sitzenden Cohostes Kolja.

We're back this week with the second episode in "The Daleks" serial, entitled "The Survivors".  This is the sixth episode in total so far, and originally aired December 28, 1963.  Starring William Hartnell as Doctor Who, written by Terry Nation, directed by Christopher Barry.  In this week's episode, Doctor Who, Ian, and Susan go looking for the missing Barbara in the strange "dead" city.  Before they can reconvene with Barbara, however, they run into an unforeseen, terrible adversary....  Audio length: 55 mins 39 secs.

Stream
http://blip.tv/file/4014649

Download
http://blip.tv/file/get/Whonoobs-TheWhoNoobsEpisode6TheSurvivors639.mp3

We're back this week with the second episode in "The Daleks" serial, entitled "The Survivors".  This is the sixth episode in total so far, and originally aired December 28, 1963.  Starring William Hartnell as Doctor Who, written by Terry Nation, directed by Christopher Barry.  In this week's episode, Doctor Who, Ian, and Susan go looking for the missing Barbara in the strange "dead" city.  Before they can reconvene with Barbara, however, they run into an unforeseen, terrible adversary....  Audio length: 55 mins 39 secs.

Stream
http://blip.tv/file/4014649

Download
http://blip.tv/file/get/Whonoobs-TheWhoNoobsEpisode6TheSurvivors639.mp3

We're back this week with the second episode in "The Daleks" serial, entitled "The Survivors".  This is the sixth episode in total so far, and originally aired December 28, 1963.  Starring William Hartnell as Doctor Who, written by Terry Nation, directed by Christopher Barry.  In this week's episode, Doctor Who, Ian, and Susan go looking for the missing Barbara in the strange "dead" city.  Before they can reconvene with Barbara, however, they run into an unforeseen, terrible adversary....  Audio length: 55 mins 39 secs.

Stream
http://blip.tv/file/4014649

Download
http://blip.tv/file/get/Whonoobs-TheWhoNoobsEpisode6TheSurvivors639.mp3

Dave, Ian and Mike have a howling good time talking all over the top of another episode of Doctor Who... This Time... Tooth & Claw P.S. for a look at Dave's Telescope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pPrcrsOgGs

Dave, Ian and Mike have a howling good time talking all over the top of another episode of Doctor Who... This Time... Tooth & Claw P.S. for a look at Dave's Telescope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pPrcrsOgGs

Dave, Ian and Mike have a howling good time talking all over the top of another episode of Doctor Who... This Time... Tooth & Claw P.S. for a look at Dave's Telescope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pPrcrsOgGs

Dave, Ian and Mike have a howling good time talking all over the top of another episode of Doctor Who... This Time... Tooth & Claw P.S. for a look at Dave's Telescope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pPrcrsOgGs

Run for your life! A very packed episode this week. First up is an interview with Alex Day, musician and pioneer of Trock, Time Lord Rock. We talk about the whole Trock movement, and listen to a few of Alex's tracks. Next up is an interview with Peter Jewell, who has emptied his cupboard of [...]

Run for your life! A very packed episode this week. First up is an interview with Alex Day, musician and pioneer of Trock, Time Lord Rock. We talk about the whole Trock movement, and listen to a few of Alex’s tracks. You can check out more of Alex’s work at his various websites. Next up [...]

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 217
Running time: 1:57:43

Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin reviewed, West Coast Correspondent Amy Krell joins us as we discuss the Doctor Who Proms, Adventure Games, news, rumours, and more!

Hosted by Louis Trapani, Ken Deep, James Naughton and Amy Krell.

Presented to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is a production of Art Trap Productions.

This podcast is made possible in part by and is brought to you by Podshock Supporting Subscribers and from donations from listeners like you.

This episode is brought to you by Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy at http://dlair.net

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The Fifth Doctor and Turlough are drawn to the planet Sarn by Kamelion, where they encounter the Master in one of his diabolical plans to tap the power of the Numismaton gas. [edit] Plot On the desert world of Sarn, robed natives worship the fire god Logar and follow the Chief Elder, Timanov, who demands obedience. Those who dissent are known as Unbelievers, and two of them, Amyand and Roskal, cause unrest when they claim to have ventured to the top of the sacred fire mountain but not found Logar. One of the Sarns, Malkon, is known as the Chosen One because of the unusual double triangle symbol burnt into his skin: he is also unusual for having been found as a baby on the slopes of the fire mountain. The same triangle symbol is found on a metal artefact uncovered in an archaeological dig in Lanzarote overseen by Professor Howard Foster. His stepdaughter Perpugilliam (usually called "Peri") Brown is bored with the dig and wants to go travelling in Morocco and when he seeks to prevent this she steals the strange artefact and tries to swim for freedom. Fortunately for her the TARDIS has landed nearby – responding to a distress call sent by the strange artefact - and Turlough sees her drowning and rescues her. Going through her possessions as she recovers he finds the artefact and acknowledges the same triangle symbol is burnt into his own flesh. The Doctor returns to the TARDIS after attempting to triangulate the source of the signal being emitted by the artefact, and the ship dematerialises, seemingly on its own. It soon arrives on Sarn and the Doctor and Turlough set off to explore. The Doctor's other companion, the android Kamelion, has meanwhile made mental contact with its old controller, the Master, who attempts to assert his control and change Kamelion's appearance from that of Howard. Kamelion tries to warn Peri of the Master but the Time Lord succeeds in gaining control. She flees the TARDIS with the creature in pursuit as the rumblings of the volcanoes of Sarn gather ferocity. In the Sarn colony Timanov has damned the Unbelievers to be sacrificed to appease Logar and stop the tremors. They flee to a secret base in the mountains which is filled with seismological apparatus and which the Doctor and Turlough stumble across. The Doctor informs the Unbelievers that the tunnels, which have been their refuge are volcanic vents which will soon fill with molten lava. It is also established that Turlough is of the same race as those who colonised the planet, and when the indigenous people see his Misos Triangle, they greet him as a second Chosen One. Turlough realises Malkon may be his brother and becomes even more worried when Peri turns up and mentions the Master. Another important figure in Sarn mythology is the Outsider, a promised prophet, and the Master/Kamelion fulfils this role admirably. He convinces Timanov of the appropriateness of harsh action and when the Doctor arrives with the Unbelievers they are all seized for burning. However, Malkon and Peri arrive shortly afterward and end this assault, though not before Malkon has been injured. Turlough is aghast when he finds his relative has been shot and the Doctor presses him for as much information as he has on the strange circumstances of Sarn. It seems it is a long abandoned Trion colony planet, and that Turlough, a Trion, suspects some of his family were sent here after a revolution against the hereditary leading clans of his homeworld. He supposes his father died in a crash but that Malkon survived, while he himself was sent in exile to Brendan School In England, overseen by a Trion agent masquerading as a solicitor in Chancery Lane. The Master/Kamelion has meanwhile seized Peri and uses her to transport a black box into the control room of his TARDIS. It contains a miniature Master – the real thing – who has been shrunken and transformed by a disastrous experiment with his Tissue Compression Eliminator. The Master thus re-established the psychic link with Kamelion to gain the power of movement and has manoeuvred the robot to Sarn so that he can take advantage of the restorative powers of the Numismaton gas within the fire mountain. Turlough realises the imminent volcano bursts will destroy the Sarn colony so nobly uses a functioning communication unit to get in touch with Trion and plead for a rescue ship to evacuate Sarn. In doing so he abandons his own freedom. When the ship later arrives, the Sarns all depart, along with Turlough and Malkon. They have both been pardoned in an amnesty issued by the new Sarn government. The only one to remain on the planet and face the erupting volcanoes is Timanov, now sure to die, his faith in tatters. The Doctor meanwhile succeeds in weakening the Master's hold of Kamelion, and interrupts the numismaton experiment. He adds calorific gas to the numismaton surge and seemingly burns the Master alive. The Doctor also puts the terminally wounded Kamelion out of its misery. He returns to the TARDIS with a heavy heart, but with a new companion, Peri, for company. [edit] Cast notes Mark Strickson has also reprised the role of Turlough in the audio plays by Big Finish Productions and penned the introduction to the spin-off novel Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma (1986). Promotional photographs taken during production include a shot of Peter Davison wearing a tuxedo and holding a gun, with Nicola Bryant standing next to him in a bikini, in a parody of James Bond.[2] [edit] Continuity This was the last story to feature Mark Strickson as Turlough. He returned for the Fifth Doctor's regeneration scene in The Caves of Androzani. Turlough was the last male companion of the Doctor on screen until Adam Mitchell joined the TARDIS crew briefly at the end of the Ninth Doctor episode "Dalek" in 2005. Strickson has said that had he realised that the next season would involve stories consisting of two 50-minute episodes, he would not have departed from the series. He felt that Turlough was not receiving enough development because the 25-minute format necessitated more frequent cliffhangers and therefore less character development. This serial was originally intended as the swan song for Anthony Ainley as the Master since his contract with the show had come to an end, hence the "death" of the character in the numismaton flames at the story's climax. As a deliberate tease for the audience, the Master's truncated final line is "Won't you even show mercy to your own -", with him apparently being killed by the gas just as he is about to reveal the true nature of his relationship to the Doctor. However, the Master reappeared in the following season's The Mark of the Rani without explanation as to how he survived the flames. Script Editor Eric Saward cut from The Mark of the Rani the explanation for the Master's survival provided by writers Pip and Jane Baker but the explanation is in their novelisation of the serial.) It was decided that because of the climate of Lanzarote, where the serial was filmed, the cast would have to alter their usual costumes. Although Peter Davison started the story wearing his cricketer outfit, for the rest of the story, he wore a different pair of trousers with question mark braces and a beige floral waistcoat. Strickson shed his usual school uniform in favour of a blue pin-stripe shirt and tan shorts with a pair of swim briefs underneath. Nicola Bryant also wore a pink bikini beneath her clothes to which she stripped down for a couple of scenes, the first time a companion had been seen to wear a two-piece swimsuit since Sarah Jane Smith in the Third Doctor story Death to the Daleks. Peri's mother and her friend Mrs Van Gysegham, both mentioned in this story, appear in the 2006 audio drama The Reaping. Although Kamelion dies in this story, he makes a posthumous reappearance in the audio Circular Time. This is the only story in the Peter Davison era in which Janet Fielding made no appearance as Tegan Jovanka though she is briefly mentioned in episode 1. She left the TARDIS crew in the previous serial Resurrection of the Daleks, and appears in the Fifth Doctor's regeneration sequence in following adventure, The Caves of Androzani, as a hallucination. [edit] Production Serial details by episode Episode Broadcast date Run time Viewership (in millions) "Part One" 23 February 1984 (1984-02-23) 24:26 7.4 "Part Two" 24 February 1984 (1984-02-24) 24:20 6.1 "Part Three" 1 March 1984 (1984-03-01) 23:57 7.4 "Part Four" 2 March 1984 (1984-03-02) 24:44 7.0 [3][4][5] The working title for this story was The Planet of Fear. The decision to make Peri the daughter of a wealthy American family was inspired by the popularity of the Dallas and Dynasty soap operas. Nicola Bryant was cast in part because she held dual citizenship in the United States - because she was married to an American - and the UK.[6] [edit] In print Doctor Who book Planet of Fire Series Target novelisations Release number 93 Writer Peter Grimwade Publisher Target Books Cover artist Andrew Skilleter ISBN 0-426-19940-5 Release date 14 February 1985 Preceded by Frontios Followed by The Caves of Androzani A novelisation of this serial, written by Peter Grimwade, was published by Target Books in October 1984. A prologue juxtaposing the crash of the vessel Professor Foster is salvaging with the crash of the Trion ship carrying Turlough's family to Sarn opens the novelisation. The Master's teasing last line " Won't you save your own..." is removed. [edit] Broadcast and VHS release This story was released on VHS in September 1998. The DVD was released in June 2010, with commentary by Peter Davison, Nicola Bryant, Mark Strickson and Fiona Cumming, as part of the box set Kamelion Tales along with The King's Demons. It also contained a Special Edition edit of the story overseen by director Fiona Cumming. [edit] References ^ From the Doctor Who Magazine series overview, in issue 407 (pp26-29). The Discontinuity Guide, which counts the unbroadcast serial Shada, lists this as story number 135. Region 1 DVD releases follow The Discontinuity Guide numbering system. ^ http://shillpages.com/dw/other.htm ^ Shaun Lyon et al. (2007-03-31). "Planet of Fire". Outpost Gallifrey. http://gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=6q. Retrieved 2008-08-30.  ^ "Planet of Fire". Doctor Who Reference Guide. http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_6q.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-30.  ^ Sullivan, Shannon (2007-08-07). "Planet of Fire". A Brief History of Time Travel. http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/6q.html. Retrieved 2008-08-30.  ^ Planet of Fire at A Brief history of Time (Travel)], [edit] External links Planet of Fire at BBC Online Planet of Fire at Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel) Planet of Fire at the Doctor Who Reference Guide Reviews Planet of Fire reviews at Outpost Gallifrey Planet of Fire reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide Target novelisation On Target — Planet of Fire

It's the second episode of the new Cloister Room podcast, a podcast about Doctor Who and other things. This week, the "Doctor Who" is the very first episode of Doctor Who, "An Unearthly Child. The "Other Things" include VHS tapes, Sherlock, Tron, And a slew upcoming TV shows! If four a slew? If so it's a slew.

Next week, we'll be talking about "The Aztecs," featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor. The week after that we'll be talking about a Second Doctor story... of your choosing! Comment here on this post, or leave an @ reply for @TheCloisterRoom on Twitter telling us which Second Doctor story we should discuss. Stories not on DVD are fine, but no stories with missing episodes are out. Sorry, I know that rules out a lot of great stuff, but we want to WATCH this and then discuss it.

Oh, and be sure to let us know what you think of the podcast, through either of those ways or by e-mail at thecloisterroom@gmail.com.

Show topics:

00:00 - 01:25 - Introduction
01:26 - 04:33 - Billy fluffs, and general classic series chatter.
04:44 - 12:57 - An Unearthly Child discussion
12:58 - 15:43 - Pre-discussing The Aztecs... and a tangent about the merits of the VHS format.
15:44 - 16:50 - Doctor Who news - Soundtrack albums announced, and non-spoilery, months-old casting info on the Christmas specials.
16:51 - 19:23 - Sherlock discusssion [SPOILERS for episode 3]
19:24 - 20:53 - The future of Sherlock, in the UK and US
20:54 - 28:58 - Upcoming fall TV shows in the US [see below for links]
28:59 - 33:42 - Tron and Tron Legacy [no spoilers for either]
33:44 - end - Outroduction

Trailers:

The Event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4vumb8J-x8
The Cape: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYfJSZZpia0
Undercovers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIDRG1edDpg
No Ordinary Family: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mDukZLfuz0

T minus 131 days until The 2010 Christmas Special.

Welcome to -> HHG2W: Mostly Harmless Cutaway 23.3 <- Today Eric & co-host Josh Zimon's saga continues as they attempt part 11 of their Doctor Who season 23 The Trial of a Time Lord commentary/adventure. Prepare yourself for Terror of the Vervoids, story 146 part 3.

This episode's coverart was indubitably provided by: Julian Chapman (@Braxietel). You may find more of Julian's work here: ~Type40Productions

WARNING: This commentary contains miscellaneous NuWho & Classic SPOILERS pertaining to Season 23 from November 1-22, 1986. If you are 100% spoilerphobic to New & Classic epsiodes not yet seen DO NOT complain to us. There is brief, but bold EXPLICIT language used during the introduction. And as always there are strokes of innuendo throughout. If you're familiar with our commentaries you should've expected as much.

Disclaimer:

• So sorry for the audio/technical difficulties the recording experienced during the later half of this commentary. It's Mostly Harmless.

Josh is responsible for the EXPLICIT tag this time...

DON'T PANIC