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Review of Survival on Dvd. Also review of New Earth, and a talk about the McCoy era.

In this special panel, recorded live at the Birmingham International Comics Show, the guys are joined by four UK comics titans. Dave Gibbons, Doug Braithwaite, Paul Cornell and Mark Buckingham discuss who the UK comic professionals have invaded the US and what their impact has been. We also discover the differences working in both the US and the UK as a comic professional and what it takes to break into the US market. Look out for a vidcast of this event coming soon! Enjoy!

In this special panel, recorded live at the Birmingham International Comics Show, the guys are joined by four UK comics titans. Dave Gibbons, Doug Braithwaite, Paul Cornell and Mark Buckingham discuss who the UK comic professionals have invaded the US and what their impact has been. We also discover the differences working in both the US and the UK as a comic professional and what it takes to break into the US market. Look out for a vidcast of this event coming soon! Enjoy!

With the Third Guy back in England and without any Internet to speak of at the moment, it was up to Warren and Steven to bring...very little in the way of news, a brief review of the first episode of Season 2 of the Sarah Jane Adventures, and a commentary for "the Sontaran Stratagem," a welcome return of an old favorite enemy from the classic series. Not that the pair stayed on topic all that much (if at all) but nonetheless, things of a potato-headed nature were duly noted and celebrated.

With the Third Guy back in England and without any Internet to speak of at the moment, it was up to Warren and Steven to bring...very little in the way of news, a brief review of the first episode of Season 2 of the Sarah Jane Adventures, and a commentary for "the Sontaran Stratagem," a welcome return of an old favorite enemy from the classic series. Not that the pair stayed on topic all that much (if at all) but nonetheless, things of a potato-headed nature were duly noted and celebrated.

With the Third Guy back in England and without any Internet to speak of at the moment, it was up to Warren and Steven to bring...very little in the way of news, a brief review of the first episode of Season 2 of the Sarah Jane Adventures, and a commentary for "the Sontaran Stratagem," a welcome return of an old favorite enemy from the classic series. Not that the pair stayed on topic all that much (if at all) but nonetheless, things of a potato-headed nature were duly noted and celebrated.

Show summary: Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Favourite TARDIS Moments and Least Favourite Companion Moments, Torchwood: Lost Souls, Summer 2008 Blockbuster Films, Fight Club: Sweep vs. The Clangers, lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00.00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 00.30 — Welcome!
• 01.09 – News:
• 01.12 — Doctor Who: Win a tour of the Studio.
• 02.08 — New Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Novel.
• 03:46 — Spielberg wants some Chocky!
• 04:55 — I am Legend Prequel Film.
• 06:30 — Hari Puttar and the lawsuit of Fail.
• 07:12 — The Shatner Project: The new Star Trek film rant.
• 08:16 — Pirates of the Caribbean 4…
• 09:45 — BBC Saturday evening schedule nightmare with Merlin.
• 11:31 — Doctor Who: Tennant missing Doctor Who.
• 12.26 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
• 25.45 – Doctor Who: Favourite TARDIS moments and Least Favourite Companion Moments.
• 41.29 – Fight Club: Sweep vs. The Clangers.
• 45.44 – Torchwood: Lost Souls.
• 58.08 – Summer Blockbusters.
• 58:16 — WALL-E
• 62:26 — The X Files: I Want to Believe.
• 65:42 — Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
• 70:16 — Batman: The Dark Knight.
• 73:09 — Hellboy 2: The Golden Army.
• 76:34 — Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
• 79:25 — The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor
  
• 78.49 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 80.31 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• Staggering Stories: Podcast Drinking Game.
• Doctor Who.
• Wikipedia: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: And Another Thing….
• Wikipedia: Chocky.
• Wikpedia: I am Legend (film).
• Hari Puttar.
• The Shatner Project.
• Pirates of the Caribbean.
• David Tennant.
• Nea Dodson’s Live Journal.
• Wikipedia: Sweep.
• Wikipedia: Clangers.
• Torchwood.
• WALL-E.
• The X Files.
• Indiana Jones.
• Batman: The Dark Knight.
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
• The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor.

Review The Web Planet and The Keeper Of Traken on Dvd. Also Review of Tooth and Claw

In this week's episode the guys gear up for their annual trip to the Birmingham International Comics Show. There's still enough time to chat about the crazy new tv pilot coming soon called 'The Grayson's, the upcoming webseries Loner, the Sweat Watch(I kid you not), the Cylon Toaster(still not kidding) and a look at the brand new Spirit trailer.

There are also reviews of Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods, Dresden files: Grave Peril, Monster and Star Wars the Force Unleashed on the Wii.

Enjoy and to those going to BICS we'll see you there!

In this week's episode the guys gear up for their annual trip to the Birmingham International Comics Show. There's still enough time to chat about the crazy new tv pilot coming soon called 'The Grayson's, the upcoming webseries Loner, the Sweat Watch(I kid you not), the Cylon Toaster(still not kidding) and a look at the brand new Spirit trailer.

There are also reviews of Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods, Dresden files: Grave Peril, Monster and Star Wars the Force Unleashed on the Wii.

Enjoy and to those going to BICS we'll see you there!

 

Ghost Light GS_googleAddAdSenseService("ca-pub-3862144315477646"); GS_googleEnableAllServices(); Ghost Light was the second story of Season 26 of Doctor Who. Two stories followed it when broadcast, although it was the last story of the classic series to be produced. It was the last story filmed at the BBC studios in London. window.onload = function() { if (window.showTocToggle) { window.tocShowText = "show"; window.tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); }}; Synopsis The Doctor brings Ace to Gabriel Chase, an old house that she once burnt down in her home town of Perivale. The year is 1883 and the house is presided over by Josiah Samuel Smith, who turns out to be the evolved form of an alien brought to Earth in a stone spaceship that is now in the basement. Others present include the explorer Redvers Fenn-Cooper, who has been driven mad by what he has seen there, and Nimrod, Smith's Neanderthal manservant. Smith intends to use Fenn-Cooper's unwitting help in a plot to kill Queen Victoria and restore the British Empire to its former glory. His plans are hampered by Control, a female alien whose life-cycle is in balance with his own. Ace inadvertently causes the release of the spaceship's true owner - a powerful alien being known as Light. Light originally came to Earth to compile a catalogue of its species but, on discovering that his catalogue has now been made obsolete by evolution, he decides to destroy all life on the planet. He disintegrates when the Doctor convinces him that evolution is irresistible and that he himself is constantly changing. Control has meanwhile evolved into a lady and Smith has reverted to an earlier, primitive form. They leave in the spaceship, along with Nimrod and Fenn-Cooper, heading for new adventure. Plot Part 1 Fenn-Cooper has been driven mad by Light The Doctor brings Ace to Gabriel Chase, an old house that she once burnt down in her home town of Perivale near London. The year is 1883 and the house is presided over by the mysterious Josiah Samuel Smith. It is a most mysterious place, where the serving women brandish guns and the butler is a Neanderthal named Nimrod. Other occupants include Gwendoline, the daughter of the original owners of the house who have now disappeared, the calculating housekeeper Lady Pritchard, the explorer Redvers Fenn-Cooper, who has seen something which has driven him insane, and the Reverend Ernest Matthews, opponent of the theory of evolution which Smith has done much to spread. The TARDIS arrives at Gabriel Chase. It turns out that Ace had visited the house in 1983, and had felt an evil presence, and the Doctor's curiosity drives him to seek the answers. Something is also alive and evolving in the cellar beneath the house and when Ace investigates she finds two animated and dangerous husks. Part 2 Josiah turns into a husk In rescuing Ace, the Doctor releases an evolving creature trapped in the cellar known as Control. The party moves to ground level and Control remains trapped in the cellar for the moment. The cellar is in fact a vast stone spaceship. The Doctor works his way through the stuffed animals in Gabriel Chase and eventually finds a human in suspended animation, an Inspector Mackenzie, who came to the house two years earlier in search of the owners. The Doctor revives him and together they seek to unlock the mysteries of Gabriel Chase. The husks which attacked Ace were the remains of Smith, an alien who has been evolving into forms approximating a human and casting off his old husks as an insect would. For his pains Smith transforms Matthews into an ape and places him in a display case. The Doctor helps Control release the trapped creature from the cellar, a being known as Light who takes the form of an angel. Part 3 Light wakes up Thousands of years in the past, an alien spaceship came to Earth to catalogue all life on the planet. After completing its task and collecting some samples, which included Nimrod, the leader Light went into slumber. By 1881 the ship had returned to Earth. While Control remained imprisoned on the ship to serve as the "control" subject of the scientific investigation, events transpired such that Smith, the "survey agent", mutinied against Light, keeping him in hibernation on the ship. Smith began evolving into the era's dominant life-form - a Victorian gentleman - and also took over the house. By 1883 Smith managed to lure and capture the explorer Fenn-Cooper within his den. Utilising Fenn-Cooper's association with Queen Victoria, he plans to get close to her so that he can assassinate her and subsequently take control of the British Empire. Light is displeased by all the change that has occurred on the planet while he was asleep. While Light tries to make sense of all the change, Smith tries to keep his plan intact, but events are moving beyond his control. Light turns Gwendoline and her missing mother, revealed to be Mrs. Pritchard, to stone in a bid to stop the speed of evolution; while Inspector Mackenzie meets a sticky end and is turned into a primordial soup to serve at dinner. As Control tries to "evolve" into a Lady, and Ace tries to come to grips with her feelings about the house, the Doctor himself tries to keep the upper hand in all the events that have been set in motion. The Doctor finally convinces Light of the futility of opposing evolution, which causes him to overload and dissipate into the surrounding house. It was this presence that Ace sensed and which caused her to burn the house down in 1983. Also, Control's complete evolution into a Lady derail's Smith's plan as Fenn-Cooper, having freed himself from Smith's brainwashing, chooses to side with her instead of him. In the end, with Smith now the new Control creature imprisoned on the ship, Control, Fenn-Cooper and Nimrod set off in the alien ship to explore the universe. Cast The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy Ace - Sophie Aldred Josiah Samuel Smith - Ian Hogg Light - John Hallam Lady Pritchard - Sylvia Syms Redvers Fenn-Cooper - Michael Cochrane Control - Sharon Duce Gwendoline - Katharine Schlesinger Nimrod - Carl Forgione Reverend Ernest Matthews - John Nettleton Mrs Grose - Brenda Kempner Inspector Mackenzie - Frank Windsor Crew Writer - Marc Platt Assistant Floor Manager - Stephen Garwood Costumes - Ken Trew Designer - Nick Somerville Incidental Music - Mark Ayres Make-Up - Joan Stribling Production Assistant - Valerie Whiston Production Associate - June Collins Script Editor - Andrew Cartmel Special Sounds - Dichttp://tardis.wikia.com/index.php?title=Ghost_Light&action=submitk Mills Studio Lighting - Henry Barber Studio Sound - Scott Talbott, Keith Bowden Stunt Arranger - Paul Heasman Theme Arrangement - Keff McCulloch Title Music - Ron Grainer Visual Effects - Malcolm James Producer - John Nathan-Turner Director - Alan Wareing

Science Friction: Where sci-fi meets sci-fact!

Where your devilishly handsome and witty (not to mention humble) host, Karl Byrne takes a look at the real science behind science fiction, from time travel and alternate universes, to evil clones and superheroes.

Episode 1

To start the ball rolling, and in honour of the world surviving the Large Hadron Collider (aka "big scary black hole machine") being turned on, in this episode Karl talks about blackholes: what they are, where they come from and the reality behind what we've seen on TV and in the movies. He also reviews some of his favourite sci-fi books, TV shows and movie's that involve black holes and as an added tells you how the sun is going to die.

If you have any questions or comments about the show or any suggestions about what you'd like to hear in future episodes, you can contact karl here on the forum's (where he's known as Carlitobaby) or alternatively email him at sciencefriction@ymail.com.

So have a listen and then come along and watch him make a fool of himself at the Birmingham comic convention on the 3rd October!

Science Friction: Where sci-fi meets sci-fact!

Where your devilishly handsome and witty (not to mention humble) host, Karl Byrne takes a look at the real science behind science fiction, from time travel and alternate universes, to evil clones and superheroes.

Episode 1

To start the ball rolling, and in honour of the world surviving the Large Hadron Collider (aka "big scary black hole machine") being turned on, in this episode Karl talks about blackholes: what they are, where they come from and the reality behind what we've seen on TV and in the movies. He also reviews some of his favourite sci-fi books, TV shows and movie's that involve black holes and as an added tells you how the sun is going to die.

If you have any questions or comments about the show or any suggestions about what you'd like to hear in future episodes, you can contact karl here on the forum's (where he's known as Carlitobaby) or alternatively email him at sciencefriction@ymail.com.

So have a listen and then come along and watch him make a fool of himself at the Birmingham comic convention on the 3rd October!

The is a quick 2 minute reminder about the 2008 Podcast Awards Well everyone it's that time again. Last year we ask you guys to nominate us in the 2007 and podcast awards and the response was fantastic. I'm sure you will rise to the challenge once more. Although we didn't win we did get nominated and given the numbers and podcasts involved that was a huge achievement so thanks to everyone who voted. So if you like what we've been doing on Geek Syndicate then please vote. We've got out 100th episode coming up so to get a 2nd nomination would be an awesome way to celebrate our 100th episode! It only take a few mins out of your day so please vote today(wow I just made that rhyme). NOMINATIONS CLOSE AT 2359 ON SEPT, 30th SO PLEASE NOMINATE NOW. VERY IMPORTANT: You only get to submit this form "1" time. Fill it out completely! Once you hit Submit you are done for 2008! Do not submit the same show in multiple categories. Exception: "You can submit a Show for "People's Choice" or "Best Produced" and one other category." Confused? See the Rules! So if you could vote for us in People's Choice and the Best Entertainment category that would be great. All you need to do is answer for the podcast and url Geek Syndicate http://www.geeksyndicate.co.uk http://www.podcastawards.com/ Cheers all!

The is a quick 2 minute reminder about the 2008 Podcast Awards Well everyone it's that time again. Last year we ask you guys to nominate us in the 2007 and podcast awards and the response was fantastic. I'm sure you will rise to the challenge once more. Although we didn't win we did get nominated and given the numbers and podcasts involved that was a huge achievement so thanks to everyone who voted. So if you like what we've been doing on Geek Syndicate then please vote. We've got out 100th episode coming up so to get a 2nd nomination would be an awesome way to celebrate our 100th episode! It only take a few mins out of your day so please vote today(wow I just made that rhyme). NOMINATIONS CLOSE AT 2359 ON SEPT, 30th SO PLEASE NOMINATE NOW. VERY IMPORTANT: You only get to submit this form "1" time. Fill it out completely! Once you hit Submit you are done for 2008! Do not submit the same show in multiple categories. Exception: "You can submit a Show for "People's Choice" or "Best Produced" and one other category." Confused? See the Rules! So if you could vote for us in People's Choice and the Best Entertainment category that would be great. All you need to do is answer for the podcast and url Geek Syndicate http://www.geeksyndicate.co.uk http://www.podcastawards.com/ Cheers all!

The Three Who Rule tackled "Planet of the Ood" this week, one of the better efforts of Series Four and, due to the strange nature of the Ood visage, a chance to make many jokes about ladyparts. There were also terrible puns involving the word "ood." Oodly enough (ouch.) Enjoy, all!

The Three Who Rule tackled "Planet of the Ood" this week, one of the better efforts of Series Four and, due to the strange nature of the Ood visage, a chance to make many jokes about ladyparts. There were also terrible puns involving the word "ood." Oodly enough (ouch.) Enjoy, all!

The Three Who Rule tackled "Planet of the Ood" this week, one of the better efforts of Series Four and, due to the strange nature of the Ood visage, a chance to make many jokes about ladyparts. There were also terrible puns involving the word "ood." Oodly enough (ouch.) Enjoy, all!

See Episode 10 for details only the posts and review of The Invasion is on this one.

Review of The Invasion and The Tomb of the Cybermen Part one of two.

In der heutigen Ausgabe geht es, neben News und Post, vor allem um das Torchwood Radio Horspiel "Lost Souls", welches kurzlich im Rahmen eines CERN-Themen-Tages auf Radio4 zu horen war.

In der heutigen Ausgabe geht es, neben News und Post, vor allem um das Torchwood Radio Horspiel "Lost Souls", welches kurzlich im Rahmen eines CERN-Themen-Tages auf Radio4 zu horen war.

Join us as we continue our epic march towards episode 100 with another trek into the fertile land that is Geek.

Before the boys can get a head of steam going they are already tearing to shreds the new Bond theme Another Day to Die.

In the news the guys dicuss the crazy idea of a Naked Gun movie without Leslie Nielsen, the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special, how Vigrin Comics have gone liquid and Warner Bros earns itself a few dry slaps.

Moving onto The Week that was there are reviews of Umbrella Academy: Apolcalypse Suite, Batman: Going Sane and The Hunter: 3 Terminal Oblivion and well as a brief mention of a few 2000AD titles

In this week's main feature Barry watches his last ever episode of Smallville as the lads take us on a whistle-stop tour through some of the season openers. Some the shows covered are Supernatural,Smallville, Merlin, Sarah Conner Chronicles and more. Be warned there may be a few spoilers bumps(massive ones for Smallville) along the way but nothing you can't handle.

Also the winner of the anniversary/relaunch of Listener of the Month is revealed!

Enjoy and look out for latest podcast to join the Geek Syndciate Network, Science Friction coming soon!

Join us as we continue our epic march towards episode 100 with another trek into the fertile land that is Geek.

Before the boys can get a head of steam going they are already tearing to shreds the new Bond theme Another Day to Die.

In the news the guys dicuss the crazy idea of a Naked Gun movie without Leslie Nielsen, the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special, how Vigrin Comics have gone liquid and Warner Bros earns itself a few dry slaps.

Moving onto The Week that was there are reviews of Umbrella Academy: Apolcalypse Suite, Batman: Going Sane and The Hunter: 3 Terminal Oblivion and well as a brief mention of a few 2000AD titles

In this week's main feature Barry watches his last ever episode of Smallville as the lads take us on a whistle-stop tour through some of the season openers. Some the shows covered are Supernatural,Smallville, Merlin, Sarah Conner Chronicles and more. Be warned there may be a few spoilers bumps(massive ones for Smallville) along the way but nothing you can't handle.

Also the winner of the anniversary/relaunch of Listener of the Month is revealed!

Enjoy and look out for latest podcast to join the Geek Syndciate Network, Science Friction coming soon!

The Three Who Rule waxed eloquent this week upon "The Fires of Pompeii", one of the highlights of Season Four and ruminated upon a surfeit of news, most of it debunking headlines from the Sun (which will later prove to be true, most likely.) Hilarity and shenanigans for all! Or...something. Anyway, enjoy the episode.

The Three Who Rule waxed eloquent this week upon "The Fires of Pompeii", one of the highlights of Season Four and ruminated upon a surfeit of news, most of it debunking headlines from the Sun (which will later prove to be true, most likely.) Hilarity and shenanigans for all! Or...something. Anyway, enjoy the episode.

The Three Who Rule waxed eloquent this week upon "The Fires of Pompeii", one of the highlights of Season Four and ruminated upon a surfeit of news, most of it debunking headlines from the Sun (which will later prove to be true, most likely.) Hilarity and shenanigans for all! Or...something. Anyway, enjoy the episode.

Show summary: Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Favourite Doctor and Favourite Companion Moments, DVD Extras: Pyramids of Mars & Earthshock, Fight Club: Spock vs. William T. Riker, lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00.00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 00.29 — Welcome!
• 00.52 – News:
• 00.59 — Doctor Who: Tennant to do feature film?
• 02.18 — Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse: Production halts for reworking.
• 02:54 — David Tennant’s Hamlet sold out!
• 03:37 — Ghostbusters 3.
• 04:33 — Spider-man 4, Raimi and McQuire are in.
• 05:40 — Watchmen legal wranglings.
• 06:32 — Dr Horrible’s Sing-along Blog Soundtrack available internationally!
• 07:13 — Rentaghost and Worzel Gummidge.
• 07:58 — Doctor Who: Russell T Davies wants Russell Tovey, as Doctor 11.
• 08.35 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
• 15.09 – Fight Club: Spock vs. William T. Riker.
• 19.53 – Doctor Who: Favourite Doctor and Favourite Companion Moments.
• 37.22 – Doctor Who: DVD Extras: Pyramids of Mars and Earthshock.
• 59.15 – El Presidente.
• 60.17 – Farewell for this podcast and what’s coming up next time!
• 60.58 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• Staggering Stories: Podcast Drinking Game.
• Doctor Who.
• Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet with David Tennant and Patrick Stewart.
• Wikipedia: Dollhouse.
• Wikipedia: Ghostbusters.
• Spider-Man Films.
• Watchmen Film.
• Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.
• Rentaghost.
• Wikipedia: Worzel Gummidge.
• Russell T Davies.
• Wikipedia: Mr Spock.
• Wikipedia: William T Riker.
• Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars.
• Doctor Who: Earthshock.
• Doctor Who: Tin Dog Podcast
• Star Wars Galaxies with Yivvits and MrBubble

Listen past the end credits for spoiler chat!4 Topics!1) Terror of the Verviods2) Ultimate Foe3) Steampunk in Doctor Whoend credits4) Spoiler chat...The Doctor returns to the courtroom after a recess, given to allow him to mourn Peri's death, shown in the previous block of evidence. The Doctor begins his defence, showing events from his future on the galactic liner Hyperion III, a ship taking a supply of rare metals from Mogar to Earth in the year 2986AD. The Doctor states that many of the passengers and crew will not survive the journey to Earth, for "[someone determined to] protect a secret hidden on the space liner... will become a murderer."''Continuity The new companion "Mel" is introduced without the typical "meeting" story, as this evidence is supposed to take place in the Doctor's future, after he has already met Mel.Despite references to them having met before, the Doctor has never been shown to meet Commodore Travers on screen before this. Production Serial details by episode: Episode Broadcast date Run time Viewership (in millions) "Part Nine" 1 November 1986 24:56 5.2 "Part Ten" 8 November 1986 24:18 4.6 "Part Eleven" 15 November 1986 24:07 5.3 "Part Twelve" 22 November 1986 24:45 5.2 [1][2][3] Preproduction This story segment of Trial was originally supposed to be written by Peter J. Hammond, creator of the cult science fiction series Sapphire & Steel. Hammond's story outline, titled Paradise Five, was liked by script editor Eric Saward but disliked by producer John Nathan-Turner, who rejected it and commissioned Pip and Jane Baker to do the segment instead.[4] Hammond later wrote two episodes of the Doctor Who spin-off drama, Torchwood. Designed as a typical Agatha Christie murder mystery set on a space liner, the actual structure of the story (and its bubbly tone) are reminiscent of the series during Douglas Adams' tenure as script editor, during season seventeen. In the first episode, Professor Lasky is briefly seen reading a copy of Christie's Murder on the Orient Express. Production The Vervoids bear a strong resemblance to the Flatwoods monster, a common template for alien creatures.[citation needed] Post-production This serial marked the last time the BBC Radiophonic Workshop provided a music score for the series. As no individual title was used onscreen or on the final scripts for this story, there has been some confusion over how to refer to the story. It was initially commissioned with the title of The Ultimate Foe. However this title was later given to the novelisation of the 13th and 14th parts of the season. Writers Pip and Jane Baker repeatedly referred to the story as The Vervoids in subsequent interviews, as have other production team members, but this title does not appear to exist on any contemporary documentation.[4] When Target Books published Pip and Jane Baker's novelisation, it was under the title of Terror of the Vervoids, which is now generally used to refer to the story (see The Ultimate Foe and Doctor Who story title controversy). Commercial releases In October 1993, this story was released on VHS as part of the three-tape The Trial of a Time Lord set.It is also due for DVD release on September 29th2008[5], similarly packaged with the other stories in The Trial of a Time Lord season. Special Features include: deleted and extended scenes * "The Making of a Trial of a Time Lord - Part Three - Terror of Vervoids" * "Now Get Out of That - Doctor Who Cliffhangers" (a 28-minute feature) * "The Lost Season" (an 11-minute feature) * Saturday Picture Show archival television footage * photo gallery * and trails and continuities. The Ultimate Foe is the generally accepted title for a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two weekly parts from November 29 to December 6, 1986. It is part of the larger narrative known as The Trial of a Time Lord, encompassing the whole of the 23rd season. This segment is also cited in some reference works under its working title of Time Incorporated (or Time Inc.). This was the last regular story to feature Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor.Continuity Thanks to the paradoxes of time travel, since Mel is from the Doctor's future, she has already met him, but from the Doctor's perspective he is meeting her for the first time. Most spin-off media, including the novelisation by the Bakers, have assumed that the Doctor, at the end of the trial, takes Mel back to her proper place in time and eventually travels to her relative past to meet Mel for the first time from her perspective. That meeting, never seen on screen, is related in the Past Doctor Adventures novel Business Unusual by Gary Russell and also in his audio story He Jests at Scars, which provides a semi-sequel to this TV story. In the new series episode Journey's End, a Magnetron (possibly salvaged during The Time War) is used to move a number of planets to another spot in the universe. Since then, the technology appears to have been modified and/or improved as the planets apparently just teleport rather than being "thrown". [edit] The Doctor This was the last story to feature Colin Baker as the current Doctor. Baker was fired by the BBC and John Nathan Turner was ordered, reportedly by Michael Grade, to recast the lead part for the following season. Baker was offered the chance to appear as the Doctor in all four episodes of the first story of Season 24, but he declined this and the invitation to return for the traditional regeneration sequence in Time and the Rani. Due to Colin Baker's dismissal from the role, it would turn out that the Sixth Doctor's last lines on screen were "Carrot juice, carrot juice, carrot juice!" Although The Ultimate Foe was his last regular appearance as the Doctor on screen, the last story that Baker actually recorded was Terror of the Vervoids. Baker would reprise the role on stage, in 1989's Doctor Who - The Ultimate Adventure, and on screen in the 1993 charity special Dimensions in Time, as well as various audio adventures for Big Finish Productions. [edit] Final appearances This marked the last appearance to date of the Time Lords, apart from a brief flashback in "The Sound of Drums." Coincidentally, James Bree (The Keeper of the Matrix) had appeared in The War Games (albeit in a different role), which was the first serial to feature the Time Lords. The Valeyard has not re-appeared in the television series. His sole appearance in the Big Finish Productions audios has been the Doctor Who Unbound (and therefore outside of established continuity) He Jests at Scars..., where Michael Jayston reprises the role. The character has been featured (usually in dream sequences or metaphors) in the New Adventures and Missing Adventures book ranges from Virgin Publishing and the Past Doctor Adventures from the BBC, however none of these appearances conclusively reveals his origins. The forthcoming unofficial novel Time's Champion, the late Craig Hinton's final novel completed by his friend Chris McKeon, will see the return of the Valeyard and his origins revealed. Whereas previously Anthony Ainley's the Master had appeared in at least one story per year, it would be another three years before he returned in Survival, the final story of the show's original run. [edit] Production Serial details by episode: Episode Broadcast date Run time Viewership (in millions) "Part Thirteen" 29 November 1986 24:42 4.4 "Part Fourteen" 6 December 1986 29:30 5.6 [1][2][3] Robert Holmes was originally commissioned to write the two episodes. Unfortunately, he died from a chronic liver ailment after completing a draft of the first and left nothing beyond a plot outline of the second. The series Script Editor Eric Saward resigned around this time due to disagreements with the producer, John Nathan-Turner, but agreed to write the final episode based on Holmes' outline, and also rewrite Holmes' draft to tie the two together, for which he was credited as Script Editor. The original ending to this segment (and, indeed, the whole Trial story and possibly the series) would have seen the Doctor and the Valeyard in an inconclusive cliffhanger, both (seemingly) plunging into a void to their deaths as an extra "hook". However, Nathan-Turner felt this was too downbeat and believed that it was important that the season did not end on an inconclusive note since it was important after the hiatus to prove the series was back in business. Saward refused to change the ending and withdrew permission to use his script very late in the day, by which point the production team had been assembled and the segment was entering rehearsals. John Nathan-Turner commissioned Pip and Jane Baker to write a replacement final episode. For copyright reasons they could not be told anything of the content of Saward's script (and there were lawyers observing all commissioning meetings). The only similarity between the two is the announcement that the High Council of the Time Lords have resigned, which was a natural development of the earlier scripts. The new script ended on an optimistic note, with the Doctor departing for new adventures.[4] In keeping with this more optimistic stance, Nathan-Turner decided to amend the script at the last minute to show how Peri had not died as shown in Mindwarp but in fact, became Yrcanos's queen. Her "death" was merely a part of the Valeyard's tampering with the Matrix, with a shot from the earlier story used to show this. Nicola Bryant was disappointed to learn how the fate of her character had been changed. Ultimately, the works of Charles Dickens are evident in the story: the fictional landscape in the Matrix resembles Victorian era Britain, and the character (and name) of Mr. Popplewick are strongly Dickensian. The Doctor also quotes the final two lines of A Tale of Two Cities, prompting Mel to chide him: "Never mind the Sydney Carton heroics!" The working title of this story was Time Incorporated.[4] However, this title did not appear in the final scripts or on-screen. Steampunk is a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used--usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England--but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date. Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of "the path not taken" of such technology as dirigibles or analog computers; these frequently are presented in an idealized light, or a presumption of functionality. Steampunk is often associated with cyberpunk and shares a similar fanbase and theme of rebellion, but developed as a separate movement (though both have considerable influence on each other). Apart from time period and level of technological development, the main difference between cyberpunk and steampunk is that steampunk settings usually tend to be less obviously dystopian than cyberpunk, or lack dystopian elements entirely. Various modern utilitarian objects have been modded by individual craftpersons into a pseudo-Victorian mechanical "steampunk" style, and a number of visual and musical artists have been described as steampunk.

Im heutigen Whocast besprechen wir, auf Grund der hohen Nachfrage, mal wieder eine Klassikepisode. Und zwar "The Brain of Morbius". Naturlich kommen wir bei dieser Folge nicht umhin, uns kurz uber die Pre-Doctoren und den Cartmel Master Plan zu unterhalten. Aber all dies tun wir nicht, wie gewohnt, zu zweit, sondern mit tatkraftiger Unterstutzung von Fabian, der uns als Gastmoderator unter die Arme greift und Euch ausserdem noch ein Gast-(Verlosungs-)Geschenk mitgebracht hat.

Im heutigen Whocast besprechen wir, auf Grund der hohen Nachfrage, mal wieder eine Klassikepisode. Und zwar "The Brain of Morbius". Naturlich kommen wir bei dieser Folge nicht umhin, uns kurz uber die Pre-Doctoren und den Cartmel Master Plan zu unterhalten. Aber all dies tun wir nicht, wie gewohnt, zu zweit, sondern mit tatkraftiger Unterstutzung von Fabian, der uns als Gastmoderator unter die Arme greift und Euch ausserdem noch ein Gast-(Verlosungs-)Geschenk mitgebracht hat.

Welcome to more underbelly trawling in the murky world of Geekdom. This week there is some excessive use of the f word and bad singing (I know surprise) from the outset...you have been warned. In the news we talk about some of the claims being made about Transformers 2 and Star trek. Dave reveals his lack of excitement for season 3 of Heroes. In this week's week that was we chat about Spooks code 9, Buffy, Infinite crisis and Secret invasion what we think so far, Samurai Girl and Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow. Week that was kind of became our main feature as we went into a discussion/ rant about well Geek Marketing I guess and how Comic/tv companies could better use of the tools around them. Enjoy! Please Nominate GS in the People's choice and Entertainment categories of the 2008 Podcast Awards over at www.podcastawards.com Thanks all!

Welcome to more underbelly trawling in the murky world of Geekdom. This week there is some excessive use of the f word and bad singing (I know surprise) from the outset...you have been warned. In the news we talk about some of the claims being made about Transformers 2 and Star trek. Dave reveals his lack of excitement for season 3 of Heroes. In this week's week that was we chat about Spooks code 9, Buffy, Infinite crisis and Secret invasion what we think so far, Samurai Girl and Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow. Week that was kind of became our main feature as we went into a discussion/ rant about well Geek Marketing I guess and how Comic/tv companies could better use of the tools around them. Enjoy! Please Nominate GS in the People's choice and Entertainment categories of the 2008 Podcast Awards over at www.podcastawards.com Thanks all!

Im heutigen Whocast dreht sich alles um das deutsche Release der Season 1 Box der neuen Staffeln. Viele Horer haben gefragt, ob es sich lohnt hier zuzugreifen, oder ob man lieber das englische Original im Regal stehen haben sollte. Nun - hier ist die Antwort. Ausserdem gibt es eine dieser, wirklich feinen Boxen zu gewinnen.

Im heutigen Whocast dreht sich alles um das deutsche Release der Season 1 Box der neuen Staffeln. Viele Horer haben gefragt, ob es sich lohnt hier zuzugreifen, oder ob man lieber das englische Original im Regal stehen haben sollte. Nun - hier ist die Antwort. Ausserdem gibt es eine dieser, wirklich feinen Boxen zu gewinnen.

And with that, Radio Free Skaro reached 100 episodes. It's been a strange trip for the Three Who Rule to internet femto-celebrity and renown as slightly amusing Whovian reprobates, but here we are. And we celebrate this milestone by beginning our Season Four commentaries with "Partners in Crime." Allons-y!

And with that, Radio Free Skaro reached 100 episodes. It's been a strange trip for the Three Who Rule to internet femto-celebrity and renown as slightly amusing Whovian reprobates, but here we are. And we celebrate this milestone by beginning our Season Four commentaries with "Partners in Crime." Allons-y!

And with that, Radio Free Skaro reached 100 episodes. It's been a strange trip for the Three Who Rule to internet femto-celebrity and renown as slightly amusing Whovian reprobates, but here we are. And we celebrate this milestone by beginning our Season Four commentaries with "Partners in Crime." Allons-y!

Could be anything. I will review 1 dvd ,and review one from the new series.Also other thing might be talked about, Enjoy

Review of Robots of Death and, Pyramids of Mars, Also Planet of the Ood.

That's right people after we're are back after our month long hiatus and we're back with a bang!

In our main feature we have the first ever podcast interview with Drew Pearce, the writer/ creator of the new superhero sitcom 'No Heroics' coming to ITV2. It will be the channel's first ever original sitcom.

Drew reveals the origin of the show and it's cast as well as his own comic roots before taking some questions from our forum members.

Warning this episode contains bad signing from the outset!

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The Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Adric arrive on a spaceship which is headed for Earth. On board they meet natives of Earth from various different eras, and also three Urbankans: Monarch, Persuasion and Enlightenment. What are the aliens' intentions when they reach Earth? Plot The TARDIS materializes on board a vast and advanced alien spacecraft, observed by a hovering surveillance device which conveys the arrival of the Doctor, Tegan, Nyssa and Adric to an observing being that is in control of the vessel. The TARDIS crew become separated and the Doctor and Tegan reach the bridge of the vessel where the green-skinned commander introduces himself as Monarch, ruler of Urbanka, and his associates and fellow Urbankans are the Ministers of Enlightenment and Persuasion. The leader is intrigued by talk of current Earth civilisation and reveals their ship is bound for Earth. Shortly afterward Enlightenment and Persuasion seemingly regenerate into human form, dressed in garments Tegan designed to demonstrate contemporary Earth fashions. The TARDIS crew are reunited as guests aboard the ship and it soon becomes apparent that there are four distinct human cultures represented on the vessel by a small group of humans - Ancient Greeks, the leader of whom is the philosopher Bigon; Chinese Mandarins and their leader Lin Futu; Princess Villagra and representatives of the Mayan people; and Kurkutji and his tribesmen, of the very ancient Australian Aborigine culture. The Urbankans have made periodic visits to Earth, each time getting speedier in their journeys. This time they have left their homeworld after erratic solar activity, storing three billion of their species on slides aboard their craft, and it seems the current journey is their last and they now wish to settle on Earth, which they are due to reach in four days time. The Doctor becomes suspicious of Monarch and soon learns that the Urbankan does not plan on peaceful co-existence: instead, he has developed a virus to wipe out humanity, and this will be unleashed before the Urbankans disembark. He also finds out that the humans aboard are not descendents of the original abductees, but are the original people taken from Earth and converted into androids like the three Urbankans walking around on board. The four leaders of the peoples have been given additional circuits to help them reason, but this facility can be taken away, as Bigon learns when he crosses Monarch once too often. He explained to the Doctor that Monarch strip-mined and destroyed Urbanka in a quest for minerals to improve the ship, and now plans to do the same to Earth. Monarch believes that if he can move the ship faster than the speed of light, he can pilot it back to the beginning of time and discover himself as God... Adric, nevertheless, is rather taken with Monarch, and tensions between him and the Doctor become very strained. It takes the truth to break the alien's hold over the boy. The Doctor now sets about over-throwing Monarch and, with the help of the human androids led by a restored Bigon, a revolution is put into effect. Enlightenment and Persuasion are de-circuited, while Monarch himself is exposed to the deadly toxin and killed. It seems he was a product of the weak "flesh time" after all, having never, as the Doctor suspected, been fully converted into an android. The humanoid androids decide to pilot the vessel to a new home on a new world, while the TARDIS crew departs. Back in the console room, Nyssa suddenly collapses to the floor in a dead faint. Cast notes Guest stars in this serial include Stratford Johns as Monarch and Burt Kwouk as Lin Futu. See Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who. Continuity The Big Finish Productions audio drama Primeval provides an alternative explanation, beyond mere exhaustion, for Nyssa's collapse at the end of this story. The canonicity of the audio dramas, however, is unclear.When the Doctor tells Tegan "Who'll believe us? We'll be laughed at!" when she wants to get to Earth to warn them about Monarch's plan, he has clearly forgotten the purpose/existence of U.N.I.T., the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, for which he was unpaid Scientific Advisor (through most of his third incarnation). He makes use of his U.N.I.T. connections later in the season, however.This is the third occasion of a recurring theme where Adric 'betrays' the Doctor, or else Romana, Nyssa or Tegan, gaining the villains' trust and then later saving them. See State of Decay, Castrovalva, Kinda and, to a lesser degree, The Visitation and Black Orchid Goofs The Doctor describes the Maya civilization as having reached its peak "8000 years ago"; the very earliest Maya settlements began 4000 years ago.The Doctor claims the population of the Earth to be 3 Billion, where as it was around 4.5 Billion by 1980, being about 3 Billion in around 1960. [1]Few non-indigenous Australians speak an Aboriginal language (of which around 200 exist) as fluently as Tegan demonstrated with her conversation with Kurkutji. It is almost certain that the language that Kurkutji spoke 40,000 years ago would have since evolved into a totally different language that his people would be using today. Production Serial details by episode: Episode Broadcast date Run time Viewership (in millions) "Part One" 18 January 1982 23:36 8.4 "Part Two" 19 January 1982 24:11 8.8 "Part Three" 25 January 1982 24:09 8.8 "Part Four" 26 January 1982 24:53 9.4 [1][2][3] The working title for this story was Days Of Wrath.Although Castrovalva was the first story aired which featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, this story was the first in the season to be produced.It was originally decided that after Castrovalva, the Doctor would only have two companions, Adric and Tegan. As a result, the character of Nyssa was to be written out of the series at the end of this story. However, Peter Davison strongly opposed this move because he felt that Nyssa was the companion who was "most suited to his vision of the Doctor." Given this, producer John Nathan-Turner and the rest of the production team relented. In print Doctor Who book Four to Doomsday Series Target novelisations Release number 77 Writer Terrance Dicks Publisher Target Books ISBN 0 426 19334 2 Release date 21 July 1983 Preceded by Castrovalva Followed by Earthshock A novelisation of this serial, written by Terrance Dicks, was published by Target Books in April 1983. Broadcast, VHS and DVD release This story was released on VHS in September 2001. A DVD release has been confirmed for 15th September 2008. Clockwork Cabaret RSS feed is www.clickcaster.com/channels/clockworkcabaret.xml

That's right people after we're are back after our month long hiatus and we're back with a bang!

In our main feature we have the first ever podcast interview with Drew Pearce, the writer/ creator of the new superhero sitcom 'No Heroics' coming to ITV2. It will be the channel's first ever original sitcom.

Drew reveals the origin of the show and it's cast as well as his own comic roots before taking some questions from our forum members.

Warning this episode contains bad signing from the outset!

 News

Week that was

Main
Interview with Drew Pearce, Creator/writer of the upcoming 'No Heroics' Enjoy!!

Nein, dies ist nicht DER Whocast, mit dem man am ehesten NICHT anfangen sollte, sondern in diesem Whocast geht es um Doctor Who Folgen, die man nicht unbedingt als erstes schauen sollte, oder die man zumindest nicht seinen noch nicht "infizierten" Freunden zeigen sollte. Dies betrifft naturlich vor allem Folgen der ersten sieben Doctoren, aber auch die aktuellen Staffeln bieten da die ein oder andere Moglichkeit "daneben zu greifen".