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Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 141
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LIVE on stage at Gallifrey 20 in Los Angeles, CA with special guests Phil Collinson, Daphne Ashbrook, and Toby Hadoke. Hosted by Ken Deep, Louis Trapani, and James Naughton.

Brought to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and presented by Outpost Gallifrey.

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'Barry said to me...'. The Tachyon TV team head to LA to conduct interviews with Kai Owen, Toby Hadoke, Rob Shearman, Terrance Dicks, Phil Ford, Wendy Padbury, Frasier Hines and Phil Collinson.

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Synopsis The TARDIS crew is still missing Susan Foreman when the ship lands on a planet the Doctor eventually recognises as Dido, a world he has visited before. The trio soon encounter two survivors of a space crash, Vicki and Bennett, who are awaiting a rescue ship, due to arrive in three days time. Vicki and Bennett live in fear of Koquillion, a bipedal inhabitant of Dido which is stalking the area. Koquillion encounters the time travellers and attacks, pushing Barbara over a cliff and temporarily trapping Ian and the Doctor. Vicki finds Barbara injured and rescues her from Koquillion, and they share reminiscences. Vicki's father was amongst those who died when the survivors of the crash, save Bennett and Vicki, were lured to their deaths by the natives of Dido. She is evidently very lonely, having befriended an indigenous Sand Beast for company. However, when Ian and the Doctor reach the ship tempers are fraught because Barbara mistook the Sand Beast for a threat and killed it. The Doctor enters Bennett's room, and finds things are not as they seem. The supposedly crippled Bennett is missing, and a tape recorder hides his absence. He finds a trap door in the floor of the cabin and follows it to a temple carved from rock where he unmasks Koquillion as Bennett. Bennett reveals he killed a crewmember on board the ship and was arrested, but the ship crashed before the crime could be radioed to Earth. It was he who killed the crash survivors and the natives of Dido to cover his crime. He has been using the Koquillion alias so that Vicki would back up his story. Just as Bennett is about to kill the Doctor, two surviving native Didonians arrive and force Bennett to his death over a ledge. With no living family and nothing left for her on Dido, Vicki is welcomed aboard the TARDIS. Production Serial details by episode: Episode Broadcast date Run time Viewership (in millions) Archive "The Powerful Enemy" 2 January 1965 26:15 12.0 16mm t/r "Desperate Measures" 9 January 1965 24:36 13.0 16mm t/r [1][2][3] The series would not feature another two-part serial until a decade later with The Sontaran Experiment, although the format would become a regular feature in the Fifth Doctor era of the 1980s. Alternative titles The story had the working title Doctor Who and Tanni, which was the original name for Vicki.The 1973 Radio Times 10th anniversary special called the story The Powerful Enemy, as it titled all the early stories by the title of the first episode. Some subsequent listings repeated this error, as did the story's broadcast on some American PBS stations. Cast notes To preserve the mystery of its true identity, Koquillion was originally credited as being played by "Sydney Wilson" -- a name made up by the production team in tribute to two of the creators of Doctor Who, Sydney Newman and Donald Wilson. This was the first instance of an alias being used, in the credits, for a cast member in order to conceal a plot twist in Doctor Who. Doctor Who book The Rescue Series Target novelisations Release number 124 Writer Ian Marter Publisher Target Books Cover artist Tony Clark ISBN 0 426 20309 7 Release date August 1987 (Hardback) 21st January 1988 (Paperback) Preceded by The Macra Terror Followed by Terror of the Vervoids Commercial releases This story was released in 1994, on a double VHS With The Romans. It has also been anounced by the BBFC website that 'The Rescue' along with The Romans will be released on DVD on 23 February 2009. The DVD will have a commentary track featuring star William Russell, designer Ray Cusik & director Christopher Barry. In print A novelisation of this serial, written by Ian Marter (the actor who played companion Harry Sullivan during the Fourth Doctor era), was published by Target Books in August 1987, nearly a year after his death. Marter died soon after completing the manuscript, which was subsequently edited (with some new material added) by Nigel Robinson, editor of the Target Books line. According to Robinson, he did not have to do too many changes to Marter's manuscript, although he did have to remove an apparent reference to fellatio in an early chapter. TRANSIT OF VENUS Performed by William Russell as Ian Chesterton with Ian Hallard as Joseph Banks(Duration: 60' Approx)CAST: William Russell (Ian Chesterton), Ian Hallard (Joseph Banks)SYNOPSIS:The year is 1770, and daring explorer Captain James Cook and his crew on the Endeavour are navigating the Pacific Ocean.Into their midst come strangers: the Doctor and Ian Chesterton, who are believed to have come from Venus. But the TARDIS is lost to them - along with both Susan and Barbara - and Ian makes an enemy of the ship's chief scientist, Joseph Banks.Why is Banks acting strangely? Could it be that the travellers are not the only visitors from the stars?AUTHOR: Jacqueline RaynerDIRECTOR:Nigel FairsSOUND DESIGN:David DarlingtonMUSIC:David DarlingtonCOVER ART:Simon HolubNUMBER OF DISCS:1 CDRECORDED DATE:3 November 2008RELEASE DATE:31 January 2009PRODUCTION CODE:BFPDWCC16ISBN:978-1-84435-356-9

Heute gibt es mal einen kleinen Cast fur zwischendurch. In der kurzen Zeit besprechen wir die restliche Post, die sich seit dem Cast 101 hier gesammelt hat und ausserdem gibt es ein Review der wirklich sehr guten SJA-Folge "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith". Des weiteren sind wir seit knapp zwei Wochen auch unter Twitter zu finden...

Heute gibt es mal einen kleinen Cast fur zwischendurch. In der kurzen Zeit besprechen wir die restliche Post, die sich seit dem Cast 101 hier gesammelt hat und ausserdem gibt es ein Review der wirklich sehr guten SJA-Folge "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith". Des weiteren sind wir seit knapp zwei Wochen auch unter Twitter zu finden...

Radio Free Skaro's own Steven had the pleasure of interviewing Telos Publishing superstar David J Howe at Gallifrey 2009, in a discussion ranging from his reference works (most of which Steven owns) to his extensive knowledge of Doctor Who merchandise.

Radio Free Skaro's own Steven had the pleasure of interviewing Telos Publishing superstar David J Howe at Gallifrey 2009, in a discussion ranging from his reference works (most of which Steven owns) to his extensive knowledge of Doctor Who merchandise.

Radio Free Skaro's own Steven had the pleasure of interviewing Telos Publishing superstar David J Howe at Gallifrey 2009, in a discussion ranging from his reference works (most of which Steven owns) to his extensive knowledge of Doctor Who merchandise.

Welcome to 107 people!

In this week's episode the guys look at the upcoming Watchmen movie and share some of their thoughts. They also discover that Hollywood as officially run out of ideas.

Once more we join Dave Mckusky for CON WATCH.

In this week's Week That Was look out for are reviews/chat for Kaiju, The Last Templar, Atomic Robo: The Dogs of War, Smallville, House of Mystery, Fringe, Lost and Hulk Vs.

In our main feature we talk to Joe Ahearne the creator of Exorcist drama Apparitions and the awesome vampire TV series Ultraviolet

Remember our competition The lost Watchman is still going head to www.geeksyndicate.co.uk for more info.

Welcome to 107 people!

In this week's episode the guys look at the upcoming Watchmen movie and share some of their thoughts. They also discover that Hollywood as officially run out of ideas.

Once more we join Dave Mckusky for CON WATCH.

In this week's Week That Was look out for are reviews/chat for Kaiju, The Last Templar, Atomic Robo: The Dogs of War, Smallville, House of Mystery, Fringe, Lost and Hulk Vs.

In our main feature we talk to Joe Ahearne the creator of Exorcist drama Apparitions and the awesome vampire TV series Ultraviolet

Remember our competition The lost Watchman is still going head to www.geeksyndicate.co.uk for more info.

And with that, the craziest weekend in the history of Radio Free Skaro came to a close with an enervated Three Who Rule slumped around a microphone in their disheveled hotel room. They ran down their highlights (almost everything) and low lights (almost nothing) before jetting off to their respective patches of ground they call home, ready to come back to Gallifrey 21 next year and do it all again. Ah, the memories.

And with that, the craziest weekend in the history of Radio Free Skaro came to a close with an enervated Three Who Rule slumped around a microphone in their disheveled hotel room. They ran down their highlights (almost everything) and low lights (almost nothing) before jetting off to their respective patches of ground they call home, ready to come back to Gallifrey 21 next year and do it all again. Ah, the memories.

And with that, the craziest weekend in the history of Radio Free Skaro came to a close with an enervated Three Who Rule slumped around a microphone in their disheveled hotel room. They ran down their highlights (almost everything) and low lights (almost nothing) before jetting off to their respective patches of ground they call home, ready to come back to Gallifrey 21 next year and do it all again. Ah, the memories.

Dieses mal gibt es wieder ein Review fur alle Audiophilen unter unseren Horeren. Denn wir besprechen das Big Finish Horspiel "Kingdom of Silver" / "Keepsake". Das eigentliche Hightlight dieses Castes ist aber mit Sicherheit das uns von Rebbeka zugesandte MP3, in dem sie fur alle David Tennant in die Bresche springt. Des weiteren haben wir noch ein wenig mehr Post abzuarbeiten und naturlich viel Spass...

Dieses mal gibt es wieder ein Review fur alle Audiophilen unter unseren Horeren. Denn wir besprechen das Big Finish Horspiel "Kingdom of Silver" / "Keepsake". Das eigentliche Hightlight dieses Castes ist aber mit Sicherheit das uns von Rebbeka zugesandte MP3, in dem sie fur alle David Tennant in die Bresche springt. Des weiteren haben wir noch ein wenig mehr Post abzuarbeiten und naturlich viel Spass...

In the third of our (fictitious) award winning podcast pub chats with Doctor Who luminaries, Phil Ford (Sarah Jane Adventures head writer and writer of the next Doctor Who gap year special, "Return of the Bandrils") and Toby Hadoke (writer/performer of "Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf" and the revelation of the entire convention) dropped by for nigh on an hour and a half to talk about their experiences at the convention, their involvement in the Doctor Who universe, and offer general insight into what makes the show so great. During the chat, Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones from Torchwood) invited everyone (well, Phil) out to drinks somewhere else, and Phil did his damnedest to avoid giving away plot details for the next gap year special.

In the third of our (fictitious) award winning podcast pub chats with Doctor Who luminaries, Phil Ford (Sarah Jane Adventures head writer and writer of the next Doctor Who gap year special, "Return of the Bandrils") and Toby Hadoke (writer/performer of "Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf" and the revelation of the entire convention) dropped by for nigh on an hour and a half to talk about their experiences at the convention, their involvement in the Doctor Who universe, and offer general insight into what makes the show so great. During the chat, Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones from Torchwood) invited everyone (well, Phil) out to drinks somewhere else, and Phil did his damnedest to avoid giving away plot details for the next gap year special.

In the third of our (fictitious) award winning podcast pub chats with Doctor Who luminaries, Phil Ford (Sarah Jane Adventures head writer and writer of the next Doctor Who gap year special, "Return of the Bandrils") and Toby Hadoke (writer/performer of "Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf" and the revelation of the entire convention) dropped by for nigh on an hour and a half to talk about their experiences at the convention, their involvement in the Doctor Who universe, and offer general insight into what makes the show so great. During the chat, Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones from Torchwood) invited everyone (well, Phil) out to drinks somewhere else, and Phil did his damnedest to avoid giving away plot details for the next gap year special.

While shrunken down, the TARDIS crew must stop a murderer ("Planet of Giants"). Then they face an old enemy bent on coring out the Earth ("The Dalek Invasion of Earth"). And for the first time ever, a member of the cast leaves the show, prompting Dan and Mike to examine Susan's contributions to the program.

Show summary: Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction, Doctor Who: Favourite Frightening Moments, ITV’s Demons, recommend Koyaanisqatsi, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 00:41 — Welcome!
• 00:57 – News:
• 01:06 — Doctor Who goes High Definition!
• 04:04 — Doctor Who: Matt Smith wasn’t a Who fan.
• 05:49 — Doctor Who: Martin Clunes was approached to be Doctor 11?
• 07:05 — Torchwood: New trailer for series 3.
• 09:45 — Sarah Jane Adventures: K9 is back for half of series 3.
• 10:19 — Australian K9 Series: K9 will be practical and CGI.
• 12:04 — Red Dwarf: Back on Friday 10th of April 2009 on Dave.
• 12:40 — Heroes: Hayden Panettiere downplays rumours of her departure.
• 13:37 — Caprica: Premiering on DVD.
• 14:16 — Tomb Raider: New film, new studio, new start.
• 14:58 — Merchandise: Doctor Who Attack of the Cybermen on DVD and exclusive Doctor Who figures.
• 16:36 – Doctor Who:
• 16:45 — The Edge of Destruction.
• 32:20 — Favourite Frightening Moments.
• 47:30 – 30 Second Recommendation: Koyaanisqatsi.
• 48:30 – ITV’s Demons.
• 56:11 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
• 67:53 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 68:16 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Wikipedia: Matt Smith.
• Wikipedia: Martin Clunes.
• BBC: Torchwood.
• BBC: The Sarah Jane Adventures.
• Wikipedia: K-9.
• Red Dwarf.
• Dave (the TV channel).
• Heroes.
• Wikipedia: Hayden Panettiere.
• Wikipedia: Caprica.
• Wikipedia: Tomb Raider.
• BBC: Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen.
• Forbidden Planet International: Doctor Who Classic Exclusives.
• BBC: Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction.
• Wikipedia: Koyaanisqatsi.
• ITV: Demons.
• Doctor Who Convention: Time Quest 09.
• Doctor Who Convention: Invasion 09.
• Doctor Who: Tin Dog Podcast.

The Three Who Rule continued their blitzkrieg coverage of Gallifrey 2009 with not only a wicked hangover (Warren), jet lag (Chris) and a smug sense of clean living self-satisfaction (Chris), but also a sterling interview with one Rob Shearman, the scribe behind award-winning Big Finish titles such as “Chimes at Midnight,” “Holy Terror,” and “Jubilee,” which was later adapted into “Dalek,” the return of everyone’s favorite mean-tempered pepper pots to the new series. Also joining us was Jason Haigh-Ellery, head honcho of the Big Finish audios who was kind enough to supply us all with sweet, sweet, alcohol. Enjoy!

The Three Who Rule continued their blitzkrieg coverage of Gallifrey 2009 with not only a wicked hangover (Warren), jet lag (Chris) and a smug sense of clean living self-satisfaction (Chris), but also a sterling interview with one Rob Shearman, the scribe behind award-winning Big Finish titles such as “Chimes at Midnight,” “Holy Terror,” and “Jubilee,” which was later adapted into “Dalek,” the return of everyone’s favorite mean-tempered pepper pots to the new series. Also joining us was Jason Haigh-Ellery, head honcho of the Big Finish audios who was kind enough to supply us all with sweet, sweet, alcohol. Enjoy!

The Three Who Rule continued their blitzkrieg coverage of Gallifrey 2009 with not only a wicked hangover (Warren), jet lag (Chris) and a smug sense of clean living self-satisfaction (Chris), but also a sterling interview with one Rob Shearman, the scribe behind award-winning Big Finish titles such as "Chimes at Midnight," "Holy Terror," and "Jubilee," which was later adapted into "Dalek," the return of everyone's favorite mean-tempered pepper pots to the new series. Also joining us was Jason Haigh-Ellery, head honcho of the Big Finish audios who was kind enough to supply us all with sweet, sweet, alcohol. Enjoy!

Later on the Saturday at Gallifrey, Toby Hadoke, hours before going on stage for the North American debut of his hit one-man show Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf, sat down with Warren to have a chat about the play and his love of the show in general. (Again, here's the audio, with the video version to come later) :

Direct download: RFShadokeinterview.mp3

Later on the Saturday at Gallifrey, Toby Hadoke, hours before going on stage for the North American debut of his hit one-man show Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf, sat down with Warren to have a chat about the play and his love of the show in general. (Again, here's the audio, with the video version to come later) :

Direct download: <a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/freyburg/RFShadokeinterview.mp3">RFShadokeinterview.mp3</a>

Later on the Saturday at Gallifrey, Toby Hadoke, hours before going on stage for the North American debut of his hit one-man show Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf, sat down with Warren to have a chat about the play and his love of the show in general. (Again, here's the audio, with the video version to come later) :Direct download: RFShadokeinterview.mp3

We at Radio Free Skaro are pretty excited about this : an exclusive interview with Phil Collinson! Phil was nice enough to sit down a chat with Warren. Check out the audio from it here (the video will be posted later!) :

We at Radio Free Skaro are pretty excited about this : an exclusive interview with Phil Collinson! Phil was nice enough to sit down a chat with Warren. Check out the audio from it here (the video will be posted later!) :

We at Radio Free Skaro are pretty excited about this : an exclusive interview with Phil Collinson! Phil was nice enough to sit down a chat with Warren. Check out the audio from it here (the video will be posted later!) :

Namely, serving Radio Free Skaro's own Warren Frey a potent cocktail of alcoholic villainy. Hoo-ray!

Namely, serving Radio Free Skaro's own Warren Frey a potent cocktail of alcoholic villainy. Hoo-ray!

For the first time in recorded history, in an event sure to be recorded in the annals of time across all universes parallel and otherwise, the RFS crew met in person at Gallifrey 2009 in Los Angeles, and thus was a podcast birthed from the loins of the Airport Marriott. And as a special bonus, John Williams and Neil Perryman of Tachyon TV joined in on the fun and regaled us with tales of Torchwood dodginess, Tomorrow People memories, and the utter strangeness of Sapphire and Steel.

For the first time in recorded history, in an event sure to be recorded in the annals of time across all universes parallel and otherwise, the RFS crew met in person at Gallifrey 2009 in Los Angeles, and thus was a podcast birthed from the loins of the Airport Marriott. And as a special bonus, John Williams and Neil Perryman of Tachyon TV joined in on the fun and regaled us with tales of Torchwood dodginess, Tomorrow People memories, and the utter strangeness of Sapphire and Steel.

For the first time in recorded history, in an event sure to be recorded in the annals of time across all universes parallel and otherwise, the RFS crew met in person at Gallifrey 2009 in Los Angeles, and thus was a podcast birthed from the loins of the Airport Marriott. And as a special bonus, John Williams and Neil Perryman of Tachyon TV joined in on the fun and regaled us with tales of Torchwood dodginess, Tomorrow People memories, and the utter strangeness of Sapphire and Steel.

Red Dwarf hit our screens on the 15th of February 1988. We celebrate its 21st birthday with this Waffle On podcast. Starring Chris barrie, Craig Charles, Robert Llwewllyn and Danny John-Jules Red Dwarf has gone on to acheive classic cult status. With a special new episode coming soon why not sit back, relax and listen to Meds and kell waffle On about this classic Sci Fi comedy series. Smoke me a Kipper i'll be back for breakfast.

Red Dwarf hit our screens on the 15th of February 1988. We celebrate its 21st birthday with this Waffle On podcast. Starring Chris barrie, Craig Charles, Robert Llwewllyn and Danny John-Jules Red Dwarf has gone on to acheive classic cult status. With a special new episode coming soon why not sit back, relax and listen to Meds and kell waffle On about this classic Sci Fi comedy series. Smoke me a Kipper i'll be back for breakfast.

Red Dwarf hit our screens on the 15th of February 1988. We celebrate its 21st birthday with this Waffle On podcast. Starring Chris barrie, Craig Charles, Robert Llwewllyn and Danny John-Jules Red Dwarf has gone on to acheive classic cult status. With a special new episode coming soon why not sit back, relax and listen to Meds and kell waffle On about this classic Sci Fi comedy series.

Smoke me a Kipper i'll be back for breakfast.

Red Dwarf hit our screens on the 15th of February 1988. We celebrate its 21st birthday with this Waffle On podcast. Starring Chris barrie, Craig Charles, Robert Llwewllyn and Danny John-Jules Red Dwarf has gone on to acheive classic cult status. With a special new episode coming soon why not sit back, relax and listen to Meds and kell waffle On about this classic Sci Fi comedy series.

Smoke me a Kipper i’ll be back for breakfast.

Through blizzards, the computer crash of 09 and a bucket load of audio problems Geek Syndicate have prevailed against the onslaught of the evil EPOCH.

In this week's frost bitten episode the guys drop the news and main segments as they have so much week that was stuff to get through. Look out for Dave finally catching up with Heroes season 3.

There are reviews and chat on Punisher: War Zone, Old Man Logan, Battlestar Galactica, Largo Winch, Marvels, Law and Order and Legend of the Seeker. Dave chats about his meetings with Frema  'Martha' Agyeman and Jamie 'Apollo' Bamber. Barry reveals his thoughts on the Doctor Who Exhibition down in Lands End.

This week's Notes from Nuge takes a trip on the Battlestar Galactica.

The boys finish up with what they thought of the now infamous Christian Bale rant (apologies as I forgot to add in the clip of the rant..oops).

Also Look out for the new GS Watchmen competition ' The Lost Watchman'

Enjoy!

Through blizzards, the computer crash of 09 and a bucket load of audio problems Geek Syndicate have prevailed against the onslaught of the evil EPOCH.

In this week's frost bitten episode the guys drop the news and main segments as they have so much week that was stuff to get through. Look out for Dave finally catching up with Heroes season 3.

There are reviews and chat on Punisher: War Zone, Old Man Logan, Battlestar Galactica, Largo Winch, Marvels, Law and Order and Legend of the Seeker. Dave chats about his meetings with Frema 'Martha' Agyeman and Jamie 'Apollo' Bamber. Barry reveals his thoughts on the Doctor Who Exhibition down in Lands End.

This week's Notes from Nuge takes a trip on the Battlestar Galactica.

The boys finish up with what they thought of the now infamous Christian Bale rant (apologies as I forgot to add in the clip of the rant..oops).

Also Look out for the new GS Watchmen competition ' The Lost Watchman'

Enjoy!

Hallo! Nach langerer Wartezeit gibt es diesmal einen kurzen Podcast zum aufwarmen. Neben der Bekanntgabe der Gewinner der Gewinnspiele aus Whocast #100 und vom Public Whoing II, gibt es diesmal ein paar News und wir haben zwei neue Bewerber zum mitcasten.

Hallo! Nach langerer Wartezeit gibt es diesmal einen kurzen Podcast zum aufwarmen. Neben der Bekanntgabe der Gewinner der Gewinnspiele aus Whocast #100 und vom Public Whoing II, gibt es diesmal ein paar News und wir haben zwei neue Bewerber zum mitcasten.

In the last episode before the Three Who Rule arrive in Los Angeles and dispense their own particular brand of Canadian havoc, the news was sparse but the banter broad, ranging from Al Waxman's storied career all the way to....well, the shenanigans to come at Gallifrey 2009.

In the last episode before the Three Who Rule arrive in Los Angeles and dispense their own particular brand of Canadian havoc, the news was sparse but the banter broad, ranging from Al Waxman's storied career all the way to....well, the shenanigans to come at Gallifrey 2009.

In the last episode before the Three Who Rule arrive in Los Angeles and dispense their own particular brand of Canadian havoc, the news was sparse but the banter broad, ranging from Al Waxman's storied career all the way to....well, the shenanigans to come at Gallifrey 2009.

Warriors' Gate is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from January 3 to January 24, 1981. The serial is the last of three loosely connected serials known as the E-Space trilogy and the last to feature Romana and K-9 as companions. Contents [hide] 1 Plot 1.1 Synopsis1.2 Continuity 1.2.1 Departures 2 Production3 Commercial releases 3.1 In print 4 References5 External links 5.1 Reviews5.2 Target novelisation //<![CDATA[ if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } //]]> [edit] Plot [edit] Synopsis At a null point in space and time on the interface between our universe (n-space) and E-space (exo-space), a slaver cargo vessel becomes trapped. It manoeuvres the timelines using members of the leonine Tharil race as navigators - and they too are the cargo of the grim vessel, held in cryogenic storage in its hold. A Tharil named Biroc flees the craft on the time winds, leaving it moored and trapped, and ventures to the TARDIS, which has also become trapped in a time rift in this strange dimension. The creature manifests itself in the TARDIS console room and imparts to the occupants the warning that he is a shadow of his own past -- and of their future; and that the others that are following him should not be trusted. The Tharil then disappears, with the Doctor in pursuit. Romana, and Adric are left worried about K-9, whose memory wafers have been shredded by the time winds. The commander of the slave ship, Rorvik, is increasingly angry about their entrapment in the void and the general apathy of his crew toward their condition. When the ship picks up another object in the void, he and two of his crew members use a portable mass detector to track down the TARDIS. Romana steps outside to confront them and is persuaded to return to their ship with them to examine the damaged warp drive of their ship. Rorvik has, however, worked out she may be a time sensitive like the Tharils and is interested in her for potential profit. Adric and K9 both venture separately into the void in her pursuit. The Doctor has meanwhile reached a vast stone archway in the void, containing an abandoned banqueting hall, decaying skeletons and partially functioning robot knights known as Gundans. They were built by slaves as part of a revolt against a previous tyranny that ended in a massacre at the feast in the same hall. The slavers used the time winds to descend on worlds and enslave the populations. K9 arrives at the Gateway too and begins to help the Doctor repair the Gundan, which has worn itself out. However, before they can obtain any more information Rorvik arrives with some of his crew and seizes control at the point of a gun. Romana has been taken back to the slaver ship for use as a navigator, while Rorvik has used the portable mass detector to isolate the Gateway. He becomes angry when a Gundan comes to life and walks out of the room straight through a solid mirror, and challenges the Doctor to explain the situation. His response is to walk through the mirror: a step the human slavers behind him cannot take. Back on the slave ship, a Tharil called Lazlo, who had been left for dead by the slavers when his revivification process seemingly failed, frees Romana from certain death in the navigator's chair. She hides in the hull of the ship and there finds Adric, and together they work out the slave ship is made of the incredibly dense dwarf star alloy, the remnants of a collapsed star. This heavy metal is the only thing that can hold the Tharils trapped in a single timeline. When they meet K9, the badly damaged robot informs them of dimensional instability and the imminent collapse of the void, which is contracting upon itself. The sheer weight of the slave ship is damaging the delicate balance holding the dimension together. Romana is shortly afterward separated from Adric and K9 and reunited with Lazlo, who takes her through the mirrors too. Beyond the mirror the Doctor has found Biroc, who explains he was able to pass through because his hand was caught in the time winds. They enter an elegant mansion, seemingly frozen in time, where the Tharil explains that his people were the notorious slavers of the Gateway whose rule was overthrown by the use of the Gundans. As the sorry tale of the decay of their society is retold, the Doctor is reunited with Romana but in a bizarre twist they are returned to the reality of the decaying Gateway in the void once the Tharils' story has been told - and once more find themselves prisoners of Rorvik. Based on the reports of the shrinking of the Gateway, the Doctor deduces that the slave ship is indeed the cause of the problems and - more worryingly - there is not much time before the Gateway retracts into nothing. Adric has meanwhile hidden himself inside the MZ, a vast portable cannon which the slavers are going to use on the Gateway and the mirrors in an effort to escape the void. When the weapon reaches the Gateway he uses it to free the Doctor and Romana, and the time travellers flee into the void. When the slavers set out in pursuit they find their ship has moved much closer to the gateway - proof positive that the dimension is shrinking and therefore doomed. In frustration Rorvik fires the MZ at the mirrors, but succeeds only in destroying the weapon. The crazed and infuriated slaver now decides to use his ship's engines to back-blast through the mirrors and escape the void. It is a foolish move: the backblast from the mirrors engulfs and destroys the ship and all its crew. The Tharil slaves have, however, been freed by Lazlo and Romana, who has formed an empathy with the race. She elects to voyage through the Gateway with them and help the Tharils. The Doctor gives her K9, who will be restored beyond the Gateway, though he can never return. After they depart, the Doctor uses the knowledge he has gained from the Tharils to successfully pilot the TARDIS through the Gateway and back into N-Space. [edit] Continuity This serial comprises the third and final leg of an extended adventure generally known as the "The E-Space Trilogy"; the trilogy began in Full Circle, and continued in State of Decay. The multi-coloured scarf can be seen on the hatstand. [edit] Departures This story was the last story to feature Lalla Ward as Romana. Two months after her departure, Ward went on to marry her co-star Tom Baker in 1981, but the marriage lasted less than two years. Ward is one of two former companions to ever be married to an actor who played the Doctor. The other was Jean Marsh, who played the First Doctor's companion, Sara Kingdom, was married to Jon Pertwee, although the marriage occurred prior to Pertwee landing the role of the Third Doctor. Ward was seen again as Romana on television in The Five Doctors (1983) (via footage of her and Tom Baker from the unaired story of Shada (1980)) and reprised her role in the Children in Need charity special Dimensions in Time (1993). She continues to participate in the world of Doctor Who by attending conventions, recording audio commentary on DVD releases, performing in several Big Finish audio dramas and by appearing in the BBC's online drama webcasts. This story was also the last television story of the classic series to feature the character of K-9 Mk. II, played by John Leeson. Leeson, who left the series at the end of Season 16, returned for Season 18 on the understanding that K-9 would be written out toward the end of the season.[citation needed] The character of K-9 (Mk. III and Mk. IV), voiced again by John Leeson would return in the 1981 spin-off episode, K9 & Company, the 1983 anniversary special, The Five Doctors and the 2006 episode "School Reunion". He would later pop up twice in the first series of spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures. He also appears in the Series Four Finale, Journey's End. Romana and K-9's journey in E-space is continued in two BBV audio plays. [edit] Production Serial details by episode: Episode Broadcast date Run time Viewership (in millions) "Part One" 3 January 1981 22:54 7.1 "Part Two" 10 January 1981 23:47 6.7 "Part Three" 17 January 1981 22:15 8.3 "Part Four" 24 January 1981 24:53 7.8 [1][2][3] Working titles for this story included Dream Time. Doctor Who book Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate Series Target novelisations Release number 71 Writer Stephen Gallagher Publisher Target Books Cover artist Andrew Skilleter ISBN 0 426 20146 9 Release date 15 April 1982 Preceded by Doctor Who and the State of Decay Followed by Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken Commercial releases This story was released on VHS in October 1997.A DVD commentary has been recorded with actors Lalla Ward and John Leeson Script Editor Christopher H. Bidmead Visual Effects Designer Mat Irvine and Director Paul Joyce and was released on January 26th 2009 in a box set with Full Circle & State of Decay. In print A novelisation of this serial, written by Stephen Gallagher under the pseudonym "John Lydecker", was published by Target Books in April 1982.