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In this episode we'll be looking at the music of BBC Radiophonic Workshop composer Roger Limb focusing on his work on Doctor Who. This interview with Roger Limb was recorded on the 9th of May, 2011.

In this episode we'll be looking at the music of BBC Radiophonic Workshop composer Roger Limb focusing on his work on Doctor Who. This interview with Roger Limb was recorded on the 9th of May, 2011.

Summary:
Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, reapered, in front of the 2005 Doctor Who episode, Father’s Day, and spout our usual nonsense!

Rose is fiddling with her own timeline, The Doctor’s complaining about damned dirty apes again and Pete’s a Del Boy knockoff. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Doctor Who: Father’s Daya|

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As the final Harry Potter movie is released The Cultdom Collective meet for the last of 3 shows on the young wizards world. This episode covers years 6 and 7 - covering movies 6 to 8

As the final Harry Potter movie is released The Cultdom Collective meet for the last of 3 shows on the young wizards world. This episode covers years 6 and 7 - covering movies 6 to 8

As the final Harry Potter movie is released The Cultdom Collective meet for the last of 3 shows on the young wizards world. This episode covers years 6 and 7 - covering movies 6 to 8

As the final Harry Potter movie is released The Cultdom Collective meet for the last of 3 shows on the young wizards world. This episode covers years 6 and 7 - covering movies 6 to 8

6 days until Torchwood: Immortal Sins

Torchwood:

6 days until Torchwood: Immortal Sins

Torchwood:

Almost two years ago, on November 1, 2009, (back when there were only eight or so Doctor Who podcasts) we unleashed out first episode of The TARDIS Tavern onto an unwilling public.  Six months later, somebody actually started listening to us.

We would like to dedicate our 50th episode to every one of you who has ever downloaded and listened to one of our episodes, particularly those of you who have listened from the beginning or gone back and reviewed those that you missed.  We would also like to thank every one of our guest bartenders: David Hooie, Louis Trapani, Erik Stadnik, Liz Peloso, Josh Zimon, Eric Escamilla, Katrina Griffiths, Wes and Wendell Duellman, Adam and Alicia Pearson, John Branigan, Chris Burgess, and Marty Hooie.  Also, a very special "Huzzah!" to John "Cyber Testicle" Branigan for procurring the signed photo from Sylvester McCoy, who no doubt thinks we're an old gay couple celebrating our anniversary.

For your pleasure, we have wrangled together some lovely audio feedback and a very special commentary of a very special film that we know for a fact hasn't been done by Radio Free Skaro.  Also, we announce the names of our four "lucky" contest winners.

Don't forget to join us on Facebook, email us at tardistavern@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter via @tardistavern and @tardistaverntit.

It's The Twin Dilemma! Oh very. very dear!

Also, we've been nominated for a European Podcast Award - please pop to either the website at http://www.flashingblade.org.uk or the facebook group and cast yer vote for us, perrrrleeeze.... you can even vote every day..

Oh, yes... and make the most of this show..... you never know what the future might bring.....

Did we say Tuesday release dates again? Ah, that was just crazy talk. Once again suffering from a host of technical plagues, Alex and Nick are joined by Maddie to discuss Torchwood: Miracle Day episodes 2-5.

There is much criticism to be levelled & praise to be given, & one host (possibly a guest host) gets so passionate the censorship button has to be pressed a couple of times! It's really not as scandelous as it seems.

Once again, thank you for your patience as we try to hammer out the kinks of our new recording circumstances, and enjoy the episode!

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What is that face in the church and war games it's the 5th doctor 2 part story. Also a talk about Torchwood. With guests Darth Skeptical and Chuck (the 3rd doctor) Dotson.

A short teaser for The Time Meddlers.

Our second episode for this week concludes the DWPs look at our favourite Doctor Who stories from each era of the show. This episode starts with the umbrella carrying, question mark wearing 7th Doctor Sylvester McCoy, and finishes of course with the stetson sporting, custard loving 11th Doctor, Matt Smith. We also review the latest [...]

A glorious vblog that includes glorious music and wine.

Our second episode for this week concludes the DWPs look at our favourite Doctor Who stories from each era of the show. This episode starts with the umbrella carrying, question mark wearing 7th Doctor Sylvester McCoy, and finishes of course with the stetson sporting, custard loving 11th Doctor, Matt Smith. We also review the latest [...]

Minion receives a summons from a mysterious stranger…

Our second episode for this week concludes the DWPs look at our favourite Doctor Who stories from each era of the show. This episode starts with the umbrella carrying, question mark wearing 7th Doctor Sylvester McCoy, and finishes of course with the stetson sporting, custard loving 11th Doctor, Matt Smith. We also review the latest [...]

The Doctor Dances - by Steven Moffat Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper & John Barrowman The Child's plague is spreading throughout wartime London, and its zombie army is on the march. The Ninth Doctor and Rose form an alliance with intergalactic con man Captain Jack, but find themselves trapped in the abandoned hospital. The answer lies at the crash site, but time is running out... Doctor Who belongs to the BBC This video is for educational and critical purposes only and is protected under fair use. Be sure to comment and subscribe!

Meet Stephen Willis and Robin LaPasha, the leaders of the Doctor Who Fan Orchestra, which assembled performers around the world for an arrangement of Murray Gold's Eleventh Doctor theme. Find out what it took to create a virtual orchestra, and which music they'll adapt next in their ongoing celebration of Gold's work. (They need more performers! Follow the links above for more information!)

My first thoughts review of Torchwood Miracle Day: The Catagories of Life with a few additional thoughts from the twitterverse.

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

My first thoughts review of Torchwood Miracle Day: The Catagories of Life with a few additional thoughts from the twitterverse.

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

My first thoughts review of Torchwood Miracle Day: The Catagories of Life with a few additional thoughts from the twitterverse.

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

The war is still going and Scott and Matt are still enjoying the second half of the Patrick Troughton 10-part serial “The War Games”. The Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe are trying to get to the bottom of the mysterious war games and return the soldier’s to their proper times. But in order to stop the War Chief’s dastardly plans and save the day, the Doctor will have turn to his own people for help: The Time Lords. Will the Doctor escape without judgement for his crimes against time? Will he ever see Zoe and Jamie again? What exactly is the “6 B Theory”? Find out in the newest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Also: Torchwood Talk!!

Next Week: Tom Baker and ‘The Invisible Enemy’!!

The war is still going and Scott and Matt are still enjoying the second half of the Patrick Troughton 10-part serial “The War Games”. The Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe are trying to get to the bottom of the mysterious war games and return the soldier’s to their proper times. But in order to stop the War Chief’s dastardly plans and save the day, the Doctor will have turn to his own people for help: The Time Lords. Will the Doctor escape without judgement for his crimes against time? Will he ever see Zoe and Jamie again? What exactly is the “6 B Theory”? Find out in the newest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Also: Torchwood Talk!!

Next Week: Tom Baker and ‘The Invisible Enemy’!!

We're on holiday, but we thought we'd give you something to tide you over. It's a load of crap recorded behind a pub! 

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1 day until Torchwood: The Middle Men

Torchwood:

Caleb Woodbridge, P.G. Bell and our new American commentator Gwen Williams give our commentary on episode 5, Categories of Life. (check out our spoiler-free review!)

As the Torchwood team go undercover to uncover the shocking secrets of the overflow camps, has Miracle Day at last hit its stride? Is the shock ending a bold move or big mistake? We discuss disintegrating healthcare systems, British queuing and much more...

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
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1 day until Torchwood: The Middle Men

Torchwood:

There’s a war being fought and Scott and Matt are really enjoying the first half of the Patrick Troughton 10-part serial “The War Games”. The Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe arrives on Earth in the middle of a battle during World War I. They soon realize they’re not on Earth at all, and have in fact ended up in the middle of a game being played by someone from the Doctor’s past. Who is the mysterious War Chief and what is his connection to the Doctor? What is a SIDRAT and how is it bigger on the inside? Will Jamie ever not be a misogynist? Find out in the newest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Also: Torchwood Talk!!

Next Week: Patrick Troughton and ‘The War Games’ (Part 2 of 2)!!

Welcome to yet another episode of the Earth Station One Podcast. This episode we have a full house here on the station when we grab our whips and put on our leather jackets and talk about the classic George Lucas and Steven Spielberg collaboration, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and some of it's sequels, but … Continue reading →

There’s a war being fought and Scott and Matt are really enjoying the first half of the Patrick Troughton 10-part serial “The War Games”. The Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe arrives on Earth in the middle of a battle during World War I. They soon realize they’re not on Earth at all, and have in fact ended up in the middle of a game being played by someone from the Doctor’s past. Who is the mysterious War Chief and what is his connection to the Doctor? What is a SIDRAT and how is it bigger on the inside? Will Jamie ever not be a misogynist? Find out in the newest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Also: Torchwood Talk!!

Next Week: Patrick Troughton and 'The War Games' (Part 2 of 2)!!

The Sun Makers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 095 – The Sun Makers Doctor Who serial "An ongoing insurrectionary situation would not be acceptable to my management." Cast Doctor Tom Baker (Fourth Doctor) Companions Louise Jameson (Leela) John Leeson (Voice of K-9 Mk. I) Others Henry Woolf — The Collector Richard Leech — Gatherer Hade Jonina Scott — Marn Roy Macready — Cordo David Rowlands — Bisham William Simons — Mandrel Adrienne Burgess — Veet Michael Keating — Goudry Carole Hopkin — Nurse Derek Crewe — Synge Colin McCormack — Commander Tom Kelly — Guard Production Writer Robert Holmes Director Pennant Roberts Script editor Robert Holmes and Anthony Read (both uncredited) Producer Graham Williams Executive producer(s) None Production code 4W Series Season 15 Length 4 episodes, 25 minutes each Originally broadcast 26 November–17 December 1977 Chronology ← Preceded by Followed by → Image of the Fendahl Underworld The Sun Makers is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 26 November to 17 December 1977. Contents [hide] 1 Synopsis 2 Plot 2.1 Continuity 3 Production 3.1 Cast notes 4 Outside references 5 In print 6 VHS and DVD releases 7 References 8 External links 8.1 Reviews 8.2 Target novelisation [edit] Synopsis In the far future, the planet Pluto is habitable, heated by several miniature suns. However, the heat is available only to the ruling classes, the working population being oppressed by the ruthless, bureaucratic and omnipresent Company. When the Doctor and Leela arrive, they help to initiate a rebellion from the Undercity, and stop the evil company's plans once and for all. [edit] Plot The inhabitants of Pluto in the far future are taxed to desperation, not least the functionary Cordo, who is so overwhelmed by the size of his tax bill that he decides to take his own life by jumping from the roof of one of the vast Megropolis tower blocks. He is interrupted by the arrival of the Doctor and Leela from the TARDIS, who save him from his chosen fate, and discover that false suns have been created around Pluto to provide the ability for some of mankind to live. However, the Company which owns the suns and all the buildings on Pluto is using its economic stranglehold over mankind to extort ever growing taxes through an extreme form of usury. The Doctor is concerned at this economic and social structure, where each Megropolis is ruled by a taxation Gatherer, and the entire operation on the planet reports to a malevolent Collector. Some citizens have rejected this social order and choose to live in the dark tunnels of the Undercity. The Doctor, Leela and Cordo venture there and encounter the renegades of the undercity, a vicious bunch of thieves and drop-outs led by the brutal Mandrel. He tells the Doctor that he must use a stolen consume-card to obtain money from a cashpoint or else Leela will be killed. The Gatherer of Megropolis One, Hade, has been alerted to the arrival of the TARDIS. He uses an electronic tracker to follow K9, who has now departed the craft in search of his master. K9 finds the Doctor and Cordo at a cashpoint where the Gatherer sees them and suspects they must be arms dealers. He orders his private guard, the Inner Retinue, to deal with them. When the Doctor tries the stolen card he is overpowered by a cloud of noxious gas and falls unconscious. When the Doctor awakes he finds himself restrained in a Correction Centre alongside a similarly incarcerated man named Bisham. They are likely to be tortured, but the Doctor is as concerned for Leela, whom Mandrel threatened to kill if the Doctor did not return. Leela has defended herself though, and Cordo, who evaded capture, returns to the Undercity with news of the Doctor’s capture. This serves to increase Leela’s standing with the thieves and the threat over her life diminishes. The Doctor’s lot improves too when he is released for questioning by Gatherer Hade, but Hade is playing a game of double bluff. He has the Doctor released but orders his movements tracked, believing the Doctor will lead him to the heart of a conspiracy against the Company. Not knowing about this change in fortunes, Leela, Cordo and K9 attack the Correction Centre to try and rescue the Doctor. He has left, but they do succeed in freeing Bisham. As they depart the Centre they find all their possible travel routes blocked by Inner Retinue troopers. Leela leads her friends in an attack on the guards, but she alone is injured in a skirmish and falls from a troop transporter they have commandeered. The Doctor has returned to the Undercity to find a very agitated Mandrel, who refuses to believe he could have been simply released after such a crime. Once more Cordo returns, this time with Bisham and K9, and defuses the situation when he explains what has happened to Leela. He also uses a stolen blaster to force Mandrel to stop threatening the Doctor. He asserts control and persuades the Undercity dwellers to start a revolution against the Company. Their first target will be the main control area where the Company engineers that PCM, a pacifying drug which helps keep the population servile, is being added to the air supply. Mandrel and his gang are also persuaded to start destroying the monitors throughout the Megropolis and to start spreading the message of revolt. Leela is now presented to the Collector himself, an odious humanoid in a life-support wheelchair who is even more obsessed with money than Gatherer Hade, who fawns all over him. The Collector deduces from interrogating Leela that Hade’s conspiracy theory was unfounded and orders that Leela will be steamed to death in a public execution. He is especially pleased at a public steaming and arranges immediate publicity, unaware of the revolt spreading through the Megropolis. The Doctor heads off to rescue Leela from the steamer, but is running out of time. The Doctor manages to save Leela in the nick of time, but the microphones set up to relay her death screams instead relay the sound of Mandrel warning the Doctor of how little time he has left to rescue her. The Collector is incensed and even more troubled when the revolution starts spreading even more quickly. Gatherer Hade is thrown to his death from the top of his Megropolis, and his normally dutiful underling, Marn, joins the revolution. Leela and the Doctor head for the Collector’s Palace, and there he sabotages the computer system. The Collector arrives and is challenged by the Doctor, who discovers the being is a Usurian from the planet Usurius. He is really a seaweedlike being like a sentient poisonous fungus. The Doctor denounces his operation on Pluto, which consumed Mars as well as the population were moved from Earth. Before the Collector can implement a plan to gas the population of Pluto, Cordo and the lead rebels arrive and help the Doctor defeat the remaining members of the Inner Retinue. The Collector checks his computer to find the Doctor’s input has resulted in projected bankruptcy, and the shock of this causes the Collector to revert to his natural state in a compartment at the base of his wheelchair. The Doctor seals him in to be sure the threat is over, and he and Leela depart with K9, leaving Cordo, Mandrel and the others to contemplate recolonising the Earth. [edit] Continuity Part Two contains a rare false cliffhanger, where Cordo, Bisham, Leela and K-9 spot an oncoming guard vehicle and Cordo says, "It's no good, they've seen us." The reprise at the beginning of Part Three omits Cordo's remark, and continues with Leela ordering K-9 to hide, allowing it to easily disable the guards. Leela refers to her tribe, the Sevateem, seen in The Face of Evil. The Company computer correctly guesses the etymology of the name. The Usurians are aware of the Time Lords and Gallifrey, having graded the former as "Grade 3" in their "latest market survey." [edit] Production Serial details by episode EpisodeBroadcast dateRun timeViewership (in millions) "Part One" 26 November 1977 24:59 8.5 "Part Two" 3 December 1977 24:57 9.5 "Part Three" 10 December 1977 24:57 8.9 "Part Four" 17 December 1977 24:57 8.4 [1][2][3] [edit] Cast notes Michael Keating also appeared in the audio play The Twilight Kingdom as Major Koth and in Year of the Pig as Inspector Chardalot. See also List of guest appearances in Doctor Who. Louise Jameson stated in the DVD commentary of the story and on the commentary for The Talons of Weng-Chiang that The Sun Makers was her favourite serial. [edit] Outside references Robert Holmes intended the serial to be a satire of his own experiences with the Inland Revenue services. However, much of the political content was toned down by order of producer Graham Williams, who feared it would be controversial among viewers. Many of the letters and numbers used to denote the labyrinth of corridors in the city, for example P45, allude to well-known tax and Governmental forms. The actor who played the Gatherer had deep bushy eyebrows, very reminiscent of the then-Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey. However, Holmes presented the villains of the piece as working for a private corporation rather than a government. Near the end of Part Two, when prompted by Mandrel for a story, the Doctor begins, "Once upon a time, there were three sisters ..." mirroring the same story he started telling Sarah Jane Smith near the end of Part Three in The Android Invasion. The Doctor refers to Galileo Galilei in passing, saying "Galileo will be pleased." When one of the rebels rhetorically asks the Doctor, "What have we got to lose?" he replies, "Only your claims!" This is a playful paraphrase of the famous slogan derived from the last lines of The Communist Manifesto. K-9 refers to Pluto as "the ninth planet." It was regarded as such at the time the programme was written and broadcast; in 2006, Pluto lost that distinction when it was downgraded to the status of dwarf planet. In this episode, Leela and the Doctor are identified as "terrorists." In real life, Leela's character was partially based on Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled.[4][5] [edit] In print A novelisation of this serial, written by Terrance Dicks, was published by Target Books in November 1982. Dicks chose to tone down the scene in which revolutionaries cheer as they hurl one of their former oppressors from a roof, reducing the apparent horror so that the rebels concerned feel that their actions have gone "a bit too far". Doctor Who book Doctor Who and the Sunmakers Series Target novelisations Release number 60 Writer Terrance Dicks Publisher Target Books Cover artist Andrew Skilleter ISBN 0-426-20059-4 Release date 18 November 1982 [edit] VHS and DVD releases This story was released on VHS in July 2001. The Sun Makers was released on region 2 DVD 1 on August 2011.[6] [edit] References ^ Shaun Lyon et al. (2007-03-31). "The Sun Makers". Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-08-30. ^ "The Sun Makers". Doctor Who Reference Guide. Retrieved 2008-08-30. ^ Sullivan, Shannon (2007-08-07). "The Sun Makers". A Brief History of Time Travel. Retrieved 2008-08-30. ^ Sullivan, Shannon Patrick. "The Face of Evil". A Brief History of Time (Travel). Retrieved 2007-03-18. ^ Viner, Katharine (2001-10-26). "'I made the ring from a bullet and the pin of a hand grenade'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-03-18. ^ "Sun Makers goes Solo". 28 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011. [edit] External links The Sun Makers at BBC Online The Sun Makers at Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel) The Sun Makers at the Doctor Who Reference Guide [edit] Reviews The Sun Makers reviews at Outpost Gallifrey The Sun Makers reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide [edit] Target novelisation On Target — Doctor Who and the Sunmakers

taken with thanks from wikipedia Plot summary Dr. Vera Juarez and several doctors visit an abandoned hospital that is being used to handle the extra surplus of patients but much to Vera's frustration, the plan is a failure as there are too many patients admitted to the hospital and they don't have enough equipment to handle them. Meanwhile, Ellis Hartley Monroe, a Mayor and member of the Tea Party starts a campaign call "Dead is Dead", which aims to segregate the undying from the public until death finally comes for them. Oswald, Jilly and PhiCorp do not like this since her popularity might derail Oswald's and threaten PhiCorp plans. When Ellis makes a speech near the hospital where the extra patients are being sent, Oswald makes a bold move by entering the hospital and meeting the patients there, thus making the press immediately focus on him. Inside, Oswald tells the patients that they all deserve equal medical treatment and that people like Ellis are trying to take their rights away for them as they don't consider them human anymore. He promises to fight on their behalf and instantly the patients, the press and the public call Oswald a hero much to Ellis's frustration. The secret organization that controls PhiCorp drugs and kidnaps Ellis to a car compactor, where they tell her "The Families" will eliminate anyone who poses a threat to them before her car is crushed in the compactor, trapping Ellis inside. After obtaining information from the PhiCorp's servers, Torchwood learns that PhiCorp are building "Overflow Camps" around the world where extra patients will be sent. However, Rhys calls Gwen that her father is being sent to one of these camps as well and by the time Gwen tells him stop them, her father has already been taken away. [edit] Reception Den of Geek gave the episode a positive review saying "Come the end of Escape To L.A., it feels as if most of Miracle Day’s key themes are now firmly established, even if the detail is yet to come. And the episode is an interesting one. It doesn’t have the lovely smaller moments that really set Dead Of Night apart, and we still think that episode three is the peak of the series to date. But, episode four? It's still strong, and it's still worth tuning in to see."[1]

After what seemed like a long absence, the reviewing duo of Phil and Paul are back with their views on episode 4 of Torchwood Miracle Day. Did they continue the trend of liking what they saw or follow a few UK viewers in almost giving up on watching? Did they mind some perceived plot holes or just get caught up in the all fun? All this plus the latest news from the world of Who and Torchwood and Phil's plan to use Tony as some kind of duelling glove.

After what seems like a long absence, the reviewing duo of Phil and Paul are back with their views on episode 4 of Torchwood: Miracle Day. Did they continue the trend of liking what they saw or follow a few UK viewers in almost giving up on watching? Did they mind some percieved plot holes or just get caught up in all the fun?

All this plus the latest news from the world of Who and Torchwood and Phil's plan to use Tony as some kind of duelling glove.

After what seems like a long absence, the reviewing duo of Phil and Paul are back with their views on episode 4 of Torchwood: Miracle Day. Did they continue the trend of liking what they saw or follow a few UK viewers in almost giving up on watching? Did they mind some percieved plot holes or just get caught up in all the fun?

All this plus the latest news from the world of Who and Torchwood and Phil's plan to use Tony as some kind of duelling glove.

Mike, Dave and Ian set of on a grand tour of this weeks commentary episode Doctor Who: Midnight.

Have a chat with the wonderful Anneke Wills. She's here to natter about the release of her DVD 'The Strange World Of Gurney Slade'. and three people can win their own copy!

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