Doctor Who: The Metebelis 2
- Description:
- The Metebelis 2 is a transatlantic conversation about "Doctor Who" with Ben the Brit and David the American. Follow along as two old friends talk about their lifelong fandom of Doctor Who dating back to the 1970s and 1980s into the 21st century.
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- Episodes:
- 292
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:0:47:21
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:2:07:10
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 9 days, 14 hours, 27 minutes and 5 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 19 June 2016 (7:32pm GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 18 October 2023 (3:30am GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 9 days, 3 hours, 58 minutes and 20 seconds
Doctor Who: The Metebelis 2 Episodes
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#234 - Viewing Fumes
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 52 minutes and 30 secondsWe engage in a counterfactual discussion, speculating about what would have happened to Doctor Who if Russell T Davis had not been charged with bringing back the series to BBC1 in late 2003. We discuss what was happening with Who in 2003 — "The Scream of the Shalka" — and wonder what would have happened next. Would Who have returned to BBC1 later in the decade? Who would have been showrunner if not RTD? Or, would the programme have died a slow death as its fandom aged and slowly faded from memory? Opening music is "O'Carolan's Farewell" performed by Derek Bell and used in the opening of Death Comes to Time. Closing music is the Shoestring theme, composed by George Fenton. We recorded this episode on 8 October 2023.
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#233 - Weirdly Convincing
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 1 secondWe first chat about the 60th anniversary trailer and then continue on with our discussion of top sets and their designers with a look at 1980s Doctor Who. What share which stories make our respective top five lists and why, and then explore why we overlap in selections in this decade than in any prior era of the show. Opening music is from "The Warriors of the Deep" soundtrack, composed by Jonathan Gibbs. Closing music is "Hungry Like the Wolf," the 182 hit single from Duran Duran. We recorded this episode on 25 September 2023.
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#232 - Coalescing on Consensus
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes and 30 secondsWe wrap up our conversation about the Doctor Who Magazine readership story rankings with our assessment of how the Tennant, Smith, Capaldi, and Whittaker stories lined up. We comment on how fandom seems to be coalescing upon a consensus of what is the best (and worse) of the modern Doctors Who's stories. There are a few stories that we feel should be higher (and lower), but generally the order seems pretty spot on. Opening music is "I am the Doctor," composed by Murray Gold and closing music is "Thirteen," composed by Segun Akinola. We recorded this episode on 3 September 2023.
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#230 - Dedicated Followers of Fashion
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes and 21 secondsWe talk about "Ncuti Gatwa on Doctor Who", the August/September 2023 RollingStone UK article. We try to tease out what sort of Doctor will Gatwa be and chat about what we hope his time in the TARDIS will be like. Opening and closing music is excerpts from the 1966 song of The Kinks, "Dedicated Follower of Fashion", written by Ray Davies. We recorded this episode on 17 July 2023.
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#230 - A Weird Jungle in Space
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 59 secondsThe Metebelis Two's lazy summer look at Doctor Who sets and their designers continues into the 1970s with a top five discussion. What five sets will David choose, and will that throw Ben off his carefully balanced selections spread between designers and Doctors Who? Why are multi-level sets so great? Why is, like monsters, the color of sets green more often than not? What about other colors? And, what years actually make up the 1970s? All this and more, as Ben and David pick their top 5 sets and designers of the 1970s. Opening music is from The Sun Makers soundtrack and closing music is from the Genesis of the Daleks soundtrack, both scores composed by Dudley Simpson. We recorded this episode on 9 July 2023.
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#229 - Statistical-Blips-and-Blobs
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 11 secondsBen and David continue their look at the Doctor Who monthly rankings by discussing the results of the 1980s Doctors, plus the Chris Eccleston stories. We theorize to why there is so little movement in the rankings over the years and lament the voting preferences of the DWM readership. The music for this episode is from The Mark of the Rani, composed by Jonathan Gibbs of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. We recorded this episode on 2 July 2023.
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#228 - This Is a Place Designed for Daleks
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 48 minutes and 16 secondsThe designers of 1960s Doctor Who contended with small budgets and even smaller studios to create the places and alien worlds that Doctor Who and his travelling companions visited. What are our top set designs of the b&w era? Why do we think they're great? And, who designed them? Opening music is "Dalek City Corridor" created by Brian Hodgson of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and closing music is "Space Adventure, Part 2" composed by Martin Slavin. We recorded this episode on 25 June 2023.
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#227 - The Magical Who Story Tour
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 24 secondsIn this podcast, Ben shares his experience in Bristol at the Lawless Comic Con from earlier in the month, and then answers David's question about what his idea would be for a new Doctor Who exhibition. Ben gives a brief summation of his Who exhibition experiences and pitches a Magical Who Story Tour from London, across the south England, to Cardiff visiting the filming locations of Doctor Who. The opening track is "Magical Mystery Tour" composed by Lennon and McCartney and performed by Ryohei Kanayama. The closing track is Dudley Simpson's Bessie traveling tune from "The Three Doctors" and "The Time Monster" with a dash of dialog from "The Dæmons" to knit the two together. We recorded this episode on 6 June 2023.
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#226 - A Couple of Rankers
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 41 minutes and 1 secondBen and David continue their look at the Doctor Who Monthly readership rankings with a chat about where the Troughton, Pertwee, and Tom Baker stories stacked up. We share our theories, such as the Web Planet Affect, to why the stories ranked in the order that they did and discuss on which stories do we think are underrated, overrated, and correctly placed? We notice too that animations do not seem to make a difference with a missing story's popularity. The opening track is "Gentlemen, Good Luck" and closing track is "Mahogany", both from The Sun Maker soundtrack composed by Dudley Simpson. We recorded this episode on 22 May 2023.
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#225 - Can Ncuti Sing?
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 38 minutes and 15 secondsRTD has revived the Doctor Who hype machine and Ben and David have been lapping it up. They enthuse over the many costume reveals for Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor and other members of the cast. Ben, who has been in England this past month, liked the Doctor Who trailer that dropped before EuroVision this year on BBC and is picking up a palpable buzz about the coming 60th anniversary series. Plus speculation if there will be a musical episode with Ncuti? Then, in the second part of the podcast, at about the 20:30 mark, we chat about the 2023 William Hartnell story rankings in Doctor Who Monthly. The intro and outro music is "Love Don't Roam" featuring Neil Hannon and composed by Murray Gold. We recorded this episode on 19 May 2023.
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#224 - Bring the Beep Back
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 43 minutes and 0 secondsBen presents to David a crash course in UK comics and all things related to The Star Beast, the 1980s comic serial that started Doctor Who Weekly #19, which was written by Pat Mills and John Wagner, and drawn by Dave Gibbons — all legends of UK comics. Toss in a dash of speculation of how RTD will bring Beep the Meep and the Wrarth Warriors to our television screens, and a sprinkling of speculation about other Marvel universe cross-overs with Doctor Who and there's your podcast! Opening music is "Cartoon Heroes", the 2000 (A.D.) song by Aqua and closing music is "That Beep", the 2008 song by Architecture in Helsinki. We recorded this episode on 16 April 2023.
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#223 - There Is No Doctor Who Universe
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 6 secondsDiscussion of a possible UNIT spin off and then broaden our discussion to what can make a Doctor Who spin off successful and brainstorm spin-off ideas to pitch to RTD — from live action Paul McGann Doctor Who to steam punk Who to animated further adventures starring the Hartnell, Troughton, or Pertwee Doctors Who. What made the Sarah Jane Adventures successful and why was there a fourth series of Torchwood? We try to answer these questions and more in this episode. Opening music is "UNIT Rocks" composed by Murray Gold and closing music is "The UNIT Theme" composed by Dudley Simpson. We recorded this episode on 19 March 2023.
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#222 - Gallifrey One 2023 Wrap-up: A Giant Bowl of Doctor Who Flavoured Ice Cream
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 54 secondsBen is joined by writer Lena Barkin and pianist Jess Jurkovic to chat about their experiences at the 2023 Gallifrey One convention. Opening music is "Summons to Gallifrey" composed by Paddy Kingsland and closing music is "Jelly Babies" composed by Dudley Simpson. We recorded this episode on 27 February 2023.
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Bonus - Day 1 - Gallifrey One 33 - Backstage Monster Videos
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 10 minutes and 8 secondsA bonus episode! Ben's report from the first day of Gallifrey One 33 in Los Angeles and how impressive Tim Dane Reid's presentation of his behind-the-scenes account of portraying many of the monsters in Doctor Who. Opening music is from The Claws of Axos and closing music is from Fuldans by Fulkultur. We recorded this episode on 17 March 2020.
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#221 - The Games of Rassilon
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 14 minutes and 30 secondsA double feature in this podcast. First up, Ben gives his report from the Worlds of Wonder Doctor Who exhibit currently running at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Next David is joined by John (elvwood) and Peter (forpetessake), two quiz masters on the Games of Rassilon subforum on Gallifrey Base Doctor Who forum, where they discuss forum games and culture and the challenges and rewards of hosting forum games. Opening music is "The Axons Approach" by Brian Hodgson and closing music is "Scorched Earth" composed by Trevor Duncan and performed by the Group-Forty Orchestra. We recorded this episode on 28 January and 10 February 2023.
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#220 - Gallifrey One 33 Preview - Going for the Vibes
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes and 20 secondsWe are joined in this podcast by writer Lena Barkin and pianist Jess Jurkovic to chat about the upcoming Gallifrey One 33 convention to be held in February in Los Angeles. Ben, Lena, and Jess will all be panelists. Lena will present "Want You or Want to Be You: Companion Relationships in New and Classic Who" as part of the Tardis Talks Academic Symposium. She'll also be a panelist on "Coats of Many Colors", "Why Not a Singing Doctor?", and hosting the Blake's 7 Meet-up. Jess Jurkovic will be a panelist on "Sixty Years of Doctor Who Music" and giving a talk and performing "Dudley Simpson's Doctor Who Theme". Last, but not least, Ben is on two panels: "Stop Me Before I Collect Again" and "Bring the Cheese! Our Love Affair with Bad Movies". All-in-all, it sounds like a fun con! The music for this podcast is arrangements from Jess' Dudley Simpson IS Doctor Who project: opening music is "In An Atlantean Market" and closing music is "Liz's Tune". We recorded this episode on 21 January 2023.
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#219 - Yeti Are Scooby-Doo Kind of Monsters
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 43 secondsThe Abominable Snowmen Doctor Who animation is the centerpiece of this episode's discussion that ranges from the recent animation choices made by Gary Russell and Digitoonz to the original story by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln. Together they make a complex juxtaposition of early 2020s progressive sensibilities and late 1960s reactionism. What works and what, for lack of better words, is more Scooby-Doo than Doctor Who? The opening music is "Dakto Karpo" and closing music is "Rinchen Chabum" both from the 1975 recording Tibetan Folk Songs from Lhasa and Amdo. We recorded this episode on 8 January 2023.
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#218 - Perfectly Adequate
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 38 minutes and 41 secondsWe are trapped in a time loop in an "elf" storage in Manchester this podcast and are back on New Years Day 2022 to discuss the holiday special, Eve of the Daleks. David likes how Chris Chibnall writes his Dalek specials, but wonders why Nick was written to be so creepy. The name "Nick" certainly must have been a production team joke. Ben wonders what it is like to be killed by a Dalek, repeatedly. And we ask what about the mysterious Jeff? All-in-all, the two find this to be a quite serviceable hour of Doctor Who and wish more of this era could have been more like this. Opening and closing music by Segun Akinola from the Eve of the Daleks soundtrack. We recorded this episode on 7 December 2022.
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#217 - Here Comes Sutekh Claus
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 54 minutes and 3 seconds'Tis the time of giving gifts and Sutekh Claus has a sleighful of presents for Doctor Who fans! Ben and David exchange twelve things they're thankful for in the world of Doctor Who and its fandom. Opening music is a mash-up of Bernard Archer's Marcus Scarman and Bing Crosby's White Christmas. Closing music is from Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody". We recorded this episode on 27 November 2022.
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#216 - Doctorless Who
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 55 minutes and 4 secondsCan the show Doctor Who work without Doctor Who? In this episode, David suggests that Doctor Who is not required and that the real only constant needed for the series is the TARDIS and a crew. Ben entertains this thesis and we discuss what such a show would be like and how it could work and its limitations. We ask if the show has evolved to such a place where the Doctor may be superfluous… or maybe not. Opening music is "My Beautiful Ghost Monument", composed by Segun Akinola. Closing music is the intro theme to Blake's 7, composed by Dudley Simpson. We recorded this episode on 13 November 2022.
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#215 - Group Therapy
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes and 20 secondsJodie Whittaker's final episode tears the lid off the Doctor's companion's life after leaving the TARDIS. Ben and David discuss the former companions banding together to support one another and pitch ideas for an expanded Whoniverse series. We share our reactions to seeing former Doctors Who again and what we think of the return of David Tennant to the lead role. Opening music is the "The Thirteenth Doctor's Theme" composed by Segun Akinola. Closing music is "Rasputin" the 1978 Eurodisco hit by Boney M. We recorded this episode on 4 and 15 November 2022.
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#214 - What the Flux?
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes and 5 secondsWe talk about The Flux in one marathon podcast. What worked for us, what didn't capture our imagination, and what we would have done differently; including conversation about Sontarans, Weeping Angels, the teeth of Dan Lewis, understanding Scouse, Ben's dislike of dogs, Thasmin, and not letting Jo Martin have more screen time. Opening and closing music is from the soundtrack of Flux by Segun Akinola. We recorded this episode on 9 and 14 October 2022.
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#213 - The Monkey Wrench of Rassilon
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 31 minutes and 38 secondsAfter a month's hiatus due to travels and Ben's bout with COVID, we're back talking about Jodie Whittaker headlining the GaliffreyOne convention next year and a look at her finale trailer. What are Tegan and Ace up to? Is the Master using his CTE on the Doctor's friends? Is that the UNIT logo or an upside down Death Star? Much speculation about what it all could mean and possibly even spoilers if we're right. (We're not… probably.) Opening and closing music is from the soundtrack of Flux by Segun Akinola. We recorded this episode on 9 and 14 October 2022.
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#212 - Journey Into Colour
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 32 secondsIn a wide-ranging discussion, Ben and David talk about the use of colo(u)r in Doctor Who and elsewhere in television and film. We also reflect on our own experiences watching black and white Doctor Who episodes on television and VHS. We also debate whether or not 1960s stories should be officially colourised. Opening music is "Technicolour Dreams" by Status Quo. Closing music is a song by Mihâly Vig, from Bela Tarr's film "A Torinoi Lo" (The Turin Horse). We recorded this episode on 21 August 2022.
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#211 - The Wombles and Mr Benn 2150 A.D.
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 48 minutes and 16 secondsTo mark the sad passing of Bernard Cribbins, we journey back to 1966 to look at his first role associated with Doctor Who, which was PC Tom Campbell in Daleks' Invasion of Earth 2150 A.D. Ben reflects how Cribbins and Ray Brooks, who played David, were the voices of his childhood. Cribbins voiced all of the Wombles and Brooks narrated the Mr Benn animated shorts. When watching the movie as a child, Ben was annoyed by these crossover performances, but now he finds it quite cool. David, for his part, cannot remember when he first saw this movie and concludes this may be his first time viewing it all in one go. Opening music is the theme from Daleks' Invasion of Earth 2150 A.D. composed by Bill McGuffie. Closing music features Bernard Cribbins singing back in 1963, "The Bird on the Second Floor" with accompaniment directed by Johnnie Spence. We recorded this episode on 9 August 2022.
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#210 - RTD2
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 2 minutes and 49 secondsThe Metebelis Two are excited to welcome Brian Jacob and Jess Jurkovic back to the podcast for a discussion about the return of Russell T Davis as showrunner and Ncuti Gatwa as Doctor Who. We share our thoughts and concerns about RTD's second chance and wonder what 2023 will bring for our favorite Time Lord. (Also, to help support season two of the Dudley Simpson IS Doctor Who Project, please visit Jess's Patreon page.) Opening and closing music is from The Voyage of the Damned score, composed by Murray Gold. We recorded this episode on 10 July 2022.
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#209 - Exploitation of the Daleks
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 55 minutes and 33 secondsIt's the summer lull! So what better time to persuade their respective better halfs to sit down with them to watch the 1965 movie adaptation of the first Dalek adventure known by all as Dr. Who and the Daleks, starring Peter Cushing as the inventor, Dr. Who. Along with his granddaughters Susie Who, played by Roberta Tovey, and Barbara Who, played by Jennie Linden. They are joined by Barbara's boyfriend, Ian Chesterton played by Roy Castle. Ben remembers how his 8-year-old self was unsettled by seeing the host of Record Breakers on the BBC playing Ian. He also watching this not-Who movie made his boyhood self seethe with rage. Meanwhile, David wonders what the movie would have been like if Bill Hartnell and the other original members of time team reprised their roles and how he would have reworked the script for the big screen. Opening music is the theme to Dr. Who and the Daleks, composed by Malcolm Lockyer. Closing music is the 1961 45" single, "A Lonesome Cup of Coffee", sung by Roy Castle and featuring Wally Stott and his Orchestra. We recorded this episode on 3 July 2022.
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#208 - Who's Your Daddy?
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes and 20 secondsFather's Day! To mark our sixth anniversary of podcasting, we discuss fathers in Doctor Who. We talk about the fathers in the show who made the most memorable appearances for us. We ask what is the role of dads in Who throughout the show's history? Can Davros be considered as a father and was he a good dad? We briefly note that some fathers on screen acted alongside their children from time-to-time in Who. And, weigh in whether or not the plans for the McGann Doctor to search the universe for his father, Ulysses, was a lost opportunity, or not. So all things dad in this episode of the Metebelis Two. Opening music is from the Father's Day score, composed by Murray Gold. Closing music is from the 1968 single from The Zombies, "Time of the Season". We recorded this episode on 19 June 2022.
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#207 - Inconsequential and Pointless
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 33 minutes and 37 secondsEighteen months have passed since Revolution of the Daleks was first broadcast. Has Ben's opinion of it changed over time? Having just watch the story for the first time, David could relate with the Doctor when she felt "mostly angry" about the Timeless Children. We say hello again to Jack Robertson and say our goodbyes to Ryan and Graham. Mostly we just ask each other, why does Chris Chibnall keeps telling us how great things are instead of actually showing us? Opening music is "367 Minutes" and closing music is "Something Revolutionary" both composed by Segun Akinola. We recorded this episode on 5 June 2022.
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#206 - Pushing Things Forward
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 43 minutes and 13 secondsThe floodgates of Doctor Who recording news were opened with the casting announcement of Jasmin Finney as Rose mk 2 and the return of David Tennant as the Doctor and Katherine Tate as Donna. We speculate about what changes RTD has in store for the viewers and lament the end of the Whittaker era and the overall lack of buzz during the Chibnall era. Opening music is "Hanging on the Tablaphone" and closing music is "All The Strange, Strange Creatures" both composed by Murray Gold. We recorded this episode on 17 May 2022.
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#205 - Technology Indistinguishable from Magic
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 47 minutes and 25 secondsFresh off Beltane, we discuss stories with the occult in Doctor Who. After a brief background of the folk horror in British cinema, we dive into The Dæmons and other stories looking for common themes and tropes that are used in Who. Opening and closing music is of the Morris dancers from The Dæmons soundtrack. We recorded this episode on 8 May 2022.
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#204 - Fabulousness
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 25 minutes and 9 secondsOur reaction to Ncuti Gatwa being cast by Russell T Davies as the next Doctor Who. Opening music is "I Can Change" by Ezra Furman. Closing music is Segun Akinola's arrangement of the Doctor Who Theme. We recorded this episode on 8 May 2022.
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#203 - Back by Popular Demand
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 12 secondsReturning monsters are a hallmark of Doctor Who from Sea Devils to Daleks, we look at the second act of popular monsters of the classic era. We talk about which monster return worked and how to villains and monsters intersect. And, speculate on some missed opportunies of monsters that had one-and-done outtings. Opening music is "We're Doing a Sequel" from the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted. Closing music is "The Master's Plan" composed by Malcolm Clarke from soundtrack of The Sea Devils. We recorded this episode on 24 April 2022.
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#202 - The Scottish Podcast
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes and 56 secondsBen, having recently installed an art exhibit at Balmoral Castle, has been pondering the great impact that Scotland and the Scots have made on Doctor Who. David was surprised to learn that the Brigadier wasn't always Scottish and it was director Douglas Camfield that gave Col. Lethbridge his hyphenated surname Stewart. Jamie McCrimmon, Amy Pond, and three Doctors Who from Scotland, plus one showrunner, Scotland is ever-present in the TARDIS. Opening and closing music is from Terror of the Zygons, composed by Geoffrey Burgon. We recorded this episode on 2 April 2022.
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#201 - The Kind of Stupid Choice an Alien Entity Would Make
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 47 minutes and 50 secondsYeti menacing the London underground — one of the most iconic images of Doctor Who in the 1960s; and we discuss The Web of Fear in this podcast. Ben recalls how the Target cover by Chris Achilleos for The Abominable Snowmen with its yeti with a hint of fang helped confuse him when he first saw the mark 2 version. David fell in love with this story after hearing the narrated soundtrack and dreams about being a yeti cosplayer at Doctor Who conventions. We touch upon the missing episode 3 and how the fan animation made by Adam Bullock helped bridge the gap in 2013 and what to make of the new 3d motion-capture animation. Opening music is "Palpitations", composed by J. Scott and, closing music is "Music For Strings, Percussion, and Celesta, SZ 106 - 3. Adagio", composed by Béla Bartók and performed by RIAS Symphony Orchestra, directed by Ferenc Fricsay. We recorded this episode on 13 March 2022.
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#200 - Strangers When We Meet
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 46 minutes and 6 secondsAfter recording 199 podcasts together, do Ben and David know each other well enough to correctly pick which stories are on one another's top ten list of Doctor Who stories? Let's hope so! Opening music is is "Strangers When We Meet" by The Smithereens and closing music is from "Space Time Music, part 1" composed by Wilfred Josephs. We recorded this episode on 27 February 2022.
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#198 - Live from LobbyCon! Gallifrey One 32 - Day 3
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 15 minutes and 51 secondsBen is joined this episode by two very special guests, Lena Barkin and Jess Jurkovic, in the middle of the hustle and bustle of LobbyCon during the waning hours of 32nd Gallifrey One! Everyone is in a jovial mood and celebrating with friends the conclusion of another great Doctor Who convention. The video of her pitch for the 60th anniversary special can be viewed on Vimeo. Opening music is from The Claws of Axos and closing music is from "The Carnival of Monsters" composed by Dudley Simpson. We recorded this episode on 20 February 2022.
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#198 - And Then They Threw It Open to Floor Questions… Gallifrey One 32 - Day 2
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 21 minutes and 12 secondsBen reports in live from Day 2 of the 32nd Gallifrey One convention in the City of Weeping Angels. Ben talks about the Kaffeeklatsch with Matthew Sweet, the British broadcaster and journalist, Big Finish news, what and when to expect with The Abominable Snowmen animation, seeing Jo Martin, Mandeep Gill, and Sacha Dhawan in a crowded Hall A, and how "fried" is the flavour of the food trunks this year at the convention. Opening music is from The Claws of Axos and closing music is from The Two Doctors incidental music composed by Peter Howell. We recorded this episode on 19 February 2022.
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#197 - And Some Cat Nuns Just Walked By… GallifreyOne 32 - Day 1
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 18 minutes and 4 secondsBen reports in live from Day 1 of the 32nd Gallifrey One convention in sunny Los Angeles, California. Ben talks about meeting Michael Jayston, hearing Sacha Dhawan, the Blu-Ray panel, cosplay, and more! Opening music is from The Claws of Axos and closing music is by Blink-182. We recorded this episode on 18 February 2022.
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#196 - Talking in Our English Accents
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 47 minutes and 8 secondsWe are joined this podcast by Lena Barkin and Jess Jurkovic for our Gallifrey One pre-panel! We chat about the whole con experience from meeting people, being on panels, cosplay, the dealers' room, our hopes and expectations, and more! Opening music is from "Jet Airliner" by the Steve Miller Band and closing music is an alternative take of "Day Tripper" by The Beatles. We recorded this episode on 6 February 2022.
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#195 - Daleks Repowered
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 44 minutes and 23 secondsWe turn our focus to The Power of the Daleks - special edition and marvel upon its many improvements, some obvious and others more subtle. Then we discuss the news that BBC America is ending funding for future animations and the Conservative government under Boris Johnson is freezing, and then ending funding for the BBC. The podcast's music was composed by Tristram Cary for The Daleks, and used also for Power's soundtrack. We recorded this episode on 16 January 2022.
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#194 - The Weird Line of Fidelity
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 59 secondsThe recent animation watch continues with a discussion of Galaxy 4, the first Hartnell story animated since the end of the DVD range. David is impressed by the planet set design and the near-perfect likeness of Vicki in her animated form, and enjoys the Hartnell line mishaps with the script. Ben questions the switch from lace-up boots to go-go boots, which opens the door to other interesting decisions made producing this animation. This episode's music is "Marche" from Les Structures Sonorés used as incidental music in Galaxy 4. We recorded this episode on 9 January 2022.
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#193 The Restortion of Damaged Art
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 1 secondWe discuss The Evil of the Daleks recently released as an animated recreation or reinterpretation of the 1967 story starring Patrick Troughton. Ben is intrigued by the decisions the production team made that diverge from the original presentation and likens the animation project to the restoration of damaged art. David wonders if Whitaker's script could be tighter with fewer characters. Along the way we, discover Rutans disguised as Christmas puddings, ponder why Maxtible has a dungeon and traps and a Turkish wrestler on staff, and the lost story of the great Dalek-Chumbley war. Opening music is Jack Trombley's "Mexican Beat" and closing music is the Dalek's entrance music composed by Dudley Simpson, both pieces are from The Evil of the Daleks soundtrack. We recorded this episode on 30 December 2021.
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#192 - Catch the Christmas Omnibus
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 48 minutes and 2 secondsFor a brief five or so years, the BBC broadcast an omnibus version of Doctor Who in the middle of the Christmas week holiday, usually on 27 December. We talk about how Barry Letts got this viewing tradition underway and ruminate on why by the time Graham Williams became producer that the omnibus specials had ceased to be. We then discuss the relevance of omnibus repeats for audiences in the 21st century in a television landscape dominated by streaming and in-home video. We recorded this episode on 23 December 2021.
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#191 - No Place to Hide
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 53 minutes and 55 secondsWe talk about the use of big monsters across the history of Doctor Who. Does enlarging the monster up its threat level, make it more scary, or just make it seem ridiculous? Does one size of monster work better than others? Does one size fit all? Opening music is Dudley Simpson's (Giant) Robot theme. Closing music is Murray Gold's "Monster Bossa". We recorded this episode on 20 June 2021.
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#190 - Space Eurovision
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 45 minutes and 59 secondsWe hold an informal meeting of the Doctor Who's writer room to pitch new story ideas with underrated monsters for the Whittaker Doctor to face in series 13. Which monsters get green lit and which ones are put back on the shelf? Opening music is "The Bell Plants" composed by Peter Howell from Meglos. Closing music begins with "The Axons Approach" composed by Dudley Simpson with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and ends with Jodie Whittaker singing Coldplay's "Yellow" from the BBC Children in Need album, Got It Covered. We recorded this episode on 13 June 2021.
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#189 - Page Layout of Unreasoning Terror
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 0 secondsWe read Doctor Who Monthly #48 from January 1981 and talk about the magazine, its comics and editorial content, and look back on how official fandom was 40 years ago. Ben also gets a little nostalgic about ads for BMX bikes and Star Wars digital wristwatches. Opening music is an excerpt from "We, Pangol" aka "Pangol's March" and closing music is "Back to Work", both pieces are from the Leisure Hive score composed by Peter Howell of the BBC Radiophic Workshop. We recorded this episode on 6 June 2021.
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#188 - Remixed Ideas
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 56 secondsFriend of the podcast, Brian aka @project_37 joins us this week to discuss the exciting conclusion of the new Christopher Eccleston audio story from Big Finish, Ravagers: Food Fight! Does the Doctor save the universe? Is there a satisfying outcome for Nova and Audrey? Did Nick Briggs successfully resolve all the plot threads? And, what does the future hold for Eccleston and Big Finish? Opening music is from the Ravagers score composed by Howard Carter. The podcast closes with the trailer for Eccleston 1.2: Respond to All Calls. We recorded this episode on 30 May 2021.
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#187 - Linear Geezers
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 31 minutes and 0 secondsThe pace quickens for the Doctor and Nova in the middle episode of Big Finish's Ravagers which we listened to this week. Ben found the timey-wimey plot lines a bit confusing, but is intrigued by what might be going on with Audrey. David thought author Nick Briggs was doing well weaving together RTD and Moffat styles and really hopes Nova (and Audrey) will still be alive by the story's conclusion. Join us this week as we talk about Cataclysm! Opening and closing music is from the Ravagers score composed by Howard Carter. We recorded this episode on 25 May 2021.
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#186 - Time Eddies
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes and 26 secondsChristopher Eccleston makes his Big Finish debut in the three-part anthology: Ravagers. We talk about his return as Doctor Who and review Sphere of Freedom, his first new story in more than fifteen years. There likely are spoilers, so listen to the story before this podcast! Opening music is from the audio drama composed by Howard Carter. Closing music is the Big Finish trailer for the Ninth Doctor adventures with music also by Howard Carter. We recorded this episode on 16 May 2021.