Doctor Who: Verity!

It's hard to talk about the first part of a two-parter when it doesn't really wrap up anything! Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they discuss Brendan and the Doctor and her relationship with her companions and their feelings about her and a proper-scary Cyberman and the Master and ALL OF IT.

What did you think of "Ascension of the Cybermen"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Kat enjoys the Doctor Who cast on Beat the Buzzer!
• Lynne
  • will be writing an article for a book Doctor Who and feminism!
  • celebrates the 10th anniversary of Chicks Dig Time Lords!
• Deb ponders the similarities of the Doctor Who and James Bond TV/movie franchises!

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A Verity! first -- a live-in-person recording at Gallifrey One about an episode of Doctor Who! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we discuss the episode we watched in a room full of fellow Doctor Who fans. Gally is always a wonderful, but thoroughly exhausting experience, so please forgive the mistaken episode number in the intro. We swear we didn't slip 72 episodes into the future.

What did you think of "The Haunting of Villa Diodati"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Our Happy things all happened here at Gallifrey One, so be on the lookout for tickets for next year's convention. They're going on sale in just a couple weeks!

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A spooky story with a serious message -- very Doctor Who! Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as they discuss everything from the monsters to the mental health issues.

What did you think of "Can You Hear Me?" Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Tansy did a radio hit on the ABC talking about the newest Doctor, as seen in "Fugitive of the Judoon"!
• Lynne
  • loves the Sacha Dawan cover of Doctor Who Magazine 548!
  • can't wait for The Target Storybook!
• Deb loves getting ready for Gallifrey One by listening to the annual Radio Free Skaro Gally preview episode!

Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Coming off the epicness that was "Fugitive of the Judoon", this week's story had quite the shoes to fill (or not try to fill). Join Erika, Lizbeth, and Lynne as we discus this rollicking episode full of characters and moments and laughs and scares.

What did you think of "Praxeus"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Lynne can't wait for Caitlin to meet her Doctor, Matt Smith, at C2E2!
• Liz
  • has another Big Finish story in the forthcoming The Doctor Chronicles: The Twelfth Doctor Volume 01!
  • will be writing flash fiction in front of an audience at Gallifrey One!
  • is nervously excited to meet Jeffrey Combs at Gally!
• Erika hopes lots of audience members will (listen to some back-eps and) try their hand at In Defence Of at Gally!

Bonus links: The Frighteners Erika on The Incomparable Doctor Who Flashcast for "Fugitive of the Judoon" Hammer House of Podcast Joy's tweets about "Praxeus" and representation Uncanny Magazine Support Verity! on Patreon

Holy buttons, what an episode! Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they try to form thoughts and words and sentences about this intensely momentous episode. Sometimes it's harder to dissect the things we love the most -- especially when our heads are still spinning!

What did you think of "Fugitive of the Judoon"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Kat looks forward to interviewing Mark Strickson at Gallifrey One!
• Lynne
  • is thrilled Doctor Who Magazine is now fully indexed!
  • attended the ALA Midwinter Conference and received many ALLCAPS texts from Michael warning her of "Fugitive of the Judoon" spoilers!
• Deb appreciated two articles about this ep:
  • Tai Gooden's Nerdist Article: "What Doctor Who's First Black Woman Doctor Means to Me"!
  • Constance Gibb's Gizmodo Article: "BBC Cast a Black Woman as the Doctor, But it's Only Just a Start"!

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It's another celebrity historical! Join Deb, Tansy, and special guest Annette as they talk about this electric historical rivalry. From great guest performances to less-than-great episode comparisons, there's a lot of ground to cover.

But perhaps the most important ground is the it-starts-here push to get Tansy a novelization gig! #TargetForTansy

What did you think of "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Tansy is excited about five new Target new novelizations!
• Annette
  • is going to her first Gallifrey One!
  • got a Doctor Who quote & design as her first ever tattoo!
• Deb
  • is thrilled the rumours were wrong, and Jodie Whittaker will be back for another season!
  • can't wait to interview Christopher Eccleston at Gally!

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Now that the great big two-parter is over, we settle into the rest of series 12. Join Deb, Katrina, and Lizbeth as they chat about messages, character development, monsters, the fam, and much much more.

What did you think of "Orphan 55"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Liz's newest Big Finish story has been released -- The Diary of River Song Series 07: Abbey of Heretics!
• Kat recently re-watched The Sarah Jane Adventures story "Death of the Doctor" and enjoyed the return of some old characters!
• Deb is really excited that the Gallifrey One program is starting to come together!

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Two weeks in a row of Doctor Who feels like such a treat! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we discuss whether "Spyfall Part 2" lived up to the amazing ride of part 1 or was a total let-down. These Verities present a range of opinions.

What did you think of part 2 of "Spyfall"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Kat enjoyed hearing Radio Free Skaro's review of "Spyfall Part 1", complete with some of her own astute observations!
• Erika
  • participated in the 50th episode special of Handwavium, Lazy Doctor Who-style!
  • wants everyone to check out Joy Piedmont's tweet thread collecting women & POC covering Doctor Who this season!
• Deb loved Sage Young's delightful and insightful interview with the Doctor Who cast for Nerdist!
• We are all very very excited that Liz's newest Big Finish story has been released -- The Diary of River Song Series 07: Abbey of Heretics!

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Doctor Who is back! Join Deb, Lizbeth, and Tansy as they dive into how this episode started series 12 off with a heckuva masterful bang! So much dessert.

What did you think of "Spyfall"? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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SCHEDULING NOTE: We won't be dropping a Verity! ep on New Year's Day because Doctor Who is dropping that day! In order to get a quorum together to talk about it, our ep (like all the series 10 Verity! eps) will drop over the weekend.

There may not be Doctor Who on Christmas Day, but we're bringing on the Christmas cheer with this special, super-sized "7 Faves" episode. Join ALL of the Verities: Deb, Erika, Katrina, Lizbeth, Lynne, and Tansy as we do a rapid round of Seven Holiday Favorites. There are the usual suspects drawn from modern Who's rich tradition of Christmas specials, plus we veer off-piste and draw on Big Finish stories, classic Who canon (that may or may not have the most slight, tenuous grasp to anything remotely holiday-related) Doctor Who spinoffs, and short stories. It's a mixed bag of holiday(ish) goodness.

What are your favorite Doctor Who holiday stories? Leave us a comment or drop us a tweet and let us know. And don't forget to enter for a chance to win one of seven Big Finish Audio downloads during our 7th Anniversary Giveaway!

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Bonus Links: Liz's "Doctor Who Stories of Christmas Cheer (That Are Not Christmas Specials) blog post (This explains so much...) Tansy's "A Very Big Finish Christmas" blog post Juliette McKenna's Doctor Who Christmas short story "Who the Dickens...?" (Download Link is in the blog post) Our Seventh Anniversary Giveaway Support Verity! on Patreon!