Doctor Who: Verity!

We dedicate this episode of Verity! to the memory of Petra Mayer.

This ride just keeps on rolling! Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we talk about the "spaghetti monster" of a season that is Doctor Who: Flux!

How do you feel about how Flux is working now that we've reached the halfway point? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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

More new Doctor Who, and the Verities are thrilled! Join Deb, Kat, and Lynne as they discuss chapter two of "Flux"!

How do you feel about how Flux is shaping up? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy Things:

• Lynne
  • Doctor Who Mistress of Chaos!
  • Doctor Who at the BBC: A Legend Reborn!
• Kat - The Radio Free Skaro Livestream #823!
• Deb - "Doctor Who: The Real-Life History of Mary Seacole"!

Links: Erika on The Incomparable Doctor Who FlashcastExtra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Doctor Who is back, baby! Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we dive headlong into the first chapter of "Flux"! Hoo doggy there is a LOT.

How do you feel about this first episode of six? Is it too much at once? Is it a delicious drink from the firehose? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Links: Erika on Who & CompanyDeb on Who & CompanyThe Incomparable Doctor Who FlashcastExtra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

It's spooky season, so let's talk about something that's kinda Halloweeney! Join Deb, Erika, and Kat as we check in on our feelings about "The Curse of the Black Spot"!

How do you feel about this story (then and now)? Is it delicious and sweet like candy corn? Or disgusting and waxy like candy corn? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy Things:

• Erika is fully, FULLY vaccinated!
• Kat has an Adric mathematical badge of excellence!
• Deb suspects October 31 will be the premier date for series 13!

Link: Erika talking about this story on Doctor Whooch

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

It's time for another Underrated Gem -- this time from Erika! Join Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss a story that is routinely listed near the very bottom of polls. Even Liz manages to find some nice things to say about this story. It's a 2021-derful miracle!

Do you think this story is an Underrated Gem? Why or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy Things:

• Tansy gives us perspective by telling us of an 8-year-old who was surprised to discover the Doctor was once a man!
• Liz has FIVE Big Finish stories coming, including a Blake's 7 audio with Colin Baker as Bayban the Butcher!
• Erika
  • enjoys Graeme Allen's orchestral version of the K-9 and Company theme!
  • bops to Steven's ridiculous Chibnall "remix"!
• We are all thrilled to have a trailer for series 13 (even Tansy, who hasn't seen it yet)!

Tansy's new Instagram featuring Doctor Who and Blake's 7 costumes Liz plays a Dungeons and Dragons character named Vailo in TotalParty Kill Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Happy birthday, Katy Manning! (It's tomorrow as this ep drops.) Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as they bid a fond farewell to Jo Grant in "The Green Death"! We haven't done a proper goodbye episode since our year of love and lasts!

How do you feel about this as a farewell story for Jo? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy Things:

• Tansy
  • writes about the 13th Doctor as a Space Unicorn at Uncanny Magazine!
  • finally started her own Doctor Who/Blake's 7-specific Instagram!
• Lynne
  • has the Season 24 box set!
  • and "The Keys of Marinus" set of action figures!
• Deb loves Katy Manning's Twitter account!

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

It's a whimsical, wishful-thinky Extra! for you today! Join Deb, Kat, and Tansy as they discuss how if had the power what merch, services or Doctor Who related STUFF would exist in this world. It's a weird, wonderful and amazing list!

What DW stuff would you want to exist? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

[Note: This was recorded waaay before the RTD news dropped, so no mention of it here at all!]

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

We had other plans for this week, but NEWS happened! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as we gather for an emergency Extra! That's right! RTD is BACK! (Or he will be starting in 2023.)

How do you feel about this development? What was your initial reaction? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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

Deb takes us waaay back to a fun topic from our very first year! Join Deb, Erika, and Kat as we decide who are the definitive companions for each Doctor. It's fun to see if our opinions (except Kat, who wasn't on that Extra!) have changed over the last eight years!

Which companions do you think are definitive for each Doctor? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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

Tansy had a fab idea for an Extra!, and some lovely listeners helped! Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss Doctor Who ships. No, not the space kind. The romantic kind!

Which are your fave/least-fave ships? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! (Especially because he created a whole new Extra! intro for us!) Support Verity! on Patreon