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Gamer Era Episode 018 – A Brief History of Time and Space (ft. @PodtorWhocast)

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We'd be GREAT at curating - we’d be the game curators… It’s a calamity among worlds as PODTOR WHOCAST and GAMER ERA collide for the very first time! Join Sam, David and Michel as they journey through the unknown - from the neon-soaked days of the 1980s, to the twisted nights of the wilderness years in the 1990s, all the way to the “Nu” dawn from the mid-2000s. There's also discussion on Michel's involvement in writing for Fallout London, and the fascinating parallel history of microcomputers in the UK. This episode became such a monster that one instalment couldn’t possibly contain it - look forward to a Part Two somewhere in your future!

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Topics discussed: Doctor Who Adventure, Doctor Who: The First Adventure, Doctor Who and the Warlord, Doctor Who and the Mines of Terror, Doctor What! (unlicensed ZX Spectrum game); Dalek Attack, Destiny of the Doctors; Top Trumps: Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth, Doctor Who: Return to Earth

Also mentioned: Lego Star Wars II (PSP), PS Plus, Need for Speed Unbound, Bitmap Books, Fallout London, Poker Night at the Inventory, Borderlands (2024 movie); Castle Quest, The Key to Time, Time Lords, Alternative Software, Hogs of War, The Virgin New Adventures, BBC Multimedia, Big Finish; various “Doctor Who” Flash games (The Last Dalek, K9: Deja Who, Art Attack), Doctor Who: Attack of the Graske, Doctor Who Comic Maker / Trailer Maker; Doctor Who: The Runaway

Music used:

  • Doctor Who (Latin Arrangement) - Keff McCullough
  • The Wedding of River Song [from “Doctor Who: Series 6”] - Murray Gold, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  • Title Screen [from "Dalek Attack", Amiga] - Paul Tankard
  • All the Strange, Strange Creatures [from “Doctor Who: Series 4”] - Murray Gold, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  • Doctor in Distress - Who Cares? [yes, that is seriously the name of the ensemble]

    • Further reading:

    • “The Long Game” [Doctor Who games retrospective] - Doctor Who Magazine #496 (Chris Dring, 2016): https://pocketmags.com//doctor-who-magazine/496-feb-16/articles/15557/the-long-game
    • “The Long Game” [history of Doctor Who’s post-movie “wilderness years”] - Paul Hayes (2021) [ISBN: 9781908630803]: https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/the-long-game-1996-2003-the-inside-story-of-how-the-bbc-brought-back-doctor-who 
    • “The Long Game” [Podtor Whocast S1E7 - Sam’s first guest-appearance]: https://friendlymush.com/podcast/doctor-who-s1e7-the-long-game/
    • “Doctor in Distress” full lyrics: https://genius.com/Who-cares-pol-doctor-in-distress-lyrics
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