Traveling the Vortex

Here we are. We’ve reached a huge milestone for the podcast. We land at episode 500 and do we have a fun show for you. A 2-hour extravaganza! This time we look at some Doctor Who novelty songs. Some might be familiar, others not so much, But sit back and enjoy as we count them down for you.

Enjoy!

Here’s where you can hear a few songs we/ve reviewed:

The Go-Go’s I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas With a Dalek

Roberta Tovey – Who’s Who (Doctor Who)

Frazer Hines – Who’s Dr. Who?

Jon Pertwee – I Am The Doctor 

Bullamakanka – The Ballad of Doctor Who (Doctor Who is Gonna Fix It)

Who Cares? Doctor In Distress

Slaves of Kane – Abslom Daak Dalek Killer (full song unavailable)

The Bessies – Silly Song

Cybermen – Doctor Who On a Mission

The Timelords – Doctorin’ The Tardis

Blitzkrieg – Am the Doctor (Who Are You?)

Bill Bailey – Dr. Qui (Live)

Martin Gordon – Her Daddy Was a Dalek, Her Mummy Was a Non-Stick Frying Pan (full song unavailable)

Mitch Benn – Call Me During Doctor Who and I’ll Kill You

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After a long delay (sorry about that) we finally manage to get to another Lost In Time episode of the podcast. This time we review The Space Pirates. We read the novelization, but after completing the episode, we found that we really talked more about the TV episodes than the book.

Also some more missing stories news.

Enjoy!

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This week we look at, or rather listen to the new The Ninth Doctor Adventures – Ravagers which sees Christopher Eccleston return to the role as the Doctor. Find out what we thought of this audio story from Big Finish.

Plus, we talk about some rather sad news with the passing of Jackie Lane who played Dorothea Anne “Dodo” Chaplet in Doctor Who during the First Doctor’s era.

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In this week’s episode of the podcast, we examine the first story in Big Finish’s ‘The First Doctor Adventures’ Volume 1, episode one The Destination Wars.

Next, we look at issues 2 and 3 of Titan Comic’s Doctor Who: Missy series.

Find out what we thought of these stories featuring one of the Doctor’s greatest… frienemies?

Enjoy!

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This week, our friend from over at SciFi4MeTV, Mr. Tim Harvey, joined us to discuss the Time Lord Victorious event. We talk about the event as a whole, what worked, what didn’t, and our levels of enjoyment throughout the entire series of materials.

Enjoy!

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This week we begin our wrap-up of reviews of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ crossover event, This time it is the long-delayed – Echoes of Extinction featuring the Eighth Doctor and the Tenth Doctor. Hear what we thought of this audio adventure from Big Finish!

Enjoy!

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This week we are back with a review of the book, ‘Sarah Jane Smith: Roving Reporter.’ This book is a collection of short stories, essays, and comics that feature the Doctor’s companion and best friend, Sarah Jane Smith.

And thanks to its publisher, Pencil Tip Publishing, we are giving a copy of the book away. The winner will be contacted soon!

Proceeds from the book will be donated in support of the British Columbia Cancer Foundation, the fundraising partner of the BC Cancer Agency and the largest charitable funder of cancer research in this province.  So, we’ve included a link below to where you can purchase your copy of a great book and help a good cause as well.

Click here to purchase a copy of the book.

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This week we finally get a hold of a copy of the (somewhat) recent release (in the U.S.) of Fury from the Deep.  Hear what we thought of this animated lost story in the Second Doctor Era featuring companions, Jamie and Victoria.

Plus, be sure to respond for your chance to win the Sarah Jane Smith: Roving Reporter book that we are giving away soon!

Enjoy!

Mentioned in the show:

Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time Travels

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In this week’s show, we continue our celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Master in Doctor Who, with another celebration this month. It is also the 25th anniversary of Doctor Who: The Movie.

And what better way to celebrate that film, than to review a story featuring the actor who brought the Master back to life on the small screen in 1996? This week we review Big Finish’s Master! boxset which features Roberts returning to the role.

Hear what we thought of this audio series.

Plus, listen closely for how you can win an anthology story collection featuring everyone’s favorite companion, Sarah Jane Smith.

Enjoy!

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We’ve been away from the world of Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart for too long. So for this episode, we pick back up our reviews of Candy Jar’s series with a  look at The HAVOC Files: The Laughing Gnome. Find out what we thought of this anthology collection of shorts.

Enjoy!

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