Traveling the Vortex

In this week’s episode, we return to the Time Lord Victorious crossover media event, with another audio offering from Big Finish. We start with a review of Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor in He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not.

Then we look at the second part of a story we began a few weeks ago with Doctor Who Magazine’s Monstrous Beauty Part 2 featuring the Ninth Doctor and Rose.

No news to discuss this week.

Enjoy!

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This week we take a slight break from the ongoing Time Lord Victorious cross-media event, to look at the recently released, on DVD, The Faceless Ones. We examine the story for the first time on the podcast. We also review the animation and some of the DVD features themselves.

Plus, we look at a few news items that were revealed this week, too.

Enjoy!

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In this week’s adventure through the materials covering the Time Lord Victorious event, we review two more comics, this time from Doctor Who Comic Maker. We review Tales of the Dark Times Episodes 1 & 2. Plus, we explore the first of several audios to come from the event. We review Big Finish’s Master Thief and Lesser Evils, Short Trips.

Hear what we thought about these materials.

Plus, we look at some news from the week.

Enjoy!

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Our journey through the Time Lord Victorious series continues this week. This time we look at the first book in the epic event story arc, The Knight, the Fool, and the Dead by Steve Cole

Then we review the short story, The Guide to the Dark Times which is found in The Official Doctor Who 2021 Annual.

Find out what we thought of these stories.

Plus we look at some announcements in this week’s news segments.

Enjoy!

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We have arrived at the first of our reviews of the materials being released in the epic Time Lord Victorious event. We begin our adventure, mostly with comics. But first, we look at the recently released short story The Dawn of the Kotturuh by James Goss which was provided to readers through the official Doctor Who newsletter.

Then we move onto Titan Comic’s contribution, reviewing both issues of the Time Lord Victorious comic arc, Defender of the Daleks.

And lastly this week, we review the first part of the comic story, Monstrous Beauty #1, which accompanies issue 556 of Doctor Who Magazine.

Find out what we thought of these first stories.

Enjoy!

Links mentioned in the podcast:

Festival of Family Classics – Jack O’ Lantern (1972)

The TARDIS Wiki article for The Dawn of the Kotturuh (short story) with link and password

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We return with another LOST IN TIME review. This time it’s the First Doctor, Steven, and Vicki in The Myth Makers. We review both the TV episodes and the Target novelization. Find out what we thought of the story.

Plus, we discuss some news and talk a little about the “Time Lord Victorious” event that has already kicked off in several media.

Enjoy!

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We’re back again, and this time for more of a regular schedule. Well, sort of. This week we finish reviewing the supplemental materials that were released as part of this summer’s Doctor Who ‘LOCKDOWN’ simulcast series with fans. We examine the last few pieces that had not released at the time of our last recording.

So, sit back, relax, and enjoy!

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Glenn returns this week with another Doctor Who comics review. Moving on through the First Doctor’s timeline, this time the stories The Therovian Quest and The Hijackers of Thrax from 1965’s TV Comics.

Links mentioned in the show:

Doctor Who – The Complete Adventures by Andrew Kearley

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After a short break, resident Star Trek Guru, Shaun brings us another primer. This time its Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5.

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Enjoy!

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Yes, it’s been a while, and we are returning, but not just yet. So, to hold you over, here is a long-promised filler Short Trip episode. Glenn continues his reviews of the Doctor’s adventures through the years in comics. This time, a review of the first Doctor Who story to be published in TV Comic back in November of 1964. The Doctor meets, for the first time, his grandchildren, John and Gillian in Doctor Who and the Klepton Parasites.

Enjoy!

Links mentioned in the show:

Doctor Who – The Complete Adventures by Andrew Kearley

The Comic Strip Companion: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who in Comics: 1964 – 1979

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