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Our report from DAY TWO!

In a joint production with our sister podcast, Shaun and Mel are joined by Mich from the Five(ish) Fangirls podcast with updates from Gallifrey One, the Doctor Who convention happening right now in sunny L.A.

Enjoy!

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In a joint production with our sister podcast, Shaun and Mel are joined by Mich from the Five(ish) Fangirls podcast with updates from Gallifrey One, the Doctor Who convention happening right now in sunny L.A.

Here is Day ONE!

Enjoy!

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In this week’s podcast we review the Fourth Doctor and Leela Big Finish audio, Energy of the Daleks. And then the Fourth Doctor and Leela are paired up again in our second review, the televised story Underworld. We give our impressions on these two stories.

Also, some news in the toy world. We give our reaction to the official announcement that Doctor Who will finally be coming to LEGO.

Plus some big news as we learn that the Sixth Doctor will finally be given a regeneration story with the Big Finish audio tentatively titled Last Adventure.

And of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

Link mentioned on the show:

Seasons Of War – An Unofficial Doctor Who Charity Anthology

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In this week’s show we take a look at the First Doctor story, The Sensorites. We visit the Sense Sphere and tap into the minds of these characters and give our impression of the story.

Then, we let you know what we thought of the Big Finish audio play, Red, featuring the Seventh Doctor and Mel.

Also, another Doctor Who: Legacy tip of the week.

And, not a lot of news in Doctor Who fandom, however, we’ll give our reactions to the few there are.

And, of course, your feedback

Enjoy!

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In this week’s podcast, we put our Doctor Who reviews to one side briefly for something a little bit different. In the first of a series of specials we are calling ‘Beyond the Doctor’ were looking at the William Hartnell acting vehicle, Carry On Sergeant. We’ll review the film and give our impressions on the actor’s take on a role that is different from the one we are very most familiar with in Doctor Who.

Also, we’ve added a little segment that we hope to continue from time to time. It’s our ‘Doctor Who: Legacy – Tip of the Week”. In this week’s installment, Glenn will have a tip for farming time fragments necessary for leveling up characters in the game.

Plus, the news of the week, including something of a scoop for us in news coming out of Planet ComicCon with the announcement of another Doctor Who guest.

And, of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

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This week we get a little silly, but take a break in out madness to review a couple of Eighth Doctor stories. In this show, we look at (or listen to, rather) Eight’s break out series by Big Finish, Blood of the Daleks parts 1 and 2.  Hear our impressions in the new format of audio drama that was developed for BBC Radio 7.

And, we discuss our first impressions of new companion, Lucie Miller

Also, we look at some news of the week, including last minute negotiations between the BBC and Internet streaming service, Netflix.

Plus, a few more Gallifrey One convention guest announcements.

And of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

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In this week’s podcast we present another Adversary Archive. this time we explore the Doctor Who villain, The Mara. Included are our reviews of the Fifth Doctor stories, Kinda and Snakedance. We give our impression on these two tales and explore what some consider some of the best Classic Doctor Who availible. Listen as we defend, perhaps for the first time, the character of Tegan Jovanka.

Also, a look at the news of the week, including more convention guests and updates.

Plus we tangent a little more than usual this week with discussion of some recent films we’ve seen.

And of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

io9 Article Eric mentioned in his feedback

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In this week’s podcast, we tackle two more Big Finish releases. This time with the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa.  We’ll give our impressions of the two audio stories, Creatures of Beauty and The Game.

Also, some more exciting convention news for our region with an announcement at Planet ComicCon in Kansas City in March and Time Eddy in Wichita this October.

Plus, the usual tangental discussions that you’ve come to expect from The Vortex Boys.

Oh, and of course, your feedback.

Enjoy!

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After having to postpone recording due to sickness and work commitments we return after a slightly longer break than normal.

In this week’s podcast we discuss how our Christmas was, and the Doctor Who goodies we got, also some of the movies we watched over the long time between recordings.

We also give our thoughts on the 2014 Christmas special “Last Christmas”, and our reaction to some news.

And last but not least your feedback.

Enjoy!

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Surprise and Merry Christmas! We thought we’d do a little something special for our listeners this year and release our own Christmas special. In this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special, the Twelfth Doctor will be visited by Santa Claus. So, we decided to compile our review of four stories where the Doctor has encountered the ‘right jolly ol’ elf” in previous adventures.

First, a look at the December 1965 TV Comic story featuring the First Doctor called simply, A Christmas Story.

Then, we review the short story adventure, The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas, featuring the Second Doctor.

Next, the Third Doctor decides to give Sarah Jane Smith a Christmas treat by introducing her to Kris Kringle in the short story, A Visit from Saint Nicholas.

And finally, the Eleventh Doctor rescues Santa and Christmas itself in the IDW comic, Silent Knight.

We hope you enjoy this special Christmas goody to bring you more holiday cheer.

Merry Christmas!

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