Traveling the Vortex

In this episode we review the final (for now) story in the Once & Future series from Big Finish called Once and Future: The Union. Hear what we thought of this finale and what we thought of the series as a whole.

Plus we talk about the recent release of the new series on BBC iPlayer, Tales of the TARDIS.

And Glenn has a ‘Something New 2-Minute Review’ of Doctor Who – Time Of Death, a full-cast audio drama from MM Productions.

Enjoy!

Link mentioned in the show: Doctor Who – Time of Death

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This week we look back at an anniversary special from three decades ago. We took some time to watch More Than 30 Years in the TARDIS.

Then, series two of Doctor Who Redacted just finished here in the U.S.  We review the latest installment in the saga.

Enjoy!

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In this week’s podcast episode, we wrap up our reviews of the ongoing Doom’s Day trans-media event. This time it is Big Finish’s entry into the ongoing story arc with Doom’s Day: ‘Dying Hours‘. Then James Goss ties up the series with a nice little bow with Doom’s Day: ‘Out of Time’ found on the official Doctor Who website.

Plus, we discuss new 60th Anniversary offers and the legal mess the first Doctor Who story is wrapped up in.

Enjoy!

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This time we dip back into the Once and Future story arc with Time Lord Immorial. Hear what we thought of this 60th Anniversary audio from Big Finish,

And then we look at the recently released book, Timeless Adventures: The Unofficial Story of How Doctor Who Conquered Television by Brian J. Robb from our friends over at Polaris Publishing Limited.

Keith reviews the recently released Fifth Doctor Adventures: In the Night also from Big Finish in our “Something New 2 Minute Review” segment.

Plus your latest Doctor Who convention report.

Enjoy!

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This week, we review the ongoing Once and Future story arc from Big Finish. This time it’s The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50. 

Then we look at the next four parts of Doctor Who Magazine’s Liberation of the Daleks with parts 9 through 12.

Plus some recent news.

Enjoy!

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Shaun is back and we tackle another Season 6B story. Well, sort of. This time we review The Third Doctor Adventures: The Annihilators. And while this is technically a Third Doctor story taking place around Season 7, the Doctor and Jamie pop in to take part in the adventure.

Plus, we discuss the newest 60th-anniversary trailer.

And, Glenn has this week’s ‘Something New 2 Minute Review’ with a look at Doctor Who: The Beast of Scar Hill, the audiobook featuring the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler.

Enjoy!

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We are one less podcaster this week, but that didn’t stop us from forging forward with another episode.

This week, to punish Shaun for rushing off to enjoy a vacation at Walt Disney World, Keith and Glenn decided to review a story featuring Shaun’s beloved Eighth Doctor in the BBC Audiobook, The Teeth of Ice: 8th Doctor Audio Original written by Andrew Lane and read by Dan Starkey,

Plus, we discuss the announcement that Doctor Who: Redacted will return for season 2.

Enjoy!

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This week we continue our reviews of the Big Finish Doctor Who 60th Anniversary audios. This time we cover Once & Future 4 – Two’s Company.

Then it’s on to more Doom’s Day materials, this time we tackle hours 16 to 19 with the recently released Four From Doom’s Day from BBC Audio.

Plus, Glenn reviews Doctor on Display: (Blackpool 2004-2009) from Reeltime Pictures for our ‘Something New 2-Minute Review’.

Enjoy!

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The clock continues to click down on Doom’s Day as she tries to escape Death and find the Doctor.

This week we review ‘Doom’s Day: Extraction Point‘, a novel written by M.G. Harris and published by BBC Books.

Then it’s back to the Lost in Time mobile game for Doom’s second adventure there. This time it’s Doom’s Day Part II – Wrong Place at the Right Time.

And we discussed the recent Series 1 – 4 Blu-Ray remastered set.

Enjoy!

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This time we feature another one of our Adversary Archives, again looking at materials featuring The Toymaker.

This time we review the poem The Toymaker from the book Now We Are Six Hundred, written by James Goss with illustrations by Russell T. Davies.

Then we review Big Finish Companion Chronicle 4.12 – Solitaire.

And finally, we look at the comic End Game printed in Doctor Who Magazine issues 244 to 247.

Plus, we talk about the recent announcement that The Underwater Menace is getting an animation treatment.

Enjoy!

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