Episodes
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Bonus Episode 16: I Blame Tumblr (Big Finish - The Doll of Death)
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Anthony and Julie are joined by JM Casey from the Chrononauts podcast as they tackle the Season 9-adjacent Big Finish story, The Doll of Death from The Companion Chronicles range!
Over the course of the episode, Julie gets mad at Jo for having a date arranged with Captain Yates, JM questions established fan wisdom about the Doctor, Jo, and Yates, while Anthony ponders the use of ginger biscuits as an innuendo. The entire team ponders the effectiveness of the entire of the central concept of a parallel timestream where time runs backwards.
If you would like to list along with us, you can find the story available for download through the Big Finish website (https://bit.ly/3FORI6z).
JM can be found on the Chrononauts podcast, available from Anchor.fm (https://anchor.fm/chrononauts), or from wherever you like to get your podcasts.
Other media mentioned in this episode:
- Red Dwarf III (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3l96TQ5 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/32kdT5V)
- Time’s Arrow, by Martin Amis (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DTv4ZW | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3r6ay4Q)
- Enigma - The Return to Innocence (YouTube: https://youtu.be/Rk_sAHh9s08)
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Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Episode 72: The Yokels of Death (The Dæmons)
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
It’s a classic tale of occult shenanigans in a small South West England village as the Master dresses up as a vicar, Benton finds himself an on-screen admirer, the Doctor goes hard on the science-vs-magic debate, and Jo is (for some bizarre reason) willing to sacrifice herself for him, even though he’s awful to her for the whole story. It can only be Season 8’s finale, The Dæmons!
During the episode, Julie’s love of Benton reaches a whole new level, Reilly espouses his admiration for Professor Horner, Don accuses the show of trying to have its cake and eat it, and Anthony gets his occult on. We also all discuss how a Sergeant Benton & Miss Hawthorne spin-off would be absolutely perfect.
If you would like to watch along with us, this story is available for streaming at both Britbox US and Britbox UK. If you’re a little old fashioned (like Anthony), you can also get it on physical media from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/30BXetP) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3kX9VXz).
Other media mentioned in this episode:
- The White Witch of Devil’s End (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3nzSKwP | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3cyAz4s)
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3oQ563v | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3CNuuvL)
- The Princess Diaries (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3CC5as8 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3x6Z5D8)
- Witchfinder General (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DGxPhd | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3kUzwjG)
- Rick and Morty – Season 2 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Z594w3 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3x6c73K)
- Best of Ancient Aliens (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3CbcN9E | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3G8BBBA)
- Battlestar Galactica – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2YZzJtQ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vqmHS9)
- Batman Returns (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3nzCR9G | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3qZtqT1)
- Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FZV1bK | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vo0fcn)
- Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Cz1M1d | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3HEJP5q)
- Black Sabbath – Paranoid (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FzzkhL | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DFqdeM)
- The Devil Rides Out, by Dennis Wheatley (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DBDrZX | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3nCrluo)
- Chariots of the Gods, by Erich von Daniken (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DD9rx4 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DGzD9Z)
- No More Dead Dogs, by Gordon Kormon (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3cN8A17 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3kVlRJg)
- The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3n2F8c5 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2YWcHEe)
- How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30GFMEG | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/30C0SUx)
- The Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the Devil (YouTube: https://youtu.be/GgnClrx8N2k)
- The Tokens – The Lion Sleeps Tonight (YouTube: https://youtu.be/OQlByoPdG6c)
- Leeroy Jenkins (YouTube: https://youtu.be/mLyOj_QD4a4)
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Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Bonus Episode 15: Up the Kilt! (The Evil of the Daleks Animation)
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Anthony, Don, Julie, and Reilly are joined by friend-of-the-podcast Alan Siler as they return to the Troughton-era to discuss the recently released animation of The Evil of the Daleks in this bonus episode, Up the Kilt!
Over the course of the episode, the team looks at the animation style, its suitability as a substitute for the missing episodes, and whether they’d watch it again. Along the way, Reilly stokes controversy by revealing that he watched the colour version(!), Julie gets to re-ignite her love for Jamie, Alan spots all the Easter Eggs, Anthony finds himself excited by the animation of the Daleks’ eyestalks, and Don tries to figure out the most convoluted method possible of watching this serial.
If you would like to watch along with us, you can find the animation available on physical media through Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3EKAmqH) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/31qvN6B). At the time of publication, this animation is available to stream in the US via AMC+ (https://www.amcplus.com), but is not yet available to stream in the UK.
If you’d like to listen to our original thoughts from when we first discussed the reconstructed version of this serial, you can hear them in our 42nd Episode, Dalek in a Dumbwaiter.
Other media mentioned in this episode:
- Muppet Babies: Time to Play! (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3k6VYWv | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3o219Z1)
- Doctor Who – The Macra Terror animation (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lXCBQQ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3C06pC5)
- Doctor Who – The Faceless Ones animation (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30BtVYh | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3E1VNDz)
- Doctor Who – The Web of Fear animation (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DfOffK | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ajABMd)
- Doctor Who – Scream of the Shalka (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3mLwYpn | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3GLmHBL)
- Children of Time: The Companions of Doctor Who (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lQ2OAW | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aJuYr5)
Alan can be found at the following locations:
- Earth Station Trek (https://earthstationtrek.podbean.com/)
- Modern Musicology (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk-MlcGy5u3fK1j4bVty1Kw)
- Kozmic Press (https://kozmicpress.com/)
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Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Episode 71: Hot Colony Mud Wrestling (Colony in Space)
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
We’re on alien planet for the first time since The Krotons! It’s corporations vs. colonizers, with an ancient weapon of mass destruction in the background! Oh, and since its Season 8, the Master shows up, in disguise. Sort of. Whatever. It’s one of the less-loved serials of the season in Colony in Space!
During the episode, Reilly gets his lawyer on, Julie gets frustrated at the role given to Jo (or, rather, lack of role), Anthony discusses the sunk cost fallacy and its relevance to this serial, and Don has never been so happy to see a quarry. We all contemplate this serial's similarities to the very earliest serials in Doctor Who.
If you would like to watch along with us, this story is available for streaming at both Britbox US and Britbox UK. If you’re a little old fashioned (like Anthony), you can get it on physical media from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3GOA7wG) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3q9hAFp).
Other media mentioned in this episode:
- Zardoz (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2ZVt04O | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3o1ABqS)
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ptuM83 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSULsQ)
- Firefly (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3tvpaZ8 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3eYHhRY)
- The Pink Panther (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3018fEY | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSvPkh)
- Blazing Saddles (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Z1Eeok | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3n5G9Ac)
- Scooby Doo Where Are You – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2WeSMj2 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3zeqTFO)
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2ZZff56 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3mMBmEM)
- Deadpool (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3qcmHEX | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3kdHapb)
- The Island of Dr Moreau, by H.G. Wells (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3wk7xyt | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3wtirSI)
- Sunk cost fallacy (Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_cost#Fallacy_effect)
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