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In this episode of Trekking Through Time and Space... Hoai-Tran and Jacob deal with another Lwaxana Troi episode as Star Trek: The Next Generation engages in a "Menage a Troi." Things are much better over on Doctor Who, as we journey to the beauty and horror of "The Rings of Akhaten." Doctor Who: The Rings of Akhaten - 2:17 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Menage of Troi - 1:00:18 Episode Rankings - 1:35:30 Logo by David Scaliatine. Send all questions, comments, concerns, suggestions, and complaints to trekkingtimepodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon for early access to new episodes, weekly bonus episodes, and more.

Matt's Missive reaches the Matt Smith Doctor Who episode 'The Rings of Akhaten,' about which he has many misgivings, but he delights Adam with a reference to an eighties camp classic. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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WhoSoc Podcasts returns to help usher in a new age of Doctor Who. Join us for a discussion on adventures where the companions step foot on their first alien worlds.  

This week the new series re-watch resumes with Doctor Who: The Rings of Akhaten my least favourite story of the Matt Smith era.   You may wish to contribute to the show's running costs, it's Patreon is here https://www.patreon.com/tdrury or buy me a coffee here https://ko-fi.com/timdrury   The show is also on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/   If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

Look, the monsters in these episodes... They're just big boned, OK? It's a metabolism thing, so don't make a value judgement on them just because they don't process carbs well.

The Doctor has a very limited first date repetoire: watching the destruction of Earth with weird aliens, visiting a far-future traffic jam full of weird aliens, seeing an entire marketing department being slaughtered by weird aliens, and stopping a gentle space whale from being endlessly tortured by English people. And his first date with Clara is no exception: hiring a space moped from a weird alien called Dor'een and visiting The Rings of Akhaten. Notes and links It's in her essay on The Bells of Saint John that El Sandifer says that the second part of Series 7 “is an extended exercise in not fucking up too badly that is, in everyone's eyes, undermined by fucking up at least once, though opinions differ on precisely where.” The Rings of Akhaten came ninth last in Doctor Who Magazine's First Fifty Years poll in 2014. (Yes, that's number 233, as Peter happened to remember with perfect accuracy.) You can find the rest of the results here. Time and the Rani came third last, so, you know. Emilia Jones, who played Merry in this episode, is 20 years old now, of course. In 2021, she starred in a film called CODA, in which she played Marlee Matlin's daughter. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2022. Yes, a before-they-were-famous Rock “the Dwayne” Johnson did feature in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager called Tsunkatse, in which he is beaten up by Jeri Ryan's Seven of Nine. Here is Johnson admitting to this on Twitter (complete with video evidence), and here is Jeri Ryan's reply. Here's Big Finish announcing the casting of Lauren Cornelius as Dodo Chaplet in the First Doctor Adventures. The press release is curiously reticent about what accent Lauren is intending to use. Follow us Nathan is on Twitter as @nathanbottomley, Brendan is @brandybongos and Todd is @ToddBeilby The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast. We're also on Facebook, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we'll use your wedding album to buy gin and cigarettes. And more You can find Jodie into Terror, our flashcast on the Whittaker Era of Doctor Who, at jodieintoterror.com, at @JodieIntoTerror on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and wherever podcasts can be found. We'll be recording our final episode in just a few weeks from now. Our James Bond commentary podcast is called Bondfinger, and you can find that at bondfinger.com, at @bondfingercast on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else as well. We can also be heard on the Blakes 7 podcast Maximum Power, whose coverage of Series B will be starting soon. And finally, there's our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. This week, we found ourselves enjoying an episode of Star Trek: Voyager called State of Flux.

Joe & Luke; all singing, all reputation saving! Perhaps the greatest work yet done in

We are exceptionally honoured to welcome former DWM editor Gary Gillatt to the Something Who bunker for a chat about a couple of stories that have a musical theme to them: 7th Doctor story Delta and the Bannermen, from Season 24, and one that Gary has never seen before - 11th Doctor story Rings of Akhaten from Series 7B. This episode is the second half of that conversation and features Rings of Akhaten. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com You can find Gary on Twitter @Gary_Gillatt and see his work in Inside Soap magazine. Giles' book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 Imposters) can be found in all good bookshops and also here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Universe-21-Stars-Imposters/dp/1787394654/ Gav's book Doctor Who: Dalek Combat Training Manual can be found here (other retailers are available) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1785945327/ Also find his excellent YouTube series Terry Nation Army here: https://youtube.com/user/Dalek6388. And they've got a podcast here: https://dalek6388.podbean.com/ which you should definitely listen to, once you've heard this. Richard has another podcast with co-host Emily, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. And also what makes a great workplace, how to turn things round when we're not enjoying our work and, in the end, how we can all make our work better. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more. Episode 9 is a timely discussion about money and work.

We are exceptionally honoured to welcome former DWM editor Gary Gillatt to the Something Who bunker for a chat about a couple of stories that have a musicial theme to them: 7th Doctor story Delta and the Bannermen, from Season 24, and 11th Doctor story Rings or Akhaten from Series 7B. This episode is the first half of that conversation and features Delta and the Bannermen. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com You can find Gary on Twitter @Gary_Gillatt and see his work in Inside Soap magazine. Giles' book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 Imposters) can be found in all good bookshops and also here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Universe-21-Stars-Imposters/dp/1787394654/ Gav's book Doctor Who: Dalek Combat Training Manual can be found here (other retailers are available) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1785945327/ Also find his excellent YouTube series Terry Nation Army here: https://youtube.com/user/Dalek6388. And they've got a podcast here: https://dalek6388.podbean.com/ which you should definitely listen to, once you've heard this. Richard has another podcast with co-host Emily, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. And also what makes a great workplace, how to turn things round when we're not enjoying our work and, in the end, how we can all make our work better. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more. Episode 9 is a timely discussion about money and work. The opening music is Three Guitars Mood 2 and, yes, that is Richard playing the ukulele and kazoo on possibly the worst ever version of the Doctor Who theme tune at the end.

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"Rings of Akhaten :: Long Song" by Murray Gold

—————- :: Special Preview :: —————-- “Thomas Kyd in the Court of King James” - - A New Play by Christopher Marlowe - A most lamentable comedy revealing how King James I sent England's most vile Puritans to colonise the “New World” in 1603, with two books he wrote :: “Daemonologie” or “How to Find and Burn Witches for Fun and Profit” and “The Bible”... Prologue :: Spoken by Sycorax, the witch of Lochlaven Island Wood :: A man of this time and of these hours, No longer strolls amongst stalking flowers.And yet still, these children, nestled near,With electric eyes and a digitized ear,Raise raging waves against seas of dark reason,Summoning a day, a man for all seasons...On this day two friends were banished for treason.Destined for Padua on a boat in fog.They came ashore in Scotland, thinking it Prague.And how these gay lovers do echo from this beach,This untold tale no teacher will teach.Our actors will show how Christopher Marlowe,Did come to be known by more commercial names.Disguising both himself and his gay friend,Thomas Kyd, in the Court of King James. —- Dramatis Personae —-——-:: The Players :: ——-King James VI of ScotlandPrincess Anne of Elsinore Castle, DenmarkPrince Regent Christian of Elsinore Castle, Anne's botherRosencrantz and Guildenstern, Courtiers of Elsinore CastleChristopher Marlowe, the writer Thomas Kyd, author of the play “Hamlet”Guy Fawkes, a revolutionary and a corporate spyMatthew Hopkins, a witch finder generalLord Strange, Master of Theatrical ArtsIngram Frizer, a spy from LondonNicholas Skeres, another spy from LondonRobert Pooley, a third spy from LondonThe Ghost of Mary Queen of Scots, Lochlaven CastleLochlaven Castle Guard Sentry #1Lochlaven Castle Guard Sentry #2Sycorax, the macabre witch of Lochlaven Island WoodFire Axe, her weird sister and the third twin, Miss Tiffany in Case of Emergency Break GlassYoung Caliban, demon son of Sycorax Ariel, a Faerie and a SpriteMusique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"The Rings of Akhaten" by Murray Gold

Billy and Matt discuss the trailer for Series 13 of Doctor Who AKA Flux and the new Sontaran designs followed by a DOUBLE review of Vincent and the Doctor and The Rings of Akhaten! Is the latter really the worst story of the Eleventh Doctor era? Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Follow The Review of Death on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReviewofDeath Subscribe to The Review of Death on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/batmanmarch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which this type of episode still rules. Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/B2TARDISpod Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/b2tardispod Follow the hosts: Geoff: https://twitter.com/WheatleyDL Aurora: https://twitter.com/OfMiceAndFems Nomad System: https://twitter.com/Nomadiclastic SHOW NOTES: S7E6: “The Bells of St. John” on TARDIS Data Core: https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Rings_of_Akhaten_(TV_story) “The Rings of Akhaten” transcript: http://www.chakoteya.net/DoctorWho/33-8.htm Opening theme arranged by Geoff Norman-Anderson Closing theme is "Deserted Dunes Welcome Weary Feet" by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: https://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland/index.html

Clara and the Doctor go on their first offworld adventure. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about what makes Clara different as a Companion; how the plot of the story resolves in a totally unclear way; and how right off the bat Clara is already taking on the Doctor's role. The post The Rings of Akhaten appeared first on SQPN.com.

Clara and the Doctor go on their first offworld adventure. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about what makes Clara different as a Companion; how the plot of the story resolves in a totally unclear way; and how right off the bat Clara is already taking on the Doctor's role.

Clara wants to see something awesome. How about the destruction of an entire solar system? Join us as we discuss Episode 707: The Rings of Akhaten The Doctor takes Clara to the Rings of Akhaten. There, she meets a little girl, Merry Galel who has been chosen as the Queen of Years. She is to ...

Lee returns to the earliest days of Discussing Who delivering a review not heard since 2016!  The countdown to the Day of the Doctor continues to take shape along with our countdown to episode 250! We review It's the Great Pumpkin....errr...The Rings of Akhaten, Doctor Who Series 7 Episode 7. What did you think of our discussion? What did Lee think of this episode!?!?! Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 248.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown,  and Lee Shackleford.

Lee returns to the earliest days of Discussing Who delivering a review not heard since 2016!  The countdown to the Day of the Doctor continues to take shape along with our countdown to episode 250! We review It's the Great Pumpkin....errr...The Rings of Akhaten, Doctor Who Series 7 Episode 7. What did you think of our discussion? What did Lee think of this episode!?!?! Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 248.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown,  and Lee Shackleford. Episode 248 Lee returns to the earliest days of Discussing Who delivering a review not heard since 2016!  The countdown to the Day of the Doctor continues to take shape along with our countdown to episode 250! We review It's the Great Pumpkin....errr...The Rings of Akhaten, Doctor Who Series 7 Episode 7. What did you think of our discussion? What did Lee think of this episode!?!?! Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 248.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown,  and Lee Shackleford. What are your thoughts? Hit us up at hosts@discussingnetwork or @discussingwho on all of the social medias. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail message on the Discussing Who Call Line. Simply dial (805)850-DWHO (3946). (Airtime and/or long distance rates apply, if applicable.) Already following us on Facebook? Simply send a message on there. Subscribe to Discussing Who: A Doctor Who Podcast Apple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoApplePodcast Spotify - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoSpotify Stitcher - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoStitcher Google Podcasts - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoGooglePodcast PlayerFM - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoPlayerFM TuneIn Radio - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoTuneIn Podbean - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoPodbean Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/discussing-who-a-doctor-who-po-15658 Become a Patreon Supporter! By becoming a Patreon, you can support the show while receiving exclusive perks made available for Patreon Supporters.  Visit Patreon.com/DiscussingNetwork for more information, to follow us on Patreon, and – should you choose – support the show. Connect via Social Media Be sure to follow us on Twitter, find us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, and visit our website.  Join us on the new Discussing Network Facebook Group.  Visit https://facebook.com./groups/discussingnetwork Real Characters Last year we asked ourselves and our listeners a simple but important question:  What makes Doctor Who important to you? The answer now lies within the pages of Real Characters: The

Lee returns to the earliest days of Discussing Who delivering a review not heard since 2016!  The countdown to the Day of the Doctor continues to take shape along with our countdown to episode 250! We review It's the Great Pumpkin....errr...The Rings of Akhaten, Doctor Who Series 7 Episode 7. What did you think of our discussion? What did Lee think of this episode!?!?! Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 248.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown,  and Lee Shackleford.

Lee returns to the earliest days of Discussing Who delivering a review not heard since 2016!  The countdown to the Day of the Doctor continues to take shape along with our countdown to episode 250! We review It's the Great Pumpkin....errr...The Rings of Akhaten, Doctor Who Series 7 Episode 7. What did you think of our discussion? What did Lee think of this episode!?!?! Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 248.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown,  and Lee Shackleford.

Lee returns to the earliest days of Discussing Who delivering a review not heard since 2016!  The countdown to the Day of the Doctor continues to take shape along with our countdown to episode 250! We review It's the Great Pumpkin....errr...The Rings of Akhaten, Doctor Who Series 7 Episode 7. What did you think of our discussion? What did Lee think of this episode!?!?! Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 248.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown,  and Lee Shackleford.

  The best doctor ever in the best episode ever? Bold claims run riot, with the most passionate argument over a leaf in human history.

—————- :: Special Preview :: —————-- “Thomas Kyd in the Court of King James” - - A New Play by Christopher Marlowe - A most lamentable comedy revealing how King James I sent England’s most vile Puritans to colonise the “New World” in 1603, with two books he wrote :: “Daemonologie” or “How to Find and Burn Witches for Fun and Profit” and “The Bible”... Prologue :: Spoken by Sycorax, Celtic translator :: A man of this time and of these hours, No longer strolls amongst stalking flowers.And yet still, these children, nestled near,With electric eyes and a digitized ear,Raise raging waves against seas of dark reason,Summoning a day, a man for all seasons...On this day two friends were banished for treason.Destined for Padua on a boat in fog.They came ashore in Scotland, thinking it Prague.And how these gay lovers do echo from this beach,This untold tale no teacher will teach.Our actors will show how Christopher Marlowe,Did come to be known by more commercial names.Disguising both himself and his gay friend,Thomas Kyd, in the Court of King James. Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"The Rings of Akhaten" by Murray Gold

Zarpamos a nuevos rumbos y desembarcamos en México para conocer a una gran compositora, Mhelyssa. Nos adentramos en otra historia en el mundo del rock. Tras sacar su último disco "Akhaten" hablamos de su producción, el esfuerzo de ser solista y la lucha que lleva para subir a cada escenario!!

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"Rings of Akhaten :: Long Song" by Murray Gold

If you want to be a true UNspoiled! fan, support our sponsor by checking out the Shattered Worlds RPG podcast here! https://shatteredworlds.libsyn.com/ This episode of Doctor Who is one of those where I feel very confident going into it, but by the end I'm really not sure how I feel about it anymore. Sometimes I get a little tangled up in my thinking, and i need to talk things out to get a handle on my own opinion, and this time around I think that by the time Jaime and I finish talking about it, I like the ending after all. However, can we all agree that someone needs to put the Doctor on a leash for god's sake? He needs to stop running off! Thanks so much for listening, and we will see you again soon with a new episode!

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"Rings of Akhaten :: Long Song" by Murray Gold

Join Jack & Joe as they are reunited after a few weeks and get to work praising stories from eras they aren't fond of. Can Merry actually sing? What is the best version of Clara? Is Doctor Who too woke? And is it possible to give four regulars something to do in 45 minutes? All this and a full ten minutes of frippery as we desperately manage to avoid introducing our topic!

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"Rings of Akhaten :: Long Song" by Murray Gold

—————- :: Special Preview :: —————-- “Thomas Kyd in the Court of King James” - - A New Play by Christopher Marlowe - A most lamentable comedy revealing how King James I sent England’s most vile Puritans to colonise the “New World” in 1603, with two books he wrote :: “Daemonologie” or “How to Find and Burn Witches for Fun and Profit” and “The Bible”... Prologue :: Spoken by Sycorax, Celtic translator :: A man of this time and of these hours, No longer strolls amongst stalking flowers.And yet still, these children, nestled near,With electric eyes and a digitized ear,Raise raging waves against seas of dark reason,Summoning a day, a man for all seasons...On this day two friends were banished for treason.Destined for Padua on a boat in fog.They came ashore in Scotland, thinking it Prague.And how these gay lovers do echo from this beach,This untold tale no teacher will teach.Our actors will show how Christopher Marlowe,Did come to be known by more commercial names.Disguising both himself and his gay friend,Thomas Kyd, in the Court of King James.Prologue :: (con’t) Spoken By Ariel, Faerie of the Airy MountainWhat demon fell from the high cliffs of hell?Submersible spheres, copper faces in tears. This ever descending dissembling liar, rebranding wealth as virtue, stars for fire.Yet those who have ears would hear a heart beat true.So smile weary souls as silence falls.Oh guardian sentry, red turncoat to hell, cry, “Hear me now spirits, come ring your bell!”I am not some thing, some dream of the white king.All players in our tale I plead now rise, conceal false face twixt false heart and false eye!Act One, Scene One(Lochlaven Island Beach, in the fog, Christopher Marlowe is passed out on the shore, Thomas Kyd holds his head in his lap.)Thomas KydWe’ll find no breakfast here...no tea nor toast... This miserable world...this Barbary Coast...That little storm, that tempest in a teapot...A Shipwreck shore where no man set foot before.These Empty icons seem familiar, yet not... My still love, immersed in Dream, and I in thought...So much life is spent in crude contemplation,Dark reveries driven station to station...—- Dramatis Personae —-——-:: The Players :: ——-King James VI of ScotlandPrincess Anne of Elsinore Castle, DenmarkPrince Regent Christian of Elsinore Castle, Anne’s botherRosencrantz and Guildenstern, Courtiers of Elsinore CastleChristopher Marlowe, the writer Thomas Kyd, author of the play “Hamlet”Guy Fawkes, a revolutionary and a corporate spyMatthew Hopkins, a witch finder generalLord Strange, Master of Theatrical ArtsIngram Frizer, a spy from LondonNicholas Skeres, another spy from LondonRobert Pooley, a third spy from LondonThe Ghost of Mary Queen of Scots, Lochlaven CastleLochlaven Castle Guard Sentry #1Lochlaven Castle Guard Sentry #2Sycorax, the macabre witch of Lochlaven Island WoodFire Axe, her weird sister and the third twin, Miss Tiffany in Case of Emergency Break GlassYoung Caliban, demon son of Sycorax Ariel, a Faerie and a SpriteMusique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"The Rings of Akhaten" by Murray Gold

This week David & Matt discuss episode who-even-cares of Series 7, "The Rings of Akhaten". There are digressions aplenty, including Matt's capsule reviews of not one, not two, but three terrible Doctor Who parodies with the same "witty" title, and a lovely chat about British comics that will likely be impenetrable for our international listeners.  David also potentially offends 2.3 billion people.Doctor Who theme by Ron Grainer, arranged by Alexander Erben.Talk to us! Email: timenorspacepod@gmail.com | Twitter: @timenorspacepod

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"Rings of Akhaten :: Long Song" by Murray Gold

Time for another bit of hindsight. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss Deb's modern Who pick to look back at, "The Rings of Akhaten". Fandom really hates this one. And we (mostly) didn't love it the first time around. Do we now? Have we grown souls (according to Liz)? Listen and see! Have you revisited this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? And how do you think this story compares to "Vincent and the Doctor"? Let us know in the comments! ^E Happy things: Liz looks forward to Big Finish's Time Lord Victorious audios! Tansy is enjoying AcornTV for British shows with Doctor Who actors! Erika and Deb were both pleased with the "turnout" for the #DoctorWhoBlackout Tweet-along and all the money raised for Black Lives Matter causes! Deb also enjoyed the Doctor Who Lockdown Longsong! The Real Black British History Behind #DoctorWhoBlackout Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

The tweetalongs will continue until morale improves, which it has, due to tweetalongs! Specifically New Earth, Gridlock and Rings of Akhaten along with some Long Song bonus content. Want more? Noel Clarke interviews RTD and if you’re American, HBO Max has all of “new Who” for you! Plus more Big Finish, DVD news, and Doctor Who on Turkish television along with the grand finale of our Planet of the Daleks commentary featuring..the Three Who Rule! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! New Earth/Gridlock tweetalong Rings of Akhaten tweetalong The Long Song fan choir Noel Clarke interviews Russell T Davies HBO Max launched in the US Big Finish in Lockdown video The Faceless Ones North America DVD release Lost TV episodes collection 4 CD release Big Finish brings together Tom Baker and David Tennant DWAS releases Doctor Who Audio Guide volume 2 Doctor Who Magazine 552 released Doctor Who comes to Turkish TV Commentary: Planet of the Daleks, episodes 5-6

Kevin and James talk to the lovely and talented Will Shaw about his book on the Rings of Akhaten and the classic McCoy serial Dragonfire!

This is the one where the Doctor and Clara save a little girl from being eaten by a zombie by feeding a leaf to a star. The post 102 The Rings of Akhaten appeared first on Noobs & the Whovian.

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In this episode Will Shaw and I watch The Rings of Akhaten together and talk about it. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:21:04 - Commentary starts Will on Twitter - @Will_S_7 Me on Twitter - @molly_Martian The podcast on Twitter - @GalacticYoyoPod Email me at galacticyoyopod@gmail.com Will's book - https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/the-rings-of-akhaten/ Theme music written and performed by Aleks Podraza. Podcast artwork by Molly Lester (@mollypukes). Presented by Molly Marsh.

SwarmFest 2020 continues and with it we have a Doctor Who tsunami of tweetalongs, tie-ins, and tat, which makes up for conventions as far and wide as San Diego and London going online (in the case of DWAS’s CapitalCon) and just flat out not happening (SDCC). But if you’re looking for premium Doctor Who online content, we have our latest Miniscope examining the work of last week’s interview subject, Paul Wilmshurst, that work being his directorship of “Kill The Moon”, “Mummy on the Orient Express”, and “Last Christmas”! And if you like math, contagion, and the analysis of such things, we also have noted author, mathematician and man about town Robert Smith? popping by! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! Ed Hime reportedly writing for Series 13 “The Shadow Passes” short story by Paul Cornell Lockdown tweetalong for The Stolen Earth/Journey’s End New Sarah Jane Adventures content due Rory’s Story tie-in for The Doctor’s Wife tweetalong Suranne Jones’s message for The Doctor’s Wife tweetalong Neil Gaiman released some script pages and talked script changes during The Doctor’s Wife tweetalong A Heaven Sent tweetalong happened A Torchwood tweetalong for Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang also happened A lockdown singalong for Long Song from The Rings of Akhaten is in the works Sadie Miller to play Sarah Jane Smith in Big Finish’s Return of the Cybermen The Unofficial Master Annual 2074 released DWAS holding its Capital Convention online DWAS is resurrecting its TARDIS magazine/fanzine San Diego Comic-Con 2020 canceled Pip Baker died Miniscope: Paul Wilmshurst Kill the Moon Mummy on the Orient Express Last Christmas Guest: Robert Smith?

We watch “The Rings of Akhaten” (Series 7, Episode 7) where the Doctor takes latest companion Clara to the storied planetoids in the Rings surrounding the planet Akhaten. Whilst surfing said Rings, Clara befriends a little girl with stage fright (Damn right she should be scared!), the Doctor barters goods with sales people using life experience (Like a Weeping Angel? Nasty!), and the planet Akhaten demands sacrifice by adorable singing girls (Run Annie! Run!). Will the sun come out tomorrow? (Spoilers: depends if it’s wearing a mask.)

The Marrieds argue over one of the least loved New Who stories there is. Cody blames the director, Jake blames the script, Terry blames the makeup, but we mostly liked it I think!

Tish, Juliana, and Linda talk about Season 7, Episode 7 “The Bells of Saint John” and Episode 8 “The Rings of Akhaten”. We reminisce about our first memories of the Internet as it seems Clara is also new to the concept of the Internet and Wi-Fi. And when Clara's first trip aboard the TARDIS leads to a disproportionately intense face-off with a sun god, we try to focus on the good parts of these first Clara episodes. New Who News and more: http://bit.ly/1RrmFPU Send Q's, A's, and Hello's to doctorscompanionspodcast@gmail.com or tweet us @DrsCompanions.

Summary: Adam J Purcell and Keith Dunn sit down, bored, in front of the 2013 Doctor Who story, The Rings of Akhaten, and spout our usual nonsense! Their god is feeling peckish, the Star Wars cantina denizens miss their band and, as it’s her second proper story, Clara’s contractually obliged to somehow save the day. […]

Following the events of "",  decides to learn more about his new   and travels into her past to observe her. He finds her parents met by a chance encounter caused by a gust of wind blowing a leaf into her father's face and then later discovers that her mother died while Clara was a teenager. The Doctor takes the back to the present and collects Clara as previously arranged. He asks her where she would like to go and she requests to be shown "something awesome". The Doctor takes Clara to the Rings of Akhaten. There they observe a series of orbiting a planet, with a shining  on one of them. The Doctor takes Clara to a giant alien marketplace and introduces her to several aliens, including a merchant named Dor'een who attempts to rent them a space bike. The Doctor explains that the market doesn't use hard currency but rather trades in items of sentimental value. Clara becomes separated from the Doctor and encounters a little girl who appears to be running and hiding. Clara catches up to her and she explains that her name is Merry Gejelh, and that she is the Queen of Years. Merry tells Clara that she is hiding because she is supposed to sing a song at a ceremony and she is afraid to get it wrong. Clara reassures her and Merry heads to the ceremony. The Doctor and Clara attend the ceremony, where The Doctor explains that since the Rings were settled there has been a constant song sung to keep an angry god asleep. The people fear that the god, which they call Grandfather, will awaken and consume the entire universe if the song is ever interrupted. Merry begins singing, joined by a  at the pyramid. During the song, a mummy in a glass case at the pyramid begins to awaken. Merry panics, believing she made a mistake in the song. A beam of light from the pyramid envelopes her and she is pulled toward the pyramid and the mummy. The Doctor and Clara quickly find Dor'een and rent the space bike using Clara's mother's ring as payment. They ride the bike to the pyramid where they find the mummy struggling to escape the case and consume Merry's soul. The Doctor promises Merry that she doesn't have to sacrifice herself and that he will stop Grandfather. As they attempt to leave a group of creatures called the Vigil arrive and attempt to force Merry to sacrifice herself. The Doctor manages to hold the Vigil at bay long enough to let Clara and Merry escape from the throne room, but then the case shatters and the mummy breaks free. A ray of light strikes the planet, revealing that Grandfather is not the mummy, but rather Akhaten itself, a planet-sized parasitic creature. Clara and Merry flee back to the ceremony and the Doctor faces the creature, realizing it feeds off of memories, stories, and feelings. He tries to overfeed it by offering the sum total of his Time Lord memories. This by itself is not enough to sate the creature, and Clara returns to help. She offers the creature the leaf that blew into her father's face on the day he met her mother. The leaf contains an infinite amount of untold potential that Clara's mother never saw because she died early. The creature, overwhelmed by the infinite potential it has consumed, implodes on itself and the planet and the Rings are saved. The Doctor returns Clara to her home on the same day they left and gives her back her mother's ring. He tells her that all the creatures she saved wanted her to have it back. Suddenly Clara remembers seeing The Doctor at her mother's funeral and asks why he was there. He tells her that she reminds him of someone who died, and she rebukes him for using her as a replacement. He assures her that he was not replacing his friend, and Clara sets off home. []Continuity In "", the Doctor finds a preserved leaf pressed between the pages of Clara's book, 101 Places to See. Clara enigmatically refers to it as "page one". The opening scene in "The Rings of Akhaten" explains this statement, showing how a mishap involving the leaf led to her parents' first meeting. The Doctor mentions to Clara that he had visited Akhaten long ago with his granddaughter. This is a reference to , the companion and granddaughter of 's . []Production Writer  was a Doctor Who fan, but had never had the time to write an episode. Executive producer Caroline Skinner, who was new with the seventh series, knew him and offered to work his schedule around writing an episode; he was willing to do it. Executive producer and lead writer  was pleased to have Cross join, as he was a showrunner in his own right with . Cross had written the tenth episode of the series, "", and was asked to write "The Rings of Akhaten" because the producers liked "Hide". Jenna-Louise Coleman named "The Rings of Akhaten" one of her favourites of the second half of the seventh series, as it was the first adventure for Clara which allowed the audience to watch the story "[begin] again". The concept behind having the episode based around an alien planet occured to Moffat, Skinner, and producer Marcus Wilson when realising they had done big location pieces in the first half of the series with "" and "", but had none for the second half. They decided to do a story set in "a world created in our studios to make you really feel you're out there", rather than having the Doctor "promise unearthly wonders to his companions, and then get them trapped in an underground tunnel". As such, the episode was designed to allow the Doctor to actually show his new companion the wonders he had promised.The production team aimed to show "the best alien planet" on Doctor Who. The  for "The Rings of Ahkaten" was held on 17 October 2012, with filming beginning the next week on 22 October.Director  had previously worked on the programme in the 2011 Christmas special "". According to Matt Smith, there were "between 50 and 60 prosthetic aliens" in a scene set in an alien market.Millennium FX's Neill Gorton remarked that he had "always wanted to do a scene like the  cantina" and had worked on different moulds in his spare time in case they could be used in the future, as making thirty different aliens would be out of the budget. Much of the episode was constructed around talks of what could be created with limited resources. For example, Cross recalled that producer Marcus Wilson called him and asked, "We've always wanted to have a speeder-bike like in  and we know how to do it inexpensively, so can you get one into the story?" To help establish the year at the beginning of the episode "" by  is heard and the Doctor is seen reading a 1981 copy of . []Broadcast and reception "The Rings of Akhaten" was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on  on 6 April 2013. Overnight ratings showed that it was watched by 5.5 million viewers live. It received an  of 84. []Critical reception The episode received positive to mixed reviews. Neela Debnath of  called it "heart-warming" and felt that centering the episode around a child "adds something". She also praised the aesthetics and the caring nature of Clara's character. 's Geoff Berkshire shared similar sentiments, and also praised Emila Jones' performance. Both Debnath and Berkshire likened the storytelling to the  era (2005–2010).  reviewer Dan Martin described the story as "slight and straightforward [but] told it in broad and effective strokes" with "gorgeous" visuals. He particularly praised the emotional effectiveness of the ending, but felt that "The Mummy", although visually impressive, was "a little bit of a squib after all the build-up". 's Mark Snow gave "The Rings of Akhaten" a rating of 7.2 out of 10. He wrote that Akhaten "felt like a fully formed world" but criticised the resolution and the Mummy's appearance. Gavin Fuller of  gave the episode three and a half out of five stars and called it "a mixed bag ... but still with enough elements of uniqueness to demonstrate, almost 50 years on, just why there is still nothing like Doctor Who on television". He wrote that the religion and singing was well-realised, but felt the "mind parasite" was too similar to the  which was featured the previous week, and also thought the many aliens "gave more than a hint of trying too hard and did not get things off to the best of starts".  reviewer Morgan Jeffery praised Clara and the monsters, but felt that after a good build-up the episode fell apart at its climax, which he felt was "far too fantastical".  reviewer Richard Edwards was more negative, giving the episode three stars out of five. He felt that the story had a lot of interesting ideas but then became standard. He also criticised the use of the sonic screwdriver and the Doctor's monologue, which he felt had been overused too much recently, but said that the episode was saved by Clara.Patrick Mulkern of  was also disappointed, saying that it "amounts to little more than series of events and has a more preposterous premise than usual". He ques

In this week’s program, its a two-for-one special. Because of our massive Planet ComiCon special last week, this week we tackle the reviews of two episodes, The Rings of Akhaten and The Cold War. Find out what we thought of the two stories and whether we agree or not with much of fandom. Also, a little bit of news concerning the return if a certain character in the 50th Anniversary Special. And of course, your...Read more The post Episode 120 – The Most Important Show In History appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.

Summary: Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller discuss the new Doctor Who stories ‘The Bells of Saint John’ and ‘The Rings of Akhaten’, report on some recent convention activity, feel the ire of the Agony Nanny and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and […]