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A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Five travellers, trapped on Earth and without a means of escape, face Autons, Silurians, Ambassadors & Primords! But who will reign supreme in this popular season?
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of New Who, Charles Skaggs and Jesse Jackson regenerate their discussion of "Rose", the first episode from Doctor Who Series One in 2005, introducing Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, and Noel Clarke as Mickey Smith! Find us here:Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/Nextstopeverywherepodcast Bluesky: @charlesskaggs.bsky.social, @jessejacksondfw.bsky.social Email: NextStopWho@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!
It's 2005 and New Who is here! Series 1 starts off with a new Doctor and Companion and the return of the Autons. Sarah is still new to Who and Mark lived through the excitement of the series starting again.
In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast.... Welcome the Third Doctor - Spearhead From Space Phil & Scott continue their series of looking at how good how each Doctor's inaugral stories were at introducing them to the waiting world, with Spearhead From Space, starring Jon Pertwee. Ushering in a new era of colour, action and flamboyant clothes, did this story from Robert Holmes succeed in introducing a new and different kind of Doctor. Along the way, Phil tells a horror story of childhood underpants. You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook. Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.
It's the Autons turn to get their own spin off in this 1997 straight to video film. With no other Doctor Who characters featured a whole new set of regulars are set up, bringing us Dr Sal, Lockwood, and of course the balloon party queen herself Janice.
The lads are very tired, which leads to them being very silly.In this Pertwee story we see the arrival of Jo, Mike Yates, and the Master! Plus the return of The Autons!Also boiled eggs, The Masters smelly willy, and a crap Pertwee impression.Its Good to be Back!FOLLOW US!@TheDrWhoPod@DanGriffin21@SJPWORLDMEDIA
The lads are very tired, which leads to them being very silly.In this Pertwee story we see the arrival of Jo, Mike Yates, and the Master! Plus the return of The Autons!Also boiled eggs, The Masters smelly willy, and a crap Pertwee impression.Its Good to be Back!FOLLOW US!@TheDrWhoPod@DanGriffin21@SJPWORLDMEDIA
Welcome THE TARDIS CREW: a Doctor Who podcast. Hosts Baz and Ben Greenland return to UNIT as they discuss the first colour episode of Doctor Who, the debut of Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw and the Autons! Watch out for those shop dummies; it's Spearhead from Space! Host / Editor Baz Greenland, Co-host Ben Greenland Executive Producer Tony Black The TARDIS Crew: Twitter: @CrewTARDIS Instagram: @TheTARDISCrew Threads: @TheTARDISCrew Bluesky: @TheTARDISCrew.bsky.social UNIT: A Legacy in Doctor Who (by Baz Greenland): UNIT: The Legacy of Doctor Who (freewebstore.org) Film Stories: Twitter: @FilmStories Instagram: @Filstoriesmagazineuk Website: www.Filmstories.co.uk Join our Film Stories Discord: https://discord.gg/U4bDzXNyvG Title music: Science or Fiction (c) Blackout Memories via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Join Rod, Joe & Michael & Denise as we welcome the return of Doctor Who after 16 years and face Autons, Cassandra, Gelth, Slitheen, Daleks, Reapers & gas masked zombies!
Saturday 2 January 1971. Terror of the Autons. It feels like only a year ago that Doctor Who underwent a strange and cataclysmic soft reboot, and it looks like it's happening again this week. Or is it?
It feels like only a year ago that Doctor Who underwent a strange and cataclysmic soft reboot, and it looks like it's happening again this week. Or is it? Notes and links Paul Cornell's negative review of Terror of the Autons was originally published in DWB Issue 112, way back in April 1993. Here it is republished in the old Usenet forum rec.arts.drwho (or at least the version of it to be found on Google Groups right now). Jeremy Bentham (yes, a relation) was the co-founder of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society back in the 70s. To us, he was more famous for contributing a section to Peter Haining's 1983 coffee-table book Doctor Who: A Celebration, a section which briefly covered every Doctor Who story up to the final story of Season 20, The King's Demons. We mentioned it last week; it...
The hype train has left the station for Doctor Who as Entertainment Weekly, SFX, Attitude, and other pulp-based data products celebrate the impending Full-On Ncuti Gatwa Era along with the BBC and Disney+ releasing promo illustrations, and most importantly of all the release of Movellan action dollies, which caused spontaneous disco-infused celebrations across the United Kingdom. There's also the quite suspicious timing of a restored Let It Be hitting Disney+ two days before the two-part premiere of Doctor Who, and most exciting of all, Episode Four of our Classic Series Commentary for “Terror of the Autons”! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Gallifrey One 2025 Tickets Now Available; Hotel Reservations on May 3 New BBC promo image promoting Doctor who launch New Disney+ promo image promoting Doctor who launch Entertainment Weekly: A new (re)generation: Inside Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor Who Entertainment Weekly: Doctor Who's Ncuti Gatwa Breaks Down Every Doctor in the Show's History Doctor Who Season 1 preview in SFX Magazine Ncuti Gatwa on the cover of the 30th anniversary issue of Attitude magazine Disney+ streaming the original “Let It Be” on May 8, two days before The Devil's Chord Doctor Who Ruins of Skaro Collector Figure Set Character Options Ruins of Skaro reveal video The Prisoner Retro Style Action Figures Wave 2 Kickstarter BBC Books to publish three original Doctor Who novels featuring Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor Big Finish: Doctor Who – The First Doctor Unbound begins September 2025 The Game of Rassilon finale being released April 24 Commentary: Terror of the Autons Episode 4
We're less than a month away from new Doctior Who on Disney+ and the BBC and to help us navigate this stormy sea of streaming madness is professor, media expert, and all-around lovely fellow Derek Kompare as we look into the BBC's inevitable admission that Varada Sethu is joining the cast of the show, a fascinating Beatles-centric (or lack thereof) interview in Empire Magazine with Ncuti Gatwa and one Russell T. Davies, archive film musings, Chicago TARDIS news, and a very important televisual anniversary! Plus Episode Three of our Classic Series Commentary for “Terror of the Autons”! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Doctor Who – First Look at Ncuti Gatwa with Varada Sethu and Millie Gibson ahead of Season Two Empire Magazine Interview with Russell T Davies and Ncuti Gatwa Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies in the Radio Times TV 100 list The Celestial Toymaker to be released June 10/11 in the UK, North America The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Hartnell Years available soon Film is Fabulous! Pilot Study: Documenting Private Film Collections Chicago TARDIS adds Jo Martin to guest list with Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann Big Finish: Torchwood: The Restoration of Catherine coming June 2024 Twelfth Doctor, Cyberman ornaments coming from Hallmark for Christmas 2024 Stevie Wonder on Sesame Street (April 12, 1973) Commentary: Terror of the Autons Episode 3
Chris is a wandering vagabond this week, trolling both the Internet and ourselves with images of the real Magna Carta, but the real highlight of this week is the appearance of one Kyle Anderson of Nerdist fame for his thoughts on Doctor Who trailers, the current media landscape, and more! Plus we have news of one Dr. Who in Roblox form, the release of the Companions of Doctor Who on April 10, and River Song is back in Big Finish's “Death and Life of River Song: Last Words”! Plus Past Chris returns in Episode Two of our Classic Series Commentary for “Terror of the Autons”! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon BBC launches new Wonder Chase experience on Roblox The Companions of Doctor Who Available April 10 Big Finish: The Death and Life of River Song: Last Words coming August 2024 Doctor Who's WEIRD History of Regeneration Commentary: Terror of the Autons Episode 2
Another new Doctor Who trailer! New episode titles unveiled! Golda Rosheuvel is in Episode 1! All this and more in a timey-wimey episode of the podcast, which contains much Mrrahh Business, more cast announcements, a light dusting of contempt for AI, a Steven Moffat conversation on Youtube, and Episode One of our Classic Series Commentary for “Terror of the Autons”! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Doctor Who – Golda Rosheuvel jumps aboard the TARDIS as episode titles are revealed New BBC Doctor Who Trailer Doctor Who Magazine 602 Two Doctor Who episodes nominated for Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Doctor Who 2024: BBC Confirms 4K For The Full Series BBC Will Stop Using AI For ‘Doctor Who' Promotion After Receiving Complaints BBC Director General nevertheless revealed there are bold plans for AI going forward Russell T Davies says end of BBC is ‘undoubtedly on its way' BBC looks for commercial deals as it faces potential end of licence fee Doctor Who cited as evolution of of how funding for high-end scripted drama could evolve in the UK BBC must spend more on TV in Wales, says report Steven Moffat in conversation at Glasgow University Doctor Who: I, TARDIS: Memoirs of an Impossible Blue Box Hardcover due July 11 Doctor Who: I, TARDIS: Memoirs of an Impossible Blue Box Audio CD due July 11 Big Finish – The War Doctor Rises begins August 2024 Big Finish – Torchwood: Disco coming May 2024 Commentary: Terror of the Autons Episode 1
"Terror of the Autons" Production EEE January 2 - 23, 1971 A new evil arrives on Earth and he awakens an old evil that has periled the planet before. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, they discuss the introductions of the Master, Jo Grant, and Mike Yates, the updated special effects, and the return of the Autons. Please make sure you are subscribed to our podcast via any of the major popular podcasting apps. You can write and comment or ask questions of us via email at thedoctorsbeardpodcast@gmail.com or by joining our Facebook community. Join our Patreon community where your sponsorship earns you early access to new episodes as well as exclusive content. Click on the link here to take you to the Patreon page.
Join us as we present another Patreon exclusive as a preview of all the wonderful things we do over on Patreon. For just $3 a month, you get extra weekly content in the form of discussions on music, comics, novels, audio dramas and more. We'll be back next week with the premiere of our look at the 8th season of Doctor Who - "Terror of the Autons". MUSIC Doctor Who Theme on a Banjo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FphlLCQgMPw Extra: Frazer Hines sings Who's Doctor Who? - https://youtu.be/W6jG7MbBguo?si=HF10dETgtMnPdd2t COMICS 51 - Doctor Who - Martha the Mechanical Housemaid - February 1 - March 1, 1969 Writer - Roger Noel Cook Artist - John Canning The Doctor creates a robot which he markets to the American public. The Quarks then take advantage by taking over the robots and attack the American people. You can't make this stuff up, people. TARGET - "The Time Meddler" Jim shares his thoughts on the Target novelization "The Time Meddler" as chosen by our Patreon subscribers. We hope you enjoy this discussion and as a Patreon member, we ask that if there is something you'd like to hear us cover on the podcast, do not hesitate to reach out to us by email at thedoctorsbeardpodcast@gmail.com. Join our Patreon community where your sponsorship earns you early access to new episodes as well as exclusive content. Click on the link here to take you to the Patreon page.
Here's the commentary for Terror of the Autons! Missed the ep? Listen to it here: https://soundcloud.com/gambpodcasts/e55
It's the joy of six on The Power of 3 today. The Sixth Doctor and Melanie Bush meet for the first time in today's adventure, Business Unusual, as we're joined by author Gary Russell. Throw in twin Autons, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, and continuity references, and there's plenty to discuss.
We conclude our watch of the 1971 serial "Terror of the Autons" where the Doctor, Jo Grant, and UNIT assemble to defeat an evil plastic intent on taking over the world. Wait! Didn't we already cover that in Series 12? Well, I guess it's timey-wimey. Whilst said story-pre-recycling is occurring, the Doctor finds he prefers cordless phones, Jo is most definitely not a flower person, and the Master gives away his evil plans. ‘No Mister Doctor... I expect you to die.' I wonder how that worked out for him...
We watch the first two episodes of the Third Doctor story “Terror of the Autons”, originally broadcast before one of your cohosts was born. (Spoilers: it's Steve. John is older than dirt. Carbon dating certification available on request.) Whilst we enjoy Jo Grant's first story and her groovy 70's style, the sexism of the 70s... not so much. Perhaps the first outing of the Doctor's frenemy will help redeem it. Hi Master! We saw you from across the bar and really dig your vibe.
The Doctor and Arthur Decided to investigate a Toy Factory. When they arrive there escort into the building seems to have vanished along side the rest of the worker..the pair explore the Facility and soon the Doctor finds himself confronting an old enemy and his own Future, Will him and his other self mange to work together....Starring Craig Richardson as The Doctor _Viper as Arthur Ryanne Leiman as The Future Doctor Kathryn CrossingHam as Alicia Myers Doctor who Theme Music by Soundsmyth Productions Edited and Produced by Lewis St Louis --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pp15/message
Our Doctor Who 60th anniversary retrospective continues with the Third Doctor, Jon Pertwee. We go into the first appearnce of the Moriarty to The Doctor's Holmes, The Master. We enter the color era of the classic series and face the Terror of the Autons. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Marscon 2023 - http://marscon.org Marscon Comedy Music Track - http://marsconcomedy.wordpress.com https://abortionfunds.org/ https://www.aclu.org/ Reproductive rights are human rights
This title was released in January 2023. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 March 2023, and on general sale after this date. A lot of people have died, and not for the first time in her life, Roberta Craven has changed sides. Travelling the world with a dead man, she's negotiating world peace. Or is she starting a world war? The Autons are coming. And Torchwood won't stop them...
Nick and Benji present… The Chat - Bananas and mispronounced Who words… Good Review Guide: Doctor Who Audio Novel - Watchers… Behind-the-scenes and Drama Tease: Class: Secret Diary of a Rhodian Prince… Also Available: Torchwood Double 2.
Ben and Mark tackle the big environmental issues as they discuss Praxeus and Planet of Giants. Wouldn't Praxeus have been better if they'd kept the Autons in? What was it about the idea of Planet of Giants that made it a story worth returning to for season 2?ALSO: Why Adric should have got married. Ben's advice for getting rid of caterpillars and aphids. Tim Peake's wife working in Tesco. Support the show
Nick and Benji present… The Chat - Harry Sullivan's Third Doctor cameo… Good Review Guide: Third Doctor - Volume 8… Behind-the-scenes and Drama Tease: Fifth Doctor: Forty 2… Also Available: Celebrating Charlotte Pollard.
Dave has returned and, based on our Twitter vote in early August, we're talking about REVENGE OF THE CYBERMEN in this episode. To break down those 206 votes: Revenge of the Cybermen - 31.6% The Deadly Assassin - 26.7% The Ark - 20.9% Terror of the Autons - 20.9% Before then, we discuss some interesting news from the past month, some short topics (including some Doctor Who related moments from Dave's holiday), and at the end of the show, talk about some recent non-Doctor Who content we've been watching of late. Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
A Time Lord villain introduces Rasputin to disco music? Yes please! Ellie Littlechild presents 10 Unmade Doctor Who Stories We Wish We'd Seen... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DISCLAIMER:ALL CLIPS AND THE DOCTOR WHO THEME ARE THE PROPERTY OF THE BBCANY EPISODES FEATURING THEM WILL NOT BE MONETISED.Join Damla & Elliott on the inaugural episode of the show, as they discuss the first episode of rebooted Doctor Who; ROSE.Listen as we discuss hoodies, Autons, body standards, Ianto's shrine (already!), and how we came to watch the episode as kids in 2005.NOTES & LINKSLink clive website:http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk/index1.shtmlhttps://archive.org/web/Buy us a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/comealongpondpodcastSupport us on Patreon for a shoutout: https://www.patreon.com/comealongpondCheck out our Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@comealongpondpodcastFollow us on Instagram: @comealongpondpodcastEmail us: comealongpondpod@gmail.comStream the podcast on Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music.Theme tune composed by Evan, follow him here: https://instagram.com/evanbevisknowles?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Podcast edited by DamlaStay safe everyone x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week's podcast listen to Liam get annoyed and stumbling with the Doctor Who version of Worldle, microphones get hit and both Rob and Liam discuss "Terror of the Autons".
It's a bumper length episode this time as our latest Special features those plastic threats, the Autons.
It's a bumper length episode this time as our latest Special features those plastic threats, the Autons.
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Liz has gone, without even a goodbye scene, but now we get to meet Jo, Mike and, of course, The Master. All that plus plastic peril, disguises aplenty and murderous dolls as we watch Terror of the Autons.
What will be sacrificed to protect self-designated Big Dog Boris Johnson: the BBC, migrants, a swathe of civil servants or our God-given right to get drunk at work? On the anniversary of Joe Biden's accession to the US Presidency, has he already blown it? And is Russia really going to invade Ukraine? Special guest and legend of investigative journalism John Sweeney – of Panorama, Newsnight and the Hunting Ghislaine podcast fame – explains it all… and tells us about the time he ate kebabs in a mammoth museum with Vladimir Putin. “Having a Royal Family puts a lot of dead-end, right wing rubbish in the cul-de-sac. All they need to do is keep their noses clean.” – John Sweeney “You should throw the red meat to the dog, not the other way around.” – Marie le Conte “The worst thing about the BBC is that faced with the Bullingdon approach they go straight into pre-cringe, cowering mode.” – John Sweeney “We're seeing the Bullingdonisation of British society – where you never get caught and you never pay the consequences.” – Arthur Snell “When I met Putin his face was plastic, like one of the Autons from Doctor Who.” – John Sweeney “I thought, Oh God, I'm going to projectile vomit over Vladimir Putin.” – John Sweeney Written and presented by Ros Taylor with Marie le Conte and Arthur Snell. Producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic . Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. The Bunker is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Part one of our Terror of the Autons improv commentary.
Après avoir vérifié qu'aucun membre de la team n'ait été miniaturisé , nous nous sommes réunis pour échanger autour de la première histoire de la saison 8 de la série classique de Doctor Who : The Terror of the Autons. Comme d'habitude, nous parlons casting, anecdotes et paramédias, et nous terminons par un débat sur l'histoire. Et cette fois-ci le dossier et la chronique paramédias sera la première partie de plusieurs chroniques sur le Maitre ! N'hésitez pas à mettre une (bonne) note et à vous abonner sur Itunes ou votre appli de podcast. Sur Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wibblycast/id1316180080 Sur notre site : http://who63.free.fr/?page_id=2721
Charles Skaggs & Jesse Jackson are joined by special guest companion Xan Sprouse as they provide their commentary track for "Rose", the first episode from Doctor Who Series One in 2005, featuring the return of the Autons, along with the introduction of Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler! Find us here:Twitter: @NextStopSMG, @CharlesSkaggs, @JesseJacksonDFW @udanax19 Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/Nextstopeverywherepodcast Email: NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!
This week; join Chris, Matt and Cook as they explore the Third Doctor's era with Terror of the Autons, whilst they relive the introduction of the Master and get to grips with the Doctor's Earthbound life with Unit.
Rumour has it that Doctor Who's biggest plastic peril (apart from whatever was going on in Praxeus) could be set for a comeback, after fans spotted filming involving a bus advert titled "Autons".So are the Nestene-controlled shop window dummies of death really about to face off with Jodie Whittaker? And what new take on the monsters (potentially tying into body image or fast fashion) could we be in for?In this week's RadioTimes.com Doctor Who podcast we try our best to find out, while also delving into the surprising history of the Auton menace.For all the latest TV, movie and entertainment news, interviews, comment and analysis visit: http://www.radiotimes.com/You can follow us on Flipboard: https://flipboard.com/@RadioTimesLike our page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/radiotimes/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RadioTimesAnd we're here on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radiotimes/?hl=en See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In episode 3 Dylan and Jack take a look at straight to video drama 'Auton' from BBV. This film from 1997 is written and directed by Nick Briggs and features the return of UNIT and (unsurprisingly) the Autons. They also listen to the Bernice Summerfield play 'The End of the World from Big Finish.
Live from Master Closet Studios, you're listening to the only audio podcast on the internet that uses a green screen: Noobs and the Whovian! My name is Austin and I'm the Whovian, and these are my sons Corbin and Tripp: and we're the noobs! This is the podcast that introduces a whole new generation to […] The post 076 Classic Who Rewind: The Terror of the Autons appeared first on Noobs & the Whovian.
We return to the Third Doctor's Era after reviewing Doctor Who Series Three (2007) to witness the Master's first story in 'The Terror of the Autons'. Katy Manning makes her first appearance as Jo Grant in this story. Plus, we give our best regards to Alan Siler and the WHOLanta convention team on what may be the final WHOLanta. Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown, and Lee Shackleford.
We return to the Third Doctor's Era after reviewing Doctor Who Series Three (2007) to witness the Master's first story in 'The Terror of the Autons'. Katy Manning makes her first appearance as Jo Grant in this story. Plus, we give our best regards to Alan Siler and the WHOLanta convention team on what may be the final WHOLanta. Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown, and Lee Shackleford. The Discussing Network Discussing Who is part of the Discussing Network. Find out more about the network and other shows on the network by visiting https://discussingnetwork.com. 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. You can how subscribe to Discussing Network on SPOTIFY! Connect with us by liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter, find us on Instagram, and more! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, PlayerFM, Stitcher, and others! Help others discover us by giving star ratings and/or recommending us on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Feedback Let us know what you think! Send your feedback via email to discussingwho@gmail.com or 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. Like the show? Want to contribute? Send us your feedback! We want to hear from you! This episode of Discussing Who is brought to you by Audible – get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/DiscussingWho. Check out over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Our Hosts on Other Shows Want more from the Discussing Who co-hosts? Our hosts can be found on the following: Doctor Who: Podshock (Kyle & Lee) The TechPedition Podcast (Clarence) The Relativity Podcast (Lee & Clarence) Discussing Trek: A Star Trek Discovery Podcast (Clarence & Kyle) Additional Information Listen to the Cultdom Collective at https://cultdom.com Find out more about WHOlanta at WHOLANTA.COM Interested in more Doctor Who Comics? Visit our friends at Titan Comics. Titan publishes comics featuring the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors. They also publish comics featuring Sherlock, Penny Dreadful, and more! Check them out and tell them that Discussing Who sent you.
We return to the Third Doctor's Era after reviewing Doctor Who Series Three (2007) to witness the Master's first story in 'The Terror of the Autons'. Katy Manning makes her first appearance as Jo Grant in this story. Plus, we give our best regards to Alan Siler and the WHOLanta convention team on what may be the final WHOLanta. Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown, and Lee Shackleford.
Synopsis In this four-story box set, Kate Stewart, Osgood and the UNIT team confront an alien invasion by the Nestene Consciousness and its army of plastic Autons... 1. Vanguard by Matt Fitton While UNIT attend a 'skyfall' incident under the eyes of watchful journalists, reclusive billionaire Simon Devlin is planning a product launch that will change the world... 2. Earthfall by Andrew Smith Lieutenant Sam Bishop and Osgood are deployed to the Gobi desert in search of a Nestene energy unit. But there are Autons in the sand dunes... 3. Bridgehead by Andrew Smith Captain Josh Carter has gone undercover inside Devlin Futuretech. But his safety is jeopardised by the activities of investigative journalist Jacqui McGee. 4. Armageddon by Matt Fitton As UNIT leads the fightback on every front, every continent, against an implacable army, Kate Stewart must look to the past for some clue to defeat the plastic menace. Written By: Andrew Smith, Matt FittonDirected By: Ken Bentley Cast Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart), Ingrid Oliver (Osgood), Warren Brown(Lieutenant Sam Bishop), Ramon Tikaram (Colonel Shindi), James Joyce (Captain Josh Carter), Steve John Shepherd (Simon Devlin), Karina Fernandez (Jenna Gold), Tracy Wiles (Jacqui McGee), Derek Carlyle (Tim Stevens) and Nicholas Briggs (The Nestene Consciousness). Other parts played by the cast. Producer David RichardsonScript Editor Ken Bentley
@bigfinish #bigfinish #doctorwho #drwho #gally1 DOCTOR WHO - THE SIXTH DOCTOR: THE LAST ADVENTURE 4 February 2015 Categories: , , , , September 2015 sees the release of a very special story from Big Finish, as Doctor Who - The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure at last provides a heroic exit for Colin Baker's much-loved Time Lord... It's with some delight we can confirm some tweets and posts, photos and rumours, that something very extra special is coming for fans of the Sixth Doctor at Big Finish, with the September release of . Colin's last outing in the Doctor Who role on television was The Trial of a Time Lord in 1986, but there was no proper handover story to Sylvester McCoy when he joined the series in 1987. Now, 28 years later, the full details of the Sixth Doctor's death will be revealed - and it's part of an epic battle that spans many sections of his life, and involves many of his companions. ‘I spoke to Colin not long after Matt Smith's final outing, The Time of the Doctor, was broadcast on television,' says producer David Richardson. ‘I felt very strongly that regeneration stories, and each Doctor's final end, are very important to Doctor Who fans - these are stories that allow us to see the Doctor at his most courageous, making a sacrifice that only makes us love him more. And so I asked Colin if he might finally consider doing the Sixth Doctor's final story with us. To my huge delight, he said yes.' ‘I owe a lot to Big Finish,' says Colin. ‘They have given my Doctor the opportunity to live beyond those few episodes on television which were recorded during a time when the programme was under siege from various quarters. My Doctor did not benefit from that time. However at Big Finish the Sixth Doctor has lived and breathed anew and developed in a way that I am extremely happy with. ‘That would be the only reason I have agreed to bring my Doctor to an end - although it's not really an end, because Big Finish plucks stories from the whole era of every Doctor. But because I never actually filmed a regeneration, and left poor Sylvester floundering around in my empty clothing with a blond wig on, I have resolutely maintained the lie that I am still the Doctor and all the rest are imposters because I never regenerated!' (He laughs) 'So it's a tribute to the smooth talking people at Big Finish and the standard of the work completed thus far that I have cast aside my reluctance and joined all the other Doctors in actually having a regeneration. ‘And I can promise you: it's a cracker.' will be released in a lavish book-sized box set that contains special photography, bespoke illustrations and behind the scenes interviews, as well as four hour-long episodes. The stories are connected by the presence of Michael Jayston as the Valeyard, the entity that exists between the Doctor's twelfth and thirteen incarnations. The Sixth Doctor won't be alone in battle though, as he'll be joined across the adventures by Constance (Miranda Raison), Charlotte Pollard (India Fisher), Flip (Lisa Greenwood) and Mel (Bonnie Langford), as well as those dedicated detectives, Jago & Litefoot (Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter, alongside Lisa Bowerman as Ellie Higson!) The saga opens with The End of the Line by Simon Barnard and Paul Morris, in which the Doctor and his latest companion Constance (Miranda Raison) investigate a commuter train that has lost its way… In The Red House by Alan Barnes, the Doctor and Charlotte Pollard (India Fisher) arrive on a world that is populated by werewolves. Stage Fright by Matt Fitton takes the Doctor and Flip (Lisa Greenwood) to Victorian London, where investigators Jago (Christopher Benjamin) and Litefoot (Trevor Baxter) explore theatrical performances that have echoes of the Doctor's past lives… Finally, time is running out in The Brink of Death by Nicholas Briggs, as the Doctor and Mel (Bonnie Langford) face the final confrontation with the Valeyard - and the Doctor must make the ultimate sacrifice. ‘It's been such a pleasure to work with Colin on these, giving him a whistle-stop tour of his era,” says Nick, who is also directing. “I felt privileged to write his final moments too. But the wonderful thing for us at Big Finish is that even though this is the end of the Sixth Doctor, we have the luxury of continuing to tell as many stories about him for as long as the BBC allow us. AND UNIT - EXTINCTION 9 February 2015 Categories: , Big Finish is delighted to announce that Kate Stewart and her UNIT team from the Doctor Who TV series will be starring in a brand new series of audio dramas, in a licensing deal with BBC Worldwide. Kate is the daughter of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, and Head of Scientific Research at the Unified Intelligence Taskforce, which investigates and confronts alien attacks on the planet Earth. The role is portrayed by Jemma Redgrave (Dracula, Frankie, Cold Blood) who has appeared opposite Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi on television, and returns for the audio series. “We're thrilled that Jemma is on board for our brand new UNIT adventures,” says series producer David Richardson, “and we feel privileged to work within the universe of New Series Doctor Who for the first time. will showcase all the excitement, drama and wit that viewers of Doctor Who love.” “Having worked with the greatly missed Nicholas Courtney and his magnificent portrayal of the Brigadier since the early days of Big Finish, it is wonderful to see the return of UNIT under the Brig's daughter,” says executive producer Jason Haigh-Ellery. “We are all very excited about bringing UNIT back to Big Finish with the next generation and look forward immensely to working with Jemma again, who appears in this month's main range release .” “I'm really excited to hear Jemma and her team battling to save the Earth,” says executive producer Nick Briggs. “They've been such an important part of the many exciting things to come out of the Doctor Who TV series in recent years.” Additional cast members for the first box set, , will be revealed later. This first box set release comprises four hours of adventure, in which Kate and her team confront an alien invasion by the Nestene Consciousness and its army of plastic Autons. will be released in November 2015, and is available for specially-priced pre-order, with all pre-orders getting a copy of Nicholas Courtney's memoirs as a free download as Supplementary content in Big Finish accounts. Three additional box sets will be available at six monthly intervals, with all four available for a pre-order. For many more details, watch this space in coming months.
The Enemy of the World is the fourth of the of the British series , which originally aired in six weekly parts from 23 December 1967 to 27 January 1968. The story is a break from the monsters and "bases under siege" of season five, highlighted by a dual role for lead actor . Believed to be mostly lost for decades, with only Episode 3 surviving destruction, the recovery of the remaining episodes was announced by the on 11 October 2013, with the complete serial released to iTunes at midnight the same day, alongside , which had also been recovered save for one episode. Contents [] Plot[] This article's plot summary may be or. Please by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. (October 2010) The , and are enjoying themselves on a beach in Australia in 2018 when the Doctor is subject to an assassination attempt. The controller of the would-be assassins, an agent named Astrid Ferrier, rescues them by helicopter. She takes them to her boss Giles Kent. It seems the Doctor is the physical double of Salamander, a ruthless megalomaniac who is dominating the United Zones Organisation. Salamander has ascended to power via exploiting new technology to yield more food, concentrating and harnessing the sun's rays to generate more crops, but is set on increasing his power. When Kent, who was once Deputy Security Leader for North Africa and Europe, crossed Salamander, the dictator ruined him and removed his various allies. The only remaining Kent ally with any authority is Alexander Denes in Central Europe. The Doctor is persuaded to impersonate Salamander as a way of gathering more information on his designs. His first test comes when Kent's home is surrounded by security troops and their leader, Security Chief Donald Bruce, arrives. Bruce is a bully who intimidates those in his path, but the Doctor's impersonation is strong enough to persuade him that he is Salamander – even though the real Salamander is supposed to be at a conference in the Central European Zone. Bruce leaves, albeit with suspicion, while the Doctor turns on Kent, realising he called Bruce there himself to test the impersonation. The Doctor is not yet convinced Salamander is a villain, but Kent presses ahead with a plan. Jamie, Victoria, and Astrid are to infiltrate Salamander's retinue while he's still in the Central European zone, via Denes' support, and gather evidence on Salamander. Meanwhile, Kent and the Doctor will travel to Salamander's research station in Kanowa to gather intelligence there. The real Salamander, in the Central European Zone, warns that a dormant volcano range in Hungary is about to explode. Denes does not believe this is possible and resist the calls to send pre-emptive relief. Jamie, Victoria, and Astrid have by now reached the Central European Zone. Jamie is to try to infiltrate Leader Salamander's retinue, while Astrid contacts Denes for a meeting. Jamie manages to get himself promoted to Salamander's personal staff by preventing a bogus attempt on the Leader's life, and also ensures Victoria is given a position as assistant to Salamander's personal chef. When Astrid meets Denes she tells him of the two spies who have entered the Leader's staff. Salamander now works on Denes' deputy, Fedorin, to turn him against Denes. Fedorin is a weak man and gives in to Salamander's blackmail easily, but is scared when he hears the prediction that Denes will soon be killed and Salamander will be asked to take over the Zone following the imminent natural disaster. On cue an earthquake begins as the promised volcanic eruption starts. Donald Bruce arrives but is unable to mention the Salamander in Australia issue before Denes returns to the palace too, blaming Salamander for somehow engineering the volcano. Salamander responds by saying Denes failed to heed his warnings on the volcanoes and is thus negligent and must be removed from office. Denes is arrested and Salamander now tells Fedorin to poison him before he can be brought to trial and repeat his allegations. When Fedorin fails to do so, Salamander uses the poison on him instead. Donald Bruce has meanwhile started to have serious suspicions about the situation. He evidently does not trust Salamander, and tries unsuccessfully to get Jamie to explain the Australia incident. Another man with suspicions is Theodore Benik, Salamander's unpleasant deputy, who has heard from Bruce that Salamander was supposed to be in two places at one time. He visits and intimidates Giles Kent, but the Doctor stays hidden while the unsolicited visitor is there destroying Kent's property. Jamie and Victoria meanwhile use their new roles in the palace to get close to Fariah, Salamander's food taster, hoping to gather information on the Leader's intentions. Jamie also causes a diversion to try to facilitate a rescue attempt on Denes by Astrid. However, things fall apart and Denes is shot dead. Though Astrid escapes, Jamie and Victoria are arrested. This prompts Bruce to ask Salamander in private about his relationship with Jamie and his presence with him and Kent in Australia – which prompts Salamander to decide to return to Kanowa immediately and unmask the impersonator. Astrid returns to Australia too and contacts the Doctor and Kent to tell them of the outcome of the botched rescue attempt. Fariah has followed Astrid and makes contact with her, Kent and the Doctor, telling them that Jamie and Victoria have been brought as prisoners to the Kanowa Research Centre. Fariah also hands over the file made by Salamander to blackmail Fedorin - which finally convinces the Doctor of Salamander's evil. However, before they can act, the building is raided by Benik and his troops and Fariah is killed and the file recovered. The others escape. Salamander, Benik and Bruce meet at the Centre and realise the severity of the situation. When he is alone, Salamander dons a radiation suit and enters a secret lift, which transports him to a secret bunker below the Centre. In the bunker are scientists who believe Salamander has just ventured to the surface of the allegedly irradiated planet to look for food. He claims to have found a safe new food stock to sustain them after their five years below ground. He also urges them to continue fighting the war against the surface by using technology to create natural disasters. Most of the scientists accept this but one, Colin, urges Salamander to take him to the surface the next time, even though no one who has accompanied Salamander there has ever returned. When the Doctor and his friends return to Kent's caravan they are soon discovered by Donald Bruce, who has traced their car. Bruce affirms he is a servant of the world government, not Salamander, and shows he can be persuaded by the case that the Leader is, in Astrid's words, a traitor, blackmailer and murderer. The Doctor and Bruce reach a deal: they will travel to the Research Centre where the Doctor will impersonate Salamander to gain more evidence, while Kent and Astrid are kept under guard; but if no evidence is found they will all be arrested for conspiracy. Bruce and the Doctor leave and shortly afterward Kent and Astrid escape their captor by means of a ruse. In the shelter the promised new food has arrived and the scientists unpack it. However, one of them, Swann, finds a stray newspaper clipping and realises there is normal life on the surface rather than the continuing nuclear war they had all been told. He confronts Salamander, who agrees to take him to the surface to show him the world is now full of hideous, depraved mutants and their actions in causing natural disasters are helping to wipe them out. Swann is unmoved but agrees to go the surface without revealing his concerns. This incenses Colin, another scientist who had been told he might get to the surface soon. Above ground Benik has begun interrogating Jamie and Victoria. He gets menacing and is only stopped when Bruce and the fake Salamander arrive, sending Benik away. While the travellers are reunited, deepening Bruce's trust of the Doctor, Benik discovers from a guard that Salamander does not seem to have returned from the records room. The Doctor now obtains evidence that the food supplies for the Research Centre vastly exceed the expected amount of supplies needed. He heads off alone and accesses the Records Room, where he impersonates Salamander. A visitor soon arrives – Giles Kent – who has a key to the secret room and knows much more of Salamander's plans than he ever let on. In the grounds of the research centre Astrid finds Swann. He has been bludgeoned by Salamander and is close to death but manages to tell her of the bunker below before he passes away. She now uses the secret lift to access the bunker and with some difficulty explains the truth to the scientists. Colin is the first to believe her and he and Mary join Astrid in the small lift for its journey to the surface. When they reach the Records Room, they encounter the Doctor and Kent – and the latter is denounced as the person who took them all below ground in the first place. It seems that Kent and Salamander were allies all along, and the Doctor reveals he had been slow to support Kent because he feared all along he was being used just to topple Salamander for Kent to take over. Kent manages to flee into the cave system beyond the Records Room. Donald Bruce has meanwhile asserted his authority and taken over the Research Centre, arresting Benik in the process. The Doctor contacts Bruce and tells him of the situation, after which the Doctor himself heads into the tunnels to seek out Kent and Salamander. The two felons have met, with Salamander fatally wounding his one-time ally, who seeks revenge by blowing up the cave system. Astrid co-ordinates the relief effort to get the other scientists out of the shelter The Doctor, who has emerged unscathed from the tunnels, arrives on the beach with the . Jamie and Victoria are waiting for him there and he pleads exhaustion when they enter the ship, asking Jamie to pilot it for him instead. Jamie's suspicions are proved true when the real Doctor arrives and denounces Salamander's impersonation of him. The dictator responds by activating the dematerialisation control and the TARDIS heads away from Earth with its doors still open. Salamander is sucked out into the vortex while the others cling onto the TARDIS console for dear life. Continuity[] In Episode 2, the Doctor says, 'disused Yeti?' after mishearing Astrid's comment about a disused jetty. This refers to his experience with the Yeti in .[] A single shot of Jamie from this story is used when the character is seen, along with a number of other companions, as the Daleks attempt to scan the 's mind in .[] Production[] Serial details by episode EpisodeBroadcast dateRun timeViewers(in millions)Archive "Episode 1" 23 December 1967 23:45 6.8 16mm t/r "Episode 2" 30 December 1967 23:48 7.6 16mm t/r "Episode 3" 6 January 1968 23:05 7.1 16mm t/r "Episode 4" 13 January 1968 23:46 7.8 16mm t/r "Episode 5" 20 January 1968 24:22 6.9 16mm t/r "Episode 6" 27 January 1968 21:41 8.3 16mm t/r This was the last story to be produced under the aegis of Doctor Who creator , who left his position as at the BBC upon the expiration of his contract at the end of 1967. The four key production roles for this story were all taken by men heavily involved in the development of Doctor Who. Author had been the show's first Script Editor; , directing the show for the first time, later became the show's producer (for the majority of the era), executive producer, and occasional script writer; Script Editor became the show's producer from the next story; was the show's current producer, but left after this story. Much like the serial , this serial was influenced by the lead actor's desire to play roles other than the Doctor. Initially, it was planned that Troughton's two characters would meet more than once, but due to the technical complexity, there was eventually only the one confrontation scene, at the story's climax (utilising editing and a split-screen technique). Barry Letts planned six shots. He called for a to mask half of the camera lens, having read about the technique used for old films. The film was rewound after the first take and Troughton was then filmed in his other costume. However, after the first such shot, the camera jammed, and no more split-screen takes were filmed. Later, Letts mentioned this to, director of the , who brought Letts up to date with the contemporary technology of filming normally then using an to combine the material. British television's shift from 405-line technology to 625-line, in preparation for colour transmissions, went into effect for Doctor Who as of Episode 1 of this serial. Originally, Episode 3 was the only episode of this story to survive in the BBC archives, while Episode 4 was one of the few Doctor Who for which, for unknown reasons, no were taken. On 11 October 2013, the announced that the remaining five episodes had been recovered from a in following search efforts, making the serial complete in the BBC television archives for the first time since the mass junkings of Doctor Who episodes between 1972 and 1978. It was subsequently released on iTunes at midnight. Cast notes[] This section does not any . Please help improve this section by. Unsourced material may be challenged and .(November 2013) Frazer Hines and Deborah Watling did not appear in episode 4, as they were on holiday. Milton Johns later appeared as Guy Crayford in , and Castellan Kelner in . Colin Douglas later played Reuben in . George Pravda later played Jaeger in and Castellan Spandrell in . Troughton's son makes his first Doctor Who appearance as an uncredited extra. His later appearances in the series would be as Private Moore, as King Peladon and finally as Professor Hobbes in the revived series. Christopher Burgess (Swann) also appeared as Professor George Philips in Terror of the Autons and Barnes in Planet of the Spiders. Andrew Staines (Sergeant to Benik) also appeared in Terror of the Autons (as Goodge), Carnival of Monsters (as the Captain) and Planet of the Spiders (as Keaver). Commercial releases[] In print[] book Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World Series Release number 24 Writer Publisher Cover artist ISBN Release date 17 April 1981 A novelisation of this serial, written by , was published by in March 1981, entitled Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World. David Whitaker had been working on his own version of the novelisation at the time of his death. Home media[] Episode 3 was released on in The Troughton Years. A restored and version was released on in 2004, as part of the boxset. In 2002, a remastered CD version of the audio was released with linking narration by Frazer Hines. See . Following the October 2013 recovery of the remaining episodes, the complete serial was released on iTunes on 11 October 2013. Following its release it shared the top two spots on the iTunes download chart for TV serials with following and also newly recovered serial The Web of Fear, above and . A DVD was released on 25 November 2013. Unlike previous Doctor Who DVDs, this release contained no commentaries, information text or other special features, merely the restored episodes and a "Coming Next" trailer for The Web of Fear. The Region 4 release does not feature the coming soon trailer. References[] ^ Berriman, Ian (11 October 2013). . SFX. Bath: Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 11 October 2013. ^ . Doctor Who TV. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013. . Doctor Who Reference Guide. Retrieved 2008-08-30. Sullivan, Shannon (2005-05-10). . A Brief History of Time Travel. Retrieved 2008-08-30. ^ Barry Letts, Who and Me[] , "Season 5, In Production: Heroes and Villains," Special Edition #4, 4 June 2003 (The Complete Second Doctor), , p. 37, col. 2. . 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-11-18. . Seenit.co.uk. London: MayorWatch Publications Limited. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-22. 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