Podcasts about Caroline John

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

Michael Herbert is a historian and the writer of the forthcoming biography, "Don't Believe Everything You See" - The Life and Writings of Malcolm Hulke. The book is due to be published by Telos Publishing some time in 2025. Michael joins us to speak about "Mac's" career including his early television and colaborations, and the importance of his work in Doctor Who on television and in books. We also take a closer look at Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters audiobook read by Caroline John, during our discussion. Theme music by Joe Kraemer. Website - ⁠⁠https://www.sirensofaudio.com/⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram - ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/audiosirens⁠⁠ Follow us on Facebook - ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/audiosirens⁠⁠ Follow us on X - ⁠⁠https://x.com/audiosirens⁠

Charles Skaggs & Jesse Jackson are joined by special guest companion Holly Mac as they discuss "The Silurians," the second serial from Doctor Who Season 7 in 1970, featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw, and introducing Bessie and the Silurians!  Find us here:X/Twitter: @NextStopWho @CharlesSkaggs, @JesseJacksonDFW @HollyMac_79 Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/Nextstopeverywherepodcast Email: NextStopWho@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

In the second episode of the season Dylan is joined by Mikey Smith to talk about the BBV video drama 'The Zero Imperative' written by Mark Gatiss and staring Caroline John as Liz Shaw and a bunch of people who used to be Doctor Who not being Doctor Who but being Doctors. The we look at the Reeltime Pictures documentary about Tom Baker 'Just Who on Earth is... Tom Baker'. And as always answer the brining questions: Would it be ok to pop into Tom's house for some wine and cheese? Who has seen William Hartnell's wedding video? How did Mark Gatiss on on the old Y front?  

In the penultimate episode of this season of Too Hot For TV Dylan is joined by Joe Ford (A Hamster With A Blunt Pen Knife, Untitled Star Trek Project)  and Mark Rawlins (Two Watch Who) for a very special commentary on the BBV film 'PROBE: When To Die'. Join them on this riotous journey and discover the answer to these questions: Will PROBE be on Disney plus? Has Bill Baggs ever met a lesbian? What's wrong with everyones faces? 

New New Doctor!  Stuck on Earth!  UNIT years begin!   Join your tour guides Jason Thomason and Justin Clark as they discuss the seventh season of Doctor Who starring the great John Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney and John Levene. The Diary of River Song 09:  New Recruit is available at https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-diary-of-river-song-series-09-new-recruit-2503 Be sure to follow us on Facebook at Grand Circle Tour Magic Ticket Holders, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/grandcircletourpodcast/  and YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@grandcircletour The Grand Circle Tour Podcast is in no way part of, endorsed or authorized by, or affiliated with the Walt Disney Company, BBC, BBC America, Bad Wolf Productions or their affiliates. As to Disney artwork/properties: © Disney. Disclosure | Privacy Policy

Join us as our guest Geoffrey Beevers (The Master) talks about his career, his life with third Doctor companion Caroline John, reprising the role of The Master for Big Finish, and his own writing. Find Geoffrey's Big Finish releases here - https://www.bigfinish.com/search_results?search_term=geoffrey+beevers Find Geoffrey's Autobiography here - https://www.fantompublishing.co.uk/product/geoffrey-beevers-one-man-in-his-time/ Philip recommends Doctor Who; The Companion Chronicles: Mastermind - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-companion-chronicles-mastermind-752 Dwayne recommends Doctor of War 2: Destiny - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-unbound-doctor-of-war-2-destiny-2597 Original theme composed by Joe Kraemer | http://www.joekraemer.com/about/ Email: sirensofaudio@gmail.com Website: https://www.sirensofaudio.com/ Audio Feedback: https://anchor.fm/sirensofaudio Twitter: http://twitter.com/audiosirens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audiosirens/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/audiosirens YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrU3MLlOeJTLnAbLl35QgeQ Clips and music are copyright BBC and Big Finish. No infringement is intended. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sirensofaudio/message

In this latest episode of Doctor Who: Too Hot For TV Dylan is joined by Warren Green of BBV to look at two tales from the wilderness years. First up it's the P.R.O.B.E film 'The Devil of Winterborne'  Written by Mark Gatiss, directed by Bill Baggs and featuring Caroline John as Liz Shaw. It also features a whole host of other Doctor Who alumni in the form of Peter Davison, Louise Jameson, Geoffrey Beavers and Terry Molloy . Then we discuss audio play 'Race Memory' written and directed by Paul Ebbs and starring Sarah Sutton, Keith Drinkel and the Wirrn.For a look at a comparison between the original PROBE release and re release check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlxz_1plEa4

In this bonus episode, “When RPA Goes Wrong,” Anthony and Julie tackle Binary – a Companion Chronicle from Big Finish! This audio features the amazing Caroline John as Liz Shaw, as she battles to escape from a sentient computer that's fallen into the hands of UNIT.   Join Anthony and Julie as they discuss this story, bringing up subjects as diverse as the ethics of sentient computers, luges, body horror, inhuman screeching, and whether the Doctor's always right. Julie talks about her professional interaction with bots, and Anthony applies some historical methodology to the script. As usual, we're highly complimentary of Big Finish's soundscape (what else would you expect)!?!?   If you would like to listen along with us, this audio is available from bigfinish.com.   Other media mentioned in this episode: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3AXID93 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3AXeGGb) Event Horizon (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3D2w7XM | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/37VOIGA) Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3AVYXXB | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ggiKtb)   Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.

Après avoir vérifié qu'aucun membre de la team n'avait été kidnappé pour regarder des matchs de football, nous nous sommes réunis pour échanger autour de la troisième histoire de la saison 7 de la série classique de Doctor Who : The Ambassadors of Death. Comme d'habitude, nous parlons casting, anecdotes et paramédias, et nous terminons par un débat sur l'histoire. Et cette fois-ci le dossier porte sur Liz Shaw et Caroline John ! N'hésitez pas à mettre une (bonne) note et à vous abonner sur Itunes ou votre appli de podcast. Bonne écoute, et à très bientôt ! 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 DJ Nik from Happiness in Darkness: The Superhero Movie Podcast to discuss "The Ambassadors of Death", the third serial from Doctor Who Season Seven in 1970, featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw, Nicholas Courtney as The Brigadier, and John Abineri as General Charles Carrington! Find us here:Twitter: @NextStopSMG, @CharlesSkaggs, @JesseJacksonDFW @HIDarknesspod Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/Nextstopeverywherepodcast Email: NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

The Family Unit is in full effect for series 7 of Classic Doctor Who.  Siskoid, Diane, and Ashford discuss the dynamic, action-packed series debuting Jon Pertwee as the Doctor.  This episode is dedicated to the memory of Caroline John who plays Doctor Liz Shaw.  

Episode 94 Doctor Who & The Cave Monsters Review Lee & Mike discuss a novelisation by Malcolm Hulke for the first time on the Doctor Who Target Files podcast. It's the 1974 adaptation of the Doctor's first encounter with the Silurians, with the title of Cave Monsters for his novelisation of the 1970 tv story. Our duo also give their thoughts on the Audiobook release, performed by the late actress who played Liz Shaw, Caroline John. We also give our thoughts on other media we have consumed, including the penultimate ever episode of Game Of Thrones and Lucifer Season 4 Contact Us Twitter @dwtargetfiles Instagram @doctorwhothetarget

Charles Skaggs is joined by special guest companion Lee Leonard to discuss “Inferno”, the classic fourth serial from Doctor Who Season 7 in 1970, featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw, Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier, and John Levene as Sgt. John Benton! Find us here:Twitter: @NextStopSMG, @CharlesSkaggs, @JesseJacksonDFW @leelinus75 Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: facebook.com/NextStopEverywherePodcast  Email: nextstopeverywheresmg@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

 NEW TO WHO - INFERNOInferno is the name of a top-secret podcast to penetrate this story's crust and release a major new guest, Erik Stadnik from the Doctor Who: The Writers' Room.A crisis develops when a noxious Dan and Steven leak out as drilling progresses - the green poison has a grotesquely debilitating effect on human beings.As the Earth's plight worsens, Erik is trapped in a parallel world, unable to rescue the planet and its inhabitants from the destructive force of INFERNO...The cover of the original imprint of the 1984 Target novelisation for INFERNO is by Nick Spender. It is written by Terrance Dicks and is based on a 1970 original script by Don Houghton. The audiobook available from Audible is read by Caroline John.Intro and outro theme by Our Colin (2017) - much love and thanks, Col! ❤︎Special thanks to Sarah Tout at Voice Box Media Training.

  Straight Outta Gallifrey: A State of Temporal Grace episode 3 features Doctor Who and the Silurians, which is a Malcolm Hulke story.  Diane of the Helena Wayne Blog and Jordan the Librarian join Ashford to discuss this Doctor Who story featuring Doctor Liz Shaw played by Caroline John!  Special tribute to the late Peter Miles who passed away as we were producing this episode.  A song called Can't We Be Friends performed by him and Dusty Springfield are played at the beginning of this podcast.  What a great lost.  We will miss him. We also have U.N.I.T. with one of the members, Hawkins, played by Paul Darrow.  Yea!  Allen Wright of the Boldoutlaw.com has a segment where he explains the careers of some of the actors in this serial.   If you would like to be a Patreon of the show, please visit www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork

Our first Malcolm Hulke review - and it's the Jon Pertwee classic Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters. Join us as we enter a subterranean world of political intrigue, betrayal and personal vendettas - all topped off with a monstrous Tyrannosaurs Rex! Classic Doctor Who indeed - and a real feast for David and Greg to get their teeth into! And don't forget to download or order a copy of Greg's new science fiction novel set in a dystopian future - The Faith Seekers.

0:00:00 Theme tune & Doctor Who chat with Rob @theDWshow and David @DkWedgetail – David's finished his New Adventures collection, leading to a discussion of the NAs, Target novels, the cost of postage from the UK, Doctor Who Magazine and collecting in general. – Rob's watched Tom Baker in The Hound of the Baskervilles from 1982, also featuring Barry Letts as Producer, Terrance Dicks as Script Editor and Caroline John as Laura Lyons. – The rise and rise of Madman Entertainment. – David's watched some episode of THE DALEK MASTERPLAN and has some thoughts for fans on sitting back and just enjoying a good story. – Star Trek is 50 years old and David's wondering what the world would be like if there were missing episodes of the original era of Star Trek, in the same way Doctor Who is still missing episodes. – Class. David digs up some new information on the show and even tunes into a repeat of a live stream Q&A that reveals quite a bit of news about the forthcoming series, including Peter Capaldi's role. – Steven Moffat denies John Barrowman claim he's blocking the return of Torchwood to television. Is there a backlash against Barrowman, and is there a difference in attitudes depending on the country? – POWER OF THE DALEKS. What did we get right and wrong from Episode 8? Is it in colour? Has the omnirumour taken a battering over it? – Karen Gillan's costume in Jumanji starts a controversy. Is it sexist? How is it different to Lara Croft's? What is the context in the film, anyway? Even the Rock has to get involved. – Listener email from John Hole. Discussion of which Australian locations and actors would be appropriate for Doctor Who. – Listener question from Rob at 42 to Doomsday. “Name the encounter with a Doctor Who actor/production member that still gives you the happiest memories and why.” Rob tells a Katy Manning anecdote and David relates a story about Sophie Aldred. Plus more memories. 0:42:18 The Doctor Who A-Z – Part 8 ‘H' by Iain @theIainMartin 0:53:36 The Letter Lords – Jim @KrynoidPodCast & Bob @BoFleming discuss letters, texts and tweets sent to Doctor Who Magazine as well as the wider magazine itself 1:28:55 Outro to the show by Rob @theDWshow 1:31:25 End Credits. Write to us at hello@theDWshow.net

This time the Doctor Who: On Target team are being spooked by shop mannequins and thrilled by the BBC iPlayer of the 1970s-Terrance Dicks! And goodness, isn't Caroline John good!

In 2013 actor, comedian and TV expert Toby Hadoke was challenged to interview someone connected with every televised Doctor Who story in 12 months. And having finished that challenge, he's still going! Here's the first of the new run for free as a podcast or download...

Charles Skaggs & Jesse Jackson discuss "Spearhead from Space", the first serial from Doctor Who Season 7 in 1970, introducing Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw, and the first appearance of the Autons! Find us here:Twitter: @NextStopSMG, @CharlesSkaggs, @JesseJacksonDFW Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/NextStopEverywherePodcast  Email: NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

In which Shana and Daniel get their Moffate Hate on and do a full hour talking about Matt Smith's first episode, The Eleventh Hour, and the Steven Moffat Era of Doctor Who in general. Sexism, feminism, puzzle-box storytelling, lack of respect for others... all are discussed herein. Lovers of Steven Moffat be forewarned. Main Topic: The Eleventh Hour. Shana's annoyed at Doctor Who Legacy. But she's having a good time looking at cool Doctor Who cosplay online. Daniel's been showing Shana dirty Ten/Rose fanarts. Daniel's been hanging out in the Moffat Hate tag on tumblr. What if Caroline John had played the first female Doctor, with Jon Pertwee as her goofy assistant? Comparing the context of the Eleventh Hour with Spearhead From Space. Talking about our history of watching Doctor Who in general, and The Eleventh Hour in particular. Being distracted by problemmatic elements in Moffat era Who. Daniel was really excited to enter the Matt Smith era when first watching it. Daniel and Shana really test the patience of the listeners. Daniel really likes about twenty-five minutes in the middle of this episode. Fish fingers and custard bullshit. Shana is passionate about bacon. The fundamental change from RTD/Gardner to Moffat. Obsessive geekiness about fiddly details in Moffat's Doctor Who. (Reference: How Steven Moffat ruined Doctor Who.) Puzzle-boxy Who. Getting into Shana's notes about The Eleventh Hour. How small moments that feel wrong can totally ruin your experience of an episode. The Eleventh Doctor is a bully. Rory: "Hello, weird!" Daniel's epic rant about sexual immaturity in the Moffat era. Silly porn jokes in The Eleventh Hour. The travesty of Amy as a kissogram. We can rely on Moffat to always make the wrong choice. Moffat shoots himself in the foot in interviews. Talking about the "Queen should be a man" comment. Shana doesn't like the Doctor being able to write the computer virus and Fermat's last theorem. Daniel really likes the central conflict in The Eleventh Hour. Why couldn't Matt Smith have been a MacGuyver Doctor? Murray Gold's score being awesome but a bit misused here. Inconsistency in The Eleventh Doctor's character. Metatextual elements of the dates in The Eleventh Hour? Wrapping up with a quote that shows what Matt Smith does really well. Can't wait for the hate mail.  Links: How Steven Moffat Ruined Doctor Who: Part one and two.

In this episode, Shana and Daniel talk about the first episode of Jon Pertwee's tenure: Spearhead From Space. Or, as Shana refers to it, Thunderballs and the Dirty Old Box. We talk about Pertwee as the Doctor, the awesomeness of Liz Shaw, and the beauty of old grifters in Doctor Who. Main Topic: Spearhead From Space. Doctor Who title structure. Shana's experience at Horrorhound in Cincinnati. Daniel doesn't listen when Shana talks. Editorial note: referring to the "RTD Era" more accurately as the "RTD/Gardner Era." A change in format. This podcast at least as academic as Shana's grad classes in creative writing, which in no way precludes use of the term "Thunderballs." What does Shana think of Pertwee's first episode? The history of the show going into season 7. Color Doctor Who as a kind of a shock after the B&W years. Campy Who as a distinct pleasure. The mental real estate occupied by Jon Pertwee. Finally talking about the plot of Spearhead from Space. Who is Sam Seely? Thunderballs! The awesomeness of Liz Shaw. The awesomeness of the Brig. The awesomeness of the Brig and Liz Shaw. The awesomeness of the Third Doctor and Liz Shaw (and the Brig). The joys of the small moments in Classic Who. Shana forgets the plastics factory. Daniel corrects a small detail because, you know, pedantry. Shana compares Spearhead from Space to "Law & Order." Shana giggled like a 14 year old boy. Robert Holmes! Daniel namedrops Doctor Who: The Writer's Room. Shana forgot to mention the plastics factory stuff, but when reminded of it loves it. Derek Martinus just died. Daniel is a bummer. Shana laughs at balls. Daniel explains the ridiculous Nestene plot. Shana talks about Liz Shaw's fashion. Caroline John's age. Shana calls out Daniel's Zoe obsession. Shana really likes sleep. The Doctor and Liz Shaw occupy equal narrative space. Connections between Spearhead/Terror of the Autons and the beginning of the new series. Plastics as a new technology used as an object of ordinary fear. Spearhead and the Pertwee era in general as being very different from the rest of Doctor Who. Daniel edits out the pauses in Shana's side of the conversation. Spearhead as an entry point into the Classic Series. Doctor Who is a sort of continually-rebooted show. What if Matt Smith's Doctor had been a scientific advisor to Torchwood? Pertwee Who as issue-based Who. Why did they go back to using videotape after Spearhead from Space? It feels like a movie. Don't watch all of Pertwee in order. Naked Pertwee! Daniel namedrops "Wizards of Waverly Place." More Sam Seely! A belated but heartfelt RIP to Kate O'Mara. Shana does some social media shoutouts. Not enough time for Shana's fancast. Shana ends with a great Brig/Liz Shaw exchange. Next week: The Eleventh Hour.   Why we should refer to the RTD Era as the RTD/Gardner Era

Nick Briggs, David Richardson and Paul Spragg discuss the October releases from Big Finish, including plenty of Doctor Who, plus Dark Shadows and Dorian Gray!

The Ambassadors of Death is the third of the of the British series , which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts from 21 March to 2 May 1970. Contents Plot With the providing security, the under Professor Ralph Cornish oversees the launch of the Recovery Seven probe. This has been sent into Earth orbit to make contact with the missing Probe Seven and its two astronauts, who lost contact with Earth eight months earlier. The pilot of Recovery Seven, Van Lyden, makes contact with the Probe but is then silenced by a piercing unearthly sound. The noise troubles who travels with his assistant to the Space Centre to investigate the situation, offering insights into the origin and meaning of the sound, which he interprets as coded messages. He also identifies a reply message sent from Earth and this is pinpointed to be coming from a warehouse seven miles away. Led by , UNIT troops attack the warehouse and engage in a gun battle with troops organised by General Charles Carrington. Meanwhile Recovery Seven has returned to Earth and while UNIT is transporting it more of Carrington's troops stage an ambush and steal the vessel. The Doctor relocates it, by which time it is empty. Carrington has ensured the contents – three space suited astronauts – are detained elsewhere, feeding them radiation to keep them alive. Carrington is now introduced to the Doctor by Sir James Quinlan, the Minister for Technology, who explains that he is head of the newly formed Space Security Department, and that his actions were to protect the astronauts as they had been infected with contagious radiation. Quinlan states that they did not want the public to become panic-stricken and so Carrington had been acting with authority in his actions. By the time Carrington takes the Doctor and his friends to meet the astronauts the situation has changed again. A criminal named Reegan has organised their abduction, killing the soldiers and scientists protecting them. When the Doctor and Liz examine the situation they work out that human tissue could not have withstood the degree of radiation emitted to the astronauts, who are still in orbit, meaning the three space suits contain alien beings instead. Reegan now engineers the kidnapping of Liz Shaw to aid his own scientist, Lennox, a disgraced Cambridge professor, in maintaining the alien beings while they are incarcerated. Together they build a device to communicate with and control the aliens, who are sent on a killer rampage at the Space Centre, killing Quinlan and others. Liz later helps Lennox escape, but his bid for freedom is cut short by Reegan's merciless revenge. Despite the obstruction of the authorities, Ralph Cornish is determined to organise another space flight to Mars to investigate the situation. With Quinlan dead, the Doctor now decides to pilot the Recovery Seven probe ship himself. As he prepares to blast off Reegan tries to sabotage the probe by increasing the feed of M3 variant, but the Doctor survives the attempt on his life and succeeds in piloting the probe so that it connects with an enormous spacecraft orbiting Mars. Aboard the spaceship the Doctor discovers the three original astronauts are unharmed but mentally deluded into believing they are in quarantine. An alien being now reveals itself to the Doctor and explains the humans are being held aboard the craft pending the safe return of the Alien Ambassadors. They had been sent to Earth following a Treaty between the race and mankind, but the terms of this agreement have now been broken because of the detention of the Ambassadors. The Doctor offers his personal guarantee to help return the Ambassadors to their mother ship and resolve the conflict before a state of war is declared, and is permitted to leave the alien craft and return to Earth. When the Doctor touches down he is gassed and kidnapped by Reegan, who takes him to Liz. Reegan's real paymaster and the real organiser of the situation is revealed to them: General Carrington. The General reveals his actions have been prompted by xenophobia driven by his own encounter with the alien beings when he piloted Mars Probe Six some years earlier. His co-pilot, Jim Daniels, was killed on contact with the aliens and the General signed the treaty with the aliens to lure three of their number to Earth, where he hoped he could unveil their real agenda of alien invasion. The use of the ambassadors to kill people was similarly done to arouse public opinion against them. The next phase of his plan is to force the Ambassadors to confess their plot on public television. Leaving the Doctor and Liz working on a new and improved communication device to translate the aliens, Carrington departs for the Space Centre, where he aims to unmask the alien Ambassador before the eyes of the world – and then call on the powers of the Earth to blast the spaceship from the skies. UNIT soldiers raid the secret base and rescue the Doctor and Liz, apprehending Reegan and his thugs. The Doctor races to the Space Centre and he and the Brigadier apprehend Carrington before he can make his broadcast. Sadly, he is taken away, protesting he was only following his moral duty. The Doctor arranges for Cornish and Liz to send the Ambassadors back to their own people, after which the three human astronauts will be returned. Continuity In the first episode, the Doctor makes a reference to the Brigadier's destruction of the Silurians. Sergeant Benton has been promoted from Corporal since his appearance in (1968). The Mars Probe space programme appeared in two of Virgin's Doctor Who novels. revealed that the shuttles were developed from technology taken from . In , the programme was abandoned when Mars Probe 13 accidentally encountered the and it was agreed that Earth would stay away from their territory; however, a 1997 Mars Probe mission precipitates a Martian invasion and takeover. Production Serial details by episode EpisodeBroadcast dateRun timeViewership (in millions)Archive "Episode 1" 21 March 1970 24:33 7.1 PAL 2" colour videotape "Episode 2" 28 March 1970 24:39 7.6 16mm B&W t/r & Partial restoration "Episode 3" 4 April 1970 24:38 8.0 16mm B&W t/r & Partial restoration "Episode 4" 11 April 1970 24:37 9.3 16mm B&W t/r "Episode 5" 18 April 1970 24:17 7.1 PAL D3 colour restoration "Episode 6" 25 April 1970 24:31 6.9 16mm B&W t/r & Partial restoration "Episode 7" 2 May 1970 24:32 6.4 16mm B&W t/r & Partial restoration This story was initially developed to feature the and his last companions, and . As such, it was set well into the future, and did not include . When all three actors left the programme at the end of the sixth series, it was rewritten to fit the consequential revamp. Original proved incapable of writing for the incoming new format and cast, hence the contributions of , and . All concerned parties agreed to leave sole credit to Whitaker and this was the last Doctor Who serial with his name on it. In an interview years later, Terrance Dicks recounted the experience of rewriting Whitaker's story: “ One of the situations I inherited [as Doctor Who script editor] was Ambassadors of Death and the ongoing tangle with that. David Whitaker...had gone through four or five drafts and you come to a stage where you write so much it just gets worse. What was happening was that the need for the script was very urgent and I stormed into [producers] and and said, "Look, we've got five drafts of this. David's fed up with it, he doesn't know what to do. What we need to do is pay David in full and Mac [Hulke] and I will finish." And that's basically what we did. I made sure that David got a full script fee for all his episodes because he had been buggered about by the establishment and Mac and I took the bare bones of his story and almost did a "" - wrote new scripts very quickly - and it shows. It had its moments though. ” Working titles for this story included The Invaders from Mars (later the title of a ), and The Carriers of Death. The opening titles of this story start with the normal music and graphics, yet immediately fade after the Doctor Who title caption. There is a short "teaser" for episode one, and episodes 2-7 feature a reprise of the previous episode's cliffhanger. Starting with the "scream", followed by a zoom-in on the words "The Ambassadors", concluding with "of Death", and a "zap" effect. The experiment was not repeated after this story. This was the first story to feature the sting or "scream" into the end title theme. It was added by of the to improve and shape the closing credits. Cast notes Features a guest appearance by Ronald Allen. See also . Cyril Shaps, who plays Lennox in this serial, previously played Viner in . Reception Cultural historian has written about connections between this Doctor Who serial and earlier science-fiction TV programmes. (1953), for example, has a similar storyline concerning astronauts endangering humanity after coming into contact with extraterrestrials. Chapman also refers to the 1960s series , whose eponymous aliens are another race of malevolent . Patrick Mulkern of noted that the script revisions caused an "uneven plot" and anticlimax, and wrote that the "narrative feels extemporised, a bumpy, sometimes thrilling ride, but one with no clear end in sight". However, he praised the cliffhangers and direction as well as the acting of Pertwee and John. In print book The Ambassadors of Death Series Release number 121 Writer Publisher Cover artist ISBN Release date 21 May 1987 (Hardback) 1 October 1987 (Paperback) A novelisation of this serial, written by , was published by in May 1987 and was the final Third Doctor serial to be adapted. VHS, DVD and CD releases and restoration Although the entire story was made on colour videotape, only the first episode was retained in this format. In fact, it is the earliest episode that survives in the series' original videotaped format, either in colour or black and white. The remaining six episodes were retained only as black-and-white film recordings and poor-quality domestic colour recordings made from a US transmission in the 1970s. This recording was severely affected by rainbow-coloured patterns of interference that at times overtake the entire picture. In May 2002, a for the story's release combined the usable colour information from the domestic recordings with the black and white picture from the film prints, creating a high-quality colour picture. All told, over half of the serial's running time is presented in colour, including all of Episodes 1 and 5, and sections from 2, 3, 6 and 7. The remaining footage, including all of Episode 4, was deemed unsuitable for restoration, and so remained in black-and-white. In 2009, a commentary for the future DVD release was recorded, including Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Michael Ferguson, Peter Halliday, Derek Ware and Terrance Dicks. The January 2011 edition of UK magazine, published in December 2010 carried a full-page article on the recolourisation of the story. It was stated in the article that the Restoration Team expect to deliver a fully restored colour version of the story to the BBC "within weeks". In issue 430 of the DVD was announced but later set back due to restoration difficulties. This was delayed until 2012 when Doctor Who Magazine issue 449 confirmed that the full colour version would soon be out on DVD. It was later announced that the story would be released on DVD on 1 October 2012 The original soundtrack for this serial was released on in the UK in August 2009. The linking narration was provided by Caroline John. References ^ Mulkern, Patrick (28 September 2009). . . Retrieved 23 September 2012. Shaun Lyon et al. (2007-03-31). . Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2008-08-31. . Doctor Who Reference Guide. Retrieved 2008-08-31. Sullivan, Shannon (2005-05-14). . A Brief History of Time Travel. Retrieved 2008-08-31. ^ (2006). "Earthbound: 1970-1974". Inside the TARDIS: the Worlds of Doctor Who: a Cultural History. London: . p. 84.  . . Purpleville.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-14. Burton, Charlie (2010). 'Time Travel TV' WIRED UK, January 2011, p74. . Gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com. 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2011-12-14. Doctor Who Magazine, Panini UK Limited issue 449 published 28 June 2012, p9 . Timelash.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14. External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: at at at the - The Ambassadors of Death Fan reviews reviews at reviews at Target novelisation

2 days until Asylum of the Daleks! RIP: Welcome to Mostly Harmless Cutaway Eighty-Two featuring the original Time Team: Eric, Josh, and Cat! Oh, and there's Kyle. Grab a box of tissues as we address a recent pair of significant lossess from our beloved Doctor Who family, the passings of Caroline John and Mary Tamm. As we all know, Series 7 is just around the corner and we whet our appetites with a little Pond Life. This is 'go time' folks so expect rapid fire MHC releases throughout Whotember*. WARNING: This discussion contains miscellaneous, Sherlock, Torchwood, new WHO, and Classic SPOILERS pertaining to Doctor Who. If you are 100% spoilerphobic to New & Classic epsiodes not yet seen, do not complain to us. This episode is MOSTLY HARMLESS & contains EXPLICIT terms and as always expect strokes of innuendo throughout. LINKS: At time of posting, you may find all parts 1-5 of Pond Life on the MHC tumblr page: doctorwhomhc.tumblr.com NERDIST posts composed by Kyle: nerdist.com/author/kyle-anderson Please tweet all feedback (to be read and derided on future eps) to @DoctorWhoMHC DISCLAIMER: *Whotember - as coined by Chris B. / RFS. This episode was recorded August 29, 2012. COMING SOON: MHC #83 Asylum of the Daleks   DON'T PANIC   Host/Producer: Eric / @BullittWHOEmail: EscoWHO ~at~ gmail ~dot~comBlog: bullitt33tvblog.wordpress.com Co-host: Josh / @whomeJZEmail: whomeJZ ~at~ yahoo ~dot~com Coverart/Sketch Artist:  Julian / @JLB_ToscheEmail: samwisewise ~at~ gmail ~dot~comTumblr: toscheillustration.tumblr.comHitchikersCutaway: mostlyharmless.freevar.com Co-hostess: Cat / @fancyfembotEmail: fancyfembot ~at~ gmail ~dot~comSci-Fi Party Line News Network: scifipartyline.net Mostly Harmless Cutaway / @DoctorWhoMHCEmail: guidetothewhoverse ~at~ gmail ~dot~comWebsite: guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.com Tumblr: doctorwhomhc.tumblr.com Facebook: Doctor Who: Mostly Harmless Cutaway  Legal: Sean H. / @tardistavernPR: Kyle A. / @FunctionalNerdComptroller: Chris B. / @dubbayooMorale: Erika E. / @HollyGoDarklyR&D: Erik S. / @sjcAusteniteAnonymous cold open by Emily K. / @emilyoooTARDIS Cutaway artwork by Peter TulayMHC Theme created by E.A. Escamilla

Ian Todd talks Mary Tamm,Caroline John,the new Trailer and the best and worst new Who Companions.

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 275 Running time: 1:34:42 Mary Tamm (Romana 1) dies at 62, rumours of Tom Baker returning, plus other Doctor Who related news, feedback on the passing of Caroline John, and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani, Dave Cooper, and Ian Bisset. Presented to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is a production of Art Trap Productions. This podcast is made possible in part by and is brought to you by Podshock Supporting Subscribers and from donations from listeners like you. Get a special discount on domain names at http://hover.com/podshock - Hover: Domain names made simple. Get the DWP Podcast Companion App for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This episode is also brought to you by Audible. Visit http://podshock.net for the link to your FREE audio-book download with free trial. Do you want the Enhanced Podcast AAC file format? Get our Enhanced Podcast version of this episode using our feed at http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/podshock/podshock.xml.

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 275 Running time: 1:34:42 Mary Tamm (Romana 1) dies at 62, rumours of Tom Baker returning, plus other Doctor Who related news, feedback on the passing of Caroline John, and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani, Dave Cooper, and Ian Bisset. Presented to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is a production of Art Trap Productions. This podcast is made possible in part by and is brought to you by Podshock Supporting Subscribers and from donations from listeners like you. Get a special discount on domain names at http://hover.com/podshock - Hover: Domain names made simple. Get the DWP Podcast Companion App for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This episode is also brought to you by Audible. Visit http://podshock.net for the link to your FREE audio-book download with free trial. Do you need the MP3 file format? Get our MP3 version of this episode using our MP3 dedicated feed at http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/podshock/podshockmp3.xml.

With Andi unavailable due to illness Adam and Stephen take a break from The Trial Of  A Time Lord to pay tribute to Caroline John by looking at the 3rd Doctor and Liz Shaw’s début story. They discuss the limits of the Auton’s plans, the Doctor’s fetish for stealing clothes from hospitals and the dangers […]

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 273 Running time: 1:51:46 Carolin John (Liz Shaw) dies at 71, Fan's favourite Doctor Who "Monsters," plus Doctor Who related news, feedback, and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani, Dave Cooper, and Ian Bisset. Presented to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is a production of Art Trap Productions. This podcast is made possible in part by and is brought to you by Podshock Supporting Subscribers and from donations from listeners like you. Get a special discount on domain names at http://hover.com/podshock - Hover: Domain names made simple. Get the DWP Podcast Companion App for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This episode is also brought to you by Audible. Visit http://podshock.net for the link to your FREE audio-book download with free trial. Do you want the Enhanced Podcast AAC file format? Get our Enhanced Podcast version of this episode using our feed at http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/podshock/podshock.xml.

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 273 Running time: 1:51:46 Carolin John (Liz Shaw) dies at 71, Fan's favourite Doctor Who "Monsters," plus Doctor Who related news, feedback, and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani, Dave Cooper, and Ian Bisset. Presented to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is a production of Art Trap Productions. This podcast is made possible in part by and is brought to you by Podshock Supporting Subscribers and from donations from listeners like you. Get a special discount on domain names at http://hover.com/podshock - Hover: Domain names made simple. Get the DWP Podcast Companion App for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This episode is also brought to you by Audible. Visit http://podshock.net for the link to your FREE audio-book download with free trial. Do you need the MP3 file format? Get our MP3 version of this episode using our MP3 dedicated feed at http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/podshock/podshockmp3.xml.

Welcome to our monthly round-up of Doctor Who news, views and rumours. We reflect on the sad death of Caroline John and examine her role as Dr Liz Shaw, one of the most distinctive companions of the Classic Series. Was she dropped … Continue reading →

In honour of the late Caroline John, this Doctor Who podcast focuses almost completely (with a quick mention of Daleks and asylums) on Season 7, the make-or-break series from 1970 starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, John as Dr Liz Shaw and Nick Courtney as the legendary Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart. This week, it's just James McLean and Christian Cawley, but don't let the absence of regular Brian Terranova put you off... Let us know if you have any thoughts of your own on this Season 7 or Caroline John! Remember, if you enjoy the show, find us on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kasterborous-doctor-who-podkast-with-a-k/id1045277918) , where your reviews will help the show considerably.

This week, Phil and Paul cast their eye over The Forest of The Dead, the conclusion to River Song's opening story in Series 4 of Doctor Who.  It's another enjoyable story for the reviewing pair but it's not long before they air their gripes about where it went wrong.  During the course of their conversation this week, they go wildly off topic and start discussing Steven Moffats overall contribution to Doctor Who and whether his writing was better before he became show runner. However, all of this is tempered by the news that we have lost another Doctor Who actor in the form of Caroline John and the lads take the opportunity to celebrate her character, Liz Shaw.