Podcasts about Castrovalva

This episode, we finally get ourselves started on the Fifth Doctor era as the Master returns (again) to taunt our new Doctor in Castrovalva… heh heh heh…   Join us as we discuss just how young Peter Davison was when this was made, whether or not Adric was a little TOO excited at being tied up in the Master's web (or if it's just the harness), Tegan's need for “enormous thrust,” Bidmead's myriad weaknesses, and how the Master THINKS that he's a dom, but is clearly just a brat and all he wants is kisses (because he DESERVES them!)… this might be our most unhinged episode yet, to be honest.   If you would like to watch along with us, you can find the this oddity available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you're a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can also find on the Doctor Who Season 18 Blu Ray box set from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3RA2Bkl) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/43GFZGe)   Other media mentioned in this episode*: The Love Boat – Seasons 1-4 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3EXmifW | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3tdIobl) The Stone Tape (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4j7oC6t | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/42ymOfF) All Creatures Great and Small: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FpbQ1J | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3iC2xm9) Sink or Swim: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4bNlrOl | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4hwmdR4) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FM9XtN | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/32zijGQ) Blackadder: The Ultimate Edition (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30sMUnN | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BU2WoN) Chernobyl (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3gtrOuT | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jfw9Uk) High Rise (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4j3kLXR | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4ctN2nS) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV version) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G6YCoH | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3m0qOSc) The Lord of the Rings: Motion Picture Trilogy (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3nfEjMU | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jwU4hv) The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4j4EhTM | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4jmQ5ke)   Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on Facebook and Instagram. 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.

Gary has found his new Doctor! The Tetraps have invaded Castrovalva! It's the Doctor Who/Melfest crossover we didn't know we needed! Join Gary, Mark and Alex as they go On And On and On about Melodifestivalen Heat 2.We'd love to hear your comments, you can contact us on any of the following  channels: BlueSky: @NotOftenHeard.bsky.socialX/Twitter: @notoftenheard Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notoftenheard/ Email: notoftenheard@gmail.com

Find Michael here:BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelnixon.bsky.socialIG: https://www.instagram.com/michaelnixon/ Check out his work:Good Chaotic: https://goodchaotic.com/The Game of Rassilon: https://thegameofrassilon.com/ ==============Stitches in Time website and socials available here: https://linktr.ee/whostitchedEditing and music by Becca McGlynn.Art by Mandy Oquendo.Logo by Ben Paddon.Produced by Becca McGlynn and Ben Paddon.

Join Rod, Joe, Nathan & Rob as they head to Castrovalva, Doomsday, Deva Loka, the Manor, another Manor, the Freighter and prehistoric Earth! Which story will reign supreme?

It's our first episode! Becca talks about how this whole project started, we look at about 10 minutes of opening credits, then dive right in to 4 seconds from the middle of Castrovalva, Part 2 (13.6b BC).Website and socials available here. Produced & edited by Becca McGlynn. Music by Becca McGlynn. Art by Mandy Oquendo. Logo by Ben Paddon.

We continue where we left off in episode 27 with our exploration of the 1976 British anthology series "Beasts," written by the legendary Nigel Kneale (who now has his own dedicated page on our website!), tonight we watch the first of two episodes "The Dummy." Directed by Don Leaver (not Cleaver), a veteran of many shows from our youth and boasts credits on two episodes of "Hammer House of Horror": "Witching Time" and "The Mark of Satan"  Bernard Horsfal as Clyde Boydl: He appeared in classic TV series like the very first episode of "The Avengers" and a four "Doctor Who" serials: "The Mind Robber," "The War Games," "The Planet of the Daleks," and "The Deadly Assassin." Glyn Houston as Sidney Stewart: another "Doctor Who" alumnus, having featured in "The Hand of Fear" and "The Awakening." The fantastically named Thorley Walters as Sir Ramsey: bringing a wealth of genre experience to the table, playing the Burgermeister in "Vampire Circus, "Dr. Hertz in "Frankenstein Created Woman" and Inspector Frisch in "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed,". Notably, Michael Sheard as the Sergeant, who gained fame for his portrayal of the tyrannical schoolteacher Mr. Bronson in Grange Hill during the mid-1980s. He also developed a niche for playing Adolf Hitler, appearing in four films: "Rogue Male," "The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission," "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," an uncredited role in "Hitler of the Andes." and in the TV series "The Tomorrow People." Sheard also made appearances in Doctor Who: "The Ark," "Mind of Evil," "Pyramid of Mars," "The Invisible Enemy," "Castrovalva," and "Remembrance of the Daleks. We also see Lillias Walker as Joan Eastgate - her obligatory Doctor Who appearance being "Terror of the Zygons", was married to Peter Vaughan, who starred in "Warning to the Curious." (episode 21) Patricia Haines as Sheila Boy - She also starred in "Virgin Witch" with first-time actor Vicky Michelle. Haines was married to Michael Caine with whom she had a daughter; sadly, this was her final screen role.  And finally, of course, one of our most featured actors, Clive Swift (or as the Apple Podcasts AI transcript generator calls him, Kloof Swift). We've covered his career several times now, and I highly recommend Andrew Screens ‘Book of Beasts' blog for a fantastic, exhaustive biography.  Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's the commentary for Castrovalva! Missed the ep? Listen to it here: https://soundcloud.com/friendsforcingfriends/e116

Important questions are asked and not really answered....Does the Tardis have a laundry room? Do the companions smell? How often does Adric sniff Nyssa & Tegan's clothes? Why is the Master so silly?And most importantly, does Gallifrey have an Ikea?Dan & Si tackle the big issues as always!FOLLOW US!@SJPWORLDMEDIA@TheDrWhoPod@DanGriffin21

Important questions are asked and not really answered....Does the Tardis have a laundry room? Do the companions smell? How often does Adric sniff Nyssa & Tegan's clothes? Why is the Master so silly? And most importantly, does Gallifrey have an Ikea?Dan & Si tackle the big issues as always!FOLLOW US!@SJPWORLDMEDIA@TheDrWhoPod@DanGriffin21

Joe & Jack; ‘Don't try to make a fool of me!' The duo reach the end and wonder if they ever really existed at all, and if the holiday has done us some good. Is Jack's childhood maintained?

Joe & Jack; 'we're caught in a space time trap!' Just what are the Master's best and worst disguises? What would it be like to be trapped in recursive occlusion drunk? And does something finally happen in the story?

Joe & Jack; ‘He's gone, the Doctor's gone!' Zero drama and spectacle, and Jack & Joe take a lovely walk through the English countryside. Is this the point where Jack realises his childhood lies?

Joe& Jack; ‘we're heading straight into the biggest explosion in history!' Can you be subjective about a TV show you loved as a kid? Will we spot Adric's cock? Is this the biegest Doctor Who story?

We are joined by Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics fame to look at Fifth Doctor story “Castrovalva”. Listen/download on iTunes …Continue reading →

It seems that in the Time Ram Universe (TRU?) Paul McGann's Doctor Who was introduced to the Americans in 1996 with... 'Castrovalva'. In other words, the Master, complex continuity and endless TARDIS scenes. A sure fire hit! In this podcast (guest-starring Melanie Clark), we explore that possibility, but with added card counting, math vs maths and civilisations wiped out by swimming pool Stonehenges. Roundels forever!

No rest for the weary as the newly regenerated Doctor and his companions are forced to evade detention but lose Adric to The Master in the process. Things are made worse by the fact that The Doctor isn't quite himself as something is affecting his post regenerative state. This week, Paddy and Tricia follow The Doctor and his companions on his brand new era as they attempt to stay evade The Master's deadly traps. In order to do that, they first need to bring The Doctor to the healing world of Castrovalva.

New season, New Doctor! It's the Tegan and Nyssa show for most of Castrovalva as Adric is away with the Master and the Doctor spends most of the time in a box. 

This week, we continue our celebration of 60 years of adventures in space and time as we say bienvenue to Peter Davison's 5th Doctor in 1982's Castrovalva

As much as I love Season 18 and its novelizations... the Season 19 premiere, "Castrovalva", and its novelization, are right up there. Especially the novelization, says my guest this week, Graeme Burk (@graemeburk) from Reality Bomb. We both read out favorite passages from the book -- and then quickly get off on several wide-ranging tangents, before coming back to the greatness of "Castrovalva". Simon Guerrier (@0tralala) recently tweeted out the first page of David Whitaker's unfinished novelization of "The Enemy of the World". Groucho Marx duets with his then 8-year-old daughter on a song from The Mikado.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmEuXaea8rY Graeme references the 1964 documentary on Culloden, which can be found here. Doctor Who Literature is now a member of the Direction Point Doctor Who podcast network. Please e-mail the pod at DrWhoLiterature@gmail.com. You can catch all past episodes at https://anchor.fm/doctorwholit. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorwholit/message

It's time to start a new era once again as welcome the Fifth Doctor. We hurtle towards Event One before escaping to the restful environs of Castrovalva. Obviously, it's not going to be peaceful though, is it?

The Doctor's latest regeneration has proven more unstable than his previous ones. and his companions have to help him recuperate on the planet of Castrovalva. but things are further complicated when Adric is captured by the Master, who wants to take advantage of the Doctor in his weakened state this is castrovalva welcome to regenerated why not take a look at our social media and give us a review on Apple Podcasts merchandise -https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/regenerated facebook - www.facebook.com/regenerateddoctorwhopodcast/ twitter - twitter.com/Regenerated1963

It's the beginning, and the moment…ah, you get it. Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, Dalton Hughes, and special guest J.G. McQuarrie as we discuss Christopher H. Bidmead's introduction to the Fifth Doctor, CASTROVALVA, and try to figure out if the new guy is actually going to work out. (Come to think of it, we'll likely be talking about that in a year's time in real life, won't we?) We are now a proud part of the Direction Point Podcast Network, including such fine shows as THE DOCTOR WHO COLLECTORS PODCAST, THE POLICE BOX IN A JUNKYARD PODCAST, and TIMESTREAMS. You can check out these and other podcasts in the network at http://www.directionpoint.org! If you like what you hear, please come visit our Patreon page! It's at https://www.patreon.com/DWTargetBC. If you decide to support us in our ongoing effort to discuss all of the DOCTOR WHO novelizations, you'll be able to choose a gift! Contributing at any level gets you our extras! Visit the site for more details! We also have a book discussion group of our very own on Goodreads! It can be found at the link below. If you want to have your question, discussion, or review of a given book read aloud by us, simply join the group, post your response to the group by the given deadline, and we will see it! If you really like us or feel the exact opposite, feel free to comment on our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter (we're @DWTARGETBC), or subscribe to us via the podcast provider of your choice (we can be found on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, and TuneIn, amongst many others)! You can also email us at the email address given at the end of the episode with the phrase “Target Book Club” in the subject line! Thanks as always to Ron Schiding for our podcast logo and artwork, and to Dalton Hughes for the editing! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWhoTargetBookClubPodcast/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/doctor-who-target-book-club-podcast/id1195364046?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/doctorwhotargetbc TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Doctor-Who-Target-Book-Club-Podcast-p957128/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DWTARGETBC Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/710804-doctor-who-target-book-club-podcast The DIRECTION POINT Doctor Who Podcast Network: http://www.directionpoint.org

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It was a new era of Doctor Who, with the first new face for the Doctor in seven years.  On today's Sci-Fi 5, how "Castrovalva" ushered in a new Doctor in the form of Peter Davison. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Shane Vaughn Hosted by Roberto Lewis Music by Devin Curry

It was a new era of Doctor Who, with the first new face for the Doctor in seven years.  On today's Sci-Fi 5, how "Castrovalva" ushered in a new Doctor in the form of Peter Davison. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Shane Vaughn Hosted by Roberto Lewis Music by Devin Curry

It was a new era of Doctor Who, with the first new face for the Doctor in seven years.  On today's Sci-Fi 5, how "Castrovalva" ushered in a new Doctor in the form of Peter Davison. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Shane Vaughn Hosted by Roberto Lewis Music by Devin Curry

The Doctor has regenerated! But it's going wrong... Adric's been kidnapped, leaving the two lesbians to pilot the TARDIS to safety. Uh oh they're heading for the Big Bang! It's Castrovalva! Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendWatchPod Patreon where you can find commentary tracks, notes, early access to next week's Doctor Who episode! https://www.patreon.com/gamblord

Jordan is looking for peace so they take their TARDIS to Castrovalva. Turns out it's much less peaceful than you'd think. | Talk to us on Twitter @GallifreyPod . Share your thoughts and voice mails at GallifreyanFilesPod@gmail.com .

We class it up a little and take a look at two stories involving references to the art world. Paint me like one of your French girls, Doctor!

We class it up a little and take a look at two stories involving references to the art world. Paint me like one of your French girls, Doctor!

Joe & Steven; caught in a space time trap! Who loves CHB more than CHB? Can Doctor Who work around an abstract concept? Will the Doctor face more than shifting architecture? Is this hard science? Plenty of glorious poetry, magic and melodrama.

Joe & Steven; the Occlusion closes in! What about the chapter titles? Time to talk Peter Davison and his thoughtful interiority. How would you rewrite this for a modern audience? More awesome new passages as we continue to celebrate the transcendent tome.

Joe & Steven; still no way in! What does top ten mean to Steven? Frock or gun explained. Two female leads are taking control of Doctor Who for one week and we're enamoured. Russian Roulette with the TARDIS? Aussie pilot? Hunted? Sedate, beautiful locations? Oh yes!

Joe & Steven; reading & watching! Come with us as we head into the head of Christopher Hamilton Bidmead and explore the world of Castrovalva in prose. Featuring our favourite passages and a love for the TV serial too. ‘He's changing' said Adric, ‘the Doctor's regenerating!'

The NewsA great ebook has landed from John Collier taking a look at the Doctor Who exhibitions in Blackpool from the 70s, 80s and later in the mid-2000s. Blackpool Remembered is available to download for free https://blackpoolremembered7485.wordpress.com/blackpool-revisited-3/ (here). Review story this episode: CastrovalvaIt's been ages since we reviewed any Fifth Doctor stories and as a sort of follow up to our Tom Baker month, back in April where we finished on Logopolis, what do we think of Peter Davison's first adventure? Coming next week: Torchwood: FragmentsAn explosion rocks the TW team and we get an insight into each of their history joining TW and their various alien encounters. Thank you all for listening to this week's episode and remember to follow the podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts so you don't miss an episode when they land every Friday. Stay cool and until next week - Allons-y!

Join Mo and Doctor L. as they investigate Peter Davison's first story, Castrovalva, as only they know how. Contact us: Email: differentdocsos@gmail.com. Facebook: www.facebook.com/mo.moses.1048/ Twitter: @SosDifferent

The class focuses on epistemological themes such as the Kabala-influenced idea of Logopolis, ideas of knowledge as social construction, popular theory discourse before the Sokal Hoax and Shardovan as epistemological hero.

With the unraveling of a scarf and the donning of a smart cricket jumper, the Fifth Doctor's era begins in earnest in the opening story of Season 19. The post Classic Rewatch: Castrovalva first appeared on Gallifrey Public Radio.

It's a Doc in a box! Our brand new Doctor gets carried away while The Master seemingly gets his plans A and B mixed up

It’s a Doc in a box! Our brand new Doctor gets carried away while The Master seemingly gets his plans A and B mixed up

On this weeks episode of the podcast we sit down to discuss the Doctor's father-in law. I mean the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison, in his first episode: Castrovalva. Will Luu simp for Nyssa or Tegan this week? Listen to find out!

Lewis Moon and Dr Cool are back once again for an episode which they claim is almost a natural conversation which has somehow been recorded, but do not let that deter you from listening, as they grant us a Peter Davison era related programme featuring redeeming the Irredeemable on his post regeneration story Castrovalva and a review of Frontios. (Next Week-Redeeming the Irredeemable hits Closing Time while the Sixth Doctor gets his last review on the podcast with his first episode, the Twin Dilemma.)

Lewis Moon and Dr Cool are back for the usual array of distraction filled, sweet eating, childish humoured chat over the course of a forty minute period, where they share their views on Tom Baker era story Revenge of the Cybermen and Redeeming the Irredeemable reaches the often slated Capaldi story Sleep No more. (Next Week-It's a Davison focus show as Frontios gets a review and Castrovalva gets redeemed)

We further our discussion of sideways stories and posit that all of Who, or at the very least, all of Who set on Earth are sideways stories that diverge from our earth's timeline. The time of closest intersection with our own timeline is when new companions enters the TARDIS, but as they adventure with the Doctor their timelines grow further apart from reality. Opening music is from Castrovalva and closing music is from Meglos, both composed by Paddy Kingsland. We recorded this episode on 13 May 2020.

This week my classic series re-watch reaches Doctor Who: Castrovalva, Peter Davison’s first story as the fifth Doctor.   End Theme: Doctor Who 1980(played from a MIDI file by my own Synthersizers)   You may wish to contribute to the show’s running costs, it’s Patreon is here https://www.patreon.com/tdrury   The show is also on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/   If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

In this show, Luke and Chris review the Fifth Doctor's debut story, Castrovalva. Is it a "splendid" watch? Or is a zero room needed to recover from its recursion?  Plus we go head-to-head in our play-a-long quiz with Castrovalva themed questions and we hear what our listeners think of this story in The Last Chance Saloon.

Joe and Toni are joined by Ben Paddon to discuss a BDSM awakening, the execution of Tegan, and a man with two hats in the Classic Doctor Who serial Castrovalva. This episode is brought to you by Friend of Rassilon Matt Golden. If you're interested in being a Friend of Rassilon, click here. Download • YouTube • RSS • Patreon • iTunes • Stitcher • Google Play • ESO Network

Join us as we look back on the opening episode of the Fifth Doctor's era, as Peter Davison makes his first full appearance as Doctor Who. James McLean and Brian Terranova are your hosts - why not get your DVD or streaming service ready and watch along with them?

It’s Wednesday night, so we’re hanging out with some lovely drug-addled literary types and re-enacting all our favourite scenes from Castrovalva, all the while trying to ignore the urgent clanking sounds coming from the downstairs parlour. Welcome to The Haunting of Villa Diodati. Brendan’s take on this episode can be found on his way home ... Read more

Tegan's keen to upgrade her driving licence. She's already gone from car to ambulance and now she's making the leap to time and space machine, but the engine's over-heated and she's got all hot and bothered. She needs to relax with a bit of indoor graffiti but she's not quite at Banksy's level yet. The Doctor's had a nasty fall and he now thinks the TARDIS needs one hell of a clear-out. Unfortunately, he also thinks the best way to do this is to wander the corridors putting on silly voices and taking his clothes off. This scars Nyssa's innocent teenage mind and the only way she can cope with things is to build coffins, throw wheelchairs into rivers and have secret meetings with her boyfriend in strange hotel rooms. The Master hopes they can all get past these problems because he's reserved a table for them at his new cliff-top restaurant. There's only one thing on the menu, a plan sandwich; a steak of the biggest, nastiest, most evil plan ever devised wrapped between two slices of lightly smoked plan. And if that wasn't evil enough, he's only gone and stuck a stick of celery on top. Bastard.

Our 13th episode sees us at the start of a brand new era as we review Peter Davison’s memorable debut: Castrovalva. We celebrate costume designer Odile Dicks-Mireaux and burly ballerinas in ‘Dressed for Success’, but criticise the story’s disempowerment of Nyssa and Tegan, and the seemingly endless wandering about TARDS corridors and forests that goes on. Meanwhile Alex does remarkably well in a companion quiz, Andy relates the joys of presiding over a kids sleepover, and the Cailleach is very grumpy about something. Thanks to Martin Holmes for his new illustration of us and the Cailleach which is doing the rounds on Twitter and which we both love. Next time: The Daleks! Please subscribe and review the podcast or get in touch with us on Twitter @worlenoughpod and @RomanaHarps We love you all xxx

This week's episode was late thanks to some bees that hadn't been kept in their hives. They took a Ferrari out for a test drive and let me tell you... Have you ever seen a car dealership/hotel/beekeeping place like this? Our TARDIS crew hasn't and that's just the beginning of their problems!! The other being this weird game of hide and seek Jeff is playing with Adric... DON'T LOOK IN THE MIRROR! Queue up your DVD player! Or media file! We’ll tell you when to press play Season 19, episode 3 "Castrovalva" so you can watch the story along with us. Don't worry if you don't have access to the episode though, you can easily listen to the podcast on its own for a different, if slightly more (or less!) confusing, experience.

In this week's exciting episode, Jeff's game plays to its final, dramatic conclusion, Tegan & Nyssa try to keep their clothes on, the Doctor discovers some very unusual fancy dress, Minivan's true identity is uncovered & Adric tries not to barf. Now with THAT kind of synopsis, how can you NOT listen straight away?? Don't worry, it's easy, no strings attached!!! Queue up your DVD player or media file & we’ll tell you when to press play Season 19, episode 4 "Castrovalva" so you can watch the story along with us, but don’t worry if you don’t have access to the episode though, you can easily listen to the podcast on its own without losing too much of the experience (although it's always a bit better with the video showing you what's happening!)

Another new era begins! This one features TWO new Doctors, one outgoing & one incoming! It also features 3 new companions & the Doctor's old friend, Jeff! What can possibly go wrong? And who is that introducing the episode... Tune in! Adric encourages it! Queue up your DVD player! Or media file! We’ll tell you when to press play on Season 19, episode 1 "Castrovalva" so you can watch the story along with us. You can also listen to the podcast on its own for a different, if slightly more (or less!) confusing, experience.

The Doc is in a box, but not with a fox. He has the picnic. Tegan and Nyssa try to rent a car from A Dealership on a rock, and the natives get restless. Does this leave them all in a Jam? Tune in to find out. The real question is, what about Jeff?! Queue up your DVD player! Or media file! We’ll tell you when to press play Season 19, episode 2 "Castrovalva" so you can watch the story along with us. You can also listen to the podcast on its own for a different, if slightly more (or less!) confusing, experience.

Quiz of Quizzes returns for a sophomore season, kicking off with the theme 'SECOND'. All your favourites are back - Riley Wilton, Mitch Drake, Courtney Heck and Spencer Howson. With a new year comes the wiping of the QOQ scoreboard. Will the seemingly-unstoppable Mitch be in the lead after the first week of season two?

It’s a lazy August weekend as Radio Free Skaro approaches its twelfth(!) aniversary, but soon one Mr. David Tennant will grace the home planet of the Three Who Rule as he will be joining fellow Doctor Matt Smith at Edmonton Expo in September! Plus we have news of new E-Space adventures with the Season 18 time team (in Big Finish form), big-scale Thirteenth Doctor action dolly fun (in Big Chief form), and the main event, a Classic Series commentary for Peter Davison’s debut story, “Castrovalva”! Links: – David Tennant announced as guest at Edmonton Expo – The Fourth Doctor returns to E-Space in Big Finish in 2020 – Synopsis for “Destination: Bandril” by Jonathon Morris and Lance Parkin – Big Chief Thirteenth Doctor figure coming soon – “Doctor Who: Battle in Time” collectible card game – Classic Series Commentary: “Castrovalva”

Casting CelebritiesWhen you're a known actor who is hired for "Doctor Who," whether as a Doctor or companion, it can cause some fans to be excited or nervous. Jessica and Phillip examine those actors who came to the franchise with notable previous roles and how that affected their time in the TARDIS. From one-hit wonder Billie Piper to comedianne Catherine Tate, they co-hosts examine how it all worked out.In their look into the TARDIS library, the couple examines Peter Davison's first time in the cricket outfit in "Castrovalva." Davison was coming off a memorable role on "All Creatures Great and Small..." to become to Fifth Doctor, how did his first serial cement him as the Doctor?Which "Doctor Who" casting surprised you the most?

It's the first adventure with the 5th Doctor this week. He has three companions along for the ride... or is it two? The new Doc goes cricket bat to mustache against the Master in this classic story. It's a fun dip into Classic Who this week on WDWN. Be sure to rate us on iTunes, Stitcher, Podbean and on Google Play! We want to hear from you!  Find us at your favorite social media outlets: Facebook - facebook.com/wdwnpod Twitter - @wdwnpodWebsite - wdwnpod.com Or email us at wdwnpod@gmail.com Special Thanks to the Jackpot Golden Boys for our theme.  Find more of their great work on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/jackpot Or on their website - http://www.jackpotgoldenboys.com

No, it's not a new motor oil. Castrovalva is the first adventure of the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davidson, and Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory dig into the story, the deeper layers, and how Doctor Who changed with this episode. The post WHO074: Castrovalva appeared first on StarQuest Media.

On this episode it’s time to crack open the era of Samuel’s favorite Doctor as the crew covers Castrovalva with companions taking on more personality, and the Master has a very complex plan. To find previous episodes go to: tscn.tv/gtw To subscribe to this podcast put this link in your favorite podcatcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/GoingThroughWho Want to … Continue reading Going Through Who 8.1: Castrovalva →

"All the baddie podcasts have got together to lock us in a big box" Ben and Mark FINALLY reach the end of Series 5 with a discussion about The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang and Castrovalva. Along the way, they ponder how a Dalek would read an Usborne guide to the Romans, pitch a potential Big Finish boxed set, sing Alanis Morissette, sing Morrissey and just generally have a good time. Whilst some of the chat is potentially a by-product of booze and two friends having not seen each other for a while, there are also some more measured discussions of Amy and Rory's relationship, the problems with the Davison era and a lot of 80s Doctor Who as a whole, and what makes for a good debut from a Doctor.

Charles Skaggs & Jesse Jackson discuss "Castrovalva", the first serial from Doctor Who Season 19 in 1982, featuring Peter Davison's debut story as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, Matthew Waterhouse as Adric, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, and Anthony Ainley as the Third Master! 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!  

Episode 47 is upon us, and we have special guest host - The Irredeemable Shag from the Fire and Water Podcast Network.  Shag shares his thoughts about his early years of watching Peter Davison, Jodie Whitaker, and this story Castrovalva.  You are not going to want to miss this one.  E-Mail us at www.prydonian.post@gmail.com Twitter @sogallifrey www.wrightonnetwork.com

Pete and Tim make up some fake facts about debut of the Fifth Doctor. Find out who made Adric puke, the value of a photo of Peter Davison, why the Shardovan wears a silly hat and more!

Set the controls for Relax Island and snuggle up in your space coffin! It's time once again for Dan and Eric to review CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO! This episode: the first Peter Davison story - CASTROVALVA. So sit back and listen as them talk about Adric's buldge, Teegan's driving and spoil the occasional DUNE plot point.

Finally, we see what all the fuss has been about! It's Ross' Doctor, Peter Davison. The new Doctor is young, but his regeneration is rough. He has new companions -- Adric, Nyssa (from Trakken) and Tegan (from Brisbane). It's the beginning of some rough years, lots of costumes instead of clothes, but some genius stories sprinkled in with some crowded control rooms.  Listen while Ross explains why this Doctor resonated for him.

"What are you concealing from me, boy?" Not enough, some might say, for this is Castrovalva - where Master Waterhouse introduces the innocent and unsuspecting viewer to "Little Matthew" . But that's not the only harrowing element of the Fifth Doctor's first outing. The Time Lord himself is made incompetent (and incontinent?) by his regeneration but still gets to go on a self-propelling wheelchair and pulls off decent impressions of his former selves - and Basil Fawlty (the War Hotelier). Tegan gets hot and bothered, Nyssa gets moist and, of course, Adric has a semi on, before they all meet Chardonnay Shardovan and his sheep-in-wolf's-clothing chums. There's a fly in the ointment, of course, and this one has a risible, raisable platform, a double-decker perspex top hat and a penchant for looking at boys on the dark web. But does the new Doctor bowl Jim and Martin over? Or is he out first ball? Find out here.

The fourth Doctor has left us and the fifth Doctor is here to stay. Petter and Breki sit down with some trepidation, wondering if this will be the moment when Doctor Who loses them and finds them looking for newer and better shows to watch. Strangely, however, their expectations are dashed and they find themselves quite enjoying the show!

This week we cover story #116, Castrovalva!  With the newly-regenerated Doctor out of commission with regeneration sickness, Tegan and Nyssa step up to get him to a peaceful place where he can recover.  But what treachery hides at the heart of this maze of a city, and who could be behind it?  (Surprise, it's the Master!) QotW: Castrovalva was named after a piece of art. What other piece of art would make a good DoctorWho title? Charlie's Variety Segment/Listener Mailbag Discussion of "Castrovalva" (Trevor 7.75, Connor 9.999, Charlie 8, David 8.75) Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT -- Shutdown part 2: Death in Geneva (Trevor 7.75, Connor 9.999, Charlie 8, David 7.75) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Infinite Longbox    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #117, Four to Doomsday! You can rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from BarnesAndNoble.com, Amazon.com, the BBC Doctor Who Shop, or many other fine retailers. As of recording, WB Shop appears to have dropped almost all of their Doctor Who DVDs, however, so we can no longer recommend them as a source.

This week we cover story #115, Logopolis!  When the Doctor goes to Logopolis with Adric an his accidental new companion, Tegan, a grim fate lies in wait for him. Last Week's QotW: If you could immobilize someone and try to compassionately redeem them for their crimes, whom would you redeem? QotW: If you had the power to manifest any solid object with accurate measurements and pure mathematics, what would you manifest? Discussion of "Logopolis" (David 8.5, Trevor 8.25, Connor 9.99999, Charlie 8.5) Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT -- Shutdown part 1: Power Cell (David 8.75, Trevor 8.5, Connor 9, Charlie 8) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Infinite Longbox    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #116, Castrovalva! You can buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD either separately or as part of the New Beginnings boxed set from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or many other fine retailers.

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We said goodbye to Tom last week, and so this week all four of us are here to discuss Pete’s first story, set on a delightfully bucolic planet in the Phylox series. Time to dress up like a cricketer and lock yourself in a small cupboard — it’s Castrovalva.

I hope that when the wheelchairs take over they don’t find this. This week Kiyan and Dylan bravely soldier forth without their leading man Tom Baker. There’s this weird scruffy blonde dude now, can’t quite remember his name. Pete probably. It’s Castrovalva, written by Christopher H. Bidmead and aired in January of 1982. Doctor WhoContinue reading →

Happy May, everybody! Hope you're ready for block transfer computation and charged vacuum emboitments, because this month Erik and Kyle are going to be talking about the Doctor Who stories written by Christopher Hamilton Bidmead, a writer and script editor who ushered in a whole year of hard science mathematics (deserving a badge for excellence, maybe?), with his three stories "Logopolis," "Castrovalva," and "Frontios." How do they fare under the scrutiny of the DWTWR pair? WE'LL SEE!!

The Master captures TARDIS crew member Adric in a web of power lines as fellow companions Tegan and Nyssa take the Doctor to the planet Castrovalva to recover from his most unstable regeneration yet. Email: contact@thedoctorscompanion.us NEXT: “The Twin Dilemma”

In what is sure to be the single most controversial episode of Oi! Spaceman to date, Shana doesn't much care for The Caves of Androzani. Basically for predictable gender politics reasons, but it's broader than that. They are joined by their podcast boyfriend Jack Graham once again to discuss the story, Holmes's legacy, Withnail and I, and other off-topic things.  Main Topic: The Caves of Androzani. Mamet. Gender politics. "Super gay and Jack." Podcast boyfriends. One thing about Castrovalva. Frontios and the tractators. Nostalgia. A query to Shana. The greatest? Fourth Doctor as performed by Davison. "You had to be there." Snarky and caustic. Sympathy for Matt Smith. Jek and Davros and Vaughn and Chen. Costuming. Out-Sawarding Saward. Suffocating. "Killing the Fifth Doctor." Fibro fog. Best ever? Androzani and Ribos. Cocktail party Jek. Empathy. Shakespeare. Rapey Jek and damseled Peri. "She does not have big tits!" One-note Peri. Adorable bunny. Opposite ends. Holmes and the marginalization of women. Timmin and Diana Goddard. "Adric." "I can hear Shana's eyes rolling from here." American. The politics of Caves. Thatcher's eighties looks like utopia. Cynicism. Holmes' navel. Chain reaction. Androzani lacks a Binro. Expecting better of the eighties. Withnail and I. The sound of a man getting old. Hugo-nominated Jack. Shabogan Graffiti Conglomerate. Next week: The Mysterious Planet. Shana on Shabcast 17 talking about Labyrinth and the Dark Crystal. Jack's Shabogan Graffiti blog can be found at Eruditorum Press and his Twitter is here. Find Our Stuff!  Find us on iTunes! Or Facebook! We love email (oispacemanpodcast@gmail.com)! And all our episodes are on oispaceman.libsyn.com. You can also find a text blog associated with this podcast at oispacemanblog.wordpress,com. Our theme song is "Doctor Who Theme on Minimoog" by James Bragg. Find his Youtube channel at youtube.com/hyperdust7 and his band page at phoenix-flare.com.  Daniel's Tumblr Twitter Shana's Tumblr Twitter   

Daniel and Shana are joined by working actor and the current Ben Jackson for Big Finish Elliot Chapman in what was supposed to be a thorough discussion of Castrovalva. As it happened, very little actual analysis of Peter Davison's first story actually occurred. Instead, the trio discuss Elliot's work for Big Finish, including working with Anneke Wills and Frazer Hines, as well as some of his techniques in capturing the authentic Ben without resorting to caricature. They then move on to discuss the Fifth Doctor era in general, especially the soapier elements and some of the pacing issues in Bidmead's script. Finally, they have a brief conversation about the actual story, largely revolving around the ideas of creations overcoming their creators and the role of the tapestry as TV screen.  Main Topic: Castrovalva. With special guest Elliot Chapman. Phallic symbols. Promiscuous Elliot. Other podcasts. Ben Jackson. Shana's podcast boyfriend. The buck stops with the script. Replacing Michael Craze. Frazer and Anneke. Watching New Who with Frazer and Anneke. Jamie/Davros/Quark fan fiction. Moving into Castrovalva. Post-regeneration fog. Flawed genius. "Who cares about intention anyway?" Transition. JNT undercutting Tegan. Janet Fielding learns how to act on the job. Costumes and aesthetics. No emotions. Could have been padded in interesting ways. Earliest Who. The Sam Seeleys. Soap opera Who. A Tartovsky reference. White male oppressor. Pacing. Dealing with the format. Three acts. "Castravulva." Feminized Five. Miscast in the most wonderful way. "Get his balls back." Davison versus Baker. The fucking cricket outfit. Thatcher's jingoism. Miscast brilliantly. Posh-boy thing. Block transfer computation. The Mind Robber. Klein bottles. Moving Shardovan. The Dog Agrees! Influential Bidmead. Didn't talk about Adric's cock. Wrapping Up. Next week: The last four episodes of Series 9.  Find Our Stuff!  Find us on iTunes! Or Facebook! We love email (oispacemanpodcast@gmail.com)! And all our episodes are on oispaceman.libsyn.com. You can also find a text blog associated with this podcast at oispacemanblog.wordpress,com. Our theme song is "Doctor Who Theme on Minimoog" by James Bragg. Find his Youtube channel at youtube.com/hyperdust7 and his band page at phoenix-flare.com.  Daniel's Tumblr Twitter Shana's Tumblr Twitter  Elliot is an old-fashioned man and doesn't have a website of his own, but you can find all of his Big Finish work here and follow him on Twitter at @E11iotChapman.

Actor, comedian and TV raconteur Toby Hadoke spent 2013 travelling the country to track down people associated with the first 50 TV years of Doctor Who. Each resulting interview is presented here as a free podcast or download, with this one being one of the very last of his 2013 mission...

In this episode Shana and Daniel wave goodbye to Tom Baker (for now) in their discussion of Logopolis. First, though, Daniel rambles on by himself for a few minutes about why you're not getting a discussion of Sleep No More and Face the Raven today. There's some computer science, some mispronouncing of words, some chat about Hitler and even a little bit of conversation about the episode in question. Shana might even prefer Ainley to Delgado!  Main Topic: Logopolis. Sexual fetish out the gate. Out of order recording. "Jack Graham and Hitler." Americans don't get parlaimentary systems. Last stories. "Who's that White Dude?" Bratty Four. Billions of people killed. Dad's going through his goth phase. Resourceful Adric. Bidmead. Pacing. Preistly numerology. Visuals. All have wedge-heads. Authortarian monitor. Neal Stephenson. Moustache-twirling. Terror of the Autons. Jokers and Batmans. Regeneration. Interiority of the Master. Deserts. Daniel can't pronounce "Logopolitans." Cultural appropriation of radio telescope designs. "A little niche even for Doctor Who fans." Change three words. New podcast spinoff. Not a metaphor. Tom Baker's last season. Wrapping Up. Next week: Castrovalva. Adolf Hitler was not democratically elected.  Find Our Stuff!  Find us on iTunes! Or Facebook! We love email (oispacemanpodcast@gmail.com)! And all our episodes are on oispaceman.libsyn.com. You can also find a text blog associated with this podcast at oispacemanblog.wordpress,com. Our theme song is "Doctor Who Theme on Minimoog" by James Bragg. Find his Youtube channel at youtube.com/hyperdust7 and his band page at phoenix-flare.com.  Daniel's Tumblr Twitter Shana's Tumblr Twitter 

Actor, comedian and TV historian Toby Hadoke ticks off another story in his epic quest to interview someone connected with each televisual adventure of Doctor Who, and present the end result as a free podcast and download for Big Finish Listeners...

On the twenty-eighth edition of Reality Bomb, we have a super-sized episode that includes a discussion of the first six episodes of the Doctor Who series nine that includes Lori Steuart, Sage Young and author Richard Salter. We also have a discussion of the newly announced Doctor Who spinoff Class and its showrunner Patrick Ness with Joy Piedmont and Maddie Rodriguez. And we're going from the Zero Room to the Dwellings of Simplicity in search of the square as Steve Traylen brings Castrovalva to this month's Gallery of the Underrated. Plus: listeners' letters and we take a journey through time and space to learn the history of fandom!

Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jean Riddler, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the 1982 classic film ‘Tron’, the 1982 Doctor Who story ‘Castrovalva’ and the 2014 Karen Gillan film ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, stow some Escape Pod Discs, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and […]

Big Finish were lucky enough to talk to Peter Davison and other actors and writers responsible for upcoming Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Boxed Set, set in the 1982 season 19 of the show...

In this weeks show it's part two of the lads commentary for Castrovalva, episodes 3 and 4.  Yes, as this was recorded last week, the trio bravely continue in the sweltering London heat, drinking wine and talking nonsense as usual.  However, it appears that the heat gets to Phil as he completely misses the point of the Shardovan and becomes attached to a Scotsman. And in a hastily inserted news section, another series 8 trailer, Philip Morris and the ongoing talk of missing episodes, news on the Deep Breath DVD release in North America, the enormous DVD/Blu-ray 50th Anniversary boxset and the DWAS honour Verity Lambert.

On this weeks edition of the Who's He? Podcast they've gone beige with an audio commentary for episodes 1 and 2 of Castrovalva.  During the dissection of this story, they bravely try to bring you facts of the day of original broadcast and make Tony play the guess the ratings game.  The lads are also fuelled with wine which causes Phil to make a rather naughty comment! And in the news, they catch up all the leaks from the BBC, news of a BFI showing of Deep Breath and in Omega's Tat Corner, action figures that seem to get worse the more they make.

Tonight we dive into the 80's with Peter Davison's first story as the Doctor, Castrovalva. Stacy joins in on this story and podcast review. Will Jeremy think highly of the Fifth Doctor, a Doctor he has never seen? Will Michael go first with his review? Will Stacy remember this story from her childhood? Find out in this week's very fun episode!

We’re back! After our brief hiatus we come crashing back to the podosphere to look at Peter Davison’s very first adventure. We tackle new beginnings, people made of maths, zero room coffins and silly hats. But you should be warned we have no understanding of telebiogenesis.

Will and Laurie natter about the Kamelion Tales boxed set while ginned up. River Song has asked us to mention that their will be SPOILERS for The King's Demons, Planet of Fire, The Keeper of Traken, Logopolis and Castrovalva. So if you don't want to know who Shardovan is, look away now.

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 202 Running time: 1:28:42 Doctor Who: 'Amy's Choice' reviewed live over the net with live and recorded feedback. Tim Drury 200th episode message, Peter Davison reads Castrovalva, DWP Live in NYC, and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani, James Naughton, and Dave Cooper. Brought to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is a production of Art Trap Productions. This podcast is made possible in part by Podshock Supporting Subscribers and from donations from listeners like you. This episode is also brought to you by Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy at http://dlair.net Go to http://audiblepodcast.com/podshock to get your free audiobook today from Audible 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 202 Running time: 1:28:42 Doctor Who: 'Amy's Choice' reviewed live over the net with live and recorded feedback. Tim Drury 200th episode message, Peter Davison reads Castrovalva, DWP Live in NYC, and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani, James Naughton, and Dave Cooper. Brought to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is a production of Art Trap Productions. This podcast is made possible in part by Podshock Supporting Subscribers and from donations from listeners like you. This episode is also brought to you by Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy at http://dlair.net Go to http://audiblepodcast.com/podshock to get your free audiobook today from Audible 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.

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 168 EXTRA Edition Preview Running Time: 6:16 (actual episode 35:40) Preview of our first Extra Edition episode featuring a rare exclusive 1985 interview with the then Doctor Who Producer, John Nathan-Turner, comments from Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) about Castrovalva and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani. Get the full episode of extra content by becoming a Podshock Supporting Subscriber. Brought to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is a production of Art Trap Productions. This podcast is made possible in part by Podshock Supporting Subscribers and from donations from listeners like you.

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 168 EXTRA Edition Preview Running Time: 6:16 (actual episode 35:40) Preview of our first Extra Edition episode featuring a rare exclusive 1985 interview with the then Doctor Who Producer, John Nathan-Turner, comments from Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) about Castrovalva and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani. Get the full episode of extra content by becoming a Podshock Supporting Subscriber. Brought to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is a production of Art Trap Productions. This podcast is made possible in part by Podshock Supporting Subscribers and from donations from listeners like you.

The , , and arrive on a spaceship which is headed for . On board they meet natives of Earth from various different eras, and also three Urbankans: Monarch, Persuasion and Enlightenment. What are the aliens' intentions when they reach Earth? Plot The TARDIS materializes on board a vast and advanced alien spacecraft, observed by a hovering surveillance device which conveys the arrival of the Doctor, Tegan, Nyssa and Adric to an observing being that is in control of the vessel. The TARDIS crew become separated and the Doctor and Tegan reach the bridge of the vessel where the green-skinned commander introduces himself as Monarch, ruler of Urbanka, and his associates and fellow Urbankans are the Ministers of Enlightenment and Persuasion. The leader is intrigued by talk of current Earth civilisation and reveals their ship is bound for Earth. Shortly afterward Enlightenment and Persuasion seemingly regenerate into human form, dressed in garments Tegan designed to demonstrate contemporary Earth fashions. The TARDIS crew are reunited as guests aboard the ship and it soon becomes apparent that there are four distinct human cultures represented on the vessel by a small group of humans – Ancient Greeks, the leader of whom is the philosopher Bigon; Chinese Mandarins and their leader Lin Futu; Princess Villagra and representatives of the Mayan people; and Kurkutji and his tribesmen, of the very ancient Australian Aborigine culture. The Urbankans have made periodic visits to Earth, each time getting speedier in their journeys. This time they have left their homeworld after erratic solar activity, storing three billion of their species on slides aboard their craft, and it seems the current journey is their last and they now wish to settle on Earth, which they are due to reach in four days time. The Doctor becomes suspicious of Monarch and soon learns that the Urbankan does not plan on peaceful co-existence: instead, he has developed a virus to wipe out humanity, and this will be unleashed before the Urbankans disembark. He also finds out that the humans aboard are not descendents of the original abductees, but are the original people taken from Earth and converted into androids like the three Urbankans walking around on board. The four leaders of the peoples have been given additional circuits to help them reason, but this facility can be taken away, as Bigon learns when he crosses Monarch once too often. He explained to the Doctor that Monarch strip-mined and destroyed Urbanka in a quest for minerals to improve the ship, and now plans to do the same to Earth. Monarch believes that if he can move the ship faster than the speed of light, he can pilot it back to the beginning of time and discover himself as God… Adric, nevertheless, is rather taken with Monarch, and tensions between him and the Doctor become very strained. It takes the truth to break the alien's hold over the boy. The Doctor now sets about over-throwing Monarch and, with the help of the human androids led by a restored Bigon, a revolution is put into effect. Enlightenment and Persuasion are de-circuited, while Monarch himself is exposed to the deadly toxin and killed. It seems he was a product of the weak “flesh time” after all, having never, as the Doctor suspected, been fully converted into an android. The humanoid androids decide to pilot the vessel to a new home on a new world, while the TARDIS crew departs. Back in the console room, Nyssa suddenly collapses to the floor in a dead faint. Cast notes Guest stars in this serial include as Monarch and as Lin Futu. See . Continuity The provides an alternative explanation, beyond mere exhaustion, for Nyssa's collapse at the end of this story. The canonicity of the audio dramas, however, is unclear.When the Doctor tells Tegan "Who'll believe us? We'll be laughed at!" when she wants to get to Earth to warn them about Monarch's plan, he has clearly forgotten the purpose/existence of , the , for which he was unpaid Scientific Advisor (through most of his ). He makes use of his U.N.I.T. connections , however.This is the third occasion of a recurring theme where Adric 'betrays' the Doctor, or else , Nyssa or Tegan, gaining the villains' trust and then later saving them. See , , and, to a lesser degree, and Goofs The Doctor describes the as having reached its peak "8000 years ago"; the very earliest Maya settlements began 4000 years ago.The Doctor claims the population of the Earth to be 3 Billion, where as it was around 4.5 Billion by 1980, being about 3 Billion in around 1960. Few non-indigenous Australians speak an (of which around 200 exist) as fluently as Tegan demonstrated with her conversation with Kurkutji. It is almost certain that the language that Kurkutji spoke 40,000 years ago would have since evolved into a totally different language that his people would be using today. Production Serial details by episode: Episode Broadcast date Run time Viewership (in millions) "Part One" 18 January 1982 23:36 8.4 "Part Two" 19 January 1982 24:11 8.8 "Part Three" 25 January 1982 24:09 8.8 "Part Four" 26 January 1982 24:53 9.4 The working title for this story was Days Of Wrath.Although was the first story aired which featured Peter Davison as the , this story was the first in the season to be produced.It was originally decided that after Castrovalva, the Doctor would only have two companions, Adric and Tegan. As a result, the character of Nyssa was to be written out of the series at the end of this story. However, Peter Davison strongly opposed this move because he felt that Nyssa was the companion who was "most suited to his vision of the Doctor." Given this, producer John Nathan-Turner and the rest of the production team relented. In print book Four to Doomsday Series Release number 77 Writer Publisher ISBN 0 426 19334 2 Release date 21 July 1983 Preceded by Followed by A novelisation of this serial, written by , was published by in April 1983. Broadcast, VHS and DVD release This story was released on in September 2001. A release has been confirmed for 15th September . Clockwork Cabaret RSS feed is www.clickcaster.com/channels/clockworkcabaret.xml

On this early episode of the week, we bring you a new segment, Clip of the Week, showcasing a different clip from an episode of Doctor Who, each week! Hopefully this wont bring about any legal issues, as it is only a 3 or so minute clip. We then bring you part #2 in the review of the New Beginnings DVD boxset, with Castrovalva. And finnaly, Doctor Who is on YouTube, complete episodes, not done by me!!!!! Watch these complete episodes of Doctor Who at; http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ange728 http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=isweedan

Our retro-rama continues with Peter Davison's era. It may have started with a whimper (Castrovalva) but it ended with a certifiable masterpiece (Caves of Androzani). Magnificent! An hour and more of ranting by Steven and Warren, further proving we really are total and complete nerds.

Today on the show, we bring you one piece of Doctor Who news. And then it's part one of the review of the New Beginnings DVD boxset, covering The Keeper of Traken & Logopolis. Next week we'll have Castrovalva, as well as Tom Baker & Peter Davison on Nationwide, talking about there going & coming, respectively. Email me at; doctorwhopod@yahoo.com Visit my homepage at; http://www.freewebs.com/doctorwhous