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On 24th April 1644, the Chongzhen Emperor walked to Meishan, a small hill in present-day Jingshan Park and hanged himself on a tree, bringing a sudden end to the Ming dynasty. The writing had been on the wall for him for some time. By 1640, the unfortunate emperor faced multiple pandemics, an invasion, two internal rebellions, persistent drought, widespread famine, and an economic collapse. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how the fifth son of a low ranking concubine ultimately became emperor; reveal wythe Chongzhen Emperor used to sleep clutching a sword at night; and reveal why in medieval China, the gods could grant a monarch a mandate to rule, but they could also take it away if they felt like it…  Further Reading: • ‘A death on Coal Hill' (The China Project, 2022): https://thechinaproject.com/2022/04/20/a-death-on-coal-hill/  • ‘The Fall of the Ming Dynasty in China in 1644' (Thought Co., 2018): https://www.thoughtco.com/the-fall-of-the-ming-dynasty-3956385  • ‘Why did Ming explode into chaos? (Animated History)' (Laith - The Social Streamers, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTBQJFOA-Tk  CONTENT WARNING: suicide, mass suicide #1400s #China Love the show? Support us!  Join 

Hoy proyectamos en el patio de nuestra fortaleza secreta "Maximum Overdrive", única peli dirigida por Stephen King: todo un locurón. Os contamos los motivos, desbarramos un rato y sobre todo nos los pasamos pipa comentándola. ¿Os sumáis? Como siempre la música tiene licenica Creative Commons ("Into the Storm") por Brandon Le2 o está cedida (cierre por el Almirante Stargazer). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALGUNAS DE LAS COSICAS COMENTADAS EN EL PROGRAMA: ―Pódcast "La hoguera de los necios": https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-hoguera-necios_sq_f1759115_1.html ―Pódcast "Charlas Whovian": https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-charlas-whovian_sq_f159745_1.html ―Pódcast "Una Tardis en Coal Hill": https://www.ivoox.com/una-tardis-en-coal-hill_sb.html?sb=una+tardis+en+coal+hill ―Pódcast "Torpedo Rojo": https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-torpedo-rojo_sq_f154160_1.html ―"Trucks" (versión televisiva de 1997): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trucks_(film) ―"Rubber" (peli de un neumático asesino): https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film909174.html ―"Arma joven" e "Intrépidos forajidos" con Emilio Estévez: https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film258115.html https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film506948.html

Antes de encarar la recta final del Segundo Doctor con sus tres últimos seriales, hacemos un alto en el camino para traeros una nueva Audio Edition en la que seguimos con las aventuras del Octavo Doctor y Charley Pollard. Acompañadnos en esta historia de amor(?), sectas y mutantes en una Venecia futura al borde del colapso marítimo. Os dejamos el link a la traducción que tenéis disponible en Audiowho: https://www.audiowho.com/?s=las-piedras-de-venecia Podéis poneros en contacto con nosotros para dejar vuestras impresiones en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

On November 8, 1988, Brandy Hutchins, a 14-year-old beloved daughter, told her friends and family that she was pregnant with her boyfriend's child. Tragically, just four days later, she was discovered murdered in the root cellar of an abandoned house in Coal Hill, Arkansas. During the police investigation at the house, they found a piece of paper with a positive pregnancy test result next to Brandy's body. However, when Brandy's autopsy results came back, they revealed she was not pregnant and had never been. It turned out that Brandy had not been honest about her pregnancy. After learning this, the police suspected that the fake positive pregnancy test might have played a role in her death. They focused their attention on two suspects, including Brandy's boyfriend, but unfortunately, they never found enough evidence to make an arrest. It's been more than 35 years since Brandy was killed, and investigators are still searching for answers… On November 10, 1988, 14-year-old Brandy Hutchins was dropped off at the “Old John Emery” house on Whippoorwill Road in Coal Hill, Arkansas. Two days later, she was found dead in the root cellar. She'd been shot with a .22 caliber.   Anyone with information is asked to call the Johnson County Sheriff's Crime Tips hotline at 479-705-8477.  A childhood friend of Brandy's is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Brandy's murderer.  Editor: Shannon Keirce Research/Writing: Haley Gray and Anna Luria SUBMIT A CASE HERE: Cases@DetectivePerspectivePod.com SOCIAL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/detperspective/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/detperspective FIND DERRICK HERE Twitter: https://twitter.com/DerrickL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DerrickLevasseur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerrickVLevasseur CRIME WEEKLY AND COFFEE Criminal Coffee Company: https://www.CriminalCoffeeCo.com Crime Weekly:  https://crimeweeklypodcast.com/shop ADS: 1. Babbel.com/Detective - Get 55% off your Babbel subscription! 2. HelloFresh.com/DetectiveSweet - Get FREE dessert for life!

¿Pueden ser los Daleks prescindibles? la respuesta la encontraremos en este serial del 2º Doctor. Lo que aparentemente debía ser una alternativa a esos seres se convirtió en un fiasco. O al menos esta es la impresión que ha dejado en javi y Esther. Esta quincena hablamos de un serial que bien podría ofrecerse en sesión doble con The Dominators. Interesante a ratos, fallido en muchos otros, pero dejamos en vuestras manos el veredicto final. Podéis poneros en contacto con nosotros para dejar vuestras impresiones en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Llegamos a nuestro programa número 50 y hemos querido dedicarlo a un personaje de los más queridos de Doctor Who: Sarah Jane Smith, la intrépida periodista que fue companion del Tercero y Cuarto Doctor y a quién Russell T. Davies le creó una serie propia durante su primera etapa de showrunner. Os hablamos de los orígenes de la serie y os comentamos por encima la primera temporada y esperamos que a vosotros también os pique el gusanillo por ver la serie entera como ha conseguido con nosotros. Podéis poneros en contacto para dejar vuestras impresiones en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

En el programa de esta quincena vuelven viejos amigos, viejos enemigos y personajes que dejarán huella. Acompañadnos en esta historia de invasión en que un malo muy malo, ayudado por los Cyberman, intentará conquistar el mundo. A estas alturas de la serie ya podemos empezar a hablar de una pequeña continuidad que en un futuro próximo tendrá sus frutos. Podéis poneros en contacto para dejar vuestras impresiones en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Volvemos a nuestra programación normal y seguimos comentando la temporada 6 del 2º Doctor con un serial muy especial y que nos ha gustado mucho: The Mind Robber. Esta es una historia con mucha fantasía, con unos recursos narrativos muy ocurrentes y que a pesar de ser un tanto experimental no deja de tener su lógica, no como en ocasiones anteriores (Te miro a ti Edge of Destruction) Como fe de erratas decir que al pobre Karkus lo hemos rebautizad en el episodio como Krakus. Podéis poneros en contacto para dejar vuestras impresiones en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Por segunda semana consecutiva, y sin que sirva de precedente, volvemos a los audios del 8º Doctor y su companion Charley para comentar The Sword Of Orion, una historia en que los cybermen tendrán un papel importante, pero también el conflicto entre humanos y androides que se desarrolla durante el siglo XXVI. Os dejamos con el link a la traducción que hicieron en Audiowho aquí: https://www.audiowho.com/2018/02/la-espada-de-orion/ Podéis poneros en contacto para dejar vuestras impresiones en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Volvemos a comentar un audio y esta vez uno muy especial. Nos hemos propuesto meternos de lleno en la etapa del Octavo Doctor en el Main (O Monthly) Range y os iremos comentando uno por uno, estos audio que oficiosamente se han denominado como la temporada 27 de Doctor Who. Empezamos con Storm Warning, una historia introductoria del Doctor, su companion Charley y la trama de fondo que impregnará toda esta etapa. Os dejamos con el link a la traducción que hicieron en Audiowho aquí: https://www.audiowho.com/2018/01/aviso-de-tormenta/ Podéis poneros en contacto para dejar vuestras impresiones en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Empezamos la temporada 6 de Doctor Who con The Dominators, un serial que de extremos con unos malos muy malos, unos buenos muy buenos, y unas ideas poco trabajadas que nos han dejado con cierto sabor a decepción en una historia que podría haber dado más de sí. Como nota positiva el gran grupo y la excelente dinámica entre el Doctor, Jamie y Zoe. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Finalizamos la temporada 5 de Doctor Who comentando el serial que supone el debut de Wendy Padbury como Zoe Heriot, la nueva companionque se unirá al team Doctor-Jamie y que se enfrentará a unos viejos conocidos: Los Cybermen. Este serial reconstruido nos ha dejado con la sensación que podría haber sido más, sobretodo en la parte más cibernética, y que alguna de las tramas sobraban. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Volvemos a nuestras reviews de la era clásica de Doctor Who, tras las vacaciones de Navidad y lo hacemos enfrentándonos a Fury From The Deep, un serial que destaca por ser el primero del destornillador sónico y el último de Victoria. Cabe destacar que la versión animada, que es la que hemos visto, luce muy espectacular en muchas escenas de acción, y repetimos un easter egg de un personaje mítico. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

This week, we look at the Doctor Who spin-off show, CLASS. Set at Coal Hill academy where a group of student s(and some aliens) battle the evil forced breaking into our world through space and time. INspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and written by YA Author Patrick Ness, it's sure to be a real treat for you. We spoke with producer Derek Ritchie (Luther, Doctor Who season 9, Being Human) about his time on the show! Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAycTsDzW-wIMDB:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5079788/ Shane https://twitter.com/ShaneM_Anderson https://bsky.app/profile/shaneanderson.bsky.socialFollows One Season Wonders on Social Media! https://twitter.com/OneSeasonPod https://www.instagram.com/oneseasonpod/ https://bsky.app/profile/oneseasonpod.bsky.socialEmail us at oneseasonpod@gmail.com, we'd love to hear from you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cerramos la trama de los Yeti y la Gran inteligencia con este serial que, además, supone la primera aparición de Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stuart, nuestro querido Brigadier. Un serial del que tenemos opiniones, muchas y que también nos da pie para hablar de una leyenda que concierne a su tercer episodio. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

¿Doctor eres tú? En este episodio nos enfrentamos a uno de los seriales más destacados de la era del Segundo Doctor. En The Enemy of the World nuestro team TARDIS se enfrentará a un político con toques de dictador y asesino llamado Salamander. No es la primera vez que vemos como el actor que hace de Doctor duplica su preséncia en pantalla (The Massacre) pero si que es la primera vez que supone un auténtico reto, y uno del que sale más que airoso. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

esta quincena os traemos el serial de debut de los Ice Warriors, estos habitantes del planeta Marte con cierta propensión a estrellarse en nuestro planeta y quedarse encerrados en bloques de hielo. En esta aventura además tendremos una de esas situaciones imposibles en que el futuro de La Tierra está en las manos de un ordenador. La lucha del hombre y máquina en un futuro distópico. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Sí seguimos sin poder pronunciar correctamente Padmasambhava pero esto no nos ha impedido escuchar este audio que os traemos hoy, precuela del serial The Abominable Snowmen. Y es que queremos meternos en el mundo de los audios, poco a poco eso si, que ofrece historias muy interesantes que forman parte del universo expandido de la serie. Y como extra os traemos algunas noticias de productos audiovisuales relacionados con el 60 aniversario de la serie y que se centran en la era clásica. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Dice la leyenda que si te pones delante de un espejo y nombras a Padmasambhava tres veces aparecerá la Gran Inteligéncia y sus yeti. Nosotros por si acaso procuramos no pronunciar ese bonito nombre tantas veces seguidas. Pero si que os comentamos este serial, el segundo de la quinta temporada, que combina la ciéncia -ficción con el budísmo. Y también nos da tiempo para comentar alguna notícia. Como os comentamos en el programa los compañeros de Audiowho tienen la novelización: https://www.audiowho.com/2016/02/los-abominables-hombres-de-las-nieves/ Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

En nuestra entrega número 37 cambiamos unos villanos por exceléncia como los Dalek por unos no menos importantes como los Cybermen. Con Javi repasamos los detalles que nos han llamado más la atención de este serial, uno de los más importantes de la etapa del Segundo Doctor, en que una inocente expedición arqueológica resulta no serlo tanto y, encima, se lleva una gran sorpresa. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

On 24th April 1644, the Chongzhen Emperor walked to Meishan, a small hill in present-day Jingshan Park and hanged himself on a tree, bringing a sudden end to the Ming dynasty. The writing had been on the wall for him for some time. By 1640, the unfortunate emperor faced multiple pandemics, an invasion, two internal rebellions, persistent drought, widespread famine, and an economic collapse. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how the fifth son of a low ranking concubine ultimately became emperor; reveal wythe Chongzhen Emperor used to sleep clutching a sword at night; and reveal why in medieval China, the gods could grant a monarch a mandate to rule, but they could also take it away if they felt like it…  Further Reading: • ‘A death on Coal Hill' (The China Project, 2022): https://thechinaproject.com/2022/04/20/a-death-on-coal-hill/  • ‘The Fall of the Ming Dynasty in China in 1644' (Thought Co., 2018): https://www.thoughtco.com/the-fall-of-the-ming-dynasty-3956385  • ‘Why did Ming explode into chaos? (Animated History)' (Laith - The Social Streamers, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTBQJFOA-Tk  CONTENT WARNING: suicide, mass suicide #1400s #China Love the show? Join 

On Saturday, November 12, 1988, the body of 14 year old Brandy Dawn Hutchins was found under an abandoned house in the small town of Coal Hill, AR. She had been shot once, execution style, in the forehead-just above her right eye. Her body was discovered after some hunters found a purse near the abandoned house and began to investigate further. Someone had thrown boards on top of her body in order to hide her. Brandy was my cousin and to this day, no one has been charged with her murder. That was over 34 years ago. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/locatingthelost/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/locatingthelost/support

On Saturday, November 12, 1988, the body of 14 year old Brandy Dawn Hutchins was found under an abandoned house in the small town of Coal Hill, AR.  She had been shot once, execution style, in the forehead-just above her right eye.  Her body was discovered after some hunters found a purse near the abandoned house and began to investigate further. Someone had thrown boards on top of her body in order to hide her.  Brandy was my cousin and to this day, no one has been charged with her murder.  That was over 34 years ago. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/locatingthelost/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/locatingthelost/support

Last time we spoke, Yang Sichang had enacted his “ten-sided net” plan and won a multitude of victories over rebels. However this plan proved to be a disaster overall and cost the Ming Dynasty more than it did any good. Now Li Zicheng had established himself as the de facto largest rebel leader amongst others who now held entire armies at their command. The Ming dynasty was rotting from within and its actions to prevent the rot simply delayed or sometimes even made it worse. With the allocation of so many resources to the northwest and center of China to deal with the rebels, the Ming northeastern frontier was weaker than ever. Seeing the absolute turmoil from within, the Qing soon realized they could allow the rebels to do much of the heavy lifting for them for now it was time for the Qing to overthrow one of the greatest dynasties in history.   Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War.   This episode is the fall of the Ming Dynasty   As things only worsened within the Ming dynasty, soon the Qing would make their move in one of the most decisive engagements fought between the 2 empires. Given the Ming's recent ability to withstand the Qing raids over the past few years, the Ming Court remained a bit more optimistic that the northeast could hold out. Hong Chengchou continuously argued they should remain defensive despite many in the Ming court pushing for offensive operations. Despite this, the Qing were making massive efforts at digging trenches for some upcoming sieges. By some estimates some trenches were 8 feet deep and 6 feet wide, dug in several rows. The siege efforts represented an evolution in Qing warfare, many differing groups were being employed and specialization was being seen. For example Koreans were manning many of the firearms and Mongols were used more for mobile warfare. At Jinzhou some Ming relief forces began to advance and upon hearing the firing of their guns, the defenders burst out of the south gate. The Ming engaged the Qing who had sent 7000 cavalry to hit them. A fierce battle was fought, but the Qing were able to move their cannons and used them to devastate the Ming. The defenders were badly hurt, having 738 dead and 793 wounded, but the Qing eventually turned away by nightfall. Despite this being a slight victory for the Ming, they had only months worth of supplies and were advised by Zu Dashou not to enter any battles lightly. But the Ming Court kept demanding more offensive operations, pushing Hong Chengchou to go forth with a force of 60,000 in July of 1641 to hit the Qing. The Qing forces were around Mount Rufeng, due south of Jinzhou. When Dorgon heard the report of 60,000 Ming incoming he urgently sent a message to Hung for aid. Hung told Dorgon to stand firm and sent him 3000 cavalry immediately to help out. Estimates vary, but its possible the Qing had up to 100,000 men in many elevated positions amongst all the siege works. When Hung arrived to the scene he stated “They say Hong Chengchou knows how to use troops. I can see that those aren't empty claims. My generals should be concerned”. Some of Hong's commanders advised a retreat, stating their supply was short, but Hong stated “now today we have this opportunity and although our food supplies are growing short, you should listen to the order of your officers. If you defend, you may die, but if you don't fight, then you'll still die, but only in battle do you have any hope of a favorable outcome”. Thus Hong led the attack personally against Hung's forces. This is getting a big confusing eh with the Hung and Hong? Hong's left and right flanks advanced haphazardly and were quickly routed by the Qing. The next day the Ming left flank panicked and fled, trampling into another and abandoning many weapons and supplies while falling victim to more Qing ambushes along the way. Over 50,000 Ming troops were lost, literally being driven into the sea. Of the left flank it is said barely 200 men survived, being ambushed all the way to Ningyuan. The left flank commander, Wang Pu would be executed for this terrible conduct. Hong Chengchou and the right flank made a fighting retreat all the way to Songshan with only 10,000 troops. Hong vowed to hold Songshan to the death with these forces, but now Jinzhou was more isolated and thus in grave danger. As the Ming dug in further, Hung told his forces all they had to do was sever the Ming supply lines and defend the coast, because the Ming were short on food and soon would fall apart. Hung returned to Shenyang and left the siege in the hands of his commanders, Dodo, Jirgalang an Abatai. Upon hearing the news, Chongzhen ordered Hong to fight to the death if necessary to protect Songshan. As the siege continued the defenders pleaded with the court to send supplies while they had only a single bowl of rice per day to survive on. Things did not fare much better for the besiegers who were also low on food supplies. It would actually be Songshan that turned itself over to the Qing before Jinzhou, in march of 1642. At Jinzhou the defenders eventually resorted to cannibalism and this finally prompted Zu Dashou to surrender the city to the Qing. Next Tashan fell with 7000 of its defenders being massacred. Xingshan fell afterwards peacefully. Many of the Ming commanders were brought to Shenyang. Eventually Hong Chengchou after refusing to eat for several days agreed to defect to the Qing, becoming the newest most prominent Ming to do so. Hong Chengchou joined the Yellow banner, working under Dorgon.    These victories, now called the battle of Song-Jin allowed the Qing to acquire a ton of war equipment. They got their hands on 3683 cannons and 1515 various guns. Now it seemed the Qing had the necessary technological tools capable of toppling the Ming Dynasty. Hong Chongzhen just before the fall of Songshan and Jinzhou proposed opening up peace talks with the Qing. But knowing the emperor's temper, Hong had sent 2 envoys secretly and by the time they reached the Qing Songshan and Jinzhou had already fallen. Nonetheless the talks occurred and the Qing in a great position demanded territorial concessions, 1 million taels of silver per year in tribute and would pull their troops back away from Ningyuan as a gesture of good faith. The 2 states would be made equals and exchange ministers to conclude the agreements. All of this was relayed to Chongzhen who assembled his court who were deeply divided over the matter. On one hand agreeing to this would stabilize the frontier and allow the Ming to devote all their resources to deal with the rebels. But on the other hand, it was dangerous to publicly announce that the Ming dynasty was now treating with the Qing. The court decided not to go through with it and the envoys left Shenyang, thus from that point onwards no real peace talks would occur again between the 2 dynasties.    The Qing brushed this off, because now they understood how strong their position was. The conquest of the Ming dynasty was now a reality if they so desired it. Hung held a conference with his advisers who all came to the conclusion that peasant rebellion within the Ming Dynasty they had all had reports of could do much of the heavy lifting. Hung would continue his raids to plunder more supplies and booty, but he also ordered his men not to rape or plunder indiscriminately. In september of 1642, the Qing sent 50,000 troops hitting Ming defenses along the Great wall, winning a series of minor battles. Then they assaulted Dongchang but were repulsed by its defenders led by Liu Zeing. Despite the minor setback, they would eventually capture Dongchang 3 months later. It turned out the defenses of places in Shandong were oriented towards the sea and the defenders were equipped and trained to counter attacks from that direction, thus they were not as prepared for cavalry attacks. The Qing then attacked Jining, where Prince Lu courageously led the defense, but the city soon fell and Prince Lu commited suicide. Ming Grand secretary Zhou Yanru then told the emperor he would lead relief troops himself. He did, and they routed quickly and were defeated, though he would send reports back to Beijing stating he had won a great victory. Zhou also had not been in the actual battlefield, but rather dining at banquets with friends while simultaneously sending a stream of victory reports to the Ming court. He was not alone in this, many other Ming officials were lying or over exaggerating their war efforts, not wanting to face the wrath of the Emperor's temper.   During the raids into Nan Zhili, Shandong and Henan in 1642-1643 the Ming records estimated the Qing had attacked 3 superior prefectures, 18 regular prefectures, 67 counties and 88 towns. They had captured almost 400,000 people, 321,000 livestock, 12,000 taels of gold and 2.2 million taels of silver, a colossal sum. Alongside all of this they of course got their hands on more firearms. Matters were even worse than the plundering however, as the Qing raided more and more starving refugees fled into Shandong and Liaodong burdening local officials. Just about nothing the Ming did could hinder the Qing, until one thing put a dent in the Qing attacks, Hung Taiji died in August of 1643. Historians think it was a stroke that killed the great ruler.   On the rebel front, in October of 1642, the great city of Kaifeng in Henan, once a former capital of China was completely destroyed by a man-made flood. The flood submerged the city and its estimated 80% of its population died, over 370,000 people. This would be a setback not only for the Ming, but also for Li Zicheng who had hoped to use its capture as a springboard for his ultimate goal, a thrust at Beijing. After the capture of Luoyang, Li had grown more aware of the necessity for a strategic base of operations so he could hit the capital. Kaifeng was not just a strategic place it also was a symbolic one, as mentioned it was a previous capital.  Li Zichengs forces had actually assaulted Kaifeng a few times between 1641-1642, but each time they were repulsed and decided to attack other cities and return. By mid july of 1642, famine was spreading with Kaifeng and Li's forces had returned to try again. They expanded defensive moats around the city to siege and wait them out. Then they got the bright idea of utilizing the Yellow River to flood out the defenders. On july 29th, an impatient Li Zicheng killed a subordinate who proposed the idea of using the river, as his efforts to do so had not yet worked. The moats had only filled up with 5 inches of water. Then on August the 10th, the defenders of the city burst out to try and make a decisive victory against the rebels. The battle was ferocious and Li Zicheng fought in the very thick of it pushing the defenders back into the city. Kaifengs walls were beginning to crumble, food was scarce and no relief armies were able to come to its aid. The usual reports of people resorting to cannibalism began, thus things were quite dire. This got the defenders to think of anyway to escape this plight, one idea was to use the river. Water levels had risen to around 4 feet deep and heavy rains were adding to this. The defenders hoped that by diverting the river, it might provide them with fish and other food sources. The commander of kaifeng in desperation sent 3000 of his best troops out in the middle of the night to cut the dikes, but his men were caught and turned back. Then in the middle of the night on october 7th, the defenders were awakened by a great roar and the river suddenly came crashing right into the city. The rebels pulled back and watched the enormous power of the river doing all the work for them. Historians are not 100% sure if the rebels had ultimately cut down the dikes or perhaps heavy rains simply collapsed them. But in any case, the river smashed through the Cao gate in the north, sweeping everything before it and rushed out the south gate. People desperately climbed towers to avoid the raging waters or made rafts. The commander of the city built some 20 boats to evacuate, Prince Zhou and other high officials, as most commoners were forced to cling to tree branches and debris praying for rescue.By dawn of october 10th, the city was fully submerged. The rebels looted what was left of the city, but it was in such a sorry state there was no point trying to occupy it as a base of operations. Thus a disappointed Li Zicheng turned further south. It was a catastrophe for the Ming, Kaifeng was a base of operations used to coordinate defensive efforts for all of Henan and specifically to protect the southern approach to Beijing. Now as Li Zichengs forces moved south, also in august of 1642, Zhang Xianzhong was embarking on a new venture. His force had been camped in Lake Chao not too far from Luzhou where he began to recruit and train a naval force. Zhang planned to attack Nanjing via the Yangtze river. For Li Zicheng, he was turning his attention towards Nanyang where Sun Chuanting was leading Ming troops. Li and Sun's forces clashed a few times, but Li was able to bait, ambush and eventually force Sun's forces to retreat towards Shaanxi and the Tong Pass. This allowed Li to hit the last position of Ming strength left in Henan, Runing.    Runing was defended by commander Yang Wenyue with only 3000 troops. Yang also happened to be an old rival of Li's who had fought him a few times outside Kaifeng. As soon as the rebels approached the city, the defenders began to break and fled. Apparently the defenders threw corpses over their walls into the moat in desperation. When Li Zicheng entered the city he faced the captured Yang and said to him “Master is an important official of the dynasty who will not submit to us. But now that we've caught you, what is your wish?”  Yang replied “I myself, without any soldiers, only want to kill you. So today I'll die at you hands. What else can I say?”.Yang was then executed in front of the Sanyi temple. Li Zicheng followed this all up by taking Xiangyang, De'an and Chentian in early 1643. At Xiangyang, Li took new steps to building up his new order. He took the residence of Prince Xiang and made the prince and his siblings earls. Prince Xiangyang was renamed Xiangjing and Li took the title of “Long Accumulated Worshiping Heaven Leading-in-Righteousness Generalissimo”, and thank god he decided to shorten that all down to commander in chief. His secondhand man, Luo Rucai took the title “generalissimo whose virtue and awe pacifies the people on behalf of heaven”, what is with these guys and these ridiculously long titles? At this point Li Zichengs force began taking all men they captured between the ages of 15-40 and enrolled them in the army, and soon they were a goliath 600,000 man strong force. A few months later, Li Zicheng adopted the title of Prince of Xinshun and began procedures for taking future cities. Now if defenders resisted for 1 day, 30% of them would be killed, if resistance lasted 2 days, 70% would be killed and if after 3 days all would die. When Chongzhen heard reports about this he was utterly disgusted. Zhang Xianzhong also upted his anty by renaming and reclassifying captured towns and prefectures in Central China even when he did even not hold them. To add to the Ming's misery, some of Zuo Lingyu's subordinates attempted a mutiny to take Nanjing, raising a ton of tension. Zuo was eventually able to quell the mutiny, but it distracted him and his forces from Zhang's operations.    At the beginning of 1643, Zhang remained the only rebel leader not directly subordinate to Li Zicheng. Zhang knew the danger posed by this and started to consolidate and legitimize his own power lest he be swallowed up by Li. Thus Zhang decided to attack Nanjing and as we mentioned he built some naval power to do so. In may Zhang's force moved into eastern Huguang capturing several cities and he soon renamed himself Prince of Xin Shun. Then Zhang targeted the capital of Huguang, Wuchang. Many of Wuchangs forces were former mutineers under Zuo Lingyu's. The city's defenses did not fare too well to say the least and fell by July the 15th. In the chaos of its capture, thousands were massacred by Zhang's men and thousands more drowning in the local river. Prince of Chu himself was drowned in a bamboo cage by Zhang's orders. The river was allegedly so full of corpses that the fish were unfit for consumption months after. Zhang took all the captured men between 15-20 enrolled them as soldiers and killed the rest in quite a grisly manner. He renamed the city Tianshoufu meaning “received from heaven” and the capital of his new Western Kingdom. Zhang then elevated the late Prince Chu's younger brother to a position of nobility within his new order. Zhang went on to make all these proclamations and promises of restructuring so much, but he only really ended up occupying the city for barely a month before being chased off by Zuo Liangyu. As he withdrew he torched the city, I guess so long for all that? When Li Zicheng got report of all these ongoings he decided to place 1000 taels for Zhang's head, demonstrating the emerging rivalry. Zhang moved on to occupy Yezhou then used his boats to strike at Changsha. Like the poor souls of Wuchang, the defenders of Changsha did not take notice of the incoming rebel force and did not make any strong defensive points along the city's northern approach. When Zhang approached the city's gates he demanded their surrender and a brief effort was made by the defenders to repel them. Knowing it was fruitless, the commander of Changsha asked if he could give his life in return for the sparing of the people. Zhang accepted this, it is said the commander's eyes remained clear and bright and he did not cry out as he was cut to pieces. The Ming Court was feeling helpless towards the declining situation, now both the frontier and interior were in utter chaos. Officials were being impeached left right and center and some executed. More and more officials poured into the imperial palace as the Emperor demanded solutions.    In spring of 1643, Li Zicheng began to consolidate his movement by eliminating rival subordinates. The first to go was Ge Guoyan after he secretly met with Luo Rucai which prompted suspicion from Li. Li then invited Ge to a banquet, got him very drunk and killed him, thus taking all of Ge's forces as his own. Subordinates Zuo Jinwang and He Yilong were dispersed, in a similar fashion. And even Luo Rucai would face elimination, it seems he had grown to popular despite the fact, unlike Zhang he never expanded his political goals and prefered the life of a wandering bandit. There is some evidence to suggest Li took out Luo because rumor had it the Ming were trying to get Luo to kill Li and defect. Luo did not fall for the banquet affair, but later would be killed by a death squad sent by Li whom caught Luo asleep with his forces in camp. Luo's forces would be taken by Li who continued his purge, which prompted some subordinates to defect to the Ming. The great purging did not go unnoticed prompting Zhang to send Li gifts, probably hoping to get on his good side, but Li sent nothing in return.    In autumn of 1643, the Ming made a large offensive against Li Zicheng. The emperor ordered Sun Chuanting to conduct an operation in Henan towards the east to crush Li once and for all. The problem for a long time though was most military strength was in the northeast thwarting off the Qing, but now it seems the court decided to divert considerable resources from the northeast in the hopes of destroying Li Zicheng in Henan. Sun Chuanting was not loved by the local gentry in Shaanxi because he raised many taxes to pay for local defenses, despite them being successful. These gentry thought if they allowed Sun to lead Ming armies away from his defensive positions, he would no longer bother them with more taxation, so they supported the idea. Sun opposed the operation for many reasons, firstmost he thought his defensive plans were bearing fruit in Shaanxi. If Li's army swelled, their supply lines would become problematic and with winter on everyone's heels, Sun figured Li's army's morale would eventually break and they would have to go west, falling upon Sun's defenses. Sun was also concerned with supplying his force in the event of an offensive operation as in the past this proved to be fatal. He advised waiting until the following spring, but was completely ignored as all the gentry were now pushing for the operation. Sun eventually had to bow to local gentry and court pressures to lead the offensive, remarking “this is the path to ruin” as he did so. Sun marched down the yellow river valley gathering Ming remnant forces in Luoyang. Sun then ordered Zuo Liangyu to take a force and advance from Jiangxi and strike south upon Runing, hoping they could perform a pincer attack. However Zuo's force was still recovering from being smashed the year earlier and had to refuse this order, something increasingly being done by commanders in the field. So Sun had to advance alone and managed to smash a rebel force at Ruzhou to the utter delight of the Ming court. They were all jubilant, except for the Vice minister of War, Zhng Fengyi who reminded them the rebels might be feinting an illusion of weakness to lure Sun into a trap. Well Sun soon won victories at Baofeng and Jia pushing the rebels further towards Xiangcheng. Despite the victories, Sun was facing the very problems he had foreseen. His troops were running low on supplies, and years upon years of scorched earth tactics had devastated the agriculture of Henan. Thus Sun's troops were at the mercy of neighboring provinces for food supplies but the officials in those regions were either unable or unwilling to send the provisions. At that point Sun's 2 subordinate commanders argued if they should go back on the defensive or continue with the offense. Sun had a spy within Li Zichengs camp telling him that Li force was on the ropes, thus Sun decided they would continue. As November hit, things got really bad, supplies worsened and Sun troops began to raid local towns or eat their own horses. The rearguard of his army then got cut off by forces under Li who spread rumors to them that Ming relief forces were not coming to their aid. This all panicked the men and the rear began to rout. Upon seeing the chaos, Sun ordered a general retreat and told his subordinates Gao Jie to protect their rear and for Bai Guang'en to lay ambushes to cover the retreat. Bai took his forces and simply bolted for the Tong Pass. Unfortunately for his almost complete infantry force, do remember they began eating all their horses afterall, well Li's cavalry found them and smashed them to pieces. Sun's army was soon routed losing 40,000 men and abandoning an incredible amount of weaponry to the rebels. Sun tried to make a stand at the Tong Pass but his forces crumbled to the rebels. Bai Guang'en not only got his force smashed, but he ended up defecting to Li and became a commander for him. Sun proceeded to retreat up the Weir River valley where he would fight a final battle at Weinan and he would die with his men. Gao Jie took his remaining forces and fled north, leaving Beijing completely open to attack. All of this convinced Li that the time was ripe to declare his intent to overthrow the Ming dynasty and formally establish his own regime which would be at Xi'an.    While that was going down, Zuo Liangyu was fighting Zhang Xianzhong's forces further south. Although Zuo's men managed to recapture Xiangyang and Nanyang, Zhang as we mentioned had taken Changsha and now fortified it. The fighting between Zuo and Zhang would continue and before long Zhang found himself setting up in Sichuan where he established his Great Kingdom of the West. It was there as I mentioned that he took Yang Sichang's corpse and desecrated it. Back in Beijing, the court now made Yu Yingui supreme commander of Shaanxi. And Yu was very skeptical about any effort to turn the tide at this point, well no duh.    With Sun Chuanting dead, Li Zicheng had several options laid bare to him. One of his subordinates advised him to take Hebei's capital next, another said they should loop around Jinling to get supplies and hit Beijing, others suggested taking a position in Henan and capturing further cities to draw more troops then go across Shanxi to hit Beijing. In the end Li liked the last plan which was advised by his subordinate Gu Junen. Yet before Li would set out to do all of this he wanted to create his own administration in Xi'an. He also decided the attack on Beijing would be done from 2 directions. Li and his subordinate Liu Zongmin would advance on Beijing from the northwest, first heading from Xi'an and seizing Ming garrisons along the way through Shaanxi and the Great Wall at Juyong pass. His other subordinate Liu Fanglian would advance from the south, crossing through Henan to hit Beijing.    Xi'an was protected by some of the largest walls in all of China and would fall without a single fight as one of its leading officials was working with the rebels. At Xi'an Li made the Prince of Qin an administrator and renamed the city Chang'an, recalling its Tang dynasty name. Li followed this up by adopting many Tang Dynasty names for office positions and cities to add legitimacy to his own name and movement. Li also began wearing dragon robes and began to distribute wealth to the people. Li's armies fanned out and conquered numerous places renaming them. One place they took was his hometown of Mizhi which he renamed Tianbao “protected by Heaven” and he began to construct a palace there. On New Years day of 1644, Li Zicheng declared his rival Shun Dynasty within the city of Xi'an, now called Chang'an. Li took the reign title, Yongchang meaning “eternal prosperity”. Li then attacked the last remaining Ming stronghold in Shaanxi, that of Yulin. The fighting was fierce, but Li's cannons broke its walls. Next to fall was Ningxia, and Qingyang where Liu Zongmin suffered an astounding 30,000 casualties but took the city. Guyuan was handed over to Bai Guang'en without a fight and soon the rebels were marching towards Gansu. Meanwhile Beijing was in full panic, some even advising a retreat to the second capital of Nanjing. In response to Li's march, the court dispatched commanders to various routes going to the capital to hinder Li. Li Mingrui the Hanlin Academy lecturer advised the emperor in front of the court that he should have a quote “southern tour to Nanjing wherein by virtue of the monarch leaving the capital like a dragon rising or a tiger leaping the masses would spontaneously rise to quell the rebels”.  Emperor Chongzhen made no note of this at court, but in private told Li he agreed but feared what would befall the Ming subjects if they learnt the Emperor was fleeing to Nanjing. They then secretly went over the logistics of how to get the Emperor to Nanjing safely. Li suggested taking men from the 8 prefectures around the capital rather than any from the northeast which would look like they are abandoning territory to the Qing. In the midst of these plans another advisor came forward, Grand Secretary Li Jiantai who argued they should raise 1 million taels of silver to recruit and fund an army to take Shanxi back. The Emperor pressed him on this and Li stated he would work with the scholar Shi Long to gather supporters from all over the northwest. The Emperor in absolute desperation liked this plan and gave the go, giving Li the double edged sword of authority. It is claimed the force that was sent out was 100,000 strong. The problem was all these men was that they were in the words of a modern scholar “dandies, spoiled rich kids, space fillers and incompetents”. Around half the force deserted after marching only 30 miles and returned to Beijing. Before any serious fighting ever occurred most of the force simply scattered. Just 3 days after the army left Beijing, the Emperor asked his Minister of War about Li's whereabouts and the official had no idea prompting Chongzhen to exclaim “how can my Minister of War not know this?”. At this point the Emperor sat down with an official to look at the numbers. The officials told him the rebels claimed to have a 1 million man strong army, but reassured him it was probably around 100,000. Then he gave the emperor a sobering account that the Ming forces around Beijing were around 80,000 strong, but only around 30,000 of them could be somewhat trusted and of that only 3000 really trusted. It was at this point the emperor revisited the southern tour idea in private while putting on a face in public that he would not leave Beijing.   News from the front indicated Shun forces had just captured Taiyuan and Datong where they killed another Ming prince. Then the Shun took Xuanfu whose defenders simply turned the city over and the populace welcomed the Shun with cheers and burning incense. Then Changping fell in March without much of a fight. When the Emperor received news of Changping's capture he got up during a court meeting and simply walked out. It is alleged he paced around the forbidden city screaming out “my minister have failed me! Failed me!”. Li Zicheng sent envoys to Beijing asking for the city to be handed over without a fight and offering a deal with the emperor whereby he would be recognized as a prince and together they would face the Qing. This offer would mean that Li would be formally be made a Prince of Shun and all territory in the northwest would be his. Second the Shun would receive a tribute of 1 million taels. Third the Shun would not take orders from Chongzhen, but would help fight the Qing and assist in quelling other rebels. Emperor Chongzhen did not accept the proposal. Chongzhen ordered many of his children to flee south and issued a directive for all his civil officials to kill themselves since they had failed to save the dynasty.    When the rebels began to attack the gates of Beijing, the defenders fired powder shots as they had all reached an agreement with rebel agents. Li Zicheng made great efforts to break the will of the defenders at Beijing before his approach. On the afternoon of April the 24th, one of Emperor Chongzhen's eunuchs gave the orders to open the city gates. Li promised the people of Beijing amnesty to all those who surrendered. Emperor Chongzhen appointed Liu Wenbing in charge of rallying the populace to defend the city to which Liu replied “If your majesty cannot do it, then how can I?”. The Emperor then went to the Qianqing palace in the forbidden city and told the empress “All is lost. As you are the Mother of All Under Heaven, you should die” she replied “I have followed your highness for 18 years and I will die without a word; today we die together with the altars of state and we will have no more regrets”.  The emperor ordered the royal family remaining in Beijing to commit suicide and for the younger ones to try and escape. The empress and many other members were able to commit suicide, but Chongzhens youngest daughter Zhaowang he had to kill himself with a sword. Allegedly, Chongzhen by this point was so utterly drunk, he accidentally cut Zhaowang's arm off in the process and left her to die in a pool of her own blood. It is also furthermore rumored she would survive the wound and would live out the rest of her life as a buddhist nun. Chongzhen and his faithful eunuch servant, Wang Cheng'en went to the base of Coal Hill and hung themselves from a tree. The Emperor left a suicide note reading in part “My inadequate virtues and weak flesh have invited punishment from Heaven. Now the treacherous rebels are invading the capital. My officials have caused all this! I must die but I am ashamed to face my ancestors. Therefore I take off my crown and cover my face with my hair. Rebels! You can dismember my body, but do not harm the common people!”.    As the Emperor lay dead, several eunuchs of the Ming Court, alongside the Minister of War, Zhang Jinyan welcomed Li Zicheng into the city. Li Zicheng initially prohibited his men from plundering Beijing, but it was not too long until the populace was subjected to rape and looting. Afterall how could Li Zicheng stop his men from the ultimate prize that was Beijing.  The Shun Dynasty was beginning to be established, but unfortunately for Li Zicheng there loomed a rather large problem at hand. That problem was in the form of the Qing empires forces at the doorstep of the now dead Ming dynasty.    Li Zicheng had a major problem, the Qing had bided their time waiting for a moment to strike and it was coming any minute now. Li Zicheng's only hope to hold them off would be to try and rush to the northeast and win over as many of the Ming defenders in the area as possible and bolster them up. In May Li Zicheng had to set forth from Beijing to meet the enemy in the northeast, leaving his subordinate Niu Jinxing in command of Beijing. Over in Shanhaiguan was commander Wu Sangui who was very unsure what to do. Then Wu learnt that the forces of Li Zicheng had abused members of his family back home and decided he would defect to the Qing. Li Zicheng heard reports of Wu's resolve and begrudgingly sent a small force quickly to attack Wu who engaged that said force around Yongping. Wu smashed the force to pieces and fled back to Shanhaiguan. Now enraged, Li and Liu went forth with an army of around 100,000 to crush Wu. Now Wu realized the Qing military were most likely better off than the rebels and after some lengthy negotiations with Prince Dorgon, Wu arranged to allow the Qing to enter China proper through Shanhaiguan unmolested in exchange for their assistance in defeating the treacherous Li Zicheng. It seems Wu believed he might be able to score himself as the next ruler of the Ming state or atleast become a Prince under the Qing. Dorgon was quite suspicious of Wu however. The offer suited the Qing of course, it would allow them to look like they were avenging the Ming Dynasty against the rebels. Before Wu had come forward, Dorgon had been planning an attack on Beijing by coming through inner mongolia, but now the alliance solved that problem entirely.    A Qing force of 140,000 came to Shanhaiguan and joined forces with Wu's. Dorgon ordered Wu to take his army as a vanguard for their combined force. Dorgon's thinking was by doing so Wu's men would take the brunt of the hard fighting and this would ensure after their victory that his forces would not be strong enough to stand up to them if he had a change of heart. Li Zicheng had set out with 100,000 men, but many of his commanders were recent turncoats such as Tang Tong and Bai Guang'en. Also for many of the rebels, the ultimate goal had been achieved, they looted Beijing, many did not have the mind to continue fighting. Li Zicheng's ultimate mistake however was not that he was engaging in combat with Wu or the Qing, but that it never occurred to him that they would join forces.   In late May the Wu/Qing and Shun forces would do battle on a field just outside Shanhaiguan. Shanhaiguan had 3 outlying castles guarding the interior approach and Wu had prepared his main defensive line at the west bank of Shihe. 40,000 Shun troops crashed into Wu's main defensive line and Wu motioned his forces back into the main castle while simultaneously sending 20,000 men to the north and west to cut off the Shun's escape routes. In the initial clashes the battle was fairly even, with both Wu and the Shun losing considerable amounts of men. Wu grew concerned that the Qing were merely going to allow his force to be smashed to pieces and then sweep in afterwards, and he had every right to think this, they most likely were doing just that. Despite the odds, Wu's force seemed to be turning the tide somewhat and this prompted Dorgon to send 2 waves of 20,000 cavalry to envelop the Shun. The next day, Wu led a charge against the Shun formation but they repulsed him right back into the castle pass. Then the Qing cavalry of the White banner led by Ajige and Dodo smashed into the Shun. Wu's men saw the Shun morale crumble and charged upon them again, bursting out of the castle. Li Zicheng was directing the battle from a high tower position and upon seeing the cavalry, he simply assumed them to be Wu's forces. dust clouds made by the charging cavalry made it very hard to see what was going on, but as the battle heated up more, Li began to see swarms of arrows raining down on his men and he realized these were Manchu people, he screamed out “the tartars have come!”. The Shun force collapsed, many were driven towards the sea and drowned. The Shun force retreated scattered, with many running back to Beijing. Li and his forces then fled as fast as they could for Beijing where they staged a very quick enthronement ceremony for Li where as he declared himself emperor. Then Li and his army plundered Beijing and most of the rebel left the city the day after, carrying off their loot.   Prince Dorgon, serving as a regent for the child Emperor of the Qing, Shunzhi, entered Beijing in May of 1644 seeing all the rebel armies flee before his men. He announced to the populace they were now under Qing rule as Li Zicheng fled west to Xi'an. Over the next 6 months, Li's authority would disintegrate throughout all the territories he had conquered. Ming loyalists, some semi-independent warlords and the Qing swallowed up everything in sight. Eventually Li found himself in the summer of 1645 being pursued by the Qing prince Ajige to the vicinity of Mount Jiugong. How Li died is not exactly known, some say he hung himself after being surrounded by some angry peasants. Others say peasants beat him to death looking for food. What is known is that his corpse was badly mutilated when it was found. Li Zichengs body was sent south to Ming authorities who decaptitied it. Our old friend Zhang Xianzhong was in Sichuan and would hold out until 1647. Ming loyalists in the south would hold out on the mainland until 1662, ironically many of Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates would be their commanders. Some Ming loyalists famously would hold out in Taiwan until 1683 still trying to reclaim the dragon throne for the Ming.   History marks the fall of the Ming dynasty to be in 1644 with the death of Emperor Chongzhen. Many historians argue various reasons for why the Ming Dynasty ultimately fell. One history stated quote “could no longer manage its resources, utilize its strengths, and maintain its focus.”. And indeed the Ming Dynasty fell as a result of gradual political, strategic and tactical errors that simply grew so large they could not be overcome. Given proper leadership,  delegation of authority and allocation of resources, the Ming Dynasty most likely could have survived. The fall of the Ming dynasty has captivated people for centuries, for it was one of the wealthiest, most powerful and prosperous empire in the world, yet it fell to peasant rebels and some unified tribal peoples of the steppe, how? As is seen with most of China's history, the fall of the Ming is seen in terms of a dynastic cycle, whereby a dynasty eventually becomes so corrupt it simply collapses upon itself and another more diligent government thats over. It is of course not as so simple as that as any of you who lasted this long can already imagine. There are various reasons for its downfall. Take for example the unbelievable factionalism of the Ming bureaucracy which in turn politicized just about every aspect of the government. By the end of its rule it certainly seemed the politics were trumping the military when it came to defending themselves. Then these problems were only made worse when more and more competent officials were jailed or executed and more and more incompetent officials were the only ones left to fill roles. The last emperor Chongzhen certainly did not make things any easier, such as when he forced Sun Chuanting to go out into the field against Li Zicheng. Also the issue of climate was striking, during the 17th century the world was witnessing what we call the last of the little ice ages. The era was marked by less solar activity and tons of volcanic eruptions that shot into the atmosphere darkened the skies. The global temperatures got cooler by around 1.-2 degrees right around 1640 in the midst of many violent upheavals. Hell remember that story about the island of Juehua being attacked because the waters had frozen allowing Nurhaci's men to cross them? It was much to the shock of the defenders and for good reason, sometimes climate can have an incredible effect on such events. The amount of natural disasters and droughts which led to wide scale famines had an enormous effect on producing the sort of situation that allowed such a large rebellion to take place. Personally having studied quite a bit about the Taiping Rebellion that will occur in the 19th century, its all quite fascinatingly similar. And trust me the fall of the Ming dynasty is quite foreshadowing.   I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me.  So at long last the Ming dynasty has fallen and now we have the Qing dynasty taking its seat upon the dragon throne. I thought it to be very important to explain how the Ming fell, because in many ways it will mirror how the next dynasty will fall. Stating that the Qing dynasty certainly took note of what befell the Ming and made their primary endeavor to root out corruption. But ironically it would be just that which would destroy them as well.  

En este nuevo episodio nos enfrentamos al final de la temporada 4 con The Evil Of The Daleks, un serial muy interesante y que, en principio, estaba concebido como la despedida de nuestros amigos Daleks. Con Javi vamos a comentar lo que más nos ha llamado la atención y algunos 2extras2 que ya sabéis que si nos dejáis sueltos nos dispersamos mucho. Muchas gracias por seguir con nosotros en esta aventura que hacemos con mucho cariño. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

By 1644, the Ming dynasty's Chongzhen emperor faced multiple pandemics, invasion, two internal rebellions, persistent drought, widespread famine, and economic collapse. On Coal Hill that April, he surveyed what had become of his empire one last time.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2022/04/20/a-death-on-coal-hill/Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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¡Feliz Navidad! Sí, hemos vuelto, tras un año de parón en que diversas circumstáncias nos han impedido dedicarnos a una de nuestras grandes aficiones que es Doctor Who. Pero aquí estamos Javi y Esther comentando un nuevo serial animado del Segundo Doctor y con paso firme en esta carrera de fondo que es la era clásica de esta gran serie de ciencia-ficción. Hoy os traemos THE FACELESS ONES un serial muy interesante que supone el punto y final de la etapa Ben y Polly pero que nos ha dejado un buen sabor de boca. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Straight Outta Gallifrey is returning back to Coal Hill...Academy to discuss Class by Patrick Ness.  Let us know your thoughts about this Doctor Who spin off.  Ashford and Siskoid enjoyed it quite a bit.  Write to us at www.wrightonnetwork.com or Twitter @sogallifrey We appreciate your time.  Thank you for checking us out! 

Hello, my friends! Tonight, we journey to Opossum Walk Cemetery in Coal Hill, Arkansas. A gate that is too hot to handle and footsteps with no body are a couple of things that you can expect to experience here. We continue with Chapter 2 of "The Messenger" by Robert W. Chambers. Thank you for joining me on these journeys, my friends. Do be sure to share these tales with others that will enjoy these experiences with us. Until next time, my friends... https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/opossum-walk-cemetery/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/from-a-graveyard/support

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Una quincena más volvemos con nuestro podcast dedicado a repasar serial a serial la época clásica de esa gran serie de ciéncia-ficción que es Doctor Who. En esta ocasión nos vamos a meter dentro de una colonia humana donde pasan cosas muy raras. Acompañad a Javi y a Esther mientras debaten sobre lo divino, lo humano, y los crustáceos gigantes. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Muy buenas a todos. Hemos vuelto a la carga, después de sortear todo tipo de tribulaciones en este año tan extraño que nos ha tocado vivir. Y lo hacemos con energías renovadas como lo demuestra este episodio doble. Hoy os vamos a comentar dos seriales: The Underwater Menace y The Moonbase. Una reconstrucción y un serial medio animado. Una aventura entretenida y un despropósito a los que nos enfrentámos de vez en cuando ¿Queréis saber cuál es cuál? Aquí dentro tendréis la respuesta. Grácias a nuestros amigos de Audiowho tenemos la traducción de La Amenaza Subacuática: https://www.audiowho.com/2020/07/la-amenaza-subacuatica/ De The Moonbase aún no hay traducción pero si queréis consultar las diferéncias entre serial y novelización, podéis consultar aquí: https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_and_the_Cybermen_(novelisation) Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Hoy os traemos el cuarto serial de la cuarta temporada de Doctor Who. O si lo preferíis, el segundo serial del Segundo Doctor. En esta ocasión vuelve un serial histórico, de hecho el último serial histórico de la serie, hasta que en 1982 se emitiera Black Orchid. Así que vamos a zambullirnos en los coletazos de la Batalla de Culloden para vivir unas cuantas aventuras que incluyen jacobitas, casacas rojas, abogados de poco fiar y un Doctor que parece que esté celebrando el carnaval. Y de propina un gaitero. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH Música de Jamendo utilizada de fondo: - Morning Sun de Alexander Klein

Bienvenidos a una nueva era, la era del Segundo Doctor. En este episodio 31 os vamos a comentar el primer serial post-regeneración de Doctor Who, aunque por entonces aún no se le h8biera dado ese nombre al cambio de primer a Segundo Doctor, al cambio de William Hartnell a Patrick Troughton. Además, éste serial empieza fuerte con el retorno de los Daleks, y vamos a tener por ahí también tejemanejes políticos y luchas de poder. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Bienvenidos todos al primer momento auténticamente icónico de Doctor Who, el momento que lo marcaría todo y que ha hecho que esta serie está a muy poco de celebrar sus 60 años: La primera Regeneración. En este episodio del podcast vamos a comentar con Javi el serial The Tenth Planet, hiatoria que cierra la etapa del Primer Doctor interpretado por William Hartnell, y también haremos un poco de valoración de esta primera etapa de la série. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Hoy os traemos una entrega muy especial porque hacemos este episodio en colaboración con los amigos de la web Audiowho, una veterana web que nos trae las traducciones de todo lo que compone el universo expandido de Doctor Who: Cómics, novelas y audios. Y coincidiéndo su nuevo lanzamiento con el serial que nos toca, The Smugglers, hemos aunado lanzamientos para que podáis revisar esta história desde dos puntos diferentes: El clásico del serial y la novelización que de él hizo Terrance Dicks. Link a la novelización: https://www.audiowho.com/2019/11/los-traficantes/ Por si os pica la curiosidad os dejo el link al post con las fotos de Anneke Wills en Cornwall, rememorando la filmación: https://annekewills.com/the-return/ Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH Música de Jamendo utilizada de fondo: - Beautiful Piano de WhiteCat - Morning Sun de Alexander Klein

Hemos llegado al final de la tercera temporada de Doctor Who y en esta ocasión comentamos el serial The War Machines, todo un predecesor de lo que serian las historias que caracterizarian al 2º y, sobretodo, el 3er Doctor con su colaboración con el ejército. También tenemos algunas idas y venidas en la TARDIS y, por encima de todo, un ordenador empeñado en encontrar a Doctor Who. Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH Música de Jamendo utilizada de fondo: - Beautiful Piano de WhiteCat - Morning Sun de Alexander Klein

Volvemos a la carga con nuestro repaso a la era clásica de la serie británica de ciéncia-ficción Doctor Who y nos adentramos en el serial The Savages, penúltimo serial de la 3ª temporada. Serial, por cierto, que está perdido y del cual sólo disponemos de la reconstrucción. Además os traemos algunas notícias que se nos han ido acumulando durante este impás y, como os comento en el audio, os dejo los links a Youtube de la recreación que han hecho unos universitarios del episodio Mission To The Unknown y su making-off. Episodio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW8yk-m5Ig8 Making-off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbYq8A_6_dc Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH Música de Jamendo utilizada de fondo: - Beautiful Piano de WhiteCat - Morning Sun de Alexander Klein

Ya estamos de vuelta con nuestro comentario de THE GUNFIGHTERS, el octavo serial de la tercera temporada de Doctor Who. En esta ocasión el Doctor, Steven y Dodo se van a vearrastrados a la refriega entre los hermanos Clanton y la familia Earp, en lo que se conoce como uno de los duelos más famosos de la historia, el duelo en el O.K. Corral. Conoceremos a personajes como Wyatt Earp, Jhonny Ringo o Doc Holliday, mientras nos acompaña de fondo la Balada del Last Chance Saloon. Como siempre, los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Volvemos con un nuevo repaso a la era clásica de la serie Doctor Who, y esta vez os comentamos que nos ha parecido THE CELESTIAL TOYMAKER, el 7º serial de la 3ª temporada. En esta ocasión el Doctor y sus companions tendrán que enfrentarse a un ser eterno si quieren recuperar su TARDIS. Como siempre, los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Una quincena más tenéis vuestra cita con la época clásica de la serie de Doctor Who. Hoy os presentamos el serial The Ark ( El Arca ), con el que volvemos a la ciéncia-ficción y que supone la primera aventura de la nueva companion Dodo Chaplet. Nos ha gustado este serial y así lo expresamos Javi y yo, además de atrevernos a teorizar con las múltiples historias de fin de la humanidad y/o del Universo que se han ido repitiendo durante la serie. Como siempre, los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

En esta nueva entrega de nuestro repaso de la época clásica de la serie británica de Doctor Who, os comentamos el serial The Massacre, que está ambientado en el 1572 y nos detalla algunos de los detalles que condujeron a la matanza de protestantes en el dia de San bartolomé, en París. Es el primer serial en que el Primer Doctor y Steven viven sus aventuras solos y en el que conoceremos a la nueva companion Dodo Chaplet. Como siempre, los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Volvemos tras una larga pausa, pero más entusiasmados que nunca, y retomamos nuestro viaje a través de la era clásica de la serie Doctor Who, con el comentario del serial The Daleks Master Plan, un serial mastodóntico y lleno de acción y emociones fuertes. Con Javi, nos adentraremos en las curiosidades de envolvieron la creación de esta historia, lo que pudo ser y lo que se podría considerar una cierta continuidad y, por que no decirlo, sus trapos sucios. Como siempre, los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Just a quick n' sleepy recap of Regeneration Who 4 - where our intrepid Coal Hill gang ran around all weekend running the costume contest, the variety show, and all manner of other things. We're clearly all pretty sleepy here, but in a fun, punchy way. And we say nice things about various cosplayers, actors, and con-runners. Stay tuned to the end for a special, Coal Hill AV Club exclusive mashup of that Portugal, The Man song everyone's digging these days. (No, the other one.) Twitter: @coalhillcon email: podcast@coalhill.com

Nueva entrega de nuestr repaso a la era clásica de Doctor Who en que os comentamos un nuevo serial histórico: The Myth Makers. En esta ocasión, nuestros tripulantes de la TARDIS se veran envueltos en los últimos dias de la Guerra de Troya, y tendran un papel clave en el resultado de la contienda. Y también diremos adiós a uno de nuestros companions, aunque de forma muy peculiar. Link a la novelización: https://www.audiowho.com/2020/02/los-creadores-de-mitos/ Como siempre, los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Nueva entrega quincenal de nuestro repaso a la era clásica de Doctor Who, hoy con un programa más corto al tratárse de un sólo episodio, MISSION TO THE UNKNOWN, que si bien no tiene a ningún miembro del cast protagonista, es importante como precuela al gran serial épico de esta tercera temporada. Como siempre, los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Tras un largo parón, inauguramos este 2.018 con una nueva entrega del podcast donde nos dedicamos a repasar la época clásica de Doctor Who, y lo hacemos inaugurando la tercera temporada del Primer Doctor, con un serial de ciencia-ficción: Galaxy 4. Javi y Esther seran los encargados de conducirnos a través de un conflicto entre dos espécies, las Drahvins y los Rills. Link a la novelización: https://www.audiowho.com/2020/02/galaxia-cuatro/ Como siempre, los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Featuring special guest stars John "K9" Leeson. Katy "Jo Grant" Manning. Barnaby "Dalek" Edwards. If that isn't enough of a reason for you to download this episode, well, what about an in-depth discussion and analysis of the 13th Doctor's new costume with Christine, Clay, Emma, Andy, and "official first 13th Doctor cosplayer ever, probably" Cate Broomhead... all recorded live at LI Who 5. (Oh, and next time around, you've got interviews with Sylvester McCoy, Waris Hussein, and Richard Ashton (Friday the Ice Warrior) to look forward to, plus more Coal Hill shenanigans. Like, for real.) Twitter: @coalhillcon Email: podcast@coalhill.com

The smoke has risen above the BBC, which means we have ourselves a new Doctor, folks - number 13 to be exact. And this time, it's Jodie Whittaker, the first woman to ever play the part. So, we cobbled together an emergency meeting of the Coal Hill minds, from the darkest forests of North Carolina (Clay) to the cotton-candy beaches of Coney Island (Christine) to the banana aisle at the local Stop and Shop (Andy), with Emma and, of course, our lovable mascot Stephen. We're pretty damn excited, naturally. Music: yep, that's a new remix of our theme tune, plus "Kashmir" covered by Lez Zeppelin. Contact us: podcast@coalhill.com Twitter: @geeklectic or @coalhillcon Join our Facebook group... AND DON'T FORGET to vote in our "best of the season" poll, The 2017 Jarvies. You have just 9 days left - voting ends on July 25th. Tune in to this podcast feed for our special Awards show edition on July 27th. http://coalhill.com/thejarvies

Nueva cita con el podcast que repasa uno a uno los seriales de la época clásica de la serie Doctor Who. En esta entrega Javi y Esther comparten sus impresiones sobre The Time Meddler, último serial de la segunda temporada, en que aparece por primera vez un personaje del mismo origen que el Doctor, el Monje, en un serial histórico que se situa en la époica de la invasión vikinga de Inglaterra. Como siempre, los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

The "Monk" Trilogy wraps up with a - shall-we-say - controversial episode, at least among our intrepid Coal Hill regulars. Some of us sort of liked it, one of us... eh, not so much... but at least we had a *lot* to talk about. Incidentally, Cooper - of Kids Talk Who fame - *loved* it - so that's good. We start talking about the episode itself 12 minutes in. Before that, it's mostly Hufflepuffs and cars, though there is a lovely new parody song to kick things off.

Una nueva entrega quincenal de nuestro podcast, el Atmósfera Whovian 63, en el que os vamos a comentar dos episodios esta vez, el 8x05 " Time Heist" y el 8x06 " The caretaker ". Dos episodios, que si bien se alejan bastante del misterio de la temporada, sobretodo el primero, son aventuras entretenidas y con momentos muy interesantes y destacables. En "Time Heist" el Doctor y Clara seran reclutados junto a una metamorfa y un humano aumentado, por una figura misteriosa llamada Arquitecto, para realizar un atraco en el banco más seguro del universo. Un episosio de toques muy roleros y con un final curioso. En "The caretaker" vamos a asistir al choque de titanes que supone que se conozcan el Doctor y Danny Pink. Tensiones en el ambiente de Coal Hill, con el aderezo de un monster of the week un tanto asesino y una aparición fugaz de la loca del jardín. Y con estos dos episodios llegamos a mitad de temporada sin a penas saber nada de la trama de fondo. Esperemos que los próximos episodios nos arrojen más luz. Os recordamos nuestras formas de contacto: En la web Fantascine.com tenéis la correspondiente entrada. En ivoox. En facebook, tanto en la página del podcast como en el foro. En Twitter como @atmosfera_cer0 Los contenidos de este episodio son: Doctor Who Temporada 8 (2014) : - 8x05 - " Time Heist " - 8x06 - " The Caretaker "

Nueva entrega de este nuestro repaso de la etapa clásica de Doctor Who. En esta ocasión os hablamos de The Chase, penúltimo serial de la 2ª temporada, que supone la despedida de Ian y Barbara, los companions del Doctor desde el inicio de la serie, en una despedida que será agridulce para todos. Y como es un serial guionizado por Terry Nations tendremos como estrellas invitadas a los daleks, unos daleks que se la tienen jurada al Doctor y que han conseguido construir su propia máquina del tiempo. Como siempre, los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Stephen and Andy get the jokes out of the way early on, take their protein pills and put their helmets on as they embark on a two-man mission to seek out new life and new civilizations, in an episode of the Coal Hill podcast choc-a-bloc full of speculation and a ridiculous amount of comedy for such a grim and scary episode. Amanda Rae Prescott drops by with another edition of "This Week In Bill", and our mysterious robot emcee gets some bad, bad ideas from this week's Doctor Who. All that, plus Andy Rooney on this week's breathless episode of The Coal Hill A/V Club. (Andy Rooney does not make an appearance.) (No, not even as a spacesuit zombie.) (Seriously, too soon, dude.)

Bienvenidos a una nueva entrega del podcast dedicado a comentar uno por uno los seriales de la etapa clásica de la serie Doctor Who. Esta semana volvemos a la ciencia ficción, y nos metemos por primera vez en la serie en la temática de las dimensiones temporales, en una aventura en la que el Doctor y sus amigos deberan evitar que se cumpla el destino futuro del cual han sido testigos. Y , de propina, tendremos una revolución, con Vicki como figura inspiradora ¡ Como nos gusta Vicki ! Como siempre, los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Hemos vuelto después de una larga pausa, y lo hacemos con el comentario del serial The Crusade, en que nos situaremos en Palestina para asistir a un fragmento de las 3as Cruzadas, con Ricardo Corazón de León de protagonista. Y, al tratarse de un serial histórico, tendremos los apuntes de la história real, de la mano de Javi. Disculpad esta larga pausa ( Maldita vida privada ) y algún que otro problema técnico que pueda haber, sobretodo al principio. Link a la novelización traducida por Audiowho: https://www.audiowho.com/2020/02/doctor-who-y-los-cruzados/ Como siempre, los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Aquí estamos, con el episodio 14 de nuestro podcast, para comentaros nuestras impresiones sobre el 5º serial de la 2ª temporada de la época clásica de Doctor Who, titulado "The Web Planet" Acompañadnos a Javi y a servidora en este paseo por el planeta Vortis, para conocer su variada fauna y al villano Animus. Como siempre, los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Whovians! Taylor somehow managed to travel through time and space to retrieve the first two episodes of the DOCTOR WHO spin-off CLASS! He joins John for a pleasantly surprising discussion about both episodes 1 and 2 of this show! They try to figure out after all that has happened at Coal Hill...how is it even still open? Also, how excited were they to see PETER CAPALDI? PLUS WHO NEWS!

Tras vacaciones, festivales de cine y resfriados varios, volvemos a retomar la marcha del podcast, y lo hacemos de forma especial, con la conclusión de la trilogia dedicada al 50 aniversario de Doctor Who, que empezó en Atmósfera Whovian con THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR ( http://www.ivoox.com/atmosfera-whovian-57-the-day-of-the-doctor-audios-mp3_rf_12514881_1.html ) y siguió en Charlas Whovian con THE FIVE ISH DOCTORS ( http://www.ivoox.com/charlas-whovian-29-the-five-ish-doctors-audios-mp3_rf_13230927_1.html ) En lo que respecta a nuestra parte, el equipo completo de la TARDIS ( Jaime, Javi y Esther) junto a nuestra invitada Nuria, os vamos a dar nuestras impresiones del docudrama AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME, que se centra en los orígenes y primeros pasos de esta mítica serie. Los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Olá amigos, dessa vez nosso podcast é sobre a nova série do universo de Doctor Who, Class. E aí, será que gostamos dos episódios, será que a polícia algum dia aparecerá em Coal Hill, queríamos a Clara dando aulas lá ainda? Escute aí e deixe seu comentário (educado, por favor) no post. Participação: Vinícius Viana, […] O post PODCAST: Class- Episódios 01×01 e 01×02 apareceu primeiro em Universo Who.

Olá amigos, dessa vez nosso podcast é sobre a nova série do universo de Doctor Who, Class. E aí, será que gostamos dos episódios, será que a polícia algum dia aparecerá em Coal Hill, queríamos a Clara dando aulas lá ainda? Escute aí e deixe seu comentário (educado, por favor) no post. Participação: Vinícius Viana, […] O post PODCAST: Class- Episódios 01×01 e 01×02 apareceu primeiro em Universo Who.

Olá amigos, dessa vez nosso podcast é sobre a nova série do universo de Doctor Who, Class. E aí, será que gostamos dos episódios, será que a polícia algum dia aparecerá em Coal Hill, queríamos a Clara dando aulas lá ainda? Escute aí e deixe seu comentário (educado, por favor) no post. Participação: Vinícius Viana, […] O post PODCAST: Class- Episódios 01×01 e 01×02 apareceu primeiro em Universo Who.

GOLDEN GLOVES/SILVER GLOVES/CUTMAN Ray Rodgers, who was born in Oklahoma but grew up in Conway, was inducted into the Silver Gloves Hall of Fame in 2001, the Golden Gloves Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. The late Billy Bock, a 1996 Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame inductee who was a well-known amateur boxer and later was among the pioneers of high school baseball in the state, told the Arkansas Democrat in 1990: “If it weren’t for Ray Rodgers, there would not be boxing left in Little Rock.” Silver Gloves is for amateur fighters ages 10-15. Golden Gloves is for amateur fighters ages 16 and older. Based in part on the Golden Gloves’ tie back to the Chicago Tribune, newspapers long have been among the main sponsors of amateur boxing events. The New York City Golden Gloves tournament, which has been around for 85 years, is sponsored by the Daily News. Rodgers told an interviewer in 2008: “It has a natural attraction to kids who are basically adventuresome and want to do something no one else does. That’s a lot of it. The dynamics of it hooked me in the fifth grade, and I’ve never been out of it one day. “In boxing, as in life and everything else, desire is half the deal. … I’m a great believer in amateur boxing. I think it’s one of the greatest sports ever devised. It’s a cliche, but it’s true. In boxing, you don’t have anybody to hand off to or to lateral or pass it off to. You’re on your own, brother. “The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline. You can stand a kid in a corner and whip his butt with a paddle. But once he learns self-discipline and the desire to do better in the ring, that sticks with him all his life.” Jermain Taylor is the most prominent example of the hundreds of boys (now men) Rodgers has helped through the years. Born in Little Rock in 1978, Taylor and his three younger sisters were abandoned by their father when the future champion was 5. Taylor began boxing at age 13 with Ozell Nelson as his trainer. Taylor’s Olympic bronze medal came in 2000 and his professional boxing debut was on Jan. 27, 2001, at Madison Square Garden against Chris Walsh. As noted in yesterday’s post, Rodgers has served as the cut man in Taylor’s corner throughout Taylor’s professional career. Taylor once said of Rodgers: “He’s the type of guy who comes in the dressing room and makes you feel comfortable. I’ve never seen him mad, not one time, and I’ve known him since I was 12. I’ve never seen him with a mean face. He’s the type of guy who always wants to see you smiling.” Rodgers’ father, who worked for 49 years for an oil company that eventually became part of Mobil, moved the family from Oklahoma to Conway so he could serve as a pump station engineer in Arkansas. Young Ray was already addicted to boxing at the time of the move. Ray Rodgers’ office at the Golden Gloves Education Center, which is adjacent to the Junior Deputy baseball fields just off Cantrell Road in Little Rock, now serves as sort of a museum of this state’s boxing history. There is, for example, a photo of Bock and Rodgers in 1959 at the state AAU boxing tournament with Miss Arkansas in between. “We were her escorts,” Rodgers says. Famous names in Arkansas business, sports and politics crop up as you look at the programs and bout sheets Rodgers has collected through the years. For instance, Buddy Coleman of Little Rock was the state AAU boxing chairman one year. Rodgers delights in talking about his 14-year amateur boxing career, delivering pithy quotes such as this one: “My left jab was so good the judges thought the other guy was sucking my thumb.” The Arkansas River Valley — from Fort Smith all the way down to Little Rock –was a boxing hotbed in those days. Rodgers tells of going across a low-water bridge to make it to a boxing tournament at Oark (not Ozark!) in the Ozark Mountains north of Clarksville. Places like Clarksville and Coal Hill produced good amateur boxers. The Subiaco Abbey, built in 1878 and associated with the Benedictine Order, was the home of many talented boxers. Wherever amateur tournaments were held across the state, you knew the boys from Subiaco Academy would be there and compete hard. Rodgers’ home ring was at the National Guard Armory in Conway, where he boxed for a coach known as “Slow John” Cole. Rodgers went by the nickname “Butterball.” He continued to box competitively through graduation from Conway High School and Arkansas State Teachers College, now the University of Central Arkansas. “I had deceptive speed in those days,” Rodgers says. “I was slower than I looked.” At age 16, Rodgers also began coaching younger boxers. In 1958, he sent his first boxer to the national Golden Gloves tournament in Chicago. Rodgers graduated from college in August 1960, becoming the first member of his family to earn a degree. He got married two weeks after graduation and moved to Little Rock to take a job with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Rodgers fought his last fight in 1961 at the Mid-Arkansas Golden Gloves Tournament, but a lifetime of being involved in boxing was just starting. He has worked with young boxers at various locations through the years, even using a gym that Gary Hogan, who loves the sport as much as Rodgers, once operated in downtown Little Rock. In 1988, Rodgers raised private funds so he could transform a metal building next to the Junior Deputy baseball complex into a gym. It has been the home of the Ray Rodgers Boxing Club ever since. In 2009, he turned the adjacent building into the Golden Gloves Education Center so his boxers would have a quiet place to study. Rodgers has brought a number of legendary boxers to Little Rock through the years to promote the sport and help him raise money. Ali visited in 1990. Joe Frazier and Floyd Patterson also have visited the state’s capital city at Rodgers’ invitation. Rodgers has had his share of tragedies. In 1987, his wife Sally, a constant presence with him at boxing tournaments, died of breast cancer. His current wife, Carole, whom he married in December 2005, now helps him run amateur tournaments. Rodgers’ daughter Dawn battled brain cancer for 11 years before passing away in 2005. Last year, Rodgers finally shut down his business, Mid-South Drywall. “I’m not getting any younger,” he says. On one wall of Rodgers’ office is a tribute to Stan Gallup, the longtime Golden Gloves executive director who died in February 2009 while accompanying the Kentucky Wesleyan basketball team (his son was the school’s athletic director) to an away game It says “Stan Gallup, 1922-2009, Father of Modern Golden Gloves.” Rodgers calls Gallup “a mentor.” I happen to think Arkansas’ own Ray Rodgers has just as much a right as Gallup to that title of “Father of Modern Golden Gloves.”

Ahora que tenemos nueva companion es hora de emprender nuevas aventuras. Y la primera parada será en la Roma del año 64 DC, en que nuestros héroes pronto van a ver perturbada su tranquilidad. En el serial que os comentamos esta quincena, The Romans, tendremos una mezcla de géneros muy interesante, que va de las aventuras a la intriga, el drama y la comedia, mucha comedia. Con un Doctor que va a dejar su huella para la posteridad. Como apéndice, os hablamos un poco por encima de la compositora británica Delia Derbyshire, de la cual podeis ver un pequeño documental experimental, muy interesante, sobre su vida aquí: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXnmSgaeGAI Los comentarios que nos queráis hacer podéis dejarlos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Volvemos con la entrega 11 del podcast, para comentaros el serial ( o mini serial ) THE RESCUE, dividido en dos partes y en que tenemos la presentación de la que va a ser la nueva companion, sustituta de Susan, que se una al Doctor, Barbara e Ian : Vicky. No es un serial largo, ni execesivamente complicado. Cumple con su misión introductoria. pero tanto Javi como esther le sacaran detalles muy interesantes. Como siempre, podéis participar con vuestros comentarios tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Volvemos con vosotros. después de unas largas vacaciones, para retomar el ritmo de publicación del podcast, y seguir comentando con todos vosotros los seriales de la época clásica de la serie británica Doctor Who. En esta entrega, junto a mis compis Jaime y Javi, repasaremos el 2º serial de la 2ª temporada del Primer Doctor THE DALEKS INVASION OF EARTH. segunda aparición de los enemigos más emblemáticos de la serie, y en que tendremos el primer acontecimiento importante de lo que llevamos visto: la primera despedida. Como siempre, podéis dejarnos vuestros comentarios tanto aquí en Ivoox ckmo en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Entrega número 9 del podcast, y en esta ocasión, y junto a Jaime, vamos a comentar el primer serial de la 2ª temporada de la época clásica de Doctor Who, " Planet of Giants ", un serial que mezcla el misterio y la ciencia-ficción. Como comienzo de esta nueva temporada, creemos que el serial es bastante interesante y, aunque a efectos de continuidad no afecta, si tiene un argumento y ritmo muy entretenidos. Con esta 2ª temporada también empezamos la nueva periodocidad de nuetro podcast, que pasa a ser provisionalmente quincenal, para dejar tiempo a nuestros colaboradores con sus obligaciones estudiantiles y opositoras. Para cualquier cosa estamos a vuestra disposición en @UnaTardisEnCH

Volvemos a la carga para comentaros el último serial de la primera temporada de Doctor Who Clásico. Un serial histórico, en el que nuestros viajeros irán a parar en pleno reino del terror, que es como se conocia al periodo en que estuvo gobernando Francia Robespierre, tras la revolución francesa. Un seral largo ( 6 episodios ) en que nuestros amigos estarán siempre en peligro y que sólo el ingenio del Doctor podrá sacarlos del apuro. recordad que estamos a vuestra disposición, tanto aquí como en Twitter, en @UnaTardisEnCH

Una semana más seguimos nuestro repaso a la etapa clásica de la serie Doctor Who, y en esta ocasión, junto a Javi y Jaime, os comentamos el 7º serial de la primera temporada LOS SENSORITES, en que nos zambullimos en una historia de ciencia-ficción e intrigas políticas, con una Susan on fire y un nuevo detalle más que nos va completano el puzzle que es el origen del Doctor. como siempre, os agradecemos todos vuestros comentarios, tanto aquí como en la cienta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Volvemos una semana más, con un nuevo episodio dedicado a comentaros el serial correspondiente de la 1ª temporada de la época clásica de Doctor Who, y esta semana volvemos a los seriales históricos con LOS AZTECAS. En esta ocasión, además de aprender algo de esta cultura, tendremos un serial lleno de intrígas políticas, envidias entre guerreros, y hasta un Cola Cao que traerá más de un problema para el Doctor. recordad que, además de poder comentarnos aquí, también disponéis de nuestra cuenta de Twitter: @UnaTardisEnCoalhill

Bienvenidos a la 5ª entrega de Una TARDIS en Coal Hill, donde os comentamos la etapa clásica de Doctor Who, serial a serial. En esta entrega, y con el equipo al completo, os comentamos el 5º serial "The Keys of Marinus", un serial que supone un puntio de inflexión en esta 1ª temporada del 1er Doctor, con una gran variedad de localizaciones y géneros, y que nos daya una imagen más familiar del Doctor. además, aprovechamos el follón que se montó el dia 31 de marzo, con el estreno parcial en Netflix de la etapa moderna de Doctor Who, para debatir un poco sobre lo que hemos denominado "Netflixgate whovian" Como siempre, podéis comentarnos tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

En este nuevo episodio, y junto a Jaime, os vamos a explicar, usando como base y excusa el serial Marco Polo, que son y por que existen las famosas reconstrucciones del Doctor Who Clásico. Si hay algo que caracteriza a esta serie en sus dos primeras etapas, la de William Hartnell y la de Patrick Throughton, son la cantidad de seriales perdidos, de los cuales soólo disponemos de sus reconstrucciones, siendo el primero Marco Polo. Además, os comentaremos un par de temas más, como son las opciones de que disponéis para poder ver los episodios del Clásico y el estreno que se ha hecho hoy 31 de Marzo de 2016 de Doctor Who en la plataforma Netflix España. Link a la novelización traducida por Audiowho: https://www.audiowho.com/2020/01/marco-polo/ Como siempre, podéis dejarnos vuestras impresiones tanto aquí en Ivoox como en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH

Tercera entrega de podcast dedicado a repasar los seriales de la etapa clásica de la serie de ciencia-ficción Doctor Who. En esta ocasión, y junto a Javi, repasaremos el tercer serial, THE EDGE OF DESTRUCTION, un serial que nos ha dejado un tanto descolocados, pero que tiene detalles interesantes, y que dará paso a un cuarto serial que nos abrirá al siempre peliagudo tema de las reconstrucciones. Muchas grácias por la buena acogida del podcast, que hacemos con mucha ilusión, y más sabiendo que llega a más gente. Podéis dejarnos vuestros comentarios en Ivoox y en la recién estrenada cuenta de Twitter: @UnaTardisEnCH

Segunda entrega de Una Tardis en Coal Hill, el podcast dedicado a comentar los seriales de la etapa clásica de la serie británica de ciencia-ficción Doctor Who. En esta ocasión, y con Javi ya en el programa, os vamos a comentar uno de los seriales más míticos de esta serie: The daleks. Aquí es donde vamos a entrar en contacto por primera vez con los enemigos más conocidos del Doctor y donde vamos a aprender algunas cosas de ellos, que quizás se han desechado posteriormente. Ya sabéis que nos podéis dejar vuestras opiniones y comentarios aquí mismo, en Ivoox.

Bienvenidos al primer episosio de UNA TARDIS EN COAL HILL, el podcast spin-off / precuela de Charlas Whovian y hermano de Atmósfera Whovian, donde os vamos a comentar los seriales que componen la época clásica de la serie británica de ciéncia-ficción Doctor Who. En este primer episodio, y junto a Jaimitzu, os comentamos nuestras impresiones del primer serial, An Unearthly Child. estrenado el 23 de Noviembre del 1963, y el que empezó la leyenda de nuestra serie favorita. Esperamos que os lo paséis bien y nos dejéis vuestras impresiones.

Música de introducción del podcast whovian Una Tardis en Coal Hill.

00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme 00:30 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion including Episode 24 being Star Wars heavy; debut Star Wars Rebels feature from Alan @Jedizaugg and Jon @jonathanbw; listener feedback from @dw50dw and Doc Whom @DockWhom; 10th Planet Events Doctor Who autograph signings.  07:29 STAR WARS NEWS – Massive Star Wars rumour going around (no spoilers); Carrie Fisher receives Oscar Wilde award from JJ Abrams, who also takes a moment to discuss Star Wars spoilers; Taron Egerton to potentially play young Han Solo in a standalone Star Wars film; prequel producer Rick McCallum to sell Sydney apartment. 11:38 DOCTOR WHO NEWS – Everything We Know About Doctor Who Series 9 - including episode titles, writers, directors, actors, images from the set, the return of Missy, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, Jenna Coleman staying for all of Serires 9, Peter Capaldi's changing Doctor - and Rob's thoughts on it all; Spy Report suggests Coal Hill is back in Series 9; Rare EMS Synthi 100 synthesiser restored in Melbourne after decades in storage. 20:52 PROMO – Let the AM Audio Media people tell you about WhoWars.net 22:41 FEATURE – REBELS ROUND-UP – Alan @Jedizaugg and Jon @jonathanbw primarily discuss Star Wars Rebels "Call to Action" this episode, but also cover a little of "Vision of Hope" as well. 38:25 FEATURE/COMIC – DARTH VADER #1 (Marvel) – Andy @skaromedia talks to Betsy Chevron @BetsyChevron Al No @TheMeandTheHim Kate @Kamiduu and Rob @WhoWars about the character of Darth Vader. Comic stylings by Shaun Wilson. This is followed by Andy reviewing issue #1 of the series. 55:30 COMIC – STAR WARS #2 (Marvel) by Kate @Kamiduu 1:01:28 FEATURE - DOCTOR WHO - Who Wars Facebook follower, Baz Hood, asks the team, (1) Which 'old classic' foe, which hasn't been revisited post 2005, would you like to see brought back? (2) Who would you LOVE to write/direct an episode of Who? Answers by Andy @skaromedia Lex @Lexerness Rob @WhoWars Jon @jonathanbw Kate @Kamiduu  1:15:19 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 12th Doctor #5 (Titan) by Andy @skaromedia 1:19:24 FAN INTERVIEW – Kate @Kamiduu chats to Anna @mangofrognz - a major Whovian and Star Wars fan based in New Zealand, who has started a new blog at https://mangofrog.wordpress.com/ 1:33:05 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars. 1:34:46 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).

This week we cover the first part of this series’s two-part series finale, story #252, "Dark Water", in which the Doctor and Clara finally discover the identity of the mysterious Missy! QotW: Do you think kids make good protagonists in #DoctorWho (Courtney, the Coal Hill kids) or should they stick to adults? Listener Mailbag Discussion of "Dark Water" (Trevor 8.75, David 8.9, Charlie 9) Connor's Corner Doctor Who Reviews: Doctor Who 12th Doctor #1 from Titan Comics Hosts: Trevor Twitter: @WhovianTrev Tumblr: http://trevsplace.tumblr.com/ Charlie Twitter: @insanityinchaos Infinite Longbox Podcast Comic Conspiracy Podcast David Twitter: @gwythinn WWW: http://www.davidsafar.com/ Tumblr: http://maroonedwhovian.tumblr.com/ Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #252 part 2, Dark Water -- the conclusion of this series’s two-part series finale!.  We invite you to follow along by watching the episode before the podcast; please acquire a copy in accordance with the laws of space and time.

Coal Hill school has a new Caretaker, but he looks a lot like a certain arrogant alien seeking a rogue killing machine known as the Skovox Blitzer! Can two schoolteachers and a student provide any help to this mysterious grey-haired time traveler with his strange blue box, or will the tetchy Time Lord resist all aid and endanger … Continue reading 6: Doctor Who S08E06 – “The Caretaker” →

#DoctorWho #Listen #Review #TinDogPodcast #Podcast   reprinted from wiki   "Listen" is the fourth episode of the  of the British  television programme , written by  and directed by .The episode stars  and , with  guest starring. The  released a 10 second trailer for the episode on 8 September 2014, followed by a 25 second clip on 12 September 2014. Plot  meets with fellow Coal Hill teacher  for their first date. However, things take a turn for the worst when the subject of his time serving in the army comes up, and they both unintentionally offend the other with their lack of understanding. On her return home, she discovers  waiting for her, needing her help. Entering the TARDIS, he questions whether every living being has a constant companion, using the example of the 'dream' all children have in which a hand grabs them from under the bed at night. Clara initially dismisses this, but agrees to return to her childhood so they can investigate. She uses the TARDIS' telepathic link to try and lock on to the event, but, when her mind strays to Danny, they end up in a children's home in Gloucester, where Clara is shocked to meet Rupert Pink; Danny, as a child, before he changed his name. Clara tries to convince Rupert that there is nothing under his bed, as he sits away from it in fear. They crawl underneath, only for something to sit on the bed above them, despite Rupert claiming that no one else has entered the room while they have been talking. On emerging, they discover a figure underneath Rupert's blankets, and the Doctor, who suddenly appears, demands that they turn away from it and promise that they will not look at it. They do so, and it vanishes out of the door. Inspiring Rupert to be fearless using toy soldiers underneath his bed as 'protection', she unintentionally inspires his later name, Danny, and his career choice, when Rupert names the lead soldier Dan. Feeling guilty about the way she left her date, Clara returns to the restaurant, moments after her former self left. She strikes up a bond with Danny, but when she accidentally calls him Rupert, he becomes suspicious, questioning how she knows his former name, and accuses her of deliberately mocking him. He storms out as a figure in a spacesuit draws Clara back into the TARDIS. Originally thinking the suited character to be the Doctor, Clara is rocked when he removes his helmet to reveal a man striking a strong resemblance to Danny, who the Doctor reveals to be 'Orson Pink', one of Earth's first time travellers, having originally come from a 100 years in Clara's future. The Doctor has picked him up from the end of the universe, where he had become stranded during his travels. It is also suggested that Orson is descended from a time traveller, and possesses the soldier Clara gave a young Danny earlier in the episode; suggesting that Danny and Clara may be Orson's great grandparents. The Doctor takes Clara and Orson back to Orson's ship, and shows her a view of the last planet in existence, where Orson had become stranded, and reveals that something the Doctor believes to be the entity, the fearsome constant companion the Doctor is investigating, is attempting to enter through a locked door on the spacecraft. The Doctor unlocks the door and forces Clara and Orson back into the TARDIS while he confronts the entity. The spacecraft's air bubble disperses just as the Doctor spies the creature, and he is rescued at the last moment by Orson. As he is out cold, Clara has to use the TARDIS' telepathic connection again to escape the end of the universe and the creatures trying to enter. Exiting the TARDIS, which is in an unknown location, Clara finds herself in an old barn, where a child is in bed, crying under the covers. Clara approaches the child, but is forced to hide under the bed when two people enter and try and coax the child out of the room. Overhearing their conversation, she realises that the child is in fact the Doctor, and his guardians are trying to force him to be a soldier as they do not believe him to have the potential of a true Time Lord. When they leave, Clara accidentally grabs the Doctor's leg when he tries to get out of bed, and she realises she is the monster under the Doctor's bed. After convincing the young Doctor to return to sleep, she tells him of his valiant future, and reveals that one day he will return to the barn to save his people (as seen in "", when the goes to the barn with the intention of ending the ). Clara then returns to the TARDIS and makes the Doctor promise never to return to this place, leaving him unaware of what she has done. Returning Clara to Earth and Orson to his original time period, the Doctor decides there is no such creature under the bed, and Rupert Pink's 'monster' was in fact another child at the children's home scaring him. Clara, meanwhile, goes to Danny's home, where they apologise for the hurtful things they said and proceed to kiss. Continuity[]  makes his second appearance as , a troubled war veteran turned Maths teacher and Clara's love interest. He also portrays his descendant, Orson Pink, the first Earth time traveller. Danny's birth name is revealed to be Rupert, and his reasons for becoming a soldier are explored. The reasons for the  choosing an abandoned barn for his activation of 'The Moment' in 2013's "" are revealed as Clara visits a young Doctor here and promises him that one day in this barn he will be responsible for saving many lives. Production[] Writing[] Steven Moffat discussed the episode in an interview, saying: "my impulse starting in that was just the idea, 'What does he do when he's got nothing [to] do?' Because he'd throw himself off a building if he thought it'd be interesting on the way down ... he's fascinated by anything. And here he's with nothing to do, so he just goes out poking things with a stick until something bites it. And I think that's quite interesting, isn't it? Sort of, there's a thrill seeker aspect." Filming[] Filming for the episode took place at the Mimosa restaurant in , , on 25 February 2014. Leak[] As part of the , "Listen" was one of five scripts to leak online from a  server in . This was followed on 23 August 2014 by the leak of the episode itself - missing  and visual effects. The leak followed similar leaks of the preceding episodes "", "", and "", and the following episode "".  

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 240 – "The Day of the Doctor"  episode Official poster Cast  ()  ()  ()  () Others  – /The Moment  –   – Osgood  – Androgar  – The General Philip Buck – Arcadia Father  –   – McGilliop Aidan Cook,  –   – Voice of the/Zygons ,  – Daleks  – The Curator/ John Guilor – Voice of the   – (uncredited) Production Director Script editor Richard Cookson Producer Marcus Wilson Executive producer(s) Steven Moffat Faith Penhale Incidental music composer Series Length 76 minutes Originally broadcast 23 November 2013 (GMT, simulcast internationally) Chronology ← Preceded by Followed by → """" (mini-episode) "" "The Day of the Doctor" is the 799th episode of the British  programme , and marks the programme's fiftieth anniversary. It is written by , an executive producer alongside Faith Penhale. It has been described by series producer Marcus Wilson as a "love letter to the fans" and by the controller of , , as an "event drama". It was shown on on 23 November 2013, in both 2D and 3D. The special was broadcast simultaneously in 94 countries, and was shown concurrently in 3D in some cinemas. It achieved the  for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama. The episode shows the last day of the , in which a  of  faces his choice to kill both  and his own race of  in an act of mass destruction, paralleling this with a present-day choice by paramilitary organisation  to destroy  rather than allow an alien invasion. It reveals how, contrary to previous plotline understanding, the Doctor followed plea to change his mind at the last instant of the Time War, and hid the war-racked planet Gallifrey in time, rather than destroy it, but due to the distortions of time incurred, had retained no memory of his changed decision. The episode starred  as the  and  as his companion, . Previous lead actors  and  returned for the episode, Tennant reprising his role as the , while Piper portrayed a sentient doomsday weapon called the Moment, projecting an image based on her character , invisible and inaudible to everyone but the , played by, introduced for the first time in the  as an unknown past incarnation of the Doctor. Other appearances included a very brief view of the upcoming, expected to succeed Matt Smith in , and a significant  by  actor , now in his late 70s and the earliest surviving actor to have played the title role. Rounding out the guest cast,  starred as , while  returned to portray the in-series daughter of 1970s central figure .The special also featured the return of the , and the , shape-shifting aliens who had previously only appeared in the 1975 serial . Contents   []  Mini-episodes See also:  and  Two mini-episodes written by Steven Moffat, "" and "", were released shortly prior to "The Day of the Doctor". They depict events occurring during the  between the Doctor's own race of  and his , the . In "The Night of the Doctor",  reprised his role as the  from the and subsequent  audio plays. He is a to the ongoing Time War and intends to rescue a crew member from a crashing spaceship via the . Realising that he is a , she refuses to comply, preferring to die rather than go with him. She and the Doctor die as the ship crashes on Karn. The Doctor is resurrected temporarily by the Sisterhood of Karn. They persuade the Doctor to take action to end the Time War, offering him a selection of potions to control his regeneration. He chooses a potion designed to initiate his regeneration into a hitherto unknown  of the Doctor as a "warrior" (described in credits as the "" and played by ). "The Last Day" is filmed from the first-person perspective of a Gallifreyan soldier who has had a camera implanted in his head. The soldiers scan for Daleks at Arcadia, Gallifrey's second city and believed due to its impregnable defences to be the safest place on the Time Lords' home planet. During training exercises, a blurred object in the sky is identified surprisingly as the first of a fleet of successfully invading Daleks, which kill the soldiers. The "Fall of Arcadia" becomes the central battle of the Time War around which "The Day of the Doctor" is centred. Plot At , teacher  receives a message from the  and returns to the , which is unexpectedly  to . Kate Stewart of the paramilitary organisation  shows the Doctor preserved instructions from previous wife , along with the Under-Gallery, a secret vault of forbidden art housed at the . The vault includes several works of  art: moments of time preserved in stasis that take the form of "3-D pictures". One such work, called either No More or Gallifrey Falls, shows the fall of Arcadia on the last day of the Time War, an event believed to have obliterated both the Time Lords and the  from the universe. The glass of several of these pictures has been broken from within and figures in the paintings have disappeared. It transpires that the  , preserved in stasis in the pictures, are invading, taking the forms of UNIT members. To defeat them, Kate plans to detonate a nuclear warhead in London from within UNIT's "TARDIS-proof" Black Archive of Time Lord and other alien artefacts. The detonation would will wipe out London but save the rest of humanity. In the midst of the Time War, the —a hitherto-unknown "hidden" incarnation of the —watches Gallifrey falling to the Dalek invasion. He decides to trigger an ancient  called "the ", a "galaxy eater" which will destroy both races completely. The Moment, however, is sentient and possesses a conscience. Its interface manifests with the form of his future assistant  to challenge whether mass killing is his best option and to show him the future personal consequences of his actions. The Moment opens fissures in space and time between these two points in the timeline and Elizabethan England, depositing the Eleventh Doctor and the War Doctor near the  and a young Elizabeth I under threat from Zygons, who are using the time period to secret themselves into the stasis of the Time Lord paintings as to invade in the contemporary future. All three Doctors are captured and imprisoned in the , where the Moment encourages the War Doctor to form an escape plan involving calculations which would take "centuries", but which, being begun on the War Doctor's , are therefore now completed on the Eleventh's screwdriver, four hundred years in its future. The Eleventh Doctor, meanwhile, inscribes in stone the code necessary to activate a  stored in UNIT's Black Archive. Found by his allies in the present day, it allows Clara to both escape the Zygons and free the Doctors, by travelling into the past. Using the same technique to "travel" to the present via the Time Lord paintings as the Zygons, they gain entry to the Black Archives despite its TARDIS-proof defences. They use the Black Archives' mind-wiping facilities to erase the memories of the humans and Zygons present, causing them to forget who is human and who is Zygon in human form, and forcing them to cancel the detonation and discuss peace. The War Doctor, now convinced that detonating the Moment will allow his future selves to save many more lives, is returned to his time by the Moment. His other two present incarnations appear with the intention of detonating the device alongside him so as to share his burden. Clara, reminding them that he chose the name "Doctor", implores that he seek a different solution. The three Doctors finally think of an alternative solution, to put the planet Gallifrey in stasis in a moment of time, leaving the Daleks surrounding the planet to be obliterated by their own firepower; to the rest of the universe it would still appear that both sides wiped each other out. The three work with the consent of the desperate Time Lords and summon all of the Doctor's other past incarnations – as well as  – to successfully execute this plan. The three Doctors and Clara return to the Gallery, unsure whether it is possible to return Gallifrey from stasis. The War Doctor is content to think that he failed in doing the right thing, rather than succeeding in doing the wrong thing. He realises that neither he nor the Tenth Doctor will remember what happened, and will continue shouldering the guilt for centuries. After departing, the aged War Doctor finds himself beginning to  within his TARDIS. The Tenth Doctor also leaves, having persuaded his successor to tell him about his impending death on the planet . The Eleventh Doctor, now alone in the Gallery, is joined by its mysterious curator, who appears to resemble an aged version of the. The Curator enigmatically suggests that he might be a future incarnation of the Doctor, as well as commenting that the painting's actual name is neither No More nor Gallifrey Falls, but Gallifrey Falls No More. The Doctor surmises that his plan to save Gallifrey was successful. In closing, the Doctor describes a recurring dream, in which he and his eleven previous incarnations are looking together upon Gallifrey. The Doctor vows to find and restore Gallifrey. Continuity As the show's 50th anniversary special, the episode contains multiple references to previous episodes. It opens with the title sequence and theme arrangement used at the series' debut in 1963. Echoing the opening of the very first story, , a policeman is shown walking past the sign for I.M. Foreman, the scrap merchant in whose yard the TARDIS was located, and its first few seconds are in monochrome (as had been the case in , the last time more than one Doctor had featured in an official story)., where the Doctor's granddaughter  went when they were on Earth in 1963, also featured in both the original story and the 1988 serial . According to the school sign, the chairman of the school governors is now , formerly one of the First Doctor's original three companions and a science teacher at the school, and the headmaster is W. Coburn, a reference to  and ,[] who respectively directed and wrote An Unearthly Child. Clara rides out of Coal Hill School on the Eleventh Doctor's anti-gravity motorcycle from "" at 5:16, the time An Unearthly Child originally aired on  television (the first broadcast began 1 minute 20 seconds after its scheduled time of 5:15  on 23 November 1963.). The same date and time were also reflected in the activation code of the vortex manipulator, 1716231163 (signifying 17:16 23/11/1963). When the TARDIS is picked up by , the call sign used by the helicopter to refer to UNIT is 'Greyhound leader', reflecting that of,[] whose daughter Kate is now portrayed as having his role as commander of UNIT. Lethbridge-Stewart was a central character in the 's era and also several of his successors', originally appearing in the serial  and making his last appearance in Doctor Who in  serial , which is also referenced. An image of the Brigadier is seen alongside images of various companions of the Doctor. Kate's assistant, Osgood, is also a name from that era (UNIT technician Osgood from ) and her scarf is very similar to that worn by the Fourth Doctor; the Eleventh Doctor remarks that it is a "nice scarf". Osgood also uses it to trip up her Zygon duplicate who was standing on it, a nod to the Fourth Doctor's actions against a thug in his first story Robot. Kate Stewart twice mentions her subordinate, Malcolm, presumably the same UNIT scientist named Malcolm played by  in "".[] The controversy, regarding whether the  era stories took place in the 1970s or 1980s, is referenced in dialogue by Kate Stewart, when she mentions that events occurred in "the '70s or '80s depending on the dating protocol used". The Tenth Doctor's era is also heavily referenced, elaborating on his marriage to Queen Elizabeth I originally mentioned in his final story,  and first referred to in "". It is implied that he deserted her shortly after the wedding as part of his (fruitless) attempt to flee his impending death, hence her fury at him when she finds him at the Globe Theatre;[]at that time he had no idea why she was so angry, since the events of "The Shakespeare Code" occur much earlier than those of "The Day of the Doctor". The Tenth Doctor's speech to a rabbit whom he believes to be a Zygon is partially taken from the Christmas special, "". The Tenth Doctor mentioned the Fall of Arcadia in "". When he leaves after learning of Trenzalore, the Tenth Doctor remarks, "I don't want to go...", his incarnation's final words from The End of Time; the Eleventh Doctor tells Clara that "he always says that" after his TARDIS leaves. The Eleventh Doctor's fixation with  – a linking item in this story – begins in "" and reappears in "", "", and "". The Moment device was originally mentioned in The End of Time, but had not been explored in depth. Here, it takes the form of "", a seemingly omnipotent being and personalisation of the  itself, which manifested in  when she absorbed the Time Vortex in the  finale, "". Other references come heavily from the previous multi-Doctor anniversary stories, The Three Doctors and The Five Doctors. The Eleventh Doctor's dismissal of the Tenth Doctor and War Doctor as "the sandshoes and grandad" to mock their respective trainers and age echo the First Doctor's description of his two successors in The Three Doctors as "a dandy and a clown"[]. Likewise, a Time Lord says, "I didn't know when I was well-off! All twelve of them!" which recalls the Brigadier's line from The Three Doctors: "Three of them, eh? I didn't know when I was well off." More of the Brigadier's dialogue from the latter serial is referenced when Kate asks for an incident report code-named "Cromer"; in the earlier story, upon being transported to another universe, the Brigadier initially believes himself to be near the coastal Norfolk town. A line from the First Doctor, this time from The Five Doctors, is also referenced near the end as the Tenth Doctor tells the Eleventh, "It's good to know my future is in safe hands" (which the First told the Fifth in the earlier story, appended by "after all"). In trying to compensate for the presence of three Doctors who utilise different console rooms, the Tenth Doctor's TARDIS console briefly changes to the War Doctor's console room, seen again later in the episode, before settling on the Eleventh's; according to the script, the fact that all three are together has knocked their time streams out of sync and the TARDIS is reacting to that.[] The Tenth Doctor comments upon the Eleventh Doctor's TARDIS console, "Oh you've redecorated! I don't like it", a line originally used by the  speaking to the Third in  and later reused by the Second and Eleventh Doctors respectively in and "". There were plenty of other script references to both the recent and classic history of the programme. When the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors aim their  at troops in 1560, the War Doctor asks if they plan to "...assemble a cabinet at them?", a line used by  when the Eleventh Doctor points his screwdriver at  in a fight scene of "". The white roundels in the wall of the War Doctor's TARDIS were featured in the classic series' original TARDIS console rooms from 1963 to 1989 before being removed for the more elaborate TARDIS console used by the Seventh and Eighth Doctors in the TV movie. Seeing the white roundels, both the Tenth and Eleventh Doctor are pleased, but are uncertain as to what they are for. The final scene in the Gallery, containing 's  as the curator,  somewhat, as he enigmatically talks to the watching audience and Eleventh Doctor in a short  upon the Doctor's past and future activities, ultimately (in the context of the episode) deterring questions about his apparent knowledge with the comment, '"Who" Knows?'. Cast  as the .  as the . Excluding flashbacks and archived footage, Tennant had not appeared in Doctor Who since his final regular appearance as the Doctor in the concluding scenes of , broadcast on 1 January 2010.  as companion . The special was the first time the actress was credited on the show simply as Jenna Coleman, dropping the Louise part of her name seen in previous episodes.  as the Moment Interface, a Gallifreyan super weapon. While credited as , Billie Piper was instead portraying the projection of the Moment's user interface which had taken the form of the Doctor's then-future companion.[] Piper has not portrayed Rose as a series regular since "", although she reprised her role in various episodes of the fourth series and appeared briefly in The End of Time.  as the , the Doctor's warrior-like forgotten incarnation. The War Doctor came between the  and Doctors, and renounced the title of Doctor.  as 's daughter Kate Stewart, who previously appeared in "", having been originated by actress Beverley Cressman in the direct-to-video spin-offs,  and .  as . Page is the third actress to portray Elizabeth I on Doctor Who, following Vivienne Bennet () and  ("").  as Osgood. Throughout the special, Osgood is seen wearing a copy of the 's iconic scarf.  as Androgar, a .  as the General of Gallifrey. Jonjo O'Neill as McGilliop. Aidan Cook and  as the .  as the voice of the  and the Zygons.  and  as Daleks.[]  as the Curator, a mysterious character who informs the Eleventh Doctor of Gallifrey's survival at the end of the episode. His resemblance to the  is alluded to, but left unexplained. , , , Tom Baker, , , ,  and all appear in the special as their respective Doctors, through the use of archive footage and voice doubles. All are credited as "the Doctor" alongside Smith, Tennant and Hurt in the episode's closing credits. John Guilor provided voice acting for the First Doctor, though he was credited as "Voice Over Artist".  makes an uncredited cameo appearance as the , prior to taking over the lead role from Smith in the 2013 Christmas Special, titled "". Casting Both David Tennant and Billie Piper returned to appear in the 50th anniversary special On 30 March 2013, a distribution error occurred, and many subscribers to received the issue five days before the official release date. The issue of the magazine included the official announcement that and , who previously played the  and in Doctor Who respectively, were lined up to appear in the special, along with actor . Moffat did not want to bring Rose the character back because he felt her story was wrapped up and did not feel comfortable adding to Davies' arc. However, he liked the concept of bringing back her Bad Wolf persona and felt that Piper needed to be in the special as she symbolised the rebirth of Doctor Who. John Hurt did not actually audition for the part, but had been asked by the production team and "said yes with remarkable speed".His costume was meant to signify that he was "rougher, tougher", and had been around for a while; the audience had missed a lot. Hurt's request to keep his beard adds to this effect, and makes him the first bearded Doctor.  discussed plans for the anniversary episode with Moffat, but eventually declined to return as the ., who played the , claimed that none of the surviving actors who portrayed the Doctor prior to Eccleston were contacted regarding the special.  confirmed this while being interviewed on Australian television alongside McCoy and . However, McGann went on to say that he could still be in the 50th but at the last moment. reported rumours that a Doctor from the classic era would feature in the special, citing unknown sources.  and, who played Tenth Doctor companions  and , respectively, both stated they would not be in the 50th, but may return to the show at some point. Barrowman stated that he would have liked to be in it, but speculated that the producers wanted to try some different things. Production Publicity Steven Moffat previously stated, "Most things that have been said about the 50th are not true... Normally I am responsible for the disinformation and the rubbish rumors—I usually put them out myself, but I haven't needed to for this one." On the importance of the episode, Moffat has stated that it will "change the narrative" of Doctor Who. "", an additional 7-minute special, was released on 14 November 2013, and featured the  ()'s regeneration into the  (). Another 4 minute special, entitled "", was released on 20 November 2013 and saw the start of the Fall of Arcadia. On 4 November 2013, the BBC released the official synopsis: "The Doctors embark on their greatest adventure in this 50th anniversary special. In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor's own dangerous past comes back to haunt him." On 22 November 2013,  stated on  "I can say something about my character; it's not Rose as we know her" to about the episode.[] Writing "The Day of the Doctor" was written by , current head writer of Doctor Who, and produced by Faith Penhale in , with  directing. Moffat began writing the script for "The Day of the Doctor" in late 2012, announcing that, as a security precaution, he had not produced any copies, instead keeping it on his computer "under lock and key" until it was needed. Moffat had often thought about featuring a "mayfly Doctor" who appears for a single episode, asking, "Would it be weird in the run of the series to have the 45th Doctor turn up and be played by  or someone? Would that be a cool thing to do?" He also indicated that the "classic Doctor" he would most like to feature in a new story was 's , stating, "You'd want him to come and say 'What in the name of God have I turned into?' That's the confrontation that you most want to see, to celebrate 50 years. Going round and round in circles on it I just thought, 'What about a Doctor that he never talks about?' And what if it is a Doctor who's done something terrible, who's much deadlier and more serious, who represents that thing that is the undertow in both David and Matt. You know there's a terrible old man inside them. Well, here he is, facing the children he becomes, as it were." Knowing that Matt Smith was planning to leave, Moffat wrote the special specifically with the brief appearance of the  during the sequence of all of the Doctors uniting to save Gallifrey, prior to casting anyone in the role. Moffat later stated of the 50th episode, that it was his "plan from the start" that all the Doctors would fly in to save Gallifrey, and he knew there would be a new one at that time. He wrote it before knowing who would be cast. Typically, Doctor Who's anniversary stories are named after the number of returning Doctors, as with  and . Moffat explained his choice of title to SFX magazine, commenting that "... it's very rare in Doctor Who that the story happens to the Doctor. It happens to people around him, and he helps out – he's the hero figure who rides in and saves everybody from the story of the week. He is not the story of the week. In this, he is the story of the week. This is the day of the Doctor. This is his most important day. His most important moment. This is the one he'll remember, whereas I often think the Doctor wanders back to his TARDIS and forgets all about it." Filming Because "The Day of the Doctor" was filmed in 3D, the episode took longer than usual to shoot, especially as every  shot had to be done twice. Filming began on 2 April 2013 in , . On 9 April 2013 scenes were filmed for the special in , . On 17 April 2013 , ,  and  filmed scenes in ,, , and some scenes were shot in . On 2 May 2013, scenes in  were being filmed for scenes that take place at Totter's Lane and Coal Hill school, locations which had previously featured in the first 1963 serial , the 1985 serial , and the 1988 serial . Filming for the special was completed on Sunday 5 May 2013. From 4–5 May 2013, Paul McGann returned to Doctor Who alongside John Hurt's War Doctor, to record "The Night of the Doctor". Marketing Trailers The first trailer for the special was shown to attendees of  in July 2013. The BBC's decision not to release the trailer online to international fans was met with controversy. On 26 July, the BBC responded to criticisms by saying the trailer was intended to be exclusive to Comic-Con attendees and that content for all other audiences would be forthcoming at a later date.The trailer was also screened at The Edinburgh International Television Festival, at the end of Charlotte Moore's "Meet The Controller" session.[] On 28 September, the BBC revealed that the trailer for the special had been specifically shot and was currently in post-production. On 19 October 2013, a specially-made teaser trailer, directed by Matt Losasso, was shown on BBC One, and was then subsequently posted online. It contained icons from the history of the show and had a monologue by Matt Smith, as well as body doubles and  to create shots of previous Doctors. A clip from "The Day of the Doctor" was shown at the BBC's  show on Friday 15 November. The official trailer for the episode aired in the United Kingdom at 8 pm GMT on 9 November. Due to the leak of a trailer earlier on 9 November on BBC Latin America's Facebook page, the BBC officially released it ahead of schedule. A second official trailer was shortly released later. Furthermore, before the release of the main trailers, a short clip previewed the Eleventh Doctor and Clara examining a seemingly impossible painting. On 10 November 2013, a short clip of the Eleventh Doctor announcing "The clock is ticking" interrupted a BBC One ident. This was followed on Monday 11 November by another ident interruption, with the Eleventh Doctor stating "It's all been leading to this..." Viral marketing On 28 September, the BBC unveiled a   (#SaveTheDay) and an  that was used to promote the special.Respectively, the hashtag and the ident were shown before and after the premiere of  on BBC One. The hashtag was used to reveal all subsequent promotional material. On 7 November 2013, a video starring Smith in character as the Doctor was released promoting the hashtag, promising exclusive content. A website was launched to reveal the content. Broadcast Countries that screened "The Day of the Doctor" simultaneously.   Countries that screened on TV.   Countries that screened in cinemas.   Countries that screened both on TV and in cinemas. The BBC broadcast the episode in 94 countries simultaneously, in order to avoid plot leaks. It earned a  for the world's largest ever simulcast of a TV drama. The  rated the episode PG for mild violence and threat. The  also rated the episode PG for "mild science fiction themes and violence", noting there was "very mild impact" with regards to sexual themes. The episode broadcast at 7:50pm in the UK, and was preceded and followed by other Doctor Who related programmes and broadcasts, including broadcast of an after-party. Canadian  rated "The Day of the Doctor" PG in , G in  and G in. Broadcasters The following is a list of some broadcasters that aired "The Day of the Doctor" on 23 or 24 November 2013, depending on time zones. CountryChannel    and  (television) and Hoyts (cinema)    (television),  and  (cinema)   Haydn and  (cinema)             BBC Entertainment and BBC HD   BBC Entertainment and BBC HD (television)Movie Center (cinema)                            BBC Entertainment         BBC Entertainment and BBC HD (television)Cinemark (cinema)    (television) (television) (cinema)   Cinemaxx (cinema)    ( and Yle HD)      (television)Cinemaxx, Cine Star and UCI (cinema)    (television) (cinema)   Bíóparadís (cinema)      (not simultaneous, 20 minute delay and commercial breaks)   Kinopark and Chaplin Cinema (cinema)   BBC One    (not simultaneous, 10 minute delay) (cinema)   Fredrikstad Kino, Kristiansand Kino, Trondheim Kino,Volda Filmteater, Ringen Oslo Kino and Bergen Kino (cinema)    and NST (television)CoolConnections (cinema)   BBC Entertainment Asia   Cinesa (cinema)   Bio Roy and Tumbascenen Bio (cinema)    BBC One     Kronverk Cinema (cinema)   BBC One,  and BBC 3D (television),  and  (cinemas), as well as independent cinemas around the UK.    (television), , Cinemark and  (cinema) Home media "The Day of the Doctor" is planned to be released on DVD and 3D Blu-ray on 2 December 2013 in the UK. It will be released on 4 December 2013 in Australia and 10 December 2013 in North America. Reception "The Day of the Doctor" received instant positive reactions. Ben Lawrence of  gave the special five stars, calling it "charming, eccentric and very, very British." 's Simon Brew praised the special, calling it "terrific", and stating that it was "pulsating with comedy, ambition, and top to bottom entertainment." Jon Cooper of  gave the episode five stars, stating that it "not only gives hardcore fans a beautiful reinvention of their favourite show but also gives casual viewers a stonking story and a reminder why we all love this show so much." Jim Shelley of  called the episode "a clever, chaotic, infuriating combination of nifty, knowing tiny detail and big, hollow, pompous bluster." However, he disliked the effects, accusing the BBC on pandering to the American audience, as well as disliking the Zygons, deeming them not "scary enough," and naming Matt Smith and David Tennant "irritating." 's Chris Taylor stated that the episode is "one designed to please fans and newcomers alike," and that it "shows why the Doctor is finding his way into ever more homes and hearts." 's Viv Grospok criticised various elements of the episode, though concluded that "it was all worth it." Social analytics website SecondSync revealed that Doctor Who generated almost 500,000 "tweets" on  during its broadcast, with the peak number of tweets occurring at the beginning of the broadcast, at 12,939 tweets per minute. Overnight figures revealed that the episode had a total of 10.18 million viewers for the live broadcast in the United Kingdom, while the box office takings for its cinema screenings totalled £1.7m (US$2.2m), which placed it at number three in the UK film chart for the week, behind  and . The live simulcast on , at 2.50pm /11.50am , had a total audience of 2.4m viewers, with a further 1.2m watching the later repeat, the largest audience in the channel's history. The cinema screenings, on a total of 660 screens nationwide, took a total of US$4.8m (approx £3m) at the box office, placing it at number 2 in the US chart. The special had a total of 1.95m viewers for its two broadcasts in Australia, with 590,000 watching the live broadcast on  at 6.50am /3.50am AWST, and another 1.36m watching the repeat at 7.30pm, while the cinema box office takings totalled AU$1.54m, putting it at number three in the Australian film chart.  A total of 1.7m viewers watched the two broadcasts on Canadian channel , making it the most watched entertainment programme in Canada on the day, with the 1.1m watching the live broadcast at 2.50pm  being the channel's largest ever audience. Worldwide, cinema screenings brought $10.2 million at the box office. See also , a parody tie-in to this episode. Notes References ^   Sources that refer to John Guilor's role as the voice of the in the special include: Southall, J. R. (25 November 2013). . . Retrieved 28 November 2013. 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Doctor Who - Tin Dog Podcast reviews  Synopsis Shoreditch, London, 1963. The Beatles have beaten John Smith and the Common Men to No. 1 and satellites are being launched in outer space. Back down on Earth, strange goings-on are occurring: the normally placid teenagers of Coal Hill are running riot and a master thief is stealing highly specialised equipment. Schoolgirl Susan Foreman just wants an easy life for herself and her grandfather, the mysterious Doctor. She wants to be liked and accepted by Cedric and all the other pupils at Coal Hill School. But there's trouble in the streets and bombsites around Totter's Lane. The teenagers are becoming dangerous… Their mission: to hunt down anyone different, or alien… Susan's quiet life is about to spiral out of control. Having inadvertently started drawing attention to herself, she finds herself drawn into a desperate situation. Suddenly, the chase is on and she and her grandfather are now the hunted. PLEASE NOTE: THE CD RELEASE DOES NOT COME WITH A FREE DOWNLOAD OF THE STORY. Written By: Nigel RobinsonDirected By: John Ainsworth Cast Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman), Tam Williams (Cedric)