Podcasts about impossible girl

Lindsay and Madison discuss Blanche Hariot, as well as how to be a badass, that Victorians are essentially gothic hipsters, and how to spin a tale that is so captivating it jumps continents. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Traditional Customs and Ceremonies post by Pixyled Publications 2008 Literary Places post by Angela Williams 2001 Wesley Center Online publication by Duane V. Maxey 1992 Surrey Herald article by Phillip Wheeler 1935 The Guardian article 1851 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper article Atlas Obscura Calendar Customs The Chertsey Society Historic UK article by Ellen Castelow Wikipedia (1) (2) Go check out our friend Steph over at The Sinister Story Hour podcast which is part of the Darkcast Network. You can check out the books by Lydia Kang that Lindsay mentioned: The Impossible Girl, A Beautiful Poison, and Opium and Absinthe. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Commonlit.org is a free site for educators! Sign up today! We believe in text sets and want you to have access to recommendations we thought would pair perfectly with THE IMPOSSIBLE GIRL by Ashley White. Research shows that students will increase their comprehension when they have access to a variety of texts. We trust the research, and we know it works! Trust us! So, how do you build a text set? You find fiction, nonfiction, poetry, video, images, etc. that build on a central concept, help students compare/contrast, have similar themes, etc. CommonLit is the source that can help you build a text set for Monarch books. We've checked each title and think it's a great match. 1. "The Worst Birthday" from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Fiction) 2. Witchcraft in Salem (Nonfiction) 3. The Impossibles (Poetry) 4. Target Lesson: Women Who Speak Up (Nonfiction) 5. Karen Aiach on Doing the Impossible (video link) Buy TIG wherever books are sold! You'll love it! YouTube Video: How to Read The Monarch Way - https://youtu.be/wd9LhqZwUqU Affiliate Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/442Qe4a --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monarchbooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monarchbooks/support

Troy and Crispy continue their monthly "Looking Back" series, and this time they're taking a look at Matt Smith's final series of Doctor Who, Series 7. Was Part 1 better than Part 2? Was Clara a good character? Did the "Impossible Girl" story arc pay off? Most importantly, though... why is Doctor Who toilet roll something that could be coming soon? All of this and more will be discussed... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redcrispypro/message

This week, my special guest and I are here to celebrate the launch of her debut novel. All you Harry Potter fans out there will absolutely love this one! Those of you who love a bit of mystery with your middle grade fantasy will love it too! Grab your favorite drink and a snack while you're at it, and hang out with us while we talk fantasy and writing. Growing up, Ashley would send her father to their local library where he'd always be surprised to find bags of books waiting for him. Since Ashley was a young child, she's always dreamt of giving to readers what so many great authors gave to her: an escape, an adventure, and a love for thousands of well thought out words printed in the form of a book, not letting them tear away from it easily – or for very long. Ashley resides in Northern California with her husband and two adorable, feisty little girls. When she's not writing, she's reading. Ashley's debut Fantasy novel is entitled The Impossible Girl. Purchase Links: https://www.amazon.com/Impossible-Girl-Ashley-White-ebook/dp/B09SNG2MJB/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+impossible+girl+ashley+white&qid=1659546932&sprefix=the+impossible+girl+ashley%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-impossible-girl-ashley-white/1140990577;jsessionid=799E11A0CD167451C94DF192EC3DEB36.prodny_store01-atgap04?ean=9781737673897 Find links to Ashley's website and social media channels by visiting the following link: https://linktr.ee/AshleyWhiteWrites If you're looking for high quality content editing services at reasonable prices, send queries to theplotstitch@gmail.com Visit www.everyday-excellence.com and use promo code Inspirational Journeys to get 10% off any product on the site. Support this podcast with a monthly donation: https://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/support or you can give a one-time donation via PayPal at: https://paypal.me/annHarrisonBarnes?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/message

It's the 11th Doctor's penultimate story, and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about the resolution of several ongoing 11th Doctor story threads, incl. the Impossible Girl, the doom of Trenzalore, and the menace of the Great Intelligence. The post The Name of the Doctor appeared first on StarQuest Media.

It's the 11th Doctor's penultimate story, and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about the resolution of several ongoing 11th Doctor story threads, incl. the Impossible Girl, the doom of Trenzalore, and the menace of the Great Intelligence.

Lydia Kang practices internal medicine at Nebraska Medicine and has written several novels including Opium and Absynthe, The Impossible Girl, The Beautiful Poison, and Toxic. Her latest book, co-written with Nate Pedersen, is nonfiction and incredibly timely. It's called Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases, which chronicles how diseases spread, the scientific race to understand them, and how we race to destroy them before they destroy us. Each chapter chronicles a particular disease or virus–such as smallpox, the Bubonic plague, polio, HIV, or COVID-19. Kang and Pederson combine the human stories behind outbreaks with historical examinations of missteps, milestones, scientific theories, and more in a darkly funny, very accessible read. In this conversation, Kang discusses the massive scientific advancements made to combat infectious diseases, how our reactions to pandemics have and haven't changed, and what might be in store for our future. Find the book here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/riversidechats/message

The NewsWe have a confirmed start date for Series 13! Yes, mark your calendars for Sunday 31st October where we'll find out what all this Flux business is. We also chat about the latest Season 17 blu ray box set and the recently announced DW Worlds of Wonder exhibition kicks off in Liverpool in May next year. Review story this episode: The Gunfighters"So fill up your glasses..." meh, we'll stop that already. The First Doctor's Western romp is a strange old story but what did we make of it? A creative effort or wild wild fail? Coming next week: The Name of the DoctorYep, one of those "Something of the Doctor" episodes. This one sees the 11th Doctor off to Trenzalore and we get some wrap up on the Impossible Girl thing. Oh, and the War Doctor pops up too. Thank you all for listening to this week's episode and remember to follow the podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts so you don't miss an episode when they land every Friday. Stay cool and until next week - Allons-y!

Clara Oswald's first adventure with the Doctor sees the return of an old, but recent foe. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the beginning of a new era for the Doctor with the Impossible Girl and how the episode is more important for setting the stage than for its own plot. The post The Bells of St. John appeared first on SQPN.com.

Clara Oswald's first adventure with the Doctor sees the return of an old, but recent foe. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the beginning of a new era for the Doctor with the Impossible Girl and how the episode is more important for setting the stage than for its own plot.

The Impossible Girl comes for Christmas! Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory talk about the season arc involving Clara's curious appearances; interesting guest voice actors; the Pater Noster gang and where their name comes from; and the Great Intelligence as recurring enemy.

The Impossible Girl comes for Christmas! Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory talk about the season arc involving Clara's curious appearances; interesting guest voice actors; the Pater Noster gang and where their name comes from; and the Great Intelligence as recurring enemy. The post The Snowmen (11) appeared first on SQPN.com.

There's something in the WiFi. Something hidden, dangerous, and intelligent. Join us as we discuss Episode 706: The Bells of Saint John While trying to figure out the mystery of the Impossible Girl, the Doctor receives a call from Clara Oswald. She needs help with the WiFi. She's also the woman he's been searching for. ...

Get ready to run, clever listeners! But, before you do, we invite you to join us as we review The Snowmen, the 2012 Doctor Who Christmas Special. The Doctor, reeling from the loss of Amy and Rory, goes into seclusion. Who - or what - will bring him back? It's a Christmas special worthy of the glory of the Sontaran Empire! What did you think of our discussion? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 243.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown,  and Lee Shackleford. EPISODE 243 Get ready to run, clever listeners! But, before you do, we invite you to join us as we review The Snowmen, the 2012 Doctor Who Christmas Special. The Doctor, reeling from the loss of Amy and Rory, goes into seclusion. Who - or what - will bring him back? It's a Christmas special worthy of the glory of the Sontaran Empire! What did you think of our discussion? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 243.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown,  and Lee Shackleford. The Discussing Network Discussing Who is part of the Discussing Network. Find out more about the network and other shows on the network by visiting https://discussingnetwork.com.  Join us on the new Discussing Network Facebook Group.  Visit https://facebook.com./groups/discussingnetwork Become a Patreon Supporter! By becoming a Patreon, you can support the show while receiving exclusive perks made available for Patreon Supporters.  Visit Patreon.com/DiscussingNetwork for more information, to follow us on Patreon, and – should you choose – support the show. This episode of Discussing Who is brought to you by Audible – get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/DiscussingWho.  Check out over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Real Characters Last year we asked ourselves and our listeners a simple but important question:  What makes Doctor Who important to you? The answer now lies within the pages of Real Characters: The Psychology of Parasocial Relationships with Media Characters, by Dr. Karen Shackleford, PhD (Ed.) from Fielding University Press providing insight into why we connect with fictional characters. The Doctor Changes, but the Feelings Stay the Same, is the bow-tie worthy Eleventh Chapter. Real Characters is available now on Amazon.  SUBSCRIBE! Subscribe to the show using any of the following podcast players:  Apple Podcasts -

Get ready to run, clever listeners! But, before you do, we invite you to join us as we review The Snowmen, the 2012 Doctor Who Christmas Special. The Doctor, reeling from the loss of Amy and Rory, goes into seclusion. Who - or what - will bring him back? It's a Christmas special worthy of the glory of the Sontaran Empire! What did you think of our discussion? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 243.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown,  and Lee Shackleford.

The Doctor, Amy, and Rory are on a mission from the Daleks to stop even worse Daleks. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the turn in the relationship between Amy and Rory and the first appearance of the "Impossible Girl".

The Doctor, Amy, and Rory are on a mission from the Daleks to stop even worse Daleks. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the turn in the relationship between Amy and Rory and the first appearance of the "Impossible Girl". The post Asylum of the Daleks appeared first on SQPN.com.

Author Lydia Kang balances two careers: In addition to writing adult and young adult fiction, as well as nonfiction, she's also a doctor. Lydia never thought of herself as a writer, though she was intrigued by writing, until she began to use it to deal with some of her experiences on the job, which eventually led her to try fiction. Her novels include The Impossible Girl and Opium and Absinthe, and one of the things we talk about today is how her nonfiction work has influenced her fiction. We also talk about writing about pandemics, her move from the East Coast to Nebraska, and how her writing and her medical practice balance each other out. Check out the show notes at fycuriosity.com, and join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

Souffle Girl! The Impossible Girl! It's time to talk about Clara. You know her, you...probably have strong feelings about her. From a cold hearted nanny, far under the ice, to a chess game like no other, we'll talk about it all. Plus some (overdue) news about our publishing schedule! Hosted by Kyle Olson and Rob Kubasko Originally uploaded on 10/12/2018

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::Themes by Murray Gold

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::Themes by Murray Gold

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"Clara's Theme" by Murray Gold

Musique Mécanique par le Théâtre Électrique ::"Clara's Theme" by Murray Gold

Eleventh Doctor Arcs Steven Moffat planned a few arcs, some that intertwined, for the Matt Smith era. Jessica and Phillip look at the arcs that fueled (or just mildly-flavored) the three series of the Eleventh Doctor. How effective was the crack in the wall? Did we all think the Doctor had really died? How gripping was the mystery of River Song's identity? And just who was The Impossible Girl? In their look into the TARDIS library, the couple visit Matt Smith (and his plus one) in another role with the feature film "Pride+Prejudice+Zombies." How did Smith fare in the land of Austen and the living dead?

Souffle Girl! The Impossible Girl! It's time to talk about Clara. You know her, you...probably have strong feelings about her. From a cold hearted nanny, far under the ice, to a chess game like no other, we'll talk about it all. Plus some (overdue) news about our publishing schedule! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legible-scrawl-says-hi/support

Artist, frontman, dad, creative warrior Noah Scalin (aka Captain Orlok) visits StudioB today.  We talk about music, art, space, creativity and alternate universes and manage to play a few songs ahead of the League of Space Pirates single release show this Saturday, April 28 at Twisted Ales in Richmond.  They're releasing their new single "Impossible Girl".  It's an all ages show that kicks off at 3pm.  The Pirates also welcome special guests Noah-O and Flashlight tag for the gig.   www.spacepirate.org http://www.noahscalin.com Local and Regional Music out of Richmond, Va. Playlist, notes, links: www.studioBrva.com Email/Requests: studioBrva@gmail.com

In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the Eleventh Doctor story Cold War, and discuss Clara’s character arc. In our Cold War review, we discuss how this is an underrepresented part of history in Doctor Who. What did we think of the return of Ice Warriors? How did the Professor’s relationship with Clara compared to the Doctor? How did other roles we’ve seen the actors in influence rewatching the story? Our Clara discussion takes a look at the character from her start as the Impossible Girl all the way to running off with her own Tardis at the end. Did we think that Clara’s character stayed consistent throughout her time with the Doctor? Did we like the direction her arc(s) took, and the decision to have her on the Tardis part time, while still trying to maintain her day-to-day life? Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:49 Cold War review 34:21 Clara Oswald overview We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/

Have you ever thought about what the world is like as you get older? It can be hard. Even harder if you're a woman. And harder still if you're gay. Or transgender. If you don't fit in. Teresa Savage has spent her life not fitting in. And being awesome for it. She runs the website 55 Uppity, which is a site ”about what older dykes and queers and lezzos wear and think and believe.” She fills us in. Links from this episode: Find more cool, older lesbians at 55 Uppity. The Australian Silver Rainbow Project and the Rainbow Tickhelp make sure retirement is an LGBTI safe place. Songs in this episode: Impossible Girl #3 — Kim Bokebinder Musica Poetica I: Gassenhauer — Carl Orff (Tölzer Knabenchor, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Der Kammerchor der staatlichen Hochschule für Musik, München, Fritz Schieri, Stuttgarter Sprechchor, Godela Orff-Büchtemann & Instrumental Ensemble) Bad Girls — M.I.A. You're So Cool — Hans Zimmer

Back at the close of Series 8, we recorded an episode where we looked at the road traveled thus far with the Impossible Girl, and the changes we were starting to observe with the character. Due in no small part to Jenna Coleman’s ever-expanding performance, writers and directors who explicitly sought to challenge and inspire growth, and highly praised chemistry with (new) lead actor, Peter Capaldi, we came to know and Clara much better, found ourselves endeared to her, and […]

… in which our fearless podcaster has something in his eye (It's sleep dust, dammit! Not tears - I swear!) as he bids a somber farewell to the Impossible Girl. It's a review of "Sleep No More" (with special guest Sean Homrig of "The TARDIS Tavern" and "The Doctor Who Book Club" podcasts) and "Face The Raven".

DiG returns with an update on her "impossible life" in New York City, one year after going public with her transition. A new drivers license, new confidence, old friends, and how to handle questions from relative strangers about her genitalia.  Note: When I began transitioning in 2014, I was known by my nickname DiG, which sufficed until I learned my mom had chosen Jennifer had my birth gone differently. So for historical sake, I leave the podcasts as originally conceived, but know that my name is and apparently always was Jen.

DiG discusses her transition after a full year on hormones, how impossible all the progress has been and how she finally feels like a woman. That and a conversation with Dante about what to cut from the podcast, Gencon, hiking the Billy Goat Trail, Jack the Ripper, and how bad guys are at sneaking peeks at women. Note: When I began transitioning in 2014, I was known by my nickname DiG, which sufficed until I learned my mom had chosen Jennifer had my birth gone differently. So for historical sake, I leave the podcasts as originally conceived, but know that my name is and apparently always was Jen.

When she first appeared unexpectedly in “Asylum of the Daleks”, we were all shocked and left unable to form a proper opinion. When she then returned (in another form) in “The Snowmen”, we fell in love, only to mourn her inexplicable death. And when ‘Clara Prime’ finally joined us in “The Bells of St. John,” we reached the point of wondering what the hell was really going on. Now that we’re on the other side of a character-driven and well-structured Series 8, and we have a fully realized […]

This week we find ourselves, or lose ourselves with invisibility watches. Join us as we discuss the sixth episode of Series 8 Doctor Who and why it’s not always a good thing to pick up strange devices! As Clara’s juggling of the Doctor and Danny is mysteriously spiraling out of control, we get a glimpse of who each of our characters truly are. Can the Impossible Girl meet the impossible expectations of the two men she loves? Find out more beyond the breach! More... The post DB 06-Don’t Blink Episode 06-The Caretaker Review appeared first on Golden Spiral Media- Entertainment Podcasts, Technology Podcasts & More.

Episode 004 of Who·ology gives us a lot to ponder as we humanize the Doctor even more with the help of everyone's favorite Impossible Girl, Clara. While Clara is trying to navigate her first date with a co-worker, The Doctor is trying to get to the bottom of a mysterious creature that can hide so well, it's possible it has never been seen.

Episode 004 of Who·ology gives us a lot to ponder as we humanize the Doctor even more with the help of everyone's favorite Impossible Girl, Clara. While Clara is trying to navigate her first date with a co-worker, The Doctor is trying to get to the bottom of a mysterious creature that can hide so well, it's possible it has never been seen.

#doctorwho #tindogpodcast   from wiki   "Deep Breath" is the first episode of the of the British television programme , first broadcast on  and released in cinemas on 23 August 2014. It was written by showrunner and executive producer  and directed by . The episode stars  in his first full episode as the , alongside as his  . It also features ,, and  reprising their roles as . Capaldi's predecessor, , also appears in a cameo.   Contents   []    Plot A dinosaur materialises in Victorian London and spits out the  onto the banks of the river Thames, from which emerges the freshly regenerated —suffering from post-regenerative trauma—and . They are greeted by the , comprised of  Madame Vastra, her human maid and wife Jenny, and  butler Strax. The Gang instruct the police on how to calm and contain the dinosaur and take the Doctor and Clara to their residence, where the Doctor rests and Vastra confronts Clara about her prejudiced attitude to the Doctor's changed face. Clara admits that she is struggling to adapt to the new Doctor, due to his stark difference to the , particularly his apparent age. The Doctor awakens to hear the dinosaur's pleas for help before it spontaneously combusts. The Doctor joins Clara and the Paternoster Gang at the river and learns from Vastra that this is not the first incident of spontaneous combustion recently. The Doctor spots an unfazed man across the river and jumps in to investigate. Clara returns home with the others to start their own investigations, hoping they will cross the Doctor's path. The Doctor roams back streets for answers the next morning, questioning how his body chooses a new face during regeneration. Both Clara and the Doctor find a message reading "" in a newspaper, directing them to a restaurant where they reunite but learn that neither planted the message for the other, as they had both assumed. They realise that the room is filled with robots to prevent them leaving. They are descended into a lair where they see the man from the river surrounded by other idle, human-like robots. The Doctor surmises the man is a long-lived cyborg, but in the unusual sense that it is a robot trying to make himself human by replacing his parts with biological ones taken from the victims of spontaneous combustion, including the dinosaur. The Doctor leaves Clara as the robots and the cyborg begin to awaken after escaping himself. Recalling his earlier advice, Clara holds her breath to hide herself from the robots, but she is soon captured and taken to the cyborg. He states that he is trying to reach the "promised land" by prolonging his life via parts replacements and questions her on the Doctor's whereabouts. The Doctor returns with the Paternoster Gang to fight the robots with Clara whilst the Doctor chases the cyborg back to the restaurant. The cyborg releases a hot-air balloon made of human skin, lifting the restaurant into the sky with him and the Doctor inside. The Doctor interrogates the cyborg, who reveals that he and parts of the restaurant are from the SS Marie Antoinette, the sister ship to the SS Madame de Pompadour (""). The Doctor warns the cyborg that he will either have to kill himself, or he will kill him to protect the humans. Moments later, the cyborg falls from the balloon and is impaled on the spire of . Clara and the Paternoster Gang see the other robots go lifeless after his death. After regrouping, Clara finds that the Doctor and the TARDIS have vanished. Vastra assures her that the Doctor will return, pointing out that Clara as the person that knows the Doctor the best is already prepared to leave. The Doctor reappears, planning to take Clara home, but instead arrives in Glasgow, where a phone call from the  to Clara moments before the regeneration from his perspective encourages her to stay. In the epilogue, the cyborg awakens in a beautiful garden, and meets Missy, a mysterious woman who claims the Doctor as her boyfriend. She tells him that he has reached the promised land at last. Continuity Towards the end of the story, the Doctor speculates on the identity of the person that wrote the Impossible Girl newspaper article; the Doctor postulates if this person was the same one that gave Clara the number for the TARDIS phone on the claim it was a computer help line as shown in "". The Doctor, while confused about his new look, recalls how it appears similar to another that he's seen. The  met a man named  in "", played by Capaldi. The call from the  to Clara is shown from the Eleventh Doctor's perspective from his final moments before regeneration on the planet Trenzalore, which reused some footage from "" and included new footage with a surprise cameo by . The closing dialogue between Clara and the Doctor about chips, and the Doctor's inability to pay for them, recalls a similar exchange between the  and  at the conclusion of "". Production Filming Matt Smith's cameo as the Eleventh Doctor was filmed on 5 October 2013, the last day of shooting for "". Moffat had written Smith's scene prior to the rest of the episode. The readthrough for the episode was held on 17 December 2013, and shooting began at the Maltings in  on 7 January 2014. Shooting later took place at Mount Stuart Square on the 13th, Scenes were also filmed on  and on the 28th. The shoot finished on 18 February 2014. Promotion  has said that this episode would be a "big introduction" for  as the . He said that there will be "plenty of action and nonsense and jeopardy, as there ever is in ." On 11 August 2014 a 30 second trailer for the episode was released on . Cast notes Brian Miller, who plays the tramp Barney, was the husband of  who portrayed long-time companion . He had previously appeared in in , as well as playing Harry Sowersby in , an episode of , and providing Dalek voices for both and . Broadcast and reception Pre-broadcast leak On 6 July 2014, the scripts for the first five episodes of the series (including "Deep Breath") were inadvertently leaked online from 's Latin America headquarters, prompting a plea from BBC Worldwide to keep the storylines of the five episodes secret.Also leaked was a black-and-white rough cut of "Deep Breath", missing most of the visual effects but otherwise mostly complete. The BBC blamed the leak on the fact that the files had been stored on a publicly accessible  in its new -based headquarters. , speaking at the , called the leak "horrible, miserable and upsetting". Television The episode was a  in the United Kingdom and many other countries on 23 August 2014, and was broadcast later that same day in other locations such as on . On 31 August 2014, the episode was broadcast on  in New Zealand. Cinemas The episode had its world premiere in  on 7 August 2014 as part of the . As part of the tour, advance screenings were also held at other destinations on the tour. As with "", "Deep Breath" received a worldwide cinema release at participating cinemas on 23 August 2014. The episode received a midnight screening in 12 cities across the United States on 23 August, and a larger showing in 550 cinemas on 25 August. The cinema screenings of the episode were accompanied by a five minute prequel. Ratings Upon airing in its 7.50pm timeslot, the "Deep Breath" simulcast entertained an average audience of 6.79 million in the United Kingdom. The episode reached a peak of 6.96 million viewers, watched by nearly a third of all viewers on the evening of broadcast with a 32.5% audience share. The final ratings for the week, which include  viewers and others who watched the programme within a week of its transmission, showed 9.17 million viewers, making it the second highest rated programme for the week on British television. In the United States, the premiere airing on  had an audience of 2.2 million viewers, the highest Saturday ratings for the network and just under the highest viewership from the "" special, and a significant increase from the 1.5 million that had watched the Series 7 premiere in 2012. In Australia, the episode had a total of 858,000 viewers on : 148,000 watched a simulcast at 4:30am, and 710,000 watched a primetime replay at 7:40pm. Critical reception The episode received positive reviews, with many critics praising Moffat's script, the introduction and stylisation of the new Doctor, and the performances of Capaldi and Coleman.  responded well to the episode, labelling Capaldi's performance as "intimidating, bold and unsettling", and praising Ben Wheatley's direction in the episode's tenser moments, calling it "the stuff of true terror and wonderment". Matt Smith's cameo as the  was criticised by The Mirror. However, it ultimately labelled the episode "impeccable" and stating that Capaldi "has all the hallmarks of a great Doctor". Brian Lowry of Variety praised Moffat's script, stating that it "emphasizes storyline continuity and easing faithful viewers into the regeneration transition" and closed his review by saying "It's a skillful tonal balance that defines the best of “Doctor Who,” and exemplifies the ethos that keeps the series going strong, nodding to the past with all eyes on the future".David Wiegand of San Francisco Chronicle heavily praised the episode, particularly Moffat's writing, saying that his script "masterfully manipulates audience expectation". He ultimately awarded the episode a perfect 4/4 stars. However, not all reviews were positive.  panned the story as "strangely recessive, unheroic, [and] dull" calling both Capaldi and Coleman's characters "insipid". Home media "Deep Breath" will receive a standalone DVD and Blu-ray release in the United Kingdom on 8 September 2014, the United States on 9 September, and Australia on 10 September. Thereafter, it will be released in the Complete Eighth Series DVD and Blu-ray boxset in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2014, and Australia on 19 November.

So the tabloids think that season is Clara's swan song. I'm not ready to see her go, but… Guess what haters – Clara is the best companion, second maybe only to Donna. — Kyle Anderson (@FunctionalNerd) August 16, 2014 …really, Kyle Anderson of Nerdist.com? Let's not go quite that far. Yet.

The TV Show has merged with Review and we're kicking off the new, combined show with Doctor Who series 7! Remy Ferber joins Dave and Rene to talk about So-sorrying Amy Pond, the Impossible Girl, failures of Silence, and the oldest question. Review is like app or game coverage but for movie series, television shows, comic books, and pop culture. It's great stuff you can watch and enjoy on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV! On this week's episode The TV Show has merged with Review and we're kicking off the new, combined show with Doctor Who series 7! Remy Ferber joins Dave and Rene to talk about So-sorrying Amy Pond, the Impossible Girl, failures of Silence, and the oldest question. Support the TV Show: Go to backblaze.com/thetvshow and get unlimited backups for just $5 a month per computer. You owe it to your peace of mind. Shows we spoil Doctor Who series 7: iTunes, part 1 | iTunes, part 2 | Amazon, part 1 | Amazon, part 2 | Netflix Hosts Dave Wiskus of Better Elevation Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Remy Ferber Feedback Leave a comment or yell at us via the Twitter accounts above. Loudly.

The TV Show has merged with Review and we're kicking off the new, combined show with Doctor Who series 7! Remy Ferber joins Dave and Rene to talk about So-sorrying Amy Pond, the Impossible Girl, failures of Silence, and the oldest question. Review is like app or game coverage but for movie series, television shows, comic books, and pop culture. It's great stuff you can watch and enjoy on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV! On this week's episode The TV Show has merged with Review and we're kicking off the new, combined show with Doctor Who series 7! Remy Ferber joins Dave and Rene to talk about So-sorrying Amy Pond, the Impossible Girl, failures of Silence, and the oldest question. Support the TV Show: Go to backblaze.com/thetvshow and get unlimited backups for just $5 a month per computer. You owe it to your peace of mind. Shows we spoil Doctor Who series 7: iTunes, part 1 | iTunes, part 2 | Amazon, part 1 | Amazon, part 2 | Netflix Hosts Dave Wiskus of Better Elevation Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Remy Ferber Feedback Leave a comment or yell at us via the Twitter accounts above. Loudly.

… in which it's the 8th season of Doctor Who all over again with the billowing, red-lined cape of Pertwee … uh, make that the coat of Capaldi, and our fearless podcaster explains why Clara is still "The Impossible Girl".  We also finish DVD commentary for the year with Part Three of "Delta and the Bannermen".

with thanks to wiki "The Time of the Doctor" is the 800th episode of the British science fiction television programme , written by  and directed by , and was broadcast on 25 December 2013 on BBC One. It features the final regular appearance of as the  and the first regular appearance of  as the following his brief cameo in "". The episode also features  as the Doctor's companion , plus several enemies of the Doctor, including the , , , and . "The Time of the Doctor" is the third instalment in a loose  of episodes, following "" and "", which together serve as the Eleventh Doctor's . The episode addresses numerous plot threads developed over the course of Smith's tenure, including the prophecy of the Silence and the Doctor's fate on the planet , while also dealing with the regeneration limit established in. "The Time of the Doctor" is also the 800th individual episode ofDoctor Who, the ninth Christmas special since the show's 2005 revival, and Matt Smith's fourth and final Christmas special as the Eleventh Doctor. Contents   []  Plot[] The Doctor is among thousands of aliens orbiting an unknown planet, from which a message that no one can translate is being broadcast continually across time and space. With the assistance of a modified  head nicknamed "Handles," which he uses as a , the Doctor briefly visits two of these ships, before leaving to Earth to pick up  and briefly meeting her family. On returning, Handles identifies the planet as being , the lost planet of the , a statement the Doctor vehemently rejects. The Doctor and Clara are invited on board the first ship to arrive at the scene — the Church of the Papal Mainframe, a space church headed by Mother Superious Tasha Lem, an old acquaintance of the Doctor. Tasha states that the Church has secured the planet with a  and that the message instills fear into all who have heard it, then asks if the Doctor wishes to be the first to explore the cause of the message. On arriving on the planet, The Doctor and Clara are attacked by Weeping Angels, but using the key under his wig, The Doctor materializes the  around them. Now using the TARDIS as transport, The Doctor and Clara find a town called Christmas, that is surrounded by a truth field that prevents anyone from telling a lie. The message's origin is quickly identified as a crack in reality in the church tower; this crack is "scar tissue" from the cracks originally closed when the Doctor rebooted the universe (""). Handles identifies the language of the message as Gallifreyan and with the Doctor's help, translates the message as a question: "Doctor who?" (the 'first question' in ""), repeating endlessly. It is a request that the Doctor should speak his real name and thereby confirm it is truly he who is there. The Doctor concludes that his people, the , are using the crack in the universe and calling to him for help, from the  in which Gallifrey was trapped (""), from which they wish to escape. If the Doctor answers the question and speaks his real name, the Time Lords will know they have found the right place and come through to their home universe. However, this would also trigger a renewal of the as the alien species gathered above descend to destroy them, and Tasha states this will not be allowed to happen: the planet will be destroyed first at whatever cost. The Doctor asks the name of the planet, and she states "", the planet where the Doctor knows he will one day die and have his tomb (""). The Doctor tricks Clara into plugging a device into the TARDIS which transports her home, and remains on Trenzalore to defend the planet from incursions by the aliens overhead, creating a  where he cannot leave without sacrificing his home planet and its people, nor can he be removed for fear he will speak his name and let them return. Immediately after landing Clara home, the TARDIS begins to return to Trenzalore, but Clara manages to hold on to the outside of the ship and join it on its return trip. However, to protect her from the , the TARDIS is forced to increase its shields, consequently slowing down the return journey. Arriving back at Christmas, Clara meets a visibly aged Doctor who has spent 300 years defending the town. He reveals to her that, although he is known as the Eleventh Doctor, he has already used all of his , once  and the Tenth Doctor's aborted regeneration ("") are counted. He is therefore in his final body and can no longer regenerate. He and Clara are then brought to the Papal Mainframe—now. Here, he learns that during this protracted , a chapter of the Church broke away and tried to avert these events by killing off the Doctor in the past: by destroying his TARDIS ("") and engineering  to kill him (""). Additionally, Tasha and her crew have been taken over by Dalek consciousnesses, converted into 'Dalek puppets'. The Doctor taunts Tasha, awakening her anger, and allowing her to resist the Dalek consciousness within her. They all escape the ship and return to the planet, as the Dalek fleet receives reinforcements and masses for war. Despite promising never to send Clara away again, the Doctor does so and she returns to Earth as the siege of Trenzalore becomes an all out war. As the centuries pass, most of the races depart or are destroyed, leaving only the Silence (with whom the Doctor puts aside his differences and allies himself) and the Daleks. Later the same day (from Clara's perspective), the TARDIS reappears; Clara enters to find Tasha piloting the TARDIS. Noting that "flying the TARDIS was always easy, it's flying the Doctor that I've never quite mastered", Tasha returns Clara to Trenzalore, as "no one should die alone", sending her to meet with the now old and frail Doctor at the point when the Daleks finally win control of the town. With nothing left, the Doctor goes out to face the Daleks in a final stand. Clara, unable to watch what will follow, returns to the time crack and through it, begs the Time Lords to somehow save the Doctor, urging that it is owed to him for all he has done in his lives. The Doctor is preparing to die outside, when the time crack vanishes from Clara's sight in the tower, to appear across the night sky.  energy flows from the crack and into the Doctor: the Time Lords have granted the Doctor a complete new regeneration cycle, thereby saving him from death. As his thirteenth regeneration starts, the Doctor uses the excess energy to destroy the Daleks facing him. In the aftermath, Clara finds the Doctor, young again, back in the TARDIS. He states that this temporary rejuvenation is a 'reset' for the new cycle of regenerations to begin and the second phase of the regeneration is taking some time to start up, but he will soon change. He delivers a eulogy to his current form, and hallucinates a final farewell to , the first person he met after . He then removes his , a defining feature of his eleventh incarnation, and abruptly regenerates into . After exclaiming that he has 'new kidneys' and dislikes their colour, the new Doctor worriedly asks a shocked Clara if she knows how to fly the TARDIS. Continuity[] This article does not  any . Please help  by. Unsourced material may be challenged and .(December 2013) As this is the Eleventh Doctor's final appearance, numerous plot threads developed over the course of his journey are addressed. Remnants of the , the major story arc of the , are being used by the Time Lords in an attempt to break back into the universe after their . The intention of the  and the rationale behind the prophecy () are revealed to prevent the Time Lords from returning to the Universe and causing the  to begin anew. The Silence are also revealed to be behind the . The resulting explosion is what caused the cracks in the universe in the first place, a development which the Doctor notes is an . The Silence's attempt to kill the Doctor with  is also referenced. The Doctor uses the Seal of the High Council of the Time Lords to help analyse the messages coming from the crack and confirm if it is of Time Lord origin. The Doctor says that he stole the seal from the Master in the Death Zone, a reference to the 1983 story . The monuments in the small graveyard in the background on Trenzalore are of the same unusual shape as the ones which will later cover the planet, as shown in "". A -style Doctor puppet says during a town celebration that "Christmas (the town) is defended"; this echoes the very first Doctor Who Christmas special, , when the newly regenerated  tells the  that "It (Earth) is defended." Production[] "The Time of the Doctor" is the last episode to feature Matt Smith (left) in the central role, and the second to include Peter Capaldi (right) as the new Doctor, following his cameo in "". Matt Smith said filming would commence on the episode when he had finished work on the film . He later revealed filming would start in September. The episode was directed by Jamie Payne, who previously directed the episode "". The from the Christmas special took place on 4 September 2013. In August 2013, Moffat stated in an interview that the Christmas episode would tie together the remaining story strands from the Eleventh Doctor era, some of which were introduced as far back as "". Production on the episode was scheduled to start on 8 September. Owing to his work on the film , which required him to have a , Matt Smith had to wear a wig to mimic the Doctor's hairstyle. In August 2013, it was revealed that the  would feature in the Christmas episode, when one of the show's regular stunt artists, Darrelle "Daz" Parker, tweeted that she would be playing a Cyberman. On 23 November 2013, the teaser trailer released on BBC One after "" revealed that the , , and the  would also be appearing in the episode. Although the Daleks and the Cybermen had previously met in "" and "", this marks the first time that the four species have appeared in an episode together. Revealed in the trailer is the Doctor's return to Trenzalore and the tagline "Silence Will Fall", which has been repeated through Matt Smith's run as the Doctor. Recasting the Doctor[] On 1 June, the BBC announced that Smith would be departing the series after almost four years, with the Christmas special episode being the episode of transition between Smith's Doctor and the next regeneration. The announcement sparked media and fan speculation as to who the next Doctor might be. It was announced on 4 August 2013, during a special broadcast – Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor – that the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor would be played by . Although it was originally announced that Capaldi would debut as the new Doctor at some point during the Christmas special, he actually debuted in a cameo appearance in "", in which only his hand and his eyes are visible. Fake snow at Puzzlewood for filming. Filming[] Filming for the episode began on 8 September 2013. On 10 September,  and were seen filming on location in . The location was Lydstep Flats, which have been previously used in  and  as the Powell Estate where lived with her mother . On 19 September 2013, scenes were being filmed in the evening at  with fake snow being scattered over certain areas. On 5 October 2013, Doctor Who producer Marcus Wilson revealed via  that filming was complete. Marketing[] Trailers[] A sneak preview for the episode was shown after the simulcast of "", confirming the appearance of the and revealing the inclusion of the , ,  and , as well as confirming the Doctor's return to the planet Trenzalore. The title and a poster were released on 26 November. In the BBC Christmas 2013 trailer, there were clips also confirming the Daleks and the Cybermen. Through the online Doctor Who "Adventure Calendar", more images were released in December. On 11 December, the BBC released a 35-second trailer in which the Daleks pronounce "The Doctor is Regenerating!" there is also the Silence, Cybermen, members of the Church featured in ""/"" and "", Clara and the Doctor featured in the clip. On 17 December 2013,  released another Christmas trailer, featuring Clara calling the Doctor during a Cyberman attack on the . Prior to the episode's broadcast, the BBC also released three preview clips. Broadcast and reception[] "The Time of the Doctor" was broadcast in the United Kingdom on  on Christmas Day 2013 when it received initial overnight ratings of 8.30 million viewers (30.7% share) against the long running soap opera  which got 7.9 million viewers (though this was later bumped to 8.27 million after the later repeat showing on  was factored in).  was the second most watched programme of the entire day across all channels, with the final 5 minutes (the regeneration from Smith to Capaldi) receiving the largest peak viewers of the day with 10.2 million. The final viewing figures for the episode were 11.14 million viewers, making it the fifth most watched Doctor Who Christmas special. It was also shown on 25 December in the United States on , where, with 2.47m viewers, it achieved the highest ever audience figures for the channel, beating the previous record set just over month beforehand with "". It was also seen in Canada on , in Germany on Fox and in Israel on . In Australia it aired on 26 December on, and in New Zealand, it screened on  during Boxing Day evening with 106,390 viewers. It received an of 83 in the UK. The episode holds an 86% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Critical reception[] Dan Martin of  praised the episode as "awfully good". He wrote, "[Steven Moffat] performed the fourth remix of the show's mythology in a row, tying up strands that date back to the beginning of Matt Smith's run." He added, "Perfectly, the rebooting of his regeneration cycle was done simply... Who could have guessed the Doctor's renewed regeneration cycle would be dealt with as simply as his best friend just asking nicely?"  gave the episode a score of 8.4, "GREAT", writing that "'The Time of the Doctor' was an exemplary exercise in celebrating the departure of a loved one. If you managed to stay dry-eyed during the Doctor's goodbye to Clara (itself a not-entirely-transparent goodbye from Smith to the role he embodied), then you should probably double check your heart's still working," also lauding Karen Gillan's "rather crowd-pleasing, tear-inducing cameo". While criticizing its "rapid, almost breathless pace", they concluded, "It was a melancholic yet ultimately merry end to one of the show's best Doctors to date."  said that Matt Smith exited "with comic energy" and "grace", stating, "The Christmas special embodies the heartfelt style and playfulness that Matt Smith brought to his spell as the Time Lord. There are two ways to watch the series. The first requires a deep knowledge of its complicated 50-year-history and an ability to keep complicated strands of time-twisting action straight in one's head. The other way is to watch it for the poetry, the resonances and the connections and a sense of wonder about life (extra-terrestrially dressed at times, but our life underneath)."  noted similarities between the episode and the previous regeneration story: , with The Doctor seeing the person he first saw in his current incarnation before regenerating and "both are weighed under by the ominous, threatening shadow of their previous legacies, and in ways, both falter because of it." However they felt the "plot itself doesn't really quite hold up to the rest of the storytelling". They criticized Moffat for doing another "carnival of monsters, but this time, never feels quite justified, outside of a 'wouldn't it be cool *if*' moment." They also felt that it would best be suited to a two-parter like The End of Time, "with that extra time to breathe, it might not have felt so rushed, and Moffat might have had the chance to explain things a little deeper." But they too praised Smith saying, "Smith shines in his final outing as The Doctor. It's a whizz through his greatest hits if you will, from humour to grandiose speechery, to his magical capacity to make your lip quiver with a glance of his eyes." Overall they called it "a fitting end to the Matt Smith era." Jon Cooper of  gave the episode a positive review, calling it "Easily the highlight of Christmas telly," and that it "gave Matt Smith a perfect send off." They awarded the episode 4 stars out of 5. He praised Smith saying, "Easily the best he's put in since his tenure began." He criticized the pacing saying, "viewers hoping for an all-out intergalactic bloodbath must've left feeling disappointed, hundreds of years of inter-species warfare were skipped over in the blink of an eye". He also found the need for every single one of the Doctor's enemies to be there pointless, saying "Daleks on their own would have more than sufficed." He also found similarities with The End of Time, mainly the regeneration sequence, with the Doctor removing one piece of his costume before changing, and the now traditional callback to the previous regeneration with Capaldi's entrance with the kidneys line. The Independent gave a positive review saying that, "Smith gave a cracking final performance before bowing out." They also said that the episode " was a sci-fi spectacular!" But they also criticized the plot as being too complicated for its own good. Morgan Jeffrey of Digital Spy gave the episode 4 stars out of 5 and said that "Matt Smith steals the show, his final turn on Doctor Who is one of his very finest, perhaps even his absolute best." He also compared it to 's final episode and said "Smith's regeneration scene too is a thing of beauty, like David Tennant before him, Smith gets to break the fourth wall, just a little, in his extended final monologue, [...] it's perfect." He also was positive towards Clara and suggested that she was now being written in a more human, empathetic way "in the wake of the Impossible Girl arc", although such efforts were "well-intentioned but rushed", he felt that there were "steps being taken in the right direction" with the character. He praised Jenna Coleman's performance, saying she is "dependably excellent." But he did say "'The Time of the Doctor' is a case of the parts being greater than the whole. It has great scenes and standout moments rather than being a great episode." He also criticized the pacing and felt that "a repetitive story structure robbing many key moments of their power." Alasdair Wilkins of  was overwhelmingly positive in his review, praising the subtle emotional complexities. "This episode belongs to Matt Smith, and it's entirely likely that this will go down as his finest work in the role. Steven Moffat takes great care to spotlight every aspect of Smith's Doctor. He is alternately grumpy, funny, awkward, flirty, inquisitive, giddy, and heartbroken, and that simply covers the bits up to the reveal of the crack in reality. The old-age makeup isn't entirely convincing—though I'm not honestly sure any old-age makeup has ever been entirely convincing—but Smith nicely modulates his performance to suits the increasingly wizened versions of his Doctor." He also praised the episode for being an effective "final act" rather than a standalone story. He gave the episode a rating of "A". Kyle Anderson of  wrote the finale "might leave a percentage of fandom cold, but... I can't think of a better way for the Eleventh Doctor to end his tenure." He stated, "There were lots of loose ends for writer Steven Moffat to tie up, but somehow he did it." Of The Doctor's protection of Trenzalore: "It's this action that is the perfect farewell to the Eleventh Doctor. He's the Doctor, more than any other, who has run away and not wanted to be tied to any one place or time... compelled to stay put to save each and every life he can." The final scene "[allowed] the Eleventh Doctor to go out with dignity and both appreciate the sadness of leaving without casting a pall over the new." He added, "We get our first, very fleeting glimpse of the next Doctor, Peter Capaldi, who is just as intense and strange as we probably expected." Tim Martin of  gave the episode three stars, criticizing the complexity of the episode and the fact that loose plot holes were all left to be answered in just 60 minutes: "Every time the Gordian plot-knot gets sonic-screwdrivered into submission for the 60-minute limit, the writers just tap the remnants into Later. What's the deal with the creepy brain-wiping creatures known as The Silence? Later. The name of the Doctor? Later, and then we get The Time of the Doctor, where every second line seems to offer a footnote to some arcane Wikipedia entry on Whovian lore." But he praised Smith's final performance saying, "the actor was so good as the childlike alien." Radio Times said they were "really warming to the current companion, especially now she's free of the "Impossible Girl" baggage. Perky, resourceful, best-friend material, Jenna Coleman's Clara has a tangible echo of Lis Sladen's Sarah about her." They noticed anEnd of Time call back, with The Doctor seeing his previous companions before his regeneration and how the  destroyed the TARDIS with regeneration energy, the Eleventh doctor destroyed a Dalek ship with it. They look forward to seeing Peter Capaldi take over with his "Gaunt, lizard-like [face] and with frou-frou hair. [...] In Peter Capaldi, we have a dream-wish Doctor." Home media[] "The Time of the Doctor" is due to be released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2014, in Australia on 22 January 2014 and in the United States on 4 March 2014. It will be accompanied with a behind-the-scenes feature and two documentaries. The UK and Australian releases will additionally come with an extra disc featuring the Eleventh Doctor's previous Christmas specials, "", "" and "". References[]

Listen to The Doctor, The Impossible Girl and Series 7b Part 2 Okay, up front and honest, we recorded parts 1 and 2 back to back. And, as the internet and the Doctor both do so often, we lied. Not really lied per se but we got something very wrong. We mention Matt Smith is […]

Listen to EOL Extra: The Doctor, The Impossible Girl And Series 7b Part 1 Byron and Ranger are back to dissect the other half of Series 7. But like with Series 7 itself, they’ve broken up their thoughts into a two parter. This first installment covers the Holiday special to the fourth episode proper of […]

Get ready to run, clever listeners! But, before you do, we invite you to join us as we review The Snowmen, the 2012 Doctor Who Christmas Special. The Doctor, reeling from the loss of Amy and Rory, goes into seclusion. Who - or what - will bring him back? It's a Christmas special worthy of the glory of the Sontaran Empire! What did you think of our discussion? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 243.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown,  and Lee Shackleford. EPISODE 243 Get ready to run, clever listeners! But, before you do, we invite you to join us as we review The Snowmen, the 2012 Doctor Who Christmas Special. The Doctor, reeling from the loss of Amy and Rory, goes into seclusion. Who - or what - will bring him back? It's a Christmas special worthy of the glory of the Sontaran Empire! What did you think of our discussion? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 243.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown,  and Lee Shackleford. The Discussing Network Discussing Who is part of the Discussing Network. Find out more about the network and other shows on the network by visiting https://discussingnetwork.com.  Join us on the new Discussing Network Facebook Group.  Visit https://facebook.com./groups/discussingnetwork Become a Patreon Supporter! By becoming a Patreon, you can support the show while receiving exclusive perks made available for Patreon Supporters.  Visit Patreon.com/DiscussingNetwork for more information, to follow us on Patreon, and – should you choose – support the show. This episode of Discussing Who is brought to you by Audible – get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/DiscussingWho.  Check out over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Real Characters Last year we asked ourselves and our listeners a simple but important question:  What makes Doctor Who important to you? The answer now lies within the pages of Real Characters: The Psychology of Parasocial Relationships with Media Characters, by Dr. Karen Shackleford, PhD (Ed.) from Fielding University Press providing insight into why we connect with fictional characters. The Doctor Changes, but the Feelings Stay the Same, is the bow-tie worthy Eleventh Chapter. Real Characters is available now on