Podcast appearances and mentions of Julie Gardner

In 2025, we anticipate the continued enterprise migration to Contact Center as a Service (“CCaaS”) solutions. Customers are facing the difficulty of keeping good contact center agents, the end-of-life status of existing equipment and software, and the shift by providers from on-prem to cloud-based offerings with effective AI use cases.  In this 8-minute episode of Staying Connected, Julie Gardner of TC2 and Laura McDonald of LB3 join Tony Mangino to discuss the state of the CCaaS market, and how savvy customers are utilizing RFPs and pilots to select best in class solutions that align with business and technical requirements. If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Technology Consulting & Strategy Development Services and Strategic Sourcing webpages. ·         Follow us on LinkedIn: LB3 & TC2

It's Gallifrey One, it's the start of a mammoth weekend for Doctor Who fans, and it is a milestone for the Three Who Rule – their ONE THOUSANDTH episode! And what better way to pass the one thousand barrier than a full length interview with Doctor Who writer and former show runner Steven Moffat, and current Doctor Who executive producer Julie Gardner! Thanks to Shaun Lyon, Graham Kibble-White, Jack Kibble-White, Ken Deep, and special thanks to Paul McGann for narrating our opening video! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Gallifrey One

The Swarm is vicious and malignant this week, consuming Steven's vocal chords in a perilous fashion, so it's up to Warren and Chris to help with news descriptions about the Radio Free Skaro Gallifrey One live show, episode 1000 featuring Doctor Who showrunner and writer/producer Steven Moffat and executive producer Julie Gardner for an hour of wit and wisdom. Plus, the aforementioned Gallifrey One schedule is out in the wild, news from Russell Tovey on The War Between The Land and The Sea, a new trailer for the Season 7 Blu-Ray Collection, tat, exhibitions and Episode Three of our exciting and smooth-voiced Classic Series Commentary for “The Moonbase”!  Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Radio Free Skaro: Mystery Science Theatre 1000 announcement Gallifrey One programming Russell Tovey talks The War Between the Land and the Sea and more with Variety Season 7 Collection trailer Doctor Who Magazine 613 due Jan 30 The Daleks in Colour Music by Tristram Cary and Mark Ayres coming February 21 on vinyl The Science of Doctor Who exhibition heads to the US starting March 15 Me and Him and Who – JNT day at the Burgess Institute in Manchester on February 1 Toby Hadoke's obituary for Barbara Clegg Commentary: The Moonbase Episode 3

The latest Market Guide for Telecom Expense Management Services from Gartner is out and includes market trends and customer feedback on the major providers in the Telecom Expense Management (“TEM”) services space.  In this 12-minute podcast, Theresa Knutson and Julie Gardner join Tony Mangino to discuss the latest from Gartner and provide their unique perspective on the TEM marketplace.  Listen as Theresa and Julie reveal key insights on sourcing and implementing TEM services and how to extract maximum value from your TEM supplier by conducting a “health check” review. If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our IT Cost Management webpage. Follow us on LinkedIn:   TC2 & LB3

Contact Center as a Service (or CCaaS) solutions are evolving in step with developments in the AI space.  AI is impacting both the pricing construct and contractual framework for CCaaS solutions.   In this 10-minute podcast, Laura MacDonald and Julie Gardner join Tony Mangino to share key insights into developing sourcing strategies and contracts for AI enabled CCaaS services and how to secure the right solution at the right price with the necessary terms and conditions. If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Strategic Sourcing and Network Services Transactions webpages. Follow us on LinkedIn: LB3 & TC2

Today on City Cast Nashville, host Grace Fuisz sits down with Jason Moon Wilkins, WNXP Program Director and the host of the new podcast Music Citizens, to introduce you to some of the characters that made Nashville's music scene what it is today. They highlight the owner-operators behind Nashville's most iconic music venues, how booking has changed for artists with these new corporate promoters, and they make a solid case for a new Five Points statue.  This is the fifth and final episode we'll be doing this month about the music community in Nashville. And stick around for our new segment, A Mile In Their Boots: We'll be going inside a day in the life of Julie Gardner, the greenhouse manager for the beautiful gardens of Cheekwood. Today's special segment, and our Nashville in Stereo series, are presented by our exclusive launch sponsor, Tecovas. Tecovas knows more than handmade boots and fine Western wear — they've got an ear for great music, too. Best of Nashville voting is now open, and we'd love your consideration as Best Podcast. Vote here! Need to register to vote for the November election? Visit govotetn.com. Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter.  Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE. 

Join Nadia Jae and Shabaz Ali as they discuss the huge Season 1 finale 'Empire of Death' with Christel Dee and Olga Koch, along with a teaser for Christmas 2024 from Russell T Davies in The Official Doctor Who Podcast.Designed as the ultimate group chat for Doctor Who, the podcast will tap into and lead the social conversation, becoming the key destination for dissecting and celebrating everything in the Whoniverse. This is the place for fan theories, easter eggs, and all the latest gossip. Plus - it will bring exclusive content to fans of Doctor Who, including insights and teasers. The Doctor Who Official Podcast is produced by Aidan Judd, David Manero and Georgia Arundell – it's a Listen production for BBC Studios SocialCredits: FeaturingNadia JaeShabaz AliChristel DeeOlga Koch and Russell T Davies Studio Technician: Craig WilkinsonTechnical Managers: Tom Ross, Jack KircherMake-up: Melanie KyleEditor: Lawton CharmanSound Recordist: Ed GillDubbing Mixer: Jonathan LastProduction Manager: Sarah SharpeSet Designer: Jess SharvilleProducers: David Manero, Aidan Judd, Georgia ArundellDirector: Andy WoodExecutive Producers: Suzy Grant, Darby Dorras, Julie Gardner, Russell T DaviesBBC Studios Social: Chris Allen, Madi Woodstock, Chris Ambrose, Luke Spillane, Paddy Freeland, Liam Dryden, Will Garrood, Lauren Dodds and Lucy White Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year, several LB3 and TC2 colleagues attended the annual Enterprise Connect conference – a massive event focused on communications, collaboration and CX for enterprise customers.  Enterprise Connect provides a venue for customers, service providers, and subject matter experts to explore new service offerings and network with others in the ICT space. In this 8-minute podcast, TC2's Theresa Knutson, Julie Gardner, and Frank Zagrodnik joined Sara Crifasi to discuss their conference takeaways, including exploring incorporation of AI into UCaaS and CCaaS offerings and attending sessions focused on supporting legacy services while undertaking transformational technologies. Follow us on LinkedIn:  TC2 & LB3

Join Nadia Jae and Shabaz Ali as they discuss the first part of the finale 'The Legend of Ruby Sunday' with Sarel and Thomas Duke, along with a teaser from Russell T Davies in The Official Doctor Who Podcast.Designed as the ultimate group chat for Doctor Who, the podcast will tap into and lead the social conversation, becoming the key destination for dissecting and celebrating everything in the Whoniverse. This is the place for fan theories, easter eggs, and all the latest gossip. Plus - it will bring exclusive content to fans of Doctor Who, including insights and teasers. The Doctor Who Official Podcast is produced by Aidan Judd, David Manero and Georgia Arundell – it's a Listen production for BBC Studios SocialCredits: FeaturingNadia JaeShabaz AliSarelThomas Dukeand Russell T Davies Studio Technician: Craig WilkinsonTechnical Managers: Tom Ross, Jack KircherMake-up: Melanie KyleEditor: Lawton CharmanSound Recordist: Ed GillDubbing Mixer: Jonathan LastProduction Manager: Sarah SharpeSet Designer: Jess SharvilleProducers: David Manero, Aidan Judd, Georgia ArundellDirector: Andy WoodExecutive Producers: Suzy Grant, Darby Dorras, Julie Gardner, Russell T DaviesBBC Studios Social: Chris Allen, Madi Woodstock, Chris Ambrose, Luke Spillane, Paddy Freeland, Liam Dryden, Will Garrood, Lauren Dodds and Lucy White Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Nadia Jae and Shabaz Ali as they discuss the latest episode 'Rogue' with Lauren Layfield and Ellie Jolly, along with a teaser from Russell T Davies in The Official Doctor Who Podcast.Designed as the ultimate group chat for Doctor Who, the podcast will tap into and lead the social conversation, becoming the key destination for dissecting and celebrating everything in the Whoniverse. This is the place for fan theories, easter eggs, and all the latest gossip. Plus - it will bring exclusive content to fans of Doctor Who, including insights and teasers. The Doctor Who Official Podcast is produced by Aidan Judd, David Manero and Georgia Arundell – it's a Listen production for BBC Studios SocialCredits: FeaturingNadia JaeShabaz AliLauren LayfieldEllie Jollyand Russell T Davies Studio Technician: Craig WilkinsonTechnical Managers: Tom Ross, Jack KircherMake-up: Melanie KyleEditor: Lawton CharmanSound Recordist: Ed GillDubbing Mixer: Jonathan LastProduction Manager: Sarah SharpeSet Designer: Jess SharvilleProducers: David Manero, Aidan Judd, Georgia ArundellDirector: Andy WoodExecutive Producers: Suzy Grant, Darby Dorras, Julie Gardner, Russell T DaviesBBC Studios Social: Chris Allen, Madi Woodstock, Chris Ambrose, Luke Spillane, Paddy Freeland, Liam Dryden, Will Garrood, Lauren Dodds and Lucy White Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Nadia Jae and Shabaz Ali as they discuss the latest episode 'Dot and Bubble' with Tyrell Charles (@theoriesbyt) along with a teaser from Russell T Davies in The Official Doctor Who Podcast.Designed as the ultimate group chat for Doctor Who, the podcast will tap into and lead the social conversation, becoming the key destination for dissecting and celebrating everything in the Whoniverse. This is the place for fan theories, easter eggs, and all the latest gossip. Plus - it will bring exclusive content to fans of Doctor Who, including insights and teasers. The Doctor Who Official Podcast is produced by Aidan Judd, David Manero and Georgia Arundell – it's a Listen production for BBC Studios SocialCredits: FeaturingNadia JaeShabaz AliTyrell Charlesand Russell T Davies Studio Technician: Craig WilkinsonTechnical Managers: Tom Ross, Jack KircherMake-up: Melanie KyleEditor: Lawton CharmanSound Recordist: Ed GillDubbing Mixer: Jonathan LastProduction Manager: Sarah SharpeSet Designer: Jess SharvilleProducers: David Manero, Aidan Judd, Georgia ArundellDirector: Andy WoodExecutive Producers: Suzy Grant, Darby Dorras, Julie Gardner, Russell T DaviesBBC Studios Social: Chris Allen, Madi Woodstock, Chris Ambrose, Luke Spillane, Paddy Freeland, Liam Dryden, Will Garrood, Lauren Dodds and Lucy White Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Nadia Jae and Shabaz Ali with comedian Sarah Keyworth as they discuss the latest episode '73 Yards' as well as talk to Amol Rajan about his cameo, along with a teaser from Russell T Davies in The Official Doctor Who Podcast.Designed as the ultimate group chat for Doctor Who, the podcast will tap into and lead the social conversation, becoming the key destination for dissecting and celebrating everything in the Whoniverse. This is the place for fan theories, easter eggs, and all the latest gossip. Plus - it will bring exclusive content to fans of Doctor Who, including insights and teasers. The Doctor Who Official Podcast is produced by Aidan Judd, David Manero and Georgia Arundell – it's a Listen production for BBC Studios SocialCredits: FeaturingNadia JaeShabaz AliSarah KeyworthAmol Rajanand Russell T Davies Studio Technician: Craig WilkinsonTechnical Managers: Tom Ross, Jack KircherMake-up: Melanie KyleEditor: Lawton CharmanSound Recordist: Ed GillDubbing Mixer: Jonathan LastProduction Manager: Sarah SharpeSet Designer: Jess SharvilleProducers: David Manero, Aidan Judd, Georgia ArundellDirector: Andy WoodExecutive Producers: Suzy Grant, Darby Dorras, Julie Gardner, Russell T DaviesBBC Studios Social: Chris Allen, Madi Woodstock, Chris Ambrose, Luke Spillane, Paddy Freeland, Liam Dryden, Will Garrood, Lauren Dodds and Lucy White Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Nadia Jae and Shabaz Ali with comedian Ed Night as they discuss Steven Moffat's episode 'Boom', along with a teaser from Russell T Davies in The Official Doctor Who Podcast.Designed as the ultimate group chat for Doctor Who, the podcast will tap into and lead the social conversation, becoming the key destination for dissecting and celebrating everything in the Whoniverse. This is the place for fan theories, easter eggs, and all the latest gossip. Plus - it will bring exclusive content to fans of Doctor Who, including insights and teasers. The Doctor Who Official Podcast is produced by Aidan Judd, David Manero and Georgia Arundell – it's a Listen production for BBC Studios SocialCredits: FeaturingNadia JaeShabaz AliEd Nightand Russell T Davies Studio Technician: Craig WilkinsonTechnical Managers: Tom Ross, Jack KircherMake-up: Melanie KyleEditor: Lawton CharmanSound Recordist: Ed GillDubbing Mixer: Jonathan LastProduction Manager: Sarah SharpeSet Designer: Jess SharvilleProducers: David Manero, Aidan Judd, Georgia ArundellDirector: Andy WoodExecutive Producers: Suzy Grant, Darby Dorras, Julie Gardner, Russell T DaviesBBC Studios Social: Chris Allen, Madi Woodstock, Chris Ambrose, Luke Spillane, Paddy Freeland, Liam Dryden, Will Garrood, Lauren Dodds and Lucy White Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eugene and Brian talk about Eugene being a guest at the Los Angeles premiere of Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor Who. He talks about seeing the actors, RTD and Julie Gardner. Also, we give our first impressions of the new Season/Series of Doctor Who. What do we think of Ncuti Gatwa as the 15th Doctor and Millie ...

Join Nadia Jae and Shabaz Ali with special guests, writer and author Jamie Windust, Strictly Come Dancing professional Johannes Radebe and showrunner Russell T Davies as they discuss the Season 1 premiere of 'Space Babies' and 'The Devil's Chord' in The Official Doctor Who Podcast.Designed as the ultimate group chat for Doctor Who, the podcast will tap into and lead the social conversation, becoming the key destination for dissecting and celebrating everything in the Whoniverse. This is the place for fan theories, easter eggs, and all the latest gossip. Plus - it will bring exclusive content to fans of Doctor Who, including insights and teasers. The Doctor Who Official Podcast is produced by Aidan Judd, David Manero and Georgia Arundell – it's a Listen production for BBC Studios SocialCredits: FeaturingNadia JaeShabaz AliJamie WindustJohannes Radebeand Russell T Davies Studio Technician: Craig WilkinsonTechnical Managers: Tom Ross, Jack KircherMake-up: Melanie KyleEditor: Lawton CharmanSound Recordist: Ed GillDubbing Mixer: Jonathan LastProduction Manager: Sarah SharpeSet Designer: Jess SharvilleProducers: David Manero, Aidan Judd, Georgia ArundellDirector: Andy WoodExecutive Producers: Suzy Grant, Darby Dorras, Julie Gardner, Russell T DaviesBBC Studios Social: Chris Allen, Madi Woodstock, Chris Ambrose, Luke Spillane, Paddy Freeland, Liam Dryden, Will Garrood, Lauren Dodds and Lucy White Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join brand-new hosts Nadia Jae (BBC Radio 1Xtra Breakfast) and Shabaz Ali (comedian and content creator), as they bring their fresh perspectives to the Whoniverse along with guest stars from Doctor Who and other guests, including showrunner Russell T Davies - the podcast is for new fans of the show and old fans alike. Designed as the ultimate group chat for Doctor Who, the podcast will tap into and lead the social conversation, becoming the key destination for dissecting and celebrating everything in the Whoniverse. This is the place for fan theories, easter eggs, and all the latest gossip. Plus - it will bring exclusive content to fans of Doctor Who, including insights and teasers. The Official Doctor Who Podcast will drop weekly after each Doctor Who episode airs on BBC One in the UK, starting on Saturday 11th May, and can be found on all major podcast platforms globally and BBC Sounds (UK only). It will also be broadcast globally in video on the Doctor Who YouTube channel.Credits: FeaturingNadia JaeShabaz Ali Studio Technician: Craig WilkinsonTechnical Managers: Tom Ross, Jack KircherMake-up: Melanie KyleEditor: Lawton CharmanSound Recordist: Ed GillDubbing Mixer: Jonathan LastProduction Manager: Sarah SharpeSet Designer: Jess SharvilleProducers: David Manero, Aidan Judd, Georgia ArundellDirector: Andy WoodExecutive Producers: Suzy Grant, Darby Dorras, Julie Gardner, Russell T DaviesBBC Studios Social: Chris Allen, Madi Woodstock, Chris Ambrose, Luke Spillane, Paddy Freeland, Liam Dryden, Lauren Dodds and Lucy White Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking forward into 2024, we expect an upsurge in migrations from on-premise solutions to cloud and hybrid cloud deployments.  While enterprises often engage third-party help for implementation support and optimization as they move from legacy to cloud-based solutions, once implemented, enterprises will continue to bring more of the day-to-day management in-house. Listen to this 9-minute podcast as LB3's Laura McDonald and TC2's Julie Gardner join Sara Crifasi to discuss the maturation and development of the CCaaS provider market and solution capabilities.  Effective integration and adoption of AI in CaaS solutions is expected to improve both customer and agent experience in the coming year but be prepared for telco providers' increasing push for managed solutions as they lose traditional contact center space and encounter increased competition from niche system integrators. You can learn more about our experience in the space by visiting our Unified Communication & Collaboration and Success Stories websites. Follow us on LinkedIn:  LB3 & TC2

A sneak peak of what's to come… this episode guest stars executive producers of The Winter King, Julie Gardner and Lachlan MacKinnon, as they take us through a journey of how the adaptation of Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Chronicles came to be.The Winter King: Official Podcast is produced by ITVX and IJPR Media, in association with Bad Wolf.Host: David CraigGuests: Julie Gardner and Lachlan MacKinnon

The Winter King: Official Podcast is an exclusive deep dive behind the scenes of the ITVX series, The Winter King, adapted from Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Chronicles. Host David Craig takes a deep dive into the behind the scenes of The Winter King, with guests including executive producers Lachlan MacKinnon and Julie Gardner, co-writers Ed Whitmore and Kate Brooke with cast members Iain De Caestecker, Ellie James, Stuart Campbell and Nathaniel Martello-White and more!The podcast premieres with a sneak peek on December 14th, followed by all episodes dropping on December 21st.The Winter King: Official Podcast is produced by ITVX and IJPR Media, in association with Bad Wolf.

It's that time again when organizations that operate on a calendar-based fiscal year are in the midst of the complex task of budgeting for 2024.  Transformational projects, projected usage trends, understanding your contracts, and the moving target of taxes and regulatory charges all play into the exercise. In this 10-minute podcast, Theresa Knutson, Julie Gardner, and Frank Zagrodnik join Tony Mangino to provide helpful insights on the sometimes overlooked, but critically important, function of budgeting and forecasting for your ICT spend. If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Lifecycle Services and Success Stories webpages.

On this episode of Staying Connected, we discuss Gartner's recently updated Market Guide for Telecom Expense Management (TEM) Services.   In this 12-minute podcast, Theresa Knutson and Julie Gardner join Tony Mangino to provide their perspective on Gartner's updated Market Guide and the larger TEM marketplace based on the work they do through competitive RFPs and implementations. If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Contract Compliance and Optimization and Lifecycle Services webpages.

Special Thursday episode of the program all about TV. Our guests: Julie Gardner and Lachlan McKinnon, executive producers on The Winter King, the new scripted saga now playing on MGM+.

If you've ever looked closely at your ICT billing, you'd probably agree that it can be pretty complex and sadly, often inaccurate.  That's one of the reasons that telecom expense management (TEM) has grown as an industry and why enterprises have come to depend on the services TEM companies offer. In this 11-minute podcast, Theresa Knutson and Julie Gardner, TC2's Contract Compliance & Optimization practice leads, discuss with Joe Schmidt why 2023 will be the year companies expand their use of TEM services and provide some valuable insight into how to address the many pain points TEM customers experience with their incumbent providers. If you'd like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Contract Compliance & Optimization and Success Stories webpages.

Derrial Christon (producer of Black Hollywood Live with Maria Menounos) sits down to talk about how he built his career after leaving a secure corporate job and also helped co-found with Maria Menounos, the online network Black Hollywood.Credits Include...Inside the Black Actors Studio starring Taye DiggsEntertainment Tonight Canada starring Julie Gardner and ZendayaPlease like and subscribe, it helps us out a lot.Follow Us on Social Media!Greater & Grander on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/GreaterGrander  Greater & Grander on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GreaterGrander Greater & Grander on Twitter - https://twitter.com/GreaterGrander  Greater & Grander on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GreaterGrander    Register and Get a Free List of Special Info on Jobs in Hollywood - http://greaterandgrander.com/special-job-openings-giveaways  Check out past episodes and bonus content on the Greater & Grander website - http://greaterandgrander.com/tag/producers-lounge-podcast 

Payment terms have become a major focus for large enterprises when negotiating ICT contracts.  Fewer companies are accepting the historic standard “due within 30 days of invoice date” and are instead negotiating payment terms ranging from 60 to 90 days. Listen to this 9-minute podcast as TC2 Directors Theresa Knutson, Julie Gardner, and Joe Schmidt discuss how payment terms can make or break a deal, provide insight into how suppliers struggle to bill for these special arrangements, and what you can do to realize the benefit of your negotiated payment terms. If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Contract Compliance & Optimization and Success Stories webpages.

Rob sits down and talks to Paul Hayes, author of the forthcoming book, The Long Game - 1996-2003: The Inside Story of How the BBC Brought Back Doctor Who. Drawing on more than thirty new interviews and extensive research, The Long Game is the story of the conflicts and setbacks in bringing back the series, during a transformative time for the BBC. It's a story told by those who were there, including BBC One Controllers Lorraine Heggessey and Alan Yentob, drama bosses Julie Gardner, Jane Tranter and Mal Young, BBC Worldwide executives Rupert Gavin and Mike Phillips, and BBC Films head David Thompson – many speaking in depth for the first time about the part they played in the attempts to bring back Doctor Who. Pre-order your copy now at tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com for its launch on November 1, 2021.

The BBC has announced that Russell T Davies will return as showrunner in partnership with Julie Gardner & Jane Tranter's Bad Wolf Productions when Chris Chibnall departs the show in 2022. In this bonus episode, we give our initials reactions to the news, and share our thoughts on what this could mean for the show. ...

Rusty is coming back to Doctor Who. No, not that one. It's Russell T Davies, back to regenerate the greatest show on TV with his old production team. It remains to be seen whether he can recapture the magic, but the BBC must be desperate. Gaming PCs are incredibly rare, and they're likely to get even rarer. This means people will pay a massive premium, and that entry level parts don't really exist anymore. This makes us sad. Everyone should have the opportunity to build a PC and learn about electronics. Maybe in the post apocalyptic future there will be enough supply to meet demand. An Aussie team has created a significantly cheaper and easier to make solar panel that outperforms traditional panels. The sunniest place on Earth could really use some of those. They still need to scale up, but it's great to see Aussie scientists making huge strides. Doctor Who: A New Hope? - https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1441405833997217798 Affordable PCs are now a pipe dream- https://www.pcgamer.com/rip-cheap-graphics-cards/Tech Start Up makes new Solar Cell- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-21/australian-start-up-creates-world-s-most-efficient-solar-cell/100476152Other topics discussedBBC - 5 things the Doctor does in any worrying situation | @Doctor Who - BBC- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0ED6CGmjm4Russell T Davies (a Welsh screenwriter and television producer whose works include Queer as Folk, The Second Coming, Casanova, the 2005 revival of the BBC One science fiction franchise Doctor Who, Cucumber, Years and Years and It's a Sin.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_T_DaviesTorchwood (a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, it aired from 2006 to 2011.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TorchwoodBad Wolf (production company) (a British television production company founded by Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter in 2015, with its headquarters in Cardiff, Wales.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Wolf_(production_company)Olly Alexander set to be new Doctor Who as first gay actor to play Time Lord- https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/15405348/olly-alexander-doctor-who-actor-gay/Ruth Clayton (a human identity assumed by the Fugitive Doctor, who hid on Earth using a Chameleon Arch.)- https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Ruth_ClaytonJo Martin (Jo Martin played Ruth Clayton/Fugitive Doctor in the Doctor Who television stories Fugitive of the Judoon and The Timeless Children, alongside Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor. She was the first non-white actor to be cast in the role of the Doctor in the DWU.)- https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Jo_MartinDoctor Who: actor Christopher Eccleston reveals he has anorexia- https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/49719101Christopher Eccleston is the Doctor!- https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/christopher-eccleston-is-the-doctorMurray Gold (an English composer for stage, film, and television and a dramatist for both theatre and radio. He is best known as the musical director and composer of the music for Doctor Who from 2005, until he stepped down in 2018 after the tenth series aired in 2017. He has been nominated for five BAFTAs.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_GoldDaleks and Cybermen- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCsXO7r6-z4Bob Baker (scriptwriter) (a British television and film writer. Baker and Martin devised for Doctor Who the robotic dog K-9 (created for The Invisible Enemy), the renegade Time Lord Omega (created for The Three Doctors, Doctor Who's 10th anniversary story) and the Axons. K-9 was originally intended to appear in one story only, but the BBC decided to make it a recurring character. )- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Baker_(scriptwriter)Elisabeth Sladen (an English actress. She became best known as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series Doctor Who, appearing as a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, and reprising the role many times in subsequent decades, both on Doctor Who and its spin-offs, K-9 and Company (1981) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011).)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_SladenSarah Jane Smith (a fictional character played by Elisabeth Sladen in the long-running BBC Television science fiction series Doctor Who and two of its spin-offs.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Jane_SmithThe Sarah Jane Adventures (In addition to Sladen, the first series of the programme stars Yasmin Paige as Maria Jackson, Sarah Jane's 13-year-old neighbour in Ealing, west London, and Tommy Knight as a boy named Luke, who is adopted by Sarah Jane at the conclusion of the introductory story.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sarah_Jane_Adventures#Cast_and_crewSadie Miller (an English actress and author. She is known for her portrayal of Natalie Redfern in the Sarah Jane Smith audio drama series by Big Finish, her novel, Moon Blink, from Candy Jar Books's series, Lethbridge-Stewart, as well as her association with the science fiction series, Doctor Who. She is the daughter of actors Brian Miller and Elisabeth Sladen.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadie_MillerSean Pertwee (the son of Jon Pertwee, who played the Third Doctor. He briefly appeared as himself in the 50th anniversary story The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.)- https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Sean_PertweeJon Pertwee (played the Third Doctor from 1970 to 1974, beginning from Spearhead from Space to Planet of the Spiders.)- https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Jon_PertweeGotham (TV series) (an American crime drama television series developed by Bruno Heller, produced by Warner Bros. Television and based on characters published by DC Comics and appearing in the Batman franchise, primarily those of James Gordon and Bruce Wayne.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_(TV_series)Showrunner Russell T. Davies wants a Doctor Who Cinematic Universe- https://winteriscoming.net/2021/01/25/doctor-who-cinematic-universe-russell-t-davies/The Day of the Doctor (a special episode of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, marking the programme's 50th anniversary.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_DoctorJourney's End (TV story) (Journey's End was the thirteenth and final episode of series 4 of Doctor Who. It was the final regular appearance of all the Tenth Doctor's companions, though they would all appear in cameos in The End of Time (barring Catherine Tate and Bernard Cribbins who prominently feature) to commemorate David Tennant's final story.)- https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Journey%27s_End_(TV_story)Torchwood: Miracle Day (the fourth series of the British science fiction television programme Torchwood, a spin-off from the long-running show Doctor Who.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchwood:_Miracle_DayDay One (Torchwood) (the second episode of the first series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood. The episode centres on Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) working her first case with the alien hunters Torchwood in Cardiff, when she lets loose a purple alien gas that survives on the energy of orgasms. Over the course of the episode, the team hunt for Carys before the gas kills her.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_One_(Torchwood)Everything Changes (Torchwood) (the first episode of the British science fiction television programme Torchwood, which was first broadcast on 22 October 2006. The story is told from the perspective of Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles), who comes across the Torchwood team through her job as a police officer with the South Wales Police, who are investigating a series of strange deaths in Cardiff.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Changes_(Torchwood)Resurrection gauntlet (The resurrection gauntlet — also known as the resurrection glove or just the glove, and, jokingly, the risen mitten — was a metal gauntlet that had the ability to revive the dead for a limited time, though with unfortunate and usually deadly consequences.)- https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Resurrection_gauntletTorchwood: Children of Earth (Children of Earth is the banner title of the third series of the British television science fiction programme Torchwood, which broadcast for five episodes on BBC One from 6 to 10 July 2009.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchwood:_Children_of_EarthRyzen (a brand of x86-64 microprocessors designed and marketed by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for desktop, mobile, server, and embedded platforms based on the Zen microarchitecture. It consists of central processing units (CPUs) marketed for mainstream, enthusiast, server, and workstation segments and accelerated processing units (APUs) marketed for mainstream and entry-level segments and embedded systems applications.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RyzenWhy is there a chip shortage?- https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58230388Nvidia sold $155 million in crypto mining chips last quarter, but PC gaming remains its biggest market- https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/26/nvidia-pc-gaming-still-more-important-than-crypto-for-revenue.htmlThe Life of a Miner - Crypto Mining Farm at Apartment | August 2021 Update- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB7NV7SR3bAChubbyemu - A Bitcoin Miner Heatstroked In His Sleep. This Is What Happened To His Organs.- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr8bp8a2QS4PCPartPicker - Asus Radeon RX 580 8 GB DUAL Video Card- https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/jkFXsY/asus-radeon-rx-580-8gb-dual-video-card-dual-rx580-o8g?history_days=730China's top regulators ban crypto trading and mining, sending bitcoin, rivals tumbling- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-25/chinas-top-regulators-ban-crypto-trading-/100491122Chrome OS (a Gentoo Linux-based operating system designed by Google. It is derived from the free software Chromium OS and uses the Google Chrome web browser as its principal user interface. Unlike Chromium OS, Chrome OS is proprietary software.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OSSolarCity (a publicly traded company headquartered in Fremont, California that sold and installed solar energy generation systems as well as other related products and services to residential, commercial and industrial customers.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolarCityElon Musk's Battery Farm Has Been a Total Triumph. Here Comes the Sequel.- https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a34598095/elon-musk-battery-farm-sequel-australia-tesla-powerpack/Hornsdale Power Reserve (a 150MW/194MWh grid-connected energy storage system owned by Neoen co-located with the Hornsdale Wind Farm in the Mid North region of South Australia, also owned by Neoen. During 2017 Tesla, Inc. won the contract and built the Hornsdale Power Reserve, for a capital cost of A$90 million, leading to the colloquial Tesla big battery name.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornsdale_Power_ReserveHornsdale Power Reserve (Elon Musk placed a wager that the battery would be completed within "100 days from contract signature", otherwise the battery would be free. Tesla had already begun construction, and some units were already operational by 29 September 2017, the time the grid contract was signed. The battery construction was completed and testing began on 25 November 2017. It was connected to the grid on 1 December 2017. The 63 days between grid contract and completion easily beat Musk's wager of "100 days from contract signature", which started when a grid connection agreement was signed with ElectraNet on 29 September 2017, 203 days after Musk's offer on 10 March (in Australia).- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornsdale_Power_Reserve#ConstructionNorwich Games Festival - Ashens - Gallery of Shame - 1 June 2019- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFF9O73iwkoS.S. Antarctica (a battleship owned by the penguins of Antarctica.)- https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/S.S._AntarcticaSS Penguin (a New Zealand inter-island ferry steamer that sank off Cape Terawhiti after striking a rock near the entrance to Wellington Harbour in poor weather on 12 February 1909.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_PenguinElden Ring (an upcoming action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game is a collaborative effort between game director Hidetaka Miyazaki and fantasy novelist George R. R. Martin.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elden_RingBandai Namco Selects “My Dark Souls Story” Contest Winners- https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/03/11/bandai-namco-selects-my-dark-souls-story-contest-winners.aspxNerdy, Inc. - My Dark Souls Story: Biography of the Chosen Undead - The Dark Souls Story- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbiLl-m0Ry4NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Had Planetary Protection Slip-Up- https://www.space.com/13783-nasa-msl-curiosity-mars-rover-planetary-protection.htmlAmazon Women in the Mood (the first episode in season three of Futurama.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Women_in_the_MoodApocalypse Now (a 1979 American epic psychological war film directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. It stars Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Harrison Ford, and Dennis Hopper.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_NowCast Party: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast (TNC podcast)- https://www.patreon.com/CastPartyShout Outs 20th September 2021 – Mick McGinty, Legendary Video Game Artist, passes away - https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/09/legendary_street_fighter_ii_artist_mick_mcginty_has_passed_away Mick McGinty, an artist that produced cover art for video games like Street Fighter II and Streets of Rage 2, has died. While many gamers might not know McGinty by name, those that grew up in the '90s will immediately recognize his art. The artist contributed some of the most iconic images in all of gaming, telling stories that immediately captivated players. McGinty was an immensely talented artist, as is evidenced by the impressive collection of work on his personal site, but for gamers of the '90s, his output will be almost synonymous with video game covers. He is perhaps most famous with Nintendo fans for creating the western cover artwork for the SNES version of Street Fighter II. While many people took issue with the 'westernisation' of the artwork at the time, it was very common practice for companies like Nintendo to commission entirely new artwork which was better suited to a particular region. McGinty's cover – which features Chun-Li fighting Blanka over the prone body of Ryu – has gone down as one of the most recognisable video game covers of all time. McGinty's association with Street Fighter would continue with Street Fighter II: Champion Edition on the Mega Drive / Genesis, Street Fighter II Turbo on the SNES and Super Street Fighter II.21st September 2021 – Endangered South African penguins killed by swarm of bees near Cape Town - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58622482Sixty-three endangered African penguins have been killed by a swarm of bees in a rare occurrence near Cape Town, bird conservationists in South Africa say. The protected birds, from a colony in Simonstown, were found on the shore with multiple bee-stings. They had no other physical injuries. National parks officials told the BBC this was the first known attack at the world-famous Boulders Beach, which attracts up to 60,000 visitors a year. "Usually the penguins and bees co-exist," said Dr Alison Kock, a marine biologist with South Africa's national parks agency (SANParks). "The bees don't sting unless provoked - we are working on the assumption that a nest or hive in the area was disturbed and caused a mass of bees to flee the nest, swarm and became aggressive," she added. "Unfortunately the bees encountered a group of penguins on their flight path." Post-mortems found that the birds had been stung around the eyes and on their flippers. That is because "those are the parts that are not covered by feathers," Dr Katta Ludynia, from the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (Sanccob), told the BBC. Penguins have pink sweat glands around their eyes and "that area is particularly thin - similar to human fingers," explained Shanet Rutgers, senior penguin keeper at Cape Town's Two Oceans Aquarium. One of the penguins had been stung 27 times. African penguins are distinctive for their small size, and live on the coast and islands of South Africa and Namibia - though some have been spotted as far north as Gabon.Their populations are rapidly declining, the International Union for Conservation of Nature says. The national body said in a statement on Sunday that it was still conducting toxicity and disease checks on the birds, and would continue to monitor the situation.22nd September 2021 – 10th Anniversary of Dark Souls - https://www.glitched.online/landmark-rpg-dark-souls-celebrates-its-10th-anniversary-today/ Ten years ago to the day, Japanese video game developer From Software released the critically acclaimed dark fantasy action RPG, Dark Souls, which would go on to change the gaming landscape forever. Refining the formula already established in Demon's Souls while introducing a bevy of new mechanics that have been adopted and replicated by other titles, Dark Souls would spearhead an entirely new sub-genre of gaming. Today, Dark Souls officially celebrates its 10th anniversary. Dark Souls‘ history is relatively straightforward in comparison to many other success stories in gaming. From Software first dabbled in the dark fantasy setting with Demon's Souls, showcasing their ability to tell epic but narratively mysterious tales featuring fantastical beasts, ambiguous NPCs and deceptively challenging gameplay. The last part has remained the foundation of all From Software games since, increasing their difficulty in newer titles like Bloodborne and Sekiro while still retaining their creative power for captivating and immersive stories, worlds and characters. Dark Souls was well-received by fans, often cited as their favourite game of all time. It's success went on to spawn two sequels, Dark Souls II and Dark Souls III; two creative spiritual successors in Bloodborne and the upcoming Elden Ring; and a Tenchu-styled action title Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice that heavily borrowed elements from From Software's trademark style. Demon's Souls may have been the first, but it was really Dark Souls that put the Japanese studio on the map, leaving behind a legacy that has been the source of inspiration for a number of games like the Nioh series, The Surge, Lords of the Fallen, Mortal Shell, and numerous others. Dark Souls is not only remembered for its staple difficulty, but inspired world design, creative boss encounters, a plot that simply begged to be dissected and explored further, and a blueprint for a new style of game that bounced off the success of this defining RPG.24th September 2021 – 20th anniversary of Ico - https://www.nme.com/en_au/features/gaming-features/ico-minimalist-masterclass-in-cinematic-and-emotional-storytelling-3051674 Released between those two films in 2001 and 2002, Ico (pronounced ‘ee-ko' – but don't worry if you get it wrong, I did so too for a very long time) is a single-player action-adventure game developed by Sony's Japan Studio. This game kicked off the career of Fumito Ueda. It was the first in a series of games that featured similar themes, including beloved titles like Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian. Ico is special in the way it handles abandonment and isolation. Devoid almost entirely of all dialogue, Ico essentially works like a silent film. There's a clear sense of loneliness that's present throughout the entire game. But there's also a feeling of hope. Ico's soundtrack is almost suffocating at times, though it also presents a number of beautiful pieces. “Heal,” for example, is one of the best save themes in any game. Ico's soundtrack is almost suffocating at times, though it also presents a number of beautiful pieces. “Heal,” for example, is one of the best save themes in any game. One of the game's fans is also Hidetaka Miyazaki of FROM Software. Miyazaki, the creator of Demon's Souls, and in turn the Souls series, is one of the biggest game industry figures of the last decade. Much in the way the game would inspire Straley and Druckmann, Miyazaki cites Ico as a game that showed him the different possibilities that video games as a medium had to offer.Remembrances21st September 1954 – Mikimoto Kōkichi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikimoto_K%C5%8DkichiA Japanese entrepreneur who is credited with creating the first cultured pearl and subsequently starting the cultured pearl industry with the establishment of his luxury pearl company Mikimoto. He was inducted into the house of peers by imperial decree and posthumously awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure. On April 18, 1985, the Japan Patent Office selected him as one of Ten Japanese Great Inventors. The company was ranked as one of the world's most luxurious brands by Women's Wear Daily Magazine and Mikimoto was considered one of the best Japanese financial leaders of the 20th century by Nihon Keizai Shimbun. He is also known as the founder of Mikimoto Pharmaceuticals, a company specialising in beauty products containing pearl calcium. Mikimoto Pearl Island is named after him. In addition, the "Phoenix Mikimoto Crown" used by Miss Universe winners as well as the pageant crown used by Miss International is credited to his patented work. Mikimoto began his search of an alternative method to produce pearls as the chairman of the Shima Marine Products Improvement Association. At this point the demand for pearls had severely outweighed the supply, prompting the consideration of an effort to protect the oysters. In 1888, Mikimoto obtained a loan to start his first pearl oyster farm at the Shinmei inlet on Ago Bay in Mie prefecture with his wife and partner Ume. On 11 July 1893, after many failures and near bankruptcy, he was able to create the hemispherical cultured pearls. The pearls were made by seeding the oyster with a small amount of mother of pearl. In 1927, Mikimoto met with inventor, Thomas Edison, who was in awe of Mikimoto's cultured pearls as it was "supposed to be biologically impossible". He died at the age of 96 in Japan.Famous Birthdays21st September 1902 – Allen Lane - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_LaneA British publisher who together with his brothers Richard and John Lane founded Penguin Books in 1935, bringing high-quality paperback fiction and non-fiction to the mass market. In 1967 he started a hardback imprint under his own name, Allen Lane. He rose quickly at Bodley Head, becoming managing editor in 1925 following the death of his uncle. After conflict with the board of directors who were wary at first—for fear of being prosecuted—of publishing James Joyce's controversial book Ulysses, Lane, together with his brothers Richard and John, founded Penguin Books in 1935 as part of the Bodley Head. Penguin Books became a separate company the following year. The legend goes that on a train journey back from visiting Agatha Christie in 1934, Lane found himself on an Exeter station platform with nothing available worth reading. He conceived of paperback editions of literature of proven quality which would be cheap enough to be sold from a vending machine; the first was set up outside Henderson's in Charing Cross Road and dubbed the "Penguincubator". Lane was also well aware of the Hamburg publisher Albatross Books and adopted many of its innovations. Most booksellers and authors were against the idea of paperbacks. They believed that paperbacks would result in individuals spending less money on books. Lane was a person that was very stubborn when it came to his company. He operated mainly on intuition and imagination. "He thrived in an atmosphere of crisis and came most fully alive under the challenge of great dilemmas." He was a creative genius that once he had an idea he would not stop until it came to fruition. Once he decided on creating paperbacks he set about in deciding what the books should look like and finding a name. He had decided that the books would be reprints so he also needed to approach other publishers to see if they and their authors would be willing to sublease the rights of the books. He was quoted as saying, "I have never been able to understand why cheap books should not also be well designed, for good design is no more expensive than bad." He was born in Bristol.Events of Interest21th September 2003 – The Galileo spacecraft is terminated by sending it into Jupiter's atmosphere. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_project#End_of_mission_and_deorbit When the exploration of Mars was being considered in the early 1960s, Carl Sagan and Sidney Coleman produced a paper concerning contamination of the red planet. In order that scientists could determine whether or not native life forms existed before the planet became contaminated by micro-organisms from Earth, they proposed that space missions should aim at a 99.9 percent chance that contamination should not occur. This figure was adopted by the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) of the International Council of Scientific Unions in 1964, and was subsequently applied to all planetary probes. The danger was highlighted in 1969 when the Apollo 12 astronauts returned components of the Surveyor 3 spacecraft that had landed on the Moon three years before, and it was found that microbes were still viable even after three years in that harsh climate. An alternative was the Prime Directive, a philosophy of non-interference with alien life forms enunciated by the original Star Trek television series that prioritized the interests of the life forms over those of scientists. Given the (admittedly slim) prospect of life on Europa, scientists Richard Greenberg and Randall Tufts proposed that a new standard be set of no greater chance of contamination that that which might occur naturally by meteorites. Galileo had not been sterilized prior to launch and could have carried bacteria from Earth. Therefore, a plan was formulated to send the probe directly into Jupiter, in an intentional crash to eliminate the possibility of an impact with Jupiter's moons, particularly Europa, and prevent a forward contamination. On April 14, 2003, Galileo reached its greatest orbital distance from Jupiter for the entire mission since orbital insertion, 26 million km (16 million mi), before plunging back towards the gas giant for its final impact. At the completion of J35, its final orbit around the Jovian system, Galileo impacted Jupiter in darkness just south of the equator on September 21, 2003, at 18:57 UTC. Its impact speed was approximately 48.26 km/s (29.99 mi/s).21st September 1994 – Dinosaur Island premiered in Japan - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109627/ On this day in 1994 in Japan, Dinosaur Island enjoyed its premiere on home video. The Fantasy/Comedy feature starred Griffin Drew and Michelle Bauer, and here's the premise: "An army captain is flying three misfit deserters home for a court martial when the plane has engine trouble and they must land on an uncharted island. There they find a primitive society of cave women who routinely sacrifice virgins to appease The Great One, the top dog dinosaur on the the island. Mistaken for gods, the men must destroy The Great One or face death, but meanwhile they fall in love."The cavewomen's ranch was constructed on a remote portion of David Carradine's ranch.Shot in 12 days.Almost every day was extremely hot during the shooting of this film except one.A sequence with a stop-motion animation dinosaur attacking people on the beach was changed to a hand puppet dinosaur in post-production.The filmmakers paid an additional four thousand dollars for the poster art used to advertise this film.Antonia Dorian said she was nervous filming her first love scene in this film, especially since she was going to be topless. She'd danced topless in Vegas shows and in videos, but that wasn't the same as being on a small set surrounded by male actors and crew just a few feet away, all staring at her. Jim Wynorski gave her wine to calm her nerves. He also limited how many people would be on set. That and the wine helped her finally get through the scene.When the female warriors are chasing the dinosaur towards the ocean, you can see Malibu homes in the background hills.Wynorski said that Roger Corman asked he and Fred Olen Ray to make the film after Jurassic Park came out. "It wasn't so much a Jurassic Park rip off as a cavewoman movie", Wynorski said.Wynorski and Ray said they rewrote the script entirely. They knew who they were going to cast, employing actors they had worked with before, and tailored the script accordingly. They based the characters of the soldiers on characters in Stripes. Another influence was The War that Time Forgot, part of the Star Spangled War Stories comic book series.The movie was shot at Vasquez Rocks and David Carradine's ranch at Sun Valley over ten days. Wynorski says he and Ray made it "on a wing and a prayer".Wynorski later said, "I'd never co-directed a movie before, but it was smooth sailing all the way. When one of us got tired, the other would take over. I'd usually go back to the comfort of the air-conditioned motor home and hang out with the girls. You really can't beat that."Wynorski says he was at a party when he met Joe Pesci who told him he loved the film, saying "everytime I watch it I feel like I want to go there."IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/Email - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comSupport via Podhero- https://podhero.com/podcast/449127/nerds-amalgamated See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do enterprises still use POTS lines?  Well, the ILECs appear to be asking the same question, because there is a disturbing trend taking place with ILEC pricing.  For example, one well known ILEC recently raised its list rate for POTS services by a whopping 50%. Listen to this 9 minute podcast as TC2 Directors Theresa Knutson, Julie Gardner, and Joe Schmidt discuss why enterprises still use POTS lines for services like elevator phones, explain why ILECs are imposing these huge price increases, and offer insight on what you need to do. If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our SIP Trunking & Legacy Voice Networks and Success Stories.

Max Goldbart, Jesse Whittock and John Elmes are joined by indie chiefs Julie Gardner, Nicki Gottlieb and Jimmy Mulville to discuss how they negotiated the unprecendented year that was 2020 and their thoughts for 2021.All that, plus a smattering of these experts' choice selections in ‘What We’ve Been Watchin’’.

Hiya, thanks for picking a Bigger On The Inside video to watch. We really appreciate it. In this video, we talk about the whole of Doctor Who series one and ranking every episode from Rose to The Parting of The Ways. The first series of the 2005 revival of the British science fiction programme Doctor Who began on 26 March 2005 with the episode "Rose". This marked the end of the programme's 16-year absence from episodic television following its cancellation in 1989, and was the first new televised Doctor Who story since the broadcast of the television movie starring Paul McGann in 1996. The finale episode, "The Parting of the Ways", was broadcast on 18 June 2005. The show was revived by longtime Doctor Who fan Russell T Davies, who had been lobbying the BBC since the late 1990s to bring the show back. The first series comprised 13 episodes, eight of which Davies wrote. Davies, Julie Gardner and Mal Young served as executive producers, Phil Collinson as producer.Contact the show in the best way that suits you.- Tweet Bigger On The Inside: https://twitter.com/BiggerOnThePod- Tweet Tim: https://twitter.com/TimxSaxby- Tweet Harry: https://twitter.com/hemurdochYou can also follow us on YouTube and see exclusive videos you won’t find on our podcast feed.- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS8Ui51mSHQ&t=97sSend us an email as well: biggerontheinsidepod@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gartner recently published their Market Guide for Telecom Expense Management Services, and the report provides some very good analytical insight into the everchanging TEM industry.  At TC2 and LB3, we have been supporting clients with their TEM needs long before the TEM industry as we now know it existed, and in this 10 minute podcast, TC2’s Contract Compliance and Optimization practice leads Theresa Knutson and Julie Gardner, along with Joe Schmidt, provide their perspective on the top global suppliers listed in the Gartner report.  You’ll also receive some important tips on how to get the most from your TEM providers.

When negotiating ICT deals, terms to address billing reviews and audit rights are often overlooked by enterprise buyers.  Yet, telecom billing is fraught with errors, and failing to include adequate time frames for disputing charges and auditing invoices could prevent you from recovering your money. In this second part of our two-part podcast series, Theresa Knutson and Julie Gardner, leaders of TC2’s contract compliance and optimization practice, along with TC2’s Joe Schmidt, highlight some of the key contract provisions you need to facilitate billing disputes and audits to reclaim what you’re owed.

In this 7 minute podcast, Theresa Knutson and Julie Gardner, leaders of TC2’s contract compliance and optimization practice, discuss with TC2’s Joe Schmidt the contract terms that you can negotiate to help you save some money on your ICT services.  This is part one of a two-part podcast series and in it, Theresa and Julie reveal contract terms that clients should seek to include in every carrier agreement.  These provisions include, how to stop billing commencement when only some of a service’s components are installed, how to prevent billing overlap, and how to deal with incomplete service disconnections.

  In this podcast, TC2’s Theresa Knutson and Julie Gardner, leaders of TC2’s contract compliance and optimization practice, continue their discussion with Joe Schmidt about some common problems and opportunities enterprises face with network transport expenses. Listen to this 9 minute podcast as Theresa and Julie describe how billing disputes are taking longer to resolve, why transformation projects may cost you more if you don’t disconnect legacy services, and they offer some tips to help enterprises better manage network transport expenses.

Enterprises face many increasingly complex issues trying to manage network transport expenses.  The issues range from how to process credits, dispute charges, and manage internal Telecom Expense Management and Accounts Payable processes, and as service providers slash account teams the responsibility for resolving these issues has been pushed back to the enterprise.  Listen to this 6 minute podcast, as Theresa Knutson and Julie Gardner, leaders of TC2’s contract compliance and optimization practice, discuss with Joe Schmidt how using a billing credit has become more difficult and what you can do to address the problem.

On the tenth episode of Closing Day, we talk all about the home selection process. Kyle interviews Julie Gardner, a realtor with ERA Lambros Real Estate here in Missoula, Montana where she helps individuals sell and buy both commercial and residential property. Julie is a third generation realtor and was a practicing attourney before she jumped into real estate. Topics addressed in this episode: * Setting housing expectations * Creating a list of priorities * The role of lawyers in the home buying process * The different types of real estate teams * Contingencies * Dream homes vs. starter homes * First time home buyer support programs Kyle and Julie dive into these topics and more giving listeners great information and tangible action steps that can be taken to help them reach their own Closing Day on their first home! *Resources: * Quiet by Susan Cain (https://www.quietrev.com/quiet-the-book/) - https://www.quietrev.com/quiet-the-book/ The Five Most Common Home-Buying Contingencies, Explained (https://www.forbes.com/sites/taramastroeni/2018/08/27/the-five-most-common-home-buying-contingencies-explained/#48d4b85f3786) - https://www.forbes.com/sites/taramastroeni/2018/08/27/the-five-most-common-home-buying-contingencies-explained/#48d4b85f3786 A Home Buying Checklist: Organize Your Wants and Needs (https://www.moneyunder30.com/home-buying-checklist-wants-vs-needs) - https://www.moneyunder30.com/home-buying-checklist-wants-vs-needs 10 First-Time Home Buyer Grants and Programs (https://thelendersnetwork.com/8-first-time-home-buyer-grants-programs/) - https://thelendersnetwork.com/8-first-time-home-buyer-grants-programs/ You can contact Julie by visiting her website (https://juliegardnerproperties.com/). Visit our website (http://www.pintlergroup.com/) to contact us and for more information about Closing Day! You can also find us on Instagram @ClosingDayPodcast (https://www.instagram.com/closing_day_podcast/?hl=en) and on Facebook at Closing Day Podcast (https://www.facebook.com/Closing-Day-Podcast-2197268306996798/). Special Guest: Julie Gardner.

Today’s guest is California based live music film producer, studio engineer, photographer, and designer Julie Gardner. In her long recording career as a studio engineer Julie have worked with some of the most successful recording artists and bands today, among them Neil Young, Van Morrison, Stephen Stills, Elvis Costello, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Gary Moore, Deep Purple, John Legend, The Cranberries and many more.

Julie Gardner designs clothing with colorful photography and art printed onto luxurious natural fabrics. We met recorded this at Moda's 360's Event: Fashion, Art, and Film Experience Benefiting the LA Zoo. You can find her work at www.obscuradesigns.net and follow her on social media at obscuradesigns. You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram @laurapowers44.

Ken Yah continues our teaching in Philippians with a study on why Paul seems to be ready for death. Then Vance and Carol Gardner share the testimony of their daughter Julie Gardner.

Artist Julie Gardner (Obscura Designs) is a Grammy recognized engineer/producer, photographer, and designer. She talks about pursuing her passion and the unexpected journey it took her on. Here's a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy- if you're listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing, and you'll see the episode notes, including the links. There is one to subscribe, http://bit.ly/2eSlJZw please do! There's one to our Facebook page and to our email address. We'd love to hear from you, either there, or on our survey at wondery.com/survey. You'll also find some special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Hello Fresh (promo code STORY30) Casper Mattress, and Audible (promo code STORYWORTHY). It's good karma guys! See our Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and our California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Artist Julie Gardner (Obscura Designs) is a Grammy recognized engineer/producer, photographer, and designer. She talks about pursuing her passion and the unexpected journey it took her on. Here’s a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy- if you’re listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing, and you’ll see the episode notes, including the links. There is one to subscribe, http://bit.ly/2eSlJZw please do! There’s one to our Facebook page and to our email address. We’d love to hear from you, either there, or on our survey at wondery.com/survey. You’ll also find some special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Hello Fresh (promo code STORY30) Casper Mattress, and Audible (promo code STORYWORTHY). It’s good karma guys!

Toby Hadoke - comedian, actor and Doctor Who fan - provides another free podcast as he talks to another Doctor Who name about one of the stories from the show's first 50 years on television!

Jimmy attended the press room roundtables for upcoming BBC America show Intruders. Cast and producers were in attendance and we chatted with Mira Sorvino, John Simm, James Frain, Julie Gardner and Glen Morgan. Apologies for the TERRIBLE reporter from HGTV at the roundtable with us whom manipulated the conversations with inane questions and literally interrupted the talent at one point to get another stupid question in. Lame and for shame! Besides that, the series sounds quite intriguing and it was great to get some questions in to hear more about it. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

After their break week, the Who's He? Podcast make their triumphant return to the airwaves, with the continuation of their series 2 retrospective with a review of Tooth & Claw.  What will Phil and Paul now make of this blend of kung-fu monks, Queen Victoria (gawd bless 'er) and a big ol' hairy werewolf?  Listen to find out what they think and also whether this story could push the boundaries of what can be shown in a family show. And in the news this week, Paul McGann lets slip that a sequel to The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot is in production, the Doctor Who world tour, the Doctor Who Experience is getting a revamp and John Barrowman and Julie Gardner receive an MBE each which Phil disses.

In this special episode Geek Syndicate attends a special Torchwood Miracle Day Roundtable with John Barrowman, Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner, Russell T Davies, Eve Myles and Bill Pullman.  Some of the subjects covered during the talk are... How does the tone of Micracle Day compares to Children of Earth? Where do we find Captain Jack at the start of Miracle Day? Bill give some hints on his character Oswald Danes. John and Eve give some unigue insights into how they see Jack and Gwen realtionship. The level of research that went into the preparation for the show. Julie explains how Torchwood ended up as a joint production with Starz. ..and many more topics are covered.

Hello from a defrosted Cheshire Plain. In this episode I talk last minute Christmas knitting, share discoveries over my sense of self and raise a glass in toast! On the Needles: Here's a photo of the second Christmas cowl, knit in Thistledown Yarns as promised last time: I also completed these socks at the last minute: The pattern is Scar by Julie Gardner and can be downloaded for free here from her blog. Details of this pair can be found on my Ravelry projects page here. I have also cast on a third cowl, again in the Rowan Colourscape Chunky: Review: Rowan Colourscape Chunky Something I Really Like: My new D-SLR camera and playing on Flickr! And yes, this was me during the podcast today. Not quite mastered the art of smiling yet... Music: Rondopolska by Barry Philips, from the album Tråd, available from Magnatune. Feel free to leave a comment here or at http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.blogspot.com/, or email me at yarnsfromtheplain@googlemail.com. We have a Ravelry group here, so come on over to chat. You can find me on Ravelry as talesfromtheplain and on Twitter as talesfromplain (although Tweeting can be sporadic!). Happy New Year! TTFN, Nic

Pour ce premier épisode des Controverses du Village, Emilie Flament, Dominique Montay et Sullivan Le Postec reviennent sur « The End Of Time », le double épisode de « Doctor Who » diffusé les 25 décembre et 1er janvier dernier sur la BBC, et qui marquait le départ de la série de l’acteur David Tennant, du producteur exécutif et showrunner Russell T Davies et de la productrice exécutive Julie Gardner. Le Village a publié une critique de ces deux épisodes, publiée à chaud au lendemain de leurs diffusions, sous la plume du fanboy en chef, Sullivan. Tout le monde était loin de partager son enthousiasme. Alors, « The End Of Time » : Apothéose ou Pétard mouillé ? C’est la controverse du jour.

That's right! More San Diego Comic-Con coverage. Jimmy sat on 2 round tables with the creative team behind Doctor Who and Torchwood. The 10th Doctor himself, David Tennant, was also in attendance to answer questions. There were about 7 other reporters asking questions, so there's some great stuff in there! Also, apologies for the sound troubles. Apparently, one or two of the reporters had their cell phones on that RANG during the interviews which caused interference. You will hear some buzzing on occasion. Couldn't be removed and no way to control. Sorry folks! But, hang in there for some good Doctor Who/Torchwood goodness!

In this episode, Ken Plume chats with the executive producer of DOCTOR WHO, TORCHWOOD, and THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES...

"Planet of the Dead" is an episode of the television series that was on and on 11 April 2009. It is the first of four special episodes to be broadcast throughout 2009 and early 2010, which serve as lead actor 's denouement as the . He is joined in the episode by actress , who plays one-off to the Doctor . The episode was co-written by and : the first writing partnership since the show's revival in 2005. The episode depicts Christina fleeing the police from a museum robbery by boarding a bus that accidentally travels from to the desert planet of San Helios, trapping her, the Doctor, and several passengers on board a damaged bus. After the bus driver dies trying to return to Earth, the , headed by () and scientific advisor (), attempt to return the bus to Earth while preventing a race of metallic aliens from posing a threat to Earth. At the end of the episode, one of the passengers delivers a warning to the Doctor which the remaining three specials. "Planet of the Dead" is the first Doctor Who episode to be filmed in , after a positive reaction to the visual quality of spin-off series and the financial viability of HDTV convinced the production team to switch formats. To ensure that the desert scenes looked as realistic as possible, the production team filmed in for three days, sending several props—most notably, a 1980 double-decker bus—to the for filming. After the bus was unintentionally damaged in Dubai by a shipping container, Davies rewrote the script to explain the damage in the narrative. Reaction to the episode was mixed: the audience gave the episode an of 88—considered excellent—but critics gave average reviews to the episode. The consensus among critics was that it was enjoyable as a whole but that it was only an average script. The main point of praise was Evans' performance alongside Dumezweni in scenes set on Earth, which countered their criticism of the events on San Helios as being relatively boring. // if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } // Plot The episode begins with a young thrill-seeking burglar, Lady Christina de Souza (Ryan), stealing a gold chalice once belonging to King from a museum. She then narrowly evades the police by riding on a on which the Doctor (Tennant) is also travelling, shortly before the bus suddenly passes through a and arrives on the desert planet of San Helios. The Doctor and the other passengers find that the wormhole is still present, but deduce that the bus had protected them like a after the bus driver is killed trying to cross back on foot, evaporating to a skeleton instantly. Seeing the driver's skeleton coming out on the other side of the portal, the police call in , commanded by (Dumezweni) and aided by scientific advisor (Evans), to close the wormhole. Trapped on a heavily damaged bus, the other passengers introduce themselves: Angela (Victoria Alcock) is a middle-aged mother travelling home to her family; Lou (Reginald Tsiboe) and Carmen () are an elderly couple who win £10 each time they play the due to Carmen's low-level psychic abilities; Barclay () was travelling to a friend's house to ask her on a date; and Nathan () was travelling home to watch television. The Doctor and Christina decide to scout the planet, spotting an approaching storm, while Nathan and Barclay try to fix the bus. As they travel, the Doctor learns of Christina's troubled history, and appreciates her callousness and aptitude to the alien situation. The Doctor and Christina encounter the Tritovore, an anthropomorphic fly species, who take them to their wrecked spaceship. The Tritovore explain that they were making a routine goods collection from the planet but crashed in an unfamiliar environment; a year previously, the planet housed a hundred billion inhabitants and a thriving ecosystem. The Tritovore send out a probe to investigate the cause, and discover a large swarm of metallic -like aliens who routinely create wormholes and destroy ecospheres as their . To rescue the Tritovore and the bus passengers, Christina uses her burglary skills to retrieve a crystal which powers the spaceship (together with the pedestal it is located on), unintentionally awakening a stingray that kills the two Tritovore. The Doctor attaches parts of the pedestal to the bus and uses the chalice of Athelstan as an interface to the technology. This allows the bus to fly through the wormhole, with the stingrays in hot pursuit. Taylor quickly closes the wormhole but not before three of the stingrays pass through it. After UNIT has shot down the stingrays and the passengers have been debriefed, Christina asks the Doctor to let her travel with him; he rejects her because he does not want to lose another companion. The characters part ways. The Doctor recommends that UNIT hire Barclay and Nathan, Christina is arrested by the police for the theft and Carmen has a premonition that visibly unnerves the Doctor: You be careful, because your song is ending, sir. It is returning, it is returning through the dark. And then Doctor... oh, but then... he will knock four times. —Carmen, "Planet of the Dead" As a final act of kindness, the Doctor uses his to release Christina from her handcuffs. The pair part on good terms as she flies away in the bus as the Doctor enters his and dematerialises. Production Writing and casting Ryan and Tennant reviewing the script before filming in Butetown on 28 January 2009. Russell T Davies co-wrote the episode with , the first writing partnership for the show since its 2005 revival. "Planet of the Dead" was a departure from Roberts' usual stories—Roberts had previously only written pseudo-historical stories—and instead consisted of "wild" science fiction elements from his literary career and teenage imagination. The episode had no clear concept—such as and in "" or and a in ""—and instead was a deliberate "clash [of concepts] with many disparate elements". Roberts explained he was cautious to ensure that each element had to "feel precise and defined ... like we meant that", citing the serial as an example where such control was not enforced. The episode includes a common feature of Davies' writing in that there is no clear antagonist: the Tritovore are eventually sympathetic to the protagonists and the stingrays are only following their biological imperative. Unlike the Christmas specials, the theme of Easter was not emphasised in the story; the episode only contained a "fleeting mention" of the holiday instead of "robot bunnies carrying baskets full of deadly egg bombs". The episode's tone word—"joyous"—was influenced by Davies' realisation that "every story since "" [had] a bittersweet quality" and subsequent desire to avoid the recurring theme. The starting point for the story was Roberts' first novel . Davies liked the image of a on a desert planet and rewrote it to contain a bus. Davies nevertheless emphasised it was not an "adaptation as such" because tangential elements were constantly being conceived and added. portrays Lady Christina de Souza, the daughter of a recently impoverished aristocrat and . Christina is a "typical" Doctor Who companion, Davies electing to draw parallels from the rather than new series companion . Roberts described her as an "" who is "upper class and glam, suited and booted, and extremely intelligent" which the Doctor could relate to because they both rejected their heritages. The episode's director James Strong described the character as reverting to a traditional romantic-based companionship—rather than the platonic companionship of () in the —while still being a unique companion: It's back to basics: she's probably more of a traditional, romantic kind of kind of heroine, if you like. [...] It echoes to me of Rose, in that there may be a good old fashioned romantic connection between them. She's young, she's beautiful, she's sexy, but whereas Rose was a very ordinary, normal girl, Lady Christina is a lady, she comes from a very privileged, very elite background. She's different to any of the companions we've ever had in that she doesn't particularly want to get caught up with the Doctor. She's got her own thing going on, so she's very much a match for the Doctor and very much an equal. Often in an adventure the Doctor will take control and everyone will do what he says. She's very much in control – the two of them are in a sparring way, battling against each other to get through this adventure. —, Digital Spy interview. Comedian plays Professor Malcolm Taylor, a UNIT scientist devoted to his predecessor, the Doctor. Davies created Evans' character to serve as a for 's pragmatic character , who previously appeared in the episode "". Roberts noted after writing the episode that Evans' character had unintentionally become a "loving" caricature of Doctor Who fandom. The episode was influenced by several works: Davies described "Planet of the Dead" as "a great big adventure, a little bit , a little bit , a little bit ."; the relationship between the Doctor and Christina was influenced by 1960s films such as and , which included and "being witty and sophisticated together, and then running for their lives"; and the Tritovore were influenced by 1950s and 1970s science fiction such as and Davies' habit of including aliens that were recognisable to the audience as animals from Earth, such as the . Carmen's warning evoked memories of the 's warning to the Doctor and Donna in the fourth series episode "". Tennant explained the prophecy meant that the Doctor's "card [had become] marked" and the three specials would thus be darker—characterising "Planet of the Dead" as the "last time the Doctor gets to have any fun"—and that the subject of the prophecy was not the obvious answer: David TennantReally, from this moment on, the Doctor's card is marked. Because when we come back in "The Waters of Mars", it's all become a little bit darker.And as we know, David, he really does knock four times.TennantYeah, absolutely, and if you think you've figured out what that means, you're wrong!GardnerBut when you do figure it out, it's a sad day. —David Tennant and Julie Gardner, , "Planet of the Dead" Filming The two major filming locations of the episode: the desert of was used for scenes on the "planet of the dead"; and the Queen's Gate Tunnel in , was used for the majority of Earth-bound scenes. Pre-production on the four specials started on 20 November 2008—four days before scheduled—because the episode's overseas filming in Dubai required the extra planning time. Two weeks later, the production team was on a for the special and the final draft of the script was completed. The production team examined overseas locations to film the episode because they wanted the scenery to feel "real" and thought that they would be unable to film on a Welsh beach in winter. After examining countries such as and , the production team decided to film in Dubai because the area was more amicable to the filming industry and viable filming locations were nearer to urban areas than other locations. Production began on 19 January in Wales. The special was the first Doctor Who episode to be filmed in resolution. The move to HD had previously been resisted for two major reasons: when the show was revived in 2005, high-definition television was not adopted by an adequate portion of the audience to be financially viable; and special effects were considerably more expensive to create in high-definition than in standard-definition. "Planet of the Dead" was used to switch to HD because of the show's reduced schedule in 2009 and because the filming crew had become experienced with the equipment while they were filming . Filming began at the , which doubled for the history museum depicted in the episode's first scene. To portray the tunnel the bus travelled into, the of the in was closed for four nights to accommodate filming. The last major piece of filming in Wales took place in the closed Mir (formerly Alphasteel) in , which doubled almost unaltered for the Tritovore spaceship. Filming took place at the peak of the , where the sub-zero temperatures slowed filming and had a visible effect on the cast. To accommodate for the adverse conditions, Davies included a line in the script that specified that the Tritovore spaceship cooled as external temperatures increase. The 200 bus—so named after the episode's landmark—in dock at Dubai City Port, after a container was accidentally dropped on it. Filming in Dubai took place in mid-February 2009. Two weeks previously, one of the two 1980 double-decker buses bought for filming had been substantially damaged when a crane accidentally dropped a container in Dubai City Port.After an emergency discussion by the production team, they agreed that the damage was unintentionally artistic and decided to include the damaged bus in the episode; instead of shipping the spare bus from Cardiff—which would have delayed the already hurried filming schedule—the production team decided to partially reconstruct the bus in Dubai, damage the spare bus in Cardiff to match the bus in Dubai, and rewrite part of the script to accommodate and mention the damage to the bus. James Strong recalled the reaction of the production team to the damage to the bus in an issue of : One morning in the first week of February, I was leaving my flat when Julie Gardner phoned. She said, "there's been a little accident with the bus [...] it's a disaster; the bus is fucked." When I got into the office, I was handed a photograph—and my initial reaction was absolute horror. We called an emergency meeting. Russell came in [...] and we discussed our options. We had bought an identical London bus to film on in Cardiff, so could we send that out to Dubai? We could have got it out in time if it'd left Cardiff, literally, the next day, but we'd have had to find a third bus, an exact replica, to film on in Cardiff a week later. It had taken us a month to find the one we had. It was even mooted that we'd have to forget Dubai and opt for a beach in the UK. But Russell's response was "Okay, let's embrace it. Let's say that the bus was damaged on its way to the alien planet. [...] He wove it into the narrative. We're not trying to hide the damage at all. In fact, we show it off, enhancing it with special effects, smoke and sparks. It works rather marvellously. That London bus, damaged and smoking, in the middle of the desert—yeah, it looks incredible, especially in gorgeous hi-def. —James Strong, issue 407. A notable use of lens flares being used in the episode for artistic effect. Strong sought to maximise—rather than minimise—effects such as these because it disguised the fact it was filmed in a studio and allowed the viewer to more easily; this specific shot was highlighted by Strong and Tennant as an example of how it was correctly utilised. The damaged bus was not the only problem to filming in Dubai: the first of the three days was afflicted by a which left most of the footage shot unusable. The production team then struggled to complete three days of filming in two days; the last day was compared to "filming ". To complete the episode's filming, interior scenes in the bus were filmed in a studio in Wales. To disguise the fact they were using a —a 360-degree background image—, Strong utilised often-avoided techniques such as muddied windows and ; the latter also served to create a warmer environment for the viewer. After filming ended, editing and post-processing took place until two days before transmission, leaving the BBC to resort to using an unfinished copy to market the episode. 200th story "Planet of the Dead" was advertised as Doctor Who's 200th story. Writer Russell T Davies admitted that the designation was arbitrary and debatable, based upon how fans counted the unfinished serial , the season-long fourteen-part serial , and the third series finale consisting of "", "" and "". Davies personally disagreed about counting The Trial of a Time Lord as one serial—arguing that it "felt like four stories" to him—and grouping "Utopia" with its following episodes, but agreed that it was only an opinion which did not override any others. Gareth Roberts inserted a reference to the landmark—specifically, the bus number is 200—and Davies emailed the show's publicity team to advertise the special as such. 's editor aknowledged the controversy in the magazine's 407th issue, which ran a reader survey of all 200 stories. €Broadcast and reception Overnight figures estimated that the special was watched by 8.41 million people, a 39.6% share of the audience. An additional 184,000 watched the programme on BBC HD, the channel's highest rating so far. The initial showing had an of 88: considered excellent. A BBC One repeat, two days later, gained an overnight figure of 1.8 million viewers. The special was therefore the second most watched programme of the day, being beaten by the premiere of the new series of . The final viewing figure for the initial broadcast was 9.54 million viewers on BBC One and 200,000 viewers on BBC HD, making it the fifth most watched programme of the week and the most watched programme ever aired on BBC HD. Including repeats in the following week and viewings on the , 13.89 million viewers watched the episode in total. The episode received average critical reviews. Simon Brew of science fiction blog Den of Geek said the episode was "by turns ambitious and predictable" but "still quite entertaining". The first part of the review mentioned an objection from his wife that the bus trapped in the sand "[looked] really fake", despite the episode being actually filmed in Dubai, and then mentioned Brew's appreciation of the concept of people stranded in the desert and concluded that "made a fair fist of it". Brew positively reviewed Michelle Ryan's performance—comparing her performance to be on par to her role in rather than her role as in —and Lee Evans' performance as Malcolm Taylor, calling him the highlight of the episode because of his dialogue. He closed his review by saying that ""Planet of the Dead" was passable enough": he thought it "never really gelled" for him; but he thought it was overall entertaining and was excited for the remaining three specials as a result of Carmen's prophecy. of "mostly loved "Planet Of The Dead"", commenting that it was a standard Russell T Davies script that had the "elements of a cracking good story": POTD was pretty much everything you've come to expect from Russell T. Davies' Who: crazy adventures, slightly cartoony characters, clever dialogue, moments of sheer silly fun, a childlike solemnity, a miraculous save, bombastic music, and one woman who's held up as being the most special person ever. It didn't hurt that POTD had all the elements of a cracking good story: The Doctor and friends trapped on an alien planet, on the other side of the universe, with no easy way to get home. Alien creatures who might be hostile. A deadly swarm coming to tear our heroes apart. And UNIT on the other side of the wormhole, trying to come to grips with this almost unimaginable threat. —,  She compared it to two previous episodes, "" and "", both of which she enjoyed. She criticised three aspects of the episode: Lady Christina, who was the "first RTD heroine who actually filled [her] with revulsion", leaving her hoping that the character would be killed off-screen, Malcolm's reluctance to close the wormhole and the implausibility of only three stingrays travelling through it. She thought that the episode was "a pretty solid adventure with a cool set of monsters". Ben Rawson-Jones of entertainment website gave the episode two stars out of five. He characterised the episode as being "as hollow as a big chocolate Easter egg" because it was "lacking in the enthralling drama and compelling characterisation that has been the lynchpin of the Russell T Davies era". His main criticism was towards Ryan's character, describing the romantic tension between Christina and the Doctor as "feeling forced" and arguing that Ryan was "utterly unconvincing" as Christina. Conversely, he was appreciative of Strong's direction and the UNIT subplot. Specifically, he approved of Evans' performance, noting that "the fact that Malcolm names a unit of measurement after himself is both inspired and hilarious". His review ended by describing the episode as "lifeless for much of the hour" and expressing his hope that the ambiguous entity from Carmen's premonition would "hurry up". Orlando Parfitt of gave the episode a 7.1 (Good) rating out of ten. Parfitt called it a "straightforward story" that did not elevate to the level of excitement typically seen in Doctor Who until the episode's climax, instead describing the majority of the story as being "taken up with Tennant and Ryan standing in the desert, swapping flirtatious banter in between proclaiming how dire their situation in between", and criticised the writing of the part of the episode where the bus was on San Helios, claiming that plot devices such as the Tritovore or Taylor being held at gunpoint and ordered to close the wormhole as "feel[ing] forced and unnaturally shoe-horned into the script". His praise of the episode went to Ryan and Evans: although he thought of Christina as a "shameless ripoff", he said that the character "still proves a sexy and wise-cracking counterpart to the Doctor"; and Evans' acting alongside Dumezweni highlighted his "undeniably great comic acting" as opposed to his "love-it-or-hate-it" . The last paragraph of his review focused on the climax, which he thought was "a cracker [that] just-about makes up for the previously plodding plot", and described the entire episode as having "enough enjoyable moments" to entertain fans before the transmission of "The Waters of Mars". DVD and Blu-Ray release "Planet of the Dead" will be released on DVD on 15 June 2009, and on Blu-Ray on 29 June 2009.

David Tennant has announced that he will leave the award winning BBC drama Doctor Who when he has completed the filming of four special episodes which will be screened in 2009 and early in 2010.David Tennant first appeared as The Doctor in 2005 and has gone on to star in three series and three Christmas specials as the tenth incarnation of the Time Lord. The BBC has confirmed that David will continue to play The Doctor in the four specials that will make up the 2009 series before a new Doctor takes over for Series 5. Tennant will also star in the Doctor Who Christmas Special titled The Next Doctor this year.David Tennant comments "I've had the most brilliant, bewildering and life changing time working on Doctor Who. I have loved every day of it. It would be very easy to cling on to the TARDIS console forever and I fear that if I don't take a deep breath and make the decision to move on now, then I simply never will. You would be prising the TARDIS key out of my cold dead hand. This show has been so special to me, I don't want to outstay my welcome."This is all a long way off, of course. I'm not quitting, I'm back in Cardiff in January to film four special episodes which will take Doctor Who all the way through 2009. I'm still the Doctor all next year but when the time finally comes I'll be honoured to hand on the best job in the world to the next lucky git - whoever that may be."I'd always thought the time to leave would be in conjunction with Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner who have been such a huge part of it all for me. Steven Moffat is the most brilliant and exciting writer, the only possible successor to Russell and it was sorely tempting to be part of his amazing new plans for the show. I will be there, glued to my TV when his stories begin in 2010."I feel very privileged to have been part of this incredible phenomenon, and whilst I'm looking forward to new challenges I know I'll always be very proud to be the Tenth Doctor."Russell T Davies Executive Producer of Doctor Who comments "I've been lucky and honoured to work with David over the past few years - and it's not over yet, the Tenth Doctor still has five spectacular hours left! After which, I might drop an anvil on his head. Or maybe a piano. A radioactive piano. But we're planning the most enormous and spectacular ending, so keep watching!"Doctor Who returns to our screens on BBC this Christmas. The Next Doctor starring David Tennant, David Morrissey and Dervla Kirwan will be screened on the 25th December on BBC1.TIME CRASHThe 2007 Children In Need scene, written by Steven Moffat.DELETED SCENESA collection of deleted and alternate takes including Howard Attfield's (Geoff Noble) scenes from the S4 opener and the original 'Cybermen' ending from the finale - each scene comes with an explanatory introduction from Russell T Davies. Stories that receive the additional material are: Voyage Of The Damned; Partners In Crime; Fires Of Pompeii; Planet Of The Ood; The Doctor's Daughter; The Unicorn & The Wasp; Forest Of The Dead; Turn Left; and Journey's End.DAVID TENNANT'S VIDEO DIARIESTwo fifteen minute (approx.) segments filmed by David Tennant including the 'turn on' of the Blackpool Illuminations in 2007 and behind~the~scenes filming of the series finale.THE JOURNEY (SO FAR)Half hour documentary charting the return of the show up to the S4 finale. Features interviews with Russell T Davies, David Tennant, Phil Collinson and Julie Gardner.TRAILERSAll teasers and trailers for the episodes including the 'cinema' trailers for Voyage Of The Damned and S4.AUDIO COMMENTARIESThese are all new commentaries recorded especially for this release.VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED: Murray Gold (Composer), Russell Tovey (Midshipman Frame) & Peter Bennett (1st Assistant Director)PARTNERS IN CRIME: Julie Gardner (Executive Producer), Russell T Davies & James Strong (Director)FIRES OF POMPEII: David Tennant, Catherine Tate and Tracie Simpson (Production Manager)PLANET OF THE OOD: Graeme Harper (Director) & Roger Griffiths (Commander Kess)THE SONTARAN STRATAGEM: Julie Gardner, Dan Starkey (Commander Skorr) & Neil Gorton (Prosthetics Designer)THE POISON SKY: David Tennant, RTD and Susie Liggat (Producer)THE DOCTOR'S DAUGHTER: Catherine Tate, Georgia Moffett (Jenny) & Ben Foster (Conductor)THE UNICORN & THE WASP: Felicity Kendal (Lady Eddison) & Fenella Woolgar (Agatha Christie)SILENCE IN THE LIBRARY: David Tennant, Steven Moffat & Julie GardnerFOREST OF THE DEAD: Euros Lyn (Director), Lousie Page (Costume designer) & Helen Raynor (Script Editor)MIDNIGHT: David Tennant, RTD & Alice Troughton (Director)TURN LEFT: Catherine Tate, Bernard Cribbins (Wilfred Mott) & Jacqueline King (Sylvia Noble)THE STOLEN EARTH: David Tennant, RTD and Julie GardnerJOURNEY'S END: David Tennant, Catherine Tate & RTDDOCTOR WHO CONFIDENTIAL Cut-down versions (in some cases less than ten minutes) of all the accompanying episodes with the exception of Time Crash.

Rejoice, for one of the most sporadic Podcasts on the Internet is back... FOR NOW. Bit of an odd one, this. Seb was off visiting mawkishness' Liverpool, Tanya had long decided the best course of action was to sleep like a proper human being and so Ian, John and myself launched head first into a couple of commentaries of our own, this being the last of the night. As a result, things were said under the cloud of booze and the following disclaimers need to be made: Craig Charles no longer smokes crack and we've long since let the issue lie. This was recorded in 2006 and towards the end of the ‘cast things do get a little... excessive on the Crack Joke front. The test card music you'll hear towards the end is covering something we really don't want heard. We're sorry about that. Finally, we apologise for the copious amounts of laughter relating the aforementioned censored section at the end. I still have awful memories of RTD, Julie Gardner and Phil Collinson laughing their stupid, smug faces off for literally minutes at some in-joke during one Doctor Who commentary and wanting to destroy them all. I am now no better than they. So, yeah, sorry about all that. However, in the main we think this is a pretty good commentary and worth publishing at least for the first 20 or so minutes alone. Enjoy, anyway!

Steven Moffat to be Doctor Who Lead Writer and Executive Producer Category: Wales; TV Drama; BBC One Date: 20.05.2008 Printable version BBC Wales and BBC Drama has announced that BAFTA and Hugo Award-winning writer Steven Moffat will succeed Russell T Davies as Lead Writer and Executive Producer of the fifth series of Doctor Who, which will broadcast on BBC One in 2010. Moffat has penned some of the series' most unforgettable and acclaimed episodes, including Blink, with its terrifying weeping angels, for which he was awarded the BAFTA Writer Award 2008 on Sunday 11 May. His previous work on Doctor Who includes The Girl In The Fireplace for series two, which earned him his second Hugo Award. His first was for the series one two-parter The Empty Child, which became famous for its terrifying refrain "Are you my mummy?" For the current series, Moffat has written Silence In The Library, a two-parter starring Alex Kingston which transmits on 31 May and 7 June 2008 on BBC One. Steven's career began with the landmark ITV children's drama Press Gang in 1989, for which he won his first Bafta. Coupling, the hugely popular and award-winning sitcom he created and wrote for BBC Two, began in 2000 and ran for four seasons. Jekyll, his six-part thriller starring James Nesbitt and Michelle Ryan, transmitted on BBC One last year. Steven will continue as one of the directors on the board of Hartswood Films which produced Coupling and Jekyll, where he is also working on his new comedy Adam & Eve with wife Sue Vertue. He has just delivered the screenplay for Tintin – the first instalment of the trilogy of films featuring the iconic Belgian comic-strip hero – to Steven Spielberg who will direct it for DreamWorks. Thomas Sangster and Andy Serkis will star. Steven Moffat says: "My entire career has been a Secret Plan to get this job. I applied before but I got knocked back 'cos the BBC wanted someone else. Also I was seven. "Anyway, I'm glad the BBC has finally seen the light, and it's a huge honour to be following Russell into the best - and the toughest - job in television. I say toughest 'cos Russell's at my window right now, pointing and laughing." Lead Writer and Executive Producer Russell T Davies says: "It's been a delight and an honour working with Steven, and I can't wait to see where his extraordinary imagination takes the Doctor. Best of all, I get to be a viewer again, watching on a Saturday night!" Jane Tranter, Controller, BBC Fiction, says: "Scripts and writers are at the heart of what BBC Drama is all about, and especially at the heart of Doctor Who. The past four series have been brilliantly helmed by the spectacularly talented Russell T Davies. "As Lead Writer and Executive Producer, he has overseen the creative direction and detail of the 21st century relaunch of Doctor Who and we are delighted to have his continued presence on the specials over the next 18 months. "But the challenge and excitement of the fifth series is now being handed to Steven Moffat. The Tardis couldn't be in safer hands. Steven's talents on both Doctor Who and beyond are well known. He is a writer of glittering brilliance, comedy and depth, with an extraordinary imagination and a unique voice. "Steven has a wonderful mix of being a committed Doctor Who fan and a true artist, and his plans for the next series are totally thrilling." The announcement follows the news that Piers Wenger will take over the role of Executive Producer from Julie Gardner on series five of Doctor Who. Piers Wenger says: "The challenge of taking Doctor Who to a new future is a huge and thrilling one and BBC Wales is blessed to have someone with Steven's extraordinary talent in charge. "His imagination and creativity have already given birth to some of the series' most unforgettable monsters though in this instance no-one need fear; time, space and the future of The Doctor are safe with him." Wenger and Moffat are already working closely together on the planning of the series. Menna Richards, Controller, BBC Wales, says: "BBC Wales is very proud of Doctor Who's phenomenal success. Steven Moffat is an extraordinary talent and we are very much looking forward to him joining the Doctor Who team." Series four has achieved some of the show's highest audience figures to date and forthcoming episodes feature a stellar line-up of guests including Lesley Sharp, Lindsey Coulson, Alex Kingston, Colin Salmon and Michael Brandon. Freema Agyeman and Billie Piper – The Doctor's two former companions – have also returned to assist The Doctor in series four. Doctor Who will return in 2009 with four specials, and the full-length fifth series is currently scheduled to be broadcast on BBC One in Spring 2010. SH