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Jean Marsh passed away on the 13th April 2025 at the age of 90. She was a reknowned actress both in the UK and abroad, having worked in TV, film and theatre. For Doctor Who fans, she is best remembered for her roles as Johanna in The Crusade, Sara Kingdom in The Daleks' Masterplan, and Morgaine in Battlefield. She reprised the role of Sara on audio for Big Finish in The Companion Chronicles and Early Adventures ranges. Writer Simon Guerrier joins us for this episode of the podcast, and shares some of his memories of the times he spent with Jean. We'll also discuss his Sara Kingdom trilogy, which features the stories, "Home Truths", The Drowned World", and "Guardian of the Solar System". There'll be spoilers, so if you haven't heard them, we recommend you grab them from the Big Finish website and have a listen to them first. They are fantastic! We also have some special tributes to Jean from her Battlefield co-stars, Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred. Thanks to them both for joining us.Theme music by Joe Kraemer.Website - https://www.sirensofaudio.com/Follow us on Instagram - https://instagram.com/audiosirensFollow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/audiosirensFollow us on X - https://x.com/audiosirensFollow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/audiosirens.bsky.social
We sadly learned that another member of the Doctor Who family had passed away at the weekend. Jean Marsh - better known to fans as Princess Joanna, Morgaine and perhaps best of all as Sara Kingdom - died at the age of 90. In tribute Kenny and Dave discuss their memories of Jean, and are joined by Simon Guerrier, who wrote five of the six main stories to feature Sara. And courtesy of our friend James Hadwen-Bennett, we present Jean speaking at the Invasion convention in 2003, when she was interviewed by J Jeremy Bentham. James also shares his memories of Jean's panel. Jean Marsh - 1934-2025.
Jeremy is joined once again by author and biographer Simon Guerrier to discuss 2009 black comedy Observe and Report, written and directed by Jody Hill and starring Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Anna Faris and Jesse Plemons. Picking over the shards of their respective arguments, they cover such controversial topics as quiche seduction, unlikely holiday destinations, Peter Cushing's secret and the comedic high ground.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYwaWngXRqUSimon's biographer of script writer and founding Doctor Who story editor David Whitaker is available here: https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/david-whitaker-in-an-exciting-adventure-with-television
It's a week of podcast adjacent activity as the fine folk at the Merseyside Doctor Who Group shouted out this very podcast on the occasion of our breaching the transom of 1000 episodes, David Tennant hosts one Russell T Davies on his podcast and most importantly, fine gentlemen Neil Perryman and John Williams announce an oncoming storm known as World of Telly! Plus, we have news and base speculation about both the new Character Options 3rd Doctor and sonic and possible future iterations, crochet fan works, behind the scenes camera excitement from Terror of the Suburbs, and a chinwag with Steven Swaby from Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder, the new exhibit at San Diego Comic-Con Museum! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Merseyside Doctor Who Group David Tennant Does a Podcast With…Russell T Davies Neil Perryman and John Williams' new podcast World of Telly coming soon The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Troughton Years available for pre-order Evolution of the Toy Dalek: Collecting Through The Ages released AmiguWHOmi: Crochet Adventures in Time and Space Paperback due Aug 21 Crocheted Doctor Who Doctor Who: The Monster Makers Paperback due Sep 2 Simon Guerrier's photos from Terror of the Suburbs shoot Doctor Who The Third Doctor and Sonic Screwdriver from Character Options Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill no longer appearing at Calgary Expo, on the 2026 guest list Big Finish Doctor Who – The Sixth Doctor Adventures: The Cosmos and Mrs Clarke due May Big Finish Doctor Who – The Seventh Doctor Adventures: Past Forward due June Simon Fisher-Becker died Interview: Steven Swaby Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder
Season 7 on blu-ray is so close, you can almost feel its fire... We bring you the first of two episodes looking at the creation of this highly-anticipated released, featuring the first four stories of the Third Doctor's era. Peter Crocker joins us to go into depth about restoring the visuals for this release, his biggest challenge to date, while producer Simon Guerrier teases details about new documentary Terror of the Suburbs.
After a look at some new series books on the Power of 3 book club, we return to the First Doctor's era. Today, we are joined by Simon Guerrier to discuss his novel The Time Travellers, which features the Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara. We've a couple of readings from the novel by James Hadwen-Bennett (his full fan-made reading without sound design is available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzNtNqZdyNC_bDfKUtrttnsDY09ne4gUg). We even have the later William Russell reading a section too! (With thanks to Alan McWhan)
As a companion to our Something Who 101, which has clips from the first 5 years of our podcast, it's time to share a few highlights from the past year of Something Who, which included our 100th episode. If you haven't heard us before, this will give you a flavour of our podcast. And if you have, here's a reminder. And there's a lot to choose from. In addition to our regular presenting team of Richard, Paul and Giles, Rick rapidly became a fixture, and we had several appearances from Jess Jurkovic. Gav Rymill came back, Tim Burrows popped by for an episode and Simon Guerrier made a return visit. Richard had a nice chat with Jonn Elledge about his enthusiasm for Doctor Who. We hope you enjoy these clips and, if you do, please peruse our back catalogue for the full versions of all of these items and perhaps you'd like to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or similar platform. The opening music is Three Guitars Mood 2 and, yes, that is Richard playing the ukulele and kazoo on possibly the worst ever version of the Doctor Who theme tune at the end. The Something Who logo, which features prominently on all our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find by following this link: https://beagarridoart.weebly.com/, where you can buy prints of some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who.
It's an amazing time to be a fan of Doctor Who research into its earliest days. On top of Simon Guerrier's biography of David Whittaker and Paul Hayes's Pull to Open in 2023, this year has seen the release of the Doctor Who Production Diary - The Hartnell Years. Written by David Brunt, we speak to published David J Howe about this book, its sequel, and what else is coming from Telos Publishing in the next 12 months.
It's 1 December - which means Christmas is very close indeed. There's a plethora of new books out in time for the festive season, and we'll be chatting with the people behind these over the coming days. We start with The Time-Travelling Almanac, written by the always brilliant Simon Guerrier.
We're back with more on the aftermath of solar flares. We've still got Simon Guerrier alongside Giles, Rick and Richard to talk about 11th Doctor story The Beast Below from Series 5, having discussed 4th Doctor story The Ark In Space from Season 12 in the previous episode. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com Simon has written two recent books: The Story of the Solar System: A Visual Journey, which he wrote with Maggie Aderin-Pocock https://www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Solar-System-Visual-Journey/dp/1785949209/ and Doctor Who: The Time-Travelling Almanac: The Official Guide to the Doctor's Year https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Time-Travelling-Almanac-Official/dp/1785949179/ Rick posts on social media as @brickpandorica, where you can find fantastic pictures of his Lego models beautifully encapsulating Doctor Who moments. Giles has 2 new children's books out: Can We Live on Mars? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Mappers-Mappers-Making-Difficult-Understand/dp/B0C65GDB4G/ and Spin to Survive: Deep Space Danger https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spin-Survive-Destiny-Pop-Out-Fortune/dp/0711287767/ Richard has another podcast with co-hosts Emily & Nicola, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more. The Something Who logo, which features prominently on all our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find by following this link: https://beagarridoart.weebly.com/, where you can buy prints of some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who. Although we've provided Amazon links for convenience, Simon's and Giles' books can be found at all good bookshops (and a few bad ones).
This time Something Who tackles the somewhat complex problem of flares in the 1970s (and next time circa 2010). So we've recruited the eminent Simon Guerrier to join our ranks once more, alongside regular Giles, returning guest Rick and the ever present Richard to talk about 4th Doctor story The Ark In Space from Season 12, which in the next episode we'll pair with 11th Doctor story The Beast Below from Series 5. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com Simon has written two recent books: The Story of the Solar System: A Visual Journey, which he wrote with Maggie Aderin-Pocock https://www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Solar-System-Visual-Journey/dp/1785949209/ and Doctor Who: The Time-Travelling Almanac: The Official Guide to the Doctor's Year https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Time-Travelling-Almanac-Official/dp/1785949179/ Rick posts on social media as @brickpandorica, where you can find fantastic pictures of his Lego models beautifully encapsulating Doctor Who moments. Giles has 2 new children's books out: Can We Live on Mars? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Mappers-Mappers-Making-Difficult-Understand/dp/B0C65GDB4G/ and Spin to Survive: Deep Space Danger https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spin-Survive-Destiny-Pop-Out-Fortune/dp/0711287767/ Richard has another podcast with co-hosts Emily & Nicola, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more. The Something Who logo, which features prominently on all our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find by following this link: https://beagarridoart.weebly.com/, where you can buy prints of some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who. Although we've provided Amazon links for convenience, Simon's and Giles' books can be found at all good bookshops (and a few bad ones).
Thasmin Returns! That's right, Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill are back in audio form in just announced Big Finish adventures, just one of the many highlights of a busy week of Who news, including a Doctor Who panel at San Diego Comic Con, D23 without Who content, and detente has been reached as Doctor Who's Russell T Davies and Star Trek guy-in-charge Alex Kurtzman share a panel at SDCC title “Inaugural Intergalactic Friendship Day!”! A shocking lack of Farscape and Starlost representation, but here we are. Also even more audio news, Susan Twist materializing at Gallifrey One, and an interview with Doctor Who Blu-Ray High One and Nothing at the End of the Lane creator Richard Bignell! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill return to Doctor Who in new Thirteenth Doctor adventures Doctor Who panel in Hall H at SDCC on Friday, July 26 Star Trek and Doctor Who come together for Inaugural Intergalactic Friendship Day on July 30 No Doctor Who programming at Disney D23 event Doctor Who wins Outstanding achievement in family programming at TV Critics Association awards Susan Twist appearing at Gallifrey One Scene explaining sudden burst into song was cut from The Devil's Chord The Happiness Patrol screeing at the BFI on August 31, on sale Jul 9 DWM Special #67 The Essential Guide to Missing Doctor Who due Oct 30 The Time-Travelling Almanac by Simon Guerrier due Oct 3 Big Finish – Once and Future Coda coming November 2024 Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Curse of Time, celebrating 50 Years of The Fourth Doctor, due Dec 2024 Peter Davison on 25 years of Big Finish Interview: Richard Bignell Season 15 Blu-Ray Season 25 PDF Content
My guest this week is Simon Guerrier, a writer and producer who has written numerous books related to Doctor Who, produced five documentaries for BBC radio, and more than 70 audio plays for Big Finish Productions, as well as comics and short stories. He also chairs the Books Committee for the Writers' Guild of Great Britain. Simon talks with me about how he got his start in writing and producing—including just what a producer does—the value of negotiating arrangements that work in everyone's best interest, the impact of new tools like ChatGPT on creative careers and the creative process, his new book about television pioneer David Whitaker, and more. Read this week's article, on what Ella Fitzgerald can teach us on rolling with what life hands us, here. Want to Reignite Your Creative Spark? Contact me here. Episode breakdown: 00:00 Introduction 08:07 Simon arrived at university alone, connected with English tutor, talked sci-fi. 13:37 Received unexpected validation, leading to pursuing Doctor Who novel submission. 19:18 Advert to management led to diverse projects. 24:36 Producers oversee production, manage money, and ensure payments. 28:44 Beryl Vertue valued fair, lasting relationships over winning in negotiation. 37:09 AI has many uses, but may miss the point of creativity. 43:45 Negative atmosphere on Twitter overwhelms real conversations and connections. 49:49 Connecting with people on Twitter leads to opportunities and potential. 51:14 Choosing joy and creativity over anger and self-doubt. 01:00:41 Teaching and learning through doing and mentoring entry-level positions. 01:05:28 Fascination with AI in science fiction and cautionary tales. 01:08:25 Following the threads of the freelance life. Check out the full show notes at fycuriosity.com, and connect with me and fellow creatives on Substack. Please leave a review for this episode—it's really easy and will only take a minute, and it really helps me reach new listeners. Thanks! If you enjoyed our conversation, I hope you'll share it with a friend. Want more? Here are handy playlists with all my previous interviews with guests in Doctor Who and writing.
Space Badgers! The scourge of the universe! (Probably) Today, Steevie reads his first new series novel, and discusses his love of it with Kenny, as author Simon Guerrier pops by to discuss the joys of The Pirate Loop.
In this episode, Rebecca Paddick spoke to Infotec.NEWS journalist Simon Guerrier, to find out what's on the horizon in technology reporting over the coming months. With an imminent election, the potential impact of AI-generated content, and the continuous evolution of digital, how do reporters select their stories? And what role do technology providers play in that? They also discussed the ways journalism is evolving in response to advancements in big data analytics and visualisation tools. Looking at public sector tech, Simon explains how the growing importance of privacy and cybersecurity issues could impact the focus and approach of tech journalism in the near future. As sustainability becomes a more prominent concern, particularly in the tech industry, the pair discuss how journalists can raise awareness and foster dialogue around environmentally friendly practices and innovations. They also covered a few other topics, like the way technology can connect us all, how news should add light not noise, and… the science of teddy bears… Take a listen to find out more. Links and resources: eVTOL (the air taxis of the future) Science of teddy bears Dorothy app for people living with dementia Well-being app for social care staff Guide to 'second-life' lithium batteries Can AI swing an election? Since we spoke to Simon, the British Library has posted a detailed, 18-page report on the cyber-attack it suffered, laying out what happened, how it responded and recommending ways we can all learn from its experience.
Here's Something Who podcast Episode 91. And we're delighted to have as our guest the marvellous Jess Jurkovic. We'll look at 2nd Doctor story Evil of the Daleks from Season 4, and after that we'll examine 10th Doctor outing Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks from Series 3. This episode consists of the first half of that conversation, featuring Evil of the Daleks. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com Jess is a brilliant pianist and has an extraordinary YouTube channel on which you can find his amazing The Dudley Simpson IS Doctor Who Project. Rick posts on social media as @brickpandorica, where you can find fantastic pictures of his Lego models of Doctor Who moments. Giles' book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 Imposters) can be found in all good bookshops and also here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Universe-21-Stars-Imposters/dp/1787394654/ Richard has another podcast with co-host Nicola, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more. If you want to know more about David Whitaker and his writing, or about this story you should definitely check out these two books by our sometime collaborator Simon Guerrier: https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/david-whitaker-in-an-exciting-adventure-with-television https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/11-evil-of-the-daleks/ Our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find on Twitter using @BeaGarrido00, where, among other artworks, you can see some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who.
Recorded live at Gallifrey One in Los Angeles last week, Simon Guerrier -- author of the magisterial new biography of David Whitaker -- sits down with me, and Mark from Trap One -- to discuss one of Doctor Who's more controversial episodes... Timelash. Plus, a brief recap of Gally. Mark and I also collaborated on a Trap One Gally Field Report. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us! Watch this episode and all previous episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@drwhonovels "Doctor Who– Timelash" features cover art by David McAllister. Doctor Who Literature is a member of the Direction Point Doctor Who podcast network. Please e-mail the pod at DrWhoLiterature@gmail.com. You can catch all past episodes at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorwholit --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorwholit/message
That's a wrap from Gallifrey One this year, but what a weekend it was! Disney+ chose Gallifrey One as the time and the place to launch their promo campaign for Doctor Who, including a special message to the convention and a new promotional poster. Gallifrey One Program Director Shaun Lyon tells us what went into that. Also, Simon Guerrier talks about BBC Television that eventually inspired Doctor Who, and Peter Harness joins us to preview his new series Constellation, premiering February 21 on Apple TV+! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Gallifrey One Disney+ Promo Launch Constellation on Apple TV+
Jeremy is accompanied by author Simon Guerrier for a study of The Last Wave, Peter Weir's 1977 Australian mythological urban thriller, with their conversation covering such topics as white saviour narratives, the Australian New Wave, storytelling through contrast and Papa Lazarou.The Last Wave, viewable via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuTVDNnR3AE&pp=ygUSdGhlIGxhc3Qgd2F2ZSAxOTc3Peter Weir discusses the film: https://youtu.be/D_7BYTf95Vc?si=BcFjOIOGuTAOO0-DA playlist of Charles Wain's music from the film: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjem-nwYHyoGiN6pgrgowWarH34nRHygESimon's biography of David Whitaker: https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/david-whitaker-in-an-exciting-adventure-with-televisionThe story of David Burton in Doctor Who: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5d5pQM7IGo&pp=ygUXZGF2aWQgYnVydG9uIGRvY3RvciB3aG8%3D
(Note: If you tried to listen to this episode and it cut out suddenly around the 50 minute mark, it seems like something went wrong with the upload to the server. Sorry about that. Anyway, please try again now. Seems to be working properly following a reload) Once again, it's time to share a few highlights from the past year of Something Who as we bring you a compilation from our episodes in 2023. And there's a lot to choose from. In addition to our regular presenting team of Richard, Paul, Giles and Simon, we had a lot of guests this year, including Tim Burrows from The Missing Episodes podcast on our 10th anniversary discussion of the Omnirumour. We chatted to an actual Doctor Who writer in Matthew Jacobs, along with Vanessa Yuille, who together made the wonderful fan film Doctor Who Am I? Both Matthew and Vanessa were almost upstaged by a pneumatic drill, but saw the funny side. We spoke with Steve Manfred about his friendship and collaboration with writer Neil Gaiman. Elizabeth Morton spoke with us about her family connections to Doctor Who, as well as her writing career. And Benjamin Cook, Rich Tipple and Timothy K Brown discussed their work on colourising the first Dalek story for the 60th anniversary. Simon Guerrier joined us to chat about The Rescue and The Eleventh Hour, while providing lots of insight from his research into writer and story editor David Whitaker. We hope you enjoy these clips and, if you do, please peruse our back catalogue for the full versions of all of these items and perhaps you'd like to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or similar platform. The opening music is Three Guitars Mood 2 and, yes, that is Richard playing the ukulele and kazoo on possibly the worst ever version of the Doctor Who theme tune at the end. Doctor Who Am I? is widely available in the UK on DVD and Blu-ray https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Am-I-Blu-ray/dp/B0BGPYV3SD/, also on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Am-Daphne-Ashbrook/dp/B0B8Q734H3/, and ITVX https://www.itv.com/. Tim's podcast Doctor Who: The Missing Episodes Podcast is essential listening for anyone interested in this topic and can be found here: https://missingepisodes.podbean.com/ Elizabeth Morton's latest novel, written as Eliza Morton, is The Orphans from Liverpool Lane, a Pan paperback described as "A warm yet gritty saga set in Liverpool in the 1940s from the acclaimed author of Angel of Liverpool." You can get it from your bookseller of choice, or this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Orphans-Liverpool-Lane-heartwarming-emotional-ebook/dp/B0BM9VN5CT Simon Guerrier has written a fantastic book about Doctor Who's first Story Editor entitled "David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television" which you'll want to order here: https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/david-whitaker-in-an-exciting-adventure-with-television In the UK you can find The Daleks in Colour on the BBC iPlayer here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001snnz/doctor-who-19631996-season-1-the-daleks-in-colour The pneumatic drill can be found doing a variety of construction related work in the state of California, while dreaming of an ongoing role in podcasting, Our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find on Twitter using @BeaGarrido00, where, among other artworks, you can get hold of the prints of some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who.
As we near the end of the 60th anniversary month, we're turning the clock back to look at one of the most important people involved in the creation of Doctor Who - David Whitaker. The original story editor wrote for the first three Doctors, became the first person other than Terry Nation to create adventures for the Daleks, but is often overlooked for this contribution to the show. We chat with author Simon Guerrier about his new book, from Ten Acre Films, looking at the works of David Whitaker, and Kenny, Dave, John and Steevie discuss their favourite stories which he wrote.
I noticed on listening this morning that I'd somehow truncated the opening sketch from episode 83, which would be less of a problem if it was my usual hackery, but since it was contributed by our guest, Simon Guerrier, I thought I should give you the chance to hear it in all its glory. It wasn't much of a cut, but at least it has a proper beginning now. Richard
As our guest, we've got author Simon Guerrier and this time we're looking at two stories that introduce new companions - 1st Doctor story The Rescue from Season 2, and the 11th Doctor's debut in The Eleventh Hour from Series 5. This episode consists of the second half of that conversation, primarily featuring The Eleventh Hour. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com Simon has written a fantastic book about Doctor Who's first Story Editor entitled "David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television" which you'll want to order and the good news is that we have the link: https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/david-whitaker-in-an-exciting-adventure-with-television Giles' book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 Imposters) can be found in all good bookshops and also here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Universe-21-Stars-Imposters/dp/1787394654/ Head over to https://www.bigfinish.com/, where we all love Paul's stories. Richard has another podcast with new co-host Nicola, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more. Our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find on Twitter using @BeaGarrido00, where, among other artworks, you can see some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who.
In our sketch this time, when author Simon Guerrier agrees to guest on Something Who, Richard spots the chance to make double the impact for the same money. We're looking at two stories that introduce new companions - 1st Doctor story The Rescue from Season 2, and the 11th Doctor's debut in The Eleventh Hour from Series 5. This episode consists of the first half of that conversation, featuring The Rescue. Next time we'll move onto The Eleventh Hour. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com Our guest, Simon Guerrier has written a fantastic book about Doctor Who's first Story Editor entitled "David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television" which you'll want to order and the good news is that we have the link: https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/david-whitaker-in-an-exciting-adventure-with-television Giles' book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 Imposters) can be found in all good bookshops and also here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Universe-21-Stars-Imposters/dp/1787394654/ Head over to https://www.bigfinish.com/, where we all love Paul's stories. Richard has another podcast with new co-host Nicola, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more. Our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find on Twitter using @BeaGarrido00, where, among other artworks, you can see some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who.
Life's always a gas when the Slitheen are around... and this is one entertaining novel! But there's no zips or methane in this one, as Kenny and Dave discuss the criminal family from Raxacoricofallapatorius. We also have a chat with author Simon Guerrier, and get the inside scoop on this Tenth Doctor novel from 2009.
In this episode of WHO CORNER TO CORNER, we're joined by not one, but two Doctor Who writing luminaries - Peter Anghelides and Simon Guerrier!The duo join us to talk about their new book The Daily Doctor, an inspirational page-a-day guide to life gleaned from those moments of Doctor Who in which we learned to appreciate the small things as much as the big things, and know exactly when to run. We also discuss Big Finish, Blake's 7, the Eighth Doctor novels, working with Tom Baker, the importance of spreadsheets and (unafraid to waste the opportunity of a good plug) Simon gives us not only an exclusive look at the forthcoming 60th anniversary coffee table book Whotopia but also some some insight into his soon-to-be-released David Whitaker biopic which investigates the life and work of Doctor Who's very first story editor!All this and Geoff makes a hash of the authors' surnames (to his eternal shame), literally just seconds after asking them both how they should be pronounced!Support the show Subscribe to Who Corner to Corner on your podcast app to make sure you don't miss an episode! Now available to watch on YouTube! Join the Doctor Who chat with us and other fans on Twitter and Facebook! Visit the Who Corner to Corner website and see our back catalogue of episodes! Enjoying what we do? Consider joining our Explorers Subscription plan for more content! Who Corner to Corner: Great guests and 100% positive Doctor Who chat!
Doctor Who has been Unleashed! Yes, Confidential is returning in the form of Doctor Who: Unleashed and roaming around biting people and then having a nap or possibly catching a frisbee in its teeth. In reality a whole new generation of behind-the-scenes nerds will have a new look at the process of making Doctor Who, which is most exciting. There's also the Doctor Who @60 concert, which is headed to the iPlayer and BBC Sounds on October 15 and will include the new Who theme along with other new and old material, which is most exciting. Plus Doctor Who RPG news, Simon Guerrier's two new David Whitaker-themed books, another chapter in the ongoing Season 20 Blu-Ray scandal, and Part Three of our Classic Series Commentary for “Mawdryn Undead”! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Doctor Who Unleashed coming to BBC Three, iPlayer in November Doctor Who @60 concert coming to BBC Radio 2 October 15, iPlayer later DW @60 concert will feature the debut of the new theme RTD, Moffat and Chibnall together for the DW @60 concert Michael Gambon died David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure With Television coming November 6 Simon Guerrier also writing the Black Archive book for The Edge of Destruction, due Oct Doctor Who Magazine Doctor Who: 60 Moments In Time due Oct 26 DW Collection Peter Davison Season 2 coming January 23 (BBC Canada link) DW Collection Peter Davison Season 2 coming January 23 (BBC USA link) Cubicle7 Doctor Who: Sixty Years of Adventure Book 1 due 4Q23 Cubicle7 Doctor Who: Sixty Years of Adventure Book 2 due 4Q23 Big Finish Doctor Who – The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles: Broken Hearts due Nov 2023 Time and the Rani soundtrack listed on Amazon UK as “under sink storage”, due Nov 24 Commentary: Mawdryn Undead, Part Three
Is a missing episodes return on the horizon via private film collectors? We talk to Tim Burrows of the Doctor Who Missing Episodes Podcast to learn more. It's also a bumper crop of news this week as Miriam Margolyes is confirmed as the voice of Beep the Meep, Simon Guerrier measures the length, intensity and frequency of the Screams of Mel, Steven spends an inordinate amount of time cogitating about the upcoming Doctor Who Limited Edition New Who box set, we ponder the significance of Disney's D23 being held at the same time as WorldCon in Glasgow (August 8-12, 2024), and more! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Miriam Margolyes officially confirmed as voice of the Meep Tennant and Tate 15 years later Doctor Who Magazine 595 Simon Guerrier analyzes Mel's screams Doctor Who: Limited Edition New Who Collector's Blu-Ray Set art and trailer (Canada) Doctor Who: Limited Edition New Who Collector's Blu-Ray Set art and trailer (US) Doctor Who: The White Dragon 13th Doctor graphic novel due Mar 1, 2024 D23 announces August 8-12, 2024 as dates for next convention Doctor Who: Redacted podcast returns for second series Sep 18 Second Doctor regeneration video Interview: Tim Burrows, Doctor Who: The Missing Episodes Podcast
It's a mystery that isn't as the BBC publishes then pulls confirmation that Ncuti Gatwa's first series will air in “Spring 2024”, as we all suspected. This had the unsurprising effect of clickbait farms pondering on Doctor Who's future, which in actuality will also feature Big Brother and Dead Set's own Davina McCall and Indira Varma! We also have a video essay about I, Claudius (because of course we do), details on the book launch of Simon Guerrier's “David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television”, Big Finish endings and audiobook news, and most excitingly, Part One of our Classic Series Commentary of “Mawdryn Undead”! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon BBC “confirms” Spring 2024 debut for Ncuti Gatwa's first season, Indira Varma in “Christmas special” 2023 Davina McCall appearing in Christmas special Video essay on multicam directing in I, Claudius David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television: Book Launch Take a glimpse behind-the-scenes of Doctor Who 40 years ago Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen: 6th Doctor Novelisation Audio CD due Feb 1 Doctor Who: The Phaser Aliens & Other Stories: Doctor Who Audio Annual due Mar 7 Doctor Who: River of Death: 6th Doctor Audio Original due Mar 7 Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon: 4th Doctor Novelisation Audio CD due Apr 4 BF Gallifrey: War Room 2: Manoeuvres due September 2023 BF Doctor Who – Once and Future: Time Lord Immemorial due October 2023 BF Doctor Who – The War Doctor Begins: Enemy Mine due December 2023 Commentary: Mawdryn Undead
Join Mark & Joe as they talk to the charming Simon Guerrier and discuss Bernice Summerfield, Graceless, The Inside Story, Companion Chronicles and his upcoming David Whittaker biography.
WE HEAD into new territory for Pieces of Eighth with this week's episode, as we look at a Short Trip from one of Big Finish's early audio collections. We chat with Simon Guerrier about Letting Go, which was commissioned by editor Xanna Eve Chown and appeared on the second volume of the Short Trips audios. It was narrated by India Fisher, and Becca gets jealous (again) that Kenny spoke to someone for the podcast whilst in LA...
As much as I love Season 18 and its novelizations... the Season 19 premiere, "Castrovalva", and its novelization, are right up there. Especially the novelization, says my guest this week, Graeme Burk (@graemeburk) from Reality Bomb. We both read out favorite passages from the book -- and then quickly get off on several wide-ranging tangents, before coming back to the greatness of "Castrovalva". Simon Guerrier (@0tralala) recently tweeted out the first page of David Whitaker's unfinished novelization of "The Enemy of the World". Groucho Marx duets with his then 8-year-old daughter on a song from The Mikado.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmEuXaea8rY Graeme references the 1964 documentary on Culloden, which can be found here. Doctor Who Literature is now a member of the Direction Point Doctor Who podcast network. Please e-mail the pod at DrWhoLiterature@gmail.com. You can catch all past episodes at https://anchor.fm/doctorwholit. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorwholit/message
This time our guest host is good friend Richard Smith from the Something Who podcast as we discuss this month's random picks, Doctor Who - The Game by Darrin Henry and Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles - The Anachronauts by Simon Guerrier. And to talk about his work we are joined by the man himself, Simon Guerrier. Rabbit hole topics and recommendations also abound. For more information on the stories we are discussing in this episode, visit https://www.bigfinish.com/ Please check out Richard's excellent podcast Something Who here - https://somethingwho.podbean.com/ Original theme composed by Joe Kraemer | http://www.joekraemer.com/about/ Email: sirensofaudio@gmail.com Website: https://www.sirensofaudio.com/ Audio Feedback: https://anchor.fm/sirensofaudio Twitter: http://twitter.com/audiosirens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audiosirens/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/audiosirens YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrU3MLlOeJTLnAbLl35QgeQ Clips and music are copyright BBC and Big Finish. No infringement is intended. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sirensofaudio/message
It's the Sunday at Gallifrey One! Join us as Steven, Warren, and Chris recap the Friday and Saturday of the convention, from their live show hijinks on the Friday, Steven's commentary panel with Chris Chibnall et al, Warren's interview panels several actors from Who's past, and the general vibe of Jodie Whittaker's first ever Gallifrey One! And speaking of Whit(t)taker, Simon Guerrier tells us about the research he's discovered about David Whitaker, Doctor Who's first story editor! And coming soon: a feature length interview with former Doctor Who show runner Chris Chibnall… Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Gallifrey One
It's a slow week for Doctor Who news but that won't stop the Three Who Rule from prattling on about Gallifrey One and Long Island Who updates, an upcoming book about Doctor Who story editor and writer David Whitaker by one Simon Guerrier, and a deep dive into both forgotten and unused Doctor Who story titles of days gone by and the extensive writing career of one Ingrid Pitt! Myrka kicker, actor, and novelist, oh my! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon The Timelash Gally guest announcement, Whittaker receptions Katy Manning announced for LI Who Jemma Redgrave and Aneurin Barnard join the new series of Doctor Who David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television by Simon Guerrier due 2H 2023 Josephine and the Argonauts by Paul Magrs due Aug 24
Jeremy is joined again by author and scriptwriter Simon Guerrier to investigate Paul McCartney's 1984 musical drama Give My Regards to Broad Street, also starring Bryan Brown, Tracey Ullman and Ralph Richardson. Their conversation covers such vital subjects as the Beatles filmography, Thomas the Funk Engine, dream-storming, alternative storylines and Blame It on Ringo.
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Simon Guerrier is a Huguenot descendant and we talk about his ancestors and how he discovered them. Ranging from fan painters and clothiers to dock workers and cattle traders in Kent and London.
Jeff and Ross are join by Simon Geurrier, writer of Doctor Who in a wide variety of formats. We talk about his Big Finish Companion Chronicles Trilogy featuring the 1st Doctor, Steven, and Oliver Harper. The chat also includes about fandom, and his other work including his new Sherlock Holmes novel, The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Great War, from Titan Books
Simon Guerrier returns to the podcast for a further instalment in the special series covering films outside the regular remit, in this case the notorious 2006 remake of The Wicker Man, adapted and directed by Neil LaBute, starring Nicholas Cage and Ellen Burstyn.Their discussion of this famous disaster covers bigoted directors, children as plot tokens, the concept of suspense, the critic as pathologist and angry cycling.
This episode: The Master's pronouns are he/he/he, we talk about Star Trek again, Rosie once again stans for Simon Guerrier, Aym makes some worrying claims about Kronos' shape changing abilities
Welcome back to Influencing the Doctor! Today is the start of a new week at Influencing the Doctor, and so it brings the first part of my chat with Simon Guerrier! Recorded just this week, we talked in length about his numerous contributions as a writer for Doctor Who! This half talks Blake's 7, Simon's first Doctor some specific releases! If you enjoy Influencing the Doctor, make sure to follow us on Twitter @InfluencingA and share with your friends and family.
Welcome back to Influencing the Doctor! Today is the second half of my chat with Simon Guerrier. We talk about Scourge of the Cybermen, Sherlock Holmes, Graceless as well as many more! If you enjoy Influencing the Doctor, make sure to follow us on Twitter @InfluencingA and share with your friends and family.
Let's get into it. We are wrapping up a lot of our feelings about season 4. Complete with episode rankings, our favorite couples, and an interview with one of the authors of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Slayer Stats, Simon Guerrier! Even after we spot an error in the book, Simon talks with us about how the book came about, Americans doing British accents, his favorite episodes and characters, Star Wars, representation in Sunnydale and so much more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Jeremy is joined by author and scriptwriter Simon Guerrier to discuss Smoke, the 1995 ensemble drama by Paul Auster and Wayne Wang and starring Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Forest Whitaker, Stockard Channing, Ashley Judd and Jared Harris. In their exploration, they touch on the companion film Blue in the Face, the transformation of New York, the screenwriter as auteur, the history of tobacco and Belgian waffles.
All 7 episodes of this Patrick Troughton classic in one epic podcast, as charming Big Finish and BBC Books writer Simon Guerrier puts his fascinating mind to work one what it is that makes this story so special. Your host Toby Hadoke has to sort the best of the best - is it the trains, the Beatles, the battle, the Emperor or Victoria's hanky (or is it her knickers Frazer?): or all or none of the above? Join Toby and Simon as they try to discover if there is some factor that makes Evil so special.
Toby Hadoke continues to try to comb through the murk of still pictures and indistinct soundtracks to see if the gloriousness of an acclaimed lost Dalek classic still shines through. It's been an epic, but now we come to the final end! All hell breaks loose on Skaro. Toby and special guest Simon Guerrier have been pretty close with their guesses, so will our host pull off a final victory and work out what Simon's favourite things about this amazing episode are, or will it all end with a massive explosion and lots of mess?
Well here is a first, a commentary that was originally so tedious that Toby decided to do it again. Doctor Who has an illustrious history of getting things wrong on the first attempt and trying again, so hopefully it's the right call. He hasn't cheated though, he goes back to his original recording when it comes to seeing if he and special guest Simon Guerrier like the same thing about this episode - which returns the Doctor to Skaro for the first time since his initial visit. And that's just the start of the action.
The story goes from being merely good to touching greatness as the Daleks start to behave in a most peculiar fashion - and giving Toby and his special guest Simon Guerrier plenty to wax lyrical about. But will they agree on the episode's best bit? Its rather an amusing little podcast don't you think so Jamie?
Jeremy reunites with author and scriptwriter Simon Guerrier for a New Year's Eve special examining Highlander II: The Quickening, the 1991 action fantasy sequel starring Christophe Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen and Michael Ironside. Their conversation covers such wide-ranging topics as the implausible endurance of the franchise, the film's multiple edits and interpretations, its debt to other film sequels, chaos in Argentina, the identity of the "80s sci-fi Jonah" and the true meaning of the Quickening.
Back to still pictures for the third episode of this lost classic, selected by writer Simon Guerrier. Your host Toby Hadoke has to see if he can work out what it is that Simon likes best about this particular episode of Doctor Who, as always, trying to accentuate the positive and celebrate the best things that it has to offer.
A moment of respite as the pictures start moving again and we see whether all the fuss about The Evil of the Daleks is justified. Special guest, writer Simon Guerrier, seems to think so, but will your host, Toby Hadoke, succumb to the charms of the story as it spirals us back in time to meet the stories Big, bewhiskered Bad. Is there as much here as legend says there its, to take Toby to one of his Happy Times and Places.
Our special guest this time around - Big Finish, BBC Books and Doctor Who Magazine writer Simon Guerrier doesn't make it easy. He has chosen the very first missing story to be selected for Happy Times and Places. It's highly regarded though, the epic The Evil of the Daleks, which begins with the Doctor and Jamie marooned in singing 60s London.
Nick and Benji present… Reviews: Out of Time… Behind-the-scenes: Torchwood - Rhys and Ianto's Excellent Barbecue by Tim Foley … Drama Tease: Wicked Sisters: The Garden of Storms by Simon Guerrier
Was Wells a bad lad? Did he believe in the horrors of colonialism and eugenics? Is he guilty by association?Regular listeners will remember that in Chapter 1 we took a deep dive into Victorian Racism, a subject that Wells rubbed shoulders with some of the worst proponents of scientific racism.BUT as it turns, the answer is a fairly solid no, as it turns out, Wells was often outspoken for socially progressive, going so far as to write public letters calling for the abolition of segregation in America, and creating the blue prints for Universal Human Rights.For this interlude from our telling of the War of the Worlds, I'm joined by writer and producer Simon Guerrier!Simon has produced a number of documentaries on the life and times of H.G. Wells including the fabulous BBC Radio 3 documentary, HG and the H Bomb which was used as research for the deep dive in Chapter 6!You can listen to both of them at the links on them - fancy that!In this chat we talk about H.G. Wells and his response to eugenics, his love life, and his pursuit to always discover new and challenging ideas. We also have a little chat about Doctor Who and the role Wells played in shaping that.As well as a producer, Simon is best known for his writing work for Doctor Who audio dramas with Big FinishListen to his upcoming episode of Doctor Who: Shadow of the Daleks written during lockdown is out in October and can be heard hereDoctor Who: Wicked Sisters his audio drama trilogy is out in November and get be heard hereBig Finish also have their own adaptation of War of the Worlds The Martian Invasion of EarthFollow @edyhurst on twitter, instagram or facebook for the latest on the podcast as well as songs and videos.Credits:Produced by Edy HurstWritten by H.G.Wells and Edy HurstTheme Song 'The Fall of Saigon' By Ichabod WolfAll others songs and music produced by Edy Hurst.
Jeremy is joined by author and dramatist Simon Guerrier for a discussion of David Lean's Oscar-winning epic period romance from 1970, Ryan's Daughter, starring Sarah Miles, Robert Mitchum, Christopher Jones, Leon McKern and John Mills. As they talk, they explore such topics as familiy connections to the production and content, two-fisted priests, the female gaze, storytelling through colour choices and which war is the trendiest.
This week I went to the pub with Simon Guerrier to talk about his career in Doctor Who and his love of Timelash. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:03 - Interview with Simon 01:03:29 - Timelash Simon on Twitter - @0tralala The podcast on Twitter - @GalacticYoyoPod Email us at galacticyoyopod@gmail.com My Twitter - @molly_martian Promotional artwork by Molly Lester (@mollypukes) Theme music written and performed by Aleks Podraza. Presented by Molly Marsh.
So, on this episode, I continue my journey through my 'Spark Joy' series with a little story that gives me so much happiness: 'K-9 and Company'! Now this is basically a bit of a Halloween episode (albeit a day-ish late due to some unforeseen technical issues), as well as a bit of an early Christmas episode, so there's all sort of festivities within. Well, if you count me going on quite a bit about the goddess Hekate, witchcraft, retro swingers, my love of a silly robot dog, and squee about past companions returning – then, yes, definitely a big ole party of squeeful geekiness to behold! ('Have you met the French? My god, they know how to party.') So, put on your party hats, get out your noise-makers, and maybe even don some long black witch-y robes, and enjoy the ride! I'm so glad to have you all aboard again on this Spooky Love Train! #choochoo Episode 33 – The Spark Joy Series: Hekate's Familiar: K-9 and Company Table of Contents: 0:00:00 - Opening and Welcome 0:02:52 - Happy Fandom Time 0:20:36 - Discussion of 'K-9 and Company' 1:12:52 - Goodbye, Thanks, and Outro! Links: + Email:terminusdwpodcast@gmail.com + Terminus Instagram + Terminus Ko-Fi Page + Terminus on Stitcher + Terminus on iTunes + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/terminusdwpodcast/ (the social group) or Like Us at: https://www.facebook.com/TerminusDWPodcast + Twitter: https://twitter.com/TerminusCast + Tumblr: http://terminusdwpodcast.tumblr.com + Terminus Amazon Online Store + Music Theme: 'Violin Doctor Who Theme' by ViolinistBAKA (on YouTube) + Earth Station One Network Fun Links Related to the Show: + 'Doctor Who -- The Collection: Season 26' Announcement! And its trailer! And the Amazon UK and Zoom links for US pre-orders! + Martha Jones' Return to Big Finish info! And the pre-order link! + 'Doctor Who: The Making of a Television Series' book from Sweet Willie T on my Instagram! And on Amazon US! + 'Chiaroscuro' – my fanfic involving Tereleptils! And Martha and the Ninth Doctor! + 'The Vinyl Detective' on Vinyl, curated by Andrew Cartmel! + My newest appearance on the 'Discussing Who' podcast (chatting about 'Waters of Mars')! + And my newest appearance on the Watch-a-thon of Rassilon' podcast (chatting about 'State of Decay')! + PCap in Atlanta at Oxford, Cards, and Comics! + Flashback to my 'Fires of Pompeii' episode! + Josh Snares 'K-9 and Company Titles Recreation [100% Accurate]'! + 'Disappearance of Lavinia Smith' Fan Trailer (with bonus link to 'Scary Mary' Mary Poppins trailer) + Mummerset accent info! + And some Hekate info! Martha and the Tenth Doctor Book Recommendations (as mentioned on the episode): + 'The Pirate Loop' by Simon Guerrier (book link on Amazon US) + 'Peacemaker' by James Swallow (book link on Amazon US) + 'Forever Autumn' by Mark Morris (book link on Amazon US) + 'Story of Martha' by Various Writers (Anthology) (book link on Amazon US) Bonus: How To Watch 'K-9 and Company (if you still need to!): + Stream 'K-9 and Company' on Youtube (not the best copy) or on Dailymotion (much clearer copy) + Or find it on DVDs such as: 'Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy' (for those in North America) and 'Doctor Who – K-9 Tales: The Invisible Enemy / K-9 and Company' (region 2 only), 'K-9 and Company' DVD (region 2), etc (for the Brits). + + + + WANT TO BUY ME A DRINK? OR DROP ME A TIP? CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW! + + + + Notes: Opening audio clips from the Fifth Doctor serial 'Terminus' and the Tenth Doctor serial 'The Shakespeare Code', copyright BBC. The female robot voice was from '2nd Speech Center' text-to-voice software. 'Doctor Who' theme was by ViolinistBAKA, link provided above.
The #WhoForSchools initiative has officially launched, and we have the list of commentators on hand for you! Special guests include Sophie Aldred, Andrew Cartmel, Vinay Patel, Peter Harness, and a veritable buffet of Doctor Who podcasters commenting on Series 26 and having fun for a good cause! We also have a release date for “The Edge of Time” VR game, alternate covers for the Thirteenth/Tenth Doctors crossover event from titan Comics, and an interview with Simon Guerrier about the newly released Doctor Who: The Target Storybook! Links: – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – #WhoForSchools initiative – #WhoForSchools commentary participant list – Series 11 supercut – Edge of Time release date – First look at Titan Comics Doctors 10 and 13 crossover – Upcoming Keith Barnfather releases featuring Sil – Target Storybook excerpt Interview: – Simon Guerrier – Target Storybook, released Oct 24
This 7&7 brings us Steven Moffat's seventh episode. Join Deb, Katrina, and Tansy as they chat about Matt Smith's debut, and the debut of the Moffat era. What do you think of this story? Let us know in the comments! ^E Happy things: Kat is excited about a (potential?) guest star for series 12! Tansy adores Doctor Who: The Women Who Lived by Christel Dee and Simon Guerrier with art by many amazing artists, including Katy Shuttleworth! Deb enjoys the Radio Free Skaro series 11 commentary series, featuring all women! Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon
Jeremy is joined by acclaimed author and scriptwriter Simon Guerrier to discuss 1976's monster movie remake of King Kong, starring Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange and Charles Grodin. Their analysis takes in such topics as the birth of the blockbuster, The Secret Diary of Marco Polo, Mitchell and Webb and a former Doctor Who showrunner.
Have you ever wanted to see block transfer computation on the big screen? Your time has come as “Logopolis” hits theatres this March in the US and the BFI in February in advance of the release of the Doctor Who Season 18 box set! And as if that isn’t enough deep dive craziness, Big Finish is going to fill your summer with stories of the War Master and the Eighth Doctor politely nodding at each other and perhaps battling for the fate of the universe. Plus tales of tat, accolades and awards, and an interview from Chicago TARDIS with Vincent Van Gogh himself, actor Tony Curran! Links: – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Radio Free Skaro Fluid Links Advent Calendar on YouTube – Resolution almost final BBC One viewing figures – Doctor Who topped the Rotten Tomatoes Best Reviewed Sci Fi/Fantasy 2018 category – Jodie Whittaker and Doctor Who nominated for National Television Awards – Series 11 Soundtrack came out January 11 – Catherine Tate and John Barrowman announced for Gallifrey One – Gallifrey One exclusive Titan Comics covers – Shaun Dooley shot the Whittaker in silhouette promo photo – The BBC published The Woman Who Fell To Earth and other scripts – Logopolis BFI screening February 17 – Logopolis US cinema screenings March 13 – Big Finish to release Eighth Doctor and War Master set, due July 2019 – Scratchman also due in audio book, read by Tom Baker – Interview with Christel Dee and Simon Guerrier about The Women Who Lived – Her Universe Thirteenth Doctor cross body bag – W Morgan Sheppard died Interview: – Tony Curran – Chicago TARDIS
It's Christmaaas and the Time Ladies are discussing all things Christmas special... you know, back in the day when they weren't on new years day? We have a Time Ladies debate between our chosen special eps and fight it out – sort of. We also talk series 11 and our favourite episode so far, plus things we've been loving, including The Women Who Lived by Christel Dee and Simon Guerrier.
Let's get into it. We are wrapping up a lot of our feelings about season 4. Complete with episode rankings, our favorite couples and an interview with one of the authors of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Slayer Stats, Simon Guerrier! We talk about: 2:52 Kahmeela is mad at Donnie Wahlberg, Marcella is mad at Jason Momoa, and both are side eyeing Jeff Goldblum 17:23 Wrap up starts 19:00 When did Riley actually start paying attention to Buffy? 22:58 Get a job! 27:30 Scoobies growing up 30:24 Willow’s addictive behavior 32:28 What was Maggie’s end game? 34:32 Interview with Simon Guerrier 1:24:43 Episode rankings 1:35:53 Favorites
We hop into Slayer Stats, the new Buffy infographic guide by Simon Guerrier and Steve O’Brien, brought to you by Insight Editions. This isn’t an ad, they just sent us the book and we really like it! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Fandom Files is joined by Simon Guerrier, a lifelong fan of Doctor Who — literally, his first memory is of a Simon Baker-era Doctor Who episode. He turned what was once a very lonely passion into a career; Guerrier is now a renown writer of Doctor Who books, encyclopedias, audio dramas, and documentaries. On the day of the latest Doctor Who Christmas special, Simon explains how he went from writing terrible fan fiction as a kid to writing about (and for) one of the hottest shows in the world! He also reflects on the Steven Moffat era, which ends today! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What can a reincarnating Time Lord who gallivants across time and space in a 1950s-era police box whilst battling evil robots and aliens teach us about real-world science? To answer this question, Nathan, Jenn, and Cal are joined by Simon Guerrier, a documentary filmmaker, science fiction writer, and Whovian, to discuss the ideas in his book “The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who,” co-authored with astronomer Marek Kukula. In what ways does the Doctor in his various incarnations exemplify the scientific method in action? Has the life of science imitated the art of Doctor Who in any way? What is the source of the TARDIS’s power, and what does the Eye of Harmony have to do with black holes? What laws of time obtain in the Doctor Who universe, and do any of these in-universe laws conflict with what physicists know about time? How many episodes of Doctor Who are lost and/or missing, and how many have been recovered by dedicated, treasure-hunting Whovians? Can Simon Guerrier help us decipher and understand the 1989 “Ghost Light” episode? And what’s the deal with those knife-wielding, badger-faced space pirates? Links: Simon Guerrier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0tralala Simon Guerrier’s blog: http://0tralala.blogspot.co.uk/ “The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who” book: https://www.amazon.com/Scientific-Secrets-Doctor-Who/dp/0062386964 “Wiped! Doctor Who's Missing Episodes” by Richard Molesworth: https://www.amazon.com/Wiped-Doctor-Whos-Missing-Episodes/dp/1845830806 Simon Guerrier’s Doctor Who novels: “The Time Travellers”: (BBC Past Doctor Adventures #74): http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Time_Travellers_(novel) “The Pirate Loop” (BBC New Series Adventures #20): http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Pirate_Loop_(novel) “The Slitheen Excursion (BBC New Series Adventures #32)”: http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Slitheen_Excursion_(novel)
Happy numberversary to the Verities! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we take another look back at Verity! over the years. Technically, this is our 248th release, but who's counting that way? Not us! Thanks to everyone for listening and especially to our Patreon patrons! As a special celebratory thank-you, we're giving away three $50 Amazon gift codes. Just pop on over to this post to enter! ^E Also covered: Lynne added to her household's Doctor Who reference collection with RED WHITE AND WHO: The Story of Doctor Who in America, and Liz's book, The Ambassadors of Death (The Black Archive #3)! Kat had a great time at Edmonton Expo! Erika also had a great time at Edmonton Expo and livetweeted Steven's interview with Alex Kingston! Deb enjoyed some sweet sweet VAM, courtesy of Milk VFX! delighted in the idea of a "Young Ian Marter" novel (a concept bandied about by Adam Christopher and Simon Guerrier)!
@TinDogPodcast reviews the wonderful #DoctorWho - Classic Doctors - New Monsters Volume 2 from @BigFinish CLASSIC DOCTORS, NEW MONSTERS VOLUME 02 This title was released in July 2017. It will be exclusively available to buy from the BF website until September 30th 2017, and on general sale after this date. A brand new boxset of four adventures, featuring monsters from the new series of Doctor Who! Night of the Vashta Nerada by John Dorney Funworld was set to be the happiest planet in the galaxy. A planet of joy, of euphoria, of laughter and delight. Except construction was marred by reports of a predator and then, a few days before opening, all communication ceased. Owner Georgia Donnelly is desperate to open the resort and has hired Amanda Steele's crew to find out what happened on the planet. They're the best. But even they might not be up to the task. Joined by the Doctor and being picked off one by one, they slowly start to realise that something terrifying lurks in the shadows. Empire of the Racnoss by Scott Handcock When a distress call rips the TARDIS from the Vortex, dragging it back through time, it arrives in the midst of a conflict between Gallifrey and an ancient foe. The Doctor, as ever, wants to help, but in returning a wounded combatant home, he becomes further and further entangled in a web of deceit and recrimination. A web spun by an eight-legged Empress and her minions… The Empire of the Racnoss is at war, and wherever he stands, the Doctor is on the wrong side. The Carrionite Curse by Simon Guerrier Katy Bell returns to her Midlands home to find strange goings-on at the buskers fair. A witch trial in the 1980s. A bonfire ready to be lit... Luckily, a colourful visitor is already investigating, and the local vicar, Katy's dad, is versed in tales of the macabre. Terrifying forces are on the loose, and the town hall holds a secret. There is black magic in the Black Country, and the Doctor has the name of his enemy on the tip of his tongue... Something wicked this way comes. Day of the Vashta Nerada by Matt Fitton As the Time War rages, Cardinal Ollistra of Gallifrey seeks to create ever more dangerous weapons to deploy against the enemy. When the Doctor stumbles across Synthesis Station, he discovers that the Time Lords have sponsored a project to weaponise already-lethal creatures. But in doing so, Eva Morrison and her team have unwittingly used a colony of Vashta Nerada with a very unfortunate history of humanoid contact. The Doctor finds himself leading a desperate race for survival, in which the shadows may be the least of their worries… Written By: John Dorney, Scott Handcock, Simon Guerrier, Matt Fitton Directed By: Barnaby Edwards Cast Tom Baker (The Doctor), Peter Davison (The Doctor), Colin Baker (The Doctor), Paul McGann (The Doctor), Adjoa Andoh (Racnoss Empress), Nigel Planer(Old Racnoss Emperor/ Herrax), Andrew French (Racnoss Consort), Lisa Kay(Alayna), Pam Ferris (Amanda Steele), Lorelei King (Georgia Donnelly), Emma Lowndes (Phelan), Matt Devitt (Bennetto), Maya Sondhi (Katy Bell), Andrée Bernard (Mary Sissinghurst), Adèle Anderson (Eileen Nelthorpe), Michael Fenton-Stevens (Rev Douglas Bell), Jacqueline Pearce (Ollistra), Jan Ravens (Dr Eva Morrison), Himesh Patel (Biotech Dendry), Tim Wallers (Commander Roxita/ Security Chief Raldon). Other parts played by members of the cast. Producer David Richardson Script Editor Matt Fitton
Our year of loves and lasts hits another love. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we discuss an episode that Kat really loves: "The Sound of Drums". Yes, you read that right. Kat loves a 10th Doctor episode, and we find out why! We also talk about why the rest of us like it. There are numerous reasons, including Jack and the Master and good old Martha. Why do you love (or not love) this ep? Let us know in the comments! ^E Also covered: Lynne has a Doctor Who room in her new house! And it's not also the dining room! has the new book Doctor Who: Paper Dolls by Simon Guerrier and Christel Dee! Kat interviewed Dominic Glynn on Start the Music! enjoys the heck out of Dominic's Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol Remixes EP (with or without internet videos of cats)! plays Adric in the 5th Doctor series of Doctor Who's Line, Is it? ... Anyway! Erika listened to (and enjoyed) The Movellan Grave by Andrew Smith! Deb looks forward to the upcoming anthology Doctor Who: The Missy Chronicles! Bonus links: "Our ep that covers "The Five Doctors" Our ep about Martha's last (proper) episodes
You wouldn’t happen to know what really happened would you? My memory never cheats. My memory only wins. Every time. This week we’re talking The Memory Cheats, written by Simon Guerrier and released in September of 2011. The Memory Cheats can be purchased for $8 (or your local equivalent) on Big Finish’s website. Doctor Who © TheContinue reading →
Another trip back in time this week to The Science of The Time Lords event at The National Space Centre for some audio of a talk by Dr. Marek Kukula and Simon Guerrier the writers of The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who. This isn’t the whole talk, I started recording just after the first clip they showed, also apologies for the audio quality as this is sourced from my video camera. End Theme is Dr Who(8 Bit Mix) The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/ If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.
Dollies, Nardole and a reliably batty, 83 years young Tom Baker are the mere froth on the fancy latte of Whographica, an exquisite collection of infographics featuring incredibly nerdy deep dives into the corners and recesses of Doctor Who trivia. We interviewed authors Simon Guerrier, Steve O’Brien and Ben Morris, to find out what went into this expansive and frankly obsessive labour of love. Adjust your rectangular framed glasses, straighten your turtleneck, and enjoy! And listen in to see how you can win a copy of Whographica (courtesy BBC Books) of your very own! Links: – Gallifrey One guest update! – Gallifrey One miscellaneous update! – Matt Lucas sticks around for longer! – Class viewing figures for episodes 3 & 4! – Class episodes 1 and 2 appreciated! – Upcoming 5.5″ action figures! – Playmobil pop culture figures! – Happy birthday Tom Baker! – Rodney Bennett died. Interview: – Whographica! – Simon Guerrier – Steve O’Brien – Ben Morris Contest: – Win a copy of Whographica!
Will Aidan Turner take his shirt off again? Will his character escape conviction for murder and wrecking? As Poldark returns for a second series, screenwriter Debbie Horsfield answers those questions and explains how sometimes historical accuracy has to be abandoned to keep in the bodice ripping aspect that audiences love.150 years since his birth, cultural historian Fern Riddell and sci-fi writer Simon Guerrier discuss the contemporary appeal of H.G. Wells and his impact on social reform.Plus activist and fashion entrepreneur Joe Corré explains why he's planning a bonfire of punk memorabilia and Front Row meets Antarctic artist in residence Lucy Carty.Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Jack Soper.
The Science of Doctor Who Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate the festive season with a look at the science of Doctor Who. Swapping the infinite cage for the Tardis, they are joined on stage by comedian Ross Noble, Professor Fay Dowker, Oscar winning special FX director Paul Franklin, author and Doctor Who writer Simon Guerrier and the Very Reverend Victor Stock. They discuss the real science of time travel, the tardis and why wormholes are inaccurately named (according to Ross!).
The Big Finish Christmas Party is in full swing - and with the gang all together, it's time to answer some burning questions from listeners around the world!
Samira Ahmed grills authors Simon Guerrier and Dr Marek Kukula about the ethics of using science in war – both real and in Doctor Who.
@BBCWBC @BBCBooks @0tralala @LMMyles @Andr3wSmith #doctorwho #tindogpodcast Doctor Who stories are many things: thrilling adventures, historical dramas, tales of love and war and jelly babies. They're also science fiction – but how much of the science is actually real, and how much is really fiction? The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who is a mind-bending blend of story and science that will help you see Doctor Who in a whole new light, weaving together a series of all-new adventures, featuring every incarnation of the Doctor. With commentary that explores the possibilities of time travel, life on other planets, artificial intelligence, parallel universes and more, Simon Guerrier and Dr Marek Kukula show how Doctor Who uses science to inform its unique style of storytelling – and just how close it has often come to predicting future scientific discoveries. This book is your chance to be the Doctor's companion and explore what's out there. It will make you laugh, and think, and see the world around you differently. Because anything could be out there. And going out there is the only way to learn what it is.
Ed gets all excited by Star Wars: Lords of The Sith. Ninfa discusses the Game of Thrones Graphic Novel series. Producer AL can't stop laughing. The guest interview is Simon Guerrier, who talks about The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
In the second of our Writers Specials, we speak to Tommy Donbavand and Simon Guerrier about writing for Doctor Who. Tommy talks about his recent Eleventh Doctor and Clara novel, Shroud of Sorrow and Simon...
PLEASE NOTE: We recorded this Extra! before we heard the official news that "some" previously-missing Doctor Who episodes had been returned. Believe that we all like that very much indeed! This week's Extra! is all about happiness! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we do an extended version of what's caught our attention and made us happy about Doctor Who as of late. From oft-maligned stories to oft-praised podcasts, from charity events to fan-fic, we bring our darlings to the table and have a good squee. [all links on our site] Kat24-Hour Knit-a-thon: Endure 4 Kindness (benefitting Random Acts)Matt Smith stars in American Psycho ErikaMostly Harmless CutawayRadio Free SkaroThe Memory CheatsThe Pharos ProjectThe TARDIS TavernDoctor Who: The Writers' RoomReality BombThe Doctor Who Book Club PodcastTwo-minute Time Lord LizTimelashThe Three DoctorsTime and the Rani DebBig Finish audios by Simon Guerrier: Home Truths The Drowned World The Guardian of the Solar SystemFanfic - Psycho Savior, qu'est-ce que c'est? by kalimaFanvid - Papa Don't Preach fan_eunice and trelkez (formerly known as greensilver) ^E
Day Two of Gally! And what a day of behind the scenes luminaries it was, with Doctor Who director Richard Senior ("Let's Kill Hitler"), writer Simon Guerrier and the inestimable Steve Roberts of the Doctor Who Restoration Team rounding out the behind the scenes chatter. Plus the delightful mendicants from the Pharos Project stopped by to drink, swear and occasionally form a sentence. Drunktastic! Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com
James and Ian were lucky enough to spend the day at the Big Blue Box Convention, and were lucky enough to secure some excellent coverage of the event. One of the events at the convention...
During the London Riots earlier in the year, our very ownJames tried to find a quiet table and sit down with Simon Guerrier, a name that you might not all be familiar with but one...
We return to our regular reviews this episode with February’s releases, which include: The Feast of Axos by Mike Maddox Lucie Miller by Nicholas Briggs The Perpetual Bond by Simon Guerrier Short Trips Volume 2, with stories by Niall Boyve, Steve Case, Lawrence Conquest, Darren Goldsmith, Iain Keiller, John Bromley, James Moran, and Simon Guerrier […]
This week's show starts with a rant about t shirt gate a problem that hit many podcasters this week, this rest is devoted to the Chicago TARDIS convention. Coverage comes thanks to the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance, they brings us interviews with Toby Hadoke, Rob Shearman, Nick Briggs, and Simon Guerrier, as well as selected highlights from the podcast panel at the convention. If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.
Our Wednesday Cutaway series continues with this, our chat with Simon Guerrier recorded at Gallifrey '09. Simon has written many a Doctor Who short story, as well as several Big Finish audio stories - about which you will hear now!
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