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Send us a textWell, by now you all know the socks like to talk shit, but this time they really are "talking shit". Ross, Simon and guest Matt Roseblade are talking excrement, and lots of it.With a question of scatalogical proportions, the debate rages and eventually a decision must be made as to who's toilet will be getting blocked, your mate's or your date's?Surely this is a no-brainer?Only one way to find out!Matt RosebladeBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/wmatty.bsky.socialEvent - https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/matt-roseblade-a-jumped-up-country-boy/Shepherd, frogspawn farmer, international IT consultant. How TF did that happen? Matt Roseblade is getting old. Should he get old like Morrissey has? Or are there better ways to blaze through his last couple of decades?Join Matt on a journey of discovery and hilarity as he discusses teaching Germans to swear, how male frogs are like spunky Tardises and why the greatest pleasures are obtained from friendship and jingly bells.All proceeds to go to Brighton's Oasis Project - helping women, children and families affected by drugs and alcohol. Additionally, there will be a collection after the show. https://www.oasisproject.org.uk/Please if you're in the area and are able go and support this great event and the great man bringing the laughs.Who Takes the Socks Off is now a part of the Channel 84 Podcast Network Family!Click here for more informationSupport the showHelp the Socks! Enjoying the episodes? You can help keep the mics on & the episodes flowing (if you can afford to). Head over to our Ko-Fi page & check out the options.Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sockspodSocialsTwitter: https://twitter.com/whotakesocksoffBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/socks.channel84.co.ukFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/whotakesthesocksoffInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whotakesthesocksoffReview our thread count (5 stars only please, we're sensitive socks)Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/who-takes-the-socks-off-204195Podchaser / iTunes: https://ratethispodcast.com/socksEverything ElseLinktree: https://linktr.ee/whotakesthesocksoffWe're part of the Studio:Channel84 Support Network.Studio: Channel 84 Network: ht...

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Adam rewatches the Doctor Who episode 'The Legend of Ruby Sunday' starring Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson and after a long tangent about the fine line of predictability, he has some strange theories about TARDISes and cryptic crossword clues. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fifth and Tenth Doctors must unhook their TARDISes in this 4-minute clip from "Time Crash" (64.2mBC). With special guest Michael Nixon.Website and socials available here. Produced & edited by Becca McGlynn. Music by Becca McGlynn. Art by Mandy Oquendo. Logo by Ben Paddon.

We have reached 100 episodes! Celebrate with us by setting your TARDISes to 1978 to see The Stones of Blood. | Catch us on Instagram @GallifreyPod and share your thoughts via email to GallifreyFilesPod@gmail.com .

Adam answers more messages about the latest Doctor Who trailers, the new Big Finish podcast and the recent 60th Anniversary specials, featuring theories about abandoned TARDISes and bi-generation. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Does it Fly is presented by ScreenUK. ScreenUK is a free discovery platform celebrating the very best of UK-produced film, television, animation and gaming and sharing it with audiences around the world. ScreenUK is the go-to place to discover your next favorite movie, show, or game and features tons of exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews and all the info you need to find out how and where to watch or play your newest obsessions, wherever you are in the world. Make ScreenUK.org your next stop.It's “time” (sorry) for a unique piece of sci-fi technology from the legendary Doctor Who! TARDIS stands for “Time and Relative Dimension in Space.” The Doctor is a Time Lord, from the planet Gallifrey, and a TARDIS is a technology that allows Time Lords to travel through space and time while having all manner of timey-wimey adventures. And yet, despite the name of our show, TARDISes do very little actual flying. They are designed to dematerialize and re-materialize in the desired place in space and time. Though there are episodes where audiences see the TARDIS doing what is more akin to traditional flying, doing that too often can damage them.TARDISES have a Chameleon Circuit that allows them to blend into their surroundings.  The Doctor's TARDIS has a rather unique shape as an old police phone box, but that's not their standard form. Instead, the Doctor's famous TARDIS got stuck this way while disguising itself as something commonplace using that Chameleon Circuit. They are also, perhaps most famously, bigger on the inside than they are on the outside (if this concept gives you a headache, don't worry). In this episode, Hakeem and Tamara examine just how feasible it is for the TARDIS to traverse both time and space in such a unique fashion as well as a number of its other unique features. In the process, they discuss some key episodes in Doctor Who history, as well as the scientific concepts that do (or don't) power the TARDIS.Hakeem and Tamara explored a number of concepts to try and figure out what makes the TARDIS tick in this episode.FURTHER READINGBlack Holes“There's a lot of brilliant physicists who have been studying this for a very long time. When you study black holes, basically you're studying the geometry of space-time. Black holes,  not only are they bigger on the inside than the outside, but they grow continuously with time on the inside. So even if they shrink down and evaporate on the outside,  the inside volume doesn't change.” White Holes“Armies have tried to get inside the TARDIS and they can't, because it's impenetrable. A white hole is a time-reversed black hole…Physicists…came up with this idea of a white hole…because they wanted to look at wormholes. How do you do interdimensional travel? They realized that if you have a time-reversed black hole, you form this thing called a white hole. So just like nothing can come out of a black hole, nothing can go into a white hole.The Totalitarian Principle“Any physical process that's not strictly forbidden from occurring by the laws of physics must occur. Unless the laws of physics say it can't happen, it must happen.”SUGGESTED VIEWINGSince the show has been around for 60 years, we get that jumping into Doctor Who can feel a little intimidating. And when you factor in the fact that the TARDIS has been there from the beginning and appears in pretty much every single episode, it can be downright overwhelming. So if you're someone who's always been curious about Doctor Who and just wondering where to start or  a fan who wants to revisit the basics as well as some of the episodes we watched to get ready for this week's discussion, allow us to point you at a few of our favorites. For simplicity's sake, we're keeping our recommendations to the newer series that began in 2005, but if you're ready to dive deeper, you can't go wrong with Tom Baker's long-running (and perhaps most iconic in the show's history) run as the Doctor in the 1970s. But all series/season codes below begin with the 2005 version of the show and continue right up until the present day!S1E1 “Rose”The show that brought Doctor Who back to the airwaves is a perfect introduction to every important concept in the show's lore!S1E13 “The Parting of Ways”S2E0 “The Christmas Invasion”S2E1 “New Earth”Want to get used to the concept of “regeneration” and why new actors who look drastically different always get to play essentially the same character? These three episodes will tell you what you need to know! And once you've gotten a better sense of Doctor Who lore, check out the 50th Anniversary Special, “The Day of the Doctor” to really have your mind blown!S5E1 “The Eleventh Hour”S6E4 “The Doctors Wife” S7E11 “Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS”Bring on the TARDIS! Each of these episodes will give you a better idea of what the TARDIS is capable of, its origins, and much more. S3E10 “Blink”Not only one of the best episodes in the show's history, but one of the best hours of sci-fi television you may ever see (and one we discuss quite a bit here)! It also gave us this wonderful clip of the Doctor explaining how time works…in his own unique way. And on that note…S2E12 “Army of Ghosts”S2E13 “Doomsday” S6E1 “The Impossible Astronaut”S7E5 “The Angels Take Manhattan”Each of these episodes deal with the rules of time travel within the Doctor Who universe, and specifically how paradoxes are created and why they should be avoided.2023 Christmas Special “The Church on Ruby Road”Let's bring it full circle, shall we? Just as it was with “Rose” in 2005, Ncuti Gatwa's first full adventure as the Doctor will tell you everything you need to know about the character if you want to get in on the ground floor!FOLLOW US!Stay in the loop! 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*Contains SPOILERSHosts, Dr. Angela Lauria and Matt Lowry, LPP, enthusiastically discuss the recent 4-part 60th anniversary Doctor Who specials on Disney+ overseen by returning showrunner Russell T Davies. M: T. Davies is gay himself. He's very outspoken about a great many aspects of making the world better for marginalized people.A: Yeah, so basically imagine JK Rowling, and then imagine the opposite.M: Like, yeah, he is the counterforce to JK Rowling.They highlight Davies' commitment to inclusivity through new characters like ambulatory wheelchair user Ruth Madeley. The first special "The Starbeast" features the return of David Tennant's 10th Doctor unexpectedly regenerating back following Jodie Whittaker's 13th Doctor's departure. It also brings back classic companion Donna Noble and her previously unknown transgender daughter, Rose.The third special "The Toymaker" features Neil Patrick Harris as an omnipotent, game-playing villain, The Toymaker, from classic Doctor Who. A highlight is the rules-based games between the Toymaker and the Doctor.“Whenever my sisters wanted me to keep a secret, they would bribe me with games like the number—'I'll play you three games if you don't tell mom this.' So I love the way the the special interest of gaming comes into this episode.” —AngelaThe fourth special features both Tennant and new upcoming 14th Doctor Ncuti Gatwa together, made possible through Tennant's Doctor "bi-generating" instead of regenerating. This allows multiple Doctors' timelines to co-exist. The specials end with both the 10th and 14th Doctors having their own (newly wheelchair accessible) TARDISes.Overall, the hosts are overjoyed at Russell T Davies' Doctor Who return and his ability to honor the show's past while moving it inclusively into the future. They celebrate the possibilities opened for even more Doctors to potentially return through the established plot device of "bi-generation."Are you a Whovian? Does the world of Doctor Who reflect your Autistic values and experiences too? Tell us in the comments and use #AutisticCultureCatch to share your answer on your social media and connect with other listeners!Watch the new trailerEpisode 27: Trivia is AutisticEpisode 30: Doctor Who is AutisticEpisode 31: Chess is AutisticEpisode 39: Dungeons and Dragons is AutisticEpisode 40: Minisode #1: Update on Doctor Who, D&D, Sherlock, and Star WarsReady for a paradigm shift that empowers Autistics? Help spread the news!Follow for updates on InstagramLeave us a review on Apple podcasts and SpotifyMatt Lowry, LPPAngelaLauria.com and Difference PressSay hi to Matt on Autistic Connections Facebook GroupSay hi to Angela on Twitter and TikTokCheck out our merch shop This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.autisticculturepodcast.com/subscribe

Was the regeneration satisfying? What's a Doctorverse? How is the show reorienting to fantasy? Why do people feel so differently about the bigeneration? How is the Toymaker's legacy handled? What's different in the novelisation? What does this finale say about the show's past and future? We discuss The Giggle in depth, while also covering the novelisation and the bevy of extras. (00:00:00) Journey to France (00:06:34) ‘There's no such thing' (00:08:03) Impressions & attitudes (00:16:29) Goals of the episode (00:27:51) UNIT, lasers, journalists (00:32:28) Unleashed racism (00:49:08) Music + Toymaker origins (00:58:23) Giggle thematics + giving fans tools (01:14:12) Music, Moffat, montage (01:35:54) Social commentary (01:44:42) Mel (01:52:20) The Ruminant (02:02:07) Ball game (02:09:21) We can be celestial (02:13:49) Bigeneration: qualifiers & The End of Time (02:25:00) Bigeneration: time loop & Tales of the TARDIS (02:33:09) Bigeneration: opinions & Oliver (02:45:51) Bigeneration: inquiries & Ingiga (02:55:28) Bigeneration: Doctors as different people (03:03:52) Bigeneration: guilt, continuity, baggage (03:11:14) Bigeneration: emotions, finality, family (03:21:40) Bigeneration: retirement, cheating, two TARDISes (03:36:54) Bigeneration: I stay there, he flies off (03:46:09) Bigeneration: affording a house in France (03:52:07) Bigeneration: spectacle, toys (04:00:07) Bigeneration: costume handover across regenerations (04:07:41) Doctorverse (04:42:52) Novelisation: appeal, politicians, UNIT (04:48:58) Novelisation: Toymaker perspective, hashtag Donna reasons (04:57:15) Novelisation: choose your own adventure + Flux (05:03:22) Novelisation: musical sequence (05:11:03) Novelisation: bigeneration + defeat (05:15:10) Novelisation: third act expansion (05:26:57) Novelisation: ending (05:51:20) Books, brands, the future, pop (05:57:51) Addendum: bigeneration — behind the scenes (06:06:56) Ncuti's casting + TARDIS talk (06:10:09) 14's house, parallels with Mel, actor expectations (06:17:03) Script details + regeneration handovers (06:23:26) Outro… Continue reading →

While the fanfare isn't anywhere as exciting as the 50th had been, we're still Whovians, and it doesn't take a lot to get our inner-TARDISes whirring! We talk about getting caught up on modern Who, our varied experiences with classic Who, and our thoughts about the future.Today's root beer is Anchor Ginger Root Beer.Intro and Outro music by Stockmusic331 on Pond5

The energy force of the TARDIS is sucked out of the ship and put into the body of a woman. Who stole who in this Sexy episode of Doctor Who? Find out on this week's In the 'Verse podcast #2.5. FireflyDrinkingSongs.com  SHOW TIMES - Upcoming Shows, Marc and Mikey News - 5-Minute Plot Synopsis / Show Discussion - This Week's Songs SHOW NOTES MARC: Welcome to In The Verse, the podcast that makes music inspired by popular media.  I am Marc Gunn, the creator of the Firefly Drinking Songs show and host of Sci Fi Pub Songs & Stories. MIKEY: And I'm Mikey Mason, creator of the Beer Powered Time Machine Podcast and currently the MIKEYtalks podcast.  MARC: This is episode SIX of our new 10 episode season of the In The Verse Podcast. Mikey: Since we ran out of episodes of Firefly to discuss and write about, we'll be finding inspiration in episodes of other media; TV shows, Comic Books, Cartoons, but definitely not video games. MARC: As always, you can support us in this and other creative endeavors by supporting Mikey at http://patreon.com/mikeymason/  MIKEY: And by supporting Marc at http://patreon.com/celtfather  UPCOMING SHOWS & NEWS MARC GUNN APR 1-9: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX APR 6: Dragon Con Filk Music Concert with Brobdingnagian Bards @ 7 PM CST APR 20: Cat Drinking Songs on Bandcamp @ 7 PM EAST APR 21-23: Jordan Con, Atlanta, GA APR 29.  The Lost Druid Earth Day Biking Concert, Avondale Estates @ 6:30-9:30 PM MAY 13: Pontoon Brewing, Sandy Springs, GA @ 12-3 PM JUN 3-10: Celtic Invasion of County Mayo, Ireland EVERY WEDS, Coffee with The Celtfather @ 10:30 AM ET.  MIKEY MASON April 1st with The Meanies at the Second Story Lounge in Downtown Muncie, IN  Monthly online shows. April's monthly online show is set for Friday, April 7th at 8pm EST at Twitch dot tv slash comedyrockgeek.  April 28-May 21 - School of Rock at the Muncie Civic Theatre June 2-4 ConCarolinas @ Charlotte, NC June 15-17 - Fear the Con in Brentwood, MO June 23-25 Anime Festival Wichita June 30-July 2 0 Toastmaster at InConJunction in Indianapolis, IN July 7-9 Trermendicon @ Springfield, MO July 14-16 PhoenixCon @ Appleton, WI BAND NEWS Marc: My Patreons get a weekly video show, podcasts, and occasional new music. Twice monthly newsletter. Studio Days. Come Adventure With Me final edits.  Mikey: My Patreon patrons are still getting a new song EVERY Monday - that's 52 songs a year for as little as $1/month (though you're perfectly welcome to pledge more, if you can afford it and want to!) & MIKEYtalks podcast. Also Book coming out June 1st. Confessions of a Geek Bard is available through Falstaff Books beginning June 1. Book launch at ConCarolinas. Find more info about Limited edition, signed, numbered hardcover preorder on my website. PLOT SYNOPSIS & DISCUSSION (Ripped straight from Wikipedia) MIKEY The Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory follow a distress call with the identification of the Time Lord the Corsair to an asteroid outside the universe. After landing in a junkyard, the TARDIS shuts down and its matrix disappears. The asteroid, called House, removes the matrix, and places it in the body of a woman called Idris.  MARC The Doctor discovers the Corsair and hundreds of other Time Lords on the asteroid were murdered by House and that two inhabitants of the asteroid, Uncle and Auntie, are constructed from the body parts of Time Lords. Upon learning that the Doctor is the last Time Lord and that no more will ever arrive, House transfers its consciousness into the TARDIS to escape from the rift. Amy and Rory are trapped inside as the House-controlled TARDIS dematerializes. Uncle and Auntie are allowed to die. MIKEY The Doctor learns that Idris contains the personality of the TARDIS's matrix and that they can talk to each other for the first time. With minutes before her body fails, Idris reveals that House had stranded many TARDISes before, and that its pocket universe is hours away from collapsing. The Doctor and Idris work together to construct a makeshift TARDIS from scraps, and then pursue House.  MARC Aboard the Doctor's TARDIS, House threatens to kill Amy and Rory. He plays with their senses as they try to flee through the corridors, and then sends an Ood called Nephew after them. Idris makes a psychic connection with Rory to give him directions to a secondary control room, where he and Amy are able to lower the TARDIS shields. This allows the Doctor to land the makeshift TARDIS in the secondary control room, which atomises Nephew.  MIKEY House deletes the secondary control room as he prepares to break through the rift to the main universe, which the Doctor anticipates. The TARDIS's safety protocols transfer them to the main control room, where the dying Idris releases the TARDIS's matrix back to the TARDIS, destroying House.  MARC A remnant of the TARDIS's matrix, in Idris' body, states that she will not be able to speak to the Doctor again but will be there for him. Idris's body then disappears as the TARDIS matrix is fully restored.  THANK YOU PATRONS Mikey: Marc and I make our living as full-time musicians. We love creating this podcast and sharing our music for you. But it would be near impossible to release as much great music and podcasts if it wasn't for the generosity of people just like you. Marc: So if you enjoyed this show, please support what you love. Your generosity pays for the production and promotion of our music and this podcast.  Mikey: Thank you so very much to the amazing Patreon patrons who help keep the music being made, my incredible Misfits, especially Ora M., Rev Chris Adotta Smith, Drk Unicorn, Amy Stuart, Michael Khandelwal, Josh Logan, Ame Morris, Les Howard, Brian Jackey, Jon Haight, Strahd von Zarovich, Scot Mealy, Scott & Melanie Wienhusen, Matt & Tracy Jackson, and the Hobbits: Jeremy D Jackson and Jennifer Lewis. Marc: I am extremely grateful to everyone who supports my Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. You are all so generous with your support. Thanks to my newest Patron: Not Higgins, C.J. Taylor, Sarah Crockett, Bill Mandeville , William McKissack, Brian Morin, Carol Baril, Kurt Goodyear, Miranda Nelson, Jan Czenkusch, Luke Miller, Josh Brown, Scott & Melanie Wienhusen, Doris Lane, Alexis , James ODell, Eric Ray, Marie Alm, James Regan, Les Howard, Cary Whitney, Tim M. O'Brien, Troy Rodgers WHAT'S NEXT? Mandalorian S1:E8 The Redemption CLOSING NOTES Marc: Thanks so much for listening. You can download many of our songs when you sign up on our Patreon pages. Find out more about Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason and how to support our music on Patreon.  Mikey: We would love your comments, suggestions, songs and lyrics or links to videos to share in the next show. Use the hashtag #InTheVerse. You can post them on the Blue Sun Tour Facebook page or email mikey@mikeymason.com  Marc: In the ‘Verse was produced by Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason. Sign up on our website and find out more about us and the show at http://fireflydrinkingsongs.com 

This week; Chris, Matt and Cook get more familiar with the TARDIS in The Doctor's Wife and discuss 2011's high points and low points in Series 6.

More theories about the Tom Baker Doctor Who story 'The Deadly Assassin,' including chalk outlines and reskinned TARDISes. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/adam-richard-has-a-theory. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Does the art of Venusian Akido include well-placed knees to the groin? It's one of many things Mike & Ken discuss this month as they cover "The Mark of the Rani"! They also debate whether or not "Mark" is Anthony Ainley's best Master story, baby T-rexes in glam TARDISes, and Pip & Jane Baker's predilection for ostentatious palaver. Do they think it's the Sixth Doctor's best story? Tune in and find out!  

Watches have previously been used to store the memories of Time Lords locked away by the Chameleon Arch  There have been many other stories featuring multiple Doctors There were three TARDISes in one room during The Day of the Doctor To the relief of the OM, Chris Chibnall confirmed, “she is definitely the Doctor. There is no sore of parallel universe going on, there's no tricks.” In The Stolen Earth/Journey's End Ten nearly regenerates but keep his appearance by using a handy hand.  The sonic screwdriver first appeared during the 2nd Doctor's time but wasn't a regular part of the show until later YW thought Ruth was acting like the Master when he still thought he was a human in Utopia  Clara's TARDIS initially has a Type 1 default interior The Judoon first appeared on the moon Nida Manzoor also directed Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror (not Spyfall, OM) During Spyfall Part 1 the Master tells the Doctor, “everything that you think you know… is a lie”

Tatsplosion! All the merchandise madness we deferred last week in place of actual proper Series 12 news must be faced now, and with tremendous vigour! And, hoo boy, is there a lot of tat to discussion from upcoming Big Finish releases to more modern Target novels to comics, t-shirts, miniature spinning TARDISes…madness! We also have Gallifrey One guest updates, wandering Judoon, AND an interview with Big Finish impresario, voice of the Cybermen, Judoon, (and Daleks?) in Series 12, and writer Nicholas Briggs!   Links:   – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Radio Free Skaro Fluid Links Advent Calendar – LEGO Telesnap Versions – Gallifrey One guest update – Anjli Mohindra and Laura Fraser announced for Series 12 – Big Finish “Doctor Who: Masterful” brings John Simm back as The Master – Big Finish Chase the Night due January 2020 – Big Finish Third Doctor Adventures Volume 6 due May 2020 – Immersive Doctor Who theatrical experience coming to London in 2020 – Doctor Who fan film produced by Welsh school – New Target books due July 2020 – Doctor Who Magazine 546 released – John Levene autobiography available in hardback – Thirteenth/Tenth Doctor comic crossover happens during Blink – Big Chief Definitive Series Fourth Doctor – TARDIS consoles due February 2020 – Spinning TARDIS replica available – Hero Collector Figuring Collection, Time Lords Set #1 featuring The Curator and Romana II – Hero Collector episodic t-shirts – Hero Collector pin badge Doctor Who collection – Thirteenth Doctor Sonic Screwdriver with visual effects – Race to the TARDIS board game – Time Ladies talk Doctor Who merchandise – Judoon at Victoria Station – Wendy Williams died Interview: – Nicholas Briggs – Big Finish

Tread Perilously continues its fourth anniversary celebration with another Doctor Who story. This week: "The Doctor's Wife." The Doctor, Amy and Rory follow a distress signal out of the conventional universe into a strange pocket realm housing an asteroid. There, they find discarded TARDISes, patchwork people, and a woman named Idris. She seems to know the Doctor, but all of her responses are in the wrong order. Meanwhile, an entity known as House invades the TARDIS. Can Amy and Rory stop him from stealing his way into the normal universe? Is Idris the soul of the TARDIS made flesh? And did she steal the Doctor all those years ago? Justin immediately gets lost in details of the Time War, but swears his allegiance to Karen Gillan should she ever become queen of Scotland. Erik learns about a truly tough D&D monster. He also learns about the four Terry Pratchett novels he needs to read. The pair try to figure why Hugh Laurie has not been a Doctor Who villain yet. The discussion naturally leads to Legends of Tomorrow. Justin decides how he'd want his TARDIS console room to look and the only water in the forest is the river.

20 for 20 (Houndsite...)    I will be taking a regular look at 20 releases from 20m years of the Big Finish Doctor Who Monthly range.    ALL from the July release (ie The Birthday...)   they will be   1) THE SIRENS OF TIME RELEASED JULY 1999 2)  10. WINTER FOR THE ADEPT t RELEASED JULY 2000 3)  22. BLOODTIDE  RELEASED JULY 2001 4) 33. NEVERLAND RELEASED JULY 2002   5)  46. FLIP FLOP RELEASED JULY 2003   6)   59. THE ROOF OF THE WORLD  RELEASED JUNE 2004   7)   71. THE COUNCIL OF NICAEA RELEASED JULY 2005   8)  84. THE NOWHERE PLACE RELEASED JULY 2006   9)  97. THE WISHING BEAST RELEASED JULY 2007   10) 110. THE BOY THAT TIME FORGOT  RELEASED JULY 2008 11)   123. THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS  Four one-part stories:   12)   136. COBWEBS  RELEASED JULY 2010   13)    149. ROBOPHOBIA    RELEASED JULY 2011 14)    162. PROTECT AND SURVIVE   RELEASED JULY 2012   15)   175. PERSUASION RELEASED JULY 2013   16)   188. BREAKING BUBBLES AND OTHER STORIES  RELEASED 17)  201. WE ARE THE DALEKS  RELEASED JULY 2015 18)  214. A LIFE OF CRIME RELEASED JULY 2016 19) 227. THE HIGH PRICE OF PARKING  RELEASED JULY 2017   20)    240. HOUR OF THE CYBERMEN   RELEASED JULY 2018   this time i talk about -   From Wikipedia....     The Sirens of TimeAlbum coverBig Finish Productions audio dramaSeries Doctor WhoRelease no. 1Featuring Fifth DoctorSixth DoctorSeventh DoctorWritten by Nicholas BriggsDirected by Nicholas BriggsProduced by Gary Russell Jason Haigh-ElleryExecutive producer(s) Stephen ColeProduction code 7ZLength 2 hrs 5 minsRelease date 19 July 1999Followed by PhantasmagoriaThe Sirens of Time is the first Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The story was written by Nicholas Briggs and stars Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy. It was recorded between 6–7 March 1999. To coincide with the release of this new Doctor Who range, a CD was given away free with Doctor Who Magazine #279. Titled Talking 'Bout My Regeneration, this documentary considered the history of the show in audio and featured behind the scenes interviews with the cast and production crew. Davison's and Baker's interpretation of their respective regeneration of The Doctor was well received, with each having a distinct voice and considerable character development.[1] Contents1 Synopsis2 Plot3 Cast4 Continuity5 References6 External linksSynopsisWhile Gallifrey is threatened by a fleet of hostile warships outfitted with technology surpassing even that of the Time Lords, the Doctor is dealing with a plot to destroy him in his Fifth, Sixth and Seventh incarnations. Each Doctor faces his own trial alone, before coming together in the final episode to confront the Sirens of Time. PlotVansell, a member of the Celestial Intervention Agency, arrives on Gallifrey with an urgent message for the President of the Time Lords – an invasion fleet threatens the planet and Time Lord technology will not be able to repel them. History has somehow been distorted, and the only clue is the artron energy of a Time Lord in the distortion... the energy belongs to the Doctor. The Seventh Doctor hears the cloister bell tolling within the TARDIS and changes the coordinate setting. A message comes through from the Time Lords but is too garbled for the Doctor to make out its content. He then hears a mysterious sound coming from outside the TARDIS, and exits to investigate. He hears a woman, Elenya, drowning in quicksand and rushes to her rescue. He is waylaid by a cackling hag who says both he and Elenya will die. Arriving at the quicksand, the Doctor wonders why the hag had not tried to save Elenya, and takes her back to the TARDIS. The hag, Ruthley, returns to attend to a crippled old man named Sancroft, her prisoner. Over a communicator, she reports to a commandant who questions her over ion trails he has detected in her sector but she denies knowledge of them. At the TARDIS, the Doctor is not able to enter his ship. He asks Elenya how she arrived on the world. Sensing some familiarity about her he asks if they have met before. Elenya says that she crash landed on the planet. They set out to search for the hag's residence, as another space craft crash lands nearby. Hearing the crash, Sancroft asks Ruthley if the planet's shields are failing, but she then taunts him that no one is coming to his rescue. The Doctor and Elenya see a ship that somehow makes it through the shields. Ruthley is heard communicating with an alien voice on the ship, which informs her that bio-assassin cultures will activate on landing. The Doctor and Elenya desperately dive for cover as a further ship makes a landing nearby. They arrive at its crash site as something alive emerges. Elenya thinks she is looking at a dying creature, but the Doctor believes the opposite – it is something being born. Ruthley speaks to a planetary security robot, a Drudger, and commands it to eliminate the Doctor and Elenya, but it tells her that that procedure is not permitted. Ruthley, talking to herself, says that does not matter because all will be dead soon. The Doctor and Elenya come across the robot which commences to do a mind scan which knocks them out. The Doctor awakes to find himself with Sancroft, but Elenya is still unconscious. He is surprised that the Doctor is not afraid of him. The Drudger reports to Ruthley that it has found bio-engineered life forms emerging from the wreck. The robot confronts the life form and commands it to surrender; its reply is to open fire. Ruthley comes to the cell and tells them they cannot escape, as in the distance they hear the Drudgers being destroyed. Ruthley cackles and tells them that "they" will kill all of them. The Doctor asks if there is anywhere in the house they can all hide, and Sancroft suggests Ruthley's bedroom. Thinking she has done a deal with them, Ruthley approaches the bio-assassins and tells them that infamous Sancroft, First Knight of Velyshaa, is there for ready them to kill. However, the bio-assassins eliminate her so there will be no witnesses. The bio-assassin plays a recorded message – Sancroft has been sentenced to death for war crimes against the people of Calfadoria. When the Doctor pleads with the assassin to spare their lives, it tells him that it has no quarrel with anyone but Sancroft. However, there must be no witnesses, and the assassin opens fire... A submarine prepares to attack a British freighter as the TARDIS materialises on board. The Fifth Doctor disembarks searching for some sort of distortion. He hears a voice of Time Lord calling to him to return to the TARDIS because of the "destruction of time". However, he is unable to get back inside his craft. A woman arrives and tells him that she will take him to her Captain, just as the submarine starts its attack. The submarine crew spot two survivors clinging to a box floating in the debris of the remains of the ship. The Doctor and the woman, Helen, are brought on board and a thrown in a cell. The craft submerges as a British destroyer enters the area. The Doctor demands to see Captain Schweiger with vital information for the Kaiser. The Doctor pretends to be a German spy, telling him that proof of his identity is in an airtight crate now floating in the sea. The Captain is unwilling to retrieve the crate because of the British ships in the area. When returned the cell, the Doctor notices evidence of a time distortion. One of the crew, Schmidt, begins to attack the Doctor and the voice of a Time Lord is heard urging on the attack. On Gallifrey, Vansell is reprimanded for his brutish plan by the President. However, Vansell insists that the Doctor must be stopped, whatever the cost. On the submarine, Helen tends to the Doctor's wounds after his fight as the alarms on the craft go off. A vessel, the Aquitania, the Lusitania or the Mauritania, has been sighted, and the submarine prepares to attack it. Vansell telepathically contacts Schmidt and again tells him to kill the Doctor. He goes to the cell with a pistol, and the Doctor tries to reason with him. The observing Time Lords argue over whether to kill the Doctor but Vansell proceeds to give the order to Schmidt to kill, who then shoots. Schweiger hears the shot and rushes to investigate. The Doctor is still alive, and Helen taking Schmidt's gun shoots and kills the German. The Doctor takes the gun from her, he has only suffered a shoulder wound. He threatens to shoot Schweiger unless he turns the submarine around. Schweiger does not believe the Doctor could shoot him, but Helen takes the gun and displays more determination. Schweiger turns the submarine around and it heads towards the last known position of the TARDIS. The Doctor however is still unable to reunite with his companions inside the TARDIS and realises that the Time Lords wish him to be dead... On Gallifrey, Vansell discovers that a female presence exists inhabiting the vortex at each of the nexus points at which the Doctor has been observed. He has found a further incident involving the Sixth Doctor and the legendary time beast, the Temperon, in the Kurgon system. He pleads with the president for more power, but the President announces that the transduction barriers have been breached and the aliens have landed on Gallifrey. They call themselves the Knights of Velyshaa and have demanded an unconditional surrender... The Sixth Doctor finds himself at some kind of conference on a space ship where a waitress seems very familiar to him. The ship, the Edifice, is investigating a spatial anomaly known as the Kurgon Wonder. However, a particle field quickly surrounds the ship – the Doctor identifies it as a shard of time distortion. He hears voice saying "help me", but is unable to identify the source. With the exception of the Doctor, a waitress named Elly and an android pilot, everyone on board is aged to death by the disruption. The Doctor tells Elly he believes the TARDIS has crashed into the Kurgon Wonder. They are attacked by some kind of monster but the pilot arrives and shoots it. Time distortion begins to make the hull of the ship disintegrate. The Doctor realises that the ship is still heading into the Wonder through momentum. Analysis of the monsters reveals that they are created by accelerated evolution of bacteria and viruses. On Gallifrey, the Knights shoot dead the President, their technology inhibiting any further regenerations. Vansell is also shot but manages to send a final message through the pilot's positronic brain: "do not free the Temperon." Elly reveals that she is part of an organisation dedicated to freeing a being they believe is trapped in the Kurgon Wonder. The Doctor deduces from the presences of Temperon particles that the Wonder is in fact the legendary Temperon trapped at the moment of its death. As the pilot is about to relay the Time Lord's message to the Doctor, Elly shoots it. Afterwards, the Doctor finds himself back in the TARDIS at the centre of the Wonder. The Doctor attempts to dematerialise which will also free the Temperon. The Temperon tells the Doctor that he has released the Knights of Velyshaa. As the Doctor is smothered by the Temperon it issues a final warning: "Beware the Sirens of Time..." The Temperon absorbs the Doctor into itself and continues its warning about the Sirens of Time. Deposited on Gallifrey, he finds himself in the Panopticon alongside his fifth and seventh incarnations, also brought by the Temperon. They enter contact to share their experiences. They realise the girl each of them encountered was in fact the same person. One of the Knights of Velyshaa welcomes Knight Commander Lyena to Gallifrey in the name of Sancroff. They detect Time Lord life signs and force the Doctors to flee. Escaping into the lower parts of Capitol, they start to search for the Temperon. The Sixth and Seventh Doctors observe a Knight out of its armour, its flesh is rotted and diseased. Soon they find the restrained Temperon, but are captured by the Knights. All three Doctors are brought before Lyena who reveals that subjugated Time Lords are being used to revitalise the Knights. She proceeds to reveal what happened next at each of the nexus points. The Seventh Doctor rerouted the planetary shields to repel the bio-assassins and save Sancroff. The Knights one day found him to inspire their plans of conquest. The Fifth Doctor's actions prevented the sinking of the Lusitania. Although the outcome of the First World War was not greatly affected, a common criminal on board the ship who should have died went on to murder Alexander Fleming. Penicillin was never discovered and in 1956 a plague devastated the Earth. This in turn prevented future humans from defeating the Knights of Velyshaa in battle. When the Sixth Doctor freed the Temperon, its destruction allowed the Knights to gain the powers of Time Travel. However, Lyena pleads with the Doctor to return in time and reverse all the changes. It seems that the destruction of the Temperon caused a disease which affected all the Knights. The last remaining TARDIS on Gallifrey is too damaged to allow them to use it. When they suggest they should release the Temperon, Lyena immediately refuses and orders the Doctors be arrested. The Temperon warns the Doctors to beware the Sirens of Time, and to beware Lyena. Grabbing a weapon from a Knight guard, they use it to release the Temperon from its restraints. It tells the Doctors that Elenya, Helen, Ellie and Lyena are all the same, manifestations of the Sirens of Time – a race that feeds on the energies of chaos, distortions and disruptions in time. Unable to disrupt directly, they lure others to do so. If the Doctors obey the Sirens call more than once, they will be forever trapped in their thrall, but Lyena threatens to kill the Fifth Doctor if they disobey her. The Temperon tells the Doctors if they free it, it will go back in time and destroy the Sirens at the beginning of time. However, they realise he cannot destroy the Sirens or he would have already done so. The Temperon admits this, but he could contain them. Renewing her threat to kill the Fifth Doctor, the Sixth Doctor uses his pragmatism to see through the threat and releases the Temperon. Sancroff is killed by a bio-assassin, the Lusitania is destroyed by the German submarine. Vansell's TARDIS arrives on Gallifrey but nothing is out of the ordinary, and he departs. The Doctors arrive at the nexus point where the Seventh Doctor met Elenya for the first time, but ignore her cries for help. They see the hag Ruthley but tell her they were never there. The Doctors then depart, each to try to find their own TARDISes... CastThe Seventh Doctor (parts 1 & 4) – Sylvester McCoyThe Fifth Doctor (parts 2 & 4) – Peter DavisonThe Sixth Doctor (parts 3 & 4) – Colin BakerCommander Raldeth – Andrew FettesCoordinator Vansell – Anthony KeetchThe President – Michael WadeElenya/Helen/Ellie/Knight Commander Lyena – Sarah MowatRuthley – Maggie StablesSancroff – Colin McIntyreCommandant – John WadmoreLt Zenther – John WadmoreCaptain Schweiger – Mark GatissSchmidt – Andrew FettesThe Temperon – Nicholas BriggsPilot Azimendah – John WadmoreCaptain – Mark GatissDelegate – Nicholas PeggSub-commander – John WadmoreKnight 2 – Mark GatissContinuityThe Sirens of Time feed off changes in history in the same way as the Timewyrm who featured in the Seventh Doctor novel range The Virgin New Adventures.The Temperon may be related to the Chronovores first introduced in The Time Monster.Co-ordinator Vansell returns in The Apocalypse Element, Neverland and in the Doctor Who Unbound play, He Jests at Scars.... He was also mentioned in the novel Divided Loyalties.The Knights of Velyshaa and Drudgers return in Big Finish's Dalek Empire audio series.The Doctors share a moment of telepathic contact first seen in The Three Doctors, accompanied a sound effect also introduced in that story.These three Doctors team up with the Eighth Doctor to defeat the Daleks in The Four Doctors.These three Doctors, the Eighth and Fourth Doctors, featured in the Big Finish 50th anniversary story, The Light at the End.References      

Young Howard wrote a Doctor Who script, in the sure and certain belief that the BBC would accept and produce it - even though Doctor Who had been cancelled some years earlier.

Young Howard wrote a Doctor Who script, in the sure and certain belief that the BBC would accept and produce it - even though Doctor Who had been cancelled some years earlier.

Young Howard wrote a Doctor Who script, in the sure and certain belief that the BBC would accept and produce it - even though Doctor Who had been cancelled some years earlier.

Young Howard wrote a Doctor Who script, in the sure and certain belief that the BBC would accept and produce it - even though Doctor Who had been cancelled some years earlier.

Young Howard wrote a Doctor Who script, in the sure and certain belief that the BBC would accept and produce it - even though Doctor Who had been cancelled some years earlier.

Young Howard wrote a Doctor Who script, in the sure and certain belief that the BBC would accept and produce it - even though Doctor Who had been cancelled some years earlier.

It's ninety minutes of hellos and goodbyes on this somewhat delayed, erm, April instalment of I'll Explain Later. This month, the Third Doctor encounters some harsh imperial measures in The Mutants; the Eleventh Doctor rolls up his sleeves and gets under the hood in The Doctor's Wife; and the Fourth Doctor gets all big-headed about The Face of Evil. Along the way, we consider Geoffrey Palmer's motivations, reminisce about anthropomorphised TARDISes of yore, and sadly bid a fond farewell to Jim, in his last show as a regular co-host. We're taking a few months off, but we'll be back later in the year with a regenerated show. In the meantime, do drop us an email on hello@illexplainlater.com, tweet us at @explainlaterpod or give us a poke on Facebook. Enjoy your summer, and stay tuned...

"Shada" Animated Restoration ReviewThere's new "Doctor Who" to talk about! Well ... sorta.The recently released "Shada," the abandoned 1979 Douglas Adams'-penned Fourth Doctor story, has hit the UK. Original footage of the Doctor (Tom Baker), Romana II (Lalla Ward), K-9, and others combined with recent animation (and original cast voices) has brought this "lost story" back to life. Jessica and Phillip review this restored classic Who story which includes "punting on the Cam," killer memory spheres, more Time Lords than you can count, TARDISes within TARDISes, and more. They see how well the "restored" story stands up and how well the live vs. animated footage mix together.In their look into the TARDIS library, the couple discuses another couple -- the only time the Doctor has married his companion! That's right, they examine the 1980 marrage of Tom Baker and Lalla Ward.What did you think of the restored "Shada"? Do you think there are other "lost" Doctor Who stories that should be animated? 

Rarely useful TARDISes! Inexplicable tramps! Shit kisses! Diamonds in shit! SCOUSE CHRIST!   Yes, ladies and gentlemen - Stephen Bush is here to defend the TV Movie starring Eric Roberts! And some bloke in a wig. 

We've finally made it through the lengthy (though highly enjoyable if you ask us) jaunt with Hulke and Nation and we're celebrating by heading with Doctor Who into the future! All the way to the 1980s, that is. This month, we're talking about the three stories written by Peter Grimwade, the production assitant turned director turned writer. While we certainly do talk about his stint directing stories, we obviously focus on his authorial work, which consists of "Time-Flight," "Mawdryn Undead," and "Planet of Fire," all of which during the Peter Davison years. Well, at least we START with "Time-Flight," but there's also much talk about timelines and overcrowded storylines and TARDISes used for everything under the sun. 

The TV show Doctor Who mainly features a single TARDIS used by the central character the Doctor. However, in the series other TARDISes are sometimes seen or used. The Doctor's TARDIS has a number of peculiar features, notably because of its age and personality. TARDISes are built with a chameleon circuit, a piece of technology that allows them to change the exterior form of the ship to blend into the environment of whatever time or place it lands. The Doctor's TARDIS always resembles a 1960s London police box (which were very common at the time), owing to a malfunction in the chameleon circuit after the events of An Unearthly Child, the pilot episode of the show. However, in the revived series (since 2005), it has been stated that despite the broken chameleon circuit the TARDIS is able to generate a "perception filter", so that it is ignored by anyone not already aware of its presence. While the exterior is of limited size, the TARDIS is famously "bigger on the inside", with the interior being a whole separate dimension containing an infinite number of rooms, corridors and storage spaces. Once The Doctor claimed that there was a swimming pool, and we sometimes see a changing room. The Doctor once claimed "the weight of the TARDIS would bring down the planet!" Whilst every TARDIS has a consciousness of sorts, the Doctor's TARDIS is notable in that it has a distinct personality. While it is unable to conventionally communicate with living beings, the Doctor is shown to have conversations with the ship on several occasions. It is also able to act independently of the Doctor, often taking him to places it deems he needs to be rather than he wants to be, and refusing to carry out his instructions if it considers them "wrong".

Here's Communitoid Episode 029 - Romcom Voltron!  In this episode: Andy cheats on us with Podtoid, Aaron rabbles about almost-frozen Cokes like an insane person, Conor has the MAGFlu, new regular host Kyle paid $40 to make girls squeal, and guest host Eric aka MuddBstrd loves boner dick potato sauce.  We also discuss MAGFest, how awesome the Dreamcast was, pronouncing .GIF, balloon TARDISes, and chaining people up against their will. Plus there's a new MasterSpam Theatre from Joanna! Enjoy! We've picked our new show name, look for that next episode! Break song: “The Ness Shot” by Joshua Morse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljd9r5HceEU&list=PL9DC7F5610EAC462E) Follow us @Communitoid (http://twitter.com/communitoid) on Twitter and join our Facebook group! (http://www.facebook.com/groups/546211208756141/)  If you'd like to be a guest on a future episode or want to submit an intro or promo, email aaron@destructoid.com. Talk about us on the Forums (http://forum.destructoid.com/forumdisplay.php?59-Communitoid) and follow us on the Cblogs: (http://destructoid.com/blogs/communitoid) Subscribe via RSS (http://feeds.feedburner.com/communitoid), iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/communitoid/id570116319), or download/stream via the direct link (http://traffic.libsyn.com/communitoid/Communitoid_Episode_029.mp3) Opening and closing themes by Adam AcH (http://www.bravebeat.com http://soundcloud.com/ach-cue). Show logo by ZombiePlatypus. Cblog banner by TheCiderMan. Full show notes available at communitoid.libsyn.com ------------------------------- Cblogs: Catching China Up On 14 Years of Console Gaming by UsurpMyProse (http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/UsurpMyProse/hey-china-here-are-some-tips-to-get-you-caught-up-on-14-years-of-console-gaming-268820.phtml) Dtoiders Helped Out a Dtoider For Christmas! by usedtabe (http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Usedtabe/update-christmas-for-a-dtoider--268623.phtml) How to blog like a king by Retrofraction (http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Retrofraction/how-to-blog-like-a-king-268670.phtml) Is late really better than never? Here's to hoping by Abel Girmay (http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Abel+Girmay/is-late-really-better-than-never-here-s-to-hoping--268417.phtml) My Favorite Videogame Doujinshi (Part 1 of 2) by Dreamweaver (http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Dreamweaver/my-favorite-videogame-doujinshi-part-1-of-2--268773.phtml) Forums: Hall Of Universal Excellence by Everyday Legend (http://forum.destructoid.com/showthread.php?35352-Hall-Of-Universal-Excellence) 2014 Completed Games Thread by Brightside (http://forum.destructoid.com/showthread.php?35314-2014-Completed-Games-Thread) Meet Ups: EGX Rezzed 2014: 28th-30th March, Birmingham by panchromatic (http://forum.destructoid.com/showthread.php?34546-EGX-Rezzed-2014-28th-30th-March-Birmingham) PAX East 2014 by pk fire (http://forum.destructoid.com/showthread.php?33946-PAX-East-2014) Dtoid Southeast NARP by Everyday Legend (http://forum.destructoid.com/showthread.php?34369-Dtoid-Southeast-NARP) Community Tourneys: FIRST OFFICIAL CHESS CLUB TOURNAMENT by Nihil (http://forum.destructoid.com/showthread.php?34675-FIRST-OFFICIAL-CHESS-CLUB-TOURNAMENT) Pokémon X/Y Championship #1: LET'S SEE HOW THIS GOES EDITION by Brightside (http://forum.destructoid.com/showthread.php?34734-Pok%E9mon-X-Y-Championship-1-LET-S-SEE-HOW-THIS-GOES-EDITION) Other Stuff: Top 20 Gayest Video Game Characters by Fruit Brute (http://gaygamer.net/top-20-gayest-video-game-characters/) Monster Hearts (http://buriedwithoutceremony.com/monsterhearts/) 3DO - Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-egzlz4eBQ5Y/UNzD18k5jQI/AAAAAAAAAWA/QKWze18y6L0/s1600/Plumbers%2BDon%27t%2BWear%2BTies.jpg) Check out the latest Dtoid Community podcasts (http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/?tag=podcasts)

"I have it backwards, I thought it was a good joke, and then it wasn’t!" This week Jordan and Pierce discuss the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, including: The Night of the Doctor, The Day of the Doctor, The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot, The Time of the Doctor, and a whole lot more! Grab your sonic screwdrivers, jump into your TARDISes, and hold on tight; it's going to be one wild ride!

"I have it backwards, I thought it was a good joke, and then it wasn’t!" This week Jordan and Pierce discuss the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, including: The Night of the Doctor, The Day of the Doctor, The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot, The Time of the Doctor, and a whole lot more! Grab your sonic screwdrivers, jump into your TARDISes, and hold on tight; it's going to be one wild ride!

What You Should Be Watching - Steven Moffat/Matt Smith Doctor Who edition. Ivan and Red cover The Doctor, Tardises, Daleks, sweaty English heroes, deep-fried pizza, poor stranger danger policy, Douglas Adams, and more!

Star Wars figures, baseball cards, china pots, TARDISes, pet rocks, Avril Lavigne's home address... everyone collects something. But do you have a Collection of Goodies? Lost in time and unshown in Australia, this rare clip episode has been seen by few and discussed by fewer (unless you have the DVDs.) So, come along for the ride as Steve and Megan provide a fast-paced commentary to a fast-paced special episode...one which Steve has never even seen! Slacker! Bring your Sherbert and get ready for some slapstick highjinks, some shameless plugs, a bare-chested Bill and just try to say "Strip Scrabble" three times fast.

"The Doctor's Wife" is the fourth episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series , which was broadcast on 14 May 2011, written by . Contents [] [] Plot [] Synopsis While in deep space, the Doctor, Amy and Rory receive a hypercube containing a distress call from a . Tracing the source of the call to a rift leading outside the universe, the Doctor deletes part of his to generate enough energy to cross through the rift. After landing in a junkyard on a solitary asteroid, the TARDIS shuts down and its matrix suddenly disappears. The three explore, and meet the strange inhabitants, Uncle, Auntie, a green eyed called Nephew and an excited young woman named Idris who fawns all over, and then bites, the Doctor. While Uncle and Auntie lock up Idris, and Amy and Rory return to the TARDIS, the Doctor follows the distress signal and finds a cabinet containing a large number of hypercubes. Upon further investigation of Uncle and Auntie, he finds they are constructed of body parts from other beings, including Time Lords. They are controlled by the asteroid, called House, which is sentient and able to interface with other technology around it. House led the Doctor there and ripped out the TARDIS' matrix, initially in order to consume its Artron energy, but upon learning that the Doctor is the last Time Lord and that no more TARDISes will ever arrive, decides to transfer itself into the TARDIS and escape from the rift. Amy and Rory are trapped inside as the House-controlled TARDIS dematerialises. The Doctor learns that Idris contains the personality of the TARDIS' matrix. Idris, as the TARDIS, and the Doctor come to realise they selected each other hundreds of years prior when the Doctor fled , and have a personal chat. Without House's support, Uncle and Auntie die. Idris reveals that House had stranded many TARDISes before on the planet, and that this universe only has hours left before it collapses, and that Idris' body only has a short time before it also will fail. The Doctor and Idris work together to construct a makeshift TARDIS from scraps, and then pursue House. Aboard the Doctor's TARDIS, House threatens to kill Amy and Rory. He plays with their senses as they try to flee through the corridors, then sends Nephew after them. Idris makes a psychic connection with Rory to give him directions to a secondary control room, where he and Amy are able to lower the TARDIS shields without House's interference. This allows the Doctor to land the makeshift console in the secondary control room, which atomises Nephew. House deletes the secondary control room as he prepares to break through the rift, which the Doctor anticipates. The TARDIS safety protocols transfer them to the main control room, where the dying Idris releases the TARDIS matrix back to where it belongs, deleting House from the TARDIS machine. As the Doctor, Amy, and Rory recover, a remnant of the TARDIS matrix, still in Idris' body, sadly comments she will not be able to communicate with the Doctor after this but will be there for him. Idris' body disappears as the TARDIS matrix is fully restored. The Doctor installs a security field around the matrix to prevent it from being compromised in the future. Rory asks the Doctor about some of Idris' final words—"The only water in the forest is the river"—but the Doctor doesn't understand. After Amy and Rory leave to find a new bedroom, their original purged by House, the Doctor talks to the TARDIS, and, in response, a nearby lever moves on its own, sending the TARDIS to its next destination. [] Continuity This section may contain of published material that conveys ideas not to the original sources. See the for details. (May 2011) This section describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily style. Please to . (May 2011) "The Doctor's Wife" revisits many mythology elements regarding the Doctor and the TARDIS established from the original run of the show and continued into the new series. Idris, as the TARDIS, affirms that the Doctor left with her, a type 40 TARDIS, to flee Gallifrey more than 700 years ago, and the TARDIS' history of unreliability is explained as her taking the Doctor not where he wants to go, but where he needs to go. The Doctor has mentioned that the TARDIS is alive in previous episodes, including in , and has referred to 'her' as "old girl" many times, and as "sexy" occasionally in his Eleventh incarnation, both of which Idris indicates she likes. The Doctor refers to altering the control room's appearance as changing the , as the does in "". Like the in , the Doctor and Idris operate a TARDIS control panel outside of an outer TARDIS shell. The Doctor also jettisons TARDIS rooms to create thrust, as in and . The TARDIS is mentioned to have retained an archive of previous control rooms unbeknownst to the Doctor, including many he has yet to create; the one shown in this episode is the design featured between "" and "", used by the and Doctors. When speaking of his fellow Time Lord the Corsair, the Doctor implies that Time Lords can change gender on regeneration. The Doctor admits he killed all of the Time Lords, alluding to the events of the and . In , the contacted the Time Lords using a cube similar to those seen in this episode. The Doctor suggests visiting the Eye of Orion, which is seen in . The Doctor again refers to himself as "a madman with a box", reprising Amy's and his own description of himself in "The Eleventh Hour". The Ood "Nephew" displays green eyes (indicating, as with the green-lit TARDIS, that he is possessed by House); Oodkind's eyes also changed colour in "" / "" and "". Alluding to the Ood controlled by the Beast in the former episodes, the Doctor refers to Nephew as "another Ood I failed to save." The Doctor states that the Corsair always put a tattoo of a on each of his new bodies; the tattoo is on the left arm of his final body, being worn by Auntie. The 's body came complete with a snake tattoo on his left arm, as shown when he showers in . [] Production [] Writing "The Doctor's Wife" is Neil Gaiman's (pictured) first contribution to Doctor Who. The episode was written by Neil Gaiman. After replaced as the showrunner of Doctor Who, being a fan of Gaiman's blog, Moffat met with Gaiman and Gaiman asked to write an episode. In an interview Gaiman stated "I came up with something that was one of those things where you thought that nobody's done that before." The episode was originally titled "The House of Nothing". Gaiman suggested they make an episode which centres on the TARDIS itself, which was not done before for the entire series since it began in 1963. The central idea was a "what if" scenario to see what would happen if the Doctor and the TARDIS got to talk together. Head writer liked the idea of featuring the TARDIS as a woman, believing this to be the "ultimate love story" for the Doctor. Gaiman began writing the episode before Matt Smith was even cast as the Eleventh Doctor; Gaiman envisaged 's performance in the first draft, knowing Smith would play the Doctor differently. Despite this he had no issue writing the dialogue. The episode was originally slated for the eleventh episode of the . However, it was delayed to the sixth because of budget issues; the eleventh episode would be replaced with "". Even so, Gaiman was forced to operate with less money than he would have liked; for instance, he had to scrap a scene set in the TARDIS' . The move to the sixth series also meant Gaiman had to include Rory, who ceased to exist in the original slot in the fifth series. With Rory included, Gaiman had to "reshape" much of the second half of the episode, featuring Amy being on the run in the TARDIS. In the original draft where Amy was the only companion, Gaiman added a "heartbreaking monologue" by the character, further stating "you get to see what it's like to be the companion from the companion's point of view, and she got to talk about essentially in that version how sad it is, in some ways. One day something will happen to her, she'll get married, she'll get eaten by monsters, she'll die, she'll get sick of this, but he'll go on forever." At a certain point, Gaiman had tired of re-writing drafts and asked Steven Moffat for help. Moffat wrote in what Gaiman called "several of [the episode's] best lines" and rapidly rewrote several scenes when budget problems harmed filming locations. [] Casting In September 2010, Suranne Jones announced she was cast a guest spot on Doctor Who as Idris for an episode of the sixth series of Doctor Who. Jones previously played Mona Lisa in episode . Sometime after appearing on The Sarah Jane Adventures, Jones was contacted to appear on Doctor Who at Gaiman's request, because they were looking for an actress who "is odd; beautiful but strange looking, and quite funny." Moffat meanwhile described Idris as "sexy plus motherly plus utterly mad plus serene." During a read-through of the script, the producers asked her to "neutralise [her] a bit," because they did not want Jones to "be a Northerner" or have a standard accent, but to act "kinda like the Doctor." Later, in March 2011, Gaiman confirmed Michael Sheen would also guest star in the episode to voice a character. Adrian Schiller previously appeared in the audio drama where he played Zanith. [] Filming It was planned as the third episode in the 2011 series but the order was changed during the production process. Filming took place in August 2010, although during a 10 October 2010 appearance on , guest star Suranne Jones stated that she had been filming special effects only the night before. The scenes where Amy and Rory are on the run allowed the audience to explore the TARDIS outside the control room, something the producers had wanted to do for a while. A series of corridors was constructed and retained for future use. The episode also featured the return of the older TARDIS control room from the and David Tennant era. Gaiman had originally wanted to reconstruct a console room from the original series, but the cost proved prohibitive. The set was retained after filming for "The Eleventh Hour", but has since been removed. Arthur Darvill noted the floor of the older set had a -like quality to it, so when the scene called for the cast to fall on it, they found it uncomfortable to stay down for a long period of time. "The Doctor's Wife" features a make-shift TARDIS console, which was piloted by the Doctor and Idris. The console was designed by Susannah Leah, a schoolgirl from , who won a competition on , a children's creative arts program, that challenged its viewers to imagine a TARDIS console based on household objects. Leah's design was selected by Moffat, Edward Thomas, a production designer for Doctor Who, and Tim Levell, a Blue Peter editor, along with final input amoung the three age-group winners from Smith. Michael Pickward, the production designer for the series, commented that Leah's design captured the nature of "bits and pieces" of what TARDIS consoles have been in the past, as well as the nature of the makeshift console needed for this episode. The drawing was redesigned faithfully by the production team into the prop for the show, including the use of a coat hanger to start the makeshift TARDIS. Leah was brought by Blue Peter to see both the set under construction and on location during filming of the makeshift TARDIS scenes, meeting Smith and the other actors and production crew. will release a toy playset based on Leah's console later in 2011. The House planetoid in the pocket universe was filmed on location at a quarry outside . [] Broadcast and reception After its original broadcast, "The Doctor's Wife" received overnight figures of 6.09 million viewers, with a 29.5 per cent audience share. It became the third highest broadcast of the night, behind on , and the , which was shown later on BBC One. The episode recieved a final BARB rating of 7.97 million with an audience share of 34.7%. The episode was positively received. 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