The Doctor Who Podcast Episode #48: A bit of news and a review of the Kamelion Tales box set

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Took us a while to review this set as the box kept changing shape

AfterJames and Trevor discuss a bit of news that took their fancy recently, they switch to review mode and take a look at the Kamelion Tales box set, a box set comprising The Kings Demons and Planet of Fire.

By a staggering coincidence, these two stories chronicle the sum total contribution the fifth Doctor companion Kamelion provided to Doctor Who during his entire year.

We talk about these two stories and also what you can expect in this release.

The Doctor Who Podcast Episode #47: Review – Jago and Litefoot Season 1, Interview with Christopher Benjamin

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“What temptuous contortions of the gyrating kind!”

Big Finish have expanded their already impressive range of Doctor Who-related audios with the release of Jago and Litefoot – Season 1. Henry Gordon Jago and Professor Litefoot are two characters fondly remembered from the Tom Baker story The Talons of Weng-Chiang.

So popular were they that they have been given their own audio series to explore the seedy underbelly of Victorian England.

James and Trevor review the four story first season.

We also have an interview with Henry Gordon Jago himself, Christopher Benjamin. Our thanks go to Luke from the The Minute Doctor Who Podcast for stepping in at the last minute and helping us out with this interview.

The Doctor Who Podcast: Special 1 – Controversy and Media Speculation about The Sarah Jane Adventures ep – The Death of the Doctor

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Storm in a very large teacup

The DWP couldn’t let the recent BFI screening of the Sarah Jane Adventures story Death of the Doctor pass without comment. The media frenzy and associated fan reaction to the revelations in this episode need to be discussed, clarified and explained. Delve within to find out what the fuss is about.

The Doctor Who Podcast Episode #46: Review The Runaway Train, Doctor Who Live and an interview with Ian McNeice

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It’s NEW Who, not Nu Who!

A very big episode for you this week, focused entirely on New Who. First up is a review of the audio book The Runaway Train, read by Matt Smith and given away free with the Daily Telegraph a few months back.James got a day pass and went to see Doctor Who Live, and he shares his experience with us. To round off the episode, we have a fantastic interview with Ian McNeice, the man who brought Winston Churchill so vividly to life in the Matt Smith story Victory of the Daleks.

The Doctor Who Podcast Episode #45: The News

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After spending a few very fruitful weeks in the 1960s the campervan lands back in the present with a resounding vworp vworp and covers the news from recent times.

Also stay tuned at the end of the episode for a special request for any of our listeners that live in the San Francisco area…

The Doctor Who Podcast Episode #44: Part 3 of the DWP Retrospective of the Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton

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“It is the end, but the moment has been prepared… hang on… wrong Doctor…”

Part 3 of our Troughton retrospective brings us to the conclusion of our look at the mighty second Doctor.

In this episode, Tom and Trevor cover Troughton’s last regular season as the Doctor, and also the anniversary stories Three Doctors, Five Doctors and the Colin Baker team up Two Doctors.

We also talk about the depiction of the Troughton Doctor in books an audio.

Come join us for the conclusion to this incredible look at the second Doctor.

The Doctor Who Podcast Episode #43: Part 2 of the DWP Retrospective of the Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton

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“When I say run, run!”

Last time, on the DWP….

Trevor and Tom began their look at the second Doctor, and got as far as the end of his first season. In this episode we move onto his second, and arguably most popular season to see what lies within.

We also hear fromJames, and Luke from theMinute Doctor Who Podcast with a review of the DVD release of the Troughton story, The Dominators.

The Doctor Who Podcast Episode #42: Part 1 of the DWP Retrospective of the Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton

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Oh my giddy aunt!

If there was a Doctor that many commentators said inspired Matt Smith in the creation of his Doctor’s persona, it was one Patrick Troughton, the second Doctor.

Trevor and Tom explore the era of this most brilliant of Doctors in the first part of our retrospective of his work before, during and after his time on Doctor Who.

In this first part, we look at his time before Doctor Who, and cover his first season in 1966.

Stay tuned, for later in the week we release the second part of our series on Patrick Troughton, the cosmic hobo.