The Doctor Who Podcast Episode #50: Interview with Sylvester McCoy, Time and the Rani DVD review

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This one is the real… deal.

It certainly has been a busy week here at DWP Towers, quizzes and commentary tracks keeping the 50th episode celebration week ticking nicely along.

We have saved the best for last though – episode 50 is now yours to enjoy, and there is a lot to enjoy in this little file!

First up is an interview with the Seventh Doctor and soon to be Lord of the Rings Wizard, Sylvester McCoy.

Tom was lucky enough to have a bit of a chat with McCoy in his recent trip to the Big Finish studios. We think you will find this interview unlike any other you have heard from him.

Back in the studio, the boys review the Seventh Doctor’s first adventure, now unleashed on DVD – Time and the Rani. This much maligned story has been given the 2Entertain deluxe DVD treatment and we look at the release and the story itself.

Thank you to all our amazing listeners out there who have stuck with the show since it began. You are what makes this show what it is and we thank you. Here’s to another 50! 100! 200!

The Doctor Who Podcast: Commentary Track – Midnight (2008)

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Our 50th episode celebration week continues with another fifty-flavoured offering – this time the fiftieth episode from new Doctor Who – Midnight.

First screened on the 14th June 2008, this very different story for Doctor Who was heralded at the time for being a very atmospheric, tense, gripping episode.

Hear what the DWP boys have to say about this story.

For those unfamiliar with downloadable commentary tracks, here is a quick primer.

Once you have downloaded the file, load up your copy of Midnight into your DVD player. Have it queued up ready to go. Listen to the MP3 track on your Ipod or whatever device you use. In the file, there is a clear signal from us when to press play on your DVD player. This will enable you to sync our commentary track with the onscreen action of the episode itself, enabling you to see what we were seeing when we recorded.

We hope you enjoy this exciting new offering from The Doctor Who Podcast as part of our 50th episode celebration week.

The Doctor Who Podcast: Commentary Track – The War Games Episode 10

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We promised you a big week for our 50th podcast celebrations, and my goodness we are going to give you a big week!

Our next release is something new for the Doctor Who Podcast. We present to you a commentary track for The War Games, Episode 10. Why this episode you may say? Well, The War Games just happens to be… the 50th story of classic Who!First transmitted 21st June 1969, this episode is an important milestone for so many reasons in the history of Doctor Who. It saw the end of the second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe, the end of the black and white era, and the beginning of a whole new era for the program.

Trevor, James and Tom are waiting to guide you through our own personal journey with this episode.

For those unfamiliar with downloadable commentary tracks, here is a quick primer.

Once you have downloaded the file, load up your copy of War Games episode 10 into your DVD player. Have it queued up ready to go. Listen to the MP3 track on your Ipod or whatever device you use. In the file, there is a clear signal from us when to press play on your DVD player. This will enable you to sync our commentary track with the onscreen action of the episode itself, enabling you to see what we were seeing when we recorded.

We hope you enjoy this exciting new offering from The Doctor Who Podcast as part of our 50th episode celebration week.

The Doctor Who Podcast: Quiz 5

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And so begins the first part of our week long party here at DWP Towers, celebrating the release this week of our 50th episode!

Everything this week has a distinctly fifty flavour, well, most of it does…

First up for your enjoyment is Quiz No. 5 – Trevor and Tom go head to head against a dazzling array of user submitted questions.

Stay with us all this week, more releases this week to mark our 50 podcasts in the business! It all culminates at the end of the week with our 50th episode, an episode we can guarantee you will not want to miss.

The Doctor Who Podcast Episode #49: The News

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It would be a lie to say it is nothing but the news.

Tom is back in the campervan this week withJames and Trevor and ready to tackle the mountain of news occurring in the Doctor Who world of late.

Also, for attentive listeners, there is a super extra complimentary bonus bit of content this episode! Gosh we treat you guys well!

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.