The Girl Who Died

Everyone enjoys a good laugh (Scrooges and Grinches aside). Sometimes, the most impactful or memorable comedy is one that resonates in the heart as well as the smile worn on one’s face. These are the bittersweet moments that are remembered with a complex blend of emotions that link different corners of our brains, and appreciate the good for its contrast against the bad. This week, we discuss the comedic romp that was ‘The Girl Who Died’. We gain a fuller appreciation for squeamish […]

Under the Lake

When there’s something strange, in your subaquatic base, who you gonna call? It’s a long-established tradition that the Doctor takes some satisfaction in debunking claims of ghosts and ghouls, explaining them away as anomalies in an individual’s progression through time, residual echoes of energy in the continuum, or simply a hologram that Old Man Crebbins was using in the barn to keep those meddling kids away from the abandoned amusement park. So what happens when the first person to emphatically […]

Series 9 Preview

Series 9 is just around the corner, and we are filled to bursting with excitement. We dive into the facts, the prologues, the structure, the creative team, and of course, the wild speculation that threatens to tear our very DNA apart with worry and anticipation. News Links: Peter Capaldi Directing Veep Series 9 Prologue Steven Moffat Discusses Possible Live And Musical Episodes Of Doctor Who Capaldi Still Thinks He Hasn’t Nailed The Role Of The Doctor Capaldi Wants Bowie Cameo https://media.blubrry.com/gallifreypublicradio/gallifreypublicradio.com/media.gallifreypublicradio.com/gpr152.mp3Podcast: […]

Hey, It’s (That Doctor Who Actor)!

The television shines with that welcome glow, you begin to watch a new program or film for the evening, and all of a sudden, an unexpected familiar face pulls you completely out of the storyline as you realize that you’re looking at one of your beloved Doctor Who characters, but seen completely out of character. (Does that make sense?) This week, we discuss instances where Doctor Who alum appear out-of-the-blue in shows or films we weren’t prepared for, forcing us to try and reconcile the […]

Comparing Timepieces: Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

So, what’s your ideal job? No, not that one. You know, the one you could have if nothing were impossible. Of course…Timelord, naturally. Is it any wonder that a comedic romp through the dangers, pitfalls and ripple-effect repercussions of time travel would be written about a group of science fiction geeks, in a film for science fiction geeks, and penned by a science fiction geek (who just also happens to be a current writer for Doctor Who)? It’s as if […]

Comparing Timepieces: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

There are pivotal moments, singularities if you will, that not only define who we are in the annals of history, but within our own identities. We learn that we are part of a greater purpose, and that our actions — however seemingly trivial — are the beat of a butterfly’s wings that eventually cause the rise of a hurricane. The realization of our interconnectedness, the holistic relevance of all things we say and do, opens our eyes and awareness to a […]

Comparing Timepieces: Back to the Future

Exactly 30 years ago, the world was introduced to the McFly family, and the amazing (albeit scattered) mind of Doctor Emmett Brown. From that day forward, the notion of time travel in the American mind would never be the same. But after three decades and as many films in the franchise, how does the story line up with the way we theorize about theoretical time travel today? This week, we discuss the Back to the Future trilogy and the way it portrays both the […]

An Inside Update on L.I. Who 3

Whether you believe your calendar or not, November is right around the corner. Here in the Whovian realm, that means the Long Island Doctor Who Convention, and the talented folks behind L.I. Who 3 are ramping up for the biggest DW-fandom convention in the northeast United States — perhaps the entire east coast — and this is only their third year hosting the event. In this special supplementary episode, Keir and Jay discuss the upcoming festivities with Andre Tessier, who handles press relations […]

The Series 9 Wish List

  This week, as the countdown timer to Series 9 clicks into its final month, we feel it’s only right that we put on the Gallifreyan Robes of Wishful Thinking, and discuss all the plot, character and thematic questions that we hope we see answered — or at least paid lip service — in the episodes to come. News Links: Tennant and RTD Together in Cardiff Reece Shearsmith in Series 9 No Doctor Who in 2016…What? Moffat Discusses a Female Doctor, and […]

A Connecticut Yankee in Doctor Who’s Court

Keir returns from his recent trip to the United Kingdom, and shares tales of his many adventures with us, including a very special visit to the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff. We also catch up on a plethora of news that has piled up since our last installment. A few photos from the DWE below the news! News Links: How To Make The Most Of Your Visit To The Doctor Who Experience The (Real) Wedding of River Song Michael Gambon Talks […]