A long-running Doctor Who fandom podcast aimed at open and positive discussion.
What’s the difference between Steven Moffat and a Dalek? One is a soulless beast that will destroy everything that you love and rain misery down upon you. The other is a Dalek. But how accurate is that joke? Sure, we’ve all shed our fair share of tears over the loss of a beloved character, but then it’s all better when they come back in five episodes, or two, or even later in the same one. When comic book writers point […]
“I’m going to need a SWAT team, ready to mobilise. Street level maps covering all of Florida. A pot of coffee, twelve Jammie Dodgers and a fez.” Amidst the laser volleys, explosions, temporal anomalies, squawking communicators and bleeping computer panels, a gaunt figure strolls into view. With a slight pause to lift the head, extending his lithe frame to full height, and an adjustment to a tightly bound bow tie, the Eleventh Doctor can either quell the chaos around him with a […]
In late 2004, the British television-viewing public was informed that the near-lost science fiction program(me), Doctor Who, would be returning to the airwaves. The next year, with a new orchestration of the theme song, special effects by the prestigious workshop The Mill, and a Manchester actor with fifteen years of film and television credit to his name, the TARDIS doors opened once again, and our newest companion was told to simply, “Run!” This week, we look at the single-season tenure of […]
We’ve all got that one weird uncle that no one really understands, but you can’t help but love. The Doctor has an unabashed love for all humankind, but there are a select few that can claim a closer relationship with him. We examine the kinship the Doctor shares with these special companions and friends that have found a place in his hearts. Agree or disagree? Did we overlook a key figure from the Whoniverse? Comment below, we want to know! […]
Leave it to Clara to open her mouth, and let something slip about the upcoming 50th Anniversary Special. During the Royal tour of the TARDIS set in Cardiff, Jenna Coleman (she is now dropping the “Louise” from her screen name) met Prince Charles of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, along with Matt Smith and a few Daleks to boot. BBC News: The Royals Meet Daleks During Doctor Who Visit in Cardiff (As an aside, there’s something fascinating about hearing […]
In the interests of fairness, as we *did* recognize River Song Day last week, we should point out that on 4 June, 2011, BBC aired the episode “A Good Man Goes to War’, which featured the first appearance of our beloved soldier, field nurse, chauffeur, memory worm wrangler (novice) and explosive enthusiast, Sontaran Commander Strax. (Follow him on Twitter @SontaranStrax.) So join us in the battle cry: “Sontar-HA! Sontar-HA!” Just don’t refer to him as “The Potato One”. He gets […]
Five years, sweetie. As I reflect on some of the most spirited, or at times emotional discussions I’ve had with Whovians both here on GPR, and among the masses, there always seem to be two topics that at the merest mention, cause my Gallifreyan hearts to shudder, my chest tighten, and leave me scanning the room for an escape pod in case I begin to lose my composure completely. Topic One is, and always will be, the centuries-old symbiosis between […]
With sincerest apologies, a technical issue beyond our Gallifreyan engineering skills rendered the last podcast episode (for “The Crimson Horror”) dead and gone, as if it were beaten to death by a vengeful daughter coming to the realization of her mother’s cruel manipulation and callous treatment. Or…well…we could just say the audio got corrupted in a power surge during recording, and we were foolish enough not to have a redundancy recording in place offsite. Silly us. In fact, it goes […]
The episode we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. We finally get to explore the vast interior of our favorite time machine/spaceship. Well, sort of. Our dreams, while not dashed, were less than realized. What was your take on this episode? Was it everything you had hoped for? Is it the worst one so far? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below. Link Dump: Moffat talking about the series finale. “No one has gotten [Clara’s story] right […]
We’ve hit the halfway point for series 7B, and it has finally taken the turn we were waiting for. We discuss the new episode penned by Neil Cross, Hide. The “right proper ghost story” finally hits our screens and we discuss the story, the implications, and the general spooky nature that it brought to us. Link Dump: The real story behind Barrowman NOT being in DW50? Apparently *this* is the most exciting 50th picture Cinematic new posters for the next 4 […]