Doctor Who: Verity!

It's time for another "perfect match"! Join Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we dig into Kat's  excellent choices: "The Five Doctors" and "The Day of the Doctor". That pairing seems so obvious now that Kat pointed it out! We delve into the function of anniversary specials and multi-Doctor stories and take a look at how they work both then and now. What do you think about these two stories? Any echoes...

Once again, as a thank you to our FABULOUS PATREON PATRONS,  we are following through on our promise to do a commentary for "The Mark of the Rani". Join Deb, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as they dive into this 6th Doctor classic! For the record, Liz is right, I would have totally commiserated with the Doctor when his pun game wasn't given the love it deserved. Do you agree with the Verities about this st...

We take a break from our hot seat Extras to let you listeners ask the questions again in this edition of "Ask Verity Anything"! Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we answer questions about all kinds of fun stuff. Thanks for asking such great questions! Have a question you'd like answered in a future AVA? Let us know in the comments! ^E Related links: Who Against Guns WorldCon San Jose The Incomparable...

Back in March, we were proud to participate in the Who Against Guns movement. We helped other  Doctor Who podcasters raise over $20,000 to support gun control. In the course of that effort, several donors won rewards from the participating podcasts. Our winner, Dr. Thomas Rodebaugh , asked us to talk about one of his favorite  DW stories, "Warriors' Gate". Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we d...

Do you think you understand how this game works? YOU ARE WRONG. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we try to muddle our way through another one of Lizbeth's quizzes, "Doctor Who or Not?" As you might expect, the rules keep changing, and the questions just get harder. So buckle up, listeners! ^E

It's Kat's turn in the hot seat! Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we grill Kat about music, podcast, movies, and even ice cream. Do you have questions for Kat? Let us know in the comments! ^E Related link: Start the Music

It's Lynne's turn to select a classic and a modern  Who story to be her perfect match, and she's gone all Scots! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we chew over haggis, kilts, shape-shifters, werewolves, and lots and lots of mythology. That's right, we're talking about "The Terror of the Zygons" and "Tooth and Claw"! Did you spot any other parallels between these stories? Let us know in the commen...

Remember back when we promised to do a couple commentaries as a thank you to our FABULOUS PATREON PATRONS ? Well, trust us, we did. And better late than never? Here's the first one! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lizbeth as we discuss "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship": the dinosaurs, the spaceship, Amy-as-Doctor, pretty-people-bias, "comedy" robots, and so much Rupert Graves. Also, a serious anti-cookie a...

It's hot-seat time again! And this time it's Tansy's turn to get grilled. Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we ask Tansy all kinds of questions--some about  Doctor Who , many not! Do you have thoughts about Tansy's answers? Let us know in the comments! ^E

Time to wrap up our companions' companions mini-arc. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we talk about the phenomenon of a companion collecting their own companion throughout the ages of  Doctor Who . What other examples are you find of? Let us know in the comments! ^E Also covered: Erika is still enjoying her  Doctor Who Mad Libs ! Kat looks forward to Big Finish reviving  Class ! Lynne procur...

This time we feel like we're fully on track when it comes to companions picking up companions. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we chat about the amazing Isobel Watkins and her relationship with Zoe (and the rest of the TARDIS crew) in "The Invasion". What do you think of Isobel? Is she subversive in her femininity? Is Zoe actually her companion? Or is she flighty and not as great as we think? L...

This mini-arc may have curved all the way off the rails, but we don't care. Ace is the embodiment of this very idea, and "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy" gives us plenty to talk about. Including, of course, a significant tangent about the history of clowns in popular media. Because why not? What do you think about Ace's companion-collecting habits? And do you think she and Mags would have made a...

Mini-arc #3, companions collecting women companions, starts with the realization that new- Who doesn't have many great examples of this. Join Deb, Liz, and Lynne as they discuss why that might be and how it works (or doesn't) in the case of "Mummy on the Orient Express". Poor Erika, who is absent, takes some serious guff. What do you think about companions' companions in the modern era? Are they s...

It's Lynne's turn in the "hot seat"! Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we take turns asking Lynne about  Doctor Who , frocks, and life in general! ^E Bonus links: The Prince of Midnight by Laura Kinsale Tessa Dare Courtney Milan Beverly Jenkins Alyssa Cole Truly, Madly Viking by Sandra Hill Jennifer Cruise Lynne's Goodreads page The Chosen Baby

It's time for another "Perfect Match"! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss my choice of paired classic and new- Who  episodes: "Four to Doomsday" and "The Beast Below". Do you think these two make a good pair? Let us know in the comments! ^E Also covered: Lynne IS GOING BACK TO GALLY ! Erika is pleased with the reaction to last week's quiz show ! Tansy is relieved that one of her Docto...

Hello to all fans of  Verity! games! We've got another one for you. Liz has wrested control of the podcast from Deb once again, and it's every bit as delightful as you'd expect! Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we try to answer Liz's nefarious questions about the "history" of  Doctor Who , or its fandom, anyway. Would you have beaten our winner? Let us know in the comments! ^E Bonus link: Lynne gets...

We're wrapping up the second mini-arc of our Year of Women! Join Deb, Erika, Lizbeth, and Tansy as we talk about the lady-villains of  Doctor Who . What women actors do we still need to have in Doctor Who ? What are your favorite villainous archetypes? And should there be more cloaks? (Yes. Yes there should.) Let us know in the comments! ^E Also covered: Liz is relieved that the pre-Gally-ticket-b...

Our celebration of David Fisher-penned female villains continues. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we chat about Lady Adrasta and her cohort Karela. Things get a little bit Snow White and the wicked queen as far as we can tell. What do you think of this story and these villains? Let us know in the comments! ^E Also covered: We are honoured to be Hugo Award finalists for 2018! Kat adores Rachae...

Our villains mini-arc continues with a duplicitous dame. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we dig into Viven Fay (aka Cessair of Diplos, aka the Cailleach, aka many other names). With many many many tangents to celebrate the greatness of Beatrix Lehmann as Professor Amelia Rumford. Are you a fan of these two? Let us know in the comments! ^E Also covered: Kat flips over a femme Adric costume f...

It's time for another year-of-women mini-arc, y'all! Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we begin to focus on villains. Our first foray into the territory of lady baddies starts in Venice in 1580: Rosanna Calvierri in "The Vampires of Venice". What do you think of this story, this villain, her motives, her species, her biology, and (most importantly) her collar? Let us know in the comments! ^E Also cove...

Before we start our next Year of Women mini-arc, we thought we'd cap off our Competent Women arc by sharing an interview with Lalla Ward. She played one of the most competent women in the history of  Doctor Who , Romana! Join Deb and Erika as they briefly chat about the interview, which took place at LI Who in November, 2017, and then please enjoy the interview! ^E

We've got another new feature for you this year: "the hot seat"! Join Deb, Katrina, and Tansy, as they grill Erika about...well, about anything at all! It's like a Verity-only version of Ask Verity Anything! ^E Links: Who Against Guns Steven's LEGO baseball field

2018 brings another new Verity! feature: Perfect Match, in which a Verity selects a classic Who story and a modern  Who story that go together...for whatever reason. Join Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we compare and contrast Tansy's perfect match: "The Romans" and "The Fires of Pompeii". What ties do you see between these two stories? How has storytelling evolved between these two tales, and how does...

Another wildly successful Gallifrey One is in the books! From the silly to the sublime to the truly moving, it was a weekend to remember. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we reminisce about the amazing weekend that was. Were you at Gally as well? Share your highlights and memories in the comments! ^E PS: Click here for more info about the #WhoAgainstGuns promo that precedes this Extra! Related...

You may have been expecting a Gallifrey One wrap-up episode, and you'll get one, but not this week! The tail end of Gally was intense and emotional and busy and some of us needed a little space to process. Instead, you get something delightful and fun to tide you over. Hope you enjoy! Remember when we played "Unfortunate Episode Titles" and Liz mocked poor Deb mercilessly? We sure do! That's why t...