Doctor Who: Verity!

Do you sometimes find yourself in a conversation that's entirely made up of quotations from your favorite show? If so, is that show  Doctor Who ? Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we delve into why people quote things, what significance that can have socially, what makes a good quote, and what a quote says about the character or the person doing the quoting. It's a fascinating conversation, l...

It's another series 1 two-parter! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we discuss Steven Moffat's first submission to the new era of  Doctor Who . There's a lot of love for both the 9th Doctor and Captain Jack, who may or may not be the physical incarnation of the Doctor's libido. (Thanks, Lynne, for sharing that now-unseeable, though still unbelievable fan crack-theory!) What are your thoughts...

It's another bookish Extra! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we look at another first. This time it's Russell T Davies' first published  Doctor Who work, his New Adventures novel  Damaged Goods . This is another very grown-up-themed tome, and the Verities react as such. Some really enjoy it, others not as much. But as always, it's a great discussion! (Though we do, necessarily, venture into so...

Once again we dip into Classic Who with an episode steeped in firsts. Join Deb, Erika, Kat and Tansy as they revisit "Spearhead From Space" and talk about the first Third Doctor story, the first Liz Shaw story, the first Doctor Who in color and more! Listen as Deb and Tansy squee, Erika (shockingly) discovers that she actually likes a Pertwee story and Kat being amused at the mayhem. How does "Spe...

We have another lovely convention interview for you this week! Join Deb and Erika ever-so-briefly as they reminisce about the fab time they had at the LI Who convention in 2015. While there, Deb did this onstage interview with Jackie Tyler herself, Camille Coduri ! Do you have fond Jackie/Camille memories? Let us know in the comments! ^E

Our new- Who rewatch has reached Deb's personal tipping point into super-fandom. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss feelings and poor choices and schmaltz and glorious 80s hair. How do you like "Father's Day"? Did it reach into your heart, give you the feels, and make you a devout fangirl? Or did it confuse you to have all these strange emotions in your  Doctor Who ? If the latter, has...

It's a fantasy-casting  Verity! Extra! Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they let their imaginations run wild and try to pitch fantastical (or actually, historical) ideas for future  Doctor Who episodes, complete with mismatched Doctors and companions, historical figures, guest cast members, and a healthy dose of wet Colin Firth. This Extra! is lovingly dedicated to the Time Scoop Podcast , in which...

It's a sangria-fueled classic- Who -episode of  Verity! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we cover a pure historical, "The Aztecs". As usual, we don't all fall in line with received fan wisdom, but for a change, the majority of us do. Are you a fan of "The Aztecs"? Or are you bored by the lack of sci-fi elements? Let us know in the comments! ^E Also covered: Kat fangirls over  The Fangirl Life: A Gu...

It's a book Extra! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss the very first Virgin New Adventures novel,  Timewyrm: Genesys . It was the first time through for half of us, the other half of the Verities were revisiting it. While it may not be everyone's cup of tea, and may have a seriously high "ick factor", we're all pleased with the existence of the whole novel range. And we spend a good a...

Our trip through classic season one is back to moving pictures! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we cover Terry Nation's eclectic 6-parter, "The Keys of Marinus". There's a lot to love and some to not-love. Listen and see who thinks which parts are which! How do you feel about this story? Do you love its fairy-tale nature and the multiple adventures? Or do you think it drags? If the latter, wh...

Comics! Join Deb, Liz, and Lynne as they celebrate Titan's Doctor Who Comics Day by chatting about some of the lovely comics they've read for the first time this year! ^E Related link: Supremacy of the Cybermen #1

It's a rare  Verity! two-hander! Join Erika and Lynne as we chat about  Doctor Who 's first female director Paddy Russell, specifically, her final story "Horror of Fang Rock". Turns out there are a number of reasons this story works as a "first", so we're still well within our annual theme. Totally. Really. What do you think of "Fang Rock" and Paddy's direction? Do you find it as atmospheric and m...

It's time for another silly Extra! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we defend the very-nearly-indefensible. We had some excellent topics left over from our live show at Gallifrey One , so we put them to good use! Do you have some topics you'd like us to defend on a future In Defence Of? Let us know in the comments! ^E

It's Eccleston time again! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we discuss a real workhorse of an episode, "The Long Game". Adam, the not-quite-companion fails, the Doctor and Rose aren't the most mature, and we play "we'll fix it for you" to help Lynne handwave something that bugs her. Then we talk about potato chips. No, really. What did you think of this one? Did it make an impression? Have y...

It's another "ask Verity! Extra!" Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy (who ran out of time to do our homework for our planned Extra!). We decided to punt and let you do the work! Thanks to all the listeners who tweeted us questions to answer! Have a question for the Verities? Ask in the comments, and we'll bank those questions with the ones we didn't have time to answer this time! ^E

It's a classic- Who first! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as they talk about the first  Doctor Who story written by a woman, Barbara Clegg's "Enlightenment". Not for the first time, Erika and Kat go against received fan wisdom and are lukewarm at best toward this story. Good thing Deb is here to balance things out. What do you think of "Enlightenment"? Are you drawn in by its fascinating concepts? O...

It's an audio-based Extra! this week! Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first televised appearance of the 8th Doctor by talking about his first audio appearance! That's right, it's  Storm Warning . And because we love Big Finish so much, we digress a LOT and talk about many other Big Finish stories we love--whether they include 8 or not. When it comes to  DW audi...

Back to new Who series 1! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we talk about Rob Shearman's resurrection of the Doctor's most iconic enemy, the Daleks. We do a little "fanthropology" and talk about how we each felt watching this story when it first aired and whether we feel any different now. It was a turning-point episode for some of us, but does it live up to the memories? Listen and see! What do...

Time for another first-based Extra! (Which is sadly sans-Deb--damn real world!) Join Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we talk about Chris Chibnall's first foray into the televised Doctor Who universe. It's not an ep of DW , however. The first he wrote was the second episode of Torchwood , "Day One". It's a solid start that gets the series rolling with lots of delicious character interaction and provid...

We are all over the map this week! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we discuss all sorts of interesting Doctor Who goodness. First, we dump our "happy thing" segment and break our no-news rule because the announcement of a new companion is a Big Deal! We're excited about having a new face in the TARDIS, but the level of excitement varies wildly between Verities. Next, we continue our run throu...

It's another rare recorded-in-person Verity! It's also an even-rarer commentary track! Join Deb and Lynne as they wind down from Uncanny Cabin shenanigans and settle in to watch the Paul McGann TV movie from 1996. With cocktails, natch. It's as much fun as you'd expect! ^E

The first year of new- Who continues with its first two-parter. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we delve deep (I mean DEEP) into the relationships and characterizations and implications in "Aliens of London" and "World War Three". Yes, we touch on the farting aliens, but there's so much more in this story. It's a bit of an anchor point for the arcs of several of our characters, and we tug har...

...except when you do. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we struggle to remember a bunch of Doctor Who firsts. We talk tat, books, Big Finish, and more! That "more" includes fanworks, so I'm including this for Liz once again: So what were your firsts in these categories? And what other firsts would you like to hear about? Let us know in the comments! ^E Related links [on our site]: Dalek Krack Un...

After last week's delightful interview with Katy Manning, we thought it a perfect time to cover Jo Grant's first outing. Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as they discuss"Terror of the Autons", which was not only Jo's first story, but the Master's, as well as what many call the first real "UNIT family" story. Some even argue it's the genesis of a budding romance between the Master and the D...

It's another Verity! interview! Deb and Erika do a brief intro for Deb's on-stage interview with Katy Manning from LI Who! Katy is even more delightful in person than Jo is on screen. And that's saying something. Hear about... The time Katy asked Jon Pertwee "What would we do if we didn't have any arms?" Katy's fashion advice: "If you're going to wear a mini-skirt, you must get matching knickers."...