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The Doctor's robbing a bank but never fear he's got a gang.....gotta love a gang, a great twisty turning tale this week from the pen of writer Stephen Thompson. The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show  https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/ If you want to send me comments or feedback yo...

A creepy episode this week but Dr Who: Listen felt like a return to form and a story Peter Capaldi's 12th Doctor was right at home in. End Theme is Dr Who(2014) by Murray Gold The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show  https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/ If you want to send me comments...

A lighter episode this week from the pen of Mark Gatiss as the Doctor encounters Robin Hood, the Sheriff of Nottingham and robot knights. I forgot to mention in the review the brief cameo of Patrick Troughton via a photo of him playing Robin Hood himself. End Theme is Dr Who(2014) by Murray Gold The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of cours...

Another week, another episode of Dr Who I got to watch on a cinema screen. This time as part of this week's Whooverville 6 convention. Into The Dalek was an action packed cinematic blockbuster of an episode far more entertaining and rewarding than last week's. End Theme is Dr Who(2014) by Murray Gold The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of...

My review of the series 8 debut Doctor Who: Deep Breath which I saw at the cinema, we had a guest Dalek in the foyer and were treated to three extras a potted guide to regeneration by Strax, Dr Who Extra which also aired on the red button and a Q&A with Stephen Moffat, Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman which revealed Capaldi wants the Mondas Cybermen to return and Moffat doesn't seem as keen on the...

My classic series reviews conclude for now with episodes 7-12 of The Daleks Masterplan. You can read more about this story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_daleks_masterplan and the wife in space blog's verdict is here http://wifeinspace.com/2011/04/the-daleks-master-plan-5-10/ and here http://wifeinspace.com/2011/04/the-daleks-master-plan-11-12/ Album art is by The Chris of Fenric End theme...

Using a mixture of excisting episodes and recons I review the first six episodes of Doctor Who: The Daleks Masterplan. I'll review the concluding episodes next time. You can read more about this week's story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_daleks_masterplan and the wife in space blog's verdict here http://wifeinspace.com/2011/04/the-daleks-master-plan-1-4/ and here http://wifeinspace.com/201...

A few days ago the Doctor Who World Tour lauched in Wales so a short interview with the 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi via BBC Radio Wales, also this week I attended the Nine Worlds Geekfest in London so here's my chat with writer LM Myles who organised the Dr Who track at that convention. You can here more from Liz on the Verity Podcast here http://veritypodcast.wordpress.com/ End theme is Dr Who Gyps...

My classic series mini reviews continue with an attempt to review Doctor Who: The Mythmakers, not easy as there's merely seconds of video left and I had to reply on a recon and a CD. You can see photos of the recent Shada Tour I conducted here https://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157646121053452/ and video of the tour here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riO_52M_Hcw You can read more about...

My classic series mini reviews reach another missing episode the oddity that is Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown which I was able to watch thanks to this animated recon http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxfzet_doctor-who-mission-to-the-unknown-levine-animation_shortfilms You can read more about this week's story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_to_the_Unknown and The Wife in Space blog's...

My classic series mini reviews return with Doctor Who: Galaxy Four, the Doctor, Vicki and Stephen meet amazonian women and Chumblies. You can read more about this week's story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_4 and the wife in space blog's review of it here http://wifeinspace.com/2011/04/galaxy-four/ Also this week another update on my TARDIS build which you can watch video of here https:/...

We begin this week with the surprise appearance of a Dr Who trailer during the final of the kickball, so a few thoughts on what that may contain.   Then as the sun is high and the  days are long another TARDIS build update as I begin to make some progress with the base.   Main content this week is sadly not the whole of a recent Colin Baker convention appearance as I ran out of battery power but s...

An off topic audio diary episode about the day earlier this week when stage 3 of The Tour De France started in my home town of Cambridge. You can see my photos taken that day and in the lead up to the event here https://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157645333110701/ and a video I shot on the day here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwN4tzU1XQ0 The show is now on Facebook please join the grou...

You can see the new Dr Who trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HaiGKiUuik Two writers proved to be the unexpected comedy double act at the Mythmakers convention Terrance Dicks and Derrick Sherwin chat about working on Dr Who during the classic era. You can see my photos of the convention here  www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/set…2157644966404425/ End theme is Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar) by Thrip T...

STOP PRESS: Today the BBC have annouced that episode one of series 8 will air on 23rd August 2014 and is titled "Deep Breathe" this info was released after this week's podcast was recorded. There's a new trailer too which I'll include audio of on next week's show. The first of three episodes covering the Mythmakers convention, this week 70s producer Phillip Hinchcliffe. You can see my photos of th...

The last of my classic series mini review before a break of a few weeks is Doctor Who: The Time Meddler a fun romp that ended series two. You can read more about this story here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_Meddler  and the wife in space's blog verdict here  wifeinspace.com/2011/03/the-time-meddler/ End theme is Doctor Who theme(Band aid mix)  The show is now on Facebook please join the group fo...

Sorry for the delay in this episode going online but to make up for that there will be three episodes this week.    My classic series mini review is Doctor Who: The Chase a fun romp and also Ian and Barbara's final appearance in the show but before that I pay a brief tribute to Rick Mayall who died recently. You can read more about this week's story here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chase_(Doctor_Who...

First up this week there's an update on my efforts to build a TARDIS replica, work began last weekend, you can see a video diary of phase one here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpwEY4WPs_E if you're short of time there's a timelapse of this part of the build here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfDHJ187moA Main content this week is a review of Doctor Who: The Space Museum, a much derided story b...

Back to the recons and soundtrack CDs as my classic series reviews reach Doctor Who: The Crusade not quite the romp of The Romans but our regulars certainly get to raid the dressing up box again to fit in with the story's era. You can read more about this week's story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crusade_(Doctor_Who) and The Wife in Space's verdict here http://wifeinspace.com/2011/03/the-...

First up this week a review of the TARDIS copter R/C model, you can see videos of me flying it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxiibP0XuqA and here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAs2gUR8474 My classic series reviews reach Dr Who: The Web Planet otherwise known as planet of the insects, another case of a story that could do with being four rather than six episodes long but you have to admire...

It's time for a tale of togas and slavery as my classic series mini reviews reaches Doctor Who: The Romans a fun romp from the pen of Dennis Spooner. You can read more about this week's story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Romans_(Doctor_Who) and The Wife in Space's verdict is here http://wifeinspace.com/2011/03/the-romans/ End theme is Doctor Who theme(Band aid mix)  The show is now on Fac...

My mini reviews of the classic series reach The Rescue, the two parter that introduced Vicki and even came up with a plot reason for a monster looking rubbish. You can read more about this week's story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescue_(Doctor_Who) and the Wife in Space blog's verdict here http://wifeinspace.com/2011/03/the-rescue/ End theme is Doctor Who theme(Band aid mix)  The show i...

The Daleks second appearance is up for review this week, it's also the first story in which we loose a companion. You can read more about this week's story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek_Invasion_of_Earth and The Wife in Space blog's verdict is here http://wifeinspace.com/2011/03/the-dalek-invasion-of-earth/ End theme is Doctor Who theme(Band aid mix)  The show is now on Facebook please j...

Doctor Who: Planet of Giants gets the mini review treatment this week, a story that was originally planned to be the first ever Doctor Who story eventually showed up early in series two. You can read more about this week's story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_of_Giants and the wife in space's verdict is here http://wifeinspace.com/2011/02/planet-of-giants/ End theme is Doctor Who theme(B...

This week Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror gets the mini review treatment, a story that starts well but feels a little over complex in it's final episodes. You can read more about this story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reign_of_Terror_(Doctor_Who) and wife in space's verdict on it is here http://wifeinspace.com/2011/02/the-reign-of-terror/ End theme is Doctor Who theme(Band aid mix)  The...