We Sing in Praise of The King’s Demons

It’s Tansy’s turn in the Comfort Who driver’s seat! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Tansy as we talk about the ever-delightful “King’s Demons”. Received fan wisdom is just straight-up wrong once again. (Except maybe about Kamelion. Maybe.)

Is this story a comfort for you? Why or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy Things:

• Tansy- 24Karat Trailer and Sylvester McCoy recants doubts about a female Doctor!
• Kat – Torchwood Big Finish!
• Erika and Deb do some Doctor Who Mad Libs! 

Companion Piece: Women Celebrate the Humans, Aliens and Tin Dogs of Doctor Who
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Extra! – Jean Marsh – No Weeping Willow

Welcome to our very first foray into “Who Adjacent” media! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Liz as we talk about Liz’s pick: Jean Marsh’s performance in Willow.

Have you seen Willow? What did you think of Jean Marsh’s performance? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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The Incomparable‘s episode about Willow
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Extra! – In Defence of Missing Gally

This Extra! is bittersweet. Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they mope over the (very wise) lack of Gallifrey One this year and re-defend some of the topics from last year’s live show.

Do you have a stellar defense of any of these topics? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Extra! – Verity! TARDIS Tour of the Universe

Welcome to the Verity! TARDIS Tour of the Universe – Planning Intergalactic Package Holidays since 1963! Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as Tansy helps us plan and experience some thrilling intergalactic travel!

You can play along with us at home! Grab a six-sided die and join the fun! What pre-flight choices did you make? And where did you end up Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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The Robots of Death Cab for Cutie

It’s Lynne’s turn for some “Comfort Who”! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Lynne as we discuss a murder mystery with art deco robots.

Is this story comfort Who for you? Who or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy Things:

• Lynne – Jacqueline Hill – A Future in Five Minutes by Louise Bremner (which mentions Verity!)!
• Kat – knitting again!
• Erika – a tweet inspired her to accept the mistakes she made on knitting the S18 scarf!
• Deb – John Bishop on Celebrity GBBO!

Verity!‘s GBBO ep
Our previous ep covering “Robots of Death”
Big Finish Robots range
Erika playing “E-84” on Total Party Kill
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Doctor Who (& its Fandom) Have a Long Way to Go wrt Race, Diversity

This entry is cross-posted from Erika’s personal blog.

Hello gentle readers, I’ve mostly been expressing myself on Twitter these days. It seems like it’s so much less pressure than writing a blog post — which I know makes no sense when a tweet thread can be longer than a blog post. Brains are weird.

Anyway, today’s tweet thread is something important, so I’m also posting it here.

Check out this article @Talia_Franks wrote about a troubling trend. Diverse casting can have unfortunate consequences. Their piece does a great job of covering that through the lens of this year's New Year's special. https://t.co/HGRvx0TZAR 2/8

— Erika Ensign (@HollyGoDarkly) January 27, 2021

I also recommend @DominicJGM's video–a 1-2 punch that eloquently states how it's frustrating to have the 1st Black woman Doctor as a one-off(?) character–practically a token. He then chronicles some responses & abuse he got for sharing his opinion. https://t.co/5mhvXU9pHD 4/8

— Erika Ensign (@HollyGoDarkly) January 27, 2021

I'm proud that *parts* of DW fandom are warm and welcoming, but as a white lady, I don't always see the abuse that's heaped on my fellow fans. I really want to work to do better at calling this crap out, and I encourage you to do the same. 6/8

— Erika Ensign (@HollyGoDarkly) January 27, 2021

I will close with a little good news. There's a lot of work to be done (especially w/inclusion), but this era of DW has definitely made strides in the right direction on diversity. And despite what you may have heard, this hasn't turned viewers away. https://t.co/C3beht4Fgn 8/8

— Erika Ensign (@HollyGoDarkly) January 27, 2021

I think I may cross-post this over on the Verity! site as well. [Look! I did!] It’s a message I think a lot of people need to hear. And I fervently hope people will click through the links and listen to the POC who are talking about this and not just take it from some white chick.

Many thanks to @InquiringJoy, from whom I got several of these links. You should definitely follow her for great content like this and much more.

Extra! – Comfort & Joy

This Extra! is very theme-appropriate! Join Deb, Katrina, and Tansy as they talk about makes a Doctor Who story a “comfort story” and what still brings us joy in Doctor Who after all these years.

What makes a comfort story for you? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Partners in Crime and Punishment

We start off our 2021 theme with some “Comfort Who”! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we dig into a story that makes Deb happy, “Partners in Crime.”

Is this story comfort Who for you? Who or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy Things:

• Tansy – The Grey Man of the Mountain — by Liz!
• Erika – The Moment and The Writers’ Room are back!
• Lynne – TARDIS console from eaglemoss!
• Deb – Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved!

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Extra! – 2021-derful

A new year means a new theme for Verity! Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, and Lynne as they talk about what 2021 has in store for the podcast.

What kinds of things are you looking forward to this year? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Deb’s appearance on Who & Company
Verity! Episode List Spreadsheet
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Industrial Revolution of the Daleks

Happy 2021! Most of the Verities join the New Year’s party to discuss this year’s “festive special”! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Lynne, and Tansy as we pick apart “Revolution of the Daleks”. Some of us loved it. Some of us didn’t. As always, we have a lot to say about why!

What did you think about this festive special? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Joy Piedmont’s tweets about adoption trauma and Doctor Who
Erika on The Incomparable Doctor Who Flashcast
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