Episode 215 – Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terrordrome

It’s another celebrity historical! Join Deb, Tansy, and special guest Annette as they talk about this electric historical rivalry. From great guest performances to less-than-great episode comparisons, there’s a lot of ground to cover.

But perhaps the most important ground is the it-starts-here push to get Tansy a novelization gig! #TargetForTansy

What did you think of “Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror”? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Tansy is excited about five new Target new novelizations!
• Annette
  • is going to her first Gallifrey One!
  • got a Doctor Who quote & design as her first ever tattoo!
• Deb
  • is thrilled the rumours were wrong, and Jodie Whittaker will be back for another season!
  • can’t wait to interview Christopher Eccleston at Gally!

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Episode 214 – Orphan 55 and Dime

Now that the great big two-parter is over, we settle into the rest of series 12. Join Deb, Katrina, and Lizbeth as they chat about messages, character development, monsters, the fam, and much much more.

What did you think of “Orphan 55”? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Liz’s newest Big Finish story has been released — The Diary of River Song Series 07: Abbey of Heretics!
• Kat recently re-watched The Sarah Jane Adventures story “Death of the Doctor” and enjoyed the return of some old characters!
• Deb is really excited that the Gallifrey One program is starting to come together!

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Episode 213 – Spyfalling or Rising?

Two weeks in a row of Doctor Who feels like such a treat! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we discuss whether “Spyfall Part 2” lived up to the amazing ride of part 1 or was a total let-down. These Verities present a range of opinions.

What did you think of part 2 of “Spyfall”? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Kat enjoyed hearing Radio Free Skaro‘s review of “Spyfall Part 1”, complete with some of her own astute observations!
• Erika
  • participated in the 50th episode special of Handwavium, Lazy Doctor Who-style!
  • wants everyone to check out Joy Piedmont’s tweet thread collecting women & POC covering Doctor Who this season!
• Deb loved Sage Young’s delightful and insightful interview with the Doctor Who cast for Nerdist!
• We are all very very excited that Liz’s newest Big Finish story has been released — The Diary of River Song Series 07: Abbey of Heretics!

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Episode 212 – Spyfalling for Sacha

Doctor Who is back! Join Deb, Lizbeth, and Tansy as they dive into how this episode started series 12 off with a heckuva masterful bang! So much dessert.

What did you think of “Spyfall”? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Extra! – 7 Fave Xmas(ish) Stories

SCHEDULING NOTE: We won’t be dropping a Verity! ep on New Year’s Day because Doctor Who is dropping that day! In order to get a quorum together to talk about it, our ep (like all the series 10 Verity! eps) will drop over the weekend.

There may not be Doctor Who on Christmas Day, but we’re bringing on the Christmas cheer with this special, super-sized “7 Faves” episode. Join ALL of the Verities: Deb, Erika, Katrina, Lizbeth, Lynne, and Tansy as we do a rapid round of Seven Holiday Favorites. There are the usual suspects drawn from modern Who‘s rich tradition of Christmas specials, plus we veer off-piste and draw on Big Finish stories, classic Who canon (that may or may not have the most slight, tenuous grasp to anything remotely holiday-related) Doctor Who spinoffs, and short stories. It’s a mixed bag of holiday(ish) goodness.

What are your favorite Doctor Who holiday stories? Leave us a comment or drop us a tweet and let us know. And don’t forget to enter for a chance to win one of seven Big Finish Audio downloads during our 7th Anniversary Giveaway!

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Bonus Links:
Liz’s “Doctor Who Stories of Christmas Cheer (That Are Not Christmas Specials) blog post (This explains so much…)
Tansy’s “A Very Big Finish Christmas” blog post
Juliette McKenna’s Doctor Who Christmas short story “Who the Dickens…?” (Download Link is in the blog post)
Our Seventh Anniversary Giveaway
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Extra! – Doctor Who Traditions

As the holiday season approaches we all have a lot of thoughts about traditions. I think it’s safe to say, however, that this topic probably WON’T be a Verity! tradition, basically because we can’t even agree as to what a tradition IS. But we give it a decent go as Deb, Erika, and Liz talk about their Doctor Who traditions, holiday-related and otherwise. Liz disputes most of it, Erika digs deep and Deb just has a lot of feelings about Elf on the Shelf.

Do you have any Doctor Who-based traditions? Let us know in the comments or drop us a tweet. And don’t forget to enter for a chance to win one of seven Big Finish Audio downloads during our 7th Anniversary Giveaway!

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Bonus Links:
Paul Cornell’s Twelve Blogs of Christmas
Lazy Doctor Who
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Verity! 7th Anniversary Giveaway!

Edited to add:

Congratulations to our winners: Adam, Brian, Ian, June, Madelyn, Nicole, and Tom! (No last names because we haven’t gotten permission to publish them.)

All the winners this time were lovely patrons, so please check your Patreon account for a message from Verity! and get back to us ASAP!

Thanks to everyone who entered!

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We’re celebrating our 7th birthday with a present for YOU. It’s no secret we are HUGE Big Finish fans, loving and appreciating the work they do creating new and exciting stories in the universe we all love. Now, thanks to their generosity, we are giving you a chance to win one of seven Big Finish downloads. Winners will have their choice of a 1-2 disc release in the vast and sprawling Big Finish Doctor Who Catalog (some restrictions may apply).

If you’ve never listened to Big Finish, this is your opportunity to discover their delights. If you’re a long-time listener, this is a chance to add a title to your collection. Win/Win! You just need a Big Finish Account (or to create an account) and your selection will be magically loaded.

To be entered in the drawing, leave a comment on this post. Winners will be drawn on January 1, 2020 and notified via email. We’ll also announce the winners on the first episode of our 8th Season, which just happens to be the first story in the 13th Doctor’s second season. Woot!

BONUS: If you are a Verity! Patreon, you don’t have to do a darn thing. You are automatically entered to win. (With all of our thanks — we couldn’t do this without you. <3)

Thank you for all of your support and for being part of our lives for these past seven years. The Verity! community is amazing and inspiring and has made this journey an absolute joy.

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