Verity! BlackOut

We strongly believe the events happening in the United States surrounding the death of George Floyd as well as the systematic racism and police brutality that killed him, call for soul searching and reflection. As a result, we’ve pulled this week’s episode of Verity! Instead we urge you listen to Black voices in Doctor Who, like Time and Relative Blackness in Space (#TARBIS) by Black Girls Create, Black voices in social media like Ava DuVernay and Kenidra Woods, and, most importantly, Black voices in your community.

Rather than listening to us, listen to them.

Never be cruel, never be cowardly… Remember – hate is always foolish…and love, is always wise. – The Doctor

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Episode 227 – The Eye of the Scorpion King

As promised, the Verities dive into Big Finish! Join Deb, Katrina, Lizbeth, and Tansy as they discuss a Doctor Who audio drama, The Eye of the Scorpion.

Have you listened to this story? Did you revisit it for this podcast? Let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Kat loves Peter Davison’s pupper-friendly TARDIS-based home studio cupboard!
• Tansy looks forward to a lockdown sitcom with David Tennant and Michael Sheen!
• Deb used a Doctor Who lunch box to corral her convention badges and ribbons!
• Liz is tremendously excited about Romana and Sarah Jane Smith figures from Character Options!

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Extra-special thanks to this week’s guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Extra! – Quarantine Comforts

This week we all just needed a quiet conversation about what is bringing us comfort and grounding us through the pandemic. We cover both Doctor Who and non-Doctor Who comforts. There’s rather a lot of talk about canning.

What is keeping you going through all this? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Extra-special thanks to this week’s guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Extra! – We Were the Monsters All Along

It’s been a while since Deb has brought out the monsters in the Verities. Join her as she puts Lynne, and Tansy through the ringer with some tough choices.

Which monstrous decisions would you have made? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Extra-special thanks to this week’s guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Episode 226 – Reflections In the Forest of the Night

This week we reflect on another story that wasn’t a hit right out of the gate. Join Deb, Katrina, Lizbeth, and Lynne as they discuss how they feel about “In the Forest of the Night” lo these several years on. We also get to hear Lynne’s pick for her “hindsight is 2020” episode to revisit.

Have you reflected on “In the Forest of the Night” recently? If so, what did you think? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Kat enjoyed the Good Omens: Lockdown!
• Lynne moved to a new house and gets to reconstitute her Doctor Who room, complete with new shelving!
• Liz takes joy from her eaglemoss Doctor Who figurine collection!
• Deb watched the BBC’s Big Night In with most of the living Doctors!

Extra-special thanks to this week’s guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Episode 225 – The Snowmen Revisited

This week we go waaaay back to the beginning! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we re-visit the story we reviewed on our very first (proper) podcast episode ever! Kat wasn’t able to join us for that, so we get her eight-year-old hot take.

Did you revisit “The Snowmen”? If so, what did you think? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Kat looks forward to Big Finish’s Torchwood: Dinner and a Show, written by Gareth David-Lloyd!
• Tansy watches and rewatches and re-rewatches “The Faceless Ones” on DVD!
• Erika squees over Who Is the Doctor 2, which is every bit as delightful as its predecessors!
• Deb loves when listeners ask Tansy for Big Finish recs, and really loves when they ask her to rate her faves of the first 50!

Extra-special thanks to this week’s guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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Extra! – Doctor Who Quarantine Houses

This is another very silly Extra, and two of us had no idea what we were going to do when we sat down to record! Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we latch onto an internet meme and determine what modern Doctor Who quarantine houses we’d want to be in. We also spend some time building new, classic Doctor Who quarantine houses to choose from:

House 1
5th Doctor
Polly
Liz Shaw
Graff Vynda-K

House 2
2nd Doctor
Barbara
Romana 1
The (Delgado) Master

House 3
3rd Doctor
Jo Grant
Leela
The (Roberts) Master

House 4
1st Doctor
Romana 2
Harry Sullivan
Lady Adrasta

House 5
4th Doctor
Ian
Sarah Kingdom
Lady Peinforte

House 6
6th Doctor
Ace
Jamie
Vivien Fay

Which houses would you choose? Let us know in the comments!

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Extra-special thanks to this week’s guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
Support Verity! on Patreon

Download or listen now (runtime 37:29)