The Space Pirates Treasure

It’s time for another Underrated Gem — this time from Erika! Join Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss a story that is routinely listed near the very bottom of polls. Even Liz manages to find some nice things to say about this story. It’s a 2021-derful miracle!

Do you think this story is an Underrated Gem? Why or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy Things:

• Tansy gives us perspective by telling us of an 8-year-old who was surprised to discover the Doctor was once a man!
• Liz has FIVE Big Finish stories coming, including a Blake’s 7 audio with Colin Baker as Bayban the Butcher!
• Erika
  • enjoys Graeme Allen’s orchestral version of the K-9 and Company theme!
  • bops to Steven’s ridiculous Chibnall “remix”!
• We are all thrilled to have a trailer for series 13 (even Tansy, who hasn’t seen it yet)!

Tansy’s new Instagram featuring Doctor Who and Blake’s 7 costumes
Liz plays a Dungeons and Dragons character named Vailo in Total Party Kill
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The Green Death Becomes Her

Happy birthday, Katy Manning! (It’s tomorrow as this ep drops.) Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as they bid a fond farewell to Jo Grant in “The Green Death”! We haven’t done a proper goodbye episode since our year of love and lasts!

How do you feel about this as a farewell story for Jo? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy Things:

• Tansy
  • writes about the 13th Doctor as a Space Unicorn at Uncanny Magazine!
  • finally started her own Doctor Who/Blake’s 7-specific Instagram!
• Lynne
  • has the Season 24 box set!
  • and “The Keys of Marinus” set of action figures!
• Deb loves Katy Manning’s Twitter account!

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Extra! – Our Doctor Who Wish List

It’s a whimsical, wishful-thinky Extra! for you today! Join Deb, Kat, and Tansy as they discuss how if had the power what merch, services or Doctor Who related STUFF would exist in this world. It’s a weird, wonderful and amazing list!

What DW stuff would you want to exist? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

[Note: This was recorded waaay before the RTD news dropped, so no mention of it here at all!]

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Extra! – RTD2

We had other plans for this week, but NEWS happened! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as we gather for an emergency Extra! That’s right! RTD is BACK! (Or he will be starting in 2023.)

How do you feel about this development? What was your initial reaction? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Extra! – Definitive Companions Redux

Deb takes us waaay back to a fun topic from our very first year! Join Deb, Erika, and Kat as we decide who are the definitive companions for each Doctor. It’s fun to see if our opinions (except Kat, who wasn’t on that Extra!) have changed over the last eight years!

Which companions do you think are definitive for each Doctor? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Extra! – Ships in the Night

Tansy had a fab idea for an Extra!, and some lovely listeners helped! Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss Doctor Who ships. No, not the space kind. The romantic kind!

Which are your fave/least-fave ships? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Hooray for Talalay!

It’s another “Big Idea” segment! Join Deb and Kat for a cozy two-hander discussing Kat’s Big Idea — Rachel Talalay!

What do you think of her work? Any fave moments or scenes? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy Things:

• Kat –
  Cyberman action figure with Raston Warrior Robot Javelin!
• Deb – Empire of the Wolf comic coming in November!

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Extra! – Last Modern-Who Historical Standing

It’s deathmatch time again! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we crown a single modern-Who historical!

Which story do you think should have won? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Pure Historicals

It’s another “Big Idea” segment! Join Deb, Kat, Lynne, and Tansy as they talk about Tansy’s Big Idea — “pure historicals” in Doctor Who!

What do you think about pure historicals? And do you have Happy Things to share with us? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Extra! – Julian Glover – For Our Eyes, Lovely

Time for another Who-Adjacent actor! Join Deb, Liz, and Lynne as they talk about Lynne’s pick: Julian Glover in For Your Eyes Only.

Have you seen this Bond flick? What did you think of Julian Glover’s performance? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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