The Magician’s Apprenticeship & The Witch’s Familiarity

Is compassion an indulgence? Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as they discuss this question in the context of our chat about Davros, the ultimate tech bro. And of course we spend lots of time on Clara, Missy, and the Doctor himself!

How do you feel about “The Magician’s Apprentice” and “The Witch’s Familiar”? Was this your first Doctor Who story, or do you know someone for whom it was Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Eight – Not Enough

In this week’s “Reference Acknowledged”, Deb, Kat, and Lynne discuss the Eighth Doctor’s impact on fandom, how and why he was brought into “canon”, and the importance of naming Big Finish Companions during “The Night of the Doctor.” Thanks to Christian Smith for this week’s topic suggestion. We are ALWAYS happy to talk about the Eighth Doctor!

This week’s “year of…” title credited to Trevor S!

As a reminder, many Big Finish titles are available on streaming service so if you’re curious and want to check them out (and we suggest you do!), a quick search may grab you free Big Finish content. Warning: Big Finish is highly addictive and may result in you purchasing many many more titles but we don’t see this as a bad thing!

How do you feel about Eight? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Episode 238 – The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stoned

This episode covers “The Time of Angels” and “Flesh and Stone”. Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they chat about these two generally lauded episodes.

Have you rewatched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Lynne
  • received new shelves for her Doctor Who room!
  • ordered two of River’s diary!
• Kat – Doctor Who Pudsey bears!
• Deb – “Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins” handheld and mobile game coming spring 2021!

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Episode 237 – The God Complex Equation

This time we turn our eyes to a “middling” entry in the Doctor Who pantheon. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we wander the corridors of “The God Complex”.

Have you rewatched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Kat is rewatching all of modern Who, and is up to “The Empty Child”!
• Liz ordered a Romana 1 and “The Five Doctors” TARDIS console from eaglemoss!
• Erika is rewatching season 18, one episode per week, as it originally went out 40 years ago — and knitting the season 18 scarf!
• Deb loves seeing new Doctor Who content in the form of photos from NYCC!

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Episode 236 – Chasing Amy’s Choice (Again)

It’s Kat’s turn in the hindsight-seat. Join Deb, Katrina, and Tansy as they take another look at “Amy’s Choice” to see how they feel about it after all this time. (And yes, I know I’m re-using a title, but it’s a good one.)

Have you rewatched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Kat is excited about Character Options’ new 5th Doctor and TARDIS set from “The Visitation”, especially the hat!
• Tansy
  • is joyous about a new Ace and Hex story, The Flying Dutchman / Displaced, from Big Finish!
  • recently watched the first episode of Jonathan Creek, which features Colin Baker as the murder victim!
• Deb
  • is impressed Big Finish has been recording in lockdown!
  • is filled with glee that Great British Bake-Off is back, and Matt Lucas is one of the new presenters!

Berry-ty!
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Episode 235 – In the Heat of The Night of the Doctor

We needed something with very little prep for this week’s episode. Join Erika, Lizbeth, and Tansy as we look back at “The Night of the Doctor”, the webisode that shocked and delighted us all!

Have you rewatched this mini-ep recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Liz has a new Big Finish title coming out, The Grey Man of the Mountain, and it has a beautiful cover!
• Tansy
  • has started playing spot-the-DoctorWho-actor in Midsomer Murders!
  • is delighted that more seasons of Grange Hill are being released on DVD!
  • recommends A Country Podcast about A Country Practice!
• Erika is happy that although Gallifrey One is postponed, the con managed to transfer the hotel block reservations to 2022!

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Episode 229 – Do Blink

Time for more hindsight. Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we dip back and see if “Blink” is really all that or if our views have changed over the years.

Have you revisited this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? How do you feel about it as a Doctor Who intro story? And has that changed? Let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Erika was thrilled to hear Dan Starkey say her name during a #DoctorWhoQuiz for The Lily Foundation!
• Kat enjoyed Staged with David Tennant and Michael Sheen!
• Kat and Deb both loved Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant on The Late Late Show with James Corden!

Erika’s post on “Blink” as a Doctor Who starter story
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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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206 – The 7-Eleventh Hour

This 7&7 brings us Steven Moffat’s seventh episode. Join Deb, Katrina, and Tansy as they chat about Matt Smith’s debut, and the debut of the Moffat era.

What do you think of this story? Let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Kat is excited about a (potential?) guest star for series 12!
• Tansy adores Doctor Who: The Women Who Lived by Christel Dee and Simon Guerrier with art by many amazing artists, including Katy Shuttleworth!
• Deb enjoys the Radio Free Skaro series 11 commentary series, featuring all women!

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Extra! – 7 Faves from the Moffat Era

Do you love these 7-faves extras as much as we do? Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we dive into the Steven Moffat era of Doctor Who and go through the pain of picking seven favourites. What will our strategies be this time? Did any ep get picked by everyone? Listen and find out!

What’s your list of faves? Let us know in the comments!

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