http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-382.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt's been a couple weeks of highs (Doctor Who) and lows (politics) for the BBC. Last time I dwelled on the lows. Let's turn it around this time.
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2MTL 381: BBC Under Attack? Toby Hadoke Helps an American Understand (Time Dilation)
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-381.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadShould the BBC give up on popular commercial programming like, oh, I don't know, Doctor Who? A "green paper" to be released today reportedly calls for reconsidering the British Broadcasting Corporation's purpose, while the government plans to force the BBC to dig deep into its own pockets to fund license …
2MTL 380: Throwback Review of "The Age of Steel"
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-380.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe Doctor and companions were threatened with maximum deletion last time, which I suppose is worse than simple deletion. I bet the Doctor had a clever way out of this one that had absolutely no deus ex machina involved, right? Well, at least "The Age of Steel" is a …
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2MTL 379: Throwback Review of "Rise of the Cybermen"
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-379.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIf you were a classic fan who was on Team Cyberman rather than Team Dalek, this episode was long overdue. But was "Rise of the Cybermen" a proper re-introduction of the classic villains? Or were there too many stompy missteps out of the gate?
2MTL 378: Paging Pertwee
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-378.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download2MTL comes out of a weeks-long retirement at a time when it would appear it would be easy enough to bring back the Third Doctor…
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Two-minute Time Lord podcasts have been sporadic of late (an overused cutesy phrase online that translates to "Have been published at a rate approaching that of Harper Lee novels"), and I wanted to check in and explain. Surprisingly, considering the length, 2MTL episodes take a lot of energy and focus. They're mostly scripted; I'm a …
2MTL 377: (Not) Daydreaming of Being the Doctor
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-377.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhy would a man-child geek culture hound, who has immersed himself in your Star Treks and Star Wars and Jason of Star Commands as a child, dreaming of being those characters and living in those worlds, become obsessed to the point of podcasting about a character, the Doctor, whom …
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2MTL 376: Torchwood Returns
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-376.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt was big news, even for Big Finish: Torchwood and Captain Jack Harkness are back. The producers are holding their cards close, so you know what that means: rampant speculation and bucket-listing from your humble host!
2MTL 375: Titan Comics and the Forgotten Doctor
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-375.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThere was a time, you know. A time when Jack Harkness had never died. Let's go back to the time of the Forgotten Doctor, courtesy of Titan Comics.
2MTL 374: "The Stone Rose" Revisited
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-374.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMy The Audio Guide to Babylon 5 cohost, occasional 2MTL contributor and spouse, Shannon, returns with a review of the recently reissued The Stone Rose by Jacqueline Rayner — but does she do so with Rose-colored glasses? David Tennant's appearance on Colin Murray