Category Archives: Podcast

2MTL 253: The Doctor's Timey-wimey Fake Death

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-253.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTime to get the Doctor off his high horse, right? The Oncoming Storm got a little too gusty? So it's time for him to make everyone in the universe think he's dead. From the dawn of time to the end of the world? Help me. My suspension of disbelief …

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2MTL 252: So MANY Hands Made Doctor Who Work!

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-252.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadStar Trek and Doctor Who are polar opposites in many ways (see also Toby Hadoke's Trek takedown in Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf). But as I watched the documentary Trek Nation I was struck at the contrast between Gene Roddenberry's looming role over the franchise (even after his …

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2MTL 251: "The Doctor Dances" Two-minute Throwback

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-251.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadLet's just quickly zip past the fact that "The Doctor Dances" is one of the most excellent episodes ever, and talk about its REAL name and its true subversive impact on Doctor Who from 2005 on. Warning: While there isn't any actual "bad language" in this episode, there's a …

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2MTL 250: The 2011 Christmas Special and a New Year's Gift

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-250.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe annual Doctor Who Christmas spectacle caught a lot of attention — pro and con — for taking an unambiguous position on the nature and particular strength of women. Was that too much for sixty minutes? BONUS: My New Year's wish for you comes in the form of Carbon …

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2MTL 249: Will Amy Be Among the Great Companions?

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-249.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis month Steven Moffat revealed that during Series 7 Amy Pond and Rory Williams (or some combination of surnames thereof) will be leaving the TARDIS for good. This raises the question — despite the undeniable talent of Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill — of whether their characters will have …

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2MTL 248: "The Empty Child" Two-minute Throwback

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-248.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWow, it's been a long time since I've done a Throwback Review. Let's remedy that with the debut of one Steven Moffat in an episode that evokes classic Who, the tropes of vintage 2005 RTD-era, and hints of the future Moffat era. (OK, this runs five minutes. But, in …

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2MTL 247: The Lost Episodes Discovery of 2011

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-247.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFrabjous day indeed, as two missing episodes from the '60s have been found! This calls for a celebration! And after you've listened to this episode, read the frankly brilliant Radio Times backgrounder on how these episodes were discovered. Oh, and check out that TMDWP guy. He's pretty cool himself.

2MTL 246: The Caregiver's Tale (and How to Help Fight Monsters)

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-246.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadRTD's interview with Laurence Watts shed a sad light on the immediate future of his writing projects, as he takes on a more important role as caregiver. The Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust is the U.K.'s largest funder of brain tumor research. If you would like to join me …

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2MTL 245: A Bigger-on-the-Inside Christmas Mystery

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-245.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTwo bigger-on-the-inside worlds collide this Christmas in "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" — and the PARTICULAR collision between C.S. Lewis's worldview and Doctor Who's typical one has me wondering what the heck showrunner Steven Moffat is up to…