http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-177.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadCan a time traveler ever truly leave his companions and acquaintances behind? After all, the Doctor "is" friends with Winston Churchill even though Churchill's long dead! Thoughts about the mystical — except in the Doctor's own case — connections between all times and places lie within. (This one ran …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-176.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadResolved: "The End of the World" was the most important Series One episode to Doctor Who's breakout success in 2005. When you have a strong opening, the follow-up had better be a killer, and it was.
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-175.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn which the second extra scene in the Series 5 box set, in which Amy grills the Doctor about his past companions, rings a touch false to your humble correspondent.
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-174.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadDespite a few areas where a little extra effort would have gone a long way, Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series is a worthy addition to your shelf-ful of Blu-rays and DVDs. Here's a review of the upcoming release (November 8 in the U.K., November 9 in North America). …
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-173.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download"Rose, I'm trying to resonate concrete." Sometimes, the Doctor is tinkering with something he can't take his attention from, which traps him in a revealing conversation. It's a scripting strategy that RTD and Steven Moffat have used since 2005, most recently in "Death of the Doctor," and it's worked …
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-172.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadRight there at the intersection of the Venn diagram between the gearheads and the Whovians is Big Finish's Eighth Doctor Adventure, "Max Warp." Does this Top Gear parody spin out or catch fire? Another take: The Flashing Blade Podcast 1-38.
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-171.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBeginning an occasional subset of 2MTL podcasts, in which I give a two-minute (more or less, time's a relative dimension and all that) review of Doctor Who episodes since 2005. We begin with "Rose," perhaps the only episode in which we got a fair look at the Ninth Doctor.
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-170.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThree topics for you today: A potential bonus for the U.S. thanks to the split 2011 season, new comics from Tony Lee and Paul Cornell, and a look at the curious case of classic-series nostalgia among new-series fans.
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-169.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPART THE FIRST: The wrap-up to BBC Week, with a look at the possible global future of Doctor Who. PART THE SECOND: Shaun Lyon, head of the Gallifrey One convention, talks about the new developments for Gally 22 in February — the hotel has run out of convention-rate rooms, …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-168.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAs we head into the home stretch of BBC Week, TV producer and Tachyon TV contributor Simon Harries introduces you to Toby Hadoke's new one-man show, "Now I Know My BBC." Toby's been a great friend of the podcast, having been interviewed a few times and contributing a review …
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