http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-358.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA rubbish brown coat (not the legendary Tennant overcoat, sadly, that would have been funny) is a paper-thin disguise for a Doctor who is a bit of a rubbish caretaker. While he endangers Coal Hill School to fire Jimmy Vee into space, Clara makes some rubbish attempts to keep …
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2MTL 356: "Listen!" Reviewed
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-356.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe latest in Steven Moffat's series of biological functionally-titled episodes, "Listen!" is entirely about hiding behind the sofa, and why we do that, and what greatness the fear that drives it might lead us to. And, to my great surprise, we get a profound look underneath the Doctor's mask.
2MTL 353: "Deep Breath" Reviewed
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-353.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPeter Capaldi delivers. Of that, there was no doubt. What else does "Deep Breath" have going for it, and does it measure up to Steven Moffat's first crack at introducing a Doctor?
2MTL 349: More Than 2,000 Years in the TARDIS?
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-349.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTwo thousand years! That's how old The Doctor is now, as stated by the Twelfth in the latest trailer and as implied in his predecessor's swan song, "The Time of the Doctor." That's a pretty huge leap from roughly 900 years old at the start of Steven Moffat's showrunnership. …
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2MTL 345: Rebecca Moore and the Famous Infographic (Time Dilation)
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-345.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadRebecca Moore and her fellow undergraduates at BYU-Idaho did a little study this year about female characters' representation in post-2005 DOCTOR WHO. You might have heard about it! I talk with Rebecca about what prompted the study, and what happened when her teammate Joseph Struhs's infographic got noticed on …
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2MTL 344: Something New?
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-344.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAt the Hay Festival, showrunner Steven Moffat promised that the new season of Doctor Who will be radically different. Does casting Peter Capaldi alone make that true?
2MTL 335: Bigger Than Life
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-335.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMirroring Doctor Who's enormous popularity, the Doctor himself has become a bigger and bigger deal in his own fictional universe, and the axis around which most of his stories have rotated in recent years. Is it time to dial things back? Maybe even go back to the old, formulaic …
2MTL 332: Celebrating "The Time of the Doctor"
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-332.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe Christmas spirit survives past the 25th, as we celebrate and critique Matt Smith's final episode. In song. I'm sorry. So, so sorry.
2MTL 330: Who Knew it Was Duodecimal?
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-330.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis one's a possible SPOILER if you've been avoiding the press for "The Time of the Doctor," as we talk about the nature of Matt Smith's upcoming regeneration.
2MTL 317: Dear Santa: Casting Peter Capaldi
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-317.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPeter Capaldi IS the Doctor! Great news, with a not-so-great side.