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2MTL 203: In Defense of BBC America

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-203.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSome U.S. fans accustomed to waiting for iTunes or using "other means" to get their Who Fix (TM) found it hard to deal with commercials, promos and additions to the day-and-date broadcast of "The Impossible Astronaut" on BBC America. Patience, folks: not only are those changes unavoidable in the …

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2MTL 200: The Unbearable Brightness of Series 6, Plus Your Questions

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-200.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadLess than two weeks away, a confession: I've been overwhelmed not only by the mammoth wall of hype over the debut of Series 6, but by some of the implications of the new season itself. Plus, listener feedback! Plus, simultaneously, an illustration of how listener feedback can go horribly …

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2MTL 179: Top Gear's Lessons for "Doctor Who USA"

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-179.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTop Gear America's taking it on the chin, dare I say unfairly, from the purist fans of the original. And that helps me predict whether Doctor Who will follow in The Office's footsteps as another BBC property being remade for U.S. audiences.

2MTL 166: Perryman's Prediction: The Future of Doctor Who at the BBC

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-166.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWho Fix co-founder, Tachyon TV co-conspirator, and video and new media professor (wait, that sounds terribly legitimate) Neil Perryman fixes blame for Dimensions in Time while making some best-case and worst-case predictions for Doctor Who's future. This is Day 2 of BBC Week on 2MTL. Next up: Mark Goodacre, …

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2MTL 165: BBC's Under Pressure; How's Doctor Who?

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-165.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadToday kicks off a one-week series of Two-minute Time Lord Podcasts exploring the relationship of Doctor Who and the BBC, an institution with an increasingly cloudy future. While Doctor Who is in no immediate danger, BBC budgets continue to be cut and the license fee is under attack. What …

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2MTL 160: Time Differential Shorted Out for Classic DVD Releases

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-160.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadShall we take a moment to revel in, or even squee over, the news that we're getting accelerated and synchronized classic Doctor Who DVD releases in North America, Australia and New Zealand? Indeed we shall. Ahem. Squee!

2MTL 158: Series 6 and Series 7 in 2011? Madness!

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-158.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAs widely reported, Steven Moffat announced at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh TV Festival 2010 that rather than a single 13-episode series of Doctor Who in 2011, we'll get two shorter series in the spring and fall. Related pros, cons, speculation and unreasonable demands lie within!

2MTL 151: Saluting Tracie Simpson

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-151.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBuried in RTD and Benjamin Cook's The Writer's Tale (confession: I've only read the pre-specials hardback) is a salute to an unsung hero who left only to return as a full producer for the specials and Series 5: Gallifrey One 22 guest Tracie Simpson.

2MTL 148: Plan B for Watching Doctor Who Internationally

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-148.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFor about as long as I've been podcasting, I've been on the warpath seeking the international release of Doctor Who episodes as close to the BBC One airdate as possible. I'm forced to admit that may not be practical most of the time for smaller networks such as BBC …

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