Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: A Journey Through Doctor Who

Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Unquiet Dead

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Rose for The Unquiet Dead.

QotW: If you could spend Christmas anywhere in space and time, where and when would it be?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "The Unquiet Dead" (Charlie 8.5, Connor 8, David 7, Trevor 7)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Invaders From Mars (Charlie 8.5, Connor 8, David 7.25, Trevor 6.75)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #160, a two-parter consisting of Aliens of London and World War Three! Our audio adventure will be The Chimes of Midnight, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D159.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: End of the World

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Rose for The End of the World.

QotW: The end of the world is about to commence. As you observe from a "safe" distance, what song is playing on your "iPod"?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News/Baycon Info

Discussion of "The End of the World" (Trevor 8, Charlie 8, Connor 8, David 7.25)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Minuet in Hell (Trevor 6.75, Charlie 9, David 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #159, The Unquiet Dead! Our audio adventure will be Invaders from Mars, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D158.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Rose

This week we begin our coverage of the modern era of Doctor Who with Rose!  A new Doctor, a new companion, and a brand new show!

QotW: According to the writings of William Shakespeare, "A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet." If you were to propose another name Rose, what would it be?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Rose" (David 7.75, Trevor 8, Charlie 8, Connor 8)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Stones of Venice (David 7.5, Trevor 4, Charlie 6, Connor 6.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #158, The End of the World! Our audio adventure will be Minuet in Hell, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D157.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Real Time/Scream of the Shalka

This week we conclude our coverage of the Wilderness Years with Real Time and Scream of the Shalka!

QotW: If you could choose one Doctor, companion and foe to have a new adventure in animated form which Doctor, companion and foe would it be?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Real Time" (Trevor 6.5, David 6.5, Charlie 6.5)

Discussion of "Scream of the Shalka" (Trevor 8.75, David 8.25, Charlie 8.5)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Sword of Orion (Trevor 7.75, David 7.5, Charlie 7.25)

Number Crunching: Classic Who

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Join us next week as we begin our coverage of modern Who with our review of the series premiere, Rose! Our audio adventure will be The Stones of Venice, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D156W5.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:48pm PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Death Comes To Time/Lungbarrow

This week we continue our coverage of the Wilderness Years with Death Comes To Time and Lungbarrow!

QotW: Which companion, classic or modern, would you nominate to be granted an epic destiny on a one-shot special?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Death Comes To Time" (Charlie 8.5, Trevor 8, David 7.5)

Discussion of "Lungbarrow" (Charlie 7, Trevor 7, David 8.75)

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Join us next week as our coverage of the Wilderness Years continues with our reviews of Real Time and Scream of the Shalka. Our audio adventure will be Sword of Orion, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D156W4.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:49pm PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Mindgame Saga/The Curse of Fatal Death

This week we continue our coverage of the Wilderness Years with Mindgame, Mindgame Trilogy, and The Curse of Fatal Death!

QotW: How would you finish this #DoctorWho bar joke? "A Draconian, a Sontaran, and a Human walk into a bar..." #QotW

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Mindgame" (David 6.5, Charlie 6, Trevor 7)

Discussion of "Mindgame Trilogy: Battlefield" (David 9, Charlie 7, Trevor 8)

Discussion of "Mindgame Trilogy: Prisoner 451" (David 7, Charlie 6, Trevor 6)

Discussion of "Mindgame Trilogy: Scout Ship" (David 7.5/7, Charlie 7/7, Trevor 7.5/6.75)

Discussion of "The Curse of Fatal Death" (David 8.75, Charlie 9.5, Trevor 9.25)

Big Finish: The Tenth Doctor Adventures 2.3: Cold Vengeance (David 7, Charlie 7, Trevor 6)

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Join us next week as our coverage of the Wilderness Years continues with our review of Death Comes to Time. We’ll be taking the week off from audio adventures to make room in the schedule to cover the Virgin New Adventures novel Lungbarrow!  (Meow.)

Direct download: WanderIn4D156W3.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Auton Trilogy

This week we continue our coverage of the Wilderness Years with the Auton trilogy!

QotW: Steven Moffat has done his last episode of #DoctorWho as show-runner and Chris Chibnall will be at the helm next season. What’s the biggest change you’re hoping to see under the new show-runner? #QotW

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Auton" (Trevor 7, David 7.25, Charlie 7)

Discussion of "Auton 2: Sentinel" (Trevor 8, David 7, Charlie 7)

Discussion of "Auton 3" (7.75/7.75, David 6.75/7, Charlie 6.75/7.25)

Big Finish: The Tenth Doctor Adventures 2.2: Sword of the Chevalier (Trevor 8, David 7, Charlie 7.5)

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Join us next week as our coverage of the Wilderness Years continues with our reviews of Mindgame, Mindgame Trilogy, and The Curse of Fatal Death! For our audio adventure, we’ll finish up the Tenth Doctor Adventures Volume 2 boxed set with the third adventure, Cold Vengeance, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D156W2.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: P.R.O.B.E: Unnatural Selection/P.R.O.B.E: Ghosts of Winterborne

This week we continue our coverage of the Wilderness Years with the third and fourth P.R.O.B.E films, Unnatural Selection and Ghosts of Winterborne!

Last week's QotW: What cancelled TV series would you like to see brought back as a movie?

QotW: What was your favorite twelfth Doctor story?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "P.R.O.B.E.: Unnatural Selection" (Charlie 6.5, Trevor 5.75, David 6.25)

Discussion of "P.R.O.B.E.: Ghosts of Winterborne" (Charlie 6.75, Trevor 5, David 6.75)

Big Finish: The Tenth Doctor Adventures 2.1: Infamy of the Zaross (Charlie 8, Trevor 9, David 8.75)

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Join us next week as our coverage of the Wilderness Years continues with our reviews of the Auton movies, Auton, Auton 2: Sentinel, and Auton 3. For our audio adventure, we’ll continue our coverage of The Tenth Doctor Adventures Volume 2 boxed set with the second adventure, Sword of the Chevalier. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D156W1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:50am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Doctor Who: The Movie

This week we continue our coverage of the Wilderness Years with the 8th Doctor's first, last, and only full-length television story, Doctor Who: The Movie!

Discussion of "Doctor Who: The Movie" (Connor 9, David 7.5, Charlie 7.5, Trevor 6)

Big Finish: Storm Warning (David 6.9, Charlie 7.5, Trevor 7)

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Join us next week as our coverage of the Wilderness Years continues with our reviews of the PROBE films Unnatural Selection, Ghosts of Winterbourne, and When to Die. Our audio adventure will be Tenth Doctor 2.1 Infamy of the Zaross, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D156.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:16pm PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: P.R.O.B.E: The Zero Imperative/P.R.O.B.E: The Devil of Winterborne

This week we continue our coverage of the Wilderness Years with the first two P.R.O.B.E films, The Zero Imperative and The Devil of Winterborne!

QotW: The acronym P.R.O.B.E. stands for "Preternatural Research Bureau", but leaves the letters "O" and "E" unused. Let's fix the acronym -- what should P.R.O.B.E. stand for, using all the letters? (You can change the "P", "R", and/or "B" if you like.)

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "P.R.O.B.E.: The Zero Imperative" (Trevor 5, David 6.5, Charlie 7)

Discussion of "P.R.O.B.E.: The Devil of Winterborne" (Trevor 6, David 7, Charlie 6.75)

Big Finish: Davros (Trevor 7.75, David 7.75, Charlie 7.5)

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Join us next week as our coverage of the Wilderness Years continues with our review Paul McGann's first, last, and only full-length television adventure, Doctor Who: The Movie! Our audio adventure will be Storm Warning, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D155W3.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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