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

Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone

 

On this week's podcast, Eleven, Amy, and River Song pursue a weeping angel to a dead world and get more than they bargained for.  How can they possibly defeat an army of starving angels?

QotW: If you could bring to life any fictional character from a video recording, what character would you choose?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone" (David 8, Trevor 7.75, Charlie 8, Connor 8,75)

Big Finish: The War Master: Master of Callous, part 4: Sins of the Father (David 8/7.5, Trevor 8/7.5, Charlie 8.25/7.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #207, The Vampires of Venice! Our audio adventure will be Missy Series 1 #1: A Spoonful of Mayhem, available from BigFinish.com.

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Victory of the Daleks

 

On this week's podcast, Eleven and Amy meet Winston Churchill in London during WWII, where they learn that his new secret weapon has a terrible secret!  Can the Doctor persuade him that Daleks can't be trusted before disaster befalls the Allies?

QotW: If you could use Dalek forces to alter the course of any historical war, which war would you alter and how?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Victory of the Daleks" (Connor 7.5, David 8, Trevor 7.75, Charlie 7.75)

Big Finish: The War Master: Master of Callous, part 3: The Persistence of Dreams (David 8 or 6.5, Trevor 6, Charlie 6.75)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #206, the two-parter The Time of Angels and Flesh and Stone! Our audio adventure will be The War Master, volume 2: The Master of Callous, part 4: Sins of the Father, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D205.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Beast Below

 

On this week's podcast, Eleven and Amy find themselves on Starship UK, a strange starship with a dark secret, where they and the queen, Liz 10, are forced to make a terrible choice!

QotW: What was your favorite tenth Doctor episode?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Beast Below" (Charlie 7, Connor 8.5, David 8.25, Trevor 8)

Big Finish: The War Master: Master of Callous, part 2: The Glittering Prize (Charlie 8, David 7.5, Trevor 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #205, Victory of the Daleks! Our audio adventure will be the third part of the War Master: Master of Callous boxed set, The Persistence of Dreams, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D204.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Eleventh Hour

 

On this week's podcast, the brand new eleventh Doctor meets Amelia Pond and investigates a hell of a scary crack in her wall!  What lurks behind it?  Worse, what has already come through it?

QotW: You're the Doctor, you've just regenerated, and you're famished, what do you eat?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Eleventh Hour" (Trevor 9.25, Charlie 9, Connor 9.25, David 8.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #204, The Beast Below! Our audio adventure will be the second part of The War Master: Master of Callous boxed set, The Glittering Prize, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D203.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The End of Time

 

On this week's podcast, the Master is back with an all-new plan: humanity cannot resist him if humanity IS him!  But the Time Lords have a scheme of their own to put an end to all of time.  Can the Doctor survive a three-way showdown with these deadly foes?

QotW: In The End of Time, part of the tenth Doctor's reward was to visit several characters from his past -- what other characters would you have liked to see him visit?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "The End of Time" (David 9.8, Connor 9.7, Charlie 9.5, Trevor 9.25)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #203, Matt Smith’s introductory story, The Eleventh Hour! For our audio adventure, we’ll be starting The War Master boxed set #2, The Master of Callous, with the first story, Call for the Dead. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Waters of Mars

 

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 10 on Mars on the eve of the disaster that killed the red planet's first colonists.  Can he save them, or would interference in this fixed point in time only lead to greater tragedy?

QotW: In The Waters Of Mars, the Doctor -- The Time Lord Victorious -- broke the rules of time by saving Adelaide Brooke. What other rule or rules (if any) would you have liked to see the Doctor break?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Waters of Mars" (Trevor 8.75, David 8, Connor 8.25, Charlie 8.5)

Discussion of "Dreamland" (Trevor 8.25, David 7, Connor 8.5, Charlie 7.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #202, the swan song for both David Tennant and showrunner Russell T Davies, The End of Time! We’ll probably have plenty to say about this landmark two-parter, so we’ll be taking the week off from reviewing other media. Rest assured, we’ll be getting back into the swing of things with Big Finish audio adventures once we get into series five of Doctor Who.

Direct download: WanderIn4D201.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Next Doctor

 

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 10 on a distant world where he's stranded on a bus with no TARDIS, a group of scared passengers, and Lady Christina de Souza.  Can they escape this world and return to Earth before the oncoming swarm reaches them -- or, worse, reaches Earth?

QotW: If you could cast any actor, living or dead, to play the Doctor's companion JUST ONCE in a #DoctorWho TV special, Who would you choose?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Planet of the Dead" (Charlie 8.5, Trevor 8.5, David 8.9, Connor 9)

Discussion of Sarah Jane Adventures: "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith" (Charlie 9.5, Trevor 8.5, David 8.75, Connor 8.75)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #201, The Waters of Mars! In lieu of an audio adventure, we’ll be covering the Doctor Who animated adventure Dreamland.

Direct download: WanderIn4D200.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Next Doctor

 

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 10 in London, 1851, where a mysterious man who calls himself the Doctor is squaring off against the Cybermen!  But this Doctor doesn't remember his past -- can 10 unlock his mystery and defeat the Cybermen and their evil human ally, Miss Hartigan?

QotW: If you could cast any actor, living or dead, to play the Doctor JUST ONCE, Who would you choose?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Next Doctor" (Trevor 7, Charlie 7.25, Connor 7.6, David 8)

Discussion of Sarah Jane Adventures: "Enemy of the Bane" (Connor 8.25, Charlie 9.5, Trevor 8.5, David 8.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #200, Planet of the Dead! In lieu of an audio adventure, we’ll be covering another Sarah Jane Adventures television story, The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith.

Direct download: WanderIn4D199.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Stolen Earth/Journey's End

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 10, Donna, and a host of former companions and allies to discover why planets have been going missing and to face down one of the Doctor's oldest and bitterest foes: Davros, creator of the Daleks!

QotW: If you were writing an epic two-part Doctor Who series finale involving numerous allies helping the Doctor defeat a common foe, who do you have the Doctor recruit, and who are they battling?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End" (David 9.9, Connor 9.75, Charlie 9.85, Trevor 9.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #199, The Next Doctor! In lieu of an audio adventure, we’ll be reviewing the two-part story from The Sarah Jane Adventures TV show, Enemy of the Bane!

Direct download: WanderIn4D198.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Turn Left

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join Donna in an alternate reality where one of the smallest decisions of her life turns out to have disastrous consequences!

QotW: In Turn Left, an alien influences Donna's past in an attempt to alter future events. If an alien were to nefariously influence a decision you made, what would the decision be, and what would be the ramifications of this change?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Turn Left" (Trevor 8.75, David 8.5, Connor 9.25, Charlie 8.75)

Discussion of "First Doctor Adventures, Series 1, #2: The Great White Hurricane" (Trevor 5, David 7.75, Charlie 7)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #198, the two-part series four finale, The Stolen Earth and Journey’s End! It’s likely to be a long episode, so we don’t plan to cover an audio adventure.

Direct download: WanderIn4D197.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Midnight

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 10 on a vacation to the planet Midnight, where he gets caught up in a Lord-of-the-Flies-esque struggle against not just an alien foe, but the worst instincts of human nature!

QotW: You're the Doctor and you’ve decided to send three companions of your choice on an all-expenses-paid vacation anywhere in space and time. Whom do you send, and where do you send each one?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Midnight" (Charlie 4, Trevor 8.25, David 7.75, Connor 8.5)

Discussion of "First Doctor Adventures, Series 1, #1: The Destination Wars" (Charlie 8.5, Trevor 7.75, David 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #197, Turn Left! Our audio adventure will be First Doctor Adventures, Volume 1, #2: The Great White Hurricane, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D196.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 10 and Donna in The Library, where a mysterious woman who claims to know the Doctor quite well has called for help -- but he has no idea who she is!

QotW: If you could prevent someone's death by saving their consciousness to a computer and providing a simulated reality for them, whom would you save and what would their new reality be like? #DoctorWho #QotW

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead" (Connor 9, Charlie 9, Trevor 9.25, David 8.5)

Discussion of "The War Master: Only the Good, Part 4: The Heavenly Paradigm" (Charlie 9/8, Trevor 9/8.25, David 9/9)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #196, Midnight! Our audio adventure will be Our audio adventure will be First Doctor Adventures, Volume 1, #1: The Destination Wars, available from BigFinish.com.

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Unicorn and the Wasp

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 10 and Donna, in 1926 England, where something strange is going on and Agatha Christie is caught up in the mystery!  Can 10 and Donna figure out what's going on -- and why Agatha Christie disappeared that year?

QotW: The Unicorn and the Wasp is partially based on the game Clue/Cluedo. What other board game might you base a Doctor Who episode on?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "The Unicorn and the Wasp" (David 8, Connor 8.25, Charlie 8.5, Trevor 8.5)

Discussion of "The War Master: Only the Good, Part 3: The Sky Man" (David 8.5, Charlie 9, Trevor 9)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #195, Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead! Our audio adventure will be The War Master: Only the Good, part 4: The Heavenly Paradigm. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D194.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Doctor's Daughter

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 10, Donna, and Martha on a planet where human clones and the alien Hath are locked into a fast-paced cycle of warfare.  But when the Doctor's DNA is used to create a cloned soldier programmed to fight in their war, the situation becomes personal.

QotW: If you were an alien intent on overthrowing Earth's human inhabitants by sabotaging and weaponizing a type of device that's used by many, what would you weaponize and how would you use it?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "The Doctor's Daughter" (Trevor 7.75, David 8.5, Connor 8.5, Charlie 8.25)

Discussion of "The War Master: Only the Good, Part 2: The Good Master" (Trevor 7.5, David 7.9, Charlie 7.75)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #194, The Unicorn and the Wasp! Our audio adventure will be the third adventure in The War Master: Only the Good boxed set, entitled The Sky Man, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D193.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 10 and Donna in the modern-day where they find the ATMOS technology in people's cars is really a Sontaran plant designed to wipe out humanity.  Can they stop the Sontarans and save the Earth?

QotW: If you were an alien intent on overthrowing Earth's human inhabitants by sabotaging and weaponizing a type of device that's used by many, what would you weaponize and how would you use it?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky" (Charlie 8, Trevor 8.25, David 8.25, Connor 8.25)

Discussion of "The War Master: Only the Good, Part 1: Beneath the Viscoid:" (Charlie 8, Trevor 7.5, David 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #193, The Doctor’s Daughter! Our audio adventure will be The War Master, series 1: Only the Good, #2: The Good Master, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D192.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Planet of the Ood

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 10 and Donna on the Ood Sphere, where the friendly aliens are being oppressed and exploited.  But they also harbor a secret which is the key to their liberation!  Can the DoctorDonna uncover it?

QotW: If someone were to spike your drink with a substance that would genetically transform you into an alien race on Doctor Who, what drink would they use and what race would you be turned into?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Planet of the Ood" (Connor 8.5, Charlie 8, Trevor 6, David 8.5)

Discussion of "Doctor Who: The Churchill Years, Vol 1, Part 4: The Chartwell Metamorphosis" (Charlie 7/8.5, Trevor 6/7.25, David 8.5/8.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #192, The Sontaran Stratagem and The Poison Sky! Our audio adventure will be the first part of The War Master: Only the Good boxed set, entitled Beneath the Viscoid. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D191.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Fires of Pompeii

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 10 and Donna in ancient Rome Pompeii the day before Volcano Day.  But the soothsayers here have the gift of real prophecy and a secret alien menace hides within Vesuvius.  Can the Doctor and Donna save the Earth, and Pompeii, and the merchant Caecilius and his family?

QotW: If you could create a new religion around a Doctor Who character, what character would you choose and why, and what would you call it?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Partners in Crime" (David 8.25, Connor 8.5, Charlie 8.5, Trevor 8.75)

Discussion of "Doctor Who: The Churchill Years, Vol 1, Part 3: Living History" (David 8.75, Charlie 8.75, Trevor 8.25)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #191, Planet of the Ood! Our audio adventure will be Doctor Who -- The Churchill Years Volume 1, #4: The Chartwell Metamorphosis, available from BigFinish.com.

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Partners in Crime

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 10 as he reunites with Donna Noble in Modern-day England, where a new diet pill has some unexpected side effects.  Their investigations overlap and lead to the discovery of a strange alien plot!

QotW: The latest health craze is actually an alien invasion in disguise. What's the health craze and what's the aliens' end game?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Partners in Crime" (Trevor 8.25, David 8.5, Connor 8.75, Charlie 8.75)

Discussion of "Doctor Who: The Churchill Years, Vol 1, Part 2: Hounded" (Trevor 7.75, David 7.75, Charlie 7.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #190, Peter Capaldi and Karen Gillan’s Doctor Who debut, The Fires of Pompeii! Our audio adventure will be Doctor Who: The Churchill Years, Vol 1, Part 3: Living History. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D189.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Resolution

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 13 and friends in modern-day Sheffield, where an ancient enemy of the Doctor's has slept for centuries.  It now stirs, forcing her and her friends into a showdown with the fate of the Earth in the balance.

QotW: What’s your Who Year’s Resolution?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Resolution" (Charlie 9, Connor 9.25, David 8.5, Trevor 8.25)

Big Finish: The Stageplays 1: The Ultimate Adventure (Charlie 8, David 8.5, Trevor 8.25)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #189: Partners in Crime! Please view the episode in accordance with all applicable laws. Our audio adventure will be Doctor Who: The Churchill Years, series 1, #2: Hounded, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D287.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Shada (2017)

On this week's podcast we cover the 2017 re-release of story #108.5, Shada!  In this newly-animated update of the unfinished serial, the Doctor and Romana visit Professor Chronotis on Earth in the 1970s -- but what dark secret does he hide, and who is the mysterious Skagra who is after the man and his Gallifreyan book?  This supplement to episode #108.5 reviews the FIFTH version of the story we've covered!

QotW: Doctor Who Christmas specials often feature a singer. If you were creating a Doctor Who Christmas special, what professional singer (living or dead) would you like to have perform in the episode?

So Here Are The Things/Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Shada (2017)" (Charlie 9, Trevor 8.5, David 8, Connor 7)

Big Finish: The War Master: Only The Good, part 1: The Oncoming Storm (Charlie 7.5, Trevor 7.75, David 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #287, Resolution! Our audio adventure will be Doctor Who -- The Stageplays, #1: The Ultimate Adventure, available from Big Finish.

Direct download: WanderIn4D108.5p2.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Voyage of the Damned

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 10 aboard the starship Titanic.  Something is amiss on this cruise-liner, and the ship-board robots soon turn deadly.  But the real threat is something more hidden -- and more deadly!

QotW: What was your favorite episode of series 11 and why?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Voyage of the Damned" (Connor 9, Charlie 9, Trevor 8.25, David 9)

Discussion of "The Infinite Quest" (Connor 8, Charlie 6.5, Trevor 8, David 6.5)

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Join us next week for a supplement to our review of Doctor Who story #108.5, Shada, this time covering the official fully-animated version released in 2018! Our audio adventure will be The Churchill Years vol 1, part 1: The Oncoming Storm, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D188.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 13 and friends on Ranskoor Av Kolos, where one of their old foes lies in wait, plotting revenge.  Can they work with their allies and overcome their enemies (and their own emotions) to win the day?

QotW: In addition to flesh-eating moths, what other nightmarish creature might one encounter in an antizone?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos" (Trevor 8.75, Charlie 8.25, Connor 8.5, David 8.75)

Big Finish: Fourth Doctor Adventures 3.08: Zygon Hunt (Trevor 7.5, Charlie 7, David 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #188, Voyage of the Damned! Please view the episode in accordance with all applicable laws. We’ll also be covering the Doctor Who animated adventure, The Infinite Quest!

Direct download: WanderIn4D286.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: It Takes You Away

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 13 and friends in modern-day Norway, where they find a mysterious house in the woods and a scared blind girl whose father has disappeared.  What ancient force lies behind the mysteries they've uncovered here?

QotW: What natural geographic feature would make a good secret prison for naughty aliens?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "It Takes You Away" (David 8.5, Trevor 8.25, Charlie 9, Connor 8.75)

Big Finish: Fourth Doctor Adventures 3.07: The Abandoned (David 7.5, Trevor 7.25, Charlie 7.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #286, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos! Please view the episode in accordance with all applicable laws. Our audio adventure will be the eighth story in Fourth Doctor Adventures series 3, entitled “Zygon Hunt”, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D285.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Witchfinders

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 13 and friends in 17th century Lancashire, where witch trials are all the rage -- but something other than witches and human fallibility is behind these tragic executions!  What dark secret lies behind Becka Savage's obsession?

QotW: If you were to Kerblam! a gift to a Doctor of your choice, which Doctor and what gift?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "The Witchfinders" (Connor 8.5, David 7.75, Trevor 7.75, Charlie 7.5)

Big Finish: Fourth Doctor Adventures 3.06: Destroy the Infinite (David 7.25, Trevor 7.5, Charlie 7)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #285, It Takes You Away! Please view the episode without drawing the attention of the Witchfinders. Our audio adventure will be 4th Doctor Adventures, series 3, #7: The Abandoned, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D284.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Kerblam

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 13 and friends at the massive Kerblam! warehouse and shipping center where people are disappearing and someone -- or something -- has called for help.

QotW: What historical event would you like to see a 13th Doctor episode about?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Kerblam!" (Charlie 7, Connor 8.75, David 7.75, Trevor 8.75)

Big Finish: Fourth Doctor Adventures 3.05: Last of the Colophon (Charlie 7.5, David 7.75, Trevor 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #284, The Witchfinders! Please view the episode in accordance with all applicable laws. Our audio adventure will be 4th Doctor Adventures, series 3, #6: Destroy the Infinite, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D283.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Demons of the Punjab

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 13 and friends in Punjab in 1947.  India is about to be partitioned, Yaz's grandmother is about to be married, and people are dying.  Who is the mysterious assassin any why are they doing this?

QotW: Just like in Harry Potter, the 13th Doctor is bestowing points to her friends. To date, how many points would you award to Ryan, Yasmin, and Graham (respectively) and why?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Demons of the Punjab" (Trevor 8.5, Charlie 8, Connor 8.5, David 8.75)

Big Finish: Fourth Doctor Adventures 3.04: The Evil One (Trevor 7.5, Charlie 8.25, David 7.75)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #283, Kerblam! Please view the episode in accordance with the traditions of your place and time. Our audio adventure will be 4th Doctor Adventures, series 3, #5: Last of the Colophon, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D282.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Tsuranga Conundrum

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 13 and friends aboard the medical vessel Tsuranga, where a mysterious alien is menacing the crew and eating the ship.  Can the Doctor figure out what it wants before its snacking becomes fatal?

QotW: This week we saw the Doctor face giant spiders in a hide-behind-the-couch style episode. What sort of real-world critters would you find scariest for the Doctor to face (in embiggened form or otherwise)?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "The Tsuranga Conundrum" (David 8.25, Trevor 8.25, Charlie 8, Connor 8.9)

Big Finish: Fourth Doctor Adventures 3.03: The Crooked Man (David 8.25, Trevor 8.5, Charlie 8.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #282, Demons of the Punjab! Please view the episode in accordance with all applicable laws. Our audio adventure will be Doctor Who - Fourth Doctor Adventures, volume 3, number 4: THE EVIL ONE, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D281.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Arachnids in the UK

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 13 and friends in returning to modern-day Sheffield.  But something is wrong with the spiders, especially in real estate developer Jack Robertson's new hotel.  What does this mean, and how can it be put right?

QotW: If you were to alter the course of a major historical event via subtle changes, which event would you change and how would you influence its outcome?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Arachnids in the UK" (Connor 8, David 7.5, Trevor 7, Charlie 6)

Big Finish: Fourth Doctor Adventures 3.02: White Ghosts (David 7.5, Trevor 8.75, Charlie 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #281, The Tsuranga Conundrum! Please view the episode in accordance with all applicable laws. Our audio adventure will be Fourth Doctor Adventures, series 3, #3, The Crooked Man, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D280.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Rosa

On this week's podcast, the Wanderers join 13 and friends in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.  There they find a mysterious time traveler trying to alter Earth's history, meet some of the heroes of America's anti-segregation movement, and find that in order to be part of the solution, they have no choice but to be part of the problem.

QotW: If you could design a new threat or hazard to add to Desolation, what would it be?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Rosa" (Charlie 9, Connor 9, David 8.5, Trevor 9)

Big Finish: Fourth Doctor Adventures 3.01: The King of Sontar (Charlie 8, David 8, Trevor 8)

Hosts:

Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #280, Arachnids in the UK! Please view the episode without getting yourself sent to Stormcage. Our audio adventure will be the second story in The Fourth Doctor Adventures series 3 White Ghosts! The adventure is available from BigFinish.com, either individually or as part of the boxed set.

Direct download: WanderIn4D279.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:14pm PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Ghost Monument

This week, the Wanderers join the thirteenth Doctor and her companions on the planet Desolation, a deadly planet where two racers are competing in a desperate race for survival and unimaginable wealth.  They must reach the site of The Ghost Monument -- a mysterious police box which appears once every thousand rotations!

QotW: This season Doctor Who features its first companion with a disability. What other previously-unrepresented demographics would you like to see represented on the show?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Ghost Monument" (Trevor 8.75, Charlie 8.5, Connor 8.5, David 8.9)

Big Finish: Nightshade (Trevor 7.75, Charlie 7, David 7.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #279, Rosa! Please view the episode in accordance with all applicable laws. Our audio adventure will be the first story from the Fourth Doctor Adventures series 3, The King of Sontar! The adventure is available from BigFinish.com, either individually or as part of the boxed set.

Direct download: WanderIn4D278.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:09pm PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Woman Who Fell To Earth

This week, the Wanderers join the newly-regenerated thirteenth Doctor in meeting new companions Ryan, Graham, and Yaz.  Together, they track down the nefarious Tim Shaw and become friends through shared risk, victory, tragedy, and surprises.

QotW: Chris Chibnall has said that classic characters and villains will not be a focus of series 11, but there may be some nods and references. What classic references would you most like to see in the new series?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "The Woman Who Fell To Earth" (David 7.75, Trevor 8.5, Charlie 8.5, Connor 8.25)

Big Finish: All-Consuming Fire (Charlie 7.5, Trevor 7.75, David 7.75)

Hosts:

Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #278, The Ghost Monument! Please view the episode without drawing the attention of Tim Shaw. Our audio adventure will be Nightshade, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D277.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:51pm PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Utopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor, Martha, and... is that Jack, clinging to the outside of the TARDIS? ...in discovering the secret of the mysterious Mr. Saxon and facing one of the Doctor's oldest and deadliest nemeses. HERE COME THE DRUMS HERE COME THE DRUMS!

QotW: If you were to take over the world, what song would be playing as your Master plan came to fruition?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Utopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords" (David 9.9, Connor 9.75, Charlie 10, Trevor 8.5)

Hosts:

Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #277, the series 11 premiere and Jodie Whittaker’s introductory adventure, The Woman Who Fell To Earth! Please view the episode in accordance with your local, state, national, planetary, and galactic laws. Our audio adventure will be All-Consuming Fire, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D187.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Blink

This week, the Wanderers join Sally Sparrow in modern-day England, where they find their lives may depend on following the Doctor's urgent advice: Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink!

QotW: If the Doctor were to leave a secret message for you as an Easter egg on your favorite DVDs, what are the top three titles he should put it on to maximize your chances of finding it?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Blink" (Trevor 10, David 8.5, Connor 9.5, Charlie 9)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Theatre of War (Trevor 7.5*, David 7.5, Charlie 8)

Hosts:

Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #187, the three-part series 3 finale, Utopia, The Sound of Drums, and Last of the Time Lords! Given the amount of material to cover for that story, we’ll be taking the week off from our Big Finish reviews, but audio adventure coverage will resume soon!

Direct download: WanderIn4D186.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Human Nature/The Family of Blood

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Martha in England in 1913!  The Doctor is hiding from alien pursuers, working as a schoolteacher in a boys' school with Martha posing as his maid.  Even his biology and memories have been rewritten in service of the ruse, but somehow it's not enough -- what will the now-human John Smith do when killer aliens come a-calling?

QotW: If you were the Doctor and needed to unleash your fury to punish a villain without killing them, what would the punishment be?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Human Nature/The Family of Blood" (Charlie 9, Trevor 9.75, David 8.5, Connor 9.5)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Highest Science (Charlie 5.5, Trevor 5.75, David 7.25)

Hosts:

Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #186, Blink! Our audio adventure will be Theatre of War, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D185.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: 42

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Martha in on a ship in deep space where something has gone horribly awry -- the ship is plummeting toward a nearby star, with only 42 minutes left to repair it and escape!  But someone -- or something -- has other ideas!

QotW: If you could choose a trivia question that people had to answer correctly in order to open a door and gain access to the restricted area behind it, what question would you choose?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "42" (Connor 8, Charlie 7, Trevor 6.5, David 7.25)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT - CYBER-REALITY - 6.4 Master of Worlds (Connor 9.5/9.75, Charlie 9/9.5, Trevor 9.25/8.5, David 9.5/9)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #185, the two-parter Human Nature and The Family of Blood! Our audio adventure will be The Highest Science, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D184.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Lazarus Experiment

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Martha in modern-day London, for the unveiling of Professor Lazarus's new invention which he promises will change what it means to be human.  And that it does -- with disastrous consequences!

QotW: If you could use a machine that could give you one superpower, what power would you take and why?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "The Lazarus Experiment" (David 8.25, Connor 8.5, Charlie 8.5, Trevor 7.5)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT - CYBER-REALITY - 6.3 Code Silver (David 9.25, Connor 9.25, Charlie 9, Trevor 9.25)

Hosts:

Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #184, 42. Our audio adventure will be the last part of the UNIT -- Cyber-Reality boxed set, Master of Worlds. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D183.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:32pm PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Martha for a trip to Depression-era New York, where people are vanishing and one of the Doctor's oldest foes is behind it!  But this time, they have a new trick up their sleeve...  err...  gunstick?

QotW: If you were to create a hybrid of the Daleks with another Doctor Who race (other than humans), what other race would you choose and what would you call the result?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks" (Trevor 7.75, David 8.5, Connor 8.75, Charlie 8)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT - CYBER-REALITY - 6.2 Telepresence (Trevor 6.5, David 8.25, Connor 8.75, Charlie 8.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #183, The Lazarus Experiment! Our audio adventure will be the third part of the UNIT -- CYBER-REALITY boxed set, Code Silver. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D182.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Gridlock

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Martha for a trip to New New York in the year 5 billion and 53.  Things have gone awry here since the Doctor's last visit, and many of the citizens have gone to the motorway -- a permanent traffic jam from which no one ever returns!  The Doctor and Martha must discover why, help the motorists, and uncover another cryptic clue to the Doctor's future!

QotW: If you were on Gridlock’s motorway and needed two passengers to gain access to the fast lane, who would you take with you?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Gridlock" (Charlie 8.5, Trevor 8.5, David 9.25, Connor 8.5)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT - CYBER-REALITY - 6.1 Game Theory (Charlie 8, Trevor 7.5, David 8.75, Connor 8.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #182, the two-parter Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks! Our audio adventure will be the second part of the UNIT - CYBER-REALITY boxed set, Telepresence. The boxed set is, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D181.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Shakespeare Code

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Martha for a trip to London in 1599 to meet the man himself, Shakespeare!  But they find he's fallen under the influence of mysterious creatures who are twisting his words to their own dark purposes -- who are they and what do they want?

QotW: If the Doctor were to take any author, living or dead, on an adventure, which author would he take and where would they go?

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "The Shakespeare Coed" (Connor 9.5, Charlie 8.5, Trevor 8.25, David 8)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT -- Encounters -- Invocation (David 8.75, Charlie 8.75, Trevor 8.25)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #181, Gridlock! Our audio adventure will be the first story in the UNIT -- Cyber-Reality boxed set, Game Theory. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D180.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Smith and Jones

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and new companion Martha Jones on the moon to discover why the Judoon have abducted an entire hospital -- and they seem intent on punishing non-humans!

QotW: If the Judoon were pursuing you across the universe for crimes you committed on alien worlds, what would the charges be? 

So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Discussion of "Smith and Jones" (David 8.75, Connor 8.5, Charlie 8.5, Trevor 8.75*)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT -- Encounters -- Invocation (David 8, Charlie 7.5, Trevor 7.75)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #180, The Shakespeare Code!  Our audio adventure will be the fourth and final part of the UNIT -- Encounters boxed set, False Negative.  The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D179.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:02pm PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Runaway Bride

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and first-time companion Donna Noble to solve the mystery of how she wound up in the TARDIS and why everything seems to be going wrong at her wedding -- a mystery which, strangely, seems to pre-date the Earth!

QotW: On Doctor Who, Christmas decorations tend to come to life and become lethal. What other holiday paraphernalia would you like to see attack the Doctor?

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

Discussion of "The Runaway Bride" (Trevor 8.25, David 8, Connor 8, Charlie 8)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT -- Encounters -- Invocation (Trevor 6, David 6.5, Charlie 5.5)

Hosts:

Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #179, Smith and Jones! Our audio adventure will be the third part of the UNIT -- Encounters boxed set, The Sontaran Project. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D178.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:49am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Army of Ghosts/Doomsday

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor, Rose, Mickey, and Jackie to face down not one but TWO of the Doctor's bitterest foes!  

QotW: If you could choose two #DoctorWho enemy races to meet in a story, which races would you choose?

So Here are the Things... (Comic Con edition)/Listener Mailbag/Who News (Comic Con edition)

Discussion of "Army of Ghosts/Doomsday" (Charlie 9.25, Trevor 9.25, David 8.75, Connor 9.25)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT -- Encounters -- The Dalek Transaction (Charlie 8.5, Trevor 7.75, David 8.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #178, The Runaway Bride!  Our audio adventure will be the second installment of the UNIT Encounters boxed set, Invocation.  The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D177.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Fear Her

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Rose for a trip to the Olympics in London, 2012.  But something is amiss -- children are disappearing from a quiet neighborhood and no one quite seems to know why.  Who -- or what -- could be behind this?

QotW: If you could choose one inanimate object to transform into a monster or villain in #DoctorWho, what would it be? #QotW

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

Discussion of "Fear Her" (Connor 9.5, Charlie 6, Trevor 7, David 6.75)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Project: Lazarus (Charlie 7.75, Trevor 7.75, David 7.75)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #177, the two-part series two finale, Army of Ghosts and Doomsday! Our audio adventure will be the first story in the UNIT Encounters boxed set, The Dalek Transaction. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D176.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Love and Monsters

This week, the Wanderers are scarcely in the story as Elton takes center stage, reporting the adventures of LINDA and their encounters with the Doctor and the Abzorbaloff!

QotW: If you could pick a minor character from Doctor Who to be the star of one episode instead of the Doctor, who would it be?

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

Discussion of "Love & Monsters" (David 6.5, Connor 6, Charlie 6.25, Trevor 6.5)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Doctor Who and the Pirates (David 8, Charlie 9, Trevor 9)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #176, Fear Her! Our audio adventure will be Project: Lazarus, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D175.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit

This week, the Wanderers find themselves stranded with the Doctor and Rose aboard a sanctuary base in the 43rd century, on a planet in an impossible orbit around a black hole.  But sealed beneath the planet's surface lies a dark secret older than time!

QotW: If you could write an episode of Doctor Who that was an homage to another movie, TV show, or franchise, what would it be?

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

Discussion of "The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit" (Trevor 6.25, David 6.25, Connor 6.25, Charlie 7.5)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Sandman (Trevor 8.25, David 7.75, Charlie 8.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #175, Love & Monsters! Our audio adventure will be Doctor Who and the Pirates, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D174.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Idiot's Lantern

This week, the Wanderers accidentally join the Doctor and Rose in 1953 England, just in time for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II -- but something is very wrong here, and the world's first major televised event seems to be at the center of it all!

QotW: What television presenter do you think would make a great villain on Doctor Who?

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

Discussion of "The Idiot's Lantern" (Charlie 7, Trevor 7.5, David 6.25, Connor 8)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Sandman (Charlie 8, Trevor 8, David 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #174, The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit! Our audio adventure will be Jubilee, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D173.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor, Rose, and Mickey on an accidental trip to a parallel universe where Pete Tyler lives, Cybus Industries rules, and YOU will be upgraded!

QotW: If your parallel universe doppelganger had a different name (like Ricky vs. Mickey), what would it be?

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

Discussion of "Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel" (Connor 9.5, Charlie 9, Trevor 8.5, David 8.5)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Project: Twilight (Trevor 7, David 8, Charlie 7)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #173, The Idiot’s Lantern! Our audio adventure will be The Sandman, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D172.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Girl in the Fireplace

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor, Rose, and Mickey to explore a spaceship which contains clockwork men, a horse, and 18th-century France, and to meet Madame de Pompadour!

QotW: Ruin a Doctor Who episode title by adding, removing, or changing a letter.

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Girl in the Fireplace" (Charlie 9.5, Trevor 9.5, David 8.5, Connor 8)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Bloodtide (Charlie 6.5, Trevor 6, David 7.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #172, Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel! Our audio adventure will be Project: Twilight, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D171.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: School Reunion

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor, Rose, Mickey, Sarah Jane, and K-9 to investigate Deffry Vale High School and why its students have been disappearing!

QotW: What two classic companions (living or dead) would you like to see reunited with the 13th Doctor?

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

Discussion of "School Reunion" (Connor 9, Charlie 9.5, Trevor 9.25, David 9.9)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Holy Terror (Trevor 9, Charlie 9, David 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #171, The Girl in the Fireplace! Our audio adventure will be Bloodtide, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D170.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Tooth and Claw

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Rose for a trip to Victorian Scotland, where they cross paths with Queen Victoria herself, and a real werewolf!

QotW: What real life public figure do you think would make a good companion for the Doctor?

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

Discussion of "Tooth and Claw" (David 8, Trevor 8.25, Charlie 7.5, Connor 7)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Apocalypse Element (David 7.75, Trevor 7.75, Charlie 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #170, School Reunion! Our audio adventure will be The Holy Terror, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D169.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:26pm PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: New Earth

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Rose for a trip to New Earth to visit the Sisters of Plenitude and uncover the dark secret behind their hospital's "miracle cure"!

QotW: If you needed to give Cassandra a new host for her consciousness, who would you choose? (Real or fictional.)

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

Discussion of "New Earth" (Connor 8, David 8, Trevor 8, Charlie 8)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (David 7.75, Trevor 8.25, Charlie 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #169, Tooth and Claw! Our audio adventure will be The Apocalypse Element, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D168.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Christmas Invasion

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Rose the 2005 Christmas special, The Christmas Invasion!

QotW: What was your favorite ninth Doctor story and why?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Christmas Invasion" (Charlie 9, Connor 9, David 9, Trevor 8.5)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Marian Conspiracy (Charlie 8.75, David 8.75, Trevor 8.75)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #168, New Earth! Our audio adventure will be The Spectre of Lanyon Moor, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D167.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack for the first series finale: Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways!

QotW: If you could leave a two-word message for yourself throughout space and time, what would it be and in what locations would you place it?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Bad Wolf"/"The Parting of the Ways" (Trevor 8.5, Charlie 9.2, Connor 9, David 9.65)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Master (Trevor 7.75, Charlie 7.5, David 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #167, The Christmas Invasion! Our audio adventure will be The Marian Conspiracy, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D166.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Boom Town

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack for Boom Town!

QotW: If the Doctor gave you a last request before delivering you to your certain doom, what would you ask for?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Boom Town" (David 8, Trevor 6.5, Charlie 7, Connor 8)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Zagreus (David 9.9, Trevor 7, Charlie 9.5, Connor 9)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #166, the two part season finale, Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways! Our audio adventure will be Master, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D165.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:10pm PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack for The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances!

QotW: If you could go on a romantic date with Captain Jack (or someone else of your choice, but seriously, who would turn down Captain Jack?) at any historical event, when and where would you go?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/A Word From Our Friends At Baycon

Discussion of "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances" (Connor 9.5, David 7.75, Trevor 9.5, Charlie 8.5)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Neverland (David 8.75, Trevor 8.5, Charlie 9)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #165, Boom Town!  Our audio adventure will be Zagreus, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D164.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Father's Day

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Rose for Father's Day!

QotW: If you had an opportunity to change any one event from the past (either historical or personal), what would it be and how would you do it?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Father's Day" (Charlie 9.75, Connor 9.5, David 9, Trevor 9)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Time of the Daleks (Charlie 8.5, Connor 9, David 7.75, Trevor 8.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #164, a two-parter comprising The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances! Our audio adventure will be Neverland, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D163.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Long Game

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Rose for The Long Game.

QotW: If you could travel to the future and bring a piece of future tech home with you for your own use, what would it be?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Long Game" (Trevor 8.75, Charlie 9, Connor 9, David 8)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Embrace the Darkness (Charlie 7, David 7.75, Trevor 6)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #163, Father’s Day! Our audio adventure will be The Time of the Daleks, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D162.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Dalek

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Rose for Dalek.

QotW: If you could choose five items from #DoctorWho to store in your own personal museum, which items would you choose? #QotW

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Dalek" (David 8, Trevor 7.75, Charlie 8.5, Connor 7)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Seasons of Fear (David 9, Trevor 8*, Charlie 9, Connor 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #162, The Long Game! Our audio adventure will be Embrace the Darkness, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D161.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:29am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Unquiet Dead

This week, the Wanderers join the Doctor and Rose for Aliens of London and World War Three.

QotW: If you were away traveling with the Doctor for a year, how would you explain your absence upon your return?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Aliens of London" and "World War III" (Connor 8.5, David 6.75, Trevor 7.5, Charlie 7)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Chimes of Midnight (Connor 9, David 8, Trevor 7.75, Charlie 8.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #161, Dalek! Our audio adventure will be Seasons of Fear, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D160.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:56pm PDT
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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)

Hosts:

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
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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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
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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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
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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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)

Hosts:

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)

Hosts:

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
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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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)

Hosts:

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
Category:general -- posted at: 1:19pm PDT
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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)

Hosts:

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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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans/Dimensions in Time

This week we continue our coverage of the Wilderness Years with Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans and Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time!

QotW: Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans takes place during the novel Shakedown. What novel (#DoctorWho related or otherwise) would you like to see adapted into a movie? #QotW

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans" (Charlie 3, Trevor 6.5, David 7.25)

Discussion of "Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time" (Charlie 7.5, Trevor 7.75, David 6.75)

Big Finish Novel Adaptation: Love and War (Charlie 9.5, Trevor 9.5, David 8.75)

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Join us next week as our coverage of the Wilderness Years continues with our reviews of PROBE: The Zero Imperative and PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne. Our audio adventure will be Davros, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D155W2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Wartime/Downtime/Daemos Rising

This week we begin our look at the Wilderness years with three Reeltime Productions films: Wartime, Downtime, and Daemos Rising!

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Wartime" (David 6, Charlie 3, Trevor 3.5)

Discussion of "Downtime" (David 7.75, Charlie 8, Trevor 8.75)

Discussion of "Daemos Rising" (David 7, Charlie 5, Trevor 6)

Big Finish: The Sirens of Time (David 6.9, Charlie 7.5, Trevor 7.25)

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Join us next week as we continue our coverage of Wilderness Years productions with Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans and Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time. Our audio adventure will be the novel adaptation Love and War, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D155W1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:51pm PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Twice Upon a Time

This week we cover story # #276, Peter Capaldi’s swan song, the brief introduction of Jodie Whittaker, and the 2017 Christmas special, Twice Upon a Time!  The Doctor, refusing to regenerate, finds himself at the South Pole where he meets his first incarnation, also refusing to regenerate.  When time freezes and a WWI soldier mysteriously appears, the Doctors must discover why -- and come to terms with their own ability to cheat mortality!

Question of the Week: What word(s) would you use to fill in the blank(s)? On the first day of Christmas, the Doctor gave to me ___. (If inclined, feel free to fill in the blanks for all 12 days of Christmas).

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Review of "Twice Upon a Time" (Trevor 8.75, David 8.5, Charlie 9, Connor 9.9)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Bonus Releases » XII. Trial of the Valeyard (Trevor 8, David 8.5, Charlie 8)

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Join us next week as we begin Wanderers in the Fourth Dimension: The Wilderness Years, covering Doctor Who and related media from the show’s long hiatus from 1989 to 2005. We’ll begin with the UNIT movies Wartime, Downtime, and Daemos Rising! These are a bit tougher to find than the canon Doctor Who serials, but some of them have multi-region DVD releases. Our audio adventure will be The Sirens of Time, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D276.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:30am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Classic Who Retrospective (part 2)

This week conclude our look back over our past few years of podcasting about all of classic Doctor Who.

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Retrospective: Part 2

Hosts:

Join us next week as we begin Wanderers in the Fourth Dimension: The Wilderness Years, covering Doctor Who and related media from the show’s long hiatus from 1989 to 2005. We’ll begin with the UNIT movies Wartime, Downtime, and Daemos Rising! These are a bit tougher to find than the canon Doctor Who serials, but some of them have multi-region DVD releases. Our audio adventure will be The Sirens of Time, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D155R2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Classic Who Retrospective

This week we look back over our past 

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Retrospective: Part 1

Sylvester McCoy Era Number Crunching

Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT Assembled 4.4: United (Charlie 7/8, David 8/7.75, Trevor 7.75/8)

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Join us next week as we continue our retrospective of classic Who covering stories 1-155. If you’d like to share your thoughts on classic Who in general or your own experiences as a Wanderer in the 4th Dimension, now’s your last chance to weigh in, so send in your questions, comments, audio segments, and whatnot. We won't be covering an audio adventure next week, but we'll be back in two weeks with a fresh Big Finish review!

Direct download: WanderIn4D155R1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Curse of Fenric

This week we cover story #155, Survival!  The Doctor and Ace return to Ace's childhood home of Perivale to check on her old friends, only to find they've been vanishing -- and the town has been troubled by a mysterious plague of cats.  The mystery leads them to another world, where a deadly foe lies in wait!

QotW: If you could get revenge on the person who canceled classic Doctor Who, what would you do?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Survival" (Trevor 7.25, Charlie 6.75, David 6.75)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT Assembled 4.3: Retrieval (Trevor 8, Charlie 8.25, David 7.5)

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Join us next week for our retrospective of classic Who covering stories 1-155. If you’d like to share your thoughts on classic Who in general or your own experiences as a Wanderer in the 4th Dimension, now’s your last chance to weigh in, so send in your questions, comments, audio segments, and whatnot. For our audio adventure, we’ll be concluding the UNIT Assembled boxed set with the fourth and final adventure, United. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D155.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Curse of Fenric

This week we cover story #154, The Curse of Fenric!  The Doctor and Ace travel to World War II where they encounter and English base under threat from Russian troops.  But the place is haunted by a prophecy and a curse, and an ancient evil lies in wait here for the Doctor!

QotW: What classic #DoctorWho protagonist do you think should have been tied into a modern era story but wasn't?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Call for Retrospective Segments

Discussion of "The Curse of Fenric" (David 7.5, Trevor 6.75, Charlie 7.5)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT ASSEMBLED: 4.2 Tidal Wave (David 8.25, Trevor 8.5, Charlie 9)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #155, the classic series finale, Survival! You can stream the serial from BritBox, buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com or many other fine retailers. For our audio adventure, we’ll continue our coverage of the UNIT Assembled boxed set with the third adventure, Retrieval. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D154.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Ghost Light

This week we cover story #153, Ghost Light!  The Doctor takes Ace to revisit a place from her past 100 years earlier as an "initiative test".  The old haunted house plays host to strange happenings which will force Ace to face the choices she made there a century later!

QotW: If the Doctor were to unexpectedly take you back somewhere you were unprepared to return to, where would he take you?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Ghost Light" (Charlie 5, David 4.75, Trevor 4.5)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: UNIT ASSEMBLED 4.1 Call to Arms (Charlie 7, David 7.75, Trevor 7.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #154, The Curse of Fenric! This serial is out of print in region 1 and the DVD is unreasonably expensive, but you can still stream the serial on BritBox. For our audio adventure, we’ll be continuing our coverage of the UNIT Assembled boxed set with the second adventure, Tidal Wave. The boxed set is available on BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D153.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Battlefield

This week we cover story #152, Battlefield!  The Doctor and Ace receive a distress call and follow it to Earth's near future, where Arthurian villains from another dimension threaten to conquer the Earth.  UNIT recalls the Brigadier to active duty and he joins forces with the Doctor and Ace to oppose the Arthurian onslaught!

QotW: What fictional character from myth or legend would you like to have turn out to actually be the Doctor?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Battlefield" (Trevor 8.5, Charlie 9.5, David 8.25)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE LIVES OF CAPTAIN JACK - Month 25 (Trevor 6.75/6.5, Charlie 6.5/6, David 6.75/6.75)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #153, Ghost Light! The DVD is out of print and very expensive in region 1, but you can stream it from Britbox, buy a digital copy on iTunes, or rent the DVD from Netflix. For our audio adventure, we’ll be starting the UNIT Assembled boxed set with the first story, Call to Arms.

Direct download: WanderIn4D152.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

This week we cover story #151, The Greatest Show in the Galaxy!  The Doctor and Ace receive an ad for the Psychic Circus and decide to check it out, but soon find themselves drawn into the circus's web of intrigue when they learn that circus fans and performers alike have been disappearing.  Who is behind the mystery of the Psychic Circus?

QotW: If you could populate a circus with aliens from #DoctorWho, what aliens would be performing what acts?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy" (David 7.5, Trevor 6, Charlie 6.5)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE LIVES OF CAPTAIN JACK - One Enchanted Evening (David 6.5, Trevor 6, Charlie 6)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #152, Battlefield! This one is out of print in region 1 and hard to find for a reasonable price, but you can stream the serial from BritBox or rent the DVD from Netflix. For our audio adventure, we’ll be concluding The Lives of Captain Jack boxed set with the fourth adventure, Month 25. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D151.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Silver Nemesis

This week we cover story #150, Silver Nemesis!  When a pair of travelers come to present-day England from hundreds of years in the past in anticipation of the arrival of the destructive comet Nemesis, the Doctor and Ace must get involved -- but the Cybermen have arrived as well, and a group of neo-Nazis styling themselves as the fourth Reich.  What could the comet's secret be, and what does it have to do with the Doctor?

QotW: If you could mix three themes, elements, characters, or ideas into a single Doctor Who story, what would you mix?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Silver Nemesis" (Charlie 9, Connor 10, David 8, Trevor 8.5)

Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE LIVES OF CAPTAIN JACK - Wednesdays for Beginners (Charlie 7, Connor 8.9 chocolate bars, David 7.5, Trevor 7.5 cheetos)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #151, The Greatest Show in the Galaxy! You can stream the serial from BritBox, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from the usual sources if it’s still in stock. For our audio adventure, we’ll continue The Lives of Captain Jack boxed set with the third adventure: One Enchanted Evening.

Direct download: WanderIn4D150.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Happiness Patrol

This week we cover story #149, The Happiness Patrol!  The Doctor and Ace explore the colony of Terra Alpha, where unhappiness has been outlawed.  This displeases them, much to their own peril!

QotW: If you were to be executed by lethal candy, what kind of candy would you want it to be?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Happiness Patrol" (Trevor 6, Charlie 7.75, David 6.75)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE LIVES OF CAPTAIN JACK - The Year After I Died (Trevor 6.5, Charlie 6.5, David 7)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #150, Silver Nemesis! You can stream the serial on BritBox, buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com or other fine retailers. For our audio adventure, we’ll be continuing The Lives of Captain Jack boxed set with the second adventure, Wednesdays for Beginners. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D149.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Remembrance of the Daleks

This week we cover story #148, Remembrance of the Daleks!  The Doctor and Ace return to London, where two factions of Daleks are vying to capture the Hand of Omega.  The Doctor wants them to have it -- but which faction is the right faction, and how can he make sure the device serves its purpose?

QotW: If you were to to name a new Dalek story in the format "R________ of the Daleks", what would you call it?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Remembrance of the Daleks" (David 8.5, Trevor 9.25, Charlie 9)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE SIXTH DOCTOR - THE LAST ADVENTURE part 4: The Brink of Death (David 9.25/9, Trevor 8.75/8.5, Charlie 9.5/9.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #149, The Happiness Patrol! You can stream the serial from BritBox, buy a digital copy on iTunes, or rent the DVD from Netflix. The region 1 DVD is out of print and we couldn’t find an affordable source to buy it. For our audio adventure, we’ll be covering the first story from The Lives of Captain Jack boxed set, The Year After I Died. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D148.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Dragonfire

This week we cover story #147, Dragonfire! Rumor has it Iceworld is home to a dragon guarding a mysterious treasure, and the Doctor is keen to find out the truth.  But there's more to Iceworld than meets the eye, as the Doctor, Mel, and new companion Ace soon find out!

QotW: If you were to model a new Doctor Who creature after one from an existing sci-fi property, what creature would you adapt?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Dragonfire" (Charlie 7, David 8.5, Trevor 7.75)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE SIXTH DOCTOR - THE LAST ADVENTURE part 3: Stage Fright (Charlie 9.5, David 8.75, Trevor 8.75)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #148, Remembrance of the Daleks! It’s not available from BritBox, but you can buy a digital copy on iTunes or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, Amazon.com,, or many other fine retailers. For our audio adventure, we’ll be continuing The Last Adventure boxed set with the fourth and final adventure, The Brink of Death. It’s available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D147.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Delta and the Bannermen

This week we cover story #146, Delta and the Bannermen!  The mysterious Chimeron woman, Delta, was fleeing the deadly Bannermen with precious cargo when she crossed the Doctor's path and got stranded on Earth in 1959.  What is her secret, and how can she be saved from her relentless foe?

QotW: The Doctor Who serial Delta and the Bannermen is an homage to Echo and the Bunnymen. What band would you use to create a titular homage?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Delta and the Bannermen" (Trevor 8, Charlie 8.5, David 7.25)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE SIXTH DOCTOR - THE LAST ADVENTURE part 2: The Red House (Trevor 7.75, Charlie 8, David 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #147, Dragonfire! You can rent the DVD from Netflix or buy the DVD from Amazon.com or other fine retailers. For our audio adventure, we’ll be continuing The Last Adventure boxed set with the third adventure, Stage Fright. It’s available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D146.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Paradise Towers

This week we cover story #145, Paradise Towers.  The Doctor and Mel visit the famed Paradise Towers luxury resort community for some much-needed R&R -- but something is terribly wrong here.  The people are divided between the tribal Kangs, the suburban Rezzies, and the militaristic Caretakers, and mysterious disappearances are commonplace.  What dark secret lurks beneath these accursed towers?

QotW: If you could leave graffiti for the Doctor to find, what message would you leave?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Paradise Towers" (David 7.75, Trevor 6.75, Charlie 6)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish Audio Adventure: THE SIXTH DOCTOR - THE LAST ADVENTURE part 1: The End of the Line (David 8, Trevor 8, Charlie 8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #146, Delta and the Bannermen! You can rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or many other fine retailers. For our audio adventure, we’ll be continuing The Last Adventure boxed set with the second adventure, The Red House. It’s available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D145.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Time and the Rani

This week we cover story #144, Time and the Rani.  When the evil Rani begins kidnapping geniuses from throughout history and imprisoning them on the planet Lakertya, it's up to the newly-regenerated Doctor and Mel to figure out what she needs all that brain power for!  But the Doctor's not himself and the Rani is after him, too!

QotW: In Time and the Rani, the Rani impersonated Mel. What other companion would you like to see the Rani impersonate?  

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Time and the Rani" (Charlie 8, David 8, Trevor 6.5)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Wrong Doctors (Charlie 7.5, David 6.75, Trevor 6)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #145, Paradise Towers! You can stream the serial from BritBox, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, or many other fine retailers. For our audio adventure, we’ll be starting The Last Adventure boxed set with the first adventure, The End of the Line, available from BigFinish.com.

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Trial of a Time Lord -- The Ultimate Foe

This week we cover story #143d, the fourth and final segment of the season-long story arc The Trial of a Time Lord, The Ultimate Foe.  The Doctor's trial takes an unexpected turn when the Master arrives and reveals the Valeyard's secret identity.  The Doctor must face off with his ultimate foe, the Valeyard, in the Time Lords' "computer full of ghosts", the Matrix!

QotW: If the Valeyard were to return to #DoctorWho now, whom would you cast for the role? (Michael Jayston is still an option!)

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Trial of a Time Lord: The Ultimate Foe" (Trevor 8.75/8.5, David 8.25/8.5, Charlie 9/8.5)

Connor's Corner

6th Doctor Retrospective/The Lost Season/Number-crunching

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Key 2 Time part 3: The Chaos Pool (7.75/7.5, David 7.5/7.5, Charlie 8/7.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #144, Time and the Rani! You can stream the serial on Britbox, buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com or many other fine retailers. Our audio adventure will be The Wrong Doctors, available from BigFinish.com.

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Trial of a Time Lord -- Terror of the Vervoids

This week we cover story #143c, the third segment of the season-long story arc The Trial of a Time Lord, Terror of the Vervoids.  The Doctor, still on trial for interfering in the affairs of other species, is given the opportunity to defend himself.  But things go awry when the future adventure he selected to illustrate his improvement play back differently from the Matrix during the trial than it did when he did the research...

QotW: What was your favorite Peri story?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Trial of a Time Lord: Terror of the Vervoids" (Charlie 7, Trevor 8, David 7.75)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Key 2 Time: The Destroyer of Delights (Charlie 6.75, Trevor 6.5, David 8.25)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #143d, The Ultimate Foe, also known as the final two episodes of The Trial of a Time Lord! You can stream the serial from BritBox, buy a digital copy of the season on iTunes, rent the DVDs from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or many other fine retailers. Our audio adventure will be the second of three stories in The Key 2 Time series -- that’s The Key, numeral two, Time -- entitled The Chaos Pool. It’s available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D143c.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Trial of a Time Lord -- Mindwarp

This week we cover story #143b, the second segment of the season-long story arc The Trial of a Time Lord, Mindwarp.  Still on trial, the Doctor must defend his actions leading up to a terrible fate befalling his companion Peri -- but he can't remember what happens, and it seems the Matrix's account of events is inaccurate...

QotW: If the Time Lords plucked you from time & put you on trial, what fictional character would you want to defend you and why?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/RiffTrax The Five Doctors review

Discussion of "The Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp" (David 8.25, Trevor 7, Charlie 8.5)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish Audio Adventure: 117. THE KEY 2 TIME - THE JUDGEMENT OF ISSKAR (David 8, Trevor 8, Charlie 8.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #143c, Terror of the Vervoids, also known as the ninth through twelfth episodes of The Trial of a Time Lord! You can stream the serial from BritBox, buy a digital copy of the season on iTunes, rent the DVDs from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or many other fine retailers. Our audio adventure will be the second of three stories in The Key 2 Time series -- that’s The Key, numeral two, Time -- entitled THE DESTROYER OF DELIGHTS. It’s available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D143b.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Trial of a Time Lord -- The Mysterious Planet

This week we cover story #143a, the first segment of the season-long story arc The Trial of a Time Lord, The Mysterious Planet.  The Doctor finds himself on trial once more for his violations of Time Lord law.  The mysterious Valeyard is prosecuting and presents as evidence the Doctor and Peri's journey to the planet Ravelox, where a mysterious Immortal rules an underground realm...

QotW: If you could choose just 3 books to survive the near-destruction of humanity to help afterward, which 3 books and why?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Trial of a Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet" (Trevor 8.5, David 7.75, Charlie 9)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Davros Mission (Trevor 8.75, David 8.75, Charlie 7.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #143b, Mindwarp, also known as the fifth through eights episodes of The Trial of a Time Lord! You can stream the serial from BritBox, buy a digital copy of the season on iTunes, rent the DVDs from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or many other fine retailers. Our audio adventure will be the first story of three in The Key 2 Time series -- that’s The Key, numeral two, Time -- entitled THE JUDGEMENT OF ISSKAR. It’s available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D143a.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Revelation of the Daleks

This week we cover story #142, Revelation of the Daleks.  The Doctor and Peri head to the Tranquil Repose funeral parlor on Necros to pay respects to the Doctor's friend, Professor Arthur Stengos.  But he has been lured there by his old foe Davros, who has a new sinister plan in mind...

QotW: If you were in suspended animation indefinitely with a DJ-provided soundtrack, what 6 songs would you want in rotation?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Revelation of the Daleks" (Charlie 8, Trevor 8.25, David 8.25)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish Audio Adventure: Renaissance of the Daleks (Charlie 7.5, Trevor 6.5, David 7.75)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #143a, The Mysterious Planet, also known as the first four parts of The Trial of a Time Lord! You can stream the serial from BritBox, buy a digital copy of the season on iTunes, rent the DVDs from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or many other fine retailers. Our audio adventure will be The Davros Mission, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D142.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Timelash

This week we cover story #141, Timelash.  The Doctor and Peri return to a world once visited by Three and Jo Grant, but something has gone awry since the Doctor's last visit.  Can the Doctor set things right again, keep Peri from falling victim to yet another lecherous villain, and rescue the historical Earth science-fiction writer who finds himself tangled up in all this?

QotW: If you could take a historical figure on a voyage in the TARDIS, whom would you take, and to what place and time? #DoctorWho #QotW

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Timelash" (David 7, Trevor 8, Charlie 6.5)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish Audio Adventure: The Eye of the Scorpion (David 8.25, Trevor 8.5, Charlie 8.75)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #142, Revelation of the Daleks! This one’s pretty tough to find, but you can rent the DVD from Netflix -- if you know where to look. Unlike most classic Who serials, it is not filed under its own name. Search for an entry entitled “Classic Doctor Who” and you’ll find this serial marked as the third season. Our audio adventure will be Renaissance of the Daleks, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D141.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Two Doctors

This week we cover story #140, The Two Doctors.  When Six and Peri encounter former companion Jamie aboard a space station, the question arises: what has happened to the Doctor's former self?  Their investigation leads them to 1980s Spain where a sinister plot is afoot!

QotW: In #TheTwoDoctors, 2 met the Sontarans, introduced in 3's era. What newer villain/older Doctor pair would you like to see?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Two Doctors" (Trevor 6.5, David 7.5, Charlie 7.5)

Connor's Corner

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #141, Timelash!  You can buy a digital copy on iTunes, stream the serial from BritBox, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or many other fine retailers.  Our audio adventure will be The Eye of the Scorpion, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D140.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Mark of the Rani

This week we cover story #139, The Mark of the Rani!  In 1820s England, the Doctor finds he must contend with not just one, but two renegade Time Lords when his old foe the Master teams up with the sinister Rani!

QotW: Jodie Whittaker has been cast as the next Doctor, which of the Doctor's foes would you like her to encounter first?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Mark of the Rani" (Charlie 7.5, Trevor 7.5, David 8.25)

Big Finish: TORCHWOOD: OUTBREAK part 3: Invasion (Charlie 8/8.5, Trevor 9/8.5, David 8/8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #140, The Two Doctors! The DVD is out of print and hard to find for sale in region 1, but you can buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or stream the serial from BritBox. We’re taking a week off from audio adventures, but stay tuned for our next Big Finish review in a couple of weeks.

Direct download: WanderIn4D139.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Vengeance on Varos

This week we cover story #138, Vengeance on Varos!  The Doctor and Peri find themselves on Varos, a world where democracy and reality TV blend in a sinister game of government with lives on the line.  Can they set things right on this world without losing their own lives?

QotW: In Vengeance on Varos, Peri got undeservedly slapped. What Doctor Who character or creator actually deserves to be slapped?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Vengeance on Varos" (David 7, Trevor 8.25, Charlie 6)

Big Finish: TORCHWOOD: OUTBREAK part 2: Prodromal (David 8.25, Trevor 8.25, Charlie 8.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #139, Mark of the Rani! This serial is out of print and expensive to purchase a hard copy of, but you can buy a digital copy on iTunes or stream the serial on BritBox.com. For our audio adventure, we’ll be concluding the Torchwood: Outbreak series with Stage 3: Invasion. If you’d like to follow along, it’s available from bigfinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D138.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension -- I'd Just Like To Take A Moment, Episode 1: The 13th Doctor

This week, the Wanderers recorded on Sunday night -- less than a day after the announcement of the 13th Doctor. Our discussion of the casting decision will be part of the podcast when it comes out this Thursday, but we wanted to get this segment out to you a few days early, while the news is still fresh. So here's a stand-alone release of this week's "I'd just like to take a moment..."


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Thanks for listening, everybody, and we'll be back on Thursday with our usual full-length episode covering our serial for this week, Vengeance on Varos!  Stay tuned...

Direct download: WanderIn4DMoment1JW.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Attack of the Cybermen

This week we cover story #137, Attack of the Cybermen!  The Doctor and Peri get entangled in Lytton's latest plot (see Resurrection of the Daleks) and it leads them back to the planet Telos, home of the Cryons and site of the Tomb of the Cybermen!  Can the Doctor stop the Cybermen from altering time by destroying the Earth?

QotW: What was your favorite series 10 episode and why?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Attack of the Cybermen" (Trevor 8.5, David 8.75, Connor 9.5, Charlie 9)

Big Finish: TORCHWOOD: OUTBREAK part 1: Incubation (Trevor 7, David 7.25, Connor 8, Charlie 7)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #138, Vengeance on Varos! You can buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from BarnesAndNoble.com, Amazon.com, or many other fine retailers. It’s also available as the Colin Baker serial in the Doctors Revisited set. For our audio adventure, we’ll be continuing the Torchwood: Outbreak series with Stage 2: Prodromal. If you’d like to follow along, it’s available from bigfinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D137.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Doctor Falls

This week we cover story #275b, The Doctor Falls!  Bill is a Cyberman and there's little hope for the people aboard the colony ship to survive the onslaught of the Cybermen.  What can the Doctor do to buy these people some time -- and what will it cost him?

QotW: If Bill doesn't survive the season as a companion, whom would you like to see cast as the next one?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "World Enough and Time" (Connor 11.5, Charlie 8.5, Trevor 8.75, David 7.5)

Connor's YouTube channel now features Doctor Who games!

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Join us next week as we return to our regularly scheduled classic Who coverage with Doctor Who story #137, Attack of the Cybermen! You can stream the serial from BritBox, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com or many other fine retailers. Our audio adventure will be the first part of the Torchwood: Outbreak series, Incubation, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D275b.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: World Enough and Time

This week we cover story #275a, World Enough and Time!  The Doctor give Missy a chance to prove her good intentions, but things get complicated when they explore a colony ship and find aboard a nascent version of one of the Doctor's oldest foes: the Cybermen!   

QotW: When Michelle Gomez moves on from the role, whom would you nominate to succeed her as Missy/the Master?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "World Enough and Time" (David 9, Connor 9.5, Charlie 9.5, Trevor 9)

Big Finish: JAGO & LITEFOOT & STRAX - THE HAUNTING (David 8.25, Connor 8, Charlie 8, Trevor 7.75)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #275b, The Doctor Falls! Please watch the new episode without doing anything that would disappoint the Doctor. We’re taking a week off from audio adventures in anticipation that the season finale will give us plenty to talk about. Check back next week to find out which Big Finish audio adventure we’ll be reviewing next!

Direct download: WanderIn4D275a.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Eaters of Light

This week we cover story #274, The Eaters of Light.  The Doctor, Bill, and Nardole go in search of the lost Roman Ninth Legion, but discover a threat so great it could bring darkness to the entire universe!  

QotW: Russell T Davies claims the next Doctor has already been cast. WHO would your top 3 picks for the role be?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Eaters of Light" (Trevor 7.5, David 8.25, Charlie 8.5)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish: UNIT: Silenced, part 4: In Memory Alone (Trevor 7.75/8, David 7.75/7.5, Charlie 8/8)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #275a: World Enough and Time! Please watch the new episode without getting into an unnecessary conflict with the Picts or the Roman Ninth Legion. Our audio adventure will be Jago & Lightfoot & Strax, available from BigFinish.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D274.mp3
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