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Monday Morning Round Up- April 14

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In case you missed any of the big stories over the past week, here’s a recap for you. Be sure to follow @troughtonsmydoc and see the news as it’s happening!

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First up we have to wish Peter Davison a very happy Birthday! He celebrated his 63rd birthday April 13th!

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Day Of The Doctor Up for a BAFTA and your votes can help it win!

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Ich Bin Ein The Doctor?

German Doctor Who fans are in for a treat. And what’s good for Germany could be good for the rest of the UK.

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New Doctor Who Comics!

The 10th and 11th Doctors are each getting their own new comic series from Titan Comics. Previews and preorders!

 

The Doctor Hits the Horror Channel

Doctor Who will start airing on the Horror Channel Friday April 18th! Check out the trailer. I would like to give a special mention to the good folks at the Horror Channel and all their fans who retweeted the heck out of my related tweets! Thank you!

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Looking For A Deal?

I stumbled across a great deal online and bought a bunch of Classic Doctor Who dvds. I just had to share it. I have no idea when it will end, so check it out soon!

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Podcastrovalva- Radio Free Skaro

Al gives you an introduction to Radio Free Skaro and shares how he got into one of the best DW related podcasts out there.

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Season 6 Is Like A Box Of Chocolates

New contributor Andrew Boland gives us his opinion on why Troughton’s last season is the greatest of the 2nd Doctor’s run!

Series 8 Spoilers!

Okay, you were warned, if you don’t want to know more DO NOT click the links. More on that Gatiss episode and also a list of possible episode names leaked online.

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Big News and No News in the Omnirumour!

We started the week out with nothing but bad news. Easter is off, they said. Maybe sometime in May or June. Hopefully. That led me to my poll, when do you think the next announcement will come. Haven’t voted yet? Come on over and add your voice. If you did vote, why not see what everyone else believes? So, we were prepared for a quiet few weeks before things might have picked up again. What we weren’t prepared for is T.I.E.A. to come out swinging!

So there you go, the news the rumours, the weird and the wild from the past seven days.

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New 10 and 11 Comic Series

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Are you a big fan of Tennant or Smith and you just can’t get enough of them? Well Titan Comics is launching two new series July 23, 2014.

The 10th Doctor story takes place just after Donna has left the tardis. He doesn’t think he will ever take on another companion, but it’s Day of the Dead eve and there’s a girl who needs his help. Written by Eisner Award winner Nick Abadzis and illustrated by Elena Casagrande.

A grieving girl, a cosmic threat, a 70’s musician and the 11th Doctor. Written by Al Ewing and Rob Williams with artist Simon Fraser.

You can pre-order or subscribe now if you want to save a some money and never miss an issue!

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UPDATE- Looking for a deal on Classic DW?

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My wallet has just been subjected to a thorough battering thanks to an email I received from amazon.ca . Loads of Classic Doctor Who dvd’s are on sale for pretty awesome prices. Many of them are 40% off, some are 50% off and a few are even more discounted!

I bought The Invisible Enemy, Underworld and The Invasion Of Time (the three that I needed to finish off season 15 and then the Key to Time boxset. Now I am closer than ever to having everything that is currently available. I just need season 17 and part of season 18. Unfortunately I also need three McCoy’s that are out of print.  Maybe someday I can get a R1 version of Battlefield,  Ghost Light and Curse Of Fenric.

So what dvd’s do you need and what are you going to pick up? Don’t wait too long, I don’t know when the sale ends!

 

UPDATE! Just two business days after placing my order, those amazing Tom Baker stories have arrived! The sale is still on as of 4/15, so be sure to check it out!

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Podcastrovalva- An introduction to Radio Free Skaro

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Radio Free Skaro (RFS) bills itself  as “possibly the most popular, most prolific and charmingly irreverent (but never irrelevant) Doctor Who podcast around.” It is all that, and could even be described as the flagship podcast of Doctor Who fandom.

I discovered Radio Free Skaro through Star Trek. I was on an email list and heard of the “Trek Radio” radio station in late 2012 and went looking for it on the TuneIn radio app. Then I wondered if there was  any sort of Internet radio station devoted to Doctor Who?

My search led me to Radio Free Skaro, a podcast created by Warren Frey and Steven Schapansky in the western provinces of Canada. I started with the first episode, listening to it  several years after it was recorded.  They began by describing the recons. Steve was “knee deep” in the Pertwee era, watching “Day of the Daleks” in the background even as they were recording!

I was hooked, and listened to the first 100 episodes or so. A year after they started, their friend Chris Burgess joined along, completing the “Three Who Rule” triumvirate which has endured today.

I stopped listening to the really old episodes of RFS, not because I got tired of them, but because as I was catching up on the TV episodes.  I got impatient and skipped ahead needing to hear the  most recent podcasts as they came out, wanting to know what the “Three Who Rule” had to say about recent events and news.

Along the way they led me to other Doctor Who podcasts like Verity, Two Minute Time Lord, Tardis Tavern, and others. RFS has been, and still is, my gateway to “Doctor Who” fandom. I listen to a lot of podcasts each week, always starting out with RFS.

How have they kept RFS going for hundreds of episodes? They know of what they speak, love the subject, and have fun doing it. They review new releases of DVDs and episodes when they come out, cover related programs such as Torchwood, do episode commentaries, and have features such as FluidLinks the Miniscope. And yes, they report on stats (total viewer ratings for Doctor Who episodes as they first air).

If you haven’t see it already, you should watch the video of RFS’s opening event at the Gallifrey One convention (“Gally”) earlier in 2014:

Radio Free Skaro is found on itunes, the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance page, and their own web site: http://www.radiofreeskaro.com/

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Ich Bin Ein The Doctor?

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German fans rejoice! Polyband, the German distributor of the new series of Doctor Who are going to release An Adventure in Space and Time on DVD and Bluray at the end of July! It will contain the English audio and all the special features, but will have a German audio dub done exclusively for the release.

You’re not a German fan, but still want the Bluray? This is your chance to get it. Unless BBC WW announces a UK release between now and then (which is entirely possible, you never know) this will be the only way to get a European Bluray copy. More details as they come.

Here’s the official statement from Polyband, though you might need to brush up on your German. Thanks to Pascal Salzmann for providing me with a translation.

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More on that Gatiss Episode- Spoilers

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Ben Miller

Alright, so Steven Moffat just confirmed that Ben Miller will be appearing in an episode written by Mark Gatiss.

Here’s what Moffat had to say:

“Mark Gatiss has written us a storming villain for his new episode, and with Capaldi in the TARDIS, we knew we needed somebody special to send everybody behind the sofa. And quite frankly, it’s about time Ben Miller was in Doctor Who!”

So he’s going to be the bad guy. Now, if we are assuming that they are talking about the only Gatiss story that we have heard anything about so far, episode three, then what can we take from this? Previous reports state that the episode could be titled Robots of Sherwood and feature characters from the Robin Hood legend, so… Is Miller going to be a classic Robin Hood bad guy? Or an alien playing the part of one?

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Day Of The Doctor Up For A BAFTA

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Doctor Who Day Of The Doctor has been nominated for a BAFTA this year. It’s up for an audience award meaning that we get to vote for the winner. Other shows in this category are Breaking Bad, Broadchurch, Gogglebox, The Great British Bakeoff and Educating Yorkshire. You can vote at the Radio Times website.

The show is also up for a Craft award. It has been nominated for Special, Visual and Graphic Effects. Before you start celebrating a win, you should know that Who has been nominated for the last seven years in this same category but failed to take home the prize each and every time.

In other BAFTA news,  An Adventure in Space and Time has been nominated in the Best Single Drama. This award will be announced May 18.

So there you have it, head over to the radio times and vote for Day of the Doctor and keep your fingers crossed that the awesome special effects team can finally get some recognition this year.

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Monday Morning News Round Up- April 7

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Welcome to April. If you were too busy to check these stories out as they happened, here’s a quick rundown on what you might have missed. Follow @troughtonsmydoc to get updates as stories are posted!

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Glyn Jones Passed Away

A writer and actor for Doctor Who, Glyn passed away a few days ago.

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Happy Fish Fingers and Custard Day!

It’s been four years since Matt Smith debuted as the mad man with a box. Here’s a reminiscence on that fateful day!

Introducing Podcastrovalva

Our newest segment where Al Miller talks about podcasts that he likes. Here’s his first about Podshock. Want to know more about Al? Check out his introduction.

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So Tired, Tired of Waiting, Tired of Waiting for … Who?

We have become accustomed to getting New Who every Easter weekend, but that’s not to be the case this year. And we’re tired of waiting.

April 1st Brings Out The Fools

Did you skip your online time April 1st? Trying to avoid heartbreak and agitation? Here’s the best of the Doctor Who related April Fool’s jokes.

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Omni Time!

Okay, it has been incredibly slow the last few days, so to pass the time check out our Omni When Poll. When do you think the next announcement will be.

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The DWMEDG on FB has almost reached a milestone. The group is sitting at 580 members. Haven’t joined in on the discussion yet? Why not?

 

And finally we have series 8 spoilers, spoilers spoilers. Nothing really major, just writers, episode names, that kind of thing.