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A northern Doctor Who podcast, hosted by Ciarán, Branwell and Jacob.
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Episode 10: The Chibnall Era - Part 2
With the dawn of the RTD2 era now in sight, we bid our final farewells to Chris Chibnall’s tenure on the show. Ciarán gets worked up about Sea Devils, Branwell just can’t wait for the Slithenaissance, and Jacob is lost for words more than once. We share our top 3 and bottom 3 episodes of the era, and discuss what the legacy of this era is likely to be.
Our Top 3: 0:55
Our Bottom 3: 29:22
Legacy: 59:00
Twitter: @LotsPlanetsPod
Email: lotsofplanets@gmail.com
Theme Music: "Special Spotlight"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 10: The Chibnall Era - Part 1
As we endure the long wait between the end of the Chibnall era and the advent of RTD2, we cast an eye backwards over the last 5 years. What went well? What went wrong? Has Branwell recovered from ‘The Witchfinders’ yet? Join us as we talk the good and bad of diverse representation, the vagaries of the Timeless Child plotline, and whatever was (or, more pertinently, wasn't) going on between the Doctor and Yaz, in what is, for some reason, our most X-rated episode to date.
The Positives: 5.06
The Key Problems: 18.49
The Thirteenth Doctor: 1.06.35
Companions and Recurring Characters: 1.23.01 (in the order: Ryan, Graham, Dan, Yaz, the Master, the Fugitive Doctor)
This episode is dedicated to Andrew Ellard.
Ciarán's article on the politics of the Chibnall era (from January 2021): https://headstuff.org/entertainment/film/television/the-chibnall-centrism-of-doctor-who-politics-on-tv/
Twitter: @LotsPlanetsPod
Email: lotsofplanets@gmail.com
Theme Music: "Special Spotlight"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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Episode 9: Historicals
After a long break to recover from the overwhelming impact of ‘Heaven Sent’/‘Hell Bent,’ we’re back to talk all things historicals. How have different types of historicals worked over the course of the series? What works and what doesn’t? And what kinds of settings would we like to see explored? Featuring a lengthy discussion of the return of RTD (this was recorded a while ago…), a David Mitchell(s) tangent, and a fully worked out treatment for a prospective historical episode from Bethan. Call us, Bad Wolf Productions…
Sci-fi historicals: 16.32
Pure historicals: 30.40
Celebrity historicals (featuring ‘Vincent and the Doctor’ discourse): 41.24
Exemplars of historicals: 59.32
Historical settings we’d like to see: 1.30.55
Twitter: @LotsPlanetsPod
Email: lotsofplanets@gmail.com
Theme Music: "Special Spotlight"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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Episode 8: Series 9 - Part 3
Ciarán breaks down the “sacrificial companion,” Bethan discusses the Hybrid as a meditation on the usefulness of storytelling, and Jacob finds all human life in ‘Heaven Sent.’ Join us as we talk alien refugee camps and legal authority, struggle to find enough superlatives for ‘Heaven Sent,’ and have our longest single-episode discussion to date on ‘Hell Bent.’ Farewell, Series 9, we will miss you immensely.
‘Face the Raven:’ 00.44
‘Heaven Sent:’ 42.52
‘Hell Bent:’ 1.13.29
Rankings and round-up: 2.01.01
Twitter: @LotsPlanetsPod
Email: lotsofplanets@gmail.com
Theme Music: "Special Spotlight"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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Episode 8: Series 9 - Part 2
Bethan takes a stand on behalf of Vikings, Jacob wants more Civil War action, and Ciarán is here to pinch your benefits. Join us as we ponder Sam Swift’s odds of living beyond the next week, the simultaneously complex and simple ethics of the Zygon two-parter, and where ‘Sleep No More’ fits on the Mark Gatiss “fine” scale.
‘The Girl Who Died:’ 00.37
‘The Woman Who Lived:’ 26.18
‘The Zygon Invasion’/‘The Zygon Inversion:’ 52.06
‘Sleep No More:’ 1.35.59
Twitter: @LotsPlanetsPod
Email: lotsofplanets@gmail.com
Theme Music: "Special Spotlight"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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Episode 8: Series 9 - Part 1
As we begin our mammoth look at Series 9, Jacob gets excited about hybridity, Bethan gets excited about Missy, and Ciarán just gets excited about this series in general. Join us as we talk alt-right Daleks, the brilliance of Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman, and Francis Fukuyama’s “end of history.”
Apologies for the audio weirdness a little over an hour in; it’s the result of a semi-successful salvage job.
The 12th Doctor: 0.01.27
Clara: 0.22.48
Brief Series 9 Overview: 0.40.12
‘The Magician’s Apprentice’/‘The Witch’s Familiar:’ 0.53.35
‘Under the Lake’/‘Before the Flood:’ 1.28.05
Twitter: @LotsPlanetsPod
Email: lotsofplanets@gmail.com
Theme Music: "Special Spotlight"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/