Wanderers In The 4th Dimension: A Journey Through Doctor Who

On this week's podcast, the Doctor and friends investigate three mysteries on Earth in three different places.  What could they all have in common? QotW: You ordered a latte from All Ears Allan. What Doctor Who character do you request he depict in the latte art, and who (or what) do you actually end up with? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "Praxeus" (Connor 7.25, David 7.5, Trevor 8, Charlie 7) Big Finish: The Legacy of Time: Relative Time (David 6.5, Trevor 7, Charlie 6.5) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #293, Can You Hear Me?! Please view the episode in accordance with all applicable laws. Our audio adventure will be The Legacy of Time: The Avenues of Possibility, available from BigFinish.com.

On this week's podcast, the Doctor and friends respond to a Judoon police action on Earth to find that they're after a mysterious human, who turns out to be a mysterious Time Lord.  Who could she be? QotW: We’ve had appearances this season by Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, Noor Inayat Khan, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Tesla. What other historical figure(s) would you like to see Thirteen meet? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag Discussion of "Fugitive of the Judoon" (Charlie 9.5, Connor 8.5, David 9, Trevor 9.5) Big Finish: The Legacy of Time: The Sacrifice of Jo Grant (Charlie 9, David 8.25, Trevor 8.5) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #292, Praxeus! Please view the episode in accordance with all applicable laws. Our audio adventure will be The Legacy of Time: Relative Time, available from Bi

On this week's podcast, the Doctor and friends track a strange energy signature to 1903 New York where they discover inventor Nikola Tesla is being pursued by aliens.  What could they want with him, what risk do they pose to Earth, and how can Tesla and his rival Thomas Edison help put a stop to it? QotW: If you could replace Nikola Tesla in the title #NikolaTeslasNightOfTerror with any other famous person, who would you choose, and what would the plot be? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror" (Trevor 7.75, Charlie 8.5, Connor 8, David 8.5) Big Finish: The Legacy of Time: The Split Infinitive (Trevor 8, Charlie 8, David 8) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #291, Fugitive of the Judoon! Please view the episode in accordance with all applica

On this week's podcast, the Doctor and friends win a trip to the horrifically misnamed Tranquillity Spa, where the evil Dregs are indiscriminately slaying guests.  But Tranquillity was built on the planet Orphan 55, which harbors a dark and terrifying secret for the Doctor's companions. QotW: If you could replace Nikola Tesla in the title #NikolaTeslasNightOfTerror with any other famous person, who would you choose, and what would the plot be? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "Orphan 55" (David 6.25, Trevor 6.5, Charlie 6.12, Connor 7) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #290, Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror! Please view the episode in accordance with all applicable laws. Our audio adventure will be the second story from The Legacy of Time, The Split Infinitive, availab

On this week's podcast, the Doctor and friends are called in by MI6 when spies start vanishing worldwide.  You'll be shocked when you find out whose Master plan is behind the disappearances! QotW: Are there any unresolved plot lines you'd like addressed in Doctor Who series 12? Also (possibly related, though not necessarily), are there any underutilized characters from either the classic or modern era that you'd like to see make a surprise return? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "Spyfall" (Connor 9, David 9.5, Trevor 9, Charlie 9.25) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #289, Orphan 55! Please view the episode in accordance with all applicable laws. Our audio adventure will be the first part of The Legacy of Time, Lies in Ruins, available from BigFinish.com.

On this week's podcast, the Doctor (11) and the Doctor (10) find themselves wrapped up once again in the events that concluded the Time War with the destruction of Gallifrey -- but perhaps, with their help, the War Doctor can find another way... QotW: The Day of the Doctor contained many nods, backreferences and Easter eggs. What nod would you have liked to see that wasn’t in the episode? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Day of the Doctor" (Charlie 9.9, Connor 9, David 9.2, Trevor 10) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of the series 12 premiere, Doctor Who story #288, Spyfall!  As our coverage for this two-parter may run long, we will forego a Big Finish audio adventure review.  But fear not, we will resume audio adventure reviews soon alongside our coverage of this series!

On this week's podcast, the Doctor must go to the most dangerous place in the universe: his own grave on the planet Trenzalore! QotW: If you could insert Clara (The Impossible Girl) into any episode of Doctor Who that she wasn’t already in to rescue the Doctor or explain his/her victory, which episode would it be and how would she help? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Name of the Doctor" (Trevor 9, Charlie 9.5, Connor 9, David 9.4) Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Light at the End (Trevor 9.75, Charlie 9.5, David 8.5) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #240, the 50th anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor!  As our coverage for the special will be quite long, we will forego a Big Finish audio adventure review.  But fear not, we will resume audio adventure reviews

On this week's podcast, the Doctor takes the kids Clara babysits to an amusement park and gets them captured by Amazo Cybermen.  Good job, Doctor! QotW: In the episode Nightmare in Silver , the Doctor encounters a new variety of cyber creature dubbed "cybermites", if you were to create a new cyber creature based on an existing animal, what would it be? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "Nightmare in Silver" (David 9, Trevor 6, Charlie 9, Connor 9.75) Big Finish: Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctor #11: The Time Machine (8.75/7.25, Trevor 8.5/7.25, Charlie 8/7) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #239, The Name of the Doctor! Our audio adventure will be The Light at the End, available from BigFinish.com

On this week's podcast, the Doctor is captured while investigating the sinister disappearances at Sweetville, and it's up to the Paternoster Gang to rescue him! QotW: In The Crimson Horror, the Paternoster Gang faces off against the red leech, an old foe Madame Vastra's people had encountered before. What Doctor Who villain that's been around for awhile would you like to see the Paternoster Gang face? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Crimson Horror" (Connor 8, David 7.25, Trevor 7, Charlie 7) Big Finish: Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctor #10: Death's Deal (David 7.9, Trevor 7.75, Charlie 7.75) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #238: Nightmare in Silver! Our audio adventure will be Destiny of the Doctor #11: The Time Machine, available from BigFinish.com.

On this week's podcast, disaster befalls the TARDIS and the Doctor must venture inside to rescue Clara while dealing with salvagers who just want to make a quick buck on the scrap. QotW: The title "Journey to the Center of the TARDIS" is clearly derived from the Jules Verne novel "Journey to the Center of the Earth". If you were to replace a word in an existing book title with the word "TARDIS", what would your story be? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS" (Charlie 7.75, Connor 8.5, David 7.5, Trevor 7.5) Big Finish: Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctor #9: Night of the Whisper (Charlie 8.5, David 6.75, Trevor 8) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #237, The Crimson Horror! Our audio adventure will be Destiny of the Doctor #10, Death’s D

On this week's podcast, the Doctor and Clara head to Caliburn House in the 1970s to investigate the ghast that inhabits the place.  But the Doctor has an ulterior motive for being here -- what could he be up to? QotW: If you were to write a Doctor Who story set in the 1970s, what would your story entail? Bonus if it’s something about Supernatural or monsters! So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "Hide" (Trevor 7.5, Charlie 7.5, Connor 7.5, David 7.25) Big Finish: Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctor #8: Enemy Aliens (Trevor 7.75, Charlie 7.5, David 7.25) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #236, Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS! Our audio adventure will be Destiny of the Doctor, #9: Night of the Whisper, available from BigFinish.com.

On this week's podcast, the Doctor and Clara find themselves aboard a Russian submarine during the Cold War -- along with an angry Ice Warrior bent on revenge!  Can the Doctor stop him from destroying the Earth? QotW: In Cold War, Professor Grisenko liked 80s music. What three songs should definitely be on his mixtape? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "Cold War" (David 7.9, Trevor 8.25, Charlie 7.75, Connor 7.75) Big Finish: Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctor #7: Shockwave (David 8.25, Trevor 7.75, Charlie 7.75) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #235, Hide! Our audio adventure will be Destiny of the Doctor #8, Enemy Aliens, available from BigFinish.com.

On this week's podcast, the Doctor and Clara visit Akhaten, where the people are preparing for the once-a-millennium return of the Old God.  But do the Doctor and Clara have what it takes to sate his terrible hunger? QotW: What alien from another sci-fi property would have liked to see in a cameo in the alien bazaar in #TheRingsOfAkhaten? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Rings of Akhaten" (Connor 9, David 8.25, Trevor 7.25, Charlie 8) Big Finish: Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctor #6: Trouble in Paradise (David 7.5, Trevor 7.25, Charlie 7.5) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #234, Cold War! Our audio adventure will be Destiny of the Doctor #7, Shockwave, available from BigFinish.com.

On this week's podcast, Earth is threatened by an insidious wifi which takes over the people who connect to it.  Who could be behind such a menacing plot?  And should you connect to ┓┏ 凵 =╱⊿┌┬┐? QotW: Clara used the mnemonic device Run You Clever Boy And Remember to remember her password, which was rycbar123. If you were to create a different mnemonic device for that same password, what would it be? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Bells of Saint John" (Charlie 8.75, Connor 9.25, David 8.5, Trevor 8.25) Big Finish: Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctor #5: Smoke and Mirrors (Charlie 7, David 7.5, Trevor 7) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #233 The Rings of Akhaten! Our audio adventure will be Destiny of the Doctor #6 Trouble in Paradise, available from BigFinish.com.

On this week's podcast, the reclusive Doctor is drawn out by another version of Clara Oswald -- but once again, he is unable to save her. Who is she, and how does she exist in more than one time? QotW: Madame Vastra just administered the one word test to you. What is your one word response? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Snowmen" (Trevor 9, Charlie 9, Connor 8, David 8) Big Finish: Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctor #4: Babblesphere (Trevor 8.25, Charlie 7.75, David 7.25) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #232, The Bells of Saint John! Our audio adventure will be Destiny of the Doctor #5: Smoke and Mirrors, available from BigFinish.com.

On this week's podcast, the Doctor is caught up in a whirlwind of events with Amy and Rory at their center!  Even with River's help, there are some outcomes that even the Doctor cannot prevent... QotW: If the Weeping Angels were to send you back in time and you had to live out the rest of your life there, where and when would you want them to send you? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag Discussion of "The Angels Take Manhattan" (David 8.9, Trevor 8.75, Charlie 9, Connor 8.5) Big Finish: Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctor #3: Vengeance of the Stones (David 7.9, Trevor 7.75, Charlie 7) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #231, The Snowmen! Our audio adventure will be Destiny of the Doctor #4: Babblesphere, available from BigFinish.com.

On this week's podcast, the Doctor comes to stay with the Ponds when the Earth is invaded by billions of mysterious black cubes.  But how will he keep himself entertained while waiting to see what they do? QotW: If you got to design one of the cubes for The Power of Three, what random effect would your cube have when it activated? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Review of University of Central Lancashire's production of Mission to the Unknown Discussion of "The Power of Three" (Connor 8, David 8.5, Trevor 8.5, Charlie 8) Big Finish: Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctor #1: Shadow of Death (David 8.5, Trevor 8, Charlie 8.5) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #230, The Angels Take Manhattan! Our audio adventure will be Destiny of the Doctor #3: Vengeance of the Stones, available from BigF

On this week's podcast, the Doctor arrives in Mercy to find that the alien Doctor is being hunted by a cyborg terminator -- but the alien Doctor isn't him!  He must face the parallels to his own life to save the town and see justice done. QotW: You just wrote a followup story to A Town Called Mercy titled, "A Town Called ______". What character trait do you fill in the blank with and what's the plot? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "A Town Called Mercy" (Charlie 8.75, Connor 8, David 7.75, Trevor 7.25) Big Finish: Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctor #1: Hunters of Earth (Charlie 7.25, David 8, Trevor 8) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #229, The Power of Three! Our audio adventure will be Destiny of the Doctor #2, Shadow of Death, available from BigFinish.com.

On this week's podcast, the Doctor must save the occupants of a ship headed for Earth before ISA missiles blow it up -- but some of the ship's passengers have other ideas about who should survive and what should happen to the ship's living cargo! QotW: Three had "Invasion of the Dinosaurs", Eleven had "Dinosaurs on a  Spaceship".  If you were to create a title for a modern era Doctor Who story that borrows a word from a classic era Doctor title, what would your new title be? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" (Trevor 8.5, Charlie 8, Connor 7.5, David 8) Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures #135: Legend of the Cybermen (David 8.75, Trevor 8.75, Charlie 9, Connor 9.5) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #228, A Town Called Mercy! Our audio

  On this week's podcast, the Doctor is kidnapped by the Daleks and sent (by force) to cleanse their asylum before the mad Daleks there escape.  There he meets the mysterious Oswin, a soufflé girl with a secret. QotW: When The Impossible Girl was trapped inside a Dalek, she made soufflés. If you were trapped inside a Dalek, what dish would you make? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag Discussion of "Asylum of the Daleks" (David 8.75, Trevor 8.25, Charlie 9, Connor 9.5) Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures #134: Wreck of the Titan (David 8.5, Trevor 8.5, Charlie 8.5) Hosts: Trevor  @WhovianTrev    Trevsplace Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #227, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship! Our audio adventure will be Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures #135: Legend of the Cybermen, available from BigFinish.com.