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

  On this week's podcast, the Doctor is a caretaker at the mansion visited by a woman who once saved him and her two children.  He has a special adventure in store for them, but things go sideways (as they often do)... QotW: The Doctor redecorated a room in your home. I know! What changes did the Doctor make? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe" (Connor 8.75, David 8.9, Trevor 8.5, Charlie 8.25) Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures, #133: City of Spires (David 8, Trevor 8, Charlie 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 #226, Asylum of the Daleks! Our audio adventure will be Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures, #134: Wreck of the Titan available from BigFinish.com.

  On this week's podcast, time is all mixed up -- something has gone terribly wrong, and the Doctor is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice to put it right! QotW: In the Wedding of River Song, all of history converged on a single time point. What historical incidents would you like to see converge? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Wedding of River Song" (Charlie 9, Connor 8.5, David 8.25, Trevor 8.75) 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 #225, The 2011 Christmas special, The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe! Our audio adventure will be City of Spires, available from BigFinish.com.

On this week's podcast, the Doctor drops in on Craig to find he's a dad now, and there are Cybermen living underneath a nearby shop.  What could possibly defeat such a threat?  The power of love, obviously!   QotW: The Doctor speaks baby, what other unconventional language might the Doctor know that we haven’t already seen in the show? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag Discussion of "Closing Time" (Trevor 8, Charlie 8, Connor 9.5, David 8.75) Big Finish: 10th Doctor Adventures, Volume 3, Episode 3: The Creeping Death (Trevor 7.5/6.75, Charlie 7/7, David 8/7.5) 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 #224, The Wedding of River Song! As series finale reviews tend to run long, we’ll be skipping the Big Finish review, but rest assured, we’ll be back to audio adventures soon!

On this week's podcast, the TARDIS team find themselves trapped in a spooky hotel filled with everyone's worst fears.  But who made this place, and why, and what's the key to escaping?   QotW: In The God Complex, the Doctor’s room number was 11. What would your room number be? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag Discussion of "The God Complex" (David 7, Trevor 7.75, Charlie 7.5, Connor 7.8) Big Finish: 10th Doctor Adventures, Volume 3, Episode 2: One Mile Down (David 7.5, Trevor 7.5, 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 #223, Closing Time! For our audio adventure, we’ll conclude the 10th Doctor Adventure Volume 3 boxed set with Episode 3, The Creeping Death. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

On this week's podcast, Amy gets stuck in an alternate time stream and ages 40 years before the Doctor and Rory can rescue her.  Can they rescue today's Amy without undoing future Amy's timeline? QotW: In The Girl Who Waited, Amy was presented with multiple entertainment zones in the TwoStreams facility: Cinema, Aquarium and Garden. She chose Garden. What sort of entertainment zone would you choose to live out your days in if you were a resident of TwoStreams? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag Discussion of "The Girl Who Waited" (Connor 8.5, David 8.5, Trevor 8.5, Charlie 8.5) Big Finish: 10th Doctor Adventures, Volume 3, Episode 1: No Place (Charlie 6, David 5.75, Trevor 6.75) 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 #222, The God Complex! For our audio adventure, we’ll continue the Tenth Doctor Adv

On this week's podcast, the TARDIS team investigate a distress call from a little boy who's not what he seems, and discover a cupboard full of terrors! QotW: If you could banish one fear to a cupboard forever, what fear would you banish? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag Discussion of "Night Terrors" (Charlie 6, Connor 8.5, David 5.75, Trevor 6) Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures, #64: The Next Life (Charlie 8.75, David 8.75, 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 #221, The Girl Who Waited! For our audio adventure, we’ll be starting the Tenth Doctor Adventures: Volume 3 boxed set with the first adventure, No Place. The boxed set is available from BigFinish.com.

On this week's podcast, the Doctor, Rory, and Amy are kidnapped to WWII Germany by Amy's childhood friend, Mels. But it turns out Mels was someone else all along, and has a sinister secret purpose... QotW: In Let's Kill Hitler, the Doctor activates an Emergency Medical Hologram... er, that is to say, "Voice Interface" that looks like Amelia Pond. If you were to activate an EMH/Voice Interface what Doctor Who character would yours resemble? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "Let's Kill Hitler" (Trevor 8.75, Charlie 8.5, Connor 9.25, David 8.5) Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures, #63: Caerdroia (Trevor 8, Charlie 9, David 8.25) 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 #220, Night Terrors! Our audio adventure will be Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures #64, The Next Lif

On this week's podcast, the Doctor and Rory come to Amy's rescue and they all find themselves in the jaws of Eye Patch Lady's trap!  An important secret is finally told that will dramatically reshape the Doctor's relationships and future! QotW: The Doctor is calling in his chits and YOU owe him one! What did he do for you, and what does he ask you to do to repay him? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag Discussion of "A Good Man Goes To War" (David 9, Trevor 9.25, Charlie 9.5, Connor 9) Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures, #62: The Last (7.75, Trevor 6, 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 #219, Let’s Kill Hitler! Our audio adventure will be Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures #63: Caerdroia, available from BigFinish.com.

On this week's podcast, Eleven and his companions encounter a group of humans using cloned doppelgangers as slaves for dangerous work -- but the doppelgangers have other ideas! QotW: If you had a remote control doppelganger of yourself with which you could take any risk with no danger to yourself, what would you use it for? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People" (Connor 8.75, David 6.5, Trevor 6.75, Charlie 7.5) Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures, #61: Faith Stealer (David 8, Trevor 7, Charlie 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 #218, A Good Man Goes To War! Our audio adventure will be Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures, #62: The Last, available from BigFinish.com.

  On this week's podcast, Eleven and his companions get mail and leave the universe in search of a lost Time Lord survivor -- but get more than they bargained for when they find out who really sent the message! QotW: If you could ask the TARDIS to verbally answer any one question about anything in space and time, what would you ask? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Doctor's Wife" (Charlie 9, Connor 9, David 9, Trevor 9) Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures, #55: The Twilight Kingdom (Charlie 7, David 8, Trevor 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 #217, The Rebel Flesh and The Almost People! Our audio adventure will be The Monthly Adventures #61: Doctor Who: Faith Stealer, available from BigFinish.com.

  On this week's podcast, Eleven and his companions find themselves on a pirate ship where the slightest cut seemingly spells a sailor's doom at the hands of a mysterious siren -- and Rory is unlucky enough to be her next victim! QotW: The Curse of the Black Spot is reminiscent of Pirates of the Carribean. If you were to create a Doctor Who story that resembled a particular movie or franchise, which one would you choose? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Curse of the Black Spot" (Trevor 8, Charlie 8, Connor 8.75, David 8) Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures, #54: The Natural History of Fear (Trevor 8.25, Charlie 8.75, 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 #216, The Doctor’s Wife! Our audio adventure will be Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures #55: T

  On this week's podcast, Eleven and his companions are invited to a gathering by...  Eleven?  There's a dangerous mystery afoot, and it's wrapped up in the moon landing.  And for once, the Doctor's companions know something he doesn't -- and can't tell him!  Spoilers! QotW: We went to the moon because the Silence needed a space suit. What else did we do because of the Silence? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon" (David 8, Trevor 9.5, Charlie 8.5, Connor 9) Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures, #53: Creed of the Kromon (David 7.5, Trevor 6.5, 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 #215, The Curse of the Black Spot! Our audio adventure will be Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures #54: The Natural History of Fear, avai

  On this week's podcast, Eleven heads to another planet where the spaceship Amy and Rory are honeymooning on is crashing!  The wealthy patron of the community they're headed for refuses to help -- but what if he had known the Doctor as a child?  Would he still be so obstinate? QotW: If you could visit your younger self, what advice would you impart? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "A Christmas Carol" (Connor 8.5, David 9.25, Trevor 9.25, Charlie 9.5) Sarah Jane Adventures: "Death of the Doctor" (Connor 8.75, David 8.75, Trevor 8.75, Charlie 9) 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 #214, the two-part series six premiere, The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon! Our audio adventure will be Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures, #53: Creed of the Kromon, available from Big

  On this week's podcast, Eleven finds himself lured to the mysterious Pandorica by a broad coalition of aliens intent on saving the universe...  from him! QotW: The Roman soldiers in The Pandorica Opens were fashioned from a story in young Amelia Pond's bedroom, what storybook characters would have been used if the characters had been fashioned from a book you had as a child? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang" (Charlie 9, Connor 9, David 9.5, Trevor 9) 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 #213, the 2010 Christmas special, A Christmas Carol! in lieu of an audio adventure, we’ll be covering a story from The Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the Doctor

  On this week's podcast, Eleven has to live like a normal human for a time, as Amy is stuck in the TARDIS.  But what lurks on the upper floor of the place where he's lodging...  and what does it want? QotW:  So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Lodger" (Trevor 7.5, Charlie 7.5, Connor 8.25, David 8) Big Finish: Monthly Line #52: Scherzo (Trevor 7.75, Charlie 8, David 7.9) 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 #212, the two-part series five finale, The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang! As usual, we expect our finale coverage will run a bit longer than average, so in the interest of time, we’ll forego the audio adventure review.

  On this week's podcast, Eleven and Amy visit van Gogh in France in 1890, where he is being terrorized by a creature that only he can see.  Can the Doctor and Amy help, and what effect will it have on Vincent -- and on them? QotW:  The Doctor and Amy met Vincent; what artist would you like to see the Doctor encounter? Which Doctor would it be, and with which companion(s)? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "Vincent and the Doctor" (David 8.5, Trevor 9.25, Charlie 9.5, Connor 9.5) Big Finish: Missy, series 1, episode 4: The Belly of the Beast (David 7.9/8, Trevor 7.25/8.5, Charlie 8/9) 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 #211, The Lodger! Our audio adventure will be Monthly line release 52, Scherzo, available from BigFinish.com.

  On this week's podcast, Eleven, Amy, and Rory land in near-future Wales, where the Doctor has another chance to broker a peace between the humans and the Silurians.  But with tensions running high, will this interaction be any less explosive than the last? QotW:  The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood echoes the tragic third Doctor story Doctor Who and the Silurians and gives him a chance to ensure a better result this time around. What other story would you like to see the Doctor get a second chance at? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood" (Connor 8.25, David 8.25, Trevor 8.75, Charlie 8.5) Big Finish: Missy, series 1, episode 3: The Broken Clock (David 9.25, Trevor 9, Charlie 9) 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 #210, Vincent and the Doctor! Our audio

  On this week's podcast, Eleven, Amy, and Rory find themselves slipping between worlds -- in the TARDIS in the present, and in a sleepy village in a future where Amy and Rory have settled down together.  The mysterious Dream Lord is the one tormenting them, but who is he and what does he want? QotW: Listener’s Choice: If you had to choose one episode of Doctor Who that was just a dream, which episode would you choose and why? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag/Who News Discussion of "Amy's Choice" (Charlie 7.75, Connor 8.75, David 8, Trevor 7) Big Finish: Missy, series 1, episode 2: Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated (Charlie 8.5, David 8, Trevor 9) 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 #209, The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood. Our audio adventure will be Missy, Series 1, Episode 3: The Broken Clock, av

  On this week's podcast, Eleven, Amy, and Rory head to Venice in 1580, where girls are joining the Calvierri School -- never to contact their families again!  Lady Calvierri is not what she seems.  What dark secret does her school hide? QotW: Rory got into a sword fight untrained in #TheVampiresOfVenice. What sort of skills training would be beneficial for TARDIS companions? So Here's the Thing.../Listener Mailbag Discussion of "The Vampires of Venice" (Trevor 7, Charlie 7.25, Connor 7.6, David 8) Big Finish: Missy, series 1, episode 1: A Spoonful of Mayhem (David 8.75, Trevor 8.75, Charlie 9, Connor 8.75) 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 #208, Amy’s Choice! Our audio adventure will be Missy, Series 1, Episode 2: Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated, available from BigFinish.com.

  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) 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 #207, The Vampires of Venice! Our audio adventure will be Missy Series 1 #1: A Spoonful of Mayhem, available from BigFinish.com.