Doctor Who: New To Who

NEW TO WHO - VENGEANCE ON VAROS Dan and Steven have stalled in Sydney, and it is only on the planet Varos that they can find his precious Zeiton-7 ore they need to continue their podcasting through time and space. Arriving on the planet, Dan and Steven meet the rebel Todd Beilby and incur the wrath of Richard Stone, representatives of the most excellent Doctor Who podcast, Flight Through Entirety. The hunt is on for these rebel friends. And as they are pursued through the corridors of the deadly Punishment Dome, Dan, Steven, Richard and Todd discover that the people of Varos have some very disturbing ideas of entertainment ... The second story of the troubled Season 22, VENGEANCE ON VAROS is arguably the most indicative story of the Colin Baker entire era. It's a dark story with strong dystopian overtones echoic of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. It is famous or introducing one of the most memorable monsters of the decade in Sil, played so wonderfully by Nabil Shaban. Join Dan and Steven and special guests Todd and Richard from our favourite Doctor Who podcast, Flight Through Entirety, for a story that underscores some of the best of Colin Baker as the Doctor, and the wonderful Nicola Bryant in her only full season as Peri Brown. The cover of the original imprint of the 1988 Target novelisation for VENGEANCE ON VAROS is by David McAllister. It is written by Philip Martin and is based on his original 1984 script. Intro theme by Our Colin (2017). Much love and thanks, Col ❤︎ Special thanks to Sarah Tout at Voice Box Media Training. NEXT MONTH: GHOSTLIGHT

NEW TO WHO AND THE ROBOTS OF DEATH On a desert planet the giant sandminer crawls through the howling sandstorms, harvesting the valuable minerals in the sand. Inside it, Dan and Steven relax in luxury, while most of the work is done by the robots who serve them. Then JR Southall arrives - and the mysterious deaths begin. First a suspect, then a hunted victim, JR must find the hidden killer - or join the other victims of The Robots of Death. The penultimate story of the acclaimed Season 14, this is perhaps the strongest four-parter of the entire Hinchcliffe and Holmes era having placed at number 11 in the DWM 2014 readers' poll. It's a fast-paced story with an overriding Art Decor aesthetic, and an incredible array of classic series imagery including the eponymous Robots of Death in red-eyed killer mode (doing it thirty years before the Ood!). Join Dan and Steven and special guest JR Southall for a story that showcases an imperious Tom Baker as the Doctor, and the wonderful Louise Jameson in only her second story as Leela of the Sevateem. You can hear more of JR on the Blue Box Podcast, which you can find on Facebook here, while JR is also on Twitter here. The cover of the original imprint of the 1979 Target novelisation for THE ROBOTS OF DEATH is by John Geary. It is written by Terrance Dicks and is based on Chris Boucher's 1977 original script. Intro theme by Our Colin (2017). Much love and thanks, Col ❤︎ Special thanks to Sarah Tout at Voice Box Media Training. NEXT MONTH: VENGEANCE ON VAROS

NEW TO WHO - ENLIGHTENMENT In response to a warning of great danger given by Rob Irwin from The Doctor Who Show podcast, Dan and Steven set new co-ordinates and the TARDIS materialises on the heaving deck of a Sydney racing yacht. But as they all soon discover, this is no ordinary yacht – and no ordinary race. Dan, Steven, and Rob are competing for an unusual prize – ‘Enlightenment’... The cover of the original imprint of the 1984 Target novelisation for ENLIGHTENMENT is by Andrew Skilleter.  It is written by Barbara Clegg and is based on her 1983 original script.  Intro theme by Our Colin (2017), and outro music by Bridget (2018).  Much love and thanks, Col and Bridget! ❤︎ If you enjoyed Bridget's music and would like to hear more, please check out her band Simone & Girlfunkle. Special thanks to Sarah Tout at Voice Box Media Training. Next month:  THE ROBOTS OF DEATH!

NEW TO WHO - INFERNO Inferno is the name of a top-secret podcast to penetrate this story's crust and release a major new guest, Erik Stadnik from the Doctor Who: The Writers' Room. A crisis develops when a noxious Dan and Steven leak out as drilling progresses - the green poison has a grotesquely debilitating effect on human beings. As the Earth's plight worsens, Erik is trapped in a parallel world, unable to rescue the planet and its inhabitants from the destructive force of INFERNO... The cover of the original imprint of the 1984 Target novelisation for INFERNO is by Nick Spender.  It is written by Terrance Dicks and is based on a 1970 original script by Don Houghton. The audiobook available from Audible is read by Caroline John. Intro and outro theme by Our Colin (2017) - much love and thanks, Col! ❤︎ Special thanks to Sarah Tout at Voice Box Media Training.