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Special 07 - Dr. Who and the Daleks
Bigger on the Inside - December 07, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsTo celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who and the 15th anniversary of Bigger on the Inside, 15 years to-the-day after Dan and Mike originally discussed "The Daleks," Dave Probert joins them to look at the Peter Cushing movie Dr. Who and the Daleks!
Podcast Update: Returning September 6th with New Episodes
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - July 16, 2023 22:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSorry for the unexpected disruption in the schedule. I do have some upcoming exciting changes for the podcast, but needed a little break to get everything together for you. I am moving release dates to Wednesday, and Through the Vortex will return on September 6th for the remainder of Season 4...
Podcast Update: Returning Early November with New Episodes
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - July 16, 2023 22:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSEPTEMBER UPDATE: Sorry, all, moving international is difficult and I need a bit more time to get things together for the podcast. This is not an abandoned project—just a lot going on that makes recording difficult. Things should soon settle back down and a regular schedule will resume! Previou...
Serial #32: The Underwater Menace
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - May 08, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDoctor Who does Atlantis....for the first time! The Doctor, Ben, Polly, and Jamie end up getting kidnapped by a group of people living under the ocean who want to sacrifice them to their goddess. They are saved by the scientist Zaroff, but it quickly becomes clear his plans for Atlantis will be...
Serial #31: The Highlanders
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - April 17, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAfter the Battle of Cullouden, the Scottish Highlanders who fought for Bonnie Prince Charlie are desperately seeking safety as the English brutally butcher the "traitors." When the Doctor, Ben, and Polly meet up with Jamie McCrimmon and his "Laird," they soon find themselves attempting to escape...
Serial #30 Part II: The Power of the Daleks
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - April 03, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe Daleks are mobile and they are getting their power....at any cost. Enter a scheming would-be dictator, kidnapping, blackmail, false imprisonment, a mad scientist, and some very annoying recorder music. The newly-regenerated Doctor must think quickly to save the people of Vulcan. In short...
Serial #30 Part I: The Power of the Daleks
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - March 27, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsA newly regenerated Doctor, Ben, and Polly land on the planet Vulcan and witness a murder. Now they must investigate a colony on the verge of Civil War where a scientist has discovered a capsule buried thousands of years with a familiar foe trapped inside.... In Part I, we are examining Episod...
Serial #30: The Power of the Daleks, Part I
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - March 27, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsA newly regenerated Doctor, Ben, and Polly land on the planet Vulcan and witness a murder. Now they must investigate a colony on the verge of Civil War where a scientist has discovered a capsule buried thousands of years with a familiar foe trapped inside.... In Part I, we are examining Episod...
Behind the Scenes: Doctor Who's First Three Producers
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - March 14, 2023 01:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsToday, we are taking time to look back at Doctor Who's first three producers, their teams, their visions , and their contributions to the show. Enter Verity Lambert, John Wiles, and Innes Llyod! NOTE: The pollen is really bad here in Georgia right now, and I've really been struggling with conge...
William Hartnell: Our First Doctor
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - February 20, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsTaking a moment to celebrate our First Doctor! I will be discussing the Doctor's character arc in this period of the show, Hartnell's wonderful performance, the Companions that define the Doctor, and some of the later appearances of the First Doctor in Classic and New Who. This one is extra lo...
Serial #29: The Tenth Planet
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - February 06, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe end of an era. The TARDIS lands at the South Pole. The Doctor is ill. And Ben & Polly must contend with an invading group of aliens from the planet Mondas…better known as the planet of the Cybermen! KRAIL [CYBERMAN): Care? No, why should I care? POLLY: Because they're people and they're go...
10 Best First Doctor Villains (Finale!!!! The Best Villain)
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - January 23, 2023 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe are going to celebrate the great one-off villains of the First Doctor's era by counting down some of the best! No monsters or faceless hordes (so leaving off the Daleks--they got their own episode:-) but rather we are looking at the megalomaniacs, the schemers, and the scoundrels. Some are fu...
The First Doctor's Best Villain (Part III)
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - January 23, 2023 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe are going to celebrate the great one-off villains of the First Doctor's era by counting down some of the best! No monsters or faceless hordes (so leaving off the Daleks--they got their own episode:-) but rather we are looking at the megalomaniacs, the schemers, and the scoundrels. Some are fu...
10 Best First Doctor Villains (Part II)
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - January 16, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe are going to celebrate the great one-off villains of the First Doctor's era by counting down some of the best! No monsters or faceless hordes (so leaving off the Daleks--they got their own episode:-) but rather we are looking at the megalomaniacs, the schemers, and the scoundrels. Some are fu...
The First Doctor's Best Villains (Part II)
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - January 16, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe are going to celebrate the great one-off villains of the First Doctor's era by counting down some of the best! No monsters or faceless hordes (so leaving off the Daleks--they got their own episode:-) but rather we are looking at the megalomaniacs, the schemers, and the scoundrels. Some are fu...
The First Doctor's Best Villains (Part I)
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - January 09, 2023 05:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe are going to celebrate the great one-off villains of the First Doctor's era by counting down some of the best! No monsters or faceless hordes (so leaving off the Daleks--they got their own episode:-) but rather we are looking at the megalomaniacs, the schemers, and the scoundrels. Some are fu...
10 Best First Doctor Villains (Part I)
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - January 09, 2023 05:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe are going to celebrate the great one-off villains of the First Doctor's era by counting down some of the best! No monsters or faceless hordes (so leaving off the Daleks--they got their own episode:-) but rather we are looking at the megalomaniacs, the schemers, and the scoundrels. Some are fu...
Serial #28: The Smugglers
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - January 02, 2023 05:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn a small coastal town in the 1600s, a priest is terrified for his life and confides a riddle to the Doctor that will reveal the secret to Pirate Avery's lost treasure. Soon, the Doctor is kidnapped, Ben and Polly are charged with murder, and smugglers, pretend-witches, and pirates all collide!...
Doctor Who's Third Season
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - December 26, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe've made it through Doctor Who's third season, AKA the season where the show transitioned into the form it would retain for the next 60 years. The Doctor is our wise hero accompanied by a plucky companion providing the human element. It's an uneven season--some of the best serials the show has...
Celebrating Companions: Dodo Chaplet
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - December 19, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOh, Dodo....there was so much potential with this companion that was squandered. It often feels as if the writers just held her in contempt but didn't want to write her out of the story. And that's a shame. Dodo could have been an interesting companion if anyone had bothered figuring out her sto...
Celebrating Companions #5: Dodo Chaplet
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - December 19, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOh, Dodo....there was so much potential with this companion that was squandered. It often feels as if the writers just held her in contempt but didn't want to write her out of the story. And that's a shame. Dodo could have been an interesting companion if anyone had bothered figuring out her sto...
Serial #27: The War Machines
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - December 12, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn 1966, in a tall London tower, Professor Brett has developed the computer WOTAN that can think for itself and will soon impartially run all the computers in the world to improve the human race's efficiency....WOTAN unfortunately has other ideas. AKA Doctor Who enters the swinging 60s for the...
Celebrating Companions: Steven Taylor
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - December 05, 2022 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsTaking a moment to celebrate one of Classic Who's most underrated gems: Steven Taylor! The man who escaped a Mechanoid City and nearly died for a teddy bear who goes on to become a leader uniting Elders and Savages. Noble, headstrong, a tad immature, and a more than a bit silly, Steven deserve...
Celebrating Companions #4: Steven Taylor
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - December 05, 2022 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsTaking a moment to celebrate one of Classic Who's most underrated gems: Steven Taylor! The man who escaped a Mechanoid City and nearly died for a teddy bear who goes on to become a leader uniting Elders and Savages. Noble, headstrong, a tad immature, and a more than a bit silly, Steven deserve...
Serial #26: The Savages
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - November 28, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn the far distant future there exists an almost perfect civilization with wealth, knowledge, and great scientific advancements. They have tracked the Doctor's progress through time and space and eagerly await his predicted arrival.... but how have they achieved such greatness? And who are the S...
Serial #25: The Gunfighters
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - November 21, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe Doctor, Steven, and Dodo end up in Tombstone, Arizona....right before the shootout at the O.K. Corral. AKA Doctor Who does a Western! Yes, it is as fabulous as you think it will be. One of the funniest episodes of the era. Just beware of the song...it will remain in your head for the rest ...
New Who Review: The Power of the Doctor Part III
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - November 14, 2022 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFinally, we reach the end! This is my the third and final episode examining my thoughts on Jodi Whittaker's Regeneration Special "The Power of the Doctor." In this final part, I am focusing in on our Thirteenth Doctor and her companions. In short, I think they deserved better. Still, there are ...
New Who Review: The Power of the Doctor Part II
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - November 07, 2022 05:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe are back again! Continuing my thoughts on "The Power of the Doctor," Jodi Whittaker's regeneration special and Doctor Who's contribution to the BBC Centennial Celebrations, this time we are focusing on our dear Master, the Master-Cybermen, and the Daleks. Some great ideas in here even if the...
New Who Review: The Power of the Doctor Part I
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - October 31, 2022 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe Thirteenth Doctor's Regeneration Special and Doctor Who's tribute to BBC's centennial celebrations, this is definitely an event episode. And dear goodness does it try to cram in a lot! I had a lot of thoughts on "The Power of the Doctor." Clearly. This will be a three-part review. Part I ...
Serial #24: The Celestial Toymaker
Through the Vortex: Classic Doctor Who - October 24, 2022 23:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe Doctor is suddenly invisible in the TARDIS! Soon Team TARDIS discovers it has landed in the domain of the Celestial Toymaker. An eternal being with near infinite powers, the Toymaker traps others in his realm to play games (he's very bored). Now, the Doctor, Steven, and Dodo must win--or the...
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