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Doctor Who: The Chimes of Midnight part 4
Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:57:01 GMT
The conclusion of The Chimes of Midnight, an Eighth Doctor Radio Adventure is up on the iPlayer now.
iPlayer Roundup
Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:52:39 GMT
A few good things on the iPlayer at the mo.
The latest episode of the excellent [spooks], best of the series so far. Harry is accused of being an FSB mole.
As series two of the Eighth Doctor New Adventures is over, the Sunday Doctor Who radio spot is now filled by a four part story, The Chimes of Midnight. Set before Lucie joined the Doctor, for this adventure the Doctor is accompanied by Charley.
Doctor Who: The Chimes of Midnight
Alongside the Radio 7 Doctor Who, we have repeats of some of the more recent television adventures, well worth a look is the superb Blink.
As well as more stories from established favourites, the BBC have given us a few new shows to take a look at.
First up we have a remake of Survivors, the first episode was a bit weak, like a zombie movie without the zombies, but it picked up a bit from there so I'll give it a fair shake through the rest of this series.
Survivors 101
Survivors 102
Survivors 103
And finally for now, a new Detective show, Wallander. Set in modern Sweden, but with a UK cast and performed in English. We have a documentary setting the scene and the first two episodes.
Doctor Who: The Zygon Who Fell to Earth
Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:03:50 GMT
Episode 6 of the new 8th Doctor radio adventures is now up on iPlayer.
I've not had a chance to listen to it yet, so I can't tell you what it's about. The series has been fun so far so I expect this to be more of the same.
Doctor Who: Grand Theft Cosmos
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:04:25 GMT
Almost forgot to post this one. Best be quick as it's going to be replaced with a new episode tomorrow night.
The Doctor and Lucy get involved in a heist on a train.
Doctor Who: The Skull of Sobek
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:46:34 GMT
A sanctuary in a desert of blue sand and a powerful artifact from a lost civilisation.
It's Series 2, Episode 4 of the New Eighth Doctor Adventures.
Doctor Who: Brave New Town
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:38:38 GMT
The Doctor and Lucy land in the strange ruins of 1991.
Doctor Who: Max Warp
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:16:09 GMT
The 8th Doctor adventures continue on Radio 7, this time it's a crash on a space version Top Gear that threatens to restart a galactic war.
Undone, Doctor Who and more 7th Dimension SciFi on iPlayer
Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:41:06 GMT
Lots of good SciFi on BBC Radio 7 at the moment, in a slot called 7th Dimension, including a new 8th Doctor adventure on Sunday, so it's well worth keeping an eye on the Radio 7 section of the iPlayer.
The complete first series of Undone, a fun SciFi/Comedy from BBC Radio 7 is also now available on the iPlayer.
Undone 101: Mind the Gaps
Undone 102: Unappreciated
Undone 103: Unrivalled
Undone 104: Unfamiliar
Undone 104: Unravelled
The second series is due to play next week.
Another new icon, this time for Doctor Who News
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:01:38 GMT
A new Doctor Who news icon, replacing the slightly obscure Gallifreyan Clock with a much more recognisable police box.
This time it's based upon a photograph released as Creative Commons by Zir. Details and proper credit information here.
The licence terms ask for a credit to zir.com, but that doesn't seem to be a current website. So I guess the original image is copyright to the former owners of zir.com. Who can now be found on Wikipedia here.
Dalek Upgrades
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:43:40 GMT
The Daleks went down a bit soft to UNIT in our game of 5150 today, so I'm thinking of upping the basic Daleks from:
Dalek
REP 3, Hard Armour, Dalek Blaster
Nerves of Steel, Terrifying, Resilient, Slow
To:
Dalek
REP 4, Hard Armour, Absorption Armour, Dalek Blaster
Nerves of Steel, Terrifying, Resilient, Slow
REP 4 gives the basic Daleks at least a chance to hit the UNIT troops in cover.
The Absorption Armour is as seen on TV, also it's going to help the Dalek stand up to the devastating rate of fire the Minimi LMGs kick out.
Dalek Blasters can remain unchanged at 18" range, targets 1, impact 2.
The high rate of incoming fire, especially from the LMG, is what's really hurting the Daleks. With these upgrades I hope they'll put up a better fight next time.
Doctor Who: Silence in the Library
Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:23:43 GMT
Part one of the wonderfully spooky Doctor Who adventure, Silence in the Library.
The writer that came up The Empty Child, Captain Jack and the Weeping Angels of Blink returns to scare kids out of libraries and send us screaming from shadows and dust.
Looking forward to part two and learning more about River Song.
Slitheen of Raxacoricofallapatorius
Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:18:06 GMT
A repaint of a Slitheen, from the fantastically named Raxacoricofallapatorius. The model is from the Doctor Who Micro-Universe range.
No Doctor Who this week
Sun, 25 May 2008 16:16:45 GMT
Due to the ever dreadful Eurovision Song Contest, there was no Doctor Who this week.
I blame Wogan. He's always been a troublemaker. :)
However the BBC, Gawd Bless 'em, have made good with what they're calling the Mid Series Trail, a preview of the rest of the series.
Go see:
Well, Rose seems to have borrowed a rifle from Aliens, loads of Daleks and Davros (just they way I painted him).
I'm still betting that Rose is a decoy on the "She is Returning" story, I'm holding out for a return from Susan, Romana, The Rani or some other Timelord character.
Doctor Who: The Unicorn and the Wasp
Sun, 18 May 2008 20:19:55 GMT
Cluedo week for Doctor Who, it was with the Lead Pipe in the Library, but Whodunit?
The Doctor's Daughter
Sat, 10 May 2008 19:43:37 GMT
Doctor Who: The Doctor's Daughter
Not at all what I expected, but some nice ideas, a fun show and a plot hook for the future.
I did expect them to make some more use of the Doctor Who history. I'd mark out hard for a reference to Susan. But the production team seems to be sticking to their guns and keeping this as a Doctor Who for a new generation. No knowledge of the older stories required.
Still, they would have scored bonus geek points if when The Doctor said "I've been a Father before", he'd added "and a Grandfather".
I'm holding out for more Timelord returns. We've had The Master (he'll be back), we still need Romana, Susan and The Rani. :)
K9
Fri, 09 May 2008 19:02:01 GMT
A lucky find by my lovely Wife today, minis of K9 and a Slitheen. From the new Doctor Who random miniatures game.
So I quickly cropped them off the bases and replaced K9's bendy rubber tail with a pin.
Doctor Who: The Poison Sky
Sat, 03 May 2008 19:15:45 GMT
Continuing from last weeks Sontaran Stratagem, this week we complete the UNIT vs The Sontarans story.
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Stratagem
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:47:54 GMT
Martha, UNIT, The Sontarans, evil Nerds, evil Clones, evil Satnav and smog weapons. Awesome.
You'd think the sonic screwdriver could shatter glass though, a steel one could. :)
Planet of the Ood
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:14:34 GMT
Return of the Ood this week, good story with a little sinister foreshadowing thrown in.
Next week we have the return of Martha, UNIT and the Sontarans to look forward to.
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