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Frozen Assets (Cold Fusion; a Virgin Missing Adventure)

There's a LOT to get through this month - from missing episodes on the verge of being found, to Bad Wolf being quite annoyed at a high-profile Doctor Who writer saying what everyone else was thinking... and that's just the news, folks.

After some short topics, we get to the meat of this episode - a deep dive into the Missing Adventure, Cold Fusion, the twenty-ninth novel in that series. It was written by Lance Parkin and was the only multi-Doctor story involving televised Doctors ever told by Virgin Books, pairing the 5th Doctor of Season 19 with the 7th Doctor from near the end of the Virgin New Adventures line.

If you're unfamiliar with the story but want to make sense of our review, we dropped a 10-minute synopsis of the novel on our podcast feed yesterday. Look it up!

To close, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics related to past podcasts and Doctor Who in general.

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Cold Fusion (Novel Synopsis)

This episode offers a 10-minute full synopsis of the 1996 Virgin Books Doctor Who novel Cold Fusion.

Since the book is now almost 30 years old, we know many listeners may not have read it recently — or perhaps ever.

If you don’t want to feel left out of our Cold Fusion discussion on tomorrow’s monthly show, this episode is the perfect way to refresh your memory or get up to speed beforehand.

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Assimilate This (Star Trek: First Contact)

In a 32nd outing for the irregular ALTERNATE GALAXIES mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve sat down with Star Trek: First Contact - as voted for by YOU - and give our thoughts on it.

What did we make of it?

Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
Brent Spiner as Data
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn as Worf
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
Alfre Woodard as Lily Sloane
James Cromwell as Zefram Cochrane
Alice Krige as Borg Queen
Neal McDonough as Lieutenant Hawk
Dwight Schultz as Reginald Barclay
Robert Picardo as The EMH Doctor

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Top Classic Stories Under 4 Episodes (The List Makers)

For the 55th episode of THE LIST MAKERS, listener Justin Falkus has challenged us to come up with the top classic era stories that are under 4 episodes in length. Will there be snaps? Will Rob find a cheat? Will Dave pull out a surprise?

What would your picks be? Why not write in and let us know?

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Spectroxy Lady (The Caves of Androzani)

This month Mark Cockram (All of Time and Space; Nerdology UK), joins the podcast as a guest host in Dave's absence to talk about The Caves of Androzani with Rob.

Before that, the usual mix of news and short topics. Then, after the chat about Davo's swansong, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics.

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Space Hamlet (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

In a 31st outing for the irregular ALTERNATE GALAXIES mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve sat down with Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and give our thoughts on it.

What did we make of it?

William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy
James Doohan as Montgomery “Scotty” Scott
George Takei as Hikaru Sulu
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov
Kim Cattrall as Valeris
Christopher Plummer as Chang
David Warner as Gorkon
Rosanna DeSoto as Azetbur
Iman as Martia
Brock Peters as Admiral Cartwright
Kurtwood Smith as the Federation President
René Auberjonois as Colonel West
Michael Dorn as Colonel Worf

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Troughton Pick'n'Mix (Gin & TARDIS #9)

Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Mark & Rob from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gin and tonics at Dave’s place and watching a grab bag of four unrelated Patrick Troughton episodes from the 'Lost in Time' DVD release. The episodes:

The Underwater Menace, Episode 3
Evil of the Daleks, Episode 2
The Abominable Snowmen, Episode 2
The Wheel in Space, Episode 6

And yes, there’s a musical number at the end 😉

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Top Wilderness Years Projects - Non Literature (The List Makers #54)

For our 54th episode of THE LIST MAKERS, listener Zack Forest has challenged us for the top 'Wilderness Years' projects that aren't literature based. Hmmmmmm, with Rob and Dave approaching the era completely differently back in the day, where will these lists go?

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Temporal Testimony (The Trial of a Time Lord)

This month, we’re diving into the second Colin Baker season, collectively known as The Trial of a Time Lord, but also known to many fans as the individual stories, The Mysterious Planet, Mindwarp, Terror of the Vervoids, and The Ultimate Foe.

Before that, we kick things off with the usual mix of news and short topics. Then, after the Season 23 chat, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics.

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INTERVIEW: Doctor Who Myths and Legends: The Reeltime Pictures Story

Over the past five years, friend of the podcast Dylan Rees has worked at compiling the complete story of Reeltime Pictures, from the earliest days of its acclaimed Myth Makers interview tapes, through to the production of ambitious dramas and documentaries.

The resulting book tells the story of Keith Barnfather’s passion and dedication to develop a valuable archive of material - starting in the days of VHS through to DVD, Blu-ray, streaming and downloads - which chronicles the complete production history of classic Doctor Who.

In tonight's episode Dylan sits down with Rob to discuss the book; what inspired it, what it was like to write, and even where a complete newbie to Reeltime could start with the archive.

The book will be launched at the Whooverville 16 Convention on 30 August 2025 in Derby, UK.

Khanversation (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

In a 30th outing for the irregular ALTERNATE GALAXIES mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve sat down with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and give our thoughts on it.

What did we make of it?

William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk
Ricardo Montalbán as Khan Noonien Singh
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy
James Doohan as Montgomery “Scotty” Scott
George Takei as Hikaru Sulu
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov
Merritt Butrick as David Marcus
Bibi Besch as Carol Marcus

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The Mark of the Rani (Gin & TARDIS #8)

Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Rob from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gin and tonics at Dave’s place and watching 1985's The Mark of the Rani by Pip and Jane Baker.

How long has it been since any of them watched the story? What do they think of it, here in 2025?

And yes, there’s a musical number at the end 😉

Top Master Stories (The List Makers #53)

For our 53rd episode of THE LIST MAKERS, long time listener Dylan Mooney has asked us for our top Master stories. Given the character has been around 54 years, and used regularly for much of that time, it gives us quite a lot of stories to choose our lists from!

What are our top Master stories? What are yours? Why not write in and let us know?

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Alt-Who (The 1960s Dalek Movies)

This month, we’re diving into the two Dalek movies from the 1960s, starring Peter Cushing as the Doctor. They are, of course, Dr Who and the Daleks & Daleks' Invasion of Earth 2150 AD.

Before that, we kick things off with the usual mix of news and short topics you’ve come to expect. Then, after the movie chat, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics.

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Pure Fantasia (The NeverEnding Story)

In the 29th outing for the ALTERNATE GALAXIES mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve sat down with The NeverEnding Story, and give our thoughts on it.

Barret Oliver as Bastian Balthazar Bux
Noah Hathaway as Atreyu
Tami Stronach as The Childlike Empress

What did we make of it?

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