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Episodes
Wednesday Sep 23, 2015
Wednesday Sep 23, 2015
Welcome to the Doctor Who Review Show 2015 - 11 voices giving you a wide range of views and features on series 9 of Doctor Who week by week!
00.00 - theme tune by Dominic Glynn
Taken from The Gallifrey Remixes -
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00.34 - Sound Bites
Lex, Kate, Iaine, Rob, Lizzie, Al and The Him tell us what they thought of "The Magician's Apprentice"
by answering the questions:- What did you like about the episode?, What made you go wow?, What questions did the episode raise for you? and What did you think of the cliff hanger?
06.40 - Opening Nights
Author Iain Martin reminds us of all the season openers since 2005
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14.02 - The Face of Little Bo
Andy @skaromedia and Little Bo @shipsandpigs look at the more quirky aspects of the episode
17.35 - Doctor Robert
Rob @theDWshow gives the episode a health check
23.41 - After 9
Our flagship review of the episode with Al No, Beth and Andy
43.56 - Lizzie & Alisha
Our resident Cos Players Lizzie @egunchildcarter and Alisha tell us what thrilled them in the episode
50.00 - The Me & The Him
The popular blogging team give us their observations on the episode
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60.00 - Stranger on the Shore:Daleks for Design
Andy looks at the scientific career of Davros
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66.00 - Final Word from Cartoon Doctor Who
Nelvana's unmade animated Doctor Who gives us a thought for the day with help from his companions K9 the robot dog, and Panda on a chair.
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Sunday Sep 20, 2015
Sunday Sep 20, 2015
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:40 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of changes coming to Who Wars including this being the second-last episode of the show...! Stay tuned to www.whowars.net and www.thedwshow.net to keep up with our new Doctor Who Review Show starting this week; Cloud City Council's final few episodes (before returning back to the Nerdstitute feed); the final Who Wars episode in early January 2016 and, most important of all... the debut of The Doctor Who Show in late January 2016.
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11:28 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO REVIEW SHOW – Andy @skaromedia tries to make a feature on the new Doctor Who Review Show, but gets too many phone calls, so we revert to our trailer review of Doctor Who Series 9, featuring many of the people who will be creating the review show. Stay tuned to our feed to hear 12 episodes over the months ahead.
25:15 INTERVIEW - STAR WARS - Kate @Kamiduu talks to popular Star Wars author John Jackson Miller @jjmfaraway
58:36 BOOK REVIEW – STAR WARS – Rob @WhoWars examines the strange review situation on Amazon.com for the new Star Wars novel, Aftermath by Chuck Wendig. Almost two weeks on, and with over 800 reviews, 41% remain just one-star.
1:20:41 INTERVIEW - DOCTOR WHO - Kate @Kamiduu talks to Doctor Who fan and author of the e-book, Mysteries of Doctor Who: Mythos, Speculation, and Continuity, Lynn Hamilton @lynnhamilton47 about her book and the TV series.
1:34:07 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #15 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:38:24 BOOK REVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – The Crawling Terror by Rob @WhoWars
1:46:34 FEATURE – FAN EXPO CANADA – Neil and Johnny from the Drinking in the Park podcast visit a pop culture show.
2:05:05 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by discussion of how his fandom for Star Wars has changed over the past year, to the degree that he no longer wants to podcast about it; a tipping point that is ending Who Wars and creating the forthcoming The Doctor Who Show, which debuts in late January 2016.
2:22:32 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Sunday Sep 06, 2015
Sunday Sep 06, 2015
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of this being not only our 40th episode, but also our one-year anniversary; the past 39 episodes equal 4014 minutes of entertainment (and as of this episode it's 4155 minutes); Who Wars is being downloaded all over the world these days - a far cry from 80s fanzine land; thank you to all of you for listening to the show.
07:50 FEATURE – WHO WARS – Kate @Kamiduu digs through the archives to provide an overview of the past year of Who Wars in both her own words and archival clips.
30:25 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – Four Doctors #3 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness and Kate @Kamiduu
1:12:30 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – Four Doctors #4 (Titan) by Andy @skaromedia and Rob @WhoWars
1:40:40 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #13 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:47:32 BOOK REVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Silhouette by Rob @WhoWars
1:55:40 FEATURE – WHO WARS – Andy @skaromedia gives his own thoughts about appearing on Who Wars and the material he's presented on the show during the past 12 months.
2:02:27 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by some Star Wars-related listener email. There's no major topic discussed at the end of this episode, however, Rob does touch upon Force Friday and the marketing machine that is currently pushing Star Wars at every possible opportunity. Does he like it?
2:20:25 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Sunday Aug 23, 2015
Sunday Aug 23, 2015
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of his week, his MX-5 roadster and the weather in Sydney; the leak of a Luke Skywalker image from Episode VII and the (over) reaction to it as he sees it; Warlord Games acquires the licence to make a Doctor Who miniatures game; a shocking discovery is made about which Doctor Rob is most like; and what's coming up in this episode, including a new segment called, "Doctor Noob".
10:38 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO – Kate @Kamiduu begins a new segment called "Doctor Noob" where a non-Doctor Who fan (or perhaps a very casual one), is invited to watch an episode selected by Kate, then talk about it on the show. This episode Kate speaks to Catrina Dennis @ohcatrina who is a Senior Editor at @moviepilotnews, Bartender at @UnderMosEisley and a Podcaster at @WomanUpPodcast and @FACPOV. What will this Star Wars fan think of Who?
22:24 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to Russ Leach @Kre8uk about sequential art, illustration & design. Russ is currently working for Panini on Doctor Who Adventures Magazine, which comprises most of the chat.
54:04 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – Four Doctors #1 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars and Lex @Lexerness
1:23:55 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – Four Doctors #2 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars and Kate @Kamiduu
1:51:05 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #15 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness
2:04:42 COMIC – STAR WARS – Star Wars #8 (Marvel) by Kate @Kamiduu and Jamie @blabbathehutt Discover more at blabbathehutt.com
2:40:59 COMIC – STAR WARS – Kanan: The Last Padawan #5 (Marvel) by Jon @nerdstitute
2:46:14 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu reports on D23 2015 and the amount of Star Wars news released at the event, including: no new trailer but a new poster by Drew Struzan; Rogue One cast and first image; Star Wars theme parks; gaming news with the Darth Vader themed PS4 and the Disney Infinities set. Kate then asks Twitter and the Who Wars team what sort of rides they'd like to see at the new Star Wars feature at Disneyland. Who Wars team responses by Rob @WhoWars Lex @Lexerness and Andy @skaromedia
2:59:30 FEATURE – CLONE WARS – Rob @WhoWars continues to watch the Clone Wars TV series in chronological order. Here, the chronology takes him to 1.6 "Downfall of a Droid" and 1.7 "Duel of the Droids" Have you seen these episodes? Tell us what you thought of them: hello@whowars.net
3:07:57 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by some iTunes feedback and listener email. There's no major topic discussed at the end of this episode, however, Rob does go back to some themes touched upon in the opening of the show, and wonders if Star Wars fans are getting a little crazy as the countdown to The Force Awakens begins to intensify. Rob also acknowledges the clanger he made in the Four Doctors #1 review.
3:20:52 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Sunday Aug 09, 2015
Sunday Aug 09, 2015
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of the Who Wars production process; this episode's Matthew Jacobs interview; plugging our usual segments; a call-out for feedback on the show and iTunes reviews; and a special Paul Cornell interview which will be on the blog next Wednesday.
04:39 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO/LUCASFILM – Kate @Kamiduu speaks with British writer, director, producer and actor, Matthew Jacobs. He is known best for his extensive career writing for television shows like Doctor Who and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He also directed two prize-winning TV movies for BBC films Hallelujah Anyhow (1992) and Mothertime (1998). Jacobs has also written several screen plays. His film credits include Lassie, The Emperor's New Groove and the cult classic Paperhouse. Aside from his work in television and film, Jacobs has worked on other projects in the entertainment industry. He has written for the video games Outlaws and Star Wars: Starfighter.
44:46 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu canvasses opinion on what would make a good Star Wars TV series on Netflix. Opinions from Who Wars team members Andy @Skaromedia Alan @JediZaugg & Rob @WhoWars with additional Twitter comments from @PeterDiCicco @acrossthestars @brushyourteeth @JoaquinSlowly @darthkindness @werewolfcallgirl & @forcechildren
55:13 FEATURE – CLONE WARS – Rob @WhoWars continues to watch the Clone Wars TV series in chronological order. Here, the chronology takes him to 1.5 Rookies Have you seen it? Tell us what you thought: hello@whowars.net
1:01:30 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Elizabeth @egunhildcarter speaks with the Sixth Doctor, Colin Baker @SawbonesHex Seventh Doctor companion, Sophie Aldred @sophie_aldred and the Seventh Doctor himself, Sylvester McCoy at Manchester Comic Con 2015. You can hear more of these interviews -- and more -- in the first episode of Andy's new podcast @topgeak
1:15:25 BOOK REVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Rob @WhoWars takes a look at the 2013 reference book, The Doctor: His Lives and Times. Does it hold up to the classic reference books of Rob's past? Who would be best served by it?
1:29:35 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 9th Doctor #3 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars
1:37:18 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #13 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:44:08 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by a discussion of recent comments by Colin Baker in Doctor Who Magazine relating to the fairness of its polls and whether we need to know the least popular Doctors and stories as well as the most popular. Where do you stand on this? Tell us what you think in text or an MP3 to us at: hello@whowars.net
1:51:54 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Sunday Jul 26, 2015
Sunday Jul 26, 2015
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Ident & Theme
00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of what we've produced in the past couple of weeks, such as Episode 36 featuring an interview with a Doctor from Doctor Who; the Rivers of London special covering an exciting new comic series based on novels written by Doctor Who alumni Ben Aaronovitch; unboxing the new, limited edition, Robert Harrop Cyberman figurine; and a great episode of Cloud City Council last weekend. Welcome to Who Wars #37.
08:13 INTERVIEW – SDCC – Kate @Kamiduu talks to long-term SDCC goer (and Star Wars and Doctor Who fan), Margaret Mays @magmays about her experiences at San Diego Comic Con 2015 and past conventions.
30:56 FEATURE – STAR WARS/THE MUPPETS – Neil and Johnny from the Drinking In The Park podcast discuss some long-held links between the Muppets and Star Wars.
(Drinking In The Park podcast available at www.neilandjohnny.com as well as The Droids Canada podcast and the Tangent Bound podcast network.)
45:14 FEATURE – CLONE WARS – Rob @WhoWars continues to watch the Clone Wars TV series in chronological order. Here, the chronology takes him to 1.2 Rising Malevolence; 1.3 Shadow of Malevolence; and 1.4 Destroy Malevolence. What does he think of them?
58:20 COMIC – STAR WARS – Darth Vader #7 (Marvel) by Andy @skaromedia and additional acting by Kate @Kamiduu
1:05:13 COMIC – STAR WARS – Kanan #4 (Marvel) by Jon @nerdstitute
1:08:50 ADVERT - Lex @Lexerness channels her inner Amelia Pond to encourage you to join the Who Wars team.
1:09:12 BOOK REVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Rob @WhoWars reviews the first 12th Doctor New Series Adventure (NSA), The Blood Cell. Have you read it? Why not email us at hello@whowars.net and tell us whether you agree with Rob's thoughts or not? We'd love to hear from you.
1:20:02 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO/DALEKS – Jon @nerdstitute talks Robert @MinGoose through watching his first classic episode of Doctor Who, The Daleks. This is the first part in a wider, irregular series where Jon and Robert will look at every Dalek story to date.
1:33:29 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by an email from @Johnnerholler about the back page of Episode 36 where Rob discussed the potential over-saturation of Star Wars in the decade ahead. Following this, the editorial topic for this week is footage and trailers screened at San Diego Comic Con as "exclusives" and designed never to be seen again. What sort of marketing madness is this? In his usual style, Rob has his say. Want to comment back? Email the show at hello@whowars.net and tell us what you think.
1:43:29 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Wednesday Jul 15, 2015
Wednesday Jul 15, 2015
00:00 Who Wars Network Ident
00:07 Introduction to the Rivers of London series by Andy @Skaromedia
London Calling cover by Olivia Vessel
Olivia's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bbolibiel
03:36 Andy @Skaromedia speaks with Tom Bolton @teabolton a London waterways expert to find out just how much the fictitious river spirits in the Rivers of London series reflect their geographic inspirations.
Tom's website: http://teabolton.tumblr.com/
14:28 Andy @Skaromedia speaks with Ben Aaronovitch @Ben_Aaronovitch Andrew Cartmel @andrewcartmel & Lee Sullivan @LeeSullivanArt about the Rivers of London series. For the Doctor Who fans in our audience, none of these three gentlemen will require any further introduction. If you are new to any of them, learn more about them at their sites below.
Ben's website: http://www.the-folly.com/
Andrew's website: http://venusianfrogbroth.blogspot.co.uk/
Lee's website: http://www.leesullivanart.co.uk/
44:05 Andy @Skaromedia speaks with Betsy Chevron @BetsyChevron & Al No @TheMeandTheHim to discuss the Rivers of London comic. Is it a jumping on spot for newcomers or something better suited to existing readers of the novels?
54:28 Closing remarks by Andy @Skaromedia
Sunday Jul 12, 2015
Sunday Jul 12, 2015
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of this being our biggest ever, from the point of view that it features an interview between Andy @skaromedia and one of the classic era Doctors from Doctor Who, Colin Baker, which is as big on the Doctor Who side of the fence as, say, a Carrie Fisher or Mark Hammil interview would be on the Star Wars side of the fence; San Diego Comic Con and the various Star Wars and Doctor Who announcements there; Doctor Who had a panel (includes audio clip), the announcement of a Lego game (includes audio clip), and a Series 9 trailer (which gets discussed in the following segment); Star Wars had a panel, a behind-the-scenes video (includes audio clip), the release of Dark Disciple by Christie Golden, based on unfinished Clone Wars episodes (reviwed later in this episode), and a symphonic concert of John Williams' Star Wars music (includes audio clip); Welcome to Who Wars #36.
11:00 TRAILER – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia Al No @TheMeandTheHim Rob @WhoWars J.R. Southall @JR_Southall Kate @Kamiduu Lex @Lexerness Elizabeth Carter, The Face of Little Bo and The Him discuss the new Doctor Who Series 9 trailer. Do we want to kiss it to death? Listen in to find out. This is also a sneak peak of many of the people involved with the Who Wars Network's "Doctor Who Review Show" that's coming out later in the year when Doctor Who returns to our TV screens. Stay tuned!
26:26 BOOK REVIEW – STAR WARS – Matt Neve @swcanonrebel and Elaine Tveit @tveitlight25 discuss the new release Star Wars novel, Dark Disciple, based on unfinished Clone Wars episodes. This review is spoiler-free (depending on your interpretation of spoilers of course), and might help your purchase decision.
53:50 FEATURE – CLONE WARS – Rob @WhoWars continues to watch the Clone Wars TV series in chronological order. Here, the chronology take him back to the start for 1.1 Ambush Have you seen it? Tell us what you thought: hello@whowars.net
1:01:30 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #12 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:05:31 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #14 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness
1:15:00 FEATURE/INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia helped to host the recent Hull Comic Con. Here, he speaks with Doctor Who cosplayers at the event; Derek, Robert, Melissa, Heather, Brian and Elizabeth (from 1:17:30) and rounds things off by hosting a Colin Baker (6th Doctor, 1984-1986) interview onstage (from 1:26:01). As mentioned in 'The Front Page' of this podcast, the sound for the interview comes from multiple sources. If you initially find it hard to listen to without headphones, do stick with it as a better sound source kicks in (1:28:43) for the majority of the interview. Enjoy.
2:07:05 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by a discussion of whether it's possible to have too much Star Wars in the decade ahead. This was a discussion Rob recently kicked off on Twitter - and was perhaps misunderstood in the process. At the end of this discussion, he reads an email from listener Baz Hood on the topic of the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG that Rob recently blogged about on WhoWars.net
2:27:36 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Sunday Jun 28, 2015
Sunday Jun 28, 2015
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of his week; John Hurt's pancreatic cancer diagnosis; dropping a special episode on Saturday 27th June for @AMAudioMedia including an interview with their Doctor, Andrew Chalmers; and a brief overview of the episode ahead.
05:42 FEATURE – CONVENTION – Rob @WhoWars gives Andy @skaromedia a midnight call to discuss Hull Comic Con and his role in the event, as well as a sneak insight into what might appear in Episode 36 based on the event.
20:27 FEATURE – REBELS ROUND-UP – Alan @Jedizaugg and Jon @jonathanbw discuss the return of Star Wars: Rebels in The Siege of Lothal.
56:50 FEATURE – CLONE WARS – Rob @WhoWars continues to watch the Clone Wars TV series in chronological order. Here, he watches 3.1 Clone Cadets and 3.3 Supply Lines. Seen them? Tell us what you thought: hello@whowars.net
1:10:14 INTERVIEW – ARTIST – Kate @Kamiduu talks to Eisner nominated artist, Sara Richard @SaraRichard who has produced both Star Wars and Doctor Who fan art, while currently working professionally on covers for Jem and the Holograms and My Little Pony. She's also the artist of the DC Justice League Tarot Card Set. Be sure to check out her art, and more at the URL below:
1:32:25 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO/STAR WARS – Lex @Lexerness asks the Who Wars team how they would put together a Doctor Who and Star Wars crossover story. Rob @WhoWars has a try with the 9th Doctor; Kate @Kamiduu and Andy @Skaromedia tackle the 10th Doctor and Lex puts together a magnum opus for the 11th Doctor. How would you do it? Tell us at hello@whowars.net
2:00:20 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by a discussion of his strange and patchy relationship with Doctor Who novels in the past. From the Target novels of the 1970s - 1990s; to the Virgin New Adventures (NAs) and Missing Adventures (MAs) of the 1990s; to the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures (EDAs) and Past Doctor Adventures (PDAs) of the 1990s - 2000s; to the current series of New Series Adventures (NSAs), he talks about them all, his feelings towards them, and whether he read them at the time. He's about to embark on reading the 12th Doctor NSAs.
2:18:00 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Sunday Jun 28, 2015
Sunday Jun 28, 2015
00:00 – The Who Wars Network Ident
00:07 - Introduction to this episode from Doctor Who: Dark Journey's leading man, Andrew Chalmers and series producer, MA Tamburro @AMAudioMedia
00:23 - Doctor Who: Dark Journey "The Age of Banishment". This is Episode 3 of Series 2 of Dark Journey, making its début exclusively today here on Who Wars.
Would you like to hear more Dark Journey? Need to catch up? Visit amaudiomedia.com/episodes
14:22 - Rob @WhoWars reflects on conducting a near two-hour interview, before hitting play on it.
16:35 – Rob @WhoWars speaks to Andrew Chalmers, the Doctor in Doctor Who: Dark Journey.
Topics covered include Star Wars and Doctor Who (naturally!) as well as some interesting diversions on making fan audio and more.
1:53:47 - Afterword from Rob @WhoWars about this special episode.
1:57:06 – The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
1:57:47 – One final anecdote from Andrew Chalmers. You know you want it!
Wednesday Jun 17, 2015
Wednesday Jun 17, 2015
00:00 - The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:48 - The Front Page; Kate @Kamiduu kicks off this special episode by talking about Phoenix Comic Con 2015 and her experiences with it.
03:52 - 'On The Floor' Part 1
06:05 - Kate @Kamiduu talks to Chuck Wendig - novelist, screenwriter, and game designer. He is the writer of the upcoming Star Wars: Aftermath which tells the story of what happened in the Star Wars universe, post-Return of the Jedi.
14:30 - 'On The Floor' Part 2
15:52 - Kate @Kamiduu talks to Brian Miller - comic book colorist, founder of Hi-Fi colour design, and co-author of Hi-Fi Color for Comics and Master Digital Color from Impact Books. He has worked with both Star Wars and Doctor Who IPs to date.
31:25 - Kate @Kamiduu talks to Joe Corroney - illustrator of Star Wars and Star Trek artwork for books, games, trading cards, comic books, posters and magazines since 1997. He has also worked on many other properties, including Doctor Who.
39:11 - Kate @Kamiduu talks (briefly!) to Kevin Wada - illustrator, including Doctor Who comic covers.
39:45 - Kate @Kamiduu talks to Tom Kane - voice actor most widely known as Jedi Master Yoda and Admiral Yularen in Star Wars: The Clone Wars; The Chancellor in Tim Burton's 9, Magneto in Wolverine and the X-Men and Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds; and Iron Man and Ultron in Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow.
49:48 - 'On The Floor' Part 3
50:08 - Kate @Kamiduu talks to Paul Cornell - award-winning writer of novels – comics, short fiction and non-fiction, as well as a TV screenwriter for Doctor Who and many other series.
58:41 - 'On The Floor' Part 4
59:24 - Kate @Kamiduu talks to Jason Spisak - voice actor in animation and video games, and producer and founding member of Blackchalk Productions. Notably for our listeners, he portrayed Lux Bonteri in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
1:09:34 - 'On The Floor' Part 5
1:10:10 - Kate @Kamiduu talks about the panels she attended while at Phoenix Comic Con 2015, including snippets of audio from some to give you a taste of the action.
1:17:25 - 'On The Floor' Part 6
1:18:50 - The Back Page; closing remarks from Kate @Kamiduu about the con.
1:19:35 - Afterword from Rob @WhoWars about this special episode.
1:24:01 - The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Sunday Jun 14, 2015
Sunday Jun 14, 2015
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of so much happening since episode #33; the passing of Ron Moody and Christopher Lee and strange little links to both at the time of recording; the Who Wars Network and some future plans; Sense8 - a new series on Netflix from Andy and Lana Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski; and this being an epic-length episode.
09:30 FEATURE – TRIBUTE – Christopher Lee remembered by Rob @WhoWars with an obituary and audio clips from his films and a special memory from Vincent Price, featured in an episode of This Is Your Life that Christopher was honoured on.
24:45 INTERVIEW – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu talks to Jason Spisak - American voice actor in animation and video games, and producer and founding member of Blackchalk Productions. Who Wars listeners might know him best as Lux Bonteri in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
38:20 FEATURE – CONVENTION – Andy @skaromedia gives us a background to the city of Hull in the UK; talks to Steve Bowman from District 14 Events which is running Hull Comic Con and we then hear a promo for the event. Are you going?
Hull Comic Con
49:27 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Rob @WhoWars continues to watch the Clone Wars TV series in chronological order. Here, he watches the Clone Wars film from 2008. Does he like it more than he did when he last watched it, almost seven years ago?
1:07:50 COMIC – STAR WARS – Star Wars #6 & Darth Vader #6 (Marvel) by Andy @skaromedia and Kate @Kamiduu with them running through the issues individually and then after a musical interlude at 1:32:30 the two of them talk together.
1:49:15 COMIC – STAR WARS – Kanan #3 (Marvel) by Jon @nerdstitute
1:52:42 NOVEL – STAR WARS – Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void by Elaine @tveitlight25
2:05:21 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Rob @WhoWars observes a Twitter interaction between Amanda Ward @realamandaward Jeremy Conrad @ManaByte & Joaquin Slowly @JoaquinSlowly about Star Wars fans who are stuck in the past, for example, denying everything post-Return of the Jedi. Following an expensive recreation of the exchange, Rob discusses the topic and gives his thoughts.
Differences between ESB and RotJ toys:
RotJ and its place within the trilogy:
2:17:42 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Kate @Kamiduu talks to Paul Cornell, a British writer best known for his work in Doctor Who fiction and television. As well as Doctor Who, other television credits include Robin Hood, Primeval, Casualty, Holby City and Coronation Street. Cornell has also written for a number of comics, including Marvel and DC titles.
2:30:04 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 9th Doctor #2 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars
2:36:35 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #11 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
2:42:12 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to Mat Irvine, a Technical Consultant and Visual Effects Designer who worked on television, primarily for the BBC, from the 1970s to the 1990s. As a Technical Consultant, Irvine worked on shows such as The Sky at Night, Tomorrow's World and Robot Wars. As a Visual Effects Designer, Irvine worked on shows such as Doctor Who, Rentaghost, Terry and June, Blake's 7, The Tripods, Edge of Darkness and To the Manor Born.
3:32:26 – The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by messages to the show from Doc Whom and Baz Hood.
3:43:42 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Sunday May 31, 2015
Sunday May 31, 2015
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:48 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of this being an epic-length episode and the nature of audio fanzines; turning 40 years old (Rob, not Who Wars); trying to get ahold of TV footage from 1988 where Rob appeared on ABC Television in Australia on a Doctor Who quiz, dressed as the 5th Doctor; we have a new reviewer this episode - Matt @swcanonrebel and we'll have another reviewer starting soon; acknowledgement that there are three interviews in this episode and don't forget the interviews tab on the Who Wars website; also our own Alan @jedizaugg has started a Star Wars chat podcast, Idiot's Array; we may have another podcast coming to the Who Wars Network soon; and in a shocking Rob-almost-forgets-moment, we have a current Doctor Who writer interviewed on this episode - Peter Harness.
08:30 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Cute overload! Al Nowatzki from ChildrenOfTheForce @ForceChildren sends us an MP3 where he sits down with his two kids, Anna and Liam, asking them, "Why do you like Star Wars?"
12:25 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to TV and film writer, Peter Harness, who not only wrote 'Kill the Moon' for Series 8 of Doctor Who and a currently unnamed episode for Series 9 (featuring the return of UNIT, Jemma Redgrave, Ingrid Oliver and the Zygons), but who also recently adapted Susanna Clarke's novel "Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell" into a television series of the same name. This interview ranges far and wide over his career.
41:16 FEATURE – STAR WARS/DOCTOR WHO – Kate @Kamiduu is on the show floor at Phoenix Comicon @PhoenixComicon and tells us what she's seen and what she is preparing for the next episode of the show, which will include interviews with Star Wars author Chuck Wendig @ChuckWendig ; Doctor Who TV and book writer Paul_Cornell @Paul_Cornell and Yoda voice artist, Tom Kane. Good work, Kate!
49:29 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Rob @WhoWars makes good on a "threat" he has made many times on Who Wars, ie: to watch the Clone Wars TV series in chronological order. Here, he kicks off by looking at episode 2.16 Cat and Mouse and 1.16 The Hidden Enemy.
1:01:42 BOOK REVIEW – STAR WARS – Matt @swcanonrebel reviews the new Star Wars novel, Lords of the Sith written by Paul S. Kemp and released on April 28, 2015. What did Matt think? Tune in, folks.
1:08:36 COMIC – STAR WARS – Darth Vader #5 (Marvel) by Andy @skaromedia with guest acting by Kate @Kamiduu
1:18:32 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #12 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness
1:24:53 INTERVIEW – COMICS/DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to self-described comic creator, illustrator, cat owner and tiny hat wearer - Rachael Smith @rachael_ who also submits one page comics to the @comicstitan range of 10th Doctor comic books.
1:43:26 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO – In Episode 32 of Who Wars Rob @WhoWars and Lex @Lexerness ran through their favourite 11th Doctor episodes of Doctor Who. Concluding the piece by asking the audience what they thought, Kate @Kamiduu and Jon @nerdstitute have sent in thoughts about their own favourite 11th Doctor episodes.
1:52:05 INTERVIEW – FAN ART/STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu talks to pop culture illustrator and Star Wars fan Jeff Victor @jeffvictorart who has worked at Nickelodeon Games and Warner Bros. Animation. Learn more about Jeff and see his art: www.jeffvictor.com
2:24:52 - The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by an editorial where he talks about the concepts of fan entitlement, fan service and a worrying (to him) tendency for fans to think they are part of the creative process in books, comics, TV shows and movies. Do you agree? Be sure to write in with your thoughts, or record yourself as an MP3 to hello@whowars.net
2:34:32 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Sunday May 24, 2015
Sunday May 24, 2015
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:40 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars explains why Who Wars is producing an episode in its production "off-week". Upfront warning for the Star Wars fans in our audience; this is a 100% Doctor Who episode. You might want to... oh, you've already gone. Kidding, kidding.
06:25 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO – The 11th Doctor Game. Rob @WhoWars sits down with Lex @Lexerness to discuss their favourite stories from the 11th Doctor's era of Doctor Who. What will they choose? What would you have selected instead? Why not drop an email to hello@whowars.net or even record an MP3 and we'll play it on a future episode.
1:13:22 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including contact details for the show).
Sunday May 17, 2015
Sunday May 17, 2015
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:40 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of being a bad Doctor Who fan for not even realising Matt Smith and other co-stars are currently touring Australia; purchasing the Star Wars: Armada tabletop game and a promise to review it in a future episode; Doc Whom from the Diddly Dum podcast writes to us; a reminder that there's a competition in the Princess Leia comic review in this episode - leave us an iTunes rating/review to be in the running.
06:05 FEATURE/INTERVIEW – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu reviews the new reference book, Ultimate Star Wars and the reports from a Tempe, Arizona book signing for it. She puts some questions to a couple of the book's authors, Tricia Barr @fangirlcantina and Adam Bray @authoradambray too.
16:47 FEATURE/COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – Lex @Lexerness Kate @Kamiduu and Andy @skaromedia talk about the @comicstitan Doctor Who release for Free Comic Book Day, featuring stories for the 10th, 11th and 12th Doctors, as well as their individual experiences on the day itself at their respective stores.
50:35 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO – Rob @WhoWars talks about the costume of the 5th Doctor, from the point of view of whether it resembles anything remotely like an "Edwardian cricketer" (which is the usual shorthand for it), as well as commenting on how he would have dressed the 5th Doctor instead, keeping the general cricketing motif, but looking more realistic.
1:02:32 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to composer for TV, film and radio, Dominic Glynn @DominicGlynn1 - one of a select few people in the world who has arranged an official version of the Doctor Who theme (Season 23).
1:39:10 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #10 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:45:49 COMIC/COMPETITION – STAR WARS – Princess Leia #4 Marvel) by Andy @skaromedia Leave us an iTunes rating/review to be in the running for a one-off, unique, there's-only-of-them, yes-it's-rare, Princess Leia #1 comic with cover art hand-drawn by Andy, based on characters from his reviews.
1:57:44 COMIC – STAR WARS – Kanan #2 (Marvel) by Jon @nerdstitute
2:01:12 COMIC – STAR WARS – Star Wars #4 (Marvel) by Kate @Kamiduu
2:07:59 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu meets and talks to members of the 501st Legion (Dune Sea Garrison) in Arizona at the book signing for Ultimate Star Wars. She even finds a trooper who talks some Doctor Who as well. Shhh!
2:16:47 - The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by an editorial where he talks about paying for autographs, photos and celebrity access at conventions.
2:29:22 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).