An Australian-made Doctor Who podcast. Est 2016. This feed represents our most recent 250 episodes. To stream older episodes, visit https://thedwshow.net/
Episodes
Jun 14, 2015
Jun 14, 2015
3 hr 44 min
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).
May 31, 2015
May 31, 2015
2 hr 35 min
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).
May 24, 2015
May 24, 2015
1 hr 14 min
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).
May 17, 2015
May 17, 2015
2 hr 30 min
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).
May 3, 2015
May 3, 2015
1 hr 37 min
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:40 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of this being a 'May the 4th' episode and also the official, 'Kate takes over Who Wars' episode. Andy also chimes in this episode with a Lee Sullivan interview. We also have a new theme tune. What did you think? Why not write in and let us know?
03:52 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu reports across her final day and a half at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. Did you miss her earlier reports? They're in Episode 29 of the show. Be sure to also check them out if you missed them.
15:23 ADVERT – Cloud City Council Podcast @nerdstitute
15:30 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu asks, "Why do you love Star Wars?" to attendees of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. At the end of the feature, the Who Wars team joins in and give their answers to the question as well. If you would like to tell us why YOU like Star Wars, why not email us or send in an MP3?
38:00 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to Lee Sullivan @LeeSullivanArt about Doctor Who comics, the new Rivers of London comic series ( also including Doctor Who alumni Ben Aaronovitch @Ben_Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel @andrewcartmel ), not to mention his long career in comics in general.
1:20:54 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu asks attendees of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim about their favourite Star Wars impressions. Andy @skaromedia joins in the fun at the end of the piece with some impressions of his own.
1:26:07 FEATURE/INTERVIEW – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu talks about the short film, "Artoo In Love" and speaks to Writer, Director, Co-Editor Evan Atherton @EPAtherton and Co-Executive Producer, Artoo Builder/Operator Grant McKinney @gwmck at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. Discover more at www.artooinlove.com
1:28:55 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by an editorial where he talks about how he got into watching Star Wars.
1:36:52 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Apr 19, 2015
Apr 19, 2015
2 hr 22 min
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:30 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of the new teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens; Kate @Kamiduu filing stories from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim; the Topps Star Wars trading card game and what's coming up in the episode (yes, there is some Doctor Who!)
06:06 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu reports across three days at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. What did she get up to? Let her tell you right here.
19:42 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Alan @Jedizaugg Jon @jonathanbw Kate @Kamiduu Andy @skaromedia Lex @Lexerness and Rob @WhoWars talk about the new teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens. What were your thoughts on it?
53:16 BONUS – STAR WARS – Kate @Kamiduu reports from the Star Wars Celebration Anaheim exhibit featuring Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens props.
56:44 ADVERT - Cloud City Council Podcast @nerdstitute
56:50 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to Simon Fraser @simonfraser about drawing one the 11th Doctor comics series for Titan.
1:19:36 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #9 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:24:55 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #11 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness
1:33:04 FEATURE – STAR WARS – Andy @skaromedia talks to Comic Book John about Star Wars comics including a comparison of classic strips with modern ones.
1:50:29 COMIC – STAR WARS – Darth Vader #3 & #4 (Marvel) by Andy @skaromedia
2:01:02 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to Clare Eden @Execcer about Doctor Who and projects including @strangeness_in & @MinisterChance.
2:14:59 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by an editorial where he talks about growing up during a particular era in Doctor Who's history which has left him with a rather odd afflication today.
2:21:50 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Apr 5, 2015
Apr 5, 2015
1 hr 53 min
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:30 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of JR Southall’s "You and Who Else" book project and how you can be involved; discussion of what’s coming up in the episode, including this being the first episode of Who Wars to feature an interview with one of the writers during the classic era of Doctor Who.
08:06 FEATURE – STAR WARS / DOCTOR WHO – MA Tamburro and Andrew Chalmers from AM Audio Media's Doctor Who: Dark Journey wander the show floor at Toronto Comic Con, March 20-22, 2015. Covered in the piece are:
Troughton Is My Doctor - Editor - Dan Collins
501st Legion - Volunteer - Jennifer Brace
Doctor Who Society of Canada - Dalek prop maker
Actor - Grant Bowler
Artist - Brian McCarville
Artist - Beth - Knightmares & Daydreams
24:12 FEATURE – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to Al No @TheMeandTheHim in a wide-ranging conversation about Season 18 of Doctor Who and leading into the following interview.
42:50 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO – Andy @skaromedia talks to Andrew Smith @Andr3wSmith about writing Full Circle for Season 18 of Doctor Who and being involved with the series in general.
1:16:07 FEATURE – REBELS ROUND-UP – Alan @Jedizaugg and Jon @jonathanbw discuss Star Wars Rebels' first series in retrospect.
1:40:54 COMIC – STAR WARS: KANAN #1 (Marvel) – Jon @jonathanbw reviews the first installment of the Kanan series for Marvel.
1:46:38 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by an editorial comparing being in a band to being part of a podcast team. Don't worry; there's method to the madness and a big clue to future episodes gets dropped at the end.
1:52:48 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Mar 22, 2015
Mar 22, 2015
1 hr 37 min
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:30 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion of what's coming up in the episode; the return of Doctor Who on March 26, 2005 and it being the inspiration for two pieces of content in this show; JR Southall's Watching Books and reprints of You and Who: Contact Has Been Made; Who Wars will return, April 5.
05:18 FEATURE - DOCTOR WHO - MA Tamburro from AM Audio Media discusses Doctor Who in Canada and what the return of the show was like on Canadian television in 2005.
08:48 INTERVIEW – DOCTOR WHO - Andy @skaromedia talks to Cavan Scott @cavanscott about writing the new miniseries of 9th Doctor comics for Titan @ComicsTitan
39:04 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 9th Doctor #1 (Titan) by Rob @WhoWars
48:32 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #10 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness
55:04 FEATURE/COMIC – PRINCESS LEIA #1, #2 (Marvel) – Andy @skaromedia talks about the character of Princess Leia, with contributions from Kate @Kamiduu Jon @jonathanbw and Rob @WhoWars. This is followed by Andy reviewing issues #1 and #2 of the series.
1:20:49 COMIC – STAR WARS – Star Wars #3 (Marvel) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:26:45 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars, followed by an editorial celebrating 10 years of Nu Who since it returned as an ongoing series to UK TV screens on March 26, 2005. This isn’t a review, or in-depth thoughts on the actors or production. This is simply a snapshot of thoughts and feelings, upon hearing the news, through to the end of the first series.
1:37:05 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Mar 15, 2015
Mar 15, 2015
1 hr 43 min
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:30 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion including why we're back this week; ongoing changes to the show's format coming in this episode and next; and some congratulatory listener mail from Pete from the UK and Baz Hood after our 25th episode last week.
11:20 FEATURE – STAR WARS & DOCTOR WHO – Who Wars listener, Baz Hood, asks Rob why the lightsabers in Star Wars Rebels are so pointy and then asks the team, (1) Doctor Who: Do we really need Missy back so soon? and (2) Star Wars Rebels: Is Chopper a better Astromech than R2? Answers by Rob @WhoWars Jon @jonathanbw Kate @Kamiduu
20:05 FEATURE/COMIC – DARTH VADER #2 (Marvel) – Andy @skaromedia talks about the late great Don Henderson, who appeared in both Star Wars and Doctor Who, and who is 'resurrected' in the new Darth Vader comic series. This is followed by Andy reviewing issue #2 of the series.
31:52 FEATURE – STAR WARS - Topps’ Card Trader App – Rob @WhoWars talks about the new Star Wars trading card app, now available for iOS.
41:58 FEATURE – REBELS ROUND-UP – Alan @Jedizaugg and Jon @jonathanbw discuss Star Wars Rebels “Rebels Resolve” and “Fire Across The Galaxy”, the two episodes which close out the first season of the show.
1:19:28 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #8 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:29:51 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #9 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness
1:32:31 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 12th Doctor #6 (Titan) by Andy @skaromedia
1:40:05 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars.
1:42:34 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Mar 8, 2015
Mar 8, 2015
2 hr 40 min
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:30 The Front Page; @WhoWars kicks off this special 25th anniversary episode with a rundown of what we're doing different this time around. Same team, but rather different content!
03:27 FEATURE - Star Wars and Doctor Who in 25 items (and memories) from @lexerness @Jedizaugg @nerdstitute @Kamiduu @skaromedia and a cameo from @WhoWars - but who does which? You'll have to listen to find out...
Doctor Who: Converse High Tops
Star Wars: 1977 Darth Vader action figure
Doctor Who: Homemade (knitted) items
Star Wars: Topps trading cards
Doctor Who: Fish fingers and custard
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back blanket
Star Wars: Unorthodox action figure storage
Star Wars: 1977 R5-D4 action figure
Doctor Who: Homemade Fourth Doctor scarf
Star Wars: Tauntaun scene in Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Chewbacca's roar
Doctor Who: Missy/The Mistress/The Master
Star Wars: 1980 Boba Fett action figure
Doctor Who: Matt Smith and Karen Gillan poster
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi poster magazine
Doctor Who: Wilfred Mott
Star Wars: Star Wars And Other Space Themes
Star Wars: Marvel adaptation of A New Hope
Doctor Who: 'The Classic Era' Seasons 1-26
Star Wars: Original UK cinema poster
Doctor Who: A Celebration - Two Decades Through Time and Space
Star Wars: The Tusken Raider Gaffi Stick
Star Wars: 1977 Princess Leia action figure
Star Wars: R2-D2
Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor and Leela
41:12 INTERVIEW - @WhoWars chats to @DockWhom from the @Diddly_Dum podcast about Star Wars and Doctor Who. Find their website here. Doc also tells us what five items he would have included in our Star Wars and Doctor Who in 25 items (and memories) segment earlier in the show. Would you like to hear Diddly Dum? Use the Twitter handle above and follow the links therein or visit its iTunes entry direct here.
2:37:40 The Back Page; closing remarks from @WhoWars
2:40:12 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including how to get in touch)
Feb 22, 2015
Feb 22, 2015
1 hr 35 min
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:30 The Front Page; Rob @WhoWars kicks off this episode with discussion including Episode 24 being Star Wars heavy; debut Star Wars Rebels feature from Alan @Jedizaugg and Jon @jonathanbw; listener feedback from @dw50dw and Doc Whom @DockWhom; 10th Planet Events Doctor Who autograph signings.
07:29 STAR WARS NEWS – Massive Star Wars rumour going around (no spoilers); Carrie Fisher receives Oscar Wilde award from JJ Abrams, who also takes a moment to discuss Star Wars spoilers; Taron Egerton to potentially play young Han Solo in a standalone Star Wars film; prequel producer Rick McCallum to sell Sydney apartment.
11:38 DOCTOR WHO NEWS – Everything We Know About Doctor Who Series 9 - including episode titles, writers, directors, actors, images from the set, the return of Missy, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, Jenna Coleman staying for all of Serires 9, Peter Capaldi's changing Doctor - and Rob's thoughts on it all; Spy Report suggests Coal Hill is back in Series 9; Rare EMS Synthi 100 synthesiser restored in Melbourne after decades in storage.
20:52 PROMO – Let the AM Audio Media people tell you about WhoWars.net
22:41 FEATURE – REBELS ROUND-UP – Alan @Jedizaugg and Jon @jonathanbw primarily discuss Star Wars Rebels "Call to Action" this episode, but also cover a little of "Vision of Hope" as well.
38:25 FEATURE/COMIC – DARTH VADER #1 (Marvel) – Andy @skaromedia talks to Betsy Chevron @BetsyChevron Al No @TheMeandTheHim Kate @Kamiduu and Rob @WhoWars about the character of Darth Vader. Comic stylings by Shaun Wilson. This is followed by Andy reviewing issue #1 of the series.
55:30 COMIC – STAR WARS #2 (Marvel) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:01:28 FEATURE - DOCTOR WHO - Who Wars Facebook follower, Baz Hood, asks the team, (1) Which 'old classic' foe, which hasn't been revisited post 2005, would you like to see brought back? (2) Who would you LOVE to write/direct an episode of Who? Answers by Andy @skaromedia Lex @Lexerness Rob @WhoWars Jon @jonathanbw Kate @Kamiduu
1:15:19 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 12th Doctor #5 (Titan) by Andy @skaromedia
1:19:24 FAN INTERVIEW – Kate @Kamiduu chats to Anna @mangofrognz - a major Whovian and Star Wars fan based in New Zealand, who has started a new blog at https://mangofrog.wordpress.com/
1:33:05 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob @WhoWars.
1:34:46 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show).
Feb 8, 2015
Feb 8, 2015
1 hr 40 min
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:30 The Front Page; discussion includes what it means to be an "audio fanzine"; Who Wars gains two new reviewers for Star Wars Rebels -- Alan Zaugg @Jedizaugg and Jon Williams @jonathanbw -- starting from Episode 24; Why Rob is a terrible Whovian and the commercialisation of modern Doctor Who; Rundown of Episode 23.
11:36 STAR WARS NEWS – Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie and their role in Episode VII (no spoilers!); The arcade strikes back with Star Wars: Battle Pod; Hollywood Reporter comments on Star Wars toys being huge for the toy industry in 2015; John Simon's Star Wars review from 1977 in New York Magazine.
19:08 DOCTOR WHO NEWS – Russell T. Davies and Steven Moffat face off over whether the Doctor is a bigamist; Titan Comics releases a new Doctor Who title that re-purposes prior comics released under Titan; Doctor Who to get its first official LEGO release; Christopher Eccleston returns to the role of the Doctor... but not in the way you might think (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtV1TgcexKE for the video footage).
30:25 FEATURE – STAR WARS REBELS – Andy @skaromedia talks about the Star Wars Rebels episodes Path of the Jedi, Idiot's Array and Vision of Hope and gets additional commentary from students at Bishop Burton College @BishopBurton in Yorkshire, UK.
44:05 COMPETITION – Winners of the AM Audio Media #WHOMASH contest are here! Doctor Who: Dark Journey's Roy Miranda and Andrew Chalmers announce the winners.
47:34 FEATURE/COMIC – STAR WARS #1 (Marvel) – Andy @skaromedia talks to Marvel fan and comic collector, John Layfield, about the new beginning for Star Wars comics at Marvel. This is followed by Kate @Kamiduu reviewing issue #1 of the series.
1:05:25 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 10th Doctor #7 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
1:11:06 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #8 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness
1:20:35 ADVERT - DOCTOR WHO - Dark Journey by AM Audio Media
1:20:56 FAN INTERVIEW – Kate @Kamiduu chats to 9 year old Tom from Project Indigo @DWProjectIndigo about being a Doctor Who fan, meeting the stars of the show and visiting its locations. She also slips in some Star Wars questions, too!
1:37:50 The Back Page; closing remarks from Rob.
1:40:06 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show)
Jan 25, 2015
Jan 25, 2015
1 hr 22 min
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:30 Introduction to the show; discussion includes the Australia Day long weekend; the Who Wars Facebook page grows massively; Steele Saunders renames This Isn't The Podcast You're Looking For, answers one of Rob's Episode VII questions and Rob discusses the success of comedy-based podcasts in general; Watching "The Time of the Doctor" for the first time since December 2013.
09:59 STAR WARS NEWS – George Lucas' Episode VII ideas aren't being used (which Rob predicted in an episode last year); Word is the Star Wars spinoff won’t be a Han Solo story or a Boba Fett story, but a single film from Godzilla director Gareth Edwards that includes both fan-favorite characters; Peter Mayhew, the actor who plays Chewbacca in Star Wars, has been taken to the hospital after suffering a bout of pneumonia; There's been a new wave of Star Wars games released on the Good Old Games website leading Rob to wax lyrical about Star Wars author, Karen Traviss.
19:15 DOCTOR WHO NEWS – RTD talks to Graham Norton about writing a Doctor Who movie and incurring the wrath of the Doctor Who production office (includes an audio clip); Doctor Who has been nominated for a GLAAD award thanks to a Madame Vastra and Jenny kiss in "Deep Breath"; David Tennant says it will be "at least 10 years" before he would consider returning to Doctor Who; Plus a quick round up of Series 9 news snippets including episode titles, writers and directors.
27:42 FEATURE – STAR WARS – The Rev @skaromedia tunes into the Star Wars radio plays.
35:36 COMPETITION – AM Audio Media is sponsoring a Doctor Who-based competition here at Who Wars. Tune in and learn how to enter from MA Tamburro (Director/Producer, Doctor Who: Dark Journey) and Andrew Chalmers (The Doctor, Doctor Who: Dark Journey)!
44:54 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 11th Doctor #7 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness
49:21 COMIC – DOCTOR WHO – 12th Doctor #4 (Titan) by The Rev @skaromedia
57:32 FAN INTERVIEW - Kate @Kamiduu chats to one of her oldest sci-fi friends and asks the time honoured question of this podcast, "Star Wars or Doctor Who?" (NB: This interview was recorded in late 2014, so some references are slightly out of date with more recent news and events.)
1:19:32 Closing remarks
1:21:22 The Who Wars Podcast Credits (including details on how to get in touch with the show)
Jan 11, 2015
Jan 11, 2015
1 hr 1 min
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:30 Introduction to the show; discussion includes welcome to the new year; not watching Star Wars Clone Wars during the break; run-down of Episode 21 contents; Who Wars continuing as a fortnightly podcast; competition in this episode in conjunction with AM Audio Media; WhoWars.net website now has a team page and details on how to join us; reviewing Star Wars Rebels on Who Wars in the future.
05:55 STAR WARS NEWS - Liam Neeson's opinion of the new Episode VII lightsaber; Star Wars Detours possibly coming to DVD and Blu-Ray later this year; Star Wars spinoff movie loses scriptwriter Gary Whitta; young Irish actor, Domhnall Gleeson, talks being in Star Wars.
17:05 DOCTOR WHO NEWS - Russell T. Davies on being asked to return to write for Doctor Who, plus the 10th anniversary of Nu-Who; Nine predictions for Doctor Who Series 9.
33:05 COMPETITION - AM Audio Media is sponsoring a Doctor Who-based competition here at Who Wars. Tune in and listen to learn how to enter!
35:50 FEATURE - DOCTOR WHO - Which actor or actress would be your ultimate choice to play the Doctor? Kate @Kamiduu Rob @WhoWars The Rev @skaromedia and Lex @Lexerness weigh in with their thoughts on who would make a great Doctor if casting was no object.
47:38 FEATURE - DOCTOR WHO - The Rev @skaromedia ponders what Doctor Who needs, going into Series 9, after a conversation with 'Dave the Smurf'.
52:18 COMIC - DOCTOR WHO - 10th Doctor #6 (Titan) by Kate @Kamiduu
58:54 ADVERT - AM Audio Media
59:14 Closing remarks
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Dec 28, 2014
Dec 28, 2014
1 hr 20 min
00:00 The Who Wars Podcast Theme
00:30 Introduction to the show; discussion includes Who Wars hitting 20 episodes; Christmas and New Year around the world for the Who Wars team and our listeners; Rob also discusses the concept of whether pop culture is more disposable these days than in years past, or whether it's a by-product of growing up.
10:34 NEWS - Star Wars - Is a Han Solo standalone Star Wars movie in progress? It seems likely -- but is it going to be "old Han" or "young Han"?
13:30 NEWS - Star Wars - A conversation with a 5 year old girl about Jabba The Hutt's fashion ideas.
15:59 NEWS - Star Wars - Dark Horse is having its last ever sale of digital Star Wars comics. But you need to be quick if you want to buy them.
20:12 NEWS - Doctor Who - Jenna Coleman is to stay another series of Doctor Who. Rob's not entirely happy with that outcome and gives his thoughts why.
25:52 REVIEW - Doctor Who: Last Christmas. What do Rob @WhoWars The Rev @skaromedia and Lex @Lexerness think of the 2014 Doctor Who Christmas Special?
46:15 FEATURE - Doctor Who - The Rev @skaromedia posed a question in Episode 19, "What scenarios or genres would you like to see the Doctor pop up in a future episode?" Kate @Kamiduu Lex @Lexerness and Rob @WhoWars give their thoughts.
52:40 FEATURE - Star Wars or Doctor Who? Kate @Kamiduu puts that question to attendees of Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest, held December 12-14, 2014 at the University of Phoenix Stadium.
1:08:12 COMIC - Doctor Who: 12th Doctor #3 (Titan) by The Rev @skaromedia
1:16:26 COMIC - Doctor Who: 11th Doctor #6 (Titan) by Lex @Lexerness
1:18:38 Closing remarks
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