Doctor Who: 42 To Doomsday

42 to Doomsday - Dr Who Festival After Party!

Episode 47 – The Doctor Who Festival came and went in a rush that left a Moffat sized hole in our hearts! Rob and Mark are again joined by Rob Lloyd as we pick our way through the variegated highlights of this wonderful event which allowed the fans to press the flesh with Capaldi, Moffat and Gatiss as they gazed at us Down Under! Rob Lloyd talks about the excitement of hosting multiple interviews with Gatiss and the guys behind the special effects, while down in the stalls, Mark gives the ground’s eye view of proceedings in the hustle and bustle caused by thousands of Osgood cos-players! To find out whether Mark found his tongue after meeting Capaldi, and Rob Lloyd’s adventures in Cincinnati, tune into this, our latest and greatest podcast, (almost) live from the Doctor Who Festival! And in the interest of balance, we quiz Rob Lloyd about his thoughts on series 9 so far before we sent fire to them! More info on Rob Lloyd's show in Brisbane can be found at http://bit.do/bxPYY

42 to Doomsday - Bicycle Race

Episode 46 – Jon Preddle, author of the continuity guide Timelink and the BROADWCAST website, is our special guest this episode. Jon discusses setting up BROADWCAST, his online guide for Doctor Who worldwide transmissions and foreign airdates. We chat about how his research helped set up BROADWCAST, and some of the fan myths he has debunked. Jon Preddle can be found on Twitter @JonPreddle and BROADWCAST can be found at http://broadwcast.org/ and on Twitter @DrWhoBroaDWcast

42 to Doomsday - The Second Coming

Episode 45 - On the 49th Anniversary(ish) of 2nd Doctor's début, Mark, Rob and special guests Richard Nolan and David Kitchen feast on the rich morsels of what remains of the Troughton era. We cover the companions, best stories, the writings of David Whitaker and Troughton’s contribution to the show’s rich legacy. All this plus our usual penetrating analysis of Series 9 so far!

42 to Doomsday - Five Topics Rapid(ish)

Episode 44 - Better late than never, Rob and Mark return to talk about the first two episodes of Series 9, Phil Morris's début convention appearance and did the Sixth Doctor's swansong meet our expectations? All this plus Rob's prediction for the finale for Series 9!

42 to Doomsday - Return of the J.R

Episode 43 – J.R Southall makes a dramatic return appearance hanging from the bottom of a Police Box carried by helicopter to help us close out our ‘terrible two’s celebrations. Once again, we venture into the minefield that is known as Death in Heaven and hopefully emerge unscathed. We then look at the topic of Doctor Who biopics – which period of the show would we like to see dramatized? and what Target Book's novelists would we like to see adapt Nu Who stories into prose. Rob and J.R also discuss their publishing work and their approaches to it. We then venture back into the minefield, this time stark naked to dare ask the question that has stumped philosophers for the last 2000 years - who is the better writer - Steven Moffatt or Aaron Sorkin?

42 to Doomsday - Rob Lloyd Strikes Back!

‎Episode 42 - As part of our terrible two celebrations we have wheeled out some guests to help us celebrate this awesome milestone! Actor, comedian and Time Lord Rob Lloyd returns to discuss his role in The Doctor Who Symphony Spectacular, his upcoming involvement in the Doctor Who Festival in Sydney and his new Star Wars based comedy show 'The Heart Awakens'. We also chat about the state of the Australian comedy scene and then get back to Doctor Who, discussing our favourite comfort stories as well as our hopes/dreams/nightmares for series 9! The Heart Awakens information and tickets can be found at https://goo.gl/WhPc4o More information on Rob and his projects can be found http://www.roblloyd.com.au/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/roblloydactor Twitter: @futurerobby

42 to Doomsday - Intl. Court of Dr Who Crimes

Episode 41 – The two angriest men in Doctor Who podcasting are back and this time we put the show itself on trial. The crime? Greatest production mistakes ever! What crimes is the show guilty of which one will hang the highest? All this plus Colin-gate and an overdue mailbag bursting at the seams!

42 to Doomsday - The Omni-Rumourist

Episode 40 - The Omni rumour is now the subject of a book! Rob and Mark speak with Dave Hoskin, journalist and author of the forthcoming tome 'Chasing Shadows' from Obverse Books. The book will look at the impact of the omnirumour on Doctor Who fandom in the internet age, as well as examining some of the rumours themselves. All this and make sure you listen to the end where we unveil a brief archival blast from the past featuring everyone’s favourite goldfish love, Professor Zaroff! More information on Obverse books can be found at http://obversebooks.co.uk/

42 to Doomsday - The Fanzine Menace

Episode 39 - Before podcasts, before cosplay, before the discovery of time travel, there was…NOTHING! Well, not entirely. In ye olden days, when fans went to meetings riding on the backs of pterodactyls there was…the (PAPER) FANZINE! Within those hallowed and now yellowed pages, fans would gather together in a papery, non-digital environment to express their ideas, love (and hate – some things will never change!) about the show. One of the very best of these was none other than TSV, the august fanzine from across the ditch in New Zealand. Mark and Rob chat with TSV editor Paul Scoones. In between bouts of inhaling duplicator fumes, we reminisce about producing fanzines before and after desktop publishing era. We examine how some contributors ascended to the realm of the professional novelist and put the internet in the dock for once again killing something that is fine and previous – damn its eyes! Plus we also touch on Doctor Who comics and Paul's definitive history of them in his book and his involvement in the recovery of The Lion and his work on the DVD Production notes. Paul Scoones's website: Features a blog and additional pages with details about the Comic Strip Companion and the DVD production information text. www.paulscoones.com TSV / New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club: Includes Archive section featuring material from many past issues of TSV, and the fan novelisations. The discussion forum is still active. www.doctorwho.org.nz Retrospace Sci-Fi Collectables: Auckland-based shop (with shipping worldwide) owned and managed by Paul and his wife Rochelle. www.retrospace.co.nz The Comic Strip Companion 1964-1979: Paul's book about early Doctor Who comics, available from Telos Publishing www.telos.co.uk/product/the-comic-strip-companion-1964-1979/

42 to Doomsday - The Four Mouthketeers

Episode 38 - In this very special 'unplugged' edition of 42 to Doomsday, the four smartest Doctor Who fans south of the equator get together to grapple with many of the pressing issues gripping fandom today. With special guests Richard Nolan and Dave Kitchen, Mark and Rob dive deep into the classic and new series, take a peek at UK politics, Steven Moffat OBEs impact on the show, the Omni-Rumour, destroy the Paternoster Gang with sledgehammer brutality and we reminiscence about what the ABC used to show before Doctor Who. Is Missy the great Missy-ed opportunity and is Doctor Who's future on Netflix? and we ask the question that fandom never knew it wanted answered - behind that benign mask, is the Second Doctor a cackling serial killer?