With Torchwood: Children of Earth, about to hit our TV screens, we interview Gareth David-Lloyd, who plays Ianto Jones! Stay tuned next week for commentary and discussion about Series 3.
Interviewer: Caleb [Meet the Team]
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From the Fifth Crusade to the new Star Trek movie, our new podcast is every bit as varied as its subject matter – the new Short Trips collection from Big Finish, featuring a story by our very own Caleb Woodbridge!
We discuss the pros and cons of short fiction, the relationship between the spin-off material and the parent show and, best of all, launch a new competition, giving you the chance to win a copy of the book.
All you have to do to enter is answer this simple question: In which Century is Caleb’s story, ‘Blessed Are The Peacemakers’, set? E-mail your answer to impossiblepodcast@googlemail.com by Tuesday 14th July.
You can buy the whole catalogue of Short Trips collections, along with a host of other great fiction, at the official Big Finish website.
This edition’s podcasters: Caleb, James and Swithun
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In this, our first podcast in three months, we turn our attention to the first of the Doctor Who “gap year” specials, “Planet Of The Dead”. Michelle Ryan in a slinky catsuit; a knackered double decker; Lee Evans and his Welsh accent… Was it really all that bad?
Find out as we discuss museum security, the dramatic potential of piles of sand, and the significance of chops. Hmmmm! Lovely chops!
This edition’s commentators: Caleb, James and Peter
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I’m currently in Cardiff Students’ Union, and as I type, Doctor Who is filming in Blackwell’s bookshop downstairs – scenes that are either from the Christmas special, or Tennant’s last story.
Spoilers follow! You have been warned…
What I saw is really intriguing… the Doctor is at a book signing of A Journal of Impossible Things – which appears to have been published as a novel by “Verity Newman” (a name taken from Verity Lambert, the first producer of Doctor Who, and Sydney Newman, one of its creators).
There were banners up with a cover showing the fob watch, very similar to Pullman’s Northern Lights cover.
What’s more, Verity Newman is played by none other than Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson), who played Joan Redfern in Human Nature!
It’s clearly the present day, so either Joan has time-travelled and become a novelist, or this might be Joan’s granddaughter, who inherited the Doctor’s journal, and has turned it into a novel. Very intriguing!
Edited to add: I wandered back down, to find that filming had finished and was packing up. As I walked past the entrance to the bookshop, Jessica Hynes walked out, right next to me, almost bumped into her! There was an odd moment as I recognised her, she saw I recognised her, and I went “urk!” As she went to the car I said, “I really loved Spaced! Erm… that’s a bit of a rubbish thing to say, but it’s all I can think of at the moment”. But complimenting someone on their work is never rubbish, and she smiled and waved, which was nice. I hope I didn’t scare her too much!
Edited to add (2): You can see a lot more much better photos from some of the rest of the gang of Who fans who were there: Planet Gallifrey, Scooty’s photostream, Brigade Leader’s photostream.
We pick over the carcass of 2008’s Christmas Special – “The Next Doctor” – starring David Tennant, David Morrisey and Dervla Kirwan.
Was it a Christmas Cracker, or a bit of a turkey? Should David Morrisey have been the REAL next Doctor? And just what did we all make of those last 15 minutes?
All this and more, in the latest Podcast Of Impossible Things!
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The trailer for series 3 of Torchwood (“Children Of Earth”) is out now and can be found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/
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Now we at A Podcast Of Impossible Things have never really been fans of Who’s first fully fledged spin-off. In fact, we’d rather sit on rusty nails than watch that sex-gas episode again. Which should give you some idea of just how valiant and selfless we are when we tell you we might be willing to endure all that misery and disappointment again (yes, even “Cyberwoman”) for your sakes.
So here’s the point – do you want to see us start a series of Torchwood commentaries?
We put the question to the audience at last November’s Whoniversal Appeal conference, and the answer was a resounding “Yes!”. But what do you, our regular listeners, want to hear?
Let us know what you think. We’ve got a few ideas for mixing up the format of the commentaries a bit, so it could prove to be real fun, but it’ll only happen if you’re sufficiently vocal!