Reality Bomb - a Doctor Who podcast
Reality Bomb is a monthly podcast that explores the strange and uncharted world of Doctor Who through its fans.
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Reality Bomb Episode 116
03/27/2024
Reality Bomb Episode 116
On the one hundred and sixteenth episode of Reality Bomb, Graeme Burk interviews SFX editor Darren Scott about Doctor Who having a digital-first release at midnight on Saturday, having episodes 1 and 2 air before Eurovision, and how the launch of the new season one is going. With a new trailer there's new rumours and Lacy Baugher-Milas and KatyBeth Schmid are here to help us through them with a new edition of Is This Rumour Hot Or Not? And Joy Piedmont takes Doctor Who fan JP Into The Dalek in a new Gallery of the Underrated. Plus, Spoiler Cops continues, a song about the least likely person to come back to Doctor Who and the BBC America lady starts a new job at Disney+!
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Reality Bomb Episode 115
03/03/2024
Reality Bomb Episode 115
On the one hundred and fifteenth episode of Reality Bomb, Graeme Burk talks with Guardian writer Martin Belam four years (and a massive series of changes in Doctor, showrunner, studio and co-production partner) later and then examines at the current state of Doctor Who in 2024 and what's ahead. Head Over Feels' co-founders Kim Rogers and Sage Young share a Reality Bomb segment for the first time in years to talk about this year's Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles and how the vibe there has changed with recent developments on the show. And we look to the future of communiting, and it doesn't look good, as Julie Chaston brings Gridlock to the Gallery of the Underrated. Plus we bring back a song from our archives, and Spoiler Cops continues!
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Reality Bomb Episode 114
01/03/2024
Reality Bomb Episode 114
On the one hundred and fourteenth episode of Reality Bomb, we're all about all the 2023 specials, all the time, as Graeme Burk talks to Kim Rogers and Max Kaschevsky about Ncuti Gatwa's full debut as the Doctor in the Christmas special The Church on Ruby Road. Sage Young and Sanjay Lago also stop by to discuss the three 60th anniversary specials starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate. And we look back on the past year of rumour-mongering in Doctor Who with Lacy Baugher-Milas and KatyBeth Schmid in a special edition of Is This Rumour Hot or Not? that fact checks the previous year's rumours! Plus we have the long-awaited return of Spoiler Cops!
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Reality Bomb Episode 113A - The Essentials (Part 2)
12/04/2023
Reality Bomb Episode 113A - The Essentials (Part 2)
We're continuing our celebration of the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with the second of our special episodes that asks a simple but important question: "What is an essential element of Doctor Who?" 20 fans answer this question -- some of them from the Reality Bomb archives, most others are new. All of them talk about the diverse elements that makes Doctor Who the amazing program it's been for 60 years. In part two, we have... Essential #11: Evolution with Jason A. Miller Essential #12: What-if? with Amanda Rae Prescott Essential #13: Emotional Entanglements with Petra Mayer Essential #14: Ambition with Jim Sangster Essential #15: Acting with Scot Clarke Essential #16: Ego with Sage Young Essential #17: Breadth with Joy Piedmont Essential #18: Hope (part two) with Lacy Baugher-Milas Essential #19: The Human Condition with Rachel Donner Essential #20: Curiousity with KatyBeth Schmid Epilogue: The Future with Graeme Burk
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Reality Bomb Episode 113 - The Essentials (Part 1)
11/23/2023
Reality Bomb Episode 113 - The Essentials (Part 1)
On the one hundred and thirteenth edition of Reality Bomb we're celebrating the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special episode that asks one simple but important question: "What is an essential element of Doctor Who?" Over the next two episodes, we'll have the perspectives of 20 fans on this question, some new, some from the past, as they talk about the diverse elements that makes Doctor Who the amazing program that it is. In the first part, we have: Essential #1: Possibility with Lisa Gledhill Essential #2: The TARDIS with Max Kashevsky Essential #3: Storylines with Sanjay Lago Essential #4: Hope (part one) with Priya Deonarain Essential #5: Adventure with Pauline Serizel Essential #6: Cliffhangers with Tom Dickinson Essential #7: Silliness with Martin Belam Essential #8: Tom Baker with Bill Evenson Essential #9: Timelessness with Alex Kennard Essential #10: Companions with Kim Rogers
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Reality Bomb Episode 112
10/31/2023
Reality Bomb Episode 112
On the one hundred and twelfth edition of Reality Bomb, we talk to classical musician Elizabeth Reid McQuillan about the new version of the Doctor Who theme and what makes the Doctor Who theme so popular. We chat with Graham Kibble-White, co-author of the new bookazine , about how the book came together, and how some of the greatest title sequences in Doctor Who's history came together, with exclusive clips of Graham's interviews with the legendary Bernard Lodge and Peter Govey. And we reconvene the Reality Bomb Book Club as Shannon Dohar and Martin Hajovsky discuss Russell T Davies' and Benjamin Cook's behind the scenes look at the making of series four, Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale. Plus: Graeme Burk examines the origins of the oooo-eee-oooos and the dumba-ba-dums that make up the Doctor Who theme to see how it connects with Murray Gold's latest version ... and we discover, the hard way, that there are some things in the world of Doctor Who that are more ridiculous than any comedy sketch we can make.
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Reality Bomb Episode 111
10/10/2023
Reality Bomb Episode 111
On the one hundred and eleventh edition of Reality Bomb, Graeme Burk talks about the trailer for the 60th anniversary specials -- and the return of David Tennant's Doctor teaming with Catherine Tate's Donna Noble -- with Sage Young and Julie Chaston. Joy Piedmont talks to Reece Connolly and Carrot about their Doctor Who themed cabaret, The Gallifrey Cabaret. And KatyBeth Schmid and Lacy Baugher-Milas are back for another round of Is This Rumour Hot or Not? Plus, we return to the Church of the Holy Trailer for some more worship. Visit the and for more information about their upcoming performances and more.
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Reality Bomb Episode 110B – The Editorials
08/21/2023
Reality Bomb Episode 110B – The Editorials
On a special episode of Reality Bomb, we’re continuing our tenth anniversary celebrations with a journey through Doctor Who and its fandom over the past decade with our editorials. We’ve trawled through our archives we're presenting ten editorials from past ten years of Reality Bomb that talk about what enrages, enthralls, excites and enlivens us as Doctor Who fans. This special collection includes: Graeme's discussion of the Doctor being "never cruel or cowardly" and how that played out in the then-recent retcon in Day of the Doctor from December 2013. (Episode 006) Graeme conducts an interview with Chris Chibnall (in absentia) about all the things that have bothered him about Doctor Who's non-existent promotion of the series with its fans back in 2019. (Episode 085) Joy looks back on how Last Christmas was there for her during a particularly difficult holiday season. (Episode 075) Sage Young talks about how one of the first things she did during the pandemic was renew her Britbox subscription, and how doing the pilgrimage through Classic Doctor Who helped her through that period. (Episode 087) From September 2021: RTD returns, and Graeme has many, many, many, many feelings about it. (Episode 092) The first story of Joel and Carlie in a special, rarely heard, "studio" version recorded in November 2013 (originally presented in Epsiode 006a) Priya Deonarain takes us through the then-recent Flux and talks about the themes, ideas and big swings this story took. (Episode 095) From our shelter-in-place live zoom shows from 2020, Joy talks about the Doctor Who Blackout event, how it came out of a planned live-tweeting that failed to connect to recent events... and what all of us can do to be a better ally to BIPOC fans. (Episode 081) Introduced by Rebecca Farren Back in 2018, Doctor Who Magazine went to a North American convention to a #metoo panel... and had a British middle aged guy interview another British middle aged guy about it. Graeme talks about what's wrong with this picture, how DWM is so insular editorially, and how that reflects fandom as a whole. (Episode 056) From our first Gallifrey One live show in 2017, Graeme looks back on the past Gallys he's attended, and why he loves conventions so much. (Episode 043) A quick note... you may have heard that some fan creators are no longer covering Doctor Who due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, because Doctor Who is on the SAG-AFTRA list of struck work. We fully support the strike and the writers and actors fighting for fair contracts; however, fan podcasts like ours can continue to discuss Doctor Who because we’re not bound by either union’s rules that prevent members from promoting struck work. As fans, there are many ways you can support the strike and the workers. To that end, we'd like to offer a few resources:
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Reality Bomb Episode 110A - Ten For Ten: Gallery of the Underrated
07/31/2023
Reality Bomb Episode 110A - Ten For Ten: Gallery of the Underrated
On a special episode of Reality Bomb, we're continuing our tenth anniversary celebrations with a look at our longest running segment, Gallery of the Underrated. We've made a deep dive into the archives and brought back ten Gallery of the Underrateds from the past decade of Reality Bomb that re-examine the overlooked, ignored and generally derided Doctor Who stories of the past 60 years. This special collection includes: Our first Gallery of the Underrated, with Jon Arnold on The Beast Below (Episode 003) Gary Russell's defence of The Monster of Peladon (Episode 017) A look back on The Sensorites with Shannon Dohar (Episode 057) Paul Condon's re-appraisal of Delta and the Bannermen, which includes a mind-blowing discussion of who the villains actually are... (Episode 047) Priya Deonarain's reconsideration of the themes of Ascension of the Cybermen and The Timeless Children (Episode 091) A journey back to The Planet of the Spiders, courtesy of Lisa Gledhill (Episode 091) Pauline Serizel talking about why Love & Monsters is about her life as a fan (Episode 069) Erika Ensign defending The Ribos Operation... both generally and against a hostile room live at Gallifrey One (Episode 054) Glen Weldon having a topping day, eh wot, with Black Orchid (Episode 042) Gary Gillatt re-examining The Invasion of Time (Episode 097)
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Reality Bomb Episode 110 - Ten for Ten
07/24/2023
Reality Bomb Episode 110 - Ten for Ten
On the one hundred and tenth edition of Reality Bomb, we're celebrating our tenth anniversary with our longest episode yet and featuring "ten for ten"-- ten segments that look back on ten years of Reality Bomb, introduced by contributors and friends of the programs. This episode includes: Romance in Doctor Who (from episode 060) - Jenny Colgan and Kim Rogers talk about how, why and should romance be in Doctor Who. Introduced by Kim Rogers Planet Who: Le Fandom Français (from epsiode 077) - We talk to Pauline Serizel from Pepperpot about French fandom as chronicled in a recent documentary. Introduced by David Matthewman F*ck That Guy (from episode 055) - One of our most...enduring? comedy sketches starring Shannon Dohar and Kim Rogers. Introduced by Deb Stanish The Doctor Who Theme (from episode 005) - Alex Kennard's audio essay on how the Doctor Who theme came to be and why it works so well. Introduced by Alex Kennard Con Safety and Doctor Who Conventions (from episode 071) - A panel from our special episode on con safety with Felicity Kuzinitz and Sage Young. Introduced by Sage Young Gallery of the Underrated: The Chase (from episode 048) - featuring BBC presenter and author Matthew Sweet. Introduced by Jim Sangster Variations on a Timeless Child: When Bad Retcons Happen To Good People (from episode 083) - Petra Mayer looks back on her worst day... as a Doctor Who fan. Introduced by Martin Hajovksy Spoiler Cops: Revenge With a Vengeance - Part Two The Vengeancing (from episode 030) - can Detective McDonough clear her name? starring Lizbeth Myles, Bill Evenson, Erik Stadnik, Alex Kennard and Felicity Brown. Introduced by Bill Evenson Excerpt from our "Calling the World" documentary (from episode 064). Introduced by Heather Berberet Editorial - A Life in Fandom (from episode 024 live in New York). Introduced by Shannon Dohar
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Reality Bomb Episode 109 - Live on Zoom
06/27/2023
Reality Bomb Episode 109 - Live on Zoom
On the one hundred and ninth edition of Reality Bomb we're back doing a live episode on Zoom! Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont are joined by a panel that includes Kim Rogers, Lori Steuart, Max Kaschevsky and KatyBeth Schmid as they discuss (just in time for Doctor Who's big 6-0) what the essential elements of Doctor Who actually are. Lori Steuart (who has been on the show since episode 001!) finally gets to be on Gallery of the Underrated as they discuss meta satire, clowns and much more with The Greatest Show of the Galaxy. And Jim Sangster hosts a super-sized edition of (Doctor Who) Would I Lie To You? All this plus what happens when bad wifi causes you to Zoom...into the future!
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Reality Bomb Episode 108
06/09/2023
Reality Bomb Episode 108
On the one hundred and eighth edition of Reality Bomb, we're counting down to the 60th anniversary and talking about trailers, titles and overall hype with Head Over Feels' Sage Young and the Guardian's Martin Belam. We bringing in Gareth Kavanaugh, editor of the Doctor Who comics fanzine Vworp Vworp to talk about adapting The Star Beast and what this could mean for adapting future Doctor Who comic strips. And hang on to your hats (or other headwear!), Is This Rumour Hot or Not? returns. Plus Hot take roulette... and the fun new (old) game Doctor Who fans are playing!
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Reality Bomb Episode 107
04/30/2023
Reality Bomb Episode 107
On the one hundred and seventh edition of Reality Bomb, we're talking with Kim Rogers and Jim Sangster about actress, signer, performer Queen of Queens on RuPaul's Drag Race... and Doctor Who guest star Jinkx Monsoon. And we're out of our depths as Emma O'Neill-Deitel brings Legend of the Sea Devils to the Gallery of the Underrated. Plus Scot Clarke ruminates further on Jinkx Monsoon and we have a special message... reminding you that Ncuti Gatwa is more attractive than you.
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Reality Bomb Episode 106A - Chris Chibnall Interview
04/12/2023
Reality Bomb Episode 106A - Chris Chibnall Interview
On this special episode of Reality Bomb, Joy Piedmont talks with executive producer and writer Chris Chibnall, who recently concluded his four-year tenure showrunning Doctor Who. Joy talks with Chris about growing up as a fan, his experiences at the Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles in February, the Doctor as the Timeless Child, building a writers room and much, much more!
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Reality Bomb Episode 106
03/30/2023
Reality Bomb Episode 106
On the one hundred and sixteenth edition of Reality Bomb, we're talking with Dominic G. Martin about the fifteenth Doctor new look: what the constituent elements of the ensemble are, how fashion forward it is, and what wardrobe can expect Ncuti Gatwa to rock in future. Then we have a new edition of "Is This Rumour Hot or Not?" with Lacy Baugher-Milas and KatyBeth Schmid. And co-hosts Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont catch up on the past three months by playing "Hot Take Roulette". Plus a situation room monitors a potentially important situation in Doctor Who...
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Reality Bomb Episode 105A - Christmas Special 2022
12/20/2022
Reality Bomb Episode 105A - Christmas Special 2022
On this holiday episode of Reality Bomb, Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont are here for fans experiencing the absence of any Doctor Who special this holiday season by re-presenting some past segments from Reality Bomb's vaults to do with the Doctor Who Christmas specials including Mark Askwith and Nikki Stafford's discussion of the tenth anniversary of the Christmas Specials recorded in 2015 at our live Christmas special (Episode 030A) in Toronto. We also go back to one of Sage Young's first Reality Bomb segments with her Gallery of the Underrated on The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe from Episode 018. And Joy's documentary from Episode 085 examines what made the Doctor Who Christmas specials, well, special. And we have Spoiler Cops: Die Hardly from Episode 018. Plus Joy and Graeme share favourite moments from Christmas specials and play a holiday version of This-or-That... and Graeme tells a holiday-themed Joel and Carlie story!
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Reality Bomb Episode 105
12/05/2022
Reality Bomb Episode 105
On the one hundredth and fifth edition of Reality Bomb, we're getting excited about the arrival of Millie Gibson as the new companion Ruby Sunday as we talk to Jim Sangster and Julie Chaston about what Gibson might bring to the role and how her three years on Coronation Street might prove to be an advantage. Also Graham Kibble-White has an audio essay on Doctor Who's diamond logo and why it's caught the fancy of so many Doctor Who fans over the years. And writer Nev Fountain is taking us on a trip to Lanzarote, or is that Sarn, as Peter Davison's 1984 penultimate adventure Planet of Fire is in the Gallery of the Underrated. Plus a fan reminisces about where they were when Millie Gibson was cast!
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Reality Bomb Episode 104
11/16/2022
Reality Bomb Episode 104
On the one hundred and fourth edition of Reality Bomb, come celebrate the 59th anniversary of Doctor Who with us as we have a live episode on Zoom! Joy Piedmont is talking to Max Kashevsky, Kim Rogers and Priya Deonarain about Jodie Whittaker's tenure as the thirteenth Doctor. Graeme Burk and special guest Toby Hadoke are discussing one of Doctor Who's first "timey-wimey" stories, the 1966 story The Ark in The Gallery of the Underrated. And the whole gang is playing a round of "Doctor Who Never Have I Ever". Plus, Listeners' Q and A and Pam Brandeis faces her greatest opponent in court... her ex-husband. In a case about missing episodes!
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Reality Bomb Episode 103
10/31/2022
Reality Bomb Episode 103
On the one hundred and third episode of Reality Bomb we have a super-sized panel featuring an all-star panel discussing the ups, downs, Sacha Dwahan-ness and past Doctor Who-ness of Jodie Whittaker's swansong, The Power of the Doctor with KatyBeth Schmid, Priya Deonarain, Sage Young and Lacy Baugher-Milas. Plus the BBC's deal with Disney+ for future Doctor Who is examined by SFX editor Darren Scott. And in a new segment of Planet Who, we talk to Pauline Serizel of France's Pepperpot Team and Freddy Pavao of Doctor Who Brazil about the impact of Disney+ on Doctor Who's global fandom. All this and a pub quiz that goes horribly wrong because of Doctor numbering!
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Reality Bomb Episode 102
09/29/2022
Reality Bomb Episode 102
On the one hundred and second episode of Reality Bomb, we’re making a deep dive into Chris Chibnall’s tenure as Doctor Who’s showrunner and discussing the good, the bad, the ugly and the hopeful about Chibnall’s reign with Lacy Baugher-Milas, KatyBeth Schmid and Priya Deonarain. We’re also discussing pirates, comedy and Doctor Who fans’ not-so-secret anxieties when legendary casual fan Max Kashevsky brings Douglas Adams debut story The Pirate Planet to the Gallery of the Underrated. Plus, Joy Piedmont talks about change and Doctor Who, and in a post-apocalyptic world, lonely Doctor Who fans wait for any sort of news.
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Reality Bomb Episode 101
07/30/2022
Reality Bomb Episode 101
On the one-hundred-and-first edition of Reality Bomb, we're triaging the plethora of behind-the-scenes speculation as Graeme Burk brings together Lacy Baugher-Milas and KatyBeth Schmid for super-sized version of "Is This Rumour Hot or Not?". Also, what would a Doctor Who expanded universe on TV look like in the 2020s? Joy Piedmont talks to Martin Belam and Sage Young about what goes in the theme park, figuratively and literally. And we pay tribute to the amazingly talented Bernard Cribbins with Nick Abadzis and Jim Sangster. Plus listeners' letters and... Did you know there's going to be a Doctor finale this autumn? No we didn't know either...
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Reality Bomb Episode 100
07/02/2022
Reality Bomb Episode 100
On the one hundredth edition of Reality Bomb we have a special live episode recorded at QED in Astoria in Queens in New York City! Join Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont as they talk to Sage Young and Shannon Dohar about the top stories in Doctor Who during the past 100 episodes of Reality Bomb. We also talk to Tom Dickinson, Alyssa Franke and Rachel Donner about the future of Doctor Who and its fandom. And Verity!'s Deborah Stanish interviews Joy, Graeme and Alex Kennard about Reality Bomb and what goes on behind the scenes to make the podcast over the past nine years. And we have the return of Pam Brandeis: Fan Attorney; Spoiler Cops find themselves in a very meta caper and Bruce and Darren try to stop the creation of Reality Bomb. All this plus special guest Sophie Aldred talks about The Happiness Patrol in the Gallery of the Underrated!
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Reality Bomb Episode 099
05/17/2022
Reality Bomb Episode 099
On the ninety-ninth edition of Reality Bomb, Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor and Graeme Burk talks to Dominic G. Martin and Sage Young about what Ncuti might bring to the role and what to expect about future Doctor Who. Joy Piedmont chats with Mikey Williams about Ncuti and the experiences working on set on Sex Education. Evan Teng brings us to Victorian Yorkshire as the quirky and delightful Matt Smith era story The Crimson Horror comes to the Gallery of the Underrated. We even have late-breaking news as Kim Rogers and Max Kashevsky discuss the announcement that David Tennant and Catherine Tate are returning to Doctor Who! Plus we have another round of "F*ck that guy"!
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Reality Bomb Episode 098
04/29/2022
Reality Bomb Episode 098
On the ninety-eighth edition of Reality Bomb, Graeme Burk hoists the mainsails to talk to Priya Deonarain, Katy Beth Schmid and Sarah Murphy about pirates, Sea Devils, history, Thasmin and what worked (and didn't) about The Legend of the Sea Devils. We're going to a future with teleportation and Ice Warriors when Philip Lawrence brings The Seeds of Death to the Gallery of the Underrated. And brace yourselves! Lacy Baugher-Milas and Joy Piedmont are answering the hard questions (and even harder math) when Is This Rumour Hot or Not? returns! All this plus, it's time to go to church to worship the blessed trailer!
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Reality Bomb Episode 097
03/31/2022
Reality Bomb Episode 097
On the ninety-seventh edition of Reality Bomb, we're going somewhere we've never gone before as a podcast... a discussion about bringing back classic monsters as Graeme Burk talks to Stacey Smith? and Priya Deonarain about whether, when and how to bring menaces from the past back to our screens. There's Vardans and Time Lords and a TARDIS interior looking like a hospital as Inside Soap editor, author and critic Gary Gillatt brings The Invasion of Time to the Gallery of the Underrated. And with the Gallifrey One convention returning after a year off due to the pandemic, Joy Piedmont offers a documentary about what it's like for fans to come home again. All thus plus Listeners Letters, and the four days that shook Doctor Who fandom!
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Reality Bomb Episode 096
01/26/2022
Reality Bomb Episode 096
On the ninety-sixth edition of Reality Bomb, guest host Sage Young is talking with Max Kashevsky and Kayti Burt about the 2022 New Years special Eve of the Daleks, about rom com time loops and much more. Adrienne Enderle stops by to discuss Queen Victoria's how mishap with a lycanthrope led to the creation of Torchwood when Tooth and Claw comes to the Gallery of the Underrated. And this is not a drill! Thasmin is a thing! It's real! And Lacy Baugher-Milas and KatyBeth Schmid are here to parse it out. Plus some soliloquys about the happenings in the world of Doctor Who!
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Reality Bomb Episode 095
12/23/2021
Reality Bomb Episode 095
On the ninety-fifth edition of Reality Bomb, we're talking about all things Flux: the uber-serialized nature of it, the characters, how the Doctor's new backstory works in it... all the things. It's a deep dive into the special serial that made up Series 13 with Kayti Burt, Evan Teng and KatyBeth Schmid. We also talk with author Paul Hayes about his new book and the obstacles the show faced in coming back to TV in the late '90s including a Doctor Who film in development hell, confusion about the rights to the series and indifference within BBC culture to science fiction. And writer and renaissance man Graham Kibble-White emerges from a maze that looks like a 1980s hotel to bring The God Complex to the Gallery of the Underrated. Plus Priya Deonarain offers an editorial on what she thought about Flux when all was said and done. All this plus an experiment to give people Flux in its purest form! BONUS CONTENT: We have a special !
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Reality Bomb Episode 094 - Live on Zoom
11/23/2021
Reality Bomb Episode 094 - Live on Zoom
On the ninety-fourth edition of Reality Bomb, we're doing a live episode on Zoom where Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont are joined by panelists Sage Young, KatyBeth Schmid, Max Curtis and Bill Evenson to talk about Chris Chibnall's legacy on Doctor Who. Plus a surprise (perhaps not really) guest brings the 1965 story The Rescue to the Gallery of the Underrated. And the panel plays "Would I Lie 'Bout Doctor Who With You" with special guest Alex Kennard. And Kim Rogers joins us for comedy and listeners Q and A. It's the best way to enjoy the 58th anniversary of Doctor Who!
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Reality Bomb Episode 093A - Remembering Petra Mayer
11/19/2021
Reality Bomb Episode 093A - Remembering Petra Mayer
NPR Books Editor Petra Mayer, who has been a longtime contributor to Reality Bomb, died suddenly on November 13. In this special episode Graeme Burk is joined by the Verity! podcast's Deb Stanish to remember Petra and the special enthusiasm she had for Doctor Who. We revisit the highlights of Petra's 26 appearances on the program, and represent four complete segments including Petra's first time on the program, doing a Gallery of the Underrated on the Sylvester McCoy story The Happiness Patrol way back in episode 013 (July 2014); Petra's stinging critique of the lack of women writers in Doctor Who from episode 018 (December 2014); Petra and Deb Stanish at our second New York City live show talking about the enduring power of regeneration in Doctor Who back in episode 038 (September 2016); and finally we have Petra's contribution to our "Variations on a Timeless Child" episode (083) on a retcon that did not please her (to put it mildly) from September 2020. Petra Mayer will be missed by Doctor Who fans everywhere.
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Reality Bomb Episode 093
10/25/2021
Reality Bomb Episode 093
On the ninety-third edition of Reality Bomb, we have a super-sized episode that first of all takes a deep dive into the marketing and promotion of Doctor Who -- talking about what's working and what disasters have befallen the show's promotion in the lead-up to the new season with Alex Kennard, Lori Steuart and Max Curtis. We also have spoons as a musical instrument and malapropisms in abundance as Time and the Rani comes to the Gallery of the Underrated with Marvel Comics' legendary editor Tom Breevort. And Priya Deonarain talks about what she's looking forward to when Flux comes to our screens. Plus Listeners Letters and an award ceremony that you won't want to miss!
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