Talking Demons of the Punjab with Tara
Doctor Who: Straight Outta Gallifrey
We invite you to listen to our discussion about Doctor Who's Demons of the Punjab, a story about war, history and love. Meet Tara, who is a first time Doctor Who watcher from Canada/U.S.A. We talk about her family's history with the Partition of India, the state of the world today and her first impressions of Doctor Who. Let us know your thoughts about the discussion at
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#241 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Farewell, Great Macedon @bigfinish
Doctor Who: Straight Outta Gallifrey
The TARDIS materialises in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, in the year 323 BC. The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan meet Alexander the Great - but their excitement is tempered by the realization that these are the final days of Alexander's life. As the travellers become embroiled in the tragic events, the inevitability of history unfolds around them. But can they - and should they - change it? Twitter/X @sogallifrey
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#240 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Invasion of E-Space @bigfinish
Doctor Who: Straight Outta Gallifrey
Trapped within E-Space, the Doctor, Romana and Adric are searching for a Charged Vacuum Emboitment – the gateway back to our universe. It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack... Then, by pure chance, a brand new CVE rips into being. Its makers are The Farrian, a warlike race who possess the technology to break into E-Space. But they have come to invade and plunder this new territory, and the riches of the planet Ballustra are their first target… Write your thoughts about the epsisode, our coverage and your opinions about E-Space and beyond at @sogallifrey on Twitter/X ...
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#239 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Deimos and The Resurrection of Mars
Doctor Who: Straight Outta Gallifrey
Deimos, moon of Mars - where Lord Slaadek's plans to revive the ancient Ice Warrior civilisation hang by a thread. Only the Doctor can stop him… but an old enemy, hiding in the catacombs, has an alternative plan. A plan that will test the Doctor's heroism to its limits. Just how far will the Doctor go to prevent the destruction and resurrection of Mars - on a day when his friends become enemies, and his enemies have right on their side? Written by Jonathon Morris and directed by Barnaby Edwards. Contact us at Twitter/X @sogallifrey
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#238 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Find and Replace
Doctor Who: Straight Outta Gallifrey
Christmas 2010, and Jo Grant finds herself stuck in a department store elevator with an alien creature called Huxley. Huxley is a narrator from Verbatim Six, and he is here to let Jo revisit the best time of her life – when she was the plucky companion to that eccentric Space/Time traveller known only as... Iris Wildthyme. Confronted with memories she knew nothing about, Jo agrees to a meeting with Iris inside her transdimensional bus, and together the three of them take a trip back in time. Back to the 1970s, to UNIT HQ, and a meeting with the only person who knows the whole truth......
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#237 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Book of Kells
Doctor Who: Straight Outta Gallifrey
'Anyone who's prepared to kill for a book interests me.' Ireland, 1006. Strange things have been happening at the isolated Abbey of Kells: disembodied voices, unexplained disappearances, sudden death. The monks whisper of imps and demons. Could the Lord of the Dead himself be stalking these hallowed cloisters? The Doctor and his companion find themselves in the midst of a medieval mystery. At its heart is a book: perhaps the most important book in the world. The Great Gospel of Columkille. The Liber Columbae. Contact us at X @sogallifrey
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#236 Straight Outta Gallifrey: @bigfinish Shadow of the Past
Doctor Who: Straight Outta Gallifrey
There's a secret locked up in UNIT's Vault 75-73/Whitehall. Dr Elizabeth Shaw is the only one left who knows what that secret is. Returning to UNIT for the first time in decades, she slowly unravels the past. The vault contains the remains of a spaceship that crashed in the Pennines in the seventies. For the young Liz Shaw, the priority is to ensure the thing's safe. But the Doctor is more concerned about the alien pilot. And the chance this ship offers for escape. Can he resist the temptation, or will the Doctor turn on his friends? Tell us your thoughts about this story and our coverage at ...
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#235 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Mission to Magnus
Doctor Who: Straight Outta Gallifrey
The Doctor and Peri face enemies at every turn on the planet Magnus. There's the Time Lord bully Anzor, who made the Doctor's life hell during his time at the Academy. There's also Rana Zandusia, the matriarchal ruler of the planet, who seeks to prise the secret of time travel from these alien visitors. Also on Magnus is the slug-like Sil, still bitter from his defeat on the planet Varos and seeking to make his fortune from the most potentially destructive ends. And, deep within the planet, there is something else. Another old enemy of the Doctor's. And the future is looking decidedly...
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#234 Straight Outta Gallifrey: An Earthly Child
Doctor Who: Straight Outta Gallifrey
Straight Outta Gallifrey revisits Susan Foreman... I mean Susan Campbell 30 years after the Dalek Invasion of Earth. Susan is not passive at all in this post alien invasion/present xenophobic paranoia. She is doing what she can to unite the earth in the fight for peace and progression whereas her son Alex, is setting his political sights in a different direction. Will Alex end up learning the truth about his heritage, even though has sought so hard to strike down that very thing that might be what he actually is? Sorry, that previous sentence got away from me. ...
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#233 Straight Outta Gallifrey: The Pyralis Effect by @bigfinish
Doctor Who: Straight Outta Gallifrey
Straight Outta Gallifrey talk about the Big Finish audiobook story, The Pyralis Effect, written by George Mann. Lalla Ward narrates this story from Romana's point of view. Mystery, intrigue and high sci-fi concepts are all here. We would like to hear from you. Let us know your thoughts about this story at X @sogallifrey Instagram @sogallifrey_44 Bluesky @huestrone44.bsky.social
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Tom Baker's first series, the continuation of Sarah Jane Smith, and hello to Ian Marter. From Robots, to Daleks, to Cybermen, series 12 was a history maker for sure.