Doctor Who: Tin Dog Podcast

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TDP 1448: Blakes 7 Afterlife from @bigfinish REVIEW 02/04/2026

TDP 1448: Blakes 7 Afterlife from @bigfinish REVIEW Did Blake’s death really mean the end of the fight against the evil forces of the Federation? Was the vulnerable thief Vila killed – or just wounded? What happened to the computer Orac? Would the scheming Servalan regain her old powerbase? And what of Avon himself, the unbeatable, unpredictable paranoid who had ended it all? Afterlife is Tony Attwood’s brilliant continuation of the Blake’s 7 story. ecorded on: May 2025 Recorded at: Home Studio Producer Peter Anghelides said: "When we released the audiobook of Paul Darrow’s prequel novel Avon: A Terrible Aspect, we knew we wanted to do the same with Tony Attwood's Afterlife, because it's the other original novel from the time of the TV series that bookends the whole of Blake’s 7. "“The book was first published by Target Books in 1984 – appropriately enough, a year that's long associated in literature with a dystopian world ruled over by a dictatorial leader. Four decades later, we are revisiting that world of a faceless bureaucracy cruelly directed by an uncaring supreme commander. "Following directly on from the explosive TV finale, Afterlife reveals not only the consequences for our heroes from Scorpio, but also what happened to the character most significantly absent from that story – Servalan herself. Now fans can hear these startling events brilliantly read by the familiar voice of Alistair Lock in this brand-new reading." Alistair Lock said: "This is like a wide-screen version of Blake's 7. Avon, Vila and Servalan are such iconic characters, and I've relished being able to bring them to life in this audio recording of Tony Attwood's novel. "“I’ve had great fun acting in audios for Big Finish set during the original stories, so it's a bit of a treat now to work on an audiobook that is set after the events of the TV series." At over seven hours long, the Big Finish audio production is a splendid tour de force by Alistair Lock, who gives each character their own voice, with passable impersonations of Avon’s nasal sneer and, of course Orac’s irascible tones, familiar from Lock’s previous Big Finish audios... Mark Plastow's cover art has captured Avon's wary, thoughtful, appraising expression, which is so much a part of his character. It sets the tone for the whole story. Horizon (blakes7online.com) /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39950700

TDP 1447: Stranger Things Season Five REVIEW 01/31/2026

TDP 1447: Stranger Things Season Five REVIEW From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stranger Things Season 5 Promotional poster Showrunners Starring Original release November 26 – December 31, 2025 Season chronology ← Previous The fifth and final season of the American television series , marketed as Stranger Things 5, was released on the streaming service in two volumes and the finale. The first set of four episodes was released on November 26, 2025, the second set of three episodes was released on December 25, and the finale was released on December 31. It was produced by the show's creators, the , along with and Dan Cohen. The season stars , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . , , , , , , and appear in recurring roles. The season received positive reviews from critics. Premise Set in November 1987, a year and seven months after the events of the , the group seeks to find and kill following the opening of rifts throughout Hawkins. Their mission becomes complicated when establishes a quarantine in town and begins hunting . As the anniversary of ' disappearance approaches, the group must unite for a final battle against the forces of the . Cast and characters Main article: Main as Birdy as young Joyce as as as Max Rackenberg as young Mike as as as Luke Kokotek as 12-year-old Will Miles Marthaller as kindergarten-age Will as as as Graham Harvey as young Jonathan as as as as as Dr. Kay as as as teenage Henry Maksime Blatt as young Henry as Holly Wheeler Also starring as Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan Emanuel Borria as Sergeant Luis Ramirez as Lt. Robert Akers as as Derek Turnbow as Vickie Dunne as Scott Clarke as Kali Prasad / Eight Recurring Calista Craig as Mary as Miss Harris Eden Stephens as Debbie Miller Gianlucca Gazzo as Glenn Carson Minniear as Thomas Anthony B. Jenkins as Joshua Birdie Borria as Rebecca Alyse Elna Lewis as Wendy Guest Clayton Royal Johnson as Andy Hunter Romanillos as Chance Chantell D. Christopher as Doris Caroline Elle Abrams as Tina Turnbow Gray Hawks as Mr. Turnbow Kelly Collins Lintz as Mrs. Turnbow Aiden Armstrong as Danny Harrington Kyle Riggs as Private Chapman Callaway Corrick as Ashley Klein as a scientist Karen Ceesay as Sue Sinclair as Claudia Henderson Arnell Powell as Charles Sinclair Sydney Bullock as Stacey Tilly Morris as Sara Hopper /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39932380

TDP 1446: Stranger Things Season FOUR review 01/28/2026

TDP 1446: Stranger Things Season FOUR review From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stranger Things Season 4 Promotional poster Showrunner Starring Original release May 27 – July 1, 2022 Season chronology ← Previous Next → The fourth season of the American television series , marketed as Stranger Things 4, was released worldwide on the streaming service in two volumes. The first set of seven episodes was released on May 27, 2022, and the second set of two episodes was released on July 1. The season was produced by the show's creators, the , along with , Dan Cohen, Iain Paterson, and Curtis Gwinn. The season stars , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . , , , , , , , and appear in recurring roles. The season received highly positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances, visuals, action sequences, realistic themes, soundtrack, emotional weight, and the darker, more mature tone, though some criticized the lengthier episode runtimes. The first volume of the season received 13 nominations for the , including , winning five; the second volume received five nominations for the . Premise Set in March 1986, eight months after the events of the third season, the fourth season is split between three different plotlines. The first plotline takes place in Hawkins, Indiana, where a series of mysterious teenage murders begin haunting the town. , leader of the Hellfire Club, Hawkins High School's Dungeons & Dragons group, becomes a prime suspect in the murders after senior cheerleading captain Chrissy Cunningham dies in his trailer, so , and , , , , and begin investigating to clear Eddie's name. While other classmates, lead by Jason Carver, hunt Eddie. The group discovers that the true perpetrator is a powerful being who resides in the , whom they dub "" after a . The second plotline involves visiting , , and at their new home in Lenora Hills, California. Due to the events in Hawkins and the imminent danger to her friends, Eleven, after being arrested for assaulting her bully, goes with to a secret facility in the Nevada desert to regain her powers, an operation titled the Nina Project, where she is reunited with Dr. Martin Brenner and forced to confront her past in Hawkins National Laboratory with the aid of an . While the U.S. Military, lead by Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan, is simultaneously searching for Eleven, Mike, Will, Jonathan, and their new friend attempt to reach Eleven before she regains her powers. The third plotline follows and as they venture to Russia upon learning that may still be alive. Meanwhile, Hopper is held in a Soviet prison camp in , where he and the other inmates, including Dmitri Antonov, are forced to battle a that the Russians have captured. /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39906960

TDP 1434: Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Hooklight 2 REVIEW 01/21/2026

TDP 1444: Stranger Things Season Three REVIEW Late to the party... 01/17/2026

TDP 1445: #DocttorWho 8th Doctor DARE YOU 01/14/2026

TDP 1443: Stranger Things Season Two REVIEW 01/10/2026

TDP 1442: Stranger Things Season One 01/05/2026

TDP 1442: Stranger Things Season One The first season of the American television series premiered worldwide on the streaming service on July 15, 2016. The series was created by , who also serve as executive producers along with and Dan Cohen. This season stars , , , , , , , , , and , with , , and in recurring roles. The first season of Stranger Things received critical acclaim, in particular for its originality, homages to the 1980s, characterization, tone, visuals, and performances (particularly those of Ryder, Harbour, Wolfhard, Brown, Heaton and Modine). Premise The first season begins on November 6, 1983, in a small town called Hawkins. Researchers at Hawkins National Laboratory open a rift to the "Upside Down," an alternate dimension that reflects the real world. A monstrous humanoid creature escapes and abducts a boy named and a teenage girl. Will's mother, , and the town's police chief, , search for Will. At the same time, a young girl who goes by the name "Eleven" escapes from the laboratory and assists Will's friends, , , and , in their efforts to find Will. Cast and characters See also: Main cast as as as as ("El") as as as as as as Recurring as as as Barbara "Barb" Holland as Ted Wheeler as Lonnie Byers as Officer Powell as Officer Callahan as Scott Clarke as Connie Frazier as Terry Ives as Becky Ives Peyton Wich as Troy Tony Vaughn as Principal Coleman Charles Lawlor as Mr. Melvald Tinsley and Anniston Price as Holly Wheeler Cade Jones as James Chester Rushing as Tommy H. Chelsea Talmadge as Carol Glennellen Anderson as Nicole Cynthia Barrett as Marsha Holland Jerri Tubbs as Diane Hopper Elle Graham as Sara Hopper as Benny Hammond Tobias Jelinek as lead agent Robert Walker-Branchaud as repairman agent Susan Shalhoub Larkin as Florence ("Flo") Episodes See also: " The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 On November 6, 1983, in Hawkins, , a scientist is attacked by an unseen creature at a U.S. government laboratory. 12-year-old encounters the creature and mysteriously vanishes while cycling home from a session with his friends , and . The following day, Will's single mother reports his disappearance to the police chief , who starts a search but assures Joyce that almost all missing children are quickly found. The lab's director, Dr. Martin Brenner, investigates an organic substance oozing from the lab's basement, claiming that "the girl" cannot have gone far. A nervous young girl wearing a hospital gown wanders into a local diner. The owner, Benny, finds a tattoo of "011" on her arm and learns that her name is . Brenner, monitoring the phone lines, sends agents to the diner after Benny calls social services. The agents kill Benny, but Eleven manages to escape using abilities. Joyce's phone after receiving a mysterious phone call that she believes is from Will. While searching for Will in the woods, Mike, Dustin, and Lucas come across Eleven. 2 2 "Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street" The Duffer Brothers The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 The boys bring Eleven to Mike's house, where they disagree on what to do. Mike formulates a plan for Eleven to pretend to be a runaway and seek help from his mother, Karen. Eleven refuses, however, revealing that "bad men" are after her. Will's brother Jonathan visits his estranged father Lonnie in to search for Will, but Lonnie rebuffs him. Hopper's search party discovers a scrap of hospital gown near the lab. After recognizing Will in a photograph and demonstrating her telekinesis, Eleven convinces the boys to trust her, as they believe she can find Will. Using the Dungeons & Dragons board, Eleven indicates that Will is on the "Upside Down" side of the board and is being hunted by the "" (the creature). Mike's sister and her friend Barbara 'Barb' Holland go to a party with Nancy's boyfriend . Searching for Will near Steve's house, Jonathan secretly photographs the party. Joyce receives another call from Will, hears music playing from his stereo, and sees a creature coming through the wall. Left alone by the swimming pool, Barb is attacked by the Demogorgon and vanishes. 3 3 "Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly" Jessica Mecklenburg July 15, 2016 Barb awakens in the Upside Down: a decaying, overgrown alternate dimension. She attempts to escape but is attacked by the Demogorgon. Joyce believes Will is communicating through pulses in light bulbs. Hopper visits Hawkins Lab, and the staff permits him to view doctored security footage from the night Will vanished, leading Hopper to investigate Brenner and discover his involvement with and that a woman named Terry Ives alleged years earlier that Brenner took her daughter. Eleven recalls Brenner, whom she calls "Papa," punishing her for refusing to hurt a cat telekinetically. Steve destroys Jonathan's camera after discovering the photos from the party. Nancy later recovers a photo of Barb, simultaneously realizing that Barb is missing. Returning to Steve's house to investigate, Nancy finds Barb's untouched Volkswagen and encounters the Demogorgon but manages to escape. Joyce paints an alphabetic board on her wall with Christmas lights, allowing Will to sign to her that he is "RIGHT HERE" and that she needs to "RUN" as the Demogorgon comes through the wall. Believing Eleven knows where Will is, the boys ask her to lead them to him. Eleven leads them, to their frustration, to Will's house. From there they follow emergency vehicles to a nearby quarry just as Will's body is recovered from the water. 4 4 "Chapter Four: The Body" Shawn Levy Justin Doble July 15, 2016 Joyce refuses to believe that the body found at the quarry is Will's. Mike feels betrayed by Eleven until she proves that Will is still alive, channeling his voice through Mike's . The boys theorize that Eleven could use a at their school to communicate with Will. Nancy notices a figure behind Barb in Jonathan's photo, which Jonathan realizes matches his mother's description of the Demogorgon. Nancy tells the police about Barb's disappearance. She later fights with Steve, who only cares about not getting in trouble with his father. Hopper has suspicions regarding the authenticity of the body found in the quarry when he learns that the usual coroner was sent home. Hopper confronts the state trooper who found it and beats him until he admits he was ordered to lie. The boys sneak Eleven into their school to use the radio, while Joyce hears Will's voice through her living room wall. Tearing away the wallpaper, she sees him. Eleven uses the radio to channel Will talking to his mother. Hopper goes to the morgue and finds that the body is a fake, and, suspecting that Brenner is responsible, breaks into the lab. 5 5 "Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat" The Duffer Brothers Alison Tatlock July 15, 2016 Hopper searches the lab before being knocked out by the lab's guards. The boys ask their science teacher, Mr. Clarke, if it would be possible to travel between alternate dimensions, to which he answers that there could be a theoretical "gate" between dimensions. Hopper awakens at his house and finds a hidden microphone, realizing that Joyce was right the whole time. The boys follow their compasses, searching for a gate that could disrupt the Earth's . Eleven recalls memories of being placed in a to telepathically eavesdrop on a man speaking Russian; while listening, she came across the Demogorgon. Fearing another encounter with the Demogorgon, Eleven redirects the compasses. Lucas misinterprets this as an act of betrayal, leading Mike and Lucas to fight and Eleven to telekinetically fling Lucas away from Mike. While Dustin and Mike tend to the unconscious Lucas, Eleven runs off. Nancy and Jonathan formulate a plan to kill the Demogorgon. While searching in the woods, they come across a small gate to the Upside Down. Nancy crawls through it but inadvertently draws the Demogorgon's attention. Jonathan unsuccessfully tries to look for Nancy, as the gate to the Upside Down begins to close. 6 6 "Chapter Six: The Monster" The Duffer Brothers Jessie Nickson-Lopez July 15, 2016 Jonathan pulls Nancy back through the gate. That night, Nancy is afraid to be alone and asks Jonathan to stay in her bedroom. Steve, attempting to reconcile with Nancy, sees them together through her bedroom window and assumes they are dating. Joyce and Hopper track down Terry Ives, who is catatonic and tended by her sister Becky. Becky explains that Terry was a participant while unknowingly pregnant and that Terry believes Brenner kidnapped her daughter Jane at birth due to her supposed telekinetic and abilities. Nancy and Jonathan stockpile weapons to kill the Demogorgon, theorizing that it is attracted by blood. Steve is brutally beaten up in a fistfight with Jonathan after he insults Will and calls Nancy a slut. Jonathan is arrested and held at the police station for beating up Steve and inadvertently punching one of the responding officers in the face. Eleven walks into a grocery store and shoplifts several boxes of Eggo waffles. Searching for Eleven, Mike and Dustin are ambushed by two bullies but are rescued by her, as she uses her powers to break one bully's arm after he attempts to kill Mike. Eleven collapses and recalls being asked by Brenner to contact the Demogorgon and, in her terror, inadvertently opening the gate. She tearfully admits to Mike that she is responsible for allowing the Demogorgon to enter this dimension. Lucas sees agents, who have tracked down Eleven, preparing to ambush Mike's house. 7 7 "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub" The Duffer Brothers Justin Doble July 15, 2016 Lucas warns Mike that agents are searching for Eleven. Mike, Dustin, and Eleven flee the house. Eleven telekinetically flips one of the vans that block their path as the kids escape. Lucas reconciles with Mike and Eleven, and the kids hide in the junkyard. Nancy and Jonathan reveal their knowledge of the Demogorgon to Joyce and Hopper. Hopper also learns that Eleven is with the kids. The group contacts the kids, and everyone meets at the Byers' house. Joyce and Hopper realize that Eleven is Jane Ives. The group asks Eleven to search for Will and Barb telepathically, but her earlier feats have weakened her. They break into the middle school and build a makeshift sensory deprivation tank to amplify Eleven's powers. After telepathically entering the Upside Down again, Eleven finds Barb dead and Will alive, hiding in the Upside Down version of his backyard fort. Realizing that the gate is in the basement of the lab, Hopper and Joyce break into the lab and are apprehended by security guards. Nancy and Jonathan sneak into the police station to retrieve the weapons they purchased previously, planning to lure and kill the Demogorgon. In the Upside Down, the Demogorgon breaks into Will's fort. 8 8 "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down" The Duffer Brothers Story by : Paul Dichter Teleplay by : The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 Hopper, haunted by the death of his daughter Sara from cancer years earlier, gives up Eleven's location to Brenner, who in exchange allows Hopper and Joyce to enter the Upside Down to rescue Will. Nancy and Jonathan cut their hands to attract the Demogorgon at the Byers' house. Steve, intending to apologize to Jonathan about their fight, arrives just as the Demogorgon appears. Steve, Nancy, and Jonathan fight the Demogorgon and light it on fire, forcing it to retreat to the Upside Down. Meanwhile, Eleven and the boys hide in the middle school when Brenner and his agents arrive to kidnap Eleven; she kills most of them before collapsing from exhaustion. As Brenner and his remaining agents pin Eleven and the boys down, the Demogorgon appears, attracted by the dead agents' blood, and attacks Brenner and the remaining agents as the boys escape with Eleven. Hopper and Joyce enter the Upside Down's version of the Hawkins library, where they encounter several corpses of the Demogorgon's victims, including Barb, and find Will unconscious with a tendril down his throat. Hopper revives him using after removing the tendril. The Demogorgon corners the kids, but Eleven recovers from her exhaustion and disintegrates it, causing them both to disappear. Will recovers in the hospital, reuniting with his family and friends. One month later, it is Christmas and Nancy is back together with Steve, and both are friends with Jonathan. Will coughs up a slug-like creature and has a vision of the Upside Down, but hides this from his family. Production Development Ross (left) and Matt Duffer, the creators of the series was created by Matt and Ross Duffer, known professionally as the . The two had completed writing and producing their 2015 film , which they had tried to emulate the style of , however, due to changes at , its distributor, the film did not see a wide release and the Duffers were unsure of their future. To their surprise, television producer approached them, impressed with Hidden's script, and offered them the opportunity to work on episodes of alongside Shyamalan. The brothers were mentored by Shyamalan during the episode's production so that when they finished, they felt they were ready to produce their own television series. The Duffer Brothers prepared a script that would essentially be similar to the series' actual pilot episode, along with a 20-page book to help shop the series around for a network. They pitched the story to a number of , all of which rejected the script on the basis that they felt a plot centered around children as leading characters would not work, asking them to make it a children's show or to drop the children and focus on Hopper's investigation in the paranormal. In early 2015, Dan Cohen, the VP of , brought the script to his colleague . They subsequently invited The Duffer Brothers to their office and purchased the rights for the series, giving full authorship of it to the brothers. After reading the pilot, the streaming service purchased the whole season for an undisclosed amount; the show was subsequently announced for a planned 2016 release by Netflix in early April 2015. The Duffer Brothers stated that at the time they had pitched to Netflix, the service had already been recognized for its original programming, such as and , with well-recognized producers behind them, and were ready to start giving upcoming producers like them a chance. The brothers started to write out the series and brought Levy and Cohen in as executive producers to start casting and filming. The series was originally known as Montauk, as the setting of the script was in and nearby locations. The brothers had chosen Montauk as it had further Spielberg ties with the film , where Montauk was used for the fictional setting of Amity Island. After deciding to change the narrative of the series to take place in the fictional town of Hawkins instead, the brothers felt they could now do things to the town, such as placing it under quarantine, that they really could not envision with a real location. With the change in location, they had to come up with a new title for the series under the direction from Netflix's Ted Sarandos so that they could start marketing it to the public. The brothers started by using a copy of Stephen King's novel to consider the title's font and appearance and came up with a long list of potential alternatives. Stranger Things came about as it sounded similar to another King novel, , though Matt noted they still had a "lot of heated arguments" over this final title. Writing The idea of Stranger Things started with how the brothers felt they could take the concept of the 2013 film , detailing the moral struggles a father goes through when his daughter is kidnapped, and expand it out over eight or so hours in a serialized television approach. As they focused on the missing child aspect of the story, they wanted to introduce the idea of "childlike sensibilities" they could offer and toyed around with the idea of a monster that could consume humans. The brothers thought the combination of these things "was the best thing ever". To introduce this monster into the narrative, they considered "bizarre experiments we had read about taking place in the Cold War" such as , which gave a way to ground the monster's existence in science rather than something spiritual. This also helped them to decide on using 1983 as the time period, as it was a year before the film came out, which focused on Cold War paranoia. Subsequently, they were able to use all their own personal inspirations from the 1980s, the decade they were born, as elements of the series, crafting it in the realm of and . The Duffer Brothers have cited as influence for the show (among others): novels; films produced by , , , , and ; films such as and ; Japanese such as and ; and such as and . With Netflix as the platform, The Duffer Brothers were not limited to a typical 22-episode format, opting for the eight-episode approach. They had been concerned that a 22-episode season on broadcast television would be difficult to "tell a cinematic story" with that many episodes. Eight episodes allowed them to give time to characterization in addition to narrative development; if they had less time available, they would have had to remain committed to telling a horror film as soon as the monster was introduced and abandon the characterization. Within the eight episodes, the brothers aimed to make the first season "feel like a big movie" with all the major plot lines completed so that "the audience feels satisfied", but left enough unresolved to indicate "there's a bigger mythology, and there's a lot of dangling threads at the end", something that could be explored in further seasons if Netflix opted to create more. While explaining their intentions for the show, the Duffers adamantly stated their intentions to not explain the mythology in the show so they could leave a mystery and lot for the audience to speculate over their lack of understanding by the , which they accepted but asked to be explained about at the very least, which they found like a really good exercise as they spent quite a bit of time with their figuring out exactly what the Upside Down would actually consist for, writing a 20-page mythology document whose details wouldn't be clarified for the audience until the show's . Regarding writing for the children characters of the series, The Duffer Brothers considered themselves as outcasts from other students while in high school and thus found it easy to write for and his friends, and particularly for . was fashioned after 's character Roy Neary in , as she appears "absolutely bonkers" to everyone else as she tries to find her son . Other characters, such as Billy in the second season, have more villainous attributes that are not necessarily obvious from the onset;... /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39581995

TDP 1441: For Your Consideration 20 WARGAMES 01/01/2026

TDP 1433: #DoctorWho: The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Causeway 12/28/2025

TDP 1440: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Five 12/23/2025

TDP 1440: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Five The War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television . The series was created by for and as part of the franchise, known as the . Starring and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , now known as "Homo Aqua". , , Alexander Devrient and reprise their respective roles from Doctor Who and its franchised series. The series was first reported on in July 2024, and filmed from August to December 2024 across Wales, Cardiff and Spain. Of the five episodes, the premiere and finale were written by Davies, with the other three by . The War Between the Land and the Sea premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025 with its first two episodes, and is scheduled to be released on Disney+ in 2026. The series has received generally positive reviews from critics for its performances (particularly Redgrave's) and its similarities to . Premise must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast Main as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level transportation arranger who is unexpectedly appointed as humanity's ambassador. as Salt, the Ambassador of the . Recurring as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT. Redgrave reprises her role from . as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer. McFarlane reprises his role from . Alexander Devrient as Col. Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer who is part of Kate's personal staff. Devrient reprises his role from . as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor and part of Kate's personal staff. Madeley reprises her role from . as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador. as Harry Shaw, the . Steward Alexander as General Oscar Gunsberg, a high-ranking American general acting as the US envoy and a key ally of Shaw. Barbara Probst as General Dominique Dussolier, a high-ranking French general acting as the French envoy and a key ally of Shaw. as Sir Keith Spears, a key ally and donor of Shaw. Francesca Corney as Sgt. Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay. Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse. Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenage daughter. as Trinity Wells, an American news reporter. Wells reprises her role from . Samuel Oatley as Tide, a Homo Aqua who succeeds Salt as ambassador. Guest as Min Tso, a member of UNIT. Waleed Hammad as Col. Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer. Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer. as Ted Campbell, an ambassador selected to represent his nation. Episodes 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 4.31 Transport clerk Barclay Pierre-Dupont is contacted by after the discovery and killing of a by fishermen. The creature that had been discovered at sea is recaptured by its own kind, killing two UNIT soldiers in the process. UNIT immediately initiate between the two species. Both agree to a treaty of , and the Homo Aqua simultaneously reveal their presence to humanity worldwide, desiring to speak to all humans. A meeting is set up in and several members of the Homo Aqua are seen for the first time. They introduce their humanoid , Salt, who requests that Barclay serves as the human ambassador. Barclay agrees. 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 3.56 , the commander-in-chief of UNIT, agrees to work with Barclay to carry out diplomatic negotiations with Homo Aqua, who wish for worldwide to cease. Barclay's estranged family is brought into UNIT custody for safety while UNIT scientists examine eggs breed by the Homo Aqua that had been affected by pollution. At the next meeting, Salt requests water from the for Barclay to drink. Due to the water's contamination, Barclay refuses and, against UNIT instruction, chooses to acknowledges humanity's mistakes instead. Humanity presents a plan to reduce pollution within forty years, which Salt disagrees with. In response, a storm releases all the plastic from the world's waters back onto land. When world leaders challenge Salt, Barclay agrees to meet with the Homo Aqua under the in the . 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD A UNIT team, consisting of Barclay, General Austin Pierce, Min Tso, Captain Louise Mackey, and diplomatic representatives Ravi Singh and Ted Campbell, are assembled for the underwater meeting; Campbell brings a globe as a gift for Salt. During their submarine descent, Kate meets at with Prime Minister Harry Shaw and General Oscar Gunsberg with tensions rising over who owns the world’s water. A new war plan named "Severance" is prepared without the knowledge of UNIT. Under the water, the submarine team exit into an environment created for them by the Sea Devils. UNIT colonel Cristofer Ibrahim is while with Kate on the surface, by an unknown assailant. Once the submarine team are stood in front of the Homo Aqua assembly, Campbell presents the globe as a gift, only to reveal that he is a and the globe is a concealed bomb which he detonates. 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD The entire submarine crew, with the exception of Barclay, are killed by the detonation. As Salt safely returns Barclay to land, a video of her is shown to the public, threatening any human who enters the water. Salt is captured by UNIT, until Barclay rescues her, both immediately becoming fugitives. Shaw is pressured into moving forward with Severance, spearheaded by Gunsberg. Meanwhile, Kate meets Salt's successor, Tide, who informs Downing Street that Salt is considered a traitor for saving a human and is subject to execution. Salt and Barclay go on the run from both UNIT and Severance while Kate struggles to cope with the death of Ibrahim. Barclay contacts his wife Barbara and requests they rendezvous with a vehicle on , with a plan to meet an ally in North Wales and attempt contact with Kate. They are ambushed by UNIT and Severance operatives. When it is revealed that the video of Salt is a deepfake, Kate orders UNIT to fire at Severance just as Salt releases a vocal high-pitched shriek, giving her time to escape into the Thames. In retaliation, Tide threatens to use to end humanity. 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD Disagreements continue to occur over the . Kate Colonel Ibrahim. She requests her therapist for an increase of her prescription for , but is threatened with being signed off. Kate bribes her in response. Barclay is medically assessed and begins secret nightly visits to , calling for Salt in the sea. Kate presses Prime Minister Shaw for information about the word 'severance', who denies having any knowledge of it. After blocking a signal disruptor used to prevent Salt contacting Barclay, they finally meet. Salt tells Barclay to use the word 'accord', which has ancient meaning. Barclay informs Kate and they plan to disguise the message throughout the oceans. Dead Sea Devils begin to show up at shores and at the surface of lakes, rivers and oceans throughout the world. Kate deduces that this is Severance. At Downing Street it is revealed that the virus is engineered to only affect nine out of every ten Sea Devils. The Sea Devils surrender and inform humanity that they have won the war, but to be wary of water in the future. Kate drives Barclay to the sea, who finds Salt there. Salt gives Barclay , and they swim away together. A man drops a plastic bottle, who after refusing to pick it up, Kate threatens with a gun. Production Development In July 2024, reported a new spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea was set to begin filming in September. confirmed later that month at that production would begin in August. Produced by and , Davies served as along with , Joel Collins, , and . Edoardo Ferretti took on the role of with underway by July 2024. Casting and lead the series with and Alexander Devrient reprising their roles from Doctor Who as and Colonel Ibrahim, respectively. Tovey and Mbatha-Raw previously played Alonso Frame and in Doctor Who. also returns from Doctor Who, playing Shirley Anne Bingham. reprises his role as General Austin Pierce, a character first introduced and last seen fifteen years prior in the of , another Doctor Who spin-off. , , , Francesca Corney and were announced as additional cast members in October 2024. Writing The five-part series was written by Davies and . According to McTighe, Davies had already devised the series' concept and scripted its first episode prior to writing the , which marked the beginning of his second tenure on the series as writer and showrunner. After McTighe delivered the first draft of "", his episode of the (and third for the show as a whole), Davies asked him to collaborate on the remainder of the spin-off in 2023. The two split writing duties across the programme, with Davies writing the finale in addition to his existing opening script, and McTighe the second, third and fourth episodes; Davies initially stated he had co-written the fourth with McTighe, but was subsequently not co-credited in the episode itself. Following filming wrapping on series 15 of Doctor Who, the first read-through for all five episodes occurred on 19 August 2024. Filming Some filming took place internationally, including on . All episodes were produced in one block, compared to the two to three blocks that would usually be used for five episodes. began on 29 August 2024 in and , both in . Filming continued into September in various locations across Wales, including at the Welsh Government Building, City Arms pub, Hodge House, and . In October, the series was spotted filming at and . November filming occurred /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39513985

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TDP 1439: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Four 12/19/2025

TDP 1439: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Four The War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television . The series was created by for and as part of the franchise, known as the . Starring and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , also named "Homo Aqua". , , Alexander Devrient and reprise their respective roles from Doctor Who and its franchised series. The series was first reported on in July 2024, and filmed from August to December 2024 across Wales, Cardiff and Spain. Of the five episodes, the premiere and finale were written by Davies, with the other three by . The War Between the Land and the Sea premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025 with its first two episodes, and is scheduled to be released on Disney+ in 2026. The series has received generally positive reviews from critics for its performances (particularly Redgrave's) and its similarities to . Premise UNIT must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast Main as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level member of UNIT, a transportation arranger, who is unexpectedly appointed as Ambassador by Salt as Salt, the Ambassador of the Sea Devils Recurring as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT, who reprises her role from . as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer, who reprises his role from : Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer, part of Kate's personal staff, who reprises his role from . as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor, part of Kate's personal staff, who reprises her role from . as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador as Harry Shaw, the Francesca Corney as Sergeant Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenage child Guest as Min Tso, member of UNIT Waleed Hammad as Colonel Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer as Ted Campbell, an ambassador selected to represent his nation as Trinity Wells, a news reporter, who reprises her role from . Episodes Directed by Written by Original release date UK viewers (millions) 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 TBD 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 TBD 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39470670

TDP 1438: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Three 12/16/2025

TDP 1438: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Three The War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television created by for and as part of the . Starring , , and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , now called "Homo Aqua". The War Between the Land and the Sea was filmed from August to December 2024. It consists of five episodes and premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025, and is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2026. Premise UNIT must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level member of UNIT, a transportation arranger, who is unexpectedly appointed as Ambassador by Salt as Salt, the Ambassador of the Sea Devils as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer, part of Kate's personal staff as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor, part of Kate's personal staff as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador as Harry Shaw, the Francesca Corney as Sergeant Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay as Min Tso Waleed Hammad as Colonel Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenage child as Ted Campbell, an ambassador selected to represent his nation Episodes Directed by Written by Original release date UK viewers (millions) 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 TBD 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 TBD 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD Production Development In July 2024, reported a new spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea was set to begin filming in September. confirmed later that month at that production would begin in August. Produced by and , Davies is an along with , Joel Collins, , and . Edoardo Ferretti took on the role of with underway by July 2024. Casting and lead the series with and Alexander Devrient reprising their roles from Doctor Who as and Colonel Ibrahim, respectively. Tovey and Mbatha-Raw previously played Alonso Frame and in Doctor Who. also returns from Doctor Who, playing Shirley Anne Bingham. reprises his role as General Austin Pierce, a character first introduced and last seen fifteen years prior in the of , another Doctor Who spin-off. , , , Francesca Corney and were announced as additional cast members in October 2024. Writing The five-part series was written by Davies and . Davies is the current of Doctor Who while McTighe also previously wrote for the parent series. The two split writing duties across the programme, with Davies writing the premiere and finale episodes, McTighe writing the second and third episodes, and the two co-writing episode four together. The first read-through for all five episodes occurred on 19 August 2024. The series sees the return of the . Filming Some filming took place internationally, including on . All episodes were produced in one block, compared to the two to three blocks that would usually be used for five episodes. began on 29 August 2024 in and , both in . Filming continued into September in various locations across Wales, including at the Welsh Government Building, City Arms pub, Hodge House, and . In October, the series was spotted filming at and . November filming occurred at in . Filming concluded on 10 December 2024. Music On 30 May 2025, it was announced that had been hired as the show's composer. A soundtrack album of 's score was released digitally 5 December 2025. The first track from the album, "Barclay's Theme", was released as a digital single 28 November 2025 and a cover of "" by and Balfe was released as a single 12 December 2025 by Goldfrapp's label A.G. Records. A CD edition will be released 30 January 2026. The War Between the Land and the Sea by Released 5 December 2025 (digital) 30 January 2026 (CD) Soundtrack Length 51:19 Silva Screen from The War Between the Land and the Sea "Barclay's Theme" Released: 28 November 2025 "" Released: 12 December 2025 All tracks are written by , except where noted. " (, , performed by & Balfe) 5:21 Total length: 51:19 /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39431940

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TDP 1437: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Two REVIEW 12/13/2025

TDP 1437: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Two REVIEW The War Between the Land and the Sea Promotional logo used on social media channels Genre Created by Showrunner Russell T Davies Written by Russell T Davies Directed by Starring Composer Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English Producer Edoardo Ferretti Running time 43–53 minutes Production companies Original release Network Release 7 December 2025 – present Related The War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television created by for and as part of the . Starring , , and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , now called "Homo Aqua". The War Between the Land and the Sea was filmed from August to December 2024. It consists of five episodes and premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025, and is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2026. Premise UNIT must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level member of UNIT, a transportation arranger, who is unexpectedly appointed as Ambassador by Salt. as Salt, the Ambassador of the Sea Devils as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer, part of Kate's personal staff as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor, part of Kate's personal staff as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador as Harry Shaw, the Francesca Corney as Sergeant Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay as Min Tso Waleed Hammad as Colonel Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenaged non-binary child[] Episodes Directed by Written by Original release date UK viewers (millions) 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 TBD 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 TBD 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies and Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD Production Development In July 2024, reported a new spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea was set to begin filming in September. confirmed later that month at that production would begin in August. Produced by and , Davies is an along with , Joel Collins, , and . Edoardo Ferretti took on the role of with underway by July 2024. Casting and lead the series with and Alexander Devrient reprising their roles from Doctor Who as and Colonel Ibrahim, respectively. Tovey and Mbatha-Raw previously played Alonso Frame and in Doctor Who. also returns from Doctor Who, playing Shirley Anne Bingham. reprises his role as General Austin Pierce, a character first introduced and last seen fifteen years prior in the of , another Doctor Who spin-off. , , , Francesca Corney and were announced as additional cast members in October 2024. Writing The five-part series was written by Davies and . Davies is the current of Doctor Who while McTighe also previously wrote for the parent series. The two split writing duties across the programme, with Davies writing the premiere and finale episodes, McTighe writing the second and third episodes, and the two co-writing episode four together. The first read-through for all five episodes occurred on 19 August 2024. The series sees the return of the . Filming Some filming took place internationally, including on . All episodes were produced in one block, compared to the two to three blocks that would usually be used for five episodes. began on 29 August 2024 in and , both in . Filming continued into September in various locations across Wales, including at the Welsh Government Building, City Arms pub, Hodge House, and . In October, the series was spotted filming at and . November filming occurred at in . Filming concluded on 10 December 2024. Music On 30 May 2025, it was announced that had been hired as the show's composer. The War Between the Land and the Sea by Released 5 December 2025 (digital) 30 January 2026 (CD) Soundtrack Silva Screen from The War Between the Land and the Sea "Barclay's Theme" Released: 28 November 2025 "" Released: 12 December 2025 A soundtrack album of 's score was released digitally 5 December 2025. The first track from the album, "Barclay's Theme", was released as a digital single 28 November 2025 and a cover of "" by and Balfe will also be released as a single 12 December 2025. A CD edition will be released 30 January 2026. All tracks are written by , except where noted. " (, , performed by & Balfe) Release Broadcast The series premiered on and in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2025, and will stream on internationally in 2026. /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39391715

TDP 1436: The War Between the Land and the Sea EPISODE ONE (FIXED) 12/12/2025

TDP 1436: The War Between the Land and the Sea EPISODE ONE (FIXED) from wiki The War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television created by for and as part of the . Starring , , and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , now called "Homo Aqua". The War Between the Land and the Sea was filmed from August to December 2024. It consists of five episodes and premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025, and is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2026. Premise UNIT must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level member of UNIT, a transportation arranger, who is unexpectedly appointed as Ambassador by Salt. as Salt, the Ambassador of the Sea Devils as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer, part of Kate's personal staff as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor, part of Kate's personal staff as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador as Harry Shaw, the Francesca Corney as Sergeant Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay as Min Tso Waleed Hammad as Colonel Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenaged non-binary child[] Episodes Directed by Written by Original release date UK viewers (millions) 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 2.82 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 2.05 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies and Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD Production Development In July 2024, reported a new spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea was set to begin filming in September. confirmed later that month at that production would begin in August. Produced by and , Davies is an along with , Joel Collins, , and . Edoardo Ferretti took on the role of with underway by July 2024. Casting and lead the series with and Alexander Devrient reprising their roles from Doctor Who as and Colonel Ibrahim, respectively. Tovey and Mbatha-Raw previously played Alonso Frame and in Doctor Who. also returns from Doctor Who, playing Shirley Anne Bingham. reprises his role as General Austin Pierce, a character first introduced and last seen fifteen years prior in the of , another Doctor Who spin-off. , , , Francesca Corney and were announced as additional cast members in October 2024. Writing The five-part series was written by Davies and . Davies is the current of Doctor Who while McTighe also previously wrote for the parent series. The two split writing duties across the programme, with Davies writing the premiere and finale episodes, McTighe writing the second and third episodes, and the two co-writing episode four together. The first read-through for all five episodes occurred on 19 August 2024. The series sees the return of the . Filming Some filming took place internationally, including on . All episodes were produced in one block, compared to the two to three blocks that would usually be used for five episodes. began on 29 August 2024 in and , both in . Filming continued into September in various locations across Wales, including at the Welsh Government Building, City Arms pub, Hodge House, and . In October, the series was spotted filming at and . November filming occurred at in . Filming concluded on 10 December 2024. Music On 30 May 2025, it was announced that had been hired as the show's composer. The War Between the Land and the Sea by Released 5 December 2025 (Digital) 30 January 2026 (CD) Soundtrack Silva Screen from The War Between the Land and the Sea "Barclay's Theme" Released: 28 November 2025 "" Released: 12 December 2025 A soundtrack album of 's score was released digitally 5 December 2025. The first track from the album, "Barclay's Theme", was released as a digital single 28 November 2025 and a cover of "" by and Balfe will also be released as a single 12 December 2025. A CD edition will be released 30 January 2026. All tracks are written by , except where noted. " (, , performed by & Balfe) Release Broadcast The series premiered on and in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2025, and will stream on internationally in 2026. Critical reception Ed Power of criticised the inclusion of as a primary presence in the show, saying that "it's always been a rule of thumb that the more UNIT in an episode, the more boring the results". Power remarked that this was the case for The War Between the Land and the Sea and awarded 2 out of 5 stars. Writing for , Lucy Mangan gave 3 out of 5, feeling that the spin-off was "an opportunity wasted", comparing it in an inferior light to Russell T Davies' previous show, . Several outlets praised the performance of returning actress Jemma Redgrave, including , SciFi Pulse and . Isobel Lewis, writing for , compared the show to , highlighting the use of profanity. Lewis praised Davies' "willingness" to "not simply feed fans the same stories over and over", noting how the finales featuring 's often "struggled to stick the landing". /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39380910

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TDP 1441: For Your Consideration 20 WARGAMES 12/01/2025

TDP 1441: For Your Consideration 20 WARGAMES it’s the Christmas Special! Luke and Michael share a love for the 1983 film starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy. T-shirts can be found here – Follow us on twitter Like us on Review us on Email the show – The studio had the and arcade machines delivered to 's home. He practiced for two months to prepare for the arcade scene. According to , the jeep trying to crash through the gate at NORAD and turning over was an actual accident. The jeep was supposed to continue through the gate. They added the scene of the characters running from the jeep and down the tunnel, and used the botched jeep stunt. The NORAD command center built for the movie cost $1 million, making it the most expensive set ever constructed at the time. The producers were not allowed into the actual NORAD command center, so they had to imagine what it was like. In the DVD commentary, director notes that the actual NORAD command center isn't nearly as elaborate as the one in the movie, calling the set "NORAD's wet dream of itself." There were several nuclear launch close calls that influenced writers Lasker and Parkes to create the scenario of WarGames, including an incident at NORAD on November 9, 1979 when information on a training simulation tape concerning soviet sub launches was accidentally fed into the warning system and for six minutes the American military complex went into high alert. Only after no soviet missiles were detected by the PAVE PAWS early warning radar system did the U.S. stand down. Training simulations were accordingly moved off site of NORAD after this incident. In the movie, one of the scenarios fed to NORAD operators by Joshua is an influx of encroaching soviet missile subs. The WOPR, as seen in the movie, was made of wood and painted with a metal-finish paint. As the crew filmed the displays of the WOPR, Special Effects Supervisor sat inside and entered information into an Apple II computer that drove the countdown display. /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39573315

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TDP 1395: 4.2. Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: The Last Days of the Powell Estate REVIEW 10/30/2025

TDP 1395: 4.2. Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: The Last Days of the Powell Estate REVIEW This title was released in October 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 December 2025, and on general sale after this date. South London, 2036. The Doctor and Rose team up with an urban explorer to investigate the case of Mr Fingers, an invisible killer haunting an abandoned corner of the city. If you feel a hand on your shoulder: don't look around... THIS TITLE IS NOW OUT OF PRINT ON CD Recorded on: 5 and 9 December 2024 Recorded at: The Soundhouse and Fitzrovia Post Writer Timothy X Atack said: "I've got a book called Abandoned Places and it’s a photographer who travels the world and finds hotels that are slowly rotting away or islands that used to be inhabited but have been left to the elements. These amazing photographs were an inspiration for what might happen with an urban explorer, in more of an influencer space, and from that a frisson with the Doctor and with Rose started to build up in a very natural way. "And I have this deep love of Doctor Who's more eldritch, Lovecraftian villains, especially when you end up not really knowing any more about them at the end than at the beginning. Sometimes you just want something that hates, and that's what Mr Fingers is. He despises life." Director Helen Goldwyn added: "We’re seeing different incarnations of the Powell Estate, this familiar setting from the TV series, and exploring more of what that community might look and feel like. Here, we get to see the future version of the estate, which is a very bleak, dystopian vision. It’s a really cleverly constructed script where you get that picture of the modern flat and the destroyed flat - it creates such a vivid visual image in your mind as you’re listening." Christopher Eccleston said: "I come from an estate like the Powell Estate. Not quite as concreted, but very much like it. And in my childhood, especially in summer, it was quite a magical, mystical place. "I like it when Doctor Who fastens on our folklore and it investigates it. It's often the simplest things like, are you my mummy, or just being tapped on the shoulder... The Doctor's obviously frightened of Mr Fingers!" And Billie Piper reminisced on the now-iconic setting: "It was always one of my favourite locations, being on the Powell Estate. We did so much of the early days there that it holds a special place in my heart, and it was weird filming on a living and working estate - we started to feel like residents!" (The Doctor) (Rose Tyler) (Ellis Coates) (Jackie Tyler) (Mr Fingers) (Brainy Betty) Cover Art by Director Executive Producer Music by Producer Script Editor Sound Design by Written by Senior Producer /episode/index/show/tindog/id/38785405

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