Doctor Who: The Tardis Tavern

After a relaxing holiday, we're back!  And we're going to talk about "The Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead".  That is, we were, until...squirrel! Email hate mail to tardistavern@gmail.com, "like" the podcast on Facebook, and follow Sean's ramblings on Twitter via @tardistavern.

As the rest of fandom recovers from the self-proclaimed "devastating" conclusion of Series Nine, our heroes turn the dial on the Wayback Machine just a couple years back to when bow ties were cool.  Thus begins our review of "Amy's Choice", featuring the Eleventh Doctor, Amy, and Rory. Also, there might be Muppets. Send hate mail to tardistavern@gmail.com, "like" us on Facebook, and follow Sean's tweets when he can be bothered to do so via @tardistavern.

Our heroes find themselves in a strange, swampy, and stinky forest, and to pass the time they talk about "Vengeance on Varos", the titillating adventure featuring the Sixth Doctor and Peri. Is this story a foreboding prediction of the television that would come?  Or did it leave us thirsty for more (and perhaps a nice glass of Perrier?).  Listen and find out! Send us love letters and hate mail to tardistavern@gmail.com, "like" us on our quickly-growing Facebook page, and follow Sean's occasional insights on Twitter @tardistavern.

Happy 6th birthday to The TARDIS Tavern!  To celebrate, our heroes enjoy the pizza and hospitality of the local Chuck E Cheese...specifically, the ball pit.  As they ponder the possibilities of acquiring any number of childhood germs, they discuss "Paradise Towers" the much-maligned story featuring the Seventh Doctor and Mel. Is this another story appropriate for the trash heap?  Or can Steve and Sean find some redeeming qualities in it?  Listen in and find out! You can email us at tardistavern@gmail.com, follow our Facebook page (it's all the rage), and check out Sean on Twitter @tardistavern.  Cheers!

The time has come once again to circle back to something new in the world of Doctor Who, so we decided to go for something extremely divisive and controversial. No, we won't be talking about "Daleks in Manhattan" (at least not yet), but rather the Second Series episode "Love and Monsters", featuring (sort of) the Tenth Doctor and Rose, a guy named Elton, and an alien that represents every troll that has ever made any Doctor Who fan group unfun. Is "Love and Monsters" a droll piece of crap that should have been flushed down Russell T. Davis' loo?  Or is it a great symbolic romp with so much beneath that cheesy surface?  Take a listen and find out what we think! Send us feedback at tardistavern@gmail.com, join our infinitely-growing Facebook page, and follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern, when the whim to tweet something occasionally strikes him.

51 years before Clara climbed inside of a Dalek, Ian Chesterton did the same thing.  The Daleks of yesteryear didn't fly, travel in time or space, and relied on static electricity to get around.  This time around we settle on an all-too-familiar planet and discuss "The Daleks", the story that started Britain's obsession with the exterminating pepper pots.  Does "The Daleks" stand the test of time, or is it as clunky as William Hartnell's line bloopers? Email us questions and hate mail at tardistavern@gmail.com, "like" us on Facebook and follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern.

Our heroes have escaped the clutches of the Gods of Ragnarok only to be led astry into the domain of the Game Master, an evil and omnipotent being who delights in torturing his victims with trivia questions. In actuality, we spared ourselves the task of actually doing homework and put all the burden on Josh Zimon, host of the podcasts Doctor Who: The High Council and The Memory Cheats.  Will our heroes know enough about Doctor Who to escape unscathed?  Or will their ignorance lead to their demise? Email us feedback and complaints at tardistavern@gmail.com, "like" our Facebook page, and follow Sean intermittently via @tardistavern.

After a brief sabbatical, we're back!  The vortex manipulator drops our heroes off at a very, very familiar circus where they wile away their boredom with a discussion of "The Claws of Axos". Also, there's listener feedback read by Steve in a funny voice followed by peals of laughter.  Really, we needed that month's rest! You can email us tardistavern@gmail.com, "like" us on Facebook, and follow Sean as he occasionally posts in Twitter via @tardistavern.

So it's come to this.  We have a small handful of stories left in the Ninth Doctor's era to cover, and eventually we would have to talk about the maligned episodes "Aliens of London" and "World War Three".  Does it deserve the eye-rolling that occurs every time this story is brought up in polite company?  Or are all those fart fumes just a smoke screen for what is actually a solid alien invasion story?  Listen in and see. In other events, the gentlemen find themselves trapped a few years in the earth's past thanks to the vortex manipulator...where will it take them next?  Also...A CONTEST! Email us at tardistavern@gmail.com and we might send you a sample of weed (void where prohibited).  Also, try to follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern, but don't hold your breath for any fantastic postings. If it's fantastic postings you want, you'll want to join the legions of listeners on our Facebook page!

Because the Fourth Doctor is awesome.  Because we can't get enough of seeing Leela.  Because stories involves witches and rubbery monsters in English mansions seem to call to us.  It's our take on "Image of the Fendahl", in which the Doctor must fight an unspeakable horror from his home world.  Or something like that. If you'd like to explain to us what this story was about, you can email us at tardistavern@gmail.com or look us up on Facebook.  Also, you can follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern (you can't follow Steve on Twitter because he's a poo-head and hasn't logged in for three years).

The 50th anniversary of Doctor Who brought us a literal trifecta for the fans on the big as well as the small screens.  There was, obviously, "The Day of The Doctor", Peter Davison's The Fiveish Doctors, and the BBC docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time. For those of you that haven't been listening to this podcast for the last year and a half, we both think An Adventure in Space and Time is pretty much required viewing for anyone with a pulse, let alone anyone who has the slightest bit of interest in Doctor Who.  So please listen in as we talk about William Hartnell, Verity Lambert, Sydney Newman, and the genesis of the show we've dedicated so much time to. Shoot us an email at tardistavern@gmail.com, look for us on Facebook, and follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern.  Free cookies will be sent to those who become involved.  (Some restrictions apply.)

We're back!  Having required new livers as part of the recovery process from DFW Whofest (thank you, David and Marty), we're back to our regularly scheduled programming: giving you elongated reviews and inane discussion about Doctor Who episodes. We've thrown the proverbial dart and this time it's landed on "Face of Evil", the Fourth Doctor story that marked Leela's debut.  Are you Team Sevateem or Team Tesh?  Find out which we are in our latest contribution to the world of Doctor Who podcastery. Please send us feedback to tardistavern@gmail.com.  We'll read it out loud in a voice of your choosing!  Also look for us on Facebook and follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern.

It's all about last weekend's Whofest 2 in Irving, Texas (that's in the Dallas area for those of you that may not know), and panels, discussions, and things that we saw. Overall, a good time was had by all, but the highlight was our interview with Terry Molloy on Friday night, in which we discussed his role as Davros, Big Finish, and My Pretty Pony, among other things.  Take a listen and see how we did with our first official live interview! Email us at tardistavern@gmail.com, look for us on Facebook, and follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern (although he hardly uses it anymore).  Also, you can follow Terry Molloy via @tuckerspatch.

With just a week until Whofest 2, we thought we would sink our teeth into a story featuring the convention's guests, which makes "Revelation of the Daleks" a must-watch for this episode. Also, Steve reads feedback and almost loses his voice and kills Sean from laughter in the process. We are lonely.  Please email us at tardistavern@gmail.com, check out our awesomely-busy Facebook page, and follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern.

We're still here!  After some unplanned technical issues and a misunderstanding regarding calendering (hi, Sean!), we bring you the very latest in drunken Whovian goodness: a discussion abouut the Fifth Doctor story "Black Orchid".  We're joined by Amanda Cole, who is also fluent in cosplay and convetions, as we pour some tea (read: booze) and discuss cricket...and murder! Please email us at tardistavern@gmail.com, look for us on Facebook, and follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern.  You can also follow Amanda via @blundergirl.

A double scotch.  Kittens.  Sarah Jane Smith in a swimsuit.  These are things we all love, and at least one of them is in "Death to Daleks", featuring the Third Doctor (whose body double is apparently Ludwig von Beethoven), Sarah Jane, and the most impotent Daleks ever. We also take some time to talk about recovery after Galifrey One, the upcoming Whofest 2 in Dallas, and manage to plug our email address, which actually exists. We're great fun on Facebook, so look for us there.  Also, and we know nobody reads these shownotes, but you can email us at tardistavern@gmail.com and follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern.

With things settling back to normal around the Tavern (and we've redecorated - do you like it?), we decide to invite one of our perrenial favorite guest bartenders, Chris Burgess of Radio Free Skaro fame. We asked Chris what his least five favorite episodes were and, after narrowing them down to the one that would involve the least amount of time in preparation, we watched and discussed "The Doctor's Daughter", featuring the Tenth Doctor, Donna, and Martha.  Steve's Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit makes a comeback as well, proving once again that the writers of the questions strove to simultaneously insult our intelligence and make us feel like we know nothing. Oh, a little sidenote...this was recorded immediately after the Superbowl, so all of us were already quite loaded before we hit the "Record" button.  That being said, The TARDIS Tavern accepts no responsibility or liability for anything said by any of its guest bartenders. Look for us on Facebook or send us email at tardistavern@gmail.com.  You can also fol

Safely deposited back in the tavern after almost a year of traveling abroad, Steve and Sean put their feet up and watch the classic episode "Destiny of the Daleks", also known as "The One Where Romana Regenerates Five Times". That anonmoly aside, does the remaining 95% of the story stand the test of time?  Is the return of Davros as thrilling as his first appearance?  Were the contractors who built the fiberglass walls on Skaro drunk?  And is it really such as surprise that the Movellans are androids?  (Whoops, spoilers!)  Listen in as we drunkenly discuss "Destiny of the Daleks" followed by a brief preview of Gallifrey One coming up in just a couple weeks. Look for us on Facebook, send us feedback at tardistavern@gmail.com, and follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern.

Back to our regularly scheduled programing, we turn the clock back to the Troughton era, when the Second Doctor fought tirelessly alongside everyone's favorite companions of those years, Jamie and Zoe, and they faced a recognized foe, the Ice Warrior.  Yes, it's a discussion of "The Seeds of Death", often confused with another story from years later "The Seeds of Doom", a fact of the tragedy of the random Doctor Who name generator. With us on this journey to the moon by rocket is our good friend David Hooie.  We talk a little bit about David's early years with the show and about his podcast, Hoo on Who, before he deposits us via his own TARDIS into a location yet to be disclosed.  Stay tuned.... Look for us on Facebook, send us email vis tardistavern@gmail.com, and follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern.  You can also follow David Hooie via @DavidHooie.

With Christmas right behind us, it's time to wrap up (or unwrap?) our countdown to the holidays with our review of "Last Christmas"! Put up your feet, pour yourself some mulled wine, and listen in as we talk about Dream Crabs, Santa Claus, and self-references to other films. Please join us and hundreds of others on Facebook, email us at tardistavern@gmail.com, and follow Sean on Twitter via @tardistavern.