Doctor Who: Verity!

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Episode 231 - Timelash Extensions Jul 22, 2020

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Time for another received fan wisdom hindsight check. Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss "Timelash" and whether it really belongs at the bottom of all those fan polls.

Have you watched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Do you agree with its placement in fan polls? Let us know in the comments!

Collective happy thing because Liz sneaks it in: "Marco Polo" on vinyl!

Extra-special thanks to our editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Extra! - Fan Activism Jul 15, 2020

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Today's Extra! brings you a great conversation on fan activism. Join Deb, Lynne, Tansy, and special guests Joy Piedmont and Robyn Jordan as they delve into this fascinating and important topic.

Have you participated in fan activism? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

Joy's cool stuff: Reality Bomb Five Years Rapid

Robyn's cool stuff: Black Girls Create TARBIS podcast Wizard Team podcast

Resources for Fan Activism: Harry Potter Alliance Doctor Who Toolkit Black TARDIS's list of #DoctorWhoBlackout organizations and resources

Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Episode 230 - All Night Terrors Jul 08, 2020

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Hindsight strikes again! Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, and Lynne as they chat about Liz's choice to revisit, "Night Terrors".

Have you watched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? Let us know in the comments!

Happy things:

Liz is here for the Derek Jacobi Master and the 8th Doctor in Big Finish's Hearts of Darkness!
Lynne is excited for the 10th Doctor and River Song in Big Finish!
Kat is rightly proud of the Doctor Who's Line, is it?...Anyway!!! special charity episode with so many cool guests!
Deb has strong feelings about the Doctor Who game Thirteen!

Extra-special thanks to our editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Extra! - Return to Trivia Jul 01, 2020

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It's been a long time since the Verities played Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit. Join Deb as she forces Liz, Lynne, and Tansy to answer all kinds of geeky trivia.

How did you do with these questions? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Episode 229 - Do Blink Jun 24, 2020

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Time for more hindsight. Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we dip back and see if "Blink" is really all that or if our views have changed over the years.

Have you revisited this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? How do you feel about it as a Doctor Who intro story? And has that changed? Let us know in the comments!

Happy things:

Erika was thrilled to hear Dan Starkey say her name during a #DoctorWhoQuiz for The Lily Foundation!
Kat enjoyed Staged with David Tennant and Michael Sheen!
Kat and Deb both loved Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant on The Late Late Show with James Corden!

Erika's post on "Blink" as a Doctor Who starter story Extra-special thanks to our editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Extra! - We Get By with a Little Hell from Our Friends Jun 17, 2020

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This week Deb comes up with a cooperative way to friend-source game material for the podcast. Join her as she puts Erika, Katrina, and Lynne through a new edition of "Seven Minutes in Heaven/Hell" with topics by friend-of-the-show (and as we recorded, birthday-boy) Kyle Anderson! We're calling this new targeted crowd-sourcing feature "We Get By with a Little Help from Our Friends".

What do you have to say about these topics? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Episode 228 - The Rings of Akhaten Things I Hate About You Jun 10, 2020

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Time for another bit of hindsight. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss Deb's modern Who pick to look back at, "The Rings of Akhaten". Fandom really hates this one. And we (mostly) didn't love it the first time around. Do we now? Have we grown souls (according to Liz)? Listen and see!

Have you revisited this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt about it in the first place? And how do you think this story compares to "Vincent and the Doctor"? Let us know in the comments!

Happy things:

Liz looks forward to Big Finish's Time Lord Victorious audios!
Tansy is enjoying AcornTV for British shows with Doctor Who actors!
Erika and Deb were both pleased with the "turnout" for the #DoctorWhoBlackout Tweet-along and all the money raised for Black Lives Matter causes!
Deb also enjoyed the Doctor Who Lockdown Longsong!

The Real Black British History Behind #DoctorWhoBlackout Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Episode 227 - The Eye of the Scorpion King May 27, 2020

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As promised, the Verities dive into Big Finish! Join Deb, Katrina, Lizbeth, and Tansy as they discuss a Doctor Who audio drama, The Eye of the Scorpion.

Have you listened to this story? Did you revisit it for this podcast? Let us know in the comments!

Happy things:

Kat loves Peter Davison's pupper-friendly TARDIS-based home studio cupboard!
Tansy looks forward to a lockdown sitcom with David Tennant and Michael Sheen!
Deb used a Doctor Who lunch box to corral her convention badges and ribbons!
Liz is tremendously excited about Romana and Sarah Jane Smith figures from Character Options!

Sam Neill's twitter feed Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Extra! - Quarantine Comforts May 20, 2020

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This week we all just needed a quiet conversation about what is bringing us comfort and grounding us through the pandemic. We cover both Doctor Who and non-Doctor Who comforts. There's rather a lot of talk about canning.

What is keeping you going through all this? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Extra! - We Were the Monsters All Along May 13, 2020

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It's been a while since Deb has brought out the monsters in the Verities. Join her as she puts Lynne, and Tansy through the ringer with some tough choices.

Which monstrous decisions would you have made? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

Extra-special thanks to this week's guest editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon