Reality Bomb

On the eighty-first edition of Reality Bomb, with sensible people still in lockdown during the global pandemic, we returned once more to do offer a super-sized episode of Reality Bomb live on Zoom. This time, we bring our true confessions revealing our deepest, darkest secret shames, embarrassments and wrongs we have committed regarding Doctor Who to the confession dial. We also play (courtesy of Head Over Feels) This or That! Plus The Tsuranga Conundrum is in the Gallery of the Underrated and we have Listener’s Q and A! And… an ode to a t-shirt.

Resources related to Joy’s editorial:

• Nicole’s essay about World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls
• Nicole’s recap of the #DoctorWhoBlackout
• Organizations supported by fans during the #DoctorWhoBlackout
• For those who have no idea what Intersectionality is: The Urgency of Intersectionality — TED Talk by Kimberle Crenshaw
• What does BIPOC mean?

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We also have a video of the whole episode (minus clips for Gallery of the Underrated, thanks YouTube) if you want to watch!

(And if you want to see the video with the clips, you can download it from here!)

On the eightieth edition of Reality Bomb, while we’re all still in lockdown during a global pandemic, we decided to do another episode of Reality Bomb live on Zoom. We talk about the stand up and cheer moments we love in Doctor Who. The 2003 webcast Scream of the Shalka with Richard E Grant comes to the Gallery of the Underrated. And we play a game where you have to guess what scene from Doctor Who is being (badly) acted out! Plus… Pam Brandeis: Fan Attorney has a case to win on Zoom!

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We also have a video version of this episode if you want to watch!

And if you want to watch a version of the video that has all the clips that YouTube’s algorithm made us take out, you can download this version.

On the seventy-ninth edition of Reality Bomb, we decided to cheer ourselves up during the pandemic by doing a live episode of Reality Bomb… over Zoom. Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont are joined by Kim Rogers, Shannon Dohar, Alex Kennard and Bill Evenson as they talk about the Doctor Who we’re watching or experiencing that provides comfort. Bill brings the 1965 Peter Cushing movie Dr. Who and the Daleks to the Gallery of the Underrated. And we play Doctor Who fan version of “Never have I ever…” Plus the return of “F*ck that guy”!

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We also have a video version of this episode if you want to watch!

On the seventy-eighth edition of Reality Bomb, Lacy Baugher and Sage Young come together one last time to discuss the final episodes of series 12, the finale, the change to the Doctor’s backstory and more. Joy Piedmont gets Graeme Burk to sit on the other side of the microphone alongside Robert Smith? to discuss their new episode guide to the modern series, Who is the Doctor 2. And the AV Club’s Caroline Siede stops by the Gallery of the Underrated to discuss the Matt Smith / James Corden bromance-with-Cybermen, Closing Time. Plus we go behind the scenes at a Big Finish production meeting!

Be well, stay safe everybody.

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On the seventy-seventh edition of Reality Bomb, we bring Sage Young, Lacy Baugher and Petra Mayer together to discuss Series 12, its shock revelations and what’s going right and what’s going wrong this year in Doctor Who. We also talk to Tom Spilsbury, former Doctor Who Magazine editor and contributor to Inside Soap magazine to break down Doctor Who’s ratings this season. And we debut a new feature, Planet Who, which looks at fandom from around the globe — this time looking at the recent documentary about French Doctor Who fandom with one of its co-directors Pauline Cadart Serizel. Plus Listeners’ Letters and the exciting conclusion of Spoiler Cops!

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On the seventy-sixth edition of Reality Bomb, Graeme Burk is talking about the return of the Master, the threat of apocalypse and the inventions of Nikola Tesla as look at the first four episodes of Series 12 with our review team for this season, Sage Young and Lacy Baugher, alongside Angelique Roche. Twissys and Thasmins rejoice as Joy Piedmont decodes the world of shipping with Kim Rogers, Paul Booth and Heather Berberet. And the Jodie Whittaker era comes to the Gallery of the Underrated when Kat Climpson discusses The Ghost Monument. Plus Spoiler Cops continues!

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On the seventy-fifth edition of Reality Bomb, we’re looking back on the past decade’s worth of Doctor Who as NPR Books editor Petra Mayer, Den of Geek’s Kayti Burt, Jon Arnold and Kat Climpson discuss the best Doctor Who of the 2010s with Graeme Burk. Joy Piedmont looks back on the Doctor Who Christmas specials with our Christmas Questions quiz with Bill Evenson, Kelly Boaz and Adrienne Enderle. And Graeme takes another trip to the Gallery of the Underrated to talk about the Jon Pertwee story the Mutants with emeritus producer Alex Kennard. Plus the return of Spoiler Cops!

On the seventy-fourth edition of Reality Bomb, Joy Piedmont is talking to Heather Berberet and Rachel Donner about the brand-new trailer for Series 12, what they’re excited about, how it stacks up against past trailers and how it feels to have your favourite TV program ghost you for almost a year. Meanwhile, Graeme Burk talks to Sage Young and Den of Geek’s Lacy Baugher about the slate of new and returning writers and directors. And a surprise guest (well to some people, anyway) comes to the Gallery of the Underrated with The Rebel Flesh and The Almost People. All this… plus the game show every Doctor Who fan has been playing this past year!

We’re so thrilled with the generosity of our fans, participants and Doctor Who community as we work together to raise money to support educational access around the world. 

Over the course of the #WhoForSchools campaign, some generous fans and participants have offered special giveaways & experiences to donors toward the initiative! (more…)

Next week, we will be releasing 19 commentaries of the 14 episodes of Season 26 — the final season of the classic series of Doctor Who. Over 50 Doctor Who writers, artists, showrunners, podcasters and fans are participating in this project including Sophie Aldred, who played Ace, series 11 writer Vinay Patel, McCoy-era script editor Andrew Cartmel, and modern series writers Paul Cornell and Peter Harness.

The commentaries are moderated by Joy Piedmont, Sage Young (Bustle movies editor), Shannon Dohar (Deeper Cuts podcast), Drew Meyer (Who and Company) and Graeme Burk.

We are pleased to announce the lineup for these commentaries now… (more…)