Reality Bomb

On the sixteenth edition of Reality Bomb we continue our journey through Series 8 with a panel discussion on episodes 5 through 10 featuring NPR Books editor Petra Mayer, author Nikki Stafford and Space producer Mark Askwith. We’re also celebrating 15 years of Big Finish audio adventures with DWNY’s Barnaby Edwards and Andrew Flint. And Caitlin Walsh gives up something of value to put The Rings of Akhaten in this month’s Gallery of the Underrated. Plus listeners’ letters and an august gathering of fans evaluate the science of Kill The Moon!

On the fourteenth edition of Reality Bomb we prepare for the onslaught of series eight by holding our first ever New Season Hype News Quiz featuring Felicity Brown and Head Over Feels‘ Kim Rogers. Also, Graeme Burk interviews Jason Tucker of CONsole Room and Mike Doran of Who Party Toronto about what’s possible for small market Doctor Who conventions in an age of mega conventions and Greg McElhatton discovers it’s not so comfortable in the Gallery of the Underrated when you’re defending The Space Museum. Plus two superfan missing episode hunters get their own sitcom and a song about that most forbidden love!

On the thirteenth edition of Reality Bomb, we’re celebrating the first anniversary of this podcast in style by featuring a special Gallery of the Underrated where NPR Books editor Petra Mayer talks with Graeme Burk about The Happiness Patrol. Also we talk to Lori Steuart and Lindsey Mayers about the new trailer for series 8 and about the allure of trailers in general and we interview Mike Doran (twice!) about the leaked scripts and then the leaked episode 1. And Alex Kennard commemorates our first year by talking about Doctor Who podcasting and how you can join in (with contributions by a number of podcasters). All this plus listeners letters and the Doctor Who adult video most fans want to see!

On the eleventh edition of Reality Bomb we have a bootleg tape of Graeme Burk and Alex Kennard at their latest live show recorded at CONsole Room in Minneapolis in May. Featuring an interview with Arnold T Blumberg and Robert Smith? about the new Doctor and a TARDIS trivia quiz with Steven K. Manfred, Kathryn Sullivan, Bill Evenson, and Lars Pearson.  And it’s time to do a security check as The Ambassadors of Death is in the Gallery of the Underrated with the AV Club’s Christopher Bahn. All this plus special guest Sophie Aldred sits down for an interview and performs in a comedy sketch with Arnold T. Blumberg, Alex Kennard, Laura Gerald and Bill Evenson!

NOTE: We really mean it. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the sound quality is about the same as a concert bootleg.

On the tenth edition of Reality Bomb, we’re talking about Time And Relative Dimensions In Sexuality in a brand-new documentary produced by Alex Kennard. In honour of Kate O’Mara’s passing, Graeme Burk interviews author Jennifer Pelland about the Rani and female villains in Doctor Who. We also check in with Jon Arnold about the latest news and Rod Mammitzsch brings The Power of Kroll to the Gallery of the Underrated. Plus Lori Steuart shares her thoughts on discovering William Hartnell’s Doctor. All this and the live concert you’ve been waiting for – one night only!

On the ninth edition of Reality Bomb, we’re getting ready for the arrival of companion / recurring character / significant character photographed on a white background Danny Pink with Lori Steuart and Lindsey Mayers. Plus we have Sam Maggs offering up her hopes for the Peter Capaldi era. And it’s the bittersweet taste of life as Aaron Guylas put Terminusin this month’s Gallery of the Underrated. Alex Kennard ponders the nature of Villainy in Doctor Who, and we talk about parenting and Doctor Who with Nikki Stafford and Steve Traylen. All thus plus a return visit to Wisconsin’s best Doctor Who podcast!

On the eighth edition of Reality Bomb, we’re dedicated followers of fashion as Graeme Burk talks to fashionistas and cosplayers Taylor Deatherage and Robin Careless about the Twelfth Doctor’s new costume. We explore the tropes we love in Doctor Who with a panel that features Peter Hill, Mike Moses, Felicity Brown and Rob Jones. Alex Kennard looks back fondly on the chessplaying Time’s Champion, the Seventh Doctor and The Face of Evil is this month’s Gallery of the Underrated with Trish Young. All this plus listeners’ letters and phone calls to the Doctor Who Continuity Complaints Tribunal.