Straight Outta Gallifrey
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A.J. and Siskoid discuss the episodes of Doctor Who that feature another Time Lord other than the Doctor. Straight Outta Gallifrey.
Episodes
- #274 Straight Outta Gallifrey: The Haunting of Villa Diodati
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back to discuss the Doctor Who episode where new mythos are introduced, the story is trapped in a Gothic Horror from the past and an old villain of sorts returns, which for A.J. are the variables for a classic D…
- #273 Straight Outta Gallifrey: @BigFinish Audio (Emancipation)
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back to discuss the Big Finish Audio play, Emancipation by writer James Peaty. Supreme Leader of Gallifrey - the Lady President Romana - is making a series of decisions that are costing her allegiances within th…
- #272 Straight Outta Gallifrey: The Time Monster
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back to talk about the Time Monster, which is a dimensional bending, greek myth inducing, wonky time traveling womp, where we have the U.N.I.T. family, Dr. Ruth, not that one, Joe and the Doctor along with the M…
- #271 Straight Outta Gallifrey: #BigFinishAudio Forever
Gallifrey stops. Romana has been assassinated... The Time Lords have never existed... Gallifrey's secrets are lost. On a world they barely recognise, Narvin and Leela find themselves fighting to stay alive. Against all their expectations,…
- #270 Straight Outta Gallifrey: #DoctorWho The Mutants
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back to talk about this Season 9 Space Station romp, where Jo-Jo Grant and the Doctor are on a mission for the Time Lords to deliver a message. The problem is the time team don't know where they are going or who…
- #269 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Annihilation Big Finish 4.3
Gallifrey dies... Romana and her comrades find themselves in the dank and grubby wastelands of northern Gallifrey, trapped between two forces in a long and ancient war. One side bides their time within their nests, whilst the other draws u…
- #268 Straight Outta Gallifrey: The Curse of Peladon and The Sea Devils
Sara of www.saracentury.com and A.J. cover a double feature, The Curse of Peladon and The Sea Devils, where we discuss the brillance of Katy Manninng's performance, the excellent writing by Brian Hayles/Malcolm Hulke, and the interesting s…
- #267 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Disassembled by @BigFinish
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back with another Big Finish Audio play, Disassembled, where our Time Team, President Romana, Coordinator Narvin, Lela and Braxital are residing on an alternate Gallifrey. This Gallifrey is involved in genetic a…
- #266 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Day of the Daleks
Sara Century of www.saracentury.com joins the discussion where we talk about Day of the Daleks, written by Louis Marks and directed by Paul Bernard. Pertwee, Daleks, future fascists, Guerrilla fighters, wonky time travel and time loops and…
- #265 Straight Outta Gallifrey: The Daemans with Sara Century!
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back to talk about the folk horror Doctor Who story, The Daemans. Yes, again. This time with Sara Century of www.saracentury.com We know Halloween is over, but spooky season is still amongst us. The devil imager…
- #264 Straight Outta Gallifrey: The Daemons
Straight Outta Gallifrey takes it back to the early 1970's to talk The Daemons, where the Doctor, Jo and the U.N.I.T. family come across some strange findings in the small, English village. The Daemons just has this feel to it that take yo…
- #263 Colony in Space with Sara Century
Sara Century of www.saracentury.com joins Straight Outta Gallifrey to talk about the Malcolm Hulke story, Colony in Space, where the Doctor and Joe go off planet and witness some of the same patterns and pitfalls we saw in the 1970s or 198…
- #262 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Gallifrey IV Reborn
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back with the Gallifrey series, season 4, where the Time Team finds themselves on an alternate timeline. Romana 1 has a son and was married to Andred? On this Gallifrey Leela and K9 were the seekers to the Key t…
- #261 Straight Outta Gallifrey: School Reunion
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back with Ruth and Darrin from RAD Adventures! This episode is all about celebrating Elisabeth Sladen's Sarah Jane Smith and K-9...and company! Let us know your thoughts about this era of Doctor Who, some of you…
- #260 Straight Outta Gallifrey: The Claws of Axos w/ Sara Century
The Doctor, Jo Jo Grant and the U.N.I.T. family are up against The Master, Axos and the man from the ministry. Sara of www.saracentury.com joins in on the discussion. Let us know how we did convering this one and your thoughts about the st…
- #259 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Mind of Evil
Sara Century of www.saracentury.com joins the discussion about the second story with the Master, The Mind of Evil , written by Don Houghton, returning from his slam dunk of a story, Inferno , which is somewhat revisited in this story. Plea…
- #258 Straight Outta Gallifrey: The Celestial Toymaker!
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back with Ruth and Darrin of RAD Adventures to talk about The Celestial Toymaker, specifically about the release of the funky, quirky animated release. Have you seen this version? What do you think about some of…
- #257 Straight Outta Gallifrey: TERROR OF THE AUTONS
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back to get a first time reaction from Sara Century of www.saracentury.com about the opening story to season 8, Terror of the Autons by Robert Holmes. Autons, the first televised appearance of the Master, Jo Gra…
- #256 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Underwater Menace
Ruth and Darrin of RAD Adventures join Straight Outta Gallifrey to talk some Patrick Troughton, a crowded T.A.R.D.I.S. over the top performances and an ambitious directon from the Underwater Menace. We would like to know your thoughts abou…
- #255 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Hungry Earth/Cold Blood
The Doctor is revisisted by an unexpected underground meanace...or friend? Listen to A.J. and Sara Century of www.saracentury.com talk about The Doctor, Amy and Rory as they go inside the earth instead of hitting up Rio! Let us know your t…
- #254 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Reality War
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back to say good by to a Doctor and perhaps an era with Reality War. How Retcons can a retcon ret if a retcon could retcon? Ncuti's Doctor must place reality back in order to save an impossible child. The runtim…
- #253 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Wish World
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back to talk about the Two Ranis, wish babies, Susan, a regular, run of the mill John Smith and the big O! Is the Rani's plan to make Gallifrey Great Again going to succeed, or will Belinda and the Doctor find t…
- #252 Straight Outta Gallifrey: #DoctorWho The Interstellar Song Contest
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back with The Intersteller Song Contest, written by Juno Dawson and directed by Ben A. Williams. The Doctor and Belinda are still trying to get home, but this latest stop has taken the duo's undivided attention.…
- #251 Straight Outta Gallifrey: #DoctorWho Inferno
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back to talk Inferno written by Don Houghton and directed by Douglas Camfield and Barry Letts. Jon Pertwee's Doctor is sent sideways, dealing with a parrallel world, where he faces a fascists version U.N.I.T. An…
- #250 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Shada
Ruth and Darrin from the RaD Adventures podcast network joins Straight Outta Gallifrey to talk Doctor's Shada, focusing on the animated adventure released back in 2017. Let us know your thoughts about our takes, what we left out, Douglas A…
- #249 Straight Outta Gallifrey: The Ambassadors of Death
Sara of www.saracentury.com joins Straight Outta Gallifrey to discuss Ambassodors of Death, a story where the awesomness of Dr. Liz Shaw is on full display, Action By Havoc are in the house and the vibes are pitched perfectly. Let us know…
- #248 Straight Outta Gallifrey
Straight Outta Gallifrey is back to talk about the adventures of Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters! Malcolm Hulke writes a strong story with characters with different motivations, a subterranean foe/friend, an overqualified Doctor Liz Shaw…
- #247 Straight Outta the Federation: Spearhead from Space #DoctorWho
Sara from www.saracentury.com joins Straight Outta Gallifrey to talk Spearhead from Space, where we learn the Doctor has two hearts for the first time, a tattoo and put on a linear/stationary time out of sorts by the Time Lords. Tell us yo…
- Critical Gallifreyan Theory: #DoctorWho Invasion part 8
- Critical Gallifreyan Theory: #DoctorWho The Invasion episodes 6 & 7
Sara Century of www.saracentury.com and A.J. talk about the Doctor Who story The Invasion parts six and seven. Join the discussion at prydonian.post@gmail.com or Bluesky @huestone44.bsky.social
- #246 Straight Outta Gallifrey: @BigFinish Lucie Miller & To the Death
Lucie Miller needs the Doctor's help. The whole planet Earth needs his help. But he is nowhere to be seen. While Lucie struggles to survive a terrible sickness, an even greater threat to the human race is about to be unleashed. And this wi…
- Critical Gallifreyan Theory: Invasion Commentary of Parts 3, 4 and 5
Sara Century and A.J. talk about Invasion, an urban story with U.N.I.T., a cool TARDIS team and Cybermen. WITH MOD FASHION.
- Critical Gallifreyan Theory: #DoctorWho The Invasion 1 & 2
A.J. and Sara Century of www.saracentury.com discuss part 1 and 2 of Doctor Who's the Invasion with the fabulous TARDIS team of Zoe, Jamie and the Doctor, played by Patrick Troughton. Follow us as we go on Sara's first adventure of The Inv…
- #245 Straight Outta Gallifrey #BigFinishAudio Peri and the Piscon Paradox
The Doctor and Peri journey to Los Angeles 2009 to do battle with a Piscon. His name is Zarl, and he's a fish of utmost evil. Zarl is going to steal all the water of Earth and sell it to the highest bidder. Or blow up the San Andreas fault…
- Talking #TomBaker in his debut #DoctorWho story Robot
Join the conversation as A.J. & Sara Century of www.saracentury.com discuss Tom Baker in his Doctor Who debut 50 years ago. Let us know some of your favorite moments in Robot and/or season 12. prydonian.post@gmail.com Bluesky: huestone44.b…
- #244 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Relative Dimensions (Happy Christmas)
Christmas is a time for family, they say – which is why the Doctor has invited his granddaughter Susan, and great grandson Alex for Christmas dinner in his time and space machine. But who, or what, is the spectre at their yuletide feast? V…
- #243 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Quinnis
Before Totter's Yard, before Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, before the Chameleon Circuit was broken… the Doctor and Susan travelled alone. The planet Quinnis in the Fourth Universe appears, at first glance, to be an agreeable, exotic r…
- #242 Straight Outta Gallifrey: The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance
The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance by Moris Farhi, adapted by Nigel Robinson Fragrance is a paradise world - a utopia that the travellers are loathe to leave after a relaxing stay. But the way of life is different here. And so is the way…
- Talking Demons of the Punjab with Tara
We invite you to listen to our discussion about Doctor Who's Demons of the Punjab, a story about war, history and love. Meet Tara, who is a first time Doctor Who watcher from Canada/U.S.A. We talk about her family's history with the Partit…
- #241 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Farewell, Great Macedon @bigfinish
The TARDIS materialises in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, in the year 323 BC. The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan meet Alexander the Great - but their excitement is tempered by the realization…
- #240 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Invasion of E-Space @bigfinish
Trapped within E-Space, the Doctor, Romana and Adric are searching for a Charged Vacuum Emboitment – the gateway back to our universe. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack... Then, by pure chance, a brand new CVE rips into being. I…
- #239 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Deimos and The Resurrection of Mars
Deimos, moon of Mars - where Lord Slaadek's plans to revive the ancient Ice Warrior civilisation hang by a thread. Only the Doctor can stop him… but an old enemy, hiding in the catacombs, has an alternative plan. A plan that will test the…
- #238 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Find and Replace
Christmas 2010, and Jo Grant finds herself stuck in a department store elevator with an alien creature called Huxley. Huxley is a narrator from Verbatim Six, and he is here to let Jo revisit the best time of her life – when she was the plu…
- #237 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Book of Kells
'Anyone who's prepared to kill for a book interests me.' Ireland, 1006. Strange things have been happening at the isolated Abbey of Kells: disembodied voices, unexplained disappearances, sudden death. The monks whisper of imps and demons.…
- #236 Straight Outta Gallifrey: @bigfinish Shadow of the Past
There's a secret locked up in UNIT's Vault 75-73/Whitehall. Dr Elizabeth Shaw is the only one left who knows what that secret is. Returning to UNIT for the first time in decades, she slowly unravels the past. The vault contains the remains…
- #235 Straight Outta Gallifrey: Mission to Magnus
The Doctor and Peri face enemies at every turn on the planet Magnus. There's the Time Lord bully Anzor, who made the Doctor's life hell during his time at the Academy. There's also Rana Zandusia, the matriarchal ruler of the planet, who se…
- #234 Straight Outta Gallifrey: An Earthly Child
Straight Outta Gallifrey revisits Susan Foreman... I mean Susan Campbell 30 years after the Dalek Invasion of Earth. Susan is not passive at all in this post alien invasion/present xenophobic paranoia. She is doing what she can to unite th…
- #233 Straight Outta Gallifrey: The Pyralis Effect by @bigfinish
Straight Outta Gallifrey talk about the Big Finish audiobook story, The Pyralis Effect, written by George Mann. Lalla Ward narrates this story from Romana's point of view. Mystery, intrigue and high sci-fi concepts are all here. We would l…
- #232 Straight Outta Gallifrey:
Siskoid and A.J. talk about Fraizer Hines'excellent performance as a narrator and voice actor in The Glorious Revolution, written by Jonathon Morris. Jaime McCrimmon is visited by a Time Lord who works for the Celestial Intervention Agency…
- #231 Straight Outta Gallifrey: The Stealers From Saiph @bigfinish
Straight Outta Gallifrey is here to talk about the Doctor and Romana in France during the tail end of the roaring 20's. One might think about Black Orchid, the Lindy Hop, the Charleston and glamour, but this story leans into alien invasion…