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Lisa McMullin! Big Finish Writer Returns to WHOC2C!
One of Doctor Who's most prolific writers, LISA MCMULLIN joins us in this episode to chat about her BRAND NEW audio for Big Finish, LIONESSES IN WINTER which features Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor and Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan.
We reviewed Lionesses in our last podcast (so check it out!) and thankfully (spoiler alert!) we both loved it - so no embarrassing conversations there!
Instead we had a great chat with Lisa discussing not only the inspiration behind Lionesses in Winter but also the projects she could only hint at the last time she joined our show in February 2023! These include stories for Call Me Master, The Ninth Doctor and Rose, The Fugitive Doctor Adventures and many many more!
PLUS! Geoff gets angry about AI, Paul chokes on his cuppa tea, AND we subject Lisa to our TIME SPACE VISUALISER so she can tell us what she's been enjoying outside the worlds of Doctor Who!
Yes, it's all kicking off here at WHO CORNER TO CORNER so why not jump in and join us wherever you are, whatever you're doing, and indulge in some good ole fashioned Doctor Who related chit chat!
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the castle not a creature was stirring....
At least until Paul and Geoff crash in with mince pies and brandy to review the third original audio drama from Big Finish featuring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor!
Whilst Paul digs deep into his GCSE History knowledge*, Geoff explodes with joy as the Doctor and Yaz embark on a romp through the court of King Henry II and Queen Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitane.
Lisa McMullin's tale of mirror universes, ghostly voices, Christmas carols out of time and imaginary childhood companions moves at a pace and the stakes grow ever higher until the universe itself is threatened!
So jump in and join us as we explore LIONESSES IN WINTER along with contributions from our friends on Facebook, X and BlueSky!
PLUS we also chat about other things we've been watching and reading outside the worlds of Doctor Who in our popular feature, THE TIME SPACE VISUALIZER!
The second of Big Finish's eagerly anticipated 13th Doctor Adventures, THE RETURN OF THE DOCTOR has landed and within seconds it's SNAPPED UP by Geoff and Paul and loaded into their ancient Bakelite tape decks!
And what an adventure it is!
Yaz and the Doctor return to a planet they've just rescued from total OBLITERATION only to discover that 10 years later, the peace-loving Bristolian armadillos who live there have found themselves under threat once again!
With their relationship pushed almost to breaking point by the Doctor's inability to stick around and face the consequences of her actions, will the Doctor and Yaz ever be the same again?
More importantly, with their differences of opinion on what can break a story, will Geoff and Paul ever be friends again?
Listen up and find out as we discuss:
Dodgy accents and Doctor Who cliche
Core character conflict
Yaz buried alive!
And more from our friends on social media!
PLUS we dip into the TIME SPACE VISUALISER to uncover what else has been keeping our intrepid hosts busy at the weekend!
The Doctor Who Collection screenings at the BFI in London are becoming legendary events among Whovians!
This week we’re joined by Justin Johnson - the Lead Programmer at the BFI - and Dick Fiddy - the Archive TV Programmer at the BFI to talk about their work with Doctor Who at the BFI and the upcoming Horror of Fang Rock screening event!
We interrupt Dick’s pub quiz playing to talk to the pair about…
Their roles at the BFI
The BFI’s long history with Doctor Who
Doctor Who as a document of TV production development history
Running The Collection events
Meeting stars from the show
The convention atmosphere of the events
Favourite episodes
Missing episodes
…and much more!
Join us as we chat to the two guys behind these events and get an insight into the planning of them and what it’s like to be at one!
It's been an institution for Doctor Who fans for over 40 years and is approaching it's 600th issue and now, the legendary publication is being steered by new hands and we chat to the man himself - Jason Quinn, editor of Doctor Who Magazine!
In this exclusive chat, we talk about the equivalent of a bumper issue's worth of content including...
how Jason almost didn't take the editor role
the influx of content that they now have
working with RTD
the recent specials
DWMs 600th issue
Doctor Who capturing childhood fears
reading scripts for Ncuti's episodes
the forthcoming episode that could be very special indeed
regenerations and bi-generations
polls and ranking Doctors and episodes and why that's not that great
similarities between Doctor Who and K-Drama's
Colin Baker and how great he is
Plus we play the Grand Serpents Asteroid game with Jason...
Happy Who Year! We’re back with our first episode of 2024 and in this one we’re gazing forward into the mists of time to see what we’re excited about in the Whoniverse for the year ahead!
We talk about…
Our recent audio dramas
Ncuti’s upcoming series
Fantasy in Doctor Who
New Big Finish and Geoffs need for more Sixie, Constance and Flip
The Doctor and Yaz land on Frimaire, a planet of perpetual winter. What begins as a winter wonderland soon has devastating consequences for Yaz and puts The Doctor in a race against time to save Yaz and fix Frimaire…
Who Corner to Corner podcast presents a new, original audio drama starring the Thirteenth Doctor!
Written by Lucy McCaul
Starring…
Katie Haynes as The Doctor Emily Beach as Yaz Elodie Davies as Lux
A new era of Doctor Who begins as Ncuti Gatwa takes control of *his* TARDIS and meets Ruby Sunday and encounters some Goblins. Whilst busting out a song as well!
Here. We. Go!
We're joined by Paul's daughter Freya as we review this first full episode of the Fifteenth Doctor's era - The Church on Ruby Road!
What did we think of this blend of Doctor Who madness, fantasy and family drama?
We're not going to answer that here, so take a listen and see if you agree with our take and find out what other fans thought of the episode as well.
We discuss, among other things...
Was it too long before we saw The Doctor?
Was it a bit too Hollyoaks before it got going?
Was understanding rope a bit of old rope or a bit of fun?
Did we bop to the Goblin Song and the Doctor and Ruby's verse?!
Is the Fifteenth Doctor, Doctor 2.0?
All this and Geoff asks Paul to draw him like one of his French girls (it'll make sense you when listen!)
...plus find out which celeb Freya thinks Geoff looks like...
On Christmas Eve, all Lizzie wants to do is catch Santa Claus delivering her presents. Instead she catches his elves stealing them! All across the globe, an army of small creatures is gearing up to ruin Christmas for everyone! That is, until a magical woman steps in to help...
Who Corner to Corner podcast gives the Thirteenth Doctor the one present her fans have long wanted - a Christmas Day adventure!
Join us for this festive audio drama which features The Doctor, Yaz and Dan, Christmas magic and high adventure.
Written by Geoff Cockwill
Starring Katie Haynes as The Doctor Emily Beach as Yaz Paul Laville as Dan Freya Laville as Lizzie
Humans! You will do exactly as we command and listen to this episode of WHOC2C!
We're joined by Craige Els for a chat - his first podcast appearance - to talk about life as Karvanista from Doctor Who Flux and, of course, lots more including...
filming Doctor Who in a giant humanoid dog costume
the show's fantastic make up team
working on and being recognised for his Coronation Street role
going to Gallifrey One in Los Angeles
being Miss Trunchbull in Matilda on stage - for years!
working with Chris Chibnall
...and we play The Grand Serpent's Asteroid as well! Hurrah!
It is the end, but the moment has been prepared for... Wait... is it the end? It feels different this time! Wow! Have we just seen a completely NEW kind of regeneration which allows one of the Doctor's incarnations to continue alongside their new one?
Geoff is torn, Paul is astonished and Freya is ... well Freya's just Freya...
In this episode we take a look at the final story of the 14th Doctor's short run - except it might not be. Who knows?
Whatever happens in the future of Doctor Who one thing is certain, which is that Ncuti Gatwa is going to be amazing and will wow a whole new generation of fans!
So in this episode of WHO CORNER TO CORNER we look at THE GIGGLE - the final story of Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary Specials.
Here's a quick rundown of what you'll hear us talking about:
Ncuti Gatwa's trousers
Red fingernails
Avengers (sorry - UNIT) Tower
Bi-regeneration
The return of the Toymaker
Rumours!
Stookie Bill, the creepiest puppet in all creation
The surprise (or not) return of Melanie Bush!
The future of Doctor Who
And much much more as we attempt to process yet another canon-shifting entry in the Doctor Who universe - aka the Whoniverse (TM).
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In this episode, we get up early on a work-day and switch off our phones to take a close look at the highly-anticipated (and very secretive) second story of Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary season: Wild Blue Yonder
We talk about the plot, the isolated setting, the design of the episode, the primordial forces which lurk at the end of universe, and it's all very positive... So why is Geoff so torn about it?
We also discuss the 60th Anniversary celebrations in general, wondering 'could it be a little more like an anniversary?' and we have a heated debate about the presence of David Tennant as Doctor 14 but-really-10. Or is 14 actually very different from 10...?
With no news on a new series of our favourite TV show (at least at the time of recording this podcast) Geoff and Paul ponder THE FUTURE OF DOCTOR WHO along with the fears, tears, speculations and expectations of our friends on social media.
With Paul on meds and Geoff sciving at work, our intrepid hosts discuss the BURNING TOPICS of the day.
Such as:
Are we heading for a new 'Wilderness Years'?
Does Doctor Who need a soft or hard (re)boot?
Has the BBC lost it?
Is the show 'creatively dead'?
What else have we got?
And could a potato be the series' next hit new villain?
PLUS! We launch our brand new feature: THE SPACE TIME VISUALISER and discover what else, other than Doctor Who, has been keeping Paul and Geoff entertained in the evenings.
Buckle up and settle down. This is one helluva ride!
Contains mild bad language. Which we will cut out in the future. Honestly we will. Promise.
Writer Niel Bushnell joins us to talk about his work in the world of Doctor Who - including the first Thirteenth Doctor audio book!
Niel has written audio books for the Ninth, Twelfth and now, Thirteenth Doctor! He also produced the Ice Warriors animation, has written Blakes 7 for Big Finish and has his own series of novels under the Arkship title.
We talk to Niel about...
the pressure of writing the first Nine and Rose audio book from BBC audio
writing challenges for audio books
writing the first Thirteenth Doctor audio ever!
creating his own book series'
his love of Blakes 7
how he got his break
advice for writers
...and we play the Grand Serpents Asteroid with him too!
With the return of Doctor Who to our screens tonight, we're reviewing this first new episode since The Power of the Doctor - The Star Beast!
David Tennant returns as the Fourteenth Doctor, meeting Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) again - apparently by accident - and getting thrust into an adventure with warring aliens and plans to destroy London for fuel!
We talk about the returning stars and behind the camera talent, discuss the new theme, the new titles and of course, the new TARDIS interior, we discuss the episode themes, the adaptation of the Star Beast comic and a whole lot more stuff!
Find out how the most Doctory Doctors that ever Doctored get created!
We're joined by a man whose work you will know, but whose face you may not - Mr Lee Binding!
The creative genius behind more Doctor Who artworks than we have space to list here of which you will no doubt have seen many, whether it be the Day of the Doctor poster, the new series novel front covers, Big Finish audio covers, posters, iconic art and much, much more.
In this edit of the interview, we talk to Lee about...
his discovery of Doctor Who and why we owe his Mum a lot!
his passion for graphic arts and how he became involved in the creative Doctor Who world
his process for creating his images
his thoughts on fan art and other artists' work
his favourite and most challenging images that he made
designing for The Collection sets
his favourite Doctor outfit variation to work with
making Frankenstein Monster Doctors!
...and much, much more including The Grand Serpents Asteroid game!
The TARDIS has taken us back to the Universes Beyond for part 2 of our Magic the Gathering x Doctor Who game!
Last time, Geoff and Paul played against experienced player Max and started to learn the basics of MTG.
This time, the game picks up where we left it previously and we...
tackle a comment from a YouTube viewer and correct something we got wrong in part 1!
our mana pools build up
creatures come into play
a Commander enters the battlefield
Clara makes Geoff upset
we planechase
game mechanics come into effect and start to open up the fun
...if you're still getting to grips with MTG, join us and learn with us as we play and if you're an experienced player, just have a laugh at our ineptitude!
Let's celebrate!! 60 years of Doctor Who! Amazing!
With the 60th anniversary looming upon us (and episode air dates revealed since we recorded this episode!) we thought it was time to look back, and a little bit forward, to past anniversaries that Whovians have celebrated!
We take a look back at...
The Three Doctors which celebrated 9 years of Doctor Who, filmed in the 8th year, to celebrate the 10th season...or something!
The Five Doctors and it's epic combination of Doctors...and a wax work!
The Day of the Doctor and the 50th Celebration event weekend!
Some thoughts on the 60th Anniversary!
A little discussion on Once and Future - the Big Finish 60th audio event!
And some random discussion on Titan Multi-Doctor comics!
We want to know your thoughts ahead of the 60th - are you excited? Nervous? Let us know!
Yaz awakens in a strange, dark place to find herself confronted with her deepest fear - The Doctor in the form of a Weeping Angel!
Dan wanders the corridors of a strange house, and happens upon an old friend who reveals a deadly secret which could put his life in danger...
The Doctor comes face to face with a familiar face from her past and her own deepest, darkest fears...
Someone or some thing is behind these nightmares brought to life and The Doctor and her fam must find out who or what, or they might never wake up...
Join us for another Halloween adventure, written by Matthew Holmes, which features character drama, horror elements and a strong sense of fear as only the worlds of Doctor Who could create!
The original unedited text version of the Lord of Nightmares can be found at Archive of Our Own.
Happy Halloween! Who Corner to Corner Podcast presents "Our Revels Now Are Ended"!
London, 1886. In the heart of a quiet and foggy West End, The Doctor and Yaz arrive and soon discover an empty, boarded up theatre and rumours of hauntings within its walls. An investigation into the unknown begins and a discovery that memories can live on long after we're gone...
For Halloween 2023, we wanted to do something a bit different and so we began plans to produce a fan audio drama with a spooky feel to it...
We commissioned a script by the talented Lucy McCaul off the back of her pitch to us and then asked the well known Thirteenth Doctor cosplayer and regular voice actor on other fan dramas, Orianna Rose, to play The Doctor for us.
Professional actresses Emily Beach and Liz Drury came onboard to play, respectively, Yaz and Eleanor Hawke.
Your podcast co-host Paul brought his voice talents to two roles - Greville Hawke and Constable Drumlin - and his daughter Freya plays a pub landlady!
Narration and audio production was done by your other host, Geoff.
Our fantastic poster art was illustrated by Kelly Rosen and brings her Disney style art to the Doctor Who universe for our story.
Settle down with a hot drink, a few biscuits and enjoy our Halloween tale...
Two noobs enter the battlefield and take on an experienced Magic The Gathering player...
We're joined by Max Blake, all the way from Texas in America, to play the new Doctor Who Magic The Gathering game with us!
Now this episode is something a bit different for us and we recommend you WATCH it on our YouTube channel as it's very visual rather than just audio-based.
Geoff and Paul have limited experience with Magic The Gathering so, if you, like us, are new to the world and the game, we hope this episode will teach you (courtesy of Max) a few things about how to get going, what to do, what not to do, what cards can do what and how to start building your team for battle!
We play with 3 of the Doctor Who decks here - Geoff has Paradox Power with the Thirteenth Doctor as his Commander, Max has the Timey Wimey deck with the Ninth Doctor as his Commander and Paul battles with the Masters of Evil deck with the Twelfth Doctor as his Commander.
This is part two of our chat with Joe Ford - host of Hamster With A Blunt Penknife podcast, Jack Alexander - the host of An Awful Lot of Running podcast and fan artist extraordinaire - Kelly Rosen!
In this episode, we talk about...
how buying Big Finish could have been a house deposit...
Doctor Who collections
shagging at conventions (guess who started that one...!)
meeting Jodie, Mandip and Chris Chibnall
...and we have a chat with Joe about what podcasting has brought to our respective worlds which is, if we do say so ourselves, a lovely end to this episode.
If you'd like to be part of a future Meet The Whovians episode, you know where our DMs are!
The worlds of Magic The Gathering and Doctor Who have collided!
MTG have released a range of new Doctor Who themed cards in the trading card game and, thanks to Wizards of the Coast EU and YRS Truly, we have been sent a gift box!
Join us as we open up the box to discover what lies inside on this, our first ever unboxing podcast / video!
This is our fan-focused series where we talk to other Whovians and find out all about them and their love of Doctor Who! And in doing so, maybe give you a few new people to follow and interact with in the community.
This time, we're joined by 3 guests from across the Twitterverse...Xverse...whatever it's called today!
We have the host of Hamster With A Blunt Penknife podcast - Mr Joe Ford! Joe gets saucy and outrageous with us and we're sure you'll enjoy his chat as much as we did!
Next up, we have the host of An Awful Lot of Running podcast - Mr Jack Alexander! Jack is less saucy but no less fun to talk to and listen to!
And last, but not least, all the way from the US of A, is Miss Kelly Rosen! Kelly is an amazing Doctor Who fan artist whose work you may well have seen retweeted by the official account, someone named Mandip Gill and in DWM as well!
In this episode, we get to know our guests a little bit, then discover how they discovered Doctor Who, find out which Doctor and era resonates with them the most and have a right laugh in doing so.
Join us again for Part 2 where we find out more about the 3 Whovians...!
In this episode of WHO CORNER TO CORNER, we're joined by not one, but two Doctor Who writing luminaries - Peter Anghelides and Simon Guerrier!
The duo join us to talk about their new book The Daily Doctor, an inspirational page-a-day guide to life gleaned from those moments of Doctor Who in which we learned to appreciate the small things as much as the big things, and know exactly when to run.
We also discuss Big Finish, Blake's 7, the Eighth Doctor novels, working with Tom Baker, the importance of spreadsheets and (unafraid to waste the opportunity of a good plug) Simon gives us not only an exclusive look at the forthcoming 60th anniversary coffee table book Whotopia but also some some insight into his soon-to-be-released David Whitaker biopic which investigates the life and work of Doctor Who's very first story editor!
All this and Geoff makes a hash of the authors' surnames (to his eternal shame), literally just seconds after asking them both how they should be pronounced!
In this week's podcast Paul & Geoff head over to Norway and cast their eyes over Ed Himes' phenomenal Doctor Who story of abandoned children, monsters in the woods, mirror dimensions and a universe that can take on the form of your loved ones as easily as it takes on the form of a fairy tale amphibian: It Takes You Away.
Are we biased? Paul definitely is! It Takes You Away is one of his Top 3 Doctor Who Stories of All Time, and if you want to know why then listen up - better yet, grab your copy of the story and sync it to the podcast for the full, immersive commentary experience!
Don't forget to let us know your thoughts on this Series Eleven classic by dropping a comment on our socials.
The spaceship screamed over the London skyline, trailing a wake of oily black smoke through the cloudless sky. With a terrific 'BONG!' its wing smashed through the clock face of Big Ben, destroying one of the capital's centuries-old icons. The ship banked hard following the collision and with a final roar of its guttering engine, it bellied down spectacularly into the Thames!
This iconic shot from the 2005 Doctor Who revival is the work of visual effects master Mike Tucker - one of the few people to have worked on Classic and New Doctor Who!
Mike began his career working on the Sixth and Seventh Doctor eras before moving on to create Red Dwarfs and Star Bugs for the Red Dwarf show, amongst many others.
Returning to Doctor Who with it's revival, he was responsible for many of the model shots we all know and love including the BAFTA award winning work with Daleks on Day of the Doctor.
In this episode, we talk to Mike about...
his start in the industry
how going to school with Russell T Davies paid off years later
blowing up Daleks
spinning the TARDIS on string
modern CGI over practical effects
writing Doctor Who books and audios
...and of course, much more! So sit back and relax and join us to discover more about the visual effects of our favourite show!
The Trailer for the upcoming 60th Anniversary Specials. No doubt you've seen the trailer by now (who hasn't?), so here is our reaction to the first full-on 2-minute trailer which aired at 18:10 in the UK on Saturday 23 September, only 2 months short of Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary.
In this short, bonus episode (think of it as an end-credit scene to our massive interview with CHRIS CHIBNALL) we fire a whole bunch of questions at the former Doctor Who showrunner to answer the burning issues of fandom.
Let's get FLUXED! We're back in the library (right next to the bar) of a beachside B&B in blistering hot Dorset for Part 2 of our EPIC chat with former Doctor Who showrunner and creator of the 13th Doctor, CHRIS CHIBNALL!
Juiced up on tea, coffee, Coke Zero and water (for Paul because he's sensible) we dive right into the challenges of creating Doctor Who during a pandemic, and for the first time in a public interview Chris talks in great depth about the creation and production of Series 13: Flux.
Just how close did we come to having no Doctor Who at all during Covid? The behind the scenes story of Flux is an adventure almost as incredible as what we saw on screen.
But that's not all! Despite the encroaching heat (and occasional tinkle of glasses and muzak from the bar next door) we also find time to cover plenty more worthy topics of dicsussion and debate, including:
More MYRKA!
Chris's favourite Classic Season of Who
The original plan for Season 13 pre-pandemic
Steven Moffatt's text to Chris during Flux
Getting SWARM wrong...
'Thasmin' and what the Doctor and Yaz's relationship journey means to so many fans
The Dalek episode we didn't get and the one we did get
What did Dan and Yaz do after the Power of the Doctor...
PLUS: we put Chris in the hot seat (literally) and subject him to a game of The Grand Serpent's Asteroid!
We hope you enjoy listening to our interview as much as we did recording it. Chris was incredibly generous with his time and his insight, and yet, after spending the whole afternoon with him, it felt as though there was still so much more that the fans wanted answers to.
On a scorching day at the tail-end of Summer 2023 your intrepid WhoC2C hosts Geoff and Paul climbed into their cars and headed off to the beautiful county of Dorset, to a seaside B&B a mere stone's throw from the locations used in the popular TV crime drama Broadchurch which, as anyone knows, features a cast list as impressive as any Doctor Who spinoff...
However, we weren't interested in the stunning scenery of England's Jurassic Coast! Oh no! We had other things on our minds...
For not only was this session to be the first we'd ever recorded in the same room as each other, but something which we had long been planning and working behind the scenes to make happen was finally about to come together...
We'd booked the B&B's library for the whole afternoon and no sooner had we transformed this tranquil repose into a technology haven littered with strategically-placed mics and recording equipment, than a polite knock at the door announced the arrival of none other than real-life Doctor Who showrunner, CHRIS CHIBNALL!
Anyone who listens to us regularly will know of our mutual love for Jodie's wonderful Doctor and her stories, and now here we were, in the same room as the guy who made it all happen. As you can imagine, having the chance to talk to Chris about some of our favourite Doctor Who of all time was incredibly special and here, in our podcast, we can share with you, our lovely listeners, the entirety of that 3-hour+ interview across two special podcast episodes.
Settle down, because part one is gonna be a helluva ride for all Doctor Who fans as we hear from Chris about:
The hope and optimism of the Thirteenth Doctor...
Life after handing back the TARDIS keys...
Chris's excitement for the future of Doctor Who...
Which of his episodes had a planned sequel that didn't happen...
Keeping secrets and surprises in his Doctor Who...
Cliffhangers and binge watching...
What happens when monsters don't quite work...
Bringing back past Doctors for Power of the Doctor...
The process of writing and discovery within that...
Jodie's magnificent Doctor and her "cinematic clowning"...
The Writer's Room...
The ITV Showrunner Programme...
The unlimited creative framework of Doctor Who...
The production decisions behind him taking on Doctor Who...
Inclusion and representation in Doctor Who
Agatha Christie and Broadchurch...
We hope you enjoy listening to Chris as much as we did talking with him so make sure to jump in on our socials (links below) and join the conversation.
With a flick of the randomiser, the Doctor and Rebel Jim are transported to the city of Homs in Syria, 704 AD!
Here, they meet King Marwen 1 and his alchemist Khalid ibn Yazid. The Doctor and Rebel are shown the strange but familiar metals Khalid has discovered and realise the city needs protecting...urgently!
We're back with another game of the Cubicle7 Doctor Who RPG! This time around, Graham is our gamesmaster, Geoff is attempting to be the Thirteenth Doctor and Paul is his original character Rebel Jim!
This adventure takes us back centuries, into a bustling marketplace, a dabble in alchemy, a trip to the desert and a battle with...well...you'll need to listen to find out who!
If you're a collector of Doctor Who action figures then this one is for you!
We're joined again by Ed Barnett-Ward - the head of The Affable Company, the main designers/sculptors for the Character Options range of Doctor Who figures!
In this episode, we talk about a lot of stuff and we mean a LOT, including...
The forthcoming B&M figures from the Five Doctors and Revelation of the Daleks
Sculpting Richard Hurndall as the Doctor
Which action figure looks like Ed plus his striking resemblance to a well-known movie director
What figures were prototyped but never produced
What treasured item did Peter Capaldi sign for Ed
What it's like for a Star Wars fan working at Skywalker Ranch
Where the best pasty shop in Cornwall is
What might be coming out in the range in future... or not coming out...
PLUS: we talk to Ed about his Father's role as Head Camera Operator during the very early years of Doctor Who and take a look at some of his personal items from that time.
As always, there's so much more, including a few exclusives you won't hear - or see - anywhere else!
The situation seems dire! The Doctor and companions are cornered, unable to escape as an evil, horrific alien creature bears down on them and - CUT! Cue the howl of the theme music as another cliffhanger is born!
In this episode, we take a look at some of our favourite Doctor Who cliffhangers from across the years and discuss why they're so important to the appeal and longevity, the very DNA of our favourite show.
With an eye on the Classic era, Paul talks us through his favourites and Geoff looks to the most memorable of the Modern era for his. If you've listened to us before, you can probably guess Geoff's pick!
We also take a look at some of your favourites too and get into some tangents about streaming data and viewing figures, modern broadcasting and a dislike of the phrase "piece of content".
Want to join the discussion?
Join us on Twitter (X), Facebook and YouTube and let us know your favourite cliffhangers from the worlds of Doctor Who!
Sandwiched between The Doctor Dances and Bad Wolf, Boom Town is the story our Twitter followers voted for as the Series One story they'd most like us to make a commentary on! And who are we to disappoint?
Picking up the story of Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen (or Margaret) who escaped the deadly missile hit on 10 Downing Street at the end of Aliens of London/ World War Three, is this just a simple throwaway 'filler' episode caught between two powerful giants, or a unique character piece on which pivots a number of themes that become far more significant as the Russell T Davies era progresses?
Let's find out together!
For the full interactive experience, queue up your copy of Boom Town and get ready to hit PLAY as you stream this episode of Who Corner to Corner!
To celebrate Doctor Who Podcast Day 2023, we've put together a brand new bonus episode!
The Doctor Who Podcast Day team created this wonderful event to celebrate everyone who makes Doctor Who podcasts and those who listen to them. We are blessed to be part of a creative, passionate community of podcasters who love Doctor Who!
So here's Episode 101: in which we give you a taste of the fun we have on WHO CORNER TO CORNER with the aid of a few choice clips from some of our featured special guests!
If this is your first step in exploring the Whoniverse from Corner to Corner with us - welcome! If you stick along for the ride we promise you'll find our podcasts brimming with energy and positivity, and maybe a splash of good humour too!
And to everyone who has joined us to indulge in our favourite show, whether as a listener or a guest - here's a truly massive group hug!
Here it is! Our 100th episode! 100 weekly episodes of Who Corner to Corner recorded to date - brilliant!
For this milestone episode, we racked our brains on how best to celebrate the achievement so we turned it over to you and asked you to send us questions on Doctor Who...or anything else at all!
So we talk about a whole load of things here including how we met, how the podcast name was originated, whether we have liked or disliked a story more upon rewatch, what would we podcast about if not Doctor Who (there's a good answer here), which guest would we most like to get on the show (it's surely obvious), who our favourite companions are, what videogames we play and much, much more!
Plus! Geoff is challenged to a game of The Grand Serpents Asteroid as well!
Threaded through the entire 60+ years of Doctor Who there lurks a handful of stories that drop mountains into what we think of as the placid waters of the show's 'canon' or 'lore'.
Stories such as The Time Meddler, which first introduced us to another fugitive from the Doctor's home planet, or The War Games which transported viewers to its hallowed halls for the very first time, or The Deadly Assassin which gave us a whistle-stop tour of Gallifrey and established much of what has since been taken as the unshakeable truth of the Time Lords' heirarchy, history and way of life.
There are others too: The Three Doctors introduced us to one of the Time Lords' founders whilst The Five Doctors explored the hitherto unheard-of Dark Times of Gallifrey. There's Remembrance of the Daleks too, and Silver Nemesis, both of which suggested there may be more to the Doctor than we thought we knew.
Let's not forget 1976's The Brain of Morbius, which first posited the possibility that there may have been more incarnations of the Doctor which existed prior to what we fans think of as his first.
Fugitive of the Judoon arguably drops the most explosive bombshell into the canon of Doctor Who than any of these, not only confirming that the Doctor has more faces than she can remember, it's a story which showed us one of those faces in action!
And no one outside of the production cast and crew knew it was coming!
Grab your disc, queue the story and join us in real-time as Paul, Geoff and Freya relive the events of what we all thought was going to be a fun romp with Space Rhinos in Glastonbury. The return of Captain Jack? Pah! Fugitive of the Judoon had many more suprises waiting to unfold in its mere 50 minutes of run-time than that...
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We're thrilled to be joined by fan-favourite actor Dan Starkey for a chat about his legendary role as Strax opposite the Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors, his long career as many Sontarans and his experiences scoffing chocolate as one!
Plus we talk about his role in Wizards vs Aliens, his expansive Big Finish writing and acting work, appearing on screen with many Doctors, his convention stories and much, much more.
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Previously on WHOC2C's Doctor Who RPG episode: The Doctor and her new companion Rebel Jim Spinner were going to a new escape room only to discover they were trapped in a darkened room with the Vashta Nerada advancing on them! How do they get out of this?!
Join us along with our Twitter friend Graham aka Robot of Death as we catch up with The Doctor and Rebel and find out how they get out of this inescapable situation!
We're having great fun coming up with the ideas for these RPG stories and discovering just how hard it really is to write Doctor Who at the same time!
Take a listen to find out how the game players resolve this adventure and discover the shocking made up link between the Vashta Nerada and another Doctor Who adventure seen on screen!
We take the TARDIS on a trip to the future to discuss where Doctor Who is going for it's 60th anniversary and beyond!
We talk about the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate with Russell T Davies and our hopes for their reunion plus a few worries as well.
We look at Doom's Day and Once and Future and discuss these accompanying anniversary story events and what we think of them and trying to keep up with them.
Plus we go on a thrilling - or not so thrilling depending on your point of view - ramble about U2 and "early music", streaming movies, Indiana Jones and nostalgia bait.
One of the most highly-regarded Doctor Who stories ever returns to print in a new and expanded Target novelisation: Warriors Gate and Beyond, written by its original author, Stephen Gallagher!
Unable to resist the lure of talking to the creator of one of Paul's all-time favourite Doctor Who stories, we ran headlong into the Time Winds and tossed a coin to manifest Stephen so we could pin him down for a feature-length interview and give us the inside scoop on not only the new novelisation but also his original scripts for this seminal 1981 serial!
Set your coordinates to 00000.0000.0 and tune in right now to hear how Stephen got started writing horror and sci-fi, how he felt about the way his scripts were treated by the Doctor Who production team back in the day (and how he feels about them now), and what led to the expanded new Target novelisation "Warriors' Gate and Beyond" due out this July!
PLUS (because we just had to) we also chat to Stephen about his other Doctor Who story TERMINUS and take a sneaky peek at what he's working on with Cutaway Comics!
If you're a fan of Warriors' Gate, you DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!
We go back to 2005 and check out the latest Ninth Doctor and Rose adventure - Snare!
Only, it's actually 2025 but this first episode in the new Ninth Doctor Adventures range takes us right back to the start of New Who!
Reunited for the first time in a long time, Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper are back as the Ninth Doctor and Rose in this Tim Foley penned tale which sees us back on the Powell Estate for an adventure with...a plant?!
We discuss...
being back in RTD1
is there such a thing as too much Jackie Tyler?!
this story following Father's Day in the adventure order
references to future Doctors in the audio
and... does Varang's head dress appeal to you too?
(No, it really doesn't and Geoff needs to get out more - Paul)
Once you've listened to our review don't forget to check out our interview with Tim RIGHT HERE!
And if you haven't heard it yet, CLICK HERE for our review of Tim's 13th Doctor audio adventure VAMPIRE WEEKEND!
Another fan-favourite episode with the Tenth Doctor and Donna is coming to print in the new range of Target novels and this week we're talking to the writer behind Planet of the Ood - Keith Temple!
Keith took the Doctor and Donna to the icey homeworld of the Ood and showed Donna the wonders and horrors that the universe, and humanity, has to offer.
We talk to Keith about how he approached adapting his TV episode into a novel, the bits he was able to add, the moments he could expand upon and how it feels to contribute to the iconic Target line!
We of course talk about the development of the TV episode itself as well as how Keith got started in the industry, what led to his work on Doctor Who (dreams can come true you know!) and what he is up to today.
Plus we ask a few quickfire questions and challenge Keith to a game of The Grand Serpents Asteroid!
In advance of the 2023 wave of Doctor Who Target novels, including his own adaptation of a classic episode, we're joined this week by a name many will recognise from his vast contributions to the worlds of Doctor Who - Phil Ford!
Phil has been involved in Doctor Who for many years now - working first on Torchwood's second season, then moving to the Sarah Jane Adventures on which he eventually took on Head Writer duties. Afterwards he went on to create another hit TV series: Wizards vs Aliens! What a career!
For Doctor Who, Phil co-wrote the penultimate Tenth Doctor story The Waters of Mars with Russell T Davies which gave us a terrifying glimpse of the 'Time Lord Victorious' and quickly became a fan favourite.
Due for release in July 2023 is Phil's self-penned Target novelisation of The Waters of Mars. This adaptation expands and enriches what has been called the "scariest Doctor Who story ever"!
In our chat with Phil, we discuss many things including...
#His start in TV
Writing for Coronation Street
Getting involved in Doctor Who
Developing The Waters of Mars
Creating The Flood and scaring kids with them
Re-visiting his episode and writing the book
Plus we ask a few quickfire questions and challenge Phil to a game of The Grand Serpents Asteroid!
Oh, and we have a massive geek out over a shared love for Schwarzenegger as well!
The Doctor and her new companion Rebel ‘Jim’ Spinner get an email which offers them a free escape room game!
Never one to turn down some fun and games, despite being burnt by the last free holiday she won, The Doctor goes for it.
Once they arrive, The Doctor and Rebel meet fellow gamer Exotic Simon and get stuck into the escape room but of course, fun soon starts to become fear as things are revealed and the game becomes dangerous…
In this episode we bring on gaming aficionado Graham aka Robot of Death to join us as we play the Doctor Who RPG from Cubicle7 games!
With Geoff - as Gamesmaster - leading the story he devised and Paul playing as his own character Rebel, Graham takes the role of the Thirteenth Doctor as they venture into the escape room…only to end on a cliffhanger and a reveal the players never saw coming!
Join us as we try something new which turned out to be a lot of fun and if you enjoy this game-based episode and want to hear the second part then let us know and we’ll do it!
Find out more about the Cubicle7 Doctor Who RPG HERE