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500 Year Diary: A Doctor Who PodcastThe Quintessential Crisis (The Five Doctors)Wednesday 23 November 1983
The Five Doctors
Well, our ridiculous show has just turned twenty, and so it’s time for everyone both alive and available to celebrate the occasion by reporting first to North Wales and then to the BBC Television Centre. But only one man can give them all exactly the right things to say and do — and that’s the man who knows what colour monsters are.
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As Peter observes, 1983 was a big year for Australia’s Doctor Who fans. First of all, Peter Davison visited us for the...
2025-12-211h 16
The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast Collection500YD: The Quintessential Crisis (The Five Doctors)Wednesday 23 November 1983
The Five Doctors
Well, our ridiculous show has just turned twenty, and so it’s time for everyone both alive and available to celebrate the occasion by reporting first to North Wales and then to the BBC Television Centre. But only one man can give them all exactly the right things to say and do — and that’s the man who knows what colour monsters are.
Notes and links
As Peter observes, 1983 was a big year for Australia’s Doctor Who fans. First of all, Peter Davison visited us for the...
2025-12-211h 16
Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastWell, That’s All the Time We Have for Now (The Capaldi–Moffat Retrospective)The latest leg of our flight through entirety comes to a gentle landing this week, but before we all head off to collect our luggage, all seven of us take the opportunity to say goodbye to Peter Capaldi and Steven Moffat in one last retrospective.
Notes and links
Thank you to those of you who sent us questions: Kate Orman, Doctor What and General Witchfinders.
In our discussion of Sleep No More, Brendan reaches for the name of Bethany Black’s love interest in the episode, but goes slightly astray. The name he’s af...
2025-01-011h 29The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Well, That’s All the Time We Have for Now (The Capaldi–Moffat Retrospective)The latest leg of our flight through entirety comes to a gentle landing this week, but before we all head off to collect our luggage, all seven of us take the opportunity to say goodbye to Peter Capaldi and Steven Moffat in one last retrospective.
Notes and links
Thank you to those of you who sent us questions: Kate Orman, Doctor What and General Witchfinders.
In our discussion of Sleep No More, Brendan reaches for the name of Bethany Black’s love interest in the episode, but goes slightly astray. The name he’s af...
2025-01-011h 29Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastSafe for Now (The Doctor Falls)
I’m not trying to win. I’m not doing this because I want to beat someone, or because I hate someone, or because I want to blame someone. It’s not because it’s fun and God knows it’s not because it’s easy. It’s not even because it works, because it hardly ever does. I do what I do because it’s right! Because it’s decent! And above all, it’s kind. It’s just that. Just kind.
On a quiet farm on a distant spaceship, the Doctor makes his last stand. Because that’s what he...
2024-12-011h 05The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Safe for Now (The Doctor Falls)
I’m not trying to win. I’m not doing this because I want to beat someone, or because I hate someone, or because I want to blame someone. It’s not because it’s fun and God knows it’s not because it’s easy. It’s not even because it works, because it hardly ever does. I do what I do because it’s right! Because it’s decent! And above all, it’s kind. It’s just that. Just kind.
On a quiet farm on a distant spaceship, the Doctor makes his last stand. Because that’s what he...
2024-12-011h 05
The Conversation CabinetSir Peter Bottomley - Ex Father of the HouseJoin us for our first Interview Special as we open a new drawer of The Conversation Cabinet with Ex-Father of the House and Former MP of 49 years, Sir Peter Bottomley, where we receive an insight into the life as an MP.
2024-11-1527 min
Iain Dale All Talk287. Sir Peter BottomleyIain Dale interviews former Conservative MP and Father of the House of Commons Sir Peter Bottomley. They discuss his many years of service as an MP, doing battle with journalists and how politics has changed - and much more.
2024-11-0654 min
Realtime RootsBenni Hill - Creative Director at Bonsai Games on bootstrapping, building teams and creative directionBenni Hill is the Creative Director at Bonsai Collective developing Luna Abyss.Benni and I had similar trajectories into the games industry, founding our first studio together over 12 years ago (as of recording in 2024) so this discussion focuses on early trials and tribulations of making a game over 4 years without income, how Benni thinks about Creative Direction, and building a new team in Bonsai Collective.About Benni HillStudio: https://www.bonsai-collective.com/X: https://x.com/Benni_HillAbout Peter BottomleyStudio: www.whitepapergames.com
2024-08-011h 06Realtime RootsBenni Hill - Creative Director at Bonsai Games on bootstrapping, building teams and creative directionBenni Hill is the Creative Director at Bonsai Collective developing Luna Abyss.Benni and I had similar trajectories into the games industry, founding our first studio together over 12 years ago (as of recording in 2024) so this discussion focuses on early trials and tribulations of making a game over 4 years without income, how Benni thinks about Creative Direction, and building a new team in Bonsai Collective.About Benni HillStudio: https://www.bonsai-collective.com/X: https://x.com/Benni_HillAbout Peter BottomleyStudio: www.whitepapergames.com
2024-08-011h 06
Game Dev Unchained0336: Navigating the Storms of Indie Publishing with Pete BottomleySubscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.
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Dive into the fascinating world of game development with a returning guest Pete Bottomley, co-founder of White Paper Games, unravel the intricacies of crafting narrative-driven titles in the ever-evolving gaming industry. From the impacts of the pandemic on studio operations to the resurgence of single-player games, this episode offers a deep dive into the creative and operational shifts that are shaping the future of gaming. We discuss the delicate balance of bootstrapping versus seeking funding, th...
2023-11-281h 23Game Dev Unchained0336: Navigating the Storms of Indie Publishing with Pete BottomleySubscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.
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About this episode:
Dive into the fascinating world of game development with a returning guest Pete Bottomley, co-founder of White Paper Games, unravel the intricacies of crafting narrative-driven titles in the ever-evolving gaming industry. From the impacts of the pandemic on studio operations to the resurgence of single-player games, this episode offers a deep dive into the creative and operational shifts that are shaping the future of gaming. We discuss the delicate balance of bootstrapping versus seeking funding, th...
2023-11-281h 23
Realtime RootsIan Forrester | Senior Firestarter at BBC R&D on creating tools for real-time industries to customise experiences to the audienceIan Forrester is the Senior Firestarter at BBC R&DIan specialises in open innovation and identifying new disruptive opportunities through open engagement and collaborations with start-ups, universities and early adopters.In this episode we talk about the R&D happening outside of the real-time industries on how they're approaching linear content. My conversations with Ian are always facinating, and although we go deep into subject areas, I'd open by making an ask of you. Try to listen to what Ian is saying about media view the current landscape and how potential advances i...
2023-11-041h 03Realtime RootsIan Forrester | Senior Firestarter at BBC R&D on creating tools for real-time industries to customise experiences to the audienceIan Forrester is the Senior Firestarter at BBC R&DIan specialises in open innovation and identifying new disruptive opportunities through open engagement and collaborations with start-ups, universities and early adopters.In this episode we talk about the R&D happening outside of the real-time industries on how they're approaching linear content. My conversations with Ian are always facinating, and although we go deep into subject areas, I'd open by making an ask of you. Try to listen to what Ian is saying about media view the current landscape and how potential advances i...
2023-11-041h 03The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Scottish Reasons (Before the Flood)This week, a bone Vervoid joins in the fun as we travel back in time to Wales in 2015 pretending to be Scotland in 1980 pretending to be somewhere in the Soviet Union. And it’s hard to say which time paradox is the most annoying, the bootstrap one or the predestination one. Thank goodness Frazer Gregory is here to help us sort it all out — it’s Before the Flood.
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Like Steven B in our episode on Flatline, Frazer uses the Christopher Nolan film The Prestige (2006) as a way of understanding what Toby Whitho...
2023-10-0855 minFlight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastScottish Reasons (Before the Flood)This week, a bone Vervoid joins in the fun as we travel back in time to Wales in 2015 pretending to be Scotland in 1980 pretending to be somewhere in the Soviet Union. And it’s hard to say which time paradox is the most annoying, the bootstrap one or the predestination one. Thank goodness Frazer Gregory is here to help us sort it all out — it’s Before the Flood.
Notes and links
Like Steven B in our episode on Flatline, Frazer uses the Christopher Nolan film The Prestige (2006) as a way of understanding what Toby Whitho...
2023-10-0855 min
Cross Question with Iain DaleInaya Folarin Iman, Jamie Driscoll, Sir Peter Bottomley & Oliver KammJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are broadcaster and free speech campaigner Inaya Folarin Iman, Labour's Mayor of North of Tyne Jamie Driscoll, Conservative MP and Father of the House Sir Peter Bottomley and journalist Oliver Kamm.
2023-05-0352 minFlight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastA Peter Capaldi–Shaped Time Tunnel (Deep Breath)After half a lifetime of waiting, the time has come for Peter Capaldi to finally take on the role he was born to play. But is twenty-first century Who ready for this spiky and unpredictable leading man and his sexy and unhinged mortal enemy? We’re about to find out — but first, let’s take a Deep Breath.
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The new “bees in a theremin” theme music reminds Simon uncomfortably of the EP Doctor Who: Variations on a Theme, which was released in 1989 and contained four different versions of the Doctor Who theme: the Mood V...
2023-04-161h 05The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: A Peter Capaldi–Shaped Time Tunnel (Deep Breath)After half a lifetime of waiting, the time has come for Peter Capaldi to finally take on the role he was born to play. But is twenty-first century Who ready for this spiky and unpredictable leading man and his sexy and unhinged mortal enemy? We’re about to find out — but first, let’s take a Deep Breath.
Notes and links
The new “bees in a theremin” theme music reminds Simon uncomfortably of the EP Doctor Who: Variations on a Theme, which was released in 1989 and contained four different versions of the Doctor Who theme: the Mood V...
2023-04-161h 05
Realtime RootsMartin Bell | Writer / Director on his roots as a blockbuster film visualisation supervisor to creating solo animated films in real-timeOriginally from a Yorkshire mining community, Martin moved to London and became an animator over 15 years ago. Now a film visualisation supervisor, he has helped create huge action sequences for blockbuster franchises such as Jurassic World, Marvel, Fast & Furious, James Bond, and the DC Universe. His credits also include THE LITTLE MERMAID, ALADDIN, 1917, and THE WHEEL OF TIME. He has recently completed production on his fifth - and most ambitious - solo CGI animated film, PRAZINBURK RIDGE, a 10-minute long sports-slash-war drama created in Unreal Engine using cutting-edge virtual production techniques.About Martin Bell...
2023-01-1358 minRealtime RootsMartin Bell | Writer / Director on his roots as a blockbuster film visualisation supervisor to creating solo animated films in real-timeOriginally from a Yorkshire mining community, Martin moved to London and became an animator over 15 years ago. Now a film visualisation supervisor, he has helped create huge action sequences for blockbuster franchises such as Jurassic World, Marvel, Fast & Furious, James Bond, and the DC Universe. His credits also include THE LITTLE MERMAID, ALADDIN, 1917, and THE WHEEL OF TIME. He has recently completed production on his fifth - and most ambitious - solo CGI animated film, PRAZINBURK RIDGE, a 10-minute long sports-slash-war drama created in Unreal Engine using cutting-edge virtual production techniques.About Martin Bell...
2023-01-1358 min
Realtime RootsRealtime Recap 2022 w/ Hasraf 'HaZ' DulullIn today's episode, we review the shifts realtime industries experienced in 2023. We talk about how processes changed across the year, the exciting new opportunities along with technology adoptions we've taken on throughout the year. About Haz DulullWebsite: https://hazimation.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazfilm/About Peter BottomleyWebsite: www.whitepapergames.comX: x.com/pete_bottomley
2022-12-291h 04Realtime RootsRealtime Recap 2022 w/ Hasraf 'HaZ' DulullIn today's episode, we review the shifts realtime industries experienced in 2023. We talk about how processes changed across the year, the exciting new opportunities along with technology adoptions we've taken on throughout the year. About Haz DulullWebsite: https://hazimation.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazfilm/About Peter BottomleyWebsite: www.whitepapergames.comX: x.com/pete_bottomley
2022-12-291h 04
Realtime RootsMo Davoudian | CEO & Creative Director of Brain Zoo Studios on his roots in storytelling and creating new experiences using the latest technologyToday's guest is Mo Davoudian, CEO & Creative Director of Brain Zoo Studios. Mo Davoudian is an Emmy Award-winning Executive Creative Director and CEO of Los Angeles-based Brain Zoo Studios, where he has overseen projects with partners such as Warner Bros., Disney, Marvel, Activision, Electronic Arts, Mattel, Hasbro, Microsoft, Lego, Sony and more. He’s been producing real-time animated productions for over 20 years and recently created Marvel’s first real-time animated production on Guardians of the Galaxy: Black vortex Series. Mo's extensive realtime experience has also been on other titles such as Call of Duty...
2022-12-131h 03Realtime RootsMo Davoudian | CEO & Creative Director of Brain Zoo Studios on his roots in storytelling and creating new experiences using the latest technologyToday's guest is Mo Davoudian, CEO & Creative Director of Brain Zoo Studios. Mo Davoudian is an Emmy Award-winning Executive Creative Director and CEO of Los Angeles-based Brain Zoo Studios, where he has overseen projects with partners such as Warner Bros., Disney, Marvel, Activision, Electronic Arts, Mattel, Hasbro, Microsoft, Lego, Sony and more. He’s been producing real-time animated productions for over 20 years and recently created Marvel’s first real-time animated production on Guardians of the Galaxy: Black vortex Series. Mo's extensive realtime experience has also been on other titles such as Call of Duty...
2022-12-131h 03
Realtime RootsDan Pinchbeck | Creative Director of The Chinese Room on his roots in exploring the incredible and unique way you can tell stories and create worlds in gamesToday's guest is Dan Pinchbeck, a founder and Creative Director of The Chinese RoomThe studio started it's journey publishing survival horror mods before releasing Dear Esther in 2012 which published to critical acclaim.Since then, The Chinese Room have released Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and Little Orpheus. In this discussion we talk about the creative process of working in video games alongside discussing the role of a creative director in a team that's gone from a handful of developers releasing walking sims, to a 120 person team working o...
2022-11-141h 01Realtime RootsDan Pinchbeck | Creative Director of The Chinese Room on his roots in exploring the incredible and unique way you can tell stories and create worlds in gamesToday's guest is Dan Pinchbeck, a founder and Creative Director of The Chinese RoomThe studio started it's journey publishing survival horror mods before releasing Dear Esther in 2012 which published to critical acclaim.Since then, The Chinese Room have released Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and Little Orpheus. In this discussion we talk about the creative process of working in video games alongside discussing the role of a creative director in a team that's gone from a handful of developers releasing walking sims, to a 120 person team working o...
2022-11-141h 01
Realtime RootsLina Halper | Principle Animation Engineer at NVIDIA on her roots in developing animation tools that have impacted some of the largest teams in the industryLina is a principle animation engineer at NVIDIA working on Omniverse, a real-time simulation and collaboration platform for 3D production pipelinesLina has over 20 years of experience from working on titles such as “Battlefield”, “Gears of War”, “Paragon”, and “Fortnite.” During her 12 years at Epic Games, she focused on motion and animations of characters. She led the Unreal Engine Animation System & Tools effort, developed the Facial Animation System (Pose Blending) and the ControlRig. She was also the tech lead for MetaHuman Creator and was also involved in many GDC special events which we chat about in this episode...
2022-11-0358 minRealtime RootsLina Halper | Principle Animation Engineer at NVIDIA on her roots in developing animation tools that have impacted some of the largest teams in the industryLina is a principle animation engineer at NVIDIA working on Omniverse, a real-time simulation and collaboration platform for 3D production pipelinesLina has over 20 years of experience from working on titles such as “Battlefield”, “Gears of War”, “Paragon”, and “Fortnite.” During her 12 years at Epic Games, she focused on motion and animations of characters. She led the Unreal Engine Animation System & Tools effort, developed the Facial Animation System (Pose Blending) and the ControlRig. She was also the tech lead for MetaHuman Creator and was also involved in many GDC special events which we chat about in this episode...
2022-11-0358 min
Realtime RootsTim Repa-Davies | Group General Council at SUMO Digital on his roots in law and legal areas to consider on a studio's journeyTim Repa-Davies is the General Counsel & CoSec at Sumo Digital Ltd which is part of the SumoGroup Ltd.He has an article series online called 'Contract Killers' which is definitely worth reading through. In today's talk, we break down a studio's journey into 3 sections: Years 1-4 - Shipping first projectsYears 5-7 - Creating a strategyYears 8-10 - Preparing for investment and long term projectsAbout Tim Repa-DaviesLinktree: https://linktr.ee/dontfeartherepaX: https://x.com/dontfeartherepaAbout Peter Bottomley
2022-10-171h 21Realtime RootsTim Repa-Davies | Group General Council at SUMO Digital on his roots in law and legal areas to consider on a studio's journeyTim Repa-Davies is the General Counsel & CoSec at Sumo Digital Ltd which is part of the SumoGroup Ltd.He has an article series online called 'Contract Killers' which is definitely worth reading through. In today's talk, we break down a studio's journey into 3 sections: Years 1-4 - Shipping first projectsYears 5-7 - Creating a strategyYears 8-10 - Preparing for investment and long term projectsAbout Tim Repa-DaviesLinktree: https://linktr.ee/dontfeartherepaX: https://x.com/dontfeartherepaAbout Peter Bottomley
2022-10-171h 21
Realtime RootsHasraf 'HaZ' Dulull | Founder & Direction at Hazimation on his roots in real time cinematics and interactive experiences through the route of Hollywood scale productionsHaZ is the co-founder of production company HaZimation producing animated feature films, series and video games based on their propriety pipeline utilising Unreal Engine. Currently the company is in post-production of RIFT (animated feature film) as well as several video games and metaverse projects. In today's episode, we discuss the use of Unreal Engine as both a Pre-production & Post Production tool, creative team dynamics when working across a range of industries, how not overmanaging and letting the developers guide their work fosters the strongest collaborations and then later in the discussion, we talk about the tools Haz u...
2022-10-061h 13Realtime RootsHasraf 'HaZ' Dulull | Founder & Direction at Hazimation on his roots in real time cinematics and interactive experiences through the route of Hollywood scale productionsHaZ is the co-founder of production company HaZimation producing animated feature films, series and video games based on their propriety pipeline utilising Unreal Engine. Currently the company is in post-production of RIFT (animated feature film) as well as several video games and metaverse projects. In today's episode, we discuss the use of Unreal Engine as both a Pre-production & Post Production tool, creative team dynamics when working across a range of industries, how not overmanaging and letting the developers guide their work fosters the strongest collaborations and then later in the discussion, we talk about the tools Haz u...
2022-10-061h 13
Realtime RootsAdam O'donnell | Senior Lighting Technical Director at Industrial Light & Magic on his roots in lighting and look dev at Industrial Light & MagicAdam is a senior lighting technical director & Lighting Lead at Industrial Light & MagicHis work includes shot lighting and look dev across projects such as Transformers, Star Wars, Jurassic Park & Aladdin.Throughout our discussion we chat about how Adam thinks about real-time technology from a film, visual effects and lighting perspective.We talk about the tools and software he uses on a daily basis and also how he approached his career in becoming a lighting technical director. Later in the discussion, we chat about lighting principles and the mentoring he does both...
2022-09-0458 minRealtime RootsAdam O'donnell | Senior Lighting Technical Director at Industrial Light & Magic on his roots in lighting and look dev at Industrial Light & MagicAdam is a senior lighting technical director & Lighting Lead at Industrial Light & MagicHis work includes shot lighting and look dev across projects such as Transformers, Star Wars, Jurassic Park & Aladdin.Throughout our discussion we chat about how Adam thinks about real-time technology from a film, visual effects and lighting perspective.We talk about the tools and software he uses on a daily basis and also how he approached his career in becoming a lighting technical director. Later in the discussion, we chat about lighting principles and the mentoring he does both...
2022-09-0458 min
Realtime RootsSteve Lee | Level Designer [Irrational Games, Arkane Studios, Half Mermaid] on his Roots in approaching level design through a holistic lensSteve is a level and game designer most noticeably known for his work on Dishonored 2, Bioshock Infinite, Alba & more recently Tactical Breach Wizards. Steve has spent most the last 15 years in the games industry as a level designer and has spoken about his work in various places including his 2017 GDC talk titled "An Approach to Holistic Level Design" which I'd highly recommend digging into.Steve also has a YouTube channel where he teaches level and game design principles that he believes every designer should know.About Steve LeeWebsite: http://d...
2022-08-2337 minRealtime RootsSteve Lee | Level Designer [Irrational Games, Arkane Studios, Half Mermaid] on his Roots in approaching level design through a holistic lensSteve is a level and game designer most noticeably known for his work on Dishonored 2, Bioshock Infinite, Alba & more recently Tactical Breach Wizards. Steve has spent most the last 15 years in the games industry as a level designer and has spoken about his work in various places including his 2017 GDC talk titled "An Approach to Holistic Level Design" which I'd highly recommend digging into.Steve also has a YouTube channel where he teaches level and game design principles that he believes every designer should know.About Steve LeeWebsite: http://d...
2022-08-2337 min
Realtime RootsJamie Smith | Principal Game Designer at People Can Fly on working on AAA games whilst fostering a collaborative team cultureJamie Smith is a Principal Game Designer at Sumo Digital with over 12 years of games industry experience.His experience has led him to work on Driver: San Francisco, The Crew, Tom Clancy’s The Division, FIFA, Hood Outlaws and more recetnly Call of Duty: Vanguard as a Campaign Systems DesignerJamie has judged multiple BAFTA games awards along with having experience as a Senior Lecturer in Games Design at Teeside and through all this experience, Jamie articulates his thoughts about Game Design in a really insightful way. In this episode, we discuss game de...
2022-08-151h 05Realtime RootsJamie Smith | Principal Game Designer at People Can Fly on working on AAA games whilst fostering a collaborative team cultureJamie Smith is a Principal Game Designer at Sumo Digital with over 12 years of games industry experience.His experience has led him to work on Driver: San Francisco, The Crew, Tom Clancy’s The Division, FIFA, Hood Outlaws and more recetnly Call of Duty: Vanguard as a Campaign Systems DesignerJamie has judged multiple BAFTA games awards along with having experience as a Senior Lecturer in Games Design at Teeside and through all this experience, Jamie articulates his thoughts about Game Design in a really insightful way. In this episode, we discuss game de...
2022-08-151h 05
Realtime RootsDes Gayle | Studio Executive Production at Radical Forge on his roots in founding an omni-channel development studio with a focus on story, quality and accessibilityDes is the founder and CEO of Altered Gene, a remote games studio currently working on two unannounced titles for PC. Des has over 24 years experience starting in the games industry 1998 and has since won 2 Develop Awards and a BAFTA award. Des is also the GamesAid vice-chair, a board member UKIE and a founding member of POC in Play.We discuss omni-channel games and experiences and what current shifts the games industry is making. We tackle everything from process in storytelling down to financing and funding the projects. About Des GayleWebsite...
2022-08-021h 04Realtime RootsDes Gayle | Studio Executive Production at Radical Forge on his roots in founding an omni-channel development studio with a focus on story, quality and accessibilityDes is the founder and CEO of Altered Gene, a remote games studio currently working on two unannounced titles for PC. Des has over 24 years experience starting in the games industry 1998 and has since won 2 Develop Awards and a BAFTA award. Des is also the GamesAid vice-chair, a board member UKIE and a founding member of POC in Play.We discuss omni-channel games and experiences and what current shifts the games industry is making. We tackle everything from process in storytelling down to financing and funding the projects. About Des GayleWebsite...
2022-08-021h 04
Realtime RootsDan Da Rocha | Co-founder & Studio Head at Jaw Drop Games on his roots in starting companies, shipping critically acclaimed titles and being acquiredToday I'm speaking to Dan Da Rocha, a game creator who made QUBE, recently re-envisioned for its 10 year anniversary release.Dan has worked in the industry for over 12 years and has been named on the Forbes under 30 in 2019 as well as being an avid industry speaker whilst growing a strong network of collaborators. Dan currently runs Jaw Drop Games and has 2 projects being developed; Deathground, a dinosaur survival-horror game, and Gun Jam, a rhythm FPS game. Jaw Drop has over 40 team members and Dan talks us through his career of high highs and...
2022-06-2450 minRealtime RootsDan Da Rocha | Co-founder & Studio Head at Jaw Drop Games on his roots in starting companies, shipping critically acclaimed titles and being acquiredToday I'm speaking to Dan Da Rocha, a game creator who made QUBE, recently re-envisioned for its 10 year anniversary release.Dan has worked in the industry for over 12 years and has been named on the Forbes under 30 in 2019 as well as being an avid industry speaker whilst growing a strong network of collaborators. Dan currently runs Jaw Drop Games and has 2 projects being developed; Deathground, a dinosaur survival-horror game, and Gun Jam, a rhythm FPS game. Jaw Drop has over 40 team members and Dan talks us through his career of high highs and...
2022-06-2450 min
Realtime RootsHannah Watts | Principle Environment Artist at Crop Circle Games on her roots in senior mentorship & the various forms her work and tools take depending on the realtime mediumsHannah's work has ranged from AAA production at Ubisoft reflections to smaller, independent titles at Coatsink with many side projects and team collaborations along the journey. In this discussion, we talk about her approach to seniority and how Hannah's developed her approach to feedback over the years. We dive into what she looks for in studios and elements of company culture she believes all teams should have.Throughout her time in industry she's transitioned across multiple 3D roles and constantly looks to improve her techniques and processes whether it be through the latest...
2022-06-1353 minRealtime RootsHannah Watts | Principle Environment Artist at Crop Circle Games on her roots in senior mentorship & the various forms her work and tools take depending on the realtime mediumsHannah's work has ranged from AAA production at Ubisoft reflections to smaller, independent titles at Coatsink with many side projects and team collaborations along the journey. In this discussion, we talk about her approach to seniority and how Hannah's developed her approach to feedback over the years. We dive into what she looks for in studios and elements of company culture she believes all teams should have.Throughout her time in industry she's transitioned across multiple 3D roles and constantly looks to improve her techniques and processes whether it be through the latest...
2022-06-1353 min
The Open PodcastsQualifying for The Open with Peter Finch - Part 3 feat. Steven Bottomley and John SingletonYouTube star and PGA Professional Peter Finch joins The Open Podcasts for a third and final special episode on Open Qualifying, as he embarks on a journey to discover more about Qualifying and the stories it has to offer, ahead of his own attempt to make it to St Andrews for The 150th Open. In Part 3, Pete talks to Steven Bottomley, who featured in Tales of The Open, about his 1995 heroics at St Andrews, as the pair look over some of Steven's shots from the final day. Producer Chris Lewis then catches up later on with John S...
2022-06-071h 05
Realtime RootsPeter Harries | Senior Game Designer on his roots transitioning between independent and AAA game productions and his role as a senior designerToday I speak to Peter Harries, a senior Game Designer on Wardogs at Bulkhead.Peter is credited on 8 game titles across his 10 career in the games industry. Peter's roles have seen him starting in a AAA game development environment before transitioning to smaller, independent games and then back up to AAA projects before coming to Bulkhead who are a 100 person independent developer in the UK. We discuss the role of a senior designer as Peter reflects on skills he's developed over the years and how you can approach mentoring and communicating your ideas...
2022-05-3158 minRealtime RootsPeter Harries | Senior Game Designer on his roots transitioning between independent and AAA game productions and his role as a senior designerToday I speak to Peter Harries, a senior Game Designer on Wardogs at Bulkhead.Peter is credited on 8 game titles across his 10 career in the games industry. Peter's roles have seen him starting in a AAA game development environment before transitioning to smaller, independent games and then back up to AAA projects before coming to Bulkhead who are a 100 person independent developer in the UK. We discuss the role of a senior designer as Peter reflects on skills he's developed over the years and how you can approach mentoring and communicating your ideas...
2022-05-3158 min
Realtime RootsJared Thompson | North West Cyber Resilience Centre on thinking about keeping your studios secure in a digital environmentWe're doing something slightly different today and chatting about real-time tools.Digital security is an important topic that I wanted to dig into for my own knowledge which I also hope benefits a lot of other creative studios who maybe don't have it on their list of priorities due to pending milestones and deadlines.We tried to keep the information concise and succinct to give you as much information as we could, but please also consider listening in chunks. You don't have to do everything at once, but even doing the steps 1 at...
2022-05-061h 05Realtime RootsJared Thompson | North West Cyber Resilience Centre on thinking about keeping your studios secure in a digital environmentWe're doing something slightly different today and chatting about real-time tools.Digital security is an important topic that I wanted to dig into for my own knowledge which I also hope benefits a lot of other creative studios who maybe don't have it on their list of priorities due to pending milestones and deadlines.We tried to keep the information concise and succinct to give you as much information as we could, but please also consider listening in chunks. You don't have to do everything at once, but even doing the steps 1 at...
2022-05-061h 05
Realtime RootsJon McKellan | Founder of No Code on his roots in growing and sustaining an award winning company working on new IPThis week I spoke to Jon McKellan - the founder, writer & director at No Code. No Code are best known for Observation & Stories Untold and Jon's background among other projects was the UI / VHS / DLC guy on Alien Isolation.He's a BAFTA award winning developer & No Code have been awarded one of the best places to work awards twice over among many others. We discuss No Code's trajectory from mobile games startup into the weirder, more narrative driven content they're now known for. No code are a scrappy, measure twice cut...
2022-04-131h 03Realtime RootsJon McKellan | Founder of No Code on his roots in growing and sustaining an award winning company working on new IPThis week I spoke to Jon McKellan - the founder, writer & director at No Code. No Code are best known for Observation & Stories Untold and Jon's background among other projects was the UI / VHS / DLC guy on Alien Isolation.He's a BAFTA award winning developer & No Code have been awarded one of the best places to work awards twice over among many others. We discuss No Code's trajectory from mobile games startup into the weirder, more narrative driven content they're now known for. No code are a scrappy, measure twice cut...
2022-04-131h 03
Realtime RootsRyan Garry | Founder of Unlimited Motion on his roots in virtual productionToday I'm chatting to Ryan Garry, the founder of Unlimited Motion. Ryan works on a wide range of projects including performance capture, virtual production, 3D scanning & visual effects. Recently his work has been featured on the BBC show Strictley Come Dancing where he presented virtual dancers in real-time to dance alongside a real performance, live on national television with millions of viewers. We also explore what new capture techniques and approaching to creating interactive experiences. Ryan then breaks down the new technologies and interesting projects on the horizon.We discuss some...
2022-04-0750 minRealtime RootsRyan Garry | Founder of Unlimited Motion on his roots in virtual productionToday I'm chatting to Ryan Garry, the founder of Unlimited Motion. Ryan works on a wide range of projects including performance capture, virtual production, 3D scanning & visual effects. Recently his work has been featured on the BBC show Strictley Come Dancing where he presented virtual dancers in real-time to dance alongside a real performance, live on national television with millions of viewers. We also explore what new capture techniques and approaching to creating interactive experiences. Ryan then breaks down the new technologies and interesting projects on the horizon.We discuss some...
2022-04-0750 min
Realtime RootsBarry Meade | Co-founder & Director at Fireproof Games on his roots in putting players firstBarry Meade is a Co-founder & Director at Fireproof Games. In an industry where we can sometimes fall into the trap of believing the more followers and likes you get are the key to your projects success, Barry simplifies it down to key perspective: Great games are made my great teams. That's it.From starting as an art outsourcing company for the first 4 years and almost going out of business in the first year, Barry alongside the rest of his founding team have built Fireproof games into a company of over 20 people. ...
2022-03-231h 03Realtime RootsBarry Meade | Co-founder & Director at Fireproof Games on his roots in putting players firstBarry Meade is a Co-founder & Director at Fireproof Games. In an industry where we can sometimes fall into the trap of believing the more followers and likes you get are the key to your projects success, Barry simplifies it down to key perspective: Great games are made my great teams. That's it.From starting as an art outsourcing company for the first 4 years and almost going out of business in the first year, Barry alongside the rest of his founding team have built Fireproof games into a company of over 20 people. ...
2022-03-231h 03
Realtime RootsJoe Brammer | Studio Head of Bulkhead on his roots in growing a 100 person team and the challenges faced with leadershipJoe Brammer is the Studio Head of Bulkhead, a game development studio with projects such as Wardogs, Promod, Battalion 1944 and The Turing Test under their belts. A lot of us can relate to the moment you have to step into a new role as a team grows, in Joe's case, this was a leadership position from being a 5 person startup and the trial by fire that came with it. Joe's candid nature and openness about the development at Bulkhead whilst growing a team that's over 100 people is inspiring to listen to.We dive...
2022-03-161h 01Realtime RootsJoe Brammer | Studio Head of Bulkhead on his roots in growing a 100 person team and the challenges faced with leadershipJoe Brammer is the Studio Head of Bulkhead, a game development studio with projects such as Wardogs, Promod, Battalion 1944 and The Turing Test under their belts. A lot of us can relate to the moment you have to step into a new role as a team grows, in Joe's case, this was a leadership position from being a 5 person startup and the trial by fire that came with it. Joe's candid nature and openness about the development at Bulkhead whilst growing a team that's over 100 people is inspiring to listen to.We dive...
2022-03-161h 01
Realtime RootsRachael Rose | Producer at Bithell Games on her roots in handling production from large scale projects to small teamsRachael Rose a producer at Bithell Games where she works on titles such as the solitaire conspiracy & Archsmith.Rachael's roots are in production but go even further back to studying architecture for 7 years before making the leap into the games industry.Although she's mostly produced titles in the video game industry, we identify the comparison with other real-time industries where Rachael worked at Cubic Motion on multiple commercial titles.In this episode, how to balance multiple projects at once, working your way from QA to production, tools and tips Rachael uses to manage...
2022-03-091h 12Realtime RootsRachael Rose | Producer at Bithell Games on her roots in handling production from large scale projects to small teamsRachael Rose a producer at Bithell Games where she works on titles such as the solitaire conspiracy & Archsmith.Rachael's roots are in production but go even further back to studying architecture for 7 years before making the leap into the games industry.Although she's mostly produced titles in the video game industry, we identify the comparison with other real-time industries where Rachael worked at Cubic Motion on multiple commercial titles.In this episode, how to balance multiple projects at once, working your way from QA to production, tools and tips Rachael uses to manage...
2022-03-091h 12
Realtime RootsJohn Tearle | CEO of Flix Interactive on his roots in growing a 100 person team with a focus on leadership and collaborationJohn Tearle is the co-founder and CEO of Flix Interactive. John's grow a team from founding to over 100 people. Flix have supported the release of some large AAA titles such as Sea of Theaves, Zombie Army 4, Crackdown 3, Worms Rumble & more recently the first person shooter, Hell Let Loose. John thinks a lot about his team and how he can best support them. In this conversation we discuss how to support career development and maintain a strong team, trust and respect within a team along with a lot of discussion around finance, funding, how 'no' can...
2022-03-021h 12Realtime RootsJohn Tearle | CEO of Flix Interactive on his roots in growing a 100 person team with a focus on leadership and collaborationJohn Tearle is the co-founder and CEO of Flix Interactive. John's grow a team from founding to over 100 people. Flix have supported the release of some large AAA titles such as Sea of Theaves, Zombie Army 4, Crackdown 3, Worms Rumble & more recently the first person shooter, Hell Let Loose. John thinks a lot about his team and how he can best support them. In this conversation we discuss how to support career development and maintain a strong team, trust and respect within a team along with a lot of discussion around finance, funding, how 'no' can...
2022-03-021h 12
Realtime RootsJonathan Burroughs | Co-founder of Variable State on his roots in taking a leap to create original narrative driven gamesToday’s guest is Jonathan Burroughs, a co-founder of Variable State.I really enjoyed this conversation, Variable State are a peer of ours in the games industry and create narrative driven experiences heavy with great animation and strong voice acting.We open with talking about what the video game industry looked like in 2014 with the emergence of walking sims and transition into discussing the impact of long development cycles when you’re a small team.We then dive into how Variable State thinks about having a voice and confidence in the work they crea...
2022-02-231h 19Realtime RootsJonathan Burroughs | Co-founder of Variable State on his roots in taking a leap to create original narrative driven gamesToday’s guest is Jonathan Burroughs, a co-founder of Variable State.I really enjoyed this conversation, Variable State are a peer of ours in the games industry and create narrative driven experiences heavy with great animation and strong voice acting.We open with talking about what the video game industry looked like in 2014 with the emergence of walking sims and transition into discussing the impact of long development cycles when you’re a small team.We then dive into how Variable State thinks about having a voice and confidence in the work they crea...
2022-02-231h 19
Realtime RootsAndrew Crawshaw | Founder of Thunk'd games on his roots in crafting evening-sized gamesToday’s guest is Andrew Crawshaw, the found of Thunk’d. Thunk’d design evening sized games and this was a great opportunity to pick Andrew’s brains about the processes he has in place when designing these shorter, more narrative driven titles. With his 20 year history in the games industry, he's shipped titles at The Chinese Room such as Dear Esther, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. Andrew’s recent release under Thunkd’d is called The Magnificent Truffle pigs We dive into many aspects of game development...
2022-02-1654 minRealtime RootsAndrew Crawshaw | Founder of Thunk'd games on his roots in crafting evening-sized gamesToday’s guest is Andrew Crawshaw, the found of Thunk’d. Thunk’d design evening sized games and this was a great opportunity to pick Andrew’s brains about the processes he has in place when designing these shorter, more narrative driven titles. With his 20 year history in the games industry, he's shipped titles at The Chinese Room such as Dear Esther, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. Andrew’s recent release under Thunkd’d is called The Magnificent Truffle pigs We dive into many aspects of game development...
2022-02-1654 min
Realtime RootsGemma Foster | Operations Director of Dlala on her roots in creating operating infrastructure in a growing teamIn this week's episode, we deep dive into all things money and operations with Gemma Foster, the operations director at Dlala studios.It's a very practical podcast with a lot of great process tips about how to operate a growing team whilst keeping track of costs.We touch upon how to approach legal and other contractual situations that can arise when you’re small and have limited budgets. Towards the end, we also chat through the difficulties Dlala went through in surviving the loss of a $3million Disney deal. If you ha...
2022-02-081h 08Realtime RootsGemma Foster | Operations Director of Dlala on her roots in creating operating infrastructure in a growing teamIn this week's episode, we deep dive into all things money and operations with Gemma Foster, the operations director at Dlala studios.It's a very practical podcast with a lot of great process tips about how to operate a growing team whilst keeping track of costs.We touch upon how to approach legal and other contractual situations that can arise when you’re small and have limited budgets. Towards the end, we also chat through the difficulties Dlala went through in surviving the loss of a $3million Disney deal. If you ha...
2022-02-081h 08
Realtime RootsAj Grand-Scrutton | CEO of Dlala on his roots in building & growing a studio working on licensed IP#1 Aj Grand-Scrutton - CEO of Dlala on his roots in building & growing a studio working on licensed IPAj has a wealth of knowledge about running a business in the creative industries. Alongside his team, he's grown Dlala studios to more than 25 people who work with large entertainment companies around the world to create video games. In this episode, Aj chats through the trials and challenges of starting a team independently and provides practical tips on how to overcome stressful situations that can arise.About DlalaWebsite: https...
2022-01-311h 12Realtime RootsAj Grand-Scrutton | CEO of Dlala on his roots in building & growing a studio working on licensed IP#1 Aj Grand-Scrutton - CEO of Dlala on his roots in building & growing a studio working on licensed IPAj has a wealth of knowledge about running a business in the creative industries. Alongside his team, he's grown Dlala studios to more than 25 people who work with large entertainment companies around the world to create video games. In this episode, Aj chats through the trials and challenges of starting a team independently and provides practical tips on how to overcome stressful situations that can arise.About DlalaWebsite: https...
2022-01-311h 12Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastGeneric Potato Person (The Almost People)This week, Nathan, Peter, Richard and Simon rise up against their more viscous oppressors, launching blistering attacks on their shot composition, plot conveniences and crimes against good taste. Because, in a very real sense, we are all The Almost People.
Notes and links
Once again, Richard refers to Walter Benjamin’s 1935 essay The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, which we linked to last week. He also mentions a response to Benjamin by American philosopher Susan Buck-Morss, a book called The Dialectics of Seeing (1989).
Picks of the week
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2021-10-171h 00Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastSpatial Relationships (Flesh and Stone)This week, Nathan, James, Peter and Simon are all huddling terrified in a dark forest, waiting for the image of an angel to materialise and kill us all — but not before we finish our discussion of Flesh and Stone.
Notes and links
Peter mentions writing for Doctor Who Magazine, in particular “The First Fifty Years Poll”, published in Issue 474, July 2014. You can find the results helpfully listed here.
Simon and Peter have a shared history with Remember Me, an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in which Beverly is horrified to find that h...
2021-04-1154 minThe Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Spatial Relationships (Flesh and Stone)This week, Nathan, James, Peter and Simon are all huddling terrified in a dark forest, waiting for the image of an angel to materialise and kill us all — but not before we finish our discussion of Flesh and Stone.
Notes and links
Peter mentions writing for Doctor Who Magazine, in particular “The First Fifty Years Poll”, published in Issue 474, July 2014. You can find the results helpfully listed here.
Simon and Peter have a shared history with Remember Me, an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in which Beverly is horrified to find that h...
2021-04-1154 minFlight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastImplacable and Completely Incomprehensible (The Time of Angels)This week, we spend 45 minutes climbing a staircase in search of 2007’s most celebrated Doctor Who monster. Peter’s dreaming about the Aplan, James is wishing he hadn’t worn these heels, Nathan is wondering if he left the mortars in the nave or the vestry, and Simon is admiring the low lighting and the sombre vaulted ceilings. It turns out our dreams no longer need us, so this must be The Time of Angels.
Notes and links
Peter suggests that River might not be popular among Doctor Who fans who are “very gun”. To find out w...
2021-04-0459 minThe Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Technical Virtuosity (The RTD Retrospective)This week, we answer the most important questions about the latest leg of our flight — the Russell T Davies Era. What happened to Nerys during the Year of Hell? Which monsters would we most like to party with? Who is the best guest character, and why is it Ida Scott? And, finally, is this the best era in the show’s history?
Notes and links
Thank you to Pete Lambert, Steven Alexander, Bob Gilbey, Joe Ford, Simon Hart and Nathan Bottomley for supplying us with questions to answer on Twitter, and to Colin Neal for his...
2021-01-081h 32Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastTechnical Virtuosity (The RTD Retrospective)This week, we answer the most important questions about the latest leg of our flight — the Russell T Davies Era. What happened to Nerys during the Year of Hell? Which monsters would we most like to party with? Who is the best guest character, and why is it Ida Scott? And, finally, is this the best era in the show’s history?
Notes and links
Thank you to Pete Lambert, Steven Alexander, Bob Gilbey, Joe Ford, Simon Hart and Nathan Bottomley for supplying us with questions to answer on Twitter, and to Colin Neal for his...
2021-01-081h 32The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: A Great Release of Tension (The End of Time, Part Two)This week, we’ve hastily convened an emergency meeting in our darkest conference room: Todd’s itching to try out his new glove, Nathan has some serious objections to make, James is here mostly for the exposition and Peter is hunched over the desk doing his best Dalek Caan impersonation. It’s the end of the David Tennant era — The End of Time, Part Two.
Notes and links
For the last time ever, the best source for background information about the development of this script is Russell T Davies’s The Writer’s Tale, particularly Chapters 23...
2021-01-011h 02Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastA Great Release of Tension (The End of Time, Part Two)This week, we’ve hastily convened an emergency meeting in our darkest conference room: Todd’s itching to try out his new glove, Nathan has some serious objections to make, James is here mostly for the exposition and Peter is hunched over the desk doing his best Dalek Caan impersonation. It’s the end of the David Tennant era — The End of Time, Part Two.
Notes and links
For the last time ever, the best source for background information about the development of this script is Russell T Davies’s The Writer’s Tale, particularly Chapters 23...
2021-01-011h 02
Politics of SoundPolitics of Sound #16 Sir Peter Bottomley, Conservative PartyIn this July edition of the Politics of Sound, Iain Carnegie invites the longest-serving Member of Parliament and Father of the House of Commons, Sir Peter Bottomley to pay his own visit to the Politics of Sound virtual Record Shop to select his three all-time favourite albums. Sir Peter emerges with an inspired and eclectic selection by Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, Dave Brubeck and Cecil Armstrong Gibbs and offers his fascinating insight into a life devoted to public service, his reasons for joining the...
2020-07-011h 01The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Dalek Caan Saves the Day (Series 4 Retrospective)This week, we look back on Series 4 and consider some of the unanswered questions from the last thirteen weeks of Flight Through Entirety. Is Series 4 the best ever series of New Who? Sylvia Noble: threat or menace? What is the best story of the season, and why is it Midnight? And, as always, who or what should we snog, marry and avoid?
Notes and links
James mentions Donna’s solo return to the world of Doctor Who in the Big Finish box set Kidnapped!, which also stars Jacqueline King. Big Finish has also released an ad...
2020-06-141h 16Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastDalek Caan Saves the Day (Series 4 Retrospective)This week, we look back on Series 4 and consider some of the unanswered questions from the last thirteen weeks of Flight Through Entirety. Is Series 4 the best ever series of New Who? Sylvia Noble: threat or menace? What is the best story of the season, and why is it Midnight? And, as always, who or what should we snog, marry and avoid?
Notes and links
James mentions Donna’s solo return to the world of Doctor Who in the Big Finish box set Kidnapped!, which also stars Jacqueline King. Big Finish has also released an ad...
2020-06-141h 16Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastWhy He Wins (Journey’s End)This week, all four of us gather in the Console Room to tow the podcast home after a particularly trying week. It’s time for our journey to end, in — er — Journey’s End.
Notes and links
Perennial FTE punching bag Dodo Chaplet contracts syphilis — or at least an alien sex virus — in Daniel O’Mahony’s Virgin Missing Adventure The Man in the Velvet Mask.
During the Doctor’s year off in 2009, the 456 arrive on Earth to kidnap millions of children and are thwarted by Torchwood, without the assistance of Martha or Mickey. Despite th...
2020-06-071h 05The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: This Soldier, This Soldier, This Soldier, This Soldier (The Poison Sky)This week, Nathan is crushing on that nice Colonel, James is crushing on a cloned replica of himself, and Peter is crushing on that nice young man who runs the local startup cult academy. And all the time, Adam Richard is roaming this suburban street with an axe, looking for cars to attack. It’s the end of the world, as usual: it’s The Poison Sky.
Notes and links
Adam’s TV show Outland (2012) screened on ABC-TV and told the story of five queer science-fiction fans thrown together after the breakup of their local fan gr...
2020-04-1254 minFlight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastThis Soldier, This Soldier, This Soldier, This Soldier (The Poison Sky)This week, Nathan is crushing on that nice Colonel, James is crushing on a cloned replica of himself, and Peter is crushing on that nice young man who runs the local startup cult academy. And all the time, Adam Richard is roaming this suburban street with an axe, looking for cars to attack. It’s the end of the world, as usual: it’s The Poison Sky.
Notes and links
Adam’s TV show Outland (2012) screened on ABC-TV and told the story of five queer science-fiction fans thrown together after the breakup of their local fan gr...
2020-04-1254 minFlight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastA Long Tradition of Doctor Who Monsters That in Some Way Resemble Human Genitalia (Evolution of the Daleks)This week, we discuss human nature, animatronic willies, easily avoidable deaths, and the ethics of cooking pork. Which is probably all just a way of distracting ourselves from the Evolution of the Daleks.
Notes and links
The script for this episode is clever enough to borrow from David Whitaker, the Doctor Who script editor who wrote the cleverest Dalek stories from the 1960s. To find out more about him, have a listen to our episode on Evil of the Daleks, which is Episode 13: Airwick Gatport.
James identifies one of the influences on this...
2019-10-1341 minFlight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastSome Vicars (The Satan Pit)In this week’s earnest Radio National podcast episode, Nathan, Peter and Todd discuss religion, the concept of Satan, the nature of human evil, and a proposed Marxist reading of the plight of the Ood. Plus, an episode of a children’s science fiction series called The Satan Pit.
Notes and links
We mention a lot of tropes from the Hinchcliffe Era of Doctor Who, and so to brush up on this, you will probably want to listen to New to Who’s recent Hinchcliffe overview.
Further Hinchcliffe tropes are discussed in our episod...
2019-05-1250 minThe Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Some Vicars (The Satan Pit)In this week’s earnest Radio National podcast episode, Nathan, Peter and Todd discuss religion, the concept of Satan, the nature of human evil, and a proposed Marxist reading of the plight of the Ood. Plus, an episode of a children’s science fiction series called The Satan Pit.
Notes and links
We mention a lot of tropes from the Hinchcliffe Era of Doctor Who, and so to brush up on this, you will probably want to listen to New to Who’s recent Hinchcliffe overview.
Further Hinchcliffe tropes are discussed in our episod...
2019-05-1250 minThe Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Material That Was Worthy of Him (The Peter Davison Retrospective)
For some people, small, beautiful events are what life is all about!
Another era reaches its end, and somewhere, someone’s favourite television show is cancelled again. Perhaps Peter Davison’s years on the programme weren’t its heyday, but all four of us have found a new appreciation of his portrayal of the Doctor. Thanks, Peter. Time to say goodbye.
Notes and links
We have been unable to substantiate Brendan’s claim about Janet’s knickerlessness in Frontios Part 1, but brave souls wishing to assist us might try starting at timecode 23:10.
Big Fini...
2017-01-151h 13Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastMaterial That Was Worthy of Him (The Peter Davison Retrospective)
For some people, small, beautiful events are what life is all about!
Another era reaches its end, and somewhere, someone’s favourite television show is cancelled again. Perhaps Peter Davison’s years on the programme weren’t its heyday, but all four of us have found a new appreciation of his portrayal of the Doctor. Thanks, Peter. Time to say goodbye.
Notes and links
We have been unable to substantiate Brendan’s claim about Janet’s knickerlessness in Frontios Part 1, but brave souls wishing to assist us might try starting at timecode 23:10.
Big Fini...
2017-01-151h 13Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastSand in Your Parrinium (The Time Warrior, Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Death to the Daleks)So, we’ve changed the desktop theme, and we’re ready to start on the delightful Jon Pertwee’s final year on Doctor Who, as we discuss the first three stories of Season 11: The Time Warrior, Invasion of the Dinosaurs and Death to the Daleks. Oh, beshrew me, but I grow fond of this fellow!
Buy the stories!
The Time Warrior was released on DVD in 2007/2008, including an option to watch a version of the story with acceptable special effects. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)
Invasion of the Dinosaurs, sadly, has no such option. It was...
2015-05-191h 49The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Sand in Your Parrinium (The Time Warrior, Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Death to the Daleks)So, we’ve changed the desktop theme, and we’re ready to start on the delightful Jon Pertwee’s final year on Doctor Who, as we discuss the first three stories of Season 11: The Time Warrior, Invasion of the Dinosaurs and Death to the Daleks. Oh, beshrew me, but I grow fond of this fellow!
Buy the stories!
The Time Warrior was released on DVD in 2007/2008, including an option to watch a version of the story with acceptable special effects. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)
Invasion of the Dinosaurs, sadly, has no such option. It was...
2015-05-191h 49Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastTurducken (The Ambassadors of Death, Inferno)As our flight through the first season of post–Doctor Who Doctor Who comes to a close, Brendan, Richard and Nathan discuss The Ambassadors of Death and fan-favourite Inferno. Hold on tight: there’s never been a bore like this one!
Buy the stories!
The Ambassadors of Death was released on DVD in 2012. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)
Inferno has had two DVD releases: the original in 2006, and a Special Edition in 2013. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)
The Ambassadors…of DEATH!
We’ve mentioned The Ipcress File (1965) before as an inspiration for Doct...
2015-02-011h 25The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Turducken (The Ambassadors of Death, Inferno)As our flight through the first season of post–Doctor Who Doctor Who comes to a close, Brendan, Richard and Nathan discuss The Ambassadors of Death and fan-favourite Inferno. Hold on tight: there’s never been a bore like this one!
Buy the stories!
The Ambassadors of Death was released on DVD in 2012. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)
Inferno has had two DVD releases: the original in 2006, and a Special Edition in 2013. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)
The Ambassadors…of DEATH!
We’ve mentioned The Ipcress File (1965) before as an inspiration for Doct...
2015-02-011h 25The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Jill Curzon–Inspired Wallpaper (Dr Who and the Daleks, Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD)And we’re back, now on the big screen in glorious Technicolor! This week, Brendan Who, Nathan Who and Richard Who discuss the two 1960s Peter Cushing films, Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. Come with us into that strange new world. We cannot guarantee your safety. But I can promise you unimagined cakes!
Buy the films!
You can get lovely remastered Blu-ray versions of both films. Dr. Who and the Daleks (Amazon US) (Amazon UK) and Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK).
Dr. Who an...
2014-10-111h 21Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastJill Curzon–Inspired Wallpaper (Dr Who and the Daleks, Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD)And we’re back, now on the big screen in glorious Technicolor! This week, Brendan Who, Nathan Who and Richard Who discuss the two 1960s Peter Cushing films, Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. Come with us into that strange new world. We cannot guarantee your safety. But I can promise you unimagined cakes!
Buy the films!
You can get lovely remastered Blu-ray versions of both films. Dr. Who and the Daleks (Amazon US) (Amazon UK) and Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK).
Dr. Who an...
2014-10-111h 21The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Tropes Tropes Tropes Tropes Tropes (The Gunfighters, The Savages, The War Machines)We’ve finally reached the end of our flight through Doctor Who’s third season. It’s been a long and controversial journey, but happily it ends with The Gunfighters, The Savages and The War Machines. So have one on the house. It isn’t every day we get the over–twenties in this place. (Oh wait, it is.)
Buy the stories!
The Gunfighters exists in its entirety, and it’s unmissable. If you haven’t seen it yet, you must buy it at once. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK) (In the UK and Australia, it was inexplicab...
2014-09-131h 14Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastTropes Tropes Tropes Tropes Tropes (The Gunfighters, The Savages, The War Machines)We’ve finally reached the end of our flight through Doctor Who’s third season. It’s been a long and controversial journey, but happily it ends with The Gunfighters, The Savages and The War Machines. So have one on the house. It isn’t every day we get the over–twenties in this place. (Oh wait, it is.)
Buy the stories!
The Gunfighters exists in its entirety, and it’s unmissable. If you haven’t seen it yet, you must buy it at once. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK) (In the UK and Australia, it was inexplicab...
2014-09-131h 14Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastSomeone Lost Their Beagle (The Massacre, The Ark, The Celestial Toymaker)Our endless flight through Doctor Who’s third season chokes, stalls and crashes into The Massacre, The Ark and The Celestial Toymaker. And Nathan’s not at all happy. (Let’s put a cork on that, Nathan!)
These are three controversial stories, and we’d like to know what you think. Do you hate The Massacre, or do you love it as much as all right-thinking Doctor Who commentators? Is The Ark racist? Is The Celestial Toymaker appalling or merely terrible?
Please let us know what you think by leaving a comment on our website or on ou...
2014-09-071h 13Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastNipples, Dear Listener (Galaxy 4, Mission to the Unknown, The Myth Makers)Hold your breath, everyone! Brendan, Richard and Nathan besiege, invade and finally burn down the first three stories of Doctor Who’s highly controversial third season: Galaxy Four, Mission to the Unknown and The Myth Makers. Dusty Springfield wigs at the ready, girls!
Buy the stories!
Well, of the nine episodes we discuss this week, only one is known to exist. You can see episode 2 of Galaxy Four, Air Lock, as part of a reconstructed version of the entire story on The Aztecs: Special Edition DVD. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)
Galaxy Four audio, na...
2014-08-1259 min
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