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Welcome to the Sunday the 28th May edition of Gallifrey Times!

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

The official BBC website has put up its Official Pyramid microsite with the usual clips, factfiles and quiz etc.
Pyramid at the End of the World Reaction posts and Discussion
- jjpor has posted who_at_50's, here.
- nostalgia reacts more to the next time trailer than the episode (discussion in the comments is worth reading, as always).
- The Gallifrey Times hosts a discussion and poll.
- beccaelizabeth is mildly disappointed.
- Blogtor Who rounds up some fan reactions.
- I posted doctorwho's Reactipoll here.
Pyramid at the End of the World Reviews
- The Grauniad says that in a dark week, the show went to dark places.
- Blogtor Who thinks it is an exciting, idea-driven story that plays with high stakes.
- Den of Geek says an impressive episode, with caveats.
- Cultbox thought it was another solid and rewarding episode in a season that’s been nothing but consistent.
- Doctor Who News thought it isn’t the best [episode] of the season, but it definitely isn’t the worst.
- lizbee wasn't thrilled.
- I hated it. Really, really hated it. With lots of swearing.
Pyramid at the End of the World Extras
- Den of Geek has a list of geeky spots and easter eggs.
- CultBox has a list of the top 5 monks in Who.
- Blogtor Who has a list of continuity references in the episode.
- The Gallifrey Times has the overnights (also in Doctor Who News).
The Gallifrey Times has the covers for Doctor Who Magazine #513 and the final result of their poll on Extremis.
purplecat reviews Oxygen, and thinks she like it less than it deserves to be liked; she also has a random pic from City of Death.
Whovian Feminism reviews Extremis.
Blogtor Who has some Who-related updates from London Comic Con.
Cultbox reveals who will be directing Moffat's final ever Who.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has the Next Time trailer for The Lie of the Land and a clip therefrom.
The Eleventh Hour (audio podcast) review Extremis.
Roy's Rocket Radio (audio podcast) discusses Extremis, among other things.
Whocast.de (autoplaying German audio podcast) Episode 345 discusses Extremis too.
Arrow Of Time (audio podcast) Episode 134 also discusses Extremis.
Discussing Who (audio podcast) Episode 49 discusses Extremis as well.
The Doctor Who Show has dropped three episodes: (audio podcast) Episode 9 of their You and Who strand, a May roundup, and a review of Pyramid.
Doctor Who Time and Space (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 213 discusses Extremis as well.
Tim's Take On... (audio podcast) Episode 385 reviews Pyramid.
Doctor Who Fifty Years Ago (audio podcast) Episode 37 reviews The Evil of the Daleks Episode 1.
Doctor Who: The Sonic Toolbox (audio podcast) Episode 236 covers Extremis AND Pyramid.
Who Back When (audio podcast) Episode 56 reviews The Next Doctor.
The Who Addicts (YouTube channel) have two reviews of Pyramid.
Doctor Who: The Fan Show (YouTube channel) has their usual aftershow discussion, this week with Rachel Denning and Jamie Hill.

- Challenges, Prompts and Announcements relating to Fanworks -

primsong has This week's challenge - "vegetable" in dw100.
ratcreature announces that fanart_recs are looking for contributors.

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Welcome to the Friday the 26th of May edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note: I had a horrific migraine yesterday, so you're getting a bumper edition today.

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

The big news: this week's episode has had a small cut made to it due to events in Manchester (apparently it's just one line of dialogue, so not like the couple of minutes that was trimmed from Robot of Sherwood). This is covered in The Radio Times, The Gallifrey Times, and The Indy, among other places.
Lots of sites are also covering the Titan Summer Comic Event "The Lost Dimension": Doctor Who News, The Gallifreyan Gazette, Blogtor Who, and The Gallifrey Times.
The Gallifrey Times has a photo gallery from The Pyramid at the End of the World (also in The Gallifreyan Gazette), a whole team review of Extremis, and news of an agreement to expand Doctor Who into China up to series 15 (which means they are planning up to series 15! Yay! This is also in Doctor Who News, CultBox, and Den of Geek by the by.).
glory_jean has a recap of what they thought of the season so far.
beccaelizabeth has been listening to Big Finish: Torchwood: Outbreak. Here are her thoughts on disc one and a longer review of the story overall.
nostalgia starts a discussion of the Doctor's treatment of Missy in doctor_and_master.
purplecat rewatches and reviews The Daleks (1963).
Den of Geek has a "spoiler free" review of The Pyramid at the End of the World.
Blogtor Who has a VERY favourable review of Big Finish's UNIT Assembled, a "spoiler-free" review of The Pyramid at the End of the World, news of Billie Piper and Pearl Mackie attending a convention next weekend in Philadelphia, and the air date and synopsis for Empress of Mars (also in The Gallifrey Times).
The Gallifreyan Gazette has a reminder of the synopsis for The Lie of the Land.
Pop Culturalist has a long review of Wholanta, with some awesome cosplay photos. (recced by acciochocolate in doctorwho)
CultBox has 10 spoiler-free ‘Doctor Who’ hints for Season 10 Episode 7: ‘The Pyramid at the End of the World’.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has Steven Moffat and Peter and Pearl introducing The Pyramid at the End of the World, and also a clip therefrom.
Verity (audio podcast) Episode 138 discusses Extremis.
Tin Dog Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 675 discusses Extremis too.
Travelling the Vortex (audio podcast) Episode 331 also discusses Extremis.
The Watchathon of Rassilon (audio podcast) discusses Wholanta and Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD.
Outpost Skaro (audio podcast) Episode 121 discusses Knock Knock.
Who's He? (audio podcast) Episode 270 discusses Extremis.
Who's Doing What Now? (audio podcast) Episode 54 discusses The Unicorn and the Wasp.
The Doctor Who Show's A-Z of Doctor Who strand has reached (audio podcast) Episode 13: M.
The Coal Hill AV Club (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 70 covers Extremis.
Gallifrey Stands (audio podcast) Episode 163 is a discussion of all 6 episodes of series 10 so far.
Who's On Target (audio podcast) Episode 49 discusses Extremis.
Mutter's Spiral (audio podcast) Episode 130 also discusses Extremis.
Doctor Who: The Sonic Toolbox (audio podcast) discusses Extremis too.
Mark Who 42 (audio podcast) Episode 183 discusses Oxygen and Extremis.
Discussing Who (audio podcast) Episode 48 covers Southern Geek Fest.
New Who Podcast (autoplaying audio podcast) discusses Oxygen and Extremis.
Doctor Whooch (audio podcast) Episode 114 was unimpressed with Extremis and has swearing even in the title.
The Impossible Girls (audio podcast) Episode 63 discusses Extremis.
Reality Bomb (audio podcast) Episode 46 talks about comics, the awesomeness of Bill, Extremis, and The Ultimate Foe, among other things.
Wanderers in the Fourth Dimension (audio podcast) Episode 270 discusses Extremis.
The Cultdom Collective (autoplaying audio podcast) have a commentary track for Extremis.
Gallifrey's Most Wanted (audio podcast) Episode 9 discusses Rose.
The Pharos Project (audio podcast) Episode 215 discusses Extremis.
Big Blue Box Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 143 covers various bits of Merch, and Extremis.
The Ood Cast (audio podcast) discusses Extremis.
The Who Addicts (YouTube channel) has a preview of The Pyramid at the End of the World.

- Challenges, Prompts and Announcements relating to Fanworks -

trobadora is promoting sign-ups for wintercompanion in who_at_50 (and also in fandom_on_dw).
zabimitsuki is promoting the fic and art bingo challenge seasonofkink in fandomcalendar (and also in fandom_on_dw).
prisca has news of the June mini summer bingo challenge for fffc in fandomcalendar.

- Fanworks -

Fic: (rating; characters/pairings)

nuraicha posts Both Ends of a Candle in dwfiction. (G; Twelve/Missy, Twelve/Simm!Master, Bill Potts.)
penaltywaltz posts A Well-Timed Rescue in crossovers and in everything_who. (PG; Donna Noble, Harold Saxon & Greg Lestrade)
penaltywaltz posts Ask and Ye Shall Recieve in everything_who. (PG; Sally Donovan/Molly Hooper, Spock/Nyota Uhura, Sherlock Holmes/Molly Hooper, August Booth/Emma Swan, Mr. Holmes/Mummy Holmes, Danny Pink/Clara Oswald)

GIFsets, Caps, and Photosets:

3rddoctor has a series of the Master/Missy asking for help.

Podfic and Fanvids

Jake Dudman (YouTube channel) has a reworking of the Eleventh Doctor meeting the Curator, featuring Jon Culshaw.
FiveWhoFans (YouTube channel) has It's Never Omega! - A Zygon Called ISIS and an alternative version of Extremis.

Welcome to the Tuesday the 23rd of May edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note: I ❤ MCR.

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

Doctor Who News has the AI figure for Extremis (also in The Gallifrey Times), an obituary of Eric Pringle, final BARB ratings for Oxygen (also in The Gallifrey Times), a review of Torchwood: the Dollhouse from Big Finish, and an image gallery and international broadcast times for The Pyramid at the End of the World (also in Cultbox (twice) and Blogtor Who).
Blogtor Who has news of a Freebie that Candy Jar are giving away with the latest Lethbridge Stewart book, and a competition to win four of the Candy Jar Lethbridge Stewart books.
The Gallifreyan Gazette has a review of Extremis.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has "What's the worst that can happen on a first date?".
Into The Time Vortex (audio podcast) Episode 43 discusses Extremis.
Metebelis 2 (audio podcast) Episode 43 also discusses Extremis.
Night of the Living Geeks (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 92 discusses Extremis as well.
The 20MB Doctor Who Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 342 is another Extremis discussion.
Starburst Magazine's Blue Box Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 258 discusses Extremis too.
Terminus Podcast (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 26 covers Thin Ice.
Gallifrey Public Radio (audio podcast) discusses Extremis.
Zeus Plug (audio podcast) also discusses Extremis (and seems to have stopped autoplaying! Hurrah!).

- Challenges, Prompts and Announcements relating to Fanworks -

paynesgrey.livejournal.com has a reminder to vote in the Old Fashioned challenge in who_contest.
trobadora announces that Doctor/Jack Summer/Winter Holidays sign-ups are open now in everything_who (and fandomcalendar).

Welcome to the Monday the 22nd of May edition of Gallifrey Times!

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

Extremis Stuff:
- Cultbox has a potential casting spoiler inspired by a blink-and-you'll-miss-it bit of Extremis.
- Blogtor Who has a roundup of fan reactions.
- Doctor Who News has the British and Australian overnights, and a roundup of press reactions.
- has .
glory_jean has listened to Big Finish 2: Scherzo and has some thoughts.
Blogtor Who reviews Big Finish: Vortex Ice and Cortex Fire, has news about the SJA reunion event in Cardiff (I so wish I could go to that :( ), and reminds us that David Tennant and Billie Piper are on this week's Big Finish podcast.
Doctor Who News previews Lethbridge Stewart: The Runaway Bomb.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has the Doctor confronting The Monks, a feature on the Monks and Michelle Gomez on Missy.
The Cultdom Collective (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 332 is a review of Oxygen and Episode 323 (I think they may have typoed the episode numbers) is a review of Extremis.
Flight Through Entirety (audio podcast) Episode 111 covers The Trial of a Timelord: The Ultimate Foe.
Trust Your Doctor (audio podcast) Episode 3 of their book review strand covers The Romance of Crime, written by Gareth Roberts.
Radio Free Skaro (audio podcast) Episode 583 reviews Extremis.
Doctor Who's On Target (audio podcast) reviews Extremis too.
Doctor Who Brasil (audio podcast) Episode 60 is also a review of Extremis.
The Who Addicts (YouTube channel) review Extremis.

- Fanworks -

Fic: (rating; characters/pairings)

selenay posts Not Like Drowning (Just Like Drowning) in dwfiction. (G; Bill Potts)

GIFsets, Caps, and Photosets:

Nervouspearl has a When You're Trying to be Gay But Then a Wild Pope Appears GIFset.

Welcome to the Sunday the 21st of May 2017 edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note: .

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

The BBC website have their Extremis microsite up, featuring the usual factfiles, clips and quizzes.
Extremis Reaction Posts and Polls
- jjpor posts who_at_50's, here.
- The Gallifrey Times has a reaction post and poll.
- nostalgia has some reactions here.
- I posted doctorwho's reactipoll here.
Extremis Reviews
- Blogtor Who says it shakes up the status quo (insert Francis Rossi/Rick Parfitt joke here).
- The Grauniad says Moffat is bending the show almost to breaking point.
- CultBox says it was smart and weird scifi.
- beccaelizabeth felt frustrated by some elements of it, but liked others.
- Den of Geek thought it was more about the setup than the payoff.
- jesuswasbatman thought it was impressively creepy, but the plot had been done many times before.
- Doctor Who News says it plays like the setup of a season finale.
- lizbee thought it was weird and complicated and scary
Extremis Extras
- Cultbox reveals their top five religious figures in Who, and has this week's emergency fanwank hotline.
- Blogtor Who has a list of Continuity references.
- Den of Geek has a list of geeky spots and easter eggs.
- The Gallifrey Times has the Overnights.
The Gallifrey Times has the final results of their Oxygen poll.
Blogtor Who has an advert for that TARDIS-flying game.
silvainshadows wants to know if anyone has made a Doctor/Master fanvid to Genghis Khan by Miike Snow yet? in doctor_and_master.
Former Doctor Colin Baker has been having cyber attack problems (in an attempt to be helpful, I went on twitter and advised him to get a password manager).

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has the Next TIme Trailer for Pyramid at the End of the World.
Staggering Stories (audio podcast) Episode 263 discusses Knock Knock and Oxygen, and a recent visit to the Doctor Who studios in Cardiff and the Capitol 2 Doctor Who convention, and various other stuff as well.
Doctor Who: Time and Space (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 212 discusses Oxygen.
The Doctor Who Show (audio podcast) has Episode 8 of their You and Who strand and their review of Extremis.
Doctor Who: Podshock (audio podcast) Episode 340 reviews Smile.
Tim's Take On... (audio podcast) Episode 384 reviews Extremis.
Doctor Who Fifty Years Ago (audio podcast) Episode 36 reviews The Faceless Ones Episode 6.
42 to Doomsday (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 67 is a good long chat about how production teams, and fans, (mis)handled continuity over the shows' history.
Lazy Doctor Who (audio podcast) Episode 88 discusses The War Machines episodes 3-4.
Who New (audio podcast) discusses The Runaway Bride.
Doctor Who: The Fan Show (YouTube channel) has Michelle Gomez on for their aftershow this week.
Eyes of Harmony (YouTube channel) have their Extremis first thoughts vid.

- Fanworks -

Fanart: (rating; characters/pairings)

JoScribbles drew SupportiveGrandad!Twelve. (G; Bill, Twelve)

GIFsets, Caps, and Photosets:

purplecat has Corpses in Spacesuits.

Welcome to the Saturday the 20th of May edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note: bit late today, sorry. I went far too far down the rabbit hole of the website the first link is to, and actually hurt my stomach muscles laughing so hard. The recipes are hilarious!

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

A lady who programs Neural nets, and teaches them to produce things like recipes and paint colours has taught one to produce Doctor Who Episode Titles.
The Gallifrey Times has the synopsis and cast for The Lie of the Land, and a round up of all the information we have so far about Extremis.
Blogtor Who has a "spoiler-free" preview for Extremis.
The writer of Oxygen has posted his original treatment for the story.
Whovian Feminism has a review of Oxygen.
beccaelizabeth reviews Big Finish Audio: The Torchwood Archive.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has a preview clip from Extremis and news of what a returning character has been up to since they were last in the show.
The Eleventh Hour (audio podcast) reviews Oxygen.
The Ood Cast (audio podcast) also reviews Oxygen.
Talking Timelords (audio podcast) Episode 70 reviews Oxygen too.
(audio podcast)The Untempered Schism Episode 162 reviews Silver Nemesis.

- Challenges, Prompts and Announcements relating to Fanworks -

redwolf posts this week's challenge in dw100.

- Fanworks -

Fic: (rating; characters/pairings)

badly_knitted posts Thirty One Sentence Torchwood Ficlets in fffc. (NC-17; Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness, Toshiko Sato, Owen Harper, Gwen Cooper, OCs)

Podfic and Fanvids

Five Who Fans has Alternative Oxygen.

Welcome to the Friday the 19th of May edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note: for no particular reason today, I wish to remind everybody that we provide links that we think Whovians might be interested in, not ones that we necessarily think everyone will approve of. I know there's at least one link today that some people will object to; equally, others would like to see it. We err on the side of more information here at GT, and hope you are all ok with that.

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

beccaelizabeth has a review of Big Finish: Torchwood: Made You Look.
Blogtor Who reviews Big Finish: The Haunting of Malkin Place , has news of the TV Choice Awards nominations, reviews Titan Comics Tenth Doctor Y3 #5, interviews George Mann and Cavan Scott, and confirms the air date for and gives the synopsis of The Lie of The Land.
The Gallifreyan Gazette has the synopsis of Pyramid at the End of the World.
The Gallifrey Times has news of a new book of Gallifreyan poetry (also in Blogtor Who, here and Doctor Who News here).
Cultbox has some "spoiler free" hints for Extremis.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has Michelle Gomez looking at some YouTube comments and Peter and Pearl's introduction to Extremis.
The Cultdom Collective (autoplaying audio podcast) has a commentary track for Oxygen.
Transmissions from Atlantis (audio podcast) Episode 124 covers Wholanta 2017, among other things.
Wanderers in the 4th Dimension (audio podcast) Episode 269 discusses Oxygen.
Whocast.de (autoplaying German audio podcast) Episode 344 discusses Oxygen and the German DVD release of the Caves of Androzani (my German-speaking person tells me that in German it is The Holes of Androzani).
Who's On Target (audio podcast) discusses the Doctor Who Experience & TARDIS Set Tour review.
The Oncoming Storm (audio podcast) Episode 199 discuss Architects of History, The Girl Who Never Was, and The Beginning.
The Pharos Project (audio podcast) Episode 214 discusses Oxygen.
Big BLue Box Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 142 discusses Oxygen too.
Gallifrey Stands (audio podcast) Episode 162 talks to Mark Cordory, head of the props department at Who.
This Morning on ITV (YouTube channel) has an interview with Pearl Mackie.
The Who Addicts (YouTube channel) preview Extremis.

- Challenges, Prompts and Announcements relating to Fanworks -

nonconamod announces the timetable for nonconathon in fandomcalendar.

- Fanworks -

GIFsets, Caps, and Photosets:

Cultbox has 11 Bill Potts GIFs to get you ready for the weekend.

Welcome to the Thursday the 18th of May edition of Gallifrey Times!

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

Doctor Who News covers that TARDIS piloting game, as does The Gallifrey Times.
The Gallifrey Times also confirms the broadcast time for Pyramid at the end of the world.
Two "spoiler free" reviews for Extremis: one in Den of Geek and one in CultBox.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has Steven Moffat introducing Extremis.
Verity! (audio podcast) Episode 137 discusses Oxygen.
Tin Dog Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 671 discusses Oxygen.
The Impossible Girls (audio podcast) Episode 62 discusses Oxygen too.
Mark Who 42 (audio podcast) Episode 182 meets Caitlin Blackwood and Frazer Hines.
Doctor Who: On Target (audio podcast) reviews Oxygen.
Arrow Of Time (audio podcast) Episode 133 also discusses Oxygen.
Doctor Whooch (audio podcast) Episode 113 discusses Oxygen as well.

- Challenges, Prompts and Announcements relating to Fanworks -

aralias has an announcement about possible timings in unconventionalcourtship.

- Fanworks -

GIFsets, Caps, and Photosets:

j-murphy has a Space: the final frontier GIFset.

Welcome to the Wednesday the 17th of May edition of Gallifrey Times!

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

Oxygen Stuff: The Gallifreyan Gazette reviews it, and The Gallifrey Times has a full team review of it.
The Big News Story of the day: is that semi-regular cast member leaving that we linked to yesterday. Today it is featured in The Indy, CultBox, Nerdist, and Digital Spy, among many other outlets.
Martin Belam in The Grauniad writes about the awesomeness of Bill.
The Gallifrey Times has news of Who nominations in the TV Choice Awards, a returning cast member talking about working with another returning cast member (man, spoiler avoidance is hard today), and that set of promo photos from Extremis (also in The Gallifreyan Gazette here).
Doctor Who News has a roundup of this week's comic releases.
Blogtor Who summarises Michelle Gomez's reddit AMA.
The Mary Sue is happy about Ten and Rose being back together for Big Finish.
purplecat reviews Knock Knock.
Whovian Feminism answers a question about the similarities and differences between Kill The Moon and Thin Ice.
Den of Geek says the real monsters of series ten are the humans.
The official BBC Doctor Who website announces a new mobile TARDIS piloting game.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has a video about the cliffhanger we were left with at the end of Oxygen (staying non-judgemental about which is very very hard for me) and a trailer for the TARDIS-piloting mobile game linked above.
Travelling the Vortex (audio podcast) Episode 330 discusses Oxygen.
The 20MB Doctor Who Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 341 discusses Oxygen too.
Gallifrey's Most Wanted (audio podcast) Episode 8 discusses the 1996 TV movie.
Gallifrey Public Radio (audio podcast) discusses Oxygen.
The Old Doctor Who Show (audio podcast) Episode 42 discusses Black Orchid.
Discussing Who (audio podcast) Episode 47 covers Oxygen.
Earth Station Who (audio podcast) Episode 157 discusses Oxygen as well.
The Coal Hill AV Club (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 69 also discusses Oxygen.
Who's Doing What Now? (audio podcast) Episode 53 discusses The Doctor's Daughter.
Zeus Plug (autoplaying audio podcast) discusses Oxygen.

- Challenges, Prompts and Announcements relating to Fanworks -

selenic76 announces that sign-ups are open for Harlequin Big Bang in fandomcalendar.

- Fanworks -

GIFsets, Caps, and Photosets:

JaimeLannistre has an Oxygen GIFset.
Astriiformes has a clipping from the Doctor Who Free Comic Book Day comic that I didn't manage to get hold of *sadface*.

Welcome to the Tuesday the 16th of May edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note: That feeling when you hit post instead of preview.... D'OH! Anyway....

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

Oxygen Stuff:
- CultBox has The Doctor Who Emergency Fanwank Hotline for Oxygen.
- I finally got round to watching it. I didn't like it.
- cosmolinguist didn't like it either.
Today's Big News: Big Finish's next set of Tenth Doctor Audios will feature Billie Piper as Rose. This story covered in Blogtor Who, The Gallifrey Times, Doctor Who News, and Whovian Feminism.
Paul Cornell has various bits of news, including that he'll be at London Film and Comic Con.
Blogtor Who previews Lethbridge-Stewart ‘The Daughters of Earth’ from Candy Jar Books, and flags up that Big Finish are having a flash Sale of Tenth Doctor audios.
Doctor Who News has the official BARB ratings for Knock Knock (also in The Gallifrey Times here), and a set of publicity images for Extremis.
The Gallifrey Times has the AI figures for Oxygen.
The Radio Times has news of a semi-regular cast member deciding to leave.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

Into the Time Vortex (audio podcast) Episode 42 discusses Oxygen.
Metebelis 2 (audio podcast) Episode 42 discusses Oxygen.
Night of the Living Geeks (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 91 discusses Oxygen too.
Mutter's Spiral (audio podcast) Episode 129 also discusses Oxygen.
Starburst Magazine's Blue Box Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 257 discusses Oxygen as well.
Who's He? (audio podcast) Episode 269 is summarising A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust, once in a swimsuit and once in evening dress... Nah, only joking, they're discussing Oxygen too.

- Fanworks -

Fic: (rating; characters/pairings)

paynesgrey.livejournal.com posts One Quick Trip in who_contest. (All Ages; Eighth Doctor, Original Female Character)

Welcome to the Monday the 15th of May edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note: .

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

Oxygen stuff
- jesuswasbatman has some thoughts on the socioeconomic content of Oxygen.
- Doctor Who News has the British and Australian overnight ratings, and a roundup of press reactions to it, and the AI figures for it.
Blogtor Who has a preview of Titan Comics Twelfth Doctor Year 3 #3, a review of Big Finish: ‘The Ninth Doctor Chronicles’, and news of Catherine Tate at MCM Comic Con.
Den of Geek has a feature on the graphic design of Who.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has an interview with the actor who played Blue Peter, a preview clip of Extremis, and an inteview with the actor who played Ivan.
The Doctor Who Show (audio podcast) reviews Oxygen.
Doctor Who: The Highlanders (audio podcast) review Oxygen too.
Staggering Stories (audio podcast) Episode 191 is a commentary track for The Pilot.
Flight Through Entirety (audio podcast) Episode 110 discusses Terror of the Vervoids.
Doctor Who: The Krynoid Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 93 discusses The Macra Terror.
Trust Your Doctor (audio podcast) discusses Phantasmagoria.
Radio Free Skaro (audio podcast) Episode 582 is a review of Oxygen.
Doctor Who: The Target Files (audio podcast) reviews Oxygen.
The TARDIS Tavern (audio podcast) Episode 162 has an evening with Mark Strickson.
Doctor Who Brasil (audio podcast) Episode 59 discusses Oxygen.
Tin Dog Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 672 is an interview with Mark Wright.
The Who Addicts (YouTube channel) review Oxygen.
Eyes of Harmony (YouTube channel) has a first thoughts/reaction video about Oxygen.

- Challenges, Prompts and Announcements relating to Fanworks -

mad_jaks has this week's challenge in dw100.
alafaye has a list of Optional Sign Ups in torchwood_fest.
rareslashex_mod announces a rare slash exchange in fandomcalendar.

- Fanworks -

Fic: (rating; characters/pairings)

selenay posts A Box of Memories in dwfiction. (General Audiences; Bill Potts, Shireen, Harry (Knock Knock), Twelfth Doctor)

Welcome to the Sunday the 14th of May edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note: I haven't watched Oxygen yet because I had to be on a train when the show was on, but I gather it was quite good...?

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

The BBC's Official Oxygen page is up, featuring interviews, behind the scenes videos, the quiz, the Fact File and more!
Oxygen Reaction and Squee posts
- jjpor has who_at_50's here.
- The Gallifrey Times has a reactipoll.
- Blogtor Who has a roundup of Twitter reactions.
- I posted doctorwho's reactipoll here.
Oxygen Reviews
- The Grauniad says Doctor Who has rarely been so hilarious, so harrowing – and so unapologetically left-wing.
- Blogtor Who says it's an intense horror story.
- Den of Geek says it would be fair to say that Oxygen was something of a triumph.
- Doctor Who News says it had the feel of an instant classic.
- jesuswasbatman says the people who were upset two weeks ago will be utterly infuriated over this.
- lizbee has it was tense, scary, and took the show's Anti Capitalist Agenda into space.
- beccaelizabeth says it was creepy to proper scary in the middle, political, and stripped the Doctor down to basics even further than usual.
- Ars Technica says it's reminiscent of classic Star Trek episodes that score an A-plus for science fiction, while still finding time to scrutinise modern day prejudices..
Oxygen Extra Content
- Den of Geek lists Geeky Spots and Easter Eggs.
- Blogtor Who has a comparison of the Oxygen Spacesuits with lots of spacesuits from Old Who.
- The Gallifrey Times has the overnight viewing figures
Blogtor Who has a preview of Titan Comics Tenth Doctor Year Three #5.
beccaelizabeth has some thoughts about the morality of time travel in various fictional universes, including Doctor Who.
The Gallifrey Times have the final results of their Knock Knock poll.
boji has some belated meta for The Pilot, Smile, and Thin Ice and some thoughts about some casting rumours in doctorwho.
purplecat has a page from a comic in which "John and Gillian meet their Grandfather, Dr. Who!".

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has the Next Time trailer for Extremis.
Doctor Who: Time and Space (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 211 reviews Knock Knock and previews Oxygen.
Who 37 (audio podcast) Episode 105 reviews Knock Knock.
The Doctor Who Show (audio podcast) has Episode 7 of their You and Who feature and their review of Oxygen.
Gallifrey Stands (audio podcast) Episode 161 is an interview with Daphne Ashbrook.
Tin Dog Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 667 is a review of The Shape of Things to Come From BigFinish.
Tim's Take On (audio podcast) Episode 383 is a review of "Oxegen".
Who's On Target (audio podcast) reviews Knock Knock.
Doctor Who: The Sonic Toolbox (audio podcast) Episode 235 discusses Oxygen.
Doctor Who Fifty Years ago (audio podcast) Episode 35 discusses The Faceless Ones Episode 5: Contrasts.
Doctor Who The Fan show (YouTube channel) has interviews with Jamie Mathieson, Mimi Ndiweni & Kieran Bew.

- Challenges, Prompts and Announcements relating to Fanworks -

spikedluv has an announcement regarding the timetable for smallfandomfest in fandomcalendar.

Welcome to the Saturday the 13th of May edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note: .

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

The Gallifrey Times has a synopsis of The Pyramid at the End of the World (also in Blogtor Who here) and news of that German DVD release of The Caves of Androzani.
Blogtor Who has an obituary of Geoffrey Bayldon (as do Doctor Who News, here), a happy birthday Catherine Tate post, a review of Big Finish’s ‘The Shape of Things to Come’, a "Spoiler free" preview of Oxygen, a and a review of TITAN COMICS: Eleventh Doctor #3.5 – The Ood Return.
Den of Geek has some frankly bonkers speculation based around a 17th century poem and a caffeine high.
Whovian Feminism has a review of Thin Ice.
Doctor Who News has a preview of Lethbridge-Stewart: The Daughters of Earth.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has a preview clip of Oxygen.
The Eleventh Hour (audio podcast) discusses Knock Knock.
Wanferers in the Fourth Dimension (audio podcast) Episode 268 discusses Knock Knock.
The New Who podcast (autoplaying audio podcast with a 1 min 50 advert for the producer at the start of it) discusses Knock Knock.
Big Blue Box Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 141 discusses Knock Knock.
Discussing Who? (audio podcast) Episode 46 is a Wholanta recap and review.
Get Off My World (audio podcast) Episode 46 discusses The Faceless Ones.
The Ood Cast (audio podcast) discusses Knock Knock.
Diddly Dum Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 76 discusses the Doctor Who Appreciation Society convention, “Capitol 2”; Thin Ice, AND Knock Knock.
The Pharos Project (audio podcast) Episode 213 discusses Knock Knock.
Talking Timelords (audio podcast) Episode 69 also discusses Knock Knock.

- Challenges, Prompts and Announcements relating to Fanworks -

presidentpandak has a 2017 Masterlist in morepolitics.

- Fanworks -

Icons

thisbluespirit has 19 icons, 2 Who (several are also Press Gang, which might be of interest to Moffatty Whovians), via fandom_icons.

Podfic and Fanvids

Five Who Fans has Alternative Doctor Who: Knock Knock.

Welcome to the Thursday the 11th of May edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note: sorry we're a bit late today.

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

Den of Geek has news about Torchwood: Aliens Among Us, and their Spoiler Free review of Oxygen.
The Gallifreyan Gazette has a review of Knock Knock, details of what is in the comic The Eleventh Doctor Year Three #5 (also in Blogtor Who here), a set of promo pics for Oxygen, and broadcast details for Extremis (also in The Gallifrey Times here).
promethia_tenk has some meta about Knock Knock, via doctorwho.
The Gallifrey Times has a whole team review of Knock Knock.
Blogtor Who has news of a signing at Forbidden Planet in London, and news of the Doctor Who/Mr Men mashup going to Australia.
Doctor Who News has news of the German DVD release of Caves of Androzani.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has Steven Moffat and Peter and Pearl introducing Oxygen.
Verity! (audio podcast) Episode 136 discusses Knock Knock.
Who's Doing What Now (audio podcast) Episode 52 discusses The Sontaran Strategem and The Poison Sky.
Doctor Who: The Impossible Girls (audio podcast) Episode 61 discusses Knock Knock.
Doctor Who: The Highlanders (audio podcast) discuss Knock Knock too.
The Arrow of Time (audio podcast) Episode 132 discusses Knock Knock.
The Cultdom Collective (autoplaying audio podcast) also discuss Knock Knock.
The Coal Hill AV Club (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 68 discusses Knock Knock.
Mark Who 42 (audio podcast) Episode 181 discusses Knock Knock as well.
Earth Station Who (audio podcast) Episode 156 discusses Knock Knock too.
Doctor Whooch (audio podcast) Episode 112 is yet another discussion of Knock Knock.

Welcome to the Wednesday the 10th of April edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note: .

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

Blogtor Who has a review of Torchwood: Corpse Day from Big Finish.
Doctor Who News has the official BARB ratings for Thin Ice (also covered in The Gallifrey Times here).
purplecat reviews Thin Ice and says it's easily the best story so far this season.
Den of Geek has a feature on the reasons why actors have left the show.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has a feature on the special effects make-up in Knock Knock.
Metebelis 2 (audio podcast) Episode 41 discusses Knock Knock.
Mutter's Spiral (audio podcast) Episode 128 discusses Knock Knock too.
Doctor Who: On Target (audio podcast) discusses The Space Pirates by Robert Holmes and reviews Knock Knock.
The Pharos Project (audio podcast) Episode 212 reviews Thin Ice.
Gallifrey Public Radio (audio podcast) discusses Knock Knock.
Playing Doctor (audio podcast) also discusses Knock Knock.
Earth Station Who (audio podcast) hosted a discussion at WhoLanta, and this is their show about it.
Tin Dog Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 669 reviews Torchwood: Corpse Day from Big Finish and Episode 670 reviews Knock Knock.
Who's He? (audio podcast) Episode 268 discusses Knock Knock.
Travelling the Vortex (audio podcast) Episode 329 also discusses Knock Knock.
Night of the Living Geeks (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 90 discusses Knock Knock as well.
The Watchathon of Rassilon (tumblr audio content, with podcast feeds) Episode 55 covers Terror of the Autons.
Starburst magazine's Blue Box Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 256 covers Knock Knock.
Discussing Who (audio podcast) Episode 45 reviews Knock Knock.

- Challenges, Prompts and Announcements relating to Fanworks -

paynesgrey.livejournal.com has an extension to the "Old Fashioned" challenge in who_contest.

- Fanworks -

Fic: (rating; characters/pairings)

auronlu posts Dalek Free Spirit in dwfiction.(T; Five, Nyssa)

Welcome to the Tuesday the 9th of April edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note: a bit bare today. Sorry 'bout tha'.

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

Doctor Who News has news of a new 11th Doctor comic, the AI figures for Knock Knock (also in The Gallifrey Times here), and a bunch of promotional images for Oxygen (also in The Gallifrey Times here and Blogtor Who here).
purplecat has a review of Smile.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has a lovely spot with David Suchet on playing The Landlord and a feature on binaural audio.

- Challenges, Prompts and Announcements relating to Fanworks -

selenic76 announces Harlequin Big Bang in fandomcalendar.

Welcome to the Monday the 8th April edition of Gallifrey Times!

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

Knock Knock stuff:
- andrewducker has some thoughts, in which he says Knock Knock is a bit of a Cargo Cult episode.
- Doctor Who News has the Australian overnights.
- jesuswasbatman liked it.
Cultbox has more about that Doctor Who Skype bot.
Matthew Kilburn has a review of Thin Ice (he thought it was very good indeed).
Doctor Who News has news of Torchwood: Aliens Among Us. (also in The Gallifrey Times here)

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has a preview clip of Oxygen.
The Cultdom Collective (autoplaying audio podcast) reviews Knock Knock.
Flight Through Entirety (audio podcast) Episode 109 reviews Trial of a Timelord: Mindwarp.
Trust Your Doctor (audio podcast) reviews The Nightmare Fair from Big Finish.
Doctor Who: Podshock (audio podcast) Episode 339 reviews The Pilot.
Radio Free Skaro (audio podcast) Episode 581 reviews Knock Knock.
Doctor Who: The Target Files (audio podcast) Episode 32 is a Knock Knock review.
Doctor Who Brasil (audio podcast) Episode 58 reviews Knock Knock.
Two Minute Timelord (audio podcast) Episode 423 is about why Doctor Who is the greatest fandom of all.
The 20MB Doctor Who podcast (audio podcast) Episode 340 also discusses Knock Knock.
Eyes of Harmony (YouTube channel) reviews Knock Knock
The Who Addicts (YouTube channel) review Knock Knock too

- Fanworks -

Fic: (rating; characters/pairings)

clocketpatch recs Beauty Under Rubble in calufrax. (All Ages; Seven, Ace, Bernice Summerfield)

GIFsets, Caps, and Photosets:

Stephadoo has a Grandfather GIFset.

Welcome to the Sunday the 7th May edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note: Thanks to

matgb for filling in for me yesterday. I have AN HORRIFIC hangover.

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

Knock Knock Reaction Posts & Polls
- jjpor posted who_at_50's reaction post here.
- The Gallifrey Times has their reaction post and poll here.
- Blogtor Who has a reaction post here.
- I posted doctorwho's reaction post and poll.
- Doctor Who News has a roundup of the press reactions.
Knock Knock Reviews:
- Blogtor Who has a review here.
- beccaelizabeth liked it.
- Den of Geek thought it was very impressive and emotionally impactful.
- The Grauniad says it’s another cracking story in a series yet to drop a dud.
- Doctor Who News has a long and detailed review.
- lizbee says she loved it.
Knock Knock Extras:
- The Gallifrey Times reports on the binaural version of Knock Knock feature on the BBC's technology show Click and the overnight viewing figures.
- Den of Geek has a list of Geeky Spots and Easter Eggs.
- Blogtor Who has a list of continuity references here.
The Gallifrey Times has the final results of their Thin Ice poll.
Doctor Who News reveals a new design for K9, a review of Phillip Hinchcliffe Presents - Volume 3 - The Helm of Awe and news of an award for Philip Hinchcliffe from DWAS.
Blogtor Who has news that Big Finish are producing a fifth series of Torchwood: Aliens Among Us.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has the Next Time trailer for Oxygen.
Doctor Who The Fan Show has an aftershow discussion with David Suchet and Mike Bartlett
The Ood Cast (audio podcast) reviews Thin Ice.
Outpost Skaro (audio podcast) Episode 120 discusses Thin Ice too.
Playing Doctor (audio podcast) also discusses Thin Ice.
Tin Dog Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 663 discusses Torchwood - 14 The Dolls House from BigFinish.
Untempered Schism (audio podcast) Episode 161 discusses Kinda.
Gallifrey Stands (audio podcast) Episode 160 discusses The Three Doctors.
Whocast.de (autoplaying audio podcast which starts with a very loud burst of The Prodigy) Episode 342 appears to be a lot of poo jokes, given my limited German.
Doctor Who Time and Space (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 210 discusses Thin Ice.
Staggering Stories (audio podcast) Episode 262 reviews Smile and Thin Ice, alongside a bunch of Who news and non-Who content.
The Doctor Who Show (audio podcast) has Episode 6 of their You and Who series and a review of Knock Knock.
Tim's Take On (audio podcast) Episode 382 reviews the Doctor Who Limerick Book and Knock Knock.
Doctor Who Fifty Years Ago (audio podcast) Episode 34 reviews The Faceless Ones Episode 4: Escapism Orbit.
The Sonic Toolbox (audio podcast) Episode 234 reviews Knock Knock.
Who New (audio podcast) reviews Tomb of the Cybermen.

- Fanworks -

GIFsets, Caps, and Photosets:

Stephadoo has Sleep is for Tortoises.

Welcome to the Saturday the 6th of May edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note:

miss_s_b is in meetings all day so I'm filling in, or at least trying to.

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

Doctor Who News reviews The Mind Of Evil (AudioBook), info on Series 10: Blu-ray/DVD releases, a review of the book The Diary of River Song - Vol 2, info on the binaural audio edition of episode four, Knock Knock and a press release about Doctor Who Official Nerd Block subscription box.

The Gallifrey Times also covers Nerd Block thing, has info onSeries 10 DVD/Blu-ray Releases Announced and a potentially spoilery Knock Knock Preview Clip.
Blogtor Who has the same preview clip as above as well as a Spoiler Free Preview of Knock! Knock!, info on Doctor Who S10 DVD & Blu-ray Part 1 & 2 Covers & Bonus Features Confirmed, reviews of Titan Comics Doctor Who - Ghost Stories Part 2 & Doctor Who Plague City by Jonathan Morris and even more coverage of the Nerd Block thing.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

(audio podcast) Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour Podcast: PODCAST: Smile & Thin Ice (MEGACAST)

- Challenges, Prompts and Announcements relating to Fanworks -

primsong has Challenge #652: court in dw100.

- Fanworks -

Fic: (rating; characters/pairings)

selenay has A Night Walk in dwfiction. (General Audiences; Twelfth Doctor & Bill Potts)

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Welcome to the Friday the 5th of May edition of Gallifrey Times!

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

The Gallifrey Times has the synopsis of Extremis (also in Blogtor Who here) and news about that Skype bot (also in Blogtor Who here).
Doctor Who News reviews Jago and Litefoot volume 11 and has a roundup of competitions.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

Wanderers in the 4th Dimension (audio podcast) Episode 267 discusses Thin Ice.
Travelling the Vortex (audio podcast) Episode 328 discusses Thin Ice too.
The Cultdom Collective (autoplaying audio podcast) has a commentary on Thin Ice.
Roy's Rocket Radio (autoplaying audio podcast) discusses Thin Ice, among many other things.
Talking Timelords (audio podcast) Episode 68 discusses Thin Ice as well.
Oncoming Storm (audio podcast) Episode 198 discusses So Vile a Sin by Ben Aaronovitch and Kate Orman.
Playing Doctor (audio podcast) discusses Smile.
Big Blue Box (audio podcast) Episode 140 discusses Thin Ice and looks at some locations.
Who 37 (audio podcast) Episode 104 also discusses Thin Ice.
The official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has both Steven Moffatt and Peter and Pearl's introductions to Knock Knock.

- Fanworks -

Podfic and Fanvids

Five Who Fans has Alternative Thin Ice.

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