GT for Sunday the 30th May 2017

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Welcome to the Sunday the 30th May edition of Gallifrey Times!

Editor's Note: Crap! Forgot the Podcasts! Have edited them in now...

- Discussion, Reactions, Reviews and News -

• Thin Ice Reaction Posts:
  • doctorwho Reaction Post and Poll.
  • nostalgia has a short approving post with lots of discussion in the comments and then more to say here.
  • jjpor asks for your thoughts in who_at_50.
  • The Gallifrey Times has their discussion and poll here.
  • Blogtor Who has a round up of fan reactions.
• Thin Ice Reviews:
  • Ars Technica really liked it.
  • Blogtor Who says a meaningful allegory lurks below Thin Ice (I see what they did there).
  • beccaelizabeth has cautious yay.
  • The Grauniad says it was visually stunning.
  • Den of Geek approved of Peter and Pearl's acting skills
  • Doctor Who News has a long and very detailed review.
  • jesuswasbatman thought it handled some important things well.
  • I did a bit of reviewing in list form, and then a big rant about people who complain about SJWs ruining Who.
  • lizbee liked it so much she's thinking of getting a Twelfth Doctor icon.
• Thin Ice Extras:
  • The BBC Website have their episode page with quizzes and factfiles and stuff up.
  • Blogtor Who has a list of continuity references here.
  • Den of Geek has a list of Easter Eggs and geeky spots here.
  • The Gallifrey Times has the overnight viewing figures.
• purplecat has a discussion about a story in the 1978 Doctor Who annual.
• Blogtor Who has a Report of Peter Capaldi at Calgary Expo; reviews of Titan Comics Tenth Doctor Y3 #4, BIG FINISH: The Omega Factor S02; and talks about what will happen next time on Knock Knock.
• The Gallifrey Times have their final poll results for Smile.

- Podcasts and Audiovisual Discussion -

• Doctor Who The Fan Show (YouTube channel) has an aftershow chat with Sarah Dollard and Hayley Nebauer
• The Official BBC Doctor Who YouTube channel has Peter and Pearl on Going Period and the Next Time trailer for Knock Knock.
• 42 to Doomsday (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 66 discusses Underrated Monsters.
• The TARDIS Tavern (audio podcast) Episode 161 discusses The Ribos Operation.
• Doctor Who: Time and Space (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 209 discusses Smile.
• The Doctor Who Show (audio podcast) has another one of their You and Who features, a review of Thin Ice and a discussion of The Month In Who.
• Tin Dog Podcast (audio podcast) Episode 664 reviews Alien Heart Dalek Soul from Big Finish.
• Tim's Take On (audio podcast) Episode 381 reviews Thin Ice.
• Flight Through Entirety (audio podcast) Episode 108 reviews Trial of a Timelord: The Mysterious Planet.
• Terminus (autoplaying audio podcast) Episode 25 discusses The Pilot.
• Doctor Who: The Sonic Toolbox (audio podcast) Episode 233 discusses Thin Ice.

- Fanworks -

Fic: (rating; characters/pairings)

• glinda links to 20 of her own fics on AO3 (4 of which are Who-related)
• Classic Doctor Who Facts is back with number 1137.
• clocketpatch recs (Not Quite) Relativity in calufrax. (All Ages; Ten, Donna)

GIFsets, Caps, and Photosets:

• Stephadoo has the punch and the speech from Thin Ice.
• Likewise, Whovian Feminism has GIFfed has the punch, but also Bill's TARDIS love and "history is a whitewash".
• the BBC America Tumblr account has GIFfed "it's worth the wait".

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