GT for Sunday the 14th of May 2017

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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.

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