Doctor Who: The Web Of Queer
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
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- Duration: 87:04:26
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Synopsis
A Doctor Who podcast from the perspective of gay, bisexual, asexual, aromantic and transgender fans of Doctor Who. Reviews of new and classic stories, as well as spin-offs, Big Finish audios, books and anything else we want to bring an LGBTQIA+ perspective to. Regular discussions of queer topics and representation through the lens of Doctor Who, sci-fi/fantasy and television writing.
Episodes
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#WhoAgainstGuns
01/03/2018 Duration: 02minJessica and Mikayla are participating in the #WhoAgainstGuns campaign raising money for organizations that work to end gun violence. For details, please see http://www.realitybombpodcast.com/whoagainstguns/
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Ep 082: Friendships Old and New
11/02/2018 Duration: 01h04minIn this episode, we review the Tenth Doctor story School Reunion, and discuss devaluing friendship and the impact this has on aromantic representation. In our review, we discuss Sarah Jane’s return to Doctor Who. How did we think her character compared to what we expected from Classic Who? What did we think of the interactions between Rose and Sarah Jane? Do we want the Doctor as our physics teacher? In our discussion, we examine how friendships are devalued in tv and in general. We look at how this impacts options for representing aromantic characters on screen, and the types of stories that are told. Asexual and Aromantic Characters Database: http://claudiearseneault.com/?page_id=1320 Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 01:23 Mikayla and Stephen are going to Gally 03:10 School Reunion review 34:49 Devaluing friendship discussion We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.co
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Ep 081: Twice Upon an Ending
21/01/2018 Duration: 52minIn this episode, we review the Twelfth Doctor Christmas story, Twice Upon a Time. In our review, we discuss this final episode of Capaldi’s run of playing The Doctor. What did we think of the setting, the “villain”, and the use of the First Doctor? How do we interpret Bill’s return, and what we think of the regeneration? Coming Out Episode: http://www.thewebofqueer.com/2017/03/ep-063-coming-out-of-your-tardis.html Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:45 Coming out is difficult 02:14 Twice Upon a Time review We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/
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Ep 080: Bug-Eyed Monsters
25/12/2017 Duration: 55minIn this episode, we review the Tenth Doctor story The Runaway Bride, and the Gatiss-penned docudrama, An Adventure in Space and Time. For The Runaway Bride review, we discuss how this works to introduce Donna. How does this relate to the rest of Donna’s time on the show? What did we think of the plot, and does it hold up for us watching it now? For our review of An Adventure in Space and Time, we discuss how this docudrama tells the story of the show’s beginning. How do we think the main characters are treated, what do we think of all of the references, and does that last cameo work for us? Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:57 The Runaway Bride review 22:08 An Adventure in Space and Time review We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-
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Ep 079: The Five Podcasters
13/11/2017 Duration: 01h22minIn this episode, we review the story The Five Doctors, and have a discussion about our third anniversary. For The Five Doctors review, we look at this anniversary story. Does the plot work, or does that not even matter? How does Rassilon and the Time Lords compare to what we know of them from other stories? Do we think this is a good starting point for Classic Who? For our much delayed third anniversary discussion, we talk about the origins of the podcast, and what effect it has had on our lives. How do handle what to edit, what to keep in, and what happens when we don’t agree? And how much content is there for a queer podcast to talk about? Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:48 The Five Doctors review 36:07 Third Anniversary discussion We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing mus
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Ep 078: Beginning of the Ends
20/10/2017 Duration: 01h24minIn this episode, we review the First Doctor story The Tenth Planet, and have an overview discussion on Series 10. For our Tenth Planet review, what did we think of this first appearance of the Cybermen and how did they compare to the Cybermen we see in New Who? What did we think of the roles the Doctor and companions played in the story, and how the First Doctor’s story ends? For our Series 10 overview, we discuss Bill’s time on board the Tardis. Overall, did we like this series? After a series with Bill, what did we think of her character and her storyline? Are we looking forward to Christmas? Note: We recorded this episode roughly a week after the series ended, before the trailer came out. Some of our discussion and speculation may now sound quite dated, depending on how much you’ve been paying attention to the news about Christmas. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:53 The Tenth Planet review 36:53 Series 10 overview We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twi
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Ep 077: Ten Years Late
15/09/2017 Duration: 40minIn this episode, we review the twelfth episode of Series 10, The Doctor Falls. What did we think of this finale? Did we like the interactions between Missy and the Master? What did we think of Bill’s story, and how it was resolved? Are we looking forward to Christmas? We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/
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Ep 076: Creep Enough and Who?
01/08/2017 Duration: 44minIn this episode, we review the eleventh episode of series 10, World Enough and Time. What did we think of this first half of the finale? Did we like how the story played with time? Were we surprised by the reveal at the end and the cliffhanger? What do we think of the old style Cybermen? We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/
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Ep 075: Eaters of Popcorn
05/07/2017 Duration: 44minIn this episode, we review the tenth episode of series 10, The Eaters of Light. In our review, we look at Rona Munro’s return to Doctor Who. What did we think of the idea of monsters that eat light? Did the solution and playing with time make sense? Did we like how the queer characters’ identities were handled? We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/
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Ep 074: Hashtag Not All Victorians
24/06/2017 Duration: 01h13minIn this episode, we review the ninth episode of series 10, Empress of Mars, and the Second Doctor story, The Seeds of Death. In our Empress of Mars review, we discuss what we thought of the latest return of the Ice Warriors. Did we like the idea of Victorians on Mars? What prompted this week’s discussion about inaccurate science? What do we think will happen, now that Missy is out of the vault? For The Seeds of Death, we look at this early Ice Warrior story. What did we think of the global teleport system and the idea that rockets are outdated? How did these Ice Warriors compare to the ones we’ve seen in the new series? Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:57 Empress of Mars review 34:47 The Seeds of Death review We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010
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Ep 073: Fake Whos
13/06/2017 Duration: 33minIn this episode, we review the eighth episode of series 10, The Lie of the Land. In our review, we what we thought of this episode, and how it concluded the story. What did we think of this vision of the Monk’s world? Were we ok with how the Doctor and Nardole treated Bill? Did we feel like the 3-part story held together as a whole? We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/
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Ep 072: Blind Faith
02/06/2017 Duration: 54minIn this episode, we review the seventh episode of series 10, The Pyramid at the End of the World. In our review, we discuss what we think of this developing arc. What did we think of the lab that was going to end the world? Did we like the aliens, and the way consent was handled? How do we feel about the Doctor’s character development this season? We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/
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Ep 071: Simulatio
29/05/2017 Duration: 56minIn this episode, we review the series 10 episode 6, Extremis. In our review, we discuss how this story impacts the rest of the season. What matters and what doesn’t, when most of it didn’t really happen? How did we feel about how the Doctor’s blindness was handled in the story? Were we surprised by Missy’s appearance? We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/
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Ep 070: Shallow Breath
21/05/2017 Duration: 37minIn this episode, we review the fifth episode of Series 10, Oxygen. In our review, we talk about the messages in the story. How did we think racism, disability and capitalism were examined in the story? How well do we think the tension in the story held together, and what do we think of the consequences the Doctor now has to deal with going forward? Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:50 Toronto ComiCon Doctor Who panel 06:45 Oxygen review Links: Toronto ComiCon Doctor Who panel tweets https://twitter.com/mikaylamic/status/863512285972762624 We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/
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Ep 069: Safe As Houses
12/05/2017 Duration: 40minIn this episode, we review the fourth episode of Series 10, Knock Knock. In our review, we talk about Doctor Who’s latest version of a haunted house story. Did we find the story scary? Do we like Bill’s new housemates? And what did we suspect the landlord actually was? We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/
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Ep 068: The Fish Below
06/05/2017 Duration: 38minIn this episode, we review Thin Ice, the third episode of Series 10. We take a look at this Regency story. What did we think of how the Doctor and Bill’s relationship is developing? Did we like how the story discussed history? Are we convinced by the giant fish? We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/
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Ep 067: Face to Face
02/05/2017 Duration: 01h19minIn this episode, we review the first two episodes of Series 10. In our review of The Pilot we talk about how this series started. What do we think of Bill? Do we like the Doctor settling down in a university? For our Smile review, we take a look at Bill’s first experience on an alien world. What did we think of the use of emojis and the Doctor’s reaction to them? What parts of the story did we like, and what parts didn’t quite work? Timestamps: 00:00 Intro + reintroducions 02:31 The Pilot review 44:06 Smile review Links: Vardy robots article http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mun-prof-dr-who-vardies-1.4079891 We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/
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Ep 066: Dig Deep, Fly High
14/04/2017 Duration: 01h01minIn this episode, we review the 3rd Doctor story The Green Death, and review the 8th Doctor’s first Big Finish audio, Storm Warning. In our review of The Green Death we talk about this early 70s take on industry and environmentalism. How did we feel about Jo Grant’s departure? How did this evil AI compare to others? And just how many safety violations does it take to make Mikayla’s head explode? For our Storm Warning review, we talk about the Doctor’s first audio adventure with his new companion, Charlie. How well do we think they get along, what about this alien society seems implausible, and overall, how does this first story of the 8th Doctor's long run hold up? Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:55 The Green Death review 36:47 Storm Warning review We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening a
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Ep 065: BONUS: Billiant News
02/04/2017 Duration: 29minIn this episode of The Web of Queer, we talk about the big news revealed on Friday about the new companion, Bill Potts. We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/
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Ep 064: Survival of the Furriest
21/03/2017 Duration: 35minIn this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the 7th Doctor story Survival. What do we think of the setting and how Ace interacted with her community? How do we interpret the relationship between Ace and Karra, and did the writer’s intent carry through? What do we think of the cat people’s society, and the lore that surrounds the planet? We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/