Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 418.

Hey, Who fans! It's been a minute since we last put an episode out and this one is a Garry-solo, news-focused episode with an update on the latest Doctor Who news and how the weekly episodes here at The Big Blue Box will work moving forward.

Firstly, the main episodes that you've enjoyed for over a decade on a (nearly) weekly basis will now change to a seasonal format. Yep, we are no longer going to try and put episodes out every week. The two main reasons for this are: we've reviewed nearly everything apart from a couple of animated stories, and when there's no new Who going out and not much news, Doctor Who is a bit light on stuff these days. Secondly, Adam and I, when our schedules allow, don't want to force putting content out as you guys will notice it and drift off. I've seen it happen on other podcasts and it's the last thing I want for The Big Blue Box.

So in a nutshell - we aren't going away, we're not going on hiatus and we're not locking the doors to the TARDIS. We're sensibly putting the show on a seasonal format so when we do put content out, we're enthusiastic and have stuff to talk about. You'll next hear from us in April for our first proper season with our reviews for Season 2, then for the spin-off and our next season etc. Lastly, the monthly Round Table episodes will continue as normal, as the writing team have such interesting and entertaining views on all things Doctor Who.

Who fans, thank you, it's been amazing and a privilege for Adam and me to waffle to you all (again, nearly) every week for the last 10+ years and we hope you stick with us as we transition into a different format.

Also as a reminder - we set up the Cosmic Echoes podcast network this year, and although the amount of content for this podcast will be scaled back, we're bringing you more content overall! Our first new podcast - Federation Strike: A Journey Through Blake's 7 - has gone down a treat so check that out if you're a Blake's 7 fan or you've heard of the show but not dived in.

Phew, with that being said, the rest of the episode is rounding up the latest Who news including the start date for Season 2, a casting announcement for Season 2, The Sun newspaper progressing their "the show is being axed" story with the Christmas Special now under threat, a ton of money raised at auction for Children in Need, Chris Eccleston and Billie Piper back together for more 9 and Rose stories at Big Finish, and you can still grab the Season 7 blu ray collection from a couple of online retailers.

Links to the stuff we mentioned:

• Season 7 blu ray collection at Amazon and Zavvi.
• 9th Doctor and Rose adventures from Big Finish

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Foreign. Hey, hey, hey who fans and welcome to the Big Blue Box Podcast. My name's Garry and Welcome to episode 418. It's been a little while.

Of course it's been a little while. A minute before we had a podcast episode out, but welcome back nonetheless.

I hope you're keeping well and safe and that you've all managed to do something. Doctor who really did it. Sir Garry solo show, as you might have guessed. Nobody to interrupt me, nobody to butt in.

Try and get there first with the related. Normally Adam gives that a go, but, you know, due to his wi fi, it's a bit of a fail most of the time from old Adam.

But yeah, I hope you guys are keeping well. The round table landed last week. Was it last week or this week? This week, sorry. Yeah, the February Roundtable landed this week.

That was a really good laugh, that one. So that was myself, Harry, Maria and Matt and we spoke about just some, some Valentine's goodness for Doctor who as it's the.

The month of love and, and all that stuff. We picked out some cool companions we love to go on a date with and you know, all that stuff. It was a real, just fun, silly episode.

Good laugh though. Those guys are always entertaining, so check that out.

If you've not listened yet, you can do that by making sure you're following or subscribing to the podcast in your fave podcast app of choice. That way you won't miss an episode when it lands. Mostly on a weekly basis when there's stuff to talk about. Which is going to lead me into.

Sorry, we're on the social too, by the way. Finish this stuff up. We're on the socials too, and we're on Instagram X, Facebook, Instagram, Blue sky, all of that stuff.

If you just head over to the website, which is bigblueboxpodcast.co.uk, there are links to those things. Give us a like and a follow on those channels. We chat Doctor who all the time in between episodes and all that stuff.

And we have a really cool free Discord server. Loads of chat always going on in there. So you can find a link to that on the website as well.

And while you're on the website, remember to check out all of the reviews and editorial pieces and all that stuff from the writing team. Some really cool stuff there. Loads of big finish reviews, all of that stuff. Go and check that all out.

Now before I get onto the news, just want to talk to you guys a little bit about the big blue box moving forward.

So a couple of months ago I put a blog post out on the, on the website which was about what's going to happen with the, the podcast and, and everything moving forward. That was the middle of January.

It was a, an announcement article that went through the new podcasting network that we've created called Cosmic Echoes, which Big Blue Box falls inside of that.

Our new podcast for Blake 7 called Federation Strike, which has been going so well, by the way, if you've not checked out that show, if you're a fan of Blake 7, then go and check that out. There's a link to the show notes in that for that and also a little bit of what's going to go on with the Big Blue Box. In that article.

I said that the Big Blue Box is our, still our mainstay show. It's not going anywhere, don't worry. We're still going to bring you content, etc. And we're still going to do the round tables and all that stuff.

Now, what I'd like to say about the frequency of, of our episodes moving forward, Adam and I have made the decision to move the Big Blue Box to a seasonal format.

So what that means is, and I alluded to this a little bit in the article, but instead of us trying to do a weekly episode all the time, every which it's just a bit difficult when Adam travels quite a bit. He's over in the US half the year, he's back here in the UK half the year. So time zones are a bit difficult sometimes to, to do that stuff.

Coupled with the fact that, like it or not, there's just not as much news kicking around with Doctor who these days.

And I'm not talking about sort of the ramp up news for when there's a new series about to start like we are now with season two, that's just around the corner. I'm not talking about that stuff.

I mean in general, when there's no news about spin offs, there's no news about what's happening with the show in general, there's no merch to talk about all of that stuff. It's just a little bit, a bit thin on the ground essentially for Doctor who content.

So as a result of those things, Adam and I are not going to do a weekly podcast anymore for the Big Blue Box. Now that doesn't mean that these are going away, not at all. We will still come back and do a block of episodes as seasons.

So what that means essentially is when season two lands next month, sorry, in April, we will come back and we will do a weekly episode as we go through that series. So we'll be, I don't know how many episodes there's going to be in season two. I honestly can't remember. I did know. I can't remember.

But say, for example, if there's 10 episodes, Adam and I will be back for 10 weeks and we review every episode and then we'll probably do a bit of a wrap up show as a bit of a bonus EP and so on.

And then when the spin off arrives, we'll come back and we'll review that and that'll be another season of shows and we'll do that and then when the Christmas special comes in and we'll do that and we're also going to add in, also as bonus episodes, a few of the little animated episodes or animated stories. Sorry that we haven't reviewed yet.

So, as you know, longtime listeners, the grizzled ancients, you guys will know that over the last decade we've reviewed pretty much everything of Dr.

Who, all of, all of classic who, bar some of the animated stuff for the Lost episodes, all of modern who spin offs, Torchwood class, you know, the whole thing, we've done it all. But there are some animated bits left, so we're going to add those in as bonus episodes and around the seasons.

So that's the, that's the deal with the big blue box. It's absolutely not going anywhere. We're not canceling the show, we're not doing any of that stuff.

It's just a way of us to maintain our enthusiasm for Doctor who while also giving you guys some actual content to listen to.

And don't get me wrong, if there's some really big news that lands to do with the show at some point, then Adam and I will, uh, obviously make time and hop on and do a sort of a one off episode to fill you guys in. But for now, that's what's gonna happen moving forward.

So after today, which is Friday 28th February, then we would, we would then move to the seasonal stuff. So you won't hear from us now in terms of the weekly episode until season two lands in April, which will be.

Season two. We'll review all that when the spin off arrives. The war between land and the sea will come back. That will be season three. Etc. Rinse and repeat.

So that for us that feels like a much better way of still being into Doctor who but not having to force the content. And it's the same with some other Doctor who podcasts that I've listened to over the years.

I used to listen to loads of Doctor who podcasts, but nowadays I think I only listen to about four, three or four podcasts and I can hear it in some of the hosts voices as well. There's that kind of, you know, the big story that's been doing the rounds over the last week that's in the press at the moment.

I've heard other podcasts who have spoken about that and given their opinions on it and what the potential repercussions if those rumors are true within that story. I've heard those guys talk about it in a kind of.

Somebody mentioned it on our discord the other day that one of the podcasts it was just a sense of apathy rather than kind concern or being too bothered about it. So I've heard the tone and the way that other hosts have talked about Doctor who over the last couple of months that it's just not.

There's not enough meat on the bones to. To really do a, you know, a quality weekly Doctor who podcast in my opinion.

You know, for other podcasts who are still rocking and rolling on a weekly or fortnightly basis, whatever, you know, I'm not saying anything that your show isn't quality. That's what. Not what I meant. But for Adam and I specifically and our opinion on Dr.

WHO at this moment, there's just not enough to dive into and give you quality content every single week. So before I waffle on any further, in a nutshell, the Big Blue Box is moving to a seasonal format.

And after today's episode we will be back to review season two in April. And also lastly, I think I mentioned it, but the roundtable episodes, they will continue to go out every month though.

So I love doing that show with those guys and the writing team. That's always really fun and entertaining. So. And those guys love doing it. So we're not going to do anything with that.

That's still going to be a monthly thing with those guys. So that's an update on the blue box. But having said that, because we haven't spoken to you guys in a while, we have got a bit of news to go through.

So first up we have the, the announcement that you probably, you guys probably won't really know this, but just to recap, Doctor who season two has now got the start date which is Saturday 12th April. It's going to go out here in the UK at 8am on BBC iPlayer and then later on in the day it will be aired on BBC1. So that's just in the UK.

The time for BBC1 we're not quite sure yet. It will probably be around around 7pm ish. I would say somewhere between half six, half seven, even in that time window somewhere.

And it will also go out obviously on Disney plus. So just convert whatever time zone you're in, just do a conversion from 8am in the UK to your time zone.

That's likely when it's going to land for Disney plus in your area.

So that's the, that's the headline news I would say, is that we now have a season two proper time now for when it's gonna go out the 12th of April, 8am here in the UK on iPlayer, later on in the day on BBC One and Disney plus internationally in your time zone.

The other bit of news that dropped with alongside this was that the, if you remember back in the trailer that they land that they dropped for this last month, there was that little snippet of the, the cartoon based episode where it's got that old school Steamboat Mickey cuphead video game old school animated style thing where it looks very retro and very cool. We've now learned that the, that the guest star that's going to play the character Mr.

Ring a ding is going to be Alan Cumming, which is very cool and it's kind of not really a surprise. I would say they needed somebody quite, you know, quite flamboyant and quite, and quite funny but also very entertaining at the same time.

So Russell T. Davies says on this particular new story that only Alan Cumming could give a runaway cartoon such wit, malice, danger and fun.

He makes the whole universe of Doctor who wilder and madder than ever and it's an absolute honor to welcome him aboard the tardis. So Alan Cumming will be starring as that animated character Mr. Ring a ding, which is cool. A little bit of waffle for, for that character.

Ring A Ding suddenly looks beyond the screen and sees the real world outside and the consequences are terrifying. So that actually sounds like quite an interesting concept.

I imagine it's going to be like a Roger Rabbit style thing with live action stuff mixed with animated bits and bobs. We'll wait and see. But anyway, season two, set your calendars and your times for. For that sort of stuff.

I'd love to hear your thoughts, actually, guys, on the time shift on this one.

So with season one here in the UK, they did the midnight release on BBC iPlayer and then it went out on BBC One the following day and now they've shifted it. So I'd love your. Your thoughts on what you feel is a better time to put Doctor who out.

If you, if you love 8am, if you're an early bird, if you want to catch it before work or whatever, and that's cool.

Or did you really like the anticipation and that if you're a bit of a night owl, did you like the whole staying up until midnight and checking out then? So let us know, hit us up over on the. On X and there's a link in the show notes for our social stuff.

So, yeah, let us know what you think to that before I move on with some of the other stories. And they are short and sweet. This one is a follow on from a story that was in the sun last week.

And I won't go into too much detail because I've commented on this a couple of times in our Discord and on some other places where, as you know, we don't really dwell on. On big negative stories from, from media outlets such as this, like the sun, the mirror, that kind of thing.

Now, I will caveat by saying that in the past, these guys have been correct on a few things in the past. So that's not to say that what these guys are saying is completely false. There could be some truth in this stuff, I don't know.

But, well, I don't want to dwell on it too much. It's a bit of a negative story. It's a follow on. So last week the sun basically said that Dr. WHO is on the verge of being cancelled.

I say cancelled on a very, very long hiatus.

They've had some, some insider people, some people that worked on the show who are now a little bit disgruntled, a little bit miffed because there doesn't seem to be any movement forward to season three and onwards beyond that. So we know that season two was filmed a while ago.

It was filmed very close, if not directly on from season one, it was all done together and there's just been no, no progression for season three. We know that Russell T. Davis, I think is probably got a bunch of ideas for season three, but certainly I don't again, what could be wrong.

We don't really know the ins and outs of it, but I don't think anything's been put to paper yet for any specific stuff for season three. And we know that Disney have not committed to Doctor who yet past season two.

So initially, when the whole deal was done between the BBC and Bad Wolf and Disney plus, we know that they were commissioned for, I believe it was 26 episodes of Doctor who, as in Doctor who as a whole, not just the show. So that includes Christmas specials, spin offs, all that stuff.

So I believe, and I think somebody did the maths in our discord the other day, that when you have season one and two together, plus the Christmas special, plus the upcoming spin off the War Between Land and the sea, that equals 26 episodes. So that's it. So we've not heard from Disney plus or the BBC about a season three, anything beyond that.

So the leaks that the sun newspaper, they printed it earlier on, was that a load of crew members were a bit miffed because Bad Wolf had supposedly taken down all of the sets for Doctor who, stuck it away in storage and then started to advertise on socials and some other media that they've got loads of studio space. And the way that they worded Doctor who was very past tense.

It was like, you know, we've, we've, we've produced and filmed, you know, Doctor who here, blah, blah, blah, basically saying that the sets are now gone and we've got all the studio space. Any production companies that want to make a TV show, we've got all, everything here that you need.

And then the actual leaks themselves from the staff members were, excuse me, that they had not been told they were going to be working on Doctor who and some of the upper management people had said that. Prepare yourselves for a bit of a break for Doctor who. The show is going to go on a bit of a hiatus.

It's going to be anywhere from a five to a ten year break for Doctor who.

To follow on from this, the Sun Today has just put an article out that's titled Last Doctor, Doctor who set to cancel the Christmas special episode for the first time in six years as show faces being axed. And again it says disgruntled crew are worried for their jobs.

So they go on to say that the BBC finally confirmed the Doctor who will return in April, but Schutty is already believed to have filmed his regeneration exit scene and the crew now fear the BBC will axe the show altogether after 62 years. A source I love that, a source told the Sun. There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding Dr.

WHO at the moment and it looks like the beloved Christmas special won't be happening. It just seems the EP wasn't commissioned.

People had no doubt be hoping the next series would be in the bag and that would include the festive edition.

But things are very much hanging in the balance as bosses don't even know if Shooty will be returning at all, let alone if there is time to bash out a new episode for Christmas Day, so it's typically filmed a year in advance. The Christmas Special was expected to be locked into the schedule, but with the current 26.

So as I said, this is a bit of a knock on and a follow on from their previous story about Doctor who.

Now just want to say that there was, there's been a few people that have said in the past, you know, our sources tell us and blah blah blah, nobody knows anything about Doctor who at this point.

You can listen to YouTubers talk about this, you can listen to podcasters say, you know, we've spoken to people in the industry, I've spoken to people at work at Doctor who. Nobody's saying anything, so don't buy into that too much.

The whole, you know, it's exactly the same as this thing with the sun and these newspaper outlets and media outlets. Nobody knows anything. And the things that people do know, it's all the same news.

There's nobody bringing us anything new to light here that we don't know already.

So for the past month, maybe more, and Adam and I, we know people within, if you want to put it that way, quote Unquote you know, know on the inside, Adam and I know people involved in the making of Doctor who and we have done for years and we've spoken to those people. It's all the same stuff. Essentially no new Doctor who is happening at this time.

Disney plus have not confirmed publicly that more Doctor who is going to be made conversations are happening behind the scenes with that stuff. But everybody just knows the same thing right now, and that is there's just a little bit of a limbo period.

Now the thing with this is lots of TV shows have this thing going on. The only difference is we're hearing about it due to supposed leaks and stuff like that.

All of your favorite TV shows that you've ever watched over the years have all gone through this at some point or another. You just don't know about it. That's the crux of the matter.

The only other time I can think of this sort of thing blowing up in the media was a few years ago when they were making, when Lucasfilm was making the Obi Wan series. They, they announced the show, they announced that filming was going to happen and blah, blah, blah.

And then it leaked that the filming wasn't going to happen because the script wasn't right. They weren't happy with it and they had to go back, rewrite some of the script that delayed filming, blah, blah, blah. Fandom picked up on that.

Everyone went nuts saying that the show was going to be cancelled, blah, blah, blah. And then Ewan McGregor came out and said, look, everything's fine.

This happens with TV all the time, where the script will be done, you'll get to a certain point, production's about to kick off. But then either the producer, the writer, directors, combination of people actually say, do you know what? This doesn't feel quite right.

We need to go back and tweak the script. We're going to delay filming, but we'll come to it, blah, blah, blah. This is no different to that.

All of like your favorite shows that you speak about in fandom, Game of Thrones, I don't go through all of them. But, you know, stranger things, all of these things. They all have delays and limbo periods of some degree.

The only difference is, is that we're hearing about it through, through leaks because it's Doctor who and it's a big franchise, etc. Same thing happens with Star wars and all that stuff. So what I will say is, of course there is no smoke without fire. I get that.

You know, I understand that there probably are crew members that are a bit Miffed at the moment because if they don't know what's going on with the show, of course they are. It's their livelihood, it's their job. They want to make sure that Doctor who is going to be made into the future, so they have a job, etc. I get that.

And if that's not happening and there's some frustration there, then they will speak to media outlets. Media outlets and all that stuff.

So while some part of me thinks that, yes, there is some truth to some of this stuff, the other part of me thinks, look, I wouldn't lose sleep over the fact that the sun newspaper has, you know, given us the.

Through their crystal ball and their supposed sources and leaks have given us, you know, know, the concrete update on what's happening with the future of Doctor who. I wouldn't go to sleep, you know, on that. But I would say that, you know, there could be some truth in this stuff. Just don't worry about it.

Just, you know, carry on, you know, as we always do with these things. You have to remember that we've been down this road before with Doctor who.

And, you know, anytime that an era of Doctor who is coming to an end and a new doctor is taking over and all this stuff, we always have these big stories in the papers where, you know, something terrible's happened behind the scenes at the BBC and something bad's happening and, and all that stuff.

So anyway, the sun newspaper, following on from saying that the show is about to be axed or put on hiatus now, saying that as a knock on effect, the seasonal special, the Christmas special is not happening.

And I also like to say, just while on the subject, that as much as it pains me to say it, and I've said it publicly for couple of years now, I honestly think that putting the show on hiatus is actually a good move. I do think that's a good, a good thing. Because, you know, Dr. Who's not been at its best. I think we can agree on that.

It's not been at its best for a few years now.

And I think just because the show's not had a chance to just take a breather and just take stock of what's happening in the world and all this stuff, it's just like a steamroller that's just constantly going and going and going and that's fine.

You know, that's worked for TV shows that are, you know, like soaps and, you know, things like that and stuff, you know, you would expect that to just trundle on and never Take a break and just always be there. Unless it's Neighbors or Home and Away, whatever. One was cancelled, but with Doctor who, I don't know, it doesn't feel like.

Feels like it's gone on and on and on and the last few years, it's not quite. I mean, I don't want to get into it. Like, you know, if you love Doctor who right now, then excellent, you know, that's great.

So happy that you love Doctor who and it's great. I'm not saying that. And I think Adam and I are aligned on this. I'm not saying that we. We hate Doctor who or, you know, or anything like that at all.

Not at all. Just the quality of the storylines, the.

The cohesiveness of some of this stuff and, yeah, just our enjoyment factor, which is part of the reason why we're putting the show on. On a seasonal format, by the way. It's just having to come back every week and, you know, force this stuff is not good.

So I would say putting the show on a bit of a break, a bit of a hiatus is actually a very good move for the show. You can clean house a little bit, you can just take a breather, get it back on track to where you want it to be and.

And come back with a proper, you know, proper bang and all that stuff. But we'll see. We'll see.

I'm just going to close this story out now because I don't want to spend too much time devoting this stuff to the sun newspaper. But obviously, if anything does kick off big News, if the show gets, you know, the.

The news breaks that it's been commissioned for season three and four and whatever, onwards and. And all that stuff.

Or if they go the other way and not axe it, but, you know, put it on a break, then Adam and I will come back and do a special episode and give you our thoughts on that stuff. Right, some other news from around the Hooniverse. The ninth Doctor and Rose are back for more adventures. Not on tv, of course.

I think Chris Ecclestone would rather go to his grave at this point in time rather than having to do the Doctor on screen anymore.

So, from Big Finish, the Doctor and Rose want you to come with them back to the powerless state where the Doctor's past returns to haunt him and out into the universe where enemies, old and new are waiting. So Chris Eccleston said, I'm so happy to be back recording more adventures for the ninth Doctor with Billy.

I don't think my Doctor exists without Rose. He's a one man, one companion kind of alien.

We've explored him on his own at Big Finish as a loner, but there's resilience, bravery and a deep empathy for Billy as Rose. That's why I do this. They come, they complete each other. Oh, very nice.

And Billy Piper said, I can't think of a better time for Rose to reunite with her first doctor than now, 20 years after she first ran into the TARDIS and towards adventure. Here we are again, me and Chris, ready to have fun facing universe and the monsters together.

So this is produced by Matt Fitten over at Big Finish and they are going to be available on physical and downloads. Big Finish of sort of moved away from physical a little bit with certain stories, but I think this is going to be based on. On a.

On a physical release and a digital download. And these are going to be available in August this year. It's just called the Ninth Doctor Adventures and the COVID art is very classic.

2005 Doctor Who. And yeah, there's going to be some special editions and whatnot.

Which is quite crazy by the look of it, you can also get a complete series multi by bundle that will have all 12 releases available to pre order at a special discounted price of 102 pounds for downloads, 126 for the download and the CD again exclusively from Big Finish. So you can get the whole lot in one shot as well, which is pretty cool. So, yes, sounds rather good.

The ninth Doctor and Rose back for Big Finish in August this year. Some TV update stuff. A little update on the season two stuff. The actor Christopher Chung will be joining season two of Doctor who.

The Australian actor who's in the currently in the show Slow Horses with Garry Oldman. I think that's on Apple tv, I believe is apparently quite popular in that. And has also been in the film blitz.

There's also a stage actor as well here in the West End. Russell T. Davis says, I'm a huge fan of Slow Horses and I was excited to get Chris involved.

He brings all of his strength and style and talent to one of the darkest, toughest episodes we've ever made. As for whether Cassio is an ally or an enemy of the Doctor, you'll have to wait and see. But I can promise he's it's one hell of a meeting.

Sounds rather ominous. And then Chris Jung said, thrilled to step into the universe as Casio for season two.

The show is legendary and getting to be a part of this new era feels surreal. Working with Russell and Shooty has been a dream. The episode is huge, packed with everything who fans love, heart, adventure and a touch of madness.

I can't wait for everyone to see what's in store. It's going to be iconic. Get ready. So they've picked up this episode quite a lot. Sounds rather good. Anyway, Chris Chung joins the cast of season two.

Some cool stuff here for Children in Need. Love stories like this, Daleks and Cybermen have been sold at auction for Children in Need.

So a special auction of Doctor who props and costumes have raised a staggering 245,000 pounds for children in need, which is very cool. So the auctioneer prop store has said more than 2,000 international fans have bidded on more than 170 lots.

The biggest earner was a Dalek used on screen for Jodie Whittaker's final episode that sold for 16,000 pounds. We also have the Cyberman costume from one of Peter Capaldi's stories that went for £15,000.

The Tardis prop used in the biographical film about the creation of Doctor who, An Adventure in Space and time sold for 12,000. Crikey.

The brand director for Doctor who, Vanessa Hamilton, said, we're so incredibly proud of the results of this auction and to support children need. It's amazing to be able to share parts Doctor who with the fan community. We hope they enjoy owning a piece of TV history.

Several costumes were on sale as well. The wedding dress worn by Catherine Tate was four grand. The highest earner was was a Whitaker's outfit that sold for nearly ten grand.

And yeah, I love good feel good stories like that. They've, they've sold off a load of props and raised some good money for a good cause. So fair, fair play to, to the bee for that and prop store.

Nice one. And lastly, don't Forget that the Doctor who Season 7 Blu Ray Collection is still available to order from all the usual outlets.

Now, it's a bit of a weird one this, because typically when these stories go up, when these, sorry, these Blu Ray stories land, Adam and I often say, look, you have to get in there and pre order these if you want. Now it has sold out at a couple of places. Rare Waves is one of them. You can't pre order that anymore. It's sold out.

However, if you still want one, fear not, you can still pre order from today onwards and presumably when this lands next Monday, if they've got any stock, you'll be able to do that as well. So over at Zavi and over at Amazon they've still got the pre order up for grab. So it looks like a really good set.

We spoke about this a couple of months ago when it was announced, but it's for season seven, the John Pertwee era for really good stories and two amazing stories. So Spearhead From Space, Pertwee's first story, Doctor and the Solarians, the Ambassadors of Death, and then finishes off with Inferno.

So stories one and four, absolute classics, brilliant episodes from Pertwee's era. Really good. And then the, the other thing that's really cool.

Adam and I went to the Spearhead From Space event at the BFI recently and they played a trailer for all of the special features that are going to be on this set. It looks fantastic. Really good and a really emotional one as well.

Most notably on these Blu Ray box sets, there's a feature called In Conversation where Matthew Sweet interviews somebody who was involved in the making of that series and this time he's with John Levine who plays Sergeant Benton. And we got a little unique clip of that interview and it looks really emotional, very, very cool. And then you've got all the other stuff as well.

Behind the sofa you've got Toby Haydock doing his usual investigative little feature where this time he's uncovering the story of Malcolm Hulk. And then you've got a brand new documentary or mini feature about Nicholas Courtney and then loads of other features as well. It looks really cool.

So I know I'm plugging this a little bit and I know a ton of you have already pre ordered it, but if you haven't yet go over to I'll put a link in the show notes to these, go and give that a pre order and. And it's out this Monday.

And annoyingly I've already seen people post on, on the Socials that they've got their set early which is bloody annoying because I never get my set early, but there we go. And that wraps up the recent news and what's been going on in the world of Doctor who.

So as I said, let me know over on X or Facebook what you think to some of these stories. Have you pre ordered the box set? Are you looking forward to it?

What are your views on this big story about Doctor who potentially being put on hiatus from the sun and some other papers? What your views on that? Come and chat with us in a discord as well. Would love to know your thoughts on all this stuff.

And I think on that note we will wrap there for episode 418. Thank you. Thank you so much for listening to another episode of the Big Blue Box podcast.

It's been so cool to fill you in on what's happening with Doctor who all the time and go through the reviews and speak about 60 plus years of Doctor who. It's been awesome, but sounds like we're going away, but we're not.

We're going to a seasonal format just to recap and we'll be back in April to give you our reviews on season two of Doctor who. In the meantime, make sure you're following or subscribing to the podcast.

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