Doctor Who Rewatch | The Sontaran Stratagem/ Poison Sky

Free at last from the confession dial in which he was imprisoned for more than 4 billion years, the Doctor rocks up at a diner in the Nevada Desert armed only with an electric guitar and a story he needs to tell, of a furious Time Lord hell bent on snatching his friend from the very jaws of a tragic and needless death.

The diner's sole employee seems ready to listen to the Doctor's tale of fury and woe, and although she looks familiar to us, sadly he fails to recognise that she's exactly the person he's been looking for to fill the hole in his memories.

Yes, it's CLARA! Geoff's favourite Doctor Who companion!
And the favourite of many others, it seems...

In this episode we conclude our series of podcasts looking into 'The Death of Clara' with an in-depth discussion of the ups and downs of the Series 9 finale: HELL BENT.

We talk about:

• Wrong-footing viewers with an unexpected prologue
• The Hybrid - what the blazes is it?
• The tragedy of Clara becoming the Doctor
• Missy's role in all of this
• Gunships in the desert!
• Rassilon!
• Shobogans!
• The barn!
• Cloister Wraiths!

And much, much more...

PLUS

We hear from other fans who share their thoughts on the story and on Clara's tragic, roller-coaster ride through the canon of Doctor Who!

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Free at last from the confession dial in which he was imprisoned for more than 4 billion years, the Doctor rocks up at a diner in the Nevada Desert armed only with an electric guitar and a story he needs to tell, of a furious Time Lord hell bent on snatching his friend from the very jaws of a tragic and needless death.

The diner's sole employee seems ready to listen to the Doctor's tale of fury and woe, and although she looks familiar to us, sadly he fails to recognise that she's exactly the person he's been looking for to fill the hole in his memories.

Yes, it's CLARA! Geoff's favourite Doctor Who companion!
And the favourite of many others, it seems...

In this episode we conclude our series of podcasts looking into 'The Death of Clara' with an in-depth discussion of the ups and downs of the Series 9 finale: HELL BENT.

We talk about:

• Wrong-footing viewers with an unexpected prologue
• The Hybrid - what the blazes is it?
• The tragedy of Clara becoming the Doctor
• Missy's role in all of this
• Gunships in the desert!
• Rassilon!
• Shobogans!
• The barn!
• Cloister Wraiths!

And much, much more...

PLUS

We hear from other fans who share their thoughts on the story and on Clara's tragic, roller-coaster ride through the canon of Doctor Who!

• Subscribe to Who Corner to Corner on your podcast app to make sure you don't miss an episode!
• Now available to watch on YouTube!
• Join the Doctor Who chat with us and other fans on Twitter and Facebook!
• Visit the Who Corner to Corner website and see our back catalogue of episodes!
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It was voted the BEST Doctor Who episode of all time in the recent Doctor Who Magazine readers poll...but is it really?!

Is this a brave and daring episode of our favourite TV show or is this a ponderous and boring episode made for boring adults?!

We're here with part 2 of our Death of Clara series to discuss Heaven Sent!

There's a special guest star in this episode which took great risk to bring to you so we hope you enjoy the appearance!

We discuss..

• the themes of grief in this episode
• the excellent direction and visuals
• copies of the Doctor
• whether or not this really is the best Doctor Who episode ever
• what might kids have thought of this episode?

...plus we hear thoughts on this episode from Joe from Hamster with a Blunt Penknife and huge Jenna Coleman fan Heather. 

And Geoff gets to talk Clara briefly when she cameos in the episode which is lovely for him.

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It was voted the BEST Doctor Who episode of all time in the recent Doctor Who Magazine readers poll...but is it really?!

Is this a brave and daring episode of our favourite TV show or is this a ponderous and boring episode made for boring adults?!

We're here with part 2 of our Death of Clara series to discuss Heaven Sent!

There's a special guest star in this episode which took great risk to bring to you so we hope you enjoy the appearance!

We discuss..

• the themes of grief in this episode
• the excellent direction and visuals
• copies of the Doctor
• whether or not this really is the best Doctor Who episode ever
• what might kids have thought of this episode?

...plus we hear thoughts on this episode from Joe from Hamster with a Blunt Penknife and huge Jenna Coleman fan Heather. 

And Geoff gets to talk Clara briefly when she cameos in the episode which is lovely for him.

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• Now available to watch on YouTube!
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Finally! Multiple episodes for Geoff to discuss Jenna Coleman and Clara - his favourite companion!

And Paul gets to listen, as do you!

We made a list of some topics we wanted to discuss and one of these was The Death of Clara (the other was "The Trilogy at the End of Series 9, its Narrative Themes, Use of Symbolism, Character Development and Literary Origins" - Paul), and this would cover:

• Face the Raven
• Heaven Sent
• Hell Bent
• And CLARA, in general, alongside numerous other things too no doubt! (Whatever - Geoff)
  
  

So, in this first episode, we:

• discuss our feelings toward Clara
• talk about Jenna Coleman's acting work
• look back at Face the Raven
• lament over Clara's end
• look at what we liked and didn't like about Face the Raven
• briefly address  'The Trilogy at the End of Series 9, its Narrative Themes, Use of Symbolism, Character Development and Literary Origins' before moving back onto CLARA

WITH...

guest commentary from Joe Ford (Hamster With A Blunt Penknife podcast) and massive Jenna fan, Heather!

PLUS
some thoughts on Face the Raven from ourTwitter followers

AND AS A BONUS
we talk about Clara - with more to follow soon (please help me! - Paul)

So join us as we look back at the end of a fantastic companion and start to relive The Death of Clara!

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• Now available to watch on YouTube!
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Finally! Multiple episodes for Geoff to discuss Jenna Coleman and Clara - his favourite companion!

And Paul gets to listen, as do you!

We made a list of some topics we wanted to discuss and one of these was The Death of Clara (the other was "The Trilogy at the End of Series 9, its Narrative Themes, Use of Symbolism, Character Development and Literary Origins" - Paul), and this would cover:

• Face the Raven
• Heaven Sent
• Hell Bent
• And CLARA, in general, alongside numerous other things too no doubt! (Whatever - Geoff)
  
  

So, in this first episode, we:

• discuss our feelings toward Clara
• talk about Jenna Coleman's acting work
• look back at Face the Raven
• lament over Clara's end
• look at what we liked and didn't like about Face the Raven
• briefly address  'The Trilogy at the End of Series 9, its Narrative Themes, Use of Symbolism, Character Development and Literary Origins' before moving back onto CLARA

WITH...

guest commentary from Joe Ford (Hamster With A Blunt Penknife podcast) and massive Jenna fan, Heather!

PLUS
some thoughts on Face the Raven from ourTwitter followers

AND AS A BONUS
we talk about Clara - with more to follow soon (please help me! - Paul)

So join us as we look back at the end of a fantastic companion and start to relive The Death of Clara!

• Subscribe to Who Corner to Corner on your podcast app to make sure you don't miss an episode!
• Now available to watch on YouTube!
• Join the Doctor Who chat with us and other fans on Twitter and Facebook!
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Featuring menacing Martian mummy robots and an ancient foe who symbolises death itself, Pyramids of Mars has long been hailed as peak Doctor Who. Produced during the the height of the Gothic horror style of the Hinchcliffe-Holme years, it's a story that has left an indelible mark in the minds of many fans both old and new, once seen, never forgotten. 

But what do we think of it?

In this week's deep dive into classic Doctor Who we discuss:

• Mummies!
• Martians!
• Sutekh!
• Ancient Space-Gods!
• Zombies!
• Bad science!
• Gothic horror!

And much much more!
Tune in to hear what we and other fans think of this iconic story from one of Doctor Who's most popular periods.

Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook and join in the fun as we explore the Whoniverse from Corner to Corner!

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We go back to the 80s for the Sixth Doctors first encounter with the Cybermen, underneath the streets of London and Totters Lane...but isn't this an anniversary episode asks Geoff?!

We ran a poll to see which Sixie episode we should rewatch and review for our Explorers, and this was the winner!

Fantastic to revisit an old Colin Baker episode - we're big fans of Sixie here!

We talk...

• Cyber Violence
• Nicola Bryant and Guildford
• Barbenheimer
• 80s music
• discuss Cybermen designs

...and more! 

What's your view on this episode? Let us know in the comments!

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We asked you to Ask Us Anything and you did, so we answered!

We got some fun questions, some challenging questions and some deep questions and in this episode, we take on the big questions including...

What was our first episode of Doctor Who?
If we were showrunner, what would we do?
What was our first U2 song that we heard?
Apart from Avatar what other films do you like? (Do more exist!?)
What's our favourite bit of Doctor Who tat merchandise?
What is our favourite tv story / book / comic / audio?
Should Doctor Who just be an expanded TV universe or should books etc form part of the universe canonically?
Is the fandom divided and can it ever be saved?!

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We asked you to Ask Us Anything and you did, so we answered!

We got some fun questions, some challenging questions and some deep questions and in this extended Explorers episode, we take on the big questions including...

What was our first episode of Doctor Who?
If we were showrunner, what would we do?
What was our first U2 song that we heard?
Apart from Avatar what other films do you like? (Do more exist!?)
Have the Daleks had their day?
What's our favourite bit of Doctor Who tat merchandise?
What is our favourite tv story / book / comic / audio?
Who's going to win the Superb Owl?!
Should Doctor Who just be an expanded TV universe or should books etc form part of the universe canonically?
Is the fandom divided and can it ever be saved?!

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• Now available to watch on YouTube!
• Join the Doctor Who chat with us and other fans on Twitter and Facebook!
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Who Corner to Corner: Great guests and 100% positive Doctor Who chat!