A TARDIS of One’s Own

E54: Amy's Choice & growing up

Welcome to November, the Thursday of the year. We are tired but despite the horrors, we persist because we have to because we're supposedly adults. Which is actually what we talk about in this episode as we unpack the idea of growing up, or rather the expectation that you do so.
Episode seven of season five, Amy's Choice, supposedly starts five years after Amy and Rory finally left the TARDIS. They're married, expecting, and living in the quiet little village of Upper Leadworth... but everything is not what it seems. The trio must choose between dream and reality as a Dream Lord puts them to the test. 
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
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Links & References
Nothing this week but you can,find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E53: The Vampires of Venice & femininity and the occult

Good news, after two months of not recording and a very long backlog of episodes, we're back and on a real-time publishing schedule. If you've stuck with us, thank you!
This episode, we're talking about episode six of season five, The Vampires of Venice. The Doctor and Amy cross swords in more ways than one with a horde of blood-sucking vampires in 16th century Venice.
It's the perfect episode for Halloween, and a good opportunity to unpack the link between femininity and the occult a little bit. Jen mentions Twilight at least twice. Apologies.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
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Links & References
The article Jen read is "Fangs and Femininity: Victorian Values and the Vampiress" which you can find here. Sophie mentioned two books - So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison and Witches: What Women Do Together by Sam George-Allen. Otherwise, find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E52: The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone & withholding information

It's time for the first double ep of Eleven's reign! In this two-parter, the Doctor and Amy respond to a message from River Song, and emerge from the TARDIS to find the wreck of the Byzantium spaceship. Down below the Weeping Angels are stirring, but that's not the only threat our adventurers face.
And you know what? Lots of people not sharing what they know, so we have big chats about withholding information, and who benefits from doing that.
Also, Adam Driver, hot or not? Email us to let us know.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Links & References
None this week but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E51: The Victory if the Daleks & ignoring red flags

Guess who's back, back again, the Daleks are back, don't tell anyone because it's not entirely unexpected...
We're discussing episode 3 of season five, in which the Eleventh Doctor and Amy stumble into the midst of WWII, where Winston Churchill reveals Britain's new secret weapon to them. Spoiler: it's Daleks. We have some good chats about ignoring red flags, a thing lots of people in the Whoniverse excel at. We also recreate our daily battle with our local self-checkout machines. You're welcome.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
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Links & References
As promised, here is the wiki page on barage balloons, and you can read more the page we mention on "long time anti-communist" Winston Churchill here. Otherwise, find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E50: The Beast Below & collaboration

In this episode, the Eleventh Doctor takes his new companion to the 33rd century, where all of the United Kingdom's citizens (apart from the Scottish) live on board Starship UK and they quickly discover something sinister afoot. This one has big surveillance state vibes which made us think about collaboration, of the grim cooperation with an enemy kind. So yeah, this one gets quite political, but we also spend the first five minutes talking about our leave balances. Everything in moderation!
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Links & References
You can read more about Martin Niemöller here. Otherwise, find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E49: The Eleventh Hour & stranger danger

New Doctor, who dis?? Same us, with our same silly jokes, but hey, stick to what you know. We're excited to dive into a brand new season with a brand new Doctor! With his TARDIS in ruins, the newly-regenerated Doctor with the help of Amy Pond must save the world in less than twenty minutes from galactic policemen known as the Atraxi. And you know what this episode has a lot of? Stranger danger. So that's our theme this ep.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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The cocaine eels article is here. Otherwise, find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E48: The End of Time Pt 2 & resistance to change

We have made it to the end of Ten's farewell tour, finally. To quote Taylor Swift, it's been a long time coming. We are beyond ready for the change... unlike Ten, and the Master, and the Time Lords, in general... so we chat about that a bit. It's a short one cause frankly, so was our patience for these shenanigans. Enjoy!
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Reference for the "They very much did kill Jesus" bit here, but otherwise we have nothing. You can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E47: The End of Time Pt 1 & elders

We finally made it to the final special! The never-ending farewell continues with part one of the End of Time, where the Ood warn The Doctor of the Master's return. Yet somehow, that's not the biggest threat... a darkness is coming which brings with it The End of Time (TM). Meanwhile we ponder the concept of elders, and the notion of respecting them.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No references this time, but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E46: The waters of Mars & creating a legacy

Pretty dark episode this week as we get some proper scifi actioning on Mars! In this special, the inhabitants of the first Mars base are infected by a mysterious water creature which takes over its victims, and the Doctor is thrust into the middle of this catastrophe knowing a larger one is waiting around the corner. As The Doctor keeps talking about fixed points in time, we wonder what it means to leave a legacy.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No references this time, but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E45: Planet of the dead & finding your way home

Big topic this week as we touch on the concept of home, and whether you can in fact find your way home. A tad literal because in this 2009 special, a bus load of humans are desperately trying to get back home when their bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet. With the deadly Swarm approaching, the Doctor must rely on the help of an enigmatic jewel thief, Lady Christina, to find a way back to Earth.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No references this time, but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.