Doctor Who - The High Council

If you stayed with us beyond Episode 1, you will be rewarded with more Liz and Deb who is far more interesting than Josh quite frankly.  So it's a mermaid, she can't resist us!  Or...is it a Sea Devil??!?? Is Clayton Hickman a character in Doctor Who?  Is Chin and Trenchard the same character?  Are we going to get sandwiches anytime soon?  Is Trenchard interested in Jo?  All these answers and so many more answered by our High Council team.  Enjoy episode 2!   (c) Doctor Who is Copyright of the BBC, no infringements intended

Whether you like flirting with swords, or flirting with sandwiches, please join High Council members Liz and Deb with Josh to enjoy 1972's own, Malcolm Hulke's The Sea Devils.  Staying away from "pro-level trivia", Josh attempts to clap several times in this first episode.  So enjoy Deb and Liz - because I completely did.  This is what watching classic Who is all about, if you don't like it, turn it off right away.  For everyone else, ENJOY!   (c) Doctor Who is a Copyright of the BBC, no infringements intended.

Yes, it has come to this.  The episode where we kill Tom Baker.  As Peter, Rob and Toby engage with Part 4, things are getting as tired as Tom Baker's face in S18.  Enjoy the final episode of Tom Baker - as well as the final episode of these landmark The High Council Episodes.    (c) Doctor Who is Copyright of the BBC, No infringements are intended. (c) Disclaimer and Gangsters Theme Music usage for the delicate bits are used with the kind permission of Tachyon TV.

So once again please join Josh, Peter, Rob and Toby on their quest to watch Tom Baker's final Doctor Who.  In this episode, we wax lyrical about Anthony Ainley's Master and how he is portrayed - but beyond this, why does Nyssa just gratefully accept him as her father and let him give her that huge bracelet built to choke other companions?  We see the Fourth Doctor accept his fate by collaborating with the Master.  But beyond this, will Peter ever come back?  You'll have to listen to see.  Beyond that, there is another BTE feature at the end of the podcast.  Listen to the commentary - AND the wonderful VAM at the end!   (c) Doctor Who is Copyright of the BBC, no infringements intended.

In a shocking turn of events, the Skype call was kept going throughout Episode 2 of Logopolis.  Once again, Josh is joined by Peter, Rob and Toby and this time we not only provide commentary of the episode, but at the end - please note that we have introduced a new feature on Doctor Who - The High Council.  It is called "Value Added Material" BTE (Between The Episodes).  Please listen and enjoy the High Council members discussing any subject as we proceed through the episodes of Logopolis.  I hope that makes up for the portion that we had to remove with the Gangsters theme early in the episode... :) Enjoy!!!   (c) Doctor Who is Copyright of the BBC, not infringements intended.  All comments on the podcast are not considered to be forward thinking in regards to the program, nor is any information imparted designed to be anything but 4 friends enjoying talking on the virtual couch.  (c) Disclaimer and Gangsters Theme Music usage for the delicate bits are used with the kind per

In a very special High Council, filled with talented writers, Josh attempts to put together a variety of Skype recordings into one episode.  This week, and the next 3 will include the dulcet tones of Toby Hadoke (Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf), Rob Shearman (Dalek, Jubilee, Chimes of Midnight etc), and Peter Harness (Kill the Moon, The Zygon Invasion, The Zygon Inversion).  As we investigate Tom Baker's final story, we learn quickly what kind of car shouldn't be on the road as well as how to change a tyre.  Enjoy.  Like I did. (c) Doctor Who is Copyright of the BBC, no infringements intended.

Hail Pex!  Hail the unalive!  Hail Josh, Steven and Erika for getting this far in the shining light that is Season 24's Paradise Towers!  How does Mel not see the mechanical monster in the Pool?  If the pool is cloudy, why jump into it?  If the pool was clear, how did she not see a very bright yellow monster in the pool?  These are the questions we are asking ourselves - in between trying to decipher what Richard Briers is saying as Croagnon.  Do we get through the episode?  Or go out and play frisbee instead?  Listen to find out! (c) Doctor Who is a Copyright of the BBC, no infringements intended    

In a Doctor Who episode that should have been named "Going for a Swim"  we join Josh, Steven and Erika to discuss which Kangs are best.  Not only is Pex a cowardly cutlet, but we have Pool Monsters, elevators, kitchens, and old ladies bothering us.  Will we collapse under the weight of Richard Briers over-the-top performance - or will we be ice-hot.  You decide.   (c) Doctor Who is Copyright of the BBC, no infringements intended.  

While Part 2 of Paradise Towers begins, Josh is having his hand-held by very intelligent banter by Steven and Erika.  That said, much of our commentary this week is an examination of the era, and what we liked and didn't about that time in Doctor Who.  So, get away from your Cleaner, hoist the chocolate chip cookie on a skewer and fire it up while listening to this week's THC!   (c) Doctor Who is Copyright of the BBC.  No infringements intended.

Josh is joined by Steven and Erika from Lazy Doctor Who, Radio Free Skaro, The Memory Cheats, and Verity Podcasts to tackle the Season 24 gem Paradise Towers.  When the title sequence is automatically a debated subject, is it possible that the High Council finds the good parts of this much maligned story/era?  Well, if you like the sex wink, or just simply love Doctor Who - you will enjoy how we took it on.   (c) Doctor Who is Copyright of the BBC, no infringements are intended.  

In this final episode of Brain of Morbius, Josh and his High Council members Simon and John do their own mind-binding contest.  Hopefully it doesn't end in death-lock.  More importantly:  give generously:  chinesenunswithherpes.org   (c) Doctor Who is a Copyright of the BBC, no infringements intended.

As Josh, John and Simon begin Episode 3, we begin by discussing the omnipresence of brains in tanks on British TV in the late 1970's.  It is just possible that we may discuss what we see on the screen though - so listen closely and enjoy the frivolity!   (c) Doctor Who is a Copyright of the BBC, no infringements intended.

****Please pardon our sound on this podcast**** Josh grabbed Simon and John to re-do our episode 2 of Brain of Morbius and due to microphone issues, the sound wasn't up to snuff - so we apologize.    However, discussions of what a Burgermeister is, Condo's ability to manage Sarah's blindness, Tom Baker nearly getting burned to death at the stake, and the Doctor's strange trust in Solon to diagnose Sarah are discussed in detail.  If you can manage it, you will love the content!   (c) Doctor Who is a copyright of the BBC.  No infringements intended.

In a strange twist of fate, our next set of High Council members Simon and John have chosen a fan favorite to talk over, but the subject quickly moves to the rumors of this story's beginnings and they are not what you think.  So listen closely as The High Council decides whether the rumors are true.  So grab your Armenian Vodka, your broken unbrellas, and the wine that has breathed - and join us tackling Part 1 of the Brain in the Fishbowl.   (c) Doctor Who is a Copyright of the BBC

In a twist of fate, Erik had to leave the podcast due to a tooth ache provided likely by the Celestial Toymaker, but Josh, Kyle and Sean persevere and present "The O.K. Corral" for your listening pleasure.  Is it possible that you can have a shoot-em-up scene in a children's television program and feel satisfied?  Well, we won't be personally throwing down the Wanted poster that the Doctor does.  Enjoy!   (c) Doctor Who is a Copyright of the BBC

It's the dangerous murderous Dastari (Johnny Ringo) and our High Council members are more in the mood to start the episode than to banter.  Join Josh, Erik, Kyle and Sean as we embark on the episode that killed Professor Korensky (Charlie) - who apparently was famous though none of us remember him.  We never figured different, though.  So come to Chicago and enjoy Episode 3!

A troubling (lack of) cliffhanger leads Josh, Erik, Kyle and Sean to wonder only for a moment if someone is going to shoot the pianist.  The only surprising thing is that not that many people get shot in this episode even despite the fact that everyone has a gun and everyone is waving them around.  So enjoy the revelry and the uncontrollable need to sing in Episode 2.

Well, it's come to this - the Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon.  Josh is joined by some familiar High Council members this week Kyle, Erik and Sean as they tackle the fan-wisdom disliked "The Gunfighters".  I don't think you will find this group bowing to fan-wisdom.  So put on your spurs, get the fake costume gun, give yourself a theatrical name and enjoy Doctor Who - The High Council!

And for the Final story of the original BBC series of Doctor Who, Josh is joined once again by Graeme, Lori and Petra.   Lots of title sequence talk about cereal, asteroids and Doctor winks. Finally, a Cats reference as well. Join us as we barrel to the end, perhaps Josh really doesn’t like Midge’s face, and fully expect the actor Will Barton to come find him to complain. But somehow, someway, we can’t get around Midge’s need to dress more swanky when he is has sniffed the “cat-juice” on the dying planet. Will we cry at the end? Listen, and you will see. © Doctor Who is a copyright of the BBC  

Well, it’s Survival Part 2, and we are surviving this cool piece of Doctor Who historia by discussing 1930 radio shows, the movie Pretty in Pink, Rochester the cat, Jane Austin, and unnecessary plugs to other shows and books. Josh is joined by a rather poor Skype connection with Graeme, Lori and Petra. Run Midge! Enjoy the silly banter! © Doctor Who is a copyright of the BBC