Something Who

Episode 106: What's In A Name?

Something Who

Show Notes

Paul, Giles, Rick and Richard return with some Greatly Intelligent chat about 11th Doctor tale The Name of the Doctor from Series 7, paired with 2nd Doctor story The Abominable Snowmen from Season 5, which we discussed last time (and a bit more this time too). There's a couple more snippets of Missing Episodes chat at the start and finish of the episode. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com Head over to https://www.bigfinish.com/, where we all love Paul's stories. You can pre-order his latest Companion Chronicle The White Ship here as part of the Families box set: https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-companion-chronicles-families-3001 Rick posts on social media as @brickpandorica, where you can find fantastic pictures of his Lego models of Doctor Who moments. Giles has 2 new children's books out, which you can find in all good bookshops and also at these links: Can We Live on Mars? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Mappers-Mappers-Making-Difficult-Understand/dp/B0C65GDB4G/ and Spin to Survive: Deep Space Danger https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spin-Survive-Destiny-Pop-Out-Fortune/dp/0711287767/. Far be it from us to suggest that these might make great Christmas presents for the enquiring mind in your family. Richard has another podcast with co-hosts Emily & Nicola, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more. The Something Who logo, which features prominently on all our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find by following this link: https://beagarridoart.weebly.com/, where you can buy prints of some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who.

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