Episode 41: Stories From The Hub

Everything changes in this episode as Matthew Kresal, Mary Lang and Robert Haynes give the first five releases from Big Finish's range of Torchwood audios a listen. As the five stories go under the scope, topics discussed include our thoughts on Torchwood's TV run, the formats used to tell the stories, John Barrowman as an audio drama performer and more.

 You can find the podcast via our website storiesfromthevortex.blogspot.com or on iTunes. If you'd like to send in feedback to the podcast you can do so at feedback.vortex@yahoo.com and you can join the podcasts's Facebook group. We're a proud member of the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.

Stories From The Vortex is an unofficial and unlicensed Doctor Who podcast and is not affiliated to the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), AudioGo or Big Finish Productions in any way. Doctor Who is a registered trademark of the BBC. No copyright infringement intended.

Episode 40: Big Finish Geek Out!

This episode finds Matthew Kresal, Mary Lang and Robert Haynes engaging in what the late lamented The Doctor Who Podcast would have called a “geek out”! Topics discussed include an overview of the recent New Series releases, what we've been listening to recently, “whither the main range?” and more. There's also trailers and clips as well!

You can find the podcast via our website storiesfromthevortex.blogspot.com or on iTunes. If you'd like to send in feedback to the podcast you can do so at feedback.vortex@yahoo.com and you can join the podcasts's Facebook group. We're a proud member of the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance. 

Stories From The Vortex is an unofficial and unlicensed Doctor Who podcast and is not affiliated to the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), AudioGo or Big Finish Productions in any way. Doctor Who is a registered trademark of the BBC. No copyright infringement intended.

Episode 39: From Krelos To Telos

After a long and unexpected delay, we present our look at the finale of the fourth season of the Fourth Doctor Adventures: The Fate Of Krelos and Return To Telos. Topics discussed include the merits of telling one story across two separate releases, fitting Doctors into previous Doctors tales as well as giving an overall look at the season leading up to these releases as well as feedback.

Note for listeners: The unexpectedly lengthy delay of the episode's release has been due to a series of unexpected technical issues that were not noticed during the original recording. Attempts have been made to fix these issues in the editing stage. However, listeners may still spot overlaps or occasional changes in sound quality as a result. We apologize for the inconvenience.

You can find the podcast via our website storiesfromthevortex.blogspot.com or on iTunes. If you'd like to send in feedback to the podcast you can do so at feedback.vortex@yahoo.com and you can join the podcasts's Facebook group. We're a proud member of the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.

Stories From The Vortex is an unofficial and unlicensed Doctor Who podcast and is not affiliated to the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), AudioGo or Big Finish Productions in any way. Doctor Who is a registered trademark of the BBC. No copyright infringement intended.

Episode 38: 60s Action

Following on a suggestion by one of our listeners, this episode finds us giving a listen to Big Finish's series Counter-Measures, which follows the team first introduced in the 1988 Doctor Who TV story Remembrance Of The Daleks, going through all four box-sets of the series. Topics discussed include character development, “box-set syndrome”, the influences on the series and our anticipations of Big Finish's future plans for the series. We also discuss the recently released trailer for Big Finish's upcoming re-imagining of the classic cult series The Prisoner.

You can find the podcast via our website storiesfromthevortex.blogspot.com or on iTunes. If you'd like to send in feedback to the podcast you can do so at feedback.vortex@yahoo.com and you can join the podcasts's Facebook group. We're a proud member of the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.

Stories From The Vortex is an unofficial and unlicensed Doctor Who podcast and is not affiliated to the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), AudioGo or Big Finish Productions in any way. Doctor Who is a registered trademark of the BBC. No copyright infringement intended.

Episode 37: News, Stories & Damaged Goods

Following on the interview with Big Finish founder and executive producer Jason Haigh-Ellery in the previous episode, we're back in action after a lengthy and unplanned summer hiatus. Matthew Kresal, Mary Lang and Robert Haynes all get back to together for the first time in months to chat about all things Big Finish. Topics covered include the major announcements connected to both Doctor Who and Blake's 7, what we've listened to during the hiatus and we chat a bit about Big Finish's recent adaptation of Russell T Davies' 1996 Doctor Who novel Damaged Goods.


You can find the podcast via our website
storiesfromthevortex.blogspot.com or on iTunes. If you'd like to send in feedback to the podcast you can do so at feedback.vortex@yahoo.com and you can join the podcasts's Facebook group. We're a proud member of the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.

Stories From The Vortex is an unofficial and unlicensed Doctor Who podcast and is not affiliated to the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), AudioGo or Big Finish Productions in any way. Doctor Who is a registered trademark of the BBC. No copyright infringement intended.

Episode 36: The Jason Haigh-Ellery Interview

After a long and rather unexpected summer hiatus, Stories From The Vortex is back! As a way of saying thank you to our listeners, we're pleased to offer this interview with Big Finish founder and executive producer Jason Haigh-Ellery conducted by host Matthew Kresal that was recorded at Con Kasterborous back in July. We talk about the history of Big Finish and cover everything from Doctor Who to Blake's 7, series that might have been and Big Finish's plans for the future.

You can find the podcast via our website storiesfromthevortex.blogspot.com or on iTunes. If you'd like to send in feedback to the podcast you can do so at feedback.vortex@yahoo.com and you can join the podcasts's Facebook group. We're a proud member of the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.

Stories From The Vortex is an unofficial and unlicensed Doctor Who podcast and is not affiliated to the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), AudioGo or Big Finish Productions in any way. Doctor Who is a registered trademark of the BBC. No copyright infringement intended.

Episode 35: The Doctor And Elizabeth Klein Part Two

In the conclusion of our two part look at the stories that introduced one of the most unique companions to ever travel with the Doctor: time traveling Nazi scientist Elizabeth Klein (played by Tracey Childs). In looking at the seventh Doctor audios Survival Of The Fittest (which also features the single episode Klein's Story) and The Architects Of History, Matthew Kresal, Mary Lang and Robert Haynes look at the chemistry between the Doctor and Klein, the fleshing out of Klein's backstory, alien races on audio. the time altering shenanigans in the finale story and more.

Note: Part of the delay in the episode's release has been due to a series of unexpected technical issues that were not noticed during the original recording. Attempts have been made to fix these issues in the editing stage. We apologize for the inconvenience. Also, this episode does contain spoilers for the stories being reviewed. We advise listening to the stories before listening to the episode. You have been warned...

You can find the podcast via our website storiesfromthevortex.blogspot.com or on iTunes. If you'd like to send in feedback to the podcast you can do so at feedback.vortex@yahoo.com and you can join the podcasts's Facebook group. We're a proud member of the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.

Stories From The Vortex is an unofficial and unlicensed Doctor Who podcast and is not affiliated to the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), AudioGo or Big Finish Productions in any way. Doctor Who is a registered trademark of the BBC. No copyright infringement intended.