The next Androgum Meeting is: January 4
Location: Jim's Place in Everett
Theme: The Who-liday party!
Menu for the meeting: This year's Christmas special, "Joy to the World". Plus, whatever else we want to watch.
As always: Show up, have fun, bring food.
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Our new local British media con is BritCon! Keep an eye on their website at britcon.org for future developments and events.
Doctor Who Television Schedule
KBTC
Classic Doctor Who is on KBTC, the PBS station out of Tacoma. So, here is the KBTC Doctor Who schedule, featuring Tom Baker as the Doctor.
December 28: "The Pirate Planet", parts 3 and 4 (of 4)
All showings start at 11:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., rerun early the next morning at 4:00 and 4:30 a.m., unless otherwise indicated. For more information about KBTC, check out their website at kbtc.org.
Disney+
Disney+ is the streaming home for new episodes of Doctor Who, shown the same day as the BBC shows them.
Max
Max is the current online streaming home for 21st century Doctor Who from "Rose" to "The Power of the Doctor", as well as Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Retro TV
KMYU, a low-powered station in Tacoma, has brought Retro TV and its classic Doctor Who reruns back to Puget Sound. You can find them over tha air on channel 6.4, or watch Retro TV's online stream right here. Currently scheduled:
December 22:
"The Horror of Fang Rock" part 1 (of 4), 3:00 pm
"The Horror of Fang Rock" part 2 (of 4), 3:30 pm
"The Horror of Fang Rock" part 3 (of 4), 4:00 pm
"The Horror of Fang Rock" part 4 (of 4), 4:30 pm
December 23:
"The Greatest Show in the Galaxy", part 3 (of 4), 5:00 pm
"The Greatest Show in the Galaxy", part 4 (of 4), 5:30 pm
December 24:
"Battlefield", part 1 (of 4), 5:00 pm
"Battlefield", part 2 (of 4), 5:30 pm
December 25:
"Battlefield", part 3 (of 4), 5:00 pm
"Battlefield", part 4 (of 4), 5:30 pm
December 26:
"The Curse of Fenric", part 1 (of 4), 5:00 pm
"The Curse of Fenric", part 2 (of 4), 5:30 pm
December 27:
"The Curse of Fenric", part 3 (of 4), 5:00 pm
"The Curse of Fenric", part 4 (of 4), 5:30 pm
December 28:
"The Slave Traders", part 1 (of 4) of "The Romans", 3:00 pm
"All Roads Lead to Rome", part 2 (of 4) of "The Romans", 3:30 pm
"Conspiracy", part 3 (of 4) of "The Romans", 4:00 pm
"Inferno", part 4 (of 4) of "The Romans", 4:30 pm
December 29:
"The Invisible Enemy" part 1 (of 4), 3:00 pm
"The Invisible Enemy" part 2 (of 4), 3:30 pm
"The Invisible Enemy" part 3 (of 4), 4:00 pm
"The Invisible Enemy" part 4 (of 4), 4:30 pm
December 30:
"Survival", part 1 (of 3), 5:00 pm
"Survival", part 2 (of 3), 5:30 pm
December 31:
"Survival", part 3 (of 3), 5:00 pm
"An Unearthly Child", part 1 (of 4), 5:30 pm
January 1:
"The Cave of Skulls", part 2 (of 4) of "An Unearthly Child", 5:00 pm
"The Forest of Fear", part 3 (of 4) of "An Unearthly Child", 5:30 pm
January 2:
"The Firemaker", part 4 (of 4) of "An Unearthly Child", 5:00 pm
"The Dead Planet", part 1 (of 7) of "The Daleks", 5:30 pm
January 3:
"The Survivors", part 2 (of 7) of "The Daleks", 5:00 pm
"The Escape", part 3 (of 7) of "The Daleks", 5:30 pm
January 4:
"The Space Museum", part 1 (of 4), 3:00 pm
"The Dimensions of Time", part 2 (of 4) of "The Space Museum", 3:30 pm
"The Search", part 3 (of 4) of "The Space Museum", 4:00 pm
"The Final Phase", part 4 (of 4) of "The Space Museum", 4:30 pm
January 5:
"Image of the Fendahl" part 1 (of 4), 3:00 pm
"Image of the Fendahl" part 2 (of 4), 3:30 pm
"Image of the Fendahl" part 3 (of 4), 4:00 pm
"Image of the Fendahl" part 4 (of 4), 4:30 pm
YouTube
Classic Doctor Who episodes are now streaming on YouTube, both on the Doctor Who: Classic and the main channel. Word is these offerings are going to increase in the coming weeks, to the point we may duplicate the BBC's iPlayer Who-niverse.
Tubi
Free streaming service Tubi now has a live channel devoted to classic Doctor Who, as well as most stories on demand. They even have some of the animated reconstructions. Take a look at tubitv.com/search/Doctor%20Who.
Britbox
Streaming service Britbox has classic Doctor Who, along with some recent extras such as An Adventure in Space and Time and The Five(ish) Doctors (Reboot). To see their Doctor Who offerings, go to www.britbox.com/doctorwho.
Pluto TV
Free streaming service Pluto TV now has a live channel devoted to classic Doctor Who. Take a look at pluto.tv/live-tv/doctor-who-classic. They also now have classic Doctor Who on demand. Search for "Classic Doctor Who".
The Roku Channel
Free streaming service The Roku Channel now has classic Doctor Who on demand. Search for "Classic Doctor Who" to view their offerings (with ads).
Freevee
Free streaming service Freevee now has classic Doctor Who on demand. Search for "Classic Doctor Who" to view their offerings (with ads).
Vudu
Many current, classic, and animated episodes, and even complete seasons, are available to buy or rent on the Vudu streaming service. For more information, go to vudu.com.
Shout Factory TV
Shout Factory is streaming the 2011 Australian K-9 series on its website and free streaming service. You can watch all twenty-six episodes at www.shoutfactorytv.com/series/k-9
bbc.co.uk
Information about the show, including web editions of some out-of-print Doctor Who novels and new made-for-the-Internet stories, can be found at the BBC's Doctor Who website at bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/.
Want to see some of the websites shown or mentioned in the show, or that are otherwise part of the show?
whoisdoctorwho.co.uk/ (started by Clive, as seen in "Rose," later maintained by Mickey, but who's in charge now?)
We don't have an announcement video, but the BBC have put out the news that the next installment of The Collection (classic Doctor Who on blu-ray) will be season 7, or Jon Pertwee Season 1 as it will be labeled here in North America. No definitive release dates in any market have been given yet.
Oh, hey, we're getting another missing story recreated with animation!
Another new trailer for the Christmas special!
After the success of last year's colorized omnibus edition of "The Daleks", it was inevitable that there would be a follow-up. Well, here's the announcement!
This year, Children in Need raised over £39 million during its BBC telethon. Maybe part of its success was this sneak peek at "Joy to the World", this year's Doctor Who Christmas special:
The Emerald City Androgums usually don't report on news about shows that aren't Doctor Who. But this announcement is important enough that it bears inclusion here:
Well of course there was Doctor Who news at the 2024 edition of Comic Con International inSan Diego. Here, for example, is the first look at the next Christmas special:
Also announced in San Diego was the spinoff miniseries The War Between the Earth and the Sea, a five-part story about UNIT facing off against the Sea Devils. Stars include Gemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart, Alexander Devrient as Col. Ibrahim, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Russell Tovey as two new characters (not reprising their earlier roles as Tish Jones and Midshipman Alonso Frame).
The next installment of The Collection has been announced:
The June 2024 Doctor Who pledge drive on KBTC was another success, raising over $27,000 to easily beat the $20,000 goal. Broadcasts of classic Doctor Who in western Washington are safe for another six months.
William Russell, the actor who played companion Ian Chesterton in the first two series of Doctor Who, passed away on June 4, 2024, at the age of 99. He was an in-demand actor in movies, television, and radio for over seventy years. In recent years, he reprised the part of Ian on audio for Big Finish, and appeared in a cameo in the 2013 docudrama about the creation of the show, An Adventure in Space and Time. His appearance as Ian in a cameo in Jodie Whittaker's final story, "The Power of the Doctor", set a new world record for the longest time between appearances on camera for a character played by the same actor.
Oh, look, a new trailer!
We now know when the next season of Doctor Who will start:
Even more interesting, however, is that it will drop on iPlayer in the UK first, at midnight that morning, before it's shown on BBC One that evening. At the same time it goes out on iPlayer, it will also drop on Disney+ around the world. Because of time differences, we'll actually get to see it on the west coast at 4:00 pm on May 10! As if that weren't enough, there will be two episodes that day!
The January 2024 Doctor Who pledge drive on KBTC smashed through its $20,000 goal by raising well over $31,000! Needless to say, classic Doctor Who is safe for another six months.
The Collection, the blu-ray sets of the classic serios, has announced its latest release:
Richard Franklin, the actor who played Captain Mike Yates opposite Jon Pertwee's Doctor, passed away early Christmas morning at the age of 87.
Want to see a teaser for the new season, coming in May of 2024? Of course you do!
Coming this Christmas:
So what's the next missing story that's going to get an animated recreation? After "The Giggle", what else would it be?
Thanks to Children in Need, we have a new adventure with our new Doctor, a week before his official debut. Take a look:
We also get a peek behind the curtain with the first, abbreviated edition of the new behind-the-scenes show Doctor Who Unleashed:
The next entry in The Collection (blu-ray season sets of classic Who) has been announced. Well, what else was it going to be for an anniversary year?
This trailer is so big it even has its own behind-the-scenes featurette!
KBTC is now streaming live online! If you live in the viewing area, but can't get the station over the air or via your local provider, go to www.pbs.org/livestream/, and you can then watch the channel!
With PBS recently turning fifty, CBS Sunday Morning did a profile. You may recognize some of the people seen during a fundraiser about ninety seconds in. Here's the link to the piece.
A lost Doctor Who episode is back—but it wasn't found. Students and staff at the University of Central Lancashire recreated the 1965 episode, "Mission to the Unknown", a Doctor-less episode that served as a teaser for "The Daleks' Masterplan" (and a way to fill out the recording block when they ran an episode short, without having to pay the regulars more). You can view it here:
And for a look behind the scenes, including some special visitors:
The latest news about the new show can be found at Doctor Who News (as you might expect).
Who are The Emerald City Androgums?
The Emerald City Androgums are a fan club devoted to Doctor Who, and to having as much fun as unhumanly possible at our meetings. We meet every other month for an Androgum potluck. Members are encouraged to eat, drink, and be merry, and we watch whatever shows tickle our fancy. We try to include at least one selection of the good Doctor himself.
In addition to semi-regular parties, we also had a newsletter that tried to keep the more isolated-from-fandom members up-to-date on the latest Who happenings and rumors. It also served as a creative forum for any Androgum who felt like writing a story or drawing a picture.
The newsletter is no more, however, and all newsletter activities will soon move on-line. So if you want to contribute something, here's the place to do it!
We can scan art, so if you'd like to help us create an on-line Androgum gallery, please feel free to send the art to us!
And coming soon: Club T-shirts and aprons!
Doctor Who Shopping
Looking for that perfect Doctor Who item? Want to relive some of the Doctor's greatest adventures or experience some of his new ones? Try these links for new Doctor Who books, videos and DVDs, audio stories, and other merchandise.
Book Depository.co.uk — Would you believe a British bookstore that ships to North America for free? It's true! And they're speedy, too! Check them out! Or you can check out their American site at Bookdepository.com/.
