NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 363: "The Idiot's Lantern" Is Up!

 
"Now you listen here, Doctor...You may have fancy qualifications, but what goes on under my roof is my business!"
"A lot of people are being bundled into--"
"I am TALKING!"
"AND I'M NOT LISTENING!"
-- Eddie Connolly and the Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Idiot's Lantern"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Idiot's Lantern", the seventh episode from Doctor Who Series Two in 2006, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, and Maureen Lipman as The Wire!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like the number of remaining Modern Era episodes left to cover, the last time we watched "The Idiot's Lantern", the way abuse is addressed in this episode not feeling like Doctor Who, Rose's daddy issues encouraging Tommy Connolly being around his abusive father, Rory Jennings voicing Young Davros for Big Finish, the source of the title "The Idiot's Lantern", Mark Gatiss originally writing the episode for Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor, Mark Gatiss basing The Wire on BBC continuity announcer Sylvia Peters, Tommy Connolly originally being intended to reflect Gatiss' own experiences as a gay teenager, the episode originally being set during the dawn of rock 'n roll in America, a deleted subplot where Rose visits her aunt, the Tenth Doctor's deleted line referencing "Logopolis", all the television aerials resembling Nazi swastikas, Florizel Street being the original title for British soap opera Coronation Street, Torchwood being Season 2's "Bad Wolf" recurring reference, Queen Elizabeth II's coronation selling a lot of televisions, the Tenth Doctor getting angry that Rose was just left on the street after her face was stolen by The Wire, Rita Connolly standing up to her horrible husband, Tommy helping the Doctor defeat The Wire, Rose calling out Eddie for putting the Union flag upside down, the Wire switching from black-and-white to color, whether Mr. Magpie willingly helped The Wire, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Dave Proctor, Sandi from Oregon and Holly Mac, Jesse getting to discuss a historical Doctor Who serial, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "The Romans", the fourth serial from Doctor Who Season 2 in 1965, featuring William Hartnell as the Fourth Doctor, William Russell as Ian Chesterton, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright, and Maureen O'Brien as Vicki Pallister!