New York

On Tuesday, 13 April 2010, Doctor Who: Podshock went to the Apple SoHo store to cover the Doctor Who Q&A event there in New York City. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Steven Moffat were there in person taking questions from the audience.

Originally we were going to record a show there until we learned that Apple themselves were going to release it as a podcast in their Meet the Filmmaker series. It is available now (link below), see the episode titled "Meet "Doctor Who"" released on 4/16/2010 on the feed.

You may hear a familiar voice in it aside from Matt, Karen, and Steven.

Meet the Filmmaker

Fans show up including long time Gallifreyan Embassy member, Tim Grogan and Doctor Who: Podshock Supporting Subscriber and contributing author of the new book, The Mythological Dimensions of Doctor Who, Anthony Burdge lined up large numbers for the premiere Doctor Who fan screening in New York City, featuring a Q&A with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Steven Moffat.

Live at the Doctor Who event with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and lead writer/executive producer Steven Moffat at the Soho Apple Store in NYC on Tuesday night. Outside the store, BBCAmerica.com chatted with some dedicated Doctor Who fans including Dan Roth (Doctor Who: Podshock 185) about why they love the show.

"Have you got any apples? All what I can think about is apples."

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 189
Running Time: 0:49:03

Our Live Show from I-CON 29 (SUNY at Stony Brook, NY) with Sarah Douglas.

Hosted by Ken Deep and Louis Trapani.

BBC AMERICA announced today the stars of its new Doctor Who series will make their first U.S. visit together to New York the week of April 12, ahead of the broadcast premiere on Saturday, April 17.  

Launching the new era of the iconic series from BAFTA-winning writer Steven Moffat (Steven Spielberg's upcoming Tintin, Jekyll, Coupling), Matt Smith (The Doctor) and Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) will join Steven in New York for press interviews and a series of events.  The launch kicks off on April 12, with a Paley Center for Media and BAFTA East Coast member screening and discussion moderated by Entertainment Weekly’s senior writer Clark Collis.  On April 14, fans can join Matt, Karen and Steven at the Village East Cinema for the official premiere screening followed immediately by a Q&A moderated by USA Today’s pop culture columnist Whitney Matheson, author of the Pop Candy blog.  

Wednesday, April 14

7:00 PM: A special premiere screening event of the new Doctor Who series, immediately followed by a Q&A with actors Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat at the Village East Cinema. The Q&A session will be moderated by USA Today’s Pop Culture Columnist Whitney Matheson, author of the Pop Candy blog (popcandy.usatoday.com). The event is open to the public and seating is on a first-come, first served basis on the day of the event. Facebook Event Page.  

http://www.facebook.com/BBCAmerica#!/event.php?eid=110551772297563&ref=mf

I can finally announce our 3rd Who York event! We will be welcoming none other than the 7th Doctor - Sylvester McCoy - to NYC at Cafe 50 West on Sunday May 16, 2010 from 6.30pm. 

Sylvester played the Doctor on BBC1 from 1987-1989 and reprised the role in the 1996 TV movie, when he regenerated into the 8th Doctor, played by Paul McGann! Sylvester is a fabulous entertainer and always full of wonderful stories, so the evening should be a lot of fun! We'll have interviews, signings and more!

Tickets are $20 and are available now at http://whoyork.com. Sylvester will also be signing, your item or ours, for $20.

Hope to see you there!

The Who York Team

Join Doctor Who: Podshock live at I-CON 29 on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 2pm (EDT) in Stony Brook, NY.

Doctor Who: Podshock returns to the annual New York science fiction, fact, and fantasy convention this spring for another live show. I-CON is back at the SUNY Stony Brook University again this year with invited Sarah Douglas, Ronald D. Moore, Charisma Carpenter, Tony Todd and more.

Writer for IDW Publishing's Doctor Who comic book series, Tony Lee will be joining us via the net from the UK.

Hosts Ken Deep and Louis Trapani will be there in person and James Naughton via the net in the UK recording an upcoming episode of Doctor Who: Podshock at the convention (location: Harriman 112). Possible in-person guests TBA.

We had the privilege of sitting down with Gary Russell for an indepth interview before joining the DWNY Meet Up on Wednesday, the 19th of August 2009 at the Peculier Pub in Manhattan. It was there that Gary was finally presented with his own DWNY mug. Look forward to our interview with Gary Russell in future episodes of Doctor Who: Podshock. In the meantime, here is a video of Gary being presented with his own DWNY mug (dark grainy video shot in the pub using an iPhone 3GS).

Sean Huxter sporting his Podshock Shirt at the Statue of Liberty

Sean Huxter in a Podshock Sweatshirt at the top of the Empire State Building

It was 24 years ago today, that the Gallifreyan Embassy was founded. It was a different world at that time. The current Doctor was Colin Baker. His stories had just started to make their way to the States. Doctor Who was being shown across the country in the US via local PBS stations. There was no BBC America, no Sci-Fi Channel (or "Syfy"), there wasn't even the World Wide Web then. There were conventions, both dedicated Doctor Who conventions and science fiction conventions with Doctor Who guests and many fans looking to meet and feed their addiction in between cons.

Outside the pub, Natalie sporting her "In Moffat We Trust" shirt with Ken Deep while at the DWNY and Gallifreyan Embassy joint meet up on June 15, 2009 in Manhattan. (Photo by Louis Trapani taken with a 1st gen iPhone)

Read more about the meet up and our 24th anniversary here: Happy Anniversary to Us! 24 Years of Time and Space.

For who have the urge to smoke, will step outside to take "a cigarette break" -- for Tara Wheeler, that translates to an urge to knit. Here she is outside the pub at the DWNY and Gallifreyan Embassy joint meet up on June 15, 2009 to take a knitting break. This is how scarves are made. (Photo by Louis Trapani taken with a 1st gen iPhone)

Read more about the meet up and our 24th anniversary here: Happy Anniversary to Us! 24 Years of Time and Space.

Ken Deep (left) and Louis Trapani (right) pictured with Daphne Ashbrook (middle) with her DWNY mug in which she was presented with at the DWNY and Gallifreyan Embassy joint meet up on June 15, 2009.

Read more about the meet up and our 24th anniversary here: Happy Anniversary to Us! 24 Years of Time and Space.

DWNY President, Barnaby is serenaded with Doctor Who: Podshock West Coast Correspondent Joshua Lou Friedman joining in with Daphne Ashbrook singing "Happy Birthday"(it was the night before Barnaby's birthday) at the DWNY and Gallifreyan Embassy joint meet up on June 15, 2009. (Photo by Louis Trapani)

Read more about the meet up and our 24th anniversary here: Happy Anniversary to Us! 24 Years of Time and Space.

Ken Deep and Tara Wheeler (sans TARDIS) at the DWNY and Gallifreyan Embassy joint meet up on June 15, 2009. (Photo by Louis Trapani)

Read more about the meet up and our 24th anniversary here: Happy Anniversary to Us! 24 Years of Time and Space.

(L-R) Andre Tessier (Doctor Who: Podshock listener) and Daphne Ashbrook (Doctor Who 1996 TV movie) at the Gallifreyan Embassy and DWNY Joint Meet Up on June 15, 2009. (Photo by Louis Trapani)

Read more about the meet up and our 24th anniversary here: Happy Anniversary to Us! 24 Years of Time and Space.

In February 2009, Doctor Who: Podshock (Ken Deep, Billy Davis, and Louis Trapani) attended the DWNY (Doctor Who New York) Meet Up. Also attending were special guests Paul Cornell and Tony Lee. During the event, DWNY President, Barnaby presented the two with DWNY mugs, here is a short video clip of the presentation.

Mary Tamm (Romana 1) addresses fans in Manhattan during the summer of 1984. Photo by Louis Trapani

June marks our 24th anniversary! Join us as we celebrate it at a special joint meet up with DWNY on Monday, 15th of June 2009 at 7pm at the Peculier Pub in New York City. It is not the first time we will be joining DWNY at a meet up at the Peculier Pub. If you attended before, you know what a fantastic group DWNY is and how wonderful their meet ups are on a monthly basis. This one will be no exception.

In town joining us will be Doctor Who: Podshock's West Coast Correspondent, Joshua Lou Friedman for the event. Plus, we will have a very special guest WHO will be on hand too.