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My name is Austin and I’m the Whovian, and these are my sons Corbin and Tripp and we’re the noobs!

This is the podcast that introduces a whole new generation to Doctor Who by watching an episode each week and discussing it from the perspective of a dad who’s seen it before, and two sons who haven’t.

Welcome to Episode 117 covering the Series 8 episode 3: Robot of Sherwood.

This is the one where the Doctor and Clara meet Robin Hood, and the Robot of Sherwood, which are, oddly, NOT the same person.

Production notes

* Story # 244* Originally aired September 6, 2014 to 7.28 million viewers * Written by: Mark Gatiss* Directed by: Paul Murphy

Misc Trivia 

* When the display is showing all kinds of Robin Hood stories, one of the images is of Patrick Troughton playing Robin Hood. Apparently, he was the first actor to play Robin Hood on TV!* It’s the first episode since Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS that never visits present-day Earth.

Cast

* Master Quayle – Roger Ashton-Griffiths* Played Mace Tyrell on Game of Thrones* The Sheriff of Nottingham – Ben Miller* Played Bough in the Johnny English movies

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Checklist

* Name of the episode spoken in dialogue?* nope* Creatures of the week* Robot Knights & The Sheriff of Nottingham* Apparently there was a scene where the Sheriff was beheaded, revealing that he was, in fact, a robot.* It was deleted because of a terrorist act in the news at the time.* This would’ve made the line “half man, half engine” make more sense. Otherwise, it was a little out of left field.* Stuff the Doctor loves* Not laughing!* Jiggery Pokery* Sonic* It can blow up an archery target at 30 paces!* Can you explain your plan without using the words “sonic screwdriver?” It’s ALWAYS the sonic screwdriver, just sayin.* TARDIS * It self-healed from the arrow hole!

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Other stuff we noticed 

* Not in this universe, OR the next!* This was in response to Robin saying he would steal the blue box* What is the next universe?!* Master Quayle has a LOT of spit* What was the deal with the gold arrow powering the engines just by touching the outside?* History is a burden, but stories can make us fly.* Marian

Who’s Who?

* Who is Clara?* She took year 7 after-school taekwondo!* I said shoot oop!* You can take the girl out of Blackpool… * Don’t give up. Not ever, not even one single day. Be safe, if you can be. But always. Be. amazing.* Who is the Doctor?* He fences with a spoon* When did you stop believing in everything?* When did you start believing in impossible heroes? Don’t you know?* He’s a master bowman? Actually, no!* Quickest way to figure out somebody’s plans? Get captured.* You have a sickly appearance to you* When the girl kissed him and said “You saved us, clever one” he was really touched.* He’s still not keen on the laughing thing* Is it still so hard to believe that a man born into wealth and privilege should find the plight of the oppressed too much to bear,